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Date: November 25th, 2008

Government conracting, explained

25 November, 2008 (16:50) | Human Interest, Politics | By: ricjames

Received from a friend today: Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in D.C.; One from Texas another from Tennessee and the third, from Kentucky. They all go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Tennessee contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, [...]

To Keep and Bear Arms…

25 November, 2008 (14:00) | 2nd Amendment, Human Interest | By: ricjames

Bob Owens (he of Confederate Yankee and Pajamas Media fame) has a fascinating article up over at Pajamas Media regarding a 6-month experiment he performed on the practical carriage of a concealed weapon by an armed citizen: On May 13, I was awarded my concealed carry permit and decided to carry a handgun as often [...]

Marines in Afghanistan proving once again America’s military is the finest in the world

25 November, 2008 (11:02) | GWOT, Military | By: ricjames

From Michael Ledeen at The Corner: In the city of Shewan, approximately 250 insurgents ambushed 30 Marines and paid a heavy price for it. … During the battle, the designated marksman single handedly thwarted a company-sized enemy RPG and machinegun ambush by reportedly killing 20 enemy fighters with his devastatingly accurate precision fire. He selflessly [...]

Holy Land Foundation trial ends in guilty verdict for all 5 defendants

25 November, 2008 (08:41) | Crime & Punishment, GWOT, Politics | By: ricjames

Pajamas Media has the story in this column by Phyllis Chesler: On the very day, November 24, 2008, that the United Nations spent all day and countless sums of money “mourning” the alleged Palestinian catastrophe, a federal jury in Dallas found all five former officials of the Holy Land Foundation, guilty of having illegally raised [...]