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the army insiderMy review of The Army Insider Up Close and Personal Sergeant Major David Carden’s autobiography is available at Amazon.com here.

This is the first time I’ve ever reviewed a book where I had personal knowledge of the author and some of the events therein. A found a few minor errors but none that were earth shattering and none of them will affect your enjoyment of the book.

As my review makes plain this is a good book and you will enjoy it but even if it wasn’t on a personal note I’d like to say this:

This is a man who gave 3 decades in your service. He isn’t likely to make a fortune from this book he published it on his own via Authorhouse but if you ever wanted to say thank you to an individual who has served his country, here’s your chance.

Update: At my wife’s suggestion pulled part of a sentence that came off as condescending. As usual she’s right. My Bad.

Two must reads via Powerline:

Posted: September 19, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speech
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Powerline has two must read articles today, My visits there had been sporadic but they’ve been on a roll lately.

First There is a Madeline Albright story:

Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright spoke at a forum in Omsk, Siberia. Pravda reported that her speech “surprised the audience.” No wonder. The Russians in attendance must have wondered how they managed to lose the cold war:

Shades of the Zucker brothers

The second is linked a handy dandy flowchart linked from Misourah blog

The frequent use of the word Racist for things that are not is no different than comparing things to the holocaust. It’s an insult to the memory of people who actually suffered from or fought against the real thing. I’m old fashioned enough to think that those are “fighting words”.

Update: Big Hollywood agrees.

…is apparently a dead conservative. It’s kind of Sheridanesque.

In all seriousness Irving Krystal was an important man who was right on many things and the fact that Charles recognizes that is a good thing. It adds points to the Prince Alphonso index and keeps that slight hope alive that things will change for the better over there. After all if Robert Stacy and Charles can agree on this all is not yet lost.

BTW, once I find the video clip I need in English I will explain exactly what the index means.

Hang on a minute. Sheridanesque… Phil Sheridan. UNION general, BURNED the Shenandoah valley. That’s in the SOUTH. Hmmmm….

I Agree with Little Miss Attila

Posted: September 19, 2009 by datechguy in oddities
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She says in this post

I mean, thought I had been clear about this: I don’t have any pictures of Hannah Giles in a bikini. I don’t have any pictures of Hannah Giles nude. I don’t have any sex video clips of Hannah Giles.

I looked very carefully and didn’t see any of that stuff there at all.