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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December 21, 2009
…ome for Christmas. A lot of thoughts raced through my head at that moment. • This was the first time I had heard applause for the Armed Forces at the airport. • It was sincere and unscripted. • It represented a sense of patriotism and national pride which seemed contrary to the messages coming from Washington these days. • It was a reality check. If you have watched most major television network news since January, you would get the impr…
Tags: Barney Frank, Christmas, Patriotism
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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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January 18, 2012
…aracter building, shared pain and suffering normally referred to as “life” become “torture”? Is “terrorism” now the struggle of “freedom fighters?” Has “Victory” and “Winning” become something we make excuses for? Bravery, patriotism, duty and torture will confound. Despite Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s efforts to wipe out the term “terrorism” and replaced it with “man-caused disaster”, an issue of “sensitivity”,…
Tags: Torture
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May 27, 2009
…onated cowardice, selfish pursuit of political power, hatred and ignorance. This is cowardice, far more insidious than a demagogue’s claim of America’s cowardice concerning reluctant dialogue about racism. This is a cancer on patriotism.” To me, this says it all. As Dick Cheney stated last week, we are a different people after 9/11 and we must react accordingly. I remember watching the two towers come down. Do Mr. Obama and the remainder of his p…
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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
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May 10, 2010
…ramount in this world. A true Conservative would never let their honor come into question. Personal accountability is never an issue. You do what you promise to do and expect the same from others. You live by example always. Patriotism: Americans now are enjoying the fruits of labor of 233 years, and generations of blood, sweat, and tears of American ancestry before them. A lot of respect is due. As a patriot you believe that the country create…
Tags: Mark Levin, Mike Huckabee, Ronald Reagan
Posted in Conservative, Craig Covello, Republican, Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
January 21, 2010
…ll the colonies as the then fledgling United States fought for its freedom against the thundering juggernaut that was the British Empire. Since the Revolution, that flag has been flown many times as both a symbol of American patriotism and as a symbol of disagreement with the government. It appears it is time to fly it again; in the very state it was first introduced…Massachusetts. It appears a new revolution has started and the first shot was f…
Tags: Senator Brown
Posted in Democrat, Ira Schwartz, Republican, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
August 17, 2009
…ies of every man, woman and child who gave their lives in the name of liberty. It is not those who disagree with the government that need to be singled out and brought to everyone’s attention but those who, under the guise of patriotism, try to suppress it. “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Said by a great American. It’s obvious all of you on Capitol Hill have for…
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