tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post2025534174603247716..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: I know what America is. America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in our way. - Benjamin NetanyahuDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69595129130798403782015-03-05T23:07:35.855-05:002015-03-05T23:07:35.855-05:00The dollar index traded at 96.332, having climbed ...<i>The dollar index traded at 96.332, having climbed as far as 96.593 - a high not seen since September 2003. It was also firm on the yen at 120.10 and held hefty gains on a broad range of emerging market currencies.<br /><br />In commodity markets, U.S. crude was quoted 36 cents firmer at $51.12, while Brent crude gained 37 cents to $60.85 a barrel.<br /><br />Spot gold prices were little changed at $1,199.30 an ounce.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91875226156489676862015-03-05T22:57:02.146-05:002015-03-05T22:57:02.146-05:00Big Jobs Report in the morning.
Over/Under is aro...Big Jobs Report in the morning.<br /><br />Over/Under is around 235,000. <br /><br />I'm more interested in the "Part-time for Economic Reasons," and "Wages" lines, I think.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66775867852604171602015-03-05T22:41:22.717-05:002015-03-05T22:41:22.717-05:00In Baghdad’s Firdos Square, where in 2003 U.S. Mar...In Baghdad’s Firdos Square, where in 2003 U.S. Marines helped Iraqis topple the statue of Saddam Hussein, there is now a billboard featuring Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameini.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40444641498316986742015-03-05T22:33:15.714-05:002015-03-05T22:33:15.714-05:00Beer goes really good with roast beef and blue che...Beer goes really good with roast beef and blue cheese.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43355711861624167082015-03-05T22:31:52.265-05:002015-03-05T22:31:52.265-05:00Oh, btw, you ignorant prick, it was Bush that put ...Oh, btw, you ignorant prick, it was Bush that put the Iranian Shia (Maliki) in charge of Iraq.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60027441956424069232015-03-05T22:28:20.174-05:002015-03-05T22:28:20.174-05:008,500 + to 0
Napoleon never turned in numbers l...8,500 + to 0<br /><br />Napoleon never turned in numbers like that.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90781489646855623472015-03-05T22:24:38.209-05:002015-03-05T22:24:38.209-05:00"Obozo . . . . . . . 8,500 + 36 yeste..."Obozo . . . . . . . 8,500 + 36 yesterday + 36 today = <b> 8,572</b><br /><br />Headcutters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <b>0</b>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69916078148111968772015-03-05T22:00:09.799-05:002015-03-05T22:00:09.799-05:00Our "old home," eh?
Every plant, and ev...Our "old home," eh?<br /><br />Every plant, and every animal, down to the smallest bacteria <b><i>share a large amount of DNA.</i></b><br /><br />If your grand-daddy lived on Mars, he was a One-celled organism that somehow caught a ride to earth.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73002818551260186742015-03-05T21:32:40.914-05:002015-03-05T21:32:40.914-05:00ISIS on the run as Iraqi forces near Tikrit
ERBI...<a href="http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/04032015" rel="nofollow"><br />ISIS on the run as Iraqi forces near Tikrit </a><br /><br /><i>ERBIL, Kurdsirtan Region - ISIS militants have fled areas surrounding Tikrit as Iraqi joint forces fought to capture strategic roads leading to the militant-occupied city, a Shiite militia spokesman has told Rudaw.<br /> <br />“We managed to liberate lots of territory around Tikrit from ISIS and we also captured some roads overlooking Tikrit. This will help us liberate Tikrit very soon,” said Karim Nuri, official spokesperson of the People’s Mobilization Forces, a Shiite militia fighting alongside the Iraqi army.<br /> <br />Nuri added: “People’s Mobilization Forces managed to retake control of the main Tikrit-Hawijja road which was in the hands of the ISIS militants in the area. With the control of this road, we will be able to liberate Tikrit more easily than before. We were also able to recapture the high ground in the areas being used by ISIS to hide.”<br /> <br />The PMF spokesman said a fierce attack on the town of Ziraa forced many ISIS fighters to flee, reportedly leaving behind stockpiles of weapons and ammunition.</i><br /><br />http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/04032015Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61920521375776972392015-03-05T21:30:13.206-05:002015-03-05T21:30:13.206-05:00Interesting thing, Robert "Drat Dodger" ...Interesting thing, Robert "Drat Dodger" Peterson, about the battle of Tikrit ...<br /><br />As the refugees flee the city, they are heading south, into the ground controlled by the Iraqi government and the Shia militias.<br />They are not running north or west, into the ground controlled by Daesh.<br />The Sunni civilians feeling safer with the Shia than with ISIS.<br /><br />Your call on that, wrong again, as usual.<br /><br />{;-) Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57927740005208225422015-03-05T21:25:04.488-05:002015-03-05T21:25:04.488-05:00With good cause, he dishonored his ancestors and h...<i><br />With good cause, he <b>dishonored</b> his ancestors and his posterity.</i>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61024824088727831292015-03-05T21:24:08.415-05:002015-03-05T21:24:08.415-05:00Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson's anc...Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson's ancestors have disowned him<br /><br /><b>bobal Sat Sep 06, 09:21:00 PM EDT</b><i><br />After an eight year law suit with most of my relatives, I've finally found some sanity on line.</i><br />Reply<br /><br /><b> bobal Sat Sep 06, 09:22:00 PM EDT</b><br /><i><br />If cousin Sally dies, I'll joyfully let ya all know.</i><br /><br />With good cause, he dishonor his ancestors and his posterity.<br />Stole his aunts' honor, destroyed her good name.<br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82665189597372185982015-03-05T21:19:08.318-05:002015-03-05T21:19:08.318-05:00bob Thu May 27, 12:52:00 AM EDT
But I did rip of...<b>bob Thu May 27, 12:52:00 AM EDT</b><br /><i><br /><b>But I did rip off the bank for $7500 hundred dollars</b>, when I was on my knees, and fighting for my economic life, on my aunt's credit card. <b>But that wasn't really stealing, just payback</b>. …</i><br /><br />Just like a meth head, Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson, tries to justify his crime by saying that the loot was<b> owed</b> him, by the people or institution he<b> ripped off</b>.<br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55643086187612983462015-03-05T20:37:41.060-05:002015-03-05T20:37:41.060-05:00Dangerous my ass. The Republicans and their Neocon...Dangerous my ass. The Republicans and their Neocon masters caused the deaths and injuries of tens of thousand of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and caused Americans trillions. They are still at it and are more than ready for another round. I have no problems in making the judgement on which is right and which is wrong. I’ll take Farrakhan over any of them. Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-78926496354570614422015-03-05T18:42:49.434-05:002015-03-05T18:42:49.434-05:00Ash...Ash...Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4324151024022764452015-03-05T18:41:55.140-05:002015-03-05T18:41:55.140-05:00Quirk, for instance......others....Quirk, for instance......others....Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64436420191130773812015-03-05T18:38:33.455-05:002015-03-05T18:38:33.455-05:00 NASA finds evidence of vast ancient ocean on Mars... NASA finds evidence of vast ancient ocean on Mars........Drudge<br /><br />Surely there was some kind of life back in the day on a warmer and more oxygenated Mars.<br /><br />Richard Hoagland may be a prophet.<br /><br />It may be our old home, says Richard.<br /><br />Some, even here, do show hints of an ancestry stretching back that far......Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69368933540194492472015-03-05T18:24:38.158-05:002015-03-05T18:24:38.158-05:00I bagged out on the Hemingway Festival's "...I bagged out on the Hemingway Festival's "A Movable Feast" dinner and wine tasting event.<br /><br />At $85.00 a plate it's too rich for me.<br /><br />Next up on the U of Idaho's cultural calendar is an Ethics Symposium. The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival concluded just before the Hemingway Festival began.<br /><br />There is a Hemingway Museum in Boise, my wife tells me, if anyone is ever passing through there.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51933770971936787982015-03-05T18:08:08.621-05:002015-03-05T18:08:08.621-05:00Parts of Kentucky just got two feet of snow.
wowParts of Kentucky just got two feet of snow.<br /><br />wowCharltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79166430528719542122015-03-05T18:03:10.365-05:002015-03-05T18:03:10.365-05:00She says everything is higher than a cat's ass...She says everything is higher than a cat's ass in Germany.......Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18208378567198425212015-03-05T18:02:02.889-05:002015-03-05T18:02:02.889-05:00>>The Dollar is getting terrifyingly strong....>>The Dollar is getting terrifyingly strong. It closed at 0.90 Euros<<<br /><br />I'm terrified. I sent a little Christmas and Birthday money to my Niece (those dates nearly coincide for her) and felt I got swindled in the exchange.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18536121759316744352015-03-05T17:56:26.641-05:002015-03-05T17:56:26.641-05:00March 5, 2015, 6:45 AM
ISIS claims upper hand in f...March 5, 2015, 6:45 AM<br />ISIS claims upper hand in fight for Iraq's cities<br /><br />Last Updated Mar 5, 2015 7:51 AM EST<br /><br />KIRKUK, Iraq -- The front line in Iraq's Kirkuk province was as close as CBS News correspondent Holly Williams and her team could get Thursday to the battle for Tikrit.<br /><br />The black flags of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) flew just 30 yards from Williams' position with Kurdish peshmerga fighters, and beyond that, in ISIS territory, was Iraq's main north-south highway.<br /><br />Play Video<br />Iraq wants Saddam Hussein’s hometown back<br /><br />Williams reported that Iraqi forces need to recapture the vital road if they're going to defeat the extremists and reclaim Tikrit.<br /><br />But a new ISIS video released Thursday claims to show the militants fighting off the assault on Tikrit. On the city's outskirts, Iraqi forces were still trying to encircle the extremists and cut off their supply routes.<br /><br />They have been set back by roadside bombs littering the roads into the city, and by ISIS suicide bombers, since the offensive began on Monday.<br /><br />Saddam Hussein's hometown was a pocket of fierce resistance after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, but since last June, Tikrit has been an ISIS stronghold.<br /><br />Play Video<br />ISIS defeat could hand Iraq to Iran, CIA insider says<br /><br />Fighting alongside the Iraqi soldiers and peshmerga are Iranian troops -- and Iranian generals are reportedly commanding at least part of the battle.<br /><br />"They realize their close allies are threatened and I think they would rather deal with ISIS here than they would on the gates of Iran," said U.S. Army Col. Harry Schute (Ret), who took part in the 2003 U.S. invasion.<br /><br />Schute told Williams the battle for Tikrit could prove decisive in turning the tide against ISIS -- which now controls about a third of Iraqi territory.<br /><br />"It's a test to see if the Iraqi security forces are up to really going after a major urban area," said Schute, noting the expected battle later this year for the much larger urban area of Mosul.<br /><br />As Iranian influence in Iraq increases, the U.S. has had no direct involvement in the fight for Tikrit.<br /><br />American officials say that's because the Iraqi government did not request any airstrikes.<br /><br />http://www.cbsnews.com/news/isis-iran-iraq-troops-stopped-in-advance-on-tikrit-cbs-front-line-kirkuk/<br /><br /><br />It's hard to get a good bead on what is happening around Tikrit. Take Tikrit or not, Iran's hand in Iraq has been massively strengthened by our Napoleon on the Potomac, O'bozo.<br /><br />Presumably this pleases our strategic thinker and military expert General '4th of July' Rufus, for whom O'bozo can do no wrong.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24324905837636858832015-03-05T17:46:10.492-05:002015-03-05T17:46:10.492-05:00The Dollar is getting terrifyingly strong. It clo...The Dollar is getting terrifyingly strong. It closed at 0.90 Euros, today. In the last year we've added the equivalent of a <b>20% Tax to <i>Exporters</i>,</b> and give those <i>Importing</i> into this Country a <b>20% Subsidy.</b><br /><br />It wouldn't take much in the way of Fed Fund Rate Increases, right now, to put us back into recession.<br /><br />Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58122115237672027582015-03-05T17:38:44.760-05:002015-03-05T17:38:44.760-05:00Deuce has gotten into the dangerous territory of m...Deuce has gotten into the dangerous territory of making judgements about just who is 'a real American'.....<br /><br />>>I cannot understand or tolerate the so-called Americans<<<br /><br />>>They (the Republicans) make Farrakhan look like a diplomat<<<br /><br />This is so over the top - quite nuts, really - that only leftist zombies could it seriously, and the majority of them would not.<br /><br />It's Daffy Duck stuff.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34912405077984981702015-03-05T17:30:23.526-05:002015-03-05T17:30:23.526-05:00You moron Rufus, St. Pete has given you the OK to ...You moron Rufus, St. Pete has given you the OK to eat all the alligator crap you wish and you slander the guy !Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.com