davidl on March 15th, 2009

A hero is a person who risks his life for a noble cause.   As such, Bruce Maloy was  a hero, Associated Press:

SAMSON, Ala. – Many around Samson knew Bruce Maloy as their town’s comedian, a goodhearted, wiry little

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Eric Florack on March 13th, 2009

Wramble-bluegraceelcome to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere… The BigsBlog Nightly Ramble

This is the “Mirror Image” edition.  I got to thinking; What would happen if I started applying the website CSS to other objects? This

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davidl on February 20th, 2009

Christopher HitchensChristopher Hitchens, fool err hero.   Well both.    A hero is person who risks his life for a noble cause.  Defacing a Nazi sign is a smal but albeit  noble cause.   Doing so in Syria is done at the risk of

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davidl on February 3rd, 2009

Tom "Puff" DaschleChrissy Matthews may still get a tingle from the mere thought of  Barack Obama, but Matthews’ tingle does not extend across the pond, Toby Harnden, Telegraph(UK)

Obama, however, cannot get away indefinitely with high-minded but empty statements about changing

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davidl on January 23rd, 2009

Carolyn McCarthy is many things.  McCarthy is a widow, bitter,  and Congressional Representative for New York’s Fourth Congressional District.   However above everything else, Mrs. McCarthy is profoundly stupid.

Mrs. McCarthy’s husband Dennis was murdered by Colin Ferguson December 7,

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davidl on January 21st, 2009

Must have been the Congressional Medal of Honor recipients were issued purple tickets, Jonn Lilyea, This Ain’t Hell:

Obama blows off Medal of Honor recipients

According to TSO who was at the “Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball”, this newly

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Welcome, dear reader, to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere.. Bit’sBlog’s Nightly Ramble

Hope your weekend was a good one. We’ve got lots of ground to cover, so let’s get to this.

  • Barack Hussein Obama and George

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Eric Florack on August 16th, 2008

The doorbell rang at 3am. Mike Morel answered it and stood staring at 3 Marines .

“You’re going to tell me my son is dead”, he said.

“Yes, sir”, one of the Marines answered.

“Was he in the front

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davidl on August 4th, 2008

James Rainey, Los Angles Times, thinks that the new media has been wrong to tag BO has an elite snob:

We have reporters, columnists and TV talking heads to thank for exposing these outrageous displays. So apparently the verdict

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davidl on August 2nd, 2008

Bob Herbert, New York Times, attempts to slime John McCain, only to show his true and bigoted colors:

The racial fantasy factor in this presidential campaign is out of control. It was at work in that New Yorker cover

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davidl on August 1st, 2008

The hero of the day is Deby, Apples of Gold:

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Eric Florack on July 31st, 2008

Me at OTB just now:

 

Oh? What claims then do you think you can honestly make about the success of the surge other than tactical?

Well, the number of provinces now being fully controlled by Iraqi forces leaps to

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Eric Florack on July 28th, 2008

Timing is everything. Bruce posts a Project Hero post, and I’m out of town.

Oh, well.

 

This week, Bruce digs into the story of an attack in Afghanistan a few weeks ago, where 9 soldiers got killed. The story here,

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Eric Florack on June 21st, 2008

Usually, when McQ breaks out the “Project Hero” header, there’s a medal involved. IN this case, not so. Yet, the kind of courage exhibited by Sgt Merlin German, deserves to be honored, nonetheless. McQ tells the tale.

Project Hero,

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Eric Florack on May 4th, 2008

This week, McQ passes along the amazing story of MSG Brendan O’Connor, putting together bits of the story from several sources. As always, worth a read.

Project Hero, is a worthy attempt on McQ’s part to remind us

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