Month: November 2012

Keep Your Eye On Iran!

All the chest thumping on Iran….one side stops short of war in their wishes for the handling of Iran.  The other thinks sanctions will do the job but leave ALL options on the table.  We listen to the short basket case spout , rant and sweat……but all the while we are told just how close they are to getting a bomb….and then a couple of days later we hear they are not as close as first thought……….and we are told by politicians and paid pundits that we need to keep a sharp eye on the developments in Iran…….and we do as we are told….as usual……

But while you are fixated on Iran there is a sneaking cancer slowly growing and mostly ignored, at least by the media and those high paid war hawks……..Professor?  What should we be fixated on for now?

As North Korea reaches the final stage of preparations for a long-range rocket launch, concern is growing that it is in the early stages of preparing its underground test site for another nuclear explosion.

Many North Korea watchers argue that the country’s effort to construct an effective three-stage rocket or missile is meant ultimately to reach targets in the United States. Other experts believe the North Koreans are looking at American military bases in Asia and the Pacific.

Dan Sneider, of Stanford University’s Asia Pacific Research Center, believes this is consistent with North Korean plans to prevent U.S. air and ground forces stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and Guam from defending South Korea.

North Korea is quietly sure up their nuke program while developing a long range delivery package……..maybe we should start worrying about an actual program and not so much of a program that still has ways to go before it is functioning.

I am not saying we need to ignore what Iran is doing, but pay more attention to one that is closer to being deployable…….

Any thoughts?

Benghazi Hoopla!

We all know what happen that day a couple of months ago in Libya…..our ambassador was killed with three others in Benghazi……and since that day both parties have run for the nearest mic to get in their political talking points…..a couple of them sound like bitter old men (another reason that these types need to retire at age 70)……..this whole bunch of crap just sounds like political positioning to me…..they ALL want answers….and there should be answers forthcoming….but to my mind….NO one is asking the questions that need to be answered……..

First, Benghazi is a consulate and not an embassy……I bring that up because security is handled differently (I say that basing it on what I experienced in the past, they may have changed)….okay now to the real questions that need to be answered……

1–Why was the ambassador in Benghazi without an adequate security detail?  The ambassador knows this area well and should have known that or been briefed on the volatility of the Eastern side of the country….militias refuse to disarm and that AQ is very active in this area……

2–Why were their two CIA agents that were unarmed with him?

3–Why was there not an adequate security detail on his flank?

We may NEVER know these answers…..why?  My best guess is that it was a top secret meeting and they were trying to show trust…….if so they learn nothing in Afghanistan when a doctor took out the top OBL team with one bomb……if you are gonna be stupid you have got to be strong…….

If the ambassador knew all the pitfalls before hand then what happened is on his head and his head alone……all this Benghazi hoopla is just that…..a lot of smoke….a lot of ginning up by the media….and political points trying to be made.

This whole situation is sad…sad that four Americans died……sad that it is turning into a political tennis match….sad that the running of the country takes a back seat to ambitions…..sad that it appears to be an exercise in stupidity……

This shows me that there is nothing gonna change in DC……..this is all partisan crap….even after all the positive news that both sides were gonna work together…….this illustrates that it is just the same as their campaign promises…..total bovine fecal matter………

2012–Best Quote Of The Year

I have a contest every year where my readers and friends get to vote on the most anal statement of the year…..that is coming next month….I decided to do a “Best Quote Of The Year” award starting this year….and I already have one and the year is not over….I do not think this one can be topped…….

The winner is my ex-governor Haley Barbour…….as my readers will remember I do not have much loike for Barbour but I give him his props for being a very astute politician……

Since the election the GOP has being promising a lot of re-examination of policies and stances since they got their pee pees spanked at the ballot box……first, I think it is ludicrous that they did not notice how bad they were on issues during the campaign….but I guess hindsight is 20/20…….

Anyway, when asked what the GOP should do about their focus in the next election….Barbour said……

“The ground game is really important, and we have to be, I mean we’ve got to give our political organizational activity a very serious…” he said, taking a pause and looking for the right word. “Proctology exam. We need to look everywhere.”

Like other Republicans in recent days, Barbour stressed the importance of being more inclusive to Latinos, African-Americans and other minorities. Barbour in particular chided the party for its tone on illegal immigration, saying many illegal workers contribute to the economy and comprise an important part of society.

He is the same person that said, “We (GOP) had shitty candidates”………hopefully the conservs will listen to Barbour….he does know what he is talking about……..I guess we will see just how serious the GOP is about an all inclusive party……..like I said….WE SHALL SEE……..

Looking For Redemption?

It is Sunday and time for some of that Old time religion!

In a little over one month the world will END!   That is if you are a believer of the prophecy of the Maya….on 21 Dec 2012 their long count calendar will end…..signalling the end of the world as we know it……or it could, in my opinion, mean that the Maya need to go out and buy a new calendar…….but anyway if it does end, who will be redeemed or who will be raptured out?

There is an answer for all you that are concerned with the predicted end……..Thanx to my daughter for the site……..

What’s the price of redemption, fellow sinners? Well, according to this offer posted on Russian site Kupon Klub, it’s just 500 rubles ($16). Come on, you have to admit that’s a bargain! But, truth be told, it’s 50% off thanks to the kindness of an Italian Catholic church that has offered to pray for the forgiveness of your sins at half price. All someone has to do is buy this holy coupon and send its unique number to an email address mentioned on site. No matter how much you’ve sinned over the years, you can buy just one coupon for yourself, but you can get as many as you want to have your loved-ones’ sins forgiven as well. According to Lifenews.ru, the organizers of this bizarre campaign believe the number of sold coupons will be in the millions, but with 37 days to go to expiry, only 110 people have bough the discounted indulgence vouchers. That’s right, 110 people believe paying $15 for a coupon will open their way into Heaven.

Here’s how the description of the offer sounds: According to predictions, our world is coming at an end. But we should not be sad. The Catholic Church of Assisi, in the Italian region of Umbria, in the province of Perugia, on the southern slope of Mount Subasio, high above the picturesque confluence or the rivers Tiber and Chiascio, is organizing the forgiveness of your sins. In this grey, depressing time it gives us all a wonderful gift – an astounding 50% discount on personal indulgence. What is indulgence? It’s the first step on the path to God. (I’m not a Russian speaker, but this what I could make out using Google Translate).

Apparently the first step to having your sins forgiven through indulgences is doing good, so all the proceeds from buying these coupons will go to charity. The number of personal indulgences is limited, so go on “Take care of your soul!”

Just send in your cash and wait for the end………your redemption is at hand……

The Dumbing Down

The weekend is upon us and time to change the tone and subject matter……I know I have been extremely hard on my fellow humans……saying that I feel that somehow we mere mortals have gotten dumber over the years…….especially when it comes to our politics…….

And now I have read a study that goes with my feelings……

(Newser) – Talk about optimism: A genetics professor in California argues that human beings have been dumbing down for thousands of years and will only grow dimmer down the road, the Independent reports. We probably peaked as hunter-gatherers, who survived by their wits, and saw a decline in natural selection of the intellect as we shifted to agricultural and city life, argues Gerald Crabtree of Stanford University. Then we just got dumber as genes mutated with each generation. (His paper is in two parts, here and here.)

“I would wager that if an average citizen from Athens of 1000BC were to appear suddenly among us, he or she would be among the brightest and most intellectually alive of our colleagues and companions,” writes Crabtree. “Furthermore, I would guess that he or she would be among the most emotionally stable of our friends and colleagues.” But not all are convinced: “At first sight this is a classic case of Arts Faculty science,” says a geneticist in London. “Never mind the hypothesis, give me the data, and there aren’t any.”

Any thoughts on this?