Comments on: Quote of the day http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:04:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Blacklake http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-688211 Blacklake Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:15:47 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-688211 As usual, the Russians are a decade or two behind the times. Big non-penetrating blasts have their uses, but they're pretty limited. On the US side MOAB isn't a waste of money, but we still haven't used one in anger (though we presumably would have if we'd had it in Afghanistan, where we used the old Vietnam-era Daisy Cutters instead). The real cutting edge isn't bigger, it's smaller. The most exciting new thing around is the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb--it's versatile, it's ideal for employment in close-air support and urban combat, and essentially all existing warplanes can carry a large number of them. And it's already been used in Iraq. As usual, the Russians are a decade or two behind the times. Big non-penetrating blasts have their uses, but they’re pretty limited. On the US side MOAB isn’t a waste of money, but we still haven’t used one in anger (though we presumably would have if we’d had it in Afghanistan, where we used the old Vietnam-era Daisy Cutters instead).

The real cutting edge isn’t bigger, it’s smaller. The most exciting new thing around is the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb–it’s versatile, it’s ideal for employment in close-air support and urban combat, and essentially all existing warplanes can carry a large number of them. And it’s already been used in Iraq.

]]> By: Troy Rasmussen http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687963 Troy Rasmussen Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:00:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687963 <blockquote>The Prius of All Bombs ZK on September 12, 2007 at 11:14 PM </blockquote> Hahahahahaha

The Prius of All Bombs

ZK on September 12, 2007 at 11:14 PM

Hahahahahaha

]]> By: jihadwatcher http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687874 jihadwatcher Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:30:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687874 The term vacuum bomb is rather ignorant. Any large explosion will suck air towards it to feed the fire. Nothing new there. Personally, I think it's ridiculous that nuclear bombs are machine non grata. We built them at great expense, but now we can't use them because of some radioactive fallout? That is political correctness run amuck. I can tell you that our enemies have no concerns about the environment. The term vacuum bomb is rather ignorant. Any large explosion will suck air towards it to feed the fire. Nothing new there.

Personally, I think it’s ridiculous that nuclear bombs are machine non grata. We built them at great expense, but now we can’t use them because of some radioactive fallout? That is political correctness run amuck. I can tell you that our enemies have no concerns about the environment.

]]> By: Buzzy http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687851 Buzzy Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:54:34 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687851 OMG, the Russians built a big thermobaric bomb, all hail Putin. Yawn. OMG, the Russians built a big thermobaric bomb, all hail Putin. Yawn.

]]> By: jmarcure http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687840 jmarcure Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:27:13 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687840 <blockquote>Nothing new, just 4x more destructive than the MOAB. Snidely Whiplash on September 12, 2007 at 11:32 PM</blockquote> But the MOAB is much prettier.

Nothing new, just 4x more destructive than the MOAB.

Snidely Whiplash on September 12, 2007 at 11:32 PM

But the MOAB is much prettier.

]]> By: Defector01 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687745 Defector01 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:43:38 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687745 Does this mean the Father of all Bombs is the carbon neutral equivalent of the Mother of all Bombs? I don't know about you guys but that feels incestuous Does this mean the Father of all Bombs is the carbon neutral equivalent of the Mother of all Bombs?

I don’t know about you guys but that feels incestuous

]]> By: Karl http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687739 Karl Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:18:01 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687739 <blockquote>Well at least they werent working on a “Gay” bomb</blockquote> They were; the designers misheard it as a "Gaia" bomb.

Well at least they werent working on a “Gay” bomb

They were; the designers misheard it as a “Gaia” bomb.

]]> By: eeyore http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687734 eeyore Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:58:51 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687734 I couldn't find the "Headline", but Putin also said it's time for Russians to put a <a href="http://www.nbc4.com/news/14100299/detail.html" rel="nofollow">bomb in their pants</a>. I seem to remember from Mark Steyn's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/America-Alone-End-World-Know/dp/0895260786" rel="nofollow">book</a> that Russia is the largest demographically doomed country in the world - a worse birthrate than China. Maybe Pootey-Poot is reading Steyn. I couldn’t find the “Headline”, but Putin also said it’s time for Russians to put a bomb in their pants. I seem to remember from Mark Steyn’s book that Russia is the largest demographically doomed country in the world – a worse birthrate than China. Maybe Pootey-Poot is reading Steyn.

]]> By: Speakup http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687717 Speakup Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:17:43 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687717 <blockquote> OT. Did anyone else notice the video that follows this one? Gentlemen prepare to wince. Guardian on September 12, 2007 at 11:46 PM</blockquote> Around here they're called Sierra mountain oysters.

OT. Did anyone else notice the video that follows this one? Gentlemen prepare to wince.

Guardian on September 12, 2007 at 11:46 PM

Around here they’re called Sierra mountain oysters.

]]> By: BacaDog http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687689 BacaDog Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:47:47 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687689 Well they wasted a ton of money. All they had to do was drop Brittany's new CD. Biggest Bomb Evah. Well they wasted a ton of money. All they had to do was drop Brittany’s new CD. Biggest Bomb Evah.

]]> By: Kristopher http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687687 Kristopher Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:43:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687687 A true nuclear bomb is carbon-neutral. Only Nukes are really eco-friendly. A true nuclear bomb is carbon-neutral.

Only Nukes are really eco-friendly.

]]> By: Kini http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687676 Kini Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:35:32 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687676 Wait a second...., a <strong>Vacuum Bomb</strong>?!? Isn't that suppose to suck? Wait a second…., a Vacuum Bomb?!?
Isn’t that suppose to suck?

]]> By: pedestrian http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687662 pedestrian Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:23:30 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687662 <blockquote>Kinda like a Fuel-Air Explosive bomb? As in, nothing new? Frozen Tex on September 12, 2007 at 11:14 PM</blockquote> I read somewhere it has higher yield than our version because it uses a more explosive fuel that ours do. Somewhat related, they are now calling those mortgages with teaser rates "neutron mortgages" because they destroy people and leave the building standing.

Kinda like a Fuel-Air Explosive bomb? As in, nothing new?

Frozen Tex on September 12, 2007 at 11:14 PM

I read somewhere it has higher yield than our version because it uses a more explosive fuel that ours do.

Somewhat related, they are now calling those mortgages with teaser rates “neutron mortgages” because they destroy people and leave the building standing.

]]> By: Kini http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687654 Kini Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:19:35 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687654 I get the feeling that Putin isn't getting enough love from the world community. An environmentally friendly bomb makes it all better. Doesn't it. We need more weapons like this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjbYNgIi5ss" rel="nofollow">one</a>. I get the feeling that Putin isn’t getting enough love from the world community.

An environmentally friendly bomb makes it all better. Doesn’t it.

We need more weapons like this one.

]]> By: Limerick http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687636 Limerick Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:56:16 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687636 It is a tactical weapon, not a strategic one. As Guardian said....get that Tupalov or their pride and joy the SU27 to the target first. That would be the trick, trying to push them thru western radar and early warning systems. It is a chest-thumping weapon, nothing more. It is a tactical weapon, not a strategic one. As Guardian said….get that Tupalov or their pride and joy the SU27 to the target first. That would be the trick, trying to push them thru western radar and early warning systems.

It is a chest-thumping weapon, nothing more.

]]> By: canopfor http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687629 canopfor Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:47:18 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687629 A weapon like this,air-fuel device,would really be affective thou,in the Muliple Burst scenario. Each weapon dropped,the shockwaves overlap each other. They say nuclear weapons in the Muliple Burst application, again they overlap,shockwaves overlap,and bingo you have a nuclear mini hurricane.It's a sure bet,with enough dropped most countries wouldn't exist. A weapon like this,air-fuel device,would really
be affective thou,in the Muliple Burst scenario.
Each weapon dropped,the shockwaves overlap each other.

They say nuclear weapons in the Muliple Burst application,
again they overlap,shockwaves overlap,and bingo you have a nuclear mini hurricane.It’s a sure bet,with enough dropped
most countries wouldn’t exist.

]]> By: Guardian http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687628 Guardian Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:46:08 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687628 OT. Did anyone else notice the video that follows this one? Gentlemen prepare to <a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ca5_1189620762" rel="nofollow">wince</a>. OT. Did anyone else notice the video that follows this one? Gentlemen prepare to wince.

]]> By: Guardian http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687623 Guardian Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:40:27 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687623 It doesn't matter how big it is. They still have to deliver it and therein lies the crutch. Why not make one 10 times bigger? It will make for some real cool fireworks when the bomber gets shot down. It doesn’t matter how big it is. They still have to deliver it and therein lies the crutch. Why not make one 10 times bigger? It will make for some real cool fireworks when the bomber gets shot down.

]]> By: nottakingsides http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687621 nottakingsides Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:38:52 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687621 Whew! I was worried about global warming for a second there. Whew! I was worried about global warming for a second there.

]]> By: canopfor http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687615 canopfor Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:33:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687615 But,you know,what about global(doesn't exist)warming. I wonder if the Ruskies would welcome enviromental wackos impact study on their enviroment,ya he would tell them to do what?ha ha. Well,looks like us Canadians are going to have to improve on the chicken cannon,no wait maybe we could rent the Atomic Cannon.he he. But,you know,what about global(doesn’t exist)warming.
I wonder if the Ruskies would welcome enviromental wackos
impact study on their enviroment,ya he would tell them to do what?ha ha.

Well,looks like us Canadians are going to have to improve on the chicken cannon,no wait maybe we could rent the
Atomic Cannon.he he.

]]> By: SouthernDem http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687614 SouthernDem Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:33:40 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687614 <blockquote>Kinda like a Fuel-Air Explosive bomb? As in, nothing new?</blockquote> Exactly.

Kinda like a Fuel-Air Explosive bomb? As in, nothing new?

Exactly.

]]> By: Snidely Whiplash http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687612 Snidely Whiplash Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:32:50 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687612 Nothing new, just 4x more destructive than the MOAB. Nothing new, just 4x more destructive than the MOAB.

]]> By: Frozen Tex http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687588 Frozen Tex Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:14:47 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687588 Kinda like a Fuel-Air Explosive bomb? As in, nothing new? Kinda like a Fuel-Air Explosive bomb? As in, nothing new?

]]> By: ZK http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687587 ZK Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:14:38 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687587 The Prius of All Bombs The Prius of All Bombs

]]> By: BKennedy http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/comment-page-1/#comment-687582 BKennedy Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:09:01 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/09/12/quote-of-the-day-105/#comment-687582 <blockquote>“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.” —George Orwell I just got this quote today from the Patriot Post (they email commentary and quotes). I wondered when would be an appropriate time to use it. Didn’t take long. INC on September 12, 2007 at 10:49 PM</blockquote> I guess Pat Shroeder never read 1984. And she heads something or other regarding literacy? HA!

“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.”

—George Orwell
I just got this quote today from the Patriot Post (they email commentary and quotes). I wondered when would be an appropriate time to use it. Didn’t take long.

INC on September 12, 2007 at 10:49 PM

I guess Pat Shroeder never read 1984. And she heads something or other regarding literacy? HA!

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