Friday, 23 November 2012
A short story: Obamacare versus healthcare!...from Mike Haltman at TPC
A comparison between healthcare, Obamacare and the process of saving lives versus clinically forcing Americans to end their lives!
Read it at The Political Commentator here.
News...........................
Navy SEAL Goes for Record with Girlfriend
Hypocrisy exposed: U.N. ignored Israel's repeated pleas to act against Hamas rockets, then rushed to stop Israel's self-defense
After cease-fire, Israel eyes war's economic cost
Devastating drought forecast to persist through winter
Lindsey Stone loses her job
Sex makes people happiest, per new study
Argentina at risk of default after US court ruling on debt
Texas 'could turn Democrat in eight years'
Syrian rebels capture key oilfields
Uzbekistan dictator's daughter raises eyebros with yoga poses
Sandy Island in South Pacific 'does not exist'
Gunmen Who Murdered Americans Freely Roaming Benghazi
Did Obama Allow Morsi to Become a Tyrant in Exchange for Hamas Ceasefire?
The Absurdity of Treating a Terrorist Gang Like a State
Why There Was No U.S.-Iran Drone Crisis
Above the world in 90 days: China building world’s tallest skyscraper — 220 storeys — in just three months
Lindsey Stone of Plymouth, Mass., Fired After Showing Disrespect at Arlington National Cemetery
She showed extreme disrespect.
Folks might have already seen the picture.
She first got paid leave but she's gone now.
See: "Lindsey Stone Fired for Vulgar Facebook Photo at Arlington National Cemetery."
Anthony De Rosa's Comeuppance
This is the best: "Can I Still Keep Kicking You in the Balls Without You Retaliating?'
Hat Tip: Maggie's Farm.
Kate Moss Wears Just a Cape in Risqué Photo Shoot for Vogue España
Man, how long has see been doing this?
Kate Moss is still freakin' smokin'!
See: "Kate Moss Poses for Spanish Vogue With Matador José Mari Manzanares."
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Help SGT Danny Nightengale...................from Joe
We as Americans need to finally stand up and aid our greatest friend in the world. The UK and the SAS have been through thick and thin with us. Now one of their guys who risked it all when our nation asked, is now being hung up to dry for a rule that most Americans and especially those who love the second amendment would find sickening. Please post this story. He is getting an appeal next week but there are no guarantees.
From those whom we have corresponded, you know I love vets, I am a vet and when I see this taken to one of our own, including the Brits, I want to see that justice prevails.
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Curmudgeonly & Skeptical presents: This was on Facebook yesterday..............................from Rico
I do not "do" Facebook or any other 'social site' but my pal Iggy does.
- He just sent me this.
I'd suggest you go to the link below before it is 'erased' or something else 'conveniently but coincidentally' happens to it and read it for yourself. [Benghazi clearly explained, not weapon-of-mass-distraction MSM spin]
Most are aware of Gen Petraeus leaving abrubtly as DCI (Director of Central Intelligence), but few will remember that Clintonian 'tool' Leon Panetta having been earlier moved from his DCI position to SecDef (Secretary of Defense).
- Read this and decide if you think it was all because of paula or Jill....or if there was a larger unstated reason.
Few are aware that also in the wake of Benghazi R Adm Chas. Gaouette, BG Jeff Sinclair, Gen Carter Ham (AFRICOM) and CDR Joe Darlak also left very abrubtly.
- Of course Leon, Hillary, and that absolutely useless doorknob James Clapper (of DIA reknown....Dummies InAction, that's purposely only two words) are essentially unmentioned and remain quite untouched by the affair, but of course they are 'connected' in this rotten regime.
This is so far the most comprehensive theory and analysis of the cynical sociopathy that has gripped our nation by the throat...and it goes way beyond Chicago cement overshoes! by Rico
Benghazi Theory
Editors Note: It is not the official Ann Romney page so it is clear that she has nothing to do with the content of the article.
Late News............
A New Direction for Conservatives (pt 1)
Heavy Iraqi armored vehicles head to Hamrin Mountains
CDR Salamander: What to give thanks for ....
Doctors: 'Macho' Camacho is clinically 'brain dead'
Peshmerga's advanced rocket launchers
Kid gets caught ogling cheerleader at Hawks game, picture goes viral
Turkey Defence Company OTOKAR presents first prototype of national main battle tank ALTAY 2211124
Syrian warplanes flatten Aleppo hospital
Pakistan Taliban claims responsibility for attacks killing 25 as world leaders gather
Egypt's President Mursi assumes sweeping powers
FSA establishes new "regular" brigades, prepares for post-Assad period
Military armored unit stationed in southern Kirkuk
Rebels seize army base in eastern Syria
S.C. Supreme Court, holding all the cards, finds poker players guilty, again
As Panama Canal expands, Latin America rushes to be ready
Sandy inspires Florida lawmakers to seek national disaster fund
Office of Maliki: Peshmerga forces continue redeployment in Kirkuk and Khanaqin
World's most expensive hotel suites
Libyan Weapons Flowing into Gaza, Thanks to Obama
For Fourth Straight Year, Obama's Thanksgiving Message Doesn't Thank God
Barack Obama’s open mockery of the Sign of the Cross
More (real) news again
Liberman: Israel will eventually need to overthrow Hamas
Gaza Déjà Vu
By Alan
Caruba
While everyone welcomes a cease fire
between Hamas in Gaza and the Israelis, no one should expect it to last very
long or that relations between the two will change. In point of fact, the
Israelis struck a bargain with terrorists, not a nation-state.
Reflecting on the cease fire, David
Singer, a lawyer, noted that “The document is not an Agreement, but merely
an Understanding” and that “the parties to the Understanding are not
specifically identified, nor has the document been signed by any parties that
are supposed to be bound by the Understanding.”
At best, the “Palestinian factions” who have the greatest interest in attacking Israel are not a party to the cease fire, nor is al Qaeda or Iran for whom Hamas is a proxy in Gaza as Hezbollah is one in Lebanon.
At best, the “Palestinian factions” who have the greatest interest in attacking Israel are not a party to the cease fire, nor is al Qaeda or Iran for whom Hamas is a proxy in Gaza as Hezbollah is one in Lebanon.
Israel has merely bought some time in
which to determine what it will do next. Time is running out, not just in Gaza,
but with regard to Iran’s nuclear program, deemed by observers to be mere months
from being able to put a nuclear warhead on a missile and send it hurtling
toward Israel to kill millions of its citizens and essentially destroying it as
a viable nation.
If there is any good news out of the
recent conflict, it is that its “iron Dome” defense system against rockets
worked remarkably well. The bad news is that its enemies have learned that it
can be overwhelmed if enough rockets are fired at the same time. Moreover,
Iranian rockets have the capacity to hit Tel Aviv and
Jerusalem.
Daniel Pipes of the Middle East Forum
had some reflections on the Hamas-Israel hostilities, noting that “The old
Arab-Israeli wars were military clashes; the recent ones are political clashes.
The wars of 1948-49, 1967, and 1973 were life-and-death struggles for the Jewish
state. But the wars of 2006, 2008-09, and now 2012 are media events in which
Israeli victory on the military battlefield is foreordained and the struggle is
to win public opinion.”
In the U.S. evangelical Christians
are the largest group of supporters for Israel. Among those with far less
sympathy for Israel are a significant percentage of Democrats and the first term
of the Obama administration made it clear that the President is no friend to
Israel. At one point he called for a return to the 1967 borders and opposed
housing construction in Jerusalem. Dispatching Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton to engineer a cease fire ensured that the U.S. would not be drawn into
the conflict.
Many have expressed surprise that
Egypt would take a significant role as a mediator, but few missed the fact that
the U.S. was in a position to withhold $1.5 billion in foreign aid to Egypt
whose economy is in serious trouble. Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's president has been
traveling far and wide in the Middle East to secure aid, including from the
Saudis, a leader of the Sunni majority of Islam, and always the hidden hand
influencing events in the region, as well as the nation most fearful of the
Shiite nation Iran.
Morsi has been walking the thin edge of a sword and a November 21 New York Times article spelled It out:
Morsi has been walking the thin edge of a sword and a November 21 New York Times article spelled It out:
”Both sides in the conflict appear to be testing Egypt’s new leader.
Hamas, the Islamist Palestinian offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, is
wondering how much support it may draw from its ideological cousins now that
they control the Egyptian state, while Israel’s hawkish leadership seem to probe
the depth of Mr. Morsi’s stated commitment to the peace treaty as
well.”
“For Mr. Morsi, the test is forcing him to reconcile conflicting
elements of his own persona: as the Islamist firebrand who has denounced the
Israelis as ‘vampires’ for killing Palestinian civilians and lauded Hamas for
resisting an illegal occupation, but also as the newly elected president
promising stability, economic revival and friendly relations with Israel’s
Western allies.”
Despite the Times reference to “an illegal occupation”, the fact is that
Israel withdrew from Gaza in a “land for peace” effort that has clearly failed.
Israel does not illegally occupy land that is rooted in the millennia of its
existance.
Dr. Pipes reflected on the timing of Hamas’s ramping up of rocket
attacks on Israel that had been going on for months. He conjectured that the
last attacks were to “test the waters in the aftermath of Barack Obama’s
reelection”, to “rouse public opinion against Israel and make it pay a price
internationally”, “refute accusations by Palestinian Islamic Jihad that it has
abandoned resistance”, and remind the Palestinian Authority, as it seeks
statehood at the United Nations, who controls Gaza.”
The effort of Fatah, based in the West Bank after having been driven out
of Gaza, to secure statehood went nowhere in the U.N. Indeed, the so-called
Palestinians have never had anything but rhetorical support and have been
dependent on a U.N. refugee agency for actual support. They constitute the
oldest unresolved refugee population in the world.
In August 2010, The New York Times reported on a survey by Al Arabiya
television network in which “a staggering 71 percent of the Arabic respondents
have no interest in Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.”
It noted that “For example, it was common knowledge that the May 1948
pan-Arab invasion of the nascent state of Israel was more a scramble for
Palestinian territory than a fight for Palestinian national rights” and that
“from 1948 to 1967, when Egypt and Jordan ruled the Palestinians of the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank, the Arab states failed to put these populations on the
road to statehood.”
So, yes, while it’s a good thing that the rockets are not flying, the
“Iron Dome” proved successful, and the Israeli Air Force was able to kill some
of the militant leadership and degrade its arsenal and ability to proceed to
some degree, the current cease fire is a largely meaningless
“understanding.”
What remains to be understood is the unremitting hostility to Israel
that exists throughout the Middle East and globally where anti-Semitism has
existed for centuries. The Israelis have merely bought some time until the next
attacks.
The wild card remains Israel’s need to attack Iran’s nuclear and
military facilities. Only by inflicting major damage will Israel have any chance
of survival. Long a nuclear nation, Israel must stop Iran from becoming
one.
© Alan Caruba, 2012
G-d: The Real Iron Dome.....................from Dan Friedman
[The craven Israeli “leadership” may have fallen short, but the G-d of Israel certainly did not. Hashem produced (at least) two manifest miracles for the Jews during Pillar of Defense. After over 1500 terrorist missiles were fired at Israel, the Hamas devils caused only relatively few casualties or damage in the Jewish state. And during the course of Pillar of Defense, Israel was forced to fight on the Arabs’ terms in densely populated urban settings. Yet during its massive bombardment, the Jewish army demonstrated uncanny pinpoint accuracy, and in large measure confined its devastating damage to the terrorists’ infrastructure, while the vast majority of Gaza fatalities were suffered by enemy combatants. For Israel and her true friends, a lot to be thankful for - and much too precious to waste. Let us go from strength to strength and once and for all get the thorn out of our side! df]
IDF Website, 11/21/12
A short while ago, a ceasefire agreement regarding the fighting in the south, came into effect. Following eight days of operations, the IDF has accomplished its pre-determined objectives for Operation Pillar of Defense, and has inflicted severe damage to Hamas and its military capabilities.
As a result of IDF operations, the command and control apparatus of Hamas was significantly struck, beginning with the targeting of the commander of the military wing of Hamas, Ahmed Jabri, continuing with the targeting of broad terrorist infrastructure, facilities and military bases, as well as the destruction of dozens of smuggling and explosive tunnels.
During the operation, the IDF damaged and destroyed significant elements of Hamas' strategic capabilities, among them. Amongst those capabilities were long-range (over 40 km) and hundreds of short- and medium-range rocket launchers. These actions have severely impaired Hamas' launching capabilities, resulting in a decreasing number of rockets being fired from the Gaza Strip. The 'Iron Dome' defense system has accomplished high rate of successful interceptions (84%) and Hamas' accuracy with regards to hitting populated areas within Israel remained below 7%.
IDF soldiers, in regular and reserve military service, gathered in assembly areas and prepared for the ground operation. Their time was used for training and improving their operational capabilities.
These operational achievements provided the underlying framework for this evening's ceasefire agreement.
At this time, Israeli residents are requested to continue to pay attention to Home Front Command's instructions.
Over the course of Operation Pillar of Defense, the IDF targeted over 1,500 terror sites including 19 senior command centers, operational control centers and Hamas' senior-rank headquarters, 30 senior operatives, damaging Hamas' command and control, hundreds of underground rocket launchers, 140 smuggling tunnels, 66 terror tunnels, dozens of Hamas operation rooms and bases, 26 weapon manufacturing and storage facilities and dozens of long-range rocket launchers and launch sites.
Senior Operatives Targeted:
14.11 – Ahmed Sai'd Halil Jabri, head of Hamas' military wing.
15.11 – Hab's Hassan Us Msamch, senior operative in Hamas' police.
16.11 – Ahmed Abu Jalal, Commander of the military wing in Al-Muazi
16.11 – Khaled Shayer, senior operative in the anti-tank operations.
17.11 – Osama Kadi, senior operative in the smuggling operations in the southern Gaza Strip.
17.11 – Muhammad Kalb, senior operative in the aerial defense operations.
19.11 – Ramz Harb, Islamic Jihad senior operative in propaganda in Gaza city.
15.11 – Hab's Hassan Us Msamch, senior operative in Hamas' police.
16.11 – Ahmed Abu Jalal, Commander of the military wing in Al-Muazi
16.11 – Khaled Shayer, senior operative in the anti-tank operations.
17.11 – Osama Kadi, senior operative in the smuggling operations in the southern Gaza Strip.
17.11 – Muhammad Kalb, senior operative in the aerial defense operations.
19.11 – Ramz Harb, Islamic Jihad senior operative in propaganda in Gaza city.
Number of Rocket Launches Toward Israel During the Operation:
14.11 – 75
15.11 – 316
16.11 – 228
17.11 – 237
18.11 – 156
19.11 – 143
20.11 – 221
21.11 (Until 21:00) - 130
15.11 – 316
16.11 – 228
17.11 – 237
18.11 – 156
19.11 – 143
20.11 – 221
21.11 (Until 21:00) - 130
Rocket Launched Towards Israel:
Total number of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip – 1,506
Open areas – 875
Urban areas – 58
'Iron Dome' Interceptions – 421
Failed launching attempts – 152
Open areas – 875
Urban areas – 58
'Iron Dome' Interceptions – 421
Failed launching attempts – 152
Israeli Casualties:
Fatalities - 5
Injuries – 240
Injuries – 240
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JPost, 11/21/12
The IDF has killed 108 terrorists since the start of the air campaign in Gaza last week, the IDF said on Wednesday. It killed 30 overnight, according to a spokesperson.
Medical officials in Gaza say at least 138 people have been killed since last Wednesday, saying that 34 of them were children.
The Israel Air Force struck some 100 terror targets overnight Wednesday, including a floor of a Gaza media building the IDF said was being used by Hamas as its intelligence headquarters.
A central Hamas command post, a police station and a hideout for senior terrorists in southern Gaza were all hit in the air strikes. A Hamas aerial defense operated was targeted in an air strike, as was a terrorist seen firing a long-range rocket at Jerusalem on Tuesday, the IDF said.
The Navy shelled several rocket launching areas, a Hamas post and a building used to coordinate Hamas activities. Meanwhile, the IAF continued hitting underground rocket launchers, and struck tunnels used to transfer fuel to Gaza, which is then used for Hamas terror activities.
JPost.com staff contributed to this report.
###
James Clapper - Why does this man still have a job in the Obama administration?...from Mike Haltman at TPC
With his latest intelligence failure in the Benghazi terrorist attack on the United States, why does James Clapper still have a job in the Obama administration?
Read the article at The Political Commentator here.
55 reason why this holiday season, "Be American, Buy American"!...from Mike Haltman at TPC
A list of 55 reasons why for the sake of the US economy, this Black Friday and throughout the holiday shopping season Americans should look to buy products that were made in America!
Read the article at The Political Commentator here.
Memories of Thanksgiving's Past
By Alan Caruba
This Thanksgiving Day I will dine
alone. I will think about what I have to give thanks for—my health, the fact
that I have seen 75 Thanksgiving Days come and go, a life with few regrets—but
my day will be a sad one, not for myself, but for my
nation.
I have always been an optimistic
person, but that optimism has been drained by four years of Obama’s regime and
the prospect of four more. It is compounded by a Congress that has steadily
marched toward turning America into a European socialist economy now on the
brink of financial collapse and, worse, by a nation that has abandoned many of
the values and shared beliefs that made it great; a beacon of freedom for those
who chose to come here, a superpower following World War II, a compassionate and
largely tolerant nation.
To read the entire post, go to
News..............
I Am Guilty of Stolen Valor
The first toe to test the water .... susan rice, "i relied on intel ...," as basis for remarks ....
There are no such men as "ex-navy seals" ....
Just 32 months later, Obama administration tells us what ObamaCare plans must have in them
“Thanks for that on-the-spot report, Les.”
Holman Jenkins: Twinkies: A Defense
Turkey-shaped hats, sleeping guests and lots of pilgrims: Awkward Family Photos does Thanksgiving
Pope: There Were No Animals at Birth of Jesus
Gaza Withdrawal’s Lesson? Preserve Israel’s Right to Self-Determination
Boehner: Hold up, the ObamaCare fight isn't over yet
Kesha Made Bra out of Fans' Teeth
Did the US hack Sarkozy?
Navy emails lift lid on bin Laden's secret burial
Slogan hailing North Korean leader carved into hillside
Congo dispatch: Goma cowers under rule of its new masters
Syria: rebels fight to unify and tighten noose on Assad
'We Are the State' Grassroots Movement Gains Momentum in Russia
There Is No Ceasefire
Obama Legitimizes Morsi’s Protection Racket
Study: By 2050, 60% of American Production Will Go to Government
Thanksgiving Army-style at remote base in Afghanistan
Iron Dome was the only real Israeli winner of the Gaza operation
GOP legally barred from fighting vote fraud
Jonathan Kay: Israel’s new position of strength
A most uneasy truce
Hot Naomi Watts in Sleek Backless Black Gown for New Movie Opening
Boy, here's a lucky treat for Thanksgiving Eve.
See: "Fabulous Naomi Watts in Stunning Black Gown for London Premier of 'The Impossible'."
Very nice.
Tone and tight on that back end.
PJTV: Kudos Liberals, You Destroyed More Jobs
Liberal labor unions took another victim: Hostess Brands and the iconic Twinkie. Now they are talking about striking at Wal-Mart on Black Friday. Do liberals value laziness more than a hard day's work? Find out on this ZoNation.
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Cindy Crawford Sizzles Shape Magazine Cover in 20-Year Anniversary
Amazing woman.
That's a skin-tight gold swimsuit she's wearing.
At 46-years old, she's freakin' hot.
Plus, more photos at the links.
Hamas Rockets Hit Israel After Cease-Fire
Not much of a cease-fire, eh?
See the full report: "Hamas Rocket Fire Continues After Cease-Fire Announced."
Cease fire between Israel and #GAZA holding perfectly...well, except for 12 rockets fired at 1 million people#IsraelUnderFire
— ASoldiersMother (@ASoldiersMother) November 21, 2012
Late News............
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. - Lindsey Stone, Epic Facebook Fail
Phony war hero Danny Crane admits he was lying
Erdogan accuses Baghdad of dragging Iraq into civil war
Has NASA's Curiosity rover made a big discovery?
Parades after World War II, taunts after Vietnam. Afghanistan war, just shrugs
Shocker: New Study Finds that People Enjoy Sex and Drinking Alcohol
Letters of Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Security Council
As the Benghazi Plot Thickens, Congress Must Not Get Sidetracked
The Benghazi Slingshot
House Aims to Block UN Arms Trade Treaty Implementation
Federal Election Commission Opens Investigation Into Obama Accepting Illegal Donations
‘CALVIN AND HOBBES’ ART FETCHES RECORD $203K
Male Models: The Female of the Species
We'll be popular in Europe after we leave
Showing Liberty the Door
Planning for China’s ‘Fall’
The liberal anti-Semitic projection syndrome
Obama seeks volunteer help on 'fiscal cliff'
Toyota Prius unpopular with thieves
PJTV: Israel and Hamas Agree to Cease Fire Thanks to Our Staunch Ally Egypt
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire after a week of war. Will it hold? Find out on this PJ News Break with Scott Ott, as he brings you the latest from the Middle East, as well as the twinkie fiasco.
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