tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post8563796662934901436..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Get Your Facts StraightDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66651853616901820002011-02-13T20:16:16.873-05:002011-02-13T20:16:16.873-05:00Across Europe, there is a recognition that multicu...<b>Across Europe, there is a recognition that multiculturalism has failed in its own terms, creating ghettos and cutting off some immigrant women, in particular, from full participation in a free society.</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1956853179259210582011-02-13T20:13:45.562-05:002011-02-13T20:13:45.562-05:00Sounds painful, Mel.
Cameron’s Crusade
Britain’s ...Sounds painful, Mel.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/2011/02/13/cameron-s-crusade.html" rel="nofollow">Cameron’s Crusade<br />Britain’s prime minister takes a whack at multiculturalism.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5412897541454921442011-02-13T19:21:24.888-05:002011-02-13T19:21:24.888-05:00Bwahahahahahaha
Pasty.
I burnt my ass at the t...Bwahahahahahaha<br /><br />Pasty. <br /><br />I burnt my ass at the tanning salon the other day.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51573792073473489642011-02-13T18:19:07.706-05:002011-02-13T18:19:07.706-05:00Toronto the model.Toronto the model.MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16096858328946909942011-02-13T18:18:16.469-05:002011-02-13T18:18:16.469-05:00Let me guess, Ash, The Peoples Republic of Boulder...Let me guess, Ash, The Peoples Republic of Boulder?<br /><br />You should be proud, you and Salaad being fair thinking buddies.MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17961204322038988252011-02-13T17:39:22.274-05:002011-02-13T17:39:22.274-05:00The Randall Wallace Keynote Address at the Nationa...The <a href="http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/NationalPrayerBrea" rel="nofollow">Randall Wallace Keynote Address</a> at the National Prayer Breakfast has been an on again off again affair sometime showing at C-Span.<br /><br />It is now on again as part of the entire event video.<br />You can avoid suffering through the President's portion by skipping to the 34 minute mark.<br /><br />Highly entertaining, and highly recommended.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-42414144534240849562011-02-13T17:38:29.383-05:002011-02-13T17:38:29.383-05:00Rufus II said...
Egypt imports over 50% of its fo...Rufus II said... <br />Egypt imports over 50% of its food.<br /><br />Egypt is, now, an oil Importer.<br /><br />Egypt has no manufacturing products to export.<br /><br />Egypt's only source of money to buy food is tourism.<br /><br />Tourism is, Now, dead - not "sleeping," not "dormant," Dead.<br /><br />Egypt is a "dead man walking."<br /><br />---<br /><br />Somebody said how much money the military got from us, and they wouldn't do anything to jepardize that.<br /><br />Walid Shoebat replied:<br /><br />"<i>The Muslim Brotherhood does not care about such things:<br /><br />Tourism was a larger source of income and they've just about destroyed that.</i>"<br /><br />Plus, with The One in office, they may continue to get cash regardless of what the MB does.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33366555715323704792011-02-13T17:36:48.572-05:002011-02-13T17:36:48.572-05:00Damn! T took her name off the bartender's lis...Damn! T took her name off the bartender's list. <br /><br />Who offended her this time?MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57914959329623369942011-02-13T16:10:51.966-05:002011-02-13T16:10:51.966-05:00multi-culti, pasty white throat.multi-culti, <i>pasty white</i> throat.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4120681053931651242011-02-13T16:10:07.749-05:002011-02-13T16:10:07.749-05:00I bet he'd, also, just as soon cut Ash's m...I bet he'd, also, just as soon cut Ash's multi-culti throat as look at him. :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62928155686720996002011-02-13T16:08:18.112-05:002011-02-13T16:08:18.112-05:00They all look pretty plump, except for the old man...They all look pretty plump, except for the old man. I bet he's seen "hard times." <br /><br />I bet he knows they're coming back, too.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88483416797404266912011-02-13T16:05:58.682-05:002011-02-13T16:05:58.682-05:00Not a lot of sugary soft drinks, no corn flakes, a...Not a lot of sugary soft drinks, no corn flakes, and no T-Bone Steaks.<br /><br />Those people could care less if I put ethanol in my "gas" tank <br /><br />(as long as I'm able to go to work, and send them money, anyway.)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29022924353985828292011-02-13T15:58:46.537-05:002011-02-13T15:58:46.537-05:00This is what the Ahmed family in Cairo eats for $6...<a href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519_1373729,00.html" rel="nofollow">This is what the Ahmed family in Cairo eats for $68.53 per week.</a> <br /><br />© Peter Menzel www.menzelphoto.com from the 2006 book Hungry Planet: What the World EatsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41051056611608009202011-02-13T14:41:05.576-05:002011-02-13T14:41:05.576-05:00CHINA is growing its oil consumption Way More than...CHINA is growing its oil consumption Way More than the experts (EIA, IEA, EIEIO) said they would.<br /><br />In Nov. 2009 China consumed <b>7.7</b> Million bbl oil/day.<br /><br />In Nov 2010 China consumed <b>10.4</b> Million bbl oil/day.<br /><br />Now, WE are trying to come out of recession. As is Europe, the world's Second Largest Consumer of oil.<br /><br />And, Production is, basically, stuck at 2005 levels.<br /><br />How does That sound?Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35711926206838839712011-02-13T14:33:26.270-05:002011-02-13T14:33:26.270-05:00No, "Grains" aren't going to be the ...No, "Grains" aren't going to be the problem, Bubba. There is an enormous amount of unused, fallow land around the world. The price of grains will fluctuate, but it will always return to the "slightly profitable" level.<br /><br />The Problem is going to be "DEPRESSION." And, THAT will be caused by "lack of affordable energy."Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4206803185347750242011-02-13T14:29:53.610-05:002011-02-13T14:29:53.610-05:00And, the odds are real good that that's about ...And, the odds are real good that that's about what it will be selling for in June of "next" year.<br /><br />That's slightly above the minimum price farmers have to get to make a profit, before subsidies.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46673237450450455952011-02-13T14:27:48.302-05:002011-02-13T14:27:48.302-05:00BTW, Max, if you will Go Here you will see that Ye...BTW, Max, if you will <a href="http://charts.aghost.net/popup/agonlineCharts.cfm?key=F3EB0CD1-0722-41E4-A7D8-F85674A14CD9&cid=2052&sid=1&symbol=C1H" rel="nofollow">Go Here</a> you will see that Yellow Field Corn was selling in June of '09 for about half of what it is today - less than $0.07/lb.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86115647951250316892011-02-13T14:14:39.300-05:002011-02-13T14:14:39.300-05:00As for that "$2.00/day" problem:
I'...As for that "$2.00/day" problem:<br /><br />I've got news for you; the U.S. cannot feed a world full of people making $2.00 a day. We would go dead broke trying.<br /><br />They are going to have to make more money - or, they are going to get real damned skinny. That's <i>Nature's</i> Rules, not mine.<br /><br />Nature don't give a good goddamned whether I, or you, or anyone else "approves," or "disapproves."<br /><br />Nature "Disposes."Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63390887155270665042011-02-13T14:06:52.797-05:002011-02-13T14:06:52.797-05:00Even with today's high wheat prices the plasti...Even with today's high wheat prices the plastic wrapper on a loaf of bread still costs more than the wheat inside.<br /><br />At approx. $0.13/lb corn is still one of the cheapest things one can buy.<br /><br />I watched those Egyptian protestors, and their "signs," and I never saw the word "Food" mentioned. And, they looked, to me, to be pretty well-fed.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23515652637027525102011-02-13T14:01:30.964-05:002011-02-13T14:01:30.964-05:00Mexican Tortillas are produced from Mexican "...Mexican Tortillas are produced from <b><i>Mexican "White Sweet"</i></b> Corn.<br /><br />The "Mexican" White Sweet corn market is totally unconnected to the North American <b><i>Yellow Field Corn</i></b> market.<br /><br />Our Yellow Field Corn is used, primarily, to feed animals, <br /><br />with a smaller percentage used for cereal (there is about a nickel's worth of corn in a $4.00 Box of Corn Flakes,) <br /><br />and some of the starch used for high fructose corn syrup (about $0.02 worth in a Two Liter Coke.)<br /><br />The Mexican Food Demonstrations were caused by local corruption, and market manipulation. A few months later the NAFTA restrictions on Corn to Mexico ended, and the <b><i>Cheaper U.S. Corn</i></b> was able to be imported into Mexico. <br /><br />We haven't heard anything out of Mexico since (except for some early demonstrations by Mexican farmers protesting the "cheap Norte Americano corn."Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82306598815532199622011-02-13T13:59:20.711-05:002011-02-13T13:59:20.711-05:00I agree, Deuce, that the USA should decrease its f...I agree, Deuce, that the USA should decrease its foreign meddling. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world (Korea for example, Egypt) the American hand is firmly involved and the act of not meddling becomes meddling. For example, withdrawing US forces from S. Korea, especially in the face of hostile NORK threats, has great influence upon the events.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23510314148383091262011-02-13T13:53:35.476-05:002011-02-13T13:53:35.476-05:00Anonymous @1:22
That's nonsense.Anonymous @1:22<br /><br />That's nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74641704755289696282011-02-13T13:49:13.191-05:002011-02-13T13:49:13.191-05:00Thanks Max !Thanks Max !Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82875481920849295872011-02-13T13:47:58.496-05:002011-02-13T13:47:58.496-05:00I don't believe that there is a people's s...I don't believe that there is a people's side. The people fell for Obama, why would I side with that?<br /><br />We blew a $1T in Iraq for which people? Had we invested that same money in the Americas, a whole lot of people would be healthier and wealthier in lands where we do have interests.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39591138919684392202011-02-13T13:44:39.932-05:002011-02-13T13:44:39.932-05:00Grains are high due to some really anomalous weath...<i>Grains are high due to some really anomalous weather events all around the world, AND a goodly amount of speculation, and hoarding of various countries.</i><br /><br />Actually, corn and other grain prices have been skyrocketing (particularly corn) for several years <i>prior</i> to the anomalous weather events you mention. Mexicans were complaining over three years ago about the cost of tortilla, and even in the USA a modest price increase could be noted in that market. Cereal producers managed to absorb rising costs, in part by reducing package sizes and marketing costs, so until recently families in the USA saw relatively little impact on grocery prices.<br /><br />The diversion of corn to biofool production had the early effects noted above, and the delayed effect of increased beef, poultry, dairy, egg, and related commodities that we are presently witnessing. The effects of current weather conditions have yet to significantly impact staple food items, but that effect will occur during the course of the next year.<br /><br />This will exert profound stress upon already marginal Arab governments; more than half the population of Egypt, for example, subsists on less than $2 per day - rising prices for staples and the unbalanced very rich/very poor economic chasm served as initial triggers for uprisings in Tunisia and subsequently in Egypt.<br /><br />Today, Tunisians are engaged in a massive exodus as their new-found freedom had no effect upon staple food prices and other facts of life in the country.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.com