Pearl Harbor Day

In honor of those who fell on this day in 1941, please check out these videos from survivors of that attack. After the first one is done, you’ll have several others to choose from at the bottom of the video window.

And, if you see a soldier, sailor, airman or marine today, shake their hand and thank them.

UPDATE: Here’s another good website with stories of that “date which will live in infamy.”

William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson Loses; First Vietnamese-American Congressman to be Republican

New Orleans has decided they’d rather be represented in the House by Vietnamese-American Anh “Joseph” Cao than the guy caught with $90,000 in his freezer.

(CNN) — Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, who has been battling scandals and a federal indictment for the past three years, lost his bid for re-election on Saturday.

Republican challenger Anh “Joseph” Cao, an attorney and community organizer, defeated Jefferson in the 2nd Congressional district race. He will become the first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Cao had almost 50 percent of the vote to Jefferson’s 47 percent.

The 2nd Congressional district, in and around New Orleans, is mostly African-American and heavily Democratic, and Jefferson appeared to be favored to win re-election going into the election.

“The people of the second district were able to transcend party, transcend race,” Cao said after claiming victory Saturday night.

Congratulations, Anh! Just don’t fall prey to those folks who want the GOP to become Democrat-Lite.