Open Source Is Becoming a Military Necessity

The Street ^ | 17 August 2012 | Dana Blankenhorn

[Jim Robinson]

Yes, and he’ll be impeached for it and run out of Dodge, if he does get re-elected, which he shouldn’t. It’d take a complete foul-up by Romney to mess this one up.

Vote straight conservative! We must have the majority to impeach/expel/remove all the corrupt usurpers and run them all OUT!!

[Liberty Valance]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMk208Op1Jc
Chris Rea - Texas

[onyx]

DrO is in complete agreement with you two: The Marxist must go.

He’s very happy with the selection of Catholic Paul Ryan.

For now, we have ceased talking presidential politics.

:)

[onyx]

TYVM. My sound is awry. I’ll have to see to that in the morning. I can only see the video.

[MEG33]

Sending *HUGS* to your Dr O..
;o)

[onyx]

LOL. He will accept and return!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

What you said...

Yeah, the minority of FReepers carry this place.

The rest read the Drudge Report and post all day long, never actually taking a couple of minutes to read what has been ALREADY posted a half-dozen times here.

Makes me crazy...

[onyx]

My sons and their families, inccluding my US Marine grandson, are also with you, but they live in Kalifornia which I expect with go in the Marxist’s column.

[onyx]

I’ve just realized my “c” is stuck. Double cc’s in too many posts and i didn’t catch this one. Going for the cleaner right now. Looks like ice cream....oooops.

[humblegunner]

whenever I visit news sites or blogs

Blogs? Oh my.

I mean, it's always good policy to just stay OUT of crack houses. ;-)

[thackney]

Out of the 200,000 or more people who visit FR every day, sometimes many times a day, we have less than 2% of them who actually donate to help keep the site going.

BTTT

Please folks, donate something, even just $5.

[Big Giant Head]

Good post Sam Adams.

I finally have reached a point in my life where I can donate monthly. I’ve been here since August ‘98, so I’m starting my 15th year. Husband of Marie Antoinette, and the Lauren that we took to DC for the FreeRepublic March for Justice. That guy! Worked on the stage crew and everything.

I went through many crushing years of financial struggle, and I’m glad I can finally donate, so I signed up for the monthly.

I was really, REALLY annoyed that Romney won the nomination, but I got just as annoyed that, just when Romney is starting to show me just how much fight he has in him, and picked Ryan, the ONE GUY that has ever got in Obama’s face, that JimRob posts an anti-Romney thread that went over 4,000+ posts.

You can imagine my frustration. I’m donating to a guy that is working against the better of the two guys that are running for President. Damnit!

However, I used a link to that very thread to convert a Democrat leaning friend of a friend who is gay, and his main issue is gay marriage, and wouldn’t you know it, it worked? He’s voting Romney/Ryan.

I very nearly undid my monthly donation after the big 4k post anti-Romney thread, but I’m continuing on. Jim, I love ya man, but I have to vote for someone that can win, and it seems to me that Romney is willing to poke Obama right in the eye with a sharp Ryan-shaped stick. He can do math, and deal with reality, and I think it’s a huge step in the right direction. Gay stuff and abortion stuff is important, but right now it’s on my back burner. Save the country first then worry about stuff like that.

[tillacum]

Good Morning onyx. Please put me on Sarah’s ping list.
Thank you.

[onyx]

Blessed and Happy Sunday!
Done! Thank you very much, dearest tillacum!

[Bob Ireland]

Hi, Jim, ‘Ace’... any chance of a ‘back door’ in any of this security hardware? ...especially that supported by USGvt?

[SamAdams76]

Thanks for the reminder about the March for Justice - hard to believe it has been nearly 14 years. I can still remember making the decision to go and pulling my kids out of school the Friday before so we could drive down that day and be there for Saturday. My kids missed Halloween and to make up for it, we bought them bags of candy (for 1/2 price) for the drive home on Sunday and they were eating candy all the way back to Boston. I remember what a perfect weekend that was and saw the potential for a site like Free Republic. That's why I want to help end the infighting - so we can be a great community again that can once again put an event like that together. Hopefully it will be celebrating something and not protesting something!

BTW, it is great to hear you are back on your feet financially and can become a monthly contributor.

[Ditter]

I too was in DC for the March For Justice. What a shame we did not wear name tags with our nic so we could meet each other. My brother and his wife (my husband didn't want to go) are not freepers but they came with me. It was a fabulous weekend and we went to Ft Marcy Park and met that guy (forgot his name) who had knowledge of the Vince Foster murder. Fantastic experience!

[ColdSteelTalon]

Seems that the more the technology grows the less secure we are. The systems I worked on in the Army 25 years ago were far more secure than the ones today.

[don-o]

So, please do not give our hard working FReepathon team members a hard time.

Ya gotta help me out here - "already posted" (my one comment) is giving "our hard working FReepathon team members a hard time"? Really?

That's a comment that is regularly posted when a duplicate thread is found. As I was scrolling the latest posts, I saw the same graphic on several threads and the "already posted" seemed a semi-humorous throw away line.

Otherwise, I appreciate your taking the time to post your thoughts. I have heard it said that every man worth his salt thinks he can do a couple of things better than any other man -

1. Cook a steak
2. Coach a football team
I'd add a third

3. Run FR better that Jim Robinson.

All of can take a fair shot at the 1 & 2, #3 is not up for grabs.

[Albion Wilde]

Thanks for the ping to your strategic deliberations, Jim. It’s your creation. Do what you think best. But be sure to have a succession plan so you can eventually enjoy some years of retirement, trusting that your core values will be protected.