For those who are unaware, at a military theater, the National Anthem is played before every movie. This from a US Military Chaplain in Iraq:

I recently attended a showing of ‘Superman 3,’ here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies, as well as memorial services and other large gatherings. As is the custom back in the States, we stood and snapped to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. All was going as planned until, about three-quarters of the way through The National Anthem, the music stopped. Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-old back in the States? I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments; and everyone would sit down and call for a movie. Of course, that is, if they had stood for the National Anthem in the first place.

Here, the 1,000 Soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed forward. The music started again. The Soldiers continued to quietly stand at attention. And again, at the same point, the music stopped. What would you expect to happen? Even here I would imagine laughter, as everyone finally sat down and expected the movie to start. But here, you could have heard a pin drop. Every Soldier continued to stand at attention.

Suddenly there was a lone voice, then a dozen, and quickly the room was filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers, finishing where the recording left off: ‘And the rockets red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the free And the home of the brave’.

It was the most inspiring moment I have had here in Iraq. I wanted you to know what kind of Soldiers are serving you here. Remember them as they fight for you!

Written by Chaplain Jim Higgins
LSA Anaconda is at the Balad Airport in Iraq, north of Bagdad

Congressman Barney Frank would have us believe that the financial crisis our banking system is in was caused by the greed of bankers and that alone. Are bankers greedy, often yes. Are they so stupid as to knowingly and willingly make decisions that would lead to their own destruction? Well that is a little like when they say Republicans want to destroy the planet. Um, gee, then where would they live? Anyway, a little bit of factual evidence is in line to point out that Representative Frank has had his dirty little grubbers all over this fiasco. Here is an article from 1999.
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I just love these guys. This is so funny was getting dirty looks at the library as I tried to hold it in. My laughter that is.

Well, it’s official. I am the Wolverine’s good luck charm. They don’t lose when I am there. Saturday was outstanding! They were down 19 to zip at the half and everyone had written them off. They have never come back from a 16 point deficit and won at home but in the second half they came alive and won the game 27-25 over Wisconsin. The place was exploding. Jon, my brother in law with the season tickets told me that he is going to bring me back next year to the Ohio State game because of my luck. I told him I am not sure I want that kind of pressure.

I am not sure why the AFA needs to have a McDonald’s boycott. It would seem that only the Homo’s would WANT to be going there. I mean, really.

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I was talking to the little girl of a friend of mine the other day. I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and she replied, ‘I want to be President!’
Both of her parents are liberal Democrats and were standing there. So then I asked her, ‘If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?’
She replied, I want to help the homeless and ‘I’d give houses to all the homeless people.’ I glanced up to see her parents smiling fondly.
‘Wow - what a worthy goal.’ I told her, ‘You don’t have to wait until you’re President to help out though! You can come over to my house and mow, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I’ll pay you $50. Then I’ll take you over to the grocery store where this homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward a new house.’
Since she is only 6, she thought that over for a few seconds. While her Mom glared at me, she looked me straight in the eye and asked, ‘Why doesn’t the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay
him the $50?’ And I said, ‘Welcome to the Republican Party.’
Her folks still aren’t talking to me.