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As Election Day and Veteran’s Day approach, let’s take some time to remember all our bothers and sisters in the military, both past and present. God knows they need our support of the citizenry when it’s become evident they don’t have a lot of support from politicians on both sides of the isle. I don’t want to politicize Veteran’s Day, so I won’t turn this into a rant.

Suffice to say, take the time to thank God for our brave soldiers, who face incredible challenges abroad, and sometimes even larger challenges when they return home. It’s because of them that we even have an Election Day this week. Honor the veterans by getting out and voting!

A plug for my friend, Scott, who will be featured in the documentary Above and Beyond: A Soldier’s Story, which will be airing this Saturday, November 10, at 8:00 on your local CW affiliate.

Let’s see, Christian AND childfree in the one of the most anti-Christian, pump-out-as-many-as-you-can parts of the country. Clearly I should have thought more about buying a home here.

Ah, what can I say. Another night out at the sports bar and not even a conversation to show for it. Tomorrow night, I’ll be out at the club with pretty much the same result.

But friends, not all is lost. I’ve got a long shot, and I mean it’s a long shot. It’s just crazy enough to work, though.

Stay tuned…

According to Yahoo! news (link below), production on the A&E show “Dog the Bounty Hunter” was halted today pending an investigation of a recording posted on the National Enquirer’s Website featuring the title character talking with his son, using a racial slur several times. Duane “Dog” Chapman has apologized repeatedly for his use of the slur.

“Dog”’s use of that particular word certainly isn’t dignified or classy. He’s certainly taking a good step to repair the damage by apologizing publicly. No doubt there will be many bloggers, pundits and all around pot-stirrers who will be quick to condemn him, perhaps linking him to the Bush administration. There’s plenty of them. They don’t need my help, and I see no reason to join the dogpile, so to speak.

I think we’re missing the larger issue here…

How did a private conversation between a father and son get recorded? Moreover, how did it end up on a rag’s website? “[David] Perel [Enquirer’s editor-in-chief] declined to comment on how the tape was obtained. He said that doesn’t matter because all that matters is what’s on the tape.”

Wha?!?

Am I to understand that I should care nothing that a U.S. citizen’s private conversation was recorded (presumably without his consent) and broadcast publicly? Conversely, I ought to care about the content of a conversation that’s none of my business?!?

We have reached a very scary place in this country where “newspaper” editor publish this crap as “news”, in the name of “public service”. For an encore, they nakedly brag that the possible legal issues are irrelevant, and that we should only be concerned about what a person said in a private conversation.

All of you who are worried about “domestic spying” and “the government’s reading our emails man!!” have been afraid of the wrong column. I fear the media much more than the government. Ask yourself this question: Would you like YOUR phone calls taped and disseminated on a website?