tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post1559489914183294670..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Can We Govern Ourselves?Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-16157226886113129222014-11-25T05:15:57.745-06:002014-11-25T05:15:57.745-06:00Obama went before the United Nations and openly st...Obama went before the United Nations and openly stated that the United that last summer's riots in Ferguson represented America’s nasty racial legacy.<br /><br />Last night, even as Obama called for calm, the split screen showed <a href="http://weaselzippers.us/206205-ferguson-thread-ii-obama-speaks-calls-on-cops-to-show-restraint/" rel="nofollow">this image</a> of the ongoing destruction of businesses in Ferguson.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-62095323635367910152014-11-25T05:03:04.760-06:002014-11-25T05:03:04.760-06:00Speaking of Ferguson....
Please see this list of ...Speaking of Ferguson....<br /><br />Please see <a href="http://fergusonresponse.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">this list</a> of protests scheduled for the evening of November 25, 2014.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38226062857795456142014-11-25T04:19:29.423-06:002014-11-25T04:19:29.423-06:00Jersey, that would make perfect sense if anyone we...Jersey, that would make perfect sense if anyone were proffering that the Founders were "magical deities". As it stands, your response doesn't remotely rebut the fact that there are those [like you and Ducky] who are unhappy with the limits placed upon the federal government, yet are unwilling to go through the very succinctly laid out process by which to change those powers.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-39289874620900437792014-11-25T01:15:08.828-06:002014-11-25T01:15:08.828-06:00Let's face it, the issue here is another incom...Let's face it, the issue here is another incompetent affirmative action black woman named Rice.<br />The national security tam has no discipline and to his credit he won't play the "public game".<br />So he gets thrown under the bus saying he wasn't "up to the job" of an escalating war with ISIS, since he was brought in to wind things down. Yeah, okay.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-52507262510396473952014-11-24T22:49:10.310-06:002014-11-24T22:49:10.310-06:00It's the racism of low expectations. I doubt ...It's the racism of low expectations. I doubt that's what she meant, though. Baysiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562129788572031587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-56685381245731091362014-11-24T21:27:21.200-06:002014-11-24T21:27:21.200-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.this onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625231829029347876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-34484065642698309122014-11-24T21:25:19.916-06:002014-11-24T21:25:19.916-06:00read it slower...C L O S E T H E B O R D E R
...read it slower...C L O S E T H E B O R D E R<br /><br />did you catch it yet? Thanks! Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-11602614815179196882014-11-24T21:25:12.877-06:002014-11-24T21:25:12.877-06:00And Boehner, who knew he had the votes to pass thi...And Boehner, who knew he had the votes to pass this bill, refused to bring it up for a vote. So Obama pwned him and the GOP once again! Lol!this onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625231829029347876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-29704341354106961432014-11-24T21:21:24.301-06:002014-11-24T21:21:24.301-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.this onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625231829029347876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-49508148122765905122014-11-24T21:19:16.966-06:002014-11-24T21:19:16.966-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.this onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625231829029347876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47885438363263389382014-11-24T20:04:36.949-06:002014-11-24T20:04:36.949-06:00Z: Indeed.
The left will leave no genuine hero u...Z: Indeed.<br /><br />The left will leave no genuine hero unsmeared in their quest for propaganda victories.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45923851586925435122014-11-24T20:02:39.217-06:002014-11-24T20:02:39.217-06:00Z: It must be some kind of passive-aggressive pat...Z: It must be some kind of passive-aggressive pathology brought on by chronic progressivism. They keep repeating myths about magical governments that can suspend the laws of economics, they lost the war on poverty, and, dammit, the data show a determined pause in the scary rise of Mother Earth's temperature. <br /><br />Then the stupid voters come along and repudiate Obama, voting out candidates he endorsed, some even in blue states.<br /><br />No wonder leftwingers are so crabby...Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72782937384499860352014-11-24T19:34:12.934-06:002014-11-24T19:34:12.934-06:00Ain't a lot of "LOVE" comin' fro...Ain't a lot of "LOVE" comin' from the right these days, FT.<br /><br />It's all well and fine to bemoan the size, scope, and complexity of our now historically grand society, but don't pretend that somehow imposing "simplicity" will make everything better. That can be a dangerously slippery slope, ya' know.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-10433942774632485782014-11-24T19:29:06.356-06:002014-11-24T19:29:06.356-06:00CI, myths are created when people believe in magic...CI, myths are created when people believe in magical deities. The Founders were not magical deities.<br /><br />And the number of pages in a bill or a salary that's actually lower than comparable work in the private sector are not in and of themselves telling of much of anything.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-48810993461108426922014-11-24T19:15:19.049-06:002014-11-24T19:15:19.049-06:00Well, I have to admit Mike Rogers is someone I adm...Well, I have to admit Mike Rogers is someone I admire and he's one of those who leans in favor of the WH. <br />I can't figure it out because I will NEVER believe those guys who tried to save our people were lying about being told to stand down and wait...I'll never believe that. <br />Let's see what the YET ANOTHER senate committee that was seated in May comes up with.<br />Was Rogers given the true details? Perhaps not.<br />Every article, by the way, even leftleaning venues, admits way down at the bottom of the text that Benghazi people had been asking for better security for a long time and it never came.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41857146086398075672014-11-24T19:12:48.184-06:002014-11-24T19:12:48.184-06:00SF..exactly right.
When people try hard to talk in...SF..exactly right.<br />When people try hard to talk intelligently and calmly and get that disgusting belittling stuff back, it makes for bad feelings and absolutely no chance for a common ground.<br />And when the snarkers whine about being snarked at and, every time, it's they who actually started the trouble? What can we say?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-17006466104326089402014-11-24T19:12:43.593-06:002014-11-24T19:12:43.593-06:00Some good [and likely] candidates, Finn. My pick w...Some good [and likely] candidates, Finn. My pick would be Ash Carter...but I have biases. He's always been a strong supporter of my organization when it has come time for lifespan and funding.<br /><br />I wasn't jazzed about Hagel, but considering any number of window-lickers Obama could have nominated....we could have done worse.Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-10512433998931836372014-11-24T19:09:56.815-06:002014-11-24T19:09:56.815-06:00I just heard CNN's Erin Burnett ask if expecti...I just heard CNN's Erin Burnett ask if expecting trouble in Ferguson makes us racist. <br />what do you do with THAT? Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41546700961416878262014-11-24T19:09:18.969-06:002014-11-24T19:09:18.969-06:00do you live in a cave with no input but AOW's ...do you live in a cave with no input but AOW's blog?<br />Immigration bill?> The GOP has been trying to get something going for a couple of years, but GOD FORBID you dopy leftwingers would actually CLOSE THE BORDER FIRST...<br />get an education.<br />Gee, I hate to be mean, but.............gad.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-3522141231927286412014-11-24T19:08:22.348-06:002014-11-24T19:08:22.348-06:00of course they're not. Does anybody think tho...of course they're not. Does anybody think those six guys who still insist they were told to stand down were LYING and just ignored orders so they themselves could get killed, too? They clearly went in with a mission and it was to save Americans, otherwise, why do it, right, SF?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-66061013661980591882014-11-24T19:07:12.012-06:002014-11-24T19:07:12.012-06:00Some are saying it couldn't be Flournoy after ...Some are saying it couldn't be Flournoy after all because she thinks for herself and even believes in protecting this country; can't have THAT :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-74195307566494281602014-11-24T19:03:38.414-06:002014-11-24T19:03:38.414-06:00I wasn't a big fan of Hagel when he was picked...I wasn't a big fan of Hagel when he was picked, while I commend his service, two years as an infantry Sergeant doesn't exactly give you a lot of strategic insight. That said, he is honest and given the circumstances of his departure, perhaps too honest.<br /><br />So far the names I've heard bandied about as potential successors are all good people. If I had to rank my choice order it would be Michele Flournoy, Robert Work, Ashton Carter, and Jack Reed (who I've heard doesn't want the job). I'd avoid both Ray Mabus and John McHughFinntannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234170229108668040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-36572057473446949462014-11-24T18:45:35.512-06:002014-11-24T18:45:35.512-06:00Kinda how Lester is "largely" literate.Kinda how Lester is "largely" literate.Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42931470584200558892014-11-24T18:44:28.289-06:002014-11-24T18:44:28.289-06:00Speak for yourself. You are obviously sorry and m...Speak for yourself. You are obviously sorry and manipulated, but the rest of us in this neck of Right Blogistan have woken up.<br /><br />I've had my say on the complete futility of further military operations in the ME and Afghanistan, but Obama didn't listen, and you carped and snarked at me anyway, so shove it where your head is planted.<br /><br />You could probably get some like-minded people on your side on some issues if you weren't so prickly and hateful all the time. Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8147772118486661062014-11-24T18:43:06.516-06:002014-11-24T18:43:06.516-06:00That was Lester? That just increased the enjoymen...That was Lester? That just increased the enjoyment easily by a factor of 10.Finntannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234170229108668040noreply@blogger.com