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Save the drama for your mama

(Via the Drudge Report) The Boy King seems to be losing his patience with those of us who do not believe that he is The…

July 14, 2011February 13, 2021
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What was that about bringing a knife to a gun fight?

A Wilkes County homeowner shot and killed a man who was armed with a machete and broke into his home, Sheriff Chris Shew told WXII.…

July 13, 2011February 13, 2021
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It’s amazing

(Via Drudge) How Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” just keeps getting played out in real life.

July 13, 2011February 15, 2021
Peg the Hypocrisy Meter:  “I know, let’s hold the old folks hostage!”
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Peg the Hypocrisy Meter: “I know, let’s hold the old folks hostage!”

In the game of “Debt Ceiling Brinksmanship”, the Big O decides to one up the Republicans, who are always accused by Democrats of hating the…

July 13, 2011February 13, 2021
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Und here ve go again!

I LOLed.

July 13, 2011February 13, 2021
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An observation

(Link via the Drudge Report) Have you ever noticed that any time the phrase “common sense” is used in conjunction with the law, you’re going…

July 12, 2011February 15, 2021
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A question for the masses

For those of you who use Sitemeter, do you trust the statistics it generates? The reason I ask is that I’m seeing huge differences between…

July 10, 2011February 15, 2021
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I’ve stayed off this particular subject

But after a conversation with a neighbor yesterday, I do feel that I need to point out that the Stupid Party needs to stay off…

July 10, 2011February 15, 2021
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A solution in search of a problem?

It seems so to me, since I already have to cough up considerable information to access my bank accounts online. Several lawmakers and the current…

July 10, 2011February 15, 2021
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Ever read “Atlas Shrugged”?

(Via the Drudge Report) If you have, then this story should sound wearily familiar. Remember, when they come to take whatever it is you have,…

July 10, 2011February 15, 2021
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Hand me that brush, will ya?

I can remember when the NC Highway Patrol was one of the best things going. Still some good ones out there, but they’re getting fewer…

July 9, 2011February 15, 2021
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So, will he get back into West Point?

(Via the Drudge Report) Some time ago I noted the story of a young man who was being expelled from West Point after he allegedly…

July 9, 2011February 13, 2021
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Another happy ending

A woman shot and killed one of two men who forced their way into the house at 2404 Finchley Drive, near the intersection of Eastway…

July 9, 2011February 15, 2021
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Photography is not a crime

(Via Frank James) But it can get you kicked off a plane. The only good thing I can see about this is that the person…

July 5, 2011February 13, 2021
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No, Roosevelt wasn’t popular with everyone

(Via Roberta X) A very old poem that points out the destructive ways of good ol’ FDR, the man widely rumored to have saved the…

July 5, 2011February 13, 2021
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Well, here’s an economic triumph

(Via the Drudge Report) The Council of Economic Advisers reports that President Zero’s campaign to bankrupt the country create jobs created or saved 2.4 million…

July 5, 2011February 13, 2021
Peg the Hypocrisy Meter:  Why the hate?
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Peg the Hypocrisy Meter: Why the hate?

(Via the Drudge Report) I still find it amusing that liberals, who deride conservatives as hateful, racist and so on, are the ones consistently quoted…

July 5, 2011February 13, 2021
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Happy Birthday, America

Here’s wishing you many happy returns.

July 4, 2011February 15, 2021
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If you didn’t get to see it in the theaters

Atlas Shrugged Part 1 is apparently making an appearance on DVD/Blu-Ray.

July 3, 2011February 15, 2021
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It can’t be “reformed”

This is why the Federal tax system can’t be reformed, only destroyed. There are a number of proposals out there to accomplish this (the “Fair…

July 3, 2011February 15, 2021
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Until we can loot it?

(Via the Drudge Report) A treasure trove of gold and silver jewelry, coins and precious stones said to be worth billions of dollars has been…

July 3, 2011February 13, 2021
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You know, I would expect a cop to know where the “bad parts” of town are

(Via SurvivalBlog) And I’d appreciate him letting me know if I didn’t figure it out for myself. The City of St. Petersburg, FL disagrees. Assholes.

July 2, 2011February 13, 2021
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North Carolina’s Finest

Not so much these days, or so it appears. Once again, the North Carolina Highway patrol is in the news and not in a good…

June 30, 2011February 13, 2021
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But Grandma has to be groped to fly

(Via the Drudge Report) A foreign national who flew from New York to Los Angeles last week with a stolen boarding pass and ID card…

June 30, 2011February 15, 2021
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Speaking truth to power

(Via the Drudge Report) Do so at your own risk. But Mark? Thanks, my man. He really is a dick.

June 30, 2011February 13, 2021
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Bet that doesn’t stop the civil asset forfeiture procedure…

The owners of land off Point Road had no idea a large marijuana plot was being grown on their property, Davie County deputies said Wednesday.Deputies…

June 30, 2011February 15, 2021
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Making the law up as they go along

Hey, if you can’t get it passed, go ahead anddo it anyway! It only makes sense. If you’re a Democrat, that is.

June 29, 2011February 15, 2021
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Anarchotyranny marches on

A federal indictment states that Dawkins started to fill out a passport application in 2004, didn’t complete it, then filled out a new application two…

June 28, 2011February 15, 2021
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Thinking

I’ve returned home from my mission to satisfy may father’s final request, having scattered his and my mother’s ashes at the appropriate places. This pretty…

June 27, 2011February 13, 2021
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Once again, this is my shocked face

(Via the Drudge Report) For the umpteenth time, government “does something” and makes the situation worse. This time, the victims are horses. And the idiots…

June 26, 2011February 13, 2021

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