My father
reports on Memorial Day in Bristol, Virginia, where a small group gathered at the Bristol War Memorial for an announced wreath-laying ceremony. Unfortunately, that ceremony never happened. It was apparently rescheduled.

As 11:00 neared, we looked for the mayor, vice-mayor, the VFW honor guard, or just anyone who looked like they were part of [...]

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These people clearly worship a war god.

While in the bathroom, I saw something equally unsettling—a preteen girl wearing a shirt being sported by many attendees that night: Jesus on the cross, robes waving, and emblazoned across the front the words “Dressed to Kill.”

Between musical acts, Luce, the BattleCry founder, hammered away at the dominant [...]

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Matt at MyDD warns that William Jefferson, the Democrat facing significant ethics charges, is not the only Democrat likely to be threatened by ethics charges. “He says”:http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/5/22/3391/33785:
bq. Having Democrats with ethical problems is a bad situation. Ethically challenged are weakened dramatically, since mostly everyone has leverage over them, including Republicans and journalists. They [...]

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There’s less variety in who I link to these days because I drastically reduced the number of weblogs I read.
Pandagon has commentary on the “50 top conservative rock songs”:http://pandagon.net/2006/05/21/50-top-conservative-rock-songs-subtitle-quit-calling-us-squares-you-beatniks/. Said list includes “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Cult of Personality,” and “Der Kommissar.” The interesting thing here is, as the Conservative right wing turns on President [...]

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The Friday Guess Ten has clawed its way out of the grave and is coming to EAT YOUR BRAINS.
In case you’ve forgotten how this game works (or this is your first time here), I provide a lyric and you give me the artist and track. For bonus points, tell me how much you hate song [...]

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