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Month: April 2009

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I guess I’m a “right wing extremist” in addition to all of my other sins

Not that I actually care, you understand. Curtis Lowe links us to Michelle Malkin on Homeland Security’s hit piece on conservatives. I guess the specter…

April 14, 2009February 15, 2021
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Another voice on the Yadkin Lakes controversy

The High Rock Lake Association weighs in on our statist Legislature’s plan to take over the Yadkin lakes… The High Rock Lake Association Board of…

April 14, 2009February 15, 2021
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It’s a start

It’s small, but it’s a noticeable start: The number of illegal immigrants living in North Carolina has declined since 2005, according to a study released…

April 14, 2009February 15, 2021
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They want the dams, but not the roads

Because roads don’t generate revenue, no doubt. The state has been responsible for secondary roads since the Great Depression, but that could soon change. A…

April 13, 2009February 13, 2021
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Statists just don’t give up, do they?

Area legislators introduced a bill April 9 for the state to own and manage the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project. Alcoa, which owns the project, has held…

April 13, 2009February 13, 2021
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We’re all subject to the law

Good government activists are warning that the dropping of all charges against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and the tossing of his seven felony convictions…

April 11, 2009February 13, 2021
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Dancing in the blood of the victims

It’s not just for the Brady Bunch any more… Timothy Egan gets most of his facts wrong and bleeds all over his t-shirt for the…

April 11, 2009February 15, 2021
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Obama-a-thon

Rather than having a zillion “Look at what The Big O is up to now” posts, I’m going to consolidate them into a single post…

April 9, 2009February 13, 2021
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Watch this closely

Because I believe that we are going to see just what The Obama is made of. Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship…

April 8, 2009February 13, 2021
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Oh look! The other side wants to have a party too!

(Via Simon Jester) Yes, from the Hope and Change crowd, it’s A New Way Forward! Right off the cliff.

April 7, 2009February 13, 2021
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If you need a reason to carry concealed

(Via Say Uncle) It’s because if you are unlucky enough to find yourself in one of those “active shooter mass murder-athons”, you’re facing “…one of…

April 7, 2009February 15, 2021
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Damn, another book I need to read

John Walker has a short review of Mark Levine’s new book, Liberty and Tyranny, which is currently the #1 bestseller on Amazon.com (and is apparently…

April 7, 2009February 15, 2021
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Google is the new Microsoft

It seems that since Microsoft has been taken down a notch, the vultures need new targets to pursue. Wired reports that as far as the…

April 7, 2009February 15, 2021
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The bacon hangover cure

Breda, this one is for you… It’s official: The classic post-bender bacon sarnie really does help cure your hangover, thanks to the dual chemical benefits…

April 7, 2009February 13, 2021
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What can you say?

Why does the U.S. Senate harp on budget deficits as “generational theft”, and then refuses to address global climate change? This is the question asked…

April 6, 2009February 13, 2021
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Some good news in a down economy

The State of North Carolina’s attempts to buy up land via “land trusts” are falling on hard times because of the poor economy. See, there…

April 5, 2009February 13, 2021
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Is anyone surprised?

(Via the Drudge Report) North Korea defied international warnings and sent a rocket hurtling over the Pacific on Sunday, a launch President Barack Obama called…

April 5, 2009February 15, 2021
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You might want to review your kids baby pictures

Especially if you live in Loudoun County, Virginia. Wired hasthe story of Ting-Yi Oe, an assistant principal at Freedom High School who was the victim…

April 3, 2009February 13, 2021
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Stupid criminal stories

OK, top this one from one of our local papers: Authorities say a woman tried to bail someone out of the Davidson County Detention Center…

April 3, 2009February 13, 2021
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File this one under “I’m shocked, SHOCKED I tell you!”

The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S. You have to wonder how many other things this…

April 2, 2009February 15, 2021
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Here’s an idea

The Bringer of Hope and Change is in Europe, preaching his gospel to an audience that ranges from skeptical to hostile. Considering that our country…

April 1, 2009February 15, 2021
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April Fools?

(Via the Drudge Report) ‘Conficker has activated,’ said Patrik Runald, chief security adviser at F-Secure. ‘So far nothing has actually happened.’ So either our bad…

April 1, 2009February 15, 2021
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It must be a job qualification

Because that’s the only reasonable explanation why it seems the Obama administration nominates only tax cheats for executive branch positions–latest case in point. You know,…

April 1, 2009February 15, 2021

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