Carry On Santa - All Is Secure

~Snooper~

Two versions here and here. (videos)(HT)

audio link here



"'Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone,

in a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone.

I had come down the chimney with presents to give,

and to see who in this home did live.

I looked all about, a strange sight I did see,

no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.

No stocking by the mantle, just boots filled with sand,

on the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.

With medals and badges, awards of all kinds,

a sober thought came through my mind.

For this house was different, it was dark and dreary.

I found the home of a soldier, once I could see clearly.

The soldier lay sleeping, silent, alone,

Curled up on the floor of this one bedroom home.

The face was so gentle, the room in disorder

not how I pictured a United States soldier.

Was this the hero of whom I'd just read?

Curled up on a poncho, the floor for a bed?

I realize the families I saw this night,

owed their lives to these soldiers who are willing to fight.

Soon round the world, the children would play,

and grownups would celebrate a bright Christmas Day.

They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year

because of soldiers like the one lying here.

I couldn't help wonder how many lay alone

on a cold Christmas Eve in a land far from home.

The very thought brought a tear to my eye,

I dropped to my knees and started to cry.

The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice,

"Santa don't cry, this life is my choice;

I fight for freedom, I don't ask for more,

My life is my God, my Country, my Corps."

The soldier rolled over and drifted to sleep,

I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.

I kept watch for hours, so silent and still

and we both shivered from the cold night's chill.

I didn't want to leave on that cold, dark night,

this guardian of honor so willing to fight.

Then the soldier rolled over, with a voice soft and pure,

whispered: "Carry on Santa, it's Christmas Day, all is secure."

One look at my watch, and I knew he was right,

"Merry Christmas my friend, and to all a good night."




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Snooper's Christmas Bloggers Round Table Show

~Snooper~

Merry Christmas every one!

In about 2 hours, there will be a gathering of eagles and moonbat slayers on BTR. We have heard from our very own Screamin' Eagle and he is back Stateside from Camp Striker!!! There were some airline glitches and his plane was diverted from Nashville to DFW, about 45 miles away but there was no time to go visit...he was about to catch a flight to Nashville when he called.

He said he would try and make it back to DFW tonight with his wife in tow! I don't that will happen but we should see him late tonight or tomorrow.

Join us tonight on BTR!!

Date / Time: 12/25/2007 8:00PM EASTERN time
Category: Politics Conservative
Call-in Number: (646) 652-2670

Go here or here or go to the main BTR page and look for the show and enter from here...

Christmas Eve In Iraq

~Snooper~

As we sit on our collective rumps, let us pray for our troops...they are still working for us so we can sit on our collective rumps in relative comfort and security.

Press Release A071224b
December 24, 2007

Coalition forces target al-Qaeda foreign terrorist facilitators, media networks

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition forces detained 10 suspected terrorists today during operations targeting al-Qaeda networks in central and northern Iraq.

During an operation in Baghdad, Coalition forces captured a wanted individual believed to be associated with a foreign terrorist and weapons facilitation network. Reports indicate the wanted individual is related to one of the key facilitators in the network, who is also allegedly involved in al-Qaeda media and propaganda operations. In addition to the wanted individual, two suspected terrorists were detained during the operation.

Also in the capital city, Coalition forces captured another wanted individual believed to be an Ansar al-Islam leader involved in media and propaganda operations. The wanted individual is reportedly associated with numerous terrorist leaders involved in media operations who operate in and outside of Iraq.

During a series of operations in Samarra, Coalition forces detained five suspected terrorists while targeting another alleged foreign terrorist facilitator. Reports indicate the targeted individual is associated with an al-Qaeda leader who facilitates logistics, to include finances and weapons.

Farther north in Mosul, Coalition forces detained one suspect while targeting an alleged terrorist responsible for coordinating and directing numerous attacks in the region.

"We are targeting terrorists at every level of their networks," said Navy Capt. Vic Beck, MNF-I spokesman. "Foreign terrorists who come to Iraq with the help of al-Qaeda and commit murderous acts against the people have no place in the future of this country."


RELEASE No. 20071224-02
December 24, 2007

U.S. Soldiers detain suspected insurgent south of Baghdad
Multi-National Division - Center PAO

BAGHDAD - Soldiers from Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, detained one suspected insurgent in a night raid just south of a local shopping area known as "Four Corners," in Nahrwan, Iraq, Dec. 19.

According to Sgt. 1st Class James Mattwig, from Ashtabula, Ohio, a platoon sergeant in Troop A, a local resident called the troop with information that a known insurgent was seen visiting his cousin for the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.

"Once we got the call, we got a platoon together and prepared to capture the individual at his cousin's house," Mattwig said.

Mattwig explained the targeted suspected insurgent ran from the house; however, Troop A Soldiers detained another known insurgent.

"Although we didn't get the individual we were after, we didn't fail," he said. "We cleared three houses and found another guy on the squadron's top 10 list."

"The tip leading to the capture of the suspected insurgent is a demonstration of trust between 3-1 Cav. Regt. Soldiers and local residents," said Capt. Troy Thomas, commander of Troop A, from Litchfield, Minn.

Troop A, 3-1 Cav. Regt. is assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and has been deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom since March.

We Say Merry Christmas Here

~Snooper~

From Stormin Norman via email:

'Twas the month before Christmas when all through our land,

Not a Christian was praying, nor taking a stand.

Why the P.C. Policemen were taking away

The reason for Christmas - no one could say.

The children were told by their schools not to sing

About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.

It might hurt someone's feelings, the teachers would say

December 25th is just a "Holiday."

And shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit

Pushing folks down to the floor just to get It!

CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod.

Something was changing, something was quite odd!

Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa

In hopes to sell books by Franken and Fonda.

As Best Buy was busy promoting their "WOW"

At Home Depot "Christmas" trees couldn't be found.

At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears

The hallowed word "Christmas" will ne'er grace your ears.

Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty

The terms that were used to intimidate me.

Now Edwards, Pelosi, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen

On Boxer, on Barack , on Kerry, on Clinton!

At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter

To eliminate Christmas, in all public matter.

And we spoke not a word, as they muzzled our faith

Forbade us to speak of salvation and grace.

The true Gift of Christmas exchanged and discarded

The reason for the season, stopped before it started.

So as you celebrate "Winter Break" under your "Dream Tree"

Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.

Choose your words carefully, choose what you say

Shout "MERRY CHRISTMAS," not "Happy Holiday."

From A Newt One to one and all:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Merry Christmas My Friend

~Snooper~

Hat Tip to my friend at Gazing At The Flag...an American Patriot.

View the video...bring tissues.

A Very Merry Christmas From Fred Thompson

~Snooper~

Unlike every other presidential Aspirant this Christmas Season, Fred Thompson is the only one that got it right.

I would also like to say a huge thank you to Ed Morrissey for his unswerving dedication to The Troops.

From President Fred Thompson:

From The Captain's Quarters (from 2006):

God Bless America. God Bless Our Troops. God Save America. Merry Christmas to one and all.

memeorandum

Merry Christmas From Czarina

~Snooper~

Hillary Rodham Clinton wishes us all a Merry Bash Bush, Bring The Troops Home, Socialist Health Care, Take Your Money, Larger Government Tax-Funded Programs, etc, etc, etc. Everything a good socialist wants to shove up a Free Man's arse.

Simply amazing.

Hot Air
Right Angles
The American Mind
BCB
Right In A Left World
Gateway Pundit
STACLU

Merry BAH! Humbug HO-HO-HO My Arse

~Snooper~

A blogger that I run into over at Wake Up America quite often, turned me onto this web site.

The politically correct "holiday greeting" cards are on sale and the picture really doesn't do it justice. I have ordered some but may not get here this year. They will come in handy next CHRISTmas.

Behold the PC Nativity Scene

Totally PC seasons greetings

Spot the PC touches in Sun reader Jon's crazy nativity scene, above.

1. Recycling bins outside stable.

2. A sheep plugging veganism - and muzzled in case it bites - plus another sheep advertising British Meat in fairness to non-vegetables

3. Banner proclaims: "Atheism is OK too".

4. Fathers 4 justice protester in Batman outfit.

5. Solar panels on stable roof.

6. Wise man in a wheelchair.

7. "Safety in the stable" poster.

8. Fire extinguisher next to poster.

9. Angel in high-visibility jacket.

10. Wheelchair ramp to stable.

11. Statues from other religions surround the manger.

12. Joseph wears hard hat - as does Mary.

13. Mothers for justice demonstrator in Wonder Woman outfit.

14. Hand washing facility.

15. Essential first aid kit.

16. Figure in T-shirt with slogan: "Scientology rocks!"

17. Airport-style metal detector.



We live in a world of morons and idiots and emotional asswipes running things.

Political Correctness and Idiot Liberals

~Snooper~

This, folks, is political correctness in all of its idiocy.

Before I get into the PC issue that many of us are extremely concerned about, here is a blog entry that explains just how insidious the Libtards are. Now, back to the post at hand.

For posterity, on Dec 11, 2007, HR 847 passed the House 372 Yeas and 9 Nays. 10 voted "present". "Present" equals neither a Yeah or Nay but gets slated as a Yeah because they didn't say Nay...convoluted, I know. 40 cast no vote at all. What is HR 847? Here ya go. H. Res. 847: Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith. Ain't that sweet? We had to have a "resolution" in this Judeo-Christian fundamentally founded country. What the hell is that all about? The full text is here and the vote record is here.

RESOLUTION

Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith.

Whereas Christmas, a holiday of great significance to Americans and many other cultures and nationalities, is celebrated annually by Christians throughout the United States and the world;

Whereas there are approximately 225,000,000 Christians in the United States, making Christianity the religion of over three-fourths of the American population;

Whereas there are approximately 2,000,000,000 Christians throughout the world, making Christianity the largest religion in the world and the religion of about one-third of the world population;

Whereas Christians identify themselves as those who believe in the salvation from sin offered to them through the sacrifice of their savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and who, out of gratitude for the gift of salvation, commit themselves to living their lives in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Bible;

Whereas Christians and Christianity have contributed greatly to the development of western civilization;

Whereas the United States, being founded as a constitutional republic in the traditions of western civilization, finds much in its history that points observers back to its roots in Christianity;

Whereas on December 25 of each calendar year, American Christians observe Christmas, the holiday celebrating the birth of their savior, Jesus Christ;

Whereas for Christians, Christmas is celebrated as a recognition of God's redemption, mercy, and Grace; and

Whereas many Christians and non-Christians throughout the United States and the rest of the world, celebrate Christmas as a time to serve others: Now, therefore be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world;

(2) expresses continued support for Christians in the United States and worldwide;

(3) acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Christmas and the Christian faith;

(4) acknowledges and supports the role played by Christians and Christianity in the founding of the United States and in the formation of the western civilization;

(5) rejects bigotry and persecution directed against Christians, both in the United States and worldwide; and

(6) expresses its deepest respect to American Christians and Christians throughout the world.

This saddens me beyond comprehension. Why should the House have to perform this "duty". 195 Democrats and 177 Republicans voted in the affirmative for the Resolution. 9 Democrats voted in the negative for the Resolution. Of the 10 "present", 9 were Democrats and 1 was Republican. 19 Democrats and 21 Republicans did not vote. 391 voted out of 435. That is pretty sad and lame to boot. There are 60 co-sponsors to the Resolution.

I can almost hear the Libtards writhing in pure hatred to the resolution and the passing thereof.

One News Now, the site the Libtards HATE, has detailed commentary that all should read and heed. A snippet:

[...] "Watching Congress honor Islam during Ramadan, and also Diwali, which is a Hindu holiday, brought it home to me that we were doing that and not honoring Christianity," King shares. 'I'm Christian by faith and most of us are in Congress." As are the majority of Americans, three-fourths of whom King says identify themselves as Christians.

"This nation has about 225 million Christians out of the 300 million, and about two billion Christians throughout the world," he states. "And the foundations of this nation are a Christian foundation [and] our founders were Christian. So for us to move forward towards Christmas without honoring Christ is, I think, a great omission, especially if we're going to honor other religions." [...]

Absotively! Can you just hear the Libtards shreeking in their cauldrons of hate and despair?

View Hot Air's commentary here. A snippet:

[...] And yes, of course, the atheist who thinks Bush gets his rocks off by blowing the heads off Iraqi kids is among the nine hypocrites. What a filthy little fraud. [...]

View Jeff Emanuels commentary here. A snippet:

[...] Which of the two is more strongly-worded? I'll take the one that prostrates a nation before "law-abiding, patriotic Americans of African, Arab, and South Asian descent, particularly members of the Islamic faith" who have supposedly been the targets of "threats and incidents of violence" -- it sure goes a long, long way to make clear that not only is America "Okay with Islam," not only is it willing to kowtow to it so as to make doubly sure that we aren't seen as racist bigot Islamophobes, but it pulls the Clintonian move of apologizing to people who have been wronged very little, on behalf of people who have done very little wronging. [...]

In this nation, The United States, holds Islam in higher esteem than Christianity, something is very, very wrong indeed.

Congress? Thanks for the confirmation.

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of Christmas

~Snooper~

Robert of Operation America Rising has forwarded the following via email: (link)

The Good (Mentions "Christmas"):

• Amazon
• American Eagle Outfitters
• Bath and Body Works
• Bed, Bath and Beyond
• Big Lots
• Dillard's
• Hobby Lobby
• Home Goods
• JC Penney
• JoAnn Fabrics
• KB Toys
• Linen N' Things
• Lord & Taylor
• L.L. Bean
• Macy's
• Michaels
• Mrs. Field's Cookies
• Neiman Marcus
• Sam's Club
• Sears
• Wal-Mart

The Bad (Only token references)

• Ace Hardware [local managers may have varied practices]:
• Best Buy [no solicitations policy]
• Bloomingdale's
• Border's [no solicitations policy]
• The Gap
• Kohl's [no solicitations policy]
• Marshalls [web improvement]
• Staples

The Ugly (Censors Christmas):

• Banana Republic [repeat from 2006]
• Barnes & Noble
• Circuit City
• No solic
• Dick's Sporting Goods
• Disney Store
• Ebay
• Eddie Bauer [repeat]
• Lane Bryant [repeat]
• Nordstrom
• Old Navy [repeat]
• Petco
• Sports Authority

Mixed Reviews (For varied reasons)

• Discovery Channel Store [Web improvement]
• Best Buy [no-solicitation policy]
• Barnes & Noble [no-solicitation policy]
• Kmart
• Home Depot [no-solicitation policy,
• Land's End [Web still censors, catalog improvement]
• Lowe's [Promised improvements, no- solicitation policy]
• Office Max [Web improvement]
• PetSmart [Web improvement]
• Pier 1 [Significant homepage improvement]
• Target [no-solicitation policy]
• Toys-R-Us [no-solicitation policy]
• Walgreen's

Dancing With The Moonbats

~Snooper~

Why do the leaders of a particular American political party think the American People are so stupid? It never ceases to amaze me and upon every turn, cut and run, they never run out of disingenuous buffoonery, as if there is any other kind. I suppose their disguising and hiding their blatant unethicalities (is that a word?) under the blanket of the Christmas Season can be considered as quaint or cute or...obviously stupid. Your pick.

The annual lighting of the Capitol Christmas tree always signals two things in Washington -- the kickoff of the holiday season and the beginning of deal cutting time in Congress. [...]

Nothing like playing politics with the lives of American citizens, eh?

Morons. I guess they assume too much.

Merry Christmas From ReidCo and PelosiCo

~Snooper~

And here we have it, folks. At Military Dot Com, we find the following good News from the eyes of the Defeatists in CONgress:

[...] Army Vice Chief of Staff General Richard Cody has ordered top officers at all Army bases to provide detailed plans on how to trim excess spending and replace civilians with troops. Cody directs the bases to work under the assumption that furloughs will begin on or about February 23. Since civilian employees are entitled to 60 days advance notice, they'll get their furlough warnings on December 25, more or less. [...]

That's sweet, isn't it? Merry Christmas. I hope they remember this come elections 2008.

The entire memo is published here at the Fed Blog. We aren't making this up. This is real. This is hard cold fact. The Defeatists will do whatever they feel they need to do in order to gain the Upper Political Hand to appease their fruit loop base which, by the way, are insignificant in the greater scheme of things...like the war effort and National Security.

Our home grown defeatists abhor all this Good News from Iraq and Afghanistan and will wrangle a defeat for America at any and all costs...for political gain...that is all that matters...Political Power.