July, 2017 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Thus passeth another life day in the NRA Garden of Earthly Delights:
According to the report, it was just one of those things, just one of those crazy things . . . .
“We have questioned the father of this individual and we also questioned other individuals at the house at the time of the shooting, based on all the evidence we have this time it appears to be an accidental shooting,” said Commander Jones. “It is a very tragic situation and our hearts go out to family at this time as well. It is under investigation, of course we are not ruling anything out.”
Government by Temper Tantrum 0
They can’t get their way, so they are shutting down their state governments.
Gluttony Games 0
Bob Molinaro, sportswriter extraordinaire, observes:
Dialectic 0
Thomas Chatterton Williams reflects on the opioid* epidemic and the contradiction embraced by supporters of Donald Trump. A snippet:
Follow the link to find out his reasoning.
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*When Not White people do it, it’s called “illegal drugs.”
Monticello Gets Pwned 0
Computer security always seems to be an afterthought in the enterprise.
The attack was discovered Tuesday, and since then, Monticello has not been able to use its computer or phone systems.
Republican Family Values 0
You can’t make this stuff up.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Inculcate politeness from a tender age.
(snip)
The boy’s mother told deputies she picked her son up off the living room floor and saw he was bleeding. She then loaded him into her car and drove to Beaufort Memorial hospital. The boy was later flown to MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina–ed.), according to the Sheriff’s Office.
And so begins another day in NRA Paradise.
Twits on Twitter 0
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Aside:
The phrase, “beneath the dignity of the office of the President of the United States,” is now meaningless.