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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 attended Wasilla [...]

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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 had second [...]

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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 with sidearms strapped [...]

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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 to [...]

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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 had the gun on [...]

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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 over the years and [...]

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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 “compensating for [...]