2nd Annual throw lefty a curve

So, here we go, this report will probably be broken into parts, but if you were not a reader of my blog when we first did this last year, you can find reports here, here, here, here, here, here, here (come to think of it, this guy wasnt there this year), here, and here.

This year was more of the same. We attempted to pull a permit 2 months ago, but was advised that the moonbats already had one. Turns out they got it on 3/16/07, so they had been planning this for awhile. Word on the street was that they were pissed off about our showing up to ruin their good time last year, so this year they were ready to go all out. And they did!

The General and I went to her office early in the morning to load flags and signs into our vehicles. Admittedly, our planning was poor for this event as we didnt get an email out until a few days prior. Life has a way of getting in the way. We headed over to our meeting point at which had been advertised on KNST and 104.1 freedom radio. Getting there late, we setup and the General went to get breakfast. We ate, had coffee, people showed up and off we went.

Arriving in Sierra Vista we were pleasantly surprised by the closure of the front gates of Ft Huachuca, and I mean it was CLOSED. The military had directed all traffic to the east gate and had barricaded the front gate. Noone was allowed to cross the street. Shortly after our arrival, Sierra Vistas finest showed up. I took the opportunity to go talk to the Lieutenant who I had previously spoke with on the phone. The plan was that since both groups wanted a permit for the same day at the same time, they would compromise and keep us in one area, seperated by a wall of police. I introduced myself and spoke with him and we went over ground rules. We unloaded our vehicles and began setup.

Getting there at this time was members of the Cochise county Republicans, who were on board for this thanks to Gail Griffen and Irv. We got all of our flags setup and were ready to rock and roll, I grabbed the megaphone as the lefties were starting to show up and began my fun with them.

As they walked across the street, I embellished, "Righties to the left and lefties to the right" To explain this, their permitted territory access was to the right, ours was to left, so it was a catchy lil thing to say. The look of surprise on their face was something else. I grabbed another guy and we stood there directing people to their areas, we had a few lefties who argued with us that it was a public sidewalk, I said it was permitted territory, they pushed thru which elicited a response to me call for police to re-direct the misguided souls to their area. After doing this 2 times, I was approached by an officer who let his anger show. He told me that its a public sidewalk and anyone is permitted to use it, that if I continued, I would be the one "Inciting"...I reminded him to speak to the Lt. its permitted territory for today, he said its a public sidewalk, I said its permitted territory, he walked away after I turned my back on him. This is the same guy who got Mike Lucero, a gold star dad, all riled up last year and was goading him into doing something stupid so he can arrest him. After about 10 mins I looked back at the corner, and lo and behold, there he was directing...lefties to the right, righties to the left. I do believe I made my point!

Let me digress here and say that Sierra Vista PD is totally inexperienced with protests and has no clue how to handle them. They were more on top of their game this year, but it still was not handled smoothly by them.

Arriving for the moonbats was a Jeep SUV driven by a sole driver pulling a trailer which was to serve as a stage. They were permitted to pull onto the easement while we had been told not to do that. I wondered aloud via the megaphone, "Why is it that we showed up with our vehicles filled and they were arriving one to 2 per car" My statements fell on deaf ears. As the moonbats swelled in numbers, I began critiquing their signs via the megaphone, "You there, if war is not the answer, what is the question?" All I got was a funny look on that one. I spotted another man with the same sign, so I repeated my question...this time he stopped and rambled something about diplomacy blah blah blah...before I could remind him that Sadaam Hussein was in violation of every UN Security council order, he moved on and my attention was drawn down the street where a large contingent of loonies were moving towards the protest area. I just shook my head and continued the questions, "If the earth is tilted on its axis, why dont we have to shorten the legs on one side of our tables?" Ok, that one was seriously a rhetorical question, but I had wondered about it since elementary school, noone has the answer.

Ok, this will wet your appetite, more later, I need FOOD. Meanwhile, check out a couple of articles from Azstarnet and the Sierra Vista Herald.

Coming up later, motorcycles on parade, lefties invading our territory, and speeches being drowned out.

Operation: 2nd annual throw lefty a curve

This past Sunday was spent at Ft Huachuca in Sierra Vista, AZ countering the moonbat terrorists who call themselves the School of The Americas Watch. It was another day of being pooched by Sierra Vista PD but sending a loud and clear message to the soldiers of the United States Army. I will write the report when I get home today, I am waiting for pictures from a few of the folks that were there, so expect them in the next few days.

Hey Lowes .. EFF YOU

From Stop the ACLU:

In a further erosion of our American traditions and holidays, Lowe’s Hardware stores has decided that they aren’t in the business of selling Christmas trees anymore. They have decided, instead, that the big seller for 2007 will be the erstwhile “Family Tree” — that Christmas thingie being so gauche and offensive and all, you see. In fact, in their 2007 holiday catalog, Lowes uses the word Christmas a grand total of two times. And on their website, the tree listings all avoid the word in their descriptions.
*snip*

It is time to stop this, America.

Christmas has been under assault for the better part of a decade, now, and obviously with this Lowe’s decision to avoid the word Christmas altogether, as well as renaming their Christmas trees, “Family Trees” we can see that the holiday season for 2007 will serve us no respite from that assault on our American traditions.

For its part, Lowe’s is claiming that the original printing of the “Family tree” catalog was a mistake. They told the American Family Association the following:

Randy, Thanks for taking my call this morning. Let me reiterate my apology that we had an advertising error that created a stir. Here’s a statement that we’d appreciate your posting on your web site, if possible:

Lowe’s has contacted the AFA and assures us that it is proudly committed to selling Christmas trees this year, as it has done for more than 60 years. The company apologized for the confusion created in its 2007 holiday catalog when it headlined the page of Christmas trees “family trees.” The error was not caught before the publication was distributed, and Lowe’s says it is disappointed in the breakdown in its proofing process.

Lowe’s assures us that they refer to trees as Christmas trees in this season’s television and magazine ads and in its advertising flyers. The company says it is redoubling its efforts to proof its catalogs in the future to prevent this issue from recurring.

We appreciate Lowe’s for listening to its customers and responding appropriately to our concerns.

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Ok...this is OUT FLIPPING RAGEOUS and straight up BULL PUCKEY, Lowes is doing a 2 step which quite frankly has landed them on my NOT TO SHOP AT list. I ask that everyone join me, and boycott Lowes until they put Christmas back into their stores, website and print media.

Meanwhile, send them an email of your displeasure to their customer service.

Merry Christmas everyone.

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Update 5:59 PM AZ time 11/15/07

I received the following email in response to my complaint to Lowes customer service:

Dear Lowe's Customer:

Thank you for contacting Lowe's.

You may already be aware that Lowe's has apologized for the advertising
error in our holiday catalog. We understand the confusion created
when we headlined the page of Christmas trees "family trees." The error
was not caught before the publication was distributed and we are
disappointed in the breakdown in our own creative process.

Lowe's is committed to selling Christmas trees, as we have done for
more than 60 years. And, we refer to the trees as Christmas trees in all
television and magazine ads and in Lowe's advertising flyers.

We will redouble our efforts to proof our catalogs in the future to
prevent this issue from recurring. We appreciate your understanding.

Thank you,

Lowe's Customer Care
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Sounds like lip service to me, there are 2 ways this story is being explained, and if you ask me, they are back pedaling, and that makes me mad.

If they truly were the victims of bad proofing, they would have recalled the advertisements and sent new ones out. Further, if it was not on purpose that this happened, they would be announcing that those responsible would have appropriate action taken against them.

Something stinks, and I am not so convinced at this point that this will never happen again, nor am I convinced that it truly was an honest mistake. So for now, my call for a boycott stands.

Merry Christmas Lowes

Do you really want to vote for this America?

Is this what we really want in a President, someone who doesnt show proper respect to the flag?

I went snooping to make sure this story was true, and I found my answer at Snopes.com

Claim: Photograph shows Barack Obama without his hand over his heart while the U.S. national anthem is being played.

Status: True.

Examples: [Collected via e-mail, October 2007]

Go to the link, see it for yourself.

This man is not Presidential material, he is a socialist left wing extremist who is out to destroy this country.

You have been warned America

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More fun from the Westboro Baptist Church

I want to emphasize that the Westboro Baptist church is NOT reflective of the truth and morals of mainstream Christianity. This groups beliefs and morals are reflective of their cult leader, Fred Phelps. Watch this video, its heartbreaking to see the brainwashing of the next generation which is perpetuated by the Phelps family.



Sad isnt it?

HT to STOP THE ACLU

Fire & Hammer: No Excuses

Fire & Hammer: No Excuses

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Excuses, we all make them, trying to justify our actions.

But if we have no reason to justify them, then why do we make excuses?

A person who I love and respect in my life once told me, excuses are crutches, we use them to justify our unjustifiable actions (thank you to my wife)

She was right, we do use them as crutches. But check this out

Trust in the Lord and you will walk free! You dont need those crutches.

I can relate this to many scriptures in the Bible, the most prominent of which are the stories in which the sick and lame have received healing from Christ. To most he said, "By your faith you are healed"

With this healing comes redemption, as he said to Mary Magdelen, "I do not comdemn you, go and sin no more" He forgave her for her sins, and she made no excuses, so she was redeemed and followed Jesus all the way to the cross.

This is the way I want to go, like Fire and Hammer pointed out, sometimes we find ourselves falling into old ways, making excuses. Maybe its something as simple as, oh I will just put off cleaning the house until tomorrow. Or I will just call in to work today sick.

Read between the lines on that, do you see what I am saying? Excuses are lies...to ourselves, to others and to GOD!

No way do I want to live that life, so I am being VERY Intentional in walking in the truth.

I havent been posting lately...sorry

From an email a friend sent, her comments are in italics


I think we are perched precariously on the fence at step #7
Subject: Fw: How long do we have?



Date: 11/01/2007 10:45 AM
To:
Subj: How long do we have?


About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh , had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.

The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history,
has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:

1. from bondage to spiritual faith;

2. from spiritual faith to great courage;

3. from courage to liberty;

4. from liberty to abundance;

5. from abundance to complacency;

6. from complacency to apathy;

7. from apathy to dependence;

8. from dependence back into bondage"



Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000 Presidential election:

* number of States won by: Gore:19........Bush: 29
* Square miles of land won by:Gore: 580,000.........Bush: 2,427,000
* Population of counties won by:Gore: 127 million........Bush: 143 million
* # Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:Gore: 13.2..........Bush: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: 'In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare...' Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the 'complacency and apathy' phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the 'governmental dependency' phase.

If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegals and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.

Its time everyone realize just how much is at stake, knowing that apathy is the greatest danger to our freedom.

Thanks for reading.