Archive for March, 2015
Let’s imagine a hypothetical situation: People of several different races are having a public event. Two people of one specific race show up to cover the event. Someone at the event says, “We don’t want that race here.” The two race-offenders are escorted out of the event, despite the fact that they had personally done […]
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Tags: aeman ansari, racism, ryerson university, safe spaces, veteran authors
Please support a Marine in need
Guys, This absolutely sucks. My daughter is married to a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton. Another young Marine and his wife are friends of theirs, and had a ten month old daughter named Lilah. Lilah unexpectedly died two days ago. The couple is devastated, and I can’t imagine the pain of losing one of my […]
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All, I just confirmed an appearance at the Barnes and Noble in The Woodlands, Texas on April 4th from 2-4 pm. I’ll be signing and selling copies of Line in the Valley. If you’re in the area please stop by and visit, even if you don’t buy anything. Conspiracy theorists and open carriers, feel free […]
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Tags: Line in the Valley, veteran writers
This was published last week on BreachBangClear.com —————————————————- We’re losing the fight against Stolen Valor. It seems like every week we hear a new military poser story, involving a range of people from homeless bums to senior politicians. Many veterans, myself included, have personal stories of poser encounters. Web sites like Guardian of Valor and […]
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Tags: military posers, stolen valor, veteran authors
“ISIS is no worse than the KKK”
A certain strain exists within American society, a portion of our population who believes evil’s root causes are all white, male and Christian. This culminates in the amazing belief that Muslim terrorist organizations like ISIS, responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people over just the last several years, warrant no special […]
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Tags: Huffington Post, ISIS, veteran writers
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