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Well, a pig with lipstick in either case. In fact, "Uptight Democrat Bitch" seems like a one of the nicer things you could say about Feinstein who went went one further than Dick Cheney in working gov't contracts. See Cheney steered contracts to his old company because he knew the work needed to get done fast and well and Haliburton could do the job. With Feinstein, it appears to just be about getting the money in HER bank account. Here's some bullet points I copied for you from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein "*The Center for Public Integrity has also reported that US Senator Dianne Feinstein and her husband, Richard Blum, are making millions of dollars from Iraq and Afghanistan contracts through his company, Perini [18]. Feinstein voted for the resolution giving President George W. Bush the authority to invade Iraq. (2002) *In recent years, Feinstein has been working in the Senate to increase surveillance and wiretapping powers of the government and to reduce legal safeguards that would protect citizens against it: *Feinstein was the original Democratic co-sponsor of a bill to extend the USA PATRIOT Act. *Feinstein objected to certain proposed solar and wind projects in California's Mojave Desert, asserting that such projects would harm the desert, [34] and violate the intention of the environmentalists in their donation of the land to the state.[35] *Feinstein was accused of hypocrisy when it became public information that despite her stringent anti-gun record, the Senator maintained a Concealed Weapons permit and actively carried a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver for her personal safety. *In 1999, Jill Labbe, of the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, recounted Mrs. Feinstein's actions at an anti-gun press conference, where Mrs. Feinstien displayed an AK-47 assault rifle. Despite her assertions of being trained in handling firearms, after picking it up, she broke multiple basic and commonly known firearms handling safety rules; placing her finger on the trigger, and then sweeping the muzzle across the room, pointing at people who were present.[43] *Feinstein has received scrutiny for her husband, Richard Blum's, extensive business dealings with China and her past votes on trade issues with the country. Critics have argued that Feinstein's support, as a member of the Senate's Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee, of policies that may benefit her husband may raise the appearance of a conflict of interest.[46] Suburban newspaper Metro Silicon Valley reported in 2007 that Blum holds large investments in companies that have won large government contracts without competitive bidding. *The Washington Times reported in April 2009 that in October 2008, Feinstein had requested $25 billion in extra federal funding for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which days later granted real estate company Richard Ellis, on which Feinstein's husband serves on the board of directors, a contract to sell foreclosed homes on the FDIC's books.[48] *In 2007, activists from within the California Democratic Party made a push to censure Feinstein.[54] The resolution, which cited Feinstein for "ignoring Democratic principles and falling so far below the standard of what we expect of our elected officials" ultimately failed.[55]" ___________________________________________________________ Porter, IMO O'Reilly is a nasty self-aggrandizing clown, if he has anything of interest to ever say, copy paste the words. Speaking only for myself I'm not interested in ever watching him unless he radically changes his approach, which is often to position himself for controversy so as to make money off of it.

Notice that she demands that she get a "professional" name, (Ma'am is the equivalent of "Sir" in the military and VERY professional and courteous), but note she doesn't call him by HIS professional name or call him Sir? What a bitch. http://michaelmay.us/07blog/images/1130_indyskull.jpg You call him Doctor Jones!

Did Bill Murray take that picture?

The Oregon Cascades forum IS in fact the Mt Hood forum but is misnamed .....should be something there... good luck

I already covered this in the North Korea thread.

Yeah? Well look who's leading the charge for the US side and see if that gives you pause. "Maj. Gen. Robert G.F. Lee, who as Hawaii's adjutant general directs the state's Army and Air National Guard, said the military "certainly has enough assets to protect the state of Hawaii."" Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, this looks bad.

and it's a huge discount if you pay in Loonies...worth every farthing penny.

Roosevelt should have canned that self-righteous self-centered bastard a long time before he ignored the defensive planning of Bataan when he let the Japanese airplanes tear up all the US planes at Clark at the opening salvo of WWII. What a prick.

LO crag is fully and 100% owned by the RR right up to the womans backyard on top. It's not an easement, but full ownership of the entire crag and access to the crag. Beacon Rock is 100% within a State Park and happens to adjoin a RR. I don't even see apples to oranges, I see chainsaw to paper sack.

What could possibly go wrong here? Bang! http://www.onrope1.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=674&parent=2 Description "What is Micro-Shaving? Micro-shaving is the process of removing manageable chunks of rock in a controlled manner. Basically, a hole is drilled, cleaned, then loaded with 1-2 of our power loads. The safety pad is centered over the hole and the held in place by the detonator firing pin. After adequate safety measures have been taken, a couple of whacks with the hammer and BANG! You have fractured the rock in several ways. "

Yes ma'am, back to msnbc and get the accurate info ma'am. Yes ma'am.

Both of them? __________________________________________________________________- No sense being an annoying prick about it Justin, he didn't attack you at all, if you have a point you should try and make it without sounding like a complaining whinny little bitch. Anyway, can't we just continue to blame the Zionists? It's been working great for the Saudi King and most of the other regional PooBahs for years and years. I suppose that's what you use when you don't have a boogeyman. http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=839

Am I the only one who feels suspicious that the reporting of that "potential" incident may possibly be our gov't stirring the population up with underhanded manipulation again?

It's hard to imagine someone like Teddy Kennedy say to the General: "Call me Senator, not Sir, I worked hard to get here so don't call me Sir!" Sir yes sir!

The great writing of that link contrasts with the horror of the accident. Glad there was plenty of folks to assist when it occurred. We're all wishing you health and pain free days soon Curt. Sample text: "For those of us who have climbed with Curt, the accident is sobering. Bad things happening to people you know is always a disturbing source of disquiet. And for climbers, who are involved in an activity whose benefits are not easily verbalized, not generally understood, marginalized as risk takers, and written off as Conquistadors of the Useless, accidents like this make you weigh your own mortality next to your own love of an activity. This is especially true with Curt because he climbs within his ability level (advanced, but not extreme) and within his knowledge base (very advanced). Sometimes we who wrestle with the dangers of the sport (which are real yet also exaggerated by the amount of media exposure they receive) can rationalize the danger when inexperienced climbers making too many mistakes or extreme climbers taking too many gambles bring the hatchet down on their own necks. But Curt occupies neither of these camps, so we who attempt technical routes in the mountains, where more hazards await us than on crags, must wrestle with the fact that if this can happen to him, it can happen to us**."

Background: Then, American Soldier summarily executed: Now: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsusmissiles Interesting that as the Tapdong II misile range has increased, Boeing corporate has moved inland to Chicago. Coinkindink or not?

Squamish cougar nails a toddler. Bam! Pow! http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/06/17/bc-squamish-cougar-shot.html

Bitch

Totally agree. A while ago, I bought one of those hand gripper things as it looked like an efficient way to work the reverse finger strength so I don't get finger tendon imbalances. Lo and behold, the rubber eventually broke and I couldn't find the replacement that came with it. Someone suggested to just call them up, so I did and the kid who answered the phone listened to my short tale of woe and then said: "Sure, fix you right up whats your address". A few days later there shows up 2 or 3 replacements in my mailbox. Just call customer service.

I believe this to be authentic. If I was younger......sigh... http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2157747;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;page=unread#unread Go get it kids!!! We want pictures though! Here's some from right by that very location last year. Koh Phi Phi is an island offshore near Karbi where these pics were snapped. Interestingly and for comparison, these pictures of 70-80 degree weather coincided with that huge snowstorm that closed the Seattle Airoporto @ Christmas time.

Torture? Where is listening to jb's ill informed opinions and having to hear your shit as well on that list?

From ST, an old Brutus of Wyde take on grades on a topo he was sharing is worth bringing up again: "Brutus, chewing his cud, ruminates on the porch of the Old Climbers' Home, spits toward the spitoon in the corner, then shuffles off into his room, returning an hour later with a fist full of soiled, wrinkled papers from writings of long ago... Well, I've got a few notes written down here... Reasons for seemingly mis-rated routes: 1. The route has changed since it was rated. 2. You have changed since the route was rated. 3. Ratings have changed since the route was rated. 4. Equipment has changed since the route was rated. 5. Climbing styles, techniques, preferences, and popularity have changed since the route was rated. 6. The universe has changed since the route was rated 7. The route was originally mis-rated 8. The first ascentionist had poor self-esteem 9. The first ascentionist had delusions of grandeur 10. The first ascentionist had a huge ego, coupled with a twisted sense of humor and a large dose of false humility, and fists 12" in diameter. 11. The first ascentionist was off-route. 12. You were off route. 13. The guidebook was off-route. 14. East Coast climbs are harder for a given rating. 15. West Coast Climbs are harder for a given rating, except in Black Velvet Canyon, Red Rocks, Nevada, which we shouldn't use as an example since it isn't on the coast anyways, and on Cloud Tower, but no one really believes that Toni Bbub soloed Chrimson Chrysalis round trip from the Visitors' Center in 23.584 seconds so that doesn't really count either 16. The route is located in the California High Sierra, and was rated 4th Class 50 years ago 17. The route is located in the Bernese Oberland, and was rated 4th class 90 years ago 18. The route was first ascended by John Bachar, who (as he later confessed) at the time had no clue as to what grade inflation was taking place in the world outside his own first ascents. 19. The route is an Offwidth. 20. The route is not an Offwidth. 21. YES, THE ROUTE IS A D*MN OFFWIDTH!!! 22. Bullsh*t. If you say that, you're not a Real Climber . If you'd shed a few pounds, you would see that the route is obviously a squeeze chimney. Stupid IDIOT! 23. Oh. Well, I laybacked it. Seemed casual 5.7, not 5.12 24. The route actually needs 3 ratings, and the rating system does not take this into account: 4th, 5.7x, 5.12f [Guidebook shows route as 4th class, climbed in 1950 by Koontz and Hayes in work boots... Modern guidebook would place the difficulty at 5.7 x because there is no place to protect, hence the original 4th class rating, but there is one section that is 5.12 if you have the wingspan of a finch.] 25. The first ascent party climbed the route in mountaineering boots with tricouni nails, an alpenstock, and 60 pound packs. 26. In winter. 27. During a drought. 28. With helecopter support, for a movie about Hugo Hardcore and the Master Monk. 29. The route has not yet been climbed. 30. Coffee. 31. No coffee. 32. The route was first climbed by Tobin Sorenson and Gib Lewis. 33. The route was not first climbed, today, by r...@chartist.com, and hence was rated differently than what rob and his partner would rate it. 34. The rating is based on an intricate sequence worked out by Chris "Speedy" Gonzales of RMRU on top rope over many months, and if you place pro in the only viable location, you've just clogged up a crucial jam. Shoulda soloed it. 35. John Bachar worked out the sequence on a top rope prior to leading the climb, something the guidebook failed to mention, and they left out the R/X rating too 36. The route description, rating, and topo have the following text etched in the lower right hand corner, visible only with electron micrograph when held over an unlit candle under a full moon on the 6th of July. [All routes have this disclaimer, by the way. If you don't believe me, get your own scanning electron microscope and check it out for yourself!] "Summary and Disclaimer: This rating, this description, and this topo, are based on dim recollections, misguided conscenses, half-baked guesses, and outright lies, and in NO WAY do they even ATTEMPT to tell the full story. Loose rock, weather, and excessive consumption of alcohol are among countless factors that will KILL you when attempting this route. If you can't take responsibility for your own safety, for your own decisions and knowledge, if you can't climb at your own risk, if you or your survivors are the kind who would try to sue the author of a topo or a guidebook, PLEASE stay far far away from this route, give up climbing, and die of some completely natural, painful, slowly progressive disease. Thank you."

Of course not.

I know, but got tired of doing that very thing to 5K years ago when I realized he wasn't ever going to change....you on the other hand jb, I still have great hope for. Here's to "Hope and Change" on the home front