Thought for the Day, 18 June 2013

Imagine how many bells and whistles you would set off in the “collection agencies” of this administration for e-mailing the following to everyone in your address book: 
 
“Now that all of my weapons are cleaned and loaded, I’m going to relax and read Rush Limbaugh’s daily recap. Hopefully I don’t spill my glass of Jim Beam on the Bible as I reach for another Camel cigarette.”

Best regards,

Marshal

JOKE OF THE DAY

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.”

She rolled her eyes and said, “You must be a Republican.

“I am,” replied the man. “How did you know?”

“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is technically correct. But I have no idea what to do with your information, and I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help to me.”

The man smiled and responded, “You must be an Obama-Democrat.”

“I am,” replied the balloonist. “How did you know?”

“Well,” said the man, “you don’t know where you are — or where you are going. You’ve risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You’re in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it’s MY fault.”

 

NSA PRISM-GATE WHISTLEBLOWER REVEALED

Note to Obama:

Talk about shovel ready; the hole you’ve dug for yourself is already too deep.

• Fast-and-Furious cover-up (Americans died)
  
• Benghazi cover-up (Americans died)
  
• IRS targets conservatives (Affected 2012 election)
  
• Freedom of the Press (FOX journalist, James Rosen, victimized)
  
• NSA PRISM Program (Unconstitutional spying on Americans)
  

Are these the things your deadbeat African daddy dreamed about?

PUT THE SHOVEL DOWN — I REPEAT —  PUT THE SHOVEL DOWN!

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From The Independent:

NSA contractor Edward Snowden braces for backlash after turning whistleblower on US data-mining operation
‘I am not afraid,’ says high-school dropout Edward Snowden, as he reveals his identity from a Hong Kong hotel room

The man behind the largest leak of classified information in the history of the US National Security Agency (NSA) has chosen to make his identity public, despite the potential consequences for himself and his loved ones. Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old employee of defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton and former CIA technical assistant, said he had never intended to remain anonymous. “I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong,” he said.

OBAMA CAUGHT LYING AGAIN

From NewsMax:

Lawmakers Deny Knowing About Cell Phone, Internet Tracking

Congressional intelligence briefing sessions have not included details about President Barack Obama’s data-gathering programs, despite claims by the president that Congress approved the measures and “every member” knew about them, Republican Rep. Aaron Schock said.

“I can assure you the phone number tracking of non-criminal, non-terrorist suspects was not discussed,” the Illinois lawmaker told Politico. “Most members have stopped going to their classified briefings because they rarely tell us anything we don’t already know in the news. It really has become a charade.”

NEW XBOX IS A SPYBOX

Big Brother has arrived and his name is Obama, so you can kiss what’s left of your freedom goodbye, folks.

For all of you libtard samurai out there who supported Obama, it’s time to break out the seppuku kits and commence with your harakiri.

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From The Daily Caller:

New Xbox by NSA partner Microsoft will watch you 24/7

XBOX=SPYBOX

Possible privacy violations by Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One have come under new scrutiny since it was revealed Thursday that the tech giant was a crucial partner in an expansive Internet surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency and involving Silicon Valley’s biggest players.

One of the console’s key features is the full integration of the Kinect, a motion sensing camera that allows users to play games, scroll through menus, and generally operate the Xbox just using hand gestures. Microsoft has touted the camera as the hallmark of a new era of interactivity in gaming.

What Microsoft has not promoted, however, is the fact that you will not be able to power on the console without first enabling the Kinect, designed to detect both heartbeats and eye movement. and positioning yourself in front of it.

Disturbingly, a recently published Microsoft patent reveals the Kinect has the capability to determine exactly when users are viewing ads broadcast by the Xbox through its eye movement tracking. Consistent ad viewers would be granted rewards, according to the patent.

Perhaps the feature most worrisome to privacy advocates is the requirement that the Xbox connect to the Internet at least once every 24 hours. Many critics have asserted that Microsoft will follow the lead of other Silicon Valley companies and use their console to gather data about its users, particularly through the Kinect, and collect it through the online connection users can’t avoid.

Microsoft has promised that customers will be able to “pause” the camera’s function, but have put off questions on the precise specifics of their privacy policies.

Sure. I believe them.

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BEST DEFINITION OF ‘POLITICAL CORRECTNESS’

There’s an annual contest at the Griffiths University in Australia calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term.

This year’s term was “political correctness”.

The winning student wrote:

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end.”

June 6, 1944

We don’t stop remembering or honoring

If you have to ask, you’re part of the problem.