Ex-"Only Ones" Elitism Empowerment Act of 2010

They're ditching town on everything else to face angry constituents, so I guess they want to make sure those who've been bought stay bought.

Endorsed by Master Vulcan Chessplayers!

We're the Only Ones with Binding Love Enough

Former BSO deputy convicted of raping handcuffed female prisoner [More]

Was it good for you?

Tea Painters

CBS, Justin Bieber Teaming Up to Paint Tea Party as Domestic Terrorists? [More]

First Time Magazine disapproves and now this. That tears it. I see the error of my ways.

I give up.

I'll conform now.

Young Anointed Justin, not so much...but then, he's doing his part and doesn't have to.

And here's the "conservative" comedy gold:

[O]ne wonders whether Bieber should be more careful about alienating fans - or, more likely, their parents...

Why? Do you think any of those useful idiots will actually be a factor in anything of relevance?

And does anyone know of a reason why boys can't also ensure a good corn harvest?

[Via Michael G]

The Assault Mug Menace

Munich Oktoberfest Sees Rise in Assaults with Beer Glasses [More]

Fortunately, there is an answer...from Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise, naturally...


[Via William T]

A Revived Debate

Some of us aren't interested in debating the point. [Read]

[Via DSIII]

We're the Only Ones Dumbed Down Enough

Ald. Anthony Beale, the Chairman of the City Council Police Committee, suggests the city should eliminate one specific requirement to become a Chicago Police officer in order to increase diversity in the ranks. He says applicants should no longer be required to complete at least two years of college to get on the force.

The reduced education requirement would "level the playing field" for minority applicants, said Beale. [More]

Yeah, what kind of moron would want these guys educated before we set them loose on the populace?

Tell me this doesn't remind you of the "Support Your Local Polece" PSA from "Radio Dinner" (11:43 on side 2)

Forget it Jake, it's Chi-Town.

[Via Mama Liberty]

Locked and Loaded

Twisted Patriots [More]

With a special guest appearance by Mark Potok.

Need you read more to understand what this is about?  We're extremists. And racists. And anti-government. And dangerous lunatics.

Why some groups let "Authorized Journalists" embed with them and trust opening up to them is beyond me. You think they're not going to do to you exactly what's been done here?

I'll be interested to see Vanderboegh's analysis.

Police crack down on guns to fight crime

What responsible citizen could be against these law and order and safety measures? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at some "common sense gun control" measures and wonders what kind of person could possibly oppose them.

Also tune in to some "Bloomberg Bloopers."

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This Day in History: September 30

Date of Trials: Carlisle: September 25, 1778; Roberts: September 30, 1778
Verdict: Guilty
Sentence: Death by hanging [More]

GRE Round Up for September 29

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Paul Valone/Charlotte:

• Mayors' gun tracing report: Latest sound bite for gun control

Dan Bidstrup/Denver

• "Safety Bullets" is not an oxymoron

Sean McClanahan/Des Moines

• More endorsements from the NRA in Iowa

Steve D. Jones/Fort Smith

• The NRA errs on Beebe endorsement

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

• Tennessee gubernatorial race - final days

John Pierce/Minneapolis:

• Madison alder declares constitutional freedoms to be ‘childish’

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• ‘Constitutional carry’ and the challenges it presents

 
Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

• Albuquerque Libertarian
• Cochise County Libertarian
• Conservative
• Michigan Firearms

Stop the Flow to Mexico...

Among the topics discussed were the deportation to Mexico of large number of Mexicans citizens who have committed felonies in the United States.

Jose Reyes Ferriz, mayor of Ciudad Juarez, said Mexican border mayors are asking U.S. officials to stem the deportation of convicts to their communities. [More]

We'd rather you kept them and paid for them there.  And, oh, yeah--we also want you to disarm.

All in the interests of amicable relations, comprende?

ST&D;* To Stop the Carnage!

Study: Texting and Driving Killed at Least 16,000 in US [More]

We obviously need background checks, licensing, bans on easily concealable "junk phones"...say, did you realize that terrorists can buy cell phones? TARFU!*

*

[Via William T]

[I included the footnote link for people like me, who have never texted in their lives. My thumbs are too big, my eyes are too bad and I see no reason why I  would want to spell out letters when I can just call someone and say what I want to say. I guess I'm too old, ornery and set in my ways to get the whole phenomenon.]

UPDATE: Ha!  Tell me that doesn't just figure...

[Via Zachary G]

Damn Heller Decision!

Now there's blood on the streets in DC. [Read]

We knew this would happen if you let "law-abiding" citizens keep guns...uh...in their homes...

[Via William T]

High Anxiety

Officials in Europe, US on High Alert for Commando-Style Raids... [More]

There's speculation over at The Cliffs...

Wouldn't surprise me none...

Fiorina Supports the Terror Pig Loophole!

The Brady Campaign said it.

I believe it.

That settles it.

"Bill's Law"

Do it for the "Only Ones." [More]

Because we all know what kind of violent criminals have "illegal guns."

Waves of Fear

The number of people wounded or killed by gunfire is up citywide, sending waves of fear through some of New York's most dangerous neighborhoods. [More]

Fortunately, Mayor Bloomberg, with his taxpayer-funded armed bodyguards, remains secure and safe, so that's one fear we don't need to worry about as he waves at the unwashed masses from behind the barricades...

[Via Harvey]

We're the Only Ones Evidentiary Enough

Boston police are investigating how possible evidence in a drug investigation disappeared from a home that was secured by officers while investigators waited for a search warrant... [More]

Yeah, is a puzzlement.

[Via Ed M]

Who is NRA giving money to--and why?

So they don't give directly to the anti-gunner--they give to a group that portions out the spoils, and that includes sending money we donate to anti-gunners? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column makes the case for cutting out the middleman.

Also link up to today's Trigger Sports Live!, where we'll be discussing Bloomberg's new gun tracing report.

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This Day in History: September 29

September 29, 1778, Trenton, New Jersey

The Colonial Governor William Livingston and the Council of Safety become aware of the plans but not the destination. They dispatched riders to warn the residents of the coastal communities and informed General Washington of the expected fleet movements.. [More]

A Life of Ease

The Obama administration is pushing to make it easier for the government to tap into internet and e-mail communications. [More]

Well...yeah.  Of course it is.

You haven't got anything to hide, do you?

We're ze Only Ones "T'anking Heaven for Leetle Gehrls" Enough

A North Dakota police chief and former state district judge has been charged with 52 felonies accusing him of molesting and attempting to rape a girl over the course of about five years, authorities said Friday. [More]

Again with the Eternal Question...

And Maurice, your cue...

[Via OFF]

We're the Only Ones Released Enough

A Massachusetts state trooper who is a decorated war hero was released on personal recognizance today after being arraigned on charges that he allegedly drove drunk, crashed his car on a Dorchester street, pointed his gun at a Boston police officer, and later fired his gun into the ceiling of his home. [More]

Well, heck, it's Boston. I'm sure they'd release you and me on our own recognizance under the same circumstances--you know, if we were "Only Ones."

And after all, who has just demonstrated himself to pose no risk? I'm glad both the lede and the video caption tell us what a "hero" this guy is. We have so few of those these days...

[Via Ed M]

We're the Only Ones Administering Prenatal Care Enough

"During the entry, a female suspect inside the apartment became non-compliant with officers' instructions," Reagan wrote in a news release. "When she attempted to flee out a bedroom window, officers attempted to restrain her. During efforts to prevent her escape, a shot was fired and the woman suffered a minor wound to her upper torso. She fell out the window and received first aid from containment officers stationed at the back of the apartments." [More]

Continuum of care, "Only Ones"-style...

[Via The_Chef]

Shooting Stars

They've got theirs.  When the universe revolves around your navel, that's all that matters. [Read]

This story keeps getting dusted off every few years and presented as news.

[Via William T]

We're the Only Ones Tested Enough

A Justice Department investigation has found that FBI agents, including several supervisors, cheated on an important test covering the bureau's policies for conducting surveillance on Americans. [More]

So that means they passed, right?

[Via alarmrideratl]

We're the Only Ones Providing Security Enough

Three Knox County Sheriff's Office deputies resigned after being caught up in a federal investigation of a drug and gambling operation for which they provided security. [More]

Ready to give up that essential liberty?

[Via Harvey]

The Lesser of Two Evils

The Cliffs of Insanity has a PSA... [Read]

We're the Only Ones Non-Electrifying Enough

Henry fled on foot and Deputy Purnell gave chase, mistakenly drawing his firearm, instead of his taser, and shooting Henry in the elbow.[More]

Ah, the Johannes Mehserle defense.

Because "Only Ones" are so much better trained and qualified...

[Via Andre C]

We're the Only Ones...

..."Rush Hour" Enough

A Laredo police officer has been convicted in a 2008 undercover drug and weapons case in which prosecutors say loads of cocaine were escorted through rush-hour traffic.

...Infatuated Enough

According to the Kentucky State Police arrest warrant served in April, Thompson allegedly became threatening toward the woman in 2009, making harassing and threatening phone calls to her, many of which were recorded, after an intimate relationship between the two had ended.

The warrant also states Thompson allegedly held a gun to the back of the woman’s head while at the dispatch center.

...for the Birds Enough

Lund says he was feeding ducks at the park when officers drew their guns, surrounded him and ordered him to place his hands above his head. Lund said he told police he could not raise his arms because of a disability, but was tackled, handcuffed, thrown to the ground and dragged across concrete.

...Erasing Enough

A police lieutenant was suspended for one day without pay for inadvertently ordering the destruction of thousands of hours of dashboard video sought by the family of one of the two teens killed when a speeding Milford police cruiser slammed into their car.

 [Via FFFW]

We Have Met the Enemy...

In fact, the bill enhances A.T.F. enforcement and oversight powers...[More]

But dealers can get graduated penalties and "willfulness" can factor in, so the trade-off is deemed worth it.

By some.

Others of us have a different idea. Unfortunately, this "compromise" reflects the reality that not enough have the same idea and care enough to do a damn thing about it.

"Profiles in Apathy."

Right, Pogo? 

[Via Peter K]

The Uneasy Reality

As authorities searched for the assailants in recent stabbings at two area colleges, college officials and security specialists said the attacks underlined the uneasy reality that even secluded campuses are susceptible to violence from outsiders and can reasonably do only so much to prevent it. [More]

Prevent it?

It seems like they do everything in their power to encourage it.

Tell you what, eggheads--don't do us any favors. Don't protect us.

Just stay the hell out of our way while we're protecting ourselves and we'll get along just fine.

What's that? You won't do that?

Well then you'd better get used to more uneasy realities. Because that's the only thing you're guaranteeing.

See?

What's with college students these days?  Don't they know the university prohibits campus violence?

Can't they read?

[Via Ed M]

Report shows Mayors Against (your) Guns desperation to be relevant

It's no accident that the violent crime plague is the worst in cities already under the (illusion of) control of  Bloomberg & Co. Their "solution" is to extend their enlightened rule over the rest of us, who have no problem controlling ourselves and who just want them to leave us alone.  [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a report that illustrates, more than anything, just how clueless the gungrabbers really are.

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This Day in History: September 28

“The Baylor Massacre”
September 28, 1778 [More]

GRE Round Up for September 27

Here's the latest from my fellow GREs:

Mike Stollenwerk/DC:

• Madison Five 911 caller told police “there’s no problem”

Liston Matthews/Knoxville:

• Tennessee 7th Senatorial District - - Campfield or Walker?

John Pierce/Minneapolis:

• Madison alder declares constitutional freedoms to be ‘childish’

Dave Workman/Seattle:

• Idiots, slobs and…champions

• ‘Arms’ are not just firearms; knives and the 2A wrap-up GRPC 

 Also check out these other Liberty-oriented Examiners:

• Albuquerque Libertarian
• Cochise County Libertarian
• Conservative
• Michigan Firearms

Gorillas in the Mist

I guess that sounds more romantic than "hiding under the bed."

Concerned American looks at political capital conservation efforts.

Me, I'm thinking a gorilla hand ashtray would really complement a nice cigar with a glass of fine wine...

An Authoritari...uh...Authoritative Report

Mayors Against Illegal Guns--you know, the group that wants to make them all illegal--has issued a new report that basically looks like a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing--especially when you consider how many of us will basically answer this with "No. Your move."

And they even have an accompanying website.

It would be fun if someone had the programming skills to do an interactive "Follow the Movement of Crime Mayors in America: Click a State" map.

We're the Only Ones Violating Rules Two and Three Enough

Airborne Laser Goes Off-Target... [More]

Oops.

We're the Only Ones Going to the Dogs Enough

Family members claim they called police for help Wednesday morning, but when officers arrived, they were treated like criminals and an officer shot and killed their family dog. [More] 

That'll teach 'em!

And my favorite bit of reader comment apologia:

This all boils down to a simple point that you're missing: one cop is worth 4 or 5 civilians and a dog's life isn't worth squat.

[Via M. Terry]

We're the Only Ones Taping You Enough

But don't worry--it's just play acting and that tape will come right off. [Read]

It's like we're not dealing with whole people here...

[Via Harvey]

The American Taliban

Like their reactionary counterparts in the Middle East, the American Taliban fetishize guns and weaponry. [More]

Let's see, knuckle-draggers, extremists, racists, hatriots...and now "Taliban."

That reminds me, I haven't donned a ski mask and sawed anyone's head off on video in a while...

What despicable, evil liars these subversives are.

We're the Only Ones "Whatever--I Do What I Want" Enough

Instead, Police Officer Robert Lane told Bowling he was going to jail because DEA agents “do pretty much whatever they want,” the judge wrote. [More]

As long as we understand those are the rules, well OK then.

Those are the rules.

Whatever.

[Via FFFW]

We're the Only Ones Got a Basketball Jones Enough

A former Houston police officer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for stealing $166,400 and trying to steal more than $435,000 in American Red Cross funds for a bogus basketball camp that supposedly was held for children displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. [More]

"Only Ones."

For the children...

[Via Harvey]

100 Voices

According to Cantor Nathan Lam, the film’s executive producer and a man I have met several times at a neighbor’s home, 90% of American Jews can trace their ancestry to Poland before the mass murdering began. [More]

So why the bloody hell is this even an issue?

The Border WMD Terror

Border agents seized a 50-caliber assault rifle...[More]

You know, one of those bolt-action "assault rifles."  Going to Mexico! Which is why we need to reinstate the ban!

"Authorized Journalists"--is it any wonder we love 'em so?

[Via Jeffersonian]

Will NRA release grades in Reid/Angle race?

Will NRA tell us how they have currently been graded, so we can take that information and "put it in the forefront of [our] decision-making"? How else would we be able to?

And if they do, will they also explain how they derived the grades if asked for details?

How will not doing either "encourage" us? How will taking no position "position [them] to help [our] rights"? [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column asks nothing of Chris Cox that his own words don't prime us to expect answers to.

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This Day in History: September 27

Accordingly, on September 27, 1778, Quartermaster Benjamin Hart secured quarters for the six troops of Baylor's Dragoons in six different barns along the Overkill road (in what is now River Vale), while Colonel Baylor made his headquarters at the dwelling of Cornelius A. Haring, about a half mile above a bridge over the Hackensack River. The Dragoons drove some cattle with them and privates in the Third and Fifth Troops were posted as forage guards that night. The remainder of the men bedded down in barns near their unsaddled horses. Although the Overkill Neighborhood was infected with Loyalists, the position seemed sensible and secure, provided the usual precautions against surprise attack were taken. [More]

Bangladesh shooting illustrates futile absurdity of 'gun control'

What, that's not fair? It's not right to judge policy based on isolated incidents?

You mean the demonstrable M.O. of the anti-gunners is wrong?  [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner column will transport you to a special kind of Paradise...pack your bags--but leave your gun.

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Naming Names...

As we (my Wife and I) were travelling through Tennessee, we were stopped by a Tennessee State Trooper (Officer Michael Loftis, Badge #331), because the tinting of the windows on our vehicle was too dark. After checking my license, registration and insurance and verifying that they were up to date, Officer Loftis then asked with no probable cause, if I had any drugs or weapons in the car. [More]

And then guess what happened...

If They Were Only Shooting Themselves...

...I wouldn't mind. [Read]

Mark Hillman is confused about one thing though, but when you consider testimonials like "a true champion of the Second Amendment," an almost-$5K campaign donation and not letting us see see current comparative grades, it's understandable how he could consider that the same as an endorsement...

But it isn't.  Honest.