Monthly Archives: July 2009

Obedience at any cost

Posted on July 31, 2009 by B Psycho

Via Gizmodo, we have yet another example of just how much that shiny badge goes to ones head.  The headline just about says everything: Police sodomize man with Taser There’s audio at the site too.  From the sounds of it, … Continue reading →

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Brew? Ha-ha!

Posted on July 31, 2009 by B Psycho

I was going to point out the shitty taste in beer displayed at the much yakked about meeting at the White House, but Tom Knapp beat me to it, and I largely agree.  Only point of divergence I have is … Continue reading →

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Where's mine?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by B Psycho

Obama, literally a moment ago: “I know it didn’t seem fair to bailout the banks, but it headed off a depression.  Besides, we’re being paid back plus interest!” Um…no.  The government is getting money back, not the people they got … Continue reading →

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Nothing in particular

Posted on July 28, 2009 by B Psycho

Sign of aging: you dig out albums you thought were classics when they first came out, only to play them and now decide that they suck. I just did that.  Planned on ripping some CDs, ended up questioning the idea … Continue reading →

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Could've fooled me…

Posted on July 25, 2009 by B Psycho

Digby, while talking about the recent arrest of Henry Louis Gates & its larger implications: Now, on a practical, day to day level, it’s hard to argue that being argumentative with a cop isn’t* a dangerous thing. They have guns. … Continue reading →

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"…didn't have a straw to blow, so I had to use the Euro"

Posted on July 24, 2009 by B Psycho

Ryan Grimm, author of “This is your country on drugs”, in reference to John Walters crowing about an increase in the price of cocaine (all emphasis mine): It’s far from clear what caused the brief price hike in 2007. Walters … Continue reading →

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Stay classy, Canada…

Posted on July 23, 2009 by B Psycho

Recently, the Motorhome Diaries crew planned on crossing the imaginary line between what are known as “Vermont” and “Quebec”.  Some agents of the Canadian government, having found out about the ridiculous “Respect my authoritah!” moment in Mississippi they were subjected … Continue reading →

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Putting the D-I-C in "contradiction"

Posted on July 22, 2009 by B Psycho

Found this amusing: And here we thought paying for sex was a no-no, especially for scandal-wary Members of Congress. But Rep. Steve Buyer thinks people who engage in the act (specifically, the kind that takes place sans protection) should have … Continue reading →

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I smell straw…

Posted on July 21, 2009 by B Psycho

For obvious reason, I agree with the sentiment here that people should not be forced to buy health insurance if they don’t want it.  However, I have a quibble with one part: The federal government perverts costs with its Medicare … Continue reading →

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"You missed a spot!"

Posted on July 21, 2009 by B Psycho

Shorter IOZ, re: Nick & Matt’s revisionism of the Clinton years: “Those blue dresses make both you bitches look fat”. No surprise the article was disjointed like that.  Mainstream media isn’t going to publish a real libertarian critique on economic … Continue reading →

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