Friday, June 30, 2006
Looks like the MSM Caught My Vibe, and Dug Around a bit...
A few posts down, I took the MSM to task for omitting the classic Superman tagline, "truth, justice, and the American way"
Readers noted that the line was absent from the movie.
Hollywood Reporter notes that it was intentional.
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But in the latest film incarnation, scribes Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris sought to downplay Superman's long-standing patriot act. With one brief line uttered by actor Frank Langella, the caped superhero's mission transformed from "truth, justice and the American way" to "truth, justice and all that stuff."
"The world has changed. The world is a different place," Pennsylvania native Harris says. "The truth is he's an alien. He was sent from another planet. He has landed on the planet Earth, and he is here for everybody. He's an international superhero."
In fact, Dougherty and Harris never even considered including "the American way" in their screenplay.
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The world is indeed a different place, but the celebrated American values of independence, individualism, industry, initiative, self determination, self reliance and "all that stuff" are universal and eternal.
{h/t: Drudge}
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Posted By: geekWithA.45  
I'd Not Bothered To Report...
This Rebecca Peter's Snippet that got all the press:
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I think that eventually Americans will realize that their obsession with arming themselves in fear, in a paranoid belief that they’re going to be able to stave off the ills of the world through owning guns, through turning every house into an arsenal, eventually Americans will go away from that.
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figuring that is was just another example of the lofty dismissal commonly emanating from that quarter.
I did not realize that it was, in fact, a concise and telling position and policy statement, until Kim du Doit found the FULL quote, which is infinitely more offensive:
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I think American citizens should not be exempt from the rules that apply to the rest of the world. At the moment there are no rules applying to the rest of the world. That’s what we’re working for.
American citizens should have guns that are suitable for the legitimate purposes that they can prove.
I think that eventually Americans will realize that their obsession with arming themselves in fear, in a paranoid belief that they’re going to be able to stave off the ills of the world through owning guns, through turning every house into an arsenal, eventually Americans will go away from that.
I think Americans who hunt—and who prove that they can hunt—should have single-shot rifles suitable for hunting whatever they’re hunting. I mean American citizens should be like any other citizens of the world.
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Molone Labe, bitch.
Your Australian countrymen went quietly into the night, meekly handing over their guns, feeding them into crushers.
We won't.
That is my personal promise.
You're going to have to find me, catch me, and kill me, which is not something you get to do easily or for free.
And for the record, we're Americans, and if you and yours are the example "citizens of the world", then you're quite wrong. We're nothing like you at all.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Found Gems...
Every now and then, I stumble across a gem.
This one somehow got by me, in my own comments, from a guy who gets it.:
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Let them ban you the possesion of guns and you will not be citizens any more.
You'll be sheep herds, as we are in countries with gun bans.
Here, in "fading" Spain, having a gun (for sporting purposes)is REALLY DIFFCULT, and having a gun to defend yourself is IMPOSSIBLE.
We also don't have the right to defend ourselves: Should I shot an assailant inside my own home (if i had a gun...), an i'd spent next 20 years jailed.
In fact, sould I smack that assailant in the face and harm him, and i'd be in deep trouble with "Justice"...
So, keep it up, people. You are probably the Last Free Country, where people are real citizens. Don't let them take that from you, or soon you'll be sheeps, like we are.
Soon you'll see Europe (and Spain will be first) destroyed and invaded. It's Nature laws. We are week. Don't be week.
Bad luck I weren't born in the USA. Really.
Brutowsky | | Email | 06.22.06 - 2:10 pm |
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Brutowsky, you probably ought to know that my longstanding position is that not all Real Americans carry USA passports, and not all people with USA passports are Real Americans.
This other gem leapt out and grabbed me as I read "On the Oceans of Eternity":
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"How they work!" the Hittite said, in a mixture of English and Babylonian, amazement clear in his tone. "I have never seen even slaves beneath the overseer's lash toil so!"
"And you won't", O'Rourke said dryly. "A slave - his tools are his enemies and he delights in idleness; to destroy your goods is his pleasure. On the Island, a free man's pride is in the work of his hands, and all honest work is counted honorable - to employ such a one is to profit, even if the wage be high. A slave just eats your food and dies."
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I'll just note the parallels to what really happens in a collectivoLeftist utopia, and leave the rest as an excercise for the Reader.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Countertop's Police Encounter...
is exactly as it oughta be.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Give this a looksee...
Alphecca's weekly check on the bias has a pretty good summary of the deception coming out of the UN concerning the goals of the small arms conference, and a good example of what I mean by "expansionist" in the post below.
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The statement from Indonesia’s representative was perhaps the clearest example of what these countries are aiming for.
“We believe that no armed group outside of the State should be allowed to bear weapons. We also believe that regulating civilian possession of Small Arms/Light Weapons will enhance our efforts to prevent its misuse. In our view, the issue of ammunition should also be addressed in the context of the Program of Action because in the absence of ammunition, small arms and light weapons pose no danger.”
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
US To UN Small Arms Review Conference : Fuhgedaboutit.
I'd talked about John Bolton laying down the law to this conference in 2001, an act that essentially torpedoed and sank the hopes of the forces of international gun bigotry to use the UN as the wedge to attack civilian arms.
His designated subling, Robert Joseph, nukes them again (PDF).
Executive Summary:
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"Distinguished" Colleagues,
There are some worthwhile things that can be done, focusing soley on the illicit trade in small arms, which we define as "Shoulder-fired missiles and rocket systems, light mortars, machine guns and automatic rifles ". {skillfully excluding pistols, revolvers and rifles.} We've already agreed to the full limit of what we're interested in doing in 2001, and unlike the rest of y'all, we've actually done something about it.
That's all she wrote.
So, feel free to sit the {bleep} down, and shut the {bleep} up.
Thank you.
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Highlights: {Geek's translation in curly braces }
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... I will be equally clear about those actions we will not accept ....
The U .S . Constitution guarantees the rights of our citizens to keep and bear arms, and there will be no infringement of those rights . The United States will not agree to any provisions restricting civilian possession, use or legal trade of firearms inconsistent with our laws and practices .
{translation: sit down and shut up. Back door 2A restrictions ain't gonna happen}
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As a~ officer of the Executive Branch of my government, 1 took an oath to protect the Constitution -- a duty that is an honor to uphold .
{translation: bite me.}
The long established U .S . positions on two other topics also remain unchanged . First, we are resolute in our belief that regulating ammunition is beyond the mandate of this body amid would be ineffective, prohibitively costly, and is best addressed elsewhere - - if at all .
{translation: you can forget that.
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And second, while we will of course continue to oppose the acquisition of arms by terrorist groups, we recognize the rights of the oppressed to defend themselves .against tyrannical and genocidal regimes and oppose a blanket ban on non-state actors .
{translation: don't even think about using this to disarm your victims, you slavering pack of tyrants...}
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Finally, we will not agree to a document that obfuscates the main problem, namely that of "illicit trade," or which seeks to substitute an expansive and unworkable set of international regulations for specific and targeted actions of proven worth .
{tranlation: don't even think about trying to snake in expansivist stuff}
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we will not accept formal negotiations or a formal agreement on transfer controls, we are willing to consider text that encourages the adoption of a set of principles on arms transfers .
{translation: we ain't signing shit.}
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Not only is the United States prepared to endorse language to this effect {the stuff soley focused on illicit trade we already agreed to in 2001 that has no impact on civil RKBA) in this conference, but more importantly and without regard to conference outcomes, the United States will continue, to implement the actions noted above
{translation: We're gonna do what we thing makes sense, no matter what nonsense you come up with}
It is for this reason that this Review Conference - must remain focused on the issue at hand -- illicit tradé . We must focus on substance and not process . Accordingly, the United States will not commit to another Review Conference .
{translation: This is the end of the road for this nonsense. }
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{h/t: thr::mindwip, and thr::Bartholomew Roberts for picking up on the redefinition of "small arms"}
Update!
Michael Bolton's original UN smackdown can be found here.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Friday, June 23, 2006
Flabberghasted!
Bush issues anti-Kelo executive order
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to strengthen the rights of the American people against the taking of their private property, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to protect the rights of Americans to their private property, including by limiting the taking of private property by the Federal Government to situations in which the taking is for public use, with just compensation, and for the purpose of benefiting the general public and not merely for the purpose of advancing the economic interest of private parties to be given ownership or use of the property taken.
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I can not recall the last time an executive order was used to directly protect the rights of the people.
{h/t: Drudge}
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Chief TSA Goon Resigns...
So long, Norman Mineta.
If you'd be so good as to take your goons and goofy, counterproductive security policies with you, we'd be much obliged.
Signed....The Americans who Fly.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Public Service Announcement/PA State Alert
From NRA/ILA:
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Pennsylvania State Senate Trying To Undermine Preemption!
Please Contact Your State Senator Today!
The Pennsylvania State Senate is attempting to dissolve your Second Amendment Rights by taking aim at preemption.
Plainly put, SB 1241, sponsored by Senator LeAnna Washington (D-4), would allow the City of Philadelphia to usurp preemption statutes by limiting handgun purchases to one handgun a month.
Immediate action is critical as this piece of legislation is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee at 11:30 A.M. in Room 8E-B, East Wing, on Tuesday, June 27.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR STATE SENATOR TODAY AT (717) 787-5920 AND ASK THEM TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS BY OPPOSING SB 1241!
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Remember New Orleans!
Another Collection of NOLA Confiscation Videos
{h/t: thr::gunsmith}
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Don't You Just Love Being Loftily Dismissed?
Gun owners accuse UN of July 4 conspiracy
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Americans mistakenly worried the United Nations is plotting to take away their guns on July 4 -- U.S. Independence Day -- are flooding the world body with angry letters and postcards, the chairman of a U.N. conference on the illegal small arms trade said on Wednesday.
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There is no mistake. The SALW proceedings pretty clearly state that they view the citizen's right of arms to be a highly conditioned privilege, and one of their many explicit goals is to highly regulate and constrain the expression of that human right.
True, their primary focus is elsewhere, in terms of frying bigger fish in conflict zones, but the evidence can be found by anyone who cares to take the time to read their own materials.
Reader and Blogger TizReporter usually keeps on top of their antics.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Sunday, June 18, 2006
The MSM Just Can't Bring Themselve To Say It, Can They?
Here's a review of "Superman Returns":
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In "Superman Returns" (written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story they cooked up with Singer), the caped crusader for truth, justice, etc. (Brandon Routh) returns to crime-ridden Earth after a five-year detour...
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Truth, justice, etc?
ETCETERA?
Say it asshole:
Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
I'm pretty sure it won't kill you.
Gah.
I'm off to the range, to partake of sacramental gunfire.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Holy Carp! Bill Whittle Posts!
Hie Thee Hence To his site!
{h/t: Bill. St. Clair}
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Thursday, June 15, 2006
This Bears Repeating...
In case you missed it the first time around:
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Matt Dorsey, a spokesman for City Attorney Dennis Herrera, whose office unsuccessfully defended the law before Warren, said the city was mulling whether it was going to appeal.
"We're disappointed that the court has denied the right of voters to enact a reasonable, narrowly tailored restriction on handgun possession," Dorsey said. "San Francisco voters spoke loud and clear on the issue of gun violence."
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Remember, when a member of the forces of organized gun bigotry says "we only want to enact reasonable, common-sense, gun laws", including only "reasonable, narrowly tailored restrictions" what they really mean is:
-The complete ban of the sale of handguns.
-The complete ban of the sale of long guns.
-The complete prohibition of posession of hand guns, in your own home
This leaves, of course, the posession of long guns you already own, which they can attend to later.
After all, "it's the first step".
Considering how consistently they've outed themselves on the "reasonable common-sense" lie, it's amazing their noses haven't reached the moon, or that anyone believes them anymore.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Monday, June 12, 2006
S.F. Handgun Ban Shot Down In Flames, Wreckage Sinks At Sea.
Your NRA (and SAF, and GOA, and JPFO) Dues @ Work
:)
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Hearty Congratulations To...
The men and women who brought about this result:
Ding, dong, Zarqawi's Dead!
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
The vonGeek Family Singers...
Whenever I hear something new and outrageous about the state of New Jersey, it has become my habit to sing out the verse...
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And why?
Because New Jersey is...
a daaaaark and faaaascIST STATE!
Bum bum bum...
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My wife, the beautiful and formidable gwa9, who actually posesses a studio quality singing voice (though she'll never admit it) has also taken up the refrain, and usually joins me once I get the thing rolling.
Of course, as Mom does, so do the kids.
And so, I guess the following is innevitable.
Dad in law is over visiting the grandkids, and we're all standing in line at a restaurant, when the hostess asks our smoking preference. DIL then remarks that NJ recently banned all indoor public smoking, which of course, prompted me to kick off the musical phrase, which quickly cascaded into a full throated, full participation family chorus....in public.
Which was promptly greeted by all within earshot with applause, laughter and guffaws.
Attention, Dark and Fascist State of New Jersey:
Your average restaurant going citizens who live in free states have your number, and happily laugh at you, out loud, in public.
Just thought you'd want to know that the only people you're fooling are your own poor schmucks.
And since you're still looking for a state slogan, how about New Jersey: The laughingstock of the free states?
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
I Note That The Apocalypse...
Did not occur yesterday.
On the whole, I'd say that's a good thing, though one of my minor fears is that if it should occur during that later part of my lifetime, that I would be too old to enjoy it properly.
;)
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Monday, June 05, 2006
It Just Has To Be Ignorance...
Because the alternative is unthinkable.
DNC: College Republicans Short-Sighted in Mocking Global Warming
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"The College Republicans' ignorance toward the seriousness of global warming and climate change shows a Party more focused on partying than talking seriously about the issues facing young people across America. "
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By now, you've probably read The Ace of Spade's Dissection of this phenomena. (If you haven't, hie thee hence!)
I must regrettably say that I second the motion.
It's a phenomenon I've encountered personally.
The region I live in is a lively and inescapable mix of Red and Blue. Rubbing shoulders with folks who lean left is a daily occurrence, and those who I still count as friends and acquaintances who are familiar with my outlook all share a certain amount of aghastness.
These are folks who knew me back in the day, before my awakening. Prior to my awakening, I was pretty much a moderate libertarian, accepting and rejecting various premises of both the right and the left.
In this context, they knew me as an effective, educated and monstrously intelligent, fair thinker and problem solver, who was pretty much agnostic when it came to politics.
After my awakening, I began to apply those assets into an extended study of history, politics, social zietgiest, science, media influences, and fundamental philosophies.
It was the result of this activity that revealed the malfeasance, duplicity and moral vacuity of the left. It was this application of thought and intelligence that lead me to my evaluation that the insidious, unrelenting corruption of our proper Lockean default premise was the source of the greatest long term danger to the Republic.
Accordingly, my complete and utter rejection of collectivoLeftism, its false premise, and its false promises came as a shock to such people.
Faced with that, many accused me of being beguiled by the right, of "drinking the Republican cool-aid". They accused me of abandoning reason and science, of embracing mindless patriotism and a simplistic theology.
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Unable to comprehend that the goals we might actually share, such as true racial equality, fairness in dealing with workers, and compassion for the disadvantaged could be achieved by any means other than theirs, they implicitly and explicitly accused me of racial bigotry, capitalist robber baron exploitation, and heartlessness for the poor.
Through means overt and covert, they accused me of ingorance, being deluded, and being a victim of propaganda, when in fact I was more informed and knowledgable on the topic than they were. {Having put in the magnitude of effort it takes to be a truly informed citizen, having done my homework, it is a pet peeve of mine to be loftily dismissed by those who have not.}
They wriggled and contorted, bending themselves into pretzels to avoid the one conclusion they could not face: That I had arrived at my verdicts as the result of diligence, thought, careful research, applied intelligence, and had concientiously weighed the evidence to arrive at conclusions radically different from their own.
This frightens them to the core.
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Posted By: geekWithA.45
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Scott Silverman Is a Problem.
He is the Chairman of the Board of VeriChip corporation, and every time I hear about him, he's in DC, trying to get the feds to mandate shoving his product into someone or something.
In this case, it's immigrants.
Oh no.
Hell no.
Yah, OK. Illegal immigrants are on everybody's shit list this year, but I am not going to open the "voluntary-chipping-as-a-condition-of-doing-something can of worms", no matter how unpopular the proposed group to tag like cattle are.
Uh uh.
Just as freedom of speech means you have to tolerate nitwits to protect your own interests, so too with this.
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I have always looked askance at businessmen approaching government with the motive of gaining mandatory use of their product, no matter how innocuous that product might be.
But this....is despicable.
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