Archive of entries posted on 26th July 2013

Link of the Day: The Zimmerman Trial: A Quiz

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The Zimmerman Trial: A Quiz

I’ll admit I didn’t “follow” the Zimmerman trial all that closely, but I did read Drudge every day, and I also visited The Last Refuge regularly, and they were ALL over this story from day 1.

But when I took the Zimmerman Trial Quiz, there were a LOT of facts I didn’t know, and a LOT of pictures I hadn’t seen.

I guarantee there will be something there that will make your eyes pop and your mind boggle.

And you will wonder even more how this textbook case of prosecutorial abuse ever came to trial.

BONUS LINK:

Nuking Politics’ Hunter [High Praise!] offers his take on the trial.

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Wisdom of the Day: Shady Shoes Sexted Doctor Underwater Divorce Road

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Obama Warned Us – Prejudice

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I think the American people, at their core, are a decent people. I think that we still have prejudice in our midst but I think that the vast majority of Americans are willing to judge people on the basis of, you know, their ideas and their character. And in the case of the presidency, I think what is most important is whether the American people think that you understand their hopes and dreams and struggles and whether they think that you can actually help them achieve those hopes and dreams.

BARACK OBAMA, CNN interview, Nov. 20, 2006

“Please don’t judge me on the basis of, you know, whether I’m competent at my job.”

Dress as a Thug

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New video from Sunny, this time showing solidarity with Trayvon Martin:

I have an idea: We keep Stand Your Ground laws so you don’t have to try to retreat before using self-defense, but you are legally required to stop and think about how racially sensitive your actions are before shooting the guy bashing your head into the pavement.

Signs You’re a Security Threat

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So College Republicans were blocked from going to Obama’s economic speech because they were labeled a “security threat” for disagreeing with Obama. Now the NSA spying makes more sense as this country is basically filled with security threats.

Anyway, here are some signs you could be a security threat.

SIGNS YOU’RE A SECURITY THREAT TO OBAMA

* You thought you built that.

* You’re unimpressed by Obama’s 805th pivot to jobs.

* The faces of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi don’t fill you with confidence.

* You like your health insurance and want to keep it.

* You don’t actually think Obama is that concerned about IRS targeting and is going to do something about it.

* You think the government’s budget should have something to do with actual math.

* You have question on Benghazi.

* You’re completely baffled about how Eric Holder is still around.

* You’re always preventing Obama from being clear.

Man, I guess I’m a security threat. And You’re a security threat. And my wife — definitely a security threat. And even with all the spying, I’m not sure it will be enough to stop us before we do something extreme like… I dunno… elect more Republicans.

Pizza-delivering robot killer whales

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UnderwaterRobotMaybe they aren’t robot whales, but now they’re building underwater robots. I suppose robot subs would be accurate, but they are large mechanical things that travel under the sea. So, robot whales it is.

I mean, they are based on how fish sense their environment, according to the report I sorta read. And, they have to perform some tasks.

Demonstrating agility and control, the submarines will need to bump two buoys in response to colors emitted every few seconds. The vehicles will also need to show mastery of a speed trap and fire foam torpedoes through holes in a hexagonal wheel.
Finally, the submarines will also need to deliver a pizza: They must bring two mock pizza boxes (made from PVC pipe) to a specified location.

Yep. Robots that performs tasks underwater, fire torpedoes, and deliver pizza.

It’s not Robot Monkeys on the Moon, but it’s something.

But, I gotta ask: is pizza delivery the best use of robot killer whales? What would you have an underwater killer robot do?

Random Thoughts: Photo ID, Dialogue, and Wolverine

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I don’t think I’m a sociopath… but I don’t really care if I am.

I was arrested under the Stand Your Ground law for sitting down.

So when the Soviet Union ended, did the Russians actually promise not to become evil again?

Why is Eric Holder still Attorney General? Someone as worthless and incompetent as him should be something more like ambassador to Japan.

So how many people just assumed you already had to show a photo ID to vote because it’s so common sense?

Compromise: No photo ID, but anyone caught committing voter fraud is executed for treason. No leniency.

So do we make any of our nation’s mayors play SimCity first?

Instead of another dialogue on race, have we ever tried the opposite? Like a national shutting up?

The average American male fantasizes about having retractable Wolverine claws 23 times per day.

I wish the new pope gave more angry rants because there would be a great movie quote to respond with.

It’s not a Huma!

Time for a darker, grittier reboot of Se7en.

I always wanted to chuck hand grenades at buildings, so there’s a business idea for Detroit.

When do I get a blue check mark on Twitter so people know I’m not one of the many Frank J. imitators?