General Discussion, Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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  1. MaryfromMarin's avatar MaryfromMarin says:

    Don’t worry, bee happy!

    Liked by 4 people

  2. Stella's avatar stella says:

    Seen on Facebook. Don’t know how valid this info is:

    http://tinyurl.com/jo2dpt3

    Wikileaks Bombshell Leaked To True Pundit: Hillary Clinton Knew of Weapons Supplied from Benghazi to Al-Qaeda in Syria

    So far “True Pundit” and Free Republic are the only ones reporting this, so who knows.

    Liked by 6 people

    • Stella's avatar stella says:

      There is this:

      WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange: Clinton Lied Under Oath About Her Knowledge of Libyan Arms Exports

      http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/08/01/wikileaks-julian-assange-clinton-lied-under-oath-knowledge-libyan-gun-exports/

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      • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:

        Ever SecState has known about every arms transfer under every POTUS, it’s how the system operates. Go back to the Iran Contra mess, you think Haig and Schultz didn’t know about the arms transfers to all the players? The Secretary has to know of all the dirt or s/he ends up falling into a political hole in dealing with foreign nations as the US’s prime rep in the international field.
        The Sec has to lie to protect the POTUS and the nation, plausable deniability, on the public side. On the private nation-to-nation side things go on out of sight of the Great Unwashed, sorta like how China and Russia didn’t do all that much about our operations in certain countries while we wink at a lot of their stuff.
        What bugs me about Hillary is she’s the only SecState in modern history who had the post as a known and planned stepping stone to the presidency. When she was lying she wasn’t lying to protect the country and government, she was lying to protect her political ass. SecStates have been directly responsible for American deaths, military and civilian, in the past but that’s largely a ‘national security’ matter. The deaths under Hillary seem to be centered around furthering her political interests as opposed to the nation’s.

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        • Col.(R) Ken's avatar Col.(R) Ken says:

          And don’t forget in Afghanistan, those SAM missile that were in those arms shipments. She directly caused the deaths of two 1 Cav scout pilots, maybe that CH-47D that was taken out also…..

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          • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:

            I’ve posted on this before, the military is the pawn of the government. Thousands upon thousands of WWII US POWs in Germany sacrificed to the Russians, the US crews on recon planes testing Russian and Chinese defenses who were shot down sacrificed, the VN war POWs sacrificed…all with the willing and active machinations of State and Congress. We were and are expendable tools in the diplomatic process.

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  3. Col.(R) Ken's avatar Col.(R) Ken says:

    Pardon me for interrupting, just wanted to say, today it’s really, really dark outside this morning…..

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  4. Stella's avatar stella says:

    Good morning! As the Colonel pointed out, it’s very dark this morning (always darkest before the dawn?). It will be another hot and sunny day today in my neighborhood, but right now it’s a very pleasant 67 degrees.

    DJ Trump has one event, this morning at 11:00 am in Ashburn, VA, while Mike Pence has two events in Arizona; the first is in Tucson at 2:00 pm, and the second in Phoenix at 7:00 pm (MT).

    In August – Poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar

    When August days are hot an’ dry,
    When burning copper is the sky,
    I ‘d rather fish than feast or fly
    In airy realms serene and high.

    I ‘d take a suit not made for looks,
    Some easily digested books,
    Some flies, some lines, some bait, some hooks,
    Then would I seek the bays and brooks.

    I would eschew mine every task,
    In Nature’s smiles my soul should bask,
    And I methinks no more could ask,
    Except–perhaps–one little flask.

    In case of accident, you know,
    Or should the wind come on to blow,
    Or I be chilled or capsized, so,
    A flask would be the only go.

    Then could I spend a happy time,–
    A bit of sport, a bit of rhyme
    (A bit of lemon, or of lime,
    To make my bottle’s contents prime).

    When August days are hot an’ dry,
    I won’t sit by an’ sigh or die,
    I ‘ll get my bottle (on the sly)
    And go ahead, and fish, and lie!

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  5. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:

    Mornin’ y’all!

    Liked by 9 people

  6. nyetneetot's avatar nyetneetot says:

    Mornin’ stella! (Smiter of those that ought to be smote) 😎 🍸 (Long Island Iced Tea)
    Mornin’ WeeWeed! (Master Mixologist Extrodinare) 😎 🍸 (Old Fashioned)
    Mornin’ Menagerie! 😎 |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| (Jack Daniels)
    Mornin’ Ad rem! (Queen Felis catus) 🐱 🍸 (Flaming Lamborghini)
    Mornin’ Sharon! 😎 🍸 (earthquake)
    Mornin’ ytz4mee! 😎 🍸 (cosmopolitan)
    Mornin’ partyzantski! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ texan59! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ ZurichMike! 🙂 🍸 (fuzzy navel)
    Mornin’ Col.(R) Ken! (hand salute) 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ czarowniczy! 🙂 |_| ( and Czarina 🙂 🍸 )
    Mornin’ letjusticeprevail2014! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ ctdar! 🙂 🍸 (grasshopper)
    Mornin’ tessa50! 🙂 🍸 (flaming volcano)
    Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (sidecar)
    Mornin’ varsityward! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ MaryfromMarin! 😀 |_| (Mortlach)
    Mornin’ Wooly Phlox! (aka “taqiyyologist”) 🙂 |_| (Roy Rogers)
    Mornin’ Howie! 🙂 |_| (Classic Daiquiri)
    Mornin’ TwoLaine! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Sha! 🙂 🍸 (Lemon Drop)
    Mornin’ BigMamaTEA! 🙂 🍸 (Harvey Wallbanger)
    Mornin’ cetera5! (aka “Cetera”) 🙂 |_| (Blackberry wine)
    Mornin’ The Tundra PA! 🙂 🍸 (bailey irish cream on the rocks)
    Mornin’ lovely! 🙂 |_| (Backdraft)
    Mornin’ michellc! 🙂 🍸 (Salty dog)
    Mornin’ auscitizenmom! 🙂 🍸 (Kiss on the Lips)
    Mornin’ Margaret-Ann! 🙂 🍸 (White Russian)
    Mornin’ Auntie Lib! 🙂 🍸 (Tom and Jerry)
    Mornin’ holly100! 🙂 🍸
    Mornin’ Pam! 🙂
    Mornin’ ImpeachEmAll 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Monroe! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Les! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ shiloh1973! 🙂 |_| (Jack Daniels)
    Mornin’ TexasRanger! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Ziiggii! 🙂 |_| (B52)
    Mornin’ oldiadguy! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ smiley! (“stuck in spambucket”) 🙂 🍸 (Spanish coffee)
    Mornin’ derk! (“Stellars”) 🙂 🍸 (Mudslide)
    Mornin’ Jacqueline Taylor Robson 🙂 🍸 (Shirley Temple)
    Mornin’ facebkwallflower! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Ms. Cindy! (aka “Ms Cynlynn” aka “ms cynlynn”) 🙂 🍸
    Mornin’ sandandsea2015! 🙂 🍸
    Mornin’ amwick! 🙂 🍸
    Mornin’ Huey! 🙂 |_| (Junior Woodchucks)
    Mornin’ Dewey! 🙂 |_| (Seafarers)
    Mornin’ Louie! 🙂 |_| (Back to School)
    Mornin’ Donald! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ Scrooge! 🙂 |_|
    Mornin’ whiners and complainers! ⭐ 😛 (No drink for you!)
    Mornin’ to people posting that I missed. 😳
    Mornin’ to all you lurkers! 😕

    Also just in case someday; mornin’ to Elvis Chupacabra, F.D.R. in Hell and sundance! :mrgreen:

    Breakfast!

    NEW and IMPROVED breakfast with extra bacon for ZurichMike!

    Doughnuts and coffee!

    = Unprintable phallic symbol

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  7. lovely's avatar lovely says:

    Pope Francis says that Islam is not violent, that it is a religion of peace, and that Islam is not waging a religious war against Christian values.

    Islam responds,

    Pope Francis “has struggled against reality” in his efforts to portray Islam as a religion of peace, the article insists, before going on to urge all Muslims to take up the sword of jihad, the “greatest obligation” of a true Muslim.

    “Indeed, waging jihad – spreading the rule of Allah by the sword – is an obligation found in the Quran, the word of our Lord,” it reads.

    http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/08/02/islamic-state-answers-pope-francis-religious-war/

    I think I have fallen into a bad Monty Python movie and can’t get out.

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    • Pam's avatar Pam says:

      “I think I have fallen into a bad Monty Python movie and can’t get out.”

      Everything seems upside down, backwards, inside out, crazy-making. I feel like I went to sleep and woke up in an alternate reality, or I’m in some kind of endless nightmare. In this instance, the ISIS response is the statement that sounds accurate and real. What the Pope said sounds like fantasy.

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    • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:

      I guess when your army consists of a handfull of Swiss mercenaries, you’re stuck in a ‘bend over and turn the other cheek’ mode and your top priority is getting the US to continue funding faild Latin/South American cultures you just don’t have time for those nagging problems like Islam trying to destroy you. Pope better wise-up to the growth rates of Islamic conversions in his native lands too.

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  8. Wooly Covfefe's avatar Wooly Phlox says:

    A rare day off for me.

    I wish I were here, but I am, esoterically, or metaphorically. Such a gorgeous day.

    Have a God-blessed day, Stellars.

    Liked by 7 people

  9. Wooly Covfefe's avatar Wooly Phlox says:

    Liked by 2 people

  10. Wooly Covfefe's avatar Wooly Phlox says:

    Gah. Yosemite picture is too big for WP.

    Liked by 2 people

    • Col.(R) Ken's avatar Col.(R) Ken says:

      Wooly great picture!! It’s rumored one of the largest veins of gold is around the base of that mountain. Oh, don’t get any ideas panning for gold in that park, you will be relocated to a federal prison not of your choice…..

      Liked by 1 person

  11. Wooly Covfefe's avatar Wooly Phlox says:

    When you wanna change your Windows wallpaper weekly, Stella’s and Interfacelift.

    Incredible photography at both. A 37″ monitor becomes Louvre-worthy.

    I louvre it. I know a cabinet-maker who could augment my monitor with a fancy wood frame.

    Do you all keep your PC hidden under your desk?

    Make PC’s great again. That industry blows my mind. They’re doing what carpenters and electrical engineers did when they make console stereos and console TVs, with computers.

    Replacing the black HDPE your electronic stuff is cladded in with wood should be easy, right?

    Heh.

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  12. czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:

    Just curious…how many readers versus activish commentators here?

    Liked by 3 people

  13. lovely's avatar lovely says:

    An open letter to Khan from a military mom.

    To the Muslim Gold Star father that spoke at the DNC…..I have some thoughts on your comments. I am a Blue Star mother. My deepest condolences on the loss of your son. No family should have to endure such a loss. That being said….while your son is a hero, you Sir, are NOT.

    http://100percentfedup.com/mother-of-active-duty-soldier-destroys-hillarys-anti-trump-muslim-dad-with-this-viral-letter/

    Liked by 3 people

    • WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:

      Khan’s been a tool of the Dum Bass party for some time. I can provide pics and articles, but I don’t want to abuse Khan’s SON any further than HE has to endorse the sons-of-the-devil. Well, jus’ sayin’.

      Liked by 3 people

      • lovely's avatar lovely says:

        True. That is why I posted the letter from a military mom. Maybe still in poor taste? My apologies if it is. It infuriates me that someone would use their own dead child in this manner when they know Hillary loathes the military.

        Liked by 3 people

        • auscitizenmom's avatar auscitizenmom says:

          I don’t feel like the Khans were used. They were happy to do this and Mr. Khan DID attack Donald Trump. I am glad you posted the military mom’s letter.

          Liked by 1 person

  14. lovely's avatar lovely says:

    What’s that about this not being a religious war?

    ‘Break the Cross’: Islamic State Magazine Mocks Christianity, Claims Jesus Is ‘a Slave of Allah’

    In the latest issue of its English-language magazine Dabiq, the Islamic State calls on Christians to abandon Christianity, arguing that Jesus himself was “a slave of Allah” who will “wage jihad” upon returning to earth.

    ********

    Prayer to St. Michael

    St. Michael the Archangel,
    defend us in battle.
    Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
    May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
    and do thou,
    O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
    by the power of God,
    thrust into hell Satan,
    and all the evil spirits,
    who prowl about the world
    seeking the ruin of souls. Amen..

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    • czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:

      Saw this, it’s ISIS’s newest online propaganda mag, might even have a print copy or two in the WH bathrooms. Or Bathhouses, whatever…
      Decidedly anti-Christian, also (thry hope) it will draw queasy Christians away from Christianity and to the Religion of Peace. Readingbit online may also draw attention to you from those Federal agencies looking for non-Islamic straw dogs to balance the ‘most terrorists ain’t Islamic’ equation.

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  15. czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:

    Latestbthing is a pic of Trump eating KFC while using a knife and fork. Inside Edition ran a piece where they asked fine KFC diners enjoying gourmet bird-in-a-box with choice sides in styrofoam containers what they thought of Trump eating fried bird with knife and fork. The chic T-shirt clad gourmands, after wiping grease and crumbs from their faces and fingers, universally and predictably were appalled at his breach of fast food nanners.
    I presume none of them are Euro jetsetters as it’s quite common there to see people eating sandwiches, and a lot of what we’d eat with our fingers, by using a knife and fork. OK, the Europeans, no telling what the new immigrants eat with their fingers.
    Why didn’t they ask the present family occupying the WH? Oh yeah, asking them how they eat fried chicken woulb be racist while asking a white guy with manners is…….
    Then a few minutes later they ran a piece slut-shaming Melania for those nude pix she shot some 21 years ago, shaming Trump even though he didn’t even know she existed at the time. A few minutes later thevrun a piece on some young Hollywppd ingenue thing who shot nudie pix for some glamor magazine, even used the same red banners on her naughty bits as thry did on Melania’s, and praised her for her work. Helloooooooo……?

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  16. czarowniczy's avatar czarowniczy says:

    Flash from the Wash Post: Trimp reguses to suppirt Ryan or McCain in their ipcoming election bids. Well duh, that gets my vote, I don’t support them either. Hey, John and Paul, go get a real job and let Republicans take your seats in November.

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  17. lovely's avatar lovely says:

    Is it possible that Nehlen may knock Ryan out in the primary? After Pence walked the rail and shook hands in Waukesha, Scott followed. Rumor has it that Nehlen extended his hand to Scott and when Scott saw it was Nehlen he withdrew his hand.

    I didn’t even see Nehlen there, let alone the exchange between him and Scott, but from the look on the face of the guy witnessing it this was not a normal exchange of a handshake.

    If Scott was that rude, it is because their internal polling numbers are so bad they may not even be able to steal the election.

    Kansas is looking good for Marshal! Imagine if this is really the year we kick the posers to the curb.

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  18. lovely's avatar lovely says:

    Another newcomer wins.

    Eric Greitens wins expensive, bruising GOP primary for Missouri Governor

    Eric Greitens wins expensive, bruising GOP primary for Missouri Governor

    ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KTVI) – Political newcomer Eric Greitens aimed high in his first bid for elective office and came out on top Tuesday as Missouri’s GOP candidate for Governor, according to Associated Press projections.

    Greitens, a retired Navy SEAL and one-time Democrat, topped Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, former Missouri House Speaker Catherine Hanaway, and businessman John Brunner in a campaign that featured relatively few demonstrable policy differences among those in the field, but still saw an expensive, and at times bitter campaign that has had national attention for more than a year.

    The race had been in a statistical dead heat into the final days.

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