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In April of 1970 I was at the Turkey Creek rest area in Florida enroute to Chicago. On the Eastern horizon we witnessed a VERY bright object go skyward, leaving a very solid trail behind. The Saturn V is admittedly atypical in terms of its overall presence, and there was no mistaking what we were witnessing. However, having witnessed quite a variety of rockets in use, from bottle-rockets to the aforementioned Saturn V, it strikes me that rockets are pretty obviously rockets. You will never hear someone say "gee, what was that?" A comment along the lines of "sonofabitch! Look at the rocket!" is more like it. From what I can tell, what we have here is a contrail. BSBD, Winsor

Not hardly. Christianity is totally gay.

So is Rachel Maddow.

Probably an inadvertant launch. "Hey, what does this red button do?"

See, Rhys: THAT is a dig! Look, I consider both cases as irrefutable evidence that Leprechauns are out to get us. First the nanothermite, then the mystery missles - what is next? SOMEBODY forgot to throw a pinch of salt over their shoulder, that's all I'm saying.

The people involved in this protest are truly committed to the Religion of Peace. I recommend that their standards be honored. They should receive the precise level of hospitality as mandated in islamic locales. Let's see, should they organize a demonstration with the burning of symbols and chanting that the local troops should burn in hell, what would be the preferred response in, say, Tehran? Riyadh? Islamabad? Jakarta? They gloat that they are going to paradise. Bon voyage. BSBD, Winsor

Was there any nanothermite involved?

There are a lot of ways to erase a bunch of people but I don't like giving this garbage any ideas. They don't need our ideas. I'm sure they thought of this one already. Hell Tom Clancy gave them the idea for 9/11 in his book Debt of Honor (1994) A secret cabal of extreme nationalists gains control of Japan (having acquired some nuclear weapons), and start a war with the U.S. Ryan, now National Security Advisor, and Clark and Chavez, agents in Japan, help win the war. The Vice President resigns in a scandal, and the President appoints Ryan to replace him. A vengeful, die-hard Japanese airline pilot then crashes a jetliner into the U.S. Capitol during a joint session of Congress attended by most senior U.S. government leaders, including the President. Ryan thus becomes the new President through succession. Somwhere in a cave in Torabora.... Al Zawahiri Hey Bin, whats that you're reading?' OBL Its this wicked book I picked up in Kandahar a week ago, its well good mate..' Al Zawahiri Can I borrow it after you've done?' OBL Yea sure, once you give me back that copy of FHM I lent you a month ago Al Zawahiri Sorry fella, will find it for you, you want a cuppa?' OBL Nice one mate. Ooooh... Wicked plot twist in this book, they get a couple of planes and wack them into New York and Washington Al Zawahiri Sweet OBL Yea, kind of gives me an idea Al Zawahiri No dickhead, your tea, do you want it sweet? OBL Nah I'm off the white stuff, bad for me kidneys init. So anyway I think we can use this mate, know any pilots?... I was in a room full of pilots when one of them came in with a cup of coffee and said "hey, a seven-three just flew into the World Trade Center" (it was a seven-six, but that was not known at the time). "No foolin'?" All of us went into the break room and watched on teevee while another plane hit the other tower. I said "you know, I am beginning to suspect that this was not an accident." One of the secretaries said "who would do such a thing?" I said "it looks like bin Laden has been reading Clancy." "Who's bin Laden?" "You'll hear." It is a pity that the people on our side were so averse to reading. We thus responded with brute force and ignorance, using an approach that has been tried repeatedly throughout recorded history with uniformly negative results. To quote Rocket J. Squirrel, "that trick never works." Had we responded with wit and finesse to the attacks, the world would be a very different place today. One of the drawbacks to Democracy is the tendency to elect candidates drawn from the lowest common denominator of the populus. Capitol Hill, and Washington D.C. in general, is thus a veritable wellspring of mediocrity, and an intellectual black hole. Any brilliant, elegant idea that finds itself there is doomed to die of loneliness and neglect. We have been running on sheer momentum for the past few decades, and what you see now is the result of reaching the limit of our resources - and credit. It has been fun while it lasted. BSBD, Winsor

Sad but true. I feel like the good days are behind us now.. What the hell, it was fun while it lasted.

It always goes back to the Jews. The obsession with Cousin Jesus kinda skews things.

I take it you feel the same way about Judaism and Christianity. No. Mormon, like Scientology and Islam, was created out of whole cloth to suit the agenda of the author. Christianity is the result of the blatant hijacking of a renegade movement for transparent political purposes. It worked well, in that a variety of peoples who were never defeated militarily were overtaken by the virus of applied superstition. Oddly enough, Communism is an offshoot of Judaism - though it does not link itself directly to Hebrew Scripture. Judaism is not a religion per se, but a tribal identity with religious traditions. Jewish religious traditions form the basis of most of the wannabe knockoff "universal religions" (Christianity, Islam, Mormon); the books in question being a Bronze Age family history - of a big, dysfunctional family. Of all the Universal Religions (to include Communism as a "religion substitute"), I rate Islam as the most virulent. Christianity has a pretty bad track record, but it has become a de facto norm, and so is more of a chronic mental illness than the acute version that typifies Islam. BSBD, Winsor

Every time that someone compares The President to a commie or a socialist.. I really do woinder what the fuckl they were actually doing in school other than thinking about when the next party or the next football game was going to be, since its painfully obvious they were not paying attention in any of their classes. "Strength Through Purity, Purity Through Faith" Compare? FAIL I thought you had a better grasp on economic issues and differences in ideology But yet you seemed good with this You realize that the bulk of the indicators of "fascism" apply to just about any totalitarian regime, whether "left" or "right" wing? My view of Obama as a Fellow Traveler at the very least comes from statements he made regarding admiring Marxists at one time or another; reading Marx, Engels, Lenin et al. and spending time in Socialist Workers Paradaises as a youngster has left me with contempt for Socialism/Communism that is on a par with my loathing of Scientology or Islam. Fascism is mutant Socialism. Though used a a generic pejorative, "Fascism" was the brainchild of Benito Mussolini, a lifelong Socialist/Communist from strong Socialist/Communist roots. NSDAP was similarly "Socialist" in more than name. Rather a few luminaries in the Third Reich came from humble origins, and would never have risen to the same level of power under the Kaiser without a "von" in their name. Being a misanthrope I do not have to take sides. I find the religious dreck of the "right" as appalling as I do the least-common-denominator policies of the "left." Both are given to wholesale mediocrity, and neither group is very good at Arithmetic or History. Bush was a national embarrassment, being rather the Moron in Chief. While Obama is possessed of no uncertain political genius, his clarity of vision stops there and he is every bit as embarrassing as was his predecessor. While convinced he knows all the answers, he does not fully understand most of the questions. In any event, my observation of Obama's Marxist/Socialist leanings is merely from statements he has made. It is akin to noting that he plays golf upon occasion. BSBD, Winsor

Every time that someone compares The President to a commie or a socialist.. I really do woinder what the fuckl they were actually doing in school other than thinking about when the next party or the next football game was going to be, since its painfully obvious they were not paying attention in any of their classes. "Strength Through Purity, Purity Through Faith" Compare?

Okay, I actually waded through the article. Assuming the parallel between Blackwater and the SA is valid, I would rate those entralled by our CIC with those smitten by Mao. Though I am not a huge fan of those behind the Hakenkreuz, when all is said and done they were an improvement over the Reds (by a long shot). BSBD, Winsor

SEIG HEIL That would be "sieg" heil. Vowel pairs of i and e in German are typically pronounced as the name of the latter vowel in English - "ie" is pronounced "ee" and "ei" is pronounced "eye." Near as I can tell, "seig" is meaningless in German or English.

Well the war in Afghanistan was cause by pussy if you count the 72 virgins as a motive 9/11 attacks. Again, the martyr makes it 73 virgins. This contradicts the contention that no one starts wars over pussy and margaritas. The fact that these guys aren't getting any turns them into homicidal/suicidal maniacs. BSBD, Winsor

The Vaudeville slapstick schtick aside, Moe Howard (Moshe Hurwitz) was one of the good guys.

I think government shouldn't be in the business of "marriage" at all, but from a historical and legal standpoint they have to be involved in the civil aspects of it if for no other reason than tax and survivor benefits. Gay marriage from a legal stand point is revenue neutral from a "normal" straight marriage. Plural marriage could open up a can of worms when you consider a group of people getting together to take advantage of tax and inheritance loopholes. I'm certain there are other legal aspects I haven't considered in the last 30 seconds since I've started typing this. Oh, so now you think it's okay to discriminate against bisexuals? Who says someone should not marry someone of each sex? It is only fair, and to deny people their rights because of some outdated prejudices is just wrong. And what about inter-species marriage? There have been many cases of old ladies leaving everything to their poodles and what have you; if that is legal, what is the problem with making it official? The whole argument that the nuclear family is based on a man and a woman by virtue of the process of procreation has been made moot by the miracles of modern medicine. If another species can carry a IVF baby to term, should it not be provided with the legal rights that come with parenthood? Marriage is a wonderful thing. Anyone should be able to marry anything, I say! BSBD, Winsor I don't see how anyone you quoted was saying its okay to discriminate. That accusation is complete unfounded. Whooosh.

Wanna bet?

I think government shouldn't be in the business of "marriage" at all, but from a historical and legal standpoint they have to be involved in the civil aspects of it if for no other reason than tax and survivor benefits. Gay marriage from a legal stand point is revenue neutral from a "normal" straight marriage. Plural marriage could open up a can of worms when you consider a group of people getting together to take advantage of tax and inheritance loopholes. I'm certain there are other legal aspects I haven't considered in the last 30 seconds since I've started typing this. Oh, so now you think it's okay to discriminate against bisexuals? Who says someone should not marry someone of each sex? It is only fair, and to deny people their rights because of some outdated prejudices is just wrong. And what about inter-species marriage? There have been many cases of old ladies leaving everything to their poodles and what have you; if that is legal, what is the problem with making it official? The whole argument that the nuclear family is based on a man and a woman by virtue of the process of procreation has been made moot by the miracles of modern medicine. If another species can carry a IVF baby to term, should it not be provided with the legal rights that come with parenthood? Marriage is a wonderful thing. Anyone should be able to marry anything, I say! BSBD, Winsor

+1 +2 Stupid kike! This is why I like the fact that this forum is not heavily moderated and censored. It makes it easier to find out the true nature of some people, FWIW, Billy has been a friend of mine for almost 20 years, and I do not take offense. His point was to vent his spleen w.r.t. Madame Speaker, who discredits any group to which she may claim membership. If you want to rank on thoroughly despicable Children of Israel, there are plenty of worthy candidates. Chuck Schumer and Barney Frank come to mind. BSBD, Winsor

That will show them negroes.... They do, in fact, help to give negroes a bad name.

+1 +2 Stupid kike! Billy, while there are stupid kikes out there (like me), Pelosi is a Roman Catholic.

Actually, I even disagree with that. It's simply what is expected of an informed electorate. It is your duty to vote. It doesn't make you a hero. The one who votes decides nothing. The one who counts the votes decides everything - Josef Stalin btw, the plural of hero is "heroes," . "Hero's" is the possessive. Another english teacher... Semanticist. Semantics is the study of meaning. If you expect to convey your meaning successfully, it is best to say what you actually mean.

Actually, I even disagree with that. It's simply what is expected of an informed electorate. It is your duty to vote. It doesn't make you a hero. "The one who votes decides nothing. The one who counts the votes decides everything." - Josef Stalin btw, the plural of hero is "heroes," . "Hero's" is the possessive.