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“What I hate about the internet is it’s given clueless people that don’t understand the topic they are writing about a voice.”

In other words Marinka Peschmann and the other idiots at Canada Free Press.

A couple of small simple questions (pat. pend.) if I may

Where is the Mavi Marmara?
Where is the cargo the Mavi Marmara was carrying?
Next time a ship attempts to break the Gaza blockade what will the IDF do?

By asking ourselves these question, and unbunching our panties we may be able to reach some conclusions.

Strange how people forget how really bad this guy was.

As for those of whatever political stripe who say today this was a bad idea....I have TWO WORDS for them.

And why am I supposed to be surprised?

Meanwhile back in the Real World!

That would be a NO. This part of the on going attempt to make Vets into victims.
Because we’re all victims you know. And it goes without saying its all George Bush’s fault.

Esquire article wrongly claims SEAL who killed bin Laden is denied healthcare
http://www.stripes.com/blogs/the-ruptured-duck/the-ruptured-duck-1.160117/esquire-article-wrongly-claims-seal-who-killed-bin-laden-is-denied-healthcare-1.207506

Doesn’t matter if they do you not.

“Trends that cannot continue....won’t”
Herbert Stein

“I have no idea why the RNC surrender’s states, and doesn’t compete for them.”

Ditto cities. Drives me nuts!

Should I be having this pain in my head?

YES Freep a Poll! Because online polls mean soooo much.
For that matter what exactly does a poll mean on Oct 19 2012?
Right around...diddly squat.

Zathras honors the One.

But what does Zathras say?

Retiring as a three-star would Ward's $236,650 a year in retirement pay to $208,802 a year.

Excuse Me $208,802 + Bennies!

“Even try giving South Korea their own nukes and you’ll have the Chinese Navy blockading the entire peninsula.”

Don’t have to....they are already there....and have been for quite some time.

You can’t make it up fast enough!

It goes beyond that. We are living smack dab in the middle of major changes in human society. Think 15th-16th century.

One way of looking at this election
It matters not who wins in November. I say this because the Blue Social Model (as Walter Russell Mead puts it) is going away. The model of government/society we have had for the last 100 years is on its last legs. See the various State budget crises around the country, around the world see the RU, China...etc. and we see the old way is dying.
Now if Mitt Romney wins we have a shot (just a shot) at making a translation “relatively” painlessly. If Obama wins...is going to be bad, very very bad, maybe not in his 2nd term but shortly after,
But make no mistake change is coming...and sooner rather than later.

Two Words...Kieth...Ellison

Look it up Kieth Ellison cop killer.

USS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/war1812/atsea/con-guer.htm

The U.S. Frigate Constitution left Boston, Massachusetts, on 2 August 1812, bound for a raiding cruise off Nova Scotia, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Newfoundland. Her Commanding Officer, Isaac Hull, was eager to find and fight one of the several Royal Navy frigates then active off North America, and on 18 August an American privateer informed him that one might be found further south. The next afternoon, some 400 miles southeast of the British base at Halifax, a sail was sighted that turned out to be HMS Guerriere, one of the frigates that had fruitlessly pursued Constitution off New York a month earlier.

Guerriere’s Captain, James R. Dacres, was also spoiling for a fight. Despite his ship’s disadvantages in number and size of guns, and number of crewmen, the long British tradition of victory in ship-to-ship combat against European enemies provided reasonable grounds for Dacres’ aggressive optimism. As Constitution approached on this windy, cloudy day, Guerriere began firing alternating broadsides that produced few hits and little damage. Constitution’s return fire, limited to a few guns mounted forward, was also ineffective, but this changed markedly as the two ships drew alongside at about six in the evening of 19 August 1812.

(Snip)

Anyone remember when these were over in a week or two? Anyone ever ask why they now take 10-11 weeks?

“Don’t you realize this is exactly the sort of comment idiots like Media Matters picks up to show how “Neanderthal” we are?”

Have you ever considered the possibility that there are a large number of Neanderthals posting here?

“You think the country will be better off after second Obama term, but I’m the pollyana?

LOL — please pardon me while I laugh in your face.”

You mean it won’t? But I’ve told that it will. A politician wouldn’t lie about that would they?
/Sarcasm

Assumptions
A. We are seeing the end of (as Walter Russell Mead puts it) the Blue Social Model
http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/category/blue-social-model/

B. We are in the middle of major historic changes
Are we living on the hinge of history? a view from 30,000 feet
http://www.therightreasons.net/index.php?/topic/38143-are-we-living-on-the-hinge-of-history/

Questions:
What happens to the left? Does it die? If so what replaces it? Does it morph into something else? If so what?

No answers....just questions.

Thanks Great photos!

“NEWBIE????

ROTFLMAO”

That was the point. :-)

STOP making sense! You keep doing that, you’ll get yourself in trouble.

“Between Obama, Romney, Roberts and now Scalia, I think we can kiss liberty goodbye.”

Riiiiiiight!
/sarcasm

“Wake up and get real. Palin, as much as I love her, and wish she were our candidate, IS NOT GOING TO BE THE ONE GETTING THE NOD THIS YEAR!”

That’s the problem with newbies like you, you don’t really know us REAL conservatives think. :-)

“Palin will end up as the GOP nominee. You heard it here first. The GOP-e is preparing to dump Mitt. Watch for it.”

May I recommend a large (64oz.) glass of reality.

Thank you for making my point.

“Do I have to take Red China’s side here? Even though they are in the right I’d like to see them put in their place.”

They’ve moved?

BUMP!

www.gopbriefingroom.com. It’s a drama free zone

OH NO! Not that!!! Anything but that.

May I also suggest Right Reasons
http://www.therightreasons.net/

“Maybe he really wants to be President. Or maybe he wants the exposure for his cause because he is a true bleiever. Or maybe he just has a giant ego and wont let go of it”

I believe it is the former.
And his foreign policy is STILL insane.

“President Obama will be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC on Tuesday, and we can probably blame this on a 1992 memo from a Bill Clinton campaign staffer on the necessity of doing “UnPresidential” stuff to get voters to like the candidate. “

This is correct...for better or worse.
I would also point out...Thus it has ever been.

Can't tell how shocked and astounded I am over this.
that's my story and I'm stickin with it

“Good example. There is a man who wholly abandoned his conservative beliefs to support Romney.”

Says you. I wasn’t aware you were in charge of deciding these kind of things.

“It is simply not possible to be and remain a conservative and vote for Mitt Romney”

You mean like Ted Nugent?

Do I detect a hint of sarcasm? :-)

As Blue Dies, What Happens To the Jobs? Part One
Walter Russell Mead
http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/04/12/as-blue-dies-what-happens-to-the-jobs-part-one/

Post Blue Jobs: Part Two
Walter Russell Mead
http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/04/16/post-blue-jobs-part-two/

The Republican party is fractured beyond repair.

Wish I had a dollar every time I've seen this. Been seeing this since 1964.

“Oh, btw, “change” has become a dirty word over the last 3 years.”

Only for those who do not study history.
(Hint: It’s not 1957 anymore)

“You better watch yourself around here now.”

Been There...Done That...Got Thje T-Shirt

“Only groupthink is tolerated. Via Meadia is a “commie” site and WRM’s writings, since he teaches at a Liberal Arts college, must be lunatic ravings of the unhinged left.”

Get with the program, fight for the team, win one for the Gipper, blah, blah, blah...or be shown the door.

I have to laugh at those here who complain about PC of the left, particularly after all the banning (for violating FR PC) and flaming of those who refuse to toe the party line, that have been done here.
Obviously Jim has the right to ban anyone he wants, but this strikes this gezzer as more than a little hypocrisy.

“I guess being the world’s largest debtor nation and having our credit rating reduced is just part of that “rebalancing.””

You are missing the larger point. History does not stand still, and this is not the 1950’s. Even if we did not owe so much the “rebalancing” would be happening. We are in the middle of major changes. Changes on a level of the 14th and 15th century. Where the this change will end up, no one knows.

Over the last year I have become a really big fan of Mead. In particular his series of essays on the decline/end/death of the Blue Social Model.

The question is, Where did they bury it? Sorry, not only am I not buying it....I’m not renting it.

I still believe the only reason she got in the race was to knock him out.

THANK GOD The EPA is...On The Job! How did we ever survive as a nation without them.

“I wonder just how long this OBL hunt leader sat on his location - just in time to pump up Hussein’s sagging numbers..

How many others is he sitting on?”

Hi. I live on a planet called Earth. What is the name of your planet?

We have one moon. Do you have any? If so how many?

Our sky is blue. What is the color of your sky?

We leave Afghanistan....And Then What Happens?

I’ve seen this movie before, and Randolf Scott does not save the day.

Or maybe to catch a Muslim terrorist it takes a Muslim...sounds like this guy was effective and fixed whatever was wrong at the agency with respect to killing Al Qaeda.

STOP IT You are in violation of Freeper GWOT PC rule #1.
You shall never ever say or imply that Muslims are anything other that evil, and are incapable of ever doing anything good.
In the event that some poor benighted fool is taken in by the RINO NWO Open Borders Dhimmitude Propaganda and posts something Like this all true blue right thinking yankee doddle dandy American will, at a minimum scoff and/or say its too little too late.

NEWT HAS RETURNED !

Wasn’t aware he went away.

Newt Gingrich 1995
Renewing American Civilization
http://www.youtube.com/user/Texans4Newt/videos?view=pl