Official: Obama to Send Enough Troops to Keep Al Qaeda at Bay
The official also added that President Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future, reiterating what the president said in March.
Members of the president's national security team argued that the Taliban in Afghanistan do not pose a direct threat to the U.S., officials told The New York Times. It was unclear if everyone in the war council accepted the premise.
And then there's this. This is just sad.
BREAKING: Congress acts to extend hate crimes to cover gays
WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968.
With expected passage by the Senate, federal prosecutors will for the first time be able to intervene in cases of violence perpetrated against gays.
Note: The debate, for us, is over the merits of hate crimes legislation. We in no way advocate people being attacked over their race, religion, or sexual orientation. We figure that's clear, but it never hurts to say so.
First
ReplyDeleteAny option that leaves and legitimizes the Taliban can be considered a failure. President Obama and his team make a crucial mistake in identifying the enemy as Al-Qeada, and targeting only those identified as such.
ReplyDeleteThe enemy is Radical Jihadist Islam. Stability in the region requires the defeats of the Taliban, if the the US withdraws from fighting the Taliban, so will Pakistan. Pakistan is just now getting on board with dealing with Taliban in Waziristan.
Allow the Taliban is a temporary reprieve from our shouldering the burden of defeating a threat to the region and national security. We have a window of opportunity to finish this and bring about stability. Not availing ourselves of the opportunity only delays the inevitable, finishing the Taliban.
200th!
ReplyDelete*takes the pressure off*
Can anybody explain why I see a big blank spot after This is just sad?
ReplyDeleteViolet...did you get your glasses? ; )
ReplyDelete*face in palm*
ReplyDeleteAwful. Just plain awful.
What does the Rush vid say? I don't have audio.
VioletTiger said...
ReplyDeleteTry reloading, if not here's the link.
WJR People In Line For Obama Money
VT, hmm. There's an imbedded youtube video there.
ReplyDeleteApparently Obama & his civilian advisers were surprised to learn, after the president agreed to Petreaus' new counterinsurgency strategy for Afghanistan back in March, that it would require additional troops!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/07/AR2009100704088.html?hpid=topnews
They thought it would only need more diplomats, NGO's and community organizers. None of that yucky guns & bombs stuff!
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE!
ReplyDeleteMy friendly reminder ....
CALL FOR CONTACT INFO:
For any of you who haven't sent your contact info or received any communication from me in the past, please click on my nic/avatar and send me an email with your info. We'll be moving shortly and I will be sending out invites to the new place (you will need this invite to enter).
Russkilitlover said...
ReplyDeleteTranscribed by, redstateredneck said...
Q"Why are you here?"
A"To get some money."
Q"What kind of money?"
A"Obama money."
Q"Where did he get it?"
A"I don't know, it's from his stash. That's why we voted for him. We love him..Omama! Obama!"
Fluffy Bubby--got a new script!
ReplyDeleteHey my eyes are not that bad.
Kenneth
ReplyDeleteFrom the last thread, can you explain in layman's terms to someone who is pretty thick why that euro-thing is bad for the US?
I am laughing with you, not at you! I have my readers on as I type.
ReplyDeletePelosi to Republicans: 'I'm in My Place' as House Speaker
ReplyDeleteHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi was taking issue with a National Republican Congressional Committee press release that accused her of backing down to liberals in her caucus who oppose Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal's recommendation for an escalation of troops in Afghanistan.
Bitch Bitch Bitch
FB, I decided to get, um, bifocals. I only need my glasses for driving and distance. I keep losing them when I take them off for everything else. They will be the invisible kind.
ReplyDeleteruss, they were on the streets of Detroit interviewing people lined up to fill out the grant forms. A couple of people were calling it Obama money and saying it came from Obams's stass. unfriggenbelievable.
ReplyDeleteI am on strike for the rest of the afternoon. No more work. Maybe I can get me some Obama money.
ReplyDeleteFree money!
ReplyDeleteWheeee!
Where can I get mine....?
What? Uh oh.
stash turn
ReplyDeleteJorline said...
ReplyDeletePelosi to Republicans: 'I'm in My Place' as House Speaker
"I'm in my place. I'm the Speaker of the House, the first woman Speaker of the House. And I'm in my place because the House of Representatives voted me there," she added. "But that language is something I haven't even heard in decades."
I was googling earlier about the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program. It's not just Detroit, but there are the first I've heard with these kind of epic lines and problems.
ReplyDeleteVT - I have a RX for bifocals in my purse.
ReplyDelete(Too darn vain to get it filled.)
Although, everytime I have to look up a number in the phonebook, I swear I am getting it filled the next day.
they are, not there are
ReplyDeleteWe in no way advocate people being attacked over their race, religion, or sexual orientation
ReplyDeleteAwww man. :(
FB, they have the kind that 'blend in'. That's what I am going for.
ReplyDeleteI have progressive bifocals.
ReplyDeleteSee, there is something progressive about me after all.
I highly recommend them if you wear larger-size glasses, not little tiny ones.
The break-in period was about a day.
The other option is two just get two pair. That's what my wife has, and my boss.
You would think they would not advocate for people being attacked, period. End of story.
ReplyDeleteVT, after a short period of getting used to them, I think you will like them.
ReplyDeleteIf hate crime gets a extended sentence.
ReplyDeleteIt only goes to reason a love crime should get a reduced sentence.
You would think they would not advocate for people being attacked, period. End of story.
ReplyDeleteAll victims are equal.
Some are just more equal than others.
I still getting used to readying glasses....
ReplyDeleteAnnoying the heck out me....
JCM, buy a dozen pairs and leave them all over the house.
ReplyDeleteAnd when you can't find them - check on top of your head, that's where I always find mine.
Fluffy Bunny
ReplyDeleteThat's what mr hightechredneck and I do. We both wear reading glasses and we have them all over the house. Every room!
Fluffy Bunny said...
ReplyDeleteHave you been watching me?
LOL!
redstate
ReplyDeleteWhen you look at the breakdown of how much money each state is allocated by county, it doesn't look like it will go very far.
Dear Idiot on a Christian blog who seems to love all things pali and always blames Israel for all troubles;
ReplyDeleteWhat I am trying to show you is that Islam is a complete ideology and politics is a huge part of it. It seems obvious that since the Koran does not mention Jerusalem's importance, any actions since then should be seen in the light of territory-legitimizing and some of their leaders' hatred of Jews. The "People of the Book" gentleness that you mention is really a series of laws limiting non-muslim behavior. If a Jew or Christian living in muslim-controlled land does not attempt to proselytize and pays due tribute to their betters, they are usually left alone under the pact of Dhimma.
If we closely follow the Bible's teachings, we would be of no danger to anyone. If a Muslim followed the letter of the Koran (which, thankfully most do not) they would be a danger to any non-muslim.
JCM said...
ReplyDeleteIf hate crime gets a extended sentence.
It only goes to reason a love crime should get a reduced sentence.
Polanski defender!
/
RSRN -Sam's carries a six-pack for about twenty bucks, I buy the girly ones on-line for reading menus in public, etc but keep the Sam's readers all over the house.
ReplyDeleteTOFU
ReplyDeleteLook how many showed up in Detroit. That was the problem. PLUS there were people on the sidewalk selling bogus applications for twenty bucks a piece.
JCM - My Romper Room mirror is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI see JCM and VioletTiger and...
From this Detroit link it appears that originally the $15.2 million was being offered to homeless service providers and not to the homeless peeps themselves. A lot of the links on this page no longer work so I couldn't find a lot out.
ReplyDeleteRomper Room!
ReplyDeleteI remember that. And Captain Kangaroo, too.
redstateredneck said...
ReplyDeleteI was googling earlier about the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program. It's not just Detroit, but there are the first I've heard with these kind of epic lines and problems.
More subsidizing failure.....
Bunny
ReplyDeleteMe, too! Utiliatian glasses at home but I have the Christie Brinkley Wal-Mart Designer readers at $20.00 a pair!
LOL!
OR's spelling problem seems to be catching.
ReplyDeleteutilitarian
Good afternoon C2. Looks like we're gonna let the Taliban go then, huh? Sucks.
ReplyDeleteYou would think they would not advocate for people being attacked, period. End of story.
ReplyDeleteWe don't, of course - I'm the one who added that comment, and I did it in the context of the story, because I've seen people on other blogs take something like this and run with it to suggest that simply posting a story like this is some indication that another blog is anti-gay, racist, or bigoted against a particular religion. We are none of those things, and I just wanted to point that out very clearly to pre-empt that sort of baseless attack.
But it's true - we are anti-violence against innocent people in general. I guess I figured people would assume that, too.
That'll teach me. : )
Welcome, Centaur!
ReplyDeleteRedstate - I will find the site, can't remember it right now, that has a great selection of feminine readers, prices are so reasonable you can have a pair for every outfit!
ReplyDeleteI lost my favorites(twice in the last couple of months). Never trust Dell Datasafe.
Going to look now.
All victims are equal.
ReplyDeleteSome are just more equal than others.
October 8, 2009 1:22 PM
It would seem that way, and that's the part I personally object to.
Hi Centaur!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to C2!
Fluffy Bunny
ReplyDeleteI like the sun readers, too. Need to order some of those 'cause I never see them in the stores.
Thanks Pink, CC -- I been popping in for a few days now. Really like the layout, by the way. Now I gotta hit that dashboard and find me a, whatchimyacallit, an avatar.
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, the time-honored military strategy of doing just barely enough (in your estimation) to "keep the enemy at bay". What could possibly go wrong?!
ReplyDeleteRSRN - LOL !Because there is nothing sexier than holding your readers in front of your sunglasses!
ReplyDeleteMight as well wear a flashing neon sign that says " Yes, I am over 40!".
Centaur
ReplyDeleteHere's a good one.
The Taliban will be glad to agree to a hudna.
ReplyDeleteIf you need a hand with that, Centaur, let us know. We've managed to feel our way around and successfully help a couple of people out with theirs.
ReplyDeleteSo, my 11 yr. old daughter loves her new Chuck Taylors! They still look the same.
ReplyDeleteOr are you a filly?
ReplyDeleteWe've managed to feel our way around and successfully help a couple of people out with theirs.
ReplyDeleteSo true! They did a great job helping my upload my "cute baby bunny" avatar, for instance.
[I don't have my reading glasses... that IS a cute baby bunny, right?]
/
Ah, yes, the time-honored military strategy of doing just barely enough (in your estimation) to "keep the enemy at bay". What could possibly go wrong?!
ReplyDeleteIf I had lost a son or daughter in that region, I would be even more angry about this than I am as it is.
We. Are. So. Screwed.
Ah, yes, the time-honored military strategy of doing just barely enough (in your estimation) to "keep the enemy at bay". What could possibly go wrong?!
ReplyDeleteJust like the bombing halts we gave the North Vietnamese while they "negotiated".
JCM said...
ReplyDeleteMore subsidizing failure.....
Ssshhhh...they'll hear you!
Remember what happened with Cash for Clunkers? I see the potential for a mammoth expansion or extension of this "Cash for O-bots" program.
Spenser
ReplyDeleteThey sure don't cost the same.
I just noticed the link from JammieWearingFool on the blogroll:
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama: Taleban can be involved in Afghanistan future
Welcome to ObamaWorld....
Is is safe to say now that we are truly screwed?
see you all later...profit making time....someone has to pay for all this grandeur and opulence.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future
ReplyDeleteThey could head up the Ministry of Toppling Heavy Stone Walls Onto Homosexuals, for instance. Or they could be steered toward the law enforcement side, and set up Law & Order: Adultress Stoning Unit. The possibilities are endless.
/spit
Redstate, true dat.
ReplyDelete<<<<< that'll work for now. (Hope it worked!)
ReplyDeleteOccasional -- exactly. Leave them partially in power, and the Taliban would never--never--try to take complete control. It's just not in their character!
Desert Dog
ReplyDeleteI believe it's safe to say we're screwed, blued and tatooed.
CC - our son has recently enlisted in the Air Force.
ReplyDeleteWe are proud but very nervous.
Fluffy - bless him, and you! Please thank him for his service for us.
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Bunny! Please tell him that a bunch of oddball strangers sincerely thank him for volunteering to protect our country!
ReplyDelete[I don't have my reading glasses... that IS a cute baby bunny, right?]
ReplyDeleteAdorable, O/R! LOL
Spenser
ReplyDeletePicking up on your comment above, it is my contention that Islam is a political and social ideology wrapped in a fig leaf of religion. The sooner we begin treating it as an ideology and not primarily as a religion, the better off we're going to be.
I only came to say I must be going - hope you all have a great Columbus Day weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks CC & OR, I will tell him.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have convinced him to wait a couple more years, but he has dreamed of flying for years.
it is my contention that Islam is a political and social ideology wrapped in a fig leaf of religion
ReplyDeleteI'd say, "it depends". For instance, Muslims in the US are pretty well-integrated, notwithstanding CAIR and the like. It's pointless to pick a fight with them by declaring "you don't really have a religion".
Oh, it is Columbus Day weekend, isn't it? Not that that's a big holiday in the south. But I was in NYC on Cols. Day 2 years ago and that was pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI only came to say I must be going - hope you all have a great Columbus Day weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou mean "Genocidal Invaders Weekend", right?
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ReplyDeleteIt's pointless to pick a fight with them by declaring "you don't really have a religion".
ReplyDeleteHow about Scientologists? Can you say that to them?
Fluffy Bunny said...
ReplyDeleteThanks CC & OR, I will tell him.
I wish I could have convinced him to wait a couple more years, but he has dreamed of flying for years.
Well, if he's flying, I'm not just thankful ... I'm jealous.
redstateredneck said...
ReplyDeleteIt's pointless to pick a fight with them by declaring "you don't really have a religion".
How about Scientologists? Can you say that to them?
"South Park" has.
How about Scientologists? Can you say that to them?
ReplyDeleteI could, but I'm not interested in doing so. As long as they don't get in my face, they can do whatever they want... aliens who arrived on earth in spaceships that looked like DC-8s, cool! Whatever!
Ufo Tofu:
ReplyDeleteIf the world switched from using US dollars to Euros to buy oil it would have a devastating effect on the US economy for two reasons.
One, the use of the dollar as the reserve currency for oil exchange is in today's economy what the gold standard used to be. It's as near as you can get for setting the true value for something. This is because the world economy runs on oil, and since oil is purchased with US dollars, therefore the world economy runs on US dollars.
Two, and this is probably even more important, the other major oil importing countries must use the US dollar reserves to purchase oil. That means they must maintain huge cash reserves in US dollars, which means they regularly buy US treasury bills. This is one of the reasons why China is a major holder of US bills. They use those dollars to buy oil to feed their booming economy. But this leaves these oil importing countries vulnerable to fluctuations in the US economy. They would love to be able to diversify and buy more Euros if they could then use the Euros to buy oil. When that happens, then the Chinese, the Japanese, the Indians, and several European countries (all major oil importers) will start buying fewer US Treasury Bills.
That will mean the US government won't have enough money to pay for all the fabulous programs Obama and congress has signed on for. In that case, the US will be forced to print more money, which will lower the value of the US dollar even more, kick-starting hyper-inflation.
At this point, any foreign banks with large US dollar reserves will sell their holdings as quickly as possible, before they get caught short holding worthless greenbacks.
So begins the death spiral of the US economy. People holding Euros will be able to convert to US dollars to buy what they want from the US at fire-sale prices. But US consumers, holding nothing but worthless Obamabills will be unable to buy much from abroad, including oil. Recession turns to depression.
We could possibly avoid this terrible fate, if the US government is smart enough, and ruthless enough, to do what is necessary to prevent the meltdown. To date, the Obama administration has not shown they are aware of the threat, let alone know what to do about it. Instead, they are driving full speed ahead into the oncoming train.
So, 'sup?
ReplyDeleteOR
ReplyDeleteYour point is well taken. However, how many Muslims are integrated into modern society to the point where they are not a threat? Not all in the West, even in the US. They need a reformation. For the Christians it took centuries to untangle the church from the state (if we've even succeed yet). In dealing with militant Islam, we don't have centuries. How to proceed?
Kenneth
ReplyDeleteThanks for responding. It doesn't sound good if averting a crisis would mean this Administration would have to take decisive action quickly.
Thanks again.
Lookin' good, TOFU. Is that one of the Mr. Rainier cloud pics>
ReplyDeleteMt. Rainer, not Mr! !
ReplyDeleteHow to proceed?
ReplyDeleteIn broad strokes; keep zapping the jihadists; keep church/mosque and state separate; keep pressing Muslims to integrate to Western values of freedom and tolerance. And no, none of that is exactly easy.
OR
ReplyDeleteYour spelling problem is contagious!
Mt. Rainier
Got to finish some things. Later!
ReplyDeleteFor the Christians it took centuries to untangle the church from the state (if we've even succeed yet). In dealing with militant Islam, we don't have centuries. How to proceed?
ReplyDeleteThe proper application of high-yield explosives in appropriate amounts?
OR,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your position on this. We must stop giving credibility to Islamist groups in the West. They must be isolated, prosecuted, de-funded & shut down. There are pro-western modernist Muslim groups in the west and our outreach should be limited to them alone. Screw the Saudi front groups, like CAIR.
redstate
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure. I'm not really sure how I managed to get it to show up.
There are pro-western modernist Muslim groups in the west and our outreach should be limited to them alone. Screw the Saudi front groups, like CAIR.
ReplyDeleteBingo.
Popping back in for one funny thing... apparently an e-mail making the rounds among Brazilians, that was forwarded to my by a Brazilian colleague.
ReplyDeleteCariocas (inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro) have come up with a brilliant idea. "Since we're hosting the World Cup in 2014, and the Olympics in 2016, why don't we just take 2015 off from work?"
1. Hate crimes are unconstitutional.
ReplyDelete2. One of my great unfulfilled dreams was to be on Romper Room. They never called my name in the magic mirror, either.
3. Scientology is not a religion. It's a very elaborate con. It also does untold damage by discouraging people with mental health problems from seeking help and making use of medications where appropriate.
4. If someone is trying to manipulate world currency, my first suspect is always George Soros.
RSRN - Found it!
ReplyDeletePeeperspecs.com
I have also found some nice ones at SteinMart.
Is it 5:00, already? Shoot, off to the kitchen I go.
Have a good one {all} !
I'm guilty of love, guilty of love, I'm guilty... In the first degree...
ReplyDelete/Bare in David Coverdale Mode
Kenneth,
ReplyDeleteAgree with your assessment of what the results of the dollar losing its status as the world's reserve currency will mean. Very well stated.
Now, that outcome is going to severely limit our ability to screw with the Saudis, or with anyone else. We will become the screw-ee, not the screw-er.
Thanks Bunny!
ReplyDeleteThings keep getting weirder in Montana:
ReplyDeleteMystery 'Police' Force Has Small Montana City on Edge
Why do you suppose the logo resembles the Serbian flag?
dopple,
ReplyDeleteGeorge Soros is living, breathing proof that the British do not have a double-O programme.
Why do you suppose the logo resembles the Serbian flag?
ReplyDeleteI'd answer you, but I'm wearing my invisibility cloak today.
Occasional Reader said...
ReplyDelete"In broad strokes; keep zapping the jihadists; keep church/mosque and state separate; keep pressing Muslims to integrate to Western values of freedom and tolerance. And no, none of that is exactly easy."
I would also say to keep a tight lid on an creeping sharia. Accommodations to sharia law that trump US law must NEVER happen.
Gaza zookeepers draw crowds with painted donkeys after zebras die
ReplyDeleteIsrael restricts the importing of animals into Gaza, so the Marah Land Zoo's keepers covered the pair of donkeys in black and white stripes instead.
Mohammed Bargouthi, the owner of the zoo, said it would have cost $40,000 to smuggle in a real zebra into Gaza. So, instead, he used French-manufactured hair dye.
Mr Barghouthi's son, Nidal, said the two female donkeys were striped using masking tape and hair dye, applied with a paint brush.
"The first time we used paint but it didn't look good," he said. "The children don't know so they call them zebras and they are happy to see something new."
Hasan Yaseen said on Thursday that since his three children had never seen a real zebra, they enjoyed the Gaza version.
Aside from the two "zebras", the zoo also flaunts an aging tigress, two monkeys, and a selection of birds, rabbits and cats.
/obviously, they need more Obama Money
Heading home {C2ers}
ReplyDeleteMy younger daughter is home from college for the weekend. I think she's more excited about seeing the dogs than seeing me.
Is there a lion for the giant rabbit to throw a rock at?
ReplyDeleteRB,
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you had that.
Do you have the other two Deathly Hallows as well?
Why does it cost so much more to cram a zebra down a tunnel than a goat?
ReplyDelete/
Anyhoo, as far as this American Police Force "company" - they seem to be a pretty secretive affiliate in some way with "Defense Product Solutions (this company has contracts in the Middle East), which apparently has some relationship to Allied Defense Systems...
ReplyDeleteNot sure about the double-eagle emblem that resembles the Serbian Flag... but I'd say that's just a unfortunate artifact of using that emblem...
OLT, It would have been hillarious to see that cage door suddenly pop open. hey I just got an email from Dianna folks, I convinced her to join us here. Being the nice person she is she felt obligated to tell you know who she was done before coming over. I look forward to "talking" with her tomorrow. Oh Pink, I forwarded you email addy to her - hope that was ok. Later C2'rs, time to go walk the lab along the American. Hey russ, want to trade King John for a boob? ha.
ReplyDeleteturn said...
ReplyDeleteNah! I'm keeping the little destructo-machine. He's got his endearing side.
The news about Dianna is great! I really like her. Very nice person and a smart lady.
Do you have the other two Deathly Hallows as well?
ReplyDeleteYes, but it took a long time to collect them all, because sometimes I'd get duplicates when I went throught eh McDonald's drive thru.
Running Bare said...
ReplyDeleteYes, but it took a long time to collect them all, because sometimes I'd get duplicates when I went throught eh McDonald's drive thru.
Asbestos loin cloth, I hope. Or a coffee holder.
So if an animal can tunnel into Gaza by itself, would that help with defraying expenses?
ReplyDelete* Rat
* Beaver (may be haram)
* Weasel
* Fox
* Badger
* Nutria
* Meerkat
* Skunk
and so on ...
Dianna
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
This calls for WAR!
ReplyDeleteI shall not stand for the insult!
State's 'Pirates' ship too dirty for Calif.
Washington's official state ship, the venerable Lady Washington, is no longer welcome in California.
The 112-foot square-rigger, perhaps best-known as the ship hijacked by Jack Sparrow in the Disney film "Pirates of the Caribbean," normally spends its winters in California waters. Last winter, it hosted more than 70,000 visitors and took more than 7,000 California school kids sailing from California ports.
But not this year. Despite its 4,442 square feet of ever-so-green sail power, the Lady W also employs a 60-year-old diesel engine that fails to meet California's air-pollution standards.
Avast ye scurvy Cali dogs! We be willing to defend our honor! Send us wench, rum and tribute and we'll forget th' insult!
Welcome Diana! Really good to see you here.
ReplyDeleteDiana!
ReplyDeleteWelcome, the squirrel is welcome too!
Welcome Dianna!
ReplyDeleteGood to see you here.
No flouncing is good.....me too.
{Dianna} Welcome aboard!
ReplyDeleteHey Ya'll beautiful day here in bitter clinger land ...
ReplyDeleteHello Diana! Welcome! ...
Dianna said...
ReplyDeleteHi, everyone.
Hi Dianna! Fellow newbie here, I've been here since Monday - really, really like it. Although since Monday, so many people have joined I almost feel like an old-timer.
Screw the f-word. It's been over-used.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, welcome, welcome!
JCM said...
ReplyDeleteAvast ye scurvy Cali dogs! We be willing to defend our honor! Send us wench, rum and tribute and we'll forget th' insult!
Okey-dokey! You can have Pelosi, Feinstein, and Boxer for starters.
Is it "Talk like a Pirate Day" now?
ReplyDeleteHere....try this.... HAARRR!
Testing to see what happens with the avatar.
ReplyDeleteDianna said...
ReplyDeleteDianna!
:::Bows:::
Okey-dokey! You can have Pelosi, Feinstein, and Boxer for starters.
ReplyDeleteNice!
Wonder what "Changed" ...
ReplyDelete"Our Military focus must be on Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a war that cannot and will not be lost." ~~Candidate Barack Obama's Rhetoric
I truly cannot stand the man ...
Trying again...
ReplyDeleteWELCOME DIANNA! Very VERY nice to see you here!
ReplyDeleteEveryone - we re-posted the policy upstairs (coincidentally...it was scheduled to go before this) - once again, if we pull any benign and well-meaning posts referring to other websites, please don't be offended - it's only to keep the community on track.
YOU ALL ROCK.
Good lord, it's like old home week!
ReplyDeleteGreetings, all of you!
CC, that's fine.
ReplyDeleteNo blog warring for me.
I'm so glad to see you, Dianna - been thinking of you. I hope you can hang around for the Pub threads tonight - you'll get a very big welcome, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteDianna, you are one of the people I've missed the most. I am so happy to see you here.
ReplyDeleteRusskilitlover said...
ReplyDeleteOkey-dokey! You can have Pelosi, Feinstein, and Boxer for starters.
Walked right into that one, I did......
ROFL!
Send me Pelosi. If Desert Sage can take on Helen Thomas for the cause, how can I do less?
ReplyDeleteTonight is a business dinner, so I must decline the invitation to the pub.
ReplyDeletePerhaps another evening?
I've missed everyone I see here!
ReplyDeleteOLT
ReplyDeleteJust don't touch her.
Dianna said...
ReplyDeleteI've missed everyone I see here!
But her aim is improving, so keep ducking!
/bah-dump-ching
/I'll be here through Tuesday
/Tip your server folks, they spit in the drinks
Ufo Tofu said...
ReplyDeleteOLT
Just don't touch her.
I don't care what she looks like, I would wreck that chick.
/Brian the Dog is my cousin
Certainly, Dianna! Welcome home!
ReplyDeleteI can't say I truly blame Pelosi for that.
ReplyDeleteDianna
ReplyDeleteAgreed!
Goodnight, all - the train waits for no one, and I don't trust MUNI.
ReplyDeleteTake care, and I'll see you in the morning.
See ya later Dianna ... have a good evening ...
ReplyDeleteWe'll close this thread to move everyone upstairs...we might want to remove a couple of posts - nothing really wrong with them, but we want to be even-handed (and have removed a few for less direct references to other sites).
ReplyDeletePlease don't take it personally if it's one of yours. Though we've relaxed a little bit and feel the tone and character of the blog has been established at this point (which was our primary goal), we just don't want anyone to feel singled out.
Welcome ALL of you. We're absolutely thrilled with your presence.