GRE Round Up for August 31

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines:

• Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

• Tennessee Firearms Association Knoxville Chapter September meeting

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• Social bigotry alive and well in San Francisco...and some follow-ups
• Furor in Seattle: Did man die for whittling, or posing a clear threat?
  

Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

• Albuquerque Libertarian
• Cochise County Libertarian
• Conservative
• Michigan Firearms

You're helping encourage all these fine folks' efforts by visiting their sites and passing along their links, right?

We're the Only Ones Serial Enough

Police Sergeant Had Secret Life as Serial Rapist
Decorated Cop and Devoted Husband, Jeffrey Pelo, Sentenced to Over 400 Years in Prison [More]

I don't get it--this happened in Illinois?

Why the hell didn't his victims just:
1. Vomit
2. Surrender
3. Scream (while poking with "a rat tail comb") or
4. Pull the covers over their heads?

With all these options, he still got away with it?

[Via William T]

The Pledge of Polyphemus

Because you have pleased me, I will eat you last.

But eat you I will...

When Only Ones Collide

An NYPD cop whose wife called 911 for help against a gang of thugs says he was brutally beaten by baton-wielding fellow officers who stormed his Queens home. [More]

I'm confused--which one was the gang of thugs again?

And how do you figure out which ones get to lift a finger and which don't...?

[Via Ed M]

Why won't NRA give proper credit in McDonald case?

I felt it necessary to go over those credentials to establish that we're not talking about someone with an axe to grind or any agenda other than to advance the right to keep and bear arms. Overall, NRA has had no stronger supporter over the years. For him to characterize NRA's credit-claiming as a "stunt" is no small matter. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column wonders why some continually refuse to give credit where it's due.

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We're the Only Ones "For the Children" Enough

She is charged with firing a gun in her home in January. The shot went through a window toward children who were playing in the front yard. [More]

Two DUI convictions, lying to incriminate with the most foul of accusations...what a classy lady.

No wonder the Sheriff and all the California antis think people like her are the "Only Ones" who should be trusted to go about bearing arms.

Note to "fiance": Run, you moron, now, while you still can with no legal claims, and before the accusations against you start up.

[Via Blake S]

We're the Only Ones Having Seizures Enough

According to an order filed by Judge Robert Foster Jr. in court last week, there is no evidence that the money seized was related to any criminal activity or that the clinic was operating illegally. [More]

God forbid the government should allow people to obtain pain relief.

[Via Ed M]

This Day in History: August 31

This skirmish was later known as the action at Indian Field or Indian Bridge. [More]

"A Busted Up Old New Mexico Cowboy"

...a man of conviction and the real deal. [Watch]

A Tale of Two Leaders

No wonder ol' Pooty-Poot thinks he can get away with whatever he damn well feels like on the world stage. I can't tell from the photo if there's a little thumb bell on the Obamacycle.

I wish someone with proper PhotoShop skills would turn this rough draft idea into a finished product:


UPDATE: Mayor Joel Stoner offers this:

We're the Only Ones Cut Back Enough

Cutbacks force police to curtail calls for some crimes [More]

Gee, we're scaling down in my neck of the woods, too.

That's not necessarily a bad development for those of us under no illusions about the police protecting us. For others...

I'd like to think there will be an uptick in freedom, but experience hath shewn they'll likely focus on revenue generation activities at the expense of public safety--plus, the public employee union mentality means they'll have even crappier attitudes.

[Via Jeffersonian]

A Matter of Perception

The rural community hopes a killer is found so they can once again feel safe. [More]

Time was, a rural community would mobilize and, you know, be safe.

[Via William T]

"Who Will Help Me Clean the Kitchen?" asked the Little Red Hen.

Remember this guy?

The one who needed help planting the seed, and threshing the wheat and milling the flour and baking the bread?

He's looking for a few people who won't say "Not I."

Otherwise, he'll have to pay for it all himself, too.

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...

‘Boozy Britain’ grapples with bottle [More]

That's what happens to people who've lost all self-respect.

Not that we don't have our share on this side...

[Via Ed M]

No, You Can't Have One

Your parents at the state of Massachusetts say you're not responsible enough, and if you disobey, you're gonna get in trouble. [Read]

Why...y...y...y...?

Because we said so.

Now be quiet. Subjects should be seen and not heard.

[Via Ed M]

NAACP armed defense endorsement is inconsistent with group's anti-gun stance

The thing is, in spite of all the hostile noise, I'm just not seeing why this is a race issue. Why does it matter what color either man was?

And the other thing is, it's interesting how the NAACP comes out in favor of armed defense when there is a race issue to exploit. [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a situation that is not black and white, no matter how much some would like us to believe that it is.

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Rigid Resistance

Mayor Sam Adams' plan for new Portland gun laws could face stiff opposition [More]

Please--don't use that term when talking about Mayor Sam...

And this I like, from poor-minding-her-own-business-being-personally-pilloried-by-gun-bullies Ginny Burdick:

"The fundamental problem we have in Salem is the extremist end of the spectrum in the gun-owning community dominates the debate. They look bigger than they are because they're so loud."

Yeah--the media acts like such an amplifier for us. Fortunately, we don't need to be any bigger than, say, three percent...

Except if you're not an "Only One," you're just not competent enough to be trusted, and to suggest otherwise is extremist.

Meanwhile, Over in Furious Mike Paradise...

Bloody 25-hour span takes the lives of 4 New Yorkers, police say [More]

Mayor Bloomberg's taxpayer-funded armed bodyguards report hizzonor was never in any danger.

Thank goodness!

[Via Harvey]

Just Giving Them What They Want

Robbers shoot penniless victim in Akron [More]

Any questions?

Going with the Flow

Not really related to anything here except I came across this while looking for a synonym for the word "mum"...anyway, I don't think I'll be taking the kids any time soon, although I do kind of wonder about the gift shop souvenirs... [Read]