Midnight Blue Says

Frank McDermott

Today I received heartbreaking news from Rich Davis informing us that a fellow Sheepdog and World War 2 Veteran, Frank McDermott, had suddenly passed away:

I have very tough and sad news to relay. Our WWII vet, Frank McDermott, passed away yesterday afternoon (Saturday 7/31) at the hospital. Frank was probably our most loyal and most beloved sheepdog. For over 2 years he never missed a rally, even on the coldest days, in freezing rain or wind, he would show up on his scooter and take his spot on the corner.

Frank loved the troops, past and present, and would often get misty-eyed talking about the ones that didn’t come home. He always had 2 American flags on his scooter and he loved to hold the bright yellow “God Bless Our Troops” sign. Last Saturday, 7/24, Frank was very upbeat, his surgery was a few days away and he was ready to face danger once again. His daughter, Mary Ann was at the rally and took a lot of pictures of her dad doing what he loved to do.

Despite not having his legs, we all looked at Frank as a giant man. He stood head and shoulders above most of us in so many ways. Always positive, always smiling and friendly to all who said hello. I can never remember Frank ever being in a bad mood. He was always so happy to be with us, and was a most humble man too. He was very gracious and grateful when a stranger would thank him for his service during WWII.

On the coldest days, I would say, “Frank are you sure you can be here today?” And his answer was sharp and clear and lively, “This is the least I can do for our boys.” He never complained about anything, ever. We talk about honor and dignity and quiet strength and Frank exemplified all those qualities every week for us. Humility was his trademark. Always good-natured. He truly loved his country and our rallies were a major part of his life.

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Just got word of this event in West Chester. Please join us or share this information with those that may be interested in participating in this event.

“Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long” by the Nativity Display

Christmas Eve

At the Courthouse on the corner of High St and Market St

West Chester, PA 19380

Starts at Noon. Will last about 30 minutes.

Suggest arriving early.

Holy Family in West Chester, Pa

It is that time of year – cold weather (despite the imminent peril of AGW), 10 foot tall inflatable snowman scenes, and 24 hour sales everywhere you turn.  Yes, my friends, it is time for the 2009 Tree of Bullhockey to be displayed on the lawn of the West Chester Courthouse. What is that, you ask?  A recent article posted on the Evening Bulletin website describes this ‘tree’:

...a gaudy, out-of-place, and inappropriate fourth monstrosity of a display tarnishing the courthouse lawn for the third year in a row. It’s called the Tree of Knowledge, a grotesque and kitschy shrine to Godlessness sponsored by the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia.

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Indeed, the Freethought Society and their founder Margaret Downey are agents of the Enemy in every regard and their garish tree replete with “ornaments” in the shape of laminated book covers by prominent atheists is in poor taste. Of the hundreds of book titles hanging on the tree some include A Devil’s Chaplain and The God Delusion by avowed doubter Richard Dawkins, Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman, and The End of Faith by Sam Harris.

Personally, I’d say the ‘freethought’ society corners the market on misquoting Jesus. Perhaps they are still fuming since Jesus bi**hslapped them out of his Father’s house 2000 + years ago.

On this ‘tree’ you can find any number of book covers claiming the fraud of Christianity, yet not one book cover proclaiming the fraud of islam.  If they truly had the courage of their atheist convictions, they would be impelled to denounce islam as the biggest fraud of mankind.  But they won’t, and that cowardice reveals their true bigoted nature.

You can view photos of from last year’s mockery of a tree HERE. The 2009 tree displays the same junk from last year.

Monochromtic Crowd

Michelle Malkin details the blinding whiteness of the MSNBC masthead:

Palin-bashing racial bean-counters in monochromatic houses shouldn’t throw stones.

Ouch.

Last Saturday, I didn’t have to accidentally click on MSNBC to view monochromatic liberalism, I found it just outside Philadelphia in suburban West Chester. Lois Herr and supporters gathered at the steps of the Chester County Courthouse to smear conservatism and receive endorsement from the pro abortion group called NOW. What stood out, apart from the anemic turnout, was the absolute lack of diversity that supposedly defines ‘big tent’ liberalism. Lois Herr’s supporters at this event were exclusively white and middle-aged. A narrowly defined group in the 16th Congressional District, yet Lois Herr claims to speak for all.

I was able to get video from inside the Herr rally, check out the attendees yourself and decide.  More  photos from the rally can be found on FLICKR

West Chester Unplugged has broken down votes from last week’s school board election:

The gap among the four Republican candidates was only 170 votes, compared to a 658 vote gap among the four Democrat candidates. More Republican straight ticket votes (4,284) were cast compared to Democrat straight ticket votes (2,313). This is relatively close to the county-wide straight ticket breakdown – there were 18,276 GOP straight ticket votes compared to only 9,676 Dem straight ticket votes. That leads one to believe that the GOP was far more effective in promoting their ticket compared to the Dems. (Note: the straight ticket figures do not include Thornbury, Delaware County; Delaware County’s election web site, like the rest of the county’s web site, is lacking for details compared to other counties.)

I want to thank Creighton for taking the time to put together this detailed review of the voting results of this race. It was a hot race that captured the attention of local media since the primary in May. Despite a hostile press and smear campaigns waged by a local ‘peace’ group, the Republican candidates prevailed and swept this election.

Yes We Did

Another beautiful rally in West Chester celebrating American exceptionalism.

Join us every Saturday at the corner of High & Market Streets, West Chester, Pa 11:00 till Noon.

Well, we all knew it would happen.

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The recent elections in Lebanon are a clear example. The progressive normalization of Iraq is another. It would be a shame, particularly in the face of such regional progress, if our passivity gave carte blanche to a tyrannical regime to finish off the dissidents and persist with its revolutionary plans.

Delayed public displays of indignation may be good for internal political consumption. But the consequences of Western inaction have already materialized. Watching videos of innocent Iranians being brutalized, it’s hard to defend silence.