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Entries from July 2008

My Thoughts On Self-Preservation

July 29th, 2008 · Comments Off

Guns are dangerous. They are supposed to be. They can kill.
The Constitution of the United States protects American citizens’ right to keep and bear arms. Personal behavior earns citizens the privilege to exercise those rights. Personal behavior can also cause the government to step in and curtail the privilege to exercise those same [...]

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Tags: Guns

Your Rights, From Comrade Obama

July 28th, 2008 · Comments Off

In the jurisprudence and the law, a right is the legal or moral entitlement to do or refrain from doing something, or to obtain or refrain from obtaining an action, thing or recognition in civil society. Rights serve as rules of interaction between people, and, as such, they place constraints and obligations upon the actions [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Election · Socialism · The Left · The US

A Gun Can Extinguish Violent Crime

July 26th, 2008 · Comments Off

By Michael Bane:

A gun isn’t a magic wand that repels bad guys. Think of it, instead, as a fire extinguisher. If you’re looking to prevent fires in your home, a fire extinguisher isn’t your first purchase. Instead, you analyze your home with an eye toward minimizing fire risks. Is the wiring old and sparking every [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Guns

The Messiah Dumps The Troops

July 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The High Holy Barack Obama in wrapping up his world-wide campaign tour - a tour orchestrated for the media. Obama met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He talked with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. He talked with King Abdullah of Jordan. He talked with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. He talked with [...]

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Tags: Election · The Left

The Horror Of The Current Economy

July 25th, 2008 · Comments Off

From 970 WFLA:

It seems the lousy economy is keeping guys away from strip clubs.
In Tampa - a city known for its adult entertainment businesses - attendance has dropped at usually thriving strip clubs. Joe Redner, the owner of the well-known Mons Venus club, says his business is down 25%.
Angelina Spencer is national executive director of [...]

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Tags: Money

Obama Is A Post Turtle

July 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From the Old Country Doctor via kmacginn at blonde sagacity:

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old Texas rancher, whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man.
Eventually, the topic got around to Obama and his bid to be our [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Anti-war Hypocrites

July 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By Ralph Peters at the New York Post:

Am I the only one who’s noticed the silence? Mere months ago, left-wing bloggers and demonstrators were wailing Support our troops, bring them home! seven days a week.
Now their presidential candidate has announced that he won’t bring all those troops home, but will simply transfer combat forces from [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Election · Military · The Left · War

Gun Control … Doesn’t

July 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off

From Jennifer Freeman at Liberty Belles (emphasis mine):

There is no such thing as gun control. There are laws that prevent or make it more difficult for people to obtain guns, but those laws only apply to those who choose to obey them. Criminals, who by their very nature do not obey the law, are not [...]