Sieg Heil

So, Uncle Joe went the Nazi route. Can't say that I'm too surprised. When all else fails, compare Conservatives to Nazis. But this is a little different than most cases. This isn't some pseudo-intellectual celebrity moron or MSNBC host. This is the Vice President of the United States describing Nazi like tactics talking about Conservatives. I thought the election of Obama/Biden was supposed to put an end to things like this?

Wednesday Hero

First Lieutenant Randall Lee Ashby
Second Platoon, Company B, 317th Engineer Battalion, 2d Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized)


The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Corps of Engineers) Randall Lee Ashby, United States Army, for gallantry while serving as the Platoon Leader of Second Platoon, Company B, 317th Engineer Battalion, 2d Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized). First Lieutenant Ashby consistently demonstrated valor in executing his engineer missions as the lead sapper platoon leader for Task Force 2-69 Armor. Serving with Team ASSASSIN, he voluntarily executed dangerous missions in order to contribute to the engineer's success. First Lieutenant Ashby's personal bravery and selfless actions are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Third Infantry Division "Rock of the Marne," and the United States Army. NARRATIVE TO ACCOMPANY AWARD: For gallantry in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the country of Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. First Lieutenant Ashby distinguished himself while serving as Platoon Leader with Second Platoon, Company B, 317th Engineer Battalion, and attached to 2d Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized). First Lieutenant Ashby exhibited extreme gallantry on multiple occasions in over 25 days of continuous combat operations. He spearheaded engineer movement for the Division for roughly 200 kilometers to OBJ CLAY, the Highway 1 Bridge across the Euphrates located to the west of An Nasiriyah. On the night of 21 March 2003, First Lieutenant Ashby led the engineer effort at OBJ CLAY under Team Assassin by providing the first reconnaissance of this key bridge as elements of the Iraqi 11th Infantry Division defended the area. First Lieutenant Ashby, while under fire, conducted a difficult classification mission and ensured the safe passage of an armored company onto OBJ CLAY NORTH. Moreover, after the Task Force had established a tactical assembly area to the west, First Lieutenant Ashby returned to OBJ CLAY to reconnoiter a construction bridge adjacent to the Highway 1 Bridge amid enemy artillery fire from the northern shore. Later, as Team Assassin conducted a dangerous linkup with elements of 3-7 Cavalry south of the city of Al Kifl, First Lieutenant Ashby directed his platoon's emplacement of vital blocking obstacles to prevent enemy penetration of the company's sector for more than seventy hours of continuous enemy contact. In addition, under his leadership 2d Platoon destroyed 300 pounds of TNT intended by the enemy for use on the Al Kifl Bridge. In southern Al Kifl, his platoon gained entry using demolitions to a water-bottling factory with a water supply greatly needed by both the Task Force and the local populous. First Lieutenant Ashby again distinguished himself on 1 April 2003 by emplacing explosive obstacles along RTE VENEZUELA to the east of the key city of Karbala at OBJ LEE. He led the emplacement with Team Assassin under fire from Saddam Fedayeen RPG ambushes and T-62 tanks. On 6 April 2003 again with Team Assassin as the lead element of the Task Force's attack into the Taji region north of Baghdad against Republican Guard and Saddam Fedayeen units, First Lieutenant Ashby personally destroyed with, MK-19 fire, eight enemy RPG teams and dismounted enemy soldiers over a 55 kilometer attack to OBJ MONTY. He displayed calm leadership following a fatal enemy RPG strike on one of his M113 armored personnel carriers, providing stability for his men as they treated two other soldiers wounded in action. While escorting a D9 Dozer, a Division high value asset, to OBJ MONTY, First Lieutenant Ashby protected the dozer from an enemy vehicle intent on ramming them. First Lieutenant Ashby's personal bravery as the lead sapper platoon leader for Task Force 2-69 Armor are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Third Infantry Division "Rock of the Marne," and the United States Army.

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These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Changes II

Here is the new layout. I'm trying to find a way to use my old layout, I really like it, but not sure if I can. There's still some changes I need to make, if I can figure out how. I'll keep this, for now, but I could switch back should I decide I don't like it.

Changes

You may notice over the next few days, or even weeks, some changes to the site. I'm trying to learn Blogger's new(ish) design feature. It's a little more complicated than HTML, which I'm familiar with, and it could take some time. I want to switch over because it has more features than the old style I'm using now. I've tried a few times before to use it but I just can't get it for some reason.

Music Czar Monday

I love this song. It is such a powerful piece of music I couldn't think of a better way to way to close out Red month on MCM.


Words Of Fire, Deeds Of Blood by Robbie Robertson

Morons

Republicans & Conservatives who're cracking jokes about the passing of Sen. Byrd are nothing but hypocrites. They bitch and moan when the Left does it to people like Charlton Heston and Tony Snow but when it's the other way around...

Our Government Hard At Work

The father of a 6-year-old Ohio girl who turned up on the U.S. government's terror watch list says the worst thing his daughter has ever done is probably been mean to her sister.

And these are the people who are going to be in charge of our health care. I can't wait.

It's Not A Real Protest Until A Window Get's Broken

The G20 summit will be getting underway in Toronto and protesters are ready. We all know what kind of protests happen at events like this, what we need to watch is how our illustrious media handles them. Will they condemn them? Will they ignore them? Will they be indifferent? I know how I think they'll report on the violence and vandalism.

Wipe A Butt, Don't Smoke It

English Moms-to-be could be asked to take a breath test to determine whether or not they're smoking while pregnant. Of course it's for their own good. One has to ask, how long before it become mandatory? And with the backlash against smoking, and everything government deems bad for us, how long before it's recommended that everyone in England have one of these tests?

I hate smoking. Can't be around people who are smoking, but they have the right to do so, at least for now, and it's none of the government's business. I say that because you know it's only a matter of time before our government suggests something like this.

Hello. My Name Is Chris And I'm An Addict

Watching a video of a game being played, a video only, I wasn't playing, and when it started my hands automatically went out to grab the controller to start playing. That's sad right there. But that's not the first time something like that has happened. I was going down the road one time and looked down at the bottom left of the windshield to look at the GPS map that's on the screen of a game I play to see where I need to go. Sadly, that's also not the first time something like that has happened. I, again, was going down the road and saw one of those armored bank cars and, no lie, began to reach for my RPG to take it out. That is not a lie. I think I've been playing a little too much Xbox. Anyone know the number for that show Intervention?

Changes To ROE

A military source close to Gen. David Petraeus told Fox News that one of the first things the general will do when he takes over in Afghanistan is to modify the rules of engagement to make it easier for U.S. troops to engage in combat with the enemy

I hope so. It seems that many in the military, and their families, hate the new ROE that Gen. McChrystal put in place. If they're going to be sent to war let them fight the way they need to. And while he's at it, how about getting rid of that stupid Medal for Courageous Restraint. That seems like a slap in the face of the men and women in uniform. I think they all happen to show tremendous restraint considering everything they're being put through.

Wednesday Hero

Wednesday Hero has been mainly about honoring the Men & Women of the United States military and bringing to light what they do for us, but it's also honored those who've done something to help those same Men & Women. This week I want to introduce Jack Singer of Warwick, N.Y. You see, Jack recently celebrated his 10th birthday, and he did something very cool for a very good cause. He broke the world record for wearing the most pairs of underwear. 215 in fact. But why did he do this? To help raise money for Sgt. Eddie Ryan, a marine who was injured in Iraq five years ago. Now, think back to when you were 10 years old. How many of us could say that they would have forwent birthday presents to raise money for a good cause? I don't think I would have. Jack Singer is, hands down, one of the coolest kids on the planet and I'm proud to honor him.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Music Czar Monday

Now that you're familiar with the flute from last week's song, let's delve into something more transcendental. An amazing piece of music from a man that isn't even Indian. But he was able to capture the spirit of the music.


Circle Dance by Ron Allen, AKA Tomas Walker

Lifestyles Of The Rich And Infamous

Tony Hayward goes to watch a yacht race and Obama takes time to go to a Paul McCartney concert and play a nice 5 hour game of golf. "Hey, Joe. What's the par on 10? Watch me kick it's ass."

Phoneline wasn't fixed 2day. I have to wait until Monday. So Wednesday Hero will be sent out late.

My phoneline is out so that means I can't get online. Should be fixed Saturday by 12:00.

Wednesday Hero

Tech Sergeant Victor R. Adams
20th Special Operations Squadron


The President of the United States of America, authorized by Title 10, Section 8742, United States Code, takes pleasure in presenting the Air Force Cross to Technical Sergeant Victor R. Adams (AFSN: 13533712), United States Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an opposing armed force while serving as a UH-1F Helicopter Aerial Gunner of the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Nha Trang Air Base, Vietnam, in action near Duc Co, Republic of Vietnam, on the night of 26 - 27 November 1968. On that date, Sergeant Adams' aircraft was shot down by hostile ground fire and crashed in dense jungle. Disregarding his own injuries and the imminence of hostile activity, he assisted the co-pilot from the burning helicopter and returned to rescue the trapped personnel. He succeeded in pulling another man from the wreckage, before the severity of the fire and subsequent explosions forced him to abandon further rescue efforts. Through his superb airmanship, aggressiveness, and extraordinary heroism, in the face of hostile forces, Sergeant Adams reflected the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.

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These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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This Post Is So Gay

Can someone explain to me the trend of calling things we don't like "gay"? "That movie was so gay" or "Soccer is gay", thank you Twitter follower. We would never say "Dude, that movie was so Black" or "so Jewish" when we meant bad or dumb, so why say Gay?

Music Czar Monday

This is such a beautiful piece of music played on the flute. If you've never heard an Indian flute being played I think this is a perfect introduction.


Walking With The Elders by David R. Maracle

World Cup

32 teams from 32 nations around the world will meet in South Africa to take part in the world's biggest sporting competition. For four years they've waited for this moment. The whole world will be watching over the next month as the 32 will be whittled down to just one who will be crowed Best In The World. Will it be Brazil winning their sixth World Cup? Will it be Argentina or Italy or Spain? Will it be an underdog like the Ivory Coast or Japan or even the United States? Tomorrow on ABC the US takes on England in a game that had to happen. It was fate. Can the US overcome the odds and take down one of the powerhouses in world Football? Will this finally be Landon Donovan's time or will it be Edson Buddle's moment to shine? Will the US even make it out of the group stage this time?

Oh when the Yanks,
Goes marching in,
Oh when the Yanks go marching in,
I want to be in Sam’s Army,
When the Yanks go marching in

USA, USA, USA, USA

Wednesday Hero

Pvt. Carlton W. Barrett
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division


For The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Carlton William Barrett, United States Army, for gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944, while serving with the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in action in the vicinity of St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France. On the morning of D-day Private Barrett, landing in the face of extremely heavy enemy fire, was forced to wade ashore through neck-deep water. Disregarding the personal danger, he returned to the surf again and again to assist his floundering comrades and save them from drowning. Refusing to remain pinned down by the intense barrage of small-arms and mortar fire poured at the landing points, Private Barrett, working with fierce determination, saved many lives by carrying casualties to an evacuation boat lying offshore. In addition to his assigned mission as guide, he carried dispatches the length of the fire-swept beach; he assisted the wounded; he calmed the shocked; he arose as a leader in the stress of the occasion. His coolness and his dauntless daring courage while constantly risking his life during a period of many hours had an inestimable effect on his comrades and is in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army.

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These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Helen Thomas & The Joos

I guess I should throw my two cents into the debate. Now, I don't care that she talked about occupation. Blah, blah, blah, song and dance. Whatever. What I did have a problem with was her next comment about Jews going back to Poland and Germany. Yeah, because they had so much luck there the last time. That comment just smacks of "Jews go home". Is she an anti-Semite? I don't know. But according to Bob Beckel, while he doesn't agree with her comment, apparently being of Lebanese decent explains it somehow. I don't think he was trying to justify it, but I'm not sure where he was going with that.

And those calling for her to be fired need to just slow down a bit. In case you forgot, and how could you because you've been active with the Tea Party movement, we have this thing called the First Amendment that gives us the right to say stupid things. Now, if her employer deems her a liability then they have every right to let her go. But to demand that she be fired? No.

Music Czar Monday

June is Red Music Month here on Music Czar Monday. Every once in a blue moon I tend to go all Native and let my Cherokee flow a little more. I decided to let it flow into MCM. I've chosen four pieces of music that I enjoy very much and I hope you will as well. I have some more traditional sounds and some modern/new age sounds. But they're all excellent.

First up is from my favorite Indian musician, Robbie Robertson. Some of you may remember him from the group "The Band". After he left he recorded two albums of more pop music before he did what I feel is his crowning achievement, Music For The Native American. This first song is his take on a traditional piece. The way I understand it, it's giving thanks to The Great Spirit for the new day.


Cherokee Morning Song by Robbie Robertson w/ Rita Coolidge

Things That Are Bush's Fault

I had to mow the lawn and it was hot. Bush' fault.

My computer is almost 10 years old and slow. Bush's fault.

USA mostly likely won't win the World Cup. Bush's fault.

Lost has ended it's run. Bush's fault.

There's not a Best Buy within 25 miles of me. Bush's fault.

There probably won't be a sequel to Serenity. Bush's fault.

Psych won't be back until July. Bush's fault.

My foot itches. Bush's fault.

Tow The Line

This old song and dance has gotten tiresome. Stupid people need to be punched, or at least slapped really, really hard.

Wednesday Hero

Sgt. James R. Graham III
25 years old from Coweta, Oklahoma
4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
August 1, 2005


Sgt. James R. Graham II was killed in a suicide car bombing near Hit, Iraq, about 85 miles northwest of Baghdad, on August 1, 2005. He was was assigned to the Marine Reserve Unit in Broken Arrow, an anti-tank company. The military said Graham was "conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom" when the bomber struck. He is survived by a wife and two children.

Graham had received three medals for his time served in Iraq, including the Good Conduct Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the Selective Marine Corps Reserve medal, said Christopher Logan, media officer for the Marine Forces Reserve. Graham will receive more honors as well, including a Purple Heart, Logan said.

Betty Willhoite, a next-door neighbor, said she has fond memories of Graham playing with his boys. "He would always be out there showing the oldest how to kick a soccer ball into the net," Willhoite said. "He was a nice man. He worked very hard and was such a good person. I just hate to see this happen to such a nice, young family. He felt like it was his duty."

Willhoite said she heard the news from Graham's wife, who was out in the yard. Willhoite said she asked the family pastor to add them to a church prayer list. "He was very gentle and a great father, a little on the quiet side," Willhoite said. "I've never heard him raise his voice."

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These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Israel Stands Alone

Wait, you mean people and news organizations jump to conclusions and condemn Israel before they have all the facts? Bull. You know, they scream for Israel's head within a heartbeat of whatever it was that actually happened, and yet, when a Palestinian walks into a crowded shopping center or a bus full of innocent Men, Women and Children with a bomb strapped to their chest that same outrage and anger is nowhere to be found. Where are the protests in front of the Palestinian embassy in England? Is there an embassy? I actually don't know. Where are the demonstrations and riots in Greece and France? Where is the U.N calling for inquiries?