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Month: September 2004

Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Wictory Wednesday? Again?

Wictory Wednesday marches on! Other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are The Electoral Vote Predictor is showing Bush ahead 317 to 207. Most encouraging, but things will…

September 30, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Support the troops

Not much else to say. Just pick one and do it.

September 29, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

There will be order!

(Via The Register) Pregnant woman arrested at Metro (This is a .pdf file (*ack!*)–scroll down, it’s on the left side of the first page and…

September 29, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

You knew this was going to happen, didn’t you?

(Via Jerry Pournelle) When the gov’mint decided that cell phones had to include GPS technology, “so we can locate callers when they dial 911 with…

September 27, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Another one bites the dust

Via WorldNet Daily Armed robber fatally shot at social club A 64-year-old man gunned down an armed robber Friday night in an apparent act of…

September 27, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

I’m sure this will comfort the families of the victims

(Via WorldNet Daily) Oakland halts DUI checkpoints after Hispanic leaders complain But Hispanic community leaders and City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente complained that…

September 27, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Show me the body

Pakistan Says Pearl Killer Dies in Shootout We don’t believe it until we see his cold, dead corpse.

September 27, 2004February 13, 2021
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Stop the presses!

(Via Drudge) One of Kerry’s big “Vote for me, I’m the Anti-Bush” lines is how he would have gotten the French and Germans on board…

September 27, 2004February 13, 2021
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Jimmy, get your foot offa my truck and shut the hell up!

(Via Drudge) You know, I got tired of Jimmy Carter in the 70’s, and I get tireder of him every time he opens his mouth.…

September 27, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Florida in the crosshairs

FOXNews reports over 350,000 Floridians are once again marching in the Bug Out Parade, this time in honor of Hurricane Jeanne. Yes, the same Jeanne…

September 24, 2004February 15, 2021
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A final thought for the evening

Isn’t mine; wish it was. Do something you like. Forget about the pay, for Christ’s sakes. Regulate your style of living to fit your income.…

September 23, 2004February 15, 2021
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Scared

(Recalled to memory by The Federalist Patriot) “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. ” Those are the…

September 23, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Wictory Wednesday Marches On

Once again, The Freeholder is happy to note Wictory Wednesday. Other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are As expected, the polls have moved back toward more of…

September 22, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Paging Rosanne Rosanadana

CBS Apologizes, Says They Were Duped Apologizing for a “mistake in judgment” in its story questioning President Bush’s Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National…

September 21, 2004February 13, 2021
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Well darn

(Via The Register) It seems belle de jour has given up blogging. Well, OK. Over on the left, there used to be a “Guilty Pleasures”…

September 18, 2004February 13, 2021
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You mean mine isn’t bigger than yours?

(via WorldNet Daily) It would seem the cops don’t like competition, at least on the Taser front. Salient quotes: Private citizens can now own a…

September 18, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

If these are his supporters, I’m glad I’m not one of them

(via Worldnet Daily) From the “A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words” Department.

September 18, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

“If Mexico is so great, how come they all want to come to the United States?”

Fred has had his say-so again, this time on the tide of illegals flooding over the southern border. Here’s the nut of the column: Now,…

September 18, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

The AWB may be gone, but the ATF isn’t

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has long been known to be one of the Federal government agencies that is abusive of their…

September 16, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Wictory Wednesday

Once again, The Freeholder is happy to note Wictory Wednesday. Other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are The polls are continuing to look better. The Electoral Vote…

September 15, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

K’plah!

(Via El Reg) In celebration of 10 years on the web, Deutsche Welle has developed a Klingon homepage. While they kindly provide it in English,…

September 15, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Ahnuld, you Girlieman

(Via WorldNet Daily) You knew this was coming–California is banning the .50 cal rifle. Knowing CA legislators, they’ve also banned big muzzleloaders and probably shotguns…

September 14, 2004February 15, 2021
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Comments? What comments?

While modifying the colors to match my website, I’ve just realized and fixed an embarrassing gaffe–the comment settings were, well, not right. Apparently when you…

September 14, 2004February 15, 2021
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An “Oh, crap”

Due to family problems, Chris Muir has stopped producing Day By Day, one of my Daily Reads. Chris believes that Day By Day will return…

September 14, 2004February 15, 2021
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A “Hallelujah!”

Connie du Toit is blogging again! Yipee! For those who don’t know, Connie is Kim du Toit’s wife. She is an excellent writer and a…

September 14, 2004February 15, 2021
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Oh yeah!

The word from on high: Semiautomatic Assault Weapon Update By statute, the prohibitions relating to semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices expired…

September 13, 2004February 13, 2021
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Dead. Dead, dead, dead, DEAD!

(Everyone else stole my best ideas for a title. Kim du Toit got my “Ding, dong, the witch’s dead” line. Guess I have to get…

September 13, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

A few thoughts about the War on Terror

and then I think I’ll shut up for the day. Here’s my take on the War on Terror. This is a war, but it isn’t…

September 11, 2004February 15, 2021
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Memos, memos

I note, with some embarrassment, that while I was looking at “the memos” and trying to figure them out, others were far ahead of me,…

September 11, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Past and Future

Today is the third anniversary of 9/11. There’s a lot packed into those 7 words. Like most people, I can remember that day with crystal…

September 11, 2004February 13, 2021

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