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My favorite mega-star war epic is A Bridge Too Far.  I must have a thing for battles we lose.  :shrug:

When Trumpets Fade....a good one about the three-month long Battle of the Hurtgen Forest just prior to the Bulge.  It was the longest single battle the U.S. Army ever fought, and cost a tremendous number of G.I. lives.     Hook up with imfdb.org--it's the Wikipedia for movie guns.  http://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Category:Movie

Most of the threads here talk about what gun, what caliber, what ammo and what knowledge of the law you will need before engaging in a gunfight. But not enough is said about the psychological mechanics and probable circumstances involved in shooting it out against a determined opponent. This article, while written for cops, makes some very interesting points to remember should you ever get into an actual showdown, using Clint Eastwood's 1992 movie, Unforgiven, as the classroom.   http://www.spartancops.com/gunfighting-lessons-unforgiven/   And here's the video clip of the climactic shootout covering the lesson material you'll need for your "final exam."   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTSGUfFh8og

  It's up to God and honest men to shine the light of truth onto the evil that men do.  If the people and leadership fail to muster the courage to bring justice, something far worse is on the horizon.

  BOMBSHELL REPORT: Valerie Jarrett Gave the Orders on 9/11/2012 and Blocked Rescue in Benghazi       And such a report is entirely believable, given that Jarrett nixed the raid on Bin Laden three separate times.   Valerie Jarrett, Commander in Chief Confidential sources close to Conservative Report have confirmed that Valerie Jarrett was the key decision-maker for the administration, the night of the Benghazi terrorist attack on 9/11/2012.  The chronology of the evening of 9/11 are as follows:   At approximately 5 PM Washington time, reports came in through secure-channels that Special Mission Benghazi was under attack. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey summoned the President,and briefed him on the crisis, face to face.  Subsequent to that brief meeting, President Obama proceeded to the White House to dine in his living quarters.  After supper, Barack Obama had a telephone conference scheduled with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...  As that meeting drew to a close, Ms. Jarrett, who is also the Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, went from the living quarters to the White House Situation Room, where the attack in Benghazi was being monitored by Dempsey, Panetta and other top-ranking officials. Whether she was instructed by the President to go there, or if she went of her own volition, is only known by the President and herself. A critical question that needed to be answered, and the sole military-order that could have launched offensive-actions, neutralizing the Ansar al Sharia terrorists attacks on the Mission (the purpose of which are detailed here) and its subsequent attacks on the adjacent CIA Annex, was the issuance of “Cross Border Authority”, an order that can only be issued by the Commander in Chief himself.  As was reported earlier by Conservative Report, Cross Border Authority was denied... Two revelations are deeply troubling.   First, it is reported that an Army Special Forces team was present with an AC-130U Spooky (also known as a Spectre Gunship) on the tarmac at the airport in Tripoli, Libya. The Spooky is a technologically sophisticated, tactical aircraft, operated by the U.S. Air Force Special... The AC-130U Spooky is equipped with weapons that sync with laser-designators, like those that Woods, Doherty and Ubben had on that lonely rooftop above the CIA Annex. The laser-designator was used to “paint” the mortar targets during the attack, subsequently claiming the lives of Woods and Doherty, and leaving Ubben without a leg. Had the AC-130U been on station, over the CIA Annex in Benghazi, moments before the mortar rounds were fired, instead of "awaiting further instructions," the entire outcome of the Benghazi fiasco would have been different. Add to that, a team of Green Berets on the ground to secure and/or evacuate the Annex, and the outcome would have been two SEALS still alive, and a mess of dead terrorists.  The second, and most troubling aspect of the refusal to issue Cross Border Authority is who issued the refusal. Rather than the President, the Commander In Chief, making critical decisions, granting or denying the authority to initiate offensive-actions in support of our valiant fighting men, the decision not to take action was made by a person, to whom the people did not elect, nor did the Congress have confirmation power over. The military-order, not to initiate action, saving our men in Benghazi, was issued by the President's Advisor, Valerie Jarrett.  And this is a “phony” scandal? This report would certainly explain the serial lies, cover-ups, and obfuscation by this administration. Could someone find out what bar John Boehner is in and buy him shots of Glenfiddich until he agrees to name a Select Investigative Committee on Benghazi?

  I hear what you say, but the Benghazi scandal left four caskets in its wake.  Both Obama and Hillary spoke a eulogy of lies to the nation and their families.  It was also the first solid proof that Obama's foreign policy of appeasement was an abject failure, not to mention his assessment of Al Qaida's diminishing strength.  Some documents and testimony point to illegal gun running as the purpose for the Benghazi operation and the presence of CIA agents.  And Republicans and Dems alike have demanded to know where Obama was during the critical hours of the attack, on the eve of his star-studded Las Vegas fundraiser the following day.  Granted, Obama seems to be immune to criticism, but if it turns out he was woefully derelict in his duty as Commander-in-Chief at this critical juncture of history, it's going to take a supernatural effort to get the crap back into the horse.

If this account is true, I'm sorry to predict that Joe Biden is our next president.   http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2013/08/bombshell-report-valerie-jarrett-gave.html

Let's see.......I can go to the show or stay at home canning peaches and tomatoes with the wife...... :waiting:

We came from Texas where fire ants get all over you like Santa Ana's army.  I thought they wouldn't venture this far north, but when I saw my first mound I knew it was gonna be more of the same.  Ortho's Orthene killer works best.

Ham and cheese between two slices of multi-grain thin bread.....too lazy to fry eggs this morning.

U.S. security agencies are clamoring for more information about terrorist plans to launch eminent, significant attacks on embassies and other foreign targets. I wouldn't be so worried if Obama had not again "directed his National Security Team to take all appropriate steps to protect the American people and will continue to be updated on a regular basis.”   http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/315393-white-house-officials-terror-threat-emanating-from-arabian-peninsula

I'll believe we will have a 2016 election when I see it.

Sen. Chuck Grassley wrote an amendment specifically including Congress and its aides to be subject to the same conditions as everyone else.  Obama worked around Congress to alter the law.  This is not the usual exemption that has been approved in the past.  This is a special interest, elitist Washington D.C. perk, given to those that consider themselves the best and the brightest in the country.  The aides make on an average $75,000/yr but it would be an extreme hardship for them to pay the same proportionate rate for Obamacare that the schlubs outside the D.C. beltway have to pony up.  Do you suppose Dear Leader is throwing in the class warfare towel and letting the rich and powerful win?  :surrender:

It was a mighty close call. Lawmakers and their aides were on the hook for entering the Obamacare health exchanges and seeing their premiums soar several thousand dollars like the rest of us peons. But now the deal is made to let us pay a huge chunk of their tab as well.   http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/capitol-hill-obamacare-crisis-solved-95100.html?hp=t1

This earth is rapidly becoming square.

Good goin', jcj....Business intelligence is an exciting field.  Think you'll ever get a chance to waterboard Donald Trump?  :ph34r:

The most famous Floridian made a brief appearance in Texas, long enough to get popped and warned for speeding. He told the officer that a gun was in the glove compartment. No problem....except for the liberals.   http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/31/george-zimmerman-speeding-traffic-stop-gun-firearm-texas/

The grassroots stopped the gun control train and it can de-rail Obamacare, too, says the senator from Texas.   http://therightscoop.com/awesome-ted-cruz-explains-how-defeating-gun-control-is-a-template-for-how-we-can-defund-obamacare/

PFC Bradley Manning was let off the big hook,  but he's facing a long stretch of hard labor for charges he's admitted to.   http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/30/justice/manning-court-martial/index.html

Anyone who thinks Neil Armstrong planted the American flag on Mars is quite capable of running DHS.    http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=981

I just got off the phone with Bob Norris, city editor of the Maryville Daily Times.  I told him that a lot of the mayors were bailing out of Bloomberg's MAIG.   He asked me to cite a news source about the exodus and I pointed him to FoxNews, which currently has the story in the No. 1 position of their website.  I asked if Mayor Taylor is thinking about changing his position.    "That is a good question," Norris told me.  "Thanks for calling it in."  Perhaps we'll see some ink on it in a day or two.

Lead bullets should be oversized by about .001 to .002 to prevent the hot gas from cutting along the rifling channel and leaving melted lead in it's wake.

Tensions are high in both North and South Korea as to what may happen today, marking 60 years since the armistice was signed to suspend hostilities between the two. But most American vets who fought in this little remembered conflict are proud of what they--and their fallen buddies--did to hold communism in check so long ago.   http://www.lohud.com/article/20130726/NEWS02/307260125/-Forgotten-war-Veterans-mark-60th-anniversary-Korean-armistice-video-?nclick_check=1   Here's a local story of some P.O.W.s who finally made it home.   http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jul/27/korean-armistice-ended-fighting-for-many-pows-in/

  Not a word.  I was going to pay a visit to the paper next week.  I used to work at the Houston Chronicle about 40 years ago, when journalism was more of an honorable profession.  Journalists today rely on press releases and dog and pony shows.

  True, the Battlemug is only a patented design.  Dress a public domain mug up in an AK-47 outfit and maybe they'll sell like crazy.  Unless someone beat you to it.