George Will Gets It….
April 29, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802100.html
I was going to write yesterday about the issue of different black learning styles, but thought twice. Good thing, because George did it better:
“Yesterday, Wright also espoused the racialist doctrine that blacks have “different” learning styles from others’. This doctrine of racially different brains, or of an unalterably different black culture, is a doctrine today used to justify various soft bigotries of low expectations regarding blacks, and especially black children. It has a long pedigree as a rationalization for injustices. Slaveholders and, later, segregationists loved it.
Obama should be questioned about whether he agrees about “different” learning styles. It is, however, predictable that journalistic and political choruses will attempt to suppress such questioning by suggesting that it is somehow illegitimate. The “daisy ad” and “Willie Horton” will be darkly mentioned.”
It is pure racism to attribute poor black academic performance to cultural differences. It seems to say that when whites do poorly, it must be because they’re, well, stupid; but when blacks do poorly, it’s because, well, the tests aren’t presented in ebonics. What an amazing crock of it.
And I’m still waiting for Al Sharpton to shut down New Jack City.
More Words I Never Imagined I’d Utter…
April 28, 2008
“That Catholic really nailed it.”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352945,00.html
From today’s speech:
MODERATOR: We do want to get in our questions. Thank you. Thank you, everybody.
I do want to repeat again, for those of you watching us on C- SPAN, that we do have a number of guests here today. And so the applause and the comments that you hear from the audience are not necessarily those of the working press, who are mostly in the balconies.
You have said that the media have taken you out of context. Can you explain what you meant in a sermon shortly after 9/11 when you said the United States had brought the terrorist attacks on itself? Quote, “America’s chickens are coming home to roost.”
WRIGHT: Have you heard the whole sermon? Have you heard the whole sermon?
MODERATOR: I heard most of it.
WRIGHT: No, no, the whole sermon, yes or no? No, you haven’t heard the whole sermon? That nullifies that question.
Well, let me try to respond in a non-bombastic way. If you heard the whole sermon, first of all, you heard that I was quoting the ambassador from Iraq. That’s number one.
Let’s take a look at this statement.
Fox News today explained that Wright was quoting the ambassador from Iraq, as Wright himself has admitted, as he heard it in a segement he saw on Fox News.
Trouble is, Fox has closely examined the transcript in question, and the ambassador never said that.
So he defends one of his most inflammatory statements with a lie. He did not address the other 2 beauties, “God damn America”, or his lie that the U.S. government invented AIDS as a means of black genocide (except to say we’re capable of it). Perhaps this is because there are no Fox News “quotes” he can evoke to attempt to support those statements.
“I served six years in the military. Does that make me patriotic? How many years did Cheney serve?”
Let’s see: He has served as a congressional intern (without knee pads), Office Of Economic Opportunity staff, White House staff, Assistant Director of the Cost of Living Council, presidential assistant, White House Chief Of Staff, House Of Representatives, Secretary Of Defense, and Vice President, for a total of about 35 years of service to the United States. To say nothing of his fine service as CEO of Halliburton, a company whose stock Michael Moore once (and maybe still does) owned. Next question?
Barack Obama never had to worry about being in the back of the bus; he has to worry about being under it. Thanks to Reverend Wright.
I Sit Corrected…
April 27, 2008
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352782,00.html
I hereby revoke Susan’s rating of 28 (http://layinablog.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/the-ladies-of-fox-news-round-3/) and rocket her up to a solid 27.5.
The only possible explanation for this is that Susan is a rabid (quite possibly in more ways than one) Hillary endorser, if I may be redundant.
What’s Ugly, Yellow, and Sleeps Alone?
April 25, 2008
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352585,00.html
Never mind all the usual Yoko bashing; it’s too easy.
When I saw this pic, I thought “Wow, Sato from Black Rain got a dye job, a new lens color, and a smile.”
Poor Bill Clinton…
April 24, 2008
See “Bubba Gets Perturbed”
http://www.wrva.com/pages/jimmysnewpage.html?_show
This is right up there with the vast right wing conspiracy playing the “He got a hoover under the desk in the oval office while Usama Bin Laden was planning 9-11″ card.
Like Jimmy Bob Carter, Billy Bob Clinton has spent his entire post-presidency engaging in what I like to call “buffing a turd.” And it’s not working. At least Carter has managed to actually do something worthwhile in his Habitat for Humanity work. On the other hand, Carter has done much more as an ex to damage the United States of America. You could argue that he did more in that regard while in office too, but you’d be wrong, since it was Clinton’s ADD and indiscriminate bone radar that enabled 9-11.
Jump ball.
Hillary wore the pants during the Clinton presidency; Bill evidently wore none.
Ya Gotta Love Al Gore…
April 23, 2008
You’d think that if he was going to hijack some video to support this farce called global warming (the farce being that humans are causing it, or could do a damn thing about it), he’d have the sense to not take it from this Academy Award-winning Dennis Quaid blockbuster, which has been translated into 934 languages.
If Gore was a Wall Street type, this activity would be a misconduct known as “touting.”
232 Reasons To Love The Marines
April 20, 2008
151-232
151. MRE crackers. Hard as Milk Bones but much tastier. You can almost feel your teeth getting cleaner as you eat ’em.
152. Jane Wayne Day. She’ll never ask about work again.
153. Shirt stays. Or garters. Whatever you call them, they’re a triple whammy, keeping your shirt tucked, your socks up and removing all that unwanted leg hair.
154. The slogans: “The Few, The Proud, The Marines.” “We’re Looking For a Few Good Men,” “Once a Marine, always a Marine,” “Tell that to the Marines.” If they could only purchase the rights to Hallmark’s “When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best.”
155. Speaking of slogans, “The Few, The Proud, The Marines” beat out such notables as Nike’s “Just Do It” and Burger King’s “Have It Your Way” for a 2007 spot on the advertising Walk of Fame. Better luck next year, losers.
156. R. Lee Ermey. Thanks to “Full Metal Jacket,” saying you’re a former drill instructor says a lot about you.
157. Real duty station garden spots you can go an entire career without being assigned to: Southern California; Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan.
158. Rear-party Marines. God bless them. Whatever reason they stay behind — injury, impending retirement or being volun-told — they are indispensable. They deserve medals for what they have to deal with while a unit is deployed.
159. While field-grade officers are at the company office, company-grade officers are in the field.
160. Colonels who can take a joke.
161. Free flu shots. And smallpox shots and anthrax shots …
162. Former Sgt. Chris Everhart. While camping with his three sons in June 2007, a bear snatched their cooler and made a play for his 6-year-old. Everhart threw an 18-inch log at the bear’s head, cracking its skull before it could attack and killing it instantly. Then, the park ranger gave him a ticket for leaving the cooler where the bear could get it.
163. Standards. The Corps doesn’t lower the bar when recruiting gets tough.
164. Jim Nabors. “Gomer Pyle” becomes an honorary Marine in 2001 and makes lance corporal. It takes him six years to pin on corporal. Talk about art imitating life.
165. Vincent D’Onofrio. The other “Private Pyle” is doing pretty well on “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” He’s still weird, though.
166. If you ambush Capt. Brian Chontosh’s boys, he’s going to take off his Navy Cross and kill you. Then, he’s going to pick up your rifle and kill your buddies. Then, he’s going to pick up your buddy’s rifle and kill your buddy’s buddies. Then, he’s going to pick up a rocket-propelled grenade launcher …
167. Speaking of the Navy Cross, a combat award second only to the Medal of Honor, Marines have earned 15 so far in Iraq, plus one in Afghanistan. Of the six awarded to sailors for those combat zones, five went to SEALs, and one went to a corpsman who exposed himself repeatedly to enemy fire to evacuate and treat wounded Marines. Along with Chontosh, the other recipients include:
168. Gunnery Sgt. Justin D. Lehew.
169. Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Perez.
170. Sgt. Scott C. Montoya.
171. Cpl. Marco A. Martinez.
172. Sgt. Willie L. Copeland.
173. Capt. Brent Morel (posthumous).
174. Sgt. Anthony L. Viggiani.
175. 1st Sgt. Bradley A. Kasal.
176. Cpl. Robert J. Mitchell.
177. Cpl. Dominic Esquibel.
178. Sgt. Jarrett A. Kraft.
179. Cpl. Jeremiah W. Workman.
180. Cpl. Todd Corbin.
181. Sgt. Aubrey L. McDade Jr.
182. Pfc. Christopher Adlesperger (posthumous).
183. Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Louis E. Fonseca.
184. Iwo JIMA. Japan might have changed the name to Iwo To, but that doesn’t mean you have to acknowledge it.
185. Col. John Ripley. Received the Navy Cross for the destruction of the Dong Ha bridge in Vietnam. The Corps takes care of its own. In 2002, with Ripley near death, doctors finally found a donated liver for his much-needed transplant. So the Marine Corps sent helicopters and Marines to Philadelphia to retrieve it, and they personally rushed it back to Washington in time to save his life.
186. Marine Corps Times isn’t a version of Navy Times anymore. How many careers get their own newspaper?
187. Coming off a combat patrol in Baghdad, then playing “Halo 3.”
188. Gatorade bottles wrapped in green, 100 mph tape so as not to offend the sailors in the room.
189. Camaraderie. Marines will hook you up with their sisters, then punch you in the mouth for doing what they knew would happen the whole time.
190. Ingenuity. MRE bombs, 101 uses for cleaning rods and iPods wired into field radio speakers.
191. Getting off the ship.
192. Getting back on the ship.
193. No beach? No problem. Marines inserted 400 miles into landlocked Afghanistan and created Camp Rhino using CH-53 Sea Stallions. Imagine what you can invade with the Osprey.
194. Cases and cases of bottled water mean never having to stand behind a water bull.
195. Race as a nonissue. It wasn’t always the case, but three black sergeants major of the Marine Corps in a row show that the Corps has only one color: green.
196. Every day in the Corps is another reason to celebrate. That’s why they call them working “parties.”
197. Riddick Bowe had what it took to be boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champ. He did not have what it took to be a Marine.
198. The U.S. Army Band is called “Pershing’s Own.” The U.S. Marine Corps Band is called “The President’s Own.”
199. “8th and I.” Ten bucks says you have no idea where the Army chief of staff lives. Commandants don’t hide.
200. MRE “rat boxes.” How grunts trick-or-treat.
201. The poncho liner. It’s a blanket, it’s a tent, it’s a keeper.
202. Combat fit-reps. People say they’re equal to regular fit-reps. People lie.
203. The “E-tool lean.” Sailors don’t know how good they have it.
204. Navy Lt. Vincent Capodanno, Medal of Honor recipient. If Marines have a hot line to heaven, Father Capodanno — aka the Grunt Padre — would take the call. His body peppered by shrapnel, his right hand nearly severed, the Navy chaplain and priest crisscrossed a Vietnam battlefield Sept. 4, 1967, to render last rites to his fallen Marines and corpsmen with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, until 27 rounds from an enemy machine gun took his life. Last year, the Vatican declared him a “servant of God.” Next step, sainthood?
206. Amphibious warfare means always being near the beach.
207. No Fear #2. Talk about the AV-8B Harrier’s troubled past all you like, but brave jump jet pilots are flying missions in Iraq.
208. New Uniforms #2. Wash-and-wear combat uniforms mean no more starch, no more dry cleaning.
209. Marine air-ground task force. Nothing like controlling the air and the ground.
210. Slapping an eagle, globe and anchor on the back of your car and knowing it’ll get you out of at least one speeding ticket.
211. The Navy wants to put Marines back on warships. It seems that Tomahawk cruise missiles can’t do everything.
212. Liberty in Thailand.
213. Liberty in Australia.
214. Liberty, well, anywhere.
215. The Navy’s mascot is a goat. The Corps’ mascot is a bulldog. You don’t need Michael Vick to tell you who wins that fight.
216. If you need another occupying land force, you can use the Marine Corps. If you need another rapidly deployable, sea-based, front-door-kicking, air-ground team, you can’t use the Army.
217. 1775 Rum Punch. Four parts dark rum, two parts lime juice, one part pure maple syrup, grenadine to taste.
218. “It’s fun to shoot some people,” said Lt. Gen. Jim Mattis. He says what he thinks.
219. The Beirut Memorial Wall. If you ever forget what you’re fighting for, pay a visit.
221. “Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago’s death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don’t want the truth because deep down, in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand a post. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.” Jack Nicholson, “A Few Good Men.”
222. Maj. Meghan McClung, Marine public affairs officer, killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq while escorting media. The PAO is more than just a spokesman.
223. Sgt. Rafael Peralta. Like Dunham, he hugged a grenade to save his buddies in Iraq. No Medal of Honor … yet.
224. Hearing an accidental discharge into the clearing barrel, then waiting for the lieutenant to walk inside.
225. Call signs like “Spider” and “Assassin,” and these guys were generals.
227. Buttered noodles for breakfast.
228. “Every Marine should look like a Marine. But a Marine looks like a Marine when he’s got a bayonet stuck in the enemy’s chest.” Gen. Robert Magnus, assistant commandant, discussing body-fat standards.
229. “Infantry” is the easiest job for recruiters to sell.
230. Being the youngest Marine at the ball.
231. Being the oldest Marine at the ball.
232. Marine Corps Times appreciates all you do. Happy birthday, Marines!
Mitt Romney’s Top 10 Reasons For Dropping Out…
April 18, 2008
For real…
10. There weren’t as many Osmonds as I thought.
9. I got tired of corkscrew landings under sniper fire.
8. As a lifelong hunter, I didn’t want to miss the start of the varmint season.
7. There wasn’t room for two Christian leaders.
6. I was upset that no one had bothered to search my passport files.
5. I needed an excuse to get fat, grow a beard and win the Nobel prize.
4. I took a bad fall at a campaign rally and broke my hair.
3. I wanted to finally take off that dark suit and tie, and kick back in a light-colored suit and tie.
2. Once my wife Ann realized I couldn’t win, my fundraising dried up.
1. There was a miscalculation in our theory: “As Utah goes, so goes the nation.”
1957 Versus 2007
April 18, 2008
SCHOOL – 1957 vs. 2007
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario: Jeffrey won’t be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor’s car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy’s dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy’s sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy’s mom has affair with psychologist.
Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro’s cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro’s English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny’s Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.
Disturbing Facts
April 18, 2008
I received this today from a friend. Haven’t vetted it or checked the links, but it’s interesting reading…
Part 1
Remember the election in 2006?
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%
Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:
1) Consumer confidence plummet
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase)
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses)
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure
America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!
Remember, it’s Congress that makes law, not the President. He has to work with what’s handed to him.
Part 2:
Taxes…Whether Democrat or Republican you will find these statistics enlightening and amazing.
www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151.html
Taxes under Clinton 1999, then Bush 2008
Single making 30K – tax $8,400 $4,500
Single, 50K – tax $14,000 $12,500
Single, 75K – tax $23,250 $18,750
Married, 60K – tax $16,800 $9,000
Married, 75K – tax $21,000 $18,750
Married, 125K – tax $38,750 $31,250
Both democrat candidates will return to the higher tax rates. It is amazing how many people that fall into the categories above think Bush is screwing them and Bill Clinton was the greatest President ever. If Obama or Hillary are elected, they both say they will repeal the Bush tax cuts and a good portion of the people that fall into the categories above can’t wait for it to happen. This is like the movie The Sting with Paul Newman; you scam somebody out of some money and they don’t even know what happened.
PART 3:
You think the war in Iraq is costing us too much?
Read this:
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens
each year by state governments. Verify at:
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs
such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the
American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
Verify at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers. Verify at:
http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate
that’s two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana crossed into the U. S from the southern border.
Verify at: Homeland Security Report: http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National Policy Institute, “estimated that the total
cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.”
Verify at: http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances
back to their countries of origin.
Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. ”The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million
Sex Crimes Committed By Illegal Immigrants In The United States.”
Verify at: http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
232 Reasons To Love The Marines
April 17, 2008
101-150
101. Tattoos #2. Getting a fallen friend’s name tattooed on your other forearm, and knowing the same.
102. The new PT running suit. Sure, the Army had them first, but the Army gets most things first.
103. Marine expeditionary units: The cheapest cruise you’ll ever take.
104. Camp Lejeune: The closest interstate and the nearest good shopping mall are both at least an hour away.
105. Camp Pendleton: There are roads and malls, but try affording a house near the main gate.
106. Tattoos #3. Meat tags. Getting your blood type and other info inked on your ribcage isn’t necessarily a bad idea.
107. The Marine Corps is getting bigger. The Navy is getting smaller.
108. Maj. Gen. Dennis Hejlik looks just like Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller.
109. 30 days’ paid vacation, plus federal holidays off, is obscene by civilian standards.
110. Maj. Gen. Marion E. Carl, the Corps’ first fighter ace. First Marine to fly a helicopter. Two Navy Crosses, five Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 air medals. In 1998, the 82-year-old was killed during a home break-in when he jumped in front of a shotgun blast aimed at his longtime wife, Edna.
111. Tattoos #4. Reaction to the new policy: Conway says sleeves are going away, Marines run for the chair. Tattoo parlors never saw so much business.
112. Green PT shorts. Move over Hooters girls.
113. Guaranteed pay raises.
114. Marine Security Guard #1. Duty in the Bahamas.
115. Having a WWII Marine say he’s proud of you
116. Drew Carey used to be in the Marine Corps Reserve. Now, he’s the host of “The Price is Right.”
117. Combatant diver pins. No more of that Navy crap.
118. A Red Stripe is a beer, mon. A Blood Stripe is a symbol of pride.
119. NMCI, if only they would remove the “MC.”
120. You watched “300,” and it reminded you of your unit.
121. The “Det One” .45 pistol. Designed by Marines, for Marines.
122. Combat marksmanship. You are creeping death. And you get graded on it.
123. Never lost six nukes on a plane.
124. CamelBaks. Water tastes like water again.
125. Give a Marine enough free time, and he’ll marry your Bahraini princess.
126. Go to YouTube. Type in “bored Marines.” Enjoy.
127. When the president gets on a helicopter, it’s not called “Army One.”
128. The opposite of the Peace Corps.
129. Camouflage. You can camouflage anything and make it cool.
130. No Fear #1. Marines aren’t scared of anything. Except apricots. And Charms.
131. Combat optics on M16s. Leave the iron sights, just in case.
132. “Combat loss” amnesty for missing gear. It’s like pleading the fifth.
133. Riding a chartered Continental Airlines flight home from the war zone with assault weapons stuffed in all the overhead compartments.
134. In combat, the division band becomes a heavy-machine-gun platoon.
135. What do headaches, broken bones, infectious diseases, missing limbs and hurt feelings all have in common? Motrin. Thanks, Doc.
136. Mandatory martial arts training. Semper fun!
137. Global instability equals job security.
138. When NMCI goes down, and it will, it’s like having the day off.
139. The honor, privilege and responsibility of leading, mentoring and caring for junior Marines.
140. Gunnery sergeants. Don’t know the answer? Ask the gunny. Need something? Ask the gunny. In trouble? Avoid the gunny.
141. Because gunny said so.
142. The line to get “tazed” at a military gear expo. Marines will do anything for a free T-shirt.
143. Deployment reunions. Like reliving your wedding night. Sweet!
144. Gig lines. Even in khakis and a polo shirt.
145. Eight-point covers. Even the uniform stands at attention.
146. Marine Security Guards #2. They’re not cute and cuddly, but when they greet you at the door, it’s like getting a great big hug from the United States of America, no matter where you are.
147. The Mameluke sword. Distinctive.
148. The NCO sword. Earned, never given.
149. The World Famous Mud Run. Thousands of people pay good money to run through 10 clicks of muck every year at Camp Pendleton.
150. John Philip Sousa. A Marine, the nation’s March King and composer of “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” Ooh-rah.
Wrong, Barack…
April 16, 2008
In tonight’s debate…
Stephanopoulos: Do you believe that Rev. Wright is as patriotic as you are?
Obama: He was a Marine.
Me: So was John Murtha.
I rest my case.
More Words I Never Imagined I’d Utter…
April 15, 2008
“Way to go, Barney Frank!”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351313,00.html
“Carter reportedly hugged — and kissed — a Hamas leader Tuesday in the West Bank town of Ramallah on a Mideast visit that is to culminate in a meeting Friday with the group’s exiled leader in Damascus, Syria.“
…which is to say, more action than this turd-buffing lunatic has had in decades, if not ever (except, of course, in those episodes of adultery in his heart). And I don’t blame him; Rosalynn looks more used up than Boris Yeltsin’s liver, and having put up with Jimmy-Bob since the earth started cooling, I suppose that’s to be expected.
Jeremiah Be Ats It Again…
April 14, 2008
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/04/13/jeremiah-wright-sounds-off-at-eulogogy-for-chicago-judge/
Yes, it says “eulogogy.”
I’m not going to give this treacherous creep a whole lot of space here, except to point out this hypocrisy:
“FOX News can’t understand that,” Wright said to rousing cheers and applause. “[Bill] O’Reilly will never get that. Sean Hannity’s stupid fantasy will keep him forever stuck on stupid when it comes to comprehending how you can love a brother who does not believe what you believe.
In other words, it is okay for Wright to call Sean Hannity* stupid because Sean does not believe what Wright believes, but the message is that a brother loves another brother even when they disagree (whoever these so-called “brothers” are).
Have I got this “Wright?”
By the way, what is a Christian minister doing calling a fellow human stupid during a sermon? Isn’t that un-Jesuslike?
The Great Santini said it best: “God, God! Why did You put so many jerks on Earth at the same time?”
*Yes, Sean Hannity is an inflexible, radical right winger, and I’d much rather go out for beers with Alan Colmes. Maybe after a few, he’d tell me why he has come to my planet. I’d also have to find out how he managed to land Jocelyn Crowley, who has to be hot because she’s the sister of Monica Crowley, whom I unforgivably omitted from the top five of The Ladies Of Fox News. Alan Colmes makes Crispin Glover look like a Homo Sapiens.
Imagine A Bobblehead….
April 14, 2008
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351219,00.html
…without the head.
Wouldn’t it be ironic if, just out of spite, Khaled Meshal decided to do a Daniel Pearl on ol’ Jimmy-Bob? Or would it serve him right for socializing with an enemy of the state? Not that I’m hoping for it, mind you*.
*Ok, you got me.
