Turkey Day

Happy Thanksgiving all!

And if you are giving a thought to our troops, here is yet more evidence that we have the greatest military in the world.

Comments

[rse]

Amen to that.

Hope everyone hears from their loved ones far away today.

[Janet]

The video is great. Our guys are SO good looking! God bless our Troops...THE BEST!

[Patrick R. Sullivan]

New meaning for Richard Grenier's paraphrase of Orwell; We sleep peacefully in our beds at night only because rough men stand ready to....

[centralcal]

DITTO what Janet said above. What fun!

Happy Thanksgiving to the Maguire family.

[geezer]

ER on the 4th
Pacemaker on the 15th
Cooking dinner and looking forward to her 77th next month. It was not my brides time.

Giving thanks on both knees

[jimmyk]

Happy Thanksgiving to all. It's picture perfect day in NYC, the turkey is in the oven, and the upper west side has been festive and swarming with kids since yesterday. Thanks to our soldiers and to our founding fathers for this great country that will endure and prevail over forces of evil.

[jimmyk]

Happy Thanksgiving to all. It's picture perfect day in NYC, the turkey is in the oven, and the upper west side has been festive and swarming with kids since yesterday. Thanks to our soldiers and to our founding fathers for this great country that will endure and prevail over forces of evil.

[daddy]

Good Morning!

Just awoke in the In-Law's house in Snoqualmie, Washington. Nice view of Mount Si out the bedroom window, with a bit of snow on top. Overcast but quite pretty. Uncle Jim is glad to just be back from work in Dzerzhinsk, Russia, which according to the Guinness Book of World Records "is the most chemically polluted city on Earth."

Fascinating tales about that. Hope everybody has a great Thanskgiving. Uncle Jim could not be happier to be home:)

Bye.

[Agent J]

I like many of you, remember those Holiday meals in some distance lands while serving this great Nation. Nothing will ever equal the "chow" lines at Thanksgiving or Christmas..Nothing..

Here is wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from Gillette, WY. This morning awoke to a white covering of the brown earth..frosting on the cake..

Bless everyone!

geezer, that is a hard act to follow..

[narciso]

Well daddy, how can a city, named after the head of the Cheka, formerly Rastyapino, be anything but vile,

[rse]

Well it is now that very special part of Thanksgiving Day when the Diva decides it is time to make her beloved pies and pulls Red and her dad in as helpers.

I think I will open some champagne and get back to reading.

Oh by the way, narciso. Finished Moses book. Not only Soros funding specifically called out as the most generous patron but he and family spent time working for Nyerere. Dept of Ed there. Really cannot make this stuff up.

[narciso]

What could possibly go wrong there, rse, facepalm,

[narciso]

No, they've never been cheerleader, LOL, in the LUN

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

OMG, Barry looks like a complete dork in that shirt, narc.

Bond? With that scrawny neck and those jug ears he looks like Alfred E. Blofeld.

[Ben Franklin (Machine Gun Preacher (unleaded version)]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends at JOM

[pagar]

The turkey and all the trimmings were great for us and lots of our family.
Hope it was the same for all JOMers.

"Nothing will ever equal the "chow" lines at Thanksgiving or Christmas"

I don't know if they still allow it but if you can don't miss the Thanksgiving dinner at military chow halls if you're a retiree.
We used to go with friends to Ft Jackson S.C. It gives you hope for the future of America to see the young recruits preparing to safeguard our nation.

May God bless those to guard our nation today and all who have done so in the past.

[Danube of Thought on IPad]

CNS News, via Druge:

"Forget all that turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie, today should be a day of fasting and atonement for American 'sin.' That’s according to Robert Jensen, a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Jensen, known for his hard-left politics, also calls Thanksgiving a 'white-supremacist holiday.'

"Jensen’s opinion piece 'No Thanks for Thanksgiving,' appeared on the far-left, Soros-connected website Alternet on Thanksgiving eve. In it, he wrote how Native Americans suffered because of the 'European invasion of the Americas.' He went on to compare the Founding Fathers to Nazi Germany.'“How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually identical to Nazis?' he asked."

[Janet]

Amen, pagar!
and a blessed Thanksgiving for the geezer family. I love the handle 'geezer'...My handle for family competitions is 'the Texas smokin' geezer'. hah!

[Jim Eagle]

Well, it seems Detroit is up for the Thanksgiving Day special. Up 7 on the Texans at home. Hmmmm! Jaguar 3 OT hangover?

pagar, When I was single living in DC I did many a Thanksgiving Day at Bolling and/or Andrews. Best dinner ever, plus you were expected to go back for seconds or even thirds.

[pagar]

JiB, If it is still possible, I believe your son would enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner with the troops.

[Jim Eagle]

Saw this pic on Twitter and thought or our Janet. IIRC she is from the same area of Texas.

Yummy!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Captain Ed reminds us of one of Thanksgivings great moments;
"As God as my witness I thought turkeys could fly."

[pagar]

"certain moral values and political views virtually identical to Nazis?' "

Describes Today's Democrat party perfectly.

[Thomas Collins]

Incredibly stupid NFL rule. Take the timeout away for the coach throwing the challenge flag, but still review the touchdown. Texans get luky.

[Danube of Thought on IPad]

The rule is indefensible.

[Thomas Collins]

At least it's a good game, DOT. I don't recall the Lions playing this well on Thanksgiving Day in awhile.

Did you hear Esiason on Suh on the halftime show? Esiason went out of his way to call out Suh as a dirty player. Esiason didn't think that the Suh groin kick could have been unintentional.

[Jim Eagle]

So, the replacements get redemption with that play?

You're right DoT a stupid rule not based on equity which all rules should be based on. If the Lions lose this one then they can commiserate with their cheesehead brethren regarding NFL larceny.

[pagar]

On the last thread, JiB mentioned the mess in Denmark.

You can add France.

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2012/11/muslims-brutally-assault-jewish-students-outside-paris-school-threaten-to-push-them-in-front-of-trai.html

It's not going to get any better, IMO.
reposted on the right thread.

[narciso]

That Jensen guy is a turkey, although stuffing him, will do little good,

[narciso]

Speaking of those, who need to be plucked'

http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/11/ny-times-is-the-enemy-of-your-free-speech/

[narciso]

Detroit seems to have caught up,

[Danube of Thought on IPad]

"Esiason didn't think that the Suh groin kick could have been unintentional."

It seemed clearly intentional to me.

[pagar]

narciso's 04:09 link somehow lead me to this
link:

http://amusingbunni.blogspot.com/2012/11/when-theres-nothing-to-be-done-try-this.html

A lot of us have a lot to be thankful for.

[Danube of Thought on IPad]

Looks like nobody wants to win this Detroit game.

[narciso]

Yes, pagar, it puts everything else in perspective;

http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/022016.html

[Jim Eagle]

DoT,

I think the Texans want to win it more than the Lions (with the help of the stupid NFL rules). I thought he hooked it and I would have to modify or delete this comment.

Now to the Skins and "hail victory".

[Janet]

Denmark, France,....and Britain. Muslim Gang Rape Whitewashed in Britain

The article reminds us of this quote - "Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali, Australia’s senior Muslim cleric, to state what has since become painfully obvious to those who truly understand the sheer horror of Muslim attitudes toward non-Muslim women:

“If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the garden or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it … whose fault is it, the cats or the uncovered meat? The uncovered meat is the problem….if she was in her room, in her home, in her hijab, no problem would have occurred.”"

Well, at least we'll have a lot of diversity. Diversity is important, right? BTW, who exactly told us how great diversity is? Is there any culture that isn't so great? How bout cannibals? Do we have to understand, appreciate, & accommodate THEM?

[jimmyk]

Lions got ripped off--two huge calls going against them. But they still had a chance to win it and didn't, getting too cautious and leaving Hansen with a long one.

[narciso]

Ah, yes, we heard about AL Hilali,from here, Janet;

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/talking_dirty/

[mockmook]

Thanks again for your blog, TM.

Hope you (and all JOMers) have had a wonderful day.

[narciso]

Forget it Jake, it's Benghazi;

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iJkAZ2YBao8v7OHjc5S4WIAsJ6Ow?docId=e1983fa711484baf97571bccf1e72f70

Cyreniaca seems to be like the tribal areas, no;

[Jim Eagle]

Think your computer is slow:)

[narciso]

One is reminded why the 'outrage' about Rice was so transparent;

http://pjmedia.com/andrewmccarthy/2012/11/20/as-the-benghazi-plot-thickens-congress-must-not-get-sidetracked/?singlepage=true

[Jim Eagle]

YES!

Hail to the Redskins,
Hail Victory,
Braves on the Warpath,
Fight For Old DC.

RG3 to Robinson - the two fastest players in the NFL connect.

[Captain Hate]

LET ME LOVE YOU, RG3!!!

[glasater]

Happy Thanksgiving to Tom Maguire and all of the JOM family.

Last July a mother turkey brought out her brood to show off to the neighborhood. The birds have been around all Summer and Fall. I've been putting some snacks out for them and it's just a hoot to see them show up every so often.
Thought I'd share a picture of them. They move out rapidly and most of the pics were of their tail ends. This side shot was the best I could do.

[Captain Hate]

Wild turkeys are so cool.

[Jim Eagle]

Already advertising Zero Dark Thirty. BTW, the Zero refers to the JEF.

[Jim Eagle]

Alfred Morris - rushing TD.

Hail to the Redskins,
Hail Victory,
Braves on the warpath,
Fight for old DC.

Skins 14-Boys 3.

Sorry Sue and Gmax but we need some loving.

[Captain Hate]

Incredible contributions by rookies on offense this season, JiB.

[Jim Eagle]

Pierre Garcon TD. I will save you the lyrics.

Skins go up 21 to 3. Nearing end of 1st half.

[Captain Hate]

Michelle Beadle ‏@MichelleDBeadle

Is it too early to just have a camera on Jerry Jones rest of game? #realentertainment #goodtim

[Jim Eagle]

CH,

For the 1st time in a long time they can only get better.

And you know, the only games for us that count are the Boys games. But its still early and we have never won in Dallas on Thanksgiving day. I am still in shock from 74 and Clint Longley's bomb to Drew Pearson.

[Captain Hate]

1974: Worst Thanksgiving ever

[Captain Hate]

Santana Moss: Core Redskin

[Jim Eagle]

RG3 to Santana Moss. TD. Skins now 28 to 3 for the Boys.

Hail to the Redskins
Hail Victory
Braves on the Warpath
Fight for old DC.

[narciso]

I see what you mean Captain:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/thom-loverro-no-thanksgiving-game-between-redskins-cowboys-more-memorable-than-1974/article/2514097#.UK6xaIacQsw

[narciso]

Well this worked out well, I wonder if he campaigned there;

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/21/Surprise-PA-College-Slashes-Hours-To-Avoid-Obamacare

[Captain Hate]

It was brutal, narc. It was supposed to be a great day as Mrs H and I announced our engagement. Let me put it this way: My future inlaws certainly figured out what team my family and I were in the tank for.

[Jim Eagle]

narciso,

One of the reasons it is unworkable. Too many work-arounds and they are ones that will piss off a lot of people especially those who think ObamaCare is perfect for them. Well, guess what sucker - its not and now you must deal with the consequence of the election.

[narciso]

Yes, that was a brilliant maneuver worthy of Captain Tupolev, but like they said in that Python sketch, at least they got the hat;

http://energy.gov/articles/meadville-pennsylvania-s-allegheny-college-highlighted-us-energy-department-its-investments

[Jim Eagle]

Boys are coming back. FG to make it 28 to 6. Every point is important in Jerryland.

[narciso]

Well there does seem to be eras like the 49ers in the 80s, the Cowboys in the 90s, et al, although the turnover seems higher,

[Captain Hate]

The turnover is higher, narc. There aren't any head coaches doing groundbreaking things. And the league push for parity is paying off.

[narciso]

Yes, what is the point of that, it's supposed to be a competition

[Jim Eagle]

London Fletcher, old man, makes it more likely that the Skins get to 5 and 6.

[Jim Eagle]

Oh, oh. Dallas scores quickly. I don't like the looks of this.

[Danube of Thought on IPad]

Salary cap and free agency have made it very hard to establish a dynasty.

When the Skins scored their third TD my first thought was "let's see Jerry non-stop."

My hope is that, even though no penalty was called, the league will review that Suh play and sit the son of a bitch down for a few weeks.

[pagar]

http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-11-22/union-rules-were-harder-digest-twinkies

"Union workers have now completed their mission. 18,500 jobs are gone forever."

"Uncounted in the above numbers were the outrageous union-imposed rules that made for a too-high-to-bear cost of sales:

No truck could carry both bread and snacks even when going to the same location
Drivers were not permitted to load their own trucks
Workers who loaded bread were not allowed to also load snacks
Bringing products from back rooms to shelves required another set of union employees
Multi-Employer pension obligations made Hostess liable for other, previously bankrupted, retirement plan contributions from employees that never worked for Hostess at allUncounted in the above numbers were the outrageous union-imposed rules that made for a too-high-to-bear cost of sales:

No truck could carry both bread and snacks even when going to the same location
Drivers were not permitted to load their own trucks
Workers who loaded bread were not allowed to also load snacks
Bringing products from back rooms to shelves required another set of union employees
Multi-Employer pension obligations made Hostess liable for other, previously bankrupted, retirement plan contributions from employees that never worked for Hostess at all"

If you made this stuff up no one would believe you.

[Captain Hate]

Relax JiB. RG3 has the God Mode engaged

[Jim Eagle]

How about those red apples? Redskins score - another TD throw from RG3.

Hail to the Redskins,
Hail Victory,
Braves on the Warpath,
Fight for old DC.

Now I am not an old Tony Kornheiser and saddling up the bandwagon but come on is this kid great or what?

[pagar]

Sorry, my last copy was doubled and the quotes disappeared some where, but it is easy to see why that company died.

[narciso]

I think I heard they had 372 collective bargaining agreements, that's insane. I admit they need some work rules, but that's ridiculous,

[Jim Eagle]

Like I said at 7:07, not good. Bad vibes about this game.

[Another Bob]

Dinner consisting of:
* Turkey
* Mashed potatoes
* Butternut squash
* Cornbread and wild rice dressing (made with bacon grease) (which I made myself)
* Cranberry-orange relish (with brandy)
* A pleasant California red
is aboard.

Cake with wife's homemade chocolate icing is awaiting.

Detroit got screwed in game 1. Unfortunate.
Cowboys were stinking up the joint in game 2 but I'm getting nervous about it.
Game 3 coming if turkey coma doesn't come first.

Despite the world's troubles, life in this corner of the world is all good.

Hope it is in your corner too.

[narciso]

What's that line about enemy action;

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7293935/ndamukong-suh-detroit-lions-suspended-two-games-pay

[Another Bob]

narciso, has Schaub's voice returned to normal from the soprano yet?

[Jim Eagle]

Breathing again. Whew.

Why do I do this to myself?

narciso,

Its an enigma - Suh is a very intelligent young man who is articulate enough to impress Biden, I guess, but has this mean, dirty streak in him when he doesn't need to have it. Strange.

[narciso]

He's half Jamaican and Cameroonian, as it turns out, a talent but as you say, a violent streak

[Jim Eagle]

Question of the day: Why did DeAngelo Hall slide at the 1 yard line?

Hail to the Redskins.... finally.

[Captain Hate]

Hail RG3

[Captain Hate]

JiB, I think it's been drilled into those guys to just run the clock out. Admittedly it wouldn't have mattered. Plus he can claim he never tried to rub their faces in it.

[narciso]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000098296/article/deangelo-hall-involved-in-altercation-with-reporter

Maybe our candidates, should learn from this, kidding in part,

[narciso]

If this is true, this is a disaster;

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/162422#.UK7Tg4acQsx

[narciso]

Three guesses why they are doing this, and the first two don't count

http://www.adn.com/2012/11/22/2701155/qatar-set-to-host-major-climate.html#wgt=rcntnews

[Threadkiller (Get off your couch and leave the GOP!)]

Jive Turkey:

"... On his trip to Cambodia, a country he claimed didn't deserve a visit due to its strongman government, first lady Bun Rany greeted Obama with a traditional "sampeah" pressed-hands greeting reserved for servants, a little dig that was probably lost on him but not to Asians."
http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2012/11/cambodias-first-lady-bun-rany-obama.html?m=1

[Threadkiller (Get off your couch and leave the GOP!)]

Seems the diss is in her tilt angle.

More subtle than a middle finger head scratch.

[Jane on IPad]

FTR: I am actually watching tha Patriots and they are not losing.

The world must be coming to an end.

[narciso]

Well there are still two more quarters, but wow, are the Jets on tryptophan

[Threadkiller (Get off your couch and leave the GOP!)]

Same thumbs?

[Elliott]

I hope everyone is having a pleasant Thanksgiving.

[narciso]

Hey, Elliot, how have you been, and where?

[daddy]

You know its bad when...

It is only 3 minutes into the 3rd Quarter and already a story is posted:
How the New York Jets lost in 60 seconds vs. Patriots

[daddy]

A fine, fine day. My favorite Sister in Law seems to have a clean bill of health from her recent cancer bout and her hair has grown back. All the new grand nieces and grand nephews got to meet weird Uncle daddy from Alaska, and Uncle Jim carved a beautiful Turkey and doesn't have to go back to super contaminated Russia anytime soon. And the Cowpokes lost!

[narciso]

Great news, daddy,

[Elliott]

I'm not doing too badly, narciso. I trust things are well with you too.

This morning I presented an insufficiently jovial and festive mien to the TSA agent. Consequently, he felt called upon draw upon his vast repertoire and treat me to the wittiest material to be found therein, revolving around contraband and illegal weaponry. Any passenger making similar attempts at humor would have found himself considerably delayed. An embittering experience that rates at about 150 times better than what was encountered in Spain.

Finally, a note for fellow perusers of the venerable Daily Mail: I found, against all expectation, that it is possible to spend 6 hours in the Miami airport and not spot a Kardashian.

[narciso]

They gave them the key to the city, something they will find reason to regret in a short time,

[Frau]

Hi, daddy!
Happy Thanksgiving from down the road in Redmond, WA. How neat that we are in the same state...

[narciso]

A little over the top, don't you think, in the LUN

[Elliott]

I would enjoy a 'Burn Notice targets the Kardashians' skit. I wonder which outfit has the production and other values to do it justice?