Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Give 'Em Some Serious Time, Please
Ten years sounds about right.
Both suspects have been arrested multiple times before. Wilson has been arrested five times over the last 2 1/2 years, according to Mecklenburg County Jail records. This is Davis’ sixth arrest in the past three years and his third arrest since early February.
Give them ten years in prison and they'll both still be young enough to start over upon release. If they're stupid enough to blow that opportunity, might as well make the next stretch 25 years.
Both suspects have been arrested multiple times before. Wilson has been arrested five times over the last 2 1/2 years, according to Mecklenburg County Jail records. This is Davis’ sixth arrest in the past three years and his third arrest since early February.
Give them ten years in prison and they'll both still be young enough to start over upon release. If they're stupid enough to blow that opportunity, might as well make the next stretch 25 years.
What, Never? No, Never!
Well, hardly ever...do Democrats engage in election fraud.
She admitted voting twice in the presidential election last November, and now, Obama supporter Melowese Richardson has been indicted for allegedly voting at least six times. She also is charged with illegal voting in 2008 and 2011.
The 58-year-old veteran Cincinnati poll worker, indicted Monday, faces eight counts of voter fraud. Two others, one of whom is a nun, have been charged separately.
Richardson had admitted on camera to a local TV station, "Yes, I voted twice," claiming she was concerned that her vote would not count. She also said there "was no intent on my part to commit any voter fraud."
"I'll fight it for Mr. Obama and Mr. Obama's right to sit as president of the United States," she proclaimed in the interview.
She admitted voting twice in the presidential election last November, and now, Obama supporter Melowese Richardson has been indicted for allegedly voting at least six times. She also is charged with illegal voting in 2008 and 2011.
The 58-year-old veteran Cincinnati poll worker, indicted Monday, faces eight counts of voter fraud. Two others, one of whom is a nun, have been charged separately.
Richardson had admitted on camera to a local TV station, "Yes, I voted twice," claiming she was concerned that her vote would not count. She also said there "was no intent on my part to commit any voter fraud."
"I'll fight it for Mr. Obama and Mr. Obama's right to sit as president of the United States," she proclaimed in the interview.
Jes' Call Him Br'er Rabbit
"Rock Hill police chase ends in briar patch."
Rock Hill man accused of stealing from BiLo led police on a chase through a briar patch before a police officer stunned him with a Taser and put him in cuffs on Sunday.
Roderick Whitlock, 30, of 195 Porter Road is charged with shoplifting and resisting police, according to a Rock Hill Police report. He’s since been released from jail on a $2,000 bond.
Sometime after 5:30 p.m., police circulated the area of Firetower Road and East Main Street after receiving word that someone stole a beard trimmer and then headed toward a nearby carwash, the report states. A man washing his car told police he saw Roderick run behind the car wash.
That’s when Roderick led police on a chase through the carwash and toward an industrial building. When officers cornered him, Roderick “entered” a briar patch, the report states.
Br'er Rabbit weren't countin' on ol' Br'er Bear havin' a Taser, so bimeby dey drug ol' Br'er rabbit on outen o' de briar patch.
Rock Hill man accused of stealing from BiLo led police on a chase through a briar patch before a police officer stunned him with a Taser and put him in cuffs on Sunday.
Roderick Whitlock, 30, of 195 Porter Road is charged with shoplifting and resisting police, according to a Rock Hill Police report. He’s since been released from jail on a $2,000 bond.
Sometime after 5:30 p.m., police circulated the area of Firetower Road and East Main Street after receiving word that someone stole a beard trimmer and then headed toward a nearby carwash, the report states. A man washing his car told police he saw Roderick run behind the car wash.
That’s when Roderick led police on a chase through the carwash and toward an industrial building. When officers cornered him, Roderick “entered” a briar patch, the report states.
Br'er Rabbit weren't countin' on ol' Br'er Bear havin' a Taser, so bimeby dey drug ol' Br'er rabbit on outen o' de briar patch.
They Killed the Fatted Calf...
...he killed them.
SEATTLE - Authorities are searching the Northwest for a man accused of killing his Seattle-area grandparents, who had just picked him up after his release from a Washington state prison, hosted a party in his honor and offered him a room in their home for the night.
Michael "Chad" Boysen, 26, is considered extremely dangerous and has tried to obtain guns, police said Monday.
He was released from prison Friday after serving several years for robbery. His grandparents _ an 82-year-old man and 80-year-old woman _ picked him up from prison and hosted a family "welcome home party" for him that night, King County Sheriff John Urquhart said.
The grandparents were killed later Friday or early Saturday at their Renton home. Authorities believe Boysen also stole their car.
The return of the prodigal grandson.
SEATTLE - Authorities are searching the Northwest for a man accused of killing his Seattle-area grandparents, who had just picked him up after his release from a Washington state prison, hosted a party in his honor and offered him a room in their home for the night.
Michael "Chad" Boysen, 26, is considered extremely dangerous and has tried to obtain guns, police said Monday.
He was released from prison Friday after serving several years for robbery. His grandparents _ an 82-year-old man and 80-year-old woman _ picked him up from prison and hosted a family "welcome home party" for him that night, King County Sheriff John Urquhart said.
The grandparents were killed later Friday or early Saturday at their Renton home. Authorities believe Boysen also stole their car.
The return of the prodigal grandson.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Hunch?
Or miracle?
If you see something that doesn’t look right, do you act on gut instinct to check it out? Steven Dubois of The Associated Press wrote about two men in Oregon who did:
“As their mother lay dead in the middle of the night, a 4-year-old Oregon girl dragged her seriously injured younger sister from a crashed car and the two huddled under a blanket – and waited.
“With the mangled car stuck deep in the woods, and no skid marks on the highway, the crash site was nearly impossible to detect.
“In fact, authorities estimate the sisters were alone in the frigid woods for several hours early Feb. 20 as many motorists passed it by.
“The children finally got help after two commercial fishermen spotted what appeared from a distance to be a basketball-sized gash in an alder tree along State Highway 401 between Astoria, Ore., and Naselle, Wash. Kraai McClure and Scott Beutler travel the two-lane road frequently, and had a gut feeling something was wrong.
“The men slowed down, discussed the situation and decided to turn around and go take a look. McClure said he called 911 to see if there had been any reports of a wreck.
“Beutler, who was a first responder when he lived in Mississippi, went into the brush and signaled McClure to alert authorities.
“ ‘I don’t know exactly what told us to turn around, but I’m just really thankful we did,’ McClure said Feb. 21.
“The men spotted the wrecked car a few hundred feet from the road. Nearby were the two young girls, scared and confused. “They could say their names but were totally in shock,” McClure said.
Just what is that little voice in your head that causes you to act? Is it simply intelligence guided by experience, as Nero Wolfe used to say to Archie Goodwin,or is it something more?
If you see something that doesn’t look right, do you act on gut instinct to check it out? Steven Dubois of The Associated Press wrote about two men in Oregon who did:
“As their mother lay dead in the middle of the night, a 4-year-old Oregon girl dragged her seriously injured younger sister from a crashed car and the two huddled under a blanket – and waited.
“With the mangled car stuck deep in the woods, and no skid marks on the highway, the crash site was nearly impossible to detect.
“In fact, authorities estimate the sisters were alone in the frigid woods for several hours early Feb. 20 as many motorists passed it by.
“The children finally got help after two commercial fishermen spotted what appeared from a distance to be a basketball-sized gash in an alder tree along State Highway 401 between Astoria, Ore., and Naselle, Wash. Kraai McClure and Scott Beutler travel the two-lane road frequently, and had a gut feeling something was wrong.
“The men slowed down, discussed the situation and decided to turn around and go take a look. McClure said he called 911 to see if there had been any reports of a wreck.
“Beutler, who was a first responder when he lived in Mississippi, went into the brush and signaled McClure to alert authorities.
“ ‘I don’t know exactly what told us to turn around, but I’m just really thankful we did,’ McClure said Feb. 21.
“The men spotted the wrecked car a few hundred feet from the road. Nearby were the two young girls, scared and confused. “They could say their names but were totally in shock,” McClure said.
Just what is that little voice in your head that causes you to act? Is it simply intelligence guided by experience, as Nero Wolfe used to say to Archie Goodwin,or is it something more?
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is...
...Mark Kelly.
Mark E. Kelly, gun-control proponent and husband to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, recently purchased an AR-15 (an "assault weapon," he called it)—which he now says he intended as an illustration of the need for more stringent gun laws.
Yessir, buying them up one at a time to keep us all safe. Maybe Bill Gates has enough money to do that, I doubt Mark Kelly does.
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He must have heard about Diane Feinstein's human hunting season. See his Elmer Fudd hunting hat?
Mark E. Kelly, gun-control proponent and husband to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, recently purchased an AR-15 (an "assault weapon," he called it)—which he now says he intended as an illustration of the need for more stringent gun laws.
Yessir, buying them up one at a time to keep us all safe. Maybe Bill Gates has enough money to do that, I doubt Mark Kelly does.
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He must have heard about Diane Feinstein's human hunting season. See his Elmer Fudd hunting hat?
Saturday, March 09, 2013
Smart Binoculars?
Maybe you don't know who you are looking at, but possibly your binoculars do.
What if everyone you're looking at is wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, though?
What if everyone you're looking at is wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, though?
Friday, March 08, 2013
Granddad
Mother's father. Second-generation German immigrant. Born and raised in the Pittsburg, PA area. Served in the US Navy as a yeoman onboard the presidential yacht Mayflower, and after his discharge became a policeman in the Pittsburg suburb Mt. Lebanon. Here he is on his Harley:
I think his service revolver was a Smith & Wesson K-38 with a 6" barrel, but don't hold me to it. Only saw it once; he kept it on a top shelf of his closet. He told me the single-action notch had been filed off, making it a DAO revolver.
He retired to Florida and spent his senior years golfing and bowling. He was known as "Whitey," although his name was Arthur William. Never asked my mom how he got the nickname "Whitey," I guess now I'll never know. He wore a toothbrush mustache all his life; grew it before it became associated with Adolf Hitler, and apparently never felt it necessary to shave it off because of that.
I don't know for sure how much German he spoke; the only bit of the language I ever heard him speak was the old grace before meals:
Gott Sei Dank, für Speis’ und Trank,
für alles Gute das Du, der Herr, bereitet hast. Amen.
(God be thanked, for food and drink,
For all is good that you, oh Lord, have given. Amen.)
He didn't curse much, unless he stubbed his toe or barked his shin, at which point he'd mutter under his breath God-damned son of a sea cook!
He was a good man.
I think his service revolver was a Smith & Wesson K-38 with a 6" barrel, but don't hold me to it. Only saw it once; he kept it on a top shelf of his closet. He told me the single-action notch had been filed off, making it a DAO revolver.
He retired to Florida and spent his senior years golfing and bowling. He was known as "Whitey," although his name was Arthur William. Never asked my mom how he got the nickname "Whitey," I guess now I'll never know. He wore a toothbrush mustache all his life; grew it before it became associated with Adolf Hitler, and apparently never felt it necessary to shave it off because of that.
I don't know for sure how much German he spoke; the only bit of the language I ever heard him speak was the old grace before meals:
Gott Sei Dank, für Speis’ und Trank,
für alles Gute das Du, der Herr, bereitet hast. Amen.
(God be thanked, for food and drink,
For all is good that you, oh Lord, have given. Amen.)
He didn't curse much, unless he stubbed his toe or barked his shin, at which point he'd mutter under his breath God-damned son of a sea cook!
He was a good man.
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Senate Bill Proposed To Degrade Drone Medal
Bipartisan proposal, and supported by veteran's groups.
Under the proposed legislation the medal would rank below the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
Under the proposed legislation the medal would rank below the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
Alvin Lee, 1950-2013: R.I.P.
68 years old, died of "complications following routine surgery."
Pic:
Here's my favorite Ten Years After song; stupid lyrics, fabulous guitar playing:
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Here's my favorite Ten Years After song; stupid lyrics, fabulous guitar playing:
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Depends, Foley Catheter...
...or the Biggest Bladder Ever?
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky shows how it's done. Tomorrow: Democrats/MSM begin Operation Destroy Rand Paul.
You notice that, in the headline, the Washington Post can't even do Paul the courtesy of naming him?
"Kentucky senator mounts lengthy debate and blocks floor vote on Obama’s nominee to lead CIA."
Petty as hell.
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky shows how it's done. Tomorrow: Democrats/MSM begin Operation Destroy Rand Paul.
You notice that, in the headline, the Washington Post can't even do Paul the courtesy of naming him?
"Kentucky senator mounts lengthy debate and blocks floor vote on Obama’s nominee to lead CIA."
Petty as hell.
Breezy Out There
Had a cold front come through yesterday/last night, so today we have a high pressure area over the region, with high blue skies and cold wind from the NW. The wind is so strong that it has blown down all the rollout trash bins that were put out for pickup. The wind wasn't strong enough to blow them over full, but now that the garbage truck has made its appointed rounds, the empty bins are much easier for the wind to blow over.
Beautiful day!
Beautiful day!
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Hugo Chavez In NC
The late Venezuelan president visited Hickory, NC, as the guest of Republican congressman Cass Ballenger:
It was an unlikely friendship: the left-leaning, America-bashing, Latin American strongman and the conservative Republican congressman from North Carolina.
But Hugo Chavez and Cass Ballenger hit it off. So much so that Chavez was the honored guest at a 2001 barbecue at Ballenger’s home in Hickory.
“He was our friend and he was always like the guy next door,” Donna Ballenger recalled Tuesday. “He didn’t do anything but be nice to us.”
Click the link to read the rest. I've heard of stranger friendships: the late Senator Jesse Helms was a friend of the Dalai Lama.
It was an unlikely friendship: the left-leaning, America-bashing, Latin American strongman and the conservative Republican congressman from North Carolina.
But Hugo Chavez and Cass Ballenger hit it off. So much so that Chavez was the honored guest at a 2001 barbecue at Ballenger’s home in Hickory.
“He was our friend and he was always like the guy next door,” Donna Ballenger recalled Tuesday. “He didn’t do anything but be nice to us.”
Click the link to read the rest. I've heard of stranger friendships: the late Senator Jesse Helms was a friend of the Dalai Lama.
Well, There Ya Have It, Boys.
Yes, you can be subject to drone strike as a US citizen on US soil.
Thanks to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) for forcing an answer from the Obama administration.
Thanks to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) for forcing an answer from the Obama administration.
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