"I'm a Jelly Doughnut"

 

Well, well, well.  It looks like Marilyn Monroe wasn't the only thing JFK flirted with.  A new book about JFK's euro-travel in the 1930s claims he secretly admired Adolf Hitler.

 

I'm not surprised by this.  Today's crop of liberals and Democrats tend to admire communist, islamist, and various other forms of murderous dictators and dictator wanna-bees.  After all, you can't walk on to a college campus these days without someone wearing a Che Guevara t-shirt...

 

Anyone sporting such a shirt should listen to "The Most Interesting Man in the World's" advice on such a fashion accessory...

 

 

 

Remembering Memorial Day

(Image by Craig Biscare Photography)

 

I found these images of this mother and son to be especially moving...

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to all who served and sacrificed...

 

Back to the Pre-9/11 Mindset

 

Once again, Our Dear Leader is talking "exit strategy," this time from the entire fight against terrorism. 

 

The friend who sent us this article, had these opening remarks:

 

I will caveat by saying I do not 100% disagree with Obama's speech.  However, to explicitly state that we are going back to a pre-2001 mindset is ludicrous. As Krauthammer said last night, you need two sides to make peace. Last I checked, we did not poll AQ on their position. My only grim pleasure is that the fruits of this foolish idea will fall on Obama before he leaves office.

Along with the only sane reason for closing Gitmo...

Personally, I'd rather relase all the Gitmo detainees rather than bring them into the US. Then at least we might have a chance to kill them in combat.

 

The idea of treating terrorism as a criminal matter and "bringing them to justice" is head-in-the-sand folly.  I like what one of my friends said, while on a road trip this weekend:

 

We should be bringing justice to the terrorists, not the other way around.

 

Amen brother!

"It's Not Easy Being Green..."

 

Europe has discovered that being green isn't isn't economically viable at this time. 

 

Opening comments from friends:

 

Apparently the Euros have realized that their wonderful green energy experiment is a disaster.  Now, if only we would learn from the Euros that (1) Socialism does not work and (2) Green Energy is a farce.

There is an awesome ted.com talk by a British scientist who had been part of the climate change office in one of the government ministries. He goes through the data to show how much of the UK land space would actually be required for all the trendy alternative energy sources to even meet today's demand let alone match increased population/demand (compared to the minimal footprint for nuclear). At one point he randomly shows half of Ireland taken up to grow biomass for biofuel for Britain. Funny!!

Let's hope the laughs continue--before we follow the Eurozone's economic debacle.

WA State's I-5 Artery Severed

As an Washington State Emergency Operations Officer, working in the Alert & Warning Center (A&WC), sometimes all it takes is one phone call to turn a slow, boring shift into a flurry of frantic activity. 

Last night turned out to be a case of that "one phone call."  Shortly after 1900 hours (7 PM), I stepped out for a bathroom break.  When I sauntered back into the A&WC, I asked my partner, Bruce, "all quiet?"

He responded, "actually--no."

While I was out, he took a call from a Skagit County dispatcher, who merely said, "the I-5 Bridge collapsed and we're deploying our dive team, because there's vehicles in the water."

For two hours Bruce and I were deluged with phone calls.  But within the first hour, our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activated to "Phase-II" (partial activation) and several folks came in to help take this incident off our hands.

Fortunately no one was hurt, or killed, while officials from the surrounding counties called to say they had assets available to assist.  By mid-evening, the only thing Skagit County wanted was someone from the WA State Emergency Management to be dispatched to their EOC and act as a state liaison.

Then things quieted down--a little.  Shortly before 2300 hours (11 PM) the West Coast-Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (WCATWC) reported an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in the Sea of Okhotsk--and that they would be trying to determine if there was any tsunami danger.  In less than an hour, we all breathed a sigh of relief, when the WCATWC reported there was no tsunami danger. 

The local news agencies covered this story on-scene for a few hours.  By the wee hours of the morning, the national networks began reporting this incident.

Despite this story making national notoriety, here's Seattle Times headline.

No Superheroes Allowed in Preschool

(Image:  Justice League from DC Comics)

Ever wonder when "educators" start indoctrinating kids to become sheeple?

In some places, right from the get-go in preschool. 

This one particular school fretted so much over their dear little charges that they've tried to ban kids from playing superheroes. 

But there is some hope for America.  Most of the comments are of the "WTF?" variety.  Not to mention astute readers catching the typos and syntax errors on the flier.

Nor did the folks at Blastr do a good job at redacting the school's name:  Tuny Haven International Learning Center, Philadelphia.

"Youthful" Rampages Across Europe

(Image:  Crime Scene at Woolwich)

"Youths," the euphemism European news agencies use hide the ethnic persuasion of suspects, are at it again.

But most of us can read between the lines and can deduce these "youths" are non-European and most likely Muslim.

But to go along with the charade, "youths" have been rioting in Stockholm, Sweden for over two nights now.  They're angry at the police for shooting a man brandishing a machete.

Across the North Sea in Great Britain, a machete (or sword) was used to kill and behead a British soldier.  The barbaric murder of the soldier--and the suspects parading around the street bragging about it--prompted emergency meetings in the British Government and attempted retaliation by the English Defense League. 

Meanwhile within our own borders, the FBI shot a man during questioning about the Boston Marathon Bombing. 

Comrade Karla stated the obvious: 

It’s now pretty clear to me that this wasn’t just 1 or 2 kids doing this on a lark—obviously far more people “knew something” than our administration would like to publicize.  But it’s like not wanting to take military action to nail the Benghazi terrorists. That would smack of, well, actually DOING something that required hard choices (or Gitmo).

Maybe someday, Western Civilization will shake off the politically correct shackles.  Otherwise, after every terrorist incident, we'll hear more of the same...

(Image by Warren)

Where in the World is the POTUS?

(Image by Lisa Benson)

 

There's a simple question Obama and his Court can't seem to answer:  Where was the President of the United States (POTUS) on 11 Sep 2012, when our consulate in Benghazi was under attack?  In From the Cold delves into this mystery in:  POTUS Wherabouts Unknown.

 

(Image by Bob Gorrell)

 

 

This, however, isn't the only scandal brewing within the beltway, (at least to 53% of us).  Up until now, Our Dear Leader has managed to appear to be "out of the room" at convenient moments.  For the IRS scandal though, The American Spectator may have come across a smoking gun. 

 

And it looks like more whistleblowers may be stepping forward with damning information.

 

Oh, and Fast & Furious may be making a comeback. 

 

Anyone remember that scandal? By Jay Carney's reconning, it was even a longer time ago than Benghazi.

(Image by Jerry Holbert)

The Voices (and Arms) of Tyranny

(Image from:  The People's Cube)

 

The IRS scandal continues to unfold.  The latest update is:  The IRS's Director of Exempt Organizations will be pleading the 5th Amendment before Congress.  Carol Platt Liebau discusses what this does and doesn't do for Lois Lerner.

 

Meanhile, VDH reflects on what it's like living here in Oceania.

 

How is it possible that nearly half of our voting public doesn't believe there's even one scandal, let alone thre, going on?  The Diplomad discusses how the "low informed" have put and are keeping Our Dear Leader in power.  ("Low informed/low information" is a term I'm starting to hear more often in news and commentary sites to describe clueless voters).

 

Everyone should be concerned, because maybe, just maybe, a conservative-ish president might get elected.  Liberal groups and individuals won't want to find themselves in the government's cross hairs, like Catherine and Bryan Engelbrecht have.

 

(Image by Ramirez)

Tornado Devastation in Oklahoma

 

Yesterday a massive tornado swept through Oklahoma, cuting a swath of destruction through the town of Moore. 

 

Here's what things look like on a storm tracker program...

 

 

...but the view on the ground is a lot harsher. 

 

 

Even sadder is that 24 people, including 9 children lost their lives.  The search for survivors is drawing to a close and the task of rebuilding has just begun.

 

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the storm.

 

Fitness = Conservativism?

It's time to hit the gym guys!

Not just to keep our bodies healthy and strong, but according to this study, it makes men more likely to hold conservative political views.

And while we're at the gym, reading The Wealth of Nations while on a stationary bicycle, avoid these timewasters.   (Although I admit, I'm guilty of doing some of them).