Theo Spark

Saturday, 1 February 2014

When Muslim terrorists threatened to make their presence felt at the Olympic Games in Sochi, Obama quickly responded by sending men, equipment, technology, and warships to bolster Russian security.

I'm sure that somewhere, Ambassador Chris Stevens was musing "I knew I should have taken up figure skating instead of diplomacy."

Hillary Clinton could not be reached for comment. Her carpet was being 'cleaned' by Huma Abedin.

News..................

New AK Accessory

This is why i don't think my "plywood gun" is going to "explode" .... an "it go kaboom" episode ....

Firefighters Refuse to Help Man, He Dies

(No) Honor Among Thugs

The science urban legend that claims blonds will die out

Snowstorm Politics: White Governor, Black Mayor In Atlanta

With report, Keystone XL pipeline clears big hurdle

Pullback from Middle East Will Fuel Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

The Nuclear Option: Meet Preet – Obama's Hatchet Man Against Filmmakers

How the Sochi Winter Olympics grew into a state-sanctioned flaunting of ego and power

Century of Violence: What World War I Did to the Middle East

South Sudan looting shocks UN

The Chinese Military's Toughest Opponent: Corruption

Indonesian Extremists Drawn To Syrian Conflict

Japan and Russia: Arctic Friends

Italy is wasting away month by month

Is the US real estate bubble about to burst?...from TPC

With the financial markets in the US now facing Fed tapering and many of the global economies facing new deflationary fears, is the newly created real estate bubble about to burst?

While tapering hasn't forced up interest rates in the US yet due to a flight to quality caused by the global fears of economic contagion, from the stock market to real estate there a many bubbles that are at risk!

These are some 10-year real estate statistics from New York City that show how financial crisis or no financial crisis things are a little bit frothy.

Read the article here.

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'Change'................

H/T Mike W

Happy Chinese New Year 2014....................from Rico

Happy Chinese New Year 2014.

- The year of the Horse by their zodiac.

I think that William Banzai's contemporary interpretation may be even more appropriate...

Why No Smart City Would Want the NFL

"The NFL is good at fleecing taxpayers," says ESPN columnist Gregg Easterbrook, author of The King of Sports: Football's Impact on America. "It's about a billion dollars a year I've calculated in public subsidies to NFL owners and this is a group that consists almost entirely of billionaires and yet receiving significant public subsidies every year."

The NFL raked in over $9 billion in revenues last season and the league is pushing team owners to triple that mark over the next decade

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THAI Bar Warning......................from Rico

This is a very important PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT for those who have a serious 'nut' allergy...

It also reminds me of a funny story when I saved a USAF Captain (who protested greatly, as he had fallen deeply in love) from a Lady-boy or Gatoey as we called them in a Thai bar.

- He was a pretty good guy or I wouldn't have bothered, since most of his fellow Air Farce colleagues actually would have enjoyed a little rumpy-pumpy.....

H/T Paul

The Corps Report Ep. 32 — Religious Uniform Standards & Banned Pre-workout

This week's episode of The Corps Report discusses the new DoD Instruction related to religious accommodation requests, the nominated 'Featured Marine' and a friendly reminder about taking pre-workout.

Mila Kunis is the New Face of Jim Beam

She's smokin'!

And I didn't need any added incentive to tip back a couple of bourbons --- Jim Beam's my brand!

What a smokin' hottie.

Here, "New Face of Jim Beam? Smokin' Mila Kunis!"

Friday, 31 January 2014

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Moshe Ya'alon, There He Goes Again....................from Dan Friedman

[Following on the heels of his recent "controversial" broadside aimed at the "messianic, obsessive" John Kerry, Israel's Defense Minister, Moshe Ya'alon, went on the attack again this week. Ya’alon, speaking at a major security conference, gave the backhand to Obama's overall policy in the Middle East.

I guess it's safe now to consider some political interpretations: Netanyahu is giving Ya'alon free rein and/or Bibi has chosen Ya'alon to be his alter ego. Then there is a more cynical view. Since there's so much growing opposition in Israel to the chimerical talks and the illusionary pot of gold at the end of the “peace process,” Netanyahu is using Ya'alon to deflect this trend and attempt to calm the sheep before Bibi lowers the boom and sends them to the abattoir. df]

Defense News, Jan. 29, 2014

Israel MoD Boss Blasts US Mideast Missteps

Warns of Iranian Hegemony as Washington Pivots From Region

TEL AVIV — Two weeks after apologizing for a scathing attack on US Secretary of State John Kerry and the US-led Mideast peace drive, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon delivered a relatively temperate, yet no less critical assessment of US policy and its impact on the region.

ZoNATION: They're Not Food Stamps, They're Munchie Stamps

Marijuana is now legal for recreational use in Colorado. The people who legalized it were probably stoned. And when they passed this bill, like a Joint, they didn't consider that people would over-toke from the workers taxes? Hear more in this ZoNation.

Late News.................

EagleSpeak: Friday Fun Film: "Saga of The USS Franklin"

Protecting the Right to Self-Defense at Work in Mississippi

Bill Ayers Fizzles at Dartmouth Debate with Dinesh D'Souza

Crews work to clean Molino train derailment, chemical spill site

Police: Paraplegic man steals car from dealership

British Islamist To Obama: “You Need To Go Back To Africa!”…

Dear America, I Saw You Naked

Report: Senior al Qaeda facilitator 'back on the street' in Iran

No Joke: Lib Rag Slate Blames Racism For Atlanta Being Paralyzed By Snow Storm…

How the GOP lost Middle America

Charge: Christie Knew About Lane Closings

New Legislation Passes the White House

The Cowardice of Wendy Davis

Bracing for Amnesty

China’s Deceptively Weak (and Dangerous) Military

Indonesian Extremists Drawn To Syrian Conflict

The Chinese Military's Toughest Opponent: Corruption

Red Friday Bedtime Totty.................

Toons.............

H/T Doverthere

So THAT'S how it's spelled now.....

When Barry boy-Marxist asserts that the economy is doing OK, but could be even better it's like when he talked about 'change'...he means HIS economy is OK, but could be doing better if he had everyone else's change in addition to what he's swiped already.

- No other 'economy' exists for him except for his personal economy.

I very much doubt that Joe-the-plumber, or anyone else outside DC or Wall Street has seen their net worth increase by over 800%.

- This is one of a thousand reasons why 'asshole' is now spelled beginning with an "O."