A BLOODHOUND, A BLOODHOUND: MY KINGDOM FOR A BLOODHOUND !!

In all of the post-manhunt celebration for the Boston marathon bombers capture--dead or alive (one of each), there have been few complaints heard about a card the authorities probably had in hand but for some reason, or due to some logistical circumstance--they didn’t play it.




I’m talking about a BLOODHOUND !!! Why didn’t the FBI, the Boston police, or somebody--anybody bring one of these dogs to the scene of suspect #2’s disappearance near where he abandoned his stolen car. Let the dog sniff around at the fresh blood there and watch him take you without fail to where the suspect was hiding.



I’m no expert, but it seems like a no-brainer. Use dog, and suspect is virtually a guaranteed capture in less than an hour. Or don’t use dog , and see what you got--an entire metropolitan area shut down all day Friday and into the night.



So why hasn’t the mainstream media even touched on this subject? Conspiracy theorists might say it was for the tv ratings. People around the nation, maybe even the world, were glued to their tv sets (if not on the Internet) for hours at a time while the manhunt was active. It was as mesmerizing as O.J. Simpson’s Bronco chase !!



Nobody wanted a little old sniffling dog to come in and steal the limelight. That’s old-fashioned homeland security, not the kind of high tech equipment that’s going to make the big bucks for the 21st century military industrial complex



For an idea of just how effective these dogs are check out this website: MythBusters Episode 148: Hair of the Dog. Link to: mythbustersresults.com/hair-of-the-day..



Even if you decide to send a dog out there with a couple of fully-armored handlers, and a dozen or so of your best shooters wearing night vision goggles, you can still do a neighborhood check at more or less the same time. There was no shortage of law enforcement personnel at the sight. And, like with walking and chewing gum, one activity need not interfere with the other.

Name That Horse

Since we haven't had a Triple Crown winner in 32 years, a lot of horseracing people are looking to change something. Take a look at the names of the 11 horses who have won a Triple Crown, and you'll see assertiveness, strength and triumph. Names like Gallant Fox, War Admiral, Assault, Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed.

Now we've got horses running around with names like "dude this' and "dude that". If Seattle Slew had been called Seattle Slaw, he might not have gotten as much respect. Ditto if Affirmed had been named Denied. Look at two of the last three horses to get to the Belmont Stakes with a chance for a triple crown: Funny Cide and Smarty Jones. You've got to be kidding!

Here are some good names for horses:
Get Bet Soon
Rainmaker
Morse Colt
Medicine Horse
Pole Star
Tonal Rail (has a nice ring to it)
Lustrous Finish
Wire to Wire
Record Setter
Go Figure Go (lineage of Go and Go)
Four Legs Good (from Orwell's Animal Farm)
Post Time Traveler
Surf In Turf (son of a mudder)
Bridle Wreath
Horse With A Name (ref. America song)
Runaway Charm (ref. my song)
ThoroughBroad (a filly)
Stretch Limo

by Steven (Starjet) Kearney