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Archive for April, 2009

Second Amendment outrage du Jour

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Unlike cockroaches, there is one sort of vermin which scurries into the open when light is shined upon them: anti-gun nuts. Every time there is some gun-related tragedy or some nutball starts shooting at innocent folks, there’s always some new call to ban guns, or at least make them more difficult to obtain. Here’s the [...]

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Penn Jillette on the Stimulus

Sunday, April 5th, 2009
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New Tea Party YouTube

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

From the newly formed Alabama Republican Liberty Caucus:

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The Trouble With Boston

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

The parent company of the Boston Globe newspaper, the New York Times; has threatened to shut the Globe down if they cannot get at least $20 million in savings out of the paper for next year. [The story] quoted an unnamed person saying that in the meeting, management said that without the concessions, The Globe [...]

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Government and Cyber-Security

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

News came out this week of a deeply troubling new bill from Sens. Jay Rockerfeller (D – WV) and Olympia Snowe (R – ME): The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow the president to shut down private Internet networks. The legislation also calls for the government to have the authority to [...]

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$1.00

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

This is the amount a jury awarded the America hating professor, Ward Churchill in his civil rights lawsuit against The University of Colorado. Despite charges of academic misconduct “deliberate and repeated plagiarism, falsification, and fabrication” Churchill and his legal team turned his dismissal from CU into a First Amendment free speech issue. Maybe I don’t [...]

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Quote Of The Day: The Arrogance Of Power Edition

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

From the mouth of the President of the United States: As first reported by Politico’s Eamon Javers, and confirmed by ABC News with industry sources, some bankers gave explanations for the industry’s high salaries, such as “competing for talent on an international market.” But, President Obama cut them off. “My administration is the only thing [...]

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Lenin Gets It In The End

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

You can’t help but appreciate this: One of Russia’s most famous statues of Vladimir Lenin has been bombed, leaving the Bolshevik revolutionary with a gaping hole in his rear. The bronze statue, in the city of St Petersburg, was badly damaged before dawn on Wednesday, when the blast blew a hole in Lenin’s coat. No-one [...]

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Iowa Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

It’s bound to set off yet another political fight, but the Iowa Supreme Court today declared that state’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional: DES MOINES — Iowa became the first state in the Midwest to approve same-sex marriage on Friday, after the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously decided that a 1998 law limiting marriage to a [...]

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St. Louis TSA Detains Man For Carrying Cash & Ron Paul Stickers

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

A truly disturbing story: H/T: Crystal Clear Conservative

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On Tea Parties and Republican hypocrisy

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

As you may already know, there will be nationwide protests on April 15th, Tax Day, to protest spending and tax hikes by the Obama Administration. These protests, referred to as Tea Parties, have taken place nearly every week since Friday, February 27th (yours truly attended the Atlanta Tea Party and was interviewed by Neil Cavuto [...]

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Obama’s April Fool’s Joke

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

This just landed in my inbox: Friend – In just 24 hours, Congress will begin voting on President Obama’s budget. It’s a big test not only for President Obama, but for our entire movement. Taking just a few minutes to call Congress now could make a major impact on this crucial vote. Will you call [...]

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Open Thread Question of the Day: How Can We Fix Our Prisons?

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Our prison system, holding nearly 25% of the worlds reported prisoners, may seem like an April fool’s joke but certainly is not a laughing matter. I’m in the early stages of writing a post in response to Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) recent article in Parade entitled: Why We Must Fix Our Prisons. Sen. Webb is [...]

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