Either way, I noticed some people have been riffin' on this theme for a while. As for me and my beliefs, I'll just note that Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms sounds like a bad name for a government agency, but a damned good name for a convenience store, and leave it at that.
Or was the candidate talking smack about these profligate God & Gun mixers? I don't know...
As any kid who went to Catholic school back in the old days could tell you, ya don't f*** with the penguins. That's especially true if they are packing heat. Those old girls were deadly with an eraser, a textbook (kin to the boomerang, apparently) and a triangular wooden ruler; I can't imagine the fresh types of hell they'd unleash if you armed 'em up with 12 gauge pump action shotguns. Just take my word and don't screw with the penguins, m'kay?
In other Papist news, the Pope is coming to Washington. I'll probably cut work for a few hours Thursday to check him out when he heads down Pennsylvania Ave. In keeping with his background as an ass-kicking theologian of German heritage, here we seem him practicing his moves to deal with the unholy D.C. traffic.
Stop! Pedestrians have right of way.
Don't make me send you to hell now, because you know I will...
Don't make me send you to hell now, because you know I will...
Okay, that's cool and all, everybody loves a good papal visit and everything, mass in a football stadium and the popemobile.
But you know what really rocks? A good hockey playoff full tilt check. Like where Calgary Flames' Corey Sarich knocks the ever-loving kidneys right out of the San Jose Sharks' Patrick Marleau right here:
What did that hit do in the game? It took a depressed Flames' team that had its ass in its hands, motivated them, and sparked a comeback. The Flames were down 3-0 at the time of that hit. They came back and won, 4-3. Sweeeeet. Betcha can't do that in an industrial park crit.
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C'mon, you're being a little disingenuous. Obama wasn't talking about the gun control or separation of church and state, he was talking about people that have voted again and again against their self interest because of wedge issues, like guns or religion. How many people voted for Bush because of the gay marriage amendment? Remember that? One of the big issues in 2004, but kind of fell off the radar after the election.
Good Post. Obama was wrong again. Since when is trusting in yourself and your faith rather than big government a bad thing? I'll use an example of Katrina. The people who didn't wait around for the government or Mayor Nagen's Buses to save them got out fine. Who did people turn around and Blame when they sat on their porches rather than catch a ride out of town? Bush? LOL Now they are waiting for the rest of us to pay the tab AND rebuild their house.
When are people going to realize government IS the problem, not the solution to everything. You see, the people who depend on government the least, The real independent Americans, no subsidized bus service, train service, subways. No police service, spotty fire dept. etc,.. are rural Americans. Obama can't fathom that we actually LIKE it that way. He can't control us and that scares the hell out of his ilk.
Sorry, but Obama is a chump and must be defeated.
SD and John - hey, leave the straight partisanship at the door please. I respect your beliefs - or b'leefs as they'd say in Essex County - but I was making a joke here.
I didn't mention anybody by name because I thought the comments were funny on their own merits, just an example of one candidate doing what can never be done in politics, speaking their mind. Our Betters (including all the major candidates, IMHO) think that most all of us are losers (fundraising bundlers excepted, of course), they just think we're different types of losers, different species, based on the culture we identify with and which way we vote. Here we are arguing about it, to what effect? None that I can see. It would be more productive in the long run to argue Coppi v. Mercyx.
The important point was the comments gave me an excuse to make a joke about my own particular love of the First, Second and 21st Amendments, which are some of my favorites. If loving them is wrong, then I don't want to be right. Especially the sweet, sweet 21st. Anybody here who agrees with that raise your right hand - make sure there's an alcoholic beverage in it first though.
Sorry about that Jim. I won't bring it up again.
Merckx all the way! :p
Dint mean to get all partisanny. I just think it's a good point that many people vote on single wedge issues, like gun control, free trade, etc.
No need to apologize, it's a free country and you're free to speak your minds, at least on my blog. I'm free to argue with you too.
And, BTW, I appreciate both of you being regular readers and commenters.
Hey Jim... While it's hardly some schwanky Social Rank widget (which I've never figured out how it works), we were just given a minor bloggery award -- and in keeping with the spirit of the award, I am now passing it on to you. The details are on our blog. Thanks for the rants and raves.
Andrew
LOVE the Johnny Cash pic with bible and gun .... it just says it all man!!!
Never messed with a 'penguin' and never will. That's just askin for it.
i'm glad you liked the pic! it's mine! since jim image-linked directly from my weblog, i can see all of the hits to his entry. :)
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