In Tribute to Ivan Perez
37 years old. From: New York, N.Y.
Died in World Trade Center 9-11-01
Rest in peace.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Friday, August 25, 2006
Remember the Victims of 9-11!
Remember the victims of 9-11.
My blog is part of the 2996 bloggers that are remembering one victim each for 9-11.
Please join the effort and emember those that fell on that day.
Friday, August 18, 2006
News Tid Bits
MEDIA BLAME BUSH FOR CLINTON LEGACY
Controversial Muslim group gets VIP airport security tour Feds show CAIR latest screening steps, sensitive counterterrorism procedures
Dem angst escalates
Israeli government faces deep post-Lebanon crisis
Hizbollah hands out cash to Lebanese
Bush and Blair are not the root cause of jihad
Controversial Muslim group gets VIP airport security tour Feds show CAIR latest screening steps, sensitive counterterrorism procedures
Dem angst escalates
Israeli government faces deep post-Lebanon crisis
Hizbollah hands out cash to Lebanese
Bush and Blair are not the root cause of jihad
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Changing My Tune...News for Today
Just going to post links for a while.
If I feel like adding comments I will.
This particular thread of news is mostly related to the threat of islamofascists and their muslim ilk.
I may tend to spend most of my time and posts dedicated to exposing the muslim lies and distortion, along with the terrorism that is associated with it.
3 Egyptian Students Taken Into Custody
Plan to blow up 6-10 planes in mid-flight over ocean
'Mass murder' bomb plot
Israel says BBC not reporting war fairly
AL-JAZEERA PROMOTES GLOBAL TERRORISM
AIM Report: "Impartial News" With a British Accent?
Bold Distortions and Outright Lies
Media Downplays SeattleTerror Attack
De Borchgrave: The U.S. and Iran are fighting World War IV—and Lebanon is the current battlefield
Beaudoin: Hezbollah, not Israel, is using civilians as ‘cannon fodder’
Apocalypse Now?
Hot Rockets
Hezbollah turns ball bearings into WMDs.
How to Speak Liberal . . .
Start by obfuscating.
Anti-war, Anti-Israel, Anti-Joe
The New Democrats.
If I feel like adding comments I will.
This particular thread of news is mostly related to the threat of islamofascists and their muslim ilk.
I may tend to spend most of my time and posts dedicated to exposing the muslim lies and distortion, along with the terrorism that is associated with it.
3 Egyptian Students Taken Into Custody
Plan to blow up 6-10 planes in mid-flight over ocean
'Mass murder' bomb plot
Israel says BBC not reporting war fairly
AL-JAZEERA PROMOTES GLOBAL TERRORISM
AIM Report: "Impartial News" With a British Accent?
Bold Distortions and Outright Lies
Media Downplays SeattleTerror Attack
De Borchgrave: The U.S. and Iran are fighting World War IV—and Lebanon is the current battlefield
Beaudoin: Hezbollah, not Israel, is using civilians as ‘cannon fodder’
Apocalypse Now?
Hot Rockets
Hezbollah turns ball bearings into WMDs.
How to Speak Liberal . . .
Start by obfuscating.
Anti-war, Anti-Israel, Anti-Joe
The New Democrats.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Army Awards for Valor
Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. Central Command, congratulates Staff Sgt. Matthew Blaskowski, one of several Soldiers who received awards during the recent ceremony at Kandahar Airfield. SSG Blaskowski received the Silver Star.
Two Silver Stars
The Silver Star, awarded for gallantry in action, was presented to two Rangers for actions while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Capt. Christopher A. Molino was awarded the Silver Star while serving as the ground commander when his Soldiers were attacked. Molino was conducting combat operations when his element came under direct small arms and hand grenade fire from a determined enemy. According to the award citation, Malino'a personal courage, tactical expertise and professional competence contributed to saving the lives of wounded Rangers and the success of the task force.
Staff Sgt. David M. Edwards was awarded the Silver Star while serving as a squad leader for the task force. Edwards’ unit was conducting combat operations when his element came under an intense enemy attack. According to the citation, while under direct fire, his outstanding leadership, dedication to duty and commitment to excellence were fundamental in saving the life of a wounded Ranger and success of the task force.
“These men represent extraordinary heroism. They fought for each other, their families and to get the mission done,” said Lt. Col. John G. Castles, commander, 3rd Bn., 75th Ranger Regt. “Their actions are representative of others on this field today.
“Rangers often downplay individual actions, because nothing can be done without the entire force.”
He explained that the awardees’ actions were significant and that “fellow Rangers are standing here today because of the valorous actions of these Rangers.”
Soldier's Medal
The Soldier’s Medal was presented to Sgt. Mark T. Alperin while serving as a mortar platoon squad leader in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. This medal is awarded for personnel who distinguish themselves by heroism involving personal danger and the voluntary risk of life, though no contact with the enemy was made. This award requires the same level of heroism as the Distinguished Flying Cross.
According to the award citation, Alperin displayed the highest degree of professionalism, sound judgment, technical and tactical knowledge and an overwhelming concern for the welfare of his Rangers. His exceptional performance and dedication to duty were contributing factors in saving a Ranger and success of the task force.
11 Bronze Stars
Bronze Star Medals for Valor were awarded to 11 Rangers for actions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This medal is awarded for heroic actions. Awardees were: Sgt. 1st Class Andrew T. Bristow, Sgt. Jeremiah A. Dagel, Cpt. John F. Detro, Sgt. Ian B. Hunter, 1st Lt. Ryan M. Kelly, Spc. Casey M. Loose, Staff Sgt. Joseph G. Lynch, 1st Sgt. Edward L. Noland, Staff Sgt. Michael N. Rach, Spc. Webster J. Slavens, and Staff Sgt. Jared N. Van Aalst.
Loose, a Ranger medic, said that he received this award with great esteem and honor.
“It is my privilege to have served with the caliber of men such as those in my unit,” he said. “I believe, however, that any one of my fellow Rangers would do, and have done, the very things that I received this award for.
“It is the Rangers’ constant endeavor to live the Ranger Creed and exceed the standards,” he explained. “That makes us who and what we are, especially on the battlefield.”
Detro, the battalion physician’s assistant and acting battalion surgeon, echoed the sentiments of teamwork and skill during the mission for which he and five of his medics, including Loose, received valorous awards. He said that his men used their battlefield knowledge to prepare for the mission and then competently applied their training in accordance with the plan, allowing them to effectively assist wounded Soldiers.
Ranger medics support missions on the front lines with their fellow Rangers, working together to accomplish the mission and bring everyone back.
“We would not have made it off of this objective and saved the injured men without the entire force fighting together,” Loose said.
16 ARCOMs with Valor
Sixteen Rangers received the Army Commendation Medal for Valor, awarded for a valorous act distinguished by heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service.
In Memory of my Friend Douglas A. La Bouff
I am putting this on my blog because Doug deserves it.
He gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom.
We are all indebted to him, and many others that have given their lives in the line of duty.
Army Maj. Douglas La Bouff, 36, La Puente; Killed in Chopper Crash
By Scott Glover, Times Staff Writer
Army Maj. Douglas La Bouff wasn't ordered to go to Iraq; he volunteered.
That gung-ho spirit typified La Bouff, who dreamed of becoming a soldier from the time he was a boy running around his La Puente neighborhood in combat fatigues, his brother said.
"He told me he was over there to protect us from harm," said George La Bouff, who traded e-mails with his younger brother during his deployment in Iraq. "He believed in what he was doing."
Douglas La Bouff, 36, was killed Jan. 7 when the Black Hawk helicopter he was in crashed outside Tall Afar, west of Mosul, according to military officials. Eleven others — seven soldiers and four civilians — also died in the crash, which remains under investigation.
La Bouff, assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Carson, Colo., was married and had two young children. He had been scheduled to return to the United States next month.
"This is the tragic loss of a genuinely good man," said Army Capt. Robert Medina, a longtime friend. "Everyone is finding this very hard to accept."
La Bouff was born in Baldwin Park and reared in La Puente. He attended elementary school at St. Joseph School and served as an altar boy.
"There was a loyalty about him that was obvious," said Msgr. Patrick Staunton, then the parish priest at St. Joseph Catholic Church. "He was a very serious-minded young man. You knew you could trust him."
La Bouff went on to Bishop Amat Memorial High School, where he played football, served in the student senate and developed an anti-drug program for which he received a medal from Congress, according to friends and family.
Ron Woolsey, La Bouff's history teacher during his sophomore year, said that, even as a teenager, La Bouff impressed him as "somebody who had some real leadership qualities."
"He was a real likable kid," Woolsey added.
After graduation, La Bouff went to Whittier College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1992. He then earned a master's in the same subject from Cal State Fullerton, where he enrolled in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He joined the Army in 1995, doing two tours of duty in South Korea.
Last year, a colonel he knew asked him to accompany him to Iraq to serve as his top intelligence officer, friends and family said. Though the informal request did not compel him to go, La Bouff agreed to do so.
Medina said La Bouff put off his desire to pursue a teaching post at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"He did this out of selflessness," Medina said. "He wanted to make a contribution where it mattered the most."
George La Bouff, a Long Beach resident, said his brother, who stood 6 feet tall and spoke with a deep voice, was a devout Catholic and deeply principled.
"He was the type of person who, if he did not believe in the mission that we're doing in Iraq, he would not have volunteered to go," he said. "His brothers and sisters are very proud of him."
Douglas La Bouff lived with his wife and children in Colorado Springs, Colo. He moved his mother in with the family after his father died so she wouldn't be lonely and could be close to her grandchildren, Medina said.
La Bouff's wife, Karen, declined to talk to reporters. Through Medina, she said: "He was a devoted father, a perfect husband."
La Bouff also is survived by two other brothers, a sister and 12 nieces and nephews.
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Doug was my last Platoon Leader. He came to E Troop, 2nd Squadron 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1997. He was given the 3rd platoon, which I was the Platoon Sergeant.
Doug was a 1st Lieutenant when we met. He was a Military Intelligence Officer assigned to an Infantry platoon. This made it rather odd. This was done because the Regiment was short on officers.
Doug and I got off to a great start in our relationship as Platoon Leader and Platoon Sergeant. I had the benefit of having a 1LT, which means he has some experience in the Army, but I also had the good fortune to have a man that was willing to learn the ways of the Infantry by listening to his PSG. He was like a sponge!
After being together for over a year in 3rd Platoon, I moved up to the Regimental HQ due to a back injury.
We stayed in touch, which for me was easy to do.
He moved back into a MI job as the Regimental Support Squadron S-2.
After I retired in 2001, Doug and I remained close friends through the years. In fact he was my son's Godfather.
We spent time together on a few occasions when he came home on leave, his family and mine. We enjoyed each other's company immensly.
I am a better man for having known Doug and thank God that he blessed me with his friendship.
He is survived by his wife, Karen, and their two children, Cassidy and Doug Jr.
You will never be forgotten my friend.
Your sacrifice for this nation is the highest price one can pay for the freedoms that we all enjoy.
May God bless his family and keep Doug by His side.
He gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom.
We are all indebted to him, and many others that have given their lives in the line of duty.
Army Maj. Douglas La Bouff, 36, La Puente; Killed in Chopper Crash
By Scott Glover, Times Staff Writer
Army Maj. Douglas La Bouff wasn't ordered to go to Iraq; he volunteered.
That gung-ho spirit typified La Bouff, who dreamed of becoming a soldier from the time he was a boy running around his La Puente neighborhood in combat fatigues, his brother said.
"He told me he was over there to protect us from harm," said George La Bouff, who traded e-mails with his younger brother during his deployment in Iraq. "He believed in what he was doing."
Douglas La Bouff, 36, was killed Jan. 7 when the Black Hawk helicopter he was in crashed outside Tall Afar, west of Mosul, according to military officials. Eleven others — seven soldiers and four civilians — also died in the crash, which remains under investigation.
La Bouff, assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Carson, Colo., was married and had two young children. He had been scheduled to return to the United States next month.
"This is the tragic loss of a genuinely good man," said Army Capt. Robert Medina, a longtime friend. "Everyone is finding this very hard to accept."
La Bouff was born in Baldwin Park and reared in La Puente. He attended elementary school at St. Joseph School and served as an altar boy.
"There was a loyalty about him that was obvious," said Msgr. Patrick Staunton, then the parish priest at St. Joseph Catholic Church. "He was a very serious-minded young man. You knew you could trust him."
La Bouff went on to Bishop Amat Memorial High School, where he played football, served in the student senate and developed an anti-drug program for which he received a medal from Congress, according to friends and family.
Ron Woolsey, La Bouff's history teacher during his sophomore year, said that, even as a teenager, La Bouff impressed him as "somebody who had some real leadership qualities."
"He was a real likable kid," Woolsey added.
After graduation, La Bouff went to Whittier College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1992. He then earned a master's in the same subject from Cal State Fullerton, where he enrolled in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He joined the Army in 1995, doing two tours of duty in South Korea.
Last year, a colonel he knew asked him to accompany him to Iraq to serve as his top intelligence officer, friends and family said. Though the informal request did not compel him to go, La Bouff agreed to do so.
Medina said La Bouff put off his desire to pursue a teaching post at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"He did this out of selflessness," Medina said. "He wanted to make a contribution where it mattered the most."
George La Bouff, a Long Beach resident, said his brother, who stood 6 feet tall and spoke with a deep voice, was a devout Catholic and deeply principled.
"He was the type of person who, if he did not believe in the mission that we're doing in Iraq, he would not have volunteered to go," he said. "His brothers and sisters are very proud of him."
Douglas La Bouff lived with his wife and children in Colorado Springs, Colo. He moved his mother in with the family after his father died so she wouldn't be lonely and could be close to her grandchildren, Medina said.
La Bouff's wife, Karen, declined to talk to reporters. Through Medina, she said: "He was a devoted father, a perfect husband."
La Bouff also is survived by two other brothers, a sister and 12 nieces and nephews.
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Doug was my last Platoon Leader. He came to E Troop, 2nd Squadron 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1997. He was given the 3rd platoon, which I was the Platoon Sergeant.
Doug was a 1st Lieutenant when we met. He was a Military Intelligence Officer assigned to an Infantry platoon. This made it rather odd. This was done because the Regiment was short on officers.
Doug and I got off to a great start in our relationship as Platoon Leader and Platoon Sergeant. I had the benefit of having a 1LT, which means he has some experience in the Army, but I also had the good fortune to have a man that was willing to learn the ways of the Infantry by listening to his PSG. He was like a sponge!
After being together for over a year in 3rd Platoon, I moved up to the Regimental HQ due to a back injury.
We stayed in touch, which for me was easy to do.
He moved back into a MI job as the Regimental Support Squadron S-2.
After I retired in 2001, Doug and I remained close friends through the years. In fact he was my son's Godfather.
We spent time together on a few occasions when he came home on leave, his family and mine. We enjoyed each other's company immensly.
I am a better man for having known Doug and thank God that he blessed me with his friendship.
He is survived by his wife, Karen, and their two children, Cassidy and Doug Jr.
You will never be forgotten my friend.
Your sacrifice for this nation is the highest price one can pay for the freedoms that we all enjoy.
May God bless his family and keep Doug by His side.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Hiatus
My temporary hiatus shall be coming to an end shortly.
I have been quite busy with work and school.
Both are winding down some and I will be back at it shortly.
Until then, Happy Thanksgiving!
I have been quite busy with work and school.
Both are winding down some and I will be back at it shortly.
Until then, Happy Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
“We’re not quite as bad as the Democrats”
I think it is high time that the Republican Party wake up to the fact that "We're not quite as bad as the Democrats," as the Party slogan isn't going to win them any elections.
The Republican Party needs to get back to its core beliefs and values and stop pumping up the pork in bills that are unnecessary and in my mind a fraud.
The Transportation Bill that was recently passed, needs to be rescinded so that the recovery of the Gulf Coast can be paid for without reaching into my pocket more than it has to.
The $286 billion transportation measure contains a record 6,371 pet projects inserted by members of Congress from both parties.
According to transportation officials, "the vast majority of the measure is geared toward road construction and public transit projects, with the money doled out over five years according to formulas designed to provide state and local governments considerable flexibility."
There are nearly 6,500 member-requested projects worth more than $24 billion, nearly nine percent of the total spending.
Read that last line again!
The Congress is out of control, the Republican Party no longer stands for fiscal conservatism, and the Democrats aren't any better.
It is time for the true Conservatives in this country to kick out those in the Republican Party that can't stand up to the true calling that we as a people have expected from them.
Vote them out, don't replace them with Democrats either!
It is time for a new Conservative Party movement to commence!
In fact, I think that should be the name of the Party, "The Conservative Party of America" has a nice ring to it.
Get rid of these bums that call themselves conservative and merely cave into the crap that the Democrats spew. They are spineless weasels and have made a mockery of the Republican Party.
I hereby resign as a card carrying member of the Republican Party.
I will maintain independent status until such time as a true Conservative Party is born.
I will maintain Independent status until such time as a true Conservative Party is born, or the old one decides to come back to its base.
You no longer have my vote, or support.
If you want it, you have to earn it.
The Republican Party needs to get back to its core beliefs and values and stop pumping up the pork in bills that are unnecessary and in my mind a fraud.
The Transportation Bill that was recently passed, needs to be rescinded so that the recovery of the Gulf Coast can be paid for without reaching into my pocket more than it has to.
The $286 billion transportation measure contains a record 6,371 pet projects inserted by members of Congress from both parties.
According to transportation officials, "the vast majority of the measure is geared toward road construction and public transit projects, with the money doled out over five years according to formulas designed to provide state and local governments considerable flexibility."
There are nearly 6,500 member-requested projects worth more than $24 billion, nearly nine percent of the total spending.
Read that last line again!
The Congress is out of control, the Republican Party no longer stands for fiscal conservatism, and the Democrats aren't any better.
It is time for the true Conservatives in this country to kick out those in the Republican Party that can't stand up to the true calling that we as a people have expected from them.
Vote them out, don't replace them with Democrats either!
It is time for a new Conservative Party movement to commence!
In fact, I think that should be the name of the Party, "The Conservative Party of America" has a nice ring to it.
Get rid of these bums that call themselves conservative and merely cave into the crap that the Democrats spew. They are spineless weasels and have made a mockery of the Republican Party.
I hereby resign as a card carrying member of the Republican Party.
I will maintain independent status until such time as a true Conservative Party is born.
I will maintain Independent status until such time as a true Conservative Party is born, or the old one decides to come back to its base.
You no longer have my vote, or support.
If you want it, you have to earn it.
Monday, August 29, 2005
Navy honors four Marines' valor in combat
Continuing with my theme on heros, here's one from the Marine Corps.
Thanks for your service gentlemen.
CHARLIE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune
Navy Secretary Gordon England pinned the Silver Star on Marine Cpl. Timothy C. Tardif at Camp Pendleton yesterday. Staff Sgt. Adam R. Sikes (center) also received the Silver Star; Sgt. Marco A. Martinez (at far left) received the Navy Cross.
Navy honors four Marines' valor in combat
The story I posted earlier references Sgt. Marco A. Martinez, so I felt it fitting to post the awarding of his Navy Cross as well.
Thanks for your service gentlemen.
CHARLIE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune
Navy Secretary Gordon England pinned the Silver Star on Marine Cpl. Timothy C. Tardif at Camp Pendleton yesterday. Staff Sgt. Adam R. Sikes (center) also received the Silver Star; Sgt. Marco A. Martinez (at far left) received the Navy Cross.
By Rick Rogers
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
May 4, 2004
CAMP PENDLETON – As Sgt. Marco A. Martinez read his Navy Cross citation, the words took him back to April 12, 2003, and the battle of Tarmiya.
After his squad leader was wounded, Martinez, then a corporal, rallied the troops. At one point, his men came under fire from a building.
"Enduring intense enemy fire and without regard for his own personal safety, Cpl. Martinez launched a captured enemy rocket-propelled grenade into the building . . . allowing a wounded Marine to be evacuated," read the citation accompanying the medal.
Later in the battle, "he single-handedly assaulted the building and killed four enemy soldiers with a grenade and his rifle," according to the citation.
Yesterday, Navy Secretary Gordon England presented the Navy Cross to the 22-year-old Martinez and the Silver Star to two other 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment Marines – Staff Sgt. Adam R. Sikes, 27, of Aliso Viejo, and Cpl. Timothy C. Tardif, 22, of Huntington Beach – before a gathering of hundreds of Marines at Camp Pendleton.
A spokeswoman at the base said the combat medals might be the highest awards presented so far to members of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force who fought their way into Baghdad last year.
Gordon also presented the wife of Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr. of Fallbrook with a posthumous Silver Star.
It was little more than a year ago that 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines was ambushed in a hail of small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire at Tarmiya.
When asked after the ceremony if he was afraid, Martinez said quietly, "There's really no time for fear."
Martinez, of Las Cruces, N.M., who in boots might be 5 feet 7 inches tall and weigh 140 pounds, added, "Through the whole firefight, I really wasn't scared. It was more I wanted to kill them before they kill me.
"Reading the citation, I remember what I did and what I saw that day," Martinez said. "During combat, the first 10 to 20 seconds moved in slow motion, but when you realize that if you don't move fast enough you are going to get shot, it goes back to real time. It's hard to explain."
The Navy Cross is the Navy's second-highest decoration for bravery after the Medal of Honor.
In the same battle, Sikes and Tardif earned their Silver Stars, the third-highest decoration for heroism during combat.
"Staff Sgt. Sikes charged alone across 70 meters of fire-swept ground to close on the first enemy strong point, which he cleared with a grenade and rifle fire," according to his citation. He then moved to the roof of a three-story building that was exposed to enemy fire. There he adjusted mortar fire and "decimated an enemy position," the citation read.
Like Martinez and Sikes, Tardif belonged to 1st Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.
"Cpl. Tardif charged across a road under intense small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire inspiring his Marines to follow his example," according to his citation. "Engaged in intense close quarters battle, he received significant shrapnel wounds."
Tardif later collapsed from his injuries. He said a blood transfusion on a medical evacuation helicopter saved his life. No Marines were killed at Tarmiya, though a handful were wounded.
Gordon presented Lori Bohr with her husband's Silver Star.
Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr. was killed April 10 during a mission to take a presidential palace in Baghdad.
"When the lead vehicles of the convoy reached a dead-end and were subjected to enemy fire, Gunnery Sgt. Bohr continued to boldly engage the enemy while calmly maneuvering his Marines to safety," the citation read.
"My husband really believed in what he was doing over there," Lori Bohr said.
Navy honors four Marines' valor in combat
The story I posted earlier references Sgt. Marco A. Martinez, so I felt it fitting to post the awarding of his Navy Cross as well.
Campus Rads vs. Our Vets
This is an article that discusses the college campus radicals vs. the Veterans umongst them.
It is a shame that these people can't appreciate the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
Again, the "I support our trooops, but..." crowd is out in force and continue to denigrate our military.
All you liberal idiots need to quit saying you support the troops, and in the same breath disparage them for their service to this nation.
Here's a taste:
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Wake up America!
Support our troops without the "but" after you say it.
Deeds, not words, show your support for our troops, they deserve it.
It is a shame that these people can't appreciate the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.
Again, the "I support our trooops, but..." crowd is out in force and continue to denigrate our military.
All you liberal idiots need to quit saying you support the troops, and in the same breath disparage them for their service to this nation.
Here's a taste:
Campus Rads vs. Our Vets
The antiwar unwelcome on campus.
By Wynton C. Hall & Peter Schweizer
As college students hit campuses across the nation this week, a new generation of young veterans will step off the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan and onto the ideological battlefield of our university campuses. For those on the frontline in the war on terror, the antiwar hostility of liberal professors and campus activists will assuredly prove unsettling.
Just ask Marine sergeant Marco Martinez, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a full-time psychology major at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif.
“A woman on campus had apparently learned I might be a Marine. When I told her I was, she said, ‘You’re a disgusting human being, and I hope you rot in hell!’ ”
Indeed, Martinez, who will be the first male in his family to receive a college diploma, says he is receiving more of an education than he bargained for: “There are a lot of people who don’t appreciate military service in college,” Martinez said. “If someone asks me about it, and I think that they’re not too liberal, I might tell them I was in Iraq. But I don’t tell them the full extent of it or anything about the Navy Cross.”
The Navy Cross — as in second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor. Martinez, formerly of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, is a bona-fide American hero and the first Hispanic American since Vietnam to receive the Navy Cross. During the Battle of At Tarmiya, one of Sergeant Martinez’s fellow marines had been hit in the legs and left for dead by five terrorists holed up in an adobe garden shed. That’s when Martinez used his body to shield the dying marine from the terrorist before mounting a 20-meter frontal charge at the bunker with nothing but a depleted rifle and a grenade. With enemy bullets pinging off his gear, Martinez unpinned the grenade, slammed his body into the adobe building, and lobbed the device into the window of the structure, killing all the terrorists inside.
But as liberal professors and antiwar activists continue to wage a nationwide campaign to rid university campuses of military recruiters — in some cases going so far as to throw water bottles and scream epithets at them — it is easy to see why Sergeant Martinez would remain tight-lipped about being one of the nation’s most decorated heroes.
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Wake up America!
Support our troops without the "but" after you say it.
Deeds, not words, show your support for our troops, they deserve it.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Anti-War Protests Target Wounded at Army Hospital
This has got to be the most despicable action that can ever be undertaken in a time of war!
The people that are involved in this need to have their heads examined.
I am ashamed to consider them Americans.
Protesting a war is fine. Protesting a war in front of the hospital where the majority of the wounded return to is inexcusable.
How dare any of them.
I bet they also say that they "support the troops" in their hatred for America.
I am appalled that anyone would consider this to be a legitimate action.
Here's a story that needs to keep going and needs to be shoved into the faces of the collective America bashing, troop hating left of this country.
May the Pinko communist pigs rot in hell.
And, oh by the way, many people that support the President have worn the uniform, and many have served in combat. I am one of them.
The people that are involved in this need to have their heads examined.
I am ashamed to consider them Americans.
Protesting a war is fine. Protesting a war in front of the hospital where the majority of the wounded return to is inexcusable.
How dare any of them.
I bet they also say that they "support the troops" in their hatred for America.
I am appalled that anyone would consider this to be a legitimate action.
Here's a story that needs to keep going and needs to be shoved into the faces of the collective America bashing, troop hating left of this country.
Anti-War Protests Target Wounded at Army HospitalMore.
By Marc Morano
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
August 25, 2005
Washington (CNSNews.com) - The Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the current home of hundreds of wounded veterans from the war in Iraq, has been the target of weekly anti-war demonstrations since March. The protesters hold signs that read "Maimed for Lies" and "Enlist here and die for Halliburton."
The anti-war demonstrators, who obtain their protest permits from the Washington, D.C., police department, position themselves directly in front of the main entrance to the Army Medical Center, which is located in northwest D.C., about five miles from the White House.
Among the props used by the protesters are mock caskets, lined up on the sidewalk to represent the death toll in Iraq.
Code Pink Women for Peace, one of the groups backing anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan's vigil outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford Texas, organizes the protests at Walter Reed as well.
Some conservative supporters of the war call the protests, which have been ignored by the establishment media, "shameless" and have taken to conducting counter-demonstrations at Walter Reed. "[The anti-war protesters] should not be demonstrating at a hospital. A hospital is not a suitable location for an anti-war demonstration," said Bill Floyd of the D.C. chapter of FreeRepublic.com, who stood across the street from the anti-war demonstrators on Aug. 19.
"I believe they are tormenting our wounded soldiers and they should just leave them alone," Floyd added.
According to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, nearly 4,000 individuals involved in the Iraq war were treated at the facility as of March of this year, 1,050 of whom were wounded in battle.
May the Pinko communist pigs rot in hell.
And, oh by the way, many people that support the President have worn the uniform, and many have served in combat. I am one of them.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Immigration, and Democrats Are Two Faced Liars
Catchy title isn't it!
Gov. Bill Richards is a two faced liar.
His "Border Emergency" is a political ploy and is not meant to do anything against illegal immigration.
Want proof? Read on...
The declaration says:
...Richardson... criticized the "total inaction and lack of resources from the federal government and Congress" in helping protect his state's residents along the border...
Sounds good doesn't it?
How does he justify his stance on this issue when he has been a complete opposite on this until now?
A 1996 quote from the governor:
And another from 2003:
Oh, and there is this 8/18/05 :
Need more? Read more:
He still supports driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and still supports giving them scholarships to universities, and has not stopped giving them aid and comfort in his state by continuing to give them hand outs in the form of welfare and other subsities that we as Americans are paying across the board.
Governor Richards is a liar and two faced political hack.
Gov. Bill Richards is a two faced liar.
His "Border Emergency" is a political ploy and is not meant to do anything against illegal immigration.
Want proof? Read on...
The declaration says:
"the region has been devastated by the ravages and terror of human smuggling, drug smuggling, kidnapping, murder, destruction of property and the death of livestock... [It] is in an extreme state of disrepair and is inadequately funded or safeguarded to protect the lives and property of New Mexican citizens."
...Richardson... criticized the "total inaction and lack of resources from the federal government and Congress" in helping protect his state's residents along the border...
Sounds good doesn't it?
How does he justify his stance on this issue when he has been a complete opposite on this until now?
A 1996 quote from the governor:
"These are changing political times where our basic and programs are being attacked. Illegal and legal immigration unfairly attacked. We have to band together and that means Latinos in Florida, Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, South Americans - we have to network better - we have to be more politically minded - we have to put aside party and think of ourselves as Latinos, as Hispanics, more than we have in the past."
And another from 2003:
"¡Viva la raza! . . . Thank you for coming to Santa Fe. Know that New Mexico is your home. We will protect you. You have rights here."
Oh, and there is this 8/18/05 :
"...In fact my state, New Mexico, is the most immigrant friendly state. We have licenses for undocumented workers. We have scholarships for them to go to our university because we want to integrate them; we don't want them out driving without insurance..."
Need more? Read more:
...Richardson plans to spend about $50,000 to fence the stockyards at the Columbus Port of Entry, but has no other plans for fencing along the 180-mile New Mexico-Mexico border, [Richardson policy adviser Bill Hume] said.
Richardson said Monday he is not in favor of closing the border.
"We're looking to increase law enforcement to knock back the illegal activity associated with the immigration," Hume said.
He still supports driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and still supports giving them scholarships to universities, and has not stopped giving them aid and comfort in his state by continuing to give them hand outs in the form of welfare and other subsities that we as Americans are paying across the board.
Governor Richards is a liar and two faced political hack.
Friday, August 19, 2005
Recognizing our Troops
I've decided to add news about Soldiers that recieve medals for heroism.
I think there is way too many people in America that don't support our troops, and their sacrifices. It is high time that there heroism and sacrifices be noted.
Special Forces Soldier awarded the Silver Star
Sgt. Joe Healy
U.S Army Special Operations Command
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, July 14, 2005) — A Special Forces Soldier was awarded the Silver Star in a ceremony at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command here July 14.
With his wife and children watching nearby, Sgt. Maj. Roderick C. Anderson, a command sergeant major assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), received the Silver Star from Brig. Gen. Gary M. Jones, commanding general, U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne).
Anderson received the award for exceptionally valorous achievement July 3, 2004, while serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan’s Kunar province.
During his remarks, Jones said he remembered Anderson as “a young sergeant” when Jones commanded the 2nd Battalion, 3rd SFG in the early 1990s.
“Anderson was communications sergeant at the time,” said Jones. “But I knew from day one that this guy was the metal that we wanted for Special Forces.”
While deployed, Anderson directed a daring combat mission in treacherous mountain conditions against anti-coalition militia, resulting in the capture of nine high-value targets.
Leading a 25-vehicle convoy, which included Special Operations assets, Afghan Security Forces and Marines, Anderson’s unit was attacked by anti-coalition forces. He immediately provided command and control for the convoy, and called in close air support. Anderson exposed himself to the enemy while firing a light anti-tank weapon, which greatly suppressed enemy fire.
Moments later, the vehicle directly behind Anderson’s was disabled. Anderson immediately stopped his vehicle and engaged the enemy, while dispatching four Soldiers to recover the downed vehicle’s sensitive signal equipment. All the signal equipment was recovered.
“I am truly honored, but more importantly I am humbled by this award,” Anderson said. “I am humbled because the guys I work with - I’ve seen what they have done on a daily basis.”
Anderson said three other Soldiers that fought in the ambush received awards for their actions.
“It was a whole lot of guys doing what was necessary,” he said.
Anderson, 40, has been with 3rd SFG since 1991.
The Silver Star is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Army, is cited for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
The required gallantry, while of a lesser degree than that required for the Distinguished Service Cross, must nevertheless have been performed with marked distinction.
Thank you for your service Sergeant Major.
Here's another:
RELEASE NUMBER: 050628-02
DATE POSTED: JUNE 29, 2005
Steadfast SF Soldiers awarded Silver Star
By April Rowden
Paraglide
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 29, 2005) — A hesitant host-nation army, an unexpected leadership role and a gunshot wound to the abdomen didn’t stop three Special Forces Soldiers from protecting their comrades during enemy attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan last year.
Sgts. 1st Class Bradly M. Felix and Roger G. Watts, and Staff Sgt. David G. Colucci, all assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), stood before more than 60 guests at a Valor Awards Ceremony June 28, 2005 at U. S. Army Special Operations Command here as Lt. General Philip Kensinger, USASOC commander, awarded each the Silver Star.
Listening to the retelling of their fearless actions was emotional for the Soldiers.
“It was humbling because I have two buddies not with me anymore,” Felix said of the Sept. 20, 2004 ambush in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, where he rallied Afghan National Army Soldiers to fire back on the ambushing anti-coalition militia. “But at the same time I’m honored.”
The award keeps the memory of his fallen comrades alive, Felix said.
For Watts, the ceremony was an opportunity to recall the May 12, 2004, firefight near Karbala, Iraq, where, while serving as the senior medical sergeant and assault cell leader, he left his own vehicle to administer life-saving aid while under intense mortar and small-arms fire to two crew members of a disabled tank. He then assumed command of the tank.
Modest about their awards, Felix and Watts, both instructors at Camp Mackall, said they have incorporated their combat experiences into the training scenarios used to indoctrinate potential Special Forces Soldiers.
Recognizing the importance of first-hand knowledge in this unconventional war, Watts said he “wants to make sure I can pass my experience to the junior guys.”
Telling the audience they were in the company of heroes, Col. Patrick M. Higgins, commander of the 3rd SFG, praised the men for braving hostile fire, repelling assaults, deflecting ambushes and being upstanding men.
The men, however, say they feel they did nothing extraordinary or worthy of receiving the fourth highest medal in the Army.
“It was instinctive,” asserts Felix, who has been in three near ambushes. “The training kicks in and you do what you need to do.”
“The medal means a lot to the team as a whole because it’s a reflection of the team,” said Watts, insisting his individual actions didn’t deserve an award. “If it wasn’t for their support, it could have been a different outcome that night.”
No lives were lost in the Karbala attack.
Colucci was awarded the Silver Star for his unwavering bravery during an ambush in Afghanistan June 25, 2004. He was serving as the senior engineer sergeant.
While conducting a recovery operation of an improvised explosive device, Colucci’s convoy came under attack. Although he suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen, Colucci maneuvered his vehicle into a protective position and pulled security for his fellow Soldiers until reinforcements arrived. He then manned the door gunner machinegun while his element moved into a secure area to wait for medical evacuation.
The Silver Star is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Army, is cited for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
The required gallantry, while of a lesser degree than that required for the Distinguished Service Cross, must nevertheless have been performed with marked distinction.
Thank you Sergeants, you are a credit to the uniform.
I think there is way too many people in America that don't support our troops, and their sacrifices. It is high time that there heroism and sacrifices be noted.
Special Forces Soldier awarded the Silver Star
Sgt. Joe Healy
U.S Army Special Operations Command
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, July 14, 2005) — A Special Forces Soldier was awarded the Silver Star in a ceremony at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command here July 14.
With his wife and children watching nearby, Sgt. Maj. Roderick C. Anderson, a command sergeant major assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), received the Silver Star from Brig. Gen. Gary M. Jones, commanding general, U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne).
Anderson received the award for exceptionally valorous achievement July 3, 2004, while serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan’s Kunar province.
During his remarks, Jones said he remembered Anderson as “a young sergeant” when Jones commanded the 2nd Battalion, 3rd SFG in the early 1990s.
“Anderson was communications sergeant at the time,” said Jones. “But I knew from day one that this guy was the metal that we wanted for Special Forces.”
While deployed, Anderson directed a daring combat mission in treacherous mountain conditions against anti-coalition militia, resulting in the capture of nine high-value targets.
Leading a 25-vehicle convoy, which included Special Operations assets, Afghan Security Forces and Marines, Anderson’s unit was attacked by anti-coalition forces. He immediately provided command and control for the convoy, and called in close air support. Anderson exposed himself to the enemy while firing a light anti-tank weapon, which greatly suppressed enemy fire.
Moments later, the vehicle directly behind Anderson’s was disabled. Anderson immediately stopped his vehicle and engaged the enemy, while dispatching four Soldiers to recover the downed vehicle’s sensitive signal equipment. All the signal equipment was recovered.
“I am truly honored, but more importantly I am humbled by this award,” Anderson said. “I am humbled because the guys I work with - I’ve seen what they have done on a daily basis.”
Anderson said three other Soldiers that fought in the ambush received awards for their actions.
“It was a whole lot of guys doing what was necessary,” he said.
Anderson, 40, has been with 3rd SFG since 1991.
The Silver Star is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Army, is cited for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
The required gallantry, while of a lesser degree than that required for the Distinguished Service Cross, must nevertheless have been performed with marked distinction.
Thank you for your service Sergeant Major.
Here's another:
RELEASE NUMBER: 050628-02
DATE POSTED: JUNE 29, 2005
Steadfast SF Soldiers awarded Silver Star
By April Rowden
Paraglide
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 29, 2005) — A hesitant host-nation army, an unexpected leadership role and a gunshot wound to the abdomen didn’t stop three Special Forces Soldiers from protecting their comrades during enemy attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan last year.
Sgts. 1st Class Bradly M. Felix and Roger G. Watts, and Staff Sgt. David G. Colucci, all assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), stood before more than 60 guests at a Valor Awards Ceremony June 28, 2005 at U. S. Army Special Operations Command here as Lt. General Philip Kensinger, USASOC commander, awarded each the Silver Star.
Listening to the retelling of their fearless actions was emotional for the Soldiers.
“It was humbling because I have two buddies not with me anymore,” Felix said of the Sept. 20, 2004 ambush in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, where he rallied Afghan National Army Soldiers to fire back on the ambushing anti-coalition militia. “But at the same time I’m honored.”
The award keeps the memory of his fallen comrades alive, Felix said.
For Watts, the ceremony was an opportunity to recall the May 12, 2004, firefight near Karbala, Iraq, where, while serving as the senior medical sergeant and assault cell leader, he left his own vehicle to administer life-saving aid while under intense mortar and small-arms fire to two crew members of a disabled tank. He then assumed command of the tank.
Modest about their awards, Felix and Watts, both instructors at Camp Mackall, said they have incorporated their combat experiences into the training scenarios used to indoctrinate potential Special Forces Soldiers.
Recognizing the importance of first-hand knowledge in this unconventional war, Watts said he “wants to make sure I can pass my experience to the junior guys.”
Telling the audience they were in the company of heroes, Col. Patrick M. Higgins, commander of the 3rd SFG, praised the men for braving hostile fire, repelling assaults, deflecting ambushes and being upstanding men.
The men, however, say they feel they did nothing extraordinary or worthy of receiving the fourth highest medal in the Army.
“It was instinctive,” asserts Felix, who has been in three near ambushes. “The training kicks in and you do what you need to do.”
“The medal means a lot to the team as a whole because it’s a reflection of the team,” said Watts, insisting his individual actions didn’t deserve an award. “If it wasn’t for their support, it could have been a different outcome that night.”
No lives were lost in the Karbala attack.
Colucci was awarded the Silver Star for his unwavering bravery during an ambush in Afghanistan June 25, 2004. He was serving as the senior engineer sergeant.
While conducting a recovery operation of an improvised explosive device, Colucci’s convoy came under attack. Although he suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen, Colucci maneuvered his vehicle into a protective position and pulled security for his fellow Soldiers until reinforcements arrived. He then manned the door gunner machinegun while his element moved into a secure area to wait for medical evacuation.
The Silver Star is awarded to a person who, while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Army, is cited for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
The required gallantry, while of a lesser degree than that required for the Distinguished Service Cross, must nevertheless have been performed with marked distinction.
Thank you Sergeants, you are a credit to the uniform.
Monday, August 01, 2005
What’s In a Name?
Andrew C. McCarthy
There was a good editorial in Friday's Dallas Morning News on the administration's latest foray into politically correct self-parody: namely, what to call the, y'know, er, the thing over there, um, like in Iraq and Afghanistan (i.e., the enterprise formerly known as "The War on Terror.")
The W-word is apparently out. Wouldn't want to refer to a war as a "war." After all, according to the head of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Richard Myers, "if you call it a war, then you think of people in uniform as being the solution." He is referring, of course, to people in military uniforms. Soldiers killing jihadists before they can blow up another U.S. embassy, or navy destroyer, or skyscraper. Surely you can see why that would not be a solution.
More at: What’s In a Name?
Great article!
I agree whole heartedly!
It is a war, not some politically correct euphemism that doesn't even come close to describing the "war on terror".
There is no way in hell that I will call it anything else other than the "war on Islamist extremism". I might call it that instead of the "war on terror".
Enjoy the article.
Here's another I thought you might enjoy!
J. D. Pendry
Hanoi Baghdad Jihad Jane (JJ)
"The image of Jane Fonda, Barbarella, Henry Fonda's daughter...sitting on an enemy aircraft gun was a betrayal...the largest lapse of judgment that I can even imagine," – Jane Fonda on 60 Minutes April 3, 2005
In the United States in August of 1972 if you flipped on the AM radio, which in those days still played popular music, you'd likely hear Gilbert O'Sullivan singing Alone Again (Naturally), the Three Dog Night singing Black and White or Mac Davis’ Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me.
A 19-year-old soldier lucky enough to have down time from patrolling the jungle, sitting in his sandbag reinforced hooch way inside the concertina wire somewhere in South Vietnam, might have heard this coming from Radio Hanoi. “This is Jane Fonda, during my two week trip to Vietnam…” While sipping hot beer and longing for the day when he boarded the freedom bird, he was blessed with the voice of a cultural elitist. A privileged, rich, American glorifying his enemy while characterizing him as a murderer. Never mind that he knew what the Viet Cong were capable of doing and often did to the people of a village that might befriend Americans. ….” read Vietnamese history, particularly their poetry, and particularly the poetry written by Ho Chi Minh.”
More at: JD Pendry
There was a good editorial in Friday's Dallas Morning News on the administration's latest foray into politically correct self-parody: namely, what to call the, y'know, er, the thing over there, um, like in Iraq and Afghanistan (i.e., the enterprise formerly known as "The War on Terror.")
The W-word is apparently out. Wouldn't want to refer to a war as a "war." After all, according to the head of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Richard Myers, "if you call it a war, then you think of people in uniform as being the solution." He is referring, of course, to people in military uniforms. Soldiers killing jihadists before they can blow up another U.S. embassy, or navy destroyer, or skyscraper. Surely you can see why that would not be a solution.
More at: What’s In a Name?
Great article!
I agree whole heartedly!
It is a war, not some politically correct euphemism that doesn't even come close to describing the "war on terror".
There is no way in hell that I will call it anything else other than the "war on Islamist extremism". I might call it that instead of the "war on terror".
Enjoy the article.
Here's another I thought you might enjoy!
J. D. Pendry
"The image of Jane Fonda, Barbarella, Henry Fonda's daughter...sitting on an enemy aircraft gun was a betrayal...the largest lapse of judgment that I can even imagine," – Jane Fonda on 60 Minutes April 3, 2005
In the United States in August of 1972 if you flipped on the AM radio, which in those days still played popular music, you'd likely hear Gilbert O'Sullivan singing Alone Again (Naturally), the Three Dog Night singing Black and White or Mac Davis’ Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me.
A 19-year-old soldier lucky enough to have down time from patrolling the jungle, sitting in his sandbag reinforced hooch way inside the concertina wire somewhere in South Vietnam, might have heard this coming from Radio Hanoi. “This is Jane Fonda, during my two week trip to Vietnam…” While sipping hot beer and longing for the day when he boarded the freedom bird, he was blessed with the voice of a cultural elitist. A privileged, rich, American glorifying his enemy while characterizing him as a murderer. Never mind that he knew what the Viet Cong were capable of doing and often did to the people of a village that might befriend Americans. ….” read Vietnamese history, particularly their poetry, and particularly the poetry written by Ho Chi Minh.”
More at: JD Pendry
Monday, July 04, 2005
Independence Day!
Happy Birthday America!
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
It is with great pride that I say this!
Being a Veteran of this great country it has more meaning to me than just a BBQ, or trip to the lake.
It isn't just another day off!
It's a day to celebrate freedom and to thank the many sacrifices made by the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines of this great country, both past and present.
Without their sacrifices, none of this would be possible.
I have friends that are currently serving in Iraq. I have friends that are in Afghanistan. My brother is serving in Kosovo. They are putting their lives on the line on a daily basis.
I have friends that are serving here in America, yes, their lives are put in jeopardy almost daily when they train for war.
It is because of them, and those that serve along side of them, that we celebrate America's 229th Birthday.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protestor to burn the flag.
Father Dennis Edward O'Brian, USMC
(Often incorrectly attributed to Charles M. Province)
New blog of note: Fried Baloney
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
It is with great pride that I say this!
Being a Veteran of this great country it has more meaning to me than just a BBQ, or trip to the lake.
It isn't just another day off!
It's a day to celebrate freedom and to thank the many sacrifices made by the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines of this great country, both past and present.
Without their sacrifices, none of this would be possible.
I have friends that are currently serving in Iraq. I have friends that are in Afghanistan. My brother is serving in Kosovo. They are putting their lives on the line on a daily basis.
I have friends that are serving here in America, yes, their lives are put in jeopardy almost daily when they train for war.
It is because of them, and those that serve along side of them, that we celebrate America's 229th Birthday.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the Soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protestor to burn the flag.
Father Dennis Edward O'Brian, USMC
(Often incorrectly attributed to Charles M. Province)
New blog of note: Fried Baloney
Monday, June 20, 2005
Anti-American Leftist Idiots
In recent days the liberal media and left-wing politicians have disparaged the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who are stationed at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, and the rest of the military, by accusing them of improper behavior and conduct.
These brazen people in the “Blame America First”crowd are providing aid and assistance to the enemies of the United States of America by suggesting that American troops are acting improperly and mistreating Islamic terrorists and suspected terrorists.
The truth is – the terrorists and suspected terrorists at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility are treated better than American prisoners who are incarcerated for minor offenses.
Let's look at what a typical meal for a terrorist detained at GITMO is:
• Orange Glazed Chicken
• Rice Pilaf
• Steamed Peas & Mushrooms
• Fruit Roupee
In contrast, our troops stationed at Guantanamo are served a MRE (Meal Ready to Eat). We can’t serve MRE’s to the terrorists. Because Congress has declared that if we were to serve an MRE to the terrorists and suspected terrorists held at GITMO, this would be “abuse.”
On Ramadan the terrorists and terrorist suspects being held at Guantanamo are given lamb with honey and dates, for breaking their fast. They are also given prayer beads and prayer oil. Each and every terrorist at Guantanamo is given a Koran, which by the way, is treated better than it should be.
ALL OF THIS PAID FOR BY U.S. TAXPAYERS
As Congressman Duncan Hunter noted, "if you did that for American GI's - if you had a call to prayer five times a day - the ACLU would sue on the basis that we violated the separation between church and state."
This is a travesty of the highest order! These terrorists are being treated better than our own GI’s. They are treated better than most prisoners of war have ever been treated in the history of warfare.
When the typical terrorist suspect is released because he is no longer considered a threat, he has gained weight! He is healthier than he was when he was caught, thanks to the multitude of medical staff that treats these murderers and conspirators on a daily basis.
The left wingers of this country that feel Guantanamo is a “gulag”, or “concentration camp”, or “the killing fields” of our time are so off the mark that is makes this Veteran sick.
I have had it up to my eyeballs with their whiney rhetoric that does nothing for this country, but everything for terrorism!
The gall of these leftist wacko terrorist sympathizing idiots is beyond the scope of this Veteran’s ability to understand.
It is high time that the forces at work against America be treated as they should… as enemies of the state!
Censure in the Senate is too good for Senator Dick Durban.
The anti-American leftist idiots of this country need to be held accountable for their slander, and outright lies they proclaim as truths.
These brazen people in the “Blame America First”crowd are providing aid and assistance to the enemies of the United States of America by suggesting that American troops are acting improperly and mistreating Islamic terrorists and suspected terrorists.
The truth is – the terrorists and suspected terrorists at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility are treated better than American prisoners who are incarcerated for minor offenses.
Let's look at what a typical meal for a terrorist detained at GITMO is:
• Orange Glazed Chicken
• Rice Pilaf
• Steamed Peas & Mushrooms
• Fruit Roupee
In contrast, our troops stationed at Guantanamo are served a MRE (Meal Ready to Eat). We can’t serve MRE’s to the terrorists. Because Congress has declared that if we were to serve an MRE to the terrorists and suspected terrorists held at GITMO, this would be “abuse.”
On Ramadan the terrorists and terrorist suspects being held at Guantanamo are given lamb with honey and dates, for breaking their fast. They are also given prayer beads and prayer oil. Each and every terrorist at Guantanamo is given a Koran, which by the way, is treated better than it should be.
ALL OF THIS PAID FOR BY U.S. TAXPAYERS
As Congressman Duncan Hunter noted, "if you did that for American GI's - if you had a call to prayer five times a day - the ACLU would sue on the basis that we violated the separation between church and state."
This is a travesty of the highest order! These terrorists are being treated better than our own GI’s. They are treated better than most prisoners of war have ever been treated in the history of warfare.
When the typical terrorist suspect is released because he is no longer considered a threat, he has gained weight! He is healthier than he was when he was caught, thanks to the multitude of medical staff that treats these murderers and conspirators on a daily basis.
The left wingers of this country that feel Guantanamo is a “gulag”, or “concentration camp”, or “the killing fields” of our time are so off the mark that is makes this Veteran sick.
I have had it up to my eyeballs with their whiney rhetoric that does nothing for this country, but everything for terrorism!
The gall of these leftist wacko terrorist sympathizing idiots is beyond the scope of this Veteran’s ability to understand.
It is high time that the forces at work against America be treated as they should… as enemies of the state!
Censure in the Senate is too good for Senator Dick Durban.
The anti-American leftist idiots of this country need to be held accountable for their slander, and outright lies they proclaim as truths.
Monday, May 30, 2005
The Sellout Seven
The seven Republicans that need to be removed from the Senate: John McCain of Arizona, Maine twins Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, Rhode Island’s Lincoln Chafee, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John Warner of Virginia, and Mike DeWine of Ohio.
It is time that their constituents put them on notice. Their obstructionist tactics and outright undermining of the Republican Party’s efforts to bring an out of control judiciary back to the right, is a farce.
These seven Senators sabotaged the President, their 48 fellow Republican Senators, and the American people. Their actions reflect their weakness. Their actions show that they are more concerned with the liberal media giving them face time and pronouncing them “reformers”, than following the will of their constituants.
The November elections sent a message, that apparently, hasn’t been heard by some of the Senators in Congress. Not only was President Bush re-elected, but the Republican Party picked up more seats in the Senate.
The American people have spoken. It is time for these Senators to hear our voices once again. It is time to put them on notice. It is time to fire these seven Senators. They are closet liberals and need to be replaced by true conservatives.
Here are a few articles related to this:
Nuclear Option Still on the Table
McCain Helps Democrats Drive America Left
Call Them the Sellout Seven
Chafee’s Choices
It is time that their constituents put them on notice. Their obstructionist tactics and outright undermining of the Republican Party’s efforts to bring an out of control judiciary back to the right, is a farce.
These seven Senators sabotaged the President, their 48 fellow Republican Senators, and the American people. Their actions reflect their weakness. Their actions show that they are more concerned with the liberal media giving them face time and pronouncing them “reformers”, than following the will of their constituants.
The November elections sent a message, that apparently, hasn’t been heard by some of the Senators in Congress. Not only was President Bush re-elected, but the Republican Party picked up more seats in the Senate.
The American people have spoken. It is time for these Senators to hear our voices once again. It is time to put them on notice. It is time to fire these seven Senators. They are closet liberals and need to be replaced by true conservatives.
Here are a few articles related to this:
Nuclear Option Still on the Table
McCain Helps Democrats Drive America Left
Call Them the Sellout Seven
Chafee’s Choices
Thursday, May 26, 2005
PETA Kills Animals
Found a great website that hammers away at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
Here's a sample from their website: PETA Kills Animals
From their site:
I support their effort to expose PETA for what they really are; domestic terrorists.
They are an organization that routinely advocates the breaking of laws and is guilty of hypocrisy as well.
Their tax exepmt status needs to be removed immediately!
Go here to sign a petition against PETA:
The Center for Consumer Freedom
Fight back! PETA is targeting your children!
Stop them now!
Another organization that claims to be for animal rights and is a sham is the Humane Society of the United States.
Check out this site:
ActivistCash.com
Here's a sample from their website: PETA Kills Animals
From their site:
7 Things You Didn't Know About PETA
1) PETA president and co-founder Ingrid Newkirk has described her group’s overall goal as “total animal liberation.” This means no meat, no milk, no zoos, no circuses, no wool, no leather, no hunting, no fishing, and no pets (not even seeing-eye dogs). PETA is also against all medical research that requires the use of animals.
2) Despite its constant moralizing about the “unethical” treatment of animals by restaurant owners, grocers, farmers, scientists, anglers, and countless other Americans, PETA has killed over 10,000 dogs and cats at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. During 2003, PETA put to death over 85 percent of the animals it collected from members of the public.
3) PETA has given tens of thousands of dollars to convicted arsonists and other violent criminals. This includes a 2001 donation of $1,500 to the North American Earth Liberation Front (ELF), an FBI-certified “domestic terrorist” group responsible for dozens of firebombs and death threats. During the 1990s, PETA paid $70,200 to an Animal Liberation Front (ALF) activist convicted of burning down a Michigan State University research laboratory. In his sentencing recommendation, a federal prosecutor implicated PETA president Ingrid Newkirk in that crime. And PETA vegetarian campaign coordinator Bruce Friedrich told an animal rights convention in 2001 that “blowing stuff up and smashing windows” is “a great way to bring about animal liberation.”
4) PETA activists regularly target children as young as six years old with anti-meat and anti-milk propaganda, often waiting outside their schools to intercept them as they walk to and from class-without notifying parents. One piece of kid-targeted PETA literature tells small children: “Your Mommy Kills Animals!” PETA brags that its messages reach over 2 million children every year, including thousands reached by e-mail without the permission of their parents. One PETA vice president told the Fox News Channel’s audience: “Our campaigns are always geared towards children, and they always will be.”
5) PETA has used a related organization, the PETA Foundation, to fund the misnamed Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a deceptive animal rights group that promotes itself as an unbiased source of medical and nutritional information. PCRM's president also serves as president of the PETA Foundation.
6) PETA runs campaigns seemingly calculated to offend religious believers. One entire PETA website is devoted to the claim-despite ample evidence to the contrary-that Jesus Christ was a vegetarian. PETA holds protests at houses of worship, even suing one church that tried to protect its members from Sunday-morning harassment. Its billboards taunt Christians with the message that hogs “died for their sins.” PETA insists, contrary to centuries of rabbinical teaching, that the Jewish ritual of kosher slaughter shouldn't be allowed. And its infamous “Holocaust on Your Plate” campaign crassly compares the Jewish victims of Nazi genocide with farm animals.
7) PETA has repeatedly attacked research foundations like the March of Dimes, the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and the American Cancer Society, because they support animal-based research that might uncover cures for birth defects and life-threatening diseases. PETA president Ingrid Newkirk has said that “even if animal research resulted in a cure for AIDS, we would be against it.”
I support their effort to expose PETA for what they really are; domestic terrorists.
They are an organization that routinely advocates the breaking of laws and is guilty of hypocrisy as well.
Their tax exepmt status needs to be removed immediately!
Go here to sign a petition against PETA:
The Center for Consumer Freedom
Fight back! PETA is targeting your children!
Stop them now!
Another organization that claims to be for animal rights and is a sham is the Humane Society of the United States.
Check out this site:
ActivistCash.com
Monday, May 16, 2005
Newsweek Must be Held Accountable
Newsweek must be held accountable for their obvious anti-American, anti-military story that resulted in the deaths of 16 and injured 100.
The story published in the May 8 issue of Newsweek was a blatant lie that sparked anti-American protests across muslim countries around the world.
The set back that this rag has created is treasonous.
The writers and editors of this story should be brought up on charges of murder and treason.
It is high time that the media be held accountable for their overt anti-Americanism and when this results in the death of innocent people and puts our Soldiers in harms way, they should be brought up on charges, and fined at a minimum.
Their parent company should pay the families of those that died compensation for their losses, and they should pay every time a Soldier is killed due to their misconduct.
This half-assed attempt at an apology, doesn't cut it.
A statement that they "may have erred" is outrageous! "We may have erred" isn't good enough. It isn't even close.
The story published in the May 8 issue of Newsweek was a blatant lie that sparked anti-American protests across muslim countries around the world.
The set back that this rag has created is treasonous.
The writers and editors of this story should be brought up on charges of murder and treason.
It is high time that the media be held accountable for their overt anti-Americanism and when this results in the death of innocent people and puts our Soldiers in harms way, they should be brought up on charges, and fined at a minimum.
Their parent company should pay the families of those that died compensation for their losses, and they should pay every time a Soldier is killed due to their misconduct.
"We regret that we got any part of the story wrong, and extend our sympathies to victims of the violence and to the U.S. soldiers caught in the midst," said Newsweek Editor Mark Whitaker in a note to readers.
This half-assed attempt at an apology, doesn't cut it.
"It's outrageous, I think it's accessory to murder," said Fox News military analyst Col. David Hunt, now retired from the Army.
"This is a lie. This is [a] criminal act as far as I'm concerned. People died," Hunt told Fox interviewer Geraldo Rivera. "A lot worse things should happen to Newsweek than ... making this half-assed apology."
"It's treasonous at worst," Hunt added. "How about not hurting the war? How about causing no harm? I think Newsweek should lose every reader it ever had."
A statement that they "may have erred" is outrageous! "We may have erred" isn't good enough. It isn't even close.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Democrat Hypocrisy
Showing the Democrat hypocrisy is an interesting and easy game to play.
Please feel free to find some of your own as well.
These quotes are from the Congressional Record.
•SEN. LEAHY: One of the things that most Republicans and Democrats ought to be able to agree on is what (then-)Governor Bush said: Do it and vote them up or down in 60 days. Let's make a decision. (7/25/00)
•SEN. DASCHLE: Among the constitutional responsibilities entrusted to the Senate, none is more critical to the well-being of our democracy than providing advice and consent on Presidential nominations. (3/8/00)
•SEN. LEAHY: No one will be here forever. All will leave at some time. When we leave, we can only look back and say: What kind of service did we give? Did we put the country's interests first? Or did we put partisan interest first? Did we put integrity first, or did we play behind the scenes and do things that were wrong? (9/21/99)
•SEN. KENNEDY: Over 200 years ago, the Framers of the Constitution created a system of checks and balances to ensure that excessive power is not concentrated in any branch of government. The President was given the authority to nominate federal judges with the advice and consent of the Senate. The clear intent was for the Senate to work with the President, not against him, in this process. (3/7/00)
•SEN. SCHUMER: By not filling vacancies, we hamper the judiciary's ability to fulfill its own constitutional duties. . . . This delay makes a mockery of the Constitution, makes a mockery of the fact that we are here working, and makes a mockery of the lives of very sincere people who have put themselves forward to be judges and then they hang out there in limbo. (3/7/00)
•SEN. LEAHY: I hope we will have a chance to vote on them, not just in committee . . . but on the floor of the Senate. That is what the Constitution speaks of in our advise and consent capacity. That is what these good and decent people have a right to expect. That is what our oath of office should compel Members to do - to vote for or against. I do not question the judgement or conscience of any man or woman in this Senate if they vote differently that I do, but vote. (9/21/99)
•SEN. REED: This is one of our enumerated duties in the Constitution. . . . I ask my colleagues to take their constitutional duty seriously and vote for these nominees on the basis of their objective qualifications, and not on the basis of petty politics. This process is much too important to the citizens of this great democracy to do otherwise. (3/9/00)
•SEN. LEAHY: One of our most important constitutional responsibilities as United States Senators is to advise and consent on the scores of judicial nominations sent to us to fill the vacancies on the federal courts around the country. I continue to urge the Senate to meet its responsibilities to all nominees. . . . We must redouble our efforts . . . . That is our constitutional responsibility. It should not be shirked. (7/25/00)
•SEN. LEAHY: There are only 100 of us who are elected to represent a quarter of a billion Americans. . . . Let us not play silly parliamentary games and tell the American people we do not have the guts to vote . . . (3/8/00)
•SEN. KENNEDY: Many of us have been concerned about the Senate's continuing delays in acting on President Clinton's nominees to the federal courts . . . . This kind of partisan, Republican stonewalling is irresponsible and unacceptable. It's hurting the courts and it's hurting the country. . . . The continuing delays are a gross perversion of the confirmation process that has served this country well for more than 200 years. When the Founders wrote the Constitution and gave the Senate the power of advice and consent on Presidential nominations, they never intended the Senate to work against the President. . . . (9/21/99)
•SEN. LEAHY: We are not being responsible. We are being dishonest, condescending, and arrogant toward the judiciary. It deserves better and the American people deserve better. . . . Nominees deserve to be treated with dignity and dispatch. . . . We are seeing outstanding nominees nitpicked and delayed to the point that good women and men are being deterred from seeking to serve as federal judges. (9/8/99)
•SEN. LEAHY: We should be the conscience of the Nation. On some occasions we have been. But we tarnish the conscience of this great Nation if we establish the precedence of partisanship and rancor that go against all precedents and set the Senate on a course of meanness and smallness . . . . For the last several years, I have been urging the Judiciary Committee and the Senate to proceed to consider and confirm judicial nominees more promptly, without the months of delay that now accompany so many nominations. (10/1/99)
•SEN. DASCHLE: I believe there is a time and a place for us to consider any nominee and, once having done so, we need to get on with it. I cannot imagine that anybody could justify, anybody could rationalize, anybody could explain why, in the name of public service, we would put anyone through the misery and the extraordinary anguish that these nominees have had to face for years. Why would anyone ever offer themselves for public service . . . ? (3/9/00)
•SEN. HARKIN: I hope the Judiciary Committee and the leadership on that side. . .will listen to the words of Texas Governor George Bush. He said he would call for a 60-day deadline for judges - once they are nominated, the Senate will have 60 days to hold a hearing, to report out of committee and vote on the Senate floor. . . . If he said he would call for a 60-day deadline, I ask my friends on the Republican side: Why don't we act accordingly? (10/3/2000)
•SEN. LEAHY: If I could make a recommendation, I would join an unusual ally in that. Gov. George W. Bush of Texas (stated that) presidential nominations should be acted upon by the Senate within 60 days. He said: 'The Constitution . . does not empower anyone to turn the process into a protracted ordeal of unreasonable delay and unrelenting investigation. Yet somewhere along the way, that is what Senate confirmations became - lengthy, partisan, and unpleasant. It has done enough harm, injured too many good people, and it must not happen again.' Governor Bush is right. . . . I have said the same thing. (7/21/2000)
•SEN. DASCHLE: The Republican majority should not be allowed to cherry-pick among nominees, allowing some to be confirmed in weeks, while letting other nominations languish for years. . . . Let the Senate vote on every nomination. (10/5/99)
•SEN. LEAHY: Either vote for them or vote against them. Don't leave people . . . just hanging forever with even getting a rollcall vote. That is wrong. It is not a responsible way and besmirches the Senate. . . . (10/5/00)
•SEN. DASCHLE: There is going to be no payback. We are not going to do to Republican nominees, whenever that happens, what they have done to Democratic nominees. Why? Because it is not right. Will we differ? Absolutely. Will we have votes and vote against nominees on the basis of whatever we choose? Absolutely. But are we going to make them wait for years and years to get their fair opportunity to be voted on and considered? Absolutely not. That is not right. I do not care who is in charge. I do not care which President is making the nomination. That is not right. (3/9/00)
More later.
Eric
Please feel free to find some of your own as well.
These quotes are from the Congressional Record.
•SEN. LEAHY: One of the things that most Republicans and Democrats ought to be able to agree on is what (then-)Governor Bush said: Do it and vote them up or down in 60 days. Let's make a decision. (7/25/00)
•SEN. DASCHLE: Among the constitutional responsibilities entrusted to the Senate, none is more critical to the well-being of our democracy than providing advice and consent on Presidential nominations. (3/8/00)
•SEN. LEAHY: No one will be here forever. All will leave at some time. When we leave, we can only look back and say: What kind of service did we give? Did we put the country's interests first? Or did we put partisan interest first? Did we put integrity first, or did we play behind the scenes and do things that were wrong? (9/21/99)
•SEN. KENNEDY: Over 200 years ago, the Framers of the Constitution created a system of checks and balances to ensure that excessive power is not concentrated in any branch of government. The President was given the authority to nominate federal judges with the advice and consent of the Senate. The clear intent was for the Senate to work with the President, not against him, in this process. (3/7/00)
•SEN. SCHUMER: By not filling vacancies, we hamper the judiciary's ability to fulfill its own constitutional duties. . . . This delay makes a mockery of the Constitution, makes a mockery of the fact that we are here working, and makes a mockery of the lives of very sincere people who have put themselves forward to be judges and then they hang out there in limbo. (3/7/00)
•SEN. LEAHY: I hope we will have a chance to vote on them, not just in committee . . . but on the floor of the Senate. That is what the Constitution speaks of in our advise and consent capacity. That is what these good and decent people have a right to expect. That is what our oath of office should compel Members to do - to vote for or against. I do not question the judgement or conscience of any man or woman in this Senate if they vote differently that I do, but vote. (9/21/99)
•SEN. REED: This is one of our enumerated duties in the Constitution. . . . I ask my colleagues to take their constitutional duty seriously and vote for these nominees on the basis of their objective qualifications, and not on the basis of petty politics. This process is much too important to the citizens of this great democracy to do otherwise. (3/9/00)
•SEN. LEAHY: One of our most important constitutional responsibilities as United States Senators is to advise and consent on the scores of judicial nominations sent to us to fill the vacancies on the federal courts around the country. I continue to urge the Senate to meet its responsibilities to all nominees. . . . We must redouble our efforts . . . . That is our constitutional responsibility. It should not be shirked. (7/25/00)
•SEN. LEAHY: There are only 100 of us who are elected to represent a quarter of a billion Americans. . . . Let us not play silly parliamentary games and tell the American people we do not have the guts to vote . . . (3/8/00)
•SEN. KENNEDY: Many of us have been concerned about the Senate's continuing delays in acting on President Clinton's nominees to the federal courts . . . . This kind of partisan, Republican stonewalling is irresponsible and unacceptable. It's hurting the courts and it's hurting the country. . . . The continuing delays are a gross perversion of the confirmation process that has served this country well for more than 200 years. When the Founders wrote the Constitution and gave the Senate the power of advice and consent on Presidential nominations, they never intended the Senate to work against the President. . . . (9/21/99)
•SEN. LEAHY: We are not being responsible. We are being dishonest, condescending, and arrogant toward the judiciary. It deserves better and the American people deserve better. . . . Nominees deserve to be treated with dignity and dispatch. . . . We are seeing outstanding nominees nitpicked and delayed to the point that good women and men are being deterred from seeking to serve as federal judges. (9/8/99)
•SEN. LEAHY: We should be the conscience of the Nation. On some occasions we have been. But we tarnish the conscience of this great Nation if we establish the precedence of partisanship and rancor that go against all precedents and set the Senate on a course of meanness and smallness . . . . For the last several years, I have been urging the Judiciary Committee and the Senate to proceed to consider and confirm judicial nominees more promptly, without the months of delay that now accompany so many nominations. (10/1/99)
•SEN. DASCHLE: I believe there is a time and a place for us to consider any nominee and, once having done so, we need to get on with it. I cannot imagine that anybody could justify, anybody could rationalize, anybody could explain why, in the name of public service, we would put anyone through the misery and the extraordinary anguish that these nominees have had to face for years. Why would anyone ever offer themselves for public service . . . ? (3/9/00)
•SEN. HARKIN: I hope the Judiciary Committee and the leadership on that side. . .will listen to the words of Texas Governor George Bush. He said he would call for a 60-day deadline for judges - once they are nominated, the Senate will have 60 days to hold a hearing, to report out of committee and vote on the Senate floor. . . . If he said he would call for a 60-day deadline, I ask my friends on the Republican side: Why don't we act accordingly? (10/3/2000)
•SEN. LEAHY: If I could make a recommendation, I would join an unusual ally in that. Gov. George W. Bush of Texas (stated that) presidential nominations should be acted upon by the Senate within 60 days. He said: 'The Constitution . . does not empower anyone to turn the process into a protracted ordeal of unreasonable delay and unrelenting investigation. Yet somewhere along the way, that is what Senate confirmations became - lengthy, partisan, and unpleasant. It has done enough harm, injured too many good people, and it must not happen again.' Governor Bush is right. . . . I have said the same thing. (7/21/2000)
•SEN. DASCHLE: The Republican majority should not be allowed to cherry-pick among nominees, allowing some to be confirmed in weeks, while letting other nominations languish for years. . . . Let the Senate vote on every nomination. (10/5/99)
•SEN. LEAHY: Either vote for them or vote against them. Don't leave people . . . just hanging forever with even getting a rollcall vote. That is wrong. It is not a responsible way and besmirches the Senate. . . . (10/5/00)
•SEN. DASCHLE: There is going to be no payback. We are not going to do to Republican nominees, whenever that happens, what they have done to Democratic nominees. Why? Because it is not right. Will we differ? Absolutely. Will we have votes and vote against nominees on the basis of whatever we choose? Absolutely. But are we going to make them wait for years and years to get their fair opportunity to be voted on and considered? Absolutely not. That is not right. I do not care who is in charge. I do not care which President is making the nomination. That is not right. (3/9/00)
More later.
Eric
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