Tag: Gen. Robert E. Lee
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Jefferson Davis: Slavery and the Death of States’ Rights
by Sam Jacobs, Ammo.com, CC by SA 4.0 International (Jul. 20, 2021) — Two individuals come to mind at the mention of the Confederate States of America, General Robert E. Lee and Former-President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis. Both General Lee and Davis were men of principle and conviction as they stood up for…
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Boycott ESPN
“CUTTING THE CORD” by Jeff Crouere, ©2017 (Sep. 15, 2017) — In a hectic world, millions of Americans enjoy the pastime of watching football on the weekends. It is a nice distraction from the pressures of everyday life. Unfortunately, it is becoming more difficult to just enjoy a game any longer as, sadly, politics has…
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Cost of Removing Baltimore Civil War Monument Close to $20,000
“STORAGE” INCLUDED, BUT FOR HOW LONG? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 8, 2017) — On August 26, The Post & Email reported that it had submitted, under the Maryland Public Information Act (PIA), a request for documents relating to the removal of a dual-figured Civil War monument from Wyman Park Dell in Baltimore on August 15-16,…
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Baltimore Says Confederate Statues Removed by “Emergency Procurement”
BUT WHAT WAS THE ULTIMATE COST? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 26, 2017) — On August 17, The Post & Email submitted to the Baltimore mayor’s office a request for documents pertaining to the removal of Confederate War memorials from the city’s Wyman Park Dell over a two- or three-day period earlier that week. Prior to…
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Chief New Leaf Chimes In (RR)
“A SANITIZED FUTURE” by OPOVV, ©2017 (Aug. 19, 2017) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and for this episode of ‘Pulse of the Nation’ we’ve been invited down to the church on Hawthorn Street to listen to Chief New Leaf give a little talk titled ‘American Indian Wisdom.’ Let’s listen in: “How. Or in today’s…
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Media Love New Orleans Mayor Still Fighting Civil War
WITH “POLITICAL AMBITION” by Jeff Crouere, ©2017 (May 26, 2017) — As the Robert E. Lee monument was being removed last Friday, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu gave a victory speech to a select group of supporters at Gallier Hall, ironically, a former slave auction house. In the last week, the speech received lavish praise…
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Rebels Versus Tyrants: A Perpetual Fight for Liberty
EMBRACING OR LIMITING GOVERNMENT by Michael Gaddy, ©2016 (Oct. 13, 2016) — “Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worse state, an intolerable one.” ~ Thomas Paine Down through the pages of time, governments have done that which they do best; they transform from necessary evil to intolerable evil. Our…
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Obama will not go to Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day
INSTEAD, CHOOSES TO VISIT A CEMETERY IN ILLINOIS WHILE ON VACATION THERE by Sharon Rondeau (May 29, 2010) — Obama will not visit Arlington National Cemetery this Memorial Day as presidents traditionally have each year. Instead, he will visit the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL, perhaps to coincide with his five-day vacation in…