What do you get when you once weighed 400lbs and lose it?

A whole bunch of leftover skin.

I gotta give kudos to the guy for losing all that weight...(link here with pictures)

MacGyver lesson of the week

Ping Pong Gun - The funniest videos clips are here

Yoga with Models

Yoga for Jocks courtesy of Tara Stiles, Ford Model:

Bob Barker on Sportscenter???

Beth and Val are hepatitis flexible yay!

Beth And Val on Paris Hilton

These girls make me laugh, I'd make retard babies withem, both, at the same time.

A quaint lesson in history

According to this AP article, there is a boutique hotel in Germany that has as its theme "East Germany, 1985":

The four clocks behind the reception desk of Berlin's new budget hotel
Ostel show the hour in Moscow, Berlin, Havana, and Beijing. Time, however,
appears to have stopped here sometime before 1989, when communism was still
entrenched in all four capitals.

The Ostel offers a renewed whiff of life in the former German Democratic
Republic, welcoming travelers with portraits of communist leaders adorning the
walls.

Furnishings — except for mattresses, bed linens, sink and toilets — are the
real thing, dug up by founders Daniel Helbig and Guido Sand from flea markets,
friends, family and eBay.

And once again, freedom, capitalism and the free market prevail.

What's wrong with the Siege at Ed and Elaine Brown's House?

Whether you agree or not with the position that Ed and Elaine Brown have taken regarding the income tax there will be some sort of resolution to this situation. It is not without a hint of irony that New Hampshire, the live free or die state, is the setting for a showdown between the government and its citizens. Like it or not, the way that the government handles this should be scrutinized as thoroughly as possible because, truly, if the government comes knocking at your door, this could be what to expect.

Why would Randy Weaver, of Ruby Ridge fame, be compelled to meet up with the Browns? What circumstances justify the use of SWAT teams, snipers, helicopters, etc. for a couple with no history of violence? Sure, they are telling the government to go fuck themselves, but isn’t that part of our national character? There is a peaceful way to settle this standoff, according to Ed and Elaine, show them the law. Why doesn’t the government just show them the law?

There is something more insidious at work here. It is the not so subtle message that you can’t tell the government to pound sand and get away with it. Sure, the government is okay with subsidizing urine soaked crucifixes as artistic expression, but demand them to show you which law you are breaking and you aint gettin’ nuthin. It is the ultimate statement of arrogance on the part of the government. We as citizens should be as, if not more, outraged at this situation as we are about the comprehensive immigration garbage that is being shoved down our throat AGAIN. Following is a link o rama regarding Ed and Elaine:

WMUR is a local TV station with video on Ed and Elaine Browns public statement today

We the People has an overview of what has led to this standoff

Here's the official myspace profile

This is an AP wire story on the Browns and Randy Weaver

Danny Riley is a friend of the Browns who was literally walking the dog and stumbled on government snipers casing the Brown residence. Here's his video account of his encounter with the feds. He got tasered, he was held for questioning and then admonished not to talk about his experience to the press.

Ed and Elaine Brown

Doug Powers of Worldnetdaily on the Ed and Elaine Brown siege:

The terms "fortified compound" and "tax evasion" usually seem to go hand-in-hand in stories such as these. "Fortified compound" is a term applied by the government for psychological reasons that is repeated by the media out of
psychiatric reflex.
The government has trillions of dollars, tanks and armies of heavily armed individuals at their disposal. Our politicians have access to around the clock protection and bunkers that can withstand a direct nuclear strike. Not only that, but try running into any mainstream media building in New York or Los Angeles without being tackled by armed guards and tasered until your nose gives off a 75-watt glow.

But a married couple who lives in a six-bedroom colonial that might have an extra bolt on the door are the ones who the government and media says have a "fortified compound." The government and media parrot terms such as "fortress-like home" to imply paranoia, which implies mental illness, which implies there's a good reason for the government to move in and save the "fortified compound" dwellers from
themselves and the rest of us. What's gone wrong?

Puppies are cute

Durham DA Mike Nifong resigns

Good riddance. This whole Duke Lacrosse story should be made into a movie of the week. I feel for those boys who were falsely accused and put through a year long hell. I'm wondering if the cops investigating the "crime" are facing justice as well.

Durham in Wonderland is the blog of record for the whole sordid affair. Good work KC Johnson!

UPDATE:

Nifong guilty and to be disbarred:

District Attorney Mike Nifong will be disbarred for his disastrous prosecution
of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, a disciplinary committee decided Saturday. Even the veteran prosecutor said the punishment was appropriate.

Such an egregious abuse of his prosecutorial powers and judgement. This should be the least of his worries, could there be criminal prosecution? what about any civil litigation? I'm hoping.

And people want more government?

For those wondering how free a country we live in, Reason magazine has an excellent recounting of the events surrounding Ruby Ridge and Randy Weaver:

The eight-week trial of Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris grew out of such a bizarre set of circumstances that it’s not surprising it took a while for the jurors to sort things out. It probably also took them a while to come to grips with the idea that government agencies could so blatantly engage in entrapment, lying, cover-ups, and the killing of innocent people. As one alternate juror, excused before deliberations were completed, put it: "I felt like a little kid that finds out there is no Santa Claus"

Here's video with Randy Weaver and his daughter years later.

One of my favorite campaign ads

I like this:

Keith Olbermann is a Hypocrite

In response to Maximus' post below:

Does Olbermann, et al, make a good point about habeas corpus? Yes. However, his perspective on this issue is completely at odds with his political belief system. Here's how:

Generally, there are two types of rights, rights that are protected by the Constitution and rights that are granted by the Constitution. As an example, the Constitution grants Congress has the right to coin money. This is not a right that is inherent to Congress or any group or individual, but rather is a right that is granted by way of the social contract that we call the Constitution. As a people, we have agreed to allow Congress the right to coin money. However, the Constitution protects our rights to freedom of speech and religion. These rights do not derive from the Constitution, but rather are rights endowed on us by the Creator.

Typically, liberals think of the Constitution as granting rights to individuals, when in reality it merely protects them from being infringed by the government. An excellent example of this is every liberals interpretation of the 2nd amendment. They believe that the 2nd amendment only grants rights to militias to carry weapons, but in reality, it is designed to protect our inherent right to protect ourselves from aggressors, be they individuals or in government, from infringement by the government.

Now, apply this to the habeas corpus issue. Olbermann seems to make a fundamental, inherent rights argument by claiming that the government is infringing on the rights of a non-citizen by not allowing them habeas corpus proceedings. Since someone apprehended in Iraq who is not a US Citizen would not be subject to the US Constitution, his argument would mean that the rights associated with habeas corpus (confront accuser, know the charge, speedy trial, etc.) would derive not from the Constitution, but from the Creator. The problem is that you can't pick and choose which rights the Constitution grants to individuals and which it protects from government. Our rights as individuals do not derive from government, but exist as a consequence of our humanity. This makes him, and all others who attack this issue on these grounds while not having respect for other Constitutional protections, a hypocrite. Check out this link for a hysteria based commentary on the disbelief that the Constitution grants the right of habeas corpus. A telling line for my point is the last line of the essay.

There is something a little more nefarious going on here, though, and it is the reason why I can't agree completely with Keith that all of the enemy combatants should be allowed to utilize habeas corpus. For the last 50-60 years, liberals have realized that they cannot change policy to match their views through the political process. As a result, they have appointed sympathetic judges, who have lifetime appointments, and similar political beliefs. These judges also have no qualms about ignoring the text of the Constitution to achieve a political end, as evidenced through Roe, Newdow, and many other cases in recent memory. These are the judges who would be hearing the habeas corpus claims, and Olbermann knows it. This means a great many individuals who pose a danger to this country, or who have information about pending terrorist plans or the locations of terrorist leaders will be released because it furthers the political agenda of the liberals.

Finally, if Bush had gotten a declaration of war from the Congress, this may be an issue for debate, but the Constitutionality would not be up for discussion, since during a time of war, the President has the power to suspend habeas corpus almost without oversight.

Follow the Money

Curious how much money your candidate has raised?


http://www.fecinfo.com/2008presidentialpotentials.htm


Has all of the info for last quarter.


According to this article: http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=43192&fb=1

Ron Paul has raised a crapload of money since the first GOP debate:

Congressman Ron Paul’s donations have moved up - not by hundreds of thousands -
but by millions as a result of his debate performances and groundswell of
support on the Internet and in New Hampshire, observers close to the campaign
say.

The move is especially impressive since as of March 31, 2007, he
had perhaps $500,000 on hand (see candidate estimates below

$5 million in 2 months? Let's see, when I'm not spamming online polls, I send money. My check for $2.5 million just cleared. Since me, Pat Buchanon and Bill Maher are Ron Paul's only supporters, that means Pat and Bill had to come up with the difference.

Keith Olbermann is a douchebag

but he does have a point about habeaus corpus:

Who's most likely to take Jack Bauers place

in that Chinese prison? Probably this woman:

A young clerk with no knowledge of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
allowed a tribute to victims slip into the classified ads page of a newspaper in
southwest China, a Hong Kong daily reported on Wednesday.

The rest of the article is here.

D Day

Normandy




This was a project by an eighth grader!

The Third Republican Debate

Wolf Blitzer is a douchebag...

Watching the debate online was pretty cool with the different pipelines available.

Ron Paul didn't get enough time on camera.

Rudy McRomney is like the big budget summer blockbuster that has major marketing and starpower and the big opening weekend. But you walk out of the theater after spending $40 and are thinking "the movie was OK". The message being, yeah the special effects were cool but it wasn't that great.

Ron Paul is the indy film with the cachet of being esoteric or not as well known. But, once you see it, you realize the message is right on. And it sticks with you, and inspires you and shows you something you've maybe never seen before. That is greatness.

The end.

The Daily Show

John Stewart's ClusterF@#K To The Whitehouse


Ron Paul interviewed by Jon Stewart