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Hero! Navy Seals
It's been a while since I have documented a hero here on this site. But given the events of the last day, I figured it was time to do just that! The News has been abuzz for close to 20 hours as of this writing. People have been celebrating in the streets of New York and Washington, DC. Osama Bin Laden is dead! I'm sure there was lots of planning. Lots of digging, and searching. Boring, thankless groundwork. But it was about 25 Navy Seals who went to do the dirty work!
"We are reminded that we are fortunate to have Americans who dedicate their lives to protecting ours," We may not always know their names, we may not always know their stories, but they are there every day on the front lines of freedom and we are truly blessed." Said President Obama
Mr. President, I am in total agreement with your statement! We as Americans can argue about whether death was the correct answer. We can debate the merits of Christianity, Politics, Islam, etc. But it was a group of Patriots who were called upon to put Country before self, and the job was performed flawlessly. They do these tasks daily! This one just happened to be to go get the most wanted man in the free world. I'm glad that men and women like the Navy Seals 6 Team exist! Thank you Seals
Middle Eastern Heros
So like many, I've been watching all the happenings going on in the Middle East. I've been amazed by the courage of so many people. I do think it's cool that Facebook has allowed persons to organize, and Twitter has allowed people to communicate with the outside world to give real time reports of exactly what is going on. Technology has helped, but it took the will of the people of Tunisia, Egypt, and now Libya, and many other countries to physically rise up against these oppresive Governments. No one knows what the Middle East is going to look like, but if the people have anything to do with it, it's going to be a Goverment that represents the people of those respective countries. It probably won't be perfect, and people won't always disagree how best to handle issues, but maybe, just maybe, issues will be resolved through majority opinion, and not guns and tanks.
Politics and Christianity
This honestly amazed me! I have never heard any of this! I think it's very interesting at just how tied to Christianity our American Forefathers were. And I certainly didn't know that for years, our Capitol Building was used as a Church on Sundays! This is a little better than eight minutes, but it's a part of our American History that you probably need to be aware of. Thanks John!
Why Juan William's firing is good for America
The news media has been abuzz this week over NPR's decision to fire Juan Williams. They say he broke their policy on speaking his opinion on other shows. I'm not going to ponder whether he did or not. Or if he did, the merits of such a rule. It's a known fact that Juan himself has been offering his opinions for months on the Fox News Network, without much consequence. And there are other NPR Journalists that have said controversial things outside of the NPR walls that to the public's knowledge was never challenged. This rule obviously wasn't enforced. I would rather address what I think this means going forward!
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I'm a middle aged guy who finds much pleasure in today's technology. Once upon a time, I kept a blog about mobile tech, along with a site documenting my bike rides, and still another site that included family happenings and photos. After a while I decided it made much more sense to combine all those things and create what has become "Just Duke". Just things that I am interested in. Daily I follow the news and trends around mobile technology. I also document my Kayak and Scooter adventures here. By day I work for a large Chemical company, and by night I play bass in a Christian Rock band called Exit 33. I also play bass in my Churches Praise band. When time allows, I enjoy camping with my wife. I love the outdoors and live in an area where I get to experience all 4 seasons in all their glory. I always keep a camera handy, so expect to see those adventures documented here as well. You can follow me on Twitter and Facebook.
