On the death of Christopher Dorner

By now I am sure that everyone in America knows about the death of Christopher Dorner. I wanted to write a few words about the man and his actions. Believe me when I tell you, that I am fully aware of the past misdeeds of the Los Angeles Police Dept. So, I can fully empathize with the feelings of those who feel that Dorner was some sort of hero. You see, I had a cousin who shot and killed by three corrupt Detroit cops back in 1994; all of whom were minorities.

But that is where the empathy ends. You see, Dorner made a fatal mistake. Dorner fell for the old lie of the means justify the end. Dorner allowed madness to overtake him. Someone else did this same thing and that was Osama Bin Laden. I wrote about this on my old blog back in 2011:

Radical Islam is, indisputably madness. Osama Bin Laden was the leader, creator and center energy of that madness. Osama Bin Laden wholeheartedly believed that he was doing the work of his god. He was willing to take that madness, of a backward religion that denies the exist of the Lord Jesus Christ —- to his grave. A fitting end of a mad man and his Satanic Religion.

Now, let me be clear, I am not insinuating that Dorner was a Muslim at all. However, I am insinuating that Chris Dorner and Osama Bin Laden did have one thing in common — madness. These two, one on a religious mission and one of the personal vendetta mission allowed madness to dictate to them, and they followed that dictate to their graves.  As for Dorner’s mental state, I cannot comment on that, as I do not know whether he was legally insane or not. I tend to believe that he was not insane, but just a very angry man, who acted out in the worst possible way.

As for rest of it; I believe I will let God sort that all out. It is not my place to judge a man, or a police department. I do believe that this mass shooting will change the way things are done in police work. I believe also, that many police departments around the Country are looking at their personnel files and wondering which ex-employees that they should be concerned with.

Either way, it is truly a sad ending to a sad situation; one that might have been prevented.

On the resignation of the Roman Catholic Church Leader Joseph Ratzinger

My Mother and Father always taught me never to say anything bad about other people’s religion. So, I will forgo the wish to waylay the Roman Catholic Church. However, because I am Baptist, and very much a Fundamentalist Christian —– I steadfastly refuse to call that man Pope, father, or anything else like that. Having said that, I was stunned to see this news this morning. Here is the official word from the guy:

Dear Brothers,

I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the barque of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.

Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.

via Vatican Radio – Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation at end of month.

I realize to many this man is like the leader of the papal Church and because of that, I can understand why many people were shocked to see that he resigned. First time it has happened, was 600 years ago in 1415; so I can see why this would be a great shock to many.

So, to you, Joe, I wish you the best in retirement; I can only imagine how rough of a job that can be. I mean, being the leader of that big of a cult Religion, must be terrible rough on a guy.

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Benghazi: What really happened

This is very interesting: (H/T InstaPundit)

David Petraeus was betrayed by his own bodyguards and vengeful high-ranking enemies in the CIA, who made sure his affair with his biographer was exposed to the public, a new book claims.

MailOnline can reveal a new angle on the story that rocked Washington last fall. It comes from two retired special operations commandos – a Navy SEAL and a Green Beret – who say they discovered a plot against the former CIA director while doing research about the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Senior CIA officers targeted Petraeus because they didn’t like the way he was running the agency – focusing more on paramilitary operations than intelligence analysis. They used their political clout and their connections to force an FBI investigation of his affair with Paul Broadwell and make it public, according to ‘Benghazi: The Definitive Report.’

‘It was high-level career officers on the CIA who got the ball rolling on the investigation. It was basically a palace coupe to get Petraeus out of there,’ Jack Murphy, one of the authors, told MailOnline. — Via U.K. DailyMail

Needless to say, this is going to be an explosive book and could bring down people in the Obama Administration.

Get the Book:

The Further Consequences of Wilsonian Foreign Policy in Iraq

This is what happens when you invade sovereign nations based upon bad intelligence  and do not bother to verify said intelligence.

BAGHDAD –  Car bombs struck two outdoor markets and a group of taxi vans in Shiite areas across Iraq on Friday, killing at least 36 people and wounding nearly 100 in the bloodiest day in more than two months, as minority Sunnis staged large anti-government protests.

Sunni protesters have rejected calls to violence by an Al Qaeda-linked group, but there is concern that Sunni insurgents could step up attacks ahead of the April 20 provincial elections — the first country-wide vote since the U.S. troop withdrawal more than a year ago.

via 4 car bombs at outdoor markets in Iraq kill at least 36, wound 100 | Fox News.

Now I am not going to sit here and write a posting blaming Bush for all the above. Yes, Bush was wrong about Iraq; but Bush has not been President since 2009, when he left office. Obama took the reigns of the Country and he now is the President, so, basically, Iraq was Obama’s baby when he took office. There are some who believe that Obama removed our troops too early; to be quite honest with you, I really do not agree with that at all. Because to be honest with you, our presence there was causing a good deal of friction in that Country, or at the very least, adding to the friction that was already there. Now the total anti-war people say that, if we would have never invaded Iraq, this above would not be happening; because Saddam would not tolerate it. This is true, but Saddam also was a brutal dictator, who did horrible things to his people as well. So, while it is not a good thing that we invaded that country, we did get rid of someone who was a horrible tyrant. This is why I never took, and still do not take a hard stance on the Iraq War and the middle east; because it is such a complex subject, and seems to get more complex by the minute. This is why I never really bought into the, “blood for oil” meme by the Democrats and the anti-war crowd. I did feel however, that once we got Saddam, we should have started making the moves to leave the Country.

However, I will say this; this Wilsonian bungle that did happen in Iraq, will be a black mark on America for a very long time to come. The Wilsonian foreign policy crowds biggest flaw, is that they cannot see past the end of their noses. They never look past the “here and now.” They always live in the moment. They do not stop to think about what might happen down the road; they never do. All they care about is defending Israel, no matter the cost of life or money. This is their fatal flaw and they have ruined America’s credibility around the World. What gets me is, how the Republicans like to blame Obama for ruining America’s standing in the World. The problem is, Obama is a very little part of that; the Neoconservatives, with their Wilsonian foreign policy ruined America’ reputation in just eight years time. True the Democrats did destroy the housing market and the economy. But, our standing in the World was done by Bush and the Neocons.

Anyone that tells you anything different than that, is either lying or a partisan. But, then again, I repeat myself.

So Awesome.

This is so awesome, I love it.

John and Ann Betar weren’t supposed to get married. Her father had arranged for her to wed another man, but she and John fled Bridgeport and eloped in New York.

That was more than 80 years ago. The couple is still happily hitched, a fact that has led to their naming as the “longest married couple” in the U.S. for 2013 by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a Christian marriage group based in San Bernardino, Calif.

The Betars are scheduled to receive a plaque and other gifts from the group at their granddaughter’s home in Fairfield on Saturday.

They told the New York Daily News that there are no secrets to a long marriage, only a few simple rules.

“We just live with contentment and we don’t live beyond our means,” John Betar said. “Just go with the flow.”

via ‘Longest married’ couple in US says key to a healthy relationship is just going with the flow | Fox News.

….and that right there, is the kind of marriage that I am holding out for; something that I know will last the ages. Too many people’s marriages are built on stubble and are a “flash in the pan.” I really do not want that; I want one that will last till “death do us part.” This is why I am still single.

Good Bless those two, and I really mean that. 😀

 

Michelle Obama’s Butt

I am going to most likely end up in trouble for this one. But….

Via WaPo:

They’re at it again.

The latest public rant against Michelle Obama’s effort to promote low-calorie school lunches was recently caught on tape in Alabama — the usual protest against the federal government meddling in local business. And then it quickly found its way around to the first lady’s posterior.

“Fat butt Michelle Obama,” said Bob Grisham, a high school football coach who was surreptitiously recorded by one of his students. “Look at her. She looks like she weighs 185 or 190. She’s overweight.”

Grisham, who was suspended Monday, is neither the first nor the most high-profile person to feel moved to comment on the first lady’s physique. Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has repeatedly called her Michelle “My Butt” Obama. And Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, the Wisconsin Republican, issued an apology after he was caught commenting on her “large posterior.” (Grisham has also said he misspoke.

This, is about as silly, as this right here. But, I do truly have one thing to say about this whole but thing….

CUE THE MUSIC!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY84MRnxVzo

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Obama justifies drone strikes, left and right whine-fest ensues

I get a kick out of the left and the right sometimes. I am saying this, because of this story right here.

Via NBC News:

A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force” — even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S.

The 16-page memo, a copy of which was obtained by NBC News, provides new details about the legal reasoning behind one of the Obama administration’s most secretive and controversial polices: its dramatically increased use of drone strikes against al-Qaida suspects abroad, including those aimed at American citizens, such as the  September 2011 strike in Yemen that killed alleged al-Qaida operatives Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. Both were U.S. citizens who had never been indicted by the U.S. government nor charged with any crimes.

…and of course, an all out whine-fest started on the left and the right. Which totally cracks this independent blogger up. My question to the left whiners is this; are you not the same people that bitched and whined for 8 solid years about a war that was basically started over a false premise? I mean, I happen to be one of the bloggers, who sat and wrote about how damned horrible this war in Iraq really was and how it was senseless that we were sending American soldiers to die in some foreign land, because George W. Bush was given some bad intelligence, as we all know now. You see, I started blogging in 2006, as a left of center blogger; and I remember how the left used that war as their pet issue. Those same people quickly dropped that issue, when President Obama took office.

These same people are now complaining, because the United States has the ability now to send in unmanned drones to do the dirty work, without having to send in groups of troops to risk getting killed. Wake up and smell the coffee people, you do not want terrorists blowing stuff up in your cities, and you do not want war; but yet, when technology makes a way for the USA to get rid of the terrorists, without war, without our Country’s boots on the ground — you complain about it! Here’s the memo — stop your silly bellyaching and be glad we have a way to get rid of these terrorists, who want to kill you and your little puppy dog too.

Now, as for the right; I really find this one to be particularly hilarious as well. The right is in full on, “Oh no!  Obama has drones and because he is black and a democrat, he might just use it on we white Conservatives!” 😯 Well, that is not exactly what they are saying; but it is basically what they are thinking. My question to these uppity white people, who are so scared of this black President, because he happens to have drones in the air, ridding the world of Islamic Terrorists is this; where in the heck were you idiots, when Bush was doing this same very damned thing? You were praising him, that is what! But, because Obama is black and is a Democrat, the Conservative concern tolls are out in full force.

Again, I hate to be such an a-hole about this; but I have blogging for 7 long years people and this here really cracks me up. The steaming pile of hypocrisy on the left and the right both stink to the high heavens. Sometimes, some people just need to truly shut the hell up and be glad that the American Government is protecting us and not having to kill our American soldiers in the process.

That is all…

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Ron Paul proves to the whole world that he is an Anti-American twit.

…and an Military-hating Son-of-a-bitch.

Go Read: Disgusting: Ron Paul attacks murder victim, war hero Chris Kyle; Updated | Twitchy.

I do not link to that site often, and I happen to agree with the Ron Paul’s position on economics; but this was obviously not written by Paul himself, but by some smart alleck staffer. Either way, it was low-class and Paul should apologize for it and fire the staffer involved.

Update: Now a memeorandum thread.

Update #2: I just thought of this, and I figured I would bring it up, before someone else did: Yes, I did vote for Ron Paul in the 2012 primary. I did so, because, then, I felt that Ron Paul was about the only person that I could actually vote for. I did, however, vote for Mitt Romney in the general election. The election that the Republicans lost, because of the stupidity of the Republican Party. Just to clarify: I believe that Ron Paul does have some good ideas on economic policy; it is just his attitude towards this military and towards any sort of foreign policy, outside of isolationism, is simply off-putting; this little remark is a perfect example of that.

 

 

Is the United States Government killing well-known gun advocates?

Normally, I do not put much stock into such things. But this story here from Natural News makes my hair stand on end.

Reading stuff like that, makes me wish I had a nice house on about a 100 acres of land in Northern Michigan, fully stocked with guns, ammo and food.

Again, I am not into scaring anyone; but this stuff is even giving me the creeps now. 😯