A THREE BEERS LATER EXCLUSIVE: SMITTY'S SERVICE VIDEO!

In honor of his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan, TBL is proud to present this EXCLUSIVE video, TORN from the steaming pages of Wikileaks, a record of then-Commander Smitty counseling a wayward crewmember in need of command guidance.



Three Beers Later wishes the men and women of Smitty's proud new command a safe and successful deployment.

You Might Be a Redneck...a different take

Spot the metrosexual in this picture.

We have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It's time to take a reflective look at the core beliefs of a culture that values home, family, country and God. If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who threaten my life, I'd choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up. Tire irons, squirrel guns and grit -- that's what rednecks are made of. I hope I am one of those. If you feel the same, pass this on to your redneck friends. Ya'll know who ya all are.

You might be a redneck if: It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, 'One nation, under God.'
You might be a redneck if: You've never protested about seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places.
You might be a redneck if: You still say ' Christmas' instead of 'Winter Festival.'

Where's the PoliSci major in this scene?

You might be a redneck if: You bow your head when someone prays.
You might be a redneck if: You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play the National Anthem.

Which of these is the edgy urban magazine  journalist?  Trick question.

You might be a redneck if: You treat our armed forces veterans with great respect, and always have.
You might be a redneck if: You've never burned an American flag, nor intend to.
You might be a redneck if: You know what you believe and you aren't afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You might be a redneck if: You respect your elders and raised your kids to do the same.
You might be a redneck if: You'd give your last dollar to a friend.

Rule 5 — Juliana Moreira!

Rule 5 Happy Feet and Hot Poles! Felix Cane!

Dayyam! Gal's like Alyson Hannigan with a build on her!

A SAILOR IN AFGHANISTAN?

Smitty, the brains behind the operation at The Other McCain, has been reactivated for naval staff duty in Kabul, Afghanistan.

And here I thought Ron Paul was full of it with all that letter of marque and reprisal talk.

As someone who was told to come back when I was a few years younger on 9/12 (apparently the Army didn't need 50+ yr old infantry lieutenants), I wish Smitty all the best and envy him the hard year ahead.

Veterans' Day Music

There's something happening here...

Mysterious smoke trail seen off Los Angeles Coastline...

Tweeter messages about F-22's flying low over LA...

Fiery trail seen in the sky over Manhattan...

And for that matter, we don't know what's really going on aboard that stranded cruise ship...

Back in the 1970's Norman Spinrad wrote an SF short story about an alien invasion of the US depicted only through sketchy eyewitness reports of isolated incidents, all firmly dismissed by the authorities until one day the same authorities proudly announce that the crisis they told no one existed has been averted... without telling us whether we won or lost whatever it was.

Now either the last few days have been the best promotional campaign EVER for a big budget Sci-Fi movie...

...or SOMETHING's going on we ain't hearing about...

Ahhhhhh...

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CRAP

I am waiting for a confirmation I hope will come through on the Obama Quote, but I have run into several sources claiming it is an urban legend/fabrication.  Therefore I am withdrawing the post pending said verification.

One thing is already clear in all this: I screwed up.  I had one fact, that of Obama's reprehensible insurance proposal, and on that basis I assumed the accuracy of a second statement without confirming its accuracy myself.  I could do a lot of weasel-wording here, talking about 'truthiness' or 'fake but accurate' but regardless of my personal beliefs as to whether or not Obama is capable of making such a statement, regardless of whether I get that confirmation at this point, I did not do my homework here, and for that I apologize to my readers.  Do better next time.

However, the Obama proposal to have veterans pay for war wounds out of their own personal insurance is absolutely real.

Some People Are Not Paying Attention...

Meg "Zsa Zsa" Whitman is still asking me to follow her on Twitter.  What part of

DON'T BLAME ME I VOTED FOR POIZNER

does she not understand?!