Friday, July 19, 2013

National Geographic gun expose instead exposes journalistic bias

The “investigators” have to create the illusion that their intrepid reporter is descending into the belly of the underworld, because that’s how the can manipulate low-information viewers to “feel” the way they want them to about private sales -- nasty, dangerous criminal interactions, that no one prudent or respectable would want anything to do with. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report asks who will expose the exposers--if not us?

A Prohibited Person

Hey, enforce existing gun laws, right? [More]

Or what's the other one?  "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime"...?

Journey to Nowhere

I guess "shall not be infringed" has hidden travel qualifiers. [More]

[Via Florida Guy]  

UPDATE: I recalled after I posted this that Steve D. Jones addressed this here and here.

Which I guess means there's gonna be a fight?

RIP

Larry Grathwohl... [More]

Fists of Fury

As this article from last year with similarities to another story confirms, deadly force can be justified against an "unarmed" teenager. [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

NC Sellout in Process

If you live there, your immediate attention and action are required. [More]

We're the Only Ones Harassing Enough

Y'know, I don't automatically believe her, either. Get cozy with the boss, what the hell do you think is going to happen? [More]

All those years working in a corporate environment before I was married and I never once thought it appropriate to fish from the company dock, and especially with someone either higher OR lower in the chain of command.  I always considered the latter abusive and just plain unfair to someone who is there to earn a living, not put up with advances.

You separate professional from personal. That's also why I never stood for Management By Terror types screaming at me, and as a result, they never did, because as soon as they started working up to it, I made it crystal clear there was a line I would not allow to be crossed.

Never want a job so badly you're willing to compromise your dignity.  If you realize the worst thing they can do is fire you, and then compare that life event on a scale of one to 10 to, say, losing a loved one, well, it kind of puts it all in perspective.

[Via Dave Licht]

Trail to Nowhere

I'm trying to figure out just what the hell the story is here, and all I can come up with is Todd C. Frankel doesn't want us freely buying ammo. [More]

We're the Only Ones Men...uh...Dental Enough

James Angelo Palermo, Police Officer, Arrested For Knocking Woman's Teeth Out In Illegal Arrest [More]
Sounds like both apply...

Ain't it something--the HuffPo sees this kind of stuff all the time, yet still champions a state monopoly of violence.  Look at all the comments from good little "progressives" expressing the knowledge that this is not atypical.  Now ask the same people about a truly progressive and egalitarian power-sharing arrangement, and then brace yourself for the redneck insults.

Talk about mental. 


Supergun

Trust me, the antis will be dragging out the Kryptonite any day now... [More]

Targeted Over Beliefs?

This is so easy for me to buy into. [More]

Especially recalling Red's.

I'll be looking at this a bit more closely. I'd like to nail down the nature and scope of the "violations," and then bounce that against known revocation "inconsistencies."

What Defines a Terrorist

Kurt touches on a fundamental that should be relevant for everything "compromise" and "deal"-related: We don't negotiate with terrorists. [More]

This Day in History: July 19

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

We're the Only Ones Fired Enough

FIRED? [More]

Not fricking ARRESTED and CHARGED?

[Via Harvey]

None Dare Call It Conspiracy

Free ebook. [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

To Save Them, We Must Let Them Die

If only Uncle Teddy had valued Mary Jo as much as they do a sea turtle. [More]

Not Quite Going Full B. Todd

You never go full B. Todd. [More]

He Was Only Following Expert Advice

Hey, if you can't trust Barack Obama's "go-to" guy on sound national gun policy, who can you trust? [More]

You Can Say That Again

I am opposed to Mr. Perez because the record he has established of government service demonstrates that he is willing to use the levers of government power to manipulate the law in order to advance a political agenda. [More]
I'll say...

Well If You Can Believe Holder...

...he had to learn it from the media first. [More]

We all believe him, don't we?

Stop, Drop and Cower

A guide to safe interaction with government agents [More]

Brilliant!

[Via bondmen]

Live Free or Run Away

So much for the NH state motto. [More]

The bottom line here is, Joe Foster doesn't believe you have a right to self-defense.

Where do these people come from?

Well, in his case, New York.

[Via John Hikel]

Profiling, Part Two

Kurt weighs in. [More]

As noted yesterday, when they do it, it's OK

Colorado politician equates Bloomberg bus protesters with Westboro Baptists

“We find comparisons being made to Westboro Baptist Church's infamous protests at soldier funerals to be, well, deplorably accurate,” State Representative Rhonda Fields announced to her supporters, who reacted to Brown’s announcement in comments with obscenity-laced hatred. [More
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report identifies a relatively new line of attack intended to shame, intimidate and discourage gun owners from standing up to for our rights.

Well That Does It!

Come on, everybody, let's riot! [More]

Mr. Jackson, Mr. Sharpton, Mr. Holder, where are you guys?

Yeah, I know the story's from 2009. But principles are supposed to be timeless.

[Via Luke O]

We're the Only Ones Young at Heart Enough

A veteran sheriff’s deputy in a western Ohio county is facing charges associated with producing child pornography and having sex with a minor. [More]
And again with the Eternal Question...

This Day in History: July 18

The movements of the Enemy in your State Indicate something that forebodes a rapid march by a body of Cavalry to South Carolina. I have given orders for a Number of Riflemen to march towards the passes on Stanton, Dan & Roanoke in order to dispute them with the Enemy. [More]

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

We're the Only Ones Unexpected Enough

"There's no expectation of privacy" for a vehicle driving on a public road or parked in a public place, said Lt. Bill Hedgpeth... [More]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

An Important Deterrent

Don't let your guard down because of this.  [More]

They still question if right to carry reduces crime, and then dovetail off into an unfounded enthusiasm for "smart guns."

We know what the goal is. And we also know they haven't even mentioned the most important deterrent -- nor will they.

[Via Florida Guy]

Lead By Example

OK, Mr. AG--set the example--order your and the president's bodyguard details to forgo "SYG" and make retreat their default prime response directive. [More]

Profiling

They're only against it when it doesn't do what they want. Otherwise... [More]

The Expendables

The strategic brilliance of declaring war on those who grow your food and sign your checks might be lost on Sun Tzu. [More]
Thing is, they're just pawns, useful to gin up mob fury needed by the propaganda apparatus, and as a diversion. The real strategy of their manipulators will be played out under cover of all the sound and fury. And those cynical string-pullers will not only not mind roused rabble casualties, they'll be counting on them.

We're the Only Ones Engaged Enough

“Mr. Fregger was engaged in investigating these crimes against minors and he engaged in one,” Ezgar said.... [More]

It's so nice to watch a professional at work...

False Promises

S. 1290: A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence.

Like this will protect anybody from a determined stalker with a gun.

H.R. 2665: To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety devices.

Like this won't ensure determined assailants have a head start advantage.

 

Everybody's On Board With That, Right?

Arkansas state representative says Act 746 decriminalizes open carry [More]
If it does, somebody'd better make damn good and sure the "Only Ones" understand that.

Phantom Percentages

Kurt braves descending into legislative sewers and finds a being disfigured by hate. [More]

We Tip

That email address, which is now in operation, is Sanford.florida@usdoj.gov. [More]
You don't say...
[Click graphic to enlarge]
Join me?

UPDATE: These fine folks stayed on topic.

[Via Andrea Shea King]

Not Quite Clear on the Concept

Good basic idea, except for that "license" part. [More]

That and I would think, aside from hobbyist toys, the serious government stuff would be way too high up.  It reminds me of a story I heard from when the theocracy first took over Iran after the Shah fled, and they ordered the air force to shoot down U.S. spy satellites.

I'm actually seeing a lot of potential for liberty-minded people to embrace such technology's early warning and counter-surveillance capabilities. And more.

Check this out. Naturally, the FAA is looking to discourage and control.

Good luck with that.

[Via cydl]

Resistance is Futile

And some may find that astonishing when their consenting victims have finally had enough.  [More]

Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Piers Morgan Paradise...

We're the Only Ones "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" Enough [More]

Thames Valley Police, eh?

Bloody shocking that, eh wot?

A Fiery Horse with the Speed of Light, a Cloud of Dust, and a Hearty Hi-Yo Silver!


Free North Carolina talks about a boyhood hero of mine. [More]

I actually met Clayton Moore when I was 10, and what a perfect age that was for the encounter.  We were on home leave from my Dad's foreign job assignment and staying at a motel for a several weeks, and he was in the very next room for a few days while he did an appearance at a local amusement park.

Nice man. Patient with us. Dignified. Conscious of his responsibilities as a role model.  Compare that to what we see today.

I really only have one beef with the character he played... (UPDATE: If that link doesn't work, I wrote about this again a few years later.)

Temporarily Closed


Sipsey Street, that is...

Mike called.  His computer is still not working properly, and he's going to have to post from the library.  Only problem with that is he got a flat tire and has to get that taken care of first.

It never rains, it pours. At least he was able to get a new phone yesterday, so he's not completely off the grid.

All that plus his health issues take a toll, including a financial one.  I continue to implore those who get value from his work to help him reopen Sipsey Street and keep it in good repair.

This Day in History: July 17

The attack went well at first until Brig. Gen. Sumter’s troops ran out of ammunition and were about to be overrun by counterattacking British troops. [More]

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Miss. AG Hood says gun ruling not statewide

Hood now maintains the ruling clarifies "Mississippi as a state where people can openly carry a weapon doesn’t apply outside the judge’s Hinds County jurisdiction," the report states. [More]
Today's second Gun Rights Examiner report clarifies an issue that's caused a lot of confusion--and appears to be contradicted by the AG's own filing which said the STATE was enjoined. Hopefully, the Miss. Supreme Court will end this nonsense once and for all with a positive ruling that will liberate even Hinds Country.

Capture of Los Zetas chief highlights problems with 'gun control' narrative

So much for trusting government and the media to get types and numbers right. So much for using those as reliable indicators for ‘needed” additional gun laws. And so much for the need to "walk guns" to find out who illegally-armed cartel leaders are. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes little things like facts never get in the way of a good agenda.

We're the Only Ones Bereaved Enough

On the day of Saylor’s funeral, two law enforcement officers sent a text that was read aloud; it said they, too, would miss him. [More]
Yes, it sounds like they really cared for him.  Especially the part about the "unexplained damage to the larynx" and how "none of the evidence presented to the jury was made available to the family or public for months, despite Freedom of Information Act requests."

[Via Florida Guy]

Reading List

The Captain's Journal has posted one, along with insightful commentary. [More]

In re his first observation, about adjusting counsel to accommodate for physical limitations and age, being part of the demographic that would have to rely on old age and treachery rather than youth-enabled conditioning and skills, I would just have to do what I can and realize I'd probably die if forced to take on what I can't.

God may be merciful, but His universe does not adjust its rules to accommodate such inequities.  Some tests, us old guys will fail.  Others, we might surprise people.

Not to say we should just give up altogether on the physical--but like the line goes, a man's gotta know his limitations. Plus, I have other priorities that would suffer if I spent the time needed for those chasing something I can never hope to capture.

This will change for the worse in a few years, but right now I'll get several miles with a full pack.  No idea how many. After that, you'll be leaving me.

And the world keeps on spinnin'.

So Much for that "Wall of Separation"

God forbid anyone but "progressive" citizen disarmament fanatics make such decisions -- without state coercion and the threat of armed force to back things up. [More]

Funny, how such walls work -- and how they always seemed to be topped with razor wire...

Tales of "Gun Violence"

From NRA's "Armed Citizen":
Of course, the antis would rather all these people had been injured or killed than armed.

Two Peas in a Pod

"We are surely a kinder and gentler nation because of you," Obama told Bush, sparking a sustained round of applause from the packed room and tears from daughter Dorothy Bush Koch. [More]
Isn't the spirit of "bipartisanship" in "our democracy" wonderful?

It Wasn't Just Skittles

Andrea Shea King has a new column out. [More]

She's right. The Conservative Treehouse did the work "Authorized Journalists" won't do, and they deserve to be recognized for it.

We're All New Yorkers Now

Not me. [More]

You can't stop some people from destroying themselves. Sometimes, all you can do is try to keep their destructive behaviors from dragging you down with them. 

People Who Annoy You

Racists who call other people racists based on racist double-"standards" are on my list. [More]

Damn naggas.

I will continue to annoy such people in return by insisting on treating others as individuals, for good or for ill, based on how they treat me.

This Day in History: July 16

I am honored with yours of yesterday and rejoice for Greene's return on Rawdon. I still hope he will keep him at a respectable distance. Tarleton certainly means to push the Rawdon. The lucky change you mention may be the means of entrapping him. His force is 600 chosen horse & mounted infantry. I fear Gregory will fail, expecting Lord Cornwallis will send a detachment round by Edenton. Their rear, and a strong one it is, is at Meades Heights. Partys of Horse scour round. [More]

Monday, July 15, 2013

A Trusted Adviser, A Longtime Champion

Keen. I mean, Keene. [More]

He's been positively heroic.

Armed American Radio Revisited

The Zimmerman panel. Guests include Attorney John Monroe, JPFO’s Charles Heller, Alan Korwin, Neil McCabe on Capitol Hill, Rob Pincus, Massad Ayoob and David Codrea. The discussion centers on the Zimmerman case.
I think this adds much needed perspectives to the debate--perspectives more Americans than a gun audience need to consider.

Thoughts on Kokesh

Stewart Rhodes shares his. [More]

We're the Only Ones Going Public Enough

Judges and retired law enforcement officers would be able to carry guns and other weapons in public places in an ordinance update going to a City Commission vote Monday. [More]
Because they're just so damn much better and more worthy than the rest of us.

Their lives are more valuable, too.

[Via Florida Guy]

We're the Only Ones Brandishing Enough

Most disturbing are a few of the comments actually supporting this. All I can figure is these "Good Germans" have never had their ox gored --either that or they had and liked it. [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

An Illegal Law

I suppose we can argue technicalities. [More]

Me, I go for something more fundamental, but if this chair is within reach, go ahead, pick it up, and smash the m***********s over the head with it..

[Via Michael G]

Caught Lying

DESPP? [More]

This is my shocked face.

All the News That's Fit to Invent

WRSA tells us about our tax dollars at work, as well as steps being taken to ensure sole-sourcing objectives can be met. [More]

How They View It?

Sometimes as a media prop to feign legitimacy for more usurpation and infringements, but most of the time as toilet paper...  [More]

[Via Jess]

We're the Only Ones Standing Down Enough

Oakland: Police Stood Down As ‘Protesters’ Terrorized Drivers [More]
Meanwhile, we don't allow open carry and forget concealed carry unless you're a Moonbeam crony ... or a criminal.

Giffords/Kelly gun tour unleashes ‘dogged’ questions in ‘wrap video’

The evident disconnect (aside from the collar clip) here is that the Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department only lists “Five popular park areas [that] have been designated for off-leash dog activity in Anchorage,” and Resolution Park isn’t among them. [More]
Hey, at least there were no baby seals around this time. Today's Gun Rights Examiner column also contains a five-minute activism task: Why not have a bit of fun contacting the Anchorage Dept. of Parks & Rec ( parks@muni.org ) and asking if they plan to cite Mark and Gabby the way they would you or anyone else?

Our Sole Purpose

Claire Wolfe nails it. [More]

An Authorized Journalist

Excuses aside, how could she not know? [More]

Besides, it's been done.

Soaring

Yeah, get those East St. Louis "gun criminals," feds! [More]

Still, I can't help but wonder if there is a disproportionately-affected populace caught up in a sweep that may prompt Justice Department civil rights action...

Of course, I also can't help but wonder why some people call for more of what the main problem is, rather than taking control of their own lives...

64

Really? That's all? In Furious Mike Paradise? [More]

Pathetic.

But I guess it got the Bloomberg's Finest and the DA some ink, so in terms of achieving its objective, it was a success.

Wouldn't it be a hoot to find out there was a significant coordinated contingent of city workers participating?  But I guess with "no questions asked," we'll never know.

Wolf in the Fold

Rep. Frank R. Wolf, the Virginia Republican who chairs the subcommittee, said in a letter to his constituents Friday that the additional money for background checks — together with other funding for school safety improvements — are “tangible and significant steps toward reducing gun violence.” [More
Federal money for (RACIST!) "background checks" merits a B+?

Funny, that's not what these folks say. I wonder who's right...?

Just a Big Teddy Bear

Quick! Disarm you and me! [More]

Have at Least Two

And at least one in an accessible location that's unlikely to be searched if you're the target of a warrant... [More]

Aftermath

Oh, look: More unarmed "teens."

No protests for the victim?  Evidently not, but if the most "progressive" of the "progressives" can get his way, it will ultimately no longer be a problem.  There's a final solution for you!

Meanwhile, the "legitimate media" is doing its best to use inflammatory headline rhetoric to gin up the mob/boost circulation. 

Chris Woodard shows us one way weak minds respond.

Come to think of it, that's pretty much what Kurt Hofmann's post does, too.

Naturally, Dear Leader has a solution.

So Transparent You Can't See It

"Timely disclosure of information is an essential component of transparency." [More]
Everything they say is the opposite of what they really mean.

This Day in History: July 15

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Tonight on Armed American Radio

Naturally, much of tonight's discussion will focus on the George Zimmerman acquittal, and host Mark Walters has a great lineup to add some light to all the heat.

Guests include Massad Ayoob, John Lott, attorney John Monroe and Alan Korwin.  I'm told Charles Heller of JPFO and Rob Pincus may also call in, as well as George "Mad Ogre" Hill.

The program airs from 8 to 11 Eastern, which is less than an hour away.  I'll be coming on in the 10 o'clock segment.

Click here to find a station near you or to listen via live streaming.

Reese brief highlights government evidence suppression, misconduct

“The impeachment information suppressed by the government was material,” it continues. “The government’s misconduct is relevant.” [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes injustices are being allowed to continue under a practical media blackout, meaning one of the things helping the government get away with it is apathetic silence on the part of gun owners.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Attention Global Moderator Steve

[More]

I've had skin in the game. If you'd read what I wrote instead of making ignorant assumptions, you would have seen the link documenting it.  And I did it under my full real name, and in person, right in their faces, not on the internet.

But I understand your defensiveness. Seems you're projecting from a place of your own.

We're the Only Ones Explosive Enough?

Police say they received a call on Thursday from the homeowner, identified as Merricks’ estranged wife, saying she was cleaning out a bedroom closet and found four ¼ sticks of TNT and assorted ammunition in a metal box marked “highly explosive.” [More]
I dunno. That's enough right there to make me want to hear his side of things.

Judge Kidd makes injunction against Miss. gun law permanent

Claiming Mississippi's House Bill 2 clarification of "concealed" is "unconstitutionally vague," Hinds Country Circuit Court Judge Winston L. Kidd today placed a permanent injunction on the law to keep it from going into effect in his Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Injunctive Relief. [More]
This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report updates you on the latest bit of bench tyranny coming from this robed tyrant, who's feeling all kinds of in-your-face arrogance now that the state Supreme Court has shown they have neither the guts nor the principles to take him on directly.

Bloomberg’s MAIG expanding ‘action group’ efforts to states

It’s a safe bet Bloomberg is gearing up for a whole new effort once he leaves office. He’ll then be able to devote more time and money to pressure politicians for edicts designed to disarm those currently beyond his reach. [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner exclusive report brings you some intel on enemy movements as he spreads out and prepares his forces to launch a nationwide assault.

We're the Only Ones Bringing Down Enough

Under different sheriffs in recent years past, there may have been as many as 150 or so people in Santa Barbara County walking around with guns legally hidden on them. But ever since Sheriff Bill Brown was elected in 2006, he’s focused on bringing that number down. [More]
And just how was he elected again?

[Via Gerhard Paul]

We're the Only Ones Tipsy Enough

Two tipsy off-duty city correction officers were arrested within two minutes of each other after one waved his gun at a motorist in Brooklyn and the other left the scene of an accident in the Bronx early Sunday, police said. [More]
I guess it depends on what the meaning of the word "tipsy" is.

Think they'd have used it to describe you or me doing something similar?  Oh, that's right, we wouldn't be getting drunk and threatening people with guns in the first damn place.

Furious Mike Paradise...

[Via Bluesgal]

Another Victim of Gun Violence Checklist

Robert Vann Marshall, 34, was suicidal, armed and threatening to kill his wife and children.  [More]
Released from jail: Check.
Prohibited person: Check.
Restraining order: Check.
Armed: Check.

This guy's name belongs on the Bloomberg Bus.

Do You Know How Much Trouble You Can Get In...

...when you open your damn mouth? [More]
Burleson told the officer, “‘I didn’t point it at him, but I came to the door with it.’

Burleson later learned that the sheriffs went into the house to make sure everyone was all right and to talk with his wife.

When are people going to learn?

We're the Only Ones "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" Enough

'She came on to me': NYPD veteran blames 16-year-old victim after being busted for attempted rape: police [More] 
Yeah, I really feel victimized when minors do that to me. Especially after I give them booze.

Reminds me of my favorite line from "Airplane II":
Look, a man can make an honest mistake!! Anyway, she was asking for it! They're all asking for it all the time!!
[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones On the Rebound Enough

One of the bullets missed the animal, ricocheted off the sidewalk and struck his partner in the arm near his elbow. [More
What were the names of those officers again?  Oh, they weren't identified?

Why?

[Via Florida Guy]

Shining a Spotlight

#justablogger. Bringing you the news the "legitimate media/Authorized Journalists" won't. And paying a price for it. [More]

Ain't that right, Dick?

[Via Andrea Shea King]

This Should Be About as Effective as When Joycelyn Elders Wanted Schools to Teach Kids How to Masturbate

Maybe they'll require Surgeon General warning labels on guns...? [More

And yeah, for those of you who don't remember, the headline isn't a joke-- at least on my part.

A Predictable Outcome

That the machinery has broken down is not new or surprising at all. It was designed to be that way!  [More]
It always is.

It's enough to make one cry.

Atlas Shrugs

Now all we need is for Skynet to become self-aware...assuming it's not already... [More]

[Via Florida Guy]

Reese Recap

This is an excellent summary of events to date in the protracted and convoluted Reese case. [More]

More will be coming in the next few days.

UPDATE: Here's a development I missed.

They DO Look Petty

They ought to pull up stakes altogether. And tell all states that impose similar tyranny that they can buy their guns from someone else. [More]

Senate Goes Full B. Todd

Never go full B. Todd... [More]

Meet Me in St. Louis

Of those charged, 78 percent were already convicted felons, officials said, who had amassed more than 500 previous convictions between them. [More]
How would they know about their criminal backgrounds unless they were racist?

I trust no guns escaped into the wild to pad statistics?

[Via bondmen]

Confirmation

Kenneth J. Gonzales... [More]

You know, Kenneth J. Gonzales...

That pretty much confirms things, wouldn't you say?

A Public/Private Partnership

Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users' communications to be intercepted, including helping the National Security Agency to circumvent the company's own encryption, according to top-secret documents obtained by the Guardian. [More]
Knowing of his support for "gun control" and other "progressive" causes, it hardly surprises me to learn that Bill Gates is also an economic fascist. 

He must be a "Thank you sir, may I have another?" masochist, too.

Because he thinks Obama doesn't have enough power.

[Via Jess]

Any Bets?

...that if Zimmerman is found guilty we'll see dedications for Trayvon Martin Middle School and Trayvon Martin Boulevard...? [More]

[Via Andrea Shea King]

Surrendering to the French

As long as the precedent has been established, I'm sure there are some demands courts in Tehran and Pyongyang would like #twa... uh...Twitter to capitulate to... [More]

This Day in History: July 12

It would be the extreme of vanity in us not to be sensible, that we began this revolution with very vague and confined notions of the practical business of government. To the greater part of us it was a novelty: Of those, who under the former constitution had had opportunities of acquiring experience, a large proportion adhered to the opposite side, and the remainder can only be supposed to have possessed ideas adapted to the narrow coloneal sphere, in which they had been accustomed to move, not of that enlarged kind suited to the government of an INDEPENDENT NATION. [More]