When tolerance becomes a one way street it certainly leads to cultural suicide. We are on that street. Liberals cannot be trusted to defend our Republic, because their sympathies obviously lie with their perceived victim, Major Nidal Malik Hasan.

I make no apologies for these words, and anyone angered by them, please, go to Ft Hood and look into the eyes of the real victims. The tragedy at Ft Hood Texas did not have to happen. Consider now the feelings of those there and on every military installation in the world. Consider the feelings of the Warriors deployed into combat zones who now are concerned that their loved ones at home are in a combat zone.

Ft Hood suffered an Islamic jihadist attack, stop the denial, and realize a simple point.

The reality of your enemy must become your own.

More here. A must read.

Well, here at Southern Appeal, Major League Baseball’s in the second division behind college basketball, college football, pro football, high school football, NASCAR racing, tractor pulls and mebbe rodeo.

But baseball’s America’s national pastime and it’s down to the final four, so picking a team is the patriotic thing to do. In fact, your immortal soul may be at stake, so if I may make a suggestion…

The choice is clear…

In case you missed it, it’s doubly patriotic day: Flag Day and the 233rd birthday of the US Army.

Today is the 172 anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. On this date in 1836 General Sam Houston led the forces of Texas against General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s Mexican forces. The battle lasted less than twenty minutes and resulted in a decisive victory for Texas. Lets all raise a toast to General Houston and his brave men.

Oh, and offer a prayer that their descendants finally learn to do Bar-B-Q right. It is PORK not beef.

Hat tip to Daniel over at Grim’s Hall for pointing out today’s significance.

To mark the 65th anniversary I recommend that you visit the treasure trove of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Project. 

Microsoft, Google, Yahoo and Cisco Systems have all crawled into bed with the Chi-Coms in an effort to make a buck in that market. These companies have collaborated and machinated with the Chinese government to censor and place controls on the internet. In essence, these “American” companies are assisting in the oppression of the Chinese people. I don’t know about you, but this has always bugged me. Now it appears that Microsoft execs are reevaluating their role in this Orwellian venture as blogger persecution is said to be increasing. Perhaps I’d have a different view if the real customer here were the Chinese people and not the commie government.