Are Americans So Ill-Informed that They Can’t Be Trusted to Keep the Republic?
Ben Franklin once famously replied to a question about what sort of government he and his fellow representatives had just given us in Philadelphia: A republic, if you can keep it. Thomas Jefferson said that the electorate needed to be well-informed to be trusted with their government. As one of the figures that was responsible [...]
Dan Snyder’s Response to Redskin Name Change Push: NEVER
I don’t pay much attention to anything Daniel Snyder does or says, but this caught my attention. Some folks are pushing to have the Redskins change their name to something less “offensive,” like “Redtails.” As long as he’s owner, I don’t think it’s going to happen. Bravo, Dan Snyder, for not caving to politically correct [...]
Damning Dozen: Yesterday’s Benghazi Revelations
Guy Benson from Townhall.com has compiled a list of the 12 most damning revelations from yesterday’s hearing. There’s a good chance you didn’t hear much of this because the lamestream media was focusing on Jodi Arias (whoever the hell she is) and the Cleveland thing (newsworthy, but hardly more important than our current administration’s blatant [...]
Liberty Univ. Offers Scholarship to Eagle Scout Facing Gun Charges
Good for Liberty. This kid got a raw deal for trying to do the right thing, again demonstrating the complete ignorance of common sense exercised by school administrators. When he was overheard telling his mother to come and take home the unloaded shotgun he accidentally left in his truck (because he knew he wasn’t supposed [...]
Obamacare is Going to Shock a Lot of People…
Especially the 42% of Americans who don’t even realize that it’s an actual law yet. This is going to be a financially devastating event for many people. I’m guessing millions of people will just refuse to comply simply because they can’t possibly afford it (even with the government subsidies). It will then fall on whichever [...]
Zero Tolerance Patrol: Boy Suspended from School for Bringing Tiny Knife on Camping Trip
It seems there is no longer any common sense; only strict adherence to an inflexible set of idiotic rules. A 10-year-old California boy was suspended and threatened with expulsion after he brought a Swiss Army Knife on a week-long school school camping trip. Tony Bandermann told Fox News that his son Braden was on a [...]
Bombing Suspects’ Mom: Blood was ‘Paint’
There is something seriously wrong with the way these people think. The mother of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing says she believes the tragedy that killed three people and injured dozens more was staged, that the bombing was fake. “That’s what I want to know, because everybody’s talking about it — that [...]
Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bombing
Thanks for letting us benighted knuckledraggers know the opinion of an enlightened elite like yourself, Mayor Doomberg. No thanks; I think we’ll keep the Constitution -in particular the 2nd Amendment- just like it is. Ben Franklin said it best: They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor [...]
Shocker: Boston bombing suspects did not have valid handgun licenses
And this is news? This is almost too stupid to waste print on. Gee, I can’t imagine why these murderous jihadis didn’t bother to register their guns with the local police. Mystifying. Maybe it will help some of the numbskulls in Congress to understand: CRIMINALS AND TERRORISTS DON’T REGISTER THEIR GUNS, AND THEY DON’T PARTICIPATE [...]
Color NPR and Other Lefties Disappointed that Boston Murderers Turned Out to Be Islamic Radicals
Here’s some “news” analysis from inside the lefties’ little bubble earlier in the week. If you’re a conservative, this is what the left -including many in the Obama administration- thinks of you. They’re so disappointed that it wasn’t some Tea Party or anti-government kook. And now that it’s clear these were Islamic terrorists, they suddenly want [...]
Boston Marathon Conspiracy Revealed!
Not really – but a good way to annoy people who are looking for some conspiracy theory when the investigation has barely begun. http://bostonmarathonconspiracy.com/
New Rochelle, New York, Town Council: Ignorant of History and First Amendment
Amazing. Characterizing the flag flown by the Navy and Marine Corps since 1775 as “offensive”, the town council in New Rochelle, New York, decided that a local veterans group may not fly the Gadsden Flag in front of the local Armory. Members of the council also believe the flag is a “tea party” symbol, though [...]
Joe Biden Can’t Believe Republicans Would Filibuster Gun Bill
“You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure this out,” <sarc>said undoubtedly the smartest VP we’ve ever had.</sarc> Actually, you DO need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how this bill would prevent even one of the shootings that’s already occurred, or any one in the future – because…it wouldn’t have, [...]
Glenn Reynolds: We Need an IQ Test for Politicians
The Instapundit’s observation here relates to guns and ammo, but politicians regularly display their ignorance on lots of subjects, like economics and energy. Unfortunately, it’s usually in the midst of passing more ignorant laws that we, the hapless citizens, have to deal with. While politicians talk about expanding background checks for gun owners, I’m starting [...]
“Assault” Rifles and Homicide: Some Statistics
These statistics are pretty-well known to anyone who cares to look them up. Interesting presentation for the graphically-oriented fact gatherer. The ones about blunt objects and fists are amazing. Welcome Ace of Spades HQ readers – thanks for the link, guys. Gun Facts You Need To Know | Create infographics
Affirmative Action Gone Mad: Phoenix Hiring Minority Lifeguards for Municipal Pools – Ability to Swim not Required.
This should be in the “Not the Onion” category, but it’s just too sad and bizarre for that. When a Latino kid is drowning, you can’t just send some white guy to pull him out. It might be better to let him die, but to have someone he can look up to as role model [...]
Obamacare “Navigators”: Anyone Else See an Opportunity for Massive Waste of Taxpayer Funds?
Welcome, Maggie’s Farm and Doug Ross readers – thanks for the links, guys. This is the sort of thing that we read about, after the fact, that turned out to be a huge waste of taxpayer funds. But that’s pretty much expected with Obamacare, so bend over Mr. Taxpayer: California wants to hire 21,000 of these [...]
Why are So Many Americans Now “Disabled”?
Interesting piece on disability in America. Millions of people have joined the rolls of the “disabled” in the last few years. This piece examines the factors influencing the rise in the number of “disabled.” Here’s one: In the past few decades, an entire disability-industrial complex has emerged. It has just one goal: Push more people [...]
What Sequester? TSA Spends $50 Million on New Uniforms
Yeah, the sequester cuts are going to force the TSA to freeze hiring, and will cause delays of up to 90 additional minutes for air travelers, said the sequester scare-mongers. Apparently, though, that’s not reason enough to forego the purchase of $50 million worth of spiffy new uniforms for the TSA “agents”. What the hell [...]
Our Airport Security is in the Very Best of Hands
This story says a lot about the high quality of “agents” hired by the TSA. A bumbling TSA agent “playing around” with a pepper-spray container at Kennedy Airport fired the caustic liquid at five fellow screeners yesterday, sending all six to the hospital, a source told The Post. The agent, Chris Yves Dabel, discovered the [...]
A Sensible Suggestion: Waiting Period for Laws, Not Guns
Glenn Reynolds (the Instapundit) has a column in USA Today that makes a lot of sense. There ought to be a waiting period before legislation gets passed in the heat of the moment. Wait, hasn’t that already been tried? President Obama promised to do this before he was elected in 2008 as the *cough* most [...]
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