I had the honor of speaking to retired Lt. Col. Oliver North about his new book American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam Most people hear the name Oliver North and think Fox News or a bit further back, Iran-Contra. What is largely forgotten is the fact that this man is a combat decorated […]
Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker The vice president, well-known for his verbal gaffes, confirms at a dinner the existence and location of a secret hidden bunker that Cheney is believed to have used after the 9/11 attacks. According to a report, while recently attending the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, an annual event […]
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In the new issue of The New Republic Michael Lewis has a long, entertaining review of Alice Schroeder’s The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life. There is now a long shelf of books about Warren Buffett, but this is the first time he has gone to any trouble to add to it. Reportedly […]
Bruce McQuain from Blackfive joined us once again for Someone You Should Know, our weekly tribute to the troops. Bruce spent 28 years in the U.S. Army and he is a veteran of the Vietnam war. He brings a perspective and understanding to these stories that we could never match. Tonight, Bruce told us about […]
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As we do every Sunday at 9pm, we welcomed Bruce McQuain from QandO and the number one milblog Blackfive back to the show. Before we got to this weekend’s edition of Someone You Should Know, we spent a few weeks chatting about the week that was. We discussed Obama’s decision to reverse himself on releasing […]
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If you are a Lincoln buff then you must read Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson. This book is riveting and it reads like a novel. The book is really sensational. Large portions are dedicated to the assasination itself, obviously, and Ford’s Theater and the Petersen House across the street […]
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From Sports by Brooks, A guy who goes by the moniker Bald Vinny Milano steps up to the plate and describes what happened: “I was at the game tonight, and the kid in front of me was eating a hot dog. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot a big patch of green […]
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