Operation Gratitude Twin 500,000th Packages Delivered

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2010-02-04 13:35:00
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These people are simply amazing! Based on reporting by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Susan Wilt Combined Joint Task Force-82 Public Affairs BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Two deployed 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers got a nice surprise when they opened up boxes from Operation Gratitude and each found a set of keys to a new motorcycle in his care package. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Fullerton, a squad leader with Company B, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion, and U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Herne, an infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, were lucky recipients of the Operation Gratitude Milestone 500,000th Twin Care Packages shipped on December 19, 2009. A new Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle will be waiting for each Paratrooper upon his redeployment from Afghanistan. ...

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The real heroes: Casualties in the war zone

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2009-12-31 14:47:00
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I am on the mailing list to receive notifications of casualties in our military. I receive them too often. I am going to share the last few not because they are any different from previous ones, but because these people gave their lives for our freedom. Many of us will party tonight; please don't forget those that made it possible. They are not just names, ranks, home towns, and ages too young. They are our brothers, sisters, kids, and parents. They are the aunts and uncles we never forgot but never got to know. Pray for the families they have left behind and their comrades still fighting for us. Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Spino, 45, of Waterbury, Conn., died Dec. 29 in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was shot ...

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Patriot Room Radio Weekend - 12/12/9 - Barry says "War? I'm down with that!"

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2009-12-12 14:12:00
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The December 12, 2009, podcast is up for your listening pleasure! The podcast is here and on iTunes (start iTunes on your computer, in the iTunes Store then Power Search title Patriot Room). Now, if you're looking to jump right in, click the play button here: . You can also hear us on Take That! Radio (on demand) and Radio for Conservatives (Weekday edition broadcast at 8:00PM ET Tuesdays and at 10:00AM Wednesdays; Weekend edition at 9:30AM-11:00AM ET Saturdays and Sundays).

Send questions for next week's podcast to Bill or Clyde at bill@patriotroom.com or clyde@patriotroom.com

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President Obama Reaches Out To Code Pink After His Afghanistan Speech?

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2009-12-07 18:27:00
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Dr. Melissa Clouthier has a great piece about this disturbing topic: Big government has a very concerning story regarding anti-war activists Code Pink and their relationship with the administration: In a move by the Obama administration that is gallingly cynical and would be considered treasonous in a less progressive era, a message sent by Code Pink and an article published by the left wing online publication AlertNet indicates the White House is working with the left wing terrorist support group Code Pink to agitate the public and undermine President Barack Obama’s newly announced Afghanistan war policy. Top Obama funder, Code Pink co-founder and terrorist supporter Jodie Evans wrote at AlterNet of a White House initiated phone call she received last week, two days after Obama’s Afghan war speech at West Point. The Obama official said the administration wanted ...

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DOD Announces Afghanistan Force Deployment - 16,000 through Spring 2010

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2009-12-07 11:30:00
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Here's the link - full text below. God bless and protect these men and women. The Department of Defense today announced the deployment of approximately 16,000 additional forces to Afghanistan, the initial elements of the 30,000 troops authorized by President Obama on Nov. 30. An infantry battalion task force, with approximately 1,500 Marines, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., will deploy later this month. Regimental Combat Team-2, headquartered at Camp Lejuene, N.C., will deploy approximately 6,200 Marines in early spring 2010. A Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) headquarters from I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif., will deploy approximately 800 Marines in spring 2010. A Brigade Combat Team (BCT), with ...

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Patriot Room Radio 12/4/09 The Duality of Surges - In and out! Also, save the SEALs!

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2009-12-05 08:55:00
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The December 4, 2009, podcast is up for your listening pleasure! The podcast is here and on iTunes (start iTunes on your computer, in the iTunes Store, select Podcasts, then Power Search title Patriot Room). Now, if you're looking to jump right in, click the play button here: . You can also hear us on Take That! Radio (on demand) and Radio for Conservatives (Weekday edition broadcast 8:00PM ET Tuesdays and 10:00AM Wednesdays; Weekend edition at 9:30AM-11:00AM ET Saturdays and Sundays).

Send questions for next week's podcast to Bill or Clyde at bill@patriotroom.com or clyde@patriotroom.com

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Video: Bill Ayers Throws Obama under the Bus

by: Scott Martin   posted: 2009-12-03 12:59:00
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You almost have to give him credit; he may have a silly little worldview, but at least he won't put anything above his belief in it. Bill Ayers, the former Weather Underground terrorist, the man who started Barack Obama's career with a fund-raiser in his own home, and the likely author of Barry's autobiography (allegedly), challenged Obama's decision to increase American forces in Afghanistan.

Very few people in the world have worked as closely with Barack Obama as Bill Ayers has throughout his career. Ignoring his idiotic commentary that our presence is a catastrophe for the Middle East, Afghanistan and the people of this country, I have one question:

Ayers has no hesitation accusing President Obama of perpetrating "a myth" and "a lie". Who would better know whether or not Obama is capable of doing just that, than the man who worked closely together with him for all those years perpetrating myths and lies?

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Obama at West Point: Shhh, we can't say 'Victory'

by: Bill Dupray   posted: 2009-12-01 22:45:00
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First, the executive summary: President Obama announced to our enemy the date we will walk away from the fight. Win, lose, or draw, we are gone in July 2011. Now I am no general, but it seems that telling your enemy that, after fighting us for 8 years, he only needs to wait another year and a half and we will be out of his hair, is frankly idiotic. Oh, and just for good measure, he threw in that we would be cleared out of Iraq by, you guessed it, 2011. Good plan for the ol' reelection bid there Mr. President, not that Obama would even consider such a craven political angle in drafting a military plan. The rest of the speech (full text here) was right out of the Bush play book. The reasons for the fight are just, ...

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Sens. McConnell and Lamar Alexander's Statements on Afghan Speech

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2009-12-01 20:42:00
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Tuesday regarding the President’s speech on Afghanistan: “I support the President’s decision to follow the advice of Generals Petraeus and McChrystal in ordering a surge of forces into Afghanistan. The additional forces in support of a counterinsurgency strategy will allow our commanders to begin the difficult work of preparing and deploying the ground forces necessary to reverse the momentum of the Taliban. The president was right to call for building a sufficient ‘Afghan capacity’ that will allow for our troops to come home, rather than setting a hard withdrawal date that’s not based on conditions on the ground or the advice of our generals. “We owe it to the American people to ensure that Afghanistan never again serves as a sanctuary for Al Qaeda. We owe it to ...

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Full text: Obama does West Point

by: Clyde Middleton   posted: 2009-12-01 20:28:00
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Enjoy ... except for the July 2011 exit date that the enemy can now plan around ... Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan – the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my Administration will pursue to bring this war to a successful conclusion. It is an honor for me to do so here – at West Point – where so many men and women have prepared to stand up for our security, and to represent what is finest about our country. To address these issues, it is important to recall why America and our allies were compelled to fight a war in Afghanistan in the first place. ...

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