LEE RODGERSAFGHAN "ALLIES"? ARE YOU KIDDING? ...
MORE ON SAINT TRAYVON ...
KILLING COAL ...
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KILLING COAL ...
So now American troops are being allowed to carry weapons to defend themselves against their Afghan "allies." They also will now take turns protecting their comrades-in-arms as they sleep, lest they be murdered by those "allies."
Just how long will this insanity go on?
After years of American and allied support, it is obvious that there is insufficient will among Afghans to quell the murderous Taliban. Therefore, is it not equally obvious that, at some point, we're going to have to admit that civilizing this treacherous backwater is a fool's errand and leave the wretched place to its fate -- returning only if necessary to put a permanent end to it using whatever force is necessary with the least risk of American lives?
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The Daily Caller has identified a second Twitter handle that was used by the late Trayvon Martin during the last weeks of 2011. Tweeting in December under the name “T33ZY TAUGHT M3,” Martin sent a message that read, “Plzz shoot da #mf dat lied 2 u!”
For translation purposes, assume that the "m f" doesn't refer to "mama's favorite."
Also from The Daily Caller ... The photo Martin chose to represent himself on Twitter as “T33ZY TAUGHT M3? depicts him in a black Polo cap, looking into the camera and extending his middle finger.
He appears to have tweeted earlier under the name “NO_LIMIT_NIGGA.”
Model citizen, role-model for today's youth. That was Trayvon.
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The Big Media are saying that ABC News video of shooter George Zimmerman shows no head injury, but examination of frozen video stills from that same camera do show a long laceration or scar on the back of his head.
He was given first-aid by para-medics at the scene of the shooting, so the obvious question is, "First-aid for what?"
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Reader Greg takes a grim view of where all this is headed ...
"Can't you just see what's going to happen? Now all 'true' blacks will be wearing hoodies, and all middle-of-the- road blacks, who never even thought of wearing a hoodie, will be intimidated into wearing them. In fact any black not wearing a hoodie will be questioned for his loyalty. 'What's the matter, don't you love Trayvon? What side you on?' And the whole nation will sink deeper and deeper into a self-imposed apartheid.
"Diversity will have run it's course. People will now be completely identified by which group or race they belong to. A 'true' individual will be the perfect cog in the wheel. No gears will mesh because each will only obey his own group's unique customs. It will be the conquering of globalism by tribalism. Back to the stone age. But, hey, cheer up, you can say you were there to see it happen!"
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Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina considers Obama's message to Vladimir Putin about having more "flexibility" after "my" re-election ...
"He engineered or oversaw unprecedented federal takeovers of the American auto industry, our financial system, our home mortgage industry, the health-care system, the student-loan industry, and the education system, and attempted a takeover of the energy system. He has run the federal government without a budget for three years. In foreign policy, he appeased anti-American rivals by undermining democratic allies in Israel, Honduras, and Eastern Europe.
"This record, breathtaking in its hubris and scope, has been the work of Barack Obama, constrained. What could he possibly have in mind if given the 'flexibility' that comes with a second term?" -- Entire article at National Review Online.
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Now, thru the crackpot subversives at the EPA, Obama has moved to kill coal mining as an industry and, along with it, our primary source of electric power. Remember this quote from four years ago? "If someone wants to build a new coal-fired power plant they can, but it will bankrupt them because they will be charged a huge sum for all the greenhouse gas that's being emitted."
He wasn't kidding. Perhaps people will be reminded when the electric bill skyrockets, as he also promised (or threatened) and the blackouts begin. Perhaps liberals who voted for this leftist fanatic will also be reminded that stupidity has a price-tag.
You can also take this to the bank: Obama is making sympathetic noises about the price of gasoline only because it threatens his re-election. Philosophically, he supports ever-higher gasoline prices to force you into accepting his fanciful "alternative energy" nonsense. If you're waiting for algae or wind/solar-generated electricity to power your automobile, you're going to spend a lot of time stalled on the road. But your affirmative-action president will be happy as he looks down on you from his taxpayer-supplied 747. Which will not be running on algae.
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The entire EPA should be dismantled, every employee fired and the headquarters building turned into a whorehouse. Oh -- wait. It already is.
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Hypocrisy on parade. The Obamas have been visiting Las Vegas on -- what else? -- a taxpayer-paid trip. Flashback: 2009 ... Barack Obama ... lecturing corporations using federal bailout money: "You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer's dime."
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A billboard in the Cairo airport, photographed by a tourist, displays this quote from Barack Obama: "We must educate our children to become like young Egyptian people." It comes, as I recall, from the suck-up speech Obama made in Cairo shortly after his inauguration.
Yes, we must teach our children as Egyptian children are taught: To hate and kill Jews and assorted other infidels and, if they're lucky, blow themselves up for Allah.
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Dr. Milton Wolf in the Washington Times with a reality-check on Obamacare ...
"The die is cast: Obamacare will not survive. This is not a prediction of how the Supreme Court will rule on President Obama’s health care takeover, mind you. It’s the harsh reality that if Obamacare does not die a judicial or political death - or better yet, both - it will die an economic death, and if it does, it will take America down with it.
"Obamacare’s costs are exploding in the land where budgets already have burst. The $900 billion bargain-basement 10-year cost estimate that Mr. Obama promised for his overhaul recently ballooned to $1.8 trillion. Of course, these are still just estimates, and considering that the government underestimated Medicare’s cost by a factor of 10, who really knows how massive the final price tag will be?
"Welcome to the United States of Greece, where our $15.6 trillion national debt has surpassed the size of our total economy. This debt translates to $138,000 per taxpayer, but that’s just getting warmed up. The unfunded obligations of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are at least $50 trillion - probably closer to $75 trillion - which adds another $450,000 per taxpayer. Pony up."
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Now that he recognizes the disaster possibly facing him in the Supreme Court, Obama has taken to calling his health plan "bi-partisan." Another outright lie. Not a single Republican voted for it.
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Memo to Nancy Pelosi: Is it possible that the Supreme Court justices DID take a look and "see what's inside" the bill you and your fellow Democrat morons passed?
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National Public Radio laments that the possible trashing of Obamacare as being unconstitutional is "unthinkable." But what else would you expect from a pro-Obama propaganda outlet that you have to support with your tax dollars, even if you realize that it's populated by left-wing crazies -- oh, wait: "progressives" -- making a concerted effort to sound sane and stable?
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Recognizing fiscal and demographic reality, Canada's conservative (for them) government is moving to raise the retirement age to 67 by 2013 and cutting federal employee payrolls by almost 5%. Naturally, their left-wing wackos object.
Could we import some of that common sense -- along with oil -- from north of the border?
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I pay attention to prices, especially on big-ticket items. Also, like many people, I feel a certain reluctance to shop around for services like, for example, dentistry.
Last week I had a routine dental problem. I went to my longtime dentist who now occupies new and very elegant offices. Even the magazines were up-to-date. I got an estimate and scheduled the appointments for next month.
I thought the price seemed high. I went to another equally-qualified professional and got a second opinion.
Outcome: The first price was over $3,000. The second professional showed me x-rays and explained why the first recommended procedure contained largely unnecessary work and overcharged for the rest. As a result, the remaining work will cost 95% less.
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Deep thoughts department ...
Human beings must be endowed with some innate courage. After all, we are born naked, helpless and crying. Then things REALLY get rough.
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Correction: Yesterday I referred to Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts as a Senator. I trust he would appreciate the error. (Thanks, Kenneth)
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Now that's fan fervor! The University of Kentucky and Louisville University are bitter sports rivals, as illustrated by a fight between two older men at a kidney dialysis clinic. In an argument about the forthcoming Final Four showdown between their basketball teams, a fan of one flipped the bird to the fan of the other ... who responded by punching him, although he (the punch-ee) was hooked up to a dialysis machine.
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A fan to the end. Jesse Hernandez, who strangled a ten-month-old baby to death in Dallas, has been executed in the Texas state prison. His last words: "Go Cowboys!"
Jerry Jones must be so proud.
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Dan Sorkin forwards this Living Will form that some may find useful ...
I, ____________, being of sound mind and body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means. Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of pinhead partisan politicians who couldn't pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on it, or lawyers/doctors/hospitals interested in simply running up the bills.
If a reasonable amount of time passes, and I fail to ask for : (Check appropriate items)
______a Martini ______a Margarita ____ a Scotch and soda ______a Bloody Mary ______a Gin and Tonic _______a Glass of Chardonnay ______a Steak ______Lobster or crab legs ______the remote control ______a bowl of ice cream ______the sports page______ Sex ______Chocolate ... it should be presumed that I won't ever get any better. When such a determination is reached, I hereby instruct my appointed person and attending physicians to pull the plug and call it a day. At this point, it is time to call the New Orleans Jazz Funeral Band to come do their thing at my funeral, and ask all of my friends to raise their glasses to toast the good times we have had.
Signature:__________________________ Date: __________
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Legendary bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs has died at age 88. He was half of the team of Flatt & Scruggs. I once jokingly remarked on-air that a female acquaintance and I entertained house-guests with our impression of Flatt & Scruggs; "I was Scruggs, and she was ... "
Our relationship ended shortly thereafter.
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Distressing news from Hudson, Florida, where 32-year-old Marcia Usher called 911 and asked for help because she was lost in the woods and looking for a place to go wee-wee.
Cops answered her call and found her wandering around her own yard ... drunk.
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Jay Leno --
"A madam in New York City claims that John Edwards was a customer in her brothel. You hear that kind of thing and it really makes you lose respect for prostitutes, doesn't it?"
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."