Twas’ the week before Christmas, and all through the land
the shoppers were righteous – Duck Stuff in their hand.
The camo was hung with great glee and good might,
knowing a family stood firm in their fight.

They cling to their bibles with great will – No dismay;
and the splodey head liberals are burned in the fray.
“How can this be so”, the pajama crowd screams,
while a God loving family is living their dreams.

EXCLUSIVE: Duck Dynasty’s multi-million payday: Their $400m empire flourishes amid scandal as fans flock to support Phil Robertson – and Walmart sells out of show merchandise  — Daily Mail

[…]  As the future of their show lies in doubt, the Duck Dynasty clan are still making millions thanks to their megabucks Walmart merchandising deal, MailOnline can today reveal.
The Robertson family has a merchandise empire that is estimated by Forbes to be worth about $400million – and their deal with Walmart makes up around half of this. (more…)

What a great story with a tail-wagging happy ending.

(New York) A brave seeing-eye dog loyally leaped to the subway tracks when his owner tumbled off a Harlem platform Wednesday — and they both survived getting run over by a train, according to witnesses.
Cecil Williams, 60, was heading to the dentist when he felt faint about 9:30 a.m. on the uptown A train platform.

His guide dog, a black labrador named Orlando, was trained to keep him from going over the edge — and tried to hold him up. The dog was barking and trying to pull him , but Williams fell, according to witnesses.
Matthew Martin, 54, said that the dog never hesitated.  (continue reading)

In my humble opinion, together with Richard Burton, one of the supreme masters of classical oration.  If you are a fan of classic movie presentations – we have lost a brilliant professional.

“Lawrence of Arabia,”(1964)
“The Lion In Winter” (1968)
“Goodbye, Mr. Chips” (1969)
“The Ruling Class” (1972)
“My Favorite Year” (1982)

When O’Toole retired he said lovingly:

“I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell.”

With good song, and good cheer, we wish you fair winds and following seas “my good man” !

You can read about, and see pictures of, this heart wrenching rescue CLICK HERE   She was rescued by HopeForPaws in California.

A homeless dog living in a trash pile gets rescued, and then does someth…: http://t.co/FiNADHX5qY via @youtube pic.twitter.com/hu2h3qPBIb

— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) December 14, 2013

I’m going to ask you to pray this prayer.

Dear heavenly Father, I know that I’m a sinner; and I ask for Your forgiveness.

I believe You died for my sins, and rose from the dead.

I turn from my sins;  I repent of my sins;  I invite You to come into my heart and life.

I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior;  in Jesus name – Amen.

TexasMom shares this video and says:   This is awesome!  It’s a brilliant marketing idea and a great way to spread Holiday cheer AND help those in need to get home to see loved ones.  This is just fantastic!
Indeed it is….  Indeed it is.

I post this today in honor of WaltzingMtilda – In the history of our Republic there has never been a concept of a small voice.

So long as one little member of the wolverine rebel alliance is able to escape the constraints of oppression; to voice righteous, albeit perhaps minority, dissent, and choose to live free, the infection of liberty will remain alive.

Sunday, December 7th, 1941 Admiral Chester Nimitz was attending a concert in Washington D.C. He was paged and told there was a phone call for him.
When he answered the phone, it was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The President told Admiral Nimitz that he (Nimitz) would now be the Commander of the Pacific Fleet.
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A State Funeral is being scheduled.

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Brilliant parody ad for GOP Candidate Mike Collins (GA-10).   This commercial reflects a vibrancy, an ‘out of box’ new thinking, that can be infectious.  It is brilliant.

If the GOP is going to break the crusty dopey branding they are insufferably famous for –  this kind of enthusiastic risk taking is what sends an effective message.
I don’t know anything about Mike Collins per se’ but I do hold a remarkable level of appreciation for the 2010 freshman Tea-Party class of conservatives who have stood steadfast in the face of adversity from all sides.   That coalition can’t be bought and it’s driving the Dems, the media, and the establishment GOP nuts.    This Mike Collins type of approach is reinforcement for that group of reps who have patriotically held the line.