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Entries from July 2007

Gun Control Does Not Stop Violence

July 31st, 2007 · 2 Comments

From an op-ed in The Sentinel of Ohio State University: Everybody’s first reaction to the massacre at Virginia Tech was one of shock and sorrow, but, for some, what followed that initial reaction was an angry and ridiculous call for more gun-control. If you, dear reader, were one such person, who believes that tragedies like [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Guns · The US

When God Is Busy …

July 31st, 2007 · Comments Off

A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of the courses had a professor who was a vowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly [...]

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Tags: Military · Strange/Funny · The Left

Another Hillary Flip-Flop

July 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Apr 22, 2007 From WCBSTV.com: Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday criticized President Bush’s foreign policy, and said if she were president she would do things differently, including beginning diplomatic talks with supposed enemies and sending envoys throughout the world. “I would begin diplomatic discussions with those countries with whom we have differences, to try to [...]

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Tags: Election · The Left · The US

The Right To Keep And Bear Arms

July 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” (Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.) “The [...]

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Tags: Government · Guns · The US

From Those With “Absolute Moral Authority”

July 26th, 2007 · Comments Off

Well at least we don’t have to fret over the oft-repeated lie told by the Moonbats of “we support the troops”. Here we have, at last, an honest answer. “I think they’re a bunch of idiots. I also think they’re morally retarded. I don’t like our troops. I don’t like their fat, whining families.” Not a lot of ambiguousness here.

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Tags: Blog · The Left · The US

NFL Orders Vick Out of Training Camp

July 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Michael Vick was ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons’ training camp.

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Tags: Absurd · Atlanta · Crime/Law · Dogs/Pets

Congressman Don Young: Alaska’s Pimp

July 25th, 2007 · Comments Off

Congressman Don Young, Republican, is the lone member of the House Of Representatives from Alaska. He is also one of the biggest pigs in Washington, taking federal taxpayer money from across the country at a record rate and re-routing it to Alaska. $223 million to build a bridge nearly as long as the Golden Gate [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Pork · Taxes · The Right · The US

The Two Sides Of Diva Lohan

July 24th, 2007 · Comments Off

The Fantasy The Reality Lindsay Dee Lohan, born July 2, 1986, is an American actress and pop music star. Lindsay Lohan began her career with Ford Models at age three and, at a time when blue-eyed blondes were in highest demand, the freckle-faced, auburn-haired child found little work as a fashion model. She persisted and [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Media · The US

Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

July 24th, 2007 · Comments Off

If you’re a taxpayer, according to Edwards and Obama and probably Clinton too, you will be forced by the government to hand over money out of your wallet to fund abortions for someone you don’t know.

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Tags: Abortion · Election · The Left · The US

Mom Accidentally Shoots 9-Year-Old Son

July 24th, 2007 · Comments Off

From WSBTV.com: A 9-year-old remains in critical condition at the hospital after being shot by his mother. Police said they believe the incident was a tragic accident, but they plan on charging Johnny Andrews’ mother. According to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Department, Johnny’s mom, Kerri Fitts, was learning to use a 45 calibur [sic] handgun [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Crime/Law · Georgia · Guns

The Liberal’s Desire To Disarm The U.S.

July 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

By Dan Simpson, a retired diplomat, and a member of the editorial boards of The Toledo Blade and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The disarming of America When people talk about doing something about guns in America, it often comes down to this: “How could America disarm even if it wanted to? There are so many guns out [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Crime/Law · Government · Guns · The Left

The Saga Of Genarlow Wilson

July 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off

On New Year’s Eve in 2003, Genarlow Wilson and several friends rented a hotel room for a party at which they planned to have plenty of alcohol, marijuana and sex. One friend, goofing around with a video camera, captured much of the action on videotape. Genarlow was a football player and track star, homecoming king [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Crime/Law · Georgia · Government

Nothing But Criminals And Sheep In DC?

July 21st, 2007 · 4 Comments

For the past 31 years, criminals and thugs in Washington, D.C., seem to have had little problem acquiring inexpensive firearms — the city has one of the worst records in the nation for violent crime. But for law-abiding citizens, the situation has been very different. Off and on over the years, Washington, D.C. has reclaimed [...]

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

Teach Your Four-Year-Olds About Sex

July 20th, 2007 · Comments Off

Barack Obama told Planned Parenthood that sex education for kindergarteners is “the right thing to do.”

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Tags: Absurd · Government · School · The Left · The US

Peter Visclosky’s $1 Million Give-A-Way

July 20th, 2007 · Comments Off

What’s a paltry one million dollars to a member of Congress?

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Tags: Absurd · Government · Pork · Taxes · The Left · The US