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Entries from March 2009

Atlanta Tea Party April 15

March 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Tea Party is a protest of irresponsible and out of control government spending. The major theme for the Tax Day Tea Party is “Repeal the Pork. Cut Taxes.” We encourage you to bring your own handmade protest signs to the Tea Party. Protest signs that are not in line with theme of the event [...]

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Tags: Atlanta · Government · Media · Money · Pork · Taxes · The Right

Atlanta Losing Control Of Crime

March 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

From 11Alive (Atlanta): Thousands of Atlanta residents have received an email warning from a police major about rising, violent crime in Zone 5, which includes neighborhoods in downtown and midtown. Major Khirus Williams sent out the alert after a string of robberies and carjackings Monday night. Here is some of what he wrote: “Please, let [...]

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Tags: Absurd · Atlanta · Crime/Law · Government · Guns · Law Enforcement · Strange/Funny · Terrorism

Gun Owners Of America, Unite

March 25th, 2009 · Comments Off

From David J. Hammond in the Grand Forks Herald: Every two years at their swearing-in, every congressman raises his hand and vows to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States.” But anti-Second Amendment congressmen already are at work, introducing dozens of anti-gun bills in clear violation of that oath. Indeed, on the new [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns

New EBR … sort of

March 25th, 2009 · Comments Off

I picked up a new Evil Black Rifle this week. A Savage Model 93 in .17 HMR: These are designed to be used on small game, varmints, or small predators at ranges up to 200 yards. Jackrabbits, foxes, coyotes, groundhog, and such. This rifle, along with the .17 HMR round, are capable of less than [...]

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Tags: Guns

Oath Keepers, vol. 4

March 24th, 2009 · Comments Off

Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, peace officers, and veterans who swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic … and meant it. Our oath is to the Constitution, not to the politicians, and that oath will be kept. We won’t [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · Military · Socialism · The Left · The Right · The US

Oath Keepers, vol. 3

March 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off

Principles of Our Republic Oath Keepers Are Sworn to Defend As defenders of the Republic and guardians of the rights of the people, we affirm the timeless, self-evident truths set forth in our Declaration of Independence, which are at the very heart of our Republic: All men are created equal and endowed by their creator [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · Military · Socialism · The Left · The Right · The US

Oath Keepers, vol. 2

March 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off

Quotes from some that have joined Oath Keepers: I am a retired U.S. Army Infantry NCO (SFC/E7) platoon sergeant and I have been stating for many months that I took an oath when I first enlisted back in 1975 and that no one told me I was no longer bound by that oath when I [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · Law Enforcement · Military · Socialism · The Left · The Right · The US

Oath Keepers, vol. 1

March 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Imagine that the Obama Administration fulfills their previous threats to disarm the civilian population, by force if necessary. Imagine that the Obama Administration federalized the nation’s banking industry. Imagine that the current crime sprees in many larger cities “forces” the Obama Administration to impose some level of martial law. And then imagine that four US [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · Military · Socialism · The Left · The Right · The US

2009 Pork Parade, vol. #2

March 13th, 2009 · Comments Off

From the recently signed $410 billion Omnibus spending bill, here are the Top 8 from Georgia that inserted the most pork: Gingrey, Phil, R-GA, $31,540,250 Scott, David, D-GA, $4,113,500 Bishop, Sanford D. Jr., D-GA, $3,960,144 Barrow, John, D-GA, $2,780,000 Marshall, Jim, D-GA, $2,444,500 Johnson, Hank, D-GA, $1,094,750 Kingston, Jack, R-GA. $666,000 Lewis, John, D-GA, $365,500 [...]

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Tags: Pork · Taxes · The US

2009 Pork Parade, vol. #1

March 12th, 2009 · Comments Off

From the recently signed $410 billion Omnibus spending bill, here are the Top 20 that inserted the most pork: Visclosky, Peter J., D-IN, $34,185,071 Obey, David R., D-WI, $33,782,000 Gingrey, Phil, R-GA, $31,540,250 Clyburn, James E., D-SC, $25,585,022 Edwards, Chet, D-TX, $24,797,271 Hobson, David, R-OH, $24,366,500 Rogers, Harold, R-KY, $23,813,500 Bonner, Jo, R-AL, $23,511,000 Murtha, [...]

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Tags: Pork · Taxes · The US

Obama: Failure-In-Chief

March 11th, 2009 · Comments Off

The corrupt rookie from Chicago, who hypnotized millions into thinking he was the New Messiah, is starting to show what his Hopenchange™ is all about. As recent as this past December CNN ran a story stating: President-elect Barack Obama issued a warning Sunday to officials around the country who want to fund projects with federal [...]

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

Georgia HB 615

March 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

As I know you are a proud gun owner living in the state of Georgia you will want to take a look at House Bill 615. Georgia Gun Owners should look to make this piece of legislation a top priority for their 2009-2010 legislative session agenda. Rep. Tim Bearden (R-68) introduced HB 615 on 2/28/2009 [...]

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Tags: Georgia · Government · Guns

The Logic Of Gun Control

March 1st, 2009 · Comments Off

By Michael Z. Williamson at Political Humor: That Washington DC’s low murder rate of 80.6 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, but Arlington, Virginia’s high murder rate of 1.6 per 100,000 is attributable to the lack of gun control. That the depressed and emotionally disturbed should not be allowed to own guns that [...]

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Tags: Government · Guns · The US