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Thursday Drive-by Open
by lobo91 ( 109 Comments › )Filed under Uncategorized at January 16th, 2020 - 9:31 am
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We're not easily offended and don't want people to think they have to walk on eggshells around here (like at another place that shall remain nameless) but of course, there is a limit to everything.
Play nice!
thanks lobo i was just about to put one up.
Hail! Caesar!
Today in 27 A.D. The Roman Senate grants to Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, the title Augustus, giving him imperial powers, thus marking the end of the republic and the birth of an empire. Over the next five centuries, this world-shaking power will rise and fall in spectacular fashion.
SPQR: Senātus Populusque Rōmānus. In Latin, Senātus is a nominative singular noun meaning “Senate”. Populusque is compounded from the nominative noun Populus, “the People”, and -que, an enclitic particle meaning “and” which connects the two nominative nouns. The last word, Rōmānus (“Roman”) is an adjective modifying the whole of Senātus Populusque: the “Roman Senate and People”, taken as a whole. Thus, the phrase is translated literally as “The Roman Senate and People”, or more freely as “The Senate and People of Rome”.
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hey rix.
local boy jim covert made the HOF…yinz is welcome.
Covert was chosen in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft (sixth overall)[17] by the Chicago Bears and head coach Mike Ditka, himself a former Pitt All-American from Western Pennsylvania.[18] “Jimbo’s the guy we wanted. From Day 1, we put him at left tackle and moved on,” Ditka said. “You don’t get too many people who come along who can make that impact. He had the respect of all his teammates and all his coaches.”[19] He became the starter at the left tackle position and was named to the UPI’s 1983 NFL All-Rookie team.[20]
The Bears and New York Giants were perennial Super Bowl contenders in the NFC during the 1980s. Three times Covert squared off against the Giants and their Hall of Fame pass rusher Lawrence Taylor, and all three times Covert held Taylor without a sack.[30]
Apparently now the Government Accountability Office has has issued a statement that they have determined that Trump broke the law by withholding the Ukraine aid for 54 days.
What the bloody HELL is this?
@ The Barbarian:
beats me. The GAO has zero jurisdiction, as far as I can tell. check for my last tweet last nite, downstairs. They’re setting him up as an accomplice to conspiracy to murder Yavanovitch
It’s being reported that Christopher Tolkien has died. I’m not sure exactly how old, at least in his 90s I should think.
@ eaglesoars:
Schiffty McPencilneck went right out to Twitter with the GAO news, touting it as a “non-partisan government entity.” Right. Like the CIA, FBI, State and the DOJ folks were “non-partisan”?
@ The Barbarian:
Hey, did you read Sidney Powell’s brief withdrawing Flynn’s plea? What did you think? Can Sullivan deny it? I got a legal lesson from some lawyers on twitter the other day – ‘misconduct’ does NOT mean ‘illegal’. Dang.
@ eaglesoars:
Haven’t seen it – I know that she’s alleging that the prosecutors reneged on the plea agreement or some such.
They’re right about the “misconduct” – you can attempt to sue in tort to remedy but you can’t prosecute in felony.
@ coldwarrior:
Thank you for Jimbo Covert. Can you send some more?
WTH is this about Trump allies trying to rake out one of Obama’s ambassadors?
PEACH MINT!!!
..no one look over there at the markets or the new trade deal with mexico and canada..or the one with china…or the pending free-trade agreement with england…or earnings….
PEACH MINT!!!! GET YER PEACH MINT!!!
RIX wrote:
😉
right_wing2 wrote:
Pay attention. I posted this last nite
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Get ready
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but it increasingly looks like associates of Donald Trump were planning a mob hit to murder an American ambassador.
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1217423502627758082
The ambassador referred to is Yavanovitch. And if you think that tweet is straight out of a reddit wet dream, Jon Cooper is chairman of the Dem Coalition and was L.I. campaign chair for Obama
coldwarrior wrote:
that one is going to be sweet. I want to see the Huns crushed, lamentations, blood from skulls, all of it.
@ eaglesoars:
I will never buy another British car.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/01/16/nolte-the-china-trade-deal-and-22-other-times-trump-made-fools-of-the-experts/
Dear God. I saw somebody post on Twitter that Joe Biden was a closet Republican.
I don’t know why Warren went after Bernie for calling her a liar on nat’l TV. EVERYBODY calls her a liar on nat’l TV.
coldwarrior wrote:
my personal fave: Trump’s Tariffs Will Destroy the Economy
Especially since it came from that really smart guy, Ben Shapiro [insert eye roll here]
@ eaglesoars:
I saw that and I’m still a bit unclear on what they’re talking about.
Color me dim.
People are bitching about this, but I’m glad he did it. Much tougher to mount a false flag op if there are no guns
https://magamedia.org/2020/01/16/virginia-declares-emergency-ban-on-all-guns-and-weapons-after-serious-threats-from-militia-groups-ahead-of-gun-rally-as-governor-vows-to-prevent-same-violence-as-charlottesville/
Jon Solomon has announced his new media outlet
JusttheNews.com
right_wing2 wrote:
I don’t know the specifics either, but I assume it’s something from Parnas. Maybe the notes he wrote to himself.
in English
coldwarrior wrote:
What?
Your last one was probably manufactured in Germany!
🙂
I could you rolling down an interstate in your British Racing Green Morgan 4×4 with your pork-pie hat on backwards and split sense flying goggles, cigar flaming in the slipstream!
HEH
🙂
Morgan 4+4 that is !
But you already knew that.
🙂
split LENS flying goggles
Bloody auto correct.
I’m going to take it outback and shoot it!
🙂
Aussie Infidel wrote:
I drive a 1998 Jeep grand cherokee limited. Best vehicle I’ve ever owned. Last one manufactured before the Jeep/Daimler deal.
@ Deplorable Martian Overlord:
my next vehicle. need a bigger garage tho
https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/190444193/1995-boeing-747-sp?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb-paid&utm_content=01-15-2020_wheelsup_wednesday&fbclid=IwAR2AD4d52kUngkfBTARsgQfJtIZ2IDIJj46EfGS3TMt8b6_GZwEJvZnQLqI
@ eaglesoars:
Looks like a bargain until you have to factor in operating costs.
/s
@ AZfederalist:
well, at least I won’t need one of those wimpy charging stations.
bedtime. nite.
@ AZfederalist:
Current US average price for jet fuel is $1.89/gallon
332,000 lbs divided by 6.67 lbs/gallon equals 49,775 gallons. At $1.89 a gallon, that comes to about $94,000 for a fill-up.
Might need a higher credit limit on your Visa.
lobo91 wrote:
:LOL:
coldwarrior wrote:
We need to know what “British” cars you have a bad experience with.
Model, manufacturer and date of manufacture.
You may be surprised….
Legal question here.
Last week, someone rescued a pit bull who’d been starved (he weighed 20 pounds vs the 50 he should have), locked in a kennel and thrown in a dumpster. They’ve caught the piece of crap responsible.
If I was called for jury duty, would it be perjury to answer the question ‘Do you have a dog or cat?’ with a ‘No’ since we don’t have “a’ cat. Yes, I know they’d ask if i had any pets or if I had cats or dogs, but I’m just dreaming of wiggle room.
Poor guy looked terrible but such a sweet looking dog, and there was a video of him talking’ like our old pit did. Damn it, I really hate people sometimes. Dogs can be amazingly resilient.
Someone else dumped 8 puppies almost the same way. I don’t think they were starved though.
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Good-Samaritan-rescues-caged-starved-pit-bull-from-Wichita-dumpster-566855431.html
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1278641565676245&id=192820067591739
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28485788/alex-cora-red-sox-manager-following-sign-stealing-scandals
@ ESPN
Alex Cora Red Sox manager fires for cheating.
This is the same guy who boycotted the White House after the Red Sox won the World Series.
You know cause is just so pure and principled and stuff.
right_wing2 wrote:
That dumbass wants a jury trial?
Yeah, tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. If the perp gets convicted and then gets it thrown out because you weren’t quite forthcoming…
Anyhoo, my advice is to stay off the jury. You’d end up seeing evidence brain bleach would never get out of your head.
@ eaglesoars:
I don’t know if it’d be a jury trial or not. Just thinking. As are a lot of animal lovers.
Oh what a great idea! Calif. AG plans to repeal Prop 13 and raise property taxes over $12 billion a year.
That place is going to be empty by the time the next big one hits
yeah, do it anyway
Navy Says Releasing UFO Videos Would ‘Gravely Damage’ National Security
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/amp30533255/navy-ufo-videos-national-security/
eaglesoars wrote:
That’s going into my bookmarks.
right_wing2 wrote:
Yes it would be perjury, as the spirit of the question during voir dire is what matters. But if you don’t want to serve on the jury, it would be an honest answer to tell the prosecutor that you have read about the case and formed an opinion.
Flyboy gets out of jury duty in a criminal matter simply by honestly telling the defense lawyer that he’d tend to believe a law enforcement officer over a defendant.
I pretty much knew Dershowitz would join Trump’s impeachment team but – Ken Starr????
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/17/ken-starr-alan-dershowitz-join-trumps-defense-team/
@ eaglesoars:
and Robert Ray. Who is Robert Ray?
@ eaglesoars:
They want to repeal it for commercial and industrial property only. But when you have to pay more in property taxes, you don’t have as much money for passing on to your employees. Also since leased property will see an increase in RENT, a lot of businesses may very well shut down entirely. Yeah, what a great idea, Barrera.
Since California keeps touting they have a surplus, why are they trying to bleed everybody dry in taxes?
@ eaglesoars:
Here’s his Wiki bio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ray_(prosecutor)
Impressive with a capital “I”.
eaglesoars wrote:
Whitewater Independent Counsel
The Barbarian wrote:
Gerogetown used to be great. Classy place, beautiful high-end shopping mall. Then D.C. raised the taxes. The place was a slum for a long time. It’s better now but nothing like the little jewel box it once was.
There is so much going on here in Virginia about guns, the rally, etc, and it’s happening so fast I can’t keep up.
The courts have ruled against VCDL et al arguing against Northam’s gun ban for the rally, but I think they’ve asked for an emergency injunction.
That’s the big thing, but look for Antifa, etc. I’ve seen pics of the gov’t moving armour in, I don’t know how much credibility the sources have so I’m not posting.
This is a perfect recipe for a trap. I think this will be war.
@ eaglesoars:
Apparently they have arrest “White Supremacists” from “The Base” that were going to attend the rally and disrupt it. I’m sure they’ll be blaming Trump for their organization.
Of course, as we all know, if Antifa shows up, they’ll be welcomed with open arms as they beat people up. Because gun people are bad and fascists and deserve it.
The Barbarian wrote:
The English translation of ‘al Queda’.
DON’T MISS THIS TONIGHT AT 7 PM EST: There was so much more in the Horowitz IG FISA Report than has been reported by the MSM to date. John Spiropoulos of One America News (OAN) put it all in a one-hour investigative documentary that airs this evening.
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/dont-miss-this-tonight-at-7-pm-est-there-was-so-much-more-in-the-horowitz-ig-fisa-report-than-has/
nap
@ eaglesoars:
By the way, I took that interesting tidbit of yours to Twitter and asked WHY Parnas would write notes to himself in ENGLISH.
@ The Barbarian:
saw it, liked it.
while I was dozing, there was a guy on Chris Plante who said he’d come here to Virginia from Nicaragua and what’s going on here is looking just like that. He’s not happy.
Yeah, I don’t know why nobody is catching the Parnas language thing. He’s born in Russian Ukraine so he speaks 2 languages right there. I’m comfortable saying that because over the years I’ve known about 5 people from Ukraine and they were all bi-lingual. That Ritz Carlton note paper is from a hotel in Austria, written while he was in Austria, I believe, so assume he’s comfortable in German. English is his 3rd, if not his 4th language and he writes notes to himself in English?
bullshit.
The Barbarian wrote:
You also have to raise prices to stay in business. Businesses and industry don’t pay taxes. They pass taxes on to their customers who are either end-using consumers or next tier businesses that pass those costs on to the ultimate customer.
Dems have done a great job hiding this fact to the point people are all for “raising taxes on businesses instead of the common citizen”. People are suckers.
@ eaglesoars:
Isn’t he the one – and the ONLY one – telling the tall tale that Trump was trying to take out Yovanabitch through a contract hit? Oh for s**t’s sake, if there’s ONE thing the man has no trouble saying, it’s “you’re FIRED.” He fired his OWN staff, for crying out loud. He’d have no trouble kicking an Obama holdover to the curb.
@ AZfederalist:
California has done a fantastic job at convincing their citizens that raising taxes on themselves is a GOOD thing. And the suckers vote for it every time. For instance, everyone complained about the spike in gas taxes. So an initiative measure was put on the 2018 general election ballot to repeal the recent gas tax increase.
It failed. Because California convinced the voters that firefighters, law enforcement and emergency personnel services would be drastically cut without it. And the dumb as dirt voters believed it.
AZfederalist wrote:
One of the benefits of limiting the STATE deduction of taxes on your federal return is that people in BLUE states were finally seeing just how much the state/local authorities were gouging out of them every year. So of course the states complained.
To which I respond: “If you are so concerned about your citizens’ “burden” of not being able to deduct their state taxes from their federal return, then why not relieve their burden and let them deduct their FEDERAL taxes from their STATE returns instead?
…crickets….
The Barbarian wrote:
I don’t know where that is coming from. All I know is that it’s out there. As Parnas is the new variable in the equation and hooked into the Ukraine hoax, I’m guessing he has something to do with it
Like the sun in the East. Antifa has invited itself to the party
“I think it’s been pretty important for us to focus on the fact that gun control in America has a legacy of racist enforcement,” said Antifa Seven Hills spokesperson James (who asked that his name be withheld to avoid getting doxxed online). “Like taking guns away from black people, because black people were perceived as a threat to property and the sanctity of the state.
This is our fight as much as anyone else’s,” James, who identifies as an anarchist, added. “It’s our state, and we are left largely out of the debate. The presence of an armed left is not discussed, it’s not understood.
https://pjmedia.com/trending/now-we-know-why-va-was-afraid-of-violence-at-gun-law-protest-antifas-showing-up/
eaglesoars wrote:
Someone explain to this ignorant ass that racist legacy of gun control on Blacks was the PRECISE reason for the formation of the National Rifle Association.
The Barbarian wrote:
He is commander in chief. I think he can withhold any funds he wants to? Especially when he thinks the Biden Crime family had been trying to undermine his fair election? Not a big Glen Beck fan but he has a good video that names all the names of the corruption coming out of the Ukraine. Biden is high on the list as well as the US ambassador.
The United States Space Force is now on twitter.
@SpaceForceDoD
@ AZfederalist:
They quit teaching economics for a reason
Yeah, but I don’t know if it’s admissible.
HUGE! Attorney Sidney Powell: We Now Have a Witness to the Original 302 Who Says Flynn Was Honest with the Agents (AUDIO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/huge-attorney-sidney-powell-we-now-have-a-witness-to-the-original-302-who-says-flynn-was-honest-with-the-agents-audio/
An Oliva Melanio box pressed Churchill and a fine Einstök Icelandic toasted porter and a warm fire on the covered deck is a nice way to end the day.
Juss sayin.
I cant take all this winning!!!!
I literally laughed out loud when I checked my 403b at work today.
Then I got to school 2 brand new nurses on economics. 15 minutes of prime lecture…with white board graphs.
It was glorious. They now ‘get it’.
@ coldwarrior:
403b?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/07ce0ff7e84b9de73f8bd48a0dfd0237b261b27411e4c478d42eaba1eca7ef56.jpg
As far as I can tell, this is the area being fenced off for the rally in Richmond on Monday.
It’s a kill box
coldwarrior wrote:
Been cigar free for too many days lately. Should swing by my local and grab a couple 7×70 schizos. Pretty much the main smoke in my price range. Gotta get the cigar cooler prepped and ready for tax return and get it stocked for a couple months after. Found a nice smoke at Best Cigar Prices .com. Odyssey Habano Gigante, came with an Alec Bradley 10 pack. Pretty great smoke, think I’ll order a few bundles. They were nice.
morning y’all
Awwww. The Women’s March is today.
It’s 27 degrees and there’s about an inch of snow on the ground, more precip (probably rain) expected today. The Heathen Beagles lasted all of a minute on the deck.
AZfederalist wrote:
its a 401k that cant be taken by a malpractice law suit, or any other lawsuit for that matter
Deplorable Martian Overlord wrote:
BIG TIME!!!!
@ eaglesoars:
we have ice.
that would have been better for the march.
eaglesoars wrote:
this is a prelude to the biggest set-up this year.
a warning from a Virginia state senator that this is a set-up
https://gab.com/Grumpy_Hoosier/posts/103500274949563587
@ rain of lead:
Been reading this one blog that’s been calling this for the past month or so. Well, along those lines. anyway. Thinks this whole protest is going to be a shit show no matter who shows up or how.
rain of lead wrote:
yep. one of the best ideas I’ve heard – and if I had fewer home responsibilities I would have started it – get cameras set up everywhere. I would have rented any hotel rooms, got drones, you name it. Get a livestream going on the internet, etc.
But get there at least 2 weeks ahead of time and start doing recon, set up.
coldwarrior wrote:
Thanks.
The Virginia Supreme Court has refused to hear VCDL/GOA appeal in their case against Governor Northam’s emergency gun ban during Monday’s rally on the Capitol grounds.
https://twitter.com/StephenGutowski/status/1218330708873269249
The Queen has pulled Harry and Meghan’s use of their titles. No money from Sovereign Grant. Cannot represent the Queen in any role.
this is just hitting the news outlets, more coming
Oh dear God…
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-voters-motivated-racism-may-be-violating-constitution-can-they-ncna1110356
Very quiet today.
Here’s what I’m making on the pellet grill:
@ right_wing2:
yowser………I’ll have to read his book “Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948.”
no, not really
eaglesoars wrote:
I’ll wait for the movie
well, we’re back from the first tourney
the girl did not shoot well at all
252
she’s rusty, rusty, rusty
but….
she did figure out what she was doing wrong and was able to fix it by the last flight
she will be better next week
Update:
The bacon-wrapped jalapeno chicken was awesome!
4 paws up!
Here’s a post from a Virginia LEO who says Charlottesville was an engineered powder keg and Richmond is a set up for worse
This link is to the first of 4 screens, use the right arrow to scroll forward. This is not a cut-paste text, so…but look at the advice.
Wear Kevlar.
Cars will be targeted for left-behind weapons, don’t leave your weapons in there.
It is a kill box
read it. 4 screens
https://twitter.com/LisaMei62/status/1218529026211483648/photo/1
@ eaglesoars:
what this guy said
Maybe the Patriots should stay outside the fencing, flood the entire surrounding area. Let Antifa and the troublemakers be inside the fence. Make a distinct separation as to who is who.
my god, anybody with half a brain can take one look at this and see
…”IT’S A TRAP!!!”…
@ right_wing2:
A friend said that Democrats are tossing around the idea of making every urban area its own state. If true, imagine how many states would automatically be guaranteed Democratic seats.
@ right_wing2:
When you know you can’t win, change the rules
Antifa coming in on buses wearing NRA/MAGA garb, will start the trouble
https://twitter.com/mil_ops/status/1218535925342523398?
gonna end badly
Just admitted to ER. Passed out at a friends’s place after coughing. Just a precaution.
@ lobo91:
If the Democrats pool that, can we start naming every county in the country as its own state?
@ right_wing2:
Pull not pool.
right_wing2 wrote:
Take care. Do not know how old you are, male or female but…
Passing out at any age needs to be looked at to find the reason.
right_wing2 wrote:
well, that’s disturbing, I’m not happy
right_wing2 wrote:
The idea is about dividing Wash DC into something like 127 Cong districts. Because racism or something………
@ right_wing2:
I would ask that you might possibly have them scan your carotid arteries for any blockages. Just a hunch based on your history of CV disease.
@ Possum:
@ eaglesoars:
Blood work was fine, X-ray showed possible pneumonia. They’re putting me on an antibiotic.
Big worry was because of the heart surgery in 2011.
50-something male. Massively out of shape. Massively stubborn.
EKG was fine too.
@ eaglesoars:
I think he said DC could be 12 or 14 ‘states’. Think of cities the size of LA, Detroit, Chicago and NY and the number of states that could magically appear.
@ right_wing2:
thanks. now I can go to bed w/o worrying. too much
nite
Samantha Fish has her very own Cigar Box Guitar festival now:
right_wing2 wrote:
I am a mid 60 male, an asshole and currently bouncing around to Nightwish and scaring my cats…
🙂