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Skip to comments.Ted Cruz Stuns Hagel With Al Jazeera 'Bully' Bite (Video at link)
Posted on 01/31/2013 1:02:47 PM PST by Perdogg
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) confronted former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel with a clip from his 2009 interview with Al Jazeera during today's Defense Secretary confirmation hearing.
The Secretary of Defense nominee can be heard agreeing with a caller's assertion that the United States is the "world's bully."
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Cruz is rapidly becoming my new favorite senator....Rubio is disappointing.
Jesse Helms still my all time favorite RIP.
Ted Cruz carved up Hagel like a Thanksgiving turkey..everyday I am loving Cruz more and more he is awesome
Cruz has been a senator for only 28 days and is showing more leadership than those there for decades. And there's Mike Lee right next to him. We need more like these two!
I still think that the conservatives should be working on a fast cycle OODA offensive plan to run against the 'rats and media.
Cruz is great and Hagel is an idiot. That is to say, Hagel is a liberal.
Senator Cruz should be INVITED to join FreeRepublic as he provides "links" with his statements.
I think I will ask him to autograph my voter registration card I used to vote for him both in the primaries and in the runoff election.
Then I will frame it and hang it on the wall.
I REALLY like Cruz! In his few days in the Senate, he has done more to further our cause than the rest of them in years!
By what definition could Hagel be considered a Republican? What single Republican position does Hagel support?
That's my Senator :)
Mine, too! What a change, right?
Aparently you missed the memo.
A segment of Free Republic has determined that Republicans, no matter how liberal they are, MUST be elected/put in to office.
And further, Principle does not matter. Winning matters. So as long as we get Chuck in there, any hell he wreaks is OK. Because he's 'one of ours'.
Where did he come from ?
At last a Republican with balls!
That just gets Hagel extra points in the Dem world...
Texas, via Sarah Palin and much to the chagrin of Rick Perry and his Hand picked sock puppet Dewhurst.
Texans picked a good one.
Hold Hagel accountable, Senator Cruz. Make Hagel eat his words!
Good for Cruz. I'm glad I got to vote for him.
Senator Cruz doesn't appear to give a damn that John Warner supports Hagel! That's how it should be. Dragging out the worthless old coots to get their establishment men through.
What happened to Hagel, he used to be a solid conservative?
Btw, one of his US Senate female aides was very pretty (not to imply anything, just an observation).
Any Pubbie worth spit...wouldn't even think of working for Obanana........................
Let's not forget Sarah Palin got this guy elected. Cruz was at 30% when Palin came to Texas. Dewhurst was an establishment RINO. I hope she takes a bigger role in finding worthy candidates.
You must have him confused with some other RINO/CINO
He was never a solid conservative. He was always a moderate who could be easily convinced to vote with the democrats or at most vote against the conservatives.
He voted for all the Supreme Ct justices nominated by republicans. I am assuming he voted for the Bush tax cuts, Am I wrong about this?
I don't remember specific votes. I just remember his name on the wrong side time and time again, along with Snowe, Collins, Voinovich, Specter, etc.
A Hero has emerged..
Sure, rub it in. I've got Durbin and Kirk. Argh!
That was a strange race. Cruz is outstanding and I am so glad he won. I don't know if Perry picked Dewhurst, I doubt it, but he did endorse him along with Huckaby, they usual suspects and Texas Right to Life. The last one was the only one that surprised me. Especially glad Dewhurst lost in that early in the campaign or slightly before, he was cavorting in D.C. with some Democrat strategist. He has acted more conservative in this legislative session but I believe had he been elected he would be lapdog to any power that be in order to gain his own position and positive media. In other words, he may have been KBH II.
It appears that Cruz is dragging Cornyn along the conservative line. Good deal and kind of humorous.
Why are they even going through this charade. They all know he will be confirmed. It is a joke.
I guess I could take credit cause I'm a Republican Tea Party supporter that has been a Freeper for decades, but my one vote and the 2 other votes of my family is all I can offer. I think Palin can offer much more than a few Freepers.
I think you think you are a little more important than you really are.
Colin Powell? LOL!
Hagel: Senator Cruz, who are you going to believe, the Hagel who agreed with what that woman said and that I agreed with then, or the Hagel who is now denying that he said what he clearly stated in that video? You have to believe me now, because, I so desperately want to work for my hero, Obama.
I like this guy Cruz! I pray that he doesn't get beaten down by the SOBs in DC.
These people are disgusting liars and beyond disgrace. They do not deserve to be Americans and especially don't deserve to hold government positions.
Cruz speaks. Were going to need people who are good at what dems are good at- communicating their points. Dems communicate emotional reactionism (their points).
GPOe s cant communicate their points because their points are shallow, not in keeping with the Constitution, power hungry, wimpy, defensive and self- loathing, and a lot of ulterior motives (the dems do that but they're good at it because they have no shame).
Cruz keeps it simple. He has one task - communicate the point - forget about any other goal or motive, and it has to do with defending the constitution - his main task as senator (like all elected officials and military mimbers).
From Wikip. on Cruz:
While at Princeton, he competed for the American Whig-Cliosophic Societys Debate Panel as one of North Americas top-ranked parliamentary debaters, winning the top speaker award at both the 1992 U.S. National Debating Championship and the 1992 North American Debating Championship.[13] In 1992, he was named Speaker of the Year and Team of the Year (with his debate partner, David Panton) by the American Parliamentary Debate Association.[13] In 1991 he and his partner came in second to Austan Goolsbee and partner David Gray. Cruz was also a semi-finalist at the 1995 World Universities Debating Championship.
If things go good, Obama will take the credit.
If things go south, the Republican Hegel, the GOP and George W. Bush will take the gaff.
I call BS myself. I was on the Texas TP conference call when Palin pulled herself into it. Without her help, all of our efforts couldn't have pulled it off against the Dewhurst machine. I certainly give Free Republic and everybody else the credit due, but without all pulling together we couldn't have single-handedly pulled it off. What's the big deal of trying to pull down one of our staunchest supporters through that whole march to a win. What good does it do to try to diminish Palin's role in it.
loved Jesse Helms also. A true conservation and southern gentleman...thats why the democrats hated him
Oh, he's going to get a lot of wrath. He's up to the task, most likely, but:
Prayers please.
Exactly...Cruz is starting to make Cornyn's bloviating always after the fact look pathetic...Cornyn's having to move back >>> that way.
I really like Cruz, he's our 'PitBull'.
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Z, for KABF, unless you're at a high elevation, I think 64% might be a little high. I would shoot for between 60-62%Also, for Neapolitan pizza, salt should be between 2% and 3% and for NY, it should be between 1.5% and 2%. Since you're working with a NY style flour and oven setup, I'd go with between 1.5% and 2% salt.
If you are only making two pizza from that batch, those will be huge pizzas.
Z, nice job on the onion/pepper pie. I think that's your best to date.
Was this an hour pre-heat? A 506 stone after an hour pre-heat is not a good sign. It's fairly rare that a 550 dial temp oven misses the mark by that much. Hopefully another half hour will drive up the temp considerably more.
Have you tried the sacrificial dough ball stretch practice that we talked about? It looks like your stretching skills are improving, but I think you still have a ways to go. Are the dough balls perfectly round coming out of the container? If they aren't then perhaps you need to oil the container a bit more so the dough doesn't get mangled and/or use a different container.
Are you storing the dough balls in the closed containers until they are ready to stretch? The first photo looks like the dough had air contact and might have skinned over.
Were these stretched to 14"? I think it's time to decrease your dough ball size and to stretch your dough further. You should also focus on pressing out a smaller rim during the stretch.
What was the bake time for these?
Btw, for the style you're making, you don't want to cook the sauce. Nor do you want lemon juice, dried basil or thyme. At it's simplest, sauce should be uncooked tomatoes, salt, and sugar. You can sprinkle the oregano on the pizza or add it to the sauce. That's it.
Bob, thanks for the kind words.Z, you're going to get different opinions when it comes to pre-cooking vegetable toppings, but I'm definitely in the pre-cook camp.You'll want to pre-heat the stone well past when the pre-heat light goes off. My pre-heat light goes off and on at least 3 times during my hour pre-heat. Put the stone in the oven close the door, crank the heat and don't open the door for 90 minutes.You also want to ball a minimum of 6 hours prior to stretching, or, as you found out, the dough will fight you on the stretch. I make the dough, ball it, refrigerate it for a day, re-ball it, and then refrigerate another day- 24 hours between balling and forming.Some container lids, when on firmly, will allow sufficient gas to escape, but some will be situated so tightly that pressure will form and the lid can pop. A good insurance policy is poking a very tiny hole in the lid with a pin.You have made tremendous strides and I have no doubt that if you continue to approach this as conscientiously as you have been, you'll continue to make tremendous strides.
Z, tempering (leaving the dough at room temp prior to forming), can be a complicated subject. I think the general consensus on the forum is to take most of the chill off the dough, but not all the chill off of it. I seem to recall seeing numbers in the 55-60 deg. realm.My approach, in this regard, is not quite so exacting. I've done tests with doughs ranging from 45 deg. to 80 deg. and, while cooler temps seem to give me larger blisters- blisters that I tend to like, I really haven't noticed a huge difference between the different temp.I also have had doughs that haven't risen quite as much as I've wanted by the time they came out of the fridge, so I've used an extended warm up time (and higher final temp) as a way of ramping up fermentation at the end.I would try a few different temps and see what you like. It really isn't as cut and dry as some members portray it to be.
Z,I agree with scott123's answer to your question. Some of the larger pizza chains specify a temperature of around 55 degrees F in their manuals but I have never seen any worker measuring the temperature of dough balls. The actual temper time can vary quite widely. For example, all else being equal, in most places the dough will warm up (temper) faster in the summer than in the winter. The most common temper time that I have seen is about 1 1/2-2 hours, but that time can vary throughout the year. Over time, you will learn what works best in your setting. You will know from the look and feel when the dough is ready. However, the look and feel can and will vary for different types of doughs. There are just too many variables, especially in a home setting, to be able to give one-size-fits-all types of answers.
Looking better!My best looking and tasting pizzas have a 3 day ferment. Don't get in a hurry here.One thing you can try if you run into the white crust edge again. Get a paper towel and rub some olive oil on it. If your cheese is looking done but want some color and crunch to the crust, Take your pie out, apply some oil around the crust edge, launch back into the oven for a minute or two. Cheating i know, but at least if you find yourself with cheese browning and white crust, you can help it along. Practice makes perfect.
Thanks for the tip! I'm going to try to make some dough tonite. It'll be a 3 dayer as I'll cook Saturday nite. I wonder what the time limit is for cold fermenting?
Z,If you are using the same dough formulation that you posted last, with 0.50% ADY, I think you should be fine for a three day cold ferment. You might squeak out another day, but that would depend on all of the temperatures to which the dough is subjected, which can vary from one home to another. BTW, if you are using bread machine yeast, that is usually IDY, not ADY. So, if you are using bread machine yeast, you might lower that amount to 0.375%. Peter
Z,Yeast measurements can be tricky. You really need to have the right kind of scale to accurately weigh out small quantities of yeast. Also, yeast can change over time as it ages. For example, it can lose some of its leavening power with age, and it can pick up moisture from its surroundings if not properly stored. For these reasons, I usually suggest that users use the volume measurements for yeast produced by the dough calculating tools. With respect to the dough ball weight, as you will note from Reply 311 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,6758.msg156236/topicseen.html#msg156236, a PJ dough ball for a 14" pizza weighs around 20.25 ounces, plus or minus a quarter ounce. That is information that came after I posted in Reply 24 that you referenced. In your case, you can trim an ounce or two from your 22.5-ounce dough ball if you want to get a bit closer to a PJ dough ball weight for a 14" pizza.Good luck with your pizza. Please let us know how things turn out.Peter
I finally made an excellent pizza. I say excellent because my daughter said it was the best she's ever eaten. I'll be using the Pete-zza's Papa John's Clone Pizza recipe again.
Z,In the face of your daughter's praise, I don't think anything more needs to be said. However, sometime you might want to try the PJ emergency clone dough formulation at Reply 52 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,6758.msg66312.html#msg66312. That is a good emergency clone dough formulation in my opinion. Peter
Z,Looks great,congratulations!Your pizza is sorta in the shape of a "D".....D for daughter....maybe this is a thing of fortunate luck for you.


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no oil here just flour water IDY or sourdough starter at 65% hydration or what ever Craig was reccomending for his recipe with the sourdough starter recipe. I dont know maybe I'm not letting the oven settle down before I use it.
.... Man the possibility's are endless....
Do you guys use flour or semolina on peel to launch pie in oven?
...I tried to follow Craig's recipe...,


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Chili powder 2 teaspoons
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Guess I know what I'm going to do tomorrow or Thursday! Did you stuff the peppadews? I love them stuffed with goat cheese, ricotta or fresh mozzarella. Feta is pretty good too.
nice, I have smoked the cherubs but never peppadews, I'll be trying them
John, you've just given me a really exciting idea.
I love pappadews! Stuffed, not stuffed, on pizza (of course!) sandwiches, salads....But i haven't had them smoked. This is now on my to do list! Thanks for the heads up!
Diana,I'm sure that the expert smokers here could do a cold smoke and add the cheese. That would be stellar. This was a hot smoke and the peppers themselves got mildly black on top from the smoke and heat. The cheese would have melted. And I would have eaten it all with a spoon. John K
Deb, How have you used the smoked cherubs?John K


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The year 2010 saw natural disasters, such as the earthquake in Haiti and flooding in Pakistan, and other tragedies, but also moments of hope, progress and unity. What do you think were the most significant international events of 2010, and why?
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Geez OC,
I thought you were into law and justice and all, so now your claiming to convict world leaders based upon some supposed leaked cable that can't be confirmed as true or not? Where's that "presumtion of innocence" We all call an "American value" you take pride in promoting?
Which in this particular case by the way, "open source" reporting of alledged involvement in medical hanky-panky with dead bodies existed prior to any leak at all and still as yet there's not even a legal case filed to support these rumors...it doesn't take a genius to figure out that just maybe 'Lil Julian's leaky mind is simply playing to the sensational poised press outlets of the world and making stuff up as he goes along,...which in this case I think is a long stretch simply because a world leader has a pretty good salary and a lot of other kinds of hanky panky to get into if he wants to pet the sweaty stuff rather than what's cold and stiff and hard to explain.
And they've other ways to make a buck more profitably on the side...without the risk.
Ok so here's a guy who claims to be victim of a "smear campaign" obviously involved in an attempt to smear nation's reputations, and don't you think he's capable of being guilty of what he accuses governments of doing to him?
Ahh, but no...many want to believe in the "second coming" right? Little Julian is "truth's messiah" right? What a pathetic little man with an overblown case of the "Me-Me's" ( "Look at me , Look at me , I'm playing God on a stepstool!"), and 'Lil Julian wonders why a leg got kicked out from under? Well someone has to do it, because that's entertainment, sportsfans.
And you wonder why Forest Gump was right?
"Beware False Prophets." especially those that expouse doom and gloom when arrested.
You know, there once was this rally to "Restore Sanity..and/or fear" and personally I think they should hold one every week from now untill doomsday just for grins and giggles...because that would definately have the capacity to create a global renaissance. Now who would you rather see play "messiah" on Steven Colbert's cross? Jon Stewart or the Wikileaks buffoon under "Mansion arrest"?
Can't you just picture that "last supper"?
God knows folks need to invent a big hook to drag the mentally ill off the world stage with.
'Tis the silly season and all...so drink up drink up, from sanity's cup, and let the good times roll...
Jolly up my friends, and be of good cheer...the world hasn't ended yet because of one man's lunacy and paranoia.
"....same as it ever was."
Now about "peace, love, happiness and all that other good $&!t", The most significant event of the year would be if President Obama appointed himself "Special Presidential Envoy (with portfolio speading the love and the rest of the above) to ring in the New Year so's we can groove ever after on the good life for at least a thousand years hense..
Not the afterlife proposed by nuclear or cyber terrorists...(chuckle).
See, I'm all about changing mindsets OC.
One small mind at a time.
And maybe occasionally en mass...(LOL!)
And you were expecting something less than that from me?
"Cmon, who do you think you're dealing with here?...my spirit is irrepressable and waterproof, so don't even bother to rain on this parade, I'm just getting started.
Today is a good day...for a dictator blinked.
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Grace J.T. in Indonesia writes:
World cup in south africa.. It was proved that as a developing country which has located in africa and it remains us about the history in the past, could held international event succesfully
Russell G. in the U.S.A. writes:
The most significant international events of 2010 that I can think of are (in no particular order):
-The successful rescue of the Chilean Miners
-The global response to the Haiti Earthquake
-The Iranian Elections
-Several African National Elections
-The Papal acknowledgement of abuse
-Severe global weather conditions
-The global financial crisis
-And yes, WikiLeaks
I could name a few more but I'd much rather get to my point. My point is that all of the above mentioned events had the world talking. Beit good, bad, or indifferent the world was aware and talking.
I can remember being told by one of my elementary school teachers that "the world is getting smaller." It wasn't until I was a college student that I began to grasp the meaning behind those words.
Thanks to technological advances and events with global implications we, as the human race, must now communicate. The days of U.S. problems being only U.S. problems or European problems being only European problems are quickly fading away. Numerous national decisions must now be weighed on a global scale.
This realization has the potential to raise the world to a level of unity on a scale never before seen. Conversely, it also has the potential to heavily fracture global relations and set us back decades or even centuries in regards to forward progress. I sincerely hope for the sake of the world's future that it is the previous instead of the latter.
"Peace on earth and goodwill to [all]"
Tis the season... right?
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
This is you.
33 Narco Traffickers trained on an American military base. Eric's reply: "No, It never happened."
UK forces trained Bangladeshi forces in torture. Eric's reply:" No, It never happened."
Russia considered to be a Mafia state. Eric's reply: "No, It never happened."
Eric, what is so scary about the truth? People need to know what their taxes are paying for. The government should just be forthright and honest because all of this higgledy piggledy, topsy turvy, manipulative corruption is destroying our country. I understand that some things need to remain secret but hopefully we will transform ourselves past this war economy. We have many enemies in our country we don't need to look past Washington to find them.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
The recovery of the economy hasn't really been made too much mention of here yet, as one of the most significant factors in 2010 being a pretty good year to ring out the decade with, and I got a little housepainter's story to tell about money's worth ( if Scrooge don't mind, and the rich and brain-dead pay no never-mind, as they mostly sit around their kitchen tables complaining about their domestic help.)
It was one of those days you know, painting away on a clear day when such a conversation came about as I was working on thier house, painting an exterior window frame on the second story. Open window below and acoustics...a "bitch-fest" in motion...quite the commotion, aparrently their maid wanted a raise as their young-'un was making a fine mess of his living quarters on a daily basis and threatening her with being fired if she didn't clean up his mess, or some such...juvenile hissy fit.
"Me, I've never cared too much about money, it can't by you love, or happiness, or all that other good $&!t. It's just a tool to buy $&!t with, and you can't take it with you when you're getting gone."...having climbed down a "notch or two" on the extention ladder and leaning over with my head upside down in their window to tell them this with a grin.
"So why are you charging us so much to do that?" the husband said, pinche' cabro'n that he was.
"Because I can, as you know it's worth doing right the first time... and that's why you hired me, because I'm worth it and your house is worth it....and so is she (looking at the maid) and that's what I would suggest you tell your boy so he'll become a man."
As I disappeared from sight from their window I caught a brief glimpse of pure love in that maid's eyes, and there was no more argument on the matter for my ears to have to disregard in order to concentrate on my work.
As I told my friend OC, I'm into changing mindsets, one small mind a time.
And occasionally en mass.
Now I probably introduced a rather controversial hat for President Obama to wear in this silly season, just for grins and giggles and a thousand years of Happy New Years if he sees it fits ( and I see the Senate has finally gotten a grip on itself and a NEW START on sanity too).
And that's pretty darn significant in all of this, because children grow up to become men and women and must have something better than this to inherit if they're to rember all of us fondly who opinined on Dipnote and tried to make a difference by commentary...and all those public servants of the people's house we call America are worth that, for I truly believe they can use all the help they can get, as long as it gets done right the first time...not as Churchill stated once that eventually America gets around to doing that, after trying every other way.
But hey folks, it is "the great experiment" after all, and this citizen isn't complaining what we pay our help...with my taxpayer dollar.
You'all are worth it.
So the most significant international event in my book for the decade is the fine job you'all carreer public servants have done in nation building- in parnership with the rest of the world so's people have hope, a life, and a nation they can call home for many decades to come, whether folks helped clean our beaches from slick disaster to our own help of others building their own nation as the newly formed Iraqi gov. will certainly attest to, along with the Afghans as Karzai has thanked us repeatedly for not being able to do so without our help.
So I'd like to ask the readership here whether folks think that's a setting sun or a rising one in the picture of this topic?
Might be an indicator of where this is all going, as my streaming train of thought wanders off on a tangent....but think about it and decide where humanity is going to or coming from over this next decade. Glass half full or half empty?
Dictators can blink repeatedly and some will whine about their servants repeatedly, but someone's got to clean up their own room eventually and so get an education.
Else live in $&!t. And that's how this debate resolves and how the maid kept her job, without the burdon placed upon her honor.
Hope you'all got you money's worth reading this...(chuckle).
Eric in New Mexico writes:
If the best "retort" you can come up with is to misquote me intentionally, than that's kind of pathertic. It's too easy for me to correct the record you twist with the actual transcript from Dipnote archives.
You want to hear a really good conspiracy theory, made up by your's truly just to confuse you?
As much as I bust myth with a sound perspective, allow me to present one that will rock your's and 'Lil Julian's world view, and it's really quite simple...for those simple explanations are the most inexplicable conspiracies of all on the human level.
So groove on it in the realm of the great "What if?" that maybe, just maybe if my government wanted to tell it like it is because folks felt the public at large had a greater "need to know" than they could take official responsibility for telling openly, they could have leaked the cables themselves, posted a picture of a member of the military that doesn't exist, charge and covict him in military tribunal in "virtual abstensia", imprison that "ghost" for life and set 'Lil Julian up to believing all of it came from an "inside source" and whalah! You did wonder once how millions of cables could be leaked out didn't you?
So having worked hard to convince folks the US gov is a little "upset" by it getting out, the gov telling folks the truth that it's "classified" and won't comment on them, let the chips fall where they may to shake things up in the world that they might not otherwise be able to do on a diplomatic level as strategic planning, and kill two birds with one stone by addressing 'Lil Julian's intent to leak "classified" documents, which Donald in Virginia rightly described in his post as to the extent of such a threat. In theory 'lil Julian only got what folks actually wanted him to know, thus protected the "need to know" on two different levels...the public's right to know, and the gov. right to confidentiality.
Among gov's folks have had a lot of private conversations about the leaks themselves and we arn't privey to those...so if you are starting to grasp the nature of the conspiracy I'm concocting out of the blue here, then the question of why should be obvious, and the how just as obvious.
Any so called "embarrasment" rendered, our government can play it's part in acting that out on the world stage to create "plausable deniability" that their own release of information was "unintentional" and then qualify thier validity in cautioning folks that the info "could be changed after it got out" to those that released them to the public, as they have done in briefing.
Now the anticipated effect 'Lil Julian seeks isn't the same as my government's.
Take the nature of Saudi royalty statements asking the US to attack Iran for instance.
Well we haven't sung a song that goes "Bomb, bomb, Iran" yet have we?
Says a lot about my nation's peaceful intent in the region does it not?
We arn't looking to go to war even when folks are asking us to. That's just one way of interpreting this.
It "confirms" the common interest between Jews and Arabs of the nature of Iran's terrorist policies posing a threat to peace in the region as well.
All of which plays well to the stated public foreign policy of this nation of ours in making sure Iran never aquires an atomic weapon at the same time it makes Iran think about the position it is in with America and others in the region.
Now to be fair to you I'm not suggesting that the US gov. actually did intentionally release all this material and invent a cardboard "cut out" responsible for it.
But frankly you pose stranger conspiracies in describing every public servant of our government as corrupt dear, and let's face it...generalities are generally proven to be the exception to the truth, and there's exceptions to this truism contained in this sentence as well.
So how can you sit at your computer and tell me what I should believe to be credible or not, or acuse me of being in denial of the truth when I just showed you in this post just how hard to dicern it can become if I wanted to really confuse the issue.
It boils down to who you trust to tell it to you doesn't it?
You're just passing on something you've heard or read in the news, but how do you KNOW it is the truth or not, that's the intelligence matter in question most intelligence agencies critically assess, not simply stake their reputations upon.
It all comes out in the wash eventually, and I choose to trust my government's judgement in the matter for the simple fact that the world hasn't blown itself to kingdom come many times over all these years.
Living the "good life" means never having to say you're sorry to all those public servants in uniform and out that you'll never meet to thank them for it.
Ashim K.C. in India writes:
From the view point of Indians the most important was the visit of President Obama to India and signing of a host of strategic agreements including nuclear civil cooperation.
One is inclined to believe that civil nuclear cooperation will give India energy security, which is basic requirement for rapid expansion of India's manufacturing, agriculture and agro-based food processing sectors, which will lead to job-creating inclusive growth, reduction/comlete elimination in oil import bill leaving with sufficient foreign exchange reserves to be able to buy technology and capital goods from all developed countries in a competitive environment.
One thinks that two precautions should be taken. Indian manufacturing sector should not be allowed to become overly export oriented like China has been nor should it become high wage economies as some of the asia-pacific region have become so that Indian goods and services remain competitive against imports.
This would suit developed economies too as their manufacturing and service sector will not be threatened by cheap artificially priced imports from relatively low wage economies.
Certainly, President Obama's visit has elevated Indo-US relations to a new height. The last irritant is the nuclear liaibility bill as passed b Indian parliament. One hopes that given the track record of safety of civil nuclear power generation, countries with nuclear technology would not worry too much about this nuclear liaibility bill and not insist for any change in that. In fact nuclear supplier group members should amend their standard terms and conditions and incorporate such performence guarantees supported by compensation as a token of their own confidence about excellance of their technology. Performence guarantee in any case is an internationally accepted standard condition of any technology transfer and high tech products and services.
The Indo-US relations having reached where it has must now - let it be put bluntly - devote thoughts for benign use and utlisation of their defence hardwares and human resources for peacekeeping in world wherever and whenever necessary. Defence expenditures are innately wasteful but so long as they are unavoidable for geopolitical reasons, some positive - i.e in a revenue generative sense - utilisation of their defence capabilities during idle times is a sensible proposition. One is sure there is a way of approaching this matter in a way which is acceptable to the people of two democracies.
John P. in Greece writes:
@O.C. in U.S.A.
O.C. you are so unlucky sometimes. DEA has bad (GOOD!) news for you (again).
This time in an international level (again).
I don't know the story about the "33 Narco Traffickersâ€. Never heard here in Greece. So, I cannot comment on this. But, even if this happened, are you sure that these guys were not "secret service†that would help operations in order U.S.A. to fight global narco trafficking?
[if you understand what I mean: –special agents trained for field work.
I doubt that you understand, though!
And I repeat that I don't know the subject and I don't know if this happened and if this happened, why it happened.
And of course, unquestioningly, some things MUST remain secrets. Because simple civilians cannot administrate them as pros can.
Eric wrote something "HUGE†some days ago: If you don't keep on searching for the truth, sometime you will meet it (in my words).
A couple of days ago, Greek "DEA†arrested 7 members of one of the biggest narco trafficking gangs in Athens/GR. In their telephone contacts there are 150 of the most famous members of the high society (models, journalists, TV persona etc.).
Do you know how this happened?
DEA USA offered all the necessary information to the Greek Police and then the locals acted on field. We couldn't (Greeks) have made it otherwise.
U.S.A. DEA offered its help, through international collaboration and made my country better! And the world… Because drug gangs act in a global environment. (you wouldn't like me to start elaborating on these domino parameters).
So, you, as an American, should RESPECT U.S.A. efforts against Drugs.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Uh...John, I only have a very small voice in all of this, so I don't know about what's "HUGE" or not...(chuckle)...I guess that's all in the interpreting of what's true or not.
But thanks for the kind words sir, I do appreciate them.
So Greek "high society" took a "face-plant into reality" eh? Well, that's entertainment for the masses I suppose.
@Donald in Virginia,
Welcome back dude, and I hope Santa brings you a new computer for stocking stuffing this year.
I've missed your posts.
@The world of Dipnote at large,
As "Lil Kim's generals once again threaten nuclear war today on the Korean Peninsula, there is a bill to be sent for all of it, and it's about time we did as a nation.
To those who may not know what or who that bill is regading, it is the implications in the sending - in our bilateral relations with China that I'm talking about, and the cost of having maintained the peace to date for the last 57 years being reimbursed by them to erase our national debt in an instant, and a one time offer made to China as well to do the right thing at long last by engaging in regime replacement therapy w/ a "Marshall plan" for North Korea as alternative to reciving from us a follow-up bill that all the yuan in China can't cover to pay the damages incurred from a war started by their North Korean proxi in the region.
No more excuses for inaction in this regard will be acceptable alternative to peace that now must be created from scratch, as there is no stability to be found under a microscope.
The longer folks wait, disaster is China's bedfellow.
I trust someone will send that bill of several trillion dollars to help China get off its duff before it takes a collective face-plant into reality through mistakes made over these last decades supporting North Korea and engaging in political stupidity, appeasment, and supporting what can now only be called a nuclear armed terrorst nation under 'lil Kim's leadership.
I don't know how else to motivate China, given that all diplomacy has been virtually exahausted at this point.
They must understand what this will cost them in no uncertain terms to continue their blind support, diplomaticly and otherwise.
I'd much rather they just accept common sense as their foreign policy and not have to send them such a bill at all, for I don't imagine they'll be too pleased about recieving it, but I don't know any other way to drive home the inevitable concequences to China otherwise in a reasonable and rational manner at this point in time, that will get China to change course, and bring change to North Korea that will bring peace to the region permanently.
I'm trying top give China a way to save face with the American people and be the hero to all the people of the region by removing the threat to their existance oposed by nuclear terrorism before the US must take that action along with its allies.
Russia can stand with us or face huge problems as well, I'm not saying anything Mr. Lavrov doesn't already know.
Folks need to come to grips that this problem isn't nastionalistic in nature, it is in fact the "Sane vs. The Insane" and that the sane better get busy for the sake of one and all, that there are no borders to separate us from the concequences, one way or another.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Life is good and then...<;)
MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon. Thank you. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Department of State. My name is P.J. Crowley. I'm the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, or as Stephen Colbert described me last night, an unnamed government functionary. (Laughter.)
- intro to the Town Hall on Human Rights Day
Oh my my, The "puppet master of fear"...must be reading Dipnote I guess! Quick! Hide the FSO's!
@ PJ Crowley,
Dude! I feel your pain...
RE: ( from a previous post on this thread )
"You know, there once was this rally to "Restore Sanity..and/or fear" and personally I think they should hold one every week from now untill doomsday just for grins and giggles...because that would definately have the capacity to create a global renaissance. Now who would you rather see play "messiah" on Steven Colbert's cross? Jon Stewart or the Wikileaks buffoon under "Mansion arrest"?"
...and I truly appologize PJ, I had no idea Steve would pick you instead and hang your official capacity on a cross like that.
Scuse me if I get informal (tis the silly season), and suggest that your remarks following this devestating revelation has caused me to reasess my perception of your role within the State Dept. as one of unsung hero at this point in time for all is said and done in support of human rights.
Your predeccessor Sean McCormick concocted this blog for the purposes which applied, let the good times role..."it's only rock and roll...but I like it".
Democracy that is,... golden opportunity...a bubblin' crude.
And loudly too. Jethro Tull playing in the background.
Oh heck...what are dictators to do PJ?
Sitting in a palace,...eyeing "Puppet" nations,...with ill intent.
Spitting up pieces of his broken trust...
" 'Lil Kim-so-ill my friend, you look so white and pasty...could it be you fear us?
Find yourself a lesser evil...to persue.
Or pack your bags while the gettin's good,
In the name of the Four Freedoms."
Freedom from Want = freedom from conflict.
Freedom from Fear = freedom from Tyrany.
Freedom of Religion = freedom from Dogma.
Freedom of Speech = freedom from the above.
Well PJ, I now know how your lawyer feels about the scope of the war on terror, but in the context of the Sane vs. The Insane, it covers a lot more than armed conflict, and I don't need law shool to describe the nature of that, just take a look at the human condition.
This is your blog PJ, having inherited this by appointment; a function of the reach of your official capacity and the sanity sweat-shop you run. Slaves to an ideal.
Well, trying to make sense of it all for the rest of us has got to be some crazy work at times, noting the wee hours a statement is sometimes released and the AP finds room to question the timing of it in a 24/7/365 news cycle context.
I digress.
So have yourself a merry time contemplating a series win for Red Sox nation with a line-up we can bet the farm on.
I'm with you all the way on looking forward to it.
As for those "damned Yankees" well,....may "lil Kim's dugouts respect our human rights too.
Despite dire provocations, and the tyrany of stupidity, the peace must go on and on and on, into the um-teenth inning, and a good time had by all.
Personally, I think you ought to get to throw out the first pitch this year.
"And I would pause here and say you don't need to have a release of a treasure trove of secret documents to hopefully understand that this is the subject of conversations day in and day out by our diplomats all around the world as we – both as we both promote human rights and as we try to meet the challenge every single day of practicing what we preach."
I'll second that as a "public opinion" offering.
So may you always in your official capacity being; Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs, place the ball squarely over the plate.
Happy New Year!
Jeff B. in Washington writes:
The most significant international events:
Those which the Progressives DID NOT ACCOMPLISH - Thank God!
Jim in Illinois writes:
This was a relatively small event: The diplomatic fracas between China and Japan over the Diaoyu (Sendakyu) islands south of Japan. It happened about two months ago.
But, it was resolved peacefully, I believe, and hopefully similar incidents that involve various countries around the world will meet a peaceful fate too.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
I'm glad they're working together. There have probably been more arrested since Obama's era than at any time before. There's also two men on Switzerland's most wanted list they need to find too that I'm sure I've seen hanging around Marina Del Rey, playground for organized criminals. What Americans don't like is not solving problems like our porous borders that put Border Patrol lives at stake. No American should lose their life when they could easily pass laws that stop illegal immigration like massive fines for people who hire illegal workers. When my country speaks from both sides of their mouth they put Americans lives at risk by not standing firmly on an issue. Americans have suffered enough from ill conceived policies that protect Big Business over American lives and livelihoods. John, you only know what you hear and see on Dipnote. Americans have suffered for a very long time.
John P. in Greece writes:
@Eric in New Mexico
Sean McCormack is the one who made it!. And he did a GREAT service.
What I mean Bro, is that he is not a cartoon (especially a comic one)
So, I would call him Sir McCormack…
Check your spelling… regularly (LOL)
Happy new year Sean!
Eric in New Mexico writes:
I'm getting lazy I guess John, whipping out a "first draft" and not looking back, no insult intended...for The FED Gov. regularly mispronounces my last name when I'm on the phone with them (and everyone else) so I guess it's ok, call it unintended returns on the investment.
All typ[os be damned, at least I can still think.
Happy New Year!
John P. in Greece writes:
@Eric in New Mexico
You lazy? Come on… you have posted millions of intelligent ideas in here.
And you offer great writing, thinking and views!
I hope I didn't say something stupid in my previous post. Otherwise, I apologize in advance (which now… seems after -LOL).
I am the last one in the world to judge your English –which is a "state of the art"!
I just wanted to "correct†Sean's name, because I think he is great.
And this is not partisan.
Simply, I like the guy, without have ever meeting him.
If you ask me if I want to see him a Congressman, a future Sec. of State, or even a President someday, I will honestly say YES!. But, this is not my job. And of course it's up to him if he wants it or not.
Who am I to talk about these things? … I just like to be honest.
So, I want to make it clear. I had no intention to insult you. Anyway, I am too too too small for this.
(Concerning the "first draftâ€, you know as a sound engineer that often "the first cut†is the best catch).
Happy New Year Bro, and believe me I REALLY RESPECT YOU –and you are not lazy!
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Well you pretty much got the idea John, it's like "improvisation on a theme" - so I'm afraid to look back for I might edit the slightly pithy contents in hindsight.
I do appreciate your standards of accuracy and so I'll try not to offend those often "unnamed" senior admin. official who actually do have names, in future posts...(chuckle).
I too wonder what trouble Sean is getting into these days...it's naturally "all his fault", as you know.
@ Happy New Year to Sean McCormack, wherever you be!
From; 'da blog.
John P. in Greece writes:
@Eric in New Mexico
I am not a midnight caller. (CHUCKLE)
I don't know…
And this is my last post on this (because we are already off subject).
My next one (if "am†alive…) will be due to the new year's eve.
This is the John Night Hawk… Goodnight America wherever you are!
Tad in Colorado writes:
Lol, Wikileaks. Embarassing for the US government. However many diplomats think like regular Americans often put their foot in their mouth. Truly free thinking Americans. I just wish that dimwit Asange had picked a different subject to come out of the closet with first. Thank you to all US diplomats for not being afraid to call it the way you see it, no one is perfect. Must make for some interesting after dinner conversations.


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I disagree, man. Lennon the person had a direct impact on Lennon the artist. If i can be so bold, John Lennon was the most self-absorbed song-writer of all time. He nearly always wrote about himself and his issues. Help, Walrus, Norwegian wood, Wheels, etc.. Look at Plastic Ono Band - one of the most brutally honest albums of all time. Lennon once said he wanted to make music to strip away any illusion, any metaphors, to make it as raw as possible. And while it may seem like a trip with the shrink, it is chilling in its initimacy.
Lennon had many faults as a human but lucky for us - it made for a great artist. Like Picasso and Pollack, Lennon was a self-absborbed swine who made excellent music. As Miles Davis said about Charlie Parker, he was an evil, selfish greedy pig...but aren't most artists?
I wouldn't want John Lennon as a father (neither supportive nor lloving ask Julian) - Didn't Lennon spend like five years not seeing or talking to his own son...(too busy chasing Harry Nilsson around) and i sure as hell wouldn't want him as a friend (jealous, insecure, vindicative (ask G HArrison) delusional) but i damn sure would want his music by my CD player.


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Click to View the Latest Threadless Coupons
Be sure to check back for the latest Threadless coupon, promo or discount code! If there's a working code out there, rest assured that I will make sure it's posted on this page.
How to Use a Threadless Coupon Code
It's very easy to make use of a Threadless coupon. I will tell you exactly how to go about doing it, as well as provide you with a handy dandy graphic that tells you exactly where to plug in the Threadless coupon code you've managed to (hopefully) find on this page. All you have to do is navigate through the checkout process until your reach the "Billing Information" page. Then you will see a box that allows you to input coupon codes (see image below). Just plug the coupon in, hit "apply", and the discount should be reflected in the "Order Summary" of your cart. Check the image below for much more specific directions. Just be sure to remember that you have to actually click "apply" to get the discount. If you try to just type in the code and go to the next step, you won't get the savings.
A Brief History of Threadless
Threadless is the place that started it all. They pump out an insane amount of great designs thanks to their ingenious crowd-sourcing model. Designers submit designs, which are voted on by users. After that, a select few get printed, and the public has the pleasure of being able to buy them. This allows Threadless to get a broad range of styles and concepts, while still keeping prices down and getting great quality designs. I still can't get over how absolutely brilliant the design competition angle was, and how well it has worked for Threadless. They've made it fun to go through designs, and in a certain way, do their work for them. I actually enjoy browsing through the voting page and scoring various designs. I think I've scored something like 1,200 potential Threadless t-shirts so far. Making it fun for shoppers to do work for you is just…brilliant.
When I started blogging four years ago, Threadless wasn't anything like what they are today. They were still popular, and they still made great designs, but they weren't the juggernaut of a company that they've become today. They started with only $1,000 in seed money, and now they're a multi-million dollar company. It's mind boggling! I can only dream of emulating their incredible success. Not to beat a dead horse, but without the competition that I wrote about above, Threadless probably would not have been able to make things turn out as well as they have.
Given that Threadless has some of the best/creative t-shirts out there, I thought it was only fitting to help you save money when you buy the aforementioned t-shirts. Threadless usually has at least a couple coupon codes floating around, and they're known for their awesome ~quarterly $10 sales. Combine coupons and sales and you've got something great! We'll make sure we notify you and keep you up-to-date with both. If there's a sale–you will know. If there's a new coupon–again, you will known. Just subscribe to our feed or bookmark this page. Lately, Threadless has been on a big discount kick, holding a bunch of sales, and releasing a bunch of great coupon codes. I'm hoping this trend continues, because saving money at Threadless is pretty fun!
Threadless releases new designs every Tuesday, and prints up a batch of reprints every Thursday. There are always new shirts, or reprinted old shirts, for you to feast your t-shirt loving eyes on. The sheer volume of quality shirts that Threadless produces is another reason that they're one of the best t-shirt companies out there. I'd say between new designs and reprints, Threadless rolls out about 30 shirts a week. So, if by some absolutely strange occurrence you can't immediately find something you love, check back you will most definitely find a great t-shirt design.
So to reiterate, be sure to check back to keep up with the latest Threadless discounts! They used to be only offering coupons every couple weeks now, which is a bummer. But, Threadless has really been ramping up the rate at which they release coupons, so you've got a pretty good chance to be able to save money (lately at least). I guarantee that if there's a working coupon code, it will be on this page, so always check our list before making any orders.
If you want to see a really cool interview with one of Threadless' founders, I recommend you watch the above video. It's really interesting, and I find it absolutely fascinating how Threadless was able to go from $1,000 in seed money to a multi-million dollar company. The guys behind Threadless are, quite simply, two awesome entrepreneurs. Also, interesting fact about the Threadless founders: they are both named Jacob, with one going by Jake, and one rocking the full Jacob moniker. I have nothing but respect for these guys for the amazing company that they have been able to build. Long live Threadless, and long living using coupons to save at Threadless!
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Where do I enter the Threadless coupon? I can't seem to find the box. Hopefully the 25% off sale is still going on.
Comment by James — August 1, 2011 @ 11:50 AM
Hey James,
I just added an image which should show you exactly where to enter the coupon code. Just click on it to increase the size–you can't miss the coupon box once you're on the right page!
Thanks for the coupon code! I just signed up for the 12 club, snagged a few shirts for now and saved $56 off my order! Super awesome!
Comment by lesbox — October 2, 2011 @ 12:20 AM
Good to hear you saved some money! I'll be sure to write up a post whenever Threadless releases their next coupon or has their next sale.
Troundup has an entirely exclusive deal for 30% off orders $25+ over at Threadless. Awesome savings! No coupon required–you just have to use our link to get the deal. Click to open the list and it will take you to the site (using our link) and the 30% discount will be applied automatically at checkout.
Don't forget to take advantage of this 30% off deal, folks. Remember, it's exclusive to troundup, and it expires on Monday, November 14th. Just click to open the coupon list (top of the page) to automatically apply it.
OMG, I was so excited to see the shirt, "Liberty" was reprinted and I really wanted it so I was looking for a coupon code and found this!! The 30% totally worked so I added the Liberty shirt ($20) and a $5 shirt and after shipping and the discount, it was only $22! Sweet!
coupon code "fuzzyall" will save you ten percent off your entire order through midnight – even with the ten dollar sale! 🙂
Comment by anjuu — December 19, 2011 @ 2:24 PM
Do you know if there are any Threadless coupons that work right now? I've checked a bunch of lists and all the codes seem to be inactive. I'm hoping there's a working one somewhere (paying full price sucks).
Comment by Dan — January 28, 2012 @ 2:18 PM
I don't think they have any active codes currently. But, it's been a long time since Threadless has had a big sale or coupon, so I could definitely see them releasing something pretty soon.
I really love that Impasse t-shirt from Threadless that you posted recently. Thanks for helping me save some money on it! I just had to buy it, so the fact that I got to save money is just a bonus. Can't wait to be trotting around showing everyone how much I love Monty Python and Lord of the Rings.
Comment by Jan — February 7, 2012 @ 8:33 PM


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Jim Cramer: For Republicans, It's All About Taxing the Rich
If you parsed the rhetoric you would think so. There doesn't seem to be any real gulf with the huge compromises that have to be made about the defense budget, the Social Security tax break, the alternative minimum tax, the extended unemployment benefits and even the defense budget. There's no distance between the two sides on holding taxes down for those who make less than $250,000. It just seems like the Republicans are willing to go to their grave defending the right of the wealthiest not to pay higher taxes -- something that is a deal-breaker for President Obama, as reiterated by his minion Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on the talk shows this weekend.
You would think that, with all that is at stake here, this measure could be agreed upon. I mean, the rest of the cliff jump is far more important to the U.S. economy to have it be sacrificed on a no-tax-increase policy, no matter what position. That's particularly so after that position -- which was well-known to the electorate -- held no water in the latest election. The Republican candidate was only able to pick up a few states over the other one, even despite the economy being structurally unable to produce enough jobs not to worry about going back into recession.
Yet, when you go through the documents for this issue, as I do for my Wall of Shame nominations, it is by far the most important sticking point.
I think that's one of the reasons there is so much hope a deal could be done. Logically this one cohort, which could bring in $40 billion -- the smallest portion of the amount of money that would be raised by the tax increases that are coming -- couldn't and shouldn't be able to trigger a U.S. recession via fiscal cliff. Logically at least a phase-in could be agreed to, and the Republicans aren't going to have to give up much, given that they are the minority party. You would think that at least this gives them a terrific position to run on in 2014, if they think it is terrific: We kept taxes down even for the richest. If they think they can turn the tide in the blue states with that, and if the Tea Party thinks it can stay alive claiming that it kept rates down, then the U.S. will go over the cliff, plain and simple.
So, that's the sticking point to watch. It's not the defense budget, or the employment, benefits, or the social security exemption, or the taxes for the middle class or the aversion of the Alternative Minimum Tax for millions.


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He died Tuesday, June 25, 2013.


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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered remarks at the President's meeting of the Export Council. Secretary Clinton spoke about her support of the President's goal of expanding U.S. exports.
The Secretary said, "I consider it a critical aspect of my job to help open every market I can find and sell every American product I can sell. And that's caused a few comments by some, but I am absolutely shameless about it. So I not only like to promote our products and services, but our ingenuity, our creativity, and everything else that we stand for."
Secretary Clinton also spoke about U.S. Ambassadors adding "CEO" to their responsibilities. "We are working hard to turn our ambassadors into CEOs. That is very familiar to some, but not to all of them. And we believe that having a CEO model for the chief of mission will help us manage the myriad of U.S. Government assets and activities in every country in the world today. So when I talked to Special Representative Lorraine Hariton or anybody else in our shop, it is about making sure that we help provide the tools that our ambassadors need to be able to do everything possible to promote this mission about expanding our exports."
Lastly in order to achieve the goal of increasing U.S. exports, the Secretary spoke about increasing our trade agreements. She said, "Now we are pursuing free trade agreements. So we need your help to -- both Gary's people who are housed in our embassies around the world working with our Ambassadors and others, plus our people who go out and do <a data-cke-saved-href="<a href=" href="here" title="Open Skies agreements">Open Skies agreements, which are going to create billions of new dollars in economic opportunities and lots of new jobs here in America. We're doing it every day, and we need to do a better job, and we need your help doing it to make the connection between increasing exports and supporting the mission of the State Department and the Commerce Department and USTR."
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