Political correctness
a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

 

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17 Ridiculous Laws

From The Huffington Post, here are 17 Ridiculous Laws Still On The Books:

Missouri — It is illegal to drive with an uncaged bear.
Maine — It is illegal to have Christmas decorations up after January 14th.
New Jersey — It is illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a murder.
Nevada — It is illegal for a [...]

It's so stupid, it might just work

Facebook poll: Can the USA spend its way out of debt?

It makes about as much sense as keeping your virginity by having sex, protecting our children from child pornography by making them child pornographers, preserving freedom by curtailing civil liberties and Constitutional rights, and the ever popular concept of picking up a turd by the [...]

Uncle Sam’s Throbbing Military

I love the analogy and it makes a good point. I’m a veteran and I fully support our troops and appreciate the hell they go through. My beef has always been with those who decide national policy and put our troops in harm’s way. I had issues with that when I, too, was an instrument [...]

God in School?

Should we put God back in schools?

That’s an interesting question since the Supreme Court erred in its decision to ban school. prayer. The First Amendment expressly PROHIBITS federal interference in the free expression of religion. Students have a constitutional right to pray anywhere they want. Regarding freedom of religion and separation of church [...]

Losing my faith

I’m not a conservative nor am I a liberal. I’m not even middle of the road. I don’t claim to be a Democrat, a Republican, or a Libertarian. So, what am I politically? I am disillusioned and I have lost faith in my government in every aspect, save one. I do have complete faith in [...]

Big Brother

Quote of the day: I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. — Thomas Jefferson

Song of the day: For What It’s Worth
Artist: Buffalo Springfield
Album: Buffalo Springfield
Released: 1967

George Orwell’s 1984 wasn’t too far off. Big Brother is [...]

It's all about the profits

This morning I saw a minute or so of Mike Huckabee jabbering about healthcare reform and how the poor pharmaceutical companies won’t be able to recoup their R&D costs or have any incentive to develop new products under a government-run universal healthcare plan. That’s when it dawned on me why we don’t have universal health [...]

Banned in ‘Bama

Alabama joins Michigan in censoring/banning nudity on labels for alcoholic beverages. Just what is the connection between nudity and alcohol that seemingly makes the two incompatible?

The Alabama Beverage Control Board has deemed that an art poster from 1895 is pornographic, forcing distributors to remove a wine bearing its image from stores across the state. The [...]

Repression in a recession

This is just a casual observation but have you ever noticed that in times of austerity and recession, governments tend to become more repressive, focusing already limited and stretched resources on matters that really don’t matter at all? This seems especially true of state and local governments. Again, just an observation, for what it’s worth.

Communism and Capitalism

I have an observation, which may or may not be accurate, about Communism and Capitalism.

Soviet Communism collapsed under its own weight. American Capitalism is now collapsing under the weight of its own avarice. Neither economic system can sustain itself in the long term. Maybe the answer is somewhere in the middle, a mix of free [...]