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Thanksgiving

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Valour - IT: My Marine Hero

Okay, something of a blogospheric legend gets the nod from me today for my Marine hero in my Valour-IT post. More on Project Valour - IT here.

Corporal Joshua Belile for his infamous Haji Girl. Click the image below to contribute to this worthy cause. Haji Girl video below that. It's worth it on all counts.

Coma Coma Coma Coma Coma Khamenei - You Come and Go o-oh-o ...

The latest from Michael Ledeen at PJM: Now, thank me for putting this old tune back in your head! heh!

This story has been floating around the net for the past day or so, but this report comes from a person who is in a position to know such things.  As I know very well (having been gulled into wrongly announcing Khamenei’s death a while back), it is easy to be misled, and Khamenei has had previous medical emergencies in the past, and recovered, but the source is excellent. Nonetheless, it’s always smart to apply the Reagan Caution:  Trust, but verify.  I’m doing my best.

Here is what he/she says:

Late Saturday Night Listenin'

Going Down Slow by "SkyDog"

Obama Loves Kanye: Oops, Una Da Bus

Hmm. As reported by Politico and meant to be off the record.

TerryMoran: Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a "jackass" for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential.

Okay, let's see - well, he did take exception to their capitalist nature, among other things.:

Obama, who lost to Hillary Clinton in yesterday's New Hampshire primary, says he has been a Hip Hop fan for years. Although neither Jay-Z nor Kanye West have come out to publicly support Obama's candidacy, Obama has already talked with the two regarding ways in which they can use their music in a positive way, and also how to branch out and fill the gap between older generations who dismiss Hip Hop as a negative, inferior art form.

 "I've met with Jay-Z; I've met with Kanye. And I've talked to other artists about how potentially to bridge that gap. I think the potential for them to deliver a message of extraordinary power that gets people thinking (is massive)," Obama told Jeff Johnson during BET's political special What's In It For Us?.

Though he supports using Hip Hop as a catalyst for good, Obama is also aware of Hip Hop's negative side too, acknowledging that messages of crime and misogyny overshadow the many positive aspects of rap music.

"There are times, even on the artists I've named, the artists that I love, that there is a message that's sometimes degrading to women, uses the N-word a little too frequently. But also something that I'm really concerned about is (they're) always talking about material things about how I can get something; more money, more cars."

God Bless America

Martina McBride

Tea Party With Hank Williams, Jr.

I imagine this will be one heck of a Tea Party. A fan of Ingraham and Levin but not Obama? Oh well, I'm thinking Obama might not be much of a fan of his either, heh! I can relate.

The Friends of America Rally is a pro-coal, pro-conservative, anti-Obama and anti-cap-and-trade legislation "tea party" arranged by Massey Energy. The man everybody just calls Hank is coming to help heat the water.

... as the singer has grown older, Williams has become more overtly political, more conservative and completely distrustful of most media. "I listen to Laura Ingram(sic) and Mark Levin," he said. "It's the only place you'll hear the truth."

Williams doesn't like Democrat politics or politicians. He's furious, and doesn't care who knows.

"This is absolutely the worst administration in our lifetime," he said. "They're in a tailspin. It's August, and I don't know how this guy is going to finish his term. I really don't know."

Williams scoffs at the Obama stimulus package as worthless, thinks the "Cash for Clunkers" program was pointless and absolutely has no faith in health-care reform.

Still, the health-care debate hasn't been a complete loss for him. Williams says he's enjoyed the coverage of the town hall meetings across the country, where small, angry groups have, on occasion, shouted down senators and congressmen speaking about health-care reform.

He says he loves that the politicians have to run and hide. It's high entertainment.

"I get a lot of enjoyment when I have my evening cigar and listen to these idiots."

Tighten Up

Actually, the first song is more a favorite than the second. But you have to watch the second video. Contrast the black drummer at 30 seconds in with the white back-up band at around one minute in. Crica 1967. What an embarassing time for white America, particularly when it came to fashion and style.

Not Music To Their Ears

A protest song against United Airlines, "United Breaks Guitars", draws 2 million YouTube hits in four days.

Nice Tune

And some nice acoustic guitar at OG. I was playing ever day for a while, then I got busy again. Drat!