Via WISN in Milwaukee: Protesters are interrupting the city/county tree lighting ceremony. They are calling for justice in the death of Dontre Hamilton at Red Arrow Park. Dontre Hamilton was shot and killed in the park by a Milwaukee police … Continue reading
Last night, Dan O’Donnell at Milwaukee’s News/Talk 1130 WISN noted something that took place outside the Milwaukee Theater where people were protesting the GOP debate. (Actually, they weren’t protesting the candidates. They were just hoping to get some attention for … Continue reading
If you read titles of blog postings, don’t say I didn’t warn you. I’ll just get right to it. A story was put on Gateway Pundit’s site yesterday afternoon that made me ill. From the article: A photo surfaced on … Continue reading
Are you a Facebooker? You want to celebrate the Fourth of July on your profile? Well, you may not want to do that. You could be branded a homophobe. Apparently–and I say “apparently” because I’m not a Facebook user at … Continue reading
Flags! Flags! Flags! They’re everywhere! What do they mean??? How do you feeeel when you see this one or that one? Flags were originally used to help military units coordinate on the battlefield. More often now, they are patriotic symbols … Continue reading
MSNBC journalist Chris Hayes, like most other journalists, are writing and tweeting about last night’s mass shooting at a church in South Carolina. He is also trying to add fuel to the racial fires today but only manages to prove … Continue reading
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”, should be … Continue reading
American Revolution (1775-1783) Battle Deaths 4,435 War of 1812 (1812-1815) Battle Deaths 2,260 Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898) Battle Deaths (Est.) 1,000 Mexican-American War (1846-1848) Battle Deaths 1,733 Other Deaths (In Theater) 11,550 Civil War (1861-1865) Battle Deaths (Union) 140,414 Other … Continue reading
