Say what you will about Britain’s Royal Family, but when talking about Prince Harry, remember to add the word class.
Overcome with emotion. Prince Harry was deeply moved after a U.S. Marine gave the dog tag of a fallen colleague to the royal on Sunday, Nov. 1, at Buckingham Palace.
From the “you can’t make this stuff up” dept.
“The United States Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has issued a warning about “male privilege” and is teaching ways to combat it.”
Feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
Old Trooper out.
Since I’m a man of few words (no laughing in the back of the room), I’m not going to speculate, too much about the events of yesterday. What I am going to do is chronicle a few observations, sprinkled with my own commentary.
First off; I would like to extend my condolences and gratitude to the families of the fallen Marines. I pray for the full recovery of the female Sailor, Marine, and Police Officer that were wounded. I thank the police for dispatching, with extreme prejudice, the scumbag who perpetrated his cowardly acts.
Second; Whether you agree, or not, with our military personnel in garrison not being armed, it is a good discussion to have, and very prudent based on historical events. I have been in favor of our people packing in garrison. I think that even Ronnie Milsap can see that recent attacks are forcing us to change our SOP. I don’t think it violates posse come at us, since we aren’t talking about armed troops patrolling the streets, but being armed inside military facilities. People have pointed to an order put out by GHW Bush in 1992 as the reason we can’t have armed troops. Like leftists, they only concentrate on the first part of the directive and not the rest of it. He says “unless it is reasonable to expect attacks against personnel or assets”. I would think that has been qualified since 9/11/2001. I believe we all have a right to defend ourselves and return fire.
Third up; Whether it was coordinated or a “lone wolf”. It doesn’t matter. ISIS had put out the call to take out targets in the US, specifically military targets including personnel. Hasan, Bledsoe, etc., have all answered the call of “global jihad”. Just like chuckleheads in the race baiting dept. had put out calls for their buddies to attack police officers here, after the recent protests and riots in a few cities, it doesn’t take specific instructions on specific targets in order to connect the dots (well, it does seem to take that for some in the gummint). The FBI Director just said a week ago that they can’t stop everything, especially in a world of instant communications. I’m glad he told the truth and was realistic about it. Too bad no one took his message to heart.
Fourth; Several of us here have been pounding the desk, warning of these types of attacks for many years. Soft targets, like the recruiting stations, are terrifyingly easy to hit and cause a lot of damage. We mentioned this exact scenario several years ago i.e. “lone wolf” with an “assault rifle” going into a bar/grill/mall/etc. and shooting the place up, especially the target rich “gun free zones” that the bleeding hearts are so proud of. Sorry, but the only bleeding being done is by the victims of those “gun free zones”.
Fifth; I hate the morons that instantly politicize these types of events. Some idiot got on twitter within 5 minutes of this tragedy and starting bleeting about gun control. Really? You flippin’ idiot; knock that crap off.
Sixth (and last); While everyone is twisted up about the little stuff, like flags and feelings, our enemies are watching and planning. They want us distracted. They want us looking at the BS while they get into position. Yes, orders went out. Yes, those orders were carried out. The real question is; now what? What are we going to do to minimize (I say that, because you can’t stop it all) the threat?
Old Trooper out.
While this particular result doesn’t happen that often, the initial criminal plan happens all the time. From Breitbart.
Let’s look at this closer: 2 teens under 18 and 2 adults over 18, but barely, coupled with guns and plans to rob a drug dealer; what could possibly go wrong?
Yeah, mom gets on tv wailing like no body’s business about her baby girl, etc. Massive coverage from the media, but no one is asking the question that needs to be asked; why wasn’t mommy a little more involved in her daughter’s life from the get go? Granted, sometimes even the best parenting won’t change who your kids hang with and the decisions they make, however, it doesn’t seem that way in this case. I know, we always get the “insert name was a good kid and was never in trouble, or just turning their life around, etc.” If you have ever watched the tv show “The first 48”, then you will notice that many of the deaths involve “father of 3” who was gunned down in a drug deal gone bad. Yeah, no one deserves to die, but if it’s important to point out that “insert name” left behind X amount of kids; then shouldn’t it be just as important to point out that by being a drug dealer with X amount of kids, it might be better to find a different line of work to support your kids?
Old Trooper out
https://twitter.com/chipwoods/status/418108392373116928/photo/1
This is our future, folks. I know, I’ve heard all the lines about liberty, Molon Labe, etc., but when it comes down to it; American gun owners will get in line to give away their liberty and rights to the state just like everyone else. How do I know this? I watch it unfold just like you do. Yeah, I know about the 2 recalled legislators in Colorado. Did it change the balance of power in the state legislature? Did it get the gun laws any closer to being repealed? That would be no to both. Same with New york. We heard all sorts of whining and complaining, people holding meetings with their lawmakers, etc. Did it get the new laws in New York repealed? Is there any action being taken, with a chance of getting it repealed? That would be no, again.
Are the people of New York, Colorado, and Connecticut any safer? Doubtful. Have people lost more liberty? That would be yes. It will continue to happen all over the country, because after all the talk and all the posturing, you will get in line like a good little subject.
Read the words of those standing in line in Connecticut what they think. Of course, they’re still standing in line while whining. What stood out to me were the words of the person tasked with overseeing this registration, when he said people were waiting to see if there were going to be changes made and when there weren’t, they were rushing to get the registration done before the deadline. Really? You’re waiting? For what; the good gun law Fairy to magically wave the wand and sprinkle common sense dust on those that pushed for this? The gun owners are just as much to blame for this as those that made this happen, because the time to fight is NOT after it becomes law, but rather well beforehand and, I dare say, when you are electing these chuckleheads to begin with. If you’re going to be a low information, or one issue, voter, then you deserve what you get.
Old Trooper out.
Ok, some thoughts from me on this.
While the argument is that there are limitations on the Constitution, that the gun grabbers use as their “moderate, rational argument”, it is anything but rational, nor is it intellectual. The premise that there are limitations on freedom of speech, because you can’t yell “fire” in a crowded theater, is flawed from the beginning. The reason it is flawed, is because there are two different things affected by that premise. One is yelling “fire”. I can stand in the middle of the street and yell “fire” without incurring the wrath of law enforcement. Doing so in a crowded building invokes safety as the crime that I would be charged with, not speech. I would be charged with inciting a riot, because I am using words to gain a reaction, just as if I were to tell someone to kill my neighbor. If they did, I wouldn’t be charged with a violation on the limitations of free speech, but rather with conspiracy to commit murder. Same with the other Amendments.
What people are forgetting is that you are infringing on my 2nd Amendment rights, since my exercising of it in no way infringes on the rights of anyone else. To Keep and Bear Arms in no way, shape, or form infringes on the rights of anyone else, period. If I use one of those arms to commit a crime, then it really doesn’t have anything to do with the 2nd Amendment, since I would be infringing on the rights of someone else and that is the crime for which I would be in trouble, not keeping and bearing.
Many things have changed, over the years, that people associate with Memorial Day. The media seem to have blurred the differences between Memorial Day and Veterans Day that Veterans take note of. Retailers look at Memorial Day as a time to run sales, adult beverage retailers run ads for people to get their favorite beverage to go with their weekend bbq and grocery stores run sales and specials on all you need for that weekend bbq and others look at it as a paid day off of work. I don’t blame the average citizen for not knowing the true meaning of Memorial Day, because they have been inundated with the benefits of the sacrifice of those that have fallen, so they can have that sale, so they can have that bbq, so they can have that day off of work.
To me, it has always meant what it was designed for, since I was a little kid. Maybe that’s because I was born on a military base in Germany and have had so many in my family that have served during war time, including myself? I don’t know, but it has been something inside of me for as long as I can remember. I look on the day with solemnity. When I go to the cemeteries, today, to place flags at the headstones of those that have served, I sort of lose awareness of everything else, except for why I’m there and what I am doing. It is a serene time that I cherish every year that I do this with my brothers and sisters from my Post. It doesn’t matter, to me, if they fell during battle, or passed away after a long life; they served and that is why I am there. Just like Rolling Thunder being in DC this weekend. A friend of mine does the ride from Minnesota every year, rain or shine, cold or hot. Why? For the same reasons that everyone else involved does, to honor and remember those that have gone before. That is what Memorial Day is all about. Whether a person quietly honors a personal friend or acquaintance or takes part in a public memorial, that is what is important. If you want to take part in a public memorial service, I encourage everyone to look up local activities, or check with your local VSO to see if they have something going on that you could help with, like placing flags at grave sites, or other activities. We have all Summer to have beer and bbq, let’s give this one day to those it was created for.
Old Trooper out