Posted on 11/21/2006 6:04:26 AM PST by PJ-Comix
Remember when Congressman Charles Rangel introduced a proposal in 2003 to re-instate the draft? When it came to a vote, Rangel voted AGAINST his own draft bill. If you thought Rangel's draft proposal was nothing more than a cheap publicity stunt, you would not be wrong. Of course, Rangel was in the minority party back then. However, now that the Democrats are in the majority in Congress, Rangel has proposed the SAME cheap publicity stunt over the draft again only to be slapped down by Nancy Pelosi who publicly nixed the idea. Keep in mind that Charles Rangel is not just some ordinary forgettable congressman who can be allowed to fade into obscurity. Rangel is now the incoming Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee which is perhaps the most powerful committee in Congress. If he keeps up such antics, Congressman Rangel is sure to provide some GREAT material for the DUmmie FUnnies in the near future for which we heartily thank him. Of course, what is good for the DUmmie FUnnies is BAD for the DUmmies as you can see in this threatening THREAD titled, "Rangel needs to be taken out in the 2008 primary." So let us now watch the DUmmies slam Rangel for making the Democrats look like, well, DUmmies in Bolshevik Red while the commentary of your humble correspondent, thanking the Congressman for the many laughs he is sure to provide for the next couple of years, is in the [brackets]:
Rangel needs to be taken out in the 2008 primary
[Good luck. You would would have a better chance of catching a leperchaun.]
If he doesn't quit pulling this crap he has to be removed. He's only hurting the party now, so let's get rid of him. We don't need idiots in high ranking positions who hand the Repukes a great issue on a silver platter.
[No. No. We need Charles Rangel right where he is as the CHAIRMAN of the House Ways and Means Committee. Why would you want to ruin our comedic entertainment?]
It's an anti-war tactic. Why is that so hard for people to understand? It puts the pro-war idiots on the spot and makes people think.
[You call it a tactic but most call it a stunt.]
Then why not propose a bill to cut off funds for the war instead? Or to demand a time table for withdrawl? THE MAJORITY IS ALREADY ANTI-WAR. That's why we won our majority. Now let's actally try to KEEP it instead of scaring voters off. Anything that helps the Repukes electoral-wise is stupid, and this is it. DUMP RANGEL.
[Rangel '08. Keep him in place in order to continue embarrassing the Democrats.]
I think he's just trying to shake the American conscientiousness up.
[By providing belly laughs. Rangel supported his own draft bill...until he voted against his own draft bill.]
Because proposing to cut off funding for our troops will GUARANTEE the...Democrats will lose their majority come 2008, and perpetuate the lie that Democrats can't be trusted with national security. Do you want that?
[Yup!]
For the same reason Republicans put forth the proposal to withdraw troops immediately. They forced the Democrats' hand and that was probably a large part of Rangel's intent.
[Thanx again, Charlie!]
Ever hear of "support the troops"? If funds are cut, then the repukes and whore media will spin it and SUCCEED in saying that the dems don't support our troops... That's an even crazier idea and will NEVER pass...
[Now that the Democrats are in the majority they are in a "damned if you do and damned if you don't" situation. The result is starting to look like they don't know what to do. And who says the election results were all bad news? It is going to be FUn to watch the Democrats twist every which way for the next couple of years.]
Maybe Rangel will have the balls to vote in favor of his own stupidity this time Or, maybe not. Again. This is just plain stupid. Just cut off the f*cking funds.
[Or, maybe not.]
Thank God Charlie Rangel doesn't turn to DU for guidance.
[It sounds like he already does.]
Rangel is a f*cking idiot. He should focus on actually ending the war instead of scaring people to get them anti-war when the majority already is anti-war.
[I wonder if this DUmmie has the guts to campaign against Rangel in Harlem in '08 and call him that.]
Know anyone in the 15th district which includes Harlem, who would vote against him? Not me...
[And this DUmmie wins a Kewpie Doll for having a brief moment of mental clarity!]
My Republican father...tried pulling this crap today, telling my 14 yr old son, "the liberals are trying to bring back the draft". I overheard him, and just about blew a gasket. The 'liberals' consist of Charlie Rangel, JUST Charlie Rangel. And I find it the height of irony that those who supported this illegal war launched by a pack of criminals based on lies now want to make hay over someone saying that ALL the people of this country should be expected to make sacrifices. What exactly WON'T Republicans stoop to? And just how in the hell is anyone supposed to believe there are any Republican that aren't anything but corrupt, selfish pricks when even those that tout themselves as 'moderate' and 'rational' spout such utter White House issued bullshit talking points. And this isn't the first time Rangel has proposed this, so why in the hell is everyone getting their diapers in a bunch now?
[Methinks you need to do a diaper check on yourself.]
Unless you are truly prepared to vote FOR a draft, it's an idiotic topic. Otherwise, you are creating fodder for the fools on the right. Someone tell me specifically which Democrats are going to vote FOR a draft. We all know the answer is nobody. So why even open up this can of worms? We just look stupid. I can't believe Rangel is pulling this bullshit play again. Just de-fund the war. I guess that is too direct an approach for a "genius" like Rangel.
[Even Charlie Rangel won't vote for his own draft bill.]
The topic of "de-funding" is worse than a topic leading to a discussion of shared sacrifice when it comes to war. "De-funding" would be sold as leaving troops on the battlefield naked and defenseless.
[DUmmiecrats twisting themselves into pretzels not knowing which way to turn. This will be the theme in Congress for the next two years.[
De-funding would also keep them alive at home. I can live with that. But keep pushing for the draft, America's moms will love us for it in '08.
[De-fund or draft? Draft or de-fund? What DO we do other than twist ourselves helplessly into pretzels?]
and abandoning them on the battlefield won't?....because... that is exactly how it will be sold to the American people.....just remember Kerry's 87 billion dollar vote comments.
[John Kerry voted for the 87 billion before he...well, you know the rest.]
Rangel was elected with 94 percent of the vote. That's right ninety-four percent.
[And the other 6 percent were confused by the butterfly ballot.]
It's funny how all of these DU Primary Warriors never live in the district of the politician they want to take out.
[So FUnnie that I am wiping back the tears from the bellylaugh.]
Counterrevolutionary elements must be purged for the good of the people! All hail the glorious people's revolution!
[The DUmmiecrats Disunited,
Will always be Defeated!]
If you wait that long you turkey will be dry enough to carve for shingles.
The new recommended temperature is 165 degrees for breast meat which means that you need to pull the bird when the internal temperature reaches 157-159.
And NEVER, EVER fill the cavity of the bird. This throws off the cooking and is a great place for bacteria to hide out. Brining will also help cut down on bacteria. They hate the salt.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
the President pardons a White House turkey so it won't be slaughtered?Why is President Bush pardoning his predecessor?
-Eric
Yeah, but only one group are good for eating. <insert benburch joke here>
Rangel logic says that the governemnt (when republicans are in charge of the military) will go to war with 500,000 of the best trained fighters on Earth but...
WON'T go to war with 750,000 of the best trained fighters on Earth.
Ask the moron if Rangel is going to propose tax cuts next.
You know anything about smoking turkeys? I've got an extra one and I want to try it in the smoker.
Vote or Die
Smoking something with as much muscle mass a whole turkey would take somewhere between 8 - 12 hours. Remember you have to keep the smoke going and the temperature between about 240 and 280. This will mean a lot of work and attention on somebody's part. You still need to get the internal temp of the breast meat up to at least 160. There will not be much carry over cooking from this method.
An alternative would be to add about a tablespoon of liquid smoke to Alton Brown's brine recipe in place of the allspice berries and candied ginger. (see post #95 for link)
Hope this helps.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
"We'll talk about steaks later. I can give you a fool proof method to get a perfect steak and you don't even have to fire up the grill. You do need a vent fan in the kitchen."
Hey, why wait till later? I want that information now!
"You know anything about smoking turkeys?"
I keep trying, but they won't stay lit!
SOMEBODY SHOOK UP THE AMERICAN CONSCIENTIOUSNESS!
BTW, DUmmie, do you mean "consciousness," rather than "conscientiousness"?
Pan Seared Rib Eye from his episode Steak Your Claim.
The key variable is the thickness of the steak. Adjust the stove top time down for thinner cuts. Do not change the oven time or rest time.
This is the exception to my "cook by temperature" mantra for meat.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
True, but isn't that what you DUmmies really want? The immediate withdrawal, I mean. Cutting off all funding for Bush's evil, illegitimate war. Cut and run. Redeploy. TROOPS OUT NOWWW!!!!!! Isn't that what you've been SCREAMING FOR for the past few years? So why back down now? GO FOR IT! GO FULL THROTTLE with your anti-war agenda! Bush to the Hague! Impeachment! Execution! The whole nine yards. . . .
DUmmies: Where is your integrity???
Amazing! Every single post is colored by what will affect THEM and the party's ability to maintain power, NOT the troops on the ground. People may not like the way things are going but that doesn't make them "anti-war", that's a giant leap that normal, rational people just don't make. Granted, there was the one that wanted to "support" the troops by cutting off funding and leaving them home, I guess in some twisted way that could be kind of "supportive". Best way to SUPPORT the troops, IMO is to listen to THEM, the ones on the ground, the ones who have been on the ground instead of DBM and pundits. Republicans fell into the trap this time, too (and we're supposed to be the rational adults here). The left says the Bush administration isn't listening to commanders on the ground, but neither are the Dems or anyone else. Every soldier I know who's been there has said they don't even recognize the Iraq portrayed in the media, they KNOW why they're there, they KNOW they're doing the right thing and they SEE progress made daily.
Question for any history buff out there, though. I think we've been there rebuilding for a very short period of time (this isn't a microwave pizza it's a country learning how to be independent) but everyone including those who have been supportive now want us out of there ASAP, we can't possibly do more, Iraq may never be a democracy, blah, blah, blah. How long did it take us to rebuild Germany and Japan? Japan in particular had never experienced anything close to a democracy. It was a concept more foreign to them than the Iraqis. Were people at home urging us to leave? Did everyone think it took too long, or was too expensive? Did soldiers (and others) die during the reconstructions? Did the people of both nations just fall in love with us and the prospect of democracy? Was there no "insurgency"?
Cindie
Your wife is right, absolutely right. She wishes to be assured the meat is safe to eat.
I've always preferred extremely well-done meat, for reasons indecipherable to me, but the common sense of it occurs to me when I notice people eating raw meat have a tendency to, uh, dash for the bathroom (or in the former Soviet Union, the outhouse) within minutes of consuming the still-nearly-alive meat.
I've never noticed that people who eat their meat well-done have had that urgency.
Now what could have given people the idea that Democrats can't be trusted with national security? Why, I'd say some of it is because of you DUmmies! You guys cannot even be trusted with national IDENTITY, let alone national security. You HATE America. You wish America would be more like your beloved Canada or Europe: enlightened, sophisticated, no longer shackled by the old fuddy-duddyism of religion or morality or national sovereignty or military might. That's your dream. OUT with the old eeevil America!
So maybe that's why people think you guys cannot be trusted with national security.
Yes, but he's YOUR f*cking idiot. And so we're GLAD when he gets a lot of face time with the media. Works for us!
The best parallel, although there is no exact one, is that of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War (1898-1899), where the Americans fought the Spaniards for a couple of days, and then fought the insurgents for more than ten years.
There is nothing new about Iraq, really; some of the things the Philippino insurgents did to their captives, like what happens in Iraq today with the terrorists, were of unspeakable brutality.
Perhaps the biggest mistake made in Iraq was that immediately following the fall of the genocidal homocidal tyrant Saddam Hussein, some harshly-authoritarian American general was not put in charge. This is why Japan succeeded; remember Douglas MacArthur. If what has been done in Iraq had been done in Japan after the second world war, Japan would never have become a democracy.
It's the same thing when, in some sort of dire emergency, a physician takes utter and total control over a patient.
As for "rebuilding" Germany and Japan, old almanacs with pages and columns of small-print statistical information betray that by 1960, fifteen years after the end of the second world war, both countries were still essentially third-world, slowly breaking into the ranks of the second world, and securely in the first world only by circa 1970.
I can't find any sources, but I believe I read one time that the last American soldier to be killed by an unreconstructed Nazi in German was in.....1952, seven years after the war had ended.
Not a soul! That's the glorious thing about you Dems gaining the majority in the House. You old war-horses, the ones with the safest seats in the ultra-blue districts--the congressmen who keep getting re-elected with 80%, 90%, votes even over these past 12 years of otherwise-Republican rule--these lifetime-term, safe-seat Democrats, who can AFFORD to be loony, because they have nothing to worry about and because it plays to their constituency--THESE are now the crazies who, because of their seniority, get the committee chairmanships! And the face time!
Ha ha ha! Sets us up perfectly for '08!
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