Month: April 2013

Vietnam Vets Deserve A Better Place in History

  By Rich Botkin   Thirty eight years ago today the war in Vietnam, for Americans, came to its inglorious, ignominious official conclusion.   For many millions of freedom-loving Vietnamese left behind, the end of the ‘American War’ would simply be prelude into a longer, near-endless period of darkness and suffering. Those of us old enough to recall the date April 30, 1975 will forever remember those final newscasts from a Saigon being overwhelmed by invading North Vietnamese infantry and armor, images of multitudes futilely attempting to join the American exodus, shots of US Navy ships steaming offshore crowded...

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CLA Radio 05/03/13: Muscle Shoals/Memphis/George Jones

  The next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 05/03/13, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will be broken out into three segments: The Muscle Shoals Sound Sun Records and Memphis Soul George Jones Speaking of the late, great George Jones, here’s my brief tribute:   George Jones passed away [April 26] in Nashville at the age of 81. Waylon Jennings, himself one of the greatest country artists ever, was not exaggerating when he said, “If we all could sound the way we wanted, we’d all sound like George Jones.” Much ink will be spilled praising The Possum....

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Mark Kelly Shoots Himself in the Foot

  [The author sat down and interviewed his friend, Mike Shoop]   If Mark Kelly really meant to prove how easy it is to buy a gun, he picked the wrong time and place to do so, in Tucson at Diamondback Police Supply, with Mike Shoop behind the counter.   The story was first reported by Breitbart News , which also visited Diamondback for confirmation. I spoke with Mike about it recently. In February, Mark Kelly tried to purchase a Sig Sauer 1911, a .45 caliber pistol, with a Texas ID. Mike had to turn him down. “That’s the...

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CLA Radio 04/19/13: Texas Singer-Songwriters

  The next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 04/19/13, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will be a repeat of show #6, originally broadcast in March 2012: Texas Singer-Songwriters. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of West. Hope you can stop by, listen to the show, and join us in chat. *Spoiler Set List: Guy Clark: Dublin Blues Guy Clark: Stuff That Works Lyle Lovett: If I Had A Boat Lyle Lovett: That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas) Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band: Texas Eagle Steve Earle: Day’s Aren’t Long Enough (with Allison...

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