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-Land of the Free
This Week in Guns, October 1st, 2016


By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com

I have probably discussed this before in other contexts, but in the context of answering a question from a longtime Rantburger, I have the following to say:

Growing up in Oklahoma in the 1960s I saw on several vehicles a bumper sticker with the words: "The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance". Growing up in a household that was very liberal, those sentiments either were dismissed or ignored as rightwing insanity, and were not to be heeded let alone discussed. As a personal matter, I never really considered those words and their relationship to firearms until much later in life, when I became a firearm owner.

Why do you keep posting these things? We know the self appointed "intellectual elites" are not just crazy as a bat but dumb as shit as well (except when it comes to feathering their own nests).

Not picking on you, g(r)om, but as an Israeli living in Israel you understand what it means to be continually aware of threats to your safety and well being from groups who will never accept that your your life and liberty should be left alone; that those threats should be addressed as soon as possible and with as much speech as possible to prevent them becoming government policy. It does no one any good to remain silent in the face of those threats.

Maybe it would be easier to understand that I function as Rantburg's resident kvetch when it comes to firearms.

When it comes to politics, immigration and guns, you don't get a pass for being pro-2nd Amendment when you favor electing Hillary Clinton, as writer David Cordrea writes:

There are plenty willing to sell us out over cheap labor for their patrons. They were the ones who tried and failed to torpedo Hillary’s opponent, with some still effectively (or overtly) working to elect her.

It just seems there is little left to do in the face of existential threats to liberty other than remain eternally vigilant.

Loads.

Rantburg's summary for arms and ammunition:

Prices for pistol ammunition were mostly steady. Prices for rifle ammunition were mixed.

Prices for used pistols were mixed. Prices for used rifles were mostly higher.

New Lows:

.40 caliber S&W (Glock or other semiautomatic), Texas, Kahr CW40: $210

Pistol Ammunition

.45 Caliber, 230 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2Q, 2016)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Goose Island Sales, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: Ammo Mart, Own Brand, Brass Casing, Reloads, .23 per round (From Last week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))

.40 Caliber Smith & Wesson, 180 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (10 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Ammo Mart, Buffalo Cartridge, FSFP, Brass Casing, Reloads, .20 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Ammo Mart, Own Brand, FSFP, Brass Casing, Reloads, .19 per round (From Last Week: (2 Weeks))

9mm Parabellum, 115 Grain, From Last Week: -.01 Each
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .14 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: FedArm, Own Brand, TPMJ, Brass Casing, .14 per round (From Last Week: -.01 Each After Unchanged (8 Weeks))

.357 Magnum, 158 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2Q, 2016)
Cheapest, 50 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .23 per round
Cheapest Bulk: 1,000 rounds: Ammunition to Go, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel cased, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2Q, 2016))

Rifle Ammunition

.223 Caliber/5.56mm 55 Grain, From Last Week: +.02 Each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .23 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: Cheaper Than Dirt!, Brown Bear, FMJ, Steel Casing, .21 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks))

.308 NATO 150 Grain, From Last Week: -.04 Each
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Outdoor Unlimited, Tulammo, FMJ, Steel Casing, .33 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 500 rounds: BulkAmmunition.net, Tulammo, Steel Casing, FMJ, .34 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (6 Weeks))

7.62x39mm AK 123 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (2Q, 2016)
Cheapest, 20 rounds: Munire USA, Wolf WPA, Steel Case, FMJ, .24 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 1,000 rounds: SG Ammo, Wolf WPA, Steel Case, FMJ, .23 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (2 Weeks))

.22 LR 40 Grain, From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks)
Cheapest, 50 rounds (10 Box Limit): Matchez Shooters Supply, Remington, RNL, .06 per round
Cheapest Bulk, 325 rounds: Bud"s GunShop, Federal, RNL, .06 per round (From Last Week: Unchanged (5 Weeks))

Guns for Private Sale
Rifles


.223/5.56mm (AR Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $532 Last Week Avg: $528 (+) ($616 (2Q, 2015), $476 (51 Weeks))
California (248, 230): Unknown Brand: $575 ($650 (1Q, 2015), $400 (2Q, 2016))
Texas (267, 258): DPMS: $600 ($700 (1Q, 2015), $350 (2Q, 2015))
Pennsylvania (150, 148): Mixed Build: $435 ($700 (2Q, 2015), $300 (3Q, 2015))
Virginia (170, 159): Delton Echo 316: $500 ($750 (1Q, 2015), $475 (21 Weeks))
Florida (390, 387): Palmetto State Armory: $550 ($650 (2Q, 2015), $380 (1Q, 2015))

.308 NATO (AR-10 Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $970 Last Week Avg: $970 (=) ($1,359 (2Q, 2015), $820 (3Q, 2015))
California (73, 72): DPMS: $850 ($1,700 (4Q, 2014), $850 (3Q, 2015))
Texas (99, 87): DPMS: $900 ($1,500 (4Q, 2014), $700 (11 Weeks))
Pennsylvania (33, 30): DPMS: $1,300 ($1,500 (1Q, 2015), $700 (3Q, 2015))
Virginia (53, 53): Palmetto State Armory: $1,050 ($2,750 (36 Weeks), $800 (47 Weeks))
Florida (82, 85): Palmetto State Armory: $750 ($1,950 (22 Weeks), $500 (51 Weeks))

7.62x39mm (AK Pattern Semiautomatic) Average Price: $609 Last Week Avg: $564 (+) ($668 (11 Weeks)), $450 (3Q, 2015))
California (47, 47): Century N-PAP: $699 ($800 (17 Weeks)), $320 (4Q, 2014))
Texas (80, 74): Romak WASR-10: $450 ($800 (37 Weeks), $350 (3Q, 2014))
Pennsylvania (45, 46): Zastava NPAP: $699 ($750 (1Q, 2015), $375 (1Q, 2015))
Virginia (41, 40): Century Arms C39: $600 ($700 (17 Weeks), $350 (1Q, 2015))
Florida (99, 97): CAI Milled Sporter: $600 ($700 (30 Weeks), $300 (4Q, 2014))

30-30 Winchester Lever Action Average Price: $354 Last Week Avg: $350(+) ($489 (1Q, 2015), $296 (3Q, 2015))
California (4, 5): Marlin: $420 ($600 (28 Weeks), $180 (2Q, 2015))
Texas (17, 17): Marlin 336Y: $300 ($550 (1Q, 2015), $300 (1Q, 2015))
Pennsylvania (13, 8): Marlin AS: $350 ($450 (1Q, 2015), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Virginia (11, 12): Marlin 336: $400 ($670 (21 Weeks)), $250 (43 Weeks))
Florida (22, 26): Winchester: $300 ($500 (1Q, 2015), $250 (2Q, 2015))

Pistols

.45 caliber ACP (M1911 Pattern Semiautomatic Pistol) Average Price: $447 Last Week Avg: $461(-) ($515 (8 Weeks)), $350 (48 Weeks))
California (197, 199): Rock Island Armory: $490 ($800 (8 Weeks), $300 (3Q, 2015))
Texas (228, 229): Charles Daly: $430 ($600 (4Q, 2014), $325 (3Q, 2015))
Pennsylvania (152, 156): Rock Island Armory: $375 ($550 (2Q, 2015), $300 (2Q, 2015))
Virginia (158, 158): Taurus: $440 ($575 (35 Weeks)), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Florida (334, 322): Thompson: $500 ($500 (34 Weeks), $250 (1Q, 2015))

9mm (Beretta 92FS or other Semiautomatic) Average Price: $267 Last Week Avg: $250(+) ($358 (31 Weeks), $245 (23 Weeks))
California (286, 297): Springfield XD9: $350 ($500 (31 Weeks), $200 (47 Weeks))
Texas (336, 352): Ruger LC9: $250 ($355 (1Q, 2015), $200 (3Q, 2015))
Pennsylvania (256, 263): Taurus PT111 G2: $210 ($350 (4Q 2014), $200 (3Q, 2015))
Virginia (216, 220): Taurus PT 111: $300 ($425 (39 Weeks), $189 (26 Weeks))
Florida (557, 547): Cobra Patriot: $225 ($400 (28 Weeks), $190 (8 Weeks))

.40 caliber S&W (Glock or other semiautomatic) Average Price: $287 Last Week Avg: $308(-) ($399 (36 Weeks), $262 (16 Weeks))
California (103, 94): Glock 22: $350 ($560 (38 Weeks)), $250 (4Q, 2014))
Texas (132, 141): Kahr CW40: $210 ($425 (4Q, 2014), ($210 (CA:$240))
Pennsylvania (81, 74): Kahr P40: $325 ($450 (25 Weeks), $200 (5 Weeks))
Virginia (67, 64): Sig Sauer SP2022: $300 ($450 (2Q, 2015), $275 (1Q, 2015))
Florida (161, 148): Glock 23: $250 ($400 (1Q, 2015), $199 (35 Weeks))

Used Gun of the Week: (Florida)
Kriss Vector Chambered in .45 ACP
Posted by: badanov || 10/01/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Ah yes, the 60's. A group of us 14 year olds were camping out on the weekends fully armed and hunting before we were old enough to drive a car. Our parents didn't worry about it either. They trained us on firearm safety by the time we were 10.
Posted by: Ebbogum Gloluger6452 || 10/01/2016 4:10 Comments || Top||

#2  Thanks for a fine column every week badanov. I like the front end discussion of firearms and the glimpse of the firearm/ammo market. We all kvetch at Rantburg. I guess Fred thought Rantburg would catch more attention the Kvetchburg--he was probably right. Grom's comment gave me a silent chuckle this a.m.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/01/2016 7:59 Comments || Top||

#3  Grew up in a leftist enough environment to be able to walk and talk into the deeper layers of conversation, for interest's sake, to say that posting articles like that is to not only understand, but know the opponent's first three moves (at least) of a chess game.

I do understand that stupid can be incredibly difficult to look at. Which is why it must be looked at. We do it often at the fire department, looking at the oh shit videos and trying to call out, in real time, the stupid. Stuff like, going onto a roof which is iced over, or through a garage door without bracing the garage door, or setting up a post underneath electrical works.

As for Clinton, she straight up told you the 2nd will go if she clutches power. She didn't say it in those words, because apparently something so popular has to be talked around and concealed, but she did. Common Sense Laws Concerning ring like Democratic Peoples' Republic Of.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 10/01/2016 10:40 Comments || Top||

#4  When I was a kid, my dad (1st MarDiv) made us neighborhood kids reduced sized models of weapons such as a BAR. Thomson,M1,and 1911. Equipped with the finest surplus store equipment we would spend many hours on patrol in the oak covered hills.
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 10/01/2016 12:15 Comments || Top||

#5  Not picking on you, g(r)om, but as an Israeli living in Israel you understand what it means to be continually aware

(a) As an Israeli living in Israel I don't waste time on reading what Arabs say.
(b) Why not publish something optimistic, something life affirming, something like UN atomic agency chief says Iran sticking to nuclear deal
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 10/01/2016 12:28 Comments || Top||

#6  (a) As an Israeli living in Israel I don't waste time on reading what Arabs say.
(b) Why not publish something optimistic, something life affirming,


Retribution is better than ignoring what your enemies are saying. And I guarantee you your security services are paying attention to what the Ayrabs are saying.
Posted by: badanov || 10/01/2016 13:25 Comments || Top||

#7  And I guarantee you your security services are paying attention to what the Ayrabs are saying

Not every arab - you know how many professors of Islamic law there are in the Arab world?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 10/01/2016 13:47 Comments || Top||

#8  Looks like the Marines went with Glock 19 @ 9mm.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 10/01/2016 15:43 Comments || Top||


Europe
Former NATO Chief: The United States Should Be the World's ‘Policeman'
[Free Beacon] Anders Fogh Rasmussen was prime minister of Denmark from 2001 to 2009, and months later began serving as NATO secretary general until 2014. He is currently promoting his new book, The Will to Lead: America’s Indispensable Role in the Global Fight for Freedom. The Washington Free Beacon interviewed Mr. Rasmussen during a visit this week to Washington D.C.
An entire book devoted to how and why the U.S. should assist Europe? Perhaps I'll see it at a garage sale.
Washington Free Beacon: What motivated you to write The Will to Lead?

Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Two things. First of all, I realized during my terms as prime minister of Denmark, and not least as secretary general of NATO, that we need more determined American global leadership. And secondly, something that’s even more personal. Right from my childhood, I have been very much engaged in the transatlantic relationship. So I’ve always had a strong interest in what’s going on in America. For these two reasons, even before I left my post as secretary general, I decided that once I was released from my duties I would spend time writing this book.
Posted by: Besoeker || 10/01/2016 01:37 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Sorry Anders, it's been nearly 100 years now. We're growing quite weary. I believe it's referred to as 'donor fatigue.'
Posted by: Besoeker || 10/01/2016 1:56 Comments || Top||

#2  Sorry Anders, it's been nearly 100 years now. We're growing quite weary.

You're just weary of us *pretending* to go-thru-the-motions. What's the point of being the most powerful nation on earth if we can't correct *evil* when it takes place?

Oh, wait. That would require the liberals to even acknowledge that there is such a thing as *evil*. They'd rather pretend that *evil* is "an alternative viewpoint".
Posted by: Crusader || 10/01/2016 1:59 Comments || Top||

#3  I think we need a better arrangement. US takes out bad guys and others handle the peacekeeping. The US is awesome at taking them out but our political class hasn't the long range planning for the later.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 10/01/2016 2:26 Comments || Top||

#4  Except, Anders, you people are not really looking for a policeman - you're looking for an attack dog to set on anybody (as long as they're not Islamic) who opposes your ideologically motivated Expansionism.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 10/01/2016 4:47 Comments || Top||

#5  They'd rather pretend that *evil* is "an alternative viewpoint"

Unless its something believed and expounded by the 'deplorables', then its evil.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 10/01/2016 9:28 Comments || Top||

#6  EUrocrats want someone to clean all of the excrement clogged sewer lines, by hand, while they stand to one side with a perfumed cloth held over their easily offended nostrils. They will then complain that the job was substandard and refuse to pay for it.
Posted by: magpie || 10/01/2016 9:31 Comments || Top||

#7  ...So let me get this straight: no matter what we did during the cold war, we got bitched at (as one of our mods likes to say, "NATO allowed the Europeans to pick our pockets while complaining about the cut of our trousers'), and when we finally back off, NOW you figure out that as imperfect as we are, we were the ONLY things between you and chaos and now you want us cowboys back?

Screw you, Anders. Rot in the holes you've dug. If US units ever come back to Europe, I hope it's behind a nuclear strike.

Mike



Posted by: Mike Kozlowski || 10/01/2016 10:30 Comments || Top||

#8  In the immortal words I heard from a good looking bar waitress, with the perfect British accent, to the jerks, "You (effn) piss off!"
Posted by: swksvolFF || 10/01/2016 12:09 Comments || Top||

#9  Book them (EU) Donald.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 10/01/2016 12:14 Comments || Top||

#10  Want us to come and kick the muzzies out of your country for you, Anders?
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 10/01/2016 12:28 Comments || Top||

#11  Get the money up front this time.
Posted by: Raj || 10/01/2016 13:19 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Mounting tensions
[DAWN] NEARLY one and a half billion people in two countries -- India and Pakistain -- appear to be held hostage to conspiracy, rumour and reckless warmongering. That needs to stop, and it needs to stop immediately. On Thursday, 11 days after the Uri attack and seemingly an eternity in Pak-India sabre-rattling and diplomatic tensions, another layer of confusion and chaos was added to one of the world’s most complicated bilateral relationships. With the facts of the Uri attack yet to be established or shared with the world, a new, potentially larger, set of questions has now overshadowed an already fraught situation. What happened along the Line of Control between midnight and early morning on Thursday is a story that Indian authorities appear to be very clear about and the Indian media has reported with relish. But virtually nothing has been independently confirmed about the events along the LoC, an area that is effectively cordoned off from the media in both countries and where the local population is unlikely to know the facts or be willing to speak candidly.

What is clear is that something did happen at several points along the LoC in the early hours of Thursday morning. At the very least, Pak and Indian forces exchanged fire in which two Pak soldiers died. That is a sad, if long-standing, reality of the region: whenever tensions between the two countries are high, parts of the LoC see live ammunition fired, the lives of local populations disrupted and several casualties among security personnel and civilians. Indeed, two summers ago, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi newly installed in office, the LoC saw a series of skirmishes that progressively escalated until reaching crisis point around mid-October. That set of events was supposedly meant to herald the start of a new, so-called get-tough policy by India. Eventually, better sense prevailed and by September 2015 the DG Rangers and DG Border Security Force met and agreed to renew the LoC ceasefire. The Pathankot attack earlier this year, which involved infiltration across the Working Boundary, did not materially change the situation along the LoC, but unrest in India-held Kashmire and the Uri attack appear to have done so.

At this point, it is imperative to establish the facts quickly. The wild cheering that greeted the government’s accounts of events in India may become a dangerous precedent and create a new set of expectations in a region where war in an overtly nuclear environment would be catastrophic for both countries. Facts, however, would help nudge the situation towards de-escalation, given signalling from the Pak state and Indian government. Pak policymakers, both civilian and military, have reacted sensibly, and appear to be resisting Indian attempts to bait Pakistain. But the media echo chamber -- jingoistic, fiercely nationalistic and often removed from reality -- can have unpredictable effects, especially when it comes to whipping up warlike sentiment among the populations of the two countries. Quickly establishing two sets of facts, of events along the LoC on Thursday and the Uri attack, would switch a media narrative from punch and counter-punch and allow the two states to work on how to ratchet down tensions along the LoC. The Modi government, despite its hawkish instincts and muscle-flexing, has indicated an awareness of the dangers of unrestrained rhetoric. Facts will help clear the miasma and introduce the necessary rationality into a debate that is increasingly unhinged.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: Fred || 10/01/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistain Proxies


Olde Tyme Religion
Rosh Hashanah has a message for us all
nota bene - I'm Roman Catholic, like the Cardinal author, but I feel an affinity for our brethren of the book. Remember, Jesus was a Jew.
The affinity is mutual, and thank you. May you all, and those you love, be written in the book of life for a year of health, happiness, and prosperity.
Posted by: Frank G || 10/01/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  God bless us all, sincerely.
Posted by: Crusader || 10/01/2016 0:28 Comments || Top||

#2  Shanah Tovah.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/01/2016 7:47 Comments || Top||

#3  a gut gebentsht yor
Posted by: European Conservative || 10/01/2016 15:54 Comments || Top||

#4  Laissez les bons temps rouler!"
Posted by: Shipman || 10/01/2016 20:21 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Culture Wars
The Real Evil in Charlotte

Keith Lamont Scott was scum.

He had been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in two different states and convicted of assault in three states. He had been hit with "assault with intent to kill" charges in the 90s. His record of virtue included "assault on a child under 12" and "assault on a female."

Scott's wife had taken out a restraining order against him and warned that he was dangerous because he carried a gun.

The media spin; "Family and neighbors call Scott a quiet ’family man.’"

Nothing says "quiet" like "assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill" and nothing says "family man" like assaulting women and children.

Keith Lamont Scott, the latest martyr of Black Lives Matter and its media propaganda corps, was shot while waving a gun around. He had spent 7 years in jail for "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon."

...But the truth doesn’t matter. Black Lives Matter rioters are still chanting, "Hands Up, Don’t Shoot" long after the Michael Brown lie fell apart. They’re holding up signs reading, "It Was a Book." The lie is backed by some of the biggest media corporations in the country, by $130 million from George Soros and the Ford Foundation, by Barack Hussein Obama and by Hillary Clinton.

These are the malign forces destroying Charlotte, as they trashed Baltimore. On the ground there are the vulture community organizers of Black Lives Matter, funded by the left, who parachute in to organize race riots, behind them are the reporters who sell the spin live on the air and the photographers who capture glamor shots of the racist rioters, and after them come the lawyers of the DOJ out to ruin, terrorize and intimidate whatever law enforcement survived the riots.

They did it in Ferguson and a dozen other places. Now they want to do it in Charlotte.

They want to do it because they hate white people and black people. They hate peace and decency. They hate the idea of people getting up in the morning and working for a living. They hate the idea of good officers, white and black men and women, like Brentley Vinson, who genuinely believe in doing the right thing. They want unearned power. They demand unearned wealth. And they thrive on destruction.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 10/01/2016 12:47 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Mercer: When America Becomes South Africa
[Unz Review] If African-Americans didn’t get out and vote for Hillary Clinton, they would be dissing him and his legacy. So warned President Barack Obama, in a speech at the Black Caucus Foundation in Washington DC, on September 17.

The woman whose election promises portend a war on whites, Walmart and the wealthy has nothing to fear. Obama’s political cant notwithstanding, there isn’t much of a chance blacks will side overwhelmingly with Hillary’s rival.
Champ visiting Mandela's cell on Robben Island
Like never before, the 2016 election has been characterized by "a muscular mobilization of a race-based community, coercive control of territory and appeals by powerful charismatic leaders."

What do I mean by "coercive control of territory"? Consider what would transpire if Donald Trump were to campaign "big-league" in Birmingham (Alabama), Charlotte (North Carolina), or South Los Angeles. Riots would erupt. (Incidentally, the thing where private property is invaded and looted is not called a protest.)

As sure as night follows day, the American democracy is destined to resemble that of South Africa, where a ruling majority party is permanently entrenched, and where voting is characterized by what has become Barack Obama’s signature tactic, a "muscular mobilization of the race-based community."
Posted by: Besoeker || 10/01/2016 02:39 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:


Brennan: Comments That 'Taint' Islam 'Tremendously Detrimental' to Counterterrorism
[PJ] WASHINGTON -- CIA Director John Brennan said comments that "taint" Islam "as being the source of the problem" are "tremendously detrimental to our interests and to a better understanding of this phenomenon" of terrorism.

Speaking at the Washington Ideas Forum this week, Brennan said he's met with "princes or presidents and prime ministers throughout the Middle East" who are "outraged that their community -- their Muslim community -- has been infected by this cancer, individuals who have this distorted and very perverted interpretation of Islam that pursue these psychopathic agendas of horrific violence, and they recognize that they have a very important role -- the leading role to help purge their communities of these influences."

"These individuals who are fanatics -- extremists and terrorists -- they are driven by this ideology that is not rooted in Islam," Brennan said. "It's a psychopathic ideology that is very absolutist, that either you are with us or against us."

"And that's why the establishment of the caliphate -- the so-called caliphate by ISIL, as well as al-Qaeda's agenda, really, are trying to cause this ...clash of civilizations. They want to drive this wedge between the West and the Muslim world."
Posted by: Besoeker || 10/01/2016 00:59 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  This fellow and his Islamic drivel is appearing in the news rather often of late. Is he fearing an end to his appointment may be eminent ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 10/01/2016 1:34 Comments || Top||

#2  Check musta cleared.
Posted by: badanov || 10/01/2016 1:35 Comments || Top||

#3  Please feel free to quote me as decrying this traitorous asshole's comments as being "tremendously detrimental to our interests".

Oh, and fuck him.
Posted by: Crusader || 10/01/2016 1:44 Comments || Top||

#4  Brennan said. "It's a psychopathic ideology that is very absolutist, that either you are with us or against us."

You calling out George W. because I think he said this shortly after 911 ("You are with us or against us")? It was a good slogan for rallying the country and letting our enemies know we were not going to stand for them providing support to our enemies. It was unambiguous. None of the namby-pamby chicken-shit mealy-mouthed tripe that comes out today such as "Leading from Behind." No apology tours. No drawing of movable red lines in the sand.

I don't recall that we separated the good Germans from the Nazi or the good Japanese from the military shintoists. Like radical Islam, the Shintoists were embedded in Japanese culture as are the radical Islamists in Muslim life. Recognition that radical Islam is embedded deeply in Islam would have shortened the WOT. Of course that was then and this is now. But then we used to win wars too. And that was when Congress declared war on our enemies—not the President or the Secretary of State behind closed doors.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/01/2016 8:33 Comments || Top||

#5  If African-Americans didn’t get out and vote for Hillary Clinton, they would be dissing him and his legacy. So warned President Barack Obama, in a speech at the Black Caucus Foundation in Washington DC, on September 17

His legacy should have been impeachment.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/01/2016 8:37 Comments || Top||

#6  I accidently posted this last comment which was intended for another article. Sorry, please remove the comment if you like.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/01/2016 8:38 Comments || Top||

#7  Lying about that piece of shit fake Islamic religion is worse
Posted by: Newc || 10/01/2016 9:12 Comments || Top||

#8  Taint Islam? Islam taints Islam. It is the acceptance of the medeival radical Islamism of Ibn Tamiyya, and his absolute rejection of all cultures other than the Islamic, and religions other than Islam, that spurs the murderous Salafist movement today.
Posted by: Shick de Medici6262 || 10/01/2016 9:38 Comments || Top||

#9  Being a Muslim himself, he'd know.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 10/01/2016 12:37 Comments || Top||

#10  Comments that "taint Islam"? Like most of what Mohammed said?
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 10/01/2016 14:36 Comments || Top||

#11  "Taint" so.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 || 10/01/2016 16:06 Comments || Top||

#12  "Like most of what Mohammed said?"

You misspelled "all," # 10 Rob.
Posted by: Barbara || 10/01/2016 18:59 Comments || Top||


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Veterans' Bodies Left to Decompose in VA Hospital Morgue
[Moonbattery]
An Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital already under fire for excessive wait times, festering black mold and kitchen cockroaches [repeatedly served in food] faces a new shame - the bodies of dead patients left unclaimed in the morgue for up to two months without proper burial, whistleblower documents allege.

The whistleblower, whose identity is not being revealed for fear of retaliation, complained last month to the VA's inspector general about the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital's handling of veterans' remains in cases where families have not come forward to claim the body. The complaint singled out Christopher Wirtjes, chief of Patient Administrative Services, saying "The Chief of PAS has the funds available, yet has no sense of urgency to lay the veteran to rest."

Of course the funds are available; the Obama Administration has been setting new records for revenue. If giving money to bureaucrats solved problems, we would have heaven on earth by now.

On at least one occasion, a body had liquefied and the bag burst when staff had attempted to move it, said Alissa McCurley, [Senator Mark] Kirk's deputy chief of staff.
Ba$tards.
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 || 10/01/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Its "government". Its "the things we do together".

Fuck them. Fuck every single member of the alleged "management team" of the VA.
Posted by: Crusader || 10/01/2016 0:09 Comments || Top||

#2  Helloooo? Helloooo? Knock, knock, knock. Is anybody home? The VA is run by....THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Is anybody getting a lesson here?
Posted by: Richard Aubrey || 10/01/2016 1:18 Comments || Top||

#3  SOBs.
Posted by: JohnQC || 10/01/2016 7:41 Comments || Top||

#4  How many times do you need to be told to suspend the Civil Service Act?
Posted by: Procopius2k || 10/01/2016 9:24 Comments || Top||



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