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Raising the dividend tax has no consequences

Charlotte-based Cato Corp. announced Monday that it will pay its stockholders a special $1-per-share dividend this month in advance of the tax increases and economic…

December 3, 2012February 13, 2021
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Good luck with that

(Via the Drudge Report) Let me know how it turns out for you. City Attorney Tells San Bernardino Residents To ‘Lock Their Doors,’ ‘Load Their…

December 1, 2012February 15, 2021
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Shrug

(Via the Drudge Report) In the 2009-10 tax year, more than 16,000 people declared an annual income of more than £1 million to HM Revenue…

November 28, 2012February 13, 2021
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Who killed Twinkie?

It was a hit.

November 27, 2012February 13, 2021
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So I finally had time to listen to the Gun Talk Wounded Warrior finale

At first, the president of the Wounded Warrior Project, Steve Nardezzi, actually sounded fairly reasonable.  But about half way through he decided to break out…

November 27, 2012February 13, 2021
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Another case of catastrophic failure in the victim selection process

And in Texas again.  Have they cornered the market on inept crooks?

November 24, 2012February 15, 2021
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Wow–another self-defense use of a gun that the media claims never happens

To me, being at a Black Friday sale violates the admonition about “Don’t be in stupid places with stupid people doing stupid things.” I’m glad that…

November 23, 2012February 13, 2021
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Happy Thanksgiving, blogosphere

For what we have, let us be thankful this day. We can be angry tomorrow.  🙂

November 22, 2012February 15, 2021
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Tom Gresham on WWP, The Interview

(Vai Facebook) I still haven’t had time to listen to it, so let’s take Tom Gresham’s word on how his interview with Wounder Warrior Project…

November 21, 2012February 13, 2021
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Payback

A 7-month-old dog rescued from a South Carolina animal shelter has rescued his new North Carolina owners from a fire.

November 21, 2012February 13, 2021
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Why you have to be careful in a gun store

Because gun store employees are not necessarily any better on the 4 Rules than any one else. Authorities say an employee at a New Mexico…

November 21, 2012February 13, 2021
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I guess in the non-profit world, $319,000/year only buys a better quality of FAIL

(Via Say Uncle) Steve Nardezzi, president of the Wounded Warrior Project, went on Gun Talk yesterday in an attempt to talk his organization out of…

November 19, 2012February 15, 2021
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It’s all a misunderstanding

The on-going flap over whether the Wounded Warriors Project (WWP) is anti-gun was described to Examiner Friday morning as “a misunderstanding” that has been “blown…

November 17, 2012February 15, 2021
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Is this the beginning?

Hostess Brands, a maker of snack foods for 80+ years, is calling it quits.  It seems that 2 trips through Chapter 11, intransigent labor unions…

November 16, 2012February 15, 2021
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So who is this Zumbo guy?

It seems that the Wounded Warrior Project still isn’t getting it.  Lifting a page from the Zumbo Affair, they have issued an official unapology.  Lifted…

November 15, 2012February 13, 2021
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No, citizen, you are not allowed to protect what is yours

(Via the Drudge Report) Only authorized state employees may perform that task. It’s funny; Mrs Freeholder and I, along with some friends, saw Atlas Shrugged…

November 14, 2012February 13, 2021
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Difficult to believe, but apparently true

I had something whiz across my Facebook page this weekend–someone had heard on Tom Gresham’s radio program GunTalk that the Wounded Warrior Project (no link,…

November 14, 2012February 15, 2021
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Why you do your own homework

On the preparedness front, there is a lot of information out there.  Some of it is inaccurate, and relying on it could cause you some…

November 11, 2012February 13, 2021
Another year passes
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Another year passes

Yet some young men never age. Thank you.

November 11, 2012February 15, 2021
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Meet the new boss

And unfortunately for everyone, he’s the same as the old boss.  It’s a pity, but not unexpected.  I suppose we can take some solace in…

November 7, 2012February 15, 2021
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OK, then

Alabama Republicans plan to hold their election night party at a gun range, where participants will be able to shoot a few rounds as returns…

November 5, 2012February 13, 2021
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“Another week of this and it’ll be full-on Thunderdome out here.”

Hurricanes are pretty much made of suck.  Even when you live in an area that gets them on a regular basis, and so are in…

November 2, 2012February 15, 2021
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Why should Big Brother have all the fun?

(Via Timebomb 2000) Now, all us little guys can have our very own drone.  Yes, you too can hover about, peeking into places with a…

October 28, 2012February 13, 2021
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Stupid is as stupid does

The 5th Circuit Court says that you may be old enough to sign contracts, own real property and join the military, but you can’t own…

October 25, 2012February 13, 2021
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Let’s go to the range

I took off Friday to be with Daughter, who was home from university for fall break.  Faced with all the fun things she could do…

October 22, 2012February 15, 2021
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The face of socialized medicine

(Via FOXNews) You can Google up hundreds of these stories; this, bad as it is, is just the latest one. First her GP and then…

October 12, 2012February 13, 2021
Take a test
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Take a test

(Via Walls of the City) Take a little political test.  Like most Internet tests, it may or may not be accurate. Me? And while it…

October 6, 2012February 13, 2021
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Revenue enhancement is not only a US concept

(Via the Drudge Report) Nor is the concept of a “War on{something}”. Rome has declared a “War on the Sandwich“.

October 6, 2012February 13, 2021
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Welcome to these new United States

79 year old Korean War veteran.  Son is in Afghanistan on his 4th deployment.  Collects and sells “junk” (which if you watch “American Pickers”, the…

October 5, 2012February 13, 2021
Didn’t we used to talk about guns around here?
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Didn’t we used to talk about guns around here?

I’d swear we did, at least before I went on a tear about politics and economics.  Before the new job that seems to eat up…

October 4, 2012February 15, 2021

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