Pumas 4 Palin

[Time permitting, several upcoming posts will deal with favorite passages from Governor Sarah Palin's book  'Going Rogue'. That title is, of course, a reference to campaign insider's fears about Sarah Palin going off script laid out for her. But it also has echos of the recently wildly popular  expression 'Going Galt' (as in John Galt of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand). Real Clear Politics explains it all. Language Log explores the ideas around the phrase 'going rogue'.  Finally, please note that the passages cited here were not 'cut and paste' but hand typed, so, any and all typos are entirely those of this blogger and not the publisher.]

Curiously enough, my first favorite excerpt is from toward the end of the book:

I am an independent person who had the good fortune to come of age in the era of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. I am a registered Republican because the planks in that party’s platform are stronger than any others upon which to build Alaska and America. I disagree with some of the characters in the party machine, but the GOP stands for principles that will strengthen and secure the country, if they are applied. I’m not obsessively partisan, though, and I don’t blame people who dislike political labels even more than I do. My husband, for example, isn’t registered with any party, for sound reasons, having been an eyewitness to the idiosyncrasies of party machines. I also don’t like the narrow stereotypes of either the “conservative” or the “liberal’ label, but until we change the lingo, call me a Commonsense Conservative. Going Rogue, page 384

The Governor makes these same points during a recent conversation with Laura Ingraham. That podcast is here.

Personally, I love the phrase Commonsense Conservative. It has faint echoes of George W Bush’s Compassionate Conservative (which turned out to be pretty lame incidentally), and itself overwhelmed into irrelevance by a dismal presidency.

Pumas will like commonsense conservative, because PUMAs are essentially progressive, open minded, practical people unimpressed by rigid party line thinking, or partisan extremism.

The Governor is pretty wise to use this phrase, and use it liberally in the book.

What does it mean to be a Commonsense Conservative?

At its most basic level, conservatism is a respect for history and tradition, including traditional moral principles. I don not believe I am more moral , certainly no better, than anyone else, and conservatives who act “holier than thou” turn my stomach. So do some elite liberals. But I do believe in a few timeless and unchanging truths, and chief among those is that man is fallen. This world is not perfect, and politicians will never make it so. This above all, is what informs my pragmatic approach to politics. (Emphasis Added – see below).

I am a conservative because I deal with the world as it is — complicated and beautiful, tragic and hopeful. I am a conservative because I believe in the rights and the responsibilities and the inherent dignity of the individual. [snip]

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Here Sarah Palin refers to Thomas Sowell’s book A Conflict of Visions, and launches into an explanation of how the American Right and Left differ in their diagnosis and prescriptions for what ails our society and nation.

Conservatives believe in the “constrained” political vision because we know that human nature is flawed and that there are limitations to what can be done in Washington to “fix” society’s problems.

Commonsense Conservatives deal with the human nature as it is — with its unavoidable weaknesses and its potential for goodness.

We see the world as it is — imperfect but filled with beauty. We hope for the best. We believe people can change for the better, but we do not ignore history’s lessons and waste time chasing utopian pipe dreams.Page 385-386

There are lots of wonderful stories, reminiscences and exegesis in Sarah Palin’s book. Those reviews that claim it to be light weight, and lacking in detail are lying. Or just copying what others said. A number of vivid anecdotes that advance the story of Sarah’s growth and evolution are mentioned. These will be detailed in future posts about Favorite Passages.

Finally, the emphasized quote above, that man is fallen, is so stunningly biblical, it takes the reader aback for a moment. But it need not, or jar. There is no need to take that statement to mean that we all have to start going to church tomorrow, or else. Also, there is no great need here to take a canonical or theological sense of it. It can simply be taken to mean that humans being have weaknesses, and we have to compassionate about it, rather than compulsive about fixing everything. No fundamentalist angle is implied here. That’s my take. More in later posts.

Thank you Sarah Palin for giving us a very readable, enjoyable, and yes, teachable book!

Sarah Palin crop circle image

Posted by: sharmajee on: September 26, 2008

STICKY POST (One of the most popular pages of this blog!!)

I guess this was bound to happen, sooner or later.  So here it is, click the image for a short video.

 

Note: The link takes you to a CBS News media player window. If the crop circle video doesn’t play, please click on the crop circle video link within the player, chose from the menu to the right!

Sarah jogging, err Running? 2012?

UPDATE
I am celebrating the book coming out, and the controversial use of the Runner World photo by Newsweek, by using this photo of the Governor. The photo makes me think about, ummh running – as in running for office – as in Sarah 2012!

 

Sarah posing for this photo is sexy; News Weak using it with that caption is sexist – those who don’t know the difference between the two contexts, to quote the master, “acted stupidly”.

Taylor Marsh gets it, that’s because Clintonite she might be, Taylor is smart and sexy – just like the Governor. And there is nothing wrong with that at all …

Update:
Got it, reading it!

For details of Sarah’s book tour, and all the details about her events, go to Conservatives4Palin.

I will do my best to get her autograph, and proudly display it!

ORIGINAL POST

Waiting for Go Ro

This Puma is impatiently awaiting  ‘Go Ro’

I will be waiting.

Outside the local Borders for them to open the doors.

Although a copy has been ordered by mail at my favorite site of a great Palin devotee, I just can’t wait.  Specially since the AP coup and all the reviews. I shall heed Sarah’s admonition: just enjoy the book!

In the days to come, Favorite Passages will be posted regularly, possibly every Thursday.

Once the whirlwind of book tour is subsided, the book’s been read, discussed and much talked about, one inevitable question will occur to many: what now, what’s next for Sarah Palin? And that in itself will lead to whole lot of more talk. But the answer is much simpler.

It really doesn’t matter what Governor Palin does in future.

If she does nothing else but speak out and speak at forums, fine. If all she does is go on a book tour, then fade away, that’s fine too. If she hankers for a radio or tv gig, so be it! If she chooses to rake in the dough on the lecture circuit, that’s fine too. Finally, if she simply sells some books and movie rights, no problem. In other words, what Sarah Palin does next doesn’t matter, it’s her life. Let’s leave her alone. What will her followers do, is a more important question. Will they do what it takes to convince her to stick around, stay and lead them on?

The point is this: Sarah Palin, just by existing in our consciousness, has done enough. By giving people a voice, an expression, she saved the day. Thank god, the rest of us aren’t as crazy as the loons who put the puppet master in that place!

To put it simply, Sarah Palin is the new American existential reality.

America better learn to deal with that truth.  But before America can deal with Sarah, it must come to grips what’s happened in 2008 first. Just wait for the mists of delusion to melt away, off the eyes of the ‘border classes’.

Just wait for these folks, the comfortable suburban (whites) who needed to show disdain for Bush; the cultured and degreed women who should have known better than to dismiss two wonderful women in opting for a man who would flush feminism down the toilet if he could get away with it; the independents who swerved a bit too far to the left this time around simply because of a teleprompter; the misguided youths who will grow up, get jobs and gather bills to pay; those who were too tired,  too much beat upon by the Left, too bruised in psyches, too embarrassed for America; those too angry at America all of a sudden and couldn’t handle the idea of two wars fought in the cause of our own freedom, while two generations ago men and women died by the hundreds in wretched areas of the world for other people’s benefit; the financially stable ones who felt the tremors beneath their accountant’s feet and felt themselves shaken;  – let all these ‘border classes’ wake up and realize with a start that they elected a false god. First, they should realized the uselessness of the ones they put in charge in Washington. Only then can we expect the pendulum swing the other way back. One thing for sure, it’s gone too far to the left already. It’s right-ward swing has begun, in no less reason due to Sarah Palin just being there!

So, you see Sarah Palin is the new American existential reality that nobody can deny. Get used to it America!

So, it’s not inappropriate to recall some of the magic of that night, over a year ago:

Fort Hood massacre and the psycho-shrink Major

Posted by: sharmajee on: November 8, 2009

UPDATE:

It’s heartening that someone is paying attention to the truth. Blunt truth, bluntly stated, about the sad case of a ‘trophy muslim’ who turned out to be a jihadist. Hail Sarah Palin, for speaking out, here on Hannity:

ORIGINAL POST STARTS HERE:

Here is the hard truth, plainly stated.

Everything you need to know about the jihadist psycho shrink’s fidayeen killing spree, and the inevitable Muslim propaganda – the entire simple truth is right here, and in this video:

While you are at it, check out the other embedded clips of Spencer, better yet, visit Jihad Watch.

It is easy to forget the broader picture, but we should remember a few things about deep Islam:

* In Islam country means nothing, faith is everything.

* Islam condones a variety of devices in spreading faith.

* Islam demands total submission, many Muslims feel conflicted, but resolve safely.

* Military duty is extremely stressful for Muslims, specially ‘in service of infidels’.

* Islams thoroughly condemns Muslims killing each other (except to spread it).

Debbie Shlussel writes with considerable insight about these matters.

Even more outrageous is the Army Chief’s worry about anti-Muslim backlash, and the ‘hurt to diversity.’ That, folks is a case of a person in authority “acting stupidly”.

As Pam Geller said, Would General Patton have recruited Nazis into his army?

For coverage and commentary that better reflects real American sentiments on this event, please browse Atlas Shrugs. Atlas speaks for us all on this matter.

God Bless America,

God Bless our Military.

UPDATED 11-16-2009

Hoffman “unconcedes” the NY-23 race!

This is great news coming on the eve of Sarah Palin’s book coming out!

Governor Palin went out on a limb endorsing the Conservative candidate Hoffman in NY-23.  She was out front, and put her reputation on the line. Her supporters went in full strength into the district. RINO Dede did a u-turn, and dumped over GOP. Well, you all know the story…

Now, Sarah is vindicated, almost ..

Earlier reported by Yid with Lid (in considerable detail)  the vote margins have been shrinking and are now within margin of error and recount!

Memeorandum is all over it now, get your fill.

And the best part of it is:

“Even if a different person has been seated by the Speaker, as long as the result has not been certified officially, the final canvas results will have legal weight. The Speaker’s actions only have a moral weight.”

Hoffman would have to take over 65 percent of the absentee ballots in order to eclipse Owens. In the interview, Hoffman admitted his victory would be a “long shot.”

This Puma has claws crossed.

ORIGINAL POST:

This blogger admirer of Sarah Palin is a true puma, not a true blue red Republican, although admittedly inclined to tilt that way. Increasingly, in these days of a bold new socialist USA.

It all came out during the primaries of 2008. Party leaders, donors, apparatchiks, hangers on, and other assorted usual suspects sang the same song. Hate Hillary. Followed quickly by Hate Sarah.

While still committed to a number of values of the democratic way of life, and of the Democrat party – especially in matters concerning social contract, justice, cell culture, and Anti-creationism – there are enough obscenities on the Left to loathe it all, hold the breath, and vote Right.

Having done the deed in the November election, and observed the political scene under what the delightful website Hillbuzz calls Dr. Utopia, 2009 has been a revelation. It was dramatic to watch the two nominal leaders of the left and the right of the nation.

Throughout 2009, one leader proved to be outright apologetic, groveling, kneeling, and hesitant to stand up for American ways. When it came to appeasing Muslims and hating Israel, no lie was too specious, no falsehood too precious to be held back.  The other leader stood tall, proud, even Roguish, and her own person all the way.

During 2009 no two leaders were more different and contrasting in their sense of America than Obama and Palin. All the more so considering that one is the First citizen, the other just regular citizen!

The tired old axiom has it that all politics is local. But in this energized America, all politics since November 2008 is National. And, in the national interest. America did not just roll over and play finis, after 11-6-2008.

Sarah Palin proved herself to be America’s standard bearer. Throughout 2009 she dominated the news with equal vigor and sincerity. Beginning with her attack on health bills via her “death panels” post on Facebook, her resignation, the energy speech, Hong Kong speech, notice of her book deal, to the knowledge of the smashing success of “Going Rogue”, Sarah Palin was the quintessential opposition voice, at a time when the blue nightmare was fully taking shape.

BOLD MOVES BY SARAH PALIN

Each of the moves by Sarah Palin was bolder than the one before. Resigning was bolder than hiding and fading away. Speaking out was bolder than merely dissenting. Speaking around the country and abroad was bolder and shrewder than just going to party conferences. The title of the book alone speaks volumes: it answers a variety of detractors – the campaign folk, unhappy party folks, doubters amongst the faithful cadres – and asserts an old moniker as a maverick. It sends a signal message to future potential happenings. Don’t box her in. Let Palin be Palin!

The boldest move of all: Palin was out front in endorsing the Conservative candidate in NY-23, Doug Hoffman. It was a brassy, bold, no-holds-barred move of a statement. It was Sarah Palin marking the territory, claiming the mantle of leadership, and demonstrating a coattail. Without Sarah’s first strike, there would have been this Northeast blindness. After all, in 2008 the Democrats did not win by going right, but by going left. It would be foolish for the GOP to pretend to be ‘me too’, rather than be the alternative. WSJ got it.

Nominating a candidate who “can win” in the Northeast does not have to mean someone whose voting record is more liberal on taxes and unions than that of most Blue Dog Democrats. WSJ

But, how long is Palin coat tail, enough to turn the little engine that will into to steam roller? Will there be enough boots on the ground?

BIGGEST DAY IN THE LIVES OF SARAH PALIN SUPPORTERS

Sarah Palin put herself out on the main stage of right-wing politics for well over an year now. From the days of ‘hockey mom with lipstick’ to the soon to be ‘rogue author’ lived for America, spoke for America and represented America, with more heart, style and gumption than can be demanded of any national leader, or even First Citizen. What will her supporters do in return this Tuesday? Will all those who heartily support Sarah Palin, now stand up and be counted?

The NY-23 contest just by itself is not quite the identity crisis for the GOP that some make it out to be. It will more likely be spun more in terms of Sarah Palin’s coattails. Taken together with the gubernatorial races in VA and NJ, it will affect the moral of the rightwing, and thereby affect the standing of Sarah Palin. She stands tall in any case. But a win in NY-23 for Hoffman will redouble the perception of Governor Palin as the undisputed leader of the party for elections to come.

It therefore falls to all the people who admire Sarah Palin: get out the vote on Tuesday in NY-23 for Doug Hoffman. On a recent appearance on radio, Hoffman gave Hugh Hewitt all the right answers, including that if elected, he would caucus with the Republicans. The RINO lady DS, on the other hand, just endorsed the Democrat, go figure!

This is a time for Palinistas of all stripes to act. Regardless of whether you are religious right winger, a blue dog, a Big Dog follower, a Puma or just still independent or libertarian conservative, now is the time to come to aid the honor of our lady.

So, all of you who admire Sarah Palin in New York 23 area, get the vote out. Make calls, email, and drive around. Come on, exert a little bit. And..

Win one for Sarah!

Obama’s Nobel – More of same Hope & Hype

Posted by: sharmajee on: October 9, 2009

President Obama has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace!

I am speechless. I AM without speech. Speech has left me.

I will let Andrew Bolt say it all for me:

The Left rewards its own.

Obama has been rewarded for talking, not acting, and for promising to curb America’s ideals and power. The international Left, which has long dominated the Nobel Peace Prize committee, applauds. As it did with Jimmy Carter and Al Gore, the committee now hands its prize to yet another American politician who is not George Bush. And it rewards him for what he promises, not for a single thing he’s achieved.

Obama wins Nobel for showing up

This in a long of line of jokes including Yasser Arafat. With Jimmy Carter they at least waited till he truly earned it on his own with 20 years of working for democracy in the Third World, and housing in the First. (At least, Jimmy Carter fought for housing without engendering the housing or mortgage crisis.)

And Gore got it as a consolation prize, arguably for being cheated out of the White House.

The current occupant gets it for speeches and mean-spirited anti-Americanism.

As a people we could be proud. But as a nation we should worry.

Some funny lines:

Alfred Nobel must be spinning in his grave faster than Iranian centrifuges.

He is becoming Jimmy Carter faster than Jimmy Carter.

What’s the Dalai Lama thinking now?

Crack the ACORN

Posted by: sharmajee on: September 16, 2009

See the image of an acorn in the sidebar of this blog, it’s been there almost an year!!

Click the acorn image to access an amazing graphic of the many interconnections amongst unions, democrat politicians and acorn, an embedded video, and more links to accredited research. The video has lots of disturbing stats, a few funny lines, and some very annoying old history.

Looking back, it’s not quite clear where and when the image and CRACK THE ACORN slogan first appeared, but the best recollection is that this blog got it from JUST SAY NO DEAL, a favorite website, around October 2008.

Quite overlooked for a long time now, the image of the Acorn in the sidebar is begging for new attention. CRACK THE ACORN!.

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Horse Soldiers of Afghanistan – Celebration of a book

Posted by: sharmajee on: September 4, 2009

NEVER FORGET
NEVER FORGET
NEVER FORGET

Today is Patriot Day.
I don’t wish to let that slip out of of minds, at the same time this post about Horse Soldiers is too important to get knocked off the front page of the blog.

Peace to all the souls that have passed in the great cause that is the USA!

{ This post is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Johnny Micheal “Mike” Spann of the CIA. You do remember Johnny Spann, don’t you? No, you already forgot him? Shame on you! Well, nobody knew his name at first, of course, but he was that odd white man in salwaar-kameez who burst upon our collective consciousness, caught on film by a jerky camera in the hands of a Rashid Dostum militiaman, berating another equally odd white man – this other one pure evil – that was what, seems like an eternity ago.

Johnny Spann, an undercover paramilitary officer of the Central Intelligence Agency, was killed in the Quilai-E-Junghi uprising at Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan, in the line of duty, one of many other unsung heroes. His was the first official death in the war against terrorism since 9-11. An illustrated blog post honoring Spann written by Pfc. David Votroubek can be read at The Tension. Even as the
nation honors Johnny Spann, my pain and outrage at the circumstances and consequences of his death continue unabated.

It is very difficult to get over the fact that while Johnny Spann lay dead, the man most directly and proximately responsible for it had songs written about him. To correct that  egregious error horror, this post, Johnny Spann, is your song. Readers of this blog, you too can help cherish Johhny’s memory.}

No nation can have too many heroes.

No peoples can have too many legends,  nor too much lore of majestic events past.

Spann

Spann

Such is the need, and indeed duty,  as we approach that sacred day of 9-11. Let’s recall once again the Legend of the Horse Soldiers who represent the numerous known and unsung men and women who died doing heroic deeds on our behalf, for our benefit.

This is the story of the Horse Solders.

Horse Soldiers: The extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan. Doug Stanton, Simon & Schuster 2009.

“After three years of Taliban rule, there were old men in Mazar with stumps for hands. There were women who’d been routinely stoned and kicked on street corners. Young men who’d been imprisoned for not wearing beards. Fathers who’d been beaten in front of their sons for the apparent pleasure of those swinging their weapons.

The arrival of Mitchell and his soldiers on horseback had put an end to that. The people of Mazar-i-Sharif, the rugmakers and butchers, the car mechanics and schoolteachers, the bank clerks and masons and farmers, had thrown flowers and kisses and reached up to the Americans on their horses and pulled affectionately at the filthy cuffs of their camo pants. The locals had welcomed the balding, blue-eyed Mitchell and two dozen other Special Forces soldiers in a mile-long parade lining the highway that dropped into town out of the snowy mountains. Mitchell had felt like he was back in World War II, his grandfather’s war, riding into Paris after the Nazis fled.

That was just a brief quote from Horse Soldiers, a much longer excerpt can be read here.

Amzing Men - Awesome Action

Amzing Men - Awesome Action

The above quoted dramatic  portrait  is  just one tiny example out of numerous thrilling accounts of the war in Afghanistan during late  2001, as the US responded to 9-11.

An amazing band of brothers dropped in secretly on to the bleak landscape of the Central Asian wasteland, and in a throwback to times ancient, rode on horseback across sun baked plains to reach select points of enemy strongholds, to kill, destroy and avenge. And in the process, restore a certain hope and peace to a war-torn, savage land.

AUDIO OF INTERVIEWS WITH AUTHOR DOUG STANTON:

Prof. Milt Rosenberg of WGN’s Extension-720  interviewed the author, here are links to Milt’s podcasts:

Click For Podcast / Extension 720 - WGN Radio - Chicago

Click For PART ONE of Podcast, Extension 720 - WGN Radio - Chicago

Click for Podcast / Extension 720 - WGN Radio Chicago

Click for PART TWO of podcast, Extension 720 - WGN Radio Chicago

The website Military dot com has a podcast which can be accessed by clicking the image below. Your browser will open a new window with the podcast page.

Podcast  will open in a new page

Podcast will open in a new page

The website of Doug Stanton.

A three minute video of Doug Stanton talking about the book can be seen at the publisher’s page.

Don’t Miss:  In the accompanying audio clip on the same page author Doug Stanton reads the part of the book that describes the chilling scene about  “American Taliban”  John Walker Lindh.

Below is a youtube clip of author Doug Stanton talking to Steve Bertrand, this is a Barnes & Noble production. A good conversation.

Here is Doug Stanton talking about the book at the University Club of Chicago.

EXCERPTS FROM A FEW REVIEWS OF HORSE SOLDIERS

…battles were won in ways that Custer would have recognized, by Northern Alliance mujahidin charging Taliban positions in the old style, breaking through before they could be decimated by automatic weapons fire. 21st Century high tech warfare combined with ancient cavalry tactics won the day repeatedly. Horse Soldiers is filled with unforgettable characters, including the special ops soldiers who had to be as much diplomats as well as warriors, forging an army on the march from disparate tribes and warlords. Mark Whittington, Associated Content

If I were Donald Rumsfeld’s son, I’d give him “Horse Soldiers” for Father’s Day. [ ] Stanton packs a huge amount of research into a thrilling action ride of a book. The valor exhibited by Afghan and American soldiers, fighting to free Afghanistan from a horribly cruel regime, will inspire even the most jaded reader. The stunning victory of the horse soldiers — 350 Special Forces soldiers, 100 C.I.A. officers and 15,000 Northern Alliance fighters routing a Taliban army 50,000 strong — deserves a hallowed place in American military history. Bruce Barcott, in New York Times Book Review.

Stanton eschews political posturing and Monday morning quarterbacking in favor of telling a small but important story from the viewpoint of a handful of Special Forces officers and non-commissioned officers who supported the Northern Alliance in October-December 2001. [ ] On the whole, Stanton does a good job telling the story of those early days in Afghanistan and the small number of men who were sent there to carry fire and sword to our enemies. An unfair, but necessary, criticism of Stanton is that unless you have served in a combat arms outfit you really can’t describe the attitudes and interpersonal relationships that exist there. You can’t begin to understand the ambiguity of a professional soldier’s relationship with his wife, his family, indeed any one but his comrades. By ‘Streiff’ at The Right Reads.

Stanton delivers page after page of harrowing descriptions that will make readers feel as if they’re inside the Chinook chopper when it runs into a blinding sandstorm flying at unchartered altitudes over mountains, or as if they’re ear-bleedingly close to the explosions from bombs fighter pilots drop on Taliban strongholds. The book has its unforgettable characters, too, such as intelligence officer Sam Diller, who survived days behind enemy lines calling in airstrikes, and Capt. Mitch Nelson, who embodies the brains and macho toughness of the Special Forces. And there’s shrewd Afghan warlord Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, whose personality, courage and determination to rid his homeland of the Taliban and foreign al-Qaeda is remarkable. But like war itself, the cast is too large. The front of the book lists five pages of “key players,” and early on, readers will find the who’s who tough going. But as the story progresses toward its bloody climax at Mazar-i-Sharif, the heroes and the villains are easily identifiable. Today, as 17,000 more U.S. troops are being deployed to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, the Horse Soldiers’ secret mission remains the U.S. military’s finest moment in what has since arguably been a muddled war.

Don Oldenburg, for USA TODAY

Horse Soldiers provides a poignant recount of what these men in service felt at regular intervals during this special and secretive assignment. For a moving and unforgettable account of these first harrowing months in the war in Afghanistan, after 9/11, Horse Soldiers is a must read. I will forewarn you that these accounts are graphic and tragic. However, each page will reinforce your understanding of the destructive and divisive side of war, as well as, the undying bonds and commitments these men have for their fellow fighters and the people they are challenged to help or salvage from the ravages of Al Qaeda abroad. Michelle Kaye Malsbury @ Book Pleasures.

It’s one of the most iconic images of the war on terror: bearded American soldiers on horseback and native tribesmen charging Taliban positions in Afghanistan. Seven years later, the photo still resonates — partly because it’s such a classic American image, partly because it’s one of the few heroic images of allied soldiers widely disseminated by the mainstream media. In his thrilling new book, Horse Soldiers, bestselling author Doug Stanton for the first time tells the complete story of the two teams of about a dozen Special Forces soldiers and CIA paramilitary operators who defeated the Taliban and sent al Qaeda on the run for the caves of Tora Bora. [ ]Stanton gives Rumsfeld a lot of credit for allowing the Special Forces their latitude; and attributes to George Tenet the idea of quickly putting CIA and SF teams in the field to coordinate targeting with the Air Force. Mitch Nelson, the Army Special Forces captain in charge of the team sent to Afghanistan, coordinated the Air Force’s bombing of targets with the Afghan Northern Alliance. Nelson would prove himself the ultimate example of Rogers’ doctrine of the warrior who is highly trained, highly intelligent and, most importantly, able to adapt to the situation at hand in a bold and decisive manner. [ ] Horse Soldiers also gives lie to the cheap shot taken by liberals that President Bush and Rumsfeld “outsourced” the fight at Tora Bora when it would have been a slam-dunk strategy to send in the Marines. Stanton shows how successful U.S. Special Forces and Afghan fighters were when coupled with air power. There was little reason for the administration to know that the Eastern Alliance would be less effective than the Northern Alliance — though as Dalton Fury, the Delta Force commander at Tora Bora would later reveal, the tactics were extremely effective and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of al Qaeda’s best fighters even though terror mastermind Osama bin Laden escaped. David Forsmark FrontPage Magazine

CLOSING THOUGHT

We as a nation tend to be short on memory, long on forgiveness, and generally more forward looking rather than backward. We tend to be reactive, quick to like or dislike, but slow to change (just look at how we change or don’t change presidents). Already, within less than eight years after 9/11, the pendulum of public opinion has swung wildly. The latest iteration of it being George Will’s call to quit Afghanistan.

What do you think?

Memorial at The Spann Forward Operating Base

Memorial at The Spann Forward Operating Base

Nobama crop circle

Posted by: sharmajee on: August 30, 2009

This is the mother of all crop circles.

Farmer in Texas who opposes the new health care reform efforts of the president created a message, (h/t Force of Reason)

Click image to go to Breitbart-TV

Click image to go to Breitbart-TV

The youtube clip is here

More coverage here, here, here.

We, of course, prefer looking at the Sarah Palin crop circle from Ohio.

Happy Anniversary, Sarah and Todd

Posted by: sharmajee on: August 29, 2009

The Palins - Wishing you many, many happy years of married life!

The Palins - Wishing you many, many happy years of married life!

What a trifecta!
Anniversary of Sarah and Todd wedding.
Anniversary of Sarah’s introduction to America.
Birthday of John McCain.

Many happy returns of the day.

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    The first three stops on the Going Rogue book tour have been exhilarating! I am humbled by the outpouring of support and have so enjoyed meeting and hearing from such great Americans in Michigan and Indiana. Our next three stops will keep us in the Heartland, and we hope that you can make it to one of our events in Cincinnati or Columbus, Ohio; or Washington […]
  • Wednesday's Radio Interviews November 19, 2009
    Sean Hannity: Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_oX6j8cJOk Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5soCdOgyps Mark Levin: Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO_lvKECLLI Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFN7U9FGvq8
  • Go Rogue With the Rest of Us! November 19, 2009
    Details of the second half of the Going Rogue book tour! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in every stop on the tour, but I'm especially looking forward to meeting our brave men and women in uniform at Fort Hood. I'm joining the efforts of many others by donating my royalties from the book sales during our stop at Fort Hood to the familie […]
  • Hannity November 18, 2009
    It was a privilege to sit on the Fox News set last night with Sean Hannity. He's a great American. Be sure to watch tonight at 9pm, ET. - Sarah Palin
  • Rush Limbaugh Interview November 18, 2009
    I had a great conversation with Rush today. We spoke about the issues facing our nation, the future of the Republican party and touched on other great topics. You can listen here: Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Noxo36ZUI3E Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozher96_lkQ

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  • Climategate: MSM Writers Try to Ignore Scandal in Global Warming Stories But Readers Bring Them Back to Reality November 25, 2009
    An hilariously bizarre situation is happening in the wake of the growing Climategate scandal.  Many of the mainstream media stories about global warming are simply pretending it doesn't exist. Perhaps they feel that by ignoring Climategate entirely that it will just go away. Unfortunately for them, the readers of these global warming stories keep bringi […]
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  • NBC's Vieira Mouths Left-Wing Line on Bush-Era Consumer Protection November 24, 2009
    NBC’s Meredith Vieira used a liberal talking point against the Bush administration on the Today show on Tuesday. Vieira asked  Inez Tenenbaum, the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, “Under President Bush, the Consumer Products Safety Commission was criticized for being too cozy with business- essentially, toothless. How do you assure the America […]
    Matthew Balan
  • CBS Early Show Touts Obama State Dinner As ‘Hottest Ticket in Town’ November 24, 2009
    On Tuesday’s CBS Early Show, correspondent Nancy Cordes reported on the Obamas hosting their first state dinner in the White House and declared: “Everyone wants one, but only a few hundred are lucky enough to get an invitation to the hottest ticket in town...” Cordes concluded her brief report by mentioning: “Pop entertainer and Chicagoan Jennifer Hudson wil […]
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  • Minnesotans For Global Warming: The ClimateGate Music Video November 24, 2009
    Our buddies at Minnesotans For Global Warming have done it again, this time addressing the growing scandal ClimateGate.Using the old Tommy James and the Shondells classic "Draggin' the Line," our friend Elmer Beauregard has marvelously set this disgraceful episode to song.Stow all fluids far from your computer, for the following is guaranteed […]
    Noel Sheppard
  • Contrary to Leftist Accusations, Census Worker's Death Ruled Suicide November 24, 2009
    After a Census Bureau worker was found dead in rural Kentucky in September, liberals jumped at the chance to attribute his death to right-wing extremists whipped into a frenzy by the hate-filled sermons of Michelle Bachmann and Glenn Beck. It turns out the Census employee committed suicide and tried to make it seem like a murder to recoup life insurance paym […]
    Lachlan Markay
  • MSNBC's Chris Matthews Brow-Beats Catholic Bishop Over Abortion November 24, 2009
    Apparently MSNBC's Chris Matthews doesn't want Catholics involved in the political process at all - especially when it comes to abortion. Earlier this month the "Hardball" host declared "The clergy should stay off Capitol Hill." Last night, he accused Thomas Tobin, bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, of "telling public offi […]
    Colleen Raezler
  • Essay: The Media Aren't Talking About Health Care's Lost Jobs and Crushing Taxes November 24, 2009
    What’s hidden in health care reform that you haven’t heard about? Plenty. Without a news media interested in questioning the contents of the legislation, how could you know about the punitive taxes and job-killing provisions lurking in it? My clients in the restaurant industry alerted me to the House bill’s mandate that all restaurants and retail establishme […]
    Dan Kennedy
  • CBS’s Smith Frets Over Left-Wing Opposition to Obama Afghanistan Strategy November 24, 2009
    Speaking with Brookings Institution analyst Michael O’Hanlon on Tuesday about President Obama’s upcoming decision to increase troop levels in Afghanistan, CBS Early Show co-host Harry Smith worried: “...how much is this going to cost him on the Left? Because I’m – I’ve got this sense that there will be people on the Left of President Obama who are not please […]
    Kyle Drennen
  • Will Anyone Try the 'Fancy State Dinner In Hard Times' Angle? They Did in 2001 November 24, 2009
    Will anyone try to spin the Obamas' first state dinner (with Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh) as a ritzy affair utterly clashing with today's hard times? They did with the Bushes in 2001, as we reported in the September 11, 2001 morning Cyber Alert. MRC's Ken Shepherd found Newsweek magazine's snarky Conventional Wisdom box introduce […]
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  • Support the First Amendment! Announcing the First Annual NQ Blogathon! November 25, 2009
    I’m ecstatic to announce that my partner in crime, NonHyphenated American, and I have volunteered to host the First Annual NQ Blogathon this week! If you are unable to attend the festivities, please do all your Amazon shopping via the links below: NQ receives a portion of your purchase price at no additional cost to you. Shop [...]
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  • Clunker Goals Get Clunker Results [GDP Update] – Open Thread November 24, 2009
    (Bumped up from Saturday and with revised GDP update) Trashing a vehicle is pretty easy to do. Of course, if your goal was to to have fun and still be able to drive home at the end of the day, then breaking an axle can only be counted as a very costly mistake. The kind [...]
    Linda Anselmi
  • Mystery Reconsidered November 24, 2009
    John Batchelor
  • Two Powerful Women On Two Powerful Women November 24, 2009
    I was delightfully surprised to see Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard, and Lady Lynn de Rothschild, big-time Hillary supporter together discussing issues related to women in politics, especially Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton. In the clip below, they discuss the double standard of the media toward female politicians compared to male politicians: […]
    Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy
  • Blog Upgrade: November 24, 2009
    Tuesday A.M. Update: The new comments feature is temporarily turned off while the lead programmer figures out how to convert the gazillion comments we have in our archives. As they always say, stay tuned! (Tuesday 11:15 a.m. Update: The programmer has found the solution to converting our — get this — over 600,000 [...]
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  • Nancy Pelosi, Feminist Nightmare November 23, 2009
    Reprinted from The Daily Beast with the express permission of Amy Siskind. The House Speaker pushed the Stupak amendment through—then moved to block the woman bidding for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. Amy Siskind on how the most powerful woman in politics betrays the sisterhood. Is there an extra seat on Air Force One? Given women’s fury [...] […]
    Amy Siskind
  • Don’t Blame POTUS November 23, 2009
    John Batchelor
  • Shall A Little Child Lead Them? November 23, 2009
    On Friday, a gathering of Christian Clergy held a press conference to present the “Manhattan Declaration,” a conservative platform of what they will, and will not accept. It is timely in relation to the upcoming Senate vote on Health Care Reform on Saturday (the vote is to move it out of committee, thus allow [...]
    Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy
  • Barack Losing Mojo and Modo November 23, 2009
    * Bumped up * When New York Time columnist Maureen “The Modo” Dowd decides that butt snorkeling for Obama is no longer fun, you know the hopey-changey holiday season is kaput. Maureen apparently was inspired by Hamlet, who lamented over the long-decayed Yorick: Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most [...]
    Larry Johnson

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