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Call me baby video is a problem.

Less than a month after putting out a video in which the Commandant calls on Marine leadership to find its "true North" and stop allowing the Marine Corps to be humiliated by acts of stupidity we see this video.

You can say hey its all in good fun but the question must be asked.

Is it in keeping with the image of the Marine Corps that the public expects?

I think not.

We are faced with leadership that's involved in situational ethics and its no wonder that Marines are confused as to what is and isn't allowed.  You can wear your uniform to a Gay Pride Parade (and Gays are active in politics) but you can't to a Tea Party event.  Marine Scout Snipers take a photo in front of a BLUE flag with SS on it and instead of being defended they are held up as supporting Neo-Nazi's even though everyone that has even been close to the military knows that SS in this instance stood for Scout Sniper and blue isn't a Neo Nazi color.

We are not well served by our leadership.  Time for them to go.  Before they damage the Corps permanently.

NOTE:

I don't care if this is joint service stupidity.  I'm not concerned about the Army's image...or any other service except the Marine Corps.  Other bloggers can chime in on whether or not it's appropriate to their service. 

NOTE 1:

I'm seeing rockers and flight wings in that video.  That means Marine SNCO's and Officer's were participating in this bullshit.  FIX OUR HOUSE AMOS!

I called it. Faber just wasn't hungry.

via Fox Sports.

Round Five
Faber tries to catch the leg of Barao but is unsuccessful. Barao lands a counter left on Faber. Faber is trying to mount offense but he just doesn't seem to be able to hit Barao in a way that hurts him. Faber throwing some jabs but its not the type of offense that's going to set up the knockout he needs. Barao is throwing his hand up and then throwing dynamite with the other - including a nasty left hook. Faber rushes in and mounts some offense but its soon back to Barao dismantling the former poster-boy of the lighter weight classes. Barao connects with a hard right cross and very nearly gets a spinning back kick. I have that 50-45 to Barao on my scorecard. All three judges have similar lopsided scores for an ecstatic Renan Barao who does an hilariously over the top celebration.
Renan Barao defeated Urjiah Faber to become Interim Bantamweight Champion via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 49-46)

This was easy to call.

Faber just wasn't hungry and this is a sport where you have to be hungry and want it.  Barao wanted it and it showed.  He had the will to win.  Outside of UFC fans he's unknown.  He isn't a pretty boy and unlike FABER he doesn't have anything else.  For Barao its either succeed here or lose it all...I just imagine for him that this was a do or die situation.  That makes you hungry.  That makes you work harder than the other guy.  That made Faber his victim tonight.

On the undercard the light and featherwieghts continued to impress, but one fight I had my eye on was the Jordan match.

Wow.  I just expected more (also) being an LSU fan.  He just seemed to be missing the fire in the belly.  Being the smaller guy gave his opponent an advantage but not an overwhelming one.

Again.  It comes back to the will to win.  A little homecoming went on up north but I don't expect anything less from the Canadians and I'm sure White will get that shit sorted out ricky tick quick.  Overall.  A good fight night.

Camo your weapon.

The above vid is from Soldier Systems.  Real Deal Guys.  Follow the link and subscribe to those guys.  They're almost becoming my one stop shop for news on gear.  As a matter of fact I've dropped some other channels because they're so good.

Next.  I would really love to see a Battalion Commander, Battalion Sgt Major or someone with their ear (like a Marine Gunner) to slam some rank insignia on the table and demand that we finally get this done.  We don't necessarily need to have patterns.  A coat of coyote brown or olive drab will do.  But enough of this black rifle stuff.  The only black rifles should be in civilian or police service.  Going to war decked out in full camo should include your weapon.  I mean seriously...black boots are gone...why not rifles?

4 guns is an arsenal?

via Yahoo.

The gunman who blasted his way through a packed movie house early on Friday, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others, had apparently been planning his attack for weeks.

"In the last 60 days he purchased four guns at local metro gun shops, and through the Internet he purchased over 6,000 rounds of ammunition," Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates said Friday night.

The suspect, 24-year-old former medical student James Holmes, had also been stockpiling magazines to carry the gun ammunition. One clip recovered at the scene could hold 100 rounds for his assault rifle.

"As far as we know, it was a pretty rapid pace of fire in that theater," Chief Oates said.

Police are trying to learn more about the man's motives but have thus far been unable to access his booby-trapped apartment near the Colorado medical school where he recently withdrew from classes.

Investigators have described the apartment as being filled with chemicals, trip wires, jars of ammunition and possible mortar rounds.

"It is a very vexing problem how we'll get into that apartment safely," Chief Oates said. "I've personally never seen anything like what the pictures show us."

Read the whole thing but I can assure you that four guns does not consitute an arsenal...at least not down south.  Wow.  We're going to hear more on this I'm sure but until something pulls me by the short hairs I'm done.

Not mine just a picture from the net showing some of the caches that others have...

UFC 149: Faber vs Barao

I like Faber but I have a feeling that the ferocity of Barao will win the day.  This isn't going to be technical, its going to be about those intangibles that never show up on tales of the tape or a look at past fights.  Barao by decision.  Don't feel bad Faber fans, he's been a little distracted by publicity and hollywood.  He'll eventually be the best fighter pound for pound in the world.  Just not in this fight.

Wargasim...

Wargasim: noun; the intense rush of blood to a man's nether regions which results from seeing motivating Marine Corps propaganda.

This is your Wargasim for today.

NRA on the Brady ranking...

via Hooda Think.

The NRA-ILA reviewed the rankings and have found – again – an interesting correlation: The higher the ranking given by the Brady Campaign (meaning the more restrictive the state is in protecting their citizen’s 2nd Amendment rights) the higher the rate of violent crime.

• California, the state that has the most gun control and received Brady’s highest score (79), has violent crime and murder rates that are 14% and 23% higher, respectively, compared to the rest of the country.
• Brady didn’t bother giving a score to Washington, D.C., which has more gun control than California and even higher crime rates.
• Most of the 38 states that Brady gave 20 or fewer points to, have total violent crime, murder, and robbery rates that are below the national rates.
• For states that have total violent crime, murder, and robbery rates that are below the national rates, Brady gave average scores of 19, 19, and 14, respectively.
• For the 10 states with the lowest total violent crime, murder, and robbery rates, Brady gave average scores of 12, 12, and 9, respectively.

"Nuff Said.