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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec
Date: 08/28/2012 10:18:35
Good Morning.
Today is our 3,978th day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,104
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,053
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
$1, 367, 060, 575, 000. 00
While we've been rightly focused on the alarming attack on women's rights in this coutnry, there's been an equally alarming escalation on attacks on US forces in Afghanistan. You may have heard about it - it's so-called "Green on Blue" violence. Afghan soldiers that we are allegedly training to be self-sufficient have turned on their US trainers.
The Pentagon has come up with all sorts of excuses, even going so far as to blame hunger and thirst brought on by the fast of Ramadan (just completed) for the uptick in violence. I've really got no comment on how ignorant that remark is.
But just think about one thing...throughout mankind's history, there have been many invasions and lengthy occupations. At some point, the partisans start to rise up and harry the occupying force...whether coordinated or not, there is always resistance to a perceived enemy on your land, no matter what their intentions may be. You saw the chart....3,978 days is an awfully long time.
Moving on, Raine posted this yesterday. While it's one thing to point at the rhetoric from the right and shake our heads, this one is far more serious. There have been mutinies in our past, but these have all been isolated incidents against specific commanders, or specific conditions. In my admittedly brief search this morning, I could not find a single incident of such a thing happening that targeted the Commander-in-Chief.
But perhaps this is merely the tip of the iceberg. Unfortunately, as we've long suspected, the US military is becoming a haven for extremists and racists. Something the Pentagon is only just beginning to realize.
I've written this column for a long time now....and I think this is quite possibly the most alarming thing I've seen in all my years of doing this. You can point to all the rhetoric the extreme right spouts about how America is on the wrong path and blah, blah, blah. If the military is overrun by extremists, especially those that are easily swayed by extremist points-of-view, then this is a true threat to the Republic. I eagerly await the GOP's response.
Today is our 3,978th day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,104
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,053
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
While we've been rightly focused on the alarming attack on women's rights in this coutnry, there's been an equally alarming escalation on attacks on US forces in Afghanistan. You may have heard about it - it's so-called "Green on Blue" violence. Afghan soldiers that we are allegedly training to be self-sufficient have turned on their US trainers.
(CNN) -- An Afghan soldier killed two American troops Monday in the latest attack by Afghan security forces on coalition soldiers, authorities said.
The killings occurred the same day 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when members of their own unit opened fire on them at an army post in southern Helmand province, according to provincial officials.
The latest attacks come at a sensitive time for the United States and its NATO-led allies, who are preparing to withdraw the majority of their troops by 2014 under a plan that requires Afghan forces to take responsibility for the country's security.
NATO: Most attacks on coalition troops driven by personal grievances
A defense official not authorized to speak on the record confirmed the nationality of the two Americans. The official said circumstances are still under investigation, but it appears to be an insider attack.
Pentagon: Afghans killing U.S. troops Special Ops troops lured then killed
With Monday's killing of the two, at least 42 NATO troops have been killed in attacks by Afghan forces or insurgents disguised as soldiers or police, according to coalition officials.
U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen, chief of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, said last week that an estimated 25% of such attacks are carried out by Taliban infiltrators.
The coalition did not provide details of the attack in eastern Afghanistan, saying only that NATO "troops returned fire, killing the ... soldier who committed the attack."
Afghan authorities, meanwhile, are investigating the attack by five soldiers on their own unit in Helmand's Washir district, which killed 10 people and wounded four, said Daud Ahmadi, a spokesman for Helmand's provincial governor.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the killings, and the governor's spokesman did not outline a possible motive for the attack.
The Pentagon has come up with all sorts of excuses, even going so far as to blame hunger and thirst brought on by the fast of Ramadan (just completed) for the uptick in violence. I've really got no comment on how ignorant that remark is.
But just think about one thing...throughout mankind's history, there have been many invasions and lengthy occupations. At some point, the partisans start to rise up and harry the occupying force...whether coordinated or not, there is always resistance to a perceived enemy on your land, no matter what their intentions may be. You saw the chart....3,978 days is an awfully long time.
Moving on, Raine posted this yesterday. While it's one thing to point at the rhetoric from the right and shake our heads, this one is far more serious. There have been mutinies in our past, but these have all been isolated incidents against specific commanders, or specific conditions. In my admittedly brief search this morning, I could not find a single incident of such a thing happening that targeted the Commander-in-Chief.
But perhaps this is merely the tip of the iceberg. Unfortunately, as we've long suspected, the US military is becoming a haven for extremists and racists. Something the Pentagon is only just beginning to realize.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — They call it "rahowa" — short for racial holy war — and they are preparing for it by joining the ranks of the world's fiercest fighting machine, the U.S. military.
White supremacists, neo-Nazis and skinhead groups encourage followers to enlist in the Army and Marine Corps to acquire the skills to overthrow what some call the ZOG — the Zionist Occupation Government. Get in, get trained and get out to brace for the coming race war.
If this scenario seems like fantasy or bluster, civil rights organizations take it as deadly serious, especially given recent events. Former U.S. Army soldier Wade Page opened fire with a 9 mm handgun at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin on August 5, murdering six people and critically wounding three before killing himself during a shootout with police.
The U.S. Defense Department as well has stepped up efforts to purge violent racists from its ranks, earning praise from organizations such as the Southern Poverty Law Center, which has tracked and exposed hate groups since the 1970s.
Page, who was 40, was well known in the white supremacist music scene. In the early 2000s he told academic researcher Pete Simi that he became a neo-Nazi after joining the military in 1992. Fred Lucas, who served with him, said Page openly espoused his racist views until 1998, when he was demoted from sergeant to specialist, discharged and barred from re-enlistment.
While at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina, Page told Simi, he made the acquaintance of James Burmeister, a skinhead paratrooper who in 1995 killed a black Fayetteville couple in a racially motivated shooting. Burmeister was sentenced to life in prison and died in 2007.
No one knows how many white supremacists have served since then. A 2008 report commissioned by the Justice Department found half of all right-wing extremists in the United States had military experience.
"We don't really think this is a huge problem, at Bragg, and across the Army," said Colonel Kevin Arata, a spokesman for Fort Bragg.
"In my 26 years in the Army, I've never seen it," the former company commander said.
Experts have identified the presence of street gang members as a more widespread problem. Even so, the Pentagon has launched three major pushes in recent decades to crack down on racist extremists. The first directive was issued in 1986, when Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger ordered military personnel to reject supremacist organizations.
That failed to stop former Marine T.J. Leyden, with two-inch SS bolts tattooed above his collar, from serving from 1988 to 1991 while openly supporting neo-Nazi causes. A member of the Hammerskin Nation, a skinhead group, he said he hung a swastika from his locker, taking it down only when his commander politely asked him to ahead of inspections by the commanding general.
"I went into the Marine Corps for one specific reason: I would learn how shoot," Leyden told Reuters. "I also learned how to use C-4 (explosives), blow things up. I took all my military skills and said I could use these to train other people," said Leyden, 46, who has since renounced the white power movement and is a consultant for the anti-Nazi Simon Wiesenthal Center.
I've written this column for a long time now....and I think this is quite possibly the most alarming thing I've seen in all my years of doing this. You can point to all the rhetoric the extreme right spouts about how America is on the wrong path and blah, blah, blah. If the military is overrun by extremists, especially those that are easily swayed by extremist points-of-view, then this is a true threat to the Republic. I eagerly await the GOP's response.
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Comment by 
Raine on 08/28/2012 12:13:52
Good morning!
from last night: Yay for Momma Mala! 
Raine on 08/28/2012 12:13:52
Good morning! from last night:
Quote by wickedpam:
Must pass this along - Mom was home on vaca today and got a call from the Rmoney people. She said they started negative right away how the Democrats and the Democratic party weren't doing anything. Before they got very far she told them to "Shut up, I'm voting for Obama" (verbatim). She said they said have a nice day and hung up
Hope they realize they should remove our home number from their list
Comment by 
TriSec on 08/28/2012 12:18:29
TriSec on 08/28/2012 12:18:29
Waltham, MA - BREAKING NEWS
This just in from City Council:
I'll be in touch with TRMS and IAVA later today to spread the word.
This just in from City Council:
David,
Returning Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan
Wars will be recognized at the city's Veterans'
Day ceremony on November 11.
I met with the planning committee last week and they
gladly agreed to do it.
We haven't had great success with parades in Waltham.
People don't turn out for them.
We should have a decent crowd on Veterans' Day
on the Common.
Thanks for this suggestion.
Bob Waddick
I'll be in touch with TRMS and IAVA later today to spread the word.
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 12:45:22
Momma Mala rules!
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 12:45:22
Quote by Raine:
from last night:Yay for Momma Mala!Quote by wickedpam:
Must pass this along - Mom was home on vaca today and got a call from the Rmoney people. She said they started negative right away how the Democrats and the Democratic party weren't doing anything. Before they got very far she told them to "Shut up, I'm voting for Obama" (verbatim). She said they said have a nice day and hung up
Hope they realize they should remove our home number from their list
Momma Mala rules!
Comment by 
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 12:45:58
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 12:45:58
Morning 
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 12:45:58
Hurrah for citizen activism!
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 12:45:58
Quote by TriSec:
Waltham, MA - BREAKING NEWS
This just in from City Council:
David,
Returning Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan
Wars will be recognized at the city's Veterans'
Day ceremony on November 11.
I met with the planning committee last week and they
gladly agreed to do it.
We haven't had great success with parades in Waltham.
People don't turn out for them.
We should have a decent crowd on Veterans' Day
on the Common.
Thanks for this suggestion.
Bob Waddick
I'll be in touch with TRMS and IAVA later today to spread the word.
Hurrah for citizen activism!
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 12:47:00
They never seem to call when I'm home, but it sounds like mom's got it covered
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 12:47:00
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
from last night:Yay for Momma Mala!Quote by wickedpam:
Must pass this along - Mom was home on vaca today and got a call from the Rmoney people. She said they started negative right away how the Democrats and the Democratic party weren't doing anything. Before they got very far she told them to "Shut up, I'm voting for Obama" (verbatim). She said they said have a nice day and hung up
Hope they realize they should remove our home number from their list
Momma Mala rules!
They never seem to call when I'm home, but it sounds like mom's got it covered
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 12:52:44
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 12:52:44
I know we have all been ruminating on the Issac making landfall in the Gulf coast almost 7 years to they day that Katrina made a little trip up the might Mississip. But in other hurricane related news it has been 20 years since these storm hit Florida and Hawai'i Andrew and Iniki. These for me, are the Rubicon of hurricanes. They heralded a new era in big-ass global warm driven strorms.
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 13:01:25
for me it was Hugo, came ashore in Charleston but it wrecked havoc along the whole Carolina coast. We felt it up in Wilmington and a friend and I had decided to go to Myrtle Beach just a weekend after that - the place was a mess.
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 13:01:25
Quote by Mondobubba:
I know we have all been ruminating on the Issac making landfall in the Gulf coast almost 7 years to they day that Katrina made a little trip up the might Mississip. But in other hurricane related news it has been 20 years since these storm hit Florida and Hawai'i Andrew and Iniki. These for me, are the Rubicon of hurricanes. They heralded a new era in big-ass global warm driven strorms.
for me it was Hugo, came ashore in Charleston but it wrecked havoc along the whole Carolina coast. We felt it up in Wilmington and a friend and I had decided to go to Myrtle Beach just a weekend after that - the place was a mess.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 13:04:06
Oh Hugo was nasty. It caused a lot of enviromental damage near where my parents live. There is a lot of industrial hog farming in those parts, the "waste retention lagoons" (ponds of pig shit) were flooded out sending thousands of gallons of pig shit into the river systems around them.
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 13:04:06
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:
I know we have all been ruminating on the Issac making landfall in the Gulf coast almost 7 years to they day that Katrina made a little trip up the might Mississip. But in other hurricane related news it has been 20 years since these storm hit Florida and Hawai'i Andrew and Iniki. These for me, are the Rubicon of hurricanes. They heralded a new era in big-ass global warm driven strorms.
for me it was Hugo, came ashore in Charleston but it wrecked havoc along the whole Carolina coast. We felt it up in Wilmington and a friend and I had decided to go to Myrtle Beach just a weekend after that - the place was a mess.
Oh Hugo was nasty. It caused a lot of enviromental damage near where my parents live. There is a lot of industrial hog farming in those parts, the "waste retention lagoons" (ponds of pig shit) were flooded out sending thousands of gallons of pig shit into the river systems around them.
Comment by TriSec on 08/28/2012 13:05:49
TriSec on 08/28/2012 13:05:49
Hmm, and up New England way, we've got last year's Irene.
Hurricanes aren't really our thing, but this one was a huge impact through the Western and Central part of the state. Couple that with last year's non-winter, and it makes you go hmmm.....
Hurricanes aren't really our thing, but this one was a huge impact through the Western and Central part of the state. Couple that with last year's non-winter, and it makes you go hmmm.....
Comment by TriSec on 08/28/2012 13:14:22
TriSec on 08/28/2012 13:14:22
Speaking of hurricanes, I'm trying not to chortle over the RNC convention.
I generally laugh at the weather...I won't fault them for cancelling some things. Better safe than sorry.
I will snicker over them taking great pains not to party too hard in case the Big Easy gets wiped out again. I won't wish that on anyone; I'm still livid over Katrina.
But wouldn't the image of the GOP fiddling while Rome burns a second time just be a scream? (OK, not really, but you get the gist.)
I generally laugh at the weather...I won't fault them for cancelling some things. Better safe than sorry.
I will snicker over them taking great pains not to party too hard in case the Big Easy gets wiped out again. I won't wish that on anyone; I'm still livid over Katrina.
But wouldn't the image of the GOP fiddling while Rome burns a second time just be a scream? (OK, not really, but you get the gist.)
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 13:18:01
though I do have to admit that I love the air after a hurricane and standing out in the eye of the storm is amazingly freaky
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 13:18:01
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Mondobubba:
I know we have all been ruminating on the Issac making landfall in the Gulf coast almost 7 years to they day that Katrina made a little trip up the might Mississip. But in other hurricane related news it has been 20 years since these storm hit Florida and Hawai'i Andrew and Iniki. These for me, are the Rubicon of hurricanes. They heralded a new era in big-ass global warm driven strorms.
for me it was Hugo, came ashore in Charleston but it wrecked havoc along the whole Carolina coast. We felt it up in Wilmington and a friend and I had decided to go to Myrtle Beach just a weekend after that - the place was a mess.
Oh Hugo was nasty. It caused a lot of enviromental damage near where my parents live. There is a lot of industrial hog farming in those parts, the "waste retention lagoons" (ponds of pig shit) were flooded out sending thousands of gallons of pig shit into the river systems around them.
though I do have to admit that I love the air after a hurricane and standing out in the eye of the storm is amazingly freaky
Comment by 
BobR on 08/28/2012 13:24:35
BobR on 08/28/2012 13:24:35
TriSec - it is definitely way past time to get out of Afghanistan. We are becoming King George's redcoats. Better energies would be spent on monitoring and infiltrating terrorist cells, both international and domestic.
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 13:28:39
Raine on 08/28/2012 13:28:39
AWww, this Dad makes me cry. :group.
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 13:37:36
Raine on 08/28/2012 13:37:36
Rich Galen is such a tool.
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 13:37:55
He sounded like he was on the verge of tears he was so angry about this.
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 13:37:55
Quote by Raine:
AWww, this Dad makes me cry.
He sounded like he was on the verge of tears he was so angry about this.
Comment by TriSec on 08/28/2012 13:53:04
TriSec on 08/28/2012 13:53:04
BTW, I'm an idiot.
I am drinking coffee today with no ill effects.
Non-Dairy Creamer.
Not my favorite thing, but it's better than not having coffee. I guess it's so far out of my realm that I just didn't even think of it.
I am drinking coffee today with no ill effects.
Non-Dairy Creamer.
Not my favorite thing, but it's better than not having coffee. I guess it's so far out of my realm that I just didn't even think of it.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 13:57:00
So if coffee regulah is coffee with cream, is coffee with non-dairy creamer coffee irregulah?
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 13:57:00
Quote by TriSec:
BTW, I'm an idiot.
I am drinking coffee today with no ill effects.
Non-Dairy Creamer.
Not my favorite thing, but it's better than not having coffee. I guess it's so far out of my realm that I just didn't even think of it.
So if coffee regulah is coffee with cream, is coffee with non-dairy creamer coffee irregulah?
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 13:57:32
Raine on 08/28/2012 13:57:32
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 14:01:05
Raine on 08/28/2012 14:01:05
Comment by TriSec on 08/28/2012 14:11:48
TriSec on 08/28/2012 14:11:48
Ahh, Mondo.
A "Lahj Regulah" is cream and two sugars. I do not drink it that way; only cream. Which unfortunately always gets a double-take at the local Dunk's. I am an outlier.
A "Lahj Regulah" is cream and two sugars. I do not drink it that way; only cream. Which unfortunately always gets a double-take at the local Dunk's. I am an outlier.
Comment by TriSec on 08/28/2012 14:14:36
TriSec on 08/28/2012 14:14:36
Question for "you people" 
Is there any standard out there for the order of the conventions?
I'm encouraged that the DNC is last, and on the following week too. Any GOP bounce is going to be immediately erased next week.
I just wonder, does the "defending team" usually get to go last, or do they draw names out of a hat, or what?
Is there any standard out there for the order of the conventions?
I'm encouraged that the DNC is last, and on the following week too. Any GOP bounce is going to be immediately erased next week.
I just wonder, does the "defending team" usually get to go last, or do they draw names out of a hat, or what?
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 14:29:37
Usually the party in power goes first (in 2008, the GOP convention went before the DNC since Bush was still in office) but I heard (I think on WTOP politics corner) that the GOP wanted to go first this year.
Well played, RNC, Well played.
Raine on 08/28/2012 14:29:37
Quote by TriSec:
Question for "you people"
Is there any standard out there for the order of the conventions?
I'm encouraged that the DNC is last, and on the following week too. Any GOP bounce is going to be immediately erased next week.
I just wonder, does the "defending team" usually get to go last, or do they draw names out of a hat, or what?
Well played, RNC, Well played.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 14:33:23
:carson: I did not know that. Good stuff.
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 14:33:23
Quote by TriSec:
Ahh, Mondo.
A "Lahj Regulah" is cream and two sugars. I do not drink it that way; only cream. Which unfortunately always gets a double-take at the local Dunk's. I am an outlier.
:carson: I did not know that. Good stuff.
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 14:39:56
Raine on 08/28/2012 14:39:56
Costco sells three packs of button down shirts?
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 14:43:27
Don't you hate it when you try to fix one problem and inadvertently wipe out your entire email and address book?
Thank God I archive everything!
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 14:43:27
Don't you hate it when you try to fix one problem and inadvertently wipe out your entire email and address book? Thank God I archive everything!
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 14:44:41
Not sure - I did see button down shirts at Costco though. What did I miss?
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 14:44:41
Quote by Raine:
Costco sells three packs of button down shirts?
Not sure - I did see button down shirts at Costco though. What did I miss?
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 14:45:10
Costco sell everything! Best of all their CEO is an Obama supporter!
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 14:45:10
Quote by Raine:
Costco sells three packs of button down shirts?
Costco sell everything! Best of all their CEO is an Obama supporter!
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 14:45:11
SEE? Chris just mentioned this as well.
Raine on 08/28/2012 14:45:11
Quote by Raine:
Costco sells three packs of button down shirts?
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 14:45:29
*gasp* a new Butterstick!?
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 14:45:29
*gasp* a new Butterstick!?
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 14:48:18
Romney talking about how Ann bought him a three packs of lovely shirts at Costco. I'll see if I can get the audio.
The other funny thing about that, the founder and Former CEO of Cosco is going to speak at the convention
Raine on 08/28/2012 14:48:18
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
Costco sells three packs of button down shirts?
Not sure - I did see button down shirts at Costco though. What did I miss?
The other funny thing about that, the founder and Former CEO of Cosco is going to speak at the convention
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 14:52:57
I really doubt Ann as seen the inside of a Costco, probably sent the maid for them
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 14:52:57
Quote by Raine:Romney talking about how Ann bought him a three packs of lovely shirts at Costco. I'll see if I can get the audio.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
Costco sells three packs of button down shirts?
Not sure - I did see button down shirts at Costco though. What did I miss?
The other funny thing about that, the founder and Former CEO of Cosco is going to speak at the convention
I really doubt Ann as seen the inside of a Costco, probably sent the maid for them
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 14:55:13
Raine on 08/28/2012 14:55:13
Quote by Raine:Romney talking about how Ann bought him a three packs of lovely shirts at Costco. I'll see if I can get the audio.Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
Costco sells three packs of button down shirts?
Not sure - I did see button down shirts at Costco though. What did I miss?
The other funny thing about that, the founder and Former CEO of Cosco is going to speak at the convention
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 08/28/2012 14:56:31
trojanrabbit on 08/28/2012 14:56:31
Bobby Jindal is whining the Feds aren't responding to his emergency requests with enough aid.
I found this Fark response very amusing.
I found this Fark response very amusing.
Maybe the state of Louisiana could sue the RNC for praying the storm away from their convention and towards New Orleans.
Yes, yes, you can't sue someone for acts of God, but I don't see why you can't sue them for their actions which lead to God changing his mind and shifting his point of aim.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 08/28/2012 15:00:48
Will in Chicago on 08/28/2012 15:00:48
Good morning, bloggers!!
I hope that everyone is well. Also, let me wish Velveeta Jones a Happy Belated Birthday. (I was busy, but more on that later.)
TriSec, the news about the soldiers plotting to overthrow the government but I am not completely surprised. We see a lot of heated rhetoric in our public discourse.
I am very uneasy about another hurricane heading to the Gulf Coast. My former roommate in Phoenix lived through Hurricane Katrina.
As for myself after subbing, shopping and doing other stuff, a Chicago Public high school called to ask if I was still available for interviews. So, I may get one soon. I doubt that this would be related to the likely strike as it would be easier to use subs. So, we will see what happens. No word from New England on jbs.
I hope that everyone is well. Also, let me wish Velveeta Jones a Happy Belated Birthday. (I was busy, but more on that later.)
TriSec, the news about the soldiers plotting to overthrow the government but I am not completely surprised. We see a lot of heated rhetoric in our public discourse.
I am very uneasy about another hurricane heading to the Gulf Coast. My former roommate in Phoenix lived through Hurricane Katrina.
As for myself after subbing, shopping and doing other stuff, a Chicago Public high school called to ask if I was still available for interviews. So, I may get one soon. I doubt that this would be related to the likely strike as it would be easier to use subs. So, we will see what happens. No word from New England on jbs.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 15:01:31
I just hope the new Butterstick isn't squirted out and bounced off a wall
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 15:01:31
Quote by wickedpam:
*gasp* a new Butterstick!?
I just hope the new Butterstick isn't squirted out and bounced off a wall
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 15:02:17
EffU Bobby you whiny little prick.
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 15:02:17
Quote by trojanrabbit:
Bobby Jindal is whining the Feds aren't responding to his emergency requests with enough aid.
I found this Fark response very amusing.Maybe the state of Louisiana could sue the RNC for praying the storm away from their convention and towards New Orleans.
Yes, yes, you can't sue someone for acts of God, but I don't see why you can't sue them for their actions which lead to God changing his mind and shifting his point of aim.
EffU Bobby you whiny little prick.
Comment by Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 15:03:34
Costco= 
Sam's= 
Mondobubba on 08/28/2012 15:03:34
Quote by Raine:SEE? Chris just mentioned this as well.Quote by Raine:
Costco sells three packs of button down shirts?
Costco=
Sam's=
Comment by TriSec on 08/28/2012 15:03:58
The closest Costco to their digs in Belmont is the one I used to frequent here in Waltham with the other peasants. I think we would have known.
TriSec on 08/28/2012 15:03:58
Quote by wickedpam:
I really doubt Ann as seen the inside of a Costco, probably sent the maid for them
The closest Costco to their digs in Belmont is the one I used to frequent here in Waltham with the other peasants. I think we would have known.
Comment by Will in Chicago on 08/28/2012 15:13:29
I am not sure that the Romneys would even think of going to Costco themselves, as servants could buy anything there.
As for the convention, I am concerned that Romney will be able to portray himself as a normal guy. I worry that people will buy into the billionaire backed ads on Medicare and other topics.
Will in Chicago on 08/28/2012 15:13:29
Quote by TriSec:Quote by wickedpam:
I really doubt Ann as seen the inside of a Costco, probably sent the maid for them
The closest Costco to their digs in Belmont is the one I used to frequent here in Waltham with the other peasants. I think we would have known.
I am not sure that the Romneys would even think of going to Costco themselves, as servants could buy anything there.
As for the convention, I am concerned that Romney will be able to portray himself as a normal guy. I worry that people will buy into the billionaire backed ads on Medicare and other topics.
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 15:22:24
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 15:22:24
ok channel 9 put a "How would you describe Mitt..." on their facebook page - oh 16 comments - only 2 are positive
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 15:24:46
I bet they are the 2 new neighbors who moved on the block... They have Romney signs up... I have to wonder how they feel knowing that pretty much this whole street is NOT REPUBLICAN.
Raine on 08/28/2012 15:24:46
Quote by wickedpam:
ok channel 9 put a "How would you describe Mitt..." on their facebook page - oh 16 comments - only 2 are positive
Comment by Will in Chicago on 08/28/2012 15:27:41
Will in Chicago on 08/28/2012 15:27:41
A friend made me aware of a new article on Romney changing his positions on abortion in Slate. It is a pretty long article:
The Conversion
How, when, and why Mitt Romney changed his mind on abortion.
By William Saletan|Posted Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at 3:52 PM ET
Is Mitt Romney an abortion extremist? That’s what Democrats are saying. They’re equating Romney’s position with that of Rep. Todd Akin, the Missouri Republican who thinks abortion should be illegal even in cases of “legitimate rape.†But earlier this year, William Saletan investigated Romney’s record and found no such extremism. Instead, Romney’s history is a long trail of shifts, equivocations, and reversals, coupled with ongoing revisions of his image and his autobiography. The original article is reprinted below, along with a video synopsis of Romney’s flip-flops.
To understand Mitt Romney, you have to understand the most difficult passage of his political life: how he changed his position on abortion. Not the story he tells about it, but the real story.
Romney began his political career as a pro-choicer. In the story he tells, he had an epiphany, a flash of insight, and committed himself thereafter to protecting life. But that isn’t what happened. The real story of Romney’s conversion—a series of tentative, equivocal, and confused shifts, accompanied by a constant rewriting of his past—paints a more accurate picture of who he is. Romney has complex views and a talent for framing them either way, depending on his audience. He values truth, so he makes sure there’s an element of it in everything he says. He can’t stand to break his promises, so he reinterprets them.
Comment by wickedpam on 08/28/2012 15:29:08
yeouch! you know I find it interesting in Manassas, even with Romney/Ryan coming to town and having their event at the pavillion, I haven't seen a ton of Romney signs around. Granted I haven't seen any Obama (but I think thats more to the fact that there aren't that many in the office last I check)
wickedpam on 08/28/2012 15:29:08
Quote by Raine:I bet they are the 2 new neighbors who moved on the block... They have Romney signs up... I have to wonder how they feel knowing that pretty much this whole street is NOT REPUBLICAN.Quote by wickedpam:
ok channel 9 put a "How would you describe Mitt..." on their facebook page - oh 16 comments - only 2 are positive
yeouch! you know I find it interesting in Manassas, even with Romney/Ryan coming to town and having their event at the pavillion, I haven't seen a ton of Romney signs around. Granted I haven't seen any Obama (but I think thats more to the fact that there aren't that many in the office last I check)
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 15:34:04
Raine on 08/28/2012 15:34:04
This story is so terribly disturbing.
I think one of these guys killed his pregnant wife for the Life insurance money.
I think one of these guys killed his pregnant wife for the Life insurance money.
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 15:35:09
the houses are right next to each other as well. The moved in about a month or 2 apart.
it just seems so strange to see on this block.
Raine on 08/28/2012 15:35:09
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:I bet they are the 2 new neighbors who moved on the block... They have Romney signs up... I have to wonder how they feel knowing that pretty much this whole street is NOT REPUBLICAN.Quote by wickedpam:
ok channel 9 put a "How would you describe Mitt..." on their facebook page - oh 16 comments - only 2 are positive
yeouch! you know I find it interesting in Manassas, even with Romney/Ryan coming to town and having their event at the pavillion, I haven't seen a ton of Romney signs around. Granted I haven't seen any Obama (but I think thats more to the fact that there aren't that many in the office last I check)
the houses are right next to each other as well. The moved in about a month or 2 apart.
it just seems so strange to see on this block.
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 15:39:51
I posted:
yenmoR ttiM
Raine on 08/28/2012 15:39:51
Quote by wickedpam:
ok channel 9 put a "How would you describe Mitt..." on their facebook page - oh 16 comments - only 2 are positive
yenmoR ttiM
Comment by 
Scoopster on 08/28/2012 15:41:35
Scoopster on 08/28/2012 15:41:35
Comment by Raine on 08/28/2012 15:43:54
that second link is BULLSHIT. That can't be legal.
Raine on 08/28/2012 15:43:54
That first link is satire.
that second link is BULLSHIT. That can't be legal.