December 21, 2004
Still Hope?
Here is another entry on the Dutch awakening to the Islamic Fundementalist threat.
As I've stated before, the Dutch have what is arguably the most "tolerant" society on Earth. The Moonbats here have made a mantra of "if we just understand and tolerate the Muslims, they will understand that they have nothing to fear from us and we can sit down and sing Kum-Ba-Ya together in perfect understanding" Ask the residents of Schiedam just how far "tolerance" has to go before that happens. If you "tolerate" to the point that you no longer have a cohesive, basic agreement on the limits/mores a society will agree on, you no longer have a society. I find it encouraging that if the ultratolerant Dutch can be starting to "get it", maybe the rest of Europe may too, before it reaches the point of open warfare.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 08:33 PM | Comments (6) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Rest of the story
I posted about this before, and it seems that the reporter that fed the young dupe soldier the question didn't even try to get the facts right. He saw an opportunity to get Rumsfeld in a "gotcha" that would raise a furor with the sheeple folks back on the home front, and he took it. Like the CBS fake documents fiasco however, it seems that it's coming back to bite the reporter in the posterior.
emphasis mine)"The reporter who managed to get a National Guardsman serving in Iraq to question Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld about why his unit's vehicles lacked sufficient armor coached the soldier using false information," NewsMax.com reports.Just another case of the MSM trying to move their own anti-war/administration agenda.
"In fact, by the time Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter Edward Lee Pitts rehearsed Spc. Thomas 'Jerry' Wilson on what to say to Rumsfeld, the Pentagon had already up-armored 97 percent of the vehicles in Thomas' 278th Regimental Combat Team, senior members of the Army's combat systems development and acquisition team said Thursday.
"Further undermining the premise of Pitts' question, orders to up-armor the last 20 of the 278th's 830 vehicles were already in the pipeline when he engineered the bogus inquiry," NewsMax said.
"According to the Maryville, Tenn., Daily Times — a rival to Pitts' paper — Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Speakes and Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson said during last week's Pentagon briefing that routine pre-deployment preparations before proceeding to Iraq included adding protective armor plates to the last 20 vehicles of the Tennessee-based 278th Regimental Combat Team's 830 vehicles.
" 'When the question was asked, 20 vehicles remained to be up-armored at that point,' Gen. Speakes said, in comments completely ignored by the major media.
" 'We completed those 20 vehicles in the next day,' he said. 'In other words, we completed all the armoring within 24 hours of the time the question was asked,' Gen. Speakes added.
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A Time to Think
Sitting here, listening to some old Coltrain and trying to find something that strikes me worthy of a post.
Then it hit me, why not just go the stream of conciousness route and put out whatever dribble is on my mind? Maybe it will unblock the dam and rid me of this verdamt writers block that has afflicted me for the last couple of days. I LOVE Coltrain, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker,and Dave Brubeck when I'm in a mood like this, nothing to do but let the music flow over you, around you, and through you.Music is truly the balm of the soul, if you pick the right piece to match your mood. I have very eclectic tastes....one moment I may be listening to Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King", the next "White Room" by Cream. It's all good to me. Blues one minute, Rock the next and finish up with some really nice piece of Classical. The only form that I have never found more than one or two things I Like to listen to is Rap. Rap is NOT music. I don't care for much Bluegrass either, but at least it IS music. Rap is Satans way to pervert the minds of it's listeners. Nothing but raw sex, unwarrented violence and pure hate, all done to a basic beat or some clown trying to use a mike as a drum. All music has an energy that affects the listener for good or ill, Rap is only pure negative energy. Now I have that image in my mind, I need to go floss out my head.
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December 20, 2004
Writers Block
Scanning through the resources available on the web, there are so many things of interest to write about.....and I can't get my mind around any of them to write a cogent post about any of them.
I start out to comment on a case where a citizen is being mistreated by Police in an incident over carrying a gun in his car, conforming to the open carry/non-CCW rules of his state, and it comes out a mish-mosh of incoherant blather. I try to post on the case where a useless piece of human waste strangles a woman and cuts out her unborn child from her womb, and it's so stridently incoherant that even I can't bear to reread it. Whats a blogger to do when it seems as if his Muse has deserted him? Write tripe like this in the hopes that inspiration will hit, that's what! I find a heart-warming/rending story like a a mothers love and pride in their sons serving in Iraq, and I can only say "way to GO Moms!" They demonstrate what are true heartland values, beyond that, what more is there to say? Bahhh! I'll be back when I can put two words together in a way that makes some sort of sense. In the meantime, why don't you check out some of the fine people in my blogroll? I highly recomend The Rott, Kim du Toit, Acidman and Poisening Pigeons. And be sure not to miss the Conservative Insurgent and Small Town Veteran. Hopefully I will be back to coherance before you get done with checking out these fine examples of Blogdom.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 06:36 PM | Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
December 19, 2004
Ho, Ho, Hmmm....
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December 17, 2004
Rest in Peace
Update on LCPL Kyle Renehan: Copied from the Baltimore Sun
CORPORAL KYLE J. RENEHAN, USMC (21), died on December 9, 2004,as a result of injuries he sustained while serving his country in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is survived by his loving parents, James P. and Theresa L. Renehan; brothers, Brandon P., CPL (USMC) Christopher, Spencer L., and Cameron L. Renehan; nephew, Michael D. Renehan; grandmothers, Elizabeth Ann Renehan and Mildred L. Gallis. He is predeceased by both grandfathers, Patrick Renehan (paternal) and Cy Gallis (maternal). Family will receive friends on Sunday, December 19, from 12 to 3 P.M. and 5 to 9 P.M. at Fleck Funeral Home, Inc., 7601 Sandy Spring Rd., Laurel, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary's of the Mill Catholic Church, 114 St. Mary's Place, Laurel, Maryland on Monday, December 20 at 11:30 A.M. Interment, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, MD. Donations in Kyle's memory may be made to: Fisher House Foundation, Inc., 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 11:44 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
A REAL Hero
Oliver North has a column showing up the MSM on just how biased it really is.
He compares and contrasts the media treatment given to two different stories about two very different Servicemen. Go read it. Ask yourself, why is one man "heroic", according to the MSM, for shirking his duty, while a TRUE hero who knowingly and willingly gave up his life to protect his brothers in arms live's is all but ignored? The MSM is all too willing to broadcast anything embarrassing to the administration, but when there are stories of true heroism and self-sacrifice, there is an all but deafening silence. We The People must show the MSM that we. will. NOT stand for this obvious bias any longer. Hit them where it hurts, in the pocketbook. Write them and let them know why you refuse to read/watch/listen to them any longer. Patronize only those news outlets that show ALL sides of an issue, and report just the facts and not their opinions. Sgt. Rafael Peralta USMC, rest in peace. You made the ultimate sacrifice for your fellow Marines, may you be forever remembered with the honor you deserve. Semper FiPosted by: Delftsman3 at 08:25 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Just feeling good about myself
When Mblog pulled the "dump their clients" fiasco several months ago, I was devastated. I'm STILL really ticked off about not being able to recover my archives from the original site.
I had reached the point where I was starting to build up a readership, and I was really in the swing of blogging; then, in one fell swoop, it was all gone. At 5 PM, I was a blogger, by 12 PM, it was all gone. Pixi Misa came to the rescue and gave me a new home, for which I'll be forever greatfull. It was disheartening though, to start from nothing again...I was afraid that I would never match where I had been. That fear made it difficult to keep up my interest in trying to do the work to try to make a blog people would want to read and link to. I apologize to all of you who proved me wrong in having that attitude. Blogging shouldn't be about the numbers, it should be about expressing yourself. Nevertheless, the numbers do kind of give you a validation in that it shows that, just maybe, people might be interested in what you have to say. I opened my new digs on December 5, 2004, and now, in a short 12 days, I checked my numbers at Truth laid Bear and in viewing the graph of the progress of the new blog was gratified to find that I had gone from 0 to 70 unique links, and went from over 17,000 in the ranks to 2,148, and I was consistantly one level higher in the ecosphere than I had been.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 04:41 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
European Attitudes
David Kasper of Davids Medienkritik sent me a link to an interview with Keffery Gedman, who presents a very enlightening view of attitudes in the EU towards the US and Israel.
Here is just a taste:Jeffrey Gedmin, an American, is director of the Aspen Institute in Berlin. According to Gedmin, four factors play a role in Europe's increasingly anti-Israeli sentiment: Europe's attempt to assuage guilt over its murderous past, rivalry with the United States, anti-Semitism, and the nonacceptance of European concepts of society by the majority of Israelis. Gedmin forecasts that with the greater divergence in views between the United States and Europe, the disagreement over Israel will increasingly widen. He says, "During the forty years of the Cold War, we Americans had a close relationship with Europe, even if it was not without problems. After the Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, Europe, and in particular Germany, gradually woke up, thinking that they needed America less. Thus began a path to greater competition and rivalry, some of it benign, some less so. "Dependency on America during the Cold War has bred terrible European resentment. Americans have underestimated how deep that runs. Yet the imbalance in power between the United States and Europe remains and this breeds even more European frustration and envy. Europe is still lacking in economic growth and dynamism, self-confidence and demography."Go and read the rest.
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December 16, 2004
Finally, the Courts do Something Right!
In a landmark case,a jury found three Muslim organizations and one individual guilty of providing funds to a terrorist organization, namely Hamas.
This is a landmark case in the WoT as it is the first time that American citizens were held civialy liable for helping to fund terrrorism. It's good to see that some common sense has infiltrated into American Jurisprudence in some small measure.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 09:17 PM | Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
News Flash
Custody Battle Ruling:
A seven year old San Francisco boy was at the center of a courtroomdrama this morning when he challenged a court ruling over who should
have custody. The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents so the judge awarded custody to his aunt. The boy confirmed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he refused to live there. When the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents the boy cried out
that they beat him more than anyone. The judge then decided to allow the boy to choose who should have custody of him. Custody was granted to the Cleveland Browns this morning as the boy firmly believes that they are not capable of beating anyone.
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December 15, 2004
Hijack Prevention
Subject: Hijack Prevention
I have the solution for the prevention of hijackings, and at the sametime getting our airline industry back on its feet.
Since men of the Muslim religion are not allowed to look at naked
women, we should replace all of our female flight attendants with strippers. Muslims would be afraid to get on the planes for fear of seeing a naked
woman, and of course, every businessman in this country would start
flying again in hope of seeing a naked woman. Hijackings would end, and the airline industry would have record sales. Why didn't Bush think of this? Why do I still have to do everything myself? Sincerely,
Bill Clinton hat tip to Catfish
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Iraqi Tribute
This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood, Texas.
The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad.
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Break In
Subject: Breaking in
I HEARD HIM TRYING TO BREAK IN. I RAN TO THE CABINET GRABBED MY AUTOMATIC,
SLAMMED THE CLIP IN AND CHAMBERED A ROUND.
I WAS SCARED AS I SNUCK DOWN THE HALL
TO THE BACK DOOR. I ALSO GRABBED A FLASH LIGHT. I OPENED THE DOOR
AS QUIETLY AND AS SLOWLY AS I COULD. I TIP TOED TO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE
WHERE I HEARD HIM
STILL WORKING ON THE SCREEN.
I TURNED THE CORNER
AND PUT THE FLASHLIGHT AND GUN IN HIS FACE.
I YELLED, "HANDS UP!"
AS HE TURNED TO FACE ME
Yep.
It Was A Cat Burglar.
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10 Years and Counting
Today is the tenth anniversery of my nephew's entry into the hallowed ranks of Those Who Serve, in the Air Force to be specific.
So to SSgt. Robert G. Slagle USAF, Congratulations and many more happy years in doing what you do best. Go on over and give him your best wishes.
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December 14, 2004
Whats next?
It had to happen...many proponents of the Second Amendment pointed out that even if guns were outlawed, criminals would just turn to other weapons.
They effectively outlawed guns in the UK and Scotland, and now they are after knives. Whats next? taken to the idiotic extreme, will they ban trees on private premises so as to take away the availibilty of branches to use as clubs? The answer has always been to hold the criminals responsible, not their weapons. But that means assigning personal accountability, something the G/KFW "progressives" view as anthema.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 01:36 AM | Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Gun Shop Owners Pay
We are on the slippery slope to the loss of effective access to avail ourselves of our Second Amendment rights.
The guns used in this case were STOLEN from the gun shop in question, they were NOT illegally sold. And just how is it that a manufacturer is held liable when a distributer of their product is the victom of theft? The manufacturer followed all the guidelines mandated by law, they should not be held responsible for the CRIMINAL use of their product. The gun shop owner was a victom of theft, so just what precept of law holds that he is responsible for actions of the criminals that used the stolen items illegaly? The parties in question no doubt settled the case in this manner so as to not have to bankrupt themselves in their own defense, but in so doing opened up a whole new chain of events leading, in the end, to the cessation of the availability of legal firearms, as the costs of doing business will become too high to sustain it at a level afforable to the average citizen. In my jaundiced view, this is yet another end run by the anti-gun lobby to deprive the average citizen of his right to bear arms by escalating the price of guns to that not sustainable by the average citizen. If guns are legal, but unaffordable, the net effect is the same as if they had been banned outright. The people of this great country had better make themselves aware of what is happening, or they may soon wake up to find themselves subjects, rather than citizens.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 01:04 AM | Comments (8) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Peterson recommended for the needle
I have some difficuty with this post. Scott Peterson was recommended for the death penalty by the same jury that convicted him.
I do believe that Mr. Peterson was guilty of the crime that he was charged with, but I also believe that the State did not present a case that was sound enough to get a conviction, much less the death penalty. What is a law and order conservative to think when he believes a defendant is guilty, but the prosecutor fails to make a case beyond a reasonable doubt? And there ARE many reasonable doubts in the way the circumstantial evidence was presented in this case. Adding the death penalty into the mix only compounds the dilema. I can only hope in my mind that the jury was presented with facts not presented to the public at large that tipped the scales towards conviction and death sentence, despite the prosecutors inept public presentation. I'm all for those guilty of heinious crimes getting a fitting end for their transgressions, but the death penalty should be used only when there isn't ANY doubt about the guilt of the defendant. That isn't true in this case. I also wonder if Mr. Peterson could truly have a fair trial with all the pre-trial media exposure. The defendant's right to a fair trial was overshadowed by the public's "right to know"in this case, IMHO. So, a man I believe to be guilty is convicted in a trial I believe to have been unfairly (to him) publicised and poorly prosecuted, should I be happy that a guilty man was convicted, or should I be worried that the justice system has been subverted by the court of public opinion, just on the off chance that he is innocent? After all, you or I may be the next one in the defendants chair, and I would hope that we would not be unfairly judged.Posted by: Delftsman3 at 12:30 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
December 13, 2004
US vs EU economies
Many of the Moonbat Left are continually touting the EU as an economic model for the US to follow. They say that in the EU, things are SOOO much better for the poor, the social welfare programs in the EU ensure that the distribution of income is more equitable than in the US, where those that are rich are "cheaters" and "thieves", to the detriment of the poor.
Now there is a study out of Sweden, that great socialist bastion much touted by the Left as the model of where the US should go for the betterment of all. Called EU versus USA , the study was written by Dr Fredrik Bergström, President of the Swedish Research Institute of Trade, and Mr Robert Gidehag, until recently Chief Economist of the same institute and now President of the Swedish Taxpayer's Association.The study shows that, with the exception of Luxembourg, the total per capita GDP (Gross domestic Product) and AGR (Annual Growth Rate) of any of the 15 EU countries is lower than all but the four poorest states in the US. Luxembourg was the only EU country to fall into the median rate as it is in the US. The study also stated that if the GNP/AGR rates in the US were frozen at the 2000 year level, and the forcasts in growth proposed by the the EU ministers of Finance are accurate, it would be 2013, on average, before any EU country would match the US of four years ago. Go to the site and download/read the report. It is long, but it is informative on just how the EU is faring economicaly compared to the US. And the US comes out FAR ahead.
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December 12, 2004
Armor for the troops
Much has been made in the MSM about a question that a young dupe trooper asked Donald Rumsfeld about getting more uparmored Humvees into the thjeater of operations. Greyhawk has a good take on it from the perspective of one who is there and doing that.
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