http://peacethugs.com Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:12:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It started with the AP: Shame on the selfish Associated Press. Shame. Via Politico, AP defies common decency for the Greater Good (hat tip – Blackfive): Defense Secretary Robert Gates is objecting “in the strongest terms” to an Associated Press decision to transmit a photograph showing a mortally wounded 21-year-old Marine in his ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=134 Peace Thugs and LSU support this event.    We are pleased to peel back the curtain and offer you an exclusive preview of our next exciting event. On Thursday June 25th, MAF will host its second annual “Troopathon” titled “Honor Their Service.   Last year, our “From the Frontlines” Troopathon was a huge ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=132 Reposted from Leaning Straight Up. Veterans are pissed...as they should be. Funny thing is that now, after this slight, a lot who were not very disgruntled...are. And Napolitano's attempt to appease them is pointless when she has said she stands by the report's conclusions. US govt faces veteran anger at extremism report The US ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=131 UPDATE:  Leaning Straight Up reports that the plan is moving forward with Obama's approval.  And that means for service related injuries too. Yep...liberals sure do know how to support the troops... Senators slam plan for wounded vets to use private insurance Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=129 You need to see this. http://peacethugs.com/?p=127 I was going to pen a much more detailed, thoughtful expose on why Christmas is important, but I will instead steal a page from Sister Toldjah's book, and like her, repost this classic explanation: Her personal wishes capture perfectly what I have been feeling this year also: I was going to write ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=126 It is holiday time and it is not too late to send a little something to the troops. Many soldiers deployed won't receive any greeting cards or presents this year, some because their family doesn't have the money and some because they don't have family. You can help make a soldier ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=125  Cross posted from Leaning Straight Up OK, I admit that I am no fan of Obama, but that is a matter of policy and ideology. Now I have cause to dislike him personally, and I may official upgrade him to scumbag. Via Hot Air: Amir Taheri accuses Barack Obama of interfering in the attempt ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=123 Not that the snooze-media will care, nor will the police take any actoin, but it is clear they take responsiblility with pride (via Geobent): Domestic attack A short time ago we responded to threats to our soldiers with a mass rally at the Tacoma recruiting station. SDS led this attempt to interfere ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=122 reposted from Leaningstraightup.com  The question is on the lips of many.  Some  decry our failings and insist they are endemic, and show the decline of our Country's greatness.  They point to our prosperity as evidence of our selfishness.  They point at our innovation and insist that we are lazy and weak. They insist that in ... http://peacethugs.com/?p=121