To what end? What will be your victory on a blog full of anonymous people?

As opposed to insulting everyone else…why would one type of insult upset you more than the other. Who is going to point fingers at you in the real world dumbass…maybe you been on here too long and think we all give a toss.

Just tell us straight out what you want to say.
Begin with the end.
Say it, man … straight out, & naked for all who wish to see, to see it as it IS (coz that’s what you really want to do).
Then provide the corroborating proof, from whichever source you wish to quote.

But this “Driekie Beukes-verhaal (in ontelbare episodes) wat elke moederhart sal roer”, is too much to bear – I might be dead already, before you get to your point (& I know you are just itching to tell us).
Just do it.

Remember you do not have to take anything seriously, it’s only my opinion.

In fact I would go as far as to say: simply ignore it; why must I even tell you – you should simply ignore it as part of your self management.

‘Is Obama actually Osama’ is tongue in cheek – my way to say: who is this guy? How is it that the President of the United States who has so much power at his disposal cannot even produce a birth certificate?

I’m trying to locate his place of birth through a process of elimination. Help me with this. On my list I have places like:

* Mitchell’s Plain
* Grassy Pork
* Clarke Estate
* Bonteheuwel
* Steinkopf
* Pacaltsdorp
* Egypt
* Cape Verde
* Atlantis
* Kenya
* Morocco; and so on

Who is this teleprompter President of the US of A?

re: “Is Obama actually Osama? Both left handed, brownish complexion, thin oval shaped face etc…”

Sorry mate, after that rhetorical question, I cannot take seriously anything you say about Abrahamic religions, international relations/politics/conflict, Zionism, Israel, Iran, the USA, the Palestine, Arabs generally, prophesies of top Christian scholars that you espouse/repeat, etc.

But go for it … I’m sure you’ll find many takers

he actuallly spells it femonal.

wow… pretty gobsmacked…!

after some early posts i was out of the office all of yesterday… so a bit shocked to sign on this morning and see i’ve somehow been accused and/or dragged into a brawl about insulting women…?

don’t have the time as i have another early and long day out of the office… and can’t be bothered really… to read through all the posts to see how and who started it…

fact is… i have never insulted a woman of any colour, nationality or religion or whatever on keo… and never do so in my real life either… fighting against the abuse, rape and disrespect of women in south africa is something i do in my real life… i was brought up by parents who always emphasised and demonstrated the importance of treating everyone you meet in life with respect… and especially so with women who at the time were second class citizens in a chauvinistic and often misogynistic south african society…

so however and whoever brought me into that conversation… nothing could be further from the truth…

thank you to ryecatcher, charo and transformation for putting a good word in there…

muchly appreciated…

another time all…

have a great day everyone…

1) 31 Likud-Yisrael Beitenu. Likud, the party of Benjamin Netanyahu and Yisrael Beitenu (the Russian immigrant party)
2) 19 Yesh Atid (there is a future). This is a secular centrist party, headed by former Israeli journalist Yair Lapid
3) 15 Labor. This is a socio-economic party headed by Shelly Yachimovich.
4) 12 Jewish Home. This is a nationalistic modern Orthodox party headed by Naphtali Bennett
5) 11 Shas. This is a Sephardic Ultra-Orthodox party
6) 7 United Torah Judaism. This is a Askenazi Ulta-Orthodox party
7) 6 Hatnua (The Movement). This is the party of Tzipi Livni. She is a strong advocate of peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
8) 6 Meretz (The Movement). Far left wing party.
9) 2 Kadima. This party is headed by Shaul Mofaz. He also advocates peace negotiations with the Palestinians.

In Israel, you vote for a political party. You don’t vote for a specific candidate. The leader of the political party which receives the most votes gets to form a coalition of parties to establish a government and become Prime Minister. As a result, Benjamin Netanyahu is in position to remain as Prime Minister of Israel. In realizing this fact, following the election results, Netanyahu said, “I’m proud to be your prime minister. I thank you for giving me a chance, for the third time, to lead the State of Israel. It is a great privilege and a great responsibility.”Then, he outlined five major principles of the next government:

1) Security. Stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon
2) Fiscal responsibility. Due to a large government spending deficit, cuts in government spending.
3) Political responsibility. Seeking peace with the Palestinians
4) Equal distribution of burden in society. This means drafting Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva students into the Israeli military
5) Social and economic responsibility: Cut the cost of living and housing prices

Based upon these guidelines, Netanyahu will attempt for form a government. Since there are 120 members in the Israeli Knesset, he needs at least 61 members to form a majority government. Ideally, he would like to form a government with about 80 members. This would prevent his government from being toppled if one of the parties in the coalition becomes unhappy with one of the domestic or foreign policy decisions adopted by the government. While this may be a goal, because of the competing political interests of the various elected parties, this goal will not likely be achievable.

It would seem that Netanyahu has three viable options to form a government:

1) Right Wing coalition: Likud-Beitenu joining Jewish Home and the Ultra-Orthodox parties. This would give him a coalition of 61. However, this government could easily be accused of being against the peace process. It could result in an international economic boycott against Israel for failing to negotiate with the Palestinians. With the Ultra-Orthodox in the coalition, Netanyahu would not be able to get approval to draft Yeshiva students into the Israeli military.

2) Center-Right coalition: Likud-Beitenu joining Yesh Atid (Yair Lapid) and Jewish Home. This would give him a coalition of 62. With this government, Netanyahu could better implement his domestic policies but would be weak against international pressure concerning the peace process. So, this also could result in an international economic boycott against Israel for failing to negotiate with the Palestinians.

3) Left Wing coaltion: Likud-Beitenu joining Yesh Atid (Yair Lapid), Labor (Shelly Yachimovich), The Movement (Tzipi Livni), Kadima (Shaul Mofaz). This would give him a coalition of 73. This would be the strongest government against international pressure regarding the peace process. It would also be a government which could implement Netanyahu’s domestic policies. However, Labor (Shelly Yachimovich) doesn’t want to be in government with Netanyahu. She also would like to topple his government so she could possibly be Prime Minister. With this government, Netanyahu risks the greatest chance of losing his political power.

Based upon the election results and the political negotiating that is going on to form a coalition government, I believe that Israel is at a historical cross roads where it must choose between secular Zionism or nationalist / religious Zionism. In Ezekiel 37, the dry bones coming to life comes about in 2 stages. The first is a physical return (secular Zionism) and this is followed by a spiritual return (religious Zionism). With the results of the elections, it seems that Netanyahu has a choice of embracing secular Zionism (a left wing government), religious Zionism (a right wing government) or a combination of the two. However, in seeking to achieve a combination of the two, the secular Zionists are rejecting the policies of the religious Zionists and the religious Zionists are rejecting the policies of the secular Zionists.

So, which government will Netanyahu choose? In the next several weeks, we should begin to know.

if you get lucky, your house in crestholme will overlook inanda dam.

quite spectacular.

and the fish eagles are in abundance there.

however, when you get bored, you and i can go to hillcrest rugby club for a chat and a beer.

no….

bullshitartist he says..

who cares?

Matfield making an impact

The impact of record-breaking retired Springbok Victor Matfield as a coach is already being felt by the Bulls.

Matfield – who last year served as a line-out consultant in an advisory capacity at Loftus Versfeld – was appointed the forwards and attack coach for the franchise this season.

The 35-year-old, who led the Bulls to all three of their Super Rugby titles, is rated as “phenomenal” by head coach Frans Ludeke.

“It is great to have him back in the inner circle of the team, where the things are happening,” Ludeke told Rugby365 in an interview ahead of the Bulls’ first pre-season match – the Gauteng Challenge encounter with the Lions at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.

“It may be in a different capacity, but he is making a very big impact – the players are enjoying having him here.

“His knowledge is phenomenal and he comes across very strongly as a coach.

“He is a great teacher and his sessions are very interesting – there are lots of game-related things.”

Ludeke said one of the advantages of Matfield the coach is that he played for such a long time and worked under many coaches.

“He has a great feel for how to put a [training] session together,” Ludeke said, adding: “There is no doubt he is making a huge impact.”

Matfield, who retired from playing after the 2011 World Cup, featured in 110 Tests for South Africa – bettered only by John Smit’s 111 internationals.

Meanwhile, the Bulls head coach, Ludeke, said a number of frontline players will not feature in the Orlando showdown.

Players like Francois Venter, Zane Kirchner, Werner Kruger and Callie Visagie all suffering from minor strains.

Venter (groin), Kirchner (back), Kruger (back) and Visagie (hamstring) will miss the clash – as will Tony Jantjies (compassionate leave after the death of his father), Wilhelm Steenkamp (AC joint, five weeks), Marcel van der Merwe (knee rehab, four months), Dean Greyling (foot, three weeks) and Basil Short (AC joint, two weeks).

Grant Hattingh (ankle), Akona Ndungane (groin), Wiaan Liebenberg (hamstring), Dewald Potgieter (back) and Louis Fouchè (ankle) has been declared fit – although the two loose forwards, Liebenberg and Potgieter, will only train on Tuesday.

Ludeke said he will field two different line-ups in the pre-season matches against the Lions (this week) and the Cheetahs (in Polokwane next week).

Veteran midfielder Wynand Olivier will also not be considered for selection this week, although he returned from his stint in Japan without injury.

later fellas

they want in.

She’s changed her tune.

Must be all the Gupta money

Have we taken delivery yet?