As some know, I've been working on my family tree for some time and have been frequently amused, (and occassionally horrified) at what I found.
Take a piece of colonial New York (previously New Amsterdam) history for example. A side bar to what the English colonists referred to as King William's War (what the Euro trash refer to as the 9 Years' War ( Read more... )

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Or is it out of the frying pan and into the fire?

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Barack Obama rejects Normandy trip to avoid offending Germany
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5096803/Barack-Obama-rejects-Normandy-trip-to-avoid-offending-Germany.html

Ok, yes, I know tmie is short.
Yes, I suspect the French were using the visit to gain diplomatic leverage.
Yes, I understand that there were ( Read more... )

"Oi, F**k YOU!!"

Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/26/somalia.pirates/index.html

The aol article had a little bit more to say on the matter, including the discussion that having an armed response is a bad idea as it will lead to an escalation in violence.  Apparently the tempo of violence is to be set by ( Read more... )

HR45: Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009
This bill negates the civil rights of people the government knows owns guns.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45&tab=summary

How: By practicing your right under the Second Amendment LEGALLY, you will have to surrender your protections under the 4th Amendment ( ( Read more... )

But it ought always to be held prominently in view that the safety of these States and of everything dear to a free people must depend in an eminent degree on the militia. Invasions may be made too formidable to be resisted by any land and naval force which it would comport either with the principles of our Government or the circumstances of the ( Read more... )

I'm a cartoon character!!!
http://alvaromartinezart.com/Overactor.html
....sort of.

Thought Police?  Constant vigilance or intimidation?  Free flow of ideas or political correctness?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504524,00.html

Professor Takes Heat for Calling Cops on Student Who Discussed Guns in Class
Wednesday, March 04, 2009 
By Maxim Lott

A professor in Connecticut reported one of her students to the police after he gave a ( Read more... )