
Teh Twitter.
Once felt dumb to email about phone calls. Then came blogging email. Then tweeting blogs. And now, I’ve CALLED about tweets. Circle of dumb.
9:59 PM May 2nd from TweetDeck
… and now I’m blogging about calling about tweeting about blogging about emailing about calling … sigh.
Twitter had a lot to do with the successful pushback on the Playboy article and the Letterman “jokes”. It has helped drive a number of big stories the last two weeks. Like it or not folks, it’s here to stay. Well, for a while at least. It’s also a great way to keep up with what Redstate is doing and to annoy the snot out of @markosm. If you’re in the Redstate Army, it’s also a great way to track alerts. Resistance, in other words, is futile. You will be assimilated.
This is an OPEN THREAD. Feel free to use it to pimp your Twitter feed. See below the fold for my own recommendations.
Redstate Front Pagers on Twitter: @Redstate(obviously), @EWErickson, @jeffemanuel, @BrianFaughnan, @CAYankee, @SorenDayton, @MoeLane, @BaseballCrank, @Josh_Painter, @BillSTL, @Cianfrocca, @LeonWolf, @Kevinholtsberry, @MarkImpomeni, @RobertBluey, @JamesRichardson, and have I mentioned @CalebHowe?
Redhot Contributors: @simpson316, @aaron_gardner, @VladimirRS, @JadedByPolitics, @mbecker908, @RSBooBooKitty
Redstate Alums: @Yousefzadeh, @BDomenech, @SteveDillard,@HunterBaker, @JSTrevino
And some personal recommendations. Take my advice that you should take my advice: @JakeTapper (possibly my number one recommendation), @AndyLevy, @EdMorrissey, @AllahPundit, @MichelleMalkin, @MKHammer, @HeyTammyBruce, @LizMair, @AmSpec, @KarlRove, @streetwise_IT, @tommyxtopher, @SteveFoley, @MediaLizzy, @right_examiner, @FredThompson, @BOTeleprompter, @blueshelled, @snarkandboobs, @Lileks, @dahlhalla@JTLol, @speciallist, @vermontaigne, @collegepolitico, @MelissaTweets, @Duchess_Rebecca, @JPFreire, @JimmyTheNotable, @AKGovSarahPalin, @scrowder, @johnnydollar01, @IMAO_, @gclaghorn @Skye820, @TheAnchoress, @EdDriscoll, @Ozark_sky, @Amy_M_Miller, @TomCrowe, @RandyStreu, @TheRightScoop … ok, seriously getting too long.
Here you go, these are who I recommend: FOLLOW US.
So now you know. And don’t forget, in addition to #tcot, mark your posts with #rs to identify yourself as a proud RedStater and to have your tweets sorted into the #rs searches.
Now let’s hear your #followfriday recommends, eh?
UPDATE: @MelissaTweets shares some very useful insights regarding Twitter success.
UPDATE 2: Don’t forget @BEAGLESCOUT!!!!

Pimping my feed
kmorrison Friday, June 12th at 2:15PM EDT (link)@kmorrison - Politics and web development/promotion
More pimpin'
davenp35 Friday, June 12th at 2:20PM EDT (link)@davenp35 - Psychology, Public Policy, Politics
@bannerofjuche
Vladimir Friday, June 12th at 2:29PM EDT (link)Still trying to figure out if it’s a joke.
“North Corea - land of fruit and piano.”
There is no opinion, however absurd, which men will not readily embrace as soon as they can be brought to the conviction that it is generally adopted. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Looks pretty real
Erick Brockway Friday, June 12th at 4:12PM EDT (link)Check out their website?
http://www.kcckp.net/en/
They have a dandy “Handphone Melody” page, featuring “Patriotic Wartime Song”
Oh the tweets! Stuff is priceless!
RT @bannerofjuche Corean childrens play popular game. Is called “Smash Flag of the Amerikkkan Barbarian”. Look at they happy smile: http://tinyurl.com/qmnp3y
and…
RT @bannerofjuche The barbarous warmongering zionist “Obama” should giving up his mad pipe dream of invading peaceful Corea. The whole world is on our side.
Note to lefties;
“Don’t be afraid to see what you see.”
Ronald Reagan
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Chip in to get rid of “Babs” (Yes ma’am) Boxer.
oh and feel free to retweet this thread
Caleb Howe Friday, June 12th at 2:30PM EDT (link)twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/2134619940
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how does one "re-tweet" (talk to me like a 5 yr old) and is there a quick way
Mike gamecock DeVine Friday, June 12th at 2:56PM EDT (link)to click to “follow” the large group?
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“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
once you are on twitter
Caleb Howe Friday, June 12th at 2:58PM EDT (link)Retweeting is essentially a process of copying what someone else said, and resending it. So for example I would copy the text of something you sent on twitter, then click on the REPLY button. In my reply, I’d paste what you said. Then, in front of your reply name, before the @ symbol, I just insert RT. Voila. A retweet!
Of course, if you are using tweetdeck or similar, you just push the retweet button and that’s that.
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Oh as for quick way
Caleb Howe Friday, June 12th at 2:59PM EDT (link)None that I know of.
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There's a twitter group follow service somewhere...
George Claghorn Friday, June 12th at 3:02PM EDT (link)But I forget the name of it. I’ll keep looking.
“Victory comes, though we know not when. We must be happy warriors until the end.
For those of you who struggle with what goes on, who see retreat and capitulation, and who feel like not just your political opponents, but those who hold dear all those things you hold as blasphemous — be cheerful. Be happy. Victory is already yours.
You must just have the courage to not get discouraged and have the will to fight on.” – Erick Erickson at RightOnline
Okay, found it!
George Claghorn Friday, June 12th at 3:07PM EDT (link)It’s called Twibes.
Just join the twibe “rs” which I created here:
http://www.twibes.com/group/rs
“Victory comes, though we know not when. We must be happy warriors until the end.
For those of you who struggle with what goes on, who see retreat and capitulation, and who feel like not just your political opponents, but those who hold dear all those things you hold as blasphemous — be cheerful. Be happy. Victory is already yours.
You must just have the courage to not get discouraged and have the will to fight on.” – Erick Erickson at RightOnline
No wait. That's not it. NVM.
George Claghorn Friday, June 12th at 3:09PM EDT (link)There’s no way to follow everyone at once.
“Victory comes, though we know not when. We must be happy warriors until the end.
For those of you who struggle with what goes on, who see retreat and capitulation, and who feel like not just your political opponents, but those who hold dear all those things you hold as blasphemous — be cheerful. Be happy. Victory is already yours.
You must just have the courage to not get discouraged and have the will to fight on.” – Erick Erickson at RightOnline
But if you want to join anyway...
George Claghorn Friday, June 12th at 3:11PM EDT (link)The url is here:
http://www.twibes.com/group/redstate
Not the one I posted earlier.
“Victory comes, though we know not when. We must be happy warriors until the end.
For those of you who struggle with what goes on, who see retreat and capitulation, and who feel like not just your political opponents, but those who hold dear all those things you hold as blasphemous — be cheerful. Be happy. Victory is already yours.
You must just have the courage to not get discouraged and have the will to fight on.” – Erick Erickson at RightOnline
That's pretty cool George
Caleb Howe Friday, June 12th at 5:54PM EDT (link)I joined.
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thx guys - I'll get tweetdeck, etc - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine Saturday, June 13th at 11:57AM EDT (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
Follow me to..
mustango Friday, June 12th at 2:31PM EDT (link)@BonzerWolf - DFW-based political chatterbox
@ALIPAC - immigration news
@johnwelshphd - non-political, smart stock trader
@kpods - some goof who talks sporadically about random junk
My Twitter feed
mikefisk Friday, June 12th at 2:48PM EDT (link)@MichaelWFisk - Politics, economics, music, geek culture
“Once within the maw of Leviathan, degree of digestion is irrelevant.” - Michael Fisk
7.88, -1.97
Mine
Karina Friday, June 12th at 2:52PM EDT (link)@KariGilbert-An American patriot mom living in Kuwait
Stop confusing me with the facts, I’m making up my own imagination. ~My grandmother who voted for Obama
Yeah, twitters not my cup of coffee...
DONTREADONME Friday, June 12th at 3:00PM EDT (link)thirty something rebelling against the tug of popular sentiment, yeah, I borrowed that from Rush. Once a rebel always a rebel I guess; however, being a conservative is more rebelious now than getting a tramp stamp or a tatoo. Yes, I said it, I am cool, man.
“The UN is right? you can’t be any more “un”; Than you are right now, the UN is undone, Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun, The threat is real, the Locust King has come, Don’t tell me the truth; I don’t like what they’ve done, Just give me ammo for the United Abominations”-Megadeth
I'm sure Amy will take care of your share, slacker! (nt)
Karina Friday, June 12th at 3:23PM EDT (link)Stop confusing me with the facts, I’m making up my own imagination. ~My grandmother who voted for Obama
Plenty of slacking going around in Zero's American-nt
DONTREADONME Friday, June 12th at 3:28PM EDT (link)“The UN is right? you can’t be any more “un”; Than you are right now, the UN is undone, Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun, The threat is real, the Locust King has come, Don’t tell me the truth; I don’t like what they’ve done, Just give me ammo for the United Abominations”-Megadeth
And then some
Amy Miller Friday, June 12th at 5:55PM EDT (link):o)
~A
Tweet Me, It’s Trendy!!!: @amy_m_miller
“Ah, yes, it’s the apocalypse alright. I always thought I’d have a hand in it.”
MI politics, Oakland County, TEA parties...
Bioinformaticus_Maximus Friday, June 12th at 3:00PM EDT (link)@groberts1776
In theory, theory and practice are the same.
In practice, they are not.
-Attributed to Yogi Berra
Outside Lansing
Oakland Politics
Politics, agriculture, culture, constitutional
ScottSenffner Friday, June 12th at 3:10PM EDT (link)http://www.twitter.com/therightbistro
Therightbistro.com.
Shameless self-promotion
BrianGarst Friday, June 12th at 3:49PM EDT (link)http://twitter.com/conservcompend for my political thoughts and updates on my writings.
Conservative Compendium
I have the best twitter icon.
Leon H. Wolf Friday, June 12th at 3:52PM EDT (link)And Caleb didn’t even include it in his post.
————
They’re *illusions*, Michael. A trick is something a whore does for money. Or candy!
Leon's right....@leonwolf....Here's some more...
$peciallist Friday, June 12th at 4:12PM EDT (link)RiehlWorldView @DanRiehl
Amanda Carpenter @AmandaCarpenter
North Korean Newswire @kcna_dprk
Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
Pejman Yousefzadeh @Yousefzadeh
Wall Street Journal @WSJ
Mark R. Levin @marklevinshow
GregGutfeld @greggutfeld
Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer
this is just scratching the surface…
left me out, dude. What up?
E Pluribus Unum Friday, June 12th at 4:23PM EDT (link)paul_fuller
Carthago delenda est
Do your conservative t-shirt Christmas shopping at EPU Gear. Save the conservative muse, save the world.
You're just not as cool as you thought you were EPU...
Aaron Gardner Friday, June 12th at 4:28PM EDT (link)We are all secretly working to usurp you as King of Kirk….;^)
Aaron’s Archive
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
EPU is @ladderfail ...be sure to follow..
$peciallist Friday, June 12th at 4:42PM EDT (link)np
lol @speciallist...good one..nt
Aaron Gardner Friday, June 12th at 5:01PM EDT (link)Aaron’s Archive
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
actually that's a pretty good name
E Pluribus Unum Monday, June 15th at 11:26AM EDT (link)of course, I’m sure I do not know what it refers to…..
Carthago delenda est
Do your conservative t-shirt Christmas shopping at EPU Gear. Save the conservative muse, save the world.
because when I did this the first time
Caleb Howe Friday, June 12th at 5:10PM EDT (link)you said in no uncertain (though mildly amusing) terms that you were not interested. I assumed that was still the case.
Caleb Howe (formerly known as absentee)
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I was guilty of that too..
$peciallist Friday, June 12th at 5:26PM EDT (link)I have assimilated…
::sigh: you still don't get it, Caleb
E Pluribus Unum Friday, June 12th at 5:33PM EDT (link)I get to complain when you leave me off the list, because you left me off the list.
I also get to complain if you put me on the list, because you broadcast my real-world name out to the big broad world.
But then, Washington Examiner kind of took care of that for us, didn’t they?
Carthago delenda est
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did they now?
Caleb Howe Friday, June 12th at 5:47PM EDT (link)I can’t recall. Perhaps gratuitous linkage is required?
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that's strange Paul
David Hinz Friday, June 12th at 5:49PM EDT (link)I thought EPU WAS your real name…
…I have not been able to figure out who the P_F guy is who keeps sending me emails…
The Minority Report — The HinzSight Report — TMRB.tv — MFOB “Miss Tagart, do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It’s resentment of another man’s achievement.”
@tsquare57
tsquare Friday, June 12th at 4:52PM EDT (link)St Louis based politics, architecture (the building kind) and fighting with teenagers
nice guy! [feeling left out]
David Hinz Friday, June 12th at 5:26PM EDT (link)@DavidAHinz
The Minority Report — The HinzSight Report — TMRB.tv — MFOB “Miss Tagart, do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It’s resentment of another man’s achievement.”
You have 2,350+ followers...
$peciallist Friday, June 12th at 5:34PM EDT (link)you going for a record?
EPU knows how it feels! -nt
E Pluribus Unum Friday, June 12th at 5:34PM EDT (link)Carthago delenda est
Do your conservative t-shirt Christmas shopping at EPU Gear. Save the conservative muse, save the world.
all of the things that I can do instead of following someone on a twitter
kyle8 Friday, June 12th at 5:42PM EDT (link)1. eat bacon 2. read 3. play a video game 4. wash the car 5. wash dishes 6. Eat Chinese food 7. Watch reruns of StarTrek 8. play with my cat 9. Throw a football to the neighborhood kids 10. Eat Mexican food 11. Listen to talk radio 12. Listen to Blues on XM radio 13. Sip some whisky 14. Read a comic book 15. watch food network 16. Cook 17. eat something I cooked 18. watch the NFL network. 19. read a book about football 20. read a book about sailing ships
21. take a shower… still counting.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
We Definately Agree Here
Swamp_Yankee Friday, June 12th at 5:46PM EDT (link)I may eat my words someday, but I just dont get it right now. Especially the part of following “tweets”.
Not Dead Yet!
It's hard to get
Caleb Howe Friday, June 12th at 5:49PM EDT (link)until you are in it. Most of the people on my list (including me) and in the comments felt, and said, exactly what you guys are saying. And yet …
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Add Me To That List...
tsquare Friday, June 12th at 5:57PM EDT (link)Now my Twitter page is open all day and is one of those things I check first thing in the morning
madness?
kyle8 Friday, June 12th at 6:04PM EDT (link)nt
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
I Opened An Account
Swamp_Yankee Friday, June 12th at 6:05PM EDT (link)a while back and have no idea what to do with it. I started following a few people, but WTF. I still dont get it
Not Dead Yet!
Same here.
itrytobenice Saturday, June 13th at 11:52AM EDT (link)And every couple of weeks I look at the page, if I can find it, and I still don’t understand the lure of it.
And more than that, I’ve never sent a tweet in my life and there are morons following me. People I’ve never heard of and don’t follow.
There must be obsessives who are trying to rack of the largest list of ‘people I follow’. In which case, I’m a great one, because following me takes Zero seconds.
The problem with America is stupidity. I’m not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don’t we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
I do all of those things...
bs Friday, June 12th at 5:59PM EDT (link)AND use Twitter. There’s always room for one more.
Decorum is fo’ suckas
surprise surprise, "hopey changey" in Iran is ahmadinejad...
DONTREADONME Friday, June 12th at 6:05PM EDT (link)seriously, is anyone surprised. Obama’s arrogance is justified he got exactly what he wanted from his Cairo speech.
“The UN is right? you can’t be any more “un”; Than you are right now, the UN is undone, Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun, The threat is real, the Locust King has come, Don’t tell me the truth; I don’t like what they’ve done, Just give me ammo for the United Abominations”-Megadeth
less and less able to watch even Special Report when I see a going thru the motions
Mike gamecock DeVine Friday, June 12th at 6:22PM EDT (link)news story on “the (Chrysler dealerships) closures” as necessary without any mention of SPECIFIC dealerships that were closed despite profits, many for 30+ straight years.
Fox is lazy and inadequate and cowardly, esp with their “fair and balanced” when what we need is balance to be fair.
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
could be worse, FNC could just recite AP stories like every other news outlet-nt
DONTREADONME Friday, June 12th at 6:26PM EDT (link)“The UN is right? you can’t be any more “un”; Than you are right now, the UN is undone, Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun, The threat is real, the Locust King has come, Don’t tell me the truth; I don’t like what they’ve done, Just give me ammo for the United Abominations”-Megadeth
yes, could always be worse...hence the ability of humans to find
Mike gamecock DeVine Friday, June 12th at 6:31PM EDT (link)happiness during the Dark Ages….
smile
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
lol-nt
DONTREADONME Friday, June 12th at 6:36PM EDT (link)“The UN is right? you can’t be any more “un”; Than you are right now, the UN is undone, Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun, The threat is real, the Locust King has come, Don’t tell me the truth; I don’t like what they’ve done, Just give me ammo for the United Abominations”-Megadeth
The mullahs rule Iran - Membersonlyjacket-ijad was the liberal when he first ran
Mike gamecock DeVine Friday, June 12th at 6:37PM EDT (link)Which is why it has always been irrelevant to focus on him as vital. The thinking of the mullahs has been like his since 1979 and continues, re the Jews. The election is a sham with the battle on economics within the 40 yard lines.
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
do you know, after Obama started to claim credit for the "discussion-debate" in Iran...
DONTREADONME Friday, June 12th at 6:42PM EDT (link)I guess we can now blame him for the return of iminthemood4jihad.
“The UN is right? you can’t be any more “un”; Than you are right now, the UN is undone, Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun, The threat is real, the Locust King has come, Don’t tell me the truth; I don’t like what they’ve done, Just give me ammo for the United Abominations”-Megadeth
nice one! iminthemood4jihad! awesome - and the Obamalogic - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine Friday, June 12th at 6:43PM EDT (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
Krauthammer vs Hayes - For once, Hayes doesn't get it
Mike gamecock DeVine Friday, June 12th at 6:42PM EDT (link)Charles does - The election is not a referendum on the rhetoric against the US. The Mullahs control that rhetoric, not Membersonly jacket-ijad.
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
I'm really starting to like the Kraut' (link)
redneck_hippie Saturday, June 13th at 1:48PM EDT (link)This is mean-spiritedness at its best!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061103129.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
I know, I know the truth isn’t mean or kind. It’s just the truth.
“We must not lose our faculty to dare, especially in dark days.” - Churchill in March, 1942.
Remember NY-23; translation: RINOs Have No Base.
Check out the update -nt
Caleb Howe Friday, June 12th at 7:07PM EDT (link)Caleb Howe (formerly known as absentee)
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Bacon Vodka Time
Swamp_Yankee Friday, June 12th at 8:52PM EDT (link)n/t
Not Dead Yet!
A couple more..and taxcheat twitter bonus..
$peciallist Friday, June 12th at 10:25PM EDT (link)andrewbreitbart @andrewbreitbart
AlfonZo Rachel @Zo_Macho_Sauce
TMRNetwork @TMRNetwork
Karl Rove @KarlRove
Jules crittenden @julescrittenden
Glenn Beck @glennbeck
Jim Norton @JimNorton
The Onion @TheOnion
Larry the Cable guy @GitRDoneLarry
Twitter is addictive
JustLeaveMeAlone Friday, June 12th at 11:11PM EDT (link)sayeth moi, @SpairMe
“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” Thomas Jefferson
way to addictive...
ScottSenffner Saturday, June 13th at 12:55AM EDT (link)Your are not kidding! I started a week ago, yesterday. Lots of fun, great gathering place.
Therightbistro.com.
@gwynsmom
gwynsmom Saturday, June 13th at 4:44AM EDT (link)checking in #tcot #tlot #rs
Are there twitter filters?
Brian Hibbert Saturday, June 13th at 7:52AM EDT (link)I’m new there and still just playing around. But when someone like Karl Rove is following me and 55,000 of his closest friends, how does twitter stay useful?
Socialism doesn’t work. It looks nice on paper, but it’s been tried and it’s failed miserably every time (usually accompanied by widespread death and suffering).
Proud member of the V.R.W.C.
Join the RedState Strike Force
Brian, your best bet is to download tweetdeck...
Aaron Gardner Saturday, June 13th at 9:15AM EDT (link)It is an adobe app maede for twitter and facebook status updates, you can filter and search and created custom columns made up of just the users you want.
Check here for the details.
Aaron’s Archive
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
I've said this before...
$peciallist Saturday, June 13th at 10:52AM EDT (link)if it wasn’t for Tweetdeck…..I wouldn’t be tweeting
very cool….
I want to be OUT of touch!
Achance Saturday, June 13th at 12:16PM EDT (link)The Blackberry went the day I retired. The only people with my cell number are my family and my clients. My email has God’s own filters on it. This box has an on-off switch and RedState and a couple of gun and boat sites are the only places I ever go on the ‘net. And when the World still bothers me, all I have to do is leave the cell phone home and take off on the boat; a half hour from my slip and my boat and the ocassional navaid are the only things you can see that have visibly been touched by man’s hands.
In Vino Veritas
Yeah, me, too. Took me forever before I'd agree to even get a cellphone.
janis Saturday, June 13th at 12:47PM EDT (link)Mostly because I have elderly parents who live some 65 miles away and two small grandchildren as well. Son and daughter in law can’t believe that I don’t stick it in my pocket when I am playing with the kids outside. Knowing that bad news will always find you faster than good news, I just don’t feel the need to be instantly available 24 hours a day. That’s why I have an answering machine on my home phone and made sure to set up voice mail as soon as I got the cell phone.
Being “always connected” to the world today is not a comfort. Being able to “just be” without comment is the only thing that preserves my sanity.
people don't understand it!
mom2oneson Saturday, June 13th at 1:09PM EDT (link)When I got ours when we were using public transportation and I wanted to be able to call for help if necessary due to some health issues with my son. A few times when we had to be somehwere for a long time (like 6 or 8 hours!) I’ve let him buy a game. Friends don’t understand it’s not for incoming calls! An “emergency” to them is calling their husband on his way home from work to pick up bacon or having to call their own mother because their 6 month old has a runny nose and they need someone to talk about it with. I don’t care what people use cell phones for but it annoys when they don’t understand convenience vs emergency and why I don’t give out my number.
Two stories over at Foxnews.com that caught my attention...
DONTREADONME Sunday, June 14th at 1:03AM EDT (link)http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/13/weapons-makers-look-overseas-pentagon-scales/
First and foremost, this is what happens when you cut spending on defense systems that private companies have invested large sums of IR&D funds into. These private defense contractors will try to sell them to other countries. Mind you there are legal hurdles that can be jumped to do this with say the F22 or the Boeing C17s but other technologies will be restricted for export by the ITAR and other export control laws.
That said, defense contractors and military hardware and technology scientists and engineers need to feed their families too. We can not use any knowledge we have gained in our career working for the DoD, but that can not stop us from coming up with new technologies and science that is unrelated. I fear the defense cuts will cause some of our finest scientists and engineers to seek employment to leave defense and not return or move to other allied nations that may see a need for advancing their military technology.
From my perspective I hope that I continue to work in the defense field, if I lose my job I do not know what my knowlege and experience will be good for. That said, it is quite annoying to see my budget cut significantly while saving a stupid mouse in San Fransico with a much bigger budget than I have ever seen.
and
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/13/judge-rules-terrorist-sue-bush-administration-lawyer-torture-claim/
Both these stories are of great interest for us. One is that a judge has allowed the lawsuit to move forward to sue a former Bush adminstration lawyer for drafting legal opinions about “torture”. Well, here’s to all of you lawyers working in JAG doing legal reviews or under the administration supervision, be careful what your opinion says because now you can be held liable. That’s right when the next administration comes into power you are on the firing line. And the judgement was made in San Fransico CA, who would have guessed.
“The UN is right? you can’t be any more “un”; Than you are right now, the UN is undone, Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun, The threat is real, the Locust King has come, Don’t tell me the truth; I don’t like what they’ve done, Just give me ammo for the United Abominations”-Megadeth
BTW, those two stories that I gave an opinion on were AP...
DONTREADONME Sunday, June 14th at 1:05AM EDT (link)so expect the bias for Obama administration laid on real thick.
“The UN is right? you can’t be any more “un”; Than you are right now, the UN is undone, Another mushroom cloud, another smoking gun, The threat is real, the Locust King has come, Don’t tell me the truth; I don’t like what they’ve done, Just give me ammo for the United Abominations”-Megadeth
testing 123......nope still a reader
Doc Holliday Sunday, June 14th at 5:35AM EDT (link)lol
Molon Labe!
AP article on financial regulations
mom2oneson Sunday, June 14th at 7:23AM EDT (link)http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090614/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_meltdown_overhaul
“The inability to step in and unwind large and complex institutions before they fail and become the thread that unravels the fabric of the system”
“Consumers and lenders whose unwitting or reckless credit and borrowing decisions placed families under staggering debts and contributed to the instability of the financial system”
Big Pimpin'
Leatherneck Monday, June 15th at 10:32AM EDT (link)Yeah Yeah I know, it’s mucho late. But in my own self interest I wanted to pimp my twitter feed that’s totally unrelated and nobody follows.
@ghsthound
paranormal and haunted stuff at its best.
(would have been sooner but the 24 ban on new posters)
I think you should reconsider your screen name...nt
Aaron Gardner Monday, June 15th at 10:35AM EDT (link)Aaron’s Archive
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I think you should reconsider yours...nt
Leatherneck Monday, June 15th at 3:47PM EDT (link)It was just a suggestion slapnutz, I mean if you want to post here with a target on your back feel free, although the moderators are quite tough on people like you....nt
Aaron Gardner Monday, June 15th at 4:07PM EDT (link)Aaron’s Archive
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But, maybe you should drop an "a". Its redundant - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine Monday, June 15th at 4:09PM EDT (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
GC If anything I would add and "h" rather than drop and "a"...
Aaron Gardner Monday, June 15th at 4:18PM EDT (link)??????? = Aharon
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*and should be an...both times...
Aaron Gardner Monday, June 15th at 4:25PM EDT (link)I hate it when my mind and my fingers don’t operate together in harmony.
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Clearly you are not related to Moses - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine Monday, June 15th at 4:31PM EDT (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” - Andrew Jackson
Heh...I believe he stuttered quite a bit...same thing GC...;^)....nt
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Clever
E Pluribus Unum Monday, June 15th at 4:09PM EDT (link)not.
Have a nice life, zombie.
Carthago delenda est
Do your conservative t-shirt Christmas shopping at EPU Gear. Save the conservative muse, save the world.
A target?
Leatherneck Tuesday, June 16th at 11:29AM EDT (link)A target on my back? Tough on people like me? You don’t even know me. Slapnutz is a nickname I got in the Marine Corps from my friends when I was in Iraq, and it’s a play on my last name. I didn’t think it was offensive, nor did I think it would induce a round of sarcasm. And no, I don’t think I should reconsider it. I read Redstate regularly, but never really posted before. I used the open thread as an opportunity to show some of you guys something else that I’m interested in. Sort of a break from politics, that I find fascinating. Thanks for making a newb feel welcome. You guys are awesome.
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You started the sarcasm slapnutz...
Aaron Gardner Wednesday, June 17th at 8:16AM EDT (link)I only tried to give you a piece of advice. You got all defensive like a child.
Oh and that is quite a pitty party for a supposed Marine .
And I love it when people quote my sarcastic sigline and don’t even realize the sarcasm..
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One last comment on this
Leatherneck Wednesday, June 17th at 9:10AM EDT (link)I was explaining to you the nickname that you felt I should change. Not a pity party. Just responding to the idiocy that ensued after I simply posted a link in an open blog. Supposed Marine? That’s what really inflames me. I’m not even quite sure how to respond to that. Suggest I change a nickname you no nothing about, suggest I’ll be posting with a target on my back on a like minded website, but “supposed” Marine?
Actually, I respect you guys for your insight and entries. Which is why I come to this website. Particularly GC, and EPU. That’s why I was surprised at the responses. Look, I took your suggestion as a bit of an attack and I returned fire. I apologize for that. I’d like to keep posting at Redstate.
Oh, and I do get the sarcasm in your tagline, that’s why I quoted it.
Ok slapnutz, let's start again...
Aaron Gardner Wednesday, June 17th at 9:26AM EDT (link)Your nickname could be considered offensive to some, because of this and your status as new, and the fact we know nothing about you, you should see how this might be a distraction from any valid point you may be making.
When I said moderators are tough on people like you, I meant people who are argumentative and belligerent, which you were being when I suggested you take a second look at your screen name.
And yeah i said supposed Marine…I don’t know you from Adam, but the marines I do know don’t act like children when given some advice. Maybe I should have used the word “behoove” so that you would have felt more comfortably receiving advice.
As far as the pity party goes, well I guess the whole “Thanks for making a newb feel welcome” comment could be taken another way, not sure what way.
Keep your screen name if you want, I could care less, but if you look around you’ll notice most of us try to avoid names like yours. Additiionally one of the posters who you say you respect now thinks you are a tool because you chose a locker room nickname to represent you here. Stick to your guns…you’re doing great.
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I understand what you are saying.
Leatherneck Wednesday, June 17th at 9:51AM EDT (link)Fair enough. Can’t help the but throw shots though huh? Apologies to GC and EPU as well.
I work with the audience I got Leatherneck...;^)
Aaron Gardner Wednesday, June 17th at 10:02AM EDT (link)This name is much better.
So about this paranormal stuff….do you see dead people?
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one time I did!
Leatherneck Wednesday, June 17th at 10:15AM EDT (link)well…it’s an interesting story actually. Pretty long, but long story short…When I was 8 years old my Grandfather passed away unexpectedly. I woke up one night, and I saw him in the corner of my room. He looked so happy, and I wasn’t at all afraid. After that, I followed paranormal stuff very closely, even to this day. He was the reason I joined the Marine Corps. He was an WWII veteran, and purple heart recipient. The day he died, he still has shrapnel in his back from when his tank was blown up.
So, I guess that one time I did see a dead person, or at least I thought I did.
During the long days in Iraq, I used to tell my squad ghost stories by the motor pool. It seems kind of lame, but they were all into it. I guess it was some kind of entertainment to look forward to. In a way, I think it even helped us deal with death a little better as well.
Where were you in Iraq?...nt
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2003
Leatherneck Wednesday, June 17th at 10:40AM EDT (link)I was there when the war first started, and I was Motor T so we traveled all over the southern part of the country. I started in February off loading equipment at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait. The night the war started, we moved from Shuaiba to Camp Matilda which was right at the border. After the initial Arty barrage, we moved across the border into the oilfields which had already been lit on fire by the Iraqis. We mostly lived out of our trucks during this time. But, eventually settled down at Camp Viper in the middle of the desert. I couldn’t even tell you were it was. It was pretty amazing though, the network of small camps and ammo supply points set up around the country so quickly. We mostly ran missions from there that took us to Diwaniyah, An-Nasariyah, and eventually Baghdad. (were I spent Easter Sunday) Our unit, Transport Support Group, ran the longest overland supply line in the history of the Marine Corps stretching more than 600 miles.
We were even awarded a Presidential Unit Citation which reads:
Navy Presidential Unit Citation was for extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance in action against enemy forces in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from 21 March to 24 April 2003. During this period, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) (REIN) conducted the longest sequence of coordinated combined arms overland attacks in the history of the Marine Corps. From the border between Kuwait and Iraq, to the culmination of hostilities north of Baghdad, I MEF advanced nearly 800 kilometers under sustained and heavy combat. Utilizing the devastating combat power of organic aviation assets, coupled with the awesome power resident in the ground combat elements, and maintaining momentum through the herculean efforts of combat service support elements, I MEF destroyed nine Iraqi Divisions. This awesome display of combat power was accomplished while simultaneously freeing the Iraqi people from more than 30 years of oppression and reestablishing basic infrastructure in the country. During the 33 days of combat, to the transition to civil-military operations, I MEF sustained a tempo of operations never before seen on the modern battlefield, conducting four major river crossings, maintaining the initiative, and sustaining forces. The ferocity and duration of the campaign was made possible through the skills and determination of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coalition Partners comprising I MEF at all levels, all echelons, and in all occupational fields. By their outstanding courage, aggressive fighting spirit, and untiring devotion to duty, the officers and enlisted personnel of I Marine Expeditionary Force (REIN) reflected great credit upon themselves and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
Are you still in Leatherneck?...nt
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No, I'm out now...but
Leatherneck Wednesday, June 17th at 10:56AM EDT (link)I just sent in my Reserve Qualification Summary to try to get into the reserves. There’s a unit called Wounded Warrior Regiment, that I would love to be a part of. They help returning veterans transition back to civilian life by assisting with civilian training, job placement, substance abuse, etc.
The only problem is, I’m on the cusp of being too old, and well, my physical fitness isn’t what it used to be. You know what they say “Not as lean, not as mean, but still a Marine!”
That's cool Leatherneck..
Aaron Gardner Wednesday, June 17th at 11:02AM EDT (link)I did some work with the Wounded Warrior Project a bit when I worked for MWR at Ft. Carson CO. I am an Army vet myself. I hope you get approved.
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Thanks, I hope so too
Leatherneck Wednesday, June 17th at 11:07AM EDT (link)My buddy is already in, as a Gunny. I’m hoping he can pull some strings for me. You know how Gunnys are, salty enough to boss around officers but still close to the action.
It really is a much needed program.
http://www.woundedwarriorregiment.org/WWR.aspx
Agree...a great program for sure...nt
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