January, 2014 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Accidental politeness.
This, gun fanciers, is why you never point a gun at a living creature unless you intend to use it.
The Secesh 0
The North may have won the war, but the South won the peace with masterful post-war propaganda, such as Gone with the Wind, that exploited the latent bigotry of white America.
The tide finally seems to be turning in the battle for the peace–maybe–but the Secesh fight on. In a recent skirmish, Daniel Ruth took on the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A nugget:
On its website the group argues the Confederacy “personified the best qualities of America. The preservation of liberty and freedom was the motivating factor in the South’s decision to fight the Second American Revolution.”
And if you believe that poppycock wrapped in balderdash enshrouded in piffle, you probably also buy into the notion the nearly 4 million people owned as chattel by their slave owners at the start of the Civil War happily wiled away their hours, gleefully toting those barges and lifting those bails with their only care in the world centered around how to invest their 401k plans.
Full Disclosure:
I could qualify to be a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, but I find even the fleeting thought repulsive.
The Sweet, Sweet Air of Home 0
Or not.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The polite pursue their sporting pursuits, daint-i-ly.
Why Am I Extremely Careful and Record My Ride with a Video Camera When I Ride My Bicycle? 0
Because idiots get drivers’ licenses.
The driver did not respond, but continued on, running a stop sign and hitting another vehicle before he arrived home, the cyclist, Steven Gove, told HTR Media about the Saturday incident.
The man finally noticed Gove when he stopped the car outside his home.
“He looked at me and said ‘Who are you? What are you doing in the car?'” Gove said.
It’s Time To Panic 0
Snow is predicted, perhaps as much as (gasp) four to six inches.
Therefore my telly vision is hysterically showing pictures of no snow falling yet.
We are a stupid society.
Makers and Takers 0
Looks like the Regent will be in the news a bit longer.
Details of the indictment were not immediately available, but the source said it stems from the McDonnells’ relationship with former Star Scientific chief executive Jonnie R. Williams Sr.
Frankly, I do not think that MacDonnell was knowingly on the take in a tit-for-tat manner, but I do think he took when he should not have and probably allowed his judgment to affected. I am also confident that he is stunned at finding himself in this mess, for I am certain that he is convinced of his own virtue.
As corruption goes, it’s stupid penny ante stuff, stuff that would get the Regent laughed out of Louisiana or New Jersey, for example. Nevertheless, it illustrates once more the Republican conviction that wealth ipso facto means virtue.
Out to Lynch 2
Could he possibly have blown the racism whistle any louder? (These people clearly do not listen to themselves.)
“I’m past impeachment,” Joshua Black wrote on Twitter. “It’s time to arrest and hang him high.”
Other Florida Republicans are, as the expression goes, distancing themselves from the remark.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness should be a chief concern.
Counceller’s 40-caliber Glock handgun accidentally discharged Saturday afternoon while he was at Wullf’s Gun Shop. Counceller, who was off-duty at the time, said he’d been examining a handgun similar to the one he carries.
“Yes, but He’s Sincere about Being a Bigot” 0
You can’t make this stuff up (emphasis added).
“Specifically, I plan to propose a new section in Article I – the Pennsylvania ‘bill of rights’ – that will prohibit government from punishing an individual or entity if the individual or entity makes hiring or other employment decisions, or provides services, accommodations (including housing accommodations), advantages, facilities, goods or privileges based on sincerely held beliefs,” the memo says.
When I grew up in the Jim Crow South, I knew many folks who made “hiring or other employment decisions, or provide(d) services, accommodations (including housing accommodations), advantages, facilities, goods or privileges” based on sincerely held beliefs–beliefs that they had the God-given right to lord it over darkies, wimmens, and any one else who was not a white folk like them.
Folks who think like that were bigots then, they are bigots now, and they will be bigots tomorrow.
These are folks who put the “sin” in sincerity.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Pursue politeness, just because you can.
According to the story, the shooter saw the guy, grabbed his gun, ran outside, and attempted to drag the fellow into his house. The fellow resisted, putting the shooter in fear of his life, so boom!
This makes sense only in the John Wayne fantasy world where gun nuts dwell.
The Rich Are Different from You and Me . . . 0
. . . and Dan Casey advises them to stop flaunting it.
Evolution You Can Bank on 0
We have a feral pig problem right here in River City:
“Their hair got long, they developed tusks, their teeth elongated, their heads sloped, tails straightened out and their chests became armored in thick cartilage plates,” Bishop said.
A state biologist has called them “the biological equivalent of a military battle tank.”
But that’s not the scariest part.
Rumor is, several of them are banding together, moving to Wall Street, and starting a bank.
