tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post2380944484711124388..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Ice caps melting...on MarsDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77944470853068804562010-12-08T01:23:32.577-05:002010-12-08T01:23:32.577-05:00Great writing! You might want to follow up on this...Great writing! You might want to follow up on this topic?!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://elderinsurance.info" rel="nofollow">leblanc insurance</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61845567441507228792009-12-29T01:43:18.602-05:002009-12-29T01:43:18.602-05:00First, in line with my basic sermon these many yea...<i>First, in line with my basic sermon these many years, if you study the videos you will see many many women in the front ranks. They have every reason to be there, as the Islamic Republic (as so many Islamic regimes) is built on the sludge of misogyny.<br /><br />Second, many of the evil Basij goons wore masks. This is new, and indicates fear that they will be identified and hunted down. The conflict is ever more violent; on several occasions crowds attacked security forces, even dragging them out of cars…and then, cursing them, letting them run away.<br /><br />Third, in another ominous development for the regime, people from the southern (lower class) neighborhoods of Tehran joined in. The revolt is now very broad based. But it is not yet powerful enough for the Bazaaris to join; today the Tehran Bazaar was open for business.<br /><br />Fourth, the regime has been stripped of religious legitimacy by its own panic-driven brutality. By invading mosques and hosseiniyas, by assaulting family members of leading clerics (Grand Ayatollah Sane’i is under house arrest), and by ordering murder on Ashura, the supreme leader has violated a whole series of previously sacrosanct rules. I will be surprised if we do not soon hear from Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Sistani.<br /><br />Finally, there is still no national strike of the sort that paralyzed the shah’s regime 31 years ago. But this may come; there were Twitter reports yesterday saying that Mousavi was calling for a strike January 7th.</i> pajamas articlebobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62349600268836041342009-12-29T01:32:52.942-05:002009-12-29T01:32:52.942-05:00This guy got on in Europe without a passport. Mayb...This guy got on in Europe <i>without a passport.</i> Maybe an inside job? Yet an American attorney witnessed an argument at the checkin counter over the matter. He has a <i>one way ticket</i>(early report) and if reports are true <i>paid for in cash</i>. He had <i>no luggage</i>, other than maybe a carry on bag. While our people may not be responsible for any of this, <i>his father reported him to the US Embassy.</i> And this <i>never got passed along.</i> He's able to ignite the device, and through God'<br />s grace and a Dane, an explosion is prevented. And Janet says the system worked.<br /><br />I wonder what her shelf life is for this job now?bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3196897504936935862009-12-29T01:01:24.129-05:002009-12-29T01:01:24.129-05:00Believe it, or not, the only "Conservative Op...Believe it, or not, the only "Conservative Opinion" I read is here at the Bar. I think we have a wide cross-section of "Common Sense."<br /><br />I hate "Koolaid Drinkers" almost as much as I hate Politicians, and Preachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34963572606097806732009-12-29T00:12:32.300-05:002009-12-29T00:12:32.300-05:00Allen, yeah, it is, I love that line.Allen, yeah, it is, I love that line.bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38185430506479805692009-12-29T00:10:04.633-05:002009-12-29T00:10:04.633-05:00I don't want to be blue. I've been kinda d...I don't want to be blue. I've been kinda down lately anyway.<br /><br />Daughter sure got the computer going good again, though. Installed some kind of antivirus stuff, got the printer going with a program I can use, and put something in, well can't remember the name. She even bought me a box of Swedish cookies. Then made me promise to buy her a handgun, which I had already promised to do anyway, so I came out ahead.bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28753306941998285842009-12-29T00:09:52.871-05:002009-12-29T00:09:52.871-05:00bob,
Re: "Reason, that crutch of grubby scho...bob,<br /><br />Re: "Reason, that crutch of grubby schoolboys."<br /><br />...excellent...<br /><br />:)allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3217265691827337552009-12-29T00:04:51.594-05:002009-12-29T00:04:51.594-05:00WiO,
...don't know if you have seen this...En...WiO,<br /><br />...don't know if you have seen this...Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="http://senseofevents.blogspot.com/2009/12/dear-jim.html" rel="nofollow">Dear Jim</a>allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53503300590104530302009-12-29T00:04:00.713-05:002009-12-29T00:04:00.713-05:00Bob, you can make your links blue, now make your n...Bob, you can make your links blue, now make your name blue like the rest of us.Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18691765413669188152009-12-29T00:02:16.430-05:002009-12-29T00:02:16.430-05:00I'll Even Take You There<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8fCBPQZ2TQ4/StFpK7S0qLI/AAAAAAAACWc/F_sY2SyFxMI/s1600-h/femme_fatale2.jpeg" rel="nofollow">I'll Even Take You There</a>bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69284820171335333992009-12-29T00:00:19.173-05:002009-12-29T00:00:19.173-05:00That's kinda a cute cross right up from the ej...That's kinda a cute cross right up from the ejection chamber, Miss T.<br /><br />Take a look, close up, al-Doug, see what you think.bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68360371267250382072009-12-28T23:57:48.007-05:002009-12-28T23:57:48.007-05:00Have never believed Hoagland, will always believe ...Have never believed Hoagland, will always believe Melody.<br /><br />Now, Doug, even you listened to that program about the muzzie mafia, and said it was good, a program I missed.bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3367138618331553342009-12-28T23:54:24.782-05:002009-12-28T23:54:24.782-05:00Rufus: Like the kids say, "if it's import...Rufus: <i>Like the kids say, "if it's important news IT will find ME."</i><br /><br />Here's the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=tcot" rel="nofollow">Twitter stream from #tcot</a> (Top Conservatives on Twitter)...it's a mighty river of data, and all you can do is dip in a cup.Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68756578956063800772009-12-28T23:52:53.021-05:002009-12-28T23:52:53.021-05:00First he believed Hoagland.
Then he believed MLD.First he believed Hoagland.<br />Then he believed MLD.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64370646687662273682009-12-28T23:50:21.778-05:002009-12-28T23:50:21.778-05:00That underwear bomb takes balls!
Or more properly,...That underwear bomb takes balls!<br />Or more properly, takes your balls!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1253031393292718962009-12-28T23:49:35.904-05:002009-12-28T23:49:35.904-05:00Bob: "An armed shopping mall is a polite shop...Bob: <i>"An armed shopping mall is a polite shopping mall" to take off from a Deuce saying "An armed bar is a polite bar."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://hackylinux.blogspot.com/2009/10/taoist-conservatives-on-twitter-part-14.html" rel="nofollow">Armed gays don't get bashed.</a>Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33047611260479872252009-12-28T23:43:50.677-05:002009-12-28T23:43:50.677-05:00“This incident demonstrates that an alert and cour...<i>“This incident demonstrates that an alert and courageous citizenry are far more resilient than an isolated extremist. As a nation, we will do everything in our power to protect our country. As Americans, we will never give in to fear or division. We will be guided by our hopes, our unity and our deeply held values. That’s who we are as Americans.”</i><br /><br />Obama<br /><br /><br />Heh, I was glad to hear this. Undercuts his arguments against the 2nd Amendment.<br /><br />"An armed shopping mall is a polite shopping mall" to take off from a Deuce saying "An armed bar is a polite bar."bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59229991446564870352009-12-28T23:37:06.412-05:002009-12-28T23:37:06.412-05:00heh, he's wiping them out even as we type....
...heh, he's wiping them out even as we type....<br /><br />---<br /><br /><i>During the three-day journey back to Earth aboard Apollo 14, Mitchell had an epiphany while looking down on the earth from space. "The presence of divinity became almost palpable, and I knew that life in the universe was not just an accident based on random processes ... The knowledge came to me directly," Mitchell said of that experience. Following his spaceflight, Mitchell and others founded the Institute of Noetic Sciences.[7] Willis Harman served as its president from 1975 until his death in 1997.[8][9][10]<br /><br />The word noetic is derived from the Greek nous, for which, according to the institute's website,<br /><br />there is no exact equivalent in English. It refers to "inner knowing," a kind of intuitive consciousness—direct and immediate access to knowledge beyond what is available to our normal senses and the power of reason.[11]</i><br /><br />The old inner eye, kind of like Roethke, in another context.<br /><br />I can believe that. <br /><br />"The first heaven of knowing", only here, really from 'the heavens'. "Reason, that crutch of grubby schoolboys."bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3034695854633320032009-12-28T23:33:42.726-05:002009-12-28T23:33:42.726-05:00Sam,
Re: The incident has put a spotlight on the ...Sam,<br /><br />Re: The incident has put a spotlight on the growing prominence of al Qaeda in Yemen, which the United States and Saudi Arabia fear will exploit instability in Yemen to stage attacks in the Saudi kingdom, the world's largest oil exporter, and beyond.<br /><br />Not to worry, our people are on the ground as we speak. We may anticipate the same top-notch performance we have seen in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nobody does it better.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58932352992433800832009-12-28T23:24:49.443-05:002009-12-28T23:24:49.443-05:00Sam,
Re: President Barack Obama vowed to bring &q...Sam,<br /><br />Re: President Barack Obama vowed to bring "every element" of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans' safety.<br /><br /><br />...even those so covert the results will remain forever hidden... <br /><br />:)allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13856968735905103282009-12-28T23:16:15.477-05:002009-12-28T23:16:15.477-05:00Ruf, the wife has one program she watches, I reall...Ruf, the wife has one program she watches, I really have none.<br /><br />I do have some radio I listen to cause it's easy to listen and do other things too.<br /><br />Overall, I don't know whether TV has been a good thing, or a bad thing for us.<br /><br />It's kind of evened out the differences among the separate sections of the country, culture wise. Everybody everywhere grows up watching much the same stuff, so they internalize much the same images, themes, etc.<br /><br />You'd have to put a gun to my head my make me watch the regular evening news these days.bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54532392461660139382009-12-28T23:02:37.133-05:002009-12-28T23:02:37.133-05:00He would be the first European citizen to be execu...<i>He would be the first European citizen to be executed in China since 1951, Western rights groups say.<br /><br />Shaikh's family says he suffered from bipolar disorder, and was tricked into becoming a mule by a smuggling gang who promised him a music recording contract.<br /><br />"The case has been processed in accordance with the law... The defendant's litigation rights and legitimate treatment have been fully granted," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said last week, adding that drug smuggling was considered a "grave crime" internationally.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/28/world/international-us-china-execution-uk.html" rel="nofollow">Drug Smuggling</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71818485133362794952009-12-28T22:58:35.287-05:002009-12-28T22:58:35.287-05:00“We believe the most important thing in such a sit...<i>“We believe the most important thing in such a situation is to show restraint, and seek a compromise on the basis of the law, and also to take political efforts to prevent a further escalation of the confrontation,” the Russian Foreign Ministry statement added.<br /><br />The Russians rejected allegations claiming Moscow was involved “in the internal political processes in Iran.”<br /><br />Commenting on the allegations, the statement said, “We are convinced that this is the work of those opposed to Russian-Iranian cooperation.”</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=114862&sectionid=351020101" rel="nofollow">Internal Affairs</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9016219824773247302009-12-28T22:56:05.356-05:002009-12-28T22:56:05.356-05:00A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monda...<i>A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane, and President Barack Obama vowed to bring "every element" of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans' safety.<br /><br />...<br /><br />The incident has put a spotlight on the growing prominence of al Qaeda in Yemen, which the United States and Saudi Arabia fear will exploit instability in Yemen to stage attacks in the Saudi kingdom, the world's largest oil exporter, and beyond.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Asked on NBC's "Today" show if the security system "failed miserably," U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano replied, "It did."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE5BR0GT20091229?type=usDollarRpt" rel="nofollow">Plane Attackers</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87898576083613250942009-12-28T22:49:06.974-05:002009-12-28T22:49:06.974-05:00"I am going in for the sake of the lives of t...<i>"I am going in for the sake of the lives of the North Korean people. And if he (Kim Jong-il) kills me, in a sense, I realize this is better. Then the governments of the world will become more prone to say something, and more embarrassed and more forced to make a statement."<br /><br />Western governments and human rights activists say North Korea maintains a network of political prisons to crush the possibility of dissent where brutality is the norm and deaths are commonplace.<br /><br />The North uses unlawful and arbitrary killings and stoppages public executions to intimidate the masses, critics say. They say it prevents free speech, controls all media and crushes nascent attempts at reform by executing or imprisoning those who oppose the state.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BS02E20091229" rel="nofollow">Illegal Entry</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.com