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Obama is being a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to the reverend Wright. He goes to this man's church for twenty years, gets married in the church, has his kids baptised in the church and excuses what the good minister say. But, it was Obama who was one of those on MSNBC calling for Don Imus to be fired after making a stupid remark about the Rutger's women's basketball team (nappy headed 'hos). How can he excuse the racist remarks from the minister over a period of twenty years but not excuse Imus' stupid remark? "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

Well, molesting children is the worst in my book; however, in this world of political correctness, the words of the Reverend Wright could certainly be considered "hate speech" which is also a crime. Personally, I think the concept of calling any person's statements "hate speech" and prosecuting people for expressing their opinion, no matter how unpleasant, is unconstitutional but many of our elected representatives disagree with me. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

I think there is a bit of a difference between a priest who has been secretly molesting children and a minister who has been preaching anti-American and racism in public sermons in a church for twenty years....that is unless the priest was molesting children in front of the congregation. In addition, Obama's minister or his church has apparently been selling DVDs of his sermons with this racist and anti-American material. That is where the media obtained it. Was the priest selling DVDs of him engaged in pedophelia? but, then again, maybe you shouldn't run for public office. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

I'm pretty sure what he is wearing in this photo is a military surplus helmet of the kind that was used for HALO and was originally a pilot's helmet. It had provisions for attaching an O2 mask, head phones, etc. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

*** Tell it to the Kurds and Iranians. They might have a different opinion and Hussein's willingness to use them.... "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

My POINT, as you seem to have missed it, is that EVERYONE thought he had WMD. Of course, they were all reading the same crappy intelligence. It wasn't just the Clinton administration, it was the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Israel, Iran and much of the middle eastern countries. And, during his interrogation, he made the point that he was attempting to mislead the world that he had them as he was afraid of Iran. Evidently, you are unable be accept that fact due to being blinded by an severe case of Bush Derangement Syndrome. Help is available. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/16/transcripts/clinton.html and this: http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp If you want to hang WMDs on Bush, hang it on these people as well! "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

Seems Ferraro has a habit of these so-called "racist" remarks as you can see from this: A Ferraro flashback "If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race," she said. Really. The cite is an April 15, 1988 Washington Post story (byline: Howard Kurtz), available only on Nexis. Here's the full context: Placid of demeanor but pointed in his rhetoric, Jackson struck out repeatedly today against those who suggest his race has been an asset in the campaign. President Reagan suggested Tuesday that people don't ask Jackson tough questions because of his race. And former representative Geraldine A. Ferraro (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that because of his "radical" views, "if Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race." Asked about this at a campaign stop in Buffalo, Jackson at first seemed ready to pounce fiercely on his critics. But then he stopped, took a breath, and said quietly, "Millions of Americans have a point of view different from" Ferraro's. Discussing the same point in Washington, Jackson said, "We campaigned across the South . . . without a single catcall or boo. It was not until we got North to New York that we began to hear this from Koch, President Reagan and then Mrs. Ferraro . . . . Some people are making hysteria while I'm making history." Sounds like the "racist"remarks come mostly from the northeastern liberal establishment! Aren't these the same people who are always pushing affirmative action...and now they hold that against those they claim they want to help with this reverse discrimination? "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

*** What do you have to say about Barney Frank allowing a male prostitution ring to be run out of his home. Why is he still in office? "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

The Japanese invaded and occupied the Aleutian Islands, part of the United States, during WWII. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

"Nylon rope used by skydivers"???? Wonder if he was really a water skier. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

During the C-Span testimony I saw, the engines were coming out of GE-Ohio. One area of great concern is that the Airbus design is way behind schedule in delivering tankers to another country...Australia, I think. They haven't, apparently, ever built tanker aircraft before and there may be issues with the refueling boom system. I wasn't able to watch enough of the testimony this morning (had to get to the gym, then work) to thoroughly understand the issue(s) but the last thing the USAF needs right now if further delays in replacing their elderly KC-135s. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

I watched a brief bit on C-Span this morning of the house committee questioning those involved in awarding the contract. Norm Dicks made some interesting points...the USAF had wanted a smaller aircraft than the Airbus but it seems that things were changed along the way. Boeing could have bid the 777 but offered what they had been led to believe the USAF wanted. Who knows the truth? The other interesting thing is Congress, in their writing of the "Buy American" legislation plus other acts, defined various European (and other) countries as fitting into the "Buy American" category including France, Germany, Spain, UK, Turkey, Egypt, Norway etc. So it seems like Congress and Boeing got bit by past ill-conceived congressional legislation. Because of this act, the Airbus is just as American as the Boeing 767. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

Since P&W is not supplying the engines for this aircraft, who is? My guess is GE, a US company. Also, regarding spare parts for the future - next 30-50 years. These will probably be manufactured in the US by the lowest bidder. This is HUGE business. Either the Air Force will get the drawings for US manufacturers to quote on or US companies will reverse-engineer the various spare parts. I wouldn't think that spares will be coming from Europe unless the part is propietary. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

I guess Cheney is taking a lesson from the Clinton adminstration regarding missing/deleted emails. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

*** "predicting the weather for tomorrow is almost trivial." That is certainly not my experience as a pilot. Anything further out than 12 hours is almost useless for flight planning purposes and we don't refer to FSS (flight service) as "dial a lie" for nothing! "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

Economies thrive during extended warm periods. Look at history, especially of Europe, during the Medieval Warm Period (900 - 1300 AD). Things turned downward (plague, crop failures, revolutions, starvation, etc) during the Little Ice Age that followed this period of global warming. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

Actually, the federal government does issue IDs...passports are one example. Never having to get one I don't know what they look like but how about "green cards"? "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

Jim, I heard the same thing about Dave and I believe it was Cathy Sickler that told me. I think she has stayed in touch with them both. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

I said that the banks were accused of this. I don't believe in the current situation that this is actually occurred. They denied loans to those who were not capable of repaying them. They were accused of redlining when, in fact, they were actually making sound lending decisions. The results speak for themselves. People got loans who couldn't repay them. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

Wasn't it the Congress that got all over banks that wouldn't give mortgage loans to people who were poor credit risks? Accused them of "redlining", discrimination, etc? So, Congress forces banks to lend money to people who probably couldn't afford the mortgage payments and then gets on the banks for lending money to people who couldn't afford to repay. More government oversight anyone? "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

*** Absolutely right. Illegal aliens do it every day in this country! "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

"If at first you don't succeed try, try again" or "the third time's a charm". Too bad it's so cold there during the winter. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

The following is from Michael Yon, a former SF blogging from Iraq where he has been embedding with the grunts for a number of years. See what he has to say about Dragonskin...and he can buy whatever he wants. "For Sale: Dragon Skin Dragon Skin for sale: I paid approximately $4,000 for this body armor but would not recommend it to any buyer who plans to use it in combat. I do not like Dragon Skin for various reasons. The Dragon Skin is too heavy and also relatively difficult to wear. If you fall in the water with this body armor, I think you will drown before you can shed the Dragon Skin, or if you are trapped in tangled wreckage after an IED, you will have an extremely difficult time shedding the Dragon Skin. There is no quick release and it’s plain hard to get in and out of. I talked with a Special Forces soldier some months ago about body armor. His humvee was hit with an EFP and was burning. He said that if not for the quick release on his armor, he said he would have burned up. Again, please do not buy this for combat. There are cheaper body armors that are better. I’m starting the bid at $1 and will use the proceeds to return to Iraq at the end of January. We should expect an increase in US and Iraqi Casualties over the next couple of months due to ongoing, intensive operations against al Qaeda. Please click here for today’s Intsum. or please click here to bid on an over-priced set of body armor that you should never wear in combat. (If you have difficulty with the link to the item page, the E-Bay item number is: 260203742022 ) While Michael Yon has not received funding or financial support from any network, movie, book or television deals in the past, and remains primarily reader-supported, he will receive a portion of presale funds paid by purchasers of signed copies of his coming April 2008 book Moment of Truth in Iraq. These funds will help support his efforts in 2008. However, he relies on his readers to help him replace his equipment and cover his expenses so that he may remain in Iraq and bring you the stories of our soldiers. If you value his work, please consider supporting his mission. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling

It is obvious to me that you really don't know what you are talking about. Please examine the dimensions of the XL Cloud and the Titan - wing span, chord, airfoil, line trim, construction methods etc. If you do that, you will find virtually NO similarities. About the only thing they share is the F-111 material and dacron lines...which ALL manufacturers were using at the time The Merlin...which Para-Flite canopy was this a knock-off of???? While my memory is a little faded after all these years, the Pegasus preceded the Cruisair rather than the other way around. The Osprey was Pioneer's take on an all-around/RW oriented canopy that would address the needs of the largest segment of the jumping population of the time. The Merlin appealed to a much smaller segment of the market. The Osprey was targeted directly at the Pegasus as that was the canopy that was taking the largest share of the market...not the Cruisair. I'd be interested in hearing what your background is in the development and marketing of parachutes in the 70s and 80s that makes you such an "authority" on the subject. Maybe we can get Elek to join in the conversation. I'm sure he would have some opinions on the subject as well. "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition"...Rudyard Kipling