Category Archives: politics

The old LSD on the steering wheel trick

“They actually conducted surveillance. They followed him from his work to his house,” Feldstein says. “They staked out his house. They looked at it for vulnerabilities … [and dicussed] how they could plant poison in his aspirin bottle. They talked about how they could spike his drink and they talked about smearing LSD on his [...]

All Tomorrow’s Parties

Mr. Grimes is one of many Tea Party members jolted into action by economic distress. At rallies, gatherings and training sessions in recent months, activists often tell a similar story in interviews: they had lost their jobs, or perhaps watched their homes plummet in value, and they found common cause in the Tea Party’s fight [...]

JFL sent to the Village.

His crime was a persistent refusal to give counter-terrorism police the keys to decrypt his computer files. via UK jails schizophrenic for refusal to decrypt files • The Register.

Left 4 Dead 2 “Banned” In Australia

So the word is that the gamers in Australia are effectively being “Lef t 4 Dead” when it comes to the new zombie shoot-em-up of the same name, Left 4 Dead 2. My only question is, does this prevent them from obtaining it via Steam? Is it only banned in stores / box versions? The [...]

Sign of the Times: Baloney Obama Gay Scandal

Pot in the Park

Marijuana Farms Take Root In National Parks : NPR.

Biden’s New Plans for Pontiac

Shirtless Biden Washes Trans Am In White House Driveway

Fox Nation: Fair and Balanced

Daily Kos Embraces and Extends Public Gullibility.

Yesterday while meandering around Fisherman’s Wharf in SF I saw a demonstration of folks attempting to trick local liberals into agreeing with Republicans and Libertarians on the subject of taxes. As amusing as this (obvious) hidden agenda rally was — mainly due to their correct measure of the people’s gullibility — they missed out on [...]

Venezuela gives back island to US

Venezuela gives back island to US.

Castro v. Fericito

As of late, The Drudge Report has been featuring various stories about the United States’ burgeoning relationship with Cuba thanks to President B.H.O., his new regime, and their policies. The funny thing, and the point of this post, is the photo that The Drudge has been tagging these various stories with is of a very [...]

The Best Defense Says The Surge Has Got an Undertow.

Tom Ricks at The Best Defense has written up an excellent article detailing the current failures of “The Surge”.

Dr. No’s Latest Attempt Bungled Again by Mr. Bond

The New York times has an article up documenting the latest failure in the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il’s attempts at being Doctor No. I can’t help but think that this is terrorism on a global scale by its smallest player*. The North Korean commanders on this mission to avoid irrelevence probably knew it would [...]

Philadelphia Police Continuing Role as Criminals

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A Politico’s Look Inside Obama’s bank CEOs meeting

Politico has posted a look inside Obama’s meeting with the CEOs of various banks. My opinion is that they sound like they’re still a bunch of shortsighted libertarian lunatics with no interest in even pretending to appeal to the greater good. But, hey, we all have opinions, and I think you should read this article [...]