It’s a debate tactic that probably goes back further than the concept of debate. If you have two variations of a concept, one of which is universally acceptable and one which is universally opposed, and you are arguing in favor of the latter, blur the line between the two.
This concept [...]
At the fundamental level hockey is a pretty simple sport. Boil away the details and you’re left with pretty simple steps. When on offense:
1) Pass
2) Shoot
3) Score
When on defense try to prevent your opponent from doing the above. If you fail at that, generally the rule is “Don’t [...]
Last week I wrote on Obama’s declining popularity and the hidden story the polls tell:
There is something else to the polls besides what they say. If you look at them together they tell a hell of a story. Originally only Rasmussen had Obama below 50%. Then Quinnipiac did [...]
We all remember the Muppets growing up and we all have our favorite sketches. The Mahna Mahna sketch has long been one of my favorite. Well move over Snowths, and make room for Queen, who was the inspiration for this soon to be viral video.
Pure gold…
[...]I wasn’t aware of this previously, but according to the recovery.gov website that tracks the spending of stimulus funds, Minnesota has a 00th Congressional District. I’m not aware that anyone else has declared their candidacy so I am. I’m officially running for US Representative for Minnesota’s 00th Congressional District. I’d [...]
The Congressional Budget Office had predicted that the recession would start to recover by the second half of 2009 without the government doing anything. Well we’ve spent all this money, it’s fair to see how it’s working out.
Per statistics from the Department of Labor
Well hell, I’d feel [...]
Earlier this month, President Obama tried to put aside concerns that those that choose not to participate in the government’s take over of health care would be subjected to fines and possibly prison terms. It’s a very real concern, as under the House bill you very well could do jail [...]
So a couple days after the Droid was released I picked one up and since then I’ve had a number of people ask about it. I’ve had a few weeks to get used to it so I thought I’d toss up a review. Keep in mind I’ve been aggressively opposed [...]
I think I just permanently scarred my neighbor’s kids.
We wanted the antlers off the buck my uncle got deer hunting this year. Instead of just cutting off the antlers the butcher basically gave us most of the head. So I was in my backyard sawing off the part I wanted. [...]
“About himself, the president speaks loudly. For America, he carries a small twig.”
– Mark Steyn
[...]Construction contractor Dan Powers, of Burnsville, has announced he intends to challenge Rep. John Kline, for Minnesota’s Second District, in 2010. And from his statements so far, he’s fully embraced the sacrificial lamb role for which he’s destined.
Powers says Kline’s stance against earmarks has hurt the district. He says [...]
I haven’t been much of a fan of Senator Graham for, well ever, as near as I can remember. However, he summoned intelligence, foresight and outright cleverness in completely destroying Attorney General Holder in committee. There really is no other word for it.
Holder’s lack of intelligence and/or preparation are laid [...]
I haven’t written on the immigration issue for awhile because quite frankly most of Washington has had enough of the issue, as the debate of 2007 was a disaster nobody wants to repeat. Well nobody except for President Disaster himself.
The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal [...]
The towers fell in New York on 9/11/01, Kabul fell to American led forces on 11/14/01. That’s 65 days.
President Obama’s hand-picked replacement commander in Afghanistan, GEN McChrystal, delivered his Afghanistan war plans to President Obama on 8/30/09, and President Obama hasn’t acted on his General’s [...]
I’m back from a week in the woods and trying to catch up. One would have thought that between all his golf playing Obama could have found time to make a decision on Afghanistan. Apparently not. Apparently he just doesn’t like his options especially how much they cost.
Now let me [...]
Yeah that title should be in my best Marilyn Monroe voice….
Happy 234th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! Happy Birthday to all Marines, active or otherwise. Stay safe in whatever you’re doing and enjoy another year of the corps.
[...]If Obama’s skin was any thinner, he’d have a reservoir tip on the top of his head.
Comment was in reference to Obama’s pitiful need to pick a fight with anyone that offers anything short of glowing praise for him.
[...]As most of you are aware there were three big races that the nation was watching on Election day. Two of those races were for the Governorship of New Jersey and Virginia.
Virginia has long been a Republican stronghold, but went for Obama in 2008. While it would not be overwhelmingly [...]
Yesterday I slammed Obama for being so indecisive that even the French were fed up with him. Well it turns out we’re not just annoying to the French, we ARE the French.
The Palestinian leadership accused the US of caving in over Israeli settlements after Hillary Clinton, the Secretary [...]
“He who spends time passing trivial legislation may find himself out of time to read healthcare bill”
- Rep. Jeff Flake (AZ-6), regarding his vote against H.Res.784, a bill “honoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and social and political thought.”
Yup, we [...]
It’s hunting season so I’m in a constant state of recovering from a past hunting trip and getting ready for the next one. So keep in that in mind. This week is prepping for deer hunting coming up this weekend. In that spirit the first couple links are deer hunting [...]
The Commerce Department is apparently celebrating over…
The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year as government stimulus helped lift consumer spending and home building, fueling an unexpectedly strong advance.
Signaling the end of the worst recession in 70 years, the Commerce [...]
Amazing, President Obama has been accused of giving VIP access to donors. Now on those specific accusation I’m not overly stirred up. I think every President in the modern era has had this charge flung at him, and to a certain extent it’s been true. But the amusing part is [...]
If Obama spent half the time figuring out the troop situation in Afghanistan as he does whining about FoxNews, neither would be news. Instead he demonstrates his lack of transparency by crying when someone asks tough questions.
The Oval Office is the biggest bully pulpit in the nation, [...]
Thank God they found balloon boy, I was afraid that Michael Jackson was ordering take out from heaven.
- From Text From Last Night
[...]Get out the way, we got a Woot Off
We’re pigging out down at the Woot trough
Ain’t gonna stop until the Woot Off is done
You figure you get one Woot per day
And if it’s junk then that’s just the way
But now an avalanche of Woots [...]
I think it’s fair to say that I don’t always get my most favorable coverage on Fox, but I think that’s part of how democracy is supposed to work. You know, we’re not supposed to all be in lock step here
- Barack Obama
Of course this is the same guy that’s [...]
As many know, I have a carry permit (not conceal&carry) for Minnesota (and other states) and frequently choose to exercise my right to protect myself from harm that hopefully never materializes. I’ve carried for awhile now but by no means am I an expert, for that you can read [...]
“See, when the Government spends money, it creates jobs; whereas when the money is left in the hands of Taxpayers, God only knows what they do with it. Bake it into pies, probably. Anything to avoid creating jobs.”
- Dave Barry, humorist
[...]And it’s probably the most positive news we could hope for….
The overall level of violence in the country continues to decline, despite the occasional terrorist bombing. This has led to continued economic growth, and more Iraqis are using their freedom of movement, and action, to protest government incompetence. The [...]
“For the first time, we are witnessing an award with the nominee having done nothing to deserve it: rewarding someone for a wish that is very far from becoming reality.”
Chavez said giving Obama the Nobel award was like giving a baseball pitcher a prize simply for [...]
From Mark Clifton, a science fiction writer (1906-1963):
The Dread Tomato Addiction
by Mark Clifton
Ninety-two point four per cent of juvenile delinquents have eaten tomatoes.
Eighty-seven point one per cent of the adult criminals in penitentiaries throughout the United State have
eaten tomatoes.
Informers reliably inform that of all known American Communists, ninety-two [...]
This is one of many reasons why I love Justice Scalia :
Well, you know, two chiefs ago, Chief Justice Burger, used to complain about the low quality of counsel. I used to have just the opposite reaction. I used to be disappointed that so many of the best minds [...]
In my youth, I spent at least a month every summer helping out on my grandparents farm, so I’m no stranger to piles of manure. But even with that background I’m not sure I’ve seen bullshit piled as high as it was piled last night when President Obama addressed Congress [...]
Tonite Obama pulled out the last trick in his quickly dwindling Bag O’ Tricks in order to promote this health care fiasco they’ve been pushing, by giving speech before Congress, and most of the networks. In a fair world Obama would be arrested for battery for the unnecessary abuse of [...]
I really do enjoy your spam, as some of it is quite creative. I thought that Ally Bank (formerly GMAC Bank) spam was particularly creative. And the subtle and very non-threatening emails from “Jeff” about “Your Birthday” were a nice touch. I have to admit I’m still a little touched [...]
So Obama gives his speech to our nation’s school children today, for those that aren’t being kept home. From the start I think people reacted in a rather knee-jerk fashion as soon as it was announced. The initial materials released had both pros and cons regardless of your point of [...]
An important milestone for E-Verify is on the horizon, as it may soon be required for all federal contractors. Before Bush left office he instated regulations for federal contractors requiring them to use E-Verify when hiring employees. The US Chamber of Commerce immediately appealed the regulation in court and it’s [...]
Enjoyable if free-time-less weekend. So you get linky love to sift through…Enjoy.
For those of you who haven’t been following the absolutely criminal behavior of the Gang Strike Task Force, you need to immediately. The level of corruption and abuse of power has officially reached third world [...]
Those of us in Minnesota remember very well the fiasco that was the Wellstone Memorial service. Rather than pay tribute to a long time Senator and leader of their party, the local Democratic Party chose to turn his memorial service into a campaign rally, complete with insulting of Republicans and [...]
Porkulus, it’s an amazing thing. Seldom has mankind created an entity that could spend money as fast as they’ve managed with Porkulus. In fact, with Porkulus, Obama has managed to increase our deficit and national debt by amounts that other Presidents took decades to accomplish.
And seldom has a program [...]
Without a doubt Heller vs DC was a pivotal case for the Second Amendment. Really for the first time the Supreme Court confirmed that the Second Amendment was an individual right rather than a collective right. Which permanently put an end to that silly “militia = National Guard” argument. [...]
Just passing this along…
Representative Michele Bachmann will hold a town hall meeting on health care reform this Thursday in Lake Elmo. Although she has been an ardent opponent to the proposed federal government takeover of the health care system, you should still try to attend this meeting. ObamaCare proponents will [...]
Senator Ted Kennedy just passed away after losing his fight with brain cancer. Nobody ever wants to see a fellow human being pass away, and despite extreme political differences, it’s not the time to air those or make snarky insults at the recently deceased. In fact I’ve always been moderately [...]
The Rankings Are As Follows:
Lloyd :8 Drunkguy :6 NightWriter :5 Triple “I Whine Like A Child” A : 5 Dan S : 4 Harvey : 3 Mall Diva : 3 Professor_Rackmaster : 2 jroosh : 2 Bogus Doug : 2 Aelfheld : 2 Sola-Man : 2 Bobby_B : 2 Uncle Ben : [...]
I’ve been busy and I really need to get some sleep so you click on each of these and then pretend I said something intelligent about them.
Twenty questions to ask at your next Town Hall.
A perfect example of priorities. The federal [...]
Haven’t done an internet meme for awhile and it seems like a harmless and brainless activity to do today. Which is nice because I can’t brain today, I have the dumb.
Got this one from Mitch, bold means “Mission Accomplished”.
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with [...]
Chicken Little rides into town on his trusty weasel crying out, “The Militias are coming! The Militias are coming! We’re all going to die!”
For those of you that think you’ve seen this story already, you’re right. In the 1990s it was a standard hand-wringing topic of every pundit and newscaster [...]
In an attempt to have his cake and eat it too, Obama has nationalized the cake baking industry. Ok maybe I made that up, but Obama certainly seems to want things both ways. Whether it’s naivety that he doesn’t realize the disconnect, or else it’s arrogance that he think he [...]
Think about this:
1. Cows
2. The Constitution
3. The Ten Commandments
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COWS
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in [...]
Why I Carry a Gun
My old grandpa said to me son,’ there comes a time in every man’s life
When he stops bustin’ knuckles and starts bustin’ caps and usually it’s
When he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin’.
I don’t carry a gun to kill people.
I [...]
I’ve been rather amused by the Democrats reaction to the common folk daring to stand up to the nobles in Congress. How dare they!! They must be an paid angry mob!!! To be fair that’s a projection of sort, since that’s exactly how the left operates and has [...]
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.”
— Groucho Marx
[...]It’s amazing the lengths some politicians will go through in order to deceive the public and glossy things up to better than they are. And this is true for both sides of the aisle. In this particular case it’s the Democrats, as pointed out by Ramesh Ponnuru:
Pro-choice lawmakers are [...]
In case you live in a cave, you might not have heard that the White House is asking everyone to let the White House know about people spreading “fishy” information, essentially inform on any fellow citizens not going along with the administration’s plan.
Ok now that you’re caught up, pretty much [...]
Heh, I’m back in my house. My wood floors are up and running. Got the house mostly put back together although still more work to do cleaning up from the dust that seems to have penetrated every little nook and crany. Now I’m trying to work off a backlog of [...]
To : All political figures, organizations, entities, think-tanks, whatever
From : Kevin Ecker, Email User
Subject : Appropriate email subject lines
Ok look, I understand the need to write jazzy subject lines that stand out and make people actually want to open up the emails you blast out to your distribution lists. Believe [...]
It’s that time again! Another email from the Messiah! Let’s read it together!
Kevin –
I see my criticism of you hasn’t made our friendship less deep, as apparently we’re still on a first name basis.
This is the moment our movement was built for.
We are the change we’ve been waiting for!! [...]
Vending machines are amazing and I’m absolutely fascinated by the ones at my workplace. We recently replaced the vendor that runs our cafeteria and vending machines so consequently we also got new vending machines. The new ones are the variety that have the see-through glass front with the robot arm [...]
The best Constitutional smack-down I’ve ever seen bar NONE. This soldier has a greater and better grounded understanding of the Constitution that most Supreme Court Judges and far more than ANY politician I’ve ever listened to.
And he does it in less than two minutes, and that includes applause from the [...]
Word is that some progress may have been paid as far as crafting a compromise version of ObamaCare between hardcore liberals and Blue Dog Democrats. Some big parts of ObamaCare have been ripped out, but there was so much wrong with this bill that even with major components ripped [...]
Here’s a scam that bloggers may want to be aware of. Many bloggers own their domain but may very well be tempted by a scam like this, especially new bloggers. The domain appraisal scam used to be a big back in 2005/2006 but I hadn’t heard much about it since. [...]
