Bonnie and Clyde were pikers, even adjusting for inflation.
And back in Iraq:
Fort Carson Unit Headed to Possible Showdown with Islamic State
...
As Congress mulls America's war with the Islamic State terror group, more than 4,000 Fort Carson soldiers prepared Thursday to leave Colorado for Kuwait, where they will take over as America's largest ground force in the troubled region.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team bid farewell to the post in a ceremony and will head off soon to serve as U.S. Central Command's Reserve force in the Middle East - the first soldiers into battle if a major combat force is used to battle Islamic State fighters.
The unit is Fort Carson's heaviest force, armed with M1 tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles. Many of its soldiers are veterans of one or more of the brigade's four combat tours in Iraq.
...
Sierra's soldiers have trained for more than a year for the Kuwait mission. They practiced skills that atrophied over more than a decade of counterinsurgency fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, re-learning the armored combat skills last used in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
And some oorah:
The colonel gave the families reassurance that if his brigade tangles with Islamic State fighters, the outcome won't be in doubt.
"In the end, if we do get into fights, we win decisively," he said.
From the safety of the East Coast I can't see ISIS matching up with these guys in an armored duel in the desert. Which means ISIS will re-orient towards urban warfare and force us back into counter-insurgency. But Obama has surely thought of all this, so no worries.
I'm madly in love with my wife.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | February 14, 2015 at 06:47 PM
Good!
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 06:48 PM
http://therightscoop.com/silicon-valley-snubs-obama-four-top-tech-ceos-refuse-private-lunch-with-prez-he-blames-profits/
What a snot Obama is.
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 06:53 PM
I find your lack of faith in our foreign policy betters disturbing. Remember, 12-dimensional chess!
Posted by: David, internet troll | February 14, 2015 at 06:53 PM
First maybe. Just dumb luck.
Posted by: Lazybusy | February 14, 2015 at 06:53 PM
No decisive victory, no enduring peace.
The 3rd Brigade will do its job. The current Commander-in-Chief won't do his.
Posted by: Thomas Collins | February 14, 2015 at 06:54 PM
DoT,
Here's MarkO's A-Bomb link: The World At War Ep24 The Bomb
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 06:54 PM
Posted 33 minutes ago:
Time left until Obama leaves office Time until Friday, January 20, 2017 (Washington DC time)
705 DAYS
5 HOURS
38 MINUTES
53 SECONDS
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 06:55 PM
I'm madly in love with my wife.
I'm in love with my car.
Posted by: Freddie Mercury | February 14, 2015 at 06:55 PM
MM,
He'll have to rewrite the new FCC regulations to take out the special privileges of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo after that middle finger from them.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 06:58 PM
Hmmm, new thread and my DSL turns back on. Definitely a conspiracy.
Posted by: henry | February 14, 2015 at 06:58 PM
it's snowing and the wind is howling ...
Happy Valentine's Day everyone.
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 07:01 PM
Hit posted at the bottom of the last thread that Fournier just apologized:
Fourier's apologized.
Ron Fournier @ron_fournier · 45m 45 minutes ago
Leaving accuracy Qs to author. My RT was smug/rash. Apologies, @ScottWalker … Broke own rules:
"Leaving accuracy Qs to author"?
That's the equivalent of leading from behind and strategic patience in the world of online journalism.
(i took out the links that were in his tweet.
Posted by: hit and run
Let me be the first to say that that apology is not good enough. Fournier now needs to go on offense against Gail Collins of the New York Times.
He needs to expend at least as much effort making her look like an imbecile as he expending trying to make Scott Walker look like an imbecile, especially since in her case it's true.
Not a good enough Mea Culpa, Mister Fournier. Try again.
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 07:03 PM
Stay warm, Eastern Seaboard JOMers. Find a valentine and snuggle.
Posted by: Eric in Boise | February 14, 2015 at 07:05 PM
Fourniercator
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | February 14, 2015 at 07:07 PM
Here's part of Ron Fournier's New Years Resolutions, (My Pledge to Be a Better Twitter Citizen)
which he published on 5 Jan 2015:
No mocking: Mockery is the language of insecure people saddled with weak arguments.
No name-calling: Only an idiot resorts to that.
Wait for confirmation: No self-respecting journalist would distribute rumor or unsourced material under his or her byline. The same standard should apply, whenever possible, to my timeline.
Kiss my ass, Mister Fournier. I wish you were from the ACC so I could hate your guts!
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 07:09 PM
Daddy, here are the actual teacher employment levels for WI. Act 10 started in 2011, note employment was going down before then. The courts and recall kept Act 10 in doubt thru 2012. The trend has been up since then. link to DPI stats.
Posted by: henry | February 14, 2015 at 07:09 PM
Ok, Valentines dinner cooking has commenced.
Picked up some marvelous pork chops. Stunning pork chops. Nearly two inches thing pork chops. Let's hope I do them justice.
#dontletthepighavediedinvain
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | February 14, 2015 at 07:10 PM
Broke own rules:
Good thing he wasn't out of alignment with his values.
Posted by: Extraneus | February 14, 2015 at 07:10 PM
Thanks daddy.
Posted by: Danube on iPad | February 14, 2015 at 07:12 PM
Shots fired at synagogue in central Copenhagen, nearby Norreport train station evacuated:
Via twitter and Reuters
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 07:12 PM
Just a random synagogue, I'm sure Jane.
Posted by: Old Lurker | February 14, 2015 at 07:18 PM
Laura Winkler retweeted
Breaking News @NewsOnTheMin 18m18 minutes ago
BREAKING: Shots fired at synagogue in Krystalgade in Copenhagen, reports Danish Broadcaster. @MortenFrich
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 07:23 PM
Here's is Fournier's Twitter of Apology:
Follow Ron Fournier
I am not able to post there since I don't have disqus or FaceBook or whatever, but if any of you guys do, would you consider please replying there and telling him it is his duty now to go after Gail Collins, and to hit her for this lie he so willingly helped disseminate thru the Twitterverse?
All's I'm seeing at his apology thread are tweets saying what a swell guy Ron is for tweeting his apology. Bullshit.
His and Gail Collins lie just took 3 or 4 laps around the planet, while the truth is just getting it's boots on.
No pats on the back from me, Fournier. What else was he supposed to do once he was shown that the timeline was impossible? He had to apologize for that.
But that was nothing but personal ass-covering.
If he does not now go publicly after Gail Collins for spouting that Lie, then he continues to do a disservice to Scott Walker, and Ron Fournier will prove himself to be an abject coward.
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 07:24 PM
Breaking News Feed @PzFeed 12m12 minutes ago
BREAKING NEWS: Nørreport Station in Copenhagen being evacuated as new shooting erupts in city
------------------
Seems there is some stuff going on in Copenhagen.
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 07:25 PM
Mmmm, pork chops. I like to brown them nicely in a skillet, then slow cook them in Campbells noodle soup (Chicken noodle or double noodle). Serve them with the noodles on top and veggies (asparagus works well) on the side. Easy comfort food.
Hit's recipe with those two inchers is probably a bit more sophisticated. :)
Shots fired at synagogue in central Copenhagen
Sounds like Little Achmed and the randoms are kicking their Scandinavian tour into gear.
Posted by: Eric in Boise | February 14, 2015 at 07:27 PM
Jeb seems to be tacking to the left before having the bird in hand, to mangle metaphorically.
His brother was smarter.
Not to mention that his brother had one heck of a classier wife and daughters.
I don't Jeb's wife or daughter within a hundred miles of the White House:
Grrrr. I'm still furious with Fournier.
Can you guys tell?
:)
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 07:31 PM
About to make the filet mignon with brandy cream sauce I have mad every Valentines since we were dating.
Hubby got the Old Widow because he remembers that orange label because that's what we had at the hospital when our first was born. Traditions are fun.
Everybody enjoy.
Posted by: rse | February 14, 2015 at 07:34 PM
I went after him Daddy. I asked him how his NY's resolutions were working out. No reply.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 07:36 PM
♬Random
Ramadan
Ramadan
Random♪
♬Random
Ramadan
Ramadan
Random♪
♪Let's chop the whole head off...♬
Posted by: Threadkiller | February 14, 2015 at 07:42 PM
daddy,
I spent quite a bit of time arguing with him this morning. It wasn't until Bill Kristol, Stephen Hayes, and John McCormack went after him that he backed down.
SO much for the opinions of us little people.
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 07:45 PM
bbc reporting on the Synagogue attack
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31475803
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 07:46 PM
Great, Jane.
I do hope Jonah or somebody kicks his rear end next time FOX lets him on the panel.
Boy would I love that panel guest to be Mark Levin.
"What the hell are you talking about Fournier, you numbskull? How could you be so stupid as to accept at face value anything that imbecile Gail Collins wrote? Get off the show you dope!"
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 07:47 PM
He is always a terrible guest. There are 2 Ron Fourniers on Twitter. I had to apologize after yelling at the wrong one. He said it happens all the time.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 07:49 PM
White House Valentine's Day twitter pic - https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/566714774411427840
one comment -
jparent @janeparent 2h2 hours ago
@exjon @WhiteHouse Taken at the marriage counselor's office?
Posted by: Janet | February 14, 2015 at 07:49 PM
I wonder if Obama's selfie buddy Helle Thorning-Schmid will call the attacks in Copenhagen "Islamic Terror or Extremism"?
Posted by: Jack is Back | February 14, 2015 at 07:51 PM
CNN is reporting that the shooting was on the corner of the street and the synagogue happened to be on the corner of the street. There is no way to determine that this isn't coincidence.
Posted by: Threadkiller | February 14, 2015 at 07:51 PM
JiB-
tots random ...
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 07:55 PM
So did Miss Marple.
I was there to do so, but saw it had already happened.
Your Twitter wish is our command!
Posted by: anonamom | February 14, 2015 at 07:56 PM
not getting much in the way of updates via the Beeb ...
odd though they would be starting out shooting civilians then turn their weapons on responding LE ... leading LE into a trap perhaps?
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 07:57 PM
Free speech in Britain: Police tracking people who bought Charlie Hebdo
Posted by: Extraneus | February 14, 2015 at 07:58 PM
On the Japanese willingness to surrender after two A-bombs were dropped: It strikes me as possibly significant that there was an attempted coup to prevent surrender, after the bombs were dropped -- and after the emperor had announced the surrender.
Officers assassinated Takeshi Mori, the general commanding the Imperial Guards and were preparing fake orders so that they could take over the palace. Another general, Tanaka, arrived in time to stop the coup, and suppress the insurrection.
Without the A-bombs, perhaps that coup, or another one, might have succeeded.
Incidentally, clarice was right about some Japanese civilians committing suicide on Okinawa, though our psych warfare people, using loudspeakers on LCIs and tnnks, tried, with some success, to persuade them to live.
Posted by: Jim Miller | February 14, 2015 at 08:00 PM
Very impressive Levin imitation, daddy; it was like I was hearing it through my laptop speakers.
Posted by: Captain Hate | February 14, 2015 at 08:01 PM
Ex,
Now reading or listening to free speech is suspect.
1984? Shee we are way past that.
Slaap Lekker, Alemenge! Tots Morgen.
Posted by: Jack is Back | February 14, 2015 at 08:03 PM
Great to see that Miss Marple:
So, let's discuss YOUR failures, Ron, since you set yourself up as "not being kindergarten."
You're the number one push backer in the current link! Bravo!
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 08:04 PM
that NYT article has yet to be corrected and the comment section ... yikes.
fake but accurate is the standard these days. nice Levin rant daddy.
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 08:07 PM
daddy, I just went back and told him he was duty bound to ask Gail Collins to apologize and correct the story.
Then I told him that he didn't pay any attention to us little poeple and didn't apologize until McCormack and Hayes had called him out.
Those dems always act like they "care" so much about us common folk, but they are snooty as all get-out if you don't kowtow to them. That is how I got banned by Jake Tapper, who is as thin-skinned as Obama.
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 08:08 PM
We now have a winter weather watch. :(
Thanks you guys. NOT.
Posted by: Stephanie | February 14, 2015 at 08:13 PM
officers have requested that newsagents hand over the names of customers who bought the magazine.
Isn't that about 3 million people?
Fournier is a snot.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 08:14 PM
Stephanie, the sharing economy now includes winter.
Posted by: henry | February 14, 2015 at 08:16 PM
I was banned on twitter by Jake Tapper, MM and by Obama.
Posted by: glasater | February 14, 2015 at 08:17 PM
I don't ever comment to Obama, as I figure I don't need an audit.
glasater, I have 2 good friends on another forum who have been banned by Tapper as well.
We probably should start a club.
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 08:21 PM
Great job, Miss Marple.
Next visit, I'm bringing the 16 Year Balvenie:)
For those who haven't followed this, here's Fournier's snarky first tweet:
Ron FournierVerified account
@ron_fournier
Welcome to the Big Time, @ScottWalker. This is @nytimescollins; she'll be keeping you real: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/14/opinion
Snarky, mean, demeaning, dismissive, deprecating, and shows that Fournier well understands the power of The New York Times.
So with that said, Fournier now knows that the correct, the honest, the proper, the courageous thing to do, is for him to publicly go after Gail Collins and demand a correction, and head right into the power of The New York Times to fight back against their lie smearing Scott Walker which he helped promulgate.
I don't think he has the guts to do it.
Dogs.
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 08:22 PM
We now have a winter weather watch.
Tell 'em you see some in Boston, and then tell them to go away.
Posted by: Eric in Boise | February 14, 2015 at 08:22 PM
henry-
you can take it back ...
glasater-
nice collection.
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 08:23 PM
That is how I got banned by Jake Tapper, who is as thin-skinned as Obama.
Miss M,
I think I recall Tapper also banning MayBee.
I miss MayBee:(
Later.
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 08:24 PM
anyone here a machinist ...
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 08:26 PM
... or rather anyone here at all?
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 08:30 PM
rich,
I was a decent machinist back in the day. What's up?
Posted by: DrJ | February 14, 2015 at 08:32 PM
An eaglet has hatched:
http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/raw-video-berry-college-has-a-new-eaglet/vDGGhz/
2 eggs one hatched so far. Just in time for our winter storm.
Posted by: Stephanie | February 14, 2015 at 08:34 PM
That is very cool Stephanie.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 08:43 PM
MM-
I think you've already become part of the JOM 'girl gang' with your great investigative comments here.
We will be gearing up for 2016 as this year rolls along :-)
BTW, it's a pretty loosely run organization...
Posted by: glasater | February 14, 2015 at 08:46 PM
I already knew Fournier is a lying jackass, so today's idiocy isn't a surprise.
Nice job pushing back against his garbage, MM and Jane!
Now that you've followed me, Jane, you get to see my endless book advertising, since that's mainly what I use Twitter for...
Posted by: James D. | February 14, 2015 at 08:47 PM
Scott Walker's FB page linked to the Weekly Standard article about the Collins BS. He's damn fast on the social networking stuff. He was on it by 2 o'clock.
Posted by: Stephanie | February 14, 2015 at 08:50 PM
I know it's early in the game, but I'm wondering if Scandinavian Jews will be following in the footsteps of their French counterparts if this escalates, and bailing. I've heard the Mohametan situation in Malmo is daunting.
I'm sure it's not much better in other locales.
Any JOMers (JiB?) with significant time spent in Sweden or Denmark (or elsewhere in Scandi), please chime in.
Posted by: Eric in Boise | February 14, 2015 at 08:50 PM
glasater:
the JOM 'girl gang' ... BTW, it's a pretty loosely run organization...
But not an organization of loose girls.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | February 14, 2015 at 08:50 PM
The Chinese Bible church of greater lowell is closed tomorrow.
I had no idea there were Chinese bible churches.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 08:53 PM
James, I generally only tweet between 5 and 6 during "The Five". And I'm just fine with the advertising.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 08:55 PM
Posted by: DrJ | February 14, 2015 at 08:32 PM-
I'll send over an email in a little bit.
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 08:57 PM
But not an organization of loose girls.
You sure?
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 08:58 PM
Eric, I haven't been to Denmark or Sweden since 1969. Mostly was in Copenhagen but took the airfoil boat across to Malmo, just so we could say we had been in Sweden.
I hate to see that about Copenhagen, which is where my dad's paternal grandparents were from. Lovely city.
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 09:06 PM
Jane:
You sure?
I was sure up until now.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | February 14, 2015 at 09:11 PM
OH come on hit... you know I'll lay anything. ;)
Posted by: Stephanie | February 14, 2015 at 09:12 PM
Seventy three comments in, and no trolls.
Esto Perpetua.*
* Idaho State Motto: "May it Always Be."
Posted by: Eric in Boise | February 14, 2015 at 09:20 PM
And MayBee does nudes. Yeah, we're not a loose bunch at all.
Posted by: Sue | February 14, 2015 at 09:20 PM
#chivalryjustgotgirlgangraped
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | February 14, 2015 at 09:27 PM
Dang it is cold!
My blood pressure medicine makes me susceptible to being cold. I am sitting here in a turtleneck and a sweatshirt, knee socks on under my jeans, and I am still cold.
I really don't like winter, especially this part where there areno holidays and it's just unending bleakness and cold.
My dad, every year at this time, would say, "You know Chrissy, the Indians always called February the Starvation Moon.' LOL!
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 09:28 PM
Eric, if you awakened them I will not forgive you - for at least a week.
I dunno how people can spend every day on twitter. It is so damn depressing. Isis just executed 2 more people and crucified a 3rd. We retweet and do nothing else. And I am so distraught about the hatred of Jews. I will never ever understand it. And we do nothing. I'm ready to march, fight and do anything else necessary. We need a leader.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 09:36 PM
But not an organization of loose girls
Having Janet on board keeps us in line :-)
Posted by: glasater | February 14, 2015 at 09:37 PM
Me too, Jane.
We are the people we've been waiting for.
Posted by: Eric in Boise | February 14, 2015 at 09:38 PM
Jane, you can follow the pope.
He doesn't tweet much about current events.
Posted by: anonamom | February 14, 2015 at 09:40 PM
I'm not so sure about the pope these days anonamom. He's a little too squishy for me these days.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 09:49 PM
Wow, Scott Brown is sounding tough.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 09:49 PM
I keep the Twitter window open but only check in periodically. I mostly follow news people and a few oddballs, like Ivanka Trump (reat shoes), Emergency Kittens (nice breather), a lady who posts nothing but paintings by famous artists (she is an art historian), a couple of vintage photo sites, and Alton Brown.
You have to have some fluff interspersed with the bad news or you go nuts. I go to Twitter and talk back to people like Fournier and Rick Klein, because they need to hear what normal people think. Plus mocking.
I also like the breaking news aspect, or I wouldn't have heard about the Copenhagen shootings until about an hour later on Fox.
Yes, we need a leader. I can speak out and donate money, but I cannot lead the country.
We just have to keep working and praying.
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 09:54 PM
Well, I WAS blocked by Ron Fournier and I had only followed him for a few weeks.
Girl gang has another notch in our collective belts.
Posted by: Centralcal on iPad | February 14, 2015 at 09:54 PM
>>>I had no idea there were Chinese bible churches.
Posted by: Jane | February 14, 2015 at 08:53 PM <<<
not really relevant here, but this article is about the growth of the church in China
http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21629218-rapid-spread-christianity-forcing-official-rethink-religion-cracks
cold and windy here ...
Posted by: rich@gmu | February 14, 2015 at 09:55 PM
MayBee is really beautiful naked.
Posted by: Danube on iPad | February 14, 2015 at 10:05 PM
Cold and windy here too.
In the next 5 days, 2 of them will have lows of 4 degrees.
I'm never trusting the whole not seeing my shadow thing again.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | February 14, 2015 at 10:07 PM
Wow, Scott Brown is sounding tough.
Fauxcahontas wannabe.
Posted by: sbwaters | February 14, 2015 at 10:07 PM
She is indeed, DoT. Shall we trade pictures for a year?
Posted by: Old Lurker | February 14, 2015 at 10:10 PM
Excellent link, Rich.
Posted by: Ignatz | February 14, 2015 at 10:23 PM
Tapper threw the whole state of Florida under the bus for Salon, don't say I didn't warn you all.
So more random folk shooting, maybe since his gal helping is involved he'll be interesting. Right
Posted by: narciso | February 14, 2015 at 10:27 PM
narciso,
I got blocked by Tapper the first month I was on Twitter. I dared to criticize something he said. HA!
What I do remember was his feed filling up with all sorts of sappy dreck when Michael Jackson died, because he had been a big MJ fan.
I think it is fair to also point out that his college major was POPULAR CULTURE. This is a black mark against him in my book.
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 10:35 PM
Gen boykin, the one burned by are in was with the Judge tonight and he suggested a strategy that won't be followed in this adminstration
Posted by: narciso | February 14, 2015 at 10:36 PM
kanye and Kim are menaces to society. Now Kanye has developed a body suit which basically looks like wearing pantyhose over underwear.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2952365/Would-wear-flesh-coloured-body-suit-public-One-brave-FEMAIL-writer-tries-Kanye-inspired-creation-surprising-results.html
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 10:39 PM
Think I will head to bed with about 3 blankets and flannel PJ's.
Nytol!
Posted by: Miss Marple | February 14, 2015 at 10:41 PM
POWERLINE:
HILARIOUS NEW YORK TIMES/RON FOURNIER SCOTT WALKER FAIL
Posted by: daddy #BringBackOurSnow | February 14, 2015 at 10:42 PM
Face palm with an old one.
Posted by: narciso | February 14, 2015 at 10:44 PM
POPULAR CULTURE????????????
Oy! that's worth hiding from all eyes. Has the man no shame? Popular culture of a dairy kind, say yogurt or kefir, would be respectable. I bet his parents were embarrassed at his graduation Jake accepted his diploma in popular culture.
Posted by: Frau Atomkraaft Ja! | February 14, 2015 at 10:53 PM
At first Tapper put on a great show of asking the WH hard questions. Then he must have received the David Brooks message: R.o.l.l. O.v.e.r.
Posted by: Frau Atomkraft Ja! | February 14, 2015 at 11:10 PM