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| The figure on the black shirt in the background should look familiar. Funny where he pops up, isn't it? Those with pacific-based relatives in the military likely know all about our troubles in that region.
(and no, we shouldn't cancel all aid because of this one shirt - it's just too bad the guy in the shirt wasn't on the stretcher instead) ***** |
| Amazon.com has now raised $8,616,462.66 as of this posting. That's about $7 million more than two days ago when I initially commented on the effort.
It should hit $10,000,000 by the new year. US private citizens are not stingy. They're amazingly compassionate. ***** |
| Ladies and Gentleman, make way for the rival coalition. President Bush, with the aid of Australia, India, and Japan are undermining the UN with tsunami relief and support.
"I think this initiative from America to set up four countries claiming to coordinate sounds like yet another attempt to undermine the UN when it is the best system we have got and the one that needs building up." ***** |
| According to Jan Egeland, emergency relief coordinator for the United Nations, the west has generally been "stingy" in its aid to poor countries. And I suppose the $1.5 million donated through Amazon by private citizens is stingy?
President Bush responded nicely, Stingy, indeed. Why is it the most asinine comments, why the most ass-hated opinions and anti-western rhetoric comes from the UN? ***** Update: A stingy 6.1 million through Amazon alone. |
| I saw on Instapundit last night where Amazon.com was accepting donations for tsunami relief. As of this posting the total is up to $1,366,000+ and rising... almost as you refresh the screen. The average donation size is over $50.
The federal government has pledged $35 million in relief and in just about 24 hours, U.S. citizens, on one website have matched about 4% of that total. Amazing... Ok, I just refreshed and the total is up to $1,383,000+. So in the few minutes I've been writing this, $17,000 more has been given. That's unbelievable. I love this country. ***** Update: Now it's at $1.4 million smooth. It's rising right now at an increase of about $6,800 per minute. Update 2: More accurate math - I think 24 hours is longer than the donations have been taken in but using that figure, the amount per minute is more closer to $1,000 per minute. It makes sense considering overnight donations were probably fewer and far between but at a peak hour time, they show up close to $7,000 per minute. Update 3: Original post 9:37AM, current time 3:33PM (356 minutes). Current donation level: $2,523,694. Per minute since this original post: $3,250/minute. |
2004 was a great year. The economy grew consistently. George W. Bush was re-elected. Global warming took the year off. Millions liberated from tyranny. And Father of the Pride died a quick and painful cancellation death. Here are other highlights from The Best of '04.
***** Contributed by J D. and Tom
Labels: fiu's greatest |
| The underwater quake that has killed 44,000+ was a 9.0 on the Ricter scale. That's an unimaginable amount of energy released.
According to the article, The northwestern tip of the Indonesian territory of Sumatra may also have shifted to the southwest by around 36 meters (120 feet), Hudnut said.An entire island moved 120 feet!?! Unbelievable. And scientists also think the quake has shortened a day by 3 microseconds. That won't be noticeable but to think that an earthquake jostled our planet's orbit... wow. If you haven't gone to the TX blog since the quake, all proceeds donated for terrorxchange.com operations are now going towards relief efforts. Read about it there. ***** |
| Although it sounds like the opening to a Jesse Jackson racist speech, it's not.
Enjoy it kiddies. It probably won't happen again for another hundred years. I live in Texas. I love Texas. Hot summers and cool short winters. The state is big enough to avoid cold weather all together (Gulf coast) or if you like winters, get them every year (Panhandle). And in a true testament to Texas weather, it will be in the 80's later on this week in the same areas that got eight inches of snow last night. Merry Christmas! ***** |
| Like rats jumping ship, Iqbal Riza, key aide to Kofi Annan, abruptly and unexpectedly retired today. I think the best Christmas present Santa could give would be the big rat Annan himself, chased down and hog-tied rodeo-style by President Bush.
And as for the Holidays, my posts will be light as well (surprise, surprise). Wherever you are, whoever you are with, Merry Christmas too all. ***** |
| Well, it's snowing pretty good in Dallas right this moment. It's very pretty but unfortunately I have a plane to catch in about four hours.
It usually doesn't get really cold and snow in Dallas until mid-January to early February. I blame this weather on global warming. And that's the great thing about global warming. All pseudo freakish and even normal weather activity can be blamed on it. It's the sheer wonderfulness of a junk science. I can't speak for Tom but posting will be light to very light through the holidays. Merry Christmas to you and yours! ***** |
| Olbermann is a flaming idiot.
He does a good job of proving it himself. I read his spin via Wizbang and couldn't not leave a comment on what I had just read. You've got to know that ESPN has other moonbats on their payrolls. I'm betting sports journalists break mostly liberal, too. Why wouldn't they? However they're much more tolerable since they only talk about sports. Take them out of the sports section and you get Keith "Me Liberal?" Olbermann. ***** |
| For the year's biggest assclowns.
The honorable mention list is impressive, too. The United States: Turning More Red Each Year Since 1998(TM) ***** |
| Hugh Hewitt: If It's Not Close, They Can't Cheat
Enter the Washington Race for Governor... ***** |
| What a damn fine point.
One of Protest Warrior's more humorous signs says Say No to War... unless a Democrat is president. This falls into the same category of logic. ***** |
Life is filled with unfair, unprovoked atrocities. Head prick of the story, Mr. Sidney Stock: "I try and be aware of injustice and inequality when it effects anybody or everybody," he says. "Certainly this is something that has been a problem for as long as I can remember."Yep. Of all the shit going down in the world today, that Christmas tree in your city hall really must take the cake. The tree's decorations? Gifts for the needy that bring in $25,000 in donations. It's people like Sid that the acronym STFU was invented. via Drudge ***** |
| Mark Steyn sums up my opinion on the science and/or fears of global warming nicely.
BFD. I don't care. Why? Here's why. Even Chesterton, who observed that once man has ceased to believe in God he'll believe in anything, might have marvelled at how swift the decay from post-Christian to post-evolutionary.Yes. Marvelled. via Polipundit and C&S. ***** |
| Wow. You can't make this stuff up, folks.
Apparently some inconsiderate... I can't think of a word right now... decided that she didn't want to wait in line. And to allow her to skip up to the front, she would eat the waiting list. I hope that she doesn't get tickets and if she does that the SBC Cotton Bowl doubles their supply of hotdogs. They're going to need them.
Obviously there was a buffet special at Golden Corral, otherwise Listzilla would have been in line. The List-Eater said the students present at the scene began harassing her after she removed the list."People started screaming at me, asking for the list back," she said. "I spit it out and put it in my purse. I'm not dumb enough to swallow paper." But is she hungry enough? That's the question. She is dumb enough to try to rip off a couple hundred folks of their place in line, though. The student List-Eater said she reported death threats to the campus police. "My life was threatened, things were thrown at me, people were calling me every name Um, she's getting what she deserves. FYI, Texas A&M has a yell (a cheer done by the student body crowd at football games) that is called "Beat the hell outta [...]." And then we insert whoever we're playing at the end (i.e. "Beat the hell outta Texas Tech!"). We don't condone beating fat chicks. Photoshop + Listeater. ***** Labels: texas aggies |
| Yep. Ol' Joe Lieberman is being suggested by some as the next Department of Homeland Security head. Now, I never go to Daily Kos. There, moderation is pissed on and Michael Moore, Nancy Pelosi and the other left of left are the "mainstream." Markos lists reasons for Joe to take the helm including the last one: And few Democrats would miss his departure.
Yep. Looks like Joe didn't toe the "Bushitler" line quite hard enough. I'm not sure how Joe fits in the Bush Cabinet. Part of me thinks he'll say no just so the Democrats don't lose another Senate seat and so he can be a Senator beyond 2006. However, Joe is no conservative which is what makes Kos's last statement quite humorous. ***** Update: I don't suggest following that link to daily Kos. I wouldn't encourage anyone to read tripe as I wouldn't tell unknowing children to stare at the sun through binoculars. Kos also likes to put extremely graphic photos up of war casualties for whatever anti-war reasons he harbors. His traffic is huge and ours is non-existant but the link is there for only proof and reference purposes. |
If the UK is thwarting attacks does that mean that we are, too? It's a legitimate question that I don't know the answer to. If we are here in the U.S., the DHS and government intelligence offices sure don't say much. I guess that's ok, too as long as nothing catastrophic happens. Great news. Wow. A UK news source reporting law enforcement steadfastness. Since the September 11 2001 attacks in the United States, more than 500 people have been arrested in the UK on suspicion of terrorism, over half of whom have been charged and cases are going through the courts at present, although media reporting of some is heavily restricted until their conclusion.No doubt many of these innocent terrorists have had their civil rights trampelled. Does the ACLU have a London office? ***** |
Yes. I'm guessing that they are weighing their options and none of them are worth a shit. "Under this situation the DPRK is compelled to seriously reconsider its participation in the talks with the U.S., a party extremely disgusting and hateful," the ministry spokesman said.Yes. While our citizens aren't starved as N. Koreans are, we are disgustingly fat. Hateful? A small percentage. However we are fans of freedom and Kim Jong Il shouldn't think they are going unnoticed as Iran rattles its sabers. There's enough ordinace to go around, fellas. ***** |
| With all this talk about privatization, the truth about Social Security is becoming clouded. According to House Minority Leader Pelosi, "They [the right-wing fear mongers] undertook a multi-multi-multi-million dollar initiative to convince young people that they wouldn't see a dime of Social Security."
"Anybody here who's 25 years old will have -- is Social Security secure at least for another 40 years." 24 + 40...carry the 3...substract the 7...and uhhh...I'll be 64yrs old when Social Security collapses. Better start practicing those Walmart greeting skills. Or maybe Uncle Sam could just give me back my god damn money. ***** |
| My list is longer... and less depressing.
I hear Nerf also makes a killer straightjacket. ***** |
| The White House has finally broken its silence on the Kofi Annan matter. But instead of blasting that rat bastard Annan, the White House is "expressing confidence in the secretary-general and his continuing in office". Granted, few other countries will vote to remove Annan. Thus supporting Annan is the only logical choice, plus it can help us in the near future when we seek a new coalition.
Next stop, Tehran! ***** |
| Turns out that while Wesley Clark and Dick Gephardt, among others, were neither reimbursed for travel expenses nor paid to endorse Kerry, Al Sharpton was.
For Sale: Black Vote - $35,000 + expenses. Poor condition, lacks strong leadership. Seller not owner, cash only. ***** |
| If Sweden were a U.S. state, all of a sudden, where would it rank in GDP per capita? Via Curmudgeonly & Skeptical.
If you've never been to C&S, do so. And bookmark it. Rodger's style is succinct and quite comical and there's lots of pictures for us dumbshit red staters. ***** |
| Yahoo! News - U.S. Combat Death Toll in Iraq Hits 1,001
The MSM went ga-ga over the 1000 number back during the election. Now they've fallen in love with "combat deaths." This gives them time to revisit their favorite topic, the number 1000. I can't stand the MSM. Everyone knows that the terrorists are trying to kill Americans. They're shooting at us and bombing us. And absolutely, each loss is rough. Unlike islamofacists, we value life. Then there's that old saying: If you can't say anything nice (good), don't say anything at all. Well if that shit were true, the MSM wouldn't exist. And right now, I wish it didn't. Nothing but shit, shit, shit. Deaths here. Carnage there. Jobs lost here. Bad weather there. Global warming everywhere. American's fault here, there, everywhere. Halliburton there. Shut the fuck up. How about a new saying: If all you ever say is shit that's bad, why not shake things up a bit and report something good? It could be molded into the new MSM slogan. The New York Times: 8% Good News Content!That'd be about 8% more than it is now. NBC Nightly News: Now With A Good News Clip Tossed In!Yay. I don't know if I've ever blogged that I'll never pay for or subscribe to a newspaper or news magazine ever but I won't. Never in my life. It's internet from here on out. Newspaper can kindle fireplaces or line bird cages. Perfect use. You also ever notice that journalists are one of the few professions that fuck up constantly over their entire career and never get fired? You can air colossal fubar reports and pay no penalty whatsoever. Now that's job security. ***** |
| Yahoo! News - Ohio Certifies Election Victory for Bush
I'll give you 119,000 reasons why Bush won Ohio. See you at the inauguration! The Dem camp has joined Nader and Badnarik in wanting a recount. They've put together the required $150,000 but the actual cost to Ohio taxpayers is estimated to be about 10 times that amount. My bet is that a recount will reveal Bush actually won Ohio by 118,201 votes. Damn pResident-in-Thief... ***** |
| Shia clerics are finally taking a stand against Sunni insurgents. While this could lead to civil war, it's more likely to strengthen voter resolve in the upcoming elections. After all, who in their right mind would take arms against our invincible American soldiers?
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| local6.com - News - Woman Charged With Running Down Boys Who Hit SUV With Golf Ball
Holy crap. Unjustified? That's an easy 'yes' given the context of the story. The only way her actions were justified is if they were shooting at her SUV. They were throwing rocks at your car? Call the police? Nah. Let's run them over. Makes me wonder if she's one of these folks getting treatment for Post Election Selection Trauma (PEST). I can see it now... "Your honor, the defendent pleads "not guilty by reason of insanity due to Bush winning the election."" Don't say it's impossible. ***** |
| The blogosphere has been screaming this for months, all the while gaining steam. The MSM has been more reluctant.
Yahoo! News - ANNAN'S BAD WEEK With US Senators and Congressmen now calling for funding squeezes, a UN steam cleaning could become a reality soon. A good quip: As for France and Russia (and maybe Germany and China), there remain questions concerning complicity in the Oil-for-Food thefts. Criminal accomplices rarely push for the truth.Good point. ***** |
| The Smoking Gun
Someone wise once said, "I want to defy the logic of all sex laws". Nevertheless in recent days I've come to question its assumption that there is logic to sex laws in this country. Take the case of the busty, attractive blonde who "seduced" and "victimized" a young 14yr old boy who wanted nothing more than to tap that ass and tell his friends. Every state has laws protecting minors, but the logic seems invalid unless "minors" is replaced by "girls", as "boys" shouldn't factor into the equation. Perhaps this is a situation where a double standard wouldn't offend a feminist. I'm a 24yr old male, I know it's wrong to sleep with a 14yr old girl. But despite the illegality of it, there is something unsettling about taking advantage of a young girl like that (I do think about it...a lot...but that goes without saying). Fact is, few people would consider this recent incident to be rape. Even the media is having problems with it, as the phrase, "her 14yr old lover" has been repeated on multiple major news networks. Is change a-coming, or will the Mary Kay Letourneaus of the world continue preying on inexperienced children? After all, according to the police report, the boy "did not wear a condom because she told him she was on birth control." Amateur mistake. ***** |
| INDC Journal: INDC Presents: Dances with Moonbats - Moonbat Xtreme
Heard me mention 'Moonbat' before? Wonder what it was? Read. Learn. Enjoy! ***** |
| CBC News
We can't have these "Sooner or later we will bury all blasphemous occupiers of Islamic lands," Mohammadi said.Hmm... I wonder if France, the Netherlands or other European and/or African nations will soon fall under the qualifications of "Islamic lands." One can only hope not. Sunday, Iran's deputy interior minister for security affairs told reporters the movement had no official sanction and said such groups could operate only "as long as their ideas are limited to theory." The group, though, has the backing of some prominent hard-line Iranian politicians.There's been a shitload of "theoretical" experimentation done in Israel and Iraq over the past few years. I also like the phrase "prominent hard-line Iranian politicians." As if there are droves of reasonable, peace-seeking politicians in Iran's government. Nice work, CBC! You can't convince me that with their state sponsorship of terrorism and desire for nuclear weapons that conflict with Iraq isn't more than five years off. Via Drudge ***** Labels: terrorism |
| Instapundit.com -
Commerce clause vs. 21st amendment. The ruling should be interesting. FWIW, I live in Texas, one of the states where shipping wine is "forbidden." Earlier this week I ordered two bottles from wine.com. It seems that in Texas, it's an area code restriction. I'll know for sure as soon as UPS gets my John Hancock and I uncork a bottle o' delicious red. ***** |
| Yahoo! News - 2 Banned From Detroit Arena Over NBA Brawl
Mr. Green has been banned from the Detroit Arena. This gives me some satisfaction to my rant in this post. It's not solitary confinement but it'll have to do for now. I'm sure if he violated his parole more will follow. The worst part for Mr. Green is that Ron Artest didn't beat his ass, but the ass of someone extremely fortunate enough to be standing by Mr. Green. The innocent guy should get a nice windfall from future litigation. Mr. Green gets his mug shot thrown on the internet. Sweet karma... ***** |
| For those who missed the groundbreaking performances and epic musical ballads of Team America: World Police, the soundboard is now online. Hear the energizing theme song and the famous "We're Dicks" speech that helped unite a nation. Remember, there's no 'i' in Team America.
In other news, this is my inaugural post to File It Under. I'm honored to have been chosen as a contributor from a very large crowd of active and outspoken TXers. As Hoodlumman well knows, I am 100% committed to the team now. I won't disappoint. ***** |
| He's to the right of Coulter.
He's coarse. He's unpolished. He's unmedicated. He's a rabit patriot. ... and he's heading into the armed forces. Bless him. Starting... well now, Tom will be a regular contributor to File it under. He's a terrorxchange.com regular and graciously accepted my invite to team up over here. (I'm not sure why he was that gracious - It's not like he's contributing to The National Review or Wall Street Journal...) but I digress. He should spice up the content a bit and increase the volume of posts - both good things. Welcome, Tom! ***** Labels: psa |
