Is this the guy who sent the ricin letters? A man with a struggling cleaning business who thought he’d uncovered a black market body part trade and who hoped to go undercover to expose corruption in the world of Elvis impersonators? Lord. This country is becoming more surreal by the minute. And that was before I learned of any of this.
April 2013
April 18, 2013
“Saudi National Ruled Out as ‘Suspect’ in Boston Marathon Bombings to Be Deported on National Security Grounds Next Week [UPDATED]
This seems like it might be something. Though to people like David Sirota it’d no doubt be kind of a disappointment. Unless the Saudi national was one of them “White Arabs.” Named something like Walid Zimmerman. Editors’ UPDATES: Sources tell TheBlaze that the Saudi national is set to be deported on “security and related grounds.” His visa also has been revoked. Below is some of the information that has been
April 18, 2013
“Texas Police Dept. Provides Statement to TheBlaze on Vet Arrested After ‘Rudely Displaying’ Rifle (Plus, a Texas Firearms Attorney Weighs In)”
Official statement: noneya. Well, okay. That’s a paraphrase.
April 18, 2013
Feminist mugged by reality of Title IX on campus [Darleen Click]
Judith Grossman’s son hauled before ivy bush league kangaroo court My son was given written notice of the charges against him, in the form of a letter from the campus Title IX officer. But instead of affording him the right to be fully informed, the separately listed allegations were a barrage of vague statements, rendering any defense virtually impossible. The letter lacked even the most basic information about the acts
April 17, 2013
Contrite, embarrassed, duped CCRKBA withdraws support of Manchin Toomey bill
Which won’t be trumpeted near as much as their earlier support for the measure, something the groups’ leadership assured everyone was a real boon for gun wonders — and in fact, was a huge ass-kicking moment for Mr Toomey. Turns out Schumer was laying in wait and stripped out the pro-gun provisions at the last moment. Whoops! To paraphrase Eric Stratton, you fucked up. You trusted them! The Citizens Committee
April 17, 2013
On contemporary conservatism and the GOP’s future: my Washington Times interview, part 2
Part 2. Please note that the answer appended to the first question as currently posted is not the answer I gave to that question, but rather reprises an answer I gave to another question in part 1 of the interview. I’ve emailed Mr Cotto about the problem but have not heard back as yet. Here’s the exchange as it actually took place: Q: Over the last several years, the American
April 17, 2013
Senate to vote on Manchin-Toomey this afternoon
4pm EST. My worry, and it’s a legitimate one — though it may seem counterintuitive — is that Lindsey Graham, a target for a TEA Party challenge in 2014, has already come out against the amendment after having voted to help bring it to the floor. This is political theater, with the difference today being that with more people focused on how national party politics works, less of us are
April 16, 2013
David Sirota of Salon on Boston Bomber: I SEE WHITE MEN!!! [Darleen Click]
Is there any depth of indecency that the Left will not plumb? In those awful episodes, a religious or ethnic minority group lacking such privilege would likely be collectively slandered and/or targeted with surveillance or profiling (or worse) if some of its individuals comprised most of the mass shooters. However, white male privilege means white men are not collectively denigrated/targeted for those shootings — even though most come at the
April 16, 2013
Here’s why we shouldn’t support any additional background checks
Because when left up to the discretion of law enforcement, those law enforcement officers given to being pricks will be pricks — and you’ll either comply with them or you’ll suffer. How much you suffer — or where they’re allowed to exert their prickness — depends on just how much leeway you give them to presume you guilty until you prove otherwise. And that’s what these universal background checks do: