14 January 2011

TGIF Rock-n-Roll Oldies: The Animals - 1965


The Animals were an influential English rock group from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, formed in the early 60s. They later in the decade relocated to the bustling London scene.

Known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, the band is best known for timeless classics such as "The House of the Rising Sun", "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", and "It's My Life" (below).

The Animals presented a unique blend of rock-oriented pop hits along with R&B material to fill out the albums.  Considered in the U.S. as part of the British Invasion, The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes over the years and like so many others of the era, suffered from poor business management. 

Later -under the name Eric Burdon and the Animals- they moved to California and yet again achieved commercial success, this time as a psychedelic rock band.  Hits of this era include "San Franciscan Nights" and "Sky Pilot". Guitarist Andy Summers was with the band in this period, who later went on to found The Police along with Sting and Stewart Copeland.

The band broke up in 1969, with the cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" released subsequently.

The original Animals lineup had a brief reunion in 1977 and then again in 1983. There have been several partial regroupings since then under various names, along with legal wrangling over the rights. The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994...


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Previous RR Rock n Roll Oldies features -here-

13 January 2011

Israeli Defense Forces on Alert in the Wake of Lebanese Government Collapse

Hezbollah's latest strategic brinkmanship puts 
the country on the cusp of another civil war



Iranian-backed Hezbollah has withdrawn from a Lebanese coalition government in an attempt to elude the United Nations investigation into the 2005 assassination of four-term former PM Rafik Hariri... the current PM's father. His murder was widely thought to have been orchestrated by Hezbollah terrorists, backed by Syria and Iran... and the walls of justice were closing-in fast:
The resignation of 11 Hizbullah-allied ministers from the Lebanese Cabinet on Wednesday has sparked fears among Arab nations that another civil war is on the country's horizon. 

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa called on Lebanese lawmakers to put the nation's “supreme interest” ahead of their differences. 

...Moussa urged the country's politicians to return to the negotiating table to restore its unity government, saying, “Only national agreement can save Lebanon from the peril of civil war.” 

Israeli officials are monitoring the situation carefully, said a source in the foreign ministry. Hizbullah pulled out after it was unable to force an urgent Cabinet meeting over an impending announcement of indictments by United Nations Special Tribunal in Lebanon (STL). The Tribunal is expected to indict a number of Hizbullah senior terrorists in connection with the 2005 murder of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri...


With Iranian proxy Hezbollah -armed to the teeth with over 30,000 rockets- instigating a Lebanese government collapse, Israel is well-advised to prepare for the worst. It is altogether likely that Tehran and Damascus are once again probing for weakness... which they're sure to find coming in torrents from today's clueless White House.


But with Bibi Netanyahu in charge, it's a different story in Jerusalem: the IDF already has plans drawn-up that would enable it to completely destroy the Lebanese Army in just four hours if they offered resistance... then go after Hezbollah itself. 

It's a similar situation to North Korea in that Hezbollah could do a lot of damage in northern Israel, but despite ceaseless bluster is guaranteed to lose any full scale conflict with the IDF... and they know it. Unlike the tepid approach of Israel's liberal Labor Party leaders in 2006, if attacked the Israelis would likely go all-out and fight to win this time with infantry and armor from day one... while fully prepared for Hamas and Syria's reactions.

Israel's impressive fleet of advanced Heron HP drones would surely prove useful in the vital task of vaporizing Hezbollah AA and Katyusha sites in southern Lebanon ASAP, as well...


And watch out Syria, keep pushing it and not only will your allies be defeated...  you're next: Iran is leading you down a path to ruin- of that you can be sure


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12 January 2011

Proof that Communists are Idiots


Duplicitous Dupnik in A WORLD of Hurt Now...

Deflect, divert, attack opponents... 
typical cornered, incompetent lib

Meanwhile back in reality, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik allowed myriad opportunities to prevent a gruesome bloodbath slip right through his hands... and he knows it

Yesterday the Pima County Sheriff that's been attempting to tack the Tuscon massacre on the American Right in general -and Rush Limbaugh in particular- got a call of congratulations from the President himself... isn't that special.

Thinking persons can be excused for asking "what the hell for"- other than Dupnik's failure to prevent a blood-curdling tragedy right under his nose... must be the diversionary Alinskyite attacks upon American talk radio that Obama finds so to his liking.

And Sheriff Dupnik's got plenty to try and divert us from: according to Arizona's La Cholla Jumps, Dupnik knew all about Jared Loughner, yet assured local radio hosts, bloggers, and college administrators threatened by him -thus frightened for their lives- that the mental health system had him under control... and that they had nothing to worry about (!)

Furthermore, Loughner's mother was herself working for Pima County at the time, while Sheriff Dupnik suggested to some that prosecution of Jared Loughner was "unnecessary" and would cause more problems than it solved. 

Now there's been twenty people shot in Pima County, six fatalities including a Federal judge and a 9-year-old child... and Dupnik could have easily prevented it. 


With the actual reason Dupnik's gone aggro on bloggers, Rush Limbaugh, the TEA Party, et al out of the bag, you've got to wonder how long he'll be in the job now- lawsuits to follow. 

Sheriff Dupnik knows just how involved he was in keeping a bloodthirsty ogre out on the street... and also how he failed to file the charges that could have prevented Loughner from buying that problematic semi-auto Glock 9mm, apparently with his unemployment check. Dupnik's behavior in the wake of the tragedy -coming out firing with both barrels at conservative media- hardly  bespeaks confidence in his previous handling of the situation.

Alas, any argument purporting that lucid political logic drove the actions of this madman is moot, anyway- certified shrink Dr. Charles Krauthammer is convinced that Loughner's a paranoid-schizophrenic, no real surprise there. Still, as for the MSM's handling of the story, Dr K sees nothing but "cynicism, willful ignorance, and malice".

Leftist opportunists need need to be called on the sickening false narrative they're pushing in order to exploit this tragedy. What they are doing is way wrong, and the intentionally misleading statements and unprincipled innuendo need to be bathed in the harsh light of reality...

It's not Rush Limbaugh nor Sarah Palin that have blood on their hands, Sheriff Dupnik... it's you and that lunatic you should have had locked away years ago.

11 January 2011

If There's Still Any Hope of Salvaging the MSM's Credibility... They're Going to Have to STOP LYING First


"Jared Loughner is a product of Palinism ":
Interesting theory, particularly when you consider how this bloodthristy maniac was stalking Giffords since 2007... more at Gateway Pundit -here-

"Heated political rhetoric repsonsible for the AZ violence": sadly for Leftist hacks still attempting to prop-up the Obama agenda, only 32% of Americans are buying that hokum -here-

"Ann Coulter Implicated in Arizona Massacre": 
JammieWearingFool  asks (paraphrased) "say what?" -here-

"Black congressman spit-upon by TEA partiers":
Maggie's Notebook touches on how this bit doesn't even begin to resemble the truth -here-

Cutting right to the chase, Moonbattery brings us the 
MSNBC Hypocrisy Test -here-


Adrienne's Corner caught the usual Dinosaur-Media suspects asking House Speaker John Boehner all the questions they should have been laying on Pelosi a long time ago... -here-

"'TEA-baggers' responsible for the Tuscon shootings"
Left Coast Rebel has a thing or two to say about that jive -here-

America's Watchtower says reporting of the Arizona story has been -at best- irresponsible right from the start -here-

Radio 'hate speech' during ObamaCare debate responsible for the carnagestill more Alinskyite bunk, Weasel Zippers tells you why -here-

The Conservative Pup has disengenous Leftist propagandists seeping into every nook and cranny of America... even our own churches -here-


Sentry Journal aptly presents The Fall of Rome -here-

Government Mess then reminds us this is the same MSM that urged caution before rushing to judgement in the wake of the Ft. Hood Massacre- you know, the one where the guy ran around firing at soldiers while yelling "Alu Akhbar" -here-

Conservative Hideout 2.0: When the Lies Become the Narrative -here-


Last but not at-all least... Conservative Perspective asks the age-old question "What's wrong with this picture?" -here-

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