Smiling is infectious,
You can catch it like the flu.
Someone smiled at me today,
And I started smiling too.
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Mornin Blogospherians™
T G I FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!
GOOOOOOOOD MOORNNINNG!!!!!!!!
Its FFRRIIDDAAYY,
and a three day weekend for some whhewwww.
I stumbled upon this speech given by JFK in 1961 about the President and the press. With all the debate about the press today especially in regards to the war coverage I thought you all might enjoy not only reading it but actually listening to a recording of it. I wonder how much John Kennedy would have in common with his brother Edward today?
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Archives/Reference+Desk/Speeches/JFK/003POF03NewspaperPublishers04271961.htm
enjoy!
Are we done talking about Larry Craig and public restroom stalls ? Enough is enough. I’m repulsed by even those commentators with whom I generally agree. I have no doubt the real reason why visitors from other galaxies never overtly reveal themselves. Every time they show up, mankind has erupted into one of its chronic orgies of obsessive madness. They just turn and run - I would.
Good Morning…..I’m still trying to digest the idea that someone can buy a cup of coffee for 50 cents!
Great picture. Did anyone else notice the boy in the background being “drug” away by the arm. Me thinks someone got in trouble.
I remember when mine was a happy little guy like that.
Awwwww,……
/Blue Bell ice cream song
Heard about Hillary on Letterman last night with her top ten list, one was if elected her vice president wouldn’t shoot someone in the face (not too bad actually). I could name ten things that wouldn’t happen in the Oval Office alone.
Texpat, how much press is the New York Oscar Wyatt trial getting up there?
I wasn’t even aware of it until today. But then, I have been too busy to keep up much, lately.
Here’s a story from today’s Commiecal.
http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/5097297.html
#2
AZ
Something tells me he would have evolved to the far out left as well.
#4 - I’m one of the lucky ones who still gets free coffee at work. TxDOT can take their 50-cent cup of coffee and stop wasting my tax money.
#6 - my daughters are happy like that. When you’re buying something for them. Otherwise they’re typical snarling hormonal teens.
They are so cute at that age - to bad the grow up.
My youngest is sixteen, the oldest was in his teens ten years ago. I had forgotten how stupid I am.
#9 Shannon
Oscar Wyatt’s trial has received next to no publicity here. The AP article you linked to is the only original thing I’ve seen. Bear in mind, Manhattan is a relative ghost town the last 2-3 weeks of August so locally generated stories are at a low. Most schools here do not begin until the day after Labor Day. It will be interesting to see next week when the media machine cranks back up.
And don’t forget, Lynn Wyatt has many, many friends among the media elites and teleliterati of NYC. I’m curious to see how they play it up here. Trial proceedings begin Tuesday.
#2 - AZ right ON! Easy to forget as we age who affected us most along the way. Of course I was too young a lad to have a political opinion but I do know I always liked ole JFK. Even if he was reading that text what a fantastic orator!
GREAT POST dude!
#9 Shannon
I won’t quote the comments of our late uncle, a former Senior Executive VP for Tenneco, since it would be hearsay in this public forum. His judgement and integrity were unimpeachable in my book. However, it is safe to say he held Oscar Wyatt in the very lowest esteem possible after having had direct dealings with the man.
HISD Officer in trouble for passing out a ghetto handbook…. oops!
“A crudely made “Ghetto Handbook” distributed by a Houston school district police officer sparked angry words Thursday from leaders in the district and the community”….
“The eight-page handout, which includes a few grainy photographs, purports to offer definitions that will enable the reader to speak Ebonics “as if you just came out of the hood.” Ebonics is a nonstandard variety of English spoken by some black Americans.”
An what would an article about race be without the brain droppings of Quanell “Junebug” Da Tenff!
“Houston activist Quanell X said he will ask today that Chief Wiley and anyone involved in the incident be reprimanded.
“What I’m angry about is that the supervisor did not file the complaint himself,” he said. “The HISD police chief should have done more immediately, once this racist literature was brought to his attention.”
http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5097092.html
Fasternu
I’m Jewish. Can we have Hebonics also. If we can’t enjoy ourselves who can we enjoy. Quanell is playing the race card again.
And as far as Quanell double nickle why do all of his vehicles have paper tags ?
Man I am glad the gov is really cracking down and deporting the illegals. Bwahahahaha
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=inDepthNews&storyid=2007-08-30T130343Z_01_N29457466_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-IMMIGRATION-RETURN.xml&src=rss
PHOENIX (Reuters) - When a heavy knock came on the door of her Phoenix home, Mari knew that the immigration police had finally caught up with her. Arrested and held for a month in a U.S. jail, she was sent back to Guatemala on a prison flight.
But four weeks later, after raising a $5,000 smuggling fee, she was back with her family in Arizona.
As U.S. authorities step up deportations of illegal immigrants, a growing number of them, like Mari, are simply turning round and heading back stateside to rejoin families and resume their lives.
What the hell!!!!
Hmmm, too bad I didn’t spend more money than I could afford on my house. It would have been so nice to have my neighobr pick up what I can’t afford via his taxes.
I certainly hope that illegal aliens are included in this, but of course, I’m sure they will be.
I love this trend…
Buy a car that won’t pass inspection and the govenment wants to buy you a new own (via those who pay taxes).
Buy a house you can’t afford and the government chips in so you can keep it (via those who pay taxes).
Live in another country and have the government pay to educate your children (via those who pay taxes).
Break into our country and the gvoernment will pay your medical bills (via those who pay taxes).
SOMEONE PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME!!! WHY AM I GOING TO WORK EACH DAY?!?!?!?!
Wayne and Channel 13 did a good job exposing that “money pit”, the Houston Sports Authority. They have built three stadiums and looking to try to keep their jobs by wasting more tax dollars on building an unapproved soccer stadium. The HSA also enjoys wasting taxpayer money on stadium improvements that should have been made by the team owners and maintaining luxury boxes at those stadiums. If I remember, the HSA tried to get involved in building cultural facilities. How do we kill this “beast” who enjoys sucking up taxpayer dollars for their own benefit. Look at all those tax dollars that could have been spent on our schools, our safety and reduce our tax burden.
Hebonics…… Who knew?
“In Hebonics, the response to
any question is usually another question — plus a
complaint that is implied or stated. Thus ‘How are
you?’ may be answered, ‘How should I be, with my
feet?’”
Question: “What time is it?”
English answer: “Sorry, I don’t know.”
Hebonic answer: “What am I, a clock?”
Answering a phone call from son:
English remark: “It’s been a long time since you
called.”
Hebonic remark: “You didn’t wonder if I’m dead yet?”
Remark: “I like the tie you gave me; wear it all the
time.”
English response: “Glad you like it.”
Hebonic response: “So what’s the matter; you don’t like
the other ties I gave you?
Dov
My wife is half Mexican and half Jew. I’m afraid she’ll some day stab me with a knife she got on sale.
#24 Fast, gotta go now, everyone is wondering why I’m rolling on the floor.
24
Too funny, faster.
SC
You think I’m kidding?
When she was little she went to her mother crying. Her mother asked “Honey why are you crying”. She replied “Mom, am I more Mexican or am I more Jewish.” Her mother said “Mija, you are my child and I love you. Why do you want to know such a thing?” My wife replied “Billy down the street is selling a bike for ten dollars. I want to know if I should offer him five dollars or sneak down there tonight and steal it.”
23 fasternu
got anymore? I’m dying.
28
I got some of them here:
http://www.haruth.com/Jhumor41.htm
Standard English Phrase: “He walks slowly”
Hebonics Phrase: “Like a fly in the ointment he walks.”
English: “May I take your plate sir?”
Hebonics: “You’ve hardly touched your food. What’s the matter, something’s wrong with it?”
English: ” Have you seen Morris recently ?
Hebonics: ” What, you think I have a detective business ? ”
English: ” Aunt Sherry died last Sunday. ”
Hebonics: ” So what’s new ? She is always complaining anyway!”
Dov posted Hebonics in 19 and I just HAD to Google it!
#16 thank you Katfish.
I have been told when I was a tiny one year old he held me during a visit to the family. I hope my diaper was not full at the time, unfortunatly they did not take pictures of all visits.
I remember watching one of those stand up comics who said he was a waiter in a restaurant in New York and he was waiting on a table with 4 Jewish women at it.
One of the women looked at the waiter and said in her high pitched voice ” Waiter I want to change this water to white wine” and he looked over and said “Go ahead, I want to see this one”
Guys I am just getting up, but yesterday I contacted my asset in El Paso about the illegal aliens using our schools. This is how it works.
The ninos, ninas, off spring of Mexicans, come across the border to attend our schools. They are registered using El Paso addresses that allow them to attend that school district.
We see that here also as I have several neighbors that don’t want their children attending Waller ISD so they send them to Magnolia ISD and Klein ISD. Both families have family in those districts and simply use that as their home address.
My asset also told me that the teachers in the El Paso ISD speak a very poor form of Spanish and English. The products of their endeavors also end up with little or no English and the same guttural Spanish spoken by the mestizos in Mexico. Where as Castilian Spanish is taught in most American schools the El Paso ISD teaches Tex-Mex.
32 AZ
You must be a few years behind me.
Mom took us out to see him get off a plane at Hobby in 63′. He rode by in a convertible, sitting up on the back deck. I remember telling her, “His hair looks green to me.” I was eight years old.
A Rabbi was walking, slowly, out of a shul in New York, when a gust of wind blew his hat off and down the street. He was an old man, who walked with the aid of a cane, and who wasn’t able to fetch his hat. Across the street, a young gentile man saw what was happening, rushed over and grabbed the hat. He then returned it to the Rabbi.
“I don’t think I could have retrieved my hat by myself,” said the Rabbi. “Thank you very much!” He then placed his hand on the man’s shoulder and said, “May God bless you.”
The young man thought to himself, “I’ve been blessed by the Rabbi, this must be my lucky day!” He decided then and there to go to the racetrack. In the first race he noted a horse named ‘Stetson’ at 20 to 1. He bet $50 and, sure enough, the horse came in first. In the second race, a horse named ‘Fedora’ was at 30 to 1, so he bet all his money on that horse. Fedora came in first, as well.
At the end of the day the man returned home to his wife. She asked him where he’s been. He explained how he caught the Rabbi’s hat, and how he was blessed by him, and how he then went to the track and bet on horses which were named after hats.
“So where’s the money?” she said.
“I lost it all in the ninth race. I bet on a horse named Chateau and it lost.”
“You fool, ‘chateau’ is a house, ‘chapeau’ is a hat!” exlaimed his wife.
“It doesn’t matter,” he said, “the winner was some Japanese horse named Yarmulka.
Faster,
My wife is half Italian, half German. I have to worry about her temper. I either get it right away from the Italian side or she will stew on it and explode on me 3 weeks later.
As she so proudly told me when we were dating, she has a right to be confused, she is half WASP and half WOP….
I fell off the chair when she said that….
AZ
He was in Tampa 48 hours before the Dallas shooting and one of his motorcycle escorts died as he passed us. Should have looked at it like an omen. And should have put the bullet proof top on. As an Air Force brat at the time I suspected the gov’t when they announced his death. Some day we will know the truth when they finally unseal the records.
Ho Hum I guess I am going to relax and get back to some good reading. “The Dark Side of Camelot” Jackie, She really impressed me.
Hooked
My mother was half Italian and it was so funny when she got to hollering at me. I could just walk over and say ” Mama” and take her hands and hold them together. She couldn’t talk unless her hands were going everywhere
I think this was posted here before, but it is a History of Israel in a Nutshell:
http://www.conceptwizard.com/conen/conflict_2.html
There is late breaking information that the Boston School Board has declared the language spoken by Italian-Americans a second language, to be
known as “Italics.”
“innuendo”
Italian for suppository.
Peter
Well Bush touted home ownership being at an all time high. What he left out was the reason why. Mortgage fraud. Yes, We get to pick up the tab.
I hope Bush gets moving on the No Homewoner Left Behind. Hell why not pay their mortgage for them too? After all homeownership is a right.
#35 Shannon
I think this trip is when we saw him at Hobby:
“SEPT. 12, 1962: Delivers a speech at Rice University, pledging that the United States will put a man on the moon “before the end of this decade.” Seven years later, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.
OOps!
“A month-old Islamic dig on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount to replace faulty electrical cables has damaged an ancient wall that is likely a remnant of the Second Temple, Israeli archaeologists said Thursday.”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1188392502776&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
IMHO
Letting the Mo’s in there is like letting a monkey with a chainsaw perform surgery…..
Faster
The work, which is being carried out with the approval of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the state-run Antiquities Authority, has been repeatedly condemned by independent Israeli archaeologists, who are calling for its immediate halt.
That says it all. Olmert needs to be replaced
We need more stories on the Chubacabra - or is it Chucababra, or Chupacabra, or - oh hell, Chupee.
Just call it the “goatsucker”.
I have to agree on the problems with the “sub-prime mortgage holder” helping-hand…and this is from someone who could have used it.
When we moved here from Chicaho a few years back I had a very good job but lousy credit…we were able to get into a home w/ a sub-prime loan…8.5% Variable Rate, no escrow…the works…
It was NOT a surprise to me and you better believe from day one we worked our butts off to improve our credit, savings, etc. so that when 2 years rolled around and we were looking at an 11.5% rate and taxes and insurance we were in a much better position.
We re-financed w/ a 30-yr fixed at 6.5%…and we did it on our own.
It’s that simple.
All My Best,
CivilWarBuff
Another thing has been bothering me, and Friday Open comments seems as good a time as any to express it…
I’v been an avid listener of 700 AM since I arrived here, but I have to say - with all due respect - that Pat Gray is the worst thing to happen to KSEV since Edd saw “Brokeback Mountain.”
When I listened to Edd in the morning I always felt more informed. It was good talk about serious subjects, and apart from clips of the Little Richard Geico commercials during election season, there was very little silliness.
Pat Gray makes a great wacky morning guy with funny impressions and recorded comedy bits, but I don’t listen to KSEV for wacky morning (and alas, too often, afternoon) shtick.
It’s become much harder to listen to.
Just my opinion.
Have a Great Friday Everyone.
I’m right there with you, CivilWarBuff.
#51, I like Pat Gray because he can take the ligher side approach. Sometimes you just need a break from the same crap every day all day. I wish he would scale it back though. A little goes a long way and he is too good to spend so much time on sillyness. I think it’s a waste having both he and Edd on at the same time. Doesn’t really matter that much to me anyhow. I can only pick up KSEV for about four weeks out of the year at morning drive time because of their predawn power restriction. They really need to buy out a blow torch for really good coverage in SE Texas. By the way, thank God it’s Friday.
I have to gree with Narly. Pat does need to cut back a little. But he is good for Edd to bounce thisng off of. Pat is the polished radio show host and Edd is the opinionated guy down the street.
I would like to give you an example of how hard it is to kill a government entity. == I was President of my Home Owners Association. We only have 132 houses and not much money to work with. We only have enough to pay for things like insurance, management company etc, the overhead you have to have. Hardly anything left for the neighborhood. I decided we would be better off without it so we contacted lawyers about having it dissolved. After a study was done by them and they told us all of the legal things that would need to be done, it was just about impossible. We are stuck with it much like all of us are stuck with the Houston Sports Authority and many other unneeded things. It is beyond me why things can’t be simple in life.
#51;52 - Been saying the same thing since the beginning of the joint show. Hoped for relief when they shipped him to Dallas, but alas, we continue to be saddled with him here also. Someone always comes along and says to just ease up and enjoy the light hearted show, but I look for content and not for showbiz.
#55,
I would tell you that you need to check your bylaws and see what it takes to change them, because what ever it takes to change them is the same as what it will take to disolve the association. The biggest cost may be the disolvement of the corporate structure but that should not be that big of an issue. It sounds like your lawyer does not want to loose a client.
Guys based on my recent experience some things are done for a good cause but ratings is a major component of the reason why. Some want your involvement but they want to be sure only they lead the charge and control center stage.
#’s 10, 16, 35, 38, & 45
His biggest problem was Bobby, he waited too late to stop him from his witch hunt. He and his father gained from the friendship, both got what they wanted from it. You should never seek someones help then stab them in the back and throw them out like trash when you no longer need them.
If that day in Dallas never occured how much different would our world be?
55 why would you want to dissolve it? You will still have the same insurance and other costs, yes?
Does the HOA own property? Community assests?
Would you not continue to collect annual fees to cover your operating expenses?
#60 — We have a park. The insurance is for liability. We have maintenance on the park, but if we sold that, no expense there. We have no other assets. The idea was to sell the park, dissolve the HOA and not collect fees. The people would be better off since we have little money for neighborhood improvements anyway.
I agree with ya’all about the morning show with Edd and Pat….. too much goofy stuff, too much Pat and not enough local informative information. Pat tries to copy the big boys with parody and it’s overkill. Rush doesn’t even play as much parody as Pat, and parody is lazy. You don’t have to take calls or discuss while a stupid dity is playing. I have found myself hopping over to Michael Gallagher or whomever I can find to get away from Pat.
This is pretty cool!
The Dubliners Octopus Jig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcA3MmV6Ymk
I heard about a high school kid who somehow got the other schools flash card section to display
“We Suck”, unknown to them. He was suspended. He should have gotten an award. Anyway, I heard the video and story was on the internet somewhere. Anyone know where?
Heard about this morning and we’ve been talking about it at work all day. Type “we suck” and “go darby” into google and you’ll get a ton of news stories.
Found it:
Davidson vs Darby
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M7Y_AkT7PEM
Careful there AZ. I’d hate for you to experience the wrath of The Sword of Righteousness for discussing “personalities and motives, not facts, or issues, or opinions about issues”.
I love it. Karl Rove VICTIM.
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Rove_car_plastic/2007/08/29/28297.html?s=al&promo_code=3923-1
Sword of righteousness… used by a ninja!
http://bujin.altervista.org/img/bujinkan_hatsumi_masaaki.jpg
brian de palma can kiss my a$$.
So, the only story he can find in the entire Iraq war is one where a couple of soldiers rape someone? That’s it? Nothing about all the other things that are happening?
Talk about abusing the First Amendment…
T-Hawkk….. he can kiss mine too! We ought to picket his stupid movie……. show pictures of the real Iraq, with honorable military.
#61 bigmck
You have to check your bylaws, for our community it takes 3/4’s of the shareholders to sell an asset. Regarding dissolving the HOA, I assume it is a non-profit corporation, you may have to follow the bylaws again or state non-profit corporate act.
I would never dissolve my corporation without a lawyer, and I own it all, when you are dealing with that many individual personalities you better get a lawyer and pay her/him for protection.
Dude when you get a chance go to http://www.TalkinTexas.com check out the item on the Riding Lessons page. I could burn that place by using their real name but will not, it would not be fair. Growing up I witnessed people making quick emotional decisions and there were always bad results from that. I always give people more chances then they deserve, might be my one weakness, but it is better then a knee-jerk reaction.
I will not talk or write bad things about people, especially those who stand before the crowd and subject themselves to cheap shots in an attempt to help others. I am dissapointed by the actions of some people while I attempted to get theBIGLOBBY going but I really do not feel it is fair to judge them too harshly unless I first sat down with them to discuss my feelings. But I always will exercise my rights to free speech, and will always respect everyone elses same rights to it.
I fear no sword, he who fears death more will always be a loser.
72 == Yes, we do have a lawyer. Like yours, ours takes a vote of 3/4 to dissolve. That was one of the big stubbling blocks trying to get that many people to agree on something.
#74 if you dissolve your home owners assoc……do you loose your deed restrictions? That’s the only protection you have to stop business from moving in, etc.
My posts keep disappearing. I was trying to ask about some websites and I hit submit and nothing happens.
#73 AZ,
All interesting and valid points you make there. One that I would make in turn is that we need to be exceptionally cautious with the associations we choose. Being deemed a racist just because you have US Border Watch members present at a meeting might not be fair, but it’s how the game works. When just starting out (as The Big Lobby was) you’ll be judged by the worst element of your association, not the best. That’s not fear talking, it’s experience. Experience is what leads me to choose my associates with due diligence and prudence.
Dude, Have missed your level headed contributions lately. Hope you will stick around.
Thanks Liz. Between school starting and work demands time is kind of short right now. I’ll be around even if it is just to lurk, though. Take care… and see y’all in the bloggysphere.
8^)
I was at the meeting, and had never met Border Watch before. They weren’t the worst element, IMHO. The worst element were the home owners who were angry at the illegals crowding the front of their subdivision. They were angry their property values were going down, and angry realtors didn’t want to show their property…. but when Border Watch offered to help, and came on one occasion where I helped. NO homeowners showed up to help. I got the impression from one lady, she wanted them gone but wanted someone to do all the work for her. I wasn’t impressed with her.
AW and after weeks of waiting for one of them to contact me I end up with zero. As I have stated many times before, most people want someone else to do the lifting and work. That will be our downfall, those who do get involved expose themselves, and their family, to attacks. As Dude stated, it is part of the reaction you receive. It is also the reason most will not get involved, and having been there a few times I understand people fearing that and remaining silent.
Does this mean I am fearless LOL I just want action! It’s not a boogey man thing to get envolved sheesh! If I can do it, anyone can!
I want to add, it’s not fear it’s laziness. It’s apathy. It’s hair appointments and childrens activities and on and on. It’s let someone else do it for me. It’s I don’t want to be seen doing this kind of thing. Frankly, I think it’s kind of elitist. AZ I am not including your son’s riding lessons in this. When I worked that weekend, people were so receptive. They honked, cheered, etc. I only got the rude jesture one time, and she had long straight hair from the 60’s and drove a mini cooper……. she is excused LOL
tap, tap, tap……ahem….anybody home?
I’m here Neo but fixin’ (as you know, it’s a Texas thang…) to go to the store… How’s tricks?
Geez, it just seemed like I was in the Twilight Zone or something — not one post from anyone on any thread! Lonestartimes Ghost Town!
#84 Neo
What do you know about confidentiality of discovery in civil cases ? Depositions and interrogatories are certainly part of the court record. Are there standard rules of procedure concerning this ? Is it up to the individual judge in each case to rule on these issues ? Does this vary from state to state ? Are federal attitudes about this different than the states ? I haven’t been able to find anything that doesn’t require me to buy some book or document.
Geez, Liz, no tricks for me lately but American Woman (#82) seems to want some action! hee hee
/slinks out of the room
With a boogeyman at that!
I’ve been to busy or tired to post. Big job at work: oil field pipeline manufacturing plant—in Matamoros, Mexico.
Just got finished one building that was 400′ x 200′ with 10 cranes in it, another one that’s 401 feet long x 100 feet wide with a 15ton toprunning crane down the entire length and a 5 ton gantry down half of it, and the one I;m shcking now is 205 feet wide by 903 feet wide with 10 and 15 ton cranes and more gantrys—and that’s just HALF the project done—-
Texpat,
In Texas, discovery responses & depositions are no longer filed with the Court, but exchanged between attorneys. These requests and answers used to be filed with the Court, but they were so voluminous that in 1999 (I believe) the rule was changed to only exchange between attorneys and file a Certificate of Written Discovery with the Court indicating what discovery request had been requested of the other party. Same with the response.
If deposition testimony from a transcript is used in court, then it is a part of the court’s record. If interrogatory answers, document production or other discovery responses are used as an exhibit or other evidence in court, then it too is a part of the court’s record. Each state has its rules of procedure, i.e., Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The state courts also have local rules which can be found on line. The Federal courts also follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. These rules differ from state rules. Also Federal courts also have local rules which can be obtained from the website.
I have referred above to rules of civil procedure. There are also rules of criminal procedure. There are many rules on how cases move through the judicial system and these all vary state by state. Federal does not vary from state to state.
I have the Texas Rules and the Federal Rules if you need anything. As far as confidentiality, generally, if it is part of the record, it can be obtained. Discovery filed prior to 1999 can be obtained. Discovey filed after 1999 probably cannot be obtained, except for what was used during trial, if any.
Crane bidness fixin to be good for someone.
And I know just who to ask about cranes if I ever wanted to know all about them! Sorry your day has been hectic Sarge.
Have you heard about a couple of those Haditha Marines suing Murtha for slander and libel?
#90,
Dang you braggart. I coulda got that done last night while I was asleep, and finished the rest by Noon, and still coulda got 4 hours of fishing in…
Heh!
Neo, Yes, one aquitted Marine is suing Murfa, the last soldier is waiting to be exhonorated before his lawyer sues. They will be asking for his ouster also.
#91 Neo
Thanks for the answers. I’ll take this up tomorrow. Gotta get some sleep. I have a long weekend ahead.
Marc
#95
You’re right. Here is the article:
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1888669/posts
I think the others will see how this one comes out before jumping in, but I do know I read somewhere that another of the 8 were going to sue. Looking…
From updates, it seems that all these Marines will be cleared. One after the other. Thank God and Ooohhrraaahhh!
I saw the reference from newsmax I think, but deleted the Email. Thanks for the link. I hope the Bastid gets kicked off all of his precious committees. Pelosi (sp) wanted to appoint him to be speaker. Blechhhh.
This is going to be a real weird election cycle, with the Pres’s approval ratings low, but not in the ditch with the congress. Really strange.
Neo;
I’ve got a post coming on the “other blog” regarding Murtha’s History on the entire enterprise, his reaction to the exaonerations, and the lawsuits.
I hope to get it cone this weekend
Here is the NewsMax link.
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Chessani_sue_Murtha/2007/08/28/28129.html
There are tow lawsuits pending, one is a LTC and the other is SGT Wuterichj—who now stands as the ONLY Marine actually accused of the crime still being charged, but the case is shakey, given that the other three accused with him have been exonerated
Pelosi was trying to get Murtha appointed Majority Leader, but had to go with Steny Hoyer instead. That makes Pelosi (house speaker) and Hoyer (majority leader) top two posts in the House.
marc–
If you want a peek, and can get into the drafts on the other place—I’ve already gotten a start on it
One of Murtha’s biggest problems right now is that one of the marines who has been exonerated lives in his district——
Hey, 100, and didn’t notice.
I look forward to your take Sarge. You really need to post it here also. This goes worldwide. Need to get him “retired”.
102, you are right. 11 pm brain fog.
Sarge, I am just a lowly contributer like you. I can edit/look at/change my stuff, but I dont think I can access your draft copy. NBD I will see it soon enough.
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani and SSgt. Frank Wuterich are both suing ex-Marine Murtha
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1888669/posts
I say bring it on!
Sarge
#99
Please be so kind as to share it with LST also! Thanks from one of your students!
Neo, YUP. The man has no reason to be where he is now. Senile. And rich off of the system. I would be happy if he just took his marbles and went home.
OK Night Owls, I am taking my tired body to bed.
Have a great Labor Day weekend. Stay safe. ‘Nite all.
Me too Marc. Have a great weekend. Unwind, unlax and enjoy the long weekend! Say hello to Stormy for me!