And the Road Goes on Forever...

This from the Houston Chronicle.

Headline: Sen. Kerry makes push for tighter gun control.

The body of the story is a big boo-hoo about gang violence in Mexico. There are bad people down there who rob, rape, and murder! And do you know why? Well, obviously, because of those evil 'sault weapons easily available in the United States.

Quote: "Experts and members of Congress likewise said Mexico had not become a "failed state" despite corruption and intimidation that have weakened local control in some areas."

Interpretation: Failed State? NO! No, no, Mexico is just fine like it is. Don't look. Don't take note. Don't think. Mexico has its problems, but they are all YOUR FAULT! You are not SOCIALIST ENOUGH for Mexico to be a good country, and you are too well armed!

Quote: "Monday's hearings, the committee's first along the border, came amid a flurry of activity in Washington focusing on Mexico's struggle with drug cartels. The Obama administration last week announced it would send more money and agents to the border, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Mexico. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. will visit soon. President Barack Obama will visit Mexico on April 16."

Interpretation: "He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance." Hmmm, that one sounds familiar.

Quote: "Kerry called for a ban on the imports of assault rifles, such as the AK-47, into the United States. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., opposed the idea.

Assault rifles bought in the United States are favorites among cartel gunmen, who find them effective for the urban warfare, William McMahon, deputy assistant director of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, told the committee. ATF agents have traced many guns confiscated in Mexico to purchases in the United States, McMahon said."

Interpretation: Mr. Kerry calls for the ban of the importation of 'sault weapons, you know, like they did in 1989, and again in 1993, and again in 1994, and then again in 1997. Each change was a modification, to make the law "more effective", to make "police officers and children safe", you know, to close "loop holes". Those evil and stupid Senators from Wyoming and Mississippi oppose the common sense measures to make police officers and children safe.

(I have an idea! Lets corral all the police officers and the children together in a play grounds surrounded by chain-link fence. Then have armed citizens stand armed watch. That way the cops and kids will all be nice and safe.)

William McMahon, who's title is something like... Deputy Assistant Director of AFT, said that more than 60 guns have been traced back to gun shops in "...Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia and Denver...". Isn't it amazing?

Lemme see if I get this correctly. Criminal gangs have been illegally smuggling firearms down to Mexico where they give or sell them illegally to gangs of outlaws, who then use them to fight police or each other, illegally. The brilliant logical deduction, in the Houston Chronicle, is that YOU have too much freedom! No, they don't actually say it that way, they imply it and leave it for YOU who have a guilty conscience to infer it.

Quote: "The visiting senators were particularly interested in how much violence was spilling into the United States. Cartel-related killings have occurred in Texas, and cities such as Phoenix are experiencing a rise in kidnappings for ransom, which authorities say are related to debt collection among drug dealers. Mexican cartels have extended their networks into as many as 230 U.S. cities, according to federal law enforcement agencies."

Interpretation: The Senators are very interested to see their handi-work up close. They simply want to control and direct the situation they have created.

This is a common technique used Control Freaks. They create chaos intentionally, then manipulate the people involved so it looks like only they (control freaks) know how to control it. If a situation arises over which they have no control, i.e., people are exercising too much freedom, their answer is to STOMP on everyone. Then they can benevolently lift their heel just a tad and declare how they are GRANTING YOU what freedom you exercise.

In all of this, the invasion of our country continues. The simplest and most logical thing to do is to deploy the Army to stop and repel the invasion. Politicians say that they do not want to "militarize the border". What they mean is that they do not want to stop the invasion.

In other words, the invasion of our country by a foreign nation is national policy!

Say your prayers. Do PT every day (a brisk walk works well, folks). Keep your basic load at hand. Go to the range and practice your martial skills.

He's a 15 year old....Electrocute him!

You have got to be F*%#@ kidding me!

A BOY is dead.

You are a cop, Johnny Law, The Man. You respond to a call and get into a fistfight with a fifteen year old boy.

Your response? Well, officer safety dictates. Your first concern is going home at the end of your shift. Of course you pull out your trusty taser and electrocute him until he is dead.

The report will read something like:

...at that time, the male subject made a furtive but threatening gesture toward the officer. The officer perceived a threat to the safety of his person and the other persons in the room. The officer deployed a taser device, attempting to use less than lethal deterrent to persuade the subject to comply. At that time, the subject collapsed on the ground and was unresponsive. At that time the responding officer called for an ambulance...

A BOY is dead. The officer is placed on paid administrative leave. Whatcha wanna bet the final report states that the officer "followed department policy" and will be cleared of any culpability?

More edification...

Now, Go read David Codrea's War on Guns blog.

Go now!

It starts with you...

Would you be a peer or a helot?

This from NewsWithViews.com, where Chuck Baldwin chimes in about being lumped in with terrorists and, even worse...militia members (!), by the Missouri Information Analysis Center.

Chuck put it succinctly in a couple of places:

"In the first place, Washington, D.C., is a lost cause. It really is. We have about as much chance of flying to the moon in a glider as we do of seeing any significant change in Washington, D.C. Neither the Republican nor Democrat parties at the national level offer any hope. The federal government is hell-bent on turning the United States into a socialistic global village, and the two major parties are in it up to their necks."

Well said, Chuck!

And later he adds:

"Folks, Washington, D.C., is a pigsty. There is no remedy for that place. It doesn't matter to a tinker's dam whether a Republican or Democrat is in the White House, or even which party controls Congress. If the last two Presidential administrations have not taught us that, we are brain-dead."

He closes with:

"If there is any hope for lovers of freedom in this country, it will be found in individual States that are willing to shake off the filthy dust that has floated down from that putrid landfill on the banks of the Potomac, and stand up for freedom and independence the way Americans used to. And if the State we live in won't do it, we might want to consider moving to one that will, because if we lose our liberties, it will be our own individual State that will have run up the white flag."

I have been saying this for some time. People, you need to get it through your Public School educated heads, the States are NOT political subdivisions of the federal government. The federal government is a creation of the people of the States. It is a corporate entity which has certain delegated authority. Which authority may be withdrawn at any time by the people of those same States.

If the remedy cannot be found in congress assembled, it can be administered through a constitutional convention, which can be called by three fourths of the state legislatures. Those same legislatures can send any set of delegates they desire to the convention. While the convention is meeting, the U.S. Congress can still sit and conduct its business. The result of the convention would be binding only on those states that ratify it, presuming three fourths concur. If a new Union is the result, the remnant United States can continue their business under the former Constitution, or follow whatever path they choose. This is THE legal and lawful means of extricating the country from the tar-pit of totalitarian socialism in which we are now mired. Mired but not sunk. We are well on our way, but not yet delivered. Folks it starts with you.

But...but, butbutbut......What about my social security...and my momma's medicare....and next weeks food stamps...and...and...and

Are you a free man or a serf ? Would you be a Spartan and a Peer, or a helot?

It starts with you.

More information...

I would call it news, but it isn't. It is just more evidence to toss in the pile. You already know this, since you are reading here.

First, we have this tidbit from Worldnetdaily.com. It is a story about a man who expressed his displeasure at a Judge and got a visit from the U.S. Marshals for it. They threatened him with the "crime" of causing the Judge "emotional distress".

Folks, do you read history? Do you teach YOUR children history? Go read the story again!

Then, while scrolling further through the "news", I came across this piece from FoxNews.com, in which Glenn Beck is showing us that ordinary people are considered terrorists, or even worse... "militia members"!

If you fly the Gadsden Minutemen flag, or if you have a Ron Paul bumper sticker on your car, or heaven forbid, you hand someone a copy of the U.S. Constitution and ask them to read it, you are likely a subversive terrorist and maybe even...(gasp, dear lord), a militia member!

No, this is not a new story. This has been approaching, creeping, oozing up on us for a very long time. But now, finally, a national level source is giving voice to the story. Is Fauxnews credible? I believe it is a relief valve. If the peasants get too restless, they'll get to blow off some steam on Fauxnews. Nothing will change, the program will continue apace, but the peasants will feel better for a little while

Are you starting to get it now folks? Thinking, patriotic, free people are the greatest threat to national security. YOU are considered to be the enemy.

Read David Codrea's "Only Ones" files. Police officers, (you know those really good guys who just want to do the right thing), where are you? The silence is deafening.

Gun Rights examiner

Go and read while you sip your coffee....

http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m3d13-Gun-amendment-not-the-real-issue-with-DC-voting-rights-bill

Just go!

And it's a good thing!

This from the Tulsa World newspaper:

Sales of guns, ammo still high
One shop says the "hoarding" of ammunition since Obama's election has created a shortage.

Four months after the election of President Barack Obama, firearms and ammunition sales in Tulsa remain at a fever pitch.

Popular self-protection ammunition is often sold out at local stores, weapons are flying off shelves and the state reports an 87 percent increase in concealed carry permit applications for February 2008 over February 2009.

"People are hoarding. They're creating a shortage," Jim Prall at Sports World on 41st Street said of ammunition sales. "We've sold more ammunition in the last three months than we sold last year."

Gun sales spiked in November with the election of Barack Obama and Democrats adding to their majority in Congress. But local gun dealers say the spike is turning into a steady climb with political worries about gun rights as well as worries about the economy and potential for increased crime.

Prall said his store planned ahead for the increase, having seen a similar spike after Bill Clinton was elected, but the previous jump in sales pales in comparison to what's happening now.
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Folks, the buying that is going on now is NOTHING like what went on in 1993-94. This buying trend began a month before the election, and hasn't slowed down yet. Increased sales of AR type rifles began last last summer when gun-owning voters got a glimpse of who the next "president" would be. This is the healthiest thing to happen in the gun industry...ever.

Manufacturers are running at capacity now. The difficult choice for them is, do we expand our production facilities and hire new workers now? Will we be stuck with new buildings, equipment, machinery, and employees when this buying frenzy dies down? It is a tough choice.

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"Most we're selling now we got back in September, but we bought pallets then where normally we wouldn't have ordered that much."

The surprise sales come with .380 caliber semi- automatic pistols. A relatively small self-protection weapon, it's not one that people typically fire in great quantity at the firing range, Prall said. Yet, the ammunition is now hard to find. "Nobody would have predicted that," he said.

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Sales are so intense that Stone has limited sales of .380 ammo to one box per customer at Dong's. He has .380-caliber handguns for sale, and likes to be able to sell ammunition to whoever buys a gun, he said.

A shipment of 10 Ruger .380 LCP handguns was sold in 24 hours this week — seven the first day, three the next. "Last week I had 28 boxes of .380, rationed to one per person, and it was gone in three days," Stone said.

Academy Sporting Goods stores also are low on .380 ammo. "The other day we got 16 boxes of .380 and a guy came in first thing and bought all 16," said Jon Ide, hunting and fishing sales associate at the 41st Street store. "A few people are doing all the buying, and it's the people who are trying to just get a box or two that can't find any."

The increased sales comes with an increase in Oklahomans seeking concealed-carry permits.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation pulled in additional help last month so it could process concealed-carry permit applications within the required 90 days, according to the supervisor of the self-defense licensing unit. Unit workers do not release their names.

The 87.2 percent increase for February 2009 over the same month last year was partially due to renewal applications for permits issued three and five years ago. But new applications have steadily risen in the past three years, and increased markedly since November, she said.

She couldn't share the monthly breakdown on numbers, but as an indication of the volume said the state issued a total of 18,510 permits in 2008. The bureau's annual reports show the state issued 16,426 permits in 2007 and 9,529 in 2006. There are 75,525 valid active concealed-carry permits in Oklahoma, she said.

Long Range Shooting

Go watch this video. Do it now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03y2BarHcUs

Folks, this is roughly the equivalent of a rifleman shooting a thousand yards and hitting a man sized silhouette (E Type).

Now go watch this one,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwLMebFa9IM&feature=related

This is the equivalent of shooting five hundred yards with a rifle.

I do not intend to equate this with shooting from a bench with a high magnification scope. I mean standing offhand, with an M1A or an M1 Garand, or an LR-308 with Yankee Hill flip-ups...or whatever battle rifle you choose.

Folks shooting is a martial skill! It takes diligence in application, focus of effort, cognitive and analytical ability, and a desire to learn. They say that necessity is the mother of invention. When it becomes necessary, you will find yourself repeating the Obamesiah's mantra...Yes we can!

And you should! Now get to the range and shoot!

Gun Rights Examiner

This is the URL for David Codrea's Gun Rights Examiner for today. Reading it is imperative. You go. Read now!

http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m3d12-Wrong-reactions-to-shooting-sprees-make-us-more-vulnerable

Militarize the border? Oh my..!

This from the McClatchy news service,

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/63800.html

The headline reads,

Obama: Troop move to Mexican border under consideration

What that headline means is hidden in the body of the "news piece". That fellow, Obama, is quoted as saying that, "...he was looking at possibly deploying National Guard troops to contain the violence but ruled out any immediate military move."

Waht that means is: Obama is considering deploying the National Guard, not from Texas, but maybe from Connecticut, or some other such place foreign to Texas, in order to demonstrate to the people of Texas that he won't put up with their Vigilantism. Texan vigilantism is the natural result of the federal government doing nothing to stop the invasion of our country by a Foreign Nation. You Texans go thinking you can put a stop to the invasion of your state, towns, or even neighborhoods, better be thinkin' again.

The "news piece" continues, "We're going to examine whether and if National Guard deployments would make sense and under what circumstances they would make sense," that fellow, Obama, said to reporters (hear read:Authorized Journalists, as David Codrea is fond of saying).

"I don't have a particular tipping point in mind," he said. "I think it's unacceptable if you've got drug gangs crossing our borders and killing U.S. citizens." This quote is Clintonesque. Quite slick, that. In other words, "I feel your pain!"

The next quote, byt that fellow, Obama, is key..."We've got a very big border with Mexico," he said. "I'm not interested in militarizing the border."

In other words, "We're not really interested in correcting the problem. The invasion will, of course, be facilitated. We just want everyone who has concerns to feel better so they'll stop thinking about this."

Near the end, we get this gem..."We expect to have a comprehensive approach to dealing with these issues of border security that will involve supporting Calderon and his efforts in a partnership, also making sure we are dealing with the flow of drug money and guns south, because it's really a two-way situation there," that fellow, Obama, is quoted as saying.

OK folks, here we have the entire story. At the end he spills the beans. Obama will grant amnesty to all the illegals inside the U.S. of A. when the time is right. That is what "comprehensive reform" means. Get used to the idea now. It will happen. There is nothing you can do about it.

Also, part of that "comprehensive reform" will be a further restriction on YOUR right to keep arms (never mind bear them, which Americans have lost the will to do). You see, folks, YOU are the problem and the target. You are exercising your free will and judgment much too readily. You have the will to put a stop to this invasion and that will must be curtailed. You now have weapons. Your will combined with the keeping of (and bearing of...dear lord!) arms could prove to be a speed bump to the program...we just can't have that!

The program, according to that fellow, Obama, will involve supporting Presidente Calderon, in his efforts in a partnership. Who among you wants Presidente Calderon to be your partner? What would be the goal of this partnership? Do you believe that Presidente Calderon has the same goal in mind as you and me? Do you truly believe that Presidente Calderon is losing sleep at night because great portions of the population of his country are invading a neighboring country, and looting its wealth, and sending that wealth back home? Do you believe that Presidente Calderon has the goal in mind of stopping this invasion?

I believe that fellow, Obama, and his crew are working in partnership with Presidente Calderon to facilitate the invasion of this country by a foreign nation. I believe they will work in partnership to reduce your right to keep arms (never mind bear them, just see whats happens when YOU bear arms in a war zone) to a hollow shell of what it was intended to be. I believe that they will continue to work in partnership to facilitate the flow of drugs, in the correct hands, into these United States (marijuana, cocaine, heroine, and meth aren't the problem, they are a facilitation to the ultimate end, which is control...they must be distributed by controlled sources...free enterprisers cannot be allowed to ruin a good thing, hence, only one gang, or group of gangs will be allowed to play).

Imagine this scenario: The Governor of the sovereign State of Texas, deploys the Texas National Guard to the border to STOP the invasion. There is too much gang violence, and lawlessness, and foreigners runnin' around, etc...going on. Lets imagine that they begin to be effective at stopping the invasion, returning private property to its owners, deporting illegal aliens to their mother countries (or at least out of ours), and bringing peace to Texas once again.

What do you reckon would happen? Would the U.N. declare a humanitarian crisis? Would NATO send attack aircraft to bomb the smack out of Texas and bring it to submission? Would a foreign army invade Texas and occupy the Nueces strip and call it an autonomous region? Would the U.N. then work toward independence for Tejanos living and peacefully residing in the Nueces strip, proving for their security with perpetual occupation by "Peacekeepers"?

Just two administrations ago, in case you don't remember, that is exactly what happened in a place called Serbia. Serbia was, at that time, being overrun by a foreign nation in one of its provinces...a place called Kosovo. You see, Serbia is a Christian country. Kosovo was being overrun by muslim Albanians. The KLA (Kosavar Liberation Army), in case you don't remember, were the biggest dope (opium/heroine) runners in Eastern Europe at the time.

That fellow, Clinton, I think his name was, worked in partnership with the Kosavars, bombed the smack out of Serbia, brought it to submission, invaded Kosovo with a foreign army, and made that province of Serbia and autonomous region.

Here is an extract from Webster's dictionary online, about Kosovo: autonomous province SW Serbia area 4203 square miles (10,886 square kilometers), population 1,954,747.

Do you get it now?

And so, it begins...

Here it is folks. Thank the Lord for Bild.de. Copy and paste the link and look at the pictures yourself.

http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/world-news/2009/03/11/alabama-shooting-rampage/gunman-michael-mclendon-kills-11-including-a-child-in-massacre.html

But, it didn't begin in Alabama. There have been troops deploying all over the country in the past fifteen years, for the purpose of...uhmmm...assisting Law Enforcement. They have deployed to such dangerous areas as the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, and the U.S. Open Golf Tournament in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

So, last night and today, troops from Ft. Rucker have deployed to the streets of Samson, Alabama. They are there for what purpose? Are they Peace Keepers? Are they Observers? Are they there to "assist Law Enforcement"?

I'll answer. They are there to condition YOU to their presence. They are there to condition YOU to the idea of the military deploying anytime there is an incident which evokes strong emotions. They are NOT there to protect and defend the Constitution from domestic enemies. They are NOT there to fight "terrorism". They are there to condition YOU to the reality of Martial Law.

People of Alabama...are you awake?

People of America...are you awake?

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines...are your aware of your oath? If you have forgotten, I will help you by providing a link to some folks who DO REMEMBER.

Go here: http://oath-keepers.blogspot.com/

Is it a "trial run"? No. The trial runs were done long ago. This is the future, folks. This is what Orwell warned us about. This is Hopeandchange!

May God almighty have mercy on us. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

Gun Rights Examiner

This is the link to David Codrea's Gun Rights Examiner column.

Go! Read! NOW!

http://www.examiner.com/x-1417-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m3d11-Will-Alabama-shooter-bring-assault-weapon-ban-to-front-burner

Update 1

Folks, this is the picture the Associated Press decided to publish with their update on the German school shooting.

This is the image of those who come to save the day? This is our view of Mighty Mouse? Superman? Should we feel a sense of overwhelming relief when masked thugs come to "save us"?

Why, oh why, Benevolent Hero, are you afraid to show your face? Perhaps FEAR is your business?

Are we wards of the state? Are we merely Helots, tilling the soil for our betters? Do we stand in awe of the Spartan elite who train for war while we toil and labor? Do we pray that our chains may forever rest lightly upon us?

Or, are we Free MEN?

But wait! This can't happen here!

But.... they already have severe gun control in Germany! This can only happen in America, where the people are fully armed and afraid to use their weapons in self defense!

The link is from Matt Drudge, via bild.de :

Gunman shot by police after massacre in Germany

A school shooting bloodbath near Stuttgart in Germany has left at least 15 people dead - with the gunman dying in an exchange of fire with the police.

He was shot in the parking lot of the Wendlinger shopping centre, where he had reportedly killed two more people, bring the number of people dead up to at least 15.

First reports indicate that the victims include a nine pupils, two teachers, a gardener and two passersby.

The killer - reported to be a 17-year-old former pupil identified as Tim K. - struck in the idyllic historical town of Winnenden in the Rems-Murr district.

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Whatcha wanna bet the shooter was on Prozac or some other SRI type drug, hmmm?

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Witnesses described a young person wearing black combat gear storming the Albertville School at 10am.

Without a word, he opened fire in corridors and rooms. Eleven people have been reported to have been killed, with several more injured. Police confirmed a death toll of 15 and said there had been "numerous wounded".

A spokeswoman for the interior ministry in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said: "We have to assume a death toll that’s in the double-digits." She added: "These are students."

The gunman fled following the massacre and is said to be on the loose in the city centre. Police have evacuated the school and closed off the town and the surrounding regions to search for the killer, with helicopters circling above the town. Motorists have been warned against picking up hitchhkers.

"Police are coming through the whole time. They’re obviously looking all over town for him,“ said Roberto Seifert, who works at a company neighbouring the school. "We’ve never had anything like this,“ he told Reuters by phone.

OK Folks, I suppose the answer to events such as these is to cower under our desks and do NOTHING! I suppose school teachers are NOT responsible for the safety of the students trusted to their care. I supposed German school Head Masters are NOT responsible for the safety and security of their own schools. I suppose the call will now go out for tighter gun regulation Globally, so that the German people won't ever NEED to be responsible for their own safety and security.

I suppose now that this has happened on both sides of the Atlantic, that we should all just lay down and surrender.

OR...

Do we stand with manly firmness?

Copy and paste...

I originally posted this a commentary to David Codrea's War On Guns blog. It was about the shootings earlier today in Alabama.

After reading the "news article" on the shootings, I had this to say:

"And, not one single citizen saw what was going on, put hands on his weapon and stopped the miscreant.

Not one single citizen had the presence of mind, alertness, and preparedness to put a stop to the miscreant.

Not a single citizen acted. Not one.


Should we just throw in the towel and declare defeat? Or do we acknowledge that God gave us a set of nuts and start taking responsibility for the peace in our communities? Do we forever rely on Big Daddy? Or do we stand with manly firmness and say NO! Murderous miscreants should be put down like rabid dogs.

And, Peace Officers, if any of you would attempt to find a way to prosecute a citizen who does the RIGHT THING, or assist the local prosecutor in building a case against a responsible citizen, you are worthy only of the contempt you rightfully earn.

Not one?

Longbow"

I usually need to vent some steam after reading a news piece like the one from Breitbart.com.

The glaring fact is that NO sane and rational person should sit back and watch an event like this unfold and do NOTHING about it. There was a time in our country, and in our culture when rational MEN would stand up and shoot the miscreant dead, as one would a rabid skunk, and think nothing of it. Think back to the University of Texas tower shooting in August of 1966. There was no SWAT team to call out. There was no need for one. Texans grabbed their rifles and returned fire, keeping Whitman's head down, enabling a Peace Officer and a citizen the opportunity to climb the stairs and end the miscreant's afternoon.

What happened today? People stood around with cowardly passivity and allowed a rabid varmint to have his way with the community.

What would have happened had someone done a sane and rational thing, like stop the shooter cold? Why, he would most likely have been prosecuted for doing the only sane and rational thing any person could have done. Perhaps, and this is just as likely, he would have been shot by the Law Enforcement Officers, who just can't tell the bad guys from the "mere civilians".

My heart and my prayers go out to the victims, and their families, in the sorrowful incident today. This is a most terrible thing to have to suffer.

Let us silently resolve, now, that we will stand as MEN and put down rabid vermin as soon as they appear. Let us resolve in our hearts, that the weighty and sorrowful cost, of death and destruction of lives, necessitates us taking action when we have the opportunity and the means. Let us be diligent in watchfulness and courageous in action. Let us never cower in fear of the repercussion of doing the RIGHT THING.

First one...

The first one is expensive...the rest are free.

Remember that.