Music Czar Monday

February 8, 2010

Cheesy video, but great song. You can’t help but get pumped up listening to it.

Posted by: Christopher Lee Posted in Christopher Lee, Music 1 Comment »

The Last Great Man

February 6, 2010

“The lesson of all this was, of course, that because we’re a great nation, our challenges seem complex. It will always be this way. But as long as we remember our first principles and believe in ourselves, the future will always be ours. And something else we learned: Once you begin a great movement, there’s no telling where it will end. We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world…

Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: ‘We the people.’ ‘We the people’ tell the government what to do, it doesn’t tell us. ‘We the people’ are the driver, the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast. Almost all the world’s constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which ‘We the people’ tell the government what it is allowed to do. ‘We the people’ are free.” – Ronald Reagan

Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Posted by: Christopher Lee Posted in America, Christopher Lee No Comments »

Stolen Valor Scumbag Arrested

February 5, 2010

On January 18th, myself and many other milbloggers, posted this story about “Stolen Valor” with a “wanted” poster. We are all pleased to announce that this dirtbag has been arrested. This arrest would not have happen without the persistence of the Milblog community. Hooah! The story can be found here.


Thank you Mrs. G for the poster.

Posted by: Greta (Hooah Wife) Posted in Milblogging, Military 2 Comments »

Ending DADT

February 4, 2010

The nation’s top two defense officials called Tuesday for an end to the 16-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, a major step toward allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the United States military for the first time.

“No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens,” Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

I agree with Adm. Mullen. I was in the military when this policy first took effect and it was hard for me to understand how an institution that placed such value on honor and integrity could adopt a policy that forced a soldier to live a lie.

For those who argue this is not the right time I would argue there will never be a right time. There will always be some excuse. Gay soldiers have been defending our rights for hundreds of years. It’s high time we defended theirs.

Posted by: Silke Posted in Military 5 Comments »

Wednesday Hero

February 3, 2010

Airmen from the Kentucky National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group help to offload wounded Haitian refugees and medics from Puerto Rico National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at the air hub Jan. 25, 2010, in Barahona, Dominican Republic.

Photo Courtesy U.S Air Force Taken By Tech. Sgt. Dennis Flora

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Posted by: Christopher Lee Posted in Christopher Lee, Military, Wednesday Hero No Comments »

Obama’s Budget

February 3, 2010

Here is the rightpundits post to go with it.

Posted by: Greta (Hooah Wife) Posted in Politics 14 Comments »

A Real Debate

February 1, 2010

Last week the President accepted an invitation to speak and take questions at a House Republican retreat. What I liked most was the fact this was a real substantive debate – not filtered through the media or the usual partisan talking points:

Though it’s over an hour long, it’s worth listening to the entire question and answer session.

Posted by: Silke Posted in Politics 5 Comments »