AP Right As Usual, Iraq, US Military & Govt Wrong As Always

The real story:

Pretty Much Everybody Slams AP Chief's Photographer Case

The Associated Press’ plan to launch a public relations case against the U.S. military using one of their photographers in Iraq without discussing his work as propaganda to bolster their anti-Americanism makes a mockery of American journalistic principles an anonymous military source said Saturday.

"This is a poor example—and not the first of its kind—of the way the Associated Press honors journalistic principles and values it says it shares with the American people" a citizen said in a street interview which will never be quoted by The Washington Post nor the AP.

AP President and CEO Tom Curley, his aides Tom Moe and Tom Larry all stated that the sanctity of Bilal Hussein and AP’s right to print what they want to be the truth is more important than America and the War on Terror.

The Associated Press' story:

AP Chief Slams Case Against Photographer

The U.S. military's plan to seek a criminal case against an Associated Press photographer in Iraq without disclosing the charges or evidence against him makes a mockery of American democratic principles, AP President and CEO Tom Curley said Saturday.

"This is a poor example—and not the first of its kind—of the way our government honors the democratic principles and values it says it wants to share with the Iraqi people," Curley said in a column in The Washington Post.

The U.S. military notified the AP last weekend that it intended to submit a complaint against Bilal Hussein that would bring the case into the Iraqi justice system as early as Nov. 29. Military officials have alleged that Hussein, 36, had links to terrorist groups but are refusing to disclose what evidence or accusations would be presented.

Previously, the military suggested an array of possible lines of investigation, including claims that Hussein offered to provide false identification to a sniper seeking to evade U.S.-led forces, that he possessed bomb-making equipment, and that he took photographs that were synchronized with insurgent blasts.

It seems the only reasons to read AP reports and stories anymore is to point out errors and lies and to chuckle over the perceived self importance of anyone remotely connected to the "service". It's kind of like watching the Marx brothers or reading Naomi Wolf to learn about America. Humorous, but not really enlightening.

Gore Kills Tweety Bird

Emory building draped in black to save birds

Many crash into environmentally friendly design with soaring glass windows

It is one of Emory University's most environmentally friendly buildings, a
hallmark of the institution's efforts to "go green." To hear John Wegner
describe it, it's also a slaughterhouse.

The soaring glass windows in Emory's Mathematics and Science Center reflect
the woodsy view, confusing hapless birds who smash into it at full speed.

"The building killed 60 birds in the first year," said Wegner, Emory's
chief environmental officer. "It was the wall of death."

Al "Baby Boom Boom" Gore just wasn't happy making us spend thousands of dollars more for environmentally safe washers and dryers that don't work nor is Al, aka Sylvester, sorry for getting us addicted to his world wide Internet; now he's upsetting nature and endangering whole segments of birdom.

Proposed memorial to Tweety outside of Emory's Mathmatics and Science Center

Officials were unable to pinpoint exactly when Tweety "bought the farm", but he's wittle body is expected to be found among the victims of the "Green massacre":

Turns out, environmentally friendly buildings are often bird killers.

Ornithologist Daniel Klem, a professor at Muhlenberg College in
Pennsylvania who has studied the problem for decades, said between 100 million
and 1 billion birds die in the United States each year in collisions with
glass.

Repeated phone calls to President Gore have not been returned. PETA and ASPCA spokesman Elmer Fudd was out of the office, but issued a statement referring to "inconvienent truths" that his reported hunting habits might include roadkill and unintended "healthy building" death collateral.

Miracles Do Happen

LSU LOSES TO ARKANSAS

Ohio State is moving towards a possible national championship. Of course if top rated teams keep losing, OSU might play the team from Columbus School for Girls for the national championship. You can thank the moronic geniuses that came up with the BCS system.

Hearth & Home Okay For Now In California

California continues to lead the way for those that have enough time on their hands to do nothing but waste ours.

Should fireplace fires be banned?

Under the auspices of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, "public
hearings" are being held to determine the fate of the family hearth.

For urban Californians I guess the family hearth has no value anymore because the traditional family (as sociologists like to call us) is dying. At least it appears so on the left coast. Now even children are a menace to mother earth and her knighted protectors. This is known as the 'save the earth by saving a tree, thus not using diapers because you killed the baby' method.

Ergo, no need for that messy old hearth thing.

Pre-Nursing Home Fringe Nuts Of The Left

California Dem Party meltdown over Feinstein censure attempt

The nutroots are unhinged over Calif. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s recent votes to confirm Bush attorney general Michael Mukasey and federal appeals court judge Leslie Southwick. Far left members of the Democrat Party in the Golden State attempted to introduce a censure measure over the weekend. It failed, but the rabid liberal base of the Democrat party has only just begun. The “Courage Campaign” is chaired by a HuffPo radical and counts among its partners, “MoveOn.org, Democracy For America, New Progressive Coalition, Powerpac.org, CalPIRG, California Nurses Association, Common Cause, Brave New Films and Progressive Majority.” It’s a 527 with a Beverly Hills mailing address, purporting to represent the grass-roots, and it’s promising to be the California Democrats’ worst nightmare.

If these people continue to be California Democrats' nightmare that means they can't bring their nightmare to the rest of America which is why I hope they continue to implode.

I love the smell of nayplomb in the morning. It smells like victory.

Kryptonite To Stupid In 60 seconds.

I was perusing things and ideas this morning to enjoy as a Thanksgiving treat and thought I might as well give thanks for things that are not.

In Favor Of A Tough Primary Season
Am I the only one who thinks the dustup between Clinton, Obama, and Edwards is on balance a good thing? For whatever fodder it might give the GOP (they're going to call us all terroristic babykillers anyway) it will show us at the end of the day which campaign has balls. Going back to 2003 I would have liked to have seen more fighting between Kerry, Edwards, Clark and Gephardt so that we would know they wouldn't fold like a cheap tent after b.s. attacks from the right (Swift Boat).

Terroristic? No, not terroristic, but O-liver is right, the candidate with balls will probably win. O'liver is also right in that we should have all honored John F'ing Kerry's service as a Francis Ford Coppola, Jr with 8mm future campaign home movies in Vietnam. But why pull out the Swift Boat attack and whine about it again, especially against guys that really served? Kerry should have tried such an attack. He could have actually helped the war effort. Talk about b.s. and folding like a cheap tent...

To quote O-liver, "Like Kryptonite to Stupid."

Democratic Thanksgiving

Ron and Mahmoud couldn't make it and Uncle Vlad is on too many meds to travel.

UPDATE! UPDATE!! New information on why Uncle Vlad couldn't make it. It appears his meds, or lack thereof, had nothing to do with it. He, uh, was busy at the office. Yeah, busy. Saving the world. From the west. Yeah, busy. Very busy.

Russian opposition election candidate shot

"It's more embarassing that Paul panders to Neo Nazis and Troofers."

Via LGF (a great site)

The Jawa Report has a post and comments concerning the greatest patriot that liberals, leftists and democrats have ever supported.

Ron Paul Courts 9-11 Troofers on Alex Jones Show...Again

Rosie for VP!!!!!

The Prince Of Darkness Makes Alan Colmes Disappear

Alan Colmes decided, foolishly, to push and press Robert "Bob" Novak, aka, The Prince of Darkness (POD) on Bush, Cheney and Valerie Blame tonight on Fox New's "Hannity and * ".

POD basically cut off Colmes head, gave him the POD look and *poof* no more Alan. Just a little pile of ashes and a pair of glasses.

A Prayer For Our Troops, A Day Of Thanksgiving and Celebration Of America 2007

A couple of Thanksgiving messages from some great guys.

General Thanksgiving

By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houfes of Congress have, by their joint committee, requefted me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to eftablifh a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and affign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of thefe States to the fervice of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our fincere and humble thanksfor His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the fignal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpofitions of His providence in the courfe and conclufion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have fince enjoyed;-- for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to eftablish Conftitutions of government for our fafety and happinefs, and particularly the national one now lately instituted;-- for the civil and religious liberty with which we are bleffed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffufing useful knowledge;-- and, in general, for all the great and various favours which He has been pleafed to confer upon us.

And also, that we may then unite in moft humbly offering our prayers and fupplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and befeech Him to pardon our national and other tranfgreffions;-- to enable us all, whether in publick or private ftations, to perform our feveral and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a bleffing to all the people by conftantly being a Government of wife, juft, and conftitutional laws, difcreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all fovereigns and nations (especially fuch as have shewn kindnefs unto us); and to blefs them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increafe of fcience among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind fuch a degree of temporal profperity as he alone knows to be beft.

GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-nine.

(signed) G. Washington

Source: The Massachusetts Centinel, Wednesday, October 14, 1789

Proclamation of Thanksgiving
Washington, D.C.
October 3, 1863

This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America's national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders like this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government departments closed for a local day of thanksgiving.

Sarah Josepha Hale, a prominent magazine editor, wrote a letter to Lincoln on 28, 1863, urging him to have the "day of our annual Thanksgiving made a National and fixed Union Festival." She wrote, "You may have observed that, for some years past, there has been an increasing interest felt in our land to have the Thanksgiving held on the same day, in all the States; it now needs National recognition and authoritive fixation, only, to become permanently, an American custom and institution." The document below sets apart the last Thursday of November "as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise."

According to an April 1, 1864, letter from John Nicolay, one of President Lincoln's secretaries, this document was written by Secretary of State William Seward, and the original was in his handwriting. On October 3, 1863, fellow Cabinet member Gideon Welles recorded in his diary that he complimented Seward on his work. A year later the manuscript was sold to benefit Union troops.

By the President of the United States of America.

A Proclamation.

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consiousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the Unites States the Eighty-eighth.

By the President: Abraham Lincoln

William H. Seward,Secretary of State

I hope you have a wonderful and meaningful Thanksgiving. God bless our troops, may they be victorious and God bless America.

Isle of Man

A Distant Fortress

Interesting Fact That Is Really Funny

FACT: Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer.

I guess he wanted it crash proof.

TABOR, Oklahoma And Government Coercion

This is normal thuggish behavior from big government types. Drew Edmondson, OK AG, says that he is only following the law, which is a crock of crap. He is following the marching orders of big government groups and government unions that depend on the constant growth of government to get rich and garner more power over the people. Edmondson is dancing with them now so that later he can crawl into bed with them for big campaign donations as he runs for higher office. They have a name for those that get into bed for profit.

Shame on AG Drew Edmondson and the state of Oklahoma for doing this and further restricting freedom. I hope the good people of the state throw them out of office.

Oklahoma's Most Wanted

A veteran political activist is facing 10 years in prison and a hefty
fine for attempting to petition government for redress of grievances. The latest
news from Pakistan? No, this is happening in Oklahoma.

Last month Paul Jacob, the former head of U.S. Term Limits and
current head of Citizens in Charge, was led out of an Oklahoma City courtroom in
handcuffs after pleading not guilty to charges that he conspired to defraud the
state. Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson, who's overseeing this bizarre prosecution, has accused Mr. Jacob and two fellow petition organizers -- Rick Carpenter of Oklahomans in Action and Susan Johnson of National Voter Outreach -- of bringing out-of-state petition gatherers to Oklahoma to collect
signatures.

In 2005 Mr. Carpenter, a Tulsan, launched a signature campaign to get a
state-wide vote on a Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Tabor, as it is known, would cap
the rate at which state government spending could increase. Mr. Jacob and Ms.
Johnson were later brought on board to assist the effort. Not surprisingly,
politicians and interest groups that favor big government have developed an
intense dislike for Tabor spending limits, even though, like lawmaker term
limits, they tend to be popular with voters.

To control the growth and power of government at the local, state and federal level is an honorable thing. That is why government unions, teacher's unions and union organizers wouldn't understand.

Set them free Edmondson. You're looking bad and you're looking at defeat because of it. People are getting tired of being bullied by unions that don't represent them or their beliefs.

Many unions have become unAmerican.

Time For U.S. To Take Charge In Afghanistan Again

Many of our "allies" in NATO have been nipping at the heels of the United States over the War on Terror for years now. Like little rat dogs that the crazy lady down the street owns, the know-it-alls in Europe called President Bush a cowboy, America blood thirsty and all of us too stupid to understand the nuanced needs of the world. Maybe there is a joke that starts, " A German Pomeranian, a Toy French Poodle and a little Spanish Ratting Dog walk into a bar..." If so, it might be as ludicrous as their effort in Afghanistan.

To see what a crackerjack job their "experts" have done one only need look at Afghanistan.

Resurgent Taliban closing in on Kabul: report

The same group of countries and their media have been criticizing and complaining about America's War on Terro and the handling of that war's part in Iraq was handed a sudued Afghanistan for NATO to command. The same countries that cowardly quivered in fear as they tried to tell us how to do our job in Iraq have now gotten together to show the world how to properly screw the pooch in Afghanistan. America lost soldiers so NATO could lose a country?Good job.

San Francisco's Nonsex Sexuality Psychobabble

San Francisco approves ID cards that exclude gender

? Why bother anymore? I mean, could one tell?

I do have one question because of a sentence tucked in the middle of the article.

Supervisor Tom Ammiano, who introduced the measure, says illegal immigrants
will benefit most. They will be able to open bank accounts and use the card for
city services such as checking out library books.

If this reads the way it's written and placed, the illegal immigrants might want to read up on their own possibly confused sexuality. In Spanish of course. Translation paid for by us. Of course.

"Spike, you look marvelous in that outfit, but your rouge is a mite intense."

"Thank you Marge. I just adore your goatee. It will make your new ID interesting."

Jack "The Raper" Murtha Opens His Maw Again

When will this money grubbing old fool pack it in and crawl back home or to whatever boondoggle structure he has had built for himself.

Murtha: 'We can't win militarily'
House Democrats' point man in the war-funding showdown with the White
House today dismissed U.S. military gains in Iraq and vowed to tighten the purse
strings until President Bush accepts a pullout plan.

"Look at all the people that have been displaced, all the [lost]
oil production, unemployment, all those type of things," said Rep. John P.
Murtha, chairman of House Appropriations defense subcommittee. "We can't win
militarily

Good job Jack, John, Mugger or whatever name your using these days. Loser. Lacky.

Veterans Getting Screwed?

I just saw this on Fox News and if it is true I hope they track down the bureaucrat who ordered this, whether they wear a uniform or not, and beat them to death with a lost limb left boot.

Wounded Soldier: Military Wants Part Of Bonus Back
The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service
personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their
commitments.

To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up
to $30,000 in some cases.

Now men and women who have lost arms, legs, eyesight, hearing and can no longer serve are being ordered to pay some of that money back.

One of them is Jordan Fox, a young soldier from the South Hills.

And for those on the left, I am tired of your whiny lies and pedantic tirades about your false morality, so if you blame this on President Bush I hope you are beaten to death by a lost limb right boot. Slowly.

3 - 2 - 1 UPDATE: The Carpetbagger Report wasted no time starting the lie. Giv'em the boot.

UPDATE II: Our soldiers are the best. Even with the lies and hate of the media, educators, ner-do-wells, bureaucrats, the Democratic party and all the anti-freedomwar loons, our military stays focused and would return to duty because they believe in the mission and want to serve their country honorably. Honorably being the operative word.

As a nation we have a tremendous amount to be thankful for tomorrow on our national day of Thanksgiving. This family will not only have a prayer for them, but all troops as well as our family members serving will be part of our celebration.

Ron Paul & The Politics Of Arrogance & Hate

As an ongoing service to those who are thinking of becoming a Ron Paul supporter I offer some of the views of Ron Paul supporters in their own words. After all, who speaks best for them selves? A real plus is that they can't use their normal claims of being "misquoted" or "taken out of context". It's hard to appear morally and intellectually superior, but these people are giving it their best.

Please Mr. Surber, learn a bit about economics before opening your mouth again.

But to claim that our government’s (stepwise) abandonment of the gold standard was a reasoned decision motivated by these concerns is to display a total ignorance of history.

You don’t seem to understand exactly what the Federal Reserve System is. Go to Google Video. Search for and watch “The Creature from Jekyll Island”. You might learn a thing or two.

If Paul is really so inconsistent, why not come up with some substance instead of this distortion of what he said?

I’m not even gong to read the rest of her column. If this is her leadoff hitter, she’s got no lineup at all.

So much for principles and civil liberties. Some people should learn to read

Learn a little before you open your stupid mouth or post your ignorant comments!
Bush’s empire is crumbling at the foundations. How predictable that they should try to squash it with a tighter fist. What fear they must have of people like Ron Paul and Dennis Kuchinik, who don’t fall for their BS.

It’s gold like everyone else buys and sells and the gov’t is being Nazis to confiscate it and try to smear Ron just because his face was on one of the coins.

This brings me to my final point and our one point of (almost) agreement. There is a bipartisan movement afoot to shut up Ron Paul supporters. The message of liberty is powerful and no one currently on the public dole of power and influence wants it getting out there. If Dr. Paul wins then those who want to usurp government authority for their own aggrandizement lose.

WOW, I love it when writers like this expose there obvious lack of the basic principles of freedom and your right to do many things in a free society. I would spend some time here but lets hear from the good doctor about the current state of affairs.

And why the Federal agents are not raiding Disney for their Disneydollars?

I am sure that we will be hearing more from you about Ron Paul in the future, maybe next you can get your facts straight.

Ignorant people. So ignorant. You know what? When the depression hits, banks go bankrupt (and you find out they don’t actually have your money)I am not going to help a single one of you. Why? Because you are so ignorant that you LET it happen while laughing about it.

Seeing that a court has yet to find them guilty, what makes you an authority to say they are?
When you start labeling too many other people ‘wackos’, it becomes increasingly clear that you, sir, are the ‘wacko’.

Apparently more concerned than you are. Sorry we bothered, you can go back to watching football now.

There we go! If you don’t have an argument, and can’t reason, you resort to childish labels, e.g, “kooky”… used by people who never advanced beyond their elementary school-yard. So, well, you’re kooky too! You are too! You’re kooky! Kooky! kooky!, kooky! Yeh, I said “kooky” last, so I won the argument! Yaaa -yaa.

If Americans had a clue, Ron Paul would have massive, massive support to be the next President. Like I said, the fact that he doesn’t, shows how clueless the majority of Americans are.

Wow, you're stupid and you suck. Now THAT'S a winning combination in life.People would bother to reason with you if you weren't such an obvious lowly hack for the communist-loving Rockefeller-humping neocons.

None of those other clowns are Christian in any sense of the word. It shocks the conscience.

Spoken as a true Christian. I hope you all tithe in gold , not in Federal Reserve notes.

Support Our Troops By Shopping At Sears

I will support a company that supports America and our troop.

Those companies that do not support America and our troops, for whatever reason, I will not support.

I will support Sears because of the e-mail I received today.

Sears - Christmas shopping has already started

I know I needed this reminder since Sears isn't always my first
choice. Amazing when you think of how long the war has lasted and they
haven't withdrawn from their commitment. Could we each buy at least one
thing at Sears this year?

How does Sears treat its employees who are called up for military
duty? By law, they are required to hold their jobs open and available, but
nothing more. Usually, people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a
result of being called up.

Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries and
maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus programs,
for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.

I submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should
be recognized for its contribution. I suggest we all shop at Sears, and be
sure to find a manager to tell them why we are there so the company gets
the positive reinforcement it well deserves.

Pass it on.

Decided to check this before I sent it forward. So I sent the
following e-mail to the Sears Customer Service Department:

I received this e-mail and I would like to know if it is true. If
it is, the Internet may have just become one very good source of
advertisement for your company. I know I would go out of my way to buy
products from Sears instead of another store for a like item, even if it's
cheaper at that store.

This is their answer to my e-mail:

Dear Customer: Thank you for contacting Sears.The
information is factual. We appreciate your positive feedback. Sears
regards serv ice to our country as one of greatest sacrifices our young
men and women can make. We are happy to do our part to lessen the burden
they bear at this time.

Bill Thorn
Sears Customer Care
webcenter@sears.com
1-800-349-4358

Please pass this on to all your friends. Sears needs to be
recognized for this outstanding contribution and we need to show them as
Americans, we do appreciate what they are doing for our military!!! It's
Verified ! By Snopes.comat: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/sears.asp
(shows the entire article)

I'm going. I need new blades for my planer.

Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate - Who Cares?

Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate

Why not go back to the original reason? Punishment. If one tears the fabric of society, culture and civility so that it endangers others, society has no further cause or reason to put up with you or support and care for you.

Saving lives through example is an added bonus.

Rope, bullet or needle?