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H&I Fires* 19 Jan 2009

By Denizens on January 19, 2009 | | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (1)

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 Over at Ed Driscoll's, Ed is channeling Andrew Breitbart:
 

Sorry, Republicans, there is no magic Internet button.

The Democratic Party resonates on the Internet because it resonates in pop culture. The Democratic Party resonates in pop culture because it has been committed to dominating it for over a generation.

More here, at Ed's.  This is wrapped up in the surprising resonance of my "Okay to wave the flag post" and the posts, like this one from Sisu Willis - To Trash Bush Was To Belong.

Okay, on to teh funny.

Combatives - show me your war face!

Oh, and you might want to secure that chinstrap, Airman.  If you want the helmet to do you any good, anyway.  -the Armorer

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A middle-aged president in impeccable physical condition who works out religiously, has an unbelievably low heart rate and body-fat levels... says that exercising helps to clear his head and reduce stress in order to cope with the tremendous responsiblities of his position.  He's an exampe to other middle-aged men, demonstrating the importance of physical fitness and that a high level of fitness is possible in middle age and beyond...

George Bush?  No, you're forgetting: he was obsessed, wasted time exercising too much, and would obviously rather mountain bike than meet his responsibilities.  He was a freak, or at least no more than an empty-headed wannabe-jock.

Guess again. - FbL

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*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires. Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute. Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is. The UAVs we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now. Of course, now I have to call them UAS's, because someone got a Legion of Merit for the name change.Anyway, I call the post H&I Fires because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to that particular topic. Another term of art that might be appropriate is Free Fire Zone.

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"To trash Bush was to belong" from sisu on January 19, 2009 12:09 PM

"And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness." (Leviticus 16:22) Above image found in google image search unattributed. "To trash Bush was to... Read More

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By Josh on January 19, 2009 12:30 PM
Th fact that Barack Hussein Obama is a chain smoker makes that ENTIRE article bullshit.
 
By fdcol63 on January 19, 2009 1:02 PM
" ... The Democratic Party resonates in pop culture because it has been committed to dominating it for over a generation. ..."

See Gramsci, Antonio - Strategy - "Long march through the culture":
http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/6362-Gramsci-Week-Antonio-Gramsci-and-the-long-march-through-the-culture.html

" ... Thus Western "hegemonic culture" became the enemy - even more so than 'the ruling class,'  which was simply a reflection of bourgeois culture. And defeating that enemy could not be done with guns. It required a "long march through the culture" to slowly discredit and undermine its institutions, values, and foundations. This was a brilliantly destructive idea. Eventually, the society would fall apart, opening the way to totalitarian socialism to rescue the mess. Thus the nihilistic flavor of the Western Left which is always seemingly-incomprehensively mingled with extreme Statism."
 
By Cannoneer No. 4 on January 20, 2009 10:29 PM
Have you played the Cannon Challenge Game?

Better than TV.