Clint Eastwood is the coolest and Detroit has a special place in my heart. Last year's Superbowl commercial from Chrysler was poignant and resolute with Eminem and "Selected of God Choir" - it seemed to come out of nowhere.

This year, even with Clint, for me, the Chrysler two minute Superbowl spot seemed a bit TOO dramatic. Too teary, heart tugging.

Why?

Detroit is a shell of its former self - there is no way around that - Clint, Eminem, Bob Seger, or even Ted Nugent can't change the fact that the 'dirty D' has been corrupt since the days of Coleman Young and the People Mover.

Again, Detroit is my extended home, I grew up in one of her sheltered suburbs - I know the big tire, worked in the RenCen when Ford resided there.  I watched the colossus that is Chrysler headquarters grow on the ground next to Oakland University - I've been to the Buick Open, and was standing outside Tiger Stadium when that cop car flipped over 'spontaneously'  burst into flames.("time to go").

This is no "west coast" commentary.

The picture is incredible.

Probably, one of the best campaign portraits of all time.

One problem...okay, many problems.

Newsweek portrays itself as a journalistic work.

Journalism.  Yellow.

Content. Insulting.

Think about it.

Mockery and satire are a political, social and humorous American past time.

This is neither.

From the pose to the title, the only mockery occurring here is the US flag on POTUS' lapel.

I didn't vote for the guy, I haven't purchased Newsweek in over a decade and I criticize him whenever possible.

I am not dumb.

This level of high school antics, blatant boot licking and outright hubris is remenisceint of times past - Hitler, Mousulini, Sadam.

Now I know the O is neither.  So why do his supporters continue to treat him like a despot?

Interesting...

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True story and most people will never know it. Here’s an interesting side bar. After the Japanese decimated our fleet in Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941, they could have sent their troop ships and carriers directly to California to finish what they started. The prediction from our Chief of Staff was we would not be able to stop a massive invasion until they reached the Mississippi River .

So, why did they not invade? After the war, the remaining Japanese generals and admirals were asked that question. Their answer…....they know that almost every home had guns and the Americans knew how to use them. The world's largest army... America 's hunters!

I had never thought about this.... A blogger added up the deer license sales in just a handful of states and arrived at a striking conclusion: There were over 600,000 hunters this season in the state of Wisconsin .. Allow me to restate that number. Over the last several months, Wisconsin 's hunters became the eighth largest army in the world. More men under arms than in Iran .. More than in France and Germany combined. These men deployed to the woods ! of a single American state to hunt with firearms, and no one was killed. That number pales in comparison to the 750,000 who hunted the woods of Pennsylvania and Michigan 's 700,000 hunters,

All of whom have now returned home. Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia and it literally establishes the fact that the hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world!. 

The point?

 America will forever be safe from foreign invasion with that kind of home-grown firepower. Hunting -- it's not just a way to fill the freezer. It's a matter of national security. That's why all enemies, foreign and domestic, want to see us disarmed. Food for thought when next we consider gun control.

-- ... "THEY THAT TURN THEIR GUNS INTO PLOW-SHARES; SHALL PLOW FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT"...


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Navy Seal Team 6

This is what the Navy Seal team looked like when they went in to get Bin Laden.

A couple of things to notice:

50 caliber sniper on the right.

Knee, knuckle and forearm protection.

Various plastic/wire ties.

Absolute identity denial to protect their families. Free choice of footwear.

Fourth from the right has three artillery simulators and CS gas grenades. On his belly. He's the 'shock and awe' guy.

Pretty cool stuff.

Neal Boortz is a Texan, a lawyer, a Texas AGGIE (Texas A&M), and now a nationally syndicated talk show host from Atlanta. His commencement address to the graduates of this year's A&M class is far different from what either the students or the faculty expected.

 His views are thought provoking:

"I am honored by the invitation to address you on this august occasion. It's about time. Be warned, however, that I am not here to impress you; you'll have enough smoke blown up your bloomers today. And you can bet your tassels I'm not here to impress the faculty and administration. You may not like much of what I have to say, and that's fine. You will remember it though. Especially after about 10 years out there in the real world. This, it goes without saying, does not apply to those of you who will seek your careers and your fortunes as government employees.

This gowned gaggle behind me is your faculty. You've heard the old saying that those who can - do. Those who can't - teach. That sounds deliciously insensitive. But there is often raw truth in insensitivity, just as you often find feel-good falsehoods and lies in compassion. Say good-bye to your faculty because now you are getting ready to go out there and do. These folks behind me are going to stay right here and teach.

WOW...

Remember and remind.

The cost of freedom is everything.








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35 Governors are currently suing the federal government.

It takes 38 states to convene a constitutional convention.

There is talk, buzz around a new amendment:

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:


It seems amazing to me that this needs to be considered.

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She's not Sheen.

She's just somebody.

She will be your Huckleberry...



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Col. West was newly elected to congress this cycle. He is a republican from southern Florida, a bastion of the Democratic Party.

He won in a walk.

It is worth the viewing. This new Congressman was an extremely popular commander in Iraq. He was forced to retire because during an intense combat action a few of his men were captured. At the same time his men had captured one of the guys who were with the Iraqis who captured his men.

Knowing that time was crucial and his interrogators were not getting anywhere with the prisoner COL West took matters into his own hands. He burst into the room and demanded thru an interpreter that the prisoner tell him where his men were being taken. The prisoner refused so COL West took out his pistol and placed it into the prisoner's crotch and fired. Then the COL told the prisoner that the next shot would not miss.

So the prisoner said he would show where the American service members were being taken. The Americans were rescued. Someone filed a report on incorrect handling of prisoners. COL West was forced to retire. COL West was just elected in November 2010 to Congress from Florida. During the elections he was part of a panel on how to handle or how to relate to Muslims. You will see his answer here.

Here is one of the new congressmen from Florida explaining in just over a minute a view on Islam.



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