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"I learned that in extreme situations when human lives and dignity are at state, neutrality is a sin. It helps the killers, not the victims." Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor who lost his family in the Holocaust - Nobel Prize Author
Socialism - Liberalism Quotation
"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened." – Norman Thomas
I can't defend Juan Williams much. I think he is a Democrat pawn, but paid to be Liberal. The man isn't dumb, so I think he could easily be a Conservative. But...NPR fired him for saying this on the The Factor with Bill O'Reilly:
Juan Williams
O'Reilly: “The cold truth is that in the world today jihad, aided and abetted by some Muslim nations, is the biggest threat on the planet.”
Williams: “I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I’ve written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous.” Source
National Public Radio is publicly funded. You hear little to nothing conservative on NPR. Trying to dispute NPR's Liberal-bent, UCLA researchers found that NPR hardly differs from the average mainstream news outlet. No joke! The average mainstream new outlet is as Liberal as heck. NPR complained that Williams says one thing on-air with them, and something completely different on Fox.
Now I expect his schedule to be tripled on Fox. Arrggggh!
Taxpayers should not be funding NPR. Is there anything out there conservative that taxpayers fund? I didn't think so.
Michael Grimm won America's Got Talent last night, besting 10-year-old Jackie Evancho. Jackie's career is already in high gear. What an amazing voice she has. See her in the second video below singing with her idol, Sarah Brightman, and in the first video Michael Grimm sings When a Man Loves a Woman.
Michael Grimm
Michael Grimm America's Got Talent Winner (video)
Jackie Evancho singing with Sarah Brightman (video)
This is the Col-bair Repoir! Celebrating the troops who "won the Iraq war!" Even without Biden admitting that Bush handled the Iraq war well (was that a gaffe?), seeing the troops with Col-bair is FABULOUS!
See the troop segment in the first video. See the Biden statement in the second video. See the General Odierno segment in the third video
Notice the sheer angst on Matthews' face as he is told Democrats may lose the Senate. He asks, "could Barbara Boxer lose in California?" He's in shock - no thrill up his leg, but I've heard from a reliable source willing to speak under anonymity, that the Nation's electorate is causing Matthews extreme and painful constipation.
Chris Matthews - Something He Doesn't Know (video)
Sean Hannity's Freedom Concert in Tulsa last night was great success. In fact, of the eight concerts, Tulsa was the first to sell-out. Col. Olie North started the Freedom Alliance project to send children of deceased and permanently disabled Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Guardsmen and Marines to college with Freedom Alliance scholarships, and other support. To date, the project has issued $3 million dollars for scholarships and has $15 million in trust to grow to be there for the future youngest children of those whose fathers and mother will not come home. The Tulsa World, which never misses an opportunity to shame itself over the slightest sign of patriotism, gets it wrong again.
Sean Hannity and Charlie Daniels
Hannity's Freedom Concerts are just one of the fundraising opportunities for Freedom Alliance. The concerts are responsible for $10 million of the $15 million held in trust. The Freedom Concerts are a project of The Freedom Alliance, founded by Colonel Oliver North. The Alliance does incur the cost of providing transportation for our troops, their families and the families of the scholarship recipients. The costs are paid out of The Alliance programming budget. Neither North or Hannity receive "a salary or stipend" for their participation. Sean and Jill Hannity have personally donated over $1 million. Yet the bitter Liberal loons drone on.
Sean Hannity
Most of you know that I have no respect for my local newspaper, the Tulsa World. If you were listening to Sean's radio show yesterday from Tulsa, you know that this utterly-liberal paper did a hit piece on Hannity and the concert, both before and after the event.
James D. Watts, Jr. (no relation to J.D. Watts, the former Congressman - that we know of) who is the "World Scene Writer," correctly titles his piece "A concert with an attitude." The concert definitely has an "attitude," of 1) support for the troops and their families, 2) a deep love for America, 3) a deep appreciation for patriotism, 4) a strong belief in America's exceptionalism and 5) and unwavering support for American sovereignty.
J. D. Watts, Jr. the writer, slammed the Lynyrd Skynyrd band for their patriotism and loving their "God and Guns." Many years ago, the Lynyrd Skynyrd band were a bit rebellious and outspoken as opponents of handguns. Today, Lynyrd Skynyrd's career is soaring, and through the band's tribulations of losing their front man Rickey Van Zandt to a plane crash many years ago, disbanding for a decade, coming back together, losing other band members to heart attack and cancer, they have emerged as passionate supporters of our troops, AND of the United States of America AND the U.S. Constitution.
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Mark Sparky Matejka, Rickey Medlocke and Gary Rossington
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Johnny Van Zandt
The same criticism of Charlie Daniels. Many years ago Charlie sang of getting "stoned in the morning" and "drunk in the afternoon." Today Charlie Daniels is talking about the common sense way to eliminate criminals - see that video below.
Charlie Daniels Band: Pat McDonald Drummer
Writer Watts talks about "The controversy." 1) the concert portion of the evening gets most of the time, but Sean gets "most of the attention," and 2) a "conservative blogger, Debbie Schlussel" has accused Hannity of benefiting personally from the concerts (I believe she accuses North of the same).
Olie North
The president of Freedom Alliance, Thomas Kilgannon, sent a letter in March to members of Friends of Freedom Alliance, in answer to Schlussel's charges, and said Hannity "does not use any Freedom Alliance Funds or Concert funds in any way."
Kilgannon's letter went on to say that "In 2008, Freedom Alliance spent a total of $6,745,717. Of that 79 percent ($5,317,970) was spent on Program Activities, 14 percent ($945,950) was spent on Fundraising (and) 7 percent ($481,797) was spent on Management."
The organization's IRS Form 990 for 2008 states that it gave out 167 scholarships totaling $802,250, and 429 Cash Assistance grants to wounded servicemen and women, totaling $266,651.
Of those 167 scholarships, only one - worth $1,500 - went to an Oklahoma student (the grants are listed only by the name of the college, in this case, the University of Oklahoma).
If this charity was Left-leaning, you can bet not a dime of Freedom Alliance proceeds would go to an Oklahoma military family...the one state with every single country voting a majority for John McCain - and the only state where Obama didn't win a single county. Hubby and I, living here in Oklahoma, bought tickets priced just under the VIP seats. We had second row, left of stage, great seats. After paying the $125 ticket price ($146 with tax), we donated separately to Freedom Alliance.
Hannity “pays for all his own transportation, hotels, and all related expenses for himself and his family and friends and staff,” and that he “does not use any Freedom Alliance Funds or [Freedom] Concert funds in any way, period.
Hannity is a conservative. In New York he can register as a Conservative. His concert promotes conservative thought. Maybe Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, or Ed Schultz have personally given $1+ million for military scholarships? Just asking...
The Freedom Alliance is accused of not paying for a full-four year scholarships.
We analyze the specific needs of each applicant in granting scholarships and consider many factors including whether the student is receiving other aid and what need the student has demonstrated. Our scholarships are renewable for four years of undergraduate study if the recipient maintains a 2.0 grade point average. The scholarships typically run up to $6,000 per year so some students cumulatively receive as much as $24,000 toward their college experience. We are fortunate to assist these students who could not otherwise afford college without the scholarships.
Tulsa World writer James D. Watts, Jr's article was typical Liberal drivel. We had a great event come to Tulsa and he did his best to discredit it. Once again, Mr. Watts, if you have participated in helping children of Military deceased or permanently injured get to college, just tell us about it. Why would you report what a blogger said when there are facts to dispute it? Oh yes...because you are a Liberal. We won't hold our breaths waiting for a Liberal event to support the troops or express any kind of patriotism.
Today, the day after the concert, a photo of Hannity and Charlie Daniels is published in The World with the title: "Freedom Concert: Republicans Gather." Darn right most of us were Republicans - but probably not all. Daylight will never dawn on a headline declaring Democrats gathered for a patriotic salute to the troops and the exceptionalism of America. Not going to happen. The photo accompanied Randy Krehbiel's piece claiming that the show "lured: Hannity fans. "Lured?" What an ugly and dishonest word. Is there an ounce of decency or honesty anywhere in the World offices?
On stage last night were two Obama supporters: Oklahoma Sooner coach, Barry Switzer - sounding like a true conservative, supported Democrat candidate for Governor, Jari Askins. J.C. Watts, former OU quarterback, who led the Sooners to two National Championships and went on to be a Republican Congressman astonishingly also voted for Obama. From listening to Hannity's interviews with Watts, he was overwhelmed at the thought that a Black man might be president. From interviews, I doubt he will vote for Obama in 2012. No matter how he votes, Sean Hannity is huge fan of pastor J.C. Watts.
J. C. Watts and Barry Switzer
Hannity threw out small, wussy footballs throughout the evening. The crowd loved it. Sean has developed quite a throwing arm. When J.C. Watts came to the stage, Hannity said they had a challenge going between the two of them: the longest ball of three tries wins. The winner donates $1,000. J.C. lost. When Switzer took the stage he defended his star quarterback saying Watts could chuck the ball out of the arena - and said he thought the contest was "fixed."
As I search the web for Liberal or Democrat charities supporting the military, I come up with zero. In the first place, Liberals believe government should take care of our charitable needs, and when Liberals do donate it is overwhelmingly for environmental, abortion and family planning, AIDs, animal protection, and civil rights disguised as "population planning." Yes, Hollywood shows up in places where there are foreign wars going on. They entertain the troops - an important mission. I just don't think they raise much money for the needs of the families of our military. I will gladly correct this if someone can point me to proof that Liberals raise money for Military families.
Michael W. Smith
Christian singer and songwriter Michael W. Smith spoke and sang. He told a couple of stories about George W. Bush. Smith sang at the 2000 inaugural, and was a visitor in the Oval Office. He started his program with the audience singing America the Beautiful. Michael introduced his wife, along with Jill Hannity. Sean said his "family" was there, and his son went on stage with him to pass the wussy footballs to Dad, and he threw a few himself. He is a sweet little replica of Sean. I'll only post a photo to show you the resemblance, even without seeing his face.
Sean Hannity's Son
Three recipients of scholarships were introduced, along with the Gold Star parents of a soldier who lost his life in Fallujah, Iraq. I can't remember the name, I believe the last name was "Vincent." I hate it when I can't remember things like that.
There were so many highlights of the night. One was an awesome drum solo by Charlie Daniels' drummer, Pat McDonald - about a 5 minute solo. The second video below is of a similar McDonald's solo at California's Alameda Country Fair.
The evening was definitely a concert. None of the acts cheated the ticket holders. The reverb shook the floor from the time the first instrument was plucked. I could feel at the crown of my head - the entire night. This was my first time to see Lynyrd Skynyrd live. Rickey Medlocke didn't disappoint. See the photo above - see Medlocke's foot at about Van Zandt's waist - not bad for a 60-year-old. Van Zandt's voice was in fine form. Charlie Daniels will turn 74 in October and his voice is still extraordinarily strong. Olie talked about the troops, the many embeds he has had with them, and the times he has been asked by a dying Soldier, Sailor or Marine to "take care of my family."
A blog of the Tulsa World "lured" an abundance of pissy comments. On intimation is that not all that many attended the even at Tulsa's new Bank of Oklahoma (BOK) Center. I don't know how many were there but the room was full, with the exception of the seats directly behind the stage. The BOK holds about 17,000 for basketball games.
I get all of my news from the InterWeb. Hubby reads the Tulsa World for local sports and coming events. He never reads the editorials. Tulsa is a very conservative, extraordinarily beautiful city, which we consider a Nation's best-kept secret - yet we are plagued with this scummy newspaper.
Many thanks to Tulsa's KRMG radio, morning talker Joe Kelly and "most popular sports guy and charitable fund-raiser around," Rick Corey, for sponsoring this wonderful event. KRMG in Tulsa is the radio home of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz and Michael Savage. Laura Ingraham would be on KRMG if there was a daytime slot to fit into. I suggest Neal and his Liberal newser (Cox Radio Washington correspondent) Jaimie Dupree move on along and let Laura move in. My apologies to photographers everywhere. These are poor specimens except for the one I borrowed (see below) but remember the lights were strobing and the floor trembling and every opportunity for a great shot was interrupted by the onstage videographer stepping right in my viewfinder.
Charlie Daniels A Simple Man at the Grand Ole Opry (video)
Obama chose to appear on The View rather than attend the Boy Scout's 100th Anniversary celebration. Nothing like preferring the prominent and whiny women of New York City over the accomplishments of the young men who will be leading our country in the not too distant future. Obama sent a video address instead. The Boy Scouts replied in kind. Source
ABC News hopes to show that Sharron Angle's reliance on the Ten Commandments and the Second Amendment is odd.
Sharron Angle
Angle, the Republican conservative in Nevada has said the entitlement programs pushed by Obama, Pelosi and Harry Reid are designed to make Government our god, and she is exactly right, although ABC thinks that position is "odd."
"These programs that you mentioned -- that Obama has going with Reid and Pelosi pushing them forward -- are all entitlement programs built to make government our God. And that’s really what’s happening in this country is a violation of the First Commandment. We have become a country entrenched in idolatry, and that idolatry is the dependency upon our government. We’re supposed to depend upon God for our protection and our provision and for our daily bread, not for our government," US Senate candidate Sharron Angle (R-NV) said.
Then there is ABC's thinly-veiled suggestion that Angle supports "taking out" Harry Reid with guns.
According to the ABC article, Angle suggested the Second Amendment would "avoid the need for the Second Amendment." Here's what she actually said in the interview with Jon Ralston of the NBC station in Reno, Nevada:
"You know, our Founding Fathers, they put that Second Amendment in there for a good reason, and that was for the people to protect themselves against a tyrannical government. And in fact Thomas Jefferson said, it's good for a country to have a revolution every 20 years," Angle said. "I hope that's not where we're going, but, you know, if this Congress keeps going the way it is, people are really looking toward those Second Amendment remedies and saying, my goodness, what can we do to turn this country around? I'll tell you, the first thing we need to do is take Harry Reid out."
I was speaking broadly, as you saw, about the Constitution, and that was the context of that rhetoric," Angle responded. "I admit that was a little strong to say 'take him out,' but you know what I meant. I meant take him out of office, and taking him out of office is a little different. I changed my rhetoric, to 'defeat Harry Reid.'"
Angle's point is once again, right on. The Founders provided for tyranny. It's that simple. We need to talk about it more and get comfortable with it, because whether it is this president or another, The Founders saw this need for protection, and provided the way.
Six teenagers from two families wading in Louisiana's Red River fell into deep water and drowned as their families watched. No one in the group could swim and only one life jacket was available. The Shreveport fire department was able to pull one 14-year-old boy to safety. CBS, never failing to play the race card, says few Blacks can swim because racism keep them out of swimming pools for decades.
Six Teenagers Drown in Louisiana
The victims ranged in age from 13 to 18 - three brothers from one family and a two brothers and a sister from another.
Swimming skills can be scarce among African-Americans like the teens in this tragedy. A study commissioned by the sports governing body USA Swimming found 69 percent of black children had low or no swimming ability. Segregation kept blacks out of public and private pools for decades and the disparity continues because many poor and working class children have limited access to pools or instruction.
The teens had started playing in a familiar area but ended up at a spot in the river where the bottom fell suddenly and that's where divers found the bodies, Sanders said.
These kids were under 20 years old. We haven't had segregated public pools for decades. They were with their parents, and the parents failed to protect their children by making them safe in water. Shame on CBS for making this a matter of racism.
My time on the computer has been short the last few days. If I had written about "Obama on The View," this is what I would have wanted to write, but could not have, because Reaganite Republican has a unique way with words. Read the quintessential "Obama on the View" at The Reaganite Republican.
I'm awaiting the video of Laura Ingraham in for Bill O'Reilly tonight. So important is the news tonight, that she skipped the Talking Points. Her first guest was John Eastman, who is an attorney running for California Attorney General to replace AG Jerry Brown, who was voted the worst Attorney General in the U.S. by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Laura Ingraham
Eastman, who is the director of the Center for constitutional Jurisprudence at Chapman University school of Law, spoke on many of the points of Judge Bolton's ruling but one thing stuck out: Bolton ruled that illegal migrants do not have to carry I.D. papers. Bolton said that is "preposterously" wrong. U.S. Federal Law, in Title 8 Section 1304 clearly requires that identification be carried by all migrants at all times, according to Eastman. I'll look it up tomorrow. I'm closing up for the night.
I hope to have the video with the entire conversation with Ingraham and Eastman in the morning. John Eastman's website is here. (Thursday morning: still looking for the video)
CNN anchors discuss the disgusting nature of the Internet and the "anonymous" blogger. There's a new term for it: The Cult of the Amateur, and a suggestion that the "media," (that would be The Propaganda Squad) would watch the bloggers and take them to task for their misdeeds.
Ed Schultz, really peeved that Obama had an interview with Fox News' Brett Baier - in his own time slot, and didn't come to "him," mentions something about no loyalty from the White House. The look on his face tells his story - he's eaten up with sheer jealousy, saying "I busted my ass for Obama." His face gets even redder when he says Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA 9th) would not promise to tell the Congressional Black Caucus to stay off of Fox News. In this clip, Schultz ends with "I'm really sorry that Glenn Beck's going blind, because I think it's a travesty he won't see the country he is destroying."
Schultz is host of The Ed Show on MSNBC and the Ed Schultz Show, a syndicated radio talk show.
Pollster Frank Luntz signed off his segment on Hannity tonight with: "Republicans take the House" in November. I'm not counting unhatched chickens, just sayin'...Frank Luntz said it.
Kirsten Powers IS a Liberal, but this video shows she has partaken of a full vat of Kool-Aid just before a chat with Megyn Kelly. Oh wow! You haven't seen this before, and there can be no mystery about which blonde bombs. The conversation is about the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissing the voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party (NBPP). The video begins with a California townhall hosted by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-27th) and a constituent telling Sherman she is concerned about the DOJ and the NBPP. Sherman bring on the shame and doesn't know a thing, bless his heart, about a Black Panther case, and he is certain the DOJ plans to prosecute any Blacks he finds intimidating voters. You can imagine what the crowd does, then Kelly and Powers provide the entertainment. Kirsten is definitely not ready for the big tent. See related background info below video.
A El Paso security camera caught Gustus Bozarth rescuing the American flag, which had fallen in a storm. The videotape showed Mr. Bozarth in a driving rain, carefully folding the flag military-style, on the hood of a pick-up truck, and then leaving it and the pole in a safe place on the property. Across the country, people are responding to his plight and offering help. See the video below.
Gustus Bozarth
The owner of the flag is METI Inc., a federal contracting company. According to their spokesperson, METI has had a "heart warming" response to the story, with offers to help with donations. KFOX is also working with an agency to provide aid.
METI employees were shocked to find the downed-flag not strewn on the ground in front of their building, but neatly and properly folded. That's when they checked the security tape showing Gustus Bozarth at 1:40 a.m. folding the flag in a driving rainstorm.
It's a small respect, folding the flag like that," he said. Bozarth said he learned to fold the flag when he worked as a security officer in Tampa, FL.
WoundedTimes says Gustus lives in the back of a warehouse just feet from where the fallen flag was found.
METI Inc. at first refused to take donations for Gustus until they could a arrange a way to keep the funds safe. According to the video below, a fund has now been set-up. For details contact METI Inc. at 915-772-4975 or KFOX14 at 915-833-8585.
Megyn Kelly has the story of Gustus Bozarth (center)
The annual Bozeman, Montana TEA Party won first place in the Ennis, Montana Independence Day float contest. The parade did not offer a 2nd or 3rd place, just the coveted 1st, and it went a TEA Party. How's that for patriotism? The photo below is a man in bronze covering his heart at the Veteran's Memorial.
Ennis Veteran's Memorial with Bronze
Among the entries was Terri and Ron and their Rusty Cowboy entry of a Sheepherder's Wagon. Ron had lived in this wagon for over 20 years. If you have a wondering heart, it's up for sale.
The Bozeman TEA Party prevailed by winning the 1st place award for their float. They had a live singing group on the float, many flags. It shouted 4th of July. The judges were from out-of-town, knew no one in the parade, and the vote was not considered political. According to my tipster, it will take some time for one or two local entries to get over losing to outsiders (said with a chuckle).
The Nichols, father and son, escaped. One of France's deputies was shot and died. It took the Sheriff about 5 months to track them down. The father is serving an 85-year sentence. The son received 20-years but was paroled in 1991.
Johnny France wrote a book, Incident at Big Sky. My tipster is critical of two made-for-TV-movies about the kidnapping, saying it incorrectly portrayed France as a redneck. In the video, you'll see that the Ennis residents love Johnny France.
It was a beautiful day for a parade, and this one had it all: bagpipes, gorgeous horses, vintage cars, pretty girls, kids on bikes and in strollers, kids walking with livestock, little kids on big horses, fife and drum, American flags everywhere, and America the Beautiful...on the Bozeman TEA Party float (about 6 minutes in).
At the beginning of the video, you see the Ennis Veteran's Memorial and a bronze statue done by my tipster. Can you guess who the tipster might be? If you are a regular reader, you've probably guessed by now. After watching the parade video below visit my storytelling tipster, who produced a prop for an A and E special on the Nichols abduction and capture, and also attended the premier showing.
The parade is all an Independence Day parade should be. If you have children, they will love watching this video.
Ennis, Montana Parade - Bozeman Tea Party Float Takes 1st Place (video)
Elizabeth Edwards has a new chapter in the newly released paperback of her book Resilience. Talking with Matt Lauer on the Today Show, she talked of the heartbreak of realizing that she could no longer be John Edwards' wife, and she wants her children to love their father, because he may need to be there for him if her cancer takes a bad turn.
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I have great empathy for Elizabeth Edwards: empathy that she married the guy in the first place, then that she stayed with him for 33 years, and that she is battling cancer and has had that battle for a number of years now.
Having said that, it will be a better day when scorned women can talk about their philandering husbands without talking about "that other woman." It's useless. Only the husband is accountable to his wife. Only the husband is responsible to and accountable for their children. Only the husband is bound by the sacred ties of marriage.
And having said that, she really said very little of Rielle Hunter, "that woman." And she says, "I am not just a cuckolded wife.
The View panel is apparently talking about prayer in the Gulf Coast region, although that is not made completely clear. Behar says faith is not logical, and Hasselbeck says Behar is bigoted, and explains how prayer really works. Behar seems unfamiliar with the whole process. See the video.
Joy Behar Says Prayer is Illogical - Faith is not Logical (video)
O'Reilly asks Sarah Palin if she had a "big beef" with the President's speech tonight. Her answer: "I kinda have a big beef with you too, Bill if you don't acknowledge that Obama is wrong on his call for a need for energy policy. We see a pattern here: everyone thinks O'Reilly is more wrong than he is right these days. See the video
Sarah Palin
Bill had to pretended he didn't feel that verbal knife, expertly wielded by by one of the few public personalities who does know something about energy, knows many others who know more, and competently points out that Obama knows squat and showed it tonight.
O'Reilly works till to a sweat to keep Obama seeing The Factor as the only on-air Fox option for his regime. He worked just as hard to recover from Palin's scathing assessment of the Oil Czar Speech with the focus on new Cap and Tax, as well as his own lame view. Fortunately for Bill, he was off camera more than he was on.
The story here is Bill Maher's admitted understanding of the situation Israel is in, but the surprise is to learn that Rachel Maddow is blind, deaf and dumb. For the record, Maddow is generally supportive of Israel. See the video.
Rachel Maddow
Bill Maher and Rachel Maddow on Palestine and Israel (video)
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