tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post2090673801523120548..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: New York City - 1950 - New YorkDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63760007945674120002009-11-17T22:36:36.075-05:002009-11-17T22:36:36.075-05:00Sorry Quirk, I misunderstood.Sorry Quirk, I misunderstood.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69653744639857802462009-11-17T22:32:29.007-05:002009-11-17T22:32:29.007-05:00Israel has a nascent revolution in the making, it ...Israel has a nascent revolution in the making, it seems. Giving longer prison sentences will not solve the problem; it will, however, make martyrs – something harried politicians, looking for pat solutions never learn. An army of citizen soldiers cannot be expected to far long oppress its own base, particularly in a small, consanguineous, closely knit country facing the daily threat of attack. Moreover, neither the IDF troops nor the Israeli public is pleased with the recent bungling of their civilian leadership in both Lebanon and Gaza. While little understood outside Israel, Mr. Olmert cynically retained power by buying the support of just enough legislators to keep his government in power, contrary to the wishes of most Israelis. Mr. Netanyahu should take great care in how he deals with this problem of dissatisfaction within the democratic ranks of his armed forces. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AG2KU20091117" rel="nofollow">Soldiers' mutiny raises concern in Israel</a>allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20396945361088627612009-11-17T22:29:39.763-05:002009-11-17T22:29:39.763-05:00Quirk,
If I become really, really, really, really...Quirk,<br /><br />If I become really, really, really, really, really, really, REALLY upset etc, there will be no asking. Given my sweet nature, that is not likely to happen; although this really, really, really, really, really, REALLY must feel good:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2F4VcBmeo" rel="nofollow">link</a>allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25390586784264305662009-11-17T22:22:23.130-05:002009-11-17T22:22:23.130-05:00Quirk,
Re: Or are you just an agent of eSpindle?
...Quirk,<br /><br />Re: Or are you just an agent of eSpindle?<br /><br />Nope. WiO (note lower case "i") has been WiO for years. I see no need to change that now. Admittedly, I prefer "Is", but "What's" occupation of this nom de net will stand as "WiO" to me.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71435380420710485812009-11-17T21:46:22.931-05:002009-11-17T21:46:22.931-05:00A girl could get use this every night before she l...A girl could get use this every night before she lays her head down to sleep. <br /><br />Being is definitely better than thinking.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7666045274942799662009-11-17T21:36:41.034-05:002009-11-17T21:36:41.034-05:00Being is better than thinking, I affirm!Being is better than thinking, I affirm!bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91791983288328566002009-11-17T21:26:08.717-05:002009-11-17T21:26:08.717-05:00Silly me, I wasn't thinking.
I guess my gig...Silly me, I wasn't thinking. <br /><br />I guess my gigahertz. It has nothing to do the the ham, though, just a devil in disguise.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20576665947685340332009-11-17T21:21:44.752-05:002009-11-17T21:21:44.752-05:00all other music being out of tuneall other music being out of tunebobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32815190921054526842009-11-17T21:15:18.903-05:002009-11-17T21:15:18.903-05:00Why, ours of course, shared with thee and me, shou...Why, ours of course, shared with thee and me, should thou ask?bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18328933276021090062009-11-17T21:12:08.833-05:002009-11-17T21:12:08.833-05:00MLD: And what frequency would you have me on?
Ham...MLD: <i>And what frequency would you have me on?</i><br /><br />Hams do it with FREQUENCY, till their GIGAHERTZ!Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57620101957110688142009-11-17T21:01:34.075-05:002009-11-17T21:01:34.075-05:00And what frequency would you have me on?And what frequency would you have me on?MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68443404445982547972009-11-17T20:57:08.923-05:002009-11-17T20:57:08.923-05:00No Allen, it was not meant to be pejorative ... or...No Allen, it was not meant to be pejorative ... or perjorative .<br /><br /><br /><i>"It's ISRAEL"</i><br /><br /><br />And what's this WiO? All capitals?<br />Does that mean you are really, really, really, really, upset? Angry? Incensed? Livid?<br /><br />Or are you just an agent of eSpindle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39866623331907146272009-11-17T20:48:19.139-05:002009-11-17T20:48:19.139-05:00Heavenly Melody, the more I think upon these sacre...Heavenly Melody, the more I think upon these sacred things, the more I perceive that color has nothing to do with it, nor religion, sect, nor creed, nor youth, nor age, but rather a tuning to a wavelength shared.bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48116008740601924472009-11-17T20:17:07.299-05:002009-11-17T20:17:07.299-05:00Doc told my wife she's going to live to be 185...Doc told my wife she's going to live to be 185.<br /><br />She's already, secrectly, planning that ocean cruise, after I'm gone.<br /><br />I got my new young bright and bouncy (she wears a low cut blouse, with just the right amount showing) female lawyer fired up - this one's a gentile, my longtime Jewish lawyer having retired -she's kicking some impossibles out of one of my rentals, first time I've ever had to do this.<br /><br />So, I put an ad in, and immediately got a response from---a female ethics professor! with two bloodhounds!<br /><br />This might prove interesting.<br /><br />I've got all sorts of ethical questions I might put to the professor. See what she comes up with. I generally get on good first name terms with my renters.<br /><br />It's actually kind of interesting having some rentals here. You never know what you're going to get, and you get to see the whole broad swath of America.<br /><br />I got a good portion of the Idaho Vandals defensive football team this year, for instance, and they are staying through next year.<br /><br />I'm thinking of buying them some Holiday turkeys, for playing so well this year.bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50679863437099042332009-11-17T20:01:16.532-05:002009-11-17T20:01:16.532-05:00or pejorative :)or pejorative :)allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1315878404466373072009-11-17T20:00:56.168-05:002009-11-17T20:00:56.168-05:00BTW, evidently I'm going to live well into the...BTW, evidently I'm going to live well into the 22nd century.<br /><br />Too bad I budgeted for a hundred years, or so, less than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34679391532553784182009-11-17T20:00:17.655-05:002009-11-17T20:00:17.655-05:00Re: Abrams and Singh
Until I reached the quote be...Re: Abrams and Singh<br /><br />Until I reached the quote below, I thought the authors merely foolishly diplomatic. With the quote, I found them delusional.<br /><br />"But to work, these efforts will require a new approach from the Arab states. The Arab Peace Initiative, adopted by the Arab League in 2002, contained a welcome endorsement of peace. But it offered Israel (as well as the Palestinians, for that matter) a take-it-or-leave-it proposition when it required as preconditions for “normal relations” a complete Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 lines, a division of Jerusalem, the full Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights, and a right of return for all refugees. As such, the initiative risks reducing the maneuverability of each side in a number of ways. It forces Israel to appear to reject a moderate Arab overture...”<br /><br />"a moderate Arab overture" - You've got to be kidding!<br /><br />There is no better defense than a great offense.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1364313654191059532009-11-17T19:53:12.674-05:002009-11-17T19:53:12.674-05:00I had a "Stress Test," yesterday. Someo...I had a "Stress Test," yesterday. Someone at the VA noticed I'd never had one. A whole morning of CAT scans, and huffing, and puffing, and walking around rigged up like a Christmas Tree.<br /><br />In the last couple of years, I've had Two Biopsies, a Colonoscopy, and a Stress test. Every couple of months they do a "blood work," to monitor my cholesterol. I hate to go to the mailbox. It seems like every week I get another notice of an "appointment."<br /><br />They are "healthcaring" my ass out. I could stand just a little more "waiting time."<br /><br />This is all "apropos" of nothing, of course. Government Health Care would, without doubt, be a Disaster. I just thought it was kind of ironic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7025822685744423962009-11-17T19:44:49.322-05:002009-11-17T19:44:49.322-05:00Tax fertilizer--what?
There goes the rest of the ...Tax fertilizer--what?<br /><br />There goes the rest of the farm vote.bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60973720513001285722009-11-17T19:37:14.884-05:002009-11-17T19:37:14.884-05:00WiO,
I believe Q once indicated that he had no do...WiO,<br /><br />I believe Q once indicated that he had no dog in the fight.<br /><br /> Therefore, let's assume the misspelling was not perjorative.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20166724216804765082009-11-17T19:33:29.769-05:002009-11-17T19:33:29.769-05:00rufus,
There is no defense possible for Hasan'...rufus,<br /><br />There is no defense possible for Hasan's previous command.<br /><br />Think about it: If senior officers are so concerned about the behavior of a company grade officer as to question his very sanity, why on earth would they keep him, much less PROMOTE him? Here trish is correct when she writes, "That's how fucking desperate after seven years we are."<br /><br />Even at the risk of hyperbole, I believe that an 80 year-old doctor would be commissioned, if one could be had. At this command, it is not unheard for officers in their late sixties to serve. Indeed, this command is so desperate that most health care is provided by NPs and PAs. The command has never had more than two full-time staff MDs the time I have known it. Oh, did I mention that these officers do their very best to handle a patient population of approximately 18,000 active, retired and dependent souls. Yes, 18,000!<br /><br />As an aside, if you ever want to know the value of socialized medicine, ask a military dependent, dependent upon on-base medical care.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89237630418713143992009-11-17T19:33:17.861-05:002009-11-17T19:33:17.861-05:00Quirk said...
Good article by Elliot Abrams and Mi...Quirk said...<br />Good article by Elliot Abrams and Michael Singh on the Isreal/Palestine stalemate.<br /><br />It's ISRAELWhat is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74132240586922678632009-11-17T19:13:39.441-05:002009-11-17T19:13:39.441-05:00No, allen, not at all.
I was referencing "mis...No, allen, not at all.<br />I was referencing "misdirection" and his post<br /><br /><i>According to the report, Headley visited the Chabad center in Mumbai in July 2008 – four months before the attack –<b> and presented himself as a Jew in order to stay at the place</b>. ...<br /><br />Tue Nov 17, 01:54:00 PM EST</i><br /><br />So, again, no. <br />This Headley must have known the secret handshake, prior to the attacks. Or, perhaps, he just had the right mother, to pass in the whirled as a member of that sect.<br /><br />Perhaps you should learn to read the thread, before commenting upon the posts in it.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20084773822486358342009-11-17T19:10:13.587-05:002009-11-17T19:10:13.587-05:00BUT, that whole command structure that allowed Has...BUT, that whole command structure that allowed Hasan to continue "counseling" returning American soldiers was not made up to even 1% by those "Exceptions."<br /><br />NOT ONE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35471668928998135152009-11-17T19:09:16.878-05:002009-11-17T19:09:16.878-05:00Good article by Elliot Abrams and Michael Singh on...Good article by Elliot Abrams and Michael Singh on the Isreal/Palestine stalemate.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/2009%20-%20Fall/full-Abrams-and-Singh-Fall-2009.html" rel="nofollow">The End of the Peace Process?</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com