tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post4334794293280424255..comments2024-01-23T17:14:04.067-05:00Comments on Jaltcoh: Ah, look, an old man in the clouds.John Althouse Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-36974970430028911082008-07-24T19:17:00.000-04:002008-07-24T19:17:00.000-04:00For a close approximation: http://www.airsceneuk....For a close approximation: http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/oldstuff/arrows25/cf188fly.JPGMinicapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421626155178200181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-26426817824182448552008-07-24T18:45:00.000-04:002008-07-24T18:45:00.000-04:00Elect John McCain because jet fighters fly out of ...Elect John McCain because jet fighters fly out of his cranium.Nomennovumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661874416886153923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-37620961110856497992008-07-24T16:38:00.000-04:002008-07-24T16:38:00.000-04:00TO: RE: The Aircraft!"It's probably minor but figh...TO: <BR/>RE: The Aircraft!<BR/><BR/>"It's probably minor but fighter jocks (like McCain was) are usually pretty fussy about accuracy when portraying military aircraft." -- CMSGT ret.<BR/><BR/>I don't recognize them. And I'm infantry, raised Air Force. One would think that I'd be able to recognize friend from foe. But these 'birds? Who knows! The only way I could guess would be if they went into an attack vector on my position. [Note: God knows I've seen ENOUGH 'friendlies' do such a thing.]<BR/><BR/>Maybe they're something from the Skunk Works that we haven't heard of yet?<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Chuck(le)<BR/>[Big sky. Little bullets. -- Credo and Prayer of USAF Close Air Support]Chuck Peltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407516830005550495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-12498316527517095192008-07-24T15:25:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:25:00.000-04:00Barleycorn, patm, Anonymous at 1:06 pm, and KT Cat...Barleycorn, patm, Anonymous at 1:06 pm, and KT Cat:<BR/><BR/>That's the point.John Althouse Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-58363801604238461312008-07-24T15:02:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:02:00.000-04:00What's the big deal? The guy knows war from both ...What's the big deal? The guy knows war from both sides, unlike the Obamamessiah who doesn't know a thing. Watching his gobbledygook interview with Katie Couric proved that conclusively.<BR/><BR/>Peace is born of wisdom? Kind of hard to argue with that. If criticizing a poster like that is the best you can come up with, you might want to go back to that "hope and change" drivel.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-71496688397332065512008-07-24T14:06:00.000-04:002008-07-24T14:06:00.000-04:00Fortunately, it looks like he's going to comfort a...<I>Fortunately, it looks like he's going to comfort and protect us.</I> <BR/><BR/>Indeed. Good thing the opposition isn't running a full-on globe-Messiah on the basis of his pseudo-Socialist projectability. I understand he didn't just pander to both Israeli and Palestinian with the space of about fifteen minutes either. <BR/><BR/>There's copy of the Obama poster around here someplace -- hard to lose because it glows of its own light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-73630778908789131682008-07-24T12:46:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:46:00.000-04:00It looks very WWII...almost like a WWII propaganda...It looks very WWII...almost like a WWII propaganda poster.<BR/><BR/>Interesting....Ruth Douthitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210433378863401466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-76607368847770363152008-07-24T12:42:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:42:00.000-04:00Better an old man in the clouds than a young man i...Better an old man in the clouds than a young man in my wallet...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-41584043979023312002008-07-24T11:20:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:20:00.000-04:00Obama is also going to comfort and protect us, and...Obama is also going to comfort and protect us, and give meaning to our lives, besides:<BR/><BR/>"They want a sense of purpose, a narrative arc to their lives, something that will relieve a chronic loneliness or lift them above the exhausting, relentless toll of daily life. They need an assurance that somebody out there cares about them, is listening to them -- that they are not just destined to travel down a long highway toward nothingness."Patmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884455503379229264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-42537978285889126472008-07-24T11:14:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:14:00.000-04:00Looks like some kind of poor taste funeral remembr...Looks like some kind of poor taste funeral remembrance picture or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-51675272944152765352008-07-24T11:10:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:10:00.000-04:00Does anyone recognize the aircraft? I spent 28 yea...Does anyone recognize the aircraft? I spent 28 years in the USAF and have more than a passing knowledge of aircraft of the U.S. and it's NATO alloes. I can't figure it out even after I blew the cover up.<BR/><BR/>It's probably minor but fighter jocks (like McCain was) are usually pretty fussy about accuracy when portraying military aircraft.<BR/><BR/>CMSGT ret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-63147780278995765962008-07-24T11:02:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:02:00.000-04:00It looks like he's gone to heaven. Egads.It looks like he's gone to heaven. Egads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-9897485330823051162008-07-24T10:59:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:59:00.000-04:00TO: John Althouse CohenRE: Heh"Fortunately, it loo...TO: John Althouse Cohen<BR/>RE: Heh<BR/><BR/>"Fortunately, it looks like he's going to comfort and protect us." -- John Althouse Cohen<BR/><BR/>Imitation is the highest form of flattery; i.e., not a smart move on the part of the campaign management.<BR/><BR/>However, in all honestly, I doubt seriously that McCain is going to 'comfort and protect' many of US.<BR/><BR/>I do like the quote used in the ad,<B>Peace is born of Wisdom.</B> I've found it to be quite true. As the 'wiser' I become—one way or another—the less frazzled I am by the day-to-day events of watching the World going not-so-quietly to Hell.<BR/><BR/>I guess it has something to do with my Faith.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I feel like Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka...."Stop. Don't do that." But not many people seem to be listening. But is that MY problem, if people don't listen to good advice?<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Chuck(le)<BR/>[Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, "How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?" -- Proverbs]Chuck Peltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407516830005550495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-71282484776805151812008-07-24T10:43:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:43:00.000-04:00Of course the huge numbers of pictures of Obama wi...Of course the huge numbers of pictures of Obama with a halo are not media hagiography.tim in vermonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547980465313241972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-26260353668944902502008-07-24T02:26:00.000-04:002008-07-24T02:26:00.000-04:00That reminds me of beaucoup covers I've seen in ce...That reminds me of <I>beaucoup</I> covers I've seen in certain bookstores, for decades. It's marketing. There's audience. This is marketing to a particular segment, or two. A young man in implied halo is nothing more than the twin son of a different mother.<BR/><BR/>Why do (how can) so many people distributed more closely to either end of the normal distribution curve prefer the celestial in their candidates, anyway? <BR/><BR/>So bizarre to me.reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-38993891400255283172008-07-24T00:59:00.000-04:002008-07-24T00:59:00.000-04:00The gravitas of experience.Cheers,VictoriaThe gravitas of experience.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Victoriavbspurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992013640447117624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-35392153487368560572008-07-23T23:11:00.000-04:002008-07-23T23:11:00.000-04:00Well, at least he'll know when to do it and what t...Well, at least he'll know when to do it and what to say.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.com