Motor Mouth Joe’s Telepathic Certitude
By SusanUnPC on April 8, 2009 at 2:20 PM in China, Current Affairs, Infrastructure, Iran, Joe "Bro" Biden, Joe Biden, National Security, Nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Terrorism
Uh oh. Someone let go of the leash. God bless you if you can make it through all 23 minutes of Wolf Blitzer’s and Gloria Borger’s interview of Vice President Joe Biden on CNN. I couldn’t stomach it. But the take-away sound bite left my jaw on the floor. You NEVER guarantee this. Because you NEVER know what might happen. To assume one can precognize all potential dangers is just plain stupid:
“… I guarantee you we are safer today, our interests are more secure today than they were any time during the eight years” of the Bush administration.
Just how stupid this is is proved by some terrifying examples below the fold, and makes me deeply concerned that Obama et al. are not sufficiently concerned and proactive:
How in the hell can you claim that, Joe? No one - no one - can predict what might be ’round the bend.
Further, besides our perilous economic circumstances, our military is stretched to the breaking point and Obama feels he can’t even afford to send the number of troops that the military itself is requesting be dispatched to Afghanistan.
A couple weeks ago, everyone was atwitter over the crises in Mexico, filled with fear that drug cartel gangs would invade our country and create murder and mayhem. (Of course, as soon as the media had done their stories, and checked out of the border cities’ Marriotts, that story died and nobody’s worrying about that crisis anymore.)
But the point is that we don’t know what might occur tomorrow, or what crisis might seize and hold the attention of the nation.
We have North Korea firing off a missile with complete freedom and no penalties, proving Obama’s weakness in relying on the United Nations and not taking strong U.S. action.
We have Iran building redundant underground (bunker-bomb-proof) nuclear facilities across its nation so that no attack can end their program to build a nuclear bomb. If Iran gets the bomb, do you think that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and perhaps other nations might not be far behind? And you’re CLAIMING that we’re “safer today”???
For example, there’s this highly disturbing story from Lou Dobbs’s blog at CNN, under “Issues That Matter“:
Red Storm Rising: Selling Nuclear Material to Iran
The Manhattan district attorney has uncovered a plot by a Chinese national to sell millions of dollars in potential nuclear material to Iran. The Chinese national used a false identity and set up four fake companies to do business with six Iranian shell firms. Several banks in New York were used, unwittingly, to make the deals.
And how about this terrifying doozy?!?!?!
Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies, Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2009:
WASHINGTON — Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.
The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, these officials said, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S. electrical system and its controls. The intruders haven’t sought to damage the power grid or other key infrastructure, but officials warned they could try during a crisis or war.
“The Chinese have attempted to map our infrastructure, such as the electrical grid,” said a senior intelligence official. “So have the Russians.”
The espionage appeared pervasive across the U.S. and doesn’t target a particular company or region, said a former Department of Homeland Security official. “There are intrusions, and they are growing,” the former official said, referring to electrical systems. “There were a lot last year.” … READ ALL of the well-research, highly disturbing Wall Street Journal article and check out the related posts and stories listed at Memeorandum.
Joe, shut the f–k up. And take a look around our own country. This report isn’t good news: “Boom in Gun Sales Fueled by Politics and the Economy.” That’s on your watch, Joe.
While you’re jawing, Joe, here’s the worker working to truly make us safer:
From the State Dept.’s announcement on this important collaboration, given both countries’ number of seaports:
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully signed on April 7, 2009, an arrangement for cooperation on nonproliferation assistance. This arrangement supports collaborative work between the United States and New Zealand to secure nuclear and radioactive materials that could be used in a nuclear or radiological weapon and to detect and deter illicit trafficking in these materials by improving monitoring capabilities at priority border crossings, airports, and seaports. …
Also check out DipNotes, the State Department’s blog, with numerous entries about Hillary’s progressive steps around the world.
Oh, readers, here’s the video if you must punish yourself:























what the hell does Joe think Obama has done in his two months in office that has made us safer?
Seriously.
Picked the winning NCAA winner? Bowed down to King Abdullah? Took smiley photos with world leaders?
Joe’s an idiot, everyone has known that since his first run at the WH.
What intrigues me is what SusanUnPC would have The Lightbringer do about those situations in North Korea and Iran? She’s admitted we don’t have the troops for Afghanistan, so what should we do about the other? Cut off trade? What trade? Blockade their ports, in the case of NK to what effect their ports are only used for humanitarian aid. Iran uses their ports to ship us the oil for our SUVs.
So, what should Teh One do?
I know you were asking Susan, Pennelope, and I’m clearly not Susan, but I think I know the answer to this one.
Initiate a draft. Only this time, no college deferments, and the girls get to go too! All those rabid Obamaniacs will proudly serve in Obama’s new Army. We can parachute them into Pyongyang and they can gather on street corners and harass passersby about what a wonderful world this will be when they rise up and overthrow their Dear Leader and elect Obama to be the new Prez of North Korea. Then he and Mechelle can go have a rock-star tour of North Korea to put everything right with his Mighty Words of Wisdom.
Once he moves into the Presidential Palace and Mechelle turns all their tapestries into tent dresses (with that black belt under her bust), they can go on vacation to Hawaii while the troops duplicate their fantastic success in Iran. Then BO can grow a long beard and become the new Ayatollah!!
It’s really quite simple. I don’t know why it didn’t occur to you. Chalk it up to just not thinking clearly, I guess.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!
Very good..ROFL..
While I would dearly love to ‘chute the Obotoids into PingPongVille. I doubt they’d have much luck converting the NKs. One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen was at Mardi Gras in the 70s, two groups of Jesus freaks rumbling over which group’s leader was closest to Jesus. The Obotoids and Dear Leader’s minions would have to top that.
Boys, too?
Yikes! We’re surrounded by idiots! We better start surrounding them before it’s too late!
I’m really afraid for my country and I have been for over a year now, knowing how the media won’t report much of what they should so we can all have hopey-changey thoughts. Kumbayah!
So sorry, this is off topic, but I saw this video at Fox, and it made me so angry. Marcus Luttrell, the lone survivor from a Navy Seal team recently had his therapy dog shot dead by 4 men who apparently like to take joy rides at night to shoot dogs.
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=4249125&referralPlaylistId=undefined
Sammie it was on here last night… http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/04/07/theres-a-special-place-in-hell/
Sorry, I normally catch most of the posts here, but must have missed that one.
We posted that story last night. Also: Please use one of the Open Threads for all off-topic items. Thanks! Even if the open thread is down the page, use it because your comment will show up at the top of “Recent Comments,” and people will see that link, and follow it to your comment.
Susan I just told him that LOL
The Times of India Reports:
Pakistan could collapse within six months: US expert
Full article:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak-could-collapse-in-6-months-Expert/articleshow/4365030.cms
Pakistan collapsing would be a true disaster. They have the bomb and God only knows [but we can guess] who would end up with their armaments if the country went bellyup.
And besides Lou Dobbs and a few other stray voices where’s our MSM on this one? Missing in action as per the norm.
As for Biden: he’s the gift who keeps on giving. I don’t like Cheney, never did, but obviously the Obama folks were miffed by his recent comments, stating that they didn’t know what they were doing and were inviting another terrorist attack [man-caused disaster] with the signals they’re sending. At one point, Obama claimed he was willing “to carry a big stick” in foreign relations. He better bend over and pick one up before it’s too late.
The world is falling down around us but we’re safe?? This must be another strategy–keep the public in a state of total confusion, a mix of fear and sweet talk–we’re on the brink but now we’re safe; our financial situation is dire but we’re turning the corner [disregard those umemployment lines]; we’ll be tough on rogue states and then we scold them and send them to the toothless principal [the UN].
I don’t know about you, but these policies aren’t working for me.
Good article, Susan.
PS: I’d been reading about the Mexican problem for months. Isn’t it strange that the MSM went for the story just at the moment Geithner was introducing his zombie bank, we’re-going-to-really-screw-you-now plan? Coincidences are grand aren’t they?
I think one of the items above, from the WSJ, is a planted story from the WH. Obama wants total control of the internet and, since the introduction of his new cybersecurity bill many technology publications have been critical of the idea that:
A new cybersecurity bill being proposed would give the President emergency authority to halt web traffic and access private data, effectively declaring martial law on the web.
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009, which was introduced by Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), would empower the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish “measurable and auditable” security standards for all networks and systems run by federal agencies, government contractors and businesses that support critical infrastructure services. Under this act the president would … have the authority to declare a “cybersecurity emergency.”
I wonder if releasing all this threat news is just to use fear to get us to go along with more freedoms cut from us and pasted to DC.
Yea. Adding to my own comment.
Bertrand Russell once wrote that the power of influence and public persuasion can equal or best the power gained through economic or military strength. News organizations, especially those “damagingly” critical of WH policy, could be deemed a critical network (part of our information infrastructure) and the govt could shut down or filter news and opinions, as is done in China cyber cafes. This site would not be safe.
The WH thought that we all would be occupied with the AIG type news and nobody would even see the new cyber bill hit the floor. When the bill met with resistance, in my opinion, the WH decided to ‘leak’ the fearful news that our private networks (power companies) are under cyber attack and we should therefore trust in the one to take care of us by letting him dribble the internet.
Yes, Joe. I feel safer already. (NOT)
Well maybe if we just extend the new recognised Taliban friendly zone to the whole country everything will be just peachy. Wasn’t that the purpose to appease the fundamentalists?
What? It didn’t work? What a surprise! Appeasement has always worked so well before, hasn’t it?
give them an inch..they take a mile..
I hate to think what would happen if Obama gets control over the internet.
But its already way too scary out there….Obama has control of auto companies, banks and seems to putting down America to the world every chance he gets. What is most frightening is Obama’s new found friendship with the antagonistic Muslim nations.
America needs to wake up before the liberties and freedoms America was founded on are destoyed.
Still get tears in my eyes when I see/hear Hillary. Barack doesn’t know how lucky he is to have her in his corner. Rock hard, Hill!
Your right BVD, and I know in private she is shaking her head over the way these 2 asses are conducting themselves. Just wait Hillary, like you have been - it will get better.
I think Biden says these outrageous things to keep the Obots on track–so Obama is the only life raft in the middle of the ocean and we don’t have another option to go to.
Borger and Blitzer are dopes. Sheesh. You know what really has helped me understand this whole fiasco is when I decided to start looking at all these people as our rulers instead of our leaders.
We don’t have anyone leading the economic recovery; we have an administration that RULES how the people shall be subservient to the economy they control. We also don’t have anyone leading us in the pursuit of information; the press RULES what we shall hear and when, and how most people will think about it.
When you realize you are merely a subject, things become much clearer. These are not nice people. They are not simply misguided. They care not one whit about ‘the people’. Every buck stops in precisely one place-their pocket. We need a new revolution to fix this cancer, otherwise, this nation will have the liberty and the very life choked out of her.
Yeah Right!!
Whatever you say Obiden…When you capitulate American power in the world and suck up to our enemies and then reveal timetables for withdraw from Iraq and want to also cut defense you come across as WEAK!!!
Our enemies are not beholden to any nation and will never surrender and realize that it takes just one bomb to destroy the western world.
Obama and his minions don’t live in the real world
They believe that everybody will disarm because he demands compliance
If I was a rogue country I would just wait until everyone else disarms and I would hide the missiles from verification.
Then when everyone else has disarmed…Out comes my WMD ready to rule the world…
Obama and his minions are destroying this country..
Newt has an interesting piece on the danger Obama represents
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20943.html
I saw Newt talking about the Fraud and what a buffoon he is being all over the world. I’m terrified. When did they let Imbiben out of his cage? He must have been 86′d out of his local DC watering hole. Who would listen to a drunk azz buffoon and a Stoner in Chief and feel “safe?” Good Lord, those two bring new meaning to the words “the enemy within.” Obama is more dangerous to us than every terrorist group and enemy we have.
Borger and Blitzer are s-o-o-o on their knees to Obama - just like Keitho - they are disgusting.
They’re interviews are a waste of time - all they ask is softball questions. And they are getting away with it.
A lot of little things seem to go unnoticed. On March 14, for example, Obama placed a total ban on the processing of “downer” cows in US meat packing plants. It’s no longer possible that the next hamburger you buy will have come from a cow that was too sick to stand up. Obama stated the obvious: that our national food inspection system has become “a hazard to public health”. He set up a Food Safety Working Group to study and coordinate food safety laws and advise him on necessary changes.
Personally I don’t consider this a little thing at all. I’ve been wondering just when a mass-casualty terrorist attack focus on our highly vulnerable national food production and distribution systems. Presently such a thing would be far too easy.
Zippy, WTG Troll! Distract us from the fact that your moron boss is going to get us blown to Kingdom Come and be giggling about it while he jets off in Air Force One to make out with the Saudi King. The Fraud didn’t initiate any of that legislation. It’s been going around forever. And he probably didn’t even read whatever Pig Pelosi told him to sign. Christ.
You can worry about the currently non-existent Iranian or North Korean nuke all you want. They deserve some worry. I worry more immediately about stuff like a predictably uninspected shipment of fruit or vegetables laced with slow-acting toxins or biological agents. I don’t quite know how to respond if you really think that’s moronic of me.
Zippy…sigh…You deserve a raise, really you do. I certainly think that your “concern” is a valid one. But you won’t be eating much clean cow if you’re dead.
I’ve seem some monumentally-stupid trolls but you. Zippy, take the trophy. Irrespective of whether they have or can have the bomb, that we are even asking the question speaks volumes. You seem to be nonchalant about it, more than likely because you were dropped on your tiny head on more than one occasion as an infant, which was only about 6 years ago judging form the content of your posts. Does it still hurt, boob?
Come on Ferd–you’re a chemist, right? You damn well know any number of things I might be making an oblique reference to here. We’re vulnerable on a grand scale to anyone having an evil intention. There’s a perfectly obvious reason why the topic hasn’t been openly discussed, and in recognition of that I’ll say no more about it, but I know you know.
We’re only vulnerable because you idiots traded in one monumental idiot in Dubya for another monumental idiot, That One.
I am tired of demonstrating your lack of intellectual capacity and that of your polar opposites. Collectively, the extremists on the left and the right are the focus of stupidity in this world. I say again, the focus of stupidity in this world are boobs like you and boobs like Bushbots and their brethren. As far as I’m concerned, you can go yuck fourself.
I see cause and effect much more easily that you do, mainly because I’ve been trained in it and have been doing it for over 25 years. You are part of the problem, child and don’t even enter into any solution.
My comment got the old Maytag spin and dump. Can one of the administrators kindly retrieve it from the River Styx?
Well, dumbass, slow-acting toxins or biological are amenable to treatment (slow-acting being the key term, dumbass).
A nuclear weapon in the wrong hands is neither slow nor amenable to treatment. Once again you demonstrate your abject stupidity in the realm of science.
Kindly take a few courses, commit them to memory, and shut up in the interim, troll.
…terrorist attack would focus on…
poor Joe..i really worry about him..
Regarding North Korea, I think the bigger problem is that there doesn’t appear to be anyone in charge in the North. The potential for civil war in the north is very real. If anyone’s interested, there are a number of scenarios that were run regarding conflict in Korea. Basically, South Korea can probably handle the North Koreans, as long as China stays out, and the NK’s don’t lob a nuke or chemical warhead into Seoul.
Pakistan imploding would be a disaster. Since the USAF was strectched thin to move Obama and his entourage to Europe for his vacation (and with his missteps, he’s reminding me of Clark Griswold), and fly Pelosi all over the place, maybe they’d be willing to relinquish their flight perks and give the planes/capacity back to the air force?
China won’t lift a finger to help the N Koreans, which are truly a pain in their large oriental arse. They’ve found capitalism and won’t give it up anytime soon.
Perhaps but India does possess a remedy for the Pakistanis should they go ballistic, so to speak.
In my mind, Iran is the biggest potential trouble-maker.
Rome was destroyed by it’s external enemies only after it had been gutted from within, by weak and corrupt political leaders. Once being bribed was valued more than doing what was right by those you governed, the political structure crumbled and with that the empire’s military security. Barney Frank and Chris Dodd with their taking money and favors would have fit right in at the end of the Roman empire. The biggest danger to the US is not it’s external enemies, but it’s corrupt politicians.
Boy, Joe Biden is just daring someone to prove him wrong by carrying out some sort of man caused disaster. And when this man caused disaster occurs, then maybe America can bring back some of those specialized people from the overseas contingency operation to investigate and catch those who caused the man man diaster. And when we catch them, then we can take those people suspected of causing the man made disaster and bring them to an American prison for debriefing. And then we can ask them nicely to give us information about their fellow man caused disaster believers and about any future man caused disaster acts that might be in the works. Then these persons who used to be called suspected man caused diaster carry outers, become peoples who the president has the ability to detain. And these peoples who the President has the ability to detain are cared for with American taxpayer money, and given the same rights as American citizens, until such time they are convicted or released because there’s not enough evidence to prove they caused a man man disaster. And because their country of orgin no longer wants them or their safety might be at risk if they were to go back home or no third country wants to accept them, America then has to relocated them somewhere in America. American can’t leave them destitute so has to give them more taxpayer money so they have a good start. Then they are no longer called suspected man made disaster causers nor persons the President has the ability to detain but are now called welfare receipients. Oh but welfare receipients will probably be changed to “fairness receivers” since that’s a much nicer term and doesn’t have such a negative association.
Oh, I feel so much better now about what Joe said.
Now we know why the “terrorists”, “terrorism” and “enemy combantant” terms were used. It takes too long to use Obama speak.
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