Hi PaladinPhil - yes my e-mails to TFK are getting bounced by the MailerDemon or whatever. He is aware of the fact that his e-mail system is FUBAR. But that's not who I was addressing to JCM about!
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Saturday, October 03, 2009 Sometimes, as the old saying goes, the devil’s in the details. Most U.S. voters (54%) believe that major changes are needed in the U.S. health care system. Sixty-one percent (61%) say it’s important for Congress to pass health care legislation this year.
The problem is that just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support yet measured. Fifty-six percent (56%) are opposed to the plan.
The gap between a desire for change and support for the current Congressional plan helps explain why voters overwhelmingly prefer a series of smaller reforms that address specific problems rather than a comprehensive overhaul of the health care system.
As Democrats in Congress struggle with the details, only 22% of voters believe that most members of Congress will understand what is in the health care plan before they vote on it. Fifty-three percent (53%) say the legislators are not very or not at all likely to have read the plan before they vote. Even as most members of Congress endured a dicey August recess, voters already thought they understood the health care reform plan better than their congressional representatives did. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/weekly_updates/what_they_told_us_reviewing_last_week_s_key_polls
I think the Dems are going to try and pass Obama's plan by any means necessary. And, if they do, I can almost see the coming storm for all Blue Dogs and many other Dem. Reps in close districts.
They have already said that Cap N' Tax is going to wait....this may be Obama's only workable goal this year and into the first part of next year.
Big Police Departments Back Anti-Terror Citizen Watch
Using brochures, public service announcements and meetings with community groups, iWATCH is designed to deliver concrete advice on how the public can follow the oft-repeated post-9/11 recommendation: "If you see something, say something." Program materials list nine types of suspicious behavior that should prompt people to call police and 12 kinds of places to look for it.
[snip]
But American Civil Liberties Union policy counsel Mike German, a former FBI agent who worked on terrorism cases, said the indicators are all relatively common behaviors. And he suspects people will fall back on personal biases and preconceived stereotypes of what a terrorist looks like when making the decision to report someone to the police.
"That just plays into the negative elements of society and doesn't really help the situation," German said.
/remember when it was called "being a good citizen"? :-/
Hey littleoldlady! From your link: "Among the indicators:
• If you smell chemicals or other fumes.
• If you see someone wearing clothes that are too big and too heavy for the season.
• If you see strangers asking about building security.
• If you see someone purchasing supplies or equipment that could be used to make bombs.
The important places to watch include: government buildings, mass gatherings, schools and public transportation.
The Major Cities Chiefs Association, headed by Bratton and comprised of the chiefs of the 63 largest police departments in the United States and Canada, was expected to endorse iWATCH at its conference in Denver on Saturday as a model for all its communities.
"It's really just common sense types of things," Bratton said.
But American Civil Liberties Union policy counsel Mike German, a former FBI agent who worked on terrorism cases, said the indicators are all relatively common behaviors. And he suspects people will fall back on personal biases and preconceived stereotypes of what a terrorist looks like when making the decision to report someone to the police.
"That just plays into the negative elements of society and doesn't really help the situation," German said." Oh yeah, Mr. German, reporting chemical smells, and folks wearing much larger than normal clothing at places where large numbers of people are gathered is a violation of civil liberties. Say, did you leave the FBI voluntarily to go to work for the ACLU or is it where you were headed when you decided to improve your creds by joining the FBI first? PUTZ.
A Missouri teenager frustrated with his classmates' sheep-like following of a popular clothing line came up with his own parody apparel and now faces a lawsuit for trademark infringement.
The Dems are going to try and pass it anyway. I would not be surprised if they opt for the nuclear option. They have the votes if a simple majority is all they need. The question is will they? With Obama, Reid and Pelosi....I can see those three doing it. The Public Option is on life support right now, but it's not dead.
These guys are like the Terminator...they never give up, ever...until either Sarah Connor is dead or Socialized Medicine is the land of the land.
I hope they keep pushing it, the right is awake and ready for action now....let's hope Obama & Co. can keep that going with their vain and idiotic policies long enough for the midterms to dwarf 1994!
from your link He was sincerely trying to reform the place. He was walking a dog with powerful jaws, but rather loose teeth; he tried to adapt it to a vegetarian diet; it died.
JCM said... The North Face vs. The South Butt: Entrepreneurial Teen Undaunted by Lawsuit Threat
A Missouri teenager frustrated with his classmates' sheep-like following of a popular clothing line came up with his own parody apparel and now faces a lawsuit for trademark infringement.
That is pretty clever of that kid....the logos are pretty close though....I hope he keeps it going!
Hi Atilla - I suspect a LOT of them are headed for cover, but I also suspect that they'll push like hell to get some sort of Health Care bill or maybe Cap and Trade passed this year. It won't look good to the voters if the Dems', with control of the White House and both houses of Congress can't get SOMETHING passed during Obama's first year as president; and don't forget blaming Bush for everything is already not playing well with voters, especially the 9.8% unemployment rate which I strongly suspect will top 10% (regrettably) by years' end. Even if they have to use the "nuclear option" to get something passed, they'll just blame Republicans anyway - although I would hope the voting public would understand what the Nuclear Option really means: that the Democratic Party is saying "Screw You" NOT just to the GOP but to all those Independent voters as well.
Well y'all it's been grand, but I have to attend to Chores again. Hope you all have a truly GREAT day and that I get the chance to see you all down the road!
The Dems are reluctant to pull the trigger on the nuclear option, just like the Republicans were when the Dems started blocking every court nominee.
They know it would put ALL of the blame on their shoulders. They also know it would cause a backlash that would probably push them all out of power.
They are blaming the Republicans right now....the Party of NO...blah, blah, blah...
I find it pathetic that the Dems did what the Republicans are doing now, but 10x worse...yet, they squeal like stuck pigs when it's done to them. Hypocritical on your part, Democrats!
With an ovation from his peers, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels on Friday announced the 1,000th city had signed his climate-protection agreement, a pledge to significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in line with Kyoto Protocol standards.
The high energy use is an embarrassment for the city at a time when Mayor Greg Nickels is urging municipalities across the country to cut their energy consumption and voluntarily comply with the Kyoto environmental protocols.
Nancy may be hated, but her grip on that seat is stronger than superglue.
I am looking at Harry Reid's position. There is a good chance he will lose! Just seeing the look on his face when that would make me smile for a year.
But, as bad as he his....they are saying Charles Schumer might take his place. I think that would be even worse! Hard to imagine something worse than Harry "The War is Lost" Reid.
It does matter if the Mayor's policies are worthless and do nothing. What really matters is it makes him feel good about himself. Intentions are what counts, not results!
It's an American tradition though. Think GWB would have been elected if not for Bush Sr? What about Hillary? Think she would be where she is now if not for Slick Willie?
As for Reid, he is a posterboy for nest-feathering, drunk with power demagogues. I hope he loses and I hope his sons loses too. Nevada can do better on both counts. Harry runs the State party like he does the Senate...poorly.
WHATEVER decides they are entitled to public office based on their family connections
You'd love Pennsylvania where Bob Casey (Jr) was elected to the Senate because his father was the governor once upon a time and people recognized the name.
JCM from your link NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, whose company paid $5.7 billion for Olympic TV rights from 2000 through 2012, placed the blame squarely on the USOC.
No offense. No defense. I have no idea what the problem is -- since we don't have BigTen network here I haven't seen anything. Which is probably better for my blood pressure.
Marek Edelman (zichrono livracha) - the last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising - has passed away at the age of ninety.
In 1942, Edelman was one of the founders of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB) which united Bundists, Zionists, communists and others to confront the Nazi threat. The uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto the following year was the first act of mass civilian resistance in Nazi-occupied Poland - a salient fact that should be remembered by those who portray the victims of the Holocaust as having passively accepted their fate. …..
Designers of a bra that turns into gas masks and a team who found that named cows produce more milk were among the winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel prizes. The aim of the awards is to honour achievements that "first make people laugh and then make them think". The peace prize went to a Swiss research team who determined whether it is better to be hit over the head with a full or empty bottle of beer.
The East Germans that were flexible and were able to adjust to a new system have made it into the main stream of the western society. But many who have never learned to think, work or mind for themselves have had a misfortunous time. No surprise they've become nostalgic about the 'olden' times.
Guns: The Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms has never been held to apply to state and local laws restricting guns.
Animal cruelty videos: A 1999 federal law bars depictions of acts of animal cruelty,
Mojave cross: For most of the past 75 years, a cross on public land in a remote part of the Mojave National Preserve has stood as a memorial to World War I soldiers.
Mutual fund fees: A fight over the fees paid to an investment adviser gives the court a timely chance to weigh in on compensation paid to financial services executives.
Lawyer request: The court will use this case to decide how long a suspect's request for a lawyer is valid.
Life without parole for juveniles:
Child custody: The court will take its first look at how American authorities handle an international treaty on child abduction,
Honest services fraud: Newspaper baron Conrad Black and a former Alaska legislator separately are challenging their fraud convictions
Prosecutorial liability: Two prosecutors who allegedly fabricated evidence in a murder case
Vioxx suits: Merck & Co. shareholders sued the drugmaker
Sarbanes-Oxley: The court could decide the validity of a part of the Sarbanes-Oxley anti-fraud law,
Iran's residing representative at the IAEA Ali Asqar Soltaniyeh is accompanying ElBaradei in his visit to Tehran.
An informed source in AEOI told FNA on the condition of anonymity that the two sides will discuss further cooperation, cooperation modalities and also the method of inspection of Iran's newly announced Fordo enrichment plant located in the south of Tehran.
It was accidental but unfortunate that the global viewers had seen some horrific YouTube clips of street fighting in the Windy City, and then were told by Michelle that her father had taught her how to land a right hook, and that it was a sacrifice for her to fly to Denmark to make the case for Chicago.
There's a thread upstairs when you're ready...no hurry though, if you like looking at that waffle or are in the middle of a good conversation. Whenever. ; )
Joe Paterno used to carry my books and stuff for me sometimes.
I used to have to walk about 5 miles from my place to the Comp Center with a LOAD of print outs, books and stuff. Every once in awhile, he'd be going from one office to another on the same route I traveled. He saw this tiny woman/girl just loaded down.
"Here. Gimme that".
And he carried it as far as his next stop - about 1/4 mile from my destination.
oy
ReplyDeletewe need another Jew like Amadinijad?
ah
ReplyDeleteI was permier
:D
finally, I can have a reasonable discussion
ReplyDeletehi ploome
You are allowed to say "FIRST" ;-)
ReplyDeleteShhh,
ReplyDeleteLet's watch ploome get in and argument ;-P
Popcorn!
ReplyDelete/I'll go make it... ;-)
Hey JCM - my money's on Ploome to win! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHey buddy, have you heard from our friend out your way? I wrote him again yesterday, early, and am starting to get concerned a little bit.
Buttered popcorn? I am so there.
ReplyDelete/*puts feet up and watches*
I'm being guilted into doing something today. :o
ReplyDeleteBBL.
I just left my first longer comment in the last thread.
ReplyDeleteReal,
ReplyDeleteploome won't be happy!
No, no word.......
realwest: I saw TFK elsewhere on the net. I left him a message. Your e-mails to him are getting bounced?
ReplyDeleteI am off to shop. Don't forget I have plans tonight and won't be on until tomorrow. Try to contain your disapointment. It will be ok.
ReplyDeleteGood post Ayatollah.
ReplyDeleteHis presidency is in a tailspin nine months in.
If nothing else it reveals just how totally unsuited for the job the man was. Narcissism at that level is a recipe for ignominious failure.
Ploomie? Argue?
ReplyDelete(looks at scars)
Ayatollah Ghilmeini,
ReplyDeleteDo we have your email or another way (blog or something) to contact you?
PP,
ReplyDelete'nother guy, dry side of WA State, been fighting cancer.
ArmyWife,
ReplyDeleteWe'll miss you!
/sob!
Take care :-)
Thanks JCM. I think I read something last night(?) about e-mails getting bounced.
ReplyDeleteGood morning all!
ReplyDeleteI am preparing a feast for the family unit. What's up here?
Thanks, Ayatollah! (I'm deleting that post now.)
ReplyDeleteHi PaladinPhil - yes my e-mails to TFK are getting bounced by the MailerDemon or whatever.
ReplyDeleteHe is aware of the fact that his e-mail system is FUBAR.
But that's not who I was addressing to JCM about!
Got it realwest. JCM also let me know. Just trying to be helpful. :)
ReplyDeleteHey PP - I knew that you were just tryin' to be helpful!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much!
And now some news from Rasmussen:
ReplyDeleteWhat They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Sometimes, as the old saying goes, the devil’s in the details.
Most U.S. voters (54%) believe that major changes are needed in the U.S. health care system. Sixty-one percent (61%) say it’s important for Congress to pass health care legislation this year.
The problem is that just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support yet measured. Fifty-six percent (56%) are opposed to the plan.
The gap between a desire for change and support for the current Congressional plan helps explain why voters overwhelmingly prefer a series of smaller reforms that address specific problems rather than a comprehensive overhaul of the health care system.
As Democrats in Congress struggle with the details, only 22% of voters believe that most members of Congress will understand what is in the health care plan before they vote on it. Fifty-three percent (53%) say the legislators are not very or not at all likely to have read the plan before they vote.
Even as most members of Congress endured a dicey August recess, voters already thought they understood the health care reform plan better than their congressional representatives did.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/weekly_updates/what_they_told_us_reviewing_last_week_s_key_polls
I think the Dems are going to try and pass Obama's plan by any means necessary. And, if they do, I can almost see the coming storm for all Blue Dogs and many other Dem. Reps in close districts.
ReplyDeleteThey have already said that Cap N' Tax is going to wait....this may be Obama's only workable goal this year and into the first part of next year.
RACIST!
ReplyDeleteBig Police Departments Back Anti-Terror Citizen Watch
Using brochures, public service announcements and meetings with community groups, iWATCH is designed to deliver concrete advice on how the public can follow the oft-repeated post-9/11 recommendation: "If you see something, say something." Program materials list nine types of suspicious behavior that should prompt people to call police and 12 kinds of places to look for it.
[snip]
But American Civil Liberties Union policy counsel Mike German, a former FBI agent who worked on terrorism cases, said the indicators are all relatively common behaviors. And he suspects people will fall back on personal biases and preconceived stereotypes of what a terrorist looks like when making the decision to report someone to the police.
"That just plays into the negative elements of society and doesn't really help the situation," German said.
/remember when it was called "being a good citizen"? :-/
One more CD import into iTunes then it's time to start loading the iPod. Hope it doesn't take as long as it did on my old computer.
ReplyDeletePC Nation, LoL. Work so hard to NOT offend anyone, you end up offending everyone.
ReplyDeletePC Nation, LoL. Work so hard to NOT offend anyone, you end up offending everyone.
ReplyDeleteAnd possibly ENDANGERING everyone.
ploome!
ReplyDelete{ploome}
Hey littleoldlady! From your link:
ReplyDelete"Among the indicators:
• If you smell chemicals or other fumes.
• If you see someone wearing clothes that are too big and too heavy for the season.
• If you see strangers asking about building security.
• If you see someone purchasing supplies or equipment that could be used to make bombs.
The important places to watch include: government buildings, mass gatherings, schools and public transportation.
The Major Cities Chiefs Association, headed by Bratton and comprised of the chiefs of the 63 largest police departments in the United States and Canada, was expected to endorse iWATCH at its conference in Denver on Saturday as a model for all its communities.
"It's really just common sense types of things," Bratton said.
But American Civil Liberties Union policy counsel Mike German, a former FBI agent who worked on terrorism cases, said the indicators are all relatively common behaviors. And he suspects people will fall back on personal biases and preconceived stereotypes of what a terrorist looks like when making the decision to report someone to the police.
"That just plays into the negative elements of society and doesn't really help the situation," German said."
Oh yeah, Mr. German, reporting chemical smells, and folks wearing much larger than normal clothing at places where large numbers of people are gathered is a violation of civil liberties.
Say, did you leave the FBI voluntarily to go to work for the ACLU or is it where you were headed when you decided to improve your creds by joining the FBI first?
PUTZ.
Desert Dog
ReplyDeleteI think the Dems are going to try and pass Obama's plan by any means necessary.
I don't think they will. Really, I don't. ESPECIALLY after the debacle with the Olympics.
I think they're all looking for cover.
The North Face vs. The South Butt: Entrepreneurial Teen Undaunted by Lawsuit Threat
ReplyDeleteA Missouri teenager frustrated with his classmates' sheep-like following of a popular clothing line came up with his own parody apparel and now faces a lawsuit for trademark infringement.
realwest,
ReplyDeleteAnother option: He was fired.
Mikhail Obama? Barack Gorbachev?
ReplyDeleteIs Obama Like Gorbachev?
real
ReplyDeletePUTZ.
I just want to say this. In my own neighborhood where we have had TRUE jihadis, there have been agencies keeping a very close eye.
Who ever the hell they are, I'm glad they're here.
Thank you.
AtillaTheHoney said...
ReplyDeleteThe Dems are going to try and pass it anyway. I would not be surprised if they opt for the nuclear option. They have the votes if a simple majority is all they need. The question is will they? With Obama, Reid and Pelosi....I can see those three doing it. The Public Option is on life support right now, but it's not dead.
These guys are like the Terminator...they never give up, ever...until either Sarah Connor is dead or Socialized Medicine is the land of the land.
I hope they keep pushing it, the right is awake and ready for action now....let's hope Obama & Co. can keep that going with their vain and idiotic policies long enough for the midterms to dwarf 1994!
Desert Dog
ReplyDeletefrom your link
He was sincerely trying to reform the place. He was walking a dog with powerful jaws, but rather loose teeth; he tried to adapt it to a vegetarian diet; it died.
Vegetarian. Old Indian word for 'lousy hunter.
JCM said...
ReplyDeleteThe North Face vs. The South Butt: Entrepreneurial Teen Undaunted by Lawsuit Threat
A Missouri teenager frustrated with his classmates' sheep-like following of a popular clothing line came up with his own parody apparel and now faces a lawsuit for trademark infringement.
That is pretty clever of that kid....the logos are pretty close though....I hope he keeps it going!
Hi Atilla - I suspect a LOT of them are headed for cover, but I also suspect that they'll push like hell to get some sort of Health Care bill or maybe Cap and Trade passed this year.
ReplyDeleteIt won't look good to the voters if the Dems', with control of the White House and both houses of Congress can't get SOMETHING passed during Obama's first year as president; and don't forget blaming Bush for everything is already not playing well with voters, especially the 9.8%
unemployment rate which I strongly suspect will top 10% (regrettably) by years' end. Even if they have to use the "nuclear option" to get something passed, they'll just blame Republicans anyway - although I would hope the voting public would understand what the Nuclear Option really means: that the Democratic Party is saying "Screw You" NOT just to the GOP but to all those Independent voters as well.
Desert Dog
ReplyDeleteThey have the votes if a simple majority is all they need
And that right there should tell you all you need to know.
They could shut up and vote any time.
But they don't.
DD,
ReplyDeleteGorby and The Wee Won.... something in common....
FAIL!
Well y'all it's been grand, but I have to attend to Chores again.
ReplyDeleteHope you all have a truly GREAT day and that I get the chance to see you all down the road!
The Dems are reluctant to pull the trigger on the nuclear option, just like the Republicans were when the Dems started blocking every court nominee.
ReplyDeleteThey know it would put ALL of the blame on their shoulders. They also know it would cause a backlash that would probably push them all out of power.
They are blaming the Republicans right now....the Party of NO...blah, blah, blah...
I find it pathetic that the Dems did what the Republicans are doing now, but 10x worse...yet, they squeal like stuck pigs when it's done to them. Hypocritical on your part, Democrats!
real
ReplyDeletebut I also suspect that they'll push like hell to get some sort of Health Care bill or maybe Cap and Trade passed this year.
Usually Hubby can put his ear to the ground and figure out what the hell is going on.
But all he knows at this point is that a lot of people (Dems) are running scared.
And that nobody likes Nancy Pelosi.
AT
All
'Epic Fail' are apparently her first and last names
See ya 6p00e (is that Irish? German?)
ReplyDeletePraise for Nickels as 1,000th city signs his climate pact
ReplyDeleteWith an ovation from his peers, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels on Friday announced the 1,000th city had signed his climate-protection agreement, a pledge to significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in line with Kyoto Protocol standards.
How's that green working?
Seattle's new City Hall is an energy hog
The high energy use is an embarrassment for the city at a time when Mayor Greg Nickels is urging municipalities across the country to cut their energy consumption and voluntarily comply with the Kyoto environmental protocols.
BTW Nickels is an idiot.
Seattle mayor warns kids: Take these eco-light bulbs or Santa and the reindeer will drown
AtillaTheHoney said...
ReplyDeleteNancy may be hated, but her grip on that seat is stronger than superglue.
I am looking at Harry Reid's position. There is a good chance he will lose! Just seeing the look on his face when that would make me smile for a year.
But, as bad as he his....they are saying Charles Schumer might take his place. I think that would be even worse! Hard to imagine something worse than Harry "The War is Lost" Reid.
Lucius Septimius said...
ReplyDeletePloomie? Argue?
(looks at scars)
I have matured
I now know how to ignore
:D
did you notice?
JCM, you ROCK!!! Sent you some email. Thank you for running it into the endzone this morning.
ReplyDeleteYou. Rock. YOU ROCK.
Good morning C2ers!
CC,
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, thanks for the opportunity!
Oh, I CANNOT WAIT until they try to force those light bulbs down our throats.
ReplyDeletePitchforks.
Hey JCM,
ReplyDeleteIt does matter if the Mayor's policies are worthless and do nothing. What really matters is it makes him feel good about himself. Intentions are what counts, not results!
Desert DOg
ReplyDeletedingyHarry's son is running for governor
I just hate it when the kid, nephew, brother wife
WHATEVER decides they are entitled to public office based on their family connections
DD,
ReplyDeleteTwit didn't even survive the (D) primary.....
You mean those squiggly ones, made in China, that will kill your whole family plus all pets when they're dropped in your house? Those light bulbs?
ReplyDelete'Morning, CC! :-)
Desert Dog
ReplyDeleteHard to imagine something worse than Harry "The War is Lost" Reid.
sigh. Schumer would still be a hell of a lot better than Durbin. And Reid for that matter. Schumer is actually a happy kind of person.
I have had the significant misfortune of speaking with Reid on several occasions.
He is every bit as depressing in person as you would think.
blech
Atilla,
ReplyDeleteLight bulbs, centrally controlled thermostats, energy requirements on your home...
Brave New World....
ploome said...
ReplyDeleteIt's an American tradition though. Think GWB would have been elected if not for Bush Sr? What about Hillary? Think she would be where she is now if not for Slick Willie?
As for Reid, he is a posterboy for nest-feathering, drunk with power demagogues. I hope he loses and I hope his sons loses too. Nevada can do better on both counts. Harry runs the State party like he does the Senate...poorly.
ploomie
ReplyDeletedingyHarry's son is running for governor
Which reminds me.
Keep an eye on Biden's son, Beau
ugh
ReplyDeleteWHATEVER decides they are entitled to public office based on their family connections
ReplyDeleteYou'd love Pennsylvania where Bob Casey (Jr) was elected to the Senate because his father was the governor once upon a time and people recognized the name.
/my nik for him is "Placeholder"
Football starting! yeah!
ReplyDeletePloome -- it helps to be somewhere that doesn't encourage battles.
ReplyDeleteChicago 'never had a chance' in 2016 Olympic host race
ReplyDeleteThe white wash begins.........
Speaking of which, what happened to Michigan's defense.
ReplyDeletegrumble, grumble, grumble.
I guess the IOC hadn't gotten the memo yet that the world is supposed to love America now that Obamamamamamama is president.
ReplyDeleteWait a minute -- "white wash"? "WHITE wash"?
ReplyDeleteRACIST!!!!!
The IOC is about a corrupt place as you can find. Which is why Chicago thought they had a chance...birds of a feather and all that.
ReplyDeleteBut, I could see they were going to give it to Rio. South America is due one...
Why I am not surprised that the USOC is having battles with he IOC though?
Lucius,
ReplyDeleteOff to FEMA camp with me!
Only 10-6, Lucius....what happened to their OFFENSE?
ReplyDeleteJCM from your link
ReplyDeleteNBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, whose company paid $5.7 billion for Olympic TV rights from 2000 through 2012, placed the blame squarely on the USOC.
somebody didn't get the memo.
They're supposed to blame it on Bush
No offense. No defense. I have no idea what the problem is -- since we don't have BigTen network here I haven't seen anything. Which is probably better for my blood pressure.
ReplyDeleteOh crap, time to get moving. Have to get ready and run to catch a bus. See you folks maybe in a few or more hours.
ReplyDeletePP -- what do you plan to do with the bus once you've caught it?
ReplyDeleteMy CU Buffs are once again bottom dwellers. I should be used to that by now, I guess.
ReplyDeleteGood morning C2ers!
ReplyDeleteAww, shucks I always come into it and miss Real.
Desert Dog,
See ya 6p00e (is that Irish? German?)
--
Nope, no German as far as I can tell. ;-)
Lucius Septimius said...
ReplyDeletePP -- what do you plan to do with the bus once you've caught it?
We have video....
A great, righteous man has passed away.
ReplyDeleteMarek Edelman (zichrono livracha) - the last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising - has passed away at the age of ninety.
In 1942, Edelman was one of the founders of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB) which united Bundists, Zionists, communists and others to confront the Nazi threat. The uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto the following year was the first act of mass civilian resistance in Nazi-occupied Poland - a salient fact that should be remembered by those who portray the victims of the Holocaust as having passively accepted their fate. …..
English text on a German website.
May he rest in peace.
Hi Callahan23
ReplyDeleteFor people who would like to know more about that, another survivor, Yitzak Zuckerman (aka 'Antek') wrote a book about it.
A Surplus of Memory: Chronicle of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
And now, the momemt you have all bee waiting for:
ReplyDeleteThe IgNobel Prizes!
Gas mask bra traps Ig Nobel prize
Designers of a bra that turns into gas masks and a team who found that named cows produce more milk were among the winners of the 2009 Ig Nobel prizes.
The aim of the awards is to honour achievements that "first make people laugh and then make them think".
The peace prize went to a Swiss research team who determined whether it is better to be hit over the head with a full or empty bottle of beer.
Well, Oldest boy's team won their football game. His mother and grandmother are taking him out for lunch.
ReplyDeletewow pimf....too many typos sorry
ReplyDeleteSome more on Marek Edelman from wiki.
ReplyDeleteAnd here a pdf from Yad Vashem.
OK I am back for the rest of the day. C2, college football, beer and scotch. I can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday.
ReplyDeleteAnd I see a new face. WELCOME Ayatollah Ghilmeini.
Thanks AtillaTheHoney, bookmarked.
ReplyDeleteHey Cal23. How is the Hangover?
ReplyDeleteCallahan.....
ReplyDeleteNot gonna' ask how to use the gas mask......
Erik,
ReplyDeleteit took me a while. ;-)
How did'ya survive your Blue Label?
JCM
ReplyDeleteNot gonna' ask how to use the gas mask......
maybe we should ask loppy. She knows all about bras.
Callahan23 said...
ReplyDeleteErik,
it took me a while. ;-)
How did'ya survive your Blue Label?
Nothing a few beers and shots can't fix. :)))
JCM,
ReplyDeleteCallahan.....
Not gonna' ask how to use the gas mask......
--
We should be asking that Desert Dog.
I never was involved with the military, eventhough German ;-)
Where is Pi Guy? I want to know what is the game/games of the day to watch.
ReplyDeleteThread dead?
ReplyDeleteI am waiting for USC vs Cal and Oklahoma vs. Miami
ReplyDeleteThose look good!
Desert Dog said...
ReplyDeleteThread dead?
Not dead just hibernating.
Callahan23
ReplyDeleteplease smack me upside the head if I am crossing a line somewhere. I have a question about Germany.
I don't know if your background is West or East German but......
Are East Germans acclimating? I get some mixed signals sometimes from my European friends - that East Germans are nostalgic for 'the old days', etc.
I have Bamba and the Tuckey game on.
ReplyDeleteSorry dinner is ready. BBIAW
ReplyDeleteAtillaTheHoney said...
ReplyDeleteI believe Merkel is from the East, yes?
AtillaTheHoney,
ReplyDeleteyou are not!
The East Germans that were flexible and were able to adjust to a new system have made it into the main stream of the western society.
But many who have never learned to think, work or mind for themselves have had a misfortunous time.
No surprise they've become nostalgic about the 'olden' times.
Now my dinner is starting to get cold, BBIAW
Gotta run...hope to see you all later on!
ReplyDeleteMajor Supreme Court cases for the new term
ReplyDeleteGuns: The Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms has never been held to apply to state and local laws restricting guns.
Animal cruelty videos: A 1999 federal law bars depictions of acts of animal cruelty,
Mojave cross: For most of the past 75 years, a cross on public land in a remote part of the Mojave National Preserve has stood as a memorial to World War I soldiers.
Mutual fund fees: A fight over the fees paid to an investment adviser gives the court a timely chance to weigh in on compensation paid to financial services executives.
Lawyer request: The court will use this case to decide how long a suspect's request for a lawyer is valid.
Life without parole for juveniles:
Child custody: The court will take its first look at how American authorities handle an international treaty on child abduction,
Honest services fraud: Newspaper baron Conrad Black and a former Alaska legislator separately are challenging their fraud convictions
Prosecutorial liability: Two prosecutors who allegedly fabricated evidence in a murder case
Vioxx suits: Merck & Co. shareholders sued the drugmaker
Sarbanes-Oxley: The court could decide the validity of a part of the Sarbanes-Oxley anti-fraud law,
IAEA Chief Arrives in Tehran
ReplyDeleteIran's residing representative at the IAEA Ali Asqar Soltaniyeh is accompanying ElBaradei in his visit to Tehran.
An informed source in AEOI told FNA on the condition of anonymity that the two sides will discuss further cooperation, cooperation modalities and also the method of inspection of Iran's newly announced Fordo enrichment plant located in the south of Tehran.
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ReplyDeleteOk, RichRod. What ya gonna do now?
grumble grumble grumble.
Thanks Callhan23!
ReplyDeleteDesertDog
I believe Merkel is from the East, yes?
Yes, she is. And the child of a Lutheran minister, to boot. Also, I believe her education was in physics.
There's a story there somewhere
Hi there C2ers. Wow, I see Ayatollah has found our little spot. W00t.
ReplyDeleteJCM
ReplyDeleteProsecutorial liability:
Man, would I love to see Elliot Spitzer get nailed.
sas,
ReplyDeleteWhen know about Natanz, they disclosed Qom...
The question is which cup is the ball under now? it won't be Natanz or Qom.
Nothing, obviously.
ReplyDeleteCan someone explain to the Michigan offense that the goal is get first downs, or at least point out which direction they're supposed to be going?
Victor Davis Hanson on the Olympic PR disaster.
ReplyDeleteIt was accidental but unfortunate that the global viewers had seen some horrific YouTube clips of street fighting in the Windy City, and then were told by Michelle that her father had taught her how to land a right hook, and that it was a sacrifice for her to fly to Denmark to make the case for Chicago.
I think that once Sarkozy essentially said to the world, “The emperor has no clothes,” the Obama facade crumbled
Lucius....
ReplyDelete4 yards a play, that's all you need 4 yards.
4 yards a play, that's all you need 4 yards.
ReplyDeleteTell that to Delhomme.
Ugh.
JCM --- right now they're averaging less than 2 yards per play.
ReplyDeleteDelhomme's problem is that he has a hard time remember what his own team's uniforms look like.
ReplyDeleteFumble.
ReplyDeletePutzes.
I hope their girlfriends don't give them any for at least three weeks.
Don't forget.
ReplyDeleteMonday Night - Packers @ Vikings.
Favre can become the first player ever to beat all 32 teams.
Oh well. Michigan's offense punted this one. Undergraduate ...
ReplyDeleteRest of the season is pretty easy to predict now.
Iowa -- L
Penn St. -- L
Wisconsin -- L
Ohio State -- L
7-5. And if I were RichRod, I'd be working on my resume if they lose any more than that.
Minn is back in the game. Wisc fumble and Minn run it back of a TD. 24-20. 6.50 left.
ReplyDeleteThere's a thread upstairs when you're ready...no hurry though, if you like looking at that waffle or are in the middle of a good conversation. Whenever. ; )
ReplyDeleteLucius,
ReplyDeleteJoe Paterno used to carry my books and stuff for me sometimes.
I used to have to walk about 5 miles from my place to the Comp Center with a LOAD of print outs, books and stuff. Every once in awhile, he'd be going from one office to another on the same route I traveled. He saw this tiny woman/girl just loaded down.
"Here. Gimme that".
And he carried it as far as his next stop - about 1/4 mile from my destination.
Very nice man.
Don't fuck with him.
Make that 21-24. 2pt conversion good.
ReplyDeleteSquatch, I'm going to be under my bed for both Packers/Vikings game this year. I'll stick my arm out when it's over and you all can drag me out.
ReplyDeleteSquatch, I'm going to be under my bed for both Packers/Vikings game this year. I'll stick my arm out when it's over and you all can drag me out.
ReplyDeleteCool. Just remember to STOCK THE FRIDGE!!