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- - "Obama is turning allies into enemies and enemies into allies."
- - This guy was photographed at Hobby Airport in Houston while waiting for a flight. He was getting a "thumbs-up" and applause from most of the crowd.
- - Republican Ron Johnson has a small lead over Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI).
- - Ultra-liberal analyst (and self-confessed JournoList member!) Nate Silver eviscerates the Democrats’ House math.
- - NOTE: A little birdie has told me that the illustrious Greyhawk has agreed to be the host/MC for the military track at Blog World... A free pass to the military track at this year's Blog World and New Media Expo (http://blogworldexpo.com) is being offered to all members of the Armed Forces. The free pass not only provides access to the military track panels on Thursday 14 October, but to the exhibit hall and evening events for the entire conference. "The military secures our freedoms, including our ability to blog about any and all topics," says Blog World CEO Rick Calvert. "Social Media has changed the way we all communicate in our personal and business lives and the military is no exception. Blogs and social networking tools have been a godsend to Military personal deployed half a world away from their loved ones; allowing them to communicate with their families easier than ever before. Many of them (and their spouses) also generously share their experiences on their personal blogs, giving civilians a much deeper understanding of the level of sacrifice our men and women in the armed forces make for our freedoms. It is truly our honor and pleasure to provide them this free pass." While details are not yet available, Calvert notes that efforts are underway for a very special series of panels. Because of these panels, and limitations on seating, a pre-registration process is being started and is being coordinated by Cooking with the Troops. "New and social media have been our foundation as we get started," notes Cooking with the Troops CEO C. Blake Powers. "Helping coordinate the pre-registration for the free membership being offered allows us to support the troops and their families in a different way, and it's an honor to do so." The free membership offer is available to all those currently serving in the Armed Forces, all veterans, and their families. To pre-register, send an e-mail to bwemil@cwtt.org that provides your name, service information (branch, dates; or, branch and dates of spouse, child, or other immediate relative), and the names and relation of any other persons (spouse, child, parent) you wish to register as well. Closer to the conference, you will be sent instructions on how to register online and receive the free membership. Those desiring to attend other panels and events can pay an upgrade fee during the final registration process to do so. There is no charge to pre-register.
- - This month, Lt. Col. Tom Mullikin traveled to Europe to understand the experiences of his father Charlie Mullikin, a veteran of World War II. The elder Mullikin landed at Normandy, and fought his way across Europe as a member of a special reconnaissance unit of the 407th Infantry Regiment. His outfit was led by 1st Lt. Roy "Buck" Rogers, and the stellar unit would earn them the nickname "Rogers' Raiders" (not to be confused with Rogers' Rangers, the American unit that achieved fame during the French and Indian War). Mullikin shares a story of his father's unit from February 1945 : At exactly 0300 Buck Roger’s Night Raiders of the 407th Infantry pushed out into darkness, out into the narrow torrential Roer (River). … A German machine gun opened up not 50 yards away … Two long minutes later … the boats hit the Roer’s east bank. …With clocklike precision dark figures fanned out around the ominous machine gun. …One man returned the fire. Another grasped his grenade. A good throw. A dull thud. A scream. Silence. One group… swung toward the railroad bounded by a dense minefield … The rest of the patrol slugged south mopping up one nest after another. At H-hour—30 minutes later—the first assault wave of the 407th Infantry crossed without a hitch. Their bridgehead, the first across the Roer, was established. When the 30 minutes of intense action had ended, the Raiders had destroyed five machine gun nests along with six other automatic weapon positions, killed 15 and captured eight of the enemy … all without losing a single American. Walking the beaches - and SCUBA diving among the wrecks as Mullikin did - would be a wonderful experience, but I can imagine that splashing through the same surf your father did when landing at Normandy 66 years earlier would be absolutely incredible. More information on the operation is available here.
- - Disappointing.
The overall law will still take effect Thursday, but without the provisions that angered opponents — including sections that required officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws.
The judge also put on hold parts of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made [...]
- - I’ve blogged about immigration enforcement from a Christian perspective several times. In fact, I was working on an article I planned to submit to Christianity Today in response to this article. About an hour ago, someone pointed me to this article, similar to my own. If I finish the piece, I may submit elsewhere or [...]
- - Drain the swamp? HAHAHAHAHAHA! My column today exposes the swamp creatures who coddled and protected Charlie Rangel all these years. Three House Dems have called on him to resign. And Democrats here in Colorado are bailing on him. But it’s too little, too late to mask the Democrat Party’s Rangel stench. The enablers of Charlie [...]
- - Who is it THIS time?
- - Just an old fashioned (self-)love song.
- - No answers from the White House.
- - By Debbie Schlussel I just heard the news that former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite died. And perhaps I will be one of the few with the guts to be real and say it: I'm not sad to see this overrated...
- - By Debbie Schlussel My weekend movie reviews: the strange but interesting arthouse thriller beats the much-hyped big box office release for kids, this time. * "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince": Just one word for this--boooooooooring. A giant two-and-a-half-hour YAAAWN....
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