Random Thoughts and Feelings

The topic of gun control seems to fade in and out. You have those that are for it, and those who are against it. Of course I'm against any form of gun control. It just doesn't make sense to me because the criminal element isn't going to follow the rules regardless of what they are. If I'm armed, at least I can protect myself.

My brother and I have been training the past few weeks. I have some hard training coming up soon while he has an Iraq deployment around the corner. So we load up our rucksacks and go for a hike two or three times a week. Our kickoff point is in front of an American Legion and then we hump down the trail until one of us starts to get hot spots on our feet.

Last night started like any other, only this time a fellow walked up to us and wanted to know how much our rucks weighed. Mine was a light 50 while my brothers was pushing 60. He gave us each a simple fist bump, holding it long enough to say, "I love you, Jesus loves you. Stay safe."
He then told us he was in 'Nam and I thanked him. Like all vets from that era he brushed off my thanks while heaping praise on us. I told him, "no, thank you. We get our thanks, you guys didn't."

And that got me to thinking about how it must have felt to come home from a war you didn't want to go to. After somehow surviving it all even though you watched friends get killed around you each week. The horrible things you had to see. And finally, when you get home you discover that your own country thinks you are disgusting. They spit on you, ridicule you, and call you things like baby killer. Funny thing is many of those same people are now the ones running this country. So much for being against "the man". Now they are "the man" and they suck still.

Vietnam Vet's may get thanked today but to them it is to little to late. Can you blame them? The most touching thing though is how they go out of their way to talk to the new generation of military guys and gals. One group that I know of meets every plane of soldiers when they come in. Time doesn't matter. 2 am, 5am, 11pm, they are there waiting. As one of them told a friend of mine. "We are here because no soldier should come home and be treated like we were. We are here so you know that you are not forgotten and that what you did is appreciated." They then brought all the guys inside and treated them to a dinner. Its acts like these that make me proud to wear a uniform. Those are the kinds of people that make what we do all worth it.

Dispute these Obama

Obama's Not Exactly's

1.) Selma Got Me Born - NOT EXACTLY, your parents felt safe enough to
have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in
1965. (Google 'Obama Selma' for his full March 4, 2007 speech and
articles about its various untruths.)

2.) My Father Was A Goat Herder - NOT EXACTLY, he was a privileged,
well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.

3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - NOT EXACTLY, he was part of
one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had.

4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - NOT EXACTLY, your
cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to
overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first
widespread violence in decades. The current government is pro-American
but Odinga wants to overthrow it and establish Muslim Sharia law. Your
half-brother, Abongo Oba ma, is Odinga's follower. You interrupted
your New Hampshire campaigning to speak to Odinga on the phone.

Obama's cousin Odinga in Kenya ran for president and tried to get
Sharia muslim law in place there. When Odinga lost the elections, his
followers have burned Christians' homes and then burned men, women and
children alive in a Christian church where they took shelter.. Obama
SUPPORTED his cousin before the election process here started.

Google Obama and Odinga and see what you get. No one wants to know the truth.

5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - NOT EXACTLY, she does
her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to
mention, Christianity wouldn't allow her to have been one of 14 wives
to 1 man.

6.) My Name is African Swahili - NOT EXACTLY, your name is Arabic and
'Baraka' (from which Barack came) means 'blessed' in that language.
Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.

Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. If elected, he would be the
first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack
Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side and 43.75%
Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. While Barack
Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya, his father's family was mainly
Arabs.. Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and
87.5% Arab (his father's birth certificate even states he's Arab, not
African Negro). From....and for more....go to.....

http://www.arcadeathome.com/newsboy.....25%25_African

7.) I Never Practiced Islam - NOT EXACTLY, you practiced it daily at
school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for
31 years, until your wife made you change, so you could run for
office.
4-3-08 Article "Obama was 'quite religious in islam'"
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=60559

8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - NOT EXACTLY, you were
registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for
making faces (check your own book).

February 28, 2008. Kristoff from the New York Times a year ago: Mr.
Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer,
reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed
delightfully uncalculated (it'll give Alabama voters heart attacks),
Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as "one of the prettiest sounds
on Earth at sunset." This is just one example of what Pamela is
talking about when she says "Obama's narrative is being altered,
enhanced and manipulated to whitewash troubling facts."

9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - NOT EXACTLY, not one teacher says you
could speak the language.

10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience -
NOT EXACTLY, you were there from the ages of
6 to 10, and couldn't even speak the language. What did you learn, how
to study the Koran and watch cartoons?

11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - NOT EXACTLY, except for Africa
(surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been
anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our
closest allies.

12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - NOT EXACTLY, you
were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of
Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said
you were just fine.

13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - NOT EXACTLY, Ebony
has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and
never did, exist.

14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - NOT EXACTLY,
Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't,
and never did, exist.

15.) I Won't Run On A National Ticket In '08 - NOT EXACTLY, here you
are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough
experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.

16.) Voting "Present" is Common In Illinois Senate - NOT EXACTLY, they
are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.

17.) Oops, I Misvoted - NOT EXACTLY, only when caught by church groups
and Democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.

18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - NOT EXACTLY, you were a senior
lecturer ON LEAVE.

19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - NOT EXACTLY, you were a senior
lecturer ON LEAVE.

20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - NOT EXACTLY, you
didn't write it, introduce it, change it, or create it.

21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - NOT EXACTLY, it took just 14
days from start to finish.

22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - NOT EXACTLY, your bill was
rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all
regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear donor, Exelon, from which
David Axelrod came.

23.) I Have Released My State Records - NOT EXACTLY, as of March,
2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released,
exposing all the special interests pork are still closed.

24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - NOT EXACTLY, you
were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens. You
failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.

25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America - NOT EXACTLY, your 111
economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0,
and even YOU voted against your own bill.

26.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - NOT EXACTLY, even your
own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.

27.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - NOT EXACTLY, they were
not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a
fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.

28.) No One on my campaign contacted Canada about NAFTA - NOT EXACTLY,
the Candian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation
your campaign had with them.

29.) I Am Tough On Terrorism - NOT EXACTLY, you missed the Iran
Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah
supports the destruction of Israel.

30.) I Want All Votes To Count - NOT EXACTLY, you said let the delegates decide.

31.) I Want Americans To Decide - NOT EXACTLY, you prefer caucuses
that limit the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only
operate during small windows of time.

32.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate - NOT EXACTLY, you passed
26, most of which you didn't write yourself.

33.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics - NOT EXACTLY, you used
tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.

34.) I Don't Take PAC Money - NOT EXACTLY, you take LOADS of it.

35.) I don't Have Lobbyist - NOT EXACTLY, you have over 47 lobbyists
and counting.

36.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - NOT EXACTLY,
your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.

37.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq - NOT EXACTLY, you weren't in
office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single
time.

38.) I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care - NOT EXACTLY, your
plan leaves us all to pay for the 15,000,000 who don't have to buy it
"Qui non intelligit aut discat aut taceat". Who does not understand
should either learn, or be silent