“The idea that senior political appointees have clean hands in these gunwalking scandals doesn’t pass the laugh test, especially considering we’ve seen less than 10 percent of the pages that the Justice Department has provided the Inspector General,” the release continues. [More]This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner report notes bloody hands are nothing to laugh at.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Grassley on gunwalking: 'Clean hands' excuse 'doesn't pass laugh test'
Drone Wars
Coming soon, to a neighborhood near you...[Read]
To not only keep all of us who have nothing to hide safe and free, but to do it at bargain prices!
To not only keep all of us who have nothing to hide safe and free, but to do it at bargain prices!
We're the Only Ones Tweeting Enough
"Get those hacking (expletive). I'm a cop in the bay area CA. (sic) I would go at them with both guns!" Richmond police Sgt. Mike Rood wrote via Twitter to UFC President Dana White. [More]His apologists in comments are quick to come to his defense. He didn't really mean what he said literally. It was just a dumb Tweet. His detractors are making a mountain out of a molehill and this is no big deal.
Internet comments don't matter.
Do they, Detective Rod Tuason?
[Via Dave Licht]
Does ‘fatally flawed’ minority report on gunwalking ‘absolve’ administration?
Unsurprisingly, the minority report would convince us senior administration officials are cleared of any knowledge and wrongdoing, and that the solution is to enact some administrative changes, treat “flaws” as internal personnel, rather than criminal matters, and enact more “gun control.” That makes it easy to point the finger at lower-level Phoenix operatives—if they face no criminal charges, there’s no incentive for them to squeal, and the ones who might can simply plead the Fifth (although why one would have to if there have been no crimes committed remains conspicuously unexplained) or simply not “recall.” [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a fatally flawed report.
"So Get More Rocks and Build You a Dam."
Exactly. [Read]
That's exactly what I'm trying to help do when I urge readers not just to be consumers of articles and blog posts, but to take a moment--every day--to share relevant links and bypass a media that won't report, or that will, but not the truth. The only way we happy few have been able to advance things this far is by screaming at the top of our lungs and banging whatever pots and pans we find at hand. Yet too often, despite what we've managed to uncover to date, and how far we've managed to push that information, the maximum "contribution" to the effort offered by far too many is too leave a naysaying comment telling us why nothing can be done that will matter.
Rather than discourage the effort, and boy, is it sometimes tempting for those carrying the majority of the load to just say "screw it" and go on to more lucrative pursuits, would it kill them to offer an encouraging word instead, and maybe even help out? Can you imagine the effect on morale if you were in the trenches awaiting battle and the voices of defeat before engagement were telling everyone how futile it was going to be, so why even try?
If the few rocks in the stream have managed to help effect the results we see today, I certainly wouldn't want to be the one to state with certainty that an engineered avalanche would make no difference.
I like the metaphor Mike raises here, and it fits with a thought I had the other day when he was grappling for an appropriate description for his part in things based on what others have said and on what he has done: leader, writer, investigator, citizen...
Here's what I think his title ought to be:
Think about it--like a valve that can impede the flow, that's exactly what he's doing.
In a system of self-government, we all should be government regulators.
That's exactly what I'm trying to help do when I urge readers not just to be consumers of articles and blog posts, but to take a moment--every day--to share relevant links and bypass a media that won't report, or that will, but not the truth. The only way we happy few have been able to advance things this far is by screaming at the top of our lungs and banging whatever pots and pans we find at hand. Yet too often, despite what we've managed to uncover to date, and how far we've managed to push that information, the maximum "contribution" to the effort offered by far too many is too leave a naysaying comment telling us why nothing can be done that will matter.
Rather than discourage the effort, and boy, is it sometimes tempting for those carrying the majority of the load to just say "screw it" and go on to more lucrative pursuits, would it kill them to offer an encouraging word instead, and maybe even help out? Can you imagine the effect on morale if you were in the trenches awaiting battle and the voices of defeat before engagement were telling everyone how futile it was going to be, so why even try?
If the few rocks in the stream have managed to help effect the results we see today, I certainly wouldn't want to be the one to state with certainty that an engineered avalanche would make no difference.
I like the metaphor Mike raises here, and it fits with a thought I had the other day when he was grappling for an appropriate description for his part in things based on what others have said and on what he has done: leader, writer, investigator, citizen...
Here's what I think his title ought to be:
Think about it--like a valve that can impede the flow, that's exactly what he's doing.
In a system of self-government, we all should be government regulators.
We're the Only Ones with Holes in More than Our Story Enough
In 2007, he was acquitted of charges of aggravated battery and discharging a weapon at a police officer. But the jury hung on the attempted murder charges, leading to his retrial. [More]If he didn't batter them and didn't discharge his weapon at them, how exactly did he attempt to murder four officers who shot him 28 times?
O'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave
'I couldn't believe it because it was a quote from the comedy Family Guy which is an American show. [More]It's all superstitious ritual. Every time they make you stand in a line or grope you or scan you with machines even the fricking Europeans won't allow, it's all about as meaningful and effective at warding off real evil as shamans waving talismans and chanting.
On the plus side, if this is representative of the rigid and constipated thought processes, the childish fear and the general incompetence of the forces of control., well, that's useful to know.
This Day in History: January 31
I did myself the pleasure of writing you a Line from George Town, acquainting you with the arrival of part of the British Fleet on the Southern Coast. There is every Reason to believe that their Land Forces are very numerous indeed. By some it is said Clynton, by others it is said Cornwallis has the Command. Be which it may, the Business will be very serious; they have both lost reputation in this State, and we may expect that every Effort will be made to recover it. [More]
Monday, January 30, 2012
OIG sharing information with DOJ over Wide Receiver CI's objections
The “rationale” used here, that OIG is required to make disclosures, is one we’ve seen in the unfolding Fast and Furious story, along with DOJ misusing the disclosed information, so this is neither a new, nor an unfounded concern. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes the spirit of sharing is not always motivated by noble purposes.
We're the Only Ones Through with Dating Enough
A Santa Maria police officer was shot and killed Saturday by a fellow officer who was trying to arrest him for suspected sexual misconduct with a minor...[More]So I guess the answer to the Eternal Question for "Only One"/juvenile courtship etiquette died with him...
Expanding the Lexicon
AP's Yost Ignores Fri. Fast and Furious Doc Dump... [More]
Hell, why not? According to them, the whole damn story hardly qualifies as news.
Maybe Mike and I need to start referring to ourselves as "undocumented journalists"--you know, we're doing the jobs the "Authorized" ones won't do...
And maybe we ought to start using a new word:
yōst: transitive verb
a : to intentionally ignore a story that conflicts with a media outlet's political agenda.
b: to manipulate basic story elements to provoke a conclusion in readers that supports a media outlet's political agenda.
c: to clog a closet bend underneath a toilet. Also see yost (noun)--the material cause of the clog itself, as in "Who wrote this yost?" and in verb/gerund form: "He was straining while yosting and ruptured a blood vessel in his eye."
[Via Michael G]
We're the Only Ones Disarmed Enough
One of the robbers managed to wrestle the gun away from the officer. The suspect then allegedly used the officer's gun to steal a getaway car, while another drove away in another vehicle. [More]So much for "verbal judo."
I suppose the argument would be if they can do this to a "trained professional," we'd better make sure you're disarmed...
You know what would stop that? Nonexistent "smart gun" technology, initially funded for research specifically to reduce police "takeaway" incidents, and then morphed into a requirement for you and me with an exemption for them...
Sweet, the way that works...
[Via Stephen P. Wenger, who advises: "The member of my mailing list who furnished the links advises that the officer works as a department spokesperson and is known to shoot only once a year, to "qualify."]
It's Interesting when People Die, Give Us Dirty Laundry*
The powerful chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform increased his pressure on the Justice Department on Friday, raising new questions about how the Drug Enforcement Administration conducts its undercover money-laundering investigations and whether those operations cross the line between fighting and facilitating crime. [More]You know: Project Buckwalker.
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Stacking the Bench
“Romney did focus on two criteria: their legal experience and whether they would be tough on crime. In other words, the nominee could be a gay activist or a pro-big government, pro-quota, pro-gun control Democrat Party hack who detests every judicial principle treasured by our founding fathers,” Baldwin said. “But if he happens to be tough on crime and have prosecutorial experience, he gets past the Romney filter. Many of Romney’s nominees fit that description.” [More]Don't say you haven't been warned.
But go ahead and listen to the "pragmatic" wishful thinkers if you like. Just don't be surprised at the results when the inevitable lack of fire in bellies gives us four more years of Obama.
Say, here's an idea: Adopt the tactics of the left and blame SNBIers and "principles freaks."
We're the Only Ones Undermanned Enough
The criticisms against Solomon include allegations of sexual assaults, many committed in the presence of others, repeated affairs with a list of subordinates, and bearing a child out of wedlock fathered by a former lieutenant in the department. [More]Sounds like Badge Bunny here sniffed more than a holster. And I'm also delighted to see her claim her elite "Only Ones" privileges, because she's obviously a lot more trustworthy and in control of herself than mere mortals like you and me:
In 2009, Paso Robles Police Chief Lisa Solomon was found to have not properly licensed a gun that allegedly came from the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s office. The lack of registration became public after a man stole Solomon’s loaded semi-automatic gun from her unlocked car.Guess what would have happened to one of us? No wonder some people think they can get away with anything. Based on long-established patterns, for the most part, they can.
Even though the gun was not properly licensed, then Atascadero Police Chief Jim Mulhall returned it to Solomon and did not take action against her for the failure to register her privately owned firearm even though he is in the business of gun distributing.
When Subversives Collide
[More]
Rats vs. snakes: The Chicago democrat machine vs their hardliners. Let the whole world see the character of these characters--on both sides of the barricades. Let reality TV-loving middle America sees what the collectivist left is made of and then react with revulsion and horror. Sounds like a win-win to me. Hell, I may even sell t-shirts...
Popcorn...?
We're the Only Ones "Blessed Are the Peacemakers" Enough
From the front bumper of the menacing vehicle, another sign taunts: "Whatcha gonna do when we come for you?" [More]Interesting question...
This Day in History: January 30
ELIZABETHTOWN January 30, 1780
Party of 300 infantry and about 60 Dragoons under Lt. Col. Abraham Van Buskirk cross from Staten Island and burn Presbyterian meeting and Court House. [More]
Sunday, January 29, 2012
‘Progressive’ icon's view refutes modern 'monopoly of violence' advocates
"It is not good for us that we should ever lose the fighting quality, the stamina, and the courage to battle for what we want when we are convinced that we are entitled to it, and other means fail. There is something better than peace, and that is peace that is won by struggle. We shall have lost something vital and beyond price on the day when the State denies us the right to resort to force in defense of a just cause." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column acknowledges a progressive idea we should all support.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Documents say DOJ knew of Fast and Furious connection day after Terry murder
Of particular interest from the Dec. 15, 2010 email from Holder aide Monty Wilkinson to then-US Attorney Dennis Burke:This midnight Gun Rights Examiner report asks if the latest bombshell revelation has engulfed Eric Holder.
"I’ve alerted the AG…" [More]
Friday, January 27, 2012
We're the Only Ones "Until Death Do Us Part" Enough
A former California Highway Patrol officer was convicted Monday of first-degree murder for shooting her husband, collapsing in the courtroom when the verdict was read. [More]And then there's this bit of responsibility acceptance:
When I grabbed it tight, it fired.Who am I to argue? She's obviously more highly-trained than me. Except, when she's scared and needs it the most, she just doesn't think about "tactics from work."
Don't Think of it as a Tightening of the Vise
Think of it as a "multi-agency tactical exercise." [Read]
Besides, "similar exercises have been seen in Miami and Boston."
Wonder what they're expecting...?
Besides, "similar exercises have been seen in Miami and Boston."
Wonder what they're expecting...?
The Magic Christian* Redux
Reality is stranger than fiction. And be warned in advance--this links to something really gross. [Read]
This isn't overcoming fear--there is no test of courage here. This debases the concept of true courage, of truly overcoming fear to do what one must, and of paying an ultimate price if one fails.
Who wants fame and prizes that badly? What the hell is wrong with the people who would think up this degradation, the people who would produce it and the people who would do it? What "contestant" with any sense of dignity wouldn't tell whoever expects him to go through with this to go to hell?
What kind of degenerates would squander freedom paid for with blood, powder, lead and steel on such disgusting and perverted exhibitionism, and can a "culture" that embraces this truly expect to survive?
From the network "family" that promotes "progressivism," naturally, and one that hasn't told it's viewers a damned thing about Gunwalker.
As an aside, it's telling how the feds will use health concerns over its consumption as an excuse to send armed raiding parties to keep small raw milk producers from selling to willing neighbors.
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This isn't overcoming fear--there is no test of courage here. This debases the concept of true courage, of truly overcoming fear to do what one must, and of paying an ultimate price if one fails.
Who wants fame and prizes that badly? What the hell is wrong with the people who would think up this degradation, the people who would produce it and the people who would do it? What "contestant" with any sense of dignity wouldn't tell whoever expects him to go through with this to go to hell?
What kind of degenerates would squander freedom paid for with blood, powder, lead and steel on such disgusting and perverted exhibitionism, and can a "culture" that embraces this truly expect to survive?
From the network "family" that promotes "progressivism," naturally, and one that hasn't told it's viewers a damned thing about Gunwalker.
As an aside, it's telling how the feds will use health concerns over its consumption as an excuse to send armed raiding parties to keep small raw milk producers from selling to willing neighbors.
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"Liberty and Prosperity"
That's some state motto they've got for themselves there in New Jersey, considering:
Common hunting, target, and self-defense ammunition would be subject to ban under A588, along with BB’s, airgun pellets, and plastic airsoft pellets!I wish Sandy and Diane well, but I don't want to set foot there.
Additional legislation being considered (A1013) could land gun owners in jail for refinished or damaged firearms that might be deemed “defaced” [More]
A Furious Headache?
Goody. [Read]
Although I'd have probably sent Furious Mike a remedy more appropriate to what ails him.
SF Sheriff Mirkarimi caught in gun control net he helped cast
And while I don’t pretend to give a damn one way or another about what happens to this Mirkarimi character, who as far as I’m concerned is hoist on his own petard and not likely to have an epiphany on individual liberty even if he manages to beat the…uh…rap, his predicament points to a disconnect between crime and punishment driven more by the political correctness he and his kind have demanded, enabled and enforced, than by public safety. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a rat caught in a trap of its own making.
A High Wire Act
Clinton: Done with the ‘high wire’ of politics. Really. [More]Via Scott J, who speculates:
Before any of gunwalker can stick to her.I wouldn't want to test the safety of my net from that height, either. But I also don't think we've "really" seen the last of this circus act, and somehow can't shake the feeling that she still plans to end up featuring her freak show in the center ring.
We're the Only Ones Acting Reasonably Enough
Knox County prosecutors will not file charges against two off-duty Oak Ridge police officers accused of pulling a handgun on a motorist during an alleged road-rage incident last month. [More]Why in the world not?
"We determined they acted reasonably," Gill said.And...wait for it...
The officers' names have not been released.But yours has, "Brock Estep, 31, of Knoxville."
I wonder what would have happened had outnumbered Brock been an HCP holder who thought he was the one being reasonable...? Sounds like he's not the...uh...only one these two are flipping off.
Nothing to see here, move on...
[Via William T]
Night of the Teaching Dead
Vanderboegh at his best, performing an autopsy. [Read]
In a rational world, he'd be in an overflowing lecture hall educating rapt students who couldn't wait for the next class.
That and the publishers would be lining up.
In a rational world, he'd be in an overflowing lecture hall educating rapt students who couldn't wait for the next class.
That and the publishers would be lining up.
This Day in History: January 27
I should be wanting in justice to their zeal and attachment, and to that of the inhabitants of the state in general, were I not to inform Congress, that they gave the earliest and most chearful attention to my requisitions, and exerted themselves for the army s relief in a manner that did them the highest honor. They more than complied with the requisitions in many instances, and owing to their exertions, the army in great measure has been kept together. [More]
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Best Bear Gun
Just got this email:
On Bud's Gun Shop Forums the question came up: What is the smallest caliber you trust to protect yourself?[Via Skip]
A 22 short should do it....think not?...read on........
The best answer: My personal favorite defense gun has always been a Beretta Jetfire in 22 short. Over all the years I've been hiking I never leave without it in my pocket. Of course we all know too the first rule when hiking in the wilderness is to use the "Buddy System." For those of you who may be unfamiliar with this it means you NEVER hike alone. You bring a friend or companion, even an in-law, that way if something happens there is someone to go get help. I remember one time hiking with my brother-in-law in northern Alberta. Out of nowhere came this huge brown bear and man was she mad. We must have been near one of her cubs. Anyway, if I had not had my little Jetfire I'd sure not be here today. Just one shot to my brother-in-law's knee cap and I was able to escape by just walking at a brisk pace.
Breaking: Issa demands access to second 'Fast and Furious' US Attorney
The refusal by Justice to allow Morrissey to testify also provides all the proof any fair-minded observer should need that the Department is engaged in top-down directed cover-up. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report brings some expected and significant news that most of the "official" media will continue to either ignore or twist.
Ding-Dong Bi...uh...Ditch
Former Bronx prosecutor Bernadette Greenwald, 37, of Rockville Centre, Long Island, told Nassau County police she felt she "had balls" after firing the gun for the first time after the game of "ding-dong ditch" caused her to snap, the New York Post reports. [More]I wonder if she also felt like she had balls when prosecuting New Yorkers on gun possession charges?
[Via several of you]
This Day in History: January 26
The Captain of one of our state ships sent his barge with twelve men to their assistance, who, after rowing many hours, until the sun was almost down, without getting to them, were obliged to return; and as the boats have not been since heard of, it is feared the poor men perished. [More]
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
All We Need to Know
Around 27,000 men and women desert the Mexican military every year, and about 50 percent of the military's recruiting class will have left before the end of their first tour. In March 2011, the Mexican army admitted that it had "lost track of" 1,680 special forces personnel over the past decade...[More]Meaning our government is allowing "legal" weapons sales to their government knowing military firearms and ordnance will make their way to the cartels. No other explanation makes sense but that a core of evil, powerful bastards are counting on it for ambitious reasons of their own.
Ignorant or lying? An open letter to Rep. Hank Johnson
Say, here’s an idea: Why don’t you tell the Terry family how this is all just a manufactured political controversy? [More]This afternoon's Gun Rights Examiner column gives a domestic enemy all the respect he deserves.
What have been effects of politics and new media on 'Gunwalker'?
I believe what is ultimately called for is a truly independent counsel--not one reporting to DOJ, as current law provides, because that can create a fox/henhouse situation, and we've already seen many indications of the current OIG investigation being politically limited and compromised--which means Congress needs to re-up the office that expired in 1999. That will be the test of whether or not they have been effective, in my opinion.Today's Gun Rights Examiner commentary answers a couple of questions.
In re new media, I believe Gunwalker is a milestone of sorts, because it truly is a major story that had to be brought to the networks and newspapers, and they still resist reporting on it at all, let alone not embedding their reporting with their own agenda. I believe it shows the monolith press is no longer the sole gatekeeper for information, as the internet has given us a way to bypass them. [More]
Doing the Jobs Americans Won't Do
You know, like rebuilding roads and bridges...[Watch]
Which gives the feds a perfect and popular excuse to impose their "solution" on the states! I wonder how outraged Diane and Chris really are...
Which gives the feds a perfect and popular excuse to impose their "solution" on the states! I wonder how outraged Diane and Chris really are...
We're the Only Ones Lewd Enough
Images posted on the internet show what appears to be the officer in a sexual act with a woman. Another picture shows a woman posing naked next to a police badge and doing an obscene act with a pistol. Even more concerning are pictures of child porn.[More]Right, it's "absolutely not reflective of this agency"--the three only comprise about 6% of your department (I'll bet if that same percentage were applied nationwide, we'd have a small army!)
Thank goodness the "good apples" in Wylie are out there protecting us from citizens with pepper spray!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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