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AuthorDenny Gillem

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Bubba the Love Sponge and National Security

No, I didn’t make this up. It seems the Petraeus Scandal, which seems to get weirder and weirder at every turn, has now revealed an attempt to have Bubba the Love Sponge, Clem Bit, silenced. This one doesn’t involve any ex-wives, but...

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Defending our nation

I have read articles from all points of view about what the Conservatives in America should or should not do in regards to the reelection of Obama. There is little doubt in my mind that he will devastate our military and our nation; the question is...

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Our Troops Deserve the Right to Vote

It’s time for our government do right by our men and women in uniform. Our troops put their lives on the line to protect all of our rights, including our right to vote, but untold thousands of them were unable to cast their own ballots this year...

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The Iran Hostage Crisis

On 4 Nov 1979, “student” followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini send shock waves across America and the world when they stormed and captured the US embassy in Tehran—an attack on an embassy is an act of war. The radical Islamic fundamentalists took 90...

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A Little Bit of Truth about Bengazi

General Jack Keane, former Vice Chief of Staff for the US Army was interviewed on NPR about the military response to the Bengazi, Libya, attack. The General makes the point that our CIA and military forces did their jobs and were not restricted in...

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The Bengazi Confusion

Yesterday afternoon and evening, FOX News reported the reason for Admiral Gauoette’s relief from Command of his Carrier Battle Group which is in the Mideast. According to FOX, the relief came because of things the Admiral said regarding the...

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The Bully spoke last night

The term “Bully Pulpit” was coined by President Teddy Roosesvelt, who referred to the White House as a “bully pulpit”, or a terrific platform from which to advocate an agendum. In a church, a pulpit is often a place where a message is...

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Time to fire Petreaus?

During the Vice-President debates last night (11 Oct 12), VP Joe Biden stated very clearly multiple times that the reason the administration stated that the murder of our ambassador to Lybia was the result of riots that were a response to a video...

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One Nation Under God?

I got this from a West Point classmate who lives in the area. It’s shocking. One wonders why this was never picked up by the national media. Subject: DNC by Rev. Austin Miles CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (9/11/12) When the DNC came to Charlotte...

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Disenfranchising Military Voters

The current Administration has taken various states to court to block Voter ID Laws on the ground that it will disenfranchise voters. But it seems to have no qualms about the disenfranchisement of military voters overseas, especially those in...

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