Do it again, ONLY HARDER!
Reader Eric G. sent me a link to this cartoon. It’s from the strip Non Sequitur, Sept. 1, 2011. I think I’ll post it every time I write about cognitive dissonance:
Yup, that’s it.
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Quote of the Day – Don’t Confuse ‘Em With Facts Edition
So let me get this right. The Canadian Oil is supposedly worse for the environment, so stopping this pipeline will help the planet.
So instead of moving the oil in a safe way and be processed in US refineries operating under EPA regulations, the oil will now be transported across the Canadian Rockies where it will be loaded onto giant tankers and shipped across the Pacific where it will be refined in Chinese operations that have far fewer, if any, regulations in place.
Please let me know how the Chinese alternative is better for the Earth. Because no matter what, this Canadian oil is going to be sold.
The Killer Must’ve Been a Tea-Partier Opposed to Obamacare
ABC reports:
Iranian Student Activist Shot to Death in Texas
A Texas medical student well-known in her community as an Iranian activist was mysteriously shot and killed in her car, just yards from her home
Gelareh Bagherzadeh, 30, was driving through her Houston townhouse complex around midnight on Monday when she was shot dead through her car window.
“When officers arrived, they found a vehicle had run into a garage door at that location with the engine running and tires spinning on the pavement. Ms. Bagherzadeh was found slumped over in the driver’s seat,” the Houston Police Department said in a statement.
Authorities said nothing appeared to have been stolen from her car. Her cell phone and purse were found inside.
“Homicide investigators responded to the scene and were told by witnesses that several gunshots were heard, a crash and then tires squealing,” the statement said.
Police told ABC News’ Houston affiliate KTRK that the last person to speak to Bagherzadeh was her close friend and ex-boyfriend who was on the phone with her when she was shot.
“[The boyfriend] heard a loud thud. He doesn’t recall hearing any gunshots, but a loud thud and then a screeching noise,” Richard Bolton of the Houston Police Department Homicide unit told KTRK.
Bagherzadeh was of Iranian descent and was outspoken in promoting Iranian women’s rights and criticizing the Iranian government, according to interviews she had done with the Houston Chronicle.
I’m sure the police are looking for a middle-aged white guy as the prime suspect.
Damn, You DO Like Recoil!
The post about the .950JDJ is well on its way to becoming has become my most popular post (by linkage and traffic) ever.
SayUncle linked it. And Weer’d. Then lgstarr. (New to me.)
But in the last few days, it hit the message boards. Hard:
Texas Riders (a motorcycle board.)
Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club (another motorcycle board, membership required to view.)
Aprilla Forum (ANOTHER motorcycle board that requires membership)
TexasKayakFisherman.com (?!?!)
Kel-Tec Owner’s Group (That one I can kinda understand.)
Sportsmansnews.com
Forums.GunsandAmmo.com
tngunowners.com
texasgunforum.com
AirgunBBS.com (members only)
Taxidermy.net Forum (members only.)
And about 200 600 hits from emails and Facebook.
I think there’s a couple more I’ve missed that came from across the pond. I’ll keep updating this as new ones show up in the referrer logs.
That one post has had (as I write this) 2,577 4,630 8,019 12,087 hits since it went up, according to Google Analytics; viewed by 2,367 4,232 7,354 11,066 unique IP addresses.
This is just amazing. Who knew?
Ameritopia
I’m going to have to get a copy of Levin’s latest book, Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America.
Go watch an interview with Levin on the book.
I Am TJIC
And Borepatch has a damned fine idea to commemorate the first anniversary of his violation by the Democratic People’s Republic of Massachussetts. (Motto: “Live Free or Here.”)
Go. Read.
Holy Go Se!
Barron Barnett emails with an interesting link. It seems like Adam Baldwin has read (and approved) of my überpost What We Got Here is…Failure to Communicate. (I wondered where all those Twitter hits were coming from!) He especially liked the Serenity quote at the end.
Yes, that Adam Baldwin – Jayne from Firefly.
Hey U.S. Citizen! Seems like Summer Glau is going to pass on the offer, how about we invite Adam Baldwin to the next Gun Blogger Rendezvous? I mean, how can you not like a man who has this picture on his Twitter feed?
Hell, that made my day, and it’s not even 7:00AM yet!
UPDATE: And he did it!
First Guffaw,
…now Joe Huffman?
Apparently Joe’s blog is not available. The Boomershoot site is still up, as is Joehuffman.org, but not The View from North Central Idaho. WTF?
UPDATE: Aaaand now it’s back. Weird.
Quote of the Week – Detroit Edition
Detroit is North Korea … with the Unions holding the same pride of place as the North Korean Army—keep them happy and they keep the kleptocracy in power. No matter who else starves. — Tom Jones in a quote at Via Meadia
I Had No Idea
Worth the time to watch:
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(h/t Jim Burnett, fellow pin-shooter)