- From the “Slippery Slope” Department – A man in Indiana is in jail because his on-line postings were used as an excuse to charge him under a law meant to keep people from intimidating jurists. Apparently in Indiana, it’s illegal to post irate rants about people who you feel have wronged you. Now, I’m not saying that what the guy did was appropriate, or that what he said was all accurate, or that he didn’t upset the judge in his divorce case. But being an ass shouldn’t be against the law, and unless he made threats against the judge, then I don’t see a problem with what he did. The express purpose of the freedom of speech is to call out, lampoon, and question the authorities.
- From the “Interesting” Department – Ford may be returning a small-ish truck to the market in the form of the F-100. The F-100 went off the market in the 1980’s when Ford brought out their Ranger light truck, and now that the Ranger has gone away, maybe it’s time to bring out something that’s a little bigger, but not as big as the F-150. Plus, rumors are that it will be a diesel, which I would like. Honestly, if I can’t get a Toyota Hilux, then this might fit my wish to own a truck that’s not big enough to require a marshaller, gets relatively decent gas mileage, and isn’t filled to the brim with doo-dads and luxuries.
- From the “Damn Allergies” Department – A Korean War veteran, who is suffering with terminal heart failure, was given an opportunity to walk the decks of the ship he served on one final time. The gentleman was able to show his family the areas he lived and worked in during his service to the nation. You know, I can’t think of a better thing for an old warrior to do. When my time comes, maybe I’ll get my family to take me on a hike up the canyons at Fort Huachuca, or to walk around the antenna at Gablingen.
- From the “Changes” Department – Hugo Chavez, brutal dictator of Venezuela, has died from a respiratory infection. I won’t celebrate his death, because he was a human being, but I will express hope that this allows his country to heal and pull itself out of the hole he dug. Of course, even before he breathed his last, conspiracy theories were running rampant in his government. Apparently, the CIA has a weapon that gives its victim cancer, and lets them die a long, slow death that gives plenty of time to find the cause. I find this hard to believe. If it had such a weapon, I’m sure the Obama administration would be running riot with it.
- From the “Finally” Department – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has replied to Senator Rand Paul’s request for a definition of whether or not the Obama administration believes that it would be constitutional for the government to execute American citizens on our soil using unmanned aircraft. Recall that drone strikes have been used in the past year or so to kill American citizens overseas who were believed to be supporting terrorist organizations. AG Holder stated that it would have to be some kind of a national emergency for the military to use drones to kill Americans, but that it could happen. I may be splitting hairs here, but he specifically says that it would have to be a national emergency for the administration to utilize the military to do this, but doesn’t say whether it would have to be a national emergency for federal law enforcement to do it. Of course, it’s my belief that the government shouldn’t be using drones to kill Americans in the United States at all, much less without at least a trial-like hearing where the interests of the suggested target are represented by counsel. I’m also going to split hairs with Reason in saying that the government doesn’t have “rights”, as in the “right to kill citizens”, it only has powers. Only the people of the United States have rights.
- From the “Training Aids” Department – The American Cancer Society has unveiled their latest gimmick to educate people about cancer, specifically colorectal cancer. They have acquired a 20 foot long inflatable model of the human colon that is tall enough for an adult to walk through. Representations of the different maladies that can impact that area of the body are part of the walls, and the society hopes that the novelty of the exhibit will induce people to learn about cancer. The state fair had one of these last year, and yes, I walked through it. My only comment was that it was hard to read the exhibits with all the giggling from the young girls who were going through it.
- From the “Not Surprising” Department – A U.S. diplomat is criticizing his colleagues at the U.N. for tipping back a few too many when they should have been trying to find a way to cut the international bodies budget. Apparently getting members of his organization to show up at all for meetings, or to show up sober when they actually got to work, was a challenge. I, for one, am not shocked by this revelation. The U.N. has always spent money like a drunken sailor. Of course, once a drunken sailor runs out of money, he doesn’t go whining to people who still have money to demand they pay up or he’ll hold his breath until he turns blue.
- From the “TaDa!” Department – A boy in Colorado used up one of his nine lives the other day when he fell through a window on his 3rd story apartment, landed on his feet, and had only minor injuries. As a follow-up, the young man will be tightroping across Sesame Street later this month, and hopes to market a new show called “Toddler Terror” to the Learning Channel.
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Posted by daddybear71 on March 5, 2013
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bluesun
/ March 5, 2013If that F100 comes about, I may have to see about trading in my F150, assuming the cab size stays big enough for me to fit in it…
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auntiejl
/ March 7, 2013Thought we already had “Toddler Terror” on TLC in the form of “Honey Boo-boo.”
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