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Sock it to them!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Truth In Chains
The Arrest of Julian Assange
"What is perhaps most remarkable is that this joint action by the world elite to shut down WikiLeaks – which has been operating for four years – comes after the release of diplomatic cables, not in response to earlier leaks which provided detailed evidence of crimes and atrocities committed by the perpetrators and continuers of Washington’s Terror War. I suppose this is because the diplomatic cables have upset the smooth running of the corrupt and cynical backroom operations that actually govern our world, behind the ludicrous lies and self-righteous posturing that our great and good lay on for the public. They didn’t mind being unmasked as accomplices in mass murder and fomenters of suffering and hatred; in fact, they were rather proud of it. And they certainly knew that their fellow corruptocrats in foreign governments – not to mention the perpetually stunned and supine American people – wouldn’t give a toss about a bunch of worthless peons in Iraq and Afghanistan getting killed. But the diplomatic cables have caused an embarrassing stink among the closed little clique of the movers and shakers. And that is a crime deserving of vast eons in stir – or death."
Via The Bonnie Blue Blog
"What is perhaps most remarkable is that this joint action by the world elite to shut down WikiLeaks – which has been operating for four years – comes after the release of diplomatic cables, not in response to earlier leaks which provided detailed evidence of crimes and atrocities committed by the perpetrators and continuers of Washington’s Terror War. I suppose this is because the diplomatic cables have upset the smooth running of the corrupt and cynical backroom operations that actually govern our world, behind the ludicrous lies and self-righteous posturing that our great and good lay on for the public. They didn’t mind being unmasked as accomplices in mass murder and fomenters of suffering and hatred; in fact, they were rather proud of it. And they certainly knew that their fellow corruptocrats in foreign governments – not to mention the perpetually stunned and supine American people – wouldn’t give a toss about a bunch of worthless peons in Iraq and Afghanistan getting killed. But the diplomatic cables have caused an embarrassing stink among the closed little clique of the movers and shakers. And that is a crime deserving of vast eons in stir – or death."
Via The Bonnie Blue Blog
Fort Mahone Requiem 53rd North Carolina
My great grandfather and great uncle knew all these men as they were part of the 53rd NC which was the sole unit in Fort Mahone. Handpicked men of the 53rd (My great grandfather was one of these) made the final, night assault at Petersburg in an attempt to break Grant's line. This was against Fort Stedman which was immediately in front of Fort Mahone. They initially succeeded, but reinforcements drove them back. This video is made from photographs which were taken the day after the 53rd evacuated the lines the night before to begin the retreat to Appomattox.
~ Brock Townsend
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Confederate Soldier's Letter Shows Feelings
"I am 82 years of age. My grandfather served the Confederacy under North Carolina Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew. He died at the Battle of Gettysburg. I will allow his thoughts, written to my grandmother just a couple of weeks prior to that battle, to speak for themselves."
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“My lovely wife. I do so miss you, and the life we have there on the small plot of land God has given us. More and more, it seems that my thoughts are drifting back there to reside with you. Yet, as badly as I desire to be back home, it is for home for which I deem it best for my presence here with these other men. The proclamation by the Lincoln Administration six months prior may appear noble. Were I here in these conditions, simply to keep another man in bondage, I would most certainly walk away into the night and return unto you. God knows my heart, and the hearts of others here amongst me. We know what is at stake here, and the true reason for this contest that requires the spilling of the blood of fellow citizens. Our collective fear is nearly universal. This war, if it is lost, will see ripples carry forward for five, six, seven or more generations. I scruple not to believe, as do the others, that the very nature of this country will be forever dispirited. That one day, our great great grandchildren will be bridled with a federal bit, that will deem how and if they may apply the gospel of Christ to themselves, their families and their communities. Whether or not the land of their forefathers may be deceitfully taken from them through taxation and coercion. A day where only the interests of the northern wealthy will be shouldered by the broken and destitute bodies of the southern poor. This my darling wife, is what keeps me here in this arena of destruction and death.”
Jefferson Smith
General Lee's Army: From Victory To Collapse
From Publishers Weekly
"You cannot say that University of North Carolina professor Glatthaar (Partners in Command) did not do his homework in this massive examination of the Civil War–era lives of the men in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Glatthaar spent nearly 20 years examining and ordering primary source material to ferret out why Lee's men fought, how they lived during the war, how they came close to winning, and why they lost. Glatthaar marshals convincing evidence to challenge the often-expressed notion that the war in the South was a rich man's war and a poor man's fight and that support for slavery was concentrated among the Southern upper class. Lee's army included the rich, poor and middle-class, according to the author, who contends that there was broad support for the war in all economic strata of Confederate society. He also challenges the myth that because Union forces outnumbered and materially outmatched the Confederates, the rebel cause was lost, and articulates Lee and his army's acumen and achievements in the face of this overwhelming opposition. This well-written work provides much food for thought for all Civil War buffs."
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The New "Bill" Of Rights Courtesy Of Marx/Lenin/Mao/Castro/Minh/Pot
Via Western Rifle Shooters Association
Video HERE.
"The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the Nation;
The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
The right of every family to a decent home;
The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
The right to a good education."
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Couldn't make this stuff up.
The Frontrunner For 2012
"I am not a Palin fan myself; I'm a libertarian and Ron Paul is the only Republican for whom I would vote. But Palin has the political starpower and common sense synchronicity with popular opinion that the other candidates completely lack. I mean, Newt Gingrich? Trig Palin has a better chance of being elected president in 2012 than that fat little troll does. John Bolton? Mitt Romney couldn't even beat the corpse of John McCain. The only Republican who looks capable of beating Palin for the nomination right now is the New Jersey governor, Christie. That's why I expect to see the moderate elite fire up a Draft Christie campaign soon."
Operation:Payback Broadens To “Operation Avenge Assange”
"Wikileaks have been down because of Distributed-Denial-of-Service attacks (DDoS). There are reasons to believe that The United States Of America are behind this since due to the nature of the leak on Sunday 28th November 2010, where over 251000 documents (US diplomatic cables) were published on WikiLeaks."
Call For Submissions: All the Citizens' Men (Wikileaks)
Wikileaks
"Inertial Fallacy Productions is putting together a Creative Commons anthology of short (no more than 2600 words) critical responses to the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks in November/December 2010. You're invited. The resulting volume will be printed in several volumes (as well as digitally published) and used as part of a legal experiment.
BREAKING: WikiLeaks Being Used To Justify "Patriot Act" Legislation For Internet
"In a free society we're supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, then we're in big trouble.'
--Ron Paul
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"It will go down like this: the Right's extreme calls for Assange's execution will give the establishment the publicly defensible compromise to at least shut down their website by way of pressuring their service providers, etc. And the wimpy Left will compromise by letting it happen, while Assange will be allowed to remain alive and free."
--Ron Paul
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"It will go down like this: the Right's extreme calls for Assange's execution will give the establishment the publicly defensible compromise to at least shut down their website by way of pressuring their service providers, etc. And the wimpy Left will compromise by letting it happen, while Assange will be allowed to remain alive and free."
GOA Alert: Remember ObamaCare?
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://gunowners.org
Remember ObamaCare?
GOA had managed to win some minor victories in the fight over this legislation last year. At that time, the very-liberal Slate magazine lamented that GOA had won a skirmish over ObamaCare:
Score one for the Gun Owners of America, a lobby group positioned well to the right of the National Rifle Association…. [T]o pacify GOA, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [has inserted into the health care bill] a section titled "Protecting 2nd Amendment Gun Rights" [which prevents the] disclosure or collection of any information relating to gun ownership. (Slate, December 20, 2009.)But even after being "cleaned up" for some of its anti-gun problems, the ATF can still use ObamaCare to troll a federal database for your medical information. It can identify people with common ailments such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -- and take away their guns by sending their names to the FBI as "prohibited persons."
For these and other reasons, GOA is still committed to repealing the anti-gun ObamaCare law.
So GOA was not particularly thrilled when Republican leaders went on the Sunday talk shows right before the election to explain why they could not repeal ObamaCare because of the threat of a presidential veto.
In fact, some have speculated that these cowardly pronouncements could have cost Republicans control of the Senate.
But, never mind, say the Republicans. If they can't repeal it, they can just "defund" ObamaCare.
So it came as a bit of a shock to us that Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl appeared on the Greta Van Susteren program December 2 to announce that he would prefer to pass a stripped-down funding bill (a so-called Continuing Resolution) to fund the government until October 1, 2011.
In other words, money would flow for the next ten months -- without ANY EFFORT WHATSOEVER TO DEFUND OBAMACARE. This would take the pressure off Congress to act on ObamaCare for almost a year.
Do you want proof that Congress doesn't like to act unless they have a "gun" put to their collective heads? Consider a hot topic that's been in the news lately: tax cuts. Congress has had almost 10 years to deal with this issue, but they're only dealing with it now -- as the time limit on the Bush tax cuts are about to expire on December 31.
We don't want this to happen in our efforts to repeal the anti-gun health care law. Putting off this issue would undermine the efforts of incoming congressmen who campaigned on getting rid of ObamaCare! The will of the American people was made clear in the November elections. If Congress extends the funding of the government beyond the first few weeks of 2011, it will pull the rug out from under the newly elected members and be a slap in the face to millions of voters.
Moreover, if Congress puts off dealing with ObamaCare until next fall, momentum for repeal will wane and the President will have won a significant public relations battle. This may all sound a little like "inside baseball," but if Congress passes another Continuing Resolution next October 1 -- as they probably will -- then it's very possible that there will be no impetus to deal with repealing or defunding ObamaCare until after the 2012 elections.
This would allow Obama to run for reelection without the stain of public repudiation for his socialist policies.
The time to act is sooner, rather than later. If Senate Republicans are serious about defunding ObamaCare, they need to fight to prevent a bill that funds the government beyond January or February. If the funding measure is only for the short-term, then the new Congress can come to town and deal with nixing ObamaCare right away.
ACTION: Please urge your Senators to take action on repealing ObamaCare sooner, rather than later! There are two different pre-written letters for this alert -- one for Republicans and one for Democrats.
If you go to GOA's Legislative Action Center to contact your Senators, the correct pre-written letter will AUTOMATICALLY be chosen. If you choose to contact your Senators without going through the GOA website, then please make sure you choose the correct letter below for the correct Senator.
----- Pre-written letter to Republican Senators -----
Dear Senator:
Without question, repealing the anti-gun and anti-freedom ObamaCare legislation should be one of Congress' top priorities next year.
Polls continue to show that an overwhelming percentage of the American people want to see this law repealed.
And this is why I was shocked to learn that Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl appeared on the Greta Van Susteren program December 2 to announce that he would prefer to pass a stripped-down Continuing Resolution to fund the government until October 1, 2011.
Even worse, it would undermine the efforts of incoming congressmen who campaigned on getting rid of ObamaCare! The will of the American people was made clear in the November elections. If Congress extends the funding of the government beyond the first few weeks of 2011, it will pull the rug out from under the newly elected members and be a slap in the face to millions of voters.
Furthermore, if Congress puts off dealing with ObamaCare until next fall, momentum for repeal will wane and the President will have won a significant public relations battle. And, if Congress passes another Continuing Resolution next October 1 -- as they probably will -- then it's very possible that there will be no impetus to deal with repealing or defunding ObamaCare until after the 2012 elections.
This would allow Obama to run for reelection without the stain of public repudiation for his socialist policies.
The time to act is sooner, rather than later. If Senate Republicans are serious about defunding ObamaCare, they need to fight to prevent a bill that funds the government beyond January or February. If the funding measure is only for the short-term, then the new Congress can come to town and deal with nixing ObamaCare right away.
Sincerely,
----- Pre-written letter to Democrat and Independent Senators -----
Dear Senator:
Without question, repealing the anti-gun and anti-freedom ObamaCare legislation should be one of Congress' top priorities next year.
Polls continue to show that an overwhelming percentage of the American people want to see this law repealed.
Please do everything in your power to defund or repeal this law.
Sincerely,
Hackers Take Down Bank Website That Cancelled WikiLeaks Assange's Account
"Just hours after a Swiss bank froze access today to a legal defense fund established for WikiLeaks provocateur Julian Assange, a group of hackers have shut down the bank's Web site in an escalating infowar."
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The war has begun. Right on!
Via The Bonnie Blue Blog
Thomas’ Cherokee Legion And The Battle Of Waynesville
“I say surrender, but a better word would be quit, for I don’t think we really ever did surrender. In fact, we just disbanded and carried our guns and cartridges homes with us."
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General Stan Watie
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General Stan Watie