Today's big news was the unveiling of a one-minute ad that's being run in a very small number of broadcast markets. I've got issues with John Kerry's positions on an entire slew of issues. My first instinct when it comes to Kerry's service in Vietnam is that it is largely irrelevant to the 2004 election, […]
Vietnam vet Sen. John Kerry apparently isn't all that popular with the Marines. The Marines — two in uniform and two off-duty — were polite but curt while chatting with Kerry, answering most of his questions with a "yes, sir" or "no, sir." But they turned downright nasty after the Massachusetts senator thanked them "for […]
I'm often quick to criticize the media for shoddy reporting, lack of research and inaccurate headlines, so I'm pleased to point out examples of really good journalism -- this time by the Union-Tribune. Reporter Rick Rogers and photographer Nelvin Cepeda were with the U.S. Marines in Iraq as they battled for Fallujah. The story is […]
I'm watching some of CNN's coverage of the Democrat Convention and they highlighted the fact that the Democrats had lined up retired generals who support John Kerry -- including Wesley Clark. I counted a grand total of nine. In the AP style guide, you don't even use numerals until you get to 10, so it […]
And rightly so. The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto is at the Democrat Convention in Boston, but he's got a glimpse of what you're not seeing on TV -- the protesters. I was impressed by how Taranto addressed this situation: The Agony of the Feet The next day, the pantomime Gongsters are gone from Copley […]
The New York Times has a good series of articles on scumbucket insurance agents who take advantage of young GIs. However, even while they're rightfully exposing a great fraud, you can see see that they're failing when it comes to honesty. [W]hen Lanny Peavy, president of American Amicable Life Insurance of Waco, Tex., learned that […]
Just got back from my first game at Petco Park, the Padres brand new ballpark. I must say that it's quite an impressive structure. And a Padres victory made it all the better. One interesting thing to note: Between the 3rd and 4th innings, the Marine Corps Hymn was played over the loudspeakers to honor […]
A couple of years ago there was a big ruckus here in San Diego when a U.S. Marine was sent to the border to pick up a couple of Marines who had (if I recall correctly) been partying in Tijuana. The Marine was supposed to turn off at the last exit and await his comrades […]
Fox News has reported that Islamic militants have beheaded Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun.
I was checking out propagandist Michael Moore's Web site the other day and was surprised to find a page on how to help the soldiers. I was surprised, but then I took a closer look. Moore's "help" to the soldiers includes offering to send them free copies of his books or movies. I would encourage […]