President G.W. Bush and fmr. RNC chair Ken Mehlman.
Earlier this week, former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman came out of the closet, confirming rumors and reports about his sexual orientation that have been around since 2003. Mehlman was also the campaign manager for President George W. Bush during his 2004 re-election campaign. Mehlman was the strategist who came up with the idea to put marriage rights to the ballot box in 11 states in 2004 and several more in 2006 in order to get social conservatives to come out and vote, using homophobia as a way to keep Republicans in power. He’s not the first closet homo to betray his own, but he is by far the most powerful in recent years to do so.
Mehlman now claims to support marriage equality and has expressed a desire to help achieve that end. Putting aside my outrage at this guy for a moment, let’s look at this practically. I don’t know if the damage he did can be undone. He’s created a climate in which over half the states now have some sort of state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, with some states like Texas going so far as to outlaw civil unions, domestic partnerships, or any private legal agreement that confers upon same-sex couples any semblance of marriage rights. Legislators cannot override these amendments. The courts are hesitant to, except in California, and that was only because same-sex marriage was actually legal for a short period of time before Proposition 8 went into effect. As that case waits to be heard by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, efforts to defend marriage equality in the states that have it, and to at least stop further amendments in states that have yet to pass them, continue on. Though the anti-marriage equality movement is waning and groups like the National Organization for Marriage look more and more silly each day, there are still some powerful people out there who still are unwilling to support full marriage equality for gay & lesbian couples.
Like President Barack Obama.
It is sad that Laura Bush, Dick Cheney, and Ken Mehlman have all come out in support of same-sex marriage. That Ann Coulter is being ostracized by World Net Daily for speaking at a gay Republican (GOProud) convention. That Glenn Beck said on The O’Reilly Factor that we have “bigger fish to fry” than same-sex marriage. It’s stunning to me that Barack Obama would waste a political opportunity to be ahead of the curve, and it looks to me like conservatives are making a bold move to capture the gay vote. Obama, on the other hand, who promised to be a “fierce advocate” for the LGBT community, has been one great big letdown. In 2009, his justice department filed a brief (known as the DOMA brief) in federal court, defending a lawsuit against part of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, in which it compared same-sex marriages to incestuous couplings. Gay people were noticeably pissed. In response, Obama promised to sign into law a bill that would provide domestic partnership benefits for federal employees. We’re still waiting on that one. Granted, he did sign the Matthew Shepard Act into law, which added sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability to the federal hate crimes statute, but this was hardly an act of courage. The law was attached to a defense authorization measure. Two years prior it passed the House and Senate as a stand-alone bill that was vetoed by President Bush. With a greater Democrat majority in both houses, he couldn’t get this done by itself? And then there is Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Oh boy, is the Obama administration blowing it on this one. The wind is at his back on the repeal of this terrible law, and yet, he continues to pander to the dwindling number of people on the right who support this ban on gay & lesbian servicepeople for no rational reason. His “study” is a joke, the survey being conducted is loaded with homophobic questions, gay soldiers are not guaranteed secrecy if they take the survey, and people can take the survey as many times as they want. Can you say “skewed” and “unscientific”? I don’t remember Harry Truman conducting a survey before he ordered the military to be racially integrated. Soldiers follow orders. This should be a no-brainer. As Rachel Maddow mentioned, spending a little political capital goes a long way in winning respect, not just from your base and the people who voted you in, but from yourself.
I don’t even want to get into Obama hiring an “ex-gay” gospel singer for his campaign tour, or all his other borderline homophobic crap he’s dabbled with the whole time he was courting the gay vote. Ken Mehlman was a high-ranking Republican who was closeted and did do a lot of damage to the cause of equality, but he would have done the same if he were straight. We opposed Mehlman and the agenda he put forth back then. I am far more concerned with elected officials who claim to be ‘fierce advocates’ for me who then refuse to do jack shit when it comes to repealing terrible laws that keep us second-class citizens. Ken Mehlman betrayed himself. Barack Obama has been betraying us since before he got elected.
“An off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a man who broke into his South Side home Friday morning,” Becky Schlikerman of The Chicago Tribune informs us.
The suspect, we are told, was armed:
“The officer…fired his service weapon several times, killing the intruder…”
Neighbors are supportive:
“They invaded his home, he did what he had to do…”
A core issue behind the McDonald Supreme Court case was so if the neighbors’ homes are invaded, they’ll be able to do what they have to do. That the Daley administration continues to fight recognition of their right to do so every step of the way ought to be all any fair-minded person needs to know…..
Oath Keeper Sheriff Richard Mack – interview for the movie “Guns and Weed: The Road to Freedom.” Filmed at Wyoming Liberty Fest in Lander, August 21, 2010.
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I think a lot of libertarians and Republicans tend to not want to “rock the boat.” For instance, I have a Goldwater Republican friend who lives in Phoenix and he hates illegal immigration, is directly affected by it in a negative way, but doesn’t like what the governor’s doing there, because it “causes unrest” and “goes too far.”
Whereas liberal progressives LOVE to yell and demand their “rights.” It’s a problem…..libertarians just basically want to “be left alone”, that’s almost the common DEFINITION of libertarianism. And the definition of progressivism is that they LOVE to screech, tell people what to do and “push the envelope.”
Libertarians should all own and carry guns. Carry a handgun and own a rifle. It reinforces the idea of self-defense, in everything. Guns are not only a physical tool, they are a psychological tool. Carrying one reminds you that libertarianism isn’t just “leave me alone”, it’s “if you push me too far I’ll push back.”
Some may think that “rocks the boat” or “goes to far”, but I’m a peace-lovin’ man and it makes a lot of sense to me.
ZAP: Do not initiate aggression.
ZAP 2.0: Do not initiate, OR ACCEPT, aggression.
Republican Liberty Caucus endorsee, Ron Micheli says that “Sheriffs are the ultimate authority.”
I dig it. Commonly considered a fringe belief, it’s actually codified into the Posse Comitatus Act:
Posse Comitatus (Latin): Power of the county. The whole force of the county: that is, all the male members of a county over fifteen, who may be summoned by a sheriff to assist in preventing a riot, the rescue of prisoners, or other unlawful disorders. Clergymen, peers, and the infirm are exempt.
CHEYENNE — Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron Micheli’s support for a movement to recognize local sheriffs as the ultimate law enforcement authority has drawn fire from his opponents and runs counter to an emphatic warning from a federal judge in Casper.
Micheli insists the higher power of elected sheriffs is an extension of states’ rights spelled out in the U.S. Constitution. In a recent interview, he said that if elected, he would appoint a state attorney general who agrees with him.
“I will appoint an attorney general who understands the 10th Amendment, and who understands states’ rights, and we will do everything possible to enforce them,” Micheli said.
The 10th Amendment to the Constitution specifies that all powers not expressly delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.
“A federal authority, if he comes into a local jurisdiction, should be in communication, and should be working with the local sheriff before an arrest is made,” Micheli said. “The fact (is) that the sheriff is the authority in that jurisdiction.”…
….An Associated Press report earlier this year found that the push to declare sheriffs as the highest law enforcement agent in the land is gaining traction nationwide. Many federal officials say the effort is misguided…..
Micheli has been endorsed by Richard Mack, a former sheriff in Graham County, Ariz., who is active in the loosely organized movement called the Oath Keepers. The group enlists law enforcement and military personnel to pledge that they would refuse 10 unconstitutional orders, including any commands to confiscate guns or to perform warrantless searches…..
Sounds like a good way to push back against federal encroachment.
We’re making this film because we’re amazed by how many people who love guns also support the War on Drugs, and how many people who love drugs support the War on Guns. They need to know the two wars fuel each other. And most pro-pot people are also into progressive socialism. It doesn’t make sense. If you’re into one freedom, you really should be into ALL freedoms.
For instance, Woody Harrelson is a well-known pot advocate. I agree with Harrelson on the pot issue. But he’s an inveterate Obama licking socialist progressive.
Salon.com: At least at this point, it appears that Obama is pushing onward with the war in Afghanistan. Is he just constrained by geopolitics? Is he simply not free to say, “Look, we’re not going to do this anymore”?
Harrelson: I think there’s a lot of persuasive and powerful people around Obama. For a president to make his own decisions, I think that’s a rarity. Even someone who we think of as our guy — this is a guy with integrity, a guy who cares, for the first time in a long time — in the Oval Office, even with him we don’t really know who’s pulling the strings. I think of every president as being a marionette. Whether he’s any different, I don’t know. Certainly his military advisers all want him to prosecute this war to the end, just as they did in Vietnam with LBJ.
It’s just too depressing, I think we’re going to have to hit the streets. Obama has the chance of becoming JFK or LBJ. I think JFK was one of our last great presidents, although I thought Carter was pretty great too…..
Which just goes to prove my thesis….the Republicans better quit trying to legislate against what people smoke and who they bed, or we’re going to have a permanent majority of people who want to rob from the disarmed producers to support the insolent and indolent parasites.
Not that repubs don’t do that, but lately the dems have been taking it to vast new levels. And while dems don’t care what kind of freaky mammal sex you have, they certainly want to control or eliminate every tiny little other nuance in the world. Coal, oil, commerce, guns, hunting, water, health care, salt, or body fat index and ironically, weed.
Why should the government protect us from ourselves?
If you think they should, then no one should have guns, right? (Except of course, the government, because the government is an all-knowing and perfect loving-yet-stern parent to guide us in our every decision!)
Another issue: PROHIBITION DOES NOT WORK. The War on Drugs has been unwinnable since the 1930s. It only fuels government waste, bolsters government intrusion, and puts good people in prison. It also fuels the War on Guns. Look how Holder tried to reinstate the Assault Weapon Ban to help the War on Drugs.
Prohibition doesn’t make people quit smoking pot anymore than a total gun ban would make a patriot hang his head in shame and voluntarily hand in all his hardware to the federal smelter.
“A User’s Manual For The Human Experience” by Michael W. Dean is a book I most likely would have never read if I had not previously read, reviewed, and enjoyed Dean’s “$30 Writing School.” I’m glad I found “$30 Writing School” on the shelf of a book store and enjoyed it, because that led me to this “User’s Manual For The Human Experience.” It is a self-help book, but one like no others I have read. I found it to be unique, interesting, informative, and most of all enjoyable.
Dean definitely has a style of his own. It’s a mixture of reflection, self-assuredness, a zest for life, libertarianism, his own brand of humor, all combined with a love for his wife and cats. In this very revealing book, Dean shares some of his triumphs along with some personal tragedies in order to present a message that will help the reader live a more productive and positive life. He calls his personal philosophy of living “Life Amplification,” or “LifeAmp” for short, and describes this as learning to be comfortable in your own skin, and making a living doing what you love….
My friend Neema directed this piece (which features me) about the Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act, for the news. This showed in Casper, Cheyenne, Riverton, Lander and throughout most of Wyoming. Yay! It’s also got Anthony Bouchard, from the Wyoming Gun Owners Association.
Neema and I are working on a film together. It’s about liberty.
Here’s part two, Wyoming governor candidates talking about guns:
We just bought a house, and you know A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME WITHOUT AN AK-47 TO PROTECT IT. I made that saying up, but I’m sure it’s as true here as it is in Iraq.
Wolverines!
This could be on the cover of "Mall Ninja Monthly" magazine
Check out our new Yugo AK-47. Yup, believe it or not, the AK commonly said by experts to be the best AK is made in Yugoslavia by the same company, Zestava / Zestava Arms, that made the YUGO automobile. (The cop ridden in the movie “Dragnet” by Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. In the movie, Dan Aykroyd calls the car “The cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian technology.”)
It’s an M-70 AB2, the very best AK you can get, and we’ve got one! yay! You’re not a real libertarian if you don’t own a rifle (and know how to use it), so get your Yugo AK-47 here. Be sure to pick up some commie cold-war ammo too.
Sgt. Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) narrating: “After losing the two previous vehicles we had been issued, the only car the department would release to us at this point was an unmarked 1987 Yugo…a Yugoslavian import donated as a test vehicle by the government of that country and reflecting the cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian technology.”
It’s a great Schumer-hits-the-fan gun to keep zombies at bay. And it’s NOT LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA. (The best things aren’t.)
Sgt. Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) narrating: “After losing the two previous vehicles we had been issued, the only car the department would release to us at this point was an unmarked 1987 Yugo…a Yugoslavian import donated as a test vehicle by the government of that country and reflecting the cutting edge of Serbo-Croatian technology.”
Never forget what they say,
AK-47 Magacin koji prihvataju članov familije 7,62 x 39 je istovetan.
Punjenje Puške automatske M70 AB2 vrši se iz odvoivog magacina (okvira) kapaciteta 30 metaka. Moguće je korišćenje i specialnog magacina kapaciteta 75metaka, a koji se isporučuje na zahtev kupca.
Shootin’ at Cap and Trade with a Smith & Wesson Model 500! He’s got my vote!
Gerald Gay, Republican. He’s a former Wyoming state Representative, tea party guy, running again this fall in HOUSE DISTRICT 36 (My district, Casper). He’s a member of the NRA and the JPFO, and I like his stances on things. Check out his answers to the RLC liberty survey, here: http://www.rlcwy.org/RLC-CandidateQuestionnaireV1.2-WYgay1.htm
His website is here: http://votegeraldgay.com
Vote for him in the primary on August 17, 2010! I certainly will!
This is my friend Neema Vedadi’s song “I Own Me.” It kicks ass.
He’s my buddy, we hang out a lot and go shooting and are making music together and are working on a film together. (He’s a TV Newscaster on the Wyoming ABC affiliate, K2 News.)
Its gettin thicker than dreadlocks/
they treat us like we’re dread scott/
don’t wanna see the feds pop/
or be the one that they’d stopped/
or get in trouble cause I talked shit to their mascot/
frickin’ busybodies need to go and buy an ascot/
tellin’ me you own me then makin sho’ i’m taxed out/
maxed out, deep in-debted from the easy credit/
that the fed imbedded then they betted it all be copacetic/
if they were the medic but forget it/
the people are gettin’ pissed/
blowin up like some unleaded/
they want control unfettered/
but ya’ll know that smells fetid/
like the craphole that we’re headed/
to if they don’t let me do me/
and you do you/
and all the guns in the gunverment /
won’t amount to a twenty-two /
if they keep on stompin’ on amendment number two/
and we don’t even need you/
take your welfare and your brainwashing free-school/
and ya’ll are so see through; easy to see you is evil/
chorus:
Nobody owns me/
ya’ll haters don’t/
I own me /
so back the fuck off/
(x 2)
I make my own rules/
take my own tools/
you ain’t in my shoes/
no you ain’t get to choose/
I ain’t pay you dues./
I pay ‘em for my self/
don’t expect shit from me/
and I ain’t need your help/
and in case you didn’t know/
this song is for the parasites/
the feeders that bleed us and treat us/
like they’re the hand and we’re the dice/
no utopian paradise to be had from any plan/
the world’s too complex for any man to comprehend/
all the supply and again all the demand/
when the few control the view/
their mistakes are multiplied /
the decisions should be ours/
like our bodies. Let’s take back our lives/
Only a slave if you submit/
and ya’ll know I got some fight!/
and this ain’t racist /
its for blacks, whites and asians/
middle eastern people, latinos/
and everyone who wants to be free, so/
we’ll even let it slide if you’re emo/
I never signed no social contract/
I’m about to have to repo/
myself, for my health/
and my wealth/
put your bills back on the shelf/
capitol hill can go to hell/
we should put them punks in jail/
we could live our lives ourselves…./
chorus
So who’s to say Barack Hussein/
knows what’s best for me?/
I knock the man and not the name/
cause in my family tree/
could be husseins so I take aim/
at tyranny times three/
branches that act just/
like geriatric babysitters/
poonannies./
but really you’ll get beat-up/
if you don’t follow their edicts/
there’s a law against living /
year its worse than shariah./
but where can I go if this/
whole world is socialist/
though we know that it failed for the soviets./
Its 1984 people please notice this./
Fuck a tax feeder time to overthrow them tics/
its in the declaration Jefferson wrote the shit/
So choose to be a free man /
governments we’re over it/
governments we’re over it!/
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Revenue has suspended sales tax collections from gun shows because of increasing animosity toward the state’s field tax agents.
Dan Noble, director of the department’s excise tax division, said Friday that an incident at a gun show triggered the decision.
He added, however, that resistance from gun show sponsors and participants has been a recurring problem statewide.
“I have 10 field reps throughout the state, and every one of them has experienced some animosity,” he said. “Folks are nervous anyway because there are guns there. I don’t want to put my people at risk.”….
…”We tend to have more trouble at gun shows than any place,”….He said the “climate” has changed and some of the gun show people are “fairly extreme.”…
Anthony Bouchard (executive director of the Wyoming Gun Owners’ Association) said that the position of his group is that the state shouldn’t charge sales tax on gun and ammunition sales because of the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Identifying himself as a “tea partier and damned proud of it,” Wise said Friday that people are angry at the federal government over health care reform and other actions.
…Noble informed members of the Legislature’s Joint Interim Revenue Committee Thursday of his decision because at some point legislation may be necessary, he said.
Note that no one pulled a gun, it’s just people who own guns getting up in the tax man’s grill.
I think the Founders would be proud. This is LITERALLY the intended and true reason for the Second Amendment.
Party like it's 1775!
And while we’re on the subject, check out this Daily Kos article, Why liberals should love the Second Amendment.
It’s written by a liberal and published in a progressive leftist rag. Despite all that, the article is brilliant. (*but the many idiotic comments will convince you that the writer is one of the few smart ones.)
Cale Case (Republican) – Wyoming state senator, co-sponsor of the Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act, Hotelier, libertarian, Republican Liberty Caucus member, sometimes called “The Ron Paul of Wyoming”, comes over to Michael W. Dean’s house and yacks freely about how a Constitutional Convention can save America. They also yack about Molon Labe, the economy, homeschooling, guns, cats, pot, porn, dueling, the wind tax, the role of government, Ron Micheli, Matt Mead, Rita Meyer, Gerald Gay, Free State Wyoming and Free State Project New Hampshire, how wonderful Wyoming is, and how to be hopeful, not fearful, in the coming years in America.
I own two parcels of land in Kenna, New Mexico (population 15). It’s in Roosevelt County, and it’s literally in the middle of nowhere. Here is a Google satellite view of the Kenna area. Here is the Wikipedia article on Kenna. Here is an article with the very interesting history on how I came to own the land.
The photos above and below are of the town, not of the land. I’ve never been to Kenna or seen the land. But I own it, and will probably never use it, and am tired of paying the eight dollars a year in property tax, and would love to sell it and buy more guns. (I gots me a hankering for some AK-47s, actually!)
The land is two parcels, each is 1/6 of an acre, which is enough to camp on. You can go there when the Schumer hits the fan! I’m selling both parcels as a unit for $750.
The land is property number 1 000 010 004 285 00 – lots 9 and 11 of block 81 in Kenna, New Mexico. It’s a matter of public record that I own them, and this can be confirmed by phone with the county clerk at the courthouse in Portales, NM.
Be Libertarian, AND avoid Christian Sharia. End the Fed, cut off welfare, but keep porn, pot and gambling legal!
I’m a libertarian. I believe that government FAR overreaches its rights. I think the government would be much more effective if it were about 1/2 of 1% of the size it is now.
I believe that the only morally correct laws are laws that protect people from aggression against their person or property. I think that the only things that should be illegal are murder, rape, assault, theft, fraud, and trespassing.
A large force that has always been active in American politics is what I call CCCs, i.e. Christian Conservative Constitutionalists. Ronald Reagan was one. The John Birch Society would fit that description. The Constitution Party do. Many LDS do. This CCC force is “making a comeback”, often in the form of people who claim to be part of the Tea Party, like Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck.
I agree with about 95% of what most of these folks believe in. For instance,
I believe in the right to keep and bear arms, without limitation.
I want lower taxes.
I do not believe in bailouts or “too big to fail.”
I think welfare (of all kinds) should be slashed to the bone, and/or eliminated.
I believe that homeschooling should be legal and easy, and the public schools should even be phased out.
I believe in the right of people to worship as they please (for instance, I’m appalled that a kid got kicked out of school for wearing a rosary. I don’t think that voluntarily wearing a rosary to public school violates any kind of “separation of church and state.”)
I oppose “hate crime laws” (murder and assault are already illegal, adding time for what you were thinking while committing the crime is racist.)
I’m against Affirmative Action (I think it’s racist.)
I believe the borders should be closed (at least until all freebie incentives are removed).
I’m against unlawful wiretaps and illegal search and seizure.
I am appalled by the march of socialism and I fear and hate the Obama administration’s hostile takeover of America.
HOWEVER, most CCCs believe that drugs, porn, prostitution, gambling and gay marriage should also be illegal. SHOW ME WHERE IN THE CONSTITUTION, OR IN NATURAL LAW, YOU CAN JUSTIFY THOSE THINGS BEING ILLEGAL! That’s my problem with CCCs. If they were in power, we would have a wonderful Constitutional Republic for about 95% of things, but something amounting to Christian Sharia for the other 5%.
NO LAW IS MORALLY JUST UNLESS IT PROTECTS THE PERSON OR PROPERTY OF OTHERS. It is immoral to try to force the government to force YOU to act “moral.” Trying to make the state regulate your husband from looking at porn or keeping your wife from gambling is lazy nanny-state bullshit, and is not morally acceptable. And it certainly isn’t Constitutional and does not conform to Natural Law (which is the only MORAL law.)
I don’t do drugs, but I am convinced that drugs should be 100% legal. The War on Drugs does far more harm than good, and ruins far more lives than it helps. It costs billions in taxes, jails and lawyers, and encourages violent crime. Prohibition didn’t work for alcohol and it ain’t working for drugs. Besides outlawing drugs (or porn or gambling) will NEVER stop drugs (or porn or gambling.) Outlawing these things won’t even minimize them. People will do them anyway.
Thomas Jefferson said “The Constitution on which our Union rests, shall be administered… according to the safe and honest meaning contemplated by the plain understanding of the people of the United States at the time of its adoption...” Well, at the time of The Constitution’s adoption, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington grew (and likely smoked) marijuana and Benjamin Franklin slept with many French whores.
My favorite Wyoming candidate for Governor, the best candidate we’ve got, the guy I’m voting for, Ron Micheli, said in a recent interview that he thinks porn should be illegal and marriage should be defined as being between a man and a woman. Porn illegal? How is that moral. How can you even SAY that? Show me in The Constitution, or Natural Law, where outlawing porn is even moral. (And my thought on marriage? Take the state out of the equation. The STATE has no right to be involved. Marriage should be between two people and maybe their church. As a libertarian comedian Doug Stanhope once said “If marriage didn’t exist, would you invent it? Would you go ‘Baby, this shit we got together, it’s so good we gotta get the government in on this shit. We can’t just share this commitment between us. We need judges and lawyers involved in this shit, baby. It’s hot!’”)
Doug Stanhope for president
Enforcing random nanny laws (like outlawing pot, porn and gambling) will lead to tyranny. It will pave the way for a new Hitler, whether the nannying comes from the right or the left. I don’t think Obama is Hitler. But I think that Obama is paving the way for a Hitler (or Stalin), a few presidents from now, at the rate things are going. AND CHRISTIAN “CONSERVATIVE” GEORGE BUSH HELPED HIM. Every time someone’s in “power”, for the last hundred years, they’ve chipped away a little more at the Constitution, at Natural Law, and added more and more bullshit, thinking their party will be in “power” forever. But with the next changing of the guard, the other party abuses those “powers” even more, in the opposite direction.
“The problem isn’t Democrats. The problem is Republicans who aren’t willing to become libertarians”
The only solution I can really see for NOT having a Hitler running America into the ground in ten or twenty years is GET RID OF THE NANNY-STATE BULLSHIT on the left and GET RID OF THE CHRISTIAN SHARIA on the right. Concentrate on the basic human rights governance, abide only by Natural Law, strip government down to near nothing, get rid of “special” rights, and only protect human rights. (Hint: free health care is not a “human right”, because it’s not free. Someone else has to pay for it, and the government forces them at gunpoint to pay. That’s not a human right!)
I’m not going to “waste my vote” on a third party. I’m going to back TRUE libertarian candidates (not CCCs) operating within the Republican Party. I think that’s the plan that’s got the best plan. (Rand Paul for president anyone?)
And from a simple logistical standpoint, the CCCs should re-evaluate their plan. CCCs are NEVER gonna get the “youth vote” or the “hipster vote”, which is a large part of the vote. Only Libertarian Republicans can attract the youngsters.
If a more-libertarian Republican Party can’t save America, nothing can. If it can’t, my prediction is that in five or ten years, we’ll all “party like it’s 1775.” And if that happens, I’ll likely be shoulder to shoulder with the CCCs, saying “How the fuck did you let this happen? Oh well, you did let it happen, now let’s fix it. So praise God and pass the ammunition.”
–Michael W. Dean
Michael W. Dean is the Wyoming representative for the Republican Liberty Caucus. His views are his own.
I hate liberals so damn much!
But not for their freaky mammal sex
I don’t care what you wed or do or screw
and I don’t care if you shoot crack!
I hate liberals because they steal
My money and my rights
They mug me and they mug you
and think they’re doing right…..
I HATE LIBERALS SO DAMN MUCH (AND I HATE STATISTS TOO)…but I love cats!
Michael W. Dean and Debra Jean Dean have rainy day fun talking about the baffling case of South Carolina candidate Alvin Green, chili cookin’ on a rainy day with your baby, the concept and the book Future Shock, the growing divide between far left and far right, the concept and the book The Road to Serfdom, THE PUSSIFICATION OF THE WESTERN MALE, the cool site and book The Art of Manliness, why people who hate guns are really dangerous (and pussies), how all laws and taxes are enforced at the barrel of a gun, and more nifty stuff.
I’ve always kind of dismissed the “birthers”, I think Obama was born in Hawaii. (Though I STILL don’t think he’s my legitimate “leader” because I don’t believe in mob rule being legitimate.)
But there’s a newish and under-reported theory here, on this site, which I think deserves to be reprinted far and wide, that basically shows why EVEN IF OBAMA WAS BORN IN HAWAII, HE IS NOT LEGALLY LEGITIMATE TO BE OUR PRESIDENT.
WHAT IS CERTAIN
What is certain is 1 fact; it’s not speculation; it’s not a conspiracy theory; it’s not based on rumor or the allegations or speculations of his opponents or supporters. It’s a fact he proclaims every day, and asserts about himself in his biography, Dreams from My Father.
1) We are certain that his father is Barrack Hussein Obama, Sr., a man who was a subject of the British empire on Aug. 4, 1961, and a transient alien in the U.S.A..
WHAT THIS 1 FACT PROVES
2) This one fact proves that according to the British Nationality Act of 1948, that — let’s call him by this name for the sake of ease — Barack Hussein Obama II was at birth a British subject.
3) And this conclusion in law, in turn, proves that he is not a natural born citizen of the United States of America; because according to 4 rulings of the Supreme Court, a natural born citizen is, “one born in the country of parents who are citizens,” and since his claimed father was a British subject, not a U.S. Citizen, even if Obama is a U.S. Citizen, he is not a natural born citizen. (It is important to note that “natural born” is a legal term, “natural-born” can be used also for the medical term, of a natural birth without caesarean insection).
4) And this conclusion, in turn, proves that he is not eligible to hold, accept or retain the office of President of the United States, on account of the absolute prohibition in Article II, Section i, paragraph 5, of the U.S. Constitution, that the president be a “natural born citizen.”
5) And this conclusion, in turn, proves in law that Barack Hussein Obama is not the lawful president of the U.S.A., and that none of the laws he signs, the appointments he makes, or the actions he takes are binding in law on anybody.
6) And this establishes that in law he is a usurper, a pretender, and not the lawful Commander-in-chief of the U.S. military.
7) And this proves, beyond the shadow of doubt, that the U.S.A. is currently in its greatest Constitutional Crisis.
So don’t get confused by speculation, rumor, or conspiracy theories. This 1 fact and its consequences in law are all that is necessary to act as a concerned citizen, and to vote accordingly, to march on Washington, D.C., or to justify his immediate and peaceful arrest by lawful authorities in any jurisdiction.
So….as some have asked (at FSW), if this COULD be proven in court (the Supreme Court?), would it invalidate everyone Obama has appointed? Every edict he’s enacted? His Supreme Court nominee? Would she have to recuse herself if this made it to the Supreme Court? Could it ever make it there? Will I get a knock a the door and be “disappeared” in the middle of the night for even conjecturing about this? (Very few people have covered this story online, and there is very little online about it, even mentioning it).
Anyway, not sure it would transfer to Biden if Barry were proved and found illegitimate to serve. Would probably transfer to Nancy Pelosi (yikes!) or the majority leader if it happens after Jan next year if the Repubs retake majority this November. Maybe a reason to wait on this?
Also, I have always had the feeling that if Berry were unable to continue (lets say sudden heart attack from realizing how tough the job is, and that not everyone will be overjoyed with his “CHANGE”s), that Biden would concede it to Nancy. The Powers that be just ain’t gonna let that lummox be in charge. he was on the ticket to be the gray haired white guy, period. He’s fulfilled that duty, and now he’s no longer part of the equation. Nancy is the Karl Rove to Obama’s Bush, she’s running the country FAR more than jokin’ Joe.
I have been active in libertarian circles for more than a decade, so when Ron Paul’s Presidential campaign raised more than $6 million in one day for our Presidential candidate, I was jumping for joy. That was in December, 2007, and was in conjunction with a nationwide “Tea Party” protest of Big Government. At our local event in Georgetown, Ron Paul supporters hosted our own fundraising event in which we wrote “Income Tax”, “Federal Reserve”, and “Invasion of Iraq” on boxes and tossed them out the 2nd story window of the event venue onto the streets of Georgetown.
The “Tea Party” was a nationwide event organized by Ron Paul supporters. Therefore the original concept of the Tea Party was libertarian — in favor of individual liberties (including personal freedoms and the ability to make any choice that does not harm another), limited government, and free markets.
The summer after the MoneyBomb fundraising success, in 2008, I participated in a Revolution March with Ron Paul supporters in DC (that’s me, with the Ron Paul sign, below right). The march was quite massive, likely with between 7,500 and 10,000 participants from all across the country. It ended with a concert in front of the nation’s capital which lasted all day.
2009 Resurgence
Things went quiet for a while, until early 2009. That’s when Rick Santelli drew attention for his remarks made regarding the Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan in February of last year — from the floor of the CME Group during pre-market hours. Santelli accused the government of promoting bad behavior and called for a Chicago Tea Party in response. Scattered cheers, whistles and applause could be heard from some of the personnel around the floor.
I participated in my second tea party event when I was asked to speak at the Reston Tea Party (in northern Virginia) on April 15 of last year. My speech focused on an economic issue that I believe important on tax day: repealing the Sixteenth Amendment. In my speech, I discussed how I never was duped into voting for George W. Bush, but that those who did can now redeem themselves by working for liberty in 2009, 2010, and beyond. I was well-received despite the hard rain pouring down on me as I spoke. At the time of my speech, I could tell that a broad coalition of folks were attending the Tea Party, and I surely realized that not all of them would agree with me — especially on social issues. So be it.
Hijacked Tea Party?
But it’s now a year later, and the Tea Party seems to be transforming from a libertarian gathering to promote less intrusive government and celebrate our freedoms to a neo-con group promoting War in Iran, criticizing immigrants and diversity, and persecuting those with different religious views. Rachel Maddow and David Weigel from The Washington Post have provided excellent coverage of this transformation from the very beginning, interviewing libertarian bloggers like Steve Gordon and Jason Pye and even interviewing Congressman Ron Paul to gain their perspective on the Tea Party hijack. Maddow was shocked to learn that three so-called Tea Party supporters challenged the inspiration behind the Tea Party — U.S. Rep. Ron Paul — for Congress in his rural Lake Jackson/Victoria area district in Texas.
The “far left media” recently crowned Sarah Palin the new mother of the Tea Party movement. This is problematic for several reasons.
First, Palin is employed by FOX News, which has a history of propping up increased foreign intervention — including the War in Iraq. Second, Palin is closely associated with people who support increased interventionism abroad. In her most recent trip to Hong Kong, she brought a prominent media relations strategist/lobbyist named Randy Scheunemann. Third, there is a correct perception that Sarah Palin is scripted — she’s using talking points from people writing speeches for her rather than sharing what she really believes. (I’m sure she has some core beliefs, but what are they?)
Increased foreign interventionism, bigger military budgets, and sending our troops to more countries abroad is the exact opposite of what the original Tea Parties were all about — so libertarians, paleo-cons, and traditional Goldwater conservatives should be rightful skeptics of the strategists who have put into motion the hijacking of the Tea Parties.
There are several national groups claiming to lead the Tea Party. These include:
* The Tea Party Express, which created a campaign called Our Country Deserves Better. Of the $1.3 million raised for their campaign from July to November, $870,000 plus of it went to a single Republican campaign firm in California.
* The Tea Party Nation, run by Judson Phillips, which organized the recent Convention in Tennessee. Libertarian-leaning groups like Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty and Eric Odom’s American Liberty Alliance decided not to participate after dealings with Phillips and his co-organizers.
* The Tea Party Patriots, which is working with FreedomWorks — headed by former U.S. Rep. Dick Armey.
Be wary of any national group trying to control local Tea Party organizations.
How Do We Proceed?
This is not the first time a libertarian concept has been adopted by others. It was libertarian economist Milton Friedman who developed the concept of school vouchers, but most of the credit was never given. The same is true of the Cato Institute, which developed the concept of Social Security privatization but is rarely credited with it. And who was it that was actively calling the War on Drugs a failure from the early 70s onward? Despite that most people recognize the failure of the War on Drugs, the Libertarian Party rarely receives credit for popularizing what is now plainly obvious: that the War on Drugs has not worked.
The original message of the Tea Party — let’s take our government back! – still rings true. It’s up to us to keep fighting to reclaim our personal and economic liberties — and that includes a humble and logical foreign policy.
I would encourage people who share the Republican Liberty Caucus commitment to limited government to attend local Tea Party meetings to get a flavor for what your local branch of the Tea Party is like. Certainly the flavor of the local Tea Party depends on who is leading it. The local Tea Party objectives should determine if it’s a good fit for you. If it isn’t, start your own Tea Party.
If more libertarian-leaning Republicans were leaders in the Tea Party movement, perhaps the Tea Party movement would have a decisively more libertarian flavor.
Overall, the credit for the Tea Party concept goes to the most innovative thinkers in politics today: libertarian Republicans and Ron Paul supporters. The current Tea Party is heading in the wrong direction, but whether it can reverse its course is up to us.
There’s never been a better time to get involved in the movement to change our government to one of, by, and for the people. I challenge you to become active in your area. Joining the Republican Liberty Caucus is a great place to start.
Sound Strike, a group of musicians–led by Rage Against the Machine, and including Kanye West, Sonic Youth, and Massive Attack–are calling for a boycott of Arizona, refusing to perform in the state until a recently passed law regarding illegal immigration is repealed.
WOW!
Remember the “King of the Hill” episode (“Love Hurts and So Does Art”) where an “important” New York City conceptual artist comes to Texas and gets shunned for defaming beef in his exhibit (by displaying an x-ray of Hank Hill’s beef-filled colon)?
"King of the Hill" "Love Hurts and So Does Art"
The artist threatens the sheriff “YOU’LL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER SHOWING OF IMPORTANT ART FROM NEW YORK IN THIS STATE AGAIN!”
The sheriff drawls back at the artist “We’ll get by….”
That will be Arizona’s feeling if “important” “edgy” bands stop playing the state.
My wife and I often drawl “We’ll get by….” regarding situations like that. It’s kind of a running joke, and fits SO many situations.
Today we signed the papers and bought our house! yay! yay! woot woot!
We’ve lived in Wyoming for coming up on a year, that will be in July. But one year ago today and tomorrow was when we came to Wyoming on a reconnaissance trip. We went all over the state that week, and we decided on that trip to make Casper our home. A month after that, we moved here and rented the house we just bought today.
To celebrate one year of being in love with wonderful Casper, Wyoming, here’s a re-print of my blog post (on my other blog, Stink Fight) from those two days. Yay!
So, we are having a BLAST! Loving this place. We’re really psyched to move here, and we’ve totally fallen in love with Casper. That’s where we’re pretty sure we’re going to live.
We arrive in Casper and go out to dinner at a Red Lobster full of families with kids, while both openly packing. No one blinked. People saw, but it was no issue. Food was yummy!
Next morning we go out to breakfast at the Cheese Barrel diner on W. 6th and S. Center. Open carried no problem. Food was great, service was nice. Very friendly place.
Ever see a snow shovel in June? Casper has ‘em!
We drove around for a few hours and got used to the lay of the city. Casper is a nice place. We looked at houses that were listed for rent in the paper, to get an idea of how much rentals are, and what different neighborhoods are like.
Stopped at a Walgreens. We open carried, no problem:
Went to lunch at Wonder Bar with a bunch of our new friends. Seven of eight open carried, no one cared, food and service were really good:
We have a far richer social calender in Wyoming than we do in California where we’ve lived for decades.
Four folks, four guns:
The Free Caballeros loafin’ at the Loaf & Jug:
Went to the Poison Spider Shooting Range. Spent about five hours there. Shot many many hundreds of rounds, 9mm, 45mm, .223 and .308. Even a few hundred rounds of .22. We were the only people there, and it’s totally remote. A nice change from the range we go to in Los Angeles that has about 100 people at it at any given time. Would have loved to shoot longer, but a thunderous downpour sent us seeking shelter and dinner (and I suppose it was getting late).
Bowling with guns:
DJ bowls a perfect 300 with a borrowed .45:
Me shooting a cool Israeli Galil
DJ with an AR-15:
I lose my battle rifle virginity! Me shooting the wonderful FAL. Hit a metal deer silhouette at 200 yards. DJ hit it repeatedly too.
Me shooting a Remington 700 (.308:) counter-sniper rifle:
I hit the same deer-sized metal target at 200 yards more than once. DJ hit a cougar-sized target at 300 yards – but only took that one shot, the kick was just a bit much for her post-surgery shoulder after the AK and the FAL. What an elegant weapon that Remington is!
Went out with our new friends afterward to Tacos Mexicanos. Yes there is Mexican food in Casper, and it’s good. And we open carried no problem.
Was a wonderful, gun-tastic day! Much thanks to our generous friends for sharing their weapons and the marvelous range.
Back at the hotel now, about to jump into the hot tub and then sleep. Tomorrow we continue on to other wonderful towns in Wyoming on our tour of liberty and bison!
OK, I was not shocked AT ALL when Los Angeles County voted yesterday to boycott Arizona over the very sensible anti-illegal immigration law Arizona has passed. California is free to shoot themselves in the foot economically (this boycott will hurt sinking California more than it will hurt Arizona). California has shot themselves in the foot early and often for decades, which is why it’s drowning in debt and canceling even basic services. (Whereas the state I moved to from California, Wyoming, is doing fine and dandy, and even has a surplus of money! Shhh! Don’t tell California! They’ll get Obama to come steal it!)
And Los Angeles are hypocrites, they’re not going to boycott the electrical power they get from Arizona…about 25% of the power used in LA comes from Arizona!
So I wasn’t even surprised when this “shoot ourselves in the foot” boycott resolution was passed by a mere two people on a damn bureaucratic committee, despite the fact that a majority of Californians are in favor of the Arizona law.
The issue would, in essence, be dealt with in a manner similar to broadly accepted episodes of racial and cultural intolerance and abridgments of rights, such as the Jim Crow laws and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, said district spokesman Robert Alaniz….
I dunno, I lived in California for 23 years, so nothing should really shock me. But when I see a region that is about to fail from its own policies, is bankrupt (economically and spiritually), yet insists on bankrupting itself further to insult another state’s policies, (that only mirror and enforce federal law), then insist on teaching their children, in an official capacity, that that other state is worse than Hitler for trying to save itself, well, I am just damn lucky (again) that I got out of that statist cesspool of entitlement and bullshit a year ago. Fuck those California carpetbaggers, and shame on them for trying to insist another state fuck itself up.
And remember, by the way, the Arizona law hasn’t even gone into effect yet! The law goes into effect 90 days after the close of the legislative session, which has not been ended yet and does not have a definite end date.
Meanwhile, I finally sat down and read the Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act (which goes into effect July 1). I love it. It’s so beautiful, it actually made me weep with joy. When is the last time a piece of state legislation in your state made you weep with joy?
Here’s the full text of that short, wonderful law.
I like all of it, and especially these “reaffirming our rights against the Feds” parts:
(vii) Article 1, section 7, of the Wyoming constitution provides that absolute, arbitrary power over the lives, liberty and property of freemen exists nowhere in a republic, not even in the largest majority; …
….the Wyoming constitution provides that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness; for all the advancement of these ends they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper;
I’m glad my wife, my cats and me got out of California and got on the RIGHT side of any possible schism, early. And it’s pretty mindblowing where the candidates for Wyoming Governor are not only running on a platform of AGREEING with these ideals, it’s almost certain that one who feels this way WILL be the next Governor of Wyoming. I’d look for some legislation out of my state in the next few years that will make Arizona look like Californians.
This is likely, from all early accounts and polls, the next Governor of Wyoming:
Kingston, Jamaica (CNN) — Jamaican authorities declared a state of emergency in Kingston after gang members supportive of an alleged drug lord wanted by the United States attacked at least three police stations and blockaded a large swath of the city.
Two of the police stations were evacuated after being hit with Molotov cocktails, while the status of the third was unclear.
Gang members blocked off a miles-long area of Jamaica’s capital city — mostly in West Kingston — using vehicles, sandbags, barbed wire and anything else they could find…..
The country that I think has the most direct application for us, however, is one that we don’t have a lot in common with, and that’s Jamaica. In response to a sharply rising crime rate in Jamaica in the early 1970s, the government imposed complete gun prohibition. In fact, possession of a bullet meant a mandatory life sentence in prison. There was a special gun court where people would be tried in secret for gun possession offenses. And in conjunction with this tremendous crackdown on guns, they also did everything else that you can imagine Oliver North or Ross Perot doing to our Bill of Rights in your worst nightmares. They had gun sweeps, drug sweeps, militarized law enforcement, the government breaking into people’s houses, with no probable cause at all, to look for illegal weapons and drugs.
Every kind of oppressive measure you could want, censorship of violent television and movies, everything you could want in terms of “let’s get really serious and crack down and get rid of all these silly constitutional liberties that are standing in the way of rough and tough law enforcement,” they did. What happened was the crime rate and the homicide rate dropped substantially for the first six months. They then started to rise again, got back to their old levels, and within a few years were far ahead of their old levels, and a few years later were at double and triple the levels which had inspired this kind of crackdown in the first place. One of the kinds of violence that increased in Jamaica was homicide by police officers. Jamaicans were getting killed by their police at a rate higher than the general American homicide rate of anybody getting killed by anybody…..
The Revolution rock and roll podcast interviews Michael W. Dean about punk rock, revolution, survivalist ideals, prepping, the Sex Pistols, Wyoming, Texas, drug addiction, the dot-com crash, making a living doing what you love, battle rifles, GOOCA (get out of California!), building a home recording studio, libertarianism, guns guns guns and more guns, the FAL rifle, carrying a gun to save your life, dealing with gun grabbers and much, much more.
Questions:
- Why the FAL?
- What specifically brought you over to libertarianism from liberalism
- How do you deal with all of the libs and left-wing nuts in the music industry?
- Mention letter to self, What were your punk rock influences?
- Why Wyoming?
- What do you do besides RAW?
- Discuss Songs:
+ Fakin’ the Race Card (you lie!)
+ Get Off My Property
+ Government is A Collective Hallucination (lots of talking)
+ My Gun Keeps You Honest – “and I practice almost every day…”
- “My guns are keeping you honest, that is my right as a free man”
How to Keep the Internet Free from Censorship (a call for programmers)
There should be a simple way for non-technical people to bookmark the I.P. address of a website when they bookmark the URL of that site. This would circumvent later re-directing of ICANN records by governments, hackers, and “Internet czars” and various busybody senators and congressman who want to take over the Internet so they can cut off sections of it that are critical of their tactics.
It would be great if someone would make a free, open-source plug-in for all the common browsers to do this. It would have to work seamlessly, i.e. it would have to be automatic, and work so non-technical people wouldn’t have to jump through any hoops to use it. And it would have to become common. The more people using it, the more value it would have in case of any censorship blackouts.
If enough people had this plug-in, it would prevent vested interests from corrupting the “bottom up, consensus driven, democratic manner” in which ICANN is supposed to operate.
I’m not a programmer, but it seems like this would be pretty easy for any good programmer to do in an afternoon.
What I’d love to have a programmer do is write a plug-in for Firefox (and maybe other browsers) that would automatically bookmark the I.P. address of websties, not just the URL, when you bookmark one. So if DNS were ever blocked, you could still get to your favorite sites.
It would have to work very easily (for non-tech folks, it would have to just work without them knowing much about anything) and automatically.
Suggested name for the plugin: “CensorFree” The basic idea is that if the gov (or hackers, or anyone) blocks the ICANN DNS records, people will still be able to get to their favorite sites.
An issue that would have to be dealt with is how would it resolve shared I.P. servers. For instance, DreamHost is who I use, and all my domains on there share I.P.s with a bunch of other domains, using zone files or something.
Anyway, let me know if you get this working. I’ll help promote it.
Thanks!
Michael W. Dean
SPECS:
–Must be easy to use for non-techies, and work for Windows and/or Mac, not just Linux
–It would bookmark I.P.s of sites you already have bookmarked, and new ones you bookmark after installing it.
–Would automatically try the I.P. bookmark when the URL bookmark doesn’t work.
–Would be able to toggle manually from URL to I.P. (for testing, as well as use).
–Would be able to import lists from others (for use in countries where you currently cannot get to some sites already).
–Would be able to allow for manually entering an I.P./URL combination (for use in countries where you currently cannot get to some sites already).
(Charles Schumer can shoot guns, but doesn’t want you to shoot guns!:)
You know how a song will get stuck in your head for days? That happens to me with phrases. For the last few days, the phrase stuck in my head is “When the Schumer hits the fan.”
The phrase “When the Schumer hits the fan“ is often substituted for “When the shit hits the fan” on survivalist websites, an allusion to Democrat senator (and Nancy Pelosi super best friend) Chuck Schumer’s gun grabbing and “nanny state” policies, which many survivalists believe will contribute to a “when the shit hits the fan” (collapse of services, and ensuing chaos and violence) situation happening, and/or being more difficult for non-prepared citizens.
….you will also remember Schumer as the inspiration for a couple of my pet expressions (“Deep Schumer”, and “When The Schumer Hits The Fan”), that I coined back in the early 1990s, to avoid making crude scatological references. Given Senator Schumer’s horribly leftist and gun-grabbing voting record, I make no apologies for enshrining “Schumer” and “WTSHTF” in the SurvivalBlog Glossary.
Also sometimes used is the phrase “tough Schumer” to substitute for “tough shit.”
Chuck Schumer, if you’ll recall, is the guy who recently called a female flight attendant “bitch” when she asked him to get off his cell phone when the plane was about to take off. Chuck was on the phone to Nanci Pelosi, talking about the health care scam, a few days before the final “vote.”
Here are many more examples of uses of “When the Schumer hits the fan”:
So, in our ongoing quest to bring the Republican Liberty Caucus to more people in Wyoming, Debra Jean and I rented a table at the bi-monthly Wasatch gun show in Casper, Wyoming, put on our best “Don’t tread on me” and “Molon Labe” shirts, and set up a Wyoming Chapter of the RLC info table for the weekend. It was a lot of fun, and we met some great folks.
Before the gun show, we went to Party America and bought some camo balloons; some red, white & blue balloons, some bunting, and a bunch of camo candy. (I didn’t know they made camo candy, but apparently they do!)
We’re planning to take an RLC road trip next month, handing out pamphlets and talking to people all over the state.
The view from behind our table: machine guns with silencers. God I love Wyoming!
Libertarian rapper and TV personality Neema Vedadi visits Michael W. Dean and Debra Jean Dean in Nestlandia, in Wyoming, and drops mad science. They talk about consent of the governed, the coming collapse, impending doom, liberal idiots, and how to transcend all of the above through education, edu-tainment, and guns. Neema explains how America is headed toward a Weimar Republic where a loaf of bread costs a million dollars. He and the Deans talk about what to do about it, how to save yourself and your family, and chat about liberty, child rearing, taxation as theft, where America went wrong, why there should be no public property, and what’s cool about guns and weed.
They talk about a lot of other fun stuff, for a long long time (an hour and 40 minutes). Yay!
PODCAST:
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(CNN) — The former governor of Oklahoma and his wife were robbed at gunpoint in the driveway of their northwest Oklahoma City home, officials said Thursday. George Nigh, 82, and his wife, Donna, were unhurt in the incident about 10:15 p.m. (11:15 p.m. ET) Wednesday as they were returning home from a dinner engagement. Nigh told reporters his wife was unlocking the front door of their home as he got flowers out of their vehicle when a man approached him from behind and said, “Get on the ground.”…..
AUSTIN, Texas – Pistol-packing Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a message for wily coyotes out there: Don’t mess with my dog. Perry told The Associated Press on Tuesday he needed just one shot from the laser-sighted pistol he sometimes carries while jogging to take down a coyote that menaced his puppy during a February run near Austin. Perry said he will carry his .380 Ruger — loaded with hollow-point bullets — when jogging on trails because he is afraid of snakes. He’d also seen coyotes in the undeveloped area. When one came out of the brush toward his daughter’s Labrador retriever, Perry charged.
“Don’t attack my dog or you might get shot … if you’re a coyote,” he said Tuesday.
Perry, a Republican running for a third full term against Democrat Bill White, is living in a private house in a hilly area southwest of downtown Austin while the Governor’s Mansion is being repaired after a 2008 fire. A concealed handgun permit holder, Perry carries the pistol in a belt…..
I don’t like the idea of anyone getting mugged, but I must add that the unarmed Oklahoma guy who got mugged is a Democrat, and the pistol-packin’ Texan is a Republican.
We can add the FDA to the growing list of government agencies that are going overboard in throwing their weight around. It appears that the new target for government harassment is Amish country in Pennsylvania. The farm of Dan Allgyer was “investigated” at 5:00 AM for suspicion of interstate milk sales. Apparently, interstate milk sales are a major problem, much like narcotics smuggling and human trafficking.
A bit of research turns up that Mr. Allgyer is the general manager for The Barnyard so I assume that this family farm is not a full time venture. I haven’t been able to determine if he sells products at a market or directly to the public, but have we reached a point that a farmer cannot engage in business with private citizens without fear of “investigations” that result in threats like that contained in a letter Mr. Allgyer received.
“Failure to make prompt corrections could result in regulatory action without further notice. Possible actions include seizure and/or injunction.”
With many Americans striving to become more self-sufficient and with the popularity of the Organic movement, we can expect to see more of this type of harassment in the future. I’m not sure if it is because of the pull of the commercial farming lobby in Congress or just a Federal government feeling the need to gain and maintain control of every aspect of our lives. “Investigations” of this nature set a scary precedent for those of us that grow our own vegetables or raise our own livestock. The FDA has complete discretion to accuse you of interstate food sales, giving them full jurisdiction over your land and the products of your labor.
I can understand the need for food safety, but at what point are people not allowed to decide for themselves without a nanny state government forbidding them from drinking raw milk or eating a tomato that was not grown on a commercial farm with full government oversight?
If you feel so inclined, you can contact the FDA field office at:
Philadelphia District Office
Serves Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Customhouse
Second and Chestnut Streets, Room 900
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 597-4390 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time)
I make no secret of my love of snubbies. I carry a .38 special sometimes, and a .357 mag sometimes. The .357 can stop a bear, but weighs 24 ounces empty and kicks like a shotgun. The .38 special can stop most things, weighs only 12 ounces empty and has a manageable kick, which makes accurate follow-up shots easier.
My .38 is a Charter Arms Undercover Lite. Was 350 bucks new. I carry it all the time, even at home. Outside the house, I carry it, and often carry the .357 Taurus model 605 also.
Below the pix are some good links with excellent snubbie info. (added later: also check out the comments, there’s some great info there, especially on speedloaders, holsters and carry options.)
(Note that his Wal-Mart link goes to pix of me. I found his blog from the pingback.)
I do like that he says:
Okay, I’ll say it: these people scare the holy heavenly living fuck out of me. They seem so misguided and sincere and expect major gun battles in retail outlets and coffee shops. And ummm… just in case they’re right, I’ll be at Peet’s, okay?
Meanwhile, here in Casper, the liberal “more taxes and less freedom!” daily newspaper the Casper Turbine Tribune finally gets around to writing about the tea party that happened a week ago, talks about the “extremism” at the tea party in an article called Tea partiers try to temper messages, but some turn ugly
Some tea partiers brought signs that were ugly, such as using Obama’s name as an acronym standing for “One Big Ass Mistake America.” Others didn’t carry signs, but they wore firearms on their hips.
Speakers talked about the evils of Obama’s health care reform, critics who call tea partiers dumb or racist, wasting taxpayer money, the justice system and government as corporations, health care reform, gun rights, the Constitution, disinvited University of Wyoming speaker Bill Ayers, political incumbents needing a kick out of office, the John Birch Society, and health care reform.
Some talked about America the way they thought it was and should be. “We will rebuild America the way it was back in 1776,” Allen Crowder said. “We are a Christian nation, regardless of what the president says,” Carl Collea said. “I don’t believe Obama is a Christian.”
The council often has no one to speak during the public comment sessions at the end of every meeting, which makes council members wonder if the public cares, Holloway said…Holding his Obama-as-The Joker sign, Matt Kull… feels frustrated that people speak and vote, but politicians do what they want. “Our perception is we show up and no one listens,” he said.
If you read the 60+ negative reader comments on that article from the “more taxes and less freedom!” crowd (four guys in Casper on SSI and one guy in California who used to live here but still wants to make Wyoming more like California), you get the impression that people think it’s silly that us tea party folk don’t like it that our government ain’t listening. I don’t get that.
The unattributed quote from me in that article’s sidebar about “It hurts to watch our country be in a hostile takeover” (video below) seems to sum it up well. (I was actually quoting myself, it’s a paraphrase of a line in my Right Arm of Wyoming song “Tar and Feather a Tax Collector.”)
Anyway, yeah, people were complaining about the do’h!-bama regime, and five of the 150 people did have guns on our hips (I was one of them), but I wouldn’t call the mood that day “extreme.” I’d call it quaint. And considering what the left is doing to America, I’d say the Right have been very polite up to this point.
In a debate on Thursday night of Wyoming Gubernatorial Republican candidates Matt Mead, Rita Meyer and Ron Micheli (candidate Simpson didn’t bother showing up) and Libertarian Party candidate Mike Wheeler, they all tried to out-do each other on how anti-Fed each one is.
This is a nice contrast. In my former state, California, the candidates generally praise Washington DC and talk about how if elected (or re-elected), they will enact more programs and entitlements. In Wyoming the candidates talk about calling out the Wyoming National Guard against the federal government (RLC-endorsed candidate Rita Meyer), and taking federal land in Wyoming away from the Feds (RLC-endorsed candidate Ron Micheli). Statist Matt Mead even talked boldly about “securing the nation’s borders.” (Not really a bold issue for a non-border state gov candidate, but hey…more conservative than some RINOs would try to get away with.)
I love it. So far Wyoming has no Democrat announced for the November election, and the Republicans are fighting on a platform of who hates the Feds more. I find it refreshing.
Check out some of the user comments from appalled lefties on the Casper Tribune (a leftie rag that some call “the Casper Turbine”) :
I’ve never been so embarrased (sic) or depressed to live in Wyoming, because let’s face it it – one of these boobs is going to be our next Governor, and more than half of our state populace will embrace this boob with open arms. My god, look at what they say in a public forum – lord knows what they’re really thinking in the dark cobwebbed feverish little poison closets of their minds. Dark days ahead indeed, for the state and the country. Time for educated and enlightened folks to wake up and come out swinging or we’re going to wake up one day and find the teabagger trolls running the show.
and
You and Rita are both suggesting the treasonous use of force against the federal government. It doesn’t matter what 7th grade scenario you think up, if you’re using force to fight the rule of law in this country, you’re committing treason. I hope you both end up before a firing squad should you ever try to pull such nonsense using this state’s national guard. Or any other force.
Yikes!
Anyway, the Libertarian Party candidate, Mike Wheeler, showed up tonight at the Republican Liberty Caucus meeting we had at the library. He seems like a nice gent, but I’ve got to say, he kinda monopolized the meeting and spun it into a campaign pitch for ten minutes or more until I stopped him. And moreover, he is not a true libertarian, he’s a LINO who thinks the government should subsidize cars to run on natural gas to help the state economy of Wyoming. When I pointed out that this wasn’t a very libertarian stance, he said “I’m not really a libertarian.”
Mike Wheeler may have his heart in the right place (being of service), but has a very child-like understanding of government (several laymen and one laywoman attending the meeting had a much deeper understanding of the way the world works. And my wife, the only other person at the meeting who was a registered Libertarian Party member, said “No way I’d vote for that guy.”)
This was confounded more by Libertarian Party candidate Mike Wheeler’s comments at the debate last week, (from the Casper Turbine):
Growing up on a southern Colorado cattle ranch, Wheeler said there were “a couple of people that had a little water on their back working on the ranch.”
He then lamented that there are “red-blooded Wyomingites that are losing a job to somebody that’s probably sending their money back to Chihuahua for tacos.”
Anyway, the scary thing is the guy thinks he can win. He said so tonight when I asked him.
I told him, in front of others at the meeting, that I think he’ll just take away votes from people who should win.
I asked him if he knew who Dave Dawson is, Wheeler didn’t know. Dawson is the Libertarian Party guy who split off three percent of the Republican vote in the last election and handed the Wyoming Governorship to a Democrat. (I’ve had lunch with Dave Dawson. He’s a sweet guy regardless of putting a Democrat into office. And that Democrat was Gov Dave, who really probably should have run as a Republican. Gov Dave is at least as fiscally conservative, if not more so, than Scott Brown.)
I also thought it was a little ironic that a Libertarian Party guy took up so much time at an RLC meeting, because I was anticipating (and prepared for) liberal shit-starters, and none arrived. So it kinda took me off guard when a Libertarian Party guy showed up and talked until I cut him off…at a meeting of a group that came out of the Libertarian Party to run candidates as Republicans so they could win, rather than splitting the vote to make a point, like the Libertarian Party so often does.
Amway, I’m excited about Rita Meyer and Ron Micheil, and the consternation they’re causing the small (but growing) number of liberals in this state. Yay!
I’d give it an A for effort, a C for presentation. It’s been a long time since I’ve yacked in front of the crowd. Also, I did point the opposite direction of where the library is when I said “….down at the library.” I’m sure at least two old cowboys in the audience thought “Damn carpetbagger!”
Whereas the John Birch guy
and the 911 Coalition gal
where feistier and more comfortable talking, but they’re more in practice. lol.
Tea Party was nice….there were about 200 people there, five open carrying guns (including me), no counter-protesters, and it was fun. Lots of families with kids.
NOTE: This song is not a call to action. It’s a history lesson, about the Whiskey Rebellion….sort of punk rock “Schoolhouse Rock.” lol….
NEW song from Right Arm of Wyoming. DOWNLOAD MP3 HERE. (RIGHT CLICK TO SAVE.)
Song is dedicated to my great great great great great great grandfather, Joseph Cornish, who died on the American side in the American Revolution.
LYRICS for “Would you Tar and Feather a Tax Collector?” :
CHORUS 1:
Would you tar and feather a tax collector?
Like they did in days of old?
Would you tar and feather a tax collector?
For breaking in and stealing your gold?
CHORUS 2:
GET OUT AND FIGHT!
GET UP AND FIGHT!
STAND UP AND FIGHT!
FOR YOUR RIGHTS!
GET OUT AND FIGHT!
GET UP AND FIGHT!
WAKE UP AND FIGHT!
FOR YOUR RIGHTS!
The American Revolution was mostly
fought for just two things:
taxation and trying to take our guns.
My great great great great great great grand dad
died in that war.
He took a musketball from King George’s goons.
A few years later, in 1791 the federalist gub’mint
sent us the bill for that war
with even higher taxes than before
That federalist traitor Alexander Hamilton
acted like the new King George.
He tried to take honest money from the distillers.
But the brave men of Pennsylvania didn’t want a nanny state
so they tarred and feathered a tax collector
(CHORUS 1)
Flash forward 219 years
The new Alexander Hamilton is trying the same plan
but on a much larger scale
The gub’mint’s much bigger
And most people are sheep
waiting to be sheered in their sleep
(CHORUS 1)
The gub’mint buys guns by the millions
Meanwhile, they’re taking ours.
What do you think they’ve got in mind?
I’m not saying “it’s time.”
I’m just sayin’ ya gotta look behind.
Those who ignore history
have no future.
And King George wants us all subdued.
Middle 8:
It’s hard to watch my country being destroyed
It makes me very sad.
When I’m sad I don’t feel sorry for myself.
The sorrow turns to anger, which
hardens into steely reserve.
(CHORUS 2)
I’ll probably get on some list for singing this song
Screw ‘em – I’m right, they’re wrong.
We were taught to love our country, at one time.
But now?
That’s a hate crime.
What’s wrong with saying “no” to stupidity? I mean seriously. What is the left saying when they’re protesting? Are they rooting for “higher taxes and less freedom”?
From CNN– The mayor of Los Angeles, California, called Tuesday for a plan to shut down all city services — except for public safety and revenue-generating positions — twice a week beginning Monday in an effort to solve the city’s budget crisis.
“There are no easy decisions or simple ways to solve this budget crisis,” Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. “But as the CEO of this great city, it is my responsibility to make these difficult, but necessary, decisions to steer the city out of this crisis and onto solid financial ground.”
He said he was asking the city administrative officer to develop a plan to shut down the city for two days a week and calculate the money the city would save from the move….
I think this is the wave of things to come. California sets the tone for everything in America, including politics and spending. When you have decades of bailing out everyone with taxpayer-funded “social justice”, this is what you get.
It sort of reminds me of the squirrel in my yard. He barely noticed me for a long time. One day, I put some peanut butter out for him. He gobbled it up. Then I gave him some more, for several days in a row…..
One day I didn’t have any peanut butter, and he stood on my window sill, watching me eat my lunch inside, looking like “Hey buddy, quit stuffing your pie hole and feed me, or I’ll kill you.”
That’s California in a nutshell. Damn glad we got out while the getting was good.
–Michael W. Dean
p.s. When Los Angeles says they’re cutting off everything except for public safety and revenue-generating positions, I believe the second part – hell, they’ll ADD more meter maids. But public safety? They laid off a bunch of cops and firemen six months ago and let a lot of people out of prison early, including some violent offenders and kiddie touchers.
As soon as they give out vouchers for welfare, as they’ve talked about, the result will rival the LA Riots.
60s leftist radical William Ayers (shown above in a recent photo, standing on an American flag) was scheduled to speak at our state university. But now he’s been UN-invited. They also canceled Ayers’ teleconference indoctrination speech scheduled with all the state high school principals.
There were some threats, but mostly there were threats of people who regularly give money to the university saying they will STOP giving money to the university.
“The University of Wyoming is one of the few institutions remaining in today’s environment that garners the confidence of the public. The visit by Professor Ayers would have adversely impacted that reputation.
“During the past few days, controversy over Professor Ayers’s visit has been intense. While this episode illustrated an opportunity to hear and critically evaluate a variety of ideas thoughtfully, through open, reasoned, and civil debate, it also demonstrates that we must be mindful of the real consequences our actions and decisions have on others.”
“Observers in and outside of the university would be incorrect to conclude that UW simply caved in to external pressure. Rather, I commended the director of the center for a willingness to be sensitive to the outpouring of criticism, evaluate the arguments, and reconsider the invitation.”
Though, there were a lot of letters and comments written to the Casper Paper and elsewhere about alumni and others cutting off donations. That is the way to seriously stop most crap…..cut it off at the wallet, not the knees.
I’d like to take some small credit in stopping Ayers from coming to our state. I was the first person to blog about it (post below), before the local news picked up on it, and I tirelessly networked other people (including some politicians and alumni) into action. Kinda felt good to wake up today to the news that we’d actually gotten something done.
We didn’t stop his thoughts from being in our state. You can see what he has to say by reading his blog or his books. He’s very consistent in what he says, and if you’ve read his blog or books, I guarantee there’s nothing new he would have said in person.
Stopping him from coming to the state was symbolic. Letting someone speak at a University is an honor. He doesn’t deserve that honor.
Everyone who helped with keeping Ayers out of our state (especially folks from WyWatch and FSW) deserves a pat on the back. Well done.
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and was in conjunction with a nationwide “Tea Party” protest of Big Government. At our local event in Georgetown, Ron Paul supporters hosted our own fundraising event in which we wrote “Income Tax”, “Federal Reserve”, and “Invasion of Iraq” on boxes and tossed them out the 2nd story window of the event venue onto the streets of Georgetown.
rnment of promoting bad behavior and called for a Chicago Tea Party in response. Scattered cheers, whistles and applause could be heard from some of the personnel around the floor.
beginning, interviewing libertarian bloggers like Steve Gordon and Jason Pye and even interviewing Congressman Ron Paul to gain their perspective on the Tea Party hijack. Maddow was shocked to learn that three so-called Tea Party supporters challenged the inspiration behind the Tea Party — U.S. Rep. Ron Paul — for Congress in his rural Lake Jackson/Victoria area district in Texas.
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