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Category Archives: Politics
Occupy Galveston
The Occupy Galveston folks were all set up on the seawall this afternoon. There were only 5 of them although I believe one may have been just a passerby. They were older than most of the Occupy people that I’ve … Continue reading
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Caustic Racial Politics
A new law went in effect for the New Year in Chicago. This time it is Nannyism to protect surfs from caustic chemicals. The law, which took effect Sunday, requires those who seek to buy caustic or noxious substances, except … Continue reading
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Free States and Illinois
Losing our rights on the road; When we crossed the Ohio River from Paducah, KY to Metropolis, Illinois this afternoon, I had to unload my Ruger LCR and lock it away. Unlike in the antebellum days when crossing the Ohio … Continue reading
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Go Daddy Bites the Hand that Feeds Them
Passing SOPA would be a web owners worst nightmare. Godaddy’s support of it is a stand against its customers, SOPA and its sister bill, PROTECT IP Act, in the Senate is a bad idea that promises to censor and restrict the web as … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, Computing, News, Politics, Technology
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Thoughts on Requiring an ID
Eric Holder is blocking South Carolina’s new law which requires that voters provide ID to qualify their right to vote. The Justice Department claims that requiring an ID is racist. I’m not sure I understand why requiring folks to provide … Continue reading
Nightmare on the Interwebs
Alexandra Petri isn’t the only one having nightmares: Last night I had a horrifying dream that a group of well-intentioned middle-aged people who could not distinguish between a domain name and an IP address were trying to regulate the Internet. … Continue reading
Posted in Administration, News, Politics, Technology
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A Wiki Boycott
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. is publically considering shutting down Wikipedia in protest of SOPA. The proposed shutdown has nothing to do with technical problems or money issues, and everything to do with the Stop Online Piracy Act, an … Continue reading
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Occupiers are the privileged 1 percent
Don Surber remarks that the Occupy folks are the real 1 percenters. They don’t work and have trashed and stunk up their environment wherever they show up. They have feeling of entitlment, but don’t really want to do anything but … Continue reading
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Drawing the Line in the Canadian Oil Sand
As we struggle in a Obaman economy kept repressed buy policies which are intended to give government more control over businesses and peoples lives. The White House has agreed in principle to continue the payroll tax reduction, to further sweeten … Continue reading
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Perry States He Favors Gun Control
Perry claims gun control is a good idea: Republican presidential hopeful Gov. Rick Perry on Monday turned a South Carolina forum question into a quip, on an issue where no Texas politician dare be caught on the “wrong side.” “Honestly, … Continue reading
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