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  • US Congress on Copenhagen excess

    Breaking news-
    members of the US Congress attacked the attendees of the UN Climate Conference on Tuesday for their rank hypocrisy.

    "It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in a high hat and tuxedo," said Rep. Gary Ackerman, a Democrat from New York.  "Couldn't" [...]
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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 11:01pm EST

  • Support the President

    Vets for Freedom executive director Pete Hegseth (a Minnesota native) says much of what I said last week, but (of course) much more eloquently. 
    The speech seemed mediocre and generally uninspiring, but I wanted to give the underlying plan time to sink in. Since then, I’ve grown increasingly comfortable [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 10:22pm EST

  • Get it out of your system

    President Obama's Afghanistan speech had plenty to dislike and disagree with, but it also featured one thing that everyone, and conservatives in particular, need to take note of-marching orders for the military.  While we can disagree and debate many things in this country, conservatives need to now set aside their [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:05pm EST

  • Just plain wrong

    I had never heard of Glenn Beck until he got a show on FoxNews.  I watch him occaisionally, but he is (to me) very hit or miss.  I either really like what he has to say, or he is off the deep end and boring to watch.  Yesterday was one [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:40am EST

  • Double standards

    A man breaks into an animal research lab and vandalizes the place, causing over $10,000 in damage.  The charges against him?  Conspiracy to commit vandalism.  According to the charges, he committed "animal enterprise terrorism and cause[d] economic damage to the animal enterprise in an amount exceeding $10,000".

    Vandalising [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:22pm EST

  • Photo ops

    "The problems plaguing our military hospital system will not be solved with a photo op," Obama said in a statement.  Sen Obama March 30 2007, criticizing Pres Bush at Walter Reed hospital

    "I hope, but highly doubt, that President Bush will one day realize that supporting our troops is" [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:31pm EST

  • New global warming explanation

    Time has an article about a new study in the journal Nature that says it has an explanation about why the amount of carbon in the atmosphere hasn't matched up with global warming alarmists predictions-the oceans were sucking up all that extra carbon!
    Like the vast forests of the' [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:49pm EST

  • Itinerary 11-11-09

    0700-1100 Free breakfast at Hy-Vee

    1130 Free lunch at Legion following flag raising ceremony

    1315 Free snack at blood drive

    1800 Free dinner at Applebees

    Great day to be a veteran, bad day to be on a diet [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:37am EST

  • Perpetuating the myth

    Update-here is the short version.

    Congressman Tim Walz, who has never yet commented on why he falsely claimed to be a Afghan War vet, perpetuated that myth last week on Hardball with Chris Matthews.  Most of the interview with Rep Walz and Ret Gen Barry McCaffrey is [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:26pm EST

  • Doug Hoffman is the reason I joined the GOP

    No matter the results in today's election in New York's 23 CD, the grass roots faction of the Republican party has won a huge victory in restoring common sense to the national party. 

    You would have to have been living under a rock not to know the basics of [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:26pm EST

  • Global warming? I'm all for it!

    This attempt at a clever ad actually backfires terribly-it makes men want global warming to take place!  I think I'll go start up my pickup and let it run for a while just to melt the icecaps a little faster.

    ' [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 2:19pm EDT

  • For my deer friend Spotty

    who thinks that Fox is not a real network.


    By Glenn McCoy
    [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:48pm EDT

  • The simple things mean the most

    When it comes to thanking a veteran for serving, the simplest little gestures usually mean the most.  Again this year, Applebee's has shown that it understands.

    On November 11th, Veteran's Day, Applebee's all over the country will be offering a free meal for all those who have served' [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 1:51pm EDT

  • Deny, deny, deny

    Update-two days late perhaps, but MPP finally issued an apology and retraction of the faux US military rape story.  More impressively, Grace Kelly, the blogger in question, called and left me a message yesterday.  She apologized and sounded quite genuine.  Just the fact that she called impressed me, since most [...]
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    Posted: October 18, 2009, 6:21pm EDT

  • Local blogger uses pornography to slander US troops

    Update-the post has been removed from from MPP, but no explanation is given and no apology is offered.  The original post can is still available by searching Google.

    Less than a month before Veteran's Day, local lefty blogger Grace Kelly at MN Progressive Project is showing her' [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 7:48pm EDT

  • Waiting for the sandbag to fall

    You know that feeling you get when someone you think would never do a kind thing for you ever suddenly and out of the blue does something nice?  Like Darth Vader opening the door for Han Solo just to be polite?  Or maybe Kim Jong-Il sending you a birthday present?  [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 1:04pm EDT

  • H.E.A.T.



    This weekend my unit got to use the HEAT trainer, which stands for Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer (there must be some branch of the Pentagon dedicated to creating acronyms).  The idea is to let soldiers see what it is like to get out of a [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 8:12am EDT

  • Your chance to help

    You probably read the headlines this last weekend-two combat outposts in Afghanistan attacked and nearly overrun by Taliban forces.  Eight US soldiers gave the last full measure of devotion to their country.

    You also may have heard the story of the brave wounded soldiers who refused [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 8:40pm EDT

  • Full circle

    Walz to hold town hall on Afghanistan

    That's right, the Congressman who held a sign at a protest in 2004 claiming to be an Afghan War veteran, is going to hold a town hall on Afghanistan.  I really wish I could be there, but ironically my' [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 11:10am EDT

  • State GOP Convention newbie impressions

    Today I attended my first ever state convention since joining the Republican party in January.  Despite being a county co-chair, I attended as a guest because I was not an elected delegate.  So as an observer only, I jotted down a few observations that I think might be interesting to [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2009, 7:47pm EDT

  • Memo

    To: San Francisco 49er fans

    From: Dave Thul, loyal Vikings fan

    Subject: Pain

    49ers fans, I feel your pain from yesterday's last minute second Vikings victory.  12 years of cringing every time we played the Packers and Bert Favray got the ball with less than a minute' [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 5:59pm EDT

  • Kudos to President Obama

    When he took office, President Obama faced the unenviable task of being the Commander in Chief of a military that he never served in.  Last Thursday he faced up to one of the hardest things a president can do-giving a posthumous Medal of Honor to the family of a [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 9:50am EDT

  • Here we go again...

    ...having to fight our Congress for the 'right' to fight our enemies abroad.

    Vets For Freedom, which organized strongly in support of the Surge and finishing the war in Iraq before withdrawing, is once again asking for common sense in the debate over Afghanistan.

    What is this [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 11:08pm EDT

  • Lesbian GI Seeks Asylum in Canada

    Nope, you can't beat a headline like that.  From AFP-
    A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military has requested asylum in Canada, claiming she faced harassment and death threats from fellow Soldiers over her sexual orientation, media said Wednesday.Please understand that even in the National Guard, where we drill' [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 10:48pm EDT

  • Rep Oberstar's slippery version of truth

    Today's StarTribune has an editorial from Rep Jim Oberstar today on the effects of the stimulus bill;  "Thanks to the Recovery Act, We're Afloat".  Most of it is standard politician talk.
    Over the past summer I have toured Minnesota, observing how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2009, 11:36am EDT

  • Has America forgotten?

    Apparently my small town of Owatonna has forgotten about 9/11.  A quick trip to the hardware store turned into a 2 hour drive around town with a camera, getting more and more disappointed at all of the businesses that couldn't be bothered to put their American flags at half staff' [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 6:12pm EDT

  • The day America changed

    Do you remember where you where when you heard?



    Teleprompter?  Not needed by the guy the left says can't speak in complete sentences-



    The first soldiers of the new war didn't wear uniforms-



    The National Guard was created from the [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 9:34pm EDT

  • Irony on the front page

    Today's StarTrib offers the headline "Pawlenty helps out GOP friend on the hot seat".  The story is about Pawlenty stumping for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell.
    It turns out that Virginia's Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bob McDonnell, has come under fire for earlier remarks and writings about homosexuality and feminism [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 8:42am EDT

  • Rationing is the wrong word

    In the ongoing debate over Obamacare, conservatives keep saying that the plan will lead to rationing of care, as too many people compete for too few doctors and services, and as the costs of Obamacare face the reality of exploding federal deficits.  But rationing is the wrong word to describe [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 11:01am EDT

  • Hitler and Bert Favray

    From my brother, possibly the only more eternally hopeful Vikings fan than myself, comes video of Adolf Hitler reacting to the news of Bert's second (or was it the third) retirement.





    Youtube has a few different variations of this, and several are not safe for' [...]
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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 8:32am EDT

  • As predicted

    President Obama stuck to the 'work hard stay in school' theme today, and the conservatives that made such a fuss last week will be the punch line for a hundred jokes this week.  Even the conservative cartoons can see this for what it was-
     By John [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 2:05pm EDT

  • Will he pay with an IOU?

    LOS ANGELES —  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a $100,000 reward on Friday for information leading toward the arrest and conviction of the arsonist responsible for setting the Station fire in Los Angeles County.
    No disrespect to the fallen firefighters, but the state of California can't afford to pay its' [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 10:42pm EDT

  • Congressman Walz to hold another town hall

    From the Rochester Postbulletin-
    U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, DFL-Minn., plans a town hall meeting in Rochester about health care reform from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 12 at John Marshall High School School, 1510 14th St. N.W.
    The event, open to the public, will be in the auditorium. Doors open [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 7:57am EDT

  • Calm down about Tuesday

    President Obama is set to talk directly (via webcam) to school students across America Tuesday.  While there has been a lot of criticism over what people think he will say (Power Line, HotAir, Pajamas Media to name a few), I think everyone needs to calm down and [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 1:32pm EDT

  • Irony of the day

    Earth friendly refrigerators causing violent explosions.  From the Daily Mail-
    A series of violent fridge explosions is believed to have been caused by leaks of 'environmentally-friendly' coolant.  Safety standards for manufacturers might have to be reviewed following the blasts, which have destroyed several kitchens.
    At least four similar [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 5:53pm EDT

  • Keep your hands off my internet


    Day By Day shows what you might see in the future if President Obama gets his wish.  What emergency will be dire enough to turn off the internet?  Terrorist attack?  Hacker attack?  Or will it be as simple as preventing disinformation from right wing terrorists who [...]
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    Posted: August 29, 2009, 9:15am EDT

  • I sure as hell hope this is a coincidence

    Top British Naval officer defends captured sailors' conduct"We certainly wouldn't want this to happen again."
    Band also said the rules of engagement would be examined. Some commentators have criticized the crew for not fighting back when armed Iranian forces captured them.
    "In the context of the operation that morning," [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 9:26pm EDT

  • I'm sure this is just a coincidence

    Iran activists work to elude Internet crackdown
    CAIRO— /* 31764630 */#byline .author { margin-top:-63px; padding-bottom:12px; padding-top:20px;}#byline .img { float: none; padding-top:28px;}The tweets still fly and the videos hit YouTube whenever protesters take to the streets in Iran — even as the Internet battle there turns more grueling.  Authorities appear [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 4:27pm EDT

  • Friday cartoons

    Glenn Foden Glenn McCoy [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 10:45am EDT

  • Did Ted Kennedy vote against allowing himself to be buried at Arlington?

    Like many veterans, I was puzzled when I heard that Sen Kennedy would be buried at Arlington.  While he served in the Army, it was for two years, he never rose above the rank of Private First Class and he never did anything while in uniform to distinguish himself.

    [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 4:37pm EDT

  • Mr Smith goes to City Hall

    Dave: You ever think back to how you got started?
    Vice-President Nance: Well...
    [chuckles]
    Vice-President Nance: I was a shoe salesman. Not very happy about it. One day, my wife says to me, "why don't you try running for office? You know, you talk'" [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 3:21pm EDT

  • Walz town hall

    Here is the young woman I mentioned in the Walz town hall roundup-

    [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 8:33am EDT

  • Walz town hall-no swastikas seen

    Congressman Walz held his one and only town hall meeting tonight. As much as I dislike both the man and his politics, I have to give him credit for doing two things that President Obama has been unable to do.

    First, participants were let in on a first come [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 10:34pm EDT

  • Conceal carry vs light rail

    Back in 2003 when Minnesota became a shall issue state for handgun permits, the left raised a fearful cry about the state turning into the Wild West, shootouts in bars and churches, and in general a huge surge in gun violence.

    In 2004, the left hailed the completion of [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 9:57am EDT

  • Suddenly, Congressman Walz remembers his training

    Despite forgetting how to lead from the front, Congressman Walz finally remembered his military training last week and called for reinforcements.

    Outnumbered in the current battle (54-35 from Rasmussen), critically outgunned intellectually (President Obama's gaffe on USPS vs the CBO's sobering estimate of 1.6 trillion dollars), and [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 7:48am EDT

  • Leadership...

    is lacking at Winter Park.
    Childress and Wilf both sounded convincing early in training camp that the Vikings pursuit of Favre was finished. "He's gone his way, and we've gone our way," Childress said. Childress added "there's not a chance, from my standpoint," that Favre will play for the' [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 1:34pm EDT

  • 30 years ago today

    If you turn on the TV this weekend, you can't escape the media talking about the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, or the commercials for a new movie about Woodstock. Certainly the three day event was an important moment in the history of the country, and became a part of' [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 7:19am EDT

  • Saturday cartoons


    If only President Obama actually had to face a legitimate crowd even half as honest as the one above, we might get some where. Cartoon by John Cole. [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 7:11am EDT

  • Walz town hall

    Now that Congressman Walz has announced he will appear at a town hall meeting, I am left to wonder if I should attend and ask him about falsely claiming to be and Afghan War vet in 2004.

    I would prefer not to ask at a [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 8:52am EDT

  • Walz will hold town hall meeting

    In fairness to Congressman Walz, today's news that he will hold a town hall meeting sometime in the near future may not be news. He may have been intending to have one all along. But it sure appears as though he gave into the pressure being generated by the [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 6:19pm EDT
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