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	<description>Be Grateful You're an American!</description>
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		<title>Birds of a (Hateful) Feather</title>
		<link>http://sempergratus.com/2008/03/14/birds-of-a-hateful-feather/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GunnNutt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[These two have more in common than first meets the eye.

The &#8220;Reverends&#8221; Fred Phelps and Jeremiah Wright.

They both preach hate; they both hate America. Phelps thinks the U.S. is damned because it allows homosexuals in the military. Wright demands God to damn America because he hates white people.
Normal people dismiss and condemn Phelps for his [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These two have more in common than first meets the eye.</p>
<p align="center"><img src='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/phelps_plus_wright.jpg' alt='Turds of a Feather' /><br />
The &#8220;Reverends&#8221; Fred Phelps and Jeremiah Wright.</p>
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<p>They both <a href="http://www.adl.org/special_reports/wbc/default.asp">preach hate</a>; they both <a href="http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/Obama_Church_Racism/2008/01/07/62285.html">hate America</a>. Phelps thinks the U.S. is damned because it allows homosexuals in the military. Wright demands God to damn America because he hates white people.</p>
<p>Normal people dismiss and condemn Phelps for his crazy, hate-filled views. We can all agree that he&#8217;s an insane, evil crackpot. We go to great lengths to keep him away from military funerals and confront him where ever possible.</p>
<p>It seems that lots of normal people are willing to accept what Wright preaches even though he is <em>CLEARLY </em>evil and a hate monger. Is it because Wright is black and it&#8217;s PC to allow certain liberals to behave in an unpatriotic manner? Is it because he is sooooo close to Obama and his supporters just won&#8217;t let anything come between them and their &#8220;savior?&#8221; I know that lots of people just want Wright and his evil church to go away and pretend that Obama has nothing to do with them, but I think it needs to stay on the front burner.</p>
<p>Wright&#8217;s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdJB-qkfUHc&#038;feature=related">impassioned sermons</a> cannot be ignored or swept under the rug. This is &#8220;hate speech&#8221; and should not be misrepresented as just &#8220;part of a culture&#8221;. Mr. Obama and his wife have most certainly been molded and groomed to believe in this racist, anti-American crap. Why else has Michelle Obama never before been proud of this country? Why else does Barack no longer wear an American flag lapel pin or hold his hand over his heart during the pledge of allegience?</p>
<p>Barack Hussein Obama &#8212; bad for America.</p>
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		<title>Conservatism means &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://sempergratus.com/2008/02/28/conservatism-means/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GunnNutt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[McCain Sucks!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Never having to say you&#8217;re sorry for using Barak Hussein Obama&#8217;s middle name.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Never having to say you&#8217;re sorry for using Barak Hussein Obama&#8217;s middle name.</p>
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		<title>The True Iraq is Emerging</title>
		<link>http://sempergratus.com/2007/11/16/the-true-iraq-is-emerging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GunnNutt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Yon&#8217;s got the post that can&#8217;t be missed or dissed. Come Home is a must see!
Way to go, Mike!!! This is the image of Iraq that we&#8217;ve all been waiting to see - one country, one people. Praise God that these good Muslim neighbors want their old friends to come home.
Long Live the New [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael Yon&#8217;s got the post that can&#8217;t be missed or dissed. <a href="http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/come-home.htm">Come Home</a> is a must see!</p>
<p>Way to go, Mike!!! This is the image of Iraq that we&#8217;ve all been waiting to see - one country, one people. Praise God that these good Muslim neighbors want their old friends to come home.</p>
<p>Long Live the New Iraq!!!!</p>
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		<title>An Eastern Shore Veterans Day</title>
		<link>http://sempergratus.com/2007/11/13/an-eastern-shore-veterans-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GunnNutt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Milblogging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the American Legion, Jeff Davis Post 18 and America&#8217;s Wounded Heroes, 4 Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed were treated to a very special Veteran&#8217;s Day this year.

SGT Josh Sparling, SSG Sean Cannon, CPL Robert Schubert, SPC Chase Matthews with their ducks and shotguns.


4 shotguns were donated for the guys! A Charles Daly from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to the American Legion, Jeff Davis Post 18 and <a href="http://americaswoundedheroes.org/index.htm">America&#8217;s Wounded Heroes</a>, 4 Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed were treated to a very special Veteran&#8217;s Day this year.</p>
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<a href='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/end-of-day.JPG' title='end-of-day.JPG'><img src='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/end-of-day.JPG' alt="Happy Hunters" width="400" /></a><br />SGT Josh Sparling, SSG Sean Cannon, CPL Robert Schubert, SPC Chase Matthews with their ducks and shotguns.
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4 shotguns were donated for the guys! A Charles Daly from Ducks Unlimited, an H&#038;K from Bass Pro Shop and 2 Brownings from Safari International and MD Waterfowl Association. </p>
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<a href='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_0944.JPG' title='img_0944.JPG'><img src='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_0944.JPG' alt='Everybody shoot!' width="400"  /></a><br />Action shot!
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<a href='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_0868.JPG' title='img_0868.JPG'><img src='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_0868.JPG' alt="Rudy and Chase" width="400" /></a><br />Chase shoots with his dad, Rudy, looking on.
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<a href='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_0923.JPG' title='img_0923.JPG'><img src='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_0923.JPG' alt="Josh lookin' all serious" width="400" /></a><br />Josh concentrating.
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<p>The Times Herald of Port Huron, MI, did <a href="http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071111/NEWS01/711110302">a really nice article</a> this weekend about the charity <a href="http://americaswoundedheroes.org/index.htm">America&#8217;s Wounded Heroes</a> and the duck hunt event. Unfortunately, we didn&#8217;t get all the pics edited and uploaded in time for them to be included in the article. For all the fun stuff and some serious photos, check it out <a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/GunnNutt/AWH/Vets_Day_07/?start=all">here</a>.</p>
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<a href='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/pb100011.jpg' title='Josh and Mike'><img src='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/pb100011.jpg' alt='Josh and Mike' width="400" /></a><br />
Josh and Mike Sparling.
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<p>The great Veterans and spouses of the American Legion Jeff Davis Squadron and Post 18, Centerville, MD made the whole weekend wonderful! They made our young heroes feel like superstars (which, of course, they are!). There <strike>will be more news and updates on the AWH website once I get it updated</strike> IS more news and stuff on the New, the Improved, <a href="http://americaswoundedheroes.org/">America&#8217;s Wounded Heroes</a> website!</p>
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		<title>Happy 232nd USMC Birthday!</title>
		<link>http://sempergratus.com/2007/11/09/happy-232nd-usmc-birthday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GunnNutt</dc:creator>
		
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Lights on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) illuminate an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron (VMM) 263 as it transits the Straits of Tiran. Wasp is on a surge deployment bringing the Osprey on its first combat deployment to the Middle East. Photo by Petty [...]]]></description>
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<a href='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/folded-wings.jpg' title='Folded Osprey Wings'><img src='http://sempergratus.com/WPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/folded-wings.jpg' alt='Folded Osprey Wings' width="80%" /></a>
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<blockquote><p>Lights on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) illuminate an <strong>MV-22 Osprey</strong> attached to Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron (VMM) 263 as it transits the Straits of Tiran. Wasp is on a surge deployment bringing the Osprey on its first combat deployment to the Middle East. <a href="http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&#038;Itemid=99999999&#038;g2_itemId=2106">Photo</a> by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Borden, Navy Visual News Service.</p></blockquote>
<p>Gee, wish I got one of these for <em>My</em> birthday!</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s push the Marine Team up a bit on the <a href="http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=fundraiser">Valour-IT competition</a>! Make a contribution on the 10th in honor of your favorite Devildog.</p>
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