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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
“Seeing the Light of Victory Ahead at Gettysburg”
“Gold is the money of kings; silver is the money of gentlemen; barter is the money of peasants; but debt is the money of slaves.”
-- Norm Franz, Money and Wealth in the New Millennium
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North Carolina War Between the States Sesquicentennial
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“Seeing the Light of Victory Ahead at Gettysburg”:
“[General Henry] Heth seems to not have anticipated any enemy at Gettysburg, other than perhaps militia. And so, [General James Johnston] Pettigrew left Cashtown with the 11th, 26th and 47th [North Carolina] Regiments, and a few batteries from the Donaldson Artillery (the 52nd [North Carolina] remained in Cashtown), and marched down the Chambersburg Pike.
It was overcast and intermittent rain as Pettigrew’s brigade made their way through the Pennsylvania countryside to Gettysburg early that morning of June 30, 1863. Little would his men imagine what lay ahead in the days to come – but then it is well that we cannot see the future. No doubt Pettigrew’s troops, their enthusiasm ripened by Confederate victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, their bellies filled by the abundance of Pennsylvania Dutch farms, could only see the light of victory ahead – that singular, crushing defeat would force the damnable Yankees to finally sue for peace, and thus ending this bloodletting and allow these simple boys to return to their homes, mothers, wives and sweethearts.”
(Collett Leventhorpe, the English Confederate, Cole & Foley, McFarland & Co., 2007, page 108)
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“Seeing the Light of Victory Ahead at Gettysburg”
-- Norm Franz, Money and Wealth in the New Millennium
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North Carolina War Between the States Sesquicentennial
www.ncwbts150.com
"The Official Website of the North Carolina WBTS Sesquicentennial Commission"
========
“Seeing the Light of Victory Ahead at Gettysburg”:
“[General Henry] Heth seems to not have anticipated any enemy at Gettysburg, other than perhaps militia. And so, [General James Johnston] Pettigrew left Cashtown with the 11th, 26th and 47th [North Carolina] Regiments, and a few batteries from the Donaldson Artillery (the 52nd [North Carolina] remained in Cashtown), and marched down the Chambersburg Pike.
It was overcast and intermittent rain as Pettigrew’s brigade made their way through the Pennsylvania countryside to Gettysburg early that morning of June 30, 1863. Little would his men imagine what lay ahead in the days to come – but then it is well that we cannot see the future. No doubt Pettigrew’s troops, their enthusiasm ripened by Confederate victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, their bellies filled by the abundance of Pennsylvania Dutch farms, could only see the light of victory ahead – that singular, crushing defeat would force the damnable Yankees to finally sue for peace, and thus ending this bloodletting and allow these simple boys to return to their homes, mothers, wives and sweethearts.”
(Collett Leventhorpe, the English Confederate, Cole & Foley, McFarland & Co., 2007, page 108)
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“Seeing the Light of Victory Ahead at Gettysburg”
Gunwalker: The Dam Breaks
For those who have been paying attention, the Gunwalker conspirators' cover-up has been reduced to a tattered piece of underwear that wouldn't cover Weiner's little wiener.
First, the testimony of the ATF agents at the hearing today demonstrated that there was no "sting", thus there could not have been a "botched sting." What there was, it seems, was a program to encourage straw purchases and smuggling, but no "sting" by any known meaning of that word. Which begs the question, why? Issa, nettled by Cummings' complaints of a "political agenda" responded by asking if the entire purpose of allowing large numbers of weapons into Mexico didn't itself serve a political purpose? Meaning, of course, further restrictions on American firearm rights. Precisely.
Second, the the Melson emails, released by the Committee, show that the Acting Director was "very much in the weeds" of Gunwalker, with at least weekly briefings and his own Internet access to the webcams situated at the Lone Wolf Trading Company.
From the Committee press release:
National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 06-14-11
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Here are the 22 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Tuesday, June 13, 2011:
- Bountiful City UT settles suit for undisclosed sum to man tasered 6-10 times on video in stop for crooked plates [3] http://bit.ly/iB5rnn
- 2 Los Angeles Co CA deputies investigated by FBI over claims by ACLU observer that she saw them beat limp detainee [3] http://lat.ms/kZDK7K
- Lake County CA sheriff under investigation by DA on allegations he beat cuffed detainee on way to jail [2] http://bit.ly/k8vdp4
- Middletown CT police & school sued by mom of teen tasered 5x for putting extra beef patty on his tray at lunch [0] http://bit.ly/jTSthP
- Brentwood MD cop resigns after charged w/assault for stopping a family & threatening them while off duty & possibly drunk [0] http://bit.ly/kSMTrc
- Texas DPS trooper investigated for allegedly pulling gun on 2 16yr-olds in off-duty road rage incident [0] http://bit.ly/muV1d3
- Winkler Co TX sheriff convicted on 6counts for retaliating against 2 nurses who filed complaint against his Dr pal [0] http://bit.ly/mkYkH3
- Mooresville IN cop sentenced to 108days jail in plea deal for lying about testing drugs that ended up being fake [0] http://bit.ly/kZXpzs
- Laurel MD cop pleads to child porn charge, hid camera in girl’s closet & possessed explicit videos of children [0] http://bit.ly/mo9ZZ0
- Illinois State Trooper sentenced to 60days after pleading guilty to watching child porn on his police car laptop [0] http://trib.in/kAbqUz
- Sardis GA cop who was hired despite being fired from another dept for sexual misconduct has been fired again over sexual comments made to 2 young females at store [1] http://bit.ly/iGmd0M
- Mobile AL cop accused of trying to beat light in crash that injured 5 while police insist he was responding to a call. Sadly, 2 of the people suffered serious brain injuries and that state’s laws limit what you can sue local governments for to $100k which won’t even come close to covering their bills, even if they are able to sue. [3] http://bit.ly/k7fE46
- Washington DC police sgt arrested on theft charge alleging she scammed an 85yr-old woman she was assigned to help [0] http://bit.ly/iErqQ8
- Ontario Provincial Police officer in Coburg ON charged w/bribery, breach of trust & obstruction [0] http://bit.ly/joB6IQ
- Elkhart IN cop suspended 8days for failing to follow procedure & driving too fast during 2 police chases [0] http://bit.ly/m3KQef
- West Carrollton OH cop sentenced to 1wk home detention for shoplifting from Walmart, resigned after arrest [0] http://bit.ly/lEzlou
- Bernalillo Co NM deputy suspended & faces charges for harassing ex-girlfriend cop via text messages [0] http://bit.ly/iWPlAk
- McLean Co IL deputy suspended 60days for using position to date woman he met on call & sexting her while on duty [0] http://bit.ly/jaAxX9
- Saratoga Springs NY police chief suspended after admitting to sending explicit text messages to woman after she asked him to stop [1] http://bit.ly/iPou0A
- Citronelle AL cop suspended while under investigation for unspecified allegations of misconduct [2] http://bit.ly/lOOjcl
- Hernando Co FL deputy suspended 3days for using badge to get out of ticket, now subject of another investigation [0] http://bit.ly/loS8Gu
- East Rochester NY cop charged w/misdemeanor DUI after crashing into van while off duty, injuring 3 teens [0] http://bit.ly/ld2BzP
I’m sure some of you who follow our news feed may notice that, lately, the feed is pretty slow during the day then has a burst of activity towards the evening. That’s because I’ve been swamped with work at my day job lately since my contract ends in two weeks and it doesn’t look like they have the budget to extend it a third time. Which means they want me to do as many things finished for them as possible before they get short-handed when I’m gone. Unfortunately, though, I still don’t have anything lined up for when this ends, which is really bad news.
Stay safe out there everyone.
History being lost on Kids these days
And falling rapidly.
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Students Stumble Again on the Basics of History
Fewer than a quarter of American 12th-graders knew China was North Korea’s ally during the Korean War, and only 35% of fourth-graders knew the purpose of the Declaration of Independence, according to national history-test scores released Tuesday.
The results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress revealed that U.S. schoolchildren have made little progress since 2006 in their understanding of key historical themes, including the basic principles of democracy and America’s role in the world.
Only 20% of U.S. fourth-graders and 17% of eighth-graders who took the 2010 history exam were “proficient” or “advanced,” unchanged since the test was last administered in 2006. Proficient means students have a solid understanding of the material.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana
That’s the biggest reason we are in the position we are in as a nation. History has been forgotten OR RE-WRITTEN to fit an agenda.
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