Wake UP America!

A couple of pieces from Monkey in the Middle:

Monday, April 5, 2010

Defend The Constitution Of The United States*

Are the last words of the Presidential Oath of Office that every President since George Washington took and swore by. Until now. For today Barack Hussein Obama is formally signing the surrender of the United States to any and all foreign powers who attack this nation with a Weapon of Mass Destruction.

President Obama, fresh off the announcement of agreement with Russia to reduce nuclear arms stockpiles, plans to unveil a nuclear weapons strategy Tuesday that will limit the United States' potential uses of such weapons -- even in self defense.

Obama, in an interview Monday with the New York Times, said he would make an exception for "outliers like Iran and North Korea" in revamping the United States' nuclear strategy.

With the new approach, Obama sees the United States leading by example in efforts to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons and eventually make them obsolete, the president told the Times, signaling a clear break with his predecessors on the issue.

Instead, threats could be dealt with by "a series of graded options," he said, combining old and new conventional weapons.

"I'm going to preserve all the tools that are necessary in order to make sure that the people are safe and secure," Obama told the Times.

Right. By teaching them to sing Kumbaya? With this idiotic idea no one in the US will ever be safe again!...

Yes, there is more here. Read it, and weep.

Then there is this:

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Obama's Advice To America

Now that it is official that Barack Hussein Obama has pretty much destroyed this nation's defenses, he now will be preparing each of us in the correct defense to take when we are attacked with Nuclear Weapons....

There is a video called Duck and Cover that is a must watch. Go here.

Are YOU paying attention? Wake UP, America!

Sins of the Fathers

The Washington Post proves - yet again - that they have either a) forgotten we are at war, or b) they don't give a damn about our troops:

Sins of the Fathers

April 10, 2010 By CJ

Posted in Uncategorized

In Exodus 34:7 of the Old Testament, we read:

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

Why do I quote that? Because the Washington Post is playing God with our troops. In 2004, butt-munches like Lyndie England, Charles Graner and others soiled the good name of our troops and got them killed. While at Abu Ghraib, these Soldiers, assigned to the 372nd Military Police Company at the time, disgustingly abused prisoners of war. Photos of the abuse and torture were released and spread around the world, inflaming anti-American sentiment abroad and emboldening America hating leftists and Ron Paul supporters. All troops were blanketed as murderers and torturers even though they clearly violated rules, regulations, and laws of war.

Yet, while hardly any of the people in the unit at the time of the abuse are still in the unit, the Washington Post has a headline that reads “Abu Ghraib MP unit to return to Iraq.” This is such a poorly worded headline and disrespects not only the troops who had nothing to do with the Abu Ghraib abuses in 2004, but every member of that unit today.

As Soldiers, we all learned lessons from what happened at Abu Ghraib whether we were involved or not. I can guarantee that no one learned more than the Soldiers in that unit and there probably isn’t a unit that is more aware of their past than the Soldiers and leaders of the 372nd Military Police Company.

Why is this news? Because our troop hating media is looking for another story....

You KNOW there is more about these msm who aid and bet the enemy. Go here and read what CJ has to say.

Wednesday Hero

Airman Sasha Sales and Sgt. Richard Montes


Aviation Support Equipment Technician Airman Sasha Sales, from Gulf Shore, Ala., looks away as Sgt. Richard Montes, from San Antonio, Texas, draws blood samples during a blood drive at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

Photo Courtesy United States Navy taken by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Month of the Military Child: The Children also serve

(one of my favourite posters, which says it all to me)

There are 1.7 million American children and youth under 18 with a parent serving in the military and about 900,000 with one or both parents deployed multiple times.

April is designated as the Month of the Military Child, underscoring the important role military children play in the armed forces community. The Month of the Military Child is an opportunity to recognize military children and youth for their heroism, character, courage, sacrifices and continued resilience. (Defense.gov here)

This may be the month of the military child, but as we all know, the children also serve 365 days a year as one or both of their parents serve in our military.

Military Children Inspire Me

By Elaine Wilson, AFPS
March 31, 2010
elaine.wilson@dma.mil

Military children often are referred to as “unsung heroes,” but, in honor of April’s Month of the Military Child, I’d like to take some time to sing their praises.

Their challenges are all-too familiar: moving frequently and adjusting to being separated from a parent that goes off to training or gets deployed.

An official recently told me that military children, on average, will attend six to nine schools over the course of a parent’s military career. That’s a lot of first-day-of-school stress to handle....[...]

I hope we don’t forget that our military children are undergoing great challenges each day. Their parents are deploying into combat and may return home with visible or invisible wounds of war. We all must be mindful of what these children are going through, particularly since multiple deployments are now normal.

Military children need every American’s support, whether it’s a kind ear or just a shoulder to lean on.

I know you all know military children. Take time to talk to them, find out if there’s anything you can do to help them. As the saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” If each of us starts in our own “village,” we can make a significant headway in caring for all military children. I can’t think of more deserving recipients of our support....(here)

Operation Top Knot is a very active team within Soldiers' Angels.

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A great Soldiers' Angels team to join in honor of the military child is Operation Top Knot, a nationwide network of service clubs and individuals who sew, knit and shop to create gift baskets for infants and expectant mothers in military families. Team members knit, crochet, sew, quilt, and design blankets, booties, hats, onesies, bibs, and many more homemade gifts. They also assemble and deliver gift baskets full of goodies such as bottles, diapers, onesies, pacifiers, washcloths, grooming kits, and more. Additionally, they make sure to remember Dad by sending "It's a Boy!" or "It's a Girl!" bubblegum cigars to wherever he is stationed. Join Operation Top Knot today.

Who We Are and What We Do

Founded by college student Audri Cid in November 2003, Top Knot is a nationwide network of service clubs and individuals who sew, knit and shop to create gift baskets for infants and expectant mothers in military families. Deployments are difficult on the entire family unit, but even moreso when that family is expecting or has an infant child. Our mission is to commend the women and children at home for their strength, to let them know we are proud of their sacrifices as well as their husbands' and fathers', and most importantly, to do what we can to support them during the emotionally challenging times of deployment.

Our dedicated volunteers knit, crochet, sew, quilt, and design blankets, booties, hats, onesies, bibs, and many more homemade gifts. We also assemble and deliver gift baskets full of goodies such as bottles, diapers, onesies, pacifiers, washcloths, grooming kits, and more. Additionally, we make sure to remember Dad by sending "It's a Boy!" or "It's a Girl!" bubblegum cigars to wherever he is stationed.

How to Submit a Family for Support

Do you know a military family Operation Top Knot should help?

To receive Top Knot support, a family must: 1) Have a deployed parent or an active duty military servicewoman AND 2) be expecting a child OR have a child under the age of two (you may also submit a new/expectant military mom who needs extra support due to special circumstances even if her husband is not deployed).

If you know of a family that meets the above criteria, please click here to submit them for support!

Each new/expectant mother will receive gifts in the mail during her due date month, as will any big brothers or big sisters. A virtual baby shower of support will be coming from Angel volunteers across the country. Additionally, we make sure to remember Dad by sending "It's a Boy!" or "It's a Girl!" bubblegum cigars to wherever he is stationed.

How You Can Help

To find out how YOU can help to recognise our precious children, go to Operation Top Knot here: soldiersangels.org/top-knot.html;

Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer based, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting our brave men and women in uniform who are valiantly serving our nation in support of the War on Terror in Iraq, Afghanistan and wherever we proudly raise the flag of the United States of America. We are proud to support our heroes in every way possible.

Soldiers' Angels "May No Soldier Go Unloved"

The children also serve.

Discovery Lift off!

Team Applauds Beautiful Launch for Discovery

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:21:27 AM PDT

During a postlaunch news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 6:21 a.m. EDT liftoff of space shuttle Discovery was hailed as a great success.

Calling the launch, "a great start to a great mission," Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, said the successful liftoff was a tribute to the team at Kennedy that got the vehicle ready to fly.

Mike Moses, chair of the Mission Management Team, said it was, "a spectacular launch and picture-perfect countdown." He outlined a few minor technical issues that were recorded, but that the spacecraft and crew were ready to start an action-packed mission.

Expressing his happiness that they were able to launch on the first attempt, Pete Nickolenko, STS-131 launch director, said he was proud of the teams that make such a difficult job look so easy.

Also on hand was Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Keiji Tachikawa, who noted that this will be the first time two Japanese astronauts will be in space at the same time, as Discovery's Mission Specialist Naoko Yamazaki joins Expedition 23 crew member Soichi Noguchi for the STS-131 mission.

Discovery and crew will spend 13 days in space on their mission to the International Space Station. (here)

"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?" Robert Browning

Image above: Space shuttle Discovery lifts off. Image credit: NASA TV

› Meet the STS-131 Crew

Discovery and Crew Delivering Science Hardware to Station
Commander Alan Poindexter is leading the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. Joining Poindexter are Pilot Jim Dutton and Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio, Clay Anderson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Discovery is carrying a multi-purpose logistics module filled with science racks for the laboratories aboard the station. The mission has three planned spacewalks, with work to include replacing an ammonia tank assembly, retrieving a Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior, and switching out a rate gyro assembly on the S0 segment of the station’s truss structure.

STS-131 is the 33rd shuttle mission to the station. (here)

Read and Weep

Food for thought from my friend over at Little Drops .....Into the Pool of Life:

Monday, March 22, 2010

Read And Weep...

Our government has become too responsive to trivial or ephemeral concerns, often at the expense of more important concerns or an erosion of our liberty, and it has made policy priorities more dependent on where TV journalists happen to point their cameras.... As a nation we have lost our sense of tragedy, a recognition that bad things happen to good people. A nation that expects the government to prevent churches from burning, to control the price of bread or gasoline, to secure every job, and to find some villain for every dramatic accident, risks an even larger loss of life and liberty.
~~~~~William A. Niskanen, "For a Less Responsive Government," Cato Policy Report, 1996


Slowly but surely our freedoms are being stripped from the very fabric that makes America such a great Nation. Yet, we stand unheard and ignored as our leaders continue onward to the path of a type of government never before seen. Not even the type of government of British rule way back when. Don't believe me? Read this letter that was written by a former Austrian who lived through the very same slow erosion of freedoms by the Nazis; Kitty Werthmann.

This Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don’t Let Freedom Slip Away

By: Kitty Werthmann

What I am about to tell you is something you’ve probably never heard or will ever read in history books.

I believe that I am an eyewitness to history. I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. We elected him by a landslide – 98% of the vote.. I’ve never read that in any American publications.

Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force.
In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed.. We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates.

Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily. Young people were going from house to house begging for food. Not that they didn’t want to work; there simply weren’t any jobs. My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need. Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people – about 30 daily.

The Communist Party and the National Socialist Party were fighting each other. Blocks and blocks of cities like Vienna , Linz , and Graz were destroyed. The people became desperate and petitioned the government to let them decide what kind of government they wanted.

We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany , where Hitler had been in power since 1933. We had been told that they didn’t have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living. Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group — Jewish or otherwise. We were led to believe that everyone was happy. We wanted the same way of life in Austria . We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family. Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back. Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler....

There is much more here. Little Drop... finishes by saying:

All those things she lived through, do they resemble anything we're seeing right now in America? If that doesn't scare the stuffin' out of you, I don't know what will.

Yes, there are those who say "It can't happen in America." or even those who say "Let's wait and see, I think we'll be alright." Well... here's another quote for them; ...

Go, now, and read it all! HERE!

Missing The Mark OR Wake UP Call...

MORE food for thought from Little Drops.....Into the Pool of Life:

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Missing The Mark OR Wake UP Call...

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance.
~~~~~Woodrow Wilson


There's a man who pens a blog that I respect and admire. Robert A. Hall is a man who served our Nation not only as a Marine but also in the Massachusetts Senate for 5 terms. That's answering the call of service that few in political office can say they've done. I've linked and copied many times the words that he's written (do a blog search for those posts). Today, he has a post that literally makes me scared for this country of ours. Once again, I'm going to copy and paste so that y'all can read and ponder on his words. Perhaps his words will inspire everyone to take some type of action to insure that his prediction as he foresees it will not become truth. If nothing else, I hope you will say a prayer for our Nation, for we need the power of the prayer warriors now more than ever.

From The Old Jarhead himself...

It was a great country while it lasted. Nothing tangible lasts forever, not stars, or planets, or people or flowers or birds. Certainly not political systems. We can be certain that the American Republic will have an ending as surely as it had a beginning. But when?

Predicting the future is fraught with risk. In the hundreds of opinion pieces I’ve published over the years, I’ve had some notable success doing so. In 1998, three years before 9/11, I published a column headed, “America’s War on Terror will be long, slow and cruel.” In that column I wrote that terrorists now had the power to destroy large buildings. Pretty prescient, yes, but I’ve made my share of predictions that were completely off the mark.

Emerging trends or sudden events can completely alter what looked to be inevitable. The death of a key leader, a new technology, a natural disaster striking your country—or your opponent’s—all can alter the seemingly-inevitable future.

Certainly the American Republic has been both resilient and flexible since its improbable emergence from the fire of revolution. It survived a terrible civil war, an outcome that seemed highly unlikely at the time. It survived the Great Depression. It led and won the fight against global tyranny in WWII, a victory that may appear inevitable now, but was a damn near run thing at the time. And it faced down the monster of soulless Communism, despite the infatuation of large numbers of our vapid intellectual class with the joys of collectivism, as seen from afar.

And yet, despite this history of resilience and triumph, I think that there is about an 80% certainty that the American Republic will collapse within the next twenty years, and be replaced with something else—perhaps several entities. They will not be models of classical liberal democracy. That this will be accompanied by economic privation, great violence and mass suffering I consider inevitable. That the surviving citizens of the new entity or entities will enjoy anything close to our freedom or standard of living I believe highly unlikely. The Jamestown rule—no work, no eat—will be rigidly enforced.

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And yes, there is more, and it IS a must read - HERE.

Food for thought, indeed.