TORRANCE TRIBUNE September 27, 2012 Page 5 Political Penguin One Man’s Opinion By Duane Plank Californians more and more, all in the guise of By Gerry Chong alert. Following the attack, papers from the Some things in life are almost preordained, trying to keep the Great Bankrupt State afloat. In Judaism, September 16-18 is Rosh consulate are reportedly missing, including right? Matter of the same-old-same-old will And since I have probably mentioned, Hashanah, which is both the Jewish New the names of Libyans who are working with occur. Again. Groundhog Day. Not a matter more than once, that we are sending our best Year and the day God opens the Book of Americans. of if, but a matter of when. What is the best and brightest and only Kid off to college, at Life and judges all on earth. He then decides The UK newspaper The Telegraph reported barometer to figure out future behavior? the UC Santa Barbara, I am very interested who shall live and who shall die. that 24 hours before the attack, Ayman al- Past behavior. Guarantisado, my friends. In in the way the Prop. 30 voting falls. Either In light of the events now ongoing in the Zawahiri mourned the death of Mohammad politics, in life. way, it seems, more money will be extorted Middle East, how should God judge the Hasan Qaed, an al Qaeda operative from Cryptic? Not really. With the dirt-bag loons from the family bank account. Whether it be following people? Libya, and urged his followers to “puncture out there running around sporting grenade by the Sacramento-based tax and spenders, Hillary Clinton: It was Hillary who the arrogance of the evil empire, America. launchers and other portable weapons of or the college admin folks, who seem to be established the Rules of Engagement, Zawahiri’s urging appeared on a Jihadist mass destruction in the countries that we able to just name their price, all in the guise excluding U.S. Marines from defense of website on Monday and the attack occurred are defending, protecting, occupying-- such of higher education. the embassy in Cairo and the consulate in on Tuesday. as Libya--they are determined to wreak The Cal State school system mouthpieces Benghazi--instead assigning their defense to Jay Carney: Presidential spokesman, havoc on innocents. Not much of a shocker have already sent a salvo out, threatening to local mercenaries who were not allowed to parroting the sergeant in Hogan’s Heroes that some of our diplomats and servicemen increase fees another five percent if Prop. carry live ammunition in their weapons. When said, “We knew nothing. The Administration and women continue to reenter the United 30 goes down in flames. And also eager to the attacks commenced, they ran. now refuses to answer any further questions.” States’ ground space in flag-draped coffins. cash in, the UC folks, who were reportedly Susan Rice: The U.S. Ambassador to the Barack Obama: The President had not Happier thoughts. Less than six weeks “brainstorming” over what to do if 30 tanks, UN claimed the attack that killed the American attended any daily intelligence briefings left to the general election, which will most threatened to impose a mid-year tuition Ambassador in Libya was a spontaneous mob since September 5, fully six days before the probably allow the current POTUS to occupy increase of up to 20 percent. reaction to a rogue film and therefore could deadly attack. After the attack, he waited 15 his fancy Washington, D.C. digs for another Nice. No problem. Just write another check. not have been anticipated. In contradiction, hours to issue a statement, after which he four years. But there will be other issues How about some of these maybe overpaid and Fox News reported that there were no protests blithely flew off to a political fundraiser in on the ballot that you will be punching on underworked admin folks and professors take prior to the attack, and the Libyan President Las Vegas--skipping even that tragic day’s Tuesday, November 6. And I do hope that a similar pay cut? I know it must be really says the attack was not spontaneous, but intelligence briefing. (“Briefings? I don’t you take time from your busy schedule that taxing to teach a couple of courses a semester, premeditated and executed by foreigners need no steenkin’ briefings!”) day, take a break from the texting, uploading, in a somewhat catatonic state, and collect (read: al Qaeda). While the offensive video constituted a downloading and social media garbage, and your bloated salary. But if it is “all about CNN reported that three days before the spark, Obama’s gloating over the killing of actually vote. the students,” how about a little give-back? deadly attack, Jamal Mabrouk, a Libyan bin Laden also sparked Muslim radicals. His And what would also be nice would be Course I am just blowing off a little steam-- security official, and his brigade commander DNC Convention slogan, “GM’s alive and if you actually spent a few minutes looking don’t mean any harm. Actually am pretty darn met with American diplomats and warned Osama’s dead,” was heard around the world at and studying the propositions and other sure that the collegiate educators and support them about deteriorating security conditions and the rioters responded with the chorus, statewide political races that will be taking staff earn their money, work very diligently. in Benghazi. “The situation is frightening. It “Obama, Obama, we’re all Osama.” place. I know… asking for a lot for you Just a little winsome today because we dropped scares us,” Mabrouk says he told the U.S. In Judaism, Yom Kippur, the Day of to pay attention to a once-every-four-year the Kid off on Sunday at the Santa Barbara officials, but they did nothing. Atonement, follows Rosh Hashanah. So nationwide event. beachside dorms and he begins classes oh-so- The UK newspaper The Independent says after God opens the Book of Life and Anyway, one of the Cali props that is kind far away from Mom and Dad today. the State Department had credible information judges Clinton, Rice, Carney and Obama, of more important than the latest social media Guess I will get over it. Lots of parents 48 hours earlier that the attack was imminent, can they atone for the consequences of their update is numero 30, which would tax us have, right? • but it did not warn its diplomats to go on high misdeeds? • “We read books to find out who we are. 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