From a friend in 'Red Stick', LA ....................... ;-)

An open letter to Chris Muir, author/artist of Day by Day

Mr. Muir, as a long-time fan, I must take issue with your strip of 8 November 2012:

AS a woman, as a USMC veteran, as someone who has and is engaged in 'non-traditional' employment, I'd like to remind you that there are a {seemingly} increasing number of males coming of age, without the requisite fortitude to BE 'free men', not least of which is a decided lack of testosterone - they have the parts, but very little idea of what they're for, with a notable exception.

Fortunately for me, my husband is NOT lacking in the skills of 'being a man' - but I could easily direct you to several who choose "security" over "freedom", and just want Mommy to make it all better, not least of whom is readying himself for another 4 years of 4-F'ing* these United States.  I've no use nor stomach for such males {they don't deserve the appellation of "man"}.

No, the bra-burning 'feminists' did us no favors, but the males who rolled over & played dead bear THEIR share of the blame.

Sincerely and
Semper Fi'
Diamond Mair

*Old military term, regarding sexual exploits:  Find'em, Fondle'em, F***'em, and Forget'em




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Open letter to Øbama:

Sir:

Re: Your remarks on the 18 October 2012 Jon Stewart's The Daily Show.

Your utter narcissism was on full display. 'If four Americans get killed, it's not OPTIMAL' How DARE YOU?

You are not qualified to scrape fecal matter off the shoes of those four men.

You parse the language, but wind up in a snit when proven as lying; your "promises" have been exposed as hollow; you treat OUR House as your personal playground; you encourage your "wife's" & daughters many expensive vacations at taxpayer expense; and you have the temerity to encourage your surrogates to accuse Mr. Romney of being 'out of touch' or 'playing politics' with the MURDERS of four Americans? Have you NO shame?

YOU, "Sir", are what is "not OPTIMAL".


Thank God it's only 19 days until the ultimate American poll; I cannot tell you how I look forward to the American peoples' rectification of our worst mistake, I would love to be a fly on the wall when you, your beard and daughters learn that America says not only no, but HELL NO!! to 4 more years of YOU.

Semper Fi'




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I'm so angry I could smoke a pickle .............................

Nevermind that this party of eunuchs sent a gay man to be ambassador to a Muslim nation

Nevermind that they LIED for weeks about what happened

But Øbama goes on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and says THIS: 

'If four Americans get killed, it's not OPTIMAL'

Are you FKM?

Bragging time on Marines ..................................

CNN PRODUCER NOTE bkruggel, whose son participated in the Sea Turtle Tri kids triathlon on Sunday, was watching the other kids cross the finish line, when 'the race announcer told everyone over the loudspeakers about the boy's problem with his prosthetic limb and that the Marines were carrying him to the finish,' he said. 'As the group came into view, everyone started cheering louder than usual, and I saw more than a few people crying as they crossed the finish line.'

The boy was 11-year-old Ben Baltz of Valparaiso, Florida. At six years old, Ben was diagnosed with bone cancer in his right leg and had his fibula and tibia removed. He walks with a mechanical knee and prosthetic walking leg, which he switches out for a running leg to play sports (including soccer, baseball and children's triathlons). On Sunday, Ben completed the 150-yard swim and 4-mile bike ride and half the one-mile run when a screw came loose and his running leg broke in half.

His mom was standing at the finish line, wondering what happened. 'It was only a mile, I knew he was tired, I was like, 'Where is he, where is he, where is he,' his mother, Kim Baltz, told CNN iReport. 'All of a sudden the announcer just said, 'Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to turn around and look at what's happening on the course' ... Everybody was crying. It was just very touching that the Marines were there. They picked him up and everybody was cheering and just giving them support and Ben support.'

Ben's mom said he was a little discouraged he wasn't able to finish on his own, and a bit embarrassed that he had to be carried, but his parents told him that he was an inspiration to a lot of people that day. 'We want to give him the message that he can do anything, and he has an inspirational story, and he just needs to be thankful that he is able to do it because there are a lot of kids out there that are still fighting cancer. We just want him to get out there and participate in life.'

Read more about Ben's journey here.

The Marine who carried Ben is Matthew Morgan, Private First Class at Marine Detachment Corry Station, a training command in Pensacola that brought 22 students to help at the triathlon. Capt. Frank Anderson, the commanding officer, said everyone is very proud of PFC Morgan. 'It's great to see what Marines do – not leave anybody behind – is exemplified in our youngest members of our institution,' he told iReport. 'He's not a very big guy ... he picked that young boy up quick, threw him on his back and ran the rest of the course ... We're pumped.'
- dsashin, CNN iReport producer

During the 2012 Sea Turtle Triathlon in Pensacola, a young boy's prosthetic limb broke during the run. Local Marines who had volunteered to help monitor the course picked him up and carried him the rest of the way to the finish line. There weren't very many dry eyes in the crowd cheering everyone on. The Marines also helped urge on many other racers and ran with them across the finish line. Semper Fi!  
 

To see accompanying video, go here.  ATTENTION:  beware of pollen/dust in the air while you view ...................................



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OK, since Blogger/Google can't be arsed to

answer questions, maybe someone stumbling through here can -APPARENTLY, I can access the "Post" function here through IE, BUT NOT THROUGH FIREFOX ................................ I DON'T *L*I*K*E* IE, therefore my use of Firefox - but when I try to access via Firefox, I get the stupid "Dashboard" and ..................................... I'm NOT a blog author, according to Dashboard!

Any assistance would be appreciated ..................................... please do so in comments, as that comes to my 'instant see' Inbox, rather than my 'when I get around to it' Inbox ...................................



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You NEED to go read this link ...........................

at WorldNetDaily - if EVER there was evidence of the "man's" hubris, I do b'lieve it's been settled ........................................




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From Theo Spark {Language Alert!}

"A man's GOT to know his limitations"  AMEN!!!



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Via Theo Spark ...............................

HMH-362, The Ugly Angels, graciously accepted a woman into their Avionics Shop, in 1978; she was one of two women assigned to the squadron {the other went on to become the FIRST woman Crew Chief}, who would occasionally hear that "Women are a waste, if we get deployed, YOU get shore duty" to which she would reply "Contact YOUR Congressional reps - I signed the same document as you, I'm willing to go!"

Some of those birds in the video, yours truly probably worked on .................................. a year or so later, the FodGuy took over the Airframes & Powerplants shop in HMH-362 ................................




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You NEED to see this!!!

Semper Fi'



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Gay Cynic has a GREAT post, and a

recommended theme song
for those of us who take the Constitution seriously - he almost sounds as though he's channeling Ben Franklin in some of his commentary ...................................... GREAT POST, GC!!!


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Are we safer?

Per Old NFO's comment to my previous ...............................

And don't anyone DARE to think I'm ragging on Old NFO - I'm merely proving his point ...............................



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I don't know about the rest of you all ..............................

 but, I, for one, am getting DAMN sick & tired of Øbama turning everything into something about HIM ............................... HEY, DUMBA$$!! If YOUR daughters were there, the jerk would have gotten off MAYBE one shot from his shotgun, and YOUR Secret Service would have filled him full of lead ......................... maybe, you know, if someone had had their LEGALLY OBTAINED concealed handgun, with the requisite training, with them, there wouldn't be 71 + families dealing with this aftermath ............................

"Ultimately it's how we choose to treat one another and how we love one another," President Obama said about the shooting in a Colorado movie theater. "It's what we do on a daily basis to give our lives meaning and to give our lives purpose. That's what matters. At the end of the day, what we'll remember will be those we loved and what we did for others. That's why we're here. I'm sure that many of you who are parents here have the same reaction that I did when I heard this news. My daughters go to the movies. What if Malia and Sasha had been at the theater, as so many of our kids do every day? Michelle and I will be fortunate enough to hug our girls a little tighter tonight and I'm sure you will do the same with your children."

"I think is a day for prayer and reflection," Obama said in conclusion. "I'd like us to pause in a moment of silence of the victims of this terrible tragedy."

Seems Google has decided to go 'Nanny-State'

per Prison Planet, Google will no longer "allow" advertising related to firearms, ammunition, accessories - this is their right, as a business, along the lines of 'no shirt, no shoes, no service' - it is also MY right, and the right of every American who values the Constitution of the United States to elect to "take our business elsewhere" ................................. I do NOT appreciate having limitations put on MY choices; I am an adult, I have been making decisions, good, bad & indifferent, for myself, for damn near 40 years.  I also do not appreciate Google's lack of contact info, to some amorphous person, to register my disagreement with their new policy.

As old salts of the Marine Corps used to say, "Semper Fi', Mac, I've got MINE"



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Something that's been percolating in my noggin for

the past few days ...............................

Recently, a "management type" in a manufacturing firm here was fired; he had implemented changes in a division that, 2 years ago, was offering quarterly bonuses of $500.00 & up to the rank & file workers.  Since his 'installation', productivity had plummeted {due to his "ideas" of streamlining - he tried to re-invent the wheel, not listening to workers with a few hundred years of collective experience}, morale was in the toilet, and bonuses might as well have been non-existent.  When he was fired, he refused to leave, to the point that local police were called to escort him off the premises.  I know, megalomania, much?  ;-)

Observing the behavior of Øbama & Co., in light of the above idiot's shenanigans, I have to ask - what happens, on 20 January 2013, if 6 November 2012 doesn't go his way, and Øbama chains himself to the Resolute Desk?  WHAT are the options of the Congress, Senate, SCOTUS?  Do they dispatch federal law enforcement?  What does the Øbama Secret Service detail do?  Do they assist Øbama in breaking the law & remaining?  {I'm pretty sure that insisting on staying, once one has been voted out, is illegal .................................. }  Are U.S. military forces dispatched to remove Øbama?  Would that constitute a "military coup"?  {"Thinking" like a moonbat, here ;-) }  Also, remember the "pranks" pulled by Clinton White House staffers, upon Dubya's swearing-in - does anybody harbor the illusion that Michelle Antoinette wouldn't try to top those, to the point of all toilets in the White House being rendered, at the very least, non-functional?

Really, think about it, folks - Holder is screaming 'Constitutional crisis' because he's been caught lying to Congress - I just envision Øbama channeling the Wicked Witch of the West, crying about destroying "......................................my beautiful wickedness .............................. " when forced to leave the White House.  ;-)

Also, since he's expecting folks to give up gifts, for his campaign, how about something similar, but to cover his .................................... relocation costs ........................................ ?  ;-)





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Like Mellow Jihadi the other day, .......................

damn allergies ...............................................


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Couple of videos, for Memorial Day

The Star Spangled Banner, like you've never heard it

Smittys Place | Myspace Video




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GOOD video!!

To paraphrase Michelle Antoinette, I'm proud of my church for the first time in a long time!






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Damn Straight!!

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