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Hard to believe.

Really, really, really, hard to believe,  POTUS said yesterday to the Repubix, not to pay attention to a very popular radio show host because he is counter productive and will cause difficulty in being reelected to POTUS four years from now.  Don't listen to other ideas WOWWWWWWWW! Difference of ideas and discussion are now UNHEALTHY and you are called names,  so much for about the tenth broken promise of a NEW TONE.  And if you don't think it is not about power and control for the left side of the aisle and in the best interest of the people, think again.

This spending bill has so much pork in it,  when you approach D.C. you smell bacon five miles out.

Scared

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Entry #117

Hypocrisy.

If you don't see it now you never will.

$150,000,000 for pomp and circumstance, you are being hoodwinked.

Could be the most expensive in history?

Give me a friggen break!

They are literally shutting the city down,  kinda reminiscient of East Berlin, North Korea,  welcome to change!

The drinking establishments will be open 24hrs. to service the celebrants!  WOW! Where is MADD? Where are the talking head doctors warning about alcohol binges?  Let's see: 43 was dragged thru the wringer for having been a drinker......................he quit long ago....................But now it is OK to drink and smoke 24hrs. round the clock, it's COOOOL!  Hypocrites!  It is sickening! 

Entry #116

Self reliance from the top.

History, the kind we need to emulate.

Harry Truman , from Missouri , was a different kind of President.  He probably made as many important decisions regarding our nation's history as any of the other 43 Presidents. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did afterhe left the White House.

Historians have written that the only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which was inIndependence Missouri.  On top of that, his wife inherited the house from her Mother.

When he retired from office in 1952, his income was a U.S.Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 ayear.  Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an 'allowance' and, later, a retroactive pension of$25,000 per year.  After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry andBess drove home to Missouriby themselves.  There were no Secret Service agents following them.

When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, "You don't want me.  You want the office of the President, and that doesn't belong to me.  It belongs to the American people and it's not for sale."

Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the Medalof Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise."

He never owned his own home and as president he paid for all of his own travel expenses and food.

Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth.  Today, many in Congress also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices.  Political offices are now for sale.

Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed,

"My choices early in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician.  And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference."

Entry #115

Grandma's Apron.

The History of 'APRONS'



I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

Theprincipal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath,because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dressesand they used less material, but along with that, it served as apotholder for removing hot pans from the oven.
It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks,and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.
And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.
Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.
From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how muchfurniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.Whendinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron,and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.
It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

REMEMBER:
Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool.
Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.
People would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron!!


I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron.




Entry #113

Iranian Air Traffic Control

sent by a buddy:

Subject: Iranian Air Traffic Control

In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Controlfacility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar(military) a ten minute 'heads up' if they will be transiting Iranian airspace.

This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code,type aircraft, and points of origin and destination.

I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 1215 MHz while flyingfrom Europeto Dubai. It's too good not to pass along. The conversation went something like this...

Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'

Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'

Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!'

Aircraft: 'This is a United StatesMarine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!'

Radio silence.

Entry #112

Puncity

These are REALLY very clever!

1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from eating too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he really loved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit-flies like a banana.

11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.

14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, the nurse said, 'No change yet.'

17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

18. It's not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn't have the balls to do it.

19. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

20. The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

21. A backward poet writes inverse.

22. In democracy it's your vote that counts. In feudalism it's your Count that votes.

23. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.

24. Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!

WOW!

Entry #110

Radar trap.

Subject: Radar Trap on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps Air Station.


Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speed
enforcement on I -15, just north of the Marine Corps Air Station at
Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to
check speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill.

The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then turned off.

Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the location.

Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the USMC Base Commander.

The reply came back in true USMC style:

Thank you for your letter. We can now complete the file on this incident.

You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down.

Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft
had also automatically locked on to your equipment location.

Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position.

The pilot also suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since the video systems on these jets are very high tech.

Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is loose.  Also, the snap is broken on his holster.


Thank you for your concern.


Semper Fi
Entry #109

USAmerican nuts and bolts.

FA22

USAmerican engineering,  the best in the world.  Beauty in motion, notice the phrase capable of "catching up to................."

Having the radar signature of a robin…………………

 

They're the first military aircraft ever built that is equipped with a 'black-out button' What that means is this ... The best conditioned fighter pilots are capable of maintaining consciousness up to in the vicinity of 15+ G. The Raptor is capable of making 22+ G turns. If someday an adversary builds a missile that is capable of catching up to one of these airplanes and a Raptor pilot sees that a strike is imminent, he hits the 'b.o.b.' and the airplane makes a virtual U-turn, leaving the missile to pass right on by.

They know that in the process he'll temporarily lose consciousness,

so the Raptor then automatically comes back to straight and level

flight until he wakes.

Entry #108

Thanksgiving Divorce.

Thanksgiving Divorce

 A man in  Jacksonville calls his son in San Diego the day before
 Thanksgiving and says, 'I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell
 you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery
 is enough.

 'Pop, what are you talking about?' the son screams. We can't
stand the sight of each other any longer,' the father says. 'We're sick
of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in
 Denver and tell her.'

 Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone. 'Like
 heck they're getting divorced,' she shouts, 'I'll take care of this,'

 She calls  Jacksonville immediately, and screams at her father, 'You
 are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there.
 I'm calling my brother back, and we'll both be there tomorrow.
 Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?' and hangs up.

 The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. 'Okay,' he
says, 'they're coming for Thanksgiving and paying their own way.'
 

Entry #107

A modern parable.

A MODERN PARABLE

A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (Ford) decided to  have a canoe race on the Missouri River .  Both teams practiced long and  hard to reach their peak performance before the race.

 

On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.

 

The Americans, very  discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the

reason for the crushing defeat.  A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.

Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person  rowing. 

 

Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting  company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion.

They advised, of  course, that too many people were steering the canoe while

not enough people were rowing. 

 

Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese,  the rowing team's management structure was totally

reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents, and 

1 assistant superintendent steering manager.   

They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person  rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder.  It was the  'Rowing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, dinners, and free pens for the rower.  There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes,   and  other equipment,  extra vacation days for practices and bonuses. 

 

The next year the Japanese won by two miles.

   

Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for   poor 

performance, halted   development of a new canoe, sold the paddles,   and 

canceled all capital   investments for new equipment.  The money saved   was 

distributed to the   Senior Executives as bonuses and the next year's   racing 

team was out-sourced   to India.

   

Sadly, The   End.   

Here's something else   to think about: 

Ford has spent the   last thirty years moving all its factories out of   the 

US, claiming they   can't make money paying American wages.

TOYOTA has spent the   last thirty years building more than a dozen   plants 

inside the US .

 

The last quarter's results: 

TOYOTA makes 4   billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in   losses.

 

Ford folks are still   scratching their heads.

IF THIS   WEREN'T TRUE, IT MIGHT BE   FUNNY.............................

Entry #106

Military Wit & Wisdom.

WISDOM     FROM THE MILITARY  MANUAL

 

“If the enemy is in range, so are you.”     Infantry Journal

 

  “It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.”   U.S.Air Force Manual

 

  “Whoever  said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.”     General MacArthur

                                                                                           

“You,  you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.”     U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.

                                                                                             

“Tracers work both ways.”     U.S. Army Ordnance

                                                                                           

“Five second fuses only last three seconds.”     Infantry Journal

                                                                                           

“Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.”

                                                                                           

“Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.”     Unknown Marine Recruit

                                                                                                               

“If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him.”     USAF Ammo Troop

                                                                                           

“Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.”

                                                                                           

“You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3.”     Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)

                                                                                           

“The only time you have too much fuel is when you’re on fire.”

                                                                                           

“If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it’s probably a helicopter—and therefore, unsafe.”

                                                                                           

“When one engine fails on a twin engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.”

                                                                                           

“Even with ammunition,  the USAF is just another expensive flying club.”

                                                                                         

“What  is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up, ...... The pilot dies.”

             

“Never trade luck for skill.”

 

The three most common expressions (or famous last words), in aviation  are:

 

“Why is it doing that?”

“Where are we?”

And "Oh  $h1t!"

                                                                                         

“Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.”

                                                                                       

“Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!”

                                                                                         

“Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it.”

                                                                                           

“The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.”     Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)

                                                                                           

“There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.” Sign over squadron ops desk at DavisMonthan AFB, AZ, 1970

                                                                                           

“If something hasn’t broken on your helicopter, it’s about to.”

                                                                                           

“You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.”

                                                                                           

As  the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off  the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives; the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks,

“What happened?”

The pilot’s reply: “I don’t know, I just got here myself!”

Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)

 

I have fought a good  fight, I have finished my  course,

I have kept the faith.   .

2 Timothy iv.  7

Entry #105

'Twas the night before.

An inspirational poem........

'Twas the night before elections
And all through the town
Tempers were flaring
Emotions all up and down!

I, in my bathrobe
With a cat in my lap
Had cut off the TV
Tired of political crap.

When all of a sudden
There arose such a noise
I peered out of my window
Saw Obama and his boys

They had come for my wallet
They wanted my pay
To give to the others
Who had not worked a day!

He snatched up my money
And quick as a wink
Jumped back on his bandwagon
As I gagged from the stink

He then rallied his henchmen
Who were pulling his cart
I could tell they were out
To tear my country apart!

' On Fannie, on Freddie,
On Biden and Ayers!
On Acorn, On Pelosi'
He screamed at the pairs!

They took off for his cause
And as he flew out of sight
I heard him laugh at the nation
Who wouldn't stand up and fight!

So I leave you to think
On this one final note-
IF YOU DONT WANT SOCIALISM
GET OUT AND VOTE!!!!

Entry #104

Steady as she goes.

Outstanding job by a great young pilot from Pennsylvania ! Can't add anything else to this...  the picture is worth 10,000 words! If you don't think our military pilots earn their pay, you need to take a look at this picture. This photo was taken by a soldier in Afghanistan of a helo rescue mission.
The pilot is a PA National Guard guy who flies EMS choppers in civilian life. Now how many people on the planet you reckon could set the ass end of a
chopper down on the roof top of a shack, on a steep mountain cliff, and hold
it there while soldiers load wounded men in the rear. If this does not impress
you... nothing ever will.
helo rescue
Now you ask: Who took the picture? My guess is one of the gunners on the helo holding cover, these guys are incredible pilots. 
Entry #103