Putin makes a lot of sense…

Posted on by September 4, 2013

This is one time our elected leaders should pay attention to the advice of Vladimir Putin….

how scary is that?

On February 4th, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia:

“In Russia live Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws.  If they prefer Sharia Law, then we advise them to go to those places where that’s the state law.  Russia does not need minorities.  Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell ‘discrimination’.  We better learn from the suicides of America, England, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a nation.  The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or the primitive ways of most minorities.  When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the national interest first, observing that the minorities are not Russians.

The politicians in the Duma gave Putin a five minute standing ovation.

If you keep this to yourself, you are part of the problem!

It is a sad day when a Communist* makes more sense than our President, but here it is!!!!

* You mean another Communist

A GOOD Flash Mob…

Posted on by September 4, 2013

I’m going to steal one from Borepatch’s normal stuff, and post this one!

Tchaikovsky Flashwaltz at Hadassah Hospital Jerusalem… 

This is the kind of flash mob we need more of! Did you see the smiles on the face of the little girl in the wheelchair?

That made her day!!!

h/t JP

Well, well, well…

Posted on by September 8, 2013

Isn’t THIS just special…

From the WAPO fishwrap…

The Obama administration secretly won permission from a surveillance court in 2011 to reverse restrictions on the National Security Agency’s use of intercepted phone calls and e-mails, permitting the agency to search deliberately for Americans’ communications in its massive databases, according to interviews with government officials and recently declassified material.

In addition, the court extended the length of time that the NSA is allowed to retain intercepted U.S. communications from five years to six years — and more under special circumstances, according to the documents, which include a recently released 2011 opinion by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates, then chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Full article HERE.

So what ‘conspiracies’ were they looking for???  ‘Domestic terrorists’ like us maybe???

Tactics 101…

Posted on by September 7, 2013

This whole cluster f**k over Syria is just beyond the pale for the ultimate stupidity being exhibited by the administration…

First- You NEVER tell the opponent what you’re going to do. So far, this bunch has laid out at least four plans down to everything except the actual launch time.

Second- You DO the mission FIRST then talk about it… Not a YEAR after you knew what was being done.

Third- When you tell the opponent, you’ve given up the surprise; so they are going to MOVE your targets. Usually into civilian areas, Mosques, etc.  And they’ll run civilians into the bases to guarantee collateral damage…

Fourth- You’ve gutted the Navy to the point we have ships and airplanes tied to the pier/grounded, and now you’re extending an entire CSG at sea for how long??? The baseline cost is $25M per week with minimal flying, heavy flying is $40M a week. Who is paying for it?  The Navy, so more cuts are being required.

Fifth- Selling it ain’t working, not to the allies OR the American People. Your dithering is NOT helping the world opinion of America, unless it’s to go in a negative (or MORE negative) direction…

Sixth- You’ve been bowing and scraping to the rest of the world, and Putin knows it.  And they are moving ships into the Med to ‘counter’ the American presence…

And Putin remembers THIS incident- He was KGB at the time…

I have no doubt he’d tell his ships to do this again- Do you really think the US will risk this?  Either with a BMD capable ship OR with a sub?  I know what ‘my’ answer is.

In summary, they pretty much can’t screw this up any further than they already have… Unless BO does something else stupid, like committing troops (again)…

Will we even HAVE a country left in 2017? I’m beginning to wonder!!!

Gah….

Posted on by September 8, 2013

Cops in D.C. Are Under Orders to Arrest Tourists with Empty Bullet Casings

The gun control crazies in Washington D.C. are really cracking down on tourists.  Not terrorists, but tourists.  According to the Washington Examiner the police in Washington are under new orders to arrest any tourists or out-of-towners who are in possession of spent bullet or shotgun casings.
Apparently even spent bullet casings are considered ammunition and carry a $1,000 fine, a year in jail, and a criminal record.  These casing are illegal to possess in the district unless you are a resident of D.C. and have a gun registration certificate (which takes a TON of red tape to get).
The Examiner says that a tourists could easily unknowingly get in trouble with the law after a routine traffic stop.
This is beginning to sound like Australia… So if you go to the range and get ONE spent .22 case stuck in your waffle shoes and bring it back to the car… Really???

The Perfect Home for Liberals…

Posted on by September 7, 2013

Never thought about it this way before….

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Their own “Gated community”!

Works for me… Smile

How much for the gun ‘business’???

Posted on by September 7, 2013

This video has some interesting numbers in it…

I can’t imbed the video, but it’s worth a look!

http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/business-of-guns

Kinda makes you wonder how many are ‘ignoring’ these facts, doesn’t it???

h/t Michelle

Hubris…

Posted on by September 6, 2013

Just for reference…

·         EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THE DEFINITION OF “HUBRIS”!

George Bush
George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam Hussein:
The success of yesterday’s mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq .
The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the Dictator’s footprints in a vast country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate them.

Obama
Barack Hussein Obama speech, Sunday, May 1, 2011:
And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as I continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.
Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by my intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan . And finally, last week, I determined that I had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.
Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan .

Hubris (hu·bris), also hybris, means extreme haughtiness, pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one’s own competence or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power.

-Bill Painter

h/t Dammit 

For all those ‘aviators’ out there…

Posted on by September 5, 2013

You May Be A Redneck Pilot If…

… your stall warning plays “Dixie.”
… your cross-country flight plan uses flea markets as check points.
… you think sectionals charts should show trailer parks.
… you’ve ever used moonshine as av-gas.
… you have mud flaps on your wheel pants.
… you think GPS stands for Going Perfectly Straight.
… your toothpick keeps poking your mike.
… you constantly confuse Beechcraft with Beechnut.
… you have a black airplane with a big #3 on the side.
… you’ve just taxied around the airport drinking beer.
… you use a Purina feed bag for a windsock.
… you fuel your wizzbang 140 from a Mason jar.
… you wouldn’t be caught dead flyin’ a Grumman “Yankee.”
… you refer to flying in formation as “We got ourselves a convoy!”
… there is a sign on the side of your aircraft advertising your septic tank service.
… you have ever incorporated sheetrock into the repair of your aircraft.
… you have ever responded to ATC with the phrase “That’s a big 10-4!”
… you have ever used a relief tube as a spitoon.
… you glance down at your belt buckle to remember your N number.
… you have ever tried to impress your girlfriend by buzzing her double-wide.
… the preprinted portion of your weight and balance contains “case of Bud”.
… your Go/no-go checklist includes The words “Skoal” or “Redman”

Not that “I” know anybody that would do that… Nope… 🙂

Bring a kleenex…

Posted on by September 6, 2013

Remember the Brave.

http://www.jensensutta.com/slideshows/RTB/

Nuff said…

h/t JP