Gun Experts and other liars...

Me thinks this guy has to be a fraud, but still....




DEA agent shoots self in foot, teaching gun safety...

Mr Dorian Johnson speaking about Mike Brown Shooting...

Somethings worth recording...

http://ronkulas.proboards.com/thread/274/review-comparison-gun-care-products

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152029234996863&set=a.153665376862.126203.18943096862&type=1

http://www.recoilweb.com/ms-clean-magazine-shaped-cleaning-kit-28399.html

If I was in charge...

If I was in charge of the anti-Obama party, be it Republican or a flavor of Conservatism, there are a number of things I would tell the troops.

1) Fighting against "gay marriage" was doomed to start, and is the wrong side of history to be on.  You might be opposed to Homosexuality, it isn't my thing but I don't like the government telling people what to do, but that fight is over.  Need to man up and say "This is a triumph of the person over the state".

2) Snowden and the NSA.  A senator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky filed suit against the NSA and administration for their crimes against the American people.  Frankly, if the senior senator from Kentucky showed that kind of leadership, he would be far more likely to be reelected for another term.  Say what you want about the need to have a modern surveillance state, but a surveillance state isn't American.  From the Aliens and Sedition act to the internment of Japanese - Americans during the 2nd World War and to the Communist Witch hunts post war, the infringements of the rights of Americans to be free to exercise their constitutional rights is never "good", and rarely rewards in the end.

3) Obama care is the law of the land, don't think you are going to get rid of it unless something else drops that will cause the American people to suddenly wake up.  Keep focusing on the lawless actions of the President unilaterally saying what the law is and isn't.  You aren't going to win, the Democrats control the senate, the President's man is the Attorney General, and unless the supreme's decide to wake up and do something, there isn't anything to be done.  Now after the mid-terms...

4) Gun Control, my first two points are about the power of the person over that of the state.  You know, the nation where the rights of the one are more important than the wants of the many? Fighting against Gun Control isn't about guns, it's the fight of the power of the individual to face the power of the state.  It's the classic fight of individualism vs statism.  Ultimately, the comparison of a republic vs that of a socialist state.

Make no mistake, by any definition of the word, our current president is a socialist.   Perhaps not the classic Marxist's proletariat socialist, maybe not a communist, but a genuine socialist none the less.

Socialism and communism are alike in that both are systems of production for use based on public ownership of the means of production and centralized planning. Socialism grows directly out of capitalism; it is the first form of the new society. Communism is a further development or "higher stage" of socialism.

From each according to his ability, to each according to his deeds (socialism). From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs (communism).

The socialist principle of distribution according to deeds— that is, for quality and quantity of work performed, is immediately possible and practical. On the other hand, the communist principle of distribution according to needs is not immediately possible and practical—it is an ultimate goal.  

Now for something different.

While we were out shopping for Christmas, we left the outlet mall in Edinburgh and went to the fantastic  antique mall down the street.  There, I saw this little stool and wanted it, but sadly it was almost Christmas, and there was nothing in my budget for me to spend on myself.

That's ok, because the one there was larger than I wanted, I really liked the leg layout and the lines spoke to me, but I wanted something for under my desk to rest my feet on.  (Please note the chapstick is there to provide scaling).

So I cut my 1X10X6  from Lowe's into three parts, the two legs, and the top.

then I cut out the design on the legs that I wanted and cut (not very squarely) my setbacks for the rails. Then I cleaned up the mess with a chisel a bit.

Being of firm redneck extraction, if one nail will do, two would be better.

Top glued and nailed onto the rails, not the legs.  My belief being that this will help prevent splitting due to seasonal movement.  I was thinking of putting a center rail in to help keep the legs square and support the top, but the original didn't have one.

Man of the Year?

The New Yorker is reporting that Time Magazine is planning to announce their man of the year award this Wednesday.  Curiously I agree with the New Yorker's assessment of who the winner deserves to be, our friend Mr Edward Snowden.   In fact the Guardian actually already voted Mr Snowden their Man of the Year.  The only reason the President hasn't been impeached for his many crimes are the actions of the willing press, and his adoring party controlling the senate.

Now someday, someone, will actually read this and say "Crane, you are cracked, Snowden released no evidence of the President actually violating the law!  This is all his underlings and the bureaucracy taking control and reaching out gain more power!"  To a point you may be right, but the president has certainly played the ignorance card.  If he was a CEO of a corporation he would have been called to Congress to explain what was going on.  If it continued, he would be held responsible.  However, in the highest office of the land it's clear that isn't going to happen. This president is responsible for nothing, knows nothing, and tries to look good while he is doing it.  This president is the essence of the modern media president, given to you by those that have lots of time and attention to pay to the media.  All style and no substance, all expectation and no delivery, all talk and no game.

A friend of mine on Facebook made a comment that I thought was rather telling.  ADK said

Seriously, 12 months ago, if you told people that the government was intrusive, overbearing, had hijacked the internet, and was using drones and satellites to spy on Americans, they would have said "you're nuts."If you'd told them that the government had used the revenue service to suppress political dissent furthering the theft of a presidential election, and had illegally stolen that information to use against political adversaries, they would have said "you're nuts."

If you'd told them that the government would circumvent the first and fourth amendments, and accuse journalists of terrorism and weapons charges to invade their houses with military teams to seize material information about government sources that blew the whistle on corruption, they would have said "you're nuts."
Now, if you aren't pissed off about it, you really are nuts.

If you'd told them that the government would circumvent the first and fourth amendments, and accuse journalists of terrorism and weapons charges to invade their houses with military teams to seize material information about government sources that blew the whistle on corruption, they would have said "you're nuts."Now, if you aren't pissed off about it, you really are nuts.

At this point, if you aren't pissed off with this government and the way things are going you are nuts!

This president is terrible, the country continues to suffer and the modern press does nothing to illustrate what is going on.  If there was no other proof of the myth of the objective press, this is it!

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2013/12/no-contest-edward-snowden-is-person-of-the-year.html

Lesson's Learned

When one's wife complains about "slaving away in the kitchen". Bringing her heels and a roll of duct tape is apparently unappreciated.

Bigot

It seems that the left has a new word of the month now, and that word my friends is "bigot". From their usage, I think they have decided to redefine the word to mean "someone that believes something negative about a group of people we like, and refuses to change their minds even though I (we) really really really want them to like, support, and give money to them."


However, that isn't what the word means. The word is defined as "One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ." by Free Dictionary dot com. There is a difference.


In fact, this post was written because of the continual LGBT drumbeat against Chik Fil A, a fine company who's food I enjoy, but am not affiliated with. Dan Cathy (like his father before him) makes no bones about his belief system, but abides by the law of the land. I can find no articles saying someone was fired for his sexual orientation, I can't find any cause celebre of anyone that wasn't welcomed into their restaurants, yet the drumbeat continues.


One thing that is certain, the left continues to be bigoted and intolerant of those that don't believe the way they want them to, and work to cause their demise, and once again prove their basic ineffectiveness.