You too, New Jersey!!

As I’m sure all you residents of Virginia and New Jersey are aware, we have rather significant local elections coming up this November. Whoever you’re going to vote for, it’s important that you learn as much as you can ahead of time, not only about the candidates themselves, but about how to ensure that your vote is properly counted.
It’s for that reason that I’m writing this, to remind our beloved military personnel that the deadline for absentee voting is coming up soon! In fact, it’s so soon, it’s just about a week away!!

The deadline for mailing absentee ballots from overseas is October 5th!
Don’t let your overseas deployment cause your vote to go uncounted!!

To learn more about this deadline and what all you need to do to ensure that your absentee vote gets counted, visit the following websites:

If you’re a resident of Virginia, click here!

If you’re a resident of New Jersey, click here!

As always, I want to offer my sincerest gratitude to everyone serving in every single branch of our nation’s military! As a military brat myself, I’ve seen just what that service entails, up close and personal, for as long as I can remember. It’s certainly not an easy job, but one I thank you for. Keep up the great work and please know that my family’s thoughts & prayers are out there with you, no matter where you’re serving!
Oh yeah, and don’t forget to vote!!

Hehe, so this kind of reminds me of that story I once heard of the soldier who had his photo taken with Hillary Clinton, but ended up flashing a hand gesture that was military code for “I’m under duress”. I guess these particular soldiers had heard about Obama snubbing their fellow uniformed men and women during his other various trips abroad. Check it out, courtesy Gateway Pundit:

President-elect Obama stopped by the Marine Corps base in Hawaii Kaneche Bay where servicemen and -women were eating Christmas dinner in Kailua Thursday evening.

“Just wanted to say hi, hey guys,” Obama said as he walked into the Anderson dining hall which was decked out in Christmas decorations.

The diners represented seven military units — Marine and Navy — some of whom were joined by their families for Christmas dinner.

As Obama entered the room, it was absent of the regular fanfare of cheering and clapping. The diners were polite, staying seated at their respective tables and waited for the president-elect to come to them to stand up.

Awesome! Very well done, soldiers, and Merry Christmas to you too! I am kinda sorry your Christmas dinner was crashed, though. I hope Santa was at least extra kind to you to make up for it.

My friend Robert over at POW in CA has written a brilliant post about the history of General Eric Shinseki, whom Obama has recently named as the new Secretary of Veteran Affairs. The post itself is a bit long, but believe me, it’s worth it. Aside from doing a brilliant job outlining the ludicrous nature of this appointment, toward the end of the post, Robert does a brilliant job of outlining just a few remarkable liberal lies surrounding this man’s career. As a side now, please also pay special attention to the information provided about how extensively President Clinton gutted our military during the 1990s. That’s something I wish more Americans were familiar with.
So what are you waiting for? Check it out!

My congratulations to Ann E. Dunwoody, our nation’s first female four-star general. As the daughter of a military veteran, I couldn’t be prouder of you!
(Thanks to Captain Capitalism for the link!)