An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Morning Coffee 07/25/08
Radioactive material enters U.S. poorly inspected
Confusion and miscommunication at border crossings allowed large amounts of potentially dangerous materials to enter the United States without adequate checks, a government investigation has revealed.
In a report released last week, the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ investigative arm, called on Border Patrol officers and nuclear regulators to do a better job of tracking and detecting radioactive materials.
Two questions: Why the hell are they announcing to the world that our border security seriously sucks? And: Don’t they train the border patrol?
Mysterious noise plagues Wis. couple’s home
It’s not a sharp, shrill sound,” Bob Ehrfurth said. “It’s an even sound, like a car running or a motor. Sometimes it pulsates in your ears. … We’re not getting our sleep. Our nerves are shot.”
They know it’s not caused by any health problem the two might share, because when they leave the house, they don’t hear it.
The couple said it started two years ago, soon after St. Bernard’s Parish across the street had the roofing, chimney and ductwork on a wing of its school redone. They now suspect the ducts could pick up sounds from industries and reflect them at their house, although the problem is intermittent, making it harder to diagnose.
Jeez, that would drive me nuts. I wonder if earplugs would help?
Story ties Karzai to drug lords
Thomas Schweich, who until June was one of the State Department’s senior counter-narcotics officials, accused Karzai of protecting drug lords for political reasons. Schweich wrote in an article to be published Sunday in The New York Times magazine that “narco-corruption went to the top of the Afghan government.”
Schweich said the Taliban-led insurgency fighting Karzai’s government profits from drugs, but Karzai is reluctant to move against big drug lords in his political power base in the country’s south, where most opium and heroin is produced.
First, I question the accuracy of ANYTHING that the NY Slimes is associated with. Second, fire bomb the fields. Simple. The surrounding countryside might be high for a while, but at least the fields would be gone. And when they start growing that crap again, torch ‘em again. And again. And again. Until they get the message…..grow potatoes!
Britain’s Brown dealt new blow in heartland by-election defeat
The Scottish National Party (SNP) reversed a majority of 13,500 in Glasgow East to snatch Labour’s 25th safest seat in Britain, prompting more questions about how long Brown can remain in Downing Street.
The premier insisted he was “getting on with the job” following the result and would focus on steering Britain through tough economic times.
Although he has only been in the job for a year, Brown has already suffered a string of terrible results in by-elections, local elections and London’s mayoral election. In that contest, Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone was beaten by Boris Johnson of the main opposition Conservatives.
I guess it’s apparent to the Brits too….this guy seriously sucks! Perhaps they are getting fed up with the PC BS, and incompetent “leadership” too?
Top Democrat Meets Regularly with Code Pink
James O’Donnell, who told CNSNews.com that he joined Code Pink in Washington one month ago, said the group – which numbered about a dozen outside Bayh’s office – wanted to meet with the senator because they oppose Senate Bill 3227, which tightens sanctions on Iran.
When asked by CNSNews.com if Code Pink thinks Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons, O’Donnell cited the National Intelligence Estimate issued last December.
“I don’t think it matters what I think,” O’Donnell said. “I think it matters what is the consensus of America’s 16 intelligence agencies. The National Intelligence Estimate says they are not pursuing them, and I think they know better than I do.”
Meeting with these yahoos give them credibility they do not deserve.
Police To Probe Olmert Again; Mazuz Says PM ‘Uncooperative’
The Attorney General told the High Court, “The police have met considerable difficulties in setting dates to interrogate the prime minister and in setting the length of the sessions. These are difficulties never experienced in the past with other public officials.”
The police have evidence gathered in the United States and which investigators want to use in questioning him. Until now, the main witness has been American businessman Morris Talansky, who this week underwent five days of an intense and tough cross-examination by attorneys for Prime Minister Olmert.
Politicians, no matter what their stripe, should be open and honest with people. This no longer seems the case. Their arrogance is outweighing their service to the people they vow to serve and protect. Olmert seems to be falling right in with the rest of the world’s egotistical “leaders”.
The Hardin County man accused of killing one of his employees is scheduled to appear in Hardin County General Sessions Court this morning on charges of first degree murder
Ken Qualis, owner of Savannah Furniture Exchange, was charged by police in the shooting death of 27-year-old Charlie Garrard. Qualis is scheduled to be arraigned this morning.
Qualis, 52, is accused of shooting his employee while the two were sitting in Qualis’ pick-up truck.
Sure glad I don’t have a need to go through “downtown” Savannah today. At least I sure hope not! 
Magnetic Explosions Draw Scientists Closer to Origin of Northern Lights
On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, and dance across the sky.
The findings should help scientists better understand the more powerful but less common geomagnetic storms that can knock out satellites, harm astronauts in orbit and disrupt power and communications on Earth, scientists said.
I’d kind of like to keep the “mystery”. Although, yeah, if the research can protect astronauts, and keep my TV going, I suppose it’s ok. 
N-issue show of bullying of western powers
Ayatollah Rafsanjani also told the worshipers at Tehran University campus that the capability Iranians have gained in the nuclear domain is result of 30 years of their endeavors without seeking foreign assistance.
Uh….Russia comes to mind.
He warned that the world bullying powers are now trying to deprive the Iranian nation of the absolute right through making mischiefs and issuing threats and intimidation.
Who was it that stated the desire, and THREAT, to wipe Israel off the face of the map? Wasn’t the US, or any other western country.
McCain Camp Hopes for Backlash
Introducing himself as a “fellow citizen of the world,” the presumptive Democratic nominee stood in the German capital and called for Europe to stand with America in the fight against terrorism and forge a united front to eliminate nuclear weapons and curb the damage wrought by global climate change.
“In this new century, Americans and Europeans alike will be required to do more — not less,” Mr. Obama said. “Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity.”
The outright arrogance of the bumbling clown never ceases to amaze me. Here’s a backlash for ya. I’m going to breakdown and send McFeingold a few bucks! B. Hussein CANNOT occupy the Oval Office!
Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violence
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory.
Speaking Friday in Australia, Rice suggested to reporters that a surge in Taliban-related violence in Afghanistan had its source in the restive semiautonomous tribal areas along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan.
Gee, y’think? Perhaps if the Pakistani government worked with the Afghani government, they could actually get something done? Just a thought.
Woman accused of trying to run down deputy with car
Meigs County Sheriff Walter Hickman said the incident occurred Wednesday while deputies were conducting a traffic stop. He said Bales, who was not involved in the stop, steered her vehicle toward deputies.
Hickman said deputies then chased Bales for eight miles during which time she drove recklessly.
She posted $12,500 bond and is due in court next Thursday. Bales served on the Meigs County Commission from 1994 to 1998.
Uh….was alcohol involved?
Obama’s brief stop in Paris belies his popularity
“He is young, not from the establishment. It’s a change of U.S. politics, of the U.S. image in the world,” said Samuel Solvit, the 22-year-old head of a Paris-based Obama committee.
“We are not here to influence the American vote, to use it politically. We are here to say that what is going on in the US has an influence on the world,” Solvit, an economics student, said in an interview with Associated Press Television News.
They might want to rethink their stand on B. Hussein if they are worried about what goes on in the US, because if he’s elected POTUS, he’ll not only drag the US into the pits of hell, he’ll drag the rest of the world too.
Qantas plane suffered corrosion
THE Qantas plane forced to make an emergency landing in the Philippines after a massive hole opened up in its fuselage had been plagued by a history of corrosion.
News Limited reports today that engineers discovered a large amount of corrosion in the Qantas jumbo during a major refurbishment earlier this year.
They refurbished the inside. So, why was this plane even flying?
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