Obama's Drone War

[Ibanez]

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Cluck, I figured you would like this.

Obama's drone war is a covert offensive conducted in remote places far from America, and it's easy to forget because it doesn't put our aviators at risk. But if our government thinks it is justified in killing people, it shouldn't act like it has something to hide.

[houndawg]

http://reason.com/archives/2014/05/01/t ... s-and-lies

Cluck, I figured you would like this.

Obama's drone war is a covert offensive conducted in remote places far from America, and it's easy to forget because it doesn't put our aviators at risk. But if our government thinks it is justified in killing people, it shouldn't act like it has something to hide.

What happens when the other side gets drones too?

[YoUDeeMan]

http://reason.com/archives/2014/05/01/t ... s-and-lies

Cluck, I figured you would like this.

Obama's drone war is a covert offensive conducted in remote places far from America, and it's easy to forget because it doesn't put our aviators at risk. But if our government thinks it is justified in killing people, it shouldn't act like it has something to hide.

Good article.

CHANGE.


Technology is a wonderful thing, so let's use it wisely:

We'll set up a TV show that allows American to vote on extinguishing terrorists from above. Live TV.

The White House will have several drones in the air, ready to launch their payload of whoop azz, with the TV displaying little capsules of information (with legal disclaimers) on each of the potential targets. The TV host will review a brief description of the targets (because most people don't read those little capsules anyway) and why our Administration thinks those targets should be terminated.

Americans can then call in, or use their resolutionary devices to text, to vote on whether those targets, all, some, or none, will be eliminated. Only $0.95 per vote for each person executed (taxes not included, multiple targets get a prorated discount).

Think about it...live TV executions of the Administration's most coveted terrorist enemies...all paid for, willingly, by concerned Americans, with the added bonus of transparency and efficiency.

Make it happen.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

http://reason.com/archives/2014/05/01/t ... s-and-lies

Cluck, I figured you would like this.

Good article.

CHANGE.


Technology is a wonderful thing, so let's use it wisely:

We'll set up a TV show that allows American to vote on extinguishing terrorists from above. Live TV.

The White House will have several drones in the air, ready to launch their payload of whoop azz, with the TV displaying little capsules of information (with legal disclaimers) on each of the potential targets. The TV host will review a brief description of the targets (because most people don't read those little capsules anyway) and why our Administration thinks those targets should be terminated.

Americans can then call in, or use their resolutionary devices to text, to vote on whether those targets, all, some, or none, will be eliminated. Only $0.95 per vote for each person executed (taxes not included, multiple targets get a prorated discount).

Think about it...live TV executions of the Administration's most coveted terrorist enemies...all paid for, willingly, by concerned Americans, with the added bonus of transparency and efficiency.

Make it happen.

If you make this show with real criminals like the current administration, I'm in.

[Ivytalk]

Steve Chapman was at Harvard when I was there. He was president of the Republican Club his senior year, but he was hard to take seriously back then. His Tribune columns are pretty good, and he has a libertarian streak. Not afraid to call out the GOP when necessary. He might succeed David Brooks as New York Times "house conservative": Steve is in that mold.

[CitadelGrad]

Steve Chapman was at Harvard when I was there. He was president of the Republican Club his senior year, but he was hard to take seriously back then. His Tribune columns are pretty good, and he has a libertarian streak. Not afraid to call out the GOP when necessary. He might succeed David Brooks as New York Times "house conservative": Steve is in that mold.

This is coming from a guy who swoons and faints at the mention of Nelson Rockefeller.

[Ivytalk]

Steve Chapman was at Harvard when I was there. He was president of the Republican Club his senior year, but he was hard to take seriously back then. His Tribune columns are pretty good, and he has a libertarian streak. Not afraid to call out the GOP when necessary. He might succeed David Brooks as New York Times "house conservative": Steve is in that mold.

This is coming from a guy who swoons and faints at the mention of Nelson Rockefeller.

Rocky was a colorful character who loved politics, although the "little old ladies in tennis shoes" kept him from getting the nomination on his own. Steve's issue, in my view, was that he had "Texas swagger" at that time that seemed out of place at Harvard. He was probably more conservative then than he is now.

[CitadelGrad]

This is coming from a guy who swoons and faints at the mention of Nelson Rockefeller.

Rocky was a colorful character who loved politics, although the "little old ladies in tennis shoes" kept him from getting the nomination on his own. Steve's issue, in my view, was that he had "Texas swagger" at that time that seemed out of place at Harvard. He was probably more conservative then than he is now.

Has there ever been a time when "Texas swagger" didn't seem out of place at Harvard?

[Ivytalk]

Rocky was a colorful character who loved politics, although the "little old ladies in tennis shoes" kept him from getting the nomination on his own. Steve's issue, in my view, was that he had "Texas swagger" at that time that seemed out of place at Harvard. He was probably more conservative then than he is now.

Has there ever been a time when "Texas swagger" didn't seem out of place at Harvard?

It's the way you carry it off. One of my classmates was Texan through and through, and wore cowboy boots (and hat) almost every day. He fit right in. Grew up to be a pro-business mayor of Houston.

So tell me how all those Jewish students at The Citadel fit in, Graddy.

[CitadelGrad]

Has there ever been a time when "Texas swagger" didn't seem out of place at Harvard?

It's the way you carry it off. One of my classmates was Texan through and through, and wore cowboy boots (and hat) almost every day. He fit right in. Grew up to be a pro-business mayor of Houston.

So tell me how all those Jewish students at The Citadel fit in, Graddy.

I knew quite a few Jews at The Citadel.

Funny story about a Jewish senior in my company when I was a knob. Every three or four weeks, mess hall table assignments changed and each company designated a cadet to make the new table assignments. The guy in our company who made the table assignments was a Jewish guy named Maurice Warshaw.

On a day that table assignments changed, I walked into the mess hall, found my new table and quickly began performing my knob mess duties. When the order came to take seats, I looked at the next table and noticed that every black guy, including the black company commander, was sitting at the same table. Within a few moments, the entire corps of cadets noticed and the place was in an uproar.

By the time evening mess came around, the company's table assignments had changed and Maurice Warshaw was no longer the guy who made the mess assignments.

[Ivytalk]

It's the way you carry it off. One of my classmates was Texan through and through, and wore cowboy boots (and hat) almost every day. He fit right in. Grew up to be a pro-business mayor of Houston.

So tell me how all those Jewish students at The Citadel fit in, Graddy.

I knew quite a few Jews at The Citadel.

Funny story about a Jewish senior in my company when I was a knob. Every three or four weeks, mess hall table assignments changed and each company designated a cadet to make the new table assignments. The guy in our company who made the table assignments was a Jewish guy named Maurice Warshaw.

On a day that table assignments changed, I walked into the mess hall, found my new table and quickly began performing my knob mess duties. When the order came to take seats, I looked at the next table and noticed that every black guy, including the black company commander, was sitting at the same table. Within a few moments, the entire corps of cadets noticed and the place was in an uproar.

By the time evening mess came around, the company's table assignments had changed and Maurice Warshaw was no longer the guy who made the mess assignments.

Ol' Maurice fit right in at The Citadel, fo' shizzle!

[CID1990]

Has there ever been a time when "Texas swagger" didn't seem out of place at Harvard?

It's the way you carry it off. One of my classmates was Texan through and through, and wore cowboy boots (and hat) almost every day. He fit right in. Grew up to be a pro-business mayor of Houston.

So tell me how all those Jewish students at The Citadel fit in, Graddy.

Jews, fags and blacks have always done just fine at el cid- the corps of cadets is tolerant of creed, religion and color

but intolerant of weak twats who play identity politics

i had one of each as roommates

love them all like the brothers they are

the rest of the collegiate world could take a lesson from us neanderthals

[houndawg]

It's the way you carry it off. One of my classmates was Texan through and through, and wore cowboy boots (and hat) almost every day. He fit right in. Grew up to be a pro-business mayor of Houston.

So tell me how all those Jewish students at The Citadel fit in, Graddy.

Jews, fags and blacks have always done just fine at el cid- the corps of cadets is tolerant of creed, religion and color

but intolerant of weak twats who play identity politics

i had one of each as roommates

love them all like the brothers they are

the rest of the collegiate world could take a lesson from us neanderthals

they say that brotherly love at the citadel is of a biblical nature.

[CID1990]

Jews, fags and blacks have always done just fine at el cid- the corps of cadets is tolerant of creed, religion and color

but intolerant of weak twats who play identity politics

i had one of each as roommates

love them all like the brothers they are

the rest of the collegiate world could take a lesson from us neanderthals

they say that brotherly love at the citadel is of a biblical nature.

those same people also say that your sister is a bargain at her current price

[houndawg]

they say that brotherly love at the citadel is of a biblical nature.

those same people also say that your sister is a bargain at her current price

no need for citadel guys to spend anything with a steady supply of fresh young boys every fall.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

they say that brotherly love at the citadel is of a biblical nature.

those same people also say that your sister is a bargain at her current price

I know little about the goings on at the Citadel, but your comment is an understatement. Buy two.