August, 2015 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is essential when one is sojourning at the lodging house.
(snip)
Police said the three kids were playing with a cap gun when one of them picked up a real gun and accidentally shot the victim.
Flagging Interests 0
What puzzled me most about this story in my local rag is why, in the print edition (yes, we subscribe to the print edition; we believe in supporting our local rag–it’s not perfect, but, all-in-all, it’s a pretty good rag), the Sons of Confederate Veterans was referred to as a “Vets’ Group” on the overrun page.
“Vets” of what? Of the war to preserve chattel slavery, to keep persons in bondage, to steal the labor of others because of the color of their skin?
Dollars to doughnuts not a one of them lifted a weapon in that war.
Or is “Vet” newspeak for “Secesh”?
Words fail me.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Watch what they do, not what they say.
News of the Absurd 0
Hint: It’s all absurd.
Droning On, Meet the Polite Society 0
From the BBC:
Three shots from his Benelli short-barrel shotgun took the craft out of the sky.
“I went to my safe, retrieved my shotgun, went back out,” he said. “I felt that I was well within my rights as an American citizen to defend my property.”
He explained that he was concerned that the drone was invading his privacy and that of his daughters and that it was not the first time a drone had been sighted in the area.
Four men, including the owner of the downed drone, later confronted Mr Meredith outside his house.
Mr. Meredith was arrested and charged with “offences relating to the discharge of a firearm.”
As much as I disdain the reckless, feckless deployment of firearms, I must confess that, if Mr. Meredith starts a GoFundMe for his defense, I might kick in five bucks.
War and Mongers of War 0
Eric Schwartz and Brian Atwood note that those who monger war seem incapable of learning (emphasis added):
Why does it matter that the pundits who were so convinced about invading Iraq more than a decade ago now pursue with passionate certainty the defeat of the diplomatic effort involving Iran?
Follow the link for their answer.
What Goes Around . . . . 0
Heh.
A jury in September found McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, guilty of doing favors for former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams in exchange for more than $165,000 in gifts and loans. The couple have been sentenced to prison but are currently free on appeals.
Governor McAuliffe, who has been a much better governor than most folks expected, has been putting off a decision.
More at the link.
Afterthought:
The Regent probably figured, as did Richard Nixon, that the laws were for the little people.
The Barney Fife and Dumb Corps 0
Historiann, an academician who is necessarily on campuses (campi?), recounts her experiences with campus cops. Here’s one (emphasis added); the rest aren’t pretty either.
Read the rest.
Flukes 0
Steven M. struggles to understand why Washingon media can’t see the clown nose on the GOP face. A snippet:
I think it’s worse than that. I think every flare-up of extremism that’s (sic) the Village can’t simply ignore is treated as an isolated incident, the work of an unrepresentative “lone nut” or collection of lone nuts. It certainly never reflects the nature of the party as a whole! The demonization of Sandra Fluke? That was just that awful Rush Limbaugh! “Legitimate rape”? Todd Akin, speaking solely for himself, and not in any way expressing a widely shared belief on the right!
(snip)
The Villagers never think “the Adults will once again take charge” because they never truly believe that the crazies are in charge.