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I don't hate him 'cause he's black; I detest him because he's red.

Charles Krauthammer sums it up nicely... America has, for the first time, a President who believes that “America is not intrinsically good, not intrinsically exceptional…that we’ve been corrupt since our beginning, so we necessarily would want to curtail the power of such a country."

But allow me to add some steroids to this brewing undercurrent of the Second American Revolution...  I am now early in my seventh decade and I never thought I'd ever live to see the day when the President of the United States was a traitorous enemy agent, wholly bankrupt in currency of character, acumen, moral strength and wisdom required to led the greatest nation in the world.

Another way of looking at this Manchurian Candidate is to observe that Obama may well be the singularly perfect choice to destroy the United States. If you still choose to believe that all this is just incompetence... someone should have your power of attorney.

Couple of days ago another sub-human Muslim killed two of America's sons and wounded several others in a solo attack on a U.S. Air Force bus in Germany.... what could happen?

I'm going to get in touch with my inner Mark Levin, so if you're looking for scintillating political insight and sparking geo-political punditry... come back tomorrow.

Now let's take closer look at our affirmative action, community organizer and his administration in action when two of his troops are attacked and murdered:

“I’m saddened, and I am outraged, by this attack that took the lives of two Americans and wounded two others. We are praying for a speedy recovery for those who were injured.”

Obama promised that “we will spare no effort” to figure out “how this outrageous attack took place.” He added that the attack is a “stark reminder” of the “extraordinary sacrifices” made by the members of the military.

Blah, blah, e'ffin' blah, you pathetic communist coward.

America doesn't want its president or its generals leading prayer circles, or another gawdamned candlelight vigil, or sending strongly worded protest. At right is Army Chief-of-Staff General George Casey who after he failed to keep a raghead terrorist out of the US Army and prevent him from killing 14 at Fort Hood has to gall to show up in his little beanie for the photo-op.

He opposed the "surge" in Iraq which turned the tide in that war; and also covered himself in glory by saying not long after the blood had been hosed off the mess hall floor, "We have to be broad enough to bring in people from all walks of life. As horrific as this (Ft. Hood) tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse.”

Ladies and gentlemen... I give you the Army's highest-ranking leader.

America doesn't want to turn their sons and daughters over to slugs like Casey and Obama....America wants a cruise missile mission on raghead targets in four different shithole Muslim counties right gawdamned now.

I will never be at rest easy until I can cheer loudly a video showing 3,000 Muslims atomized like my countrymen were on 9/11--I suggest during Ramadan or perhaps Mecca during the tourist season.

Remember 9/11? When's the last time you saw that video? I see the Japs bombing Pearl in black and white on the Hitler Channel more often than I see the twin towers coming down... ya ever wonder why that is?

It's because your country has been infiltrated by the enemy which controls most of the choke points in our society.... media, education, all levels of government, the arts (sic), And when it comes to foreign policy, we are more concerned about being loved than being respected.

The woman that's in charge of than mission wears a pantsuit and has been using "smart power"... the diplomatic equivalent of "new math".

Real Americans don't give a damn about what other countries think of us; we already know... in one way or another, they all hate us. That is until or unless they want money or need our protection from the barbarian hordes they refused to kill when they had the chance.

Instead of Gen. George "Blood and Guts" Patton we have generals with masters degrees and Ph.Ds; how the hell do you have time to go to school (again, and again, and at taxpayers' expense) when I pay you a full-time salary to push U.S. influence around the world, look for bad guys and kill them?

The military's highest command has been reduced to serving the nanny state.  At this very moment despite the fact we are fighting two wars and on 100% alert because the entire Middle East is aflame, our highest military leaders are teaching combat troops  "sensitivity" regarding anal sex so that fops, femms, and restroom perverts will feel welcome during group showers in the barracks.

Apparently the 35th Interior Design Task Force is critical to our success against the greatest psychotic religious fanatics in world history; I know if I had to hoist a rucksack again I'd make sure I had as many females, Muslims and faggots as possible backing me up.

.... and we're expected to regard all this as normal in what was formerly, America.

We no longer have many killers in the Air Force or the Navy... their TV recruiting commercials stress the opportunity to hand out teddy bears and give bottled water to earthquake victims... what pig puke.

I don't pay your salaries to be kind and considerate, a "compassionate conservative"; how can you possibly be in the military during a war and feel you're doing your part by handing out $2,000 debit cards to Katrina "victims"?

Did you really enlist to go TDY with Greenpeace or the Peace Corps or "Peace Corpse" as the Commander-in-chief refers to it? 

Granted not everyone gets to be a trigger-puller...but in one way or another the only purpose the military should have is killing bad people with overwhelming violence, providing security for Americans and allies and evacuating non-combatants so that killing ragheads is easier and more efficient.

And what about the most basic of warfare in the first place.... killing our enemies in great numbers?

Ragheads firing from a mosque?

Wrong: "Sergeant, enemy position in a mosque... one-five-zero meters, your left front. Cease-fire, cease-fire... retrograde, prepare to pull back."

Right: "Range one-five-zero meters from my pos; you are cleared hot west to east...30 mike-mike chain gun; second pass, Hellfire rockets. Friendlies will move forward on your clear."

At least during the Vietnam war we didn't have North Vietnamese communist sympathizers actually in the White House, running American unions, controlling our major cities, diverting and destroying our absentee ballots we sent back home from duty stations around the world.

In the 60s and 70s there were only a relatively few traitors and fifth-columnists back home undermining our morale, military funding... calling us Nazis, rapists, baby-killers and murderers... now it's the entire gawdamned democrat party and a signficant portion of our own government.

Once this generation of war fighters comes home as veterans, face readjustment and resume  their lives, I hope they don't forget for a moment that they served and suffered for a nation that is fast becoming unworthy of the effort.

Yesterday perhaps the bodies of two young airmen were embalmed at Ramstein AFB graves registration;  and readied for transport back to their families... and a communist government which hates them and failed to protect them by destroying en mass the subhumans who seek to kill all Americans. 

These American families have to wonder.... was it worth it, and for what?

“The blues ain't nothing but a good man feelin' bad”

Great evening in Dallas last night; first time I've seen bluesman Joe Bonamassa and it was well worth the drive.

For two and a half hours the 33-year-old New Yorker prowled the stage playing a dizzying array of what has to be called his own genre of blues.

Being relatively new to his music, I could be relatively objective about the marathon set in which he never left the stage, except for two minutes before returning for an encore.  

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From my 2006 piece… The blues ain't just colors

“The blues don’t speak to you until you’ve buried somebody, unless a woman has ripped your heart out, until after you’ve been hungry.

“That's because before all that... life has to happen, and if it hasn’t the whole point of the blues would be wasted on you. It's the main reason pop music exists... to mark time for slow learners.”

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Bonamassa’s blinding, fiery leads, sometimes jarring (and pleasing) changes of tempo and style, delicate, flamenco-like guitar interludes come unrelenting; his virtuosity soars… and for those of us who like our music turned up to 11… it’s also pure jackhammer and heavy percussion.

He’s unlike any other bluesman I’ve ever heard, though his influences are many. To my ear there is far more traditional Delta blues here than say, Stevie Ray, but there is a lot more rock and roll than Vaughn; yet Joe could never be assigned neo-old school status.

My friend, blues harpist Gunny Tibbetts summed it up well when I recently asked his opinion...

“Joe B is one of the most gifted, talented guitarists out there today, in my humble opinion. He's a combination of the great masters from our era - Clapton, Beck, Page - who takes us into the 21st Century.”

Even higher praise comes from the dean of living bluesmen, the legendary B. B. King for whom Joe opened at the ripe old age of at 12.

After hearing him play, King said, “This kid's potential is unbelievable. He hasn't even begun to scratch the surface. He's one of a kind.”

So… if you don’t like blues (which indicates a good physical is in order) you may not have heard of him… but for new and old fans alike Bonamassa’s 20-year-long “overnight” success is summed up by the wry license plate sold with his other merch last night:

He is commonly referred to as "The Best Guitarist You've Never Heard Of."

He is here to stay and he most decidedly will live up to the Gunny’s prediction.

But if you wanna see and hear some very rare lightening-caught–in-a-bottle musicianship, catch him and or get his new album. (Yeah, I still call ‘em albums.”)

’til then… here’s his website where you’ll get a free download from his latest album “Dust Bowl”.

And here are videos of two of my favorites from the ‘09 John Henry album:

set speakers to at least 8

Bonamassa also has a unique blessing… according to The Bushmaster he shares Robert Johnson’s birthday.

May 8, 1911 and May 8, 1977…. exactly 66 years apart and just one “6” off Lucifer’s own number.

This takes on more irony due to the legend that as a young man living on a plantation in rural Mississippi, Robert Johnson was branded with a burning desire to become a great blues musician. Walking to a crossroads at midnight he was met by a large black man who took young Robert’s guitar and tuned it.

The "Devil" then played a few songs and then returned the guitar to Johnson, giving him instant mastery of the instrument. This was in effect an updated Faustian transaction; in exchange for his soul, Robert Johnson was able to create the blues for which he became famous.

He died 1938, at the age of 27; some say it was a woman, jealousy and a poison-laced bottle of whiskey… an end which is itself the blues.