| Is Oakmont Really Such a Monster?
This year, fabled and celebrated Oakmont hosts its eighth U.S. Open and 11th major overall. Although highly regarded as the "hardest member's course" in the country, Oakmont is also a layout that has yielded U.S. Open record lows. So even though we'll hear a great whoop and crash about how the course has to be made easier for the players' visit, history tells us we shouldn't be surprised to see some fireworks. .
Pearl Harbor veterans keep ‘Remembrance’ alive
It was so loud it vibrated my face," he said. "And I could smell the exhaust from the dive bombers." As McKinley looked to the skies he saw a bomber coming in close — so close he could see the Japanese pilot was wearing goggles and waving at him. Soon McKinley was scrambling to alert his fellow crewmen who at first did not believe him. One man even threw a shoe at McKinley from a bunk to quiet him down. Then another bomb hit and the sleeping men fell out of their bunks and realized they were under attack. About two miles away, the 19-year-old Placette was aboard the destroyer USS Phelps. It was just before breakfast and a light breeze was carrying the floral scent of Hawaiian flowers, he said. Soon Placette heard the bombing and raced topside and from his position he could see Battleship Row.
Are Americans Really ‘Better Than That?’
Even while knowing full well that the liberal constituency has been silenced in the media and all we are exposed to is the neocon agenda, and knowing how many millions of people like myself know the truth about what is going on, like those of you here on CD, there really are Bush supporters out there. And to hear them talk about things that they know nothing about is both frightening and sickening. Have you heard any of the repugnican debates, when Rudy talks about supporting torture and war and the crowd goes wild and cheers. How sickening is that. I am coming to the sad sad sad realization that America is not only not better than that, not compassionate at all, and in general not very nice human beings anymore. The national IQ must be well below that of normal average intelligence if they believe anything that Bush Co.
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