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Participant[quote=SK in CV]So we have “an astonishing display of media malpractice” but you can’t even identify what the supposed lie was?
Shouldn’t you have had a BREAKING! tag on this?[/quote]
–SNIP–These are two crucial answers in the big picture. Right after getting out of the Rose Garden, where, according to the second debate and other accounts he definitively called the attack terrorism, Obama is asked point blank about not calling it terrorism. He blinks and does not push back.
Understand that this interview is just hours after he gets out of the Rose Garden.
How after this exchange and the CIA explanation of what was being put up the chain in the intel channels does the Ambassador to the United Nations go on the Sunday shows and say what she says about a spontaneous demonstration sparked by that anti-Islam video? And how does the president deliver a speech to the United Nations 13 days later where he references that anti-Islam video six times when referring to the attack in Benghazi?
There are many questions, and here are a few more.
Why did CBS release a clip that appeared to back up Obama’s claim in the second debate on Oct. 19, a few days before the foreign policy debate, and not release the rest of that interview at the beginning?
–What was being put up the Intel/CIA channel was that this WAS a terrorist attack. What it brings up is the potential lock of impartiality with respect to CBS during an election year, and during a debate for the next president. The purpose of the First Amendment is for the public to know what their elected leaders are doing.. so they can accurately evaluate them during an election and decide. The First Amendment is not so that we know the intimate details of some Hollywood Star’s life.
While this does not look good for the current administration, and look like another case of “Fire!, Ready!, Aim!”.. it brings more questions as to whether CBS is acting more like a PAC(Political Action Committee) than a member of the press.
October 31, 2012 at 6:45 PM in reply to: What’s an excellent tap & die set for DIY vehicle repairs? #753588Participant[quote=Hatfield][quote=ucodegen]I find Harbor Freight an interesting mix of quality.[/quote]
http://www.flutterby.com/images/2012/10/01/hf_tool_sale.pdf%5B/quote%5D
I like the title “Meglinating Variable Intensity Multifunction Power Tool”..PS: I have come across some people that definitely need a “Laser Guided Paint Brush”..
That said, I have bought tools from them that are quite good. one of my Tap wrenches was from there, works quite well, and I have not found one anywhere else (reversable-ratcheting). I also bought a small Palm Nailer from them. Works great.
October 31, 2012 at 5:48 PM in reply to: What’s an excellent tap & die set for DIY vehicle repairs? #753584ParticipantI find Harbor Freight an interesting mix of quality. Somethings are iffy on quality. On the other hand, they have ratchets, sockets, extension drives, box and open wrenches all made out of Chrome-Vanadium, with Chrome-Moly stress portions. Sears, Matco, and SnapOn still do not use Chrome-Vanadium in their hand tools – only in their impact wrench tools (Pep-Boys also has a Chrome-Vanadium hand tool line). I would rather have Chrome-Vanadium than a ‘warranty’. Chrome-Vanadium is much tougher, stronger, rust resistant than tool steel. NOTE: The frame of the Model-T Ford was made from Chrome-Vanadium. That is why the bodies of many Model-T Fords would rust away.. but the frame would still be left.
I have also noticed that they do offer a true dual-stage compressor (much more efficient and quicker for pressures above 80 PSI). While Sears are one stage, two cylinder designs. On two stage, one cylinder feeds into a second cylinder with a much smaller diameter (generally about 1/3 to 1/2 the diameter of the primary compression cylinder)
NOTE: There is a way to extract a tap out of a blind hole fairly easily, but you have to make a tool to do it (looks like a 3-D fork). You should also be using bottoming taps when dealing with blind holes instead of standard taps.
Participant[quote=enron_by_the_sea]Do you disagree with such a characterization? If yes, then educate me![/quote]Check one of the quotes from your own reference:
Asked how tough it would be to attack such a position on a scale of one to ten, Fury tells Pelley, “In my experience it’s a ten.”
That is why I give the Switzerland reference. The Swiss alps are honeycombed. With the echos, you would not know who was shooting at you. If silencers are used, even worse. The kill ratio would not be something like 1 of ours to 10 of theirs. It would be more like 10 of ours to 1 of theirs. It goes to the core of tactics. With some situations, a full-on assault is not very productive.
NOTE: As to why I state ‘starve out’, realize that Bin Laden had approached almost messianic stature amongst many of the uneducated and poor Muslims in that area. What would have been the secondary effect if the US was responsible for his death? With the Northern Alliance along with the Delta Force, it would have been possible to say.. “he did it” pointing to a member of the Northern Alliance. Remember how worked up they get over Koran Burning or some stupid video. Not much happened later because it was a situation of him being out-of-sight for a very extended period. I still feel that Obama’s very publicly taking credit for Bin Laden’s death is ill advised.
Participant[quote=livinincali]Of course Obama will probably try to shove Hilary under the bus if that happens.[/quote]I think that is already being considered/is in the works..
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57532916/secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-takes-responsibility-for-benghazi-attack/Participant[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=ucodegen]Inaccurate. He allowed some of the Afghanis to be included in surrounding Tora Bora. These Afghanis got ‘bought off’. If you also remember, they were pounding Tora Bora from the air. If you know anything about Switzerland, you will know why you just don’t waltz into Tora Bora to get Bin Laden. The tunnels are constructed to create a large killing zone around Tora Bora.[/quote]
1 – In no way do I believe that the military/special forces do not prepare for such a situation as taking Bin Laden out in Tora Bora with ground assault. certainly 2 months after 9/11 there was no higher priority in front of our military than take out Bin Laden. At least that’s what I think![/quote]I know for a fact that they do train for that.. I also know for a fact that the death toll from an entrenched, dug in opponent who knows where all the tunnels are, is obscenely high. This is also why Hitler avoided Switzerland.
[quote=enron_by_the_sea]2 – I believe that even with preparation, there was substantial risk involved in such an operation on ground.[/quote]”Risk is not the right word here. It was with certainty that there would be a large number of casualties on our side. This was an area that no UAV, F15, F16, M1A2, Bradley etc could fight in. Think high altitude, narrow canyons.. almost Swiss Alps in structure (with much fewer trees). Bin Laden was in the tunnels within Tora Bora. You could also consider it almost like Bin Laden’s Cheyenne mountain – though not as nice inside and not quite as deep or armored.
[quote=enron_by_the_sea]4 – I also believe that another option presented was to let Afghans/northern alliance to largely attempt to take out Bin Laden on the ground and that this option was selected by them…[/quote]Actually, the plan was to encircle and starve them out. The problem is that we allowed (so that we would be inclusive and not seen as a conquering army) the Northern Alliance to participate in walling off Tora Bora. Bin Laden walked out of Tora Bora on the section that part of the Northern Alliance had closed off.Participant[quote=flu]The fate of the 2012 election…The fate of the United States for the next 4 years ultimately lies in the hands of a bunch of backassward people that live in the backassward parts of the U.S., probably with an IQ of 115 or lower….[/quote] That means that the smarter portion of the US needs to learn how to breed at the expense of the US…
Participant[quote=Hobie]The most damning evidence in the Seal that laser painted the mortar position thus giving away his position and subsequently killed.
Was he bluffing the enemy to think they were being targeted to cease fire and retreat? Or was he in communication with an air asset coordinating a counterstrike?
Real time video from the air and the laser spot sure suggests the latter. Allen details??[/quote]Quote-reference for this please(NOTED: It was added later). There is also a problem. Laser designators are infra-red. Therefore, it is hard for them to give away the designators location. They are invisible to the human eye, as well as normal video cameras. They are also sending a digital data stream/id and cert info when they ‘paint the target’. This way if two designators are active, the weapon will know which is which. It also makes is harder to ‘fake’, and means you can’t use a simple laser pointer for a laser designator.
Looking at Update #4 on Hobies link There is a problem. You do not need to lase in the normal mode to get range/bearing from the sensors for indirect fire. The lase period is much less than one second – works like a laser rangefinder.
Participant[quote=enron_by_the_sea]2) Bin Laden was holed up in Tora Bora and Bush decided not to pursue him. No one questioned that wisdom for years to come. Fox News and GOP do not bring that up even today.-[/quote] Inaccurate. He allowed some of the Afghanis to be included in surrounding Tora Bora. These Afghanis got ‘bought off’. If you also remember, they were pounding Tora Bora from the air. If you know anything about Switzerland, you will know why you just don’t waltz into Tora Bora to get Bin Laden. The tunnels are constructed to create a large killing zone around Tora Bora.
ParticipantCheck if the HVAC setting is set to heat or cool, and if either is triggered. If fan is auto or on would be the same if the system has triggered for cooling. If cool, the fuses on the compressor for the condenser may have blown. The blower works off of the temperature in the furnace-heat exchanger when using heat. When in AC, it generally runs off of the relay voltage used to start the compressor.
NOTE: What model of Honeywell thermostat? Make sure you check the heat/cool settings noted above…
Participant[quote=SK in CV]And the attack on the USS Cole 12 years ago? Despite the fact that it was widely described as a terrorist attack, it was not.[/quote]I think you are overreaching on this one. Your contention is not supported by facts in evidence.. show your supporting evidence for your contention that the attack on the USS Cole was not a terrorist act.
Participant[quote=Blogstar]Is the election really worth all this drama? We have virtually no say in the matter.[/quote]Technically we do.. but unfortunately a good percentage of the population get distracted by the drama..
Participant[quote=ltsdd][quote=Veritas]”When one of President Obama’s debate coaches, Anita Dunn, worked at the White House, this is what she reportedly had to say about her experience there:
‘This place would be in court for a hostile workplace. … Because it actually fit all of the classic legal requirements for a genuinely hostile workplace to women.’”What a surprise![/quote]
Nice try, but here’s the full quote:
“I remember once I told Valerie [Jarrett] that, I said if it weren’t for the president, this place would be in court for a hostile workplace,” Dunn is heard telling Suskind. “Because it actually fit all of the classic legal requirements for a genuinely hostile workplace to women.”[/quote]Should have also shown the reference.. here is one:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/friction-over-womens-role-in-obama-white-house-was-intense/2011/09/19/gIQA9OUygK_story.html
That said, looks like Obama did have to be prodded to take action:At a dinner in November 2009, several senior female aides complained directly to the president that men enjoyed greater access to him and often muscled them out of key policy discussions.
Those tensions prompted Obama, urged on by senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, to elevate more women into senior White House positions, recognize them more during staff meetings and increase the female presence in the upper ranks of the reelection campaign.
I do have a question as to when he did take action.
the following might be a good book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061429252?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0061429252
Might put a more real face on the situation.
Participant[quote=poorgradstudent]However, you are correct it does vary by field. Tech and medicine tend to have much smaller gaps than manufacturing and financial services, for example.[/quote]I would have to agree on the similarity in salaries in tech. I could understand the disparity in manufacturing. The ‘manufacturing’ category has many subsegments within it with significantly different salaries. Where I work, we have assemblers and machinists. The salary difference between the two categories is significant, as is the technical difficulty of the work. Assemblers are staffed primarily with women. I have not seen a woman machinist @ work.. yet(it can also be a bit dirty/messy). As for disparity in financial services.. I can understand why, but I don’t agree with it. We have all seen that the financial industry acts like a big ole boys club.. in more than one way.
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