Live and Let Live

The United States is leading the effort to impose a no-fly zone in Libya, even though we have no vital interests there. Neither do Franch and Britain have vital interests at stake in Libya. What happens in Libya has little bearing on the rest of that area of the world. Also not to be ignored, there are worse human rights violations elsewhere. But interventionists have goaded another president into acting as if the opposite were true. A third war with no stated goals nor exit plan.

 

Obama and his fellow bullies in Britain and France can not provide a coherent goal for this intervention. Reason? There is none. We and they just do not like their leader.

 

What if the rebels in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya are organized and led by the Muslim Brotherhood and/or other radical Muslim groups with a goal of removing all dictators/monarchs in that region and replacing them with pseudo-theocracies? And the United States and other free countries are  helping them? This could be the start of WWIII with Russia and China standing by to jump in when it is most beneficial to them?

 

We must learn to live and let live.

Now We Wait

With the United Nations authorizing attacks on member nations the United States will one day be the target and we will deserve it. I am waiting for the World Court to authorize George Bush 43 to be tried on war crimes and crimes against humanity.


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Invasion of Libya

Apparently we just cannot leave well enough alone. We invade Iraq, a sovereign country, remove its government and turn their president over to his enemies for execution. Now we get involved in a Libyian Civil war. When are we going to stop trying to run the world? How many of the countries that neighbor Libya are involved in the illegal attacks. Again we have no plan and do not know when we are finished. Stupid Stupid Stupid.

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Cannot Make Others Live as We Live

The United States must stay out of Libya. It is time for the French, Germans, and Italians as well as some of those Arab Muslims to bury their soldiers in an illegal invasion of a sovereign country. The resolution passed by the UN will one day be used by our enemies to invade us and set us right.


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Militaries Across the World

Militaries must stop allowing themselves to be used to intervene in sovereign countries at the whim of the civilian leaders of their country. Libya is involved in a Civil War much like the one we fought. If the south would have won we would be speaking German.


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The Same Hand That Feeds You May be the One That Wrings Your Neck

Consider the turkey that is fed every day. Every single feeding will firm up the bird's belief it is general rule of life to be fed everyday by friendly members of the human race "looking our for its best interests" as a politician would say. On the afternoon of the Wednesday  before Thanksgiving, something unexpected will happen to the turkey. It will incur a revision of belief.

How can we know the future, given knowledge of the past; or, more generally, how can we figure out properties of the (infinite) unknown based on the (finite) known? What can a turkey learn about what is in store for it tomorrow from the events of yesterday? A lot, perhaps, but certainly a little less than it thinks, and it is just that "little less" that may make all the difference.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Hinesight Bias

or creeping determininsm refers to "the sense that grows upon us, in
retrospect, that what has happened was actually inevitable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Psyc3330_w11/Group21

Re: My Magic Green Hat

Our country is pretty screwed up. As long as we are willing to help the helpless there will be cheaters. My guess is not many Americans will let a three-year-old girl starve or die of a treatable illness.

 

Those in prison can get a college education for free while non-criminals have to sacrifice to provide the same education for their children. Recently I read a paper about Denver CO, that claimed total costs, housing, food, medical etc total around $45,000 per year for each homeless person. One area Denver is looking at is providing a free apartment for the homeless which will cost less than $5,000 a year. That plus $10,000 for services per individual will reduce the total cost of the homeless by over 60%.Living in an apartment will be healthier than living in a shelter. One homeless person  How's that for stupid. Give a homeless person a home for free while those who are working have to struggle to afford the same things.

 

Several years ago there was a story out of the USSR that the manager of a canning plant had been executed for putting too few peas in a can of peas. My guess is that stopped the cheaters. Until we are ready to eliminate from society anyone hurting society we will continue to have cheaters.

 

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On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Linda Luginbuhl <linda.luginbuhl@att.net> wrote:

This is true every where. I don't appreciate the fact that there are citizens that don't have health care and middle class children have to struggle to go to college and these people seem to get it for free. I may have been misinformed but this is what I have heard.

On 3/15/11 1:46 AM, "Janet Marsden" <janet_marsden@yahoo.com> wrote:

Oh dear...

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My Magic Green Hat

The other day I needed to go to the emergency room.  Not wanting to sit there for 4 hours, I put on my MAGIC GREEN HAT.   When I went into the E.R., I noticed that 3/4 of the people got up and left.
 
 I guess they decided that they weren't that sick after all.   Cut at least 3 hours off my waiting time.

 Here's the hat:

 
 

It also works at DMV. It saved me 5 hours.
 
 At the Laundromat, three minutes after entering, I had my choice of any machine, most still running.
 
 If you live in Texas, it might cut your wait time at the grocery store.
 
But...don't try it at McDonald's. The whole crew ran out the back door and I never got my order.

 
 
 
 
 

  
 
 

 

Big East Officials St Johns vs Rutgers

I hear the officials made a mistake. Where's the mistake? . They froze or intentionally gave the game to St Johns. Two flagrant fouls go uncalled and then traveling and out of bounds not called. All within a few seconds. These three should never work a game together again. Might want to see if any of them had money riding on the game. Worst officiating in years. Was in stupidity, favoritism, or dishonest?

 

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Matt Damon joins the growing list of celebrities unhappy with President Obama

The sad thing is Obama could never do what he had promised. That the Hollywood crowd was taken in is no surprise. Too much drug use. As far as Matt Damon is concerned ask him if he has more money today than he did when he voted for Obama? If yes tell him to shut up. If no ask him how Obama has hurt him.

 

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Middle East

The United States should stay out of the unrest in the Middle East. To-date we have supported dictators who have oppressed the people. The people hate us. Muslims cannot live in a democracy so oppression is the only way to govern them. They will overthrow or attempt to overthrow any government until they get one they like such as in Iran. Today, the people rebelling are very likely the trouble makers in Tunisia "spreading the word."  Muslims wanting to establish theocracies that will hate the United States. And regardless of what the politicians say this is a war between Western Civilization and Islam. 

 

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Somali Pirates

If I understand the reports our Navy was going to not let the negotiators return to their ship. Those same negotiators had told their people to kill the hostages if they do not return. If true our Navy violated the standard "white flag" of truce for enemies to talk. Whoever made that call should be Court Martialed. While the victims did not deserve what happened to them what did they expect sailing through the area in which pirates are active? Like the two hikers in Iranian jails what did they expect? Americans should stay out of that part of the world.

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Four Reasons the Supreme Court Will Uphold Obama's Health Care

 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/beltway-beast/four-reasons-the-supreme-court-will-uphold-obamas-health-care/?obref=obnetwork

 

1) Congress, of course, has the power to regulate interstate commerce. But people who opt out of purchasing health care are not keeping to themselves. Many of them are taking a free ride on government-run hospital emergency rooms. Taxpayers foot the bill for that kind of care, so it's impossible to make a legal argument that some people can be legally exempt.

2) The Court's decision on Social Security in 1982 is a good litmus test. Justices said, in effect, that it'd be nice to offer the people a chance to opt out of a burly national system, but if you do, the entire system collapses. The same is true with the health care law.

3) If you think Justice Anthony Kennedy is the swing vote, think again. He may sit at the ideological center of the Court, but he's come down on both sides on issues of personal freedoms, like gun rights, and the 14th Amendment for equal protection. But he's never been up in the air on issues that have such substantial economic implications, like health care does.

4) This is the Supreme Court we're talking about, not Congress. The Supremes occasionally appear partisan, but they're not bound by the party of the president who appointed them. Political arguments don't always pan out on strictly partisan lines the way they did in 2000 in Bush v. Gore. In fact, they almost never do.

Iraq Debacle

Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi known by the IA as "Curveball" should be charged with murder as well as several other crimes for causing the deaths of thousands of people including our military. He has caused the financial ruin of thousands of people. If he is not going to be executed for his crimes he should be deported to Iran.

The Bush administration should be charged and tried on crimes against humanity and other war crimes. Their lack of diligence caused the death and injury to thousands of people.

Boldly for Extermination

If the problem is the student refused to condemn Hamas I thought the speaker's question was petty. My guess is he was upset that the student said the pamphlet was more interesting than the talk. Nice shot but a bit cheap. Both getting under the other's skin.

Christian's are anti Satan. They would like for God to destroy Satan and if they could they would destroy Satan. Muslims are anti Jew. They would like for Allah to destroy the Jews and if they could would destroy the Jews. They want Palestine to be an Islamic country. They want Allah to make it so. If they can they will.   

Hamas is a wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. It considers Palestine an Islamic Holy Possession. Among its goals is the destruction of the State of Israel. Where is the compromise between Israel and Hamas?

Where was the compromise between the Colonies and England? They could not coexist in the status quo. It was a fight to the death. Same with Hamas and Israel one has to destroy the other or one has to change their goals.

For years rhinoceros would not mate in captivity. Zoo folks were stumped. It seems the beginning of the rhinoceros mating ritual includes some pretty violent activity resulting in blood shedding and on occasion injuries. The zoo people not recognizing what was going on would separate the animals to protect them. Then, one day a light went on. With their new knowledge the violence is permitted to continue and there are little rhinos everywhere. Nature is violent and sometimes it is best to stay out of its way. Hamas and Israel cannot co-exist. One has to yell "Uncle!!"  As the Colonies and England had to duke it out until one said "Uncle" so do Hamas and Israel.

Jim Gray 'removed' from Golf Channel coverage after confrontation

No one watches a sporting event because of the play-by-play and analysts. Many times the event is more interesting with them muted. When they become the story they have outgrown their usefulness. They are no different than the all-purpose remotes that operate the equipment.

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Snuffleupagus has a first name—Aloysius. 

Motivation Humans and Animals

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself. James A. Froude: English historian (1818 - 1894)

It is thought that some animals do kill for fun at least they do not eat what they kill.

Forcible or Not Forcible

 

I understand the House leadership, I assume Boner et al, want to redefine rape into a couple of categories, forcible and not forcible. Forcible could have access to government sponsored abortions while the not forcible, such as date rate, etc where the female could not prove force would not have access. Should be an interesting two years.

 

I have never understood how the manner in which the fetus was created, fun sex or bad sex, is a valid measurement of whether it should live or die.

 

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Lara Logan's Egyptian Nightmare

No surprise men and women choose their job ahead of the family every day. She is trading her family for her job. Her children need her, CBS can get along just fine without her. It is her decision and she chooses. . . . CBS.

Now for the sexual assault. . . what does she expect? She is very attractive, goes into dangerous situations where ugly women are raped every day. She is a real trophy an American, While they are screwing her they are screwing the United States.

Wild Animals in Captivity

We humans have an odd habit of taking wild, untamed animals into captivity. Animals meant to wander tens if not hundreds of miles in a day are confined to are where minimal exercise is available. We poke and prod them and when the animal does not respond we think "good animal." We think animals are like children and as we know a "good child" is seen and not heard.  
 
This elephant probably did nothing different than they would have done to another elephant they liked or disliked. The problem is the elephant does not know its own strength.  
 
I do not consider I am less of a person because I have never seen millions of bison roaming the prairie. I would not be less of a person if I never saw an elephant in captivity. I never saw a dinasaur and it does not bother me. Leave the wild animals in their natural habitat,