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Wednesday Fr. Emil Kapaun Open Comments

Captain (Chaplain, Fr.) Emil Kapaun returned to the arms of his Heavenly Father on May 23, 1951 from what could well be considered hell on Earth – a North Korean PoW camp.

By all accounts, he was an incredibly brave, courageous, humble, generous man who was the personification of a servant of Christ and an example upon which we can all model our lives. These attributes are being recognized in two completely different venues.
The United States Congress has passed a resolution asking Secretary of Defense Panetta and President Obama to award Fr. Kapaun the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions tending his flock both before their capture and in the ensuing months of hardship in the prison camp.
The Holy See has opened an official inquiry into his actions and has conferred upon him the honor Servant of God, the first step toward possible beatification and canonization.

On 2 November 1950, Father Kapaun made the decision that led to his death.
The Korean war chaplain was in the middle of a firefight, with the American forces overrun by Chinese soldiers outside a crossroads town called Unsan in North Korea.
Lighting forest fires to frustrate US reconnaissance planes, the Chinese surrounded the Americans and pressed in, attacking with small arms, grenades and even bayonets.
Meanwhile, Chaplain Emil Kapaun, a Catholic priest from a farming village in Kansas, gathered the wounded in a dug-out shelter made of logs and straw.


Fr. Kapaun is on the right, helping a wounded soldier
Humble beginnings and a humble end provide very fitting bookends to a life very well-lived,

If President Obama awards him the Medal of Honor, he will be just the fifth Catholic priest to win the award – out of 3,458 American soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who have won it.
If he is named a saint, Kapaun will be the first member of the US military so honoured.
“He gave his life for those people that he was serving,” says Father John Hotze, an investigator for the diocese advocating for Kapaun’s canonisation.
“At the time of his death, he was giving his life for his fellow prisoners… and he was that example of Christ present in the world today.”

The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.
— Numbers 6:24-26

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  1. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Hump-Day Firsticus!

  2. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Hump-Day Firsticus!

  3. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Photoshop needed.

    New Obama campaign poster

  4. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Photoshop needed.
    New Obama campaign poster

  5. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Mitt Romney put a dog on the roof of hs car. Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth.

  6. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Mitt Romney put a dog on the roof of hs car. Obama put a dog on the roof of his mouth.

  7. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Reactions to the latest revelations are comng in.

  8. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Reactions to the latest revelations are comng in.

  9. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Thank God we have saints and saints-to-be, who provide excellent examples of how we should live our lives.

    God bless Fr. Kapaun. Oh, maybe it’s already happened!

  10. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Thank God we have saints and saints-to-be, who provide excellent examples of how we should live our lives.
    God bless Fr. Kapaun. Oh, maybe it’s already happened!

  11. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    G’Morning All

    Presently sitting at IAH waiting for daughter Reesa. Gonna be a great coupla days.

  12. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    G’Morning All
    Presently sitting at IAH waiting for daughter Reesa. Gonna be a great coupla days.

  13. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    I think the canine vote will decide neither side of the two party duopoly is good for them, get eaten or imprisoned, and skip the box.

  14. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I think the canine vote will decide neither side of the two party duopoly is good for them, get eaten or imprisoned, and skip the box.

  15. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    I think the name of this village in Austria has been the point of way too many jokes.
    WARNING: Some words don’t translate the same, english language warning.

  16. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I think the name of this village in Austria has been the point of way too many jokes.
    WARNING: Some words don’t translate the same, english language warning.

  17. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Three Brazilians arrested for selling meat pies that don’t quite taste like chicken.

  18. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Three Brazilians arrested for selling meat pies that don’t quite taste like chicken.

  19. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Levon Helm, musician, is in final stages of throat cancer.

  20. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Levon Helm, musician, is in final stages of throat cancer.

  21. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #9 Pyro
    You can take the cannibal out of the rain forest, but you can’t get “long pig” out of their meat pies.

  22. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #9 Pyro
    You can take the cannibal out of the rain forest, but you can’t get “long pig” out of their meat pies.

  23. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I contacted our pest control service that we’ve been using at our river property. We didn’t have the money to pay for the annual treatment, but now that we’ve got a new tenant, I contacted them to see if we could get them to come out and service our property.

    Since we didn’t sign back up in January, we were taken off their list. They use some kind of proprietary system, so to get put back on, it will cost us $250 re-signup fee and an additional $400 for something else, so they’ll let us pay $800 instead of $400. I expected an extra fee, but not double the original cost.

    I shall be researching other pest control services in the area. $800 may be a great deal, for all I know. It’s a large lot, and there are three four buildings. One is a barn-type shed, and I don’t know if it was treated the last time. Probably was.

    Or, we could just play like we’re the government and raise the rents to cover the cost.

    If you have any recommendations for good termite treatment companies, please let me know.

  24. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    I contacted our pest control service that we’ve been using at our river property. We didn’t have the money to pay for the annual treatment, but now that we’ve got a new tenant, I contacted them to see if we could get them to come out and service our property.
    Since we didn’t sign back up in January, we were taken off their list. They use some kind of proprietary system, so to get put back on, it will cost us $250 re-signup fee and an additional $400 for something else, so they’ll let us pay $800 instead of $400. I expected an extra fee, but not double the original cost.
    I shall be researching other pest control services in the area. $800 may be a great deal, for all I know. It’s a large lot, and there are three four buildings. One is a barn-type shed, and I don’t know if it was treated the last time. Probably was.
    Or, we could just play like we’re the government and raise the rents to cover the cost.
    If you have any recommendations for good termite treatment companies, please let me know.

  25. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Those documents were genuine!
    — Dan Rather

  26. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Those documents were genuine!
    — Dan Rather

  27. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Dan Rather

  28. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Dan Rather

  29. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    7 GJT says:
    April 18, 2012 at 8:45 am
    I think the canine vote will decide neither side of the two party duopoly is good for them, get eaten or imprisoned, and skip the box.

    I think anything that reduces Obama to the punch line he truly is will be helpful. The dog issue seemed important enough for David Axelrod to make a snarky tweet about how “loving dog owners treat thier pets.”, so it would seem they have some polling data that indicates the issue would have been helpful to them—-IF Obama hadn’t eaten some.

    But we should be kind.

    Do you know what Lolo Sotero told young Barak before feeding him his breakfast and sending him off to Islamic school in Indonesia?

    “You should be grateful you’re eating dog. Children in America have to eat bacon for breakfast.”

  30. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    7 GJT says:
    April 18, 2012 at 8:45 am
    I think the canine vote will decide neither side of the two party duopoly is good for them, get eaten or imprisoned, and skip the box.

    I think anything that reduces Obama to the punch line he truly is will be helpful. The dog issue seemed important enough for David Axelrod to make a snarky tweet about how “loving dog owners treat thier pets.”, so it would seem they have some polling data that indicates the issue would have been helpful to them—-IF Obama hadn’t eaten some.
    But we should be kind.
    Do you know what Lolo Sotero told young Barak before feeding him his breakfast and sending him off to Islamic school in Indonesia?
    “You should be grateful you’re eating dog. Children in America have to eat bacon for breakfast.”

  31. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #13 Pyro: How much more did Rather lie about that we don’t know about? His nekkid partisanship under the cloak of objectivity was appalling.

  32. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #13 Pyro: How much more did Rather lie about that we don’t know about? His nekkid partisanship under the cloak of objectivity was appalling.

  33. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    I think anything that reduces Obama to the terd in the punch bowl line he truly is will be helpful.

    I think this reads a little better.

  34. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I think anything that reduces Obama to the terd in the punch bowl line he truly is will be helpful.

    I think this reads a little better.

  35. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    It is just a lifeless mass of tissue, it’s not alive or anything special. . . . .or is it? This brief (<10 mins) video presentation should put the lies of the abortion crazy left to rest. This is truth, it shows the beating heart of a pre-born baby at only 25 days post conception. 25 days is before many wimminzes even know they are pregnant.

  36. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    It is just a lifeless mass of tissue, it’s not alive or anything special. . . . .or is it? This brief (<10 mins) video presentation should put the lies of the abortion crazy left to rest. This is truth, it shows the beating heart of a pre-born baby at only 25 days post conception. 25 days is before many wimminzes even know they are pregnant.

  37. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    George Bush: “Being President is tough.”

    Barack Obama: “So is dog meat.”

  38. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    George Bush: “Being President is tough.”
    Barack Obama: “So is dog meat.”

  39. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    #12 – MsTT would be beneficial to know ‘which’ outfit you are already dealing with so no one ‘repeats’ unnecessarily…………..jus sayin

  40. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #12 – MsTT would be beneficial to know ‘which’ outfit you are already dealing with so no one ‘repeats’ unnecessarily…………..jus sayin

  41. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #12 TT
    I was going to say that my elderly next door neighbor has been using ABC Pest Pool & Lawn for termite prevention services for the 16 yrs I’ve been here. However the online customer reviews for ABC are very uneven, love ’em or hate ’em.

    Me, I examine my exterior foundation in the spring for any sign of termite tunnels. That may not be feasible for a distant rental property. Also of course it is possible for termites to find their way in other than at the foundation/brick ledge boundary. The previous owner of my house had termites get in at one point on the exterior foundation, and that area still has the ugly patched appearance where the concrete was drilled for pesticide injection.

  42. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #12 TT
    I was going to say that my elderly next door neighbor has been using ABC Pest Pool & Lawn for termite prevention services for the 16 yrs I’ve been here. However the online customer reviews for ABC are very uneven, love ’em or hate ’em.
    Me, I examine my exterior foundation in the spring for any sign of termite tunnels. That may not be feasible for a distant rental property. Also of course it is possible for termites to find their way in other than at the foundation/brick ledge boundary. The previous owner of my house had termites get in at one point on the exterior foundation, and that area still has the ugly patched appearance where the concrete was drilled for pesticide injection.

  43. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Mitt Romney gave his dog diarrhea. Barack Obama’s dog gave him diarrhea.

  44. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Mitt Romney gave his dog diarrhea. Barack Obama’s dog gave him diarrhea.

  45. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Y’all are being too hard on our Usurper-in-Chief. He’s just being multicultural. One man’s pet is another man’s provision. You can’t hold him to the same standard as Rmoney. At least he’s being consistent. One woman’s baby is another woman’s inconvenience.

  46. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Y’all are being too hard on our Usurper-in-Chief. He’s just being multicultural. One man’s pet is another man’s provision. You can’t hold him to the same standard as Rmoney. At least he’s being consistent. One woman’s baby is another woman’s inconvenience.

  47. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    One woman’s baby is another woman’s inconvenience.

    I thought it was a mass of undifferentiated cells.

    Or a carrot.

  48. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    One woman’s baby is another woman’s inconvenience.

    I thought it was a mass of undifferentiated cells.
    Or a carrot.

  49. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    *unexpectedly* (koff choke spit PUKE)

    Two more economic indicators over the last 24 hours show at least a slowdown in the US economy — and potentially bad news for Barack Obama’s prospects in the next election. Manufacturing output dropped for the first time in four months, as Reuters reported last night:

    On top of that, residential housing starts plummeted 5.8% in March, although permits jumped by over 7%. Most of the decline came in multi-unit housing. Permits, however, sharply declined for private single-unit housing:

    Economy slowing down?

  50. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    *unexpectedly* (koff choke spit PUKE)

    Two more economic indicators over the last 24 hours show at least a slowdown in the US economy — and potentially bad news for Barack Obama’s prospects in the next election. Manufacturing output dropped for the first time in four months, as Reuters reported last night:

    On top of that, residential housing starts plummeted 5.8% in March, although permits jumped by over 7%. Most of the decline came in multi-unit housing. Permits, however, sharply declined for private single-unit housing:

    Economy slowing down?

  51. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    From the Daily Caller:

    Libs think Romney acted jerky with a dog. Whereas Obama was fond of dog jerky. But hey, like they say: If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. If you want a dog in Washington, keep it away from Obama.

    More at the link

  52. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    From the Daily Caller:

    Libs think Romney acted jerky with a dog. Whereas Obama was fond of dog jerky. But hey, like they say: If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. If you want a dog in Washington, keep it away from Obama.

    More at the link

  53. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    PETA: Presidents Eat Tasty Airedales

  54. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    PETA: Presidents Eat Tasty Airedales

  55. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Obama relishes dogs.

  56. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Obama relishes dogs.

  57. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Re: termite treatment

    When we bought the house, one of the items of discussion was the general condition of the home (actually a home with an attached garage and workshop). The dirt floor and pole barn workshop was later converted into living quarters, as was the barn on the property. The workshop floor was concrete, poured around the pole-in-dirt structure. It was built in the county, so building codes were not consulted. Obviously. They moved “Grandma” into the workshop site, and some other male relative into the barn conversion.

    There were supposed to be three septic tanks, and Hubby could only see two. The one for the barn was pretty obvious, and there was one other tank near the main residence. Finally, Grandma was consulted, and she remembered where the third tank was. Under her living room floor. Right smack dab in the middle of the unit. The floor was jackhammered out, tank filled in, a new tank installed outside of the living quarters, and piping to the tank completed. While we had the floor open, we found that termites had made a rather handsome home for themselves, having direct access to the poles in the dirt and the moisture from the septic tank.

    The main residence also has some wood-to-dirt contact. As does the barn. Simply inspecting each year would be useless, not just difficult. We have to assume termites are there or trying to be there.

    We just want to make enough money on the property to let the tenants buy the property and build our equity. At some point, we’ll resell the lot or move down there ourselves, possibly building a new structure.

    The company is Coast Pest Control. They were really nice and did a great job for us. I just had no idea what the re-up costs would be if they dropped us; we were not warned on the renewal reminder that we got. If I knew, I would have scraped together enough money somewhere to go ahead and let them do their work.

    Live and learn.

  58. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Re: termite treatment
    When we bought the house, one of the items of discussion was the general condition of the home (actually a home with an attached garage and workshop). The dirt floor and pole barn workshop was later converted into living quarters, as was the barn on the property. The workshop floor was concrete, poured around the pole-in-dirt structure. It was built in the county, so building codes were not consulted. Obviously. They moved “Grandma” into the workshop site, and some other male relative into the barn conversion.
    There were supposed to be three septic tanks, and Hubby could only see two. The one for the barn was pretty obvious, and there was one other tank near the main residence. Finally, Grandma was consulted, and she remembered where the third tank was. Under her living room floor. Right smack dab in the middle of the unit. The floor was jackhammered out, tank filled in, a new tank installed outside of the living quarters, and piping to the tank completed. While we had the floor open, we found that termites had made a rather handsome home for themselves, having direct access to the poles in the dirt and the moisture from the septic tank.
    The main residence also has some wood-to-dirt contact. As does the barn. Simply inspecting each year would be useless, not just difficult. We have to assume termites are there or trying to be there.
    We just want to make enough money on the property to let the tenants buy the property and build our equity. At some point, we’ll resell the lot or move down there ourselves, possibly building a new structure.
    The company is Coast Pest Control. They were really nice and did a great job for us. I just had no idea what the re-up costs would be if they dropped us; we were not warned on the renewal reminder that we got. If I knew, I would have scraped together enough money somewhere to go ahead and let them do their work.
    Live and learn.

  59. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Stop the madness!

    The city of Fort Worth, Texas could soon become the first major American city to ban the hiring of smokers according to CBSDFW News. As part of Mayor Betsy Price’s goals, she aims to make Forth Worth a healthier city and has encouraged employees to find the best way to cut city costs.

    Attendees of a recent Fort Worth city council meeting were briefed on a proposal that would ban the hiring of people who use tobacco.

    Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/17/forth-worth-to-ban-the-hiring-of-smokers/#ixzz1sPc8yYqp

  60. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Stop the madness!
    The city of Fort Worth, Texas could soon become the first major American city to ban the hiring of smokers according to CBSDFW News. As part of Mayor Betsy Price’s goals, she aims to make Forth Worth a healthier city and has encouraged employees to find the best way to cut city costs.
    Attendees of a recent Fort Worth city council meeting were briefed on a proposal that would ban the hiring of people who use tobacco.
    Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/17/forth-worth-to-ban-the-hiring-of-smokers/#ixzz1sPc8yYqp

  61. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Axelrod was about to loose the dogs of war… but Obama had eaten them…

  62. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Axelrod was about to loose the dogs of war… but Obama had eaten them…

  63. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    In the White House, who woks the dog?

  64. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    In the White House, who woks the dog?

  65. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

  66. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

  67. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    The funniest thing is seeing “progressives” come unglued over the story while everyone else just laughs at them.

  68. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    The funniest thing is seeing “progressives” come unglued over the story while everyone else just laughs at them.

  69. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    #32 – ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  70. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #32 – ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  71. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    “If I had a son he’d look like Trayvon, and I’d bond with him over dog meat.”

  72. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    “If I had a son he’d look like Trayvon, and I’d bond with him over dog meat.”

  73. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #34 hamous
    Even moreso when you notice how totally and utterly serious they are about defending the guy while not realizing the vast bulk of the other commenters couldn’t care less about the actual act of dog eating and are just yukking it up and seeing how much of a reaction they can get out of the proggies.

  74. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #34 hamous
    Even moreso when you notice how totally and utterly serious they are about defending the guy while not realizing the vast bulk of the other commenters couldn’t care less about the actual act of dog eating and are just yukking it up and seeing how much of a reaction they can get out of the proggies.

  75. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    The downside is that we can’t say that Obama is screwing the pooch anymore.

    That’s because Obama ate it.

  76. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    The downside is that we can’t say that Obama is screwing the pooch anymore.
    That’s because Obama ate it.

  77. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Lets hope that this doesn’t become a Bo meets grill story.

  78. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Lets hope that this doesn’t become a Bo meets grill story.

  79. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Smart diplomacy: now Obama and Kim Jong-Un have something to talk about.

    Buuuuu-wwaaaaaahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  80. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Smart diplomacy: now Obama and Kim Jong-Un have something to talk about.

    Buuuuu-wwaaaaaahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  81. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Solyndra Green is PUPPIES!!!!!!!

  82. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Solyndra Green is PUPPIES!!!!!!!

  83. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #32 Hamous. Oohhh, that is clever. Has anybody seen their dog lately?

  84. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #32 Hamous. Oohhh, that is clever. Has anybody seen their dog lately?

  85. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    We were wrong about Obama being Muslim.

    Turns out he’s Comanche.

  86. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    We were wrong about Obama being Muslim.
    Turns out he’s Comanche.

  87. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Now we know why Obama cancelled funding for the Space Shuttle.

    He wants to devote all future NASA efforts towards going to Sirius.

  88. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Now we know why Obama cancelled funding for the Space Shuttle.
    He wants to devote all future NASA efforts towards going to Sirius.

  89. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Obama’s favorite Oldie: “How Much Is That Doggie On The Menu?”

    His favorite rock album: Diamond Dogs

    His favorite Rap Artist: Soup Dog.

  90. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Obama’s favorite Oldie: “How Much Is That Doggie On The Menu?”
    His favorite rock album: Diamond Dogs
    His favorite Rap Artist: Soup Dog.

  91. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Today is another 10, and we deserve it. All of 53 here this morning, windows still open, pollen back unfortunately, but who cares when there’s Claritin to relieve its ravages? Days like this will be few before Summer clamps down. Currently 73 with 27% humidity. Doing the Snoopy Happy Dance.

  92. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Today is another 10, and we deserve it. All of 53 here this morning, windows still open, pollen back unfortunately, but who cares when there’s Claritin to relieve its ravages? Days like this will be few before Summer clamps down. Currently 73 with 27% humidity. Doing the Snoopy Happy Dance.

  93. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Doing the Snoopy Happy Dance.

    Careful. You might get mistaken for dinner.

  94. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Doing the Snoopy Happy Dance.

    Careful. You might get mistaken for dinner.

  95. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    What did Obama say when his dog got hit by a car. . . . . . . .

    “FIRE UP THE GRILL”

  96. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    What did Obama say when his dog got hit by a car. . . . . . . .
    “FIRE UP THE GRILL”

  97. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Hammie

    We’re hearing these type stories more and more about the Connie Mack problem.

    “The whole entitled sense of ‘Kiss the ring’ comes across in screaming clarity at every event,” said one experienced Florida strategist.

    Whaaaaassssssuuuuuuppppp?

    Heard anything about it from your catfish noodling friends and relatives?

  98. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Hammie
    We’re hearing these type stories more and more about the Connie Mack problem.

    “The whole entitled sense of ‘Kiss the ring’ comes across in screaming clarity at every event,” said one experienced Florida strategist.

    Whaaaaassssssuuuuuuppppp?
    Heard anything about it from your catfish noodling friends and relatives?

  99. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Lets hope that this doesn’t become a Bo meets grill story.

    I’m sure it was a rare event.

  100. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Lets hope that this doesn’t become a Bo meets grill story.

    I’m sure it was a rare event.

  101. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    This is a fascinating bit of history about influential Mormon efforts to save the Jews in the Holocaust despite Roosevelt’s apathy and his State Department’s conspiracy to conceal the existence or extent of Nazi death camps.

    In December 1943, Sen. Thomas played a key role in advancing a Bergson-initiated Congressional resolution calling for creation of a special government agency to rescue Jews from Hitler. At about the same time, aides to Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr. discovered the State Department was suppressing news about the genocide and obstructing opportunities to rescue Jewish refugees. Armed with this information and with congressional pressure mounting, Morgenthau convinced FDR to preempt Thomas and the other congressional advocates of rescue by unilaterally creating the War Refugee Board.

    During the final 15 months of World War II, the board played a major role in saving some 200,000 Jews. Among other things, it helped finance the life-saving work of Raoul Wallenberg. Sen. Thomas’s action in the Senate was an indispensable part of the chain of events that led to Wallenberg’s mission.

  102. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    This is a fascinating bit of history about influential Mormon efforts to save the Jews in the Holocaust despite Roosevelt’s apathy and his State Department’s conspiracy to conceal the existence or extent of Nazi death camps.

    In December 1943, Sen. Thomas played a key role in advancing a Bergson-initiated Congressional resolution calling for creation of a special government agency to rescue Jews from Hitler. At about the same time, aides to Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr. discovered the State Department was suppressing news about the genocide and obstructing opportunities to rescue Jewish refugees. Armed with this information and with congressional pressure mounting, Morgenthau convinced FDR to preempt Thomas and the other congressional advocates of rescue by unilaterally creating the War Refugee Board.
    During the final 15 months of World War II, the board played a major role in saving some 200,000 Jews. Among other things, it helped finance the life-saving work of Raoul Wallenberg. Sen. Thomas’s action in the Senate was an indispensable part of the chain of events that led to Wallenberg’s mission.

  103. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Shannon – The Mack family is Florida’s equivalent of Texas’ Bush family. Carpetbaggers that came down in the mid 20th century and made a name for themselves in the Cracker backwater. IV has got that frat-boy-son-of-a-famous-politician sense of entitlement. He’s probably not someone who would want to work too hard for anything. I think Florida probably has Mack fatigue at this point.

    Mack trivia – most may know he is the great-grandson of baseball legend Connie Mack, owner of the Philadelphia Athletics. Less well-known is that he is the great-grandson of Texas senator Morris Sheppard, “a typical red state republican politician doing anything but tucking his cowardly tail between his legs and running for the hills when asked to state a rational/factual case in favor of continuing to waste money and hurt people”. He authored the 18th Amendment. Oh wait, he was a Democrat.

  104. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Shannon – The Mack family is Florida’s equivalent of Texas’ Bush family. Carpetbaggers that came down in the mid 20th century and made a name for themselves in the Cracker backwater. IV has got that frat-boy-son-of-a-famous-politician sense of entitlement. He’s probably not someone who would want to work too hard for anything. I think Florida probably has Mack fatigue at this point.
    Mack trivia – most may know he is the great-grandson of baseball legend Connie Mack, owner of the Philadelphia Athletics. Less well-known is that he is the great-grandson of Texas senator Morris Sheppard, “a typical red state republican politician doing anything but tucking his cowardly tail between his legs and running for the hills when asked to state a rational/factual case in favor of continuing to waste money and hurt people”. He authored the 18th Amendment. Oh wait, he was a Democrat.

  105. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Obamacare strikes again.

    Doctors shut down a local clinic. Will they go on the dole? Will they find other work? And what will happen to their patients?

    Oh, I know…they’ll all get shuffled off to the local government-run clinic. /shudder

  106. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    Obamacare strikes again.
    Doctors shut down a local clinic. Will they go on the dole? Will they find other work? And what will happen to their patients?
    Oh, I know…they’ll all get shuffled off to the local government-run clinic. /shudder

  107. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Obamacare

  108. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Obamacare

  109. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #53 TT: From your linkie:

    One can only that will happen.

    Are you wissin kidding me?? What the h3!! happened to the editors? What has happened to basic grammar in “journalism” these days?

    I guess he wanted to say ‘One can only HOPE that will happen.’

  110. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #53 TT: From your linkie:

    One can only that will happen.

    Are you wissin kidding me?? What the h3!! happened to the editors? What has happened to basic grammar in “journalism” these days?
    I guess he wanted to say ‘One can only HOPE that will happen.’

  111. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #55 Boney

    I saw that, too, but I didn’t get all worked up. I have my brain fart moments, too. As long as the typo didn’t turn the sentence into something like “I voted for Obama and I liked it”.

  112. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #55 Boney
    I saw that, too, but I didn’t get all worked up. I have my brain fart moments, too. As long as the typo didn’t turn the sentence into something like “I voted for Obama and I liked it”.

  113. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #56 TT: I guess I just reached my crappy grammar threshold with that one. Aren’t those people supposed to be, you know, like, professional or something? I have never claimed to be a grammatical wizard or anything; I simply appears to me that no one is checking their work. The growing evidence of the lack of professionalism in journalism is becoming hard to ignore.

  114. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #56 TT: I guess I just reached my crappy grammar threshold with that one. Aren’t those people supposed to be, you know, like, professional or something? I have never claimed to be a grammatical wizard or anything; I simply appears to me that no one is checking their work. The growing evidence of the lack of professionalism in journalism is becoming hard to ignore.

  115. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    An interesting article – somewhat long but worth the read that deserves some thought.

    http://whiskeysplace.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/obama-and-trayvon-martin-stalingrad/#more-963

    Such social FEAR is only really sustainable when good times are rolling. If money, and the things it brings comes in, people will put up with it. If not, they won’t. FEAR eventually turns into even more FEAR. The White students are not convinced of the holy goodness of all Black people. Merely reacting in FEAR to a physical threat backed up by a social system that takes the side of the aggressor and punishes them. That is not a healthy way to build society.

  116. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    An interesting article – somewhat long but worth the read that deserves some thought.
    http://whiskeysplace.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/obama-and-trayvon-martin-stalingrad/#more-963

    Such social FEAR is only really sustainable when good times are rolling. If money, and the things it brings comes in, people will put up with it. If not, they won’t. FEAR eventually turns into even more FEAR. The White students are not convinced of the holy goodness of all Black people. Merely reacting in FEAR to a physical threat backed up by a social system that takes the side of the aggressor and punishes them. That is not a healthy way to build society.

  117. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Dick Clark will no longer be rockin’ New Year’s Eve.

  118. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Dick Clark will no longer be rockin’ New Year’s Eve.

  119. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    The last few years he probably shouldn’t have been propped up on the stage. It was almost as bad as wheeling out Grandma Walton for every special.

  120. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    The last few years he probably shouldn’t have been propped up on the stage. It was almost as bad as wheeling out Grandma Walton for every special.

  121. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Aggies. What’s wrong with this Aggie T-Shirt?

  122. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Aggies. What’s wrong with this Aggie T-Shirt?

  123. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Thanks for the FLA insight Hammie.

    Looks like the R field is about as exciting as ours. Zzzzzzzzzzz.

    At least we’re not having to run against a D incumbent.

  124. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Thanks for the FLA insight Hammie.
    Looks like the R field is about as exciting as ours. Zzzzzzzzzzz.
    At least we’re not having to run against a D incumbent.

  125. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    Their home state ain’t on it?

  126. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    Their home state ain’t on it?

  127. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    I received an email from the USPS Customer Service. My ISP flagged it as spam. I looked at it with Linux. Says I need to print a shipping label to reclaim a something with the wrong shipping address. The zip file with the alleged label has an .exe file in it. Seems odd, anybody hear of this?

  128. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    I received an email from the USPS Customer Service. My ISP flagged it as spam. I looked at it with Linux. Says I need to print a shipping label to reclaim a something with the wrong shipping address. The zip file with the alleged label has an .exe file in it. Seems odd, anybody hear of this?

  129. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    #64 – D E L E T E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  130. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    #64 – D E L E T E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  131. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Their home state ain’t on it?

    Yup. Neither is the home state of the other new member, Missouri. But North Carolina is on the map even though that state doesn’t have a SEC member.

  132. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Their home state ain’t on it?

    Yup. Neither is the home state of the other new member, Missouri. But North Carolina is on the map even though that state doesn’t have a SEC member.

  133. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Any and I mean ANY .exe (aka executable) file that you did not specifically request is TROUBLE guaranTEED

    boot that sukkah into cyberspace!

  134. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    Any and I mean ANY .exe (aka executable) file that you did not specifically request is TROUBLE guaranTEED
    boot that sukkah into cyberspace!

  135. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #64 Definitely delete it!

  136. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    #64 Definitely delete it!

  137. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I watched the recent debate between Republican US Senate candidates. Even alllowing for a terrible format and panel, i was not impressed with any of them.

    Wait….I was very impressed with Dewhurst’s uncannily accurate impersonation of Perry on painkillers.

    So, just now, I reviewed the Democrat field. Well, three out four – one hasn’t discovered the new media and put up a website. The rest look pretty hopeless.

    I’m afraid the next junior Senator from Texas will be an embarassment, regardless.

  138. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I watched the recent debate between Republican US Senate candidates. Even alllowing for a terrible format and panel, i was not impressed with any of them.
    Wait….I was very impressed with Dewhurst’s uncannily accurate impersonation of Perry on painkillers.
    So, just now, I reviewed the Democrat field. Well, three out four – one hasn’t discovered the new media and put up a website. The rest look pretty hopeless.
    I’m afraid the next junior Senator from Texas will be an embarassment, regardless.

  139. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    My ISP has a quarantine folder and I’ll delete it. I did not unzip the file, just viewed the contents. But has anyone heard of this specific method before, as in from presumably fake USPS?

  140. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    My ISP has a quarantine folder and I’ll delete it. I did not unzip the file, just viewed the contents. But has anyone heard of this specific method before, as in from presumably fake USPS?

  141. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    I get them all the time under the guise of Fedex or UPS.

  142. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    I get them all the time under the guise of Fedex or UPS.

  143. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    The zip file with the alleged label has an .exe file in it. Seems odd, anybody hear of this?

    Treat it as you would any Republican promising to diminish the size of government or shrink the deficit. 😉

  144. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    The zip file with the alleged label has an .exe file in it. Seems odd, anybody hear of this?

    Treat it as you would any Republican promising to diminish the size of government or shrink the deficit. 😉

  145. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    #34 hamous

    The funniest thing is seeing “progressives” come unglued over the story while everyone else just laughs at them.

    I feel like I’m not holding up my side of the act, I thought most of them were funny ………… at least the first and second time.

  146. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    #34 hamous

    The funniest thing is seeing “progressives” come unglued over the story while everyone else just laughs at them.

    I feel like I’m not holding up my side of the act, I thought most of them were funny ………… at least the first and second time.

  147. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    #58 texanadian
    IMHO, your link is seriously deranged

    Long term, Obama and company want riots and violence and cities burning. This he thinks will win him votes, as this has been successful in Chicago for decades. Pay to make the mob go away. Again, with Whites in place, stuck, that just guarantees a fight. Probably as an ultimate back-up plan, Obama wants violence so he can if he loses the election, institute Martial Law and rule by decree. His recent executive order allowing him to seize basically anything including newspapers, radio, TV, and the internet is part of that ultimate back-up plan.

  148. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    #58 texanadian
    IMHO, your link is seriously deranged

    Long term, Obama and company want riots and violence and cities burning. This he thinks will win him votes, as this has been successful in Chicago for decades. Pay to make the mob go away. Again, with Whites in place, stuck, that just guarantees a fight. Probably as an ultimate back-up plan, Obama wants violence so he can if he loses the election, institute Martial Law and rule by decree. His recent executive order allowing him to seize basically anything including newspapers, radio, TV, and the internet is part of that ultimate back-up plan.

  149. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    #29 tedtam

    My experience with ABC was not good, after signing up with them they did their inspection with Mrs. Shamaal, claimed I was termite free, signed a contract and charged me $800 for a year’s treatment service. I pointed out that yes I did have termites, showed them where and they charged me a discount of $100 to treat them, even though the $800 was to include 10 feet of treatment (I only needed 8 feet). To top it off, literally the day after they left I discovered that honeybees had moved into a first floor eave and bees were not covered in the contract.
    We ended up with them because Mrs. Shamaal’s phone calls to Terminex and another company were not returned.
    I hold no animosity against them, but I don’t believe that termites are their specialty.

  150. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    #29 tedtam
    My experience with ABC was not good, after signing up with them they did their inspection with Mrs. Shamaal, claimed I was termite free, signed a contract and charged me $800 for a year’s treatment service. I pointed out that yes I did have termites, showed them where and they charged me a discount of $100 to treat them, even though the $800 was to include 10 feet of treatment (I only needed 8 feet). To top it off, literally the day after they left I discovered that honeybees had moved into a first floor eave and bees were not covered in the contract.
    We ended up with them because Mrs. Shamaal’s phone calls to Terminex and another company were not returned.
    I hold no animosity against them, but I don’t believe that termites are their specialty.

  151. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    Ruh Roh,

    Last week it was 60 prominent Roman Catholic types objecting to the Republican budget, last month it was the Bishops, and this week the Bishops are whacking them again.

    The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is criticizing the House Republican budget authored by Rep. Paul Ryan for cutting food stamps and other assistance programs for the poor.
    In a letter sent to the House Agriculture Committee on Monday, the bishops say the budget fails to meet certain “moral criteria” by disproportionately cutting programs that “serve poor and vulnerable people.” …
    A second letter sent Tuesday to the Ways and Means Committee criticizes a provision that makes it more difficult for illegal immigrants to claim child tax credits. The bishops called the credit “one of the most effective antipoverty programs in our nation.”

    Haven’t these guys ever heard of separation and state? They need to look at the bigger picture

    House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) chastised Catholic bishops at a Wednesday news conference on Capitol Hill, saying they needed to look at the bigger picture after they complained that the GOP budget plan fails to meet “moral criteria.”

    And if they don’t understand the “big picture”, well actions have consequences

    “I want them to take a bigger look,” Boehner said. “And the bigger look is, if we don’t make decisions, these programs won’t exist, and then they’ll really have something to worry about.”

  152. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    Ruh Roh,
    Last week it was 60 prominent Roman Catholic types objecting to the Republican budget, last month it was the Bishops, and this week the Bishops are whacking them again.

    The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is criticizing the House Republican budget authored by Rep. Paul Ryan for cutting food stamps and other assistance programs for the poor.
    In a letter sent to the House Agriculture Committee on Monday, the bishops say the budget fails to meet certain “moral criteria” by disproportionately cutting programs that “serve poor and vulnerable people.” …
    A second letter sent Tuesday to the Ways and Means Committee criticizes a provision that makes it more difficult for illegal immigrants to claim child tax credits. The bishops called the credit “one of the most effective antipoverty programs in our nation.”

    Haven’t these guys ever heard of separation and state? They need to look at the bigger picture

    House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) chastised Catholic bishops at a Wednesday news conference on Capitol Hill, saying they needed to look at the bigger picture after they complained that the GOP budget plan fails to meet “moral criteria.”

    And if they don’t understand the “big picture”, well actions have consequences

    “I want them to take a bigger look,” Boehner said. “And the bigger look is, if we don’t make decisions, these programs won’t exist, and then they’ll really have something to worry about.”

  153. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    TT re bugs: I use Alco 281 856 8222. We did a termite deal on our house here in Glorious Copperfield and they renew every year for around 100 bucks; a spray in and out is around $70. I do not know if they will go down to the river for you buy you may as well ask. Bugs are not a problem here.

  154. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    TT re bugs: I use Alco 281 856 8222. We did a termite deal on our house here in Glorious Copperfield and they renew every year for around 100 bucks; a spray in and out is around $70. I do not know if they will go down to the river for you buy you may as well ask. Bugs are not a problem here.

  155. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Just to put you hard core carnivores at ease, if I ever turn into a zombie I’m going to feast exclusively on PETA-type grass-fed vegans.

  156. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    Just to put you hard core carnivores at ease, if I ever turn into a zombie I’m going to feast exclusively on PETA-type grass-fed vegans.

  157. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    As I understand that zombies traditionally feed on brains I can understand your meal choice. 😉

  158. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    As I understand that zombies traditionally feed on brains I can understand your meal choice. 😉

  159. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    #78, Sounds solid, pure protein and no content.

  160. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    #78, Sounds solid, pure protein and no content.

  161. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Wagon;

    What an outstanding person Father Kapaun was.

  162. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Wagon;
    What an outstanding person Father Kapaun was.

  163. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Wagon #9;

    When I posted that story about four days ago I said they did taste like chicken. 😉

  164. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Wagon #9;
    When I posted that story about four days ago I said they did taste like chicken. 😉

  165. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    Fifty one years after the event, the CIA is still sitting on volume five of the history. If I understand the story correctly, it’s CYAs for the folks involved, and in retrospect, embarrassing

    Despite the claims of the CIA’s chief historian David Robarge, the document should not remain in the CIA vaults because its conclusions “could cause scholars, journalists, and others interested in the subject at hand to reach an erroneous or distorted view of the Agency’s role.” Historians, after all, are well trained in treating documents –especially CIA hagiographies sources– skeptically..

  166. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    Fifty one years after the event, the CIA is still sitting on volume five of the history. If I understand the story correctly, it’s CYAs for the folks involved, and in retrospect, embarrassing

    Despite the claims of the CIA’s chief historian David Robarge, the document should not remain in the CIA vaults because its conclusions “could cause scholars, journalists, and others interested in the subject at hand to reach an erroneous or distorted view of the Agency’s role.” Historians, after all, are well trained in treating documents –especially CIA hagiographies sources– skeptically..

  167. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Sarge #15;

    “You should be grateful you’re eating dog. Children in America have to eat bacon for breakfast.”

    LOL!

  168. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Sarge #15;

    “You should be grateful you’re eating dog. Children in America have to eat bacon for breakfast.”

    LOL!

  169. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    #71, Interesting, thanks. As for the following comment I’ll review how my NLRB compliance officer might see it. 3 quarters to go and I get my life and company back. Nazi bastards.

  170. gtotracker Avatar
    gtotracker

    #71, Interesting, thanks. As for the following comment I’ll review how my NLRB compliance officer might see it. 3 quarters to go and I get my life and company back. Nazi bastards.

  171. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    It’s 8:20 pm. Do you know where your dog is?

  172. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    It’s 8:20 pm. Do you know where your dog is?

  173. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Barack Obama: Axelrod, I oughta fire your dead ass for coming up with this stupid Romney dog meme for the campaign. What the hell were you thinking ?

    David Axelrod: Barry, chill man, it’ll die out over the next few days. Really. And I’m not the one who bragged about eating dog meat in Indonesia. Frankly, what were YOU thinking ? Did it ever occur to you to edit Ayers – you, of all people should know what a whackjob he is.

    Barack Obama: I have a feeling this is going to last for decades, you moron. I’ll be 85 years old and they will still be making dog jokes about me. Look at Jimmy, the proles are still laughing at his silly, lilly-white cracker ass for that rabbit on the lake hallucination he had.

    Michael Berry‏@MichaelBerryShoReply
    Retweet

    Obama is now referring to Romney putting the dog on the roof as Meals on Wheels. #ObamaDogRecipes

  174. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Barack Obama: Axelrod, I oughta fire your dead ass for coming up with this stupid Romney dog meme for the campaign. What the hell were you thinking ?
    David Axelrod: Barry, chill man, it’ll die out over the next few days. Really. And I’m not the one who bragged about eating dog meat in Indonesia. Frankly, what were YOU thinking ? Did it ever occur to you to edit Ayers – you, of all people should know what a whackjob he is.
    Barack Obama: I have a feeling this is going to last for decades, you moron. I’ll be 85 years old and they will still be making dog jokes about me. Look at Jimmy, the proles are still laughing at his silly, lilly-white cracker ass for that rabbit on the lake hallucination he had.

    Michael Berry‏@MichaelBerryShoReply
    Retweet
    Obama is now referring to Romney putting the dog on the roof as Meals on Wheels. #ObamaDogRecipes

  175. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    LOL 😉

    I understand this is where the next moderator retreat will be held.

  176. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    LOL 😉
    I understand this is where the next moderator retreat will be held.

  177. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Texpat #51;

    Thank you for that post! I had no idea infuential Mormons helped to do so much directly to free the Jews from under Hitler, nor to create an official state for the Jews.

  178. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Texpat #51;
    Thank you for that post! I had no idea infuential Mormons helped to do so much directly to free the Jews from under Hitler, nor to create an official state for the Jews.

  179. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    This guy will be lucky if the state doesn’t slap a sex pervert charge on him.

    Frequent flying businessman John Brennan set off an explosives wand at Portland International Airport Tuesday and stripped naked to show TSA screeners he was not carrying a bomb.

  180. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    This guy will be lucky if the state doesn’t slap a sex pervert charge on him.

    Frequent flying businessman John Brennan set off an explosives wand at Portland International Airport Tuesday and stripped naked to show TSA screeners he was not carrying a bomb.

  181. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Well, ain’t this just special;

    Dear MoveOn member,

    Since 1999, average student loan debt has increased by a shameful 511%. In 2010, total outstanding student loan debt exceeded total outstanding credit card debt in America for the first time ever. In 2012, total outstanding student loan debt is expected to exceed $1 trillion.

    In response to this crisis, U.S. Representative Hansen Clarke of Michigan has just introduced H.R. 4170, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, which would extend a helping hand to those struggling under massive amounts of student loan debt.

    That’s why I created a petition to Rep. John Kline, Chairman of the House Education and the Workplace Committee; the United States House of Representatives and Senate; and President Barack Obama on SignOn.org, which says:

    Total outstanding student loan debt in America is expected to exceed $1 TRILLION this year. Millions of hardworking, taxpaying, educated Americans are being crushed under the weight of their educational debts, while the economy continues to sputter. Support a REAL economic stimulus and jobs plan. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170).

    Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends:
    Spits….

  182. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well, ain’t this just special;
    Dear MoveOn member,
    Since 1999, average student loan debt has increased by a shameful 511%. In 2010, total outstanding student loan debt exceeded total outstanding credit card debt in America for the first time ever. In 2012, total outstanding student loan debt is expected to exceed $1 trillion.
    In response to this crisis, U.S. Representative Hansen Clarke of Michigan has just introduced H.R. 4170, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, which would extend a helping hand to those struggling under massive amounts of student loan debt.
    That’s why I created a petition to Rep. John Kline, Chairman of the House Education and the Workplace Committee; the United States House of Representatives and Senate; and President Barack Obama on SignOn.org, which says:
    Total outstanding student loan debt in America is expected to exceed $1 TRILLION this year. Millions of hardworking, taxpaying, educated Americans are being crushed under the weight of their educational debts, while the economy continues to sputter. Support a REAL economic stimulus and jobs plan. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (H.R. 4170).
    Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends:
    Spits….

  183. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    In response to this crisis, U.S. Representative Hansen Clarke of Michigan has just introduced H.R. 4170, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, which would extend a helping hand to those struggling under massive amounts of student loan debt…[…because they can’t get a job with a dual PhD in Womens/Ethnic Studies and Chinese Egg Painting.]

  184. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    In response to this crisis, U.S. Representative Hansen Clarke of Michigan has just introduced H.R. 4170, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012, which would extend a helping hand to those struggling under massive amounts of student loan debt…[…because they can’t get a job with a dual PhD in Womens/Ethnic Studies and Chinese Egg Painting.]

  185. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    From Instapundit:

    April 18, 2012
    BLOG COMMENT OF THE DAY? “Isn’t it ironic? ObamaCare, and similar plans, are often sold as cost reducers because, the argument goes, catching diseases earlier saves money. But, now that we are saddled with this leviathan, the push is to cut screening, because we can’t afford it.”

    On the other hand, there’s this one: “You’ve seen Obama Crony-Capitalism at work? Well, your quality of health care will depend on how politically connected you are.”

    And to key ObamaCare supporters that’s not a bug, it’s a feature. In fact, it’s the feature.

    The original post and all the key links can be found here.

  186. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    From Instapundit:

    April 18, 2012
    BLOG COMMENT OF THE DAY? “Isn’t it ironic? ObamaCare, and similar plans, are often sold as cost reducers because, the argument goes, catching diseases earlier saves money. But, now that we are saddled with this leviathan, the push is to cut screening, because we can’t afford it.”
    On the other hand, there’s this one: “You’ve seen Obama Crony-Capitalism at work? Well, your quality of health care will depend on how politically connected you are.”
    And to key ObamaCare supporters that’s not a bug, it’s a feature. In fact, it’s the feature.

    The original post and all the key links can be found here.

  187. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    It just gets better and better.

    If I understand this right Jon Stewart on COMEDY CENTRAL makes fun of Fox’s wars on everything and annoys the Catholic League enough to initiate a fatwa boycott against Stewart’s sponsors. In the meantime they (Catholic League) insult adoptees and inspires the RNC to denounce the Catholic League.

    The cover-up is revealing. This episode of “The Daily Show” was done to protest Fox’s alleged indifference to the “war on women,” and in doing so Stewart not only made a vulgar attack on Christians, he objectified women.
    We are asking Stewart to apologize. If he does not, we will mobilize Protestants, Jews, Mormons and Muslims to join us in a boycott of his sponsors. Moreover, we will not stop with a boycott; there are other things that can be done to register our outrage. We are prepared to spend the money it takes to make this a nationwide issue, and we are prepared to stay the course. Tomorrow we will have something definitive to say, one way or the other.

    Now we’re going to be drafted to fight in the War Against Comedy

  188. shamaal Avatar
    shamaal

    It just gets better and better.
    If I understand this right Jon Stewart on COMEDY CENTRAL makes fun of Fox’s wars on everything and annoys the Catholic League enough to initiate a fatwa boycott against Stewart’s sponsors. In the meantime they (Catholic League) insult adoptees and inspires the RNC to denounce the Catholic League.

    The cover-up is revealing. This episode of “The Daily Show” was done to protest Fox’s alleged indifference to the “war on women,” and in doing so Stewart not only made a vulgar attack on Christians, he objectified women.
    We are asking Stewart to apologize. If he does not, we will mobilize Protestants, Jews, Mormons and Muslims to join us in a boycott of his sponsors. Moreover, we will not stop with a boycott; there are other things that can be done to register our outrage. We are prepared to spend the money it takes to make this a nationwide issue, and we are prepared to stay the course. Tomorrow we will have something definitive to say, one way or the other.

    Now we’re going to be drafted to fight in the War Against Comedy

  189. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Now we’re going to be drafted to fight in the War Against Comedy

    Can you provide us with a link where we can find out who his sponsors are and how we an contact them?

    Given he and Colbert’s current ratings, it wont take much to replace both of them with Ren and Stimpy re-runs.

  190. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Now we’re going to be drafted to fight in the War Against Comedy

    Can you provide us with a link where we can find out who his sponsors are and how we an contact them?
    Given he and Colbert’s current ratings, it wont take much to replace both of them with Ren and Stimpy re-runs.

  191. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    Ms TT
    re: Termite/Pest control

    Sweetie is in this biz now with one of the biggies that might be out of your price range, but she’d be happy to answer any questions you have. If you can access my addy drop me a line and I’ll get her in touch with you.

  192. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Ms TT
    re: Termite/Pest control
    Sweetie is in this biz now with one of the biggies that might be out of your price range, but she’d be happy to answer any questions you have. If you can access my addy drop me a line and I’ll get her in touch with you.

  193. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    #94 shamaal

    Nobody around here cares anything about the self-hating Jew, Jon Stuart Leibowitz, or anything he might say.

    Leibowitz has been waging a war against the art of comedy quite adequately all by himself.

  194. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    #94 shamaal
    Nobody around here cares anything about the self-hating Jew, Jon Stuart Leibowitz, or anything he might say.
    Leibowitz has been waging a war against the art of comedy quite adequately all by himself.

  195. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Obamas feline twin.

    Henry Arnibal, the west Morgan Hill man accused of killing and eating a wild bobcat, will be back in court for pre-trial proceedings April 26, according to South Santa Clara County deputy supervising district attorney Steve Lowney.

    Bobcat eating suspect in court next week

  196. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Obamas feline twin.

    Henry Arnibal, the west Morgan Hill man accused of killing and eating a wild bobcat, will be back in court for pre-trial proceedings April 26, according to South Santa Clara County deputy supervising district attorney Steve Lowney.

    Bobcat eating suspect in court next week

  197. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    it wont take much to replace both of them with Ren and Stimpy re-runs.

    Woo hoo! I’d stay up late for that.

  198. Hamous Avatar
    Hamous

    it wont take much to replace both of them with Ren and Stimpy re-runs.

    Woo hoo! I’d stay up late for that.

  199. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Video: Obama dog-eating meme reaches its inevitable conclusion

    Yup. It was inevitable. The cameo worked in Michelle’s healthy eating insistancy well.

  200. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Video: Obama dog-eating meme reaches its inevitable conclusion
    Yup. It was inevitable. The cameo worked in Michelle’s healthy eating insistancy well.

  201. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    If he does not, we will mobilize Protestants, Jews, Mormons and Muslims to join us in a boycott of his sponsors.

    This Mormon already boycotts The Daily Show. I have ZERO desire to watch it.

  202. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    If he does not, we will mobilize Protestants, Jews, Mormons and Muslims to join us in a boycott of his sponsors.

    This Mormon already boycotts The Daily Show. I have ZERO desire to watch it.

  203. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    And now some words of wisdom from my man, Mike Lee. Regarding Obama’s “fairness” in taxation:

    Far from making the corporate tax system “fair,” the president’s corporate tax plan punishes smaller businesses, worsens the punitive double taxation of American companies that operate overseas, and, at a timewhen gas prices are spiking, selectively hikes taxes on American oil producers.

    Fairness in the market means companies compete on a level playing field, and no one receives special treatment. The president’s idea of fairness is just the opposite, relying on market manipulation and picking winners and losers. His budget and corporate tax reform plan are chock-full of examples of special treatment, subsidies, and regulatory manipulations designed to determine outcomes. President Obama believes he can control markets by taxing Americans and deciding for himself how to allocate revenue, rather than letting us decide what to do with our own money in the free market.

    Far from being “fair”, the president’s plan discriminates against family-owned smaller businesses by only reducing the tax rate for big corporate employers. For the 30 million sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and S-corporations that face taxation at the individual rates, their tax rate goes up from 35 percent today all the way to over 40 percent next year. For a president who claims to look out for the little guy in the face of predatory corporate greed, this tipping of the scales in favor of big business contradicts his rhetoric.

    Corporate Tax “Fairness” That Is Anything But

  204. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    And now some words of wisdom from my man, Mike Lee. Regarding Obama’s “fairness” in taxation:

    Far from making the corporate tax system “fair,” the president’s corporate tax plan punishes smaller businesses, worsens the punitive double taxation of American companies that operate overseas, and, at a timewhen gas prices are spiking, selectively hikes taxes on American oil producers.
    Fairness in the market means companies compete on a level playing field, and no one receives special treatment. The president’s idea of fairness is just the opposite, relying on market manipulation and picking winners and losers. His budget and corporate tax reform plan are chock-full of examples of special treatment, subsidies, and regulatory manipulations designed to determine outcomes. President Obama believes he can control markets by taxing Americans and deciding for himself how to allocate revenue, rather than letting us decide what to do with our own money in the free market.
    Far from being “fair”, the president’s plan discriminates against family-owned smaller businesses by only reducing the tax rate for big corporate employers. For the 30 million sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and S-corporations that face taxation at the individual rates, their tax rate goes up from 35 percent today all the way to over 40 percent next year. For a president who claims to look out for the little guy in the face of predatory corporate greed, this tipping of the scales in favor of big business contradicts his rhetoric.

    Corporate Tax “Fairness” That Is Anything But

  205. Dooood Avatar
    Dooood

    Issa and Cummings told Sullivan that “your task is to restore the world’s confidence in the U.S. Secret Service.”

    The New York Times got the first interview with the prostitute whose argument over payment led to the discovery of the activities of the Secret Service agents and a handful of military personnel under investigation by the Department of Defense.

    She claimed she was a high-priced escort and charged the agent $800 when he offered only $30. She also noted that not only did she spend the entire night in the agent’s room, only to be woken by a call from the front desk, but when she wanted help getting her money she fetched another prostitute who had stayed the whole night with an agent across the hall.

    This idiot, a US Secret Service officer, offers a call girl in Colombia $30 for the night. This guy had to be a xenophobic, anti-free trade Democrat. Republicans know better, understand valuation of services in economics and embrace the leveling effects of globalization.

    And besides, I have encountered high-class Colombian ladies of the evening in various Latin American locales and I would estimate they are worth every bit of the $800 – if you have it.

    Purely a theoretical estimation on my part, of course.

  206. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Issa and Cummings told Sullivan that “your task is to restore the world’s confidence in the U.S. Secret Service.”
    The New York Times got the first interview with the prostitute whose argument over payment led to the discovery of the activities of the Secret Service agents and a handful of military personnel under investigation by the Department of Defense.
    She claimed she was a high-priced escort and charged the agent $800 when he offered only $30. She also noted that not only did she spend the entire night in the agent’s room, only to be woken by a call from the front desk, but when she wanted help getting her money she fetched another prostitute who had stayed the whole night with an agent across the hall.

    This idiot, a US Secret Service officer, offers a call girl in Colombia $30 for the night. This guy had to be a xenophobic, anti-free trade Democrat. Republicans know better, understand valuation of services in economics and embrace the leveling effects of globalization.
    And besides, I have encountered high-class Colombian ladies of the evening in various Latin American locales and I would estimate they are worth every bit of the $800 – if you have it.
    Purely a theoretical estimation on my part, of course.

  207. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #58 Texanadian. Excellent article and food for thought. Read it and all the comments.
    Since the lefties currently trying to force their twisted idea of Utopia/Marxism upon us are all children of the 60s and their spawn of the next generation, it should be no surprise that they are running the same plays again. So the comparison to fighting the last war is right on.

    Only this time around their crying wolf/racism is fast losing its luster from overuse at every excuse. So is diversity worship for its own sake. A majority of folks are fed up to here with the antics of so-called protected classes. IMHO the once-staple race card play is becoming tattered as the state of our Republic and economy declines precipitously, and patience with this game is perilously thin. But those who play it are too self-absorbed to see that. It’s pretty close to “That dog won’t hunt” any more. Once that happens the thugs are in trouble.

    Political correctness is an irrational suicide pact for a free people.

  208. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #58 Texanadian. Excellent article and food for thought. Read it and all the comments.
    Since the lefties currently trying to force their twisted idea of Utopia/Marxism upon us are all children of the 60s and their spawn of the next generation, it should be no surprise that they are running the same plays again. So the comparison to fighting the last war is right on.
    Only this time around their crying wolf/racism is fast losing its luster from overuse at every excuse. So is diversity worship for its own sake. A majority of folks are fed up to here with the antics of so-called protected classes. IMHO the once-staple race card play is becoming tattered as the state of our Republic and economy declines precipitously, and patience with this game is perilously thin. But those who play it are too self-absorbed to see that. It’s pretty close to “That dog won’t hunt” any more. Once that happens the thugs are in trouble.
    Political correctness is an irrational suicide pact for a free people.

  209. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Quoting Ann Coulter, bold mine. This is sort of a book review Coulter does on “Negroes With Guns”:

    We don’t know the facts yet, but let’s assume the conclusion MSNBC is leaping to is accurate: George Zimmerman stalked a small black child and murdered him in cold blood, just because he was black.

    If that were true, every black person in America should get a gun and join the National Rifle Association, America’s oldest and most august civil rights organization.

    Apparently this has occurred to no one because our excellent public education system ensures that no American under the age of 60 has the slightest notion of this country’s history.

    Gun control laws were originally promulgated by Democrats to keep guns out of the hands of blacks. This allowed the Democratic policy of slavery to proceed with fewer bumps and, after the Civil War, allowed the Democratic Ku Klux Klan to menace and murder black Americans with little resistance.

    (snip)

    In 1640, the very first gun control law ever enacted on these shores was passed in Virginia. It provided that blacks — even freemen — could not own guns.

    Chief Justice Roger Taney’s infamous opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford circularly argued that blacks could not be citizens because if they were citizens, they would have the right to own guns: “[I]t would give them the full liberty,” he said, “to keep and carry arms wherever they went.”

    (snip)

    Under authority of the Anti-Klan Act, President Grant deployed the U.S. military to destroy the Klan, and pretty nearly completed the job.

    But the Klan had a few resurgences in the early and mid-20th century. Curiously, wherever the Klan became a political force, gun control laws would suddenly appear on the books.

    This will give you an idea of how gun control laws worked. Following the firebombing of his house in 1956, Dr. Martin Luther King, who was, among other things, a Christian minister, applied for a gun permit, but the Alabama authorities found him unsuitable. A decade later, he won a Nobel Peace Prize.

    How’s that “may issue” gun permit policy working for you?

    Negroes with guns

  210. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Quoting Ann Coulter, bold mine. This is sort of a book review Coulter does on “Negroes With Guns”:

    We don’t know the facts yet, but let’s assume the conclusion MSNBC is leaping to is accurate: George Zimmerman stalked a small black child and murdered him in cold blood, just because he was black.
    If that were true, every black person in America should get a gun and join the National Rifle Association, America’s oldest and most august civil rights organization.
    Apparently this has occurred to no one because our excellent public education system ensures that no American under the age of 60 has the slightest notion of this country’s history.
    Gun control laws were originally promulgated by Democrats to keep guns out of the hands of blacks. This allowed the Democratic policy of slavery to proceed with fewer bumps and, after the Civil War, allowed the Democratic Ku Klux Klan to menace and murder black Americans with little resistance.
    (snip)
    In 1640, the very first gun control law ever enacted on these shores was passed in Virginia. It provided that blacks — even freemen — could not own guns.
    Chief Justice Roger Taney’s infamous opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford circularly argued that blacks could not be citizens because if they were citizens, they would have the right to own guns: “[I]t would give them the full liberty,” he said, “to keep and carry arms wherever they went.”
    (snip)
    Under authority of the Anti-Klan Act, President Grant deployed the U.S. military to destroy the Klan, and pretty nearly completed the job.
    But the Klan had a few resurgences in the early and mid-20th century. Curiously, wherever the Klan became a political force, gun control laws would suddenly appear on the books.
    This will give you an idea of how gun control laws worked. Following the firebombing of his house in 1956, Dr. Martin Luther King, who was, among other things, a Christian minister, applied for a gun permit, but the Alabama authorities found him unsuitable. A decade later, he won a Nobel Peace Prize.
    How’s that “may issue” gun permit policy working for you?

    Negroes with guns

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