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And now Adele.
BTW, this one is dedicated to Miss Julie. Yesterday we marked our 32nd year as husband and wife, with many more to come, I’m sure.
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February 27th, 2011
2:43 pm
031:
You want me to stay in a jungle where man eaters roam?
Is theirs a restrictive diet? Men only?
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DNR investigating Eldrin Bell’s elephant ride at circus
My daughter and I rode an elephant once. It was sooooo kewl!!! A kinda lumbering…side to side…to and fro thingy. Propelled us into a circular motion. Busch Gardens, I think it was.
Didn’t know I could die doing it though.
Glad I had the opportunity before the government stepped into it.
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
February 27th, 2011
2:58 pm
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No ………. they are equal opportunity tigers.
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
February 27th, 2011
2:59 pm
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“DNR investigating Eldrin Bell’s elephant ride at circus”
But driving on the perimeter is not dangerous ?
0311/0317 - 1811/1801
February 27th, 2011
3:02 pm
Something I think we can ALL agree on !!! This is why we live in Atlanta :
http://vortex.plymouth.edu/uschill.gif
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February 27th, 2011
3:17 pm
031:
But driving on the perimeter is not dangerous ?
Only if the loop is inhabited by an enraged bull moose, a preening female, a texting titmouse or a bluetoothed yak.
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February 27th, 2011
3:41 pm
WOW !!!
HEADLINE: “U.S. ‘READY AND PREPARED’ TO AID LIBYA OPPOSITION”
Now hear this ……. now hear this ……… Land the landing force ……….. Marines prepare to disembark ………… Marines prepare to disembark !
“From the halls of Montezuma
to the shores of TRIPOLI ……….. !!! ”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Rs8aCHgRc&feature=related
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February 27th, 2011
4:18 pm
Headline: “The AP reports that the British military evacuated 150 people by Libya on Saturday”
“British military planes entered Libyan air space to rescue oil workers and others from desert locations Saturday in a daring and secret mission meant to save those unable to flee escalating violence.
The C-130 Hercules planes, carrying Britons and other nationals, safely landed in Malta after picking up the civilians south of the eastern Libyan port of Benghazi, Defense Secretary Liam Fox said.
The rescue mission was bold because few planes have been able to fly through Libyan air space. It was not immediately clear if it was a British special forces mission, but the government has not ruled out using the SAS to evacuate Libyan oil fields and rescue trapped Britons.
The mission apparently took place with great secrecy………….. “
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 27th, 2011
5:42 pm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/26/AR2011022602622.html?hpid=topnews
Even as the opposition consolidated its grip on the country’s second city, Benghazi, a top anti-Gaddafi leader, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Gatrani, said a small force comprising army defectors and rebels has already reached the outskirts of the capital. An attempt to oust Gaddafi in Tripoli on Friday was crushed by pro-regime paramilitaries and soldiers firing indiscriminately at protesters on the streets.
Seems like the people in Libya intent on getting rid of Gaddafi are working at it on their own, without outside influence. The greatest satisfaction is gained by accomplishing your goals with your own effort and not riding the coattails of others.
Pogo
February 27th, 2011
5:50 pm
Our industrial base (steel, autos, clothes, etc.) moved out of the US for two reasons; number one, because of high labor costs (compared to the rest of the world) we cannot make products here that are low enough in cost for our American “Dollar Store” loving public to buy. Number two, it was because of corporate greed. Both hold just as much responsibility in the demise of our industrial base as the other and we can’t have it both ways. The reality is that we cannot have high wages for industrial labor and expect to have low priced items on the store shelves. There are laborers in the world that work for $2.50/day and are proud to get it and they make products that all of us over here enjoy because of their low costs. The real problem with the industrial situation the US now is that the Amercian consumer wants cheap stuff but yet we expect to be paid premium wages and benefits way, way beyond what the rest of the world is willing to accept to produce products. I can only laugh at the public worker unions equivocating themselves with the struggles of the real labor unions (Iron Workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Laborers). If the public union members met the the private union members on the street, they wouldn’t spit on them. There is no place for public service unions in this country.
hmmm
February 27th, 2011
6:10 pm
The greatest satisfaction is gained by accomplishing your goals with your own effort and not riding the coattails of others.
No redistribution of wealth?
No collective bargaining?
Three cheers for Southern Comfort!
HIP HIP HOORAY!
HIP HIP HOORAY!
HIP HIP HOORAY!
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 27th, 2011
6:33 pm
No redistribution of wealth?
No collective bargaining?
What does either of those questions have to do with Libya and their fight to get rid of their oppressor? I try to stay away from those bumper sticker slogans because that’s all they are worth. Riding on the rear of somebody’s car.
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February 27th, 2011
6:58 pm
Southern Comfort @ 5:42
And if they can’t ?
Dave R.
February 27th, 2011
7:05 pm
Nice to see that Bookman and others actually did their homework on the misspent stimulus money.
Here’s some other fodder to chew on: Some jobs “saved or created” were faked. Case in point; a little known project (unless you’ve driven it as I have for the past 5 years) improving the I-84 corridor through the north-eastern Pennsylvania area of Wilkes-Barre / Scranton. That project was started 5 years ago, long before the ARRA was even considered. Now, most people should know that Federal road projects aren’t begun unless funding is in place to fully complete the project, so bottom-line, this project was already fully funded.
What happened after the stimulus bill was passed? Those expensive and much-ballyhooed signs touting “This project made possible by the ARRA, etc, etc, etc” began showing up on the I-84 corridor! Jobs were SAVED! Jobs were CREATED!
Jobs were FAKED!.
This administration is pathetic.
getalife
February 27th, 2011
7:20 pm
The gop thought you cons said take jobs not create jobs.
Where are the jobs?
At least there will be no shut down for a couple of weeks.
Ooh! Look! A Ducky!
February 27th, 2011
7:23 pm
Said Dave R.
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
February 27th, 2011
8:10 pm
What happened after the stimulus bill was passed? Those expensive and much-ballyhooed signs touting “This project made possible by the ARRA, etc, etc, etc” began showing up on the I-84 corridor! Jobs were SAVED! Jobs were CREATED!
Jobs were FAKED!.
This administration is pathetic.
Well, amen! Let’s get the Rev. Huckabee in there. We need God in the White House. There won’t be anymore jobs, but we’ll be on the path to Heaven. Let’s send more jobs overseas and look up for the Rapture! You won’t need a job or money if you leave this world behind.
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 27th, 2011
8:32 pm
And if they can’t ?
If they can’t AND they specifically ask our help in doing that, then we should help them. Otherwise, our best position is that of an interested bystander.
md
February 27th, 2011
9:02 pm
“If they can’t AND they specifically ask our help in doing that, then we should help them.”
I have heard various media outlets airing calls from folks inside Libya asking for assistance………so, who exactly are “they” ??
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 27th, 2011
9:11 pm
“they” are the people of Libya. I haven’t been watching the news lately, so I haven’t been keeping up with what’s going on. My word of caution when it comes to us getting engaged in any of the uprisings in the ME would be to remember the collapse of the Soviet Union.
If we’re so worried about our deficit and debt that we’re willing to cut aid to mothers and children here, can we afford to get involved in each and every uprising in the ME?
md
February 27th, 2011
9:16 pm
“If we’re so worried about our deficit and debt that we’re willing to cut aid to mothers and children here, can we afford to get involved in each and every uprising in the ME?”
The way I see it, we are already paying for carrier task forces around the globe, don’t see much difference if they fly over the open Mediterranean (etc) or Libya…………….send in a few fighters and establish a no fly zone to protect the people vs allowing mass slaughter………
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 27th, 2011
9:23 pm
md
Maybe there’s already a carrier task force in the area. There’s been a presence in the Persian Gulf since we first went into Afghanistan. I don’t think that policy has ended.
Del
February 27th, 2011
9:46 pm
I think we should drop SOCOM troopers into Libya with snuff operation orders. Marine Force Recon would be a great pick.
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February 27th, 2011
10:10 pm
Southern Comfort:
I think md is right on the money. Just a few of our fighters could sweep & keep the skies clean.
If I am not mistaken, the rebels have already asked for that but …………………….
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
6:37 am
awwwwwwwwww — Happy Anniversary to you and Mrs. B!!
and best wishes for many more
(and Adele rocks!)
Normal
February 28th, 2011
7:20 am
Good Monday morning all y’all, and a funny for ya.
http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/02/25/political-pictures-abraham-lincoln-glenn-beck-republicans/
Sad news…the last World War I veteran died this weekend…
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
7:23 am
Normal – BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahahaha
great laugh to start my day …
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
7:24 am
(the picture, obviously, not the sad news about losing the last serviceman from the War to End All Wars)
stands for decibels
February 28th, 2011
7:28 am
Mornin’.
Since we’re on the topic, a link:
Last World War I veteran Frank W. Buckles dies at 110
Normal
February 28th, 2011
7:29 am
I thout you might like that one, USinUK.
Yeah, the last of a generation is sad. The War To End All Wars…go figure. I wonder, as he lived through all of the history he did, did he still think it was worth it to lie about his age. I would guess so.
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
7:32 am
Normal – seriously. the hell those men lived through is just unimaginable. trench warfare at its most brutal.
Normal
February 28th, 2011
7:33 am
And Frank Bulkles had to endure this too…
After the armistice, he traveled the globe as a purser on commercial ships and was caught in Manila when Japan invaded the Philippines in 1941. He endured 38 months of cruel deprivation as a civilian prisoner during World War II before being freed in a daring military raid.
What a man! What a life!!
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 28th, 2011
7:36 am
dB
Thanks for the link. Had I known he was in Charles Town when I was there last year, I would have stopped by for a chat. Talk about living history…..
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
7:40 am
Normal and SoCo – I wonder if he talked about it … my uncle never talks about WWII – he has pictures of his unit, but if you ask him about what it was like, he changes the subject
I can’t imagine anyone wanting to talk about what it was like as a japanese POW
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 28th, 2011
7:51 am
USinner
Just to talk to him would have been cool regardless of the subject. It would have been two years ago that I was in that area. Time flies when you’re having fun.
Mick
February 28th, 2011
7:54 am
**he has pictures of his unit, but if you ask him about what it was like, he changes the subject**
A different generation that has not sold out their beliefs or values…
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
7:55 am
SoCo – I agree – even if he didn’t want to talk about the wars – my god, the other changes he’s seen
Normal
February 28th, 2011
7:56 am
My Doctors told me to talk to anybody who was willing to listen about ‘Nam…but there were few who were willing…
Dad and I got drunk together summer of ‘70…I had just got out of a hospital, and we talked a little about our war experiences. Jungles or the sands of Normandy, it doesn’t matter, it’s all a unnatural hell. We cried that night together…and I must admit, the healing began between us then.
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
7:57 am
Mick – “grit” doesn’t even begin to describe my uncle – the guy is 92 and has been out shoveling the drive each and every snow they’ve had this year (in NY) – not to mention, he took care of his mom until the day she died – he’s amazing
stands for decibels
February 28th, 2011
7:57 am
apropos of nothing in particular, I happened to notice that, few weeks back, hotair.com actually saw fit to use 538 Nate Silver’s charts for the betting-man’s take on 2012 Republican Presidential candidates.
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/05/the-galaxy-of-2012-gop-stars/
(I thought it was interesting in a strange-bedfellows kinda way, although I’ve always asserted that Nate strives for neutrality in his polling analysis.)
stands for decibels
February 28th, 2011
8:00 am
As for Frank Buckles, it seems he thoroughly enjoyed his accidental-celebrity status, and enjoyed talking about the part he played serving in the first World War. Sounds like the best possible way for this man to close that last chapter; I’m very happy for him, today, strange as that may sound.
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
8:03 am
since we’re all loitering and waiting for a topic … for anyone who has been looking for good coverage of the WI protests, I give you … Athenae …
http://www.first-draft.com/2011/02/breaking-through.html
(btw – check out her post on the Beer Barrel Polka protest)
AmVet
February 28th, 2011
8:07 am
Another Monday in paradise!
Normal, you are one of the good guys. And I have loved reading about all of your wonderful (or otherwise) stories…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFl0nlHaWa4
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 28th, 2011
8:12 am
I think md is right on the money. Just a few of our fighters could sweep & keep the skies clean.
If I am not mistaken, the rebels have already asked for that but
If we can afford to send a few fighters to enforce a no fly zone over the ME every time there’s an uprising, then we really don’t have a serious debt problem, do we? Or is it just that any military action is exempt from the debt?
USinUK
February 28th, 2011
8:14 am
“Or is it just that any military action is exempt from the debt?”
aka The W budget … just keep it on separate books!
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 28th, 2011
8:26 am
USinner
I’m perplexed about this whole budget thing. We hear that basically, the sky is falling because of our budget. At the same time, we’re supposed to send our military over to aid uprisings in the ME. Before I get accused, I firmly believe that someone has to help protect the innocent from dictators turning their military forces against civilians. My question is, does it always have to be the USA?
We’re accomplishing what the USSR couldn’t do to us. We’re going to militarily spend ourselves into oblivion if we’re not careful.
stands for decibels
February 28th, 2011
8:33 am
Intrade sheets.
md
February 28th, 2011
8:36 am
“If we can afford to send a few fighters to enforce a no fly zone over the ME every time there’s an uprising, then we really don’t have a serious debt problem, do we?”
As I said before, the planes are already out and about and being paid for……….I would think priorities would be necessary in situations of life and death……………..but that seems to be just me and a few others around here.
Instead, we’ll throw away more money paying for healthcare of all the diehard self proclaimed thugs on the nations streets………….
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
February 28th, 2011
9:05 am
md
That explanation, I can reason and agree with. Personally, I think we should start charging a “protection fee”. If we’re going to be police of the world, we should earn something tangible from it.
md
February 28th, 2011
9:41 am
“Personally, I think we should start charging a “protection fee”. If we’re going to be police of the world, we should earn something tangible from it.”
No argument from me on that one………whoever we “protect” absolutely should share the burden.
But, considering we allow folks to choose not to pay taxes in our own country, I won’t hold my breath on this ever happening.
Adam
March 2nd, 2011
10:24 pm
No to the idea of a protection fee. Are we really going to demand a “pizzo” from countries?
Here’s a thought: Does anyone remember what happened when we “helped” in Cuba? How about when we “helped” in Afghanistan so many years ago? What about when we “helped” in Iran? We created nations of dictators.
We should STAY OUT OF IT. Our meddling leads to results we DON’T like more than it leads to results we DO like. We have no business running around the world and telling everyone how to live. The protests in these middle eastern and Africa countries show us that they can handle it on their own!