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- Carpenter's Flight
50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Category Archives: Politics
Home Run
Over at “From My Position, On the way!” — Chuck hits all the cogent points about this presidential election cycle. I just wish that the mainstream media would agree and focus on the priorities. Unfortunately, the bulk of the citizens … Continue reading
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The View From Denmark?
An interesting parsing of POTUS clips from the Danes.
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Candidate Selection
In Tuesday’s opening post on the presidential election, I stated that most Americans had already made a decision on who to vote for in November. In this case, I classify that as the incumbent Barrack Hussein Obama or any body … Continue reading
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Politics
Since it is a presidential election year, it is probably time to start paying more attention to what is going to be all the “talk of the town” for the next several months. Unfortunately the majority of Americans have probably … Continue reading
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President Obama: The Greatest Gun Salesman In America
An interesting observation on the ongoing trend in the firearm industry. Take a hard look at the charts. One of the things that POTUS continues to be bashed on is his handling of the economy. Look at all the tax … Continue reading
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Gunny Time
Ah, time for a little clip from The Gunny.
Posted in Humor, Marines, Politics
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SOTU – Take Aways
POTUS and TOTUS get their opportunity the other night to be on prime time national television and tell the story from their point of view. Did any of you watch? What were your thoughts? What I heard was a campaign … Continue reading
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The Heartbeat of War with Iran – Global Guerrillas
I have written before about the covert threat that Iran poses to the Western Hemisphere and the activity of the Republican Guard within Central America. Here is a quick look at a macro level of the drivers of the current … Continue reading
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History 100
This has been floating around the web for a couple of weeks now. I finally set down and went through this. It is a good refresher, and draws some interesting comparisons.
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Change
Overnight we learn that Kim Jung IL died. One of the interesting parts of my life, was the Brezhnev died, is was in an insulated cocoon at MCRD. Every night after lights out, as part of the routine, we would … Continue reading
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