Next, let us turn to the officials responsible for this travesty (Judge Whatsername, CPS folks, AG Greg Abbott, Governor Rick “Good Hair” Perry) and ensure that they disappear from public service.
myheadhurts, Let’s see how many law suits are filed against CPS and the state. Also, as I understand it, CPS can still have some control……. is that correct?
In our desire to solve all world problems, my neighbors and I decided last night, Social workers desiring to work in a CPS type organization should be required to have more years of education, and then are rewarded with much higher pay. If we start paying them a better salary, without more education, we will get some who are only doing it for the money. Now, IMHO the organization is burdened with administrators and the worker bees are underpaid, burned out individuals with too many cases to handle.
An interesting note from the Chronicle’s pathetic coverage (two stories, this one, and this one) of this story:
Roughly 430 are now in foster care after two births, numerous reclassifications of adult women initially held as minors and a handful of agreements allowing parents to keep custody while the Supreme Court considers the case.
Early in the illegal raid, they had said that, after a recount, they had 463 “children”. Let’s see - that’s a difference of 33. That’s just about the difference between CPS’ public statements about underage pregnancies and the 5 that the appeals court said actually existed…
Separately today, the ACLU of Texas filed a brief supporting the parents’ claim and raising concerns that parents were not given an opportunity to be considered individually in the chaotic two-day custody hearing that resulted in the children going to foster care.
They seem to have had their finger in the air for awhile, trying to determine which way the wind was going to blow before actually doing anything.
I’m sure that they would have assigned some real mean lawyers to this case, though, if they had only caught it in time…
What’s that? They issued their first release on May 2nd?
It was probably all that airline trouble that kept them away all month…
I thought this comment on Bainbridge’s article was particularly interesting:
For the record, I wore a black and white shemagh/keffiyeh through most of the dustier parts of Afghanistan while serving with the United States Army there. In fact, I think most of the soldiers who spent time in the field wore some variation of it and, yeah, they were almost all black and white because that’s what was sold in the bazaars. They’re not a political statement, but a common-sense response to a desert environment.
If Malkin had spent some time out in the field in Iraq rather than spending four days being spoon-fed good news, she probably would have seen a few soldiers wearing them there, too. I know my buddy who’s there right now does.
In fact, I still carry one with me whenever I spend a bunch of time outside or riding my motorcycle. The darn things are as useful as Arthur Dent’s towel.
Posted by nitpicker on 05/29 at 12:56 PM
Anyone who has spent anytime in the Mideast or North Africa knows what this soldier is saying is true. Everybody uses scarves to protect themselves from the sand and brutal sun there.
More examples of Democrats “supporting the troops”:
Well, the purpose of the surge was to provide a secure space, a time for the political change to occur to accomplish the reconciliation. That didn’t happen. Whatever the military success, and progress that may have been made, the surge didn’t accomplish its goal. And some of the success of the surge is that the goodwill of the Iranians-they decided in Basra when the fighting would end, they negotiated that cessation of hostilities-the Iranians. — Nancy Pelosi
I caught a rat snake and brought it home as a pet once. They really do an excellent impersonation of a rattler. It was perfect for terrifying everyone in the neighborhood.
You’re sporty, yet practical, and you have a style of your own. You like to have fun, and you like to bring friends along for the ride, but when it comes time for everyday chores, you’re willing to do your part.
I’d love to drive one on a closed course…….but if ya GAVE me one I’d sell it before it ever traveled even 1 mile……WAY too LOW to the ground for decent visibility in Houston’s never-ending-Nascar environment
You like to soak up the sun, but your tastes are down to earth. Everyone thinks you’re cute. Life is a winding road, and you like to take the curves in stride. Let other people compete in the rat race - you’re just here to enjoy the ride.
I think Michelle Malkin is kinda cute, but things like the scarf issue reveal a shallow intellect.
Most of us are fam,iliar with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and what that Barack Obama spent 20 years sitting in Wright’s church not hearing the racist, Anti-American rants he’s now become famous ofr.
Fewer of us will be familiar with Rev Micheal Pfegler. He’s been a big time Obama supporter and was head of one of the churches that Obama “organized” for back in the good ol’ South Side Chicago poltical atmosphere that requires you get the approval of a pair of American Terrorists in order to be able to run for a seat in the Illinois Legislature.
Pfegler’s style is pretty close to Wright’s, and he’s famous in Chicago for it, and has praised Louis Farakhan. He preaches the same kind of Racial Hatred that writh does.
He recently got into some trouble because of some things he said about Hillary in one of his sermons ( http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/29/pfleger-at-trinity-hillary-cried-after-iowa-because-of-white-entitlement/ ). Both Obama and Pfegler responded to the statements in a much different fashion that for Rev. Wright’s—both got on the same page and did it fast. Where Rev. Wright seemed to be combative to Obama, Pfegler seems downright subservietn.
Typical of Mr. Obama’s earmarks was a $100,000 grant for a youth center at a Catholic church run by the Rev. Michael Pfleger, a controversial priest who was one of the few South Side clergymen to back Mr. Obama against Mr. Rush.
Father Pfleger has long worked with South Side political leaders to reduce crime and improve the community. But he has drawn fire from some quarters for defending the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and inviting him to speak at his church. Father Pfleger, who did not return calls for comment, is one of the religious leaders whose “faith testimonials” Mr. Obama has posted on his presidential campaign Web site.
Obama also got a couple hundred thousand of your dollars sent to the Hospital one who’s board his wife Michelle sits.
John McCain has not ever put an earmark in any bill, and has pledged to veto any bill that has earmarks in it should he be elected President.
Good morning all. Took the sportscar test and it says I’m a Porsche 911. It kindly included a picture of same, which is handy since I had no idea what one looks like.
Delightful surprise at 6 this morning to find a cooler than expected daybreak (66). Thank you, Lord. The half inch rain day before yesterday worked its wonders overnight and turned the landscape a deeper green that only God’s rain can do. A brief light mist hung low, but now the Sun has chased it away though the dew is still heavy on the ground. No complaints about the additional moisture there.
It’s Friday, school’s out in many places, and we’re on the cusp of June already. Heat and hurricane season lurk. Summer will not be denied.
Less than a year after his agency warned of new threats from a resurgent al-Qaeda, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden now portrays the terrorist movement as essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia and on the defensive throughout much of the rest of the world, including in its presumed haven along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
In a strikingly upbeat assessment, the CIA chief cited major gains against al-Qaeda’s allies in the Middle East and an increasingly successful campaign to destabilize the group’s core leadership.
While cautioning that al-Qaeda remains a serious threat, Hayden said Osama bin Laden is losing the battle for hearts and minds in the Islamic world and has largely forfeited his ability to exploit the Iraq war to recruit adherents.
snip
The sense of shifting tides in the terrorism fight is shared by a number of terrorism experts, though some caution that it is too early to tell whether the gains are permanent. Some credit Hayden and other U.S. intelligence leaders for going on the offensive against al-Qaeda in the area along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where the tempo of Predator strikes has dramatically increased from previous years. But analysts say the United States has caught some breaks in the past year, benefiting from improved conditions in Iraq, as well as strategic blunders by al-Qaeda that have cut into its support base.
snip
A landmark study last August by the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies described the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area as a de facto al-Qaeda haven in which terrorist leaders were reorganizing for attacks against the West. But Hayden said counterterrorism successes extend even to that lawless region.
Barack Obama is highly critical of the Foreign Policy that has led to all this Iranian Goodwill that’s helping us win the Global War on Terror.
Me?
I think it has nothing to do with the Iranians. I think our Soldiers have found the tactics that work, and so have our foreign policy people.
I like winning.
The exerience of the past couple of years, the Democrats don’t.
They keep saying that we should stop doing what we’re doing that’s winning this war.
Korman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago, his family said. He had undergone several major operations.
“You’re not subtle, but you don’t want to be. Fast, loud, and dramatic, you want people to notice you, and then get out of the way. In a world full of sheep, you’re a raging bull.
Southern Tragedy and I are twins! I took this test yesterday. Frankly, my taste in cars is: “Does it go? Will it stop?”
As a Roman Catholic, I sincerely apologize for the idiocy on display this past weekend at BObama’s church. No priest - no - no SELF-RESPECTING priest that I know would spew such hatred. Our church is filled with liberal do-gooders who lean so far to the left that their shirt sleeves are always dirty from dragging in the dirt, but I have NEVER heard anything like this in any mass, conference, class, or any other gathering in all my years. I was offended deeply by what I saw and heard, and on behalf of all reasonable Catholics, I apologize.
And for Harvey Korman - rest in peace. I am sure that we will soon be hearing the echoes of the laughter drifting down from heaven.
Another Hollywood celebrity going to back down on her promise, dang it:
SUSAN SARANDON, who appeared in three films last year and won kudos for her TV movie “Bernard and Doris,” is still not a contented soul. She says if John McCain gets elected, she will move to Italy or Canada. She adds, “It’s a critical time, but I have faith in the American people.”
I already pitched in for tickets to France for Baldwin and Baysinger. I want a guarantee in writing from Sarandon before I spend any more money!
Earlier this week I posed the question: Who the heck is the puppetmaster behind Obama? Surely Obama would not be a viable candidate unless someone was behind him…I was guessing Soros.
Little Green Footballs has made the connection:
You don’t have to play six degrees of Soros to get to Barack Obama, though. Here’s a photo of Obama at a fundraiser at the New York residence of Steven and Judy Gluckstern in April 2007—and sitting next to him, in the blue shirt, is none other than George Soros.
#24 tedtam
As another Catholic I’m embarassed to have someone like Pfleger representing the Church in this manner. I have NEVER heard anything even the slightest bit remotely close to what Pfleger spewed last Sunday at O’Bama’s “church” at any Church-sponsored event or an event that was associated with the Church in any way.
Last year, he was rebuked by Francis Cardinal George, the Archbishop of Chicago for his conduct at an anti-gun rally. This event was held in front of a local gun store, where he called for the store’s owner - by name - to be “snuffed”. He later claimed that he was not aware that the term “snuff” was a euphemism for “kill”.
Sounds like Mr. Pfleger needs to go to confession.
#26, #35 Add me to the list. But no matter how outrageous the position, somewhere there’s a Catholic that will buy into it hook, line and sinker. Prolly goes for any other group.
/I think someone has a law covering this phenomenon.
There are people who believe Bush masterminded 9/11.
There are people who believe the moon landing never happened.
There are people who believe communism works.
There are people who believe that Republicans don’t care about clean water or air; or who believe that Republicans are only angry white men.
There are people who believe that all white people think about is how to hold back the black man.
There are people who think that Sheila J. Lee is actually a modest, unassuming personality whose only desire is to serve her constituents.
I actually had a class on Social Justice with a woman who asked us to write to the government, asking that all of our defense budget be reallocated to feeding the poor. Like the poor would be served when our country was taken over by ________________.
I think we can call this “The Unbalanced Fringe Syndrome”.
I got this in an e-mail froma a friend, don’t know if it is true or when it may have been said, but it’s awesome.
Gotta Love Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent on Hunting
Conservative Rocker Ted Nugent on Hunting: Nugent, an avid hunter, was being interviewed by a French journalist. The journalist asked, “What do you think the last thought is in the mind of a deer before you shoot it? Is it, “Are you my friend?”or is it “Are you the one who killed my brother?”
Nugent replied, “Deer aren’t capable of that kind of thinking. All they care about is, ‘What am I going to eat next, who am I going to screw next, and can I run fast enough to get away. They are very much like the French.”
Faster, I’m callin BS. I sat there and tried dang near every combination of answers on the sports car test I could think of and got every vehicle mentioned so far plus an Audi TT and my description (a F(ound)O(n)R(oad)D(ead) Mustang). At no point did a Viper appear.
Personally I would have like to seen a Prowler come up. I’m still **** that they canceled it. It had class out the wazoo. I probably would have dropped a current production Hemi in it though instead of that wimpy V6. But then I woulda had to beef up the front springs too. As to the color, either the Prowler Purple, or the Midnight Blue Pearl Mulholland edition. Cant decide.
1. Rest in peace Mr. Korman and thanks for the giggles!
2. Stop with the snakes already! It’s creeping me out!
3. I’m a Ford Mustang.
You’re an American classic — fast, strong, and bold. You’re not snobby or pretentious, but you have what it takes to give anyone a run for their money.
That word was the problem? you gotta be kidding me!
Nope, as Mr. Squawk has explained a thousand times, that word will be trapped every single time. Some commenters take it personally. I know that you don’t. It’s just the way it is. LST Moderator
My wife has a friend that had an ovarian pregnancy that miscarried. I never understood why an ovarian pregnancy had to be terminated, and this makes me question it even more. Can someone else enlighten me?
#52 cajun
I always thought it had to do with the baby causing damage to the internal organs of the mother because he/she is not confined to the very muscular uterus.
Like you, this makes me question that assumtion, but according to the article, the obstetrician said it’s unheard of as the pregnancy usually miscarries.
Cajun, the placenta can be VERY invasive and it can have a hard time getting enough blood supply. There is severe risk of massive internal bleeding as well as the possibility that the fertilized ovum could be spontaneously aborted by the ovary and re-implant in the fallopian tube leading to ectopic pregnancy.
But no one will know, because the computer systems won’t record the sale of the casket, nor the plot, nor the service. You will become, in all sense of the word, a non-entity!
A man, his girlfriend and her three children recently bought a house in Black Jack in north St. Louis County. But because Toi Pruitt and Joe Pulliam and the children don’t meet the town’s definition of a family, they couldn’t get an occupancy permit.
The same city pulled the same stunt in 2006, when they tried to keep an unwed biracial couple from living in their own house.
Well Rorschach
The doofus to which you refer is sitting right here. Only because I am in a good mood, that is quickly fading, I will answer your question this way.
I have explained why Akismet filters certain words numerous times and you know that the filter exists. I am in no mood to play “moderate the moderator”. If you think it is necessary to make this some issue I would strongly suggest you do not.
Rorschach
My answers to the quiz:
y/n/y/y/n/y/n/y/n/n/n/sledgehammer
That gets you Viper.
I liked the Prowler too and always scratched my head at why they put a 6cyl in there. They still had the 360 or 318 that they could have used. Even the 4.7l would have been better than a 6 cyl.
I saw one at Baytown and wondered why the guy brought it there. He got smoked by everything that lined up against him. I think he was doing like a 16 sec 1/4 mile. It looked cool, but was a dog.
Squawk, I’m not trying to make a big deal out of it, nor am I trying to start a fight about it, it just strikes me as a rather benign word that is in common usage. It would not have ever occurred to me in a million years to include it in the tag list. I’m just asking if I am the only one here that feels similarly.
And I am not going to fight about this either. The policy has been in effect for a long time. I have explained why. You know it. Once again I would suggest you move along.
#80 bob
I could see it for new construction, where there are actual building codes in place and corresponding inspections, but not for existing houses.
Note this only applies to safety issues.
While I don’t think people should live together as a family without benefit of matrimony, it remains their own choice to do so. As long as it’s not illegal (and it is not at this point in time), then what’s the problem?
Why is the ACLU not on this like rust on a muffler? (to continue/merge with another set of comments)
I don’t recall EVER seeing that “list” either………and at least as I recall except for excessive links I’ve never been “moderated” ……..(and no one would EVER accuse me of being absolutely polite)
#85 It may seem rather un-libertarian of me, but I agree that there is benefit to be had from some amount state involvement in housing, such as permits, construction inspections, and certificates of occupancy.
In Black Jack MO, and many other communities, citizens must apply for permission to occupy a residence. The laws are seldom enforced these days but were once very successful in creating “Sundown Towns” that excluded non-whites.
In this case, the city is using those outdated laws to enforce precisely your opinion that parents should be married. I don’t necessarily disagree with that opinion, but obviously don’t think the government should force it to happen or infringe on important individual rights in an effort to encourage it.
I don’t like everything they do, but as long government is rife with authoritarian nut jobs, the ACLU is needed. I suspect they’ll be around for a very long time and will be paying Black Jack a visit.
How is it that these clowns can deny people legally living in this country the ability to live in property they actually own while the people in Farmer’s Branch cannot prevent people in the country illegally from occupying property they do not own?
I know you may have seen this one, but it’s still funny:
Never Argue With A Woman
A couple goes on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota. The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife likes to read. One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors the boat and settles in to read her book.
Along comes a game warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, “Good morning, Ma’am. What are you doing?”
“Reading a book,” she replies, thinking it rather obvious.
“You’re in a restricted fishing area,” he informs her.
“I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not fishing, I’m reading.”
“Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know, you could start at any moment. I’ll have to take you in and write you up.”
“If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,” says the woman.
“But I haven’t touched you,” says the game warden.
“That’s true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment.”
“Have a nice day, ma’am,” says the warden as he motors away.
I see reports that state Susan Sarandon will move to either Italy or Canada if McCain is elected President. I wonder if we can get any other ultra liberal, whiners to join her. Didn’t Alec “Blowhard” Baldwin make the same pledge and where is he living now??
Lovely Daughter had to walk several blocks late last night to get to her car. I was looking for pepper spray (ordered) and came across a handheld weapon that she could carry on her keychain. She worries me - when I showed it to her she got all excited and asked “Can I stab someone in the neck with that?” I said,”That’s what it’s for, honey!” and she gave a little happy hop.
I am worried that my ray of sunshine may have a dark side…
Is there possibly a country of nuttin but BLIND folks we could ship Susan Sarandon to? (where ELSE could she continue the fantasy that she’s still a HOT babe?)
I saw a news story on this recently. Yes, there are devices being developed that pull the hydrogen from the water and use it in addition to the fuel to enhance the mpg. The main drawback is that the computer that manages the car must be tweaked to recognize the extra power being added by the hydrogen.
Tedtam, no the problem with those devices is that they use more energy breaking the oxygen-hydrogen bonds than you get back out when you burn it. you cannot get around the third law of thermodynamics.
#110 tedtam #112 rorschach
Hydrogen is not so much as a true fuel as it is a energy storage mechanism. True fuels occur in nature or can be manufactured with less energy input than is returned when they are consumed. The cheapest source of hydrogen now is crude oil via chemical processes in a refinery.
# 17
OIl price per barrel came down by appox $7 or so, have you seen any reduction in the gas price accordingly?
Where are the apologists hiding today who were on the side of the oil companies?
Rahman, you don’t like the price of gas, don’t buy it! Actually they are a private business and they can set the prices at whatever they darn well please. Go make your own gas and sell it for less.
Where was Rahman’s fussing when Al Gore said years ago he wanted $5 a gallon gas to make people cut back. So Rahman, what do you think of Gore’s idea so far?
If I could, I would fire the 100 seat-warming gadflies in the US Senate chambers and replace them with the 100 top US oil company executives. It wouldn’t take them too long to straighten out alot of things.
Tedtam you were on with Paul B? I need to go to Hamous and read what you wrote.
May I please b***** for a moment. What is it about car dealerships and the English language? I tell them I have two concerns, interest rate and payment. I tell them what I am looking for. They review stock and so ” oh yes we can do this for you” I test drive. Then the fun begins. I wait, and wait, and wait. …. oh and wait some more. The salesperson comes to me, sad faced. ” I am so sorry, we cannot get that payment for you, but it will be $75 more. I ask what is my interest rate. He says ” I DON’T KNOW” Are people complete idiots and buy vehicles without this info? I thanked him for his time and left.
What about the AttorneySnakes that roam the building, they are a venomous breed.
Heh. Professor Bainbridge explains Malkin, et al.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I give you the final nail in CPS’ flimsy case to hold 430+ innocent children:
Court Rules Polygamist Sect Children Should Be Returned to Parents
Next, let us turn to the officials responsible for this travesty (Judge Whatsername, CPS folks, AG Greg Abbott, Governor Rick “Good Hair” Perry) and ensure that they disappear from public service.
Here’s Michelle Malkin for today……… I like her.
http://michellemalkin.com/
myheadhurts, Let’s see how many law suits are filed against CPS and the state. Also, as I understand it, CPS can still have some control……. is that correct?
In our desire to solve all world problems, my neighbors and I decided last night, Social workers desiring to work in a CPS type organization should be required to have more years of education, and then are rewarded with much higher pay. If we start paying them a better salary, without more education, we will get some who are only doing it for the money. Now, IMHO the organization is burdened with administrators and the worker bees are underpaid, burned out individuals with too many cases to handle.
It’s Friday, want to take a fun test? Emme sent this out. If she posted it already, sorry.
WHICH CAR ARE YOU?
http://www.tomorrowland.us/sportscar/
I’m a Mercedes SLK…… figures, champaigne taste and beer pocketbook.
An interesting note from the Chronicle’s pathetic coverage (two stories, this one, and this one) of this story:
Early in the illegal raid, they had said that, after a recount, they had 463 “children”. Let’s see - that’s a difference of 33. That’s just about the difference between CPS’ public statements about underage pregnancies and the 5 that the appeals court said actually existed…
Lastly, the ACLU has weighed in:
They seem to have had their finger in the air for awhile, trying to determine which way the wind was going to blow before actually doing anything.
I’m sure that they would have assigned some real mean lawyers to this case, though, if they had only caught it in time…
What’s that? They issued their first release on May 2nd?
It was probably all that airline trouble that kept them away all month…
#2 - That was “an explanation”?
Sounded more like EXACTLY what the author was labeling Michele Malkin with………..
“Hellp Pot? Meet Kettle!”
#2 BJ
I thought this comment on Bainbridge’s article was particularly interesting:
Anyone who has spent anytime in the Mideast or North Africa knows what this soldier is saying is true. Everybody uses scarves to protect themselves from the sand and brutal sun there.
Harvey Korman has died at 81.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/29/korman.obit/index.html
More examples of Democrats “supporting the troops”:
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/greenwald/8571
I caught a rat snake and brought it home as a pet once. They really do an excellent impersonation of a rattler. It was perfect for terrifying everyone in the neighborhood.
My poor mother…
You are a Mazda RX-8!
Hmmmmmmmm - I’m a Corvette……..
I’d love to drive one on a closed course…….but if ya GAVE me one I’d sell it before it ever traveled even 1 mile……WAY too LOW to the ground for decent visibility in Houston’s never-ending-Nascar environment
Wow, I’m a Mazda Miata.
I think Michelle Malkin is kinda cute, but things like the scarf issue reveal a shallow intellect.
I’m a Ferrari 360 Modena.
Interesting™
The commodities market will be under investigation for manipulating oil prices.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/05/30/cnoil130.xml
Most of us are fam,iliar with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and what that Barack Obama spent 20 years sitting in Wright’s church not hearing the racist, Anti-American rants he’s now become famous ofr.
Fewer of us will be familiar with Rev Micheal Pfegler. He’s been a big time Obama supporter and was head of one of the churches that Obama “organized” for back in the good ol’ South Side Chicago poltical atmosphere that requires you get the approval of a pair of American Terrorists in order to be able to run for a seat in the Illinois Legislature.
Pfegler’s style is pretty close to Wright’s, and he’s famous in Chicago for it, and has praised Louis Farakhan. He preaches the same kind of Racial Hatred that writh does.
He recently got into some trouble because of some things he said about Hillary in one of his sermons ( http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/29/pfleger-at-trinity-hillary-cried-after-iowa-because-of-white-entitlement/ ). Both Obama and Pfegler responded to the statements in a much different fashion that for Rev. Wright’s—both got on the same page and did it fast. Where Rev. Wright seemed to be combative to Obama, Pfegler seems downright subservietn.
Anybody wonder why?
I don’t:
http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MmQ0YzFjOTgzMTRmMWQ0YzQzNDBlM2JjZmViZDA1ZTQ=
Obama also got a couple hundred thousand of your dollars sent to the Hospital one who’s board his wife Michelle sits.
John McCain has not ever put an earmark in any bill, and has pledged to veto any bill that has earmarks in it should he be elected President.
Good morning all. Took the sportscar test and it says I’m a Porsche 911. It kindly included a picture of same, which is handy since I had no idea what one looks like.
Delightful surprise at 6 this morning to find a cooler than expected daybreak (66). Thank you, Lord. The half inch rain day before yesterday worked its wonders overnight and turned the landscape a deeper green that only God’s rain can do. A brief light mist hung low, but now the Sun has chased it away though the dew is still heavy on the ground. No complaints about the additional moisture there.
It’s Friday, school’s out in many places, and we’re on the cusp of June already. Heat and hurricane season lurk. Summer will not be denied.
5 aw
I’m a Dodge Viper! Bwahahaha!
Mopar!
Nancy Pelosi says that we’re winning in Iraq due to Iranian Good Will.
Look what the Iranians are helping us do:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/29/AR2008052904116.html?nav=rss_world
Barack Obama is highly critical of the Foreign Policy that has led to all this Iranian Goodwill that’s helping us win the Global War on Terror.
Me?
I think it has nothing to do with the Iranians. I think our Soldiers have found the tactics that work, and so have our foreign policy people.
I like winning.
The exerience of the past couple of years, the Democrats don’t.
They keep saying that we should stop doing what we’re doing that’s winning this war.
Harvey Korman has died.
Abe Vigoda is still alive!
I am a Lamborghini Murcielago
“You’re not subtle, but you don’t want to be. Fast, loud, and dramatic, you want people to notice you, and then get out of the way. In a world full of sheep, you’re a raging bull.
#17, I am also a Porsche 911. Maybe this is why I enjoy your poems so much.
Southern Tragedy and I are twins! I took this test yesterday. Frankly, my taste in cars is: “Does it go? Will it stop?”
As a Roman Catholic, I sincerely apologize for the idiocy on display this past weekend at BObama’s church. No priest - no - no SELF-RESPECTING priest that I know would spew such hatred. Our church is filled with liberal do-gooders who lean so far to the left that their shirt sleeves are always dirty from dragging in the dirt, but I have NEVER heard anything like this in any mass, conference, class, or any other gathering in all my years. I was offended deeply by what I saw and heard, and on behalf of all reasonable Catholics, I apologize.
And for Harvey Korman - rest in peace. I am sure that we will soon be hearing the echoes of the laughter drifting down from heaven.
Another Hollywood celebrity going to back down on her promise, dang it:
I already pitched in for tickets to France for Baldwin and Baysinger. I want a guarantee in writing from Sarandon before I spend any more money!
I find it interesting that I’ve never heard a peep regarding Harv’s political leanings…………..quite refreshing NOT to know if truth be told……….
But as Adee posted above you KNOW that guy is knockin em out with his wondrous humor!
RIP Harv - you’ll be missed mightily!
tedtam
There are knuckle heads in every denomination, plenty in mine! No need to apologize.
Earlier this week I posed the question: Who the heck is the puppetmaster behind Obama? Surely Obama would not be a viable candidate unless someone was behind him…I was guessing Soros.
Little Green Footballs has made the connection:
Harvey Korman left college to join the Navy during WWII!
Fewer and fewer actors/musicians these days are vets.
Here is something that Obama could use, if the pastors don’t keep their mouths shut.
Hillary could use it, oh, sometime next week.
We may all be needing it come November.
http://www.thebrowncorporation.com/
Harvey Korman was also the voice of the Great Gazoo on the Flintstones!
Two things I don’t want to face.
Look what the cat’s drug in…
#24 tedtam
As another Catholic I’m embarassed to have someone like Pfleger representing the Church in this manner. I have NEVER heard anything even the slightest bit remotely close to what Pfleger spewed last Sunday at O’Bama’s “church” at any Church-sponsored event or an event that was associated with the Church in any way.
Last year, he was rebuked by Francis Cardinal George, the Archbishop of Chicago for his conduct at an anti-gun rally. This event was held in front of a local gun store, where he called for the store’s owner - by name - to be “snuffed”. He later claimed that he was not aware that the term “snuff” was a euphemism for “kill”.
Sounds like Mr. Pfleger needs to go to confession.
See here, 2nd or 3rd from the bottom.
Mornin all, another day that God has given to us.™
#22 Fasternu 426
My tears are flowing in myriad rivulets down the crags of my face creating pools of deep sorrow.
(Apologies to Hedley Lamarr)
#26, #35 Add me to the list. But no matter how outrageous the position, somewhere there’s a Catholic that will buy into it hook, line and sinker. Prolly goes for any other group.
/I think someone has a law covering this phenomenon.
I’ve heard it said that from 11 to Noon Sunday is the most segregated hour in the country.
#38 Hamous
There are people who believe Bush masterminded 9/11.
There are people who believe the moon landing never happened.
There are people who believe communism works.
There are people who believe that Republicans don’t care about clean water or air; or who believe that Republicans are only angry white men.
There are people who believe that all white people think about is how to hold back the black man.
There are people who think that Sheila J. Lee is actually a modest, unassuming personality whose only desire is to serve her constituents.
I actually had a class on Social Justice with a woman who asked us to write to the government, asking that all of our defense budget be reallocated to feeding the poor. Like the poor would be served when our country was taken over by ________________.
I think we can call this “The Unbalanced Fringe Syndrome”.
#40 tedtam
I thought the Jews were behind 9/11.
40 tedtam
Social Justice is everyone being given an equal chance, not an equal outcome. The left don’t grasp that concept.
41 NA
The Joooooz pull W’s strings, Duh! He’s a willing gentile stooge, dancing to the masterful tune of our Zionist overlords!
I, for one, welcome our new Zionist overlords.
44 NA
They have a great retirement plan, and free dental!!!
If you recruit 500 gentile stooges, you get a company car!
Time to go run!
Hooah!
I’m, a Corvette
I got this in an e-mail froma a friend, don’t know if it is true or when it may have been said, but it’s awesome.
Gotta Love Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent on Hunting
Conservative Rocker Ted Nugent on Hunting: Nugent, an avid hunter, was being interviewed by a French journalist. The journalist asked, “What do you think the last thought is in the mind of a deer before you shoot it? Is it, “Are you my friend?”or is it “Are you the one who killed my brother?”
Nugent replied, “Deer aren’t capable of that kind of thinking. All they care about is, ‘What am I going to eat next, who am I going to screw next, and can I run fast enough to get away. They are very much like the French.”
Faster, I’m callin BS. I sat there and tried dang near every combination of answers on the sports car test I could think of and got every vehicle mentioned so far plus an Audi TT and my description (a F(ound)O(n)R(oad)D(ead) Mustang). At no point did a Viper appear.
Personally I would have like to seen a Prowler come up. I’m still **** that they canceled it. It had class out the wazoo. I probably would have dropped a current production Hemi in it though instead of that wimpy V6. But then I woulda had to beef up the front springs too. As to the color, either the Prowler Purple, or the Midnight Blue Pearl Mulholland edition. Cant decide.
1. Rest in peace Mr. Korman and thanks for the giggles!
2. Stop with the snakes already! It’s creeping me out!
3. I’m a Ford Mustang.
Which is ironic cuz Kiddo just bought this:
http://www.idcow.net/idcow/products/sby2001.jpg
(’Cept his is gold w/ black racing stripes. Please pray he doesn’t kill himself…)
Ok hal, what gives with my post? there are no links. There are no bad words that I can see. What did I do to hack you off this time?
That word was the problem? you gotta be kidding me!
Nope, as Mr. Squawk has explained a thousand times, that word will be trapped every single time. Some commenters take it personally. I know that you don’t. It’s just the way it is. LST Moderator
Baby born after rare ovarian pregnancy
My wife has a friend that had an ovarian pregnancy that miscarried. I never understood why an ovarian pregnancy had to be terminated, and this makes me question it even more. Can someone else enlighten me?
#52 It is excruciatingly painful and there’s no place for the fetus to grow.
#52 cajun
I always thought it had to do with the baby causing damage to the internal organs of the mother because he/she is not confined to the very muscular uterus.
Like you, this makes me question that assumtion, but according to the article, the obstetrician said it’s unheard of as the pregnancy usually miscarries.
Cajun, the placenta can be VERY invasive and it can have a hard time getting enough blood supply. There is severe risk of massive internal bleeding as well as the possibility that the fertilized ovum could be spontaneously aborted by the ovary and re-implant in the fallopian tube leading to ectopic pregnancy.
Nah I don’t take it personally, I just question the wisdom of the doofus that programmed Askismet to flag that word is all.
I ask the readership, how many people find the usage of the word (======) offensive?
And more importantly, is it more offensive than a picture of Benzion servicing a RINO?
Rorschach
Just quit piffing people oss, and you won’t have any trouble.
/geez!
tedtam, the day I stop that, some used car salesman turned casket salesman working for SCI will probably be throwing dirt in my face.
#59
But no one will know, because the computer systems won’t record the sale of the casket, nor the plot, nor the service. You will become, in all sense of the word, a non-entity!
/removing tongue from cheek
(=======) is seriously offensive. (Would someone tell me what (========) is????)
Oh come on guys! geez!
Liz it was a word that started with a P, ended with a D, and referred to urination.
Has anyone noticed that it is only 10:00 am and we are already up to 62 comments? Busy day!
Speaking of busy, I must leave to tend to business.
Talk amongst yourselves, ’til I return!
/like I had to tell you…
Nut jobs in Missouri have struck again.
The same city pulled the same stunt in 2006, when they tried to keep an unwed biracial couple from living in their own house.
I mean seriously! I’m trying to ask a question here!
Bob, if they can do that in Missouri, why is it that Farmer’s Branch can’t do that?
#62 Ohhhhhhhhhhhh….. Yep, HAL will jump on that like white on rice.
Ah, but do you find it offensive? that is the question.
Well Rorschach
The doofus to which you refer is sitting right here. Only because I am in a good mood, that is quickly fading, I will answer your question this way.
I have explained why Akismet filters certain words numerous times and you know that the filter exists. I am in no mood to play “moderate the moderator”. If you think it is necessary to make this some issue I would strongly suggest you do not.
#67 LizBV
Is that like the Oprah on a ham sandwich?
Rorschach
My answers to the quiz:
y/n/y/y/n/y/n/y/n/n/n/sledgehammer
That gets you Viper.
I liked the Prowler too and always scratched my head at why they put a 6cyl in there. They still had the 360 or 318 that they could have used. Even the 4.7l would have been better than a 6 cyl.
I saw one at Baytown and wondered why the guy brought it there. He got smoked by everything that lined up against him. I think he was doing like a 16 sec 1/4 mile. It looked cool, but was a dog.
#64 bob
Why would one need a permit to occupy one’s own property? Seems that should be fodder for a lawsuit.
“Is that like the Oprah on a ham sandwich?”
Or Rosie on a tuna sandwich?
#73 faster
ick.
Why not just say #$%^& this way?
Or just use the pig latin version “issedpay”
You can also use tinkled off, urinated, pottied, #1ed or my favorite yellowed streamed.
And that is quite enough
Squawkbox
LST Moderator
I think, “ticked” will fly….
Squawk, I’m not trying to make a big deal out of it, nor am I trying to start a fight about it, it just strikes me as a rather benign word that is in common usage. It would not have ever occurred to me in a million years to include it in the tag list. I’m just asking if I am the only one here that feels similarly.
#72 NA, that is also my question. This is Jim Crow in disguise and nothing more. It really “whizes” me off.
Oops, sorry Squawker! I didn’t see your reply to #77.
Rorschach
And I am not going to fight about this either. The policy has been in effect for a long time. I have explained why. You know it. Once again I would suggest you move along.
faster I stand corrected, That must have been the ONLY combination that gets you there….
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/05/blame_bush_for_mcclelland.html
#80 bob
I could see it for new construction, where there are actual building codes in place and corresponding inspections, but not for existing houses.
Note this only applies to safety issues.
While I don’t think people should live together as a family without benefit of matrimony, it remains their own choice to do so. As long as it’s not illegal (and it is not at this point in time), then what’s the problem?
Why is the ACLU not on this like rust on a muffler? (to continue/merge with another set of comments)
You have a problem with the management? Address it here. lsteditors@gmail.com.
Squawkbox
LST Moderator
I don’t recall EVER seeing that “list” either………and at least as I recall except for excessive links I’ve never been “moderated” ……..(and no one would EVER accuse me of being absolutely polite)
#85 It may seem rather un-libertarian of me, but I agree that there is benefit to be had from some amount state involvement in housing, such as permits, construction inspections, and certificates of occupancy.
In Black Jack MO, and many other communities, citizens must apply for permission to occupy a residence. The laws are seldom enforced these days but were once very successful in creating “Sundown Towns” that excluded non-whites.
In this case, the city is using those outdated laws to enforce precisely your opinion that parents should be married. I don’t necessarily disagree with that opinion, but obviously don’t think the government should force it to happen or infringe on important individual rights in an effort to encourage it.
I don’t like everything they do, but as long government is rife with authoritarian nut jobs, the ACLU is needed. I suspect they’ll be around for a very long time and will be paying Black Jack a visit.
#32
tedtam
I am putting in my order for that one, since my knees are getting old when I go hunting.
88 bob
Agreed.
How is it that these clowns can deny people legally living in this country the ability to live in property they actually own while the people in Farmer’s Branch cannot prevent people in the country illegally from occupying property they do not own?
#89 Emme
And how young are they at other times?
Some father’s day gifts - I especially like the “illegal” t-shirt:
http://www.adifferentdirection.com/
I know you may have seen this one, but it’s still funny:
Never Argue With A Woman
A couple goes on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota. The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife likes to read. One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors the boat and settles in to read her book.
Along comes a game warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, “Good morning, Ma’am. What are you doing?”
“Reading a book,” she replies, thinking it rather obvious.
“You’re in a restricted fishing area,” he informs her.
“I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not fishing, I’m reading.”
“Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know, you could start at any moment. I’ll have to take you in and write you up.”
“If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,” says the woman.
“But I haven’t touched you,” says the game warden.
“That’s true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment.”
“Have a nice day, ma’am,” says the warden as he motors away.
Mutiny on the Bloggy!
HorseRadish goes nuts on LST! Demands HALAKISMET be replaced with SHAKEAKISMET software! Moderator is TICKED!
Film at 11!
I see reports that state Susan Sarandon will move to either Italy or Canada if McCain is elected President. I wonder if we can get any other ultra liberal, whiners to join her. Didn’t Alec “Blowhard” Baldwin make the same pledge and where is he living now??
I think HAL is picking on me.
#95 Robert
See my post #27
Lovely Daughter had to walk several blocks late last night to get to her car. I was looking for pepper spray (ordered) and came across a handheld weapon that she could carry on her keychain. She worries me - when I showed it to her she got all excited and asked “Can I stab someone in the neck with that?” I said,”That’s what it’s for, honey!” and she gave a little happy hop.
I am worried that my ray of sunshine may have a dark side…
#96 Big
Do you think HAL is picking on you?
Then he probably is.
Get used to it.
We can say boobies too!
#95
Finally, a good reason to vote for McCain.
Is there possibly a country of nuttin but BLIND folks we could ship Susan Sarandon to? (where ELSE could she continue the fantasy that she’s still a HOT babe?)
#98 tedtam
But it would be a lovely dark side.
#102 Katfish
She already lives in the Land of the Blind.
Every time she opens her mouth, she proves it.
#104 - ‘Excerrent PERNT!!!’
HAL is probably a butch girl and hates men.
#106 big45
Or a bitter divorcee who hates men.
Has anyone here tried this or is it a scam
http://hybridfuelreview.info/?id=B227041
For those with too much time on their hands - or who want to make fun of others with minimal backlash:
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/r/dryfoo/www/Funny-pages/handy-latin.html
#108 Dov
I saw a news story on this recently. Yes, there are devices being developed that pull the hydrogen from the water and use it in addition to the fuel to enhance the mpg. The main drawback is that the computer that manages the car must be tweaked to recognize the extra power being added by the hydrogen.
tedtam
I think I’m gonna have to look into it as I drive a gas guzzling Suburban. Aha My motorcycle doesn’t use a computer.
Tedtam, no the problem with those devices is that they use more energy breaking the oxygen-hydrogen bonds than you get back out when you burn it. you cannot get around the third law of thermodynamics.
#110 tedtam #112 rorschach
Hydrogen is not so much as a true fuel as it is a energy storage mechanism. True fuels occur in nature or can be manufactured with less energy input than is returned when they are consumed. The cheapest source of hydrogen now is crude oil via chemical processes in a refinery.
#113, nope, entropy MUST INCREASE. you can never get more energy out than you put in. it simply cannot be done.
BigJ, can you check the spit bucket for me? I’ve got one stuck in there that is a response to TedTam’s #93. Thanks,
BigWhiner–
Grow some and get over it!
#111 - Dov………….a Gold Wing…………………..”doesn;t use” a computer??????
Yer kidding right?
Kat
Mines an 85. The new ones do
Sorry I’m not puring water in my tank. None of them.
However I’m declaring 5:00 and intend to injest a certain beverage containg ethanol.
# 03
We shall call it for what it is/was.
A comedy!
That’s right,
a comedy of error!
# 17
OIl price per barrel came down by appox $7 or so, have you seen any reduction in the gas price accordingly?
Where are the apologists hiding today who were on the side of the oil companies?
Rahman, you don’t like the price of gas, don’t buy it! Actually they are a private business and they can set the prices at whatever they darn well please. Go make your own gas and sell it for less.
How I hate whining.
Where was Rahman’s fussing when Al Gore said years ago he wanted $5 a gallon gas to make people cut back. So Rahman, what do you think of Gore’s idea so far?
If I could, I would fire the 100 seat-warming gadflies in the US Senate chambers and replace them with the 100 top US oil company executives. It wouldn’t take them too long to straighten out alot of things.
By the way, did I mention the photo for today’s OC thread reminds me of this vignette from a movie ?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zvCTkBKRggc
Six degrees, Hamous ? I think not. One is enough.
I’m so glad Uncle Paul let me on the radio. I’ve been dying to get that off my chest since the Dixie Chicks started their whining.
The blue footed boobies were ticked off and wanted to fly over and s=== on LST.
OK Hal… (hangs head in shame)… I’ll shut up.
#126 I’d definitely like to learn more about her views on global economic policy, if ya know what I mean…
Everybody else gets to post their links except me. It’s a vast LST conspiracy.
Tedtam you were on with Paul B? I need to go to Hamous and read what you wrote.
May I please b***** for a moment. What is it about car dealerships and the English language? I tell them I have two concerns, interest rate and payment. I tell them what I am looking for. They review stock and so ” oh yes we can do this for you” I test drive. Then the fun begins. I wait, and wait, and wait. …. oh and wait some more. The salesperson comes to me, sad faced. ” I am so sorry, we cannot get that payment for you, but it will be $75 more. I ask what is my interest rate. He says ” I DON’T KNOW” Are people complete idiots and buy vehicles without this info? I thanked him for his time and left.
Ok now I feel a tiny bit better , thanks.
Here’s my sound offering.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rto0dsqB70U