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I have put a stereo on the front of my motorcycle. The other day everything was fine with them. Today I can barely hear any sound and the sound keeps cutting in and out. I dont have an antenna hooked up but when I switch to the radio I can the static just fine. Its when I try to use a Aux cable, SD card, or usb that I can barely hear anything. I switched to the static and tested all 4 speakers and they all work. Anyone know what it may be. I am not using an amp. Its a dual head unit with 4 polk speakers. Wire speakers are hooked up. Then I got the ground grounded, power to the battery, and a trigger wire tapped into my rear light so that the radio only comes on when I turn the key on. Thanks

I am actually a vet of both OIF and OEF but since going through the process of switching from the AF to the Army I have seen many people say they are vets of say OIF III and I am just trying to find out why the need for the III. Thanks

I am currently going through the blue to green process and switching from the AF to the Army. I was wondering if anyone knew how hard it would be for me to try to get 13F as an E5. Is the Army currently hurting to get slots in this MOS. Out of all the jobs that I have looked into this has caught my eye the most. Thanks

I am about to move to Fairview Heights, IL (St Clair County) and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good fishing spots. I was looking at Frank Holton Lakes but I use a boat and there requirments say your boat must be less then 10hp. To me if you are in a 10 hp boat you might as well be using paddles.

I know this is an older game but I saw it the other day and would like to get back to playing it. The problem I am having right now is the current computer I am on blocks any site dealing with video games.

Can someone please hook me up with some codes for Tony Hawk Underground 2 for PS2 from cheatcc.com or some other site.

July 09, 2007

Media Silence on Antiwar Violence (updated)

Patrick Poole

An Air Force airman was shot by antiwar protestor on July 4th, but the establishment media and liberal blogs yawn. Airman Jonathan Schrieken, 22, is fighting for his life after being shot in the heart by a gunman intending to make an antiwar statement, while standing outside his home near McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey on July 4th. Airman Schrieken, a loadmaster with the 6th Airlift Squadron based at McGuire, remains in critical condition at a Camden, New Jersey hospital.

The antiwar gunman, Matthew J. Marren, killed himself after shooting Schrieken and left two suicide notes explaining that he was "mad at the government".

Meanwhile, the establishment media ignores the story. The initial Associated Press report on the incident never mentioned Marren's motive for shooting Schrieken. The first media outlet to discuss Marren's intent to make an antiwar statement on the 4th of July by killing a member of our military was Phillyburbs.com, and the story has only gained national attention after a post over the weekend at LittleGreenFootballs.com.

A member of Marren's family described to Phillyburbs.com his reasons behind the attack:

Marren's aunt, Terina Henderson of Trion, Ga., said she spoke to Marren's mother yesterday who told her Marren left two notes, one in his home and one in his car, indicating he was upset with the government.

She said she did not know the exact wording in the notes, but said Marren was "mad at the government and wanted to make a statement ... that's why he did what he did on the Fourth of July."

Over at LGF, a friend of the Schrieken family described the attack:

He had been on leave here in Ohio and got back to his home off base and was unpacking stuff from his car when this 22 year old guy walked up to him and asked him if he lived in the house. When Jon said yes, the guy said "not any more" and shot him point blank in the chest. He tried to shoot him again, but his gun jammed. Jonathan made it into the house. The guy then shot himself.

This makes it clear that Marren had nothing short of murder on his mind. Providentially, the gun jammed, allowing for Schrieken to escape into his house, where he lived with several other Airmen.

If Airman Schrieken had been an abortionist or homosexual, this story would be front page news for the New York Times and the lead story on CBS News with Katie Couric for at least the next month. But since Schrieken is serving in the military, even his hometown newspaper, the Columbus Dispatch, has ignored this story.

Predictably, a law enforcement spokesman says that Marren's suicide notes "were indicative of an individual suffering from mental-health problems", but that raises the question of how anyone could identify anyone suffering from mental-health problems amidst those devoted to bizarre conspiracy theories and the virulent anti-Americanism of the antiwar movement. If anything, Marren would have fit right in unnoticed.

It is also worth noting that Marren was merely following the logic of the anti-war movement's standard public rhetoric. Their language is laced with suggestive undertones justifying attacks against our military, calling our armed forces fighting the War on Terror "baby-killers", constantly invoking the specter of Abu Ghraib, and citing their grossly inflated statistics of civilians accidentally killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Such reckless and unbalanced rhetoric (they're not quite as adept at keeping statistics on those murdered by terrorists) fuels the hatred that drives someone like Marren to violence against a member of our own military.

Antiwar supporters will no doubt disclaim any responsibility for Marren's attack, but in any other circumstance involving someone engaged in a politically incorrect crime, Leftists would not hesitate to point their fingers at the conservative movement. One might recall the attack on "right-wing talk radio" following Matthew Shepherd's murder and Hillary Clinton's indictment of the same after the Oklahoma City bombing. Add to that the attacks by the ACLU and others on the pro-life movement after the shootings of two abortion doctors in the 1990s.

But now that someone has acted on the antiwar movement's anti-military rhetoric, don't expect to hear any apologies from Cindy Sheehan, International A.N.S.W.E.R., Daily Kos, or Rep. John Murtha. And certainly don't expect the establishment media to give this heart-rending story the coverage it deserves.

I hope that Airman Schrieken will quickly and fully recover from his injuries. Realistically, his injuries may very well force him out of the military. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Schrieken family.

Update:

Readers wishing to send Airman Schieken a get-well card and thank him for his service to our country can reach him at:

Jonathan Schrieken

Room 720 by the door

Cooper University Hospital

1 Cooper Plaza

Camden NJ 08103

July 09, 2007

Media Silence on Antiwar Violence (updated)

Patrick Poole

An Air Force airman was shot by antiwar protestor on July 4th, but the establishment media and liberal blogs yawn. Airman Jonathan Schrieken, 22, is fighting for his life after being shot in the heart by a gunman intending to make an antiwar statement, while standing outside his home near McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey on July 4th. Airman Schrieken, a loadmaster with the 6th Airlift Squadron based at McGuire, remains in critical condition at a Camden, New Jersey hospital.

The antiwar gunman, Matthew J. Marren, killed himself after shooting Schrieken and left two suicide notes explaining that he was "mad at the government".

Meanwhile, the establishment media ignores the story. The initial Associated Press report on the incident never mentioned Marren's motive for shooting Schrieken. The first media outlet to discuss Marren's intent to make an antiwar statement on the 4th of July by killing a member of our military was Phillyburbs.com, and the story has only gained national attention after a post over the weekend at LittleGreenFootballs.com.

A member of Marren's family described to Phillyburbs.com his reasons behind the attack:

Marren's aunt, Terina Henderson of Trion, Ga., said she spoke to Marren's mother yesterday who told her Marren left two notes, one in his home and one in his car, indicating he was upset with the government.

She said she did not know the exact wording in the notes, but said Marren was "mad at the government and wanted to make a statement ... that's why he did what he did on the Fourth of July."

Over at LGF, a friend of the Schrieken family described the attack:

He had been on leave here in Ohio and got back to his home off base and was unpacking stuff from his car when this 22 year old guy walked up to him and asked him if he lived in the house. When Jon said yes, the guy said "not any more" and shot him point blank in the chest. He tried to shoot him again, but his gun jammed. Jonathan made it into the house. The guy then shot himself.

This makes it clear that Marren had nothing short of murder on his mind. Providentially, the gun jammed, allowing for Schrieken to escape into his house, where he lived with several other Airmen.

If Airman Schrieken had been an abortionist or homosexual, this story would be front page news for the New York Times and the lead story on CBS News with Katie Couric for at least the next month. But since Schrieken is serving in the military, even his hometown newspaper, the Columbus Dispatch, has ignored this story.

Predictably, a law enforcement spokesman says that Marren's suicide notes "were indicative of an individual suffering from mental-health problems", but that raises the question of how anyone could identify anyone suffering from mental-health problems amidst those devoted to bizarre conspiracy theories and the virulent anti-Americanism of the antiwar movement. If anything, Marren would have fit right in unnoticed.

It is also worth noting that Marren was merely following the logic of the anti-war movement's standard public rhetoric. Their language is laced with suggestive undertones justifying attacks against our military, calling our armed forces fighting the War on Terror "baby-killers", constantly invoking the specter of Abu Ghraib, and citing their grossly inflated statistics of civilians accidentally killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Such reckless and unbalanced rhetoric (they're not quite as adept at keeping statistics on those murdered by terrorists) fuels the hatred that drives someone like Marren to violence against a member of our own military.

Antiwar supporters will no doubt disclaim any responsibility for Marren's attack, but in any other circumstance involving someone engaged in a politically incorrect crime, Leftists would not hesitate to point their fingers at the conservative movement. One might recall the attack on "right-wing talk radio" following Matthew Shepherd's murder and Hillary Clinton's indictment of the same after the Oklahoma City bombing. Add to that the attacks by the ACLU and others on the pro-life movement after the shootings of two abortion doctors in the 1990s.

But now that someone has acted on the antiwar movement's anti-military rhetoric, don't expect to hear any apologies from Cindy Sheehan, International A.N.S.W.E.R., Daily Kos, or Rep. John Murtha. And certainly don't expect the establishment media to give this heart-rending story the coverage it deserves.

I hope that Airman Schrieken will quickly and fully recover from his injuries. Realistically, his injuries may very well force him out of the military. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Schrieken family.

Update:

Readers wishing to send Airman Schieken a get-well card and thank him for his service to our country can reach him at:

Jonathan Schrieken

Room 720 by the door

Cooper University Hospital

1 Cooper Plaza

Camden NJ 08103

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Do you think something like this would be possible.

I was thinking about redoing my bar top and I wanted to do something along the lines of adding river rock pebbles and then running a clear tube through the rocks and have water filter through the tube. To cover everyhing thing I was going to use epoxy over the top...

Do you think something like this would be possible.

I just traded in my 02 Dodge Intrepid for one of these. I didnt think much of the car when I first looked at it but after test driving it and finding out it gets 30 MPG I was hooked and bought it right away. I know its one of those cars you either like or you dont but whats your opinion.

I have 2 vehicles and one of them I dont even drive. It just sits there and I start it here and there. Is it possible to put on the market and just have someone take over payments. I dont care about making anything off of it. I pay about $350 a month for it and I dont even drive it. I know it sounds stupid but I live across the street from work now and have no need for 2 vehicles.

I am selling all 17 of my xbox games on ebay. I broke my xbox while stationed in Korea and I have now use for the games or all the accessories. I am about to go to the desert and looking to get a hand held system. The auction is going to end tonight and the price is still pretty low so bid now...

Item number: 180043565454

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=0...

I have always been told that you were not supposed to be do this. I am in the USAF and we play retreat every day. I know if you are outside you are supposed to salute and if you are in a vehicle you are supposed to stop but does anyone have in writing some where that if the music has already started it is considered disrespectful to walk outside in the middle of retreat.

I am going to the desert soon and I was looking at maybe taking my PS2. I was wondering. I have a basic Compaq Presario 2100. Its an older laptop and I bought it to keep in contact with my family while I was in Korea. It is possible to get a tuner card and hook my PS2 to the computer in order to just play the games on the laptop monitor.

I am looking at getting one of these. I am in the military so I travel a lot. I play mostly sports games, matter of fact my first game I get will prob be Madden 07. I like the idea of the DS cause of the battery life (on 18 hour flights it would suck for the PSP battery to die after 6 hours) but I am also worried that the image of Madden 07 would suck on the DS and not having an analog control would also suck. How does the game look on the DS and are the controls easy to use even with out the analog stick.

My wife already has here SS# and all that. The question I have is my 2 step children do not have any documentation as far as citizenship and visas go. They dont even have a passport. They just came with there mother and the approval of there father. Am I able to fill out a W-7 form for them with out having any documentation on them yet. I was not able to list them on my taxes last year and I know I missed out on a lot of money. Is there anyway that I can file them under me.

After being warned by numerous countries N Korea is preparing for a second nuclear test...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15298132/

I know diffrent departments require diffrent things but I was wondering...

I got my vision test and my binocular vision (both eyes open) is 20/20. In each eye I am 20/20 left eye and 20/50 right eye. Does anyone know any good agencies that would except this vision. I am looking at my options because my enlistment is about up and I am wanting to get into Law Enforcement.