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Happy Birthday Gunnery Sergeant Hathcock

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May 20, 2013

 

Happy Birthday Carlos Hathcock

 

 

 

 

The Story of Legendary Sniper Carlos Hathcock

 

 

” When retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock II died at the age of 57 on Feb. 26, 1999, his legend had long since chiseled its way into the pantheon of Marine Corps history.

He’d served almost 20 years in the Corps, including two tours as a sniper during the Vietnam War. A killer more deadly and silent than Hathcock finally had him in the cross hairs and pulled the trigger, ending his extraordinary life.

The medical term for that stealthy, relentless force is multiple sclerosis, a slow, progressive terminal malady that attacks the central nervous system. MS can cause paralysis, spasms and the loss of coordination and muscle control.

 

Then Cpl. Carlos Hathcock (far left) being awarded the 1965 Wimbledon Cup.
This trophy is given to the winner of the 1000 yard shooting match.

 

 

Carlos Hathcock (1942 – 1999)

 

” was a US Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who served as a sniper in the Vietnam War. With 93 confirmed kills, he was the 4th most effective sniper in American history, trailing behind Adelbert F Waldron (109), Charles Mawhinney (103), and Eric R England (98). His exploits, both as a courageous soldier and a sniper, made him a legend in the Marine Corps. Hathcock became a major developer of the United States Marine Corps Sniper training program. Not only was Carlos extremely lethal as a sniper, but he was also a brave marine; he was awarded the Silver Star for his act in 1969 of saving the lives of seven fellow Marines after the amphibious tractor on which they were riding struck a mine. Hathcock was knocked unconscious, but awoke in time to race back through the flames to save his comrades.

Carlos Hathcock was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 20, 1942. Since his parents had separated, he lived with his grandmother in the country where he grew up. At a young age, Carlos learned to use a rifle, which his father had brought from Europe after World War II. Then, he would hunt wild animals to help feed his poor family.

In 1959, at the age of 17, Carlos Hathcock joined the Marine Corps. Before being shipped to Vietnam, he showed his natural skills as a marksman on the rifle range at Camp Pendleton where he was undergoing recruit training, winning the Pacific Division rifle championship while he was deployed in Hawaii as a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. In 1966, he was sent to Vietnam and became a sniper after Captain Edward J. Land Jr. had pushed the Marines into raising snipers in every platoon.” “ 

 

 

 

 

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More Videos

Further Reading

 

Bob Tuley - Carlos Hathcock Sniper Biography

Carlos Norman “Gunny” Hathcock II (1942–1999) – Encyclopedia …

Carlos Hathcock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carlos Hathcock Biography | WordExplorer.com

Carlos Hathcock - Gunsopedia

 

 

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday John Stuart Mill

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May 20, 2013

Happy 197th Birthday John Stuart Mill

 

 

 

Early Years

” Under the tutelage of his imposing father, himself a historian and economist, John Stuart Mill began his intellectual journey at an early age, starting his study of Greek at the age of three and Latin at eight. Mill’s father was a proponent of Jeremy Bentham’s philosophy of utilitarianism, and John Stuart Mill began embracing it himself in his middle teens.

  Born in 1806, John Stuart Mill was the eldest son of James Mill and Harriet Barrow (whose influence on Mill was vastly overshadowed by that of his father). A struggling man of letters, James Mill wrote History of British India (1818), and the work landed him a coveted position in the East India Company, where he rose to the post of chief examiner. When not carrying out his administrative duties, James Mill spent considerable time educating his son John, who began to learn Greek at age three and Latin at age eight. By the age of 14, John was extremely well versed in the Greek and Latin classics; had studied world history, logic and mathematics; and had mastered the basics of economic theory, all of which was part of his father’s plan to make John Stuart Mill a young proponent of the views of the philosophical radicals.

  By his late teens, Mill spent many hours editing Jeremy Bentham’s manuscripts, and he threw himself into the work of the philosophic radicals (still guided by his father). He also founded a number of intellectual societies and began to contribute to periodicals, including the Westminster Review (which was founded by Bentham and James Mill). In 1823, his father secured him a junior position in the East India Company, and he, like his father before him, rose in the ranks, eventually taking his father’s position of chief examiner.”

 

 

 

 

Career

 

” It was not until 1843 that John Stuart Mill became known as a philosopher. In this same year he published System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive, his most systematic work.

Whatever is known to us by consciousness, is known beyond possibility of question. What one sees or feels, whether bodily or mentally, one cannot but be sure that one sees or feels. No science is required for the purpose of establishing such truths; no rules of art can render our knowledge of them more certain than it is in itself. There is no logic for this portion of our knowledge. But we may fancy that we see or feel what we in reality infer.

  Attacking “intuitionist” philosophy, he argues in favour of logic as the most adequate method of proof. Despite the fact that truth “may seem to be apprehended intuitively,” Mill stresses the fact that, “it has long been ascertained that what is perceived by the eye, is at most nothing more than a variously colored surface.” It thus the object of logic to “distinguish between things proved and things not proved, between what is worthy and what is unworthy of belief.”

  In 1848, Mill published Principles of Political Economy, which soon became the most important text of his time. The book examines the conditions of production, namely labour and nature. Following Ricardo and Malthus, he emphasizes the possibility of change and social improvement and examines environmental protection needs. In order for these to be obtained, he considers a limitation of both economic growth and population growth, as the polis itself is indispensable. Furthermore, Mill argued in favour of worker-owned cooperatives, which clearly reflect his views.

  On Liberty, published in 1859, caused the greatest controversy of John Stuart Mill’s career and has since become a classic of liberal thought. Written and developed in close collaboration with his wife, Harriet Taylor, Mill examines the nature of power and argues for an absolute freedom of thought and speech. For Mill it is only through such “freedom” that human progress can be attained and preserved. As he states: “The subject of this Essay is not the so-called Liberty of the Will, […] but Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual.” He thus asserts a„very simple principle“: “that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others[…] The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.” “

 

 

 

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Philosophy

 

 

Liberty

 

” John Stuart Mill’s view on liberty, which was influenced by Joseph Priestley and Josiah Warren, is that the individual ought to be free to do as he wishes unless he harms others. Individuals are rational enough to make decisions about their good being and choose any religion they want to. Government should interfere when it is for the protection of society. Mill explains,

“The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because, in the opinion of others, to do so would be wise, or even right…The only part of the conduct of anyone, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns him, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”

 

 

Freedom of speech 

 

An influential advocate of freedom of speech, Mill objected to censorship. He says:

I choose, by preference the cases which are least favourable to me – In which the argument opposing freedom of opinion, both on truth and that of utility, is considered the strongest. Let the opinions impugned be the belief of God and in a future state, or any of the commonly received doctrines of morality… But I must be permitted to observe that it is not the feeling sure of a doctrine (be it what it may) which I call an assumption of infallibility. It is the undertaking to decide that question for others, without allowing them to hear what can be said on the contrary side. And I denounce and reprobate this pretension not the less if it is put forth on the side of my most solemn convictions. However, positive anyone’s persuasion may be, not only of the faculty but of the pernicious consequences, but (to adopt expressions which I altogether condemn) the immorality and impiety of opinion. – yet if, in pursuance of that private judgement, though backed by the public judgement of his country or contemporaries, he prevents the opinion from being heard in its defence, he assumes infallibility. And so far from the assumption being less objectionable or less dangerous because the opinion is called immoral or impious, this is the case of all others in which it is most fatal. “

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Stuart Mill Major Publications

 

“Two Letters on the Measure of Value” 1822 “The Traveller”
“Questions of Population” 1823 “Black Dwarf”
“War Expenditure” 1824 Westminster Review
“Quarterly Review – Political Economy” 1825 Westminster Review
“Review of Miss Martineau’s Tales” 1830 Examiner
“The Spirit of the Age” 1831 Examiner
“Use and Abuse of Political Terms” 1832
“What is Poetry” 1833, 1859
“Rationale of Representation” 1835
“De Tocqueville on Democracy in America [i]“ 1835
“State of Society In America” 1836
“Civilization” 1836
“Essay on Bentham” 1838
“Essay on Coleridge” 1840
“Essays On Government” 1840
“De Tocqueville on Democracy in America [ii]“ 1840
A System of Logic 1843
Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy 1844
“Claims of Labour” 1845 Edinburgh Review
The Principles of Political Economy: with some of their applications to social philosophy 1848
“The Negro Question” 1850 Fraser’s Magazine
“Reform of the Civil Service” 1854
Dissertations and Discussions 1859
A Few Words on Non-intervention 1859
On Liberty 1859
‘Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform 1859
Considerations on Representative Government 1861
“Centralisation” 1862 Edinburgh Review
“The Contest in America” 1862 Harper’s Magazine
Utilitarianism 1863
An Examination of Sir William Hamilton‘s Philosophy 1865
Auguste Comte and Positivism 1865
Inaugural Address at St. Andrews – Rectorial Inaugural Address at the University of St. Andrews, concerning the value of culture 1867
“Speech In Favor of Capital Punishment”[44][45] 1868
England and Ireland 1868
“Thornton on Labor and its Claims” 1869 Fortnightly Review
The Subjection of Women 1869
Chapters and Speeches on the Irish Land Question 1870
On Nature 1874
Autobiography of John Stuart Mill 1873
Three Essays on Religion 1874
On Social Freedom: or the Necessary Limits of Individual Freedom Arising Out of the Conditions of Our Social Life 1907 “Oxford and Cambridge Review”
“Notes on N.W. Senior’s Political Economy” 1945 Economica

 

 

 

 

Further Reading & Resources

 

John Stuart Mill (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Mill, John Stuart [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]

John Stuart Mill - Philosophy Pages

John Stuart Mill - Utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill : Biography – Spartacus Educational

John Stuart Mill - The ultimate collection of online works, papers …

John Stuart Mill - Papers and essays on his philosophy

John Stuart Mill: On Liberty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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B-17 Bombing Missions in Color: “The Memphis Belle”

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May 15, 2013

B-17 Bombing Missions in Color: “The Memphis Belle” 1944 US Army Air Forces in World War II

 

” The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which ostensibly provides an account of the final mission of the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. In May 1943 it became the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to the United States.

The dramatic 16 mm color film of actual battles was made by cinematographer First Lieutenant Harold J. Tannenbaum. The film was directed by Major William Wyler, narrated by Eugene Kern, and had scenes at its Bassingbourn base photographed by Hollywood cinematographer Captain William H. Clothier. It was made under the auspices of the First Motion Picture Unit, a branch of the United States Army Air Forces. The film actually depicted the next to last mission of the crew (see below) on May 15, 1943, and was made as a morale-building inspiration for the Home Front by showing the everyday courage of the men who manned these bombers…

Production

Morgan’s crew had not flown all of its missions together. Captain Verinis had originally been Morgan’s co-pilot at the beginning of their combat tour but had become a “first pilot” (aircraft commander) in his own right on December 30, 1942, after which he flew 16 missions as commander of a replacement B-17 he named Connecticut Yankee after his home state. Verinis finished his tour two days before the rest of Morgan’s crew.

Nor was Morgan’s crew the one originally selected by Wyler for filming. He had been following Captain Oscar O’Neill (whose bomber was named Invasion 2nd) of the 401st Bomb Squadron until O’Neill’s B-17 and five others were shot down over Bremen, Germany, on April 17, 1943. Morgan was then selected and his crew re-united by the Eighth Air Force to complete its tour together and to return to the United States for a war bond drive. Wyler also informed Morgan when asked that had the Memphis Belle been shot down on the crew’s final mission, Wyler had a backup crew working with another B-17 about to finish its 25 missions, Hell’s Angels of the nearby 303d Bombardment Group. Ironically, Hell’s Angels actually completed 25 missions first, on May 13 (the date of the 21st for the Memphis Belle).

Morgan states in his memoirs that he was approached by Wyler in late January 1943 after his crew’s eighth mission. Wyler told Morgan he wanted to film the Memphis Belle and her crew because of “a certain mystique” to the aircraft’s nickname, and that Morgan’s reputation as a pilot meant that Wyler would be “in the center of the action…(with) a pretty good chance of coming back.” Morgan agreed after assurances from Wyler that the film crew would not interfere with operation of the airplane in combat in any way.

The first mission flown in filming, ironically, was not aboard the Memphis Belle, but aboard the B-17 Jersey Bounce on a February 26, 1943, mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germany. (The Memphis Belle was being repaired after severe battle damage incurred on February 16.) The mission experienced heavy German fighter attacks and two of the 91st group’s B-17s were shot down. Despite the hazards, Wyler filmed at least six more combat missions with Morgan’s crew, not all of them aboard the Memphis Belle, using a set-up that placed mounted cameras in the nose, tail, right waist, and radio hatch positions. The camera setup is documented in the photograph of the Bad Penny, which Morgan and Wyler flew on a mission to Antwerp on April 5, 1943.

The 16 mm color film used did not include sound, and this was added later in Hollywood. The original crew, during their war bonds drive in the United States, made typical appropriate comments to each other while watching the silent movie in a studio. The result was difficult to distinguish from real combat recordings.

King George VI (wearing a Marshal of the Royal Air Force uniform) and his consort Queen Elizabeth are seen congratulating the crew on May 18, after Morgan’s final mission but the day before that of the B-17… “

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Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson : No God , No Guns … No Show

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May 11, 2013

 

‘DUCK DYNASTY’ STAR VOWS TO QUIT IF A&E BANS TALK OF GOD OR GUNS

 

 

 

” On May 9, Greensboro, NC country station 93.1 The Wolf reported that after receiving complaints over prayers to God and the frequent use of guns on air, Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson said, “God and guns are part of our everyday lives [and] to remove either of them from the show is unacceptable.” “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Videos From Ohio Kidnapping Rescue And Picture Of One Suspect

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May 7, 2013

Pictured: Suspect Accused Of Taking Three Teens Arrested With His Brothers

 

 

Arrested: The prime suspect has been identified as 52-year-old Ariel Castro

” The prime suspect in the astonishing kidnapping case of three women held captive for ten years has been taken into custody – as well as two of his own brothers.

Ariel Castro, 52, of Cleveland, Ohio was arrested on Monday after one of his alleged victims escaped his home and called police.

Neighbors in the street were shocked to hear that Castro, who was once a school bus driver in the Cleveland area, could be capable of abducting three innocent teenagers from the street and tying them up with chains in his basement.

Castro’s Facebook page depicts a man with a passion for motorcycles and the bass guitar.

His last post to the social networking site on May 2 says: ‘Miracles really do happen, God is good :) ‘

The man who came to Amanda Berry’s rescue, Charles Ramsey, expressed disbelief that his neighbor could be capable of such a disturbed and shocking crime.

He told NewsNet5: ‘I’ve been here a year. I barbeque with this dude, we eat ribs and what not and listen to salsa music. Not a clue that that girl was in that house or that anyone else was in there with.”

Amanda 911 Call

Amanda Berry’s Family Reacts To Her Being Found

More Family Reaction: Amanda Berry

History Of Missing Teens Case

Social media reaction to Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus found

Neighbor Describes Ariel Castro

 

11pm: Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect Information

Charles Ramsey Interview, Cleveland Man That Found Amanda Berry

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Meet Charles Ramsey – Rescuer Of Kidnapped Ohio Women

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May 7, 2013

MEET THE MAN WHO REPORTEDLY HELPED SAVE THE 3 MISSING OHIO WOMEN — AND WATCH HIS VERY ENTERTAINING LOCAL TV NEWS INTERVIEW

 

 

 

 

” Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight, three Ohio women who went missing about a decade ago, were found alive Monday in a residential area just south of downtown Cleveland.

The man who seemingly helped rescue the girls, a neighbor, said he heard a woman screaming before doing some investigating. After making the startling discovery the man called 911. You can listen to his 911 call here.

His name is Charles Ramsey and he also gave quite an interesting interview with local news station WJW-TV after it was confirmed that the girls were OK.

Here’s how he remembered the day’s events occurring:

“I went to McDonald’s. I came home. I’m eating my McDonald’s. I got the day off from work, so naturally you’re doing nothing. And I hear this girl screaming and she’s going nuts. So I come outside and I know there’s nobody that’s supposed to be screaming next door to my house because there’s no girl that lives in that house. So that’s a dead giveaway that something’s wrong.”

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Friday Firepower

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May 3, 2013

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Cole Withrow Gets To Graduate … And Gets A Full Scholarship To Liberty University

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May 2, 2013

 

Eagle Scout Expelled Due to Forgotten Shotgun WILL Get to Graduate High School AND Gets Full Scholarship

 

 

 

” Now Withrow has found out he will be able to graduate on time. Although he will have to attend an alternate school for his remaining two weeks and he will not be able to attend graduation ceremonies with his friends.

Withrow thought he may not be able to attend college just a couple days ago, but now he finds himself with a full ride to Liberty University.

Liberty University issued the following statement:

Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr., while traveling in North Carolina, learned of Cole Withrow’s story from a local evening news broadcast. The 18-year-old was wearing a “Liberty Football” T-shirt. Falwell followed up with him, discovering his sister was a graduate.

 

 

 

 

 

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DIY Law Enforcement in Cash-Strapped Oregon County

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May 2, 2013

DIY Law Enforcement in Cash-Strapped Oregon County

” “They will not send an officer out, so we are on our own totally,” says Sam Nichols, co-founder of Citizens Against Crime. CAC is a group of around 20 armed volunteers who have been conducting routine patrols in and around O’Brien, Oregon since last summer. CAC patrols “are always a minimum of two people,” says Nichols, precisely because they want to avoid the kind of thing “that happened in Florida, the case where Zimmerman shot the boy.”

Why are the citizens of O’Brien patrolling their own streets? Josephine County is a rural area in south western Oregon with serious budget problems. Back in 1916, the federal government bought up millions of acres of land that had been owned by the railroads. The move left 18 Oregon counties without a significant source of property tax revenue. To make up for the lost taxes, the feds began giving the Oregon counties a share of the timber revenues in 1937. The program worked until environmental regulations severely curtailed logging in Oregon. By 1998, timber revenues had dropped to just a third of what they were in 1989. Temporary federal timber subsidies filled the gap, but those subsidies were phased out last year.

This year, Josephine County slashed its public safety budget from $20 million to less than $9 million. As a result, the county was forced to release 39 prisoners, including people charged with assault, burglary and rape. Only three sheriffs patrol Josephine County, an area larger than Rhode Island, and those sheriffs only respond to life-threatening calls.

The self-reliant folks who live in Josephine County aren’t likely to raise their own taxes any time soon, but lots of citizens are willing to do their part to deter criminal activity. Sam Nichols and the other members of Citizens Against Crime strap on guns, turn on flashing lights mounted on their vehicles and keep an eye out for suspicious activity. Former deputy sheriff Carol Dickson maintains a Facebook page called To Catch a Thief as a kind of virtual neighborhood watch program. The page currently has more than 1600 followers.

“Some people are taking the law into their own hands, which obviously scares the heck out of me,” says Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilbertson. But because of the severity of Josephine County’s budget problems, Gilbertson isn’t complaining too loudly. As he puts it, “law enforcement in this community is weak at best.” “

Approximately 6.5 minutes.

Produced by Paul Feine and Alex Manning.

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Video Of The Family Research Council Shooting Appears

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April 26, 2013

CCTV Of Family Research Council Shooting

” On August 15. 2012 at 10:46 a.m., Floyd Corkins entered the lobby of Family Research Council armed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol, 100 rounds of ammunition, and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches. FRC building manager Leo Johnson was temporarily manning the front desk at our Washington headquarters when a now-confessed terrorist intent on killing everyone in the building entered with a handgun and 100 rounds of ammunition. As he drew his gun, Leo courageously charged the attacker into oncoming gunfire. Even after sustaining a direct hit to his forearm, he subdued the attacker and wrestled the gun away from him. 

Why did confessed terrorist Corkins choose Family Research Council as a target for his attack? In an FBI interrogation, Corkins admitted he found his target from the Southern Poverty Law Center’s list.”

HT/ Legal Insurrection

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Beware The Armed Bishop

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April 24, 2013

Mormon Bishop With Samurai Sword Runs Off Attacker

 

 

 

 

” A Samurai sword-wielding Mormon bishop helped a neighbor woman escape a Tuesday morning attack by a man who had been stalking her.

Kent Hendrix woke up Tuesday to his teenage son pounding on his bedroom door and telling him somebody was being mugged in front of their house. The 47-year-old father of six rushed out the door and grabbed the weapon closest to him — a 29-inch high carbon steel Samurai sword.

He came upon what he describes as a melee between a woman and a man. His son stayed inside to call 911 while he approached the man along with other neighbors who came to help. The martial arts instructor didn’t hesitate in drawing the sword and yelling at him to get on the ground.

“His eyes got as big as saucers and he kind of gasped and jumped back,” Hendrix said by phone Tuesday afternoon. “He’s probably never had anyone draw a sword on him before.” “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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” An Army Of Jareds ” … NRA Student Returns To School With A Hundred Allies

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April 23, 2013

West Virginia Teen Returns To School With NRA Shirt, Classmates’ Support

 

 

” A West Virginia teen who was arrested and suspended for wearing a National Rifle Association T-shirt to school returned to class Monday wearing the same shirt that got him into trouble.

Jared Marcum, 14, was joined by about 100 other students across Logan County who wore shirts with a similar gun rights theme in a show of support for free speech.

Ben White, the Charleston lawyer representing the Logan eighth-grader, said the Sons of the Second Amendment, a gun rights group, purchased and distributed the shirts.

Jared, a student at Logan Middle School, was arrested and suspended Thursday after he was pulled from a cafeteria line and told to remove or turn his shirt inside-out an order he refused.

Video evidence in the case, Mr. White said, indicates that the situation in the cafeteria deteriorated when a teacher raised his voice while confronting Jared. Other students jumped up on benches and began chanting Jared’s name. “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Albert King Has Finally Been Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

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April 23, 2013

 

The 28th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

 

 

 

Albert King (guitar, vocals; born Albert Nelson on April 25, 1923, died December 21, 1992)

 

 

 

 

” As an electric guitar player who focused more on tone and intensity than flash, Albert King had a tremendous impact on countless rock and roll guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Bloomfield and Stevie Ray Vaughan. King was also one of the first bluesmen who crossed over into the world of soul music, signing with Stax Records and recording such classic songs as “Born Under a Bad Sign” and “Crosscut Saw.” “

 

 

 

 

” Albert King was born Albert Nelson on April 25, 1923, in Indianola, Mississippi, the same town where B.B. King grew up. As a child, he sang with his family’s gospel group at a church where his father played the guitar. When King was eight, his family moved to Forrest City, Arkansas, and he would pick cotton on plantations in the area. Around that same time, King bought his first guitar, paying only $1.25. His first inspiration was T-Bone Walker.

King began working as a professional musician when he joined a group called In the Groove Boys in Osceola, Arkansas, in the late Forties. He then moved north and played drums with Jimmy Reed, both onstage and on several early Reed recordings. In the early Fifties, King moved to Gary, Indiana, and then, in 1953, to Chicago. It was in Chicago that King cut his first singles, “Lonesome in My Bedroom” and “Bad Luck Blues,” for Parrot Records.”

 

 

 

 

” The electric guitar quickly became King’s primary instrument, his preferred instrument being a Gibson Flying V that he played left-handed, holding it upside down and tuning it for a right-handed player. A huge man, weighing more than 250 pounds and standing six-feet-four, King was  a commanding physical presence onstage.

In 1956, King returned to St. Louis and formed a new band. He resumed recording in 1959 and scored his first minor hit, “I’m a Lonely Man.” The song was written by Little Milton, who was an A&R man for Bobbin Records, the label that released the record. King recorded for several other small labels during this period, including King Records. In 1961, he scored his first major hit, “Don’t Throw Your Love on Me Too Strong,” which reached Number 14 on the R&B chart. 

 

 

 

 

King’s real breakthrough came in 1966, when he moved to Memphis and signed with Stax Records. Working with producer Al Jackson Jr. and backed by Booker T. and the M.G.’s, King recorded such classics as “Crosscut Saw” and “As the Years Go Passing By.” In 1967, Stax released Born Under a Bad Sign. The title track became King’s best-known song and has been covered by many artists, including Cream. King played many shows at promoter Bill Graham‘s Fillmore East and the Fillmore West venues. One show was recorded and released as the album Live Wire/Blues Power.

In 1969, King performed live with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, forming what was called an “87-piece blues band.” During the early Seventies, he recorded the album Lovejoy with a group of white rock singers and an Elvis Presley tribute album, Albert King Does the King’s Things. King continued to tour throughout the Seventies, and in June 1970, he joined the Doors onstage at a show in Vancouver, Canada.

King’s sound underwent a major change in the Seventies, as he teamed up with the Bar-Kays and the Memphis Horns on the albums I’ll Play the Blues for You and I Wanna Get Funky. That partnership gave his music a much funkier sound than it had on his earlier recordings, and the former album’s title track became one of his signature songs. King also worked with Allen Toussaint and some of the Meters during this period.”

 

 

 

 

” During the Eighties, King received considerable praise from many young blues guitarists, most notably Stevie Ray Vaughan. The two appeared together on the Canadian television show In Session in December 1983, a performance that was issued on CD in 1993. One British writer described Vaughan as a “young Texan who apparently believes that Albert King is God and the Lord should be praised regularly.”

 

 

 

 

” King continued to perform until his death from a heart attack on December 21, 1992. At his funeral, Joe Walsh played a slide-guitar rendition of “Amazing Grace” as a tribute to King.”

 

 

 

 

” From Eric Clapton, Michael Bloomfield and Johnny Winter, to Joe Walsh, Stevie Ray Vaughan,Derek Trucks and beyond, the influence of Albert King’s husky vocals and his signature Gibson Flying V guitar will live on forever.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From Weasel Zippers … 25 Pics Of London Marathoner’s Support For Boston

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April 21, 2013

25 Pics From London Marathon Showing Support For Boston…

 

 

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Lady Thatcher’s Funeral In Pictures

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April 18, 2013

 

Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral: From Pomp To Protesters, The 100 Best Pictures

 

 

 

 

” Wellwishers, tourists and protesters lined the streets of central London to bid farewell to Margaret Thatcher at this morning’s grand ceremonial procession.

More than 700 personnel from all three armed forces added to the pomp and pageantry as Brits and visitors alike tried to grab a snap of the historic occasion – which included a horse-drawn gun carriage and three military bands.

Dignitaries from 170 countries, politicians and celebs were invited to join the Thatcher family in paying their respects to the former PM at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Amanda Thatcher, the 19-year-old granddaughter of the late Baroness, took centre stage as she delivered the first reading of the service – a Bible passage that aimed to reflect the former PM’s warrior-like status.

Of the 2,300 watching her in the pews were singers Katherine Jenkins and Dame Shirley Bassey, both current and former PMs, and figures from all sides of the political spectrum.

The Queen, dressed all in black, was at the service with her husband Prince Philip – the first time she has personally attended a Prime Minister’s funeral since Sir Winston Churchill’s.

The service chosen – which included Bible readings and hymns – reflected Lady Thatcher’s love of British composers and reinforced the themes of her controversial political career. It moved some, including the Chancellor George Osborne, to tears.

Fears protesters would seek to disrupt the divisive figure’s procession to the Cathedral meant more than 4,000 police joined those members of the public lining the route.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A Complete Listing Of The 17 Sheriffs Associations and 420 County Sheriffs That Refuse To Enforce Unconstitutional Laws

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April 17, 2013
” UPDATE: We’ve been contacted by police chiefs and other groups or individuals who want to be counted among the valiant as well! Look for their list after the sheriffs.The following sheriffs, state sheriff’s associations, and police chiefs have vowed to uphold and defend the Constitution against Obama’s unconstitutional gun control measures.  We applaud these public servants for their courage and conviction.  

The remarkable thing about what these brave men and women are doing is that nobody told them to do it.  Neither the CSPOA nor any other organization that we are aware of contacted sheriffs across the nation and asked them to make statements; this is something sheriffs did on their own, or because their constituents requested it of them.  Soon, people started submitting letters and links to us, and it was such a remarkable thing that we started to collect all the names and list them together.  Then the miracle happened: Other sheriffs across the nation have been inspired by the courage of those who stood first.  Now we see the power of standing, even if you fear you may stand alone.

NOW, powered by the gaining momentum of this movement, the CSPOA has joined with other like-minded organizations in a largely volunteer effort to contact all the remaining sheriffs and ask them for a statement. You can read more about this effort here.

“I call on sheriffs all over this nation to add their voices to the growing numbers of faithful protectors of our freedom.”

- Richard Mack

Constitutional Duty of the Sheriff – Richard Mack

 

TOTAL STATE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATIONS: 17

Updated 04/18/2013

Note: A statement from a state association does not necessarily mean that every sheriff in the state supports it. One such case is is Florida, listed below. This statement was voted on and approved by a majority of the sheriffs in the association, but not by EVERY sheriff in the state. While other lists may include all sheriffs within such a state, we have chosen to list associations and individual sheriffs separately.

ASSOCIATION REASON FOR LISTING
California Sheriffs Association Link
Colorado Sheriffs Association Link
Florida Sheriffs Association Link
Georgia Sheriffs Association Link
Illinois Sheriffs Association Link
Indiana Sheriffs Association Link
Kentucky Sheriffs Association Link
Michigan Sheriffs Association Link
Missouri Sheriffs Association Link
Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association Link
Nebraska Sheriffs Association Link
New Mexico Sheriffs Association Link
Oklahoma Sheriffs Association Link
South Carolina Sheriffs Association Link
Texas Sheriffs Association Link
Utah Sheriffs Association Link
Wyoming Sheriffs Association Link

 

 

 

 

TOTAL SHERIFFS: 421

Updated 04/18/2013

We are in the process of researching and posting links to online statements for all entities on these lists. You can help us by sending us links to statements by any of them.If you know a sheriff or association that should be listed: Please send us the sheriff’s full name, county, and state along with a link to an online statement by the sheriff if available. You may also email us supporting documents via the contact page.

Disclaimer: While we encourage all sheriffs and peace officers to join CSPOA, the list below includes members of the CSPOA and any others who have gone on record to uphold their oath by having made public statements, written open letters or contacted us personally and asked to be included. We have indicated which sheriffs are members of the CSPOA.We evaluate each sheriff on a case by case basis, but in general we are looking for sheriffs whose statements contain:

  • A reaffirmation that the sheriff will follow his or her oath and uphold the Constitution
  • An affirmation to support the constitutional second amendment rights of citizens in his or her jurisdiction

NOTE: Some persons or organizations on this list state that they are in favor of further gun restrictions in order to ‘keep guns out of the hands of criminals and/or the mentally ill.’ The CSPOA is NOT in favor of these programs becasue we realize they just can’t work without controls that would severely limit the freedoms of law abiding citizens. We also recognize that throughout history, gun registration is always followed by confiscation. And guess what: a required background check is the same thing as required registration. Let’s not be stupid. Once the info is on file, it’s going to be abused.HOWEVER, we are listing individuals who are still trying to have it both ways because we believe they have taken the first positive step by stating that they will defend the constitutional rights of the citizenry. We hope they will soon realize that the two ideas cannot exist together.

STATE COUNTY/PARISH/ETC. SHERIFF REASON FOR LISTING
AL Baldwin Huey ‘Hoss’ Mack Link
AL Barbour LeRoy Upshaw Personal request
AL Chilton Kevin Davis
AL Houston Andy Hughes Link
AL Lee Jay Jones
AL Madison Blake Dorning Link
AL Morgan Ana Franklin Link
AR Boone Mike Moore Link
AR Cross JR Smith Link
AR Nevada Danny Martin Link
AZ Cochise Mark J. Dannels Link
AZ Maricopa Joe Arpaio Link
AZ Mohave Tom Sheahan Link
AZ Pinal Paul Babeu Link
AZ Yavapai Scott Mascher Link
AZ Yuma Leon Wilmot Statement Link
CA Amador Martin Ryan Link
CA Butte Jerry Smith Link
CA Del Norte Dean Wilson Link
CA El Dorado John D’Agostini Link
CA Fresno Margaret Mims Link
CA Humboldt Mike Downey Link
CA Kern Donny Youngblood Link
CA Lassen Dean Growdon Link
CA Mendocino Thomas Allman CSPOA MemberLink
CA Modoc Mike Poindexter Link
CA Nevada Keith Royal Link
CA Placer Edward Bonner Link
CA Plumas Greg Hagwood Link
CA San Luis Obispo Ian S. Parkinson Link
CA Shasta Tom Bosenko
CA Sierra John Evans Link
CA Siskiyou Jon Lopey Link
CA Stanislaus Adam Christianson Link
CA Tehama David Hencraft Link
CA Trinity Bruce Haney Link
CA Tuolumne James W. Mele Link
CO Custer Fred Jobe Link
CO Douglas Dave Weaver Link
CO El Paso Terry Maketa Link
CO Elbert Shayne Heap Video Link
CO Fremont Jim Beicker Link
CO Garfield Lou Vallario Link
CO Gilpin Bruce Hartman Video Link
CO Hinsdale Ronald B. Bruce Link
CO Jackson Scott Fischer Link
CO Jefferson Ted Mink video Link
CO Larimer Justin Smith Link
CO Logan Brett L. Powell Link
CO Mesa Stan Hilkey Link
CO Moffat Tim Jantz Link
CO Montrose Rick Dunlap Link
CO Prowers James Faull Link
CO Pueblo Kirk M. Taylor Link
CO Rio Grande Brian Norton Link
CO Routt Garrett Wiggins Link
CO Sedgwick Randy Peck Link
CO Summit John Minor Link
CO Teller Michael A. Ensminger Link
CO Washington Larry Kuntz Link
CO Weld John Cooke News Artile Link
DE Sussex Jeff Christopher Link
FL Bay Frank McKeithen Link
FL Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey Link
FL Clay Rick Beseler
FL Collier Kevin Rambosk Statement Link
FL Hamilton Harrell Reid Link
FL Lee Mike Scott Statement Link
FL Martin Bill Snyder
FL Polk Grady Judd Link
FL Seminole Donald F. Eslinger Link
FL Walton Michael Adkinson
GA Carroll Terry Langley Link
GA Cherokee Roger Garrison
GA Cobb Neil Warren
GA Columbia Clay Whittle Link
GA Fannin Dane Kirby
GA Fayette Barry Babb
GA Gilmer Stacy Nicholson
GA Gwinnett Butch Conway
GA Oconee Scott Berry Link
GA Paulding Gary Gulledge
GA Pike Jimmy Thomas
GA Putnam Howard R. Sills Link
GA Rockdale Eric J. Levett Link
GA Spalding Wendell Beam
GA Tift Gene Scarbrough Personal request
GA Towns Christopher M. Clinton Link
GA Twiggs R. Darren Mitchum
GA Upson Dan Kilgore
GA Walton Joe Chapman
IA Cedar Warren M. Wethington
ID Adams Ryan K. Zollman Signed Petition
ID Bannock Lorin W. Neilsen Link
ID Benewah Dave Resser CSPOA member
ID Bonner Daryl Wheeler
ID Canyon Kieran Donahue
ID Clark Bart May
ID Clearwater Chris Goetz
ID Fremont Len Humphries Signed Petition
ID Gem Chuck Rolland
ID Idaho Doug Giddings
ID Jerome Doug McFall
ID Lewis Brian Brokop
ID Madison Roy Klingler
ID Nez Perce Joe Rodriguez
ID Oneida J.P. Semrad Requested personally
ID Payette Chad Huff Emailed CSPOALink
ID Shoshone Mitch Alexander
ID Twin Falls Tom Carter CSPOA MemberLink
ID Washington Matt Thomas
IL Champaign Dan Walsh Link
IL Clark Jerry Parsley
IL Clinton Mike Kreke Link
IL Crawford Todd W. Liston Signed Petition
IL DuPage John Zaruba Link
IL Edgar Edward Motley
IL Ford Mark R. Doran Link
IL Iroquois Derek Hagen
IL McLean Mike Emery
IL St. Clair Richard Watson Signed Petition
IN Boone Ken Campbell
IN Elkhart Bradley D. Rogers Signed Petition
IN Franklin Ken Murphy
IN Hancock Michael Shepherd CSPOA member
IN Ripley Tom Grills
KS Harvey Walton Townsend CSPOA member
KS Johnson Frank Denning
KS Linn Barry Walker CSPOA member
KS Sherman Burton Pianalto CSPOA member
KS Sumner Darren Chambers CSPOA member
KY Bath John Snedegar
KY Boone Michael A. Helmig
KY Bullitt Dave Greenwell Link
KY Jackson Denny Peyman Link
KY Kenton Chuck Korzenborn
KY Powell Scott F. Harrison
MD Carroll Ken Tregoning
MD Frederick Charles A. Jenkins
MD Kent John Price Link
MD St. Mary’s Timothy Cameron Video of hearingsLink
MD Wicomico Mike Lewis Link
MI Baraga Bob Teddy Signed Petition
MI Barry Dar Leaf Signed Petition
MI Benzie Ted Schendel Link Signed Petition
MI Chippewa Robert Savoie Link
MI Clare John Wilson Signed Petition
MI Kent Larry Stelma
MI Menominee Kenny Marks CSPOA memberLink
MI St. Joseph Bradley Balk
MI Tuscola Leland Teschendorf
MN Anoka James Stuart Page 12 of newsletter
MN Itasca Victor Williams Link
MN Otter Tail Brian Schlueter
MN Pine Robin Cole Link
MN Ramsey Matt Bostrom
MN Stearns John Sanner
MN Yellow Medicine Bill Flaten
MO Atchison Dennis D. Martin Signed Petition
MO Barry Mick Epperly
MO Barton Larry Mitchell Shaw Link
MO Bollinger Darin Shell Link
MO Boone Dwayne Carey Link
MO Butler Mark Dobbs
MO Cape Girardeau John Jordan Link
MO Christian Joey Kyle
MO Gasconade Randy Esphorst
MO Henry J. Kent Oberkorm Link
MO Jasper Randee Kaiser
MO Johnson Charles Heiss
MO Lawrence Brad A. DeLay Link
MO Lincoln John Cottle Link
MO Livingston Steve Cox
MO Marion Jimmy Shinn
MO Mercer Stephen Stockman
MO Oregon George R. Underwood
MO Osage Michael Dixon
MO Ralls Gerry Dinwiddie
MO Shannon Steven R. Blunkall
MO Texas James Sigman Link
MO Warren Kevin T. Harrison
MS DeSoto Bill Rasco
MS Forrest Billy McGee
MS Monroe Cecil Cantrell
MT Cascade Bob Edwards
MT Lake Jay Doyle
MT Lewis and Clark Leo Dutton
MT Musselshell Woodrow Weitzeil
MT Powell Scott F. Howard
MT Ravalli Chris Hoffman
MT Sanders Tom Rummel
MT Wibaux Darby Harrington
MT Yellowstone Mike Linder
NC Brunswick John Ingram Link
NC Catawba Coy Reid
NC Cleveland Alan Norman
NC Craven Jerry G. Monette Signed Petition
NC Franklin Jerry Jones
NC Harnett Larry Rollins
NC Henderson Charlie McDonald
NC Johnston Steve Bizzell Link
NC Lee Tracy Carter
NC Rockingham Sam Page
NC Sampson Jimmy Thornton
NC Stokes Mike Marshall
NC Union Eddie Cathey
NC Wake Donnie Harrison
NC Wayne Carey Winders
NE Dakota Chris Kleinberg
NH Grafton Douglas R Dutile
NM Bernalillo Dan Houston
NM Catron Shawn Menges
NM Chaves Patrick R Jennings
NM Cibola Johnny Valdez
NM Colfax Jim Maldonado
NM De Baca Dennis A. Cleaver
NM Dona Ana Todd Garrison
NM Eddy Scott London
NM Grant Raul Holguin
NM Guadalupe Michael R Lucero
NM Harding Herman Martinez
NM Hidalgo Saturnino Madero
NM Lea Mark Hargrove
NM Lincoln Robert Sheppard
NM Los Alamos Marco Lucero
NM Luna Raymond Cobos
NM Otero Benny House
NM Quay Joe Schallert
NM Rio Arriba Joe Mascarenas
NM Roosevelt Darren Hooker
NM San Juan Ken Christesen
NM San Miguel Benjie Vigil
NM Santa Fe Robert Garcia
NM Sierra Joe Baca
NM Socorro Phillip Montoya
NM Taos Miguel Romero Jr
NM Torrance Heath White
NM Union William Spriggs
NM Valencia Louis Burkhard
NV Churchill Benjamin D. Trotter CSPOA member
NV humboldt Ed Kilgpore
NV Nye Tony DeMeo
NY Erie Timothy B. Howard
NY Greene Greg Sealy Link
NY Otsego Richard Devlin Jr.
NY Putnam Donald Smith
NY Saratoga James D. Bowen Link
NY Schoharie Tony Desmond
NY Steuben David Cole
NY Suffolk Vincent DeMarco
OH Allen Sam Crish
OH Auglaize Al Solomon
OH Fairfield Dave Phalen Link
OH Hancock Michael E. Heldman
OH Mercer Jeff Grey
OH Montgomery Phil Plummer Contacted via email
OH Preble Michael Simpson
OH Richland J. Steve Sheldon
OK Cleveland Joe Lester Link
OK Jackson Roger LeVick
OK Major Steve Randolph
OK McCurtain Johnny Tadlock
OK Wagoner Bob ‘Big Block’ Colbert
OR Baker Mitchell Southwick
OR Coos Craig Zanni Link
OR Crook Jim Hensley
OR Curry John Bishop
OR Deschutes Larry Blanton
OR Douglas John Hanlin
OR Grant Glenn E. Palmer
OR Jackson Mike Winters
OR Josephine Gil Gilbertson
OR Klamath Frank Skrah
OR Linn Tim Mueller Link
OR Malheur Brian Wolfe
OR Marion Jason Myers
OR Multnomah Dan Staton
OR Polk Bob Wolfe
OR Union Boyd Rasmussen Link
OR Wallowa Steve Rogers
OR Washington Pat Garrett
OR Yamhill Jack Crabtree
PA Adams Jim Muller
PA Berks Eric J. Weaknecht
PA Bradford Clinton J. Walters
PA Butler Michael T. Slupe Link
PA Cambria Bob Kolar Link
PA Chester Carolyn ‘Bunny’ Welsh Statement Link
PA Cumberland Ronny R. Anderson CSPOA member
PA Elk Jeffrey C. Krieg Signed Petition
PA Juniata Tom Lyter Personal contact
PA Lancaster Mark Reese Link
PA Lebanon Michael DeLeo Signed Petition
PA Montour Ray C. Gerringer.pdf Link
PA Northumberland Ed Quiggle, Jr. Link
PA Pike Philip Bueki Link
PA Venango Eric Foy CSPOA member
PA Westmoreland Jonathan Held Link
SC Abbeyville Ronnie Ashley
SC Berkeley Wayne DeWitt
SC Charleston Al Cannon Video Link
SC Cherokee Steve Mueller Signed Petition
SC Edgefield Adell Dobey
SC Kershaw Jim Matthews
SC Lexington James Metts
SC Pickens Rick Clark
SC Spartanburg Chuck Wright Link
SC York Bruce Bryant
TN Bradley Jim Ruth
TN Dyer Jeff Box
TN Hamblen Esco R Jarnagin CSPOA Blog post
TN Hamilton Jim Hammond
TN McNairy Guy Buck Link
TN White Oddie Shoupe
TX Anderson Greg Taylor Link
TX Angelina Greg Sanches Signed Petition
TX Aransas Bill Mills Link
TX Armstrong J.R. Walker Signed Petition
TX Austin Jack Brandes
TX Blanco Robert Morgan Signed Petition
TX Burnet W.T. Smith
TX Cherokee James Campbell Link
TX Coke Wayne McCutchen Signed Petition
TX Collin Terry Box Link
TX Coryell Johnny Burks Signed Petition
TX Cottle Rickey Lawrence Link Signed Petition
TX Dallam Bruce Scott CSPOA member
TX Edwards Pamela L. Elliott Signed Petition
TX Ellis Johnny Brown
TX Fannin Dane Kirby
TX Fisher J.A. Robinson Signed Petition
TX Foard Mike Brown Signed Petition
TX Fort Bend Troy E. Nehls Link
TX Galveston Henry Trochesset
TX Grayson Keith Gary Letter Link
TX Grimes Donald Sowell Link Signed Petition
TX Guadalupe Arnold S. Zwicke Link
TX Hardin Ed Cain CSPOA member
TX Hartley Frank Scott CSPOA memberLink
TX Hill Michael Cox
TX Hockley R. C. Cheek Signed Petition
TX Hopkins Butch Adams Signed Petition
TX Hudspeth Arvin West
TX Hunt Randy Meeks Signed Petition
TX Hutchinson Don L Johnson
TX Jasper Mitchell Newman Signed Petition
TX Johnson Bob Alford
TX Kaufman David A Byrnes Link
TX Liberty Bobby Rader Link
TX Lipscomb James Robertson Link Signed Petition
TX Live Oak Larry R. Bursby Signed Petition
TX Loving Billy B. Hopper Signed Petition
TX Mason Buster Nixon
TX McCulloch Earl Howell
TX McLennan Parnell McNamara
TX Mills Clint Hammonds
TX Montgomery Tommy Gage Link
TX Moore J.E. ‘Bo’ DeArmond Signed Petition
TX Motley Chris Spence Signed Petition
TX Nacogdoches Jason Bridges Signed Petition
TX Newton Edward L. Shannon Link
TX Oldham David Medlin
TX Pecos Cliff Harris Signed Petition
TX Potter Brian Thomas Signed Petition
TX Randall Joel W. Richardson
TX Schleicher David R. Doran Signed Petition
TX Shackelford Edward A. Miller Signed Petition
TX Smith Larry Smith
TX Swisher Cody Grubb Signed Petition
TX Taylor Ricky Bishop Link
TX Titus Tim Ingram Signed Petition
TX Waller R. Glenn Smith
TX Wichita David Duke Signed Petition
UT Beaver Cameron M. Noel Link
UT Box Elder Joseph Yeates Link
UT Cache G. Lynn Nelson Link
UT Carbon James Cordova Link
UT Daggett Jerry Jorgensen Link
UT Davis Todd Richardson Link
UT Duchesne Travis Mitchell Link
UT Emery Greg Funk Link
UT Garfield James D. Perkins Link
UT Grand Steven White Link
UT Iron Mark Gower Link
UT Juab Alden Orme Link
UT Kane Lamont Smith Link
UT Millard Robert Dekker Link
UT Morgan Blaine Breshears Link
UT Piute Marty Gleave Link
UT Rich Dale Stacey Link
UT San Juan Rick Eldredge Link
UT Sanpete Brian Nielson Link
UT Sevier Nathan Curtis Link
UT Summit David Edmunds Link
UT Tooele Frank Park Link
UT Uintah Jeff Merrell Link
UT Utah James Tracy Link
UT Wasatch Todd Bonner Link
UT Washington Cory Pulsipher Link
UT Wayne Kurt Taylor Link
UT Weber Terry Thompson Link
VA Williamsburg – James City Robert J. Deeds Link
WA Asotin Ken Bancroft
WA Chelan Brian Burnett Link Signed Petition
WA Douglas Harvey Gjesdal Link
WA Grant Tom Jones Link
WA Klickitat Rick McComas Link
WA Lincoln Wade W. Magers Link
WA Pend Oreille Alan Botzheim Link
WA Skamania Dave Brown
WA Whitman Brett Myers
WA Yakima Ken Irwin Link
WI Florence Jeff Rickaby Personal RequestLink
WI Milwaukee David Clarke Link
WI Washington Dale K. Schmidt Link
WV Boone William “Randall” White Link
WV Hardy Bryan Ward Link
WV Logan Sonya M. Dingess Porter Link
WV Raleigh Steve Tanner Link
WV Roane Mike Harper Link
WV Wood Ken Merritt Link

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Respect : Applause Drowns Jeers All Along Thatcher Funeral Procession Route

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April 17, 2013

Thatcher Funeral: The Applause Came From Nowhere And Followed The Coffin To St Paul’s

 

 

 

 

 

” It seemed to come out of nowhere. No one knew who’d started it – perhaps it was purely instinctual. But as the hearse came into view, the crowds found themselves breaking into applause – applause that followed the hearse all the way along the route, until it drew up at the church of St Clement Danes.

Then, once the coffin had been loaded on to the gun carriage and the horses moved off, the applause started again – and followed it all the way to St Paul’s.

Down the roads it spread and spread and spread, a long impromptu chain of respect and appreciation.

The applause wasn’t rowdy; there were no whoops or whistles. It was steady, warm, dignified. But also, somehow, determined.

At Ludgate Circus, protesters began to boo and jeer – only to find the rest of the crowd applauding all the more loudly to drown them out.

Ever since the news of her death last Monday, we have been told one thing above all else about Baroness Thatcher: that she was divisive.

But not today, not along the route of her funeral procession. From Westminster to St Paul’s, mourners crammed the pavements, in places 12 deep. In the build-up there’d been rumours of violent protests: lumps of coal or milk bottles would be thrown at her coffin.

In the event, all that was thrown was flowers.” 

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Iron Lady’s Final Guest List

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April 12, 2013

 

Who Is Going To Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral? The Full Guest List For St Paul’s Service

 

 

 

 

 

“ The funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is to be held at St Paul’s Cathedral next Wednesday.

Downing Street has sent 2,000 invitations out to foreign dignitaries, UK politicians and family friends of Baroness Thatcher.

The guestlist was drawn up after discussions between Lady Thatcher’s family, her representatives the government and the Conservative Party.

Those who will receive invitations to the 11am ceremonial service include ex-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

Confirmed guests so far include Tony Blair and wife Cherie, Gordon and Sarah Brown former South Africa leader FW de Klerk, singer Dame Shirley Bassey, composer Lord Lloyd Webber and wife Madeleine and Lord Jeffrey Archer with wife Mary.

Others on the guestlist are Joan Collins, broadcasters Sir Terry Wogan and David Frost, fashion designer Anya Hindmarch, sitcom queen June Whitfield and lyricist Tim Rice.

Ten members of staff from the Ritz hotel, where Lady Thatcher died on Monday, have also been invited to her funeral as thanks for the care she received. The 87-year-old had been staying at the five-star hotel since Christmas.

Family, friends and colleagues will also be at the ceremonial service, which will take place with full military honours.           

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The Bravest People In America Are Black Conservatives

Filed under: Arrogance, Barbarism, Conspiracy, Corruption, Courage, Culture, Dependence, Education, Entitlements, History, Honor, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Individualism, Liberty, Media Bias, Nanny State, New Media, Photography, Politics, Racism, Self-Reliance — 1 Comment
April 8, 2013

 

From The Looking Spoon

 

The bravest people in America are black conseratives

 

 

 

 

 

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13 Oath-Keepers , Now We Know Who Stands For Liberty … And Who Doesn’t

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April 7, 2013

 

The Three Percenters – III%ers

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Welcome Back General Petraeus

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March 26, 2013

With Speech, Petraeus Returns To Public Life, ‘Keenly Aware’ Of Altered Reputation

 

 

 

 

” Since he resigned as director of the Central Intelligence Agency last November after acknowledging an extramarital affair, David H. Petraeus has all but vanished from the national scene.

But in a speech on Tuesday night, Mr. Petraeus will seek to open a new chapter in his career — one that carves out a role for himself as a voice on energy, economic and veterans issues and in the private sector.

Mr. Petraeus’s speech, which will take place at an event honoring veterans and the R.O.T.C. program at the University of Southern California, will begin with an account of the “personal journey” he has undergone since his resignation.

“Needless to say, I join you keenly aware that I am regarded in a different light now than I was a year ago,” Mr. Petraeus will say, according to an advance text of his speech that was made available to The New York Times.”

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Show Your Support For The Three Wacko-Birds

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March 26, 2013

 

Rand Paul And Ted Cruz Threaten Filibuster On Guns

 

 

 

 

 

” Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are threatening to filibuster gun-control legislation, according to a letter they plan to hand-deliver to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office on Tuesday.

“We will oppose the motion to proceed to any legislation that will serve as a vehicle for any additional gun restrictions,” the three conservatives wrote in a copy of the signed letter obtained by POLITICO.

Though they don’t use the word “filibuster” in the letter, the conservatives are leaving no doubt that they would filibuster on an initial procedural question — the motion to proceed.”

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Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims – Oath Keeper

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March 25, 2013

 

 

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We’re All Terrorists Now … In The Vein Of The Founders

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March 23, 2013

The Real Reasons Why The Liberty Movement Is Preparing To Fight

 

 

 

 

” Years ago while writing for Neithercorp Press I penned an article entitled “One Day Soon, We’ll All Be Homegrown Terrorists”.  In that piece I described a not so far off future in which martial law, economic collapse, and the destruction of civil liberties stood imminent.  I related my views on the propaganda rhetoric of the SPLC, and how they were using false association to tie liberty groups to any deviant organization they could think of, including racists and domestic terrorists, in order to condition the American public to react to our message with immediate contempt.

It became clear to me then that the SPLC, which had become the propaganda wing of the widely reviled Department Of Homeland Security, was helping set the stage for a paradigm shift in the U.S.  This shift would obviously include economic and social disruption, as well as political turmoil beyond anything our nation has seen for over 150 years.  But most importantly, it would pave the way for certain elements of the American populace, namely those who are awake, aware, and outspoken, to be labeled “enemy combatants” dangerous to the state.”

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