Posted on 02/27/2007 9:15:57 AM PST by STARWISE
Edited on 02/27/2007 9:27:15 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
The vice president left Kabul wearing a black suit and shiny dark cordovan cowboy boots - having just become the highest-level Bush administration official to have spent the night in a war zone - the unscheduled overnighter at Bagram Air Force Base. The vice president spoke on the record with the pool about the attack -- speaking, seated on a desk, in his Airstream, silver-skinned on the outside and leather-seated and wood-paneled on the inside, cabin set up inside the C-17 military cargo transport that had ferried him to Pakistan and Afghanistan and out as well.
(Excerpt) Read more at drudgereport.com ...
BUMP!
Cordovan leather ?
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I dont believe al-Qaeda is responsible for this. Where was Harry Whittington and what does he know about this?
Taleban claimed responsibility.
Major John has a few thoughts on his military blog at http://miserabledonuts.blogspot.com/2007/02/hey-knock-it-off.html.
He feels that this will be a way for the media to start waging another spin campaign that things in Afghanistan are really much worse than they appear.
Ooh .. even as a pool report done for all publications and media?
Prayers for the VP and Our Freedom Fighters
(Thanks for the ping, STARWISE!)
Cordovan is a finely finished top grade dark red leather ....
"He feels that this will be a way for the media to start waging another spin campaign that things in Afghanistan are really much worse than they appear."
Sure they will. Most of them are Democrats. I would expect nothing less.
I don't expect any news articles on how the political left is cheering an assassination attempt.
^tip
Thanks for the tip. Some people are risking their lives to to keep Afghanistan free of Islamofascism, while jerks in the U.S. are running their mouths.
I have two pairs of Florshiem cordovans. Old horses contributed to these babies which are impossible to wear out.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Cordovan shoe leather is regarded as one of the most luxurious and durable leathers available. The cost of this leather is high due to its limited supply. Made from the rump of a horse, only one pair of shoes can be made from a single horse. With proper care, a well made pair of cordovan shoes can last a lifetime, with improving patina and luster throughout its life. Also referred to as shell cordovan in reference to the "shells" (circular pieces) of leather removed from each side of the rump of the horse. Also, while most leathers take a single month to cure, Cordovan takes a full six months, and can only be worked by hand.
The term "Cordovan" has come to describe a color when talking about cloths and leather in particular, so to communicate that an article is in fact made out of true Cordovan Leather, a seller will usually advertise as "Genuine Cordovan" or "Genuine Shell Cordovan"
Let Everything that Hath Breath Praise the Lord! (Ps.150:6)
My Florshiems were made in Missouri out of old horse rumps.
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