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Dude, you’re in Massachusetts, for crying out loud

(Via the Drudge Report) And to top it off, you used a gun to defend yourself, even it was against a bear.  Of course you’re…

April 9, 2013February 15, 2021
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It still rings true

(Via the Drudge Report) Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history…

April 9, 2013February 15, 2021
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When political correctness runs amok

Well, amok-er. University of Rhode Island Police responded to reports of a gunman on the Kingston campus on April 4. Because of a state anti-gun…

April 7, 2013February 13, 2021
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Coward

(Via Say Uncle) Bring your sorry ass out and face the people whose rights you want to trample on.

April 5, 2013February 15, 2021
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Watching

I’ve been following the antics of the Hermit Kingdom with interest.  Lots of stories out there covering the gamut from “Fat Leader is losing control…

April 4, 2013February 13, 2021
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Bringing the pain

Colorado passes stupid gun grabbing laws.  (And yes, beside ill-advised and useless, they actually are stupid.  Check Michael Bane’s podcast for details.) Magpul announces they…

April 2, 2013February 15, 2021
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Sorry, my shocked face is at the cleaners

(Via the Drudge Report) OK, I don’t view Infowars as the most reputable site on the Intertubz, but this is interesting if true. As Business…

April 2, 2013February 13, 2021
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Watch what you buy and where you buy it

It’s been known for quite some time that buying certain items can bring down the wrath of our busy-body government.  Buy too many tablets of…

March 31, 2013February 13, 2021
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I wonder

With Jim Carrey apparently saying any and everything that will get him some attention, I just have to wonder if he has a new movie…

March 29, 2013February 15, 2021
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A catastrophic failure in the victim selection process

Rapidly followed up with a total failure to appreciate the seriousness of their situation. Picked the wrong neighborhood, didn’t you?  🙂

March 28, 2013February 15, 2021
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And…

Here come the “capital controls” for Cyprus’s banks. For those who don’t know the phrase, capital controls are rules meant to prevent the flow of…

March 27, 2013February 15, 2021
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Paging Ayn Rand

In a recent research note, Credit Suisse research analysts Neal Soss and Dana Saporta wrote that “the issue of growing income and wealth disparity in…

March 26, 2013February 13, 2021
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Let’s talk about the defensive use of a handgun

(Via Guns.com) First, the video: Now then… Based solely on this video and my knowledge of NC law, Bradly Turner and his wife both need…

March 26, 2013February 15, 2021
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Pot, kettle, black

(Via the Drudge Report) A man who says that our Constitutional rights are very real things and worth protecting is a “Tired, Old White Guy…

March 26, 2013February 13, 2021
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And here…we…go!

(Via the Drudge Report) With the precedent set in Cyprus, the European Union has said that it can raid the savings of others in other…

March 26, 2013February 15, 2021
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What an asshat

(Via the Drudge Report) Apparently believing that New York City and it’s values are the totality of the United States, Bloomberg has decided to attempt…

March 25, 2013February 13, 2021
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Cyprus strikes a deal with the EU; decides to eat the rich

(Via the Drudge Report) In what I would characterize as a deal with the devil, Cyprus has struck a deal with the EU for a…

March 25, 2013February 15, 2021
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Cyprus: the gift that keeps on giving

Cyprus risks euro exit after EU bailout ultimatum Stocks Close Lower as Cyprus Spooks Investors Cyprus makes frantic effort to prevent run on its banks…

March 22, 2013February 15, 2021
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You shouldn’t have given them ideas

(From the email list that must remain nameless) New Zealand has decided that stealing from bank customers to fund bank bailouts is a wonderful idea.…

March 19, 2013February 13, 2021
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Thanks, but no thanks

Cypriot politicians decide that being used to decorate the phone poles is not something they want to be a part of, and turn down legislation…

March 19, 2013February 13, 2021
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It sucks when you don’t have a First Amendment

(Via the Drudge Report) In the country formerly known as Great Britain, new rules governing what can and can not be printed are going into…

March 19, 2013February 15, 2021
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Yeah, it sucks when it’s your wealth being redistributed

(Via the Drudge Report) Bill Maher, media blow-hard extraordinaire, finds out that having your taxes jacked isn’t really all that pleasant. Gee Bill, you’re just…

March 18, 2013February 13, 2021
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Coming soon to a bank account near you?

The government of Cyprus has agreed to an EU demand that it, in effect, confiscate between 6.7 and 9.9% of all bank deposits in order…

March 17, 2013February 15, 2021
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Let me toss something out there to scare you out of your wits

Please step over to Tam’s site and look at this post.  Feel free to read it if you want, but I just need you to…

March 14, 2013February 15, 2021
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Hypocrites gonna be hypocritical, the sequel

In a way, it’s sort of sad.  Before her unfortunate run-in with a homicidal maniac, former Arizona Congresscritter Gabrielle Giffords decided that she needed to…

March 14, 2013February 15, 2021
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Armageddon sewing

When my Dad died, among the many things I inherited was a pair of treadle sewing machines.  One was my grandma’s (my mother’s mother) and…

March 10, 2013February 15, 2021
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Hypocrites gonna be hypocritical

At least until they get caught and the bright light of day is shined all over their butt. It seems one Mark Kelly, whose primary…

March 10, 2013February 15, 2021
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Saving some coin on the noms

So, unless you have been living under a very large and heavy rock, you know that the news in the authorized media is, on the…

March 7, 2013February 13, 2021
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ba da bump bump bump

Hugo Chavez is outta here. I wonder where claimed-to-be-a-socialist-but-was-really-just-another-damn-tyrant goes to when they die?

March 6, 2013February 15, 2021
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World fails to end

So, the sequester cuts have kicked in, and so far…zip.  The sun came up, cops are on the job, Mrs. Freeholder is still employed teaching…

March 1, 2013February 13, 2021

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