Happy Birthday America

  Chicago Cub Rick Monday saves the American flag at Dodger Stadium (Chavez Ravine) on April 25, 1976. Thank you and Happy 4th Rick Monday.

Happy Independence Day

This Independence Day Photo of Lady Liberty is from July 4, 1986 - the celebration of her restoration.

I Left My Heart in San Fascistco

Zombie has the story of Independence Day in San Francisco and as usual he has the photos. This is hysterical, the "hipsters" of San Francisco held an uncurated (that is just asking for trouble even outside of San Fran) exhibit of propaganda art that even had actual Iranian propaganda. The photos are of the ignorant who populate a growing part of America's left and the Democratic Party and their, ahem, art. They actually do hate America, those poor delusional fools should move to Cuba or Iran.

I have some friends (usually only acquaintances) who are communists of vying degrees and one of my favorite ways to needle (belittle?) them is to inform those seemingly poorly educated (having often attended very good schools) folks that if the commies ever take over and people like me don't get to them first that they will welcome their heroes with a hearty "comrades, I've been waiting for you" in some language other than English and that their heroes will promptly shoot their asses dead.

Hat Tip: Little Green Footballs

Many thanks to the great Dr. Sanity for inclusion in her wonderful Carnival of Insanities

Padilla Jury Goes Red, White & Blue For the 4th

David Oscar Marcus of the Southern District of Florida blog has reported that the Jose Padilla jury down in Miami dressed up for court yesterday. Mr. Marcus reported that in the jury box the first row of jurors wore red, the second row wore white and the third row wore blue. Apparently this is not the first time that the jury has coordinated their clothing, last week all of the jurors but one wore black and recently all the women wore pink while the men wore blue. Coincidence or mere wackiness? Only the jury knows.

Hat Tip: Orin Kerr at the Volokh Conspiracy and of course, the Instapundit.