tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post8327826809459164694..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Do We Have the Right to Bear Fake Guns?Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39301498256172811932008-05-04T14:22:00.000-04:002008-05-04T14:22:00.000-04:00...we used to call that a GI shower....we used to call that a GI shower.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67327582363871843812008-05-04T13:56:00.000-04:002008-05-04T13:56:00.000-04:00No hurry, no worry.(And fully steeled for the alwa...No hurry, no worry.<BR/><BR/>(And fully steeled for the always potential stacheldraht besen behandlung.)trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2630798351580047572008-05-04T13:21:00.000-04:002008-05-04T13:21:00.000-04:00Trish , I moved it for a post.Trish , I moved it for a post.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32105128407347032762008-05-04T12:39:00.000-04:002008-05-04T12:39:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72998601068942585052008-05-04T12:36:00.000-04:002008-05-04T12:36:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11736986876916200292008-05-04T11:38:00.000-04:002008-05-04T11:38:00.000-04:00Bobal: Pretty soon Teresita will be seeing the goo...Bobal: <B>Pretty soon Teresita will be seeing the good sense contained in an article like This</B><BR/><BR/>I'm center-left. If I was hard left my blogroll would link to Daily Kos and Huffington Post. I'm a truth seeker, and one can not complain about the Occupation 24/7 without recognizing that there are good things happening there too. From your article, Bobal:<BR/><BR/><I>"It took the Democratic frontrunner 20 years--and 50 days since videos surfaced of Wright's incendiary sermons--to discover that the man who helped him become a Christian, officiated at his marriage, and baptized his two daughters is a conspiracy theory-loving self-publicizer. What does that say about Obama's "judgment," on which he largely bases his claim to the presidency?"</I><BR/><BR/>There is a principle in Catholicism called Sacramentality, and it can be described as man interfacing with the infinite God through the agency of finite tokens which function as carriers of grace. Water for baptism, rings in weddings, oil for healing the sick, sharing a meal of wine and bread to express oneness with other Christians. When a Catholic confesses their small sins on Saturday afternoon, the priest could be the worst pedophile in history, and be absolutely damned with mortal sin, but this does not render the absolution he proclaims invalid, because the priest is only a channel for God's forgiveness. <BR/><BR/>Obama's church could be looked at as a little like the Belmont Club, it's more about the comments inspired by Wretchard than Wretchard himself or his own comments. If Wretchard went loopy and started spouting Cedarford-like anti-Joo stuff, people would scratch their heads, but not necessarily leave in droves, and this would not reflect on their judgment, because their M.O. might well be to react to the comments of others besides Wretchard. <BR/><BR/>Obama attended that church to check off his black credentials, and to get in a social network that would lend him legitimacy in the eyes of the black community. What Reverend Wright believes or was actually saying was quite incidental.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2506608514104846252008-05-04T11:25:00.000-04:002008-05-04T11:25:00.000-04:00When toy guns are outlawed, will kids only have re...When toy guns are outlawed, will kids only have real guns?<BR/><BR/>When toy guns are outlawed, will only outlaws have toy guns?<BR/><BR/>I used to have a nifty little bow and arrow as a kid, with a 'child safe' tip. I suppose today the toy makers would make it look like Braveheart's crossbow, and there would be a problem with that, too.<BR/><BR/>"Hey, you there, kid..."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Don't worry T., Fritzl's gonna get his. "It is better for that man to have a mill stone around his neck..." <BR/>A universal sentiment.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73260238625367945942008-05-04T11:22:00.000-04:002008-05-04T11:22:00.000-04:00Doug: Josef Fritzl is the new face of Austria’s sh...Doug: <B>Josef Fritzl is the new face of Austria’s shame. How was he able to trap his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and father seven children with her?</B><BR/><BR/>It's things like this that make people want to believe in the afterworld, where the Creator can make it up to the daughter and really stick it to Josef.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74888693780058948202008-05-04T11:05:00.000-04:002008-05-04T11:05:00.000-04:00Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad...Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me, or is it a toy gun?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20276024160678639532008-05-04T10:49:00.000-04:002008-05-04T10:49:00.000-04:00Pretty soon Teresita will be seeing the good sense...Pretty soon Teresita will be seeing the good sense contained in an article like <A HREF="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/052qjwiv.asp?pg=1" REL="nofollow">This</A>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19919705011029706192008-05-04T10:41:00.000-04:002008-05-04T10:41:00.000-04:00Why Teresita, spoken like a true neo-con. Take not...Why Teresita, spoken like a true neo-con. Take note, Ash.<BR/><BR/>--------<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me of an joke with Jack Benny. Guy puts a revolver in his face and says, "Your money, or your life."<BR/><BR/>Jack, chin in hand, contemplating,<BR/><BR/>"Hmmm....'<BR/><BR/>"Your money or your life!!!"<BR/><BR/>Jack, a little inrritated,<BR/><BR/>"<I>I'm thinking about it!</I>"<BR/><BR/>hardeharharBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62816810593775391182008-05-04T10:26:00.000-04:002008-05-04T10:26:00.000-04:00hmmmm, the right to bear arms, just not fake ones....hmmmm, the right to bear arms, just not fake ones. "Kid, if that is not a real gun stuffed in your pants, man are you in trouble!"Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232405130481114127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36554486386063889272008-05-04T10:21:00.000-04:002008-05-04T10:21:00.000-04:00Cutler: A lot of supporters of the enterprise used...Cutler: <B>A lot of supporters of the enterprise used to talk about how Iraq was fantastic an asset, smack dab in the middle of everything. As if we could pivot and clean up the entire region from there. Wasn't an asset, but a potential prison, with us seperating the prisoners.</B><BR/><BR/>Top Ten Good Things To Come From GW2:<BR/><BR/>10. The no-fly zones are a thing of the past. No more risk of Saddam shooting down one of our birds and parading a beaten and raped female Air Force captain on al-Jizzeera.<BR/><BR/>9. Saddam is gone, along with his two spermazoid sons. <BR/><BR/>8. The Marsh Arabs have their land again, and Kurds aren't sucking mustard gas.<BR/><BR/>7. The Sunni Arabs have rejected al-Qaeda In Iraq and stabilized the giantic Anbar region.<BR/><BR/>6. Iraq is only the second real democracy to take root in the Middle-east. <BR/><BR/>5. Training exercises can never take the place of actual combat. American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, and the technology of their weapons, have been honed to such a keen edge that China or North Korea would be insane to even contemplate taking us on now.<BR/><BR/>4. The bloodlust of all Americans in the wake of 9-11 has been quenched.<BR/><BR/>3. Iraq is no longer a threat to the region. There will be no Iraqi participation in the next Arab-Israeli war.<BR/><BR/>2. The US military is now positioned between Iran and Israel, and can reach out to touch Syria at any time.<BR/><BR/>And the number one good thing to come out of GW2:<BR/><BR/>1. The US military is sitting on the world's second largest oil reserve (and is within striking distance of the largest one) just when the rate of oil production is peaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27709202043258997712008-05-04T10:05:00.000-04:002008-05-04T10:05:00.000-04:00Here in Idaho, if I am not mistaken, the mere disp...Here in Idaho, if I am not mistaken, the mere <I>display</I> of a fake or toy weapon during a robbery or any other crime is as serious a legal matter as the real deal. For awhile years ago there was an issue with this--well, it wasn't a <I>real gun</I>. Now, if it looks like a duck, even if it doesn't quack like a duck, it is legally a duck, during a crime.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55121891207494319292008-05-04T05:35:00.000-04:002008-05-04T05:35:00.000-04:00The more things change:Goldman came out on top BEF...The more things change:<BR/>Goldman came out on top BEFORE FDR's Glass-Steagall Act,<BR/>and again NOW, 10 years after Clinton repealed it.<BR/>Galbraith and the Supremes, among others, outline History in brief.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.progressivehistorians.com/2007/11/bill-clintons-role-in-mortgage-crisis.html" REL="nofollow"> <STRONG>Bill Clinton's Role in the Mortgage Crisis</STRONG> </A>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64289270355393418542008-05-04T05:05:00.001-04:002008-05-04T05:05:00.001-04:00A sick, sad, twisted story that is bizzare beyond ...A sick, sad, twisted story that is bizzare beyond words:<BR/>(The above ground children meet the subterranean siblings for the first time)<BR/><A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3867629.ece" REL="nofollow"> <STRONG>Josef Fritzl: The monster in the cellar</STRONG> </A><BR/><BR/>Josef Fritzl is the new face of Austria’s shame. <BR/>How was he able to trap his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and father seven children with her?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84053644137336344882008-05-04T05:05:00.000-04:002008-05-04T05:05:00.000-04:00Cryptic was my foremost complaint!Felt like Charli...Cryptic was my foremost complaint!<BR/><BR/>Felt like Charlie Brown and the football many times after asking a question.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81955303176923208002008-05-04T04:22:00.000-04:002008-05-04T04:22:00.000-04:00I look forward to your post though.Back in the old...I look forward to your post though.<BR/><BR/>Back in the old days you just used to leave cryptic sentences that left me wanting more. Hearing you speak freely is always a pleasure.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37647061216332803882008-05-04T04:16:00.000-04:002008-05-04T04:16:00.000-04:00"The trick, cutler, is in knowing what the Iranian...<I>"The trick, cutler, is in knowing what the Iranians are offering and besting the offer. In the event that it's a vision, a plan, you bring a better one, all the while acknowledging - rather than trying to artificially sever - the various and considerable relationships of two neighbors."</I><BR/><BR/>The Iranians are only part of the problem. -If- the U.S. is to leave, there'll be a lot more pieces in play than just them. I don't think we'll have all that much control over subsequent events, for better or for worse. A deterioated Iraq will have state and sub-state level reverberations throughout the region that noone can predict at this point.<BR/><BR/>A lot of supporters of the enterprise used to talk about how Iraq was fantastic an asset, smack dab in the middle of everything. As if we could pivot and clean up the entire region from there. Wasn't an asset, but a potential prison, with us seperating the prisoners.<BR/><BR/>...Or the logs can go into the ditch.<BR/><BR/>Unknown-unknowns are just too damn tough to call at this point.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089498195545182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62655357336173131982008-05-04T03:47:00.000-04:002008-05-04T03:47:00.000-04:00Reigning in the Iranians in Iraq is no mean feat, ...Reigning in the Iranians in Iraq is no mean feat, Doug.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36415833696017201092008-05-04T03:38:00.000-04:002008-05-04T03:38:00.000-04:00You give the Iraqis what they would have gotten - ...You give the Iraqis what they would have gotten - and more - if they had said yes to the Iranians.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87640196078621191782008-05-04T03:33:00.000-04:002008-05-04T03:33:00.000-04:00tish tish, Trish:How can we possibly outdo Aquavel...tish tish, Trish:<BR/>How can we possibly outdo Aquavelvajihad on the vision thing?<BR/><BR/>His Charisma alone is a WMD.<BR/><BR/>...and then there's the Mullahs for the young'uns.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2918594101982520622008-05-04T03:27:00.000-04:002008-05-04T03:27:00.000-04:00Cutler:As I'm sure you're aware, merely having a m...Cutler:<BR/><BR/>As I'm sure you're aware, merely having a messed up Iraq is in some ways an optimistic scenario that I'd accept on the overall merits if it were guarenteed to me.<BR/><BR/>Sun May 04, 02:14:00 AM EDT<BR/><BR/>The trick, cutler, is in knowing what the Iranians are offering and besting the offer. In the event that it's a vision, a plan, you bring a better one, all the while acknowledging - rather than trying to artificially sever - the various and considerable relationships of two neighbors.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17410414578773088542008-05-04T02:47:00.000-04:002008-05-04T02:47:00.000-04:00Made in China, right?I'm against legislation, very...Made in China, right?<BR/><BR/>I'm against legislation, very time consuming and ineffective.<BR/><BR/>Bomb the toy factories!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74437802599631560372008-05-04T02:02:00.000-04:002008-05-04T02:02:00.000-04:00If you like aircraft, you will enjoy this slide s...If you like aircraft, you will enjoy <A HREF="http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/jet.fighter.fighterjet.20.228729.html?rid=1" REL="nofollow"> this slide show</A>.( it is not automatic)Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.com