tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post8594856014585685204..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: UK Riots Go Into Fourth Night Amid Plastic Bullets And Metal BatsTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-58237291777588848512011-08-14T20:06:07.373-07:002011-08-14T20:06:07.373-07:00TSB: Cameron has responded to your post and the ca...TSB: Cameron has responded to your post and the call for a "whif of grapeshot". gwb<br /><br />Aug 14, 7:10 PM EDT<br />Cameron: Riot-hit UK must reverse `moral collapse'<br />By SHAWN POGATCHNIK <br />Associated PressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-66477701220487650462011-08-13T18:39:52.824-07:002011-08-13T18:39:52.824-07:00On Crocket and the Alamo, there is pretty convinci...On Crocket and the Alamo, there is pretty convincing evidence in a Mexican soldier's diary that Crocket and a few others were captured alive, but immediately tortured to death. He was a known public figure even to the Mexicans, and the writer of the diary said he was glad to see that Crocket died without pleading, all very proper and macho.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-74368967032430281352011-08-13T09:25:40.744-07:002011-08-13T09:25:40.744-07:00TSB: You have a lot of years head start on my in s...TSB: You have a lot of years head start on my in studying history and collecting good books. Wallis' approach is to portray the myth and the reality together. He says Crocket<br />joined the militia to get land he wanted to settle on.. they sent him to San Antonio where he died, but really had no idea what it was all about! Quite a guy! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-1200677611520230412011-08-12T21:52:09.590-07:002011-08-12T21:52:09.590-07:00TSB: My view on "drugs" is evolving.
Con...TSB: My view on "drugs" is evolving.<br />Considering the "debt problem" I think all my bright ideas about solving problems were naive. Check out my new blog post at:<br />http://saybadthingsaboutme.blogspot.com/2011/08/we-are-watching-great-nation-collapse.html<br /><br />and see if you agree! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-27466708318630814612011-08-12T18:50:26.411-07:002011-08-12T18:50:26.411-07:00I'll have to get that book about Crocket. He b...I'll have to get that book about Crocket. He became a Whig after he broke with Andrew Jackson, and Whigs played a part in creating his image/myth after his death. E.g., The Life of Colonel David Crockett by Edward S. Elis (1884)TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-91100631516372355912011-08-11T23:03:43.124-07:002011-08-11T23:03:43.124-07:00TSB: New Book: David Crocket: The Lion of the West...TSB: New Book: David Crocket: The Lion of the West by Michel Wallis<br /><br />I didn't know that Davy Crocket was a WHIG! The author and his wife are really funny and great. He says Crocket was used by the Whigs but he was a lot brighter than most of them. <br />gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-78802872542036557722011-08-11T22:47:46.080-07:002011-08-11T22:47:46.080-07:00Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State ...Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs: I think his name was Brownwood. TSB: I saw him give a speech on C-SPan today. He said we have got it wrong the past 10 years and need to quit ignoring this area.<br />The best part tho was a retired FS officer about 10 years older who asked him how he thought we could reduce US demand for drugs? Basically the new guy said he had no clue! Ask the drug czar! At that point I thought I was listening to <br />Af-Pak grand plans. Obama is toast in 12! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-23882266883002592972011-08-11T22:30:22.982-07:002011-08-11T22:30:22.982-07:00I'm afraid the appropriate authorities have al...I'm afraid the appropriate authorities have already been paid.It's hard to beat that Mexican legal system. They just never seem to come up with enough evidence to convince a judge. Besides, she's been married to 3 or 4 cartel leaders. How many mafia wives ever were convicted?<br />gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-24674229943158583742011-08-11T18:28:06.589-07:002011-08-11T18:28:06.589-07:00Interesting about the Queen of the Cartel. I guess...Interesting about the Queen of the Cartel. I guess we could always offer a $5 million reward for her; that tactic seems to be working.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-17330354920870802802011-08-11T15:37:35.028-07:002011-08-11T15:37:35.028-07:00TSB: Mexico went post-legal 30 years ago. I wonder...TSB: Mexico went post-legal 30 years ago. I wonder if this is also payback for that great ATF debacle? And besides, can you really extradite a lady? gwb<br />http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/08/10/mexicos-queen-pacific-avoids-extradition/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-10648662506070285892011-08-11T15:11:56.000-07:002011-08-11T15:11:56.000-07:00TSB: If they would just go ahead and declare marti...TSB: If they would just go ahead and declare martial law poor architect majors like this kid would realize that citing the US Constitution in an airport peacefully is a security risk. Civil Disobedience..or any kind of courage ... I love it! gwb<br />http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2011/jan/04/6/details-of-quotunlawful-searchquot-protest-release-ar-752838/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-73284157676137208832011-08-11T14:36:15.852-07:002011-08-11T14:36:15.852-07:00TSB: These European leaders are geniuses. They are...TSB: These European leaders are geniuses. They are all at the beach for 6 weeks so when Italy and France tanks they just call our own genius (Helicopter Ben) and he tells em: Do what we did in 08.. just ban short-selling the financials and they will majically rise! Problem solved! Cameron had to come back to see what the rioting was all about. Merkel will meet Sarkozy Monday at her Italian Alps campsite. What a kick that crowd! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-28082481088532541932011-08-10T16:22:28.632-07:002011-08-10T16:22:28.632-07:00I hope they can remember where they put their cann...I hope they can remember where they put their cannons. The present government can't even find any plastic baton rounds.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-62232779872074379502011-08-10T08:12:51.184-07:002011-08-10T08:12:51.184-07:00How about a whiff of grapeshot?How about a whiff of grapeshot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com