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- We had our carpets cleaned yesterday and they look fantastic. Check back with me in a couple of months, however.
- Elections have consequences.
- That being said, they are not coming for your guns. This crazy hysteria out there has those not suffering from the hysteria shaking our heads in amazement.
- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who may be nuttier than Rick Perry or David Dewhurst, even quoted Hitler last night to pander to the Far Right.
- Who out there thinks the government should not provide flu shots to children who are not insured?
- Mark Davis had a legitimate thought this morning: Any chance those who sell the flu vaccine/medicine are behind this flu panic in the news? I sure would like to own the company that sells Tamiflu.
- Oscar nominations this morning for Best Picture: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Silver Linings, Zero Dark 30, Lincoln, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Amour, Django, Argo. How many of those have I seen? None of them.
- But, man, look at this list of Who's Who for Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Christopher Waltz.
- I watched Best Funeral Ever last night (filmed in Dallas, by the way.) That's not real, is it?
- Mrs. LL was shocked that anyone would ever write out a prayer in advance.
- Any commercial that uses the phrase "what they don't want you to know" is an absolute tune out for me.
- Very delayed: There will be graveside services Sunday for Samantha Jo McNorton who was found murdered in Wise County in November. (The suspect, David Malone, later killed himself in the Wise County Jail.)
- Ninety percent of drug related arrests in Texas are for possession.
- I think the college head coaching job at a major college (Texas, Alabama, Florida, etc.) is a heck of a lot better job than an NFL head coaching position.
- I don't understand this lengthy hearing for the Aurora shooter to determine if there "is enough evidence" in order for him to stand trial. I wish we had that right in Texas which, for all practical purposes, we don't.
- Arguments were held in the Supreme Court yesterday on whether the cops can draw a DWI suspect's blood without a warrant because of the urgency created by the evidence of alcohol dissipating in the bloodstream. The State's attorney received a haymaker right out of the gate when one of the Justices asked him, "How come it took so long for this State to figure out that it needed to do this without a warrant?" Meaning, getting a search warrant has been good enough and fast enough in the past so what has changed?
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Always get a warrant. ALWAYS. Unless you just really want to get a case thrown out!
Is the Abbott/Hitler link broken?
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who may be nuttier than Rick Perry or David Dewhurst, even quoted Hitler last night to pander to the Far Right.
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Pretty interesting.
Now that's what I'm talking about!!!!!!
Pop star Ke$ha is set to headline the Musicians on Call Presidential Inaugural Charity Benefit, the Hill reports:
Ke$ha is bringing her glitter-throwing, club-thumping beats to Washington for the presidential inauguration.
Check out her Satanic video called Die Young.
That is what makes her appropriate for Washington DC.
I am not sure if Mark Davis has ever had "a legitimate thought" however I can't be sure because I change the channel when he comes on. His smirking face is way too much that early in the morning.
Samantha Jo McNorton already had a memorial service. Saturday is her graveside service, as they had to wait until the body was released..
RTG: WOW!!! Awesome two-fer, totally makes up for the whale in the surf from yesterday. Thanks BG!
Free shots? It's called the Free Clinic. Sheesh
Mrs. LL hasn't been to a Catholic, Methodist, Presby, etc. church, huh? That's all they do!!
The flu shot is a money maker..that is all. Can't cure it and it will not keep you from getting it...drug companies run this country...don't you know that by now? Nobody will listen to me.
"That being said, they are not coming for your guns." Obama and the other Washington Democrats have already demonstrated the hubris that would lead them to try to break the Second Amendment. They've shown no compunction about attacking the First Amendment rights of those whose religious beliefs run counter to Obamacare mandates. Why would the right to keep and bear arms be immune from Democrat arrogance?
You're right, elections have consequences. As we now see.
Its only hysteria until someone does come for the guns. We politely forget that part because never in human history has a government acted against its citizens.
The out of pocket costs for most people according to health.costhelper.com is 5-30 dollars. I'm sure their parents come dig through the couch cushions for that one.
I think they should do away with DWI laws all together. Reckless driving is reckless driving and is an arrestable offense. Bad drivers shouldn't be on the road.
Calling something a traffic accident is a misnomer. Someone causes said "accident"due to negligence. Treat those who cause collisions the same and you get safer drivers across the board.
Can you really tell if a guy is smirking when you are listening to him over the radio
If by chance they do come for our guns. Lawyers, politicians and big media types might consider investing in body armor. It could get ugly. Just sayin
"That being said, they are not coming for your guns. This crazy hysteria out there has those not suffering from the hysteria shaking our heads in amazement"
Ahhhh....yes they are, just not immediately. I laid it out yesterday. They will use EO to ban assualt weapons now so O can be heralded worldwide and by the libs here. Then in a few decades, because of demographics, the Democtratic party will hold all the cards. Then, my friends, what will be in the way to stop them.
So sad to know I won't get a chance to hunt with my grandchildren like my grandfather did with me. Those were some of my fondest childhood memories.....so many things that the liberals are willing to take from the people, I am flabergasted that more refuse to see it.
"Who out there thinks the government should not provide flu shots to children who are not insured?"
ME...it costs like $10 at CVS!!! Don't buy your beer, lottery tickets and cigs that week and get your uninsured child a shot. Most uninsured children in Texas have parents that work, but chose not to buy insurance or refuse it from their employer. If their parents are completely down and out then we should give them a hand.
Elections do have consequences. So does trying to take away our weapons...
What does an Assault Weapons ban do? Make us feel better because it makes "bad looking guns" hard to obtain or banned?
Folks, Assault weapons are not the weapon of choice for gun crime. Not by a long shot.
See the 2009 FBI Data: (http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/offenses/expanded_information/data/shrtable_08.html)
2009
Total Murder Victims: 13,636
Total Murders by firearms: 9,146
Handguns: 6,452
Rifles: 348
Shotguns: 418
Other guns: 94
Firearms, type not stated: 1,834
"Assault weapons" make up some portion of crime commited by the "Rifles" category. You can make a case that some portion of the last category probably include some as well.
In any case, if you are worried about Gun-crime, it isn't Assault Weapons that should be your priority. Its Handguns. Thats clear from the stats.
This talk of an Assault Weapons ban is just political window dressing.
PS - I am not a fan of more gun laws. I am a fan of much higher punishment and stricter enforcement for current gun laws.
TOTALLY AGREE. College has has WAY more security then NFL and less stress. Not to mention you have full control on who plays on your team.
Apparently Coumo has no idea the second amendment has nothing to do with deer hunting. He sounds like a raving lunatic.maybe he should take care of his own damn state.
Right wordturd, Obama hates Catholics and the first amendment so much he signed an executive order exempting them from the birth control portions of Obamacare. Get a life.
How can I get my hands on a list of corporations that Obama has already exempted from ObamaCare? Would love to see it!!!!
How in the heck are you gonna find out "what they don't want you to know" if you don't keep watching?
News outlets are reporting on the actual number of people who have the flu and are being treated for it. Do you not realize how influenza spreads? It's a contagious disease. When lots of folks have it, lots more folks get it.
I'm sure the makers of Tamiflu are peeing down their legs with excitement right now, but they don't have to hype the numbers. The media lo-o-o-ves reporting on this kind of thing
Even though I'm not exactly in favor of it, I believe that some form of gun legislation is coming. The administration/liberals need to make it look as if they are doing something...anything, to appease their constituency. I also think that any new legislation will affect gun ownership/rights going forward - not backwards. Meaning there is no way they will try to round up all of the guns already out there, so stop with the panic mode!
The federal government isn't coordinated enough to know who owns all the guns, or where they are, or how many. Think about this - they can't even give us an accurate count of how many illegal aliens there currently are in this country, or where they are. And there's supposed to be only about 12 million of them. Multiply that number by about thirty, and that's approximately how many weapons there are in this country. Nobody knows for sure
Triple Fake "I may be cold and dead, but I still have my finger on the trigger, so don't even try it" Charlton Heston
Devil--it is apparent that you don't have any children swimming in one of those massive Petri dishes called an elementary school. Even though my kids have received their shots I still don't want them exposed to any of those little germ blasters who haven't been inoculated.
Just remember guns don't kill people..people do. We need to be more aware of the strange people among us...we need witch hunts to root them out before these crazies strike. Seriously, it is the mentally ill who are our greatest danger to society...the 20 little kids dead in CT that is proof of that.
Wordkyle:
Your arguments have gotten so weak that all you are doing is repeating false Republican talking points. There is not a single thing in Obamacare that limits a person's right to practice their religion they way they see fit.
950 - Documentation, please. A cursory search turned up nothing resembling your "exemption" claim. On the other hand, info on the Catholic Church's still ongoing lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's mandate that the Church violate its own religious beliefs was easily found. Until you provide evidence to the contrary, your claim is relegated to the "Things Anons Just Make Up" file.
Very sorry 9:00. Didn't realize you had all the answers. Please continue and the rest of us can go back to sleep and let you fix everything.
Triple Fake - Do you think the feds are as eager to track down illegal immigrants as they would be to track down gun owners, if it came to that? "Political will" determines how effective (but not efficient) the government is. This is the same bunch who saw fit to ban incandescent bulbs (to appease global warming alarmists) to facilitate the use of bulbs that contain poisonous mercury.
Excuse me 9:04 but its not hard to see a smirk on TV. Why would any remotely intelligent person listen to that kind of garbage on the radio? Might as well stick a needle in your eye.
10:07 you forget all those people in CT were actors. Cameras don't depict people, people do.
10:00 Too bad you were not inoculated from stupidity!!! Your children are fine, they won't get the flu from their little germ infested friends since they had their shots. If you have such little trust in the shot then why bother?
Even if you give them away free, some parents just won't take their kids. If there was 100% compliance they will still encounter millions of other germs and bacterias that could make them sick of something else.
I am confused on your stance about flu shots. You seem to think it either works on every possible illness/germ/bacteria or that it can't even protect from the flu. Which is it?
A lot of these illnesses come across the border with those greasy Messkins. Round up those sumbithches that hang ot at La Cena and immunize them!!!
Where is Bacon?
Ya, what is going on with JRob taking over Firehouse? They still took out dues on the first but the gym is closed???
"I don't understand this lengthy hearing for the Aurora shooter to determine if there "is enough evidence" in order for him to stand trial. I wish we had that right in Texas which, for all practical purposes, we don't."
I must be missing something here. You don't understand why they have this lengthy hearing,but you wish you had that right in Texas??
The one thing I do not understand about those folks on the other side of the gun debate is what would they do if confonted by a violent person? Would they simply happily allow themselves and their families to be victims? Would they just say that it was their time, and maybe their lives would stand as a memorial to their beliefs?
Newtown was confimation for me that I needed to go out and get my CHL, which I had put off for years. The alarming number of crazies in our society is frightening.
They are not coming for your guns!
Get a life.
Do spend your hard earned money stockpiling ammo and guns. Buy some more!
My dividend checks are amazing thanks to you idiots.
Since ObamaCare has been mandated and established as the law of the land, a Christian business owner, such as Hobby Lobby, has no more right to deny healthcare coverage, mandated by ObamaCare, than a Wahhabi Sunni Muslim business owner has the right to refuse to hire women due to the dogma of their religion.
Disclaimer: I absolutely, to the very core of my being, believe it is WRONG for the US government to require any individual to purchase goods/services merely because they're Americans. Yeah! I think ObamaCare is crap!
11:00, I call bullshit, which gun company stock is paying dividends?
Mrs. LL was shocked...
It's called liturgy and prayers are tied to specific church events. Does she know what Ash Wednesday is all about, or does she just think a lot of folks have a dirty forehead that day?
I've felt nervous about the whole THP-51 thing since they passed it.
I've got ZERO problems taking blood with a warrant.
I've only invoked the mandatory blood draw a couple of times. There were a couple of others where the guys realized that it was a mandatory one because it was a felony, so they didn't try to refuse because it would have janked up their DL suspension still further.
As a cop who likes to make DWI arrests stick, and who believes in the Fourth Amendment, I think that we're on some damned thin ice with those mandatory no-warrant blood draws.
Flu shots--like all other inoculations--are not 100% effective. Some people who get flu shots still get the flu. Estimates vary from less than 5% to about 15%. To get the flu you still have to be exposed to it. If, for whatever reason, the flu shot that my child receives is not effective, it is not too terribly difficult to figure out that her chances of still contracting the flu decline as more of her classmates get inoculated.
I am sorry for assuming that someone who would choose as his (or her) avatar a fictitious entity whose primary quality is evil would be able to understand this relatively simple idea without an explanation.
Molon labe
Hey Chief -- The Colorado lawyers are better than the Texas lawyers in finding news ways to waste time and therefore soak up more $$$ for their already overflowing bank accounts. It's called "licensed exploitation" or "Legally legitimate theft"......... look it up.
If they "come for my guns" (I have a rifle and shotgun and no intention to walk into a public place and kill random people) they might as well come for my vehicles, too, since I have no intention of drinking and driving and killing random people. I bet since the school shooting there have been 2x, 3x, 10x? as many kids killed in this country, also in the blink of an eye and without mercy, and with horrible suffering, by vehicles operated by random killers. And yet, no big push to remove the weapon from the hands of Americans.
WK:
My argument is that the feds aren't very good at accurate large-scale recordkeeping, whether it be counting guns or people.
Even the dumbest politician must know that any attempt to round up all weapons would result in Civil War II. "Turn in all your light bulbs?" Fine. "Turn in all your guns?" Uh, I believe I'll oblige somebody to come get them...and me!
A physical sweep to round up guns would be a monumental task. Plus, you would have to be positive that every person involved in the sweep is 100% on board with your plan. People opposed to guns would need to be heavily armed in order to disarm the other people who have them. That means that group #1 is now violating their own beliefs.
More complicated than that crazy time travel post
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Since ObamaCare has been mandated and established as the law of the land, a Christian business owner, such as Hobby Lobby, has no more right to deny healthcare coverage, mandated by ObamaCare
And why should they? After all, the US supreme court says a corporation is an individual. Romeny thinks "corporations are people too," even. Does a corporation have a Christian conscience? Nope. In fact, they are ethically bound to their shareholders not to because it's bad for business.
You can't have it both ways--a corporation can't be a separate person for a purpose that you like, but not a separate person for a purpose you don't like.
And I thought MzChief would actually come back rested and smarter. Oh well, I'm wrong every once in a while, too.
11:58, Then show me proof where free shots lead to a higher inoculation rate. If I were the school just make it mandatory and direct the parents to their local pharmacy or healthcare facility. I paid for mine, they can too.
For you, maybe you should consider homeschooling since you feel you already have all the answers anyway. You sound like you live with a great deal of fear of your fellow man anyway.
elections have consequences.... tell us about it and we don't even know how bad yet!
chef
Instead of being critical of Mrs. LL for thinking written prayers sound strange, perhaps she was taught, or attends a church teaching prayers are spontanious and from the heart. Just like we don't write out conversations ahead of time we have with our children or our parents. Prayer is a conversation we have with God.
"That being said, they are not coming for your guns." I agree with you on this point, they are not coming to take our guns from us. However, there is a group, some in government, that receives much of the press that would like nothing better than to take up the guns and they know it will not happen this time. But just like most things if you succeed on phase one and people become accustomed to it, phase two is next. Case in point, we once complained about $2 gas.
"Who out there thinks the government should not provide flu shots to children who are not insured? The majority of us who are conservative have not problem with providing for those who can not provide for themselves, in fact we are proud to be able to help. Our problem is providing for those who WILL NOT provide for themselves or those that expect to be taken care of. The population in that culture is growing and there is little incentive or desire for the current leaders to curb that growth.
If you do not understand that is where the frustration comes from then I guess I am shaking my head at your naivete.
You goofballs really take this blog thing WAY too seriously.
It's actually better for your immune system, to get the flu. The dead virus vaccination does not invoke the entire immune response; there is no live virus for your killer T cells to kill. Use your immune system or loose it.
Why do some people end up in bed feverish, hacking and sneezing for days from the flu — when others seem to never get sick?
To answer that question, University of Michigan researchers did the first study of its kind: They infected 17 healthy people with the flu virus and discovered that everyone who is exposed to the flu actually is affected by it, but their bodies just have a different way of reacting to it. Half of the study participants got sick; the other half didn’t notice a thing.
To Anonymous 12:27...
Where to start with your comment?
You failed to post and address the rest of my original sentence within your partial quote of "Since ObamaCare has been mandated and established as the law of the land, a Christian business owner, such as Hobby Lobby, has no more right to deny healthcare coverage, mandated by ObamaCare, than a Wahhabi Sunni Muslim business owner has the right to refuse to hire women due to the dogma of their religion." Since you didn't quote the second part of my sentence I guess you support a Wahhabi Sunni Muslim business owner exercising their religious belief that women are not to be outside the home unless accompanied by a male relative thus refusing to hire women.
Does it really matter what "Romney thinks"? Romney is just a guy who ran for POTUS and lost. Corporate Personhood was legally established quite some time ago. That being the case, corporations are no different than any natural person when it comes to running a business, they are required to adhere to the laws that govern employment and the operation of a business.
Before you get your knickers in a twist, remember, government entities infringe on people's rights especially when it comes to employers. Employers aren't permitted to as a prospective employee's age, marital status or future plans for children especially if it's to determine the prospect's suitability for employment. Public, tax payer funded schools frequently infringe on student's freedom of speech by sending home students who wear clothing with words/illustrations that are deemed "inappropriate." Thus, by proxy, Congress is indeed " abridging the freedom of speech" afforded, within the First Amendment, to all Americans.
FYI..Hobby Lobby is privately held by a family and doesn't have "shareholders." If Hobby Lobby was publicly traded, I would hope shareholders would be dumping the stock, of a business, run by people who think nothing of violating federal law and incurring $1.3 million in fines, each day.
Here is something people forget. When Christians demand Christian dogma is permitted to influence who adheres to what laws the door is open for Muslims to the same right of adhering to ONLY the laws they feel do not infringe on their religion. Sooo, how many people are really okay with "honour killings"?
So... MzChief is arguing that Christian should control Obama care, but not control anything else?
A corporation is still a corporation, privately held or not. It has to comply with the ADA and cannot discriminate, even if it was closely held by David Duke.
Can't have it both ways MzChief, no matter how poorly you argue.
Jeez Bacon, are you for real?!? What, not fat enough for ya? not muffin topping their bikini's? Maybe your would like a little more meat between the thighs, I am pretty sure you are homosexual or female.
To Anonymous...
Are you 'tarded? I stand by my original assertion that an individual business owner/corporation does NOT have the right to inflict their religious beliefs on their employees and deny their employees federally mandated health insurance coverage merely because it goes against the business owner's religious beliefs. ALL people, regardless of their religious beliefs should be required to adhere to ALL laws.
Hey 9:03...
I agree that the DWI laws are ridiculous.
Many idiots causing wrecks that have nothing to do with drinking.
We can do better.
Dolfan
Invasive procedures done for presumptive driving under the influence is wrong. With the increase of prescription drug and legal marijuana use, computer simulated driving field tests should be used.
Assault rifles with large magazines are needed by the feral hog hunters.
Breaking news......Aurora shooter.....there is enough evidence.......
Typical cop. Drawing blood without a warrant is as simple a legal concept as warrantless searches of automobiles, which has for many years been allowed as an exception to the search warrant requirement because the evidence can easily be driven away and thus lost. It's called exigent circumstances and alcohol in the bloodstream is as perfect an example as can be imagined. The alcohol in the blood is metabolizing, ie going away, being lost, with every passing second. The evidence is being lost while the cop takes the time to obtain the warrant. It's the very definition of exigent circumstances and the Supremes WILL find it to be so. Bet on it.
You better not stick me with no d@# needle without a Dr's order. And that Dr. better have a medical diagnosis, or I'll hire Trump's lawyer to stick it to you.
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