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Entries from April 2007

Issue Gun Licenses To Stop Crime

April 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Concealed handgun or shall issue laws reduce the number of multiple victim public shootings.

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · The US

Australian PM Says US Congress Vote On Iraq Aids Al-Qaeda

April 30th, 2007 · Comments Off

It’s a shame when a citizen of another country has a better grasp of US national security and US foreign policy that our own elected leaders. From Breitbart.com: The US Congress‘ vote to push for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq was wrong and will bring comfort to Al-Qaeda insurgents, Australian Prime Minister John Howard [...]

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Tags: Australia · Government · Iraq · Terrorism · The Left · The US

I’m Against Illegal Immigration, But …

April 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

From KUTV.com in Utah: According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah County District 65 Chairman Don Larsen has submitted a formal resolution to oppose the devil’s plan to destroy the country — to be discussed this weekend at the Utah County Republican Convention. “In order for Satan to establish his ‘New World Order’ and destroy [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Immigration

10 Differences between Conservatives And Liberals

April 27th, 2007 · Comments Off

Not only are liberals almost always wrong, their solutions almost always make things worse.

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Tags: Abortion · Christianity · Government · Guns · Money · Race · Socialism · Taxes · Terrorism · The Left · The Right

Haditha Marines Innocent?

April 25th, 2007 · Comments Off

Lawyers representing the Haditha Marines say the prosecutors have a very weak case against all the defendants due to exculpatory evidence withheld from the defense by the NCIS.

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Iraq · Military · Terrorism · The Left

Random Thoughts, v.74098

April 25th, 2007 · Comments Off

But imagine if at least one Virginia Tech student (with a concealed weapons permit) had his .40 caliber Glock with him, locked and loaded, when this little Charlie Chan chump began his murderous mayhem last Monday on the Hokie campus?

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · School · The Left · The US

What Is Considered “Breaking” A Ceasefire?

April 24th, 2007 · Comments Off

At what point do Palestinian terror and missile attacks constitute a breach of a “ceasefire”?

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Tags: Hamas · Islamofascism · Israel · Media · Muslim/Islam · Palestine · Technology

Random Thoughts, v.24092

April 24th, 2007 · Comments Off

Whenever I’ve seen one of those “Gun-free Zone” signs, especially outside of a school filled with our youngest and most vulnerable citizens, I’ve always wondered exactly who these signs are directed at.

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · School · The Left · The US

More From The Religion Of Peaceâ„¢

April 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

From The Washington Times: Assailants yesterday tied up three persons at a publishing house that distributes Bibles in Turkey and then slit their throats, adding to a string of attacks apparently targeting the country’s tiny Christian minority. The killings occurred in Malatya, a city in central Turkey known as a hotbed of Turkish nationalism and [...]

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Tags: Christianity · Crime/Law · Islamofascism · Muslim/Islam · Terrorism · Turkey

Imus vs. Hip Hop

April 21st, 2007 · Comments Off

Here are some excerpts from a good article at Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi regarding the kerfluffle with Imus: The most annoying thing about the Don Imus fiasco? The instant it blew up into an absurdly overdone national controversy, we all knew exactly how everyone was going to play it — or overplay it, as [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Media · The US

Liberal Hack Alec Baldwin Shows His Sensitive Side

April 20th, 2007 · Comments Off

Alec Baldwin, you are a rude, thoughtless little pig.

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Tags: Absurd · Media

Appeasement And Defeatism

April 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I can’t begin to imagine how our troops in the field, who are risking their lives every day, are going to react when they get back to base and hear that the Democrat leader of the United States Senate has declared the war is lost.

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Tags: Iraq · Terrorism · The Left · The US

Related To The Tragedy At Virginia Tech

April 19th, 2007 · Comments Off

Hat tip to Hot Air: From the Knoxville News Sentinel: In a surprise move, a House panel voted today to repeal a state law that forbids the carrying of handguns on property and buildings owned by state, county and city governments — including parks and playgrounds. “I think the recent Virginia disaster — or catastrophe [...]

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Tags: Government · Guns

Tragedy At Virginia Tech

April 19th, 2007 · Comments Off

How many lives would have been saved at Virginia Tech if any one person had possessed the skill, training, and tools to confront the gunman?

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Tags: Crime/Law · Guns · School · The US

Where Is Shamalama, vol. 3?

April 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Here I am, and almost ready to return to the cauldron that is the blogosphere. I won’t bore you with all the geeky details of what’s been going on behind the scenes, but I’m just about finished and ready to resume irritating all of you with my rantings and ravings. Spread The Word:

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