August 30, 2005

Camp Casey vs. Camp Reality

Beth at Yeah, Right, Whatever took a trip to Crawford, Texas.

You read right... we drove up to Crawford. I'd love to say that we had a special invite to have bbq at the Western White House, but that's not quite right. We were there to...well, like I said yesterday, we went to reclaim something that was being used by someone who had no right to it.

Definitely worth reading.

Also here is an interesting observation that Beth makes in this post:

In my post about our trip yesterday, I mentioned that the folks at Camp Casey seemed... organized... professional... there are quite a few of them who are camping there for the duration... good food and supplies... now Mother Sheehan's Mystery Bus Tour...

How many tens of thousands of dollars are being spent in that small town in Texas? And who's paying for it? And why?

I have avoided blogging about Cindy Sheehan. I just don't think she's as newsworthy as the MSM would like her to be... but I do think if we could find the deep pockets of "Camp Casey" that can provide their protestors with free food and supplies is an interesting story, indeed.

According to local ABC affiliate news channel 7 based in California, Fenton Communications is in charge of the PR campaign which has done extensive work with Moveon.org and did their ad campaign which tried to discredit Alberto Gonzalez.

Others helping fund the "marketing" of Cindy Sheehan's message:
Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry's fame
Moveon.org (ever heard of them?)
Democracy for America (Howard Dean's organization)
Code Pink

And what are these organizations funding? They are funding bitterness, anger and an emotionally unbalanced woman:

Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the army to protect America, not Israel. Am I stupid? No, I know full well that my son, my family, this nation and this world were betrayed by George Bush who was influenced by the neo-con PNAC agendas after 9/11. We were told that we were attacked on 9/11 because the terrorists hate our freedoms and democracy … not for the real reason, because the Arab Muslims who attacked us hate our middle-eastern foreign policy - Cindy Sheehan, 03/15/05

If you think this about one woman's plea to the president, you are sadly mistaken. This is a highly funded, slick, campaign for the Democrat party. This is a way to discredit the president and to discourage the nation regarding Iraq. Stop listening to some woman who's son only wanted to serve his country with honor who's memory has been shattered by his mother's hysterical pleas.

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August 25, 2005

Michael Yon: Gates of Fire

Michael Yon has posted a new dispatch from Iraq. This one is a must read.

I picked up Prosser's M4. It was empty. I saw only Prosser's bloody leg lying still, just inside the darkened doorway, because most of his body was hidden behind a stack of sheet metal.

Give me some ammo! Give me a magazine!" I yelled, and the young 2nd lieutenant handed over a full 30-round magazine. I jacked it in, released the bolt and hit the forward assist. I had only one magazine, so checked that the selector was on semi-automatic.

I ran back to the corner of the shop and looked at LTC Kurilla who was bleeding, and saw CSM Prosser's extremely bloody leg inside the shop, the rest of him was still obscured from view. I was going to run into the shop and shoot every man with a gun. And I was scared to death.

Read the entire thing at Michael Yon: Online Magazine

[Cross posted at Common Sense Runs Wild]

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August 01, 2005

Two Of The Most Powerful Men In The World

A fantastic photo of milblogger Chuck (TC Override), the Commander-in-Chief, Carren and Alice.

You can keep up with Chuck's recovery at From My Position . . . On The Way!

You can donate to help cover expenses or just send a nice card to CPT Charles Ziegenfuss, PO Box 59051, Washington DC 20012

Chuck's blogging duties have been covered nicely by his wife Carren since his injury by an IED back in June. Chuck himself is slowly getting back into the swing of things and I understand that positive comments on his blog mean a lot to him, his wife Carren and his mom Alice. Be sure to go over and tell him how much you appreciate his service!

[Cross posted at Common Sense Runs Wild]

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