Tuesday, May 10, 2005

"It is Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool…

...than open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

Somebody ought to let Calvin Floyd in on that.

“If scientists can send a radio signal to a robot on Mars or on a moon of a more distant planet to order its movement,” he asks, “then why don't we require small-arms and rifle manufacturers to install chips right into the grips and stocks of weapons that will radiate a detectable signal?”

Because it’s a monumentally stupid idea, Calvin. But I’m sure the politicians and cud chewers will love it.

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Why Not Just Let the Burglars Select Our Watchdogs?

"Chris Simcox, the owner and publisher of Arizona's Tombstone Tumbleweed and a co-founder of the Minuteman Project, says he was denied entry to a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff."

What have we been saying about the government deciding who qualifies to be a journalist?