Return of the Conservatives

Abortion practitioner admits "Yes i am" killing unborn children during abortions

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:20:51 PST

The late-term abortion practitioner at the new abortion center in Dallas has admitted in a shocking interview that he kills unborn children during abortions. Curtis Boyd is one of the few abortion practitioners to admit what he is doing, but he has no qualms with his job.

Boyd opened the first abortion center in Dallas in 1973 after the Supreme Court handed down the roe v. Wade decision allowing virtually unlimited abortions.

In an interview with WFAA yesterday after news surfaced that he re-opened his late-term abortion center, Southwestern Women's Surgery Center, in the huge metro area last week after more than a year following the closure of the Aaron's abortion facility, he makes a startling admission.

"Am I killing?" Boyd said. "Yes, I am. I know that."

LifeNews

The Fort Hood terrorist attack and Obambi's "shout-out"

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:20:10 PST

What he did by taking exactly 122 seconds to mention what happened on Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas should remain in the forefront until he leaves office on 20 January 2013. Can you begin to imagine what it had been like if previous Presidents had given a "shout-out" to someone before discussing major events? Can you picture President Ronald Reagan recognizing one of his former Hollywood pals before discussing the 23 October 1983 barracks bombing in Beirut, or when the Challenger exploded on 28 January 1986? What if President William Jefferson Blythe Clinton had pursed his lip and on 19 April 1995 took time out to recognize some friends from Little Rock in the audience before addressing the nation about the bombing in Oklahoma City? What if on the morning of 9/11 President George W. Bush offered his sympathies to the Texas Rangers for their 7-1 loss against the Oakland A's before addressing the deaths of 3000 American's? What if FDR had done this on 7 December 1941, or Johnson on 22 November 1963, and so on, and so on. If any of these President's had done anything remotely similar they would have been castigated around the world, but not Obambi. It's repulsive and disgusting.

Rather than apologize for America around the globe, he should apologize to the citizens of the republic which he represents.

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Gateway Pundit
Moonbattery

Gay marriage rejected in Maine

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:56:25 PST

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Stop the ACLU
Big Government
Ace of Spades HQ
Michelle Malkin

Elementary epidemic: Eleven more uncovered videos show kids in government schools performing praises to Obama

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:53:50 PST

Big Hollywood has already posted a couple disturbing videos of young school children singing/speaking praises to President Obama, but when eleven more dropped in our email box it came as quite a shock. What seemed like an aberration now appears to be a troubling pattern.

Maybe “epidemic” is a better word.

Each one of the videos below is creepier than the last because the further down you go, the younger the children — brace yourself for kindergartners – except for the last and most disturbing video, which you have to see to believe.

Young captive minds, easily influenced, eager for direction, enlisted into a cult of personality focused on an individual who, other than being the first black president, has yet to accomplish anything of significance.

But Obama's skin color has nothing to do with this. Does anyone interested in retaining their merit badge for intellectual honesty really want to argue that Condi Rice or J.C. Watts would’ve spawned a dozen-and-counting tribute videos?

This is about brainwashing our children into Leftist identity politics. Sure, the schools can argue that they had some kind of parental permission — which, if true, is somehow even more disturbing — but who even considers doing something like this with young minds? That’s a rhetorical question.

There was some guesswork, but to the best of our ability the videos run from oldest to youngest, starting with high schoolers. We list the name of the school and the date the video was posted. From there, if it could be found (or a confident guess made), you'll find the schools' website, followed by the original title given to the video and any notes added by whoever uploaded to YouTube.

Reason # to homeschool.

Big Hollywood

Mission Pawsible: 4 Paws for Ability Veterans Service Dog Program

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:53:02 PST

To honor the many service men and women who are still suffering from the conflicts of war, 4 Paws for Ability will be making service/assistance dogs available to help them lead a more independent life.

A special fundraising effort is being launched to be able to place dogs free to selected disabled Veterans of the most recent wars on terror stemming from the tragic events of 9-11.

While other organizations are assisting veterans with brain injuries and loss of sight, 4 Paws has selected to assist Veterans with mobility problems or hearing loss resulting from combat injuries. The disability may be a loss of a limb, balance issues, spinal injury, deafness, or other.

The service dogs will be trained to meet each individual veteran's specific needs which could include:

* Balance work
* Stand and brace
* Helping to pull a manual wheelchair
* Turning lights on and off
* Opening household doors
* Pushing buttons to open automatic doors in public
* Retrieving dropped items
* Retrieving a phone in an emergency or other command items
* Retrieving items from shelves and counters
* Paying a cashier
* Carrying items in a backpack
* Hearing ear/Signal work
* Any other skill that can help the individual live a more independent life

graphic of veteran in wheelchair to illustrate 4 Paws for Ability's Veterans Mobility ProgramGraphic of woman in wheelchair at the top of a group of steps to describe 4 Paws for Ability's Veterans Mobility ProgramVeterans with a physical disability other than traumatic brain injury from combat who have served our country in the War on Terror resulting from the events of 9-11 are eligible for the program.

4 Paws will be working with Veteran's organizations, the Veteran's Administration and other organizations to ensure proper placement and will use a selection process to evaluate veterans in need.

Once a service dog has been fully trained, the veteran will spend 10 days in Xenia, Ohio. Over the 10 day period at the training facility individuals will work with and become accustomed to their service dog and the service dog will become certified at the final day of training.

Air Compassion for Veterans will provide round trip airfare free of charge for any financially stressed, wounded veteran. For more information on this program go to: www.aircompassionforveterans.org

Graphic of veteran in wheelchair with hands lifted to illustrate 4 Paws for Ability's Veterans Program Veterans who are interested in this new program through 4 Paws that meet the qualifications stated above can contact us at our website or email Karen at karen4paws@aol.com.

Please include contact information, a few sentences describing the parameters of your disability, your veteran status, and whether you are receiving treatment for your disability, if so, please include the facility where you are receiving treatment.

Attached is a pdf file of the 4 Paws Veterans Service Dog Program Application.

4 Paws for Ability

Experts say green "brainwashing" is scaring preschoolers

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:34:32 PDT

Parents have accused early childhood centres of "greenwashing" their children by burdening them with the responsibility of saving the world.

Tots as young as three have sent letters to Kevin Rudd about their passion for green living and asked companies to reduce their packaging.

Others are growing their own food, repairing toys and walking to preschool in an effort to reduce their toll on the environment.

But experts have called for caution in teaching children about climate change because of the potential for fear, anxiety, frustration, anger and despair at catastrophic events.

Mother Paula Driscoll, from Sydney, said environmental disaster was the new nuclear holocaust.

"Nuclear war and weapons were our big worry," she said.

"This generation, their great worry is green. It is drummed into them everywhere."

Schoolchildren raised running out of drinking water, rising sea levels and the extinction of polar bears in a survey on their views last year.

"Children of that age should not be thinking the world is coming to an end," Sydney father-of-three Andrew Potter, 35, said.

"It is a form of propaganda."

Reason # to homeschool.

Daily Telegraph

Two members of the Religion of Perpetual Outrage charged by U.S. in plot to attack Danish paper

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:33:23 PDT

Two Chicago men have been arrested and charged with plotting to attack a Danish newspaper whose cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed -- including one with him wearing a bomb in a turban -- led to deadly protests by Muslims, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.

The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in September 2005 published the controversial cartoons of Mohammad, the founder of Islam, which were subsequently republished elsewhere and sparked protests that killed several dozen people.

U.S. authorities accused David Headley, 49 and a U.S. citizen, of hatching the plot in late 2008 to attack the paper and said he posted to an Internet discussion group that he felt "disposed toward violence" because of the published cartoons.

Dubbing the scheme the "Mickey Mouse Project," Headley traveled twice to Denmark this year where he visited two offices of the Danish newspaper -- in Copenhagen and Arhus -- taking video and posing as a potential advertiser on behalf of a Chicago business, First World Immigration Services.

That business is owned by Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48 and a Canadian citizen, who was arrested on October 18 at his home in Chicago on a charge of conspiracy for discussing potential targets with Headley and helping him make travel plans, the Justice Department said.

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Nun volunteering as abortion clinic escort in Illinois

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:46:56 PDT

A Dominican nun has been seen frequenting an abortion facility in Illinois recently - but not, as one might expect, to pray for an end to abortion or to counsel women seeking abortions, but to volunteer as a clinic escort.

Local pro-life activists say that they recognized the escort at the ACU Health Center as Sr. Donna Quinn, a nun outspokenly in favor of legalized abortion, after seeing her photo in a Chicago Tribune article.

I guess she missed out on that whole "Thou shalt not murder" portion of the Ten Commandments.

LifeSiteNews

Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:46:32 PDT

The White House Friday highlighted a new multi-million-dollar technology fund for Muslim nations, following a pledge made by President Barack Obama in his landmark speech to the Islamic world.

The White House said the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) had issued a call for proposals for the fund, which will provide financing of between 25 and 150 million dollars for selected projects and funds.

Anyone surprised? Allah fubar!

Breitbart

Return of the Conservatives - List of endorsements: Fall 2009 edition

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:53:39 PST

Dayton City Commissioner
David Esrati

Mayor (Dayton, Ohio)
Gary Leitzell

Kettering City Council
Ashley Webb

State Issues
Issue 1 -- Proposed Constitutional Amendment to authorize the state to issue bonds to provide compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts - State of Ohio
If the State of Ohio was operating on a budgetary surplus I could understand the argument of those in favor of the issue wishing to distribute approximately $200 million in state funds. However, according to Governor Ted Strickland and Budget Director J. Pari Sabety the state will have an estimated budget deficit of more than $7 billion in the upcoming 2010 - 2011 operating budget. With this in mind, taxpayers would willingly be adding 2.8571428572% to the deficit. Further, Ohio Budget Director J. Pari Sabety writes that the total debt including interest to Ohioans would be $293.9 Million.

I contend that it is the obligation of the federal government and not the individual states to support veterans. The only exception for this would be veterans of the National Guard as opposed to members of the active duty and reserve. I also find the picking and choosing of which wars and/or conflicts are included to be biased as well. What about those who served in Iran (Operation Eagle Claw); Lebanon (Multinational Force in Lebanon); Libya (Gulf of Sidra incidents/Operation El Dorado Canyon); Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury); Persian Gulf (Operation Earnest Will); Panama (Operation Just Cause); Somalia (Operation Gothic Serpent/Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa); Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Deliberate Force); Kosovo (Operation Noble Anvil); Philippines (Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines); and Sahara/Sahel region of Africa (Operation Enduring Freedom - Trans Sahara) -- not to mention advisers who served in Central America in the 1980s. Why is the Ohio General Assembly purposefully excluding these veterans?

I am voting no on Issue 1.

Issue 3 -- Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Amend the Constitution to Allow for One Casino Each In Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo and Distribute to All Ohio Counties A Tax on the Casinos -- State of Ohio
I have seen the moral decay that casinos have caused across this country. Despite what the talking heads and supposed experts say I have seen with my own eyes these facilities bring about increased poverty and crime. The majority of those who choose to visit will be the same ones who spend their last dollar on a lottery ticket rather than to purchase food for their family.

It rails against my beliefs, and as such I will gladly be voting no on Issue 3.

Local Issues
Montgomery County Five Rivers Metro Parks Levy
I'll be voting yes, partly because of it replacing the existing levy of 1.8 mills, but because of the work they do with respect to conservation.

Dayton Metro Library levy
I'll be voting no because it increases taxes. If it was just replacing the current levy of 1.25 mills I would consider it, but because it includes an increase of 0.5 mill I will happily vote against this.

Seven lies by Obama in under two minutes

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:32:46 PDT

H/T: Atlas Shrugs

Ohio joins states declaring gun independence

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:32:20 PDT

Ohio has joined with several other states, including Montana and Tennessee, in asserting independence from federal gun laws with the introduction of House Bill 315. This bill, sponsored by Representatives Morgan and Martin, would make all guns manufactured wholly within the state of Ohio exempt from federal gun regulations provided sales are within state boundaries.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives has claimed that they have the authority through the right to regulate interstate commerce because even exclusive intrastate sales of guns have an effect on gun sales nationwide.

With two states already having passed similar bills, and many more being considered, this will not be an issue that can be ignored much longer and will likely head for the courts as the issue of states rights vs federal authority are ironed out.

Cleveland Gun Rights Examiner

Boycott of California government schools in the making

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:29:00 PDT

SaveCalifornia.com has launched a new drive to protest a pro-homosexual bill recently signed into law.

Randy Thomasson, president of SaveCalifornia.com, tells OneNewsNow he is calling for a boycott over a law designed to force students to honor a deceased homosexual activist.

"With Harvey Milk Gay Day now the law for California government schools, and a handful of sexual indoctrination laws already existing that are in effect throughout the entire school year, parents have to at least boycott Harvey Milk Day or days or week," Thomasson urges.

The boycott, he says, needs to be established by parents to protect their children, but also to drive home a point that they do not want their children indoctrinated with a pro-homosexual philosophy. Thomasson feels that taking students out of the government school system is the only way to accomplish this protection. He adds that parents also need to be aware of the quality of education their children are receiving in California.

Thomasson reports that "on the academic chart, California is among the lowest academically in the country. On the sexual indoctrination chart, California leads the pack with Massachusetts following."

Given these statistics, the West Coast pro-family, pro-child organization hopes that the boycott will convey the message that time in the classroom should not be used in a way that might risk losing average daily attendance funds. In addition, Thomasson believes California parents need to be concerned enough about the welfare of their children to begin homeschooling or sending them to private or religious schools.

Reason # to homeschool.

OneNewsNow

Obama to skip twenty year anniversary celebrations of fall of Communism

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:28:28 PDT

President Obama has reportedly informed the German government that he will not travel to Berlin on November 9 to participate in the 20th-anniversary celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is an unfortunate decision on multiple counts.

First, it is another slight to another European ally — one that is going all-out to celebrate the event. The invitation to Obama was extended personally by Chancellor Angela Merkel last June.

Second, it is a failure to correct the historical misstatement of his citizen-of-the-world address last year in Berlin, when he credited the fall of the wall to the "world standing as one" and failed even to mention the names of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.

Third, it is an embarrassment for the United States not to be represented at the highest level for the commemoration of an event of this magnitude. As Matt Welch writes in the November issue of Reason magazine, November 1989 was “the most liberating month of arguably the most liberating year in human history” — the end of the Soviet Union and communism in Europe and a 50-year Cold War that was a worldwide ideological battle. It was battle led by America.

Fourth, it is an opportunity for Obama to give a speech in which he does not apologize for his country but celebrates the triumph of freedom that has been the driving force of American history from its beginning through his own election.

No surprise. I'm sure he and his fellow comrades will be lighting candles and singing Joan Baez songs lamenting the anniversary and pining for the return of the Soviet Union.

Gateway Pundit
American Thinker

Government school indoctrinator gets three years in prison for raping student

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:26:16 PDT

A Greenon teacher who was charged with raping a student is headed to prison.

Michael Markeson, 28, was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday morning.

Markeson appeared in court earlier this month and pleaded guilty to sexual battery. He was a teacher at Indian Valley Middle School and Greenon High School.

He was arrested in June after investigators said he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old male student in his home.

Markeson resigned from his teaching position in August.

Reason # to homeschool.

WHIO-TV

CNN discovers the Taliban on YouTube

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:06:43 PDT

Jawa Report

Dayton Daily News endorses Rhine McLin for Dayton Mayor

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:04:40 PDT

Just the other day, I was wondering where Ted Kennedy's liquor shipments are now being delivered now that The Swimmer has assumed room temperature and is taking his eternal dirt nap south of Hades. I never knew that Ellen Belcher was such a big fan of Chivas Regal. How exactly does the DDN endorse McLin?

They say that she "isn't a natural spokesperson," "is not an initiator or a born leader," "more suited for service in the legislature," and "mostly unimpressive." Wow! What a ringing endorsement if ever there was one. DDN claims McLin "has shown excellent judgment" when she hired City Manager Jim Dinneen. Excellent judgement? In June 2005, Dinneen blamed Dayton's woes on the surrounding cities of Oakwood, West Carrollton, Kettering, Riverside, Moraine, Vandalia and Trotwood. Blaming others for your own misjudgement? Excellent? Maybe if Montgomery Burns is on the DDN's editorial staff.

After illustrating one failure after another about McLin, they turn to her opponent Gary Leitzell. They attempt to discredit him claiming "there is a disconnect between him and the real-world problems of a city hall" while ignoring the bizarre behavior and comments that have embodied McLin. While

Leitzell hasn't been heard wanting to "leverage the talentability" of Dayton's youth, his opponent has now been heard wanting to "icubate businesses" [22:20]. displaying her gastroenterological qualifications [24:15]. or offering such gems like this: "We're using the things like called technology. One of the things is like the radio is uhm like the photography cameras that we have at our intersections" [36:51]. The next time you want to know why Dayton Government Schools are in the state of decay it might be that she only meets with the Board of Education four times a year [46:17], and then can't remember their name "Dayton Board of a School Board of Education" [47:48].

In addition, while they point to Leitzell's job as a negative attribute to his goal of being mayor, they ignore the job that McLin once had. With one company after another leaving Dayton and the city on prolonged life support about to assume room temperature, her background as a licensed funeral director and embalmer for McLin Funeral Home will serve her well as Dayton's ~~Mortician-In-Chief~~ uhm Mayor, that is. Residents of Dayton should cast their vote for Gary Leitzell who is clearly the logical choice for Dayton. How much longer will Mahatma McLin parade around during her walks around downtown ignoring the burning city around her as she sighs "Fiddle-dee-dee, tomorrow is another day"?

Dayton Daily ~~democRAT~~ News

New report suggests over one billion abortions committed

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:03:31 PDT

In their new report entitled, "Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress", the the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute reports that over a billion abortions have been committed. The president and CEO of the Guttmacher Institute, Sharon Camp, is quoted saying "The gains we’ve seen are modest in relation to what we can achieve." The gains are modest? If one billion children murdered is a modest gain, exactly how many do they intend on killing? The genocide conducted by Sharon Camp and her ilk make Stalin, Mao, and Hitler pale by comparison.

LifeSiteNews

Homeschool group fundraiser at Chick-Fil-A in Washington Township

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:12:15 PDT

On October 19th from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM, the Reaching New Heights Homeschool Co-Op will have their fundraiser at the Chick-Fil-A at 1482 Miamisburg-Centerville Road. Dayton, OH 45459 [Map] (This is not the Chick-Fil-A located in the Dayton Mall). All receipts placed in the Reaching New Heights box throughout the day will count towards the fundraiser. As they do not automatically print receipts, please ask for a receipt to place into the box. Reaching New Heights Homeschool Co-Op will receive credit for any purchase made on October 19th as long as "Spirit Night" is mentioned at the time of purchase. This will include breakfast, lunch, dinner as well as catering orders that are placed on that day.

Financial donations will also be accepted that day if you wish to donate to the homeschool co-op. Reaching New Heights Homeschool Co-Op receives 20% of any Spirit Night purchase, so please come out to support this worthwhile cause. Thank you.

Why do government schools suck?

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:59:22 PDT

Steven Crowder illustrates reason # to homeschool.

Big Hollywood

Obama "disgusted" with Israel

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:58:43 PDT

U.S. officials in recent days expressed to the Palestinian Authority that President Obama's administration is "disgusted" with Israel, a top aide to PA President Mahmoud Abbas told WND in an interview.

Nimr Hamad said the White House was disgusted that Israel is refusing to halt all settlement activity as a precondition for re-starting talks with the PA over the creation of a Palestinian state. "Settlement activity" refers to Jewish construction in the West Bank and eastern sections of Jerusalem.

Hamad repeated that the term "disgusted" was used more than once in recent meetings with U.S. envoys to describe the administration's attitude toward Israel. Hamad did not name the U.S. envoys using the terminology.

World Net Daily
Atlas Shrugs

White House Communications Director Anita Dunn praises Chinese dictator Mao Tse-Tung

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:57:57 PDT

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Dayton Daily News backs the wrong candidate for Kettering City Council

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:36:16 PDT

DDN has endorsed Amy Schrimpf and Frank Spolrich for Kettering City Council. Both Schrimpf and Spolrich are Republicans, but have not received the endorsement of the Montgomery County Republican Party. That endorsement, which was the only one given to candidates for Kettering City Council, went to Ashley Webb during a caucus meeting the evening of 6 October 2009.

During that meeting four candidates spoke: Ashley Webb, Amy Schrimpf, Debbie Waker, and then Frank Spolrich. Amy Schrimpf said that she was endorsed by Mayor Don Patterson as well as Peggy Lehner, two people I would not want to have supporting my candidacy. When Patterson was looking for our support several years ago, he spoke to us at a meeting at MCL Cafeteria. There had been rumors that he was looking to have the city income tax increased and he was questioned about it. He looked us each in the eye and promised that he would not seek any such increase in the city income tax. We later learned that to be a lie as he had the increase pushed through so that we would have the same rate as Dayton. Recently HB176 was before the state legislature. This is an unconstitutional piece of legislation which grants special rights to those with gender identity issues and those of different "sexual orientation." Lehner became an embarassing slobbering mess [1:00:38 through 1:05:58] as she made one excuse after another for her support of the bill which has cost her dearly in the support of my fellow Republicans. I and the others in the caucus meeting discussed these two factors when discussing the possible endorsement of Schrimpf. The other factor we discussed with regard to Schrimpf was a postcard she sent that was postmarked 26 September 2009. On the back of the postcard it says how she is endorsed by Patterson and that his wife is the Honorary Chair of her campaign. She then explains that because I supported Patterson several years ago, that she would direct her volunteers to place a sign in my yeard during the weekend of 3/4 October, and would then remove it shortly after the election on 3 November. She then gives the recipient an opt-out procedure to call her cell phone if I wouldn't like the sign placed in my yard. This was the sole contact I had from her. I had not received a phone call or email from her--only this postcard. I found it quite presumptuous to say the least that I, and others, would automatically support her just because we made the mistake of supporting Patterson several years ago. I was quick to then contact her to express my displeasure whereupon she then dismissed any responsibility blaming it on Patterson. That's real leadership if there was ever an example. I can assure you that when this was brought up it was quite an eye opening development with the others at the meeting. The postcard along with her support of Patterson and Lehner doomed any chances she had.

In addition, a couple days after the caucus meeting a source who was on the selection committee informed me that the only reason Schrimpf currently holds her City Council seat is that Patterson wanted a female to take over Lehner's seat. His first and foremost qualification was not if they possessed the necessary qualities to serve on the city council but that they were the same gender as Lehner. I doubt that in their in-depth research DDN learned of any of this. Were they outsourcing this to Rick Sanchez of CNN? Who's next, Debbie Lieberman? Also, there hadn't been any plans by the party to endorse any of the candidates running for Kettering City Council, but that didn't deter Patterson. He contacted the Party and requested that a caucus meeting be held to endorse two candidates for Kettering City Council with the interpretation that it would be merely a rubber stamp process and his candidate, Schrimpf, would be anointed. He quickly learned that was not the case, as she was resoundingly rejected along with Spolrich and Waker.

After Schrimpf spoke, Debbie Waker spoke with the group. She listed two main reasons as to why we should endorse her. First that she was active with the Republican Party while in high school -- twenty years ago; and that she was instrumental in having the income tax levy passed. Later when the candidates had left us to deliberate and make our decision when her name was brought up, there was muffled laughter in the room. You're pitch to us to ask for our vote was to advise us you were the driving force in raising our taxes? And if that wasn't bad enough, your other main reason was what you did for the party two decades ago? Sorry. Try again.

Frank Spolrich spoke last going on about how four years ago he was overwhelmingly endorsed by the party. The problem with that statement is that it is patently false. Mr. Spolrich, in the eloquent words of Congressman Joe Wilson, "You lie!" I was there at the meeting at MCL Cafeteria where you were endorsed, along with Patterson. It was not overwhelmingly whatsoever. There were several rounds of voting in which there was one tie after another. Finally, after one more round, you won by one vote. That doesn't qualify as being overwhelmingly endorsed by the party in any way, shape, or form you wish. The only time in which I had any contact whatsoever from Spolrich proir to the evening of 6 October was the meeting at MCL Cafeteria. I wasn't alone in this regard. None of us there had received any contact from him other than the ten seconds he spent passing a pamphlet around before the meeting asking us to simply read his information.

Of the four candidates, only one took the time to call several times as well as to come to my home and speak with me about their candidacy and why they should have my vote: Ashley Webb. Several of us stood to not only give personal endorsements of him, but to enthusiastically recommend that we as a Party endorse him. In the end I believe that Webb received the overwhelming endorsement of the party receiving nearly 80% of the vote. Schrimpf received only three votes; Spolrich received one, and Waker didn't receive any at all.

You will be able to meet the candidates for Kettering School Board and Kettering City Council candidates courtesy of the the League of Women Voters. The Kettering School Board candidates event will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, and the Kettering City Council candidates event will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Both events will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 901 E. Stroop Road.

I am not only proud but honored to endorse Ashley Webb for Kettering City Council.

International military students again eligible to earn the Special Forces Tab

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:34:09 PDT

Officers and noncommissioned officers from foreign militaries will again be eligible to earn the coveted Special Forces Tab in a move by the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School to continue a long tradition of integrating allied partners into Green Beret training.

USASOC News Service

The difference between Obama and Jesus

noreply@blogger.com (darthdilbert) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:33:47 PDT

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