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Entries from August 2008

McCain-Palin

August 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It’s 11:00 am Friday, and while it ain’t OFFICIAL just yet it appears to be a fact: John McCain has chosen Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. Sarah (Heath) Palin was born on February 11, 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho. She is 44 years old. Her family moved to Alaska in 1964. Sarah [...]

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Tags: Election · The Right · The US

UGA 2008

August 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Saturday, August 30, the University of Georgia football team begins its new season. While I’m not a complete fanatic, I do try and keep up with sports from my alma mater. Yep, I’m a BullDawg, Class of 1985. I’m not sure why we have to go through all this physical punishment every year. They should [...]

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Tags: Georgia · School · Sports

Emperor Obama

August 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

So the High Holy Obamessiah will finally make his grand entrance tonight at the DNC circus, and he’ll do so not in any hall or convention center … he’ll do it in a stadium, and he’ll do so under a facade of a Greek temple. Says Ed Morrissey: Politico reports that “senior Democratic officials” have [...]

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Tags: Election · Socialism · The Left · The US

Gun Enthusiasts Meet At Park To Prove Point

August 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From The Macomb Daily (MI): They came, they saw, they carried – and they didn’t cause any problems. Members of OpenCarry.org peacefully set up shop Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park in Warren to prove a point about the Second Amendment and Michigan‘s gun laws. About 75 gun enthusiasts strolled through the park throughout the afternoon [...]

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Tags: Guns

Obama The Socialist

August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Progressives are individuals who are ostensibly working within the republic and its capitalist system, while their real goal is to subvert it, weakening its foundation, the Constitution of the United States of America, and amending it to reflect the Marxist-Socialist philosophy described as Progressivism. In the United States House of Representatives, these people all belong [...]

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Tags: Election · Socialism · The Left · The US

Armed Great Grandmother Makes Burglar Call 911

August 26th, 2008 · Comments Off

From WPXI (PA): An 85-year-old great-grandmother from Lake Lynn, Fayette County kept an alleged burglar at bay using a .22-caliber pistol. According to police, a 17-year-old suspect was attempting to burglarize Leda Smith overnight. That’s when Smith grabbed her gun and told the teen that she would shoot him if he moved, police said. “I [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Guns

Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Perceiving

August 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Your Personality is Very Rare (INTP) Your personality type is goofy, imaginative, relaxed, and brilliant. Only about 4% of all people have your personality, including 2% of all women and 6% of all men You are Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Perceiving. How Rare Is Your Personality? Yep. I’ve taken this type of test several times [...]

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Tags: Blog

Inside the Mind of the Antigun Male: Psycho-Sexual Insecurities

August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By Julia Gorin: Let’s be honest. He’s scared of the thing. That’s understandable — so am I. But I’m a girl and have the luxury of being able to admit it. I don’t have to masquerade squeamishness as grand principle — in the interest of mankind, no less. He often accuses men with guns of [...]

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Tags: Guns · The Left

Lawmaker Lauds Decision To Allow Teachers To Carry Guns

August 24th, 2008 · Comments Off

From KTAR (AZ): An Arizona state senator is watching closely what happens in a small school district outside Fort Worth, Texas, which is the first in the nation to allow teachers to carry guns on campus. Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, fought for a similar bill during the last Arizona legislative session, but it never reached [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Guns

New Findings From FBI About Cop Attackers And Their Weapons

August 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off

From The Force Science Research Center via PoliceOne.com: New findings on how offenders train with, carry and deploy the weapons they use to attack police officers have emerged in a just-published, 5-year study by the FBI. Among other things, the data reveal that most would-be cop killers: –show signs of being armed that officers miss; [...]

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

guN pr0n, w00t!

August 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off

Spread The Word:

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Tags: Guns

North Texas School District Will Let Teachers Carry Guns

August 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

From The Houston Chronicle: A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month, a newspaper reported. Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District approved a district policy change last October so employees can carry concealed firearms [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Gun Free Zone · Guns

British Businessman Decapitates Himself in Sports Car Suicide

August 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From FOX News: In a grim attempt at revenge against his estranged wife, a British businessman committed suicide by decapitation in his Aston Martin sports car, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported Friday. According to the Mail, Gerald Mellin, 54, had been consumed with dark thoughts surrounding his 34-year-old wife’s decision to leave him. The day [...]

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Tags: Strange/Funny · The UK

Obama’s Gun Plan

August 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

From a letter to the editor of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Dennis R. Forslund: People from everywhere want to come to the United States so they may live their lives protected by American freedoms. Those freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution! Sen. Obama talks about change, yet he doesn’t tell us what changes he envisions! [...]

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Tags: Election · Guns · The Left

Why Carry A Gun?

August 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Says Syd: I don’t carry a gun because I’m evil. I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world. Spread The Word:

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Tags: Guns