Category Archives: Patriotism

Random collection of Saturday stuff

Sept 27, 2013: The 2013 Warrior Open opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a performance of “America the Beautiful.”

Dubya talked briefly about the tournament. [:44]

Lefties aren’t much different in Iran. Hard-liners threw eggs at moderate President Rouhani as he arrived home from the United Nations. Our leftie wingnuts threw eggs at Bush’s car during the Inauguration Parade. (I always thought the fact the Obamas could walk rather than ride inside a closed car like the Bushes had to do was Proof Positive that right wingnuts are far better behaved then left wingnuts.)

http://twitchy.com/2013/09/28/total-chaos-iranian-hard-liners-hurl-eggs-at-rouhani-as-he-arrives-in-tehran/

Lying Senator Crapweasels Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell voted WITH the Democrats in favor of cloture, which allowed Harry Reid to strip out all the language in the bill to defund Obamacare. Then they bragged that they had “proudly voted to Defund Obamacare.”

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00206#position

Citizens schooled them both:

  • Wow, you must really not think much of your voters.
  • You knew good and well that the bill would be stripped before it was sent back to the house.
  • No one trusts a liar.
  • I will be supporting your opponent in the primary.
  • Do you really think we’re that stupid?
  • You lying piece of trash! You’ve been on the edge for a long time and you finally put yourself over the cliff.
  • You need to start counting the days till the next election because I intend to support ANYONE that primaries you.
  • Unbelievable. Do you really think you can get away with that, Senator?
  • How do you sleep at night, sir?
  • Stand, grow a pair and get your head out of Obamas rear-end!!!

http://twitchy.com/2013/09/27/outrageous-crapweasel-sen-graham-lies-through-his-teeth-about-o-care-vote-citizens-slam/
http://twitchy.com/2013/09/28/see-ya-mitch-spineless-disgrace-sen-mcconnell-recycles-sen-grahams-bs-on-o-care-vote/

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RESPECT

Two boys honor the Red, White and Blue

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American Exceptionalism

I am SO grateful to my ancestors for coming here!

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PROUD to be American!

This is worth every minute!

Trailer for the movie he mentions in the NRA speech.

Netflix doesn’t have the movie. You can buy the DVD at http://www.cityuponahill.com/ but it’s not clear to me if it’s been released yet or if these are pre-orders.

Wow! Newt has authored 24 books, including 13 fiction and non-fiction New York Times bestsellers!

The books he mentions in this speech are:

To Try Men’s Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom By Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen (2009)

A Nation Like No Other: Why American Exceptionalism Matters By Newt Gingrich (2011)

Sweet Land of Liberty by Callista Gingrich (Author) and Susan Arciero (Illustrator) – Picture book: “In Sweet Land of Liberty, Ellis the Elephant sets off on a quest to find out. Through an amazing afternoon at the library, Ellis travels through time and discovers the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation’s unique history.”

I’m going to look for these in my on-line library data bank. I recently discovered I can get books at no charge from ANY of the MANY libraries that belong to the Finger Lakes Library System. I put a hold on them via the FLLS web-site and when they come in, I get an email. Dearest does the pick-up and delivery for me.

The only thing I can’t do is browse the shelves, so I’m paying a lot more attention to title suggestions, like Newt gave in this speech. I think I’ll also look for Lynne Cheney’s picture books. They popped up when I searched Callista Gingrich’s picture book and they look wonderful!

Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America

We the People: The Story of Our Constitution

A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women

When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots

America : A Patriotic Primer

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Hang those flags, folks!

A recently published report about a 2-year study into voting behaviors showed:

Even a brief exposure to an image of the American flag shifts voters toward Republican beliefs, attitudes and voting behavior;

The shift to the right occurs regardless of the voter’s political affiliation;

The effect lasts 8 months.

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Thanks to Pete for posting the source:

Shock Study: U.S. Flag Only Boosts GOP – July 20, 2011

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/07/20/shock-study-us-flag-only-boosts-gop

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