Friday, January 4, 2008

Picture: UN Soldier


Look closely to see if you get it.

via digg story source http://www.scaryideas.com/print/5232/

Reminds me of when I was in Iraq, Jan 2005, during the first free elections. As an Infantry officer I was organizing elections. Where were they? One car bomb in 2004 and they scrambled out of there like cowards.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Voter Tools For 2008 Presidental Election

In this information age, you have no excuse for not being informed when you vote. There are soldiers fighting on the other side of the world right now to protect that privilege and give it to others. Here are some good tools for you to research the candidates and the issues:

Internet Media:
MSN - Your Vote '08

Yahoo - Election '08 Dashboard

Google - U.S. Elecetion '08 Section

TV Media
Fox News - You Decide '08

CNN - Election Center '08

New Media:
Digg the Candidates

Face the Candidates from Youtube

Wikipedia Entry to read: United States presidential election, 2008

And don't forget you can search for each candidates official campaign site.

2008 Presidental Election Calendar

They have begun. Mark your calendars and check in with your county clerk to make sure you are ready to vote.

Primary & Caucus Dates:

January 3
Iowa

January 5 Wyoming

January 8 New Hampshire

January 15 Michigan

January 19 Nevada, South Carolina

January 29 Florida

February 1 Maine

February 5 Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado , Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah

(Super Tuesday when half of the populations of the US has held their primaries)

February 9 Kansas, Louisiana

February 12 District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

February 19 Hawaii, Washington, Wisconsin

March 4 Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont

March 11 Mississippi

April 2008: 2008 Constitution Party National Convention, to be held in Kansas City, Missouri.

April 22 Pennsylvania

May 23-26, 2008: 2008 Libertarian National Convention, to be held in Denver, Colorado.

May 6 Indiana, North Carolina

May 13 Nebraska, West Virginia

May 20 Kentucky, Oregon

June 3 Montana, South Dakota

Primaries End

July 10-13, 2008: 2008 Green Party National Convention, to be held in Chicago, Illinois.

August 25-28, 2008: 2008 Democratic National Convention, to be held in Denver, Colorado.

September 1-4, 2008: 2008 Republican National Convention, to be held in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

September 26 - First Presidential Debate at the University of Mississippi on domestic policy.

October 2 - Vice Presidential Debate at Washington University will be on domestic and foreign policy.

October 7 - Second Presidential Debate at Belmont University will be in a town meeting format and include any issues raised by members of that audience.

October 15 - Third Presidential Debate at Hofstra University on foreign policy.

November 4, 2008: All 50 states and the District of Columbia will hold elections to select members of the Electoral College.

December 15, 2008: Members of the U.S. Electoral College meet in each state to cast their votes for President and Vice President.

January 6, 2009: Electoral votes officially tallied before both Houses of Congress.

January 20, 2009: Inauguration Day.

Quote: Reason Why Soldiers Fight

"A solider doesn't fight for hating those who lie in front of them, but because they love those behind him." From Huckabee's victory speech in Iowa
"A solider doesn't fight for hating those who lie in front of them, but because they love those behind him." From Huckabee's victory speech in Iowa

Body Counts

I am tired of the left wing anti-American media televising the latest count of dead American sailors, soldiers, and airmen. It is propoganda that the terrorists want you see. They want us to get tired and what to quit. You don't see the American military bragging about how many terrorist we have killed or captured. And why don't you put the 9-11 body counts along side these troop counts so Americans can remember how many civilians were murdered.

I stumbled upon TheReligionofPeace.com. It is a site that counts and tracks the latest terrorist attacks.

IraqBodyCount.net keeps a running count of how many Iraqi civilians have been murdered by terrorist and accidentally killed by U.S. Forces.

I have also added one of their widgets in my sidebar.

Movie Rewiew: World Trade Center

It makes you think about:
*The officer workers that choose to jump instead of burn.
*The first responders that were trapped alive under the rumble
*The wives of the police officers wondering if her husband is ok.
*The fire fighters morning the lost of the friends.
*The rescue workers that refusing to give up.

It's amazing that only 2,974 innocent civilians were murdered that day and we can thank those first responders.

I recommend soldiers watch before shipping off to war. I recommend military family members watch while their loved ones are off at war. I recommend voters watch before heading to the polls. Look it's not the best film, it's not fun to watch, and everyone knows the story. We don't want to think about that day, but we should.

Our soldiers are doing their job over seas but on the homefront we need more big name directors like Stone and actors Cage to tell their stories and help Americans remember and stay united as we continue to fight our enemies. Why aren't there more movies like this?

Favorite Quote:
"You kept me alive"

VetLegacyLdr
http://citizenandsoldier.blogspot.com