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Dog In The Manger

Written by Stephen Rhodes on December 25, 2009 - Comments No Comments

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Like your garden variety schoolyard bully, Barry Soetoro, aka POTUS Barack Obama will be cutting and running off to Hawaii soon.

Typical textbook schoolyard bullies and graduates cum laude of Bullying 101, are always the same. They lob their bombs at the enemy from a safe distance, then hoof it away out of sight.

In the case of this schoolyard bully,  there’s likely also a lot of time lost preening in one of Michelle’s mirrors to see how his various facial expressions might come across on big network televised interviews.

Boo, Obama!  You really thought you could take down Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on your way out of the White House front door.

But millions are standing in kitchens getting the stuffing for the bird ready and for the next two days at least,  are figuratively flipping you and your ego the bird.

Some media outlets are making a big splash out of the Obamas having no intention of attending Christmas church services this year.  They dithered over Easter services too.  Besides if 20 years of Jeremiah Wright’s ranting was lost on them, it’s likely that the Birth of Jesus Christ wouldn’t grab their attention either.   

How could anyone expect someone who used Christmas Eve to push through Socialized Medicine, to pay their respects to the Almighty?

The spite of the Christmas Eve delivery of the Health Care bill notwithstanding, millions of faces will be lit with joy at Christmas church service in all denominations.  For them it’s the birthday of the real Messiah, the cheap knockoff heading for the links in Hawaii.

The lonely holiday tree the Obamas will leave behind in the White House will have no one but staff to admire the Mao and transvestite ornaments.  And just to think it was only a couple of months ago when Canada Free Press wanted someone to make sure the First Family and friends hadn’t mustachioed portraits of George Washington.

With Obama off in hula land practicing for his teleprompter State of the Union speech, plebes won’t have to worry about another Friday shock from the self-crowned global citizen who became King of the World.

George Soros’ and Maurice Strong’s favourite little puppet was one day ahead of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in England.  The Queen won’t address her masses until Christmas Day.  Obama whipped his off on Christmas Eve.

The schoolyard bully just couldn’t resist making a television appearance to tell Americans what he had done to them on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve is recognized by Christians the world over as the Birth of Jesus Christ.

Obama who tried to outdo the Babe in the Manger failed miserably at that too.  All many see is Obama the Dog in the Manger.  And we don’t mean Bo, either.

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This Week In the Pentagon

Written by Stephen Rhodes on December 25, 2009 - Comments No Comments

A special Christmas “Salute to Our Troops” with the Radio City Rockettes and Washington Capitals.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on December 24, 2009 - Comments No Comments

About 200 South Carolina National Guard troops are home for the holidays.

For some military families Christmas will be extra special because they’ll be spending it with their loved ones who’ve just returned from war.

Home for the holidays. That probably means a lot to the Soldiers of the 138th Quartermaster based in Brazil, Indiana.

Commander in Chief Barack Obama has nominated Navy Vice Admiral James Winnefeld to be the next Commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command or NORAD.

Two days before Christmas, the longest line today at the airport here wasn’t at a ticket counter, or at security checkpoints. It was at the international terminal, where hundreds of well-wishers lined up to welcome about 150 troops home from combat deployments.

Reports AFPS’ Donna Miles, families, veterans, beauty queens, students enjoying the first day of their holiday vacations and even Santa Claus began descending on the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in the early afternoon to greet the arriving Air Mobility Command charter flight.

As they waited for the troops to clear customs, the group revved itself up, turning toward a flag just beyond a giant Christmas tree full of blue-and-white ornaments to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing the national anthem.

Then, as the first soldier who had cleared customs stepped into the terminal, the crowd burst into hoots and hollers. They hoisted “Welcome Home” and “Merry Christmas” banners and American flags high.

Hands extended to every soldier, sailor, airman and Marine, along with expressions of welcome and thanks for their service. Troops beamed as they pushed their luggage carts through the gauntlet of well-wishers.

Boy Scouts and veterans helped to carry their duffle bags as the troops worked their way through the maze of outstretched hands – some simply to shake hands, others to offer boxes of Girl Scout cookies, balloons or other goodies.

“It’s overwhelming,” said Army Sgt. Larry Downs, a 372nd Transportation Company soldier who was part of a 101st Airborne Division contingent that deployed to Kuwait to ship equipment to Afghanistan for an upcoming deployment.

“It’s nice to be appreciated for what we do,” he said. “A lot of us do it because we love it. But it’s also nice to get the appreciation, and know that people support what we do.”

Army Pfc. Alma Aguillar, from the 101st Sustainment Brigade at Fort Campbell, Ky., grew up in a military family and remembers how it felt to welcome her father when he returned home from duty overseas. Now, as she returned from her first deployment, to Kuwait to prepare for a year-long deployment next month to Afghanistan, she said it felt great to be on the receiving end of the thanks.

“It’s heartwarming,” she said. “I’m just glad that after all this time, people are still out there expressing appreciation and showing they care. That means a lot.”

Navy Chief Petty Officer Richard Fernandez, returning home after nine months training Iraqi security forces in Baghdad, said he bent down and kissed the ground when he took his first step onto U.S. soil. Nothing, he said, had prepared him for the patriotic outpouring of support he and his fellow servicemembers received at BWI airport.

“It gives me a whole new sense of what it means being in the military, and being appreciated for what we do,” he said. “It makes you feel like a real U.S. citizen, doing something for your country.”

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin McBride, returning from an eight-month deployment to Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, said he, too, was taken off-guard by the size of the crowd that amassed to welcome his flight.

“I expected to see maybe a couple of [Veterans of Foreign Wars] guys, but I certainly didn’t expect anything like this,” he said.

McBride had several hours before his connecting flight to Norfolk, Va., where he looked forward to seeing his wife and 7-year-old daughter, Emily. The homecoming was going to be especially exciting, he said, because Emily didn’t yet know that her daddy would be home for Christmas.

“It’s going to be a very, very Merry Christmas,” McBride said, an ear-to-ear smile anticipating the reunion.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on December 23, 2009 - Comments No Comments

Marines in St. Louis have a special mission this holiday season.

Actor Woody Harrelson is up for a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of a casualty notification officer in the movie “The Messenger”.

For some military families Christmas will be extra special because they’ll be spending it with their loved ones who’ve just returned from war.

The Air National Guard delivered some holiday cheer to wounded warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Monday.

The timing could not be better for the 1,100 Sailors and 365 Marines onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on graduates of Indiana University to consider service to their country when they decide what to do with their careers.

Military News Update

Written by Stephen Rhodes on November 27, 2009 - Comments No Comments

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell says if President Obama decides to send more troops to Afghanistan it’s expected that NATO will do the same.

A Pentagon spokesman says Defense Secretary Robert Gates is waiting like everyone else to see if President Obama will send more troops to Afghanistan.

Deadlines are approaching for mailing packages to servicemembers in Iraq, Afghanistan and other overseas locations by Christmas.

Unlike the atheists, The Republican Temple believes in Christmas, the sanctity of the day and the true meaning of Christmas.  Having said that, The Republican Temple, in observance of Christmas Day, will return to business as usual on Friday, December 26.