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“Not a mistake”

(Via LawDog) OK, I’m late to this party. But just in case you haven’t seen this, I want to draw your attention to it. Be…

September 15, 2008February 15, 2021
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F’ing slimeball politician

(Via the Drudge Report) Not trying to be nasty, but just how else would you describe a politician, running for national office, who asks a…

September 15, 2008February 15, 2021
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Prescient Cyberpunk

(Via the Drudge Report) It would seem that the writers of cyberpunk got another one right: Google may take its battle for global domination to…

September 15, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

And you too can own this one: Of course, I bet the reloading press and dies for that brass are kinda steep….

September 15, 2008February 13, 2021
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Laughing at the Dems expense

The Smallest Minority has a collection of political cartoons for you. Finish your beer before you click. Your keyboard will thank you.

September 13, 2008February 15, 2021
Remember
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Remember

And if that doesn’t upset you enough, then read this.

September 11, 2008February 13, 2021
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GOP fundraising

Major Chuck has the primo idea of all time to raise funds for the GOP: hunting trips. They really should do this. It torques all…

September 10, 2008February 15, 2021
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Now with pictures!

(Via Kim du Toit) You may recall my post about Richland County, South Carolina and their new armored vehicle. Radley Balko has a post at…

September 9, 2008February 13, 2021
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Hurricane Preparedness

(Via Kim du Toit) It seems that Louisiana residents outside of Nawlins arequite prepared for hurricane season, thanks so much. “Hunting over bait” I don’t…

September 8, 2008February 15, 2021
Heh
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Heh

This window sticker came in the mail yesterday: I suppose that sums it up sufficiently.

September 7, 2008February 15, 2021
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Well, if the duck hunting is a bit slow…

…you can always find other ways to amuse yourself, such as calling a phone sex line. And luckily for duck hunters, the Federal government is…

September 7, 2008February 13, 2021
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Gr-r-r-r

I hate starting off a Sunday morning like this. The article is short, so I’m going to quote the whole infuriating thing: A small fire…

September 7, 2008February 15, 2021
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Go read

LawDog asked a question that lead me back to this piece of his. It. Is. The. Best. Thing. On. The. Internet. Period.

September 6, 2008February 15, 2021
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Reduce, reuse, recycle

Republican workers saved 12,000 US flags from the trash generated bt the DNC’s “green” convention. Saved by a vendor at Invesco Field, they were delivered…

September 6, 2008February 13, 2021
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The US government is going to get a lot larger soon

Not that this is a surprise, mind you. Treasury Plans to Take Control of Fannie, Freddie Of course, we could have fixed them a few…

September 6, 2008February 13, 2021
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Noonan on Palin

(Via Kim du Toit) In today’s Opinion Journal, Peggy Noonan spends some time considering the subject of Sarah Palin. Go read it first, and then…

September 5, 2008February 13, 2021
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“Lipstick”

“What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull?” “Lipstick.” I’m still amused by Sarah Palin’s speech to the GOP convention last night.…

September 5, 2008February 15, 2021
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Sarah Palin–Space Alien?

I hope that “space alien” thing was bizarre enough to get your attention. Given the number and quality of rumors swirling around Gov. Palin’s since…

September 3, 2008February 13, 2021
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One crappy thing about getting older…

Is the fact that the adults you grew up with will pass on. Jerry Reed has died at 71.

September 3, 2008February 13, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

In honor of dove season, which starts tomorrow here in NC, we’re going to do a different kind of firepower this week. Squab–it’s what’s for…

August 31, 2008February 13, 2021
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Appeal filed for Olufson

David Olufson, recently convicted of transferring a broken gun illegal machine gun has filed an appeal. The Smallest Minority has a link to the original…

August 31, 2008February 15, 2021
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Hurricane evacuation radio

This in from an Intertubes correspondent…WWL radio is streaming coverage of Hurricane Gustav. Very interesting, especially the phone calls from folks in the evacuation stream.…

August 31, 2008February 15, 2021
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You’re kidding, me, right?

(Via the Conservative Scalawag) It would seem that the militarization of our police has just developed its very own arms race–the Richland County South Carolina…

August 31, 2008February 13, 2021
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Sarah Who?

So John McCain has chosen a relative unknown, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Interesting. If her Wikipedia bio is to be believed,…

August 29, 2008February 13, 2021
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I love old maps

This one was pointed out to me by an Intertubes correspondent–a 1930 map of radio broadcasting stations in the US. Don’t miss the rest of…

August 28, 2008February 15, 2021
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My South

This is the South I grew up in. Believe it or not, if you get away from the big cities (I can remember when Raleigh,…

August 28, 2008February 13, 2021
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Lightning never strikes twice in the same place?

(Via the Drudge Report) Of course it does–the Empire State Building was once struck 8 times in 24 hours. And surprise, surprise, hurricanes can strike…

August 27, 2008February 15, 2021
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All things considered

I’ve been digesting the Messiah’s choice of Biden as his running mate. I guess lightweights of a feather cling together, or something of the sort.

August 25, 2008February 15, 2021
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Your Sunday Firepower Video

How about a demonstration of British firepower? Of course, if I were a spectator, I’d feel a lot more comfortable if the reviewing stands were…

August 24, 2008February 13, 2021
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Updates to the blogroll

Due to a pounding headache (I woke up with it and the malevolent thing is still with me) and an overabundance of guns to clean…

August 24, 2008February 13, 2021

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