QOTD
From IMAO: Before you get too angry at someone’s stupidity, remember that the logic and rational thought functions of our brains are still in beta.
Also taggedFrom IMAO: Before you get too angry at someone’s stupidity, remember that the logic and rational thought functions of our brains are still in beta.
Also taggedAccording to my WordPress dashboard, this is the 1000th post here at Ratlands since I moved to WordPress, so, I wanted it to be something memorable. Here is a post by LawDog that reminds those who need reminding that Gun Free ≠ Violence Free. Go read the post. Watch the video. When folks tell me [...]
Also tagged Guns, Nanny State, PersonalVia MArooned: Happiness is a rotating drum grenade launcher. Nothing says “stay off my lawn” or “What are your intentions towards my daughter” like six rounds of high explosives. Follow the link for a picture. *grumpy old man
Also tagged Guns, Personal, wordsmithingOne of the frustrating things about blogging is that I read dozens of blog posts a day, and invariably just about the time I’m ready to write something, I find that someone else has expressed pretty much what I wanted to say much more eloquently. To wit, Kevin at The Smallest Minority on New Year’s [...]
Also tagged wordsmithingI”ve been plugging The DiploMad lately. Here’s another reason why: There are many reasons why Obama must be defeated. The principal one is his delusional liberal ideology from which all else flows. He is a creature of the faculty lounge/Hollywood brand of intolerant leftist cynicism about, contempt for, and ignorance of America and how the [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, Economics, foreign policy, lie to me, Nanny State, Obama, PoliticsI didn’t watch the VP debate last night. First, I’ve been holed up in my office studying and forgot that it was on. Second, when I came out of my office last night for a break, the first thing I heard (the Head Rat was watching it) was Joe Biden crowing about how he and [...]
Also tagged foreign policy, lie to me, Politics, wtf?Romney/Ryan stuff from IMAO that I didn’t get to yesteday: “Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL budget plan!”
Also taggedfrom Larry Correia: As soon as they announced Ryan, the media had a come apart. I heard the words “extreme” and “radical” so many times that I thought I was watching a Mountain Dew commercial. I kept waiting for Ryan to come flying onto the screen doing flips on a skateboard while being chased by [...]
Also tagged Economics, media, PoliticsActually working for a living again has done a number on me. Part of it is that my new boss and I have been out and about setting up equipment and retrieving equipment. I’ve spent more time outdoors during the heat of the day in the last 72 hours than I have the entire rest [...]
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