Monday, January 14, 2019

The Best a Man Can Get?

The ad, dubbed “We Believe,” opens with audio of news about the current #MeToo movement, bullying and “toxic masculinity.” [More]
My favorite comment among the overwhelming pledges that Gillete will get no more business: "Get woke, go broke."

Just the people I need lecturing me on how to enlighten the men of tomorrow.

Speaking of Fatal Flaws...

The existing research is fatally flawed.  Most studies just examine all immigrants as a monolithic group, rather than separately studying legal and illegal immigrants.  There is a good reason to believe that people who come to America legally tend to be more law-abiding than those who do so illegally. [More]
Good, but this is woefully incomplete and ignores a greater long term danger.  When are we going to see a comparable study addressing the calculated political terraforming and its inevitable "single issue" effects?

Irrespective of partnerships...?

[Via Mack H]

The Democrat Rule for Perpetuity Act of 2019

If someone is on a government list -- such as receiving welfare benefits or rental subsidies -- then they would be automatically registered to vote ... H.R. 1 also mandates that states allow all felons to vote. [More]
At least they're admitting who their core constituencies are.

[Via Michael G]

The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Puppy Pistol returns? Activists remind Va. lawmakers of prank that ensnared gun lobbyist [More]
Wishful thinking and denial notwithstanding, this will never go away. Why would the antis give up a treasure trove of Alinsky Rule 5 opportunity?

I wish it weren't so, but last I checked, what I wish for and what happens don't share a close relationship.

[Via Mack H]

We're the Only Ones Friendly Firing Enough

"Our conclusion in this incident was this was not a result of an act of negligence, carelessness or otherwise reckless behavior," Lafayette Police Chief Patrick Flannelly said at a press conference Friday. "It was accidental." [More]
They actually blamed the f***ing dog for the idiot violating Rules 2 through 4.

[Via William T]

It Depends Upon what the Meaning of the Word 'Respond' Is

NPR says embattled Sheriff Scott Israel’s deputies were the first to ‘respond’ in Parkland [More]
No, the first to respond were the ones incapable of defense.

There's no participation trophy for showing up and sheltering in place.

[Via Michael G]

Expert Opinions

A four-person University of California, Berkeley panel on gun violence in schools does not appear to have any conservative representatives, with one member even admitting she has "no background" on the subject. [More]
They're not quite as qualified at total indoctrinated ignorance as the Parkland kids, but they've had a few more years experience at being deliberately hostile to reality, so that ought to count for something.

[Via Michael G]

Ignorance of the Law IS an Excuse

An interesting opinion from an Illinois appellate judge, arguing against the Illinois rule under which it's a crime to possess a gun with a defaced serial number even if one has no reason to know that it's defaced. [More]
The ones I'd like to see severely punished are the evil bastards that know "the supreme Law of the Land" full well but then intentionally violate it.

[Via Michael G]

AFTER the Smoke Clears

Also recovered as evidence from the man's home were two unregistered guns. [More]
So much for "red flag laws" singling him (or the vast majority of the truly dangerous) out for intervention...

[Via Geordan]

Addlepated

Earlier this evening Secretary Pate contacted me to offer his most sincere apologies and accept full responsibility while also reiterating his personal support for this amendment. The Secretary of State’s office is reviewing all legal means to potentially right this ship, but options appear to be limited. [More]
Incompetence or sabotage? Anybody see an Option Three?

We're the Only Ones Unbiased Enough

Campus police want students to report acts of 'bias' [More]
I wonder what the escalation of force guidelines on that look like.

[Via Michael G]

Where There's Manufactured Smoke...


A lot of innuendo. Absolutely nothing of substance leading to a credible charge of violations of law. [More]

That's the way smear campaigns work.

Funny-- when Democrats involve themselves, only watchdogs seem to care...

[Via Jess]

Won't Hear of It

Supreme Court Won’t Rule on Legality of Acting Attorney General’s Appointment [More]
There's more to this than that, but it's still a pretty discouraging indicator.

UPDATE-- Facebook is on a roll today:


A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Guillotine

French riot police are now using semi-automatic weapons with live ammunition against Yellow Vest protestors as Macron's law and order crisis spirals [More]
They can get away with it because of all those "commonsense gun safety laws."

Funny, though, how one group seems to merit a less robust response...

[Via Michael G]

A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step

I might buy a gun. [More]
Keep publicly deliberating about it and not doing it and you're going to talk yourself right out of it.

Like the green guy says, "Do or do not. There is no try."

[Via bondmen]

About What You'd Expect from Knuckle-draggers, Ammosexuals and Haters

When Jayme Closs showed up at their doorstep, the Kasinskas family sprung into action, taking two steps before most anything else. They called 911. And they grabbed their firearms, in case the kidnapped teen's abductor was in pursuit. [More]
What do gun-grabbers call such people?

Oh, yeah: "Vigilantes."

[Via bondmen]

We're the Only Ones Taken Over Enough

Alleged crimes by Hillsboro police prompt county deputies to take over department [More]
So who will guard the guards?

[Via bondmen]

Someone Had to Say It

Quislings Defending Vichy NRA [More]
I saw the recent apologia spate and have not had time to address it, so I'm glad Bear has spoken out.

Isn't saying they couldn't stop the Trumpstock Ban in Congress another way of admitting their "A" grades are fraudulent?

The Enemy of My Comrade or Something...

In 1984, the anthropologist Clifford Geertz wrote that you could be ‘anti anti-communism’ without being in favour of communism. [More]
Good year for Doublethink.

But, yeah, ignoring the totalitarianism and genocide, things weren't that bad.  If we'd just reopen the door for kinder, gentler "socialism," you'd see we'd get it right this time.

Besides, if we can't trust an academic who was a devotee of Max Weber, who should we listen to?

[H/T WRSA]