tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post1200017250188512933..comments2024-03-28T03:47:46.544-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Hair Today, Gone TomorrowDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86342741838172135342008-12-12T09:35:00.000-05:002008-12-12T09:35:00.000-05:00Hmmm,..Try here:http://www.ecoshock.org/2008/12/fo...Hmmm,..<BR/>Try here:<BR/>http://www.ecoshock.org/2008/12/four-horsemen-cars-coal-climate-war.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74719567203692631252008-12-12T05:47:00.000-05:002008-12-12T05:47:00.000-05:0012:57 seems to be a dead link down here in Idaho, ...12:57 seems to be a dead link down here in Idaho, Mat.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77143671513047963382008-12-12T05:44:00.000-05:002008-12-12T05:44:00.000-05:00Emanuel Had Multiple Conversations With Blagojevic...<A HREF="http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/breaking-emanuel-had-multiple-conversations-with-blagojevich-about-senate-seat/" REL="nofollow">Emanuel Had Multiple Conversations With Blagojevich About Senate Seat</A><BR/><BR/>Well of course he did.<BR/><BR/>It's all part of the "new transparency".Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11398722142633051752008-12-12T00:57:00.000-05:002008-12-12T00:57:00.000-05:00Interesting talk (in the second half f the podcast...Interesting talk (in the second half f the podcast) by columnist author and military historian Gwynne Dyer on climate change and resulting wars:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ecoshock.net/eshock08/ES_081212_Show_LoFi.mp3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89671076398242881922008-12-11T21:56:00.000-05:002008-12-11T21:56:00.000-05:00In fact, the message it sends is that the ideas an...<I>In fact, the message it sends is that the ideas and ideals that made America unique in the world are no longer worth following, because in a one-world government, the United States would inevitably have to compromise its beliefs, laws, faith and everything else that makes it unique. European and Third World leaders would effectively be running the show.<BR/><BR/>Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, not president of a world order, or worse, one of many equals among one of many nations that are nothing special.<BR/><BR/>It's bad enough to have the Democratic Congress dictating to Detroit and borrowing money from the Chinese to keep automakers afloat, as they make cars fewer people want. It would be something far worse to have a world body pass laws that require Americans to live by standards they would never choose for themselves.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/12/think-and-act-globally/" REL="nofollow">Act Globally?</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67295126512683666692008-12-11T21:45:00.000-05:002008-12-11T21:45:00.000-05:00More Transparency Around 'The Office Of The Presid...<A HREF="http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1326788,rahm-emanuel-blagojevich-obama-121108.article" REL="nofollow">More Transparency Around 'The Office Of The President Elect'</A>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90455810333392737282008-12-11T21:39:00.000-05:002008-12-11T21:39:00.000-05:00More interesting stuff from Natural Born Citizen--...More interesting stuff from Natural Born Citizen--<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>vrajavala Says: <BR/><BR/>December 7, 2008 at 7:15 pm <BR/>[Leo Donofrio-- Chester Arthur did some good things, was totally against slavery and fought against it. That's why it wasn't such a great feeling to expose the lies he told and that he wasn't a natural born citizen. He's a strange character in history, lots of good and some bad stuff too.]<BR/><BR/>wow Chester Arthur defended Elizabeth Jennings Graham who refused to get off a segregated streetcar in 1824. I thought Rosa Parks was the first case like that. He even won a settlement for her.<BR/><BR/>----<BR/><BR/>RJJohnson Says: <BR/><BR/>December 11, 2008 at 6:12 pm <BR/><BR/>[Leo Donofrio-- Here Here. Bravo reader, "principiis obsta" indeed. Man, you hit the nail on the head with this quote. It makes sense that Ben Franklin was into the "Laws of Nations" and it was consulted by the Framers.]<BR/><BR/>The following from the “Law of Nations” seems very relevant to the situation we have today with Obama’s elegibility. The gist is that the constitution is attacked gradually over time until “states have thus entirely changed their nature, and lost their original constitution.”<BR/><BR/>[quote]§ 30. Of the support of the constitution and obedience to the laws.<BR/><BR/>The constitution and laws of a state are the basis of the public tranquility, the firmest support of political authority, and a security for the liberty of the citizens. But this constitution is a vain phantom, and the best laws are useless, if they be not religiously observed: the nation ought then to watch very attentively, in order to render them equally respected by those who govern, and by the people destined to obey. To attack the constitution of the state and to violate its laws, is a capital crime against society; and if those guilty of it are invested with authority, they add to this crime a perfidious abuse of the power with which they are intrusted. The nation ought constantly to repress them with its utmost vigour and vigilance, as the importance of the case requires.<BR/><BR/>It is very uncommon to see the laws and constitution of a state openly and boldly opposed: <I>it is against silent and gradual attacks that a nation ought to be particularly on its guard.</I> Sudden revolutions strike the imaginations of men: they are detailed in history; their secret springs are developed.<I> But we overlook the changes that insensibly happen by a long train of steps that are but slightly marked. It would be rendering nations an important service to show from history how many states have thus entirely changed their nature, and lost their original constitution.</I> This would awaken the attention of mankind: — impressed thenceforward with this excellent maxim (no less essential in politics than in morals) principiis obsta, — they would no longer shut their eyes against innovations, which, though inconsiderable in themselves, may serve as steps to mount to higher and more pernicious enterprises. [/quote]<BR/><BR/>Mike Tieman Says: <BR/><BR/>December 11, 2008 at 6:24 pm <BR/>[ed. I'll have a look, but I think that's relatively accepted. Thanks for the link.]<BR/><BR/>http://www.altlaw.org/v1/cases/384521<BR/><BR/>Has Leo commented on this case ? <BR/><BR/>Luria v. United States <BR/><BR/>Relevant quote being …………. <BR/><BR/>Under our Constitution, a naturalized citizen stands on an equal footing with the native citizen in all respects, save that of eligibility to the Presidency.<BR/><BR/>-----<BR/><BR/>Someone said, "Who could believe Obama is the only virgin in the whorehouse that is Chicago?" :)Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74628010548849572842008-12-11T21:17:00.000-05:002008-12-11T21:17:00.000-05:00The Zetas were originally members of the Mexican A...<I>The Zetas were originally members of the Mexican Army’s elite Airborne Special Forces Group (GAFE), trained in locating and apprehending drug cartel members. It is believed that they were originally trained at the military School of the Americas in the United States. Also, they were trained by foreign specialists, including Americans, French, and Israelis, in rapid deployment, aerial assaults, marksmanship, ambushes, small-group tactics, intelligence collection, counter-surveillance techniques, prisoner rescues and sophisticated communications.<BR/><BR/>In the late 1990s, the Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen, began to recruit GAFE members to provide protection and perform other vital functions. His top recruit, Lieutenant Arturo Guzmán Decena, brought with him approximately 30 other deserters enticed by salaries substantially higher than those paid by the Mexican government<BR/><BR/>Zeta training locations have been identified as containing the same items and setup as GAFE training facilities, it is also further believed the group employs the same internal organizational structure. Current estimates place Los Zetas around 200 members strong, which includes several rogue Kaibil Guatemalan forces. The name "Zeta" comes from the Federal Preventive Police radio code for high-ranking officers<BR/>(wiki)</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyz95cdSU7w" REL="nofollow">A Help Wanted Banner by Los Zetas</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4o7vFVQSug&feature=related" REL="nofollow">"los zetas" Views: 1,184,169 </A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3i8_8NxUs&feature=related" REL="nofollow">Mexican Army soldiers Vs Gulf Cartel gun men in Michoacan</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiX1vtnZ4Uk&NR=1" REL="nofollow">Tijuana Shoot Out</A>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71424221157243567982008-12-11T20:59:00.000-05:002008-12-11T20:59:00.000-05:00That there is no "vault" copy of his birth certifi...That there is no "vault" copy of his birth certificate, just how Hawaii does it, in this brave new world.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>You've been neutered. Maybe not you personally, I don't know enough about you to say with certainty, but certainly Americans in general. This kind of Orwellian nonsense wouldn't pass in any other normal society, the streets would burn with discontent. But you know what they say, the people get the government they deserve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73139261164919492972008-12-11T18:22:00.000-05:002008-12-11T18:22:00.000-05:00Mexico’s war against drug cartels continued in 200...<I>Mexico’s war against drug cartels continued in 2008. The mission President Felipe Calderon launched shortly after his inauguration two years ago to target the cartels has since escalated in nearly every way imaginable.<BR/><BR/>...</I><BR/><BR/><B>Mexico’s Drug-Trafficking Organizations<BR/><BR/>Gulf cartel:</B><BR/><BR/><I>As recently as a year ago, the Gulf cartel was considered the most powerful drug-trafficking organization in Mexico. After nearly two years of bearing the brunt of Mexican law enforcement and military efforts, however, it is an open question at this point whether the cartel is still intact.</I><BR/><BR/><B>Los Zetas:</B><BR/><BR/><I>During the past 12 months, Los Zetas have remained a power to be reckoned with throughout Mexico. The group operates under the command of Heriberto “El Lazca” Lazcano.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20081209_mexico_and_war_against_drug_cartels_2008" REL="nofollow">War Against the Cartels</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54782411738869412622008-12-11T17:58:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:58:00.000-05:00Advanced Energy Industries, (Nasdaq: AEIS) Closed ...<I>Advanced Energy Industries, (Nasdaq: AEIS) Closed at $9.14. Announced after market close that, in order to better align its cost structure with current market conditions, the company will reduce its global workforce by approximately 114 people or 7 percent of its total workforce.<BR/><BR/>This reduction will be across all functional areas and geographies; however the company remains committed to its product development strategy and remains focused on investing in key market opportunities. The company is also taking this opportunity to reconfirm its revenue guidance of $66 to $72 million for the fourth quarter of 2008.<BR/><BR/>What They Do: Advanced Energy® is a global leader in innovative power and control technologies for high-growth, thin-film manufacturing and solar power generation. Specifically, AE targets solar grid-tie inverters, solar cells, semiconductors, flat panel displays, data storage products, architectural glass and other advanced applications.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=70296&cat=8" REL="nofollow">Small Cap Stocks to Watch</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14443927443937226872008-12-11T17:57:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:57:00.000-05:00As the Supremes have noted by their inaction, mat,...As the Supremes have noted by their inaction, mat, there is not an active Federal issue, either. The testimony of the officials from Hawaii met the legal requirements in every legal birth challenge brought to the lower courts, to date. <BR/>Obama and the various States have passed Constitutional muster.<BR/><BR/>That there is no "vault" copy of his birth certificate, just how Hawaii does it, in this brave new world.<BR/><BR/>The Hawaiians print a new copy, each time it is needed. It is not needed, now.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81821606622310458872008-12-11T14:43:00.000-05:002008-12-11T14:43:00.000-05:00Israel and China Build Israel's Biggest Solar Powe...<B>Israel and China Build Israel's Biggest Solar Power Plant</B><BR/><BR/>http://greenprophet.com/2008/12/11/4930/israel-china-solar-power/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6583676973909804622008-12-11T14:41:00.000-05:002008-12-11T14:41:00.000-05:00It's irrelevant what the various states requiremen...It's irrelevant what the various states requirements are. This is a federal matter, and one of the highest importance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-15417412279212019132008-12-11T14:07:00.000-05:002008-12-11T14:07:00.000-05:00Oh, and common felons certainly can become Preside...Oh, and common felons certainly can become President, mat. A criminal past is not a disqualifier for the position, per se.<BR/><BR/>Not if they garner the support of the electors.<BR/><BR/>Besides the Hawaiians maintain his birth records, in their electronic data base. There being all the proof that the many and various States required.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28164019527657923312008-12-11T12:34:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:34:00.000-05:00Negotiating with the Treat Williams (sorta) lookal...Negotiating with the Treat Williams (sorta) lookalike for that empty Senate Seat at any time in the last few weeks = <A HREF="http://acreofindependence.com/2008/12/11/december-bad-ideas-month/" REL="nofollow">bad idea</A>.Bob W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00529680016749296360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88960456879526390952008-12-11T12:32:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:32:00.000-05:00Enjoy the day, Bob.Enjoy the day, Bob.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23696740979442118242008-12-11T12:28:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:28:00.000-05:00We're out the door, now.Here NBCWe're out the door, now.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Here</A> NBCBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20363275538691415912008-12-11T12:23:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:23:00.000-05:00Rat, I think she would need have served militarily...Rat, I think she would need have served militarily or diplomatically for that clause to apply.<BR/><BR/>Bobal,<BR/><BR/>why not leave it at BC and discuss there. Since you insist here is my response to dan<BR/><BR/>"42. ash:<BR/><BR/>I’m more interested in the policies than the person presenting them. I have thought Bush II to be a consistently bad ‘chess’ player. He made bad decisions. We shall see what Obama does. I’m not convinced that offering Israel shelter under our nuclear umbrella is in the US’s best interest though Ruby’s asserted caveat might make it a better offer than carte blanche protection. My concern is the US could be dragged into a nuclear exchange through ceding control of our actions to others. Israel, with such an assurance, may be more inclined to act in ways we think provocative and unjust."Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232405130481114127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12894899464767131722008-12-11T12:21:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:21:00.000-05:00So, it seems that even if he had been born in Keny...So, it seems that even if he had been born in Kenya, he'd still be a 'natural born US citizen'.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>If the guy was born in Kenya, to say otherwise is to commit criminal fraud. Felons can't be POTUS.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35675224389430464752008-12-11T12:09:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:09:00.000-05:00So, it seems that even if he had been born in Keny...So, it seems that even if he had been born in Kenya, he'd still be a 'natural born US citizen'.<BR/><BR/>If I'm reading the Law, correctly:<BR/><BR/><I> Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)</I><BR/><BR/>His mother was a US citizen, no doubt of that, and the alien nationality of the other parent is a moot point.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37593673839285373152008-12-11T12:05:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:05:00.000-05:00But, before I go, I just can't help myself---39. d...But, before I go, I just can't help myself---<BR/><BR/><BR/>39. dan:<BR/> <BR/><BR/>actually the legacy of Bush II regarding Iran is: to forego military action and implement the EU-style “multilateral” diplomatic strategy his domestic and international political opponents never stopped beating him over the head with before, during, and probably after Operation Iraqi Freedom - to implement such a strategy is to invite aggression and cede crucial initiative to your enemy. also cf. North Korea.<BR/><BR/>but thanks for playing, ash. <BR/><BR/>by the way, having spent the last 7 years or so harassing us with your anti-Bush wisdom, are you going to start affirmatively defending Obama’s policies for us or just switch to a generalized anti-USA tac? i ask out of mere curiosity.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5103987485577102362008-12-11T12:02:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:02:00.000-05:00Wrong as usual mat. Obama has won already and most...Wrong as usual mat. Obama has won already and most of those issues are moot.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's it. <BR/><BR/>You've been peddling nonsense and jihadi propaganda since you've first appeared here. Why anyone here should still pay you any attention is beyond me. Maybe Bob can explain the entertainment value in still engaging with you, because I certainly don't see it anymore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52912319532548293982008-12-11T12:00:00.001-05:002008-12-11T12:00:00.001-05:00if you want to argue it here bobal:"34. ash:29. In...if you want to argue it here bobal:<BR/><BR/>"34. ash:<BR/><BR/>29. Indiana Joe:<BR/><BR/>“#24, I hope you’re being facetious. This is an OBAMA idea, from the get-go. Bush’s policy has been no nukes in Iran, period.”<BR/><BR/>That is my point Indiana; he failed and we can debate the reasons why but the legacy of Bush II is that Iran has developed the capacity to deliver a nuclear weapon.<BR/>Dec 11, 2008 - 9:55 am <BR/><BR/>35. ash:<BR/><BR/>It happened on his watch."Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232405130481114127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24012693631002793802008-12-11T12:00:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:00:00.000-05:00Wife is calling, we're heading to Spokane for the ...Wife is calling, we're heading to <BR/>Spokane for the day. Take care, argue like hell....Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.com