By JOHN SOLOMON Associated Press Writer The Justice Department is investigating whether a company sold defective bulletproof vests for President Bush, federal agents and local police and then waited nearly two years to alert customers that the body armor could be unsafe. A former research chief for Second Chance Body Armor Inc. is cooperating with the criminal investigation and testified this month that the Secret Service tested and bought some of the defective vests for the president and first lady Laura Bush. The Pentagon obtained the same armor for elite troops who guard generals, according to transcripts obtained by The Associated Press. Continue Reading »

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Found this at MyView…thought it was awesome.

Once Marine Gunnery Sgt. Michael Burghardt realized he could wiggle his toes and fingers, he had one message for the insurgents who wounded him - defiance. Burghardt, of Huntington Beach, Calif., disarmed two bombs that were found - quick action that probably saved the lives of several Nebraska soldiers. But he couldn’t get to a third.

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Thats right. I am!

My wife took a little test tonight. And she passed.

So according to this little magical stick… there’s a bun in the oven.

Since this is our first, we’re both excited and a bit nervous. We would have liked to let babies come along at least a couple years from now, but it seems that God’s will isn’t always ours.

We’re not sure how things will come out financially, since we’re both poor white trash. j/k. At this point in time neither of us have health insurance from our jobs. And from what I hear from my brother in law… babies are a wee bit pricey!

But we’ll just have to consider the birds, and trust God.

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Two national gun rights groups yesterday joined individual Louisiana gun owners in a federal lawsuit to stop authorities from confiscating firearms from private citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the seizures of guns from law-abiding citizens. They described the confiscations as “arbitrary,” “without warrant or probable cause” and thus “illegal.” New Orleans Police Superintendent P. Edwin Compass III “completely overstepped his bounds … when he announced two weeks ago in the New York Times that only law-enforcement personnel are allowed to have weapons,” Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the 3-million member NRA said in an interview yesterday. The police superintendent’s comments were echoed by the city’s Deputy Police Chief Warren Riley, who told ABC News: “No one will be able to be armed. We are going to take all the weapons.” SAF founder Alan Gottlieb called the gun seizures “outrageous” and “illegal.” He said New Orleans officials have refused to tell gun rights groups why they are now leaving citizens, already devastated by the Category 4 hurricane, “defenseless against lingering bands of looters and thugs.” They “left us with no recourse” but litigation, Mr. Gottlieb said.

What happened to the second ammendmentand the “right to bear arms”? I wouldn’t hand my guns over to the “police” in New Orleans, over half of them walked off the job. There was no government there to protect people…they were on their own. For some people, their guns probably meant their life and their family’s lives.

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Greyhound Lines Inc., the nation’s largest intercity bus company, has threatened to fire employees who sell bus tickets to illegal immigrants under an internal policy that some Hispanic advocacy groups are calling an invitation to racial profiling. The “Transportation of Illegal Aliens” policy warns Greyhound’s customer service employees to beware of people in large groups, moving in single file and traveling with little or no luggage. It says other telltale signs include people “trying to hide or stay out of plain view” or large groups led by a “guide” who holds everyone’s tickets. Greyhound also says immigrant smugglers give themselves away by calling bus stations to ask if immigration authorities are present, and by loitering, repeatedly buying large numbers of tickets for other people and using phrases like, “These guys just crossed the line,”"my cargo,” and “I’ve got to move my people.” The policy warns that failure to comply could result in the employee’s firing and possibly arrest. Kimberly Plaskett, a Greyhound spokeswoman, said she didn’t know how many customers have been denied tickets under the policy but called it a “pretty rare” occurrence. The Dallas-based company adopted the policy in 2002 in response to the criminal indictment of a now-defunct, California bus company that pleaded guilty to immigrant smuggling, she said. Two migrant advocacy groups held a conference call with Greyhound attorneys on Sept. 9 to urge the company to reconsider its position, saying it invites discrimination against Hispanics. “When the standard is that you should know who is in the U.S. illegally, it is a recipe for singling out Latinos,” said Cecilia Munoz of the National Council of La Raza in Washington, D.C., who participated in the call. “You’re not going to go after the Irish-looking guy.” John Trasvina of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund in Los Angeles, who also joined the call, took issue with Greyhound’s requirement that employees deny tickets to “anyone you know or believe to be an illegal alien.” “On what basis does someone know it or believe to know that?” Trasvina said. “There’s a great risk that the employee will go overboard.” “It might sound a little overzealous, but we were scared, concerned and confused about what happened to Golden State,” said Penedo. “It was a wake-up call … (The federal government) can walk in, take the bus, put your driver in jail and throw away the key.” He said no customers have complained and agents haven’t denied any tickets under the policy.

It should be like that in more places. Yeah, latinos are going to be targeted because….well, they are the BIG portion if illegals coming into the country. Greyhound is abiding by Federal law and is doing their job in limiting help to illegals…maybe our President will get a clue sometime soon.

More risk that the employee will go overboard? What does that even mean?! This is a great move by Greyhound and a step towards severely limiting our flow of illegal aliens.

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I’ll be gone again for another week of clearin’ timber up at Priest Lake. I hope my back holds up… ouch. I’ll won’t be back till next Monday so Chad better post something good while I am gone. JJ, out.

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General

Linemen. File em’ right under “HERO” with the Police, Firefighters, and the Armed Forces. They are true Patriots in their own right. You see, I never gave a second thought to the immense responsibilty of these “Soldiers of Electricity.” It wasn’t until my brother-in-law became a lineman that I understood what linemen go through on a daily basis to provide electricity to their fellow Americans. Linemen may perform a number of tasks associated with power lines, including installation or replacement of capacitor banks, distribution transformers on poles, insulators, fuses, etc.

Ponder for a moment what life would be like if there were no electricity or skilled workers to provide and maintain that electricity. No heat. No air conditioner. No lights. No hot water. No TV! We would, in essense, be livin’ back in the stone age. Because of our dependancy on electrity Linemen must restore power as quickly as possible and (in many cases) in severe weather. They respond to emergencies all over the country to include, torandos, snow storms, and hurricanes. They are kinda like the United States Postal Service… but ########.

So if you ever get the chance to meet a Lineman, just tell em that you read a cool post on GodGunsGlory.com and now have been enlightened to the fact that lineman are modern day heros. Then pay for their beer.:beer:

hattip: CowboyBlob

Lineman’s Prayer O, God, whose great power and wisdom embraces the universe, Watch over all linemen everywhere. Protect them from harm in the performance of their duty, To provide us with electricity. Help them keep our streets and homes filled with light. We commend them to your loving care because their duty is dangerous. Give them strength and courage, Grant them your almighty protection. Unite them safely with their families after their duty is completed. Amen From the wife of Lynwood Ipock, First Class Lineman, City of New Bern, NC

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Heroes

Todays sermon at church was on the Parable of the Sower. Here is what the Scriptures say in Luke chapter 8:

4When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable: 5″The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up. 6″Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7″Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out. 8″Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Christ talks about the “seed”(which is the Word of God) and the “soil” (which are humans). Here are the different kinds of soil (or people).

Wayside soil When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

Rocky ground But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; Yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

Thorny ground Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Good soil But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

What kind of soil are you?

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Word of God

The article shown in the following images was taken from The Star Tribune Saturday September 17, 2005.

A house rep from Minnesota wants to put Reagan on the $50…check it out below.

WARNING: Image intensive! Also, some of the images are slightly blurry but still readable.

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This is Sean McCrary

Age: 24

Location: Vista, California

Interests: Jesus Christ, Family, Science, and long walks on the beach

Last Seen: Aug, 5th 2005 at God, Guns, Glory

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Humor