I...I....I don't know what to say?

There are times when a narrator needs to use few words and let the dumbassery display itself.

With that I present to you the Hip Hop duo of Stiltz and Serious C from The Young Conservatives.



I really hope I receive an E-mail from these guys saying "Dude, this is just a stoopid joke you fell for".

Hurry the eff up, Charlie

Still waiting for Charlie Smith to announce the College Republican of the Year winner. Can someone please give him assistance with the tally? For christsakes the guy has to unzip his fly to count to eleven, so this task must be overwhelming to him.

Anyway, here are finalists:

Chris Shipp

Chasen Bull(shit)ock

Leigh Wolf

(OYE's Pick)

Still happening on President Obama's watch

It's time to bring this to the table, Mr. President.

As a candidate, Barack Obama spoke out strongly against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy of banning gays and lesbians from serving openly in the Armed Forces. He promised a full repeal of the ban if he was elected. But President Obama seems to be backing down from this pledge. The White House now hedges on the issue, saying it supports changing the policy "in a sensible way."

What's clear to me, a gay man who served for four years in the military, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, is that the most sensible change would be a full repeal.

I was a line infantryman in the Army's Ranger regiment from 2000-04, earning a promotion to sergeant within three years. In that time, my platoon performed dozens of combat missions on the front lines. Our lives depended on complete mutual trust.

Several of my colleagues knew I was gay. We lived in the closest possible conditions. When there were showers, we showered together. When we were out overnight on the cold, bare mountains of Afghanistan, we slept huddled together for warmth. It should go without saying that there was nothing remotely sexual about these situations. We had uncomfortable experiences -- we were at war, after all -- but my buddies were never uncomfortable with me.

HT: Pandagon

JROTC Restored in San Fran

Winners: Students in San Francisco that wish to continue with JROTC.

Losers: 3 whiny school board members that didn't get their way (names and email addresses within the link).

San Francisco's Board of Education voted 4-3 Tuesday night to restore the military leadership program. The policy reversal was helped by a huge public outcry from students and parents - and the threat of state legislation authored by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco.

Final Round of CR of the Year Nominees

And here's the final nominees of College Republican honkies.

From: Will Crosswell, College Republicans
Date: Sat, May 16, 2009 at 2:23 AM
Subject: Last but not least
To: XXXXX

Dear XXXX,

So far this week, we've introduced you to eight of the Top 12 nominees for College Republican of the Year. Now we're down to round three.

Please take a minute to read about our last four nominees and cast your vote for the most deserving College Republican.

Next week, we'll announce the top vote getters - our Final Three nominees.

Who do you want to see in the Final Three? Make you voice heard, vote now.

Introducing our last four nominees:

Chasen Bullock, California State University - San Marcos: Chasen is serving as Chairman of the California State University - San Marcos College Republican chapter.

Chelsea Maltagliati, University of Missouri-Columbia: Chelsea most recently served as the 2009 Missouri College Republicans State Convention Coordinator.

Ross McMullin, Purdue University: Ross is serving as Treasurer for the Indiana Federation of College Republicans.

Mary Novick, Franciscan University: Mary is serving as President ofthe Franciscan University College Republican chapter.

Cast your vote for one of these fine College Republicans today.

Remember, you have 24 hours after receiving this email to vote.

Sincerely,

Will Crosswell

National Field Director

College Republican National Committee

Round Two: CR of the Year

Sorry. A couple days late updating the College Republican of the Year nominees, but weekends happen. Also, please notice that OYE favorite, Leigh Wolf, has been nominated.

We're pulling for you Leigh even though that picture of you looks terrible.

From: Will Crosswell, College Republicans team@crnc.org
Date: Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Subject: Round Two
To: XXXXXX

Dear XXXXX,

Yesterday we introduced you to the first four of the Top 12 nominees for College Republican of the Year. We received 4,066 votes and we'rejust getting started.

Please take a minute to read about our next four nominees and cast your vote for the most deserving College Republican.

Introducing our next four nominees:

Jessica Bender, Arizona State University: Jessica is serving asArizona State University's College Republican Vice President-Chair of Chapter Relations.

John Kleinhans, Lyndon State College: John is serving as the State Chairman of the Vermont College Republicans.

Matt Rubin, University of Toledo: Matt is serving as University of Toledo's College Republican chapter President.

Leigh Wolf, San Francisco State University: Leigh is the former Co-Chair of the California College Republicans.

Don't lose your opportunity to vote in Round Two. Cast your vote for one of these nominees today. Remember, you have 24 hours after receiving this email to vote.

Sincerely,

Will Crosswell
National Field Director
College Republican National Committee

We Get E-mails (from douchebags)

Our old pals from the College Republican National Committee.

From: Will Crosswell, College Republicans <team@crnc.org>
Date: Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Subject: Ready. Set. Go.
To:

Dear XXXX,

We asked for your help in recognizing deserving, young conservatives for our first ever College Republican of the Year contest and you delivered. We received an overwhelming response of 186 nominations.

We carefully combed through all of the submissions to narrow the impressive list to the Top 12 nominees for College Republican of the Year.

Now, we need your help to determine the Final Three nominees.

Please take a minute to read about the first four nominees and cast your vote today.

Over the course of the week, we'll introduce you to the Top 12 nominees in a series of three emails. We need you to cast your vote for one nominee per round. Please note: you have 24 hours after receiving the email to vote. Let's get started.

Introducing our first four nominees:

Nickole Heater, University of Texas - El Paso: Nickole is serving as the State Vice Chairwoman of the Texas College Republicans.

Monica Ryskamp, Clemson University: Monica is serving as Clemson University's College Republican chapter President.

Chris Shipp, Carroll College: Chris is serving as the State Vice Chair of the Montana College Republicans.

Vikram Srinivasan, Duke University: Vikram is serving as Duke University's College Republican chapter President.

What are you waiting for? Cast your vote in the first round today.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,
Will Crosswell, National Field Director, College Republican National Committee

Army Recruiting Numbers for April

More good news.

Two of the three Army components exceeded their recruiting goals in April, according to numbers released Monday by Army Recruiting Command and the Defense Department.

Military Recruiting Budget to be Cut

From the Washington Post.

The proposed budget would reverse years of increased spending aimed at bolstering military forces strained by six years of combat in Iraq and nearly eight in Afghanistan. From 2004 to 2008, annual funding for recruiting and retention programs more than doubled, from $3.4 billion to $7.7 billion.

Amid a deep recession that has made the military a more appealing option for job seekers, all the armed services have consistently met or exceeded their recruiting and retention goals in recent months, according to the Pentagon.

LT Choi booted for being gay

Daniel Choi on the Rachel Maddow show discussing being kicked out of The Military for being gay.




Okay President Obama, this is now happening on your watch.

President Obama's commitment on ending DADT

Second Lieutenant Sandy Tsao sent a letter to President Obama asking him to repeal the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. She received this in return:

Sandy -
Thanks for the wonderful and thoughtful letter. It is because of outstanding Americans like you that I committed to changing our current policy. Although it will take some time to complete (partly because it needs Congressional action) I intend to fulfill my commitment.
— Barack Obama

HT: VetVoice

The Code Pink Imposters

Following up on a previous post: It's kind of her to offer a lame explanation.

“In locking down, we intend to interrupt ‘business as usual’ at this station. We reject the institutions of recruitment that prey upon our communities, and we reject U.S. sponsored state violence in the Middle East. As long as the United States continues this imperialist project, destroying lives and denying self-determination to the peoples of Afghanistan and Iraq, we will continue to oppose this system directly, by any means possible........."

OYE Comment: It's too bad Melanie and her companions didn't perform this stunt in the middle of Minnesota's winter.

Pilot Program Pads Army Recruiting

Legal immigrants with targeted skill sets have stepped up.

Late last week, the teenager walked into a recruiting office in an Eagle Rock mall wearing a pendant shaped like a dog tag around his neck. Until recently, local recruiters would have had to turn him away. His student visa would not have qualified him to enlist. Only citizens or permanent residents who carry green cards were eligible to serve.

But starting today, 10 Los Angeles-area Army recruiting offices will begin taking applications from some foreigners who are here on temporary visas or who have been granted asylum.

Keepin' Tabs

The only person more worthless than Jason Mattera may be the booger-eating moron that thought it would be a good idea to give him the microphone.

Mr. Mattera returned to the state he set up a whites only scholarship to deliver a speech about how much he loves Our Country, defending freedom and other assorted rants.



NOTE TO JASON: Please purchase a better video camera. The wind did more than blow around your comb-over, it made the recording nearly unbearable.