Category Archives: Current Events

Today’s Funny

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Thor

Today’s funny is brought to you courtesy of Joe Huffman’s Quote of The Day. When liberals take self defense classes is it just a class full of people pissing themselves and vomiting? John Yowan (@Yowan) Tweeted on February 20, 2013 … Continue reading →

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Some Historical Context… – The Minuteman

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Thor

I had been trying to figure out a tasteful way to bring up this historical point.  It seems Barron has already managed it, so I direct you to: Some Historical Context… – The Minuteman.

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Thought of The Day

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Thor

Yosemite Sam is back and blogging at the Ten Ring.  He put up a very clear and concise argument for you all to consider.  Get over there and read the entire piece. Here is just a taste: “We hold these … Continue reading →

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“Lies, damned lies, and statistics”

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Thor

In years past, I can remember spending hours and hours pulling together reference material, and proper footnoting for papers.  The video below takes a harder look at the underlying statistics to some of the issues / comments / events being … Continue reading →

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Governmental Mismangement

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Thor

Well the whole Fiscal Cliff issue has been deferred for two months.  Then we will see what happens.  In the meantime, Roberta X has boiled the entire issue down to a couple of well written paragraphs. The money lines: This … Continue reading →

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A Shift in Society? Guns, Mental Illness and Newtown – WSJ.com

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Thor

Nice breakdown of the history and issues facing us today.  The two things that seem to be missing from the equation are moral values, and accountability for your actions.  While I agree with Mr. Kopel’s points I would argue that … Continue reading →

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The Searching for Solutions

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Thor

This is a long post.  Grab a cup of coffee, have a seat and come along for the ride.  I am going to go a little off my normal track here so bear with me. It took only minutes for … Continue reading →

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Events of The Day

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Thor

Well my friend Barron says it better than I can.  Well written, and well thought out.  Go read his post because I don’t think I could do it any better.

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Who Didn’t See This Coming??

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Thor

Seven killed, hundreds hurt in Egypt as president’s power grab splits country Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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Gloom and Doom 2

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Thor

The other day my gloom and doom crystal ball came out.  I kind of ranted for a bit on the way that events in Europe were lining up. Events in the Middle East are also lining up in some scary … Continue reading →

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