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Year: 2010

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Curiouser and curiouser

(Via Ye Old Furt) The gunshow imbroglio in Austin takes an interesting turn. Could it be that APD and maybe ATF lied? Perish the thought!

February 13, 2010February 15, 2021
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Ba-da bump bump bump

Another one bites the dust. “…’life is taking a new direction…” my Aunt Fanny. I’m hoping that he’s seen the handwriting on the wall and…

February 12, 2010February 15, 2021
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Odd…

I thought the Democrats were supposed to be all about “civil liberties”… …the Obama administration has argued that warrantless tracking is permitted because Americans enjoy…

February 11, 2010February 13, 2021
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Nazzo fast, Guido

Congress wants an e-book reader for low-income kids. I’m sure that will work out so very, very well. Ask Big Louie to pass the popcorn.…

February 11, 2010February 13, 2021
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Oh the humanity!

Saving the planet isn’t as simple as it sounds, I guess. Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to…

February 10, 2010February 13, 2021
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Well duh!

There is a billboard along I-35 near Wyoming, Minn., with a huge photo of former president George W. Bush and this question: “Miss Me Yet?”…

February 9, 2010February 13, 2021
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King, NC is the asshat captial of NC

(Via Michael Bane) OMG, it’s Snowmageddon and the smarter and wiser Town Fathers of King, NC have decided that a curfuew was in order and…

February 8, 2010February 15, 2021
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The Obama record?

(Via the Drudge Report) Still perfect–he picked the Colts to win the Superbowl. I hope he never tells people to patronize The Employer Who Shall…

February 8, 2010February 13, 2021
Happy Birthday, Mr. President
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Happy Birthday, Mr. President

We sure miss you.

February 6, 2010February 15, 2021
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In which…

…Roberta X channels Barry Goldwater. We need more conservatives that understand that “limited government” applies to all aspects of government, not just the parts they…

February 5, 2010February 15, 2021
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Lookie!

Two wrongs do make a right! Idiots.

February 5, 2010February 15, 2021
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The head RINO is running a bit…scared

(Via the Drudge Report) Arizona Sen. John McCain, the Republicans’ standard-bearer in 2008, is facing a surprisingly strong primary challenge from the right, evidence that…

February 4, 2010February 13, 2021
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Today’s “Let me bum you out” thought

(Via John Mauldin’s “Outside the Box” newsletter) “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A…

February 3, 2010February 13, 2021
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It’s going to be a bit quieter for a while around here

Due to a lack of spare effort and a certain amount of “Great Ghu, what can you say about an out of control fascist-leaning government…

February 3, 2010February 15, 2021
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I recommend to you…

The Geek With a .45’s Quote of the Day.

February 2, 2010February 15, 2021
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I suppose this is the best we can hope for from a B+ President

(Via the Drudge Report) In a $2 trillion budget, he can find $20 billion in cuts.

January 31, 2010February 15, 2021
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Austin PD/BATFE protest

It’s good to see that the good people of Texas are not taking this lying down. Lots of other interesting clips from that event will…

January 31, 2010February 15, 2021
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Somehow, I can’t imagine anyone would actually want to see it

John Edwards’ former mistress filed a temporary restraining order seeking to wrest control of an alleged sex tape that is at the heart of a…

January 30, 2010February 13, 2021
Now I get it
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Now I get it

OK, so I kinda-sorta watched our Leader make his speech last night. I remain unimpressed. Others have thoroughly addressed the multiple issues that the speech…

January 29, 2010February 13, 2021
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Can you imagine freedom?

The less freedom we have, the less people are able to imagine what freedom feels like, and therefore the less they are willing to fight…

January 27, 2010February 15, 2021
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Credit where credit is due

Thanks to the Patriot Post for the new masthead quotation.

January 25, 2010February 15, 2021
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Round 1 to the statists, it seems

Ye Old Furt reports that someone has caved and the Texas Gun Show set for February has been canceled. This sucks. I know that Austin…

January 24, 2010February 13, 2021
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Methinks someone is pissed

(Via Push the Pull Door) Not that I blame them. $3000 for this? Monkeys in suits? More like monkeys on crack.

January 24, 2010February 15, 2021
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Sorry about that

Since I’ve had to start using Blogger’s comment system after Haloscan lost their minds, the incidence of comment spam is way up. I’ve enabled captchas…

January 23, 2010February 13, 2021
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Fifty Things To Do NOW If You Fear an Economic Breakdown

A few examples: 1. Become a part-time entrepreneur, garage-market-dealer, urban farmer, welder, whatever. Just be productive under your own command. It doesn’t matter what it…

January 23, 2010February 15, 2021
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Too funny

(Via the Patriot Post) “Martha Coakley’s resounding defeat in the Massachusetts Senate race is hardly the sort of anniversary gift President Barack Obama could have…

January 23, 2010February 13, 2021
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Do you live in Texas?

If you do, go meet up with Ye Old Furt at the Texas Gun Show on February 20th. Support your Second Amendment Rights and stick…

January 23, 2010February 15, 2021
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And the meme continues

With the Massachusetts election as the subject.

January 21, 2010February 15, 2021
Oh no, he didn’t!
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Oh no, he didn’t!

Oh yes, I did. I’ve regressed through time and went back to my Jeff Foxworthy Stereo Stage–you know what I mean: “We may be starvin’…

January 21, 2010February 13, 2021
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More on the goings on in Austin, TX

Ye Old Furt keeps us up to date on the shenanigans in Austin with the Austin PD and ATF. If you’re in the Austin area…

January 21, 2010February 15, 2021

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