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Remembering 9/11: Ten Years Ago
Published on 2011-09-11 19:32:51
Has it really been 10 years? I’m still emotionally raw by the events of that horrible day and I suppose my life, like countless others, has forever been changed by those events ten years ago today. As I watched the 9/11 Memorial dedications and specials this weekend, I was comforted to see and hear President Bush [...] > read more
Project Valour IT 2011: Marine Facts and Traditions (Links!)
Published on 2011-07-10 19:24:18
Our fabulous US Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775, by a group of minutemen in Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And yes, today’s Marine still likes a good tavern when they see one! The first Marines were originally recruited as sharpshooters to fight from the tops of men-of-war during the Revolutionary War. And in [...] > read more
Project Valour IT Marine Team 2011: Embracing the Suck
Published on 2011-07-09 17:14:20
Embracing the Suck: mil-speak for ‘The situation is bad, but deal with it’ – is something the Marines are exceptionally good at. From Iwo Jima to Fallujah and Anbar Province to the Helmand River Valley in Afghanistan, the Marines have always been America’s 911 Force and the “First to Fight” for us. We’ve entered the second [...] > read more
Brit Hume: Obama is in “Full Political Retreat”
Published on 2011-07-06 13:14:25
From Brit Hume’s lips to God’s ears as the Amish would say because it’s been 2 1/2 long years of watching the Leftists and the Obama Gang march against America and the Constitution. Teh Won’s base is unhappy with him, the Right want him gone and his policies undone, and Americans want an improved economy [...] > read more
Soldier’s Angels Valour IT: Marine Team, Bad Ass.
Published on 2011-07-04 15:24:24
You’ve heard of Project Valour IT right? It’s a program through Soldiers Angels that provides laptops with voice activated software to our wounded soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen recovering at military medical centers all across America > read more
John Adams: “Independence Forever!”
Published on 2011-07-04 14:22:49
“Independence forever!” is the toast that John Adams, our second president, gave on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Coincidentally and maybe fittingly, that was also the day he died at the age of 91. John and A > read more
Freedom: Priceless
Published on 2011-05-30 13:00:52
MEMORIAL DAY 2011 solemn. poignant. somehow fitting. the irish brigade memorial at gettysburg an excerpt from the Gettysburg Address: “The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to ad > read more
Rejected Super Bowl Ad: ‘Jesus Hates Obama’
Published on 2011-01-23 18:52:53
Just because you can make some sort of a living from selling controversial T-shirts out of the back of your car, doesn’t mean you get to have one of the coveted TV ad slots for the BIG game! Apparently Fox has rejected this controversial Super > read more
Blogging For Choice Or Life: When They Say ‘Choice’ What Do They Really Mean?
Published on 2011-01-21 15:00:50
Meet Benjamin Matthew Chesser, the pre-born child of Matt and Cassy Chesser. His daddy Matt is one of our bravest — a Marine currently deployed to Afghanistan. His mommy is Cassy, one of the best conservative bloggers on the internet and my f > read more
San Francisco’s Sarah Palin Poster: ’Enrage them with fear until they feel justified in their violence.’
Published on 2011-01-13 19:11:38
Have you seen this anti-Palin poster? It’s by street artist Eddie Colla and it’s all the rage in San Francisco. Progressive Poster of Sarah Palin in San Francisco With street art it’s all about the message: “Enrage them with > read more
The Tucson Memorial Campaign Rally
Published on 2011-01-12 21:34:19
I wondered if this would happen and it did. The Tucson Memorial for the victims of Saturday’s massacre turned into the first Obama campaign rally of the 2012 election cycle. From WH operatives passing out t-shirts with Obama’s new campa > read more
Bill Maher Heckled By Leno Audience: ‘Right-Wing Wants To Kill People They Disagree With’
Published on 2011-01-12 20:00:36
While discussing the Tucson shooting Tuesday night on Jay Leno’s show, Bill Maher had a lot of his normal uber-liberal garbage to spew: the NRA should be called ‘The Assassin Lobby’, he’s sick of hearing about the Constituti > read more
Sarah Palin Responds to the Tucson Mass Shooting: ‘Blood Libel’ (Video, Text)
Published on 2011-01-12 17:34:10
If the last few days are any indication, leftists need division to survive and I’m quite certain this video from Sarah Palin on the Blood Libel that followed the mass shootings in Tucson, will only enrage the chronically enraged more. By the w > read more
Mass Shooting in Arizona: A Sad Day For Our Country
Published on 2011-01-08 21:01:24
Our Saturday had started out so great. We were relaxing at home drinking really good coffees, watching a great old movie, and playing on Facebook. Then we heard the news that something terrible had happened in Tucson, Arizona — a mass shootin > read more
Remember the Costs of War
Published on 2011-01-08 12:24:32
There are so many like them. This particular photoblog breaks my heart. > read more
Free Huck Finn
Published on 2011-01-07 17:28:29
The N-word was used 219 times in the American classic ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ by Mark Twain. It was first published in 1884 but the time period for the story was before the Civil War; roughly 1835–1845. The theme of this > read more
‘Birther’ Interrupts Reading of The Constitution on House Floor (Video)
Published on 2011-01-06 13:25:18
They’re everywhere. A ‘Birther’ watching the very first reading of our Constitution out loud on the House floor, yelled out “Except Obama! Help us Jesus!” when Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) read the section in the Constit > read more
Jay Leno’s Whack-A-Gavel: Boehner Hits Pelosi (Video)
Published on 2011-01-06 00:31:05
Did you watch the swearing-in ceremonies today for the 112th Congress? It was a great day for conservatives. The peaceful, non-violent transfer of power is what sets our country apart from so many others in the world. However, there was one little > read more
Michelle Obama’s Pants
Published on 2011-01-04 16:09:39
I make no apologies. This woman could have any designer on the planet dress her and she chooses Tacky-R-Us. Simply more proof that you are either born with style or not. Michelle Obama’s Ugly Pants (Getty) If you want to see a bigger pic > read more
New Congress to Read Constitution Out Loud
Published on 2011-01-04 07:00:41
Courageous. Principled. Frugal. At least that’s what we expect to get from our newly elected ‘Tea Party’ Congress set to take office on January 5th. One of the nifty results of the Tea Party’s success in November is that H > read more
Election 2012: Does Jon Huntsman Jr want to be President?
Published on 2011-01-01 17:59:47
Jon Huntsman, Jr.: an attractive Republican with a very nice family; former Governor of a conservative state; current Ambassador to China. Sounds like a potential GOP presidential candidate for 2012 doesn’t it? Well that’s the buzz if > read more
Little Girl Jessica’s ‘Daily Affirmation’ (Video)
Published on 2011-01-01 13:09:44
Feeling a wee bit down this New Year’s Day? Not liking your life circumstances very much these days? Well maybe this little girl’s daily affirmation in front of the bathroom mirror is exactly what you need to add to your daily routine. > read more