Winter Patriot Community Blog

Here we are again, another September 11th. For me it's more painful than any previous anniversary of the "terrorist attacks" of 2001.

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Your comments are welcome below.

If the planets line up properly, I may be able to write something worth reading, sometime in the unspecified future.

But for the moment, I can only give you what I've got.

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Martha's Vineuard is abuzz over a presidential visit for which locals are even sporting caps featuring an image of the presidential pooch. According to The Times of London, the presidential vacation comes at a time when Obama is also catching "a cold wave of unrest" from the right.

Out of the discussion, as always, are much more reality-based criticisms coming from the left. I do not expect the corporate media news to mention anti-war protests in conjunction with the presidential family's vacation -- or in any other fashion, for that matter. Nonetheless:

Cindy Sheehan is inviting other proponents of peace to join her for a sail! It's to be a "shipboard peace summit" and if you read anything about it at all, it'll probably be at some low-traffic blog or another.

I invite you to read the whole piece here and / or comment below.

I don't like clamping down here, but sometimes it is necessary.

Today I have deleted several comments and locked out a (former) user.

From now on new rules apply.

Irrelevant, offensive or otherwise inappropriate comments may be deleted at any time, with no explanation.

Commenters who persist in posting irrelevant, offensive or inappropriate comments may be locked out at any time, with no explanation.

That is all.

Hi. Can I help you?

I hope so, Doc! I really do.

What seems to be the problem?

I suffer from a recurring ... sensation ... that I'm drowning ...

That's not uncommon.

... in a giant cesspool!

Well, that is uncommon. Why do you say "a giant cesspool"?

Why don't you read the piece and find out ... and then comment below if you like:

It says:

"Of all the presidents in the history of our great nation, only Obama The Wonderful has managed to turn America's awesome firepower into a healing force."

But please don't slag me until you've read the whole piece!