Archive for December, 2007
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Monday, December 31st, 2007VeteransForCommonSense.org: Brownies Will Get You Five to Ten
Read the last 3 paragraphs as they speak volumes about how the Army feels about the ****ed up war in Iraq.
New Year’s Day
Monday, December 31st, 2007I have to admit that New Year’s is one of my favorite holidays. Not because it is an excuse to get drunk but rather because it is a reminder that every day is a new day, and that we don’t have to stay locked into the negative ways of the past.
Certainly individual resolutions are great, […]
A story that just doesn’t make any sense
Monday, December 31st, 2007Urbangrounds.com: Jay R. Grodner — Anti-Military Chicago Lawyer Vandalizes a Marine’s Car
BlackFive.net: Anti-Military Lawyer Damages Marine’s Car on Eve of Deployment
If true, this is a pretty vile case. Gardner should be prosecuted for felony charges.
I don’t support the war or the institution of the military, but it is wrong to attack a servicemember like […]
A response to Urbangrounds.com/A defense of active non-violence
Friday, December 28th, 2007Well, what do you know…
Robbie at Urbangrounds.com thinks I am a sheep.
. . . And J.M. is a sheep. A classic sheep. He doesn’t or can’t admit that there are dangerous, violent people in this world who would kill him without so much as blinking.
He’s living in denial.
But at the same time, he can’t understand […]
Giving credit where credit is due
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 KXAN.com: APD Cadets Undergo Diversity Training
. . . “I came being very ignorant of that community,” said Justin Berry, a cadet who learned about the gay and lesbian community, “and I learned so much about that culture. It really helped me personally grow, and I think it’s going to help me grow in my […]
An amazing story about a Christmas tree in Japan
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007MSNBC: Christmas tree survives war, Hiroshima bomb — Family says the 3-foot-tall heirloom used for 70 years is a symbol of unity
Ukrainian military recruitment commercial
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Youtube.com: Ukrainian Army Ad
Hmm… I think the message of this ad is that if you join the Ukrainian army, girls who dress like it is the 80’s and wear giant earrings will dig you. Mighty interesting…
By the way, be sure and read the translation of the ad on the right-hand side of the youtube page.
Christmas capers at SWOSU
Friday, December 21st, 2007Liberty Counsel: Southwestern Oklahoma State University bans the word “Christmas”
Liberty Counsel: Update on “Christmas” ban in Oklahoma
NewsOK.com: Why SWOSU is not merry about accusation
Examiner.com:
Now the Okie Napoleon is banning ‘Christmas’ (UPDATED!) (AND CONFIRMED)
Okiedoke: Is Drew that good, or his enemies that desperate?
SWOSU.edu: No ban on Christmas
No Ban on Christmas
December 20, 2007
An attempt to be respectful […]
Questions after yet another teenager is killed by the Army
Friday, December 21st, 2007Examiner.com/AP: Live round fired at soldier during training exercise
I came across this story in the print edition of the Lawton Constitution this morning but the story isn’t on their website, however it on the wire now which is how I found it.
I’m glad to see the Army is investigating this incident, but I have two […]
In Solidarity with those protesting in NOLA
Thursday, December 20th, 2007MSNBC: Demolition of New Orleans housing approved — Protests precede City Council vote on racially charged controversy
New Orleans IMC: Police Attack Protesters With Mace, Tazers to Keep Them Out of City Hall
First locked out of their homes for more than 2 years, and now locked out of the very City Council meeting in which the […]