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Monday, August 25, 2014

Schooled by preschoolers on what is really important.




Nuff Said, End of Rant










And now for a word from the Nuthouse.

     This is not so much a comment about the situation in Ferguson or any place else for that matter.  I have pretty much avoided the whole discussion because, unlike many of my friends, I refuse to comment on something I don't have all of the facts for.  I have not made my judgement on whether or not a Good Cop shot a "Violent Thug who deserved to die" nor have I made a judgement on whether a "Gentle Giant was executed by a racist cop."  I have not judged guilt or innocence based off of an edited (Yes edited whether anyone wants to believe it or not) video.  I have not assumed innocence or guilt based off differing testimonies.  Unlike so many, I am still waiting for all of the facts to come out.
     No, this little rant, like most of these blogs, is about the basic stupidity and gullibility of humans.  This insane need people have to believe pretty much anything they read or hear OR think they have heard.  The stupid need to see massive conspiracies based off the most flimsy of "evidence."  I give to you the below rant by a guy who's commentary picture is a Confederate Battle Flag.  If you actually click on his commentary link, you will find plenty of oh so precious and oh so racist comments, but lets stick with this little paranoid rant.
     "luminaughty 4 hours ago     0     27
Eric Holder’s career has survived a long list of scandals; The 2008 Black Panther debacle, overturning Arizona’s immigration laws and ‘Fast and Furious‘ immediately spring to mind. These, however, pale in comparison to the recent allegations against Holder, the likes of which could easily land the Attorney General behind bars.
Evidence has been uncovered showing Eric Holder contributed funds to Ferguson’s gang population as incentive to loot and spread civil unrest in the area. These angry, government-sponsored terrorists have systematically infiltrated peaceful protests with the intention of escalating the situation and inciting riots.
A local gang leader came forward last week after being arrested during a night of mass-looting. The unnamed criminal is using his information to bargain for a reduced sentence.
Allegedly, Holder’s goal behind pouring the proverbial gasoline on an already volatile scene is to test militarized police response in a martial law scenario. It is also suspected that the riots have been started as the latest in distractions from the diabolical duo of Obama and Holder. This isn’t the first time they have created a media bait-and-switch to cover up any of their numerous crimes and blunders.
Officials have yet to publicly identify the damaging evidence submitted by the gang member, and are still in the process of verifying the legitimacy of said items. Judge Rineheart of the 22nd Circuit Court in St. Louis is presiding over the case, and has reviewed the materials. During a phone interview with National Report Judge Rineheart stated “The evidence I have seen is incredibly convincing.”
Holder is not yet officially charged with a crime, but it’s expected that a warrant could be issued for him within the coming days. Obama’s spokespeople have declined to comment.
- See more at: http://nationalreport.n"

     So folks, remember, if you need to see truly ignorant and racist comments done by a mind who has a very limited grip on reality, just keep an eye out for more from Luminaughty.  He/She/It(?) is so very precious.
End of rant

Sunday, August 10, 2014

I Wanna Iraq and Roll all night or ISISn't where we came in?

     So anyone who has even the vaguest interest in News and the World around them knows all about the current Debacle going on in various parts of the ME ranging from Israel VS Palestine to Radical Islamic Forces effectively dividing various parts of different countries into their own version of home.  This disaster (or as I like to call it, Phase WTF of the Middle East Cloister Flock.  MECK for short.)  (WHAT?  Yeah yeah I know, but I am Mormon now and we ain't supposed to curse so deal with my evasions of the rules, okay?) is just the current tip of an Iceberg of Violence (tm) dating back pretty much as far as we have...well dates.
     Any student of history knows that many many different outside forces have tried to instill their own version of peace and stability to this arid area.  Turks, Ottomans, Russians...Heck for all we know aliens tried it at one time.  One can count the number of actual successes on one hand and have five fingers left over.  Matter of fact, about the only real times there was any real level of stability in these areas was when Local Dictators/Holy Leaders/Western Propped up Puppets essentially took over and installed a State of ME in an area.
     So why do outside forces still think that they can make any sort of lasting difference in lands where no one likes anyone and even the ones who like each other can't agree on anything?  Using the US as an example even though we are far from the only ones, we invaded two separate nations (We liked one of them so much we invaded them twice.) under the pretense of Self Defense. 
     I say pretense even when speaking about Afghanistan and 9/11 simply because the Nation of Afghanistan didn't attack the US.  Radical elements within that country did attack us and I do feel our response was justified however the Nation and the majority of its people never attacked us.  So after a decade of two wars and over 6 trillion dollars spent, what do we have to show for it?  A lot of American Dead and Maimed and the moment we removed our forces, all heck broke loose.
     Soooo, now ISIS or whatever the fudge it is calling itself at the moment is roaring across Syria and Iraq.  The defensive forces, many of which we helped train and equip, are being about as effective as ice cream in a forest fire.  They seem to be setting a new record for atrocities not seen since WWII (Or as I like to call it, Phase II of the Global Conflict) and don't get me wrong.  If half of the reports about some of the crap they are doing are even half true, then things are pretty damned bad.
     So now, all of the experts who were screaming that we needed to end our involvement in the current phase of MECK, BRING OUR BOYS HOME etc are screaming that something should be one and that enough wasn't done to prevent it.  The same Geezers who demanded that all US troops be brought home (To defend the borders of course j/k) are in a rage saying "American forces should have been left behind to keep an eye on things.
     Obama, who won two elections on his promises to end the wars and bring US troops home, is now authorizing air strikes against ISIS (or is it the IS now) and is rumored to be considering following some GOP (you know the same geezers who wanted the US out of the ME and our boys brought home?) suggestions of sending in limited ground support.
     So we move back to my opening statements.  No outside force has been able to effectively create lasting peace in the ME.  The 2 wars in Iraq and the 1 war in Afghanistan should have showed us all that no matter how much money and blood you pour into that region, it won't make a whit of difference once the support stops.  It is high time we stopped trying to fix their problems for them and just let them work it all out on their own.
     Now do I believe with all of my heart and soul that we should do everything we can on a purely humanitarian level to help those caught in the crossfire?  Absolutely.  Fly as much medicine and food and other supplies as we can to help them.  Heck, lets start another Berlin Airlift.  Maybe with our help, there might actually be people still standing (or hiding in holes) once all the shooting stops.
End of Rant