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[OK people, I'm disappointed in you.  Here I posted a piece on what's happening in Greece that will have significant fallout on all of us in America, and no one gave a big rat's ass.  Are you guys pulling in your horns and want RR to revert to a local issues mudball fight?  Ain't gonna happen.  You've shown the moxie and the intellectual bandwidth to handle geo-strategic issues in the past.  Don't quit now.  I want to see some broadband capacity out of this bunch to handle stuff that really matters.  There are other blogs that do wine shop opening scooplets and mudball slinging at opposite ideologies in these foothills, let's keep this forum a bit above that fray.  Capice?]

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120 responses to “Sandbox – 31jan15”

  1. Todd Juvinall Avatar

    I am sure Joe loves the Tides Foundation. Probably the HP one as well. No bias there eh Joe?

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  2. Walt Avatar

    How many fictitious names is this “Joe” going to show up with?
    Save them for the houses of ill repute in Nev. As soon as he drives one “name” into troll status he sheds his skin and slithers back.

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  3. Walt Avatar

    OHHH the LIBS will LOVE the latest plan to bring in revenue.
    Confiscate it. ( That meas take,,, Joe)
    http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/02/02/obama-tax-plan-president-goes-all-in-on-confiscation/
    But since Repubs are in the driver’s seat,, that plan will go down in flames.

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  4. fish Avatar
    fish

    “Ain’t it the truth.” For people like Barry Pruett, who mocked San Francisco values compared with Nevada County values during his unsuccessful election for clerk-recorder, it’s true!
    BTW, that would have been a good “pull quote” to replace the filler text.

    Since you’re beating your gums about SF values again did you have any plans to provide a list and some details…..or are SF values something only the “anointed” are permitted to know?

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  5. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Did anyone notice the asa gang got their own aclu? I was disappointed to learn the asa vp failed to make the cut for the board. As expected they should be called the All Cannabis Lovers Union of Nevada City. Does anyone think they will be a benefit to Nevada City, Nevada County or an impediment to legal economic development? Given their legal team we can expect lots of motions that garner a headline and go nowhere. Just as the usual suspects always do. How will lefty jeffy deal with the inevitable clash between the asa er aah aclu and Greg Diaz? I know the County wont be bullied but we need to keep a close eye on this crew and not let them screw with our real business interests in Nevada County.

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  6. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    For those of us who remember, Dr. Rebane once penned an excellent post about the tobacco enema. A medical devise of yesterday from whose origins came the phrase “blowing smoke up one’s arse.” The thread of the Two Joes strangely triggered my recollection of Dr. Rebane’s tobacco enema post.
    As a student of primitive antiques and history, I have come to the conclusion that Blackbeard the Pirate was not only a humanitarian, he also was quite health conscious. He even offered his employees a medical plan with the best surgeons around.
    http://www.newser.com/story/201809/on-blackbeards-ship-syphilis-syringe-rectal-pump.html
    What puzzles me is why the confusion/uncertainty the so called “experts” have concerning purpose of the pump. The answer is plain as the nose on one’s face. It was to flush out the remains of what the humanoid caused climate change folks were feeding his crew. Like the tobacco enema, it may not have helped, but it didn’t hurt either.

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  7. Todd Juvinall Avatar

    Don Bessee, I suppose the new ACLU locals will be supporting all f the bloggers since they are all about “free speech”. What is your guess? Do you think they will be supporting us too? LOL!

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  8. Todd Juvinall Avatar

    Actually, just thinking about the new ACLU here. I think they will go after Pelline since he seems to be the most adamant about shutting down free speech. I recall his positions on Western Gateway Park an others. Also, what is Pelline’s position on the homosexuals and transgendered folks. Is he prejudice against them? If he is then perhaps they will take him to the woodshed? So, sometimes these things are uncontrollable and the liberals can’t hack it. Since we on the right are all about free speech and Constitutional rights, then we may have a group who will fight for us?
    Wouldn’t that PO the local libs? LOL!

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  9. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Fish, it amazes me you keep going over to the hard hard far left extreme Purple blog. You must have a cast iron stomach. I don’t give the place the distinct pleasure of my traffic. But, to each his own. I know there exists out there in cyper space the unfornatuate Mysterious One, more commonly known as the lowly “designated reader”. You must have some S&M tendencies, with a big emphasis on M. Perhaps when the designated reader cries out “No Mas”, you could step in and relieve The Mysterious one of his/her agony.
    Besides, as far as I can tell, that cesspool of enlightenment is full of angry white folk. Too much anger for me. Been there, done that. Nothing kills a good time like a bunch of angry hard far left extremists showing up at a civil discussion. You have a higher pain threshold than many a good fellow.

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  10. Paul Emery Avatar

    So Romney’s staying home and Pallin has been rejected.
    Here’s an taste of a pretty thoughtful look at the GOP Presidnedtial prospects from Bill Scher who writes for Politico. Don’t respond unless you read the whole article. Since I won’t vote for a Republicrat I can enjoy looking at the whole thing as some kind of sport.
    “Conservative die-hards may not agree with the establishment Republicans who believe the party needs some ideological recalibration on issues like immigration. But they do seem to be getting on board with the notion that Republicans need to elevate serious presidential timber over the silly self-promoters, no matter how good they are at stirring the pot and making liberal heads explode.
    Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/gop-establishment-114806.html#ixzz3QemMsKmY

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  11. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Was just thinking about angry old white guys and lo and behold, Paul appears. Thank you for sharing, Mr. Emery.

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  12. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Paul Emery | 02 February 2015 at 09:28 PM
    Don’t respond unless you read the whole article.

    Well okay then!

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  13. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Bill Tozer | 02 February 2015 at 09:08 PM
    Yeah Toz……it confuses me too! I feel like the kid growing something unpleasant for an elementary school project….you don’t really want to take the lid off and look at the fungus….but you really can’t help yourself sometimes either.

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  14. Walt Avatar

    ACLU?? Here??? As for them stomping on Jeffy’s toes,, good luck. The ACLU types never
    attack Progressives.

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  15. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Well put, Mr. Fish on both your last 2 replies. No added words needed. Perfect. We both picked up on that “don’t respond unless” little zinger. Hey, you ain’t the boss of me. Perhaps the Royal Purple Robed One’s control freak tendecies are spreading like the measles.
    As far as the primary circus goes, maybe Rubio could steal the show. The Republicans could showcase the new young fresh Hispanic look of today’s hip Republican party and contrast that against the aging and saging Establishment Insider Candidate Hillary Rodman Clinton.
    Poor Hilary. She was standing naked in front of the mirror when Bill strolled past. She exclaimed “Bill, look at me. My stomach is sticking out my butt is sagging and my boobs are drooping. Oh, Bill, say something nice to me about my body, please, oh please.”
    Slick Willy paused for a second putting his hand to his chin, then joyous replied “Sugar plum, Your eyesight is still working fine!”

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  16. MikeL Avatar
    MikeL

    Joe, please have a look at C3headlines.com.

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  17. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Sharia Law on UC campuses. It’s getting closer.
    http://freebeacon.com/issues/hamas-on-campus/

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  18. Russ Steele Avatar

    Local ACLU chapter formed, according Jeff Pelline’s Sierra Foothills Report
    This press release was emailed to the local media, including this blog:
    Has any one noticed that the local lefties always send Jeff their Press Releases, with none being sent to conservative blogs? They must view his blog as friendly to their causes.

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  19. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Even Groundhogs disagree on short term climate change and one is becoming militant.
    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/groundhog-day-2015-conflicting-forecasts-and-a-bitten-mayor/

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  20. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Mr. Steele, I am indifferent to see the ACLU here. They will be here to protect our free speech rights against the thought police. If Sierra College ever tries to set up a No Speech Zone for chatter that some find disagreeable, the ACLU will be there like the Ghost Buster Squad. Heck, they even defended the Skinhead KKK White Supremanies iin some God forsaken place. Who knows, they might be defending some young lassie who pulls out a boob to breastfeed on the bench in front of the National Hotel. They will be defending searches of students lockers and all sorts of stuff, leaving no rock unturned.
    Noticed Patty Smith is on the board. I have poked around and have not found one single person who actually knows Ms. Smith personally utter a single unkind word about her. Those that know her personally and even as a passing acquaintance sing her praises loudly as a kind, caring, loving person without being prompted or hesitation. That says a lot. Heard she spends much time on labors of love to help people for free. May disagree with her, but she would be a perfect fit for the ACLU.
    The Barney Fife Squad has some competition and those who try to muzzle our God given rights should be watchng their backs. The pendulum swings both ways,
    All in all, much ado about nothing. We need more Ben Emerys fighting the good fight, whether I agree or disagree.

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  21. Barry Pruett Avatar
    Barry Pruett

    All of my ineractions with Ms. Smith have been very positive. I found her honest and interested in doing the right thing. I do not see what the big deal is with an ACLU chapter in Nevada County. We all support civil rights. They are the foundation upon which our free society is founded. I am sure that the ACLU would be supportive of free speech rights in our local parks. It is a no brainer.

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  22. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Barry Pruett | 03 February 2015 at 09:19 AM
    But Barry…..are they aware of the internet….and how it’s changing the way we communicate?

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  23. Joe Koyote Avatar
    Joe Koyote

    Todd 8:07 –Hottest where? Would that be Canada and back east today? Jeeze, you people are too much. Cold temps are global warming, —
    You are mistaking “weather” for climate change. The only place on Earth that DID NOT have higher than average temperatures last year was the Northeastern US and Canada. Your rationale is invalid, it is like saying because Liberia had an ebola outbreak, the entire planet has an outbreak. Sorry, but you are wrong again.

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  24. Russ Steele Avatar

    JoeK@10:04AM
    2014: The Most Dishonest Year on Record
    ‘Warmest Year On Record’ Claims Falling Apart Under Scrutiny
    The Nasa climate scientists who claimed 2014 set a new record for global warmth last night admitted they were only 38 per cent sure this was true. Yesterday it emerged that GISS’s analysis – based on readings from more than 3,000 measuring stations worldwide – is subject to a margin of error. Nasa admits this means it is far from certain that 2014 set a record at all. –David Rose, Mail on Sunday, 18 January 2015

    http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/01/20/2014-the-most-dishonest-year-on-record/
    In actual fact, 2014 was the 9th warmest since 1979 in the far more accurate and non contaminated and non manipulated satellite data sets (RSS and UAH merged).
    Winters have cooled for 25 years here in the United States, accelerating in the last decade and this year will continue or even increase the downtrend. The only reason that they can make the claim that every month since 1985 is warmer than average is that they cooled off the early 50 years of the century by 0.3F or more degrees with their ‘corrections’.
    Thus, the satellite recored is the most accurate. Joe, perhaps you can provide some counter argument data?

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  25. George Rebane Avatar

    For the interested reader, there has been no positive correlation between long term earth temperatures and concentration of atmospheric CO2. In fact the last 20 years is an embarrassment for climate alarmists to which they respond by ignoring the data, turning up the volume on their ludicrous claims of consensus. Here’s an example of 11,000 years comparing the Greenland temperatures (for those in doubt, Greenland is on Earth).
    http://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-temperature-correlation.htm
    The bottom line is that science does not yet know the complete process for Earth’s carbon cycle which includes CO2 sources and sinks, and the paths between them. The part that is known has been integrated into the various general circulation models (GCMs), with the unknown parts plastered over variously by the (government funded, agenda driven?) computer modelers. This is why the GCMs give such widely varying results, and more damnably why the aggregate uncertainty (variance) of the predictions has not decreased over the last decades.
    http://rebaneruminations.typepad.com/rebanes_ruminations/2013/10/manmade-global-warming-the-smoking-gun.html
    For the scientist this is a major red light indicating that we don’t know what we’re talking about. When science in any area progresses, the variance in its predictions shrinks – not so in predicting climate. Readers who pay attention will notice that the climate alarmists never address or respond to the science-based arguments in this debate, simply because they cannot. Their response always focuses on denigrating the sources of skeptical evidence.

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  26. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: George Rebane | 03 February 2015 at 10:52 AM
    George…..shhhhhh……for the secular this is a matter of faith. Be gentle with Joe.

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  27. Micheal Smith Avatar
    Micheal Smith

    Yea, you wouldn’t want the ACLU helping the NRA as they’ve done in the past, RIGHT???
    Bessee what’s your fixation with the VP of the ASA group.
    Is there a man crush we don’t know about?

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  28. fish Avatar
    fish

    Sad news gentlemen……a moment of silence for Radio Shack which appears to be at its end…..

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  29. George Rebane Avatar

    Micheal(sic) Smith?? 1154am – I don’t think anyone here is opposed to the advent of ACLU in NorCal – the Left because their ideologies closely dovetail, and the Right because its ideology doesn’t support silencing private sector voices, no matter their (un)reasonable basis. And there have even been times when the ACLU has worked with rightwing organizations for common ends.
    But let’s not start the “man crush” crap, especially if you happen to be someone’s sock puppet as indicated by your facility in typing your name.

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  30. Walt Avatar

    Hummm…. Plenty of “Smiths” have been posting lately. Just waiting for John to make his first post.

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  31. msmith121@gmail.com Avatar
    msmith121@gmail.com

    Nope George, that’s a screw up by my dad and it’s spelt that way on my DL. Mom still wants to kill him….
    LOL!!!

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  32. George Rebane Avatar

    msmith121 117pm – Apologies and condolences.

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  33. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    For the interested reader, there has been a very weak correlation between CO2 and temps over the past ~540 million years, while there’s been a very strong correlation between temps (in this case, OCEAN temps as measured by oxygen isotope ratios in fossil crustaceans) and galactic cosmic rays.
    I think JoKe has never seen a chart of the average correction factors given terrestrial temperature records by NASA GISS or the UAH to homogenize them… the corrections by themselves follow the claimed warming quite well, while the four major worldwide, non-terrestrial air temperature datasets (two satellite, two radiosonde/weather ballon) have sharply diverged from the IPCC-blessed computer models over the time of the “pause”. The evidence is pretty clear now that the IPCC-blessed models overemphasize the role of CO2 and have missed something of critical importance.
    There’s nothing in concept with the homogenization of terrestrial datasets… you can’t just have an average of the thermometers, because if you add five Sullivan Screens in the frozen north and remove five from equatorial regions, it will bias the result, but the warmistas seem to always find more reasons for inflating the temps and few reasons for deflating them. Is that cause to denounce them as fraudulent? No, not necessarily… they’re true believers and think it is really happening. They’re fooling themselves and as Feynman observed years ago, “you are the easiest one to fool”.
    They’ll get it eventually, as will the EPA and the State of California, but not before more economic damage is done.

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  34. joe smith Avatar
    joe smith

    Walt, it appears you have a thing for the names “Joe” and “Smith”. For being unemployed and supposedly looking for work, you sure waste a lot of time doodling at your computer. Must be nice sucking up unemployment on our tax dollar.

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  35. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    RIP Electrode Hut (the Radio Shack equivalent Dilbert frequents)

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  36. Walt Avatar

    Unemployment? LOL!! I haven’t got that in years. And my “income” is none of your concern.
    Just because I like to work doesn’t mean I need to. Unlike most LIBS I practiced what I preached, by being fiscally conservative. ( That means I didn’t piss my paychecks away as fast as they came in.)
    So when is your brother “John” going to chime in?
    ( One guy,, four names… love it.)

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  37. Walt Avatar

    On the AGW front,, the usual gang has yet to post ANY evidence to their beliefs.
    Funny thing about computers. They can be programmed to spit out anything one wants, no matter what input is fed into them. As the saying goes,, ” garbage in,, garbage out”.
    When one is looking for a preconceived outcome, that computer is your best friend.
    The AGWers here may want to explain why the recorded “highs and lows” got changed ( “adjusted”) to fit the needs of the scamitists.
    Now take a little look where some of these “weather stations” are located.
    http://www.surfacestations.org/odd_sites.htm
    Yup,, set up next to heat sources and claim things are getting hotter.

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  38. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Smith 1154- The local aclu/asa will never help the NRA! lol The point here is that we can expect the continuation of the litigious pattern of the asa gang of the last couple of years. In every move they made they always claimed imaginary civil rights violations that were just hype for the headlines. The only difference now is that it will be under the Nevada city aclu banner going forward. As to their vp, besides being an interesting case study his man boobs just give me the vapors, quick pass the smelling salts!! LOL LOL LOL LOL! 😉

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  39. Walt Avatar

    Well ISIS has shown their compassion once again and burned that captive alive.
    ( Ben and Joe may care to take note of that, since they love to defend those “peace lovers”)
    Jordan is set to make good on their promise. ” If he is harmed, we start hanging your friends.”. From what I read, that wannabe woman suicide bomber they have will go to the head of the line.
    Word has it the Saudis will be doing the same. The hang man is going to be a busy guy.

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  40. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Right on Mr. Walt. Our current Administration can call their acts irrehensible and all sorts of names, but the perpetrators of such heinous unspeakable deeds themselves are not terrorists. They be criminals and muderers, not Muslim terrorists. They are just a few and do not represent Islam, thus they are not Islamic terrorists. They may be extreme, but not Islamic extremist terrorists. Did I kinda get that right?
    Good. Now that our Symantec Lesson for today is over, we all can breathe a sigh of relief. Off with your heads to anyone who does calls Islam violent. Peace be with you.
    https://www.facebook.com/PatriotPost/photos/pb.51560645913.-2207520000.1423012685./10152783286695914/?type=3&theater

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  41. Walt Avatar

    Good catch my friend Bill. The sooner Ben and our Smiths understand that you can’t coexist with people that want to KILL you,, the better. Bumper sticker politics just doesn’t work.
    Visualizing world peace ( remember that one?) is just that. A good visual. It’s never going to happen. ( Not until you give the bad guys a thumping the won’t soon forget. Like Japan and Germany got)

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  42. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Well, no more mamby pamby drone strikes. Time to fight fire with fire. They will be fighting ISIS harder than they fought US troops and taking no prisoners. Them Shittes with US weapons and guns and Iranian special forces have a big score to settle with the Sunnis. No more worring about pesky collateral damage either. Slaughter them all. That is how they win over there. That is what they do best and that is how it is done the Muslim way.
    Who let the dogs out? 😉
    http://www.cbsnews.com/news/armed-with-u-s-weapons-ruthless-militia-beating-isis-in-iraq/

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  43. joe smith Avatar
    joe smith

    Being burned alive is being burned alive. Get a grip. We all dislike the smell of burning hair, but the guy who torched the Jordanian pilot is no more or less evil than the drone jockey who remotely guides a missile into a house or the pilot himself who had just dropped ordinance into a urban neighborhood. At least this act was soldier upon soldier and didn’t include collateral damage. Everyone can justify or condemn based on their religious or political ilk. Of course “Walt” will construe this statement as my being pro this or anti that, but that’s his problem.

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  44. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Joe Smith;
    Soldiers are trained to kill. They kil and kill until the killing is stopped. That is their job, not picking up the garage spewn in the streets of Haiti. So, in that sense, I have to agree with some of what Joe Smith just said. Surprising, eh.
    War is Hell. In war, you come face to face with the demons within and without, at least for those who have been close up and personal with the enemy doing the Tomahawk Chop. Nothing pretty or nice about it, period. You can only hope that your buddies make it back alive since your own fate is certain death. Until that outcome comes to fruition, you kill and kill and kill some more.
    Evil? We all know Evil exists and it is not by some moral equivalencies. Evil is an absolute. Evil? What is evil. Reminds me out what Pilot replied to Jesus. “Truth? What is truth?” War is not evil. Hell is not evil. Evil is found in war and in hell.
    The story of my life is God did not open the Gates of Hell to toss me in. God went to the gates of Hell to let me out. War is Hell, but not necessarily evil.

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  45. Walt Avatar

    WOW Joe,, So much for human rights and the fair treatment of prisoners.
    LIBS here won’t even let us execute mass killers, let alone child molesters.
    Yet “no big deal” when rabid dogs set fire to some poor bastard in a cage.
    Great double standard you set.
    The vermin in turbans are dreaming up the next “awesome” way to butcher someone.
    Sawing someones head off with a dull knife just doesn’t do it anymore. Just what will it take to get the likes of you to say enough is enough? Good ol’ getting torn limb from limb?
    Ropes tided to quad bikes to each appendage? They are just looking for another Westerner to have fun and games with.
    I say send some bleeding heart LIBS with another apology letter. Think they will come back alive? let alone in one piece?
    Hell Even Paul would rather see them start running our own streets with blood before we do anything about it. How bout you?
    I guess it would take a little terrorist action in “peaceful” Nevada City before the local peaceniks would even consider fighting back. And that’s exactly where they would love to pull it off. Don’t ever think it can never happen.

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  46. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Well, Jordan just executed the female suicide bomber and an Al Kadha big wig. At least Jordan kept its word, and knows how to negotiate with the Devil. Just say “noooo”. Two down, more to go. ISIS might be having a bad week.
    http://news.yahoo.com/jordan-executes-two-iraqi-militants-response-pilots-death-033203764.html

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  47. Walt Avatar

    Seems my intel was good. They did mover her to the head of the line.
    This is where LIBS should start to bitch. You know,, some “talk’n” should have taken place.
    Now the big question.. Who will “O” gripe about?

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  48. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Fight salvagyry with salvagyry. That nice female from the Religion of Peace only killed 60 before she got her neck stretched. Wonder if she is going to get 72 virgins or simply be one of her male counterpart’s sex toy virgins for eternity.
    One may be against violence, against war, against capital punishment, against all unpleasant things that no teddy bear ought ever witness, but playing nice with savages is not going to make your children safer or our world less violent. If one is against bloodshed, then thank your lucky stars that others will do the dirty work for you. You will have clean hands as savages will fight savages.
    Look at it this way. The Jordanian pilot’s randsom was for two held in jails in Jordan. Now, who are ISIS going to demand be released next time they do this? Don’t know, but it certainly won’t be those two. Jordan took the chips off the table.
    You have to be brain dead to think the two Japanese non combatants would ever ever face anything but death. ISIS demanded a cool 200 million for their lives/Muslim Tax, but never set in motion any mechanism or instructions how that randsom money would be delivered and to whom and by whom. They like killing all non Sunnis and they like it a lot. They would rather fall on their own swords and sell their own children into the sex slave industry than ever receive a randsom or payment. No shock value in that. ISIS simply does not negotiate. Makes them look weak and less frightening to the faint of heart.. ISIS executes allof their fighters returning from a battlefield defeat. No middle ground. No talking, no money, nothing but complete domination of all and submission by all to them is the one and only thing that will pacify them, period.
    Thank goodness there are savages in the world today who know how to fight savages. Those are the kind of boots on the ground that can defeat EVIL. No Holds Barred death match. Our hands are clean, except for stuff like abortions and Gang banging.

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  49. Walt Avatar

    Well Bill, They still have at least one American woman to play their games with.
    When the atrocities happen to her, just what will our lilly livered LIBS have to say about that?

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