tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61059504190190446182024-03-05T13:18:26.889-08:00Firepower & PhilosophyAn ongoing argument about philosophy, natural law, liberty and the pursuit and proper use of truly righteous firearms.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-36199945419948600582012-12-03T18:21:00.001-08:002012-12-03T18:21:34.019-08:00ALERT: Hello Kitty Picdump.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-24173630535466865652012-01-17T23:01:00.000-08:002012-01-17T23:01:41.134-08:00Speak Out Against Silence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-34806153982607410662012-01-03T12:39:00.000-08:002012-01-03T12:47:14.904-08:00Whilst I was on my way home....I love living in Alaska. It's sights like this that sustain me, even during the long dark winters.<br />
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The stark contrast between snow and spruce and the gentle contrast between earth and sky play havoc with your perception. Things take on a ghostly, spectral appearance, as if you were in Tir-na-nog, or Alfheim.<br />
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Everything takes on soft edges when covered with snow and even the ground looks pillowy. Standing in the open, no walls, no buildings, nothing but the trees and the sky and the snow, is an ethereal feeling, the skyline blurs, and the earth runs into the sky.<br />
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At night, the contrast becomes even more pronounced and the snow reflects the city lights reflected off the cloud cover. At midnight on a dark night on the edge of town, everything takes on a violet tinge. The horizon takes on a razor sharpness and the line between the heavens and the earth become as night and day.<br />
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While the green of summer and the gold of autumn are beautiful to behold, it's the white and black of winter that makes the minute amount of color present shine like jewels against velvet.<br />
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Either black or white.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-89220138494845754232011-12-31T11:45:00.000-08:002011-12-31T13:43:51.360-08:00Why is this even a question still?I was roaming around the darker recesses of the internet when I stumbled across this infographic. I thought it might be of some interest to you (click to embiggen).<br />
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As you can see it's a flowchart that was compiled from the comments on a Facebook poll. It details the assorted arguments over same-sex marriage. This particular argument is one of the things that makes me contemptuous of conservatives in general and republicans in specific. Not that liberals/democrats are any better.<br />
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What it comes down to is, under our social contract (i.e. the U.S. Constitution) no person has the right to force another to live by a moral code not of their choosing. An ethical code yes, but not a moral one. That means that if I choose to marry a woman, a man, an eighteen year old or an eighty year old, it's no bloody business of yours. So long as I violate no municipal, state or federal ordinance, I may do as I wish. Any attempt to infringe on that, is a violation of the social contract.<br />
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Plus it really pisses me off.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-4813089903166967612011-12-30T17:05:00.000-08:002011-12-30T17:05:02.420-08:00The Soundtrack of My LifeWell, I no longer have an iPod, but I can list the top 15 songs I've
been listening to pretty easy. So, taking a cue from <a href="http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-little-embarrassing.html" target="_blank">Tam</a> and <a href="http://wingandawhim.blogspot.com/2011/12/soundtrack.html" target="_blank">Wing</a>, I offer up the soundtrack of my life, or at least the highlights of the last couple of months. <br />
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1. Return (Coming Home - Dreamside Remix Part I)<br />
by Cruxshadows<br />
2. Kiss Me Deadly<br />
by Lita Ford<br />
3. Boys Don't Cry<br />
by Norman Palm (cover of The Cure)<br />
4. Holiday of Choice (Dead Kennedys vs. Fatboy Slim mashup)<br />
by Mad Mix Mustang<br />
5. Last Caress<br />
by The Misfits<br />
6. Marilyn, My Bitterness (v2.0)<br />
by Cruxshadows <br />
7. Guns of Brixton<br />
by The Clash<br />
8. Outta Me<br />
by Bikini Kill<br />
9. Rebel Girl<br />
by Bikini Kill<br />
10. Heat of the Moment<br />
by Asia <br />
11. 日々の音色<br />
by Sour <br />
12. Trolhammaren<br />
by Finntroll<br />
13. The Hunger<br />
by The Distillers<br />
14. County U.S.A.<br />
by The Clare Voyants<br />
15. Black Dresses<br />
by The Butchers and The Builders<br />
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When i looked over the list I was kinda amazed, not by what was on it, but by the order. I'm certain I'd been listening to Punk more often than this.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-8016428628080947882011-12-30T15:43:00.000-08:002011-12-30T15:44:38.207-08:00I Wonder if His Name is Church?You can't make this stuff up folks.<br />
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For more RvB wonderfulness go on over to <a href="http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?sid=rvb&v=more" target="_blank">Roosterteeth </a>and loiter for several hours.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-72388565894516719712011-12-22T23:21:00.000-08:002011-12-23T06:14:17.523-08:00A Magical Place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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If the Brady's and their ilk were a super hero they's be...<br />
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Pretty certain they think these are the rules of gun safety.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">All images were found on /k/ and are used without permission of their owners. If you really don't like it, tell me and I'll pull it.</span></div>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-11698068958692780572011-12-22T03:02:00.000-08:002011-12-22T03:30:50.599-08:00We're Not Gonna Take It!Allow me to call your attention to <a href="http://akfreedomtotravelusa.org/">Alaskans' Freedom to Travel USA</a>, a citizen's group that is dedicated to legislative reform of the TSA. I'm not certain they go far enough, but you have to start somewhere.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-44552482456969996642011-12-22T00:33:00.000-08:002011-12-22T01:13:37.100-08:00Wassail!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezndWEtzdMOboYOon8jH96iom81XZygDy49L3181bSsB3ycrhpaM1jSa1keLn4OH6kU0_rqtbCrchefubq8JR3g0yfPnZzzp2ETUJgwaAbPAxd087MLCmg_r1xMK8J7sV7rl0hovpUEE/s1600/yule104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezndWEtzdMOboYOon8jH96iom81XZygDy49L3181bSsB3ycrhpaM1jSa1keLn4OH6kU0_rqtbCrchefubq8JR3g0yfPnZzzp2ETUJgwaAbPAxd087MLCmg_r1xMK8J7sV7rl0hovpUEE/s400/yule104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688875763872732882" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday marked the begining of the Yule season. The days grow longer, spring is on the way. Marked by celebration, feasting and drinking, Yule will last until January 2nd (hence the 12 days of christmas).<br /><br />May your season be filled with kith and kin, peace and love, and lots of mead and stout.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-78594517970562415072011-12-21T05:04:00.000-08:002011-12-21T05:05:22.449-08:00TribesHumans are social animals. For the most part, we like having other humans around, and even if we don't like other humans, we usually have pets of one stripe or another (dogs, cats, fish, ferrets, chinchillas, pot-bellied pigs, snakes, birds and goats). One of the ways humans detect danger in other humans is looking for the guy that either doesn't fit in, or doesn't like being around humans or doesn't care if he's around humans or not. The lack of a pack mentality is disturbing to many humans. We like people to fit into our group, our tribe. When someone acts in a way incongruous to how we expect a tribe member to act, it frightens us.<br /><br /><br />In many primitive languages, stranger was synonymous with, or even <b>was</b> the word for, enemy. If a member of the tribe acts like a stranger, what does that mean? To many people it means that they may not have actually <b>been</b> a member of the tribe. <i><br />"Perhaps he was lying to me, perhaps he's really the enemy! And I trusted him! That bastard!"</i> There's a reason people like to use the Sheep/Wolf/Sheepdog analogy. They're all pack animals/herd beasts.<br /><br />Now consider, that there are two fundamental types of tribe; familial and associative. Familial tribes are families, clans and ethnic groups. Familial tribes one is born into and tend to form the base cultural matix upon which all further behavior is based upon. . Associative tribes are joined through voluntary association. Examples of associative tribes include professional organizations, clubs, political parties and most modern countries.<br /><br />Familial tribes are a stone bitch to deal with, and the bigger they are, the harder it is. think about what people go though, seperating from an abusive parent or spouce? How about the centuries of ingrained ethnocentricity of certain nations/ethnic groups? Familial tribe exist to protect and nurture the members of the tribe. And while the tibe as a whole is more important than the individual, the tribe exists becasue it defends the individual.<br /><br />Associative tribes are almost as big a pain, but tend to be even more acrimonious about those who break with custom and tribal law. Associative tribes don't exist to care and provide for the tribe members, but to accomplish particular goals or provide specific services. Literally; the tribe is more important than <b>any</b> individual.<br /><br />Now I'm not much of a joiner, and I don't particularly like humans. In fact I don't particularly care if I'm around them for the most part (are your hackels rising yet?). I have my familial tribes; my ethnicity and my kin. I also have some associative tribes, but not many; my kith, the RKBA comunity at large (though not too close an association, I make too many of the louder members too nervous), and my religion. I also consider myself an American and obey the laws, if not the mores of that tribe as well. Not that I get on with all of the sub-tribes of that particular nation, and I keep finding myself less and less satified with the association. In short, I am a conservative. But because I am not a "pack animal" I often don't fit in, like a goat among the sheep, or rather, a bear among the sheepdogs. I have my own ethics, my owm morals and my own mores. I go my own way and do as I see fit. <br /><br />In short, I make people nervous. I can't help it. I know no other way to be. I'm fairly certain I'd not want to be a herd beast.<br /><br />So.<br /><br />What tribes do you belong to?Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-78685038877555990052011-12-21T03:09:00.000-08:002011-12-21T03:27:26.768-08:00Steal This Image<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB747hA9NqEeW9H0eWdEs_SbIR-67ufa4JAsbaEZz7iRcwmCOEJvuC4rmd_UCLP3n9eReGfpwtKLwnOb2g6w6EyFBZgUpK-Y5ylUd6IdJZ13yviD_TAGcE23w2rhvoi-Yn9N5Gd-xCLM/s1600/Steal+this+Image.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB747hA9NqEeW9H0eWdEs_SbIR-67ufa4JAsbaEZz7iRcwmCOEJvuC4rmd_UCLP3n9eReGfpwtKLwnOb2g6w6EyFBZgUpK-Y5ylUd6IdJZ13yviD_TAGcE23w2rhvoi-Yn9N5Gd-xCLM/s400/Steal+this+Image.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688541474828775106" /></a><br /><br />Used without permission from <a href="http://www.virtualshackles.com/275">Virtual Shackles</a>.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-21610721419870783452011-12-19T10:59:00.000-08:002011-12-19T11:09:14.429-08:00The King is DeadKim Jong Il died over the week-end. Refered to as "Dear Leader", "Our Father", and "Supreme Leader" he was responsible for the death of somewhere between 3.3 and 7.2 million of his own people.<br /><br />The King is dead. May the Norks never get another. <br /><br /><blockquote>Death comes for us all. Even for kings he comes.<br />-Robert Bolt</blockquote>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-12047902266123773932011-12-09T01:27:00.000-08:002011-12-09T01:57:00.631-08:00Cult Classic Round-upPeter, over at <a href="http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2011/12/top-100-cult-films.html">Bayou Renaissance Man</a> has presented us with the list of the <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/12/07/143296617/what-s-on-your-cult-film-list">top 100 cult films according to NPR</a>. While the cult status of much of the list is in question (at least I find them dubious), I present to you herre the list, with my personal "have seen" list in red. How about you? which have you seen, can you think of a 101st?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick, 1968<br />Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988<br /></span>Angel of Vengeance, Abel Ferrara, 1981<br />Bad Taste, Peter Jackson, 1987<br />Baise-moi, Virginie Despentes, Coralie Trinh Thi, 2000<br />Begotten, E. Elias Merhige, 1991<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Behind the Green Door, Artie Mitchell, Jim Mitchell, 1972<br /></span>La belle et la bête, Jean Cocteau, 1946<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Russ Meyer, 1970<br />The Big Lebowski, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, 1998<br />Blade Runner, Ridley Scott, 1982<br />Blue Sunshine, Jeff Lieberman, 1978<br />Brazil, Terry Gilliam, 1985<br />Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale, 1935<br />The Brood, David Cronenberg, 1979<br />Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Robert Wiene, 1920<br /></span>Café Flesh, Stephen Sayadian, 1982<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cannibal Holocaust, Ruggero Deodato, 1979<br />Casablanca, Michael Curtiz, 1942<br /></span>Un chien andalou, Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí,1928<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Coffy, Jack Hill, 1973<br /></span>Daughters of Darkness, Harry Kümel, 1971<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero, 1978<br /></span>Deadly Weapons, Doris Wishman, 1974<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Debbie Does Dallas, Jim Clark, 1978<br /></span>Deep Red, Dario Argento, 1975<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dirty Dancing, Emile Ardolino, 1987<br />Django, Sergio Corbucci, 1966<br />Donnie Darko, Richard Kelly, 2001<br /></span>Don't Torture a Duckling, Lucio Fulci, 1972<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton, 1990<br /></span>Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals, Aristide Massaccesi, 1977<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Emmanuelle, Just Jaeckin, 1974<br />Enter the Dragon, Robert Clouse, 1973<br />Eraserhead, David Lynch, 1977<br />The Evil Dead, Sam Raimi, 1981<br />Fight Club, David Fincher, 1999<br /></span>Flaming Creatures, Jack Smith, 1963<br />Freak Orlando, Ulrike Ottinger, 1981<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Freaks, Tod Browning, 1932<br />Ginger Snaps, John Fawcett, 2000<br />The Gods Must Be Crazy, Jamie Uys, 1981<br />Godzilla, Ishirô Honda, 1954<br />The Harder They Come, Perry Henzell, 1972<br />Harold and Maude, Hal Ashby, 1971<br /></span>Häxan, Benjamin Christensen, 1922<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hellraiser, Clive Barker, 1987<br /></span>The Holy Mountain, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973<br />The House with the Laughing Windows, Pupi Avati, 1976<br />I Walked with a Zombie, Jacques Tourneur, 1943<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ichi the Killer, Takashi Miike, 2001<br />In Bruges, Martin McDonagh, 2008<br />Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don Siegel, 1956<br /></span>Invocation of My Demon Brother, Kenneth Anger, 1969<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, 1946<br />The Killer, John Woo, 1989<br /></span>Lady Terminator, H. Tjut Djalil, 1988<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, 2001–3<br />Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, George Miller, 1981<br />Man Bites Dog, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, 1992<br /></span>Manos, the Hands of Fate, Harold P. Warren, 1966<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Masque of the Red Death, Roger Corman, 1964<br />Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, 1975<br />Near Dark, Kathryn Bigelow, 1987<br /></span>Nekromantik, Jörg Buttgereit, 1987<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero, 1968<br /></span>Pink Flamingos, John Waters, 1972<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Piranha, Joe Dante, 1978<br />Plan 9 from Outer Space, Ed Wood, Jr, 1959<br />Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon, 1985<br />Reefer Madness, Louis Gasnier, 1936<br />Repo Man, Alex Cox, 1984<br />Ringu, Hideo Nakata, 1998<br />The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jim Sharman, 1975<br /></span>Rome Armed to the Teeth, Umberto Lenzi, 1976<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Room, Tommy Wiseau, 2003<br />Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975<br /></span>She Killed in Ecstasy, Jesús Franco, 1971<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Showgirls, Paul Verhoeven, 1995<br /></span>Soul Vengeance, Jamaa Fanaka, 1975<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Sound of Music, Robert Wise, 1965<br />Star Wars, George Lucas, 1977–2005<br /></span>Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Todd Haynes, 1988<br />Suspiria, Dario Argento, 1977<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Tank Girl, Rachel Talalay, 1995<br /></span>Tetsuo, Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper, 1974<br />This Is Spınal Tap, Rob Reiner, 1984<br /></span>Thriller: A Cruel Picture, Bo Arne Vibenius, 1974<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Thundercrack!, Curt McDowell, 1975<br /></span>El Topo, Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1970<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Toxic Avenger, Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman, 1984<br /></span>Two-Lane Blacktop, Monte Hellman, 1971<br />Two Thousand Maniacs!, Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1964<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Vanishing, George Sluizer, 1988<br />Videodrome, David Cronenberg, 1983<br />The Warriors, Walter Hill, 1979<br /></span>Witchfinder General, Michael Reeves, 1968<br />Withnail & I, Bruce Robinson, 1987<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming, 1939<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></u></u><u><u></u></u><u><u></u></u>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-77077408835193481052011-12-07T04:16:00.000-08:002011-12-07T06:07:32.799-08:00A Day That Will Live In Infamy<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTBLdXjBbDNY7g4KHKvUK8y7CMrswPzLlPapHxzIuAIPPodIb0q0NrhNxc0XxpgesMAuIrUJL7jc2BHRRdK7bg9GZibsaY8HkLrS4WuCEu954eXtYrbfcYUm6DZkg-MsQIVTMH33r2Gk/s1600/p20_20701465.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683371337483524770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTBLdXjBbDNY7g4KHKvUK8y7CMrswPzLlPapHxzIuAIPPodIb0q0NrhNxc0XxpgesMAuIrUJL7jc2BHRRdK7bg9GZibsaY8HkLrS4WuCEu954eXtYrbfcYUm6DZkg-MsQIVTMH33r2Gk/s320/p20_20701465.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/infamy.shtml">Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. <br /><blockquote><br /><p>-Franklin Delano Roosevelt,<br />32nd president of The United States<br />Speech to Congress, asking for a declaration of war<br />Dec. 8th, 1941</p></blockquote></a></div><br /><div align="left">Seventy years ago, 2,402 American servicemen and 57 civilians were killed during the early hours of a Sunday. An additional 1,247 servicemen were wounded. The attack was called "unprovoked and dastardly". It was one of the worst defeats in our military history.<br /><br />From the ashes of the burning ships and wrecked airfields America arose, and as we have always done in the past, we tightened our belts, spat on our hands and set to work. We sent the flower of our youth, into the fire of battle and defeated our enemies. We had bootstrapped ourselves up from almost 20 years of economic disaster to become <b>the</b> economic powerhouse of the world. In less than five years, Japan, Germany and Italy had all fallen before the allied forces. We were magnanimous in our victory, requiring neither tribute nor title. We shared our wealth, knowledge and philosophy with all and sundry, with various levels of success.<br /><br />In peace, we strove to remember our fallen warriors. The more than thousand sailors and marines entombed in their ships and the thousand plus others who are buried ashore are honored by the USS Arizona Memorial. The twenty-four hunded rough men who stood watch at night to protect us from our enemies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO9Xd6GFi7h-lPjzQk3MhIjHsJ8uXCjk6mldO8bXCJ5tRn5mNHT8fi_h0AFE7qPbB6E4Lb5j0kEYOYojdfBn6QwrgSRpjQIw4hvADXRFEYScPhb5Nxlp4kKmeQ9twv6I95R00etaZmWY/s1600/uss_arizona.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683369850238246690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO9Xd6GFi7h-lPjzQk3MhIjHsJ8uXCjk6mldO8bXCJ5tRn5mNHT8fi_h0AFE7qPbB6E4Lb5j0kEYOYojdfBn6QwrgSRpjQIw4hvADXRFEYScPhb5Nxlp4kKmeQ9twv6I95R00etaZmWY/s400/uss_arizona.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The question is, could we do it again? Could we save ourselves from looming disaster. Do we have the courage and commitment? Do we have the principles? Can we do what that "Greatest Generation" managed to seventy years ago? I don't know.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_recess.htm">Recessional</a><br />God of our fathers, known of old,<br />Lord of our far-flung battle-line,<br />Beneath whose awful Hand we hold<br />Dominion over palm and pine<br />Lord God of Hosts be with us yet,<br />Lest we forget - lest we forget!<br /><br />The tumult and the shouting dies;<br />The Captains and the Kings depart:<br />Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,<br />An humble and a contrite heart.<br />Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,<br />Lest we forget - lest we forget!<br /><br />Far-called, our navies melt away;<br />On dune and headland sinks the fire:<br />Lo, all our pomp of yesterday<br />Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!<br />Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,<br />Lest we forget - lest we forget!<br /><br />If, drunk with sight of power, we loose<br />Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,<br />Such boastings as the Gentiles use,<br />Or lesser breeds without the Law<br />Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,<br />Lest we forget - lest we forget!<br /><br />For heathen heart that puts her trust<br />In reeking tube and iron shard,<br />All valiant dust that builds on dust,<br />And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,<br />For frantic boast and foolish word<br />Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!</div>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-17676278670546307832011-12-05T04:34:00.000-08:002011-12-05T04:41:03.510-08:00The Fundamental Mistake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHVTbJEqSb7N-z4qP0u3m_AYB45Il-TfkrRzh2yzfJjhbzMS1UEOtyIs7WNj2d5yXVwayb4oz-XaTHpr3v7hTy4LMX3PyMci_3x6lTG5gjzh5mUr2Yp78IXSQu0nUT0XUrncCTyr4qd8/s1600/atheism1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682622095714315314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHVTbJEqSb7N-z4qP0u3m_AYB45Il-TfkrRzh2yzfJjhbzMS1UEOtyIs7WNj2d5yXVwayb4oz-XaTHpr3v7hTy4LMX3PyMci_3x6lTG5gjzh5mUr2Yp78IXSQu0nUT0XUrncCTyr4qd8/s400/atheism1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0yn_ZI9yRbSqn45-gWJRgMXkS16JG162jI8Y_MZH2EW4cFzGz6vibPxvtcdND1vDV-j6TN5jukhGefdkuqjO5_gTRQjqeKldThpVd90zEpVQALkBQHbsz6FbfK46GXmH-ziNNTE3Igg/s1600/house_0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682622265143290962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0yn_ZI9yRbSqn45-gWJRgMXkS16JG162jI8Y_MZH2EW4cFzGz6vibPxvtcdND1vDV-j6TN5jukhGefdkuqjO5_gTRQjqeKldThpVd90zEpVQALkBQHbsz6FbfK46GXmH-ziNNTE3Igg/s400/house_0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">These thoughts brought to you in response to </span><a href="http://phelps.donotremove.net/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Phelps </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">on </span><a href="http://phelps.donotremove.net/2011/12/atheist-propaganda/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Aethiest Propaganda</span></a>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-60115600927784776882011-12-04T01:48:00.000-08:002011-12-05T07:01:10.535-08:00Bugger Melancholy, I'm All the Way to CholericSo, things like this<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682208960474972530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 361px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsJR4lAsjf7_uJYKThiy3zrN-6VLkmQs9FrDmBnsmfA1Yp7ujwsT3zH0ZhrBZskJALKpJNSTzSwXXyjrkL4hhsoxudac9f5tpAlTrC1JHrS5uFg1jmwlhrvYKKm-9nboCAErixhVJJFk/s400/1322861260738.jpg" border="0" />and this<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682274838993842706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 433px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 363px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5lpS4DrZyhNs_zN6fbC-9qqi4MX2lpl5a5AvuiBMydQO38BlAoq2l0Hq9EOBK7HADPoOGYvnCycVuRggdFR_vsDXoUeRK_lTxA4XGkv8NOT7lP2MqroTt7i2SAKrr_IEuvYFbfyxcK0/s400/1322903321112.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p>have been making me feel like this.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682208691018840290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 344px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXt6EQiHPdYPgtOkVcz4pW-wBcaMS1dct4PhSF9rWTXNrLK996tWWXEBiIWa2vavSJXhzyOt1M67mWH7b9bXbd9ge3IY9W1SjsMO4l95uKDUwriJ3mfjcWPIY92uCOLhYs5rtsgHnan6s/s400/1321756610276.jpg" border="0" /><br />To avoid doing this<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682291181169368418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 486px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfL3nVlzCc8o1iVF2tlHivGzVYJ6g12pGW-a8PARb8JJ8qeerZTbPaJFu-sl19V4u4edQPTsAp8kqZrk9GYfbjqI-Iem4jTz-6cLOcX692eSzjhynecARSlCtiIahDPgV7-W_d0WYsO4/s400/1298273473001.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p>I've decided to post some lulz about the things that make me want to do this </p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682283679563461602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUZooA6MhFNrrQiViynckkhs-OqL7Oxyud0WTAZbfqLjXTYSDt2_WfZEsEKrRmj23uyh2G2VZY5ftI4H950XnwgvM_16AkMWpfYrHOOHXcBRQtqgLLzPDSGsI4JYQ9OJNBsO7LQOOHPU/s400/1314657221896.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p>to those responsible. So without further ado....</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682640040142966178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieo6llfTbKiTHyTtWdgYVi1n0SvWMTXC0PBMyHQV-hDbECHUT6UNPoQE6eK8PKxsqEe7QdSQPGJLU90SOHqpTARUGomY4GKcv6eclmItEp-ILcNm1SF807C-8Ba1cVD9Bpp8ngXYrYCjw/s400/future_motivator.jpg" border="0" /><br />To which I repond</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682277016479570002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMsmiZeVPetbYrLJ5UG_jIcZ070cdPSiZ9s_jCHlhLeYfYwKIi-jssiGOwffM4y-mohJ8-biwzUHmYnrNsuSfgdRzjcLn9rCizLFGonyxPcOn4SuqgvkiiWIMBAtIidcZ8aA-uKdn8Ro/s400/304124_310221299007330_205344452828349_1187825_162950069_n.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p>Ahh..the perils of home ownership.</p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682209680227828658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKlvVDZh7NP9P9Fjw5-rtiSrXjksRqF0LLCPmsoIxN0f3sV2vFMrvHEz_LUoGfHqL9z-Sk9J77YBAeoRramsjTSfk40-Jb_w8VjM2hXRnPatZ9W0zOVWzMe2hIA-zSQ0c5Ou0bricLE0/s400/1322630352739.jpg" border="0" /> </p><br /><p>All too many people on the internet (and IRL) are like this<br /></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682272095895421858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1whhiWHfEUDShZzOD27Tjd2N1Lp9A87daCWlbgxewqzJGuVBoitdGJWSioiBdHtk-TBMQ5AYkJF7iGabK48You0c33YC1ge13pW1H99nf4v5E6OJK6gmuK5DCyjgRxlVTbNI6FXz7ulw/s400/1321838505551.jpg" border="0" /><br />To which I can only respond with </p><br /><p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682273104366235538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTsdOTeOGllMMvvp6cJanDpHR8OE5kt4Aldf5119TystyyyUvhvE4dAGc_emQGDOVePLDaDrytt9NidAHVCkC_13SkzgKp3jYKlve4ZEKGzzubqbMyMjMcUrXam94Iu_EdB4JC-RhYY8/s400/1322330527460.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p>The lonliest politician, all alone on friday night....<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682208039381809298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1x4nKvd9bJWhgs2BQxwONoJ6ymQx3_hZ0iPnoZx1FtUJQDDo-aOd0Ri_T0lS-WWB4nV9L8S24iouADCX8tVQ-bIftCmahDZFO2-LbAP-cmvRcgWhHuOjDMWg3L2hLso-36Vw8vzjkEM/s400/1322946730901.jpg" border="0" /><br />WTF?!? Why is it looking at me? Make it stop! OH GODS, CONDITION BLACK!!!<br /></p><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabqNDFqIHKleohobHbGIfMTR5x-64Kc1aoln8Te4_nrO9k_VBGTAWO23iiLPykbGmAf39w2NS-Cn2HAYf8g8ZHJ_dDz1sEuIOigQZtt1jQshLTZqaTyCUW03QHvg4DLVvM27qTOYhfEA/s1600/_A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682279775216779922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabqNDFqIHKleohobHbGIfMTR5x-64Kc1aoln8Te4_nrO9k_VBGTAWO23iiLPykbGmAf39w2NS-Cn2HAYf8g8ZHJ_dDz1sEuIOigQZtt1jQshLTZqaTyCUW03QHvg4DLVvM27qTOYhfEA/s400/_A.jpg" border="0" /></a> Seriously, that's just creepy.<br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p>My response to all the incessant 1911/Glock arguments (and bollocks to your M&P).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH1VouRRhP1Yl450G3-zb-CnFx1MGJp9UvSyTBrABh9Vjfk9fcLj9rFeIhjGuRDSH3GVTMLyWHNQN0ttrLaWISic4ag_X7ulGn0J-9p-aXzFK551tJI-Da5pEJ-OUHYpopHgE-VBwpwo/s1600/motivator8dc398bdb2dc27.jpg"></p></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH1VouRRhP1Yl450G3-zb-CnFx1MGJp9UvSyTBrABh9Vjfk9fcLj9rFeIhjGuRDSH3GVTMLyWHNQN0ttrLaWISic4ag_X7ulGn0J-9p-aXzFK551tJI-Da5pEJ-OUHYpopHgE-VBwpwo/s1600/motivator8dc398bdb2dc27.jpg"><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682211621711901970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrH1VouRRhP1Yl450G3-zb-CnFx1MGJp9UvSyTBrABh9Vjfk9fcLj9rFeIhjGuRDSH3GVTMLyWHNQN0ttrLaWISic4ag_X7ulGn0J-9p-aXzFK551tJI-Da5pEJ-OUHYpopHgE-VBwpwo/s400/motivator8dc398bdb2dc27.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>As best I can tell, this is how Saudi's think of their women.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65N_i3ACQDGa34XNIWLG3rrNfKAU0w0LIPXIW15RxjUHPCu_eik31HSTmEA01TMEnHvOL9_YnVk_bIv7HxWZDcgcsdTpCXulLM4lcBJKQOFSybpdG6qEJnSE3Np11eoHghWAKz1Kcv_c/s1600/1322921050788.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682209401433515282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 326px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65N_i3ACQDGa34XNIWLG3rrNfKAU0w0LIPXIW15RxjUHPCu_eik31HSTmEA01TMEnHvOL9_YnVk_bIv7HxWZDcgcsdTpCXulLM4lcBJKQOFSybpdG6qEJnSE3Np11eoHghWAKz1Kcv_c/s400/1322921050788.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My only desired interaction with Eric Holder. <br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNQw79RqwEmm2TTsd0bPlBX539go4MZwZLpEv7aqO1CGidbekL6IMKeEFzaEohKcW5DHxAyPwjz3y1ayGDtrdyYRUY6wvXQW4HyNzczWEZ6tSq37VPnNVDZaBs3-p5gXDC2uJJ9Uypo0/s1600/1322938375549.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682208237196441538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNQw79RqwEmm2TTsd0bPlBX539go4MZwZLpEv7aqO1CGidbekL6IMKeEFzaEohKcW5DHxAyPwjz3y1ayGDtrdyYRUY6wvXQW4HyNzczWEZ6tSq37VPnNVDZaBs3-p5gXDC2uJJ9Uypo0/s400/1322938375549.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p>And becasue no lulz post is complete without a lolcat.... </p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682640330928509122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CT-IzaCuSF4Sf4H8tWGHtAkPXKT2clFfcDiwMO3kLLEad_hZNzqWUhRqyZPTPpbOrdNOhbNO3bw7rzxnuosCps4inXtgY112TBcQq1hyQoR_3l4mrEfAwsEPZmfq6YIhp8gnEslXNws/s400/They_see_me_rollin%2527.jpg" border="0" /><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-17905877614516250202011-11-30T22:50:00.000-08:002011-12-01T04:05:24.014-08:00A Song for the 99%A song for all the #occupiers, socialists, marxists, professional bums and 40-year-old adolescents. It's a song for the hipsters, the collegiate elites (yes Michael Avery, I mean you) and the MSM. It's a song for anyone who expects, hell <b>WANTS</b> the government to take care of them. It's full of classical references that I don't expect all of you to get. It's a holiday song, which is fitting for the season, and a classic, which is fitting anytime. Enjoy.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vkaH2OVhPug" frameborder="0" width="420" height="315" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br />And yes I know Jello Biafra turned into a giant douche later on. Doesn't mean the message isn't valid.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-33376201769579452432011-11-29T01:06:00.000-08:002011-11-29T02:16:39.961-08:00Habeus Corpus? What's that?So the Senate is seeking to redefine America as an actual military battleground, and allow the military to <a href="http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/senators-demand-military-lock-american-citizens-battlefield-they-define-being">detain indefinitely, without trial or charge, American citizens</a>. Somebody tell me that this is just my PTSD fucking with me. Please?<br /><br />The authors of this travesty of legislation; Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), worked on the bill in secrecy. Wait, John McCain? Vietnam veteran John McCain? Hero P.O.W. John McCain? WTF? Man am I glad I didn't vote for that dude. To think that a guy that close to winning the presidency sees no problem with instituting the KGB in America. That's pretty terrifying. I think we may have actually dodged a bullet back in '08. Wait, did I just say I'm thankful that Obama is president? What the fuck just happened?<br /><br />People often bandy about "When is government tyranny too much to stand for?" I think this might just be the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. When the government can arrest and imprison ANYONE without charge or trial. I think that's the line.<br /><br />At what point does Jeffry Habib, al-qaeda operative become John Public, outspoken critic of the government? What happened to the fifth amendment? Or the Sixth? Or the Eighth? Thor's teeth, it's only a hop, skip and a goose-step from "detaining illegal combatants on the battlefield of America" to "declaring martial law for the duration of the emergency". For the duration is a synonym for" whenever we fucking feel like it."<br /><br /><blockquote>"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."<br /><br />-Hermann Goering<br /></blockquote>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-64009614599449048222011-11-19T16:24:00.000-08:002011-11-19T17:52:51.901-08:00Presenting Penn & Teller: politcal comentators?Penn Jillette is hands down, one of the funniest, well-spoken and talented performers of all time. Case in point. Warning: Explicit Language.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbVpuZu908hqsBDuWBRJoVl5ePqjFiER7SL_6CsVHa_vdpcmL2onVSn_7bSSchJTboxxife3T0KVQ-ZRhf-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-85735527365105372302011-11-11T05:15:00.000-08:002011-11-11T05:32:58.992-08:00Veteran's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wAG3VDS3dIrMRsqE5CpYpklwmgmvIekurfEpBun5nVZtk36nq5ZdFPmtwAujJAE-SH82RORLitjiDHwFuu3Hzo47DR4Md0bz5wO1W4xf9JfrDCx41xHXxhJVA6ax9BL8yceB11RuoL8/s1600/courage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673727872625395970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wAG3VDS3dIrMRsqE5CpYpklwmgmvIekurfEpBun5nVZtk36nq5ZdFPmtwAujJAE-SH82RORLitjiDHwFuu3Hzo47DR4Md0bz5wO1W4xf9JfrDCx41xHXxhJVA6ax9BL8yceB11RuoL8/s400/courage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">It's all there is to say.</div>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-35711816943401958862011-11-11T03:40:00.000-08:002011-11-11T06:09:38.239-08:00Asked and AnsweredBilly Beck asks the questions "<a href="http://www.two--four.net/weblog.php?id=P5177">Why didn't Mike McQueary just punch Jerry Sandusky's lights out, on the spot?</a>" and "<a href="http://www.two--four.net/weblog.php?id=P5180">Just exactly what sort of eunuch-drone is this, and where on earth do they come from to this country where men once knew the right thing when they saw it?</a>".<br /><br />Because he's a coward. Because he's been programed to be a coward for the entirety of his life.<br /><br />From the time we are children we are told "Don't hit!" and "Fighting is wrong." As youths we are told that "Violence never solves anything." and "It's not worth fighting over." violence is discouraged through punishment; detention, suspension and expulsion. As adults we are told "It's not worth dying over." and violence of almost any form is punishable by law, both criminal and civil. Even in some cases, self defense.<br /><br />Admittedly children are poor judges of what constitutes "justifiable circumstances" and youths often have a poor sense of "appropriate response". An adult however <strong>should, and must</strong> be able to make these judgements, and to have trained them <strong>not</strong> to use violence when appropriate, is a disservice to the adult and the community.<br /><br />We live under the Rule of Law almost in name only. The powerful and the rich do as they please and are only occasionally called to answer for it. More often than not the punishments are light, if any at all. And punishment for those who employ violence righteously is almost as common. Yet should we shirk our duty to our community? Should we allow ourselves and our loved ones to become victims, to save ourselves from punishment?<br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote>All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do<br />nothing.<br />-Edmund Burke<br /><br />A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.<br />-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</blockquote>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-22919908286255489642011-11-11T03:01:00.000-08:002011-11-11T05:33:21.220-08:00A Little Late, but the Love is Still There.<div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBcrJJVe4kWCDJrjj_6n3WVsCM_5yxRrAii7msJ9F2rxx47upIZ8_mawnVXvllLpZ8rGT0LU5SanNkXEPFTC0tRajJK1A6bPq6XnTNoC7FZ5rTXU4UBh2tucm7bz7WebCmuOATX8NNts/s1600/Happy+Birthday%252C+Gentlemen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673691763732811234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBcrJJVe4kWCDJrjj_6n3WVsCM_5yxRrAii7msJ9F2rxx47upIZ8_mawnVXvllLpZ8rGT0LU5SanNkXEPFTC0tRajJK1A6bPq6XnTNoC7FZ5rTXU4UBh2tucm7bz7WebCmuOATX8NNts/s400/Happy+Birthday%252C+Gentlemen.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Thanks for doing what you're best at, for 236 years. Sorry for being a little late, have a present on me.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673696984057053538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j42NStMe68x1zUdpSUXHTD4_vmzWu_Djh_Yz4HwDjFuR9aTXtHWLSRXF3Vb-E-6pmzUm3m9gp7sPDd0rNhXFzDQOyTXrjhkH7T0orW7C-HNcf2ToBjTfKd01nhoJ9s5CH51KBe_qW10/s320/PinUp.jpg" border="0" /> And for anyone wanting a bit of USMC to brighten up your desktop... </div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673696666379829826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHi0GTo1XhBs8rYYRi3vzprpEZLRlVsG6Aae1IRP3Kg8CiyBQOFelPCZ7C7cK9yVAoBz2hGL94XkZToUQVDc5MknWqqb8XdjwRWk0RO3F8_NahUizcBQTj6oMVS2xl_G5yZnTJFr21Tc/s320/121306usmc03.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673698709826346258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-7_Z9E7LpEXAQJOqXTW7pR0dYK33P70EYfndFcI_K5ej5l8SjJIKvKaejNbOVqS7s2gj4uInvVB11CCdek29qsepBxE0-WF-P8sbuV_hRh0oqxcTzBGZApVy5EZMlyTWwIrUhQbgucs/s320/USMC_Wallpaper_by_Outofthisworld.png" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673698527123100034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8S1uqrS_WbA8NAlfPav68Ub81Uhz-fYo7xiJU3cH1l-UutIlfMiKuZ_91fF8ajtd2nk3dApKubANe46NlK9Q9NKPpHMb46P-Zv1Sa4846yJroJir8ZGngRhTHMjevt0T8epne1dWOk-g/s320/_USMC_WALLPAPER__by_SemperFi1775.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673698600670951234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-s9KjDvGPLQ8csXfHYKj6848ArPcu7wnXe7gfXGTnEfA6Q7Ew25PvWaA3lNFup-dsHJtaHiiHxRpi23MYGoNSJEl7pDR3wo9y_798LKh_ZvZn0B5Ma-xklYP5g6P2K70seu1WxT80JY/s320/99112.png" border="0" /> </div></div>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-11037281902430725132011-11-11T00:46:00.000-08:002011-11-11T01:01:04.363-08:00Doing it RightMy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">newsfilter</span> coughed <a href="http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-2-dead-suspect-on-the-run-after-anchorage-home-invasion-20111110,0,2139369.story">this </a>up in my morning check.<br /><br />Four guys housebreak this fellow, Larry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">James's</span> home, smack <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">him</span> in the face and force him into the back at gunpoint, to open the safe and cough up the cash. In response James pulls his own piece and shoots two of them, one kicking, literally on his target's doorstep and the other at the gas station about two blocks away. Later the same day <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">APD</span> pick up the other two suspects and frog-march 'em off to the clink, charged with robbery, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">burglary</span>, assault and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">conspiracy</span>.<br /><br />Larry James is not charged, which is as it should be.<br /><br />When you take up arms against your neighbors, intending to apropriate their lives, property or freedom, this <strong>is</strong> what should happen. You pays your money and you takes your chances. In Alaska, chances are you get a bullet or a blade for your trouble.Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-55461362315784937232011-11-08T04:34:00.001-08:002011-11-08T04:36:29.713-08:00Ladies and Gentlemen, Evan SayetThis talk was given by Evan Sayet, writer, comedian, and in general a fairly smart guy. While I don't exactly agree with everything he says, I agree with most of it, and the little I do disagree with is a matter of opinion and I'm willing to let it slide. We each have our irrational preferences.<br /><br /><embed name="flashObj" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version="" src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1274179818" width="300" height="225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" seamlesstabbing="false" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" flashvars="videoId=14624345001&playerId=1274179818&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"></embed><br /><br /><br />h/t to Dutchman6 over at <a href="http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2011/11/culture-wars-my-son-forwards-this-with.html">Sipsey Street Irregulars</a><br /><br /><p></p>Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105950419019044618.post-61688566081169757272011-11-07T06:26:00.000-08:002011-11-07T06:37:38.934-08:00I Think She Slept Through it the First Time"<a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/11/06/msnbc_and_huffington_posts_wagner_get_rid_of_second_amendment.html">Well, I'm going to be pilloried for this. I think get rid of the second Amendment, the right to bear arms. I just think in the grand scheme of the rights that we have; the right of assembly, free speech, I mean, owning a gun does not, it does not tally on the same level as those other Constitutional rights. And being more discreet about who gets to have a firearm and right to kill with a firearm, I think is something that would be in our national interest to revisit that." -Alex Wagoner</a><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/11/06/msnbc_and_huffington_posts_wagner_get_rid_of_second_amendment.html"> </a><br /><br />Lady, I don't think pillory is still on the books, but even if it were, I doubt it'd be appropriate. Remedial US Government classes on the other hand...<br /><br />Just so we're clear Alex, can I call you Alex? It's so much easier than smoothbrain. Just so we're clear here Alex I'll recite for you the actual amendment:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Text">"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"</a><br /><br />Where does it guarantee the right to kill people? And who exactly whould you like to restrict the abilty to kill with a firearm to? LEOs? Military? Gestapo? <br /><br />By denying others the right bear arms, you deny them the freedom to accept responsibility for their own safety, and the safety of their community. Is this because you feel too irresponsible to accept that responsibilty yourself?Bryan Reavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775461442776693282noreply@blogger.com0