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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Statistics Canada study confirms firearms not the cause of violent crime
Thanks to Garry Brietkreuz for his tireless work to reveal the truth about firearms and crime. In a recent news release he described recently released StatsCan data that shows violent crime in Canada has little to nothing to do with … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Crime, Firearms, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics
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Obama’s difficulties with the 2nd Amendment
As this Reason article describes, Obama is no friend of the American firearms owner and his understanding of little things like the Constitution are sadly lacking (or worse, have become purposefully distorted in the pursuit of his ideology). In last … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Crime, Election 2008, Firearms, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged 2nd Amendment, constitution, Obama
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This isn’t rocket science
Good to see that there are at least two people at Yale with some common sense. THE VALENTINE’S DAY SHOOTING at Northern Illinois University, following last year’s Virginia Tech Massacre, makes college shootings seem like an emerging fad among suicidal … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Firearms, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged college shooting, concealed carry, NIU
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Study questions validity of modeling software
This finding in this study should cause reasonable people to question their unwavering faith in the ability of modeling software to accurately predict the future state of natural ecosystems. An eight-year study of ocean life shows a “chaotic” balance of … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Energy, Environment, Policy / Politics, Wildlife
Tagged climate, modeling, natural systems, ocean, Wildlife
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Time to give the Nobel prize & Oscar back Mr. Gore
One year! One year and we reverse almost all of the drastic “global warming” that we have heard so much about. A picture is worth a thousand words, so … This would seem to be a terribly inconvenient truth, wouldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Climate change, Environment, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics
Tagged Al Gore, Climate change, global warming
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Obama wants to meet with Raul
Is anyone surprised that Obama is tripping over himself to set up meetings with Raul Castro? After he was so keen to hook up with the leaders of Iran and other state supporters of terrorism, why not throw a communist … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, International, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged Cuba, Obama
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Saudis arrest American woman
Saudi religious authorities have struck a blow against the forces of darkness and have protected Saudi society from the evil intentions and influence of an American woman who had the unmitigated audacity to … I am having trouble writing it, … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Crime, International, Islamism, Just plain crazy, Middle East, Policy / Politics, Religious Freedom, U.S., corruption
Tagged abuse, Saudi, sharia
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British anti-gun laws are a complete failure
Interesting post on the NRA site that details the near total failure of the UKs attempts to make their society safer by banning the private ownership of firearms. Essentially, the firearm issue never has been about the guns themselves, but … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Crime, Firearms, International, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics
Tagged ban, Crime, Great Britain, gun laws
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Drupal 6 released
All the information on the new release is available here. Now I am just waiting on the CCK module to be completed before I make this switch on my various and sundry websites. Heads up for those who have not … Continue reading
Online shopping becoming the norm
From BizReport and a Neilsen Online report, Nielsen: 85% of consumers shopped online in 2007. Over the past two years, online shopping has seen a 40% surge in growth. According to a recent Nielsen Online report, more than 80% of … Continue reading
Obama’s Global Poverty Act is a UN-based global tax
Something for the people caught up in the Obama cult of personality craze to consider. Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid disclosed today that a hugely expensive bill called the “Global Poverty Act,” sponsored by Democratic Senator Barack Obama, was … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Election 2004, Election 2008, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged Global Poverty Act, global tax, Obama, socialist, tax
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Big Government
‘A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.’ — Thomas Jefferson
Posted in Policy / Politics, Quotes, U.S.
Tagged freedom, government, Thomas Jefferson
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Micro-stamping won’t work
and here’s a bunch of reasons why.
Americans are not being misled – they appear to want this
Tibor Machan has a frank (and frankly depressing) outlook on what the majority of the American people want — and are receiving — from the political system. Sadly, if you take an honest look at the outcome of the presidential … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Election 2008, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged election, Tibor Machan
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Lucky nickle
“John McCain was the big Republican winner. One pundit said McCain’s lucky nickel was working. He carries a lucky nickel. It must be lucky — six months ago, that was his campaign war chest. Hillary Clinton also carries around a … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Humor, Policy / Politics, Quotes, U.S.
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Wise and frugal government
Boy, those were the days, weren’t they? [A] wise and frugal government… shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth … Continue reading
Obama walks on water
It’s good to see that there are a few people out there who are capable of seeing that all we really know about Obama so far is that he is just so peachy keen and all around GREAT!!! See if … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Just plain crazy, Obama, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged Obama
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Father – daughter chat
On the eve of Super Tuesday, this email — sent to me by a friend this afternoon — is more pertinent than you can imagine. All those who voted for Obama or Hillary today need to read and then reread … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Election 2008, Humor, Policy / Politics, U.S.
Tagged election, redistribution, socialism
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Suzuki: If you don’t agree with him, he’ll have you thrown in jail
Here’s where the hard-left environmental movement always appears to end up; do as they say, or else. They fill the newspapers with their dire warning, hysteria, fear mongering, and apocalyptic predictions. They overload you with end-times fantasies that are so … Continue reading
Posted in Busy Bodies, Canadian, Climate change, Environment, Just plain crazy, Policy / Politics
Tagged Gore, jail politicians, McGill, sea level, Suzuki
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