tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302002812024-03-13T09:00:56.500-04:00Defiant Infidelsdefiant_infidelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441668305187881824noreply@blogger.comBlogger289125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-67180836058981155042012-10-25T12:28:00.000-04:002012-10-28T21:19:50.560-04:00Sequestration Obamanation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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miradenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501196967896940457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-87433658247135275132012-09-11T08:46:00.005-04:002012-09-11T15:19:18.747-04:00Eleventh Observance of The Engineered Massacre<center><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gE6LIBYNBvA/UE8x7U0clTI/AAAAAAAAA8o/K0kWiY-DMX4/s1600/disbelief.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gE6LIBYNBvA/UE8x7U0clTI/AAAAAAAAA8o/K0kWiY-DMX4/s400/disbelief.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786898941465105714" /></a></center><BR CLEAR="ALL"><br /><br />The war was declared and begun by our sworn, Islamist enemy cult on this day eleven years ago. The purest evil our people have ever witnessed, perpetrated upon the innocent, with unmerciful, intentional, unprecedented barbarism. <br /><br />The unrepentant savages continue their sustained schemes to assault us to this very day. Their plans for an ultimate Caliphate remain unabated. Their patient, persistent 100 year time frame is still intact. If we choose to forget these facts, they will use our complacency to hasten their sole objectives... our submission, domination and ultimate extermination.<br /><br />ALWAYS remember. AVAIL yourself of history... <B>accurate history</B>, not the smoothed, chamfered liberal re-writes. TEACH your children, such that our memories and purpose are sustained. RE-LIVE the horror of the day to keep it close in your heart and mind. Our tasks are much simpler and minimal than those who were sacrificed that loathsome day.<br /><br />To fail individually in these most basic, imperative duties is to <B>fail collectively</B> in the survival of human civilization.<br /><br />May God in Heaven hold our murdered victims souls and cradle them in His arms for eternity.<BR CLEAR="ALL"><br /><br /><center><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6BXCBciqyTg/UE8x78zukQI/AAAAAAAAA80/kjl9Y2PtkMc/s1600/clock.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 243px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6BXCBciqyTg/UE8x78zukQI/AAAAAAAAA80/kjl9Y2PtkMc/s400/clock.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786898952199508226" /></a></center>defiant_infidelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441668305187881824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-3643287590977026122011-09-11T08:46:00.000-04:002011-09-12T16:55:38.974-04:00Reflections... September 11th, 2001<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vF4uoHv70hA/TmyyLYyrKMI/AAAAAAAAA8I/F9wEQAACgvA/s1600/torn.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vF4uoHv70hA/TmyyLYyrKMI/AAAAAAAAA8I/F9wEQAACgvA/s400/torn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651087541146429634" /></a><BR CLEAR="ALL"><br /><br />I still often sit around on ordinary, uncelebrated evenings under fading twilight and think about that horrific day of enemy attack. There's no exterior lights out there... just you and the silhouettes of treetops and clouds above the black woods. This time of year, we are turning to cool, crisp breezes across changing leaves. The smell of fresh cut wood permeates my yard now. I have a little wooden bench out by my wood furnace that used to be my grandmothers. I repainted it to match our house trim and use it for a quiet hiatus and some thoughtful contemplation when time allows.<br /><br />With a four year old that will grow up and try to live in our tomorrow, I think hard about what we as Americans should glean from the loss of our brothers and sisters on September 11th. It is a hard thing to present to an intelligent, yearning to learn, yet only-time-in-a-lifetime, truly innocent child.<br /><br />This year I will endure the tragic redux without the intelligence and gentle, reassuring wisdom of my beautiful mother. Her absence gives me a keener insight to those stripped of their closest loved ones on that day, whether family or dear friend. Strangely, it is still far from anything equivalent, as my mother's eleven year cancer battle did give us morbid preparation and knowledge of the eventuality of circumstance. I gratefully got many chances for extended, passionate "good-bye" conversations... while most of the 11th victim's family and friends got absolutely nothing but cold, searing finality. No warnings, nary an inkling. Many of us have only comparatively feeble examples of what sudden, perdurable loss actually is.<br /><br />I will watch the replays of video and the stories and the tears... because I should. I owe it to them. We all do. It's TEN YEARS LATER and we have the God given privilege of still living and breathing! The innocent victims were unmercifully extinguished with no choices or alternatives. Any person that can't grasp the basic mandate for respect and reverence is someone I don't want to talk to... and they don't want to talk to me, either. We coherent, respectful and grounded real Americans recall with a vivid, furrowed heart and a marker of bitter permanence.<br /><br />I will dutifully relive it again, every year, and remember the hours of agony clearly. But I am hellbent on remaining crystal clear on what this meant. It should have been recognized as the most bold, face value declaration of a holy war with a cult of madmen we have ever witnessed in our country's history. It should have made us steely and wise, preparing for what we now know as their bared dedication to evil.<br /><br />Our conduct, our examples and providing diligent, accurate historical accounts to our youth are more important now than ever before. With everything, including history, rapidly making the transition to digital-only event recording, the paperwork trail is becoming increasingly misty and therefore vulnerable to skewing, adulteration and revisionist rewriting.<br /><br />We have diverged as Americans into a following herd of self-blinded, memory bereft, invertebrate lemmings and a sprinkling minority of rigid, caring, history laden Patriots. It has precipitated a boiling conflict beneath the crust of our population between those of us willing to accept the logical conclusion of such external aggression and those wishing to repaint it. Contrast, for example, the new directions we have gone in a post 9-11 world... Are these patterns of strength our forefathers might have responded with?<br /><br />We haven't sealed our ultra-porous southern border, a proven door wide open to terrorist entry.<br /><br /> We have made it politically correct to relativize, rather than frankly confront, the murderous substance of Sharia/Radical Islam, while extolling the virtues of its' “cultural diversity”. (Hey! Let's build a mosque a few yards from where Islamists slaughtered our own!) <br /><br />In tandem, we have squelched, belittled and labeled as 'intolerant' expressions of Christian faith. Believers are now “offensive” to non-believers... and not being offended has somehow become one of atheist's newest “rights”. (Ask a surviving American combat soldier if he was praying to Allah in the heat of battle.)<br /><br />We have diminished and ignored the inherent strength in our Constitutional freedoms, instead repeatedly trying to “modernize” their current “evolved meanings”.<br /><br />We over spend our economy into disaster, thereby further weakening the very pillars of our foundation. Do you think that because they hide in caves that they cannot deduce the vulnerability of such high profile presentation?<br /><br />We close off our Gulf of Mexico and other domestic oil reserves to serving our own energy requirements while conditioning our people that we can magically replace fossil fuels overnight with such inefficient “alternatives” as wind, wave and solar sources. We convert our corn (what used to be food for our people and our livestock) into “alternative fuel” that produces 20% less heat energy per pound than gasoline. The huge oil rigs that once were in our Gulf of Mexico are now drilling in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. It costs cubic money to move them, and when they do, they do it for five and ten year contracts... They won't be back for a long time.<br /><br />We increase the size of the government nipple and willingly place more and more of our population on it every day. Remember, extension of unemployment benefits is one of the best job creators there is. (If Nancy said it, it must be true... after all, I saw it on TV.)<br /><br />We accept the presence of a cult of people who are at the very least publicly silent about condemning acts of terror, who commit family “honor killings” on our own soil and preach hatred of the very America they reside within in the mosques that we politically sterilize and permit. No other country in the world would allow a confirmed following of the enemy within their own gates... but we do. Yet, “profiling” is stubbornly exempt from our “security” measures. <br /><br />So... perhaps you think that none of this has much to do with the occurrence, the memories, the horror and the victims of September 11th, 2001? Well, I guess I would adamantly disagree. We are creating the conditions for a subsequent attack that will make the atrocity of ten years ago comparatively small.<br /><br />We have the lessons of how September 11th happened... it was complacency, unpreparedness and liberally spread false, soothing ignorance. We have the real memories, as vivid and bloody as they truly are. We have today and the decisions that will become tomorrow. <br /><br />The decisions we have made, and those we have allowed to be made, are not indicative of a people who have learned from or recognized the advancing enemy. Yes, we've gone ten years without an attack, and we are a people acting as if it can't happen anymore. Just as Al Qaeda relentlessly came back after their “failed” attempt on the World Trade Center in 1993, they will never give up with committed efforts to create a sequel.<br /><br />A confrontation and observance of reality would be the most fitting manner to honor those 3000 lost souls effectively. Will America ever regain its' roots of our forefathers consciousness?defiant_infidelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441668305187881824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-43661476699649804432011-05-02T10:35:00.002-04:002011-09-12T16:58:36.225-04:00Thank You, Navy Seals...Scurvy removed...<br /><br />Thanks to our military, their families and all who sacrificed their blood, time and altruistic efforts. God Bless America!defiant_infidelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441668305187881824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-8447820196048920992010-11-11T05:41:00.002-05:002010-11-11T13:18:34.262-05:00A Debt of Gratitude<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TNwfe8pNcZI/AAAAAAAAAFg/EYIihfmi5sg/s1600/letterhands3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TNwfe8pNcZI/AAAAAAAAAFg/EYIihfmi5sg/s400/letterhands3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538336258294378898" /></a><br /><BR CLEAR="ALL"><br />Veterans Day is one single date on our calendars, set aside as a reminder to offer our sincerest gratitude to those who have contended - and served - and sacrificed for this nation. It is simply one day to remind us that there is an enduring cost for independence and for liberty. Let us never forget that freedom is our privilege, and not our right. Let us always remember that freedom is a living entity, born as a gift from those who have steadfastly fought to protect us - with its survival entirely reliant upon our duty to uncompromisingly fight to protect it. <br /><br /> <blockquote>I would like to take a moment to thank my father, who proudly served this nation during the Korean Conflict aboard the <B>USS Juneau</B> (CLAA-119). The anti-aircraft cruiser he served upon was nicknamed the “Galloping Ghost of the Korean Coast” for her surprising appearances along the foreign shore, destroying enemy installations. The <B>USS Juneau</B> earned its place in history as the first US Naval vessel to fire a shot in the Korean incident. Even now as I recall my father speaking of his Navy days, I can remember a distinctive mix of pride and sentiment within his eyes, and within his aspect, as he reminisced of men with whom he served, as well as those who sadly had been lost. There were difficult stories that he chose to keep to himself - but there were other stories that he could not help but to repeat. And, as it is now likewise with all Veterans, his wartime stories have become a part of our nation's collective histories. Because of what these Veterans choose to do - and because of what their choices have allowed us to do as a nation - we have been privileged to live these lives of freedom that were gifted to us. If ever we need to fight politics and policies on the home front, in order to maintain our gift - it is truly the least that we can do, in their honor.</blockquote><br />November the 11th will arrive each year to remind us to give thanks to those who serve. May we be prompted to do so on this day - and may each tomorrow thereafter be done without prompting. <br /><br /><B>God Bless Our Troops ~</B><br /><blockquote><I>~Miradena</I></blockquote><br /><br /><br />Without our military, their families and their multifaceted sacrifices, there would be <B>nothing</B> as we now know it. To ignore their integral structure to <B>everything</B> we enjoy as freedom and liberty is well beyond rude indifference... I find it reprehensible.<br /><br />It is ignorance to not understand the widespread tyranny, chaos, victim-hood and totalitarian nature of the bulk percentage of the world's population. We have so commonly lost the respect for the finite boundaries of our comparative Utopian Bubble. We are mired in convenience, technology and self gratification which has now permitted the rearing of entire generations of children and young 'adults' who are blissfully oblivious to the threatening realities that surround us. This condition insulates and demotivates our growing young minds to be cognizant of the enormous gifts bestowed by our watch keepers.<br /><br />And the saved, salvaged and rebuilt nations of this great Earth too quickly fade from their memories the staunch defenses and human kindnesses offered to <B>any</B> country struggling to overcome oppression. Our military <B>are the watchdogs</B> of civility. They insure the dream of individual liberties being realized. <br /><br />They deserve unforgotten gratitude. <br /><br />But they do not require it. They doggedly keep their eyes on threats and duty dictated goals... that's it. They do what they do without any debt demanded from us, the recipients of their toils, subjection to danger and constant sacrifice. <br /><br />It seems rather basic to say "Thanks" and teach our children to do the same... I am always struck by the often stunned look on a veteran's face when I just suddenly reach out, without other cause or reason, and firmly shake their hand with a heartfelt "Thank you for your service to Our Country". And I always look them straight in the eyes when I do it.<br /><br />I want them to see it's not fake, and it's not posturing. <B>I mean it.</B> <br /><br />God bless them. Every last one. <br /><blockquote><I>~D.I.</I></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-57394556182869912222010-09-28T13:06:00.020-04:002010-09-29T19:32:40.744-04:00What Will YOU Do When It's YOUR Free Speech?<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TKKkX1vdmAI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/GjzF2sDl3uQ/s1600/police_state.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TKKkX1vdmAI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/GjzF2sDl3uQ/s400/police_state.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522156822579746818" /></a><BR CLEAR="ALL"><br />Do you get "The Message"?<br /><br />Do YOU <B>understand</B> yet?<br /><br />Do you still believe it doesn't "really affect me"?<br /><br />Do you see how The People are "managed"?<br /><blockquote><I>"MOVE BACK! I'm a State Trooper! <br>Do YOU wanna' be arrested and go to JAIL?"</I></blockquote><br />Is this what it felt like to be a Jew hiding under the basement floor with the Gestapo scouring the upstairs looking for "dissenting scourge"?<br /><br />Have you seen this on the "NEWS"? <br>Why haven't we heard about this before NOW?!<br /><br /><object width="400" height="244"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ppBZM88mHvQ&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ppBZM88mHvQ&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="400" height="244"></embed></object><br /><br />Pissed off yet? What are YOU actually DOING??<br /><blockquote><I>"...just move along... disperse... you need to move away...<br>there's nothing to see here... it's all over..."</I></blockquote><br />Is America REALLY <B>"all over"</B>...??<br /><br /><a href="http://frontiersman.com/articles/2010/08/27/local_news/doc4c78500c40102107414412.txt">UPDATE:</a> Sidney Hill, a 52 year old disabled veteran, was charged with Assault 4-Cause Fear Of Injury, Disorderly Conduct-Challenge To Fight, and Criminal Trespass 2-Upon Premises.<br>Mr. Hill is awaiting trial.<br /><br /><B>Are the issues of gun ownership and "right to carry" also on trial?</B><br> <blockquote>Cleary not evident in the above video, but according to a quote in the Alaskan Frontiersman, <I>"When security personnel discovered Hill had a handgun on him, that’s when the whole thing changed. All the supporters went away when they saw there was a gun," </I>said Dean Phipps, spokesman for the Alaskan State Fair.</blockquote><br />Nice try, Mr. Phipps - but a woefully inaccurate portrayal. It is clear that the concerned crowd was forced back only because of a maniacal, badge wielding police officer, (with limited Security Guard status), who threatened them with arrest if they dared to "support" Mr. Hill. And still, the crowd did not disperse.<br /><br /><blockquote>Response by Dan Peterson, Starplex Regional Manager. <I>"We determined that the amount of force used by our security personnel was warranted."<br /><br />(406) 256-2480<br /><br />dpetersen@starplexcms.com</I></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-35208958926373195272010-09-24T15:52:00.008-04:002010-09-26T21:37:49.472-04:00Failed Fantasy: The Easy Button...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TJz_jXGMBmI/AAAAAAAAAEw/RUhJ2STEI50/s1600/easy_button.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TJz_jXGMBmI/AAAAAAAAAEw/RUhJ2STEI50/s400/easy_button.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520568226209859170" /></a><BR Clear="ALL"><br />The Lefties are frantically switching buttons! They've abandoned "Easy" and are jabbing for the "Panic" button.<br /><br />Is it the blabbering sound of the deflating economy? ...the shrunken miniature that represents employment nationally? ...perhaps the bloated deficit? ...bank failures? ...withering housing values? ...the hollow dollar? ...the New Gold Rush? ...looming tax increases? ...the engorged government socialist nipple? ...the permeable membrane of our southern border? ...the thousands of illegal alien case dismissals? ...mebbe it's the bowing, apologizing, capitulating "diplomatic" sequence of chronological ass kissing perpetually displayed to our enemies by Good Ole' President Wussy?<br /><br />Nah... It's just the usual whining from the children we once again mistakenly trusted with our most noble endowment, freedom and liberty, passed forward to this synthesized Generation of the Unappreciative. <b>'We, The People'</b> of the Constitution's true meaning are about to <b>revoke the privilege</b>... de novo.<br /><br />Do you wonder how long we might just "ground them" this time? ...before stupidly allowing their irrational acts of power promoting autoerotics again.<br /><br />Has it hurt enough yet, Folks?<br /><br />Is it far enough into the future yet before we might get back to where we were 20 months ago?<br /><br />Jeesh... it must be pretty crushing for them after all those years of carefully delivered Weakness Promotion. It truly began long, long ago. Ah, the glorious, perpetual servings of socialist propaganda! What good Marxist would have ever believed that the "useful" items straight from <i>Rules For Radicals</i> would have proven inadequately toxic? It should have permanently stymied the brains of those damn stubbornly resourceful capitalist Patriots! (Here's offering a sincere prayer that this has vaccinated our population for evermore.)<br /><br />Do you remember...? What happened to the unending stupor?<br /><blockquote><i>"...I won't have to worry about puttin' gas in my car, I won't have to worry about paying my mortgage, ya' know, if I have helped him, he's gonna help me..."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI">-Peggy Joseph</a></i></blockquote><br />Where's the fog?<br /><br />I mean, just consider what their mindset building has culminated into on our television, every minute of every day, all across America.<br /><br />LiftMaster standby power garage door opener...<br /><blockquote><i>...because you must realize that if your power grid is down, you would have to otherwise get out <b>in the rain</b> to open it! And you'd have to lift it <b>by hand!</b></i></blockquote><br />"Uses natural frequencies to promote good health and well being".<br /><blockquote><i>(is it the Irenew magnetic bracelet or Obamacare?) "...only $19.95..."</i></blockquote><br />They coined entire new pacifying enervation titles:<br /><br /><i>"Immediate Response Vehicle"</i> (No planning or forethought required... just scream out "save me...".<br /><br />A trendy insurance <i>"Concierge Service"</i>... Bloody <b>everything</b> has been slanted towards the immediate gratification, no hassle, minimal effort 'message'. Shun responsibility. Work of any measurable significance is <b>always somebody else's</b> job... because, after all...<br /><blockquote><i>"You <b>deserve</b> it!"</i></blockquote><br />Well, Peggy Joseph, you and <a href="http://wbztv.com/local/obama.aunt.zeituni.2.1921954.html">those countless millions like you</a> <b>DO deserve this</b>.<br /><blockquote><i>"I can just drop off my car and Progressive will take care of everything?!!"<br /><br />"I had no idea that guy stopped short in front of me... but my car did."<br /><br />"An invisible wall of protection... we give you a <b>feeling</b> of protection".<br /><br />"I will not be afraid of the dark".<br /><br />"What that robber took from us was our <b>peace of mind</b>... with ADT, we got it BACK!"<br /><br />"We're there, even when you're not."<br /><br />"What if Mother won't let me drive?"<br /><br />"And we're walking... walking..."<br /><br />"How's that for 'on-demand'? ...It's hard to stop a Trane."</i></blockquote><br />It is indeed hard to stop a Socialist train. But we have a lot of hands and voices screaming <b>"HALT"!</b><br /><blockquote>~D.I.</blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TJz_jpfaVwI/AAAAAAAAAE4/1qnlRuODp_Q/s1600/harvestmoon1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TJz_jpfaVwI/AAAAAAAAAE4/1qnlRuODp_Q/s400/harvestmoon1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520568231147493122" /></a><BR Clear="ALL"><br /><B><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:90%;">The Fall of the Left </span></B></span><br /><br />The illusory summer of recovery has officially ended.<br /><br />For some Conservatives, there is a sense of renewed anticipation and vigor as we approach the first, golden days of Autumn. This is the quintessential season of change, in its truest form. And so it begins - this visceral transformation of climate and circumstance. The Harvest Moon has fulfilled its duty to shine over the autumnal sky, as if in defiance of a world now transitioning into an early darkness. Everything changeable, seems possible. Everything possible, seems plausible. The haunting winds of desperation are beginning to blow, as we are increasingly being awakened to the nonsensical sounds of the yellow-bellied, Liberal sapsuckers, aimlessly fluttering in sweeping flocks of misdirection.<br /><br />The aesthetics of our political landscape have been purposely eroded. Meandering crops of fruitless candidates have been enabled to flourish for too long in fields of liberally lined manure. They proliferate as noxious, left-leaning weeds, which are now threatening to transform our scenic countryside into rolling fields of despondency. It is time to weed out these infectious organisms and pluck from our soil those pernicious Liberals who recklessly cultivated their seeds of despair and indebtedness upon this nation. Remove them from our landscape. <b>It is time for them to reap what they have sown.</b><br /><br />The vibrant hues of Autumn create a sense of newness, while they gently remind us that there is still comfort in our old memories. <br /><em>Yellow school buses filled with the laughter of children. Sunflowers and wildflowers blanketing the roadsides. Fuzzy brown cattails decorating muddy marshes, ponds and creeks. The smoky aroma of burning leaf piles.</em><br /><br /><strong>Autumn has indeed arrived</strong> - wrapped in her colorful splendor. <BR>Perhaps we should rise to greet these days with the same raw enthusiasm that we felt during the days of our youth. Boldly march into this season as the proud performers in a high school band - complete with booming sounds and crashing cymbals, preparing for the names of the most promising players to be announced. Remember the kind of excitement that rallied an entire stadium, when the home team stormed the field - and an entire town of supporters rooted enthusiastically for a successful outcome. Become the most energetic of cheerleaders - shout excitedly through raised voices and megaphones - jump and clap at the sheer possibility of winning. Make the air become alive with energy and an overwhelming sense of community. This is the season of possibilities and new beginnings. This is the dawn of Autumn. It is the epitome of our incomparable spirit and it is truly a season of transformation.<br /><br />As the air becomes crisp and the landscape becomes ablaze with color, may we reflect upon the simplest and most innocent memories of our country and the magical backdrop that this season has forever carved, within the aspect of our imaginations. This is the same land upon which future generations of children will continue to create new memories of America. May they continue to be afforded the same opportunities for innocence …<br /><br /><b>Vote wisely in November.</b><br /><br /><blockquote>~Miradena</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-92227596518574061212010-09-21T23:46:00.007-04:002010-10-06T09:25:41.087-04:00Vote RIGHT<a href="http://informedonpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/4-key-votes-september-2010-final.pdf"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 455px;" src="http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww290/defiantinfidels/informed.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The decision before us is probably the most critical we will embark upon in our lifetimes. This is an excellent compilation of what <B>should be</B> the four most critical elements to be given consideration before choosing which candidate is worthy of your vote. <br /><br />Click on the above animation to utilize the worksheet above. <br />Our sincere thanks for the professional effort and superb substance by <a href="http://informedonpolitics.wordpress.com/">Informed On Politics</a>.<br /><br />*October UPDATE* <br />If you click on the 'Informed On Politics' site link, you will find another post and a new tool enabling you to examine how many tax dollars all the Senators and Congressional Representatives have earmarked. It is also a PDF that you can ADD to your site. Know in November!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-6882875814665673592010-09-11T00:49:00.003-04:002010-09-11T13:59:59.062-04:00<div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TIrWootKvwI/AAAAAAAAAEY/7yhT0Q0zTdA/s1600/9112010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 307px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515456687278571266" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TIrWootKvwI/AAAAAAAAAEY/7yhT0Q0zTdA/s400/9112010.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>A Moment of Silence. . .</strong></div><br /><br />On this, the ninth year of solemn remembrance, may we not allow ourselves to be dutifully content with the simple action of bowing our heads in a collective moment of silence. As we exhale from our silent prayers, and lift our eyes skyward to a forever changed horizon, may we seek our own avenues on which to embrace the virtues of vociferous sounds and the effectiveness of making noise. On this day of reverence, may we each pledge to raise our voices LOUDLY, strongly and with dogged determination, on behalf of those who have now been forever silenced.<br /><br />To act with quiet resolve is not a viable option. Our silence has become a deafening white noise, and our reticent optimism has only allowed those who are most radical to gain a more direct stranglehold on our liberties. Sadly, without any deference to America’s emotional outcries, President Obama staunchly defended the rights of Muslims to build their Mosque/Cultural Center deep within the still healing wounds of Ground Zero. There is little more that can be done other than offering protest to what is insensitive at best - and intentional at worst.<br /><br />This is not simply a state issue. New York is our nation’s unofficial beacon and has always been a glowing barometer of our strength and our resolve. By design or not, to those terrorists who wish us harm, this Mosque will become another victory pushpin in the map of their conquests.<br /><br />One mastermind behind this project is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. He will no doubt be sharing his personal views with all Muslims as they pass through the doors of this Mosque. If you are not yet familiar with this particular Imam, a simple search will help you to better understand why so many Americans are so understandably outraged. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf was quoted recently as saying: “We tend to forget, in the West, that the United States, has more Muslim blood on its hands than Al Quaida.” He added: “After 50 years of, in many cases, oppression of US support of authoritarian regimes that have violated human rights in the most heinous of ways how else do people get attention?”<br /><br />There is indeed controversy surrounding the building of this Mosque but the controversy is not simply a matter of religious freedom.<br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>It is a matter of common sense and sensibility.</strong></div><br />Although many of us will choose to not discuss this subject, in order to avoid any and all inevitable or uncomfortable confrontations, there is no disputing that those individuals who killed our loved ones on September 11th, 2001 - those radical terrorists - and the evil minded barbarians who targeted Americans with hatred, intention and malice, did so - and will continue to do so - in the name of Islam.<br /><br /><B>Silence is not an option</B><br /><br /><blockquote><blockquote><I>~Miradena</I></blockquote></blockquote><br />__________________________________________________<br /><br /><br />It is a cold, solemn day of moments for those few of us who will force themselves to remember accurately and reflect on what our “Now” is. The reality of what happened on that seemingly bright early autumn day is overwhelmingly painful to those who consider it a duty to vividly review the atrocity that was imposed upon our nation <span style="font-weight:bold;">unprovoked</span>.<br /><br />There was a brief, fleeting form of true unity in a manner never before seen amongst our living generation. It was the sort of stuff most of our population routinely emulated in challenging crisis after crisis throughout our history. We can still read of it in any unmolested, authentic volumes of our nation’s past, albeit they are mostly found now in our occasional attics, rather than our classrooms.<br /><br />On September 12, 2001, we did not look doggedly to “progressives” for their toxic revisionist declarations. We did not wear a leash, nor did we relinquish our spirit to FIGHT as our fathers and mothers did for the very soil we now precariously remain upon. We did not sell our hearts and souls devotion to the consecrated wisdom of a land of FREEDOM and LIBERTY. We repelled the brainwashing of a government existing to coddle, nebulously guarantee and adulterate the honored principles that bequeathed to us this once glorious state of opportunity and strength.<br /><br />On the contrary, we RALLIED rather than withered. We didn’t bow to other nation’s leaders nor apologize for the war responses that aggressive enemies thrust upon us. We functioned on fact and historical examples of time proven engagement. <br /><br />As we cross the time line of memorial reference and reflect with heavy heart the murderous acts of pure savage butchery, there will be alarming numbers of the irreverent. It is nearly beyond the ability to comprehend for the few real remaining patriots. The twisted, diabolically assessments of varied capitulation to our sworn, blatant, unrepentant enemies, whether in reprehensible surrender speech or deed, is nothing shy of unforgivable. It seems the very least we could do to simply remember THE worst attack on our soil in an un-synthesized “reality”.<br /><br />I say remember the meaning of this day with clarity, resolve and convey to our dead the dignity they deserve. Hold your head high in honor with your hat over your heart. Speak silence and feel no shame for your trickling tear.<br /><br />May God in Heaven grant us the ability to still think logically and retrieve this Ship of Fools from the aberrant course of demise they have set us all upon.<br /><br /><B>NEVER, EVER FORGET!</B><br /><br /><blockquote><blockquote><I>~D.I.</I></blockquote></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-79409389401007857332010-08-05T16:28:00.020-04:002010-09-26T16:06:51.183-04:00"Rangeled, Muddy Waters"<a href="http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww290/defiantinfidels/swamp_rats.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww290/defiantinfidels/swamp_rats.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />In 2007, Pelosi made her infamous pledge to drain the swamp:<br /><em>"Drain the swamp means to turn this Congress into the most honest and open Congress in history. That’s my pledge — that is what I intend to do."</em><br /> <br />*update*<br />At her weekly press conference, Nancy Pelosi declared that the swamp has been officially drained, despite upcoming ethics trials for two longtime party members, Maxine Waters and Charlie Rangel.<br /><blockquote><em>Waters is facing charges for requesting federal help on behalf of a bank where her husband served on the board of directors and owned stock</em></blockquote><blockquote><em>Rangel faces several charges including a failure to disclose assets and income, nonpayment of taxes, and improper use of a subsidized NY apartment for a campaign office</em></blockquote><br />Pelosi stated:<em>“Drain the swamp we did as this was a terrible place.<br> We made a tremendous difference, and I take great pride in that."</em><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><br />It is time for Pelosi's pride to goeth before her Fall.miradenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501196967896940457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-75577419262602266162010-07-04T00:51:00.007-04:002010-07-26T13:32:35.282-04:00Make A Wish...<a href="http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww290/defiantinfidels/flames2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww290/defiantinfidels/flames2.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a>miradenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501196967896940457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-6473903379796598222010-06-06T18:12:00.016-04:002010-09-11T20:12:45.283-04:00Suspension of Further Discussion...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBAW5Z381Es/TAwn1zv9DsI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/1RLDJ2qx7TA/s1600/fuckit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fBAW5Z381Es/TAwn1zv9DsI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/1RLDJ2qx7TA/s400/fuckit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479798651980943042" /></a><br /><BR CLEAR="ALL"><br />Four years ago, to this very day, I decided to create and write this blog. The first post followed sometime thereafter, but this was the exact day I decided. I recall it vividly, because it was a day that changed me. I watched my mother have a stroke in front of my very eyes that morning. She fought and eventually made a full recovery. Her unforeseen circumstances, their onset and her struggle all made me realize I had a voice... and some things to say. It seemed time to vent, to speak out about some of the values she and my dad had embedded into me.<br /><br />It was a huge undertaking, and one that brought me many rewards of stress relief and commonality amongst good souls. It is, therefore, with more regret than I can adequately describe, that I respectfully make my last post here. <br /><br />The blog will remain up for the lovely Miradena to continue to contribute her words, images and incredible videos, when, if and any time she might wish. We remain solid partners, disillusioned and watching this debacle spiral out of control. There is really nothing left to discuss, or everything to discuss, pending your view. But our direction is crystal clear... We, as a former beacon country of liberty, are going down. <br /><br />I have never been more dejected about the future of our formerly great nation. We have been overrun from within... terrorist enabling, a socialist/communist "administration" solely focused upon power, the usurping of freedoms and liberties, open border policies with blatantly racist infusions, refusal to recognize/sustain the pillars of our Constitution, mockery "health care" of a stripe that continues to fail EVERYWHERE it has been employed, gargantuan debt, insidious "bailouts" of undeserving risk takers, encouragement of frivolity and worthlessness, and an astoundingly successful indoctrination march to disaster.<br /><br />We will be <B>less</B> than the European economic example... Third World country status is our future. This puppeteer and his henchmen will continue to reduce this country to joke status.<br /><br />What really amazes and depresses me is people's readiness to comply and lay down. I have been visited by census "workers" five times at my business (umm, I DON'T live there!). Yesterday, the sixth visit was a "Quality Control" enumerator. She had to "confirm" that the other five visits had actually taken place. And she wanted everything for information beyond what a census was actually supposed to be... a head count. That requires a simple number. Nothing more. Nothing. She also wanted me to volunteer personal information on my neighbors there and reassured me that "everyone" does it. Have you been threatened with fines and prosecution for failing to give the "required" information? I have been... to which I replied that I was aware that NO ONE has EVER been prosecuted or fined for lack of census "information". But it was worth a threatening try, I guess.<br /><br />How many of you didn't know this? How many of you have given your name, birthdate, income amount (and host of other intrusive information for their database) to someone with a neck tag that could have easily been made in Photoshop in 12 minutes?? ...somebody you didn't know or bothered to take down THEIR name? How many of you know about the rapes, murders and break-ins that have occurred under the guise of being an "authorized government employee"? It's OPEN SEASON for criminals, even the ones outside of the "administration".<br /><br />How 'bout those new monthly "job numbers" that they are trumpeting?? Ninety five percent of them are census "employees". <br /><br />Productivity is down. Economy is in a freefall (and with what is already carved in stone for debt NOW... not still coming... THAT is going to be our status for many years to come).<br /><br />History in our textbooks altered and/or completely eradicated. In fifty years, no one is going to remember or KNOW what happened. If they can indoctrinate the masses so effectively now, how easily will the leash and collar be applied in the Land of Tomorrow?<br /><br />An unbelievable "freeze" on oil drilling, refinery building, nuclear reactor construction and more restrictions and fees on coal mining... We're all gonna power everything on wind and solar energy starting tomorrow morning! So who needs oil or coal??<br /><br />I listened to a Demorat rail the other day about "stopping subsidies to those damn farmers". We're not eating up their farmland fast enough with housing developments and eminent domain takeovers I guess. Where do you think our frickin' vegetables come from, Morons?? Damn straight! Let's repress and control those "damn" hard working farmers! We don't need food or energy!<br /><br />Meanwhile, we slip in another radical lefty with the Kagan nomination to our SCOTUS. One more stick in the construction to a guarantee of the permanent liberal House of Cards. Lifetime appointments, Folks... <B>lifetime</B>.<br /><br />On March 15th, the Department of Defense suddenly suspended all buy up contracts of once fired military brass to major reloading outfits like Georgia Arms. All brass had to be completely "mutilated to department standards" before being sold as useless metal scrap. It was early speculation that .223, .308 and .50 caliber reloading brass would be damn hard to come by and over double the price. Reloaded ammunition would soon be very hard to find. It was a back door approach to their perpetual goal to disarm people, if not by getting their gun, by making ammunition unavailable and expensive when it was found. Ask a police department official what would happen to their pricing on once cheap, reloaded practice ammunition. Or ask a SWAT Team department head. And whose money actually buys this ammo for our Police Departments...? WE, the community! Ask Georgia Arms about the 60% layoff that they imposed company wide after the March 15th quiet policy change... now THAT'S helping the employment situation, Mr. Oblamblam... It was met with such an outcry that it was <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/2009/06/georgia-arms/">reversed in just three days time</a>. But it was a very real attempt to once again control the civilian right to keep and bear arms. Tyrants seem quite concerned about that item in our Constitution... Hmmmmm...<br /><br />And don't forget the "Cap and Trade" legislation that the scum lefties are still promising ahead of the November elections. Even O'Gutless has admitted that electricity bills nationwide will "necessarily" initially TRIPLE when we start trying to power our country on turnips and onions.<br /><br />Whatcha' gonna do when the Iran-Israel confrontation finally boils over and Ahmadinajad shuts down the Strait of Hormuz? The world absolutely depends upon the oil that comes out of that 29 mile wide passage. It constitutes 42% of the world's ship borne supply. If it happens in the winter... and gasoline goes to $10 per gallon overnight... Who restocks the supermarket shelves? How do businesses continue to do business at all? If they do, who can afford to pay the new prices? What small, northern town will have a budget large enough to buy gas and oil for their snowplowing trucks? How do people heat their homes without oil? Ever tried, in four feet of snow, to cut and burn green wood in your wood stove inside your home (we're "polluters", you know). Oh... you don't have a wood stove? I hope you live in Florida then. I guess it will be just tough for people in the north... like dying tough.<br /><br />How about when these camel humping, sub-human savages (that we are not allowed to call "terrorists" any longer) manage to get their bombs in a row and touch off a few simultaneous boomers, maybe with a bit of nuclear waste added to be thorough, in say New York, Washington, DC and/or maybe Los Angeles? Kim Jong Ill would be happy to sell some to ANY of our enemies. How do you envision the relocation of a few major cities worth of population (the ones that live) to "somewhere else" going? What do we pay for that with? More money from China? How do you think Wall Street does the next morning (if there is one)?<br /><br />We have substantially become compliant, deserving IDIOTS. That's right... we DESERVE this. It HURTS... and we BEGGED for it. And it isn't fair to the few who didn't willingly jump on the self abuse train, but we're all on board anyway.<br /><br />And talking about it AIN'T going to fix it! There's nothing more to say. Prior to November of 2008, we were standing on a plateau beside a cliff. We jumped off and gravity has taken over. There's no safety net (and there never was one).<br /><br />You better get your ass to the voting polls in November and wake the hell up before just casually accepting the spewed BS that drivels from nearly every one of these corrupt, power seeking BASTARDS!<br /><br />And PREPARE for something that isn't taught anymore... sustaining yourself and your loved ones BY YOURSELF. Otherwise, you will not have a chance in the coming calamity. This CANNOT continue indefinitely. And many of us, any of us, may not survive the eventual, sure demise of this country. But that's where we are headed, believe it or ignore it. <br /><br />If you drown in this cesspool due to lack of foresight, preparation and historical grasp of what this must surely culminate in... you deserved it.<br /><br />God bless the remnants of what was once the most beautiful nation on this earth. And God bless each of you. <br /><br />Good luck and God's faith...<br /><br /><blockquote><B>~D.I.</B></blockquote>defiant_infidelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441668305187881824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-9464498145845089042010-05-31T06:13:00.034-04:002010-07-01T08:31:37.351-04:00A Purpose Under Heaven<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TARVqMsj7PI/AAAAAAAAAEI/X2g0xI0s1_g/s1600/soldiersclasp5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477597230240361714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/TARVqMsj7PI/AAAAAAAAAEI/X2g0xI0s1_g/s400/soldiersclasp5.jpg" /></a><br /><br />On this Memorial Day, May 31st, 2010, we are a nation at war.<br />Patriots need no reminders - nor do our combat soldiers - nor do their loved ones who eagerly await their safe return. This day has somberly been set aside as a day of remembrance to those who have Fallen. It should also be remembered as a day to pray for their families, and to unapologetically cling to those reminders of the blessings that we have been given, in this nation. Some of us will choose to reflect privately on cherished photo albums or letters, the memories that our departed loved ones have left behind. And some of us will simply bow our heads and pray for our Lord's comfort. Some may choose to lay flowers at grave sites, with quiet whispers, knowing that our voices will be heard and our love, still felt. These moments have become our private reminders. Our personal traditions. The things we do out of respect to ourselves and to our loved ones, our solemn vows that they will never be forgotten. There is sincere comfort in tradition. Perhaps that is one reason why past American presidents have visited Arlington National Cemetery, each Memorial Day.<br /><br />Respect and tradition can bring comfort to those who seek it.<br /><br />Sadly, a solemn tradition was lost this year, when President Obama chose not to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Perhaps he decided not to visit Arlington National Cemetery because that hallowed location conflicted with his vacation plans to Chicago. Vice President Biden was, in his stead, designated to lay the wreath, while Mr. Obama enjoyed a casual barbeque, with family and friends. For this, I feel an overwhelming, albeit unofficial, need to apologize to all Veterans and their families, on behalf of the President of these United States.<br /><br />I believe that this Administration, and Democrats in general, should apologize for continually disrespecting our US military. But, I realize that true Democrats will never apologize - and so I have listed my top 50 reasons why they should:<br /> <br />1. Although our nation is at war, <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/05/29/oliver-north-arlington-national-cemetary-memorial-day/">Obama did not alter his vacation plans </a>to visit Arlington National Cemetary, on Memorial Day.<br /><br /><br />2. Janet Napolitano, Dept of Homeland Security, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KbwiMJ74Bw">issued a report </a>stating that Veterans should be considered possible terrorists.<br /><br /><br />3. The Pentagon is creating a medal for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYk2Wlq84-w&feature=related">“Courageous Restraint,”</a> specifically to discourage soldiers from engaging with the enemy.<br /><br /><br />4. President Obama wants to <a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/05/52_seconds_of_obama_unilateral.html">unilaterally disarm the US.</a><br /><br /><br />5. The Obama Administration is disclosing to our enemies <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/05/03/clinton-says-disclose-specific-number-weapons-nuclear-arsenal/">the exact number of weapons in the US nuclear arsenal.</a><br /><br /><br />6. Obama has chosen an anti-military, Supreme Court Justice nominee, <a href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37033">Elena Kagan.</a><br /><br /><br />7. "Good friends" of Obama include anti-American terrorists who have <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/ayers-dohrn-obama-tie-shouldnt-be-dismissed/"><i><b>actually bombed</b></i> the Pentagon.</a><br /><br /><br />8. President Obama has <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45G-iYdWzI∓feature=related">shamefully bowed </a>at the feet of numerous foreign leaders.<br /><br /><br />9. According to Obama, most children just say <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvWkiKMzm2Q">"Blah, Blah, Blah..." </a>while saluting the flag, because that is "what he did."<br /><br /><br />10. Former President Clinton, was <a href="http://www.therightsideoflife.com/2010/05/28/the-sestak-scandal-obama-blames-bill-coordinates-with-sestaks-brother-claims-position-unpaid">recruited by Rahm Emanuel, </a>to “fix” a Senate election in PA.<br /><br /><br />11. For the first time, in the <b>56 years</b> since the ”Medal of Honor” Heroes Ball has been held, our sitting president did not attend. <a href="http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/8627">Obama instead chose to attend a celebrity ball.</a><br /><br /><br />12. Obama <a href="http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/5723">canceled his trip to visit troops </a>while he was campaigning in Germany...choosing instead to play basketball.<br /><br /><br />13. Democratic leaders, fearing too many possible Republican votes, <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/the_soldier_voting_scandal.html">worked against efforts to include thousands of military votes, </a>in the 2008 elections.<br /><br /><br />14. Obama lifted a ban that disallowed photographs of fallen soldiers, <a href="http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2009/10/obama_uses_arri.php">days before the press accompanied him to Dover, DE </a>for a photo-op.<br /><br /><br />15. Senator John Kerry, (D, MA), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYhT37X2GV4&feature=related">referred to Vietnam Veterans </a>as “war criminals.”<br /><br /><br />16. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3KgsgRfjhQ">repeatedly</a> and <a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100528/EDIT02/5290355/1019/EDIT/Blumenthal+needs+to+step+aside">falsely claimed</a> to be a Vietnam veteran, in order to secure a seat in the Senate.<br /><br /><br />17. Democrat, Rep. Eric Massa <a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/massa_to_esquire_cheney_and_petraeus_discussed_a_coup_detat.php">falsely accused General Petraeus of treason.</a><br /><br /><br />18. While condemning President Bush, Obama claimed that the surge in Iraq <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_igpyewuzQ&feature=related">would fail.</a><br /><br /><br />19. In February of 2009, President Obama publicly stated that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6_vFcW9pZI">American lives lost in the war on terror </a>were “lives wasted.”<br /><br /><br />20. Democrats agree that the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ViwQqv8Ysc">“first step” for success in Iraq </a>is the need to cut funding for American troops.<br /><br /><br />21. Senator John Kerry (D, MA) insulted the intelligence of our military servicemen and women by stating, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPYVdV6WzwM&feature=related">“you can either study hard or get stuck in Iraq”.</a><br /><br /><br />22. The Obama Administration's attempt to “fix” an election in PA is actually <b>the 4th time</b> that <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_15186412">Obama has been implicated in two years time, </a>including Senate races in NY, CO and IL.<br /><br /><br />23. According to a former FBI agent, and during the Clinton Administration, Chelsea Clinton often <a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/533412/posts">referred to the Secret Service and military police </a>as “trained pigs.”<br /><br />24. Slanderous Congressman John Murtha, (D, PA) falsely claimed that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTBQW-FYEKg&feature=related">American soldiers were murdering Afghan citizens </a>in cold blood.<br /><br /><br />25. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, proudly declared that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYZEGot-xU4&NR=1">“the war is lost, and the surge is not working,” </a>even though our troops were still at war.<br /><br /><br />26. The US Navy is no longer an <b>American force</b> - it is now known as a <a href="http://www.yaliberty.org/posts/a-global-force-for-good">"Global Force for Good".</a><br /><br /><br />27. Barney Frank, (D, MA), wants the US to stop building F22 fighter jets because he claims that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ieprchpj_zE">Russia is no longer a threat to the US</a>.<br /><br /><br />28. Senator Barbara Boxer, (D, CA) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVtQ7M0V15M">publicly reprimanded Brigadier General Walsh</a> for referring to her as Ma'am instead of Senator, during recent Senate Hearings.<br /><br /><br />29. Senator Dick Durbin, (D, IL), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7FaSEQ-fKc&feature=PlayList&p=43CAC584757B5BB7&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=23">accused American troops of running a Nazi death camp.</a><br /><br /><br />30. Anti-war activists are <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162214,00.html">petitioning to ban all military from colleges and high schools </a>in American cities.<br /><br /><br />31. Ivy League Schools continue to <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091203114.html">ban the ROTC.</a><br /><br /><br />32. The Federal Government <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/27/somali-official-worries-refugees-seeking-asylum-caught-texas-border-terror/">refuses to protect our borders</a> from illegal immigrants and terrorists.<br /><br /><br />33. President Obama, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and Senator Carl Levin are in favor of open homosexuality in the military. They want to repeal <a href="http://www.frcaction.org/index.cfm?i=WX10E05&f=AL10E10">Don't Ask, Don't Tell," </a>without any insight or advice from the actual commanders of our troops.<br /><br /><br />34. Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, continually votes to slash military funding, and <a href="http://www.goodporkbadpork.com/2010/03/pelosis-children-and-grandchildren-use-military-jets-at-your-expense/">yet she has bilked taxpayers out of “millions of dollars,”</a> demanding military jets for <a href="http://www.judicialwatch.org/news/2009/mar/judicial-watch-uncovers-documents-detailing-pelosis-repeated-requests-military-travel">her own personal use,</a> in shuttling her children and grandchildren across the country.<br /><br /><br />35. Obama wants to close GITMO and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjDaeyUdpJY">give captured, foreign terrorists, <b>American rights on American soil!</b></a><br /><br /><br />36. Democrat, John Kerry, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXaoavV1d4s&feature=related">AGAIN </a>calls American soldiers "terrorists".<br /><br /><br />37. Democrat, Former President Jimmy Carter, traveled to Syria for a <a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/mzuckerman/2008/04/18/the-damage-of-jimmy-carter.html">"friendly" meeting with terrorist, Khaled Mashaal, the leader of Hamas.</a><br /><br /><br />38. Twenty eight hundred people attended a memorial service for coal miners in West Virginia, April 5, 2010. The Patriot Guard Riders, veteran motorcyclists, were <a href="http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1215567">banned from the service by federal officials</a> because they were perceived as a security threat.<br /><br /><br />39. Congresswoman Carol Shea Porter (D, NH), a Member of the House Armed Service Committee, <a href="http://www.nowhampshire.com/2009/12/07/fosters-shea-porter-walked-out-of-veterans-day-speech/">stormed out of a speech given by an 81 year old leader of an organization that honors Veterans.</a> She did not agree with his political opinions.<br /><br /><br />40. House Democrats <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGRqbpzh5tc">refused to pass a bill naming a Veteran’s Hospital after a Medal of Honor Hero.</a> The bill was approved by the Governor, supported by the delegation of New Mexico and passed unanimously in the Senate.<br /><br /><br />41. President Obama <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4qrSnCyHHI&feature=related">does not like the word “victory”</a> because he claims that <b>victory is not our military objective</b> in Afghanistan.<br /><br /><br />42. John Brennan, Obama’s Counterterrorism Advisor, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T8PzG1rMqY">claims that our enemies </a>are not terrorists, nor Islamists.<br /><br /><br />43. Obama repeatedly disregards recommendations made by General McChrystal <a href="http://www.infidelsparadise.com/?p=2213">regarding military needs</a><br /><br /><br />44. Obama made the statement, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo_rNtJ6yrc&feature=related">“Whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant, military superpower.”</a><br /><br /><br />45. President Obama wants to charge wounded Veterans <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnVOiVU49RA&feature=related">for health care</a> by making them use their private insurance to pay for injuries related to combat duty.<br /><br /><br />46. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton falsely claimed that, while in Bosnia as First Lady, she was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfNqhV5hg4">rushed from a military jet </a>while under sniper fire.<br /><br /><br />47. Senator Chuck Shumer, (D, NY), stated that violence in Iraq's Anbar Province was lower <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prczl4WL9yY">"despite the surge, </a>and not because of the surge."<br /><br /><br />48. Obama <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcIeoSHTyCI">vowed to end the war </a>within the first 16 months of his Presidency...May, 2010 marked the end of his 16th month.<br /><br /><br />49. US Troops were ordered to march in Red Square, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSmL9HnM43A&feature=fvw">alongside the KGB,</a> in order to help the Kremlin celebrate their 65th anniversary of victory over the Nazis.<br /><br /><br />50. Democrats passed the “Hate Crimes Bill,” designed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEyxZhb-DWc">to protect the rights of pedophiles, </a>but not the rights of Veterans.<br /> <br />Sincere condolences and unending gratitude to those brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. And to those who love them most dearly, as you grieve recent losses, or remember your loved ones now long passed, may you find some peace in knowing that the light of each new morning brings this nation limitless opportunities, none of which would be possible without the selflessness of your son or daughter, your wife or husband, your mother or father, your fiance, your relative or your friend. We owe them our eternal gratitude for this glorious gift of freedom and our heartfelt apologies for not taking better care of it.<br /><br /><em>~Miradena</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-46080705712418525892010-05-13T11:37:00.015-04:002010-06-11T09:44:46.266-04:00State of McNanny<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_odyt9RgSs_c/S-xwQKrkzRI/AAAAAAAAAC0/K9TuNuxM-0U/s1600/mcnanny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_odyt9RgSs_c/S-xwQKrkzRI/AAAAAAAAAC0/K9TuNuxM-0U/s400/mcnanny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470871070395649298" /></a>miradenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501196967896940457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-22845583410006092842010-04-10T22:48:00.017-04:002010-05-27T07:39:44.398-04:00Cowardly Lyin'...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/S8E9qyyR6iI/AAAAAAAAAD4/LS1_2GIq7b8/s1600/burngrave2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/S8E9qyyR6iI/AAAAAAAAAD4/LS1_2GIq7b8/s400/burngrave2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458712028746213922" border="0"></a><br clear="ALL"><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=11023102-d0c" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=11023102-d0c" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br clear="ALL"><br />Dorothy: <br /><blockquote>It really was no miracle, <br />what happened was just this:<br /><br />The Dems began to pitch...<br />the House, to switch!<br />And suddenly their hinges all became unhitched.<br />Just then, the Witch (to satisfy an itch)<br />went flying on her broomstick with her final pitch<br /><br />”We have to tax the rich!”</blockquote><br />Munchkin: <br /><blockquote>The states will start to pitch<br />incumbents soon will switch<br />and we will leave the Wicked Witch in the middle of a ditch!<br />Which is not a “healthy” situation for the Wicked Witch!<br />She’ll soon begin to twitch <br />and be reduced to just a stitch <br />of what was once the Wicked Witch!</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-17681297842832448382010-01-20T20:38:00.009-05:002010-05-27T07:41:07.478-04:00Red Tide...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/S2Y14QhyFRI/AAAAAAAAADw/fyazV82p_NI/s1600-h/cemetaryobamacare2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/S2Y14QhyFRI/AAAAAAAAADw/fyazV82p_NI/s400/cemetaryobamacare2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433089241094690066" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-58359820082302304092009-12-26T11:13:00.019-05:002010-02-19T10:58:56.000-05:00Jingle Bill<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_odyt9RgSs_c/SzeWLFSMaZI/AAAAAAAAACk/4cRL5chnn8o/s1600-h/congress3.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419965793704896914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_odyt9RgSs_c/SzeWLFSMaZI/AAAAAAAAACk/4cRL5chnn8o/s400/congress3.gif" /></a><br /><br />Because this is the week between Christmas Day and New Years Day, we wanted to try to add a little humor to an otherwise humorless situation. During this season of merriment, while the Democrats have forced an unwanted Healthcare plan on the American public, we eagerly await the 2010 elections and hope that the American public will make certain that our Congress will never be given the Democratic majority again. I want to thank DI for the extremely funny (and incredibly well done) image above that he helped me to create for my personal version of Jingle Bells.<br />It just doesn't get any more fun than this!<br /><br />(Everybody sing)<br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dashing through a Bill - </span><br /></em><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">With unprecedented speed -<br />O’er Healthcare we don’t want - </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And changes we don’t need.</span><br /></em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Socialistic care" is Pelosi’s “Christmas treat” -<br />But its just recycled fruitcake that nobody wants to eat!!<br /><br />Cap and trade - </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Medicaid</span><br /></em><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">High tax and Single Pay....<br />Our healthcare has been hijacked </span><br /></em><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">And free choice has gone away !<br /><br />Hey!<br /><br />Share the wealth -</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ration health</span> -<br /></em><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Give bureaucrats control -<br />So they can empty out our stockings </span><br /></em><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">And carbon tax our lumps of coal!<br /><br />A day or two ago - Repubs put up a fight<br />When Congress called a session in the middle of the night </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was filibuster-proof </span><br /></em><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">They cut our coverage while we slept<br />Yet those private funded policies </span><br /></em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Were perks that Congress kept!<br /><br /></em></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Jingle Bill -<br />A single Bill<br />And a trillion goes away<br />Congress passes bad checks but the nation has to pay<br /><br /></em><blockquote><p><em>Jingle Bill<br />A single Bill<br />The Dems have struck again<br />Oh, what fun it’ll be to vote them OUT in twenty-ten!</em></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><strong>HAPPY 2010 !!</strong></p></blockquote></span>miradenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501196967896940457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-17496366052675698632009-12-25T13:51:00.010-05:002010-02-17T17:29:23.777-05:00A Christmas CardAlthough many of you have already had the pleasure of hearing our friend "Z" sing on <a href="http://gollygeeez.blogspot.com/2009/12/mary-did-you-know.html">her site </a>- DI and I wanted to make certain that this most special Christmas gift, one which she has given her readers, was able to be seen by as many people as possible. How fitting that the voice of an angel should be given to us during this most Blessed of seasons. Sometimes heaven simply shines a light on someone in order to allow them to reach others through special gifts that have been bestowed upon them by Divinity. Z is one such person who truly shines. Please take a few moments to listen to her rendition of the song, 'Mary, Did You Know,' and you will understand why we believe this to be true. On this day, and with each day to follow, may God continue to bless each one of us and each of our loved ones, as well as this great nation that we all love so dearly.<br />God Bless us, everyone.<br /><br /><strong>Merry Christmas!</strong><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyeoYs_M2JmVLsuHwQNKTG1EdRUTLVsZgI8vTnQbnOYFi6GTzJaU4Blax8BsqVdSsK6kMudtPH_hI8' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>miradenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501196967896940457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-59158518913386932422009-12-20T14:41:00.006-05:002009-12-20T18:00:30.303-05:00Blue Christmas...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBAW5Z381Es/Sy6DJZYcuLI/AAAAAAAAA64/OQBkz1cVFXc/s1600-h/bluemas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fBAW5Z381Es/Sy6DJZYcuLI/AAAAAAAAA64/OQBkz1cVFXc/s400/bluemas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417411599228778674" /></a><BR CLEAR="ALL"><br />It is with a heavy heart that I sit before my keyboard and write this. My family is experiencing an indefinite, very difficult period presently. I will not discuss my personal problems here. Suffice it to say they are significant. They have drawn my attention and have demanded my responsibility.<br /><br />And of course this Republic has never been crumbling faster... <br /><br />Nationally, I am beyond words at this point. I am not optimistic for things getting better. If they do, I only see it after catastrophe has reared its ugly head, and surely like never before in our history. Only then... maybe... will there perhaps be enough of an impact on the American mind to realize what we have callously thrown away and try to rebuild some semblance of it.<br /><br />Until that catalyst, if it ever occurs, I have chosen to hold my family close and prepare for the worst. What I do or am motivated to do at this blog is uncertain. I am incredulous at how little I feel there really is remaining to discuss constructively.<br /><br />I will continue to always hold dear those amazing friends I have made here. I will read you when I have the time and inclination, whether I comment or choose not to. You are amazing, staunch patriots. You know who you are... you could not have any higher regard or respect from me. I want each of you to know this.<br /><br />Sadly, while we all are still <B>allowed</B> to say it, I bid you each as much of a Merry Christmas as you can realize. God bless each of you.defiant_infidelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441668305187881824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-77840733798895858562009-11-10T19:00:00.020-05:002010-11-11T13:17:30.345-05:00To You Who Answered The CallThe month of November holds two dates upon which this nation should focus our collective hearts and minds upon giving thanks. We celebrate Thanksgiving, a date to remember those things for which we are most grateful - family, country, freedom and God. And we observe Veterans Day, a date to remember why we are able to freely cling to those things for which we are most grateful.<br /><br />Veterans Day is intended to honor ALL American veterans, both living and dead. It is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their dedicated service to their country, while Memorial Day is set aside to remember those who have fallen. In 1938, November 11th was approved as a legal holiday and "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace.” Initially, Armistice Day was intended to honor only those Veterans who served in WWI, but a campaign was launched in 1953 to change Armistice Day to “All Veterans Day.” President Eisenhower signed a Bill, Congress amended the Act in November of 1954 and Armistice Day officially became Veterans Day.<br /><br />Through times of war and times of all-too-fleeting peace, our Veterans have always symbolized our nation as pillars of dignity, pride, steadfastness, honor and respect. Throughout our nation, there will be parades and ceremonies to honor those most deserving local Veterans, living and dead, who served in our armed forces. But this grateful nation can never thank them enough for their willingness to put themselves in harms way, to protect our liberties and preserve our freedom.<br /><br />"To you who answered the call of your country and served in its Armed Forces to bring about the total defeat of the enemy, I extend heartfelt thanks of a grateful Nation. As one of the Nation's finest, you undertook the most severe task one can be called upon to perform. Because you demonstrated the fortitude, resourcefulness and calm judgment necessary to carry out that task, we now look to you for leadership and example in further exalting our country in peace. " <em>Harry S. Truman, President (To those who served honorably in WWII)</em><br /><br /><blockquote><em>It is the VETERAN, not the DEMOCRAT<br />who insures the health of this nation<br /><br />It is the VETERAN, not the COMMUNITY ORGANIZER<br />who has given us the freedom to assemble<br /><br />It is the VETERAN, not the ACLU<br />who has given us freedom of speech<br /><br />It is the VETERAN, not the CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST<br />who has fought for our right to vote<br /><br />It is the VETERAN not the LAWYER<br />who has secured the Blessings of our Liberty<br /><br />It is the VETERAN, not the SOCIALIST<br />who has battled for American prosperity<br /><br />It is the VETERAN not the CAMPAIGNER<br />who fought and died for CHANGE<br /><br />It is the VETERAN not the POLITICIAN<br />who delivers us HOPE</em></blockquote><br />Let us never forget that each day there are men and women who are still being called to duty and needing to be in our prayers. Veterans Day should first and foremost be a day to remember, revere and honor all living American soldiers. But in lieu of the recent tragedy at Fort Hood and those soldiers whom we have lost in the past few weeks, I am asking you to allow me to carry your thoughts, for just 5 minutes within this video, to those soldiers who have given the ultimate sacrifice within just these few days leading up to this Veterans Day. Please remember those who serve - those who sacrifice - and those who are called to duty - on this day - and everyday. And as we celebrate the upcoming holiday season, may we remember to give thanks to each and every Veteran for answering that call.<br /><br /><blockquote><em><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:85%;" ><strong>In memory of: Sgt Cesar Ruiz, Cpl Cody Stanley, Pfc Brian Bates, Spc Robert Charlton, Sgt Fernando Delarosa, Sgt Luis Gonzalez, Sgt Dale Griffin, Sgt Issac Jackson, Spc Jared Stanker, Pfc Christopher Walz, Sgt Patrick Williamson, Sgt Keith Bishop, Cpl Gregory Fleury, Sgt Josue Hernandez Chavez, Capt Eric Jones, CWO Niall Lyons, Sgt Shawn McNabb, Sgt David Metzger, Capt David Mitchell, CWO Michael Montgomery, Spc Nikolas Mueller, Capt Kyle Van De Giesen, Spc Brandon Steffey, Sgt Eduviges Wolf, Pfc Devin Michel, Pfc Kimble Han, Spc Eric Lembke, Spc Kyle Coumas, Cpl David Baker, Spc Michael Dahl, Spc Anthony Green, Sgt Christopher Rudzinski, Sgt Christopher Staats, Spc Jesus Flores, Spc Daniel Lawson, Sgt Glenn Stivison, Pfc Brandon Styer, Spc Joseph Gallegos, Spc Christopher Cooper, Pfc Lukas Hopper, Spc Adrian Avila, Maj David Audo, Sgt Bradley Espinoza, Pfc Daniel Rivera and Spc Jonathon Sylvestre</strong></span></em></blockquote><br />Please pray for those who are fighting for our freedom -<br /><a href="http://freedomremembered.com/index.php/category/recent-casualties">And never forget those who have died to preserve it.</a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='425' height='344' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy7BUC66x64x8cozPtbyeRnnx_YVu2OP4vEayHmMoAqOMEoT2bEK_3mV2K3A2M0WLUSShzXJ72nSDs' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>miradenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501196967896940457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-70844119849860762232009-10-14T23:18:00.008-04:002009-11-16T13:40:14.973-05:00For Z...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/StY44Suz8-I/AAAAAAAAADQ/hlQM8vSDbJY/s1600-h/lady.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392560143574758370" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/StY44Suz8-I/AAAAAAAAADQ/hlQM8vSDbJY/s400/lady.jpg" /></a><br />We are but human... imperfect and purely mortal. We have only Now and the memories that Now becomes. Our lives are a varied and frequently harsh mixture of challenge, toil, elation, logic, calculation, accomplishment, frustration, injustice, disparity, amazement, emotion, cruelty, shock and at times, misfortune. Under God's Watchful Eye and Guiding Hand, we scurry about wielding the time He allots.<br /><br />And then He calls us Home... with a lifetime of lessons learned and contributions bestowed upon those we have touched. We sometimes, perhaps completely unaware, affect people in ways never spoken.<br /><br />We do not choose the time of transition to God's Kingdom. It is not for us to choose. And so sadly it came for the dearly loved, devoted husband of "Z" of Geeez weblog. "Mr. Z" passed quietly in his sleep on Saturday, October 10th.<br /><br />It is with greatest regret... and HIGHEST reverence, that we offer these simple words and images of condolence to the Lovely Lady in her grieving hours of incredibly painful, sudden loss. Our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers embrace you.<br /><br />You are the Lady Slipper, dear, noble Z. Beautiful, delicate, principled, strong, stout, resolute and measured... yet eternally with such a high mark of kindness. You represent the rebirth and renewal of that which the coming day's promise brings.<br /><br />You are an example to ALL those who read your words of sincerity worldwide. You love and are <b>genuinely LOVED</b>. Your friends, who know you in person or in reading, will ALWAYS be there for you.<br /><br />God bless the eternal soul of the gentleman who too loved you so. And God bless you, Dear "Z". You're in our hearts forever.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>~Defiant_Infidel</i></blockquote><br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br />To those of you who know our lovely friend, Z - we know that you are keeping her - and her family - in your prayers. To those of you who have not yet had the honor of knowing her, reading her words or seeing her heart - you will need to only visit her site one time to realize how many lives she has touched - and why it is so easy to love this special lady.<br /><br />I was so deeply saddened upon hearing the news of the loss of her husband. Words still escape me. Therefore, I am hoping that the words to the song “Where the River Flows,“ by Kelly Morrison, will be able to say what I am simply not yet able to say with proper eloquence. My heart is truly breaking for her and for all who were Blessed to have known, and loved, and now mourn the loss of her wonderful husband. Watching, albeit from afar, the love that she and Mr. Z shared, was always an inspiration - and I know that a love such as theirs will live beyond the boundaries of our earthly existence. May God be with you, Z - as your dear one will always be with you - in your heart - in your mind - and in your soul. And anywhere the river flows.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Each time the river flows ~<br />An eagle flies ~<br />A flower grows ~<br />I will love you.<br /><br />Each time a butterfly catches my eye ~<br />I’ll remember you…..<br /><br />And you’ll be there ~<br />Inside my mind ~<br />Inside my soul ~<br />Where the river flows.<br /><br />Yes, you’ll be there ~<br />Inside my mind ~<br />Inside my soul ~<br />Where the river flows.</i></blockquote><br />The video below includes special photos taken by DI as well as several of my favorite images taken directly from Z’s site. It is my fondest hope that this might be able to bring some small joy to those who loved Mr. Z, while perhaps allowing those who didn’t know him, a small glimpse into the beauty in his life - and the beauty of his wife.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>~Miradena</i></blockquote><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='324' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dywD7qpZjApEX6brKOn3hXwb_f7l78tWJYC1RSs1gztZNYu3IabXGWUV8Zng3DvwIMKZySEGK-58w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />***Please Note***<br /><br />We have closed comments on this post and ask that you kindly, respectfully convey your thoughts appropriately to Z at her own post <a href="http://gollygeeez.blogspot.com/2009/10/thank-you-defiant-infidel-blog.html">here</a> and/or <a href="http://gollygeeez.blogspot.com/2009/10/thanks-everyone.html">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-34459207341440488952009-10-10T19:08:00.028-04:002010-08-22T11:25:10.765-04:00The More Things Change. . . .On June 23, 2008, I posted one of my first videos to YouTube, entitled “What Lies Beneath Obama.” <br /><br />Because the content of that video seemed to resonate with some people, I decided to make several more videos, during the election year. It was the making of those videos that led me to this subsequent (and most rewarding) writing partnership with DI. <br /><br />Unfortunately, my little video has now become one of the latest, statistical victims of selective censorship. Far too many conservative bloggers have already fallen prey to a concerted effort by the current administration to censor what we say and how we say it. It is common knowledge that any opinions that differ from the far Left are not permitted to be reported by the mainstream media - and likewise, anything less than stellar praise of Obama is promptly admonished - even when it is ‘long overdue’ satire, such as was seen on a recent episode of Saturday Night Live. <br /><br />This whitewashing of America has begun with slow methodical movements, and those with the most unclean hands are attempting to cleanse the internet of what they deem to be unfit material. Therefore, I am reposting my most recently censored video below, (intact - with sound). Although the audio was removed by Youtube - I will be leaving the video posted on Youtube, without sound. Clearly, that soundless video no longer holds a message that is worthy of watching for its content, but it is perhaps a message noteworthy because of its lack of content. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYrUkvAcoss&feature=fvw">Censored Video - No Sound</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The original video, with sound, can be viewed at the end of this post.</div><br />It may also be worth noting that the song used in my now censored video is still currently being used on hundreds of other Youtube videos, all without incident. This was clearly a case of selective censorship. <br /><br />No, I will not be removing any of my election videos from my Youtube channel. I will instead be redirecting anyone interested in seeing uncensored (knock wood) videos to follow a link from Youtube to our Defiant Infidels site to view them. Admittedly, the video below is now over a year old - and some of Obama’s specifically, highlighted Lies may no longer be considered timely topics. But since his patterns are still relevant and his promises will continue to be made and broken, we have to wonder what Lies are yet to be told.<br /><br />What Lies Beneath Obama?<br /><br />The more things Change - <br />The more they stay the same….<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='425' height='344' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLRW_WklATS0ZTiTebQ-X9tgHtUwLYT3KCeXZCl11JQuqSHXZYkRdb_dSUDEy_Ucir5n67FoajLFM' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><blockquote></blockquote>miradenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501196967896940457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-70295864143885554152009-09-16T19:11:00.013-04:002009-11-16T14:28:31.341-05:00Please Join Us in Prayers...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/SrF2pIr18JI/AAAAAAAAADI/c_SVd9LNZxo/s1600-h/candle2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 437px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/SrF2pIr18JI/AAAAAAAAADI/c_SVd9LNZxo/s1600/candle2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382213478762541202" /></a><br />Mr. Always of <a href="http://alwaysonwatch2.blogspot.com/">Always On Watch blog</a> has suffered a severe hemorrhagic stroke. There is hope for his <S>survival</S>... now recovery (See update below!), but the first 48 hours are the most critical. He is in the Intensive Care Unit presently. Latest details of his condition are being <a href="http://alwaysonwatch2.blogspot.com/2009/09/emergency-notification.html">updated regularly here</a> by The Merry Widow. <br /><br />Please consider adding your heartfelt prayers for them both.<br /><blockquote>*UPDATE*<br />The Merry Widow has been posting updates since Tuesday, the 15th... <a href="http://www.haloscan.com/comments/alwaysonwatch2/6403199445229568294/#888603">Her latest</a> as of 7:39 pm on 9-17 is:<br /><I>"It is pretty amazing how well it's going. Since Mr. AOW didn't develope any new bleeders, he should be good to go...now starts the process of slogging back. Leaving the NICU is a huge step. A positive move!<br /><a href="http://the-merry-widow.blogspot.com/">themerrywidow</a>"</I></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-74500200502832674682009-09-11T08:46:00.021-04:002009-09-26T10:24:40.972-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/Sqhi6SAuinI/AAAAAAAAADA/LxWqKKQRqQw/s1600-h/anger.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379658508300880498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvjq9gUW9wM/Sqhi6SAuinI/AAAAAAAAADA/LxWqKKQRqQw/s1600/anger.jpg" /></a><br /><BR CLEAR="ALL"><br /><span style="font-size:210%;">Don't Tell Me Not To Be Angry...</span><br /><br />You were my fellow citizens. You were my brothers and sisters. You were Americans (and some of you were not). You were crimeless, blameless, guiltless. You were human.<br /><br />And you were all summarily, unmercifully murdered.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Don't tell me it's a "day of service"...</i></blockquote><br />It is <span style="font-size:120%;"><b>A DAY OF REVERENT MOURNING!!!<br />DO YOU HEAR ME, MR. OBAMA???<br />...IMBECILE!!!</b></span><br /><br /><blockquote><i>Don't tell me to forget...</i></blockquote><br />I cannot and will not. Nor should I. Nor should you. Nor should either of us... ANY of us, EVER allow our children to. It is our most basic duty of respect to always teach and relate the true history of that tragic page turned.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Don't tell me to "move on"...</i></blockquote><br />Your thinly shrouded code is designed to erase my memory. I function, I work, I live and I love. The innocent victims of cold blooded savages do not. I continue... but I will never "move on".<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Don't tell me to "toughen up"...</i></blockquote><br />Don't interpret my tears as weakness. They are the purest drops of resolve to avenge Our tragic loss. You don't know my strength... for you have nothing from within with which to compare. You are sickeningly empty and consumed with self. Thus you run and hide from the unending pain of such a sinister stealing. I bear my pain. And I bare my pain... in recognition, acknowledgement and in an honoring, raging flame of memory.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Don't tell me "life goes on"...</i></blockquote><br />It does not for Them. 'This' Earthly existence and consciousness for Them was robbed. Life's essence was torn from Their clutching hands to become the prey for a Godless immolation. They were extinguished... but for Their souls.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Don't tell me We are to blame...</i></blockquote><br />This beacon nation of freedom's light has given more aid, comfort and sustenance to the world's people, from all nations, including those of the perpetrators, than all others combined. And we continue to do so to this very moment. And we will continue to do so tomorrow... as long as we have something of assisting value remaining to give.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Don't tell me the assassins had "reasons"...</i></blockquote><br />We offer liberty's torch to every man, woman and child who's outstretched hand will grasp it. We demonstrate the gift and all its' hallowed empowerments to those who are blessed with its' experience... and to those who would be. We spill our blood and fight on foreign soil to unchain the oppressed from the very enemy that attacked us. If you truly believe that these murderous savages had reason beyond corrupt, totalitarian authority and self appointed autocracy, further effort of explanation is to place pearls before swine. Avail yourself of the difference between a reason... and an <b>excuse</b>.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>Don't tell me it was an "inside job"...</i></blockquote><br />Read, research, learn something... Or perhaps you could have considered simply opening your frickin' blind eyes... Moron. Find a life beyond Facebook and GreenPeace... And get away from me... nutcase.<br /><br />And don't tell me not to be angry. I will <i><b>always, unfailingly, enduringly be angry!</b></i><br /><br />May the good and righteous Lord forever bless Their unchosen sacrifice and rest Their spirit within His loving arms.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>~D.I.</i></blockquote>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br /><br /><span style="font-size:140%;"><B>I Didn’t Know You -<br />But I Will Always Remember You ~ </B></span><br /><br />In the blink of an eye, September 11th, 2001 transformed us as a nation.<br /><br />Lives were forever lost. Lives were forever changed. And from that day forward, the names of 2996 people have forever been associated with “a list“ of victims who never made it home.<br /><br />But beyond that list - beside each number - and behind each name is a story.<br /><br />I recently spent some time reading about each of these victims - these heroes who had become such an important part of my life. It seemed strange somehow that they were still virtually unknown to me. Collectively, they had impacted my life with a tremendous force - and yet individually, I knew nothing about them.<br /><br />I wanted to get to know them better.<br />And this is what I learned.<br /><br /><U>Hero 344</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />But we had the same last name - even though we are not related.<br /><br /><U>Hero 685</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />But we went to the same high school.<br /><br /><U>Hero 945</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />But I recalled a time when our family was lost while driving through Staten Island. The door of your fire station was open - and we stopped to ask you for directions. Our youngest daughter ‘spotted’ your Dalmatian puppy. You waved and invited her to come over and pet him while you drew us a map. You knelt down and slid your arm around the puppy for 20 minutes while she hugged him and then you gave our daughters a tour of the station. You were warm and gracious. And I am deeply saddened that your picture was among the firefighters lost, when the Towers fell.<br /><br /><U>Hero 938</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />But we drove the same kind of car.<br /><br /><U>Hero 584</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />But I know someone who had an appointment to meet with you at Cantor Fitzgerald on September the 12th, 2001.<br /><br /><u>Hero 2183</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />but you produced television shows such as Cheers, Frasier and Wings that filled my house with laughter. And I thank you for that.<br /><br /><u>Hero 1837</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />but we shared the same birth date.<br /><br /><u>Hero 1984</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />but we both have three children.<br /><br /><u>Hero 309</u><br />I didn’t know you -<br />but we were born at the same hospital.<br /><br /><u>Hero 2947</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />But we both have big, Italian families.<br /><br /><u>Hero 1483</U><br />I didn’t know you -<br />but I watched you on television and admired you as a strong, combative political commentator. Your conservative voice is missed.<br /><br /><B><u>Hero 714</B></U><br />I knew you.<br /><br />You are my cousin. Our parents were married in the same churches. Our grandparents are buried in the same cemeteries. We shared the same traditions. You are my family. Although life too often allows us to drift away from those we should know better - we should know better than to allow that to ever happen.<br /><br />And that was the one recurring theme, throughout these tributes that I encountered. There was one message, to the fallen, written many times over.<br /><br /><i>“I wish I had gotten to know you better.”</i><br /><br />Beyond this day - beyond the numbers - and beyond the names…<br />Perhaps that is a message that should live on.<br /><br /><blockquote><i>~Miradena</i></blockquote><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyCczM9LFI5q1zMGZwmJz_dZsoNM1wdei_G9v85FeP0JTpCEcIJvJy8PujW_zW17vPugrxM6DMFSxs' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30200281.post-10680016490313258742009-09-10T16:59:00.016-04:002009-09-26T10:30:46.616-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBAW5Z381Es/Sqk4AL9MQkI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/r2Ahj_2DyX0/s1600-h/lie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fBAW5Z381Es/Sqk4AL9MQkI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/r2Ahj_2DyX0/s400/lie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379892805731369538" border="0" /></a><br /><BR CLEAR="ALL"><br /><span style="font-size:200%;">A Withered Spine...</span><br /><br /><blockquote><I><B>"You lie!"</I></B></blockquote><br />CORRECT, Rep. Joe Wilson (R., SC)!... So why apologize?<br /><br />Why grow stones enough to speak out publicly (Pelosi surely did neck damage! HA!), <i>fittingly</i> (after our President showed his usual pattern of imbalanced disdain, <B>disrepect</B> even, for all dissenting opinions of his "healthcare" pretension...) only to shrink into submission and cowardly apologize for your courage to speak the truth?<br /><br />Did you not expect the outcry you promptly received from shocked DemoKrats? Did you not fully expect most in your own party to throw you instantly under the bus? Why would you anticipate any other response from the spineless, compromising worms wearing your own stripes? These RINO's (Team Captain McCain) are the same fakers who still talk a brand of alleged "Conservatism" that no one genuinely of the persuasion can recognize. The only thing you did wrong, Sir, was to go jello.<br /><br />Why the classic case of 'Temporary Testicles', Rep. Wilson? All you had to do was <a href="http://www.breitbart.tv/boehner-fact-checks-obama-on-claim-illegals-wont-be-covered-under-health-bill/">stand by your declaration</a>. Did you do this out of emotionalism uncontrolled... or perhaps to undermine us all? It truly makes me suspicious.<br /><br />Because surely any thinking man would have to realize that to call a spade a spade... and then retreat and lick boots... would only serve as fodder to feed ready-to-pounce members of the Party of Asses and lukewarm water to dilute the growing felt responsibility to respond to the Elephant's true Masters... <br /><br />We, The Constituents.<br /><br />Nice touchdown pass... thrown backwards, Congressman Joe.<br /><br /><blockquote><I>~D.I.</I></blockquote><br />....................<br /><br /><span style="font-size:140%;"><B>Hail to the Chief</B></span> - with an unspoken pledge of dignity and an unfaltering respect for the office of POTUS. <br /><br />However, does this pledge of our civil obedience and decorum demand the same amount of Presidential protocol when the President repeatedly makes conscious decisions to present false information to the American public? If the breaking point for the average American is a town hall meeting - where is the breaking point for congressional servants more dutifully held captive under the thumb of the left hand of a socialistically leaning administration? <br /><br />While I do not condone such misplaced outbursts - I do understand what type of frustration would lead to the need to have them expressed. It is difficult to watch someone in power misleading those whom you have sworn to serve. Contrary to the mainstream media's attempt to make this "inappropriate" remark a partisan issue - and despite the Democrats salivating at the chance to shift the focus from Obama's lie to Wilson's breach of protocol - this is simply the same issue that we have been dealing with since the day that Obama was sworn into office 9 months ago. <br /><br />"We are mad as hell, and we aren't going to take it anymore!" <br /><br />The threads are quickly fraying. With this rush to judge Congressman Wilson, the Left did not need (nor want) to validate whether or not Obama did in fact lie. This has simply been another opportunity to shine an interrogation spotlight over our heads and punish our entire party - and any person with any oppositional opinions - for this "breach of protocol" that occurred when Congressman Wilson had the audacity to speak.<br /><br /><blockquote><I>~Miradena</I></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0