Wednesday, January 28, 2009

We're the Only Ones Offering You a Deal Enough

A former North Texas sheriff has admitted to forcing a woman to perform a sex act after telling her it was the only way she wouldn’t go to jail for drugs found in her house, a federal prosecutor said Monday. [More]
What, he didn't check her "Only One"-filed false disease report first?

[Via Lane]

Lager? Isn't that a Kind of Beer?

H. R. 645

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations. [More]
Huh.

You don't think they'll make them "gun free zones," do you?

I wonder if going there will be compulsory if where we live is declared "off limits"?

I wonder if you try to leave if you'll be stopped? Even if disease breaks out, or there's not enough food, or...

Oh well, I'll bet they've learned a lot since Katrina. I'm sure they're doing this for our own good.

Right?

[Via Tom Z]

We're the Only Ones Malpracticing Enough

Terry Neal, a Tampa activist and former City Council candidate, sued the city of Tampa, two police officers and the Police Department, alleging his reputation was ruined when police falsely wrote he had HIV, hepatitis C and a violent mental illness in a police report four years ago. [More]
So if I report that both the named "Only Ones" have oozing genital lesions, and can't "pinpoint where [I] got the information...even when such information is unverified," will my "warning [be] justified to protect [citizens] from even a possibility of a potentially fatal exposure" if these rights rapists ever get them in their clutches?

Hey, at least the chart accuracy gives us a glimpse into what we can expect from government-run health care...

[Via Mack H]

Hose Down

You win the game by how well you aim... [More]

We Didn't Love Freedom Enough

Whatever alibis the Soviet-era Russians and other captive peoples might have had as the Gulag's apparatus churned and grumbled, we kulaks of the Obamanation have no such excuses. [More]
Sure we do. They're just not very good excuses.

Perhaps "I Love Freedom Enough" is a slogan that could be helpful?

It would invite questioning...

Living in Fear

The threats were, in the opinion of security experts we consulted, serious. The individual has a felony record and owns a gun. Police in three states became involved and we hired a personal security team to protect me, my family and TechCrunch employees. [More]
Find the Boots asks some obvious questions.

Maybe Mr. Arrington wouldn't be so fearful if he stopped assuming his safety is something that can be outsourced. There can be something very liberating in knowing what you're capable of in a crunch.

[Via Boondoggi]

And the Meek Shall Inherit What, Exactly...?

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek said today that last week’s shooting in Miami that left seven injured and two dead shows the need for reinstating the federal ban on assault weapons. [More]
You can contact this f*****g idiot here, if you like.

He's got his filter set to only hear from constituents, so enter 33026 - 6037 as the Zip +4 to get to his online form.

I see he's going after Mel Martinez's senate seat--you know--the RINO who came out in favor or Eric Holder...

[Via Ron Bokelman]

I Have a Better Idea

A new bill introduced in the Congress by New York Republican Rep. Peter King requires mobile phones with digital cameras "to make a sound" when a photograph is taken.

The move is part of the 'Camera Phone Predator Alert Act' and the idea is to ensure privacy and safety of the public, especially children, claims the bill. [More]
I have a better idea. Why not just tie cans to Peter King, so we'll all know a rights molester is approaching?

Where do the Republicans find these nitwits?

And naturally, he's also an idiot when it comes to guns (GOA gives him an "F").

[Via Avg Joe, who wonders if this might have something to do with it]

We're the Only Ones Playing Footsie Enough

Authorities said the St. Lucie County firefighter who took a man's severed foot from an Interstate 95 crash scene last year has been charged with misdemeanor theft.

The firefighter told the Florida Highway Patrol after the Sept. 19 crash that she took the remains to help train her cadaver dog. [More]
So if you give "Only Ones" an inch and they take a mile, what happens when you give them a foot...?

[Via Ron W]

A Hearty Breakfast Starts with Cheerios...

I like 'em. Simple, quick, throw some banana slices on top, add a little milk...

But knocking the bowl over an my workspace, documents and keyboard is not part of a good way to start your morning.

Much cussing, sopping, rinsing and drying later, all technical issues have been resolved.

We now return to our regularly scheduled ranting.

Y'know, I could have just said "the bowl spilled" and "it got things soaked"...

Arrested Development in Georgia Gun Case

An "Authorized Law Enforcement Officer" has been ordered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, to make an arrest in a machine gun case.

Guess who they're arresting?

Wrong. Not "who."

"What."

Seriously. [More]
My Gun Rights Examiner column for today follows up on Len Savage and the duct-taped upper declared a machine gun.

Links to previous reports and documents, including the warrant, the complaint and ATF correspondence are included.

This has the potential to be a very important case that will impact other manufacturers. I expect it will also provoke a lot of discussion of gun forums. At least it will if some of you post a link to the column on them.

As always, please share it with your friends.

This Day in History: January 28


Considering the treasonous acts of the current crop of trustees in New Jersey, I'd say some forfeitures are past due.

Also, a very happy birthday to feral elder son Qusay, who turns 18 today. I was listening to music in the car yesterday, and Alice Cooper's "I'm Eighteen" came on. I was 18 when he released it, and many of us at the time considered it an anthem of sorts.

Naturally, I sang along, poorly, with all the inflections in the right places even though I haven't heard it in decades. It brought with it a very strong wave of emotion--nostalgia, lost youth, a precious son who has grown into a boy and a man...

The lump in my throat grows even now until I notice a sheet of notepaper on my desk, bearing the handwriting of archrival feral younger son Uday with this simple display of what kid brothers are all about:
John's To-Do List:

Be a noob.
God, I love these monkeys. Not a day goes by they don't make me laugh, even when it's at my expense, which, naturally, is probably the most fun.

Anyone who wants a crack at them has to go through me first. If I didn't have them, and the promise of their lives, I don't know if I'd be doing any of this.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

This is Happening...

...faster than I can keep up with.
Hartford Mayor Eddie A. Perez was charged Tuesday with receiving a bribe and falsifying evidence, the latest in a string of Connecticut politicians caught up in recent corruption investigations. The four-term Democrat is admitting to "a lapse in judgment"... [More]
Could we please have a Mayors Against (Your) Guns corruption/lapse in judgment moratorium?

And they say there are no stupid questions.

[Via TJP]

VCU Disarmament Policy

Another problem with this "law" is that it would be impossible to fairly enforce. VCU is a spread out, urban university, and city property and VCU property blend together with no clear definition. To effectively enforce this law, VCU would need to post hundreds if not thousands of signs deliniating the boundaries to its property...[More]
There's a discussion going on. My own thoughts are to do what I think is necessary--a hell of a risk to demand a free man to take. You can only marvel at the evil mind that thought that one up, and the ignorant ones that think it makes them safer.

Which brings us to this:
The university is committed to providing an environment conducive to academic freedom, free inquiry, and equal access to educational and occupational opportunities. The principle of academic freedom requires all persons to respect another's dignity, to acknowledge another's right to express differing opinions, to cultivate and to cherish intellectual honesty, and to promote freedom of inquiry and expression. It is therefore the policy of the university that no act of any member of the university community shall serve to restrain or inhibit access to opportunities or the exercise of these freedoms. To that end, no person, either singly or in concert with others, shall willfully:

4. Have in his possession any firearm, other weapon, or explosive, regardless of whether a license to possess the same has been issued, without the written authorization of the president of the university. This restriction does not apply to persons whose duties lawfully require the possession of firearms or other weapons.
Basically, a bunch of academic weasel words that say our feelings and our choice on how to react to you acting like a free and sovereign human being will be used to dictate what "dignity" we will allow you to "cultivate" and "cherish."

So much for "express[ing] differing opinions."

Orwellian subversives. The only good thing I can think of is, if the commies do win, their useful idiot academic enablers will be able to look forward to a Cambodian-style cultural opportunity.

LM is looking for thoughtful input. As he tells me via email:
This is an issue that has confused the 2A crowd in VA for some time, with no clear answer. This is a more serious issue than it seems at first glance, because the campus of VCU is spread out throughout the City of Richmond, surrounds part of the state capital, and it is virtually impossible to enter, exit, or travel through Richmond without passing through VCU.
Go on over and read the whole thing.

The New Business Cards are in...


What?

[Yes, of course it's Photoshopped.]

Dogbert Gets It

Dilbert.com

[Via Ed M]

Teabagging Obama

Mike Vanderboegh expounds on a protest idea from Karl Denninger that is inspired by some earlier Patriots.
That is, to mail President Obama one teabag. Nothing dangerous, nothing illegal - just one teabag.

Send one to your Congressman and one to each Senator.
My thought was to tag each tea bag with a fitting message, and I suggested the following as something that could be copied, pasted, printed, cut and attached.

I saw a comment on this somewhere, and I can't find it now, that suggested this is probably illegal under a whole bunch of different Homeland Security--not to mention USPS--regulations. In which case, were I to do this, I'd probably dress like an Indian.

As an aside, you don't want to see some of the graphic images I came across while Googling "teabag" to see if anyone carried custom die-cut print stock sheets. Honest, dear, I'm doing research...

For that matter, I'm wondering if this blog post title will attract some record page view numbers...

Jumping the Abyss

That's a lot of emptiness below those wheels... [More]

We're the Only Ones Domestically Abusing Enough

A Hillsborough County deputy was arrested this morning after he used a Taser three to four times on his wife and placed a semiautomatic gun against her left temple, deputies say. [More]
How'd you like to be a citizen at the mercy of this "Only One" when he would "strive to give 100%"?

[Via Ed M]

Batty in Tampa

"Law enforcement approached and detained Nichols who was sitting on the curb eating sushi and wearing traditional Batman apparel, complete with cape and partial mask," the motion to dismiss states. "It was a dark day for the Dark Knight, as he was subsequently placed under arrest for wearing a hood on a public street."

During an interview tonight, Nichols said a sergeant in Ybor City had an issue with his costume and caused him to land _ Pow! Zap! _ in the slammer. The sergeant, Nichols said, had previously advised him to unmask himself and told a fellow officer to arrest him. [More]
Thank goodness this menace to public safety has been unmasked. And y'know, "Dark Knight" does sound like a Klan title...

Besides, what kind of idiot doesn't know that only criminals and terrorists wear hoods in Florida?

[Via Ed M]