MONEY

With both sides of the congress arguing that they have a solution to the over spending by he US government. One side says; "Cut spending on entitlement programs. " The other side says increase taxes on the rich."

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn has released a report that details some very interesting budget spending by an agency known as NSF (National Science Foundation) 

His report can be read here (in pdf format).

SOME OF THE THINGS OUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON IS TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS

$500,000.00 to teach shrimp to walk on a treadmill.

It's not just shrimp on a treadmill. The foundation spent $1.5 million to create a robot that can fold laundry. But before you try to buy one to save some time, consider that it takes the robot 25 minutes to fold a single towel.

The list goes on. Lots of people love to use FarmVille on Facebook, but lots of people probably don't love the government's spending $300,000 in taxpayer money to study whether it helps build personal relationships.

Here's an excerpt from the report:

Does playing FarmVille on Facebook help people to make friends and keep them? A $315,000 NSF study suggests playing FarmVille on Facebook helps adults develop and maintain relationships... Michigan State researchers were provided $314,863 to study "The Role of Social Network Sites in Facilitating Collaborative Processes." According to the funding request, the researchers wanted to use social networks to study how undergraduate students collaborated online and to analyze "aggregate behavioral patterns on Facebook."

"What it says to me is, they have too much money if they're going to spend money on things like that," Coburn said in an interview. 

But there's more.

The National Science Foundation has its headquarters in Arlington, Va., just across the river from Washington, D.C., a building it pays $19 million a year to rent. But now that the 20-year lease is nearly up, it has decided that it is time to move; into a new building that will cost $26 million annually to rent.

Even gelatin wrestling has been the subject of an agency project. In Antarctica, no less. The foundation notes that the project is the work of contractors, not agency employees.

Whatever the case might be, Coburn said, the situation is another example that federal spending has gotten out of control. 

IT'S YOUR MONEY. 

LET'S STOP PISSING IT AWAY

MEMORIAL DAY

FIND THE COST OF FREEDOM

BURIED IN THE GROUND

MOTHER EARTH WILL SWALLOW YOU

LAY YOUR BODY DOWN

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US MILITARY CASUALTIES OF WAR

FROM 1775 TO THE PRESENT

TOTAL DEAD

1,343,812

TOTAL WOUNDED

1,529,230

MISSING

38,159

TOTAL CASUALTIES OF WAR

2,489,335

* AND THIS NUMBER IS STILL CLIMBING TODAY

PLEASE PLAY THIS SONG AS YOU PRAY FOR MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO ARE STILL IN HARMS WAY

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS PART OF THE HUMAN CONDITION TO MAKE WAR ON OUR FELLOW MAN. 

I WISH IT WERE NOT SO.

BUT SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS GREAT NATION, WE HAVE STOOD AGAINST ALL FORMS OF TYRANNY. SO MANY HAVE GIVEN FREELY AND WILLINGLY OF LIFE AND LIMB, SO THAT OTHERS MAY REAP THE BENEFITS OF LIBERTY IN ALL CORNERS OF THIS WORLD. 

LORD, I ASK FOR WISDOM ONE THOSE WHO ARE IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP, SO THAT WE DO NOT SEND OUR FORCES IN TO HARMS WAY NEEDLESSLY.  AND ONCE THE DECISION TO WAGE WAR HAS BEEN MADE, LET THERE BE ENOUGH STRONG DETERMINATION TO SEND ENOUGH FORCE TO GET THE JOB DONE EFFECTIVELY AND AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND FOR WISDOM ON THOSE IN LEADERSHIP ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE, SO THAT THE CARNAGE OF WAR BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONFLICT.

AND FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THE BRAVE MEN WHO STEP INTO THE BREACH AND ANSWER THE CALL OF DUTY. WHO SELFLESSLY SACRIFICE THEIR OWN COMFORT, SAFETY, LOVE LIFE AND HEALTH, SO THAT THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY MAY BE ENJOYED BY ALL ON THIS EARTH.

LASTLY, FATHER GOD, PLEASE LET ALL AMERICANS KEEP WAR AND IT'S COST IN MIND WHEN WE GO TO ELECT OUR REPRESENTATIVES. PUBLIC OFFICE SHOULD NOT BE A POPULARITY CONTEST.

AMEN

AMERIKA

SUBMITTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL

The "JACK-BOOTED THUGS" OF THE PARK POLICE

HAVE FORMALLY TURNED 

THE JEFFERSON MEMORIAL

INTO

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POLICE STATE

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PUT SWASTIKAS ON THOSE BASTARDS

In the memorial to the champion of American 

"FREE  SPEACH"

How can this happen?

all tenants of the 1st, 5th and 6th Amendments trounced before your very eyes.

I didn't loose a leg while serving in the Navy, so a bunch of rent-a-cops from parks and rec could bully peaceful citizens for public demonstrations. Give an asshole a gun and a badge and you have empowered a tyrant.

mixing my favorites

MY FAVORITES

1. A BIBLE STORY       

2. AN ACTION STORY  

3. ARNOLD                    

4. MAD TV                      

5. A 12 Ga. SHOTGUN    

ALL IN ONE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME

AND 2 OLD SONGS FROM MY YOUTH

how frigging old am I?

419 scam comes to FACEBOOK

THIS IS A SCREEN SNAP OF A FACEBOOK MESSAGE I RECENTLY RECEIVED. IT CAME FROM A LAWYER WHO HAS A FACEBOOK PROFILE ( https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002103500036). HE/SHE IS NOT A FRIEND OF MINE ON OR OFF FACEBOOK. BUT I BELIEVE THIS PERSON SHOULD BE KICKED OFF THE SOCIAL NETWORK FOR ALL ETERNITY.

NOW ADD ONE MORE TO THE LIST

11. NIGERIAN MONEY SCAM

WELCOME TO...

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THE TOOTHBRUSH WAS INVENTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA?

IF IT WAS INVENTED ANYWHERE ELSE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED A

TEETHBRUSH

IN TENNESSEE A VIRGIN IS

ANY UGLY 13YR OLD WHO CAN OUTRUN HER COUSINS

SAFE SEX IN WEST VIRGINIA IS

SPRAY PAINTING AN 

"X"

ON ALL THE SHEEP THAT KICK

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SEAL TEAM 6, UNDER ORDERS BY THE US SECRETARY OF STATE, USED A BLACK FELT TIP PEN, AKA A SHARPIE, TO DRAW A PENIS ON OSAMA BIN LADEN'S FACE. THAT'S WHY THE PRESIDENT WON'T RELEASE PHOTOS OF OBL!

WHEN A WARRIOR COMES HOME

 DAY 15...

OSAMA BIN LADEN IS STILL DEAD

WHEN A WARRIOR COMES HOME

HE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT BOREDOM

OR KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE WHEN PEOPLE BITCH ABOUT POT-HOLES

THEY MIGHT NOT BE SO TOLERANT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS TO GET READY FOR WORK IN THE MORNING

THEY MIGHT THINK YOU'RE SILLY WHEN YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT A BAD NIGHT'S SLEEP

THEY MIGHT HAVE SOME WORDS OF DISDAIN FOR PEOPLE WHO PRAY TO GOD FOR A NEW CAR

THEY MIGHT PANIC A LITTLE WHEN YOU TELL THEM TO DRIVE SLOWER

THEY WON'T UNDERSTAND A COMPLAINT ABOUT COACH OR BUSINESS CLASS TRAVEL

THEY'RE LIKELY TO WALK AWAY LAUGHING WHEN THE NEIGHBOR EXPRESSES FEAR OVER SENDING THEIR KIDS TO SUMMER CAMP

THEY MIGHT RIDICULE PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT HOT WEATHER

YOU'LL GET NO SYMPATHY WHEN YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT COLD COFFEE

THEY MIGHT NOT STAY CALM WHEN THE KIDS COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING TO WALK THE DOG

THEY WON'T BE PATIENT WITH PEOPLE WHO BITCH ABOUT THEIR JOBS

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT ONLY HAVING 2 WEEKS OF VACATION

THEY'LL HAVE NO SYMPATHY OR COMPASSION WHEN PEOPLE COMMENT ON HOW DIFFICULT IT IS WITH NEW BABY IN THE HOUSE

SOMETIMES WHEN A WARRIOR COMES HOME THEY WON'T HEAR ANY FUCKING THING YOU SAY...

AND JUST SO YOU KNOW:

YOUR THANKS IS NEVER REQUIRED.

BUT!

IT'S ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

PTSD AWARE and some other musings

DAY#7

OSAMA BIN LADEN IS STILL DEAD

BRING MY BROTHERS HOME

VIOLENCE ISN'T ALWAYS THE BEST OPTION

BUT IS ALWAYS AN OPTION

WE KNEW THE JOB WAS DANGEROUS WHEN WE TOOK IT

FEELING MOROSE

I'M ALMOST DONE

LAST ONES

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"Dear Madam: I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. 

Yours very sincerely and respectfully, 

Abraham Lincoln."

Osama pics are a virus

DOICIRC

DOICIRC Alert DATE ISSUED:

May 5, 2011

FBI warns that fake bin Laden video is a virus
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden's death actually contain a virus that could steal personal information.

The warning comes as security companies said that they've spotted the first samples of malicious software disguised as photos of the dead Al Qaeda leader.
Security vendor F-Secure said Tuesday that criminals are e-mailing a password-stealing Trojan horse program called Banload to victims, and Symantec said its seen criminals spamming victims with links to fake "Osama dead" news articles that launch Web-based attacks on visitors.

U.S. authorities do have photos of bin Laden, who was shot in the head during an early morning raid Monday in Pakistan. But these photos have not been released publicly.

Scammers have also used a technique called search engine poisoning to try to trick search engines into listing hacked Web pages that are loaded with malware in their search results. "It's unlikely you'll find pictures or videos of Bin Laden's death online -- but searching for one will certainly take you to sites with malware," wrote F-Secure chief research officer Mikko Hyponnen in a blog post.

The FBI warned Internet users to watch out for fake messages on social network sites and to never download software in order to view a video.
"Read e-mails you receive carefully. Fraudulent messages often feature misspellings, poor grammar, and non-standard English," the FBI warning stated.

As a major international news event, bin Laden's death has shown the amazing way information can spread online. Many learned of the terrorist leader's death through Twitter, where the story first broke, or Facebook.
But it also underscores how the unfiltered media can quickly spread bad information worldwide.
In the two days since the early morning raid, the bin Laden story has generated fake photographs, fake quotes, and plenty of scams.

Security experts said that shady marketers and so-called rogue antivirus vendors have also jumped on the bin Laden bandwagon. The rogue antivirus software bombards victims with pop-up messages telling them they have a computer problem. Its aim: to nag them into paying for bogus software.

Shady marketers are spreading messages on Facebook that try to lure victims into spreading the message to friends and visiting marketing Web sites, by claiming they have a censored video.

"Osama is dead, watch this exclusive CNN video which was censored by Obama Administration due to level of violence, a must watch," is a typical lure used in the scam. Users are encouraged to cut and paste malicious JavaScript code into their browser, which then sends the message to all of their Facebook friends. Security experts say never to cut and paste scripts into the browser.

A file called Fotos_Osama_Bin_Laden.zip is being spammed via e-mail. The archive contains a file called Fotos_Osama_Bin_Laden.exe (md5:d57a1ef18383a8684c525cf415588490).

Fotos_Osama_Bin_Laden.exe / Osama bin LadenOf course, running this file won't show pictures of dead bin Laden. Instead it executes a banking trojan belonging to the Banload family. It will install itself on the system (as
msapps\msinfo\42636.exe) and starts to monitor your online banking sessions (via a BHO), trying to redirect your payments to wrong accounts.

US-CERT detect this one as Trojan-Downloader:W32/Banload.BKHJ.

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I have no idea why you might want/need to see a dead person... Morbid Curiosity?

If you have the need to look at such things visit

www.rotten.com

there are no pics of  OBL there.

but there are no virus or malicious software infections either.

US 1 - OSAMA 0

IT'S GOD'S  JOB TO JUDGE OSAMA

THE NAVY SEALS

 HAVE ARRANGED

THE

MEETING

OSAMA BIN LADEN SLEEPS WITH THE FISHES