tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269494992012-01-26T13:17:47.364-08:00Patriot BlogPatriotnoreply@blogger.comBlogger981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-4945741442315037022008-11-28T08:36:00.001-08:002008-11-28T08:36:36.227-08:00

Today was like every day of my life; there was something about it that I observe, feel and know through my experience every single day. And my life is no different to yours if you're reading this. Chances are that you're reading this because you're a caring person. You care about people, our planet, and yourself, for instance. And you see the same thing I do each day. It's part of life,

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-10028681034731054802008-06-10T06:01:00.000-07:002010-06-24T14:08:00.949-07:00

Waving American FlagAmerican Flag and Statue of Liberty Italian CharmAmerican Flag Black Laser CharmAmerican Flag Heart Italian Charm1 American Flag Italian CharmAmerica Italian CharmClassic American FlagAmerican Flag StateAmerican Flag with Yellow RibbonMore patriotic Fourth of July Italian Charms at ItalianCharmsMarket.com

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-45090121502535057862007-05-07T13:54:00.000-07:002007-05-07T13:58:53.115-07:00

Have you ever wondered what companies send you when they claim you can erase bad credit overnight? How about those ads that say you can get any major credit card without a deposit or a credit check? Ads abound almost everywhere these days (online and off) selling books, systems and secrets to help you fix your credit. Many of these programs have claims, which read like the covers of supermarket

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-49339707591699745652007-05-04T13:59:00.000-07:002007-05-07T14:00:41.005-07:00

Job growth will probably rebound from April's meager gain, but not by much. Employment will track the economy's tepid growth rate.April's ho-hum job figures reflect an economy in low gear as well as attempts by companies to preserve profit margins by limiting new hiring. But the less-than-expected gain of 88,000 jobs -- the lowest monthly tally in about two and a half years -- doesn't mean the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-15748689890722183072007-04-17T13:20:00.000-07:002010-06-24T13:31:24.222-07:00

I think that if you are emigrant, tourist, hard truck driver or student, you often need to call to your family and friends. And what will you do if your home located on other continent and you have no enough money to call from hotel? Yes, right way is internet! This article will help you to find ease way to make domestic and international calls at lowest rates.So, you use search engine and find

Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-47802235698397538852007-04-12T20:17:00.000-07:002007-04-12T20:22:21.284-07:00

The Monterrey Consensus, in addition to framing commitments for increased ODA, “codified” the call for development effectiveness. This call was reinforced in July 2002, when donors to the Bank’s International Development Association (IDA)—the world’s primary source of confessional (near-zero-interest) finance for development in the low-income countries—made replenishment contingent on the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-73521691331898027482007-04-11T20:23:00.000-07:002007-04-12T20:23:48.072-07:00

Civil society has grown exponentially over the past decades and today is recognized as an important development actor throughout the world; monitoring public policies, providing technical expertise, and partnering with governments to provide community services.The Bank has greatly increased its cooperation with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) over the past 20 years, and today it is estimated

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-77487015622105656612007-04-11T18:32:00.001-07:002007-04-11T18:32:36.614-07:00

I was pleasantly surprised by the movie Kinsey. I had expected a hagiography, but instead found a remarkable, relatively balanced portrait of the famed sex researcher, a movie which lends itself well to good conversation. And, I believe, an important movie for gay men and lesbians.WARNING--this post contains spoilers, so if you have not seen the movie and don't want to know how it turns out,

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-5623408074111051592007-04-09T02:08:00.000-07:002007-04-13T02:09:03.508-07:00

Do you cringe every time you pull up to the pumps to fuel up your car? I know that I do, and it seems like the gas prices just keep rising and rising. You may think that there isn't anything that you can do to curb those prices, but in fact there are ways for you to effectively shave money off of your gas bill by adding efficiency to the way that you burn it. Here are the top ways that you can

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-40776230630021285192007-03-30T02:25:00.000-07:002007-04-13T02:26:37.911-07:00

Humor can come from anywhere. We have tried to gather humor from US legal system this time. Here are some of the few fun facts about US legal system. Hope you will love it.Only one case out of seven burglaries is solved in US.Thirteen percent of all US citizens have passed at least one night in jail.The shoplifting ratio of women is higher than men.Most of the cases in the US courts are

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-68633942220151559032007-03-21T02:09:00.000-07:002007-04-13T02:18:42.700-07:00

The giant retailer store Wal-Mart has a history of over forty years of successful business. Its first store opened in 1962 in Arkansas and in 1979 it already switches to a computerized inventory system that tracked individual items. This innovation was a success at that time, when such technologies were not widely implemented. They were beginners in this sphere, putting a lot of money into

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-14305161052213792932007-03-10T02:29:00.000-08:002007-04-13T02:30:13.549-07:00

Fortunately, today we are blessed with improvements in transportation and communications that were simply impossible in the past. However, along the way some of the very forces that have made all of this possible have sometimes led to a level of homogeneity in which quality is sometimes secondary to the facilitation of manufacturing and distribution at the most competitive cost. This is at once a

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-76299085194885653962007-02-20T03:36:00.000-08:002007-04-20T03:39:19.545-07:00

Since the Bank of England was given independence in 1997 UK inflation has been close to the government’s target of 2% +/-1. This is a remarkable improvement for the UK economy. Previously the UK economy suffered from consistently high inflation. Eg in 1979 inflation reached 25%. In 1992 inflation reached 11%. Reasons for low inflation are a matter of debate. The chancellor Gordon Brown likes to

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-71427187995971364352007-02-02T02:47:00.000-08:002007-04-13T03:01:16.290-07:00

Canada phone cards UK phone cardsThere has always been a continuous trend of people migrating from rural dwellings to urban areas in search of an earning more money, a better education or maybe due to environmental degradation in rural areas. Even, political conflicts, wars, and income disparities among and within regions may also be a motivating factor which results in migration whether

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-29761736533816292152007-01-24T02:33:00.000-08:002007-04-13T02:46:32.609-07:00

Motives for Chinese population to immigrate to United States have been same as for most other immigrants. Many immigrants shifted to United States to for the gold rush, while others came to seek better economic opportunities. Many others were forced to leave China as either refugees or contract workers.Chinese immigration began decades ago and was divided into three periods: 1849-1882, 1882-1965,

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-3975367977118051312006-12-14T03:45:00.000-08:002007-04-20T03:57:06.725-07:00

Turkey’s candidature for the European Union is maybe the most controversial and consequently well-analyzed of any in the history of the organization. The topics of the debate are familiar: human rights abuses, overly uppermost military, and the impact of Islam on the one hand, contrary to strategic partner, valid candidate, and the advantages of including a Muslim democracy on the other. The

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-53739821928448899992006-12-02T03:57:00.000-08:002007-04-20T03:59:16.137-07:00

How many times have you seen negative headlines? They are the mantra we hear from the media virtually everyday. "High gas prices are expected to spark inflation and could drive this economy to a halt." "Consumers are doubting economic future." "The sky is falling." That last one was actually from Chicken Little, or Al Gore on the environment, or something like that. Any way, the news isn't good,

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-52876596044464980152006-05-24T03:28:00.000-07:002007-04-20T03:29:48.955-07:00

So you thought the fuel in the white container attached to your barbecue grill is some cheap fuel? You were wrong! Propane is a versatile fuel and it does not come cheap. Today there is a rising demand for propane across many sectors, such as residential and commercial, petrochemicals, farming, transportation, and several other industries.Propane is extracted from natural gas or refinery gas

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1145979707996092802005-02-08T14:16:00.000-08:002006-04-25T08:41:47.996-07:00

Check out this doozie of a story on the hostility raised toward conservatives in a college graduate-level classroom in (you guessed it) Massachusetts. Now I thought it was supposed to be conservatives that squelched free expression and exchange of ideas? I thought it was supposed to be conservatives that acted like the Gestapo?Care to guess the topic generating all the hypocrisy by the liberals

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146608703569851702005-02-08T08:55:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:25:03.576-07:00

I just came upon this awesome story. The blogger is a US Army journalist who just got back from serving in Iraq. He wrote the story of a young Iraqi boy who came to America in the 1990s, then decides he has to give something back and signs up to go to war in his former homeland. A must read.Born In Iraq, Raised In America -- InIraqFor365http://desert-smink.blogspot.com/2005/02/homeless-vet.html

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609203795933962005-02-07T22:36:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:17:32.478-07:00

A week ago today, my post on Barney Frank challenging a ludicrous claim by CNN's Eason Jordan helped generate a lot of attention for this blog. Most of the big conservative blogs Instapundit, Roger Simon, Hugh Hewitt, Little Green Footballs and others linked us. Well, now it's my turn to tip my hat to a number of great bloggers who have been doing a great job covering this story, including one

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609262379802452005-02-07T20:39:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:18:14.256-07:00

In a comment to my post on Chris Matthews keynoting the LCR convention, one critic wroteWell, this will be one Republican event where you will at least have a seat at the table. . . . Any other Republican events would exclude you from even cleaning the table.These words reminded me of the countless sweeping generalizations about Republican attitudes toward gays I hear (or read on the web) on an

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609295382521252005-02-07T19:07:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:34:55.383-07:00

Oh the horrible wails that must becoming from the Senate offices of Edward Kennedy....Bush shows highest ratings in a year - USA Today (via Polipundit)

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609415965528722005-02-07T18:38:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:36:55.966-07:00

Thanks to Ted (ChargingRhino) for reminding me about this profile on Bob Kabel in the Feb. 15 issue of the Advocate. I had actually planned to do a series of postings about the 2/15 Advocate. Best laid plans...as they say.From the Kabel profile.... here's a good exchange showing the automatic bias of the Advocate, contrasted with the real life experience of Kabel.Will other party chiefs work

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609448919426432005-02-07T13:50:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:18:38.577-07:00

In an opinion piece on a Virginia legislator's proposed "Family Bill of Rights," Stephen Baskerville, President of the American Coalition of Fathers and Children summarizes many of the social conservative arguments against gay marriage. Yet, this piece also includes a startling admission by Mike McManus, co-founder with his wife Harriet of Marriage Savers--bold added in text below for emphasis:.

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609507455823332005-02-07T11:36:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:38:27.456-07:00

Here's some more encouraging news from the brewing unrest in Iran.Let's transform the 26th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution into a show of its rejection -- Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI). The SMCCDI is encouraging all Iranians to take the following actions this week: At 9:00pm (Iran's local time) on Wednesday February 9, 2005, to massively gather in

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609534381154392005-02-07T11:26:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:38:54.383-07:00

One of my personal pet peeves following the November 2004 election is the rampant voter fraud that took place in Wisconsin, St. Louis (again), and Washington State. And I'm sure many other places.All across Iraq we saw a simple way to prevent voter fraud -- putting your finger on an inkpad and guaranteeing you say who you are with your fingerprint. Well if it is good enough for Baghdad and Basra,

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609576156434592005-02-06T19:31:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:39:36.156-07:00

GPW had a nice tribute today in honor of Ronald Reagan's birthday. I can't top it, so I won't try. I just would like to mark the occasion as well.Two fellow bloggers have nice tributes so I'd like to direct your attention their way.Red State Rant and Jackson's Junction.Now I'm watching my Eagles about to score the first touchdown of the Super Bowl (I hope). And who didn't cry during the fine

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609606207874692005-02-06T15:11:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:24:49.606-07:00

Today marks the 94th anniversary of the birth of the greatest President of my lifetime, Ronald Wilson Reagan.On his blog, reader Trey Jackson prepared a tasteful tribute to our Ron -- offering helpful links and photographs to remember this great man.I watched a video tribute to the Gipper last night and teared up when I saw a clip of Nancy paying homage to her beloved at the 1996 Republican

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609653523272462005-02-04T20:34:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:19:22.623-07:00

Even before I knew that my blog-league would be interviewing Patrick Guerriero, I had been considering attending the Log Cabin National Convention the first weekend in April. Given that we have been frequent critics of the organization, I thought that by going there, I would have the chance to meet current Log Cabin members, talk to them, hear their concerns, learn why they're involved while

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609685720461572005-02-04T19:27:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:19:43.318-07:00

Last night I saw the film "MOTORCYCLE DIARIES." I have to admit I hesitated seeing the flick because it celebrated the life of leftist icon Che Guevara, a man who, in his prime, was a brutal revolutionary, responsible for the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands. Yet, numerous friends and acquaintances touted the film and well, I was lured by the chance to see once again the fetching Gael García

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609720757817792005-02-04T18:39:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:42:00.760-07:00

I post this joke in honor of my childhood football team, The Philadelphia Eagles, who will be victorious on Sunday at The Super Bowl. Four football fans go rock climbing one afternoon, a Patriots fan, a Falcons fan, an Eagles fan, and a Steelers fan. They had been arguing all the way up the mountain about who among them was the most "die-hard" fan. Upon reaching the top of the mountain, the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609749251505782005-02-04T17:41:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:20:46.637-07:00

Hat tip to GP Reader Noah (for the article and the headline!)Judge strikes down New York's ban on gay marriage -- via Newsday.comOnce again, I fear a short-term victory.... a long-term setback. Even in Massachusetts this week there were stories that pro-gay marriage legislators are now backing away from their support.My prediction: A New York statewide voter referendum in 2005. Which will defeat

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609806881181072005-02-04T14:51:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:43:26.883-07:00

I'm starting to wonder if the Human Rights Campaign does not have the best interests of gay and lesbian Americans at heart. Instead, I think they have become a mirror of the Far Right -- now using a platform of "anti" and "evil" against the other side in order to raise money.Rich Tafel has a post on this very issue today.So here's the paradox for gay organizations. Though cooperation should be

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609835945948102005-02-04T07:29:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:43:55.946-07:00

Hat tip to Polipundit.In a former life, I had the great pleasure to meet with Bobby Jindal on two occasions. Both times he showed himself to be a savvy, intelligent, caring and hardworking public servant.I'm pleased to see he is not only a rising star with the House Republican caucus, but also was instrumental in spearheading the strong visual statement made by most Members of Congress during the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609878741025312005-02-04T07:08:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:20:22.060-07:00

Quick opening history lesson for those of you born, say after 1984 or so.... The Politburo (Political Bureau, called the Presidium in 1952-1966) of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the most powerful body in the USSR--an elite core of roughly a dozen members who set policy and in effect ran the country on a day-to-day basis.You can thank Ronald Reagan for the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609916561940282005-02-03T22:21:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:45:16.563-07:00

This story posted by Ali (FreeIraqi) is like the icing on the cake of a historic week in world history. The act of voting and the knowledge of millions behind them has empowered these Iraqi citizens to take back their streets.I won't be surprised to hear more stories like this in the coming days and weeks.I told PatriotPartner last night I would bet that al-Zarqawi would soon pull up stakes in

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146609998062539732005-02-03T21:38:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:46:38.063-07:00

Wow, you post one item of interest about last week's Log Cabin (Republicans) board meeting, and the tips come streaming out of the woodwork. Here's a hysterical gem from another source who is in the know about the LC(R) board: You should know that Chairman Bill "Stalin had a point" Brownson admonished the board for reading blogs in general and yours in particular. (GP note: *guffaw*)He even

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610026520210932005-02-03T20:58:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:20:36.475-07:00

... I am going to promote these collection of goodies from the "I Club My Seal" store. I personally think it is very funny and a refreshing change in our politically correct, over sensitive world.Of course, it doesn't hurt his cause that the guy who has the Club My Seal shop looks like this.

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610051962538692005-02-03T15:36:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:47:31.963-07:00

I wonder how the gay lefties would react to Congressman Kolbe becoming the US Trade Representative? I'm sure there would be a [COMMA] involved...Political battle likely if Kolbe gets trade post -- Sierra Vista Herald, Feb. 3. (hat tip - GP Reader Matthew)I'll be watching to see if, as I believe, President Bush picks people who are the best for the job. Not because if they are (or aren't) of a

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610111360337962005-02-03T11:26:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:48:31.363-07:00

A loyal reader from the great state of Texas sent me this awesome email this morning.... it was a "must post." So last night, I’m watching [the State of the Union] with some friends and, of course, Janet Norwood [mom of fallen Marine Byron Norwood] made me cry. Mostly because I work with her other son, Grant -- Byron’s brother. We work together on the same team and he sits one aisle over. He’s

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610152207476642005-02-03T11:10:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:49:12.206-07:00

Christian Grantham has more on the "restructuring" of the Human Rights Campaign following yesterday's news that Winnie Stachelberg was leaving as the HRC's head lobbyist.It is the second story down.... you have to get past the expected rant on gay marriage. *grin*

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610194566245212005-02-03T09:09:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:49:54.570-07:00

At some point last evening, it hit me. I think it has been creeping up on me for a while. But last night it hit me full square in the eyes and in my soul.On that terrible Tuesday morning as I watched planes fly into our national treasures, and later when I found out one of my best friends had perished on American Airlines Flight 77, I began a process of questioning. Some of it was personal: how

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610280299480252005-02-02T22:25:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:51:20.300-07:00

Do Democrats REALLY think that the Harry Reid/Nancy Pelosi show is a good way to counter the State of the Union?And I thought the Tom Daschle/Nancy Pelosi show last year was horrible. Reid is terrible on television.UPDATE: Looks like I've channeled Andrew Sullivan tonight. Heh.Oh.... Pelosi looks like she is going to come through the television and bite me on the neck. She scares me. Also looks

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610361736994112005-02-02T22:03:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:22:32.344-07:00

I think we are almost through the speech, President Bush is into his Social Security sales pitch. You can find better "liveblogs" on other sites like VodkaPundit, PatrickRuffini and Powerline.But I had to pop on here to make a comment about political discourse in our nation. I'm really disappointed in the way that the Democrats treated Bush when he got to the Social Security section. They

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610391517953572005-02-02T15:35:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:22:02.142-07:00

I'm just amazed at the people who send me information. The following news comes from a well-placed source with ties to the Log Cabin (Republicans) Board of Directors.Apparently, Log Cabin (R) has hired a very influential lobbying firm, Van Scoyoc Associates, to help repair the self-inflicted damage with Congressional and Administration Republicans. Here's the interesting part... the total budget

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610416118638502005-02-02T15:04:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:53:36.120-07:00

Christian Grantham reports that longtime Human Rights Campaign Political Director Winnie Stachelberg is leaving her job as chief lobbyist for the gay rights organization.Perhaps since Republicans now control Congress (and will for a long time), they would consider hiring a gay Republican to replace her. After all, HRC goes to great pains to claim they are "non-partisan."Yeh, I know....that was

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610445137991632005-02-02T11:24:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:15:56.759-07:00

Patriot is indisposed today... so he asked me to do a posting on the ridiculous press release that the Human Rights Campaign put out yesterday.GPW says "If you put your hearts and souls into defeating the president, his staff will certainly put this letter in the circular file." And millions of dollars, I might add (including LCR's ad money and George Soros money that went to HRC.)And another

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610504666132892005-02-02T10:15:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:21:50.580-07:00

I wasn't sure whether to laugh hysterically, shake my head in disbelief, or get red-faced angry when I read "Will Bush Bomb Iran Next?" by Jack Nichols. You will really steam when you read the closing paragraph -- full of hateful stereotypes about President Bush and the 62 million who supported him. Therefore, in spite of the fact that America’s treasury is suffering a stultifying deficit (

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610541886868172005-02-02T10:04:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:55:41.886-07:00

For those of you who have expressed concern about the capture of Cody, our brave US soldier in Iraq....I'd suggest you stay up to date on the latest developments by going to RedStateRant.Man, I love the blogosphere for showing me some darn creative people! RedStateRant is one of them!

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610711852077432005-02-01T15:01:00.000-08:002007-04-11T17:53:55.056-07:00

I'm going out on a big limb here, I think. But I am highly suspicious that this is an actual captured US soldier.First of all it appears they have painted his face black or something. And remember this story the other day.... British troops reported uniforms had been stolen in Basra, Iraq.If the US military identifies this soldier, I will take down this post immediately and issue an apology.But

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610747598121172005-02-01T14:35:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:59:07.600-07:00

Josh commented on another posting..... do the ends justify the means? Did Sherman burning Atlanta justify the saving of the Union? Did 1,400 US Servicemen dying justify a free Iraqi election?My answer is an unqualified: YES.Since the anti-war leftists and communists (yes folks, the big, loud anti-war group A.N.S.W.E.R. is funded by communists!) began protesting the war their mantras have

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610778296928392005-02-01T10:32:00.000-08:002006-05-02T15:59:38.296-07:00

Here's further proof that the blogosphere is having an important impact on public policy. Congressman Hayworth now endorses PoliPundit's plan!Ending Illegal Immigration -- PoliPundit.com

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610825714578092005-02-01T10:25:00.000-08:002006-05-02T16:00:25.716-07:00

PuddlePirate has come up with this interesting idea: 2010 census should ask for sexual orientation - BrainShavingsFirst of all... how cool is the name "PuddlePirate"?Secondly, using the word "queer" probably would raise hairs on people's neck. But I like the concept. There is probably a way to word the question so that that would be acceptable by diverse interests.I mean, think about it... the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146610889081363652005-02-01T07:29:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:23:46.312-07:00

Canadian Gay Marriage Bill Goes To Parliament Today - 365gay.comAnd it is expected to pass. Good for them. Maybe Canadians are ready for gay marriage. Americans don't seem to be, or are offended and outraged that the court system was used to circumvent the legislative process in this country.Now if gay marriage somehow becomes legal in any U.S. state (despite the long odds due to the advance of

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146611558144734892005-01-31T23:15:00.000-08:002006-05-02T16:12:38.146-07:00

Whoa, nellie. I've missed the flying fur and drawn claws over the past few days between BoiFromTroy, GayOrbit and Andrew Sullivan. I could summarize, but reading the posts themselves are more entertaining...Salvo One: Gay Orbit Takes on BFT -- Friday, Jan. 28Salvo Two: BFT Shrugs Off Gay Orbit and Goes for Sullivan's Jugular -- Sunday, Jan. 30Salvo Three: Sullivan Ignores Any Other Gay Blogger

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146611610698050012005-01-31T18:32:00.000-08:002006-05-02T16:13:30.700-07:00

Absolutely dead-on observation by The Diplomad: Attack of the Comma-ists. Hat tip - Roger L. Simon.So let me try to pre-empt the Gay Comma-ists.... ahem, "Sure the Iraqis got to vote yesterday and the United States has liberated 50 million people in two repressed Arab nations [COMMA] but I can't marry my partner here in San Francisco and Bush lied about WMD so he is still evil and Halliburton

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146611705740372842005-01-31T17:51:00.000-08:002006-05-02T16:15:05.743-07:00

The contrast between the visionary statesman and the angry power seeker couldn't be more striking. One is on the side of freedom and liberty, the other is on the wrong side of history.Here was Tony Blair last week at the World Economic Forum discussing President Bush's Inaugural Speech (hat tip: AmericanFuture): President Bush’s inauguration speech last week, marks a consistent evolution of US

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146611740348862442005-01-31T11:37:00.000-08:002006-05-02T16:15:40.350-07:00

I'm no fan of openly gay Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Barney Frank, but when at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he did something which surprised -- and pleased me. And I've got to give him credit for questioning a ludicrous claim made by a CNN Executive.According to Friday's Wall Street Journal Political Diary (available by subscription), Eason Jordan, Chief News Executive

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146611771006496732005-01-31T08:00:00.000-08:002006-05-02T16:16:11.010-07:00

For those of you who don't know of Steve May, he is a very successful and openly gay former Arizona state legislator ( and former member of the US Army Reserves. May was at the center of a controversy in 2000-2001 when "don't ask, don't tell" came knocking on his door.In any case, in the January 15th edition of Log Cabin (Republicans) newsletter "Inclusion Wins", Steve May is quoted: "I also

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1146611806094966732005-01-31T06:26:00.000-08:002006-05-02T16:16:46.096-07:00

I wish I could make this stuff up...According to the February 15 issue of The Advocate, Renee Gilinger has resigned as cochair of the Philadelphia Liberty City Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club. It seems that Ms. Gilinger had been having a relationship with the other club cochair, Michael Marsico. Yes, folks... as the Advocate puts it....they were in "a straight relationship."But I have to admit

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147278892108440322005-01-30T18:00:00.000-08:002006-05-10T09:34:52.116-07:00

I have been attempting to blog on a number of topics today, but cannot contain my joy at the success of the elections in Iraq. Not only does this vindicate the president's steadfast foreign policy, but more importantly, it's a huge victory for Iraq and its people. No wonder people have been dancing, passing our chocolates and crying. Even the New York Times reports a party atmosphere in Iraqi

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147278958739400852005-01-30T09:34:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:13:28.752-07:00

Even Reuters reports high turnout in the Iraqi elections despite terrorist attempts to stop them, many liberals, e.g., Robert Fisk (hat tip: Powerline) still compare Iraq to Vietnam. A loyal reader's schweetie (i.e., "significant other"), an expert on Asian history noted that, during the height of U.S. involvement there, the South Vietnamese never once held free elections, open to multiple

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147279291794179352005-01-30T04:01:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:14:19.602-07:00

My friend Rick Sincere offers a 'Dissenting' View on Gay/Lesbian 'Priorities'.Among other things, Rick notes that, in the recently released "Unity Statement" of 22 gay groups,It's hard not to notice that fighting anti-gay laws is second from the bottom of the list, while expanding the federal government's role in labor-management relations is at the top, followed immediately by expanding the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147279347682677652005-01-30T03:41:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:10:04.997-07:00

I'm working on a post on the libertarian attitude towards non-discrimination and Hate Crimes laws and would like to reference other gay libertarian bloggers who have views (on these issues) which differ from those of the national gay organizations. Please e-mail me if you're a gay libertarian blogger or have posted a piece on this topic--or you have an article on the web to which I can link. I am

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147279642230733602005-01-28T18:51:00.000-08:002006-05-10T09:47:22.233-07:00

In two successive press releases this week, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) tries to have it both ways with federal funding. It raises a ruckus when Bush Administration pays a political pundit promoting straight marriage, then gets equally as upset when the same Administration pulls funding from a cartoon featuring lesbian couples.I agree that Education Secretary Margaret Spellings' singling

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147279766431554612005-01-28T18:24:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:10:24.154-07:00

In response to my post on "Monogamy and gay movies," a number of readers commented, pointing out a number of movies which showed monogamous gay couples -- and which I neglected to mention in that post. I guess because I have recently seen too many flicks which featured promiscuous gay men, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed other wonderful flicks which included gay characters leading the kind of

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147279879141140322005-01-28T18:03:00.000-08:002006-05-10T09:51:19.143-07:00

"It seems clear that, even so soon after the election, the Kennedy-Dayton Democrats are determined to be the antiwar, or maybe just the anti, party."OpionionJournal's featured editorial, "Harry Reid's ChoiceWill the new Minority Leader follow Ted Kennedy off a cliff? (link requires registration)(Kennedy refers to Massachusetts' senior senator and Dayton to Minnesota's.)

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147279951424102602005-01-28T16:05:00.000-08:002006-05-10T09:52:31.426-07:00

A reader e-mailed me a link to a thoughtful column he wrote in The Cornell Daily Sun. While I don't agree with everything in the column, he raises some valid points, especially his commentary on the "Unity Statement" of national gay groups. And he offers some criticism of and advice for HRC and the gay groups who signed on to that statement:Unfortunately, too many of the groups are still using

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147280059696802152005-01-28T15:28:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:10:49.329-07:00

According to USA TODAY, the Department of Health and Human Services has paid another conservative columnist to promote marriage:Mike McManus, who writes a weekly column syndicated in 30 to 40 newspapers, said he was paid about $4,000 to train marriage mentors in 2003 and 2004. McManus was subcontracted by the Lewin Group, which had a contract to support community-based programs "to form and

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147280577076022962005-01-28T09:34:00.000-08:002006-05-10T10:02:57.076-07:00

Taking the lead from Ken Sain, I also wanted to make a full disclosure statement.I am an independent blogger with absolutely no affiliations to the Bush Administration or any other government or political entity. That includes, but is not exclusive to, Log Cabin Republicans (though I was a former chapter board member and donor), the Republican National Committee (to whom I have given money), the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147280720861593142005-01-28T06:27:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:11:04.221-07:00

Hey, how come I'm not seeing pictures like these (hattip: BLACKFIVE) on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather??Look how darn packed the candidate debate is in the second and third photos!!!! As Dan Rather himself would say.... "Only votes talk — everything else walks."I mean, it's more crowded than a Sunday confessional booth after free beer night at a Texas whorehouse!My prediction is that the

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147280818675043562005-01-28T01:05:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:11:26.992-07:00

In his post on the movie, "DE-LOVELY," the Cole Porter biopic starring Kevin Kline, Dirty Harry notes that in a movie "stocked" with gay men, there was "not one monogamous gay man." He's right. When I saw the movie, I noted that while it showed Porter's numerous dalliances with other men, it didn't really show him relating to any single man in a real and spiritually intimate sense.To be fair to

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345113066448832005-01-27T18:36:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:12:07.187-07:00

Sixty years ago today "the Red Army burst into the Auschwitz death camp. By then, only 7,600 inmates were left. Well over one million prisoners, 85% of them Jews, had been murdered there, and 60,000 others were forced on a brutal death march by the retreating Nazis. Auschwitz, a name that will forever epitomize man's inhumanity to man, remains the largest graveyard in human history." (Source:

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345164075801292005-01-27T18:30:00.000-08:002006-05-11T03:59:24.076-07:00

Juliusz Slowacki TheaterKrakow, PolandIt is my privilege to join you today as the representative of the people of the United States. I thank the government of Poland, and all of those who have organized these commemorations of the liberation of Auschwitz.On this day in 1945, inside a prison for the innocent, liberators arrived and looked into the faces of thousands near death - while, miles

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345211941764342005-01-27T07:09:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:04:24.716-07:00

As I've said before, I'm a big fan of DJ Drummond -- one of the writers over at PoliPundit.com.His latest endeavor -- "Calling Congress" -- is an example of why I'm such a fan. He's sending the following letter to all Members of Congress. I'm going to reprint his entire letter below, and highlight Question #1. Reason is, I'm taking this issue on.There is no reason why a photo ID should not be

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345262452317392005-01-27T06:27:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:01:02.456-07:00

Since our comrades-in-arms on the War on Terror live so far away, it is probably next week already there due to the time difference. So I apologize for the belated post wishing our Aussie brethren a happy "Australia Day" -- January 26th.Here's some history about the Australian national holiday. On January 26, 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip took formal possession of the colony of New South Wales and

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345337157062522005-01-26T21:44:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:02:17.160-07:00

According to today's Boston Globe, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, "denounced PBS yesterday for spending public money on a cartoon with lesbian characters, saying many parents would not want their children exposed to such lifestyles." Christian Grantham,a good friend of this blog, believes that with this act, "the Bush Administration has brought censorship to a national level."The Bush

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345390584448312005-01-26T16:18:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:15:42.733-07:00

It seems that each new press release from the Human Rights' Campaign (HRC) provides more evidence that this organization is "out of touch with the American public." While I join HRC in denouncing the federal government's payments to columnist Maggie Gallagher, I wonder at the overheated rhetoric of its release.HRC's Political Director Winnie Stachelberg claims that "Gallagher seems deeply

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345535102547412005-01-26T07:33:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:05:35.106-07:00

After reading Hugh Hewitt's book Blog : Understanding the Information Reformation That's Changing Your World, this thought occurred to me:If the MSM weren't so biased against President Bush, Kerry wouldn't have had a prayer. If it weren't for the blogs, John Kerry would be president today.Those are my words, not Hugh's, but inspired by his book.Anyway, like Glenn Reynolds (aka Instapundit), I

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345598755164402005-01-26T04:19:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:06:38.756-07:00

According to the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz, the Department of Health and Human Services paid Maggie Gallagher $21,500 to promote the president's proposed "$300 million initiative encouraging marriage as a way of strengthening families." Ms. Gallagher neglected to mention this payment when she promoted this initiative in her columns.For the record, I met Ms. Gallagher when she spoke at a

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345647471023152005-01-26T03:38:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:07:27.473-07:00

Brendan Miniter had an excellent piece on Secretary of State-designate, Condoleezza Rice, in yesterday's OpinionJournal (the Wall Street Journal's online editorial page):Ms. Rice has been loyal to Mr. Bush, but she is an intellectual power in her own right. She has the president's ear and has been deeply immersed in the movement to halt the spread of tyranny by waging a war of ideas since long

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147345483964324422005-01-26T03:33:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:04:43.966-07:00

My friend Rick Sincere offers an interesting take on the Oscar nominations on his blog. And like Dirty Harry he notes that Mel Gibson's "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST" garnered three nominations while Michael Moore's "FAHRENHEIT 9/11" was "shut out completely."Like Rick, I was also disappointed that the touching documentary PAPER CLIPS did not win an Oscar nod for best documentary and neither Kevin

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346091038362382005-01-25T07:38:00.000-08:002008-07-10T06:09:55.198-07:00

I received an email from Down Under yesterday from a fellow gay conservative, RomeoMike. He best sums up his view on things this way...My conservative view of gay activism is starting to become one of my main interests on my blog. And yet I don't think it's so much about being conservative, more that it's a commonsense approach to what benefits ourselves and the wider community at the same time.

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346125699407782005-01-25T06:14:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:15:25.700-07:00

Huh. How about this....Iranians cheer massively Mr. Bush's inaugural speech -- Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (hat tip - Andrew Sullivan)Now wait just a minute. All the naysayers commenting on this blog, and the talking heads on the Mainstream Media shows have been saying that President Bush's vision of liberty and democracy around the world was naive and

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346208750971552005-01-25T01:01:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:16:48.753-07:00

While I don't know enough yet about this particular piece of legislation, I wanted to bring it to your attention. Thanks to Russ for emailing this to me.===============It is so easy to say you support the troops, regardless of which side you come down on in the issue of the War in Iraq itself. Yeah, you can send care packages and put yellow ribbon magnets on your car to make you feel all warm and

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346329795830972005-01-24T19:57:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:18:49.796-07:00

Dirty Harry reports that "five Democrat activists connected to the Kerry campaign were finally charged today in the only voter suppression case I know of that resulted in actual charges being filed." Emphasis added.Felony charges were filed against five Democrats, including "adult sons of two prominent Milwaukee politicians" for slashing the tires of Republican get-out-the-vote vans in Wisconsin

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346396624079342005-01-24T19:28:00.000-08:002006-05-11T04:19:56.626-07:00

Everyone.... I was approached by the producer of this documentary from the LOGO network. If you feel you would be a good representative of a conservative gay or lesbian, PLEASE contact them!-GP=============LOGO, the new LGBT network from MTV Networks and Viacom is developing a documentary project about gay and lesbian Republicans… and we’d like to hear your storyIf you are an LGBT Republican and

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346444495213412005-01-24T17:43:00.000-08:002006-10-14T01:51:54.843-07:00

While I agree with HRC Political Director Winnie Stachelberg when she says in HRC's press release today that, the "American people value freedom, not discrimination," the tone of her release indicates that she still doesn't get it. She doesn't understand why the man she backed for president lost his bid for the White House, why the party she backs lost seats in both houses of Congress and why

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346511870404692005-01-24T09:18:00.000-08:002006-10-14T01:53:11.166-07:00

You know, it is really troubling that the Angry Bush Hater took up my time in posting pictures from the evening of President Bush's Inauguration last week. Because it distracted me from thanking Abner Mason and Brian Pruitt for allowing PatriotPartner and I to join their Inaugural Party. It was a great evening and aside from the dust-up in front of the JW Marriott, it was a perfect way to

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346576620785242005-01-24T09:16:00.000-08:002008-07-10T06:07:53.298-07:00

My beloved team has finally done it. The last time the Eagles won the NFC Championship, Jimmy Carter was President, the Soviets were in Afghanistan, the Islamist movement was being born in Iran, and GayPatriot was in grade school.Now it is onto Jacksonville for Super Bowl XXXIX.

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346608618750612005-01-24T09:03:00.000-08:002006-10-14T01:49:06.570-07:00

Yeah. Like we didn't know that already!!!The Eiffel Tower Is A Portal To Hell -- Weekly World NewsAnd there's a great new story about BatBoy!I love the WWN. My favorite headline was "Titanic Survivor Found -- And She's Still Dripping Wet!"

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147346800045685622005-01-24T01:59:00.000-08:002006-10-14T01:55:12.420-07:00

In a thoughtful column on the president's second inaugural, the Boston Globe's Jeff Jacoby asks: What accounts for the good feeling most Americans have about Bush as he embarks on his second term? A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that a majority of the public disapproves of Bush's handling of many key issues -- Iraq, Social Security, the economy, the budget, immigration, health care.

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-1147280639587623222005-01-10T07:03:00.000-08:002008-07-10T06:08:45.708-07:00

A number of you have asked me about my thoughts on a news item that popped up over the weekend. My apologies for the delay. Busy week for me.Here's what I don't get. We say want to be assimilated into society at large (through gay marriage), but we apparently just can't stand to be around straight people, so we have to segregate ourselves into "gay ghettos." Case in point -- Spokane, Washington.

Patriotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-20558681274735207552004-12-31T07:00:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:44:42.342-07:00

Just received an e-mail from Mel White & Gary Nixon at Soulforce. While I don't always agree with them or their organization, I do agree with their latest message encouraging people to donate to charitable organizations "providing relief to the victims of the quake and tsunamis." Click here for a list of organizations providing Disaster Relief in Southeast Asia.

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-91928286898607660312004-12-26T03:34:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:44:10.508-07:00

I write this post in San Francisco where I am visiting the PatriotSisterWest (who lives here) and the PatriotMotherWest (who came out here to see her California kids). (My remaining siblings live in the Midwest and New York.)Every time I come to San Francisco, I am struck by the charm, the loveliness of this town, built on what is perhaps the most stunning natural setting of any major American

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-25396886422084978892004-12-06T17:38:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:47:43.469-07:00

After spending Thanksgiving with my family in the great red state of Ohio, I wonder at those who define our great land as a nation divided. My Kerry-supporting sisters and mother don't love me (or my brothers and sisters-in-law) any less for supporting a president they all worked so hard to defeat.Outside of New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Seattle, college towns and other very "blue islands"

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26949499.post-34338102837650317962004-12-04T18:41:00.000-08:002007-04-11T18:43:17.637-07:00

This morning I received Log Cabin's latest Urgent "Action Alert," requesting money for Log Cabin's lawsuit to overturn the Clinton-era "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy codifying (but modifying) the ban on gays in the military.While I support Log Cabin's desire to overturn this unnecessary ban, I believe that we risk a backlash by turning to the courts to define military policy. Now, I agree that

Patriotnoreply@blogger.com0