September 29, 2009
…ned films was a documentary entitled “About Face,” which was directed by Steve Karras. To me, the film is a masterpiece. It depicts a group of Jewish Refugees from both Germany and Austria that joined the American and British Armed Forces in WWII to fight against their native lands. The film was both moving and educational. In fact, I must state I was not even aware there was so many of these refugees. Apparently, they numbered approximately 10,0…
Tags: Armed Forces, Bedford Virginia, D-Day, Gary Sinise, Germany, Gi Film Festival, Holocaust, Korean War, Reagan Presidential Library, Vietnam, World War II
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January 21, 2012
… seemed on the superficial level to offer continuity, it was actually an ideological reversal, back to the Liberal wing of the Republican Party. Though he lambasted his opponent Michael Dukakis, tarring him with the “Liberal” label, which Reaganism had turned into a dirty word, Bush himself was every bit a Progressive. His admitted trouble with “the vision thing” prevented him from continuing with Reagan’s unfinished work: shrinking government, e…
Tags: Compassionate conservatie, Debate, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, nomination, Rick Santorum, Ronald Reagan
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July 31, 2009
… Come on, why do we aspire to a higher status if it does us no good (good restaurant seating aside). As for Police Sgt. James Crowely, I learned my “question authority” lesson years earlier; it is a “no win” to get pissy with armed officers with an empty back seat. This matter was resolved before cameras (but after rehearsals), over beers anyway. Oh yes, did anyone check with MADD to see if alcohol added to this equation is advisable? There was a…
Tags: Chris Holmes, Henry Louis Gates, Janet Napolitano, Jr.
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April 21, 2009
Last Saturday morning, I had the privilege of attending the official commissioning ceremony of the USS Stockdale, a new destroyer named after deceased Admiral Jim Stockdale, a Vietnam War hero and POW that endured torture because of his refusal to capitulate to his captors. This article is going to be relatively short, but I want to say a few words about the pageantry and patriotism of the men and women serving in our Armed Forces, in this cas…
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November 11, 2011
…er said than done. The cold, hard facts are, in wars people die. Today, November 11th is Veterans Day, a day we have put aside to honor those American men and woman, both living and dead, who have or still are serving in our Armed Forces. It is a day of remembering; a day of reverence and a day we say “thank you” to all of those who defend our country. The reason Veterans days in The United States, Europe and Great Briton is celebrated on Novem…
Tags: Air Force, Army. Navy, Coast Gaurd, Free Speech, Marines, Patriotism, Terrorism, Veterans, Veterans Day
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November 11, 2010
…er said than done. The cold, hard facts are, in wars people die. Today, November 11th is Veterans Day, a day we have put aside to honor those American men and woman, both living and dead, who have or still are serving in our Armed Forces. It is a day of remembering; a day of reverence and a day we say “thank you” to all of those who defend our country. The reason Veterans days in The United States, Europe and Great Briton is celebrated on Novem…
Tags: Air Force, Army. Navy, Coast Gaurd, Free Speech, Marines, Patriotism, Terrorism, Veterans, Veterans Day
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February 5, 2009
…do? Now, for some comments from my readers, Billy Dean Bennett of Missouri sent me some interesting statistics on the effects of the Australian Gun ban. After one year in effect, homicides were up 6.2%, assaults were up 9.6%, armed robberies were up 44% and in the state of Victoria alone, armed robberies were up 300%. All of this after the government of Australian spent more than 500 million Australian dollars on taking the guns away. I guess the…
Tags: socialism, Thailand
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December 5, 2011
…e started his saxophone career at age thirteen. He began to make a name for himself in 1949 as he recorded with J.J Johnson and Bud Powell what would later be called “Hard Bop.” In 1950, Rollins was arrested for armed robbery and given a sentence of three years. He spent 10 months in Rikers Island jail before he was released on parole. In 1952 he was arrested for violating the terms of his parole by using heroin. Rollins was assigne…
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October 30, 2011
… of these circumstances, the use of the word hero is trivialized. A deeper problem is that ides of myth, legend and story hold a society’s culture together. The concept of the hero is central to these. By misapplying the hero label and refraining from using it when needed takes our culture in the wrong direction. I hope we can recover the sense of propriety about who we call a hero and what they did to be considered brave before it’s too late. A …
Tags: " "Dancing with the Stars, Chaz Bono, Fini Goodman, JR Martinez
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November 30, 2011
…of the Obama Coalition”, Thomas Edsall, by pushing “takers” into a non-working, entitlement, nanny state, socialistic philosophical ideology. Republicanism is not lost but it is certainly a candidate for a “Progressive Lite” label….or what as “Congress is Useless” all about? http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2011/11/congress-is-useless/ And all that is supported in academia today is under the myth of “academic freedom”. Collectivism and totalit…
Tags: First Amendment, Religion, Separation of Church and State
Posted in Domestic Policy, Guest Writer | 1 Comment »
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