Oct
31
Here are a few general questions that I’m getting feedback on from a number of gun blogger types. Answer however you want and add more thoughts if you’d like. 1 – What do you see as the primary factor in the growth of the tactical weapon market? Self defense? The war on terror? Troops back [...]
Oct
31
Ron Paul’s Tonight Show appearance
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… at who’s your nanny? Review and Analysis: Nope
Oct
31
Airport Blogging – Boston bound
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Back from Houston – headed to Boston. Gotta’ go. Updates later. Update: Arrived!
Oct
30
Note to Tangos: You.Do.Not.Mess with our troops.
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… The Mahdi militiaman didn’t move. I kicked him. No movement. Given how many times he had been shot, I didn’t expect anything else, but just to be sure, I shot him twice in the stomach. Then I marked him with a chem light so the body disposal teams could find him later that night. [...]
Oct
30
Minigun Show
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Minigun Show Content Warning for firepower displays bordering on the sexual. Thanks to ghengis. (via Ace – go see!)
Oct
29
Gunbloggers Challenge
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Sharp as a Marble announces a Gunblogger Challenge. Quoted in full: Greg has issued the challenge. Are you up to it? In the spirit of AC’s offer, I’m sponsoring an informal competition to see how many people we can (safely) introduce to guns. My main concern is education. I’m not trying to turn card-carrying members [...]
Oct
28
Airport Blogging – Houston bound
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Gotta’ go. See you on the other side. Update: Arrived at 11:30 PM; as of now I am comfortably ensconced in my palatial suites above the Galleria. Sometimes travel has some surprises. This was one of those times. Travel Tip: If it’s 300 miles or less, drive. I left for the airport at 5:30 and [...]
Oct
28
More Heat over NY Licenses for Illegals
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New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is taking more heat with his Licenses for Illegals position. See story at HotAir.com via the Daily Pundit.
Oct
28
“Hillary Uncensored” – The Trailer
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According to Fox News: “Hillary Uncensored,” a scathing documentary whose 13-minute trailer has been No. 1 on Google Video since Oct. 10, with more than 1.1 million views to date. Clip 1 Clip 2
Oct
27
e-Postal Match – Handgun Golf! Reminder
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Reminder: The November e-Postal match – Handgun Golf! is up. See the Rulz and download the targets here! Lot’s o’ fun to be had with these targets. Lowest score wins. Allowing for potential bad weather the deadline to email scores is December 2. Shoot safe!
Oct
26
Incoming! Ace-a-lanche
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Thanks to Ace, for the mention … maybe you’ll be able to attend next year’s Gunblogger Rendezvous. GBR Related posts: Gun Blogger Rendezvous II Registration GBR-II Update at Mr. C.’s Gunblogger Rendezvous Deux (GBR-II) Update Hi-Point Donates Pistol To GBR-II GBR-II Travel Kit (Gun Pr0n) GBR-II: And so it begins … GBR-II: Arrived! GBR-II: A [...]
Oct
26
” /> From View from the Porch comes this: We’re all Terrorists Now The House of Representatives has passed H.R.1955, the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007″. One of the bill’s sponsors, Rep. Harman (D-CA), said “We must intervene before a person crosses the line separating radical views from violent behavior, create [...]
Oct
26
Bikini’s and Belt-feds, it’s Chicks with Guns – Thanks to Say Uncle!
Oct
25
The Arrowhead Fire
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Just west of Big Bear Lake on the right side of the airplane, we witnessed the Arrowhead Fire. The billowing smoke completely obscured the lake from our perspective. A new, smaller fire was reported 8 miles east of Ramona to our south, but views were not available from my position. The Santa Ana winds had [...]
Oct
25
Airport Blogging – Large Fonts
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Oct
24
Airport Blogging – Heading to the Fires
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The message found me in my Houston office at 2:15 yesterday afternoon. Change of plans; I’m bound for Los Angeles this morning. I’ll see if I can provide some wildfire blogging from the scene. No time to talk … Traction Control, out.
Oct
23
Smoke from several large wildfires which flared across Southern California on October 22, 2007 is shown in this image taken at 1:55 p.m. U.S. Pacific Daylight Time taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite, and released by NASA October 23. (NASA/Handout/Reuters) The house of friends from Ramona, CA was overrun [...]
Oct
22
Ode to Neanderpundit
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Feeble Crapblogging Attempt: Have you ever had the feeling that your computer’s mouse was just so grimed up and caked with sweat, palm oil, sneeze particles, dust, and various forms of mucous that you could almost see the mouse droppings? Me too. So just now, I grabbed a towel and gave my mouse the most [...]
Oct
22
All You Need To Know (from No Looking Backwards). [Mitt Romney is not our friend. - Ed.]
Oct
22
The Dream Act Returns – Call the Senate Now!
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S. 2205: “A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.” Was introduced on October 18, 2007 by none other than Dick Durbin (D-IL). Co-Sponsors, as of 2007-10-19 include Sen. [...]
Oct
22
Quote of the day: from Snowflakes in Hell …
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I have a great way to solve this debate. How about we shoot the bastards, and then find out whether they are Mexican military, or just criminals dressed as Mexican military? When you see several heavily armed men wearing the uniform of a foreign country, isn’t whether they are actual military or just criminals dressed [...]
Oct
21
Cowboys Win! Go 6-1 With Win Over Vikings
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I didn’t get to see the 4th quarter – on an airplane to somewhere … but, the Cowboys held a 10 point lead at the final score! Romo had a great game (31 completions out of 39 attempts, including the ones he had to throw away). The ‘boys done good today.
Oct
21
Racist Group Targets KC Woman; Extorts City
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Hispanic Group Pulls Convention Over Immigration Flap The National Council of La Raza said on Saturday that it will not hold it’s 2009 conference in Kansas City because a member of the Minuteman anti-illegal immigrant group is on the city’s park board. Hooray! Mayor Mark Funkhouser does not yield to their pressure tactics. I hope [...]
Oct
21
Blue Angels headline air show attractions By BRYON OKADA, Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH — It just wouldn’t be the Cowtown we know and love without the long history of civil and military aviation. It has been the backbone of our economy. It still is. And the annual air show at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, [...]
Oct
21
With a hat tip to No Looking Backwards, read this piece by Larry Elders is in today’s Washington Times. [A compelling argument for prevention of our children from becoming helpless victims of misdirected rage and violence. - Ed.]
Oct
20
Fake letters threaten immigration crackdown in Arlington
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Feds say notices demanding cash from Latinos is a scam ARLINGTON – Latino residents of Arlington apartment complexes say they received letters threatening a visit from federal immigration agents if they didn’t send $95 cash to a post office box. [The correct amount to send is actually $175. - Wait, I keed! - Ed.] Side [...]
Oct
20
How did we let Harry Reid into our Government? And what’s up with ABC’s spin crediting the Democrats with the Rush Limbaugh Charity auction? [MSM and Democratic Party Leaders: Masterful wordsmanship; hollow souls; utter crap. - Ed.] From LGF: Reuters finally gets around to covering the Rush Limbaugh-Harry Reid-$2.1M story, and are you surprised at [...]
Oct
20
How many more injustices against our moral society will we endure before we collectively snap? As in (to quote H.L. Mencken), “Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” Boy Scouts’ rent Skyrockets in Philadelphia to $200K Over Gay Ban The Boy [...]
Oct
20
Archery Park No Longer Allows… Archery
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A purpose-built park is subject to the latest PC / PSH ban. Archery Park No Longer Allows… Archery EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — The city’s Archery Park may need a name change. How about No-Archery Park? Tom Draper and his bowhunting friends have practiced archery at the park for more than 20 years, and he [...]
Oct
19
NASA: Ozone Hole Returns to Average Size
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Antarctic ozone hole is back to an average size, shrinking about 16 percent from last year’s record high, NASA said Friday. Full story here [I credit the smokeless powder in my ammunition. - Ed.]
Oct
19
T.I. Asks for Bond While He Awaits Trial T.I.’s lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to release the rapper on $2.2 million bond and allow him to have monitored home confinement while he awaits trial on weapons charges. Full story at AP Admittedly, I don’t know who T.I. is, but it looks like he is [...]
Oct
19
Re-Post from 9/2: M@tt’s YouTube Site – Awesome Guitar!
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Matt Rach (M@tt), “I’m French, I’m 16 years old, and I play the guitar …”. No kidding! See the videos page here!
Oct
19
Testing of High-Tech ‘Virtual Fence’ Along U.S.-Mexico Border Set to Begin Boeing personnel who briefed federal officials “sounded real optimistic” about the fixes, said Brad Benson, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman in Washington. “I have talked to Border Patrol personnel, and they weren’t quite that optimistic.” I’ll give it 48 hours – about [...]
Oct
19
FactCheck.org: Fred’s Facts Check Out; Rudy’s Don’t
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Fred’s Facts Check Out; Rudy’s Don’t October 10, 2007 Thompson avoids error at his GOP debate debut. But Giuliani commits multiple gaffes. Summary Former Sen. Fred Thompson got the facts straight for his GOP debate debut Oct. 9. But former Mayor Rudy Giuliani added to a lengthening string of exaggerations and misstatements.
Oct
19
Cannonball Run: 2007
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(or was it 2006?) The Pedal to the Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory from Wired On October 7, 2006, Alex Roy set out from the Classic Car Club on Hudson Street in New York City. His self-assigned mission: Beat the record for a cross-country drive to Los Angeles. That record, set in 1983, [...]
Oct
18
The eBay Auction for Rush Limbaugh’s letter is over $850,000 with 19 hours to go! See current bids here. (h/t to Ace) Update: Over $2 million!
Oct
18
Project Valour-IT
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Sebastian writes: Our guest of honor for the GBR was Chuck Ziegenfuss who was representing Project Valour-IT. Here’s a little about the project: Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, provides voice-controlled software and laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm injuries or amputations at major [...]
Oct
18
Oh, those crazy, madcap Muslim kids … Just what will they do next?
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – A young Muslim couple tried to speed off when Malaysian police caught them making out in their car but got into an accident, causing a five-car pileup, a report said Wednesday. Full story here.
Oct
18
Homeland Security, Still a Joke
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(via Instapundit) HOMELAND SECURITY, STILL A JOKE: “A Mexican national infected with a highly contagious form of tuberculosis crossed the U.S. border 76 times and took multiple domestic flights in the last year, according to Customs and Border Protection interviews and documents obtained by The Washington Times. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency was [...]
Oct
18
Randi Rhodes – Victim of Opportunism
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What’s up with her? The whole story about getting mugged; not getting mugged; tripping (hey, it happens); getting mugged, again. Some night for the Randi-ster. Traction Control throws the bullsh*t flag.
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