President Obama Awards His First Military Medal Of Honor

SGT Monti, SGT Lybert, PVT Bradbury, SGT Craig, heroes all, may you rest in peace and may your families and friends be comforted in the knowledge that they are not alone in their grief.

I would like to note that as much as I dislike most of what our President does, I applaud him for the way he handled this. It was excellent. I hope that he really listened to his own words. They can only make him a better person and a better Commander-in-Chief..

The 9/12 Project: The Story The Media Refused To Tell- in HD

Here's a clip showing a good selection of the signs at the 9/12 tea party in the District of Corruption! I noticed 1 in particular from New Hampshire. "LIVE FREE OR DIE!" which is our state motto up here. This clip, and all the pictures are from New Hampshire, specifically from coterack.com

My Good Buddy Ralph

For the last few weeks, I have been meaning to do a post about my good buddy Ralph. I probably should start by giving you a little background on the man. First, his name is not really Ralph at all. I will be calling him that to protect his privacy, and also because he is a bit of a story teller and most of his stories involve a make-believe person named, wait for it, yes, you guessed it, Ralph!

Ralph and I met a few years back, I guess it would be about 5 or 6 years by now. We got to know each other because of a marriage. Actually we met a while before the marriage, but the wedding day was probably the first lengthy meeting. It was a beautiful day on the coast of Maine. Everything was about as perfect as it could be. There was certainly an abundance of food. I think I gained 5 pounds that day, and it was ALL Ralph's fault! That man does not ever want to run out of food, and of course, he just happened to really stock up on all my favorites. The shrimp and cocktail sauce and the bacon wrapped scallops were everywhere. Each time I turned around, there was Ralph sticking the tray right in my face. I swear the guy single-handedly caused my cholestrol level to go up 50 points. The day finally wrapped up and it was then that I was able to take a break and let my poor overstuffed belly have a break. This was not the last time I was to be filled past capacity by this man's seafood buying habits. It's my own fault, I let him learn my weakness and now he exploits it.

My wife and I traveled down to the southern part of the state a few weeks ago to visit family. Ralph and his wife have a lovely home with a completely finished basement which is actually like a complete separate home, and they insisted we stay there. Their hospitality is unbelievable. Any way, back to the story. Ralph and I always end up talking politics and this weekend was no exception. Ralph is not what I would call a leftard or even an extreme liberal, BUT, he does lean quite a ways to the left.

During the course of the day, Ralph had informed me that he had a surprise which he was leaving on the bed. When the wife and I finally got around to calling it a day, I had completely forgotten the "surprise." I was about to be reminded. There, on my pillow, was a card with NObama's AUTOGRAPHED picture on it! I ended up staying wide awake ALL night! Every time I closed my eyes for a moment, I started having nightnares.

I was so tempted to destroy that card but I just couldn't. First, it was just a joke, and second, I would never do that to a friend. Besides, the card had been a gift to Ralph from his daughter and my son. We laughed like hell the next day.

There's a reason I am introducing you all to Ralph. I have found that we can talk about the politics and goings on of the day in a rational manner which leaves us both with a better understanding of how other people view what is happening. We joke about stuff, but we respect each other immensely. I feel that I have a more thorough understanding of what makes the other side tick.

Ralph so far, is the only person that I know in real life that I have shown my blog to. We haven't talked yet since I showed him how to use his computer to visit me. I am very anxious to see what he thinks. He visits almost every day and maybe someday he will get up the nerve to comment. If he does, I hope 2 things. One is that he will be treated with respect, which I know he will. The second is that he doesn't take over my blog. Ralph is quite witty. I'm sure you will all like him.

Smoking Gun Tomorrow!

Look for a SMOKING GUN to be delivered tomorrow on the Glenn Beck Show at 5:00pm. I expect that Hannity will add to the story later on his show as well. The gavel is about to come down on ACORN. Tonight, a third city was revealed. New York joined Washington and Baltimore on the disgraceful list. This SMOKING GUN promises to make their problems so far look like mild annoyances.

In case anyone hasn't seen it yet, ACORN lost a big round this evening when the senate passed the Johanns Amendment #2355 to H.R. 3288. In a 83 to 7 vote with 9 not voting, this amendment strips ACORN's funding of federal funds in the current transportation and housing appropriations bill. There are still other funds available to them, but we will see if that remains the case after tomorrow's news. Here is the list of Senators brave----or STUPID enough to vote against this amendment:

Burris (D-IL) Casey (D-PA) Durbin (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY) Leahy (D-VT) Sanders (I-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

These folks should be at the front of the line to get their pink slips!

9/12 Taxpayer Tea Party March on Washington, DC

Capital police are estimating 1.2 MILLION people joined in the 9/12 Tea Party in D.C. I've seen some numbers even higher. Let's hope that the politicians take notice, their pink slips are ready to be handed out! Some of them could still save their jobs, IF, they smarten up RIGHT NOW!

Don't miss the post below this one. It is well worth watching.

A 9/12 Anthem...It's Time We Started Changin'

I doubt that Bob Dylan made this clip, but I'm sure the RNC didn't either. This was done by everyday AVERAGE AMERICANS! God bless them for it!

America does NOT have the worst liberals

This article came from stuff.co.nz. Here's the link, but the entire thing is right here. Hat Tip goes to my friend MK from Australia who got it from Crusader Rabbit. I think I might have just acquired a new appreciation for our home-grown liberals. As far as I know, other than maybe PETA, they are not as bad as the crop in New Zealand. I feel really bad for the normal Kiwis, it must be Hell living on that small Island with people like the ones in this article.

Waikato art award winner just rubbish - artists


Art buffs have trashed the pile of rubbish which won this year's
Waikato National Contemporary Art Award, describing it as
embarrassing for the community.

But Waikato Museum director Kate Vusoniwailala leapt to the defence of judge Charlotte Huddleston, saying it was "an excellent decision" which had helped achieve the objective of getting people talking about art.

Berlin-based Dane Mitchell picked up $15,000 for his entry, Collateral, which consisted of the binned wrapping from other award entries tipped on to the floor of the Waikato Museum, in line with his written instructions submitted to gallery staff.
He had not seen his entry when it won.

However Mark Hayes, who built a sculpture for the award, entitled Domestic Violence is Not Okay, was unimpressed.

"If I had known that the contents of my rubbish bin would make the winning sculpture I would not have spent 26 hours cutting, welding and grinding," he said.

"Contemporary art needs to say something to you and make you think. I am sorry but I just cannot see the 'clever' and 'cheeky' in the winning sculpture. Is someone trying to make Trust Waikato look like a joke?

This was Trust Waikato's final year of award sponsorship.

Hamilton artists Collette Fergus and Bruce McLachlan said the winning entry was "the worst yet".

"A pile of rubbish that wasn't even created by this guy is worth $15,000?" said Ms Fergus. "That is insane. Do the other artists whose names were in the pile feel okay that this is clearly mocking them and their entries?

"What was the judge on when she chose this; awarding that sort of money for a piece of art mockery that does not even deserve the title of art? She has clearly lost the plot."

Ms Fergus accepted that unusual and provocative art was expected at the Waikato Contemporary Art Award.

"We however feel that perhaps they should remove the word art from the title of the award. This pile of rubbish is not art and this is not an award for artists. It's a sad mockery of us all and an embarrassment to the arts community."

But Ms Vusoniwailala was delighted with the level of public interest
being generated by the award.

"If we are having a lot of conversations about the award, we are achieving an objective," she said.

"There will always be people who love things and those who hate them. The bottom line is we always ensure the judge we select has an excellent reputation.

"She (Ms Huddleston) has been fantastic to work with, very professional, and has put together a stunning show, and a significant show for New Zealand that has shown this city has come of age."

Morrinsville women Heather Oleson questioned whether the winning entry had complied with the rules and was eligible.

"Who is the celebrating artist/winner here?" she asked. "Is it the
museum staff who created the entry, or is it Mitchell who gave the instructions?"

She noted the awards criteria required the work to be the artist's
own, with one digital photo of the work included, and artwork not permitted to be "altered" after being submitted.

US Census Bureau Divorces ACORN!

CENSUS BUREAU SEVERS TIES WITH ACORN IN 2010 COUNT

WASHINGTON – The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud. "We do not come to this decision lightly," Census director Robert Groves wrote in a letter to ACORN, which was obtained by The Associated Press.

In splitting with ACORN, Groves sought to tamp down GOP concerns and negative publicity that the partnership will taint the 2010 head count.

"It is clear that ACORN's affiliation with the 2010 census promotion has caused sufficient concern in the general public, has indeed become a distraction from our mission, and may even become a discouragement to public cooperation, negatively impacting 2010 census efforts," Groves wrote.

Stephen Buckner, a census spokesman, confirmed the letter, but declined additional comment.

ACORN spokesman Scott Levenson did not immediately return a request for comment.

In recent months, Republicans have become increasingly critical of the census' ties with ACORN, which stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The group, which advocates for poor people, conducted a massive voter registration effort last year and became a target of conservatives when some employees were accused of submitting false registration forms with names such as "Mickey Mouse."

ACORN has said only a handful of employees submitted false registration forms and did so in a bid to boost their pay.

Partly citing ACORN's role, Sens. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and David Vitter, R-La., earlier this year blocked a full confirmation vote of Groves for several weeks. Rep. Michelle Bachman, R-Minn., also has been calling for a census boycott because of her concerns about whether the group would tamper with the high-stakes population count.

Up to now, the Census Bureau had defended ACORN's involvement, explaining it was one of 80,000 unpaid volunteer groups that the bureau hoped would be able to raise local awareness. But in his letter, Groves said it no longer had confidence that ACORN was effectively managing its partnership.

ACORN fired two employees who were seen on hidden-camera video giving tax advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman who pretended to be a prostitute. Fox News Channel broadcast excerpts from the video on Thursday. On the video, a man and woman visiting ACORN's Baltimore office asked about buying a house and how to account on tax forms for the woman's income. An ACORN employee advised the woman to list her occupation as "performance artist."

In a statement, ACORN Maryland board member Margaret Williams said the video was an attempt to smear ACORN, and that undercover teams attempted similar setups in at least three other ACORN offices. Williams said no tax returns were filed and no assistance was provided. Here's the link, but I grabbed the whole article.

The proverbial shit has hit the fan! Why has the Census dumped ACORN? Because of the efforts of two young people to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude. They are 25 year old independent film maker James O'Keefe, posing as the pimp, and 20 year old Hannah Giles, who posed as the prostitute. Above is the letter sent to ACORN by their supposed friend, Robert Groves, who really didn't have much choice in the matter. The 2 posts below are James and Hannah posing as a pimp and his prostitute to see just how far these dirtbags from ACORN would go. They went "all the way!" These tapes were done in Baltimore Md, and another set has aired from Washington D.C. I feel quite certain that we will see more ACORN rats in another city or two get exposed in the very near future. I also predict that there won't be enough room under the carpet to sweep this insanity and so NObama will have no choice but to throw it all under the bus. If that happens and this organization gets scrutinized by congress, we will have a MAJOR victory on our hands!

ACORN Baltimore Prostitution Investigation Part I

ACORN Baltimore Prostitution Investigation Part II

We Will Not Forget

On September 11, 2001 evil came to your shores.





Instead of writing my own post on the anniversary of Sept 11th, I have decided to share the post that my good friend from Australia, MK, did for us. Please make sure you see this fantastic gift from an Australian that loves America much more than MANY who live here! Here's the link to DOWN UNDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

May the departed of 9/11/2001 rest in peace and may their families and friends be comforted by knowing that the nation has not forgotten, at least many of us haven't.

The Secret History of Getting High in America

I wonder, should we consider legalizing marijuana and tax it just like cigarettes or alcohol? If legalizing it was coupled with a mandate that ALL federal taxes associated with it HAD to be used to fight other, more dangerous drugs, might that not be a good thing? Might not this be a good way to curtail the efforts of all the drug cartels? What do you think?

Marine Father Says AP Photo Was Wrong

NEW PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- John Bernard says no one needs to see the photo of his son mortally wounded in Afghanistan.

His 21 year old son Joshua, was killed in Afghanistan last month. An Associated Press photographer took a picture of Bernard wounded on the battlefield before he died.

The AP published the photo after Bernard's parents asked the photo to be kept private.

John Bernard also believes the Rules of Engagement in war put the safety of citizens in other countries ahead of the safety of US Soldiers.

The sad story above was at WCSH TV channel 6. I very strongly advise you to follow this link to view the accompanying video. Listen to John, Joshua's dad tell the story.

When you get done there, I invite you all to e-mail AP and let them know how you feel about the cold-hearted way they did their "job" on this story. Here is the link you can use to "contact AP."
I looked around their site a little and found this statement of values and principles. You can follow this link to find out if they are actually living up to their OWN values, nevermind OUR values!

I've already e-mailed the heartless jerks and anyone not comfortable writing their own is more than welcome to use mine. The more people that express their anger and horror over this garbage journalism, the less likely we will see it again. Here's what I had to say to them:

"I was saddened by your complete disregard for the feelings of the family of Marine Lance Corporal Joshua Bernard. To publish his picture against the wishes of his family was a sick and perverted thing to do. He and millions of other American heros over the life of our country have paid the ultimate price to protect our freedoms, including your freedom of speech. You dishonor all of them by actions such as this. Having the freedom/right to do something does NOT make it the right thing to do. The following paragraph is from your own site. It supposedly is how you conduct your business. I would NOT call this incident "ethical behavior." Try living up to it next time!"

"In the 21st century, that news is transmitted in more ways than ever before – in print, on the air and on the Web, with words, images, graphics, sounds and video. But....always....and in all media, we insist on the....highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior....when we gather and deliver the news."

Charlie Gibson to Retire

Good riddance, don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out!