America’s Sheriff David Clarke

During the 2016 GOP convention in Cleveland, this blogger & hubby were sitting at the bar in a neighborhood restaurant, and through the door came a man wearing a cowboy hat.  In the profile, we could have sworn it was America’s Sheriff, David Clarke.  As he came inside, well, it WAS David Clarke.  I stood up to intercept him on his way to a barstool and asked if I might shake his hand.  An innocent bystander offered to take a photograph.  What a privilege.

So yesterday evening, we were in another neighborhood restaurant, and there was a gentleman at the bar having a drink.  He was wearing a cowboy hat and was a dead ringer for David Clarke.  Then I noticed an American flag and a “Blue Lives Matter” patch on his vest.  So when he glanced in our direction, I gave him a thumbs-up.

He paid his check and then headed over to our table.  And indeed, it WAS America’s Sheriff.  We had a most excellent conversation, and we were able to shake his hand again.  He is in town filming.  And having a friendly visit with him was a real shot in the arm.  Check out his website here.

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Your feel-good video for today: halftime Navy Leap Frogs

From Jim Thompson at Red State:

Six years ago, my son was ending his Navy career with the parachute performance team called the “Navy Leap Frogs.” The Leap Frogs parachute into stadiums and events to the cheers of crowds. On Sunday, September 11, 2016, my son and his Leap Frogs mates were performing for the Kansas City Chiefs. They jumped into Arrowhead Stadium on that beautiful Sunday afternoon with my son assigned the honor of bringing in the Stars and Stripes. It was an awesome clear day with a bit of a headwind for the intended entry corridor.

The guys before him were carrying other flags like the Navy SEAL flag. Trevor was carrying the slightly heavier Stars and Stripes. He parachuted in last. The headwind caught Trevor above the stadium and he appears to stall motionless, right above the stadium.

Patrons can be heard exclaiming, stunned, that he was hanging in the air like it was planned. It wasn’t planned. In fact, it was a little scary.

He couldn’t land left to right because of the headwind, so he turned, headed in the opposite direction, and landed right to left.

It’s an awesome short video [about 3 min] — and still gives me goosebumps.

Link to Red State is here.  

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Everything’s Bigger in Texas

Here’s your 20-second feel-good video clip via Citizen Free Press:

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Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Amidst all the bad news, here’s some fun.  The U.S. Sun reports:

A two-mile-long boat ‘MAGA boat parade' [in Michigan] boasting more than 2,000 boats set sail to celebrate Donald Trump's 74th birthday.

American flags appeared to outnumber sailors, however, as every boat in the impressive flotilla rippled red, white and blue.

There’s a video "Boaters For A Brighter Future" (about a minute and a half long) at the link here.

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