Obama Daily 102111

Obama Daily 102011

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AFG and the Rule of Law

Ok, I admit that I read a lot. And I read stuff that's outside of my profession. I picked up this story on Lawfare blog, which you should read, too.

Lawfare talks about the intersection of law and warfare. It's always good to know that smart minds are discussing and working on keeping our use of force within the AUMF (look it up) passed by Congress after the 9/11 attacks on our country.

Lawfare has an interesting post about a recent ceremony in Afghanistan. NATO is activating a new group in-country -- the Rule of Law Field Support Mission.

What pisses me off -- but doesn't surprise me -- is one of the pictures from the ceremony. None other than GEN Petraeus spoke at the ceremony. This indicates to me that the US is serious about supporting the Rule of Law in AFG. We tend to take the ROL in the US for granted. How many times have you heard, "Don't do that -- it's against the law"? Or, "The law is behind me on this" or my favorite "I'll sue you!". Each and every day we abide by the ROL. We drive on the right-hand side of the road, we stop at red lights and stop signs, and we look to the law to protect us if someone breaks the law and we're hurt.

The entire idea of the Rule of Law Field Support Mission is to show countries that don't have a ROL what it looks like and how it operates. Private property is something that just isn't well known in some of these backwards-assed places. How do you protect your property from others without resorting to your AK-47?

Back to what pissed me off...take a look at the picture below. Someone said something that generated applause. Take a look at who's NOT clapping there in the front row.

Now I know that the Muslim world has different social customs. But for crying out loud -- we're helping your country enter the 19th 21st century. Learn how to appreciate us and our customs. Or maybe this guy just doesn't agree with what was said. Either way, he's a doofus (highly technical term for socially inept folks).

Or, we could just pull everyone out and just nuke the freaking place. Seriously.

4th of July Parade

We're spending this July 4th in Topinabee, Michigan, on Mullett Lake. Each year, the Topinabee Fire Department's all-volunteer force stages a spectacular parade along 1,084 feet of roadway. You read that right...a little over 300 yards.



Don't kid yourself...this parade is taken seriously. The kids make floats and ride their bikes behind the pumper truck. The kids love it, and the parents (and grandparents) are carried back to that time in their youth when they had their pictures taken on a fire engine.





This is what small-town America is all about. Flags line the narrow asphalt beach street -- and a great time is had by all. It all takes about 20 minutes.







What? Doesn't every parade have a goat?


Here's the end of the line...

Let's all remember those who are far away from their families, taking fire this holiday, or simply separated from those they care for. They are protecting this way of life. Ridicule this at your peril. Attack it and incur the wrath of our true America.

RECALL WIRCH - UPDATE 28 FEB 2011

I'm in Orlando and everyone is talking about Wisconsin. The slobs who are occupying the capitol building won't even move out long enough for a mop and broom to be used -- disgusting. I wonder what these hippies would say if we trashed their homes.

Look, I'm all for peaceful protest. I may not agree with them, but they all have the right to be there. But they trashed the building, and more importantly, they DEFACED THE VETERANS MEMORIAL in the capitol. Tear gas would be too good for these morons.

We have a hard deadline of tomorrow for a bonding commitment, and if the Democrats don't come back and vote, we'll lose $160 million dollars. I wonder how many teachers will lose their jobs because these crybabies won't DO THEIR JOBS AND VOTE.

I'm sick and tired of hearing from the left that this is "wiping out the unions". This is about saving the budget of the state of Wisconsin. We must balance our budget, and we can't print money to do it (like the Federal Reserve can for the US budget). Get your butts back in your seats and vote!

UPDATE: I was asked earlier how many signatures are needed to successfully force a recall election. The correct answer is: 13,537. We'll get there. I already have 2 dozen from my neighborhood alone, and there are at least 500 of us gathering signatures.

RECALL WIRCH

I attended the organizational rally for the Recall Wirch drive today. It was a cold, snowy day in Southeastern Wisconsin. I estimate that 400-500 people turned out over about 3 hours. Here are a few pics:









I was pleased with the turnout, and pleasantly surprised at the enthusiasm and energy shown by all. Frankly, I thought my wife and I were the only two who were pissed off enough at Wirch to show up. Boy, was I wrong on that score!

There were perhaps 50 total counter-protesters...with "I support Wirch" signs, along with "Stop Threats to our Union" signs. There were also some inside the Parkway Chateau...but no confrontations.

I've got my Petition Pages and will Pound the Pavement Pretty Promptly.

RECALL WIRCH.

Happy New Year 2011

I hope 2011 is a whole lot better than 2010.

I have a great many things that I am thankful for. Just saying.


H/T John Miller's blog

My Favorite Christmas Present

Don't tell THE BOSS. Flying jihadi for Christmas. Yowzers.



H/T Weasel Zippers

Unemployment then and now

Well, even if we count "created or saved", it ain't worth bupkiss. Obama isn't going to like this. Heritage has a good graph comparing the change in the unemployment rates coming out of our current recession vs the 1981 recession. You know, the one back there with Reagan as President -- right after the prime rate was at 18 percent. (I remember it well.)

Anyway, Reagan's tax cuts got us out of recession and lowered the unemployment rate by 3 percentage points. Under Obama, the unemployment rate has gone UP. The no-good S.O.B. can't save a dogcatcher's job.



We need to really cut taxes...not just extend current tax rates. And yes, Joe, it is a big effing deal.

H/T Moonbattery and Heritage.org

Hypocrisy

They flogged a girl to death today...and Islam is the religion of peace?

H/T Brutally Honest

Healthy, Wealthy and...Rise?

This freaking guy is awesome. I'm a mapping guy, and I wish I could visualize this kind of genius.



I swear...he's the smartest guy on the planet.
What? You've never heard of Hans Rosling?

TED.com

Lebanon -- In Vino Veritas?

I was very ... well, interested ... today when I saw the story about the world's largest wine glass. Sure, I like a glass of wine now and then. And a big ole glass of Chateau Margaux might have caused me to jump in and start drinking.

But...a story about cheap wine in Lebanon? LEBANON? Are you freaking kidding me?

We should have dropped a few JDAM's on these morons. I mean, don't we have more important things to deal with in Lebanon than a big glass of wine? Screw these people...bomb 'em back to the stone age.

H/T Sky News

JOBS? Obama wants to create JOBS in YEMEN?

Language alert:

Here's President F***stick on how to prevent terrorism in Yemen.



Yeah, right.

You wanna create jobs? Nuke the damn place, and hire a bunch of nuclear engineers to make new bombs. Then hire a bunch of unemployed bricklayers and cement workers to rebuild roads and buildings in Yemen. Make sure all the damn buildings have air conditioning, and I might even go there for vacation (with my favorite H&K by by my side).

Mark my words...this damn Obama is gonna get us blown up. And it gives me no pleasure in predicting that.

White Sheet or Burka?

Paul Krugman (referred to as Mr. Excrement in our house) writes in the NYTimes:

A note to Tea Party activists: This is not the movie you think it is. You probably imagine that you’re starring in “The Birth of a Nation,” but you’re actually just extras in a remake of “Citizen Kane.”

This is a reference to the Ku Klux Klan -- "The Birth of a Nation" depicts the Klan as the good guys. Despicable.

As bad as this is, it got a laugh out of THE BOSS. When I read that comment out loud to her, her immediate reaction was,

"If it's a choice between a white sheet or a burka, I'll take the sheet and accept being called a racist. Hell, Obama and the left already think I'm a racist because I won't bow to that b****** in the White House".

My wife -- I think I'll keep her.

H/T Creative Minority and Weasel Zippers

General punks Obama

"and...and...and...here's my 6-page, single-spaced plan to win."

Freaking Obama.

Multicam -- Better?

Huh. I wonder...

I wonder whether Multicam would work better.

Don't get me wrong, I'm being a smart-ass, and it's not their choice of pattern.
But damn...these guys don't blend in too well, do they?

H/T StrategyPage.com for the pic.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Grenier

How to Call BS on Global Warming Nutjobs

Bravo Lord Monckton!

H/T Moonbattery

What's the Gun For, Anyway?

There's a serious point here. I'm in Wisconsin, one of only 2 states that does not allow concealed carry (care to guess the other one?*). So if I'm minding my own business, having a coffee at Barnes & Noble, and a nutjob jihadi comes in with a gun and starts shooting the place up, how am I supposed to stop him? Throw a copy of Rules for Radicals at him? At least in Texas, we had Concealed Carry Permits and bad guys could be met with lead poisoning. Just how in the hell does Russ Feingold expect me to protect THE BOSS in a case like this?

Sigh. At least Feingold will be gone after the November elections.



Sorry, don't recall where I got this.
If you know, leave a comment and I'll attribute.

* Barry's adopted home state, of course. Illinois.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day

H/T LEX

Flying Jihadi

Kinda matches the roof backflip from the previous post.



I prefer my tax dollars being spent this way.

H/T Weasel Zippers