Bristol Palin today posted on Bristol's Blog:

Wayne Brady made a tasteless joke about my brother at the Roseanne Barr roast several days ago. Here's my response....

Retrieved from: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bristolpalin/2012/08/i-forgive-you-wayne-brady/.

Governor Palin today Tweeted:

SarahPalinUSA: Paul Gosar for AZ-4 Dr. Paul Gosar is not a career politician. He's a dentist, a conservative, a small business... http://t.co/dnf5D84t

Dr. Paul Gosar is not a career politician. He's a dentist, a conservative, a small business owner, and someone I was proud to endorse in 2010. His accomplishments as a freshman congressman are remarkable and a shining example of what hardworking public service is all about.

You won't find Paul playing endless rounds of golf or hobnobbing at D.C. cocktail parties. When Congress isn't in session, you'll find him with the people he represents. In the past 18 months, he's held over 24 town halls and put over 60,000 miles on his old car traveling his district. And when he is not listening to the people he works for, he is with his wife Maude and his three kids, probably pulling weeds in his yard as he thinks of ways to shrink government and bring about the reform we need in Washington to secure a prosperous and fiscally responsible America for our children.

As a freshman congressman, he didn't just bide his time or go along to get along. He got down to work. Arizona's largest newspaper reviewed Paul's legislative accomplishments and concluded that “Bottom line: when it comes to sponsored bills and amendments passed by the House of Representatives, Gosar has been among the most successful new members not only in Arizona's delegation, but also in the entire freshman class." He's fought hard to eliminate wasteful spending, sponsoring one bill after another to repeal wasteful programs and save the taxpayers' money. He co-sponsored and voted for “Cut, Cap, and Balance," and he took a tough vote to cut $2.1 trillion from the bloated federal budget, which is the largest nominal spending cut since World War II.

He's been a leader on looking for ways to cut spending, and he's also been a staunch fighter for the people of Arizona. Along with Congressman Darrell Issa, Paul has been laser-like in pursuing the truth about the “Operation Fast and Furious" scandal, and Paul is the sponsor of a resolution of no confidence in Attorney General Holder. He's also defended the interests of Arizonans in taking on the Obama administration's over-reaching EPA bureaucrats.

I think you can see why he has the support of so many Arizonans – from Governor Jan Brewer to Senator Jon Kyl. I was proud to endorse Paul Gosar two years ago, and I believe he more than deserves to return to Congress to continue his good work for Arizona's new 4th Congressional District. I hope you'll join me in supporting Paul and donating and volunteering for him. This is one conservative public servant you can be certain will be working hard for you and getting positive results.

-Sarah Palin

More here: http://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA

Governor Palin today Tweeted:

SarahPalinUSA: Ted Yoho for FL-3 Dr. Ted Yoho isn’t afraid of hard work. To put himself through college and veterinary school... http://t.co/XwG1LWw9

Dr. Ted Yoho isn’t afraid of hard work. To put himself through college and veterinary school he worked nights in a vegetable packing house and summers in construction. After graduating, he started and grew his own successful business. Yes, President Obama, Ted built that himself.

Tired of watching career politicians spend us into debt and tax us to death, Ted decided to run for Congress in Florida’s new 3rd Congressional District. No stranger to hard work, Ted took his conservative businessman’s perspective from town to town, county to county, and voter to voter asking them all the same thing: “Had enough?” The answer was clear. Ted’s victory in last week's primary sent the same message we are seeing all across the country: Yes, we have had enough. We’ve had enough of our elected officials going to Washington and forgetting about us. We’ve had enough of them mortgaging our children’s future to foreign debtors. We’ve had enough of Congress wasting our money on useless programs that enrich themselves or reward their cronies. We’ve had enough of high taxes. We’ve had enough of Obamacare’s threat of faceless government bureaucrats making life and death health care decisions for us. We’ve have enough of no job growth and government red tape that stifles our entrepreneurial spirit and any hope of long term prosperity.

Underdog candidates like Ted aren’t running because it’s easy, and they don’t plan on going to Washington to just “go along to get along.” No, these underdogs are running to fight for sudden and relentless reform and they know the hard work it will require to make it happen. If you’ve had enough and are ready for some real reform that puts government back on our side, please join me in supporting Dr. Ted Yoho for Congress in FL-3. Let’s send this commonsense businessman to D.C. to fight for us. He won’t forget who sent him there.

- Sarah Palin

More here: http://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA

Bristol Palin today posted on Bristol's Blog:

Some liberal "scholars" published an article in a supposedly reputable journal suggesting that it should be just as permissible to kill a newborn baby as it is to kill an unborn child. What's next?

Retrieved from: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/bristolpalin/2012/08/after-birth-abortion/.

Todd Palin eased off the helicopter skid and rappelled in a near free fall to a point about 10 feet above the factory roof before he was lowered along with his partner Laila Ali. The team did not hang out very long in mid air. Palin, Ali, and the rest of the team were on a search-and-destroy mission to raise money for military and first responder charities. Once on the roof, Palin swung into action immediately taking out the fuel tanks with his Barrett REC7. Then, Palin and Ali got on their ropes and rappelled eight stories down the side of the building into the bed of a waiting pickup truck to engage more targets. Palin took out three, all with one-shot kills. Once the shooting was finished, the squad returned to the truck, which blasted through the rear entrance as another target exploded behind them and the mission was accomplished.

Though Palin had taken most of his targets out with one-shot kills in the Amphibious Assault, he was not satisfied with "most." His goal was 100% single-shot kills and he achieved it in this mission, which took 6:26 to complete.

These dramatic frame grabs and video bring to life today’s living Rambo. The segment featuring Palin begins at 11:27 and concludes at 19:09 in the video.

Todd Palin practices on close targets with the REC7.

From the right: Todd Palin practices on close targets with the REC7. Look closely. The bolt is halfway open - the shot has been fired and this frame grab caught the rifle in mid-cycle.

From the left: Todd Palin practices on close targets with the REC7.

Another from the right: Todd Palin practices on close targets with the REC7. Look closely again. Now the bolt is almost closed chambering a fresh round.

Todd Palin does a final check on his ropes....

Todd Palin with one foot on the skid, and the other "over the edge"....

Down he goes in a near free-fall....

Hanging Out...The Palin Way...

Todd Palin acquires, recognizes, and identifies his target...

Target eliminated...

...in a billowing fireball...

...that developed into a mushroom cloud...They don't call it "Search and Destroy" for nothing.

Todd Palin "over the edge" - again...

Seven stories to go...

Almost there...

In the truck....

Running to engage targets....

Todd Palin draws his bead....

Target eliminated....

Next target eliminated....

Todd Palin draws his final bead....

Last target eliminated....

Back in the truck....

Mission Accomplished.

Barrett General Facts

Barrett is best known for its venerable M82 and M107 .50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun) semi-auto sniper rifles which our soldiers use in combat. These rifles are available to civilians, but with prices ranging from $8,750 to nearly $15,000, they are high-rollers' guns. While Stars Earn Stripes, Amphibious Assault featured FN Herstal USA products, this episode featured two Barrett products, which the manufacturer discussed in a press release.

Barrett REC7

The Barrett REC7 is a gas-piston operated select-fire flattop AR type rifle available in both 5.56 x 45 NATO (which means .223 can be fired through it as well) and 6.8 SPC. The latter round is undergoing tests by various military services, who are seeking a round more powerful than the 5.56 x 45, but without the recoil of the 7.62 x 51.

The REC7 comes with a collapsible stock and includes a full-length top Picatinny M-1913 rail with rails on all sides of the forearm and backup iron sights (BUIS) that can co-witness with certain optics. Three of the forearm rails are partially covered to protect the shooter's hand.

The REC7 is available to civilians in a semi-auto only model, but at $1,950 MSRP for the base model and prices ranging up to $2,650, it is a rather expensive (but very well-built) AR.

Barrett MRAD

The MRAD is a .338 Lapua Magnum bolt action sniper rifle and has been featured in all Stars Earn Stripes episodes thus far, being the final weapon used by contestants facing dismissal in the elimination shoot house. Like its .50 BMG counterpart, the MRAD is available to civilians, but with prices ranging from $6,000 to nearly $8,000, this too is a high-roller's gun. Civilian owners of either .50 BMG or .338 Lapua Magnum rifles often joke that they chamber not ammunition but $10 bills. The .338 Lapua Magnum is particularly expensive to shoot with a box of 20 rounds costing up to $120, because of simple economy of scale. This is not a round you're going to get in the local sporting goods store. The .50 BMG is more prolific and actually cheaper to shoot. Civilian shooters often reload fired brass to cut shooting costs.

The .338 Lapua Magnum is perfect for targets 1,000 yards away and has a maximum effective range of 1,500 yards, though some snipers have shot it at distances of over a mile. YouTube is replete with videos of shooters claiming targets hit at distances exceeding 2,000 yards. The .338 Lapua Magnum is more than twice as powerful as the 7.62 x 51 / .308 rounds and the .50 BMG is more than twice as powerful as the .338 Lapua Magnum.

The MRAD is likely named after the milliradian scopes that are now starting to supplant the venerable Mil-Dot.

The .338 Lapua Magnum is in a completely different class from the .338 that Todd Palin uses on his moose hunts. A reader noted that his moose hunting round it is more likely the .338 Winchester than the .338 Federal I surmised it could be in the Amphibious Assault article. Hopefully, we will get to see Todd Palin use the MRAD in a mission.

Complete Video Transcript: Search and Destroy