By marfdrat on May 17, 2012
Ewwww. A customer at an Arby’s in Michigan got a little more than roast beef in his sandwich last week when he bit into a piece of a finger, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reports. Ryan Hart, 14, tells the newspaper he was almost done with the sandwich when he tasted something rubbery. He spat it [...]
Posted in Etc. | Tagged arby's, finger, jackson, michigan, roast beef |
By marfdrat on May 16, 2012
It seems that Obama’s “evolution” on gay marriage has produced an unanticipated result in the latest Rasmussen poll: Mitt Romney has moved out to an eight-point lead over President Obama in North Carolina after the two men were virtually tied a month ago. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Tar [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged first gay president, gay marriage, NC, north carolina, obama, rasmussen poll |
By marfdrat on May 15, 2012
Donald Trump goes after Cher for her Twitter attacks on Mitt Romney. Not one to waste the spotlight, he throws in some jabs at his old pal Rosie O’Donnell while he’s at it. I wasn’t much of a fan of the idea of Trump as a presidential candidate, but I love him in the role [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics, Me gusta | Tagged Cher, donald trump, moonbat, moonbat brigade, Rosie O'Donnell, the donald |
By marfdrat on May 15, 2012
Emily Goff writes at The Foundry about the national news coverage garnered by the $2 billion loss revealed by J.P. Morgan this week. Advocates of even more restrictive regulations on banks and investment firms argue that rules should have been in place to prevent this. It’s not necessary; firms like Morgan will learn to correct [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged banks, Government waste, investment banks, J.P. Morgan, postal service, Usps |
By marfdrat on May 14, 2012
This instructive video presentation from LearnLiberty.org has some facts to back up the statement. If we want to reign in spending, something has to change with the way we do government. I’m not sure even a change from the current regime will do it. It might lessen the rate of growth in spending, but that’s [...]
Posted in Liberty & Freedom | Tagged debt, deficit, federal government, government spending, health care, LearnLiberty.org, taxes |
By marfdrat on May 13, 2012
This guy is a great speaker, and representative of the UK Independent Party in the European Union, but it appears he is a lone voice shouting in the wilderness. (H/T Smitty at The Other McCain)
Posted in Liberty & Freedom | Tagged EU, eurozone, nigel farage, UKIP |
By marfdrat on May 13, 2012
Why do governments impose so many regulations and licensing requirements on small businesses? Is it to make consumers more safe? To ensure that the people performing the service are qualified? Probably not. Take five minutes and watch this presentation from the Institute for Justice. Contrary to popular belief these regulations and licensing requirements really aren’t [...]
Posted in Liberty & Freedom | Tagged excessive regulation, free enterprise, freedom, Institute for Justice, licensing requirements |
By marfdrat on May 11, 2012
The Luminox Men’s 8821.KM Recon Watch is a handsome-looking military watch, and in a price range I can deal with.
Posted in Me gusta, Watch Fetish | Tagged diver, luminox, military watch, recon, tritium, watch fetish, watches |
By marfdrat on May 11, 2012
This thing looks really cool, and even though it only goes 12.5 MPH (25 MPH off road, which seems kinda crazy) in the city, it would be an awesome way to get around. From Ryno Motors: To satisfy the need for efficient transportation, RYNO Motors has designed a multiple use, self-balancing, one wheel, electric scooter [...]
Posted in Me gusta, Stuff I Like | Tagged electric scooter, one-wheeled scooter, ryno, ryno motors, scooter |
By marfdrat on May 11, 2012
Yeah, it’s early still, but I don’t see the economy (one of the reasons responsdents ding Obama) getting a lot better between now and November. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mitt Romney earning 50% of the vote and President Obama attracting 43% support. Four percent (4%) would vote for a [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged 2012 election, economy, mitt romney, obama, polls, rasmussen, rasmussen reports, romney |
By marfdrat on May 11, 2012
I’m totally in agreement with John Hawkins here. Voting isn’t a right specifically guaranteed by the constitution (that’s just one example; there are plenty of others that explain this). It’s a privilege. Felons have it taken from them. People who are too lazy to get an ID shouldn’t have the privilege, either. Liberals have dug up [...]
Posted in Liberty & Freedom | Tagged 2012 election, ACLU, NAACP, vote fraud, Voting |
By marfdrat on May 10, 2012
I posted back in January (and it has been one of the most popular posts here on marfdrat) about Chuck Norris endorsing Newt Gingrich as the Republican nominee for president. Everyone knows that a Chuck Norris endorsement should have been the end of the matter. Stop. Do not pass GO. Proceed straight to the November [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics, Me gusta | Tagged 2012 election, chuck norris, mitt romney, newt gingrich, republican primary |
By marfdrat on May 9, 2012
I’m not sure what drives people to do stuff like this. Maybe they’re adrenaline junkies, or maybe they’re just crazy. I guess it’s great, so long as you don’t get killed.
Posted in Me gusta | Tagged 78ft wave, Garrett McNamara, giant waves, Nazare, outdoors, portugal, surfing, waves |
By marfdrat on May 9, 2012
She’s guest-blogging over at Instapundit. The fact that Walker almost received more votes than all the Democrat candidates combined is a good sign for Walker. What’s very interesting is the note she added at the end: There were 900,000+ signatures on the petition to have a recall election, but only 665,436 actually voted for Dems. [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged big labor, petition, recall election, scott walker, unions, wisconsin |
By marfdrat on May 9, 2012
Wow. A portent of things to come? Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary. The inmate, Keith Judd, is serving time at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged keith judd, obama, presidential primary, west virginia |
By marfdrat on May 8, 2012
This is very interesting. I would have thought having Ron Paul in the mix would pull votes away from Romney. A new Rasmussen poll shows that the bigger impact may be to Obama. Three-Way Race: Romney 44%, Obama 39%, Ron Paul 13% Texas Congressman Ron Paul appears more interested in influencing the direction of the [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged 2012 election, obama, presidential election, rasmussen poll, romney, ron paul |
By marfdrat on May 7, 2012
Here’s a record you don’t hear about every day: The man who holds the Guinness World Record for living the longest with a bullet in his head has died in Central California at age 103. The Modesto Bee reports ( http://bit.ly/JHXmXv) that William Lawlis Pace died in his sleep at a Turlock nursing home Monday [...]
Posted in Me gusta, Stuff I Didn't Know |
By marfdrat on May 7, 2012
Which, as Will says, would be merciful to us. Or, to the folks that actually listen to his speeches. I try hard not to listen to the at all; the highlights that make the news and blogs are bad enough. (H/T Weasel Zippers)
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged 2012 election, acme economic destruction co., George Will, obama, presidential election, speeches, wile e obama |
By marfdrat on May 6, 2012
The Obama economy isn’t working. It’s time for a change.
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged economy, obama, recovery, romney, unemployment |
By marfdrat on May 3, 2012
Along with reporting the party-line news, the AP has also acquired the skill of fortune telling. Their prognosticators look into their crystal ball, and tell us that unemployment will fall below 8% by election day. Why election day? Well, that would conveniently give The One a boost at the ballot box, since everyone knows no incumbent [...]
Posted in Economics & Politics | Tagged 2012 election, AP, fortune telling, lamestream media, presidential election, state-run media |
By marfdrat on May 3, 2012
Get yours now. GOP.com – Hype and Blame 2012 Bumper Sticker.
Posted in Economics & Politics |
By marfdrat on May 2, 2012
I saw a piece somewhere today about this woman, who was arrested and charged with a felony (really?) for taking her child into a tanning booth. The picture of the woman in that article didn’t look too awfully unusual (it’s the one on the home page slider), except for what looked like a bad lip [...]
Posted in Etc. | Tagged Krentcil, New Jersey, tan, tanning, tanning booth |