Friday, December 16, 2005
A Jib Jab on President Bush
Take a look at the newest Jib Jab on President Bush year in 2005. A FYI, if you don't have high speed connection, don't bother.
Jib Jab is an equal opportunity jabbing on presidents or political officials.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Smiling Senator Joe Biden and His Purple Ink-Stained Finger in Iraq
ELIZABETH VARGAS: You came here, you observed some polling sites in Hilla. What were your impressions?
SEN. JOE BIDEN: Very well organized. People voting, people anxious to vote, and I thought it was extremely well run.
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: I saw a lot of people who were excited about the opportunity to pick your own leaders, but we asked enough questions to know that this election is not the end of it for the American presence here. It's really just beginning for the Iraqi people, but today is a good day. We witnessed a well run election. People were very brave to go vote, and every American should appreciate the opportunity to vote because people here do.
VARGAS: In fact, at great risk.
GRAHAM: Joe and I started the morning as a Republican and Democrat with a rocket going off about 300 meters from where we were being housed. So to vote here, you really got to want to vote.
VARGAS: How does what you saw today affect your idea of the time table? Does it make you more optimistic or less optimistic that Americans could be coming home soon?
GRAHAM: We could stay here a 100 years and not solve the problem without a political solution — where the Iraqi people chart their own destiny. But if we leave anytime soon, that political solution will fail because they don't have the infrastructure or the capacity yet to govern themselves. There's no banking system. Can you imagine living in a country without a banking system? The mail doesn't work. Less than three to four years ago, people lived under the iron fist of a dictator. The police force has a long way to go before it really is able to protect people and their property.
BIDEN: But the bottom line is we're going to have a significant draw down of American troops in '06 no matter what happens. We're either going to be leaving here with Iraq having traded a dictator for chaos, or leaving here having traded a dictator for some stability. And that will be done in the next six months.
VARGAS: I know Gen. [George] Casey [the highest-ranking military commander in Iraq] told me last night that leaving prematurely would be in his words "catastrophic."
BIDEN: Well I'm not talking about leaving prematurely. They either are going to get a political solution through their constitution by this June … If they get it, we're going to be well on our way to drawing down. If they don't get it, in my view, all the king's horses and all the king's men will not be able to hold Iraq together in the midst of a civil war.
So, Joe Biden is telling Bush what to do by stating that in 06 we'll have significant drawdown in Iraq no matter what we happens? I think that is a bit premature. Even Rumsfeld on Foxnews with O'Reilly last night think a drawdown from 160,000 to around 137, 000 in 06 would be significant enough to begin with. But coming from Biden he's still the naysayer.
What's more, I think Biden has just set a precedence in his sudden surprise visit in Iraq, and throughout all the past two years have never supported President Bush with all the disparagement he lobbed at him and the troops will Biden take the opportunity to claim victory in Iraq once victory is complete. I think there will be a significant shift from Democrats to claim victory in Iraq once they realize just how victorious it has become. Biden sounds like the first one with his smiling face while holding up a purple ink-stained finger for photogs.
Believe me. Victory won't belong to anybody who have never supported the troops, President Bush, the Iraqis and/or the coalition troops. Just watch. Victory is concept, not a trick here. They'll soon claim victory as their own doing when it was the opposite by trying to undermine the war effort all the way through.
It's not a far-fetched thought here. Something Democrats will want to have for their 2006 dinner plate, as well as for 2008 should Iraq become stupendously successful and victorious.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Taum Sauk Lake Dam Breach - not your typical dam.
Taum Sauk lake is a 200-acre reservoir located on the East Fork of the Black River north of Lesterville in Reynolds County. This reservoir is owned by AmerenUE. This is a two lake pump-storage hydroelectric plant with the upper reservoir located on Proffit Mountain, approximately 800 feet higher than the lower reservoir. When electrical demands peak the water's energy is collected from the upper reservoir as it flows to the lower reservoir. During low electrical demands the water is pumped to the upper reservoir for gravity energy storage.
Read more about how this dam was created. It's not your typical dam as you would expect but a dam where the top of Proffit Mountain was lopped off to create a single above ground earthened dam. Besides Profitt and Church Mountains, there are at least five other nearby sites that might house a hydroelectric plant modeled after the existing Taum Sauk plant. And now, it's already breached.
Welcome Michelle Malkin readers. Shocking, isn't it? Enough to do a double take on the picture. Never expected to see a different type of dam like that. Live and learn as they say.
UPDATE: Thank you readers. Yesterday's visits netted 600+ hits. Ya'll come back.
UPDATE II: Gateway Pundit has much more details, updates and pictures of the dam break. I wonder how Church Mountain is fairing since it's similar to Profitt mountain that contained Taum Sauk lake?
UPDATE III: A reader brought to my attention that the reservoir size is less than 200 acres. The reservoir actually covers an area of 55 acres, is 90 feet deep and holds 1.5 billion gallons of water. The 200 acres is, I believe, the size of the park and not the reservoir itself alone. Check out the cached page (orginal page is no longer) of how part of the Taum Sauk reservoir was built. Some interesting info of how a geosynthetic linings were laid out inside the reservoir in 2004 because
"Since it's construction in the 1960's, cracks had formed in the 1.3 to 1 side slopes, resulting in two feet of water loss from the upper reservoir every day."
Interesting.
Monday, December 12, 2005
Democracy Success in Iraq Means Success for America
The intent to vote is strong across ethnic and religious lines. The Kurds have the highest percentage, with 95 percent telling pollsters that they want to vote. Sunni Arabs have the lowest percentage, but that is still pegged at 87 percent. A total of 91 percent of Shiite Arabs, the largest religious group in the country, said they will vote.
The ideology on the spread of democracy can help produce more stable countries as evidenced from the many countries after World War II who have embraced the ideals of democracy.
230,000 Iraqi Soldiers and Police to Provide Election Security
Once the Iraqi soldiers and police are able to take greater and greater role in protecting and serving their country and ensure stable democratic process, then certainly there will be less and less U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Until they can stand up, we stand down.
Quagmire it is not. Are you listening liberals? Keep talking Howard Dean.
Michelle Malkin has more.
Friday, December 09, 2005
When Liberals Support the DNC's "Retreat and Defeat" Policy
Check out Michelle Malkins on Howard Dean's proud display of his "retreatism" and "defeatism" attitudes.
So easily do many Liberals lose their backbones when they try to do the talk but never the walk. They're not the chickenhawks but more like the chickensh*ts they are. They would love nothing better than to forget President Clinton's (fake) marching orders. Remember these famous quotes about Iraq before President Bush?
"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."- President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998"
Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."- Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
"We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."- Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry ( D - MA), and others Oct. 9, 1998
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999
Michelle, hoping you get better from that hacking cough. Cough up a phlegm or two for Howard Dean.
When Liberals Flip-Flop on the Up/Down Vote for Judgeship
Hat tip: Dale
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Die Santa, Die!
Check out Channel 6's story on this.
You do know that Santa Claus isn't real folks? Right?
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
A Day That Will Live in Infamy
Never forget December 7, 1941.
Never forget September 11, 2001.
Foxy Rapper Has Hearing Loss
Maybe her next song will be "Read My Lips."
Don't care for rap songs. Bleh.
Monday, December 05, 2005
Say "You Suck!" and Get Arrested by the Clinton's SS Troop
HILLARY: You know, I have to say that I appreciate the passion --
PROTESTORS: Troops out now!
HILLARY -- and the intensity that you feel about Iraq.
PROTESTORS: Troops out now!
HILLARY: I share it, and you're here expressing your opinion, but let's make sure that people have a chance to be part of a dialogue, and I do not believe that they want to hear from you at this moment.
Oh, such a demand from her! She says that people don't want to hear those hecklers at the moment. But remember this one that took place on April 28th, 2003, in the Southington, Connecticut, where Hillary spoke at the Democrats' annual Jefferson Jackson Bailey dinner?
HILLARY (screaming): I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic, and we should stand up and say, "We are Americans, and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration!"
Of course, as James Taranto said, "...no one has actually called Democrats unpatriotic for simply disagreeing with the president."
But if you ever, ever diss the Clintons while in their presence you'll get arrested. On July 1996, in the public record, Patricia Mendoza was arrested in Chicago for shouting "You suck, and those boys died!" (in reference to the bombing of the Khobar Towers in June 1996) at Bill Clinton in July, 1996. Probably a premonition of things to come (ie "You suck"). But the Clinton's SS troops claimed it was a death threat. Yeah, right. Can't even express a dislike in front of the president's face. This was reported by NewsMax.com (Carl Limbacher, "Letterman Secret Service `Threat' Not a First for Hillary," January 13, 2000) and the Daily Republican.
After their arrest, the Mendozas spent 14 hours in a Cook County lock-up. Though the Secret Service eventually dropped all charges, the couple, who ran a small electronics business, was soon audited by the Clinton IRS.
But the funny thing is how the Secret Service responded about the arrest:
Ralph Grayson, special agent in charge of the Secret Service's Chicago office, said his agency has an "ongoing investigation" into the matter.The Secret Service said Mrs. Mendoza made a "threatening statement" to the president.
If they said that Mrs. Mendoza made a "threatening statement" does that mean what she said was true since a statement means it is a fact? Which ones? The "You suck" or the "those boys died"?
And now, Senator Hillary Clinton is telling those liberal anti-freedom hecklers that nobody want to hear them? Don't you dare diss Senator Hillary Clinton, even if it means if you end up losing your freedom of speech to her. People are not allowed to disagree with her publicly. Now, whoever allowed these anti-war people in are probably fired by now. These things are not suppose to happen at a Clinton event. No dissent. No disagreements allowed. People with opposing views at a public speaking engagement ever get into these things. Normally you would get arrested but since this was supposed to be a Hillary Clinton friendly crowd, she was forced to let this one go, I suppose.
Is she practicing her loving der Schlick's stealthy tactics in the attempt to silence critics, even from her own brood?
Sunday, December 04, 2005
National Iranian Oil Company Pays a Visit to Kokonut Pundits
Site Meter Records Visit of NIOC.
Isn't Iran under an internet tyranny restricting nearly everybody from accessing the internet through brute force censorships? Or perhaps somebody was smart enough to go around banned websites and access other blog sites for political news and information like mine?
Iranian filtering currently uses the “smart filter” technology developed by the US company Secure Comuting, which claims the Iranian authorities never paid to license this software. Iranian Internet censorship is not homogenous and varies according to the ISP used, of which Iran has several hundred. So a website may be accessible in one city and blocked in another.
Access to at least four websites that include coverage of Iranian women’s issues - www.womeniniran.org, http://irwomen.com, www.iftribune.com and www.womeniw.com - has been blocked since the start of September. Those in charge of these sites have reacted by launching an online petition at : www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?womeno.
Whoever visited my archived site stayed around long enough to peruse many of my blogs, including one blog where I discussed about Iranian and Iraqi bloggers and how Juan Cole have called for a flashmob to protest the Iranian government's jailing of dissident bloggers. This was in response to the popularity of a Website calling for a day of blog action concerning the dissidents.
If the visit was an innocent one. Welcome. But if not, down with Iran's tyranny and their destruction of freedom and democracy!! You are being watched, too.
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Signews and More
McConnell, who lives in New Mexico, believes that deaf blogs brings the deaf community together. "The Internet is a powerful communication medium, whatever the source of information that is passed on whether its e-mail, instant messenger, video-phone, blogging, or personal web pages, both deaf and hearing communities benefit greatly. It actually brings people a little closer enabling them to understand each other better." McConnell uses Blogger.com, a free hosting internet website that give step-by-step instructions that makes it simpler to self-publish on the Web.
Check out their website and catch up on news. If you want the full news and stories you will have to subscribe to their paid subscription service. At least this deaf-oriented online magazine fared much better than the now defunct Deaf Success magazine of which I was the last one interviewed by Trudy Suggs for their Fall 2003 magazine (see here and here containg my interview with pictures). Deaf Success magazine barely lasted a year.
Another recent interview by a political blogger who asked me about recent political events and my opinions. Also, be sure to check out my exclusive report of sComm, Inc that will hit deaf/hh expos across the nation in 2006.
Friday, December 02, 2005
sComm, Inc Set to Debut Unique Communication Device for the Deaf at Expos Nationwide
Currently sComm is developing the software, electrical, and hardware for our communications device. We are working around the clock with the engineers to get the first prototypes ready by January. These prototypes should be available the second week of January for testing, and we're looking for volunteers to test them for 1 to 2 weeks. If any of you are interested, please email Jason Curry, CEO of sComm, Inc at jason_scomm@sbcglobal.net.
sComm, Inc. should be ready to take pre-orders on January 18 on the new website. We're revising it right now and adding a shopping cart feature so you can submit your pre-orders next month! This date corresponds with our first trade show appearance!! We'll be at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference in Orlando, FL from January 18-21. If you live in that area, please contact me by email (see above), and maybe we can meet! I can give you a sneak peek at the device I'll be demonstrating at the conference.
The second round of prototypes should be ready in early March, and the final prototypes should be manufactured by April 2006!! We will be manufacturing 500 communication devices in the first order.
We hope to show the device at about 20 trade shows in 2006. Here is a tentative schedule so far:
January 18, 2006 Assistive Technology Industry Association conference - Orlando, Florida
February 11, 2006 DeafNation Expo - Phoenix, AZ
March 22-25 CSUN Technology/Persons with Disabilities - Los Angeles, California
April 22 DeafNation Expo - St. Louis, Missouri
May 13 DeafNation Expo - Atlanta, Georgia
June 23-27 Alexander Graham Bell Association - Pittsburgh, PA
June 29-July 3 National Association for the Deaf - Palm Springs, CA
Sept 16 DeafNation Expo - Seattle, WA
Sept 23 DeafNation Expo - Denver, CO
Oct 7 DeafNation Expo - Chicago, IL
Keep an eye out on the Internet. We are preparing for a marketing launch campaign across deaf-related websites. You will see a lot of us very soon!!
The most exciting communication device for people who are deaf and people with other speech-related challenges is coming! We're going to change the world!
We are coming soon!!!!Jason Curry
sComm, Inc
CEO
4224 S. Hocker Drive, Suite 260
Independence, MO 64055
Jason_scomm@sbcglobal.net
www.speakcommunicator.com
Yahoo IM: jason_curry_r
816-350-7001 (TTY)
816-350-7008 (VOICE)
816-350-7009 (FAX)FREEDOM THROUGH COMMUNICATION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND OTHERS WITH COMMUNICATION BARRIERS
Be sure to mark you calendar to attend one of these expos and have the chance to meet Jason Curry, CEO of sComm, Inc. It's an opportunity where you will get an up close and on hand experience of this company's unique communication device for deaf and hard of hearing people. Don't miss this opportunity. It could very well change your life for the better!
Other blog pieces on sComm, Inc.
sComm, Inc Received Their $1.3 Million NIH Award
sComm, Inc Wins $1.3 Million NIH Award
Look here on Kokonut Pundits for exclusive news coming January 17, 2006 from the CEO, Jason Curry, where there will be lots of pictures and an animated video of this unique communication device set to debut in 2006!
Murtha...Murtha...Murtha..
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
When MoveOn.org Lies - as they always do.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
RINO Sleeper Cells
Exactly what is a "sleeper cell"? John Pistole, deputy director of the FBI, has the answer to that.
"By definition a sleeper is somebody we don't know about. That's the daily concern. Are there individuals we have not identified who have not been in contact with or financed by those who we know of? .....how do we prevent that? That's the challenge."
Who are these RINO Sleeper Cells when they attack? Are you suppose to feed RINOs? Are RINOs becoming endangered species or are they on the rise? What are your options when Republicans are attacked by a herd of liberal RINOs but Park Rangers will say that you're at fault even though you've observed all of the RINO park rules to the letter? Are Republicans supposed to roll over and let a RINO stampede take place? Will a herd of RINOs be impacted by the oil drillings at ANWR?
Keep an eye out for these RINO Sleeper Cells. When they attack, they attack America's soul first when called upon by liberals everywhere.
Gallaudet University and JKF- a storm brewing.
Hat tip: Mizhko
Monday, November 28, 2005
Google and Archive Links Still Show Soros' Donation on MSIF Website
Michelle Malkin has the update on a 527 organization's attempt (Main Street Individual Fund) to hide the George Soros' $50,000 donation to moderate Republicans (Republican in name only - RINOs) who are essentially against President Bush. This organization funds "Main Street" moderate Republicans.
Even if the Google cache is supposedly gone (Soros) you can always try the Internet Archive site to find the cache where it would look like this. Click on any of the three that were archived in 2004 and see that Soros' name is still there.
This'll add a bit more legitimacy on what Malkin pointed out on Free Republic's text copy of the website with Soros name.
Also, just because the cache in Google on the 527 organization MSIF erased Soros' name from the donation list doesn't mean it's gone. Even in the deepest bowels of Google you could possibly still find the cache if you look around more deeply. Simply "repeat the search with the omitted results included" and you'll see more links. Click on the "cache" link on the last result shown and you'll see the cache history of Soros' donation amount of $50,000. But if you click on the link above it "527s: , 2004 Election Cycle" you'll see that the Soros' name is gone. The cache itself betrays the "original" link.
MSIF can't get away from this embarassment. Both Google and Archive.org will make sure of it.
UPDATE: The Center for Responsive Politics aka Open Secrets.org (scroll down to see the "Contact" address) visited my blogsite regarding alternate Google and Archive.org caches mentioned above. Apparently they clicked on the link that I put in Michelle Malkin's trackback . Apparently also they now know about the other Google and Archive.org caches that do contain Soros' name on their (Open Secrets.org) captured website thusly putting their legal letter to Michelle Malkin an utterly embarrassing one by now.
If they try and contact Google and Archive.org to get them to delete any references to their website regarding Soros' $50,000 contribution, then you readers out there better do a screen capture of those links I mentioned.
The Center for Response Politics visited my site via Michelle Malkin's trackback on Nov 28 2005 4:49:59 pm, Eastern Time. I have a screen capture detailing the visit and put it up soon. I will add this as part of the update.
Yoohoo...Open Secrets. Better scramble about that threatening legal letter you sent to Michelle Malkin!
BTW, guess who else is already aware of this? See the CC: sent to in the legal letter?
Heh heh...
UPDATE 2: Got an email from Generation Why? about another source detailing Soros' $50,000 donation. Look for the 17th entry or the date on April 29, 2004 to see Soros' donation. It appears that the $50,000 was kicked back (see the (minus) -$50,000 link to FEC image of the form when you click on it). Jason of Generation Why? also notified Michelle about it. Yes, this should get interesting. Again, more embarrassments for the attorneys of Caplin and Drysdale who filed the threatening letter to Michelle Malkin without doing enough research as all professional attorneys ought to do before sending out such nonsense of a threatening letter.
Thanks Jason.
UPDATE 3: Here's the screen capture of that visit by Center for Response Politics aka Open Secrets.org to my blogsite:
UPDATE 4: The Dusty Attic and Generation Why? notice something else about the whole soon-to-be debacle.
UPDATE 5: Got word from Jason's "Generation Why?" that he, too, was visited by The Center for Responsive Politics aka "OpenSecrets.org" this morning and sent me a screenshot of the visit just like mine. Don't know if he'll post it on his blogsite. Keep your ears open on this.
UPDATE 6: Got word from Jason of Generation Why? in his email to me that he included the screen capture of CRP's snooping around his blogsite this morning. Somebody is getting a bit paranoid and it's certainly not Michelle Malkin.
Sindy Sheehan..."Why Nobody Want My Autograph?"
“America has been killing people on this continent since it was started. This country is not worth dying for.”
waited for people (see picture) to show up at her book signing near President Bush's ranch on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005 in Crawford, Texas. But none came as best as I could tell. Perhaps a few al Qaeda or Islamic terrorists, or terrorist sympathizers wouldn't mind having her autographed book? She earned it since, according to her, America isn't worth dying for.
Just leave Cindy.
Leave. Go to Canada. Go to Aruba. Go to Iran. Anywhere. You need a vacation break. A long one.