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The Agitator with more on the Maryland Wiretapping Case

2010-06-04T14:55:00.002-04:00

The Agitator, who is the best in the business at uncovering and writing about these matters, provides more on the Maryland Case wherein Anthony Graber was arrested for posting video and audio of his arrest on YouTube.The best part is here:The issue is important not just in order to keep law enforcement transparent and accountable, but in that it raises fundamental questions about the nature of

Big Beer suffering because of lack of competition?

2010-06-02T15:50:00.002-04:00

Good Post about beer and anti-trust over at reason. Why is it that big advertising brewers are losing market share to craft beers?

Random Happening

2010-06-01T11:43:00.003-04:00

I was walking down the sidewalk minding my own business the other day when someone decided to park illegally right near me. I have no problem with people parking illegally (in public streets) so long as it doesn't block someone's access to their private property. Hell, I understand it completely. Parking in Baltimore is a joke (though D.C. is the worst ever).However, if you do park illegally

Why genetically altered food is good.

2010-06-01T11:38:00.002-04:00

You know what might save millions of lives in Africa? If we encouraged them to have "Big Farming" and told them that genetically modified crops (that are resistant to common diseases) are good things.Instead, we tell them to stay small, dump our leftovers in their markets (making farming unprofitable), and other such nonsense. We do that because we have an idealized view of what the simple life

Canada is reassessing its healthcare program

2010-06-01T11:34:00.002-04:00

Who knew it would cost so much. MIRROR IMAGE DEBATE In some ways the Canadian debate is the mirror image of discussions going on in the United States. Canada, fretting over budget strains, wants to prune its system, while the United States, worrying about an army of uninsured, aims to create a state-backed safety net. Healthcare in Canada is

Malicious Prosecution

2010-05-25T16:21:00.005-04:00

Man arrested for filming an encounter with a Maryland Police officer. Watch the video that is linked.I have 3 basic comments on this:1. Prosecutorial Abuse - Listen to how incredibly stupid the Harford County Prosecutor Sounds. He states that the victim/arrestee wore a camera to intentionally incite an incident from a police officer so that he could later post a "gotcha" moment on Youtube.

Maryland Police Brutality (and cover-up)

2010-05-25T15:08:00.002-04:00

I know I'm late on this, but found it while cleaning out an old e-mail account.

This is transparency?

2010-05-25T14:57:00.001-04:00

Obama promised a transparent government. So far, he's more secretive than Bush was. Neither was very good.

Hiking and Guns...

2009-08-06T12:51:00.000-04:00

Lately I’ve been looking at hiking sections of the Appalachian Trial. The AT organization has some nice materials online. The main PDF guide has a big section on safety. On page 18 they have a paragraph on why, even where legal, you should not carry a gun. Their logic: “they (guns) could be turned against you or result in an accidental shooting.” Instead, I should be “wary of strangers”, “dress

Unanswered Questions Submitted to Slate

2008-12-19T12:55:00.001-05:00

Some of these questions are pretty funny. Some are good questions.Enjoy

What Dreams May Come

2008-12-12T15:31:00.001-05:00

A Canadian man, apparently unable to find the perfect woman, has done the next best thing — he's built himself one. Le Trung, a 33-year-old software engineer who lives with his parents in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, says he's spent about $20,000 so far on Aiko, a 5-foot-tall female android with clear skin, a slim if shapely figure and a wonderful disposition.

Posts..

2008-10-23T14:35:00.001-04:00

... be afraid.. I might be starting again!

Boortz makes a good case for getting rid of the DOE

2008-01-11T10:52:00.000-05:00

Not that I have been agreeing with Boortz's move towards populism lately (that's my characterization of it - though others are free to disagree). However, he makes another really good point about Federally funded education. I'm all for getting rid of the Department of Education we keep throwing more and more money into a system that is rigid and inflexible, expensive, ineffective and that

Another Taser Death

2008-01-11T10:11:00.000-05:00

This non-lethal alternative sure does seem pretty - you know - lethal.

A Possible Cure for Alzheimer's?

2008-01-11T10:08:00.000-05:00

Well, scientists don't go that far, but read about a really positive development in the treatment of a truly awful disease.Link via the Agitator

A good Prosecutor!

2008-01-03T11:09:00.000-05:00

I promise to put up posts of good ones when I find them. Here is one in Texas that is worthy of some praise.

As I've always stated, Canine Officers are a joke played on the 4th Amendment

2007-12-26T11:19:00.000-05:00

They're about as "accurate" as a coin-flip, but prosecutors have convinced judges that dogs and their handlers are so infallible that the 4th Amendment is completely satisfied without a warrant or probable cause.Robert Guest at I Was the State posted an interview this week with an Austin-based consultant who reviews the performance of drug sniffing dogs. In his experience, most drug dogs are

The Agitator makes his year end predictions about what will happen to our Civil Liberties in 2008

2007-12-18T15:29:00.001-05:00

As always, this is my favorite column of the year (and the most frustrating)As the end of the year approaches, it's time for another column of government overreach predictions for the New Year. What outrageous, beyond-parody grabs at power and erosions of civil liberties will transpire in 2008? My predictions:Read the rest.

Zero Tolerance

2007-12-18T15:10:00.000-05:00

I guess I'm late on this one (hat tip: the Agitator). A girl gets arrested for bringing a steak knife to school - she was caught cutting food in the cafeteria. It was a FELONY.An elementary student in Marion County was arrested Thursday after school officials found her cutting food during lunch with a knife that she brought from home, police said. The 10-year-old girl, a student at Sunrise

What bothers me about the Barry Bonds case

2007-12-18T14:24:00.000-05:00

I'm not a big fan of the charge "lying to Federal Investigators," which more and more people get charged with. Note: this is not the charge of lying under oath or perjury. There is great risk in misremembering an event and then, with no intent to mislead, being found guilty of lying.The thing to realize about the BALCO steroids scandal, which lurches into its most headline-grabbing phase yet

Read this Account

2007-12-18T14:13:00.000-05:00

Why is it that we are expected to utterly gut our instinct for self protection when the cops, for any reason they happen to manufacture on the spot, say we must? It doesn't matter if we are guilty or innocent, whether the cop is wonderful and wholly corrupt, or whether the crime was tiny or big: we must immediately turn into human rag dolls and obey our masters. And if we do not, and instead we

Cool Simpsons Pic

2007-12-12T16:15:00.001-05:00

A Complete List of World Wonders

2007-12-12T16:04:00.000-05:00

with links.Now if I can just remember the seven deadly sins (which I never can, even though I look them up twice a year).Here: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Great Pyramid of Giza The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus The Statue of Zeus at Olympia The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

A page of quotes from Einstein

2007-12-12T16:03:00.000-05:00

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." "Imagination is more important than knowledge." "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love." "I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details." "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax

This May be lame . . .

2007-12-12T15:58:00.000-05:00

and I usually hate this kind of stuff, but I suppose this could be helpful.It's a list of ailments and the corresponding natural foods that help relieve symptoms or make the condition disappear.For example if you have heartburn, try:Fennel (7) Dandelion root (7) Lavender (7) Dandelion (7) Licorice root (1,7) CinnamonWhatever, it may be helpful.

A list of the 20 Ugliest Celebrities

2007-12-12T15:56:00.000-05:00

I don't know how they failed to include Renee Zellweger (who is truly hideous).Who didn't make this list that should have?

National Coalition against Censorship

2007-12-12T15:42:00.000-05:00

I think we can all agree that censorship is bad ummkay!.Here is a blurb from the site: Free Speech Groups Condemn Proposed Rating System for Books NCAC and five other groups supporting intellectual freedom protest a recent proposal to institute a rating system for books in Kanawha County, WV. The policy was suggested following the removal of two novels by Pat Conroy from Advanced Placement (

Cool Site that shows . . .

2007-12-12T15:39:00.000-05:00

Pictures from any part of the world (you click on the map and get pictures of that region). It's a great way to waste some time.

The 33 best beer pong tables ever

2007-12-11T14:25:00.000-05:00

All of these are really cool. I argue significantly with the rankings, but all are pretty cool.

Find Cool Sounds on the interweb

2007-12-11T13:23:00.000-05:00

Impress your office mates, like I have.They have an extensive listing of various sounds. Someone should sample some.

Men should marry women who are 15 years younger

2007-12-11T13:13:00.000-05:00

It's not me, it's science. SCIENCE! "We studied how parental age difference at marriage affected [families'] reproductive success among Sami people who married only once in their lifetime[s]," says ecologist Samuli Helle of the University of Turku in Finland. "We found that marrying women 14.6 years younger maximized men's lifetime reproductive success—in other words, the number of offspring

Computer Made from Legos

2007-12-11T13:10:00.000-05:00

I never got past the star wars stage, but this guy takes lego art to the extreme, and it's functional.The pictures at the linked page are really cool.

Free Carbon Offsets

2007-12-11T13:06:00.000-05:00

I know that we're all environmentally motivated here in the 'ville, and we recommend you do the same. Get your free carbon offsets with certificate here.Link via Instapundit

This is my type of pad

2007-12-11T13:04:00.000-05:00

Certainly would be awesome for tailgating.

Slow posts...

2007-11-15T00:11:00.000-05:00

May end up being last posts... but..I just read the Wikipeadia article on 1776 (seriously, you will never believe how I go there... I love the net).Anyway, this needs to be said.I love this country. The politics are pissing me off. So is the new fashionable revisionist history (Japanan attacked not only because we cut off their oil but because w didn't respect easter culture .)dAnyway... Thanks

Healthcare Crisis

2007-08-16T20:34:00.000-04:00

Man my blood was boiling today on the Metro. This jacknut across from me was having this heated coversation with a co-ed about how we in America are experiencing a healthcare crisis. I caught bits and pieces of it between pages of a book I was reading, but I just about lost it when I heard his rationale - here we go...get ready for this..."When I was in grad school I had to pay for my medical

Wow, Maryland Courts Actually Rule In Favor of Privacy

2007-06-07T14:47:00.000-04:00

and against the cops no less. The state's highest court has invalidated the body search of a drug offender, effectively wiping out his conviction by ruling yesterday that police had not given him enough privacy when they checked a common drug-stashing location: between his buttocks.Baltimore County detectives could have searched the Fallston man at a police station or "in the privacy of a police

How the Government Stole Our Airwaves and why the FCC Sucks.

2007-06-05T15:37:00.000-04:00

I'm so tired of hearing the FCC whine about the status of television. It has so little regard for free speech, free expression or just plain common sense, that I must admit I revel in the recent decision by the courts that prevents the FCC from fining stations when someone accidentally lets slip a bad word on live television.The FCC isn't necessary at all. Frequencies should be owned by

Germany adopts Stasi scent tactic

2007-05-24T17:43:00.000-04:00

No - the entire world is not on a slippery slope to end civil liberties - or, of course, it might be. Check this out: Sniffer dogs can use the collected odours to pick out individuals

Forget going "off the grid." This guy's gone "on the grid," bigtime

2007-05-23T15:39:00.000-04:00

This is some odd behavior, but it is pretty amusing. Brilliant as a work of social commentary . . . but a little scary too.Hasan Elahi whips out his Samsung Pocket PC phone and shows me how he's keeping himself out of Guantanamo. He swivels the camera lens around and snaps a picture of the Manhattan Starbucks where we're dinking coffee. Then he squints and pecks at the phone's touchscreen. "OK!

America's Public Schools not preparing our kids for College Level Drinking

2007-05-23T13:47:00.000-04:00

In The Know: Teenagers and AlcoholKid H.Also, check out this video. "14 in Idaho."

This site is awesome . . .

2007-05-23T13:33:00.000-04:00

It's only a couple of pages, but it's a whole bunch of passive-agressive notes that people leave. Very entertaining - if too brief. Here's an example that is of the moderately funny variety. There are funnier ones, but I was too lazy to find one of those.Oh, and, as always, click the picture to enlarge.Thanks,Kid H

Isolated Incident

2007-05-23T11:02:00.000-04:00

Here's another case that shows Justice Scalia was correct when he further eviscerated the 4th Amendment (specifically the exclusionary rule) by claiming that police officers are more professional these days.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A porn star claims a state trooper who stopped her on a highway let drug charges slide in exchange for oral sex. And she says she's got proof — the trooper's own video

NBC and Dragons Skin...

2007-05-21T10:53:00.000-04:00

Rathergate... we all remember it. You think those dumb bastards at NBC would have learned their lesson. While this story isn't as big politically as Dan Rather feeding us his own reality, its a more dangerous abuse of integrity.Dragons Skin is a new type of body armer being developed by a private US contractor. What makes it different is that it consists of a series of overlapping "scales"

Thank you for saving me from myself . . . again

2007-05-18T14:31:00.000-04:00

It seems you can't get firework ingredients anymore from this company. The link above shows how idiotic this is - even federally licensed dealers can't get these things. Here's the article about the case:A federal judge in Boise has ruled in favor of the government in a lawsuit against an Internet retailer that sold ingredients used to make illegal fireworks.U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill

Lighter Fare

2007-05-16T19:18:00.000-04:00

Here's one from the Onion.LA JOLLA, CA—Since several shrewd investments in software start-ups pushed his net worth over the $1 billion mark last fall, Mark Stern has been attempting to cultivate eccentricities commensurate with his new wealth, the venture capitalist said Monday. Enlarge Image Stern prepares to fly his newly completed rocket to a movie premiere 100 miles away in

In Answer to a commenter's question Below . . .

2007-05-16T18:04:00.000-04:00

Here is an article about how to fail a field sobriety test - the truth is, it is not that hard. My reading of the article is that under absolutely optimal conditions, field sobriety tests are wrong almost a third of the time, that under less than optimal conditions, they are wrong 46% of the time, and that ". . . field sobriety tests are irrelevant and, in fact, designed for failure."Here is an

Rudy G in the land of the free

2007-05-16T10:38:00.000-04:00

I'm stealing this post in its entirety from the awesome blog Nobody's business. Just wanted you all to see it before you decide to vote for Rudy in any upcoming election or primary. Every petty dictator should have these Giuliani quotes embroidered on a nice decorative pillow. And every lover of liberty should remind him- or herself that these words were not lifted from Orwell's 1984, but

Montgomery County, MD is first county to Ban Trans-Fats

2007-05-16T09:36:00.000-04:00

Wow. If the city council had only banned idiots first, then we'd never have fun legislation like this.The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a ban on partially hydrogenated oils in restaurants, supermarket bakeries and delis yesterday, becoming the first county in the nation to restrict artery-clogging trans fats.The pride factor of being the first county to ban transfats is probably

Boston Drops Charges for Mooninite Hoax

2007-05-15T14:59:00.000-04:00

The city of Boston finally dropped charges against the two guys who put up street art promoting the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie.Boston overreacted in order to compete with New York as a "valid" city, worthy of terroristic threats. Then they got mad because their struggle for attention was mercilessly mocked. Then they got TBS to pay them money to avoid some kind of charges (which is extortion

PATRIOT Act - the view from 5 years later

2007-05-15T14:37:00.000-04:00

Interesting article on some of the failures of the Patriot Act, which I've criticized from day one. I know 911 was a terrible event, and I was all for exacting retribution, but it was painfully obvious that the PATRIOT Act was a naked power grab by the government. Anyway, there were some who criticized it initially and discussed potential abuses. Here is an excerpt from a longer article

Man Arrested for Recording Police

2007-05-10T12:09:00.000-04:00

ROCHESTER — A 48-year-old Chestnut Street man was arrested early this morning for wiretapping for allegedly recording police while they were investigating him for driving while intoxicated.Police say they were patrolling the downtown area at 2:54 a.m. when they discovered Christopher A. Power of 52 Chestnut St. sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle with its motor running at the Rochester

Police Arrest man for DWI despite him blowing a 0.0

2007-05-10T11:53:00.000-04:00

I wonder how much time, effort and stress this is going to cost him. Not to mention the legal fees, impound fees and other associated idiocy thatErrett readily agreed to take the breathalyzer test, maintaining his innocence. He told the officer he had been confused and nervous when taking the field sobriety test.When he took the test, the result came back with all zeros. He had no alcohol in his

Sick to my stomach

2007-05-02T16:37:00.000-04:00

I know no one really reads this site. I know I'm not really doing anything by posting here, BUT it makes me feel that way (maybe I am a liberal after all).... but I need to let someone, anyone else know about this disgusting shit the government is doing to us...A kid builds a 3d map of his school for a 3d game. Teachers find out. Tell the FUCKING POLICE. They arrest him. The find a WEAPON in

Newsflash - Red Light Cameras don't reduce accidents

2007-04-30T16:16:00.000-04:00

Another study that shows that the government doesn't care about safety, just revenue.Kid H.Link from the Agitator

Let's be realistic about reality

2007-04-23T13:18:00.000-04:00

This is an article by Mark Steyn which I found on LGF, and it's dead on.The "gun-free zone" fraud isn't just about banning firearms or even a symptom of academia's distaste for an entire sensibility of which the Second Amendment is part and parcel but part of a deeper reluctance of critical segments of our culture to engage with reality.Read the whole thing...Otter

Ismail Ax

2007-04-17T15:56:00.000-04:00

Thought it might have been an anagram.. maybe not...Otter

Why I won't Vote for Rudy...

2007-04-12T22:14:00.000-04:00

9/11 took him into the lime light. His attacks on private ownership of guns and his draconian approach to New York's undesirables should have put made him public enemy number one... Anyway here is a quote from a radio address he made in 2000...Otter

It's really in your best interests . . . really

2007-04-11T14:15:00.000-04:00

If protecting you from terrorists means breaking into your home, copying your hard drive, tapping your phones, maybe even planting a hidden camera in your shower stall, that’s the price you pay for freedom, right? You wouldn’t want your protector slowed down by something pesky like, say, a warrant or probable cause — because then the terrorists win. You do see, don’t you? If not, President

Awesome Comic

2007-04-11T11:56:00.000-04:00

I took it from Boortz.. I don't know where he got it...Freaking dead on.Otter

Another Isolated Incident

2007-04-11T09:21:00.000-04:00

Thanks to the Agitator for the link. MANSFIELD -- A law enforcement SWAT team did not announce itself before the deadly shootout Feb. 28 at 2619 Park Avenue East, a Cincinnati attorney representing the Gilbert Rush Jr. family said Wednesday.Al Gerhardstein said the family is investigating a civil rights lawsuit stemming from the late-night raid."They did not knock and announce," he said. "The

I don't care what your stance is . . . THIS is funny

2007-04-11T08:25:00.000-04:00

I pulled this from a post on To The People. DickheadVia Scott Morgan: New anti-marijuana ads in Australia are trying to be hip using lines like: "Pot. It mightn't kill you, but it could turn you into a dickhead" Hmmm... Is that true? So I decided to check it out. Can you identify the dickhead in this picture? I thought so.Check the link. Oh yeah, and this is the wikipedia entry for

Otter Hates Hugo Chavez

2007-04-06T16:42:00.000-04:00

CARACAS: Many Venezuelans shrug off President Hugo Chavez's calls to create a new man through socialist revolution. But a decree limiting alcohol sales for much of Holy Week has got their attention. "Don't Mess With My Hooch!" blared the main headline in yesterday's El Nuevo Pais tabloid. The Chavez Government says the law is necessary to diminish the fatalities from drink-driving, but that

Isolated Incident Number One Hundred Thousand

2007-04-06T16:03:00.000-04:00

Cop beats man for looking at him funny. Partners stand by and do nothing. Turns out, Cop had no authority to challenge the man in the first place.RALEIGH - Jurors could not reach a verdict today on whether Christopher Roth, a former Wake County sheriff’s deputy, assaulted a Garner man last August. Deliberations will continue on Thursday. Roth, 36, is being tried on a misdemeanor charge of assault

Give thanks....

2007-04-05T11:27:00.000-04:00

Friend of Scaggsville "Smooth" sent me this link today.. It's a good read. I like the writing style of the story.Probably, Mr. Reader, you did not yesterday wash five times, face Mecca, sink to your knees, and pray to Allah. Most likely, Ms. Reader, you did not cover yourself with a burka before venturing out to shop. Probably neither of you is giving up all food between sunup and sundown during

16 Person Bar & Bicycle

2007-04-03T15:35:00.000-04:00

I guess it was a long winter in Minnesota this year, because a couple of guys invented a 16 person bicycle and pub. var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth < requestedwidth =" 300;">The pedal pub if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px";

Gingrich - the "Romantic Choice"

2007-04-03T15:10:00.000-04:00

I like his platform to some extent.He's also incredibly intelligent. He's proposing cutting-edge solutions to vexing policy issues like health care and the tax code. He's offering a compelling vision for a limited but efficiently run federal government. Something tells me we are heading into a time when conservatives will be willing to jump in the proverbial convertible and head to Vegas on a

We don't seem to be much different (see below post)

2007-04-02T17:26:00.000-04:00

I always ask, who decided that the Government owned the airwaves? If you don't like what's on television, don't watch it. It's really not that hard to do. People do it every day when they tune into one show instead of another show, or get some cable channels but not others. The airwaves are just a frequency - a property that can be owned by an individual corporation. If there is interference

Back in the U.S.S.R. or Back to the Future?

2007-04-02T17:21:00.000-04:00

Interesting article on what's happening in Russia regarding the reigning in of the media freedoms that happened after Soviet collapse. I think Putin outsmarted us, and I think we may have to start worrying about them again. Excerpt:Some 10 years ago, when liberty seemed on the march around the world, many optimists claimed that, contrary to George Orwell's gloomy 1984 vision of a

Birthdays...

2007-03-30T11:36:00.000-04:00

I like when people wish good things for me.. "Have a Happy Birthday" is a great wish...Rev Brandy... she went over the top.. THIS is a great birthday wish!"Hope your day is super-duper fantastic and filled with lots of conservative chicks in short skirts, serving you cold drinks of your choice."That is all.... carry on.Otter

Happy Birthday Otter . . .

2007-03-29T17:24:00.000-04:00

That is all.Kid Handsome

Oh My God

2007-03-28T11:06:00.001-04:00

This is what's going on in schools.... Karl Marx... you might be winning sir.Otter

This is Horrifying (Also, not very isolated)

2007-03-27T16:39:00.000-04:00

Here's another frightening case of police abuse and corruption. I know no one reads or comments on this blog, particularly on these types of posts, but I continue to post them because I think it's important to know that blind faith in the goodness of our government is misguided. We should be ever vigilant lest we lose our ability to enforce our natural rights to the numbing endlessness of our

Discovery Earth

2007-03-27T13:13:00.000-04:00

Hit the link and check out some of the clips. I hear it's particularly good in HD.Kid Handsome

Your Government and Police and Pseudo Police Just want what's best for you

2007-03-22T16:18:00.000-04:00

and what's best for you is for you to give them your money. All of it, whenever they want it, whether they deserve it or whether it's illegal doesn't matter.Check this out - DISGUSTINGFlorida: City to Seize Homes Over a $5 Parking TicketBrooksville, Florida proposes to foreclose homes and seize cars over less than $20 in parking tickets.The city council in Brooksville, Florida voted this week to

Disappointed In Eastern Europe

2007-03-22T16:10:00.000-04:00

I'm more than willing to morally condemn people who mock the Pope. Generally, seeing as how common it is in America, I find it unfunny and unoriginal (note: I'm not Catholic and not really religious - doesn't mean I can't respect the good parts of most religions). Anyway, I do not believe that any government should infringe upon a person's natural right to spout out their opinions or beliefs -

Your Copier is Spying on You

2007-03-22T15:49:00.000-04:00

SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- Consumers are bombarded with warnings about identity theft. Publicized threats range from mailbox thieves and lost laptops to the higher-tech methods of e-mail scams and corporate data invasions.Now, experts are warning that photocopiers could be a culprit as well.That's because most digital copiers manufactured in the past five years have disk drives -- the same kind

A Right to Resist?

2007-03-19T11:55:00.000-04:00

Holy crap, apparently so . . .SARASOTA -- John Coffin won't spend any more time in jail for beating up two sheriff's deputies inside his house, striking one in the head with a Taser gun he took from the other.Apparently, this is a civil matter (the cops were serving civil papers, which makes them no different than you or me in terms of what their rights and powers are), but they tried to force

This is going to continue to happen

2007-03-16T13:35:00.000-04:00

Man shoots intruders trying to break into his home pretending to be the police. An eastern Kentucky man fatally shot one of two alleged intruders who claimed to be police officers, according to sheriff's officials.The other suspect was arrested and charged with burglary and impersonating a police officer, a sheriff's report said.Jason Daniels, 23, of Ashland, shot Robert Lewis Chapman, 50, of

Eject, Eject, Eject!

2007-03-16T12:13:00.000-04:00

"Seeing the Unseen" is the name of the post... it's a couple of months old. I haven't been to Eject^3 in a while since Bill Whittle has been spending a lot of time writing for projects other than his blog. Out of curiosity I rolled over there this morning. "Seeing the Unseen part 1" is another example of why this man is one of my favorite reads on the internet.Give it a read. If you are pressed

A Question for my Conservative Friends

2007-03-15T14:04:00.000-04:00

This excellent post from Jacob Sullum over at Hit & Run puts forth some questions to conservatives that I have always tried to get solid answers to. Ultimately, I want to know what makes you a conservative? Is it that you hold certain specific beliefs, and if so, what are they; what happens if you only mostly hold to conservative beliefs? Is there an underlying philosophy to which you adhere?

This is Disgusting - and someone needs a beating

2007-03-15T13:15:00.000-04:00

You know how sometimes people just need killin'? Or a beating? This is one of those cases. Girl unwraps box to find her dog's head Enlarge By Renee Jones Schneider, Minneapolis Star Tribune via AP Crystal Brown, 17, wipes away tears in St. Paul, Minn., as she looks at a notice she had posted around her neighborhood after

Name of the year brackets are out

2007-03-15T00:18:00.000-04:00

Check out the awesome site responsible for this - all names are verified. The annual awards are awesome - the names of the regions come from previous years' winners.Kid Handsome (posting on Otter's account - cause it's his laptop)For those in the know, this is an example of what I call "Wakeboarding."

Tony Blair hasn't seen Serenity*

2007-03-14T16:03:00.000-04:00

Could England get any worse? Seriously, if we have any overseas readers (or more than three or four) can you explain how you have grown so weak in the face of government. Check out this "secret plan," bunch of idiotic bastards:Babies could be vaccinated with brain-altering chemicals to stop them getting hooked on drugs and cigarettes in later life.Newborns would have jabs which could prevent

DCMA Abuser gets schooled, literally

2007-03-14T15:56:00.000-04:00

This guy, Michael Crook, kept filing ridiculous claims under the DCMA forcing people in many cases to remove materials from their websites.Here is the release from the Electronic Fronteir Foundation:DMCA Abuser Apologizes for Takedown Campaign Michael Crook Agrees to Stop Attacks on Free Speech San Francisco - Michael Crook, the man behind a string of meritless online copyright complaints, has

Pluto to be a Planet again

2007-03-14T15:39:00.000-04:00

Here is an excerpt of a post from Hit & Run (actually it's pretty much the whole post)Seven months after a conclave of scientists downgraded the distant heavenly body to a "dwarf planet," a state representative in New Mexico aims to give the snubbed world back some of its respect. State lawmakers will vote Tuesday on a bill that proposes "as Pluto passes overhead through New Mexico's excellent

A point against Gun "Control"

2007-03-13T16:32:00.000-04:00

An anecdotal point against gun control. In those situations where the police can help, it often takes valuable minutes for them to show up - minutes that people often do not have. This is why an armed society is often a more polite society. The woman in the excerpt below will agree (emphasis is mine):As the attack continued, people were yelling at the man to stop and honking their horns,

More SWAT idiocy

2007-03-13T14:48:00.000-04:00

Police clearly have too much power. It doesn't help when they are protected by media idiots.The city’s SWAT team, along with celebrity cops and camera crews from Armed & Famous, broke into the wrong home during a search for two fugitives and kept an innocent woman handcuffed for 30 minutes, according to legal documents.Apparently the two celebrities involved were LaToya Jackson and Jack Osbourne

Update on Corrupt Traffic Practices in D.C.

2007-03-13T14:31:00.000-04:00

That includes both red-light cameras and the dreaded parking meter. Note, if you mess up and overstay at some meters in D.C. the fine can be $100.00. Also, note this excerpt:In a March 11 memo to council members, ATS, the new company hired to operate the cameras for the city, admits that at least two of the ten fixed speed cameras have fallen out of calibration over the past eight months. The

Will it Blend?

2007-02-26T11:35:00.000-05:00

The greatest viral marketing I've ever seen. I didn't know I needed a $500 blender.. but I do.This company Blends stuff in their blender. Matchbox cars. Magnets. Cans of Soup. Marbles. Rake handles. Cell Phones. Pens.It's awesome. It's so cool I thought it was fake.Otter

Ain't no punk bitch...

2007-02-23T10:03:00.000-05:00

A bus full of old ass American senior citizen tourists fights off would be muggers killing one! A 70 year old ex military guy put one of the muggers in a head lock, broke his clavicle and killed him. Awesome.Otter

No good deed...

2007-02-22T15:12:00.000-05:00

So a guy thinks he is saving a woman from rape and is charged with 3 crimes... It be funny if the police didn't arrest him.Otter

The Left Lane is the Fast Lane

2007-02-19T15:54:00.000-05:00

I've always heard that the best way to prevent the majority of our nation's Highway accidents is not to limit someone's speed, but to enforce lane discipline. Here's a proposed law out of Florida.State Rep. Mike Bennett hasn't abandoned his quest to punish motorists who settle into the left lane and force faster drivers to go around them. The Bradenton Republican has re-introduced a bill this

If you liked Cheers, you'll enjoy this . . .

2007-02-19T14:54:00.000-05:00

I mentioned the old television show, "Cheers!" a couple of posts ago, and then today I saw this - ahh, the lattice of coincidence. It's a page full of Norm-isms, and just one day after Slacker's Weekend.Here's an example or two:Sam:What's new, Normie? Norm:Terrorists, Sam. They've taken over my stomach. They're demanding beer.Sam:What will you have, Norm? Norm:Well, I'm in a gambling mood,

Co-ed Dorm Rooms?

2007-02-19T14:44:00.000-05:00

Interesting article on Co-ed dorm rooms. I say let people choose whatever they want and live with the consequences - that's the "real world" isn't it. At Carnegie Mellon University, student newspaper editors who sensed the beginnings of a trend floated that idea recently on their campus. A front page story questioned whether a school that pushes the boundaries of science shouldn't also be

Cops Jerks Off on Motorist... Not Guilty...

2007-02-14T09:48:00.000-05:00

So this guy stalks strippers, abuses police resources and then jerks off on a girl he pulls over and he is found not guilty.I love cops.Otter

If I were them, I'd hate us for crap like this...

2007-02-13T15:58:00.000-05:00

The Feds are actually thinking about going after this guy.A slick commercial for Asahi “Super” Dry beer features Matsuzaka (a new player for the Boston Red Sox) donning a Red Sox jersey and throwing in full uniform in front of a simulated frenzied throng. In between those shots, Matsuzaka, in street clothes, is shown first taking a couple of gulps from a large glass of beer. After a quick cut,

I always like these . . .

2007-02-13T14:17:00.000-05:00

Some of the world's oddest/coolest sculptures. I've posted similar before, but check it out again.Peace out, ya'll.Kid Handsome

Little Town Needs a Fire Truck

2007-02-12T14:20:00.000-05:00

. . . so they ask the federal government for a grant to help them pay for it. The government responds by giving the town $665,962.00. Good, right? Ummm, not really.See, the town gets a homeland security grant, but doesn't get to spend it on a fire truck.Kid HandsomeLinked through Nobody's Business here.

One thing I hate in the world....

2007-02-09T14:18:00.000-05:00

is fucking Hypocrites... and PETA... in this case, one in the same...From July 1998 through December 2005, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other "companion animals." That's more than five defenseless creatures every day. PETA has a walk-in freezer to store the dead bodies, and contracts with a Virginia Beach company to cremate