Old California's "Doctor” John Marsh

"Doctor” John Marsh was an early pioneer and one of the first American settlers in Old California. His life is controversial in that some say he was a fraud, a man who cheated others out of property and wages, a man who was nothing but an opportunist, a man who is known to have helped start an Indian war. Others claim he was none of the above. They instead say he was a trail blazer and an American hero.

He was born in 1799 in South Danvers, Massachusetts. He is said to have graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Some say his degree was in "Education". But then again, it appears no one really knows what area of study he received his degree in. As far as his being a "Doctor"? It's believed that he studied medicine with an Army doctor at one point in his life for about a year or so. 

As for his being a "trailblazer"? 

After Boston, he left for the Michigan Territory where he is said to have opened what many believe is the first school in what is now Minnesota. A short while after his involvement with the school, he then became an Indian Agent for the Sioux Agency in that area. It is said that he even took a French-Indian woman as his wife. Though he called the woman his "wife," it is believed they were never married. And though that was the case, she gave birth to a son that they named Charles.

For some reason, maybe a real interest of medicine, he supposedly befriended a Dr. Purcell in Fort Snelling. He supposedly learned medicine from me during their association. Then after leaving Minnesota, he got involved in the Black Hawk War between the Sioux and their rivals the Fox and Sauk tribes in Wisconsin.

Because of his involvement with those tribes, Marsh was actually blamed for a massacre of the Fox and Sauk tribes by the Sioux. As a result of his part in what took place, he fled the area and headed for Illinois. In the process, he abandoned his "wife" who said to be again pregnant. And yes, there is a story about how she tried to walk a hundred miles to rejoin him. It is said that the journey was too much for her. She and her child died in childbirth.

John Marsh decided to give his small son Charles to a family in Illinois to raise. And surprisingly, it's said that afterward he once again became involved in Indian affairs. It was noted throughout the frontier that Indian agents were among the most crooked people that could be found. Agents were notorious for stealing goods such as food and clothing, and then selling it elsewhere for a profit. Agents were so notoriously crooked that they starved many tribes.  

Definitely not one above making a dishonest dollar, the people there soon discovered that Marsh was also selling guns illegally to the Indians. So again he fled the territory, but this time he settled in Independence, Missouri, where it's said he became a merchant of some sort.

Selling food and goods meant for Indians in his care? Being responsible for a massacre? Selling guns to Indians? Abandoning his "wife" and child? He sounds like the type of man who was one step ahead of a hangman's noose and short drop.

His business in Independence, Missouri, went under in 1836. From there he joined the American Fur Company and traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Through the American Fur Company, Marsh made his way to Southern California via the Santa Fe Trail.

In Southern California, John Marsh found that he was the only person who had any knowledge of Western medicine. So yes, he passed himself off as a "doctor." He even went so far as to present his Harvard degree to the local Mexican Government of Alta California. Since the degree was written in Latin, which none of the authorities there could read, they took his word and granted him permission to practice medicine. Imagine that!

Though many so-called "doctors" of the time did not have Medical Degrees, this was a heck of a scam. As "Doctor" John Marsh, he was quite successful in his new profession. As for is prices, his prices were very high. In fact, most accounts talk about how he gouged his clients. Sometimes he'd even charge as much as a single head of cattle to deliver a child. Nevertheless, believe it or not, John Marsh is credited as being the first person to practice Western Medicine in California.

Not surprisingly, he eventually made many enemies in Southern California before fleeing to Northern California in 1837, He settled on the eastern side of Mount Diablo in what is now Contra Costa County. There, in 1838, he bought the Rancho Los Meganos Mexican land grant from Jose Noriega on what is now called Marsh Creek on the Western edge of the present-day town of Brentwood. The price was $300 in cowhides.

This time though, he finally prospered. Yes, in spite of once again engaging in shady business practices of charging higher than normal prices for routine medicine. As for historical firsts, he may have been the first doctor in California known for gouging his patients.

Some say that he wasn't all bad as he actually cared for some of the survivors of the Donner Party while living near Mount Diablo, but I haven't been able to verify this. It is known that his shady business dealings resulted in Marsh actually acquiring tens of thousands of head of cattle. This enabled him to live the life of a wealthy Californio.

In addition to his shady business dealings, he paid very low wages to his workers. He was in fact also known to have performed corporal punishment on his workers with either whip or lash when he felt crimes had been committed on his ranch. According to various sources, many of his workers, especially the Vaqueros, hated him for cheating them out of wages or using a whip on them for no reason at all in some cases.

In 1841, when the first American emigrant party, the Bartleson-Bidwell Party arrived in California. Doctor Marsh invited them to be his guests. That is the reason why the California Trail terminated in Brentwood. John Bidwell, who was on the first wagon train over the Sierra Nevada in 1841 and the founder of the town of Chico, called Doctor John Marsh, "One of the most selfish of mortals."

As for his politics, he worked behind the scenes to promote American Statehood for California. But it was not for the reason that some may think. He was looking for Americans who were willing to buy land. In March 1845, he signed a letter that was also signed be 23 other expatriates announcing a clandestine meeting to take place on the Fourth of July. 

That letter has now been designated as the “Call To Foreigners” by modern historians. While Marsh did not take credit for writing that letter, most California Historians agree that he wrote it. According to the letter, the purpose of the clandestine meeting was to "promote the union and harmony and best interests of all the foreigners resident in California". 

As a land speculator, he was looking for people wanting to come to California so that he would become even wealthier. In fact, through land sales during that period, he became wealthy beyond his imagination. When Americans took California in 1846 during the Bear Flag Rebellion, and discovered gold in 1848, Doctor Marsh made a fortune. Soon he left his adobe home and started looking for the right place to build his mansion. 

In 1851, the Reverend William W. Smith introduced Doctor Marsh to Abigail "Abby" Tuck who was a school teacher from New England. She served as Principal at a girls' school in San Jose. After a brief courtship of only two weeks, they were married. On March 12, 1852, she gave birth to a daughter and they named her Alice.

Together they began construction of a magnificent mansion built entirely of stone quarried from the nearby hills. His wife, Abby, chose the location of the home because of the view of the surrounding valley and Mount Diablo which sits just a few miles south of the present-day city of Brentwood, California. Abby died, however, before their mansion was completed. Marsh ultimately moved into the 7,000 square foot mansion, but he ended up only living in their mansion for about three weeks.

So whatever happened to Doctor John Marsh? 

Well, he became very active in California politics. Frankly, it should not come as a surprise to anyone that a crook and swindler would enter politics. Then on September 24th, 1856, wealthy politically respected Doctor John Marsh began a trip that started on his land in Eastern Contra Costa County. He was supposedly headed to San Francisco where he was supposed to get some sort of a political appointment of some sort. It is not known exactly what appointment that was, but that doesn't matter because on that day Marsh's luck ran out. 

On the road between Pacheco and Martinez, California, Doctor Marsh was stopped by a few of his former employees who wanted to talk to him about their wages that had been withheld from them. They also thought it was a good opportunity to discuss being whipped.

Some say he was actually ambushed and they found him shot to death still in his buggy. Some say he was shot, had his throat cut, was castrated, and was left to bleed out in a ditch on the side of a road. The latter is what most sources agree on. 

As for why he was killed, Doctor John Marsh was murdered that day by at least three of his former Vaquero over the wages that Marsh refused to pay them. So while some say it was purely revenge for being whipped for no reason, most agree that his murder was because he cheated his Vaquero out of their wages.   

There is a tall tale about how shortly before Marsh's murder, a young man approached the mansion door seeking shelter from a harsh storm. Supposedly, it was his long-lost son Charles. 

The story goes that Charles journeyed to California in search of his father and that they met and enjoyed a happy reunion. The rest of the story has it that Charles tracked down each of his father’s killers and killed each of them with his bare hands. 

But no, that never happened. Doctor Marsh's three killers were found and were tried in court. While two were given light sentences, the man who is said to have been his killer was given life in prison. That seems strange since such a crime would have normally meant that a killer would faced hanging in those days. 

As for the story of his long-lost son Charles, that's a yarn that no one believes. Doctor Marsh did in fact locate and find his son who was over 20 years old. He was brought out and met with his father. Then he supposedly lived there for a while before his father was killed. He was at the trial of his father's killers in Martinez, California, when it started in 1867. He was there when his father's killer Felipe Moreno was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1868. By the way, I find it very interesting that California Governor Henry Markham pardoned Marsh's killer Felipe Moreno in 1891. 

As for his daughter Alice Marsh? Well, she was entrusted to the care of others. She ended up marrying and staying in the area. 

After Doctor Marsh's death, his 50,000 acre ranch would not survive. And the March Mansion would eventually fall into disrepair. Later, the building was picked up and is now part of Cowell Ranch/John Marsh Property State Historic Park. The park has applied for status as a National Historic Monument. It's on the list of National Historic Places.

Today, there is Marsh this and that. Believe it or not, there is a California Historical Landmark plague number 722 that still marks the site where Doctor John Marsh was murdered. Today, there's also an elementary school in Antioch, California, that is named after Doctor John Marsh, and there's a Marsh Road or maybe two, including a Marsh Landing. In fact, California State Route 4 which bypasses the cities of Oakley and Brentwood has been named the John Marsh Heritage Highway in honor of Doctor John Marsh. Imagine that!

It's an interesting legacy for a man from Massachusetts, a man admired by many as a wonderful example of a California Pioneer. Yet, in reality, he was a man who always seemed to be one step ahead of a hangman's noose or a bullet -- until his luck ran out.

Tom Correa

Weiner: Mentally Unstable or Just Arrogance?

OK, so what's the big surprise about Rep. Anthony Weiner, the Democrat Representative from New York?

Heck, I thought Weiner had something wrong with him long before his recent problems with him being exposed so to say for posting lewd pictures on Twitter to several women - including a minor.

I remember not knowing who this extreme Left leaning Liberal weiner was until March 16th of this year.

How do I remember that it was March 16th, because I remembered it and looked it up again to make sure that I had the right day. That was the first time that I really heard of him.

Weiner was on Fox with Sean Hannity. Hannity was trying to get some straight answers out of Weiner when he was on the show alongside Rep Michele Bachmann, Republican Representative from Minnesota, to debate our out of control Federal spending and budget problems.

During the program, it was very evident, right there in front of everyone to see, that Weiner had problems. He was extremely combative and arrogant, very sarcastic, and straight up dishonest.

It took less than a minute for things to get heated up. Things got out of hand and extremely personal when Weiner mocked Bachmann during the debate. Then Hannity and Weiner went head to head.

During their debate Hannity admonished Weiner for spending too much of “our money.” 

Weiner, like most Democrats in Washington, sees "our many" as his money to spend.  The money that Americans pay in taxes has never been designed as a blank check for anyone. Out taxes go to our "needs" and not to "luxuries" that we can't afford - like say giving Billions of dollars to Muslim countries who are oil rich just so they will be our friends. But that's another subject for later.

On Hannity, Weiner went into the same old diversionary scam that Liberal Politicians pull when they've been confronted with facts and they can't fight back.  Immediately he started in by saying that it was Bush's fault, Bush this and Bush that, it's the fault of the rich, and so on and so on while pulling out all of the standard Liberal Bumper Sticker witticisms that they seem to always resort to when they have no facts to back up their arguments.

That was when Hannity called Weiner, "A partisan hack!" And then went on to tell Weiner to, "Stop it!”

Weiner responded, "Don’t call me names, Sean! It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day. You’re going to call me names?"

The first thought that hit my mind was, where did that come from?  What did that mean? What is this guy thinking about here? Honestly, I just didn't get it.

Then I realized that Weiner was really such an arrogant self-absorbed Liberal that he was actually trying to take a shot at Hannity's Irish roots to divert the subject. Imagine that.



Weiner's known for his sarcastic tone when debating Conservatives, but lately his sarcasm as been replace by insincere pleas of understanding. Why, because he's been outed for having sent X-Rated pictures to women on Twitter. And yes, including a minor.

First he denied it, then he lied about it. After that he tried to dismiss it. Now it seems he's asked for understanding as he's sought coaching from Bill and Hillary Clinton. Imagine that for a moment!

No matter what Bill and Hillary Clinton say to help him, now Weiner has bigger problems. Instead of just being exposed for his unethical behavior of lewd acts, now the Police in some jurisdictions where some of those women reside are now looking into the possibility that Weiner as actually committed crimes.

And while the Police are on Weiner's trail, Weiner is dismissing calls by Democrat Party leaders for him to resign over this sex scandal. 

Instead, Weiner is now saying that he's taking "a leave of absence" and checking himself into a clinic for treatment. Sounds like something out of the Tiger Woods' Handbook of Excuses for Rotten Behavior.

And by the way, treatment for what? Mental instability? Irrational behavior? Perverted acts of lewd and lascivious behavior? Sending sexually explicit material to a minor? Are these treatable "medical conditions"?

These are not "medical conditions!"

Lewd and lascivious behavior occurs when a person commits an indecent act of sexual gratification. Weiner sending unsolicited e-mails and twitters containing obscene material or sexually explicit conduct is unlawful in most States. Especially if that material is sent to a minor.

I do not believe that Weiner's actions are the result of some sort of a "medical condition."

I believe that that's a ruse, a clever subterfuge, it's a scam to divert the truth and hide behind a lie. Reckless, indecent, unethical behavior on behave of a member of our government should not be put up with.

It shouldn't be put up with by anyone anywhere. No matter if it's the Mayor or the Chief of Police of a small town, a Tax Collector or a Judge, the U.S. Attorney General or one of the President's many unelected Czars, the President or an actually member of Congress, Americans don't need poor judgement and shoddy behavior in our city, state and federal governments.

Dishonest or reprehensible actions have no place at any level of our government.

Weiner was elected to a position of trust and responsibility. He was elected to do the work of a representative of the people. The people voted him into office, no different than a Mayor or Counselman. But in this case, as a member of Congress, he also represents all Americans.

This whole issue has to do with reckless, indecent, unethical behavior in a position that demands that good judgement is essential. Sane and rational thought processes are a must.

If he is metally ill, than he has no place in Congress voting on issues that affect our taxation, our economy, our defense, our medical needs, the Nation's energy policies or our forgien policies to name a few. 

Sane and reasonable people understand sane and reasonable actions. Actions that are claimed to be hampered for reasons that need to be addressed medically have no place in Congress where decisions are being made that affect all of us.

In my opinion, his actions have nothing to do with an impaired mental capacity. If I'm wrong, than so be it and get him out of Congress now!

But honestly, my opinion is that his actions are simply an abuse of power by a Politician who thinks that he's above the law. It seems to me that he thought that he could do this sort of thing and get away with it without penalty.  And if so, than get him out of Congress now!

CNN report on Democrat call for Weiner to resign:
http://www.mrctv.org/videos/top-dems-weiner-get-out


Story by Tom Correa

The Great Chili Cook-Off Implosion

Last year, the middle of June, our group's biggest fund-raiser went on as planned. And yes, it was a big hit.

Along with a Tri-tip Bar-B-Q, there was music and beer and people came up from the valley as well as neighboring areas.

Folks flocked in from just about everywhere. And yes, unlike some hot summer days, the mountain air was cool and perfect for friends and neighbors to visit and enjoy the day.

Besides the beautiful weather and friends, beer and Bar-B-Q, there was an Silent Auction and Raffle Prizes galore. There was no doubt later that some of the winning bids made out like bandits and walked away with steals when all was said and done. 

There were trophies setup for the almost dozen contestants in their pop-up tents busy cooking their version of the best Chili.  Each of the contestants had their own idea of what the best Chili should include. And yes, each pop-up tent was decorated with different themes to go along with their Chili.

Were there "Secret Ingredients?" Yes, there were all sorts of "Secret Ingredients!" 

Beings that these are the mountains, yes there were different meats such as venison and buffalo if I remember right. And no, contrary to rumors, the Road Kill Chili did not have real "road kill."

Of course, notable to me was the rivalry between Christie and her son J.T. who worked pretty hard to best his mom's famous Atnip Homemade Chili.

Tony Atnip and I volunteered to work the bar that day. It's always great to work with Tony. Besides being a great friend, I like Tony because he has a great sense of humor!

The day was interesting in that some of the competition contestants did surprisingly better than others. The judge's preferences seemed to be toward uncommon Chilies with more spice and color and chunk meats.

I felt bad for poor Dorothy who was completely out of the running because her Chili didn't make it. She was so busy helping and socializing, and drinking, that she forgot to add all of the ingredients to her Chili.  Water being one!

J.T.'s special Top Secret recipe Chili was my favorite. It was a stick to the ribs Chili that was hot but also sort of sweet tasting. It was a kind of hot that snuck up on you afterwards.

His mom Christie won People's Choice. And yes, J.T. has vowed that he'd be ready next year to take her on again.

We had a few people show up at the bar wanting drinks that simply aren't found at some group events in the country. Sorry, but finding a Martini at a Chili Cook-Off around here is like trying to find a horse in your bath tube. It most likely ain't going to happen!

I was going to say as hard as trying to find a straight man in San Francisco, but I was told that they can still be found there believe it or not.  Though far and few between!

So what has happened this year to the Great Chili Cook-Off?  Well, it's imploded! Yes, it has imploded before it's actually taken place.

There was a sense of dread floating around the group for the last few weeks. And yes, it was a sense that was being felt by many and not just me.

For the pass few meetings, no one has brought up the Chili Cook-Off.  For me, I thought it was because everything was being handled by the same individuals who took care of things last year.

Wow, was I wrong!

Other then the super effort by two great guys to get out and ask for donations for the event's Silent Auction and Raffle, it is now known that no one has done anything else to get it going. 

Whoever was supposed to contact the local paper, the Buy 'N Sell, to advertise this year's event, didn't do it. Whoever was supposed to contact the entertainment, he didn't do it. Whoever was supposed to setup the Bar-B-Q, he didn't do it. Whoever was supposed to contact the artist who makes our trophies, he didn't do it.

Because there was no advertisement in the way of fliers or ads, no one signed up to be part of the Chili Competition. What's a Chili Cook-Off with no contestants? Well, nothing!

Because no one called our friend who does the entertainment, he didn't know about it. I called him today and will again talk to him tomorrow.

Yesterday evening I was informed by the man in charge of buying the food for our group, and subsequently responsible for buying the meat and such for any of our Bar-B-Qs, that he did not know about it because no one let him know what we needed. And yes, no one contacted our good friend who does a great Bar-B-Q each year.

Have you noticed how all of the things that weren't done are really easy things and really require no great labor or effort? I agree.

Those things sound small, and they are rather simple. Basically they are not very hard to accomplish. Most are just a few phone calls, and nothing extremely difficult for anyone to do. Yet they didn't happen. They simply weren't done.

So what has taken place because of all of this? What will happen tomorrow at the Great Chili Cook-Off? Well, nothing.

Nothing meaning that nothing will take place tomorrow. Nothing means that nothing will happen to those who dropped the ball. One of the people involved who spent many of his own hours traveling around to seek out donations wants to quit. And honestly, I don't blame him.

So now, instead of our Annual Chili Cook-Off, the group as postponed it until July the 23rd in the hopes that we will have our stuff together to get 'er done!

Yes, that's six weeks. Six weeks to make 3 phone calls for the trophies, to arrange the entertainment, and to ask our friend if he'd once again Bar-B-Q some Tri-tip and Chicken for us. Six weeks to get the meat and chicken and whatever else is needed for a great lunch. Six weeks to put out fliers and again advertise and ask folks to come on up on a wonderful Saturday afternoon.

We have six weeks to let folks know that we will once again have our Chili Competition where people can walk around and taste the different recipes, meet the folks cooking, and yes have a great time.

My advice to anyone putting on such an event.

First, never take anything for granted as being done. No matter how organized you think people are, we should never assume that they have their stuff together. The person who normal does the task may look like he has it together, but sometimes looks are all it is.

Second, ask questions. Even if it is bound to ruffle some rooster's feathers, do it! Ask who's in charge of things? Ask where things stand? Ask if so and so has been contacted? Ask if anyone needs help, especially if that person looks like they have completely disregarded their duties to carry things out the way they were supposed to be. Ask!

And third, jump in and help! This is going to upset someone, but so what! It's better to have one person upset at you for fixing a major problem than have your group suffer because of his lack of interest in doing his job. Some folks lose interest in things if they're in an organization too long. When that happens and they are in a position of responsibility, the group pays the price.

Finally, it is important to understand the nature of any group event where all the people responsible for things are volunteers. It is a matter of character that we live up to our word when we give it.

It is very personal and should be taken to heart. After all is said and done, our word is all we have. It should not be swayed because of the actions of others. It should not be sacrificed because of personality conflicts. If we give our word, then it should stand for something.

If you give your word and take responsibility, then be responsible. It really is that simple. It is a matter of who you are as a person. It reflects upon you.

If you are in charge of the group, then ask what's going on. If you're the person who everyone assumes is doing the job, then let folks know what's the status of things.

And yes, if by chance you can't do what you need to do? Don't shirk your duties, instead you should remember that it puts you in a better light if you have it in you to say "I need help" when you do.

Saying you need help makes you look like a team player. It sure looks a lot better than shirking your duties and not telling anyone until the last minute.

Saying you need help also looks a lot better than talking about how everything is screwed up, especially when you're partly responsible for making it that way.

Story by Tom Correa

Al Qaeda Leader - Dumb As Box Of Rocks

I just read where an Al Qaeda leader urges American Muslims to go out and buy guns for terror attacks here in the United States.

In a video release yesterday, an idiot by the name of Adam Gadahn who is an American-born spokesman for the Al Qaeda terror network, went on to urge Muslims who live in America to take advantage of the so-called "easy access to firearms and buy guns to kill Americans."

This idiot Gadahn goes on to say that America is an example of where Muslims in the West have tools at their disposal for a holy war against "the enemies of Islam" ....  blah blah blah.

He goes on to say, "America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms. You can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault rifle without a background check and most likely without having to show an identification card."

This proves this boy is dumb! No brain what so ever! He has obviously never been to a Gun Show!

No background check, show me where that is taking place these days?

Although many of the folks at a Gun Show are in the business of selling guns, ammo, and equipment, a lot of Gun Shows sales are also conducted between private parties. In either circumstance, through a business or through a private party, the buyer has to show a picture identification and go through a ton of paper work before the sale is ever completed.

The fact is that all State and Federal laws are adhered to during the process. And yes, unless you are buying an antique firearm, under law the gun is held for 10 days while a background check is made on the buyer to insure that he isn't a Felon.

Since we check for Felons, maybe it's about time we start checking to see if the buyer is from some Middle Eastern county and not really places like Oakland, Detroit or Chicago. 

Maybe we should find out if guy buying a semi-auto assault rifle at a Gun Show is affiliations to any of the hundreds of radical Universities in our country?  Maybe he's here on a student visa and just wants to learn how to fly and not land an airplane?  It's happened before!

Maybe the background checks at Gun Shows should say whether or not the Muslim idiot is on the No Fly List? Wow, real security! Imagine that for a moment.

And darn right he has to produce identifications, proof of citizenship - and not some computer generated Birth Certificate either - it has to be something real and verifiable. 

Some of the States these days also require that he or she has to take the Firearms Safety Test before buying a gun of any sort. And no, shooting your AK-47 Assault Rifle in the air celebrating your son's first and last suicide bombing is not considered safe.

But besides all of that, Gun Shows don't usually carry what those Islamic turkeys are looking for.

Muslims are not after my dad's old lever action .30-30 Marlin deer rifle or grandpa's .30-06 bolt action '03 Springfield rifle that was used by someone or other in World War I. 

No friends, Muslim terrorists are no different than those Drug Cartel maniacs on the Mexican Border. They all want fully automatic spray-and-pray easy to use third-world guns that aren't very accurate - but do put out a lot of rounds.

They're all looking for a type of firearm that is easy enough to use. Even if he is like most of those slow witted extremely angry as all get out Great Satan hating Muslim monkeys over there.

They need simple because they are simple minded.  They need guns that are easy enough for a 12 year old to take apart.

In that way those mindless idiots might be able to take it apart and spray clean it with a can of WD-40 before he or she goes back out on their next Jihad when the CNN cameras are rolling.

This bozo Adam Gadahn, pronounced God-Dam-Idiot, thinks the good folks at Gun Shows will just hand guns over to his idiot followers and say, "Thanks! You all just have a nice day now!" 

Friends, that Islamic turkey don't know much about the way Americans do things. Gadahn's speech writers must all work for the Democratic National Party Headquarters where no one knows anything about how real middle America functions.

Either that, or he's actually believing the propaganda coming out of the Anti-Gun Groups here in the States.

The idea of no background checks, or how a fully auto weapon can be sold to just anyone sounds like something out of the Liberal Left's Anti-Gun Lobbyist Handbook of Gun Lies and Distortions (standard edition).

I don't know of too many Americans at Gun Shows that would sell anything illegal to anyone, nevertheless to some suspicious Muslim turkey with no identification.

And even if some Islamic joker did show up with a wad of cash and did try to make a seller an offer that he couldn't refuse, it wouldn't happen?

First off, the Seller would have to turn in his or her Federal Terrorist Hunting License.

And Second, friends can you just imagine the publicity points some Gun Show would make if it became publicly known that Sellers at Gun Shows call the FBI to inform them of Muslims wackos who are trying to buy illegal guns?

Talk about great PR!

And friends, this idiot Gadahn might not realize this, but in all states fully autos are illegal to sell to anyone without a Federal Firearms License pure and simple. That's Federal Law!   

Then I guess this guy's latest Islamic Rant Video has this idiot Gadahn saying, "So what are you waiting for?" Supposedly in a matter-of-fact tone before launching into a great commercial advertisement for American Companies like Exxon, Merrily Lynch and Bank of America.

How's it a great commercial for those those companies? Simple, the idiot calls them "Islam's enemies." Check that out!

Talk about making Americans want to buy a product. Just go ahead and let all of America know that Muslims terrorist hate them. Friends, I can almost guarantee that their company stock will sell like hot cakes!

If there's truth behind that whole Arab proverb that goes, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"? The proverb that pushes the whole idea that someone who is the enemy of your enemy is therefore your friend. 

You bet it can work against them! After all friends, it also works in reverse, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend as well!" 

In the case of Exxon, Merrily Lynch and Bank of America. Well, them having some Islamic idiot tell folks that the Muslim terrorists hate those companies is probably the best free advertising that those companies could have possible asked for. 

So Gadahn closed his "Religion of Peace" hate video by telling everyone that, "it's just a matter of entrusting the matter to Allah and choosing the right place, the right time and the right method."

Heck, if that boy really believed in his cause, then he should quit talking and make the call. That's right!  I say if he's in that big of a hurry to make his splash, so to speak, then he should forget about entrusting it to Allah.

Instead, all he has to do is man up and contact the United States Marine Corps. I can assure him that the Marines can set up the right place, the right time, and the right method for him to find what he's looking for. 

Knowing my brother Marines, I'm 100% sure that it would be their pleasure to send him to Hell!

Story by Tom Correa