Some Things To Remember Tomorrow

When you hear President Obama talk about victory in Iraq remember this…

“I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence there. In fact, I think it will do the reverse.” – Senator Barack Obama in response to the POTUS.

OOPS, my bad.

There’s more at BLACKFIVE

Warning Shot

Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) sums up what’s at stake this election cycle — should Republicans be given majorities again. From the Wall Street Journal:

I ask what so many voters are pondering: If Republicans win this fall, will they have learned the lessons from the overspending and corruption that got them tossed out in [...]

Missed One

Yesterday, Mr. FN Floyd penned an excellent post about what makes America unique. Interesting thoughts and interesting contributions in the comments. Nothing at all to disagree with, but I was a mite surprised that nobody mentioned one particular aspect of America’s uniqueness. It’s the one that – to my mind anyway – is the most [...]

America — Hell Yeah! Weekend 5

The Restoring America rally is going on as I type – or maybe it’s just now over. Patriotism — hell even mere pride of place — has become passe to many Americans… something of which we are sometimes made to feel ashamed or reticent to talk about. To hell with that. I [...]

You're Welcome America

This one is on us America — and quite frankly you can thank us too World. I haven’t talked to Rufus but since I know he is independently upper middle class he won’t mind if we forgo our usual fee. We have solved America’s problems in our Friday Open Thread. Who knew [...]

Bush Rawks

While President Poopypants (thanks Scott M!) vacays somewhere… President and Mrs. Bush are putting their time to good use. They were in Maine Sunday and dropped by The Run For the Fallen. Here’s the story from WMTW Channel8:

Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura surprised participants in the third annual “Run [...]

Think about the children

Uncle Teddy sure does. The loony left can say what they want about The Nuge. He doesn’t care and those on our side of the aisle love him all the more for it.

Nugent … has “well over a dozen” tracks written and “eight or nine that I have to capture on tape as soon [...]

Is This Thing On?

From Yogi Love and theAmerican Spectator

A month of Sundays, RF3D style

With one more August show to go, an easy way to get caught up on the return of Radio Free Threedonia. Moving backwards …

8/22 — Author Kender MacGowan and a mini-memorial to The Call’s Michael Been, including great stories from Been friend and former collaborator Eli Braden

8/15 — Jeff Radice (No No: A Dockumentary), Christian [...]

Radio Free Threedonia -- Low on guests, high on ka-boom

We’re taking it a little easy on RF3D today — 4-6 PM PST on RightTalkRadio, taking calls at 877-942-2178 — with Double Trouble’s Tommy Shannon unfortunately unable to join us (he’ll be on-board as a guest next month, though, closer to the SRV Ride on the anniversary of Stevie’s birthday). However, with Kender “Patriot Missile” [...]

In Class With Floyd

In my Congress and the Presidency course tomorrow night… I’m slapping them upside the head with this.

Take that muddle-headed public school product! Kapow! Follow me in November! (OK I’ll leave that last part out in class) He wasn’t able to tame the government to be sure, but bless him [...]

Welcome Home!

Posted the link and some pictures last week, here’s the video.

As someone who has made that walk three times now, I can tell you even if the former President isn’t there it means a great deal and is very touching to see all these people who show up.

WOW

Found at Jawa Report

Vince Vaughn Jumps With The Golden Knights

From BlackFive who reminds us that today is National Airborne Day!

A 1st CAV Hero Passes

Another Trooper awaits us at

Useful Idiots

You might be surprised, this being from state owned BBC, but they have produced a two part radio presentation that details the useful idiots who enabled the bloody reign of Stalin and others…among those Walter Duranty of The New York Times.

You can listen to it HERE or HERE

H/T Ace of Spades

You can also download MP3’s [...]

Po Po Shut Us Down

From NBC Washington Via The Jawa Reoprt

A group of young Americans were told to stop singing THE NATIONAL ANTHEM at the Lincoln Memorial by Park Police.

Members of the conservative Young America’s Foundation, were told by U.S. Park Police that they were “were in violation of federal law and their impromptu performance constituted a demonstration in [...]

Y’all Need a Pick-Me-Up?

I sure do…

George W and Laura Bush went to D/FW Airport today to greet some returning troops.

More pics here from the USO Facebook page.

Damn I miss that man.

h/t: NRO The Corner

Be Prepared. To Boo

Obama dissed the Boy Scouts — skipping the 100th annual Boy Scout Jamboree to be on The View. He sent a taped message instead. This was their response. And here’s the patch:

Come On Brother I'm Taking You Home

Angel Flight: A brevity code used to describe a military flight returning a fallen comrade to his loved ones.

Radney Foster, Darius Rucker and Darden Smith talk about the song Angel Flight. I believe I’ve posted the music video here before but this clip tells the story behind the music as it were.

I Dare You To Watch This…(dust warning)

Well deserved and long overdue. Via JAWA REPORT

You're Invited!

If any of you Chicago-area Threedonians are looking for something fun to do on August 14, you’re invited to the Tri-Count-Teas “Picnic In the Park” in downtown Bartlett. Lots of conservative speakers will be there, including Republican candidate for Governor Bill Brady. Your favorite Threedonian blogger (ahem – that would be moi) will be co-MC [...]

Turn It Up Tuesday -- RAWWWWK!!!

Between IFC gifting us this summer with re-runs of Freaks and Geeks, and finally getting around to seeing The Runaways (much better than I ever expected … and I hate complimenting Dakota Fanning), simply cannot get enough of Joan Jett lately. Forgot how hard it is to find one favorite song from her working class, [...]

Cajones

Found at CDR Salamander

Worth the wait? We have guests, you decide.

"Don't *@&# with me, F.R. Turbo. I know people."

Day-of-show update: Taking calls at 877 – 942 – 2178 or connect via the younggunconservative Skype hook-up. Also joining (and bringing) the fun will be guest #2, Eli Braden, at 5:30 PST.

Day-of-show update #2: If you’re out and about, iTunes and Blackberry users can [...]

City of Ruins

3D — like IMAX — can be (and usually is) little more than a party trick unless used sparingly or in some way integral to the story. I can’t think of a better use for 3-D than this short film “City of Ruins” showing at The Warsaw Uprising Museum.

It looks powerful. Here’s the [...]

Honoring Vietnam War Vets

Yet one more reason to encourage visiting central Pennsylvania. The PA Military Museum’s awesome by itself anyway, but as the nephew of a two-tour Marine Vietnam Vet, plan on hitting this event for sure next year.

Saturday’s sweltering heat authenticated the skirmish as 10 re-enactors braved their mock Vietnam jungle — the Spring Creek foliage adjacent [...]

Lt. Col. Allen West

Both of these clips are awesome…

And this one on his service in Iraq…

And if you’re not familiar with his service in Iraq… here’s a snip from The Weekly Standard:

In 2003, Allen West was facing a possible court martial hearing that could have put him in prison.

Responsible for over six hundred men as a Lieutenant-Colonel in [...]

Somebody say Johnson?

Ran across this when leafing through some James Gammon clips, and couldn’t let Don’s beyond good deed go unnoticed.

Not So Ancient Chinese Secret

Birthright citizenship? Passport tourism is a big hit in China. From The Washington Post:

What can $1,475 buy you in modern China? Not a Tiffany diamond or a mini-sedan, say Robert Zhou and Daisy Chao. But for that price, they guarantee you something more lasting, with unquestioned future benefits: a U.S. passport and citizenship [...]

Krista Branch

via Moonbattery

…and Krista is called a racist in 5, 4, 3, 2

It’s a bit heavy handed for my tastes, but it’s not horrible.

Toby Keith, The Boston Pops and the 4th of July

Video via Big Hollywood

It’s difficult for me to listen to this song, because it was used in the memorial service for several soldiers I have had the pleasure of knowing. Given that, even if you’ve heard this song many times you need to watch this clip from the CBS coverage of the 4th of [...]

BADASS, defined UPDATED...now with 50% more badassery

Check this dude out…I’d follow him into hell carrying a can of gasoline.

I Feel Dirty Looking At This Photo

I’ve never watched a couple “refuel in mid-flight” before. And no… that’s not a euphemism.

The plane (bottom) of Navy Lt. Jeff McLean is refueled over Pakistan by the plane of his wife of one year, Christine McLean, whom he has not seen in six months. The photograph was taken by his wingman. [...]

Give That Man A Raise!

I’m assuming a raise would come with a 5th star. I think he deserves it. And so does D.B. Grady writing for The Atlantic. Go read the whole thing here. Here’s a bit:

Eighteen months after taking office, President Obama can hardly claim moral authority on military affairs, first tacking left as [...]

Halfway Across the Globe

I’m woefully late to the party.  My apologies if this has already been posted.

First. LT Richard Winters Leadership Project

Check out this video and support Curt Shilling’s efforts to honor the veterans of D-Day.

First. LT Richard Winters Leadership Project.

Last 1 Seen (aka just got back)

Any movie featuring three J. Geils Band songs which aren’t “Centerfold” or “Love Stinks” gets a lot of love in my book. Good thing Grown Ups provided plenty of laughs before the end kinda fell into the overly sentimental deep-end (though nowhere near as much as the craptastic Couples Retreat). In the just-right-amount-of-sentiment department, lots [...]

Calling the Roll

Jerry Birchfield kisses the helmet of his nephew, Lance Cpl. Joshua Birchfield, after a memorial for Birchfield and Lance Cpl. Cody Stanley at Twentynine Palms Marine Corps center. Stanley died Oct. 28 in Now Zad, Afghanistan, and Birchfield died Feb. 19 in Farah province.
(Photo courtesy of Makk Zeleski for the Press-Enterprise)

While we were all celebrating [...]

In Case You Missed This...

Red Skelton’s monologue abut the pledge of allegiance was posted over at Big Hollywood by Adam Baldwin. If you’ve never seen this (Kit), you owe it to yourself to watch this.

Yeah, this was on prime time network television…amazing isn’t it?

Independence Day

Last year I gave a speech on religious liberty and the particular contribution of three men: Roger Williams and two Baptist preachers named Isaac Backus and John Leland. Leland especially was instrumental in the drafting of the First Amendment and passage of the Bill of Rights and if not for him James Madison was [...]

Silent Cal on Independence Day

From a speech Calvin Coolidge delivered upon the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence:

Although a century and a half measured in comparison with the length of human experience is but a short time, yet measured in the life of governments and nations it ranks as a very respectable period. [...]

USA, Happy 234th!!!

Kender MacGowan, aka The Patriot Missile and occasional producer of Radio Free Threedonia, when not busy being a thorn in the side of any nonsense-spouting lefty, comes up with some poetic doozies. Here’s his latest …

Dear America,

You’re 234 years old today, and in some ways you are showing your age I am sorry to [...]

Unca Ted

The greatest bargain since Paul Westerberg sold 49:00 for 49 cents at Amazon. ROCK ON NUGE!!!

Ted Nugent’s Happy Defiance Day This July 4th

On Independence Day, The Amazon MP3 store is having a very special one day sale! 30 different tracks from Ted Nugent–in a special compilation called Happy Defiance Day Everyday– [...]

Classic Pick O' the Day: July 4

The General (1927)
In this silent film, a Confederate engineer fights to save his train and his girlfriend from the Union army.
Cast: Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom Dir: Clyde Bruckman BW-75 mins, TV-G. 9:30 PM PDT. TCM

Click on the pic above… that is not only a still from today’s Pick, but may be [...]