tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post7821950977221065046..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: The Political Illusion of ChangeDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82044644526416702132008-01-14T16:00:00.000-05:002008-01-14T16:00:00.000-05:00Is that Alex Jones fellow ahead of the curve, or w...Is that Alex Jones <A HREF="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1070329053600562261&q=alex+jones+endgame&total=581&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0" REL="nofollow">fellow ahead of the curve</A>, or what?<BR/>@ 1hr & 28 minutes<BR/>h/t to matdesert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49528374010700062022008-01-14T15:55:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:55:00.000-05:00They stop in out in the prairies somewhere to a re...They stop in out in the prairies somewhere to a relative's farm--hey, cousin, could I borrow a few bucks, the broke farmer askes--sure, sure, how much?--$250,000 dollars hardehar<BR/><BR/>Good for you, Rat. That heart ought to be a perfect fit. Call 'em right now, see if you can get that prototype. Have 'em ship out in ice.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23999838125468572982008-01-14T15:50:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:50:00.000-05:00I'm saved, immortality assured!Like the Tin Man, s...I'm saved, immortality assured!<BR/>Like the Tin Man, <BR/>soon I'll have a heart!<BR/><BR/><I>WASHINGTON (Associated Press) --<B> Researchers seeking new treatments for heart disease managed to grow a rat heart in the lab and start it beating.</B><BR/><BR/>"While it still sounds like science fiction, we've hopefully opened a new door in the notion that we can build these tissues and one day provide options for patients with end-stage disease," said Dr. Doris Taylor, director of the Center for Cardiovascular Repair at the University of Minnesota.</I><BR/><BR/>Better than stealing hearts from Chinese dissidents and selling them to the Japanese, to grow new ones.<BR/><B>Better to buy new, than used.</B>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18175313306855459042008-01-14T15:49:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:49:00.000-05:00"By God, we're going to have some fun on this vaca..."By God, we're going to have some fun on this vacation!"Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80114268973796658092008-01-14T15:45:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:45:00.000-05:00Well, at least he didn't park grandma on top of th...Well, at least he didn't park grandma on top of the car, like in that Chevy Chase movie--goin' to Wally World--:) or leave the dog tied to the bumper:)<BR/><BR/>It shows my level of sophistication that Chevy Chase made my favorite movies--even he admitted-'my movies have no meaning whatsoever'.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19822730518458599772008-01-14T15:40:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:40:00.000-05:00Have you not heard about Mr Romney's dog abuse sto...Have you not heard about Mr Romney's dog abuse story, bob?<BR/><BR/>Left them in their carrying containers, strapped 'em onto the roof of his car.<BR/>Subject to 65 mph winds, for hours on end.<BR/><BR/>Where is the outrage? ;)desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86047016827838944262008-01-14T15:36:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:36:00.000-05:00WASHINGTON (Associated Press) -- The Democratic-l...<I>WASHINGTON (Associated Press) -- The Democratic-led Congress is unlikely to block U.S. plans to sell $123 million worth of sophisticated precision-guided bomb technology to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns from some members that the systems could be used against Israel.<BR/>...<BR/>Rep. Tom Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, does not intend consider a resolution of disapproval, said spokesman Lynne Weil. Otherwise, Lantos declined to comment.<BR/><BR/>The arms deal creates a dilemma for lawmakers, especially for Democrats eager to challenge President Bush's handling of foreign policy. At the same time, they see Saudi Arabia's cooperation as crucial to the war on terror and in deterring aggression from Iran.<BR/>...<BR/>Timed to coincide with President Bush's trip to Saudi Arabia, the notification opens a 30-day window during which lawmakers can object to the sale, which envisions<B> the transfer of 900 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, to the Saudis,</B> the State Department said.<BR/><BR/>The sale is a key element in the U.S. strategy to bolster the defenses of its Arab allies in Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing majority Sunni Muslim Gulf nations against threats from Shiite Iran.</I><BR/><BR/>So, there you have it, the beating of the drums of fear, about Iran, trump Israel's security concerns about US advanced weaponry in Mussulman hands.<BR/><BR/>The Wahabbists are now allies, not the enemy. The War on Islam, won.<BR/>Or lost.<BR/><BR/>habu says we're on the cusp of victory, with Sharia Law established in Basra and JDAMs soon to be in the Saudi weapons inventories. Along with new US strike aircraft, F-16s.<BR/><BR/>He who used to advocate massed bombing of the muslims as the only way to succeed. <BR/><BR/>Seems he has seen the light, admitting that reconciliation has succeeded. The Sunni Islamists, the Wahabbists of Saudi Arabia not a threat to world peace.<BR/><BR/>That, and the Saudis buying French submarines, peace in our time, assured.<BR/><BR/>Hoorah!!!! Hoorah!!!<BR/>Johnnie is marching home!!<BR/>Hoorah!desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87699183245970472282008-01-14T15:33:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:33:00.000-05:00Those looking for a squeeky clean candidate might ...Those looking for a squeeky clean candidate might take a look at Romney.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71422912093454742382008-01-14T15:29:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:29:00.000-05:00Believe it or not, I've actually known a lot of gu...Believe it or not, I've actually known a lot of guys that are perfectly capable of being President who made it through without any malfeasence. There's clean guys and girls in America to handle the job. In Obama's case it seems an effort at damage control on his part, which is the best policy, get it out in front. Same applies to Bush, best to get it out. So far, I haven't seen the reporters dogging Obama, maybe cause it's already out there. I think it should be a given that the voters know what there is to know. It's kind of humorous, the way Hillary is playing the card.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63269118385568919002008-01-14T14:53:00.000-05:002008-01-14T14:53:00.000-05:00Was George W Bush a bootlegger?Is the Afghanistan ...Was George W Bush a bootlegger?<BR/><BR/>Is the Afghanistan poppie explosion a result of his & JFKerry's Skull & Bones connection to the Russell Trust Association & it's heritage directly from the Russell & Company, of Canton China?<BR/><BR/>Should we be concerned that the Russell Trust Association and the Skull & Bones fraternity and Yale, itself, were funded by opium profits?<BR/><BR/>Should we look to see who the "Dealers" really are/were?desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68869252829840672862008-01-14T14:41:00.000-05:002008-01-14T14:41:00.000-05:00Hillary's brother said Bill's nose was like a Hoov...Hillary's brother said Bill's nose was like a Hoover vacume.<BR/><BR/>Did momma help him "clean up"?desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28415713210094291882008-01-14T14:39:00.000-05:002008-01-14T14:39:00.000-05:00I recall the squeals of protest when George W Bush...I recall the squeals of protest when George W Bush's drunk driving record was made public, bob.<BR/><BR/>It had been never seen the light of day, when it did, it was described as a youthful indiscression of a reformed man.<BR/><BR/>At least Obama admitted in his own autobiography. Did not run away from it, deny it, or claim he did not inhale.<BR/><BR/>Mr Bush, taped and quoted by Doug Wead said:<BR/><BR/><I>Mr. Bush, who has acknowledged a drinking problem years ago, told Mr. Wead on the tapes that he could withstand scrutiny of his past. He said it involved nothing more than<B> "just, you know, wild behavior."</B> He worried, though, that allegations of cocaine use would surface in the campaign, and he blamed his opponents for stirring rumors.<B> "If nobody shows up, there's no story,"</B> he told Mr. Wead,<B> "and if somebody shows up, it is going to be made up."</B> But when Mr. Wead said that Mr. Bush had in the past publicly denied using cocaine, Mr. Bush replied,<B> "I haven't denied anything." </B><BR/><BR/>He refused to answer reporters' questions about his past behavior, he said, even though it might cost him the election. Defending his approach, Mr. Bush said:<B> "I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions. You know why? Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried."</B><BR/><BR/>He mocked Vice President Al Gore for acknowledging marijuana use.<B> "Baby boomers have got to grow up and say, yeah, I may have done drugs, but instead of admitting it, say to kids, don't do them,"</B> he said. </I><BR/><BR/>Which is the greater moral failing, bob, to admit past indiscression, or to evade the questions? <BR/>Then say the purpose of the evasion is "for the children"desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38216600381407936112008-01-14T14:28:00.000-05:002008-01-14T14:28:00.000-05:00from Politico-----------------Barack Obama’s campa...from Politico-----------------<BR/><BR/>Barack Obama’s campaign has dismissed as not believable a prominent Hillary Rodham Clinton backer’s “tortured explanation” for seeming <I>to inject</I> Obama’s youthful drug use into the 2008 presidential campaign, and called it “troubling” that Clinton has not done more to distance herself from the remark. <BR/><BR/>Former President Bill Clinton was drawn into the controversy on Monday in appearances on black radio talk shows. He told one host, Roland Martin, that impolitic remarks by supporters sometimes “just happen” in politics and said, “I think it's important not to overreact to them.” <BR/><BR/>Obama has admitted in his memoir to using drugs as a young man, and Hillary Clinton has said personal attacks using that information are off-limits. Except they keep coming, in what are now at least three direct or indirect drug references from top Clinton surrogates in recent weeks. <BR/><BR/>It happened again Sunday, at a Clinton campaign event before the senator went onstage. <BR/><BR/>Robert L. Johnson — a prominent businessman who founded Black Entertainment Television and is a top fundraiser, or Hillraiser, for the Clinton campaign — was giving a lengthy introduction of Clinton at a campaign town hall in Columbia, S.C., when he launched into a defense of the senator and President Bill Clinton for remarks that have drawn criticism in the black community. <BR/><BR/>Johnson said the Clintons have been “deeply and emotionally involved in black issues — when Barack <I>Obama was doin’ something in the neighborhood that I won't say what he was doin,’</I> but he said it in his book.” <BR/><BR/>The Clinton campaign later put out statement in which Johnson claimed he was referring not to drug use but to community organizing.<BR/>xxxx<BR/><BR/>Well I think it's a damned bad situation when you get slapped around for hinting around that the guy commited felony after felony. What's wrong with saying, 'the guy commited felony after felony, and probably sold too'. A lot of people would like to know who this guy is. We know Hillary's history.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63347999781554971602008-01-14T14:27:00.000-05:002008-01-14T14:27:00.000-05:00Here in the US, too, bob.What with the advent of M...Here in the US, too, bob.<BR/>What with the advent of McCain-Feingold. <BR/>Got to support the Constitution and the Rule of Law, even when it is personally repugnent.<BR/><BR/>Or go to the beach and swig a brewski or two, for the next two decades. <BR/><BR/>In DC, where the four kids were found decomposing in their bedroom, seems that six "Social Workers" will be fired.<BR/><BR/>That'll show 'em.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74411090582146968092008-01-14T14:19:00.000-05:002008-01-14T14:19:00.000-05:00What do countries as diverse as China, Israel, Can...What do countries as diverse as China, Israel, Canada, and Russia have in common? In each, it's getting hard to say what's really on your mind. God bless the Elephant Bar.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72974052111853767682008-01-14T14:11:00.000-05:002008-01-14T14:11:00.000-05:00$25,000 reward for that Marine Corporal, Cesar Lau...$25,000 reward for that Marine Corporal, Cesar Laurean, that is a suspect in the murder of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. <BR/>Whom he also was accused of raping.<BR/><BR/>Where's Dog the bounty hunter, when the Americas needs him to go into Mexico and return with the fugitive? Seems the Corporal is a Mexican national, whose family lives in or around Las Vegas, NV.<BR/>Wonder if Ceasar'll be at the Causcus?<BR/><BR/>The Corporal is sure to tell US that the "one armed man" did it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a jihadi snuck into his house, sliced the Lance Corporal's throat, then repainted the room.<BR/><BR/>FOX must be reading the EB, too.<BR/>FOX claims that the vets have the same homicide rate as the rest of the population, that they are not a greater threat, to US, than anyone else in the US.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24317915858061835742008-01-14T12:32:00.000-05:002008-01-14T12:32:00.000-05:00Now, just imagine these people with the modern tec...Now, just imagine these people with the modern technologies that we're developing, as we speak. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://biopact.com/2008/01/scientists-invasive-bush-biomass-in.html" REL="nofollow">They Don't Have to be "Poor."</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13303763750527031202008-01-14T12:29:00.000-05:002008-01-14T12:29:00.000-05:00Spokesman refuses 'to confirm or deny' reports--so...Spokesman refuses 'to confirm or deny' reports--sounds like the Israelis on nuclear weapons--<BR/><BR/>French President Nicolas Sarkozy may have married Italian model-turned-singer Carla Bruni during a small private ceremony held at the Elysee palace on Thursday, a French newspaper reported. <BR/>In a report posted on its website on Monday, L'Est Republicain newspaper quoted an unnamed "source close to a witness who attended the ceremony" as saying that it was a "small, very private" affair at the presidential palace. <BR/><BR/>Presidential spokesman David Martinon declined <I>to confirm or deny the report, saying he had "no comment" to make.</I> <BR/>xxxxxxxxx<BR/><BR/>We'd find it odd if our President refused to 'confirm or deny' he'd gotten hitched. You'd think that is a simple enough question, whether there is a first lady in the White House, or Palace, or not.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46622515404184637422008-01-14T11:33:00.000-05:002008-01-14T11:33:00.000-05:00This is, exactly, where Ford is heading with their...This is, exactly, where Ford is heading with their Eco-boost engine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51537437178285246762008-01-14T11:28:00.000-05:002008-01-14T11:28:00.000-05:00THIS is where we're going.Ass-kicking E-85 Optimiz...THIS is where we're going.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/01/gm-introduces-s.html#more" REL="nofollow">Ass-kicking E-85 Optimized, 300 HP, Variable Turbo, 4 Cylinder, 2.0 Liter Flex-Fuel from GM</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83458643349678569542008-01-14T10:31:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:31:00.000-05:00"Don't Blame Me,I voted for Hillary,the lesser of ..."<I>Don't Blame Me,<BR/>I voted for Hillary,<BR/>the lesser of two Evil Socialists.</I>"Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-78568455763848096562008-01-14T10:27:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:27:00.000-05:00MessNBC just came up with some new hire, or fire, ...MessNBC just came up with some new hire, or fire, or something, to get more in line w/the Obama Hussein Express.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50736581351883534462008-01-14T10:23:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:23:00.000-05:00So, this morning, I'm watching "The Morning Joe", ...So, this morning, I'm watching "The Morning Joe", Imus's replacement at MSNBC.<BR/><BR/>There is an info babe on the show, whom when spoken to, everyone referred to "your father".<BR/><BR/>So I wonder who is this father, whom even Pat Buchanan spoke of, who was this girl?<BR/><BR/><I>SCARBOROUGH: Why?<BR/><BR/>HUCKABEE: Well, I think Fred needs some Metamucil. I think it would help a lot if he gets some. You know, he was in a bad mood last night. <BR/><BR/><B>BRZEZINSKI:</B> Did he just say that?</I><BR/><BR/>Little wonder, now, that NBC seems to be in the tank, for Obama.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43760434512018509662008-01-14T10:22:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:22:00.000-05:00Fred said..."The only way that Islamic reformers c...Fred said...<BR/>"<I>The only way that Islamic reformers can have any chance at all of being supported and protected is for us unbelievers to have our traditional rights to criticize Islam. <BR/><BR/>I would prefer it be done respectfully, using the very scriptures of Islam and the words and deeds of Muhammad as the basis of that criticism, as Robert Spencer does. <BR/><BR/><B>Naturally, there are going to be people are less careful in how they go about their criticism of Islam, but our culture and our Constitution express our liberties and a very different worldview and sense of life that people in Islamic countries are accustomed to. <BR/>Get used to it. </B>*<BR/><BR/>We are not going to take assaults on our freedoms lying down. <BR/>You can either find a way to live with it and cooperate in it, or you can stay within the confines of your templates for how to live your lives.</I>"<BR/>---<BR/>*Yeah, Like me:<BR/>You Muzzies are FUCKED!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86004414091837707632008-01-14T10:10:00.000-05:002008-01-14T10:10:00.000-05:00Fred is back at BCThere's a Dude that knows his Mu...<A HREF="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12136206&postID=8865432005311860133" REL="nofollow">Fred is back at BC</A><BR/>There's a Dude that knows his Muslims like Truepeers knows his FreeMasons.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.com