- IS THE CIA ESTABLISHING A PRECEDENT ON BIN LADEN RECORDS SO THEY CAN GRAB THE BENGHAZI FILES FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT?
- Gun Control: Is POS Jim Carrey trying to apologize for making fun of Charlton Heston and gun owners? Boycott Kick-Ass 2 in August, 2013!
- WHERE ARE ALL THE MEN? SEARCHING FOR THEIR BALLS IN TIME OF DISASTER?
- ARE YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS SUSPENDED AT CHECKPOINTS? WHY MANY AMERICANS HATE THE POLICE.
- RETROACTIVE GUILT: THE DANGERS OF UNLIMITED DATA COLLECTION, STORAGE AND MINING
Posted: 08 Jul 2013 07:43 PM PDT It is one thing to protect sensitive bin Laden raid documents from inadvertent disclosure, something that the military should be well qualified to do, but to assert that these documents need to be transferred to the CIA for safekeeping appears to smack of a government cover-up. In addition, there should no justification for the SEALS being “effectively assigned to work temporarily for the CIA, which has the ability to conduct covert operations.” Sounds like ass-covering bullshit to me because it has always been know that the special operators in the military have always had the ability to conduct covert operations. There is something fishy about this records transfer. Personally, I believe this action may be a precedent-setting event that justifies the State Department’s transfer of Benghazi documents to the CIA to put them beyond the reach of a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request. Something stinks …
Bottom line … Is this the preliminary step before transferring all Benghazi records from the State Department and elsewhere to the CIA? Welcome to the Obama rope-a-dope. Not exactly the accountable and transparent government he promised during his campaign. Then, of course, the mainstream media has excused Obama’s outright bald-faced lies as “Obama is in campaign mode,” As if it were normal and customary for politicians to lie to the American people during campaigns; in essence saying or doing anything to gain or maintain political power. It is time that we find out how crooked and incompetent Obama and his fellow travelers may be Especially before the 2014 congressional election, the last chance to throw democrats out of office to provide additional checks-and-balances to Obama’s toxic foreign and domestic policies. -- steve  |
Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:21 AM PDT Apology or random noise? I can decide whether or not POS Jim Carrey is trying to revive his failing career by attempting to mitigate the damage that was done when his ignorant and uninformed comments accompanied a parody video making fun of the former National Rifle Association (NRA) President Charlton Heston who died of Alzheimer's Disease?
The United States Constitution has a Second Amendment to protect your right to be the douchebag you appear to be. To protect against governmental tyranny in which progressive liberals like you seem to unmindfully support and espouse. Oh, I forgot -- you are a Canadian citizen with no such rights. What position? You can’t even define the term “assault rifle,” do you mean the fully-automatic weaponry supplied to the armed forces and which are almost never found among civilians unless they have been specifically registered and licensed with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives? Or are you confusing and conflating semi-automatic rifles which have been “tricked out” to look like their scarier cousins? When was the last time you saw a civilian with a rifle with an attached bayonet? It should be a testament to the sanity and self-control of the people you denigrate that they did not cowboy Carrey ... as one might expect from Carrey's bullshit video. What really pisses me off … As a life member (endowment level) of the National Rifle Association, I found mocking of Charleton Heston with the line “The angels wouldn’t take him up to heaven like he planned, because they couldn’t pry the gun from his cold dead hand.” to be childish and insulting. Heston did more as an actor, and more importantly a stand-up man, than you could do in several lifetimes. Bottom line …
You are a hypocrite, claiming you could not promote your movie, “Kick-Ass 2,“ because it was too violent. The movie is due to be released on August 16, 2013 and I sincerely hope all NRA members and their families as well as the greater movie-going population ignores this movie in a show of support for the Constitution of the United States. -- steve  |
WHERE ARE ALL THE MEN? SEARCHING FOR THEIR BALLS IN TIME OF DISASTER? Posted: 08 Jul 2013 04:24 PM PDT Today’s blog post is bound to be a provocative one. Mostly because the progressives and radical feminists are trying to sell emasculation of men as “gender equality.” As if erasing the historical roles of women and men can make the world a safer, better place to live in. As if you believe that women should be given first-responder and combat positions based on affirmative action because of some artificial computation involving percentages of unqualified people in the general population. Ignoring the greater truth that men and women are not interchangeable in certain close-encounter situations. Progressive Washington State … Now comes the liberals in Washington State spending a significant amount of time, effort, and money to erase even the perception of gender bias, by removing all language that references “man” or “men.” When there are real, and significant, issues at hand with the environment, the economy, and the rising level of corruption being found in state governments, here is the State of Washington pumping out legislation to insure bills are written using “gender neutral language.” Fine for newer legislation, but retroactively affecting older laws, rules, regulations, and other administrivia on the books. As would be expected, the effort is headed by a progressive democrat with a hyphenated-name, Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles. The 475-page Senate Bill 5077, “Making technical corrections to certain gender-based terms,” becomes effective on July 28, 2013 (Section 43 becomes effective December 1, 2013). In addition to inserting “or her” after the word “his,” patrolmen become patrollers, an ombudsman becomes an ombud, a fisherman becomes a fisher, the traditional term freshman becomes a first-year student, a unionized journeyman becomes a journey-level person, and signalmen are simply signalers. Perhaps the most trivial of the language modifications is that you now longer exhibit good penmanship, you exhibit good handwriting; something becoming increasingly rare in a digital age. You sort of wonder about the intent, when “his or her” language is made superfluous by the possessive word “their” – something that makes total sense, but does not lead to political talking points or the promotion of a particular political agenda.
You wonder if Washington State’s National Guard will no longer have airmen and seamen – only air and sea persons? And, what to do about “manholes” – personholes? I guess in Washington, mankind does not refer to humanity or the commonly accepted term for our Earth’s population, but now must be referenced by some generic term like peoplekind. Susan Sarandon is no longer a feminist …
As for being a strident bitch, I refer you to Susan’s parody piece, “White Man’s Dick” to raise awareness for UniteWomen.org.
Bottom line … Corrupt and progressive politicians in Washington State deserve a new term of their own, something that describes their participation in the corrupt, sucking black hole of politics. But, since we can’t use the racially-charged word “black,” let’s just call them massholes. As for the progressive, hyper-partisan "Don't do as I do, Do as I say" Susan Sarrandon, you be the judge. But do you really want to rely on someone who needs to strap on their balls before responding to an emergency? -- steve Reference Links …  |
ARE YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS SUSPENDED AT CHECKPOINTS? WHY MANY AMERICANS HATE THE POLICE. Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:23 AM PDT Here is a Fourth of July (2013) video of a DUI checkpoint stop that has gone viral … While the driver appears to be a “smartass” in attempting his constitutional rights and law enforcement officers are trained to use a command voice, there are significant issues to be discussed.
It is all a matter of attitude. Checkpoint supervisors should pay particular attention to officers barking out commands. As for the driver, anyone with an internal camera is suspect and I am not sure that this was not a pre-arranged set-up. The time to argue your constitutional rights is not at a checkpoint, but in a court of law. If you believe that any officer violated your rights, you should file a formal complaint at the police department, city or county attorney’s office, or engage a lawyer. Should you believe you are being treated poorly, you should tell the officer that you feeling you are being unfairly or inappropriately treated and politely request to speak to their patrol supervisor. If they display rank, such as a sergeant, you could ask to speak to the captain or watch commander. Bottom line … There are any number of people on the internet with a vested interest in portraying law enforcement as thugs and bullies, or causing a confrontation specifically to pursue their political agenda. While these people might be technically correct, they are being assholes and making life harder for everyone who follows them through a checkpoint. The watchword is respectful courtesy. Something you give to get in return. As for viral videos, they resonate for a purpose; they are funny, the teach a life-lesson, or they document bad behavior. It is up to you to decide which is which. And, by the way, the only place your Constitutional rights may be suspended is at a border-zone checkpoint or a custom’s examination. -- steve  |
RETROACTIVE GUILT: THE DANGERS OF UNLIMITED DATA COLLECTION, STORAGE AND MINING Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:17 PM PDT Several friends have asked me whether or not I am worried about the current NSA “spying” scandal; especially since I research so many controversial issues for my blog. The short answer is NO! As one who grew up with data processing, I am a fan of data collection, storage, and analysis; especially if it is being used to protect us from terrorists who are seeking to kill or enslave us. I am also a fan of the United States Constitution and the rule of law. Here is how I define the threat to individuals and the possible subversion of our Constitutions Fourth and Fifth Amendments.
No fishing expeditions, especially those to find information that can be used to coerce testimony or actions. I find this as reprehensible as knowingly charging a spouse or other family member with a technical crime for the purposes of coercing an individual to act against his will. The founding fathers did not have an understanding of electronic data or intellectual property outside of the rights conveyed by contract, copyrights and patents. It will be up to the courts to determine if the collective body of your communications constitutes intellectual property and the government should be restricted for taking it for a public purpose with or without compensation. As to metadata, the data that describes the underlying data (such as an address or phone number), that is another court case waiting to be filed. The dangerous part of data collection and data mining …
Bottom line … Morality and decency cannot be legislated. The Founding Fathers anticipated that our government would become our biggest problem as time went on, so the built three co-equal branches of government to act as buffers, dampers, and checks-and-balances against the usurpation of power and tyranny. This foresight has stood the test of time to produce a nation unlike any other of the modern era. Let us not forget that our nation is relatively young when compared to other European, Asian, and African societies. We have made mistakes as a nation, the predominant ones being the institutionalized mistreatment of Native Americans and slavery. But the damage will be mitigated over time. Not by fiat, but by the gradual growth of those individuals affected by disadvantage. Politicians and those controlling our predominant institutions have been corrupted by easy money, power, and sex – a triad where any one element can be transmuted into another element. Tradition and duty has become of lesser importance than feathering your own nest. We are living in a celebrity-driven culture where many individuals confuse and conflate celebrities with their public roles. Believing a celebrity who acts out a role written and staged by others with feigned sincerity actually is that character or embodies the behavior of that character. It is too bad that most people never have the opportunity to meet celebrities as they are: narcissists who are often self-doubting and self-loathing; engaging in alcohol, drugs, and dangerous behaviors because they know that they are not the person that the public appears to love. In fact, many don’t know exactly what makes their productions successful; knowing they can go from a hero to a zero in a single production or slip of the tongue. If you are wondering why I brought up the issue of celebrity, it is because most politicians and public officials mistake the power of their position and public acclaim for approval and are, in essence, celebrities. With all of the same faults and foibles encountered in the rest of the world. Or as an anonymous wag put it: “Politics is show business for ugly people.” In any event, they are and consider themselves to be privileged people. So when you have “privileged people” they are likely to do or say anything to gain or maintain power. Along with “privileged people,” you have political corrupt ideologies that confuse the situation. When the ends are predetermined, you will find that there are those who believe that any means, fair or foul, are justified to achieve the predetermined ends. Even to the point of corrupting the system and prosecuting individuals for their thoughts and actions should they run counter to the prevailing political ideology. It is not so much that I do not trust the process, I just do not trust the gatekeepers – the people with the keys to the kingdom – in this age of corrupt politics and severely damaged political parties. Welcome to the age of Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George Bush (41), George Bush (43), and of course, the notorious Barack Hussein Obama who appears to have scrubbed or hidden all of his personal data from the American public. We should, collectively, be so lucky as to criminalize the access to our data. As for Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and other internet service vendors, perhaps they are telling the truth when they claim that the government does not have direct access to their servers. The operative word is "direct" as it is likely that the internet data stream is being tapped before it even arrives at their servers. In a delicious bit or irony, the NSA code name "PRISM" is likely to refer to a prism being able to split a single beam of light into two components, one for the intended recipient and one for the government. I recommend that you join the Electronic Frontier Foundation (www.eff.org) to help in the task of aligning analog laws in a digital age. -- steve  |
