Thursday, May 30, 2013

Anti-gun 'Demanding Moms' group fails to provide grassroots transparency

The antis know they can’t take our guns from us, so they’ve got to engage in deception to con people into believing momentum and political demand are on their side, and elite mother-fronters like Bloomberg have the wealth, the organization, the technical resources, the media reach and the political clout to produce powerful illusions to that effect. Once we realize that, we can see it’s all about masking the AstroTurf through a sophisticated technological and psychological exploitation of primal responses. [More]
Rather than appearing formidable, self-styled puffed-up alpha chimps caught hiding behind skirts come off as pathetic, ridiculous and sick.

A Chilling Wind from the North

A Toronto Sun news show host and journalist sends us an experience-based warning. [Watch]

[Via Geordan]

We're the Only Ones Threatened Enough

We were disturbed by suggestions that police may have felt threatened by a man in his own garage faced with unknown trespassers wielding flashlights. [More]
Thank goodness they made it home at the end of their shift!

[Via several of you]

Here's Why

Why Rational People Buy Into Conspiracy Theories [More]
1. Because conspiracies do exist.
2. Because the government is heavily populated with guilty liars.

So it figures their "Authorized Journalist/Legitimate Media" cheerleaders would be pushing the "It's all in your head" line.  Between that, cultural conditioning and exploiting confusion with disinformation, opportunities to direct and misdirect abound.

[Via bondmen]

Just Imagine!

Everyone involved in this needs to go into the dock now and face prosecution. Specifically, the question that must be answered is under who's direction was this intentional deception fomented, constructed and executed? This is grand jury material and one must be empaneled now. [More
Yeah. Just imagine a prosecutor withholding evidence and not only being allowed to get away with it, but being advanced toward a federal judgeship!  Which reminds me, I need to find out when a full vote is expected...Gonzales' name showed up on the May 16 Executive Calendar and also on the upcoming June 3 list of nominees.  Not being familiar with these documents or the arcane rituals of the political priesthood, I'm not sure what they're telling me.

Anybody know?

No Remorse

What a pathetic attempt at manipulation and finger-pointing. [More]

[Via bondmen]

An Uncomfortable Question

The conditioning against even asking it is strong. [Watch]

This Day in History: May 30

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