Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Founding Fathers wrong on 2nd Amendment

The Founding Fathers of our country made a mistake when they said we had the right to bear arms.

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Founding Fathers wrong on 2nd Amendment

The Founding Fathers of our country made a mistake when they said we had the right to bear arms.

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Judge awards millions to men from USS Pueblo

Crew members of the USS Pueblo pose while in captivity in North Korea in 1968 in a photo released by the U.S. Navy. The crew remained defiant while they were held, for instance extending middle-finger salutes during photo taking.U.S. Navy via AP file

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Wisconsin State Website Features Minneapolis Skyline

Oh, that’s funny. Prominently displayed at the new http://cfis.wi.gov web site is a picture of the Capitol in Madison, WI next to a beautiful skyline - of Minneapolis, MN. I guess that paying a Connecticut-based PCC Technology Group about $1 million to develop the site must have been a real bargain.

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Fallen Marines to be awarded Navy Cross

Cpl. Jonathan Yale and Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter saved Iraqi police and fellow Marines from a truck-driving suicide bomber, Marine brass say. The April attack could have slain dozens.

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Terror threat in London "severe"

Security chiefs in London are concerned that the escalation of violence in Gaza with the prospects of a ground offensive by the IDF could provoke a violent response by Arab and Muslim Londoners with minority elements influenced by Al-Qaeda plotting reprisal attacks in London.

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

The Terrorists Are Always the Victim

Want to open fire on a passing family sedan? How about setting off a bomb in a crowded pizzeria? How about beating in a 4 year old girl's head with a rock? Or hijacking a jet plane and flying it into a crowded skyscraper killing thousands? Moderation, appeasement and attempts to find common ground-- earn nothing but scorn from terrorists

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Pakistan shuts down NATO supply line through the Khyber Pass

NATO’s vital supply link through the Northwest Frontier Province has been shut down as the Pakistani military launched an operation to clear the Taliban from the area. “Supplies to NATO forces have temporarily been suspended,” Tariq Hayat Khan, the Khyber agency’s political agent, told reporters. The main road between Peshawar has been closed as th

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Ex-US Rep on Damaged Gaza-bound Ship

McKinney, who unsuccessfully ran this year for the U.S. presidency on the Green Party ticket, said she will petition U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to speak out against the Israeli attacks on Gaza.

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Monday, December 29, 2008

Citi Puts Your TARP Dollars to Work...in Korea

Hapless Citigroup (C), now the recipient of not one but two taxpayer bailouts, is finally putting your tax dollars to work (on something other than executive bonuses). Specifically, it is rescuing its Korean subsidiary.

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Fake War Veteran Caught Scamming People

Guilmain, who lives in Lynn, was arraigned yesterday on charges that he posed as a representative of a national veterans organization and pocketed the money for himself.

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11% of voters' data didn't match at election

It appears that 11% of voters whose names or personal ID numbers were checked did not match names on the state's master list on November 4th, 2008. That number translates into one out of every nine Wisconsin voters on the state's master list.

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11% of voters' data didn't match at election

It appears that 11% of voters whose names or personal ID numbers were checked did not match names on the state's master list on November 4th, 2008. That number translates into one out of every nine Wisconsin voters on the state's master list.

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Sunday, December 28, 2008

2009 DMCA Rulemaking (iPhones, YouTube, Videos)

For the 2009 rulemaking, EFF filed three exemption requests with the Copyright Office today aimed at protecting the important work of video remix artists, iPhone owners, and cell phone recyclers from legal threats under the DMCA.

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

The Beginning of the End of Gaza

Israel will have no choice but to re-occupy Gaza which will be the beginning of the end for a Hamas led Palestine and any hope for lasting peace in the region without a major end game move by the world’s super powers. The question will be to what extent will an Obama administration support pre-emptive strikes by Israel in the future??

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Lawsuit Seeks to Void Contractor E-Verify Law

The latest government attempt to impose the use of E-Verify on employers is being challenged in court. This time it is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business and human resources groups attacking the legality of new regulations that force federal government contractors to use E-Verify for its employees.

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Friday, December 26, 2008

Flopping Aces Four Million Visit Contest -

Below are the captions that got the most votes from each group, ick the best caption out of each poll below. Winner gets any three items from the Flopping Aces store…even the thong! Polls close on December 26th, 12pm PST

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Mumbai, Corporate Security and Indo-Pakistani Conflict

Given the Mumbai attackers’ successful penetration of these hotel facilities and similar attacks in the region, corporations and travelers should be prepared for similar attacks in the future.

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Jefferson: "the earth belongs to the living" - is this true?

Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Madison concerning France in 1789 argues that "the earth belongs to the living," which puts his own letter in a curious position for us students of history: what claim does it have upon us to read it?

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

TheDay.com - Christmas Eve Brings Back Fond Memories

Robert Morgan, a former U.S. Army chaplain, reminisces Tuesday with retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Barbara E. Miller at the Groton Townhouse Family Restaurant about spending time with the crew of the USS Pueblo on Christmas Eve 40 years ago.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Exclusive: 50 Politically Correct Christmas Songs Sure to

1. Patriarchal, Colonial, Lookist, White Christmas (White Christmas) 2. I Saw Big Daddy Kissing Santa Claus (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) 3. Rudolph, the Endangered Reindeer (Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer) 4. Jingle Bell Kabbalah Pop Remix with Camp Choir (Jingle Bell Rock) 5. Classic: John Lennon’s Happy Christmas – War is Over

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

The Huffington Post's shady activities

Say it ain't so!

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Missile Defense - 33 Minutes

Aptly named, "33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age", our documentary will be a key component in exposing our vulnerability to moms, dads and citizens across the country. The time has come to revive the strategic missile defense system that America uniquely can develop, maintain and employ for its own defense and the peace-loving

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Monday, December 22, 2008

Picasa Web Albums - David - December 22 2008 Winter Wonderland

Picasa Web Albums - David - December 22 2008 Winter Wonderland

Saturday, December 20, 2008

First Goose Creek Terror Plotter Convicted

Mohamed admitted in a June plea agreement to creating a YouTube video showing how to turn a child's remote control toy into a detonator. He told authorities the video was to be used by martyrs fighting "invaders" of Arab countries, including the U.S. military.

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Army captain recalls most memorable Christmas: South Korea

Two days short of 40 years ago, what had promised to be Neil Bohnert’s worst Christmas season ever suddenly turned into his best when his field hospital received the just-released crew of the Pueblo, who had been held captive by the North Koreans for nearly a year.

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Washington Times - Gay man backed for Navy secretary

Washington Times - Gay man backed for Navy secretary

I am glad I am out. It will make the Navy the butt of all jokes and it won't be very much of a morale booster.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Barbara Miller Gales Ferry nurse inducted Veterans Hall of

Barbara Miller, 74, of Gales Ferry has become the first woman inducted into the Connecticut Veterans’ Hall of Fame. As a Navy nurse, she treated wounded Marines in Japan at the start of the Vietnam War. In 1968, she helped care for the crew of the USS Pueblo when they were freed from captivity by North

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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Washington Times - Gay man backed for Navy secretary

If Mr. White were nominated, he likely would face questions during a Senate confirmation hearing over how his nomination would square with the military's policies on gays. Top military personnel and some Democrats are touting William White, chief operating officer of the Intrepid Museum Foundation, to be the next secretary of the Navy

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Walker Lindh Parents Ask Bush To Free Son,

Lindh was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2002 to serving in the Taliban army, which violated U.S. economic sanctions against Afghanistan at that time.At a news conference in San Francisco Wednesday, Lindh's mother, Marilyn Walker, asked the president to show mercy during the Christmas season by commuting her son's

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Russian Warships Causing No Ripples in Pentagon

There is no suggestion of a military confrontation, but the Russian moves are notable in part because they appear to reflect an effort by Moscow to flex some muscle in America's backyard in response to Washington's support for the former Soviet republic of Georgia and elsewhere on the Russian periphery. That includes U.S. missile defense bases to

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Michelle Malkin : The Real Housewives of Crook County

Cable television introduced us to "The Real Housewives of Orange County" -- an estrogen-infused reality show featuring a coven of conniving and ambitious women living pampered lives in Southern California. Blago-gate has brought us something even juicier: The Real Housewives of Crook County, Illinois.

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Monday, December 15, 2008

Chuck Baldwin -- Act Now To Reject Con Con

Chuck Baldwin -- Act Now To Reject Con Con

Keep Jane Fonda out of California Hall of Fame

All veterans, especially Vietnam vets, should fight the effort to put Jane Fonda into California Hall of Fame.

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Instant Freedom | War Is Crime

Instant Freedom War Is Crime

What Does Being Pro-Israel Mean Anyway?

It does not mean supporting any particular Israeli government or merely paying lip service to the idea of Israel when elections come around. If Pro-Israel is to mean anything at all, it has to mean supporting the survival of Israel. The "tough love" line puts Israel squarely into the battered wife role.

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Is there pressure on Rahm Emanuel to resign?

Some foreign papers are reporting that Rahm Emanuel might resign in light of his conversations with Rod Blagojevich. At least one paper has backed off of the story and the Wall Street Journal reports, Emanuel may not have talked directly with Blago. The confusion and speculation derives from Obama's inexplicable silence.

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Obama / Blagojevich Connection

The Republican National Committee (RNC) today launched a new Web video, titled Questions Remain. The video highlights the evolving explanations delivered by President-elect Obama and his advisors concerning their contact with the embattled and scandal-plagued Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich despite Obamas promises to instill greater transparency

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Sunday, December 14, 2008

The new bumper stickers are here! The new bumper stickers

Yep loud and Proud

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Computer Glitches Denied Widows of War Veteran

Congress passed a law in 1996 giving veterans' spouses the right to keep their partners' final month of benefits. It instructed the VA to make changes as needed to comply with the law, which took effect for spouses of veterans who died after Dec. 31, 1996.But the VA never updated its automated computer systems, which send out checks and notifi

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Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Sunday Funnies

Too Funny Get a extra hot beverage and Enjoy

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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Portland's new solar-powered toilet open for business

At the unveiling, mayor-elect Sam Adams gave the fancy new toilet its first ceremonial flush and Commissioner Randy Leonard was awarded with an honorary golden plunger.Leonard helped design the prototype.

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Escaped Criminal & Suspected Terrorist Ruben Shumpert Dead?

By most expectations, the Seattle barber should be sitting in a federal lock-up serving time for gun and counterfeiting convictions in a case deeply colored by allegations of terrorism.But in November, days before he was to be sentenced, Shumpert called an FBI agent and said he wouldn't be in court, authorities said.

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One Marine's View: I am in total agreement with this guy.

I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes, and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to earn that pay check, I work on a rig site for a Fort McMurray construction project. At any time I am required to pass a random urine test, with which I have no problem.

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Blagojevich Reacts To Arrest

***** Pretty Good Interview

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Group asks states to track citizens' ammo

Someone invented a process to laser-etch a serial number into a bullet. When no ammo manufacturer would buy this serial-numbering system, they started lobbying to require it by law. Of course all that's going to do is induce the criminals (especially the gangs) to deface the codes. Ordinary citizens lose another right, a little at a time...

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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Why does the media omit the (D) in Democrat shenanigans?

A Tuesday article which broke the news that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich had been arrested by federal authorities omitted his Democratic party affiliation. This is becoming increasingly more pronounced: Republican caught = party affiliation in headlines and throughout article, Democrat caught = hardly any mention of them being a Democrat.

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Monday, December 8, 2008

Coverup or Retreat? Mattel pulls all statements on doll

Parents nationwide have complained for months to Mattel that the doll says “Islam is the Light” without any notification label for consumers that the doll is advocating Islam. The MAMA campaign website also calls for support from Muslim parents who oppose Shariah as a political-legal doctrine. Many Muslims came to the United States specifically

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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Louisiana voters oust indicted Rep. William Jefferson

Unofficial results showed Republican attorney Anh "Joseph" Cao denying Jefferson a 10th term. Republicans made an aggressive push to get rid of the 61-year-old incumbent, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, laundering money. Cao will become the first Vietnamese-American in Congress.

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Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Sunday Funnies

It is Sunday December 7th Remember Pearl Harbor... Get A coffee or Your Favorite Early morning Beverage and Enjoy What the Politicians have to offer this week

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Saturday, December 6, 2008

Pearl Harbor Remembrance

He told us that history is full of regular people finding themselves dealing with extraordinary circumstances. Sunday is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Pearl Harbor is an example of how people, going about their daily lives, were thrust into a horrible set of circumstances. How they handled themselves and what happened is part of our country's

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Sailor Epitomizes Heroism With His Life

raqi Army medics were hesitant to provide assistance to the reporter due to his insecure position. This was not the case for Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan P. Faulhaber, a hospital corpsman serving with Military Transition Team 111 of 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division. Despite the high rate of continuous enemy fire, Faulhaber

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Friday, December 5, 2008

New Poll- McCain Voters and Fox News Viewers Most Informed

John Ziegler is at it again.

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Suit contesting Barack Obama citizenship heads to Supreme Co

Suit contesting Barack Obama's citizenship heads to U.S. Supreme Court Friday - Justices will decide whether to consider the case

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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Campaign asks Texans to support open-carry law for handguns

More than a month before the legislative session starts Jan. 13, God given constitutional rights supporters are asking state lawmakers to pass an "open carry" law to let Texans stop covering up the guns they carry and wear them openly.

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PBS Plans "Christmas With Bill Ayers" Special

One Xmas party segment shows Ayers yelling through a megaphone at 2nd graders for "toy lust and greed when kids all over the world are being blown apart by a kill-crazed U.S. war machine." Another shows Ayers dressed as Santa Claus giving kids gifts from Cuba: rope sandals (all Men's size 9) and coloring books describing how to inform on parents.

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Monday, December 1, 2008

Defense Tech: Army Science Conference- What If ??

Below is a video that was shown this morning to attendees. It looks like only two of the talks are archived on the official live cast site, but we'll have whatever content we can grab here on DT for you to peruse as we get it, so stay tuned.

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Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford Arrested by the Feds

This has been expected for some time. We will keep you posted as information comes in later in the day.

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