Archive for June, 2004

Hillary to followers: we’ll take your money. Crowd cheers.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2004

San Francisco rolls out the red carpet for the Clintons - Hillary Clinton said: “We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.” How nice of her. Of course, only liberal Democrats even know what the “common good” is.

Today is my tenth wedding anniversary.

Monday, June 28th, 2004

Today is my tenth wedding anniversary. My sister took some pictures of our family for us, one of which I posted here.

Kansas to drug dealers: pay your taxes

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004

Kansas Department of Revenue
“The fact that dealing marijuana and controlled substances is illegal does not exempt it from taxation. Therefore drug dealers are required by law to purchase drug tax stamps.”
It’s not a joke — what more is there to say?

Mickey Mouse writes antipiracy law while wearing an Orrin Hatch costume

Saturday, June 19th, 2004

Antipiracy bill targets technology
“Litman said that under the Induce Act, products like ReplayTV, peer-to-peer networks and even the humble VCR could be outlawed because they can potentially be used to infringe copyrights.”
This is very bad. This is Disney being allowed to shape copyright law. Orrin Hatch should be ashamed of himself for promoting such nonsense.
Saying [...]

Hezbollah high-fives Moore

Thursday, June 17th, 2004

Fahrenheit 9/11 gets help offer from Hezbollah: Every liberal’s favorite America-hater and propagandist Michael Moore is finding that Hezbollah thinks his film is their kind of movie.

Batter-Coated Fries are Vegetables

Tuesday, June 15th, 2004

Batter-Coated Fries OK’d As Vegetable - This is funny, of course, but not quite as crazy as it sounds on the surface. This applies to commerce, not nutrition. One quote that is sure to cause a snicker: “The department does not plan to repeat its experience in trying to classify ketchup as a vegetable in [...]

Kerry likes McCain for VP

Friday, June 11th, 2004

McCain Rejects Kerry’s VP Overture
“In recent days, officials close to Kerry have repeatedly reached out to McCain’s advisers in hopes of persuading the senator to join the ticket.”
You’ve gotta question your credentials as a Republican if the Democrats think there is a chance of getting you on their ticket.

Dad investigated for NOT drugging son

Tuesday, June 8th, 2004

Dad Investigated for Taking Son Off Meds
“The detective told me if I did not medicate my son, I would be arrested for child abuse and neglect.”
The “meds” referred to here are drugs designed to alter the personality of the child — specifically, Ritalin. So now we have a government agent telling a father that he [...]

Ronald Reagan, RIP

Sunday, June 6th, 2004

The greatest U.S. president in recent history, Ronald Reagan, died today. [Article]
I was pretty young when Reagan was winning the Cold War and curbing the tyranny of absurdly high taxes, and these are a couple of things I remember from then:
My parents let each of us stay up late one night a week when our [...]