September 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Reminder: FREE MEMBERSHIPS!

Just a reminder that we do still have free memberships to the military track (and exhibit hall) for all current and former serving members of the armed forces, their spouses, parents, etc. Go read the first release here, and send the e-mail. This will...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 9:20 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs, Web/Tech

Obama has learned nothing about being Commander in Chief

My reaction to Obama's speech was confirmation that this guy has near zero leadership ability. President Obama’s biggest problem as Commander in Chief is that he is not a leader. He is detached from the troops who fight our wars and they will never...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 12:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Obama's "Targeted Killings" in Court

Reader Bruce C. sent the article below with some good questions about our targeted killing programs. Here is the article by Evan Perez in the Wall Street Journal: Suit Challenges Reach of U.S. 'Targeted Killings' ...The American Civil Liberties...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 6:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Help A Milblogger: Buy A Book

Milblogger and all-around good person Baldilocks has, like many of us, hit a bump in the road. However, she has a novel way to deal with it. Go check it out and buy a book. LW

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 11:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs, Baldilocks, Tale of the Tigers

The Wedding of the Century

Is happening this weekend in Indy. I'll be there in style with Mrs. BlackFive representing you all. Here is TSO's post about getting married. Any suggestions on activities or things to prevent the groom from making a break for Guatemala?

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 12:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Iraqi TV Prank Show

Tantor sends this gem: All during Ramadan the Iraqi TV show "Put Him In [Camp] Bucca" has been planting fake bombs in the cars of prominent Iraqis, busting them at bogus checkpoints, and filming the fun. To add to the comedy, the cops tell him...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2010 10:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Which one of these guys is God?

Stephen Hawking is a pretty smart guy, but when he starts running his computerized lips saying that God did not create the universe he chafes my cones. He has no earthly way of knowing that and he ought to stick to noodling about how things he can actually...

Published Sun, Sep 05 2010 4:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

British Chinook in action

The last video I posted of a Chinook pinnacle landing was amazing, from a visual perspective, and got me to searching around on YouTube for more. And there is plenty more. But most of it's visual, from air show acrobatics to formations of helicopters...

Published Mon, Sep 06 2010 7:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

A fallen hero is welcomed home

These sorts of stories always bring a tear to my eye anyway, but when you see a town turn out like this to welcome home a fallen hero, well, there’s also a certain welling of pride that comes forward – pride in the fact that most honest, descent Americans...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 11:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Koran Burning Church Connected to Fred Phelps?!

Apparently there is a connection between the Koran burners in Florida and the military-funeral-protesting jackwagons from Westboro, Kansas: http://libertypundits.net/article/breaking-quran-burning-church-linked-to-west-baptist-church/ I thought it would...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 8:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Hostage incident at Winn Army Hospital

Kanani Fong has some concerns about security at the hospital and over all at medical facilities. Details are coming out that are extraordinarily disturbing. The event was scarier and more intense than it first appeared. Needless to say, the hero of the...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 11:39 PM by BLACKFIVE

Who Wanted to Kill the Pope?

So, six people were arrested in an alleged plot to kill the Pope while he's in the UK. Why would they do that? The only identifying factors in the first four paragraphs are the ages of the men arrested -- which, at 26 to 50, is not very helpful in...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 3:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

What Would Deebow Do?

I know that most of you don't go around asking yourself this, but I have been in a quandary over what I would do, at this time, about a question that truly vexes me. And here it is, would you accept the nation highest honor from this man? We have...

Published Sat, Sep 18 2010 3:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Some quality professional academic hatin'

This guy is beautiful. He is a perfect caricature of all the morally-superior (in their minds) left wing buttheads who make our universities such jokes. The vast majority of 9/11 observances in this country cannot be seen as politically neutral events...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 12:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Response to "Academic Professional" Hating on the Military

RE: Some Quality Professional Academic Hatin' David Green, an Academic Professional, had some words about an event he witnessed at an Illinois football game. The link above has the rant, but to refresh your memory of Mr. Green's rant:...The observance...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 2:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

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