Archive for August, 2010

A Book Review of “Once a Marine”

Posted by on 30 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Book Reviews, Military

“The last human being I see with perfect clarity – the last I will ever fully see – does his damndest to kill me.” From this dramatic opening line in Chapter One to the last sentence of the Epilogue you will not want to put this book down; it’s simply that good. Whether reading professional [...]

Open Letter to United States Veterans

Posted by on 23 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Military

To all Veterans of the United States Armed Forces, As we approach the official end of hostilities in Iraq, I would like to take this opportunity to send a message to all of you who now serve, or have ever served this country through military service. From the “shot heard ’round the world” at Concord [...]

Chelene Nightingale: “The People’s Campaign”

Posted by on 16 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: California, Government

Anyone who claims that California gubernatorial candidate Chelene Nightingale is shy, reserved or afraid to say what is on her mind has obviously never heard her speak.  She has been called everything from crazy to “ahead of her time”, but there are two things she can’t be accurately accused of; being wishy-washy or boring. While [...]

An Outsider’s Look at Tea Party Rallies

Posted by on 09 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Government, Health Care, News Media

Like many of you, I have seen the media’s coverage of the Tea Party movement in this country. The first thing I noticed was the almost polar opposite ways in which the people involved in the movement have been portrayed by the press.  I was left with the impression by many liberal news agencies that [...]

The Media Propaganda Machine

Posted by on 04 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: News Media

For most of my life I have known that the news media has been primarily politically biased and because of that I wasn’t getting a totally fair view of current events. After becoming disenchanted by that, for most of the past six years I stopped watching/reading the news almost entirely. Last year I began writing [...]

Round One of Immigration Fight Goes To Ideologues

Posted by on 01 Aug 2010 | Tagged as: Government, Immigration

Arizona State Flag This past Wednesday Federal Judge Susan Bolton (a President Bill Clinton appointee) granted a preliminary injunction, which was requested by the U.S. Department of Justice, against sections of the new Arizona immigration law S.B. 1070 as amended by H.B. 2162, which took effect Thursday. The injunction was granted on the grounds that [...]