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The Obligatory October 26 Post

October 26, 2017October 8, 2017 Billy Clanton, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, PERSONAL, Tom McLaury, Travesty:, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP 2

It was about 2:15 PM on a very windy, very chilly Wednesday afternoon when four brave men began what we now call The Walk.

The High Cost of Doing What Is Right

October 26, 2017October 8, 2017 American, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Classic Hollywood, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CRIME, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, HISTORY, Ike Clanton, John Behan, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, Senior Citizen, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

It was clearly a case of cops gone bad. Even during the inquest, the judge said that the town marshal had committed an ‘injudicious

The Myth of Guns and the Wild West

October 23, 2017October 8, 2017 A Church for Helldorado, As a Republican, Books by SJ Reidhead, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Cultural Illiteracy, Democratic Party, Doc John Henry Holiday, Episcopal Church, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, John Behan, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, Republican Party, Republicans, The Second Mrs. Earp, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

First published on April 10, 2017. Ordinance No.9: “To Provide against Carrying of Deadly Weapons” (effective April 19, 1881). Section 1. “It is hereby

The Myth of the Libertarian Wild West

October 19, 2017October 17, 2017 As a Christian, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Cochise County War, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, Johnny Ringo, Libertarian Party, Libertarians, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Republican Party, Republicans, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP 1

The Pink Flamingo first ran this article on January 3, 2011. NOTE: For those who don’t know The Pink Flamingo, in my real life

By Your Friends & Associates You Are Known

October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 Cochise County War, Corruption, Gunfight at the OK Corral, John Behan, John Slaughter, Johnny Ringo, Morgan Earp, Vendetta Ride, WYATT EARP

“…I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. A part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies and a belief on, on certain critical issues, America had acted unilaterally without regard for the interests of others.

And this is has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism which, too often, has served as an excuse for collective inaction….” Barack Obama

Years ago when I started researching the life of Wyatt Earp, I came across two different men. The Wyatt Earp of Stuart Lake’s Frontier Marshal is a cross between Superman, The Lone Ranger, and Abraham Lincoln. The Wyatt Earp of Frank Waters’ The Earp Brothers of Tombstone is a cruel, vindictive, psychopathic monster.

Brave, Courageous and Bold

January 13, 2017January 7, 2017 As a Christian, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Cochise County War, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, John Slaughter, Johnny Ringo, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Senior Citizen, Tom McLaury, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp

SUPPOSE SUPPOSE March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929 Wyatt Earp died on this day in 1929. He was in his little rented bungalow

The High Cost of Doing the Right Thing

October 26, 2015October 25, 2015 A Church for Helldorado, Billy Clanton, Books by SJ Reidhead, Classic Hollywood, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Ike Clanton, John Behan, Johnny Ringo, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, PERSONAL, The Second Mrs. Earp, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Virgil Earp, WYATT EARP

There are times, when doing the right thing, sets off a chain reaction that results in good and honorable individuals ruining their lives. Such

2:30PM, October 26, 1881

October 26, 2014October 23, 2016 Billy Clanton, Cochise County War, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Tom McLaury, Virgil Earp

October 26, 1881

October 26, 2013October 6, 2013 Billy Clanton, Cochise County War, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Senior Citizen, Tom McLaury, Virgil Earp, WYATT EARP

It was about 2:15 PM on a very windy, very chilly Wednesday afternoon when four brave men began what we now call The Walk.

David Brooks’ View of the Wild West Is (well) Stupid

July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 As a Republican, Ayn Rand, Books by SJ Reidhead, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CULTURE, Far Righ Loons, Gunfight at the OK Corral, HISTORY, Idiot Conservatives, John Behan, MAIN PAGE, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, PERSONAL, Revisionism, Senior Citizen, Star Trek, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Vendetta Ride, Wild West, WYATT EARP

David Brooks had a recent article about the decline of the male. It makes no sense at all. Rather than attempt to make something

PART X: The Myth of the Libertarian Wild West

January 3, 2011January 1, 2011 American, As a Republican, Books by SJ Reidhead, Classic Hollywood, Cochise County War, Conservative Betrayal, Conservative Not Republican, Conservative War Against GOP, Cultural Illiteracy, Doc John Henry Holiday, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, Johnny Ringo, Libertarian Party, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Senior Citizen, Tea Party Patriots, Third Party Losers, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP 2

NOTE: For those who don’t know The Pink Flamingo, in my real life I specialize in the Wild West, with two novels and two

Snakes, Snails, and Puppy Dog’s Tails

December 15, 2008December 15, 2008 20th Century US, A Church for Helldorado, Barack Obama, CULTURE, Episcopal Church, George W. Bush, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, John Behan, OK Corral, POLITICAL, Revisionism, Ronald Reagan, WYATT EARP

There is an old 19th Century nursery rhyme: What Are Folks Made Of, by Robert Southey who became Poet Laureate in England in 1813.

THE ROAD TO GUADELOUPE CANYON

April 26, 2008March 14, 2009 A Church for Helldorado, Anti-Hispanic Hate, Billy Clanton, Border Patrol, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Conservative Not Republican, Cultural Illiteracy, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Hispanaphobia, Ike Clanton, IMMIGRATION, John Behan, John Slaughter, Johnny Ringo, Lincoln County Cattle War, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Tom McLaury, Travesty:, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

THE ROAD TO GUADELOUPE CANYON FROM: A CHURCH FOR HELLDORADOP. 13, 1449The Gunfight at the OK Corral occurred on October 26, 1881. To make

Part III – Back to Cochise County

April 26, 2008March 14, 2009 A Church for Helldorado, Anti-Hispanic Hate, Billy Clanton, Border Patrol, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Conservative, Cultural Illiteracy, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Hispanaphobia, Ike Clanton, John Behan, John Slaughter, Johnny Ringo, Lincoln County Cattle War, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Revisionism, Tom McLaury, Travesty:, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

BACK TO COCHISE COUNTY Everyone wanted a piece of the action. They wanted their ‘fair share’. They wanted the money. Because the Apache were

Part II – You’ll Find Your Tombstone

April 26, 2008March 14, 2009 Anti-Hispanic Hate, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Border Patrol, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Conservative Not Republican, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, ECONOMY, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Hispanaphobia, Ike Clanton, IMMIGRATION, John Behan, John Slaughter, Johnny Ringo, KKK, Lincoln County Cattle War, Minutemen, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Pioneer Fund, POLITICAL, Tom McLaury, Travesty:, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

YOU’LL FIND YOUR TOMBSTONE Everyone and their pack mule knew the vast desert along the Mexican border in what was then Pima County, A.

Cochise County, Immigration & Crime

April 26, 2008March 14, 2009 A Church for Helldorado, Anti-Hispanic Hate, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Border Patrol, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Conservative Not Republican, Cultural Illiteracy, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Hispanaphobia, Ike Clanton, IMMIGRATION, John Behan, John Slaughter, Johnny Ringo, Lincoln County Cattle War, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, REPUBLICAN, Revisionism, Tom McLaury, Travesty:, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP 1

Last weekend some serious charges were leveled at The Pink Flamingo, questioning methods and sources. Several days ago Harold Hutchinson at Called As Seen

EX-CLUSIVE: The State of Affairs in Cochise County

March 8, 2008March 14, 2009 American Border Patrol, Anti-Hispanic Hate, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Border Patrol, Chris Simcox, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Conservative Not Republican, Doc John Henry Holiday, FAIR, Frank McLaury, Glenn Spencer, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Hispanaphobia, Historial Ignorance, Ike Clanton, IMMIGRATION, John Behan, John Tanton, Johnny Ringo, Lincoln County Cattle War, Michelle Malkin, Minutemen, Morgan Earp, Numbers USA, OK Corral, REPUBLICAN, Revisionism, Tom McLaury, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West 1

A Pink Flamingo ExclusiveILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS NOT A REAL ISSUE Yes, you read correctly. I’ve been doing a little snooping and discovered that immigration