Saturday, August 25, 2012
Finally, something worth posting
This is an edited version of the exchange - you can hear it all here: http://media.newstalk.ie/extra/1602/popup
From May 2010, an exchange between Michael D Higgins (who was elected President of Ireland last year) and Tea Party-loving radio guy Michael Graham on Irish radio station Newstalk 106-108fm.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Situationally Aware THIS
Look at Janet Neapolitano, tell me if you sleep better at night, and then tell me how fricking wonderful the Chief Executive is and why he needs to be re-elected, the Republican circus notwithstanding.
Big Sis IS Watching!
Big Sis IS Watching!
Mitt Romney's great grandmother "shed tears of sorrow"
And Fox News had this before Lawrence O'Donnell... in 2007!
Polygamy Prominent in GOP Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney's Family Tree
Polygamy Prominent in GOP Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney's Family Tree
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
I appreciate nothing more than a double entendre, tastefully done
"No room between the pillows," Iowa Repubs say.
"We can't fit with Singletons' head in there," they grouse.
"We can't fit with Singletons' head in there," they grouse.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
It takes a lot to make me furious.
But THIS did:
Some real Shock and Awe: Racially profiled and cuffed in Detroit
Happy September 11, America.
Some real Shock and Awe: Racially profiled and cuffed in Detroit
Happy September 11, America.
Friday, September 09, 2011
"This is a new type of war, that's what it is."
Read the entire September 11 FAA transcript Here.
112. 1103 Cleared to engage
Controller: I told them our mission is to protect major centers and we’re goin’ to take you and drag you down to Pittsburgh, and do this, because I got a tanker comin’ now. But, ah, I just want to give them an ROE because it’s gonna’ be auto-ops once he’s down there. So I want to make sure I got clear concise words to him before he leaves. Granted they only got four turrets of guns
[Background] Unknown: If they don’t, ah, if they do not, don’t respond to divert to hand signals and divert procedures and are headed toward a major area then you are cleared to engage.
Controller: Wilco.
Controller: Cobra and Apex, this is Huntress.
Cobra One: Huntress.
Huntress: Okay, there is still a bit of traffic airborne, they’re not all completely down, I imagine it’s all low south of you, if you’ll hold two loops before the tanker gets, ah, Oh, shit, I need a check list.
Cobra One: Cobra Onecopies
Controller: OK, I have ah ROE instructions, are you ready to copy?
Cobra One. Stand by, Huntress.
Cobra One: This is, ah, Cobra One, go ahead.
Controller: Ok the, OK the direction ah protectin’ the major centers, when you’re overhead the major center, be it Pittsburgh in this case, you’re, you have intercept authority on any traffic in the area. And if, if the traffic does not respond to, ah, hand signals, divert procedures, anything like that, and they continue to press in a threatening manner towards the major center, you’re cleared to engage.
Cobra One: Cobra copies.
113. New type of war
Unknown: This is a new type of war, that’s what it is.
114. 0911 National terrorist day
Surveillance Tech 1: Is today like a national terrorist day or something that we missed out on?
Surveillance Tech 2: Actually, ah, this is a day (indistinct) for a long time.
Surveillance Tech 1: September 11th, 2001.
112. 1103 Cleared to engage
Controller: I told them our mission is to protect major centers and we’re goin’ to take you and drag you down to Pittsburgh, and do this, because I got a tanker comin’ now. But, ah, I just want to give them an ROE because it’s gonna’ be auto-ops once he’s down there. So I want to make sure I got clear concise words to him before he leaves. Granted they only got four turrets of guns
[Background] Unknown: If they don’t, ah, if they do not, don’t respond to divert to hand signals and divert procedures and are headed toward a major area then you are cleared to engage.
Controller: Wilco.
Controller: Cobra and Apex, this is Huntress.
Cobra One: Huntress.
Huntress: Okay, there is still a bit of traffic airborne, they’re not all completely down, I imagine it’s all low south of you, if you’ll hold two loops before the tanker gets, ah, Oh, shit, I need a check list.
Cobra One: Cobra Onecopies
Controller: OK, I have ah ROE instructions, are you ready to copy?
Cobra One. Stand by, Huntress.
Cobra One: This is, ah, Cobra One, go ahead.
Controller: Ok the, OK the direction ah protectin’ the major centers, when you’re overhead the major center, be it Pittsburgh in this case, you’re, you have intercept authority on any traffic in the area. And if, if the traffic does not respond to, ah, hand signals, divert procedures, anything like that, and they continue to press in a threatening manner towards the major center, you’re cleared to engage.
Cobra One: Cobra copies.
113. New type of war
Unknown: This is a new type of war, that’s what it is.
114. 0911 National terrorist day
Surveillance Tech 1: Is today like a national terrorist day or something that we missed out on?
Surveillance Tech 2: Actually, ah, this is a day (indistinct) for a long time.
Surveillance Tech 1: September 11th, 2001.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
TWWWSTLIJ insults Alaskan athletes
"polls (sic) are for strippers and Cross-Country skiers."
btw, nice tits.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
VA Secretary Visits Bethel
and Kwigillingok, to honor surviving members of the Alaska Territorial Guard.
In Bethel, at the City Office, Secretary Shihseki, hosted on his visit to Alaska by Senator Mark Begich held a listening session.
Not a big crowd, in fact the Vets there were outnumbered by VA and Senate staffers, but we certainly had the Secretary's attention.
The local VFW was well represented and questions included how to bring more village Vets into the VA system, especially since, as Buck Bukowski said, if a Veteran ISN'T collecting VA benefits, and they go tot he local hospital for services, then the cost comes off the top of IHS funding for the health provider.
Shinseki agreed and encouraged maximum enrollment in the VA - "Our budget is numbers driven," he pointed out.
I spoke up for Coast Guard LORAN Veterans and Navy guys stationed at Navy Radio Transmitting Facilities who, like Coasties, may have been exposed to dangerous levels of Xray energy from the final amplifier tubes in the transmitters we tended with such loving care. Shinseki promised to "get smart" on the issue.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
It was pointed out to the Secretary and Senator that since the Alaska National Guard out here is now part of a Texas (yes, THAT Texas) airborne unit, and is being deployed to Afghanistan later this year, that the loss of a humvee full of Yup'ik soldiers could have a devastating effect on a single village.
Shinseki, General Shinseki agreed that while that is the risk of deploying Guard units, also said, "I don't see a solution."
Begich didn't respond.
I wanted to say...wait for it...
END THE WAR!
In Bethel, at the City Office, Secretary Shihseki, hosted on his visit to Alaska by Senator Mark Begich held a listening session.
Not a big crowd, in fact the Vets there were outnumbered by VA and Senate staffers, but we certainly had the Secretary's attention.
The local VFW was well represented and questions included how to bring more village Vets into the VA system, especially since, as Buck Bukowski said, if a Veteran ISN'T collecting VA benefits, and they go tot he local hospital for services, then the cost comes off the top of IHS funding for the health provider.
Shinseki agreed and encouraged maximum enrollment in the VA - "Our budget is numbers driven," he pointed out.
I spoke up for Coast Guard LORAN Veterans and Navy guys stationed at Navy Radio Transmitting Facilities who, like Coasties, may have been exposed to dangerous levels of Xray energy from the final amplifier tubes in the transmitters we tended with such loving care. Shinseki promised to "get smart" on the issue.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
It was pointed out to the Secretary and Senator that since the Alaska National Guard out here is now part of a Texas (yes, THAT Texas) airborne unit, and is being deployed to Afghanistan later this year, that the loss of a humvee full of Yup'ik soldiers could have a devastating effect on a single village.
Shinseki, General Shinseki agreed that while that is the risk of deploying Guard units, also said, "I don't see a solution."
Begich didn't respond.
I wanted to say...wait for it...
END THE WAR!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
see her pee'ers nonplussed over tweets
The fanboys and fangirls at the see her pee website are in full damage control trying to calm the passengers of the good ship lollipop as things continue to spin out of control for the woman who was supposed to live in juneau but now owns a mansion in arizona.
Sure, a LOT of Alaskans move to arizona. Nothing new there.
I just hope she invites her nickel and dime supporters (who, as one pundit put it, cut back on the grocery budget to send her more money) to an all you can eat buffet with cactus juice on tap.
She won't. It's gonna cost a max donation to get through the gate.
Sure, a LOT of Alaskans move to arizona. Nothing new there.
I just hope she invites her nickel and dime supporters (who, as one pundit put it, cut back on the grocery budget to send her more money) to an all you can eat buffet with cactus juice on tap.
She won't. It's gonna cost a max donation to get through the gate.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Why?
Petraeus Apologizes for Deaths of 9 Afghan Boys
“As soon as we heard about the attack on the village’s children, all the village men rushed to the mountains to find out what really happened,” said Ashabuddin, a shopkeeper from Manogai, a nearby village, whose nephew Khalid was among those killed.
“Finally we found the dead bodies. Some of the dead bodies were really badly chopped up by the rockets,” he said. “The head of a child was missing. Others were missing limbs.”
“As soon as we heard about the attack on the village’s children, all the village men rushed to the mountains to find out what really happened,” said Ashabuddin, a shopkeeper from Manogai, a nearby village, whose nephew Khalid was among those killed.
“Finally we found the dead bodies. Some of the dead bodies were really badly chopped up by the rockets,” he said. “The head of a child was missing. Others were missing limbs.”
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)