Occupy The Skies

 Starlings in the UK celebrate the NYPD beat down of OWS socialists by forming a dolphin being chased by a killer whale. Ain't it wonderful how life irritates art?

Now the starlings warn us of the pervasive dangers of socialism by forming a Soros octopus.

The British starlings are a lot more intelligent than our college grads.

Occupy GE

One Beacon Court, home to Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Immelt and their new $4 million condo.

Where are they? Where are the protestors and the socialist millionaires who are demanding higher taxes in order to forcibly redistribute wealth in a more equitable fashion? Why aren't the unloved and unwashed camping out on the doorstep of General Electric's CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, and demanding that GE pay their fair share?

From the Weekly Standard:

General Electric, one of the largest corporations in America, filed a whopping 57,000-page federal tax return earlier this year but didn't pay taxes on $14 billion in profits. The return, which was filed electronically, would have been 19 feet high if printed out and stacked.

The fact that GE paid no taxes in 2010 was widely reported earlier this year, but the size of its tax return first came to light when House budget committee chairman Paul Ryan (R, Wisc.) made the case for corporate tax reform at a recent townhall meeting. 

No taxes at all  -  zip, zilch, zippo, nada, neshto, bupkis, diddly-squat on $14 billion.
Must be nice to have an entire political party in your back pocket.

"GE was able to utilize all of these various loopholes, all of these various deductions--it's legal," Ryan said. Nine billion dollars of GE's profits came overseas, outside the jurisdiction of U.S. tax law. GE wasn't taxed on $5 billion in U.S. profits because it utilized numerous deductions and tax credits, including tax breaks for investments in low-income housing, green energy, research and development, as well as depreciation of property.

Immelt's new adobe is in the Bloomberg Building, owned of course by gadzillionaire NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg. It is located at 731 Lexington Ave. between 58th and 59th Sts.

Since the Mayor just tossed your asses out of Zuccotti Park, why don't some of you OWS hippies mosey over to Big Mike's digs and say "Howdy You Greedy Capitalist Swine!" to Jeff and the Mrs? Huh?

Here's a map you stinking apes.

"A" is 731 Lexington Ave. and "B" is the Park. Take a hike.

UPDATE:
Some of them did take a hike.
Like this one.

Looks like the NYPD is employing some of the more classic modes of crowd control.
I miss those days. Rats, he still has some teeth.

How To Say "I Love You," In Sharia

By slaughtering your family, how else?

A Muslim father charged with murdering his three daughters in apparent honour killings has said he would do it again - even if they came back to life 100 times.

Mohammad Shafia, 58, cursed his daughters Zainab, 19, Sahar, 17, and Geeti, 13, saying they were 'treacherous' as he likened them to prostitutes during a conversation that was recorded by police.

He is on trial for their murders after they were found dead in the family car along with Shafia's first wife, Rona Amir, 50, in the Rideau Canal, located in the Kingston area of Ontario in Canada in 2009.

He killed Zainab because she committed the unforgiveable sin of marrying a Pakistani, in his eyes a worse sin than marrying an Irishman. The other three just pissed him off with boyfriends and subscribing to the Readers Digest.  In any event, Mohammad, son Hamed and wife #2 Tooba Mohammad Yahya are on trial over the deaths of his three daughters and his first wife.

Initially police thought the family had been involved in an accident and Shafia told them during an interview that he didn't know where they were. However, his version of accounts did not add up and he was arrested and charged with their murder.

Shafia, who moved to Canada from Afghanistan with his family, is polygamous and after his arrest was heard telling his second wife, Tooba Yahya, that their daughters had brought shame on the family. He said: 'Even if, God forbid, they hoist us on to the gallows... we accept it wholeheartedly', a day after his arrest.

The gallows is exactly what I had in mind.

Dope On A Rope

From Fox News:


Did this idiot think he'd make it better by saying this? Did he use the kids as a loofah?

The former Penn State assistant coach accused of having sex with young boys he met through his charity admits in a TV interview that he showered with boys but says he is innocent and not a pedophile.

"I could say that I have done some of those things. I have horsed around with kids I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact," Jerry Sandusky told NBC News' Bob Costas in an interview to air Monday night.

The Obama Boil Needs To Be Lanced Next November

These people are a disgrace. But bear this in mind, they are merely reflecting the complete disregard for the traditions of our country felt by many others including the elitists and statists that infest our government and universities and the nattering parasitic underclasses that drain the public coffers.

Did I mention an infestation? More like an infection, an oozing, pustulent sore on the body politic.

For Our Vets

In these challenging times it is so difficult to put into words the deep appreciation we feel for the service rendered by our volunteer armed forces; those who have served and those who currently are wearing the uniform.

May God bless everyone of you.

We know it, they know it

What's more, they know we know that they know we know. That's why everything is in such a hurried mess. Still with me? Good.

The European Union was always meant to be a superstate; the world was always meant to be divided up along geographical lines - the men left standing would be the rulers. It's just a game of chess based on the old colonial patterns: divide and conquer, a bit of subversion here and a little more there with a few sweeties thrown in.

As predicted by many people, ever since the Lisbon Treaty was ratified by the twenty-seven member states of the EU, things have rocketed along; new competences have been claimed and sovereignties seceded.

What's happening in America isn't happening in isolation; Agenda 21 and the climate change ecomentalists don't just lobby in your country - the b@st@rds are everywhere. Our own political class in the UK is riddled with them and since they're in situ for life, our own elected MPs have very little say in policy. They can try to change things but usually meet a brick wall, head-on. It isn't beyond the wit of our Civil Service to engineer the downfall of an MP who goes against the accepted direction. I suspect it's the same for you.

The big problem is that there's a gulf between the electorate and the elected. Once they're in office (though they prefer the term 'power') most of them are absorbed by the unelected Borg, the relentless machine of global governance. If we're serious about changing what currently passes for democracy, we have a big fight on our hands. Not only do we fight between ourselves (left/right; republican/democrat) but our politicians fight against civil servants. We need to choose our ground carefully and not be rail-roaded by the msm or political rhetoric.

It goes against the grain, I know, but I believe that many of those protesters camping out around the world do speak for us: they rail against the banks, the bonuses, the taxpayer-funding, the cuts in services, the homeless, the jobless.  My question is: Who do we fight first? The government, or those with a different opinion to us?  Check out The Frankfurt School if you haven't already done so.  As you complain about Obama appropriating Executive orders to himself so do we in England worry about our 1689 Bill of Rights and our Magna Carta being undermined and re-written surreptitiously.

In the meantime, Italy is following Greece down the pan and unelected europhile technocrats are being parachuted in by the EU to act as Prime Ministers in European countries with a view to overseeing economic competence. A silent coup is taking place but, despite the protests, the people still haven't realised what it really means.

I'm glad that the euro is under a concerted attack by the markets, and I'm not naive - I know that we will all experience a great deal of pain if economies collapse. I don't mind suffering pain for something worthwhile but global governance isn't on my list. It's about time the people saw the rabbit:

My thanks to Sig94 for letting me post this after I've been absent for so long.

Peek-A-Boo, The Grand Jury Sees You!

They say you can't see the Obama for the trees.

 I say they're full of crap.

The Affaire Solyndra may just be the final crack in Obama's media armor. Perhaps the stench is getting to them. In any event, this is a good thing.

From the WashTimes:

Solyndra probe sheds light on its relationship with White House
New developments in the congressional probe into failed solar panel maker Solyndra LLC shed light on what Republicans are calling the close relationship between the White House and an Oklahoma billionaire donor whose foundation was deeply invested in the company.

Pressing the White House to release documents in response to a recent congressional subpoena, leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday questioned the notion that no political influence played a role in more than a half billion dollars in government loans awarded to Solyndra.

The company went bankrupt in September, just two years after winning a $535 million loan guarantee package from the Department of Energy (DOE). Its investors included the George Kaiser Family Foundation. Mr. Kaiser was a big fundraiser for Mr. Obama in 2008.

Among a batch of new records released Wednesday, an email from Ken Levit, executive director of the foundation, to Steve Mitchell, who served on Solyndra’s board, laid bare the extent of the enthusiasm for the project inside the White House.

“They about had an orgasm in Biden’s office when we mentioned Solyndra,” the Feb. 27, 2010, email read.

And that was the last orgasm that Biden enjoyed without the assistance of a 10 year old Haitian girl and an albino donkey named Maurice.

 Now Sixty Minutes is preparing a piece on Polosi's machinations regarding legislation that could have affected her husband's investments.

 We'll see how far this all goes. I suspect a media powder puff attack piece on all of this.

What more can a man do?

Just How Far Can We Trust Our Muslim "Allies?"

A decent,competent military commander has been relieved from duty because he contradicted the insane ramblings of a puppet president. From the Telegraph:

President Obama’s policy of appeasing Islamic dictators has resulted in another setback for the United States and its allies. On Friday, on the orders of the US government, Major General Peter Fuller, deputy commander of the NATO mission to train the Afghani forces, was removed from his post. Fuller’s crime: telling the truth about a serious problem for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

In a press interview last week, Fuller responded to Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s recent statement that he would readily join with Pakistan in a war with the United States if he had to choose sides. This is not the first time Karzai has publicly made virulent anti-American statements. On several occasions he has accused the Americans of bombing innocent Afghan civilians – accusations later proven to be completely false.

Hamid Karzai owes his position as president of Afghanistan to the sacrifice of thousands of US lives and billions of US dollars to prop up him and his regime. The UK and NATO allies have also contributed lives and blood in the objective to build a moderate and stable Afghan government. And America has loyally supported Karzai at every step. It refrained from challenging an obviously rigged presidential election and has long looked away from the behavior of Karzai’s incredibly corrupt and incompetent regime.

For someone of Karzai's stature to make a statement like that is beyond the pale. You would think that the hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars that go to subsidize Afghanistan (actually over a trillion now) would give Karzai pause before saying something like this. More than anything else it reveals the mindset of a Muslim leader who is nominally a critical ally but may actually be something quite different. How many more of our Muslim allies are likely to follow in Karzai's shoes when the chips are down.

IMHO - All of them.

Finally, a US general responded with the mild comment that the political leaders in Kabul were “isolated from reality”. This was enough to end the career of a capable officer. However, for those who know Afghanistan, Fuller’s comment highlighted a crucial question: is Hamid Karzai is mentally unstable?

For some time Karzai’s behaviour has provided plenty of evidence that he is thoroughly unhinged. The interpretation that he is simply crazy is the kindest possible one. The other possibility is that he truly despises the people who fight and die for him, and would sell the US, NATO, and many of his own people out for a political settlement with Pakistan and the Taliban that would leave him in power. This a strategic dilemma that cannot be ignored. Firing the messenger is no solution.

Firing the messenger is a solution if your understanding of the problem is based from a vantage point midway up your colon.

Because You'd Squeal, Dummies!

U.S. officials are concerned that Israel will not warn them before taking military action against Iran's nuclear facilities, a senior U.S. military official said Friday.

The official, who asked to remain anonymous, told the CNN network that although in the past, U.S. officials thought they would receive warning from Israel if it did take military action against Iran, "now that doesn't seem so ironclad."

Israel shouldn't say a word because the Obama administration can not be trusted to keep their mouths shut. Iran would have the word within five minutes or less. If Israel is smart, she'll give Obama bogus info and use the US to mess with the Iranian's defense plans ... if she hasn't had the sense to be doing that already.

Yeah, right. Mum's the word.

The Grace Of God, Mathematically Speaking

God's grace fills His creation. It is manifested in everything conceived by man.

Triumph The Occupy Dog

I really wanted to see Triumph poop on the Occupiers, but it probably wouldn't have made much of an impact on their personal hygiene.

Occupy This

None of these self-absorbed, shiftless "Occupy" wankers can hold a candle to generations past. Sadly, the generation that fought so nobly and suffered such horrific loses are almost all gone.

In Uncertain Times, Size Does Matter

We recently learned that, due to budget cuts,  the British Navy is not able to deploy a surface warship to provide a 24 hour emergency response capability. Of course England is not at war right now even though her forces are involved in Afghanistan and, until recently on a limited basis in Libya.

But how much is enough in so-called peace time?

Truth be told, the US did not have a modern  battleship until 1895 when three were added to the fleet: the USS Maine, USS Indiana and the USS Texas. The USS Massachusetts and the USS Oregon came on line a year later. Of course we lost one of them, the Maine, on 15 FEB 1898 which brought us into conflict with Spain. The cause of the explosion that sank the Maine is now questioned. In any event, the Maine was re-floated and then scuttled at sea in 1912.

From the following site, Naval History and Heritage Command, we see the US Navy increase it's capacity for surface warfare dramatically after the loss of the Maine and the declaration of war. Of course this involves the cooperation of Congress to approve the funds necessary to build these war craft. Look at the increase in size of the "Steel" Navy.

SPANISH - AMERICAN WAR
Date	Dec 1896	Dec 1898	Change
Battleship	5	6	20%
Cruiser	16	18	13%
Monitor	6	14	133%
Torpedo Boats	1	12	1100%
Steel Gunboats	11	34	209%
Auxiliaries	1	30	2900%
Screw Steamer	7	16	129%
Screw Sloops	6	4	-33%
Gunboats	5	25	400%
Sailing vessels	1	1	0%
Steel Navy	40	114	185%
Old Navy	19	46	142%
Total Active	59	160	171%

The Great White Fleet - 1907






For a decade after the end of the Spanish American War, the fleet grew to about 175-180 ships. Uncertain political conditions in Europe saw the fleet increase to 245 vessels prior to the commencement of WWI hostilities. Look at the difference in the number of battleships, destroyers and cruisers from the prior war against Spain. By Armistice Day our fleet had increased by over 200%. But this was nothing compared to what would happen to our Navy less than three decades later.

WORLD WAR I
Date	Dec 1916	Nov 1918	Change
Battleships	36	39	8%
Cruisers	30	31	3%
Monitor	3	7	133%
Destroyers	61	110	80%
Torpedo Boats/Frigates	18	17	-6%
Submarines	44	80	82%
Auxiliaries#	25	87	248%
Gunboats/Patrol	28	350	1150%
Total Active	245	774	216%

By 1924 the fleet had been reduced down to 137 surface warships and 376 total active vessels.  However, the biggest decrease was in the number of gunboats, from 350 to only 37. The number of battleships and cruisers were reduced by almost a half.  When the Great Depression hit, it got worse. Nothing changed much until the late 30's and then - 1940 when even the doves and isolationists in Congress saw the handwriting on the wall.

WORLD WAR II
Date	Jun 1940	Aug 1945	Change
Battleships	15	23	53%
Carriers, Fleet	6	28	367%
Carriers, Escort	0	71	n/a
Cruisers	37	72	95%
Destroyers	185	377	104%
Frigates	0	361	n/a
Submarines	64	232	263%
Mine Warfare	36	586	1528%
Patrol	19	1204	6237%
Amphibious	0	2547	n/a
Auxiliary	116	1267	992%
Surface Warships*	237	833	251%
Total Active	478	6768	1316%

*Surface warfare ship totals do not include submarines, mine warfare, patrol or auxiliaries

By 1943 the US Navy had more ships than all other combatant nations combined - that includes allied and enemy navies - the Brits, the Canadians, the Fwench, the Germans, the Japanese, the Italians, everyone.

The end of WWII saw peace dividends realized through the shrinking of our armed forces.  By 1950 we were down to 634 warships, less than a tenth of our WWII levels.  But as the Cold War heated up, our Navy increased again.  By 1968, during the peak of the Vietnam War, we were at 932 warships

COLD WAR / VIETNAM
Date	Jun 1950	Jun 1968	Change
Battleships	1	1	0%
Carriers	15	23	53%
Cruisers	13	35	169%
Destroyers	137	219	60%
Frigates	10	50	400%
Submarines	72	148	106%
Mine Warfare	56	83	48%
Patrol	33	3	-91%
Amphibious	79	162	105%
Auxiliary	218	216	-1%
Surface Warships	161	296	84%
Total Active	634	932	47%

This didn't last long.  As the Vietnam War ended and our nation transitioned to an all volunteer force (1973), our Navy shrunk by 44%; from 932 in 1968 to 523 by 1977.  From then on, our highest level of active warships was under President Reagan - in 1987 we deployed 594 warships.  It has been all downhill since then.  In 2007 we are at our lowest naval strength since 1916; we were down to 278 ships.  When President Bush took office, the Navy was at 318 ships; when he left it was 282.  We are now at 285.

THE 21ST CENTURY
Date	Sep 2007	Sep 2011	Change
Carriers	11	11	0%
Cruisers	22	22	0%
Destroyers	52	61	17%
Frigates	30	26	-13%
LCS *	0	2	n/a
Submarines	53	53	0%
SSBN	14	14	0%
SSGN	4	4	0%
Mine Warfare	14	14	0%
Amphibious	33	31	-6%
Auxiliary	46	47	2%
Surface Warships	115	122	6%
Total Active	278	285	3%

The question still remains before us.  How much is enough? Naval technology has come a long ways to be sure and the capabilities of our warships has changed accordingly.  But it seems that our conflicts are not-state-of-the-art affairs, but more along the lines of combating low-tech thuggish cretins armed with AK-47's and butcher knives.

So if I'm wise I had better leave this question in the hands of military professionals who are vastly more qualified than I to render judgement.  I know they are obsolete and expensive as all get out to man, but I'd sure feel better if we had an Iowa class battleship or three or six floating off the shores of Egypt,  Palestine, Somalia, Iran and Venezuela.  Just to piss them off.