The recent success of the Blogburst for Fred Thompson as inspired me to help keep things going. The impetus for the blogburst came from Rick Moran at Right Wing Nut House. He wrote a post titled BLOGBURST FOR FRED: JOIN THE MARBLEHEADERS that included this on the Marblehead Regiment:

Better known to us as “The Marblehead Regiment,” these were the hard cases of the American army – a group of swaggering, swearing, spitting fishermen and common seamen led by a remarkable Brigadier by the name of John Glover. Under the guns of the British on Long Island, they ferried 10,000 men and horses across the East River in one night and part of a morning (aided by a heavy fog that obscured the retreat from prying British eyes).

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But that Christmas night in 1776, they truly earned their spurs as they tirelessly rowed time and again across the river and back again, making their way through the ice choked waters in the worst conditions imaginable. Rain mixed with sleet and ice later turning to snow, the waves on the Delaware crashing over the bow covering the rowers with a sheet of clinging ice, the gunwales sometimes perilously close to tipping into the water and capsizing the boats – a certain death in a matter of minutes given the temperature of the water.

The fate of American independence rested with those 400 hardy souls who manned the oars that blustery night. And herein lies the reason for my little historical digression and an illustration of why, if you support Fred Thompson for President, this is the time to get the hell off the sidelines and start rowing the damn boat.

As I said, the blogburst was a success, but the race is far from over. Money is only a part of the equation. What really counts are people. Voters who are convinced that Fred Thompson is the clear conservative choice. As we discussed on bRight @ Night last night there appears to be a block of voters who are willing to support Fred if they see that enough others are supporting him too. These are the folks you hear saying, “I like Thompson, I just wish he were doing better.”

As a small effort to help in this area, I’ve created a new blogroll for The Marblehead Regiment, bloggers who are willing and excited to promote the Thompson campaign.

If you’d like to be a part of the blogroll, just send an email to lakelandjim {at} gmail {dot} com with the subject “MARBLEHEAD REGIMENT”. Of course include your blog name and URL. If you would like to add the blogroll to your site, the code below is the way to do it.

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://rpc.blogrolling.com/display.php?r=3d8b142838647f45658fa5da21f424b6"></script>

I’ve also created a few images you can use as well. JPG Format:

PNG Format:

Please save them to your server.

OK Marblehead Regiment, “get the hell off the sidelines and start rowing the damn boat.”

JANUARY 9, 2008 UPDATE — Welcome visitors from Fred08.com
Let me encourage you to look around and invite you to visit The Marblehead Regiment.