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July 31, 2004

John Kerry's Acceptance Speech

I'm John Kerry, and I'm reporting for duty.

Oh sure, now he is reporting for duty. Now this line and a cheesy salute is supposed to make everyone forget that he once cheated his way to three purple hearts so he could leave Vietnam after only 4 months.

We are here tonight because we love our country. We're proud of what America is and what it can become. My fellow Americans, we're here tonight united in one purpose: to make America stronger at home and respected in the world.

Cliché

A great American novelist wrote that you can't go home again. He could not have imagined this evening. Tonight, I am home ... home where my public life began and those who made it possible live; home where our nation's history was written in blood, idealism and hope; home where my parents showed me the values of family, faith and country. Thank you, all of you, for a welcome home I will never forget. I wish my parents could share this moment. They went to their rest in the last few years. But their example, their inspiration, their gift of open eyes – open eyes and open mind and endless heart and world that doesn't have an end are bigger and more lasting than any words at all.

So what he is saying here is we should hold Boston accountable for the monster that is John Kerry since that is where he was brought up and learned his "values"

I was born, as some of you saw in the film, in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in Colorado when my dad was a pilot in World War two. Now, I am not one to read into things, but guess which wing of the hospital the maternity ward was in? I'm not kidding. I was born in the West Wing.

Give me a break, "the West Wing". Oh surely that means he was born to wreck the United States by getting elected to the office of the President.

Click Continue Reading to see my thoughts on the rest of this fiasco.

My mother was the rock of our family, as so many mothers are. She stayed up late to help me with my homework. She sat by my bed when I was sick. She answered the questions of a child who, like all children, found the world full of wonders and mysteries. She was my den mother when I was a Cub Scout, and she was so proud of her 50-year pin as a Girl Scout leader. She gave me her passion for the environment. She taught me to see trees as the cathedrals of nature. And by the power of her example, she showed me that we can and must complete the march toward full equality for all women in the United States of America.

Right up until the "she showed me that we can and must complete the march toward full equality for all women " part I thought the man had a heart and was giving his mother credit. Turns out he was just leading up to a dig for the feminist vote.

My dad did the things that a boy remembers. He gave me my first model airplane, my first baseball mitt, my first bicycle. He also taught me that we are here for something bigger than ourselves. He lived out the responsibilities and the sacrifices of the greatest generation to whom we owe so much. And when I was a young man, he was in the State Department, stationed in Berlin when it and the world were divided between democracy and communism. I have unforgettable memories of being a kid mesmerized by the British, French and American troops, each of them guarding their own part of the city, and Russians standing guard on that stark line separating East from West. On one occasion, I rode my bike into Soviet East Berlin, and when I proudly told my dad, he promptly grounded me. But what I learned has stayed with me for a lifetime. I saw how different life was on different sides of the same city. I saw the fear in the eyes of people who were not free. I saw the gratitude of people toward the United States for all that we had done. I felt goose bumps as I got off a military train and heard the Army band strike up Stars and Stripes Forever. I learned what it meant to be America at our best. I learned the pride of our freedom. And I am determined now to restore that pride to all who look to America. Mine were Greatest Generation parents. And as I thank them, we all join together to thank a whole generation for making America strong, for winning World War 2, winning the Cold War and for the great gift of service which brought America 50 years of peace and prosperity.

He learned so many good lessons and then forgot them. He made his case for patriotism, but denounces it every time he slanders the president. He shows that he has the tools to lead (good upbringing) but has no idea how to use them or on what parts of the freedom machine they apply.

My parents inspired me to serve, and when I was in high school, a junior, John Kennedy called my generation to service. It was the beginning of a great journey, a time to march for civil rights, for voting rights, for the environment, for women, for peace. We believed we could change the world. And you know what? We did. But we're not finished. The journey isn't complete; the march isn't over; the promise isn't perfected. Tonight, we're setting out again. And together, we're going to write the next great chapter of America's story.

So what he's saying is that he wants to protest and fight the system instead of working to improve it. There is no doubt that the entire effort in Iraq and Afghanistan will go straight to shit if Waffles gets elected.

We have it in our power to change the world, but only if we're true to our ideals. And that starts by telling the truth to the American people. As president, that is my first pledge to you tonight: as president, I will restore trust and credibility to the White House.

He wants to talk about honesty. I heard on the news last night that 73% of Americans polled think that the President is an honest man and stays true to his word. Asked the same question of Kerry 76% of those polled said that Kerry says whatever the moment calls for and has no idea what his own ideas/values are.

I ask you, I ask you to judge me by my record. As a young prosecutor, I fought for victims' rights and made prosecuting violence against women a priority. When I came to the Senate, I broke with many in my own party to vote for a balanced budget, because I thought it was the right thing to do. I fought to put 100,000 police officers on the streets of America. And then I reached out across the aisle with John McCain to work to find the truth about our POWs and missing in action and to finally make peace in Vietnam. I will be a commander in chief who will never mislead us into war. I will have a vice president who will not conduct secret meetings with polluters to rewrite our environmental laws. I will have a secretary of defense who will listen to the best advice of the military leaders. And I will appoint an attorney general who will uphold the Constitution of the United States.

Where to start on this one? Ok first he wants to pat himself on the back for working with John McCain (a true war hero) the same McCain who now publicly speaks out against John Kerry and everything that he stands for today (because tomorrow it will change). Next a "President who will never mislead us into war". No but he will be a president who misled his way out of one. "I will have a vice president who will not conduct secret meetings with polluters to rewrite our environmental laws." A Vice president who holds secret meetings? Why in the world would the man who holds the second highest office in our country hold secret meetings? Come on John you can do better than that. "I will have a secretary of defense who will listen to the best advice of the military leaders." I think he is implying that Americans are actually dumb enough to believe that Rumsfeld can completely control the military. It doesn't work that way. While the military may answer to Rumsfeld he is not all powerful. We have a system of checks and balances in all sectors of government.

My fellow Americans, this is the most important election of our lifetime. The stakes are high. We are a nation at war: a global war on terror against an enemy unlike we've ever known before. And here at home, wages are falling, health-care costs are rising, and our great middle class is shrinking. People are working weekends - two jobs, three jobs - and they're still not getting ahead. We're told that outsourcing jobs is good for America. We're told that jobs that pay $9000 less than the jobs that have been lost is the best that we can do. They say this is the best economy that we've ever had. And they say anyone who thinks otherwise is a pessimist. Well, here is our answer: There is nothing more pessimistic than saying that America can't do better. We can do better, and we will. We're the optimists. For us, this is a country of the future. We're the can-do people.

I do agree that this is a very important election. The dumb-O-Craps have nominated their most liberal candidates in history. If Waffles gets elected most of the morals and values Americans hold dear will be challenged. When you promise a world without order that is what you have to deliver once elected.

And let's not forget what we did in the 1990s: we balanced the budget. We paid down the debt. We created 23 million new jobs. We lifted millions out of poverty. And we lifted the standard of living for the middle class. We just need to believe in ourselves and we can do it again.

As for his attempt to plug the 90's as "what we did". Look at how many laws Waffles introduced and fought to pass and you will see he is clearly not in the "we" category. Kerry is the first Senator I have seen that has been able to sit on the fence and do little to nothing for so long. Is that what kind of president you want?

So tonight, in the city where America's freedom began, only a few blocks from where the sons and daughters of liberty gave birth to our nation, here tonight, on behalf of a new birth of freedom, on behalf of the middle class who deserve a champion, and those struggling to join it who deserve a fair shot, for the brave men and women in uniform who risk their lives every day and the families who pray for their return, for all those who believe our best days are ahead of us, for all of you, with great faith in the American people, I accept your nomination for president of the United States.

First, since he brought it up, "in the city where America's freedom began", the founding fathers are likely rolling in their graves. He keeps mentioning the middle class, yet he is the wealthiest senator in history. How can he relate to a segment of society that he has long been above? He is married to the Heinz Corporation. All he knows is high society. If "our best days are ahead of us" clearly they do not include John F. Kerry as president.

If you are not a voter, shame on you. If you haven't voted in the past, step up, register and prevent the atrocity of a John Kerry white house.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 10:24 AM | Comments (3)

Getting Caught Up

Once again, here is a compilation of links from Jack. There are an array of things covered and many stories that the mainstream media will likely overlook.

Iran threatens to wipe Israel off map, again

Democratic Muslims Unite for Kerry

The Middle East Media Research Institute

ANOTHER MUSLIM SNIPER? and here

Gun Owners

Thanks again Jack.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 09:19 AM | Comments (1)

Another Great Quote From One Of Our Founding Fathers

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." --George Washington

Have you seen such a thing lately?

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 09:03 AM | Comments (2)

More on Progress on the Ground in Iraq

Here is an interesting post from the Backcountry Conservative on progress in Iraq. Get a moment, take a look.

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July 30, 2004

Profiling

This email has been around a time or ten. However, it does give you something to think about.

Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following Multiple Choice
test.... No need to keep score. The events are actual cuts from past
history. They actually happened! Do you remember?

1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred
by:
a. Olga Corbitt
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzeneger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

2. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

3. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

4. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year-old
American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

6. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver
trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

7. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

9. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to
take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into
the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers.
Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

11. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?

So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics
intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed
to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of
80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification,
Secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year
old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning former
Governors, and leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 & 40 alone because
of profiling.

As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put
it, "Stupid is as stupid does."

Some of the options on this test are not meant to be sarcastic. It was written this way simply to stress a point.

As a frequent traveler I will tell you that the fastest way through airport security is to be an Arabic male between 17 and 40 or dress up as one.

Something to think about.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 07:25 PM | Comments (3)

Not Eligible To Be President?

It's official. John F. Kerry is the Democratic Party nominee for
President. But is he fit for office?

Kerry has a long and well-documented history of providing "aid and
comfort" to the enemy in time of war -- particularly in the case of
North Vietnam, Nicaragua and Cuba. Kerry, by his own account of his
actions and protests, violated the UCMJ, the Geneva Conventions and
the U.S. Code while serving as a Navy officer. Kerry met, on two
occasions, with North Vietnamese negotiators in 1970 and 1971,
willingly placing himself in violation of Article three, Section
three of the U.S. Constitution, which defines treason as "giving aid
and comfort" to the enemy in time of warfare.

Kerry was recognized for such "aid and comfort" in 1983, when he
received an award for special contributions to the Communist victory
from the incoming general secretary of the Communist Party of
Vietnam, Comrade Do Moi. See photos here

Thus, in accordance with the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment,
Section 3, which states, "No person shall be a Senator or
Representative in Congress, or elector of President and
Vice-President ... having previously taken an oath ... to support
the Constitution of the United States, [who has] engaged in
insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort
to the enemies thereof," We, the People of these United States,
believe John F. Kerry is unfit for public office.

Please join your fellow Patriots and sign the petition demanding
that John Kerry be prosecuted for "giving aid and comfort to the
enemy" and disqualified for national office.

Link to -- Patriot Petitions

Sounds pretty cut and dry to me? What do you think? Should we overlook the fact that he was a traitor to his country? It's right there in the Constitution; what's to argue?

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 07:05 PM | Comments (2)

Creeps

Creeps, they taste like shit because that's what they are full of.

A million empty calories that are bad for you, good for you, bad for you, good for you....

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July 29, 2004

The Official John Kerry Acceptance Speech Drinking Game

Here is a neat idea straight from the mind of MamaMontezz. She wrote this today and emailed it to me. She asked that I post it on her site for her, ha ha I have the power.

Seriously though, if you want to get slappy drunk this is the way to do it!

It's time to announce the rules for the "John Kerry Acceptance Speech Drinking Game!"

To play the game, you need a few things: a shot glass, a television, access to the Loyal Citizens chatroom (accessible via the Rottie), and a designated sober person for either making sure you don't miss a reference during the game or the toilet afterward.

Originally, I had thought it would be like most drinking games, in that the object was to do shots. However, indications are that shots might not be a good idea, because we'd have VRWC's all over the country in hospitals tonight with alcohol poisoning. Maybe 2oz beer shots? Heck, even Pepsi would good,if it were all you had.

Cues for taking your beershot:

1. Every time he says "when I served in Viet Nam."

2. Every time he says "Purple Heart."

3. Every time he says "Fair Share."

4. Every time he says "During my career."

5. Anytime he attempts a joke or takes a stab at humor, for which humor will probably file charges for attempted murder.

6. Every time he makes a reference to "Corporate Welfare" or "tax cuts for the rich."

7. Every time he says "I know what it's like..."

8. Every time he makes a reference to a Kennedy, dead or alive.

See what I mean about not doing actual shots? People could die, and we need all your votes in November. And unlike the Dims, we don't vote from the grave.

Great work, Mama, Thanks

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 09:27 PM | Comments (1)

What Democratic National Convention?

What Democratic National Convention? You mean they allow more than one of these nimrods in one place at one time?

Click BlogsforBush for the latest!

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 09:21 PM | Comments (2)

July 28, 2004

5,000 Hits At The Slaughterhouse

We hit 5,000 hits here at the Slaughterhouse at 6:15p.m. (EST) on 28 July 04. 5,000 hits in 3 months. I'll take that. Like I say at every milestone I wish it were more, but I'll take what I can get.

Now that I have hit 5,000 hits I will only mark the milestones every 5,000 hits.

Thanks go out to all!!!

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 06:12 PM | Comments (5)

Ricin Found In Baby Food

How incredibly sick is this? What kind of sick human being would do something like this?

Baby Food in Calif. Contained Poison

Wednesday July 28, 2004 11:01 PM

Straight from Guardian Unlimited

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Trace amounts of the deadly poison ricin have been found in at least one jar of baby food that had been tampered with, the FBI said Wednesday.

The FBI and prosecutors are investigating two suspected cases of food tampering. No injuries or arrests have been reported, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.

Authorities have not disclosed the amount of ricin discovered, the number of baby food jars that contained the poison or a possible motive.

On June 16, a man told Irvine police that as he was about to feed his son, he found a note inside a jar of baby food warning that it had been contaminated. A similar case was reported by an Irvine couple on May 31 involving the same baby food, Gerber Banana Yogurt, police said. A note was also found inside that jar.

Investigators were testing Gerber Banana Yogurt removed from the store where both jars were purchased. They did not specify whether the ricin was found in both jars.

Authorities did not disclose the contents of the notes but said they referred to an Irvine police officer.

The Gerber Products Co., based in Parsippany, N.J., is working with investigators. Authorities told the company the contamination ``absolutely'' occurred after the food was manufactured, said Gerber spokeswoman Terry Boylan.

Gerber baby food jars are vacuum sealed and should pop when opened. If they don't, it could indicate they have been tampered with, Boylan said.

Ricin is made from castor beans and can be fatal if swallowed, inhaled or injected. A dose about the size of the head of a pin could be enough to kill an adult, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This is just plain disgusting. This is absolutely deplorable! If by some chance the person responsible for this should be caught, they deserve no less than the death penalty. I don't care whether anyone was harmed by this or not, the fact that someone would deliberately try to kill an infant.

Just plain sick!

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 04:31 PM | Comments (5)

July 27, 2004

Kerry-Dukakis Ticket?

Claims made by the Kerry campaign have ranged from this being inappropriate to being completely made up or fake.

This is one of those moments that make me wonder if perhaps the blogosphere has brought this one to the mainstream media.

What exactly is this? The media says it is John Kerry in a "clean suit" at a Nasa facility (of course they said that just before his campaign manager tried to claim that it was a fake.) I think it is Kerry in a body condomn, or perhaps he was trying out for the role of the "blue sperm" in Woody Allens next movie.

Then we have this great picture from BlogsForBush:

CNN credits this pic as a great piece of editing. I think this is the real photo before the bunny ears were removed. The Kerry Campaign clearly didn't want the American public to know that their candidate sleeps in Bunny Pajamas.

What Matt at BlogsForBush is asking, "is this Kerry's Dukakis moment?"

Is this leading to a Kerry-Dukakis ticket? What about poor Edwards?

Please feel free to copy any of these pictures and send them to as many people as you'd like.

Why vote for a brave man like George Bush when you can vote for a Rabbit? *Sarcasm Off*

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 08:15 PM | Comments (4)

Holy Land Foundation (Terrorist Funding?)

Oh no, imagine that. A Muslim charity within the US is charged with funneling money to Hamas among other terrorist organizations.

The investigation into the Holy Land Foundation has been extensive. Do a search of the web and you will find references to this organization that go back many years for example here is one from the ADL.

In 1989 in an IAP and HLF sponsored event, a masked man took the stage to praise Hamas, describing the 'oceans of blood' it would bring on the Israelis. He also thanked the two organizations, singling them for being early allies of Hamas. Other speakers praised Hamas, and a Hamas banner draped the table from which they spoke. According to The Dallas Morning News, HLF's leaders claimed that sharing the stage with Hamas activists is not equal to supporting it.

Here is another:

In 1997, Israel banned the Jerusalem-based Holy Land Foundation as a Hamas front-group. That year, Israel raided the group's headquarters and seized documents that allegedly linked the Jerusalem office with the HLF in the U.S. Israel security also arrested the Jerusalem Holy Land Foundation's director, Mohammed Othman (a.k.a. Rahman Anati), for purportedly distributing monthly stipends to families of Hamas suicide bombers. According to the Israeli authorities most of the money Othman dispensed was raised by the HLF operation in Texas. HLF representatives do not deny the fact that it gives money to the orphans and widows of Hamas activists but claim that the money is given on the basis of need and not the political affiliation of the deceased.

This morning it was announced that the HLF was indicted for their links to terrorism.

Take a look at CNN.com for the latest.

Click continue reading for the full story from CNN.

Now, my take on it. If this organization is in fact funding terrorism, I say we take all parties involved and cage them with swine. Let them spend the rest of their lives caged with pigs in conditions as inhumane as possibly achievable. In our politically correct world we often get so caught up in being "right" or "fair" that we forget the value of fear. If terrorists, within the United States are shown the worst possible scenario of punishment for their actions they just might think twice before supporting terror both abroad and in the US. We need to pull no punches and throw PC to the wind and deal with these evil people in a manner that will shake their brethren to the core.

SlagleRock Out!

For additional information take a look at the ADL and CNN

U.S. authorities planned to announce Tuesday charges against a Texas-based Muslim charity and seven individuals on charges related to financing terrorism, law enforcement sources said.

U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft planned to announce at a news conference later Tuesday the details of the indictment against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development and the seven individuals.

Officials said the indictments by a Dallas, Texas, grand jury will name as defendants figures associated with the charity, which was virtually shut down by federal authorities who seized the organization's assets two years ago.

According to The Associated Press, the indictment includes a count or counts of conspiracy, providing support to an international terrorist organization, conspiracy to deal in the property of a terrorist, and dealing in the property of a specially designated terrorist.

The indictment also alleges money-laundering, conspiracy to impede an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and filing false tax returns, the AP reported.

Among the men charged were Shukri Abu Baker, the foundation's former chief executive, according to the AP.

Federal authorities said five of the seven indicted persons were arrested early Tuesday in Texas, New Jersey, and California. The two others are believed to be overseas, but authorities declined to be more specific.

Authorities have accused Holy Land Foundation of operating as a front for Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization that the United States and Israel call an international terrorist organization. The group operates an extensive social services network in the Palestinian territories.

Within weeks after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, an FBI investigation identified Holy Land Foundation as the source of financial support for Hamas, and for family members of suicide bombers.

The government then froze the charity's assets, and courts have upheld the action.

On Monday, however, lawyers for Holy Land sent a formal complaint against the FBI to the Justice Department inspector general demanding an investigation into the FBI for distorting facts and falsifying evidence. A spokesman for the inspector general Tuesday confirmed receipt of correspondence from the Holy Land Foundation, but declined comment.

Posted by SlagleRock at 10:49 AM | Comments (3)

July 26, 2004

Thumbing Our Collective Noses At The Frogs

Lance Armstrong Wins His 6th Consecutive Tour de France

Armstrong's record-breaking sixth Tour de France win Sunday was not a real surprise to many although there were times during this monstrous race that some had their doubts.

Poor, poor France, I mean think about it...

Not only has the US had to bail them out of two world wars and billions in debt and reconstruction costs but also an American has bested them at their own race, for the 6th time (and to be honest one of the very few things that Americans track when it comes to France).

Here are Lance's highlights from his unprecedented 6 Tour de France wins.

Lance Armstrong's highlights from six Tour wins:

1999

`Winning my first yellow jersey.'

Armstrong, declared cancer-free in 1997, wins his first Tour de France 2 ½ years later. He won the prologue, two time trials and the ninth stage.

2000

`Winning the Hautacam stage. That was the year everybody said I couldn't do it.'

Tour winners Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani were back, and favorites, after sitting out in 1999. On the day of the Pyrenees stage, Armstrong started in 16th place, but by the end of the climb he was first.

2001

`I remember L'Alpe d'Huez.'

Early in the 21-switchback, 9.6-mile climb, Armstrong passed Ullrich like he was standing still and gave his rival the famous look.

2002

`No highlights. That's just my honest answer.'

He became the fifth man to win four Tours, joining Bernard Hinault, Eddie Merckx, Miguel Indurain and Jacques Anquetil.

2003

`Luz Ardiden.'

Armstrong had a bad crash before the Tour, was ill at the start, was badly dehydrated in the time trial, barely averted a crash when Joseba Beloki wiped out in front of him. Then, while breaking away on a climb up the Luz Ardiden, his handlebars caught in the strap of a fan's bag, which threw him to the ground. The pack waited for Armstrong to get up after Tyler Hamilton reminded them of proper Tour etiquette. Armstrong went on the win the stage.

2004

`Wearing the yellow jersey and climbing the top step and making history will be the moment I carry forever.'

At 32, Armstrong won five individual stages and the team time trial for a record sixth title. He also beat several past tour winners in this race as well.

Congratulations Mr. Armstrong!!!

SlagleRock Out

Posted by SlagleRock at 07:45 AM | Comments (6)

July 25, 2004

Bush Lied (My Ass)

First, let me start by giving credit where credit is due.

This post was inspired by a post of the same name at Emigre With A Digital ClueBat

I will also be "borrowing" a few of the quotes that Delftsman posted on his site.

"Bush is a liar", "The President lied", "George Bush is a liar", and "GW is a liar" are just a few of the frequent cries we here from the Dumbocrats and their Looney Leftist friends.

Well, if their are no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq here a few liars from the Democrats own camp:

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to
develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them.
That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear.
We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of
mass destruction program."
- President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great
deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear,
chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest
security threat we face."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten
times since 1983." - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18,1998

"We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the
U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if
appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."

- Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI),
Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry ( D - MA), and others Oct. 9, 1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of
weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass
destruction and palaces for his cronies." - Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999

"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons
programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs
continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status.
In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." - Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. BobGraham (D, FL,) and others, December 5, 2001

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and
threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them." - Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical
weapons throughout his country." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to
deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is
in power." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and
developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are
confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and
biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to
build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence
reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." - Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working
aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear
weapons within the next five years ... We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years,
every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and
destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do." - Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002

In that list of quotes I am sure you noticed the "Gods" of the left Bill Clit-on and his bitch husband wife Billary Clit-on not to mention their underlings like Kennedy, sKerry and Al Whore Gore all apparently making the case for the war in Iraq.

It looks to me like they all wanted it, and when it was a resounding success, and the President started getting credit for it, they thought they'd all better condemn the President and our involvement in Iraq.

This just proves that most Dems are like "Waffles" in that they say what people want to hear at the moment and waffle the minute the polls show that the rest of their lunatic leftists are not happy.

I get so sick of the Democrats condemning actions that a Republican president has taken, when all it takes is a little research to see that at one time they were the greatest supporters for the President and whatever his actions were.

I was deployed to Kuwait in 1998 during the build up. We were on the verge. We thought that war was imminent. We also had nearly as many troops at my location as were there in Desert Storm. Once again, Slick Willy made a number of claims and promises just to go back on them. My deployment was extended from 90 days to nearly 6 months because "we were prepping to invade Iraq", like Somalia; Clinton withdrew and left the problems for another administration to fix. Had Slick Willy been a man of his word George Bush wouldn't have had to lead us into Iraq and I believe there is a strong possibility that 9/11 would have been avoided.

The Democratic National Convention kicks off today, let's see what kind of lies they spew at or about the president and what kind of empty promises they make.

SlagleRock Out!

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Super Bitch Exposed

Follow this link for a most unbelievable story about liars, cheaters, thieves and government corruption *sarcasm off*

Exposed: Hillary the Superbitch

I know it is going to be hard to believe, but has mainstream media actually called the superbitch just what she is???

Take a look

SlagleRock Out!

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July 24, 2004

Philipine Government Not Only Bows To Terrorists And Withdraw Their Troops From Iraq But They Also Paid A Ransom For The Freedom Of A Hostage

One from Jack

I don't recall our media mentioning that $6 million was paid to the terrorists as well as withdrawing troops from Iraq, The Philipines seem to have gone to hell since Aquino took office, President Arroyo is ensuring that it is still sliding into the abyss. Malaysia supposedly put up $5 million while the Philipines put up $1 million. The Philipines have always had problems with either comminists or muslims trying to take over their government.

Jack

Malaysia, Palace, DFA silent on $6-M ransom

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More On Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson’s Creative Fiction

Thanks Jack for another great link.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 23, 2004

The UN, Democrats and Giving Our Freedoms Away

I got this one via email from Gunner at No Quarters Blog. I'll leave it as is. Take a look and try not to puke up your guts.

The media is still getting it wrong.
On Curmudgeonly and skeptical he links to an article about the letter to the UN.
It is in a British paper and they say 8 signed it.
Why can't they get their stories straight?
I posted this after making one call to Washington and got the story.
The large media, here and over seas, is looking rather bad.

Gunner
Here is what I posted a few days ago.

9-11-13?

This is a strange little confusing mess we have here people. Everyone remembers the story of the letter to the UN asking for election observers. I have a small problem with what is being reported. No story seems to be saying the same thing.
Here we have World net daily

The request came in the form of a letter drafted by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, and signed by eight other members of the House. LINK
So this says 9 signed it.
Then we have the copy of the letter sent to me by Johnsons office staff.

Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Joseph Crowley (NY-07)
Raul Grijalva (AZ-07)
Danny K. Davis (IL-07)
Corrine Brown (FL-03)
Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14)
Jerrold Nadler (NY-08)
Michael M. Honda
Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07)
Julia Carson (IN-07)
Edolphus Towns (NY- 10)
This letter shows 11 names on it.
Now here we have the Oakland Tribune Online saying something totally different.
Thirteen U.S. House Democrats, led by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson and including Oakland's Rep. Barbara Lee, say it's time the United States joined the list, "given the troubling events of the 2000 election and the growing concerns about the lack of necessary reforms and potential for abuse in the 2004 election."
This says 13, and who the heck is Barbara Lee?
Well I wanted to get the correct number so I called Washington again.
The original letter I got was correct at the time. There were only 11 signatures at that point but since this hit the news a Johnny-come-lately has come on in the form of Barbara Lee.
Hopefully the larger medias will try to get the correct number out soon, but I am not holding my breath.

Thanks Gunner

SlagleRock Out!

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Canada Shows Its Ignorance Once Again

Once again Canada reminds Americans why we have no use for the Canadian Government.

Take a look at this one.
CRTC shows biased colours

Okaying Al-Jazeera coming into Canada, but forbidding Fox News, tells you all you need to know about the CRTC.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 22, 2004

Video Shows 9/11 Hijackers' Security Check

According to AOL News, some of the hijackers who crashed a jetliner into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, twice set off alarms as they passed through metal detectors that morning at Washington Dulles International Airport, but security screeners did not appear to question them about utility knives investigators believe they were carrying as part of the takeover plot, according to newly disclosed surveillance video.

On the video, hijacker Khalid al-Mihdhar, is seen passing through a security checkpoint at Dulles International Airport on Sept. 11, 2001, just hours before American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.

I am sure as time goes on we will learn even more disturbing facts about how easy these hijackers got onto our planes.

All Americans who travel need to be prepared. If a plane is hijacked by terrorists it is pretty safe to assume they are not planning on a safe landing. Just as they did on flight 93 you have to struggle for control of the aircraft. It is better to take your final flight as did Todd Beamer and his compatriots and save countless lives than it is to sit and do nothing.

It is sad to think that had security at Dulles and Logan been just a little bit better the tragedy of 9/11 may have never happened.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 21, 2004

Taps (Corrected)

On the 19th of this month I posted an article titled TAPS and it told the origins of the song and the lyrics many don't know exist.

Thanks to Mollbot for this link which corrects the original posting and offers more information on the subject.

Here is the corrected story.

Of all the military bugle calls, none is so easily recognizable or more apt to render emotion than the call Taps. The melody is both eloquent and haunting and the history of it's origin is interesting and somewhat clouded in controversy. In the British Army, a similar call known as "Last Post" has been sounded over soldier's graves after interment since 1885. But the use of Taps is unique with the United States military, since the call is sounded at funerals, wreath layings and memorial services.

Up to the Civil War, the infantry call for "Lights Out" was that set down in Silas Casey's (1801 1882) Tactics, which had been borrowed from the French. The music for Taps was changed by Union General Daniel Butterfield for his Brigade (Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac) in July 1862.

Daniel Adams Butterfield (1831-1901), the son of a famous expressman was born in Utica, New York and graduated from Union College at Schenectady. He was the eastern superintendent of the American Express Company in New York when the Civil War broke out. A colonel in the 12th Regiment of the New York State Militia, he was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of a brigade when the militia was mustered into the Army of the Potomac. As the story goes, General Butterfield was not pleased with the call for "Lights Out", feeling that the call was too formal to signal the day's end. With the help of the brigade bugler (Oliver W Norton) Butterfield created the call to honor his men while in camp at Harrison's Landing, Virginia following the Seven Day's battle. The call, sounded that night in July, 1862, soon spread to other units of the Union Army and was even used by the Confederates. It was made an Official bugle call after the war. The highly romantic account of how Butterfield "composed" the call surfaced in 1898 following a magazine article written that summer. The August, 1898 issue of Century Magazine contained an article called "The Trumpet in Camp and Battle" by Gustav Kobbe, a music historian and critic. He was writing about the origin of bugle calls in the Civil War and in reference to Taps, wrote: "In speaking of our trumpet calls I purposely omitted one with which it seemed most appropriate to close this article, for it is the call which closes the soldiers.... "Lights Out".

I have not been able to trace this call to any other service. If it seems probable, it was original with Major Seymour, he has given our army the most beautiful of all trumpet calls".

Kobbe was using as his basis for the calls the army drill manual on infantry tactics prepared by Major General Emory Upton in 1867 (revised in1874) The bugle calls in the manual were compiled by Major (later General) Truman Seymour of the 5th US Artillery.

Kobbe's inability to find the origin of "Light's Out" (Taps) prompted a letter from Oliver W Norton in Chicago who claimed he knew how the call came about and that he was the first to perform it.

Norton wrote:...

"During the early part of the Civil War, I was bugler at the Headquarters of Butterfield's Brigade, Meroll's Division, Fitz-John Porter's Corps, Army of the Potomac. Up to July, 1862, the infantry call for Taps was that set down in Casey's Tactics, which Mr Kobbe says was borrowed from the French. One day, soon after the seven days' battles on the Peninsular, when the Army of the Potomac was lying in camp at Harrison's Landing, General Daniel Butterfield. then commanding our Brigade, sent for me, and showing me some notes on a staff written in pencil on the back of an envelope, asked me to sound them on my bugle. I did this several times, playing the music as written. He changed it somewhat, lengthening some notes and shortening others, but retaining the melody as he first gave it to me. After getting it to his satisfaction, he directed me to sound that call for Taps thereafter in place of the regulation call. ... The next day I was visited by several buglers from neighboring brigades, asking for copies of the music, which I gladly furnished. I think no general order was issued from army headquarters authorizing the substitution of this for the regulation call, but as each brigade commander exercised his own discretion in such minor matters, the call was gradually taken up through the Army of the Potomac. ... I did not presume to question General Butterfield at the tine, but from the manner in which the call was given to me, I have no doubt he composed it in his tent at Harrison's Landing. I think General Butterfield is living at Cold Spring, New York. If you think the matter of sufficient interest, and care to write him on the subject, I have no doubt he will confirm my statement."

The editor at the Century did contact Butterfield who wrote back;

"I recall, in my dim memory, the substantial truth of the statement made by Norton, of the 83rd Pa., about bugle calls. His letter gives the impression that I personally wrote the notes for the call. The facts are, that at that time I could sound calls on the bugle as a necessary part of military knowledge and instruction for an officer commanding a regiment or brigade. I had acquired this as a regimental commander. ... The call of Taps did not seem to be as smooth, melodious and musical as it should be, and I called in some one who could write music, and practiced a change in the call of Taps until I had it suit my ear, and then, as Norton writes, got it to my taste without being able to write music or knowing the technical name of any note, but, simply by ear, arranged it as Norton describes. I did not recall him in connection with it, but his story is substantially correct..."

On the surface it was not until the Century article that this seems to be the true history of the origin of Taps. Indeed, the many articles written about Taps cite this story as the beginning of Butterfield's association with the call. Certainly Butterfield never went out of his way to claim credit for its composition and it was not until the Century article that the Origin came to light There are however, significant differences in Butterfield's and Norton's stories. Norton says that the music given to him by Butterfield that night was written down on an envelope while Butterfield wrote that he could not read or write music! Also Butterfield's words seem to suggest that he was not composing a melody in Norton's presence, but actually arranging or revising an existing one. As a commander of a brigade, he knew of the bugle calls needed to relay troop commands. All officers of the time were required to know the calls and were expected to be able to play the bugle. Butterfield was no different - he could play the bugle but could not read music. As a colonel of the 12th N.Y. Regiment, before the war, he had ordered his men to be thoroughly familiar with calls and drills. What could account for the variation in stories? My research shows that Butterfield did not compose Taps but actually revised an earlier bugle call.

This sounds blasphemous to many, but the fact is that Taps existed in an early version of the call Tattoo. As a signal for end of the day, armies have used Tattoo to signal troops to prepare them for bedtime roll call. The call was used to notify the soldiers to cease the evening's drinking and return to their garrisons. It was sounded an hour before the final call of the day to extinguish all fires and lights. This early version is found in three drill and tactical manuals - the Winfield Scott (1786-1866) manual of 1835, the Samuel Cooper (1798-1876) manual of 1836 and the William Gilham (1819-1872) manual of 1861.

Sorry for any confusion, I didn't check the source. Thanks to both Jack and Mollbot for the information!

SlagleRock Out!

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Linkage

I apologize as I won't have enough time to share my thoughts on all of these. I am simply providing the links. Take a look for yourselves and formulate your own opinions. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comment area as I just don't have time to comment today.

SlagleRock Out!

Canada took UN inspiration for new e-passport...
...And what they think about it at Blogs for Bush

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July 20, 2004

Professor Olson

Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the most recent Presidential election:

Population of counties won by:
Gore=127 million
Bush=143 million
Square miles of land won by:
Gore=580,000
Bush=2,2427,000
States won by:
Gore=19
Bush=29 Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore=13.2
Bush=2.1

Professor Olson adds:

"In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the tax-paying citizens of this great country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off government welfare..."

Olson believes the U.S. is now somewhere between the "complacency and "apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy; with some 40 percent of the nation's population already having reached the"governmental dependency" phase.

Pass this along to help everyone realize just how much is at stake in this Election Year and that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom.

Notice I have marked the winner in bold for each item.

Here is yet another one from Jack. Thanks

SlagleRock Out!

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"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

At 4:18 PM, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the "Eagle" lunar landing module, guided manually by Neil Armstrong, touched down on a plain near the southwestern edge of the Sea of Tranquillity (Mare Tranquillitatis). At 10:56 PM EDT, July 20, 1969, Armstrong stepped from the "Eagle" onto the Moon's dusty surface with the words, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."

Astronaut Neil Armstrong first uttered those words 35 years ago today. Do you remember where you were or what you were doing when the astronauts made the US the first (and to date only) country to reach the moon? Although I wasn't even a thought to my father who was in high school at the time, or my Mother who had yet to start high school the moon landing has greatly impacted my life.

Like most Americans I have seen the images of the first men on the moon hundreds if not thousands of times. It is awe inspiring to think not only that we were the first to do it, but we have even achieved private space flight while so many other nations aren't even close to exiting Earths atmosphere.

When you think of all of the wonderful things that have come from the space program it becomes very clear that the research alone is invaluable.

July 20, 1969 will forever be a shining moment in our history.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 19, 2004

Taps

I have read/learned this before, but as Jack pointed out when he sent it to me, many people, even military don't know its roots.

If any of you have ever been to a military funeral in which taps were played this brings out a new meaning of it.
Here is something EVERY AMERICAN should know.

We in the United States have all heard the haunting song, "Taps."

It's the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes. But, do you know the story behind the song?

If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings. Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.
During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention.

Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment.
When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead.

The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier.
It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army.

The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his
Enemy status. His request was only partially granted.
The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral.
The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate.
But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician.
The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of
the dead youth's uniform.
This wish was granted.
The haunting melody, we now know as "Taps" used at military Funerals was born.

The words are :

Day is done ... Gone the sun ... >From the lakes ... >From the hills

>From the sky .. All is well. Safely rest . God is nigh ...

Fading light ... Dims the sight ... And a star ... Gems the sky ...

Gleaming bright ... From afar ... Drawing nigh .. Falls the night ...

Thanks and praise ... For our days . Neath the sun ...

Neath the stars...Neath the sky .. As we go.

This we know .. God is nigh ...

I, too, have felt the chills while listening to "Taps" but I have never seen all the words to the song until now. I didn't even know there was more than one verse. I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn't know if you had either so I thought I'd pass it along.
I now have an even deeper respect for the song than I did before.

REMEMBER THOSE LOST AND HARMED WHILE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY.
And also those presently serving in the Armed Forces.

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Another Great Pair Of Quotes

"Those who are quick to promise are generally slow to perform. They promise mountains and perform molehills. He who gives you fair words and nothing more feeds you with an empty spoon. People don't think much of a man's piety when his promises are like pie-crust: made to be broken." --Charles Spurgeon

"Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of government is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is the history of the limitation of government, not the increase of it." --Woodrow Wilson

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Hangin' Around On Meat Hooks

Straight from MSNBC.com:

Strange new pastime for Florida youth baffles authorities MIAMI - Police in the Florida Keys are mystified by a bizarre new pastime — young dangling themselves from meat hooks on a popular sandbar people. The Key West Citizen newspaper reported on Sunday that the Monroe County sheriff’s office and U.S. Coast Guard were called on July 12 to the sandbar off Whale Harbor in Islamorada where locals say wild behavior is becoming a tradition.

They found that five young people had erected a bamboo tripod and hung meat hooks from it. A young woman, her feet brushing the surface of the shallow water, dangled from the frame, hooks embedded firmly in her shoulders.
According to a Coast Guard video, she did not seem to mind the hooks.
Lt. Tom Brazil of the Coast Guard said a young man, who also had hooks embedded in his heavily pierced and tattooed skin, told him the group was “just enjoying the afternoon.”

There were no laws against sticking meat hooks into yourself and hanging from a tripod on a sandbar, Brazil added, according to the newspaper.
The Coast Guard passed the video on to federal justice authorities to decide if action ought to be taken.

A Coast Guard spokeswoman confirmed the report but could provide no further details. No one was available for comment at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Ok, now those who know me (and now those who don't) know that I have a few piercings and a couple of Tattoos. Like many with tattoos I see them as an expression of art and self. I believe that they should reflect something important in your life. I also understand the soothing feeling that comes with getting new ink, the buzz of the gun, the sting on the skin. For me it is oddly relaxing.

As for piercing, they are clearly ornamental at least for me.

Now meat hooks, here is a different idea. This is nothing new, it is just new to mainstream media. Click here for more information on this unique (and disgusting to some) "art form". I am honestly not sure why anyone would want to do this, but I do believe it is the individuals right to do what they wish as long as it is not a threat to anyone else. Search the web for supsension+people+hooks and you will surely find additional pictures of people who have suspended themselves in this fashion. While, this is not my cup of tea, I will strongly defend the right of others to do it if they wish.

SlagleRock Out

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Marine Corps Etiquette

Originally Posted at Obnoxious Droppings

Marine Corps Etiquette

The Commandant of the Marine Corps was General Al Gray, a crusty old "Field Marine." He loved his Marines and often slipped into the mess hall wearing a faded old field jacket without any rank insignia on it. He would go through the chow line just like a private. (In this way, assured of being given the same rations that the lowest enlisted man received. And, woe be it to the mess officer if the food was found to be "unfit in quality or quantity.") Upon becoming Commandant, General Gray was expected to do a great deal of"formal entertaining," fancy dinner parties in full dress blue uniform. Now, the general would rather have been in the field eating cold "C-rats" around a fighting hole with a bunch of young "hard charging" Marines. But the General knew his duty, and as a Marine he was determined to do it to the best of his ability. During these formal parties a detachment of highly polished Marines from"Eighth and Eye" (Marine Barracks located at 8th and I Streets in Washington, D.C., home of the Silent Drill Team) were detailed to assume the position of "parade rest" at various intervals around the ballroom where the festivities were being held.

At some point during one of these affairs, a very refined, big-chested, blue-haired lady picked up a tray of pastry and went around the room offering confections to the guests. When she noticed these Marines in dress blues, standing like sculptures all around the room, she was moved with admiration. She knew that several of these men were fresh from our victory in DesertStorm. She made a beeline for the closest Lance Corporal, drew near him and asked, "Would you like pastry young man?"

The young Marine snapped to "attention" and replied, "I don't eat that shit, Ma'am." Just as quickly, he resumed the position of "parade rest." His gaze remained fixed on some distant point throughout the exchange.

The fancy lady was taken back! She blinked, her eyes widened, her mouth dropped open. So startled was she that she immediately began to doubt what she had heard. In a quivering voice she asked, "W-W-What did you say?"

The Marine snapped back to the position "attention" (like the arm of a mousetrap smacking it's wooden base). Then he said, "I don't eat that shit, Ma'am." And just as smartly as before, back to the position of "parade rest" he went.

This time, there was no doubt. The fancy lady immediately became incensed, and felt insulted. After all, here she was an important lady, taking the time to offer something nice to this enlisted man (well below her stationin life), and he had the nerve to say THAT to HER!

She exclaimed, "Well! I never...!" The fancy lady remembered that she had met "that military man who was over all these 'soldiers' a little earlier. She spotted General Gray from across the room. He had a cigar clenched between his teeth and a camouflaged canteen cup full of liquor in his left hand. He was talking to a group of1st and 2nd Lieutenants, so blue haired lady went straight over to the Commandant and interrupted.

"General, I offered some pastry to that young man over there. And, do you know what he told me?" General Gray cocked his eyebrow, took the cigar out of his mouth and said, "Well, no Ma'am. I don't." The lady took in a deep breath, confident that she was expressing with her body language her rage and indignation. As she wagged her head in cadence with her words, and she paused between each word for effect, "He said, I - don't - eat - that - shit - Ma'am!"

The lieutenants standing there were in a state of flux. A couple of them choked back chuckles, and turned their heads to avoid having their smirks detected. The next thought that most of them had was, "God, I hope it wasn't one of MY Marines!", and the color left their faces. General Gray wrinkled his brow, cut his eyes in the direction of the lieutenants, put his free hand to his chin and expelled a subdued, "Hummm."

"Which one did you say it was Ma'am?", the General asked. "That tall sturdy one right over there near the window, General," the woman said with smug satisfaction. One of the lieutenants began to look sick and put a hand on the wall for support.General Gray, seemed deep in thought, hand still to his chin, wrinkled brow. Suddenly, he looked up his expression changed to one indicating he had made a decision. He looked the fancy lady right in the eyes and said,

"Well, fuck him! Don't give him any."

Thanks GOC your site is off to a good start.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 18, 2004

Enter the Parking Garage: Patriots Fight Back

A few nights ago two friends and I decided to do the tourist thing. We decided to go downtown, see the river walk and have some genuine Mexican food. So, we did just that. We parked in an underground parking garage near the mall on the river walk and strolled up and down memory lane. We BS'd about the first time we all got to go off base after basic training and how funny that was. The three of us had a great meal and a few beers at one of the tiny Mexican restaurants on the river. As our evening wound down we headed back to the car.

We got in the car and started to back out of the parking spot when all of a sudden a little white car slammed on the brakes directly behind us, preventing us from backing out. Immediately three males (teens to early twenties) jumped out of the car and ran up to the drivers side of my friends car.

As they were approaching, my buddy (we'll call him Bruce for this story, you'll see why in a minute LMAO) jumped out of the car, and I hopped out as well.

Initially the three individuals didn't even acknowledge Bruce. The littlest one of the bunch started calling us everything from "crackers" to "bitches." He immediately addressed my second friend (we'll call him Pappy) who remained in the back seat. Now being cops (at least the two of us who had nuts enough to get out of the car) we did what we are trained to do: we tried to diffuse the situation. In the mean time, I was slowly making my way around these three thugs unnoticed.

The little thug we'll call Stupid (and again you'll see why) leans down and looks at Pappy and says, "What did you say bitch?" Pappy says, "Dude what are you talking about?" Stupid says "You flipped me off and called me a fag when we drove by, Bitch!" Now in reality even if Pappy would have done something like this (which he did not) those thugs never would have been able to see him as Bruce's car windows are tinted jet black.

Bruce steps forward a little and says, "Hey, you guys take off, this dude didn't say anything to you, we were talking to each other in the car so I don't know what you think you saw."

So long story short, Stupid and Pappy continue to yell back and forth for several minutes.

Finally Stupid tells Pappy, "You are getting your ass beat bitch, either you can get out here and take a beat down or I am coming in there! Better yet, how much money you got bitch, maybe we'll just take all you bitches money." Oh and yes, chicken shit Pappy is still in his seat with his seatbelt on.

So Pappy says one last time, "Just go away I didn't say shit to you."

About that time Stupid made his move and started towards the car door. Bruce steps between them and says, "You aren't getting anywhere near my fucking car or my friend"

Now unbeknownst to me as well as these three thugs, old Bruce is a Black Belt in three different martial arts. As Stupid is moving in, Bruce jumps straight up in the air and snap kicks this little thug under the chin so hard his head flips back like a Pez dispenser.

As soon as it all started I made my move. I grabbed the biggest of the three from behind in a standard choke hold. Once I had better control, I turned him around and adjusted my hold so that I was crushing his windpipe. Immediately after I grabbed the big Mongo looking fucker, the third thug started toward me. Mongo started gurgling get back, "Get back! This dude is going to break my neck." So turns out they had a chicken shit in their group too, or at least they do for now. The third punk stepped back towards their car and watched as Bruce proceeded to beat the ever living shit out of his mouthy little friend, Stupid.

I held the big guy in a death grip so he couldn't move. Every time he attempted to free himself I proceeded to tenderize his ribs with several ferocious punches.

While we were standing there my friend Bruce looked like a hurricane of arms and legs, he was spinning and kicking/punching this little thug all over the place. At one point I think he even helped him up so he could spin kick him again.

After what seemed like hours of scuffling, Mongo dropped like a lead weight, and I thought I had killed him. When Mongo dropped, the third guy must have got his second wind. He started at me like a bull. Without hesitation I kicked him in the balls so hard he could have worn his manhood as earrings. As he started to double over, I knuckle punched him in the throat. He hit the ground next to Mongo like a ton of bricks.

After a second or two, thug #3 gets back up and starts running towards the car. To my relief Mongo came to (he just passed out) and ran to the car as well. They drove off and left their mouthy little friend to the wolves.

Now we clearly have the upper hand so I go over and pull Bruce off of Stupid. This little thug looked like Rocky after his fight with Apollo Creed. This kid's face looked like 20 lbs. of ground beef. He was barely conscious. About the time I pull Bruce off a cop rolled up. He immediately cuffed the little thug. We thought it odd that he didn't cuff us, but it turns out that someone had called the cops and told them we were getting car jacked. On his way up to our level he could also see a little of what was going on as he looked diagonally through the garage.

Three hours later, several statements and hospitalization for all three of the "hard asses" we were let go. No bail, no notifications to the base (thank god) and no arrests for the three of us.

It turned out that this had happened several times in the past few weeks to people who were parked in that same area (blind spot to the security cameras). These thugs were deliberately targeting people with out of state plates, starting a fight and then stealing whatever they could.

In the process of giving our statements, the cops asked Pappy where he was during all of this. He said, "I just froze, I don't know why, but I froze."

The cop responded with, "It was a good thing you hang out with Bruce Lee and Hulk Hogan or this could have been very bad for you."

Pappy actually caught a lot of shit from the cops for leaving us hanging, but in hind sight it was funny as hell. Those three thought they were going to get paid. Instead they got hospitalized and arrested. The big guy had a sprained neck and broken ribs. The little guy had a broken nose and lost a couple of teeth, and their friend knows exactly what his testicles taste like.

Moral of the story, you never know what you might get into, and starting a fight with complete strangers can clearly come back to bite you in the ass.

That's one for the good guys.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 01:40 PM | Comments (10)

July 17, 2004

Happy Birthday To Me

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday SlagleRock, Happy Birthday to me.

29 Years Old!!

SlagleRock Out!

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Miss Martha Gets Jail Time

Take a look at CNN, Martha Stewart is off to jail. The "innocent" old lady will be serving 5 months and she is being fined $30,000.00. I think it should be 5 years, and more like $3 million but as we all know, celebrity outweighs justice, i.e. OJ Simpson and now Martha.

Posted by SlagleRock at 11:49 AM | Comments (2)

July 16, 2004

Michael Moore Or Is It Moron Strikes Yet Again

This email says it all:

Alcon: http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/001079.html

Following text self explanatory. Act as you see fit. I've contacted
McCaslin, spreading the word seems the least we can do.

More on Moore
Some folks claim that there's no such thing as bad publicity. If
that's true, then there must be exceptions to the rule.

From John McCaslin's July 12th Inside the Beltway column in the
Washington Times

The family of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone was shocked to learn
that video footage of the major's Arlington National Cemetery burial
was included by Michael Moore in his movie "Fahrenheit 9/11."
Maj. Stone was killed in March 2003 by a grenade that officials said
was thrown into his tent by Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, who is on trial for
murder.

<...>

The movie, described by critics as political propaganda during an
election year, shows video footage of the funeral and Maj. Stone's
fiancee, Tammie Eslinger, kissing her hand and placing it on his
coffin.

The family does not know how Mr. Moore obtained the video, and Miss
Gallagher said they did not give permission and are considering legal
recourse.

She described her nephew as a "totally conservative Republican" and
said he would have found the film to be "putrid."

And this follow-up from July 16:

Outrage from across the country after Inside the Beltway wrote this
week about the family of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone being
shocked to learn video footage of the major's Arlington National
Cemetery burial was included by Michael Moore in his movie "Fahrenheit
9/11."
The mother of the major labeled Mr. Moore a "maggot that eats off the
dead."

<...>

"If the family wishes to seek a suit against Michael Moore ... I will
donate $100 toward legal fees and will solicit my friends to do the
same," promises Manny Gagliardi of Arlington, Texas.

"Mountain States Legal Foundation was founded in 1977 by the late Joe
Coors," writes William Perry Pendley, foundation president and chief
legal officer, of Lakewood, Colo. "It has litigated many cases,
including many against President Clinton's abuses. Could you forward
MSLF's information to the family of the Air Force officer whose burial
was used without permission by Michael Moore?"

Given that Mr McCaslin has included that bit of correspondence in his
follow up I'd speculate that the family might be pondering the offer.

While there may be very few "fence sitters" remaining on the issue of
Michael Moore's credibility, there's still no reason not to shine a
bright light of truth on the murky world Moore presents in his films.

Not to mention his actions are simply wrong.

Should you wish to contact Mr McCaslin to encourage him to continue to
pursue this story he can be reached at 202/636-3284 or
jmccaslin@washingtontimes.com.

If the Mountain States Legal Foundation does join this effort, expect
to see press releases on their web site.

-- Greyhawk

Thanks a ton Greyhawk for this one.

Take a stand; show your support of the family of Maj. Stone.

SlagleRock Out!

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Treating Veterans Not Like Heroes But Human Beings

In an earlier article entitled Lunatic Leftists Fall Completely Off The Deep End it told a story reminiscent of the Vietnam Era, a story of how an injured Gulf War II vet was booed and mistreated during an Independence Day parade in Washington state.

Just when we think America is losing her mind, some true patriots step up and show 8 soldiers on leave for R & R their appreciation for all they do.

From CNN.com:

Returning soldiers ride first-class

Travelers switched seats

Thursday, July 15, 2004 Posted: 11:44 AM EDT (1544 GMT)

DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- Eight soldiers flying home from Iraq for two weeks of R&R flew in style instead of coach after first-class passengers offered to swap seats with them.

"The soldiers were very, very happy, and the whole aircraft had a different feeling," flight attendant Lorrie Gammon told The Dallas Morning News in Thursday's editions.

The June 29 seat-swap on American Airlines Flight 866 from Atlanta to Chicago started before boarding, when a businessman approached one of the soldiers and traded his seat.

When the swapping was done, "the other two first-class passengers wanted to give up their seats, too, but they couldn't find any more soldiers," Gammon said.

Another flight attendant, Candi Spradlin, said she was impressed with the acts of good will.

"If nothing else, those soldiers got a great homecoming," she said.

Now, don't get me wrong I don't expect every hard working American to forfeit their very expensive first class seating to a veteran as I am sure they worked hard to be able to afford that seat. However, a kind gesture is what the troops deserve. I think many bleeding hearts forget that these brave men and women are following the orders of the officers appointed over them to include the Executive branch of our government.

These men and woman are heroes, and they go so many of the bleeding hearts don't have to.

Thanks to the eight first class passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 866, you truly are "First Class".

As for the title of this article, I am not saying people should kiss the feet of the Veteran, but remember he is an American and a person, a human being at the least. Their are only two kinds of treatment we should hear of when it comes to veterans and that is decent or praise. There is never a reason to treat a Veteran as a baby killer, murderer or rapist.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 03:22 PM | Comments (3)

Difference of Opinion

"I am deeply disappointed that the effort to pass a constitutional amendment affirming the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman was temporarily blocked in the Senate. Activist judges and local officials in some parts of the country are not letting up in their efforts to redefine marriage for the rest of America -- and neither should defenders of traditional marriage flag in their efforts." --President George W. Bush"

I do not agree with the president on this issue (as you all know there aren't many things that I disagree with the president on). I think that if two people choose to live together as a family they should be afforded all of the same breaks and opportunities of any heterosexual marriage.

This view of marriage as being one man and one woman is a religious view and has no business in politics. It shouldn't even have to be discussed. Our laws call for a clear seperation of Church and State. This is a religious point of view and nothing else. IF it makes the die hard religious circles feel better call it a union or something other than "marriage" but allow all of the same benefits.

SlagleRock Out!

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Voting Or Leading America To The Slaughter

Thanks to Uncle Burp at Emigre With A Digital Cluebat for pointing this out. Sometimes it is good to re-hash certain things.

John Kerry's past voting blunders:

He voted to Kill the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
He voted to Kill the M-1 Abrams Tank
He voted to Kill every aircraft carrier laid down from 1988
He voted to Kill the Aegis anti aircraft system
He voted to Kill the F-15 Strike Eagle
He voted to Kill the Block 60 F-16
He voted to Kill the P-3 Orion upgrade
He voted to Kill the B-1
He voted to Kill the B-2
He voted to Kill the Patriot Anti Missile System
He voted to Kill the FA-18
He voted to Kill the B-2
He voted to Kill the F117

In short he has attempted to dismantle the modern American military. Think of each one of these items and how they have shaped the modern world. It is because of these premier weapons systems that the men and women of all branches of the armed forces are equipped well enough to meet the mission with minimal casualties.

Thank you Mr. Kerry for trying to get Airman, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines killed.

It feels soooo good to know that we are loved.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 02:36 PM | Comments (2)

July 15, 2004

An American Marvel (The .50 Cal BMG)

As I mentioned in an earlier post I am attending a class at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX. That class is to get qualified on the M2 .50 caliber Browning Machine Gun (BMG) which I will then in turn teach at my own duty station.

So, to post on a lighter subject I thought I'd mention this American Marvel.

There is no doubt to anyone who visits this site that we live in the greatest nation on Earth. This is one example of why. American Ingenuity!

Truly John Browning was decades ahead of his time. The .50 Cal BMG has lent its design ideas to numerous other weapons throughout the years.

Ponder this for a moment. The .50 cal BMG is more than half as old as our nation and it is still one of if not the premier long range, man portable, machine gun. Mr. Browning invented the .50 Cal in the late 1800's and it has remained unchanged (mechanically) since it was introduced into the United States Inventory in 1918. It was intended to serve as a long range sniper weapon due to its ability to engage (accurately) targets out to nearly 2,000 meters. Think about that for a second. You can accurately hit a target at distances farther than a mile!!!!!! In fact during Vietnam (nearly a hundred years after the gun was invented) Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos N. Hathcock set the record for the longest sniper kill at a distance of 2,500 yards when he felled a North Vietnamese officer.

It is truly an amazing weapon. It averages a 700 grain projectile. That is more than ten times larger than an M-16 rd. The standard Armor Piercing round for the M2 can penetrate a full inch of Armor Plating (homogenous) or .9 in of Face Hardened Armor Plating. It will penetrate nearly two feet of sand, dirt or clay at distances of 1,500 meters.

The .50 Caliber BMG and its little brother the .30 Caliber BMG (No longer used by the US) have paved the way for nearly all modern firearms.

While leftists may not consider Mr. Browning’s machine guns worthy of patriotic mention he is in fact. The quad and twin .50's used by the Navy likely saved numerous lives at Pearl Harbor. He has provided the military with the cornerstone for the weapons systems of the future and he did it more than 100 years ago.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 14, 2004

Domestic Terrorists or Democratic Terrorists?

This one is self explanatory and just plain disgusting. In a time when the terror level is high, democratic nut jobs are condoning violence and deception towards transit and law enforcement personnel. Click here for the details.

Also take a look at Blogs for Bush for another opinion.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 07:26 PM | Comments (3)

Waffles Offends The Families Of 9/11 Victims

Sen. John F. Kerry upset some families of 9/11 victims yesterday when he arrived - late - to a private memorial dedication in a sirened motorcade and glad-handed as though he were on the campaign trail. The senator, in Boston for the day, hopped in his motorcade at the Four Seasons, drove around the Boston Public Garden and arrived at the memorial with his sizable entourage in tow.

Press were kept away but several family members, speaking privately, said they were miffed that Kerry arrived after most other pols - such as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Rep. Martin T. Meehan, and Attorney General Tom Reilly - had all left.

Imagine that in another display of his lunacy Kerry offends many family members attending a private memorial dedication to the victims of September 11th.

I mean honestly, you know you are attending a solemn event and you arrive with sirens wailing? Don't tell me they had to do it because he is a senator or a presidential wannabe. He could very easily have chosen to be on time and/or arrive in a more tactful manner.

Kerry's aides said the event was non-political. "As a senator from this state, and as an American, Sen. Kerry came to pay his private respects to families and friends who suffered a great loss on 9/11," spokesman David Wade said. "This isn't a day for politics, and John Kerry attended the ceremony quietly and respectfully without staff in tow, keeping the media at a distance," Wade said. "John Kerry remembers what it was like to lose friends on that terrible day, and it's seared in him as an American why we must do whatever it takes to keep Americans safe and destroy the terrorists."

So he just publicly stated that Kerry attended quietly and without the media in tow. So in other words the families of the victims are all liars? No Mr. Wade you are clearly the liar, and while all politicians have an agenda clearly Mr. (used very loosely) Kerry's agenda is not to take care of or look out for the people. So now not only do these people have to relive the horror that was 9/11 at this memorial they get to be called liars in the public media by a presidential wannabe and his lunatic staff.

Take a look at Blogs for Bush for more on this.

Also, click here to see the entire article from the Boston Herald.

My thoughts go out (as always) to the families and survivors of the cowardly attack of September 11th, 2001.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 06:27 PM | Comments (1)

Powerful Quotes The Looney Left Need Read

"What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations." --Calvin Coolidge

"A politician will do anything to keep his job -- even become a patriot." --William Randolph Hearst

"Every public official should be recycled occasionally." --John V. Lindsay

"There never was a bad man that had ability for good service." --Edmund Burke

"Better faithful than famous. Honor before prominence." --Teddy Roosevelt

"Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger, but in being prompt to confront and disarm it." --Sir Walter Scott

"Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less." --Robert E. Lee

"The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected." --Will Rogers

My thoughts: It is as if Will Rodgers had the foresight to write about John Kerry. "The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected."

Another quote that applies to Mr. Heinz-Kerry is that of Teddy Roosevelt. "Better faithful than famous. Honor before prominence." Kerry Clearly hopes his wealth will buy him an election. What's next Waffles? When do the vote JFK ads start running?

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 04:51 PM | Comments (5)

The Boston Herald Takes Issue With Kerry's Very Unprofessional Fundraiser

"When in doubt, play the Vietnam card. That's long been a tactic embraced by Sen. John Kerry and his aides in the face of political trouble. It's what the Kerry camp resorted to again Thursday to excuse the vile criticism of President Bush by the Democratic nominee's Hollywood backers at a New York fund-raiser. 'Performers have a right to speak their minds even when we don't agree with everything they say. That's the freedom John Kerry put his life on the line to defend,' Kerry spokesmen David Wade said. And what was Kerry defending? John Mellencamp singing a song with the lyrics, 'Texas Bandito, how much money did you put in your pocket today?' And 'He's just another cheap thug who sacrifices our young?' Then there was Whoopi Goldberg's elongated sexual pun using the president's last name. And surely Kerry fought valiantly in Vietnam to ensure Chevy Chase could opine: 'Clinton plays the sax, John plays the guitar, and the president's a liar.' Instead of denouncing the repugnant comments...Kerry simply went on with his stump speech. He only took issue with Goldberg calling running mate John Edwards a 'kid.' That Kerry, by his silence, tacitly endorsed the content of his supporters' remarks says something troubling about the tone of his campaign. That he allowed his military service to be used once again like some prop in a movie, says something even more troubling about his character." --The Boston Herald

Posted by SlagleRock at 04:45 PM | Comments (1)

Lunatic Leftists Fall Completely Off The Deep End

In an article recently posted in the Seattle Post Intelligencer (their title not mine; liberal puke paper) a sad story was told about the state of affairs in America.

Setting: Puget Sound, allegedly a beautiful quiet part of America. Many areas such as Bainbridge Island are lauded by locals as "best small-town in America."

Maybe good to look at but most of the state smells like shit. I always wondered what the horrible smell was and now I know it is the filth spewing from the mouths of all the Michael Moore wannabes in the Puget Sound area.

The Seattle Post Intelligencer (or lack thereof) reported:

The bucolic island's deep reputation for civility got a gut check this week during the annual Grand Old Fourth of July celebration.

That's when Jason Gilson, a 23-year-old military veteran who served in Iraq, marched in the local event. He wore his medals with pride and carried a sign that said "Veterans for Bush."

Walking the parade route with his mom, younger siblings and politically conservative friends, Jason heard words from the crowd that felt like a thousand daggers to the heart.

"Baby killer!"

"Murderer!"

"Boooo!"

Are you kidding me?!?! Are we at this disgusting, dirty, vile childish game again? I have heard stories of the men returning from Vietnam. All of these cliches were used by the same types of people (draft dodgers, sissies, pussies, Un-American douche bags)in the '60s and '70s.

First, let’s think about this....

Did Jason Gilman kill anyones baby or child??? No! In fact, now millions of Iraqi children will live free, healthy lives because of the US led invasion. The innocent little girls of Iraq will be able to live full lives without ever experiencing the rape camps of Saddam. Imagine if your little girl was subjected to that. You would wish that Jason was there to stop the son of a bitch who harmed her. He was there for all Iraqi's.

Did Jason Gilman murder anyone??? No, he was a soldier, fighting under orders against other soldiers; people who chose to fire on the superior American forces. He did not shoot unarmed men. He did not pick random people from a crowd and kill them. He fought as part of an armed military against an enemy and his armed military.

As for the Boos, shame on you!!! In fact, FUCK you all. That's right, fuck anyone of you bleeding heart, backwoods, uneducated, pieces of shit that would boo at a man who volunteered his life to defend your safety, freedom, and ability to be an otherwise useless lump of flesh SHIT.

Jason Gilman, you my friend are always a welcome guest here at SlagleRock's Slaughterhouse.

If you would like to show your support for Jason you can email him at:

frodo5@comcast.net

For you liberal pukes, the same people who booed the injured son of a mother who likely feared she may never see her baby again, do not bother this brave man or his family. Don't flood his email with your whining, your leftist anarchist worship or words of degradation.

Before I wrap this one up, I offer these great blogs for more information and different perspectives on this tragedy in WA: Misha, Mamamontezz, Uncle Burp, Blackfive, and SondraK

If you read any others you feel I should include in this list please let me know, I know there are many more great bloggers out there.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 03:38 PM | Comments (2)

July 13, 2004

My Interview With An Iranian-American

Cancel that title! It should simply read my interview with an American. I am currently in Texas at Lackland AFB, San Antonio. I arrived in San Antonio yesterday afternoon. After arriving at the Airport I hailed a cab for the short ride to the base.

The cab driver was clearly a man on Middle Eastern decent. After loading my bags he introduced himself and asked where I was headed. I told the man that I needed to go to Lackland AFB. He immediately smiled and said, "Oh Air Force, my only son is in the Air Force and he is on his way to Baghdad for a 6-month tour.”

As we started to talk I mentioned my tour in the Middle East, and the fact that I had been more than once. First response he had was, "I am glad you made it home safe."

After hearing he clearly loved our country I asked where he was from originally. He told me, "Iran, Iran is a terrible place." He went on to explain that he came to the US 27 years earlier to attend the University of Texas. He met his wife (Also of Iranian decent in college and their son was/is the only naturalized citizen in their family).

After realizing that politics were not only a safe conversation, but an encouraged one, we discussed many things. We started with Afghanistan and Iraq. Mr. Kalliff (as I will call him) told me that ultimately the peoples of Iraq and Afghanistan will be much better for the US's involvement. He said, "The Taliban is nothing but a bunch of uneducated brutes, bullies, terrorists or whatever." He also said that "those" people don't even know why or what they fight for. If only they could taste freedom they'd never have an animosity towards the US. He said, that Saddam "is a son of a bitch. He is just a cowardly dictator who hid behind his abusive actions." He also said that "these" dictators are the sole reason that the Middle East is hundreds of years behind the rest of the modern world.

I asked him if he ever considered moving home. He smiled at me and said, "I am home." He went on to explain that he would rather be "just some poor cab driver who can honestly say he is an American than a wealthy Iranian any day!"

Mr. Kalliff was very passionate about these United States. He said he hopes more than anything that President Bush is re-elected and pushes for a regime change in Iran. He even said, "I know I could lose family in a war, but if it freed my people it would be an acceptable loss."

After talking about the war on terror I turned the discussion to politicians. My first question was what do you think about President Bush. His immediate reaction was, "I liked his Dad better, but he is a good man. He can be a little bit of a bully, but sometimes that is necessary." He said that he would like to see a democratic president elected because, "they are good to the people and the economy". He also said that now is not the time. Mr. Kalliff was very excited when he said, "John Kerry is a fucking liar, pardon my language but I think it would be a catastrophe if Kerry were elected".

As our conversation ended and I was unloading my gear from his cab, he once again held out his hand to shake mine. As I shook his hand he told me, "thank you for fighting for the greatest nation on Earth and making this a free place where even a poor boy from Iran can live free".

Sound too good to be true? Every word of it is true. He sounded every bit as patriotic as any member of the Armed Forces. It was hard for me to decide which he was more proud of, his son the Airman, or his right to vote and US citizenship.

Maybe, just maybe, there is hope for the Middle East. He certainly can't be the only person smart enough to realize that it is the dictatorships that are causing the demise of the Arab world.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 05:12 PM | Comments (4)

Open Letter To The Kerry Campaign

July 12, 2004
Mary Beth Cahill
Campaign Manager
John Kerry for President
P.O. Box 34640
Washington, DC 20043

Dear Ms. Cahill:

On Thursday your campaign hosted a fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall at which Sen. Kerry said, "Every performer tonight in their own way either verbally through their music through their lyrics have conveyed to you the heart and soul of our country."

I called on your campaign to release the performance that Sen. Kerry said represented the "heart and soul" of America so that all Americans could see for themselves what John Kerry thinks represents the "heart and soul" of our country.

Do most Americans in their hearts, think that calling the President a "thug" and a "killer" represents the "heart and soul" of our nation? We don't think so, but we think voters should decide for themselves by watching the celebrities John Kerry said captured the "heart and soul" of America.

Your Senior Advisor Tad Devine said that you believed that releasing musical performances "might violate copyrights and licensing agreements for the entertainers who performed and allow the Bush campaign to use the tape in commercials against Kerry and Edwards"

I have been assured that "fair use" rules of copyright would allow you to release the tapes of these musical performances to the news media under 2 U.S.C. 107. To allay the other concern you relayed to the news media, Bush-Cheney '04 pledges to refrain from using audio, video or transcripts of the event for any television, cable, satellite or radio advertising. We look forward to seeing this spirited display.

Sincerely,

Ken Mehlman
Campaign Manager

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Clit-on Has An Opinion (Does Anybody Give A Damn?)

Although the Bush administration believes former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was an inherent threat to the Mideast, going to war in Iraq has not aided the Middle East peace process, former President Clinton told CNN in a recent interview.

Take a look at CNN.com

Billary Clit-on thinks that the liberation of Iraq won't aid in the quest for peace in the Middle East.

How can this be? How can it not help to free an oppressed people? Did it not help the people of Europe when the American led allies kicked the shit out of Hitler's boys?

How can you say that the invasion and subsequent liberation of one of the most (if not the most) oppressed nations on earth won't aid in the peace process in the Mid East?

Democracy is like a virus (a very good virus mind you) with no cure. Pick any formerly Communist/Socialist or general dictatorship and look how its freedom and move to democracy has spread to the nations around it!

A truly free nation is a happy nation, a secure nation and a nation that will fight for its freedoms. Look at the US, we have millions of people who would make the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedoms and ensure that generations of Americans to come will know what it is like to live free. I believe that one day Iraq may understand this type of freedom. Yes, they have a long arduous road ahead, but the road to freedom will spread to surrounding nations. Ultimately only free nations will survive.

I don't agree with Bubba on this one.

Sorry Bill, I think you are wrong.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 04:19 PM | Comments (2)

More Links Offer a Unique Perspective

A few unique perspectives. Once again a loyal reader comes through.

Syrian Economist Ridicules Decision to Impose Economic Sanctions Against The
U.S.

Iranian Intellectual: 'Religious Tyranny is Based on a Fascist
Interpretation of Faith... Muslims Should Reform Religion... Accept
Democracy'

Former Editor of Major Arab Daily on Arab Indifference to the Violence in
Sudan

And here is one more from Mamamontezz

Desecrated Flag slated to be burned; vandals strike again

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4,000 Hits At The Slaughterhouse

Today, 13 July 2004 we hit 4,000 hits at the Slaughterhouse. This blog is averaging more than 1,000 hits a month. I thank everyone for that. This blog has introduced me to many interesting and very intelligent people. Thanks go out to all of my regulars, and welcome new readers.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 12, 2004

Links

More Links, from Jack (This guy is a reference giant!)

Syrian Economist Ridicules Decision to Impose Economic Sanctions Against The
U.S.

Iranian Intellectual: 'Religious Tyranny is Based on a Fascist
Interpretation of Faith... Muslims Should Reform Religion... Accept
Democracy'

Former Editor of Major Arab Daily on Arab Indifference to the Violence in
Sudan

Thanks again Jack

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Pre-Election Humor

Check out JibJab.com for a great animation. George Bush and John "Waffles" Kerry sing "This land is my land". Full of humor.

Enjoy

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Cpl Hassoun In US Custody (Cont.)

Good news for the family of Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun

The Marine Vehicle operator turned translator is safely back in US custody.

There are a myriad of questions that surround this Marine and his situation. Hopefully in the weeks to come we will know exactly what happened.

From the pages of CNN.com

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (CNN) -- U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who resurfaced in Lebanon after disappearing in Iraq, was being debriefed Saturday at a U.S. military base in Germany.

Mohammed Hassoun, the Marine's brother, said Wassef told him in a phone call Saturday morning to his home in West Jordan, Utah, that he was being treated "very well."

Wassef indicated the debriefing was going well and that neither the FBI nor the Naval Criminal Investigative Service had given him any indication for concern, Mohammed said.

The 24-year-old translator also told his brother that he was staying in a suite at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

The Marine may return to his base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Monday or Tuesday, his brother said.

Military officials want to know Wassef Hassoun's whereabouts and whom he was with between his disappearance June 19 from the Marine camp outside Fallujah and his re-emergence Wednesday with his Lebanese family in Tripoli.

During his disappearance, Hassoun had been listed as captured in Iraq after being shown on a video blindfolded with a sword being held over his head.

Officials have said Hassoun would talk to a SERE (survival, evasion, resistance and escape) Team, which would seek operational information from him that could help troops who find themselves in similar situations. Officials said Hassoun would be promised confidentiality for those sessions and that information he relates cannot be used against him.

Hassoun in 'excellent' shape
Hassoun arrived Friday in Germany after leaving the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.

"I found him in excellent physical condition, and I did not see any bruises or any injuries on his person," Hassoun's attending physician, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Peter Marco, said Friday. "He's very exhausted."

Marco said Hassoun, who is 6 feet tall, had lost about 20 pounds -- dropping from 190 to about 170 -- and the Marine told him his spirits were down before his reunion with his family in Lebanon. Marco said Hassoun also reported suffering from chronic headaches.

A clinical psychologist at the briefing said Hassoun reported he had slept only two or three hours a night in the past few weeks.

Hassoun is undergoing medical examinations at Landstuhl as part of routine repatriation procedures, which also include addressing the Marine's psychological health.

Video claimed Marine would be killed
The U.S. Defense Department changed his status Friday to "returned to military control." Before the video of him was broadcast by an Arabic-language satellite TV network, military investigators had classified him as a deserter.

The video was broadcast June 27 on Al-Jazeera. A narrator on the tape said the captive would be killed if the United States did not free jailed Iraqis. (Full story)

At one point, reports on Islamist Web sites said Hassoun had been beheaded.

On Monday, a group claiming to have kidnapped Hassoun said it had taken him to safety after he promised not to return to the U.S. military, Al-Jazeera reported. (Full story)

Welcome home Cpl. I hope your intentions were just and your integrity is in tact.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 11, 2004

Mainstream Media Is Awakening (Kerry Is A Liar)

Well, it is about damn time. Even newspapers like the Washington Post are starting to get fed up with Waffles. Please read their article, Kerry Vows To Restore 'Truth' to Presidency
Democratic Ticket Assails GOP Values as 'Distorted'

In an effort to denounce integrity within the Bush administration John Kerry was caught in at least two lies of his own.

President Bush has governed in a dishonest fashion, trampling values on every issue except fighting terrorism and leaving voters "clamoring for restoration of credibility and trust in the White House again," John F. Kerry and John Edwards said in an interview. ...

"We have not stood up and attacked our opponents in personal ways," Kerry said.

This week alone, Kerry has criticized Bush personally in speeches for lying, professional laziness, waiting until right before the election to indict Enron Corp.'s former chief executive, Kenneth L. Lay, lacking values and even having worse hair than the two Democrats. Some advisers are privately counseling Kerry to tone down his attacks on Bush.

Not that most sane Americans didn't already know it, but just for those of you who are a little slow on the uptake, KERRY IS A LIAR!

Take a look at what Captain Ed had to say about this incident at Blogs for Bush He wrote an outstanding post about The SKerry - Edwards Democratic nightmare, oops I mean ticket.

There are several resources out there regarding this entry. For the truth check out all of them!

Here you go:

'Even The Washington Post Isn't Buying The Kerry Line'

Blogs For Bush

The Washington Post Story "Kerry Vows To Restore 'Truth' to Presidency"

Don't hesitate to read as many blogs on this as you can. Get the truth out there and ensure that we don't ever have to deal with calling the likes of John Kerry, "Mr. President"

SlagleRock Out!

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Large Mammal

On 11 July 04, I touched on paradise. For the moment I am a Large Mammal in the TTLB ecosystem. To my regular readers I say thank you, to all new readers I hope I keep you interested.

Thanks go out to everyone it is a good feeling to be rated 359 in the TTLB

Lets keep it up and keep your links, emails and posts flowing.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 07:38 AM | Comments (1)

Blogs For Bush

Here you will find a couple of great links to Blogs For Bush:

Senator Flip-Flop Lectures Bush On Values?

Kerry: I Don't Have Time For Briefings

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July 10, 2004

Former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV

Former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, dispatched by the CIA in February 2002 to investigate reports that Iraq sought to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program with uranium from Africa, was specifically recommended for the mission by his wife, a CIA employee, contrary to what he has said publicly.

Take a look at the The Washington Post

Wilson last year launched a public firestorm with his accusations that the administration had manipulated intelligence to build a case for war. He has said that his trip to Niger should have laid to rest any notion that Iraq sought uranium there and has said his findings were ignored by the White House.

Wilson's assertions -- both about what he found in Niger and what the Bush administration did with the information -- were undermined yesterday in a bipartisan Senate intelligence committee report.

After reading the full post on the Washington Post take a look at Blogs for Bush for more information.

Not to sound immature but this is one of those times President Bush's Administration can say WE TOLD YOU SO.

Not unlike the finding that there were links between Hussein and Al Qaeda.

Show your support for President Bush. Check out Blogs for Bush and get your blog in the web ring and support Bush-Cheney '04

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John Kerry's Wife

John Kerry's Wife

Do you find it strange that Kerry's wife is never with him?
Do you find it strange that you never hear any thing about her?
This may be why!

As time goes on, we're just getting to know the possible future
First Lady of the United States of America, and it is quite interesting.
You'll be hearing even more about Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic
front-runner.

She has quite a track record, especially when it comes to the causes
she donates to. One of her favorite charities is the Tides Foundation.

What is that, you ask?
This foundation sends hundreds of millions of dollars to groups that
protested the invasion of Iraq; that demands open U.S. borders; and
provides legal defense for suspected terrorists. Among other groups supported by
Kerry's wife: Ramsey Clark's International Action Center. This is the same
Ramsey Clark that offered to defend Saddam Hussein.

Another group seeks to ease restrictions on immigration from
terrorist nations. Another group has links to the terrorist group Hamas. And on and on.
John F. Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry OUTSOURCE American jobs!

We need to ask:
Why not manufacture in America and ship finished products overseas?
How many American workers are in these Heinz overseas factories?

HEINZ WATTIE'S AUSTRALASIA - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
HEINZ SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. - Republic of Singapore
HEINZ WATTIE'S LIMITED - Auckland, New Zealand
HEINZ JAPAN LTD - Tokyo, Japan
HEINZ-UFE LTD. - Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
HEINZ COSCO - Qingdao, People's Republic of China
HEINZ KOREA LTD. - Inchon, South Korea
HEINZ WIN CHANCE LTD. - Bangkok, Thailand
HEINZ INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED - Mumbai, India
PT HEINZ ABC INDONESIA - Jakarta, Indonesia
PT HEINZ SUPRAMA - Surabaya, Indonesia
HEINZ UFC PHILIPPINES - Manila, the Philippines
HEINZ HONG KONG LIMITED - Wanchai, Hong Kong
H. J. HEINZ (Botswana) (Proprietary) LTD. - Gaborone, Botswana
KGALAGADI SOAP INDUSTRIES (Pty) LTD. - Gaborone, Botswana
REFINED OIL PRODUCTS (Pty) LTD. - Gaborone, Botswana
OLIVINE INDUSTRIES (Private) LIMITED - Harare, Zimbabwe
CHEGUTU CANNERS (Pvt) LTD. - Chegutu, Zimbabwe
HEINZ SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. - Johannesburg, South Africa
HEINZ WELLINGTON'S (PTY) LTD. - Wellington, South Africa
HEINZ EUROPE - Hayes, Middlesex, England
H. J. HEINZ COMPANY LIMITED - Hayes Park, Hayes, Middlesex, England
H. J. HEINZ COMPANY LIMITED - Rovereto, Italy
H. J. HEINZ COMPANY LIMITED - Telford, England
JOHN WEST FOODS LIMITED - Liverpool, England
H. J. HEINZ FROZEN & CHILLED FOODS LIMITED - Hayes, Middlesex, England
H. J. HEINZ COMPANY (IRELAND) LIMITED - Dublin, Ireland
H.J. HEINZ COMPANY OF CANADA LTD - North York, Ontario, Canada
OMSTEAD FOODS LIMITED - Wheatley, Ontario, Canada
ALIMENTOS HEINZ C.A. - Caracas, Venezuela
DISTRIBUIDORA BANQUETE, S.A. - San Josi, Costa Rica
HEINZ ITALIA S.r.l. - Milan, Italy
FATTORIA SCALDASOLE, S.p.a. - Monguzzo, Italy
COPAIS FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANY, S.A. - Athens, Greece
HEINZ POLSKA Sp. Z.O.O. - Warsaw, Poland
PUDLISZKI S.A. - Pudliszki, Poland
WODZISLAW, S.A. - Wodzislaw, Poland
ETS. PAULET S.A. - Douarnenez, France
H. J. HEINZ FROZEN S.A.R.L. - Paris, France
HEINZ IBERICA S.A. - Madrid, Spain
IDAL (Industrias de Alimentacc, Lda. ) - Lisbon, Portugal
MIEDZYCHOD S.A. - Miedzychod, Poland
HEINZ C.I.S. - Moscow, Russia
HEINZ GEORGIEVSK - Georgievsk, Russia
CAIRO FOOD INDUSTRIES SAE - Cairo, Egypt
HEINZ REMEDIA LIMITED - Tel Aviv, Israel
STAR-KIST FOOD DB'OR LIMITED - Haifa, Israel
H. J. HEINZ GMBH - Dm2 m3%ldorf, Germany
SONNEN BASSERMANN - Seesen, Germany
KONINKLIJKE DE RUIJTER BV - The Netherlands
HAK BV - The Netherlands
FOODMARK - The Netherlands
HONIG MERKARTIKELEN BV - The Netherlands
DRUKKERIJ DE GROENBOER - The Netherlands
H. J. HEINZ B.V . - Elst, The Netherlands
H. J. HEINZ BELGIUM S.A. - Brussels, Belgium
SERV-A-PORTION - Turnhout, Belgium
Arimpex Industrie Alimentari S.R.L. - Rovereto, Italy
Comexo S.A. - Chateaurenard, France
HEINZ EUROPE - UK and IRELAND - Factories: Chorley, Fakenham,
Grimsby,
Kendal, Kitt Green, Leaminton, Luton, Okehampton, Telford, Westwick

Think of the conflict of interest a President would have who's wife
owns business interests in all of these countries.... I don't think John
Kerry's Vietnam service is going to make people look the other way on this stuff.

CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THIS WOULD IMPACT HIS PRESIDENCY?

Thanks again to Jack for this find!

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 10:37 PM | Comments (24)

July 09, 2004

More Interesting Stuff From The Federalist

Top of the fold: Kerry-Edwards -- The "one went to war -- one grew up poor" dream ticket...

Well, a nightmare, perhaps...

No sooner had John Kerry's veep advances been spurned for the umpteenth time by his sweetheart, John McCain, than he announced Plan B: Erstwhile trial lawyer John Edwards would instead join the Demo ticket. Of course, it only took a New York second for Edwards' opponents to launch their criticism. "In

the Senate four years -- and that is the full extent of public life -- no international experience, no military experience.... The American people want an experienced hand at the helm of state. This is not the time for on-the-job training in the White House on national-security issues. ... I think that the world is looking for leadership that is tested and sure."

Hard-hitting criticism, to say the least, but that's just what Kerry had to say about Edwards prior to tapping him for the bottom of his ticket.

So, just who is John Edwards, and why is the man who selected him so skeptical about his ability to lead?

As has already been made clear by Demo strategists adhering to their "divide and conquer" class-warfare play-book, Edwards grew up POOR -- in stark contrast to John Kerry. Edwards' father was a mill worker -- an honest job, in stark contrast to his son, a trial lawyer who made his millions suing doctors. Indeed, John Edwards pocketed millions by parading cerebral-palsy babies before emotional juries and winning massive "negligence" awards against obstetricians. Here, the Edwards legacy is an onerous one: Obstetricians, afraid for their professional lives, are now performing four times as many dangerous Caesarean sections as in previous decades -- this despite an utterly dubious link between natural childbirth and cerebral palsy. What's more, the cost of malpractice insurance for obstetricians has gone through the roof, while the number of obstetricians has, understandably, gone through the floor. (The American Medical Association lists 20 states that now have critical shortages of obstetricians.)

Through it all, POOR John played his drama parts well, socking away 30% of those multi-million dollar awards. Of course, he picked his cases carefully, turning away the families of children who died in childbirth because living "CP" babies reap much higher awards. (For the record, it is worth noting that most cases of fetal-brain injury occur long before labor begins -- but that inconvenient fact never seemed to deter Edwards.)

Who pays for POOR John's luxury accommodations and motor vehicles? You do, of course. The cost of such litigation adds about five percent to the cost of all products and services -- in effect, a hidden tax of about $3,200 on the average household.

But we digress. The question was: Who is this POOR John, and why is his running mate so skeptical about his ability to lead?

If you want the long answer, link to the Internet's most comprehensive resource on Kerry and Edwards: Kerry-04.com or Kerry-Edwards04.info (That's right, seasoned readers of this column know that The Patriot tagged the Kerry-Edwards ticket long ago. Indeed, as noted in The Washington Post this week, we purchased the aforementioned domains in order to develop a strong web presence -- a presence dedicated to telling folks the truth about John Kerry.)

As for the short answer, Edwards' only presidential resume builder is that he's a first-term senator. Having spent much of his professional life making money on human misery, POOR John has held no other elected office, and his Senate campaign was funded mostly by fellow trial lawyers. (And, boy, did they ever get their money's worth! Edwards has devoted most of his short tenure in the Senate to blocking any measures aimed at tort reform.) Perhaps most telling about his effectiveness as a legislator is this little statistic: Of the 74 bills he sponsored, not a single one has emerged from committee for a floor vote. The same is true for most of his amendments and resolutions.)

Kerry's aforementioned reservations about Edwards notwithstanding, he changed his tune this past Tuesday morning when announcing his pick. Kerry, who can flip-flop faster than a professional pancake maker, chortled, "I want you to know we think this is a dream ticket. We've got better vision. We've got better ideas. We've got real plans. We've got a better sense of what's happening to America. And we've got better hair." We'll certainly cede him that. Kerry, ever a man of the people, spends some $150 for a hair cut at DC's hoity-toity Cristophe Salon. As for John Edwards, well, he actually looks like a Breck Girl.

Yet despite their glorious coiffures, Kerry can't be giddy about Edwards' anti-growth (read: anti-jobs) voting record, or his anti-military voting record, or his anti-family voting record, or his anti-tax-cut voting record. In these respects, Edwards does anything but "balance" the Kerry ticket. To the contrary, his populist rural Southern gentlemanly facade simply doesn't square with his hard-Left Senate voting record. In fact, the non-partisan National Journal, which has been rating voting records for a long time, puts Edwards a close fourth behind Kerry, who is rated the most Left-voting member of the Senate. Without question, then, this is the most liberal major-party ticket in American history -- a ticket that outflanks even Mondale-Ferraro.

So what can Edwards realistically deliver to the Kerry ticket? Did we mention he grew up POOR?

Financial footnote: On the subject of poverty, John Kerry, already the wealthiest member of Congress, is really raking in the bucks. Campaign Kerry has dwarfed the Bush campaign's cash intake this year, reporting more than $175 million in donations -- much of it from his Left elite cadre of Hollywonk glitterati. In addition to all the free Leftmedia advertising, Kerry also gets a bounce from America-hating fiction films like Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11.

Posted by SlagleRock at 06:46 PM | Comments (1)

Quote Of The Day

"It solidifies the fact that John Kerry is a liberal. ...[It] really solidifies the fact that this is the most liberal ticket that the Democrats have put up for, basically, modern times. If you look at the voting records of those two guys, they are way out there in left field." --Jeb Bush

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July 08, 2004

Viewpoint

Recently we have had a few trolls here at the Slaughterhouse. These evil ignorant little cowards have tried offending me by shitting on my beautiful lawn.

Here at the Slaughterhouse my lawn is red, white, and blue. Apparently this offends some piss poor excuses for not only Americans, but human beings.

With this recent appearance of troll droppings I have decided to highlight a few things from the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)and Rules of Engagement (ROE)for SlagleRock's Slaughterhouse.

Q: Why do you allow profanity in the Slaughterhouse.
A: I serve in the military to protect American freedoms. One of those is the freedom of speech. While profane language is not always necessary sometimes there is no better substitute to simply telling someone what a stupid son of a bitch they really are.

Q: Why are your articles so biased?
A: Hello dumb ass, this is my blog!

Q: Why have my ridiculously long comments been edited down or deleted?
A: See queston #2 Asshat, this is my blog. If you feel the need to reprint my post before commenting on it don't waste your time or my bandwidth. Get your own blog! If your comments are longer than the post be prepared to have the garbage removed.

If you feel the need to bash the military, get your own blog. If you want to bad mouth the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines I suggest you have balls enough to do it face to face with a Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine. My comment sections will not be a place for you to disgrace the good name of the brave men and women who serve our country.

Now that we have all had a chance to read that, I say to all you lunatic leftists (who should do us all a favor and move to Candy Ass Canada) don’t waste your breath. I will not tolerate you talking down about any member of the US military; this includes the Commander in Chief.

My site is pro military and pro American patriotism.

As a member of the US Air Force I have both a duty and a desire to support the President of the United States.

For all you fans of Fahrenheit 9/11, John Kerry and Michael Moore you may as well move on. You will find no love for these people/things at the Slaughterhouse. In fact you will find staunch hatred!

Want to bitch about the President? Get your own damn blog!

Want to bitch about the US? Get your own damn blog!

Want to talk down on/to the brave men and women who fight for your freedom to be a piece of shit? FUCK OFF AND DIE!!!

Anyone not understand how I feel now?

For my loyal/regular reader’s thank you for being here and I am sorry I had to waste a post explaining the FAQ and ROE for the Slaughterhouse. Apparently hit and run chicken shits don't bother to read the rules of engagement or FAQ.

GW... 4 MORE YEARS!!!

Michael Moore.... I hope you fester in a pool of your own vile flab!

John Kerry... You won't find any love or respect here and hiding behind the young facade of John Edwards won't save you!

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 08:50 PM | Comments (11)

July 07, 2004

Raped By The Media (Cpl Hassoun Cont.)

Imagine if you will a world of fantasy, a utopia, a place where the media can actually get their facts straight and report reality and not speculation, fiction or general "he said", "she said".

Cpl Wassef Ali Hassoun, a Marine missing since mid June has been reported on in many formats, from front page to middle of the paper.

We have heard that he was "captured". Then we heard that he went willingly with Iraqi's in an effort to desert the US military.

And now the latest news...

On July 4th ABC News reported that Cpl Wassef Ali Hassoun had been killed by the terrorist group known as The Ansar al-Sunna Army. Please read the article.

Today CNN reported that Hassoun was freed and had "contacted the family in West Jordan, Utah, and Lebanon and told them that he had called the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and asked that he be picked up from an undisclosed location in Lebanon. The source said Hassoun sounded healthy and happy." So now he has returned from the dead?

Also today, the Tacoma News Tribune has reported that the family of Hassoun is disputing the claim that he is safe and alive. The tribune reported that the brother of a Marine corporal captured in Iraq is denying new reports that the serviceman has been released and has contacted family members.

"I hope we hear from him, but so far, nothing," Mohamad Hassoun told The Associated Press.

So where are we now? We are absolutely no closer to knowing squat about the fate of Cpl Hassoun.

Is he alive? I hope so! Is he a deserter? I hope not!

Is the media grossly irresponsible? Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To the family of Wassef Ali Hassoun, I hope he is safe and returns to you soon.

To the media, I challenge you to return to factual unbiased reporting. Many people count on you for the facts, maybe it is time to return to reporting only fact and no speculation.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 06, 2004

Happy Birthday to you...

Happy 58th Birthday President George W. Bush.

SlagleRock Out

Posted by SlagleRock at 11:44 PM | Comments (1)

Kerry Chooses Edwards As His Running Mate

In a stunning announcement (bullshit, hiss, spit, boo) Senator John Kerry a.k.a., Waffles, a.k.a SKerry, a.k.a., John F-ck Face Kerry, “the liar”, the moron, the piss poor example of a veteran etc. has announced his running mate.

In a real shocker of a move he has announced that John Edwards would be his running mate. No really?!? Did he actually pick the one person that may actually help in his efforts to run for president?

Here we have another fine example, of just how dumb this man really is. How does it help your credibility to choose a running mate that you had previously badmouthed?

In actuality it was a very smart move. Edwards is the only person that Kerry could have chosen if he really wanted a shot at the presidency. Edwards is much more conservative than Kerry and may bring just a touch of sanity to the Democratic Party ticket.

All that being said, I still wouldn't vote for Kerry, even if Beelzebub himself were the current president!

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 08:24 PM | Comments (7)

Cpl Hassoun Freed?

According to the brother of Marine Cpl Wassef Ali Hassoun, the Cpl has been freed. I will leave this one at that until we hear something official. See CNN.com for the details.

Posted by SlagleRock at 07:46 AM | Comments (4)

Are They Twins Or Is It The Same Man???

Allegedly the man on the left is whack job nut case douche bag Michael Moore and the man on the right is terrorist nut job Muqtada Al-Sadr.

I think perhaps it is the same man. What do you think?

Thanks to Ken for the picture.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at 07:45 AM | Comments (2)

Loony Left Impugns Its Own Patriotism

Often I find things I would like to comment on. This one was sent to me by one of my readers, Jack, and by the BlogMama, Mamamontezz.

I decided it was just fine the way it is so I won't be commenting. I encourage everyone to read this entire article. When you hit the bottom of this window click on Continue Reading for the rest of the article.

Enjoy SlagleRock Out!

Article Published: Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 6:20:52 PM PST

Daily News.com

Loony Left impugns its own patriotism
By Jan Golab

I first heard "patriot" used derisively when I was a Vietnam War protester in the 1960s. "Patriot" and "flag-waver" were terms used to denigrate those we perceived as knee-jerk supporters of an immoral war. We felt we were the true patriots. We hated Nixon, because Tricky Dick portrayed us as anti-American. How dare he impugn our patriotism?

As it turned out, Nixon didn't need to smear anybody. When Jane Fonda went to North Vietnam, I knew immediately that the anti-war movement should condemn her. By giving aid, comfort and hope to the enemy, she had crossed a clear line between dissent and treason. So did many of my fellow dissidents who disrupted the Democratic Convention in 1968. I was shocked to hear Tom Hayden and others declare support for a communist victory in Vietnam. By failing to stand up to the radical left, the anti-war movement allowed itself to be defined by it.

Thirty-two years later, it feels like deja vu all over again.

Today's anti-war crowd becomes indignant when they are called unpatriotic. But whose fault is it they get tarred with that brush? Too many among them have adopted the rhetoric of the lunatic left -- America is "the real enemy" -- and coronated Michael Moore as their hero.

Whole lies, half-truths, false presumptions, ignored facts, faulty logic, snide innuendo, unflattering handpicked film footage, all deliberately packaged to denigrate the president and the war effort, do not amount to an act of patriotism. (Yes, I saw the film.) It also violates the basic American value of truth and fairness. No newspaper or magazine today would publish such a shameful hatchet job about anyone. (I know, as I've been a magazine journalist for 30 years.)

Saddam Hussein, the greatest tyrant of our time (2 million dead, and counting -- unmentioned in Moore's film) doesn't need to produce propaganda anymore, because he's outsourced the job to the American left. Indeed, Hezbollah has offered to help promote "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the Middle East. Most recently, Moore has compared the insurgents who are cutting off American heads in Iraq to the Minutemen in the American Revolution -- the real patriots. "Their numbers will grow and they will win," he says.

How's that for encouraging the enemy?

One of my college roommates in 1969 had a dirt-bag friend who crashed on our couch once for a few days. I told him I wanted the slimeball out of the house. "He's cool, man!" My roommate exclaimed. "He smokes dope, he likes the Beatles, he hates Nixon -- he's a bro', man."

I told him: "Charlie Manson smokes dope, listens to the Beatles and hates Nixon, but he's not my 'bro', man."

When your only criterion for "brotherhood" is a shared hatred, you will embrace slime. Nixon didn't need to run against McGovern. He ran against Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, Bernadine Dohrn, The Chicago 7, The Black Panthers, the bomb-throwing Weather Underground and the SLA -- and Manson. He ran against the anti-American lunatic Left the Democrats should have thrown out of their house.

Today's anti-war activists should do the same with slimeball Moore, but instead they heap him with praise and awards. Moore's wacky conspiracy theories are as rooted in reality as Manson's belief that he was starting The Revolution.

Here is what John Kerry needs to say if he hopes to win in November:

"My fellow Americans, you know I am critical of President Bush. But I am not running for president because I share in some irrational and pathological hatred for the man. I am running because I believe I will make a better president. So I will not embrace propagandist Michael Moore simply because he hates President Bush and wants him defeated.

"While Mr. Moore's film makes some interesting points, it is not a fair or honest presentation of the facts. It is, in fact, deliberately unfair. It promotes conspiracy theories that are paranoid and don't make any sense. I believe President Bush acted hastily in Iraq, that he failed to deploy better diplomacy or gather a wider coalition. But to accuse him of sending our troops to die solely to enrich oil interests is both unfounded and unconscionable. It is a loathsome and unsupported charge, far worse than claims made by Clinton-haters about the death of Vince Foster.

"I refuse to embrace this man and thereby politicize the war in such a way that my rhetoric becomes ready-made propaganda for the enemy, to be used as a tool for the defeat of our troops and their great, noble effort."

Will Kerry have the courage to make that speech? Not likely. So whose fault will it be if he gets tarred by the same brush that tars Michael Moore?

I keep a picture on my bulletin board that was taken during one of the war protests at California State University, Northridge, this year. From the picture alone, you couldn't tell if it was taken in 1972 or 2004. A dozen angry students are shouting. One of them carries a sign that reads: "Imperialism needs Racism & War. Fight the real enemy."

Perhaps many of the students in the picture realize that the war in Iraq is not imperialistic or racist and that America is not the real enemy. But will they confront the sign carrier and give her a history lesson? Will anyone in the anti-war left brace her with the truth? No, they won't. Yet those same students will bristle if anyone accuses them of being unpatriotic.

So whose fault is it if people get that impression?

I keep the picture because it reminds me of what went wrong in the '60s (the lunatic left). Osama bin Laden probably keeps the same photo on a bulletin board in his cave to inspire him and encourage his followers.

Many of the people who are against the war and our president are indeed patriotic. But the horrible truth is that many of them are not. Today might be a good day to reflect on which group one belongs to.

During this momentous time of the inescapable great divide, two very different camps will be celebrating today. One will be rooting for our victory in Iraq, the historic liberation of 25 million Iraqis and the establishment of a free nation in the Middle East. The other camp will be rooting for defeat, hyping our failures, chortling over "Fahrenheit 9/11," bloviating their conspiracies and their hate.

I'll be watching fireworks with the flag-wavers. The patriots.

Jan Golab is a San Fernando Valley resident and author of "The Dark Side of the Force: A True Story of Corruption and Murder in the LAPD."

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July 05, 2004

Armed Mexican Troops Attempt To Deny A US Marine's Ceremonial Burial

According to Fox News and SFGate.com 4 armed Mexican soldiers attempted to stop the ceremonial burial of a US Marine.

A contingent of 7 Marines was participating in the funeral of Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez, who was killed in an ambush in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on June 21.

Hundreds of friends and relatives packed a small cemetery in SAN LUIS DE LA PAZ, Mexico for the funeral on Sunday of 22-year-old Marine, Cpl. Juan Lopez, who was born in this sun-scorched farming town, immigrated to Dalton, Ga., as a teenager and became a Marine.

Four U.S. Marines marched solemnly to the grave carrying an American flag and the colors of the Marine Corps. Two of the men had rifles that looked real, but could not be fired, strapped to their backs.

Four Armed Retarded Mexican Soldiers blocked this traditional posting of the colors.

Arrangements originally were made to give a traditional 21-gun salute during the ceremony in Lopez's hometown in Mexico. Retard Mexico's Secretary of Defense turned down the request last week, saying the salute violated constitutional measures preventing foreign soldiers from bearing arms on Retard Mexican soil. Mexico has a deep suspicion of foreign military forces in its territory. The Marine Hymn's "Halls of Montezuma" refers to the 1847 U.S. capture of Retard Mexico City.

After much bantering between the Marines and the Retarded Mexican Soldiers the ceremony went forward. One Marine began to play taps and the ceremony went on. After the ceremony concluded the Four Marines were escorted back to their vehicles where fourteen armed Retarded Mexican Soldiers stood watch.

Fourteen armed soldiers?!? Oh that was a good idea (Spit Spit Spit). I understand fully why the Retard Mexican government would cower at four US Marines two of which were armed with blank M14's (nothing more than cap guns). It is easy to see how this burial detail may have broken off from the ceremony in this small shit spot town in Retardsville Mexico and taken control of the entire government.

I certainly hope that apologies from the Retard Mexican Government will be issued to the family of Cpl. Lopez.

Though Mexican born he was a US Marine!

His true country, the United States will miss him and never would have dishonored him the way Bitch Ass Mexico did!

SlagleRock Out!

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July 04, 2004

"PULL"

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Independence Day

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July 4, 1998 (My Most Memorable Independence Day)

Everyone has favorites. A favorite person, a favorite movie a favorite holiday etc.. And for each one of those we all have a favorite moment to accompany each of these.

One of my favorite holidays is Independence Day. It is a chance to look back and reflect on the previous years freedoms. It is a time for family and friends to get together and really appreciate the life we live in the United States.

My favorite Independence Day was in 1998.

I was in my third month of what would end up being a 5.5-month deployment in Kuwait. I was part of a large build up near the Iraq border.

We didn't have many things for entertainment or celebration. The Services Squadron decided to host an Independence Day party. They barbecued the worst steak, hot dogs and hamburgers I have ever eaten. We joked all day long that it was really camel ass and goat balls. Since alcohol was not allowed in Kuwait we also had tons of near beer. If you've never tried a non-alcoholic beer don't bother, it will only piss you off.

They hosted games, such as a dunk tank, water volleyball, softball etc.
Needless to say it was a very good day, all four branches of the service came together to appreciate our freedoms, the freedoms we were all there to defend.

Like most events the celebration started with the posting of the colors. The honor guard was unique it consisted of Two US Airman and two British Royal Air Force Airman.

Near the end of the opening ceremonies an amazing thing happened; the Royal Air Force flew overhead in their Tornado fighter jets, during the fly over they performed a missing man formation. The Royal Air Force officer who was narrating the opening ceremonies said that the RAF wanted to show their appreciation for America and honor all Americans on their Independence Day.

Think about that for a moment. The country that we fought for our independence two hundred and twenty two years prior was honoring us. Everyone knows that England is our greatest ally and likely always will be, but that was the icing on the cake. The mutual respect that our two nations share could never have been more obvious than that moment when one jet peeled away from the formation as a symbol of all Americans that never returned home.

Enjoy your Independence and remember all who fight to keep it that way.

SlagleRock Out!

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What Independence Day Means to Me, By President Ronald Reagan

Received this today via The Federalist. It's a good read from a great man.

"What July Fourth Means to Me" --Ronald Reagan

For one who was born and grew up in the small towns of the Midwest, there is a special kind of nostalgia about the Fourth of July.

I remember it as a day almost as long-anticipated as Christmas. This was helped along by the appearance in store windows of all kinds of fireworks and colorful posters advertising them with vivid pictures.

No later than the third of July -- sometimes earlier -- Dad would bring home what he felt he could afford to see go up in smoke and flame. We'd count and recount the number of firecrackers, display pieces and other things and go to bed determined to be up with the sun so as to offer the first, thunderous notice of the Fourth of July.

I'm afraid we didn't give too much thought to the meaning of the day. And, yes, there were tragic accidents to mar it, resulting from careless handling of the fireworks. I'm sure we're better off today with fireworks largely handled by professionals. Yet there was a thrill never to be forgotten in seeing a tin can blown 30 feet in the air by a giant "cracker" -- giant meaning it was about 4 inches long. But enough of nostalgia.

Somewhere in our growing up we began to be aware of the meaning of days and with that awareness came the birth of patriotism. July Fourth is the birthday of our nation. I believed as a boy, and believe even more today, that it is the birthday of the greatest nation on earth.

There is a legend about the day of our nation's birth in the little hall in Philadelphia, a day on which debate had raged for hours. The men gathered there were honorable men hard-pressed by a king who had flouted the very laws they were willing to obey. Even so, to sign the Declaration of Independence was such an irretrievable act that the walls resounded with the words "treason, the gallows, the headsman's axe," and the issue remained in doubt.

The legend says that at that point a man rose and spoke. He is described as not a young man, but one who had to summon all his energy for an impassioned plea. He cited the grievances that had brought them to this moment and finally, his voice falling, he said, "They may turn every tree into a gallows, every hole into a grave, and yet the words of that parchment can never die. To the mechanic in the workshop, they will speak hope; to the slave in the mines, freedom. Sign that parchment. Sign if the next moment the noose is around your neck, for that parchment will be the textbook of freedom, the Bible of the rights of man forever."

He fell back exhausted. The 56 delegates, swept up by his eloquence, rushed forward and signed that document destined to be as immortal as a work of man can be. When they turned to thank him for his timely oratory, he was not to be found, nor could any be found who knew who he was or how he had come in or gone out through the locked and guarded doors.

Well, that is the legend. But we do know for certain that 56 men, a little band so unique we have never seen their like since, had pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. Some gave their lives in the war that followed, most gave their fortunes, and all preserved their sacred honor.

What manner of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists, eleven were merchants and tradesmen, and nine were farmers. They were soft-spoken men of means and education; they were not an unwashed rabble. They had achieved security but valued freedom more. Their stories have not been told nearly enough.

John Hart was driven from the side of his desperately ill wife. For more than a year he lived in the forest and in caves before he returned to find his wife dead, his children vanished, his property destroyed. He died of exhaustion and a broken heart.

Carter Braxton of Virginia lost all his ships, sold his home to pay his debts, and died in rags. And so it was with Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Rutledge, Morris, Livingston and Middleton. Nelson personally urged Washington to fire on his home and destroy it when it became the headquarters for General Cornwallis. Nelson died bankrupt.

But they sired a nation that grew from sea to shining sea. Five million farms, quiet villages, cities that never sleep, three million square miles of forest, field, mountain and desert, 227 million people with a pedigree that includes the bloodlines of all the world. In recent years, however, I've come to think of that day as more than just the birthday of a nation.

It also commemorates the only true philosophical revolution in all history.

Oh, there have been revolutions before and since ours. But those revolutions simply exchanged one set of rules for another. Ours was a revolution that changed the very concept of government.

Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; that government is only a convenience created and managed by the people, with no powers of its own except those voluntarily granted to it by the people.

We sometimes forget that great truth, and we never should.

Happy Fourth of July.

--Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981)

(Federalist)Editor's Note: The day after this Independence Day (providentially, we believe), July 5th, marks the end of the month of official mourning for Ronald Reagan's death -- with flags returning to full staff.

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Happy 228th Birthday America

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July 03, 2004

Questions Remain on Captured Marine (Wassef Ali Hassoun Part 4)

Straight from FoxNews.com

Questions Remain on Captured Marine
Wednesday, June 30, 2004

SALT LAKE CITY — A Marine spokeswoman sent here to provide support to the family of missing Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun provided few answers why the military officially changed its classification of his disappearance to being abducted Tuesday.

Capt. Amy Malugani, a Marine Corps spokeswoman, instead deferred questions to either Marine Corps headquarters or Department of Defense officials during a late Tuesday evening media briefing at Fort Douglas.

She specifically refused to answer why the military changed Hassoun's status from "missing" to "captured" on Tuesday, and also referred questions to officials in Washington, D.C., about a report saying Hassoun was captured while trying to defect.

The New York Times, citing a Marine officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity, reported on its Web site Tuesday night that Hassoun had been traumatized after seeing one of his sergeants killed by a mortar, and was trying to make his way back to Lebanon. The officer told the paper that Hassoun sought the help of Iraqis on the base, was betrayed by them, and was handed over to the extremists.

Hassoun's eldest brother, Mohammad, who lives in a Salt Lake City suburb, denied the report in an interview with The Associated Press.

"To me it has no foundation. It's all wrong," Mohammad Hassoun said Tuesday night.

"The circumstances surrounding his absence are still under investigation," she said when asked how a Marine is lured away from his unit.

A military commander in Iraq had previously said Hassoun went "on an unauthorized absence" June 19 and did not report for duty the next day. Officials said based on his personal situation, there was reason to suspect he was headed to Lebanon.

Hassoun, 24 and of Lebanese descent, is apparently being held hostage in Iraq by a militant group which is threatening to behead him if the U.S. military does not release all prisoners in Iraq.

Malugani also would not answer questions about what measures the Marines were taking to try to rescue Hassoun of if any steps are being taken to meet the demands of those who took him hostage.

Malugani said she was simply sent to Salt Lake City to provide support to Hassoun's family.

"As a Marine Corps we take care of our Marines," she said. "That means taking care of their families."

Hassoun's family in Salt Lake City continue to pray, and asked the same of the rest of the world, said their spokesman, Tarek Nosseir.

The capture "is what has been destined upon us, and we accept it," he said.

Three Marine Corps representatives visited privately with the Hassoun family in West Jordan on Tuesday, the same day American military officials declared he had been abducted.

If the Marine Corps have stated that Hassoun was attempting to desert and it is untrue, I hope a public apology is coming. As for the terrorist ass holes that are claiming they killed Cpl. Hassoun, they want the credit they should have it. The Marine Corps needs to come down on this group of terrorist with a wrath the world has never seen. They should systematically annihilate every last person who associates themselves with this group.

SlagleRock Out!

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More Great Links (Good Reading)

Below you will find a couple of links that directly impact our military. The first is a look at bureaucracy and how it stands in the way of procuring the things we need in the field. The second is a story about reactivating retired and separated troops to assist with the war on terror.

Weapons in the Warehouse

Army to Call Up Retired and Discharged Troops

Thanks Jack, the links are appreciated.

SlagleRock Out!

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Godfather No More

Godfather Star Marlon Brando Dies at 80

Marlon Brando, Known for Street-Tough, Emotionally Raw Characters, Dies of Lung Failure at 80.

Brando was one of Hollywood’s greats and he will be missed.

Most remember him as the Godfather. The some remember him from a Streetcar Named Desire, and the younger crowds may remember him as Superman’s Father.

He was a truly high impact actor. When his movies were a hit, they were a huge hit! He is another great American that is lost this year 2004.

"I was shocked and deeply saddened at the loss of the greatest acting genius of our time. What will we do without Marlon in this world?" said his "Godfather" co-star Al Pacino, one of the generation of stars influenced by his work.

For the complete story check out ABCnews.com

SlagleRock Out!

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Terrorist Ass Hole

I don't even really know where to start with this post. According to the UK Mirror TERROR suspect Abu Hamza has a personal nurse at his call.

Hamza, the former preacher at Finsbury Park mosque, North London, is said to have lost both hands and an eye in a bomb blast in Afghanistan.

Now we see why he has a personal nurse. The man can't wipe his own "arse" since losing them most likely in a terror plot or combat with the US while in Afghanistan.

You have got to be kidding me. Now, there is no doubt that the UK is our greatest ally, not only in the war on terror, but in general. However, the fact that they would pay a male nurse 30,000 pounds a year to wipe a terrorists ass is appalling.

I say let Hamza do it himself. He'd either figure out how to get by with his hooks or he'd kill himself. If he could do it on his own, British taxpayers wouldn't be paying for the human ass wiper, "Dirty Harry". Better yet if he hurt himself, or caused an infection there would be one less terrorist ass hole, pun intended!

SlagleRock Out!

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July 02, 2004

A Legend Retires (Last Vietnam POW Set To Retire)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Edward J. Mechenbier, 62 is scheduled to retire. He has reached the mandatory retirement age for his rank.

His career spanned 44 years and included nearly 6 years of captivity in the Hoa Lo prison in North Vietnam also known as the "Hanoi Hilton". Gen. Mechenbier was taken captive when his fighter jet was shot down over North Vietnam in June 1967 during his 80th mission.

To mark the end of this great mans career one of his co-workers suggested that he pilot the "Hanoi Taxi" for his last mission. The "taxi" is a C-141 cargo plane. It is also the very same plane that brought General Mechenbier home on February 12, 1973.

U.S. Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Edward J. Mechenbier, 61, points to an emblem on the side of the Hanoi Taxi, a military C-141 cargo plane, prior to a formal handover ceremony of remains of American servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam War, at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport, on Friday.

After more than four decades of service this great man will surely be missed. General Mechenbier is the last Vietnam era P.O.W. still in the service. He also says he is the oldest active pilot in the military.

U.S. Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. Edward J. Mechenbier, 61, right, watches as the remains of an American serviceman are loaded onto a C-141 cargo plane during a formal handover ceremony at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport on Friday.

To read the full story on this great man, and the remains he retrieved from North Vietnam check out MSNBC.com

Also take a look at what Greyhawk at the Mudville Gazette had to say about this great man.

Major General Edward Mechenbier I salute you! Enjoy your retirement Sir you have clearly earned it.

SlagleRock Out!

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July 01, 2004

Iraqi Appreciation for America

Thanks go out to Delftsman at Emigre With A Digital Clue Bat for his link to a great story about the Iraqi peoples appreciation for Americans and their sacrifices. See Grateful Iraqi's thank America for sacrifice for this interesting article.

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Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun (Part 3)

Please see my previous post Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun for reference to this story. Perhaps this Marine was scared, but not a deserter.

Well, the rumors seem to be as a result of a prejudicial item in the New York Times which includes quotes taken out of context and incomplete quotes.

A correction has been issued by the Times, for all the good that does to this man's reputation and safety. Not to mention that of his family.

His poor mother has begun her mourning period, convinced that he is dead, and the Times has the nerve to publish false statements about him.

Sick, arrogant bastards.

Thanks to Mamamontezz for this information!

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