Daily Trek Friday 101504

Okay, not much of a trek because of the bad air from yesterday, but here is a bit of a Trek for now.

Wow I am on a roll lately - remember how I mentioned that I was sick of the pundits claiming they knew what was up in Iraq (now and before the war) and that they might just want to let those who know the facts make the decisions?

Well this comes from Instapundit that confirms my belief:

STRATEGYPAGE REPORTS:

Sunni Arabs in Iraq are becoming more agitated about being caught in a war pitting an alliance of Saddam supporters and Islamic radicals, against the majority Shia Arab and Kurds who want peace and prosperity, at any price. The Sunni Arabs are increasingly desperate to do something about their situation. Despite the threats from Saddam's old enforcers (almost all of them Sunni Arads), and the al Qaeda influenced Islamic radicals; tribal and religious leaders are suggesting that the Saddam hardliners and foreign Islamic radicals leave. Leave Sunni Areas, leave Iraq, leave this life, it doesn't really matter. The Sunni Arabs see nothing but woe from the Saddam supporters and Islamic radicals. . . . The Sunni Arabs have been cowed by the terror, but not completely immobilized. Deals are being cut, to be finalized when Iraqi troops and police enter Sunni Arab towns under the shadow of American firepower. Will the Sunni Arab leaders remain with the Iraqi majority. Considering the alternative, they probably will.

Sounds promising; I hope it turns out this way. StrategyPage certainly has a pretty good record of accuracy.

Read this, too, which certainly supports the above.

UPDATE: Shannon Love observes:

It may be just an accidental strategy on our part, but allowing this or that group of insurgents to control an area for a period of time seems to have long-term benefits. The locals might imagine that they hate the Coalition and the provisional government, but a few days or weeks of living under the rule of the insurgents seems to provide a stark reality check. The insurgents are thugs and religious extremists, who terrorize and extort the local population and eventually draw down retaliation from the Coalition. The insurgents lose the struggle for hearts and minds through their own brutality. . . .

The actions of the insurgents cause the locals to view the Coalition as the lesser of two evils. We win the battle for hearts and minds by default.

I don't think it's an accident.

The key lesson of Vietnam is to let the warriors fight the war not the polititions! By doing so you can minimize the effects of the anti-American party of peace and their Lie-N-Hype followers! These traitors cost us that battle in the Cold War and they would do it again in this battle in the War on Terror. Thank God we have learned this major lesson of Vietnam!
DKK

Breathing Was My Mistake Today

So I get up today open the door to let the dogs out and end up getting a face full of asphalt smell! The construction nearby must be repairing the road or something along those lines.

Because of the weakened condition of my system those chemical exposures are one of the worst things that can happen to me. I now have a POUNDING HEADACHE and have already thrown up once! I think I may have minimized the damage by being proactive in meds and other methods, but this may have an impact for days!

All for making the mistake of breathing! I hate this!
DKK

UPDATE: Now my skin is crawling - particularly on my scalp - just tracking the symptoms for you!

UPDATE II: Skin is now breaking out in eczema! Itchy and red - soon to break out in sore blotches!

UPDATE III: It is now 5:30pm just about an hour after I first inhaled - and now the lining of my nose and sinuses are swelling and producing post nasal drip like you wouldn't believe!

UPDATE IV: Now 6:30pm breathing better - meds kicked in - head improving too! Joints are killing me and I had to take a nap to keep from puking again, but now I feel better. Hopefully the worst is over, skin still bad!

UPDATE V: About 12:30am the 15th - up from a nap and I think I am better but I know I will be dragging ass!!!

Implosion 101 Tired Idears

It has been mentioned over and over that John Kerry looked tired last night - with one person asking if Kerry had a duty to tell us if his cancer had returned.

But as the debate went on last night I noticed that Kerry began to lose his composure on proper pronunciation. Being from the land of no R's (Massachusetts - "pock the caah" = park the car) Kerry managed to add R's to his speech! He had idears, that were better then his opponents idears and his idears had worked in the past where those other idears haven't worked!

What's up with that, it might be a good idear for him to warsh the caah before he pocks it!
DKK

Daily Trek Thursday 101404

Okay, the last debate was well worth the time! There is a clear fundamental difference between the candidates positions that can and have been debated repeatedly - and that is a good thing! To me there is also a clear difference between the candidates. President Bush is clearly a man of principle with core beliefs that guide his entire life. John Kerry appears to be a man who is afraid to have a core belief, just in case the one he chooses is wrong!

You'll recognize the symptoms of this as it is similar to the disease Clinton suffered from - no, not VD! In Clinton's case he was a consumate liar who was able to sell his lack of a belief system and I am not sure Kerry can.

Another fundamental difference in the parties philosophies is how they address the issues that define us as people. The Democrats pander to everyone as a part of a group. Republicans honor the individual - it was clear in the proposals for health care and social security and in the issue related to being gay. Kerry went out of his way to address the gay issue by using Dick Cheney's daughter as a part of this "protected group." Something many of us found as offensive. Something that would have been lambasted by the left if The President had dared to reference. Amazingly John Kerry can get away with it, with his campaign manager going so far to say that her lesbianism was "fair game" in this election!

The difference is clear - although she is an individual in the eyes of Republicans to the left she is nothing more then a part of a group and Kerry can use the group to his advantage! Republicans are barred from using the group by the PC police, not that they would want to. You see, Republicans value the individual and judge her based on her individual strengths not her identifying characteristics. This is the same philsophy that allows coordinated attacks on GOP headquarters to be overlooked by the media - it is okay for someone to attack the mean Republicans!

This is why the likes of Andrew Sullivan can't shake his Euro philosophies! He attempted to call himself a conservative for the past couple of years - but the truth of his group mentality couldn't keep from breaking through! The individualism of America is almost incomprehensible to Europeans but runs deep and strong here.

The Trek:

Back to Andrew Sullivan, he didn't see anything wrong with Mary Cheney being used as a Kerry pawn. He says:

When Kerry cites Bush's wife or daughters, no one says it's a "low blow." The double standards are entirely a function of people's lingering prejudice against gay people.

His and the Democratic party's prejudice is what is really showing! The display of lingering prejudice is clearly demonstrated by Senator Kerry as he didn't just cite Mary Cheney - he then had to add, "who is a lesbian." Is it acceptable to cite Justice Thomas' wife and then add the phrase- a white woman? If Andrew wants to be treated as an equal then he can't act so superior - maybe that is where some get the impression that gay people want "special" rights.

Gaypatriot puts it this way:

Now to my pet peeve of the night. Why on earth did John Kerry feel the need to answer the gay marriage question by saying "Hey! His vice president has a daughter whose a lesbian!" (You know, one of those kind of people...)

It was one thing for John Edwards to bring it up since he was sitting next to the Vice-Lesbian Father during their debate. And, at the time I felt that Edwards was quite condescending and demeaning when talking about Mary Cheney. It's a whole other universe for Kerry just to throw it out there tonight.

If this is such a wedge issue, why are the Democrats the ones bringing someone's family into it? "Your momma!"... "No, your lesbian vice president in-law!" C'mon. Even the FOX News commentators are buzzing about it. It was gratuitous at best.

But of course this disgusting behavior is acceptable to the left:

Leaders of the Special Olympics say they are "astounded and appalled" by an anti-Bush political flyer being distributed in Tennessee.

It shows the head of President Bush superimposed on the body of a Special Olympics athlete; and it reads, "Even if you win, you're still retarded." CNS

Great coverage of the Debate by the usuals over here on the right ------> or down below depending on your browser. Check them out for debate updates.

Check back in the late afternoon for an update on lawyers and the vote!
DKK

BIG UPDATE: Kausfiles agrees with me - almost word for word

Kerry's move looks less like hypocrisy-puncturing and more like a straight appeal to homophobia. As such, it does no credit to Kerry. ... Perilous race analogy: What if Kerry were debating a conservative on affirmative action, and that conservative had a black wife, and Kerry gratuitously brought that up in an attempt to cost his opponent the racist vote? Would Andrew Sullivan approve? I don't think so. ...

UPDATE: Why is Mrs. Edwards speaking about the Cheney daughter's "preference" - it isn't a preference or choice - even Kerry says she was born gay! But then again that is the say one thing believe another Democratic philsophy! (Danegerous)

BTW, it isn't a preference or choice!

Final Debate Prep

Okay, getting ready for the debate - keep your eye out for the Kerry look:



How many times can you catch the look!
DKK

Daily Trek 101304

Okay, I am starting to feel a bit better, I was just BEAT! Not to mention the fact that most of my winter clothes cause me to have a reaction - that is one of those amazing things that sneak up on you! There you are and you realize your shirt is making you sick - seriously!

Now, take a deep breath because there is now less then 3 weeks left before the election! I have to admit that even I am getting a bit sick of the politicing! And if I am getting sick of it then you know that others who don't love it as much as I do have GOT to be getting fed up. Now I know that most people don't pay as much attention as I do - but still with the non stop Bush bashing that has been going on for the past year it is hard to not to hear it.

What does that mean for the election? Well, just like everyone else I don't have a crystal ball and the tarot was too hard to read last time, and after the legal crap in Florida I know why! (Maybe I'll try that one again.) To me the ongoing wisdom is difficult to justify in these unique times - but hasn't every election been in completely new times!

What I would like to see happen is an overwhelming victory for President Bush - something that sends the message that we are a united people and that the unacceptable bashing of our country and it's leaders has become more unacceptable with each passing year! A complete repudiation of the anti-American Vietnam protest era and what it has wroght today in the from of the Democratic party in all it's Lie-N-Hype glory!

Let me know in the comments section of your sick of the election yet - till then The Trek:

Massive Voter Fraud (See S&A and scroll till you see the listing of fraud!) on top of the unbelieveable levels of violence by anti-Bush/Cheny organizations has the potential to make this election more dangerous then the one in Afghanistan! Speaking of which, that election has to be one of the most amazing things I have seen this past year! I didn't even mention the threat of the terrorists! Drudge is reporting Chechen Terrorists have entered the US via Mexico (Gertz at Washington Times) - remember these are the people who murdered school children in Russia!

Did you hear what the Party of Peace is doing beside the ongoing violence? They are openly threatening Sinclair Broadcasting - how is that for protecting freedoms! Sinclair is planning on showing Stolen Honor - a documentary about Kerry and his anti-Ameircan Protest days:

Kerry Senior Advisor Chad Clanton to SINCLAIR Broadcasting: 'They better hope we don't win' [said on FOX NEWS DAYSIDE]...

By the way it is my intention to corelate the Party of Peace with the same mindset of that infamous Religion of Peace!

John Edwards promises that if him and John Kerry are elected people in wheelchairs will walk again - just like a trial lawyer to sound like a snake oil salesman!

Edwards Stem Cell Vision: 'We will stop juvenile diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other debilitating diseases... When John Kerry is president, people like Christopher Reeve are going get up out of that wheelchair and walk again.' Edwards made the unprecedented campaign promises during 30-minute speech at Newton High School gym in Newton, Iowa

Listen to this on TV if you get a chance - that man would have made a great preacher in a revival show! These trial lawyers are the same ones that sued our vaccine makers out of business leaving us exposed to a potentially lethal flu season!

Mount St. Helens is building up a magma dome again - a precursor to an eruption? Check out the volcano cam if you want to see if she has blown yet!

GayPatriot hopes Kerry can infect his pessimism on Osama the way he did Christopher Reeve as he wonders Who Kerry will sentence to death during this debate - no, it isn't as bad as it sounds!

Of course during this weekend we learned that Kerry paid under 13% in income taxes - less them most people I know and we're poor! And he thinks we need to go back to 9/10 when terrorism can be just an nusance! 3000 people dead is a nusance, wow! By that defination I wonder what the holocost was, irritating? (BTW, remember Ter...still can't figure out how to sound out Mrs. Heinz Kerry's name....she said we need to just accept terrorist attacks the way Europe does!)
DKK

Delayed Trek

Drudge is reporting that Christopher Reeve passed away on Sunday - not many details, God Speed Superman.


I am beat and will be sleeping in - the Trek will follow my awakening - if I can arrange one!
DKK

The Real John Kerry!

Okay, this is what Kerry looked like while he sat there tonight - can't find a picture yet, but I'll post when I do.

UPDATE: AP has this one up now - strange resemblance! Separated at birth?





UPDATE: Found these on the AP photo zone - but it still isn't what I saw. BTW, it is interesting how many mid-expression shots of the President they had compared to Kerry!

DKK

The Chaos Theory - Kerry Plan for Iraq - Get Smart!

John Kerry mentioned it tonight and I am sick of hearing from the likes of John Kerry and the newly converted - back to his roots - Andrew Sullivan that there is nothing but chaos in Iraq!

Senator Kerry wants to fight a Smarter more sensitive war and I have finally figured out what he means!

Here is what Kerry sees as our enemy:

KAOS



And his idea to fight them is to Get Smart!


DKK

Can Someone Explain P-Holes Logic

Can someone explain this logic to me -

Teddy - My eyes look like two piss holes in the snow - Kennedy noted a couple of things yesterday during the hearings covering the release of the Iraqi Survey Group's report:

First was a good point - that the ISG had just received a new batch of Saddam's documents equal to what they had reviewed so far.

Second, despite the fact that every intelligence source in the world said he had weapons, he said we had spent 900 million looking for weapons - and couldn't we use that money more wisely by not looking anymore.

To me that is the strangest and most dangerous logic I have heard in years! Oh sure we haven't found stock piles yet - but for things like anthrax a stock pile the size of a suitcase can kill thousands of people and Saddam refused to provide the evidence that he destroyed his weapons.

Is that the kind of smarter more sensitive war John Kerry is planning for us? What if these weapons are in Syria and ONE of that stack of thousands of documents references that - wouldn't you like to know?

If someone can make a logical argument for what P-hole said that would expain how dropping this search would make us safer please add your comments here.
DKK

UPDATE: Ace of Spades has an update on the report and it's conclusions - funny, the lack of WMD was just the beginning including this:

Iraqi intelligence officials then "targeted a number of French individuals that Iraq thought had a close relationship to French President Chirac," it said, including two of his "counsellors" and spokesman for his re-election campaign.They even assessed the chances for "supporting one of the candidates in an upcoming French presidential election." Chirac is not mentioned by name.A memo sent to Saddam dated in May last year from his intelligence corps said they met with a "French parliamentarian" who "assured Iraq that France would use its veto in the UN Security Council against any American decision to attack Iraq."

Daily Trek Thursday 100704

I had a rough couple of days so this is going to be short today but later today I want to share some thoughts on the rash of Leftie violence that has swept the country this month.

Till then here is today's abbreviated Trek:

It really disturbs me that the Democrats are almost giddy about the Iraqi Survey Group's report on Saddam and his weapons programs. To me it makes it clear that they, as has been their pattern in the past four decades, would prefer America to be proven wrong more then anything else that could happen. However I do hope that they latch onto this report as they are drowning and it is the only thing that can save their political lives.

You see despite what the Media and the left would have you believe this report documents the rightness of the President's policies. It also proves that everything the administration said was correct - with the exception of "stockpiles" of WMD. Personally I think it is foolish to believe that we could find what amounts to a suitcase of anthrax - which could kill thousands if not hundreds of thousands, but that isn't the point.

The anti-American Democratic party concentrates on failure, as is their way, but overall it is a victory for President Bush because John Kerry and the Democratic Party have positioned themselves with the United Nations and against the US.

Look at this report with that thought in mind and you will find that it is a clear indictment of the UN, the Euro Weenie parasites, and the Anti-American left. The sanctions were collapsing, they were not only a failure but Saddam "thrived" under them. His military spending grew in leaps and bounds when the Oil For Food program started and he maintained everything necessary to process WMD! The IAEA is upset because Iran just processed tons of the same yellow cake uranium that Saddam had in abundance - over 500 tons!

France was bribed and this report lays that out - the UN is corrupt and this is who John Kerry has hitched his wagon to! When picking your business partners you should really choose a little more carefully!

Now keep in mind what I said a few days ago about the President possibly knowing some things that we don't. Don't you think that after Chirac lied directly to President Bush - actually he knew even before then - he would have had an idea and perhaps done a bit of investigating into why our "allies" had become weenies? Could it be that the reason the world is so upset with the President is that he has upset their tried and true methods of bribery and supporting the terrorism and violence that sustains them! I have said that the old methods didn't work - at least not for those who have true principals that haven't been poisioned with nuance!

This report is just the beginning - If I were Kerry, I would run as far from the UN as I could. Unfortunately he can't, doing so would just about finish his campaign confirming that his history of Flip Flopping was just for political gains.

Here is the latest report - also Roger Simon addresses this same issue here...it's worth the read, here is a part:

"Global Test" my fat tuchas. John Kerry does not deserve the vote of any citizen of the United States until he confronts this reality. Any liberals out there should be ashamed of themselves for supporting a man who wants to ratify this viciously corrupt and immoral system. That's not liberalism - unless you consider the Mafia to be liberal.

Check out Hugh and CQ for great updates on this report.

Wait, what was that about the Saudi's and The President (NewsMax):

According to Middle East news outlets and London's Financial Times, Clinton addressed a business forum sponsored by bin Laden's family-owned construction company - and collected $267,000 for his trouble.

Three months later, when the Saudi royals traveled to Texas to meet with President Bush, they set aside time for a special meeting with Clinton in a Houston hotel, which lasted into the wee hours of the morning.

The sitdown was confirmed by none other than Clintonista-turned-TV newsman George Stephanopoulos - and came on the heels of a report by columnist Robert Novak that Crown Prince Abdullah had pledged up to $20 million for Mr. Clinton's presidential library.

I didn't Trek yesterday but I wanted to point this out Rodney Dangerfield passed away at 82 on Tuesday.
Is that the magic three that people always talk about.

DKK

VP Debate

Interestingly the key difference between the Bush/Cheney and Kerry/Edwards sides - all throughout the nation is that we (B/C) see the light as bright as ever, and as Edwards pointed out tonight - they see the bright light flickering! They hate what the US is because it isn't their UtopianWorld!

Other comments I would make have been made here:

Hugh Hewitt:

"If you can't stand up to Howard Dean, how can you stand up to Al Qaeda."

A Cheney win, but no disaster for Edwards, though perhaps for Kerry. Cheney wins because of the "global test" exchange and the repeated blows at Kerry's record --not Edwards-- and nailed Edwards on the refusal to count Iraqi casualties. Key thing is that Kerry's record is back on the table. Cheney is very hard hitting on the reality of the war --one weapon in one city-- and a strong defense of Bush as Commander-in-Chief.

Talking heads will have to discuss same sex marriage over the next four weeks, and that doesn't help Kerry Edwards. The jobs rhetoric just doesn't wash with the last year.

"Global test" is an anchor around Kerry's neck, and Edwards attempt to say Kerry has been consistent on Iraqis just absurd, which underscores why this election is essentially unwinnable by Kerry.

But Edwards set himself up for a comeback in four years.

PoliPundit:

Will the family of a Veep wannabe, dark suit, dark hair, Dark Side, license # I-S-U-E-U, please come and claim the carcass?

Your junior lawyer has been trampled, pummeled, thumped, whupped, sliced, diced, julienned, fried, pureed, laughed out of the county, and has dismayed fellow slimebags across the nation.

You may claim the remains, collected in a large number of small baggies, at the Breck^TM booth.

Then there is this from The Kerry Spot:

NO MAS! NO MAS! [10/05 10:47 PM]

My initial conclusion: This was the single most devastating one-sided drubbing since Lloyd Bentsen smacked Dan Quayle all around the stage in 1988.

DKK

Ready For Your "Global Test"

Urine Test - Complete





Cholesterol Test - Complete




HIV Test - Complete




Heart Test - Complete




Kidney Test - Complete




Liver Test - Complete




Global Test - IN PROCESS!
Please bend over!

DKK

Daily Trek Tuesday 100594

The United Nations signed a cooperation agreement on Monday with the new International Criminal Court, despite objections to the tribunal from the United States.

Now, you wonder why the US is the only one who is willing to take action against murdering dictators -(rhetorical question)! Not only can no other nation afford an army, or afford to give up their oil for food incomes, but they are all participants in this sovereignty grab!

The Bush administration is bitterly opposed to the new court and rescinded former President Bill Clinton's signature to the tribunal's statutes, arguing that it would expose U.S. soldiers and officials to frivolous law suits.

You see, this is the UN/Euro/Kerry philosophy - why act to stop genocide in Sudan when you can just arrest the "criminals" and put them in jail forever (no death penalty in UtopianWorld - UN/Euro/Kerry and ICC!)

Problem is the 50,000 dead so far! This is expected to grow to over 300,000 dead in the next 6 months if action is not taken!

It is a double fake - set it up so you risk prosecution if you act - but make yourself feel good by being able to hold those accountable AFTER the deaths of innocents!

Remind me why the terrorists think beheadings shock the west!

According to most speakers at the UN's opening ceremonies last month they agree with Kerry's "Global Test."

Let's sum up the rules of the U.N. game as set out by its most ardent fans from France to Cuba over September's festivities:
(1) Democracy is the governing principle between countries (read outvoting the United States), regardless of the rights of actual inhabitants.
(2) International measures to insist on democracy within states constitute unacceptable interference in a state's internal affairs.
(3) Nuclear non-proliferation is O.K. in theory provided it won't be put into practice until Israel and the United States are weapons-free, and any pressure in the meantime is oppression of developing countries.
(4) The only acceptable contributions of developed countries to the affairs of developing countries are cash donations.
(5) Terrorism is defined as harming one's friends, so Israelis are fair game.
(6) Israel is the greatest threat to world peace.
(7) Sudan should be commended for its role in reducing the spontaneous humanitarian crisis within its borders and anything but minute numbers of friendly neighboring forces would be an illegitimate interference in Sudanese sovereignty.
(8) The U.N. is the centerpiece of all legitimate international action concerning peace, security, self-defense, and the war against terrorism.

Did you know that nearly 1.5 million people are missing from the years of Saddam?

More shocking terrorist activities Bortz reports this:

Now we have learned while al-Sadr was hiding in his Mosque his Islamic goons were quite busy. Their assignment was to kidnap dozens of women and children and bring them into the Mosque. There they would be murdered. I think it's possibly safe to say that many of the women were possibly raped before, maybe after, they were murdered. When al-Sistani ordered them out, Al Sadr and his gang of murderers left the bodies of the women and children inside the Mosque.
So ... what was the purpose? The Islamic killers fully expected American toops to storm the Mosque to get to them. When that happened, and after the smoke cleared, the innocent and peace-loving followers of Al Sadr would be able to show the bodies of innocent women and children who were killed in the brutal U.S. assault on this place of holy worship. Clever plan ... didn't work.<>
Never forget, especially now, the brutal, murderous nature of the Islamic killers. They will murder their own sisters, mothers, sons and daughters if they think that they will then be able to use the western media to blame the deaths on American soldiers. And when the time comes, the Western media will be all-too-eager to relate the story just exactly the way al-Sadr wanted them to.

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The Sun (UK) is reporting the first thing I have EVER agreed with Billy Bob Thornton on:

He said: “I think Shakespeare’s overrated. It’s bulls**t. I’d never go and see a Shakespeare play. Who’d want to see me in Hamlet?“Who cares? I don’t know why actors do it. Shakespeare is just a bunch of soap operas.

In case you were considering believing Kerry's lies about Veterans funding issues - the Wall Street Journal has the truth!

• When Bush took office there were 3.8 million veterans relying on the government for health care. At that time the waiting list for an initial visit or a referral to a specialist was six months or more and there were 300,000 veterans on the list.
• Today there are 5 million vets relying on government health care. There are 3,000 on the wait list, a 99% reduction.
• Four years ago the Veterans Administration spent $48 billion on health care. Today that figure is $70 billion. VA medical spending is up over four years from $20.2 billion to $26.9 billion.

Regarding the Debates - Dennis Prager points out that he couldn't lose since:

No matter what position you hold about American foreign policy and the war in Iraq, John Kerry holds your position

He goes through many of Kerry's stated positions then ends with this:I believe that this debate can lead to only one conclusion:

Either John Kerry is a man of few principles who will say almost anything on the most vital issues of life and death in order to get elected; or he is personally so confused on this issue that he will repeatedly make self-contradictory statements.

There is no other explanation for this unassailable fact: John Kerry won the debate because he sounded better; and he sounded better in large measure because he got away with saying whatever any voter wanted to hear.

That is one reason President Bush looked so annoyed at times. It is very hard for the principled to listen to the unprincipled.

DKK

Common Sense - My Phone Damn it!

This should be common sense, but to some it isn't.

The telemarketing association's challenge to the, "no call list," that the Republicans and Administration set up was not accepted by the Supreme Court today. This means that the no call list will remain in effect.

The challenge was based on freedom of speech and equal protection claims - because the law allowed charities and campaigns to continue to call.

I just need to point out that since I pay for my phone NO ONE has a RIGHT to call me on it! Just like I can put up a fence to keep people out of my yard I can now keep them off of my phone by adding my name to this list.

The point is that it is my phone - I pay for a certain number of minutes each month and I don't want to use those to fend off telemarketers! I also shouldn't have to pay more for call blocking or any additional services to keep telemarketers off of my lines! Shoot, I already have to pay extra to have an unlisted number - that's right, in order to NOT have my name in the book I have to pay! What kind of scam is that!
DKK

Notable Sights Monday 100404

There have been some big stories today:

Burt Rutan's Spaceshipone entered the record books as the first privately developed craft to enter space (62 miles) twice within a two week span. That means they claim the X-prize of 10 million dollars. And it happened on the anniversary of Sputnik! Link..

CNS is reporting on newly translated Iraqi documents that indicate links between Saddam and terrorists and point out that he had WMD's. Link...

Another chemical shell was discovered in Iraq! Link...

Two new post debate polls indicate that while Kerry may have won the debate there wasn't much of a change in the race. Both indicate Bush maintains a 5 point lead in likely voters with one indicating 7 points up with registered voters. I have said I don't really trust any polls this season after all if people in Madison Wisconsin will burn swastikas in your lawn for having a Bush/Cheney sign, a teacher being fired for having a Picture of the President displayed with other President pictures (see Trek) how many people will really tell a stranger on the phone what they think. Link...

Hmmm, France kept concentration camps open after WWII ended in order to hide their cooperation in killing Jews! AND most of their records are sealed for between 60 to 150 years! Link...

Janet Leigh passed away at 77. Link...

UPDATE: Gordon Cooper - one of the original Seven Mercury Astronauts passed away today also at 77. On the same day as Spaceshipone and Sputnik! These Seven were the best of the best and our nation is greatful!
DKK

Daily Trek Monday 100304

This is what I find amazing - (HT - Malkin):

A middle school teacher walked out on her job after being asked to remove a picture of the president from her classroom, she said.

We live in a society where it is no longer acceptable to have a picture of the President of our country on the wall in a classroom! This seriously concerns me! This is the type of attitude - this hatred for our country is a receipe for defeat. In large enough numbers or positions of influence these American Haters could have cost us the cold war or any other conflict in our past just as they cost us Vietnam.

Could the race be a dead heat again? Polls indicate it is - but that is fine. Obviously based on the Clinton years the Dem's think cheating is acceptable - but we'll see how America feels about it when we are fighting for our very existance! If enough people have given into the Clinton mentality we could be in serious trouble - longing for the, "it was only sex," lie is a temporary solution to the long term problem of terrorism!

Last week's debate was so full of material that Bush could use against Kerry it should be a good month for ads! From the "Global Test" to offering Iran nuclear fuel - oh, and when Kerry critizes Bush for not securing nuclear material fast enough, is he counting the 500 tons of Yellow Cake from Iraq and the tons Libya gave up?

And if you doubted Kerry had something in his hand check out this high resolution Quicktime Video from Little Green Footballs. There is no doubt, now what do you think that was? Anything would be against the AGREED UPON rules - even a pen! (Did he Diss or Dis-pose)

This is from Cox and Forkum, I know it screws up the formatting, but it is great! I'll take it off and just link afternoon!


Michelle Malkin has another great article pointing out another fake hate crime against Muslims. FAKE MUSLIM HATE CRIMES: WHERE'S THE APOLOGY, CAIR? Of course none of us should hold our breath waiting for the apology - but they were loud enough when they demanded an investigation into the incident. This and we're still waiting for the Muslim community to let us know where they stand on the murder of innocents.

Then what about this, hmmm - out cry against killing innocents, not even close!

A member of the group responsible for the Beslan school massacre last month is a British citizen who attended the infamous Finsbury Park mosque in north London, The Observer can reveal.

Two other members of the group, loyal to Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, are also believed to have been active in the UK until less than three years ago. They are suspected of taking part in the raid on the school in which 300 people, half of them children, died.

Jane at Armies of Liberation says this about Al Qaeda after Iraq:

Once elections take place in Iraq, the US military may remain for many years, but its likely al-Qaeda won’t.
Al-Qaeda’s goal in Iraq is to formant a civil war, empower Sunni extremists and create a Taliban style utopia. The false identity of “resistance” falls apart in the face of a legitimately elected government, even to those rooting for their success like al-Jazeera and France.Zarqawi has stated that once the Iraqi government “extends its control over the country, we will have to pack our bags and break camp for another land.”
Facing increasingly democratic regimes in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and mounting pressure in Pakistan, al-Qaeda may attempt to regroup in Yemen, one of the least developed countries in the world. >> Read more

That would be nice - we just need to have the strength and will to get there!


Hugh Hewitt agrees with me that the anti-American Democrats like Kerry believe that there is an equivalence between us having nuclear weapons and terrorist regimes!

I have begun researching the bunker-buster question because I sense Kerry's outrage at the very idea of America developing and possessing such weapons was both authentic on his part and potentially disturbing to millions of voters who instinctively understand that the armory of America is different from the armory of every other country in the world, that our nation can be trusted with all sorts of weaponry that the world cannot be trusted with, and that our electorate will not reward a candidate who, as Kerry did on Thursday night, proclaims our weapons program to be part of the proliferation problem.

Allah has this recounting of John Kerry's:

Stronger at home, respected in the world:

It's sad that a senator with 20 years of experience doesn't notice our commitment. This is immoral (...) I don't think this was a question of ignorance.(...)

The news story (in Polish) is here

We knew this one (DANEgerous):

France, Germany and Russia were bought and paid for:

A LEAKED report has exposed the extent of alleged corruption in the United Nations’ oil-for-food scheme in Iraq, identifying up to 200 individuals and companies that made profits running into hundreds of millions of pounds from it.
The report largely implicates France and Russia, whom Saddam Hussein targeted as he sought support on the UN Security Council before the Iraq war. Both countries were influential voices against UN-backed action.

DANE also has this great quote from one of our greatest....enemies - John Kerry's best friends!

Add to this the recent bizarre phrase from French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. The head of the Figaro press group went to see him about the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq; Raffarin assured him they would soon be freed, reportedly saying, "The Iraqi insurgents are our best allies."

DKK

New Season New Challenges

Well, the heating season is here - new allergies and all new challenges. If posting is slow this week bare with me.
DKK

Anniversary Weekend Over

Hey, this was Jas and my anniversary weekend - celebrated! Kinda like Presidents day isn't the actual day.

We didn't do anything but had dinner Saturday night - but it was a pretty decent weekend.
DKK

Did He Diss or Dispose

Hey remember when I said it seemed so unusual that Kerry dissed Lehrer?

Diss - Dispose - Compose?

Well, was he dissing him or dis-posing of the evidence that he cheated? Or perhaps he just needed a minute to compose himself after folding up his notes? Doubt he passed anything to Ter...(oh I can't spell that the way it is pronounced) Mrs. Kerry.

Debate video shows Kerry removing something from his pocket and unfolding it! This was a violation of the debate rules both campaigns signed in agreement.

Here is a frame by frame of the tricky cheat!
DKK

UPDATE: From a comment on Wizbang -

<>As a professor, I have seen the "Slight-of-Hand" cheat sheet manuver too many times. I could not believe my eyes when I saw it during the "debate." Thank God for Digital Video Recorders!
The cheat sheets I recovered over the years all had either the questions, the answers or both. I wonder which group Kerry's crib notes belongs in.
Prior access to the moderators questions would fit with the other media escapades witnessed during the past few months. I guess that's impossible given the right-wing media culture at PBS.

Perhaps the copy of the test questions - that sure would explain why he had to get rid of them! One Freeper commented that they saw him put something away after his closing remarks but I haven't seen pic's of that yet.