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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Another Roasted Paulnut...







Nearly two months ago, Paulnut Debra Medina took herself out of the running for governor of Texas when she failed to condemn the 9/11 Troofers who have been debunked at every turn when she was being given the chance of a lifetime on The Glenn Beck radio show on Feb 11, 2010.


Here is the audio of the interview captured in a You Tube video.






This is the same way Ron Paul has played footsie with the Truthers for the last few years as well, and it’s not uncommon among Paul followers. Given the fact that conservatives demanded that Barack Obama remove Van Jones for essentially saying the same thing — something Beck doesn’t hesitate to point out — shouldn’t conservatives rebuke Medina for the same thing? Beck jokes about french-kissing Rick Perry after hearing from Medina and calls him a “good-looking man” in comparison, so he’s already given his answer to the question.


I’d say that Medina’s hit the apex of her political career today.
Source: Ed Morrissey, writing at Hot Air

And Jim Hoft, at Gateway Pundit provided some good links (and commentary) about the self-immolation of the Medina campaign. A commenter on the ground in Texas tells us that:


Jim, here is my report from on the ground:


Medina is a Ron Pauler. She worked on Paul’s last campaign and has adopted the tactics the the Paulians did when Paul threw his hat in the presidential ring.


When polls are taken (Perry, Hutchison, Medina) her supporters (former Paulians) crash the polls by calling in time after time after time, just as they did during the presidential campaign.


She claims to have the Tx. Tea Party groups behind her, but she doesn’t.


Yeah, we knew she was a Truffer. But she had done her best to keep that little fact under wraps because she knows it won’t play well in Texas.


Good to see she lost it with Beck. Her campaign is probably now on life support, along with KBH.


I could tell she was probably a Troofer because all the Troofers supported her and were posting articles supporting her campaign on their Facebook walls and sending me messages about how good for Texas Debra Medina was. I don't think these people realize that their support for candidates is turning more people off than not. Of course, if these idiots are busy gaming polls, then they'll be doing less damage elsewhere. I'd also prefer that they donate to her campaign than donate to campaigns locally.




And if you need one more reason to be suspicious of Debra Medina, just watch this collection of four video where she appears on the Alex Jones radio show. (Alex Jones is the King of nuts):




He is Risen!!!






 1 Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you.” 8 So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. (Mark 16:1-8, New King James Version)






8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Romans 6:8-11, New King James Version)






Saturday, April 3, 2010

Gorgeous April Dawn


This morning, the eastern sky was very beautiful here in Macon County. 





Short time lapse I took, that compresses the time down to two minutes.


Here are some photos of how it looked for the ten minute duration of the display...





















Friday, April 2, 2010

AIEEE MY EYES!!!!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Operation Hammerstrike 2010:
Videos

**UPDATE** Thank you all for going along with the April Fools Day prank. I (Bobby) decided to stop after people started calling in reports of strange military activity in the area. IT may be a while before I do another one.

 

Photo: B2 Spirit over Franklin, NC Credit: Bobby Coggins









Earlier today, I posted a video and continued to tweet throughout the day, the progress of the military operation in western North Carolina.


Here are the videos that I have not had the chance to embed:






























Here are the tweets relating to the exercise I posted in reverse chronological order:








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ThunderPig: Video of a V-22 flying very low over Macon County rendering right now. Should be ready in half an hour. #hammerstrike2010
about 15 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet


That was the extent of material I posted today to further the April Fool's Day Prank "Operation Hammerstrike 2010". 


None of it happened. I swiped the video from youtube, edited and repurposed it to serve the prank. I did a couple of photoshops on images I found online and married them to recent photos I took around the area for the project.


The goal of the prank was to see if i could make up a story out of whole cloth and get away with it. Maybe I have. You can judge for yourself whether i did that or not.

BCGOP Press Release:
Cecil Bothwell Turning Asheville Into A Sanctuary City

I just received the following from the Buncombe County Republican Party:


PRESS RELEASE

To the Citizens of Buncombe County,
Leaders of the Democrat Party have said for years that they are the "party of the people". They claim to care about the working class and say they will bring jobs.
As Asheville Democrat City Councilman Cecil Bothwell pushes for a resolution to make Asheville a "sanctuary city" for illegal immigrants, ask yourself if the Buncombe County Democrat Party is looking out for you.
In the next few days, watch the Buncombe County Democrat Party leadership very carefully.  See how many of it's leaders like Senator Martin Nesbitt, David Gantt, Susan Fisher, Sheriff Van Duncan, Heath Shuler and the Asheville City Council speak out against their friend Cecil Bothwell.
Advertising that Asheville is a "sanctuary" for illegal immigrants will impact all of  Western North Carolina.   Not only will more jobs be lost in Buncombe County but the surrounding counties as well.  It will increase drug trafficking, crime, and hospitals will overflow with illegal's seeking free health care at the cost of the tax payers high insurance premiums.
So how do you put a stop to this?
Don't call all these politicians personally. Instead, go straight to the source.  Go to where their money flows from.  Make one phone call to the Buncombe County Democrat Headquarters at (828) 274-4482.  Ask the volunteer that answers the phone if they care about your job and patch you through to their party Chairman.  Tell their chairman their so called "party of the people" better listen to the people or their leaders will be out of a job come November!
I urge all Buncombe County citizens to check out the Buncombe County Republican Party and learn how we are fighting for you!
Remember, local Democrat leaders always tell you they care about the culture of our mountain heritage.  We must stop these professional liars before we are all forced to speak a foreign language.
Sincerely,


Chad Nesbitt
Chairman
Buncombe County Republican Party



Commentary

Chad is about to take the fight to the progressives in Buncombe County. It will be interesting to see how they respond...

Operation Hammerstrike 2010: Night Maneuvers


Unidentified aircraft engaging afterburners over Macon County Photo Credit: Bobby Coggins

Franklin, NC--April 1, 2010--I was thrilled to learn that the military would be conducting day long exercises in the area today. It was an even greater thrill to see (and hear) so many military aircraft operating in the sky at the same time.


As usual, I took lots of video, and most unusual, I forced myself to cut it down to the barest of essentials. This is the result of this pre-dawn military exercise:




I'm hoping that this isn't it, that they'll continue to operate during daylight hours.