(*a.k.a. Rule Five Friday)
Friday, March 31, 2017
Quote du jour
One of the first actions of George W. Bush’s successor, the 44th president, was to cancel missile defense for U.S. allies Poland and the Czech Republic. Even the New York Times called it a “security reversal.” Mitt Romney called it a “gift to Russia” and more gifts were on the way in the “re-set” of relations.-Lloyd Billingsley
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Quote du jour
We’d much prefer the risk of up-or-down votes in majority rule then the risk of continued total obstruction that’s the bottom line no matter who’s in power.-Chuck Schumer, 2013
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
There are Lies, Damned Lies and Juan Williams
If Mr. Williams' inability to tell the difference between legal and illegal immigrants is caused by a brain tumor, please rush him to the nearest hospital. If he is merely parroting the same Leftist talking points that conflate legal and illegal aliens, then he should be ashamed of himself.
Medal of Honor
First Lieutenant Walter Joseph Marm, Jr.
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. As a platoon leader in the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), 1st Lt. Marm demonstrated indomitable courage during a combat operation. His company was moving through the valley to relieve a friendly unit surrounded by an enemy force of estimated regimental size. 1st Lt. Marm led his platoon through withering fire until they were finally forced to take cover.
Realizing that his platoon could not hold very long, and seeing four enemy soldiers moving into his position, he moved quickly under heavy fire and annihilated all 4. Then, seeing that his platoon was receiving intense fire from a concealed machinegun, he deliberately exposed himself to draw its fire. Thus locating its position, he attempted to destroy it with an antitank weapon. Although he inflicted casualties, the weapon did not silence the enemy fire. Quickly, disregarding the intense fire directed on him and his platoon, he charged 30 meters across open ground, and hurled grenades into the enemy position, killing some of the 8 insurgents manning it. Although severely wounded, when his grenades were expended, armed with only a rifle, he continued the momentum of his assault on the position and killed the remainder of the enemy.
1st Lt. Marm's selfless actions reduced the fire on his platoon, broke the enemy assault, and rallied his unit to continue toward the accomplishment of this mission. 1st Lt. Marm's gallantry on the battlefield and his extraordinary intrepidity at the risk of his life are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country.
1st Lt. Marm: We humbly salute you and thank you for your service.
Hat tip Home of Heroes
There are seventy eight living MoH recipients today. Their names and their stories should not be forgotten. My mission is to honor one of those heroes here each week, and salute them for their courage and sacrifice. In the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy:
“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors; the men it remembers.”
Quote du jour
"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices."-Albus Dumbledore
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Sex in Advertising
For all you connoisseurs of advertising...
I may not be exactly sure what she's selling, but, I'm pretty sure I'm in the market!
I may not be exactly sure what she's selling, but, I'm pretty sure I'm in the market!
Happy Blogiversary, Proof Positive!
As the swallows return to Capistrano, and Capistranians return to swallow, so comes the ninth blogiversary of Proof Positive. By the numbers: This time last year, over 10,000 posts, 1.3 Million hits* and over 3.3 Million page views from 216 countries. Nine days after I started, I added the widget from the dearly departed Sitemeter, (RIP) which started off at about three hits a day (and one of them was me!). Somewhere between a million and a million two, I had to dump the cootie infested Sitemeter and took up with Statcounter.
Today, over 11,600 posts, 1.6 Million hits* and 4.1 Million+ page views from 220** countries.
This is not a solo effort. On Team Proof we find artist and cartoonist extraordinaire John Cox . His cartoons enhance our pages and entertain us daily. You'll sometimes see his talents applied to the weekly banners as well.
For those of you who visit on a regular basis, again, I thank you for visiting here, whether contemplating the deep mysteries of life, the deep mystery of Life (why does Mikey like it?), or just laughing as we poke fun at the foibles of fools. For those of you who were just
As Editor-in-chief, el Jefe Grande, and all around cook and bottle washer, I ultimately take credit and/or blame for everything that appears here. To make this something you enjoy reading, I first make it something I would. Not everything here is meant to be earth shattering or profound, sometimes it's just funny, or, at least, interesting to me. And there's at least some new content everyday for non subscribers. (Subscribers sit with me on the beach, sipping rum drinks at Hanauma Bay. Subscription price To Be Determined.)
It's been a great nine years. Most days are more fun than work. I have been joined by some outstanding talents, to entertain, enlighten and inform you. I appreciate every one who visits here, even the ones who disagree with me. (And you know who you are!) I'm trying to educate you just as fast as I can! (And, get some higher quality trolls just as soon as I can afford them!)
- Mike, a.k.a. Proof
Find me on Twitter @ProofBlog, Gab @MikeAKAProof, Kelly's Bar on Main from 10 to 2 AM.
(BTW, There should always be cake! )
*Verified in a hermetically sealed mayonnaise jar on the front steps of Funk and Wagnalls.
**Every year I think we've been viewed in every country in the world and every year more seem to show up! A new one snuck in two days ago!
Quote du jour
“The pen is mightier than the sword, if you shoot that pen out of a gun.”-Stephen Colbert
Monday, March 27, 2017
Quote du jour
"Which is why my default view of espionage is to never believe anyone because everyone is trained in deception. This is not a value judgement; it's a job description."-Charles Krauthammer
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Quote du jour
And he likes having thought of it so well-Robert Frost
He says again, "Good fences make good neighbors."
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Earth Hour at Casa de Proof: Every Light In The House is On
Trace Adkins - Every Light In The House is On
Best of the Web*
Political/SocioEconomic
It Is Time To End Birthright Citizenship... -Just another way of getting over the wall!
A Blue State ‘Secession’ Model I Can Get Behind
Illegal Aliens Commit Crimes At A Higher Rate Than The General Population -Jorge Ramos hardest hit!
Explosive story from Full Measure
Top Democratic Lobbyist Bundlers Tied to Russian Interests
Wounded Warrior Project Scandal Was Fake, But Vindication Was Not Broadcast
Fact Check: Four Major Holes In Rep. Adam Schiff’s Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory
Videos
Ben Shapiro Explains Why Socialism Is Never a Good Idea
Why Taxpayers Should Subsidize Entertainment for the Well-to-Do
the “Ginsburg Rule”
NASA Gets Back Into the Space Business
Chuck Schumer is caught in his hypocrisy
Culture
Some Fake News About Me from Bloomberg -Scott Adams
162,000 refugees came to Sweden - 494 got jobs
Tax Exempt Status Granted for After School Satan Club Amazingly Quickly -ten days, under the Tea Party hunting Obama IRS administration
Technology
U.S. Raid on Al Qaeda in Yemen Led to Laptop Ban on Flights, Officials Say
Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics
Cartoon of the Day – NRO
Flopping Aces -Sunday Funnies
John Cox- KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD
Today's Toons 3/15/17
Sociology 101: A Book For Younger Snowflakes
Today's Toons 3/16/17
Cartoon Round Up
Today's Toons 3/17/17
Today's Toons 3/20/17
Today's Toons 3/21/17
Linkfests:
Larwyn's Linx: R-1 Visa Program Has Ushered Jihadists Into the U.S. for Years
In The Mailbox: 03.20.17
Larwyn's Linx: Trump: ‘People are screaming to break up the 9th Circuit’; Here’s how to do it
In The Mailbox: 3.21.17
Larwyn's Linx: The Hate Group That Incited the Middlebury Melee
In The Mailbox: 03.22.17
Larwyn's Linx: The UniParty Congressional Swamp’s Meaningless Political FBI/NSA Hearing
In The Mailbox: 03.23.17
Larwyn's Linx: Trump Budget Drains the Swamp
In The Mailbox: 03.24.17
Larwyn's Linx: No Thug Left Behind
Larwyn's Linx: Obama Admin Loyalists, Government Insiders Sabotage Trump White House
Rule Five Roundup:
(While all Rule Five posts may be NSFW, I generally only flag the ones that are certainly NSFW)
90 Miles From Tyranny - Morning Mistress, girls with guns, girls with guns, girls with guns, girls with guns, Hot pick, Hot pick
American Power- Sunday Sabine Rule 5 ,
Kendall Jenner La Perla Lingerie Photoshoot , Christina El Moussa Looks Spectacular in a Bikini
Angry Mike's Hood - Smokin'
By Other Means - Cosplay, Tap Rack & Bang, Beware Sirens, Seeing Red
The Daley Gator – Daley Babe: Mika Miyake
Good Monday Morning
Bai Ling
EBL - Nigella Lawson!
Friday Night Babe - Elle Liberachi!
Good Stuff's Cyber World #285
Knuckledraggin' My Life Away - Milfy Monday, Good Morning Girl, Good Morning Girl, Good Morning Girl, I’m sure she’s taken, men, Fanny Friday, Your Good Morning Girl
Pirates Cove - Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup, If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you see...
Flowing Curves of Beauty
Sex in Advertising - Calvin Kleins
Adriana Lima
The Right Way -Friday Babe
The Other McCain- Rule Five Sunday
Vintage Babe of the Week – Beryl Wallace!
Rule 5 Woodsterman Style
Your Crazy Uncle Bubba -I'm guessing Full House , Leg Day, Dresses
Use the comments as an open thread on any of these topics. Please send links of news, commentary, choice humor or Rule Fivage to: Proof.Positive@Hotmail.com
Quote du jour
Calling a movie about Dan Rather "Truth" is like calling "The Wizard of Oz", "Flying Monkey".-Mike B.
Friday, March 24, 2017
Quote du jour
"The modern Democrat party is a gallimaufry of sometimes competing special interests who compromise in an attempt to gain and retain power."-anonymous
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Quote du jour
"Big Bird doesn't need government help. 'Sesame Street' is so rich that it paid one of its performers over $800,000."-John Stossel
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Medal of Honor
Sergeant Allen James Lynch
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Lynch (then Sp4c.) distinguished himself while serving as a radio telephone operator with Company D. While serving in the forward element on an operation near the village of My An, his unit became heavily engaged with a numerically superior enemy force.
Quickly and accurately assessing the situation, Sgt. Lynch provided his commander with information which subsequently proved essential to the unit's successful actions. Observing 3 wounded comrades Lying exposed to enemy fire, Sgt. Lynch dashed across 50 meters of open ground through a withering hail of enemy fire to administer aid. Reconnoitering a nearby trench for a covered position to protect the wounded from intense hostile fire, he killed 2 enemy soldiers at point blank range. With the trench cleared, he unhesitatingly returned to the fire-swept area 3 times to carry the wounded men to safety.
When his company was forced to withdraw by the superior firepower of the enemy, Sgt. Lynch remained to aid his comrades at the risk of his life rather than abandon them. Alone, he defended his isolated position for 2 hours against the advancing enemy. Using only his rifle and a grenade, he stopped them just short of his trench, killing 5. Again, disregarding his safety in the face of withering hostile fire, he crossed 70 meters of exposed terrain 5 times to carry his wounded comrades to a more secure area. Once he had assured their comfort and safety, Sgt. Lynch located the counterattacking friendly company to assist in directing the attack and evacuating the 3 casualties.
His gallantry at the risk of his life is in the highest traditions of the military service, Sgt. Lynch has reflected great credit on himself, the 12th Cavalry, and the U.S. Army.
Sgt. Lynch: We humbly salute you and thank you for your service.
Hat tip Home of Heroes
There are seventy eight living MoH recipients today. Their names and their stories should not be forgotten. My mission is to honor one of those heroes here each week, and salute them for their courage and sacrifice. In the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy:
“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors; the men it remembers.”
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