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For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen β
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Treehouse Poet Laureate
I’m first? Speechless!
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Right behind you, mickie. Sometimes, I have stuck my head in the room and it’s empty so I wait until someone else comes in. I’m weird…
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Be thankful, after some long nights you could find yourself cleaning up bottles, pizza boxes, and body fluids
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XD
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Well? What were you going to say?
I was going to say that my morale is SOARING! Hoping the same for the rest of you–
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I like Mondays in general. Mind you, being retired changes your perspective on things. This will be an interesting week, what with SC being in the national spot light, here goes!
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Eureka! We have located the ONE person who LIKES Mondays!
This is akin to tracing the ‘source of the Nile’, or finding the ‘Holy Grail’… π
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Be sure to tidy up the room for us πΏ
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You know the first person has to buy breakfast for everyone else. π
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Ha ha Hshahaha The open thread. Here we go.
Chicago.
Freezing temps; not slowing them down.
http://heyjackass.com/
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There were some rumblings about recalling him. But reading over at the Chi. Trib. a few weeks ago, the potential replacements (most known to me since I live in the state and have since 1972) discussed didn’t impress me. And what is it with all these Dem. politicians making Cuba their vacation hot spot? Emanuel included.
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Good point about Cuba. You know he was wheeling and dealing down there.
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Probably all the politicians who travel there – another boondoggle to fill the Dems. voting rolls. The Cubans have been flooding in, just like the Mexicans and Central Americans . Cubans get welfare, SSI, etc.. Good article here from the Sun Sentinel about their racket – 3 parts. I am posting the link to #3, parts 1 and 2 links are on the right-hand side.
So, as Cubans, Rubes and Cruz will have an affinity for their “people.” Where would their loyalties lie? We are broke, can’t afford being Santa Claus to the world while Americans are suffering.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/us-cuba-welfare-benefits/sfl-us-cuba-welfare-benefits-part-3-htmlstory.html
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All things considered maybe Rahm can get the ‘mayor’ slot in the Palestinian Territories when Chicago’s done with him.
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czar, he and his bud o’zero would be perfect. N’est-ce Pas?
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They could be Weiner / Abedin 2.0 ……..
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Roger dat, airdrop ’em both into ISIS territory and let them explain their rainbow coalition BS to that target audience.
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Look at all of the resources sucked up by this criminal activity. Those who were shot are taken to the emergency room. Very expensive. Some require extra procedures like scans, surgeries, transfusions, perhaps ICU stays. The police have to investigate the shootings. If the perpetrators are caught, they are jailed, brought to court, tried or given plea deals, and many move on to prison. All of this is paid for by taxpayers.
The Cook County jail complex is like a small city. They have an average population of 9000 inmates. The Cook County Sheriff web site says they process 100,000 people per year. They have a large bus fleet to transport inmates to courts every weekday. Imagine the products going in (food, toilet paper, personal products, clothing) and the waste coming out. Imagine the number of people working in that facility. All paid for by taxpayers.
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Absolutely! Of course the demographic involved already lives life on the dole, so they expect nothing but the best quality care. And they’ll sue if they don’t get it.
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I am in Chicago and I voted and pushed my friends to vote for Rham. The reason being, was his opponent, Chuy Garcia, was like a Latino version of Bernie Sanders. Rham is not great, but I think he is probably better than Daley and there is no alternative. At the least, he has fiscal sense and trying to fix the budget by pushing back on the crazy unions. Socially, I dislike him.
Hiring Gerry McCarthey was his biggest mistake. That is when the CPD was weakened. Its been in decline ever since and we may never turn it around due to the political climate.
I understand from the outside, the City looks like a clown is running it, but honestly, there is no viable alternative for the time being.
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I understand. Having to pick the lesser of two evils.
I’m so glad Trump is running, it’s easy to vote for the guy and not feel bad about it.
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If you’ve ever made the LA/Austin run on I-10 and stopped in Ft. Stockton, you know exactly the place Michael is singing about. That all-night dinner is exactly as he describes. It’s right in the middle of town on the south side of I-10. I wonder if ‘Catus Jack is still there?
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If you like this, click on the horse link that appears at the end of the song for Michael Murphy’s famous “Wildfire”. Great song.
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I took your advice and watched/listened to Wildfire while reading the lyrics on another site. TY for the morning connection to a beautifully evocative song!
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Wonderful songwriter. All anyone remembers is ” Wildfire”, but one of my favorites was “Carolina in the Pines”!
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I like Michael Murphey and “Wildfire” but my all time fave is George Strait’s “Amarillo by Morning. β€ And I have a very soft spot for Dwight Yoakam’s “Thousand Miles from Nowhere.” Saw him in concert with my BFF and seriously, when Dwight swivels his hips, the chickies scream.
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Oh yeah….Dwight Yoakam…….he could sing anything to me and I would be happy…… I especially like his “You’re the One”……………………
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“Ain’t That Lonely Yet” “She Wore Red Dresses”and his version of “Suspicious Minds”… so many excellent songs. I have 3 of his older CD’s. Love him. Decent actor too – “Sling Blade”
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ANYTHING done by Waylon, Hank or Hank Jr – preferably with a side of sour mash
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Waylon and Willie’s duet, “Good Hearted Woman” is outstanding but whenever I think of Waylon, “Luchenbach,Texas” always comes to mind. My dad was a big Hank fan and played Hank’s records on his stereo (remember those huge wooden monstrosities?). That takes me back decades. Time flies.
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I don’t know how to post a photo. But there is a photo going around of Obama shaking the hand of the man who owned the ranch Scalia was at.
The story with it is that he has previously been honored in a ceremony by Obama. This man john Poindexter was the one who called in scalia’s death and got him declared dead without medical exam.
Nope. Nothing to see here.
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Judge Beebe said County Judge Cinderela Guevera had ultimately pronounced Justice Scalia dead by telephone and βruled it natural causes based on credible information.β She did not respond to messages on Sunday.
Nice that they can do thing like this over the phone. Nope, nothing to see, move along.
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http://m.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Texas-ranch-owner-recalls-Scalia-s-last-hours-6830372.php
This site says Justice Scalia was found with a pillow over his head. I know the Judge was 79 and the family is accepting everything but shouldn’t this warrant am autopsy? Maybe I am naive?
Also, on a different topic, it is 1 degre F
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so…it was Democrats who pronounced him “dead” and “by natural causes” ??
and so quickly.
how convenient for them.
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Well, natural causes for a Rat like Hillary might not be the same as what we’d call natural causes…right Vince?
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too many coincidences foster suspicion.
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Wonder if he were there for some whitewater action?
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motive means opportunity.
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Speechless:
http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/02/branco-cartoon-an-original/comment-page-1/#comment-649537
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Statue of Liberty suddenly realizing she may well be out of a job.
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I’m surprised that BHO isn’t clutching golf clubs behind his back. Well, maybe he is…
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I think, and have since I heard of it, the pillow bit is bogus.
And it bothers me that it is getting legs.
He has 9 children and 20 grandchildren. They deserve comforting at this time not gross unfounded speculation. Very sad. imo anyway.
I posted this link (plus comment) on the Scalia thread earlier.
Take it for what it’s worth.
Ranch owner recalls finding Justice Scalia
10:20 PM. CST February 14, 2016
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/texas-news/ranch-owner-recalls-finding-justice-scalia/43492296
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btw…that link contains the video with Poindexter. To my understanding the wfaa reporter was the only local reporter in the County.
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what is more concerning to me is that with all the pro obama cases on the docket, one of the most conservative sitting supreme court justices was found dead in his room, 1 day after the senate went into recess, in a remote location and his death declared as natural causes by someone that didn’t know him well and no autopsy was ordered.
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That ‘suicide in a DC park’ thingie has already been done.
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Urgent Calls Begin For Scalia Autopsy
apparently, William Gheen, president of The Americans for Legal Immigration, thinks an autopsy is in order here.
http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/urgent-calls begin-for-scalia-autopsy/
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link edit (above) : http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/urgent-calls-begin-for-scalia-autopsy/
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Yeah, like that in-depth and indisputable JFK autopsy – both of ’em?
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IKR..!
what is it w/ texas and autopsy fails ?
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A lack of cutting edge technology?
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unions ?
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Speaking of dead things that should be surgically removed…
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You’re so sharp, czar.
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That’s be us y’all are shear inspiration
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Understandably, his is wife and children most likely wanted him home. To have a loved one so far away and being butchered could be too painful. Perhaps there will be an autopsy conducted when he gets home and with his doctor in attendance.
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February 14, 2016
Judge Cinderela Guevara said she was called by a county sheriff yesterday afternoon because the two justices of the peace were out of town.
She went into more detail about what happened yesterday:
[…]The justiceβs personal doctor called her at 8 p.m. Saturday night. She said the physician told her that Scalia had a shoulder problem last week and underwent an MRI. Scalia also suffered several chronic ailments, Guevara said.
http://www.allenbwest.com/2016/02/breaking-judge-reveals-scalias-cause-of-death-says-this-about-foul-play/
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so..she pronounces him dead, over the phone, and without actually seeing the body.
nothing odd there. s///
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with the sudden passing of Justice Scalia….
What Happens To This Term’s Close Cases ? (Updated)
source: http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/what-happens-to-this-term‘s-close-cases/
interesting.
and very troubling when you consider the cases/issues involved.
to say the least.
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gads.
link issues..
http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/what-happens-to-this-terms-close-cases/
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Who warned the two justices of the peace to hightail it outta town?
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79 year old New Jersey native who did not hunt, and was a “scholar and family man,” goes to a very remote resort in midwinter temperatures, where a film called “No Country for Old Men” was shot, willingly and just for fun?
In news reports Poindexter says Scalia only once got off the truck when he watched the hunting. Somehow, sitting in a truck to stay warm in freezing weather while others go bird hunting does not strike me as a good time.
Poindexter says he went in to find the body with “an unidentified friend” of Scalia’s. Why is this “friend” unidentified?
Poindexter and Obama photo together, why is this not in the news?
Poindexter, now a millionaire: will he soon become a billionaire? Or will he too die a sudden death?
Any reports from the hired help at that ranch? We know Poindexter doesn’t clean sheets, make up beds, cook food, clean up after the guests: the hired help no one interviewed.
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I have heard several people talk about Scalia’s love of hunting. One of them was Gov. Huckabee.
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If there was a town, it might have been quite a drive. From my younger days of hunting that area, I remember losing three of six tires from having to ride offroad cause there were no dirt roads and lots of cactus :oP
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no country for old cars.
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No doubt including pernicious conservative sim, a Rat poster-chills affliction. If he were that bad off why would he vacation in East Nowhere?
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‘Conservatism’. My iPad autocomplete and its ability to reply to posts has been a disaster for days now. NSA ‘acceptable political thought’ filter app seems to have been ratchet up – wonder if Mark has friends in the Federal thought-cleansing pogrom?
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???????????????
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbOgU3AVIAA6r7o.jpg:medium
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oops
if at first, etc, etc
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amwick, found this article on Pointdexter. Excerpt on his background… his business origins are in Wall Street and his acquisition of the ranch was a contentious protracted battle:
“He graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas in two years and eight months. He ran through New York Universityβs MBA program in a whirlwind nine months, then earned a Ph.D. in economics and finance from NYU while working as an investment banker on Wall Street. In between degrees, he volunteered for the Army, partly to fulfill family military tradition but largely to βtest his mettle.β He was president of his class at officer candidate school, an airborne ranger, and a captain and a troop commander during a highly decorated tour in Vietnam.”
http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-man-in-the-white-hat/#sthash.cQ0ksBop.dpuf
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It appears that photo shaking o’zero’s hand was taken in October, 2009, at an award ceremony in D.C. – Excerpt from Forbes article:
“On Oct. 20, recognition will come in the form of a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Poindexter hopes that President Barack Obama will even be on hand to present Alpha Troop, a unit in the First Squadron of the U.S. Armyβs 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, with the Presidential Unit Citation, one of the rarest recognitions for bravery in battle. Poindexter is mustering as many Alpha Troop vets as he can find for the event. βThis will be closure for me,β says Poindexter, 64. βItβs not about healing any emotional wound, rather itβs the profound satisfaction of fulfilling a duty to my men.β Whatβs more, says Poindexter, reconnecting with the soldiers he once commanded has helped him better appreciate the 2,700 employees he has today.”
http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/30/poindexter-trucks-vietnam-entrepreneurs-medal.html
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Wooo-hooo! Supposed to get up to 53 degrees on Friday…heat wave! LOL! We got 3 inches of snow on the ground overnight and it’s 16. π¦
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Janie M, we got 75 degrees in Tampa! Trump heatwave!
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I’ve got a month to go before I get to cast my vote for him 3/15), tampa2. And we’re a take all state. π
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A Valentines Day special. It’s still Valentines Day where I am.
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Roses are red
Bacon is brown
When it on your plate
There’s no reason to frown
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You’re a poet.
Didja knowit? π
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One for the ages. Thank you posting.
π
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for posting
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ISIS now has more lethal weapons. You own this o’zero and Killary.
‘ISIS Gets Syrian Air Defense System’
Missile warheads likely to be used in car bombs
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/isis-gets-syrian-air-defense-system/
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Syria is getting serious.
Manbij –
After a month of Russian air strikes on the ISIS front in Manbij, it was the coalition that bombed and strafed yesterday. The attacks included two A-10 Warthogs. The Free Syrian Army (FSA/YPG) is now just 6km from the town ISIS calls Little London because of all the foreign fighters it has there.
Raqqah –
The Syrian Army has opened a new front on Raqqah’s front door.
The Syrian Arab Armyβs 555th Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division β in close coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF), Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra (Desert Hawks Brigade), Fouj Al-Joulan (Golani Regiment), and the pro-government Palestinian militia βLiwaa Al-Quds) β imposed full control over several hills surrounding the imperative village of Zakiyah along the Salamiyah-Raqqa Road.
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Yup, Ruskie 1st-line fighters flying cover for their bombers attacking Turk-supported anti-Assad forces based close to Turkey; Russia hinting it may establish Kurd-based provinces along the Syrian/Turkish border and may renew the US ‘safe zone’ for Kurds in Iraq.
Also, the US is BSing the folks about ISIS being knocked back on its heels when it may be able to retain control of Mosol through the end of this year. Meantime there’s still a steady supply of foreign fighters filtering in and there’s talk about ISIS even rejoining with al Qaeda to consolidate combat/combat support forces and ratchet up the action all around.
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The FSA 1st Coastal Division just posted on the internet a bunch of pictures of their warehouse in Latakia filled with several thousand mortar shells. I guess nobody ever explained the metadata that travels along with pictures to them. Smile boys, here comes Ivan.
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Well into the running for this year’s military Darwin Award. They should get ipads, their data will go nowhere…
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czar, somehow I get the feeling that part of the $15 bil going to Iran is funding ISIS, et al.
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http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2016/02/14/the-neoconservatives-are-brewing-a-wider-war-in-syria-paul-craig-roberts/ here is a good explanation of everything. his links offer up good info too.
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Just realized the correct figure is $150 bil, not $15 bil, which I incorrectly cited. Thanks for the link Clc.
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There are soooooo many levels, twists and paths to this ongoing mess that I believe the full extent of the goings-on will never be known. I do believe it’s taken on a life of its own.
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For some reason I can’t get into the prayer request threads right now so I’m doing it here. Please pray for my husband. Ruptured aorta, emergency surgery. Very critical right now. Thank you.
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Yes, of course i will pray. Please let us know how he is doing. And take care of yourself too.
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Praying for you both.
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Thank you so much. I’m just waiting right now, praying he pulls through the surgery.
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Praying for you and yours…
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Prayers, Dee.
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Best wishes and prayers for you Dee, and for your husband.
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Thank you so much for the prayers. You guys are the best. Surgery over, aneurysm fixed. Although he is still critical and will be in ICU for a while, surgeon is cautiously optimistic. Just waiting to go see him in recovery now.
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I know you have difficult days ahead but I’m so happy the surgery went well! You can take a breath. Your husband is going to be so happy to see you!
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Forgive me for asking.. but my friend had the same thing. The Drs said his white hair was a marker for being at risk for this?????
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Hi Willy. I have no idea about that. I’ve never heard of it before.
To everyone else, thank you again for the thoughts and prayers. He has a long way to go but he’s come through a major hurdle.
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Willy, my father and husband had the same thing. Neither had white hair.
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What a relief that must be for you. I fully understand. Been there, done that. Father and husband. Prayers for a great recovery and that he’ll be good as new.
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Lord, watch over Dee and her husband. Guide the surgeon and all the good people that will be helping him.
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Praying right now. Amen
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Keep us posted — we’re on it. Special prayer to Archangel Raphael, patron of healing and surgeons.
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Prayers
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Sorry to hear that – prayers up your husband and you……………………..
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Praying for you and him. Keep strong for him, he will need it. let us know how he does. It’s a miracle what the Drs. can do with God guiding them.
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The sixteenth-century French surgeon Ambrose ParΓ© wrote βI dressed the wound. God healed it.β Technology improves and helps, but some things don’t change. Prayers for your husband and you.
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Look who is back in the news!
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Check out the end of yesterday’s open thread, I posted some info there. 25 year old Russian woman. Plaza hotel room (even though he lives in Manhattan). And one of his former prostitutes said a few years ago that he liked rough role play and put his hands around her neck. IMO this guy is a ticking time bomb.
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Some Brits are having none of it:
Brits Launch 5,000-Strong Petition Telling Obama: Stay Out of EU Referendum
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/02/15/angry-brits-launch-petition-telling-obama-stay-out-of-eu-referendum/
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nim, everything that man touches turns into a BIG heaping pile of Dung. Has he gotten ONE thing right yet? πΏ
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Maybe they give you that extra “lift”?
Drugs Bust: Australia Seizes Meth-Filled Bra Inserts In Aus$1 Billion Narcotics Haul
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/02/15/drugs-bust-australia-seizes-meth-filled-bra-inserts-in-major-narcotics-haul/
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I went to the link, saw the photo, and thought “Chinese crap”. You can tell by the packaging. Sure enough the article says “Three Hong Kongers and a Chinese national were arrested”. The shipping container originated in China.
I wonder what they’re sending here.
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Merkel: “Nice nation you got there, Britain. Be a shame if something were to happen to it β¦β
Germany Threatens Trade War As Consequence For Brexit
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/02/14/germany-threatens-trade-war-as-consequence-for-any-brexit/
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World War III will be economic?
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Mornin’ infidels!
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OMG that is HILARIOUS (but only partly true). Many of us prefer dogs to cats.
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Mornin’ ZurichMike!
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Mirnin! (I can say rhat because I am in the US this week and it is indeed still morning!)
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Too late – Mardi Gras is over but we’re actively restocking the booze locker
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And the bacon larder, one hopes.
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Rendering that service as we speck.
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Be sure to check every bottle to insure quality, If you need help sing out.
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I have that task well in hand.
Better a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. Just came to mind and thought I’d toss it out there.
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bill wilson anecdote…:)
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I’m bettin’ it’s older than that…
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Then there are those of us condemned to be enslaved to the wants and needs of both.
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Mornin’ WeeWeed!
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Mornin’ No-Man!
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Love the party hat and favor, WeeWeed!
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π
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The open thread this morning has been more of a jolt than coffee has ever provided.
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might as well add to it…..
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4753235466001/dobbs-the-president-is-nationalizing-land-as-no-other-president-has/?intcmp=obnetwork#sp=show-clips
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The sun comes up and the sun goes down
The hands on the clock go round and roumd
I just wake up and it’s time to lay down
Life gets tee-jus, don’t it?
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π±
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oh Look! A kittycat !
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Three, actually
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LOL! Smiley and I thank you……I think.
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Never fails to amaze us. Since about 1981 all of ours have been ‘volunteers’ who’ve just sort of walked in. It’s as if we have a bum’s mark on our sidewalk or strays have their own Craig’s List.
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oh.
I thought you were cryptically referring to rubio, cruz & jeb.
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I thought he was cryptically referring to you, me and the animated cat. Cause everybody must know we’ve all got claws.
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or we’re all strays ??
what ?
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strays with claws….
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I’ll take strays over puppy mill rejects any day. Strays appreciate a good home when they find it.
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I got no complaints, the ones that have stepped up to our plate have all been super companions and stellar workers.Our border collie mix who found us while we were on a walk one day kept the five-fingered shoppers at bay in our house during Katrina while Z and I ere out working. Present border mix and lab mix both are ferocious guardians of the farm and GGS. Both came to visit and decided to stay. I have friends that ain’t that loyal.
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Heads up all.
The number of posters here is going to increase Yugely!
HotAir changes their posting process to Facebook signin tomorrow morning. Most people are bailing out and many will be coming here.
Sundance, better be ready for the influx. Both good and trolls.
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Patrick, why do you think many will come here vs say another salem media rino site?
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Many of them are naming this site as their destination and encouraging others to join them. That’s why I’m here today.
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Welcome to all of ya’s!
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I checked in this morning to say the same thing. No way am I commenting with FB. There is no love for FB over there.
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occam’s stubble….great name ! π
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Okay, now I will never get any sleep, This will be a lot of reading for these ole poor eyes of mine π O BTW, Welcome mat thrown out to ya. Grab a seat and enjoy.
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Smiley likes your name and I β€ your avatar.
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As Occam replied below, there are so many who are already checking CT out. And the posters there are recommending CT as a new meeting place.
There will be good ones and some trolls showing up, but it will be good for discussion, as long as the name calling does not get out of hand.
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Does this mean I’m going to have to start wearing pants again?
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only during PEEK hours.
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Oh good! These basketball shorts are really comfy.
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I refuse to put my bra on just to be called names by others.. After all Hillary is working hard for women like me..ya know…I think that’s what she means.,..yes, of course it is.
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Word for the day is Forthright
forthΒ·right – ΛfΓ΄rTHΛrΔ«t
(of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken; straightforward and honest.
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For antonym, go to GOPe ‘presidential candidate’.
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Hot Air will be abandoning its anonymous commenting system in favor of a transparent Facebook-linked commenting system this week, I expect this to lead to a big spike in readership here at the Treehouse, while Hot Air continues its descent into the ash heap of history.
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Guy I am enjoying seeing all of salem media’s “assettes” implode.
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Another Hot Air refugee here. The place has been going downhill for years, though I suspect they finally went the LGF route and closed the comments section to get rid of Trump supporters.
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I like your name. Describes how I feel these days.
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Which is why I have fake facebook and fake twitter accounts. Post with impunity!
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Then I can tell you what to post there cause I don’t touch the fb and twitter thingy π
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twitter gives you instant updates…
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and not just politics (LoL)…
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It has been sad to watch the quality of HotGas deteriorate steadily, in terms of both the writing and the comments. The switch to FB comments (just announced this morning, only 24 hours before it is to be implemented) does it for me, and judging by an extensive comment thread there, is likely to remove most of their regular commenters.
I look forward to seeing some familiar faces arriving here.
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BofH,
I have always missed the Open Enrollment at HotAir, otherwise I would have been posting there for years. Now as they show up here, I will be able to engage them finally. Look forward to Omaha Conservative and all the others.
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Gave up HotAir a long time ago. Not just the writing – the so-called comment section turned into a vulgar chat-room rather than a forum.
Let’s see if they affect the quality of the discussions here.
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i don’t know HotAir, but i imagine it’s a lot of work for the monitors here to keep this place from devolving in to a 4-chan type vulgar chatroom.
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But, but, but…Morrissey hates us Trumpkins!
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By the way, HAPPY PRESIDENTS’ DAY — more specifically, for those who remember: Happy Lincon’s Birthday and Happy Washington’s Birthday (two separate holidays).
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“Four U.S. Presidents were born in February. Two died in office. The other two served two full terms.
George Washingtonβs birthday was February 11, 1731, but when the Gregorian Calendar replaced the Julian Calendar in the West, eleven days were added, and for those whose birthdays were between January 1 and March 25, one year was added. Thatβs why we now regard his birthday as February 22, 1732. However, Washington always celebrated his birthday on February 11, no matter what calendar was in use. Although he served two full terms, he actually served fewer days than all his two-term successors. Thatβs because he was not sworn in until April 30, 1789. His term was supposed to start on March 4, but the Electoral votes were not counted until April 6.
William Henry Harrison was the oldest person elected President before Reagan. He gave the longest inaugural address and served the fewest days. Like Washington, he was a general in the army. His was born February 9, 1773 and died April 4, 1841. Forty-eight years later his grandson became the 23rd U.S. President.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, the same day as Charles Darwin. His parents were Baptists, but Lincoln never formally joined any church. As an adult Lincoln mostly attended Presbyterian churches. He once said: βI do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.β
Ronald Reagan was born February 6, 1911. In his 1985 State of the Union Address he said: βFreedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few; it is the universal right of all Godβs childrenβ¦ Victories against poverty are greatest and peace most secure where people live by laws that insure free press, free speech, and freedom to worship, vote, and create wealth.β
https://presidentialhistory.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/presidents-born-in-february/
Just a little trivia is all. I understand that this day is in honor of all POTUS’s.
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43 POTUSs and one POtuS
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Hey, What gives? This site is not showing up in my email inbox this morning. Did my branch get sawn off? I can’t imagine what happened. Yesterday was OK, now this. Any ideas?
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You changed the settings?
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An interview with Jonathon Turley, George Washington University, Constitutional Law Professor who had some really nice things to say about Justice Scalia. The interview is actually about whether or not obuma should appoint someone to the court while congress is in recess.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4754473099001/could-obama-make-a-recess-appointment-to-the-supreme-court/?intcmp=hpvid1#sp=show-clips
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Obama WILL appoint. The question is: will the Senate confirm?
Does anyone believe the Senate will NOT confirm whomever Obama chooses?
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Found this on American Thinker re: Dems passed a resolution against election year appointment in 1960 to stop recess appointments. Not sure I’m reading it right but it sounds like 0bama may not be able to appoint anyone during the recess in January 2017.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/02/dems_in_senate_passed_a_resolution_in1960_against_election_year_supreme_court_appointments_comments.html
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With McConnell, McCain, Flake and Graham, Obama does not need to sneak in a recess appointment. Our guys are gathering the feather ticking as we type.
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Having trouble sleeping well at night? Give this snippet of βEnemies Foreign and Domesticβ (third novel of the trilogy) a read. This was written by former Navy SEAL Matt Bracken.
http://enemiesforeignanddomestic.com/index.php?page=excerpt&p1=Foreign_Enemies_And_Traitors&p2=FEAT%20Part%201&
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Read the 5 star reviews at Amazon, don’t know if I have the stomach to deal with it:)
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HotAir losing a lot of commenters.
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/02/15/hot-air-to-move-to-facebook-comment-system/#comments
Many are not happy with the Facebook system and will be going to other sites. This one was mentioned. I did see a couple of commenters say they have been unable to register to comment here.
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“register”???!?
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That might be a good idea. Our dear, overworked Admins are in for a tough enough time without having to deal with an avalanche that does not understand the CTH culture.
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If I’m reading this right, seems 0bama may have a problem with an appointment to SCOTUS. The Dems passed a resolution against election year appointments in 1960.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/02/dems_in_senate_passed_a_resolution_in1960_against_election_year_supreme_court_appointments_comments.html
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It’s more of a guideline…
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The BGI fully intends to bankrupt Ferguson. The Ferguson City Council determined that it could not afford to pay for the overhaul of its Police Department and courts as required by its agreement with the federal government, an agreement made under the threat of being sued. So the City Council decided to adopt the agreement but with a few changes. Loretta Lynch was displeased so her BGI Justice Department sued Ferguson the next day. She said the people of Ferguson should not have to wait any longer for βtheir city to adopt an agreement that would protect their rights and keep them safe.β She doesn’t care about cost. She’s probably never had to make a budget in her entire life. I hope all of the remaining white people move out of Ferguson. Vacate. You have lost the war.
The next President can appoint a different AG, right? The BGI must be eradicated from the Justice Department.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/us/caught-between-costly-alternatives-ferguson-residents-worry-about-its-fate.html?_r=0
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Feb 12: U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch spent time with students in Miami-Dade Friday morning to discuss trust and the relationships between young people and the police. The conversation was part of a two-day stop in South Florida for the nation’s top cop. Lynch is making several stops across the nation to discuss policing issues and ways of building trust and cooperation between law enforcement and local citizens. Lynch met with students at Miami’s Booker T. Washington High School along with local law enforcement officials. After that, she held a roundtable on policing at Miami-Dade College. http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/US-Attorney-General-Loretta-Lynch-Visits-South-Florida-368445621.html
I think Lynch is worse than Holder. She’s on a one-woman mission to destroy race relations and ensure that a generations of black youth disrespect and fight the police.
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OH MY GOD there are news reports that Obama might choose Lynch to replace Scalia. THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN.
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something’s really rotten & stinks to the depths of hades.
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Sandra, I always felt sorry for the decent citizens of Ferguson and suspect they would have left if they could when the rioting/looting/arson started but probably couldn’t due to crashing property values (like anyone would buy a home there even if it was dirt cheap) and/or a lack of funds.
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Excellent! And I hope his head exploded like a watermelon.
‘ISIS executioner ‘is beheaded by SAS sniper’s special bullet as he demonstrated how to decapitate prisoners’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3447581/ISIS-executioner-beheaded-SAS-sniper-s-special-bullet-demonstrated-decapitate-prisoners.html
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Thanks, after all the depressing political news I needed some humor…
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Has it yet been revealed which of these two evils was located?
And what has become of the one that was located?
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Last I heard was in mid-January. Funny how those things get hushed.
From last update: “Officials have not said which of the two airmen has been located, but Diamantβs source said the airman showed up in Virginia and, through an attorney, may be seeking political asylum.”
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My Twitter page is missing most of the pics and graphics! I can only see some embedded pictures. And if I go to other sites where they are sharing a Twitter postings I can’t see the images from there either.
Can someone who Twitters please tell me if you can see my header and profile pics? This i really bizarre.
@jackphatz
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I C nuttin
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Nuttin there or nuttin wrong?
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jack, at your twitter page now. I see your header and profile pics. It is 10:07 p.m. central daylight time.
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Ok, thanks. Somewhere some setting has been changed bit what’s weird it’s only appearing with Twitter.
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10:10 p.m. just saw your post with the pic of o’zero and ryan. Brothers in Arms! Ban the GOP Establishment
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If my description is matching up with your posts, I think you’re good to go. π
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Goldman Sachs – FBI investigates Malaysian money scandal
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3447945/Kimora-Lee-s-husband-takes-leave-absence-Goldman-Sachs-FBI-investigates-Malaysian-money-scandal.html
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For some reason this just screams βHonduranβ or βSalvadoranβ to me.
βSanto described her attacker as a Hispanic man, standing five-foot-five, in his thirties, and wearing a beanie. He is suspected of using a box cutter razor blade on the victim.β
Another New York Woman Has Face Slashed in Sneak Attack – Breitbart
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/14/another-new-york-woman-has-face-slashed-in-sneak-attack/
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Doesn’t Donald have a rally now?
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A week before Mardi Gras a rather weird group of black nationalist squatters named the Washitah Nation kicked in the door of a house for sale in a New Orleans neighborhood. They changed the locks and, when the owner of the house called the police, the squatters claimed they owned the house. After the owner presented a deed and tax papers showing he owned the property the squatters claimed that through some weird and convoluted train of BS they actually owned the land. The police left, saying it was a civil matter.
Now the homeowner has to go through the entire civil court process of proving that he owns the land and then get an eviction process through the court. It could conceivably be months before the process is over (already be nearly a month) and it’s going to cost him a bundle, not counting what it will take to repair any damages. Yes, he could sue (back to civil court on that) but you know e squatters don’t have squat.
The city’s been hit with a wave of squatters and those with these ‘pulled out of their nether eye’ legal claims to ownership are growing in numbers. Jeepers, there are so many of them in the city, wonder why they don’t try squatting waaaaaay out here on our farms???
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It’s Mogadishu.
[Announcer’s voice:]
“Western Civilization has left the building!”
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His homeowner’s insurance better be up to date. He’ll looking at $100,000 or more in losses.
Even if he’s successful in gaining eviction, they’ll take all the furniture and appliances, strip the copper piping and wiring, all the plumbing fixtures. They might even torch what’s left on the way out.
I’m serious, we are losing Western Civilization and plunging into the savagery and [lack of] morals and ethics of the Dark Continent. Europe as well.
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2nd sentence: He’s looking at …
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Since Katrina the decuctables on insurance, not to mention the premiums, have gone through the roof. He’s still gonna get bitten and they’re gonna get away with it.
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Hope you don’t have that problem happen with your property. Fingers crossed that they don’t pick on you. Have seen videos of that happening elsewhere too.
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No, just in NOLA but the news did mention the SPLC had ‘investigated’ them. No word if the SPLC was inveatigating to find evidence of wrongdoing or if they were Loki g for a way to make the scam theirs.
I don’t see these folks coming out here and trying that crap – people out here are not as accepting of BS. Actually we are but only that from our own cows.
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Howard Beale vs Donald Trump in an Octagon Cage Match!!!
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Have to be up super early and can’t stay up one more minute!
But at 9pm lilbirdee and others, I’ll be sending the prayer.. a little ahead of time. Will be with you then when my alarm goes off 9but probably in my PJs with lights and computer off)
Good night and thank you for keeping up the prayers at 9 pm.
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Love ya, wondering999. Rest well and take care of yourself.
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A bit of a non-sequitur, but some days…exactly how I feel.
Wasn’t there a reference in there somewhere about those kids and their Damn Music!
LOL – I was a Scorpions and Lynyrd Skynyrd fan as a kid – for sauce add ZZ Top, Bob Marley, Patsy Cline, the Ramones, Root Boy Slim, ignorance knows no bounds (except for Patsy Cline and the Ramones – they were the tits).
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Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your love and salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil. Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump as he seeks to lead America back to You.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen
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Amen
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Treepers: Has anyone heard an update from crossthread42 ? Hope all is well. He said he would have his wife post an update, but I haven’t been around a lot lately, so may have missed. TIA.
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Have scanned the open thread every day checking to see if there is any news about crossthread. Haven’t seen anything but, like you, have been wondering. We can only hope he is being fully cared for and will recover and contact us soon.
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..And then one night in the lobby , of the Commodore Hotel ,
I chanced to meet a bartender , who said he knew her well , as he handed me a drink , he began to hum a song – all the boys there at the bar , began to sing along ……..
If you’ll be my Dixie Chicken , I’ll be yo’ Tennessee lamb , and we can walk together
down in Dixie Land….. Lov me some Li’L FeeTs.
Don’t forget to Smile , Treepers !
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How bout a Hillbilly Dawg?
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