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Month: May 2007

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Memorial Day Greetings

On this Memorial Day, I’d like to send my greetings and my gratitude to all our military veterans and those actively serving our country. Thank…

May 28, 2007February 15, 2021
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Scorecard

For those who haven’t been able to keep up, HB 1487, the “Let’s jail crime victims” bill, has failed to pass out of committee. Unfortunately,…

May 28, 2007February 13, 2021
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When theory meets practice

I got this from the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action: State Representative Michael DeBose (D-12) of Cleveland (OH)was an opponent of Right-to-Carry, having voted against…

May 28, 2007February 13, 2021
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You want healthcare?

(Via The Drudge Report) You want healthcare at convenient times, and for a price you can afford? Walmart, Walgreens and CVS want to give it…

May 24, 2007February 13, 2021
Happy Birthday, Duke!
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Happy Birthday, Duke!

(OK, I’m a day late–I’ve been sick. Sue me.) Happy 100th, Mr. Wayne. You’re looking better than ever.

May 23, 2007February 15, 2021
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Of note

Publicola‘s taking a break, perhaps permanently, from blogging. You can read about it here. He will be missed.

May 21, 2007February 13, 2021
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While I was out

While I was seeing red over the “Let’s make all the illegal aliens legal and the problem will go away” business, another event of importance…

May 20, 2007February 13, 2021
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Hey, didja hear the one about global warming?

(Via WorldNet Daily) Climate change will be considered a joke in five years time, meteorologist Augie Auer told the annual meeting of Mid Canterbury Federated…

May 19, 2007February 15, 2021
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Sold out

Ladies and gentlemen, our elected officials have sold us out (as predicted by myself and many others). Welcome to Los Estados Unitos de Mexico, formerly…

May 18, 2007February 13, 2021
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But we must do something!

Humans, as a rule, pretty much stink at risk analysis when the situation is complex. (Some humans, as evidenced by the on-going Darwin Awards competition,…

May 17, 2007February 15, 2021
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In which Mr. Lion…

…sorts out a Lotus Esprit for a friend. Man, oh, man! To have a friend like that.

May 14, 2007February 15, 2021
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Doin’ that CYA thing

The City of Durham is, in effect, pleading “Please, oh please don’t sue us!” Durham City Manager Says Police Improperly Handled Duke Rape Case Then,…

May 12, 2007February 15, 2021
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Freedom marches on

From theNRA-ILA: On Tuesday, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit, declined to review the decision inParker v. District of Columbia —the…

May 12, 2007February 15, 2021
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Above the law?

You decide.

May 10, 2007February 15, 2021
Remember Artie Johnson’s Laugh-In character?
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Remember Artie Johnson’s Laugh-In character?

(Via The Drudge Report) I remember this from watching it as a kid. Artie’s German soldier character, hiding in the bushes, waiting to deliver the…

May 9, 2007February 13, 2021
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Now what was I saying about cockroaches?

Well, at least these six had the bright light turned on them–and got squashed before they could scurry away. I think it’s important to note…

May 9, 2007February 13, 2021
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The military doing what it does best

Breaking things and killing bad guys. Now, can we just let them do it so we can end this thing?

May 8, 2007February 13, 2021
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And now for a “good cop” story

Kim du Toit has a run-in with a good cop, in particular a Missouri state trooper. See, they aren’t all bad.

May 8, 2007February 15, 2021
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Evidence

(Via Say Uncle) While I haven’t gotten any comments on the subject, I’ll bet more than a few people have thought something along the lines…

May 6, 2007February 15, 2021
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This is what setting a timetable to end a war gets you

Al Qaeda’s No. 2 mocked both U.S. President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress bill setting a pullout timetable for U.S. troops from Iraq,…

May 6, 2007February 13, 2021
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Hm-m-m…I wonder

I wonder if this sort of thing might be misused by school administrators in order to conduct searches when they can’t be justified any other…

May 4, 2007February 15, 2021
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CDC Guidence on masks in the event of pandemic flu

The CDC has issued “Interim Public Health Guidance for the Use of Facemasks and Respirators in Non-Occupational Community Settings during an Influenza Pandemic“. Short version…

May 4, 2007February 15, 2021
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Poking around the ol’ hard drive

I was looking around my hard drive for a file, and I ran across this oldie but goodie. Enjoy. Cowboy’s Guide To Life Don’t squat…

May 3, 2007February 13, 2021
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They take a vacation; we take a hike

It would seem that politicians are the same the world over… The Iraq parliament’s recess, starting this July, would likely come without Baghdad politicians reaching…

May 3, 2007February 13, 2021
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Freedom of speech abolished; no film at 11

Wired is reporting on a Chicago high school student arrested for his essay in a creative writing class. That shredding sound you hear is the…

May 1, 2007February 15, 2021
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Attention Guilford County, NC

The State of NC Annual Revenue Enhancement Patrols are in your area. The NC Highway Patrol’s 2007 Operation Slowdown is underway, and this week it’s…

May 1, 2007February 15, 2021

Blogroll

  • 357 Magnum
  • Bayou Renaissance Man
  • Eaton Rapids Joe
  • Eric Peters Autos
  • In the MIDDLE of the RIGHT
  • Nobody Asked Me
  • Notes From The Bunker
  • Raconteur Report
  • Random Acts of Gibberish
  • Splendid Isolation
  • The Burning Platform
  • The Silicon Graybeard
  • The Ultimate Answer To Kings
  • traditionalRIGHT
  • Western Rifle Shooters
  • Wilder, Wealthy, and Wise

Prepping

  • Blue Collar Prepping
  • Dr. Bones & Nurse Amy
  • Prepping 2.0
  • SurvivalBlog

Gear

  • 511 Tactical
  • Apmex
  • Blue Force Gear
  • Cool Tools
  • Dark Angel Medical
  • Duluth Trading
  • Gainesville Coins
  • Galloway Precision
  • Galls
  • J. Peterman Company
  • Kabar Knives
  • LA Police Gear
  • LAG Tactical
  • Lehmans
  • Limitless Gear
  • Mountainside Medical Equipment
  • Old Coleman Parts
  • SD Bullion
  • SOG Knives
  • Streamlight
  • Texas Precious Metals
  • UW Gear
  • Vermont Country Store

Economics

  • Armstrong Economics
  • Calculated Risk
  • Captain Capitalism
  • Fed Watch
  • Foundation for Economic Education
  • Mises Institute
  • Of Two Minds
  • Shadow Stats
  • The Collaborative Fund Blog
  • Variant Perception

Guns

  • AIM Surplus
  • American Suppressor Association
  • Ammo For Sale
  • Ammo Man
  • Ammo To Go
  • AmmoSeek
  • Ammo.com
  • Ammo Land
  • Ammunition Store
  • Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network
  • Ballistics By The Inch
  • Bulk Ammo
  • CDNN Sports
  • Crimson Trace
  • Crow Shooting Supply
  • Dillon Precision
  • EEzox
  • EOTech
  • Forgotten Weapons
  • Grass Roots North Carolina
  • Gun Facts
  • Gun Laws
  • Gun news Daily
  • Gun Talk Radio
  • Gun Talk TV
  • Gun Watch
  • GunBlast!
  • Gun Owners of America
  • Guns.com
  • Handgunlaw.us
  • Hornady
  • Joe Bob Outfitters
  • Lee Precision
  • Lucky Gunner
  • Midsouth Shooters Supply
  • Natchez Shooters Supply
  • National Rifle Association
  • National Shooting Sports Federation
  • North Carolina Rifle and Pistol Association
  • Of Arms and the Law
  • Powder Valley
  • RCBS
  • Redding Reloading
  • Second Amendment Foundation
  • Silencer Shop
  • Suddarth Optical Repair
  • Target Sports
  • The Citizens Committee For the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
  • The Firearm Blog
  • The Firearms Coalition
  • The Gun Feed
  • The Law of Self Defense
  • The Lost Target
  • The Shooters’s Bar
  • The Tactical Professor
  • Where To Shoot
  • Wideners
  • WikiArms

Training

  • Active Response Training
  • Defensive Concepts North Carolina
  • Gunsite
  • Handgun Combatives
  • I.C.E. Training
  • The Patriot Nurse
  • Pistol Training.com
  • Practical Firearms Training
  • Rangemaster
  • Shootrite Firearms Academy
  • Southeastern Defensive Firearms Academy
  • Teach Yourself to Shoot Better

Ham Radio

  • Alinco
  • Alpha Antenna
  • American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
  • Amateur Radio Newsline
  • AMSAT North America
  • DXMaps
  • CQ Magazine
  • CQ Magazine Newsroom
  • BITX Transceivers
  • Eagle Antennas
  • DX Commander Antennas
  • Eham
  • Elecraft
  • EQSL
  • FlexRadio
  • Ham Radio Answers
  • HamSCI
  • HF Propagation & Solar Data
  • HF Underground
  • Icom
  • ICQ Amateur Radio Podcast
  • IPS Solar Flare Alerts
  • Kenwood
  • Logbook of the World
  • MFJ Enterprises
  • NC QSO Party
  • QRZ
  • Radio Society of Great Britain
  • RT Systems
  • Short Wave Listening
  • Ultimax Antennas
  • VOACAP
  • Work FM Amateur Radio Satellites
  • Yaesu

The Law

  • Likelihood of Confusion
  • Legal Insurrection
  • The Shooters’ Bar

Other Important Sites

  • AgWeb
  • AlertsUSA
  • American Partisan
  • Downdetector
  • FlightAware
  • Forward Observer
  • GlobalSecurity.org
  • Marine Traffic
  • Michael Yon
  • poweroutage.us
  • Project Gutenburg
  • USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
  • The Watchers
  • Threat Journal
  • Waterwatch
  • ZeroHedge

YouTube Channels

  • blancolirio
  • CheapRVLiving
  • Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care
  • Corporal’s Corner
  • Cowboy Kent Rollins
  • Essential Craftsman
  • Forgotten Weapons
  • jehugarcia
  • John Daniel
  • Kyle Noseworthy
  • Lucky Gunner Ammo
  • Paul Shinn
  • Project Farm
  • Rob Braxman Tech
  • S2 Underground
  • Steve’s Small Engine Saloon
  • Tier 1 Citizen
  • The Gray Bearded Green Beret
  • The Hillbilly Kitchen
  • The History Guy
  • The Wolfe Pit
  • Triggered!

Other Viewpoints

  • 99% Invisible
  • The Automatic Earth
  • Ecosophia
  • James Howard Kunstler

Absent Friends

  • Bad Eagle (Link to Wayback Machine)
  • Chaos Manor (Dr. Jerry Pournelle) (RIP)
  • Freedomsight (On hiatus)
  • Our Rhodesian Heritage (Status Unknown)
  • Says Uncle (On hiatus)
  • SHOOTIN’ THE BREEZE and other things (RIP)
  • Sipsey Street Irregulars (Off The Air)
  • Standing Outside Looking In (Status Unknown)
  • Thunder Tales (RIP)
  • Weaponsman (RIP)
  • The Whited Sepulchre (RIP)
  • The Woodpile Report (RIP)

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