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Never Forget

December 7th, 2010 · Comments Off

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it “a date which will live in infamy“. 2,386 Americans died, 1,139 wounded. Pearl Harbor, December 7, [...]

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Japan · Military · The US · War

Islam vs. The US

November 29th, 2010 · Comments Off

To those of you that still think the war between Islam and the US is a recent event, and one that we caused: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, then serving as American ambassadors to France and Britain, respectively, met in 1786 in London with the Tripolitan Ambassador to Britain, Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja. These [...]

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Tags: Dhimmitude · Freedom/Independence · Islamofascism · Military · Muslim/Islam · The US · War

Veterans Day

November 11th, 2010 · Comments Off

Veterans Day is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans, observed on November 11. Specifically the date and time are 11/11 @ 11:00am. World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles [...]

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Military · The US

235 Ooh-Rahs, Devil Dogs

November 10th, 2010 · Comments Off

From Marines.com: During the American Revolution, many important political discussions took place in the inns and taverns of Philadelphia, including the founding of the Marine Corps. A committee of the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern to draft a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on [...]

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Military · The US

Oath Keepers: Orders We Will NOT Obey

August 1st, 2010 · Comments Off

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Tags: Crime/Law · Freedom/Independence · Government · Guns · Military · The Left · The Right · The US

My Marine

July 20th, 2010 · Comments Off

I’m going to take a time out of my usual ranting and raving to honor my son, a Sergeant in the US Marines. Spread The Word:

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Tags: Military · The US

Is There Anything You Forgot?

May 31st, 2010 · Comments Off

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Tags: Freedom/Independence · Military · The US · War

The Change You Believe In

January 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off

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Tags: Election · Government · Health · Insurance · Military · Money · Politics · Pork · Taxes · The Left · The US

Obama Fiddles While US Forces Die

November 27th, 2009 · Comments Off

90 days. That’s how long it’s been since General McChrystal asked for 40,000 more troops in Afghanistan. That’s how long the Commander In Chief, voted on by the people, has been sitting on his butt and making no decision. That’s how long US sailors, soldiers, airmen, and Marines, have been dying without the support necessary [...]

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Tags: Afghanistan · Government · Military · The Left · The US · War

Long Hard Winter

October 21st, 2009 · Comments Off

From CNN: For the first time since he took over in the White House, Americans don’t see eye to eye with President Barack Obama on the important issues, according to a new national poll. According to the poll, which was released Tuesday, 48 percent of people questioned say that they agree with Obama on the [...]

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Tags: Employment · Faith · Government · Guns · Health · Military · Money · Race · School · Terrorism · The Left · The Right · The US

Zelaya, Honduras, and the Leftists Of The World

July 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

OK, let’s get away from all the screaming headlines and global half-truths and examine the real story. From author/journalist Kari Lydersen: When Manuel Zelaya Rosales of the left-center Liberal Party was elected president of Honduras in November 2005, many in the country and internationally heralded him as the latest member of Latin America’s “New Left” [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Media · Military · Socialism · The Left

New Military Vehicle

June 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

Currently under production, under command of the Obama Administration, at the new GM (Government Motors): Spread The Word:

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Tags: Government · Military · Money · The Left · The US

Only Some Victims Are Really Victims And Some Aren’t

June 8th, 2009 · Comments Off

An abortion doctor was gunned down at his church. The media went into overdrive telling us the terrible story about how some “right wing militia extremist” gunned down a doctor simply because he performed late-term abortions. Oh, the absolute horror. Almost immediately Our Holy President offered this statement: I am shocked and outraged by the [...]

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Tags: Abortion · Government · Media · Military · The US

The Greatest

June 6th, 2009 · Comments Off

The Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord, during World War II. The landings commenced on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). By the end of 11 June, 326,547 troops, 54,186 vehicles and 104,428 tons of supplies had been landed on the beaches. The [...]

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Tags: Military

I’m A Domestic Terrorist

April 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

On Feb. 20, 2009, Missouri’s Department of Public Safety issued a report to all law enforcement in the state entitled “Missouri Information Analysis Center Strategic Report: The Modern Militia Movement.” The report linked people holding conservative views on immigration, abortion, the U.N., the New World Order, etc., to dangerous and violent “militias” that Missouri law [...]

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Tags: Abortion · Crime/Law · Government · Guns · Immigration · Law Enforcement · Media · Military · Money · Race · Socialism · Taxes · The Left · The Right · The US