Archive for August 2011
Surveillance Camera Catches NM State Trooper Having Sex on Hood of Car
The Surveillance camera had been set up on a ranch road in Santa Fe County, New Mexico to catch vandals. An officer has been placed on administrative leave, but the New Mexico State Police have not released the name of the trooper caught on video administering a unique kind of roadside sobriety test. Call this…
Read MoreJustice Clarence Thomas Gains in Stature
Clarence Thomas has always been a man of honor and high intellect in my book, but I’ve taken no small amount of abuse and ridicule from liberals for it. They believed Anita Hill while I pegged her as a bald-faced liar and opportunist from the get-go. My admiration for Justice Thomas was increased by reading…
Read MoreEat Chocolate — Cut Your Risk of Heart Disease
Another study on the health benefits of regular chocolate eating. It may cut the risk of heart disease by a third, and it is also thought to inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol. Milk chocolate found in candy bars, i.e., the kind that tastes good, is not the one that confers health benefits. There’s always a…
Read MoreAre These The Sort of TV Campaign Ads We Can Expect To See About Rick Perry?
[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.1002583&w=425&h=350&fv=] These Carter ads fell flat. I’m betting the Obama campaign will adopt a similar style, and they will also fall flat. On the other hand, ads similar to this might work beautifully against Obama.
Read MoreA Victory For Freedom in Boston Against the War on Photography
Court Says Law Used to Ban Recording of Police Officers in Public is Unconstitutional. The 1st Circuit Federal Court of Appeals said that a lawyer who used his cell phone to record a video of police making a drug arrest was within his rights and that the seizure of his cell phone and his arrest…
Read MoreTax on Kindle Purchases?
If you have a Kindle or iPad and purchase digital downloads for them from Amazon you may be paying sales tax in addition to the digital download price. You will not be told of the tax before you click the download button and you’ll never know where your tax dollars are going. As far as…
Read MoreWarren Buffett’s a Hypocrite on Taxing The Rich — He Could Start By Paying His Own Taxes
Why does this not surprise me? TaxProf — Warren Buffett’s Tax Hypocrisy [Warren Buffett] wrote of the so-called “super-rich,” which he apparently defines as households earning $1 million or more a year: “Most wouldn’t mind being told to pay more in taxes as well, particularly when so many of their fellow citizens are truly suffering.”…
Read MoreThe Donkey Whisperer
Clowns With Guns
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Read MoreChutzpah Defined
Obama campaigning in 2008, in which he attacks George W. Bush for adding $4 Trillion to the National Debt in 8 years. Since then, Obama has added another $4 Trillion in less than 3 years. For some time there has been a debate over whether Obama is intentionally harming the country or whether he is…
Read MoreWe Can’t Afford Obama Anymore — The Costs Are Too Great
The Five Most Catastrophic Hidden Costs of the Obama Presidency First, the obvious damages: High unemployment Crashing home values, worst since the Great Depression Explosion in the national debt and the annual deficit Massive and growing unfunded liabilities for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Government Pensions, and to this he added OBAMACARE which will bankrupt our…
Read MoreGovernment Spending in a Nutshell
In 2007 the government took in revenue of $214 Billion a month (average) and spent $227 Billion a month (average) creating a deficit of $13 Billion a month (average), or about $433 Million a day, $18 Million an hour. In 2011 the government will receive revenue of $185 Billion a month and will spend $303…
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