Thor’s Hall

Now I don’t do a whole lot of posting about shooting, or hunting, or fishing, or sailing.  But a do (or I have in my lifetime)  spend a fair amount of time participating in these and other activities.  So, I try and keep my toes in the water of issues and technology that impacts these interests of mine.

Today I ran across this post from a man in Texas.  I think you need to read the whole thing.

One of the best parts:

You, yes I mean you reading this right now. You scare the pants off of some folks with your guns and your independent attitude. How is the government going to take care of us all if you go and take care of yourself? It’s just not fair.

The internet is a wonderful thing.  It has created a world in which everyone can publish their opinions, and have them discussed with varying degress of passion.  It does create some unusual articles, here is one of the latest that I stumbled across.

Fellow Americans, bloggers, and bitter gun clutchers: In the past tumultuous weeks, I have been asked:

“How does an educated man like yourself, a person of taste, culture, and intellect, a registered Independent since 1964, support the Republican ticket over the Democrat? How can you be a one-issue voter?”

Or, more directly: “Have you lost your f*****g mind?”

My friends, I am paid to write about guns, hunting, and politics as it applies to guns and hunting. My mandate does not extend further. Because of this, I’m a captive of circumstance. The Democrats nominated an atrocious pair of anti-gunners, and the Republicans nominated one neutral and possibly the strongest pro-gun candidate ever. All I can do is report on what they say; however, this does not mean I’ve ignored their other qualifications, or lack thereof. So, lest I be thought shallow and superficial, here is how I rank the four candidates, quite apart from firearms…

Go read the rest.

Go give this one a try.  It put a smile on my face.

I’m an embarrassment to Barack!


I only scored 18 on the Obama Test

No comment required.

So the candidates decided that they would conduct the debate on Friday after all.  What did I think of the debate?

Well I skipped it.  Watching through the eyes of the medias camera selection was just going to piss me off.  So, I scanned through the reviews, and I watched some clips.  Over at Chuck’s blog… he managed to summarize things pretty consistently with my views of the action:

Both said

• “what I will do to fix the economy will work”
• “what the other guy will do won’t work”

neither said

• “I am going to call out, by name, the legally elected members of congress, and the democratic members of congress, and appointed members of gummint whose stupidity and corruption are key factors in our economic problems”
• “I am going to sic the FBI, SEC, Homeland Security, and IRS/Treasury on the aforementioned officials to determine if they conducted any illegal activities, and as their actions could result in collapse of the US economy, declare their actions as a “clear and present danger” to the United States, and declare them enemies of the state and people if even ethical wrongdoing is found”
• “I am going to make congress stay in session until they (the ones who hold the purse strings) fix it, and if they don’t fix it and excuse themselves, will fix it on my own by executive order.”

Obamaramadinijad said “Well, Senator McCain is absolutely right” something like eight times. Last I checked, when engaged in a debate, and your opponent constantly agrees with you, you’ve won.