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And there will probably be more. We should remember these people in our prayers. I can’t imagine what they are going through.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9999346/Boston-Marathon-bombing-Martin-Richards-family-ripped-apart-by-terror-attack.html
For pressure cooker registration. We also need to limit the amount of ball bearings people can buy. Heck… Pressure cookers are dangerous any way. They could blow up on the stove.
See how dumb that sounds? But imagine the calls if someone had shot a bunch of people instead of making bombs. This
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/345714/free-cj-grisham
Last night, Cyndi and I went to see Olympus has Fallen. I’ll try not to give too much away; however, if you want to see it you may want to come back after.
First, I thought the action scenes were good. Realistic. There. Cyndi made the comment though that it was more gorry than she had seen in a while.
Second, the plot is relatively realistic: kidnapping the president. The setup is fantastic–as in fantasy…would never happen in real life–but after the initial attack, things are ok believable.
Third, you can tell the thing was written by a bunch of liberals and people who had never been around the military. Two scenes in particular stand out to me: the president ordering people to give up their codes to activate a secret self-destruct in the nuclear weapons (it wouldn’t be followed for multiple reasons) and the head of the Joint Chief’s ordering a secret service guy to stand down (he wasn’t in the chain of command)
Fourth, the premise was flawed. Kidnapping the president buys the attacker no bargaining room whatsoever (unless they want the launch codes in the football) The US Constitution very clearly describes who is president and what happens when the President can’t act. This happens clearly in the movie yet everyone still acts as if the president (the one at the start of the movie) were still THE President. Sure, they would try to get the President out as he knows TONS about LOTS of secrets…but he can’t actually do anything. He’s lost all power at that point.
Fifth, and lastly, when someone brings a knife to a gunfight, use your gun. Shoot the bad guy…don’t simply have a fist-fight with him
3 out of 5.
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And not refiatered
http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/DA5M3EH82
Everyone thinks the US is like the, movies…. Either the wild west or Rambo.
http://m.weeklystandard.com/blogs/kerry-foreign-students-scared-guns-america_716377.html
First, when I learnt to drive, I didn’t have a choice…my parents didn’t own a non-standard transmission car.
Second, everyone should know how to drive one. What if you are out with a friend, they get sick, you have to drive, but their car is a standard?
Third, I’ve often wondered if my car was safer because it was a standard.
http://wap.myfoxny.com/w/main/story/89389319/
The art of manliness is a great site. This is a really interesting article on how the BSA and several merit badges have changed since the founding
But man-made global warming is a proven hoax. Whoever did this survey has an ulterior motive….make the people who don’t believe in mmgw are crazy as the people who believe in the V lizard people.
http://boingboing.net/2013/04/15/12-million-americans-believe-l.html
Sure the earth may indeed be warming. But why? No one knows enough firm data back far enough to prove anything. Heck, I only think the world is 6000 years old and there isn’t enough data….now what happens if you believe in millions or trillions? This could be a normal cycle.
While cyndi is at the new Yorker
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