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Name: Mike's America
Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States

Currently living in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Mike has taken a keen interest in politics and government since his days as a young whippersnapper in Ohio. There, he organized College Republicans clubs, worked as a professional staffer on two statewide campaigns and was elected to the Delaware County Republican Central Committee among other achievements. In 1986 he began graduate studies in government at Columbia University where he specialized in National Security matters under the tutelage of former National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski. Leaving New York in 1988 he moved to Washington, D.C. to become a White House Intern in the Political Office of President Ronald Reagan. With backing from the first Bush Administration he spent four years at the Environmental Protection Agency. He has lived on Hilton Head since 1996 where he writes, photographs and gardens.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Georgians Rally in the Face of Russian Horror

150,000 demonstrate support for government!

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TBILISI, GEORGIA - AUGUST 12: (TURKEY OUT) Crowds gather to listen to Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili give a speech at a rally on August 12, 2008 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 150,000 people gathered outside Georgia's parliament backing Saakashvili's confrontation with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

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Meanwhile, a cease fire may be in the works as Georgians bury their dead

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Father and mother in Gori stand over the body of their dead son.

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Man holds body of his dead brother in Gori.

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A sign posted in the breakaway province of Ossetia provides further documentation of the claim Russia has been fomenting trouble in Georgia. It proclaims "Putin is our President!"

The Georgian National Anthem

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Freedom

Our icon is the homeland
Trust in God is our creed,
Enlightened land of plains and mounts,
Blessed by God and holy heaven.

The freedom path we've learnt to follow
Makes our future spirits stronger,
The morning star will rise above us
And lighten up the land between the two seas.

Glory to long-cherished freedom,
Glory liberty!
Related Story: Obama V.P. Hopeful claims Obama stopped the war!

Need more proof that Obama and his supporters are a bit too full of themselves? Here's the statement of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, a hopeful in the Obama veepstakes:

"It was a bad crisis for the world. It required tough words but also a smart approach to call on the international community to step in. And I’m very, very happy that the Senator’s request for a ceasefire has been complied with by President Medvedev." -- Tim Kaine, August 12, 2008
Hot Air has video and more.

posted by Mike's America | 8/12/2008