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  1. vlou on January 6th, 2007 at 8:49 am

    First, but does it really matter?

    Got to get going. Our 34-year old son and his new bride spent the night with us and are about to leave for their new home in East Texas so I have lots to do and say to them…mostly say (I promise not to meddle, though).

    Have a great weekend!

  2. Butch on January 6th, 2007 at 9:18 am

    Good mornin’ to you and you and…..well…ok..you too. I think that is more you’s than are actually here. Anyway, to answer your question ree-c..NO. Working as usual on Saturday’s. Hope the pig races were fun……let me know ST or anyone who went.

  3. Butch on January 6th, 2007 at 9:29 am

    Hmmmmm……Hal got me for the first time.

  4. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 9:37 am

    That would of been so cool to be there. Yes, can you tell I am a BIG Star Wars fan. I was in that line when the first one came out in the 70’s.

  5. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 10:03 am

    #2
    Butch

    We had fun. Lets see DJ and his whole family, Wino, Nancy Drew (8-Ball),Neocon,ST and her family,Katfish and his better half, Barb. Then there is my granddaughter who had fun with DJ’s family and now all she wants to talk about this mornin is when are we going to the pig races. She thinks she should go everyday.

  6. SC on January 6th, 2007 at 10:10 am

    Have the pigs been officially named yet?

  7. luv2hammer on January 6th, 2007 at 10:34 am

    I can’t believe what LST has turned into.

  8. malcolm on January 6th, 2007 at 10:55 am

    #6 SC:
    Yes, I believe that they have! Sleepy, Dopey, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sneezy, Bashful. No, wait. That was something else.

    Pending PIG handles include: Emmey, Nancy, Wheezy, Reecy, Squeeky, Squawky, Moosey, Goosey, Lucy, Malty, Matty, Jeremy, Davey, Jolley, Folly, Y-Dogie, Katty, Markey, Peetey, Biggie, Stubby, Burpy, Stuffy, Hoggy, Fanny, Puffy, Jumpy, Piggy, Peggy, Baldy, Porky, Greasy, Squealy, Rumpy, Shakey, Lazy, Whiney, Hiney, Corny, Louie, Nifty and Slowernu.
    /sorry if I left anyone out!

  9. txpatriot on January 6th, 2007 at 10:57 am

    Sadly, far too many Americans are completely unaware of their absolute right, as jurors, to judge both the facts AND the law. Any judge who tells the jury that they can only judge the facts and must accept the law as given by the judge is a LIAR and corrupt, which, sadly, is virtually all of them. If only one of the jurors on this case had known this fact, he/she could have, at least, hung the jury and thus rebuked the government for outrageously prosecuting these border agents.

    See: Fox News — border agents
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ftxLucV2vg

  10. The Dude on January 6th, 2007 at 11:04 am

    #7 L2H,

    I can’t believe what LST has turned into.

    So what is it that you think LST should be?

  11. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 11:04 am

    # 8

    ROFLMAO that was good.

  12. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 11:09 am

    #9

    txpatriot

    I like to use jury nullification.

    * Where a jury refuses to accept the validity of evidence at trail and acquits or convicts on a lesser offense.
    http://www.iejs.com/glossary/Glossary_J.htm

    * Jury nullification is the act of a jury judging the law itself, of which a defendant is accused of violating, and rendering a not-guilty verdict based upon its judgement of the law as invalid or unjust. The right of jury nullification comes from English common law, and is therefore preserved in those legal systems derived from it. These include most English-speaking countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

  13. Butch on January 6th, 2007 at 11:23 am

    #8 - But what about “Butchie”?

  14. Butch on January 6th, 2007 at 11:26 am

    I kinda know what luv2hammer means….but it will be ok. Sometimes we just need to be silly or cute…just to lighten things up a bit. No one gets hurt. I’m always glad to see everyone here. We have lost a few but they come around from time to time.

  15. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 11:29 am

    #13

    Butch

    Isn’t Burpy good enough. LOL.

  16. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 11:33 am

    # 8

    Malcolm

    I cannot match neocon or southern tragedy to any of the names. LOL. Maybe Peggy is neo and Jumpy is ST. LOL.

  17. malcolm on January 6th, 2007 at 11:34 am

    #13 Butchie: I apologized already!
    Emme nailed it in #15!

  18. sunny on January 6th, 2007 at 11:54 am

    Which one won?

  19. malcolm on January 6th, 2007 at 12:24 pm

    #16 Emme:
    We could have “Connie” for Neo, “Sunnie” for Sunny. How about “Tragidee” for ST?
    Mine could be “Corny”.
    “malcolmy” sounds stupidy.

  20. JRB on January 6th, 2007 at 12:25 pm

    I believe jury nullification is what got OJ a not guilty verdict, so, in MHO it’s not always a good thing. Oh wait, that may have been a case of stupidity by 12 honest persons. That seem to happen alot when people get picked for a jurys, like the Durst trial in Galveston.

  21. Wino on January 6th, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    Number six won almost every contest, regardless of which pig wore the number. I am of the firm belief that chicanery was afoot.

    The other pig colors were dipped in soporifics or the number 6 colors were laced with amphetamines, or something similar, I am certain.

    There were about 300 people there, I’d estimate, but I’ve never been tasked with crowd estimating before.

    It was a really good time. I owe a lot of people a lot of beer when next I see them. The sausage on a stick was really good, too.

    Wouldn’t you know it? I left the effing box on my table! All the stuff I was going to bring is still in my possession. We made arrangements for next week, though, so the deliveries will commence then.

  22. Squawkbox Noise on January 6th, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    luv2hammer
    #7

    Unlike the Dude, #10, I am more curious as to what you think LST has turned into from what?

    My take is

    This is a blog.
    This is a blog with several different contributors/bloggers.
    This is a blog with several different contributors/bloggers that post stories and opinion on what interests them.
    This is a blog that invites comments from her readers.
    This is a blog that offers an open comments section.
    This is a blog that offers an open comments section where the readers pretty much control the subject matter.
    This is a blog that has a strong core of contributors and readers.
    This is a blog that also expiriences transiency of readers/commenters which affects the personality of certain portions (open comments in particular) of this blog.
    This is a blog.

  23. Wino on January 6th, 2007 at 12:35 pm

    Speaking of what LST has turned into…

    I was outside the other day, and I saw a car turn into a garage. Luckily, though, the garage door was open at the time, so there was no damage to either the car or the garage.

  24. EricPJohnson on January 6th, 2007 at 12:37 pm

    Squawk

    What time are the Texans playing today?

    :)

  25. Wino on January 6th, 2007 at 12:54 pm

    #24 EPJ

    They are on right after the Astros Doubleheader.

  26. malcolm on January 6th, 2007 at 1:00 pm

    #25 Winey:
    The Oilers game comes on ahead of the Astros I believe.

  27. southerntragedy on January 6th, 2007 at 1:02 pm

    Drive by post! Gotta get back to work. Catcha after I get home. Thought you might want to know why you shouldn’t do drugs.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc

    (slightly bad language)

  28. SC on January 6th, 2007 at 1:20 pm

    #24 What do the Texans play?

  29. SC on January 6th, 2007 at 1:22 pm

    #27 ST thats hilarious.

  30. Argus on January 6th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    RRecent developments in the “Lonely Kerry” fib:

    http://hotair.com/archives/2007/01/05/the-lonely-senator-update/

    The whole lonely Kerry fib never made sense in the first place. To be true, it required fighting men and women to act like some high school girl in a huff by “shunning” the Senator. I like to think that if they had a bone to pick with the Senator that they would do so to his face.

  31. southerntragedy on January 6th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    #26 uhhh Malcolm, Oilers? Who’s the Oilers?

    Emme: a pig named JUMPY in my honor? What exactly are you implying? I can’t sit still? I think you are making fun of my medical condition…. :)

    About the pig races, at the end of the races, they had a firework display to music such as “Proud to Be an American” and other related songs. Well worth my 5$ admission! I gotta tell ya, I feel sorry for Mr.Baker’s new neighbors. Those pigs STUNK and it was cold outside. Can you imagine how it’s gonna smell in the Texas heat? eeewwwww!

    I am planning on going again, but leaving twins at home next time. They made me behave. :(

  32. Dave D on January 6th, 2007 at 3:19 pm

    #30 Argus,…Not wishing to be rude, but have you ever considered getting a life! Who the F`*K cares?!?! Kerry is just a Gigolo, the funny thing about it though, is that his latest meal-ticket, got her money by being married to a Republican, if I remember it right. Put “dead horse” back in the barn.

  33. Neocon on January 6th, 2007 at 3:26 pm

    Dave D

    Mr. Heinz was indeed a Republican. Just think, if he were alive today, he’d be rolling in his grave!

  34. sargevining on January 6th, 2007 at 3:29 pm

    #30

    Argie;

    Like you, the original website tried to say that the photo of Kerry alone in a mess hall full of soldiers was a fake. I distinctly remember you using the word “LIAR” to describe the soldier who originally posted it on his blog.

    Now, you swear the pic is genuine, along with the self serving explanation as to why kerry found himself alone.

    Basically, your defense is that it wasn’t the soldiers who didn’t want to eat withKerry, it was erry who didn;t want to eat with THEM.

    Both tactics beteray a desperate desire to depict this as anything other than what it really is:

    This is the SECOND war that Kerry has pissed off serving soldiers in enough to make him a pariah.

  35. Squawkbox Noise on January 6th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    Tap Tap Tap; 

    Attention Troll THIS is for you.

  36. txpatriot on January 6th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

    #12 emmekelley

    Right on! Jury nullification is the last line of defense against an abusive government.

    #20 JRB

    Yes, guilty parties can go free. But far worse would be an innocent party wrongly convicted. It behooves each of us to overcome our dumbed-down public school “education” (http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/) and learn the facts of our legal and political heritage. The media will rarely, if ever, tell us the truth about such matters.

  37. Wino on January 6th, 2007 at 3:50 pm

    Some Pig Race Pics (and links for relatively low-res versions of them) available on my ‘blog. If you want one in higher resolution (though I don’t know what for), let me know.

  38. southerntragedy on January 6th, 2007 at 3:54 pm

    We are doomed as a country. DJ, this one’s for you! North American Union? Over my dead body! I did hear they had a TTC protest today, but can’t find any info. on it. US citizens must unite and fight!

    http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53633

  39. flygal on January 6th, 2007 at 4:04 pm

    Off subject:
    I was listening to “Old Time Radio” this morning. One of the Whistler shows dealt with a man who strived to get to a high position; unfortunately, he also owed money to people, so once he attained that high position, he accepted money from ne’er do wells for secrets. He was found out, and he and his wive went to live out the rest of their lives in another country, lonely
    This was the story of Benedict Arnold.
    It was first aired in March of 1951
    It was written and aired to let people know that there are alot of -ism’s out there with the promise of a better future, but we need to steer clear of them, since America (at least as it was) is the best future anyone can hope for.
    I listened to it, and the reason for the original broadcast, and thought: if only those people could know what happened to America, so many people being taken in by all the -ism’s, and how America has declined because of it. They would be turning over in their graves saying “I told you so”

  40. marc on January 6th, 2007 at 4:33 pm

    Omar, In Bagdad, has some good analysis of what’s going on. Why can’t our folks see this???

    http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/

    We need to bruize Iran and Syria badly, and soon.

  41. Dave D on January 6th, 2007 at 5:04 pm

    Emmekelly and txpatriot, What most people don’t know is that Jury nullification is one of the “corner stones” of our Constitution; it was very popular up until about the first of the twentieth century. It actually comes from “Old English Law” the idea is that, with a person being judged by a Jury of his peers, he not only can expect the Jurors to weigh the facts, but also the laws, I.E. if Jurors think that a law is just not right, they can override it. This is the most important part of the judicial process in this country. Sadly with most people being unaware of anything that goes on in the country,(Damn, what are the Oilers, Dallas, Rockets doing?), the Judges and Prosecutors have watered the law down. I’ve been on three juries in my life and I’ve been called up many, many, times, and I’ll never forget the first time that I was called up for Harris County, the Judge said that he was the Judge of the Law and we were the Judge of the facts. WRONG!! We are the Judges of both! I’ve even heard of Juriors being held in contempt, for mentioning “Jury nullification”! But the fact is, you should keep your mouth shut and vote your conscience. I’ll never forget the story, a few years ago, about an old black lady that was giving, GIVING, away sandwiches out of her house to help poor folks in need. The damn food service Gestapo’s gave her a $50 ticket and they took her to court, she was found guilty and the fine was adjudicated! The stupid Jurors said “we wanted to find her innocent but the Judge said we couldn’t”. WHAT!?!? What happened to your brain? BTW, I’ve not been seated on a jury since I grew up, and I never will. The last time was in 1978, when I was 24.

  42. Dave D on January 6th, 2007 at 5:06 pm

    OOP!,…I forgot,…Dave takes his “Soap Box” back to the Barn.

  43. Elizabeth on January 6th, 2007 at 5:45 pm

    Dave, This sounds retarded but - I ate an exceptionally good apple last night and it reminded me of you…

    Now before you call the men in white jackets - allow me to explain…

    Like I said, it was a GREAT apple. Fresh, cool, crisp, juicy, sweet with just the perfect touch of tartness. Normally (actually NEVER) do I notice such things about what I eat and certainly not something as mundane and ordinary as an apple. But this apple was exceptional.

    And it made me take pause and think…

    “This apple came from a tree somewhere, and probably not near here. That tree stood in the earth and gathered nutrients from it. That tree stood in the sunshine, wind and rain, and gathered nutrients from those too. Birds no doubts rested on that tree’s limbs. And ALL of those things worked together to make this apple so good.” And I thought - Dave “gets this.”

    So Grampa? What’s For Supper?

  44. Jean on January 6th, 2007 at 5:54 pm

    # 38 ST- Wow the stories just keep piling up don’t they? FOX has nibbled at this story but not enough. We are going to stage a rally or something to get people’s attention on this. Most who mention it are looked at like they are crazy. It only makes sense there is a REASON Bush will not defend the borders, still all and all this has been in the making since NAFTA and propaganda of sympathy for devil has been consistant for over a decade.
    Let’s hope we can save our country.

  45. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 6:20 pm

    Just a little snip of what it was like back then:

    http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/troosevelt.asp

    Theodore Roosevelt’s ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

    “In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American…There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag… We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language… and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”

    Theodore Roosevelt 1907

  46. phil on January 6th, 2007 at 6:36 pm

    #45

    We don’t have a president like that instead we have The Delusional Dunce.

    Real Fact:

    Nearly One Million Sex crimes committed by Illegal Aliens in the last 5 years, all under the watch of The Delusional Dunce.

    The Delusional Dunce, Dubbed-ya Ditz’s Propaganda Fact:

    “They all just come here to work and do the jobs Uh-Murr-eee-cans won’t do.”

  47. southerntragedy on January 6th, 2007 at 6:37 pm

    I was listening to Chris Baker yesterday. The subject was Apathy by Design. You can listen to his podcast, it’s the 1st one right now, that I am talking about. A caller said he read a book in the 1980’s called America at the Crossroads by the Council of Foreign Relations. It sounded sci-fi to him at the time. Now, he is realizing that it’s not too far off. When I heard him speaking, it made sense as to why our government is not doing anything. It’s the only reason I can think of. It’s 14:15 into the 1/5 4th hour show. It related to Mexico, Texas, and Canada. I searched, but couldn’t find the book.

    Elizabeth, I’m glad you enjoyed your apple! That was a great story! Thanks!

  48. southerntragedy on January 6th, 2007 at 6:42 pm

    Phil: Personally, I’m sick and tired of you blaming Bush for EVERYTHING! This crap has been going on since the LAST amenesty! SHEESH! Can’t you talk about the rest of the President’s faults as well, or do you just have that much hatred for Bush like the rest of the liberals? Break the broken record, dude! Bottom Line: NO President in the last 20-30 years has done anything about the border. Put some suck it up cream on, and move on, already! /ducks and backs outa the room very quietly….

  49. Dave D on January 6th, 2007 at 6:56 pm

    #43 Elizabeth, you’re soo sweet, but you don’t even know me! But they guy you were thinking about was my Father; he was the true man who was “one with nature”. He could plant and grow anything, he could kill a chicken, pig, deer, squirrel, or whatever, but he never killed anything he didn’t eat, unless it was predator, after his food stock. He also was very fond of animals, he always had dogs and cats about and even had a pet chicken once, that he trained to lay on it’s back in his lap! He only had the damn thing in the house because it was so small and stunted that he knew that if he left it outside in the winter it would die. My Mom was NOT happy with this! He knew about every plant or tree that grew in south Alabama. My sister always said that, Daddy recycled before recycling was cool. She was right because, he recycled, because; he was raised during the depression and never had a damn thing. When I was little, he and my Mom made good money but we lived like we had nothing. I was twelve years old before I ever drove a “store-bought’n-nail” I always dug through the nail bucket and pounded one out as straight as I could and used it. To this day I can drive a bent clothes hanger through a piece of oak! ;=) I do appreciate the thought though, it would seem to me, that you have picked up on something from me, that I learned from my Daddy, and that makes me very, very, proud!!
    As for supper, my lovely bride worked all day and she got home about the time I sat down in front of my computer and I think we’ll go out to our favorite “hole-in the wall place” that has good sea food!
    OOPS! She’s staring at me as I speak,…Gotta go!

  50. Dave D on January 6th, 2007 at 6:58 pm

    #43 Oops! I forgot about, Dave “gets this.” Yes I do!!

  51. Squawkbox Noise on January 6th, 2007 at 7:05 pm

    Southerncomfort oops tragedy
    Here are all the books from the Council on Foreign Relations. Pick yer poison I could not find a book that looks remotely like the one that fellow described. I heard the caller btw.

    http://www.brookings.edu/press/books_index_page.htm?show=all

  52. southerntragedy on January 6th, 2007 at 7:15 pm

    Squawkie, I think you’re trying to keep me busy! Thanks for the hook-up. After browsing, I giggled at this one: Nuclear Proliferation…poor Prez. Bush! Didn’t see one from 1980…..but I will be reading some of these topics you pointed out to me. Thank you Moderator, Handyman, and all around, nice guy! What did you think about the caller’s comments?

  53. malcolm on January 6th, 2007 at 7:22 pm

    We read/hear what he’s saying…how did he vote in the past? Anyone know?
    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467674368&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

  54. bigjolly on January 6th, 2007 at 7:29 pm

    Katfish,

    were you able to make the Patriot Guard honor ride today for Pfc. Given? It was an incredible, incredible sight. Over 200 bikes, 52 flag bikes. People were stopping spontaneously on I-45, standing outside their cars saluting and hands over their heart as we rode to the cemetery. The rain came pouring along with the tears.

    Thank you for getting me involved last year.

  55. The Dude on January 6th, 2007 at 7:30 pm

    I don’t really trust the credibility of this source, but I’ll let you folks read and decide for yourselves.

  56. Squawkbox Noise on January 6th, 2007 at 7:38 pm

    ST
    Far be it for me to say the guy was a nut. Especially when I understand what he was talking about.

    Actually America came to her crossroads during the Viet Nam war. To borrow from a quote by Yogi Berra, America came to a fork in the road and took it. And here we are.

  57. Squawkbox Noise on January 6th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

    Here ya go Malcom

    Hoyers voting record

    http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=H1681103

  58. Squawkbox Noise on January 6th, 2007 at 7:44 pm

    The Dude

    I say yep based on stories from the JPost, Debka File and few other sources.

  59. southerntragedy on January 6th, 2007 at 8:05 pm

    Squawk, thanks for the insight.

    The Dude: I found the article refreshing to me. Hopefully someone has some gonads left. I say, if it’s true, let the chips fall as they may..but then again, I’m a redneck! But then again, why announce your game plan? My motto is: Kick butt, take names, and shoot the wounded….War is h - e - double toothpicks…I don’t think we (that being the USA, not me) have enough gonads to back them.

    Note: does anybody here think our nuclear weapons still work? If so, why do you think that?

  60. Elizabeth on January 6th, 2007 at 8:52 pm

    #59 ST

    Note: does anybody here think our nuclear weapons still work? If so, why do you think that?

    ROFL! Leave it to a woman to be LOGICAL and PRACTICAL! But that’s an EXCELLENT point!

  61. Elizabeth on January 6th, 2007 at 8:56 pm

    I have this vision of ST chasing her soldier husband across a blazing battlefield…

    “Honey! You forgot your bullets!”

  62. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 8:59 pm

    #61

    Elizabeth

    ROFL. No, ST would be running right next to him, both blazing with there guns and knives after the bad guys.

  63. Elizabeth on January 6th, 2007 at 9:02 pm

    #62 Emme
    Yea, you’re right!

  64. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 9:04 pm

    #62

    One day you need to ask ST how Mr Freeze is? LOL.

  65. Elizabeth on January 6th, 2007 at 9:04 pm

    #62 And she’d be making dinner and reading a bedtime story to the kids at the same time!

  66. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 9:05 pm

    I meant #63

  67. Elizabeth on January 6th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

    #64 I’ll ask her this Friday. Hope to meet you and every one there!

  68. emmekelley on January 6th, 2007 at 9:13 pm

    Good

  69. marc on January 6th, 2007 at 9:19 pm

    59, ST,

    As far as the US Air Force goes, every Atomic Munition is sent back to the “factory” every few years for refurbishment. The warheads are disassembled as needed and brought up to date. The fissionables don’t deteriorate for a long time:

    U-235, 700,000,000 years half life,
    Plutonium-239, 24,000 years half life.

    They are also given new tech arming and delivery systems. Our Nukes still work. They just don’t have to blow them up to make sure.

    Our SAC Bombers cary Nukes on every mission, every day, 24/7. Think about it, when you look up tomorrow at the pretty clouds and see a couple vapor trails criss-crossing the sky, think-that is at least one very functional and ready A Bomb passing overhead.

    Hope that helps ST.

    We also have several major class Subs and Battle Ships with ICBM Nukes. They are up to date also.

    The ground based stuff I haven’t heard much about in recent years. I know they got rid of a bunch of old Silos and the ICBMs in the ’80s. Anyone know what they were replaced with?

  70. marc on January 6th, 2007 at 9:23 pm

    That is if you can see the sky tommorrow.

  71. marc on January 6th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    Went to all the effort to answer ST’s question and she went to bed.

  72. Neocon on January 6th, 2007 at 11:18 pm

    Marc,

    shiite happens!

  73. Wino on January 6th, 2007 at 11:34 pm

    Think about it, when you look up tomorrow at the pretty clouds and see a couple vapor trails criss-crossing the sky, think-that is at least one very functional and ready A Bomb passing overhead

    What do we do if we see a banana?

  74. phil on January 6th, 2007 at 11:42 pm

    #48

    The only kind of creme that will be needed is of the Preparation H variety and America will need tons of it.

    Once the Delusional Dunce signs the Amnesty bill, that the traitors in congress put together, he will forever change the destiny of this country and put us on a collision course with Rome.

    This is the congress he wanted, so he could pass his amnesty sham bill.

    And when he signs it he will look in the camera, smile and say “this bill is good for America”

    What was the illegal alien population 20/30 years ago and what is it now?

    How many illegal aliens have entered since the Delusional Dunce became president?

    How can you win a war with illegals invading your country?

    What did Ike do about illegals entering this country?

    What happened to Rome when they quit protecting their borders?

    Has illegal alien crime soared in the last 5 years?

    Where should the buck stop, when it comes to securing our borders in a Post 9/11/01 world?

  75. Squawkbox Noise on January 7th, 2007 at 12:57 am

    And when he signs it he will look in the camera, smile and say “this bill is good for America”

    Damnit Phil you are slipping amigo. You forgot “in the spirit of bipartisanship”. Don’t let that happen again.

    BTW Happy New Year to you bud.\\\

  76. txpatriot on January 7th, 2007 at 1:15 am

    #41 Dave D

    The next time you get a jury summons, ask the court clerk to define “U.S. Citizen,” which is a requirement to serve on a jury. You might be surprised at the answer you get.

  77. sunny on January 7th, 2007 at 2:36 am

    #73…Wino…if you see a banana…you start to worry…then run back inside! Either that or take a pic of it….could be worth a fortune if you see it!

    Peels of laughter here!

  78. southerntragedy on January 7th, 2007 at 6:44 am

    Marc, thanks for the insight, and hope and pray that you are right. (And not even going to wonder how you know this stuff), except for:
    How do we know that U-235, 700,000,000 years half life and Plutonium-239, 24,000 years half life?

    Emme and Elizabeth, y’all give me way too much credit! FYI, I don’t multi-task very well! :)

    Phil, this is the set up for the North American Union. Until Americans stand up and fight against it, it is pretty much a done deal. Texans need to take a stand against the TTC first, since this is where it’s going to begin. Too bad most people are self absorbed with their own lives to know about it or do anything. sigh…

  79. southerntragedy on January 7th, 2007 at 7:48 am

    Bound to Cooperate
    Europe and the Middle East, Volume II
    by Christian-Peter Hanelt and Felix Neugart, eds.
    (Book)
    01/1/2007

    They want $52 for this paperback book? $52? It better be lined in gold! Never fails. Champagne taste on a beer budget…

  80. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 8:24 am

    #79
    ST

    Champagne taste on a beer budget…

    If that is your budget then mine is beer taste on bubble gum budget. LOL.

  81. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 8:47 am
  82. vlou on January 7th, 2007 at 9:31 am

    #80 - ROFL - I love it!

  83. BSue on January 7th, 2007 at 9:56 am

    #69
    If you look up at our bright blue sky today and see SAC aircraft, you must be at an airshow, or a museum.

    The Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force whose mission is to provide air combat forces (mostly aircraft), to other commands, including both commands within the Air Force as well as the United States’ Unified Combatant Commands that include elements from different branches of the armed forces. ACC is headquartered at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.

    It was created 1 June 1992 by the merging of the Tactical Air Command (which was thereby inactivated), and the Strategic Air Command (which was thereby inactivated) picking up bombers and ICBMs (although the ICBMs were transferred to the Air Force Space Command a year later).
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Combat_Command

  84. BSue on January 7th, 2007 at 11:08 am

    Lest anyone misinterpret my #83 - I grew up in the shadow of Dyess Air Force Base, and remember being told, when I saw B-52’s taking off or landing, that noise was the sound of freedom. I felt very secure, knowing that those men were always in the air, should there be, God forbid, a need for thier box of horrors.

    A bit about the history of the 7th Bomb Wing, formerly part of the Strategic Air Command:

    The wing received it’s first B-52 June 19, 1958, and a month later received it’s first KC-135. The 7th maintained alert status and flew global deterrence and refueling operations until the onset of the Vietnam War. The wing deployed and flew combat operations in Southeast Asia from 1965 until the end of the Vietnam War. On Jan. 3, 1974, the 7th resumed its worldwide nuclear alert duties and continued to deter until ordered to deploy people and equipment for Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM. After an overwhelming victory in the Persian Gulf, the wing returned to Carswell. In September 1991, President Bush ordered a stand down of all nuclear alert duties. Carswell Air Force Base prepared for closure.

    On Oct. 1, 1993, the 7th was inactivated at Carswell and activated at Dyess, integrating the operations of the B-1B and C-130. The diverse 7th Wing was born and for the next three and half years, operated around the globe. The wing reorganized April 1, 1997, as the 7th Bomb Wing and gave operational control of the C-130s to the Air Mobility Command. Now, the 7th BW is the premier operational B-1B unit in the U.S. Air Force.

    Many people thought, after the Cold War ended, we would never ever need the nuclear deterrent that SAC provided. I fear that many people may have been wrong!

  85. SC on January 7th, 2007 at 11:15 am
  86. BSue on January 7th, 2007 at 11:18 am

    #85 SC
    Ouch - I wondered what was, tugging at my wallet! I guess between our new congress, and Gov. Goodhair, it’ll be a miracle if my wallet survives the tug of war, and anything is left for poor old me.

  87. southerntragedy on January 7th, 2007 at 11:29 am

    #85 SC: I knew this was coming. I still agree with Tedtam and the Empty Wallet Protest! As for taxing the oil companies, who do you think is actually pay for this? Us! Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figgur that out!

    Don’t worry, I sent Prez Bush 6 red ink refills for his VETO pen, and directions on how to use the pen! I got y’alls back! :)

  88. Yellowdogdem on January 7th, 2007 at 11:48 am

    Does anyone on here know who owns the Washington Times?

  89. sargevining on January 7th, 2007 at 12:10 pm

    trolling, trolling, trolling

  90. sargevining on January 7th, 2007 at 12:27 pm

    Yellowdog’s premise is that because the Washington Times is owned by the Unification Church, you can’t beleive anything it says.

    I’m busy today, but the first person who wants to show what an idiot some people can be, and the way they used Logical Falliceies to warp people’s minds…all you need to do is go find another story from another news outleat that says the same thing—that Nancy Pelosi changed House rules that make it easier to raise taxes—go ahead and postit and we’ll se how Yellowdog tries to make it look like a lie another way,

  91. sargevining on January 7th, 2007 at 12:39 pm

    I will say this:

    Yellowdog’s immediate—and spurious—attack ib the source of true news in an attempt to make it look untrue shows just how DESPERATE Demopcrats are to hide thier intnetion of increasing your taxes.

    BTW, Yeller;

    Logically, youhave just signed on to the notion that the Media is biased. We can ther fore begin a discussion as to who is biased and in what direction, and how many of each there are….

    And you will come to the unaviodable (because it’s mathematical) conclusion that the meida is overwhelmingly biased towards Liberals—which therfore reenfoces a NEED for Conservatively biased noews sources so that people can get thier information from both sides and come to thier own independent conclusions.

  92. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    #90
    Sarge

    This one is for you Yellerdog:

    http://news.bostonherald.com/politics/view.bg?articleid=175551

  93. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
  94. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
  95. tedtam on January 7th, 2007 at 2:24 pm

    There once was a liberal guy
    Who wanted to put a banana up high
    To make some vague point
    But time in a beer joint
    Screwed up his motivation to let fly.

  96. tedtam on January 7th, 2007 at 2:24 pm

    Idea for a piggy name: Slo-Mo

  97. tedtam on January 7th, 2007 at 2:37 pm

    An Iranian developed a missile,
    And to the U.S. sent an epistle
    Saying “Convert or you die,
    My missile I’ll fly!”
    But he found not only the missile was fissile.

  98. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 2:38 pm

    #96

    tedtam

    LOL. How about Larry and Curly.

  99. tedtam on January 7th, 2007 at 2:41 pm

    #98
    How ’bout “Dead Meat” or “Tomorrow’s breakfast”

  100. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 2:45 pm

    LOL how about meathead.

  101. tedtam on January 7th, 2007 at 2:47 pm

    #100
    It fits. Archie Bunker was a bigot, wasn’t he? It fits right in with the Islamofascist ideology of convert or die, right?
    /not slamming all Muslims, just the intolerant ones who maim and kill or condone such

  102. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 3:00 pm

    I was thinking what a flaming liberal meathead (Rob Reiner)is in true life. Unlike a made up pretend show like All in the Family against the belief Islamofascist have in real life.

  103. tedtam on January 7th, 2007 at 3:11 pm

    True, true. Unfortunately I must prepare for my class I’m teaching tonight. Blog on!

  104. southerntragedy on January 7th, 2007 at 3:13 pm

    Hello? tap tap tap….ahem…™

    Would the Miami Police Department please release the 2 Iraqi and 1 Lebanese guys? They didn’t have any money to board the cruise ships….thank-you.

  105. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 3:21 pm

    #104

    ST

    ROFL Now that sure is mean spirited ST. (Hee Hee) All they had to do was go to N Pelosi and ask for an earmark. Oh wait a minute then she would have to raise taxes to pay as she goes. LOL.

  106. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    ST, Neocon and 8-ball you have mail.

  107. Dave D on January 7th, 2007 at 3:57 pm

    How about Makin’ Bacon?

  108. sargevining on January 7th, 2007 at 4:04 pm

    OK, Let’s review:

    A story was posted that said Democrats have made aRule change in the way Congress votes that will make it easier ofr Deomcrats to raise taxes.

    We got a response from an admitted liberal that the people who owned that newspaper were from the Unification Church, which was designed to cast a negative light on the story.

    We then had several people post several different articles,which said essentially the same thing, but from a different point of view.

    Ergo; we can go forward with thenknowldeges that Deomcrats have pased a rule in Congress wich will make it easier for them to raise taxes.
    Not mentioned, however, the rule OUGHT to make it just as easy to CUT SPENDING to cover tax cuts—which, I think, is what the majority of the people in this country (who are not slavishly tied to one party or the other) really wants.

    We can therefore assume that WE WON;T BE SEEING ANY TAX CUTS FROM THIS CONGRESS AND ARE LIKELY TO SEE BOTH TAX AND SPEDING INCREASES.

    Plese, yellerdog—post a story from one of your “approved” news sources that tells us anything different

  109. Elizabeth on January 7th, 2007 at 4:05 pm

    1. Jimmy Dean
    2. Rath
    3. Roast-n-taters
    4. Lightning Lard
    5. Cruisin’ Cracklins’

  110. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 4:08 pm

    #107

    Now that was really good. I will have a BLT with mayo please.

  111. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 4:12 pm

    #109

    ROFLMAO. I forgot that we had pork rinds with habanero sauce at the races. So I really like #5.

  112. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 4:26 pm

    Hello? tap tap tap….ahem…™

    Hey 8-ball(Nancy Drew) how are the Frito’s and hot sauce?

  113. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 4:31 pm

    Does anyone know if Stag’s Head has pool tables? Their web site doesn’t show if there is any tables.

  114. Dave D on January 7th, 2007 at 4:31 pm

    Habanero?! Damn, you Gals are tough, I buy Tabasco sauce in 55 gallon drums, and I’ve had very few Jalapeno’s that were very hot, but I’m not man enough to tackle a habanero!

    Scoville Heat Unit Scale;
    Habanero = 200,000 to 300,000
    Tabasco = 30,000 to 50,000
    Cayenne = 35,000
    Jalapeno = 3,500 to 4,500

    http://www.epicurean.com/articles/hot-peppers.html

  115. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 4:34 pm

    They do have:

    8minuteDating
    Tuesday Night, January 9th

    http://www.stagsheadpub.com/

    I would think it only appropriate to have pool tables. LOL.

  116. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 4:36 pm

    #114

    LOL it was the mild habanero sauce with just a little kick.

  117. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    Not bad for a mild sauce.

  118. nz-texas on January 7th, 2007 at 4:54 pm

    buddy of mine put one in my salad that I thought was a yellow bell pepper. Drank the whole table’s waters, beers, and margaritas trying to put out the fire. Don’t ask about the next day - toilet paper belongs in the fridge

  119. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 5:09 pm

    # 118

    Maybe you needed one of these for afterwards. LOL.

  120. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    Did you have a looklike this?

  121. nz-texas on January 7th, 2007 at 5:20 pm

    PepperFool.com Dessert Recipes…Habanero Ice Cream

    #120 - LOL - here’s a recipe for you

  122. nz-texas on January 7th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

    nothing worse than great mexican food that you can’t taste because of one little pepper killing your taste buds

  123. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 5:30 pm

    #121

    LOL that sounds good. Maybe put the ice cream on one of these.

  124. nz-texas on January 7th, 2007 at 5:34 pm

    who in their right mind would eat that cr@p? Next thing they’ll deep fry it and sell it at the rodeo

  125. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 5:49 pm

    About like this at the state fair.

  126. emmekelley on January 7th, 2007 at 5:55 pm

    I will say with the battle of the pepper, Sonic’s jalapeño burger is actually on the hot side to me. I don’t know where they get their peppers from but they are hot.

  127. nz-texas on January 7th, 2007 at 6:08 pm

    #125
    I want fried ice.
    #126
    just be thankful you still get Sonic - nothing over here has any food like it. Anything hot here is a curry or asian. Miss the brown bag special!!

  128. Neocon on January 7th, 2007 at 6:30 pm

    Emmekelley

    You’ve got mail!

  129. phil on January 7th, 2007 at 6:37 pm