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Kevin Passed-away August 15, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:07:00 +0000

Dear Friends of Kevin,

I regret to report that Kevin passed away on August 15, 2010. I thank you for your kinds words and support and I'm sure that Kevin would like thank all of you, even the ones he didn't agree with, for sharin your opinions and for listening to his.

Sincerely,

Joe

The Delcaration of Independence

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:35:00 +0000

"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."

I'd Sooner Buy Defying Gravity...

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:29:00 +0000

Temporary Change

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:54:00 +0000

Comments will be restricted and moderated for bit while I up grade. The Asian spammers are getting too fucking annoying. I wish their governments would cut them off from the net.

Memorial Day... We Remember

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Mon, 31 May 2010 04:01:00 +0000

We are all here today because of the soldiers who went where no one should have had to go. "Thank you" is a small quiet word and seems inadequate; but we offer it humbly and honestly. We promise to do everything we can to protect the blessings you've secured for us. Rest in peace now, and let us keep watch over you.

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Cartoons & Prophets

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Thu, 20 May 2010 04:01:00 +0000

Get out your crayons! Today is "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!"

Let Me Make This Clear As A Bell...

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:14:00 +0000

To my family, friends, physicians, lawyer & others whom it may concern:

Death is as much a reality as birth, growth, maturity, and old age. Death is the one certainty of life. If the time comes when I can no longer take part in decisions for my own future, let this statement stand as an expression of my wishes and directions, while I am still of sound mind.

If at such a time the situation should arise in which there is no reasonable expectation of my recovery from extreme physical or mental disability, I direct that I be allowed to die and not be kept alive by medications, artificial means or "heroic measures." I do, however, ask that medication be mercifully administered to me to alleviate suffering even though this may shorten my remaining life.

This statement is made after careful consideration and is in accordance with my strong convictions and beliefs. I want the wishes and directions here expressed carried out to the extent permitted by law. Insofar as they are not legally enforceable, I hope that those to whom this will is addressed will regard themselves as morally bound by these provisions.

Kevin Palmer

This is merely a statement of my beliefs and wishes. It is not a legal document nor shall it replace or supersede the actual legal documents I have legally executed including a Living Will and a Health Care Power of Attorney.

UPDATE: Kate Has Been Found Safe & Sound, She's On Her Way Home!

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:59:00 +0000

If you are in the Greenville/Greer/Upstate South Carolina region please keep your eyes open for Kate! Missing English Bulldog

On 5/6/2010, at approximately 1:20pm, our dog Kate, our 1.5 year old English Bulldog was picked up by a gray van with writing on the windows. It happened at the intersection of Dillard Road and Gibb Shoals Road in Greer SC. Kate is a spayed female, is micro chipped and takes medication daily. If you have seen Our dog, please contact us at 864-469-7596 or briancdavidson@charter.net. This dog belongs to our family and is loved by all. Please find it in your heart to help us.

REWARD FOR RETURN
No Questions Asked.
CALL 864-469-7596 with any info.

And The Heads Start Rolling

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Sun, 09 May 2010 07:10:00 +0000

One incumbent down... Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT)...

Bennett was a distant third in the second round of voting among nearly 3,500 delegates, netting about 27 percent of the vote.

Wiping away tears, Bennett called the political atmosphere "toxic" and said it's, "Clear some of the votes I've cast have added to that toxic environment, looking back with one or two minor exceptions, I wouldn't cast any any differently, even if I knew it would cost me my career."

The three-term senator was targeted by Tea Party activists and other groups for supporting the first traunch of TARP, or Troubled Assets Relief Program.

Bennett, 76, is the first incumbent to lose his seat in Washington this year.

FYI: "toxic" is career politicalese for "sour grapes". Enjoy your retirement Bob. Like I've said, Republicans have as much to fear this year as Democrats.

All The Single Babies...

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:20:00 +0000

Sometimes you can tell sooner rather than later...

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:15:00 +0000

Remember November as Americans join together to send a message to Washington that we stand ready to make our voices heard this November.

YES WE WILL!

When Rights Collide

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:54:00 +0000

Identity politics again grinds to an illogical halt. Leftist brains freeze up as they get caught in a circular loop.

Bisexual men sue gay group, claim bias

Happy 62nd Birthday Israel!

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:01:00 +0000

Excuse Me? What Did You Say Achmed?

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:39:00 +0000

Excerpt: Sweden - Muslim community fears violence after attack on elderly couple.

An elderly couple was attacked last Monday when trying to park their car in the Swedish town of Landskrona.

The couple were trying to park, but another car was in their way. They honked and parked. But the young man (23) in the other car rolled down his window and asked why they honked. An altercation started. The young man became so upset, he threw the car door on the 71 year old man, Sven, who fell down. The young man then started beating the 71 year old.

The older man's 78 year old wife, Inger, tried to intervene, but was punched in the face and fainted.

The younger man fled in his car. The elderly couple were brought to the hospital. The 71 year was in shock and had injuries to his face and back. The 78 year old was brought to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. She died of her injuries Wednesday.

I'm sorry? I don't think I heard that correctly? THEY fear violence? Can someone name me the last attack on an elderly Muslim couple parking their car? What about a Muslim cartoonist having his home invaded by an angry Christian or Jew wielding an axe because he was upset at a political cartoon? When was the last Muslim filmmaker stabbed to death in the street for making a movie critical of the Amish or Lutherans? Muslims constantly wail about their fear of backlash (over their OWN ACTS mind you) yet seem to be the only ones actually perpetrating the sort of violence they claim they're afraid of experiencing. Assholes.

Easter!

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:01:00 +0000

Christ the Lord is Risen Today! Hallelujah!

Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
Death is strong, but Life is stronger;
Stronger than the dark, the light;
Stronger than the wrong, the right...
~ Phillips Brooks, "An Easter Carol"

Amen and Amen!

Holy Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:01:00 +0000

The Day Between is significant because it exists...

"Not its number in the series, but its place, bears its significance as that day between the days which speaks solely neither of the cross nor of the resurrection, but simultaneously remembers the one and awaits the other, and guarantees that neither will be heard, or thought about, or lived, without the other." ~ Alan E. Lewis

Good Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:01:00 +0000

But God commendeth His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ~ Romans 5:8

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
~ It Is Well With My Soul by Horatio G. Spafford

Misguided Sense Of Loyalty?

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:10:00 +0000

After Rising to Fame on McCain's Coattails, Palin Tries to Save His Political Life

Two years ago, John McCain transformed Sarah Palin overnight from an obscure first-term Alaska governor into a national celebrity when he picked her as his vice presidential running mate.
Now Palin is repaying the favor, putting her prestige on the line in an effort to help the four-term Arizona senator overcome his toughest re-election challenge ever.

The two will campaign together Friday for the first time since they lost the presidential race in 2008.

Unfortunately she probably will be able to help McCain't get back to the Senate. Sarah, Sarah, Sarah... wrong, wrong, wrong... I don't care if he's acting like a new pentecostal convert to conservatism post health care reform. McCain (of campaign finance reform, amnesty, and the Gang of 14) needs to go, go, go...

In Peace or In Sorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:04:00 +0000

"It Is Well with My Soul" is a very influential hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss.

This hymn was written after several traumatic events in Spafford's life. The first was the death of his only son in 1871, shortly followed by the great Chicago Fire which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer). Then in 1873, he had planned to travel to Europe with his family on the S.S. Ville du Havre, but sent the family ahead while he was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire. While crossing the Atlantic, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sailing ship, the Loch Earn, and all four of Spafford's daughters died. His wife Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone." Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to meet his grieving wife, he was inspired to write these words as his ship passed near where his daughters had died.

Bliss called his tune Ville du Havre, from the name of the stricken vessel.

The Spaffords later had three more children, one of whom (a son) died in infancy. In 1881 the Spaffords, including baby Bertha and newborn Grace, set sail for Israel. The Spaffords moved to Jerusalem and helped found a group called the American Colony; its mission was to serve the poor. The colony later became the subject of the Nobel prize winning Jerusalem, by Swedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf.

Barry: You might want to screen your people props a little better...

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:15:00 +0000

First, I offer my prayers for a complete and full recovery for Natoma Canfield. But it would be remiss not to mention (as the President opted not too) that she is in the hospital getting the treatment she needs and is all but certain to get financial assistance through the hospital or charity group and/or Medicaid. And the Cleveland Clinic is not going to force her to pay or die, nor choose between her home or medical treatment.

Natoma Canfield, the cancer-stricken woman who has become a centerpiece of President Obama's push for health care reform, will not lose her home over her medical bills and will probably qualify for financial aid, a top official at the Cleveland medical center treating her told FoxNews.com. [note: I made a quick search of the other major news outlets and it doesn't appear any of them are eager to knock off Obama's halo on this story ~ Kevin]

Though Canfield's sister Connie Anderson said her sibling is afraid she’ll lose her house and Obama warned at an Ohio rally Monday that the patient is “racked with worry” about the cost of tests and treatment, she is already being screened for financial help.

Lyman Sornberger, executive director of patient financial services at the Cleveland Clinic, said “all indications” at the outset are that she will be considered for assistance.

“She may be eligible for state Medicaid … and/or she will be eligible for charity (care) of some form or type. … In my personal opinion, she will be eligible for something,” he said, adding that Canfield should not be worried about losing her home.

“Cleveland Clinic will not put a lien on her home,” he said. [note: Cleveland Clinic is a NOT for profit hospital, but no hospital will turn you away for inability to pay in an emergency situation and in a case like Natoma's every hospital will work with you to find financial aid or charity or get you on medicade. ~ Kevin]

Mr. President, you might want to ask your staff (such as it is) to screen these people a little better before you stir the pot at these rallies. I know, I know the only thing that matters is that the story sounds good. Alright then... go for it.

via Ace of Spades HQ

Acknowledging The Truth

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:30:00 +0000

Conservatism and capitalism are both ideas that have worked amazingly well for one reason: they do not pretend that human nature is something it is not. Leftism of any stripe fails miserably and catastrophically because they routinely pretend that human nature can be changed and perfected.

God help us from their ministrations, as the moldering bodies of the millions upon millions they have destroyed with their perfectionist techniques.

via Dr. Sanity

Iwo Jima: 65th Anniversary

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:41:00 +0000

Missed this on Friday and shame on me for letting the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima slip past. The month long battle saw some of the worst fighting of WWII. The Japanese on the island were an intractable foe. Of the 22,786 Japanese soldiers entrenched on the island, 21,570 died fighting or by ritual suicide. For most Americans the battle is symbolized by the Joe Rosenthal photograph taken on February 23, 1945. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States on Mount Suribachi. We owe the Greatest Generation of Americans a debt to large to repay: today take a moment and remember the soldiers who died on small island and thank them for the liberty you enjoy every day.

WNC Iwo Jima Veteran Wants Youths To Understand The True Meaning Of Casualties Of War

Edward Lannigan has a box full of medals that testify to his heroic service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including his presence at Iwo Jima, the bloodiest battle in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. The battle began 65 years ago this weekend.

In Lannigan's box are two Purple Hearts, a Silver Medal, two presidential citations and other awards attached to fading ribbons, small but poignant recognition of the bravery of a young man — a boy, really — who would return home from war with shrapnel in his skull and only one functional arm and hand.

But the medals are not on display. They live inside the box in a dark corner of the bottom drawer of the desk in his study.

There are many veterans who proudly showcase their war-related decorations. Lannigan is not one of them.

Mahmoud the Not So Mysterious

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:43:00 +0000

On Fox News Sunday, Obama's National Security Adviser, General Jim Jones said that the reasons for Iran's refusal to accept the really great offer on the table from the IAEA and prove it wants nuclear technology for peaceful purposes only is "mysterious." Huh? It's about as "mysterious" as one of Charlie Sheen's female companions showing up to lunch with a black eye and chipped tooth.

via Mike McDaniel commenting at Kathleen's blog

The "Chocolate City" Has A Marshmallow On Top

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:17:00 +0000

New Orleans elects first white mayor in over 30 years

Landrieu, who lost to Nagin in a runoff four years ago, was a welcome change for some voters who grew frustrated with the city’s current mayor. Little known outside New Orleans before Katrina, Nagin became a central, and sometimes controversial figure, in the city’s struggle to recover. Though he won re-election as he courted black voters in the 2006 campaign. Nagin notoriously pledged after the hurricane that New Orleans would be a “chocolate city” again, offending many whites.

Polls showed his popularity fell sharply in the years after the storm.

Beggars Can't Be Prosecutors

noreply@blogger.com (Kephin) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:04:00 +0000

10 Americans in Haiti Charged With Child Kidnapping

A Haitian attorney says 10 Americans detained in Haiti for trying to take 33 children out of the country after the Jan. 12 earthquake have been charged with child kidnapping.

Edwin Coq says the Americans also are charged with criminal association. The 10 appeared in court Thursday and were whisked away to a jail in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.

Coq attended the session and has represented the group here.

Oh my. It seems we've misplaced some of those foreign aid checks with all the zeros on them. Perhaps some more reasonable charges would help us find them...