Page 1 of 8 123 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 112
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    45,781
    Thanks (Given)
    20
    Thanks (Received)
    1013
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    3867376

    Default Kerry Calls For Pirate Hearings

    Oh yea!

    A hearing

    That'll show'em.

    I can't wait to see the sternly worded memo they will issue following a 2-week conclave on this



    Kerry calls for pirate hearings as drama continues
    By Bridget Johnson
    Posted: 04/09/09 02:11 PM [ET]
    The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for hearings on the mounting piracy threat as the fate of an American cargo-ship captain remained in limbo Thursday.

    "These acts of piracy off of Somalia’s coastline may seem surreal, but they’re all too real and a thorough policy debate is long overdue," said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in a statement. "When Americans, including at least one from Massachusetts, are endangered, you’ve got a complicated and dangerous international situation brewing, and that includes questions about a hot-pursuit policy on Somalia’s coastline."

    http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/...009-04-09.html


    How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

    Ronald Reagan

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    North Carolina
    Posts
    3,672
    Thanks (Given)
    177
    Thanks (Received)
    680
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    2
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    9 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    1200652

    Default

    Those poor pirates must be pissing their pants in fear.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    45,781
    Thanks (Given)
    20
    Thanks (Received)
    1013
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    3867376

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by glockmail View Post
    Those poor pirates must be pissing their pants in fear.
    Maybe John Boy can get some swift boats out of storage, and get his old unit together, and take out the pirates on his own


    How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

    Ronald Reagan

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    North Carolina
    Posts
    3,672
    Thanks (Given)
    177
    Thanks (Received)
    680
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    2
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    9 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    1200652

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by red states rule View Post
    Maybe John Boy can get some swift boats out of storage, and get his old unit together, and take out the pirates on his own
    Yeah he can run away from them too then come back just as the guys he left behind apprehend them, then blow up some more rice piles and get some rice stuck in his ass, pick up another Purple Heart.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    45,781
    Thanks (Given)
    20
    Thanks (Received)
    1013
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    3867376

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by glockmail View Post
    Yeah he can run away from them too then come back just as the guys he left behind apprehend them, then blow up some more rice piles and get some rice stuck in his ass, pick up another Purple Heart.
    and John would demand to stop using the term "pirates" to describe them

    He would say we should call them "Wayward Seafaring Persons Who Have Lost Their Way".

    Libs are always very PC no matter what is going on around them


    How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

    Ronald Reagan

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    North Carolina
    Posts
    3,672
    Thanks (Given)
    177
    Thanks (Received)
    680
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    2
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    9 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    1200652

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by red states rule View Post
    and John would demand to stop using the term "pirates" to describe them

    He would say we should call them "Wayward Seafaring Persons Who Have Lost Their Way".

    Libs are always very PC no matter what is going on around them
    They are fucking terrorists, and the Founders dealt with them the Right Way. They even wrote in the Constitution the federal governments authority to deal with them.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    45,781
    Thanks (Given)
    20
    Thanks (Received)
    1013
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    3867376

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by glockmail View Post
    They are fucking terrorists, and the Founders dealt with them the Right Way. They even wrote in the Constitution the federal governments authority to deal with them.
    Maybe we should not waste time capturing them because Obama will just think of some way to let them go, probably with a stimulus package, or a gesture of goodwill towards a more friendly relationship with other poverty stricken Wayward Seafaring Persons Who Have Lost Their Way.


    How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

    Ronald Reagan

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    North Carolina
    Posts
    3,672
    Thanks (Given)
    177
    Thanks (Received)
    680
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    2
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    9 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    1200652

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by red states rule View Post
    Maybe we should not waste time capturing them because Obama will just think of some way to let them go, probably with a stimulus package, or a gesture of goodwill towards a more friendly relationship with other poverty stricken Wayward Seafaring Persons Who Have Lost Their Way.
    Except for the need for interrogation- and the liberals have tied our hands there as well- we're much better off "taking no prisoners". Especially since Obama intends to treat them as "criminals", this requiring a trail of their peers and to face their accusers. Since the US military isn't trained as police some liberal lawyer will cut them to pieces in open court and the terrorists will go free.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    45,781
    Thanks (Given)
    20
    Thanks (Received)
    1013
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    3867376

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by glockmail View Post
    Except for the need for interrogation- and the liberals have tied our hands there as well- we're much better off "taking no prisoners". Especially since Obama intends to treat them as "criminals", this requiring a trail of their peers and to face their accusers. Since the US military isn't trained as police some liberal lawyer will cut them to pieces in open court and the terrorists will go free.
    They would be released into the USA with automatic citizenship and be given welfare. That's what the plan is for the GITMO all stars.


    How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

    Ronald Reagan

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    45,781
    Thanks (Given)
    20
    Thanks (Received)
    1013
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    3867376

    Default




    Obama Reaches Out to 'Moderate' Pirate Community
    Posted by Jon at 4/9/2009 11:15 AM
    Categories: Jon,Politics,Humor

    After maintaining his silence for two days, President Obama will soon make his first public statement about the pirate attack upon an U.S.-flagged vessel off the Horn of Africa. After several inquiries and a few well-placed bribes, Exurban League has received an early transcript of the President's remarks:

    Good evening. As you know, early yesterday, Somali-based pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama, a freighter carrying relief supplies to Kenya. While we do not yet know all the details, the Alabama's crew re-took control of the vessel and forced the pirates off the ship.

    Since the pirates are still holding the captain, I have sent FBI negotiators to facilitate his safe and speedy release. I assure his friends and family that I will not stop until this man-made disaster is resolved in a peaceful, tolerant and ecologically-sound manner.

    Obviously, this incident has raised many concerns among Americans. There have been calls for justice and even violence against the misguided perpetrators. But such an emotional reaction has led to the disparagement of entire groups with which we are unfamiliar. We have seen this throughout history.

    For too long, America has been too dismissive of the proud culture and invaluable contributions of the Pirate Community. Whether it is their pioneering work with prosthetics, husbandry of tropical birds or fanciful fashion sense, America owes a deep debt to Pirates.

    The past eight years have shown a failure to appreciate the historic role of these noble seafarers. Instead of celebrating their entreprenuerial spirit and seeking to partner with them to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.

    Some of us wonder if our current Overseas Contingency Operation would even be needed had the last administration not been so quick to label Pirates as "thieves," "terrorists" and worse. Such swashbucklaphobia can lead to tragic results, as we have seen this week.

    To address this issue, I have instructed Vice President Joe Biden to create a cabinet-level Czar of Pirate Outreach and Buccaneer Interrelation. In addition, June 1-7 has been designated as Pirate Awareness Week, during which all federal buildings will fly the Jolly Roger and sponsor sensitivity training. Thankfully, my American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will fund free grog and hard tack for all attendees.

    Finally, to all pirates listening to international broadcasts, shortwave services and ship-to-shore radio, let me say this:

    Ahoy, me regret arr relationship has set sail in a scurvy manner. Arr people share many mutual 'alues and concerns on t' raging main. Perchance, could ye handsomely release the cap'n o' the ship and I assure that no harm will come t' ye or ye hearties. Let us smite t' reset button and launch our seabond on a new pegleg. Savvy? Godspeed t' ye and t' ye beauties. Aye, me parrot concurs.

    http://exurbanleague.com/2009/04/09/...te-attack.aspx


    How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

    Ronald Reagan

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Jefferson, Georgia
    Posts
    2,734
    Thanks (Given)
    0
    Thanks (Received)
    7
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    172564

    Default

    And this is the administration that will control your security here in America. I feel better, how about you?
    If you continue to think the way you have always thought, you will continue to get what you have always got!

    A government big enough to provide you everything you need is big enough to take everything you have!

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    45,781
    Thanks (Given)
    20
    Thanks (Received)
    1013
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    3867376

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by emmett View Post
    And this is the administration that will control your security here in America. I feel better, how about you?
    Are you feeling stimulated yet?

    Are you enjoying the change?

    Why are you still paying on your mortgage and credit cards?

    Just a few questions for the Obama supporters


    How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

    Ronald Reagan

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Arizona
    Posts
    49,013
    Thanks (Given)
    25501
    Thanks (Received)
    18957
    Likes (Given)
    10828
    Likes (Received)
    7417
    Piss Off (Given)
    86
    Piss Off (Received)
    10
    Mentioned
    206 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    21475543

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by red states rule View Post



    Obama Reaches Out to 'Moderate' Pirate Community
    Posted by Jon at 4/9/2009 11:15 AM
    Categories: Jon,Politics,Humor

    ...

    http://exurbanleague.com/2009/04/09/...te-attack.aspx
    If this comes to pass...


    "The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill


  14. #14
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Posts
    45,781
    Thanks (Given)
    20
    Thanks (Received)
    1013
    Likes (Given)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    1
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    3867376

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
    If this comes to pass...
    So how about "playful picaroons"? Sounds harmless enough.

    Or "bold bucaneers"? That gives them a sort of dashing image. Freatfor public relations.

    Whatever you do, don't mention any religious affiliation.


    How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

    Ronald Reagan

  15. #15
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    9,002
    Thanks (Given)
    36
    Thanks (Received)
    209
    Likes (Given)
    20
    Likes (Received)
    102
    Piss Off (Given)
    0
    Piss Off (Received)
    0
    Mentioned
    1 Post(s)
    Rep Power
    1187325

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by glockmail View Post
    They are fucking terrorists, and the Founders dealt with them the Right Way.
    interestingly, it appears the founders started out with hearings....

    In 1786, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams went to negotiate with Tripoli's envoy to London, Ambassador Sidi Haji Abdrahaman or (Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja). Upon inquiring "concerning the ground of the pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury", the ambassador replied:

    It was written in their Koran, that all nations which had not acknowledged the Prophet were sinners, whom it was the right and duty of the faithful to plunder and enslave; and that every muslim who was slain in this warfare was sure to go to paradise. He said, also, that the man who was the first to board a vessel had one slave over and above his share, and that when they sprang to the deck of an enemy's ship, every sailor held a dagger in each hand and a third in his mouth; which usually struck such terror into the foe that they cried out for quarter at once. [2] [3]

    Jefferson reported the conversation to Secretary of State John Jay, who submitted the Ambassador's comments and offer to Congress. Jefferson argued that paying tribute would encourage more attacks. Although John Adams agreed with Jefferson, he believed that circumstances forced the U.S. to pay tribute until an adequate navy could be built. The U.S. had just fought an exhausting war, which put the nation deep in debt. Federalist and anti-federalist forces argued over the needs of the country and the burden of taxation. Jefferson's own Democratic-Republicans and anti-navalists believed that the future of the country lay in westward expansion, with Atlantic trade threatening to siphon money and energy away from the new nation on useless wars in the Old World.[4] The U.S. paid Algiers the ransom, and continued to pay up to $1 million per year over the next 15 years for the safe passage of American ships or the return of American hostages. Payments in ransom and tribute to the privateering states amounted to 20 percent of United States government annual revenues in 1800.
    it wasn't until 1801 that the decision was made to put an end to piracy....


    {note....see bolded quote.....deja vu......}

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barbary_War
    ...full immersion.....

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Debate Policy - Political Forums