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Month: March 2009

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“This is the age of the idiot.”

That’s the first line from an Ilana Mercer column on WorldNet Daily that I somehow missed a while back. She goes on to excoriate a…

March 14, 2009February 15, 2021
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Back to the Lexington Gun Show

Long-time readers know that the Lexington Gun and Knife Show is one of my favorites. Of all the shows in North Carolina, it’s one of…

March 14, 2009February 15, 2021
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Woo-Hoo! More Jericho!

(Via Slice of Sci-Fi) We’re going to get some more of our favorite apocalyptic TV series, but in comic book form. The line forms behind…

March 14, 2009February 13, 2021
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Poverty is big business

Case in point. A well publicized report this week that an estimated 1.5 million American children experienced homelessness in 2005-06 did not use the federal…

March 13, 2009February 13, 2021
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And he reached forth his staff over Wall Street…

Calmed the roiling financial waters and declared “that the national crisis is ‘not as bad as we think”‘. Whew! I fell all better now. I’m…

March 13, 2009February 15, 2021
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A firearm in every home?

(Vis the Drudge Report) We may got to that point very soon if things keep up. Gun and ammo sales are at an all-time high…

March 13, 2009February 15, 2021
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Paging Mr. Galt…Paging Mr. John Galt.

My point: reading a book has become a groundbreaking event in this time and place. No one reads anymore. If you have ten pierced things…

March 12, 2009February 13, 2021
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da-da, dum, dum, dum

Another one bites the dust. Mounting bipartisan pressure led Charles “Chas” W. Freeman Jr. to withdraw Tuesday as head of the body that prepares U.S.…

March 12, 2009February 15, 2021
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Some Change

Well, it’s definitely back to typical Democrat foreign policy after a long hiatus. Harass one of our unarmed ships in international waters and we’ll back…

March 10, 2009February 13, 2021
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Basic Economics FAIL

CNBC columnist Erik Sorenson thinks that a federal government hiring boom is a good thing that may keep the economy humming along for decades. *groan*…

March 9, 2009February 15, 2021
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It’s a party!

And we’re all invited. The Pirate Teach clues you in on the Raleigh (NC) Tea Party, Saturday March 21.

March 9, 2009February 15, 2021
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The. Best. Obama. Rant. Ever.

(Via Timebomb 2000) If I hear one more person point out that Obama is the president and that it’s our duty to support him, I…

March 8, 2009February 13, 2021
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“Tepid”? That’s pretty polite.

(Via Timebomb 2000 and Roger’s Rules) I also notice that the Evil Bush did not require “hail to the Chief” to make his entrance. Perhaps…

March 8, 2009February 15, 2021
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Swallow your drink

Then click.

March 8, 2009February 13, 2021
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I’m afraid we’ll see more of this

(Via FOXNews) Two soldiers were shot dead last night and two others were seriously injured as dissident republicans are believed to have brought violence back…

March 8, 2009February 15, 2021
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“Quick, let’s surrender before we win”

(Via the Drudge Report) Once again, Democrats advocate surrender over victory. Unfortunately, this time the charge is lead by the Head Democrat: Asked if the…

March 8, 2009February 15, 2021
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It’s getting a little strange out there

I always keep up with the news–it’s just something I do. I don’t care to be blindsided by something important. It takes a fair bit…

March 8, 2009February 15, 2021
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Team O left at the alter–again

(Via the Adjutant Briefing) Sanjay Gupta, Mr. Obama’s nomineee for Surgeon General, “pulled his name due to family and career reasons“. OK, I’ll grant you…

March 6, 2009February 13, 2021
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Go forth and support the consumer economy…

…as well as the guys in Afghanistan and the ones who have served and returned home. Major Chuck points us to Afghanistan Shrugged and their…

March 6, 2009February 15, 2021
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In this time of a troubled economy…

…why don’t we just take a big ol’ hammer to the Internet as a marketplace? It seems that our Congress is applying the same logic…

March 4, 2009February 15, 2021
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Taxes snare another one

It seems that Team O is still having some problems with that vetting thing: Ron Kirk, nominated as U.S. trade representative in the Obama administration,…

March 3, 2009February 13, 2021
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“The Democrats who now run Washington don’t want to hear this…”

(Via the Drudge Report) As 2009 opened, three weeks before Barack Obama took office, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 9034 on January 2,…

March 3, 2009February 15, 2021
Snow Day!
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Snow Day!

It’s a snow day here at The Freehold. I know that a lot of you are sick and tired of snow, but here in the…

March 2, 2009February 13, 2021
The Freeholder is contributing to the ongoing shortage of Evil Black Rifles…
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The Freeholder is contributing to the ongoing shortage of Evil Black Rifles…

…as well as doing his part to stimulate the economy: (Click to embiggen, if you’re bold enough.) This is the latest addition to the collection,…

March 2, 2009February 13, 2021
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Hope and Change, meet the real world

(I’ve been a good boy and stayed off the Obama-thon for a bit, more or less. Time to flog the horse a bit more–links via…

March 2, 2009February 15, 2021
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*snort*

(Via the Drudge Report) I simply have to smile when the leftists of Hollyweird trot off on one of their globalist lovefests, and then have…

March 1, 2009February 15, 2021
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And that’s the end of the story

(Via the Drudge Report) And what a story it was. Paul Harvey, probably the most recognizable voice on the radio, is dead at 90. As…

March 1, 2009February 15, 2021

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