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I do not own any stock in Matt's books, they stand on their own merit. I have not contacted Matt about this tribute, so any errors are my own.
1 posted on 04/30/2013 5:47:50 PM PDT by marktwain
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God Bless you Travis! The way this Country is going, You are gonna need it!!


2 posted on 04/30/2013 5:49:58 PM PDT by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
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He is a terrific writer.


3 posted on 04/30/2013 5:50:00 PM PDT by apocalypto
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A well written, well deserved tribute...

My hat is off to both you fine gentlemen!

4 posted on 04/30/2013 5:50:52 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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Yeah....Matt’s awesome!


5 posted on 04/30/2013 5:51:32 PM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (It is going to be Foot to Ass combat on election day....my foot and a Rat's ass.)
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Awesome. Real guts, real glory.

Hollywood can only dream ...

6 posted on 04/30/2013 5:52:27 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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Thanks for posting this! Both of you gentlemen have my utmost respect.

Buy the books, Freepers...you will NOT regret it!


7 posted on 04/30/2013 5:54:04 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Psalm 83)
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Nice tribute! I love that guy...!

And your stuff, too!

^_^


8 posted on 04/30/2013 5:57:19 PM PDT by gaijin
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You had me scared there for a minute. The way you started the tribute, along with the title, I thought he might be dead!!!


9 posted on 04/30/2013 6:00:38 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt said those words just about 103 years ago to the day. I think it describes Matt.

We do owe him our thanks and appreciation.


10 posted on 04/30/2013 6:01:41 PM PDT by yarddog (Truth, Justice, and what was once the American Way.)
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A man deserving of respect - too few of those around! So where can we buy the books?


11 posted on 04/30/2013 6:02:10 PM PDT by expat1000
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His kindle book of essays is only 99 cents. Well worth it!

http://www.amazon.com/The-Bracken-Anthology-ebook/dp/B00A4SCLKK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367370128&sr=1-1&keywords=bracken


12 posted on 04/30/2013 6:03:23 PM PDT by dynachrome (Vertrou in God en die Mauser)
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Got all four of Matt’s books and wasn’t disappointed in a single one of them.


14 posted on 04/30/2013 6:06:07 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every liberal and WOD defender is a totalitarian screaming to get out.)
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The fine article failed to mention that he’s just plain ADORABLE too!!!!


16 posted on 04/30/2013 6:06:21 PM PDT by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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reference bump


18 posted on 04/30/2013 6:07:03 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (3 guns when you only have one arm? "I just don't want to get killed for lack of shooting back")
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BTTT


19 posted on 04/30/2013 6:08:11 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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Bravo Zulu Matt!!!
20 posted on 04/30/2013 6:11:16 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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Hear Hear!


23 posted on 04/30/2013 6:15:03 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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Well-deserved tribute, we all thank you.

His trilogy should be required reading in high schools across this nation. Of course, we all know that won’t happen.

I’m waiting for some Patriotic Conservative with big buck$ (Glenn Beck?) to offer to produce his books into a series of movies! They just might wake America up as to what our future looks like.

Good luck, Matt, and thank you for all you’ve done for us. You too, marktwain!


24 posted on 04/30/2013 6:16:59 PM PDT by panaxanax
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Nice looking mackerel.


25 posted on 04/30/2013 6:17:05 PM PDT by Red Steel
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I have given Matt’s books as gifts and they are very well received.


26 posted on 04/30/2013 6:17:26 PM PDT by informavoracious (We're being "punished" with Stanley Ann's baby.)
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