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By: HobnobBlog » Blog Archive » Assorted Links 6/27/10

HobnobBlog » Blog Archive » Assorted Links 6/27/10 — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:11:39 +0000

[...] Rolling Stone – “This sort of thing is what happens when a senior officer and his aides, under pressure, blurt out the truth. Biden is indeed something of a stuffed shirt, and the president has been disappointing to many people who once hoped for more. [...]

By: SCOTTtheBADGER

SCOTTtheBADGER — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:29:07 +0000

“It certainly is” Stan Laurel

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:48:47 +0000

Ron, Yon is just one of many possible sources, and after the last few months follies I just don’t have the energy to sift the wheat from the chaff in his work.

My main objection here is that this fiasco somehow validates Yon’s recent descent into narcissism. Not so. A careful reading shows several stories woven into a single thread for the Stone piece, along with a healthy dose of fatuous naivete from McChrystal’s staff. They went to Paris, let off steam, and did so in front of a reporter. Bad idea.

This in no way “proves” that Yon is the most recent incarnation of Nostradamus, or that he is some sort of military-journalist-genius, with powers & abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

By: Quartermaster

Quartermaster — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:09:51 +0000

The really shaky part of Islamic terrorism coming here is the deep distrust between much of the population and the Police. The Police are far too politicized to trust, and too many are becoming loose cannons.

Simultaneously, if we do get terrorism here, the civilian population, and not just the Police (who are civilians, whether they admit it or not) will have to pack heat. The left will really love that.

By: Quartermaster

Quartermaster — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:04:42 +0000

And SEIU will help all those poppy juice cutters by unionizing and get a bigger share of the street price for Heroin in NY and LA, and keep those horrid corporate Heroin farmers from cheating those poor Afghans.

Hey, it worked for Tomatoes in Florida.

By: Quartermaster

Quartermaster — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:31:29 +0000

North sees it a bit differently than I do. As far as Obama taking the hit, we agree. As far as the military needing an alibi and scapegoat, I don’t agree. Obama already gave them a scapegoat in his own person by refusing to fulfill the request McChrystal made on the manpower front. Also the Ambassador is a moron that has been trying to ruin things over there instead of sticking to the normal portfolio of an Ambassador.

Just as Bush ahd Bremer in Iraq, Obama has Eikenberry in Kabul. Bush didn’t deal with the incompetence of Bremer, and Obama is doing the same with his moron in Kabul.