Year: 2009

Wired has “12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World“. While a couple of them are truly shocking (I’m really not to sure I’m ready…

With health care “reform” well in hand (NOT!), the Amateur-in-Chief moves on his next topic, global warming: President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared that the…

(Via Random Nuclear Strikes) While Democrats rule, 20 things the press won’t report on The first 20 things on the list, anyway.

Mecklenburg District Attorney Peter Gilchrist said Friday he won’t charge 76-year-old C.L. McClure in the shooting death of a 15-year-old who police said was part…

Fiddling with your iPhone behind the wheel can get you fined across much of the nation. But many states are more than happy to tweet…

Shut down the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  Really. You may remember the instance some months ago when “activists” shut down a speech by former…

Ye Old Furt has found racists!  Racists at a Tea Party!  Quick–Call Pelosi!  Call MSNBC!  Call the SEIU!  Call…uh, wait a second…this guy isn’t white….…

Be careful what you put in that yard sale, Citizen. For the children, of course.

Here’s a new resource in the fight against Big Government. Use it in fiscal health.

Colleges may take illegal immigrants Illegal immigrants may be allowed back into the state’s community colleges, but under restrictions likely to exclude all but a…

If you’ve been reading me for a while, you know that I view the various sorts of law enforcement “crackdowns” as nothing more than thinly…

Those of us who distrust the current “leadership” provided the Democrat party have yet another reason to do so: The Massachusetts House voted late Thursday…

(Via TechnoYid) This is an identity crisis that is most commonly seen among Jews, but far from alien to the rest of the West. Universalism…

President Zero has decided to bail out on two allies in what I believe is a blatant move for Russian “help” in another area, while…

Yeah, I know. All of the “Nuts!” who loved the show want to know what happened after Jake and Hawkins made it to the Texas.…

Via Be A Survivor, I have word that JW Rawles wife Linda, always known on his blog as the “The Memsahib”, has died after her…

(Via the Drudge Report) The Big O has got to be losing sleep nights. The second black president of the US is losing his grip…

(This year, instead of linking back to my own September 11 post, I’m going to give you the thoughts of Rich Grassi, as published in…

As we say around here, that’s like pushing a limp rope–it just ain’t gonna happen. Outside of passing unneeded legislation to solve illusionary problems, bickering…

“You lie!” Yes, he does–note that his lips moved all the way through that speech. (Edit, 9/10/2009 1035:Damned if I would have apologized to these…

(Via Timebomb 2000) One of the Timebombers got this via email and shared it on that forum. I like it so much Im going to…

…redefine “success”. Barr said that “even if HAMP is a total success, we should still expect millions of foreclosures”…. You know, we could take this…

Never use a solid color stain on a deck. It’s a bad idea. If the deck’s wood is so damaged that you’re considering a solid…

President Barack Obama returns to Washington next week in search of one thing that can revive his health-care overhaul: a sense of crisis. Those who…

A cab driver shot and killed a would-be robber around 10 p.m. Sunday at Carowinds Boulevard and South Tryon Street, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police said. But…

(Via SurvivalBlog) A: Michigan

White House green jobs adviser Van Jones resigned in the middle of the Labor Day weekend following persistent controversy over his past remarks and associations.…

(Inspired by a post at Blackfork; pointer from Say Uncle) In North Carolina, average spending on public education is $7,835 per pupil. In North Carolina,…

(Via the Drudge Report) A lot of folks have made comments about Obamacare along the lines of “Health care provided with all the efficiency of…

(Via Timebomb 2000) What a grasping bastard the Narcissist in Chief is: Anyone who posts comments on the White House’s Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter…