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Saturday, April 26
A Magnum Opus (Or) The Beginning of a New Book?
by
SJ Reidhead
on April 26, 2008 11:16PM (MDT)
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 You will find my four part Cochise County immigration piece below. Have fun reading it. I have a feeling it could be part of a new book. I did some copy/paste from a couple of my books: TRAVESTY and A CHURCH FOR HELLDORADO. Please note that all the passages I used in the books are have a copyright on them and cannot be used without my permission.
While I was working on the article this afternoon, I had one of those Eureka Moments! After 15 years of stalking Wyatt Earp, I looked at his life and ... more »
A Cochise County Perspective - Part I
by
SJ Reidhead
on April 26, 2008 10:47PM (MDT)
COCHISE COUNTY, IMMIGRATION & CRIME
Last weekend some serious charges were leveled at The Pink Flamingo, questioning methods and sources. Several days ago Harold Hutchinson at Called As Seen detailed some of the problems. I was accused by someone who alleges to be from “the border” of not knowing what I’m talking about – of lying.
Years ago, when my sister and I were in high school, a women from our church and her husband confronted my mother, making some off the wall accusations about my sister and I. Our mother never said anything, but went the high school ... more »
Keywords:
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JamesGang,
YoungerGang,
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JohnSlaughter,
TheMcLaurys
A Cochise County Perspective - Part II
by
SJ Reidhead
on April 26, 2008 10:35PM (MDT)
YOU'LL FIND YOUR TOMBSTONE
Everyone and their pack mule knew the vast desert along the Mexican border in what was then Pima County, A. T. (Arizona Territory) was literally ‘dripping’ with rich mineral deposits. The problem was the Apache. They were angry. They were fierce, and they were often fatal. Several ill-fated expeditions to Goose Flats, where everyone knew there was bonanza in silver, always ended in disaster. In 1879 Ed Schieffelin, a prospector who was working as an army scout out of Fort Huachuca (the same one) announced he was going to head over to the Goose Flats area ... more »
Keywords:
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JohnSlaughter,
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A Cochise County Perspective - Part IV
by
SJ Reidhead
on April 26, 2008 10:05PM (MDT)
THE ROAD TO GUADELOUPE CANYON
FROM: A CHURCH FOR HELLDORADO
P. 13, 14
49The Gunfight at the OK Corral occurred on October 26, 1881. To make a very long “and involved story as short as possible is to gloss over a hundred salient facts. The bottom line is Wyatt Earp and his brothers had been threatened by misc. Cowboys at misc. times during the previous year.
Things came to a head the night of the 25th, when Ike and Frank McLaury rode into town and began drinking. Ike became drunk. He threatened the Earps. Doc Holliday heard him ... more »
Keywords:
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TheCowboys,
DocHoliday,
BillyClanton
Wednesday, April 16
The Pink Flamingo’s 69th Edition Thursday Thirteen
by
SJ Reidhead
on April 16, 2008 03:23PM (MDT)
THIRTEEN CLASSIC TV THEMES The Pink Flamingo’s 69th Edition Thursday Thirteen
Follow the bouncing ball!
The Pink Flamingo’s 69th Edition Thursday Thirteen features classic TV themes.
You will find that you are singing along to a few of these. more »
Tuesday, April 1
John McCain, Ted Williams, Endicott Peabody, and Wyatt Earp
by
SJ Reidhead
on April 1, 2008 06:44PM (MDT)
HE’S GOT MY VOTE
If I weren’t voting for John McCain, I would after the beginning of this ad, which features Ted Williams as a hero. Then, when we find out the teacher honored, William B. Ravenel taught at an Episcopalian high school, well, how much more could one ask? (Powerline) I gather this tells us something about who Big Mac views as heroes. Nothing wrong with Teddy Roosevelt or Ted Williams, who was a board certified war hero and fighter pilot! This leads to the old argument, just how great a ball player could Teddy Ballgame have ... more »
Keywords:
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GrotonSchool,
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JohnMcCain,
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CSLewis,
StPaulsEpiscopalChurchTombstone
Friday, March 28
“Curly Bill” Narrates John McCain’s New Ad
by
SJ Reidhead
on March 28, 2008 01:34PM (MDT)
THE TOMBSTONE IRONY CONTINUES!
John McCain was shot down over Vietnam on October 26, 1967 and taken prisoner. Anyone who has a mediocre working knowledge of the Wild West knows that the Gunfight at the OK Corral occurred on October 26, 1881. In the movie Tombstone, the roll of Curly Bill Brocius was played by Powers Boothe. Now Boothe is narrating the new John McCain ad.
Tuesday, March 25
Winning Votes and Influencing People
by
SJ Reidhead
on March 25, 2008 11:18PM (MDT)
ONE ON ONE – NOT BLOGGING
Today I won my 3rd vote for John McCain. I may have won more for him, but I can only account for those three, four if you count my mother. All three votes were hard fought and won, not through blogging, in fact none of the voters has even read The Pink Flamingo. Maybe I don’t count the third one, it was the son of a friend I converted. Maybe that his my friend’s vote. I’m not sure, but I can account for three votes for John McCain.
I won those votes by ... more »
EX-CLUSIVE: The State of Affairs in Cochise County
by
SJ Reidhead
on March 25, 2008 08:55AM (MDT)
A Pink Flamingo Exclusive
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS NOT A REAL ISSUE
Yes, you read correctly. I’ve been doing a little snooping and discovered that immigration isn’t even much of an issue in Cochise County. In fact, I found people were probably less interested in it as a whole than they are in Lincoln County, where a few of my GOP colleagues are a little riled up about things. The answer I’m getting here from people I talk to is, “I don’t even think about it”. Evidently, aside from FOX News and a the anti-immigration groups, it is a total and ... more »
Tuesday, March 4
May God Bless and Keep Our GOP Nominee
by
SJ Reidhead
on March 4, 2008 11:18PM (MST)
(AND) PLEASE LET HIM WIN!
This evening John McCain and Mike Huckabee showed us why the GOP is the party of patriotism, heroics, decency, honor, and just plain class. Both men made me so proud of my country and so proud to be a Republican, I had tears in my eyes and I drove along Hwy 80 from Benson to Tombstone.
I thought about the irony of the location – the road from Benson to Tombstone, and the man of the hour. I also though about he and Wyatt Earp. Both men are forever linked with Arizona. Wyatt was ... more »
Saturday, March 1
Reflections on This Age of Terror
by
SJ Reidhead
on March 1, 2008 11:30PM (MST)
NEVER FORGET
Today the USS New York was christened. Made from some of the precious treasure of the World Trade Center, the motto for the New York is “Never Forget”.
“…When the attacks occurred, the ship was planned but had no name. Then-New York Gov. George Pataki asked the Navy to commemorate the disaster by reviving the name New York. That required an exception to Navy policy of assigning state names only to nuclear submarines. The steel from the towers is now part of the ship that splices through the water, leading the way. "It resurrects the ... more »
Keywords:
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JohnMcCain,
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DickCheney,
MorganEarp,
DocHoliday
Wednesday, February 27
Life Interferes With Blogging
by
SJ Reidhead
on February 27, 2008 10:13PM (MST)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
THE GREAT CAT SOAP OPERA
Mommy Cat is pregnant again. She has no shame.
Sorry for the lite posting today. I have an article due before I leave for Tombstone this weekend and need to get the first draft of it to the editor. Yes, it’s about Tombstone. This time though, it is about the Vendetta Posse through the eyes of Endicott Peabody. I’ve also been working on a few other things, and getting ready for 10 days in Tombstone. Making things even more interesting is planning a birthday surprise for my mother when she gets ... more »
Wednesday, February 20
The Pink Flamingo's 62nd Edition Thursday Thirteen
by
SJ Reidhead
on February 20, 2008 02:40PM (MST)
THURSDAY THIRTEEN
The Pink Flamingo's 62nd Edition Thursday Thirteen
Thirteen Misc. Commercials
I never link my TT's to Linkfest Heaven Deluxe, but I am doing so today. Most of the political junkies there will understand when they see two of the commercials. My mother has been heard saying (many times) that often the commercials are better than the television programs. Sometimes they are. Below you will find thirteen commercials (a couple trailers) that I find either funny, or are some of my favorites. You are also going to find a Ronald Reagan commercial that would make you wonder...! The first ... more »
Monday, February 18
Those Wacky Maricopa GOP Nazis Strike Again!
by
SJ Reidhead
on February 18, 2008 01:50PM (MST)
SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER
Our favorite liberal site, The Feathered blank (it's Lent and I'm not using those words) has word that our favorite Maricopa County Republican Party Nazi is at it again. Remember that little Maricopa County GOP County Convention where John McCain was slaughtered in the straw poll? I trust McCain supporters are proud of that, considering that J. T. Ready and his bunch of little buddies were at it again, distributing neo-Nazi and KKK related material to one and all at the meeting, and were not asked to leave! I don't now about you, but doesn't it make ... more »
Wednesday, February 13
The Last Day of Winter – Spring Training Starts Tomorrow!
by
SJ Reidhead
on February 13, 2008 10:20PM (MST)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
13Spring Training Starts
Tomorrow!
UnoMania
Rumsfeld is thrilled about Uno’s
victory. This though, is the story of a soldier who lost his
life in Iraq and his two dogs. (warning, tear
jerker)
This is the time of
year when my family tends to get a little sad. Every year at this time
anyone who could (my mother's side of the family) would get together at
the grandparents' in Palm Beach. My grandfather was born on
February 15, 1897. He and my grandmother were married on
February 14, 1924 in Miami. My grandfather died in
1993. ... more »
Tuesday, February 12
The Heritage Foundation Likes That Mexican Stimulus Package Malkin & Rush Dislike!
by
SJ Reidhead
on February 12, 2008 07:04PM (MST)
MALKIN LIES, REASON DIES
Once again Malkin
goes ballistic over something she knows very little about, but since it says “Mexico” and it might assist Mexico, and all Mexicans are evil, then it is automatically bad. Hot Air waxes poetic because Rush mentions Malkin. Hot Air’s link to Rush. What is even more fascinating is that one of Malkin’s “gods” The Heritage Foundation APPROVES of this move. THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION approves of the Merida Initiative. I guess on Malkin’s part, ignorance is bliss as she continues to harp on what is a very good thing and a long time ... more »
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DanStein,
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Wednesday, February 6
The Pink Flamingo’s 60th Edition Thursday Thirteen
by
SJ Reidhead
on February 6, 2008 11:39AM (MST)
I thought since last week’s dinner party was such an absolute disaster, I would go back to Tombstone and dine there. We would eat at in the Don T’s Room at the Lamplighter at the Tombstone Boarding House Bed & Breakfast. Juan de Granada would be providing the entertainment with his exquisite and virtuoso classical guitar. We would all be sipping one of Don T’s infamous margaritas (trust me) and dining on Mexican food. I would, as usual, be making a spectacle of myself as I consumed embarrassingly large quantities ... more »
Keywords:
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GeorgeParsons,
Tombstone,
MarkDworkin,
EndicottPeabody,
MorganEarp,
DocHoliday
Monday, February 4
How Hitler Rose to Power
by
SJ Reidhead
on February 4, 2008 08:36PM (MST)
COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN?
Have you ever wondered about Hitler’s rise to power? I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful history teacher in high school who not only was a student of Nazi Germany, but spent many months as a POW in an Nazi prison camp. He escaped and ended up with Patton’s 3rd Army in Sicily, then through Germany. He spent quite a bit of time on the rise of Nazi Germany because he thought there was a lesson in it.
Ian Kershaw’s International Herald Tribune piece.
“…The Nazis' surge in popular support (2.6 percent of the vote ... more »
Keywords:
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RussellPearce,
JDHayworth,
JoeArpaio
Friday, February 1
How Conservatives Have Lost (it) and How Did Hurley Get Off the Island?
by
SJ Reidhead
on February 1, 2008 01:05AM (MST)
LOST IN SPACE
I’ve spent the entire day working on a magnum opus about today’s far right conservatives and how they are rapidly losing their minds. I have nearly 16 pages of commentary, links, and rather damning quotes, but then I realized, what’s the use. I think perspective is rather important right now. Today Sean Hannity endorsed Mitt Romney. Today John McCain was endorsed by the governors of California and Texas. (I did not say Terminator, but I thought about it). He was also endorsed by Ted Olsen.
Have you noticed how the conservative MSM talk show, blogging super-stars ... more »
Tuesday, January 29
Not to Bury Caesar But to Praise Him
by
SJ Reidhead
on January 29, 2008 08:17PM (MST)
GEORGE W. BUSH, AMERICAN
The one individual who personified the American spirit was John Wayne. The Congressional Gold Medal given posthumously reads simply, "John Wayne, American". John Wayne, as a young actor on the back lots of Republic Pictures was a protégé of Tom Mix and a man named John Ford. He studied a tall, ram-rod straight, elderly man who would visit with Ford and Mix. He was a man with white hair, and a shocking white mustache, who had a weakness for movies, poker, and a love of The Almighty. He had a voice like a fog-horn, enunciated every ... more »
Saturday, January 19
Immigration, Racism, Sources, and "Truth"
by
SJ Reidhead
on January 19, 2008 07:59PM (MST)
WHY I DO WHAT I DO
Earlier today Greg, with Rhymes with Right left a comment on yesterday’s Pink ... more »
Sunday, January 13
The Wyatt Earp Factor
by
SJ Reidhead
on January 13, 2008 02:37AM (MST)
SUPPOSE SUPPOSE
March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929
Wyatt Earp died on this day in 1929. He was in ... more »
Keywords:
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FrankStilwell,
GeorgeParsons,
DrGeorgeGoodfellow,
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IkeClanton,
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JohnMcCain,
MorganEarp,
DocHoliday
Thursday, January 10
Piddling Around With the Layout
by
SJ Reidhead
on January 10, 2008 10:24PM (MST)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10
I guess you can tell I’m piddling around with the layout. I’m staying with 3 columns, but ... more »
Wednesday, January 9
Thirteen Things You Might Not Know About Wyatt Earp
by
SJ Reidhead
on January 9, 2008 03:02PM (MST)
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