Friday, July 23, 2004
We Gotta Stop Being Chickenshit or We're Gonna Be Dead Ducks
I'm in a fowl mood . . . We're all familiar with the concept of distraction. A magician's fancy hand-work, the little something shiny held up to distract a 2-year-old from her tantrum, the Lacy Peterson story... Ok, now hold that thought while you contemplate this.Flight crews and air marshals say Middle Eastern men are staking out airports, probing security measures and conducting test runs aboard airplanes for a terrorist attack.
And what are we hearing about? Sandy Berger. [something shiny] And for the Jerry Springer set; Missing woman's lying hubby checks himself into psych ward. [shiny, sparkly] A train wreck in Turkey fercrissake!?! What possible effect could a Turkish train-wreck have on anyone living in America?!? If you had a relative on the train, you'll hear about it. Otherwise who freakin' cares?!?!?
Meanwhile - back at the train-wreck ranch we call home; the long-awaited 911 Commission report has come out. What did it say? Nothing!!! It pinned responsibility on No One!!! It revealed how the attack happened - NOT!!! It suggested useful changes to be made -- More Bureaucracy!!!
Mr Bush plans to mull over the 911 Commission report. He's gonna mull it the fuck over?!?! Like a choice between the blue tie or the red?!? What the hell is there to "mull over?!?" A recommendation for yet another layer of bureaucracy for "missed opportunities" to get lost in? Yet more brain-dead wankers to "lack imagination?!?!?"
And the considered response of John "I'm too F'n busy having better hair to avail myself of any terrorist briefings" Kerry?
"We can do better. We must do better. And it's time to act - now." Why, hell -- if I'm elected, I'll convene yet another fucking commission who will assess what to do. "And, as president, I will not rest until I can look into the eyes of the American people who want a future of freedom and security and say 'We are as safe as we can be.'"
NB: He does not want to say, "I will not rest until I can say, 'We've won! We beat those evil bastards into the sand!'" Useless doorstop of a man. Useless doorstop of a "Report." ...of a Commission. ...of a President. If I may reiterate to emphasize my point? Nameless, faceless but clearly middle-eastern men are grouping up and bare-facedly testing our nation's defenses -- and getting zippo reaction from even gung-ho air marshals ["ooo - they might sue us for hurting their feeeeeeeeeeeelings"] and we're sitting on our fat American asses, criticizing [something shiny] War Profiteer Michael Moore's fat ass. We're discussing what to do about Sandy the Bungling Burglar. [Why in hell is this man not already in handcuffs -- right along with the chicken-shit National Archives employees who 1] left him alone, against the rules and the law, to "make private phone calls" [then, step the hell outside if the call is so private, Mister Former Secretary of Secret Shit] 2] watched him put documents in his pockets and down his freakin' pants [?!??!?!?!] and DID NOTHING. What in hell is there to discuss?!?!?] Why aren't all the reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond pre-empted tonight so that the 'media' can run Abu-Graib-style in-depth reports and rehashes of these little factoids:
At least two midflight incidents have involved numerous men of Middle Eastern descent behaving in what one pilot called "stereotypical" behavior of an organized attempt to attack a plane.
Two? Yeah? We saw this one elsewhere.
...once we were in the air and the seatbelt sign was turned off, the unusual activity began. The man in the yellow T-shirt got out of his seat and went to the lavatory at the front of coach -- taking his full McDonald's bag with him. When he came out of the lavatory he still had the McDonald's bag, but it was now almost empty. He walked down the aisle to the back of the plane, still holding the bag. When he passed two of the men sitting mid-cabin, he gave a thumbs-up sign. When he returned to his seat, he no longer had the McDonald's bag. Then another man from the group stood up and took something from his carry-on in the overhead bin. It was about a foot long and was rolled in cloth. He headed toward the back of the cabin with the object. Five minutes later, several more of the Middle Eastern men began using the forward lavatory consecutively. In the back, several of the men stood up and used the back lavatory consecutively as well. For the next hour, the men congregated in groups of two and three at the back of the plane for varying periods of time. Meanwhile, in the first class cabin, just a foot or so from the cockpit door, the man with the dark suit – still wearing sunglasses – was also standing. Not one of the flight crew members suggested that any of these men take their seats. ...My husband immediately walked to the first class section to talk with the flight attendant. "I might be overreacting, but I've been watching some really suspicious things.…" Before he could finish his statement, the flight attendant pulled him into the galley. In a quiet voice she explained that they were all concerned about what was going on. The captain was aware. The flight attendants were passing notes to each other.
Passing notes?!?! Is this a potential murderous attack by a sworn enemy about to kill you or a freakin' high school math class?!?
She said that there were people on board "higher up than you and me watching the men."
Who -- Gawd? No one is "higher up" than you when it comes to protecting your own life! Complacent slug!
...The fasten seat belt light came on and I could see downtown Los Angeles. The flight attendants made one final sweep of the cabin and strapped themselves in for landing. I began to relax. Home was in sight. Suddenly, seven of the men stood up -- in unison -- and walked to the front and back lavatories. One by one, they went into the two lavatories, each spending about four minutes inside. Right in front of us, two men stood up against the emergency exit door, waiting for the lavatory to become available. The men spoke in Arabic among themselves and to the man in the yellow shirt sitting nearby. One of the men took his camera into the lavatory. Another took his cell phone. Again, no one approached the men. Not one of the flight attendants asked them to sit down. I watched as the man in the yellow shirt, still in his seat, reached inside his shirt and pulled out a small red book. He read a few pages, then put the book back inside his shirt. He pulled the book out again, read a page or two more, and put it back. He continued to do this several more times.
I've been on plenty of flights where the crew upbraided passengers for standing or bathrooming during approach. Made 'em sit down. It was FAA regulations. But I guess Minetta exempted Middle-Eastern men from those...
I looked around to see if any other passengers were watching. I immediately spotted a distraught couple seated two rows back. The woman was crying into the man's shoulder. He was holding her hand. I heard him say to her, "You've got to calm down." [these 'passengers' were flying on one way tickets, btw]
How many times has it happened to a flight without a conveniently placed columnist/reporter? someone whose voice can be heard?
The pilot [being anonymously interviewed] confirmed Mrs. Jacobsen's experience was "terribly alike" what flight attendants reported on the San Juan flight. He said there is "widespread knowledge" among crew members these probes are taking place.
If I may emphasize?
WIDESPREAD KNOWLEDGE AMONG FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS THAT GROUPS OF MIDDLE EASTERN MEN ARE PRACTICING TO BLOW UP OUR AIRPLANES AND KILL ALL THE PASSENGERS
ok, let's move along.
Pilots and air marshals who asked to remain anonymous told The Washington Times that surveillance by terrorists is rampant, using different probing methods.
Whyinhell are they remaining anonymous?!? Ok - an air marshall not wanting to blow cover, maybe. It's a stretch. But Pilots?!? Wouldn't ya think pilots would be joined hand in hand blocking the entrance to every airport, in Union formation, shouting "DO Something!! You don't pay me enough for this shit!"
A June 29 incident aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 327 from Detroit to Los Angeles is similar to a Feb. 15 incident on American Airlines Flight 1732 from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
They've even got a formula!
A January FBI memo says suicide terrorists are plotting to hijack trans-Atlantic planes by smuggling "ready-to-build" bomb kits past airport security, and later assembling the explosives in aircraft bathrooms.
How does one "lack imagination" about this?
A second pilot said that, on one of his recent flights, an air marshal forced his way into the lavatory at the front of his plane after a man of Middle Eastern descent locked himself in for a long period. The marshal found the mirror had been removed and the man was attempting to break through the wall. The cockpit was on the other side. The second pilot said terrorists are "absolutely" testing security.
No fucking duh.
"There is a great degree of concern in the airline industry that not only are these dry runs for a terrorist attack, but that there is absolutely no defense capabilities on a vast majority of airlines," the second pilot said.
Please, allow me. I will speak slowly. Give the pilots and crew large guns. I'd suggest giving them to all American passengers, too, but the Moonbats would just shoot themselves. [hmmm . . .]
Dawn Deeks, spokeswoman for the Association of Flight Attendants, said there is no "central clearinghouse" for them to learn of suspicious incidents, and flight crews are not told how issues are resolved.
That's because they aren't "resolved." The murderers-in-training are let go. "We have to have an "event" before we can arrest someone," said another chickenshit anonymous 'protector of the people.'
a flight attendant reported that a passenger was using a telephoto lens to take sequential photos of the cockpit door. The passenger was stopped, and the incident, which happened two months ago, was reported to officials. But when the attendant checked back last week on the outcome, she was told her report had been lost.
Got a chill yet?
Earlier this month, a passenger from Syria was taken into custody while carrying anti-American materials and a note suggesting he intended to commit a public suicide. A third pilot reported watching a man of Middle Eastern descent at the same airport using binoculars to get airplane tail numbers and writing the numbers in a notebook to correspond with flight numbers. "It's a probe. They are probing us," said a second air marshal, who confirmed that Middle Eastern men try to flush out marshals by rushing the cockpit and stopping suddenly.
Now, go put yer dear old mum and your sweet baby child on their summer vacation flight. Or: 1] Quit flying and tell the airlines why. -- Refuse to fly again until they arm pilots and crews, -- allow passengers who have carry permits to carry on their flights, --insist that air marshals arrest groups of any people who are rushing the cockpit or playing build-shit-in-the-bathroom games. Especially if they are Middle Eastern men. but, if you must fly; -- If you see 5-8 hinky looking middle-eastern men get on your flight -- GET THE HELL OFF. -- Tell the airline why and insist that they book you another flight immediately. -- Remind them that if they give you any back-talk you can sue them for discriminating against you by putting your life at risk simply to avoid getting sued for discrimination against middle eastern men, -- that you are racially offended at the deference given to those middle eastern men. Let's not bend over and butter up for this probe!
Thursday, July 22, 2004
This damn meme has gone too far . . .
"There was a bomb before there wasn't one," claims Captain of Turkish vessel.According to officials, the Coast Guard had boarded the [Turkish merchant] ship in the Port of Philadephia earlier Thursday for what is being described as a routine inspection when the master of the ship apparently became agitated that the process was taking so long and blurted out that he had a bomb on board. He quickly withdrew the claim, but, according to one official, "It was too late — he had already rung the bell." So the Coast Guard ordered the ship back out to sea for a full inspection.
*FLASH* The Sun Hates Black People *FLASH*
Congressional Black Caucus responds, "Whaddya think, Sol, - the world revolves around you?!?"A new study released by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation suggests rising temperatures will kill more black citizens than whites in the U.S.,
OMG! And what could possibly be causing that?!?
"The sun has been at its strongest over the past 60 years and may now be affecting global temperatures," said Sami Solanki, the director of the renowned Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Hmm - but what about that carbon dioxide?
The study alleges [not "proves?"] responsibility for the problem does not lie primarily with blacks, stating, "African-American households emit 20 percent less carbon dioxide than white households. Historically, this difference was even higher."
They're holding their breaths? Wow! But . . .
David Bellamy, the conservationist. "Global warming - at least the modern nightmare version - is a myth," he said. "I am sure of it and so are a growing number of scientists. ..."humans burn fossil fuels, which release increased levels of carbon dioxide - the principal so-called greenhouse gas - into the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to heat up. They say this is global warming: I say this is poppycock."
oh. but . . .
"Any warming from the growth of greenhouse gases is likely to be minor, difficult to detect above the natural fluctuations of the climate, and therefore inconsequential," Singer wrote in a climate-change essay . "In addition, the impacts of warming and of higher CO2 levels are likely to be beneficial for human activities and especially for agriculture.
hmm But still . . .
"African-Americans are nearly three times as likely to be hospitalized or killed by asthma as whites, with climate change expected to increase the incidence of asthma in the general population," the study says.
See?!?
[Tufts University in Boston] ... according to Dr. Stuart Levy ...the Hygiene Hypothesis... suggests that the increase in allergies, asthma and other immune diseases seen in recent years stems from overly sterile environments. It argues that under these conditions, children's immune systems are being underused.
So the inescapable conclusion is that Dr William Cosby is correct. We Black folks really gotta do more about the lack of education in the black communities . . .
Expanding Phraseology
And the notable political phrase of the era expands;"What did you know/boff/steal and when did you know/boff/steal it?"
The ClintonCrew -- always raising the bar for the rest . . . AND MORE: "And who did you call for instructions?"
BFL Alert
Go Join Jeff who is hosting the Carnival of the Vanities. Here is his special submission form.Awwwww . . .
Kerry daughter demonstrates firm grasp of The Obvious re: traffic gridlock likely during upcoming DhimmoCon``I think it's sad that that's something that's been perpetuated in the press,'' Kerry's daughter told reporters during a conference call yesterday. ``I think sometimes the press likes to perpetuate controversy. Some of it has been mean-spirited.''
Thank you, Alexandra -- I think we've seen enough of you.
The Council Has Spoken ! ! !
and I was baaaaed -- apparently late and baaad. The winning council entries were: UN Admits Saddam Had WMD by Alpha Patriot Affirming Life - and Death by Exultate Justi and the non-council winners; Believing In Bush’s Perfidy by Lileks' The Bleat 40 Reasons To Vote For George Bush Or Against Kerry by Right Wing NewsWednesday, July 21, 2004
Does anyone else sense Hillary's fine hand in this?
WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - When the Democratic Party takes up its platform next week at the presidential nominating convention in Boston, one of the planks it will consider is media concentration. While the one-sentence statement is buried deep in the 41-page document, its supporters contend that it is a recognition by the party that big media is becoming a threat to democracy. "Because our democracy thrives on public access to diverse sources of information from multiple sources, we support measures to ensure diversity, competition and localism in media ownership," the proposed platform plank states. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., who helped get the plank in the platform proposal said the 27-word statement points out a big difference between the two parties.
Considering that the majority of the TV media is clearly in favor of a Kerry/Dhimmocrat win in November [vis the utter lack of mention that what Berger did is a highly prosecutable offense not to mention endangering national security not to mention being a cover-up worthy of having its own ****-gate moniker] Considering the Leftie support of "Out-Foxed" Considering Marxist Missy Hilla-the-Hun's conviction that even the Lovely Interweb ought to be "controlled" to "prevent people from saying irresponsible things..." This bears closer scrutiny than it is getting. If we somehow screw the pooch as citizens and allow *anyone* to gain further control of 'media,' bloggers will be next. UPDATE: to be clear, I fully agree with the concept as stated -- it's just the agenda, motivations, personalities, plans and executions I distrust.
No Biggie
Jenningsratheretal: "don't mention it. . . . please""The three missiles were discovered by chance when the Iraqi security forces captured former Baath party official Khoder al-Douri who revealed during interrogation the location of the missiles saying they carried nuclear heads," the sources said. They pointed out that the missiles were actually discovered in the trenches lying under six meters of concrete and designed in a way to unable sophisticated sensors from discovering nuclear radiation.
The official Iraqi comment on the report: "stupid." We'll see . . . ThanQ! Drudge
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Best Moonbat Conspiracy Theory Award of the week!
truly worthy of the War Profiteer Michael Moore "I Am A Fat-Head"In the original version of "The Manchurian Candidate," Senator John Iselin, whom Chinese agents are plotting to put in the White House, is a right-wing demagogue modeled on Senator Joseph McCarthy. As Roger Ebert wrote, the plan is to "use anticommunist hysteria as a cover for a communist takeover." The movie doesn't say what Iselin would have done if the plot had succeeded. Presumably, however, he wouldn't have openly turned traitor. Instead, he would have used his position to undermine national security, while posing as America's staunchest defender against communist evil. So let's imagine an update - not the remake with Denzel Washington, which I haven't seen, but my own version. This time the enemies would be Islamic fanatics, who install as their puppet president a demagogue who poses as the nation's defender against terrorist evildoers. The Arabian candidate wouldn't openly help terrorists. Instead, he would serve their cause while pretending to be their enemy.
Insert tale woven from every stale Bullshit Dhimmo-Leftie Meme here.
...In reality, all infidels probably look alike to the terrorists, but if they do have a preference, nothing in Mr. Bush's record would make them unhappy at the prospect of four more years.
Pardon Me
I went shopping last week -- at Tiffany's -- and this lovely diamond tiara "inadvertently" fell into my pants. I like to wear it while I clean out the duckie pens. Later in the week, I went to the bakery where a chocolate ganache cake "inadvertently" fell into my pants, along with several cheese danish and a dozen snickerdoodles. This weekend, I'm going to go to Alameda with my friend J. to help her look for a new house. I'm gonna hafta get some bigger pants.Under stress, quality will tell . . .
The projected 15,000 reporters covering the RNC will be well-groomed and well cared for with tech support, camera repairs and other services by the ConCom.Work spaces have been assigned and wireless Internet access has been arranged. Phone lines, electric outlets, parking spots for satellite trucks: all are details being worked out for the massive media center that will be created in Midtown Manhattan for the Republican National Convention at the end of August. Oh, and there will be concierge and spa services, too. ...For reporters not sufficiently groomed, for example, Barneys New York will be on hand to offer free shoeshines and shaves for men and, perhaps, makeovers for women. And in a rare collaboration, the city's top concierges have gotten together to help arrange for anything ranging from clean clothing, new shoes, computer repairs or replacement camera parts to a helicopter hop to the airports.
I wonder if this applies to bloggers covering the Con? And for the DhimmoCon?
When you gotta go, you gotta go - unless you're in town for the Democratic National Convention. Party-hearty Democrats may have to hold it or commune with the great outdoors of downtown Boston, a fact that has city officials suddenly panicked. Pols are terrified over the 11th-hour realization that Boston's handful of public toilets shut down at 5 p.m. sharp - long before the 35,000 convention-goers stagger into the streets after last call in local bars. No relief is forthcoming from Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino , who flatly refused to extend the hours of operations on the city's five coin-operated public toilet kiosks, ...
Five [5] toilets. Thirty-five thousand delegates. = a line 7,000 people long. They oughta finish peeing before the first snows hit.
``The people who live around here, they're going to have people urinating in their back yards or against their walls or behind their businesses,'' City Councilor Maura A. Hennigan said. ``Very unpleasant.''
Aahhh, the Hill-Billy Party . . .
[Dhimmo] Convention officials wanted nothing to do with the dicey issue. ``We're not responsible for putting port-a-potties all throughout the city,'' said Karen Grant, spokeswoman for Boston 2004, the convention's host committee.
Make up your own pee-pee jokes -- there's a million of 'em.
*Ahem*
...they saidWASHINGTON, July 19 It is a lobbying dream team that calls itself The Big Four: a Hollywood star turned politician, a formidable East Coast fund-raiser, a close friend of the president and the president's little brother. They are among the nation's most prominent Republican governors - Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, George E. Pataki of New York, Rick Perry of Texas and Jeb Bush of Florida ... ...The men brought their combined weight to bear last week in a letter adorned with the seals of their states - informing Republican Congressional leaders, by way of introduction, that there was a new political force to be reckoned with here in the nation's capital. "As governors of the four most populous states, we represent over one-third of the nation's gross domestic product," the July 15 letter said pointedly. "Our states employ over 43 million people and represent the largest agricultural, manufacturing, technology, tourism and service-based economies in the country." ..."To give credit where credit is due, the California folks [read: "Ahnold"] were very aggressive about putting this together," said one New York official involved in the efforts to bring the governors together. "This was one of their big things." ...all four governors agreed to sign their names to the letter, which was sent to J. Dennis Hastert, the speaker of the House; Bill Frist, the Senate majority leader; and two other powerful Congressional Republicans.
not a girly-man . . .
Allow me to rephrase that . . .
humorless, whiney, self-demonstrated girlie-men
*ptui*
Saturday, July 17, 2004
Iraqis Hit the Streets
BAGHDAD (Reuters) 7.15.02 - Thousands of Iraqis marched through central Baghdad on Thursday demanding the execution of former dictator Saddam Hussein and denouncing Islamist militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Noisy protesters waved Iraqi flags, chanted anti-Saddam slogans and held up posters depicting mass graves. "Let every fool listen, Saddam has to be executed," "No, No to Tikrit" shouted the crowd in reference to Saddam's hometown north of Baghdad. Protesters also shouted slogans denouncing the United States, Zionism and terrorism. "Death to Wahabis! Death to Zarqawi!" shouted several hundred people in the heart of Baghdad's commercial district,... Protest organizers said they also wanted the government to introduce an annual day of remembrance for victims of Saddam. "It's crucial we don't forget the past," said 50-year-old Jafar Jasim, a member of the National Islamic Independence party, an organizer of the event alongside humanitarian groups. "We have a specific aim of making sure Saddam is executed. We also want to return Iraqi money to Iraqi hands and demand Syria cleanses its land from terrorists," said Jasim.
Go Get 'Em! ThanQ! Smash
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