Category Archives: Order of the imperial upraised middle finger.

Nanny State in Your Auto?

US Mulls ‘Black Box’ in new cars. From the 2nd page of the article: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief David Strickland told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the regulator is considering whether to make “black boxes” mandatory for … Continue reading

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A hammer looking for a nail

When municipalities look to cut their budgets, they always go after the departments that they are mandated to fund and leaving their ancillary pet-project stuff alone. Police/Sheriff departments are usually at the top of the list. But they never cut … Continue reading

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Oh, there’ll be spin in that Zone

When O’Reilly sits-n-spins on the tip of my boot. The guy’s always been a jackass/blowhard/demagogue, but last night’s performance puts him over the top. Like we don’t already have enough GFW’s in the media. MSNBC could use a ratings boost. … Continue reading

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RNS Quote of the Day: 02/15/10

You are the enemy. At least accoring to this POS The article goes on to say that the teabaggers were outraged by the depiction, and Marvel has since apologized saying they did not intentionally target the group. I’m not sure … Continue reading

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Doing the criminal’s work for them

Who needs enemies when you have government like this? The Department of Health Care Services said Monday it has breached the privacy of 49,352 people who receive adult day-care services from the state. The department said that letters it mailed … Continue reading

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They want you to notice

I want to tie-in to Mad Rock’s post from yesterday on the topic of the TABOR crowd in Colorado Springs, Here is a bit of the article he links to Community business leaders have jumped into the budget debate, some … Continue reading

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Taking their guns away didn’t work

I wonder how the Australians will react when the government bans their porn? The Board has also started to ban depictions of small-breasted women in adult publications and films. This is in response to a campaign led by Kids Free … Continue reading

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Sticking it to them

In news related to MadRock’s Tuesday post, tell your children “The State is Not Your Friend” Make sure they understand this. The San Ysidro School District is investigating how a 13-year-old middle school student received the H1N1 flu vaccination last … Continue reading

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PSH – UK Style

Those who practice anti-gun rights histrionics here in the US have got nothing on this guy. A new law to give greater protection to householders is unnecessary and could be a licence to kill, a leading criminal barrister has warned. … Continue reading

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True Security Theater

Trying to keep you from having more than 2oz. of shampoo in your carry-on and looking at your socks and the other “stupid passenger tricks” are apparently not entertaining enough for TSA employees any longer. You’ve heard of “Audience Participation … Continue reading

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