Links and Minifeatures 01 24 Wednesday

Michael Barone on the State of the Union Address



Michelle Malkin's take



I am amazed at the refusal of the "get out now!" crowd to consider the question of what happens next if they get their way.

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Speaking of Iraq:



Lefty Business Insults Troops

SGT Hess,

We do not ship to APO addresses, and even if we did, we would NEVER ship to Iraq. If you were sensible, you and your troops would pull out of Iraq.



Bargain Suppliers

Discount-Mats.com

Q. How much extra effort does it take to ship to an APO?

A. Basically zero.



Dear Bargain Suppliers,

Dear Discount-Mats.com,



Go bankrupt.



Sincerely,

Dan Melson



Evidently, the sergeant has all the help he can handle with the problem. Good.



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"I represent a majority black district. Maybe I should join the Congressional Black Caucus to find out how to better serve my constituents."



Never mind.



Racist scum, and I'm not talking about Representative Cohen.



More perspective here.



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These two reporters theoretically saw the same testimony: JOHN HOLUSHA and Ann Scott Tyson.



official DOD site version here. Can't find a transcript yet. I know which version seems more likely to me.



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Nothing regular readers should be unaware of, but it bears repeating: The Vietnam history you haven't heard



In other words, the story that the leftist consciousness is pushing around the world is so full of lies, omissions, and inaccuracies that it bears essentially no relationship to what actually happened. The communists successfully manipulated the public's perceptions of the entire thing, and the media still won't admit that in their zealousness to be independent of the American power structure, they became the tools of an enemy one. Willingly, in some cases. Blindly, in others.

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana