tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post6033983479789608555..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Illegal Immigrants to Blame for Arizona FireDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28964237617248165782011-06-20T17:15:41.658-04:002011-06-20T17:15:41.658-04:00Quirk...
Of course the 1st post was BS....
It wa...Quirk...<br /><br />Of course the 1st post was BS....<br /><br />It was sarcasm<br /><br /><br />As for Rat?<br /><br />I doesnt get to me, i just love calling him what he is...<br /><br />It's releasing...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49194464448718094462011-06-20T16:55:22.230-04:002011-06-20T16:55:22.230-04:00Government at its worst.Government at its worst.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35704424347853506792011-06-20T16:53:20.519-04:002011-06-20T16:53:20.519-04:00They were "Overjoyed" when one of their ...They were "Overjoyed" when one of their guns showed up in a drug bust. <br /><br />The whole thing is looking like an attempt to excuse lobbying for stricter gun laws.<br /><br />Government agencies do tend to go "haywire" after awhile. Some would say ATF started out that way.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23193531726239254592011-06-20T16:49:29.247-04:002011-06-20T16:49:29.247-04:00This Gunrunner thing is abominable.
Page 27: [Spe...This Gunrunner thing is abominable.<br /><br /><i>Page 27: [Special Agent John Dodson, the original whistle blower]<br /> <br />“Well, every time we voiced concerns…But every day being out here watching a guy go into the same gun store buying another 15 or 20 AK-47s or variants or . . . five or ten Draco pistols or FN Five-seveNs . . . guys that don’t have a job, and he is walking in here spending $27,000 for three Barrett .50 calibers …and you are sitting there every day and you can’t do anything…”<br /> <br />Page 38: [Dodson, speaking about ATF supervisors in Phoenix and their disregard for lives lost due to Fast & Furious]<br /> <br />“[T]here was a prevailing attitude amongst the group and outside of the group in the ATF chain of command… I was having a conversation with Special Agent [L] about the case in which the conversation ended with me asking her <b>are you prepared to go to a border agent’s funeral over this</b>… because that’s going to happen. And the sentiment that was given back to me by both her, the group supervisor, was that…<b>if you are going to make an omelette [sic], you need to scramble some eggs.”</b></i><br /><br /><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2011/06/20/gunwalker-the-fast-and-furious-scandal-expands/" rel="nofollow"> Tracking Stopped at the Border</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59128257024272333592011-06-20T16:12:35.745-04:002011-06-20T16:12:35.745-04:00I agree,DR, not only anti American but bigoted thi...I agree,DR, not only anti American but bigoted thinkers as well.MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3550915260485089502011-06-20T15:39:45.083-04:002011-06-20T15:39:45.083-04:00Supreme Court backs EPA over states on climate cha...<i><b>Supreme Court backs EPA over states on climate change</b><br /><br />USA Today - <br />The Supreme Court unanimously rejected Monday a lawsuit by six states that were suing five major power companies for emitting greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73976976953675729312011-06-20T15:31:45.891-04:002011-06-20T15:31:45.891-04:00They all begin to sound alike:
Assad claimed that...They all begin to sound alike:<br /><br /><i>Assad claimed that there is an outside plot or conspiracy to force Syria to change its policies and he added that its strategic location has made it <b>a target for outside intervention.</b><br /><br />He says that a number of factors point to foreign interference including Western media campaigns against Syria. He repeated the government’s position that<b> “armed gangs” and “vandals”</b> have attacked and killed Syrian security forces.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-42871311071943573482011-06-20T15:15:50.249-04:002011-06-20T15:15:50.249-04:00Anti-Americans, gag, are just that.
It makes no d...Anti-Americans, gag, are just that.<br /><br />It makes no difference the race, color nor creed of the President. Those that hate the US will hate GW Bush and BH Obama, both.<br /><br />The President personifies both the government and the country in the eyes of many, for better or worse.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23936423257769885112011-06-20T15:10:30.819-04:002011-06-20T15:10:30.819-04:00CNN
Foreign companies plowed 49 percent more mone...<i>CNN<br /><br /><b>Foreign companies plowed 49 percent more money into the U.S. economy in 2010 from the prior year,</b> the Obama administration said Monday.<br /><br />And 90 percent of that foreign investment came from Canada, Europe and Japan, with less than 1 percent from China.<br /><br /><b>"The United States consistently receives more foreign direct investment than any other country in the world,"</b><br /> President Barack Obama said in a statement. <b><br />"By voting with their balance sheets, businesses from abroad have clearly stated that the United States is one of the best places in the world to invest."</b><br /><br />Foreign firms invested $194 billion in the United States in 2010. That's still far off the peak of $328 billion in 2008, according to the Commerce Department.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56791641012272683052011-06-20T15:06:46.359-04:002011-06-20T15:06:46.359-04:00McCain Clarifies Immigrants Did Not Cause Arizona&...<i><b>McCain Clarifies Immigrants Did Not Cause Arizona's Largest Fire<br /></b><br />(NewsCore) - WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) issued a clarification on Monday after creating a furor over the weekend when a remark he made at a press conference suggested a link between raging wildfires in Arizona and illegal immigrants.<br /><br />McCain's office said the comment, made during a press conference in Springerville, Ariz., did not refer specifically to the Wallow Fire -- which has now consumed roughly 520,000 acres (210,400 hectares) to become the largest recorded fire in the state's history -- <b>but that evidence shows illegal immigrants have caused fires in the region in the past.</b></i><br /><br />Which is true.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54245336037738952782011-06-20T14:38:55.736-04:002011-06-20T14:38:55.736-04:00What I was trying to say is, "The Government ...What I was trying to say is, "The Government is not the solution to All problems, not even most problems, BUT it Can help with some things. We shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater."Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25392659086961984382011-06-20T14:33:16.401-04:002011-06-20T14:33:16.401-04:00Yeah, I concur. Here is an example of the type of...Yeah, I concur. Here is an example of the type of work government can perform for you. <br /><br />The world is a complex, and marvelous place. One should always try to avoid those that would oversimplify the situation.<br /><br /><i>The complementary techniques of simulation on ORNL’s Jaguar supercomputer and neutron scattering at the lab’s High Flux Isotope Reactor enabled Smith’s team to resolve lignin’s structure at scales ranging from 1 to 1,000 angstroms. Smith’s project is the first to combine the two methods in biofuel research.<br /><br />The research was supported by DOE’s Office of Science and used the resources of the Leadership Computing Facility at ORNL under a DOE INCITE award.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/06/oak-ridge-team-reveals-surface-structure-of-lignin-highly-folded-surface-impedes-enzymatic-hydrolysi.html" rel="nofollow">Width less than that of a Carbon Atom.</a><br /><br />A carbon atom?Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67330960475908439902011-06-20T14:25:27.244-04:002011-06-20T14:25:27.244-04:00Solar fusion eliminates the need for man managed n...Solar fusion eliminates the need for man managed nuclear fission.<br /><br />Solar will also lead to the decentralization the power grid. Which I think would be a "good thing".<br /><br />Allowing US to focus on replacing foreign oil with homegrown ethanol.<br /><br />Keeping those energy dollars now flowing to the Saudis, their cousins and Hugo Chavez on the mainland of North America.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33947197009736201702011-06-20T14:17:34.226-04:002011-06-20T14:17:34.226-04:00Here's a quote from a swell guy:
Minister Far...Here's a quote from a swell guy:<br /><br />Minister Farrakhan: 'That's a Murderer in the White House'MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64381910314747524592011-06-20T14:13:23.658-04:002011-06-20T14:13:23.658-04:00WIO, my friend, you need to chill out, dude. Seri...WIO, my friend, you need to chill out, dude. Seriously, you are going to ignite and burn up from the inside out if you don't learn to let some of this bounce off you.<br /><br />Rat likes to bait you and you bite every single time. He does it on purpose just to get you going and you let him. The rest of the folks here are just stating their own opinions about stuff and reserve the right to do that without you calling them names.<br /><br />By the way, your first entry on this post is pure BS.<br /><br />Please, give it a rest or you will stroke out..MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54717650686175798902011-06-20T13:28:03.107-04:002011-06-20T13:28:03.107-04:00They just keep getting more Efficient.
The DOE h...<a href="http://www.solardaily.com/reports/Alta_Devices_Single_Junction_Solarcell_Tops_28_Percent_Efficiency_999.html" rel="nofollow">They just keep getting more Efficient.</a><br /><br /><br />The DOE has set a goal for <b>$1.00 Watt <i>Installed</i>.</b><br /><br />Now you're getting down to the ridiculous. <b>3/4 of a Penny per Kilowatt Hr.</b><br /><br />I really don't doubt it a bit.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52639177668406333862011-06-20T13:18:26.825-04:002011-06-20T13:18:26.825-04:00I think we'll come in within 0.5% of flat. Ma...I think we'll come in within 0.5% of flat. <i> Maybe</i>, 1%.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74485645017368987372011-06-20T13:16:42.083-04:002011-06-20T13:16:42.083-04:00Goldman Sachs has cut its 2nd qtr growth forecast ...Goldman Sachs has cut its 2nd qtr growth forecast to 2%. <br /><br />They're getting there, but they're still higher than ol rufi.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60465848384440635562011-06-20T13:03:17.842-04:002011-06-20T13:03:17.842-04:00The laptop I'm using is Magnitudes better than...The laptop I'm using is Magnitudes better than my old one, and cost less than a third as much.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-993289150835395772011-06-20T13:01:06.786-04:002011-06-20T13:01:06.786-04:00That's right, Rat. Cities like Phoenix, Tucso...That's right, Rat. Cities like Phoenix, Tucson, LA, SD, LV, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, OK City, El Paso have a tremendous, cheap resource right outside their door.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59952185002192422662011-06-20T12:58:50.502-04:002011-06-20T12:58:50.502-04:00There are a lot of reasons to be negative, right n...There are a lot of reasons to be negative, right now; let's don't overlook the few good reasons to be positive.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73402550016482873972011-06-20T12:46:40.893-04:002011-06-20T12:46:40.893-04:00Let's deal in kilowatts; we're more famili...Let's deal in kilowatts; we're more familiar with those. Let's figure we install a kw of solar for $2,000.00.<br /><br />It delivers 10kw hrs/day during most of the year, much less during Dec, Jan, Feb. I'm going to skip some steps, here, and bring it down to 7.5 hrs/day on average. <br /><br />7.5 kwh X 365 = 2737.5 We'll call it 2,700 kwhrs to make it simple, and avoid false precision.<br /><br />2,700 X 50 = 135,000 kwhrs delivered over 50 yrs. <br /><br />Fossil fuel-derived electricity is costing approx $0.10 today. Who knows what it will be in ten, or twenty years, much less fifty years.<br /><br />But we do know that these Solar kilowatts will cost $2,000.00 / 135,000 or $0.0148 Call it <b>One and a half cents per kilowatt/hr.</b><br /><br />Chilluns, that's "rockin' and rollin'."Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29352519315285111432011-06-20T12:41:43.255-04:002011-06-20T12:41:43.255-04:00desert rat said...
The Syrians do not use US munit...desert rat said...<br />The Syrians do not use US munitions upon the civilians of Syria.<br /><br />The Israeli do.<br /><br /><br /><br />LOL....<br /><br />Just how do you know those invading terrorists that attempted to breach the international border were cilivians?<br /><br />And the truth be told, US munitions kill plenty of citizens of many ARAB and Islamic nations...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46739530491823944202011-06-20T12:40:25.249-04:002011-06-20T12:40:25.249-04:00desert rat said...
Syria is on the list of State s...desert rat said...<br />Syria is on the list of State sponsors of terror, the Israeli should be.<br /><br /><br />Dear Mr Jew hating, Israel hating, Zionist Hating piece of shit,<br /><br />It's USA policy that Israel is a close and LOVED ally of the USA.<br /><br />Don't LIKE it?<br /><br />MOVE.<br /><br />Our current and former Presidents all agre, Israel is a great, just and faithful ally.<br /><br />It's US POLICY asshole.<br /><br />I know that your point of view is different, but as you like to point out to all of us at the Bar what is and is not the policy of the USA. And at this time, (and since the creation of the Modern State of Israel) That the USA SHARE values and ideals.<br /><br />Sucks being on the wrong side of history rodent?<br /><br />The USA publically endorses and supports Israel.<br /><br />The USA publically calls Syria a "state sponsor" of terrorism.<br /><br />That is a fact...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82589603411602281072011-06-20T12:22:46.783-04:002011-06-20T12:22:46.783-04:00Not many clouds to interfere with the production o...Not many clouds to interfere with the production of electrical energy, derived from "safe" nuclear fusion.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com