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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
The high point of CharlieGodammits' day
Irish is always sending me shit about CharlieGodammit, and the latest exchange is about him and the mailman.
I started typing out a reply to him about Charlie waiting to ambush our mailman but figured it would make a pretty good post so I copied most of it so y'all can enjoy it too.About an hour before the mailman is due, he takes up his position directly in front of the mail slot. The mail is delivered on foot and across the street first, so the fucking mutt has a pretty good idea where he's at in the neighborhood and how long before he gets to the house.
When he's coming from my psycho neighbor Bruces' house and headed across our yards towards mine, CGD's head goes up and he tenses, ready to spring but not making a sound. As soon as the mailman puts the mail through the slot, CharlieGodammit charges, snarling and snapping and bounces off the wall and shaking the entire house, ripping the mail from the mailman's hand before he has a chance to let go and throwing a couple of barks towards him for good measure.
The mailman gets all freaked out and the cussing in Hindu starts, turbans get all unraveled and shit, and Hari trots off the property, pissed as hell, just to do it again the next day.
This is an everyday thing, I can damned near tell time by it. CharlieGodammit enjoys that almost as he does an (ex)nut rubbing, but I think it kinda sorta gets on the mailmens' nerves, seeing as none of them seem to last more than a couple weeks.
We had tried putting shelves in front of the mail slot hoping that it would discourage CGD, but to him they were just some much appreciated steps.
Bacon. Mmmmm, bacon.....
http://baconfestchicago.com/ I checked the link and it looks like a shitload of restaurants are doing some fancy dishes with bacon this April.
Now, while I encourage everybody to eat plenty of bacon and I know there's beaucoup dishes with it both as a main feature or a side, I gotta tell ya - I prefer mine fried in hot bacon grease just short of crispy, drained but not completely dry of grease. Gotta keep those bowels loosened up and the skids greased, ya know?
But hell yeah, if you're in that area in April, give it a visit and enjoy some different bacon dishes. If you're lucky you might be able to find some Praline Bacon, but I doubt it would be as good as Woody's wife Daryn's. That stuff rocks. Hint hint.
Couldn't catch a name from the email but thanks, you know who you are.
Now, while I encourage everybody to eat plenty of bacon and I know there's beaucoup dishes with it both as a main feature or a side, I gotta tell ya - I prefer mine fried in hot bacon grease just short of crispy, drained but not completely dry of grease. Gotta keep those bowels loosened up and the skids greased, ya know?
But hell yeah, if you're in that area in April, give it a visit and enjoy some different bacon dishes. If you're lucky you might be able to find some Praline Bacon, but I doubt it would be as good as Woody's wife Daryn's. That stuff rocks. Hint hint.
Couldn't catch a name from the email but thanks, you know who you are.
Quote of the Day
Dana Perino (FOX News) describing an interview she recently had with a Navy SEAL . . .
After discussing all the countries that he had been sent to, she asked if they had to learn several languages?
"Oh, no ma'am, we don't go there to talk."
After discussing all the countries that he had been sent to, she asked if they had to learn several languages?
"Oh, no ma'am, we don't go there to talk."
- Bill
From the emails
Got this in an email and thought this could've been me reading the Modesto Bee.
The story is in black text, Don's comments are in red.
The story is in black text, Don's comments are in red.
What a liberal rag this is and the premise will be picked up all across the country by others just like it.
Gov. Jan Brewer likes to cast herself in the tough-leader role - and sticking her finger in President Obama's face and jawing at him makes for a handy visual message to her political base. The editor starts the article by insinuating to the readers that Brewer's actions were premeditated and merely a show for her base, ignoring the fact that, by all accounts, Obama is the one that started the incident. What the rest of the state, along with the nation, sees is boorish behavior from Arizona's top official. How in hell does the writer know that the rest of the state and nation thinks it was boorish? I think a high percentage of the country were probably thrilled to see Brewer stand up to him. The bastard brought it on and the governor stood her ground. Perhaps the president was the boor?
The image, captured by a photographer as Brewer and Obama had what observers described as a tense discussion, gives the impression that the governor is lecturing the president - turnabout, perhaps, as she claims in her new book that Obama lectured her about immigration reform when they met in June 2010 in the Oval Office.
On Wednesday, Brewer handed Obama a handwritten letter, which she described as discussing immigration and inviting him to visit Arizona again and join her for a border tour. By all accounts, he told the governor her book mischaracterized their last meeting. Heated words were exchanged. Reporters nearby described the two leaders talking over each other, and then Obama walked away. Boohoo, how dare anyone discount the word according to Obama?
Brewer, as governor, represents all Arizonans and should act as an ambassador for our state. She was trying to be an ambassador until Obama flaked out from the get go. Obama was in Phoenix to visit a major economic accomplishment - a new Intel plant - and the tiff on the tarmac was graceless. Yeah, Obama is graceless. We know that. Arizona has already taken an economic hit because of publicity surrounding the passage of anti-Latino laws, such as SB 1070. Anti-Latino law? Here all along I was under the impression that 1070 was an anti-illegal immigration law. There is a difference. And let's not forget that Obama/Holder has sued the state over it. Does he expect a parade when he comes to Arizona?
After initially contending that the letter was not a public document because it was a personal handwritten note, Brewer's office released the letter late Thursday afternoon.
It is what one would expect from a governor to a president of another party - mentioning "hard choices" and balanced budgets, while neglecting to mention, however, the high cost Arizona's citizens have paid in recent years through draconian cuts to school funding, health-care coverage for kids of the working poor and more. This may or may not be true, but what does it have to do with the story? Nothing. Just another chance to bash the governor.
Brewer's digital gesticulation got attention, and that's what any politico trying to raise her profile wants - and sales of her memoir have jumped. Here they make the sneaky inference that Brewer did it for book sales/money. I can do that too, perhaps Obama got in her face as a way to court the Hispanic vote.
But Brewer's jab comes at the expense of Arizona's national reputation and image. I like the image of Arizona being sovereign and not willing to take a bunch of guff from Obama and the Feds.
Arizona Daily Star
I know, you'll miss me.
We're changing our Internet Service Provider and upgrading our services this weekend and we all know how fucking complicated shit is nowadays no matter how simple it is on the surface, so my internet may be down for a day or three.
If you don't see any updates over the next couple days, hit the archives and links and please be patient.
If you don't see any updates over the next couple days, hit the archives and links and please be patient.
Traveling with your hunting dogs
When it comes to traveling with your retriever, the old Boy Scout motto, “Always Be Prepared” is never more applicable.
by Michael D. FawEach year waterfowl hunters everywhere pack their truck with hunting gear and pull onto the highways to head for a dream hunt or to meet friends in a duck camp. And just before the drive begins, these hunters sometimes suddenly remember to drop the tailgate to let their trusty hunting dogs load up. They hurriedly collect some dog food and perhaps a training collar, and that’s as far as some hunters go in preparing their best friend for the hunt — or for emergencies. That’s a bad decision fraught with possible disasters.
Yes, many waterfowl hunts for hunters and dogs go off without a hitch. The few that require emergency veterinary attention and other assistance, however, often become nightmares that any hunter will not soon forget. But there are ways to avoid the problems, and to create a safe hunting environment for your dog and to put less stress on you and your wallet. Preparation is the first step to successfully overcoming any emergency on a road trip.
For the standard emergencies, a first-aid kit is the essential first step. You can buy or build your own canine first-aid kit. Gauze, cleaning solutions, bandages and wraps, some useful medicines and other basic medical aids can be obtained at most neighborhood pharmacies. Take a walk down the medical supply aisles and you’ll spot some items that will be very useful when your dog has a medical emergency. It’s also important to consult with your veterinarian about digestible medicines to stock. Some human-oriented foods and drugs can be given to a dog, but if you don’t know for sure, keep it away from him.
While you’re talking with your local veterinary, ask for a printed copy of your dog’s immunizations and medical history. You can also quickly do an Internet search and find veterinary offices and animal emergency hospitals at or near locations you’ll visit on your hunt. Be sure to print maps, office hours and any listed emergency numbers before you depart on your trip and pack these in the canine first aid kit.
When I headed to a hunting trade show recently, a motel referred by the sponsoring group’s Web site indicated it was pet-friendly. Since my two 70-pound Weimaraners were headed to the show, I called and asked questions. It turns out that the motel’s rule limiting the size of dog visitors to 35 pounds would not be bent. My dogs and I lodged elsewhere, but I’m glad I discovered the full details ahead of time. At another motel in Nevada, dogs were welcome. I soon discovered that the dogs, however, were stored in a kennel in the exhaust-filled parking garage area and owners could observe them on the TV set in the room via a camera. The area was not secure, and not clean. My dogs and I again stayed elsewhere.
If you take a kennel or crate and plan to leave any hunting dog in a motel room or the bed of a truck, pack two locks and a coated steel cable to prevent thefts. Lock the kennel door, and the kennel to the truck. Even better for preventing a theft is to place the crate inside a truck bed topper with tinted glass to hide the obvious. Just make sure that about the temperature inside the confined area is tolerable, especially on sunny days. Heat stroke can overtake a dog in minutes.
If your dog will ride in a crate or kennel in the truck’s bed, consider covering that kit during colder weather. One good choice is a cover from Mud River (479-927-2447; www.mudriverdogproducts.com) complete with many pockets for storing dog-related gear. Freezing your dog doesn’t “toughen him up;” it requires him to burn energy to stay warm that he otherwise might put to better purpose while hunting with you. Covered crates also protect dogs from road debris and flying sand or rocks.
If your dog will have to spend a day or night in a commercial kennel, ask for and check references after interviewing the operator. The best kennels now require that you complete forms and deliver (fax or e-mail) records before your arrival. It’s always a good idea to keep your dog’s vaccination records, especially immunization for kennel cough Bordetella bronchiseptic updated. Always carry a copy of the dog’s records in the first-aid kit. Some kennels will not permit dogs without proof of current immunizations, especially rabies.
While you’re back in the motel room, be observant for fleas, crickets and other bugs or spiders. Crickets and some bugs can carry diseases that can quickly make your dog ill. Some places spray and keep motel rooms clean, and some places don’t. While traveling, dogs seem to always be thirsty — but you should never let your dog drink out of a toilet or trashcan. Keep the bathroom door closed and the toilet seat lid down. Motels are known for using harsh chemicals to battle germs, and those that are unclean could also harbor transmittable diseases. A sick dog will ruin any hunting trip, so take precautions.
SOURCE
Yes, many waterfowl hunts for hunters and dogs go off without a hitch. The few that require emergency veterinary attention and other assistance, however, often become nightmares that any hunter will not soon forget. But there are ways to avoid the problems, and to create a safe hunting environment for your dog and to put less stress on you and your wallet. Preparation is the first step to successfully overcoming any emergency on a road trip.
Make A Plan
When you’re in a remote area, hunting in another state, or hunting early or late hours when most businesses (including animal hospitals) are closed, any accident involving your hunting dog can rapidly escalate into a near-death or deadly event. Whether it involves being accidentally shot to being injured by a boat motor or vehicle, there’s no time to waste. An hour delay could mean death or permanent disability. Your dog is in trouble — quick, what will you do?For the standard emergencies, a first-aid kit is the essential first step. You can buy or build your own canine first-aid kit. Gauze, cleaning solutions, bandages and wraps, some useful medicines and other basic medical aids can be obtained at most neighborhood pharmacies. Take a walk down the medical supply aisles and you’ll spot some items that will be very useful when your dog has a medical emergency. It’s also important to consult with your veterinarian about digestible medicines to stock. Some human-oriented foods and drugs can be given to a dog, but if you don’t know for sure, keep it away from him.
While you’re talking with your local veterinary, ask for a printed copy of your dog’s immunizations and medical history. You can also quickly do an Internet search and find veterinary offices and animal emergency hospitals at or near locations you’ll visit on your hunt. Be sure to print maps, office hours and any listed emergency numbers before you depart on your trip and pack these in the canine first aid kit.
Research Your Night’s Stay
Thanks to the Internet, it is also now easy to locate kennels, hotels and lodges that accept pets and will welcome your hunting dog. Make any calls and secure boarding and lodging arrangements before you leave the driveway. Print directions and contact details for several locations in case your best plans don’t work out. Don’t rely solely on Web sites for full details —call the motels and lodges where you plan to stay. It’s important to note that at some locations your dog(s) can stay in the room with you, but at others the dog must be kenneled. For motels that permit pets, ask about restrictions.When I headed to a hunting trade show recently, a motel referred by the sponsoring group’s Web site indicated it was pet-friendly. Since my two 70-pound Weimaraners were headed to the show, I called and asked questions. It turns out that the motel’s rule limiting the size of dog visitors to 35 pounds would not be bent. My dogs and I lodged elsewhere, but I’m glad I discovered the full details ahead of time. At another motel in Nevada, dogs were welcome. I soon discovered that the dogs, however, were stored in a kennel in the exhaust-filled parking garage area and owners could observe them on the TV set in the room via a camera. The area was not secure, and not clean. My dogs and I again stayed elsewhere.
If you take a kennel or crate and plan to leave any hunting dog in a motel room or the bed of a truck, pack two locks and a coated steel cable to prevent thefts. Lock the kennel door, and the kennel to the truck. Even better for preventing a theft is to place the crate inside a truck bed topper with tinted glass to hide the obvious. Just make sure that about the temperature inside the confined area is tolerable, especially on sunny days. Heat stroke can overtake a dog in minutes.
If your dog will ride in a crate or kennel in the truck’s bed, consider covering that kit during colder weather. One good choice is a cover from Mud River (479-927-2447; www.mudriverdogproducts.com) complete with many pockets for storing dog-related gear. Freezing your dog doesn’t “toughen him up;” it requires him to burn energy to stay warm that he otherwise might put to better purpose while hunting with you. Covered crates also protect dogs from road debris and flying sand or rocks.
If your dog will have to spend a day or night in a commercial kennel, ask for and check references after interviewing the operator. The best kennels now require that you complete forms and deliver (fax or e-mail) records before your arrival. It’s always a good idea to keep your dog’s vaccination records, especially immunization for kennel cough Bordetella bronchiseptic updated. Always carry a copy of the dog’s records in the first-aid kit. Some kennels will not permit dogs without proof of current immunizations, especially rabies.
While you’re back in the motel room, be observant for fleas, crickets and other bugs or spiders. Crickets and some bugs can carry diseases that can quickly make your dog ill. Some places spray and keep motel rooms clean, and some places don’t. While traveling, dogs seem to always be thirsty — but you should never let your dog drink out of a toilet or trashcan. Keep the bathroom door closed and the toilet seat lid down. Motels are known for using harsh chemicals to battle germs, and those that are unclean could also harbor transmittable diseases. A sick dog will ruin any hunting trip, so take precautions.
SOURCE
Pork products. Mmmmm, pork products.....
Stolen from Steves' FB page.
I always kind of figured they were boneless, don't know why they have to label them that way.
Changes are not always good
How profoundly America has changed since January 2009.
I was pondering this the other night during the State of the Union address. Did you know that our elite military units like the Navy SEALs are now examples of America at its absolute finest? Why, wasn’t it just a few years ago that Sen. Dick Durbin was comparing these very same troops to the Khmer Rouge and Joe Stalin’s Red Army?
What used to be Dick Cheney’s hit squad is now a beacon of freedom.
But now of course the president is a Democrat. When Durbin spoke a Republican resided in the White House.
Remember when Theo Epstein snubbed Republican George W. Bush when the rest of the Red Sox [team stats] went to the White House after the 2007 World Series? Nobody said boo. Now Bruins [team stats] goalie Tim Thomas [stats] does the same thing to our PC president and — hey, somebody get a rope!
More here at The Feral Irishman
I was pondering this the other night during the State of the Union address. Did you know that our elite military units like the Navy SEALs are now examples of America at its absolute finest? Why, wasn’t it just a few years ago that Sen. Dick Durbin was comparing these very same troops to the Khmer Rouge and Joe Stalin’s Red Army?
What used to be Dick Cheney’s hit squad is now a beacon of freedom.
But now of course the president is a Democrat. When Durbin spoke a Republican resided in the White House.
Remember when Theo Epstein snubbed Republican George W. Bush when the rest of the Red Sox [team stats] went to the White House after the 2007 World Series? Nobody said boo. Now Bruins [team stats] goalie Tim Thomas [stats] does the same thing to our PC president and — hey, somebody get a rope!
More here at The Feral Irishman
Blame Bush! Blame Bush!
"First of all, I don't put people on food stamps. People become eligible for food stamps. Second of all, the initial expansion of food-stamp eligibility happened under my Republican predecessor, not under me. Number three, when you have a disastrous economic crash that results in 8 million people losing their jobs, more people are going to need more support from government."
SOURCE
I KNEW IT!!!!!
The media has trotted out Newt Gingrich’s ex. They trotted out an alleged mistress of Herman Cain. Why are they so silent about Barack Husein Obama’s ex?
SOURCE
I had heard allegations like this a year or so ago. A radio station had about a 10 minute commentary on Obama's possible history as a male prostitute and I posted it, but I'm too lazy to look it up for y'all.
But I always have been curious as to why NONE of the Obamessiah's ex girlfriends have ever surfaced with tales to tell about liking to be whopped with live cats or about what a wonderful person he was.
No wonder Mooch is such a bitch. She's just a cover story and she knows it.
Thanks to Stu for the link.
UPDATED
And this was sent in by Swamp Rat.
And Part II
How cute they look! Is Obama’s ex still alive?
Update: Here’s a video of Larry Sinclair describing his fling with Obama back in 1999.
SOURCE
I had heard allegations like this a year or so ago. A radio station had about a 10 minute commentary on Obama's possible history as a male prostitute and I posted it, but I'm too lazy to look it up for y'all.
But I always have been curious as to why NONE of the Obamessiah's ex girlfriends have ever surfaced with tales to tell about liking to be whopped with live cats or about what a wonderful person he was.
No wonder Mooch is such a bitch. She's just a cover story and she knows it.
Thanks to Stu for the link.
UPDATED
And this was sent in by Swamp Rat.
And Part II
IT'S FRIDAY NIGGAS!!!!!
Found this cool picture doing an internet search for black folks having a good time. I entered "Negro Jazz Clubs" and this popped up.
The title of the picture was Jitterbuggin in a negro juke joint.
Biting the hand that feeds them?
I can't imagine this picture being legitimate given the PCness of the world today but it's still funny.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Fucking savages
CAIRO: A foreign woman was stripped and sexually assaulted on Wednesday evening in Egypt’s iconic Tahrir Square, one eyewitness said on Twitter and another confirmed in an email to Bikyamasr.com.
The woman, who’s identity has not been revealed, was taken away in an ambulance after being assaulted for 10 minutes. Her husband reportedly was unable to intervene and witnessed the incident.
“I saw the woman and then dozens of men surrounded her and started grabbing her, when she screamed for help some people came, but they were hit in the face,” wrote one witness.
What happened next was “appalling,” said the trusted witness, who asked for anonymity. “The men just started tearing at her clothes and grabbing her body all over. When she fought back, they pushed her. It was chaos.”
There were unconfirmed reports that the men “violated” her with their hands.
The nationality of the woman is unknown at the current time.
More here
The woman, who’s identity has not been revealed, was taken away in an ambulance after being assaulted for 10 minutes. Her husband reportedly was unable to intervene and witnessed the incident.
“I saw the woman and then dozens of men surrounded her and started grabbing her, when she screamed for help some people came, but they were hit in the face,” wrote one witness.
What happened next was “appalling,” said the trusted witness, who asked for anonymity. “The men just started tearing at her clothes and grabbing her body all over. When she fought back, they pushed her. It was chaos.”
There were unconfirmed reports that the men “violated” her with their hands.
The nationality of the woman is unknown at the current time.
More here
Admit it, Obama. She punked you.
Obama Says Encounter With Arizona Gov. ‘Blown Out of Proportion’
President Obama denied in an exclusive interview with ABC News that he was “tense” in his airport tarmac encounter with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Wednesday, as she has described.
“I’m usually accused of not being intense enough, right,” he told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, laughing. “Too relaxed.”
Brewer said in an interview that the president was “somewhat thin-skinned and a little tense, to say the least” and that she was “shocked by the sternness of it all.” The president reportedly raised objections to Brewer’s description of their meeting in June, 2010, when he met her Wednesday.
In her 2011 book, “Scorpions for Breakfast,” Brewer accused Obama of being “condescending” and “patronizing” and complained that she and her aides were treated coldly by White House staffers.
“I think it’s always good publicity for a Republican if they’re in an argument with me,” Obama said of their most recent meeting. “But this was really not a big deal. She wanted to give me a letter, asking for a meeting. And I said, ‘We’d be happy to meet.’
“Last time we met, she wasn’t fully satisfied. But, you know, I think this is a classic example of things getting blown out of proportion.”
SOURCE
President Obama denied in an exclusive interview with ABC News that he was “tense” in his airport tarmac encounter with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Wednesday, as she has described.
“I’m usually accused of not being intense enough, right,” he told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, laughing. “Too relaxed.”
Brewer said in an interview that the president was “somewhat thin-skinned and a little tense, to say the least” and that she was “shocked by the sternness of it all.” The president reportedly raised objections to Brewer’s description of their meeting in June, 2010, when he met her Wednesday.
In her 2011 book, “Scorpions for Breakfast,” Brewer accused Obama of being “condescending” and “patronizing” and complained that she and her aides were treated coldly by White House staffers.
“I think it’s always good publicity for a Republican if they’re in an argument with me,” Obama said of their most recent meeting. “But this was really not a big deal. She wanted to give me a letter, asking for a meeting. And I said, ‘We’d be happy to meet.’
“Last time we met, she wasn’t fully satisfied. But, you know, I think this is a classic example of things getting blown out of proportion.”
SOURCE
Overseas deployments. Yeah, right.
LA Military Exercises
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Joint military training exercises will be held evenings in downtown Los Angeles through Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The LAPD will be providing support for the exercises, which will also be held in other portions of the greater Los Angeles area, police said.
Training sites ``have been carefully selected to ensure the event does not negatively impact the citizens of Los Angeles and their daily routine,'' a department official said.
The training, which a department official said would involve helicopters, has been coordinated with local authorities and owners of the training sites, police said.
Police said safety precautions have been taken to prevent risk to the general public and military personnel involved.
The exercises are closed to the public, police said.
The exercises are designed to ensure the military's ability to operate in urban environments, prepare forces for upcoming overseas deployments, and meet mandatory training certification requirements, police said.
SOURCE
Thanks to Lee for the story and link.
How in the fuck are they going to hold military excercises in downtown LA without affecting the public?
That's just the first question that won't get answered.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Joint military training exercises will be held evenings in downtown Los Angeles through Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The LAPD will be providing support for the exercises, which will also be held in other portions of the greater Los Angeles area, police said.
Training sites ``have been carefully selected to ensure the event does not negatively impact the citizens of Los Angeles and their daily routine,'' a department official said.
The training, which a department official said would involve helicopters, has been coordinated with local authorities and owners of the training sites, police said.
Police said safety precautions have been taken to prevent risk to the general public and military personnel involved.
The exercises are closed to the public, police said.
The exercises are designed to ensure the military's ability to operate in urban environments, prepare forces for upcoming overseas deployments, and meet mandatory training certification requirements, police said.
SOURCE
Thanks to Lee for the story and link.
*****
How in the fuck are they going to hold military excercises in downtown LA without affecting the public?
That's just the first question that won't get answered.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
I ain't moving til I get my gubmint check!
Who the fuck elected HER?
First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday unveiled tougher nutrition standards that school meals will have to meet starting this year.
The new standards were required by the 2010 school nutrition bill that increased funding for school meals. The new regulations, according to the Department of Agriculture, will:
• Ensure that students are offered both fruits and vegetables every day of the week;
• Substantially increase offerings of whole grain-rich foods;
• Offer only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties;
• Limit calories based on the age of children being served to ensure proper portion size; and
• Increase the focus on reducing the amounts of saturated fat, trans fats and sodium.
The first lady announced the new rules alongside Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and celebrity chef Rachael Ray at an elementary school in Alexandria, Va.
- www.weaselzippers.us
The new standards were required by the 2010 school nutrition bill that increased funding for school meals. The new regulations, according to the Department of Agriculture, will:
• Ensure that students are offered both fruits and vegetables every day of the week;
• Substantially increase offerings of whole grain-rich foods;
• Offer only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties;
• Limit calories based on the age of children being served to ensure proper portion size; and
• Increase the focus on reducing the amounts of saturated fat, trans fats and sodium.
The first lady announced the new rules alongside Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and celebrity chef Rachael Ray at an elementary school in Alexandria, Va.
- www.weaselzippers.us
Gov. Brewer takes no shit off the Obamessiah
President Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) had what appears to have been an angry exchange of words on the tarmac in Phoenix over her portrayal of him in a book she published late last year.
This is from press pool reports describing Obama’s arrival this afternoon in the city:
He stepped off Air Force One at 3:28 pm and was greeted by Gov. Jan Brewer. She handed him a handwritten letter in an envelope and they spoke intensely for a few minutes. At one point, she pointed her finger at him.This, according to a another pool report, is the White House response:
Afterwards, your pooler spoke with the governor.
“He was a little disturbed about my book, Scorpions for Breakfast. I said to him that I have all the respect in the world for the office of the president. The book is what the book is. I asked him if he read the book. He said he read the excerpt. So.”
Asked what aspect of the book disturbed him, Brewer said: “That he didn’t feel that I had treated him cordially. I said I was sorry he felt that way but I didn’t get my sentence finished. Anyway, we’re glad he’s here. I’ll regroup.”
*********************A little more from the Brewer-Obama encounter.
It was clear from the moment they greeted one another that this would not be a run-of-the-mill encounter between the president and a local official. At one point, she was pointing her finger at him and at another, they were talking at the same time, seemingly over each other.
He appeared to walk away from her while they were still talking, and she confirmed that by saying she didn’t finish her sentence.
When Brewer spoke with your pooler, the AP and an NBC producer for several minutes afterwards, she appeared a bit flustered and taken aback by the conversation. Asked if she was, that’s when Brewer said, “I’ll regroup.”
The governor handed the President a letter and said she was inviting him to meet with her. The President said he’d be glad to meet with her again, but did note that after their last meeting, a cordial discussion in the Oval Office, the governor inaccurately described the meeting in her book. The President looks forward to continuing taking steps to help Arizona’s economy grow.In her book, titled ”Scorpions for Breakfast: My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media, and Cynical Politicos to Secure America’s Border,” Brewer writes that Obama was “condescending” to her during an June 2010 Oval Office meeting they had to discuss border security.
The meeting occurred after she had signed SB 1070, a state law that toughened enforcement of immigration laws and required law enforcement officers to attempt to determine an individual’s status when there is “reasonable suspicion” they may be an illegal alien.
Brewer wrote that during the White House meeting she sought to explain the situation in Arizona to Obama, but got a lecture instead.
“It wasn’t long before I realized I was hearing the president’s stump speech,” she wrote. “Only I was supposed to listen without talking.”
SOURCE
Thanks to Dan for the link.
An ongoing battle that shouldn't be
Nearly three years into President Obama’s first term in office, Michelle Obama finally said something with which I can agree.
At a recent fundraiser for President Obama’s re-election campaign in Providence, Rhode Island, the first lady told her audience:
“We stand at a fundamental crossroads for our country. You’re here because you know that in just 13 months, we’re going to make a choice that will impact our lives for decades to come … let’s not forget what it meant when my husband appointed those two brilliant Supreme Court justices … let’s not forget the impact that their decisions will have on our lives for decades to come.”
This was music to the ears of the small, affluent crowd of admirers who cheered and applauded. But to gun owners, Michelle Obama’s remarks should sound like a warning bell, alerting us to the danger ahead should Barack Obama win re-election and get the opportunity to alter the current make-up of the Supreme Court.
When Americans flock to the polls in 13 months, we will not simply decide which direction our country should take over the next four years. Rather, we will decide whether or not our fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms will survive over the next several decades.
More HERE
Passed along by Seaspook.
At a recent fundraiser for President Obama’s re-election campaign in Providence, Rhode Island, the first lady told her audience:
“We stand at a fundamental crossroads for our country. You’re here because you know that in just 13 months, we’re going to make a choice that will impact our lives for decades to come … let’s not forget what it meant when my husband appointed those two brilliant Supreme Court justices … let’s not forget the impact that their decisions will have on our lives for decades to come.”
This was music to the ears of the small, affluent crowd of admirers who cheered and applauded. But to gun owners, Michelle Obama’s remarks should sound like a warning bell, alerting us to the danger ahead should Barack Obama win re-election and get the opportunity to alter the current make-up of the Supreme Court.
When Americans flock to the polls in 13 months, we will not simply decide which direction our country should take over the next four years. Rather, we will decide whether or not our fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms will survive over the next several decades.
More HERE
Passed along by Seaspook.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Packing for a hospital stay?
If I'm in the hospital I'll run a visitor off in a heartbeat if he/she's not considerate enough to bring me a refreshing adult beverage or tobacco or something that I ain't supposed to have.
I've always wanted to be in the spotlight
East Orange, New Jersey to beam suspects of future criminal activity with flashy, hi-tech police surveillance equipment
Aaron Dykes
Infowars.com
January 23, 2012
In a glowing review of the rising prevalence of high-tech big brother surveillance gadgets in police force use, the Associated Press reports that East Orange, New Jersey plans to cut crime by highlighting suspects with a red-beamed spotlight– before any crime is committed– a “pre-crime” deterrent to be mounted on nearby street lights or other fixtures.
Lots more HERE
Found over at III Percent Patriots
Aaron Dykes
Infowars.com
January 23, 2012
In a glowing review of the rising prevalence of high-tech big brother surveillance gadgets in police force use, the Associated Press reports that East Orange, New Jersey plans to cut crime by highlighting suspects with a red-beamed spotlight– before any crime is committed– a “pre-crime” deterrent to be mounted on nearby street lights or other fixtures.
Lots more HERE
Found over at III Percent Patriots
Monday, January 23, 2012
Justices Rein In Police on GPS Trackers
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police violated the Constitution when they attached a Global Positioning System tracker to a suspect's vehicle without a valid search warrant, voting unanimously in one of the first major cases to test privacy rights in the digital era.
The decision offered a glimpse of how the court may address the flood of privacy cases expected in coming years over issues such as cellphones, email and online documents. But the justices split 5-4 over the reasoning, suggesting that differences remain over how to apply age-old principles prohibiting "unreasonable searches."
The minority pushed for a more sweeping declaration that installing the GPS tracker not only trespassed on private property but violated the suspect's "reasonable expectation of privacy" by monitoring his movements for a month. The majority said it wasn't necessary to go that far, because the act of putting the tracker on the car invaded the suspect's property in the same way that a home search would.
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority, said that as conceived in the 18th century, the Fourth Amendment's protection of "persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures" would extend to private property such as an automobile.
"The Government physically occupied private property for the purpose of obtaining information. We have no doubt that such a physical intrusion would have been considered a 'search' within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when it was adopted," Justice Scalia wrote, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor.
Advocates for privacy said that despite the differences, the court's unanimity on the outcome sent a strong message.
MORE HERE
Nine to ZERO!!!
Fuck the feds! The Constitution stands!
The decision offered a glimpse of how the court may address the flood of privacy cases expected in coming years over issues such as cellphones, email and online documents. But the justices split 5-4 over the reasoning, suggesting that differences remain over how to apply age-old principles prohibiting "unreasonable searches."
The minority pushed for a more sweeping declaration that installing the GPS tracker not only trespassed on private property but violated the suspect's "reasonable expectation of privacy" by monitoring his movements for a month. The majority said it wasn't necessary to go that far, because the act of putting the tracker on the car invaded the suspect's property in the same way that a home search would.
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority, said that as conceived in the 18th century, the Fourth Amendment's protection of "persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures" would extend to private property such as an automobile.
"The Government physically occupied private property for the purpose of obtaining information. We have no doubt that such a physical intrusion would have been considered a 'search' within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when it was adopted," Justice Scalia wrote, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor.
Advocates for privacy said that despite the differences, the court's unanimity on the outcome sent a strong message.
MORE HERE
*****
Nine to ZERO!!!
Fuck the feds! The Constitution stands!
Knife work
Here's a couple of articles that every III Percenter needs to read.
Knife work - learn from a pro.
Dark Arts For The Good Guys - Right To Knife
Dark Arts For The Good Guys - Right To Knife Pt II
Thanks to Woody for passing these links along.
Knife work - learn from a pro.
Dark Arts For The Good Guys - Right To Knife
Dark Arts For The Good Guys - Right To Knife Pt II
Thanks to Woody for passing these links along.
Snivel snivel whine cry
What I'm Giving Up in 2012
Big money makes writing about climate change action and gun control a lost cause.
By Donald Kaul
I generally make New Year's resolutions in hopes of becoming a better person — more disciplined, healthier, or, at the very least, less pathetic. Some of these resolutions last until nightfall. Some don't. None ever sees February.
This year, I'm taking a different approach. I'm going to concentrate on giving up things. Not things like smoking — been there, done that. I mean giving up on ideas I have pursued through the years into one blind alley after another.
Ideas like climate change, for example.
You and I both know that the earth is heating up, right? Everybody knows that, with the possible exception of oil executives, the owners of coal mines, and Republican politicians.
Yet no number of hurricanes, droughts, floods, wildfires, melted glaciers, or columns by granola liberals like me has inspired a somnolent Congress to confront the problem.
Why? Money, of course.
If money is the mother's milk of politics (and it is), then the oil and coal industries are the biggest mothers on the block. They own our political system lock, stock, and sleazebag.
As a result, our energy policies are crafted largely by the extraction industries, which care little if at all about global warming, clean water, or breathable air. Meanwhile, the Earth's poorest nations, who sat back for 200 years while the countries known as "the West" burned forests, polluted the air and water, and made a lot of money, now want their turn at the trough.
It's hopeless. Even if we suddenly got serious about the issue, it's probably too late. We've reached a point where the warming already out there is producing a dynamic that will produce more warming.
So I'm giving up on writing about climate change. You can start the next oil spill without me.
I'm also giving up on gun control.
Over the years, I've written I don't know how many columns urging that some control be placed on the sale of weapons that go bang. Dozens probably, possibly even scores of them.
More of this idiotic blathering and nonsense HERE.
*****
Go ahead and click on the link even if you don't want to read what this idot has to say and check out the comments below the article. It'll do your heart good.
Thanks to Skidmark for the link.
A day late and a dollar short, Stud.
"Last month, a drug task force working in four Central California counties busted 24 suspected memberes of the Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana with 14 pounds of powdered meth, 30 gallons of meth solution, 17 guns, $110,000 in cash and a fleet of vehicles with sophisticated hidden compartments for smuggling in an effort to prevent the cartel from gaining a foothold in the valley."
From the Modesto Bee
Looks to me like the motherfuckers already have gained a foothold in the valley, dumbass. They made several cooks, got the cash and vehicle needed to expand and unfortunately, thanks to Big Sis, they have a willing army of other illegals to enforce their will.
But the border states are safer than ever, right?
From the Modesto Bee
*****
Looks to me like the motherfuckers already have gained a foothold in the valley, dumbass. They made several cooks, got the cash and vehicle needed to expand and unfortunately, thanks to Big Sis, they have a willing army of other illegals to enforce their will.
But the border states are safer than ever, right?
Rand Paul tells TSA no
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul’s press secretary Moira Bagley tweeted on Monday that Transportation Security Administration officials were detaining her boss in Nashville, Tenn.
“Just got a call from @senrandpaul,” Bagley tweeted at about 10 a.m. on Monday. “He’s currently being detained by TSA in Nashville.”
Texas Congressman and current Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul – Sen. Rand Paul’s father – placed a post on Facebook about the news as well. “My son Rand is currently being detained by the TSA at the Nashville Airport,” Ron Paul posted. “I’ll share more details as the situation unfolds.”
Ron Paul adds, via Twitter, that the TSA detained his son “for refusing full body pat-down after anomaly in body scanner.”
Sen. Rand Paul’s Facebook page has a post about the incident too. “Senator Paul is being detained at the Nashville Airport by the TSA,” Sen. Rand Paul’s Facebook post reads. “We will update you as the situation develops.”
Sen. Rand Paul’s chief of staff Doug Stafford told The Daily Caller the Senator “was detained by the TSA after their scanner had an ‘anomaly’ on the first scan.”
“He offered to go through again,” Stafford said in an email. “The TSA said he could only have a full body pat down. He would not consent to it. He offered to go through the scanner again. The situation is ongoing.”
Sen. Rand Paul has previously referred to the TSA’s use of full body pat downs as the “universality of insult,” and he called on the agency to end the tactic.
MORE HERE
And shall we add this to the story just for grins?
The U.S. Constitution actually protects federal lawmakers from detention while they’re on the way to the Capital.
“The Senators and Representatives…shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same….” according to Article I, Section 6.
But what the fuck does the federal government know or care about the Constitution?
“Just got a call from @senrandpaul,” Bagley tweeted at about 10 a.m. on Monday. “He’s currently being detained by TSA in Nashville.”
Texas Congressman and current Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul – Sen. Rand Paul’s father – placed a post on Facebook about the news as well. “My son Rand is currently being detained by the TSA at the Nashville Airport,” Ron Paul posted. “I’ll share more details as the situation unfolds.”
Ron Paul adds, via Twitter, that the TSA detained his son “for refusing full body pat-down after anomaly in body scanner.”
Sen. Rand Paul’s Facebook page has a post about the incident too. “Senator Paul is being detained at the Nashville Airport by the TSA,” Sen. Rand Paul’s Facebook post reads. “We will update you as the situation develops.”
Sen. Rand Paul’s chief of staff Doug Stafford told The Daily Caller the Senator “was detained by the TSA after their scanner had an ‘anomaly’ on the first scan.”
“He offered to go through again,” Stafford said in an email. “The TSA said he could only have a full body pat down. He would not consent to it. He offered to go through the scanner again. The situation is ongoing.”
Sen. Rand Paul has previously referred to the TSA’s use of full body pat downs as the “universality of insult,” and he called on the agency to end the tactic.
MORE HERE
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And shall we add this to the story just for grins?
The U.S. Constitution actually protects federal lawmakers from detention while they’re on the way to the Capital.
“The Senators and Representatives…shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same….” according to Article I, Section 6.
*****
But what the fuck does the federal government know or care about the Constitution?
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Uh-oh, Mooch-elle is pissed.
(EUR) — The National Enquirer reports that First Lady Michelle Obama threw a temper tantrum over author Jodi Kantor’s new book, “The Obamas” that alleges that the first lady has diva-like behavior and spendthrift ways.
It is reported that after the book was released, she blamed the White House staff for leaking the information. The Enquirer reports that it all exploded on Jan. 9 when president Obama’s chief of staff Bill Daley suddenly resigned.
A top political source in Washington, D. C. told the Enquirer that Michelle threw a hissy fit when Barack suggested that they spend their winter vacation at Camp David because a Hawaiian vacation would bring more attention to her alleged reckless spending.
The Enquirer is reporting that Michelle blames the president for his inability to control the White House staff and the hurtful gossip they are spreading.
“She’s convinced that his aides have been leaking embarrassing details about her because they believe her extravagant behavior is hurting his re-election campaign,” said the source.
New insights into the alleged extravagant spending are revealed in the book, including an “Alice in Wonderland” party in which actor Johnny Depp in full costume presided over a Mad Hatter’s tea. Kantor, a New York Times correspondent, wrote “there were enormous stuffed animals in chairs and tiered serving plates with treats like bone-shaped meringue cookies.”
www.weaselzippers.us
It is reported that after the book was released, she blamed the White House staff for leaking the information. The Enquirer reports that it all exploded on Jan. 9 when president Obama’s chief of staff Bill Daley suddenly resigned.
A top political source in Washington, D. C. told the Enquirer that Michelle threw a hissy fit when Barack suggested that they spend their winter vacation at Camp David because a Hawaiian vacation would bring more attention to her alleged reckless spending.
The Enquirer is reporting that Michelle blames the president for his inability to control the White House staff and the hurtful gossip they are spreading.
“She’s convinced that his aides have been leaking embarrassing details about her because they believe her extravagant behavior is hurting his re-election campaign,” said the source.
New insights into the alleged extravagant spending are revealed in the book, including an “Alice in Wonderland” party in which actor Johnny Depp in full costume presided over a Mad Hatter’s tea. Kantor, a New York Times correspondent, wrote “there were enormous stuffed animals in chairs and tiered serving plates with treats like bone-shaped meringue cookies.”
www.weaselzippers.us
What? A judge with balls?
Ga. judge orders president to appear at hearing
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has ordered President Barack Obama to appear in court in Atlanta for a hearing on a complaint that says Obama isn't a natural-born citizen and can't be president.
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has ordered President Barack Obama to appear in court in Atlanta for a hearing on a complaint that says Obama isn't a natural-born citizen and can't be president.
It's one of many such lawsuits that have been filed across the country, so far without success. A Georgia resident made the complaint, which is intended to keep Obama's name off the state's
ballot in the March presidential primary.
ballot in the March presidential primary.
An Obama campaign aide says any attempt to involve the president personally will fail and such complaints around the country have no merit.
The hearing is set for Thursday before an administrative judge. Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi on Friday denied a motion by the president's lawyer to quash a subpoena that requires Obama to show up.
Stolen from here at Kerodins' place.
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