Day: December 14, 2009

You Cannot Fix Stupid!

Daily Agitator

One of my fav quotes from comedian Ron White…..I do not normally post on things that I feel are stupid or not of necessary importance….but I just have to post on this…..after years of watching the same thing happen time after time….I am beginning to think that the American “sportsman” is a MORON!

Every year some person or group of idiotic dipsticks just has to climb Mt. Hood in the dead of winter and year after year they need to be rescued……and guess what?  This year is NO different!

From the NY Times:

Fears of an avalanche on Mount Hood forced rescuers to use a helicopter and airplanes in their search for two missing climbers on Sunday, a day after crews found the body of their climbing companion on a glacier on the mountain, Oregon’s highest.

The three climbers began their ascent on the west side of the mountain around 1 a.m. Friday and were due back in the afternoon. Crews found the body of Luke T. Gullberg, 26, of Des Moines, Wash., on Saturday, on the glacier at the 9,000-foot level.

Officials had not given up hope on Sunday that the climbers, who they said were experienced, could be found alive. Relatives of the climbers gathered at Timberline Lodge, a ski lodge on the flank of Mount Hood and a staging area for the rescuers, to await more news. They were being comforted by Dennis Simons, a nondenominational volunteer chaplain.

He said the expertise of the two missing climbers was giving their relatives hope. He also said that Ms. Nolan had made the summit of other Cascade Range peaks, and that the three had climbed together before. “They know how to survive in the snow,” Mr. Simons said.

Mount Hood has been the site of dozens of climbing accidents. The worst on record occurred in May 1986, when nine people — seven students from Oregon Episcopal School and two adults — died after they dug a snow cave during a sudden storm.

First of all, do any of these dorks know what a weather report is?  Second, do any of these “experts” know anything about conditions on mountains in winter?  Third, F*CK ’em if they are this stupid then there is NO saving them!

Just how experienced are the morons that climb the mountain knowing the death toll is high?  It is time to either make the mountain off-limits in winter or make the family responsible for the cost of the rescue mission…..it is that simple!  Apparently these “responsible” individuals care nothing of their own safety and really do not give a crap about anyone else…..Possible post a sign that says, “climb at your own risk”

It is time to STOP pretending that these a/holes are anything but self-centered pricks!  If they do not know how dangerous the mountain is then they should stay home and service the wife or husband as the case may be…if they do not care if they die….why should I?

A Working Government For Afghanistan?

My readers know that I have serious reservations about the US situation in Afghanistan.

By now most Americans have heard and formed an opinion on the up-coming surge of American troops for Afghanistan.  My take on it is that we will send our troops to the country to help sure up the government, both national and local, to the point that they can step forward and take over the defense against outside influences.

Griff White of the WaPo has an interesting article in the issue of 08 Dec:  he has written that there are two separate government s for some of the provinces in Afghanistan……

The first was appointed by President Hamid Karzai and is backed by thousands of U.S. troops. He governs this mountainous eastern Afghan province by day, cutting the ribbons on new development projects and, according to fellow officials with knowledge of his dealings, taking a generous personal cut of the province’s foreign assistance budget.

The second governor was chosen by Taliban leader Mohammad Omar and, hunted by American soldiers, sneaks in only at night. He issues edicts on “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” stationery, plots attacks against government forces and fires any lower-ranking Taliban official tainted by even the whiff of corruption.

Shadow government officials collect taxes, forcing farmers at gunpoint to turn over 10 percent of their crops, according to accounts of officials and residents. Taliban district chiefs conscript young men into the radical Islamist movement’s army of insurgents, threatening death for those unwilling to serve. And the Taliban’s judges issue rulings marked by a ruthless efficiency: With no jails in which to hold prisoners, execution by hanging or automatic rifle is the swiftly delivered punishment for convicted murderers and rapists, or for anyone found guilty of working with the government.

Could we put enough troops in Afghanistan to fight such a development?  I say probably not…..if you look at Afghanistan today….the shadow government is far more successful than the “elected” government….how many troops will it take to change that development?  I do not believe we have enough troops in service to America to make this a win win situation.

2009 Anal-ocity Nominees

Inkwell Institute

This is one of my favorite parts of having my blog, Info ink….we pick the most anal statements of the year and ask our readers to vote on the one that they think is the most anal of the group.  We then award our annual award the Assie, to the winner.

Last year, 2009, was a great year for those people and their anal statements…….We at the Inkwell Institute poured over the Anal-ocity post to come up with the  most anal statements.

It was a difficult choice because so many have said so much that was anal, but we have put together the ones we thought would be the best of the worst…..

1–“I hope he fails”  Limbaugh on Pres. Obama

2–Radio talk show host Bill Cunningham out of Cincinnati said on his show, “The poor are not that way because they lack money, but rather they lack values, ethics and morals.”

3–“The Quran is perfect just the way it is, that’s why it is only written in Islamic.”……Former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA)

4–“There will be a retention award. Please do not call it a bonus,” said James Gorman, co-president of Morgan Stanley.

5–“When (President Franklin) Roosevelt did this, he put our country into a Great Depression, He tried to borrow and spend, he tried to use the Keynesian approach, and our country ended up in a Great Depression. That’s just history.”  Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH).

6–“placing a bible over an erect penis before intercourse is the only guaranteed way to prevent the spread of Aids.”  Pope Benedict

7–“People are taking these animals as their husbands? What’s husbandry?”  Miami Democratic senator Larcenia Bullard

8–“I believe that there is a very strong chance that we will see that young people will be put into mandatory service. And the real concerns is that there are provisions for what I would call re-education camps for young people,”  Micele Bachmann (R-MN) on volunteerism….

9–“We can’t return to a bubble-and-bust, borrow-and-spend economy based on maxed-out credit cards, over-leveraged banks, and financial profits that were only real on paper,”  Pres. Obama said at a fundraiser in May 09….

10-“If he does not turn to God and does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that would cause him death, that’s correct.”  said by baptist preacher Wylie Drake when asked if he wanted Obama to die.

11-“I am not a quitter, I am a fighter”  Sarah Palin when she announced that she was resigning as governor.

12-“we believe our economic woes are consequences of our greater national moral crisis; and WHEREAS, this nation has become a world leader in promoting abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, sex trafficking, divorce, illegitimate births, child abuse, and many other forms of debauchery”  from a proclamation authored by Oklahoma state representative Sally Kerns.

Over the years I have tried to give my readers a voice in the world and I would like to thank ALL my readers and commenters…I do appreciate your participation in Info Ink.  Please read over the nominees and vote for the most anal statement of the past year, 2009.  Thanks again hopefully 2010 will be another good year for us bloggers.

13–Finally, this one is from Fox’s O’Reilly when an interview with a judge on the upcoming terrorists trials in NYC….he was told that the trials were within the bounds of the US Constitution and  O’Reilly replied:  ‘I don’t care about the Constitution.’