Lest we forget...............

God of our fathers, known of old--
Lord of our far-flung battle line--
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine--
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget--lest we forget!

The tumult and the shouting dies--
The Captains and the Kings depart--
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget--lest we forget!

Far-called our navies melt away--
On dune and headland sinks the fire--
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget--lest we forget!

If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe--
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law--
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget--lest we forget!

For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard--
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding calls not Thee to guard.
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy Mercy on Thy People, Lord!
Amen.

- Recessional by Rudyard Kipling

HAHAHA!

Barack Obama's amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.

LOL, Barack Obama is a robot. But seriously, see if you can spot our very own David Thompson in the mix.

most annoying day ever pt. 2

.......to further compound the issue of today, in a shock decision Lil' Kim has decided to free the 2 reporters that were sentenced to 12 years hard labour for illegally entering the country.

let me take a minute to get up on my soapbox here.........right, I'm not exactly the biggest fan of Kimilsungism, and I think that a 12 year sentence in a DPRK labour camp is pretty much a delayed death sentence, but, I do have a problem when a particularly difficult country, in a region particularly known for it's intolerance of wai guo ren that overstay their welcome, passes judgement only to rescind when the diplomatic brass steps in.

and people wonder why americans think they can do as they like without consequence.....idiots.