Dagney's Rant

Shame on You, Ken Salazar

Dagney Taggert — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:34:36 GMT

Before I lambaste Mr. Salazar, I want to start with the Colorado Republican Party. Ladies and gentlemen, if you had encouraged Senator Campbell to campaign for Mr. Coors, you wouldn't have Ken Salazar to deal with...now it's your turn Kenny boy. You are telling blatant lies to keep Colorado from going after the treasure that is oil shale in Colorado.

"Salazar, interviewed later on 850 KOA,
said that Limbaugh is "spreading falsehoods along with many of the
people who want us to essentially give away the public lands of
Colorado."

Colorado controls 80 percent of the oil shale reserves in the
entire country, Salazar ...

Iraqis & Obama

Dagney Taggert — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:51:10 GMT
The drive-by media is amidst a Obamagasm with their coverage of Barack Hussein's trip to Iraq. The so-called "journalists" have been waxing poetic over the Obamessiah's trip. The American electorate will either be moved by them, or they will instead vote for the only candidate who championed the surge and hung his proverbial hat on its success.

The Iraqis are a whole different matter. How do they really feel about Obama? I don't believe a dadgum thing the Always Barack Network, the Columbia Barack Network, or the National Barack Network has to say about that aspect ...

FARC's messenger conversation... July 2nd

Carolina — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:08:38 GMT
This funny cartoon came to me by email from a good friend, it was in Spanish but I translated into English for our dear English speaking readers!To those who don't understand it, just catch up our blog regarding the operation to rescue the hostages (including 3 american citizens) from the Colombian jungle and you'll learn how in an impresive operation the Colombian Special Forces fooled the FARC commanders (including Mono Jojoy - military commander) to give up the hostages to a fake "International Mission". Enjoy... ...

More Obama Questions

Dagney Taggert — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:09:13 GMT
Not knowing much about who/what Obama is seems to add to the questions about him. One that had never occurred to me was "Where was he born?" That is, until now.

"The "birth certificate" claimed by the Barack Obama campaign is not
certified as authentic and appears to be a photoshopped fake.

The image, purporting to come from the Hawaii Department of Health,
has been the subject of intense skepticism in the blogosphere in the
past two weeks. But now the senior spokesman of that Department has
confirmed to Israel Insider what are the required ...

Take That, Oblahblah!

Dagney Taggert — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:35:05 GMT
Just spotted a link at ITM [comment from Typos] that absolutely blew me away!

"As soon as the formation marched forward to the graduation line the
candy started raining down. It is an Arabic tradition to give sweets at
joyous occasions and at the military academy graduations this has taken
the form of handfuls of candy being flung from the stands by women at
the cadets and all of us gathered on the floor. I have never seen such
huge smiles on Iraqi faces in my five years here. One wonderful older
woman had a huge purse which she emptied at all ...

Conservatism = Common Sense

Dagney Taggert — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:55:41 GMT
I went to the live satellite feed theater showing of Glenn Beck '08 tonight. He told about a caller who wanted him to explain what it is to be a conservative. Laughingly, he said it was some liberal who was thinking, "HAH! Got ya, sucker! Answer that one, I dare you." However he found it easy to explain it. It was more interesting to me because someone in my SMIA group recently asked the same question. She worked with lots of liberals, and sincerely wanted to explain conservatism in a clear and concise manner. I will attempt to ...

Gone To Be With The Lord

Dagney Taggert — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:18:39 GMT
Tony Snow was gathered up in the arms of Jesus, and taken home to be with the Lord around 2:00 a.m. this morning. I'd been praying for him yesterday, and feeling very sad...not knowing how close he was. When I heard the news this morning, I just cried. At our SMIA meeting today, we all shared our feelings and impressions of Tony Snow. We were unanimous in our heart felt grief, but also in our belief that he was one of those "celebrities" who made you feel like you could approach him on the street as a long-time ...

Frightening!

Dagney Taggert — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:02:13 GMT
I've often lamented about the liberal clap-trap being taught to our children in American schools, i.e., how to put a condom on a banana, even in grade school, or how to believe in the global warming scam, etc. It's nothing compared to this movie. Hollywierd would applaude this effort....NOT! It's too revealing to what we are in for in the future, not to mention what our children will face if not prepared for this onslaught! I urge you to watch the trailer for this truly frightening movie; Karachi Kids are warning us. One quote stood out for me, ...

Anti-Sharia Candidate In America

Dagney Taggert — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:05:01 GMT
As Michelle Malkin has pointed out a number of times, Sharia creep is something we in America need to be attuned to, in order to avoid the "frog in the pot" analogy;

" They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling
water, it will leap out right away to escape the danger.

But, if you put a frog
in a kettle that is filled with water that is cool and pleasant,

and then you gradually heat the kettle until it starts boiling, the ...

Now What Will They Say?

Dagney Taggert — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:41:01 GMT
I can hardly wait to hear Oblablah's take on the latest news coming out of Iraq. [hat tip: Lt. J. Fishman]

"After being forced from its strongholds in the west and centre of Iraq in the
past two years, Al-Qaeda’s dwindling band of fighters has made a defiant
“last stand” in the northern city of Mosul.

A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist
force once estimated at more than 12,000 began on May 10.

Operation Lion’s Roar, in which the Iraqi army combined forces with the
Americans’ 3rd Armoured Cavalry Regiment, has already ...

UDS (Uribe Derangement Syndrome), was the Liberation of the Hostages a Fake?

Carolina — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:27:24 GMT

To the anti-Uribe gang, the glorious liberation of the hostages on
Friday was, as Hugo Chavez put it, like getting hit with a bucket of
cold water. The stunned silence has, predictably, given way to a
seething denial. The international Left is now declaring the rescue was
a sham, political cover for a secret ransom payment; or even more
bizarre, a staged event to give the FARC a face saving way to hand over
the prisoners. The aim is to strip the Colombian military, and
especially Uribe, of their rightful moment of basking in the glory.
There's no point taking such pathologies too seriously, if the Uribe
haters were ...

A Special Family Needs Your Help

Dagney Taggert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:05 GMT
I hope you had a great Independence Day! Mine was peaceful, which after my trip to Israel was just what I needed. Some of you may remember that I work with OIF veterans hospitalized at BAMC here in San Antonio. There is one special veteran, an El Salvadoran Special Forces soldier who has undergone countless surgeries trying to save his leg who needs your help. Soldiers Angels were able to bring Armando's family to America, but because his income is so meager, they have little money for their needs. If all you can afford is $5.00, ...

Media Lies Exposed

Dagney Taggert — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:56:05 GMT
The newspapers who are laying off personnel may want to look at what their competitors are doing. I would term it a simple, telling the truth;

"Whopper No. 3: Success in Iraq is an illusion - the surge failed. Folks, this is something only a New York Times columnist could believe.
Every single significant indicator, from Iraqi government progress
through the performance of Iraqi security forces to the plummeting
level of violence, has changed for the better - remarkably so.

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Uribe Scores a New Hit, Kidnapped American Citizens are Rescued from Colombian Jungle!

Carolina — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:22:06 GMT
Colombian Armed Special forces in action! Colombian Defense Minister, Juan Manuel Santos, has just confirmed that ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three american citizens and 11 soldiers who were kidnapped by the FARC has just been rescued in a military operation.
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Uribe's Pimp Hand is Strong

Carolina — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:06:57 GMT
"If it keeps up like this, in two years the guerrillas will disappear completely,"FYI, "pimp hand." ...

My Own Little Miracle

Dagney Taggert — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:27 GMT
I returned from the Holy Land, Israel, today. My head is stuffed full of so many sights, sounds, insights, and emotions I cannot possibly put it all into this one post, especially with the onset of jet-lag. Instead, I must relate my own little personal miracle experienced in Israel. I always wear a Soldier's Angel pin...wherever I am, or whatever I am doing. The trademark insignia of Soldiers Angels is so striking that folks often ask me what it signifies. It presents me the opportunity to invite folks to do what they can to help our beloved ...

Good thing there's no energy crisis!

Carolina — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:41:51 GMT

This is ~~good~~ news right after receiving our 2X energy bill...

"Faced with a surge in the number of proposed solar power plants, the federal government has placed a moratorium on new SOLAR projects on public land until it studies their environmental impact, which is expected to take about two years."

Yes, you read that right. Solar. Next up, the federal government will place a moratorium on the sun itself.
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Alvaro Uribe: My President. Part I

Carolina — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:49:26 GMT
In her autobiography/homage to a president, "What I Saw at the Revolution," Peggy Noonan wrote what compelled her to move to Washington DC and become a speech writer: "Every generation gets a president. My grandmother's was FDR; for my parents it was JFK; for me and for the young people I worked with in the White House, it was Reagan. We came to Washington because of him. He moved us. We loved him." Well, I didn't grow up in the United States, and I was too young to remember Reagan anyway, so I can't claim him as "my president." However, my home country of Colombia has a man right now who fits that historic role for me and my generation. His name is Alvaro Uribe-Velez.

Off To Israel, Introducing A New Contributor!

Dagney Taggert — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:17:54 GMT
As I leave for a two week trip to the land that our Creator gave to the Hebrews, the land on which His Son Jesus walked and died for our sins, I am leaving Dagney's Rant in capable hands, as you will soon learn. I met my friend Carolina at a Saturday Morning in America meeting, and we became close thanks to my Colombian hero "son", about whom I've written often in this venue. Carolina is from Colombia, and came to America with her husband, who is an American. She is a robotics engineer, a staunch conservative, and a ...

Women In Combat

Dagney Taggert — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:47:22 GMT
Who says we don't have women in Combat? Thanks, Feminazis! Just sayin'.
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