After the talk, out of earshot from the soldiers and diplomats, he starts to complain. He starts to act very un-Obamalike, according to a U.S. embassy official who helped organize the trip in Baghdad.
He’s asked to go out to take a few more pictures with soldiers and embassy staffers. He’s asked to sign copies of his book. “He didn’t want to take pictures with any more soldiers; he was complaining about it,” a State Department official tells me. “Look, I was excited to meet him. I wanted to like him. Let’s just say the scales fell from myeyes after I did.
These are people over here who’ve been fighting the war, or working every day for the war effort, and he didn’t want to take f##### pictures with them?”
Local Story: Kathleen Edward has passed away
I noticed the spike in traffic on my old blog and wondered what was going on.
The world’s prettiest little angel has gone to be with Jesus.
The video:
The Story via Fox 2 Detroit:
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) — They are heartbroken. They’ve always known this day would come, yet it has still taken everybody by surprise. Nine-year-old Kathleen Edward took a turn for the worse a couple of days ago, but she was peaceful and smiling to the very end.
“She was an angel and she did bring a lot of joy and happiness to everybody,” said Rebecca Rose.
She was by her granddaughter’s side as Kathleen passed away peacefully Wednesday night at her home surrounded by family and friends.
“We whispered in her ear and told her, ‘Go be with your mommy,'” Rose explained. “She really did have this glow about her. She really looked like an angel laying there, and she opened her eyes and took her last breath.”
I won’t bother rehashing all of that old nonsense that happened, if you really want know what happened, click here.
A little angel is with Jesus tonight, not suffering anymore.
Rest in peace Kathleen. 😥 I was very happy that I was at least able to bring a little comfort to you, while you were with us. 🙁
This video is dedicated to her memory:
As for Jennifer Petkov; I hope that you are truly satisfied, you feckless bitch. 😡
The United States Debt Ceiling Hits $15.194 Trillion
So, what does President want? More of your money of course!
The story via WSJ:
The Treasury Department has begun maneuvers to avoid hitting the debt ceiling, as the Obama administration waits for Congress to return from the holiday break before it can raise the federal borrowing limit.
The U.S. government was just a hair below the $15.194 trillion debt ceiling on Tuesday, $25 million shy of the limit Congress set last summer. President Barack Obama sent a letter to congressional leaders Thursday, saying the U.S. debt was within $100 million of the ceiling “and that further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments.”
…and of course:
President Obama formally notified Congress on Thursday of his intent to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.2 trillion, two weeks after he had postponed the request to give lawmakers more time to consider the action.
Congress will have had 15 days to say no before the nation’s debt ceiling automatically is raised from $15.2 trillion to $16.4 trillion.
In a letter to House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), Obama wrote that ”further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments.”
Obama had sought to make the request at the end of last month, when the Treasury came within $100 billion of its borrowing limit. However, with Congress on recess, lawmakers from both parties asked the president to hold off. The House is out of session until Jan. 17, and the Senate until Jan. 23.
Since then Treasury officials have used special revenue and accounting measures to maintain the nation’s solvency. Yet the White House cast the delay as a technicality, saying there is no chance the limit will not be increased, even if Republican lawmakers attempt to object.
16.4 trillion dollars?!?! 😯 That is 16.4 trillion of money from China and/or your money through taxes. Either that or it would have to come from slapping tariffs on imports; and we know an internationalist Democrat like Barack Obama would never do that.
So, to be brief; we’re screwed….badly.
Confirmed: Rudy Giuliani is an idiot
Ah, the old, “If you disagree with crony capitalism, you are not a true Conservative” trick.
Nice try Rudy. 🙄
I guess ol’ Rudy don’t like it that people, like me, have said, thanks, but, no thanks” to Mittens Willard.
The silly video:
The Story via Human Events:
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who ran for President in 2008 and dipped a toe in the waters of the 2012 contest, professed himself “shocked” by Newt Gingrich’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s private-sector career during a “Fox and Friends” appearance this morning.Giuliani asked, “What the hell are you doing, Newt? I expect this from Saul Alinsky! This is what Saul Alinsky taught Barack Obama, and what you’re saying is part of the reason we’re in so much trouble right now.”
Giuliani broadened his criticism to include the attacks on Bain Capital launched by both Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry, who he described as “a very close friend of mine.” “I’m shocked at what they’re doing,” said Giuliani. “It’s ignorant and dumb. It’s building something we should be fighting in America, ignorance of the economic system, playing on the dumbest, most ridiculous ideas about how you grow jobs.” He characterized the attacks on Romney’s private sector career as “unfair and bad for the Republican Party.”
Giuliani said he has a “strong inclination for Newt.” He has previously spoken highly of Gingrich as a candidate. In a December 12 appearance on CNN, he spoke of Gingrich’s comeback in the polls and praised his “common touch,” saying “he’s able to talk to people… he comes from a poor family and understands poverty from that point of view. He doesn’t come from the American elite, so it’s going to be hard to paint him that way.
So says the man, of whom his campaign strategy was a verb, a noun and the words “Nine Eleven.” Considering what this dolt’s ethnic background is, he must not mind seeing little people suffer, while mega-wealthy people like him make the money. Mussolini would be proud, very proud.
Update: Dan Riehl gets it:
Democrats must be rejoicing. I knew the GOP was stupid, but I never thought they were stupid enough to commit suicide in their own primary. The GOP is all but giving this election to Obama by accomplishing everything Democrats could hope to accomplish in the general election.
There will likely be little doubt come November, the GOP is completely out of touch with an extremely large faction of the working class, so out of touch that it can’t stop screaming it in headline after headline. Axelrod may, or may not be as genius, but he won’t need to be, now. His opposition is so stuck on stupid, the Republicans will be lucky if America puts them back in the white house for a decade. Hell, I can’t even stand them right now.
Way to go, you idiots.
Hear, Hear… I could not have put it better myself. 🙄
New Theme
After being insulted one too many times as to how ugly my blog theme is, I switched.
Hope you like it, because this is what the blog looks like and will for a very long time.
Memo to CAIR: Thou Doth Protest Too Much
Now this is unbelievable. A couple of Marines decided to treat a few dead Taliban terrorists to a good old fashioned “golden shower.”
Here is the video:
Quoting CAIR:
“We condemn this apparent desecration of the dead as a violation of our nation’s military regulations and of international laws of war prohibiting such disgusting and immoral actions.“If verified as authentic, the video shows behavior that is totally unbecoming of American military personnel and that could ultimately endanger other soldiers and civilians.
“We trust that this disturbing incident will be promptly investigated in a transparent manner and that appropriate actions will be taken based on the results of that investigation. Any guilty parties must be punished to the full extent allowed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice and by relevant American laws.”
Allow me, as a proud American who lived through, witnessed on live TV and had to deal with the depression of what happened on September 11, 2001 — to show you, just WHO these Marines were pissing on….
They pissing on people that did this:
and this:
and this:
and this:
So, to you CAIR, I have two words for you turban wearing pieces of human excrement:
Piss Off!
If anything at all, you should be glad that angry Americans, like me, are not going around to Mosques in America and dragging your sorry asses out in to the streets of America and shooting you in the heads. You have been very highly protected by the United States Government, despite the fact that your backward religion instructs your mindless followers to kill people that disagree with your beliefs. You should be very grateful for this and should keep your mouths shut.
Remember you bastards, you started this little war on freedom — we did not. We did not want it — you did, and when you suffer, you complain. Crybaby pukes, you start a war against freedom and when some of our guys get the upper hand, you cry. Wah, Wah Wah…. cry me a river. 🙄
This is one of the many reasons why I believe that in the interest of National Security; that the Religion backward crap of ISLAM should be BANNED in America. This is not about Religion Freedom, this is about National Security and these bastards are a threat to humanity!
…and before anyone says it. I know it was Al-Qaeda that hit us, not the Taliban. Same difference, terrorists are terrorists, Jihads are Jihads… Big whoop. 🙄
Others: Pamela, American Power, Yourish.com,
Cross-Posted to Right Michigan
Update: it seems that most over at hotair.com agree with me.
Open Thread: What do you think of the Gingrich Ad?
I seem to have stirred a bit of a discussion over on Reddit with my posting of that Gingrich Video.
Well, here is Mitt Romney’s response: (H/T HotAir.com)
Personally, I think the response is weak tea myself. But what do you think? Comments welcomed, this is an open thread, and I will not moderate at all — just keep it civil please, or at least try. 😉
They’re watching us: DHS is now monitoring Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and More.
Governments that watch their people, fear them:
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks and news and gossip sites including the Huffington Post and Drudge Report, according to a government document.
A “privacy compliance review” issued by DHS last November says that since at least June 2010, its national operations center has been operating a “Social Networking/Media Capability” which involves regular monitoring of “publicly available online forums, blogs, public websites and message boards.”
The purpose of the monitoring, says the government document, is to “collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture.”
The document adds, using more plain language, that such monitoring is designed to help DHS and its numerous agencies, which include the U.S. Secret Service and Federal Emergency Management Agency, to manage government responses to such events as the 2010 earthquake and aftermath in Haiti and security and border control related to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
A DHS official familiar with the monitoring program said that it was intended purely to enable command center officials to keep in touch with various Internet-era media so that they were aware of major, developing events to which the Department or its agencies might have to respond. — Homeland Security watches Twitter, social media | Reuters
I made reference to this in my previous posting. I had a video up there that could have been misinterpreated by some idiot Government zealot, so I canned it. I just do not want to take any chances. Either way, if they’re looking at the big sites, like HotAir.com; you can bet they will be looking at the smaller blogs too. I guess they figure if they cannot pass SOPA/PIPA, they will just snoop on us anyhow.
Needless to say, I will not be shooting and posting anymore videos on this blog or anywhere else. I just don’t need the hassle. 😡
(cross posted at Right Michigan)
It is official: Mitt Romney just lost my support
To be fair, I really never did like the man anyhow. But this video? Brutal. As I say in my reaction video, Newt is not much better; but this — is just unacceptable to me.
Here is my video that I made seconds after watching the video:
(removed video due to this)
I wish Willard the best; but it’ll be a cold day in the devil’s hell, before this blogger will cast his lot for someone like that. 😡
(H/T HotAir)
Update: If you are wondering. Yeah, I know what I wrote here; and I also updated that posting too. Holy moly was I ever wrong about Mitt Romney and what he did. 🙁 Talk about eating my words! 🙄
Update #2: (August 30, 2012) I have formally changed my mind and am now supporting Mitt Romney. There is a very good reason too, click here to find out why.
Glenn Beck blows his back out
Poor Glenn Beck; the man leaves Fox News, because he made Rupert Murdoch worried and give Roger Ailes heartburn. So, he goes and sets up his own network, moves it and himself to Texas and what happens? He blows four (*) three disks in his back out…. Ouch.
Anyhow, here’s the short version:
…..and the loooong version, where they talk his back and a whole bunch of other stuff:
Exit comments: First of all, blowing out four (*) three disks in your back, by just bending over and touching a pencil? Oy. Note to self: get something to grab stuff on the floor. Second of all; in the short video the dude said that he did it, when he jumped on a table and Glenn himself said it was from bending over to get a pencil. Someone needs to get their story straight!
Exit Question: Really happened or publicity stunt? I mean, he did fake out a bunch of people before, by faking boiling frogs. I’m just sayin’ ya’ll! 😀
Update: * = When I first posted this, I watched the video first — I thought he said four disks, he said three. Oops. 😳
