ScottishJohn

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  1. Have a look on the Motley Fool Forums for personal Finance http://boards.fool.com/boards.asp?fid=10104 and you can ask for advice ANONYMOUSLY without it having any effect on your credit rating. Users in the uk can look on the UK site http://boards.fool.co.uk/Index.aspx if they need any advice. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  2. I don't think my Toaster would let me ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7105001.stm A former White House press secretary has said the US president was involved in misinforming the public over the leaking of a CIA agent's identity. In an excerpt from his book, Scott McClellan says George W Bush helped mislead the public over the role in the affair of two White House aides. The CIA agent, Valerie Plame, says her identity was leaked because her diplomat husband opposed the Iraq war. The White House said Mr Bush would not ask anyone to pass false information. Lawsuit Mr McClellan's book is not scheduled for publication until April and the excerpt released was brief. It refers to a White House press conference he attended in 2003. WHAT IS CIA LEAK CASE ABOUT? * Libby was found guilty of lying to the FBI and a grand jury over revelations about CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity * Critics said the White House leaked Ms Plame's identity to undermine her husband, ex-ambassador Joseph Wilson * He had publicly cast doubt on the Bush administration's case for war in Iraq * The alleged cover-up, rather than the leak itself, was the subject of the Libby trial Q&A: CIA leak case At the conference, Mr McClellan told journalists that the two aides Karl Rove and Lewis "Scooter" Libby were "not involved" in leaking Ms Plame's identity. The excerpt reads: "There was one problem. It was not true. "I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice-president, the president's chief of staff, and the president himself." Mr McClellan, who served as press secretary from 2003 to 2006, has made no further comment on the excerpt. Libby, Vice-President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, is the only person charged over the affair. He was sentenced to 30 months in jail for obstructing an inquiry into the leaking of the identity. However, Mr Bush intervened in July to prevent Libby from serving a prison term. Ms Plame said Mr McClellan's excerpt was "shocking". "I am outraged to learn that former White House press secretary Scott McClellan confirms that he was sent out to lie to the press corps. Lewis Libby "Even more shocking, McClellan confirms that not only Karl Rove and Scooter Libby told him to lie but Vice-President Cheney, presidential Chief of Staff Andrew Card and President Bush also ordered McClellan to issue his misleading statement." Current White House press secretary Dana Perino said the meaning of the excerpt was unclear. However, she said: "The president has not and would not ask his spokespeople to pass on false information." In July a judge dismissed a civil lawsuit brought by Ms Plame against Mr Cheney and other Bush administration officials. She maintained her cover had been blown after her husband, Joseph Wilson, a former ambassador, said the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence on Iraq to back its case for war. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  4. That is probably equivelent to a couple of hours work for a plumber ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  5. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301676,00.html I think his book should make an intresting read. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  6. Probably not. You can't believe everything you get sent by email. Why would the killing of millions of Jews offend Muslims ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  7. If the police had damning evidence then they would have arrested them not offered to do a deal if they confessed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  8. It's probably because they rerun the model every 12 hours. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  9. The same baked beans as used in the British land speed record.
  10. This is a no brainer. It's got to be bacon. The smell of bacon cooking in the morning even has the vegges drooling for a bacon butty. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  11. Not yet , but you will be if you keep having that shit for breakfast. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  12. A word of warning to anyone who moves to the USA , Make sure you cut your lawn. Apparently there is not enough serious crime in the USA so the police have to fill up their time cautioning people about the state of their grass lawn. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6282348.stm I saw this a couple of days ago and wondered why no one posted about this brave public servants actions. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  13. I can imagine someone in London recieving the information but not passing it up North of the Border. If he did receive the info and is denying it then there would be some sort of audit trail back to where the information originated from and he would be held to account for his words and lack of action. I'm sure such information is restricted and would be carefully controlled to who gets to see it but I would have thought that the Chief Constable of Strathclyde police would be on the list. From Annanove news http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2399015.html?menu= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  14. His name is John Smeaton and someone has already started a web site about him. http://www.johnsmeaton.com/ John TTFN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  15. Scotland doesn't have a hooligan element supporting our national team. Your probably mistaken with the English hooligans who like to travel abroad supporting their team and causing mayhem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  16. Two Nuns , a novice and a mother superior are driving through Transylvania. They have been driving all day and it was getting dark when on a quiet country road Dracula jumped out in front of them. The Novice starts screaming "It's Dracula , what shall we do ?" The Mother Superior says "Quick show him your cross" The Novice then winds down the car window and shouts out "FUCK OFF YOU BASTARD VAMPIRE" I know it's a bit corny. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  17. Scottish accent , more of a Glasgow accent to be exact. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  18. Ha Ha ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  19. I am no Bush fan but I have to say that this article smells of Bullshit to me. Having a look at the actual link http://justicefornone.com/article.php?story=20050527204356114&query=holocaustHolocaust There is a link to other articles written by Joey Picador , one of the is titled "Bush Is No Nazi." Yeah, Right... It all seems rather convenient that he manages to have an existing holocaust surviver who lives nearby who is moving back to Germany. Bush is a lying cheating scumbag who has trampled over the human rights of many people but this article sounds like the sort of thing that you will find in snopes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  20. Have you never jumped a Cessna ? C182 C206 Let410 Nomad Beaver King Air Pac 750XL Dornier G92 Islander The SMEG (can't remember it's real name. It's a taildragger like the Beaver) How could I forget Cassa Twin Otter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  21. You could always decide to loose some weight. Thats what I did when I quit smoking and put on 35pounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  22. I like the headline on the Times Online. Blair quits: 'I did what I thought was right' Aparently ignorance is an excuse for a Prime Minister these days. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  23. It looks like John "2 Jags" Prescott has decided to leave as well. So that makes 2 ministers (John Reid & John Prescott ) to have jumped before Gordon Brown gets some real power and has a purge of Tony's pals. Fortunately I can't see Gordon Brown surviving a general election. John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  24. My Favouriteb podcast has to be "Keith & The Girl" http://www.keithandthegirl.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers
  25. WTF is a "satrapy" ? And what language is it from since it's not a word found in an English dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you think my attitude stinks you should smell my fingers