Seems like those in power have no honor doesn’t it?
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Corruption? So what else is new..?
September 9, 2007
Clintonista Captured!
September 7, 2007Feds bust Democrat fund-raiser Norman Hsu in Colorado
Friday, September 7th 2007, 4:00 AM
Bail-jumping Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu was busted in Colorado last night after two days on the lam from a California court hearing, authorities said.FBI agents took Hsu into custody at St.Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, according to FBI spokesman Joseph Schadler.
“San Francisco FBI located him,” Schadler said, and Colorado G-men and local cops made the collar.
St. Mary’s spokesman Pete Smarr told the Daily News, “Norman Hsu was traveling on an Amtrak train when he became ill. Amtrak personnel called an ambulance when the train stopped in Grand Junction and had him transferred to St. Mary’s Hospital. He is currently in the hospital under federal custody. He is in fair condition.”
A spokesman for Hsu seemed suprised by news of the arrest last night. “I haven’t been in contact with him for a couple of days,” said spokesman Jason Booth. “I’m happy he’s been found.”
Hsu had been scheduled to appear in a San Francisco court Wednesday to turn over his passport and ask a judge to halve the $2 million bail he posted last week. That’s when he had finally turned himself in after spending 15 years ducking sentencing on a felony theft conviction. But Hsu failed to show up at the bail reduction hearing and a judge issued an arrest warrant for him.
California attorney general spokesman Gareth Lacy said Hsu’s lawyers had told prosecutors Hsu arrived by charter jet at the Oakland airport about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday local time and then vanished.
California authorities then sought the assistance of the FBI.
The 56-year-old businessman from Hong Kong had lived in a swank SoHo condominium until he was outed last week as a fugitive. He was a top political fund-raiser, giving $260,000 to a long list of Democrats, including Sen. Hillary Clinton, Gov. Spitzer and state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. None of them knew he was a wanted man, they said.
Victims swindled by Hsu seethed yesterday at his misdeeds.
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Fred Thompson, and why I am not jumping on the Bandwagon
September 6, 2007It seems that many of my best bloging friends are jumping onto the Fred Thompson bandwagon. I am not, and will not. I have serious doubts that I will at any point. Long time readers of this blog are more than aware that my biggest domestic political issues are the first, and second amendment.
Senator Thompson supported McCain Feingold, and apparently still does. That alone, is enough for disqualification in my book.
He also supported, and apparently still does support the Lautenberg Act. That would be the one that turned Anglo American Law on it’s head; Ex Post Facto application of law, the taking of Civil Liberties based upon less than felony conviction, or serious mental disorder, the blocking of any ability for restoring those rights, and, the de facto sexist enforcement of said laws.
Senator Thompson also took great pride in helping to destroy American Tradition by making it impossible for young people to actually own a firearm. No, thanks to Fred and company, you cannot any longer give little Johnny his very first 22 rifle or shotgun.
Check the following for further documentation;
http://gunowners.org/pres08/thompson2.htm
Fred Thompson: “Generally” Consistent
by Craig Fields
Director of Internet Operations
When a person simply musing about the possibility of running for the GOP presidential nomination finds himself essentially tied with the Democratic frontrunner overnight,1 something has happened.
That something was a collective sigh of relief across America’s conservative base. Finally (it was thought), a high-profile candidate… without the liberal baggage of a Giuliani, Romney or McCain.
That’s because Thompson is relatively conservative in his overall philosophy. He has no need to convince voters that he has changed his ways and now sees the light, because he has been fairly consistent throughout his career.
He is in his own words “against gun control, generally.”2 And his voting record shows that to be true, generally. When he voted anti-gun, it was usually to expand federal authority. This is unfortunately consistent with his being a “law and order conservative” (pardon the pun). A complete report on each individual vote is appended below.
Gun owners should also be aware that Thompson unabashedly favors the odious McCain-Feingold Incumbent Protection Act. This legislation, characterized by its proponents as campaign finance reform, severely limits the abilities of groups like GOA to inform the public about the gun rights voting records of politicians already in office. In many cases, it becomes illegal to even mention a politician’s name in on-air advertising the month before an election. Thompson — having voted in favor of the restrictions several times — thinks doing so is “not a non-conservative position, although I agree that a lot of people have interpreted it that way.”3
Fred Thompson was elected to the Senate as a Republican in 1994 — the 105th Congress — to fill the remaining two years of then-Vice-President Al Gore’s term. Thompson was reelected (handily) in 1996 to a full six-year term.
The timing was such that many of his “gun votes” on Capitol Hill came during the hysteria following the Columbine tragedy in 1999. It seemed that everyone in the country (except GOA supporters) considered it a foregone conclusion that something regarding gun control had to pass Congress that summer.
The Republican Leadership, especially in the Senate, adopted a “Gun Control Lite” strategy — hoping to preclude major gun bans by passing specific and less onerous restrictions that were largely extensions of current law.
Happily, GOA supporters rose up in truly Herculean fashion that summer, and when the smoke cleared no new gun control at all had made it to the President’s desk. Thompson’s actions at that time were somewhat haphazard (he voted both for and against the “Lite” strategy at different points, while voting against most, but not all, anti-gun amendments brought by other Senators).
In total, GOA tracked 33 votes in the U.S. Senate while Thompson was there. He voted pro-gun 19 times. Those votes are detailed below:
| The U.S. Senate Debated: |
Thompson |
| Government wiretapping of innocent citizens.4 |
Anti-gun |
| Anti-gun terror bill (S. 735 ).5 |
Anti-gun |
| Taxpayer funding to anti-gun lobby groups.6 |
Pro-gun |
| Taxpayer funding to anti-gun groups — 2nd vote.7 |
Pro-gun |
| Anti-gun terror bill — final passage.8 |
Anti-gun |
| Taggants in gunpowder.9 |
Anti-gun |
| Lautenberg Domestic Confiscation gun ban.10 |
Anti-gun |
| Kohl “Gun Free Zones” ban.11 |
Pro-gun |
| Free Speech restrictions.12 |
Anti-gun |
| Smith “Anti-Brady” Amendment.13 |
Anti-gun |
| Gutting of the Smith “Anti-Brady” Amendment.14 |
Pro-gun |
| Banning the importation of magazines.15 |
Pro-gun |
| Mandatory unsafe gun storage requirements.16 |
Pro-gun |
| “Lock Up Your Safety” mandatory trigger locks.17 |
Pro-gun |
| Anti-gun Clinton judge appointment.18 |
Anti-gun |
| Anti-gun Surgeon General.19 |
Anti-gun |
| Ending the filibuster of a major anti-gun crime bill.20 |
Anti-gun |
| Background registration checks.21 |
Pro-gun |
| Banning private sales of firearms at gun shows.22 |
Pro-gun |
| Anti-gun juvenile crime bill (S. 254).23 |
Pro-gun |
| Mandatory trigger locks with new handgun sales.24 |
Pro-gun |
| Hatch-Craig Gun Control “Lite”.25 |
Pro-gun |
| More severe regulation of internet gun sales.26 |
Pro-gun |
| Young adult gun ban.27 |
Anti-gun |
| Medium-capacity magazine ban.28 |
Pro-gun |
| Adopting the “Gun Control Lite” strategy.29 |
Anti-gun |
| Gun show ban.30 |
Pro-gun |
| Praising the gun control mommies.31 |
Pro-gun |
| Senate instructions to pass gun control (Reed).32 |
Pro-gun |
| Senate instructions to pass gun control (Boxer).33 |
Pro-gun |
| Attacking gun makers in court.34 |
Pro-gun |
| McCain’s Incumbent Protection (2000 version).35 |
Anti-gun |
| Incumbent Protection (2002 failed filibuster).36 |
Anti-gun |
1A national telephone survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports March 21-22, 2007 showed Thompson at 44% vs. then-Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton at 43%.
2Fox News Sunday, March 11, 2007, transcript at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258222,00.html.
3Ibid.
4On June 6, 1995, the Senate voted for “roving wiretaps” by a vote of 77-19. This amendment to the government terror bill (S. 735) would allow government officials to wiretap one’s home if a person under investigation visits the home — even if one had no knowledge the person was a suspect. Thompson voted in favor of this expansion of government power.
5On June 7, 1995, the Senate passed an anti-gun terror bill (S. 735) by a vote of 91-8. This version of the terror bill included: a BATF pay increase of $100 million; a provision authorizing “roving wiretaps” allowing government officials to wiretap one’s home if a person under investigation visits the home — even if one had no knowledge the person was a suspect; a weakening of the Posse Commitatus law to give the military more authority to get involved in law enforcement in certain circumstances; a grant of power to the FBI to conduct “fishing expeditions” and secure one’s financial and travel records in certain circumstances without any evidence one has committed a crime; and finally, the “Randy Weaver entrapment provision” which extends the statute of limitations for violations under the National Firearms Act of 1934 from three to five years. Thompson voted in favor of the bill.
6On November 9, 1995, the Senate rejected (by a vote of 49 to 46) the so-called Simpson-Istook provision which would restrict welfare to lobby organizations. This provision was of great interest to pro-gun groups as it would help “level the playing field” by severely limiting federal dollars to groups that have often lobbied for gun control — groups like the American Bar Association, the American Association of Retired Persons and many, many others.
7On November 9, 1995, the Senate passed a compromise version of the Simpson-Istook provision (see note 6). The compromise which passed would only limit those non-profit groups with budgets of more than $3 million from both lobbying and receiving federal grants.
8On April 17, 1996, the Senate passed the conference version of the anti-terrorism bill by a vote of 91-8. The final version of the bill (S. 735) contained several problems, including ones that will: order an “anti-hunter” rifle and ammo study; authorize a $40 million pay increase for the BATF (through the Treasury Department); potentially punish gun dealers (and individuals) for selling ammunition to someone they should have known would commit a violent crime; federalize many state crimes, thus tremendously increasing the scope and jurisdiction of the BATF; restrict the right of habeas corpus in such a way as to severely damage the ability of the courts to rescue honest gun owners who are unjustly incarcerated; allow the government to use “secret evidence” against certain individuals; remove protections against wiretapping wireless data; and require banks to freeze the assets of domestic groups in certain situations. Thompson once again voted in favor of the bill.
9On September 12, 1996, the Senate voted (57-42) to keep an anti-gun amendment off of the Treasury-Postal appropriations bill (H.R. 3756). The Kerry amendment — which Thompson voted for — would have made funds available for a study of tagging explosive materials, including black and smokeless powders (thus setting the stage for registering ammunition). The amendment also sought to further demonize firearms by selectively examining the misuse of firearms by criminals. The study would not examine the number of times firearms are used to save the lives of decent citizens.
10On September 12, 1996, the Senate passed the Lautenberg gun ban as an amendment to the Treasury-Postal appropriations bill (H.R. 3756). The Lautenberg Domestic Confiscation Gun Ban disarms gun owners for small (misdemeanor) offenses in the home — “offenses” as slight as spanking a child or grabbing a spouse. This lifetime ban, in certain cases, can even be imposed without a trial by jury. It is also retroactive, so it does not matter if the offense occurred 20 years ago. Thompson voted in favor of the amendment.
11On September 12, 1996, the Senate failed to defeat an anti-gun amendment introduced by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI). The Kohl Gun Free Zones Ban creates a virtual one-half mile wide “gun free” circle around every American school (or a 1,000 foot zone going in any direction from any school) — a zone which could even include home schools.
12On October 7, 1997, the Senate defeated an “Incumbent Protection Bill” (S. 25) which would have resulted in the government regulation of GOA’s newsletters and other communications with its members, while expanding the relative political power of the liberal media and other anti-gun forces. Senators failed in their effort, 53 to 47, to shut down a filibuster of the bill that was ostensibly aimed at reforming campaign finance laws.
13On July 21, 1998, pro-gun Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) introduced an “Anti-Brady” amendment that passed by a vote of 69-31. The Smith amendment would prohibit the FBI from using Brady background checks to tax or register gun owners. Further, the amendment requires the “immediate destruction of all [gun buyer] information, in any form whatsoever.” Finally, if the FBI disregards this latter provision, the Smith language will allow private citizens to sue the agency and collect monetary damages, including attorney’s fees. Thompson, in keeping with his tendency to usually vote for expanded federal police power, voted against this limitation of FBI registration of gun owners.
14After the Senate passed the landmark Smith amendment by a veto-proof vote of 69-31, a joint House-Senate appropriations conference committee severely weakened its language when reporting it as part of the Omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 4328). Originally, the Smith amendment provided for three things (see note 13 above.) Unfortunately, the requirement to immediately destroy the names was deleted. And, the “private cause of action” was stripped from the bill, meaning that aggrieved gun owners must rely on “oversight” of the FBI to obtain any relief. In a letter sent to Capitol Hill before the vote, GOA urged legislators to vote against the appropriations bill rather than accept this egregious compromise. Nonetheless, The Senate passed the Omnibus bill on October 21, 1998 by a vote of 65-29.
15On July 28, 1998, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) offered an anti-gun provision as an amendment to S. 2312. Her language would prohibit the importation of firearm magazines holding over 10 rounds that were manufactured before the 1994 semi-auto ban was enacted.
16The Senate on July 22, 1998, defeated an anti-gun amendment introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) by a vote of 69-31. Durbin’s provision would make it a federal crime to keep a firearm and ammunition on your premises under the following conditions: you know or should know that a juvenile can gain access to your firearm, and a juvenile does obtain access to it and does as little as exhibit it. Exceptions are provided for guns stored under major security measures (such as lock boxes), for police, or for self-defense.
17The Senate on July 21, 1998, defeated a “lock-up-your-safety” amendment by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) that would make it a federal violation — subject to a $10,000 “civil penalty” — for an FFL dealer to transfer a firearm to a non-dealer without a trigger lock or comparable locking device.
18On February 11, 1998, the Senate voted 67-28 to confirm Margaret Morrow to the Federal bench. GOA vigorously opposed this Clinton-appointed judge, as she has not only taken strident anti-gun positions, she has showed herself to be a gun control activist.
19Having nominated anti-gun David Satcher for Surgeon General, President Bill Clinton was forced to wait several months as debate raged over his controversial pick. But on February 10, 1998, the President finally realized victory. By a vote of 75-23, anti-gun Republicans teamed up with the Democrats to kill the filibuster over the Satcher nomination. Mr. Satcher was later confirmed by a vote of 63-35. Since the key vote was to end the filibuster, that is the one that was rated by GOA.
20On July 28, 1999, the Senate ended a filibuster led by Senator Bob Smith (I-NH) — a filibuster intended to keep anti-gun crime legislation from progressing any further. After the 77-22 vote, the Senate moved to send the language of the anti-gun Senate crime bill (S. 254) to a House-Senate conference committee. Thompson voted to break the pro-gun filibuster.
21On May 20, 1999, Republican Senators Gordon Smith (OR) and James Jeffords (VT) offered up more restrictions on the sale of firearms. Their amendment, which passed 79-21, subjects pawn shop and repair shop transactions to the same registration and background check requirements as purchases from dealers.
22After a series of votes on provisions relating to gun shows, this amendment offered by Sen. Lautenberg of New Jersey gained the ascendancy. This amendment would ban private sales at gun shows– sales between two PRIVATE individuals — unless the buyer first submits to a background registration check. (Private firearms sales must be routed through a licensed dealer, and the purchase of more than one handgun by an individual will result in that information being sent to the BATF.) Even displaying a firearm at a gun show, and subsequently transferring that gun to a non-licensee (if it is displayed with a notice that it is for sale), will result in a two-year prison sentence– five years for the second violation. This amendment would also impose a series of restrictions and requirements upon gun show promoters. Finally, this provision grants BATF open-ended inspection authority to harass vendors at gun shows, and explicitly gives BATF the right to keep a gun owner registration list for up to 90 days. On May 20, 1999, this amendment passed 51-50, with Vice President Al Gore breaking the tie.
23The Senate passed the gun control laden juvenile crime bill by a 73-25 vote on May 20, 1999. Besides the several provisions related to punishing juveniles who commit crimes, S. 254 contained several gun control amendments (such as not allowing teenagers to even touch certain semi-autos, a ban on magazine imports, a ban on private sales at gun shows, and mandatory trigger locks).
24On May 18, 1999, the Senate passed an amendment introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch (R) and Herb Kohl (D). This amendment forces gun sellers to include trigger locks with every handgun sold.
25On May 14, 1999, the Senate passed the Hatch-Craig gun control amendment by a 48-47 vote in an attempt to stave off a more severe version of gun control favored by Senate Democrats. Nonetheless, this “gun control lite” amendment would impose several Second Amendment restrictions. It would ban ANY private sale at a gun show that does not first go through a background registration check. In addition, the Hatch-Craig amendment would assign one U.S. attorney in every district exclusively to harass gun owners. And of the $50,000,000 allocated towards this purpose, a full $40 million of it will go to increasing the presence of the BATF– not to investigate murders, violent felonies, or crimes of violence, but to pursue “firearms” offenses (most of which will be recordkeeping and other innocuous errors by law-abiding Americans). It would also impose a lifetime gun ban for juveniles committing youthful indiscretions at a very young age; extend the arcane and confusing juvenile handgun ban to semi-autos; and increase penalties for violating the almost incomprehensible regulations governing the circumstances under which one may legally take one’s child hunting or target shooting with a handgun or semi-auto.
26On May 14, 1999, the Senate tabled (or defeated) an amendment introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) that would regulate the transfer of firearms over the Internet.
27The young adult gun ban could severely punish parents who allow their kids to even touch a so-called semi-automatic “assault weapon.” While the amendment allows for certain exemptions, there are some imponderable questions which NO senator could answer, but which a parent would have to answer in order to avoid incarceration. For example: What is a “semiautomatic assault weapon”? The definition, plus exemptions, takes up six pages of fine print in the U.S. Code. Second, a child can handle a banned semi-auto if he is in the “immediate and supervisory presence” of a parent or if he possess a written permission slip from the parent. But what happens when, during a target practice session, the parent walks to the car to retrieve his lunch and the juvenile is no longer in the parents “immediate” presence and does not have a permission slip? A parent can receive jail time for this infraction. The provision passed the Senate on May 13, 1999, with Thompson voting in the majority.
28Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) pushed an amendment through the Senate on May 13, 1999. The provision would ban the importation of any magazine that can hold over 10 rounds– no matter when the magazine was manufactured. The Senate passed the amendment on a voice vote after Senator Bob Smith (R-NH) put forth a motion to table (or kill) the amendment. His attempt to stop the amendment failed by a vote of 59-39; since that was the deciding vote, it is the one that was rated by GOA.
29On May 13, 1999, a majority of Senators — including Thompson — defeated a motion to table (or kill) an anti-gun amendment introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Larry Craig (R-UT). This amendment was offered as an alternative to gun control proposals being pushed by Sen. Frank Lautenberg. [For specifics of the amendment, see note 22.]
30On May 12, 1999, the Senate tabled (defeated) an amendment introduced by anti-gun Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) on a vote of 51-47. The provision would have banned the private sales of firearms at gun shows unless buyers submitted to background registration checks. Draconian restrictions would have also been imposed on gun show promoters.
31On May 17, 2000 Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) offered a resolution praising the marchers at the so-called Million Mom March, and calling on Congress to pass the anti-gun juvenile crime bill. The non-binding resolution narrowly passed 50-49.
32On Thursday, April 6, 2000, the Senate attached a non-binding gun amendment to the budget bill for 2001. The Senate voted 53-47 in favor of an amendment offered by Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)– a non-binding provision that asks the House-Senate conferees to get the juvenile anti-gun bill to the floor of each house in no more than two weeks.
33On March 1, 2000, Sen. Barbara Boxer failed in her attempt to instruct House-Senate conferees to finish its work on the anti-gun juvenile crime bill. After attacking Gun Owners of America for its refusal to compromise and for opposing firearms restrictions, Boxer saw her non-binding resolution fail on a 49-49 tie.
34On February 2, 2000, Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) offered an anti-gun amendment to S. 625 in an effort to help the cities bringing frivolous suits against gun makers. Specifically, the Levin amendment prevents gun makers from declaring legitimate bankruptcy, and thus, discharging any enormous judgments that result from frivolous lawsuits. The amendment failed on a 68-29 vote.
35By 59 to 41, the Senate passed S. 27, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to include Incumbent Protection provisions. The bill severely curtails the ability of outside groups such as GOA to communicate the actions of incumbent politicians to members and supporters prior to an election.
36This was the key vote in the Senate regarding the odious Incumbent Protection bill in 2002 (H.R. 2356). The legislation (see note 35 above) finally became law that year. As he had on previous occasions, Thompson voted in favor of the bill.
So there you have it friends. He looks like a classic Washington insider to me.
Jack McClellan Alert!
September 5, 2007Jack McClellan Alert
OK folks, Sue at Warriors for Innocence has done it again, she has located Jack McClellan and we need to get this on as many websites as possible, he’s out there and he’s stalking, whether he’s REAL or just an attention whore, makes no difference, it’s his WORDS that matter, and he says he IS a pedophile and as such, he IS a DANGER to little kids…
If anyone in the Portland area reads this and spots the monster, send us an email and let us know, a picture and a short story would be great too, turn his tactics around on him, take his picture and we’ll put it on websites all over the USA, lets see how he likes that… Fred
Jack just posted again on his favorite pedophile message board. He’s announced that he’s decided to live in Portland, Oregon because it’s “the biggest media market in Oregon” and he would feel safer there.
Jack originally wanted to live in Gold Beach. Kudos go to the Gold Beach Police who warned Jack that they’d be keeping a close eye on him. Jack immediately ran off crying and complaining about his “safety”.
Jack’s already up to his old tricks and bragging about it as well. He says he “already attended a big GL event in the area (The Oregon State Fair in Salem), and had a great time with no problems. There are several more GL events coming up this weekend that look promising, and I doubt I’ll be bored living here.”
It is painfully obvious that Jack loves the attention. He never would have made this announcement otherwise. So, Jack, don’t whine about how everyone is going to follow you all around Portland. Because they will, now that I’ve emailed a good portion of them.
Let me make this clear. If you are living in Portland, keep an eye out for Jack because he’s stalking little girls. He’s sexually attracted to girls as young as 3 years old. He’s determined to boast about this and rub it in your faces. Don’t let him do this. Don’t give him power over you. Don’t live in fear, instead, live with awareness. Be aware of not only Jack, but all the other Jacks out there that we don’t know about.
There are several events planned for this weekend in the Portland area. WFI has notified these events along with the local police department to keep an eye out for Jack.
Just keep looking over your shoulder Jack…
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I can hear it now. The Anti US people will start saying that our soldiers are mercenaries, or that they are too stupid to make it in “the real world.”
What is the problem with getting a few extra dollars? Hell, if there is an underpaid profession, it is that of the Infantryman.
In any case, the lessons that these young people will learn will serve themselves, and society well for many years to come.
That magical Time of Year « Conservative Libertarian Outpost
September 1, 2007That magical Time of Year
September 1, 2007It is that time of year again, almost magical. The mountains are growing cool, as we swelter in the heat of late summer on the plains, and in the foothills near Denver. My health and a few other things will prevent me from taking up stick and string this year, yet again. My dreams though, can be realized somewhat through my friends. Some new, and some old.
David is a new friend, and new to Bow hunting. It is his third season and he has yet to so much as see a mountain Mule Deer, much less an Elk. Mike and I have taken pity on him, and have told him about the things and places that we spent years, and literally thousands of dollars learning about, often in vain. The failures are every bit as important as the successes. You learn from those things. Much like learning to walk where you learn from falling down.
Few things will get your blood pumping like the scream of a Bull Elk echoing through the valleys in challenge to any and all to take the cows from him. I coached David to only “Cow Call.” Bugling has been so widespread that very few Bulls will respond to them. I firmly believe that a Bull can indeed tell the difference between a fake, and the real thing.
Mike coached him about the proper selection of pointy things, ruling out the expanding gadgets, and recommending Titans . I agreed, although Phantoms are my choice for tipping darts that will be used for serious business.
Scent control is a real issue for those that want to get close to wildlife, be they hunter or photographer. I believe that no scent is the best scent, Mike likes attractants and cover scents. We both have about the same degree of success so that issue is still up in the air.
Where to actually hunt is perhaps the most important thing in having a good time. Yes, there are special draw license areas, but they are tough to get, and take several years to do so. Mike will be taking David up in an area that can be hunted with over the counter tags in Game Management Unit 16.
Yes, David has been bitten by the bug! Oh, and that success thing? It has nothing to do with whether you make a kill. It has everything to do with becoming a part of nature.
OORAH !
August 31, 2007Guard reservist honored with Silver Star
Article Last Updated: 08/29/2007 02:23:55 PM MDT
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Tiedeman, who has served as a platoon leader, was decorated Saturday in Millington, Tenn., at the 230th National Guard Armory.
On April 4, 2005, Tiedeman saved the life of Sgt. Robert Betterton during a wicked firefight about 25 miles east of Baghdad.
Tiedeman and Betterton were with a group of 24 U.S. soldiers and about 200 Iraqi soldiers whom they were training, searching for a weapons cache south of Balad Ruz.
Shot eight times, Betterton was pinned down by machine-gun fire in an irrigation ditch with rockets and hand grenades exploding around him.
Platoon leader Tiedeman, using his handgun to provide cover, rushed to the ditch and jumped in next to Betterton.
Tiedeman stuck with Betterton, insuring the wounded sergeant’s position was not overrun, and pulled him to safety when a break arose.
Two U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi soldiers were killed in the firefight. Seventeen insurgents were killed.
Betterton, of Memphis, received a Bronze Star with Valor at the same ceremony. Tiedeman pinned the medal on Betterton.
Tiedeman lives in Colorado with his wife, Angie, and two sons.
A graduate of Aurora’s Hinkley High School, Community College of Aurora and Metropolitan State College of Denver, Tiedeman served in Marine Corps from 1986 to 1990. He joined the Army Reserve in 2000.
Staff writer Kieran Nicholson can be reached at 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
Source: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6751112
Even the Denver Post had to acknowlege this!
Why Parents drink
August 30, 2007 A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished
to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was
picked up. Then he saw an envelope, propped up
prominently on the pillow that was addressed to
“Dad.” With the worst premonition he opened the
envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.
Dear Dad:
It is with great regret and sorrow that I’m
writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend
because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I
have been finding real passion with Stacy and she is
so nice. But I knew you would not approve of her
because of all her piercings, tattoos, tight
motorcycle clothes and the fact that she is much older
than I am. But it’s not only the passion…Dad she’s
pregnant.
Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a
trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for
the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more
children. Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that
marijuana doesn’t really hurt anyone. We’ll be growing
it for ourselves and trading it with the other people
that live nearby for cocaine and ecstasy.
In the meantime we will pray that science will
find a cure for AIDS so Stacy can get better. She
deserves it. Don’t worry Dad. I’m 15 and I know how to
take care of myself. Someday I’m sure that we will be
back to visit so that you can get to know your
grandchildren.
Love, Your Son John
P.S. Dad, none of the above is true. I’m over Tommy’s
house. I just wanted to remind you that there are
worse things in life than the report card that’s in my
center desk drawer. I love you. Please call me when
it’s safe to come home.
Credit: Chris Smith 🙂
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