- Did you know there’s an organization called Dogs Against Romney? And that one of its members just got stopped by a cop for doing (in effigy) what Romney once did to his family dog?
- A courageous colonel busts hierarchy to tell truths about Afghanistan. (Tip o’ hat to M.)
- “Take that, Hobbes!”
- “Less lethal.” Yeah. In other words — more likely to be casually fired at people who irritate the cops.
- Help wanted at the TSA. 🙂
- Oh, what to think? It’s a crime and a shame when innocent owners have their assets seized. But can they be called “innocent” when they’ve helped the fedgov seize others’ assets in the past?
- Tell me, please, are you even the teeny-tiniest bit surprised at this so-called news?
- Introducing the government’s latest unpaid spy. (Tip o’ hat to D.)
- Not sure what this implies about the U.S. electorate. But DA, who found the link, thinks it has more to do with feeling disenfranchised than with lack of interest. Might also speculate that in 2008 young people were excited by Obama, while these days the only person who could possibly be excited by him might be Michelle, in bed. And even that’s dubious.
Finally, last week I linked to a new National Geographic series that looked as if it might be about to profile all “doomsday preppers” as laughable loons. H, who first called my attention to it, has watched the first episodes and says it’s nowhere near as supercilious as it might have been.
He does wonder, though, about the wisdom of some of these folks, outing themselves …
Jeez, a lot of those links make one want to open a vein. Watching the TSA video made me chuckle… at first. By the time they got around to searching little boys and girls I wasn’t smiling any longer. We’ve let these assholes into our lives.
Haven’t viewed the SLATE piece yet, but does it point to Feinstein’s hubby, the financier holding companies that do govt biz?
@EN: “Jeez, a lot of those links make one want to open a vein.”
Whose?
It is not that they are “outing” themselves. Many thought they would be able to share their ideas on prepping but the TV editing will not let that happen. Jack Spirko explained it best along these lines: Hollywood (or TV) is not going to do a movie or show about a common disaster – job loss. They want to do something exciting that never happens like the sun exploding.
Showing that you have been making preparations is not a bad thing, unless you fear the zombi hordes. What the show is not showing is what they are doing in the community. Are they volunteering with the Red Cross? on the local CERT? maybe even assist with the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
There is a prepper near me who gives talks at churches and community groups with photos of his preps to show how easy it is. What the real issue with this show is that it makes the idea of preparation look crazy. Emergency Managers are now having to fight the idea that storing food and water and planning for a disaster is a crazy thing.
This show is really “laugh and point” not “inform and entertain.”