Tatra T85, Late 1930s

Tatra T85, Late 1930s, a photo by glen.h on Flickr.

FROM THE NATION WHO INTRODUCED THE YUGO COMES THE TATRA, but 80 years too late. Glen has discovered a real automotive gem here. Thank you, Glen H. If you know more about this sleek vehicle from Czechoslovakia, please let us know. In the mean time, we will just wish that we might find one some of these days. RLH Editor
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Tatra T85, Late 1930s by glen.h

Corio Australian Whiskey, 1965

Corio Australian Whiskey, 1965, a photo by glen.h on Flickr.

MEN OF THE 60S HAD CLASS....
Corio Australian Whiskey, 1965
From "Australia From The Dawn Of Time To The Present Day", by Oswald Ziegler Publications. www.nicks.com.au/index.aspx?link_id=76.1611

A Lisbon Tram

A Lisbon Tram, a photo by Nigel Allinson on Flickr.

A Lisbon Tram
Just looking through my holiday snaps from Lisbon in 2006.

I've been reading Night Train To Lisbon by Pascal Mercier.

When my flight was delayed last week I had a look in the airport book shop and picked it up just because of the title. As I flicked through it, the names and places sounded so familiar, I just had to buy it.

TEXT AND PHOTO BY NIGEL ALLINSON
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A Lisbon Tram by Nigel Allinson

Fort Canby -- DSC3071

Fort Canby -- DSC3071, a photo by Lance & Cromwell (offline for Christmas) on Flickr.

HOW MANY VIEWERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PIECE OF AMERICAN HISTORY? Who knows the type of motorcycle in the photo?
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Thanks to Lance & Cromwell for the photo and information.
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Fort Canby -- DSC3071 by Lance & Cromwell (offline for Christmas)

Durians

Durians, a photo by SayaNadiah on Flickr.

What is the story on these fruits anyway? I have noted that many Asian countries have banned these fruits. Why?

Lincoln's funeral on Pennsylvania Ave. (LOC)

Lincoln's funeral on Pennsylvania Ave. (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

Lincoln's funeral on Pennsylvania Ave. (LOC)


Lincoln's funeral on Pennsylvania Ave.

[Washington, D.C. : 1865 April 19]

1 negative : glass, wet collodion ; 4 x 4 1/4 in.

Notes:
Photo shows crowd gathered along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1865, for the procession of President Abraham Lincoln's hearse from the funeral held at the White House to the U.S. Capitol, where his body lay in state before traveling by train to Springfield, Illinois, for burial.

Title and date from information on negative sleeve and Library staff.
Forms part of Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865.
Funeral rites & ceremonies.
United States--District of Columbia--Washington

Format: Glass negatives--1860.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/\

[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President, looking at a photo album with his son, Tad Lincoln, Feb. 9, 1864] (LOC)

[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President, looking at a photo album with his son, Tad Lincoln, Feb. 9, 1864] (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President, looking at a photo album with his son, Tad Lincoln, Feb. 9, 1864] (LOC)


Berger, Anthony, b. 1832, photographer.

[Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President, looking at a photo album with his son, Tad Lincoln, Feb. 9, 1864]

[Washington, D.C. : Brady National Photographic Art Gallery , 1864]

1 photographic print : albumen ; 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.

Notes:
President Lincoln visited the Brady Gallery in Washington, D.C., with his son Tad, on Tuesday, February 9, 1864. "One of the most popular Lincoln portraits, this is the only close-up of him wearing spectacles. It was issued in huge quantities in many variations, with and without Brady's permission." (Source: Ostendorf, p. 182)

Published in: Lincoln's photographs: a complete album / by Lloyd Ostendorf. Dayton, OH: Rockywood Press, 1998, p. 182-3.

Title devised by Library staff.
Forms part of: Arthur Wallace Dunn Papers.

Related names:
Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer.

Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865--Family.
Lincoln, Thomas--1853-1871--Family.
Photograph albums--1860-1870.

Format: Portrait photographs--1860-1870.
Group portraits--1860-1870.
Albumen prints--1860-1870.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. (LOC)

General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

Delano, Jack,, photographer.

General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago, Ill.

1943 April

Flagman standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe R.R. west bound freight train during a stop, Bagdad, Calif. (LOC)

Flagman standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe R.R. west bound freight train during a stop, Bagdad, Calif. (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

It's a joy to see America's Great Southwest in a time when life was much more simple. It is a joy to see the landscape.
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Photograph by Jack Delalno in March 1943 from The Library of Congress. Flagman is standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe westbound train during a stop at Bagdad, California.

[California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912] (LOC)

[California delegates cheering on stagecoach at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22, 1912] (LOC), a photo by The Library of Congress on Flickr.

MANY PEOPLE ARE MOVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS...because they love the Texas lifestyle, no taxes, more freedoms and less hassle. Texas is the new land of HOPE AND CHANGE.

In Britain they would be Stolen

In Britain they would be Stolen, a photo by timtak on Flickr.

In Britain they would be Stolen


There are many areas of public morality in which the Japanese excel. One of these is the relative absense of theft.

For example it used to amaze me how Japanese can leave cleaning products in public places, such as in the public toilet above, and that no one steals them. The bucket, broom and cloth toilet brush and bleach are perhaps too old and dirty for even Britons to whish to steal them, but placed as they are in an unlocked and isolated public toilet, I predict that they would not long remain intact in the UK. If things are not locked up or nailed down, then they are either stolen, or if they are of little use then they would be destroyed, destroyed. In the UK, if no one was interested in stealing the broom then someone would probably use it to beat in the windows of the toilet, then break it in half and then throw it into the bushes.

Cleaning products and utensils for cleaning such as these can be seen left in toilets, shrines, parks and even bus stops.
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timtak teaches at a Japanese University.

Labour Day

Labour Day, a photo by cottagefinder on Flickr.

Vigilante

Vigilante, a photo by Franco D´Albao on Flickr.

One of the most beautiful bird photographs I have seen. Thanks to Franco D' Albao......
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Vigilante by Franco D´Albao

Im taking my TV back

Im taking my TV back, a photo by rabidscottsman on Flickr.

Im taking my TV back
Gin puts all this Jersey Shore, Kendra, Holly's World and Kardashean garbage on my tv and Tivo that I cant record anything while im at work. Today I take my TV back! I cant stand this reality crap!


GOOD FOR YOU RABIDSCOTTSMAN
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Im taking my TV back by rabidscottsman

Atlatl Rock Detail, Valley of Fire, Nevada

Atlatl Rock Detail, Valley of Fire, Nevada, a photo by MumbleyJoe (Tyler) on Flickr.

ONE OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHS I HAVE SEEN IN MY MANY YEARS...A GOLDEN MONUMENT, FOR SURE.
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Atlatl Rock Detail, Valley of... by MumbleyJoe (Tyler)

OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL (BALBOA) AERIEL SHOT FROM 1950S, SAN DIEGO, NOT MY PHOTO

OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL (BALBOA) AERIEL SHOT FROM 1950S, SAN DIEGO, NOT MY PHOTO, a photo by roberthuffstutter on Flickr.

ANOTHER GOLDEN MEMORY OF USNTC BOOT CAMP By R.L.Huffstutter

When I was in Navy boot camp in the spring of 1960, our company was one of many selected to doate blood. It was a fun outing as they bussed us over to Balboa Naval Hospital. We had heard rumors that once we had given blood, they would give us a shot of Jack Daniels to restore our blood count. NOT-----we got a glass of orange juice and a glance at a lot of lovely nurses in the hospital and along the journey. We were told NOT to whistle or make any noises upon viewing these lovelies. We obeyed, but there were whispers like......................................... ............................................. ............................................. .

It was a fun outing and we were excused from drilling duties for the rest of the day, given time to wash, write letters home, play cards, or simply shoot the breeze. The breezes from the Pacific that were always drifting into the USNTC were invigorating and another reason we were glad we had joined the Navy. We loved the fresh and salty Pacific breezes. By R.L. Huffstutter

Not my photo. From Wikipedia

Welcome to Monument Valley

Welcome to Monument Valley, a photo by MikyAgo on Flickr.

This is one photo I never tire of viewing.

It is very obvious why the Native peoples of this land paid homage and respect to their lands, especially this area.

I have added this great photo to several galleries. Hopefully, you will approve.

Further, I could not resist adding this to my online blog.
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Welcome to Monument Valley by MikyAgo

postcard - Dream St., car (b&w)

postcard - Dream St., car (b&w), a photo by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL) on Flickr.

postcard - Dream St., car (b&w)
If this is Dream St. ... I think I'd rather live someplace a bit more level.

Dream St. sign, Dream Street, car, mailbox, postcard, tilted road.
black and white.

1517 Dream St.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com

BACKSTORY: I never got to finish uploading my postcard collection. Most were bought in the 1990s at Smash Records and various bookstores in Blacksburg while going to Virginia Tech. They were scanned in around 2000ish, but we never got around to finishing them up til now. Check my postcard tag for older postcard scans that I uploaded several years ago.
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THANKS TO CLINT FOR SUCH A GREAT PHOTO...and drop by his blog. Follow highlighted text:

postcard - Dream St., car... by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)

A Quiet Place for the Night

A Quiet Place for the Night, a photo by jmhouse on Flickr.

Wonderful capture.This is quite a shot. Is this, by chance, a place where those on the road crash? Definitely a candidate for BEST SET DESIGN. RLH-Blog Editor
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A Quiet Place for the Night by jmhouse

1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster

1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster, a photo by Tram Painter on Flickr.

1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster

1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster, a photo by Tram Painter on Flickr.

One of Graham's best so far. I love this sketch. It is totally America.............
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1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster by Tram Painter

Bliss Bridge (feels like leading the way to the Western Paradise) 南韓雪 嶽山新興寺極樂橋

Bliss Bridge (feels like leading the way to the Western Paradise) 南韓雪嶽山新興寺極樂橋, a photo by travelhaha on Flickr.

Bliss Bridge (feels like leading the way to the Western Paradise) 南韓雪嶽山新興寺極樂橋
Seoraksan is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range (태백산맥) in the Gangwon province in eastern South Korea. It is located in a national park near the city of Sokcho. After the Hallasan volcano on Jeju Island and Jirisan in the south, Seoraksan is the third highest mountain in South Korea. The Daechongbong Peak (대청봉) of Seoraksan reaches 1,708 metres (5,603 feet). The Taebaek mountain chain is often considered the backbone of the Korean peninsula.
The national park attracts many national and international tourists all year round, but the main season for Seoraksan national park is autumn. The autumn colours in the area are considered amongst the most beautiful in Korea. The red and yellow forest is interrupted by rocks and small mountain streams flow amidst this. During the rainy season in summer—especially after a typhoon—these streams can swell.
Sinheungsa, sometimes spelled Shinheungsa, is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is situated on the slopes of Seoraksan in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea.
Sinheungsa is located in Seoraksan National Park, and many tourists hiking Seoraksan up to Ulsanbawi (peak) pass by the temple on the way.

雪嶽山（설악산）是韓國東部之一山峰，位於江原道，緊臨束草市，為知名旅遊景點，遊客眾多。山峰為太白山脈之屬，主峰大青峰標高海拔1,708公尺。雪嶽山於1965年時被指定為天然紀念物保護區（기념물보호구）117號，目前立有雪嶽山國立公園。

新興寺西元652年由慈藏律師創建的第一古刹，朝鮮王朝時被焚毀，現存的佛寺是1847年重建的，留有朝鮮王朝時代的梵鐘，和被認為是出自世祖之手的經板。
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Bliss Bridge (feels like... by travelhaha

Severn Bridge

Severn Bridge, a photo by Tram Painter on Flickr.

THIS WILL SURELY BRIDGE THE GAP.
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TRAM PAINTER SAYS:
Severn Bridge

The best thing to come out of Wales until Torchwood.

Dark Doorway

Dark Doorway, a photo by Brave Heart on Flickr.

DOORWAY TO ADVENTURE. Knock three times and whisper the secret password. Depending upon the time of day or night, you might be admitted. This all depends, of course, upon your imagination. I really have no idea where this is located, but the photo is by Brave Heart, a great photographer.
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Mysterious and fascinating in addition to being a perfect photograph. Your work is excellent and among my favorites. RLH Editor
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Dark Doorway by Brave Heart

SNC10376

SNC10376, a photo by Federico Di Palma on Flickr.

PERFECT SHADOWS...many more of Di Palma's excellent work can be seen in Di Palma's Flickr Photostream...........
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SNC10376 by Federico Di Palma

Dragons are your friend

Dragons are your friend, a photo by wackystuff on Flickr.

ONE OF WACKYSTUFF'S UNIQUE MATCHBOXES...see more in his Flickr photostream.
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ONE OF MY FAVORITES IN YOUR COLLECTION. I believe I have commented on your collection previously, but let me compliment you once again on the unique subjects of your collection. It is a collection that would make an interesting exhibit at a national museum in the USA or Japan. Those in contemporary society do not know the joy those of us who grew up in the 40s and 50s remember when these type of matches were common. Great collection.

Yucca Christmas Tree a

Yucca Christmas Tree a, a photo by 89AKurt on Flickr.

Yucca Christmas Tree a


Many years ago my mom was involved in a ladies club, they had a Christmas house event with hand made crafts to sell for fundraising. So this isn't an original idea of mine. Back then I made one.
This time, I made a better base, using plywood with 45 degree braces, 1/2" lag screw into trunk. Designed the concept when looking for lights, Home Depot (I call it Deephole) had 12' ribbon with LED lights.......... ah ha! Candy Cane it is, sprayed red, then a whole can of gold on the seed pods. Added flocking (that stuff really squirts out, had to be very quick). Ornaments don't need the hooks, easy to hang on stubs without pods.
I have a small house, so the small footprint works great. And don't have to water it.
And it's not made in China (fake tree)

thanks to Kurt Womack for this photographic event.

US RQ-170 Sentinel drone

US RQ-170 Sentinel drone, a photo by 89AKurt on Flickr.

TEXT FROM 89KURT'S FLICKR PHOTOSTREAM.....
US RQ-170 Sentinel drone


Yahoo: Iran in final stages of decoding U.S. drone
Iranian experts are in the final stages of recovering data from the U.S. surveillance drone captured by the country's armed forces, state TV reported Dec. 12.
This photo released on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, claims to show US RQ-170 Sentinel drone which Tehran says its forces downed earlier this week, as the chief of the aerospace division of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, right, listens to an unidentified colonel, in an undisclosed location, Iran. (AP Photo/Sepahnews) EDS NOTE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE.

Yahoo: RQ-170 unmanned aerial vehicle
AFP illustration

Yahoo: Obama: We asked Iran to give us our drone back
President Obama has a message for Iran: He would like America's downed spy drone back.
Obama revealed the request for the return of the drone--which fell to earth in Iran recently, and has since been flaunted in video footage by the Iranian government--during a Monday White House news conference. The president shared the podium with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as both leaders discussed the future of American-Iraqi relations after the withdrawal of remaining U.S. forces from Iraq this month.
But Obama's comments on the seized drone at least temporarily upstaged the designated subject of the conference--and are all but certain to become instant fodder for late-night comedy and GOP primary campaign barbs.
"We've asked for it back," President Obama said of the spy plane, according to an Agence-France Press report. "We'll see how the Iranians respond."
"With respect to the drone inside of Iran, I'm not going to comment on intelligence matters that are classified," he added.
Iran claimed to have brought down the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone mostly intact eight days ago, after operators lost control of it on a classified CIA-Pentagon surveillance mission over the country. The very existence of the stealth reconnaissance plane-- dubbed the "Beast of Kandahar," and manufactured by Lockheed Martin--received no official acknowledgment from U.S. government circles until 2009. American officials more recently reportedly confirmed the RQ-170 was used for extended surveillance of Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, after the successful U.S. raid that killed the al-Qaida leader last May.
Iran--which has since lodged a formal diplomatic protest over the drone's apparent violation of Iranian air space--has given scant indication that it will leap to the Obama administration's request for the craft's return.
Already, partisan critics of the Obama White House could hardly contain their glee at news of the request. This was but one more request from a Western power, they've noted, that Tehran seems likely to flout.
"If you were Iran, and Pres O asked you to return our drone, what would you say??" Ari Fleischer, GOP public relations strategist and former spokesman for the George W. Bush White House, asked on Twitter.
"'O: I asked Iran 2 return drone & we'll see how they r[e]spond," Fleischer wrote in another Twitter post mocking the request. Ronald Reagan "didn't ask Iran 2 r[e]turn hostages. Iran feared him, so they were freed."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton--who herself has occasionally revealed private talking points publicly--tried to blunt any suggestion of naivete in the U.S. request.
"We submitted a formal request for return" of the drone, but "don't expect them to comply," Clinton said Monday, CBS News' Cami McCormick reported.

Stupid liberals are such suckers when it comes to America's security!
What happened to the awesome talking power of Obama? I thought he was going to make the world peaceful, and everyone would love America since GWB sucked.

TAKE IT BACK

TAKE IT BACK, a photo by POONDOG64 on Flickr.

YES, IT IS TIME TO TAKE BACK OUR NATION...

85

85, a photo by POONDOG64 on Flickr.

A GREAT PHOTO OF MY FAVORITE CACTUS OR CACTI BY POONDOG64

michael Savage

michael Savage, a photo by POONDOG64 on Flickr.

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BANNED IN BRITAIN: ONE YEAR LATER — PART TWO

THE SAVAGE EFFECT

AROUND THE WORLD, AN ONLINE REVOLUTION OF SORTS WAS TRIGGERED BY JACQUI SMITH’S DECISION TO BAN ME FROM BRITAIN. ACCORDING TO FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE, IT CREATED A VIRAL TSUNAMI WHICH COMPLETELY DEFEATED THE INTENT OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT’S ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

WEBSITES SUCH AS FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND TWITTER CAME ALIVE WITH COMMENTARY ABOUT THE SAVAGE BAN. ACCORDING TO A WEBSITE THAT TRACKS DISCUSSIONS ON TWITTER, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MICHAEL SAVAGE AND HIS BEING BANNED FROM BRITAIN HIT A HUGE SPIKE THE DAY AFTER THE TRAVEL BAN WAS ANNOUNCED. FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE EVEN COINED A NEW TERM, “THE SAVAGE EFFECT,” WHICH IT DESCRIBES AS A PHENOMENON IN WHICH EFFORTS TO LIMIT THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN THE ANALOG FORM BACKFIRE AND ARE TRUMPED BY THE VIRAL POWER OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS.

SO BY TRYING TO STRIKE ME DOWN, THEY MADE ME MORE POWERFUL. BY TRYING TO PUSH ME OFF THE OLD LINE FORMS OF MEDIA COMMUNICATION, THEY HAVE ONLY MADE ME THAT MUCH MORE POPULAR IN NEW FORMS. WHAT THEY FAILED TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THOUGH FOR A SHORT TIME THEY MAY BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE MIDSTREAM MEDIA AND WHO COMES INTO THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY CANNOT CONTROL THE NEW SAMIZDAT, THE NEW LITERATURE THAT THE MAINSTREAM ESTABLISHMENT CONSIDERS TO BE SUBVERSIVE. THE INTERNET AND TALK RADIO IS SOMETHING THAT THEY WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SUPPRESS.

IN GOOD COMPANY

BECAUSE OF LEFTIST POLITICS IN BOTH ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES AND ALSO BECAUSE I STOPPED THE DUBAI PORTS DEAL, I HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM TRAVELING TO BRITAIN. NOW I’VE BEEN FALSELY ACCUSED BECAUSE OF THE VIEWS I EXPRESS ON THE RADIO. BUT I BEGAN MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS A WRITER. OF COURSE I DON’T COMPARE MYSELF TO THE WRITERS I’M ABOUT TO MENTION. BUT THEY WERE MY MENTORS. AND THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW BOOKS BANNED IN QUITE A FEW NATIONS OVER THE YEARS.

"BRAVE NEW WORLD" BY ALDOUS HUXLEY. GREW UP ON HIM. BANNED IN IRELAND IN 1932. I READ EVERYTHING THAT HUXLEY WROTE. EVERYTHING INCLUDING HIS MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON FURNITURE. "CANDIDE," VOLTAIRE — SEIZED BY U.S. CUSTOMS IN 1930."DOCTOR ZHIVAGO," ONE OF THE GREAT BOOKS. BORIS PASTERNAK, BANNED WITHIN THE EX-SOVIET UNION UNTIL 1988 BECAUSE IT CRITICIZED THE BOLSHEVIK ."GULLIVER’S TRAVELS," JONATHAN SWIFT. BANNED IN IRELAND, "1984" BY GEORGE ORWELL. BANNED BY THE USSR IN 1950 BECAUSE STALIN, THE MASS MURDERER, THOUGHT IT WAS A VIEW ON HIS COUNTRY IN THE FUTURE. "THE SATANIC VERSES" BY RUSHDIE — BANNED. "THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER" BY JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE. BANNED. WHY? BECAUSE "THE SORROWS" ENCOURAGED SUICIDAL DEATHS IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS A SHOCKER—DID YOU KNOW THAT "THE CALL OF THE WILD" BY JACK LONDON HAD BEEN BANNED IN YUGOSLAVIA AND ITALY? I DON’T HAVE ANY IDEA WHY.

BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN BANNED. SO IF MICHAEL SAVAGE IS NOW AMONGST THOSE AUTHORS WHO HAVE BEEN BANNED I THINK I’M IN VERY GOOD COMPANY INDEED.





POONDOG64 (19 months ago)


Banned in britain: One year later — Part one

the attack on michael savage

on may 5th, 2009, the government of great britain announced it would to close its borders to michael savage. I awoke that day at about seven o’Clock in the morning, and as i usually do, began scanning for news on the internet in preparation for that days show. There on the headline of the drudge report was the unbelievable news: “Michael savage banned from uk.” I didn’T believe it, i thought it must be some kind of joke, or some rumor perpetrated by enemies of the show. But on following the link from the headline i found that sure enough, reputable newspapers in england had reported that the british home office, the equivalent of our state department, had placed me on a list of those who are prohibited from entering the country. Here is what the website of the british home office said:

Individuals banned from the uk for stirring-up hatred have been named and shamed for the first time, the home secretary announced today. The list covers people excluded from the united kingdom for fostering extremism or hatred between october 2008 and march 2009.

And there was my name on the list:

Michael savage

controversial daily radio host. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence.

The first thought i had was, “Darn, there goes the summer trip to receive their fine dental care.” My second thought was “Darn, i’Ll have to give up my summer trip where i was going to do a tour of british restaurants for their famous cuisine.” And then i realized that this was no joke

the list

i had been placed on a list with madmen who had murdered jewish children by bashing their skulls in with rifle butts. I was on the list with islamofascists who had threatened the violent overthrow of the british government. I was on a list with violent nazi skinheads who were serving ten year sentences for murder in russia. This was pure insanity.

How can they put michael savage in the same league with mass murderers when i have never avowed violence? Had i avowed violence i wouldn’T be on the radio. I wouldn’T have lasted fifteen minutes let alone fifteen years. In fact, my opinions are more in keeping with the mainstream of america than you would like to believe. The whole point of the rights guaranteed by the first amendment (Rights which the british do not enjoy) Is to protect offensive speech, not polite speech. And whatever happened to the famous liberal saying, first stated by voltaire, and repeated by liberals in the sixties: “I may disagree with you but i will fight to the death your right to say it.”

My views are held by tens of millions of people who listen to my program in the united states, i thought. Would they ban my listeners from going to their wonderful nation as well? I wondered if my dog would be banned as well, if i appeared at heathrow with teddy, the ten-pound poodle. I wondered if he would be considered potentially to incite inter-kennel anxiety, or something like that. The truth was, i hadn’T planned on going to england, and i had hadn’T been there in over twenty-five years. But i couldn’T just leave it at that. The point was, today it’S me, but tomorrow it will be someone else. I had to fight back.





POONDOG64 (18 months ago | reply)


Mcchrystalnacht: Conduct
unbecoming … Of a president

obama, along with sycophants in both the democratic and republican parties, have conducted a mcchrystalnacht, a public character assasination of general stanley mcchrystal. In terms of obama’S role in this civilian coup, it constitutes conduct unbecoming of a president. Now, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman is an offense outlined by article 133 of the united states uniform code of military justice. Article 133 states that the kind of behavior defined as “Unbecoming” Is “Action or behavior in an official capacity which, in dishonoring or disgracing the person as an officer, seriously compromises the officer’S character as a gentleman.” Article 133 then lists the attributes which constitute “Conduct unbecoming. They are “… Acts of dishonesty, unfair dealing, indecency, indecorum, lawlessness, injustice, or cruelty.” Anyone found guilty of these acts or omissions are subject to court martial defined in the punitive code. Now, there are some of you who might say that obama isn’T in the military, and so shouldn’T be subject to these rules. But you would be wrong. The entire left-wing media has been gloating over the fact that obama is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces ever since he called mcchrystal back to washington. So he’S not only in the military, he’S the head of the military and therefore subject to its laws. Remember, conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman is defined by:

1. Acts of dishonesty – Obama has been dishonest about why he got rid of mcchrystal. It’S clear that this has nothing to do with mcchrystal being insubordinate and everything to do with obama being intimidated.

2. Unfair dealing – Obama dealt with mcchrystal unfairly. He had decided he was going to fire mcchrystal even before he gave mcchrystal an opportunity to defend himself. According to news reports, mcchrystal offered his resignation at the beginning of their meeting at the white house. Obama immediately accepted. He didn’T bother to ask for an explanation. That’S the definition of “Unfair dealing.”

3. Indecency – Obama has had the indecency to shackle our troops with rules of engagement that will prevent them from ever winning in afghanistan.

4. Indecorum – Obama’S indecorous and imperious removal of mcchrystal emarasses and undermines the command structure of the military.

5. Lawlessness – Obama has displayed his lawlessness on healthcare, on the bailouts, and in numerous other areas. But his violations of the military command structure and his extra-legal conduct in dictating over the military are perhaps the most dangerous lawlessness of all.

6. Injustice – Obama’S refusal to even give mcchrystal a fair hearing is the height of injustice

7. Cruelty – Obama has cruelly left our army in afghanistan without a real commander who has real combat experience.

On every count, he demonstrates conduct unbecoming of a president.

Now, remember, obama isn’T the only one complicit in this mcchrystalnacht. All the traitors in the republican party that i’Ve told you about for years were in on this, too. Senator lindsey graham defended obama’S decision and said that as members of the military, we have to keep our opinions to ourselves. And why did he say we? And why did lindsey graham say we? Because as a reservist in the military, lindsey graham serves as a lawyer telling troops going overseas how they have to be careful not to fire back if they’Re attacked from a mosque. And then there’S john mcshame. John mcshame who lives up to his name. John mcshame shamed himself again by applauding obama’S decision like the weak old man that he is. And then there was defense secretary robert gates, a republican, who also supported obama’S decision. Remember, this is the man who when asked if the ft. Hood massacre conducted by the muslim major hassan was an act of terror said, “I’M not even going to go there.” It just goes to show you that this isn’T so much the night of the long knives as it is the night of the small knaves.

And what about the desk generals and desk admirals like mike mullen? Mullen came out today and said that he couldn’T excuse mcchrystal’S lack of judgement. Mullen is a desk admiral. As far as i can discover, he’S never been in combat. He attended harvard business school. His father was a hollywood press agent and his mother was an assistant to jimmy durante. When we’Re trusting our top level military decisions to desk generals like petraeus and desk admirals like mullen, we know we’Re really in trouble.

And let’S not forget the role of the media in all this. You heard the way andy mitchell and softball and wolfie blitzer treated mcchrystal, sticking in their knives as the general fell. They instinctively fear the military. Because of their years smoking bongs at anti-war protests in college, the image they have of any real military man is of general pinochet disappearing people in the middle of the night. The same thing is true of the obama administration. The bong-smokers in the media and the bong-smokers in the white house are deeply uncomfortable with the military because deep down, they know that they, the bong-smokers, are guilty of sedition.

Mcchrystalnacht has left our troops in afghanistan without a real leader. And this combined with the fact that the rules of engagement prevent our military from killing the enemy is a recipe for disaster. The rules of engagement used to be, “Don’T fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” But under clinton, and given the recent news about al gore, it seems as if the rules of engagement have become, “Don’T fire until you see the whites of their thighs.”

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