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Read Before Signing….

Dec 22nd, 2009
by OH Hell.
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My Mom taught me to always read a document before signing  it. I have pissed people off because of this.  When you sign a legal document, you are pledging your word that you will abide by the terms of it. You may not intend to sign a contract that requires you to, say, sell your first born to the Devil, but if you don’t read it…. As they say, the Devil is in the details.

Our illustrious Congress Critters and Present OB seem to have found this out the hard way. And, no, it doesn’t have to do with the Healthcare  Reform Fiasco.

Present OB  signed a bill into law Wednesday that would require passengers who carry firearms aboard AMTRAK be locked in boxes for their journey. It seems there was a **ahem** typo (or something) between the version of the bill that was passed and the bill that made it’s way to the Present’s desk.

Earlier this week, Congress sent the president a massive spending bill that funded dozens of federal departments. In the transportation section of the legislation are safety requirements for AMTRAK customers who carry firearms on board, basically bringing the rules in line with the airline industry.  The bill Congress passed, mandates that passengers with firearms declare they have weapons with them in advance and stow them in locked boxes while on the train.

The language that referred to putting the guns in locked boxes morphed into requiring the passenger as well as the gun to be placed  into locked boxes.

So, maybe, BO should read what he signs….Naah, that would be to easy.

If You Speak Your Mind….

Dec 17th, 2009
by OH Hell.
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Most likely, you will get kicked in the teeth. At least, if you are in the Military, and you are a blogger.

The treatment of milblogger C.J. Grisham of A Soldier’s Perspective (http://www.soldiersperspective.us/) by his community and his command structure, has been deplorable.  C.J. has earned accolades and respect, from the White House on down for his honest, and sometimes blunt, discussion of issues — particularly PTSD.  In the last few months, C.J. has seen an issue with a local school taken to his command who failed to back him, and has even seen his effort to deal with PTSD, and lead his men in same by example, used against him as a part of this.  Ultimately, C.J. has had to sell his blog to help raise funds for his legal defense in this matter.

On Wednesday 16 December 2009, many milblogs — including This Ain’t Hell, From My Position, Blackfive, Miss Ladybug, Boston Maggie, Grim’s Hall, Bouhammer, and those participating in the Wednesday Hero program — are going silent for the day.  Some are choosing to go silent for a longer period of time.

Participating blogs:
A Soldier’s Perspective
You Served
Bouhammer
The American Legion
Laughing Wolf
Hugh Hewitt
This Ain’t Hell
Castle Argghhh
Boston Maggie
Blackfive
Miss Ladybug
Hooah Wife
Kiss My Gumbo
Some Soldiers Mom
Assoluta Tranquillita
Knee Deep in the Hooah
Soldiers’ Angel New York
Drunken Wisdom
Grim’s Hall
From my position
CDR Salamander
Confederate Yankee
Chromed Curses
Homefront Six
Pvt Murphey’s Law
Delta Bravo Sierra
The Sniper
Another Voice
Support your Local Gunfighter
Knottie’ s Niche
Great Reader JihadGene
America’s North Shore Journal
Righty in a Lefty State
Thunder Run
Gazing at the Flag
Neptunus Lex
Soldiers Angels Germany
Bring the heat, bring the stupid
Little Drops….. Into the pool of life.
The Gun Line
Thirdwavedave
In Iraq Now (at 56)
Milblogging.com
Army Houesehold6
Susan Katz Keating
The Mudville Gazette

Covering the story:
Instapundit
Michelle Malkin
National Review’s The Corner
Ace of Spades
Jawa Report
Winds of Change
Cao’s Blog
Free Republic
Dr. Melissa Clouthier
Villainous Company
The Washington Independent

You can donate to CJ’s Legal Fund by logging into PayPal, go to the send money page, and put in his email: dj_chcknhawk (AT) yahoo (DOT) com; or, you can send donations directly to:

Grisham Legal Fund
c/o Redstone Federal Credit Union
220 Wynn Drive
Huntsville, AL 35893

Please write “Grisham Legal Fund” in the memo line if you use this option.

Stop and think for a moment: Here is a man who has put his life on the line for our country, and he is being treated like crap by the very people who should be thanking him for his service.  The people who ran whining to C.J.’s commanding officer, were exercising their freedom of speech by trying to deny the very same right to the man who has spent his career protecting their right to behave like a jackass. And the fact that his command failed to back him up, sucks. How can we expect to get and retain the caliber of people we need to protect us, if we kick them in the teeth when they need backup?

Freedom of Speech is one of the keystones of what keeps our country what it is. We can’t continue to silence every voice that we disagree with, just because we have a different agenda. We should expect people in positions of authority to behave like adults. Unfortunately, from what I see here, our Military folks are under attack from more than just the Taliban.

To quote Pogo “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

I’m Getting Less Cordial….

Nov 17th, 2009
by OH Hell.
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I sent a letter to my Congress Critters today. It was less than polite. In fact, on reflection it was probably downright rude. On further reflection, I’m sorry. Not sorry that I sent it. Not sorry that I was rude.

Sorry, that the people we have elected to represent us aren’t listening to us. Sorry, that they look sincere, nod their heads (kind of like a bobble head doll) and then go ahead and do the things they just said they wouldn’t do. Sorry, that they evidently don’t take the oath they swore upon taking office very seriously. Sorry, that they don’t learn from history.

So far, my letters have elicited a generic form letter, thanking me for my interest. I’ll be willing to bet that some lower level flunky will (eventually) skim the letter and either file it in the round file or put a tick mark in the spread sheet in the “Doesn’t support your policies” column. I doubt if the Critters themselves will ever see it.

Occasionally, I used to have to grab my Border Collie by the collar and say in my best “Attention Voice” “YOU’RE NOT LISTENING!!!”

Do you suppose it works with government officials?

It Must Be Getting Crowded…

Nov 15th, 2009
by OH Hell.
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Well, the leaders (gack, cough, cough) of our country are poised to screw us over pass more legislation that will send us to the poor house lead us into a new era of politically correct, peace and prosperity.

The “Health Care Reform Bill” (and boy, will it ever reform us) has even more little goodies that they hope the common serfs will never see until it’s to late.

“After spending almost $80 million during the last election cycle, unions are on the brink of reaping a significant return on their investment. Despite representing only about 7.6% of private sector employees, unions are poised to gain significant privileges, authority and financial windfalls from health care reform. Coming at the expense of tax-paying patients and businesses, these specific benefits would do little or nothing to improve our health care system.”  The Houston Chronicle reports that pro-union legislators have quietly slipped many provisions into the bill that will directly benefit unions, and guess who gets to pay for it?? BINGO – WE DO!!

Check this out:

  • $10 billion in taxpayer-funded bailout money, innocuously referred to as a “reinsurance program.”
  • Unions would have guaranteed seats on various Federal Panels, which would take the lead in recommending health care policy.
  • Exemptions for union-negotiated health care plans from taxes on “Cadillac” health plans.
  • Senate proposals include language that could force home health workers into unions.
  • Exclude non-union employers from eligibility to work on program-funded contracts.
  • Lucrative state training partnerships that contain little or no opportunities for non-union employee organizations.

With all of the special interest groups that have their heads up BO’s ass, it must be getting crowded up there.

Shooting at Fort Hood

Nov 6th, 2009
by OH Hell.
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A Fort Hood Family Hotline has been activated:

254-288-7570 or 1-866-836 2751.

If you need information about your family and loved ones affected by the shooting at Fort Hood,

you can call the above number.

If you are looking for loved ones on Fort Hood you can visit the Red Cross Safe and Well List. In order to complete a search you will need to know the phone number or address of your loved one.

If you are on the post, we encourage you to register on Safe and Well so others know you are safe. If you have spoken to loved ones on Fort Hood, you can register them on Safe and Well by visiting www.redcross.org. Safe and Well does not provide a specific location of those who have registered and all personal information is kept confidential.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been affected by this tragic event.

Shredding The Constitution

Oct 22nd, 2009
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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission issued its “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising,” which they last updated in 1980. These rules  regulate what celebrity endorsers can say and how advertisers can use research claims.

The FTC has now decided that regulations covering “endorsements and testimonials” should apply to people commenting on product or services, such as reviewing the latest gadgets or fashions, through blogs, Facebook posts and Twitter updates.

Traditional media, of course, are exempt from the rules – many newspapers, magazines and broadcasters accept freebies for their reviewers.  Traditional media also appears to have it’s head so far up the ass of Democratic PIP’s (persons in power) that they can’t see daylight, which would explain why they don’t need to play by the rules the PIP’s want us commoners to play by.

I get really tired of petty bureaucrats shitting out reams of rules and regulations which accomplish nothing, cost taxpayers time and money,  have no practical method of enforcement, and are unconstitutional to boot.And then they have the gall to say they are to protect the people.  Thanks, but no thanks.  Keep the change.

So, who died and made them God, anyway?

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