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Entries from May 2008

Friday Night Blues - JJ Cale - After Midnight

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Wow, it’s Friday already, doncha just love the short weeks after a holiday! It would be nice if every work week was four days. This week, RochesterConservative.com is featuring JJ Cale on Friday Night Blues. I’ve been a fan of JJ since I first heard “Crazy Mama” back in the 1970’s. Did you know that […]

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Tags: American Traditions · Conservatism · Friday Night Blues · Gathering of Eagles · Just for Fun · Supporting the Troops · Veterans Affairs

In Memory of Harvey Korman

May 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Harvey, you, Tim and Carol brought us so many laughs over the years. You will be missed and fondly remembered!

Carol Burnett Show- No Frills Airline

Harvey Herschel Korman
February 15, 1927 – May 29, 2008

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Tags: Just for Fun · Our Community

Troops offer inspiration, motivation for coaches

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com
WASHINGTON — At one point or another over the course of five days of visiting U.S. military personnel in the Middle East, Georgia’s Mark Richt, Miami’s Randy Shannon, Yale’s Jack Siedlecki, Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville and Notre Dame’s Charlie Weis expressed the same sentiment at least once: If I only could bring my team […]

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Tags: National Security · Patriotism · Sports · Supporting the Troops · Veterans Affairs

American Solutions for Winning the Future

May 29th, 2008 · 8 Comments

My friend Carter, gave me a heads up about an organization that’s named, American Solutions for Winning the Future, that’s being chaired by Newt Gingrich. They have a petition drive going to start drilling here in the US for oil. I urge all RochesterConservative.com members and readers to click on the following link, sign the […]

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Tags: American Traditions · Conservatism · National News · Our Community · Politics

Barack’s Little Lady

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By Michael Reagan
FrontPageMag.com
Barack Obama, the left’s new Moses, has come down from his lofty mount to proclaim a new commandment: “Thou shalt not criticize my wife, Michelle.”

Appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Obama tried to remove a potentially troublesome issue from the campaign — his wife.
Told that “certain Republicans” have questioned the lady’s patriotism, Obama […]

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · From the Liberal's Mouth · Moonbat Lunacy · Nanny State · National News · Politics

Night of the Hunter

May 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

by D.R. Tucker
HumanEvents.com
Mitt Romney. Charlie Crist. Bobby Jindal. Mike Huckabee. We’ve heard these names as possible running mates for John McCain. However, there’s another name that should be on this list—and it’s ridiculous that his name hasn’t been officially suggested yet.
Not so long ago, California Congressman Duncan Hunter was seen as the true conservative choice […]

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · Conservatism · Politics

Rolling Thunder and Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers

May 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I’ve made friends with Jonn Lilyea from the “This Ain’t Hell” blog and Jonn had two excellent reports on activities in Washington DC over the Memorial Day weekend.
Jonn’s first report was on Operation Rolling Thunder, where 350,000 bikers converged in Washington DC to honor our fallen warriors. Here’s a link for Jonn’ report and […]

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Tags: American History · American Traditions · Gathering of Eagles · Our Community · Patriotism · Supporting the Troops · Veterans Affairs

Phantomlord endorses…

May 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Much to the dismay of some of our readers, I’ve been a very outspoken opponent John McCain, because he’s not the kind of politician I want to represent my name. After the media and independents nominated him, I’ve found myself in dismay and without much desire for the upcoming election. It completely sapped my political […]

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · Conservatism · National News

Friday Night Blues - Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton

May 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

When I was stationed in Germany, I got to see Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton in a terrific show up in Frankfurt. It was about a year after this video was made. To see these blues greats jamming together was an unforgettable experience! Have a great Memorial Day weekend and I hope you enjoy this […]

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Tags: American Traditions · Conservatism · Friday Night Blues · Gathering of Eagles · Just for Fun · Patriotism · Politics · Supporting the Troops · Veterans Affairs

White Table Ceremony

May 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

In honor of Memorial Day, CreativeOgre sent me the following to share with you
– PL <phantomlord@rochesterconservative.com>
The Missing Men Table Ceremony is generally done at banquets, dinners, or any other occasions where setting up a dinner table would appear appropriate. The reason for this ceremony is to acknowledge the inability of our missing to be […]

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Tags: American Traditions · Our Community · Patriotism · Supporting the Troops · Veterans Affairs