Archive for June 18th, 2011
Message from the Admin
I don’t usually post to HillBuzz, preferring to keep my support to the backend, but since my inbox is now filling up with over a dozen reported comments and things are starting to get out of hand, I feel the need to come out here and say something…
HillBuzz was not sold, it remains the property of Kevin DuJan to do with as he wishes. The people maintaining the site right now are personal friends of his that have met him in that crazy place called “The Real World” and helped him build this new site from the ground up using all of his old content. This includes yours truly, who designed the whole thing (including the new logo and Action Bees) and donated nearly $5,000 worth of time to get this site off the ground (which I was glad to do) without an expectation of a return on investment. I considered it my “Action Item” and my way of being able to contribute to the political process by “getting off the couch and doing something.”
Unfortunately, due to personal, health, or other reasons, Kevin has not been back here to check the site, or been in touch with any of us, for quite some time. We do worry about him often, and continue to keep him in our thoughts and welcome him back with open arms if he returns. But this happened rather abruptly, with not a lot of preparation for us as to what we should do about HillBuzz, after having just finished building a full-featured site for him with very expensive hosting requirements (which used to be free on WordPress.com). So, we’ve tried to keep the site alive as best as we can, so there is still a place for all of you to come to read, talk, and contribute, and so the community that had been built would not die. This is at personal expense to us (like, real dollars, writing checks for high-end hosting) as well as a lot of time where we could be actually earning money.
We weren’t expecting any of this to happen, and we were hoping that Kevin would come back soon and we would be able to go back to normal. While I am sure he will be back, in the meantime we are doing the best we can with limited resources, and even more limited experience in actually running a political blog in my case (I’m a developer and a designer, not a pundit).
Also I just want to clarify- we only have two or three SuperAdministrators on this site, Kevin (obviously) and myself (as the person who built and fixes it) are on that list. We also have many other people who are Contributors- they can write or edit their own posts, but have no other administrative abilities such as comment moderation or the ability to tweak anything on the backend.
So, the conspiracy theories can stop. There’s no sense in dividing factions here- if you don’t like what is being covered or think you can do better, please send in a ground report or guest blog post! We’d love to be able to feature a more wide variety of topics, provided they fit with the rules governing the site and the commenting (which Kevin wrote himself).
Know Thy Enemy
Islam in America
Islam...overseas
I have a very dear friend who was wounded while on patrol in Iraq back in 2008. His armored vehicle hit an IED and he was blown out of the hatch. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and now suffers from PTSD (among other things). Seeing what he and all of our wounded warriors have gone through (and continue to go through) really fills my heart with hate….hate for radical Islam and all the insanity surrounding this demonic culture. They are the enemy…period. They are the enemy of all that is good. They are the enemy of God. This war on terror that we are fighting can be summed up in one phrase…Good vs. Evil.
My friend posted something on his Facebook page last night that actually prompted me to get up on my soapbox and write this post.
He wrote…
My God will kick your God’s ass.
Awesome.
Moderator’s Note: Commenting Rules and Civility
Several Hillbuzz readers have alerted me to a developing flame war between a couple of long-time commentors. I apologize to the readers of Hillbuzz for not jumping on this developing flame war sooner, but I have been incredibly sick this week and not able to post.
One of the commenting rules is “be good to each other.” Personal insults WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. There are plenty of cesspools on the Interwebs where pro-America people like the readers of Hillbuzz can go to be degraded, maligned and insulted. (If I’m not mistaken, I believe that’s in the mission statement over at the Daily Kos.)
One of the wonderful things about Hillbuzz is the fact that it’s a safe place for Pro-America people from across the political spectrum to come together and interact, learn, support each other and work together to defeat Obama and the socialists bent on destroying our great Nation.
Flame wars WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. This is the only warning anyone will receive. If the Moderators don’t like the tone or content of your comments, they WILL be deleted.
If you like Hillbuzz, and interacting with other Pro-America readers, then hang out and enjoy yourself. Contribute your opinions. Share links and stories you think are important. Advocate for your favorite Non-Obama candidate. Share photos of Michelle Antoinette’s latest Klingon Belt ensemble.
Just be respectful and polite when you do it.
If Hillbuzz is not your cup of tea, the Interwebs are full of other sites that would welcome you.
If you see a comment that is in violation of the Commenting Rules, please click on the “Report” link under the comment so the moderators will be alerted.
And now, my 101 degree fever and I are going back to bed.
Saturday Open Thread: June 18th, 2011
Today in History: June 18th
1940 – “Finest Hour” speech by Winston Churchill.
1965 – Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack National Liberation Front guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
1979 – SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union
1983 – Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
1996 – Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts.
So…what’s on your minds this Saturday?
What are people talking about in your part of the world?
