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It’s a good thing I never visted that hell hole when I was a kid. They might have mistaken be for an albino.

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Military Veterans Favor McCain 56% to 37%

Based on the answers to the other questions, is this the Bradley effect run amok? 17% think McCain shares their values, but don’t plan to vote for him?

Ah gee, that’s too bad. Was she able to birth more then one vermin besides this one?

I don't EVEN wanna know! :)

I've been working on a simulated election model based on the Rasmussen state-by-state polls and margin of error. According to the polls released since Monday, McCain is at 230.98 electoral votes with a 2.46% chance of winning after 20,000 simulated elections. However, shift only 1.25% from Obama to McCain (the "special sauce") and McCain gains 30 electoral votes, to 260.15 electoral votes and a 33.57% chance of winning.

-PJ

2. If he is that dumb, I hope we’ve a pic of the two in fond embrace as I doubt it’ll go over well here.

Looks to me like Nicky's about ready to ask Obama on a date:

I think that as a Christian I would be more moved being in that place. I still do not believe he is a believer in Christ.

Good points. The only adjustment is that Gore was not really picked for image they were stuck with him. BUT to support your argument they did put him in rolling stone and did the whole Alpha Male thing.

""For their own sake, Serbs just should have caved in and gone along with the Nazi program."

"We are not the French, bite your tongue woman!"

You know what I meant -- 60 years later, that the Serbs resisted the Germans really doesn't mean a rat's butt to Americans.

Even saving 500 American pilots, tell me how many Americans today really care about that -- other than the actual families of those 500 airmen? No one, really. Do the hundreds of Serbs -- men, women & children -- who were burned alive to protect those American pilots matter to any Americans? Hell, no!

In fact, 50 years later, Germany via the EU , rewarded Germany's little "WWII Balkan buddies" with their own countries and also used it as an excuse to screw the Serbs one more time for having opposed them. And America has helped them do it.

That US WII fighting men would be rolling over in their graves over this travesty of justice, is irrelevant -- even to Americans

"Heroism" is stupidity in this era. Love of country is called "nationalism" and considered "a disease which must be wiped out". "Striving for political ideals" is also designated as "19th century romanticism" -- unrealistic and useless.

We are living in an era where right is wrong, and death is wrapped in slogans of "peace". Appearances (which are routinely manipulated) are everything, and substance & moral fiber are nothing. What in the hell do you do with that?

assuming no last minut changes then that would be a fair contest.

i think the real issue here was the last minute changes in the rules. IOW the air force pulled a last minute criteria switch that boeing could not deal with.

Lets never forget airbust has lobbyists too.

That explains your attitude.

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.

Murkowski has a pair of the most hate filled eyes I have seen in many a moon!

And building them here will kill the cachet

I thought curiosity killed the cachet. Must be more than one of them.

Can Jews CCW? I hope so.

NBC, National Barrack Company. Very nice.

Demonised by the ignorant, prized by the superstitious, albinos are now getting organised

Sounds good. The "albinos" here in the US need to do the same thing...lol

“...it is displayed alongside items from the “modern” Palestinians: guns, mortar shells, IED’s and suicide belts.”

God only knows what they’ll have at the petting zoo!

:)

Unfortunately that email is an “urban legend”. You can look it up in snopes.com. This kind of email goes around every election. Here is the direct link: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/afghanistan.asp

But the troop snub in Germany may very well stick.

Among white voters surveyed, 8% said race is the most important factor, up from 5% a month ago. Among African-Americans, who overwhelmingly support Sen. Obama, 20% said race is the top factor.

Pathetic!!

If he intended to kill, he wouldn't have carried phony bombs nor would he have told the police where the real bomb was planted.

Even the judge said this during sentencing.

They carried leaflets aboard the plane that they planned to drop.

The man committed a terrorist act, did his time, and now is home. The death of the police officer is a great tragedy, but was unintentional.

If Obama’s staff are blaming the military, they can kiss the military vote goodbye. What a bunch of morons.

Only full blooded Tanzanians should have a say in what happens in their country.

I think it’s something in the water in DC.

Fox- remember the other day I mentioned Chris Horner to you?

ping to an article by him. VERY bright fellow.

Mitchell = a whiner.....What a putz. How can any man put up with this nonsense at home?

I knew that albinism was far more prevalent in the negro race than any other race. But I never knew their body parts were considered to have majical powers. Somone I used to know from africa once told me that albinos were considered evil, and no one wanted to touch them or associate with them out of fear of bad luck. That doesn’t quite jive with this article.

McCain is going to be the next President, I am so certain of this.

Congress currently prohibits the federal government to sell leases for energy production along the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Most of it, not all of it.

Alpha Jet, Tornado, Transall C-160.

I.e., Alpha Jet (Dassault/Dornier), (Panavia's) Tornado, and the (Transall) C-160.

Uh, Which of these ever flew for the USAF, USN or directly, not indirectly, "defended the USA"?

“An estimated 65,000 gay men and lesbians serve in the U.S. armed forces, though by law they cannot be open about their sexuality.”

So, in the spirit of tolerance, I say to the 65,000 gay men and lesbians that serve or wish to serve...we are not interested in you being open about your sexuality — it is your issue, you deal with it.

Dumb this down and politize it all you want — the military has entirely way bigger fish to fry than to worry about whether or not Adam and Steve “feel good about their gayness.” Your Father should have done his job and raised you right.

Give me a break...if you want to be...be. Leave the rest of us out of it.

By making us deal with it you are asking us to sign on to your disgustingly anti social and immoral behavior — keep it to yourself please — and tolerate my choice to not tolerate your choice.

Serving is a privilege and some folks are just simply not cut out for military service. Period. Thank you, have a nice day!

If Obama wins, I'm already sick of his first four years.

That could be a tagline.

Very good!

And while the display might be pretty standard stuff almost anywhere else - arrowheads, Roman anchors, Bronze Age vases and Byzantine columns - it is displayed alongside items from the "modern" Palestinians: guns, mortar shells, IED's and suicide belts.

I do not have the values of either. I cannot identify with somebody who is for amnesty and meets with LaRaza. I cannot identify with a with a man who commits adultery while he has a sick wife whether the man is J. McCain on J. Edwards. And I cannot identify with somebody who adores Rev. Wright.

Time to take over Congress.

Has Sen. Murkowski LOST her mind?

Judging from the picture, I'd say, "Yes."

Either that or someone wearing a hockey mask has just blown through the door.

This is all too confusing for me but I bump it to those who can figure it out. I say drill, and don’t sign any treaties, and if anyone tries to shut down our offshore drills we bomb them out of the ocean or shoot them out of the skies.

Don’t need to treaties for that.

Rush featured this on his radio show and said some nice things about Heather Wilson. It may be too late for her to be the veep though . . sigh

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

One note of caution....

From the timing of the poll:

The poll was taken Friday through Monday, before much of the extensive press coverage of Sen. Obama's trip this week to the Middle East and Europe, meant to build his credibility.

Note: Th following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50601

U.S. Soldiers Seize Suspected Bomber in Baghdad Raid

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2008 – U.S. soldiers in Baghdad today detained a suspect linked to roadside-bomb attacks against coalition forces during an operation in the city’s Risalah sector, military officials said.
The detainee was taken to a coalition base for questioning.

In yesterday’s operations:

— U.S. soldiers in Baghdad found an explosive device on the side of a road in Baghdad’s Jazair community. An explosive ordnance team disposed of the bomb.

— U.S. soldiers patrolling Baghdad’s East Rashid sector seized two AK-47 rifles, four magazines and 246 7.62 mm rounds.

— U.S. soldiers found an improvised explosive device-making workshop in Baghdad’s East Rashid neighborhood. The workshop contained: radios, batteries, power sources, garage door openers, circuit boards, programmers, a cable, computer screens, tools, wire, plastic bags, a global positioning system device, electrical components, documents, identification cards, and propaganda tapes.

— “Sons of Iraq” citizen volunteers in Baghdad found a weapons cache consisting of three rockets and recoilless-rifle ammunition.

— Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad seized a rocket-propelled grenade, three grenade nose cones, six mortar rounds, eight anti-tank mines, 10 grenades, three flares, 500 machine-gun rounds, detonation cord, a container of bolts, and a license plate.

— Iraqi police posted in Baghdad’s East Rashid sector found a 107 mm rocket and 15 mortar rounds.

— U.S. soldiers patrolling the Mansour area of Baghdad found 500 rounds of ammunition, a body armor vest, and an AK-47 rifle.

— Responding to a tip, U.S. soldiers seized a weapons cache in Baghdad and also discovered a stockpile of improvised explosive device-making materials located inside a store near the city’s Doura community market. Later, a Sons of Iraq member turned in a 155 mm artillery round to U.S. soldiers patrolling the Karb De Gla community.

In July 22 operations:

— In Mosul, Iraqi special operations forces detained eight suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq, a front organization for al-Qaida in Iraq. Two other suspects also were detained during the operation.

— In Rutbah, an Iraqi special weapons and tactics unit detained a suspected terrorist linked to suicide and improvised-explosive-device attacks against Iraqi police. The detainee also is believed to have housed the woman who conducted the May suicide attack at an office in Rutbah. Four other suspects also were detained during the operation.

— In Zaidon, the Fallujah special weapons and tactics team detained four suspected weapons dealers believed to be supplying criminals in the area.

— In Baghdad, an Iraqi emergency response unit detained four suspected al-Qaida terrorists. The detainees are linked to attacks against Iraqi police and coalition forces. The suspects also are tied to improvised-explosive-device attacks, assassinations, sectarian violence, and displacement and intimidation of local Iraqis.

— In Jisr Diyala, Iraqi special operations troops detained a suspected Iranian-trained “special groups” leader and two other suspects. The detainees are implicated in the killings of local Iraqis and are suspected of plotting to attack coalition bases in the area.

In July 21 operations, An Iraqi special weapons and tactics team detained two suspected special groups criminals during an operation in Kut. The detainees are linked to roadside-bomb and explosively formed projectile attacks against Iraqi and coalition security forces.

Also July 21, an Iraqi emergency response unit uncovered a suspected special groups weapons cache in Baghdad. The cache contained sniper rifles, machine guns, rockets, several thousand rounds of ammunition, rocket-propelled-grenade launchers and warheads, homemade explosive materials, and various bomb-making materials.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)

"Busic told the cops that they placed a bomb in a locker. He had no bombs with him. Therefore, there was no intent to kill."

Damn it, Dio. The SOB killed a NY policeman on American soil when the guy had nothing to do with Croatian politics.

Don't give me the "no intent to kill" BS, Busic planted a live bomb in a locker that killed a NY policeman and maimed another when it went off.

Busic had phony bomb on him which he told the passengers and pilot were real -- they had no way of knowing the difference until he and his girlfriend were captured and disarmed.

The only thing that the phony bombs proved is that he didn't intend to kill HIMSELF in the process of hijacking the plane. That doesn't make him innocent -- it just showed him to be a coward. No brownie points for that!

The Mule is the character who takes over the known universe in Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy.

“Despite lead”??? Gallup and Rasmussen have him up only in ratspeak. ratspeak calls for reporting the results of polls in such a way as the rat is ALWAYS winning. For example, when McCain regularly leads by 2 or 3 points it’s a tie because it is in the margin of error. If it was 3 points and slips to 2 points, the rat is surging. If it is tied, the rat is ahead. If the rat gets a 2 point lead usually it is “all over.” ratspeak, you just have to recognize it when you see it.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50603

“Iraqi Counterterrorism Capabilities Expanding”

By Navy Seaman William Selby
Special to American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2008

This is satire right? The only culture worth anything there is Israeli. The palestinians have their evil mickey mouse and that’s about it.

The chart accompanying this article is very telling.

The only factors in which Obama leads are the “most likeable”, “more relaxed” categories. In all the grown up qualities, McCain leads.

If America would just figure out they are not electing a drinking buddy, but a serious executive, then McCain would win by a landslide.

"Oh, but it's so "American Idol"!" 19 posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 6:13:15 PM by loveliberty2

Bingo. But could we trust Simon and Paula to give it a gong?