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Democrats: Always on the wrong side of history

When the war in Iraq turned toward a surging success... the cut and run democrats immediately responded by campaigning on "free" socialist heath care and the economy; of course the talking points on the current shaky economy is where you find the anti-war message.

The war in Iraq is ruining our economy... but somehow, paying for 300 million people cradle-to-grave health care won't.

Let's tune in this week to my favorite on-going reality show: "Oh, Those Clintons!"

From Allahpundit over at HotAir.com-- click here: 

"Col. David Hunt: I too can confirm the shamelessness of Hillary’s Tuzla lies; Audio: “No evasive maneuver,” says … pilot who flew her there"

"I fear this glorious story is near an end, so here’s Hunt getting in some last licks about how “insulting” her lies are to the people who protected her. Not an uncommon sentiment, it seems: 'She has no sense of what a statement like that does to soldiers'.

"We’ll miss Tuzla, but take heart. In her laundry list of Hillary lies this morning, the boss forgot one very promising, still mostly unexplored lead. Luckily ABC didn’t. SECOND LOOK AT JARHEAD HILLARY!"

The lying dog that is Hillary! has lamely tried to slink away from the claim that she is actually, in fact, bristling with combat gravitas.... remember? When it's too risky for the president... they sent her. "Good morning Mr. Ms. Phelps...."

But wait Gentle Readers.... Bill to the rescue just a couple of days ago:

"Let me just tell you. The president of Bosnia and General Wesley Clark – who was there making peace where we'd lost three peacekeepers, who had to ride on a dangerous mountain road because it was too dangerous to go the regular, safe way — both defended her, because they pointed out that when her plane landed in Bosnia, she had to go up to the bulletproof part of the plane, in the front. Everybody else had to put their flak jackets underneath the seat in case they got shot at. And everywhere they went, they were covered by Apache helicopters. So they just abbreviated the arrival ceremony.

"Now I say that because what really has mattered is that, even then, she was interested in our troops. And I think she was the first first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt to go into a combat zone. And you wudda thought, you know, that she'd robbed a bank the way they carried on about this. And some of them, when they're 60, they'll forget something when they're tired at 11 at night, too.”

If the Clintons were capable of uttering a single, non-self-serving sentence, they would admit that (1) Hil was NOT under fire of any kind and has lied once more, and (2) they would admit they had no idea that Pat Nixon traveled to Vietnam in 1969; same year as me.

Besides, The Bitch is on video tape claiming the same C.I.B. action twice on different occasions. Some misspeaking...

Senior moments... we can all have them but Jimmah Carter's last about 6-8 weeks.

Jimmah Carter, shown right, apart from being an American-hating, anti-Semite, has ignored the 60th anniversary of Israel's statehood in favor of meeting with murderers of children.

Thus, he is a waste of both skin and breath.

If Bush was Harry Truman, or better yet, T.R., he'd bitch-slap this fifth-columnist, rat bastard into last week.

Did I mention he was a democrat?

I can't wait until the "lights go out in Georgia".

Latest from Barry Obama; no comment needed........

"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest... And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

Well Bub, whadda you expect from the typical white person? We're bred to not understand our feelings... like your granny.

Speaking of... here's Barry with his typical white grandparents who are racists...

..... and......... his black granny who lives in a Third-World hovel, and had to have a TV brought to her from the next vill so she could see her millionaire grandson, tell us how we should treat other people.

The way he treats his family is enough of a reason to laugh him out of the polls.

Back to reality

Sorry for the absence...

Each year around the first of April I am fortunate to be part of a community organization which welcomes some of America's greatest heroes for five days of inspiration designed to reach and teach the residents of Gainesville Texas... especially its young people.

Above, left to right, are Medal of Honor Recipients Joe Marm, John Baca and Drew Dix during the Saturday parade. They were just three of the 11 Recipients who attended this year's Medal of Honor Host City Program events, April 3-6.

It takes a few days to get back to normal after these events, not only because of the wonderful opportunity to spend time with America's military legends, but to soak in the experience of a group of some 25 people who donate their time, money, talents and at times, sanity, to making "MOH Weekend" the event in North Texas every year.                                          

            

This year our special guests were the Heroes of the Ia Drang Valley... three of the men who wrote the history of one of the US Army Air Cav's great battles in the Vietnam War.

IN 1965 Lt. Joe Marm was a young platoon commander in his first combat... but no one would have known, especially the NVA.

Soon after the Cav touched down in the Central Highlands LZ, the NVA swept out of the mountains. The numerically inferior American unit on the ground—“LZ X-ray”—faced an estimated three NVA regiments

Marm immediately moved his platoon toward another unit that was pinned down and in danger of being over run. Attempts to neutralize a machine gun position initially failed. Recognizing the necessity of knocking out the enemy gun, Marm ran across 30 yards of open ground directly at a small hill, and began tossing grenades into the midst of the enemy gun team.

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He then charged over the top, killing a dozen North Vietnamese M-16 rifle before he was shot in the face. The critical position was achieved and the young lieutenant’s war was over.

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After treatment in-country, Marm faced numerous operations and a lengthily rehabilitation. He eventually retired at the rank of colonel.

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Even among the fantastic stories of his fellow Medal of Honor Recipients, Drew Dix’s three-day battle during the Vietnam War’s 1968 Tet Offensive stands out.W

Facing overwhelming odds, Dix, the sole American soldier, led his small detachment of indigenous troops against two full Viet Cong battalions in what came to be known as “The Rescue of River City”—his wartime memoir

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Dix, at the time a young staff sergeant, captured 20 prisoners, including a high-ranking Viet Cong official. He then attacked enemy troops who had entered the residence of the Deputy Province Chief and was successful in rescuing the official's wife and children.

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For 56 incredible hours, Dix and his small band, outnumber 30 to one, fought tenaciously and determinedly.

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His personal heroism resulted in 14 confirmed Viet Cong killed in action and possibly 25 more, the capture of 20 prisoners, 15 weapons, and the rescue of the 14 United States and free world civilians.

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He retired at the rank of major. 

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John Baca belongs to two very select groups… the first is comprised of men who have been awarded the nation’s highest award for valor–the Medal of Honor; the second, and smaller group, is comprised of those who have smothered enemy hand grenades with their bodies to save their comrades.

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It could be also be argued that perhaps there is a third group… the one comprised of those who survived membership in the first two.

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Baca gained that distinction Feb. 10, 1970, when his recoilless rifle team moved to reinforce a small sister unit that was ambushed and in danger of being overrun.

With Baca in the lead, his team sprinted through heavy fire with his recoilless rifle to aid the patrol and had just unlimbered the weapon and fired one round when a grenade landed close by.W

He would later remember thinking, "Do I pick it up? Do I run?" Then he ripped off his helmet, put it over the grenade, then covered it with his body.

The blast caused grievous injuries to Baca’s abdomen, arms and legs.

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Fellow soldiers carried him to a nearby tree, out of the line of fire and the firefight continued. There was very little the medic could do for the young Californian; he recalls feeling death was very near.

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Finally evacuated two hours later, Baca underwent life-saving surgery in Vietnam; more operations and rehabilitation followed in Japan and the U.S.

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Medically retired from the army, Baca was a college student when he was informed he was to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

More stories about the events through the next few days.