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Taya Kyle, widow of the most lethal sniper in American history, Chris Kyle, likely just made her husband proud. She took on the reigning NRA champion in a charity shootout — and won.
A poster showing Barack Obama is seen in the background as customers line up to look at firearms at a gun shop in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. The Cheaper Than Dirt gun store recorded a record day of gun sales the day after the election of President-elect Barack Obama and is having trouble keeping up with the demand for assault riffles. (Flickr)
Last week, I told you about California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom's hypocrisy as he goes after gun owners' rights while receiving armed security to the tune of millions of tax payer dollars.
Now, let's look at it on the national level with Hillary Clinton. Clinton, who should be arrested and indictments brought for many of her crimes including those being uncovered in the Benghazi scandal, has been targeting the Second Amendment, but the irony and hypocrisy is that for decades, Mrs. Clinton has enjoyed armed security at the expense of the American taxpayers, whose rights are being targeting.
HARRIS COUNTY, GA (WTVM) – A Georgia sheriff has a welcome message to visitors in his county – don’t break the law and don’t bring your politically correct attitude into his jurisdiction.In the photo, Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley posed proudly next to a sign outside of the sheriff’s office in Hamilton, GA, where it says:
Welcome to Harris County, Georgia! WARNING: Harris County is politically incorrect. We say: Merry Christmas, God Bless America and In God We Trust; we salute our troops and our flag. If this offends you…LEAVE!
Obama is notorious for his hatred of all things Christian and trying to squelch it wherever he can. Having said that, Snopes claims this is a false allegation. On one front it is false, but on another it is true. You can’t trust Snopes. They’ve been caught in lie after lie and are funded by George Soros and his foundations. There may not have been an actual ban, but it might as well have been one with the way Christmas has been treated in the military. Obama has been getting rid of Chaplains from the military left and right. All because they profess their Christian faith. He’s done the same to soldiers who have been reprimanded and discharged, all in the name of diversity. There is an obvious double standard here. Christians are punished and disparaged while Muslims are not. Atheists are cool too. Gays are downright revered. Obama has directed that the military should not express their religious views and he’s directly referring to Christianity. That’s a fact even if an actual ban is not. It certainly applies to Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
No one should die alone. Especially someone who served and fought for his country. More than 1,000 people showed up at the funeral of a military veteran who had no family in Indianapolis. Men saluted him as he laid at rest and people gathered to honor his memory. It was standing room only at the solemn event and Billy Aldridge was given a dignified and eloquent funeral by people who really care. Billy C. Aldridge, a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, died at a local nursing facility on Oct. 14 at the age of 80. The nursing home had no records of any family, but those who attended said he had one on Tuesday. “He served our country and gave us the freedoms that we have and the privileges that we have today,” said Patrice Gehring who attended the funeral. Yes he did… and in the end all of these people were there for Billy. He was not alone after all.
President Barack Obama’s Department of Veterans Affairs has banned employees at its facility in Salem, Virginia, from saying “Merry Christmas” to veterans.
This is a wonderful story and it is incredibly moving. Elizabeth Laird is 83 years-old. She is known as the “Hug Lady” because she goes to Fort Hood and hugs the soldiers as they leave and then returns to hug them when they come back. She’s been doing that for 12 years. No one knew that 11 years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been fighting it ever since. One day, Elizabeth wasn’t there to hug others. So, the military hunted her down. Soldiers are continuously going to her bedside now to return some of the hugs she has selflessly given for years. It’s incredible.
As we leave Veterans Day 2015 behind, it’s a good time to salute retail giant Walmart for an initiative the company helped start — a campaign that shines a light of gratitude and serves to honor our veterans as well as to remind us all about the commitment and sacrifice they’ve made for America.
In the days leading up to the November 11 Veterans Day celebration, Walmart launched its “Greenlight A Vet” initiative to show how grateful we are for the 2.5 million veterans in the United States.
So, on Election Day, Knoxville residents voted to remove something of theirs – the City Council members who voted to take it down.
Breitbart On November 2, the city council in a small Iowa town voted to remove a temporary memorial to fallen soldiers from a city park. The memorial was removed because an outside group complained to the city that the memorial featured a Christian cross. Only a day after the council voted to remove the memorial, the town voted to remove the council members.
Based on the complaint of a single citizen of Knoxville, Iowa, the anti-Christian group Americans United for Separation of Church and State swooped down on the city with a threatening letter, demanding that the town council remove a temporary display to veterans that had been placed in the city’s Young Park.
Veterans along the parade route salute as Hal Wheeler plays taps on his bugle Wednesday morning in Bangor. Buy Photo BANGOR,
Maine — Intermingled with the crowd of onlookers at the annual
Bangor-Brewer Veterans Day parade, were a group of veterans who chose
not to walk in the parade in exchange for supporting their
brothers-in-arms from the sidelines. “I like being on the sidewalk to be
able to show my appreciation — especially to the veterans in the
buses,” said Hampden Air Force veteran Brian Smith, who served in
uniform between 1972 and 1976. “I want to make sure they’re
appreciated.”
In 1970, American icon John Wayne hosted a variety show celebration of America’s history and concluded the show with a beautiful and long-remembered rendition of God Bless America.
On this Veterans Day, please consider the Duke’s commentary to his fellow Americans: “Tomorrow remember, this is my country and I’m going to do good for it. It just might work. We’ll never know unless we give it a fair try. Oh yeah, there’s one other thing I’ll say tomorrow, because I say it every day of my life… God Bless America.”
According to an interview with Breitbart, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, weighed in on the gun control push by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Chicago.
He also spoke out against President Barack Obama saying he sees a future for Australian-style gun confiscation in America.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has already made phone calls on behalf of U.S. Army First Sgt. Todd Landen (Ret.), a wounded veteran who spoke to Trump Tuesday night at a Sioux City, Iowa rally about problems he was having with the Veterans Administration.
Donald Trump speaks with Todd Landen and family at Sioux City rally, image from YouTube via The Blaze.
After attempting to score points with her base against Republicans last week by saying the problems at Veterans Administration hospitals across the country, which have left 300,000 veterans dead waiting for care, aren't "widespread," Team Hillary is attempting to walk back her asinine comments. In case you missed what she said: