The offensive center for the Iowa Hawkeyes Josh Koeppel takes on a pickup truck.  He only received some bumps and bruises, but will miss the season opener on Saturday.  What else can I say?  Iowa Farm boys are tough.

Dear Mr. President,

Your speech was just another economic diatribe that lacked any real substance.  I could see your eyes searching out each teleprompter, and fumbling at times to read the words.  You were incredibly insincere and you showed absolutely no emotion.  How the hell could you speak with any passion if you’re trying to read each word?  Memorize something for once in your life, and then at least pretend that you really give a shit.  You never thanked or congratulated our soldiers for a hard earned WIN.  You never gave George W. Bush any credit for doing what was un-popular when he supported the surge in Iraq.  Which you did NOT support and you even said that it would “FAIL”.

We didn’t need to hear more crap about how our economy sucks, I’m pretty sure everyone already knows this, and they are now starting to blame YOU.  Oh, and I loved the poke at Bush again when you mentioned that over the last decade we have spent way too much for these wars.  Yep, that was a good one… Maybe if you and your Progressive clowns would stop spending so damn much on entitlement programs we would have already paid for these wars.  The bottom line is that you are incapable of showing passion for our country because you don’t like our country, that’s why you are trying so hard to change it.  Well, I do love this country, and so do all the soldiers that helped us WIN the war in Iraq.  Yes, that’s right we won, it was a VICTORY. 

This is what I would have said:

I’m here tonight to claim victory in Iraq.  We have freed these people from a vicious dictator and given them the groundwork for a democratic society.  Mr. Bush was correct in supporting the surge, and I was and idiot for saying that it would fail.  And for that I apologize.  I would like to sincerely thank all of the soldiers and their families for helping us achieve this historic victory.  God bless you all, and God bless America!  Uh-Rah!

It?s Football season, and I look forward to this all year long.  So here are some GREAT links? and some great NFL football legends.

Steve over at AmericasWatchtower.com has a breaking story about the Obama Administration submitting a report to the united nations which lists the Arizona immigrations law as a violation on human rights.
http://americaswatchtower.com/2010/08/29/the-federal-government-includes-arizonas-immigration-law-in-its-united-nations-report-on-human-rights-violations/

Larry at ldjackson.net has a great story about Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally.
http://www.ldjackson.net/news-politics/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally/

therightscoop.com has a story about Glenn Beck on the Orielly Factor.
http://www.therightscoop.com/glenn-beck-on-oreilly-factor-on-828

Matt at conservativehideout.com has raised the bar again with his post on Glenn Beck's Rally.
http://conservativehideout.com/wordpress/2010/08/28/glenn-beck%E2%80%99s-restoring-honor-wrap-up/

John at the thecurrent9171787.blogspot.com has yet another great article about Glenn Beck's Rally.
http://thecurrent9171787.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-about-usit-always-has-been.html

Trestin at trestinmeacham.info gives us a list of his top 10 best US presidents.
http://www.trestinmeacham.info/2010/08/10-best-presidents.html

Harrison at capitolcommentary.com has a post about race in middle school elections.
http://capitolcommentary.com/2010/08/30/nettleton-mississippi-abolishes-racial-quotas-for-middle-schoolers/

Karen at easternright.com gives us a video of Michael Berry - A MUST SEE!
http://www.easternright.com/blog/2010/8/29/michael-berry-rocks.html

Read Debbie's report at righttruth.typepad.com
http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2010/08/right-truth-report.html

therightopinions.com gives us his point of view on Glenn Beck's Rally.
http://www.therightopinions.com/?p=239

Blackfive lets us know that Obama should not take credit for winning the Iraq war.
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2010/08/the-defeatists-win-operation-iraqi-freedom-part-ii.html

And Frank at imao.us has the last say about Glenn Beck's Rally.
http://www.imao.us/index.php/2010/08/this-weekends-rally-caused-much-fear-and-concern-for-predominantly-white-liberals/

And because I played with him for six years? here is the best quarterback of all time.

If you can name all of these NFL players in the comments, I will list your name and your website (if you have one) on my website homepage and blog homepage for one week.  GOOD LUCK!

There will be a new contest each Monday for this spot.  If you have a blog, I will call it the ?Blog Of The Week?

I know there are many people that do not like Glenn Beck, or maybe they are afraid of what he is saying and doing.  Then on the other side of the coin I know there are people that take him way too seriously, and take what he says out of context.  I do like Glenn, and I think he is both entertaining and inspiring.  I’m also not a bandwagon Glenn Beck fan, because I have been listening to his radio show for about 4 years now.  I think that Glenn has come to the forefront just at the right time, and he is someone that the Conservative party, and America needs right now.  With all of the Liberal/Progressive/Marxist/Socialists trying to pull our country down and destroy our Republic, we need some strong willed people that will speak up like Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity.

Glenn has gone to great lengths to put together two huge events this week in Washington D.C.  The 8/28/2010 Restoring Honor Rally, and 8/27/2010 America’s Divine Destiny.  I wish that I had the time or the means to be able to attend, but unfortunately that’s not going to happen.  So I hope that some of you reading this will be able to attend and can come back here to comment on your experience.  I will be praying for a peaceful, historic turnout and I hope that you will join me in sending a few prayers as well.  God Bless Glenn, his staff, and everyone that will be in attendance.

Here is some information pertaining to both events:

America’s Divine Destiny

Join Glenn Beck for an inspiring look at the role faith played in the founding of America and the role it will play again in its destiny. The audience for the event will be overwhelmingly made up of pastors, ministers and clergy: a modern day Black Robe Regimen. Tickets will be made available to the general public at no cost.

So, if you are sick and tired of hearing about how divided America has become, then join us for an eye-opening evening at the historic Kennedy Center in Washington, DC on Friday, August 27 that will help heal your soul. Guided by uplifting music, nationally-known religious figures from all faiths will unite to deliver messages reminiscent to those given during the struggles of America's earliest days. The event will leave you with a renewed determination to look past the partisan differences and petty problems that fill our airwaves and instead focus our shared values, principles and strong belief that faith can play an essential role in reuniting the country.

Restoring Honor Rally

Throughout history America has seen many great leaders and noteworthy citizens change her course. It is through their personal virtues and by their example that we are able to live as a free people. On August 28, come celebrate America by honoring our heroes, our heritage and our future.

Join the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and many more for this non-political event that pays tribute to America’s service personnel and other upstanding citizens who embody our nation’s founding principles of integrity, truth and honor.

Our freedom is possible only if we remain virtuous. Help us restore the values that founded this great nation. On August, 28th, come join us in our pledge to restore honor at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

I have written about David Crowley previously.

Iowa City Troops Headed To Afghanistan

This information courtesy of Iowa City Press Citizen

First Sgt. David Crowley of Iowa City is the senior enlisted man of Iowa City-based Company B, First Battalion, 133rd Infantry, which is among about 2,800 Iowa National Guard troops being deployed to Afghanistan. The unit currently is training at Camp Shelby, Miss. Crowley is chronicling the unit's activities in periodic dispatches for the Press-Citizen.

This is his first installment:

Point "A" is the location where they want to build the mosque.

Alright, so over the last few days I have heard many people say that this mosque location isn't really within the Ground Zero area. Many people have also mentioned that there are strip clubs and bars within this same area, so why should we have a problem with a mosque? Well first of all, if there are so many bars and strip clubs around, then why in the hell would they want to build the mosque? Ummm, hmmm, what? So now to my real point. On 9/11/2001 parts of the two aircraft were found many blocks away. For example: Some of the landing gear crashed through the Burlington Coat Factory at 45 Park Pl, New York, NY 10007. This just happens to be right next door to the location where they want to build the mosque.

45 Park Place is the Burlington Coat Factory.

This is the landing gear that crashed through the Burlington Coat Factory.

So what do you consider Ground Zero?

And my response to the people that say you can't even see ground zero from this location... THAT'S BECAUSE GROUND ZERO WAS THE TWIN TOWERS... AND THEY ARE GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As you can see from the photo there isn't anything there anymore. If debris from the planes flown my Muslims into the twin towers made it's way over to the same location that they want to build a mosque, then I consider this GROUND ZERO. And if you don't, then you are an idiot, non-American, flag burning, Communist.

Have I made my point yet? Oh yes, those strip clubs.  

3 blocks to the NE (1 block farther than the mosque site) 

Uncle Mikes

57 Murray Street New York, NY 10007-2201 

New York Dolls 

59 Murray Street New York, NY 10007-2201 

Wild West Entertainment From laughs to flash 

295 Greenwitch St.# 378 New York, NY 10007 

2 blocks to the East (Same distance as the mosque site) 

TLG Entertainment 

139 Fulton Street New York, NY 10038-2594 

2 blocks to the South (Same distance as the mosque site) 

A-1 Metro Parties Entertainment and Limos 

111 Broadway New York, NY 10006-1901 

4 blocks to the South (2 blocks farther than the mosque site) 

Pussycat Lounge & Hamilton Room 

96 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10006 

And just to be accurate, yes there are two churches within 2 blocks of Ground Zero. 

Less then 1/2 block to the NE 

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church 

1 block to the East 

St. Paul's Chapel 

Were the planes that slammed into the twin towers flown by Christians? Yelling "In the name of Jesus Christ"?

No they were NOT!

So my problem is not with the fact that they CAN build a mosque at this location. My problem is if they SHOULD build a mosque at this location. So there really isn't anything that you can say to convince me otherwise. And I know that I'm not alone on this.  

God Bless all those who lost their lives on 9/11/2001. 

Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that he doesn’t know "how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican."

WOW!  This confirms what I have thought all along... that Harry Reid is a complete idiot.

The Democrats are so desperate to keep minorities as voters and keep them on the Government dole that they now actually believe what they have been spewing for years.  Well, Harry, a hispanic might be a republican if he/she want's to take advantage of freedom, free market, and overall self reliance.  Maybe even become a Governor of YOUR state, Nevada.  So Harry, you had better look at who is running against your son, Rory...  Oh my gosh, it's a person of Hispanic heritage, Brian Sandoval.

Sandoval has received several awards and certificates, including the Hispanics in Politics' 1996 "Broche de Oro Award"

Don't worry Harry, your days are numbered, and soon you can go back to being a clueless, racist, idiot, without any power.

Here is something that you probably didn’t see reported by the main stream media:

On May 6, 2010 it was the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the city of Pilsen in what is now the Czech Republic. American soldiers from the 2d Cavalry Group, Third Army, under the command of General George S. Patton, were the first to reach south-western Bohemia and turn back the Nazis.  Despite being the 65th anniversary, this was only the 20th year the city was able to celebrate. Pilsen was freed from Communism in 1989 and has since then educated their citizens on the circumstances of their liberation, which were kept from them during Communist rule.

Since 1990, the city of Pilsen has organized the annual “Liberation Festival” taking place in May, which has become a local tradition, and has been attended by many American and Allied veterans. This year 3d Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment was at the Festival in full force, with a display of vehicles and equipment representative of the Regiment today. The display included Strykers as well as an M777 Howitzer from the Squadron’s Artillery Battery. The main event consisted of historical and modern day weapons systems as well as a parade of classic WWII era military vehicles, many of which are kept in working condition by the Pilsen Military Car Club.

Here is a video of the celebration: 

Look at the excitement and reverence for America and American soldiers.  American soldiers are treated like rock stars during this event, and the American flag is displayed with great pride and honor.  If only it were this way here in America.  Soldiers are forgotten, wars are politicized, and people are asked to remove the American flag.  People here re-enact the civil war in great detail, but then don’t even recognize that we were at war in Korea.  Everyone in this country should be proud, and be able to display the flag wherever they want without worrying about hurting someone’s feelings.  If you see a soldier, recognize them, and thank them for their service.  I’ve even been at the gas station, noticed a soldier, and thanked him for protecting our freedom.  Most of the time they are almost speechless, but very happy to be recognized.  This is America… if you’re not proud of it, or your not happy here, LEAVE.

Senate Vote 229 - Confirms Elena Kagan
63-37
 

Voting yes were 56 Democrats, 5 Republicans and 2 independents.

Voting no were 1 Democrat and 36 Republicans.



Republicans Voting Yes:

Susan Collins             R    ME
Lindsey Graham         R    SC
Judd Gregg                R    NH
Richard G. Lugar        R    IN
Olympia J. Snowe      R    ME


Democrats Voting No:

Ben Nelson                D    NE