Drudge Radio ... 11/24/2002

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[lainie]

I don't have any of hole-n-one's neat graphics, sorry.

Welcome to the thread on this night of nights!

[TLBSHOW]

where was that?

[A CA Guy]

That was nothing, I've been reading in the news that we are way overdue for ones of 7.5 in power.

[chnsmok]

Thanks, now I have Copacabana in MY head. What is the name of that movie where they pass off the evil thing to the words of "Time is on my side..."

[vikingchick]

7.5 -- Oh, I hope not. But I suppose I have nothing to say about it. :)

[lainie]

While base officials declined to say specifically what happened, friends within Giddens' squadron created an Internet posting that stated the incident occurred at Dover AFB, Del., earlier this year.

The posting said, the posting stated.

[TLBSHOW]

Tonight, UNSPUN with AnnaZ and Mercuria!
6pm pdt/9pm edt

THE CULTURE WAR: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO DO TO WIN IT?

with special guest, reluctant culture warrior,
Master Sergeant Giddens, USAF

Plus...

BONEHEADED LIE-BERAL QUOTES
COMMIE RAT BA$TARD OF THE WEEK

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63 posted on 09/05/2002 9:32 PM EDT by Bob J
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[TLBSHOW]

AIR FORCE TIMES

RELEASE DATE 4 SEPT 2002


By Diane Tsimekles (tel. 800-424-9335 ext 8635) Gannett Army times publishing, inc

Times Staff Writer

For Master Sgt. Richard Giddens and his friends, the phrase offered a little humor during the war that followed the Sept. 11 attacks. But when Giddens uttered, “Allah Damn it” at Dover Air Force Base, Del., last December, the phrase lost its humor.

Giddens, a C-5A Galaxy flight engineer at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., was found guilty Aug. 23 on two charges of making a provocative statement after a weeklong court-martial. He received a letter of reprimand and a $500 fine.

Tension between Travis aircrew and Dover ground crew members led to the outburst Dec. 16, said Giddens’ attorney, Robert G. Bernstein, adding that both sides used profanity.

The Dover ground crew did not want to fix a malfunctioning light or document it on the plane’s records, Bernstein said, and Giddens was insistent that the problem be fixed and that the maintenance forms on the plane reflect the malfunction.

According to a statement by Travis public affairs office, Giddens was found guilty of making a provocative statement but not guilty of making a threat. Travis officials provided only an edited transcript of Giddens’ comments, which said: I just want the forms to say that the damn test portion of the (expletive) system is bad, (expletive) damn it! Get the hell off my flight deck or I’m going to kick your (expletive) down the steps.

According to the Travis release, Giddens then turned and added: Or maybe I should say, Allah Damn it. Bernstein said Giddens was facing a control board when he uttered Allah Damn it to himself.

It was directed at the situation. It wasn’t directed at any group or race, said Giddens, who said a friend came up with the phrase a few weeks before the incident while wondering if there was a Muslim equivalent of the Western Goddamn it.

But a Dover noncommissioned officer thought otherwise.

Tech. Sgt. Joseph L. Moore filed a discrimination complaint against Giddens. Bernstein said Moore testified at the court-martial that he was from the Caribbean but did not indicate whether he was a Muslim.

Several calls to the Dover public affairs office about Moore and the incident at Dover were not returned. The Travis public affairs office refused to make the military attorneys available for interviews. Travis officials said a transcript of the trial was being prepared, but it was not ready by press time.

Giddens originally faced a dereliction of duty charge for making a discriminatory statement, but he said the charges were changed the week before the court-martial began.

The 23-year Air Force veteran had been scheduled to retire in February 2002 but was retained on active duty after Sept 11. He said he opted for a court-martial over an Article 15 because he thought he might lose a stripe by taking nonjudicial punishment. Bernstein said Giddens was satisfied with the outcome of the court martial, compared to what may have resulted from an Article 15.

[lainie]

Was that 'Fallen'?

[lainie]

Yeah, I read it the first time. nevermind.

[A CA Guy]

I am serious, there were studies all along CA where they studied the soil. They noticed every so many years there were great big ones and based on history, we are over due.

Single level homes in CA bump!!!

[TLBSHOW]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/745364/posts

[chnsmok]

Thanks, that's it! Passing on the evil...

Time is on my side, yes it is
Time is on my side, yes it is
Now you always say
That you want to be free
But you'll come running back (said you would baby)
You'll come running back (I said so many times before)
You'll come running back to me

Oh, time is on my side, yes it is
Time is on my side, yes it is

You're searching for good times
But just wait and see
You'll come running back (I won't have to worry no more)
You'll come running back (spend the rest of my life with you, baby)
You'll come running back to me

Go ahead, go ahead and light up the town
And baby, do everything your heart desires
Remember, I'll always be around
And I know, I know
Like I told you so many times before
You're gonna come back, baby
'Cause I know
You're gonna come back knocking
Yeah, knocking right on my door
Yes, yes!

Well, time is on my side, yes it is
Time is on my side, yes it is

'Cause I got the real love
The kind that you need
You'll come running back (said you would, baby)
You'll come running back (I always said you would)
You'll come running back, to me
Yes time, time, time is on my side, yes it is
Time, time, time is on my side, yes it is
Oh, time, time, time is on my side, yes it is
I said, time, time, time is on my side, yes it is
Oh, time, time, time is on my side
Yeah, time, time, time is on my side

Rolling Stones

[Ben Bolt]

The best news is you have several options in front of you .
And thank goodness you do . The majority of the world's population do not .

[lainie]

Goodnight and happy Thanksgiving. I won't be here next week but I'll be thinking of y'all after trying to find a place to sneak off with my portable handheld AM radio.

[A CA Guy]

That is the truth. The best thing to do when you live with occasional earthquakes is to NOT own anything but a one story home.
Single floor structures rarely are damaged badly compared to anything else.

The earthquakes are no big deal since they rarely happen.

I am amazed that anyone lives where twisters touch down and winds are high. That is far more scary to me than an earthquake.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...Saturday's Los Angeles Times 'California' Section headlined that HILLARY RODHAM's Private Investigator ANTHONY PELLICANO was expected to remain in jail till at least Wednesday...

...with L.A. Prosecutors pushing to keep him in jail as a Danger to the Community...

...as his Defense Attorney states that ANTHONY PELLICANO is a good man who should be released because he did "Work for the Government"..!!!

...This as JUDICIAL WATCH prepares to depose HILLLARY RODHAM about her sending ANTHONY PELLICANO out after GENNIFER FLOWERS with the Blessing of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Thank you for a great job on this.

ALOHA RONNIE http://www.lzxray.com

[lainie]

work for the government !

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...Seriously, ANTHONY PELLICONO's Attorney is arguing that he should be released on bail because of the government work he did in the past =

...HILLARY RODHAM's sicking him out on L'il ol GENNIFER FLOWERS.

JUDICIAL WATCH to depose HILLARY RODHAM on this soon...

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...See today's LA Times Calendar Front Page Article titled:

..'Private Investigator Under Investigation'

ALOHA

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!