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Here's hoping that 2007 is better than 2006!
And, as always, soliciting FReeper comments, observations, and opinions.
Happy New Year, LOL!!!!
don't know what a Bew is!
Good Morning AB
I too hope for a better '07
Ditto.
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Good morning AB, and everyone. Congratulations to everyone for last week.
Happy New Year 2007? Or, I'm glad 2006 is over. I'm not sure which one applies more.
Lugar on Fox News? Ugh.
Yes that’s right folks; it’s stampede time!
Will it be at the counterclockwise walk around the rock to turn back time? Will it be at the symbolic stoning ritual where all good Muslims throw rocks at a pillar representing women? Maybe the Wahabbi wing of the Sunni Muslims that run Saudi Arabia will open fire on the Shiites if they get uppity like in '87. We’ll just have to wait and see.
HAJJ DISASTERS
2006: 345 die in a crush during a stone-throwing ritual
2004: 251 trampled to death in stampede
2003: 14 are crushed to death
2001: 35 die in stampede
1998: At least 118 trampled to death
1997: 343 pilgrims die and 1,500 injured in fire
1994: 270 killed in stampede
1990: 1,426 pilgrims killed in tunnel leading to holy sites (crushed? Stampeded? Trampled?)
1987: 400 die as Saudi authorities confront pro-Iranian demonstration
Here 's this sunday's Media Nuggets
###### Hillary Clinton building media-castle for 2008, placing her favs @ CBS - 1. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who was her speech writer & policy-crafter & 2. Bill Clinton's pal & Lincoln bedroom guest Rick Kaplan.
###### "Weasel 61" & "Broomstick 11" - Soldiers' creative Code Naming! U.S. Army Captain Ben explains. Hillaryous! (Bagdad hotel balcony media made a judicious decision not to report this.)
###### MSNBC's Dan Abrams days are numbered? Time Magazine signs up Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol as "part-time contributor". ABC.Com signs up Hugh Hewitt as weekly contributor. Fox signs up Sean Hannity for Hannity's America show on sundays @ 9pm ET starting next sunday (H&C took the maximum ratings slide). Tiki Barber leaving FOX News to join ABC's Good Morning America.
###### MSM - Country on Wrong track. Nope. South & West track. Census Bureau 2006 state population estimates show that Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Texas and Utah certain to gain at least one seat. Texas could pick up as many as 4 congressional seats; New York and Ohio could lose 2 seats. The South is rising again.
###### Gallop Poll MSM won't report - Even after all this BDS, President Bush is the Most Admired - Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Colin Powell, John McCain, Al Gore all have to combine themselves to even match to President's level.
###### Christmas discount, MSM style! The Minneapolis Star Tribune Goes In A Half-Price Fire Sale.
###### Meanwhile, Baltimore Sun Reporters and employees - are nervous about their paper's future.
###### Reuterville or traitorville? - The Reuters Connection to Haditha.
###### Wash.Poster - Raised Standards for Post Obituaries Like what? - Dead reporters write obituaries (just read the last line). :-)
###### Newmedia surpasses Enemedia - US Surpasses 9-11 Deaths.
###### No Controlling authority! - AP and E&P: Perfect "Liars" Together.
###### “NYTimes Caught in Abortion-Promoting Whopper — Infanticide Portrayed as Abortion.” - NYTimes Ombudsman admits.
###### :-) - Woodward Releases Embargoed Chat with Saddam, in which the dictator questioned U.S. President George Bush's rationale for invading Iraq.
See U all in 2007!
It seems that Wolfie has a representative from Iraq on his show every week. Does anyone watch these interviews?
Thanks for the thread AB and happy New Year!
Fools' names like fools' faces...
Morning AB, All.
Been a very strange Christmas in the swamps of Delaware. My three favorite girls, my two nieces and my daughter, all broke up with their husbands/boyfriends just days before Christmas.
I had everyone over on Christmas Eve-Eve....and had to walk softly around the broken hearts.
We had little sweetheart Kaitlyn Mae over and, of course, Mom-Mom had gifts for her. Children have a hard time handling Christmas sometimes.
As guests were arriving at various times, we wanted to wait until everyone was here but Kaitlyn had her eyeballs on those gifts and finally the anticipation and excitement boiled over and she began to sob her desire to open her gifts.
So I had a little chit-chat with young Kaitlyn. I explained A N T I C I P A T I O N to the child. I'm not sure she understood only being three and everything but I told her that those butterflies in her belly were signs of joy to come and she should enjoy the anticipation, which could be as much fun as the actualy joy to come later.
I'm not sure she bought into it but she did like the notion of butterflies in her stomach and proceeded to explain to everyone in the surround that she had TEN butterflies in her stomach. Well they all thought she was nuts.
Kaitlyn saved that sad little Christmas party because in all the world there's nothing sweeter than a child that age and the wonder of the holiday. She did open Mom-Mom's gifts, which included a Big Wheel that she test-drove over Mom-Mom's carpet, heh. We also had some games and little computer type thing that sang and recited numbers and letters.
All the broken-hearted ladies in the house got busy playing the different games with Kaitlyn and everyone chowed down on my home-made chicken wings, Jewish Apple Cake, fresh baked cookies and deviled eggs...whew, they LOVE my deviled eggs...went through two dozen of the things like Grant went through Richmond.
Then I got out the Christmas CD's and the words to various Christmas songs I'd typed up earlier and hey, we all sat around the table and sang Christmas songs. Kaitlyn's eyes were wide with wonder; the child had never before experienced such a thing.
The next day all the heartbroken lasses called me up and thanked me for bringing the only holiday joy they feel that they've experienced.
Oh, you want my opinion? Every one of those fellows are losers but don't tell the young lasses I said so, particularly my daughter. Her husband is a loser of the highest order if I do say so myself. We'll begin with the fact that he got drunk and wrecked their one and only car and it goes downhill from there.
Still, we did manage to experience at least some Christmas joy that night. When all this bad news hit I was despondent. Who wants to have a party where everyone is sad and crying?
Anyway, Saddam is dead and if I pray hard enough, my daughter would throw that creep overboard.
But don't tell her I said so. An absolutely beautiful girl...ah what's the use. I've been there and done that...
Wow. Vilsack really *is* a RINO, ain't he?
First time I've seen him, much less paid attention to him.
Gag me with a spoon...
Good morning and Happy New Year to All! :)
Okay...tada....before it even gets posted on my Blog....presenting....
Pat Fish's political predictions fro 2007:
-Mitt Romney will be nominated as the GOP contender-2008-wait, does the actual nomination take place in 2007? I still say, whenever, that Mitt will get the nod.
-Mitt's VP cohort will be -RUDY! New York and all that.
-Hillary will step down and not accept the nomination for Prez-2008. Will save her face, look like she's doing it "for the chirrun". I predict that some Demo moderate will get the nod...Maybe that New Mexico guy, someone from the heartland. Won't be Obama Yo Mama as I predict it.
-There WILL be a terrorist attack in 2007 and the nation will finally coalesce and demand that Muslims cut it the hell out.
-There will be an assassination attempt on President Bush's life as the Islamofacists get so frustrated they do the stupid.
-Bill Clinton will finally be exposed for the traitor he is. All of his connections to Joe Wilson, the Sauds, the Arabs, etc, will capture the public's attention BIG TIME. Which is why Hillary will step down.
-The senate will change hands to the Republicans either via a death of a senator of hey, Joe Lieberman.
Okay, any other predictions? I double-dare ya. And I'm going to save this thread, see who gets it right.
INDEX NUMBERS 33-43 ARE THE INDEX NUMBERS FOR THE END OF DECEMBER 2005 TO THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, 2007 EDITIONS OF THE THREAT MATRIX. (Note: that index #43 is in progress so it is not clickable.)
I and the rest of the TMer's appreciate all of you who drop by and those who stay awhile to check out The Threat Matrix. I know it's not easy and it's not fun, but "it is what it is." God bless you all and a peaceful New Year to you. -Cindy