A less glamorous video this time. A glimpse of the nitty gritty. This is the last video I'll be posting on the blog today, but I think I'm going to put some Marine Corps quotes up in a little bit.
By the way, I found this video on youtube. I don't know these guys personally, wasn't with them, or anything like that. I just thought it was a good video to post.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
2010 USMC Birthday Message from the Commandant and SgtMaj
"I would say that the cold was a blessing to me because I was wounded in so many different places I would've bled to death had it not been for the cold coagulating the blood." I'm pretty sure that's the definition of a hardcore warrior.
Happy 235th Birthday Marines
On 10 November 1775 the Continental Congress passed a resolution to form two battalions of Marines who would fight on both land and sea. The Marine Corps is huge on tradition, something that the Army, Navy, and Air Force don't even come close on. Celebrating 235 years is a huge deal.
Read about it at marines.com.
There's going to be some more motivating stuff on here through the course of the day, so stay tuned!
Read about it at marines.com.
There's going to be some more motivating stuff on here through the course of the day, so stay tuned!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
The Bush Interview flopped...is it any wonder?
Well Drudge Report just posted a link to mediabistro.com which is reporting that the Bush interview flopped.
Let's correct something here. The Bush interview didn't flop. The Lauer interview flopped. NBC flopped. Negativity flopped. Fake journalism flopped.
TVnewser at mediabistro.com, which you can click the link to up in the first paragraph, is saying that the interview came in fourth place last night in it's time slot behind the other networks. I'm not surprised. I tuned in for a good portion of it to find that it was exactly what I expected: Matt Lauer weakly attempting to steer the conversation into a negative and simplistic interview. As Lauer only asked about things he obviously perceived to be mistakes and gaffs of Bush's Presidency, he failed to portray anything in a positive light, save perhaps the brief mention of Bush's father reaching out and touching his arm in a touching moment after he gave an address at the Cathedral in Washington in the days following September 11th.
President Bush gave straight-forward and unapolagetic answers about his Presidency. As one friend on facebook put it, "He showed so much integrity, pride, and heart in the interview. Now that was a President."
I always chuckle when I hear about NBC's trouble. When you live by the liberal sword you die by the liberal sword. I'm no dogmatic Bush supporter. The man spent too much money, bailed out the banks at the end of his Presidency, and failed to defend his decisions and his Presidency, (although I certainly respect his reasoning. He felt it was above the institution of the Presidency to answer such idiotic and harmful statements such as Harry Reid's claim that the Iraq War was lost.) Yet he was a leader and defended America. Even if one wanted to make the argument that he didn't defend America, I don't entertain anyone's suggestion that the former President doesn't love America and isn't a Patriot.
So as I chuckle at NBC flopping after clearly expecting great success, there is part of me that's disappointed. It's too bad more people didn't tune in and watch President Bush come in and beat Matt Lauer at his own game.
Let's correct something here. The Bush interview didn't flop. The Lauer interview flopped. NBC flopped. Negativity flopped. Fake journalism flopped.
TVnewser at mediabistro.com, which you can click the link to up in the first paragraph, is saying that the interview came in fourth place last night in it's time slot behind the other networks. I'm not surprised. I tuned in for a good portion of it to find that it was exactly what I expected: Matt Lauer weakly attempting to steer the conversation into a negative and simplistic interview. As Lauer only asked about things he obviously perceived to be mistakes and gaffs of Bush's Presidency, he failed to portray anything in a positive light, save perhaps the brief mention of Bush's father reaching out and touching his arm in a touching moment after he gave an address at the Cathedral in Washington in the days following September 11th.
President Bush gave straight-forward and unapolagetic answers about his Presidency. As one friend on facebook put it, "He showed so much integrity, pride, and heart in the interview. Now that was a President."
I always chuckle when I hear about NBC's trouble. When you live by the liberal sword you die by the liberal sword. I'm no dogmatic Bush supporter. The man spent too much money, bailed out the banks at the end of his Presidency, and failed to defend his decisions and his Presidency, (although I certainly respect his reasoning. He felt it was above the institution of the Presidency to answer such idiotic and harmful statements such as Harry Reid's claim that the Iraq War was lost.) Yet he was a leader and defended America. Even if one wanted to make the argument that he didn't defend America, I don't entertain anyone's suggestion that the former President doesn't love America and isn't a Patriot.
So as I chuckle at NBC flopping after clearly expecting great success, there is part of me that's disappointed. It's too bad more people didn't tune in and watch President Bush come in and beat Matt Lauer at his own game.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
No doubt I'll be called a racist...but I'm not a Democrat so I'm used to it
The second line in the song from this video is "All the wars that were won or lost somehow don't seem to matter very much anymore."
In this video the Anglican bishop says "We've emphasized multiculturalism to the point of losing our own roots."
Now that everyone thinks I'm racist, or that I hate anyone who isn't white, I'll explain where I stand. This nation is a nation of immigrants - (beat you to it liberals...don't you realize I know all your go-to lines?)
You can rely on the left in this country to use something such as immigration to destroy one's own country. Look at England. It's sad really, to consider what they once were and what they are now. When immigrants come to a country they must accept that they will take on that country's identity. It shouldn't be the other way around. Of course ethnic groups will remember their roots, but when an immigrant moves to England or America, they must strive to become English or American.
We should learn a lesson from what's happened in Europe. We are but an extension and a much improved version of it. While the left continues to ignore the peoples' cry down in the border states, refuses to do anything about illegal aliens, and encourages groups like La Raza to talk about how one day they will steal the power from the white man and run this country, our nation loses it's identity.
We must enforce legal immigration, and we must control and limit it. I am not calling for a closing of our borders. I am calling for a controlled and regulated inflow whether it be Europeans, Hispanics, or people from the Muslim world.
Of course, once a citizen a person has the right to free speech and to take to the street holding a heinous sign saying something like "Behead those who insult Islam." Logic tells me that we should be pretty careful about who we grant citizenship then huh? Call it profiling, call it what you will. There is one group who has a fixation with beheading people, cursing The Queen, and threatening "real" holocausts. Try to figure out who I'm talking about.
Let's make sure that all the wars that have been won or lost do matter.
In this video the Anglican bishop says "We've emphasized multiculturalism to the point of losing our own roots."
Now that everyone thinks I'm racist, or that I hate anyone who isn't white, I'll explain where I stand. This nation is a nation of immigrants - (beat you to it liberals...don't you realize I know all your go-to lines?)
You can rely on the left in this country to use something such as immigration to destroy one's own country. Look at England. It's sad really, to consider what they once were and what they are now. When immigrants come to a country they must accept that they will take on that country's identity. It shouldn't be the other way around. Of course ethnic groups will remember their roots, but when an immigrant moves to England or America, they must strive to become English or American.
We should learn a lesson from what's happened in Europe. We are but an extension and a much improved version of it. While the left continues to ignore the peoples' cry down in the border states, refuses to do anything about illegal aliens, and encourages groups like La Raza to talk about how one day they will steal the power from the white man and run this country, our nation loses it's identity.
We must enforce legal immigration, and we must control and limit it. I am not calling for a closing of our borders. I am calling for a controlled and regulated inflow whether it be Europeans, Hispanics, or people from the Muslim world.
Of course, once a citizen a person has the right to free speech and to take to the street holding a heinous sign saying something like "Behead those who insult Islam." Logic tells me that we should be pretty careful about who we grant citizenship then huh? Call it profiling, call it what you will. There is one group who has a fixation with beheading people, cursing The Queen, and threatening "real" holocausts. Try to figure out who I'm talking about.
Let's make sure that all the wars that have been won or lost do matter.
Friday, November 5, 2010
I'm back...after being battered and beaten with the anti-mind epidemic which currently exists, I knew I had to get back on here before my head blew up
Well it's literally been about 2 months since I've posted on the good old site. School got absolutely insane and I ended up dropping this right when I was actually starting to get some serious hits.
What's important, is that I'm back. Right?
So here I am, back to posting. Of course I'm pleased with the election results, but I have a warning for the GOP and for the American who is currently feeling hopeful; No victory has been won yet.
I suppose politically speaking that the above comment is inaccurate. Yet the battle which must be fought and must be won is for logic and reason to be reestablished here in America. The thing I revere more than anything in life is truth. I believe in absolutes. I believe that every single shade of gray that exists, with enough digging, thinking, and researching, can be classified as black or white. I do not believe in apologies to those who do not want to respect truth and are offended when they hear it.
When I started this blog 3 months ago I was just starting out here at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The contempt shown for America on a consistent basis, or statements like "99.9% of the world's problems can be attributed to England!" run rampant. Students wear US Army Alpha blouses as style statements, and third world countries are consistently spoken of as the ones that have systems which "make more sense" and have things "figured out better than we do." Other than the belief in God, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and former President Bush, nothing is actually classified as right or wrong. (Yes, the above things are classified as wrong...)
Today one of my professor's told a story in which she spoke with a parent of one of her former high school students. Without going into details, the professor was basically saying how she handled the situation poorly. She pointed out things logically to which the parent responded with superficial bumper sticker type statements. Yet the professor told this to us, saying how she had goofed up and how the parent had handled herself so well.
I raised my hand. I asked her why she was telling the story with an apologetic tone when she used reason and only received platitudes in response. The professor wasn't exactly sure how to respond, but told me that she was lucky the parent didn't hit her or something like that. So basically, in the years since her story took place, the professor has succumbed to political correctness.
There is a disease in this country which does have a cure. In Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged a progressive makes a comment about how "the age of the mind is past. This is the age of the heart." This revolting philosophy is ruining us as a civilization. Certainly I believe in "having a heart," yet it isn't for free. It's for those who have earned it. Yet this anti-mind disease is taking over. It is making us sick. Students and professors alike are refusing to use logic. Reason is frowned upon while inability is looked at as an asset. Successful marriages that provide a good home life for children are mocked, while single parent and dysfunctional homes are praised and romanticized.
There is a cure for the anti-mind disease. The cure is patriotism. With love of country, which most liberals and progressives lack, comes the desire to improve it. To improve one must think. To think, people will rely on their minds and discard the constant use of the heart.
What's important, is that I'm back. Right?
So here I am, back to posting. Of course I'm pleased with the election results, but I have a warning for the GOP and for the American who is currently feeling hopeful; No victory has been won yet.
I suppose politically speaking that the above comment is inaccurate. Yet the battle which must be fought and must be won is for logic and reason to be reestablished here in America. The thing I revere more than anything in life is truth. I believe in absolutes. I believe that every single shade of gray that exists, with enough digging, thinking, and researching, can be classified as black or white. I do not believe in apologies to those who do not want to respect truth and are offended when they hear it.
When I started this blog 3 months ago I was just starting out here at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The contempt shown for America on a consistent basis, or statements like "99.9% of the world's problems can be attributed to England!" run rampant. Students wear US Army Alpha blouses as style statements, and third world countries are consistently spoken of as the ones that have systems which "make more sense" and have things "figured out better than we do." Other than the belief in God, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and former President Bush, nothing is actually classified as right or wrong. (Yes, the above things are classified as wrong...)
Today one of my professor's told a story in which she spoke with a parent of one of her former high school students. Without going into details, the professor was basically saying how she handled the situation poorly. She pointed out things logically to which the parent responded with superficial bumper sticker type statements. Yet the professor told this to us, saying how she had goofed up and how the parent had handled herself so well.
I raised my hand. I asked her why she was telling the story with an apologetic tone when she used reason and only received platitudes in response. The professor wasn't exactly sure how to respond, but told me that she was lucky the parent didn't hit her or something like that. So basically, in the years since her story took place, the professor has succumbed to political correctness.
There is a disease in this country which does have a cure. In Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged a progressive makes a comment about how "the age of the mind is past. This is the age of the heart." This revolting philosophy is ruining us as a civilization. Certainly I believe in "having a heart," yet it isn't for free. It's for those who have earned it. Yet this anti-mind disease is taking over. It is making us sick. Students and professors alike are refusing to use logic. Reason is frowned upon while inability is looked at as an asset. Successful marriages that provide a good home life for children are mocked, while single parent and dysfunctional homes are praised and romanticized.
There is a cure for the anti-mind disease. The cure is patriotism. With love of country, which most liberals and progressives lack, comes the desire to improve it. To improve one must think. To think, people will rely on their minds and discard the constant use of the heart.
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