tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12736169548645368782009-05-27T23:12:31.342-04:00The Musings of a Right Wing ExtremistWhere a Right-Wing Extremist speaks his mind.
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Email me: k r a c k e l s ( a t ) g m a i l . c o mAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-61292527438318624112009-05-27T23:12:00.001-04:002009-05-27T23:12:31.354-04:00WH: There is no Double StandardApparently the White House Press Secretary doesn't believe there's a double standard that the left routinely applies to it's own actions and judgements. This amidst the quotes from Obama and Sotomayor that imply (if not directly say) that Sotomayor's ethnicity makes her better suited for the job.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-31677639894317305162009-04-30T17:37:00.003-04:002009-04-30T17:44:35.033-04:00Prager University: The American TrinityDennis Prager posted his first YouTube video for Prager University.If you'd like to rate it or leave a comment (please do) visit the YouTube page.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-412947048948174202009-04-27T23:02:00.003-04:002009-04-27T23:07:50.336-04:00Italian Cruise Ship: 1 Pirates: 0I guess Larry Pratt was right.Italian Cruise Ship Fires on PiratesROME — An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with the bandits and drove them away, the commander said Sunday. READ MORE>>Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-63900741953358134562009-04-27T21:57:00.005-04:002009-04-27T23:01:50.168-04:00The Problem with "Hate Crime" LegislationI just received my all too annoying MegaVote (from Congress.org) email notifying me of upcoming votes in the House and Senate and the first bill listed for the house was H.R. 1913 "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009".The email gave it the very vague description of: This House bill would provide local jurisdictions with funds to prosecute hate crimes.This bill (and Hate CrimeAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-84375888075650465302009-04-25T14:57:00.004-04:002009-04-25T17:20:11.112-04:00Recent DHS Report on R.W.E. = +722% VisitsSeeing this I have to laugh because I know it's only as a result of people searching the words "Right Wing Extremist" on Google or Yahoo (most likely) that they come across my site.Too bad, my witty commentary and sophomoric writing style can't keep people's interest.So I guess I should be thankful that DHS has released this memo. I was just surprised is all.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-69499241871352254092009-04-25T09:57:00.005-04:002009-04-25T11:02:17.757-04:00Pro Libertate: The Triumph of the Torture StatePro Libertate Blog has a good post on torture (and specifically controlled drowning-i.e. waterboarding).I admit that this subject of torture ("enhanced interrogation techniques") is one that I tend to flip-flop on.Part of me wants to say the "enemy" doesn't deserve any rights and the ends always justify the means regardless of what kind of "interrogation technique" used. We now know that Khalid Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-59106277487300928812009-04-22T21:18:00.002-04:002009-04-22T21:21:01.005-04:00Top 40 Reasons to Support Gun ControlMassive props to Derek Clark at Geek Politics & Michael Z. Williamson.1. Banning guns works, which is why New York, DC, and Chicago cops need guns. 2. Washington DC’s low murder rate of 80.6 per 100,000 is due to strict gun control, and Arlington, VA’s high murder rate of 1.6 per 100,000 is due to the lack of gun control. 3. Statistics showing high murder rates justify gun control but statisticsAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-53410620941329836752009-04-20T17:24:00.007-04:002009-04-25T10:24:57.934-04:00PA Gov Double-SpeakOur wonderfully naive governor is apparently an expert at Orwellian double-speak. He's been in the news as of late showing his 'support' of the Law Enforcement community by pushing to make their civilian firearms illegal.In a clever bit of double-speak.CNBC: Assault Weapons 'Nuts' for Ordinary Citizens: Governor"Assault weapons are difficult to operate, they jam easily. If you want a gun to Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-72514590831654996422009-04-18T10:23:00.005-04:002009-04-18T10:49:06.193-04:00MT Legislature: Fed Gun Regs Not Valid HereIn another story of state sovereignty the Montana legislature passed a bill in the state house & senate that would exempt Montana from Federal gun regulations.Commentators mention that the bill has a very limited scope (only applies to guns manufactured in Montana and never leave MT, if I understand), but this is still a good move. It's nice to see the great people of MT understanding that a 1" Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-56149680022279482592009-04-16T09:43:00.003-04:002009-04-16T09:48:50.035-04:00China Creates Carrier KillerI just heard this from my brother, and after checking it out it does have credibility.The U.S. Naval Institute is reporting today that the Chinese have a ballistic missile that is so fast and so sophisticated it can hunt down a U.S. Supercarrier and take it out with one strike!The missile travels at Mach 10 speed. It is supported by unmanned drones and satellites to track a U.S. Navy carrier, andAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-6731746028376192282009-04-16T09:37:00.006-04:002009-04-16T09:50:19.881-04:00China Embracing "Copper Standard"In some unsettling news China has begun to embrace copper as a backing for it's money, not US Treasury bonds.It seems that China knows what we've all been saying all along... Treasury bonds and US greenbacks are just slips of paper without a standard to back it. A 'Copper Standard' for the world's currency system?In 'unrelated' news? China has apparently developed a new missile system capable of Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-25962206628477607262009-04-14T09:55:00.005-04:002009-04-14T11:49:54.062-04:00WND & Wash. Times: Fed's Monitoring 'Right-wing-extremists'Well I'd just like to take the time to say Hi! to all of our wonderful government friends that stop by from time to time to see what I'm blabbering about...Let me be the first to extend a warm handshake to you.WND Headline: Homeland Security on guard for 'right-wing extremists'WASHINGTON – A newly unclassified Department of Homeland Security report warns against the possibility of violence by Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-2530510693078155872009-04-12T23:38:00.007-04:002009-04-14T09:45:52.394-04:00NYT: Ginsberg Supports Foreign Law Influence in US CourtsThis should come as no surprise to those that know how far off base Justice Ginsberg is with the constitution and the American public.In wide-ranging remarks here, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended the use of foreign law by American judges...“I frankly don’t understand all the brouhaha lately from Congress and even from some of my colleagues about referring to foreign law,” Justice Ginsburg Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-33889076519216955632009-04-12T17:07:00.003-04:002009-04-12T17:10:32.668-04:00Breaking News: Zombie Attack in N.O.Stranger takes bite of gardener's armVictim says attacker chewed, swallowed...and you all thought I was paranoid stocking up on guns, ammo, and supplies raving that the zeds were coming.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-69277821712114145872009-04-12T16:26:00.005-04:002009-04-12T23:40:32.893-04:00Easter Miracle: SEALs to the Rescue!It's always great hearing this kind of news, even more so on Easter.US sea captain freed in swift firefightAn American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday and three of the pirates who held him for days in a lifeboat off the Somali coast were killed in a operation by U.S. Navy Seals that was approved by President Barack Obama, officials said. Capt. Richard Phillips' crew, who said they had Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-71995612690290734362009-04-11T13:00:00.001-04:002009-04-11T17:31:54.093-04:00Commentary on 20/20's "Guns in America"First, I'd like to apologize in advance because I forgot to set the VCR to tape 20/20 so I could see it later.You see, like many Americans I have a life outside of network television schedules. I was just at a very sobering Good Friday church service, stayed later to help set up our church meeting hall for our annual Easter Pancake breakfast (to benefit The Voice of the Martyrs), and Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-14120237449181208132009-04-06T08:53:00.003-04:002009-04-06T08:57:13.863-04:00What a Trillion Dollars looks LikeThe next time Obama mentions a Trillion dollars look here.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-83577118733086625492009-04-04T12:42:00.003-04:002009-04-04T13:09:03.475-04:00Guatemala to Further Limit FreedomsThis from InsideCostaRica.com: Guatemala Passes Gun Control Law... the Guatemalan Congress approved the Weapon and Ammunition Control Law, considered essential to reduce violence. The regulation reduces to one the four licenses previously granted to each citizen to buy armaments, and they are able nowAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-68663936922126853272009-04-04T12:30:00.004-04:002009-04-04T12:39:05.664-04:00NPR Report on Mexico Arms TradeProps goes out to John Lott for this one.I have previously linked to this Fox News story: "The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S.."Here is the way that NPR covered the issue...Now mind you this was the April 3rd Edition... a few days after Fox News released their report finding that only 17% of guns used in crimes in Mexico come from the United States. Wow,Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-43270264360314222632009-04-04T12:05:00.003-04:002009-04-04T12:27:12.713-04:00Neighbors to the North Coming to their Senses?In a recent article from Bismark North Dakota it seems that Canada may very well push legislation through that would repeal their 1995 registration of long-guns.The federal government introduced a bill in the Senate on Wednesday to abolish the long-gun registry.“It’s totally inefficient and ineffective against crime,” Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan, told reporters on Parliament Hill.“We Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-33274810409771975902009-04-03T11:25:00.004-04:002009-04-03T12:12:55.230-04:00House & Senate Pass Obama Youth Program BillOkay, I don't want to seem alarmist but when Congress and the Senate passes a bill that will mandate volunteer service ("the 'mandatory' provisions have already surfaced in a stand-alone bill, H.R. 1444, sponsored by "Baghdad Jim" McDermott (D-WA), to create a commission to study whether to make such 'volunteer' service 'Mandatory'") and your 'giving to charity' we should be very afraid.It's Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-53535550110159254182009-04-02T16:42:00.003-04:002009-04-02T17:05:15.821-04:00Fox News Calls Bull on Mexico MythProps to Fox News for doing their journalistic duty and shedding light on this Myth LIE that's been promulgated in the news media. You've heard this shocking "fact" before -- on TV and radio, in newspapers, on the Internet and from the highest politicians in the land: 90 percent of the weapons used to commit crimes in Mexico come from the United States...There's just one problemAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-38069991583107472142009-04-01T14:59:00.006-04:002009-04-01T15:27:45.473-04:00BBC's The Story of "Common People"I know this is a little frivolous, but I absolutely love Pulp's Different Class album and I've always been fascinated by Jarvis Cocker's hit single Common People.Sit back and enjoy. I've embedded all 6 parts of the BBC special.Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-41478209753272997132009-03-27T16:09:00.004-04:002009-03-27T17:05:43.236-04:00Judicial Hypocrisy: More of the SameIt's really sad that I've become jaded to the judicial hypocrisy we see nowadays.If you're... Rich or Famous you don't have to abide by the law because you can afford the extremely high priced lawyer fees (and probably bribes, I'm just saying, it must take more than a good lawyer to get off with treatment this good) to get you off the hook with no serious consequences.Cases in point:The slew of Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273616954864536878.post-71432943746684343792009-03-04T21:20:00.004-05:002009-03-04T21:39:15.915-05:00South Africans Warn the U.S. Against Victim DisarmamentProps to Zaakir for bringing this to my attention.Interesting quote from a spokesperson at Gun Free South Africa (the equivalent of the Brady Campaign here in the states)--I'm actually ashamed to even link them: "Our ultimate goal... is no guns in private hands at all... that's our long-term aim."Gun-Control is less about the control of guns (and who owns them) and more about the control of Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537707628230445644noreply@blogger.com0