Archive for September, 2007

More of the Gunrunners return

Posted on September 30, 2007 - Filed Under War on Terror, Marines | Leave a Comment

Stumbled across a piece at Spouse Buzz about a wife trying to decide what to wear to greet her returning warrior and I realized I had not shared pictures of the reunion of my son and his wife.

The simple sign was to make it easier for him to quickly find his directions (without all the […]

A good beer commercial

Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under positive values | Leave a Comment

With all the bad publicity Miller has gotten for sponsoring the atrocious fetish festival in Sodom on the Bay, here is a Budweiser commercial they made - obviously at considerable expense and ran I am told only once - in memory of those who died on 9/11 - tasteful and respectful.

H/T to Michelle Malkin

Terrorist convicted in California

Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under general nonsense, War on Terror | Leave a Comment

Maybe he was looking forward to having 72 virgin trees to hug.
Eric McDavid of Foresthill, Calif., faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for what FBI agents said was as an ecoterrorist plot in the name of the Earth Liberation Front, a shadowy, loose-knit group that has claimed credit for arsons […]

Good bye John - we’ll all miss you!

Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under Taxes, Legislators, National Politics | Leave a Comment

During my ten years with ALEC one of the “private sector” people who stood out was John Berthoud of ATU. His take on taxation questions was always appreciated. All who knew him will feel the empty space his early departure from this mortal realm creates.

Good bye John - you left too soon!

What a bargain that would have been!

Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under NH Politics | Leave a Comment

On the surface the report in a London news site about Sadam offering to go into exile if given $1 billion dollars looks like it might have been quite a deal - considering the costs of the war.
That is until you read what his deal really was and remember who he really was. The deal:
“It […]

Fred Smith and Lee Greenwood

Posted on September 27, 2007 - Filed Under Legislators, North Carolina | Leave a Comment

Wednesday night I was invited to Fred Smith’s home for his 5th Annual Summer Celebration that featured Lee Greenwood.

Senator Fred Smith is running for the GOP nomination for Governor. Last night’s event was unique among his other campaign events, not only was it hosted at his home, but it featured singer Lee Greenwood who sat […]

Marines - Gomer Pyle and all

Posted on September 27, 2007 - Filed Under Marines | Leave a Comment

This clip is a USMC recruiting piece but very good. (Has some clips of Cobras firing and also some of the Osprey in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za2jp_tfifs

And then Raven over at “And Rightly So!” posted about the Marines recognizing and honoring that the sit com Gomer Pyle was actually a positive vision of the Corps.

Bush offends Cuba delegation

Posted on September 26, 2007 - Filed Under World politics | Leave a Comment

It was interesting to watch the Cuban delegation at the UN jump up and scurry out of the room when President Bush said in his speech:
In Cuba, the long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end. The
Cuban people are ready for their freedom. And as that nation enters a
period of transition, the United […]

Gunrunner’s return

Posted on September 23, 2007 - Filed Under Marines | Leave a Comment

Early Sunday morning 7 buses pulled up to the waiting crowd of family members and friends awaiting the warriors’ return. The HMLA 269 (Marine Light attack helicopter squadron - Cobras and Heuy’s) have just returned from the latest deployment in Iraq. My son, a Captain, is one of the Cobra pilots. It was his third […]

Time to recap the Remake of WWII series

Posted on September 23, 2007 - Filed Under WWII Remake Casting, NH Politics | Leave a Comment

With the lead actor,Ahamdinejad, of the WWII Dramatic remake now headed for “Broadway” [ground zero]it is time to recap the series of articles I’ve been writing since last spring about the vast casting effort and the creative re-writes of the script as well as the “progress” being made in assembling all the military and logistical […]

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