Month: May 2011

9/11 and Slayer

With all the new conspiracy theories floating around involving Osama and his body being discarded at sea I thought I’d try to start a new one on an old subject to keep things more interesting. The fact of the matter is the terrorist attack against the World Trade Center happened on September 11, 2001 which incidentally was the same day Slayer’s alum God Hates Us All was released.

I believe it would be trivial to tied Osama to the record company in some way and thus successfully claim that 9/11 was actually a promotional stunt by Slayer’s record company for their new album. Doesn’t that sound far more interesting? Just remember when you hear people talking about it in a serious manner you’ll be in on the joke because you read this site.

I Think This is Called Winning

According to Say Uncle the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting had 71,139 people in attendance. Just remember that according to the anti-gunners the issue of gun rights is declining in the United States and it’s only a matter of time until nobody cares about gun rights in this country.

Isn’t it funny how everything the anti-gunners claim is always going to be just a matter of time? They claim that it’s only a matter of time until blood runs in the streets after any pro-gun bill is passed which has yet to happen. It reminds me of Keynesian economists who claim it’s only a matter of time until an economy recovers when the government starts spending tons of money which also never ends up happening.

My Sister is Awesome

So I posted the following on Facebook:

Now that Osama is dead dead does that mean we will finally get out of Afghanistan? I mean wasn’t he the reason we supposedly went there?

And the first reply I get is the following from my sister:

No, we gotta find Mecha-Osama now.

I wonder what our parents did that managed to raise two completely sarcastic asses.

Walmart Bringing Guns Back

Unlike a large number of people I know I personally have nothing against Walmart. Walmart got to where they are today without exploitation of government regulations to push out their competition which means as far as I’m concerned they got to where they are through legitimate methods. It seems the people running Walmart have decided to bring guns back to many of their locations. I chose this specific news article because the author gets one point right:

Why does the same store that sells baby clothes and books like Organic Gardening for the 21st Century think its customers will want rifles, shotguns, and ammunition? Because Americans love guns. And Walmart thinks they can sell them to us.

Whether you like Walmart or hate them they got to where they are today by doing one thing; they offer products that people want for prices people are willing to pay. Yes they use their clout to strong arm suppliers into providing goods at a price Walmart wants to pay but that’s how business works. This part is kind of funny:

The retailer is already the biggest firearm and ammunition vendor in the country. Having more gun-stocked Walmarts probably won’t influence local violence, though it may put some mom and pop gun stores out of business (that liberal complaint is still valid!).

Walmart is unlikely to push any gun store out of business because of the poor selection of firearms. When Walmart used to sell firearms the only things they had on hand (at any Walmart I went into at least) were shotguns and hunting rifles. There were no handguns nor military pattern rifles. Both categories of firearms are very popular and unless Walmart changes their previous stance local gun shops have nothing to worry about.

I also like the fact that Walmart is going to sell guns against because it gives me something else to shove in the faces of those anti-gunners.

Osama Bin Laden is Dead

Unless you’ve been living under a very large rock you’ve probably heard this news already, Osama Bin Laden has been prounouced dead:

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan, President Barack Obama has said.

Bin Laden was killed in a ground operation outside Islamabad based on US intelligence, the first lead for which emerged last August.

Mr Obama said after “a firefight”, US forces took possession of the body.

Of course conspiracy theories will arise from this because instead of being smart and displaying the body apparently we decided to just discard it:

A US official quoted by Associated Press news agency said Bin Laden’s body had been buried at sea, although this has not been confirmed.

If that’s the fact I believe it was a very stupid move. Beyond that I really don’t have much to say on this subject. This is probably because I don’t see much changing. Most of the actions taken by Osama lead to reactions by our country that we will likely continue living; the PATRIOT Act, FISA, the TSA, a nebulous word on a tactic known as terrorism, the war in Afghanistan etc. In my opinion proper justice will not be served until we repeal many laws passed in the wake of 9/11 that stripped American citizens of many rights that our government was supposedly tasked with protecting.

Gun Rights Omnibus Bill Judiciary Committee Hearing Wednesday Morning

H.F. 1467, the gun rights omnibus bill passed the House Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Committee last week and is now scheduled to be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday May 4th. If you can make the hearing you should appear as a strong presence usually encourages the committees to vote in favor of the bill being heard at the Capitol.

The hearing will be at 8:15 a.m. in room 10 of the State Office Building. Regardless if you can make it you should also contact the members of the committee and urge them to support the bill (contact information for the members of the committee can be found at the last link of this post).

Monday Metal: Blood On My Hands by Demons and Wizards

To start this week off right I’m bringing you a song by a great band known as Demons and Wizards. Yes like many metal bands these guys derive their name from some of the nerdiest concepts which is probably part of the reason I love metal so much. Anyways this song should ensure your work day starts off with judicious amounts of head banging:

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