A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-12-06....JH2 ~ Axis of Evil comes back to haunt Democrats

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Axis of Evil comes back to haunt Democrats
by JohnHuang2

This from the AP: "Diplomats say the U.N. Security Council has agreed on a presidential statement urging North Korea to cancel a planned nuclear test and return immediately to talks on scrapping its nuclear program." North Korea responds three days later by doing its planned nuclear test. Pyongyang didn't quiver in the face of the fearsome power of a strongly-worded U.N. statement. Incredible!

The underground nuke that North Korea detonated early Monday had the explosive force of 550 tons of TNT (or around a half kiloton -- roughly the equivalent of 1 Natalie Maines.)

"The DPRK successfully conducted an underground nuclear test under secure conditions on October 9, 2006," declared NoKo in a statement. One report says that "analysts did not expect long-term fallout unless the situation deteriorated further" by disclosures that Denny Hastert knew about the test but did nothing to stop Karl Rove from doing it.

One headline read, N. Korean Leader Often Alarms His Allies, and, indeed, the nuclear bombshell alarmed one of Kim's closest communist allies -- the Democrat Party -- which suddenly realized it got screwed because the test puts national security back on the front burner, relegating Foleygate to the back pages, keeping the Nancy Pelosi crowd from running as America's moral values champions against those depraved gay and lesbian Republicans.

For five years, since the 9/11 attacks, we were in a post-9/11 world. The war on homicidal Islamic maniacs was the defining issue of our time. But if you're a libbie, last week we entered the post-Mark Foley world. Foley's email traffic with gay underage adult ex-pages became the Defining Issue of Our Time -- for a whole week. After Monday's nuke, it was back to the post-9/11 world. Back to reality after a 1-week holiday about a gay Florida Congressman forced out of the Cloakroom. And whether his babysitter, Denny Hastert, bent over backwards to probe Foley and his keyboard habits, and if he did, then he KNEW the Congressman was being gay but did nothing to stop him.

You can glean a lot about the media's level-headed sense of priorities just on the basis of what the media was covering around the clock in the lead-up to North Korea's Big Bang test. Pyongyang early last week warned that it was about to test, so Howard Fineman of Newsweek responded to the warning by delving deep into the implications of Foley's IMs.

A nuke test by North Korea means a big shift in the strategic balance of power in East Asia, a crimp in nonproliferation work and a threat to us here, thus the New York Times tasked a team of reporters last week to probe . . . Foley's IMs, even as ABC News tried to pin down the dates of Foley's IMs, while TIME thoroughly examined the background of Foley's IMs. Even as Newsweek chased down leads as to the whereabouts of Foley's stained blue dress, CBS's Mike Wallace was reportedly preparing a "60 Minutes" interview with Bob Woodard that Condi Rice was warned before 9/11 about Mark Foley by Lucy Ramirez but Condi brushed it off.

World reaction to North Korea was swift, with most saying they're very upset that Pyongyang keeps leading them around, yanging their chains like this. Even the U.N. is very cross, with Kofi Annan ordering staff to switch off the lights in NoKo's ambassador's office! And to turn down the air conditioner! All of it backed by powerful levels of devastating rhetoric. That'll teach them to defy the U.N.

Even France was upset, with John Kerry assailing Bush's policy as a "shocking failure," contending that Bush was too focused on Iraq -- unlike Democrats, who have been focused on legitimate threats like Mark Foley.

Seizing on a chance to show how awesomely patriotic they can be, Democrats accused Bush of North Korea's aggression, blaming America for forcing the gentle, pacifistic NoKo to go nuclear because of Bush's threatening 'Axis-of-Evil' talk, which went to great lengths to try to discredit Kim Jong-Il, a homicidal maniac, by painting him as a . . . homicidal maniac. North Korea went evil only after Bush introduced the concept that North Korea is evil!

Democrats also accused Bush of not threatening North Korea enough because it lacks oil. While focusing on Iraq, Bush ignored North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction hidden in Tora-Bora! The Democrats' way of confronting North Korea is to block work on U.S. missile defense, vote against missile defense for decades, engage in direct talks and have nothing come of them, evoke memories of the useless "Framework Agreement," hand out thermal nuclear reactors, have Albright and Kim raise glasses to one another, get defeated in Iraq, raise taxes. Then, if all these fail, roll out the Big Gun: Jimmy Carter! Despite all this, Democrats have zero credibility on foreign affairs -- what a mystery!

(Clinton's "Framework Agreement" is the 1994 "breakthrough" deal which got Pyongyang to halt its overt plutonium program for building nukes, in exchange for a covert program for building nukes. Clinton gave NoKo nuclear reactors, fuel, food, moolah, technology and extracted from Pyongyang this iron-clad assurance: We promise not to use all of this for stunningly evil purposes. Democrats: Vote for us, we got gulled by North Korea!)

The New York Times speculates that North Korea went nuclear because its 23 million starving people are "constantly fearful" that Bu$Hitler is plotting to "unseat" their leadership to impose an oppressive, tyrannical police state. And force a ban on women at Noko's Augusta National Golf Club. In North Korea, famine has killed 3 million people. Kids search the fields for rats and dragonflies to eat. Yeah, who wouldn't want to live in this hellhole?

Some even wonder if the nuclear test was really a nuclear test, or just an elaborate prank by Kim's gay pages cramming the Dear Loony's stockpile of hair spray underground and blowing it up. Unlikely. Yield was too low.

All the facts show that North Korea has had the hots for nukes even before Bush's gig as governor of Texas. By the time Bush took office as President, Pyongyang's 'Will Nuke For Food' program was already pretty well along. The NoKos cheated throughout the 90s. Hard to see how Gov. Bush's tort reform and education initiatives in Texas pushed Pyongyang over the edge. In 1998, the NoKos launched a missile test over the Sea of Japan -- had to be Gov. Bush's tax cuts in Texas. Anyway, if President Bush had gone to North Korea for the Democrats, chances are the pathetic little twerps would complain about that, too. Bu$HalliburtoNazi Attempts to Force Hegemonic Domination on Humble and Defenseless North Korea! No doubt Pyongyang's Dear Little Mutant would dig the attention and prestige he'd get from "bilateral talks." If you're North Korea, you want to make this as 'bilateral' with the American/illuminati/imperialist cowboy as you can. This way, when you cheat, you can say you're hosing just the U.S. -- not China and Russia and Japan and South Korea as well.

Ambassador John Bolton nail it this way: "This is the way North Korea typically negotiates by threats and intimidation. It worked for them before. It won't work for them now."

Nuff said.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[dutchess]

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to the flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation, Under God,Indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for All.

[dutchess]

It's Thursday and that means another JohnHuang2 tell it like it is essay at the Finest!!!! ENJOY!!!!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Dutchess
Thanks for the thread. I enjoyed reading. JohnHuang2 sure does tell it like it is. Scary situation.

Great pledge :)

[dutchess]

God Bless Our Military
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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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[dutchess]

First???? :o)

Thanks for the heads up.... Now I'm back to bed for a few more minutes.... brrrr...was rudely awakened by Rusty crawling under the covers with cold wet feet after Mr. D. let the kids in after their morning "thing" Have a great day geebee!!!!

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL, Rusty. ;) Have a great day Dutchess! :)

[Diogenesis]

TWO DIFFERENT PRESIDENTS (The Good and the Evil):

President Ronald Reagan:

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same,
or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children
and our children's children what it was once like in the United States
where men were free."

Secretary of Defense Cohen, Impeached Bill Clinton, Albright, and too-long-accepted CODE-level thief
and accepted-document-destroyer National Security Adviser Sandy Berger,
holding "court" in the Ronald Reagan Building on April 25, 1999.
The Impeached Bill Clinton: "We were all making comments
we shouldn't have about how the meeting was getting very boring.
So finally we decided we had to make like the monkey. Cohen
started this 'hear no evil,' and then I was next so I spoke no evil,
then Madeleine saw no evil, so Sandy Berger said, 'I'm evil.'"

[DollyCali]

Great Post Dio! well said. And most excellent job Dutchess & John on this mornings Satire/creative true & funny presentation..Freeze tonight & all tropicals must come in today. Big project & no doubt chiropractor this afternoon or evening.

I am speaking this afternoon at a church seniors group in the area(not my church)

Hope all at the Finest have a wonderful day..

[The Mayor]

October 12, 2006

Promised Strength

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READ: Isaiah 40:10-11,28-31

To those who have no might [God] increases strength. —Isaiah 40:29

Jonah Sorrentino was deeply hurt at  age 6 when his parents separated. As a result, he held a lot of anger and bitterness inside. At 15, Jonah learned of God's love for him and became a believer in Jesus Christ.

Jonah, also known as recording artist KJ-52, admits that he used to live like a victim of circumstances. In an interview with Christianity Today, he explained how he began to experience healing: "You definitely have to acknowledge that, no, you're not okay."

He added, "You also have to reach a point of saying, 'I'm not going to dwell on everything of the past . . . on anger or bitterness or hurt. I'm going to move forward because God is going to give me the strength to do that.'" God helped him to forgive his parents. He wrote these lyrics to encourage others:

Understand you can always find strength in Christ;
God has a plan for every single part of your lives.
That might be hard to understand in your troubled times,
But anywhere you go, He's there with arms open wide.

If we've been hurt badly, we may wonder how we can live with a painful past. God could take away our pain instantly and forever if He chose to. Often, though, He heals us slowly and scars remain. He carries us and gently leads us as a shepherd cares for His flock (Isa. 40:11).

We may not be healed completely in this life, but we can count on God's promises. He gives "power to the weak" and increases their strength (v.29). —Anne Cetas

Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year;   Isaiah 39-40; Colossians 4

[The Mayor]

Lawmakers React To ‘Dysfunctional’ Label from the Brennan Center October 11th, 2006

Lawmakers React To ‘Dysfunctional’ Label
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 04:11 PM - WBEN Newsroom

Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - The organization that once called New York’s legislature the country’s most dysfunctional issued a new report saying not much has improved. There are mixed feelings about the report from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York’s University School of Law.

State Senator Dale Volker tells NewsRadio 930 WBEN the report comes from “the phoniest groups I have ever seen.” He says it’s politically timed balderdash put out by special interests.

Rus Thompson, running for Assembly, says it’s just the opposite. He says it’s still three men in a room operating the state. He believes getting rid of incumbents and that power structure in Albany is the only way to change that dysfunction.

The sound bytes have been playing all afternoon and this evening on WBEN radio. Click here to hear it..

[stopem]

I agree, frightening situation.

We have to dangerous countries with Nuclear weapons, anyone watch Jericho?

I would imagine there would be an intercept before it reached our shores.

[GodBlessUSA]

It is and all we can do is pray.

One thing, and I hope I'm right....
I think that President Bush will be underestimated again. I'm 99.9% + certain President Bush has prepared plans long before they even tested.

[Aquamarine]

This essay is too funny! Perfect illustrations Dutchess, you two make a good team!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

A KC-10 Extender assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing refuels an AV-8 Harrier recently while another KC-10 flies below it. The 380th AEW is the largest air refueling unit in the Middle East and comprises KC-10s and KC-135 Stratotankers. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Nighthawk achieves 100 percent mission capable
The F-117 Nighthawk penetrates high-threat airspace and uses laser-guided weapons against critical targets. (U.S. Air Force photo)

061007-N-5822P-002 San Francisco (Oct. 7, 2006) - The Navy's flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, perform for residents and visitors in San Fancisco for Fleet Week 2006. Fleet Week is San Francisco's celebration of the sea services attended by more than 7,000 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from 3rd Fleet. During the event, ships will host tours to familiarize the public with the Navy's role and capabilities, and Sailors will conduct numerous community service projects throughout the Bay Area. U.S. Navy Pphoto (RELEASED)

061007-N-3888C-002 Gulf of Lion (Oct. 7, 2005) - Ships participating in the multinational NATO Exercise Brilliant Midas 2006 patrol the waters off the coast of France after a day of training. Guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) is the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG-2), and is currently participating in Brilliant Midas. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leonardo Carrillo (RELEASED)

[luvie]

Thanks for sharing that with us, Rus!

You have a great voice! Just keep them hopping mad and they will reveal who they really are. Good luck on your run for Assemblyman.

I wish I could vote for you!!!!

[proud2beconservativeinNJ]

Good day to you all at the Finest. As always, I enjoyed your essay.

[MEG33]

Thank you, Mayor for our Daily Bread.

[MEG33]

Nailed It... Again!!
Thank you for the great essay and presentaion.

[Majie Purple]

...roughly the equivalent of 1 Natalie Maines.)...

HAhaha! Dixie Chunk...(in more ways than one!)

[Majie Purple]

Wow! Great Pledge Of Allegiance Pic pick!