Intelligence briefing

[maximus84]

President-Elect Barack Obama is getting his first official intelligence briefing today, something he'd never be privy to if he'd actually had to get a security clearance. I imagine it goes something like this:
Spook: Our assessment is that Iran will have enough weapons-grade fissile material to produce as many as four low to medium yield weapons within 12 to 18 months, and that --

Obama: Uh...just a second. What's "fissile" mean again?

Spook: Fissile...capable of being split, you know, as in atoms. We think they --

Obama: Oh, so, uh, they want to split these atoms so they can, uh, share them?

Spook: (Sighs) Well, if by "sharing" them you mean "detonating" them over a densely-populated part of --

Obama: OK. I, uh, get it. I think. Go on.

Spook: Right, then. Moving on to the topic of Iraq. We believe we can commence withdrawal of combat troops when --

Obama: Alright! I knew it! (Fist bumps intel spook). Next topic!

Spook: Well, I'm not quite done expl --

Obama: No, no...I got it. Move on (chuckles).

Spook: Well, OK Mr. President-Elect. Our analysis of Russia's decision to move offensive missiles into --

Obama: Why are we still talking about Russia? That's so early 1960s. I mean, I was still crapping in my diapers then. I'm all about the future, man! Next topic.

Spook: Mr. President-Elect, I really think you should hear this...it's pretty impor --

Obama: No, no...I, uh, got it. Next agenda item.

Spook: Right, sir. (Looks at ten more pages in briefing book) Uh, actually, that about wraps it up. Congratulations and best of luck in your new job. (Whips out Blackberry, googles one-way flight prices to Australia).
:lol:

 

[Uncletruck]

Would anyone like to spread some of their wealth with me??



-UT-

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Please, for the love of all that is sacred and holy, stop making all of your points with cut and paste. I am in political agreement with you, but write your own material already! I never read your posts because they take up too much space and are not original and from your heart. I suspect most others do not read them for the same reason. If you have a point to make, please make it in your own words.

 

[Coveted]

didnt one of these get locked already?

Bunch of sore losers still crying, christ you should hear people from the state of texas.

I feel like with an obama victory they should have handed out pasifiers.
Honestly grow up. Nobody cares that McSame lost, if he was right for the job he would have won.
Sadly obama wasnt right for the job either , he was just more right than McSame.
The masses have spoke. Can we get a ban on these type of threads from here on out?

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

If you don't like them, just don't get involved with them. There's nothing wrong with political discussions on the internet. I enjoy them more than anything else I discuss online because there is so much passion involved that it makes it fun.

 

[maximus84]

didnt one of these get locked already?

Bunch of sore losers still crying, christ you should hear people from the state of texas.

I feel like with an obama victory they should have handed out pasifiers.
Honestly grow up. Nobody cares that McSame lost, if he was right for the job he would have won.
Sadly obama wasnt right for the job either , he was just more right than McSame.
The masses have spoke. Can we get a ban on these type of threads from here on out?

Looks whose whining now!

 

[maximus84]

Please, for the love of all that is sacred and holy, stop making all of your points with cut and paste. I am in political agreement with you, but write your own material already! I never read your posts because they take up too much space and are not original and from your heart. I suspect most others do not read them for the same reason. If you have a point to make, please make it in your own words.

Thats just dumb.I see,or am emailed something humorous and instead if postng it here,you want me to type it all out in basically the same format? Even if I was a "typer",which I'm not,why? Due to conditions & circumstance I wont go into,I'm using 2 fingers to write this response.I dont have the time,patience,or reason to type everything I need to make a point

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Please, for the love of all that is sacred and holy, stop making all of your points with cut and paste. I am in political agreement with you, but write your own material already! I never read your posts because they take up too much space and are not original and from your heart. I suspect most others do not read them for the same reason. If you have a point to make, please make it in your own words.

Thats just dumb.I see,or am emailed something humorous and instead if postng it here,you want me to type it all out in basically the same format? Even if I was a "typer",which I'm not,why? Due to conditions & circumstance I wont go into,I'm using 2 fingers to write this response.I dont have the time,patience,or reason to type everything I need to make a point

I am not a typer either. Despite taking an expensive college level keyboarding class last year, I still hunt and peck with 2-4 fingers. Part of this is no doubt due to my use of a laptop while either sitting in bed at night or while sitting on the can and taking a sh*t, but needless to say I am horrible at using proper typing techniques. However, the point is that arguments are more compelling when they are the actual words of the original poster. Some of my posts may take up to an hour to write and edit, but they are my words, or my commentary on a quote I post along with them. My point is that excessive cut and paste does not make you look intelligent. Writing your own thoughts out in your own words does. I am not saying that you should never cut and paste a quote, just that it should not be the predominate methodology used to present your ideas.

 

[Coveted]

maximum should get AIM.

 

[maximus84]

Please, for the love of all that is sacred and holy, stop making all of your points with cut and paste. I am in political agreement with you, but write your own material already! I never read your posts because they take up too much space and are not original and from your heart. I suspect most others do not read them for the same reason. If you have a point to make, please make it in your own words.

Thats just dumb.I see,or am emailed something humorous and instead if postng it here,you want me to type it all out in basically the same format? Even if I was a "typer",which I'm not,why? Due to conditions & circumstance I wont go into,I'm using 2 fingers to write this response.I dont have the time,patience,or reason to type everything I need to make a point

I am not a typer either. Despite taking an expensive college level keyboarding class last year, I still hunt and peck with 2-4 fingers. Part of this is no doubt due to my use of a laptop while either sitting in bed at night or while sitting on the can and taking a sh*t, but needless to say I am horrible at using proper typing techniques. However, the point is that arguments are more compelling when they are the actual words of the original poster. Some of my posts may take up to an hour to write and edit, but they are my words, or my commentary on a quote I post along with them. My point is that excessive cut and paste does not make you look intelligent. Writing your own thoughts out in your own words does. I am not saying that you should never cut and paste a quote, just that it should not be the predominate methodology used to present your ideas.

Congrat! I'm proud of you! Surprise!,doesnt mean you look more intelligent.......