August 7, 2010
Ann Coulter to headline Homocon party for gay conservatives next month in New York City
I’m including this as a way of making a point. A person’s race, gender, religion and sexual orientation do not determine their political ideology. The GOProud group actually believes in smaller government and less taxes. I wish they were in charge of the GOP.
Your Choice: Thomas Jefferson or the Status Quo
I like this one because of the idea behind it. It boils down to, if you do not like how powerful the federal government has become, do something about it. Don’t just write an e-mail to your congressman or senator. Resist the encroachment of the federal government in ever peaceful way you can.
May 26, 2010
If killing off carbon production and/or energy independence is so important, why didn’t congress spend $800 billion on building solar and wind farms instead of “green” jobs/programs that provided hardly any jobs in the USA?
Why can’t a politician (Republican, Democrat or other) that is asked a simple yes or no question even start his/her answer with the word yes or the word no?
February 28, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder states that the administration will seek a permanent “assault weapons” ban and other gon control measures.
The Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush administration, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.
“As President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few gun-related changes that we would like to make, and among them would be to reinstitute the ban on the sale of assault weapons,” Holder told reporters.
I will pick apart some of the things that he is attributed as saying in the article:
- The AR15 is now one of the most common rifles in the USA. Part of the Heller decision was that firearms in common use can not be banned. Thus, this would fail the test. The same can probably said for other firearms they seek to ban.
- The infamous “cop killer” bullets – This usually refers to ammunition designed to pierce body armor, which is already illegal to sale to civilians. The only other thing I can think they are referring to is rifle ammunition. Except for SWAT teams, police officers generally don’t wear body armor that can stop rifle ammunition. The reason is simple, it is extremely unlikely that a street cop will face rifle fire. The only other round I can think they would be wanting to ban is 5.7x28mm round. This round is often called a “cop killer” round because it was originally offered in an armor piercing configuration. Before the law changed, they stopped selling the armor piercing version of the round.
- The gun smuggling to Mexico – This has repeatedly been proven to be a red herring. The vast majority of weapons in the drug cartels’ hands are stolen from the Mexican military (these were sold to them legally and with US government support). So, of course they show up as coming from the USA. Their is weapon smuggling. But, it is not the major source of cartel weaponry.
- The “gun show loophole” – There is no loophole for gunshows. This is the right of every day citizens to transfer property between each other without government interference. These transactions are still illegal if the seller knows, or even has reason to suspect, that the buyer can not legally possess the weapon. Any firearms dealer at a gunshow has to still perform background checks on any buyers. Just because they are not in their normal storefront location does not change the law.
- Right now many Second Amendment rights supporters are willing to give Democrats the benefit of the doubt right now. If the administration and/or party leadership manages to strongarm the Democrats in congress into passing this legislation. The next elections will make the Republican take over of Congress in 1994 look mild by comparison. Most likely, unless the Republicans completely screw up their choice for President, the next Presidential election would also go to them. The fact is, the majority of people in this country do now see gun control measures as being useless and strongly object to them. The Democrats who have been elected to Congress recently have largely been put there with understanding that they will not pass gun control. If it passes, it might destro the Democratic party for a long time.
A not inconsequential side note. The companies that produce the assault weapons (and all of the side gear), employ a good number of Americans in well paying jobs. In the current economy, passing a new AWB will hurt the economy.
Also posted in 2nd Amendment, AR15, America, BATFE, Fascism in America, Government, Heller, Obama, President, Supreme Court, Tyrrany, civil rights, discrimination, firearms, weapons –
October 9, 2009
With the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize last night, I wish to announce the following intentions:
- I intend to invent practical cold fusion. People will be able to build home electricity generation systems for less than $100. Where’s my physics prize?
- I intend to get a perfect score in the next Olympic archery competition. Where’s my gold medal?
- I also intend to get perfect scores in all of the other Olympic shooting sports. Where’s my other gold medals?
- I intend to buy a ticket for tonight’s mega-millions lottery drawing that has the winning numbers. Where’s my check?
Look, if President Obama had achieved anything he is working international peace and diplomacy, I would say he has earned the prize. The problem is, he hasn’t achieved anything, for now. I don’t blame his getting this award on President Obama. I blame it on the fawning worship way to many people have for the man. Though, if I was in his shoes, I would be turning it down and saying I didn’t deserve this award.
Edit:
Since I can not reply to comments on my LiveJournal while at work, I am adding some additional items here:
- The Nobel Peace Prize is not about campaign promises, it is about bringing peaceful resolutions to conflicts. So, I don’t care about how many campaign promises he has kept. That’s not the issue here.
- If he truly feels that he does not deserve the prize, why didn’t he turn it down.
- I am currently attempting to find an article that backs this up. But, he was apparently nominated on January 19, 2009 (close of nominations is February 1). This certainly points to other reasons for his winning the prize.
- I’ll add one other thought. I wonder how much of the prize is for the simple fact that he is not George Bush?
September 2, 2009
CNN – Aiming to Add More Diversity Under America’s Blue Skies
Summary – Audrey Peterman is trying to attract more minorities to visit national parks and take part in outdoor recreational activities.
My take – I agree with her goal, and would like to see it expanded to more minorities taking part in outdoor sports. Whether it is mountain biking, skeet shooting, hiking, archery, or fishing, I want to see as many people as possible enjoying these sports. Things are way to monochromatic at the stores that cater to those who enjoy the outdoors and the sporting events they partake in. I think it would be good for everyone to partake of more outdoor recreational activities and sports.
Also posted in Activities, Hobbies, Outdoors, archery, bowhunting, civil rights, freedom, hunting, life, racism, shooting, the country –
August 15, 2009
John Mackey is the co-founder and CEO of ultra-liberal and progressive Whole Foods. He has written an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal that boils down to a very different version of healthcare reform than what is being pushed by the current administration. He states that rather than a new and hugely expensive entitlement program, we need to improve the private sector to make it more cost effective (both insurance and the actual medical care) and make it easier for people to donate money to help insure the uninsured. I love this quote from the article:
At Whole Foods we allow our team members to vote on what benefits they most want the company to fund. Our Canadian and British employees express their benefit preferences very clearly—they want supplemental health-care dollars that they can control and spend themselves without permission from their governments. Why would they want such additional health-care benefit dollars if they already have an “intrinsic right to health care”? The answer is clear—no such right truly exists in either Canada or the U.K.—or in any other country.
I also find it interesting that some liberals are boycotting Whole Foods because of this. I think I will have to shop there more often. Considering the low quality of produce at my local Kroger stores lately, this will not be a great hardship.
August 12, 2009
From this Salon article:
And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the “mob” — a word betraying a Marie Antoinette delusion of superiority to ordinary mortals. I thought my party was populist, attentive to the needs and wishes of those outside the power structure. And as a product of the 1960s, I thought the Democratic party was passionately committed to freedom of thought and speech.
But somehow liberals have drifted into a strange servility toward big government, which they revere as a godlike foster father-mother who can dispense all bounty and magically heal all ills. The ethical collapse of the left was nowhere more evident than in the near total silence of liberal media and Web sites at the Obama administration’s outrageous solicitation to private citizens to report unacceptable “casual conversations” to the White House. If Republicans had done this, there would have been an angry explosion by Democrats from coast to coast. I was stunned at the failure of liberals to see the blatant totalitarianism in this incident, which the president should have immediately denounced. His failure to do so implicates him in it.
The article also rips Republicans. But, it is an Article by a Democrat who is an Obama supporter wondering why they are being so inept on domestic policy.
August 2, 2009
Palin on the market? NOT!
Apparently, Sarah Palin is getting divorced. Single male gunnies and hunters are already polishing their courtship plans.
Edit: It turns out that this is a lie started by some bloggers. It doesn’t change my feelings on what I’ve posted below. There are still way to many hypocrites leading both major parties.
Now for the political part of this:
The Palins are getting divorced because of acts infidelity committed by both of them. This is a symptom of the problems of our political leadership, hypocrisy. The Republicans preach about the sanctity of marriage and the family, and cheat on their spouses. The Democrats call for openness in government, and try to ram through huge pieces of legislation without time to read and study the proposed legislation. The Republicans call for smaller government and reducing the deficit, then run up the size of government and the national debt. The Democrats say they are for respecting the Constitution and people’s rights, yet they advocate restricting “hate” speech while picking and choosing which parts of the Bill of Rights they support.
Though, a podcast I was listening to had an interesting point, more has been done to forward the cause of Second Amendment rights in Congress this year, than was done in the 8 years of the Bush administration. Hooray for blue-dog Democrats.
June 12, 2009
Apparently it comes as a surprise to some people, but not all Hispanics (or women) think alike. Why should race, ethnicity, gender or even class determine one’s point of view on political or legal issues? What’s more, when it comes to Hispanics, there is often not even a single, shared culture that might create a common bond.
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But for most Hispanics who were born in the U.S., our primary identity is as Americans. In the largest poll of its kind in 2002, nearly 60 percent of third-generation Hispanics used the term “American” as either the only or first term to describe themselves, and 97 percent said they use American to identify themselves at least some of the time.
Still, the media and most politicians seem to think Sotomayor’s ethnic heritage and gender are relevant to the story of her Supreme Court nomination. She’s the first female Hispanic to be named to the highest court in the land, and that must mean something, the thinking goes. But what? Frankly, it was only a matter of time before a Hispanic reached the court. True barriers – meaning disqualifications based on race, ethnicity or gender – simply don’t exist anymore.
As Ms. Chavez says in her column, it’s not about race or gender, it’s about a liberal President, choosing a liberal jurist ro replace a liberal Justice.
