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J.D. Longstreet

(Editor’s note: J.D. Longstreet passed away in 2014. He will be greatly missed.) Longstreet is a conservative Southern American (A native sandlapper and an adopted Tar Heel) with a deep passion for the history, heritage, and culture of the southern states of America. At the same time he is a deeply loyal American believing strongly in “America First”. He is a thirty-year veteran of the broadcasting business, as an “in the field” and “on-air” news reporter (contributing to radio, TV, and newspapers) and a conservative broadcast commentator. Longstreet is a veteran of the US Army and US Army Reserve. He is a member of the American Legion and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A lifelong Christian, Longstreet subscribes to “old Lutheranism” to express and exercise his faith.

Most Recent Articles by J.D. Longstreet:

What IS Truth?

There seem to be two events based on the Zimmerman trial unfolding simultaneously. One: The judicial system's trial of George Zimmerman -- and two: The media's public lynching of George Zimmerman.
- Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Conservatives Forward!

Sometime ago, a friend asked me what I thought President Ronald Reagan would think of Obama.
- Monday, July 1, 2013

Obama’s New Crisis:  Global Warming

Ever since Obama's swearing in the US has lurched from one crisis to another, ever off kilter, never quite getting a grasp of the real situation, rushed toward an Obama sponsored answer to a problem that we are not quite sure actually IS a problem to begin with.
- Thursday, June 27, 2013


Obama’s “Ban the Bomb Bluster”

One thing about the Hippie generation, they are relentless. Even after the air headed-ness of their ideas has been exposed for decades they continue to press on, and on, and on, ad infinitum.
- Friday, June 21, 2013


A Constitutional Conservative

There's a new term being tossed about today by the folks on the political left. Not surprising since they seem captive more to their emotions than folks on the political right.
- Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A Republic… In Danger

The story is told that when Ben Franklin emerged from the Constitutional Convention an anxious lady asked him what kind of government they had given us. His famous reply was: “A republic, Madam… if you can keep it.” And, for the most part, we Americans have been trying to keep it. But “change” is in the air.
- Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Obama’s Syrian Mistake

If I was a cynical person, which, of course, I'm not, I'd probably say something like: "Boy, America's Syrian Adventure will sure divert the Media's attention away from some of Obama's problems here at home, right?" But, see, I'm not at all cynical, so I didn't say that, now did I?
- Monday, June 17, 2013

Virtuous Men Hesitating

You think "Prism" is a big intrusion into your life? Well, just you wait until Obamacare is up and running! As Al Jolson once famously sang: "You ain't seen nothing yet!"
- Monday, June 10, 2013

Riding The Whirlwind

A whirlwind is a vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth. Think about that for a moment.
- Saturday, June 8, 2013

Hanging Up The Stethoscope

America's unmatched healthcare delivery system is already taking a beating from Obamacare.
- Thursday, June 6, 2013


A State Of Palestine No Solution

With the Obama Administration intent on a two-state solution to the Israel/Palestinian problem there are a few things we think ought to be considered.
- Sunday, June 2, 2013


Boy Scouts Of America Are Finished

The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.
- Tuesday, May 28, 2013

A Bar Code on a Wrist Band

America's medical community is in a state of severe decline. The way medicine is practiced and care given to America's medical patients has dropped to a level I have never experienced before in my lifetime and I have been hospitalized at least eighty times since the mid 1960s.
- Friday, May 24, 2013

America Doesn’t Need A President

By now we all recognize that the current occupant of the Oval Office is definitely NOT a type "A" personality.
- Thursday, May 23, 2013

Is this still America?

Texas Republican Congressman Kevin Brady asked during the IRS hearings last week: "Is this still America?"
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013

IRS To Administer Obamacare

From ABC News we learn the following: "The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation.
- Monday, May 20, 2013

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