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LifeSiteNews.com reports on a man, comatose due to a car accident resulting from a quarrel with his wife, who awakened after feeding tubes were first removed by that wife, and then re-connected pursuant to court order sought by family.
By a vote of 309-115, lawmakers amended the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill to bar the FCC from requiring broadcasters to balance conservative content with liberal programming such as Air America.
Bad elf Putin now stakes a claim to the North Pole. Putin has been increasingly assertive on a number of fronts recently, obviously because of Bush's legacy of being the lamest duck ever due to ignoring his base.
Daily Mail reports:
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has made an astonishing bid to grab a vast chunk of the Arctic, giving himself claim to its vast potential oil, gas and mineral wealth.
His audacious argument that an underwater Russian ridge is linked to the North Pole is likely to lead to an international outcry.
Cam Edwards (of NRAnews.com) offers his professional insight in warning us of the recent attempt to reimpose the Fairness Doctrine tyranny. I can't believe anyone who recalls the stultifying broadcasts of that period could possibly tolerate returning to that regime.
A 55-year-old Lutheran pastor will spend a year in jail for comparing Germany's abortion rate of 150,000 annually to the murder of Jews in Auschwitz during the Holocaust, according to Salem Voice Ministries.
From The Independent:
An extra two million violent crimes a year are committed in Britain than previously thought because of a bizarre distortion in the Government's flagship crime figures, it was claimed yesterday.
The Reanimators who brought "comprehensive immigration reform" back to life (GOP in red):
Alphabetical by Senator Name
| Akaka (D-HI), Yea Alexander (R-TN), Nay Allard (R-CO), Nay Barrasso (R-WY), Nay Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Nay Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Yea Bingaman (D-NM), Yea Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Yea Brown (D-OH), Yea Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Nay Burr (R-NC), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Cardin (D-MD), Yea Carper (D-DE), Yea Casey (D-PA), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Nay Clinton (D-NY), Yea Coburn (R-OK), Nay Cochran (R-MS), Nay Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Yea Corker (R-TN), Nay Cornyn (R-TX), Nay Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Nay DeMint (R-SC), Nay Dodd (D-CT), Yea Dole (R-NC), Nay |
Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Yea Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Nay Feingold (D-WI), Yea Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Nay Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagel (R-NE), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Nay Hutchison (R-TX), Nay Inhofe (R-OK), Nay Inouye (D-HI), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting Kennedy (D-MA), Yea Kerry (D-MA), Yea Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea Kohl (D-WI), Yea Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea Leahy (D-VT), Yea Levin (D-MI), Yea Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Lott (R-MS), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Nay |
McConnell (R-KY), Yea Menendez (D-NJ), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Murray (D-WA), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea Obama (D-IL), Yea Pryor (D-AR), Yea Reed (D-RI), Yea Reid (D-NV), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Nay Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay Salazar (D-CO), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Yea Sessions (R-AL), Nay Shelby (R-AL), Nay Smith (R-OR), Nay Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Nay Tester (D-MT), Nay Thune (R-SD), Nay Vitter (R-LA), Nay Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Webb (D-VA), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Yea |
source unknown:
"They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, and it's worked for over 200 years. And, we're not using it anymore."
"You know, I've heard all the rhetoric -- you've heard it, too -- about how this is amnesty. Amnesty means that you've got to pay a price for having been here illegally, and this bill does that," Bush said, according to the official White House transcript.
NRA-ILA explains its support of the NICS improvement bill.
WND is a great news source, but they seem to have erred in following GOA's criticism of the bill.
Saw this Pelosi pic on Drudge and it got me curious about the origin of "The Evil Eye" belief widespread in many pre-literate cultures. Excerpt from answers.com:
Scot wrote of more general beliefs, which held that spirits emerging from the eye could infect the hearts of those against whom they were directed. He also noted that occult powers were ascribed to the gaze of:
‘old women, in whome the ordinarie course of nature faileth in the office of purging their naturall monethlie humors’.
From Wayne LaPierre's 6/20 blog entry:
And secondly, the media and anti-gun politicians have hidden an important truth about this law. The Gun-Free School Zones Act actually allows for- and, in fact, provides for- a strategy of armed security at our schools!
The law permits schools to allow armed persons on school grounds. And it allows persons to be in a school and armed, if they have been licensed by state or local authorities.
Unfortunately, even Diocesan officials are willing to lie about this (link), despite the clear language of Penal Code section 626.9(l) which generally allows such carry by CCW holders in California:
(l) This section does not apply to a duly appointed peace officer
as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of
Part 2, a full-time paid peace officer of another state or the
federal government who is carrying out official duties while in
California, any person summoned by any of these officers to assist in
making arrests or preserving the peace while he or she is actually
engaged in assisting the officer, a member of the military forces of
this state or of the United States who is engaged in the performance
of his or her duties, a person holding a valid license to carry the
firearm pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 12050) of
Chapter 1 of Title 2 of Part 4, or an armored vehicle guard, engaged
in the performance of his or her duties, as defined in subdivision
(e) of Section 7521 of the Business and Professions Code.
NOVO-OGARYOVO, June 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's president said Thursday he regrets the current political crisis in Ukraine and hopes the Ukrainian authorities will resolve the situation soon.
"We hope our main partner in the former U.S.S.R. and our major economic and political partner in the world will overcome these problems as soon as possible," Vladimir Putin said Thursday...
Gentlemen, our individual chance of having to deal with these monsters is thankfully remote, but it's likely that one of us will have to, especially as time goes on. Let's give them a reception to write home about. For example, in the appropriate circumstances, a well-placed shot, from close proximity, to the cranial-occular cavity, preceded perhaps by genuflection for an upward trajectory (avoids collateral damage in the event of penetration). That might just do the trick, depending on the mechanism used for detonation.
Large teams of newly trained suicide bombers are being sent to the United States and Europe, according to evidence contained on a new videotape obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com.
FYI as it has some relevance, here are some pictures of the Great Wall of the United States, taken during my previous involvement as a California Minuteman:
The appropriately-named UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (Korean for "lunatic gun ban") says that climate change is behind the killing in Darfur.
Given the conclusively demonstrable link between gun bans and genocide in the last century; the UN's sickening support of genocide in recent years; and its current efforts toward a global gun ban, isn't this statement of Ban's just a tad insulting to the victims?
(Maybe this is just another test, in a long series of tests, to see how much lunacy we are willing to put up with?)
I pray for climate change in New York.
Wayne LaPierre's 6/14/2007 blog entry indicates the NRA will be pushing school safety to the forefront:
It's summer. And as America's kids begin to enjoy the break from school, we must begin a national dialogue on the most serious issue the media is not telling you about—that when it comes to safety, school is out.
Think about it: When you walk into a bank, you're surrounded by armed guards, security cameras and silent alarms—layers of security measures. Go to a ballgame or a concert or a shopping mall—all protected by all kinds of security.
But if you walk into virtually any school in the country, you'd be hard-pressed to find ANY measure of security.
And the media, for some bizarre reason, aren't reporting this reality.
They aren't telling you that, in America, we protect our money, our offices, our shopping malls, and our stadiums more than we protect our children at school. Far more.
What's worse, we advertise the fact that our children are not protected at school. It's called the Gun-Free School Zones Act, passed by Congress a decade ago. Anti-gun politicians held national news conferences to support it, the news media breathlessly hyped it, and the word was out: The safest place for a deranged killer to go on a rampage is an American school.
Are there solutions to this problem? Is there anything we can all do to help protect our kids at school?
Yes. And while most of the media and our elected officials refuse to talk about it, I will. Because our children deserve at least as much protection as our money.
Over the next few days, right here in this blog, I intend to open a national dialogue about school safety and protecting our children.
I also want to hear from you and get your thoughts. Because when it comes to safeguarding America's children, every reasonable solution should be on the table for consideration.
Link: Vindy.com - An ax, gun and vest, part II: Suspect lied.
Adams and Galen told police that a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and a bandanna to cover his face surprised them on the porch when they arrived home around 11 p.m. Monday and forced them to open the door. The intruder screamed that he wanted all their money and threatened them with the gun.
BBC reports the Vatican is urging all Catholics to stop donating to Amnesty International due to the group's pro-abortion stance. (Gunowning Catholics should already know the org is anti-life due to its position on guns and self-defense.)
Email from Naish:
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June 13, 2007
Dr. Ignatius Piazza
Founder and Director
Front Sight Firearms Training Institute
1.800.987.7719
Attend a Four Day Front Sight Course for Zero, Nada, Zip!
(That means no charge for the course!)
(But you must act quickly!)
(Offer expires June 30!)
Dear David,
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This is a $2,000, Four Day Course of your choice at my Front Sight Las Vegas facility that you can attend at any time in the future-- at no charge!
Well, I will mail you such a certificate if you will do me the favor of placing all the following website links on your personal website, business website or blog.
You can copy the code for the Front Sight links from this
page:
http://frontsight.com/newsletter/front-sight-links.html
Why am I doing this? Why am I giving you such an unbelievable opportunity to take a Four Day Firearms Training Course at Front Sight at no cost?
The answer is very simple:
Last weekend I took another defensive handgun course out at Front Sight, where I'm a "Bronze First Family" lifetime member. It's been awhile since I've been out there, so I took the basic two-day course and re-visited some fundamentals. I noted a lot of good changes since my last visit: FS has implemented a type of student coaching system, where all students get some instructor-type experience, basically as line coaches (mine was a pastor at a large Calvary Chapel congregation, so it wasn't that harsh); the large classroom at FS was almost completely full, and there has been a marked increase in the number of kids attending the various youth camp classes; the firearm training is still top-notch, as are the required lectures on the various moral, ethical and legal implications.
For the first time on this trip, I open carried in Pahrump. Previously, I'd used my NV CCW but this expired and I don't favor the gun listed on it, anyway. (Rather than reapplying, I'm hoping for reciprocity to be passed.) I had heard from FS that open carry was legal and welcomed in Nye County (absent posting), and specifically that it was OK at the Albertson's supermarket in town. When I drove into town, there happened to be, right there in the Albertson's parking lot, about a dozen sheriff deputies running a child car seat safety check event, so I pulled up and double checked with the deputies about open carry. They affirmed it was OK, and pointed out to me that the holster must be OWB, not IWB. Properly rigged with OWB and a couple spare mags on support side, after getting one of the deputies to take my picture in front of the Albertson's sign I ventured forth to savor the experience of open carry. It was really cool for awhile to walk around in a supermarket like that without anybody reacting negatively, but Nye County is an atavistic remnant of an America that has disappeared and I would not want to try this elsewhere until America is revived.
Even in Pahrump, there is a criminal element. I had personal experience with it on this trip when someone tried to break in to my vehicle, doing over $1000 in damage. I believe the break-in was because of Saddle West Hotel's new policy telling folks to keep their guns in their cars rather than allowing them to bring them up to their rooms. (Despite the policy, I did not leave mine in my vehicle.)
If I had television (my daughter thinks Ukraine is advanced because they actually broadcast cartoons through the air), I would certainly watch this (and 24) - here is an excerpt from Naish's latest email:
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See this link for the remaining All-Star Competition shows in the month of June:
http://www.versus.com/nw/article/view/25977/?UserDef=true&catID=78
Check your Local TV Cable Guide for the Versus (VS) Channel In Your Zip Code or Click:
http://www.versus.com/findversus/
....
Sincerely,Dr. Ignatius Piazza,
Founder and Director
PS Our stats continue to increase each week! The positive word is spreading as more and more people are tuning in to see the only show in America that pits highly skilled law enforcement officers against exceptionally trained private citizens in an exciting battle of skills at arms!
At left is a picture of me, next to my wife (I'm on the viewer's right, click to de-minorify) - parasailing while on vacation in Key West.
(In the foreground is the deck hand.)
Raised in Ukraine, my wife in high school there not only trained with the AK-47, but also learned how to parachute. So she was quite comfortable with the parasailing. I was terrified - my arms locked and I couldn't even sit down as it didn't feel like there was anything to sit on.
Click here for NRA's info sheet and one-click opposition. Great job, De Leon. Let's make it difficult for law abiding citizens to practice shooting safely and effectively!
Sure, criminals can already (illegally) buy cheap guns on the street--but they will NEVER be able to buy ammo illegally, and they would NEVER bring it in from out-of-state or across the border, and they would NEVER dare reload in their garages, and certainly they would never steal it!
WHAT COLOR IS THE SKY
ON THIS GUY'S PLANET ???
Link: Founder of anti-gang group arrested (LA Times):
The founder of an anti-gang organization known as No Guns, once funded by the city of Los Angeles, was arrested Thursday and charged with selling firearms to federal undercover officers.
Link: Emergency Detention Plan: "This way to the camps!" (WND):
Halliburton's former engineering and construction subsidiary has a contingency contract with the Department of Homeland Security to construct detention facilities in the event of a national emergency, according to WND columnist Jerome Corsi.
As Corsi reported last week, President Bush recently signed a little-reported National Security and Homeland Security Directive granting extraordinary powers to the president in the event of a declared national emergency, apparently without congressional approval or oversight.
....
The directive loosely defines "catastrophic emergency" as "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy or government functions."
Link: Ukraine approves laws to end crisis (AFP):
UKRAINIAN lawmakers have finished approving a series of laws aimed at ending a two-month political crisis by paving the way for early parliamentary elections.
President Viktor Yushchenko is now expected to set early elections for September 30 under the terms of a political agreement struck on Sunday with his rival, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
....
Tensions escalated sharply last week, when the president and prime minister sparred for control over security forces and scuffles broke out at the prosecutor general's office.
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Mass confiscation of guns in US, door-to-door, with M-16's actually pointed in at the doors of law-abiding Americans; soldiers occupy church; soldier uncomfortable about having to shoot Americans:
More info:
www.givethemback.com (NRA)
Gun Confiscation in New Orleans (GOA)
Another Video:
Elderly Lady Body-Slammed by Gun-Grabbing California Highway Patrol Officers Assisting in New Orleans
Where have many thousands of private citizens trained at arms, alongside America's finest military & law enforcement personnel? www.frontsight.com
Where do private citizens and law enforcement sportingly oppose each other in defensive shooting competition? Front Sight Challenge Reality TV series
Just when exactly did we arrive at the current "Red State/Blue State" terminology? Is Lake Reagan now the Red Sea? I avoid the new terminology and I don't like it. Red is strongly associated with the socialist left, and blue is known to connote sincerity. Obviously, the terminology in vogue now is bass ackward (at least to the extent conservatives remain in the GOP). For quite awhile I've wondered about this as the electoral maps I recall from years past (Lake Reagan, for example) are the other way around. I finally got around to googling (blatant genericide, mea culpa) the issue, and found this.
Link: Philadelphia Booting Boy Scouts from HQ (WND)
In one of the final steps of a long-running attack on the Boy Scouts' Cradle of Liberty Council in Philadelphia, the city council has voted to renege on a 1928 ordinance allowing the Scouts to have their headquarters in a building on a parcel of public land "in perpetuity."
These strange "norm-changing" attacks on the American family and American values begin to make sense if you take a look here. Anyone actively supporting 2A knows how important the BSA is to transmitting intergenerational support for the Second Amendment.
