Conservative Fighter

Adios WKY Right Wing Radio

2006-01-09T08:05:00.000-08:00

Seems the owners of Oklahoma City radio station WKY, changed formats and axed all of their right wing talk show hosts. The ironic thing is the new format will be Spanish music. I would say I am sorry, but that would be a lie.

Good luck to ya boys. Hope you find work soon. Selling cars or flipping burgers, you know, something productive.

Happy Anniversary Sweet Baby O' Mine

2005-12-31T14:50:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it has been nine years. I can't believe you actually married me. I can't believe you stayed with me through all of my craziness, laziness and immaturity. I can't believe you gave me two beautiful children. I can't believe you give me a base of strength from which to draw that never waivers or condemns. I can't believe you are as beautiful today as the day we met.

I can't believe it but I am awfully grateful that it is all true.

I love you and I can't wait to see what the next nine years bring.

Although I conquer all the earth,
Yet for me there is only one city.
In that city there is for me only one house;
And in that house, one room only
And in that room, a bed.
And one woman sleeps there,
The shining joy and jewel of all my kingdom.

Back to Iraq

2005-12-30T11:50:00.000-08:00

Well, I am going back to Iraq in about 3 weeks. I will go over there and do my best to make the lives of the soldiers and civilians working there under dangerous and uncomfortable circumstances a little better. You would be surprised at the effect a warm shower or a working toilet has on the morale of the soldiers.

There are many people, especially conservatives, who have called me a war profiteer or a hypocrite for working in Iraq. I can't really explain my reasons for wanting to go back. Part of it is financial, part of it is a feeling of not completing my first obligation of one year.

The money is good but it is not much more than I would make here if you break it down to an hourly rate. The work week is 7 days, 12 hours per day unless things go wrong then you work until the work is completed. 84 hours a week minimum. 7 days a week in a hostile environment that is sometimes too cold, often too hot and always dirty and polluted.

I feel a need to go back that I can't explain. It has little to do with money. It is almost a feeling of service to the soldiers. Doing something tangible to make their lives better. Anyone can slap a $2 magnet on their car and say they support the troops but I believe deeds speak louder than words and the person who risks nothing has nothing to lose...or gain.

It is also a slap in the face to the chickenhawk conservatives; some unhealthy need to prove myself to the same idiots I can't stand. Call me an unpatriotic coward will you? I was there, where you? Even though I know nothing I do will ever satisfy the right wing whacko superiority complex (Kerry served in Vietnam but he is a coward, Bush drank and coked it up in the TANG and he is a hero) but it is more for me than them anyway.

I hope to make it back safely and in one piece. I hope my family will forgive my selfish need. I hope to make people's lives better over there, whether they be soldier, civilian or Iraqi and I hope beyond hope that what we do there now will ultimately have a positive outcome.

In closing, here is a picture of me from my last adventure posing with some soldiers we helped with some much needed supplies for their remote camp. You can tell I hate the troops can't you?

...and now it's time to say goodbye

2005-11-29T17:07:00.000-08:00

I have two kids, a wife and a full time job and I am just to tired to put in a lot of effort on this blog right now so I am going to shut her down. Although I have 20 - 30 page views per day, no one is commenting and without comments, it just ain't much fun.

So, I hope you enjoyed it and I made you think or laugh or, if you are a conservative, made you angry. It was pretty fun sometimes but pure drudgery lately.

Thanks for the support. See you in the funny papers.

Steve
AKA
The Conservative Fighter

It sure makes my plastic Rudolph seem inadequate.

2005-11-24T19:08:00.000-08:00

You know how some people go way too far with Christmas lights? Imagine living across the street from this guy.

Video Link.

A day that will live in gluttony.

2005-11-24T18:57:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

One side of my family celebrated tonight and the other side will celebrate again tomorrow. We finally split up the in-law/birth family Thanksgiving celebration into two separate days. Instead of rushing around and not being able to enjoy our meal, we now stuff ourselves at two locations over a two day period. Life is good.

I am thankful for my wonderful family and friends, our great country in which we can still disagree without blowing each other up, my fellow soldiers who follow orders and do the best job they can in dangerous, dirty and thankless situations and I am thankful for the two greatest inventions of all time; hot water and air conditioning without which we would all be stinkier, dirtier and more irritable.

Pass the potatoes and pour on the gravy.

Jean Schmidt - I'll get you my pretty!!!

2005-11-20T20:09:00.000-08:00

I love this graphic.

Jean Schmidt, for those who don't know, is the witch who called multiply decorated Vietnam Veteran and career marine, Jack Murtha, a coward on the house floor before crapping her pants at the outraged response and doing a cowardly CYA retraction.

Anyhoo, big hat tip to Inflatable Dartboard who has some awesome original graphics on the site.

Another Liberal Whacko Endorses Withdrawal

2005-11-20T19:57:00.000-08:00

...Oh wait a minute, my mistake, he is a retired three star General and highly respected member of the intelligence community.

Lt. General William Odom refutes 9 reasons we should stay.

Oh, those crazy cowards who actually served in the military and have real world experience in war. Why oh why won't they listen to the guys who had "other priorities" during times of war?

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Saturday Night Live

2005-11-20T19:51:00.000-08:00

The president is a buffoon and the cast at SNL continue to do spot on impressions of him and other republican idiots, like Jean Schmidt.

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What is it with the Bush's and Asia?

2005-11-20T19:17:00.000-08:00

Remember when the original Bush went to Japan and did the technicolor yawn in the lap of the Japanese Prime Minister?

Now Jr. is there and he doesn't look good. Too much sake? He looks like 10 pounds of hammered shit and he is slurring his words more than usual but in a rare press conference, Mr. Bush got flustered and tried to "cut and run" when asked some hard questions. When he tried to "escape", he retreated to a locked door and was temporarily stupefied. Fortunately someone came to his aid and directed him to the exit.

I love having a stooge for president.

Republicans Continue Their Faux Patriot Attacks

2005-11-19T14:18:00.000-08:00

But this time, the newly sacked Dems fight back.

Republican Jean "The C-Word" Schmidt call's decorated Vietnam Vet a "coward" but then "cuts and runs" when Democratic reps have a British commons style shit fit.

Video.

Watch the fear in their eyes as the Democrats charge the podium.

Congressman John Murtha - Unpatriotic Liberal Pansy

2005-11-17T13:04:00.000-08:00

John Murtha gave a speech today calling for our troops to be pulled out of Iraq soon.

How dare Congressman John Murtha criticize our fearless leader George Bush? As right wing talk show host start to beat up on Mr. Murtha, they are painting him as a coward, a quitter and someone willing to surrender to terrorists.

Who is this John Murtha? How dare he speak his mind? What makes him think he can second guess military decisions made by the Bush administration?

He learned about military service from the bottom up, beginning as a raw recruit when he left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marines out of a growing sense of obligation to his country during the Korean War. There he earned the American Spirit Honor Medal, awarded to fewer than one in 10,000 recruits. He rose through the ranks to become a drill instructor at Parris Island and was selected for Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia. He then was assigned to the Second Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In 1959, Captain Murtha took command of the 34th Special Infantry Company, Marine Corps Reserves, in Johnstown. He remained in the Reserves after his discharge from active duty until he volunteered for Vietnam in 1966-67, receiving the Bronze Star with Combat "V", two Purple Hearts and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He remained in the Reserves until his retirement.

He was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal by the Marine Corps Commandant when he retired from the Marines.

Pussy.

Reviews of John "Jack" Murtha's Book:

"Congressman Murtha has written an insightful and powerful account of his life of public service and of the significant events in our nation's recent history that he has witnessed. It is a first hand account by one of the most respected members of our Congress. This is a must-read if you want to hear it straight from a savvy man of action who was there making history."

—General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Retired)

Every official serving in the Pentagon and State Department must read Jack Murtha's book. He has been a troubleshooter for presidents, a critic of the brass, but always a friend to the men and women of America's armed forces. Jack Murtha has earned his reputation — a straight-talking, hard-charging, independent leader who goes straight to the front lines. From Vietnam to 9/11 is his story, but it's pure American."

—Rudy de Leon, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense

Look at some of the nefarious characters who supported Hanoi Murtha-

What kind of country do we live in when some decorated career military man can make recommendations about what we should do with our military?

By the way, I would love to see some chickenhawk right wing radio talk show host challenge Mr. Murtha's patriotism to his face.

Ann Coulter - Would you hit dat?

2005-11-15T16:29:00.000-08:00

Check out this picture of Ann "The Man" Coulter. What is up with her freakishly long alien hands? This photo is from her website and has not been altered in any way.

Is she an alien? Is she the anti-Christ? Is she a transgendered person?

By the way, I wouldn't.

OU Fan

2005-11-15T16:20:00.000-08:00

Just found this photo and thought it was funny. Nothing to do with politics other than OU fans tend to act like right wingers. Anything to win. Bash the opponents. Not usually sharp dressers.

Okay, What do you guys want to talk about.

2005-11-15T16:18:00.000-08:00

I get about thirty unique users per day but no comments. If there is something you would like me to write about or find out about, let me know. I want this site to be a place where people come to debate the issues.

Please click on the advertiser links at the top so I can get rich and become a sociopathic right wing republican.

A good right wing home schooled Christian boy.

2005-11-14T11:48:00.000-08:00

David G. Ludwig

****Update****

His website.

Her website.

Is Traber Italian for crybaby?

2005-11-12T13:22:00.000-08:00

Big Jim Traber, right wing tough guy, failed professional baseball player and talk show host on the 20th rated radio station in Oklahoma City is metaphorically taking his ball and going home.

In a post to his site, which has increasingly banned voices that oppose his right wing propaganda, Jim whines about how much he is attacked and promises to boot anyone who dissents:

I'm really tired of where this board is going. How many times can you say someone stinks at their job. How many lies can people tell about me and what I supposedly said. I want as many people on here as we can get, but the direction of the threads are making me sick. 99% of you are great. I'm getting ready to eliminate the other 1%. As far as those of you who like to take shots at me for the way I run this board or the way I post..... Don't come here, we'll make it without you. I don't type very well, so I don't post long answers. If you have a problem with me, call my show, or better yet, come see me in person. But let's stop acting like 4 year olds. I didn't have this idea to start this site for that. Thank You!!!!

Like many right wingers, Traber is starting to feel some heat for all of his lies and blind Bush backing and like all blowhards and bullies, he runs away when people begin to fight back.

With Bush at a 36% approval rating and a majority of Americans now believing Bush is a liar, right wing media is seeing falling ratings and increased dissent among it's callers. But just like the Bush cabal, they shut off dissent by banning anyone who disagrees with them. In the end they create an insulated world far removed from truth in which their delusions continue unchallenged.

Good luck with that strategy Big Jim.

White Noise

2005-11-12T10:58:00.000-08:00

A peace group in Maine has the rightwing bloggers demanding an end to free speech and peaceable protest. The right wing propaganda, which is gaining ground in the republican echo chamber (here, here, here and here) is filled with half truths, slander and outright lies.

The most factual account can be found here.

I spoke to, Arne Springorum, one of the organizers of the memorial (he wanted me to be clear that the flags are a memorial, not a protest) and got some clarification that you won't find on the right wing sites.

The memorial was decided on after the grim milestone of 2000 military deaths in Iraq was reached. The city of Waterville was asked for a permit, which it granted, to use Veterans Memorial Park, a publicly owned property, for the memorial. The white flags were chosen to represent peace and also to emulate military graveyards in Germany, France and the United States which honor US soldiers where the grave markers are always white. I specifically asked Mr. Springorum is he or his group intended to symbolize surrender with the use of the white markers. He stated categorically that was not the group's intention.

The group, Bridges for Peace, attempted to arrange a meeting with veterans groups to work together on an appropriate memorial. The local VFW agreed to meet with the group but not until the 7th of November, weeks after the memorial was scheduled to go up. Bridges to Peace decided to go ahead with their schedule and to seek the VFW's input later.

The goal of the group, according to Springorum, was to memorialize the soldiers and civilians who had lost their lives in the Iraq war. It had nothing to do with Veterans Day, another false claim by the right wing pundits. The memorial has actually been up for nearly two weeks prior to Veterans Day. The fact that Veterans day happened within a few weeks of the 2000th soldier dying in Iraq was just an unfortunate coincidence according to Springorum. They did not intend for the memorial to become a publicity stunt on Veterans day. The only reason it achieved national attention was because of the actions of the VFW members who broke the law and were subsequently arrested.

Right wing bloggers have claimed the group desecrated a cemetary and have dishonered the soldiers buried there. As to the claims that the park is a cemetery, there is some truth to that. The ground was once a military cemetery but the graves and remains were removed decades ago to another location. The ground is now a park with memorial statues to soldiers from the civil war, WWI , WWII, Korea and Vietnam. It is not now a graveyard or cemetery contrary to claims of some bloggers. It honors those who have died in the service of this country. The same thing Bridges for Peace claim they intend.

There is some controversy as to whether or not the permit allows the markers to remain in place beyond the "first snow". Mr. Springorum stated that the permit did call for the memorial to be removed after the first snow but the reason was not an arbitrary time constraint based on something as arguable as what constitutes snowfall, but a safety and respect issue. The snow in Maine can easily cover the 6" to 12" markers and it is at that time that the memorial would be removed. The removal would be to keep the snow from covering the markers and showing disrespect to those they represented, Mr. Springorum explained. The markers are also near a road and path which could cause people to trip over them if they were covered by snow.

There was a dusting of snow in Waterville last Wednesday, it melted in about an hour.

As to the arrest of the veterans who removed the markers, the peace group had little to do with that. The VFW members made it clear in press releases and statements to the police chief and mayor that they would violate the law and remove the markers if the memorial was still up on Veterans day. They even contacted the media to make sure they would be photographed while they vandalized the memorial. They succeeded in getting more attention to the memorial than the prior two weeks of silent contemplation by Bridges for Peace had.

According to Mr. Springorum, the damaging and removal of the group's markers and signs was a routine occurrence. The group has had to replace over 200 of the white markers since the memorial has been erected. "Some of the flags were stepped on and crushed down into the mud," said Mr. Springorum, their first two signs with the numbers of military and civilian dead in Iraq were stolen. Apparently, right wingers vandalizing, stealing and destroying their opponents legally placed property is an acceptable method of protest.

The peace group hopes to reach out to the veterans who are upset by their memorial. They have an open invitation to anyone from the VFW group to meet with them and discuss possible alternatives and an acceptable compromise. So far they are still waiting.

Mega Dittos

2005-11-12T08:58:00.000-08:00

Rush Limbaugh animation and song. I think someone used his actual words to beat the crap out of him. You know the cut and paste editing that he is so fond of.

I'm a Nazi

Veterans Day is Over

2005-11-12T06:02:00.000-08:00

Unlike you, I will not use a day set aside for veterans to further my political agenda. Yesterday was Veterans day. Today is not.

Mr. Bush, I am sick and tired of you crawling onto the bodies of dead people like some sort of carrion parasite to further your political agenda.

You did it at the World Trade Towers rubble. You walked on the ripped flesh and mangled corpses of those you failed to protect and then used their still decomposing cadavers to further your pre-planned strategy for war. You literally used the bodies as a platform to bamboozle the American public into an unneeded war in Iraq. By the way, you still haven't gotten the man responsible for planning and financing the attacks of 9/11, but hey, it has only been 1517 days since you said you would get Osama Bin Laden (You remember Osama don't you?), dead or alive.

You did it yesterday to the 623,000 dead service men and women who sacrificed their lives for the greater good (a patriotic philosophy which somehow escaped your little punk AWOL ass) and used their deaths to further your failed political agenda. You used the 2062 (as of right now) dead service men and women killed in Iraq, deaths you ordered - You; not the democrats, not the liberals, not the left wing, YOU - to attack those who oppose you and your war (now an overwhelming majority of Americans by the way).

Your whole life has been built around taking advantage of those who take the risks, make the sacrifices and pay the price for your arrogance, cowardice and impotence. You had the nerve to play dress up soldier twice in your life, once in the 70's when you "joined" the "champagne" unit in the Texas Air National Guard with no intent of ever risking your prep-school ass and once again when you strutted on the deck of an aircraft carrier with a banner screaming "Mission Accomplished" behind you. You knew there was nothing required of you personally in both instances. You used other's sacrifices to feed your ravenous ego and to portray yourself as something you can never be.

I served my country, I oppose you and this war and have from the beginning. I take great offense at what you did yesterday in the names of my fallen brothers and sisters. Unlike you, I honored their sacrifice on their day. I didn't use it to try to score political points.

Veterans day is over and, hopefully, so is your power to use and abuse the dead for your political gain. That stink is not the deceased you have repeatedly used as props for your neo-con agenda, it is your presidency; rotten, putrid, decaying and soon to be buried by the dust of your failures.

Veterans Remembered

2005-11-11T19:20:00.000-08:00

I don't think it is appropriate to say happy Veterans day and I don't think it is appropriate to make this day of remembrance and sacrifice another political platform or debate topic.

To my brothers and sisters who took the oath, donned the uniform and gave up some of their liberties to insure that others would live free, thank you.

A salute to Veterans.

Republicans, want to lose? Have Bush endorse you.

2005-11-08T19:07:00.000-08:00

...and it cost him the job

Two States. Republicans Lose. Democrats Elected. Bush owned.

A preview to the 2006 elections?

Alan Skorski is a big fat liar

2005-11-08T17:24:00.000-08:00

In a weak attempt to cash in on New York Times bestselling author and radio talk show host Al Franken's success, right wing loser Alan Skorski has fired off a poorly written and factually challenged slander piece called "Pants on Fire How Al Franken lies, smears and decieves".

Skorski, a failed congressional wannabe, candy salesman and borderline retard somehow wrote a 332 page book and has so far failed to point out one instance in which Al Franken lied, smeared or decieved anyone. He had his shot on Tucker Carlsons low rated show, The Situation, but his two examples of Franken lying turned out to be...lies.

Mediamatters.org has, rather easily, deconstructed Skorski's two big allegations against Franken. In the first he accuses Franken of lying about Bill O'Reilly's claim of winning a Peabody award when he hosted the television show "Inside Edition" the only problem is that there is repeated documented evidence of O'Reilly claiming just that. He didn't and then changed his story after Franken pointed out what a liar he was.

His second claim is that Franken lied when he called Rush Limbaugh a liar for stating that the majority of minimum wage earners were teenagers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics keeps records of this type of thing and it is pretty easily researched. Franken did and pointed out only 24.8% of minimum wage earners were between the ages of 16-19 (i.e. teenagers). The majority of minimum wage earners are 20 years old and older. Another Skorski lie.

Here is Mr. Skorskie poorly written, lie filled blog. Read some of the comments, they are hillarious and scathing. Here is mine:

Your website is on blogger.com, you must be raking it in.

Here is some truth for ya:

I found your archived webpage when you tried (unsuccesfully) to run for congress ($24,000 in total contributions and out before the republican primary). Your webpage is filled with grammatical and punctuation errors.

Your accomplishments were quite impressive: "Alan's journey through life has included such rewarding work as an emergency room volunteer and an elementary school aid."

Wow, good thing you went to college for a while.

Alan's life, like all good right wing chickenhawks did not include military service.

I can assume since you mention attending college but not graduating or listing a degree in anything, you are a high school graduate with some college.

Why didn't you mention your vocation as a candy and snack vending machine operator instead of the less specific "small business owner".

Your two alleged big lies brought to Tucker Carlson have already been proven false (www.mediamatters.org) .

You sir, are an idiot attempting to cash in on Al Franken's good fortune.

Good luck with your book, you'll need it.

Is the right wing so hard up for liars that Alan Skorski is the best they can do. No wonder Bush is at a 36% approval rating.

A Salute to Gay Veterans and Service Members

2005-11-08T12:40:00.000-08:00

I love to hear a chickenhawk right winger who never had the guts to serve in the military spout his homophobic opinions about gay people in the service. "I wouldn't want to be in a foxhole with one," they say, as they bravely put yet another ribbon magnet on their vehicle. It is pretty obvious, Mr. Chickenhawk that you don't want to be in a foxhole...period. Not with a mouse, not in a house, not here or there not anywhere. The gay thing is just another excuse for your cowardice. It's a good thing the estimated 1,000,000 gay and lesbian veterans served proudly but discreetly or some of those same chickenhawks might have had to suit up.

A recent study estimates there are 65,000 active duty gay service men and women. They still serve under a restrictive "don't ask, don't tell" policy under which they are allowed to join but could be discharged at any time if their sexual orientation is made public.

While working in Iraq, I never heard a soldier mention a fear of homosexuals. I heard complaints about food, accommodations, lack of phones, heat, cold, lack of showers, bad leadership, and various other common criticisms. There were several soldiers who appeared to be gay who did their jobs without problems. Officers and enlisted. I don't think homosexuality is a top ten concern of those serving. I think coming home alive and in one piece is and if your buddy is willing to put his or her life on the line for you and can do the job for which they were trained, then who cares what their sexuality is.

A group of gay service members are suing the U. S. Government over the current policy. I hope these brave men and women win this war, they have served this country bravely and deserve recognition for their sacrifice.

Tax and Spend beats Spend and Spend

2005-11-08T12:26:00.000-08:00

George W. Bush, the right wing savior, contrary to a core pillar of conservatism is presiding and encouraging the largest deficit in the history of our country. Conservatives love to throw around the tired old "tax and spend" label on Democrats but it is the last 3 conservative republican administrations who have failed to balance budgets, preside over increased government growth and deficit spending.

Can you remember the last president that balanced the budget and banked a record surplus (a surplus for those who don't know is when a person or entity takes in more money than they spend thereby saving money for, oh I don't know, disasters and stuff like that)?

Answer: William Jefferson Clinton aka The Clenis

A new study using US Treasury Department figures claims that under George W. Bush's leadership, in less than five years, the US has borrowed more money than the previous 42 presidents did over 224 years combined.

All of the money borrowed since our country was founded equals 1.01 trillion dollars but Bush has managed to mortgage the future of our children to countries like China to the tune of 1.05 trillion dollars.

Fiscal conservatism is an oxymoron. Bush is just a regular moron. Our country, under just five years of conservative rule is bankrupt.

Article here.