WILD HORSES, COULDN’T DRAG ME AWAY…

OBAMA – WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO OUR TROOPS IS CRIMINAL

I truly am beside myself.  Just LOOK at these headlines:

Three Navy SEALs are facing court-martial for allegedly assaulting and mishandling a detainee they captured in Iraq in September, military officials said.

and

Bomb attacks and a firefight killed four U.S. troops in 24 hours in Afghanistan, the military said Monday, adding to the growing toll as NATO and the U.S. consider whether to send more forces to the war.

Are you furious?  Outraged?  The sight of Obama and his tasteless, tacky Michelin-steel belted wookie wife make me nauseous.  I am gagging. Have there ever been more despicable people than these filth encrusted slimes occupying our White House and destroying every American institution?  Obama, Eric Holder, Rahm Emanual, David Axelrod, Valerie Jarrett.  Their foul stench chokes us and permeates our nation’s Capitol, spreading their fetid stink across the fruited plains.  Lord God forgive us for our apathy and complacency.  Our selfishness.  We are reaping what we have sown.  The worst of the worst.

GLENN BECK:
Obama finally decides Dec. 1
After weeks of deliberating, thinking, and generally wasting time as he tries to figure out what to do with Afghanistan, President Barack Obama finally has made a decision. His decision, and this is bold, is that he will decide on December 1st. Surely the men and women on the battlefield are loving the fact that you are blowing them off again. Good work. Get the STORY.

THIRDWAVEDAVE:
Months ago, Obama settled on an Afghan strategy. But when his top General requested an additional 40k troops, Obama seemed to forget about his previous decision and went completely blank. He has not made a decision on troop increases nor has he settled on what his “new” strategy will be. In fact, Obama has had 10 meetings with his advisers and still no decision has been reached…

Is Obama unable to make the tough decisions a war requires of a CIC, or is he and his closest advisers playing politics? Either way, more and more American GIs are dying as a result of these delays.

During a 24 hour period on Sunday, four more American GIs were killed. Some Afghan soldiers died too. This is nothing short of criminal. Your members of congress are having trouble dealing with this problem because they are too busy talking about an issue near-and-dear to their hearts: health care.

Well, I know of at least four GIs that no longer have a need for health care.

DICK CHENEY

How much longer?  How much longer???

SARAH PALIN’S COMIN’ TO TOWN!

Photo by Central Florida News 13

***  UPDATES BELOW THIS POST ***

Kristinn Taylor is standing in line at the Barnes & Noble Bookseller store in Orlando along with some 1,000 others who are hoping to get a wristband. Why?

Because Sarah Palin is coming to town.

Photo by CFN 13

Kristinn, Free Republic media spokesman, says he arrived at the site at 7:45 a.m. to find that there were already 600 people snaked around the front, side and back of the building.  Also across a street between two buildings and back up the block, around the front of another set of stores, down that street, and in front of the local …  well, you get the idea.  It’s a line that snakes a total of seven blocks long.

“After they opened the doors at 9 a.m. we finally turned the corner to the front of the building, and have half a block to go,” Kristinn said.

Photo by CFN 13

“The people in line are roughly 50-50 male-female. Chris Matthews will be disappointed to learn that there are minorities in line also waiting to meet Sarah Palin.  The crowd is in a good mood and of course, we’re not leaving piles of trash, and in all other ways are well mannered.  And as usual with a gathering of conservatives, law enforcement presence is at a minimum. The women in line for this book signing are much more attractive than the women I saw at the Hillary Clinton booksigning some years ago that the Freepers protested at.”

Mercifully the late autumn Florida weather is cooperating.

“It’s in the 70′s and cloudy with a light breeze, so we’re not getting baked,” said the fair haired, fair skinned Freeper.

Earlier this morning Kristinn says “There was a real good Sarah Palin impersonator here .  A dead ringer.”

He says they’ve not been told by book store personnel how many wrist bracelets will be distributed.

“The assistant manager said that yesterday Palin’s tour staff authorized the Orlando store to issue “stand-by” bracelets which means that after those with the  lettered bracelets are done, if Palin is up to it she’ll start signing books for those in the stand-by line. But no guarantees. Yesterday, according to a Ft. Bragg Public Affairs Officer, Palin took care of 4,000 people. Another 500 disappointed fans were turned away.

“They were told that Palin has gotten into a good rythym and been able to pick up her pace signing books.  The bookstore manager said that in a meeting last week about the stop, stand by bracelets weren’t even an option.”

Earlier today at a Jacksonville book signing, Kristinn says it was reported that 500 bracelets were issued for that book signing.

Palin’s next stop today is at The Villages (site of Glenn Beck’s visit last Saturday), and then it will be on to Orlando with an estimated time of arrival at 7:30 p.m. tonight.

Orlando is the last stop of the first portion of her book tour before Sarah takes a break for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Kristinn says media coverage has been good.  “All the Orlando TV stations have been here, and Central Florida News 13 is still on site, conducting interviews.”

So as I leave him, Kristinn is in line. Still…

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UPDATE @ 1pm

Kristinn on the phone with me now. Says he was able to get a “stand by” bracelet, and there are still 400 or so behind him who are also receiving stand-by bracelets. The regular bracelets are orange with a alphabetical letter. Stand by bracelets are lime green. “This wrist band does not guarantee you entry”, it reads.

The stand-by’s have formed their own line, and are waiting patiently. He’s been there five hours… and counting.

The store is set up for the book signing, and signage is up for wristband holders organized by alphabetical lettering on the bracelet.

Kristinn is hoping it doesn’t rain, but in the event it does, he’s prepared with an umbrella.

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UPDATE at 2:36 p.m.

The B&N district manager has been out to give folks updates. He’s offering hope to the masses that Palin will sign books for some of the stand-by people.  “But no guarantees.”

Most of the yellow banded Palin birdwatchers have broken away for lunch or to do other things, and some of them are now drifting back to the bookstore area. Most will return in time for the 7:30 booksigning.

Freeper ExcursionGuy84 is there in the stand by line too.

Kristinn says a couple weirdos showed up, one in a car who drove by and asked why everyone was waiting.  “There were 16 of us in line, 12 women.  One of them answered ‘Sarah Palin, booksigning’.  The weirdo responded with ‘Why are you waiting in line to see that c***’.”  Kristinn told him to move on.