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The rattle of thunder was replaced by the rumble of Harley-Davidson motorcycles Friday afternoon as 20-year-old Tyler Southern came home from months of hospitalization at Walter Reed Army Medical Center following severe injuries from a bomb. But the sky seemed to brighten when he lit up a big smile as he rolled to his parents’ home on Gathering Oaks Drive at 5:30 p.m., arms high as he rode in a motorcycle sidecar.

The town hall meeting for Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) began promptly at 7:00pm with his sudden appearance in front of the Podium. About 130 people had assembled in the Anthem Community Clubhouse to speak their minds on various topics. Pre-registration had been requested, but the organizers were directed to admit anyone who would give their name at the door. Security consisted of a single police officer, who stood at the back of the room. A pair of volunteers from the Lyndon LaRouche movement stood at the entrance and passed out a one-page tract calling for the impeachment of President Obama...

I missed the fun at the Berkeley campus yesterday. Apparently students from the "Berkeley Stop the War Coalition" were there to prevent military recruiters from coming on the campus. Protest Warrior and the College Republicans were present to offer an alternative viewpoint to the "Stop the War" crowd. I would like to hear from you if you were in on the mission. If you have pictures, please post them here.

AFTER ACTION REPORT: Raven 42 action in Salman Pak Over the next few days you will see on the television news shows, and in the print news media the story of a Military Police Squad who are heroes. Through those outlets, I doubt that their story will get out in a truly descriptive manner. I can't express to you the pride, awe, and respect I feel for the soldiers of call sign Raven 42. On Sunday afternoon, in a very bad section of scrub-land called Salman Pak, on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, 40 to 50 heavily-armed Iraqi insurgents attacked...

After Action Report-- Joint Freep of Leftists in SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park The Conservative Revolution.com Peaceniks Occupy Balboa Park in San Diego—Greet “Dissenters” with Intimidation (March 19, 2005) On the second anniversary of the liberation of Iraq, the so called “peace protestors” showed their true colors again. In the military town of San Diego, a couple hundred hippies and anarchists gathered in Balboa Park, eerily reminiscent of the latest South Park episode. The local chapter of Protest Warrior, to which this author belongs, was there to play the role of Eric Cartman, to “end the occupation of Balboa Park” by...

Just got back from the Old Fashioned Political rally - in Loveland Co. You know that you are addicted to politics when you find yourself spending your 30th wedding anniversary at a political rally. If you have never been to one, they are a great way to catch up on the political issues and hear the candidates speak, all in one night. They have free coffee, lemonade and popcorn and all the parties and candidates have booths. Got my yard signs (if they last). I was having a great time until the democrats (they are very few in number in...

Since the uncovering of the Silver Star After Action Report, I've been trying (along with other bloggers who have contacted me) to verify the accompanying commentary's assertion that it was written by John Kerry. It turns out that this is likely not the case...

I have a question. I'm asking because I don't want another slip-up with these old documents. Mark Harmon will get an email from me as well but while I'm here let me ask my fellow freepers. In the video report, Mark Harmon refers Kerry's after action report and John F. Kerry as "Lt. J.G. Kerry." Now I know I may not be up on every facet of John Kerry's life but was John F. Kerry ever John G. Kerry back in the day? Thanks in advance -Jazhawk

The next shoe to drop in the Gorelick-gate scandal may be a still-classified report on the Millennium bomb plot that faults Gorelick's "wall" of separation between prosecutors and intelligence gatherers for nearly blowing the Millennium Bomb Plot probe. Writing in National Review Online, Landmark Legal Foundation President Mark Levin notes that the Commission is sitting on a damaging post-Millennium-Plot report that chronicles the impact of Gorelick's terrorist-friendly directive, which Attorney General John Ashcroft alluded to on during his Wednesday testimony. Dubbed the Millennium After Action Review by the Clinton National Security Council, Ashcroft said the report chronicles how al...