Archive for September 2009

Newsweek admits Obama really has nothing important to say and is an empty suit

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

It’s taken Newsweek less than nine months, but it now admits Obama is an empty suit.

Howard Fineman’s liberal credentials are impeccable. He’s a reliable parrot of liberalism at the leftwing Newsweek. Howie’s the real liberal deal of liberal propaganda.

That’ why it was so “knock me down with a feather” surprising when Newsweek carried Fineman’s bombshell piece on how Barack Obama is turning out to be an empty suit. Fineman and Newsweek realize “There is no there there,” when it comes to Barack Obama’s constant speeches.

It’s “Obama here”, “Obama there”, “Obama everywhere” and Americans have grown tired of his Big Brother act.

Worse still we don’t believe much of what he says except when he announces some new spending plan.

Obama’s incessant use of personal pronouns to explain and define every situation is projecting the kind of “woe is me” we find very unbecoming in a Commander in Chief.

Clearly Obama’s teleprompter has got to sit him down and explain that he has worn out our patience for the phrase “It’s Bush’s fault.”

For many Americans last week’s groveling bootlicking degradation and humiliation of America during his sophomoric speech at the United Nations was the last straw.

In between the torrent of “I” and “me” we heard Obama declare America to be morally and culturally equal and interchangeable with countries unfamiliar with toilet paper.

Media starts admitting it

When the media starts edging toward the front of the crowd of angry torch carriers, as they are beginning to do, things will only get worse for Obama and by sad extension America. We can expect Obama to offer even more socialism. He knows nothing else.

Jon Stewart too?

Even light weight Jon Stewart jokes about Obama’s coming fund raiser scandal. When the laughter starts it’s usually politically fatal.

Now many on the Left and within his own party are beginning to believe Obama should start doing more and talking less. He has “produced” nothing but misery in the view of a steadily growing majority of Americans. Many Democrats are wondering just who they elected last November, and they are worried that Obama will destroy them come next November.

This day in history September 30

1938 : Chamberlain declares ‘peace in our time’
Having the previous day signed the Munich agreement with Adolf Hitler; British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain triumphantly returns to Britain claiming to have negotiated, ‘peace with honor’ and declares, ‘I believe it is peace in our time.’ In the summer of 1938, Hitler began openly to support the demands of Germans living in the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia for closer ties with . Sound familiar?

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Not thoroughly convinced Democrats and Trial Lawyers are loathsome creatures? Read this.

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

It’s doubtful you’ve read about because it shows Democrats and Trial Lawyers for what they really are: loathsome lying weasels.

On September 15 three White Republicans and a Black Democrat ran in a special election for State Senate in Jacksonville Florida.

A month before Election Day a racially inflammatory mailer reached 88,000 probably Black and Hispanic households in the district. It showed pictures of Barack Obama, Black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan and several Blacks marching behind an ACORN banner. It asked, “Is this the change YOU want to believe in? Violence and intimidation at the voting booth.”

The “sender” was: The Conservative Voters’ Coalition. A group called Conservative Citizens for Justice funded it. The piece screamed, “CONSERVATIVE RIGHT WING REPUBLICAN BIGOT: RACIAL HATER.”

Naturally the local Democrats cried wet tears of anguish at this “terrible affront” especially so while the rest of the country was seeing town hall meetings national Democrats were trying to spin as KKK meetings.

Crying foul

In August immediately upon seeing the mailer a local Democrat spokesman said:

“The Republicans behind the Conservative Voters’ Coalition should be ashamed of themselves for their disgusting race-baiting, which is nothing more than gutter politics at its worst..”

What happened on September 23

The lobbying arm of Florida’s Trial Lawyers’ Association was forced to admitted THEY and NOT ANY Republican individual or group was responsible for creating paying for and sending the inflammatory mailer designed to paint Republicans as race baiting goons.

Here’s what happened on September 24

Even in the face of their Trail Lawyer masters’ full admission the same Democrat spokesman told the St. Petersburg Times: “We not only stand by our statement from last month that the ‘the Republicans behind the Conservative Voters’ Coalition should be ashamed of themselves..”

Conservatives should be “ashamed of themselves.”? Now really?

Democrats never have to worry about embarrassing things like this because they control the lap dog media. It is an instructive story that underscores the bottom feeding lack of character on the Left.

No compromise with our enemies ever

There is no “common ground” so don’t waste time listening to the Left.

Don’t ever make the mistake of thinking liberals and Democrats are like us. They aren’t. Their core values are 180 degrees away from our’s. We can never trust them. We can never compromise with them because doing so loses something in the first place and will always lead to a new “compromise” that will divide what is left again and again until nothing of value is left to “compromise” over.

Get the facts. Don’t let up. Keep asking questions and keep demanding answers. Keep writing letters and don’t assume even your family and friends understand the danger we are in.

If you plan to sit and watch, plan on watching Obama’s Marxist thugs making you and your family slaves to the government.

This day in history September 29:

In 1789, the U.S. War Department established a regular army starting with a strength of several hundred men.

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A new contract with America: how conservatives can regain power and make America great again

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Everything indicates America is ready to listen to a Republican case to be the new majority party in Congress. Making and keeping these promises will achieve this goal.

Drill here; drill everywhere: NOW.

Roll back spending; cut deficits.

Adopt zero based budgeting.

Cut taxes and spending across the board.

Require Congressional super majority to raise personal or corporate taxes.

Tax credits for personal health care insurance.

Slash the size of government: start by firing all Czars.

Cancel Cap and Trade.

Cancel unspent stimulus “payments.”

Kill Card Check; strongly enforce Beck decision.

Stop any movement toward the “Employee non-discrimination Act” so religious organizations can’t be FORCED to hire ANYONE.

Stop the “Freedom of Conscience Act” so NO ONE can be FORCED to commit abortions.

Prohibit the federal government from establishing ANY new health care plan or expanding any already in place.

Hold open and adequate public debates on Global warming, Greenhouse gases and carbon emissions.

No amnesty for illegal aliens.

Increase security on southern borders.

Declare English America’s official language.

Fund a strong military to enforce and isolate nuclear rogue states.

Demand all Congressional bills be posted on internet for 7 days before a vote.

All members of Congress must sign an affidavit swearing they have personally read any bill they vote on.

No cuts to our nuclear arsenal.

No abandonment of our friends in liberty especially Israel Poland and the Czech Republic.

Give Intelligence agencies a free hand.

Reaffirm states’ rights under the Tenth Amendment.

Reaffirm First Amendment to save talk radio, and Second Amendment gun ownership rights.

No more Miranda rights for terrorists.

Refuse to close Guantanamo Bay prison.

Investigate ACORN and all of its HUNDREDS of subunits.

Make any voter frauds federal felonies with serve penalties.

Tax credits for home schooling.

No estimated population numbers from Census.

Standing up for America

There is no requirement for courage in making these promises, but many Republicans might not have the courage even for this limited commitment.
Let the Democrats run against this list of promises and the Republicans run on fulfilling these items that Americans want and it is possible for the GOP to realize sweeping gains next year. If Republicans step up and support conservative ideas and show they are serious about making a sick nation well again good things can and will happen.

If Republican candidates hide and wring their hands worrying about what a liberal media and a Marxist Democrat Party think about these goals and aims we will fall short. I believe it is as simple as that.

If you agree with this list get busy working to see that your district is represented by someone who will uphold and support these ideas. America’s future is on the line.

Let resisting Marxism be your state of mind. It’s not an easy or pleasant way to spend your time, but our house is on fire.

This day in history September 28

1781 The closing campaign of the American Revolution begins at Yorktown Virginia.

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Muslims skip their own Day of Prayer in DC: Washington Post blames “Scary” Christians

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Friday afternoon was supposed to be a big day for America’s Muslims. For months they planned to rally in Washington before their “big” day.
They would meet on the lawn in front of the Capitol building. Naturally the media took dictation from the organizers and dutifully reported “It was estimated that the nation’s capital hosted some 50,000 Muslims for a traditional Friday prayer ritual.”
“Our time has come.”
Organizers billed it as a gathering of moderate Muslims coming together for a “Day of Islamic Unity” to “inspire a new generation of Muslims.” The said “our time has come.”

So how many Muslims “flooded” into Washington to revel in their “time?”
Here’s a few quotes lifted from various sources:

“Nearly 3000 people gathered..”

“…only about 1,000 people showed up for the event.”

“Thousands of Muslims gathered…” ( Fuzzy language an old media trick)

Why the small turn out?

In the artificial world the American media lives in no minority group of any kind is ever responsible for anything negative that happens to it.

When a minority group suffers an embarrassing episode like this the media will always find a way to blame White Christian conservative men and women for the catastrophe.

Consider these excerpts from media reports about this flop:

“The service comes as the Muslim community has been rocked by verbal attacks from conservative Christians that have grown stronger since the election of President Obama..”

“Some people were frightened off by the conservative Christian attacks”, said Hassen Abdellah, president of Dar-ul-Islam.
“Nonetheless, organizers said they were happy with the turnout.” I’ll bet they were.
In response to faint shouts of “Repent!” from Christians, Imam Abdul Malik of New York “thundered.” “Stop being so scared. You ain’t done nothing wrong. Just do the work of Allah, and believe.” Now really.

Same old media lies

Covering the September 12’s National TEA party the media resorted to lies and made up sources in their efforts to tamp down the numbers they had to report.
In spite of the fact that it made no such pronouncement, the media quoted the DC Fire Department as saying 60,000 to 70,000 were there (a number used by the duplicitous Bill O’Reilly). This time they had to work overtime to “manage” the bald spots in the Muslim crowd.

Reference sources say the official White House estimate of the number of Muslims in America is 7 million. Since it is generally recognized that 20% of America’s 2.3 million prison inmates are Muslims fully 460,000 were “unable to attend due to prior commitments.” That still leaves more than 6.5 million Muslims who could have attended if the White House figure is to be believed. The media said they were scared off by “nasty” White Christians, and they wonder why we have no respect for them.

This day in history September 27

1779 John Adams negotiates a peace treaty with England to end the Revolutionary War

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Roberto Micheletti and Honduras against the World

By Bruce Karlson

Immediately after Manuel Zelaya was deposed on the order of the Honduran Supreme Court, Hugo Chavez, blustered, fumed and threatened an invasion. Daniel Ortega, head thug in Nicaragua, pledged to be his “bff” (“best friend forever”, for those without teen aged children). Hugo did manage an invasion. He was complicit with the Brazilian government in spiriting Zelaya back into the country in car trunks.

An invasion of one.

Since Zelaya will be arrested the moment he is found on Honduran soil, he moved into to the Brazilian Embassy. In any event, his return has caused some perturbations in Honduras. The capital was shut down for a day and some of his ginned up and dwindling supporters were arrested. If Zelaya intends to keep up the front that he has support in country, he needs to part with some of the money he stole or get Hugo to pony up. These “protesters” expect to be paid (it is unclear if medical benefits are included in the standard payment for protest package).

Meanwhile at the UN, Zelaya’s choice for ambassador, Carlos Reina, has been seated. This is a tad bizarre as Reina’s US visa was pulled in 2006 after it was discovered in the late seventies or early eighties, he set bombs in an effort to kill US servicemen serving in Honduras. It’s commonly believed one of his botched efforts killed several Honduran base employees. Naturally neither Kerry nor Clinton have commented on this as they are reluctant to publicly criticize “leftist” tyrants. Mr. Reina will fit right in with the other criminals at the UN.

The UN and OAS are Hell bent on restoring thief, tyrant and buffoon Zelaya. His claims that Isreali mercenaries are poisoning the air apparently do not bother any of his coteries of international cheer leaders.

That suggestion is bizarre but consistent with his increasingly odd utterances. He compared himself with Jesus Christ earlier in this saga.

The grandees at the UN, OAS, and US State Department apparently have never met a man like Honduran president Roberto Micheletti. He actually has principles and has no interest in selling out his nation. This is simply not in the script. Heads of State in all small poor countries are supposed to accept whatever the bribe of the day is and cave in.

Further, grandees world wide have stated that they will not recognize the results of the regularly scheduled election in November. This is truly disgraceful as President Micheletti will allow international election monitors, and this offers a painless way out of this mess. Secretary Clinton and “war hero” Kerry were emphatic on this point. President Obama, however, never missing an opportunity to vote “present”, opined that recognition “would depend”. Which is it United States?? Perhaps a meeting to avoid mixed signals is in order.

The new leader of the Western Hemisphere, Panama, however, broke from the herd and stated that it would recognize the election results. Panama demonstrates world leadership while the US votes “present”.

Truly frightening…

About Bruce Karlson: Born New Jersey, enlisted in the Navy 1960, discharged in 1964, Kean College – BA, Fordham University – MBA. Sold computers in NYC’s financial district, retired 1992. Divorced, two high school aged children. Interests include bridge, history, politics and cooking.

This day in history Sepember 26

1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State.

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Two stand up guys you’ll wish ran your town; one in Texas and one in England

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

This school year things are different in Del Rio a Texas border town. A new policy was put into place that should make everyone who cares about American sovereignty stand up and cheer. After generations of looking the other way the town will no longer “allow” Mexicans to drop off their children for school each day.

For years this practice of educating illegal alien students had been tolerated but that’s over now.

“We had several van loads (with Mexican license plates) pulling up at the schools and kids getting out. It’s like ‘C’mon, it’s obvious what’s going on,’” said Kelt Cooper, superintendent of the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District.

Cooper decided to take action so he ordered students to produce proof they lived in the district.

Is another tenth Amendment showdown coming?

Supreme Court says asking the citizenship of public school enrollees is unconstitutional, but Texas law requires proof students live in their school district. Because of the funding formula used by Texas Cooper estimates Del Rio’s district will lose about 2.7 million dollars when he kicks out the approximately 400 interlopers he thinks will be affected. “We have a law. We have a policy. We follow it,” is Cooper’s response. The usual suspects have been heard moaning and groaning.

The new mayor of Doncaster England Peter Davies has been straightening things out as well.

He cut his own salary by 60% and got rid of his limousine.

He reduced the number of Councilors from 63 to 21.

He abolished the “diversity” councilor’s job, canceled the Gay Pride parade, International Women’s Day, and Black History and Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History Months as well.

Of course he considers global warming a “con job.”

Won’t it be great to have these guys running your town?

Davies calls Al Gore’s green campaign “claptrap.” When he was asked about reducing the number of Councilors Davies asked, “If Pittsburgh can manage with nine councilors why do we need 63?”

He will reduce taxes and withdrawn his town from the “Local Government Association and the Local Government Information Unit” as “gobbledegook.”

Who could argue with that?

Davies proudly acknowledges he takes advice from the Taxpayers’ Alliance and the Campaign Against Political Correctness.

And who could argue with THAT either?

This day in history September 25

On Sept. 25, 1789, the first United States Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. (Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights.)

In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor who was nominated by Republican President Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.

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Pelosi tripple crosses “evil” insurance firms bribing her to kill “public option” with a fund raiser

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

How phony and three faced is Nancy Pelosi?

This will give you an idea.

During the summer Pelosi continually accused medical healthcare insurance companies of everything her limited intellect could dream up.
She tried to give her members a villain they could rally their constituents against and get Americana in line to support the House healthcare plan.
On July 29 Pelosi said, “It’s almost immoral what they [healthcare insurers] are doing. … They are the villains… part of the problem in a major way [and] doing everything … to stop a public option.” She said insurance companies orchestrated resistance to the “public option.”
September 3: back to Washington Pelosi changed her tune about the absolute requirement of a “public option.” As September started she backed away and offered some vague gibberish about a “trigger” embedded in any final healthcare bill.

What changed Nancy’s mind?

On September 11 “evil” registered lobbyist for United Health Steve Elmendorf “cordially” invited everyone he knows to a fund raiser for Pelosi. Somehow the smell of money had overtaken the demand for a “public option” and killed it. Scheduled for September 24 at Elmendorf’s home in Washington, the price for the evening celebrating Pelosi’s leadership and willingness to compromise was priced at $2400.00 for an individuals; $5000.00 for PACs.

By September 12 Pelosi had reversed herself. A “public option” was no longer “non negotiable.”
Elmendorf, the former chief of Staff for Democratic Minority Leader Dick Gephardt appeared to have changed Pelosi’s mind, but did he?

September 23 brought the news that Pelosi would double reverse herself and again demand a “public option” and large taxes. Could she be loading the bill with “poison pills” to make sure it fails? That way she keeps the money and brags to moveon.org she “tried” to get a “public option.”

Never let it be said that the corrupt and two faced Nancy Pelosi let a bribe opportunity go by. Both she and Elmendorf know the “public option” is dead. Being the slimy Democrats they are, they joined together to milk the situation for all it is worth.

Pelosi knows it’s dead so she has no problem making believe Elmendorf helped change her mind. She’ll take the fund raiser money. Elmendorf knows the “public option” is dead and is glad to take his client’s money for “killing” it. These two birds fly in formation.

We have them on the run. Don’t sit back and watch. We need everybody in this fight. Get the facts and fight. If you plan on watching, plan on being a slave.

This day in history September 24

1957 Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas to Central high school to enforce desegregation.

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What our pushback has done: Obama now slowing down on giving illegal aliens amnesty

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Monday brought reports Obama’s back peddling on amnesty/citizenship for the 12 million illegal aliens gaming our American system.

He knows illegals are the super weapon in his struggle to pull America down into gray faceless socialism. His problem is we know it too.

We’re awake and ready to fight him on everything including amnesty.

We understand the dangers of pouring these people onto our heath care system. We know they’ll destroy our schools, hospitals, welfare system, social security and our whole society. Yes they are here already and doing damage already, but once they are made officially legal we “aint seen nothing yet.”

With all the benefits for Obama in granting illegal aliens amnesty and citizenship why doesn’t he just do it? Since he has shown no hesitation in trampling the Constitution before, why doesn’t Obama just write an Executive Order giving this benefit to these burglars?

He knows he’ll get a fight of the likes not seen so far in his presidency, that’s why.

Amnesty/citizenship

With all of the attacks he has launched against us just since January not much has been said about immigration legal or illegal.

Amnesty begs the important question: “Can the anger and intensity of American patriots toward the various issues we protest stay high enough to make a difference next year or will we forget and go back to sleep?

The answer is found in our resistance to illegal alien amnesty. Surveys show resistance to amnesty remains red hot despite media efforts to smother it.

As many Americans 74%, want the government to do more about illegals today than a year ago. By 68% Americans want employers to stop hiring illegals, up 8% in a year.

This is another losing issue for a president that is falling behind every curve in the public arena.

Keep up the pressure we have to make Obama yield to us. We have to thunderously remind him that he works for us we don’t work for him. Speaking out and standing up for America will send that message. A Chicago thug like Obama understands force of numbers and nothing less. If you don’t run to this fight who will?

If you sit and watch aren’t you helping this malignancy destroy us day by day? Resolve to take some step everyday. Make a call or write a letter or talk to people each day. If there were real four legged wolves outside your door how would you act? Well there are two legged wolves out there now. How will you respond?

This day in history September 23

1779
John Paul Jones declared “I have not yet begun to fight!” aboard the American warship Bonhomme Richard in the battle against the British man-of-war Serapis.

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“Alinsky’s rules for radicals” will defeat and destroy Obama, yes defeat Obama

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

The best thing about Saul Alinsky is he didn’t breed so we won’t see his poisonous offspring organizing illegal aliens or strikes.

We’ve heard about Alinsky’s rules for radicals almost constantly since Barack Obama’s nomination. We’ve been warned how they were going to end America and make us a socialist gulag.

But the “rules” are smacking up against new realities and losing: We’re not afraid.

Different times a different America

Alinsky wrote his “Rules for Radicals” before his death in 1972. The world and our nation have become far different places since then. Al Gore hadn’t invented the internet yet.

Alinsky was a product of his time. He wrote in his glowing contentment at the Democrats’ surrender in Viet Nam, and he was still savoring our national weakness from the moral decay of the 1960s

He mistakenly concluded rapid fire non stop attacks would collapse America and prepare us to be meekly marched into Soviet style socialism.

That was then this is now

Obama has naively based his entire plan of attack against us on Alinsky’s outdated “rules.” This will be his downfall.

Americans aren’t cowering from Obama’s “Alinskyism.” We’re informed and these attacks are only making us fight harder.

When we held “pro Viet Nam War” rallies they were 5,000 people gatherings largely in lower Manhattan and Chicago’s Loop. Never would 2.2 million Americans take over Washington’s streets with another 500,000 patriots at local rallies across the country.

The America Alinsky lived in and hated could never have produced unafraid well spoken very well informed champions of freedom who could stand toe to toe with lying Democrats trying to destroy America.

So let Obama bring on Alinsky’s rules. Both of them are kings with new suits of clothes and America’s patriots are seeing this more clearly by the day.

The tide is turning but we have to fight on

We’re winning on all fronts but if we slow down and stop fighting we can still lose. If we stay well informed and ready to fight when called upon we can’t lose.

We’re all in this fight for freedom together. If each of us do something we can set the stage for a return to freedom in 2010.

Do your homework and spread the word. America has given us freedom and the opportunities to enjoy that liberty. Now is the time to give something back to this wonderful nation.

This day in history September 22

1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during American Revolution.

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Gay agenda is back: Obama to bring back ENDA, DON’T ASK DON’T TELL and repeal DOMA before October

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Sources (at a reliable Gay website) say by October Obama’s new gay agenda will be launched.

Following Alinsky’s rule: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up. Attack, attack, attack…. never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest” Obama keep America constantly under attack” Obama will continue his attacks with gay issues.

First attacks

The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) was first. Pushed by gay hatred for Pro-lifers and religion, especially the Catholic Church, FOCA would’ve forced Catholic hospitals to commit abortions. We beat it.

Immediately afterward came the Employee Free Choice Act or “Card Check” the Democrat/union scheme to forcibly unionize the entire country. We beat that attack.

The next torpedo was Cap and Trade. Stalled in the Senate it would’ve cost America millions of jobs and soaring energy costs. We’re beating it too.

Immediately after he lost on Cap and Trade our enemy came right back with Obamacare and we are sighing with relief as that torpedo passes by.

New gay agenda before October

Obama’s next attack is a three headed monster using gays as his battering ram. They’ll be reintroduced by gay dependent Democrats hungry for support. Each of these threats must be defeated as well.

The Employment Non-discrimination Act (ENDA) is a plot to force religious organizations like Christian schools to hire gay teachers and the Boy Scouts to accept gay Scout masters.

Don’t ask, don’t tell (DADT) will be reintroduced up by gay flunky Patrick Murphy to further their ongoing effort to turn our military into a social agency and destroy it to further gay “rights.”

Lastly a gay captive New York Congressman is working as Obama’s front man to destroy the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and force acceptance of gay “marriage.”

Stay strong and focused and we’ll beat these attacks but..

The best way to fight these attacks is to keep current, do your homework and stand toe to toe with these jerks at every chance. We will have facts and right on our side. They will be lurking in the dark plotting the end of America. We can’t let that happen as long as we have breath. This is a war and each of us must be in it for the duration. If we plan on sitting and watching as all of this happens we had also better plan to be slaves because that is what will happen. That’s not my plan.

Get educated and get out in the streets.

This is your future that is on the line.

This day in history September 21, 1780

Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.

Spaniards captured Baton Rouge

On this day in 1779, the Louisiana governor and Spanish military officer Bernardo de Galvez, with the aide of American troops and militia volunteers, captures the British post and garrison at Baton Rouge, located in what was then British-controlled West Florida.

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