I think it bears repeating: Ron Paul has has received more money in donations from active duty military personnel than all of the other Republican candidates combined. Let’s look at Ron Paul’s top financial contributors: US Army $24,503 US Air Force $23,335 US Navy $17,432 Mason Capital Management $14,000 Microsoft Corp $13,398 Boeing Co $10,620 [...]
This is wrong on so many levels that I’m refraining from commenting. (Okay, you know I can’t help but comment. See below.) Here is White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett (Let’s Really Stimulate the Economy by Providing Unemployment Checks and Food Stamps for Everyone!) at the Student Summit at North Carolina Central University in Durham, [...]
President Obama, the President of Change. Obama’s plan to triple the tax rate on dividend income will cement his Presidency as one of Hope and Change: Hope: I hope I can afford my next meal. I hope I can pay my monthly rent. Change: I’m going to have to change my diet to Alpo. President [...]
Fox News Latino reports: As Mitt Romney continues to seek the Republican presidential nomination while rarely discussing his faith, a growing number of vocal Latino Mormons say they intend to use Mormon teachings on immigration to convince others not to vote for him. … While stressing the Mormon faith’s historic connection to converting immigrants, Latino [...]
I have a hard time believing that Mickey McCarter had no clue about the facts surrounding this case. In light of the fact of open testimony, c-span videos, and a simple google search of the case would have brought forth thousands of articles. You see, Mickey McCarter’s bio is this: eNewsletter Editor/Senior Washington Correspondent, is [...]
For all of us who had the (dis) pleasure of having to dissect animals and various animal body parts in High School and College, I’m sure you remember the awful smell of formaldehyde. As I watch Rick Santorum walk down the political runway, I’m getting whiffs of that old stinky smell. My real problem is [...]
As I’m sure you have already heard: Fox cancels Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano. Was it his support of Ron Paul? Or is it due to Rupert Murdoch making a deal with the U.S. Justice Department over his being in hot water over the phone hacking scandal? Have you noticed how FOX News is becoming [...]
The nation’s largest private prison company is offering cash-strapped state governments to buy up their penitentiaries and manage convicted criminals at a cost-savings. But there’s a catch…the states must guarantee that are there are enough prisoners to ensure that the venture is profitable to the company. Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has reached out to [...]
Mexico experienced an average of six kidnappings per day in the second half of last year, up 23.4 percent from the same period in 2010, according to the government. But, and I mean a big BUT, an official stated that only one abduction in 10 is even reported to police. Authorities logged 1,239 kidnappings in [...]
Zerohedge just reported: The Farce-Hole Gets Deeper: Obama’s “Robo-Settlement For Votes” Cost To Taxpayers: $40 Billion The FT reports tonight that Obama’s foreclosure settlement with the banks over their improper seizure of tax-paying US citizens’ homes will in fact be subsidized by those very same US taxpayers. It is a hidden clause (that has not [...]
Jim Rogers is a known commodities cheerleader. His belief in the cyclical nature of commodities was one of the main reasons his Quantum Fund tacked on gains of 4200% over 10 years. On November 4, 2010, at Oxford University’s Balliol College, he urged students to scrap career plans for Wall Street or the City, London’s [...]
My wife is right. She is known to describe my entertainment tastes this way: “If a 10 year old likes the movie, so will my husband.” Guilty as charged! May I present to you my Friday morning pondering: This is a scene from Nacho Libre – I think it pretty much sums up the duplicitous [...]
I’ve read “about” this report for years. It is now available in our download section: Military Power of the People’s Republic of China Here are a few tidbits that I gleaned from the report. You may find this interesting: The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is pursuing comprehensive transformation from a mass army designed for protracted [...]
This is an interesting report put out by CNA Corporation assessing our soldiers’ perspectives on the reliability and durability of their weapon systems in combat. More specifically: “This study assessed soldier perspectives on the reliability and durability of their weapon systems in combat to aid in decisions regarding current and future small arms needs of [...]
I sure can’t tell what this guy hit, but this live grenade sure found its way back to its owner.
Texas Armoring Corporation (TAC), was tired of customers asking if his company’s bullet-resistant glass in its armored cars actually resisted bullets. So the CEO asked his employee to shoot at him with an AK-47. Holy crap, indeed! Here is some additional information on the AK-47: AK-47 Operator’s Manual The AK-47: the world’s favourite killing machine
Black eye #1: PepsiCo is obliterating its 401(k) contributions for some employees. Black eye #2: PepsiCo has announced plans to lay off 8,700 employees and cut 100 of its 150 ad agencies in a bid to become more efficient. Bruised kidney #1: PepsiCo is reducing the money it puts into its pension and retiree [...]
How insanely predictable. It’s bad enough that we send so much money overseas. Worse yet, we are supporting radical muslim groups. cnsnews.com says: A top Muslim Brotherhood official has warned that any cuts in U.S. aid to Egypt could affect Cairo’s peace treaty with Israel – the latest sign that Egypt’s emerging political forces intend [...]
Trevor Butterworth at TheDaily.com discusses the on-going battle between patrons of Starbucks: Didn’t know that Starbucks had a policy position on guns? Well, it doesn’t really. In states that have open-carry laws, it simply defers to those laws. And this has gun-control advocates seeing red. The National Gun Victims Action Council has called for a [...]
What has happened to our friendly neighborhood police officer? You know, the guy who was there to “protect and serve.” Now, it seems our country is full of black uniformed paramilitary “officers”. You see, the problem with providing paramilitary training to our police departments is that by definition, they are being trained to combat an [...]
Frankly, this is brilliant. Ron Paul is using rule changes put in place to benefit Mitt Romney to his advantage.
The Washington Times reports: The FDA won its two-year fight to shut down an Amish farmer who was selling fresh raw milk to eager consumers in the Washington, D.C., region after a judge this month banned Daniel Allgyer from selling his milk across state lines and he told his customers he would shut down his [...]
A couple of weeks ago I asked: And You Thought The Terminator and SkyNet Was Just Science Fiction? Well, do you? Here is another story in what will prove to be thousands of stories as we watch the progression of intelligence, capability, and resourcefulness in these things we currently call: Robots.
From Zerohedge: The Greek parliament just passed the latest proposed austerity plan with a majority voting Yes…. As we said earlier: “The only real questions are i) what the Greek population may do in response to this latest selling out of a population “led” by an unelected banker, which if history is any precedent, the [...]
