TXPoet

 

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Not exactly what you picture as a “conservative,” he has been there, and lived to tell about it. He has been a self-employed auto mechanic, a soldier, a bodyguard, a policeman, an investigator, a technician, a cook, a cowboy, a ranch hand and a drunk. A Vietnam era veteran who has literally been around the world.

Now retired from 32 years of service with the US Government, he spends his days writing in his “cave” with his two dogs and chatting with friends from around the world via the Internet. He has been described as a longhaired, redneck Indian cowboy biker. He is currently working on creating his second novel.

 

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Ghost Ranger, my first novel is available for purchase at Lulu.com

A young man’s need for respect and his search for love enables him to be coerced into becoming an undercover cop. Follow this man to see how others see him and try to understand why the job he becomes obsessed with and his quest for love, tear him apart as he grows old.

 

Thank you and I hope you enjoy reading it!

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Edwards: Running out of Rhetoric, Turning up the Twang

The following is reprinted here with permission of the author,
James Richardson of the RNC eCampaign.

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Now I’m a Southern guy, so I can appreciate a southern accent — but does that constitute electability? If so, I may have a future in presidential politics (so long as Senator Clinton doesn’t find my Kindergarten journal and coloring book). Am I the only one who thinks the ultimate sign of desperation on the campaign trail is the necessity to resort to one’s accent? At recent town hall events, namely in New Hampshire and Iowa, Democrat Presidential candidate John Edwards is attempting to garner supporters, donations, and caucus goers because he said “The last two Democratic presidents, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, both talk like me.” It seems to me like this tactic is about as useful as a pogo-stick in quicksand. What ever happened to meaningful debates and substance

More below the fold.

Let’s review the playbook for the Democrat Presidential candidates (they’re all using the same one; I think they just give them away at MoveOn rallies) Step 1 — Blame Bush; Step 2 — Blame Bush; Step 3 — Shake things up and blame Cheney; Step 4 — “Accidentally” list endorsements who aren’t endorsing you (This one’s for you Senator Obama); Step 5 — Claim originality; Step 6 — Whip out that Southern twang (Yes, I’m talking to you too, Senator Clinton).

Oh, and John Edwards may ”sound” like Presidents Clinton and Carter, but I wonder if they get $300 haircuts too?

If Senator Edwards continues on this track I expect to see his next campaign video featuring tunes from “Gone with the Wind.”

 

 

 

FHK Blog Honor Roll 12/25/07

Communist China Says Merry Christmas, but Capitalist Google Won’t

Warner Todd Huston:

Well, here is a sad commentary on the fellow travelers over at Internet mega-corp, Google. Their Christmas graphic eschews that evil “Ch_ _ stmas” word giving us a bow and candy cane, instead. Apparently, Google doesn’t want to cause any outrage by using the words “Merry Christmas.” (more info and screenprints, here)

Tancredo Drops out and Endorses Romney

Here’s the video (hat-tip, HotAir). Also see Malkin.

Blog Honor Roll 12/16/07 – Happy Boston Tea Party Day!

Today is Boston Tea Party Day

Okie Campaigns: “The Boston Tea Party was an act of direct action by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea bricks on ships in Boston Harbor. The incident, which took place on Thursday, December 16, 1773, help to spark the American Revolution…” (And, in case you missed it, yesterday was Bill of Rights Day.)

It’s time to nominate the “Real Righties on the Net.”

Here are the categories:

Best Blog
Best Video Blog
Best Campaign Blog
Best Forum or Online Community
Best Law Blog
Best War on Terrorism Blog
Best Religious or Inspirational Blog
Best Video of the Year
Best New Blog (founded in 2007)
Best Humor Blog
Best Small Blog (100 or less sitemeter visits per day)

To nominate, or learn more, go here.

Tom Tancredo has a YouTube Channel!

Welcome to Congressman Tancredo’s YouTube channel. You’ll see why Congressman Tancredo is running to secure the borders, protect American sovereignty, and preserve our culture….

On this channel, you’ll see of Congressman Tancredo’s media coverage, and favorite videos. Here’s the latest one, called Boycott Univision’s Illegal Immigrant Debate:

Poll: Who won the Iowa Republican Debate Dec. 12th?

This is For the Soldiers

…by Drowning Pool (hat-tip Stix, via Facebook)

Mike Huckabee and Divine Providence

FHK SitRep 12.07.07: Live Blogging – Everyone’s Doing It!

Justin Higgins of Right-on-the-Right is holding a Live Blog on Sunday, on the topic of the 2008 elections. What’s a Live Blog?

It’s an event held in real-time on a blog. Michelle Malkin’s been doing it for some time, as has the DailyKOS, and others.

If you’d like to try this out, and have some fun debating for your favorite presidential or congressional candidate, join Justin on Sunday. Go here for more info.

SitRep Archive

 

FHK SitRep 12.02.07: Are you Drunk on Your Own Words?

John Morrow:

Tell me if this sounds familiar.

You sit down in the computer for a few minutes, hoping to whip up a quick blog post. Then an idea hits you. It’s vague at first, but it has a certain sparkle of possibility. You start constructing a post, becoming more convinced with every word that you’re onto something.

The feeling grows and grows until your fingers are flying across the keyboard. The words are flowing, and you’re saying exactly what you want to say, exactly the way you want to say it. You bring the post to a close with an ending that you can only describe as, “Perfect,” and then pause to read what you’ve written.

A smile spreads across your face. It’s clever, original… brilliant. You only hesitate for a second before posting it to your blog. “I can’t wait to see what they say about that,” you think. You walk away from the computer, sure you’ve written a masterpiece.

A couple of hours pass and you come back to reread your post. As you scan through it, you feel a weight in the pit of your stomach. This post isn’t brilliant. It’s arrogant, disconnected, and desperate for attention.

“What was I thinking?” you ask yourself. And I’ll tell you: you weren’t thinking. You were drunk on your own words….”

Do you think what you’ve just written is brilliant? hillarious? You may be drunk on your own words. To read more warning signs, and find out how to avoid drunk posting, read 7 Warning Signs That You’re Drunk on Your Own Words on Copyblogger.

(hat-tip 1389)

SitRep Archive

 

Now Hiring – the Republican National Committee

From James Richardson of the RNC eCampaign:

Do you want to help elect the next Republican president? Are you tired of a do-nothing Congress? Then apply to work with the Republican National Committee, the national organization devoted to electing Republican presidents and Republicans in every office across the country. Just fill out this simple online application with your previous campaign experience and political proficiency and you’re off!

Click here for more info, and here to complete the application.

Poll: Who won the Republican CNN-YouTube Debate?

Want to be on the “Ultimate Blogroll”?

This came from Eric Odom, of the Sam Adams Alliance:

I’m building what I like to call the “ultimate blogroll”. It’s a blog directory that is organized by state and will eventually have sub-categories that separate everyone by political view.

Click here to see the directory, and here, to submit your blog for approval.

 

Christmas on Facebook

As you know, FHK recently moved our discussion forum to our FHK Facebook Group, and we also recently started an FHK Save Christmas! Campaign. Well, we’re happy to see that a lot of folks are celebrating Christmas in style on Facebook. Here are some Facebook groups to look at which aim to preserve the Christmas traditions (you will need a Facebook ID to view or join these groups):

• It’s Merry Christmas, Not Happy Holidays
• Protest Against Changing Christmas to Winterval
• We will say Merry Christmas and keep Christ in CHRISTmas
• CHRISTMAS MUSIC Makes me Happy

(If you know of others, share them in the comments, and we’ll add them to the list.)

SitRep Archive

 

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