Weekend open thread
Since everyone seems to be swooning over the Supreme Court today, I’m going to take some time off from watching the spectacle that the media is making of it’s collective self.
So here’s a picture from Ex-PH2 to stare at while it stares back.
Category: Open thread
FIRST!!!
The bummer is on me now.
Heheheheh, it was just a matter of time, but hey, you got sloppy seconds! 😈
So luck I was out of town and and up in the mountains getting a reprieve from the Arizona Heat LMAO ! ! !
Well, here is the suit filed by a NON-CPO that we all know so well that will be a NON-Lawyer by next week. TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF LEE COUNTY FLORIDA _____________________________________________________________ Daniel A. Bernath, ) ) Case No. 15-CA-001555 Plaintiffs, ) ) Judge: Krier, Elizabeth V vs. ) ) PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT Lita Abella, ) (Jury Trial Demanded) and ) Erin McKeown Joyce, ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________________________________________ COME NOW Plaintiff Daniel A. Bernath a resident and is domiciled in Ft Myers, Florida, states and allege as follows: 1. Defendants Lita Abella, a resigned-with-charges-pending ex policeman and Defendant Erin McKeown Joyce committed the torts in a location unknown as stated herein and said false statements had an impact and caused harm within Ft. Myers, Florida to plaintiff Daniel A. Bernath. 2. On or about May 2015, defendants and each of them stated and published to third parties, either stating false “facts” or opinions based on facts that Daniel A. Bernath was; a) An incompetent, poorly trained and lacking in experience, “A Social Security lawyer, not qualified to sue … for you.” b) Plaintiff has committed barratry, criminal or unethical acts, c) That the services that Bernath had provided to the third parties to the date of the defamations was “invalid” and “illegal” and thus Bernath was a criminal as he had committed a criminal act or that Bernath was incompetent to perform his duties to the third parties. d) That the services that Bernath was to provide in the future were inadequate and that the third parties must spread defendants’ harmful malicious defamations by publishing to the third parties that; “you need to tell everyone” to terminate Bernath’s services, [Bernath has requested an Order from US District Court in California that thousands of potential clients “opt-in” to a wage class action/collective lawsuit. Defendants sought and defendants seek to interfere with that legal process. Most clientele will likely be Florida residents], e) That Bernath had no license to act on behalf of the third parties at the time he had so acted. f) That the third parties must “Fire” plaintiff for the… Read more »
Bernath can go fuck an empty fuel tank while he fucks himself. I wonder how often he now meets up with *SLUURRP*41 for a few Dutch Rudder Gang Cocktails and a circle jerk? (A DRG Cocktail is rubbing alcohol with a touch of antifreeze and embalming fluid for flavor and garnished with a lead paint chip)
Geezo Pete, fuelgauge, if you’re going to post such stuff, you owe it to your audience to post a freakin’ spew alert!
Does he really expect that to be taken seriously? And no penalties for it?
Jesus, what a pussy!
No wonder bernutsky’s been so quiet. He had to type out all that stuff one key at a time, the hunt-and-peck method.
Oh, sorry! I got the gigglesnorts again.
Daniel A. Bernath never stops fucking himself while he makes himself the laughing stock among real Lawyers! 😀
Bernath prepare yourself. I sent every email and your bullshit you did on the internet to my new Attorney. Although he requested 33 1/3 I offered 1/2. Judgment will be donated to my favorite Military websites. My Attorney said he went way above libelous messages and the crap he did on the Internet. Things are disappearing but I did screenshots of everything. White trash with the mouth of a gutter slob…
You should see the files elsewhere on him, Reb.
Ex-PH2. Thanks for the info, however, a bit late. As a California Paralegal who specializes in investigation and via new found friends I had absolutely everything on Navy Photographer Bernath and his team to lapdogs. Had he not posted my name with a picture of a childhood friend to a child molesters list..I would of just kept screwing with him and posting something I shared here among friends and put it all over the internet. He’s using my name I came to America with. I legally changed my name and that’s pissing him off. Can’t find a name that’s been legally changed for my protection if you get my drift. So very safe among new friends. Peace Ex-PH2
Me thinks Ms Reb is going to be a huge pain in the ass to non lawyer/non CPO of any kind Bernasty. Plus she’s a she that pisses him off too.
Welcome Ms Reb.
Thanks sj. I’ll be up his ass during his first interrogator. My attorney said how did you know to screenshot and save emails from them. Aw, did you read the part I’m a California Paralegal who graduated with honors while fighting cancer and raising four solo and three jobs? I must of missed it, I did read over 200 emails and other information. Can I be your paralegal in court? NO, YOUR THE PLAINTIFF.OPPS MUST BE BRAIN INJURY. I offered to pay butt he refused. Must have a great case. My son read some of the emails and now he’s pissed his mom was disrespected LOL Stand down son, moms got friends…
You might want to see about adding Bernath’s spouse to any complaint you file as I suspect she is a knowing (by omission) conspirator by potentially providing the tools and equipment for Bernath to engage in his activities.
Meh/Meth
I think he has named Erin Joyce as a defendant in his lawsuit in Florida so that he can now assert that she should be recused from prosecuting his disciplinary action in California. Birdbath is getting desperate.
If
“June 18, 2015 at 10:46 AM
Zigmund Kachitski said…”
really exists in the middle of his pleading, that is fucking awesome. Zigmund Kachitski is Bridbath’s nom de plume in some posts on those interwebs.
And in closing, I would like to add that bernitwit knew where the California hearing took place. His claim of ‘location unknown’ is a BIG, FAT LIE.
I have no doubt they will be filing a counter against him and will win. If you’re a poor excuse for a cut-rate ambulance chaser, you shouldn’t go up against attorney’s the California Bar uses to present its cases. I would say it should be obvious, but I know who I’m talking about.
Damn It. I knew I shouldn’t have stepped out on the deck for a smoke break !!
Oh, well.
Nice picture Ex-PH2.
My first thought was of a reincarnated Earl Littman, you know the “secret combat naked warrior” UDT frogman.
Thanks! He blended in so well with his surroundings, I figured he was a better frogman than Jess Ventura.
I especially felt that way when a fly landed on his nose and he ate it. Ventura would never eat a fly.
A Dead frog is a better frogman than Jesse Ventura.
A dead fly is a better frogman than Jesse Ventura.
That critter looks like he’s about 3/4 the size of the one that lives in the backyard fishpond at Infidel Central HQ®™!
I was at the store the other day when I came across a couple of tourists. One looked at the other and said “wow they actually have Starbucks in Alaska”. I guess we are all supposed to live in the bush or something. The fact that we have a Barnes and Noble would have really blown their minds.
Twist: but outside of a military installation’s chow hall, can you get grits and good biscuits and gravy? That, amigo, is the true test of whether the locale is truly “civilized” or not! (smile)
Grits…ah the taste and wonderful memories. Like Pimento Cheese…”the caviar of the south”.
Hondo, you have me craving home now. I miss the gulf
Hondo – are you talking about grits, as in that Southern delicacy, or GRITS – Girls Raised In The South? (Guess you could also call THEM delicacies).
Yes, Hondo, there is a place nearby about a mile from a base that has excellent biscuits and sausage gravy, all made from scratch. It is go-to food for cold weather.
It’s called The Bakery. Mmmmm.
… or the Moon.
But do they have decent grits also, or can they be obtained elsewhere nearby? If not, well . . . . (smile)
You get grits in the South, and if you really want them, at Cracker Barrel restaurants.
Cracker barrel grits do not measure up to real southern grits
I know, Smitty, but it’s on their menu and I’m sure the restaurants in the South have better versions than the restaurants in the North.
A beautiful picture of a very handsome frog.
I saw a beautiful white spider yesterday. Pure white. Amazing. (He was outside. I don’t find any spider in my house to be beautiful. Ugh.)
Did you get a photo of it? Pure white is unusual. It might be a previously unknown species.
No, and I cussed about that, later. I didn’t even think to use my phone for a pic. *Contritely bangs head on desk.*
Because I’m a sharing and caring kind of guy…..and because of the compliments from last weekend’s open thread and, well, just because….
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Chip,
Your art should hang in a gallery. Titled “Ode to Blue Falcons in F U Major”.
That is all.
I would also make this statement to ALL members of The Dutch Rudder Gang:
KISS THIS!! ( )*( )
Gosh Chip, you said everything without speaking a word. May I copy and use?
All day long.
The text finger at the bottom is a tough one so if you need it, you can google ascii text finger and get a bunch of examples you can cut and paste.
https://youtu.be/MpNJn8l4WXI
That tourist is lucky that soldier didn’t ventilate his silly ass.
Butt strokr to the head series
That Soldier could have ventilated him via fire OR the fixed bayonet on his weapon. Stupid tourist!
The tourist was part of a group from Malaysia.
The Ministry of Defence is supporting the actions of the guard.
They seem to have a serious problem with touchy-feely.
It’s mostly Asian tourists who come to Yellowstone and decide to hug the buffalo. Most of the time that works out okay, but we just sent one home in a box because of it. 2000 lbs of muscle and attitude on the hoof, warning signs everywhere, they COME from a country of large ornery critters with horns….and they still don’t get it.
I grew up (sort of) just outside of Jackson Hole, PN. Always amazed me when folks would treat Yellowstone as a petting zoo. Mr. Bison doesn’t always like his ears rubbed!
A friend of mine and I drove through the northern part of Yellowstone in May, and we came to a large parking area alongside the road, where there were about ten buffalo, wandering around among about six cars. There were people OUTSIDE THE CARS, WALKING AROUND AMONG THE BUFFALO. My friend and I looked at each other and kept going, because that really looked like one hot mess going somewhere to happen to us.
Some folks just have to test Darwin’s law.
Truly, truly, Common Sense is not too common.
Since we’re discussing YNP, I’ll put this again:
If any of the TAH Cadre are planning a vacation that includes a trip to YNP, the Stately Claw Manor/Motel 6 is only two hours south of the West gate. Plenty of room at my place and I’ll leave the light on for you. Accommodations for up to eight people are free of charge.
Claw Manor sounds very near to where I spent my wayward youth!
North edge of Bonneville County between IF and Rigby.
For the RV hauling or driving types, there is a dump station just south of me. Easy to get to and from.
Hell, there’s even a Cabela’s in IF now. Opened last month. There’s also a Army/Navy Surplus Warehouse south of town if you need to stock up on MRE’s for the next leg of your trip.
I know the area, lived in the Driggs area in my youth
We are motorcycling aimlessly in that general direction starting next week. Although I have been told by friends who have been there that there are signs recommending no motorcycles among the beefalos, we did ride past a few herds in Canada when we rode to Alaska a few years ago. Guess Canadian Buffs are just more mellow and laid back.
Not sure if I am a TAH cadre, but thinking about heading that way next year with my family, 2 kids (will be 17 and 15 then. We have decided that they need to see YNP.
Might buy you a beer if I remember this post that long.
Anywhere near Freedom Arms factory?
Sorta close. Freedom ID/WY is about 85 miles south of me.
So then are you a Vandal, Cowboy, Grizz or Bobcat fan?
None at all.
They don’t know how to play football out here.
I’ll stick with my Big 10 teams, the NFC Central and Da Bears.
That is very generous of you, Brother! I sure wish I could take you up on it!
Way back when, Spring 1973, my wife and I decided to go to YNP on a long weekend from Hill AFB. Saw a group of moose standing near the road while we there and I decided that I would get a close up picture of them.
My wife stayed in the car after trying to tell me that trying to get a close up was a bad idea.
Well as I was walking up to papa moose I got between him and his misses. He did not like that and charged me.
I was lucky that God likes fools and has a since of humor.
There was no place to run; so I put up my hand and yelled “stop”.
To my surprise the moose did just that about a foot away from me. My wife even got a picture of the moose running and another of my hand by his nose.
The moose just snorted at me, turned away, gathered up his family and left.
To this day I do not know why I do not have moose tracks running up the front of me and going down the back of me. Nearest I can figure is the moose must of decided anyone stupid enough to try and stop him by raising his hand and voice was not worth the effort to stomp into the ground.
Whoa!
“the moose must of decided anyone stupid enough to try and stop him by raising his hand and voice was not worth the effort to stomp into the ground.”
Sounds like the failed philosophy of Daniel Bernath, The False Commander Phil Monkress (APL) or that turd in Bethesda.
Command authority! You missed your calling, should have been a traffic cop. lol
A moose story that a buddy of mine told me about. He was part of the precommissioning crew of a ship at Bath Iron Works in Maine. During one of their last weekend’s in Maine, he and another had just wrapped up a day of hiking. Said friend mentioned that he hadn’t seen a moose the whole time they were in Maine while everyone else had. My buddy told him it was because he didn’t use a moose call. The guy turns around, takes a deep breath, and shouts “Hey Moose!”. About 100 yards up the trail there was this rustling, and suddenly a moose stepped out in the open. It looked at them, snorted and walked into the woods on the other side of the trail.
That’s like when we were on vacation out West when I was a kid. We were going through Yosemite NF when Mom noticed a bear grazing in a roadside meadow accompanied by people filming and photographing him. Some of them were getting about 8-10 feet away from him to get “that picture”, something a former CO of mine referred to as “stupidicidal”, one angry move by that bruin and there would have been tourist body parts all over that field!
There’s a video on YouTube (I’m not going to post it, it’s nauseating to watch, you can find it if you’re interested) of a bear attack on a male tourist, while his wife was ‘filming her husband filming the bear.’ She stands there, screaming, STILL FILMING, while the bear mauls and then kills her husband. There is so much f*cked up psychology in that video, it’s mind-bending.
I think your CO pegged it.
Yep! Back when I was a high school meathead, my Mom was taking my sister and her boyfriend through a drive-through zoo that advised against having open windows. Lo and behold, a zebra stuck his head through the open window and bit her boyfriend’s shoulder!
I was up in Far Northern Wisconsin about 20 years ago, shooting wildflowers, when a real freakin’ porcupine crossed the road in front of me. I knew they were big, but not that big. This was not that little porcupine Teddy Bear. This critter was the as tall as the hood of my car. I did shoot one shot of him from the car, but did not get out.
The only time I have ever gotten out of the car for a wild one was in early fall a few years ago, when I came across a full-grown alligator snapping turtle crossing the road. I had not seen a snapper that big in over 40 years. She had dragon spikes on her tail, a shell the size of a turkey platter with moss growing on it, and a beak that was meant for SNAPPING, like killing fish. But there was a lot of traffic and I knew she’d be hit, so I put on the brakes and flashers, got out of my car, and chased her across the road into the marsh on the other side. I do have photos of her. She was massive, and she could have taken my hand off.
I’m always fascinated by people who go on animal safaris, are told to keep the windows SHUT, and then wonder why the lioness tries to take someone’s head off through the open safari car window.
And then there was that woman who went to India to see wild elephants and tried approach them on foot. Wild elephants don’t like us because we try to kill them, so they want to kill us right back.
The sheer dumbness of greenhorns when they get to the real wild never ceases to amaze me.
Yeah, that tourist is quite lucky the Guard guy didn’t put a round in one of his knees.
I just shake my head at the wannabes who just can’t wait for when the SHTF, when they plan to head for the hills and “live in the wild.” They’ll thin themselves out pretty quickly, doing things like eating poisonous plants, trying to take honey away from the bees, and bedding down in snowpack run-off areas in spring. Wilderness Survival does NOT equate to Summertime camping, and Mother Nature doesn’t have any patience with teh stupid.
It’ll be like trash taking itself out by the barge load!
PN, you are so right!
An elephant can hurt you so badly that your own mother can’t tell if they are burying you face up or face down.
My funny Asian tourist story. I used to do Civil War Reenacting in Ft Tejon, California. As part of the presentation a few of us would set up a “First Person” area where we would talk and speak just like we were Civil War Soldiers.
I was pretty good at it, so I was there telling a group of spectators how life was in Scott’s Mill Alabama just before the war, and how I raised Pigs.
There were several Chinese tourists taking pictures and asking questions in pretty good English. I was deepling engaged When one of my Buddies walked up,,, looked at them, scratched his head and asked “Are Ya’ll here to build the Railroad?” I about pissed myself trying not to laugh.
Way to stay in character! (but I think I would have lost it about right then)
awesome! Flashback to Blazing Saddles.
“BAYONETTTTTTTTT”
If that were America, the soldier would already be Dishonorably Discharged and facing civilian prosecution.
Well, I am embedded with my characters and will drop in to swap tails, but the best news is that Kindle will now pay authors by the number of pages read, which means that the more people who read my stories will give me more money toward a new furnace. I will deliver ads, but not until I’m done with the three current projects.
Sorry. ‘tails’ should have been ‘tales’. But it does make for interesting conversation.
As heads is tails just call me Lucifer
‘Cause I’m in need of some restraint . . . .
(smile)
Good song, but this is still my fave of theirs:
https://youtu.be/fvCG7kgxeCc
Between the two, I’d be hard pressed to choose SEA. And the backstory of how Merry Clayton came to sing on that one – and what it ended up costing her – is amazing and sad.
If you want to hear something unique, search for the isolated vocal track from the original. On that, you can actually hear one of the Stones (Jagger, I think) shout in amazement at Clayton’s vocal during the recording – the individual yelled loud enough during the recording that it was picked up, faintly, on the track’s audio by one of the recording mics. You can also hear it on the tune itself, but you have to crank it up to exceptionally loud levels and know precisely when to listen for it.
FWIW: that version above wasn’t actually done by the Stones. Someone else put that together with modern audio editing techniques from the song’s original audio long after the fact. But it’s an interesting take on the tune nonetheless.
Oh I’d Gladly swap tails with you,,, mine has a hole and crack in it and leaks gas something awful.
I owe you some serious page reads due to me dropping the ball on you last year when I went through some “stuff”. I’ll buy and read all your stuff three times over. Sorry about that btw. Thanks for calling and checking on me a while back. It helped more than you could know.
I think I should have called sooner, Valkyrie.
And thank you for the heads up.
A little bit of news from my home front:
This coming Monday would have been my baby brother’s 62nd birthday. RIP Tall Paul.
There was a record auction sale this year at the 18th annual Mule Days in Ralston, WY. A palomino trail mule mare by the name of “Peaches” sold for 61K and a second mule “Jazzy” sold for 34K. The story goes that three ladies got into a bidding war over Peaches and it was tooth and nail for a good while.
The wife returns on Sunday from her week long trip to Seattle for a short vacation with her sister. Yay, no more bologna sandwiches and cold cereal for me and the old dog.
And the Yellowstone caldera did not explode this past week.
That’s all for now. Updates may occur if something newsworthy happens.
All the stuff we post here on easy, simple dishes to cook, and you were subsisting on baloney sandwiches and cereal?
Claw, quit pulling my leg.
OK. That’s what my old dog Scooby says at times also. Is it raining on my leg again?
I thought Scooby was your guard cow? Something ain’t adding up! Post Scooby’s DD-214!
He is. He’s both. A guard cow while the wife is here, but during her absence he gets to be a bachelor guard dog again.
It’s one of those “secret transition” things.
A real live Werecritter!?
Scooby cycles back and forth depending on the phases of the moon.
But he’s pretty good though when he’s in his dog phase. He has an innate ability to smell bullshit and will let you know right away that things are not right. As in, if he were to approach Kaitlyn Jenner and attempt to do the crotch nuzzle routine, he would immediately give you his best RCA Victor dog Nipper look as if to say “WTF, I still smell balls!!”
So yeah, he’s a real good guard cow/dog.
Here’s Becky’s video on how to roast a whole chicken.
https://youtu.be/w4rl3kNGSAo
You can cook up the giblets for Scooby and make pan gravy out of the drippings. Chicken and turkey do both cook better on a trivet or roasting grill in the pan. More even.
Oh, for the days when you could put six chickens on a spit and turn them in the fireplace, while the pan drippings were caught down below and later, turned into deep, rich, gravy that is an entire, separate food group by itself.
PH-2…I ran into a place that had bologna appetizers.
I wish I was kidding.
Holy CRAP! I think that may be a sin …
Yeah. Eating them was like pennance.
From here on out I stick to the potato skins.
Hey, there is no shame in having a fried bologna and egg sandwich!!!
Spam and Bologna are always better when fried, especially in either a cast iron skillet or on a grill!
With some slight of hand, a magic wand, and a little voodoo, a $1.99 can of Hot & Spicy Spam can be transformed into at least 20 pounds of catfish fillets.
Some beer batter, hush puppies and something green for a salad, and you’re all set up.
FRIED bologna is considered OK by some…
They coulda used salami.
For US volcano watchers everywhere:
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/status.php
Yellowstone didn’t explode, but there was another major quake off the coast of Japan this week, and that large blob of warm Pacific water has headed north to Alaska and pushed the jet stream into loops again. Also, last week a tropical storm that would normally go into India during the monsoon went to Oman instead. Haven’t heard about that kind of thing before.
Well… Not worth a formal post but I will be turning 69 this Sunday.
Had a smallish shindig planned for tomorrow but Mother Nature has decided to let me know how SHE feels about me living this long with a 90% chance of rain and flash floods.
So Sunday I will dance naked in the rain to appease her. Or maybe there will be earthquakes caused by her laughter at my dance???
Either way… her tears over past few weeks have slowed ordinary yard work to a crawl and we’re late in getting the first hay cutting more than started.
It IS worth a shot anyway.
Happy Birthday, ZP! If you’re still agile enough and young enough at heart to dance naked in the rain, you GO FOR IT! You only get one time around on this old rock — enjoy every blessed minute you can! 😀
https://youtu.be/ctECstDhC9s
You and I are the same age.
I hope we aren’t having the same health problems.
Honored.
Happy birthday, Zero, and many, many more to come.
ZP, 1st endorsement to all laudatory comments pertaining to you having a Happy Birthday and many,many more.
Pics or is doesn’t happen. Hah!
Happy Birthday! I’ll eat a cake for you.
Piece of cake I meant, yeah just a piece and whatever crumbs happen. Can’t be messy.
Happy Birthday ZP, and many more happy ones to come!
69th birthday, eh?
Mr. K. Sutra sends his regards. (smile)
Seriously, ZP – congrats. Certainly beats the alternative.
Indeed, Happy B-day, Brother!
Happy Birthday!
I have some beer here that I would send you but since it wouldn’t make it in time I’ll drink it for you instead.
No need to thank me, it’s my pleasure!
Phildo, Wicktard, Dullass, Forgin Frank and Birdbath walk into a gay bar…
It’s not a joke if it’s true, or if you tell the punchline first.
I know. On a serious note though it appears Phil Monkress and [whoever] can now legally get married, so that got that going for them, which is nice.
I used a public port-a-potty today and made the mistake of looking down.
A huge, steaming pile of Phil Monkress was staring up at me.
I bet that stunk about as bad as All Points Logistics’ bottom line.
They walked in backwards, didn’t they?
And the bartender says “Have a seat. Can I push your stool in for you?”
I thought you were going to say the bar was nearly full, so a waitress turned a barstool upside down so they could all sit on it at the same time!
Hey now, every gay man I know has standards. They wouldn’t touch any of the DRG with a ten foot pole.
Probably should have sent the link, but here is the article (Not sure what kind of Army Veteran he is): By Scott Daugherty The Virginian-Pilot © June 24, 2015 NORFOLK In a letter to Sen. Mark Warner, a Norfolk pastor and Army veteran claimed that federal agents were harassing him. Michael Blanchard in 2013 wrote to the legislator that he was trying to help former service members apply for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. But the agents were telling people he was filing false claims. “That is absolutely not true,” wrote Blanchard, who has served as the pastor of the Corner Stone Christian Center in Norfolk since 1992. “I have never taken anyone’s check, and I would never do such a thing.” The letter prompted Warner to contact the VA and the VA to launch an internal investigation of the two agents. As it turns out, he was filing false claims. Blanchard, 59, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in federal prison. He pleaded guilty earlier this year in U.S. District Court to one count of making false statements. “Mr. Blanchard chose, on ninety separate occasions, to file false and fraudulent claims for service-related disability compensation for various veterans, and to forge each veteran’s signature,” Assistant U.S. Attorney V. Kathleen Dougherty wrote in court documents. He was caught before receiving any money from the scheme. Joseph Lindsey, Blanchard’s attorney, said he didn’t know why his client wrote to Warner or why he wrote a second letter to President Barack Obama. “Maybe it was a moment of delusion,” Lindsey said. Rachel Cohen, a spokeswoman for Warner, said that his office routinely forwards constituents’ requests for help from a federal agency and that Blanchard’s letter was sent on to the VA “without making any judgment as to the merit or validity of the claims it contained.” The case was investigated by the VA’s Office of Inspector General. It also investigated Blanchard’s claims about its agents, which delayed his prosecution. According to court documents, Blanchard filed fraudulent claims for 21 veterans between December 2011 and January 2014. On each of the… Read more »
Such a good Samaritan.
Sounds like he was scanning the “Claims” section of the VFW magazine.
10 months? I hope Bubba & Thor have a ball with his ass!
Why is it so many pastors (or those that call themselves such)are eventually found out to be far less than what they represent? There actually IS a place for the socially redeeming work this guy can do. That of course would be in prison helping the sexually repressed. From now on I believe I should tithe a jar of Vaseline once monthly to this fool who claims, “I lost my way”. He will find his way in prison, i. e., the way to bend over and let the demons out (or in).
The way this story is written suggests we should have some sympathy for someone with a history of such community service and volunteerism. Ever hear of the word façade?
Look this bozo up and you will see he’s been filing discrimination lawsuits, etc. for quite some time. Maybe he’s just frustrated because no one will buy him a new jet, either. Just another scam artist with a matchbook degree. By the way, you get 10 extra points for using the word “façade”.
OH, so then it appears that he’s been playing the “Bernath Lottery” for some time, and of course he’s never won!
Working on a list of flags to ban. Its all going towards word peace and no more butt hurts. Does any body have any to start with?
I say start with the rainbow, CAIR, and ISIS flags followed by the ACLU banner. Does that make me “racist” enough? 😀
Throw in the ACORN flag and you’ll meet the rayciss standard.
Of course, WHAT WAS I THINKING when I left that out? I’d also include the flags of Greenpiss and a few other tree-hugger outfits as well.
Word peace is closer.
I think you should include the Norkiland flag, the Sinn Fein/IRA flag, and the reversed rainbow flag. Yes, there is a reverse of that, but I don’t remember the exact order of colors in it.
Can we ad the African National flag to the list without being called razist?
One skillet meal- you’ll need:
1/2 cabbage, cored and chopped into 1 inch pieces
1/2-1 onion, diced
4-6 red potatoes, quartered
3-4 rashers of bacon
2-3 cups chicken stock
S&P
In a skillet (with a lid) fry up the bacon ’till crispy, set aside. Over med-lo heat, add onions and potatoes, stir to coat with the bacon drippings. Cook until onions are transparent. Add 1 cup of stock to deglaze the pan, add chopped cabbage and crumbled bacon. Add rest of the stock bring to a simmer. Add S&P. Cover, simmer for 20 minutes.
Done! Serve with crusty bread and a crisp, chilled white wine.
Now that beats a horseco, err, bologna and cheese sammich any day!
Sure you weren’t an AO? As I recall, they did all the cooking!
While I did learn to cook on deployments, I have two distinct and separate eyebrows, an actual neck, and my knuckles do not drag on the ground when walking.
So no, OldSarge57, not an AO!
We could tell you’re not an AO, you can actually spell your name correctly.
This sounds good. I have cabbage, onion, potatoes, bacon, chicken stock, etc.
If it’s cold tomorrow night, I’m fixing that for supper.
Rounds of kielbasa tossed in don’t hurt, either, Ex!
Saw this and thought I had to share – it opens an interesting side view on SCOTUS’ decision today.
http://bearingarms.com/scotus-ruling-sex-marriage-mandates-nationwide-concealed-carry-reciprocity/?utm_source=bafbp&utm_medium=fbpage&utm_campaign=baupdate
I read that. It makes sense, but I hope he’s aware that most cops have no sense of humor or awareness of what he says applies now, as opposed to Thursday. I do hope that no cop takes issue with his viewpoint, although it is a valid one.
Hmmm… if you don’t, however, do anything to attract the attention of the police, why would they stop you?
Oh, while I’m at it, bernutsky is a useless waste of time when it comes to legal matters.
Ex-PH, yesterday I sent 12 of the biggest bullfrogs I’ve ever seen to my step-dad. He loves the sound of them and wanted to put some more in the moat of my daughter’s castle. These things were as big as my feet! In other news,my Mom is no longer speaking to me. Something or other about being a light sleeper and nightmare princes. Shrug!
Valkyrie, your mom has no sense of humor. I don’t understand how any frog could keep anyone awake, but then, I sleep like a baby anyway, so what do I know?
She really doesn’t have a sense of humor. I have no idea where I got mine from. My Mom is a prim and proper southern lady and I hold (and win) burp contests with my brothers.
They do say that quality skips a generation, you know.
The question is which generation did it skip here 😀
Is the “learning to walk again” due to the blister Nastypants got because the other lawyers didn’t want their vehicle to smell like lies and desperation? Or did I miss something? What about the hospital stay?
Just let MCPO walk into the courtroom where Daniel A. Bernath can see him, I bet he’ll once again suddenly remember how to walk away in a hurry sans cane or crutches! 😈
That there was just high-lare-eee-us!
Hospital stay? He has to provide proof of that. And why would he not be in a VA hospital?
You see, there are all these petty details one must take into account….
He has a fella from THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE THAT THREATENED ME…that his a similar last name. Had to check before posting. It has nothing to do with his feet, the slobs too fat to run yet walk quickly. I should of went, but got overruled by my kids. It’s just up the road…since when did I start listening to my kids? Must be the brain injury word loss
He claims he has connections with Interpol? I think they’d be more interested in him than in you, Reb.
That’s interesting. I know something about them that he doesn’t. He needs to be careful about his choice of stuff like that.
Daniel A. Bernath (Google hit! :D) has accused seven or eight other Men of being me. Google “Daniel A Bernath Disqus” and you’ll see some more of his asshattery, slander, and libel. Daniel A. Bernath, I say to you once again, GEY STRASHE DI GENS, o fercockt schlump of a SHMENDRICK! I fart in your general direction once again!
My thoughts go out to all the “real farmers” of the Corn Belt this year. Lots and lots of standing water in many fields from this year’s rains. Tons and tons of fertilizer and nitrogen washed away downstream. Almost too late now in the season for corn replanting or layover. Soybeans not so much. Couple of weeks left yet when replants could still go to maturity/harvest.
But you know the markets will play the old “must raise prices” routine while the farmers hope their requests for farm subsidies PII doesn’t get hacked by the Chinese.
A lot of the farm equipment manufacturers are laying off people because of “low grain prices”. If the crops are reduced this year, that means even if the prices go up it will be some time before that side of the industry rebounds. Not a good situation all around.
Yeah, record heat and drought in the West, and record chilly weather for June (coolest in 77 years and cloudiest in 122 years).
Standing water in more farming areas than ever before and flooding where has not been any in years.
However, so far, this does not compare with the tornado swarm of April 1974, which ripped through the entire Midwest like a freight train and nearly wiped Xenia, OH off the map.
I remember that spring; was wee lad then.
When you’re 14 not much is more frightening then hearing about all sorts of tornado alerts when you live in split-level house with a basement that is only half below ground. 🙁
I have not commented thus far today, but I have read the latest threads. Despite the horrors and various criminal behaviors that are the focus of those threads, they all pale in comparison to the Supreme Court’s two decisions, the first regarding obamacare and the second gay marriage. I guess you could say I am in mourning and more than a little sick to my stomach. As the dissent asked of itself and the rest of the Supreme court in the gay marriage decision, “Just who do we think we are?” Indeed, who do they think they are to tell any state what its definition of marriage must be. That was the issue. Roberts—THAT Roberts—wrote the dissent, joined by Scalia and Thomas. Roberts pointed out starkly that the Supreme Court is not a legislature. I only wish he had remembered that when he creatively deemed obamacare a tax in order to uphold it. The Congress is bankrupt. The presidency is a dangerous joke. The Supreme Court has abandoned its Constitutional role in favor of social engineering. This is a sad day for the country and only an agenda-driven imbecile such as obama would call it a victory.
It’s a good day to listen to Mark Levin. I feel your pain.
Well, someone pointed out in an article that this ‘reciprocity’ regarding marriage on the part of the 14th amendment also applies to guns.
Take heart, my friends. Common sense does have a way of raising its head and freakin’ out the lefties.
Here I thought that the 14th Amendment applied to freed slaves.
I hardly recognize this country anymore. History is repeating itself … probably because a while back, real History was no longer taught, just Revisionist History in support of this or that groups agenda, it seems.
The folly this country is indulging in just boggles the mind.
I wonder if the False Commander Phil Monkress, CEO of All-Points Logistics, would cut me a deal on one of those FEMA trailers he stole several years ago?
I have some land and thought about putting one on it as sort of a “cabin/retreat”.
Well, if you really want one, just remember that they’re loaded with formaldehyde and several other toxic compounds.
Army/Navy surplus = Gas mask.
Fox News reports the phony Marine, NY prison escapee, Richard Matt has been sufficiently ventilated. He successfully completed his life sentence.
Score 1 for the good guys.
One down, one to go.
Saw it this morning SWEAT or sweet your next….
Good riddance and will someone buy a shot and a beer for the person that plugged him?
+10 good shooting/tight grouping I hope.
SCORE!!!
Someone please explain again how a life-without-parole sentence is better than a death sentence because they will never get out?
That’s one taking a dirt nap. Can they make it two?
DRT? Sweet. Can we go for two?
Good.
Sigh, there goes my plans to go to Rome this summer. I had to cancel due to being disqualified for a ride:
http://roadwarriorvoices.com/2015/06/26/taxi-gets-flat-tire-cab-driver-blames-it-on-overweight-passenger/
Cheese,
Dennis (Denny) Howard Chevalier
Originally posted by Dennis (Denny) Howard Chevalier: 23JUNE2015 New supporting evidence of the criminal acts of Scotty Hughes and the stolen Valor fools: Sue S. writes: Posted by Dennis (Denny) Howard Chevalier via his sock puppet Sue S. “I worked with Scott very closely from January of 2015 until 15 June, 2015, but was associated with him for about 4 years. I was heavily involved in three cases, in which I found that Scott was using bogus documents to build his cases of Stolen Valor. I went to him privately and gave him the chance to correct and retract. You know how that went. Shortly after, my legal team (a settlement issue) contacted me to let me know that Scott and his psycho-pop of a wife had “launched and investigation” into how much money, etc. I went to him directly. He hid, then sicked his minions on me, vowing the vengeance of all War Lords. (Yaaaawwwwnnn). Everything moved extremely fast from there. I had inside knowledge of of a high-profile suit against Scott…..he had hit me up for funds.15K to be exact, so I had him forward all documents surrounding the case to me. Joseph Teti has serious allegations against Scott and his attorney is Joe Pellington. When Scott started threatening me directly, I started gathering my documentation and found so much more than I had originally found. I reached out to Mr. Pellington, and we engaged in a lengthy convo, during which he told me what he needed. After learning that Scott is now directly tied to the suicides of a minimum FIVE honorable vets, I want to put Scott and his Merry Band Of Hot Heads down before they do any more damage. Anthony Anderson is very aware of what is happening, but is awaiting further proof before pulling any plugs. Sue S.” Dennis (Denny) Howard Chevalier’s sock puppet How’s the BUTT-HURT now Scotty? Bwahahahahaha! He’s still following this site, and Scotty’s. Remember that Marine that was falsely called out for Stolen Valor? The guy wearing old issues of the uniform? Dennis Chevalier posted that, then claimed that… Read more »
Link? Always like to read Chevy’s writings.
His evidence blog. 😀
thebesig: please remember to put the word “evidence” in quotes whenever you refer to Cheddar-boi’s “evidence” blog. Otherwise, someone unfamiliar with his “mad skilz” as an investigator (or lack thereof) might actually take him at face value.
“After learning that Scott is now directly tied to the suicides of a minimum FIVE honorable vets….”
Quoting the Cheeseslayer, who was quoting the non-CPO…BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH*gaspwheeze* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Yeah, let’s look at those “honorable vets” shall we;
Androsky was court martialed for drug abuse and larceny,
McManus was booted after two years of service,
Densmore was never in the military.
I don’t know who else they’re counting, but there’s three of their biggies – the people that Bernath impersonates on Facebook.
Yeah, I stomped on Bernath that night he posted here under Androsky’s name, had fun doing it, too!
I seem to remember that Androsky’s death was caused by a drug overdose and not a suicide.
So how does the DRC take a death by overdose and change it to a suicide when official records state “overdose”, but hey, we are dealing with the DRC.
As for blobfish and his assertation of Scotty. Well, he is of MESNA, which is the polar opposite of MENSA. An IQ of 70 or lower is the requirements of joining MESNA.
Androsky and McManus both died from health complications related to long term drug abuse.
Densmore died from short term complications related to a shotgun muzzle. He also tried to make his suicide look like he’d been murdered by SEALs, according to LEOs on the scene. A phony to the end.
I remember Ike “No More” Densmore.
He was a clown.
Last week, I took my grandchildren to a restaurant.
My eight-year-old grandson asked if he could say grace.
As we bowed our heads he said, “God is good, God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would thank you even more if Grandpa gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty and justice for all! Amen!”
Along with the laughter from the other customers nearby, I heard a woman remark, “That’s what’s wrong with parenting these days. Kids today don’t even know how to pray. Asking God for ice cream! Why I never!”
Hearing this, my grandson burst into tears and asked me, “Did I do it wrong? Is God mad at me?”
So after I assured him that he had done a terrific job and that God was certainly not mad at him, an elderly gentleman approached the table.
He winked at my grandson and said, “I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.”
“Really?” my grandson asked.
“Cross my heart,” the man replied.
Then, in a theatrical whisper, he added (indicating the woman whose remark had started this whole thing), “Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is sometimes good for the soul.”
Naturally, I bought my grandchildren ice cream at the end of the meal. My grandson stared at his ice cream for a moment, and then he did something I will remember the rest of my life.
He picked up his sundae and, without a word, walked over and placed it in front of the woman.
With a big smile he told her:
“Here, this is for you. Shove it up your ass, you grouchy old bitch!”
Kind of brings tears to your eyes, doesn’t it?
Disclaimer: Any resemblance to actual grandchildren is purely coincidental, as I don’t have any. And no grandchildren were harmed in the production of this tale (tail?).
Ha Ha !! Great one.
Kinda brings the old Art Linkletter show to mind.
Oh. My. God. What a kid!!! He is a genius. Holy cow!
Wonderful words to the old hag. He deserves extra ice cream for life..lol
My wife burst out laughing and almost spewed soda!
Would appreciate comments from our firearms aficinonados about the merits (or lack thereof) of using ultrasonic cleaning to clean and lubricate weapons. I’m starting to do more range shooting than I’ve done in a long time, and I’d be interested in what you-all think.
I’m currently practicing with a Browning Model 1900 .32 semi-automatic http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/1900FNB/1900fnb.html and a Savage 1917 .380 (a variant of the Savage 1907 .32 and .380). Lots of fun to shoot them.
Its neat and new. But you have disassemble every thing or the crud gets packed into the nooks and crannies. It is real good for cleaning up used brass.
Did Whittgenfeld or Bernath get tossed from the American Legion? I saw from that ridiculous FB page they have they are filing a lawsuit about it
One can only hope. And from the VFW as well.
Yup, they did until they can prove their lies….
Patience, my peeps. Patience must be practiced if one is achieve those sought-after goals.
I can’t find either of their FB pages anymore…they were there last week but poof now. Bernasty’s aspecial page is still up and as screwed up as ever.
I’ve seen better coding in a grade school project.
Last week I had a question about “selfies” so I hit Bing up, and one of the top results was “31 ‘Worst Mom In The World’ selfies for Mother’s Day.”
The images are … instructive on many levels.
In some cases eye bleach is recommended.
The White House is aglow in fag…er, rainbow lights. The Prez was against gay marriage only 3 years ago.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/white-house-set-aglow-with-rainbow-pride-119490.html?ml=tl_1_b
Here’s a little quote about herd mentality. I think it applies to a huge range of ‘social’ stuff going on now.
The human race is a herd. Here we are, unique, eternal aspects of consciousness with an infinity of potential, and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking, unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity. A herd. Once we concede to the herd mentality, we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we are.
David Icke
So, my peeps, we can either maintain our individuality and watch as the herd runneth by (just find a doorway to step into), or we can be part of the herd. I prefer to just get out of their way and watch them run.
Okay, now that Im not so emotional I wanted to say that this website has the most awesome admin and members. I’m grateful to whatever you did in the Military to keep my family safe. It wasn’t until papa told me why we were in America that you understood why he would pack our VW Van with Marines from Camp Pendleton every holiday season and posted a letter that any Marine with no where to go on off days call our number and you’ll be picked up. I continued with his tradition unless we lost our house to Poser John Woodward. Thank god we’re going to buy a home near Oceanside so we can continue and honor those alone. Thank you all..oh crap there goes the watery eyes
Thank you! I remember some of those holidays alone. You’re generosity is greatly appreciated.
Cool, VERY COOL!! 😀
Only one day I can’t celebrate. I was pregnant and he thought I disrespected him in front of his friends beating them at poker. Gave me two punches in my stomach. Next day I woke up to a bed filled with blood. My brother in law just back from Nam kicked in the bathroom door and took Joey out of the toilet. One breath and died. I named him after the brother in law after he beat the hell out of hubby. I know I should celebrate but I spend that day with my son. That next year I gave birth to a 1 lb 3 3/4 oz son 14 inches while on vacation. He came home one year and nineteen days later. He’s a fully tattooed monster. After joining law enforcement I got picked by my mentor who saw a black eye under makeup. He went in and came out. Said he’ll never touch you again. I understood when I got home. He had both back eyes and bruises everywhere. Never touched me in anger again. Karma?
Fourth of July 1974 R.I.P. my little man..❤
Adonai, have mercy! I’ve never been able to understand how a man can do such a thing.
He got his just desserts. There are those who only respond to violence and bloodshed.
I just now finished posting three (03) brand new homemade amateur video recordings at the YOU TUBE web site of ME (!), strumming simple chords on my Yamaha G-130A classical guitar (I bought it in Korea when I was in the Army), and singing, “MOODY RIVER”, “A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY”, and, “LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING”.
I’ve included copies of the lyrics at the YOU TUBE web site.
Here’s “MOODY RIVER”:
https://youtu.be/Xs25_H7e0Gc
“MOODY RIVER”
By PAT BOONE
CHORUS:
Moody River, more deadly
Than the vainest knife,
Moody River, your muddy water
Took my baby’s life.
VERSE # 01:
Last Saturday evening,
I came to the old oak tree
That stands by the river
Where you were to meet me.
On the ground, your glove I found
With a note addressed to me.
It read dear love, I’ve done you wrong.
Now, I must set you free.
No longer, can I live
With this hurt and this sin.
I just couldn’t tell you
That guy was just a friend.
VERSE # 02:
I looked into the muddy water
And what did I see?
I saw a lonely, lonely face just
Lookin’ back at me:
Tears in his eyes,
And a prayer on his lips,
And the glove of his lost love
At his finger tips.
https://youtu.be/Xs25_H7e0Gc
https://youtu.be/V507NsKP32k
“A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY”
Recorded By: GENE MCDANIEL
Composed By:
BOB ELGIN, LUTHER DIXON, and KAY ROGER
He took a hundred pounds of clay
And they He said, “Hey, listen!
I’m gonna fix this world today,
Because I know what’s missin’.”
Then, He rolled his big sleeves up
And a brand new world began.
He created a woman
And lots of lovin’ for a man.
Yes, He did.
With just a hundred pounds of clay,
He made my life worth livin’,
And I will thank Him every day
For every kiss you’re givin’
And I’ll thank Him every night
For the arms that are holdin’ me tight,
And He did all this
With just a hundred pounds of clay.
Yes, He did,
With just a hundred pounds of clay.
See Him walkin’ ’round and ’round
Diggin’ the clay up out of the ground,
Doin’ just what He should do
To make a livin’ dream like you.
He rolled His big sleeves up
And a brand new world began.
He created a woman
And lots of lovin’ for a man.
Yes, He did,
With just a hundred pounds of clay.
https://youtu.be/iIQuFYwlapY
“LET THE LOWER LIGHTS BE BURNING”
Composed By: PHILIP PAUL BLISS
VERSE # 01:
Brightly beams our Father’s mercy,
From his lighthouse evermore.
But, to us he gives the keeping
Of the lights along the shore.
CHORUS:
Let the lower lights be burning.
Send a gleam across the wave.
Some poor fainting, struggling seaman,
You may rescue.
You may save.
VERSE # 02:
Dark, the night of sin has settled.
Loud, the angry billows roar.
Eager eyes are watching, longing
For the lights along the shore.
VERSE # 03:
Trim your feeble lamp, my brother.
Some poor sailor, tempest tossed,
Trying now to make the harbor,
In the darkness, may be lost.
I have followed this blog for years now. I started shortly after my assignment in Alpha company, Warrior Transition Unit, at Walter Reed where I was being treated for injuries sustained after being struck by a drunk driver while doing PT. I have followed it through my subsequent medical retirement and through my 1st year of college. I served 11 years in the Army and fought on the streets of Baghdad and in the Argendab Valley of Afghanistan. I have led a Peer Support Group for GWOT combat vets in TN and am studying to be Social Worker in order to help more veterans in the future. I have helped train Service dogs for legitimately wounded vets and have made it my personal mission to call out vets without legitimate service dogs. And I’m gay. I served during don’t ask don’t tell. Even after it was repealed I didn’t wave the rainbow flag high. The Stars and Stripes are the only flag on my flagpole. Those that were close to me and asked about my orientation were told and as for the rest, what I did in the privacy of my home was none of their business. I am proud of the decision today. Our country was founded on the basis of Life, Liberty, And the Pursuit of Happiness. Chief among those liberties is the freedom of religion. The right to practice your own beliefs and not to have the religious convictions of another limit your own liberties or pursuit of happiness. To those that base their feelings that marriage is between a man and a woman or that God intended for gay marriage to be an abomination, I support your right to believe that and if called upon will die defending that right. Too often in many of the states, it was individual religious convictions or moral codes guided by a religion that persuaded state courts and legislatures to vote against gay marriage. Before the Supreme Court ruling, I disagreed with those decisions but I have abided by them as Even if I disagree with a law it is… Read more »
Most gay men that I know are usually pretty good with their money, why would they want to give half their shit away when they get divorced? Why is the state involved in marriage at all? Being required to get a license to get married makes it a privelege, not a right. Who you find love with is your business, but marriage is a religious institution. Liberals are always yammering about “seperation of church and state”. If the church one is a memeber of will not marry same sex couples, go to a church that will. A lot of state resources are used in divorces. Another thing to think about is getting married means being put in a database identifying oneself as homosexual. When ISIS comes over here and starts Sharia, they will access court records to find the couples to throw from the roof of a high building. It is registration, just like with guns but people are cheering about it. Other than that, thanks for your continuing service and whatever you choose to do, I hope it turns out in your best interest.
I disagree with the privilege statement, in so far, as that marriage provides significant federal and state benefits such as tax breaks, higher pay in the VA and DoD based on dependency, as well as access to a spouses insurance and spousal rights with regards to medical decisions. If we wish to keep marriage a religious institution, and by religious I assume you mean Judeo-Islamic-Christian as many pagan religions have no issue with homosexual relationships and marriage, then I see no issue with calling similar homosexual relationships “civil unions” so long as all state and federal benefits provided to heterosexual marriages are extended to homosexual civil unions as well.
If one is required to get a license (permission) to do anything, it is not a right. I did not look up the legal definition, but I am pretty sure I am correct. You assume too much, and read too much into my statement regarding Marriage being a religious institution. Why would I mean “Judeo-christian”? I said “religious”, I meant “religious”. My question was,”why is the government inv olved at all?”. Rules regarding benefits DOD, blah blah blah can be changed, excepted or worked around. Even so, why is the government involved? State and federal benefits extend to dependants already. The only reason I can come up with is, lawsuits and other legal mumbo jumbo.
Right or privilege it doesn’t matter. Unless a couple has a marriage license they cannot and will not be recognized for benefits under federal tax code, DEERS, the VA, health insurance coverage, the ability to foster children in their home etc…Even with marriage being a religious institution, if I reside in a state when same sex civil unions are illegal and I say go to another state and get married there (Say I live in Louisiana and go to Maryland to get married), when I return to my home my Maryland marriage is null an void in the eyes of the state of Louisiana. So despite going somewhere more welcoming to get married, I would still not have the privileges and benefits in my home state that were given to heterosexual couples. It is primarily because of this confusion as well as a more general acceptance of homosexuality in all parts of the country, that the Supreme Court took up these cases and ruled that all states must recognize legal unions performed in other states (regardless of personable beliefs) and by default since homosexual unions were now to be legally recognized nationwide they too overturned a states choice to deny to issue said licenses to homosexual couples. There are a few judges in select counties nationwide that are now refusing to issue licenses to any couple, hetero or homosexual, as it goes against their religious convictions. I applaud those judges for exercising their personal faith, but applying it equally to everyone regardless of sexual orientation and I wish them luck in future elections. Hopefully, that cleared things up a bit. I suggest reading the individual Judges dissertations on each of their decisions in full. The liberal media, and Im sad to say even some conservative sources tend to pick and choose what they report, often editing statements to fit they’re own agendas. I do find it funny the amount of people saying they are moving to Canada since the US legalized Same Sex Unions. Especially since Canada has recognized them for the last decade. Also amusing are those people talking… Read more »
CA_Sgt: ‘There are a few judges in select counties nationwide that are now refusing to issue licenses to any couple, hetero or homosexual, as it goes against their religious convictions.’
If I take that at face value, it means it’s okay if we all just start shackin’ up?
Man, the things I miss out on for having such a strict sense of what is and what is NOT.
Also, I fought with the likes of ISIS under different names in Iraq and Afghanistan and honestly have been itching for another crack at them ever since the Army ruled me non deplorable. I have no problem with them or their lackeys looking me up. I’ll be sitting ion my living room and cleaning my 1911. I’ll even leave the porch light on if it’ll help them to locate me.
I hate autocorrect. I meant non-deployable.
Being ruled non-deplorable sounds like an official sort of compliment.
Holler if you need more ammo, or an extra shooter.
Here’s a question that no one has ever answered for me, not even once.
Why the hell is someone else’s sex life anyone else’s business?
I want to know if I might have a chance to date you. Ex, I am sure you would make a good interesting friend. Joe
Dude. Have you been here long? Yeah, you might have seen her picture in the gallery (assume it’s still there) and we can all assume that she is STILL a hottie because, from her posts, she takes care of herself.
BUT, have you seen what she and the other “Ladies of TAH” do to us knuckle dragging guys? They take no prisoners! Have you seen what Ex has done to the posers on here: How about the one with a broke mailbox who pretends he is Nordic or whatever. Ex eats his lunch in Nordic (or whatever).
I’m in awe of Ex. Ex is awesome. I’m scared of Ex because I’m a Neanderthal and she doesn’t play nicely with dumb asses.
Good luck Dude. We’re all anxious to here the Hot Wash/AAR…from both parties.
There’s a reason why I refer to Ex-PH2, Val, Toasty, and the other Ladies that post here as “The Lionesses of TAH®™” and it’s because when they tear into someone, they do so like a Pride of Lionesses tearing up a prey animal!
Sorry, sj, but bernutsless stole my portrait, (which was my birthday gift to my for- God’s-sake mother!) and tried to corrupt it to suit his brainless behavior, so I asked Jonn to remove it.
For that reason, bernitwit doesn’t deserve to have nice things – that, and calling him a skank would be an insult to skanks.
Roxanne, you don’t have to wear that red dress tonight! Roxanne!
Before Chuck Norris goes to sleep at night, he checks under his bed for Ex…
Sometimes, when the moon is full, I have this dream, that the military will ask me to give one of their ‘sexoonthejobisnaughty’ lectures, and pay me for it, of course.
I doubt that anyone would doze off or ever forget what I said in such a class. It’s possible that they might even hand it down to their spawn.
I don’t see why not. I’m probably too old for you, but what the heck.
According to Nastypants, Ex-Ph2 and I are Lebanese. Make of that what you will. We never understood it either.
I thought Lebanese was about salami or something. I don’t understand any of this at all.
Nah! The term “Lebanese” comes from the legend that certain women lived on an island called “Lebans”.
I think it was a Greek island.
(^__^)
Age is just a number sweetness. 😉
Luv you, too, ET1.
My opinion of all this is pretty simple – I just do not care what consenting adults do in private. The key word there is PRIVATE. Doing stuff in public view is forcing others to participate even if only passively. Sure, we adults can look away, but parents of small children may not be prepared to explain the activity to the youngsters quite yet, a decision of timing which should be theirs to make.
Anywho – life was just easier when all activities which involved bodily fluids was done out of public view. Like so many things, it’s all about choices. We each choose what we share with others and what we demand that others know about us whether they wish to know it or not. People who insist that I know what they do intimately with other beings cross a line which they have no right to cross. In most cases these folks are at best ignorant of social graces and at worst have a serious mental problem which drives them to demand the attention of others inappropriately.
In case anyone missed it, these opinions apply to all people, not one group or another. No, I am not homophobic. Nothing could be further from the truth. What others do in their own homes is simply none of my business and certainly doesn’t threaten me. All my friends share my view that their private lives are their responsibility to keep private, don’t mine to ignore.
Meanwhile, CA SGT, keep on truckin’. I don’t personally care what you and whoever do privately. You seem to understand that insisting that others acknowledge your private life will negatively impact your effectiveness as you continue to serve your fellow veterans. There is no more reason for you to act like a horn toad around others than any other human during your life of service.
Ex PH2, you’re 100% right, my sex life is not anyone else”s business nor is theirs mine. And yes OWB, I have a huge distaste for any PDA beyond holding hands or a hug between friends. I have never been one to flaunt my sexuality in front of others, I feel it would make all concerned uncomfortable. That being said, I personally find “flaming” or stereotypically homosexual acting men to be attention whores at best or inappropriately bprovocative in that they dress skimpy and act in an overtly sexual manner just to get under the skin of others and provoke a response. Just because a person is gay, does not mean they lose the male mannerisms they grew up with and all of a sudden adopt female ones after they come out. And don’t even get me started on the “gay lisp”, I have had many a friendship ruined when someone decided the now that they are “out” they need to throw it in others faces by changing their body language and speech patterns to better for the perceived “gay lifestyle”. Honestly, if I wanted to date someone who acted like a woman, I’d just date a woman.
CA_SGT… very well written. I have served with many that were gay (unfortunately some died during the mid to late 80’s when AIDS came to light) and appreciate your honest opinion on this subject.
I, like many here, have no problems with what individuals do in private. My concern with yesterday’s ruling from the SCOTUS is that it may open the door to further legal action against those individuals and groups that do not believe in gay marriage – will they be the subject of legal action? Also, what about churches that hold on to the traditional interpretation that marriage is between an man and a woman – will they be punished for that (legal or loss of tax status)?
Yesterday’s decision may have opened the door to the persecution of those that do not agree to gay marriage based on their faith…
That’s a tough question. I feel that any religious person or institution has the right to exercise their religion with out fear of punishment or penalty within reason. For example is a pastor disagrees with gay marriage on religious grounds, he or she is not obligated to perform or participate in any homosexual ceremonies. I also agree that this should apply to private businesses in the services they provide (Such as bakeries). I feel in is up to the court of public opinion to not support financially any business or person who denies another a service based upon religious conviction and not for a court to step in and assign penalties. Denying such services in certain parts of this country say (San Fransisco) would almost certainly result in a substantial loss of business. I feel however it is that persons right to do so. However, should said institution have in their employ a gay man or woman, and are okay with the fact that said employ is gay. (Ie the employee did not sign a contract stating to employees they would live publically and personally within the churches teachings, such as with Catholic Schools) then they do not have the right to not extend the same marriage benefits that they would extend a heterosexual couple. Furthermore, I feel an individual working in a station of public services, that is paid by local, state and federal governments or by a contract paid for by tax dollars to said governments cannot make the decision to refuse said services to anyone based solely upon their religious beliefs (ie a judge not marrying gays in his courtroom but who still marries heterosexuals, or a county clerk refusing to file the paperwork for a gay couple or even a doctor in any clinic or hospital that receives govt assistance in some way like tax rebates for the uninsured refusing care or spousal rights because their own religious beliefs prevent them from doing so). So other than those instances, I believe a persons first amendment rights take precedent over my 14th amendment rights. And that said… Read more »
1 more thing, for those that do not know the CA in my screen name stands for Civil Affairs and not California.
“All I ask of any of you is that you ask yourself, how my marrying another man is going to personally injure or intrude upon yourselves or upon your own private lives.”
If that’s the standard you challenge us to employ, I’d say you had better come up with another. Why should I care about anyone’s actions or behaviors if they do not “personally injure” me or “intrude upon” my private life?” That guy sells drugs. So what, if I don’t buy them? None of my damn business. The guy next to him is a sex offender. That’s no skin off my nose. Neither has injured me and neither intrudes on my private life, just like your marrying another man. So, I reject your standard as mistaken, one that could be relied upon only by the most selfish and egocentric individuals. There is a society to be considered and whether its most fundamental and traditional thread, the union of one man and one woman in marriage for the purpose of procreation (spare me the exceptions, please) is to be preserved. The answer, thanks to a few lawyers with horrendous legal reasoning, is no. So, enjoy your victory while I lament it.
2/17 Air Cav, maybe I failed to explain it in a clear way, as I did not mean to imply that anyone should ignore actions or behaviors that mliciously physically or emotionally harm another individual.
No you should not ignore a sex offender or a drug dealer. Both take actions which harm others in a tangible way, where as my relationship with another consenting adult does not.
” There is a society to be considered and whether its most fundamental and traditional thread, the union of one man and one woman in marriage for the purpose of procreation (spare me the exceptions, please) is to be preserved.”
I ask you what you base this statement on? Some Native American cultures that existed here before Europeans came accepted homosexual relationships and behaviors. Pre-Christian Germania, The Vikings, The Romans, The Greeks, The Persians, The Egyptians, The Sumerians all have accepted writings and treatises on homosexual relationships. Even the Acient Hebrews (Abraham and Solomon for example) did not restric themselves to one woman. Both had numerous wives and concubines. Are we to say, that polygamy is a fundamental and tradition institution. As for “procreation” the Indians have numerous writings going back hundreds of years on the coupling of consenting adults purely for the purpose of pleasure. Is that a Fundamental and Tradional thread?
So I ask you again, where is this “most fundamental and traditional thread, the union of one man and one woman in marriage for the purpose of procreation” to be found.
Secondly, I do not know any among my circle of friends who care if its called marriage. Call it Civil Unions and allow you to preserve your “fundamental thread”. But do not deny another equal protections and benefits simply you disagree with their relationship on a spiritual level.
I only want us all to live in an equal society, where despite a persons origin they are not restricted in their pursuit of happiness except when it comes at the malicious expense of another. If that makes me selfish and egocentric, then I guess that’s what I am.
“GarryOwen”
I’ll be happy to answer your questions. The first, referring to the line you quoted, is, “I ask you what you base this statement on?” I base that statement on American society’s traditional and longstanding view of marriage. Marriage is the issue here, not homosexual practices. You follow that question by pointing out some sexual practices of ancient peoples. Frankly, that is irrelevant in discussing the traditional view of marriage (one man and one woman) in the USA. After your dissertation on sexual practices of various peoples, you repeat your first question, presumably for poetic effect. Well, my answer didn’t change and I see no need to repeat it. I see no other questions in your reply comment.
You write from a personal perspective. The issue that was decided by a majority of the Supreme Court was a legal one, prompted, in part, by individual states deciding whether or not to alter their traditional and codified recognition of marriage as only between one man and one woman. What resulted was the foggy creation of a “fundamental right” to marriage purportedly traceable to some ill-defined due process and equal protection stew. No one but the most clairvoyant among us can possibly read the words written by Kennedy in his majority decision and say, with conviction, “Eureka! I understand precisely his legal reasoning and its Constitutional root.” And that includes lawyers and legal journalists who supported the expansion of the marriage definition and the dictate that it apply to all states. If you are competent to discuss the majority decision—and the dissenters’ views—I will be happy to engage you further. If not, then not.
I’m sure what is being said now is reminiscent of when it became legal for blacks and whites to marry each other (anyone remember when that was illegal in many states?)
The world didn’t end then and won’t end now. Same Sex marriage is now the law of the land and there ain’t shit we can do about it.
Time to move on to important things like how much fuel is in Bernasty’s tank…
So far, my bull Ferdinand has knocked up 6 of my heifers and 2 heifers that belong to the neighbor. I walked out in the pasture today and gave the black bastard the good news…that he could screw anything now…open season and no limit. I told him love has finally conquered all! This could get interesting. I will keep everyone posted.
I once had a neighbor with an Angus bull who had a regular habit of getting through fences and wandering all over the place. The neighborhood joke was that if you wanted some heifers bred, all you had to do was wait awhile. Eventually the Angus would be around to take care of it.
What is perhaps most noteworthy about certain other modern cases decided by the Supreme Court involving a “fundamental right”rooted in the separate but equal clause is that they were decided unanimously, leaving no doubt through dissenting opinions that the entire court saw the unconstitutionality of the laws at issue. Both Loving v. Va and Brown v. Board of education were decided 9-0. What Obergefell gave us was a mess, with a 5-4 ruling that effectively means that the ‘crystal-clear’ constitutionally based fundamental right was not recognized by four justices; that one justice’s vote created this “fundamental right” and nullified the laws in those states that recognized marriage as between one man and one woman. Besides, Loving can be distinguished from Obergefell on the fact alone that Loving involved two people of the opposite sex.
Regarding the issue of displaying the Confederate flag, here is the comment I posted in response to Debbie Schlussel’s latest column:
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My great great great great great grandfather was Corporal Jonathan Trueblood, of the North Carolina Seventh Regiment, Confederate Senior Reserve, which was in the Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, the last major battle of the Second American Revolutionary War, and he was listed as present when General Joseph Eggleston Johnston surrendered to General William Tecumseh Sherman.
As a veteran of the war in the old Republic of Viet Nam, I enjoy pointing out how history repeated itself.
In the Eighteen Sixties, the North invaded the South, my ancestor fought for the South, and the South lost.
In the Nineteen Sixties, the North invaded the South, I fought for the South, and the South lost.
In Seventeen Seventy-Six, the Thirteen Colonies seceded from England, were called “traitors” and “rebels”, and when they were invaded, had to fight a war to obtain their independence.
In Eighteen Sixty-One, eleven Southern states seceded from the Union, were called “traitors” and “rebels”, and when they were invaded, were forced to fight for independence.
It’s too bad folks are so quick to jump on the popular bandwagon, and don’t bother to look at historical facts, such as Abraham Lincoln’s published statements regarding slavery.
By the way, I display the Confederate Naval Jack (its correct designation) prominently on my pickup truck.
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I’ve done extensive reading and research on Confederate flags and found exactly ZERO period references to the Confederate navy flying a rectangular “jack”.
A proper Naval Jack would consist of the canton of the national flag, which would be SQUARE, not rectagular.
Calling it a “Naval Jack” came about in the 1990s when there was a hub bub about South Carolina flying it above the State House.
The Closest thing to the Commericial rectanglar flags being sold now would be some of the flags issued in 1863 and beyond by the Army of Tennessee.
There were 5 different versions of Regimental Flags issued to Lee’s Army of Northern Va from Late 1861 to the end of the War. There were all square and the differences were chronological. The differences were in materiel, color of the trim and the size of the saltire and stars.
The popular rebel flag of today is the shape it is mostly because it is easier to manufacture and fit in with the concept that flags shiould be rectangular.
Does anybody else remember the tiny cemetery near Yadkin road at Fort Bragg? It holds about 25 marked graves. Some of them are from the Civil war and have a small Confederate flag placed over them every year by volunteer’s. My question is how long until this practice is stopped on military bases to appease the perpetually angry/butt hurt mafia?
No doubt there will be an order issued stopping the practice and, no doubt, the order will be disobeyed. Eventually, I suppose the cemetery will have to be encircled with concertina wire and a guard post established there. Hell, the mayor of Memphis wants to dig up a Confederate general and his wife and bury them elsewhere because their resting place now is on public land. Amazon and Ebay have banned sales of Confederate battle flags but if it’s a swastika you want, no problem. The world is insane.
That and will they order that the Confederate headstones be modified to look like the Union ones for PC purposes? Just look closely in old cemeteries where there are both Union and Confederate graves, the Union tombstones have rounded tops while the Confederate ones are pointed at the top. I heard among reenactors it’s so that “NO Blue-bellied Yankee will ever be able to comfortably sit and rest on one of our Boys’ tombstones”. (FTR, my CW Ancestors were Union, but I’ve done my fair share of reenacting with CSA Units)
Met some friends from a Marine Corps League detachment at a bar yesterday to hoist a few for Chesty’s birthday. Good group; they allow a couple civilians (like myself) in as pets.
Hey, Ex-PH2 – speaking of porcupines, here’s what happens when a snake eats one:
http://gizmodo.com/this-python-ate-a-porcupine-which-turned-out-to-be-a-b-1714301209
I feel sorry for the porcupine, but this is definitely the meaning of ‘revenge is a dish best served col’. Thanks!
And speaking of porcupines, Teddy Bear certainly does enjoy a pumpkin now and then.
https://youtu.be/cILZ_cB3_so
That little critter makes the cutest sounds.
Famous porcupine with some words of wisdom…
I’m telling this for 2 reasons.
1. Bologna was talked about earlier in the thread.
2. It’s funny.
My brother-in-law just called here asking for some money,see he’s a “guest” of the state of Florida. Anyway it seems he needs some money so that he may buy from the snack shop,or whatever the hell they call it. A trustee in the kitchen was caught “making sweet sweet lovin” to the roll of bologna this week.
Enjoy!
None of my business so consider it rhetorical: did you send him $? Or fresh Bologna? 🙂
I did neither. I’m a firm believer in “you made the bed so let sleeping dogs lie”.
I’m not very good at analogies.
Awesome. That would have been my answer. I’ve pissed off some kids saying the same thing you said. I sleep well.
Somehow this just seems really apropos here. (smile)
My bologna has a first name…
It’s H-O-N-E-Y….
Hahahha! I spit a peach ring on to my phone. Man those things are slimy,and if I was in jail,they’d be sexy too!
B. Hussein 0bama hasn’t helped his own half-brother in Kenya out much, so he helped himself by selling off letters that B. Hussein sent him, the article says “But earlier this year, he called Obama a “schemer” and said, “He’s not been an honest man . . . in who he is and what he says and how he treats people.”
http://pagesix.com/2015/06/27/obamas-half-brother-sells-revealing-letter-from-president/?_ga=1.29174911.25080731.1435434381
Need some advice-
In Texas, I can shoot the fool(s) who ignore my No Trespassing sign (criminal trespass), but not the ones who ignore my No Soliciting sign (no ordinance where I live).
Correct??
Just trying to figure out an effective way to keep these idiots away.
You’ve never seen Secondhand Lions?
Long ago.
Reckon that’s next on my list of movies to “rewatch”.
That’s how you deal with salesmen.
Kinda like the old question, “Why do they call it Tourist Season if we can’t shoot them?”
Chris Squire of British prog rock band Yes has passed at age 67 of leukemia in his adopted hometown of Phoenix, AZ. One of the greatest bassist in rock, Chris was a founding member of Yes, and only member to appear on all 21 albums.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/chris-squire-yes-bassist-and-co-founder-dies-at-67/ar-AAcfLPx?ocid=ansbillboard11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYwSxZXy_Tk
Well, now that SCOTUS has made its decision, the next thing to decide on is the rights of the rest of us.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/religious-liberty-rallying-cry-gay-marriage-ruling-32093806?singlePage=true
This should prove interesting.