About that "religion" of peace......

It was a stinking teddy bear!

Contrast this to when Serrano's "Piss Christ" came out years ago. Yeah, I know I'm talking about two different countries but the fact is you can bad mouth Christ and Christianity all day long and you won't have anyone shouting this crap:

Others yelled: "No one lives who insults the prophet."

Noted. FYI, your "prophet" was a bloodthirsty, child raping, two faced con artist who could have been a seventh century poster child for birth control.

Just my opinion.

Must be one of the local Jesuits.

What would we do if they closed down the UN?

Here's a suggestion:

Memo from Santa.

Memo from SANTA

I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve the States of Georgia, Florida , Virginia , North and South Carolina , Tennessee , Mississippi , Texas , and Arkansas on Christmas Eve.

Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. As part of the new and better contract, I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies so keep that in mind.

However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement, who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus. His side of the family is from the South Pole. He shares my goal of delivering toys to all the good boys and girls; however, there are a few differences between us.

Differences such as:

1. There is no danger of the Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on his sleigh and a bumper sticker that reads: "These toys insured by Smith and Wesson."

2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus prefers that children leave an RC cola and pork rinds [or a moon pie] on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff though, so please have an empty spit can handy.

3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' coon dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's fireplace.

4. You won't hear "On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, and Blitzen..." when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, "On Earnhardt, on Andretti, on Elliott and Petty."

5. "Ho, Ho, Ho" has been replaced by "Yee Haw" And you also are likely to hear Bubba's elves respond, "I her'd dat"

6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus' sleigh does have a Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words "Back Off."

7. The usual Christmas movie classics such as "Miracle on 34th Street" and "It's a Wonderful Life" will not be shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see "Boss Hogg Saves Christmas" and "Smokey and the Bandit IV" featuring Burt Reynolds as Bubba Claus and dozens of state patrol cars crashing into each other. And Finally,

8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear a belt. If I were you, I'd make sure you, the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to put presents under the tree.

Sincerely Yours, Santa Claus

Taken from Strange Vehicles.

Couldn't pass this one up.

Found at Blame It On The Voices.

True 911 calls.

Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller: I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown house on the corner.
Dispatcher: Do you have an address?
Caller: No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why?

Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is your emergency?
Caller: Someone broke into my house and took a bite out of my ham and cheese sandwich .
Dispatcher: Excuse me?
Caller: I made a ham and cheese sandwich and left it on the kitchen table and when I came back from the bathroom, someone had taken a bite out of it.
Dispatcher: Was anything else taken? Caller: No, but this has happened to me before and I'm sick and tired of it!

Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is the nature of your emergency?
Caller: I'm trying to reach nine eleven but my phone doesn't have an eleven on it.
Dispatcher: This is nine eleven.
Caller: I thought you just said it was nine-one-one
Dispatcher: Yes, ma'am nine-one-one and nine-eleven are the same thing.
Caller: Honey, I may be old, but I'm not stupid.

Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What's the nature of your emergency?
Caller: My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart.
Dispatcher: Is this her first child?
Caller: No, you idiot! This is her husband!

Dispatcher: 9-1-1
Caller: Yeah, I'm having trouble breathing I'm all out of breath. Darn....I think I'm going to pass out.
Dispatcher: Sir, where are you calling from?
Caller: I'm at a pay phone. North and Foster.
Dispatcher: Sir, an ambulance is on the way. Are you an asthmatic?
Caller: No .
Dispatcher: What were you doing before you started having trouble breathing?
Caller: Running from the Police.

Taken from StrangeDangers. com

They're slap happy!

This is completely idiotic.

Our second child is now 2.5 years old. This is the kid spanking was made for. He gets a smack on the butt at least once a day. It isn't that he doesn't hear what's being said, it's that he doesn't listen.

We tried other methods. For a brief amount of time having him stand still in a corner worked. Then it got to the point he would misbehave, get caught and voluntarily trot over to the nearest corner. Yep, it was hard to keep a straight face during that one! Especially when he looks you right in the eye as if to say, "Okay, what's next?".

I really wonder if people who advocate this garbage ever had kids. If they did I wonder how the little darlings turned out.

Useful idiots and Benedict XVI.

I recall as a child hearing my father opine that the religious don't live in the real world. They're sheltered and they have a different orientation than the rest of us.

Reading about these idiots I'd have to agree. Fools like them and our own USCCB would gladly throw John Q. Public under the bus just to feel good about themselves. Don't look to these useful idiots for any true leadership.

Fortunately, the man in the driver's seat is a little more sensible. The Ponitiff will never tell Muslims to STFU, stop trying to dominate the world and start coming into the 21st century. He's the head of the largest denomination in Christendom, he can't say those things.

Sometimes silence speaks volumes and I think it does here. He's not rushing to show how he feels their pain, wants to make kissy face and show his empathy. Note that after the riots sparked by his comments about a year ago he never apologized for his statements, just expressed sorrow for the anger followers of the pedophile prophet had. Would have been nice if he went on international TV and gave them all the single finger salute but like I said, he can't. But he did stand his ground.

With thanks to Jihad Watch and Insight Scoop.

Teacher to be whipped by Muslim government.

So, tell me again about those tolerant Muslims.

This crap is unbelievable. Do you see this in any other country where a religion other than Islam is dominant? I know, it's a stupid question.

These people are animals. Their "religion" condones this sort of behavior.

No sense of humor!

R.I.P.

KILLED IN ACTION: NOVEMBER 4-10, 2007 Please pray for the peaceful repose of the souls of those who served our nation and the coalition of the willing with honor. Remember also those who mourn their loss.

Spc. Jermaine D. Franklin, 22, TX
Capt. Benjamin Tiffner, 31, WV
Sgt. Lui Tumanuvao, 29, Samoa
Spc. Christine M. Ndururi, 21, MA
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin R. Bewley, 27, AR
Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis, 34, AK
Staff Sgt. John D. Linde, 30, NY
Pfc. Adam J. Muller, 21, VT
Sgt. Daniel J. Shaw, 23, NY
Sgt. Derek T. Stenroos, 24, AK
Staff Sgt. Patrick F. Kutschbach, 25, PA
Sgt. Phillip A. Bocks, 28, MI
Pfc. Joseph M. Lancour, 21, MI
Sgt. Jeffery S. Mersman, 23, KS
Spc. Lester G. Roque, 23, CA
Lance Cpl. Jake Alderton, 22, England
1st Lt. Matthew C. Ferrara, 24, CA
Spc. Sean K. A. Langevin, 23, CA
Pvt. Kristoffer Sørli Jørgensen, 22, Norway

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Idiot about to exit gene pool.

Thus saith the Lord, "Yay and verily, the stupid shall be punished!"

Balls as big as grapefruit.

This from Army Times.

Our military is made of the best. No doubt about it.

Yet the MSM will be more concerned about some jerkoff celebrity getting caught with drugs or reporting on the victim of the week. P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C !!

Righting an unbelievable wrong.

For those who don't know of it, an Iraqi vet who was discharged due to his war wounds was required by the Defense Dept. to pay back his enlistment bonus on the grounds that he hadn't fulfilled the terms of his contract. The payback was prorated (catch me while I swoon at their magnaminous gesture here) but until it hit Fox News he was on the hook for thousands of dollars.

Cookie at the Cook Shack has been following this. Seems there's a bill wending it's way through the halls of Foggy Bottom to rectify this ridiculous example of beancounters run amok.

We can spend untold millions on dubious allies like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, dump a double butt ton of money on the Katrina refugees, but the troops get screwed. Reminds me of a few crusty old chiefs I knew who thought "civilian" and "politician" counted as profanity.

Here's Cookie's followup on the story with the necessary information:

Well Sir...two days ago I posted about the unbelievable fact that our brave fighting men and women who have been wounded in combat, and then Honorably Discharged, are being required to pay back their enlistment bonus's because they didn't complete their tours of duty. Read my post from Tuesday, November 20th to bring yourself up to speed in case you're not familiar with this absolutely unfair, unjust asinine, idiotic FUBAR military policy.

Now Sir, one of the folks who contacted me regarding this blog post was Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-Ca). She requested that each of us who feel that this needs to be changed (and I'm presuming that is most of us), that we each contact our respective Congressional Representatives and urge them to vote for bill H.R. 3794, or ( go to( http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3793 ), The Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007.

Well Sir....the main folks who introduced and supported this bill are, of all things, Democrats...so...I guess they ain't all bad....Good on ya guys...Congresswoman Davis informed me that between October of 2005, and October of 2006, between 600 to 1100 military personnel have owed debts totaling between 2.5 and 4 million dollars...EACH MONTH!!As the good Congresswoman stated in her correspondence, "simply just bitching about this situation or the Administration will accomplish nothing except wasting cyber-space", and obviously she's correct.

So....Now it's our turn to do something mates...contact your Representative and ask them to support Bill H.R. 3793, The Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act so we can put an end to this insanity.....

Fer those of ya from the great State of Kaliforny...here's Ms. Davis's address....

Representative Susan DavisChair, Subcommittee on Military PersonnelU.S. House of Representatives1526 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515

OR

Speaker Nancy PelosiOffice of the SpeakerH-232, US CapitolWashington, DC 20515

UPDATE (Provided by Cookie)

If you don't know who your Representative is...click on one of the two links in the story, and then, when you've gotten to GovTrack.us, click on the "Legislators" link toward the top. You can then enter your state and find your Rep....

Giving Thanks

Things/people I'm thankful for;

My wife aka The War Department. She's the mortar that holds the bricks of our family together. A highly talented, beautiful lady who is so unconditionally in love with my fat cranky ass.

My job. Where else could I get paid for sitting around in hot standby, blogging away and getting paid for it?

My in-laws. Besides bringing The War Department into the world they've accepted me, especially her father. I believe that when a man sees his daughter-in-law he sees the woman his son loves, but when he sees his son-in-law he sees the rat bastard thats been humping his little girl. With that in mind I really appreciate the way my FIL has accepted me.

My children. Everytime I see them smile at me I know God really does exist.

My Church. It ain't perfect but it helps me get in touch with the Higher Power I know as God.

Our military. I believe it's because of them that my family will be sleeping safely tonight.

Our country. Most of those who read this have spent time overseas and know the truth of my stating it's the best in the world.

The fellow bloggers who come to this site. Cookie, Sonarman, Ignorant Redneck, Vigilus, Falcon_01 and whoever else I've inadvertently missed. You all help me understand what a crazy world this is and how to cope.

Happy Thanksgiving.

While we're chowing down on the turkey......

Some other folks will be busy that day. Let's remember them.

Be precise and concise.......

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz.....

Another sea story (I'm on a roll now!)

In my previous post I inadvertently used some terms most people might not be familiar with. One poster (Ignorant Redneck) brought my attention to this. Sorry about that folks, when you speak a different language than most for years the chance of slipping back into it is always there.

In order to minimize any confusion over terms I'll begin with a brief glossary for this next tale of submariner derring-do. Here it is:

XO-Executive Officer. The second most senior man aboard a naval craft. He's the man who enforces all policies of the Commanding Officer (CO).

A-ganger-Member of the auxiliary division aboard naval vessels. They're mechanics who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of all non-propulsion machinery. Aboard submarines this is a real grab bag of items, all the hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, potable water, atmosphere control equipment and plumbing/sanitary systems, and whatever else can be foisted off on them. A-gangers (along with Torpedomen) are also the most rude, crude, socially unacceptable reprobates of the crew. They don't get invited to too many formal dinner parties. John Belushi's character in "Animal House" would have been a great A-ganger if he'd just loosened up a bit.

Chief-A shortened way of saying Chief Petty Officer. These are the backbone of the Navy's enlisted ranks. They run the day to day operation of the various work centers. The top three enlisted paygrades in the Navy are Chief, Senior Chief, Master Chief. They train the crew and junior officers, enforce discipline, give personal guidance, counsel those with problems, bend steel in their bare hands and jump over tall buildings in a single bound.

Amine-A shortened version of monoethanolamine which is a chelating agent used in the CO2 removal systems (aka "scrubbers") to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and emit it when heated in a boiler to be compressed and put overboard. Chemically it's a base that will eat rubber in a heartbeat. It also leaves a beautiful stain in leather upholstery and on custom paint jobs. Amine is loaded aboard submarines via an air driven pump placed in a 55 gallon drum of the stuff. These drums are NEVER to be directly pressurized with air.

EDOM-Engineering Department Operating Manual. A general guideline for all Engineering Department evolutions conducted aboard a submarine.

Sea Story-A personal recollection of things past. Said by many to resemble a fairy tale, the greatest difference being that a fairy tale begins with, "Once upon a time....." while a sea story begins with, "This is no shit....".

La Madd-La Maddalegna, Sardinia. The former location of a submarine repair facility in the Mediterranean.

Here's another sea story. It's a "no-shitter".

God must love the stupid, He's made so many of them.

Whilst aboard the USS OMAHA I met one of the dumbest A-gangers that could walk. "Bruce" was the sort that always knew he was right, no matter what the facts. In the course of his short time aboard he managed to make one man in particular his nemesis; the XO (if you're gonna go, go big).

One fine day the chief put "Bruce" in charge of loading amine. As anyone with more than two days assigned to A-gang knows you NEVER, NEVER directly pressurize a drum of amine with air. Not one to let common sense, the teachings of every auxiliaryman in the fleet and the boat's EDOM stand in his way; our hero ran a 100 psi air line topside through the weapons shipping hatch and proceeded to glory.

After cutting in the air he sprang an amine leak downstream of the drum. "Bruce" was anything but coolheaded under fire so he immediately shut the discharge line while still pressurizing the drum. Reliable sources claimed before it exploded the amine canister resembled a dark green balloon.

As Murphy's Law would have it, the XO's pride and joy; his cherry red MG convertible, was parked on the pier directly parallel to the shipping hatch. With the top down. After all was said and done the genuine leather upholstery had more stains than Granny Clampett's teeth. The paint job was no cause for joy either.

Years later I met the XO when he became the Commodore of the Squadron in La Madd while I was stationed there. It was on the tip of my tongue to ask how "Bruce" was doing, however I kept quiet. I don't mind being called crazy but I draw the line at "stupid".

A sea story (with thanks to Cookie).

Well, Cookie started it all by telling a story of when he blew sanitaries all over Joe Negri, a TMCM who could chew rebar and shit it out as tenpenny nails. When one sub sailor starts telling sea stories you can bet a slew of the same will follow. For a background on this I recommend going to The Cook Shack and scroll down to "Speakin of bein in real deep shit".

Here's my modest contribution from my time in Uncle Sam's Canoe Club:

Let's face it, the only people more fascinated with their shit than sub sailors are baby boys. And baby boys are a lot less ingenious with spreading it around. I was aboard the USS OMAHA shortly before her commissioning back in 1978. We had left EB Shipyard and were tied up at the State Pier in New London outboard the TINOSA. For some ungodly reason our bows both headed north.

As anyone familiar with early 688 class boats knows the sanitary overboard is located in the sonar equipment space, forward port corner of the sphere. (In first flight 688's there was another one in control but that's unimportant for this story.)

At the time the practice was to fit the drydock connection on the overboard with a yard or so of firehose attached to discharge directly into the river. The sanitary tank was to be pressurized ONLY to about 10-15 psi for this evolution. (We also had a sanitary pump that should have been used but it was as useless as tits on a teddy bear.) One midwatch a rather bored IC1 decided to press the tank up to a couple of hundred pounds and let'er rip. Though weighted at the end with a couple of weights the fire hose stood at attention in the same manner as a young recruit on his first visit to a strip club.

The angle was perfect to allow discharge towards TINOSA's weapons shipping hatch, coincidentally left open with the loading skid in place for the following day's weapons load. The loading skid in place meant that the hatch couldn't be quickly shut. The only saving factor were the March winds, otherwise their torpedo room would have gotten a full load. As it was, dingleberries and paper flew all over the topside area, the sail, the topside watch, you get the picture.

My first indication of trouble as the leading A-ganger was the sight of a well papered State Pier when I arrived the next day. "WTF" immediately came to mind. Upon coming aboard I heard it all, including the Duty Officer's threat (empty as it was illogical) that A-gang would go clean up TINOSA's torpedo room as it was our system that caused the problem. Fortunately the TINOSA moved outboard the submarine tender FULTON that same day to load her fish and we were left by ourselves. No one relished the thought of crossing over her to go on liberty. And that IC1? He went on to enter the Limited Duty Officer (LDO) program. Last time I saw him was in Charleston at the Weapons Station where he was a LCDR and the MPA aboard the tender there. Go figure.

R.I.P.

KILLED IN ACTION: OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 3, 2007

Please pray for the peaceful repose of the souls of those who served our nation and the coalition of the willing with honor. Remember also those who mourn their loss.

Sgt. Louis A. Griese, 30, WI
Capt. Timothy I. McGovern, 28, IN
Spc. Brandon W. Smitherman, 21, TX
Pvt. Cody M. Carver, 19, OK
Pfc. Rush M. Jenkins, 22, TN
Sgt. Daniel L. McCall, 24, FL
Master Sgt. Thomas A. Crowell, 36, MO
Nathan J. Schuldheiss, 27, RI
Staff Sgt. David A. Wieger, 28, PA
Staff Sgt. James D Bullard, 28, SC
Master Sgt. Thomas L Bruner, 50, KY

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

I'll be back.

Because the majority of my time on a computer is at work and because they occasionally expect me to actually DO SOMETHING besides blog, I'll be busy for the next couple of weeks. My contributions here will be random and less than normal.

Having to actually work, the nerve!

R.I.P.

KILLED IN ACTION: OCTOBER 21-27, 2007

Please pray for the peaceful repose of the souls of those who served our nation and the coalition of the willing with honor. Remember also those who mourn their loss.

Spc. David E. Lambert, 39, VA
Pfc. Adam J. Chitjian, 39, PA
Staff Sgt. Robin L. Towns Sr., 52, MD
Seaman Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho, 20, FL
Seaman Genesia Mattril Gresham , 19, GA
Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri, 27, CA
Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan, 22, OR
Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza, 29, AZ
Sgt. Matthew Locke, 33, Australia
Sgt. Edward O. Philpot, 38, SC
Staff Sgt. Larry I. Rougle, 25, UT

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

I've actually seen a few like these.........

These lines are actual lines from Military Performance Appraisals:

1. Got into the gene pool while the lifeguard wasn't watching.

2. A room temperature IQ.

3. Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold it all together.

4. A gross ignoramus -- 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus.

5. A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on.

6. Bright as Alaska in December.

7. Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming.

8. He's so dense, light bends around him.

9. If he were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week.

10. It's hard to believe that he beat out 1,000,000 other sperm.

Liberal racism.

Found this at victorhanson.com.

Telling it like it is, "....despite the vast improvement in the lives of black Americans, the presumption of victimhood, and perforce of inferiority, persists, as though there is no difference between being passed up by a cabbie and being lynched by the Klan."

Amen brother, amen.

Lunch time!

Telling it like it is.

And if it isn't true could someone tell me why the Founding Fathers thought the 2nd Amendment needed to be written?

But can she cook?

Which Branch of the Military Service is the Best?

Kinda hard to argue with this one;

-Which Branch of the Military Services is the Best?

A Soldier, a Sailor, an Airman and a Marine got into an argument about which branch of the service was "The Best." The arguing became so heated the four service men failed to see an oncoming truck as they crossed the street. They were hit by the truck and killed instantly.

Soon, the four servicemen found themselves at the Pearly gates of Heaven. There, they met Saint Peter and decided that only he could be the ultimate source of truth and honesty. So, the four servicemen asked him, "Saint Peter, which branch of the United States Armed Forces is the best?"

Saint Peter replied, "I can't answer that. However, I will ask God what He thinks the next time I see Him. Meanwhile, thank you for your service on Earth and welcome to Heaven."

Some time later the four servicemen see Saint Peter and remind him of the question they had asked when first entering Heaven. The four servicemen asked Saint Peter if he was able to find the answer. Suddenly, a sparkling white dove lands on Saint Peter's shoulder. In the dove's beak is a note glistening with gold dust. Saint Peter opens the note, trumpets blare, gold dust drifts into the air, harps play crescendos and Saint Peter begins to read the note aloud to the four servicemen:

MEMORANDUM FROM THE DESK OF THE ALMIGHTY ONE TO: All Former Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines

SUBJECT: Which Military Service Is the Best

1. All branches of the United States Armed Forces are honorable and noble.

2. Each serves America well and with distinction.

3. Serving in the United States military represents a great honor warranting special respect, tribute, and dedication from your fellow man.

4. Always be proud of that. Warm regards,

GOD USN (Retired)

Now can someone give me an "Amen"?

Terror in the skies preferrable to lawsuits?

Oh, just great. It's not bad enough we're having to worry about another shoe bomber or his ilk. Now we're having to worry about leeches looking to cash in on the concerns of potential victims.

This sums it all up, " ‘Oh, my God? These guys have kids. How can men who have their own children to think about intentionally scare people like that? On the flight, I was with my kids.”
The answer appears to be because they can......."

Sooner or later John Q. Public will get fed up and these fools will be shoved out the door of a plane. Hopefully it will be airborne when that happens and we'll have a version of Agatha Christie's "Murder on The Orient Express" where either all ten suspects simultaneously killed the victim or some unknown did it.

Naturally ten potential victims wouldn't act in such a simultaneous fashion. Nope, never happen. Of course not.

IMHO it wouldn't really matter if the one shoved out the door was a terrorist or a lawsuit leech.

On war heros.

Damn! This guy is good!

This bit of prophecy sounds about right, "The first block-buster Iraq War movie will be about the battle of Fallujah or another life and death struggle showing Marines or Soldiers as heroes. "

Hopefully this blockbuster won't feature "Rambo" types who buck authority at every step of the way and prove that only lone wolf hotdogs are true heros. IMHO Rambo was an idiot, give me the guy who sucks it up and does whatever he's told in order to support his unit. There's a real hero.

But I guess that just shows I was a "lifer". Too bad.

R.I.P.

KILLED IN ACTION: OCTOBER 14-20, 2007

Please pray for the peaceful repose of the souls of those who served our nation and the coalition of the willing with honor. Remember also those who mourn their loss.

Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte 25 CA
Staff Sgt. Jarred S. Fontenot 35 LA
Spc. Wayne M. Geiger 23 CA
Spc. Vincent A. Madero 22 CA
Spc. Micheal D. Brown 20 KS
Lance Cpl. Sarah Holmes 26 England
Pfc. Kenneth J. Iwasinski 21 MA
Spc. Jason B. Koutroubas 21 FL
1st Lt. Thomas M. Martin 27 AK
Sgt.1st Class Justin S. Monschke 28 TX
Maj. Anders J. Storrud 34 Denmark

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Maybe this is why Mom always said to wait till I got home.....

Click to enlarge.

Yeah, right. They couldn't GIVE this pair away!

I knew there was a use for that thing!

Morality according to Islam

Found this at Front Page Magazine, I couldn't decide what to excerpt so here's the whole thing. I think I remember now why I used to drink!

How and Why an Adulteress Should Be Killed

The following is an interview with Egyptian Mufti Ali Gum'a, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on September 13, 2007.

"Cases Of Polygamy Do Not Exceed 2%... [While] Mistresses and Adultery Have Become Widespread Throughout the World"

Interviewer: "The Western world always claims that the Islamic world is not suited to these modern times, because some of its clauses that pertain to women are considered by the Western world to be prejudiced against women. With regard to Egypt, they keep returning to the slogan of 'female circumcision,' and I know your views about this issue.
"But take, for example, the issue of polygamy or the stoning of adulteresses. People who do not belong to this society view such things as a kind of... I don't want to use the word 'backwardness,' but such things are viewed as regression of modern social [Islamic] laws. Honorable Mufti, what do you think about polygamy? Is this Egypt's method of family planning?"

Ali Gum'a: "This is a storm in a teacup. Our statistics show that cases of polygamy do not exceed two percent. That's one thing. Mistresses and adultery have become widespread throughout the world, beginning with the heads of state here and there - and I don't want to mention specific Western countries - and culminating with illegitimate children, who are recognized due to the constraints of reality. I'd like to know if this is preferable to having a rate of two percent [polygamy] among marriages, according to the reliable official statistics. What is this? Are we supposed to allow adultery and ban marriages? In my opinion, this is preposterous."

Interviewer: "What about the way women are punished?"

Ali Gum'a: "Polygamy is one thing, and the punishment is another. Islam never punishes just the woman, but always both the woman and the man."

"I Support Killing [Adulterers], But Killing Them If Certain Conditions Are Met"

Interviewer: "Are you in favor of killing them?"

Ali Gum'a: "Killing whom?"

Interviewer: "The adulteress."

Ali Gum'a: "And what about the man?"

Interviewer: "The adulterer too. So you are in favor of killing them?"

Ali Gum'a: "The kind of distinction you made creates the impression that there is a bias against women. There is no bias against women. Adultery is a sin for both men and women."

Interviewer: "My question was whether you are in favor of killing them."

Ali Gum'a: "I support killing them, but killing them if certain conditions are met. These conditions should not be neglected. These conditions show us what this killing means, and how it takes place. In over 1,000 years, we have not carried out the killing of an adulterer. In Egypt, we have not carried out the killing of an adulterer, and therefore..."

Interviewer: "What are the conditions?'

Ali Gum'a: "There must be four witnesses to testify against the adulterer. They must testify that they saw them having sex."

Interviewer: "In other words, that is impossible.'

Ali Gum'a: "Exactly. This cannot happen unless someone is weary of living and decides to confess." [...]

"To This Day, Judaism Permits Polygamy; the Hindus Permit Polygamy; the Buddhists Permit Polygamy"

Interviewer: "Is a man permitted to have four wives?"

Ali Gum'a: "This is permitted in all religions."

Interviewer: "No, not in all religions..."

Ali Gum'a: "This is permitted in all religions except Christianity."

Interviewer: "In Judaism, a man is permitted to have four wives?"

Ali Gum'a: "Of course! Moses has four wives, and so did Abraham…"

Interviewer: "But today, it is not permitted."

Ali Gum'a: "Today, yesterday…what's the difference? To this day, Judaism permits polygamy. The Hindus permit polygamy. The Buddhists permit polygamy. There is not a single religion on the face of the earth that bans polygamy, but all religions agree that women are not allowed to have more than one husband. Christianity is the only religion that does not permit more than one wife. The rest - six billion people on Earth - permit polygamy."
[...]

Interviewer: "Do you have daughters?"

Ali Gum'a: "I have three."

Interviewer: "Would you allow them to marry a man with other wives?"

The Woman Benefits From Polygamy Because "A... Mistress Remains in the Shadows"

Ali Gum'a: "They are free to do what they want. A Muslim girl can decide to agree, or else, she can decide to file for a divorce from her husband if she does not like the new situation, and he too is free to choose. But in Islam, Allah permits us - just like in all religions - to marry several wives, and have things done out in the open.
"For whose benefit is all this? For the benefit of the woman, because a woman who is taken as a mistress remains in the shadows, and loses all her rights. The man does not owe her anything. But since [Allah] permits marrying another wife, she gains respect, status, and rights. Therefore, becoming a second wife reinforces the status of a woman, because she does not become a mistress or a girlfriend who remains in the darkness, and the man does not do things of which he is ashamed."[...]

"Social Violence is the Result of the Secularists' Attempt to Impose Their Principles Upon Society"

Interviewer: "How come the reaction in our society is always one of violence?"

Ali Gum'a: "This culture has emerged from injustice. The Arab people has suffered from imperialism since the mid-19th century."

Interviewer: "But it was not violent in the days of imperialism. It has become violent now, when it became independent."

Ali Gum'a: "I seem to recall the fidayeen movement in the Suez Canal. I seem to recall the fidayeen movement in Syria..."

Interviewer: "I am talking about violence within society."

Ali Gum'a: "Social violence is the result of the secularists' attempt to impose their principles upon society, instead of explaining them. They tried to impose their principles on society, and the result was social violence. The people refuse to deny Allah, and to allow our God to be cursed. The people were brought up on the holy, while the secularists want the profane."

Interviewer: "But excuse me, in the West... I don't want to defend the West too much, but they also accept young Arabs and Muslims into their universities and schools, and they have many immigrants, and when they return home, they carry out violent or terrorist acts. There is something in the very structure... I would like you to explain this structure to me. You talk about injustice and oppression, but injustice and oppression also exist in Africa and South America, yet they do not respond to it [with violence]."

Ali Gum'a: "All the bloodshed in Rwanda and Uganda is not considered violence?"

"People from the Religious Establishment Do Not Resort to Violence, While People From Secular Institutions Do"

Interviewer: "But I've never heard of them carrying out an act of terror in a subway or a theater..."

Ali Gum'a: "It would take a team of sociologists and psychologists to analyze this phenomenon - how come anyone who becomes religious out of the religious establishment turns out violent. In Al-Azhar University, there are 400,000 people, and 20 million people worldwide are affiliated with it - and not a single one of them ever committed a terrorist act. But we've seen a doctor and an engineer who were brought up in the West..."

Interviewer: "What about Muhammad Atta and Al-Zawahiri..."

Ali Gum'a: "Those operations were all carried out by people brought up in the West. How come people from the religious establishment do not resort to violence, while people from secular institutions do employ violence? Are there discrepancies in their way of thinking? Is there a specific psychological structure that leads to [violence]? This requires psychological and sociological studies."

Interviewer: "But bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri were not brought up in the West."

Ali Gum'a: "But the one was an engineer, and the other was a doctor. They were brought up on Western methodology, and not on religious methodology. How come not a single Al-Azhar scholar came up with this idea? We are talking about 20 million... Even Omar Abd Al-Rahman is the exception that proves the rule. He himself never participated in terrorist acts. Even when his ideology became deviant he did not participate in acts of terrorism."

Interviewer: "What would you call the operations that are carried out in Iraq?"

Ali Gum'a: "Shocking. Some things are shocking. Iraq is a complex case, and the one responsible for this is Mr. Bush."

Yeah, blame Bush. This guy must be a Democrat!

Update on "Life is like a box of chocolates."

Back at the end of February I wrote of how my mother had Alzheimer's and my quandry of what to do. Since then things have resolved themselves in ways I couldn't have forseen.

Seems it isn't Alzheimer's, that's her way of coping with a complete memory loss of two weeks duration when she was completely delusional instead of only partially so (no joke, absolute fact). After they locked her in the happy farm my cousin was contacted and got involved in straightening out the mess. To make a long story short, my mother is now at an assisted living center less than two miles from my home. She's adjusting and back in the land of the sane. Maybe for the first time in decades.

The old joke about getting your meds adjusted comes to mind. She's on some psychotropic meds that keep her on an even keel. Now she's more stable than I can remember.

In the run up to her moving here from California I'd envisioned a confrontation that would address a lot of crap going back years. That came to a screaming halt when I met her after she flew out here with my cousin. This is a different woman than I'd dealt with in my past. Just a little old lady trying to get by.

I was really enlightened by my cousin a day later. This was during a drive back to the DFW airport so she could catch her flight home. That's when I found out about the psych ward, my mother's delusions, her hallucinations, etc. And there's a lot under that "etc." I won't go into.

So, knowing a bit about self medication as practiced by alcoholics and remembering my time in the Bizarro Universe while growing up I'm left with wondering if she was crazy all along. How culpable are the mentally impaired, especially when their actions took place during a time when psychiatry was still regarded as one step above voodoo (at least in my neighborhood)?

And all that resentment I'd carried was for no real good reason. Just a burden I've laid down now because it's of no use to anyone.

So my earlier life wasn't Ozzie & Harriet, it was more like the Osbourne's tv show. Deal with it slick. At least I survived.

Funny how things turn out sometimes. Just when you think you know all the answers you discover you never understood the question.

Never mind, I'll wait till I get home.

Sure seems that way......

Freddy Phelps at his new job.

Our judicial system is a mess, no two ways about it. Exhibit "A" would include the recent Holy Land Foundation trial here in the Dallas area. But sometimes things happen that can restore our faith in it. A recent example involved the scum from the Westboro "church" that held demonstrations at the funerals of fallen soldiers. The same soldiers these twits aren't worthy of cleaning the cowshit off their boots.

This picture of the "Reverend" Phelps in his new job says it all.

For the rest of the story, go to The Nose On Your Face.

Brainwashing the young.

It doesn't get more blatant than this.

This says it all, “The fact that the university views its students as patients in need of treatment for some sort of moral sickness betrays a total lack of respect not only for students’ basic rights, but for students themselves,...."

"Islamophobia" used to crush dissent.

This is short and to the point. Just don't expect it to get much air time on the MSM.

Here's a good one, "The panelists agreed that the United Nations was not a reliable vessel through which to address issues of human rights or discrimination against certain religions. "

Gee, ya think?

And I think Tancredo might have had a valid point.