:eyebrow:
Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
- Thread starter GasBandit
- Start date
GasBandit
Staff member
Easiest way to explain it away would be drugs.
That's because they can plug in their iPods, DUH!
GasBandit
Staff member
Nah, it's just got Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone.mp3 on infinite loop.
Nevermind, Tress made the same joke I wanted to. Didn't see it till I posted. Oh well.
At the 0:23 mark, you can see the plane wobbling as the pilot moves inside the cockpit.
In other news, the chief architect of the US drone strike program, White House counterterrorism adviser and President Obama's nominee for CIA director John Brennan is to appear before a Senate confirmation hearing today. It is likely we will receive some public insight into the program.
As a bit of background, here is a snippet of a speech Brennan gave on April 30th 2012 in Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC. The snippet is widely circulated and held to establish the position of the US government regarding drone strikes. The transcript of the full speech can be found here.The New York Times said:
John Brennan said:
Necronic
Staff member
See now that right there is the reason California is in such trouble and Texas isn't. We would simply suffice with a single finger, while you guys feel you have to leverage your future just to get those extra hands out.
I feel that may have been my best play on words to date.
I feel that may have been my best play on words to date.
GasBandit
Staff member
Ha ha ha.. I wish I could say "but the california radio stations would never air such a spot because it will only end up hurting themselves in the long run" but I know from first hand experience any given general manager of a radio station would stab himself in the foot for 10 dollars.
I laughed so hard at this. So true.
GasBandit
Staff member
Government.
!
Tel Aviv resident Hila Ben Baruch parked in a perfectly legal spot on a street in Tel Aviv…that is, until city workers decided to paint a handicap stall around her car, then ticket and have her towed.
After coming back to the space and finding a handicap stall where her car had once been, Baruch called city hall to fight the $300 ticket. City hall accused Baruch of lying, which is when she requested security footage from the building across the street to prove her case. She then posted it to Facebook, where it was shared over 20,000 times.
So what did the city have to say for themselves after trying to get away with this?
Deputy mayor Asaf Zamir apologized, but claimed that re-designating spots was perfectly legal, as long as the vehicle was not ticketed or towed.
Baruch’s fines were waived, however she is still considering bringing legal action against the city.
!
Tel Aviv resident Hila Ben Baruch parked in a perfectly legal spot on a street in Tel Aviv…that is, until city workers decided to paint a handicap stall around her car, then ticket and have her towed.
After coming back to the space and finding a handicap stall where her car had once been, Baruch called city hall to fight the $300 ticket. City hall accused Baruch of lying, which is when she requested security footage from the building across the street to prove her case. She then posted it to Facebook, where it was shared over 20,000 times.
So what did the city have to say for themselves after trying to get away with this?
Deputy mayor Asaf Zamir apologized, but claimed that re-designating spots was perfectly legal, as long as the vehicle was not ticketed or towed.
Baruch’s fines were waived, however she is still considering bringing legal action against the city.
GasBandit
Staff member
Just goes to show you the incessant struggle for existence can't stop officious prats from being officious prats.
UN hating Ron Paul goes to the UN for help.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/ron-paul-feuding-his-fans/61970/
Circumventing the free market in order to benefit himself. Even Libertarian Jesus fucks up sometimes.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/ron-paul-feuding-his-fans/61970/
Circumventing the free market in order to benefit himself. Even Libertarian Jesus fucks up sometimes.
Dave
Staff member
He's only libertarian until it doesn't benefit him to be so. Just like every other libertarian (republican) I've ever met.
Libertarian means never having to say you're Republican. -cue music-
GasBandit
Staff member
GasBandit
Staff member
CNN Anchor asks Bill Nye if asteroids coming at earth are due to global warming.
Bill Nye has far more patience than I.
GasBandit
Staff member
In what could quite possibly be the most high-profile, bi-partisan exploding fist bump to be documented in U.S. history, President Obama indulges in a brief "what up" moment with Illinois' junior senator Mark Kirk (R) before his State of the Union speech last night.[DOUBLEPOST=1360793166][/DOUBLEPOST]Marco Rubio has a serious case of dry mouth.
This was being roundly mocked on Twitter last night but I don't understand why. He was thirsty! Surprise, senators are not robots! They are mere mortals, like us.
I just... wow. How fucked up is this?
Israeli Sniper Posts Photo of Child in Crosshairs
By Alexander Marquardt | ABC News – 5 hrs ago
JERUSALEM - A photo posted online by an Israeli soldier showing a child in the crosshairs of a rifle scope has created a firestorm on the internet, drawing widespread criticism.
The photo was reportedly posted on Jan. 25 by Mor Ostrovski, 20, a member of an Israeli sniper unit. It shows crosshairs zeroed in on the back of the head of what appears to be a Palestinian boy in a village. The photo has since been taken down and Ostrovski's account has been deactivated.
"There are no other images to suggest that the photographer actually fired at the person in the image in this case," wrote Palestinian activist Ali Abuminah who runs the site Electronic Intifada and drew much of the attention to the photo. "The image is simply tasteless and dehumanizing. It embodies the idea that Palestinian children are targets." Before the account was taken down, Abuminah posted other photos from Ostrovski's account that showed him in his olive green uniform holding a variety of weapons, including a sniper rifle. Eytan Buchman, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, told ABC News that Ostrovski told his commander on Saturday that he had not taken the photo himself but that he'd taken it off the internet. No disciplinary action will be taken.
"The picture in question does not coincide with IDF's values or code of ethics," the spokesman added in an e-mailed statement.
The uproar over the photo follows another posted by an Israeli infantryman on Facebook around a week ago. In it, he mocked the four Palestinian prisoners he was guarding by posing bound and blindfolded next to them. He was sentenced to 14 days detention after the brigade's commanders discovered the photo and ordered it taken down. "Before the investigation began, it was discovered that the soldier was already judged by his commanders," Buchman said in a statement. "Since the documented offense isn't criminal and since the legal procedure conducted by the soldier's commanding officer was found appropriate, a disciplinary action was decided to be sufficient."
The IDF is active on social networking, disseminating statements on Twitter and Facebook and photos on Flickr and Instagram. But individual soldiers using social media have a history of getting the Israeli military into trouble. In November, the head of the IDF spokesperson's social media unit landed in hot water after he posted a photo on Facebook with mud on his face, captioned "Obama style." In 2010, a reservist named Eden Abergil sparked outrage after posting pictures with blindfolded Palestinian prisoners. She told Israeli Army radio she didn't understood what she did wrong, but the IDF called the photos "shameful behavior."
By Alexander Marquardt | ABC News – 5 hrs ago
JERUSALEM - A photo posted online by an Israeli soldier showing a child in the crosshairs of a rifle scope has created a firestorm on the internet, drawing widespread criticism.
The photo was reportedly posted on Jan. 25 by Mor Ostrovski, 20, a member of an Israeli sniper unit. It shows crosshairs zeroed in on the back of the head of what appears to be a Palestinian boy in a village. The photo has since been taken down and Ostrovski's account has been deactivated.
"There are no other images to suggest that the photographer actually fired at the person in the image in this case," wrote Palestinian activist Ali Abuminah who runs the site Electronic Intifada and drew much of the attention to the photo. "The image is simply tasteless and dehumanizing. It embodies the idea that Palestinian children are targets." Before the account was taken down, Abuminah posted other photos from Ostrovski's account that showed him in his olive green uniform holding a variety of weapons, including a sniper rifle. Eytan Buchman, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, told ABC News that Ostrovski told his commander on Saturday that he had not taken the photo himself but that he'd taken it off the internet. No disciplinary action will be taken.
"The picture in question does not coincide with IDF's values or code of ethics," the spokesman added in an e-mailed statement.
The uproar over the photo follows another posted by an Israeli infantryman on Facebook around a week ago. In it, he mocked the four Palestinian prisoners he was guarding by posing bound and blindfolded next to them. He was sentenced to 14 days detention after the brigade's commanders discovered the photo and ordered it taken down. "Before the investigation began, it was discovered that the soldier was already judged by his commanders," Buchman said in a statement. "Since the documented offense isn't criminal and since the legal procedure conducted by the soldier's commanding officer was found appropriate, a disciplinary action was decided to be sufficient."
The IDF is active on social networking, disseminating statements on Twitter and Facebook and photos on Flickr and Instagram. But individual soldiers using social media have a history of getting the Israeli military into trouble. In November, the head of the IDF spokesperson's social media unit landed in hot water after he posted a photo on Facebook with mud on his face, captioned "Obama style." In 2010, a reservist named Eden Abergil sparked outrage after posting pictures with blindfolded Palestinian prisoners. She told Israeli Army radio she didn't understood what she did wrong, but the IDF called the photos "shameful behavior."