A little context to Romney’s proposed Navy expansion
As part of his plan to increase defense spending by $2 trillion over the next decade, Mitt Romney has repeatedly cited the factoid that the United States has fewer ships in its Navy today than it did in 1916, suggesting that our naval power has declined since then. He is also campaigning on a pledge to boost the number of ships from 285 to 313. saying “I will restore our Navy to the size needed to fulfill our missions by building 15 ships per year, including three submarines.”
Our current ship-building rate is 9 to 10 per year.
Two points regarding that issue:
1.) As it happens, two political scientists at Florida State University recently completed a historical study that compares naval strength among the major powers from 1865 to 2011. They conclude:
“In 1916, the U.S. controlled roughly 11% of the world’s naval power. This is an impressive number that ranks the US third in naval strength behind the UK (34%) and Germany (19%), and just ahead of France (10%). What about the US navy in 2011? In 2011, the US controlled roughly 50% of the world’s naval power putting it in a comfortable lead in naval power ahead of Russia (11%).”
In Romney’s view, the fact that 4 percent of the world’s population controls a mere 50 percent of the world’s naval firepower, almost five times the amount of the second-ranked power, leaves that 4 percent dangerously vulnerable.
2.) Why is Romney stressing naval expansion in his campaign remarks? Take a look at the map of swing states. Virginia is critical to his election hopes. Virginia is also home to Newport News Shipbuilding, which with 21,000 employees is a major contractor with the U.S. Navy. The additional submarines that Romney keeps mentioning are nuclear-powered Virginia-class subs, built in part at Newport News at a cost of $2.5 billion per copy.
In other words, Romney is dangling billions of taxpayers dollars and government-financed jobs in front of Virginia voters, hoping that it wins him the presidency.
– Jay Bookman
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Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
6:41 pm
“Police: Black Woman Lied About KKK Setting Her On Fire…”
I have it on good word from Al Sharpton that this really did happen and that the racist cops are blaming the victim. We also have word from an on hand eye witness named Tawana Brawley that the perpetrators fled in a car with a Mitt Romney bumper sticker.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 24th, 2012
6:41 pm
What kind of grapes pair well with beer?
The Grapes of Draught?
josef
October 24th, 2012
6:41 pm
Oh, yeah…don’t forget…it’s 25 cent Krystals today…
TaxPayer
October 24th, 2012
6:42 pm
Mama says had a dream and heard all those things in that dream and Sean Hannity was there and Ann Coulter was there and Rush Limbaugh too and they was all staying at a Holiday Inn Express and that’s the truth.
josef
October 24th, 2012
6:42 pm
THULSA
And New Jersey plates…
Mama Says
October 24th, 2012
6:43 pm
Jay you gave it to me yourself.
Like I said Obama lied. He got on Romney about the troops in Iraq. He stated Romney would have them there now. When asked he never admitted that he attempted to negotiate the exact same thing that he accused Romney of supporting.
You and I both know that he tried to get a status of forces agreement that would have kept our troops there. Now he is acting like he didn’t.
Here is your transcript and what Obama tried to do. Bottom line is he accused and then deflected Romneys response. He wanted the exact same thing he said Romney wanted
Point of conversation in which its spoken of,
ROMNEY: Excuse me. It’s a geopolitical foe, and I said in the same — in the same paragraph I said, and Iran is the greatest national security threat we face. Russia does continue to battle us in the U.N. time and time again. I have clear eyes on this. I’m not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to Russia, or Mr. Putin. And I’m certainly not going to say to him, I’ll give you more flexibility after the election. After the election, he’ll get more backbone. Number two, with regards to Iraq, you and I agreed I believe that there should be a status of forces agreement.
(CROSSTALK)
ROMNEY: Oh you didn’t? You didn’t want a status of…
OBAMA: What I would not have had done was left 10,000 troops in Iraq that would tie us down. And that certainly would not help us in the Middle East.
ROMNEY: I’m sorry, you actually — there was a — there was an effort on the part of the president to have a status of forces agreement, and I concurred in that, and said that we should have some number of troops that stayed on. That was something I concurred with…
(CROSSTALK)
OBAMA: Governor…
(CROSSTALK)
ROMNEY: …that your posture. That was my posture as well. You thought it should have been 5,000 troops…
(CROSSTALK)
OBAMA: Governor?
ROMNEY: … I thought there should have been more troops, but you know what? The answer was we got…
(CROSSTALK)
ROMNEY: … no troops through whatsoever.
OBAMA: This was just a few weeks ago that you indicated that we should still have troops in Iraq.
ROMNEY: No, I…
(CROSSTALK)
ROMNEY: …I’m sorry that’s a…
(CROSSTALK)
OBAMA: You — you…
ROMNEY: …that’s a — I indicated…
(CROSSTALK)
OBAMA: …major speech.
(CROSSTALK)
ROMNEY: …I indicated that you failed to put in place a status…
(CROSSTALK)
OBAMA: Governor?
(CROSSTALK)
ROMNEY: …of forces agreement at the end of the conflict that existed.
OBAMA: Governor — here — here’s — here’s one thing…
(CROSSTALK)
OBAMA: …here’s one thing I’ve learned as commander in chief.
(CROSSTALK)
SCHIEFFER: Let him answer…
OBAMA: You’ve got to be clear, both to our allies and our enemies, about where you stand and what you mean. You just gave a speech a few weeks ago in which you said we should still have troops in Iraq. That is not a recipe for making sure that we are taking advantage of the opportunities and meeting the challenges of the Middle East.
Now, it is absolutely true that we cannot just meet these challenges militarily. And so what I’ve done throughout my presidency and will continue to do is, number one, make sure that these countries are supporting our counterterrorism efforts.
Mama Says
October 24th, 2012
6:44 pm
Taxpayer,
Read it and you can share the dream.
Obama called out Romney on an issue that they agreed on, that is a fact.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 24th, 2012
6:44 pm
Like I said Obama lied.
The smoking gun is the mushroom cloud.
josef
October 24th, 2012
6:44 pm
JAY
Jay
October 24th, 2012
6:45 pm
Mama, nowhere in there does Obama deny that he tried to seek a status of forces agreement.
Nowhere.
Georgia
October 24th, 2012
6:49 pm
They finally got that timeline. Hillary doesn’t think people take Facebooking seriously, despite the fact that Facebooking is all people do. They rock in the treetops all day long. Tweetledee Tweetledee Dee.
Empty Hair wants the passport application. Just in case Obama dropped the con about where he was born and put Kenya? No, wait, he probably put the wrong gender on his College Application. He goes that far to find Obama’s tell?
Can we blame Trump’s hair on the Mohammed Video?
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 24th, 2012
6:51 pm
I have it on good word that I will be the starting quarterback in the Super Bowl.
Mama Says
October 24th, 2012
6:51 pm
Well then Jay,
What was Obama negotiating in the agreement if not troop levels after the draw down ?
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 24th, 2012
6:52 pm
JAY,
Yeah I’m not a big gambler and don’t get emotional except watching the dogs..I was in Herchel’s class for undergrad…he is super nice guy…more importantly I got pulled off goalpost after we won Sugar Bowl..don’t mess with cops in Big Easy..
Mama Says
October 24th, 2012
6:53 pm
By the way find me a transcript that actually has what Obama is saying instead of “cross talk ”
That’s when he was saying he did not want the troops there
Jay
October 24th, 2012
6:54 pm
Mama, Obama did attempt to negotiate a status of forces agreement. No question.
Now, where does he deny that attempt?
Nowhere.
Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
6:54 pm
Take up the challenge and shut up Trump once and for all President Obama. And put 5 million to a good charity being the generous humanitarian that you are.
As a matter of fact you can put half of that 5 million that you win the bet with in the name of Joe Biden. That way he won’t feel like such a worthless piece of dung given his history of shameful and stingy charitable giving.
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 24th, 2012
6:54 pm
GEORGIA
Trumps hair is most interesting…I guess he dresses up with amazing confidence…funny to watch him on a windy day…why anyone pays any attention to him is beyond me.,,,
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
6:55 pm
TWO VERSIONS ……… TAKE YOUR PICK !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTwq1_9VH68
Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
6:56 pm
I have it on good word from Harry Reed that Tweedledum will one day make sense.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
6:57 pm
josef:
“Oh, yeah…don’t forget…it’s 25 cent Krystals today…”
I used to get three Krystals, fries and a coke for 25 cents plus a penny tax !!!
Mama Says
October 24th, 2012
6:58 pm
Jay isn’t the entire Obama position is that Romney would have troops in country today
Jay
October 24th, 2012
6:59 pm
“By the way find me a transcript that actually has what Obama is saying instead of “cross talk ” That’s when he was saying he did not want the troops there.
So first you claim that the transcript I gave you contained the evidence that you sought?
And now you back away and claim that instead the evidence is hidden in “crosstalk”?
It is not my responsibiliity to provide you with a transcript that says what you want it to say. As I said, my recollection is that Obama made no such denial, and the transcript substantiates my recollection. I think what happened is that Obama wanted to talk about Romney’s recent speech, and Romney wanted to talk about the status of forces agreement, and neither man addressed the other’s argument. That’s what happened in “crosstalk.”
But again, Obama did not say what you claim. If you can provide evidence otherwise, then we’ll talk about that.
josef
October 24th, 2012
6:59 pm
SCOUT
Yep…and the Krystal parking lot was one of our hang-outs…
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
6:59 pm
“Obama challenges press to find flip-flops — and they do… ”
SNARK !
Aquagirl
October 24th, 2012
7:00 pm
find me a transcript that actually has what Obama is saying instead of “cross talk ”That’s when he was saying he did not want the troops there
You want Jay to find you a transcript with something unspecified that you claim to have heard? Let me guess…if Jay can’t find it, that means whatever the hell you’re trying to claim is true and you win. The RealClearPolitics leftists obscured this damming moment with (crosstalk). AHA!
Where is the facepalm thingy when we really need one? Because if ever there was a facepalm moment, this is it.
Lawdy.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
7:01 pm
josef:
Back then they made doughnuts there too ………….. right behind the counter. You could watch them as they floated around cooking in the grease ………… 2 cents apiece !!
moonbat betty
October 24th, 2012
7:02 pm
Kam, Did you complete your dive to the bottom of the marianas trench this morning?
josef
October 24th, 2012
7:03 pm
SCOUT
I had forgotten all about those donuts… thanks for the memory…!!!
Joe Hussein Mama
October 24th, 2012
7:03 pm
In other news, they’re no longer after macaque in Florida.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/24/14675792-tranquilizer-dart-ends-roaming-days-of-floridas-mystery-monkey?lite
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
7:03 pm
josef:
I was at the Krystal in Chattanooga one day as a 13 year old when Vice President Johnson’s motorcade went by. I was in awe of the Secret Service agents hanging on the cars …………. and
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the rest is history …………….
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 24th, 2012
7:03 pm
Where is the facepalm thingy when we really need one? Because if ever there was a facepalm moment, this is it.
Will this do?
moonbat betty
October 24th, 2012
7:03 pm
Word has it Kam lives in a hobbit hole on the top of Mt. Everest.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
7:04 pm
They dipped them in chocolate if you asked !
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
October 24th, 2012
7:05 pm
Any of you have to admit this is funny…2012 versus 2008: Pay close attention to deficit talk and having another plan to work with GOP..
http://www.newsday.com/elections/barack-obama-talks-second-term-plans-mitt-romney-says-election-about-your-family-1.4149157
WOW! He only had to go to the copy machine to resurrect these old things from 2008…hope he promises again to clean up DC lobbyist agenda as well..
Fool me once shame on me…fool me twice…
Doggone/GA
October 24th, 2012
7:05 pm
“Oh, yeah…don’t forget…it’s 25 cent Krystals today”
Heck, I can remember when they were a dozen for a dollar
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
October 24th, 2012
7:07 pm
Your wish is my command, Aqua:
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0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
7:10 pm
josef:
Psalm 74 (A Prayer for Israel – specifically verse 19)
“Do not give the life of Your dove to beasts.”
josef
October 24th, 2012
7:10 pm
SCOUT
You need to write the Krystal Corp. and tell them that one! Neat…
Back when we were in college and came back home on the first break, we left the airport and went straight to a Krystal…
Mama Says
October 24th, 2012
7:11 pm
The fact is proven. Obama jumped Romney for something he himself wanted. I proved it with your transcript. If you decline your own information then so be it.
We all know what Obama wanted, what he sent Biden to negotiate and what he would have agreed to, on troop presence in Iraq had Iraq agreed to drop the jurisdictional issue over our troops.
He turned against the entire plan when Romney came out in support of it.
The fact should also be apparent that if there was crosstalk Obama was talking. Which means Obamas responses were audible on TV if you paid attention.
I stand by both assertions.
Post a complete transcript when you offer your proof.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
7:11 pm
Doggone:
……….. and I used to get them for 5 cents apiece ……………..
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
7:12 pm
josef:
The seemed (especially the buns) to be so much more “greasier” back then ……………
Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
7:13 pm
Moonbat betty,
He didn’t even make it halfway down to the trench. A pack of sharks thought he smelled like chum(his body odor) and took after him. I managed to fight them all off while looking much hotter in my own speedos. Since Kam wasn’t looking too hot in his speedos he was then beset by a pack of killer whales who mistook him for a bloated old nonsperm whale. I had to pull him outta that too. In the end he was ok but quite distraught. He hired keep up the sorry fight to file suit against the orca pod as well as the frenzied sharks. He is also suing me since he says I didn’t get there in time and he suffered a bite out of his old fat ass. Since the incident occurred 4700 nautical miles off the coast of wealthy Malibu, CA. he is also suing that municipality for not properly protecting its share of beachfront which Kam says in his suit should extend to the trench. In anticipation of generous winnings kam plans to match Joe Biden’s generous $1,000 a year in charitable givings. He is going to donate to the woman who got set on fire by the kkk relief fund.
Tyrone from East Point
October 24th, 2012
7:14 pm
Vote for Obama.
It is easier than getting a job.
Democrat Man
October 24th, 2012
7:14 pm
Voting is my job.
Doggone/GA
October 24th, 2012
7:16 pm
“Vote for Obama.
It is easier than getting a job”
And this is supposed to persuade someone to change their vote…how?
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
October 24th, 2012
7:18 pm
VOTE REPUBLICAN: It’s Easier Than Thinking!
Aquagirl
October 24th, 2012
7:18 pm
Your wish is my command, Aqua:
Ooh, I will peel an extra grape. And some for Kam too.
The fact is proven. Obama jumped Romney for something he himself wanted. I proved it with your transcript. If you decline your own information then so be it.
Double lawdy. This person has obviously OD’d on Krystal’s. Y’all should pay more attention to your diet, see what happens? Your brain hardens and then sails off the edge of the earth.
Thomas Heyward Jr
October 24th, 2012
7:19 pm
Apologies or not…….Obama is still a Kill-List NDAA supporting domestic and/or war criminal.
Not unlike his predecessor.
.
I do not know WHAT……….that makes his supporters.
Jm
October 24th, 2012
7:19 pm
We need more subs. Pen in the Chinese.
Good call Romney.
josef
October 24th, 2012
7:20 pm
SCOUT
Mmmmm….that grease!
Jm
October 24th, 2012
7:21 pm
Doggone 7:16 it won’t
But it was kinda funny
josef
October 24th, 2012
7:21 pm
AQUAGIRL
But what a way to go…! Je ne regrette rien….
Mama Says
October 24th, 2012
7:21 pm
Love you to Auqa,
But I do believe its the liberals who hear and see what they want, you are certainly proof of that, aren’t you
Doggone/GA
October 24th, 2012
7:24 pm
“But it was kinda funny”
Only to those who find gratuitous insulsts “funny” But then I never appreciated the “humor” of Don Rickles either. I thought he was just nasty.
Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
7:25 pm
Aquagirl,
Fix me a sammich while you’re at it. And kam don’t need the grape. More like exlax for him.
Orange12
October 24th, 2012
7:26 pm
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/10/24/fastest-road-in-america-opens-to-motorists-in-texas/
Sounds like a legalized 285.
godless heathen
October 24th, 2012
7:28 pm
I’m worried that putting that many boats in the ocean will raise sea level and we know we can’t deal with that.
And we have to put equal numbers in the Pacific and the Atlantic or 1/2 of the country might float up and then it would be all down-hill to California, or visa-versa.
Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (aka "Knuckle-Dragger")
October 24th, 2012
7:28 pm
Does the supreme leader even know what a boat is? Is comparing 1916 to today even legitimate? Many of our allies spend virtually nothing on naval armaments because they know we will protect them, and would rather spend on other things. Your comparison is specious at best. Are you saying the manchurian candidate has never tried to buy votes? What was the stimulus, but the greatest vote-buying scheme of all times. Running out of ideas, Jay?
Mama Says
October 24th, 2012
7:30 pm
I did not wish to edit the read so all u libs can get the entire story.
You may pay particular attention to why the troop negotiations failed and what the troop level was going to be if it was agreed upon. Romney was completely right in what he said and Obama is a complete liar.
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BAGHDAD — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived here on Tuesday for a visit meant to inaugurate a new relationship between the United States and Iraq, just weeks before the last American troops are scheduled to leave the country.
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Landing after nightfall in a military transport plane, a mode of arrival that American officials hope will soon seem like a relic of a distant era, Mr. Biden came with an agenda that included new areas of cooperation in trade and diplomacy, as well as traditional security concerns.
Mr. Biden’s unannounced trip to Iraq is laden with symbolism — a farewell to arms, but also a call for two countries linked by bloodshed to begin dealing with each other in the normal language of diplomacy.
His agenda includes obligatory meetings with Iraqi officials and the U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee, a panel set up to steer the relationship; Mr. Biden will lead the committee meeting on Wednesday, along with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.
But it is the pageantry of the visit that will capture the most attention. On behalf of President Obama, Mr. Biden is scheduled to take part in a solemn ceremony thanking American service members for their sacrifices and saluting the Iraqi troops now responsible for safeguarding their nation’s security.
“It’s good to be back for this purpose,” Mr. Biden said to reporters before a briefing from the American ambassador, James F. Jeffrey, and the military commander, Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III. The visit is Mr. Biden’s seventh as vice president and 16th over all; he said General Austin had told him that by now he was eligible for Iraqi citizenship.
It is also a personal coda of sorts. Mr. Biden has staked out a position as an influential voice on Iraq policy, cultivating close relationships with Iraqi political leaders. He developed a seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of Iraq’s tribal politics and speaks with relish about its tangled feuds and rivalries.
Mr. Obama handed Mr. Biden the Iraq portfolio in early 2009, a move that raised eyebrows because Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed the more obvious candidate for the assignment. At that time, Mr. Biden’s son Joseph R. Biden III, known as Beau, was serving in Iraq with the Delaware National Guard.
Mr. Biden will confront a number of politically volatile issues while he is here. Exxon recently signed an oil-exploration deal with the Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq that enraged the central government, which has threatened to impose sanctions against it. Officials said the Obama administration was irritated by Exxon’s haste in making the deal, but did not interfere with the negotiations.
There are also renewed worries that Iran will try to destabilize Iraq after the Americans leave — a threat that administration officials acknowledge, though they argue that few Iraqis, Sunni or Shiite, have any desire to be dominated by their neighbor.
Fears about security have risen in recent days after a series of insurgent attacks left about 50 people dead in Baghdad, Basra and elsewhere. On Monday, a taxi loaded with explosives blew up in front of a prison here, killing at least 13 people. Ambassador Jeffrey said on Sunday that there was a “good possibility” that two other recent bombings had been carried out by Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Mr. Biden’s itinerary is cloaked in heavy security. Only his later stops in Turkey and Greece were announced ahead of time. In Turkey, the vice president is expected to discuss Iraq, officials said, and the upheaval in neighboring Syria. In Greece, he is likely to offer solidarity, if not any fresh American aid, to help the Greeks stabilize their public finances.
After the final troop withdrawals announced by the president last month are complete, only a vestigial presence of American military liaison officers, embassy guards and security contractors will be left, most of them working at the embassy complex on the banks of the Tigris River.
It is not quite the fade-out the administration had planned for: the Pentagon wanted to leave a residual force of 3,000 to 5,000 troops after 2011 to help train Iraqi soldiers. But when the two sides were unable to work out an agreement to guarantee American troops legal immunity in Iraq, the administration refused to commit to an extended deployment.
For Mr. Maliki, the political imperative of ending what many view as an American occupation apparently outweighed any security benefits of leaving a residual force in place. For Mr. Obama, the image of soldiers leaving Iraq is politically resonant, fulfilling a pledge he made as a candidate in 2008 to end the war.
Next year, after the withdrawal is complete, officials said, the United States and Iraq are likely to resume negotiations for a small American force that would train Iraqi officers, manage border tensions with the Kurds and help with counterterrorism.
Indeed, the basic theme of Mr. Biden’s visit is that the United States is not leaving Iraq behind. In addition to a diplomatic presence here, America will maintain a military footprint throughout the Persian Gulf region.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: November 29, 2011
An earlier version of this article incorrectly described remarks by Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, the American ambassador to Iraq. Mr. Jeffrey said on Sunday that there was a “good possibility” that two recent bombings had been carried out by Al Qaeda in Iraq. He was not referring to a bomb that exploded outside a prison on Monday.
bman
October 24th, 2012
7:31 pm
25 cent Krystals today? I didn’t get that memo
Doggone/GA
October 24th, 2012
7:31 pm
“1/2 of the country might float up and then it would be all down-hill to California, or visa-versa.”
but think of the gas that would be saved on the cars and trucks driving down hill!
Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
7:31 pm
“I’m worried that putting that many boats in the ocean will raise sea level and we know we can’t deal with that.”
Either that or as that Democrat Hank Johnson warned it could capsize the island of Guam.
Orange12
October 24th, 2012
7:32 pm
“Does the supreme leader even know what a boat is?”
He knows what “Ships that go under the water” are, I think.
Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
7:33 pm
“Running out of ideas, Jay?”
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Aquagirl
October 24th, 2012
7:35 pm
Fix me a sammich while you’re at it.
A sammich? Are you another one of those poor guys who missed out on the 25 cent Krystals?
josef
October 24th, 2012
7:35 pm
bman
It was a lunch time thingie today, celebrating K’s 80th anniversary…
Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
7:35 pm
“Does the supreme leader even know what a boat is?”
Does he know how to pronounce Navy corpsman?
bman
October 24th, 2012
7:38 pm
Josef .. .. 80 years? Wow!
You know . .. Considering how terrible their burgers are, that’s impressive !
Thulsa Doom
October 24th, 2012
7:39 pm
Aquagirl,
Yeah. There is not a krystal out here in the kountree so I can’t get one unless I burn a lot of carbon gasses going to the city. And that would just piss off Al Gore. And besides my speedos are pretty tight these days. Doomy don’t need no Krystals as good as they are. If cool hand Luke could eat fiddy eggs I could probably eat 20 Krystals. Too bad it taint gonna happen.
St Simons
October 24th, 2012
7:40 pm
“Hurricane Sandy Pounds Jamaica”
I think i rented that VHS in college…
Orange12
October 24th, 2012
7:42 pm
“Either that or as that Democrat Hank Johnson warned it could capsize the island of Guam.”
Cynthia’s replacement. Shazzam!
getalife
October 24th, 2012
7:43 pm
mitt will occupy Mali.
Dumber than w.
Recon 0311 2533
October 24th, 2012
7:43 pm
Biden forgets what state he’s in once again today. While physically campaigning in Ohio old Joe talks about being in Iowa. A heart beat away from the president.
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
7:44 pm
Time for the :
San Francisco Al Qaeda vs. Detroit Tigers !!
josef
October 24th, 2012
7:47 pm
How many Krystals at one sitting…I ate 32…
josef
October 24th, 2012
7:48 pm
getalife
Have you been watching Mali…the French are mega pissed on that one…
They BOTH suck
October 24th, 2012
7:50 pm
“How many Krystals at one sitting…I ate 32…”
Bet you were sailing past the moon and starts before that appetite hit you
godless heathen
October 24th, 2012
7:52 pm
http://www.ban.org/2011/04/07/navy-abandons-plan-to-sink-senator-mccain%E2%80%99s-old-aircraft-carrier-2/
We got $6 miilion to remove asbestos from each ship we scuttle, we can afford some new ones.
They BOTH suck
October 24th, 2012
7:52 pm
stars
josef
October 24th, 2012
7:52 pm
BOTH
Well, it WAS drug related….
ragnar danneskjold
October 24th, 2012
7:53 pm
Seems like Republicans always have to rebuild the military after a Democrat administration.
moonbat betty
October 24th, 2012
7:53 pm
lol, Doom!
No good deed goes unpunished…
Aquagirl
October 24th, 2012
7:53 pm
How many Krystals at one sitting…I ate 32…
I am so glad I’m not a man and don’t feel compelled to do such things.
godless heathen
October 24th, 2012
7:54 pm
“Hurricane Sandy Pounds Jamaica”
I think i rented that VHS in college…
LOL!
Like a screen door in a hurricane, baby.
getalife
October 24th, 2012
7:54 pm
Barack Obama
60.4%
Mitt Romney
39.6%
Intrade.
Put your money where your mouth is.
moonbat betty
October 24th, 2012
7:55 pm
32!?
You are a bad man!
Georgia
October 24th, 2012
7:57 pm
They finally nabbed that horrid mystery monkey in Florida. I hate mystery monkeys.
G Mare
October 24th, 2012
7:58 pm
Josef, thanks for the Village People clip. Have you, or anyone here, seen the Amazing Christopher & puppets doing YMCA? It seems to still be available on Utube, I think, but not available for IPad. It really is amazing!
godless heathen
October 24th, 2012
7:58 pm
Seen a lot of bets proffered lately, how about this one?
I bet a $100 that if Obama wins the election (which I have always expected that he would) getalife will gloat a little.
seabeau
October 24th, 2012
7:59 pm
We will need all those new ships for the war with China,comming soon to a South China Sea near you! Its not a matter of if, its a matter of when!
godless heathen
October 24th, 2012
8:00 pm
Now I have to google Florida Mystery Monkey. What kind of targeted ads will that yield?
0311/8541/5811/1811/1801
October 24th, 2012
8:01 pm
josef:
32?
Now that’s impressive !
Jay
October 24th, 2012
8:04 pm
“I bet a $100 that if Obama wins the election (which I have always expected that he would) getalife will gloat a little.
You’d lose that bet.
Because getalife won’t gloat a little, it’ll be a LOT!
getalife
October 24th, 2012
8:05 pm
godless,
I will take that bet if cons did not welch.
I will just breathe a sigh of relief our country will not be destroyed by the gop again.
Taking a trip to Seattle.
They will legalize weed.
godless heathen
October 24th, 2012
8:05 pm
I hate mystery monkeys.
Bigot!
getalife
October 24th, 2012
8:10 pm
josef,
mitt is good at making our allies mad.
Reckless and ridiculous.
getalife
October 24th, 2012
8:14 pm
josef,
32 Krystal will give you a heart attack
bman
October 24th, 2012
8:15 pm
I very rarely watch the news channels. But I have to say, Anderson Cooper is the best
moonbat betty
October 24th, 2012
8:15 pm
C’mon getalife!
You can eat 33!
Go for it homeboy.