Spider(He is our hero)

This is the coolest thing I've seen today.

Daycare

Brat #3 started daycare this morning.

Three months old already.

Protest Arrests

First, the Linky love.

In Ramsey County, 716 people were arrested in RNC-related incidents this week, according to a preliminary tally from the Ramsey County sheriff's office. With the 102 arrests in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the total number of people arrested stood at 818.

On Thursday, 396 people were arrested, with 90 percent of them misdemeanors, according to the Ramsey County sheriff's department. However, some of those arrested Thursday had guns or other weapons, Harrington said.

On Thursday, the anti-war demonstrators, facing their last chance at a national audience before the elections in November, finished with a flourish.

The day's events began with police closing the High Bridge at 9:45 a.m. because of the high volume

A lot of people were arrested last night, due to marching after the "permitted" time. They had a protest permit that expired at 5PM.

First of all, protest permits are bullshit. If you are protesting government action, getting a permit for the protest is kind of silly. Civil obedience while committing civil disobedience? I don't get it.

However, if your actions, your "right of the people peaceably to assemble", or your "freedom of speech" is designed solely to disrupt someone else's right to peaceable assembly, or their right to freedom of speech, you are no longer protesting, your are criminally violating another person's civil rights. Your rights do not, can not, conflict with mine or they are not rights. Rights are not mutually exclusive and do not convey a positive obligation on another.

Your freedom of speech does NOT give you the right to be heard. It does not convey upon me an obligation to pay attention. I am perfectly in my rights to ignore you for the idiot you obviously are.

If your idea of the right to peaceably assemble includes brick-throwing, window-smashing, dissenter-stomping, urine-throwing, poop-smearing, car-torching, or any number of other violent activities, your assembly is not peaceable and is a ripe target for justified police action.

Quote of the Day

The choice shouldn't be which lesser of two evils should have the enormous power of our modern presidents. The question should be, who would do less as president? Who would leave us alone?

-Penn Jillette

Idiocy

Idiot, if "this is what a police state looks like", you would be on your face with a boot on your neck for carrying the flag like that. The freedom in which you profess to disbelieve is the same freedom allowing you to disrespect your country like that.

FOAD.

Idiot.

This Chick has Balls

Republican candidate Sen. John McCain hugs his running mate Gov. Sarah Palin standing next to, from right, her husband, their daughter Bristol, who is pregnant, and the father-to-be Levi Johnston.

Amid the "controversy" regarding her daughter's pregnancy, Mrs. Palin brings her and her fiance to the RNC. That's a wonderfully big f*** off to everyone pissing and moaning about irrelevancies.

Adjust your glasses

http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/2434_adjust-glasses.htm

Homes For Our Troops

Army SGT. Marcus Kuboy

Woodbury, MN

SGT Marcus Kuboy joined the Minnesota National Guard 3 years ago and since joining has been on active duty for most of that time. In March, 2007, Marcus was wounded in a humvee explosion while serving in Iraq.

His multiple wounds consist of both of his legs being damaged to the point where he can walk only for short periods of time and only with assistance of a walker. The rest of the time, Marcus relies on a wheelchair. He also suffered TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), broken arm, back and jaw are among the many injuries he has suffered.

After spending months at Walter Reed Medical Center recovering, he continues to work on his rehabilitation in a VA Rehabilitation center in St. Paul. With the help of CUNA, National Journal and Co-Op Financial Services, Homes for Our Troops will be building Marcus a home where he can live a more independent life and focus on his future.

Thank you to everyone who has supported SGT Kuboy's new home!

Marc Kuboy is a good friend of a good friend, and a great guy to spend time with. Yesterday, amid much fanfare, he was presented a home, custom built to meet his needs. It was very moving.

Today, I set up a monthly donation to Homes For Our Troops, to help make sure they can continue to help our wounded vets.

Protests, Part II

"We think it's unconscionable. We think it's out of control," said Gina Berglund, an attorney and legal observer coordinator for the guild's Minnesota chapter. "The response by the police was completely out of proportion with what they were faced with."

Bull.

Idiot.

The police were faced with vandals, thugs and hooligans. They attacked an 80 year old man, with something caustic. They attempted to torch a police car...with the police inside. They attacked a bus full of Cub Scouts.

These thugs are still breathing. The response was proportioned in your favor.

Dolt.


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