WORSE Than The Old Boss!
("from day one" commentary from the Press and White House notwithstanding . . .)
Politico reports that the PR people at the White House are in a "panic" over the official reaction to the oil rig explosion/leak.
Post-Katrina day 3: Bush lands on scene
Post-Explosion day 9: Obama has first press conference
Established, pre-approved procedure for a leak of the size they thought this one was, where this one is, under weather conditions that existed at the time of the explosion: go ahead and burn the floating oil. Procedure carried out: don't burn it, wait until the weather turns and you can't do it any more, and watch as the oil destroys the national fisheries.
(ahem)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
1.5 Mile Kill Shots. Two of Them!
Craig Harrison, a Corporal of the Household Cavalry, and his driver/spotter Trooper Cliff O’Farrell, both should get free drinks for life. TWO one-shot kills at 8,120 feet. At that range, even the mighty .338 Lapua is dropping like a stone, and to land two back to back kills is a feat of arms indeed. Just because he wanted to show off what an absolute shooting machine he is, Corporal Harrison went on to shoot (to disable) the rifle the two mooj's were using, which drew his attention to them in the first place.
Accuracy International (who produced the rifle used for these shots) had the modesty to admit that luck is a big part of shooting at this range. I'm going to say sure, luck to get perfect weather, and luck to be a human mannequin who can stay still enough to make THREE such shots. Thank God that such men are on our side!
Accuracy International (who produced the rifle used for these shots) had the modesty to admit that luck is a big part of shooting at this range. I'm going to say sure, luck to get perfect weather, and luck to be a human mannequin who can stay still enough to make THREE such shots. Thank God that such men are on our side!
Who's "Mostly Peaceful" Now?
At a "may day party in Santa Cruz, California, a riot broke out and caused $100,000 worth of damage. The Police were overwhelmed and had to call for mutual aid from other agencies.
At a Minuteman rally against a day laborer hangout in Westminster, California, a fat mexican tried to beat up a Minuteman old enough to be his daddy, and got his ass handed to him. Police showed up, reviewed the video, and arrested the goon.
In San Jose, California, a mob delivered a beating to some other Minutemen anti-protesting the protest against Arizona's highly effective new law.
But it's the right wingers the Obama administration is worried may be violent. The press is playing up the possible violence from the right. Did you hear about these three incidents at all, before now?
Furthermore:
What does it say about these people? If you were at a street party and saw someone lob a rock through a window, would you join them or would you chastise, holler at, subdue, or otherwise try to discourage them? The revelers in California joined them. But what do you want from people already gathered to protest the rule of law?
At a Minuteman rally against a day laborer hangout in Westminster, California, a fat mexican tried to beat up a Minuteman old enough to be his daddy, and got his ass handed to him. Police showed up, reviewed the video, and arrested the goon.
In San Jose, California, a mob delivered a beating to some other Minutemen anti-protesting the protest against Arizona's highly effective new law.
But it's the right wingers the Obama administration is worried may be violent. The press is playing up the possible violence from the right. Did you hear about these three incidents at all, before now?
Furthermore:
What does it say about these people? If you were at a street party and saw someone lob a rock through a window, would you join them or would you chastise, holler at, subdue, or otherwise try to discourage them? The revelers in California joined them. But what do you want from people already gathered to protest the rule of law?
Once A Criminal Politician, Always a Politician
Disgraced former Representative James Traficant, fresh off a seven-year prison sentence for corruption has filed papers to put himself in the running for his old seat, as an independent. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like the (D) and (R) candidates would have to be baby rapers or something, before I'd vote for James Traficant again.
Three People Needlessly Stabbed in Hollywood TARGET Store
Of all places, a friggen Target store. You go to get some shoes and a blender, and come back with a 15,000 emergency room bill, seriously?
If the second person to see this crazy [deleted] with the knives had a pistol about them, then the only person stabbed might have been the first, surprised victim. At the store.
Carry your guns, people!
Thank God there was an off-duty only one there, carrying his gun.
If the second person to see this crazy [deleted] with the knives had a pistol about them, then the only person stabbed might have been the first, surprised victim. At the store.
Carry your guns, people!
Thank God there was an off-duty only one there, carrying his gun.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Quote of The Day 03 May 2010
Overheard @ my house:
My Darling Wife and I were discussing a desire on the part of #1 to learn to speak Chinese. I got to thinking about how we here in Texas can slaughter American English, so adamn yankee foreigner person from elsewhere who nominally speaks English can't really understand us and I came out with
" . . . the thing about Chinese, is that it's completely different. For somebody with a Texas accent, you tell somebody you want french fries, and you're telling them their dog is orange." -me, 2 minutes ago
My Darling Wife and I were discussing a desire on the part of #1 to learn to speak Chinese. I got to thinking about how we here in Texas can slaughter American English, so a
" . . . the thing about Chinese, is that it's completely different. For somebody with a Texas accent, you tell somebody you want french fries, and you're telling them their dog is orange." -me, 2 minutes ago
Contact Shots and DARs: Things to Think About
I'd heard of officer-mounted video cameras before and I think they're a good idea if small/unobtrusive enough that they don't interfere with normal locomotion. What I hadn't really given much thought to is a supplemental digital audio recorder. I mean, the officer can key up a hot-mic on his radio and he has a recorder in his car, right? Well let me tell you, I've heard with my own ears what happens when an officer's arm or (fill in the blank) is blocking the radio mic: no audio recording.
Assuming your radio mic is in a different location than your DAR, this is a huge bonus when the feces has hit the impeller and Internal Affairs would like to know what, exactly, was going on when it happened. A personal digital audio recorder should be on your person if you are on patrol.
Also something I had almost-thought about: contact shots (shots fired when your gun is actually touching the target). Most pistols won't fire out of battery, and pushing a pistol into a Bad Guy during a struggle (or having him pull it in to himself, or if he lands on top of you with the gun pointing into him) might just render a pistol unable to fire. I think the Springfield XD has a protruding guide rod for the recoil spring, so it's harder to push it out of battery against a Goblin, but it could still happen. I hadn't gotten any further in my thinking than "gee, that would suck if you needed to make a shot just then" but the people who think about use-of-force for a living figured it out for us. You push that puppy back into battery. It works and it won't destroy your non-firing hand to do it, as shown in the short, worthwhile video, here.
In case you didn't click through, both of those links are to Spartan Cops. If you are in law enforcement or are some other type of person who may have to use force on another person, you should be picking up what they are laying down, at least every once in a while.
Assuming your radio mic is in a different location than your DAR, this is a huge bonus when the feces has hit the impeller and Internal Affairs would like to know what, exactly, was going on when it happened. A personal digital audio recorder should be on your person if you are on patrol.
Also something I had almost-thought about: contact shots (shots fired when your gun is actually touching the target). Most pistols won't fire out of battery, and pushing a pistol into a Bad Guy during a struggle (or having him pull it in to himself, or if he lands on top of you with the gun pointing into him) might just render a pistol unable to fire. I think the Springfield XD has a protruding guide rod for the recoil spring, so it's harder to push it out of battery against a Goblin, but it could still happen. I hadn't gotten any further in my thinking than "gee, that would suck if you needed to make a shot just then" but the people who think about use-of-force for a living figured it out for us. You push that puppy back into battery. It works and it won't destroy your non-firing hand to do it, as shown in the short, worthwhile video, here.
In case you didn't click through, both of those links are to Spartan Cops. If you are in law enforcement or are some other type of person who may have to use force on another person, you should be picking up what they are laying down, at least every once in a while.
Bulletproof T-Shirts? I'll Take TWO!
A Police patrolman has enough on his chest already, and then you slap on 20lbs of armor and his workload is increased. How about you knock 19lbs off that bulletproof vest, and make it a t-shirt while you're at it? These guys are trying. It looks like they're getting close.
Then twist the knobs on the machine and you have light, strong body panels to replace sheet steel on automobiles. The possibilities are endless.
Then twist the knobs on the machine and you have light, strong body panels to replace sheet steel on automobiles. The possibilities are endless.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Climate Bill Knickers In A Humorous Twist!
Obama's cap and trade bill was supposed to include support for offshore oil exploration. It looked like everybody was okay with that. Then we had a possibly-intentional explosion on an oil rig and the watermelons have remembered that they don't like oil drilling in the ocean, after all.
So it now appears that there are two camps on the climate bill: It's dead if it includes drilling, and It's dead if it doesn't include drilling.
Obama continues to demonstrate his total lack of persuasive ability, riling up both sides of yet another issue and preventing anything major being done. As far as not getting anything major done with a marxist at the helm, I'm for that, so keep telling the kook fringe types you know that the cap and trade bill must/must not (depending on the flavor of moonbat the kook is) include offshore drilling.
I'll be over here with my popcorn.
So it now appears that there are two camps on the climate bill: It's dead if it includes drilling, and It's dead if it doesn't include drilling.
Obama continues to demonstrate his total lack of persuasive ability, riling up both sides of yet another issue and preventing anything major being done. As far as not getting anything major done with a marxist at the helm, I'm for that, so keep telling the kook fringe types you know that the cap and trade bill must/must not (depending on the flavor of moonbat the kook is) include offshore drilling.
I'll be over here with my popcorn.
May Day 2010 Celebrations
On the occasion of this socialist worker's holiday, I was happy to engage in acts of capitalism which will enable me to keep more of my hard-earned (yes, EARNED) money: buying more home energy efficiency stuff. This happened at a store full of workers working their tails off to earn (yes EARN) a living. I also, by the time the second visit is over, will have required wage slaves employees of TWO air conditioning businesses to come to a house I bought without government permission, to spend their time working up proposals to compete with one another for my business.
I didn't get to punch any pinko commies right in the face, but engaging in acts of intentional capitalism of the higher sort are a close second place.
I didn't get to punch any pinko commies right in the face, but engaging in acts of intentional capitalism of the higher sort are a close second place.
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