Photo released. Someone quit. Okay, who was on the plane? Where is the manifest? What does this person quitting have to do with how low the plane was flying and scaring the individuals on ground? Or was the guy who quit piloting the plane? Is his another example of another “Maverick” division like the one in DHS who issue reports the DHS Secretary does not know about? Will we ever get facts instead of *spin*. Nah, doubt it.
Score one for the *base*. It would seem that the long awaited and anticipated speech in a Muslim capital to make them happy will commence in June. How lovely:
Obama pledged during the campaign to address the Muslim world from a Muslim capital within the first few months of taking office. Picking a site proved challenging for a range of reasons — from diplomacy to security — and the decision took longer than expected, with Obama commissioning options from a research team.
Having settled on Egypt, the White House today announced that he is adding a stop there to his early June overseas trip. That trip will also take him to Normandy, France, for the anniversary of D-Day, and to the Buchenwald concentration camp and Dresden, Germany.
Choosing Egypt will inevitably bring comparisons with a major speech that then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave in Cairo 2005, urging democracy and reform in the Middle East.
Well, the only thing we can hope for is that we don’t have to listen to too many apologies, being put down, or any of the other things that normally depress those who are truly proud of what this country has to offer. It’s sad that people have to *fear* what will be said. Especially those *cringing* on the inside and wonder how much more depressing, morale dropping rhetoric we will have to hear. Everytime things start looking bad, the administration pulls out one of the campaign *gifts* like a reject version of santa claus to make people happy. Hopefully someone will take in consideration the fact that listening to anti america rhetoric is not something those deployed or in garrison will want to hear. But I am sure there will be those who flock to the speech to see the unelievable. Back to back episodes on the last administration or how now we will now be *global citizens* , how were sorry, how things will be different now etc etc.
And the media, being the paid whores they are, well some, will make a big deal out of it and magnify every insult directed our way and highlight it as praise to include bogus polls on how *popular* this administration is. Someone should really tell them that people do NOT like there country being put down by others in someone else’s country.
Weighing in on what *we* should do, Karzai offers up some advice that sounds like it could of jumped off the pages of the past campaign:
Karzai briefed a small group of reporters because of what he said are fundamental misperceptions in the United States about his country.
“The Taliban and Al Qaeda often communicate with the outside world better than we do,” he said, adding that he has deep gratitude to the U.S. for joining Afghanistan on a “journey that began seven years ago — The War on Terror. “
However, he said that “a War on Terror cannot only be won with financial resources or military power. You have to have a higher moral platform.”
“The War is not in Afghan homes. It is in the sanctuaries and training grounds and the financial system that backs it,” Karzai said, noting that his he is satisfied from his meetings with Obama that the two nations “are now on a platform of seeing eye to eye on the issues.”
Karzai faces re-election in August, and Friday marks the deadline for presidential nominations. The president said he expects the election will be conducted fairly.
Apparently someone has been paying very close attention because this could of been written by som-
When we speak of corruption we mean when large sums of money are lost in the process of contracts and subcontracts,” Karzai said. “Of the $32 billion that the world has given us, only $6 billion has gone to the Afghan government. We are fully accountable and responsible for the $6 billion spent through our government.”
A World Bank official told FOX News that the bank did not say no corruption has been seen with funds that go directly to the Afghan government, but that the Afghan government has created adequate processes and safeguards which mitigate the risk of corruption. The official added that the money is going to the purposes outlined in the budget and has resulted in
demonstrable achievements that make the nation more accountable.For these reasons we have long been strong advocates that donors should put more
funds through the Afghan national budget (all of the World Bank’s own assistance
goes through the budget), and we have taken actions to facilitate this, like
establishing and administering the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund
We are fucking screwed. Seriously. How can anyone not realize and look past what some want you to see and here and view what is actually there? When Karzai dropped by did he get campaign advice and free samples of past speeches as well and the *gropergate* speech writer to help toss out a couple of free lines amended and adusted to fit there community?
Or what about this:
Karzai said an attack in the province of Farah on Monday that reportedly caused the greatest civilian casualties since the fall of the Taliban in 2001 has stoked anger among ordinary people and inflamed local populations. As many as 147 people reportedly were killed when U.S. troops launched an aerial attack after being called in by the Afghan police force overwhelmed by fighting with Taliban militants.
Pakistan has also warned about aerial and drone attacks on high value targets, which officials say just stirs support for the Taliban. However, a joint U.S.-Afghan investigation is underway over the air strike after NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan said Wednesday that preliminary evidence suggests at least some of the casualties were not caused by the U.S. bombardment.
“There is no doubt that the casualties were high and some were caused by bombing. Air power did play an important part in civilian casualties,” Karzai said.
Okay you got an election. Is this someones attempt to say that they are *bitching* the U.S now? Giving the impression that now we don’t hold the power we used to? Can’t help but look at it that way because I am attempting to picture these remarks and accusations being made in the last administration and can’t seem to get the picture to unfold. People are getting bold. They know that based on the past campaign message from the last two years that any accusation of so called *wrong doing* will have people reacting before even bothering to check the facts. Case in point the “patriot act” story that had those in the *librul* blogoshere advocating for someone’s release without all the facts.
Yes, we did achieve so many things and achieve so many accomplishments by individuals who believed that one day we would be a nation of laws and not a lawless nation. Yes, we can accomplish any goal we set for ourselves with hard work and effort while understanding that a help up with tools and resources are a whole lot better than a free hand out. We will begin to move forward on a path to prosperity as soon as we move those obstacles out the way on the path of defeat we are currently traveling.
Watching liberals has become fascinating. In the sense that they don’t understand the idea that you don’t walk *lock step* with those of the same *party* because you should walk *lock step with the ideals they were founded on. That is what I do not understand this constant need to support the words of the people within the party and not the foundation it was built on. Anyone can place a “D” or a “R” behind there name. Does that mean they automatically adhere to the principles of the party they are in?
A article on Daily Kos, a blog I observe frequently because, well, it just simply amazing how some think. Well this article is fascinating in itself:
STAND. THE. F*CK. UP.
by buhdydharma
Thu May 07, 2009 at 10:53:52 PM PDT
Yeah, yeah, I will change the title as soon as the first complaint comes in.
the niceties must be observed. (original title, STAND. THE. FUCK. UP.)
But listen up….Lefties…and the rest of you here who nominally pretend to be. The game is fucking on.
The GOP is dead. Muerte, Ka-fucking-put.
And yet STILL we are not getting the CHANGE we fucking need.
Because of you.
Because YOU are being reasonable. Because YOU are being patient.
Because YOU are not being heard. And you are NOT being heard because you are NOT ……STANDing. THE. FUCK. UP.
Because YOU trust that the system will work, because you trust Obama ….because YOU trust Obama will do YOUR fucking job for you.
But as great and brilliant a man as Barack Obama is…and he is…he can not do YOUR FUCKING JOB.
And your fucking job is very simple right now.
YOUR job is to STAND. THE. FUCK. UP.
I consider myself a progressive but not the kind some normally think of when they hear thevword. In the sense that there are principles in both parties that I like. But the thing is, I look at the *principles* within a party the same way I look at our NCO creed. As guidelines. Guidelines that allow the leader to not only understand the principles but use common sense and your own judgement as well. Case in point Sectary of State Clinton who is a prime example. I supported her based on her past documented and researchable policies and the plans she intended to implement. I believed and still do that experience is necessary and OJT is not something that should be a requirement for the highest office in our nation.
See, the thing is, she motivated people by her actions, while teh liberals were motivated by there candidates words. They were looking for hope, while we were looking for inspiration to lead to change, but implementing solutions, based on actions. Liberals you believe solely in *words*. You place your hope and faith and trust on *just words* and you will be burned each and every time. Case in point, Speaker Pelosi lying about being briefed on enhanced interrogation in 2002. So desperate in wanting to *believe*, you literally blocked out the fact that there is no way in hell there were Democrats who would not know.
Not only that, but you put down, degraded and insulted your OWN intelligence community. Even worse, you actually attempted to prosecute those who gave legal advice or legal opinions in memo format. Those memo’s mean absolutely nothing. Why? Because it was “advice” given, opinions given on what “could” be and not necessarily what was. They have set a dangerous precedent because in allowing your anger to get the best of you. You never realized that four years down the line, someone else could attempt to hold THIS administration accountable for actions during our war time mission. It’s not so simple now huh? When it comes to national security and protecting this country all bets are off because we cannot think of solely ourselves because we have to understand that what affects us, affects the global community. But the biggest transgression is the belief some are above the laws we govern by and actually believe people have zero idea of what is going on. That will not only be the downfall but the destruction of *both* parties and could lead to a viable third one when history tells a story of how it all went down and came about. I honestly believe in my heart as the truth and more is known and come to light there will be a sweeping change in 2010 that will be unprecedented that no amount of campaign money will fix.
And if we back down on security measures to satisfy solely one group of people, than that means everything else will fail and this country could possible fall and if it do, we won’t be the only ones to go down. We maintain our standing by governing with a big stick and smart power, pay ATTENTION. We should never convey a weakness because it will be exploited. When it comes to security we should all be on the same sheet a music and on board. That is why even if you literally hate the opposition party, everyone needs to be at the table to prevent the current chaotic situation that we have now.
They need to adjust that table to reflect individuals from different sections, parties and agencies so everyone will have the exact same information so we can prevent a issue like this from happening again and becoming someone platform to get elected or reelected. The problem is, there using the past mistakes of past administrations and anger to get support from there followers. And THAT is why you can’t *excite* your base because the only tool you have to excite them is based on hate, smears, race baiting, smear campaigns and lies.
You know nothing about how to fight without using the actions of the past administration. Without resorting to *your racist* for those who don’t agree. You wield the *ethnicity* card like a sword. As if we, African Americans will not have anything if you don’t support certain policies. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but we were born from dissent. With individuals who fought for our rights to equal representation and one thing we know how to do and do well is fight for a cause. So don’t use the *minority* card to give the impression we can’t do something on our own. Because, yes we did, yes we can and yes we will always progress and move foreward based on perseverance and the knowledge that some things are always worth fighting for even if you have to do it on your own. Maybe if you start believing in something and not just someone, you might begin to find your *fighting spirit*.
Imagine that. The new budget is in the trillions and like 1 pecercent of cuts that all originate with defense equaling around 17 billion suppose to affect something? No, something this small has zero impact on anything therefore there must be another reason for this.. Is it just me or does it seem as if Defense is always singled out? Not just Defense but just military period. Sorry the evidence speaks for itself. Message? Instead of making enemies and looking for enemies within, lets pay attention to the enemy at the gate. But apparently that is us to according to DHS. We just can’t win for losing:
Washington, D.C. (AHN) – President Barack Obama recommended cuts in more than 100 federal programs on Thursday that could save the federal government $17 billion next year. However, the largest cuts would be in defense spending.
Obama would cut nearly $3.4 billion from proposed equipment purchases, such as the F-22 fighter plane and combat systems for vehicles, as well as recruitment and retention for the armed forces.
Defense spending customarily accounts for about 20 percent of the federal budget.
Obama would reduce or eliminate funding for 121 programs including ending a navigation system that has been made obsolete by the Global Positioning System, canceling remodeling of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center, and ending a children’s education program that the administration said was overhead-heavy.
The Air Force Times has an article about the whole *doing away with* the Air Force article written by hater Kane. So you can’t help but think this administration really wishes it didn’t have one. Sorry. Nothing I see leads me to believe that they have our best interest at heart. But yet again the guy who actually created a spread sheet to show the enemy, china,russia, terrorists, world exactly what would be cut is at it again:
Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, released a statement in conjunction with the president’s comments.
The president’s cuts “are part of the administration’s larger effort to change how Washington does business and put the nation’s fiscal house in order,” the statement said. “Today represents a significant installment in our commitment to review the federal budget line by line.”
The recommended cuts amount to about one half of one percent of the more than $3.5 million in approved spending for 2010.
In the spirit of the DHS (dictionary) Lexicon, here are two new definitions you need to understand for this administration:
Defense Cuts: The ability to do away, cut or eradicate beneficial programs that allow a agency or company to have the capability to provide security to a country, state or county. These measures are in direct contrast with the ability to effectively execute and ensure measures for national security as well as having a possible negative impact on operational security. Race, nationality or demographics is not important. The key factor in determining and identifying these individuals is simple. They are the ones who answer to a higher calling or agenda or even ideology that is similar to the rap group Wu Tang Clan: “Cash rules everything around Me”. The individuals in question do not transcribe to a specific affiliation because they will change there mind, words, remarks, agenda, thought process at the drop of a dime, and usually do.
Defense Spending: Giving just enough money to barely get by. You can spot the individuals who use this word in public because they are the one who like the phrase “support the troops” but behind closed doors they are the ones who will strip out every single measure and every single dollar that will allow said troops us to perform a job that they send us to. These individuals are the ones who care only for one select group of individuals and hold strong partisan beliefs.
Left up to them we would probably deploy without weapons or any form of weapon system because it might not *lift* our moral standing and all. Or maybe someone would get hurt, no, not us, cause apparently we are expendable.What did anyone expect? I knew exactly what we would get because they campaigned on a “anti military” message. I mean come on, remember this from the campaign: ”air raiding villages and killing civilians”. I was so pissed. I don’t recall that phrase ever part of our mission statement while deployed.
Nor do I recall it being on our orders, or briefed by anyone. I mean that is one hell of a description. Well reading is one thing, when I personally heard it, well, I was very unhappy because I couldn’t believe anyone would make that statement attempting to be president. Really who or what country policy advisor can brief that was our mission was *air raiding villages and killing civilians*. Because those people in those “villages” might just believe this is what is happening . But for those who don’t remember here it is again:
Okay, I know the Democratic party has chosen the winner for PA already, however, that does not change the fact that the issues still should be important. Therefore I will be adding to my sidebar the Act Blue links. I am still going over all the info but Admiral Sestak, yeah yeah I know, he is retired but it’s a respect thing. But anyway, he endorsed Secretary of State Clinton in the primary and later on the potus in the general. The committee assignments are interesting and I will have more later as I continue to read more. Let’s see how big this “tent” is:
Admiral(retired) Joe Sestak (PA) for Senate
Committee assignments
UPDATE: Okay this is the update to the update. The site is still not up all the way but I am getting there one, slow, step at a time! So for the time being I am going to just leave this on the front page and add to it or make it a page at the top of the blog. I know I stated a week but I just don’t have all the energy needed right now to finish this project so I will continue bit by bit each week. But there are other sites who do as well which are listed in the sidebar.
UPDATE: KEEP IT GOING PEOPLE!! The U.K has the latest on the Queen of the Hill. H/T definitely goes out to Anorak News who I pilfered this photo. Amazing. We have to cut back while they get to live like they starring on the Fabulous Life with Kimora Lee. I love the snark in the article on Anorak News.!
The New York Post weighs in: “ Pelosi’s Air Rage”. So I bumped it back up to the top. I have no doubt whatsoever she would act this way. Now everyone else do too. Keep this story going people!!!
H/T goes out to Deadender on the *Botox Air* photo! He is dead on with his title: “Flying the Spoiled Botox Skies“. I am pushing this story hard because so many talk about so called “useless” spending but have no problem abusing the system THEN turn around a place the blame. Then we end up getting OUR spending cut. Ugh. The more we can show how fast and loose these individuals are with everything. The faster we get to kick them to the curb and put individuals in place who actually care about the laws and respect and uphold our Constitution. This does not suprise me at ALL that she would do this.
Bingo. This article on Defense Tech.org hits the nail on the head and needs to be addressed immediately. I did not understand the full scope of exactly what goes into National Security but it is shocking how truly we have a vurnability that has the impact to effect our security. The author, Kevin Coleman hits the nail on the head but what is more shocking is the fact that this even exists. He writes:
We have been covering cyber now for several months and my work in cyber defense and security has been going on for over a decade. In that period of time the U.S. government has failed to establish the command authority needed to protect the nation. Critical questions have gone unanswered for months or even years. One of those questions deals with where the cyber command operation headquarters will be located. The physical location for cyber command is not yet decided. This has been a hot topic now for the last ten months and multiple states are jockeying for position.
If that is not bad enough, the government has failed to establish a command and control structure and authorities for offensive cyber capabilities, defensive cyber capabilities and cyber intelligence. With billions of dollars of budget at stake, the amount of political posturing and verbal war has risen to heights not seen before. The level of infighting became un-tolerable for Rod Beckstr�m, Director of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) at the Department of Homeland Security. This past weekend he resigned. So what should we do?
After reading the article yesterday from Defense Tech. I am looking at the withdrawal made by Charles Freeman in an entire different light based solely on National Security. Can he do the job? Not his personal views, but can he do the job? Plus, he was APPOINTED by Adm Blair and I will trust the word and opinion of a retired Admiral any day before I believe all this drama on the blogs. More importantly when did we begin to not listen to the recommendations of Admirals and Generals? Maybe if they would do that we would have more positions filled. Especially when the advice and recommendation comes from those who can pass a background check as well pay there taxes. If it was me, I would plug them all into positions before our enemies begin to dance in the streets with glee thinking we are all on a sinking ship. Speaking of which. I think they would be great:
1. General Wesley Clark
2. General John M. Shalikashvili
3. General Henry Hugh Shelton
4. General Johnnie E. Wilson
5. Admiral William Owens
6. Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard
7. Lt. Gen. Robert Gard
8. Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy
9. Lt. Gen. Donald Kerrick
10. Lt. Gen. Frederick E. Vollrath
11. Vice Admiral Donald C. Arthur
12. Vice Admiral Joseph A. Sestak, Jr.
13. Major General Roger R. Blunt
14. Major General George Buskirk, Jr.
15. Major General Edward L. Correa, Jr.
16. Major General Paul D. Eaton
17. Major General Paul D. Monroe, Jr.
18. Major General Antonio M. Taguba
19. Brigadier General John W. Douglass
20. Brigadier General Michael Dunn
21. Brigadier General Belisario Flores
22. Brigadier General Evelyn “Pat” Foote
23. Brigadier General Keith H. Kerr
24. Brigadier General Virgil A. Richard
25. Brigadier General Preston Taylor
26. Brigadier General John M. Watkins, Jr.
27. Brigadier General Jack Yeager
28. Rear Admiral Connie Mariano
29. Rear Admiral Stuart F. Platt
30. Rear Admiral Alan M. Steinman
31. Rear Admiral David Stone
Old Faithful. The one some turn to when all else fails. The Race Card. Message to Clyburn? Um….that remark your so worried about that has a “racial” tone? You asked why would Sanford use *Zimbabwe* as an example? Matter of fact lets look to what Sanford stated:
“What you’re doing is buying into the notion that if we just print some more money that we don’t have, send it to different states — we’ll create jobs,” Sanford said. “If that’s the case, why isn’t Zimbabwe a rich place?… Why isn’t Zimbabwe just an incredibly prosperous place. ‘Cause they’re printing money they don’t have and sending it around to their different — I don’t know the towns in Zimbabwe but that same logic is being applied there with little effect.”
Now, lets look how you replied:
House Minority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) told me he thinks S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford’s quip comparing President Obama’s stimulus package to Zimbabwe’s economic policies are “beyond the pale” — and suggested they might carry a racial subtext.
“For him to compare the president of this country to Mugabe. … It’s just beyond the pale,” said Clyburn, who has sparred with Sanford over the Republican’s refusal to accept all the state’s stimulus funding.
Asked if his “beyond the pale” comment implied a racial overtone to Sanford’s remarks, Clyburn replied:
“I’m sure he would not say that, but how did he get to Zimbabwe? What took the man to Zimbabwe? Someone should ask him if that’s really the best comparison. … How can he compare this country’s situation to Zimbabwe?”
“American’s Didn’t Vote for a Rush to Failure“? Are you serious? Someone just gave you a slogan using Rush Limbaugh to slam your own Party!!!!! You just slapped yourself in the face IDIOTS!! It’s a dig at YOU fools for rushing this stimulus through to the point no one read it, and admitted they didn’t read it, but still voted for it, just to TURN AROUND and talk about how now we need ANOTHER ONE. When you could of just read the first one to see what else was MISSING AND NEEDED.
Bwwwwwwwwwwahhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa. OMG, are you serious? WTF? Please tell me they were not stupid enough to put that up from someone sending it in? And paid for it with money from the DNC? He just bitch slapped every elected official in the House and Senate!! Cause they used THERE money!!! Oh lord I can’t stop laughing. i cant stop. lord help me this is fucking hilarious. If this man can get you to spend your own money to insult your own self? But to not only insult yourself but to get you to put up a sign on the side of the road saying so in big letters. oh god help me i cant stop laughn. He DESERVES to be the head of the Republican party! What is worse you already paid for it and probably will have to change it to put up another one or take it down.
Good grief, no one can be that idiotic and not know that they just slammed there own party? And as soon as you do it, the new Republican talking point is going to be how during this economy YOU people are to busy spending money making signs during a economic crisis. Your damned if you do and damned if you don’t!! WOW! Seriously I know that no ones that stupid!! The purpose of this immature exercise was people were up in arms because the man stated that he” “wanted the administrations policies to fail” Good Lord have mercy. Then you put up a billboard that states: Americans didn’t vote on a rush to failure? Oh lord. I got tears tears runnin down. you cant make this shit up. You cannot be serious?
What makes it so much better is all you see is the signature cigar to let you know that you have been played. I am laughn so hard it hurts. HURTs!! This HAS to be the funniest, the downright FUNNIEST sh&t in political history. The sheer brilliance in this is off the charts. Sorry, I am from the Clinton side of the Democratic party so don’t hate the player hate the game. We recognize game when we see it, you would too if ya”ll didnt kick us out during the primaries. Now all that’s left are the latte crowd that couldn’t plot a strategy to get out a paper bag!
Anyone that can pull something off like this deserves to be added to my sidebar and bookmarked. I dont care what party he belongs to but this is sheer brilliance. THIS is strategy.
Interesting that the title of this new article on Senator Burris is titled: The Replacement. So I guess that means we can attach labels to all of the rest. Great. I already have two for the professional *race baiters* in the party. On a side note, give the man some damn respect. He is not the *Replacement*, but a Senator. Reading that article bothered me because it was a inside look at the truth. As it is, and not how they want you to see it. The opening paragraph is very telling and gives you a TRUE outlook how the Senate chooses to be:
Roland Burris still occupies temporary office space in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in a suite far from the floor of the United States Senate, so when the buzzer signalling an imminent vote interrupted his lunch the other day, he put down his plastic soupspoon, left his sandwich untouched, and hustled out into the marble hallway. “I’m not missing any votes,” he said. “They’ll get on me for that, too.”
Attorney General Holder,
I would like to address the issue of the absentee ballots, the 1,005 soldiers who are unable to participate, as is there right, in New Yorks 20th Congressional race. The ability to participate and the right to representation is a fight and battle won many years ago. Not only that, but it can be traced back to World War II and the veterans, at the time, African American veterans who were returning home. Because of the dues that they paid during that time between 1941-1945 they could be considered the cornerstone or turning point in the fight for representation and casting there vote. Although this has nothing to do with race, it’s the underlying point that is important. And it is a point that can be summed up with a man named James Hicks, a black officer during World War II when he stated: ” I paid my dues over there and I am not going to take this anymore over here.” Because you know why Attorney Holder? Because Mr Hicks knew something at that time that many didn’t believe in. That we are a nation of laws and we all deserve the right to participate, the right to cast our votes, as well as having the chance and the ability to do so and let our voices be heard.
This is not a political party issue. This is a issue fought and won by those who are no longer here this day. Individuals who left us a legacy, that originated from a dream that was turned into a reality. Despite, color, creed, gender or demagraphics. So why is it, that the people have to remind those within the Department of Justice, who suppose to work for the people, not doing the job you were selected, not elected to do. Mr. Holder, your there by priveldge, not by *right*, if you are unable to carry out and uphold for the people the laws that govern this land than it’s your duty to move aside and step down and allow those who understand that we don’t disenfranchise our own citezens our own military. Would you send the message that we don’t deserve the right to participate? As if we are not worthy to be part of this process? Do you believe we have not earned it? Either we will be a nation that upholds the law or a lawless nation.
Yesterday when I finally decided *enough* is *enough* after a long drawn out conversation with a acquaintance. I was truly astounded that some of the things, hypocrisy for example in the media is sheer downright amazing. Case in point the opinion piece by Charles Blow in the New York Times titled “Pitch Fork & Pistols”. What I find so amazing is the ability to paint one group of individuals as “apocalyptic”:
Lately I’ve been consuming as much conservative media as possible (interspersed with shots of Pepto-Bismol) to get a better sense of the mind and mood of the right. My read: They’re apocalyptic. They feel isolated, angry, betrayed and besieged. And some of their “leaders” seem to be trying to mold them into militias.
He must not have read some of the blogs comment sections lately. I find it downright amazing this belief some have. That those within our so called *party* are literal angels. Yeah right. During the primaries as a Clinton supporter, the worst remarks made towards me because I was a black female, a black military female supporting Clinton got me called everything in the book. I saved every comment, IP address, took screen shots. Because I knew the day would come when those would attempt to sugar coat everything that went down. Hate. Straight literal hate. All because I made a choice that was best for myself. One in which I had the ability to back up with sound reasoning, evidence and judgement. But it didn’t stop the remarks directed my way from being called *sell out* and worse. I didn’t care because it is my right to support who I choose. But one of the worst remarks made to me was when I defended her vote on Iraq to a poster. This was before they began to kick you off blogs if you didn’t have the hope & change fever and not post your remarks.
All I did was state that sometimes leaders have to make tough decisions based on the intel and information provided and that I supported her and understood her vote. Especially with me being in the military. On a side note, they like to conveniently forget Biden voted the same way but anyway. The commentor responded, and this was the last time I was ever able to post on that blog. That, and this is a direct quote: ” I hope you die you stupid cunt the next time you deploy to Iraq for supporting the Cunt who sent you there” end quote. I attempted to post a rebuttal to that but unfortunately the moderator never posted my remarks. However the world got to see his because it was left up.
Or who could forget the “Whose that Boxer in the Picture, Hillary Rents a Negro” by Huffington Post? To insinuate that her black supporters like myself were being *paid* was a direct insult. I have it all documented because what happened this election will never happen again. So when these so called “self righteous” authors who are making the remarks it’s truly amazing. But I digress. Because this time, this time we as a whole should fight back because we as a country are better than this. And one thing I do know is how to stand up and fight for what I believe in.
Way to Answer that 3 A.M Call Madame Secretary!!! Come ON! I know your words anywhere!!!
North Korea’s development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region and to international peace and security. The launch today of a Taepo-dong 2 missile was a clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, which expressly prohibits North Korea from conducting ballistic missile-related activities of any kind. With this provocative act, North Korea has ignored its international obligations, rejected unequivocal calls for restraint, and further isolated itself from the community of nations.
We will immediately consult with our allies in the region, including Japan and the Republic of Korea, and members of the U.N. Security Council to bring this matter before the Council. I urge North Korea to abide fully by the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council and to refrain from further provocative actions.
Preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a high priority for my administration. The United States is fully committed to maintaining security and stability in northeast Asia and we will continue working for the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through the Six-Party Talks. The Six-Party Talks provide the forum for achieving denuclearization, reducing tensions, and for resolving other issues of concern between North Korea, its four neighbors, and the United States. North Korea has a pathway to acceptance in the international community, but it will not find that acceptance unless it abandons its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and abides by its international obligations and commitments
I was not a advocate of lifting the ban on the media being present during the return of our fallen to Dover. Period. Why? Because of exactly what was witnessed these last couple of days with the officers shooting. Using the loss of life as a political tool to further your agenda. In the back of my mind I knew it would happen but it still shocks you when you end up seeing it in effect. These bastards will use anything to further there own cause and I have never been as disgusted as I am as of this moment that nothing is no longer sacred. We have entered into a time where the values, the things that make this country what it is, one of the best, is slowly evaporating each day. I am sickened that I am able to see the things we used to place so much in to, what we used to hold to high regard just go on a decline. It’s as if we live in a foreign country. I truly do not see what everyone else does. But I guess when you use your own judgement and hold your own opinion and actually look at what is before you and not what some may want you to see and believe versus those who want to believe a myth to not face reality, you would view things differently.
How can anyone in there right mind view any of this as any kind of change for the better? What I have personally experienced, with documented and detailed facts and not just “opinion”. Horrible. Downright horrible. Those that would disagree with this assessment. Any so called *political blogger* or so called *journalist* that don’t see what I say is truth. Go undercover. Seriously. I challenge you to go undercover. Set up a blog on blogger or any of the other free blogs and create a identity and *disagree* or *question* a policy or this administration and see what happens. Be vocal. Do it for a month or two and see what happens. I did it to an extent but what I did was document and analyze on a entire different level more on security than anything. But what I found and what happened was enough to make me say I would of rather had the last administration for eight more years than go thru this one for another two weeks.
Yep. This is the one going down in Fayetteville so we decided to crash it. Hey, we have a voice too. I am conserving all my energy just for this.
Where: Liberty Point Resolves Marker, Corner of Bow and Person Streets
When: April 15, 12:00 pm
Where: The Best (okay one of the best since it’s the home of Fort Bragg and yeah I am biased) Pro Military City in the Whole Wide World Fayetteville North Carolina of Course
Reflections: How it all Began….For Those Who Were Part of It, A H/T to those Past & Present, It Ain’t Over
It’s funny how sometimes people get so side tracked they forget what it’s all about, or the things they are fighting for or on behalf of. Or better yet the belief that some things can be sacrificed for the *fight*. However, it is one of the so called “myths” that are very untrue, but easy to make. This is the post I made on 6 June 2008, it wasn’t the original post but it was one that I recalled fondly and wrote about when asked why I even cared or would I still keep pushing forward now that Clinton *lost*. Well apparently as we can see I am still here, and as we all see, she may have lost the battle, but she won the war. As can be seen as Secretary of State thank you very much.
I remember it like it was yesterday too this day. I was so excited about having the opportunity to go and hear her speak. And when I think of that time, I have to give a hat tip to Taylor over on Taylor Marsh.com for giving me the opportunity to have the first chance to have a platform for my voice to be heard. I can honestly say that many times I have had regret over the remarks and word I have made because so many do not realize they are writing certain things off bad information. When it is all said and done, when what lies in the dark comes to light. The worst part will be the friendships and working relationships lost, the divide, hostility and anger, all fostered and bought forward and used as a tool for ill gotten gains. The deceit will be what brings us to our knee’s but it will be our overall love of our country and the people despite color, gender, nationality, or demagraphics and party affiliation, will be what makes us stand up. We are not just a nation of laws. We are a nation that knows how to get back up when it seems as if all the chips are down and we are down for the count.
You know what. No Comment. I won’t even deem it necessary to write any more than this one line.
Live Blogging the forum with General Petreaus in Florida. Right now they are currently introducing elected officials in the audience as well as those on the panel.
Okay no longer *live blogging* too good, I have to watch.
UPDATE: I AM FUCKING LOVING THIS!!!! He gave props to the NCO corps! Hellllllllllllllyyeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!
You would think since the Secretary of State carried the Democratic ticket on her back to the finish line that would at LEAST ensure they could of given SOMETHING to contribute to her campaign debt. Legal donations and not any from damn Mickey Mouse or any other bogus fictional people donating using there Sears card. I hate. I HATE the article on Fox:
Hillary Clinton Tries to Pay Down Debt By Raffling Off Day With Her Husband
The secretary of state’s long-shuttered presidential campaign is still trying to pay off a steep debt, and has launched a new fundraising pitch urging donors to give money and compete for the chance to win one of three “exclusive prizes.” One of those is a day with Bill Clinton.
Main complaint number one. She SHOULD not have to ask. Dems should be running to the closest ATM as we speak. Lie to yourselves if you want. The DNC damn near went broke when they began sending in monopoly money instead of real money. Look under the bus Kaine is driving at the DNC and ask Howie, he’ll tell ya. White women were running from the Dem ticket in droves. How soon we forget the ship was sinking:
Until:
Yep. Surely did. I remember very well and have. not. forgotten. Please. If the MSM & Liberal blogs wouldn’t of painted Gov Palin like the village idiot we would be saying President McCain and Vice President Palin. She doesn’t need to take money from those who have questionable donations from places like Jakarta Georgia that don’t exist. Number two, yes, we are all on hard times with the economy but damn you would think these fools would be smart enough to realize karma is truly a bitch and what goes around comes around. If I had it, I would contribute however I am still trying to get my money the A team trolls screwed me over with. But I can remind those that seem to have forgotten that she IS the only current link right now that allows some to have a good night sleep without worrying we are being sold to the highest bidder behind everyone’s back. If five million people donated a one dollar yeah, that would do it. Plus, speaking for me only, I would rather hang out with the SOS at State and watch her give the smackdown to people than hang out with Begala or go to American Idol. On a side note. I am not getting ANY information on what is going on. I had to read this on FOX. FOX! Normally I have all first hand news. But now I have to get it from second hand sources.
I mean, I am not trying to get any more *special* priveledges. Just private email capability to include text messaging like what was on the front page of state. Daily itenerary/schedule to keep track….hmmm and my own office and job with a title like “Junior Enlisted Personal and Highly Qualified Military Chief Executive Assistant to the Secretarty of State”. Seems kind of long but I am sure it would fit on my door. Anyway…
Yeah, hanging out with President Clinton would be okay. Maybe they would let me look at the inner workings of the top secret G-14 *Clinton Machine/Clean Sweeper and see who will be up next for political destruction. Where is Richardson these days? And how are things going with the grand jury for Edwards? Is Kerry even still in the Senate? Any more news on Jackson and his ethics board? Hey where is the Camenot Princess? Did she ever get an Ambassadorship? I still can’t believe this chic actually thought she would be the Junior Senator from New York. Get Real.
Hmm…not saying that those things are related I just miraculously thought of them. Something else interesting is that it seems Utube is at it again. They deleted all my videos from the primaries but a recent one I did titled *Message to Democrats & Republicans” seems to have invoked the same response from back then when they viewed me as a *threat*. I guess they believe I am a triple *threat* now. They are back to there old, *reset* the counter clock thing again. Case in point, my video’s have ALWAYS been popular. Utube has me at 82 views when in all actuallity it’s 88,000. Which you can see here.
FROM UTUBE:
This is a tactic from the primaries and ge. Give the impression that the person is not *popular* ie blog or video. It’s all psychological. Equivalent to the bogus polls to give people the impression that everyone is *for* something or someone. Similar to the whole “if you say it enough” it must be true narrative. Or my favorite, which the MSM fell for hook line and sinker. The so called *ground support* meme. Giving the impression that there are MILLIONS who are for something they are not by having paid trolls bloggers manufacture *fake* support. Puhleeze.
Leave National Security & Foreign Policy to those who know what they are talking about. Here, read this article. Nuff said.
Obama Team Mulls Aims Of Somali Extremists
Is it just me but it just feels as if we are attempting to tie two separate things into one. Why does it seem as if there is a frantic narrative to make everything circle around back to Pakistan? For the last couple of days I have been feeling as if I am missing something. My internal red flag has been a wavin now it has turned into a neon blinking light. I always trust my instincts and my impression is that something just is not right. I pay too close attention to things so I always catch a trend or common thread. Don’t know why but I have been in the game so to speak for a while. It’s important to pay attention to politicians. All soldier’s should. That way, when they are lying there asses off, while smiling saying they *support you* and turn around and *screw you over*. That whay, you know so you can vote there asses out the next time around. I swear politics is like crack, bad analogy but it is addictive. And seriously, military and politics do mix very well and are tied together by a common thread.
That is why I believe that there should be more individuals with military experience, recent, in this decade, in Washington. I will be advocating for that because from what I can see. They need some discipline. Plus, the politics of the past are no longer relevant. The game changed this election because it bought forth things some thought to never see. In order to gain office this day forward, they will need those who got screwed the worst, Clinton supporters, who have seen first hand AND experienced every trick there is in the new *political* book. Oh yes, coming to a bookstore one day near you:
“Race as a Political Strategy & Tool” by ME
In two years, I have learned more than I care to ever know about the so called *political process*. From the dead coming back to vote, mickey mouse making donations, acorn bullying tactics, paid trolls and bloggers, bias MSM, bogus polls, bought and paid for pundits….2010 is going to be off the chain. I can’t waite. Yes, I am STILL bitter. It is NEVER going away! Neva EVA EVA EVA EVA EVA going away! Matter of fact, I wouldn’t call it bitter. It’s more along the lines of Pissed. the F’ck off times ten squared multiplied by two hundred and twenty. The level of pisstofdeness can be quadrupled and multiplied by our current deficit. I will stop being *bitter* the day Secretary of State Clinton looks me in my eye and state THE FOLLOWING:
“Patsy I really didn’t want to be President, I was just kidding with you all. I really didn’t want those delegates back and I am not mad that the dead came back to vote or that people voted multiple times and came in on buses from other states to do so. Nah, I don’t think it’s weird that we almost witnessed live on CNN the attempt to stuff the ballots during the night of the NC and Indiana primary. I am sure it was a coinkinky dink that we were in striking distance if not winning NC but because of the percentage of AA’s in NC they naturally believed and assumed EVERY SINGLE ONE voted for the person of color on the ticket. Your black you say, and didn’t vote for him? Hmmm I am sure they deducted you from the total and no, it’s not suspicious that almost EVERYONE early voted.
I think that poll workers would realize if 10,000 people supposedly came to there location during that time. Oh and no, it doesn’t bother me that there are utube videos showing voter fraud. It was for a good cause. Because as you know, having a *historical* election is more important than anything else. We have to lift our moral standing because that is important. Plus, look how well that is working out. So far, North Korea has scrapped all agreements and fired a missle, Pakistan wants a bailout and for us to hand over intel to include our Drones. Ahmadinejad says HIS country has mastered the: complete cycle of producing nuclear fuel, Russia, well Russia is just being Russia. Oh and don’t worry about China spending around 13 percent more on defense. There our buddies see, they own almost all our debt and since we are cutting defense spending while we fight two wars and deploying around 21,000 more soldiers. We need to have our good friends in China who own almost as much as the U.S as we do, who are probably purchasing all the things we are cutting, have our back in case, well, if something bad happens. Nah, we don’t need to brush up on our Chinese. They are our friends and have nothing to gain if things go wrong.
Because overall, our moral standing and our historical history of histories during this historic time is more important than anything else. Now is about extending our hand in friendship to those who would normally chop it off at the wrist but they now understand that this historical time in our worlds history is what we have all been waiting for with baited breath. Sadly the pirates missed the memo that they were suppose to lay down there weapons and find new employment because now that we have destroyed the word “enemy combatant”, they can no longer act that way because we have decided the word no longer exists. I am sure they heard about our new stance on national security and foreign policy because Chris Matthews already broadcasted it and said it was so.
I know I stated that between me and Senator McCain, we would bring a life time of experience, while Obama would only bring a speech written in 2002. But don’t be bitter soldier4hillary, my favorite soldier in the whole wide world. Who will hold the first position created especially for you called: Military Ambassador for the Secretary of State. Duties and qualifications include:
- Having the ability to put the smackdown on any one who has the audacity to question, comment or remark upon things that show minut signs on CDS by making replies that have zero baring at all to the discussion at hand
- Point out, correct, take on, smackdown, chew up run over and spit out those within the MSM who are crazy enough to make CDS type remarks to attempt to sway public opinion with total bullshit because they believe they can get away with it.
- Promote ALL talking points because everything she comes up with will be right
- Be able to unashamedly admit they yes, there opinion is biased and if they don’t like it. Well deal with it
- Support the military and national security endeavors that are focused totally on ensuring the protection of our country and it’s most prized possession: our laws to include the constitution and the people
- Go where the SOS goes: All the time
- Ensure her supporters are always kept INFORMED of everything
- In charge of a elite group of bloggers that will transform and adjust to the new form of politics bought on by the 2008 election
- Work with groups who are continuing the agenda like health care reform and womens rights to INCLUDE MILITARY WOMEN BECAUSE WE DO EXIST? Hear that NOW? WE have a voice too! Maybe that’s why we have broken OUR brass ceiling and you have yet to even touch yours. On a side note maybe they should change there name from National Organization of Women to National Organization of Women who help other Women who thing just like they do. Or National Organization of Women who support women some of the time.
On another side Note: A favorite supporter: Who just happens to be wondering why I have no more special privileges (ie info) and zero information on anything any more who campaigned there heart out and made videos that utube deleted and who is still waiting for email access and that job created soley for me in DC (one day). Yeah I know it’s hard being the foreign policy president and secretary of state but EVERYONE needs loyal individuals on there team. And it don’t get no more *LOYAL* than moi. Because there is a difference between *blind support* and *loyalty*. One is bought and one is earned. END/PERSONAL RANT
Yes, We may have all started out on different paths, but we are all on the same one now. So don’t none of you worry in the secret underground Clinton supporter network those idiots up there believe no longer exist. They still don’t get it. But I am happy where I am located, planted and rooted into the State Department just like I had to go out and state I was planted and rooted in the Senate and neva eva running for president eva eva eva eva eva again to help the wimps Democratic ticket during the primaries. I am doing all the work and answering all the 3 am, 3:30, 3:35, 3:50, 3: 55, 4:20, 4:30, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 7:10, 7:15, 7:20, 7:45, 7:50, 8:00, 8:10, 8:30, 8:35, 9:00 phone calls. But remember when you hear me say *smart power* one of those asshole back stabbing politicians is going home”
So the days she tells me that PERSONALLY I will stop being *bitter*. Until then: NOT.GONNA.HAPPEN
It took the Civil Rights Movement for the right to fair representation. To be equal and not separate and the ability to be judged by our character and not our color. We have those who fight on the behalf of women’s rights to be separate by gender but equal in stature and recognized as such. We have managed to send people into space. Had those even walk on the moon. We have fought and persevered and stood up against tyranny, and dictators and even fought wars that some believe were lost. Just for us to get our back up against the wall, and succeed and claim victory when it came down to the very last hour. So how is it thru everything we have endured we have so many individuals without the ability and chance to seek medical treatment based on the fact that they are unable to afford it?
A program in place that would allow those access to what everyone should have. If we can’t take care of our own, how can we help any other country? If we can’t fight for our own. How can we stand beside and fight with another country? If we can’t feed our own, insure our own, than we are not taking care of our own and that is a disservice to everyone who has and hold the belief that there are things worth fighting for. And for me, this is one of them. There is no compromise on this for me because I know what it is like and see it first hand. No one knows more than I how important health care is. I fight this battle every single day and it is an insult that any elected official would think that this is something not worthy of attention. I am blessed that I have the opportunity that so many do not have. This august will be a year since I have been in the WTB here on bragg and I take nothing for granted.
Someone really miscalculated when they wrote that article because I really would like to know what elected officials hold the belief that health care isn’t important. Because I may have what so many don’t. But I will never forget those who don’t have. Health care was the main reason I became involved in this back when I was on Taylor Marsh. And the reason I found the Clinton campaign when I did. I wanted what she outlined especially after listening to her Solutions for the Military speech right around the time of my first surgery. I hadn’t been out of the hospital for long but I went because I refused to miss it.
I will never forget that time because it was before I came here to the WTB and one of the low points in my military career. Reading a article like what is below infuriates me because if I would of read that during the time. It would of truly devastated me because I didn’t have the strength back then to even fight for myself. So to state that health care is basicly deemed “irrelevant” are fight ing words elected officials. Because right now, somewhere, someone may be going through what I went through. And one thing I hate is for someone to suffer in silence because they feel as if they have no voice. I found mine through strength of will alone. And I would gladly help others find theirs and if it means running over a couple of people in the process? Okay.
I may not know the logistics of what is needed but what I do know is that ideas, lead to plans, that create solutions. What I find interesting is a point of view discussed in article on Fox titled: Growing Ranks of Uninsured Lack Political Power and a key quote:
If the uninsured were a political lobbying group, they’d have more members than AARP. The National Mall couldn’t hold them if they decided to march on Washington.
But going without health insurance is still seen as a personal issue, a misfortune for many and a choice for some. People who lose coverage often struggle alone instead of turning their frustration into political action.
And I agree. Health insurance is a personal issue. But that does not change the fact that we should have some form or program in place that allows the individual who believes at the time it’s personal, the chance and opportunity to have it when it becomes a necessity. Health insurance is a choice. Just like attending any school or going to church. A choice. But that doesn’t change the fact that those schools and churches exist. You may not attend, but they are in place. Providing the tools and resources to ensure those that need it, have it, should be there right. If we lived in a world where those that didn’t have insurance were turned away. If we lived in a world where you would have the same opportunities and chances afforded to you when it came to your health. Then yes, it could be viewed as a “option”. But we don’t. To have the utter sheer gall and audacity to provide safety nets to wall street and not health care for those on main street is something that is completely amazing. But the article quoted above sheds light on that very fact:
The uninsured “do not provide political benefit for the aid you give them,” said Robert Blendon, a professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health. “That’s one of the dilemmas in getting all this money. If I’m in Congress, and I help out farmers, they’ll help me out politically. But if I help out the uninsured, they are not likely to help members of Congress get re-elected.”
The number of uninsured has grown to an estimated 50 million people because of the recession. Even so, advocates in the halls of Congress are rarely the uninsured themselves. The most visible are groups that represent people who have insurance, usually union members and older people. In the last election, only 10 percent of registered voters said they were uninsured.
There lies the problem. Politics. Because these individuals lack political clout they are seen as unworthy of something so many take advantage of. And to me, it taps into a feeling that I have seen others express that were going thru medical treatment, the belief that they had nothing to offer. Nothing to give. Feelings of being unworthy to be part of a society that when they looked at them, all they could see what was wrong on the outside. Maybe a missing arm or leg or damage to there face from shrapnel and twisted metal. Scars and disfigurations where repeated surgeries were done to correct what some would see as a deficiency. The embarrassment and shame that they feel because they came home a little different than the way they left. Wanting to become productive and treated the same in a world that saw them as different. So when I hear someone state they can’t fight a battle because they only can say what is in it for them.
It’s time to remind yourself that one day it could be you. It could be you facing what 50 million people already have. Health care may be a personal choice but ignoring these people exist is a civil issue a human rights issue. These people need a help up not a hand out. But the resources available to them to be part of a country that takes care of there own. Who don’t just talk the talk in front of the right crowds by telling them what they want to hear. We may have different means of saying the same thing but no matter what affiliation you have, you cannot deny that medical treatment should be a priority. Our first priority. We can provide government programs to help those who lost jobs but it means absolutely nothing if we can’t provide a program for medical insurance if they become sick to save there life. This does not just affect our civilian counterparts but can effect us as well. Elected officials have gotten above themselves if they believe this is a fight without any political capital. If they are thinking about politics when it comes to health care, there priorities are not right.
Well, I thought I was at “peace” but that changed like two hours ago. Number one, I really do have to actually find a damn laywer which is good as a long term goal but it does nothing for my current issue. Every time I look at this bogus paperwork I get furious all over again. It just goes to show how low of standards and quality of individuals that are all around us. This has shown me that some people can do and get away with just about anything. One day when I am able to do so, this will be a cause I sure will fight for and on. But right now I have to focus on the immediate issue. I had no intentions of blogging about it but it’s causing to many issues and since I don’t believe in *holding* anger in, I write.
I can just imagine how this conversation will go trying to get legal help. All that information sent in and nothing. Screwed royally by the government. The same damn ones I work for. Or then again, I have no idea who works where. I still can’t believe this is all based on the fact that I don’t do blind faith and support just anyone. If it is based on that it is one scary thought and go to show that we are living in dangerous times when freedom of speech comes under fire this way. I shouldn’t have to pay the price for these crooks who are no more than criminals who should be in jail. This is a democracy. But right now, I am going to have to do some real hard core brainstorming before Monday because I am at the point where I will need to figure this thing out on my own. I don’t trust to much of anything especially after this.
China & Japan Ambassadors are two appointments that should be on the table RIGHT NOW considering the trouble that we are currently facing. Right now is all about delegating authority to be able to handle the day to day operations that can change at a moment’s notice. Especially considering the fact we are in a unprecedented moment where everything is happening simultaneously and we need all hands on deck. The longer we drag out these nominations, the bigger the hole that is our weakness that can be and will be exploited by those who would seek to do harm to the people and this nation. Now is not the time for petty bickering. When it comes to national security, party affiliation is out the door and it becomes one team one fight.
To me, ensuring you have individuals in place who you know first hand can get the job done as well as promote the message is a key aspect for each department choosing there employee’s. Now is not the time for the *known unknown* but people you can trust, who are loyal, and who will ensure there agenda is first and foremost getting the job done and executed.
The Deployment Ceremony for the 30th HBC will be @ 2pm today for the 3,800 soldiers deploying to Iraq. I will be unable to attend I have a doctors appointment but it will be televised by channel 5. I wish them luck and there families as well. I have heard things were picking back up over there. It’s interesting how the national media blows it off to give the impression everything is *over*. But I think that is unfair because it takes away from having the moral support from those who actually believe everything is *over*. Like some dirty *lil* secret. But it’s all good.
Well it seems our new Junior Senator from New York is having “ballot” problems. As in the not counting kind. What is it with this absentee ballots not counting or individuals forgetting that ALL ballots should count. Come on lets keep this clean please. This opens the door for issues on down the road. Especially since we still have military absentee ballots going. I really hope this plays out fairly and no one gets screwed over.
My current issues notwhithstanding..I am suprised Secretary of State Clinton still has campaign debt. Politico has a story on it. Simply fascinating that the individual who gave up a large percentage of there supporters and carried the ticket to the finish line has to request support that was suppose to be already given. Just goes to show someone needs to get a dictionary and familiarize themselves with certain words and phrases. Like *promises* or *your word*. As I have stated, I would if I could but since I am currently fighting that battle now, I am unable to. But that sure doesn’t affect those who sold there political soul for 30 pieces of silver. The longer they drag this out the more pissed people become. We have been *remembering* since the *concession* speech.
“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. When you stumble, keep faith. When you’re knocked down, get right back up. And NEVER listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on.”
From health care, national security, to foreign policy, our SOS presidential campaign was a highlight of 2008. There were many lessons to be learned but the most important aspect was a phrase a quote, a remark in her 7 June concession speech that resonates for me still to this very day: “The Dreams We Share are Worth Fighting For”. For me, that is health care, something I do care deeply about but not solely on the fact that it’s personal, it’s because it should not be treated or thought about as a “privilege”. We will lift our “moral authority” substantially when we all realize that health care is something we should ALL have the opportunity AND chance to receive.
What happened to the fight? We focus on the economy but a key aspect to job loss is the loss of the chance to have health coverage. But so many say what you want to hear and not say what needs to be done. Secretary of State Clinton said it best and it’s time to remember and act accordingly.
National security is another important issue, keeping our country safe and ensuring that we do continue to lead by example but not by compromising our values or lowering our moral integrity, standards or authority.
I needed a good laugh and just when it was needed, Uppity came through in her famously funny, brash, and hillarious way with her article:
Suspected Radical Republican bees infiltrate the White House grounds
Wonderful! Funny and JUST what is needed in a world gone crazy….I am still shocked at the article in the Washington Post about the “librul actress” who is now an expert on what’s “racist” in America. Her overall amazingly blatant ignorance and bias opinion is sickening. I really hope people in the “black” community and activists realize individuals like this are totally destroying the hard work and effort so many people put into making equal rights a reality. It’s a stunning look at how far we are about to fall. But as I have said with so many things, or as a very wise wise woman once stated…some things are worth—– —— you know the rest.
In the eleven years I have been in the military, I can honestly say that what I am witnessing surpasses anything I thought would or could be possible in regards to the biased report from DHS. That would be Department of Homeland Security. A article in New York Times by Charles Blow, titled: “The Enemies Within”. A play on words I find simply fascinating because Mr Blow, has just inadvertently stated that we, the military and vets, are the enemy. Say what you will and say what you want, but the truth of the matter is, that is the connotation and conclusion to draw and the basis of the article as yet again, the forces that be, whoever they may be, are attempting to paint us in a negative light. Then you have those individuals on the side supporting the claims like this author from this blog here. From a blog titled Brilliant at Breakfast who tells a quaint little story of a returning vet and then jumps onto how Fox should pick there battles.
Well, see, I just picked mine because for the last two years I have watched the systematic attempt to paint us in a horrible light on the blogs, the MSM and the media. And I damn sure have the evidence to back up and support my claim. These individuals who seem to think “wing nuts” are the individuals finding fault with this report. So to set the record straight, from a individual who is neither, “wing nut” or “right wing terrorist”. I find fault with this report based on the fact that there is so much focus on attempting to paint those living here as *terrorists*. The real *terrorists* are watching and witnessing this play out. It takes balls to attack your own military and vets and I find this administration lacking. To set the record straight, maybe before people jump head first in writing information that makes zero sense, they should really find out for themselves what WE think.
And as a individual who plays close attention to things around them and who understands politics, I would gladly love for someone to get my opinion and point of view because when I read articles like the NYT article titled The Enemy Within. I find alot of fault with what this author is attempting to state. But that’s okay. There are many sides and opinions to a story and with this last hit job article against us, I have a feeling, no, I no for a fact that ours will be heard.
The recent attacks against military and veterans found within the recent report published by the Department of Homeland Security is only a small portion of the overall systematic and coordinated attempt carried out over the last year that has finally escalated to a full scale assassination of character.
With the biased remarks of Seymour Hersch with the unfounded accusation of soldiers executing world leaders or dignitaries of foreign countries at the bequest of the former VP. To the unfounded accusation that JSOC did not have congressional oversight. The “enemy” is no longer at the gate. The “enemy” is within.
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.”
The most chilling aspect of the report issued by the Department of Homeland Security is the fact the claims and sources remain undocumented. The report was written on 7 April 2008 and was initiated by the past administration, but the information within the report is what causes for alarm:
Based on this report the generalization that military and veterans are more than likely to be considered possible recruits to right wing terrorists based on unsubstantiated claims and the actions of McVeigh, a former service member. Utilizing the horrific carnage wrought by McVeigh. This report attempts to paint all of us with the same brush in the attempt to incite fear among the population that once service members return from faithfully serving there country on foreign soil. They are now no better than individuals who are now “disgruntled” and “disillusioned” and looking for a hate group to sign on too based on this report. Other than the one organization cited, there are questions to be answered:
So where does this information originate? Let’s look at first, a recent article from Charles Blow in the NYT, titled: “The Enemies Within” in which he attempts to explain why we, military, to include vets are now considered our nations “enemies” instead of our nations hero’s. First he starts off with this remark:
Though only a tiny number of conservatives and veterans are members of hate groups, they seek out new recruits with military experience.
The question now becomes where are the polls of militia groups to include McVeigh that indicate his political party affiliation. In order to make such a heinous claim, one would need the supporting evidence that hate groups and militias, military and veterans all belong to the exact same political establishment. As a registered Democrat, military service member, and African American. I find the words of Mr Blow in this article biased, racially tinged and inflammatory.
Even more, this continuous stream of biased anti military reporting raises a very important question. Why is there an attack on those in the military from this administration? Case in point the article today calling for funding to be cut to include the closing of West Point, a prestigious military school, as well as the war colleges teaching strategic defense. Or you can go back to the attempt to allow veterans to pay for there own insurance due to injuries suffered in deployment. Or even the words of Seymour Hersch who came forward with a tale of a “assassination” ring led by the former VP of the last administration. Without evidence to support his claims, he was interviewed by two major networks without having to provide any tangible evidence his claims were the truth. Even more Napolitano goes to make this statement attempting to clarify her point:
WASHINGTON – The head of homeland security said Sunday she regrets that some people took offense over a report warning that right-wing extremist groups were trying to recruit disgruntled troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
But Secretary Janet Napolitano added that “a number of groups far too numerous to mention” want to commit domestic terrorism attacks and are looking for new recruits.
She told a cable news network the warning report that went out to American law enforcement agencies was consistent with reports that were issued before.
“Here is the important point. The report is not saying that veterans are extremists. Far from it. What it is saying is returning veterans are targets of right-wing extremist groups that are trying to recruit those to commit violent acts within the country. We want to do all we can to prevent that,” she said.
Napolitano states that there are “far to many to count”. Does that include listing as supporting documentation within this report as well? Does that include listing the names of these organizations to provide law enforcement the opportunity to do there job based on fact and not hypothetical rhetoric? Another example of bias can be found in this statement on page 6 & 7:
“(U//FOUO) Law enforcement in 1996 arrested three rightwing militia members in Battle Creek, Michigan with pipe bombs, automatic weapons, and military ordinance that they planned to use in attacks on nearby military and federal facilities and infrastructure targets.
Utilizing a one time event of arresting three individual militia members from 13 years ago as a basis, the foundation, to support this report without citing key pertinent information to include documentation supporting the militia members were conservative could be viewed as racial profiling unless you have evidence to support your claim.
The report from the Department Of Homeland Security contains many talking points stated as fact which also can be seen in there stance on Illegal Immigration:
It is my belief that the resignation of Janet Napolotino should be forthcoming based on the fact that the Department of Homeland Security should utilize intelligence based on facts and not political affiliation or any form of “campaign” propaganda. Each section within this report manages to touch on issues that are currently in the spotlight within this administration. The fact that certain aspects for example in regards to “anti Hispanics” and “machine guns” just happen to be a issue that is currently center stage shows that this reports intent is to serve an agenda and not serve as a tool to keep our nation safe from enemies foreign and domestic.
This reports sole intent and purpose is to sway public opinion not based on fact, but insinuation. However, the attempt to paint service members in a bad light is a ongoing narrative that can be seen daily within the MSM. Case in Point the article today by Rick Warren as he states:
Thomas Ricks believes that we should shutter West Point and the other service academies because they’re expensive and, as far as he can tell, they produce no better officers than ROTC. Plus, their instructors don’t have PhDs, making them essentially junior colleges.
Mr Ricks article is only a small percentage of articles that carry the same underlying narrative to either attack the character of military personnel similar to the tone found in the DHS report. As well as the on going narrative of cutting military programs that are beneficial to career and training enhancement. One could draw the conclusion that there is a coordinated effort by those making these claims without any source documentation or statistics. Never in our nations history has such a transparent and unprecedented effort has been made to systematically tare down the military establishment as if we are the enemy at the gate instead of those who cross that gate and guard that gate to keep them out. Even more, the danger in not only considering but announcing the institutions that train us and teach leadership qualities is even considered as avenues to “cut costs” has equivacally initiated the groundwork and foundation of creating what could be the worst breach and weakness in our national security and defense never witnessed before through previous administrations. Combine that the announcement of cutting defense spending, cutting various programs all while deployed. In my opinion we have just opened the door for a future national security crisis. This report also touches on a topic that defies reasoning especially with this report originating from a agency tasked with homeland security. Protecting our nation and one of the main reasons a investigation should be conducted immediately into the origins of this information.
The author of this report attempts to convince that we no longer face any terrorist threat from any nation, or organization abroad:
(U) Perceived Threat from Rise of Other Countries
(U//FOUO) Rightwing extremist paranoia of foreign regimes could escalate or be
magnified in the event of an economic crisis or military confrontation, harkening back to
the “New World Order” conspiracy theories of the 1990s. The dissolution of Communist
countries in Eastern Europe and the end of the Soviet Union in the 1990s led some
rightwing extremists to believe that a “New World Order” would bring about a world
government that would usurp the sovereignty of the United States and its Constitution,
thus infringing upon their liberty. The dynamics in 2009 are somewhat similar, as other
countries, including China, India, and Russia, as well as some smaller, oil-producing
states, are experiencing a rise in economic power and influence.
Although there are many questionable discrepancies within this report. This one paragraph outlined above is cause for hearings, impeachment and resignation. To attempt to mis inform the people within this nation, this country, that there is not any form of a real world threat is not only baseless, but dangerous. This entire report gives the perception that we as a whole do not face enemies or have enemies on foreign soil. It’s a literal attack against our very own citizens. This does not lower our guard, but totally destroys it if the agencies in place refuse to acknowledge the fact we face threats abroad therefore all energy is focusing on imaginary threats within our own borders against our very own people. This is a chilling assessment to make. So where does this information come from? Let’s examine the evidence of where the information within this report derived from:
Daily Kos Article: “I love my country, but I fear for it”
I’m frightened. Not, ‘the world is a scary place’ frightened. Not, ‘times are a’changin’ frightened. No, I’m legitimately frightened for my life. I can’t sleep at night, I have no appetite, and I’m scared to leave my apartment. Why? ACORN. Homosexuals, too. And fascism, socialism, Marxism, and Islam, all rolled into one really scary black man. I’m scared that they want to take my guns and my savings and hand them out to poor people and Muslim countries. I’m scared that they’re going to take my Bible and my values and throw them into the flames. I’m scared that they’re going to indoctrinate my children with materialism, atheism, evolution, and absurd amounts of political correctness. Who are they?
Liberals. And they’re coming to get you, too.
Don’t believe me? Ask Glenn Beck. Ask Newt Gingrich. Ask Rush Limbaugh or Michele Bachmann. Or better yet, ask Richard Poplawski. Two weeks ago he shot three police officers in the face in Pittsburgh, PA. Having coaxed the officers to his house with a domestic disturbance call, he loaded up his AK-47 and answered the front door with a message: you’re not taking my guns. A friend of his said that Poplawski, an avid fan of Fox News, feared “the Obama gun ban that’s on the way” and “didn’t like our rights being infringed upon.” The best part? There is no gun ban on the way.
But the assault on your freedoms doesn’t end there. Liberals aren’t just coming for your guns, they want your values as well. Ask the National Organization for Marriage. They recently ran a minute long ad depicting ‘real’ people expressing their fear of the upcoming moral crisis. A crisis so devastating that it could only be caused by one thing: gay marriage. Featuring men and women expressing such persecution as, “I’m a California doctor who must choose between my faith and my job,” the ad shows clips of actors talking about how their rights are being infringed upon because homosexuals can now marry in four states. Let me clarify this: four out of fifty states now allow homosexuals marriage-associated tax benefits and health care benefits, and conservatives are up in arms because their poor, poor children must be taught that God loves all his creations – not just the straight ones. Watch out Louisiana, the gays are marryin’ again.
Are you frightened yet? If not, then maybe you should tune into the ring-leader of the paranoia-fest: Fox News – more specifically, Glenn Beck. Stating that the only way to save our country is to “drive a stake through the heart of the bloodsuckers” (I wish I were making this up), Glenn Beck has launched the most aggressive fear campaign since – dare I say – the 2008 Republican presidential bid. He recently aired his ‘9/12’ project in which he cried on television about how he “loves [his] country and he fears for it.” “It seems like the voices of our leaders and special interests and the media, they’re surrounding us,” he admitted on Fox News. He then aired an actor dressed as Thomas Paine (this poor soul must be rolling in his grave) to incite populist rage like that “not seen in recent history like December 7th, 1941.” Mr. Not-Paine informed the American people that it was their duty to rise up and take back control of their government. “Your democracy has deteriorated to government of the government, by the government, and for the government,” he told the fearful viewers.
Enough is enough. Conservatism still exists in this country because of one thing: paranoia – sheer insuppressible fear that the world (meaning: democratically elected government) is out to get you. Glenn Beck just compared the 2008 election to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The National Marriage Association wants you to believe that homosexuals are going to convert your children to gayness. Michele Malkin is convinced that ACORN is an anti-American organization planning to violently disrupt conservative Tea Parties. Newt Gingrich told the people that Obama appointed a gay rights activist to the council on faith-based initiatives to help his “anti-religious…war on churches”. The liberals want your life, your liberties, and your pursuit of happiness. And you’re never getting them back.
When will the Republicans learn? Since 2004 they’ve been labeling Democrats as ‘anti-American’ and ‘terrorists’. It is now 2009, and still blind to the fact that their fear mongering lost them the presidential election, the Republican Party insists on stirring up populist rage. When they aren’t lying to the people about the imminent gun ban, they’re inciting anger about homosexual rights. When they aren’t labeling our democratically elected leaders as ‘fascists’ and ‘totalitarians’, they’re warning Americans about the dangers of secularism and progressivism. The American people are sick and tired of this paranoia propaganda.
Our economy is in shambles. Republicans need to face the issue at hand. Instead of voting ‘no’ to every bill placed on their desk, they need to embrace the will of the people. Conservatism lost this election because its McCarthy-esque politics are worthless, and while the American people have made their political choice plenty clear, Republican pundits and journalists continue to scream ‘persecution’ at every turn. There is no doubt in my mind that if our government’s plans to fix the economy fail, the blame will lie on the immaturity and idiocy of the Republican Party. And frankly, I’m frightened.
The narrative of the story of the police officers being killed based on a “fear” of a gun ban originated within the blogs prior to the DHS report even being completed and released. The author of this diary makes the following statement: Two weeks ago he shot three police officers in the face in Pittsburgh, PA. Having coaxed the officers to his house with a domestic disturbance call, he loaded up his AK-47 and answered the front door with a message: you’re not taking my guns. A friend of his said that Poplawski, an avid fan of Fox News, feared “the Obama gun ban that’s on the way” and “didn’t like our rights being infringed upon.
How is it possible the remarks of the shooter, “your not taking my guns” was known? Why would individuals request the party affiliation in this investigation? Where is the report to back this claim? Why would the shooter be worried about police officers taking his guns? The diarist states that the shooter “coaxed” the officers to his home with a “domestic disturbance call”, then loaded his AK-47, opened the door and stated “Your not taking my guns”. So the question now is this. If the shooter was worried about a gun ban and the police “taking his guns”. Why would he “coax” the police officers to his home?
I call for the immediate resignation of the individuals responsible for this report because it is apparent that the intel used is not only bogus but is unsubstantiated.
FIXING THE PROBLEM
How do we fix the total breakdown, apparent by this report, of the Department of Homeland Security during these unprecedented times they seem to believe do not exist?
- New agency. We are not just fighting the war on terrorism. We are fighting the war on information as well. On that score he has that as an option which I think should be the choice and the most important aspect of the entire command. A agency like this created and fully functional would of been a hell of a backup choice to cover the agencies that had positions that required Senate approval so we wouldn’t get into scenario’s like the one in which Britian called us out for. Because now we have a gap, a weakness, one in which is being broadcast live and in color. Almost like a *shadow* gov mirroring the positions they are still trying to fulfill. In my opinion, this is equivalent to a logistics war room. Because anyone believing terrorists have not stepped the game up by using the online social networks, well, they should read the article on Fox and the group recruiting for a jihad.
- Okay, so you have a new agency. What I do not like is his recommendation on who they should answer to. I believe that there should be a “board/council”. Hence the Clinton/Jones collabo that hopefully come into play. That board/council should contain only the heavy hitters and not those who just want to sit in and report back to someone else. This is big. Meaning representation from each agency. You can filter out information easier when you have the individuals involved who need to know to ensure we ALL are on the same sheet of music. That is how good information/intel trickles down. No one agency should have information the other does not. Since the entire point is to play defense against the threat I believe all applicable agencies need all hands on deck to include government and civilian agencies. That way the flow of information will be put out faster when you have representation there to receive it. So this is a rough draft of what it could look like, and yes, I love to create powerpoint slides:
Recommendations:
Okay, if anything else, none of these positions should be tasked out anywhere else. One centralized location. Now you move into job description and that is where each of the agencies on the board come in because they can bring in to this imaginary agency individuals who will be tasked to do the job. That way any information gathered can be viewed and briefed by someone who can explain what it is or the logistics of it. But the main focus and goal and the point I am making to fix this problem is based on this author article: A Ship with No Captain. Although the author is focused on Cyber defense. I think this could be expanded into something else as well. We have nothing even remotely like this or comes close. Within this agency they can have tasks forces that are responsible for an array all across the board of every aspect on national security. It could prevent disasters such as what this report is and this administration when it comes to verifiable intel and not hit pieces to promote your agenda. Something that can be confirmed via other sources.
*long sigh*…Day 32 and still nothing on the status of my paperwork. However the last attempt has still floating out there in cyberspace after attempting to use the “contact” feature for the SOS. Sad? Yes. Depressing? Nah. She can’t do everything she is working hard enough as it is. However next week is crucial and I have gotten no responses back for anything so I am moving to worst case scenario mode. I just wish I knew what the current status or anything really but these days contacting certain agencies…you dont know if your speaking with the individual who works there are a sham artist taking advantage of a situation. All I want to know is one simple thing: Status, what is happening with it and when will I get my money back so I can inform those who need to know to adjust past payment arraingements. Because if not, up shit creek will not be just a phrase but a reality.
Yes, Please wake up and realize that we are under ATTACK. Charecter assassination 1001 not 101 but 1001 is taking place. I am sure you may be unable to see this political attack because we are to busy out there saving the world and all. However, as a individual who pays very close attention to everything in the “political hemisphere”. It is understandable that certain things may fly over or pass over your head. But please believe me when I say that if you don’t grab hold of the message, said “message” will be ruined, torn apart and destroyed by the “anti military” crowd that is this administration.
They utilize the blogosphere to get there message out there and then, just like the paid shills some are, the pick up this “distorted” message and then the next thing you see are the Keith Olbermans of journalism spouting there propaganda, live, on MSNBC and other outlets. If you don’t believe that, you must of missed the DHS report labeling us no better than home grown terrorists out to destroy and join militia groups world wide or you might of missed the “JSOC” assassination ring story about the secret “list” and all of that other nonesense. Did you see anyone get up and call them out for that? NO. Or better yet how about US having to pay our own insurance for injuries suffered in a war THEY deploy us to? See anyone get up and call them out for that? NO.
Or maybe the story about how our agencies like ACS are no better than ponzi schemes worse than what Maddox initiated? See anyone call them out for that? NO
Or maybe the story that our WTBs treat said soldiers injuried like crap ? Did you say anyone call them out for that? NO.
Or the story that we need to get rid of West Point because they create “lower grade officers”? Did you see anyone call them out for that? NO.
Or that we should do away with the Air Force and make “national service” a requirement at 18? Which I am sure is all part of the plan to create that civilian “fighting force” equiavalent to our own military. Did you see anyone clarify, ask or question that? NO
Or what about cutting defense spending while we are fighting two wars in a unprecedented time in our history when we have countries literally at war with one another while they constantly verbally attack us because they sense the weakness that is this administration? If we continue to extend that “hand” we are going to lose a damn arm. I am pissed. White flags are for pussies.
Quiet frankly, and I hate to say this but I have reached that critical stage where I am goddamn tired of watching people use lies, distorted truths and facts to serve there political agenda by catering to there base for the next election. What is “depressing” is not deploying. At this point some would probably run, low crawl, and three to five second rush to the first C-130 or C-17 to go because it is pissing people off watching every single damn thing created to keep this country safe get torn apart as if “terrorists” no longer exist because they “did away” with the word. How the fuck naive is that? These people are on the blogs pushing there idealogy and feeding off the hate people have for the last administration. Then said administration is using there government trolls to attack people to beat down dissent.
I joined the military because we are A NATION OF DAMN LAWS that uphold the constitution of foreign soil and domestic, who don’t cater to ANY political party, and only see THREE colors when looking in the face of the american people and that is: RED. WHITE. BLUE. NO other color exists therefore when I hear the ‘YOUR RACIST” narrative I get angry enough to chew nails. If those politicians on the “Hill” want to be party to this systematic attack on us and the attempt to strip away our values. Send the message that there ass is going to the house and not the one on capital hill. BUT THERE OWN!!! Where they can garden, play with there racist deck of cards all day, and all night with each other.
Now that the CIA has joined the military, military spouses & family, vets, clinton supporters, retired generals and below up under the bus that this administration threw us all under. How long can anyone hold back the rising tide of anger at this type of treatment? HELLO! We can read and watch the news! Listening to back to back episodes of how we are no better than terrorists and anti military, anti american and anti everything else daily. IS PISSING PEOPLE OFF!
I for one do not live in a nation with cowards contrary to the words of race baiting Holder. Someone needs to dig down deep and find there backbone and balls if need to be and man up before we end up back on 9/10. WHY are we unable to respond to these people? Are we not equal? Why should we have to listen to individuals go unchallenged making these bogus claims? I don’t see anyone running to the closest camera and spotlight to clarify. Everyone is sooooo scared they will be called “racist”. Whatever. I listened to being called a sellout for supporting our SOS for two years and I didn’t give a flying fuck then and damn sure don’t now. Does anyone grasp the concept that with bogus reports from DHS, which should be investigated by the way, can impact those vets returning and getting out who may try to find a job but the person doing the “hiring” just seen on CNN that our Department of Homeland Security believes us to be some kind of terrorist threat?
Just like any other form of discrimination, it will be known to the person by the individual doing the “hiring” actions. And despite how “sorryful” Napolitono’s apology, the damage is done. SHE NEEDS TO GO!! If campaign talking points can make it into such a important report from a important agency. Will we be listening for the next four years a whole lot of “apologizin”. I look at it this way. If WE can lose our life protecting our country, why can’t we defend our military against these attacks? Lets move into the 21st century by choice and not by force. We do a damn good job daily and it is a goddamn shame that we should ever have to get out there and say it when OUR actions speak for themselves daily. But we HAVE to do this becasue we are dealing with people that would kick us to the curb and sell us out at the drop of a dime to get reelected.
The impact of the DHS report is HUGE. The issue isn’t military and vets. The issue is that they issued a report that gives the reader the impression that we no longer have any enemies on foreign soil because they are all domestic. Combine that with the constant “doing away” with words like “war on terrorism”, “torture”, no longer having pilots with the ability to carry licensed weapons, closing gitmo, all of these “torture” memo’s coming. All I see is the attempt to give the impression that the world no longer facing danger and THAT is dangerous within itself because it allows a feeling for people to become complacent until the next horrific attack. I want to go on FOX, or whoever I really don’t care and respond. We ALL should have that choice. Unless someone out there believes we don’t deserve it because we don’t deserve a voice or they believe we deserve to be embarrassed and shamed live, around the world for even our enemies to see.
They created this scenario, not us, so they should be able to deal with the consequences before people begin to not care what ramifications there may be but become willing to face down detractors even if it may reflect negatively to them. How can anyone feel we are good enough to die for those we won’t never know but not good enough to voice our own opinion. Or defend and set the record straight when there are lies told as truth for the world to see. We deserve so much better than that and I don’t see ANY elected officials coming forward in our defense and that tells me volumes.
Last but not least a question that has been on my mind….Secretary of State Clinton? When will you be visiting us again? We have not seen our favorite SOS and seriously, you have been EVERYWHERE except HERE! A visit would be great, some kind of “foreign policy” speech or something to give a little motivation because at this rate,well, motivation is needed. Please add us to your calendar for future events. Thanx!
Due to the fact of constraints in responding via MSM (hopefully being fixed) a recent article on Fox news had a paragraph that caught my attention:
Military Families United, a military family advocacy organization, predicted the inclusion of money to close Guantanamo in the war-funding request “will significantly delay the passage of this legislation and delay our troops from getting the funding they need and deserve.”
“Funding for our troops cannot be made contingent on funding for an unrelated and politically divisive issue like the closure of Guantanamo Bay,” the group said.
How very clever. Add the funding for closing Guantanamo Bay in the bill for our funding. Meaning for the politically impaired: That in order to keep a “campaign promise” our fate is tied into campaign rhetoric for 2010 and 2012 for an entire political establishment. They have zero idea where they are going to house the individuals in question and have no idea what to do with “future” combatants. Because contrary to popular belief, THEY ARE STILL OUT THERE. No matter what you call them the individuals who would love to see our nation fall and us wiped off the map for eternity still exist.
The releasing of the “torture memo’s” seems to be the “hot topic” and debate within the blogs. As a individual who believes in the laws governing our land. Pray tell what purpose does this serve? I am really curious as to this concept of prosecution. In order to go with the way of thinking by most pundits, liberals and those in the MSM. Prosecution for “war crimes” is the key to prosperity. Maybe I missed something but in order to prosecute for “war crimes” who are the individuals in question who are making the claim that WE not some other foreign country but WE, our nation, our country, OUR people committed this act against them?
Next question, will the elected officials currently holding office during that time be prosecuted as well? Because quiet frankly someone probably should find out who knew what and when before screaming for blanket prosecution. If we are to pretend as if these individuals were so very clueless. Why the lock step vote for FISA? I am going to do something rare. Instead of addressing this as a individual “blogger”. I am going to put on my “military hat” and address this as a non commissioned officer in the United States Army who took a oath to defend our country and uphold our constitution. In saying that, I call bullshit.
Stop the presses. All hands on deck. Red Alert. Red Flag. Red Smoke. Something is wrong and my internal alarm that I trust 1000 percent is telling me that there is a problem. I am going to monitor this. The article from “Times” on Yahoo is utterly amazing. For one, it is showcasing how hard “someone or someones” is attempting to go on and all out spree to paint the military as the enemy. Nothing else makes sense. It’s like witnessing a desperate attempt of character assassination that is clumsily done. For one this arcticle. Read the ENTIRE thing. SOMETHING IS WRONG!:
I won’t lower myself to respond to this video unprofessionally. Nor will I lower myself to the basic instinct to react with emotion versus being practical. However, this ad will end up fueling tension for those currently deployed and could have adverse affects to our current missions overseas as those living and residing in Iraq and Afghanistan begin to see the picture unfolding that there are those here, in our own administration, seeking to incite there emotions by bringing up the past and painting us in a bad light. If this administration intends to prosecute anyone do it and be done. But remember, this political posturing is just that. There needs to be individuals stepping down, resigning or impeached. This entire spectacle is unprofessional and looks badly in regards to administrations around the world.
I will never support this type of posturing because it is not beneficial to our nation as a whole. This is a game changer which everyone should pay attention to. I am so disappointed. So very disappointed. The world is watching. Our moral standing is being shredded. Professional agencies that answer to a higher calling by placing country first who are witnessing this as well. It all seems so unprofessional. But before I say anything else, let’s go back for a minute to 9 December 2007 and remember what so many chooses to forget:
Instead of focusing on real world issues facing our country. The blogosphere is blowing up with stories on “torture”. I posted the new “torture” video in a previous post calling for action from Attorney General Holder from MoveOn.org, the 2008-09 political shills and hacks who are on a roll for prosecution. Let’s be frank, when it comes to this, this is nothing but “politics” but the problem is, they don’t realize the “real world” impact on what they are doing. This is not about “party affiliation”. But safety. There being naive and playing roulette with national security. There needs to be a clear message of what is being done or I fear we will focus on this so much, the message will be distorted to the point the “enemy” can get in to begin to spread there idealogy.
This is very serious because what happens in the blogosphere makes it into the news cycle and they care NOTHING for facts. Someone needs to wake up and see that this can really hurt us in the long run. They are paying attention to what is happening within our parties and agencies. Nothing scares me more than this type of distraction. But first, lets take another look at who knew what when:
While everyone focuses 24/7 on “torture” memo’s. I finally have realized that Senator Leahy was not lying when he stated we would not be able to “turn the page”. However, I did NOT realize at the time that what he really meant was we would be unable to function, govern, focus, conduct day to day business, do your job, execute said job or present a professional view of this administration to other nations around the world.
In other words for better understanding…..we look a hot damn MESS!! No, we look like a big ass damn TARGET
What could be percieved as the worst threat to national security is happening right in front of us in full view and no one seems to see it. Being *clueless* is one thing. But having to witness a possible horrific tragedy before your very eyes is frightning. The “enemy” is no longer at the gate, they are within in my opinion based on simple logic and the ability to have a non partisan view of this entire narrative by viewing it from a security perspective instead of a personal point of view. The daily escalation of “memogate” takes a worse turn each day until now, bloggers, pundits and the MSM do not even realize that they are being used for nefarious means. Something is not right within this administration. As god as my witness I do believe there is something wrong and I cannot grasp the concept that I am the only one who see’s it. Yes, we SHOULD be scared right now and very afraid. Because you have huge amounts of rational individuals who are so overcome by there hatred of a previous administration. They refuse to even acknowledge the role of our Congress and Executive branch.
Wow. I normally don’t watch alot of television but I am watching CSPAN and there is a Senator Inhofe speaking in the Senate and I have to say I agree with him 100% on the Defense spending. I didn’t know the C-17’s were going bye bye. What? And I had no clue that the Tarp money didn’t go to what it was suppose to go for. The Dem from Florida speaking on legislation in regards to the China drywall situation in homes need to be more front and center because THIS is very important as well. Watching this is very informative. Plus, I didn’t know the individuals who voted for Tarp now regret doing so, you could never tell by the way the MSM portrays the situation.
Amazing. I am trying to watch and blog but now Senator Inhofe is making the case for NOT cutting defense spending with charts. I like charts. And powerpoint and slides etc etc….he has done his homework. Good point. We cant have other countries with better equipement. Instead of watching the propaganda network people should watch this and get the real information. Plus, I will always side with anyone who believes we should have the equipment necessary to do the job. Plus Senator Inhofe is blunt as hell and on a side note he does reiterate that Secretary Gates is only using the hand dealt to him to comply with the anti military administration. (Emphasis mine). Only a blind fool wouldn’t see that or someone who hasn’t documented and watched every word and speech like a hawk the entire election. I am learning more on what is exactly being *cut* than what is reported and it is a chilling thing indeed. He bought up a key point in regards to what he considered the Army’s most valuable asset that is being downgraded but five other countries now have including South Africa that I want to research because that is very interesting in itself.
Updated: Now that things are getting on track as the real professionals step forward, now it becomes easier to address issues such as this to find the source of the problem. It should be the priority to ensure we have the best of everything, not because of vanity but because when you send the best to do a job, having the best equipment is essential. And plus leaders should always ensure that those with whom they lead are able to execute the task to the best of there ability. Case in point is this below. We should ALL have this equipment and it should be readily available. How can you verbally state that this protective gear is unnecessary? This is life savin equipment. So yes, I would want to know who believes that this is not necessary or important and explain why. They can answer the question now or waite to reelection time.
The new lighter body armor is a go! New York Times did a opinion piece last week on it being held up but now reports that Secretary Gates stepped in and made inquiries in regards to finding out what was the hold up on us getting it and will now be headed down to Afghanistan!
I for one can say that this is a very good thing because when we trained in Kuwait en route to Iraq the last time, acclimatizing yourself again with the weight is a bitch in that heat. Plus, going out on missions during convoys with all your protective gear depending on what type of vehicle you are in makes for a very uncomfortable ride and it is not like you can just take it off. However Afghanistan is an entirely different story all together. NYT touched on it in regards to Korangal Valley terrain:
But I was there during Operation Anaconda when we pulled base operations in Uzbekistan before jumping sites to go to Bagram Airfield when they went into Shahi-Kot Valley and Anaconda is a PRIME reason why shit like delays and not having the proper equipement is important. We fell up under 10th Mountain and although the word *mountain* is in there name, they were NOT used to the terrain. I blogged about Anaconda many times , anyway, other than the fact that I believe the Afghan forces didn’t come through, there is a wealth of information that could be used to learn from past mistakes from back then. Especially considering the fact that some didn’t have that level of experience or training you could say to effectively navigate that area.
But the fact that Mullah Omar, al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden were said to be in that area, well we know what happened with that. The altitude for those not used to it, the terrain and acclimatizing depending on the weather all plays a part therefore your equipment can be a asset or a problem and people just don’t get that. It’s not like we can take it off to get comfortable and put it back on. Maybe if some could wear it themselves, exactly what WE move out in to do our job replicating that area, they would see why this is important. Most of the soldiers who just come in are not used to it.
Yes, when we do Sergeants Time Training we train as we fight BUT when you are in a entirely different landscape like Afghanistan it changes certain factors. Playing *politickin* when it comes to our equipment is straight bullshit. This is what could be the difference between life and death especially if it could of been prevented by having the necessary tools to do the job. And we damn sure shouldn’t have to put up a fight just to get said protective equipment and the fact that we do is just simply amazing in itself. How in the world can you explain not providing the tools necessary to do a job that you can send us too? We SHOULD have the best of damn everything without having to ask. Ask? Okay. Justify and explain why? Yes. Beg, plead? Hell no. If China has one, we should have two. If Russia has two, we should have four. If someone is thinking about getting it, we should already have it. We are the United States of freaking America! We LEAD from the front! Better believe it.
Our SOS is in Iraq this morning after two suicide bombings that the media was refering to as the “24hrs of Hell” in Baghdad:
BAGHDAD – A deadly outburst of violence appears to be overwhelming Iraq’s police and military forces as American troops hand over greater control of cities across the country to them. On Friday, twin suicide bombings killed at least 60 people outside Baghdad’s most revered Shiite shrine, pushing the death toll in one 24-hour period to nearly 150.
Amazingly enough with so much happening around the world, the MSM here turns a blind eye because you know, we can’t have those suicide bombers escalating the violence when it has already been ordained that we are leaving. No “mission accomplished” moment for Iraq as that would ruin the all important *dead line*. Whatever happened to that saying “We train to standard, not to time” a favorite response when a soldier would ask what time Sergeant’s Time Training on wednesday’s would end. I guess now we have to give out a time to fit with the new rules and all. Gives a whole new meaning to “We fight as we train”. The key factor seems to be *speed* & *time*. There are things that I like to do fast but I promise you training soldiers on tasks they might need when they deploy is defenitely not one of them.
The liberal and I mean very liberal think tank “Think Progress” has a article up today about impeaching Jay Bybee. My question is this, which maybe some know something the rest of us don’t. But if we begin to set precedent for prosecution policies or opinions based on the fact there is a new administration in town. What pray tell is the plan for when someone turns around and does the same thing with this administration? What happens when someone feels as if closing Gitmo is dangerous and poses a threat to national security and tries to to take it to court? What if a pilot decides to get legal help to prosecute because the policy for allowing them to carry licensed weapons after 9/11 was done away with? Or a soldier’s family decides to sue because they thought cutting defense spending on certain things is what contributed to the death of there son or daughter, even if it sounds far fetched?
My understanding is that the memo’s were legal, drawn up to say what could be used. Yes, I have seen the constant *mysterious* leaked articles of those “waterboarded” that are fed to the blogs to keep there battle cry of moral high ground going. But I also know and understand the words “classified”, “secret”, & “top secret” and I am well aware there is so much more we don’t know therefore I make no judgements based on blogs and people who are experts in there minds only. Quiet frankly that moral high horse some are on would drastically change when the lives of not just you and yours but the entire nation is in play. At this rate we won’t have any allies left because it is becoming apparent we are not willing to fight ourselves out of a paperbag let alone stand beside one of them and come to there defense. Like I have stated before, catering to the *base* is going to have us standing soley with said base because changing your stance on how loud they begin to complain is not helping us at all. If WE can see it, you better believe they can.
What get’s me is the fact that they don’t realize that the individuals in question would wipe us off the map if given the chance. They don’t care about money, they care about there idealogy and what they believe in. Case in point the suicide bombings in Iraq which caused the MSM to label it the “24hrs of Hell”. By two women. Yes, women. The problem and difference is that if I am on gateguard and see one of them acting suspiciously, I see a suspect. On the other hand, some here would see a victim. Until that “suspicious” women just took you and everyone else at that checkpoint out. Why? Because we apply our culture, to there’s. Is it wrong? Yes and no. You cannot change the any countries culture. Period. It has to happen from within. Yes, all women should have equal rights. But until those who live there understand that fact, we are only talking to the wind. They have to want change for it to happen.
Some cultures revolve around religion and use said religion to make laws. But even more, they, the woman, need to realize that they deserve it and fight for it. Yes, fight. It’s about how bad you want it and it may take time. Hell, I am a product of dissent. I am here today because of people like Victoria Gray, Fannie Lou Hamer and so many others who marched for me, hosed down in streets, hung and executed, that got out there and fought for there rights and it was not easy. I respect and honor what they have done that is why when I see those who use “race” as a tactic to achieve a goal. It’s equivalent to slamming the door to everything those in our past have done. I am not a “victim” but I am a product of victims and there work will never be in vain.
I know the politically correct words are to say “torture” doesn’t give results. Torture is bad. But when you are dealing with individuals who will strap a bomb to themselves to take out even just one or two soldiers. Who believe so much in there cause that they are willing to give there life in a action that will cause instant death. What can be gained by not allowing them that “ultimate sacrifice” but utilizing enhanced interrogation measures over a period of time to seek the information they may have? I am sure they are not picking up every joe blow off the street . To believe that is strictly naive. Would it not make sense to have guidelines on what type of enhanced interrogation measures could be used? Hence Pelosi et al being briefed on what enhanced interrogation measures could be used.
To deny it now it just piss poor and just one more thing to make those other allies look away because of all the tap dancing. I hate to say it but why would I align myself with anyone who will turn on me to make one group happy or who changes there stance depending on the MSM reporting, blogs or articles that day? The campaign is over but it’s hard to tell. We are so divided it’s like we have two seperate countries. We spend so much time attacking those here, we are doing the work for our enemies and all they have to do now is sit aside, play on the hate for the last administration in the blogs, let the MSM report it and bide there time. God help us all if China, Russia & North Korea, the North Korea who by the way is producing 6 more nukes an gleefully stating it to anyone who will listen, begin talking together. And considering we will have to start a “borrowin” because were broke, that should really be lovely.
I have always had the ability to look outside of the box and I believe that these released memo’s will come back and bite us in the ass big time. Not here, but from around the world. Other countries. I firmly believe the voices of those here posturing for 2010 and 2012 will be heard again on the international stage but this time as a defense to advocate for prosecution because it sounds so much better to say “it came from Senator so and so” or “Senator so and so believes it as well. ” Or “watch this they even reported it” or “read this they even wrote about it”. Watch. I tried and tried to say it to even do my little *ALCON messages* that I do just so I can say when, not if, but when it happens that at least I said something. It will not make it better, but at least in my heart I know I tried.
I pay attention to everything and nothing I mean nothing good is going to come out of memogate and picturegate. Not because we have something to hide, it’s the fact that it will be used for someone elses agenda. These individuals are paying attention to the political blogs and know where to go, what to say and how to go about saying it to inflame tension to spread there idealogy and agenda. Anyone and I mean anyone doubting that does not realize the true significance of that DHS report. I have read that same type of rhetoric from the bot bloggers for almost two years and can spot em at twenty paces and I wouldn’t be suprised if one of them wrote it. I would bet my next three military pay checks that they could not produce hard core tangible, vefifyable evidence, the author or authors of the report and not that *bush initiated* it crap. Sworn statements supporting the *witness statements* names of the actual organizations, five agencies that have the exact same info, you know, supporting documentation. The past administration might of initiated it but they damn sure didnt write it.
I would rather they just come out and say the truth. “We put out the report because tea parties were happening and we wanted the world to believe they were all racist war mongors who should be happy there is a *tax break*.” Unfortunately it hasn’t reached the grocery store or anywhere else. But it is nice to say “tax break”. It’s those “taxes” on things we need and purchase everyday that’s a bitch and the point.
Currently being reported:
The photos, taken from Air Force and Army criminal investigations, apparently are not as shocking as the photographs from the Abu Ghraib investigation that became a lasting symbol of U.S. mistakes in Iraq. But some show military personnel intimidating or threatening detainees by pointing weapons at them. Military officers have been court-martialed for threatening detainees at gunpoint.
Now, you know I am going to rip this to shreds right? Not just rip it to shreds but do it and prove that yes, for some unknown reason we are being attacked and that one line above proves it. How much do they know about us and our training? Because right now, I am truly wondering. They are reaching here and for the life of me I do not understand this attack on military and the intel people at all. Now some may ask what is sooo important about the highlighted sentence but I don’t know if someone is intentionally releasing flawed statements in ignorance or that they don’t care. Because right now this is getting fascinating because they are sinking there own boat.
But this time I am not going to play my hand and state what is wrong with that paragraph because I am sure everyone who needs to know do, and those that don’t well, thanx for the heads up confirming that this so called “attack” is real. I am just going to sit back and watch because we are witnessing history. I don’t think anyone has ever witnessed the attempted destruction of its military and intel community happen at the exact same time.
I am not worried about memogate and picturegate. Release everything. I mean with 58% oppossing it for whatever reason according to Ramussen, do what you do or what your political career can handle that is. Other nations and people have tried throughout history to bring our nation down. This time, it’s just coming from the inside. That’s the beauty of history, it tells a story, see, our country as a whole has risen above things in our darkest hour. Known to literally snatch victory from the hands of those who have our backs up against the wall who don’t understand the concept that when we fight, we fight to win, and we push back. It’s that whole support through victory thing, some get it, some understand it and others don’t.
In other news, our SOS is out there making shit happen. In another surprise visit in Beirut. Yep, you HAVE to watch this video of the press conference in Baghdad. First, no *shoes* were thrown. But even more you GOT to stop it at 17 seconds and watch this shit! LOOK at how she walks to the podium. If that doesn’t say, “I own this shit” I don’t know what does. Not only does she reeks of confidence walking up there, her words let them know that we stand behind the mission while giving compliments and praise to the U.S AND Iraq without one word of the past administration as a crutch. Handling business by ensuring we as a whole are still a nation to reckon with that takes care of said business on a national stage. I watched that part in the video five times because nothing brings joy like watching our success and sending a message that this entire administration is not a failure. Now if we can only get everyone else with the program.
This is why I back our SOS 100000.0000 percent right here. She is out there making the case for our country to those around the world watching our MSM and politicians act like they are in a episode of college park or some other reality show or equivalent to “politicians gone wild”. So the kiddies can continue on while grown ups handle business on the world stage. **sigh* I want to be just like her when I grow up!! Nah but seriously though too much, wayyy to much is happening around the world to be playing *gotcha* games. That’s why no matter what side of the aisle you are on you need to back those who are actually handling business despite what letter resides behind there name.
Right now, the most important things on the table are national security, military operations, intel, foreign policy. Lets call that “Important Agenda A” or as I refer to it as the A Team headed by those concerned with important matters with individuals like our SOS and others. A bipartisan effort by those who believe that when it comes to the things above, party affiliation doesn’t apply because these things affect ALL of us.
Some may look at this and wonder why the “financial crisis” isn’t on the list. Well, as the days progress, or better yet the more ”The man who broke the England Bank Soros” talks, it seems that tends to fall into the category titled: “manufactured” in the *manipulation* column to benefit one designated groups agenda. It pays to discover and anyone who can gleefully state they are having a good *financial crisis* when some are digging in between the couches for change to put gas in there car, yeah, you do tend to pay attention when someone is really happy that we are damn near all broke. Especially when they can state that they bought and paid for, now own, one political party. This man is the gift that keeps on giving. The more he talks and the more I read, I am beginning to believe this entire thing is just one big manufactured crisis.
To many of the policies coming forth put me in the mind of Zimbabwe and third world countries. Czars? Get fucking real. Where the hell in our history do we have that type of shit before? Oh yeah, we did, but they were called *mastah* and carried whips while those were singing *swing low sweet chariot*. But yet, amazingly enough, the CBC seems to forget our history and all the others when convenient. I for one do not want an overseer no matter how well there role is explained. This is just another form of suppression. We would of ran Bush out with goddamn pitch forks and marched on washington if he would of came up with something like that to keep us in check and I would of been leading the pack from fort bragg in kevlar, lCE, and flak vest and went AWOL in the process to get there.
The are reporting that:
The World Health Organization’s director-general, Margaret Chan, said the outbreak of the never-before-seen virus is a very serious situation and has “pandemic potential.”
Never before seen virus? I am confused, I thought the swine flu was something they had seen before. Something just seems so off about all of this. Is it possible that this virus is manufactured or created as some sort of *biological* attack? Maybe that is not the right word but what they are describing is not making sense for me at all. Is it possible that there are two seperate strains with maybe the same markers here and in mexico? The reason I say this is because what else conclusion can you draw when the same virus is causing death in Mexico but not death here. Not that I want people to die by no means but just pointing out that you have something that is testing positive for the same virus in one place with different end results.
If this virus derives from *swine* or pigs and you take the factor out of not having said *swines* or pigs to trace it back to the only thing that leads to is a virus replicated in my opinion. With all of the things going on around the world you have to be able to put every possibility on the table.
Anyone not paying attention must of have missed the latest news in regards to Pakistan and the Taliban. My question is why the hell are we wasting time having to issue stern *warnings* and not executing? Not that there is anything wrong with that but it feeds into the impression and the ongoing debate and narrative that *warnings* are all we are going to give. I knew it. I just KNEW this white flag wavin, let’s just talk, they are just misunderstood shit was going to one day come back and bite us in the ass. You think they are not going to continue on to Islamabad?
Or will we wait until they get one or two nukes before we wake the hell up? Everyone is waving a red flag alerting that action needs to happen and happen now. But noooo, everyone else is still captivated by the *white flag* didn’t I already state before that White flags are for fucking PUSSIES and people who want to see this country wiped off the damn map! What the hell? Do people on Capital Hill believe these people are playing pretend? That North Korea really didn’t just state they are continuing on with there facility and creating six nukes? That the Pakistan situation is just a dream that can change with hope and a nifty heartfelt speech and strongly worded letter and a couple of dollars! I doubt very highly the Taliban can get the letter or money, they are TOO BUSY TRYING TO GET TO ISLAMABAD and probably won’t pass by any freaking post offices! Why the fuck would they want any of that when they can get hold of something that can make the world bow down! WTF? Are they serious? Are the pols in Washington serious? Maybe they should listen to the words of those who have more experience:
Officials said last week’s outspoken remarks by Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, were “calculated to ramp up the pressure on Pakistan” to take action. Clinton warned that the terrorists’ advance had created a “mortal threat” to world security.
She was one of several American political and military leaders to use unusually strong language about Pakistan’s failure to curb the Taliban. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, who visited Pakistan, said he was “extremely concerned” about the developments and that the situation was “definitely worse” than two weeks ago.
General David Petraeus, of US Central Command, which oversees Afghanistan – to which America is about to commit 17,000 more troops – said Al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists in Pakistan posed an “ever more serious threat to Pakistan’s very existence”.
In which a reply came:
Husain Haqqani, the ambassador to Washington, accused the Obama administration of making it harder for his country to fight the Taliban.
Yes, Mr Haqqani, deal with it. This article is 100 percent. Just as the Secretary of State stated: the terrorists’ advance had created a “mortal threat” to world security. If THEY can’t take care of the problem as noted in this portion of the article:
However, reports yesterday indicated that the Taliban withdrawal was less than total. As a result, hundreds of thousands of people in the district were still at the mercy of armed militants and their restrictive interpretation of Islamic law.
You better believe that we can take care of the situation. WE CANNOT ALLOW them to succeed. Pakistan is a nuclear power. We DO NOT want to be put in the position of not preventing something of this magnitude that would effect us globally. Mr Haqqani needs to STFU. There is nothing “hard” about this situation. Let those who can do, do, and those that attempt to block it, move aside, step down or become labeled as those blocking progress from a possible threat to ALL nations security. I cannot believe we have to even debate this. It’s mind boggling. I do understand the *fear* that stems from not wanting military *occupation* in Pakistan. They don’t want it, and we don’t want to be there. That’s easy enough to understand but I don’t understand the problem. Because see, that in itself tells me that there is a gap or something in the communication process because we as a whole have something for every situation. We had the Pirate situation, we sent in Navy Seals. We have Taliban forces in Swat valley and we ?????? God help us all. It does not require an entire army to go into Swat Valley. I understand that memogate and torturegate allows one to pretend that these events happening world wide don’t exist and some are literally clinging to there proverbial bibles in fear they have to make big decisions and all and they don’t want to make the wrong ones. But projecting weakness and indecisiveness is just as deadly as doing nothing.
After watching the WHO (World Health Organization), and then Mayor Bloomberg I was feeling relieved to get so much info on the Swine Flu. Especially since the WHO went through line by line to state all the information to include explanations and details. All that went out the door as soon as Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano opened her mouth. Anyone looking for information and concise details look elsewhere. This woman has lost all credibility and any report bought forth from that office will be met with skepticism by me because whatever comes out is something that only benefits one group of individuals.
After watching the other briefings all I saw with this was a hot mess. I wouldn’t be suprised if the next thing you heard was how it’s some “right wing” conspiracy from *swine* left over from the last administration. After all of these rational explanations you get a public health emergency and fear mongoring. God I know people around the world are now asking themselves the same universal question as days go by. How can you get concise detailed un alarming information from OTHER countries on this and other officials. Then you get the *fear mongoring* brigade to come along and shit goes down hill.
You know, my internal flag aka instinct that is always on the money tells me that there is so much more but after other briefings this one was just so off. Everyone gave off the feeling of calm and now this.
A recent post I made in regards to Keith Olberman’s “challenge” on torture drew a very interesting comment left on my post that I want to take the time out to respond to. Due to it’s exceptional stance on what is percieved to be my view:
“As usual, you cons have missed the point. If it’s not torture, than Hannity should have no problem with taking up the challenge. You knuckle-draggers claim that this extracts intelligence, yet what if Keith were to get Hannity to admit to having sex with ducks or molesting babies. Would you claim that to be “good” information,or would you then claim he only said that to stop the waterboarding? The fact that former Bush officials have admitted it is torture now make it clear we abandoned our American principles, and put you people on the same level as the people we are fighting.”
Jim? First of all, thank you for leaving your opinion and remarks however first let me explain what you percieved to be my point and not what my point actually is. The purpose of my article was to point out the hypocrisy of the individuals who have a national voice and the ability to sway public opinon towards those who hold the belief that “torture”, as I do, is wrong. But chooses to take a very serious matter, with total disregard of the consequences of there actions and use it in a form to score ratings. These individuals are the ones who believe that you never allow a good crisis to go to waste and you never lose your chance to score ratings.
See, the thing is there are those who are standing on the sidelines who wear the same uniform that I do who are wondering and questioning will they be next to be attacked and thrown up under the proverbial bus with the intel community or what will happen because right now there seems to be some kind of media blitz and attack going against those of us in the military. It’s not everyday that you watch back to back articles as if there is a PR campaign actually going attempting to paint us in a bad light. Plus, Mr Olberman, a individual who has proven and shown that he will say, do and report anything without verfying the facts for his show, case in point the JSOC “assassination” ring story told by Mr Hersch without any coorberating facts to back up his claim that JSOC didn’t have congressional oversight. Yes, it is hypocrisy to be willing to ask for someone to go through “waterboarding” to prove a point against your advesary, for cash, ratings and to prove a point and turn around and have the audacity to then state that the “winnings” will be donated to a military foundation or group. Then turn around and report any and everything negative about said military while hyping stories about “pictures” all week long that will show that WE are the “bad ones” with “proof” that we may or may not have been complicit in “waterboarding”.
As for your statement attempting to classify me into some political affiliation based soley on my article? Get real. Political party affiliation doesn’t even register on my radar and means absolutely nothing to me. I support those who support this country and I could careless what side of the political aisle they may be on but you better believe I will stand by ANYONE’S side and go down fighting with them and for them that place this nation first and I don’t care if they are black, white, orange, stripped or purple with speckled spots and have every single letter in the alphabet behind there name. The only colors I ever see are RED. WHITE & BLUE. I am not a Democrat, Republican, Independent or anything else. I am a AMERICAN and I dont give a flying fuck about party designation. No, we did not “abandon” our american priniciples. We placed individuals in power that abandoned us. We are a nation of goddamn laws and individuals have fought and died so we can be here till this very day. No one can take that away from us but we damn sure can kick those assholes OUT who don’t recognize that fact .
As for your remarks of “you people” being on the same level as the people we are fighting? Liberals are the only ones who I have met that have had the ability to compare two individuals who disagree as one being the one who is “right” and the one wrong ” a right wing terrorist”. Let me help you understand the difference and considering I have been to war and can tell you a little something about the “enemy” I doubt I would classify them as the one holding the difference of opinion with myself and more on the lines of the one holding the AK 47 to blow off someones head, or the one planting bombs, IED’s or mortars. Last but not least, when all else fails, the “race” card is always the last one to rear it’s ugly head and manages to join the conversation. Case in point your reference to “you knuckle draggers”. Now considering the fact as a african american woman, the first thing that comes to mind are primates to include, monkey’s, apes and other animals that inhabit that category, I choose to be above those type of remarks. Because there are those who literally cannot get there point across without going negative. But it’s okay I have been down that road before and I am here to stay because I know my words and remarks have placed me in a category that threatens some. I mean what I say, I say what I mean. I stand behind my words and remarks, bow down to no one and those that don’t like it. Deal with it. The day I stop speaking truth to power will be the day they throw dirt over me in a box.
My beliefs are simple. I believe in many things. I believe in the laws that govern our nation and the glue that binds it together: the people. I belive that since we are a nation of laws, we better be a nation that governs by them.
VICTORY(Really?): CA Dem Party Will Pass Resolution of Impeachment Inquiry Into Bybee Today
This is the reason why I am unable to understand certain groups and why I am able to look at all of this in astonishment and amazement. This article is on Daily Kos and why I believe we have such a weakness at this point when rational people have truly lost there way. This shows me that anyone can spread there agenda and idealogy if they can get in and find a weakness. I analzye and sit back and put pieces together to get a picture. And the one I got here is simply astounding. They honestly do not see what is in front of them and it doesn’t matter what side you belong to, just know that words and actions of so many will come back to haunt them.
Case in point Bybee. According to Daily Kos they are starting impeachment and alot of the remarks justifying it why so many of us are sitting back in astonishment. Why I am evaluating this and wondering how it can be applied to 2010. It’s a stunning revelation and what I think will be the ephiphany for alot of people. How can you advocate and state you want to prosecute individuals based on released articles and not all the evidence of who knew what when and all supporting documentation. Ruining peoples lives without the whole story but the ones from a administration who are not perfect and rely on these same individuals for there jobs. No one has stopped to ask themselves why they are so willing to go on the defensive and call for all types of things without even having the enitre facts other that selected memo’s and leaked articles.
Have we sunk that low? Are we willing to ruin lives without having all of the facts? What happens when people find out more information on individuals involvement they may not like? What then? If you want to do things right, have the facts first because I have this feeling that the possibility of there being more information to be known may be the case. No one can be naive and believe a entire political establishment does not have a clue. If so, we need to send them to the house if something this major was happening and they state they have zero clue. The worst thing that could happen is information coming to light that proves this theory to be true. To believe any and everything and not once, not once question the source, purpose and agenda? We made the excuse that the last administration used the media to promote there agenda, talked about how when you didn’t agree with the war you were called all kinds of names, that you were told despite how you felt, you had to “stand behind the president”. But yet you turn around and become what you once hated.
This bothers me. I don’t feel hope, and change, I feel divisiveness. I see a problem. I sat aside with so many others as everyone made excuses for a man, Bill Ayers, whose a known terrorist, whose group the weather underground attempted to place bombs on military installation, Fort Dix. Who placed bombs in a federal builiding who is not convicted and in jail based on a technicality, who now teaches at a college, shown up on talk shows to tell his side of the story and who even wrote op eds on the Huffington Post. Be defended by any and everyone. The same type of actions we fight to prevent from terrorists around the world, excused live and in color. And we had to suck it up and take it because no one had the courage to get up and disagree so we had to suck it up and take it.
So I look at the choices some make and wonder to myself do they even know what they believe. From pundits, commentators and the MSM to bloggers and those that leave remarks. Do you even have the ability to think for yourself and not what those would have you to believe or see what they want you to see? I witness individuals describe there political affiliation as if it’s some form of different sub division of the american race and I am astounded. They have literally come to refer to it above any and everything else and it’s shocking to witness and see but even more to believe that others actually do it as well. Many people know I always state my support of Secretary of State Clinton, she earned it, however it is not blind support. I did my research and believe me when I say I wanted to know the good, the bad and the ugly before I could ever state I would give 100 percent during the primary, ge and even now. How could I stand up against her detractors if I didn’t know fact from fiction? There was no way in hell I was going to back a person to that degree and not have the facts or even a semblance of them. To me, the worse thing that could of happened was for me to give that level of support and turn around one day and realize it was not the truth or a lie. No, I don’t know any and everything but love her or hate her, but she is the most vetted politician in our nations history. It is based on many things that I have outlined based on her past legislative accomplishments, experience to include advocating for women’s rights and civil rights, work as First Lady and the Senate.
I may joke and state disagreeing with her is equivalent with treason, but its a joke, (maybe)but nine times out of ten the response is based on *perception* and not facts therefore setting the record straight and giving the smackdown to those with CDS and I love nothing better. But this what I am witnessing is unprecedented. Back up, I take that back, hell no, let me stop lying, hell yes I am not even going to lie, it’s right up there with it. These assholes that worked with her for YEARS to include the MSM had the nerve to fucking label her all of a sudden in 2008, her AND President Clinton racist! I don’t care if she smokes hope and snorts change, that crap was WRONG. If we do not state this now, someone else could come along and use this as well. I for one am not willing to go through this every four years. Yes I am bitter. BITTER. BITTER. BITTER!! Because actions like this leave a bad taste and I will always speak up against it. I may not like the message, but I will always fight tooth and nail for the messenger.
Brilliant. I was having a bad day which I will blog about later but this, this is just amazing. I came back from UNC to this and I feel bad for the one group people seem to ignore: his constituents. There are Democrats running to the closest microphone to tout how this means there *idealogy*, the Republicans, is old. Shame on Fox News (snark/) and there commentators for setting these fools up while everyone runs out with there talking points. Normally I don’t agree with Micheal Steele, at all, but his remarks were funny as hell. Didnt Specter say a couple of weeks ago he stated he wasn’t leaving the Republican party ever? Sorry, they can spin this the way they want, this man probably does not want to lose his job in the Senate and he will do whatever is needed to keep it. Plain and simple. Even more, if he feels comfortable enough to state his views haven’t changed which don’t coincide with “dem” principles and they know the results already of the election. Well we already seen this before.
Even more, PA? PA??? Clinton County? She OWNS that state! Hell, people freaking SWITCHED PARTIES just to vote for HER! Seriously, if they wouldn’t of made Gov Palin look like the Whorish Village Idiot she would of had the white women. They were running from the ticket until:
How many times did she have to show up in PA for the Dem ticket? Freaking HILLARIOUS!!!! KARMA… This is seen as a positive? Remember what Clinton supporters did to Chris Matthews ambition for running in PA? Good luck with that. Way to rain on those 100 days. There is a very big problem that people are missing other than the obvious point that nothing good can come from announcing your running for the opposite party in the next election thats almost a year and a half away while STILL in the current party your leaving.
Even MORE!! Whats up with all of this “determining” the election results and saying who will win before the damn election? Hell I was going on leave just to go down to PA to help work against that asshole Matthews for the simple fact he had the audacity, among many, to do that interview with Ayers…. HEY CLINTON Supporters in PA! They have just told YOU ALL that Specter will win by a large margin running as a Dem. Ya’ll voted already? Didn’t think so. Or then again, maybe there won’t be any *primary* challenger from the Dem Party, that’s the only way I can think of to be so sure a year and a half before. I guess we proved our point because THIS is a prime example of the point being made.
UPDATE: Did this man just state he called the president and that he stated he would campaign for him in in Pa and that Senator Reid would too and Rendell would raise money? One thing this tells you is that this man is power hungry and does not try to hide it. I think this man managed to get the Dems to promise the sky and the moon to him to switch over and he did. But they forgot the difference between them. Because he had no problem stating what the pres and reid and rendell stated to him. Ooh this is going to be good.
Dear God this is GOLDEN…. please PLEASE tell me Specter did not just state that after 29 years he did not want his career dictated by the Republican electorate? The way he just stated that is amazing! He stated he won’t be the 60th vote, wont change his other votes and lord knows I believe him because anyone who can get up there and state this does what the hell they want. He keeps bringing up the “medical” research to grab the attention of the daily kos crowd for universal health care. In other words, he ain’t going to the house in 2010.
In other words, like I said from day one, MANUFACTURED:
U.S. officials trying to contain the swine flu are now trying to contain the use of the phrase “swine flu” itself.
At a briefing with reporters Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pleaded with the media and others to start identifying the illness as “H1N1 flu.”
“This really isn’t swine [flu], it’s H1N1
Good god. When. WHEN can we throw people out, start investigations, impeachments, hearings? Seriously, they need to be independent people to the point of being non existent. Am I the only one viewing this in total amazement? Incompotent. Sheer incompotence. Unbelievable. Are they serious? What happened to investigating Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano DHS report? Why is that important? LOOK AT THIS SHIT! You got the swine flu and NO ONE can find the damn infected swine, if they even exist, but people are supposedly popping up all over the map with it in certain countries? How big does the writing need to get on the wall here to see that something is just so off about all of this. Now it’s H1N1? What IS that? Why is no one else calling it that? How do we know what it is but no one else don’t? Where is the damn proof and not all of this fear mongoring! What the hell is H1N1 and who is the “doctor” who discovered it?
Based on previous experience with this office with evidence, supporting documentation and information, I don’t trust nothing*at*all!
From CNN:
Missing vials of a potentially dangerous virus have prompted an Army investigation into the disappearance from a lab in Maryland.
Fort Detrick is the home of the Army’s top biological research facility.
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Command agents have been visiting Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, to investigate the disappearance of the vials. Christopher Grey, spokesman for the command, said this latest investigation has found “no evidence of criminal activity.
CNN Highlights:
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis samples missing from Army facility Virus sickens horses, can be spread to humans through mosquitoes Investigators say vials may have been in freezer that was destroyed So far, investigators have found no evidence of criminal activity
I find this article interesting. But now, let’s talk about the “swine flu”. Now the virus is being referered to as H1N1 and watching the president speak on this H1N1 I am really amazed on a couple of things. See, I have a very big problem understanding this. They stated health care professionals should report suspected cases to the “appropriate” authorities. But there doesn’t seem to be a big rush to “discover”medical info abou the “swine flu” or the virus formerly known as the “swine flu”. But there does sure seem to be a big rush to get people quarantined in camps as well as billions more dollars for god knows what. You know. I need a new job to be able to investigate things myself because I don’t do tin foil hat theories so I want to be able to prove what I believe wrong or right.
Seriousl? I agree on the Swine Flu issue with calling it by another name because it is apparent to me that no, I was off probably. Not manufactured to a degree, but probably ALREADY manufactured or created. So what do I believe? Could it be that the vials from Fort Detrick were stolen and not missing to create some type of manufactured crisis? Let’s go back to the DHS report for a minute because one thing I have learned these last two years is that if you pay attention, I mean really really pay attention to what goes on around you, you really do end up seeing a trend. That report was political and tells a story that allows you to understand what is happening now. That’s my opinion…
But on a lighter note, I entered the *sweepstakes* for Fox and Friends hopefully I win something..
The World Health Organization reports:
A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world.
Vivienne Allan, from WHO’s patient safety program, said the body had confirmed that worldwide there had been just seven deaths – all in Mexico – and 79 confirmed cases of the disease
Okay, am I missing something here with this?
Secretary of State & Secretary of Defense being Sued in Lawsuit, Criminal Activity & Prosecution
More to follow..
The commandant of the Marine Corps says one of his troops may have swine flu and that 39 in all are being confined until tests come back, the Associated Press reports.
Gen. James Conway says an initial test indicated one Marine in California may have the illness, the AP says. Officials are awaiting another test on that Marine.
Update at 2:45 p.m. ET: CNN reports that the Marine, stationed at Twentynine Palms, Calif., has tested positive for swine flu.
I do not agree or believe the government needs to be involved in the car industry. This administration is taking this entirely to far and witnessing the President discuss the car industry is amazing. Unions now own 55% of the company. Sorry,this feels way to much like Zimbabwe government. Redistributing the wealth or in this case, ownership to the unions. Now we can’t even have the type of cars we want but what type the government says we need. I feel bad for the dealerships who have just gotten screwed. How can anyone look at this and state this is what this country needs. The government now owns and dictates the banking industry, the automobile industry, the credit card industry, usa.org civilian volunteering. We have car czars and economic czars and czar czars….Hell, all that’s left is health care and we are official screwed.
Seriously, is THIS what people wanted? Someone to dictate every portion of there life? Sorry. This is not what I wanted to see us go to. It didn’t work for Zimbabwe it won’t work for us. Well this makes Cantors 2 May Town Hall more interesting, they say all are welcome because none of this happening now is something I cannot relate too. . I for one do not want this to become the norm, this just does not fit this countries values. To much of a dictatorship type feel.
Being reported on Fox News…
I knew it was coming. Weeks ago when this “torture” narrative began I sent a very important email. Those within the blogs & MSM can go back thru the ones recieved from me and note that I spoke true in regards to what the true intent and purpose was of that entire narrative. First and foremost everyone seemed to miss the true intent and purpose of the information being released by the DOJ and others. They all had a key denominator and factor. One thing people refused to understand is that there hate for the past administration is what set the tone for what we are seeing now.
No, it was never about prosecution of the last administration or “torture”. It was about idealogy. Idealogy of terrorists and there organizations. It was about power and control. It is my opinion and belief that the whole we are currently walking towards was dug by our very own. The thing is, the “hate” was fueled to get a desired result. First of all to be so naive to totally disregard the actual roles of the House & Senate to give yourself a false sense of security in thinking the past president and administration has sole blame is just ignorant. Do you honestly believe that no one with a “D” behind there name did not have any idea what was happening behind closed doors?
To grandstand for votes they placed the lives of those tasked to do a job in danger just for political posturing. Because there is no excuse whatsoever why before the 2008 election they could not do anything. If they cared so much about the current issue, show the legislation put out there they initiated. Because the thing with that “moral” high horse, you can’t get on it when you want, you would always have to have been there. And don’t refer to a past “speech”, that means nothing. Democratic party members have a very big problem, one in which I stated weeks ago was the case. I cannot respect any leader willing to place the lives of people in danger just to serve a personal or partisan party agenda. The individuals who postured for some *truth commission* as if they did not have the majority or been around the last eight years need to stand before an ethics committee because they are now no better than propaganda pieces for other countries.
I stated this was what it was all about from the start:
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister demanded that American commanders turn soldiers responsible for a predawn raid on Sunday that left two dead over to Iraqi courts for possible trial, in a first test of the U.S.-Iraqi security pact concluded last year.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki issued a statement calling the raid a “crime” and said it violated the terms of the security agreement, which requires the U.S. military to coordinate maneuvers with Iraqi counterparts.
The U.S. military said it had informed Iraqi authorities ahead of the raid. The military said the raid — in the city of Kut, about 100 miles southeast of Baghdad — targeted members of Shiite militias allegedly funded by Iran. It said U.S. troops shot and killed one suspected weapons smuggler and detained six militants, and that a woman was killed in the crossfire.
Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
A raid on Sunday by U.S. soldiers in Kut, Iraq, killed two, and Iraq called it a crime. Above, men carry the coffin of a woman killed in the raid. Hundreds of Iraqi protestors took to the streets in Kut in the raid’s aftermath on Sunday, denouncing the U.S. operation. Iraqi media reported that Mr. Maliki had ordered the arrest of an Iraqi brigade commander and a battalion commander for allowing American troops to conduct the operation without proper coordination with the Iraqi government.
The issue of immunity for U.S. troops remaining in Iraq was one of the most sensitive issues during the protracted negotiations over the pact last year.
It is unclear on what basis Mr. Maliki will claim jurisdiction over the U.S. soldiers who carried out the raid. The U.S.-Iraqi agreement says that on-duty U.S. soldiers aren’t subject to Iraqi law; only U.S. soldiers who commit major and intentional crimes off base and off duty are subject to Iraqi law. Disagreements are to be resolved by a joint U.S.-Iraqi committee.
It was never going to happen the last administration being prosecuted for “war crimes” in Iraq. Becasue what so many failed to see, the hole they were walking in too as so many screamed “war crimes” and attached it to the past administration. They failed to utilize there brain that when they state so called “war crimes” were committed in Iraq. WE are the ones deployed there and last time we checked the former president and vp did NOT deploy in support of there country or wear the uniform. So as everyone screeched *war crimes* because there sorry asses didn’t have the fucking balls or heart or spine to stand up when it counted, they do it now and place people lives in danger. Now, you have individuals who just found there *heart* and don’t realize they are doing extreme damage. They joined the individuals who would not mind seeing us wiped off the map in amping and fueling the hate. You had people claiming to be experienced in politics actually believing that just mere words would lift our moral standing around the world. Who were so damn naive to believe terrorism was only an issue because of the last president. These are the ones who like to look the other way instead of acknowledging there are women suicide bombers taking us out or hindering the mission. Case in point the two women suicide bombers during what was called as the “24hrs of hell” in Iraq.
You can make up a bogus story with a detainee claiming “torture” and list the name of a fictional name as the one doing the questioning and state they work for the CIA and you would have everyone within hours screaming for there prosecution, stating they are a *republican*, and not once will you see anyone asking for evidence. What I hate the most about this past two years is that you are now considered *guilty* and tried in the court of public opinion instead of a court of law. Next thing you know the medias picking up the story and not one person checks the facts.
Get ready to see the words of Senators et al used as propaganda by our enemies to justify there cause and to recruit for THERE fight and gain more members by stating our very own politicians believe we are “war criminals” so killing us is justified. Look for more so called *incidents* like above from Iraqi officials wanting United States Soldier’s turned over to them for some made up offense that I am sure we will see articles on soon attempting to prove that the soldier was wrong. And when you see that shit, ask yourself who gains what from painting us in a bad light. Pay close attention to the words being used because as I have stated before, there will be those who will regret there words because they will be used as propaganda and they will be seen again because of ignorance.
Some in these countries are looking for the chance for retribution and the ability to lock soldiers up for whatever cause they believe in. They would not of even thought to even utter anything like this within the last administration. Turn soldiers over into there custody. If this administration supports this, turning people over for some witch hunt chaos would erupt. Watch. What will they do when they use there own words to recruit for terrorist groups by showing videos and playing feedback of the eleted pandering officials spewing the *war crime* meme and *truth commission* narrative? We are talking life and death the ability to execute a mission and come back safely or not at all.
Do they even get the fact that they are ruining lives and doing damage? How can anyone be that ignorant and not realize they have handed them power. They don’t have to work with us or anything else! They now have a recruitment tool for there cause. Now they can show: “ that soldiers are torturin *evul americans* committing war crimes”. Then they can zoom in and use the words of the elected pro terrorist sympathisers acting righteous calling for truth commissions after the fact. I was 100 percent correct weeks ago that something like this would happen because I saw what others didnt. I cant even believe this man can utter the words to ask to turn over a U.S soldier on something manufactured. What is sad is the fact that he felt he could ask as if this administration would say yes. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the true feelings of the new anti military crowd. I honestly could picture a speech about:
“ how we should just turn them over despite it being a witch hunt, because we have a moral obligation to the global community after the last administration to have a higher moral standing because we are all citizens of the world.”
I am confused about something but first from:
New York Times: White House Apologizes for Air Force Flyover
Now from Wiki:
Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States.[1] Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft – tail codes Special Air Mission (SAM) “28000″ and SAM “29000″ – with Air Force designation “VC-25A“. While these aircraft are referred to as “Air Force One” only while the president is on board, the term is commonly used to describe either of the two aircraft normally used and maintained by the U.S. Air Force solely for the president.
Air Force One is a prominent symbol of the American presidency and its power.[2] The aircraft are among the most famous and most photographed in the world.[3]
Now in the eleven years I have been in the military, Air Force One carries the title only when the pres is on board the plane. So what are they stating?
Well it seems the CHC has just took a card, from the same deck as the CBC. From Politico:
On Wednesday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) released a fearmongering video, asking if Americans “feel safer” under President Obama. But one image in the video has caused outrage in Congress. After a shot of Obama shaking hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the video cuts to an image of Obama meeting with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Yesterday, the group sent a letter to Boehner, demanding an apology “for the inclusion of the picture of the CHC meeting with President Obama in the video.” “The video posted on Congressman John Boehner’s official website is a completely inappropriate message for the leader of the minority party to send to the American people,” said Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), chairwoman of the CHC. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) called the video “not only inflammatory,” but also “racist.”
Now they are throwing out the race card by making the claim that a recent video is “racist”. So now, if you don’t agree or have the same ideas, nine times out of ten you will be called racist. Sickening. Never before have we ever seen anything like this. It is truly disgusting that elected officials find some usefulness in labeling people “racist” just because they hold separate beliefs. I am willing to bet my next five military pay checks that the Democratic party will lose and lose big in 2010 and 2012. People are downright disgusted with this “racist” narrative that proves they are unable to articulate a point in a sentence without going for gutter tactics.
As a person who not only knows there history, I understand the pitfalls of constant false charges of racism. All it does is lessen the impact for those who actually experience it and will be ignored because people are going to believe it is being used the same way and reason it is being used now. Organizations like the NAACP should really hold those in the CBC and CHC to task because they are literally destroying the true intent and purpose of civil rights. Have they forgotten the story about the boy who cried wolf? Even more especially those who make there money by bringing *race* into every topic.
The people in this country will not put up with four years of listening to everything being *racist*. If the Republican party is so irrelevant, why do they care on the other side of the aisle? These are the things people think of. They ask themselves why if they are almost at 60 and can pass whatever they want, why do they spend so much time being bitter and playing the race card? After a while, listening to the race card gets redundant.
As well as the Democratic Party! Way to screw the knife in and twist it around for reminding us, yet again how politics work. Yes, we know Edwards was only there to skewer the votes. Seriously do people believe no one pays attention or grasp the true intent of Edwards during the campaign? Puh-Leeze. I don’t think people truly grasp the level of anger and bitterness about what happened. Are they serious? Hell hath no fury and all that but even more, on live national television, they TOOK away delegates and gave them to another candidate that willingly took themselves off a ballot!! On live national television!!! Then, guestimated, yes, GUESTIMATED, it doesn’t matter that it’s not a word, and did some ol rinky dinky math to spread the wealth delegates!
To make matters worse and this is what makes my blood literally boil, you had people donating from countries that don’t exist, cartoon characters making donations and people damn near using there sears card to contribute. But no, the deal breaker was watching live the DNC convention as people cast there votes enthusiatically towards Obama in states CLINTON goddamn WON! Then attempted to tell us that WE had to fall in. Hell no, I wanted Hillarycare but noo they said over and over everything was *just like hillary’s*. Bullshit. Hell yeah I am still angry. Look at what we have now. There is no way in hell if our SOS would of been president and allow a agency to label us terrorists right wing or otherwise in a report.
Speaking of Napolitano who is currently live on Fox news wearing a shirt that resembles the hide of a dead cow. A question would be why that report is not being investigated. Even more, the more she talks, the less I believe. Why the hell are they bringing all of this up again? Even more, someone really needs to understand Napolitano is inspiring positively ZERO good feelings and thoughts. After the intel from that DHS report the only way I will believe anything from this administration is if Secretary of State Clinton sends me a memo authorizing me too with the signatures of every single missing officer to include past and present. 10 CIA officers, 5 FBI, 6 Republicans & 1,000 disgruntled veterans.
Based on what we know now, Edwards did not have a prayer of a chance and either the Democratic party did not vet him and find out about this or his purpose was to keep blond ambition from making it to the finish line. Okay, I need to get off this subject because my boyfriend knows this is a touchy subject still and he is tired of listening to me state that we need a do over while I tap out this post. But seriously, what they are doing with Spector, guaranteeing him PA without even caring that people have to vote proves what happened in this past election. How can anyone be 100 percent sure a year and a half before an event even happens that he will win? See? Point made. But it’s all good. Some are walking towards the end of there careers and don’t even realize it. It’s amazing people think everything is just “forgotten” .
Let’s see, what did Donna say? Hmmm. Oh yeah, to stay home on election day. Yep. Ms Brazille had the balls nerve to say *STAY HOME* and that the Democratic party would be led by the youth. Or her infamous, “my momma taught me” moment during a committee that was suppose to be up front the entire time instead of being behind closed doors after there lunch break. So why was Edwards running for President when his affair and extracurricular activities would be discovered. Why was Richards when he was doing illegal things as well. They knew this stuff would come up unless they were naive enough to believe if they won there secrets would not be discovered. Because if Edwards would of won and this would of came out? The Democratic parties big tent would turn into a shelter half. Plus someone would of waited to break the story until after the nomination to ensure as much bad impact as possible.
As everyone scrambles to blow up this manufactured crisis in regards to the virus formerly known as Swine Flu. On a side note, does it not feel like we are going through a plague or bad luck as we keep having incidents that seem to appear to be pushing for a certain goal for a certain reason to achieve a certain outcome? Don’t hate the player hate the game. I believe 100% there is more. But anyway… Once again leadership is found within the ranks, as well as common sense. FYI? This is an example of leadership and looking out for those you are tasked to represent:
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2009 – Senior military health officials are warning against taking antiviral medicines to fight the H1N1 flu virus until a doctor has confirmed the diagnosis.Most patients treated at military medical treatment facilities for flu-like symptoms don’t actually have the H1N1 or any other kind of flu virus, officials said.
“Everything that looks like flu is not flu. Most of the cases where people think they have the flu, they actually have some other respiratory disease,” said Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Wayne Hachey, director of preventive medicine for the Defense Department’s health affairs office.
Taking the flu medicine without having the virus causes several problems, Hachey said. First, the medicine will have no effect on what actually ails the patient, so the symptoms may only get worse.
Pause. First, is it just me or does it sound like someone wants us, the military, take anti viral medication even though as the article states, it could cause medical problems? Are they fucking crazy? But hold on, theres more, and of course I had to put my tinfoil hat on because I really hate to say it but I honestly don’t trust to much of anything. But let’s look back at the article:
The antiviral medicine does not act like a flu vaccine to prevent the flu. Taking the antiviral medicine before diagnosis simply depletes the national stockpile available to those actually diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, Hachey said.
Finally, Hachey warned that all drugs have potential side effects. “Taking a medication that you don’t need subjects you to increased risks,” he said.
I would be in Leavenworth. I am not taking, if even bought up, anything because I am sure they have zero idea how it will interact with various medications because they have researched nothing. Giving some new anti virus meds to those in WTBs who are going through treatment and not knowning how it will interact with other medicines is a literal suicide mission/plan. See this is why it’s hard for me to trust this administration because they put things out sometimes that would benefit those that would seek to do this country harm. Do they know how easy it would be for someone to use it as a opportunity to bring down our military fighting force? Good god even the most naive person knows this! We have so many contingency plans in place to combat and fascilitate these type of things. Believe me, we are waaayyy ahead of the game versus our civilian counter parts. But it’s all a moot point anyway , speaking plainly for better understanding? ”I ain’t taken nothing from these anti military individuals running around here. Plus after that kerkuffle a while back about a company putting live viruses into there vaccines. NO thank you. In my opinion this is all suspect and I wouldn’t put it past anyone to cause a fake crisis that is supposedly affecting the “globe” to attempt to pull off some new kind of international world order meme. Yeah, my tin foil hat is spinning but I like to research since the MSM lacks the balls to do so cause there scared to be *gasp* racist. It’s amazing. There are so many holes and gaps and red flags with this virus formely known as Swine Flu narrative a 5th grader could *break*the story.
I guess being held hostage by the race card is powerful indeed. How does it feel to be owned to the point you can’t even write what you want or report what is true? Even more question. It’s like watching a train wreck. That if you even attempt to say something different your called racist and attacked. Sometimes I feel sorry for the bloggers that became no more than lackeys regurgitating talking points. Believe in me, sometimes it’s amusing watching people with the same talking points refer to themselves as if they are a entire subgroup in itself. A I really doubt after this we will have another african american president anytime soon. All people will remember is how everything they say is racist, from asking questions, to not agreeing. Anyone doubting that should really stop lying to themselves and ask them if this was someone like, oh lets say Gov Palin. Take everything everyone is oh so scared to talk about and turn it around and apply it to them and then ask yourself if there is a difference. People are hypocrites. Seriously. If an article was written stating Palin was wearing a five hundred dollar scarf made with bear skin supposedly made by a detainee…the liberals would be exploding and combusting all over the place attempting to prove she was out of touch based on the economy, while screaming “release all detainees even if they are guilty because it’s the moral thing to do” as there rallying cry. Even more, if the past administration would of suggested we take a antiviral medicine for some new manufactured mysterious virus they would of been ran out of the white house by people with pitch forks. THIS is why people are “disgruntled”. The double standard is so huge it’s sickening. People can’t help but wear the proverbial “tin foil hat” because everything looks suspect.
Providing more Legal Protection for Terrorism Suspects: Military Commission Trials to Commence
Let’s see. They terrified and terrorized the people of New York with a fly over for a picture op reminiscent of 9/11. The DOJ wanted to try detainee’s in federal courts in New York. Pilots can’t carry licensed weapons, detainee’s were going to be housed here and provided with “free money” etc etc. .. Now, our very own mainstream media loves to join in on the love fest to prove that the most important individuals in this new administration just don’t happen to be us. This is me calm because in all actuality? Furious:
The Obama administration is moving toward reviving the military commission system for prosecuting terrorism suspects held at a detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, even though the president has criticized the system in the past, the New York Times reported. Officials told the Times the administration’s first public moves on the issue could come as early as next week. The plan would amend the system created by former president George W. Bush to provide more legal protections for terrorism suspects.
More legal protection for terrorists? Why not just come out and state there citizens of the U.S and deserve the same rights as we do. But even more, I understand the rules of law. But I have seen the damage first hand of what these people do and are capable of and believe in me, they don’t give a flyin flip about whether the fact there actions have resulted in shrapnel causing chunks of skin and bone missing from a limb causing it to look sunk in. But no, let’s provide more protections for terrorism suspects. Or disfigurements that require reconstruction to your face, arms or legs because we extend our hands daily to do a job but for some reason they still attempt to take it off. But no, let’s provide more legal protetion for terrorists.
You know, because when you have individuals like the two women suicide bombers responsible for the recent attack refered to as the “24hrs of Hell”. I am sure that there are those thinking at that time that we should provide more legal protection for there actions. We get the message loud and clear. I am under no misconceptions whatsoever about anything because actions speak louder than words and the writing on the wall is huge. This bypasses polls, opinions, remarks and speeches. It is a whole lot bigger than what some even realize. Yes there will be repurcussions because you cannot spend over a year and a half constantly making statements to give the impression that terrorists rights are more imporantant than our own.
Or spend more time defending the ones who would see us wiped off the map than spend time standing behind the ones defending your own country. I have documented this entire thing because one day history will tell the story how we seem to be attacking our own. Proof. Evidence. Supporting information to prove a point. It’s not like it was hidden, it was plain to see for anyone wanting to see it. The anti military articles, the soldier bashing, the threats, hate, negativity. I tracked it all because it allows me to understand what I am witnessing now. There will come a time when some will regret there actions and when that time comes I will have zero sympathy because we should of been the last ones to get sold out. Some might want to go back through there archives and look at some of there stories and articles and the type of hateful and deragotory comments that look like they were written by Al Qaida or the Taliban that they allowed and then turn around and read there own writing now on how they always talk about “hate” and stereotypes. I sure did. Then go back and read the DHS report.
Let’s look at some recommendations online which make you really wonder exactly who and where these *suggestions* come from. Makes you wonder if you will see this “recommendation” in some agencies report. Or who agenda it serves:
Yes, this is important because I have seen remarks and comments online manage to make it into reports so I wouldn’t be suprised if we begin to hear them call for the new “detention center” to be put in DC. You can read more here. But even more:
Rendition
State Secrets
habeas corpus
This is not for the weak or faint of heart and I will challenge/debate anyone who would attempt to disagree without providing the facts to support there claim. This is a very sensitive subject but for some reason they are opening up old wounds with rehashing the primaries. Taylor has a article titled No Daylight that I don’t agree with at all when it comes to Secretary of State Clinton and Mark Penn. Yes, he is garbage, I could of done a better job. But a couple of things to point out because for some reason there is this belief that the Obama campaign was the best run campaign in political history.
Bullshit. It was the best PR stunt/event in history. Look, one thing about the court of public opinion, if you tell people something long enough they will begin to believe it. For instance Polls. Hell they used them against us in the primaries to attempt to beat down HRC’s support. The polls were bogus. A fake swell of online presence and ground support to give the navel gazing media the opportunity to report things that were not even remotely true. But to even pretend that this was historical? Yeah, it actually was historical. The first time race baiting was used to such advanced degree. Even more, the media bias was astounding during the primary that is why it is literal Karma now how everyone get up in arms because ALL stations aren’t navel gazing.
A day didn’t go by when every old liberal democrat didnt drag themselves to a camera to tell HRC to “step down”. She is *hurting* the party, when if it was not for her, said party wouldnt have the White House. But this is interesting from Taylors article:
So if anyone can sense Obama’s high flying performance as president, as well as the reaction from Americans but also the entire world, it’s Hillary Clinton. Obama’s stature is something she has to respect, because he’s proven that in this time and place there’s no one else who can match it. It’s Barack Obama’s time and if anyone knows this it’s Hillary.
There is also reality. Presidents hire, but they can also fire, which applies to everyone in his cabinet, including Secretary Clinton.
Stature? What stature? Respect? Has to respect? Respect is earned. As for no one being able to *match it*? Like there are no more legitimate AAs that can accomplish anything? Hell let me be president for a day and I would give you a plan for Iraq, Afghanistand and Pakistan with one hand tied behind my back. This whole *it’s his time* meme is naive. We are facing unprecedented situations simutaneoulsy and people are concerned about *time* in our history? Playtime is over. On the real? The reason why the situation is as it stands now is because although some don’t trust anyone in this administration, they are willing to give it the benefit of the doubt because certain individuals are within this cabinet. People can lie to themselves if the want but they better wake up and see the writing on the wall. Everyone is not happy and if some would take the time and utilize there own minds and think they would see people are pissed. They might want to stop believing the allusion that all us *black folk* are just escatic. There are going to be some really embarrassed individuals when they realize that this *groundswell* is all bullshit. All of this shit is manufactured. Fed to people by Roland Martin, Brazille and Sharpton that entire *it’s racist*. Life is great for those who agree. But those that don’t? I know first hand from experience exactly what happens when you actually speak up. They dont’ care who you are, that your not an elected official, they will attack you, use individuals to access your records and anything else. For some reason I made it on the so called *radar* and you would of thought I was part of Al qaeda.
But people don’t like to hear the truth because it would ruin there false sense of happiness because they voted on *emotions*. They dont want to see the evidence and proof to support your claims or read the hate mail, remarks or threats. They want to believe in something so badly they ignore the truth. They fail to realize that this country is not what it is today based on one man or for that matter woman. WE are what binds this country together and not the idealogy nor the *catchy* phrases of an administration. How hard is it to think for yourself and actually just research on your own and quit refering to yourselves as if you reside in another country. As if your *party affiliation* is equivalent to this country. People are tired of listening to excuses of what the *past administration* has done or that they *inherited* this from the past administration or how our moral standing is bad based on the last administration. Who would want to be allies with any country that has done what agencies within this administration has done? Do people get what has been done to us? They labeled us fucking future disgruntled right wing terrorists, countless and I mean countless articles bashing military AND vets and so much more, thats documented for those who want to act as if it’s all talk. For every denial made, there is evidence to support my claim.
Overall, I don’t know why people are bringing this up but what I do know is that history will tell a story based on the words and actions of those in the past.
Keith Olberman is one of the most irrelevant individuals MSNBC has ever utilized to actually attempt to report news. From his hate filled rants against the Secretary of State and his infamous remarks on taking her into a back room where only “one” person comes out. To his unhinged rants bordering on delirious. Or his ability to have guests on his show, oh like Seymour Hersch, without veryfiying any facts and not caring that his *guest* spouted lies that hurt many people. But if you want proof that what happens on these blogs manage to make it into important places like reports and agencies or within the MSM. Here you go from last nights episode of Olberman’s show, however on a side note just to state….I may not like his message but I will always fight for the messenger to have the chance to have there *message* get out there. Freedom of speech. However, that does not excuse people from blatantly disregarding the facts and manipulation of said facts. But my original point. The “Kossack” Contest seems to have made it live to degrade those individuals out there who probably wonder why based on there affiliation, they are considered idiots or why they are subject to ridicule:
So if your not a Democrat, your an idiot. It’s actions like these that make me want to become unaffiliated but the party itself is not the problem, it’s the people. This is not the high ground, or exhibiting some form of moral integrity or moving forward. This is embarrasing. The truth is, all the name calling and hate and racism is coming from the party in power. Just because I have a registration card that states *D*. It doesn’t mean I don’t see what is in front of me and it’s not just me focusing on it. Go to the liberal blogs and look at there articles and comments and see for yourself. It’s sad because they actually pay people to go to other blogs to leave hateful remarks and racist comments to give the impression that the blog owner permits it. They actually plan and discuss there actions on there own blogs like people can’t read it. Pathetic.
I was the first to state that the witch trial lawsuits true intent was based on wanting the ability to lock up troops for perceived infractions based on the words of our own people here and information they released to help the other side. Those in the MSM who got that email I sent know this to be true. The Democratic party will end up making a choice. When this choice is made we will have all the answers that we seek. Will they choose to back and stand behind a campaign promise and pander to the left to piss off the right. Or will they choose to stand behind the safety of our country and the welfare of our people and stop the politial posturing.
If they choose the former, I am unable, no, I refuse to support any actions that are a direct conflict with what I know to be true, our oath is simple. I do not belong to the left wing or the right wing, I support those who support us and those who represent us, and those who believe in the laws within this country and that we are a nation of laws. I will stand against anyone who don’t hold this belief. Because it is literally irresponsible,AND inconcievable that anyone would not have a plan with something that is so huge. The task of closing Gitmo is not just about detainee’s. There is more at stake. But even more, there is no plan which is extremely dangerous.
If they execute this plan to just let people go or bring them here. At least have a PLAN and not just words. Because, yes, the facilities they will be located at will become terrorists hot spots. This isnt fear mongoring, this is understanding that terrorism exists.
In 1787 the framers of the Constitution didn’t abolish slavery, they wrote it into law. Determining for the purposes for taxation and representation that we were only worth or considered 3/5ths of a person. Over time as our country progressed there were various means and ways to bring and hold people down, hold them back, which led to compensation, from the jim crow laws to the 40 acres and a mule. Our history is filled with so many things good and bad but it also include the ones who fought for civil rights that are no longer here today. Real leaders who didn’t know at the time they were paving the way for a generation of individuals who would pick up and carry the mantle for those who believed that civil rights was every ones rights and they refused to back down, turn away, or stand down. They are the ones I think of when someone has the audacity to say stand down.
We are carried on the shoulder of giants who fought against suppression to later remove the shackles that bound us together. They stood up opened a door that we all still follow till this day. A door that doesn’t recognize color, but character, and doesn’t recognize party designations, or affiliations. This door is on the path of equality traveled by people like Victoria Gray who walked through it so long ago. I love her story, her words, her message, because through her actions she inspired so many people based on the belief we are all equal with the underlying message that when things don’t go your way, when you get turned away, sometimes you just have to dig down deep, go out there with your message and just plain fight for it.. Secretary of State Clinton said it best: “Never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on”.
Finally the annual report issued by the Secretary of State for Congress on terrorism came out on the 30th and yes, it’s the real deal and not the play play kind issued for the *base* and the MSM by DHS and probably written by someone at Moveon.org or Daily Kos that caused world wide embarrassment and anger from soldiers damn near everywhere. Here is a portion of the report:
The Department of State released the annual Congressionally mandated Country Reports on Terrorism 2008 today. U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation.
The Country Reports on Terrorism 2008’s “Strategic Assessment” chapter highlights terrorism trends and ongoing issues in 2008. This chapter sets the scene for the detailed analysis that follows. Significant achievements in border security, information sharing, transportation security, financial controls, and the killing or capture of numerous terrorist leaders have reduced the threat. But the threat remains, and state sponsorship, improved terrorist propaganda capabilities, the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction by some terrorist groups and state sponsors of terrorism, and terrorist exploitation of grievances represent ongoing challenges.
The terrorist groups of greatest concern – because of their global reach – share many of the characteristics of a global insurgency: propaganda campaigns, grass roots support, transnational ideology, and political and territorial ambitions. Responding requires a comprehensive response that focuses on recruiters and their networks, potential recruits, the local population, and the ideology. An holistic approach incorporates efforts aimed at protecting and securing the population; politically and physically marginalizing insurgents; winning the support and cooperation of at-risk populations by targeted political and development measures; and conducting precise intelligence-led special operations to eliminate critical enemy elements with minimal risk to innocent civilians.
Significant achievements in this area were made this year against terrorist leadership targets, notably the capturing or killing of key terrorist leaders in Pakistan, Iraq, and Colombia. These efforts buy us time to carry out the non-lethal and longer term elements of a comprehensive counterterrorist strategy: disrupting terrorist operations, communications, propaganda, subversion efforts, planning and fundraising, and preventing radicalization before it takes root by addressing the grievances that terrorists exploit and discrediting the ideology that provides their legitimacy. Actions that advance these strategic objectives include building and strengthening networks among governments, multilateral cooperation, business organizations, and working within civil society. It is crucial to empower credible voices and provide alternatives to joining extremist organizations.
Working with allies and partners across the world, we have created a less permissive operating environment for terrorists, keeping terrorist leaders on the move or in hiding, and degrading their ability to plan and mount attacks. Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Jordan, the Philippines, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and many other partners played major roles in this success. Dozens of countries have continued to pass counterterrorism legislation or strengthen pre-existing laws that provide their law enforcement and judicial authorities with new tools to bring terrorists to justice. The United States has expanded the number of foreign partners with which it shares terrorist screening information. This information serves as an important tool for disrupting and tracking travel of known and suspected terrorists.
Good. No, seriously, why did it take this long?
RALEIGH Federal investigators are sifting through the records of money that helped John Edwards’ presidential campaign to determine if any was used to keep quiet his affair with Rielle Hunter.
Plus, this reminds me that I really dont even understand why he was in the race for the White House. Taking donations from people who probably really thought he had a chance. I know it has to hurt but really, Idon’t care, because it just keeps reminding us of the truth. He was a plant, even more, this is like throwing salt in a wound and just make people angry all over again. It just reminds me of the committee meeting in Florida and the ghetto math used to screw our SOS. If you really want to get angry just watch it on utube. Yeah yeah yeah they say how everyone has moved on, that the SOS is down with Obama now. Whatever. She stated from the day she did the interview that if he won she would get out there and carry him campaign for him. I knew that, didn’t like it, but I knew it. What I didn’t expect and what I didn’t think to see was non stop back to back episodes of running around from state to state. The dem ticket could of stayed home and that was what pissed me off. People voted for Clinton. “It’s just like Hillary’s”. But yet they can’t even get health care passed. Umm hmm. Yep. Look at it this way, our SOS health care plan was like L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon and this mess they are attempting to come up with now is like eating at McDonalds.
Might as well get used to it. Don’t worry, we been there since 08:
I was never a supporter of the idea of allowing the media to be there during the arrival of flag drapped coffins of our returning soldiers in Dover like the ones pictured below:
I did not support the idea based on a hidden agenda, but the belief that one day it will be used as propaganda for someones campaign to sell there agenda. I have seen individuals stoop to all time lows, do and say just about anything for personal gain. Because when I first viewed the photo on a blog, my first instinct was anger because I believed it was used as a prop to push a point. But my point is this for those who support us. Don’t do it only when we come back like this but do it to help ensure that we don’t. There are so many factors that can cause so many outcomes. Political posturing can be seen everywhere. From the smallest things to ensuring we have the necessary protective gear and equipment to the most basic supplies.
One thing I have learned is that actions speak louder than words. Because it’s human nature to tell people what they want to hear, while doing what some don’t expect you to do. Believe me, it pays to discover, because when I managed to stumble across the fact that our funding was tied in to Gitmo it was sickening. Because I knew and realized it for what it was. The actions of those who would rather see every mission we have fail just to cater to one group of people. The logistics of closing Gitmo are astounding especially when you take some things into consideration. First, the military aspect in reassigning those stationed there. Also, the civilian contracters who realized that there jobs have just been stripped from them, just to ensure someones *base* remains excited and motivated.
To find out within a year that you will no longer have the ability to support yourself and your family in a split second decision made without sitting down and outlining where to go from here. Then you think of all the money gone out the door for builiding and construction of various facilities. No contingency plan or ideas or even speaking and planning with the foreign countries and allies who are there as well. What will they do when the individuals who no longer have job security because no one seems to no what will happen next, ask questions? People livlihoods are on the line while the MSM cheers on the sidelines.
If this isn’t an example of a major “power trip” I don’t know what is. Dem’s “own” the country now? What? Uh…this borders on slightly delusional. Sorry, this just makes me feel as if shackles are on my hands and ankles reading this. This is just getting way out of hand and honestly bordering on extreme. To be this cocky and think a entire group will just disappear after just almost over three months is just plain naive. This is turning a whole lot of people off:
The national GOP is effectively dead (4+ / 0-)
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I mean, look at the fool that they elected as chairman. The national party is a joke and everybody knows it. Teabagging parties?!? Sarah Palin? Hannity and Limbaugh and Joe the plumber as their spokesmorons? Are they freaking kidding me?!?!?
Clearly, they’re in rebuilding mode, and usually that means going back to the states and even cities. And with as talented a president as Obama, Dems much more popular right now, and all the things that they’re likely to pass over the next few years that are likely to please most of the country, there’s almost no way, short of a national security or political disaster, for them to make a comeback for at least another 5 years, and probably longer. Dems own the country now and smart Repubs know it. And nearly all of them are at the state and local level, and will keep a relatively low profile while slowly building a viable record and appealing public image, and attempt a comeback in either the ‘14 midterms of the ‘16 presidential election (a la ‘66 and ‘68).
It’s all a neverending chess game (2D, thank you), and right now Obama and Dems are its masters. If Repubs are smart, they’ll do the above. If not, they’re gone in 5 years, like the Whigs. And at this rate, it’s not that far-fetched. If they implode, Repubs like Huntsman, Snowe, Collins, Crist, etc., will bolt and form a third party with the likes of Lieberman, Nelson and Landrieu, and perhaps Specter, and let the wingnuts self-destruct. I’d almost give it even odds at this point.
“Reagan’s dead, and he was a lousy president!” — Keith Olbermann 4/22/09
by kovie on Sun May 03, 2009 at 04:36:35 PM PDT
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Dear god is this man okay? Is he serious? Is there something in the water? Its like watching a train wreck backing up away from it but not able to stop staring because your just plain downright fascinated. These are the people who control so many important aspects of military life and it is scary witnessing some of there thought process:
Well, I was sorry to disappoint many people. Frankly, I was disappointed that the Republican Party didn’t want me as their candidate,” Mr. Specter said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “But as a matter of principle, I’m becoming much more comfortable with the Democrats’ approach. And one of the items that I’m working on, Bob, is funding for medical research.”
Mr. Specter continued: “If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine.”
Ookay…well, this is kind of scary and awkward because if I am not mistaken this man took it upon himself to state that he didn’t want, (live on camera mind you) the republicans in PA dictating his career. I know, because I watched the words come out of his mouth. But now he states: “Well, I was sorry to disappoint many people. Frankly, I was disappointed that the Republican Party didn’t want me as their candidate”
Say what? This happened like a couple of days ago. IF there is one thing that I dislike more than anything are people who lack the ability to be loyal. This man has zero morals because to make that statement when he stated basically that he couldn’t win and just switched to the other side is beyond dishonest. But if that isn’t bad enough, he totally goes out on a limb with this next statement:
Mr. Specter continued: “If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine.”
This is a nightmare. Our elected officials are literally losing it and WE have to wait on them for important decisions when they are talking and making statements as if they should be seeking help. I feel so sorry for the people in PA as well as the HRC supporters there. Especially since that is clinton country. Now they will be saddled with a guy who has no scruples whatsoever since he is changing his own damn words from a couple of days ago. But to blame someones death on a political party you were once part of is just plain sick. I heard of spinning a situation but not spinning your own words from your own remarks.
2008 Primary, The Anti-Military Crowd,Campaign Finance, Pakistan, National Security Event Round Up
Sorry Sympathy level zero. First of all, John Edwards AND his wife knew that the affair was important and would cause a major backlash. Plus, I think we should be doing some spring cleaning in our “big tent”. First and foremost, if it was me, I would have someone vet these presidential candidates. People donate in good faith with the hope there candidate will be the next president. Some believe in there candidate enough to make sacrifices and do without things because they actually believe that this individual has what it takes. I hope they not only investigate Edwards, but find out why the hell he believed he would be the next 44th and why he felt that his affair would not be important. But not even that, using money from those who contributed in good faith to give to your baby momma?
I knew alot of former Edward supporters back from my days over on Taylor Marsh who switched over to Secretary of State Clinton and stood with the campaign through all the crap they threw her way. Please they knew this would come out and that he didnt’ have a chance so why, WHY was he there? Ironically this morning when I was getting ready to go on base Fox News summed it up. Believe me, waking up to hearing his name and how things went down in Iowa was not the best way to rehash the primary. But this is just backwards in itself. They are investigating Edwards donations but won’t investigate why the fuck people in Jakarta was donating to the Obama campaign? Are these people on drugs? Can we fire them and replace them?
What part of fucking Mickey Mouse donating makes sense? Hello? Mickey Mouse? People named “XVYGT”? Places that don’t exist? I don’t care if John Edwards used all the money in his campaign for this chic. I want to know why the fuck people in foreign countries made donations. I want to know why the MSM doesn’t report it. I want to know why if this was Clinton, or Bush or Palin we would hear this shit 24/7 but no one can ask the damn question why the hell Acorn allowed the goddamn dead to come back to vote, mickey mouse donated money, and where the HELL is Jakarta Georgia!
Is everyone that scared? Is the mainstream media and certain elected officials lack the balls to ask the basic damn question? I don’t care if this administration has a approval rating of 100,000. Plus, polls can be manipulated anyway. Axelrod old company was all about creating the perception of something being there that is not. Please. In what world do you live in when the percentage of how people personally feel about you equals job performance. I think my hairdresser is outstanding and give her a A++ in personality, but her business ethics just plain downright damn suck. In all actuality these individuals are making US look bad and should not have any control on certain things like military, foreign policy issues and national security until they can answer some damn questions. Because I for one want some damn answers.
Do they think we are stupid? Seriously. Do they honestly believe that people don’t pay attention? I pay attention to everything and it is simply fascinating that anyone would believe some will just look the other way. Let me get this straight because honestly it seems unprecedented. First, our funding is tied into the closing of Gitmo, yeah, it pays to discover. Then you have Gates on a middle east tour to reassure our allies that no, we arent a bunch of pussies it just seem that way sometimes on tv. Then we have to give verbal warning number, how many to Pakistan, again, in regards to the Taliban? Let’s see, Admiral Mullen, General Petreaus, Secretary of State Clinton.
But yet and still they are still a marchin towards Islamabad and taken over Buner which is about 60 miles I think from there? Anyway, message to base? Maybe it’s just me but it’s my belief they are going to do just enough but not enough, meaning they ain’t gonna do to much of NOTHING! We are going to ask them to do more until they are a stones throw from Islamabad. Sorry. Don’t like the current plan. How many times will we have to ASK them to do what they should of been doing the entire time? Yeah, any minute now those on the border like India will jump in, whether it’s before or after the Taliban get the nukes is up to them. But seriously, 25% of the Pakistan Army are Pashtun the same as the Taliban. Really, how hard are they going to fight when they may or may not believe in there cause? Good luck with that.
Yeah, I am sure the let’s link hands crowd would look at that as being *war mongorin* but maybe someone should explain what nukes do. Or better yet what would happen if oh lets say, China or Russia or some group that could gain standing from turning us into there bitches because nukes tend to do that to you when you have to keep askin nicely for them to do something. They don’t want to seem to want to take our advice, but they damn sure seem to like taking our money. Imagine that. Maybe we should make it a stipulation. Take our advice, now, and get the money. Sorta kinda like how we can only get our money for funding thats tied into gitmo.
Oh and today in news, the anti-military crowd is out in full force in soldier bashing central with a new article titled:
US Soldiers in Afghanistan Told to “Hunt People for Jesus… So We Get Them into the Kingdom”
New video evidence has surfaced showing that US military forces in Afghanistan have been instructed by the military’s top chaplain in the country to “hunt people for Jesus” as they spread Christianity to the overwhelmingly Muslim population. Soldiers also have imported bibles translated into Pashto and Dari, the two dominant languages of Afghanistan. What’s more, the center of this evangelical operation is at the huge US base at Bagram, one of the main sites used by the US military to torture and indefinitely detain prisoners.
If it wasn’t so pathetic it would be cute, if it didnt piss me off so badly. Especially this: ”What’s more, the center of this evangelical operation is at the huge US base at Bagram, one of the main sites used by the US military to torture and indefinitely detain prisoners.”
Really? Evangical Operations? Ironic how this just happens to coincide with this report:
“…The broadcast of this video comes just days after a new poll of White Americans found that, in the US, church going Christians are more likely to support the use of torture than other segments of the population. The Pew Research Center poll found: “White evangelical Protestants were the religious group most likely to say torture is often or sometimes justified — more than six in 10 supported it. People unaffiliated with any religious organization were least likely to back it. Only four in 10 of them did.”
We can’t win for losing. We are under attack from our own government and administration. We dont deserve this shit. How long do we have to take this? As of right now, this tells me that we are unable to be defended. So if that’s the case, lets get some people out there who can. I nominate myself. It’s so blatant it’s transparent. Because this is straight BULLSHIT. If they refuse to defend our military and soldiers they better get the fuck out of the way because this, they don’t deserve it. If you can’t defend us, you should not represent us, you shouldnt have your job, and should take your ass home. They do not deserve this at all! They are playing the *race card* left and right and no one will call them out for this. I have an idea. Let’s take our Senate and our House and the shill authors that trash us and let’s replace them with soldiers we have out there and let them do our job and see how hard they end up fucking praying that they come back home alive. It may not have been my religous affiliation while deployed but I damn sure went to services held by the chaplain and prayed. Because the funny thing is, I doubt god disregarded my prayers because I happen to have a certain letter behind my name. Right now it’s a *D*. But if they continue on this path. I cannot in good faith affiliate myself with any group that refuses to support it’s countries military. It does not matter who or what you do or what party you belong. Attacking us will get your ass sent to the house. They are on notice. I am tired of constantly writing articles defending something that should never be under attack.
I love how they take things so out of context but those is on our community will read this and shrug it off because our chaplains deployed providing spiritual guidance can literally mean the difference between life and death. The context of this is something I am so familiar with. It’s not about attempting to convert someone to a certain religion. It’s about intervening and bringing someone in, who may need help that may or may not be the type to go to church services or who may not be the type to state that they may have personal issues on there mind or problems at home.
Because if they have positive things to state, you just don’t get to see those type of stories in print. Because it takes away the narrative and message of *bringing the troops home* if said troops understand they still have a mission to do that they were deployed to do, and act accordingly. This is has to, no, this will end. Change will come because what is happening is not right.
It’s about getting your *buddy* help by any means necessary when it seems either no one cares, or may understand. Almost equivalent to the ACE program. See what we do is attempt to fix the problem of preventing suicides. Of preventing our soldiers from taking a step that could be prevented if they know that they have someone on there side. So maybe if this fucking administration wouldn’t constantly attempt to put us down, we might start feeling as if our civilian leadership is on our side. WE can read. We can hear. We can understand. The Huffington post seems to have a problem with reporting positive stories in regards to soldiers. That is, if they are reporting a story about how bad life is or how they hate this or hate that.
We are living in dangerous times. With the attempt being made to take control of the internet away from the U.S. The major cyber attack that happened last month in CA. Or lets say Telecom attack since they don’t call it *cyber*. It should put fear in anyones heart. This infighting is not the way to go. We need individuals who can lead. Meaning real leaders. I guess I will be using the phrase will the real leaders stand up from now to 2010 to 2012.
It’s time to get real about this and lay it out on the table because the Tin Foil hat crowd are burning bridges. No, people dont believe in “torture”. But torture is not the issue at hand. It’s these conspiracy theories and remarks that border on unhinged accusing people of heinous crimes to include soldiers. This “war crimes” in Iraq narrative will end up coming back to haunt the Democratic party. This is why when people hear the world “liberal” they cringe. Because you don’t seem to comprehend that everytime you state “war crimes” were committed in Iraq. You fail to understand that WE ARE THE ONES THERE. Bush and Cheyney were not deployed in Iraq so where were these “war crimes” committed.
And just a side note. For the detractors that visit. If you rush to *prove* and write a article attempting to find *horrible* manufactured stories about soldiers to *prove* some kind of war crime theory. Maybe someone should ask you why you are so intent on making us look bad when we all should be on the same side. Because at this point, I am seriously wondering why if inidviudals believe this. Why did it take so long considering our side had the majority, to man up and do the so called right thing. In other words, I look at inidviduals like this as suspect because if this “probe” was so “secret”. Why is it broadcasted everywhere on Daily Kos?
Maybe they should ALL be investigated by independent council to include an ethics committee for sowing chaos and intentionally causing divide instead of explaining why on some issues in the last administration happen to still be the same now. THIS is why I think about not being affliliated with these parties because this is just apparent and pathetic.
*special note: the certificate is fake, found it online and thought it hilarious, laugh when you can and how you can sometimes, anyway they really don’t issue out these certificates, well right now
Oh god the Department of Homeland Security is at it again! They created a dictionary that is just over the top. What the HELL is going on? It is on Fox right now and I am just damn near amazed. Anyone wanting to truly see and know that the DHS report was truly a straight character hit job, look at the REAL annual report that the Department of State has to brief yearly on Terrorism for Congress created by the SOS for this years briefing. This is just bad and makes us look bad and yes, they are right, it is one hell of a morale dropper when it seems your own government agencies are out to make you out to be the bad guy. The SOS needs to get into the DHS Secretaries ass on this because this is just plain damn piss poor. Her and her crew need to head over there and explain to her how this affects national security, as well as those tasked to protect and execute it.
Better yet, no, there needs to be some hirin and firin going on. To many things are happening right now world wide than to have to deal with agencies defeating the purpose. Some people can’t do everything at some point you need to have reliable people in position so you don’t have to worry about doing everyones job. This reminds me of a story when I worked in the Orderly Room. When I used to get the reports at the beginning of each month, the UCFR (Unit Commanders Finance Report), 162, 095 or C10, just to name a few. Well, of course the UCFR was the commanders report but before I would give it to him, it would go to the 1SG. But before it went to her, I would do all the work. Why? Cause when you have experienced trustworthy individuals in place, you trust the work they do. So I would go through with th162 and make sure everyone who was on it was there and if they were not, I did a memo to add them on as well as providing the supporting documentation like there orders arriving them to the group, battalion and unit to attach it to the memo. If there was someone that was not suppose to be there, I would do a memo to remove them and provide supporting documentation for why they should be removed ie a copy of there ETS or PCS orders.
Then I would check to ensure whatever entitlements like BAS or BAQ was on there for those who were suppose to recieve it and if there was someone on there that should be getting an entitlement that didn’t reflect on the report. I would go to there file and pull there 4187 or 5960 showing there BAS or BAQ was already submitted depending on whichever it happened to be or if it wasn’t completed, I would do the paperwork to include the supporting documentation showing they were authorized the entitlement, ie marriage certificate, apt or mortage contract certified by the commander.
After ALLLLLL of this was done, THEN I would place a routing coversheet on the 1SG folder and place it in her inbox with ALL the SUPPORTING documentation for her to review before she initialed off on the routing slip and gave it back to me to give to the Commander. But better believe, even with ALL of the supporting documentation given, if SHE had a question, you better provide a answer that is verifyable because shit rolls down hill. Cause that report once it is turned in by me to our higher headquarters goes to someone else, who answers to someone else. And when that “someone else” has to ask questions to the first “someone else” based on what WE turned in. It better be correct.
Because ALL reports have a purpose that ties into a bigger picture. Mission readiness. Yeah , I could go on and on about this but the point I am making is that I am trying to prove a point that when mistakes are made with reports “I am sorry” just don’t cut it. This information was sent out to agencies to include local law enforcement who use this to do there job. So what happens when they utilize this bogus info and end up targeting a person or group based on a report that has bad information? When you have to look to your higher headquarters to provide information, you want to be able to trust the information and trust the individuals providing it.
This isn’t the “campaign trail” with *gotcha* moments where you can retract the info or come out with an apology. Lives, LIVES are on the line and the individuals tasked to do these jobs deserve better. You can’t lift our moral standing by stripping away the morale of others to do there job. My point is that there seems to be a lack of some kind of coc in DHS. Someone needs to start putting individuals in place that can do the job and realize the importance of it and do it quickly because at this point, there are only a handful of people I feel comfortable with and I doubt those individuals can be everywhere at once.
When I am wrong, I am wrong and I admit it. I’m wrong. 100%. Senator Leahy was correct in stating we need ALL information provided to move on. This administration was right about transparency. National Security is at stake. Therefore, I am 100 percent for releasing all information that could damage national security and place this nation in danger. So all the information requested should be seen by the one thing that binds this nation together: the People. So I have a list of things that I want to see released to the public since the Democratic party believes in transparancy to move forward. Get on board Republicans, get on board.
Cause, see, I cant *move forward* until I see a couple of things, you know, transparency and all to move on. Because now that they have gone on record stating that our laws are important, I can’t help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that now. All information requested will now be bought forward. NOW. We should all aid in ensuring that we remain a nation of laws. Because no one is above it. I applaud these *truth commissions* cause I like the truth. Love it in fact. I love our laws as well. Republicans AND Democrats need to join in together and make sure that all information is released. No picking and choosing or watering down information, or creating it. If you have the information and it holds weight, is legitimate, than lets roll.
Let’s show the world we lead from the front. If crimes were committed by those who believes themselves to be above the law? Prosecute them bitches to the fullest EXTENT of the law. We are not prosecuting legal advice, or opinions made by legal council of another administration who were asked for advice. That’s straight bullshit, if that’s the case, no laywers would ever offer an opinion if they will later turn around and be sued. Especially when our elected officials were there the entire time and knew what was happening the entire time. Na’h we are holding accountable and need to prosecute those who have blatantly no hold bars down violated our laws and constitution.
It does not matter what group they belong to, what color they are, where they live what they do or anything else. And on a side note, it the MSM wants to water the truth down for anyone? Hell, cut it off, you dont have to watch anything. They work for us. We are setting a dangerous precedent during a crucial time when we have so much at stake world wide from Pakistan, to Afghanistan to Iraq and China. Playtime is over and only the strong will survive.
Now that this has been put out there the countdown now begins. Will we be a nation of laws or a lawless nation?
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has to go, seriously. It is not personal but this is beyond the pale. Unbelievable. You have to read it to even believe it:
The Homeland Security official who spoke to FOX News said the office that released the report had taken on a “maverick” attitude by acting without authorization and is now being “reined in.”
The article continues to state:
Department spokeswoman Amy Kudwa said the report was not authorized and is not being used. ”The lexicon was not an authorized I&A product, and it was recalled as soon as management discovered it had been released without authorization,” Kudwa said. “Since this happened prior to our last experience, our new internal protocols were obviously not in place. Even so, this product is not, nor was it ever, in operational use.”
Are they serious? You mean to state there are people within this agency able to publish a report not viewed by the head person in charge that has the ability to make it to other local and state agencies? Dear god do they understand that totally undermines the purpose? Department of Homeland Security? If you cannot manage your own office and agency, how in the hell can you manage intel involving something so important? Who the hell is in this “maverick” division? They intentionally put out a report that was not based on fact but even more, they did not know who did it?
What is WRONG with the people in this country that no one has just realized we just broadcasted the biggest ” I am incompotent” message around the world! Does anyone not care that we actually have enemies? NONE of this agencies reports reflect any of the actual terrorists and organizations out there. No, this is very very dangerous and not over reacting. Someone has to investigate this because something is wrong with this entire picture. I am sorry there is a traitor in the mist. I believe it 100 percent and would swear to it on a stack of bibles. Look at that report, actually read and look at that report and you will figure it out.
The people in THIS country have been labeled as the *extremists* while the actual *extremists* have been left out. WHY? Why would anyone do that? It’s like someone wants us to believe that terrorists no longer exist and are no longer a threat to lower our guard so we can get screwed when we least expect it. We need names. We need NAMES of this so called “maverick” division who did this. By DHS stating what they did about it not being authorized but managed to get out to other agencies? You mean to state there are individuals with access at this level that could get away with it before someone caught it?
You allowed some outside “maverick” group to insult your military, vets and god knows who else and then state it was not authorized or approved and think “I am sorry” is going to cut it? What else do they have access too?
Simply amazing. Now the truth comes out from the Washington Times:
In a highly unusual reversal, the Defense Department’s inspector general’s office has withdrawn a report it issued in January exonerating a Pentagon public relations program that made extensive use of retired officers who worked as military analysts for television and radio networks.
Nothing is deemed “unusual”. There is a purpose for everything. Now I understand why there are so many “anti military” stories out there with bad information:
The inspector general’s office began investigating the public relations program last year, in response to articles in The New York Times that exposed an extensive and largely hidden Pentagon campaign to transform network military analysts into “surrogates” and “message force multipliers” for the Bush administration. The articles also showed how military analysts with ties to defense contractors sometimes used their special access to seek advantage in the competition for contracts related to Iraq and Afghanistan.
They make everything so political when in all actuality politics has nothing to do with it. It’s about morale. It’s about our values. It’s about motivation. It’s about patriotism and the ability to be proud, not just proud of what you do, but to have pride doing it. It’s about standing behind those who do a job we get sent by our own administration. But even more it’s about facts and questioning the purpose behind back door attacks against your own military. But yet based on this article and the fact that the program in question no longer exist. My question is why no one is fighting this. I pay attention to everything because one day I will transition from the military to the civilian world. And one thing I see is the constant attacks that go unnoticed. There is nothing I dislike more than bad information reported in a way to make us look bad and have to sit there and just damn take it. Silence is agreement.
They will fight to be able to be at Dover to see us brought back in flag draped caskets, while fighting constantly to ensure we have just the bare minimum when it comes to funds as if we can’t read or hear what they say and how they really feel on CSPAN as they get up there to cut any and everything because of that word they hate to hear “war”. But yet they refuse to get out there and explain the need or justify the necessity because it goes directly against the views of “there base. But yet everyone wants to be in a phot op with us to show that they “support the troops”.
However, everyone get’s representation out there except for us. I have sent countless emails and so many know it asking why no one will ever ask where these questions or go on the record stating that certain information wasn’t true. Nothing. Before this article, I honestly believed that some just literally don’t care or otherwise occupied. Because nothing can make me understand why anyone would be party to lowering the morale and attempting to degrade the same ones some claim to support. That is the reason why I blog military issues and politics because they go hand in hand in my opinion and these people dictate our lives and career. There choices and decisions can literally mean life or death for us so yes, I am going to pay attention and remain involved because we have the right to have our voices heard. But even more we deserve the right to have representation just like anyone else. In order to be a 21st century military we have to remain moving forward while doing away with the old ways of the past.
It is unfair and I cannot believe the Pentagon would be party to stripping this away. Our communities are part of this country as well. No one ask for special priviledges. No one asks for special favors. Just the ability to ensure someone has our back as we are overseas or even in garrison doing the job that we have been tasked to do. It’s ironic. You see everyone stating how they should have *diversity* as everyone state how it’s there *turn* to have a voice with the Souter pick. You have the hispanic community wanting there chance. Women stating there should be another *female* justice, on and on. Everyone has a valid reason for why someone should be representing them and people agree.
They take care of everyone but we are always left out to fend for ourselves while not allowing anyone to have a voice. But yet again when it comes to *representation* for just the basic ability and chance to have advocates to beat back on this anti military narrative we get, nothing. Why, why would anyone in the House or even the Senate look the other way? And yes, I can state that because I have been asking this question for a very long time. Do they even understand how easy it is for terrorists to get there agenda and idealogy out there to slam us in the MSM when they allow any and everyone to say whatever without even once asking for evidence to support there claim?
How long will they make us have to sit here and just take every single hit thrown our way? Will they waite to the point when everyone develops a “I dont care” attitude because someone feels this administration is against them? How motivated would you be if you see more consideration for rights given to detainees and those who would wipe our ass of the face of the map if given the chance be treated as if we are the ones who are wrong? Yes, I am sorry, some things are worth fighting for and I cannot excuse anyone military or otherwise not fighting for this.
They are FAILING us if they allow politics to dictate this situation. They ruin morale, steal motivation and take away the ability to be secure enough to transition or even do there job. They actually had our benefits on the table. I don’t care about “D”s or “R”s they should of never even been an option. Would of been a distant memory and they would of moved forward if not for the alarm that went up in regards to it. I will always side with my military and those who support us. It gave me a stepping stone that allowed me to achieve the goals I set for myself and I serve with a greatful heart. Despite the fact that right now I am in the WTB or that I may not be able to do the things that I used to but what short comings I have, I make up with heart and perserverance. I will always side with the military and those who support us no matter color, gender or party.
But whoever stopped this program is dead wrong and for once, the one thing I try to never do is allow personal viewpoints to cloud my judgement. Although on this, I am unable too. On this, I call foul. I think about all of the times I talked to various soldiers and spouses asking why no one will set the record straight or push back on false stories just to find out that a program that they used to have at the Pentagon no longer exists. And the reason for it is because if they allowed it to continue to have military surrogates, bullshit stories like Seymour Hersch could of had someone else with knowledge and experience call them out for it. Someone WANTS these false stories to play out in the court of public opinion and it does not take a rocket scientist to figure this out. They won’t defend there military, but they will defend terrorists like Bill Ayers:
Last but not least, the anti-military crowd. The people who will write a story attacking the military, there military, who will side with any organization out there that spins a story to make the armed forces look badly. These individuals will utilize any information at there fingertips to smear our name and our leaders. All because they transcribe to the belief that its not duty, flag and country, but ”political party, step on the flag, and just straight screw the country”. On November 4th, I made a promise that I intend to keep. They will see these words again. Every attack, written slur and hateful video. Good luck with 2010 and 2012. From the number 2 soldier bashing blog on the web, guaranteed to find some of the worst references and comments directed towards us:
This administration does not deserve to lead this military. Yes, let me state it again. They. Do. Not. Deserve. to even stand in the same room, and breath the air we breath whatsoever. Why? You would promote a inaccurate story such as this when we have soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. You would promote a inaccurate story such as this to give the fucking enemy the heart and will to fight against us because of some percieved insult towards individuals whose religion is the foundation of there life? A ten year old could tell you that this is a dangerous accusation to make.
Silence means agreement. THIS is why we need individuals out there. Because when no one disputes this, it gives the perception of truth. Unbelievable. They need to get down on there knees and apologize to every spouse, friend, family member of every individual deployed for placing there loved one in danger. They might as well put a big X on everyone’s back. The damage is done and this is unforgiveable and whoever is responsible for this story needs to be held accountable. This is not about politics. This is about LIFE and not a game, nor is this a “I am sorry” moment. It’s like some want something bad to happen and I just dont get this. Our surrogates and advocates no matter what letter is behind there name need to protect us against this before people start getting killed. Religion is a major part of there life and to ensenuate something like this without facts need to be investigated before someone believes them to be true:
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Liars for Jesus: The Religious Right’s Alternate Version of American History
by Chris Rodda on Wed May 06, 2009 at 07:31:03 AM PDT
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again, where, oh where is Wes Clark??? (3+ / 0-)
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I don’t have a clue why a progressive 4-star like Clark, a fierce opponent of this religious warrior stereotype horsepucky, and a national resource, IMO, is left on the sidelines for these fights.
Thanks for this. We need lots, lots, lots more exposure of the military being used as an arm of the (irony alert) ‘christian’ warriors!
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by p gorden lippy on Wed May 06, 2009 at 07:35:26 AM PDT
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How about a new rule? (2+ / 0-)
If you are a member of the U.S. military, and you engage in proselytization on behalf of a religion or religious organization while in uniform and/or on active duty, you will be summarily discharged with pay one grade below the last you earned.
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What the heck. Worked out so well in that part of the world a thousand years ago…
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by miamiboats on Wed May 06, 2009 at 07:38:28 AM PDT
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The crusaders weren’t terrifically interested in converting their enemies, only in taking their fortresses and lands. The point of the crusades wasn’t to make Muslims into Christians — the crusaders in fact tolerated a wide variety of faiths under their rule — but to assert Christian (specifically, Roman Catholic) ownership of the sites holy to Christianity.
Widespread dedication to conversion was a mark not of crusading but of colonialism, and of a latter stage (post-Reformation/Counter-Reformation) of colonialism as well. Although efforts at conversion in colonized countries were made from the 16th century on, they got their biggest boost in the 19th century with the rise to power of evangelical Christians in the U.K. — coincident with the development of Victorian morality. These chaplains are reasonably regarded more as neo-Victorians than as crusaders.
by WIds on Wed May 06, 2009 at 07:47:14 AM PDT
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first video?
For people who say they are Christians, they are treating those Bibles with an awful lot of disrespect. I bet you they wont put a Bible written in English on the ground like that…
Maybe that is just it: They disrespect it BECAUSE it is not in their language, but in the language of those ‘darker skinned’ people.
They are not true Christians, who live by the VALUES of Christianity, values of Respect, Dignity, Honesty, Honour, etc.
They are Christians in NAME only, and what they are doing is extremely disrespectful, and damages the image of Christians, and of Americans. Not to mention the danger they are putting the other troops in with their idiocy.
~shakes head and sigh
“The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of every good Government” ~ Thomas Jefferson
by watershed on Wed May 06, 2009 at 07:44:36 AM PDT
There are many memorable moments that impact a persons life. Events that will transpire that will either set you on a path or road to discovery. Challenge your way of thinking or questioning the actions of those around you. Good days and bad days, and days you do just enough to get by. But despite the road to discovery, whether the information is favorable to you, or unfavorable, the road to the truth and personal discovery sometimes end up being something that you may not want to know, or may not want to see, or even worse, something you may not want to believe. But the thing with “truth” is that despite whatever words spoken, one thing you just cannot hide are actions. Because threw it all, no matter how your mouth is moving, your actions will always speak louder than words. There are very few individuals on the political scene that I hold respect for that reside in the Democratic party. And as of right now, the Secretary of State is the last one standing. Not based on being “female”, please. It was based on the same exact qualities that I witness in many of our leaders, other soldiers.
- The ability to do your job in some of the worst circumstances when everyone seems to throw obstacles in you way. Attempting to get a message across while there are those who attack the message without even bothering to listen to what the message is about. Perseverance.
- The ability to get out there and fight for a party that didn’t even attempt to fight for you while they called you everything but a child of god. And when that wasn’t enough, they made things up and called you racist while all stating to stand aside and step down. Loyalty and Courage
- Stating live on air during a interview that if you didn’t win, you would get out there and campaign long and campaign hard, you, and President Clinton. Even when we knew, had proof, seen, viewed and watched Acorn literally bring the dead back to vote to include mickey mouse making donations, and utube videos posted showing there actions. She still got out there and stated she would do everything in her power to ensure she supported the Democratic ticket. Honor
- She told us the truth. She stated what she would do, when some wanted her to take her 18 million and go to Denver and have a knock down drag out fight right there live on the floor. You damn real we would of stood with her. Even when no one wanted to hear that she would campaign for the individuals who were no more than common thugs. Who terrorized her supporters, made threats, hacked blogs, hacked emails, spread lies and called names. Integrity
- She took a break but came back out and kept her word because she understood something more important. But the day after the convention when Gov Palin came on the scene and those poll numbers began to hit the ground as the white women left the ticket scattering like roaches when the lights are turned on (no offense). The cry went out loud and clear for her to come back on the scene because we were close to saying President McCain and Vice President Palin , lie to yourself if you want, but let the record show. Until they called her back out to state she would never ever eva run for President because some people like myself was willing to have McCain and Palin in 2008 to have our SOS in 2012. Duty
- She could of quit because it was already pre ordained. Not by clergy but the *party elite*. Something like how Spector was so 100 percent sure he has the PA primary in the bag. History is repeating itself once again. But instead of quitting when they were all against her. She continued on the path as the obstacles known as Olberman, Brazile, Martin and other haters threw a whole bunch of trash known as there opinion out there. From the back of a pick up truck to dirt roads in the middle of damn near nowhere. She got her message out there despite it all, despite the name calling and the words that when you listen to now, you cant even believe that a former First Lady, Senator and Presidential candidate could be treated with such lack of respect is damn near amazing. Because she dared to not quit when they wanted and they had no clue or idea why. They asked themselves “why”? Why would anyone keep on going when the MSM did too her what they threatened to do to the man from Chrysler. THAT is an example of what that threat means. Selfless Service
That, this is the reason why I am able to support and relate and support our Secretary of State because these attributes are familiar to me. They are known to me. They are are Army Values almost in reverse.
It doesn’t matter that I came to this party based on what I witnessed during the primary. That it was exciting to witness someone exhibit what I was familiar with and so many other military women, and military spouses when normally we are ignored, or forgotten or taken off the shelf for the prerequisite photo.
You can only look back on these things as you witness how hard this administration will go to keep the “torture” debate live and well. Too the point they will scramble for any small piece of *evidence* to not support national security measures and those who fight and work for it. It’s embarrassing. It’s saddening. It’s shameful. To watch so many grasp for straws because without them they have no idea how to govern. They will strip away any and everything, motivation, morale, just to cater to one group of individuals when they should cater to all of us. How many? How many individuals will be bought out in the next four years who have just “discovered” or “remembered” a memo drafted on a computer five or six years ago that may have or may not have agreed with a opinion or piece of legislation that will all of a sudden be *remembered* when things start looking bad?
Where were the individuals in question when the last administration was in power that stood up and fought for this? Cowards. Anyone unable to stand up for what they believe in because it may or may not be popular at the moment is a coward. I dont want anyone representing me that has zero idea about how to fight. If you are speaking the truth with our countries best interest at heart and are willing to get out there and fight to get your message heard even when there are those throwing the kitchen sink and the house at you all at once. It wont matter if you don’t win the fight because it’s the overall battle that is more important. THAT is what people remember and the reason you will always have support. Because even now there are those who wonder why the hell Secretary of State Clinton has her own so called *branch* of the Democratic party. Why there are those who refer to themselves as *clinton dems*. Why she has websites and blogs tracking her every movement. Or those like myself that have a Internet handle or blog in her name. Because even though they attempted to tell me that she was *racist* and as a *black woman* I am a *sellout*, yes, they called me that to include the derogatory term one of “hillary’s plantation niggas”. I didn’t give a flying fuck then, and even more so now I could care less. Because these individuals only know how to *fight* behind a computer screen. They need a *majority* to be able to have the heart to speak up. They need more than one person to tell them there ideas and solutions are right because they can’t think on there own.
The Democratic party does not have a big tent. But Clinton does. She has liberals, moderates, progressives and even Republicans and anyone not believing that must of missed the individual republicans in PA switching over just to have the chance to cast there vote. I understand that she is part of a administration of the person who has the title that rightfully belong to her. She supports our president, I support her, and the OFFICE of the president. But I will never support what I personally first hand witnessed during the past year. Never. But I will support real leaders with real values that reflect the values of this country and the people and I will fight tooth and nail to never witness this country fall or bow down to tyranny. When you believe in something enough, you are willing, you are literally willing to suffer for it. You are willing to stand up and defend it. You are willing to get out there and fight for it. You are willing to disregard every single individual who will tell you to stand down or suffer the consequences because you know in your heart that what you are witnessing is wrong and you are willing to raise a army against them. Something is not right with this administration. I believe with all my heart that there is a very serious problem. History will tell a story years from now of how we were attempted to be bought down, but there were those who stood up. I cannot in good faith state that everything is as it should be. I never understood why I was targeted by the *bots* and why they would constantly go on attack because I blog, do video’s and speak my mind. It’s mine. I earned it in Kuwait. I earned it in Bagram. I earned it in Uzbekistan and Iraq and no one can take that away from me.
Ah yes. One of the things that inspires the most is witnessing military discipline at play. This is the number one story in the blogosphere today.
The New York Times has a article I like on General Jones with a money quote that could define so much what we are seeing:
General Jones described that behind-the-scenes “teeing up” process as an example of how he could be helpful to the president. He maintained his cool even when asked about sniping from staff members that he went biking at lunchtime and left work early, although he did, at one point, seem about to crush his coffee cup.
“I’m here by 7 o’ clock in the morning, and I go home at 7, 7:30 at night; that’s a fairly reasonable day if you’re properly organized,” he said. What about officials who pride themselves on being at the White House deep into the night?
Congratulations,” he said. “To me that means you’re not organized.”
So so so very true. Organization. Structure. Outlines. Plan. Solutions. Delegation of authority. May sound unfamiliar to some but it proves a point because it SHOULD be familiar. Holbrooke sums it up beautifully:
But Richard C. Holbrooke, Mr. Obama’s special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, said that General Jones was “a Marine, and he believes in team-building,” an approach that Mr. Holbrooke said had produced “a sophisticated, multilayer decision structure at the N.S.C. that did not exist before.”
The only thing that this tells me is that there must be certain people who could benefit from this type of organizational planning. Or maybe get more individuals who understand exactly how to go about executing it. Because it is desperately needed based on the actions of the DHS maverick department of there agency where it seems there is zero organziation or any form of discipline.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has long pleaded with the U.S. to minimize civilian deaths during its operations, contending that such killings undermine support for the fight against the Taliban. Karzai quickly ordered an investigation into this week’s violence.
Well there goes the mission. I don’t recall anything like this happening before but what should we expect when our own administration gives the impression we are “war criminals”. Wheres the “plea” for suicide bombers to stop strapping bombs to themselves and killing soldiers? Wheres the “plea” for them to stop using mortars and IED’s? Or are we expendable? Exactly what side is this administration on? If we are going to act this way for the next four years and get accused of any and everything. Why even send us there? What? Next will we begin to deploy without weapons and protective gear so we can show how humble we can be at the price of losing our life because now, it’s no longer important because you know, it’s all our fault anyway.
I know everyone likes to believe that we are just “mysteriously” being killed and that the individuals doing it are just “misunderstood”. But I have a sick feeling that this is something to expect for the next four years. I wish they would just come out and state how they really feel in this administration because it does not take a rocket scientist to see that it’s not our lives being lost in Iraq and Afghanistan that are considered important. The words just don’t coincide with the actions. It’s time for some to face the truth and the writing on the wall because when you combine this with other incidents that has happened, you would have to be a literal idiot and a fool to believe for a minute we wont cater to the islamic community the next four years. Hell they erased there presence off of every single report in regards to terrorist organizations as if they don’t exist to even include the word. If you are in the military in my opinion, your screwed.
