Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Afghan mission commander wants more U.S. troops
CBC via Weasel Zippers "His request outlines three options for additional troops — from as many as 80,000 to as few as 10,000 to 15,000 — but favours a compromise of 40,000 more forces, the officials said." ...."Obama said Tuesday that he will decide in "the coming weeks" on a war strategy and the troops needed to carry it out." Coming WEEKS?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Market Garden; A Remembrance During Time of War
Michael Yon "A world away from Afghanistan, over in Holland, was approaching the 65th anniversary of the allied liberation from Nazi occupation, and I had been invited to attend by James “Maggie” Megellas. Maggie, who had fought his way through Holland and is today remembered there as a hero, is said to be the most decorated officer in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division. Now 92, Maggie has recently spent about two months tooling around the battlefields of Afghanistan..."
Obama has found his oppressor
By Aaron Gee "Finding an oppressor when you're the President of the most powerful country in the world isn't easy. It appears President Obama has formerly decided that Fox News will be his oppressor and has sent out his aides to tell the world. Obama has decided to play role of the victim since he's been failing miserably with that whole "leadership thing".
Playing the victim accomplishes a few things;..."
Leading warmist and his embarrassing 'coming ice age' video
Thomas Lifson "Even the BBC is asking awkward questions. Al Gore and the Society of Environmental Journalists cuts off the mic when Gore can't deal with the weakness of his drowning polar bear thesis under questioning."
Becoming the 'Others' ; Christianity in the Media
By Mark Earley; Breakpoint "In modern secular American culture, believers in Jesus Christ are increasingly being painted as “the other.” “The other” is any individual or group defined as being different in some fundamental way and therefore not belonging. In literature and in history this “otherness” is often based on race, gender, religion, behavior, or appearance."
Al Gore's First (and Probably Last) Q&A
WSJ By JOHN FUND "Mr. McAleer...says he's more disappointed in the environmental journalists who give Mr. Gore cover than in the former vice president. Mr. Gore is simply doing what any propagandist with a weak case would do -- avoiding serious debate or exchange. To quote the late William F. Buckley, "There is a reason that baloney rejects the grinder.""
It's Time to Melt the Phones-- Senate Dems Set to Ram Through Unpopular Obamacare
Gateway Pundit "Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!Congress is attempting to ram through a bill that will lead to government takeover of health care, massive new deficit spending and massive new taxes.The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on the bill on Tuesday.Contact these senators and insist that Americans get a chance to see the full text of the bill before any vote is taken on any so-called health care bill." ...."Here's information on how you can fax your senator's office, via Instapundit."
Protesters Rally Against Obama Song at New Jersey School
Fox News (You expected MSNBC?) "About 70 protesters stood on a sidewalk across the street from the B. Bernice Young School waving flags and homemade placards, singing "God Bless America" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and chanting slogans such as "No indoctrination" and "Free children, free minds.""
MSNBC Uses Former Writer for Communist Party Website to Slander Rush ...Update: Origins of Racist Smear Revealed
Gateway Pundit "MSNBC used proud socialist Dave Zirin to slander Rush Limbaugh yesterday. Before writing for the far left Nation magazine Dave Zirin wrote for the Socialist Worker's Party." Remember MSNBC? The media arm of the Democrat Party.
Will Media Help Sell the New Obama American Flag?
Top Twenty Things Obama Doesn't Say
American Thinker "Mr. Obama has thrown a lot of people under the bus. I wonder if someone would do the same to him if he dared to deviate from his current role as Messiah of the Progressive movement and instead became the President of the United States." h/t to Neal Boortz
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