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The milblogging community has been very supportive of CJ and all of ASP over the last few weeks as we have dealt our closing, purchase, reopenning, the Army Times article, and all the school/PTA business. I really wish I could express to each and every single one of them personally how appreciative we are, but I would spend the rest of my life saying, “Thank you.”
Starting today, many of the milblogs you have grown to love are going silent to take a stand for CJ. They want everyone to know what it would be like without milblogs for one day. That is one day that the awesome stories of your troops getting the job done won’t get out because we all know the MSM won’t pick up the slack. That is one day that you will have to depend on the crap from other sources and not the awesomeness straight from the people in the know. What will it be like without us?
With that, ASP will also be going silent until at least Friday. CJ, we support you!
Update: Full press release is now below the fold and participating blogs above. The links have been changed as of the morning of 17 December thanks to the lovely Mrs. Greyhawk who compiled a huge list linking the to exact entries for everyone which I didn’t have time to do on the fly yesterday.
Participating blogs:
A Soldier’s Perspective
You Served
Bouhammer
The American Legion
Laughing Wolf
Hugh Hewitt
This Ain’t Hell
Castle Argghhh
Boston Maggie
Blackfive
Miss Ladybug
Hooah Wife
Kiss My Gumbo
Some Soldiers Mom
Assoluta Tranquillita
Knee Deep in the Hooah
Soldiers’ Angel New York
Drunken Wisdom
Grim’s Hall
From my position
CDR Salamander
Confederate Yankee
Chromed Curses
Homefront Six
Pvt Murphey’s Law
Delta Bravo Sierra
The Sniper
Another Voice
Support your Local Gunfighter
Knottie’ s Niche
Great Reader JihadGene
America’s North Shore Journal
Righty in a Lefty State
Thunder Run
Gazing at the Flag
Neptunus Lex
Soldiers Angels Germany
Bring the heat, bring the stupid
Little Drops….. Into the pool of life.
The Gun Line
Thirdwavedave
In Iraq Now (at 56)
Milblogging.com
Army Houesehold6
From Cow Pastures to Kosovo
Susan Katz Keating
Kitchen Dispatch
Right Wing Right Minded
The Foxhole
The SandGram
My Own Political Party
Registered Evil
OPFOR
Texas Fred
Keep My Soldier Safe
Journalism Hope
FlashPoint
Asymmetric Military
Army of Dude
Foreign and Domestic
Conservative Libertarian Outpost
The Lemon Stand
White Rose Adventures
South Park Diva
DSH.NET
What The F*&#!?!?
LTC John – Miserable Donuts
The Mudville Gazette
Covering the story:
Army Times
Air Force Times
Marine Times
Navy Times
Military Times
Michelle Malkin
Instapundit
National Review’s The Corner
Ace of Spades
Jawa Report
Winds of Change
Bookworm Room
The AtlanticWire
No Runny Eggs
Muncie Free Press
Flopping Aces
Small Dead Animals
Navy Experience
The Pink Flamingo
World Net Daily
CNN IReport
Cao’s Blog
Free Republic
United Conservatives of Virginia
Miss Beth’s Victory Dance
Wake up America
Dr. Melissa Clouthier
Villainous Company
The Washington Independent
In the Crosshairs
Around The Sphere
Sparks from the Anvil
Pirates Cove
Politics in the Zero
Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club
memeorandum
DATE: 15 DECEMBER 2009
MILBLOGS GO SILENT FOR FELLOW BLOGGER
Milblogs Go Silent
On Wednesday 16 December 2009, many milblogs — including This Ain’t Hell, From My Position, Blackfive, Miss Ladybug, Boston Maggie, Grim’s Hall, and those participating in the Wednesday Hero program — are going silent for the day. Some are choosing to go silent for a longer period of time.
The reason for this is two-fold. First, milblogs are facing an increasingly hostile environment from within the military. While senior leadership has embraced blogging and social media, many field grade officers and senior NCOs do not embrace the concept. From general apathy in not wanting to deal with the issue to outright hositility to it, many commands are not only failing to support such activities, but are aggressively acting against active duty milbloggers, milspouses, and others. The number of such incidents appears to be growing, with milbloggers receiving reprimands, verbal and written, not only for their activities but those of spouses and supporters.
The catalyst has been the treatment of milblogger C.J. Grisham of A Soldier’s Perspective (http://asp.militarygear.com/). C.J. has earned accolades and respect, from the White House on down for his honest, and sometimes blunt, discussion of issues — particularly PTSD. In the last few months, C.J. has seen an issue with a local school taken to his command who failed to back him, and has even seen his effort to deal with PTSD, and lead his men in same by example, used against him as a part of this. Ultimately, C.J. has had to sell his blog to help raise funds for his defense in this matter.
An excellent story on the situation with C.J. can be found at Military Times: http://www.armytimes.com/offduty/technology/offduty_blogger_120809/ While there have been new developments, the core problem remains, and C.J. is having to raise funds to cover legal expenses to protect both his good name and his career.
One need only look at the number of blogs by active duty military in combat zones and compare it to just a few years ago to see the chilling effect that is taking place.
Milblogs have been a vital link in getting accurate news and information about the military, and military operations, to the public. They have provided vital context and analysis on issues critical to operations and to the informed electorate critical to the Republic.
On Wednesday 16 December, readers will have the chance to imagine a world without milblogs, and to do something about it. Those participating are urging their readers to contact their elected representatives in Congress, and to let their opinions be known to them and to other leaders in Washington.
Some milblogs will remain silent for several days; some just for the day. All have agreed to keep the post about the silence and C.J. at the top of their blogs until Friday 18 December. The issues go beyond C.J., and deserve careful consideration and discussion. We hope that you will cover this event, and explore the issues that lie at the heart of the matter. Contact the milbloggers in your area or that you know, and hear the story that lies within.
A Partial List of Participating Blogs:
This Ain’t Hell http://thisainthell.us/blog/
Boston Maggie http://bostonmaggie.blogspot.com/
Blackfive http://www.blackfive.net/main/
Miss Ladybug http://miss-ladybug.blogspot.com
Drunken Wisdom http://beerbrains.com/
Grim’s Hall http://grimbeorn.blogspot.com/
Frommyposition http://frommyposition.com/
CDR Salamander http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com
Grisham Legal Fund
c/o Redstone Federal Credit Union
220 Wynn Drive
Huntsville, AL 35893
Please write “Grisham Legal Fund” in the memo line if you use this option.
Milblogs have been a vital link in getting accurate news and information about the military, and military operations, to you. Today, many milblogs are gone and others are under attack from within and without. Today, you have the chance to imagine a world without milblogs, and to do something
about it. Make your voice heard by writing your congressional representatives and others, and by making donations as you see fit.
The battle for freedom of speech and the marketplace of ideas is fought on many fronts and in many ways. Without your help, the battle may well be
lost.
Mr Wolf
Blackfive.net
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brat
Standing in silence with CJ and all milbloggers today.
Chrispy
I stand with you and the milblogg community today.
You have many friends including those who don’t always agree with you.
“I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
In case any of the overly excitable educators who are involved in this disgraceful affair are reading this, that is a quote normally attributed to Voltaire and not an indication of anything sinister. You may not immediately recognize it because it is a literary / historical reference and therefore not within your current scope as modern educators.
Carol Steward
My lips are sealed!
taco bell
You got it guys!!
S/F
Taco
Lemon Stand
Going silent through Friday and passing the hat for help with legal fund. NO WAY should this have ever happened. Many prayers and good wishes to CJ and his family.
Duke DREAM Campaign
Go to dreamcampaign.duhs.duke.edu/military to see what Duke University Medical Center is doing to support the military!
Susan Katz Keating
Marcus, I’m in. My post on the blog-out is up. In solidarity…
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free0352
My MilBlog will go silent today in support of CJ.
Hoah.
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White Rose
CJ you know I love and support both you and Emily. My blog will go silent as well. I have made and post that will remain at the top of my blog.
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Eric C
We’re with you…
Amanda
My blog is silent. I wish I had seen this sooner.
Nicki Fellenzer
I haven’t blogged either, and although I’m not “officially” approved by milblogging.com yet, I’m standing with you nonetheless.
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That Dude
I’m late, but I’m in, too.
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Doh-San
Proud to be standing with you.
laura
Just would to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and thanks so much for all your help. God Bless!!!!!!
Wayne J Behrle
This is an update to the origional:
Master Sargent C.J. Grisham was right
No more Free Elections in the USA!
Today people are saying that President Obama and the Democratic Party are committing political suicide by promoting all of the very extreme Socialist Programs they are trying to ram through our Congress.
Some people are also saying that in the midterm elections in 2010, the Democrats will loose control of both Houses of Congress.
And I say to you WHAT midterm elections?
The Obama people have already made one recognized attempt to remove our United States Government, that is for and by the People.
This happened through an attempt to ratify the Climate Change Treaty in Copenhagen Denmark on December 18 of 2009.
This Treaty was specially designed to included a provision for Forming a New, (Socialist) United Nations World Government, which would have become the New ruling Government for the FORMER United States of America!
Note: “Apparently†The main Treaty was not ratified. However an agreement was signed by President Obama with some other World Leaders.
It is likely that the “Main Goal†of forming a United Nation’s, (Socialist), World Government, was included in this new agreement.
There is no valid reason to believe that the Obama Administration will ALLOW ANOTHER FREE ELECTION to occur here in the United States of America!!
You may say, why should I believe that?
Police Departments around the world use a process called Deductive Reasoning.
In Deductive Reasoning you take a set of known facts and propose a possible conclusion, based on those facts. Then use this as a bases for further investigations.
I Now propose these facts to those of you who are Patriotic Americans and who love the United States of America:
A very large number of Republican Senators have recently been voting in a way that could Destroy their political careers.
These Republican Senators have been voting with Democratic Senators in a Traitorous way, as if THEY WILL NEVER HAVE TO FACE BEING ELECTED AGAIN!!
One example was during the Confirmation Hearings on Eric Holder for Attorney General.
The office of Attorney General is a very important position, because any action against American gun owners would originate from this Powerful Government Office. BATF Forces!
Prior to the vote there was extensive testimony on Eric Holders background.
This testimony exposed Eric Holders Radically ANTI-GUN OPINIONS in regards to our 2nd Amendment Constitutional rights.
The very same 2nd Amendment that protects the Citizen’s Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Astonishingly, despite this information on Eric Holders background, 19 Republican Senators joined with the Democrats in voting for Mr. Holder’s Conformation!
Among these, were Senators, who come from states in which this vote for Mr. Holder would make it impossible for them to be reelected as a Senator from that State.
As an example: BOTH Republican Senators from the State of Georgia, who have for years run on a VERY PRO-GUN PLATFORM, betrayed their constituents and voted to confirm Eric Holder.
Pro-Gun Rights Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, who not only did not use his powerful position in the Judiciary Committee to generate opposition to Eric Holder.
But in addition, he actually voted to confirm Eric Holder for Attorney General !!
This is how it went, betrayal after betrayal, on through the ranks of Republican Senators!
WHAT DO THEY KNOW , THAT WE DO NOT !!!
Do they have PERMANENT POSITIONS OF POWER WAITING FOR THEM in a New Socialist Government? A Socialist Government that will Replace The United States of America’s Government and ENSLAVE the former citizens of America!
This is what we may now be seeing come to pass!
The Founding Fathers of our country stated that we must be constantly on guard to prevent Traitors from Overthrowing Our Government.
One of the Founding Fathers also stated that it was our duty, if this overthrow of the United States Government should happened, to take up our arms, (Guns), and rise up and restore the Government back into it’s place.
Now there are over 100 million Gun Owners in the United States, with over
40,000,000,000, (40 billion), rounds of ammunition. Ranging on up to 50 caliber Armor
Piercing weapons that can take out a target over 2 miles away.
Over 30 million of them are present and former Military, Hunters and some Police.
In other words TRAINED KILLERS! This is the LARGEST ARMED FORCE on Earth!!
I now agree with recent statements by our fellow Citizens:
It is now time to Lock and Load !
May God save America !
Wayne J. Behrle