So it looks like Raul Labrador won in my district. That’s another Hispanic Republican if anyone is keeping track of that sort of thing.
2012 will be the last presidential election I won’t be constitutionally eligible for.
Democrats will have to work hard screaming “Racist!” at everyone who disagrees with them if they expect to make things up in 2012.
RINOs don’t win in the primary and crazy don’t win in the general, so let’s try and find someone in between.
So Florida is now like crazy red. Must have been my influence while I lived there.
Do RINOs get any blame for the crazy con candidates?
Advice for Democrats: Have you tried whining?
Clinton was able to cruise Republican victories to reelection. I don’t think Obama is smart enough to do that.
I guess you could say Obama is not humble enough to do that, but that’s part of not being smart enough.
So going with the car metaphor, Republicans beat up Obama, took the keys, and threw him in the ditch. And they threw their Slurpees in his face.
I think I’m already done gloating and gone straight to waiting for the GOP to hugely disappoint me.
Idea for entirety of GOP response to next SOTU: “Shut up; no one cares.” I see Chris Christie delivering that.
Raising taxes on the rich should help the economy because everyone will be like, “Yay! The rich are paying more taxes!”
Really happy about Renee Ellmers. I’m sure she’ll do a great job for North Carolina and be less violent about being asked questions.
If you look at Obama as a kamikaze, he was somewhat successful.
With the new people California put in charge, they should really turn things arou… Oh.
WSJ’s Best of the Web quoted my “Republicans suck” column again today, because it was that awesome.
If I knew the SCOTUS was going to be talking video games, I should have gotten myself hired as a consultant.
Don’t want to get ahead as it’ll take some time to see what kind of politician she’ll be, but Buttercup will be eligible to be prez for 2048.
Got lost and got a speeding ticket today… which is weird because I thought I was going lost person slow.
I believe that’s my first speeding ticket in… hurm… 15 years of driving.
Now that I have a kid, it’s obviously time to get a quick access gun safe for beside the bed. Recommendations?
So did we crush the spirits of the NRSC, or will they now develop an even more virulent form of RINO?
Scariest thought ever: What if Obama knows exactly what he’s doing and everything is going as planned?
Labrador, huh?
I’ll show myself to the door.
I don’t know about that; I haven’t seen your birth certificate!
Why can’t we elect crazy? Minnesota does it all the time!
I’ve only had two speeding tickets, they were two weeks apart, and both were due to speed traps. Gotta watch out for those cluster tickets.
Already got my steel tipped RINO stomping boots on.
With all the escorts, ships, planes, cars, etc going with him I wonder if Obama is moving out. I hope leaves the towels behind.
the liberall media last night was doing the “This isn’t a big deal, it didn’t hurt” routine.
So did we crush the spirits of the NRSC, or will they now develop an even more virulent form of RINO?
….To crush a spirit, they must posess a spirit. They will probably try to recycle the disposed of “blue dog” Dems that got sent home tuesday. They would all make great RINO’s, they vote the same way and are used to losing elections.
“kamikaze”
Do you mean to call him Devine Wind?
As far as gun safes… This is what I have by my bed. http://tiny.cc/jy8hw I have another from them under the seat of my car.
Sick of all the “crazy” talk. Got old fast, still won’t die. Friends & family in Delaware say candidate not crazy, just lousy candidate with equally lousy campaign staff. Of course amplified by MSM with help from both sides of the aisle. And constant pushing of the crazy thing after O’Donnell won the nomination by publications like The American Spectator and people like Dennis Miller was interesting.
I can’t speak to the other “crazy” candidates but I’m suspicious of the diagnosis. Where I live they ran radio ads saying Toomey was crazy just like Palin.
Hope I didn’t earn the dreaded warning not to be humorless just sick to death of crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy cons candidates meme on all the sites without a hint of irony considering the other side. Although as it was apparently so successful, expect to see much more of the “crazy” campaign strategy.
I am the avoider of speeding tickets. I once got pulled over in the same place twice in two weeks by the same officer and didn’t get a ticket. The first time, the officer’s first question was, “Do you know how fast I had to go to catch you?” (I was going roughly 70 in a 35). The second time, he informed me that I had just blown by the police chief (in the smallest town in MA). Another time I avoided a ticket after getting all four wheels off the ground driving over a lip on a hill in a 25 zone, this despite having NY tags in a tiny NH town. I could go on.
I say this because I will be happy to post Burmashave’s instructions for being pulled over. Proper procedure has saved me many, many times. On the other hand, I don’t want to do a major hijacking unless someone wants the info.
This post is way serious, so I’ll revert to my current standby: Aqua Buddha Tolerates No Speeding Tickets! Neither should you.
Gun safe? You don’t need no stinkin’ gun safe. As soon as she is old enough to understand cause and effect, take Buttercup to the firing range, show her the gun and whatever her favorite childhood licensed character is at the time. Our daughter had 2 – Elmo and Dora the Explorer. Shoot the licensed character repeatedly and make the child watch. Reload and shoot it again.
Not only will this make you feel better (believe me, every parent in the country will understand why), it will let the child know they should be scared of guns. Then, when they get older, you can teach them how they, too, can be awesome.
If you managed to get Florida to become a Red state just from living there, could you move to New York for a while? Please?
AkRonin has your solution. That is a good and fast safe.
cptmoroni, I did that with fruit and vegetables. I had mine draw faces on the fruit and tomatos before we shot them. Made the point with out traumatizing them.
Burmashave… two umarked speed traps over five states apart. Local yokels not interested in talk.
cptnmoroni is now responsible for my having to explain to my boss why I was laughing maniacally during lunch.
On a more serious note, we also have the safe AkRonin and storm1911 are talking about. We like it. Just make sure the batteries are fresh.
jcp370
The “crazy” stuff is very old. Check out the 1964 campaign of Barry Goldwater and how they attacked him with an ad showing a mushroom cloud. Also, Stalin used it on many of his opponents, or should I say his enemies?
Storm1911 – Isn’t the whole point of having children so that you can do to someone else what your folks did to you? It makes me feel like a big man when I find someone I can pick on and push around and stuff. Plus, I get to make them work and “build character”
Buttercup has my vote in 2048.
My living in Minnesota has directly led to both the House and the Senate of the state being taken over by Republicans! You are welcome! Muwahahahahahah!
Now that I have a kid, it’s obviously time to get a quick access gun safe for beside the bed. Recommendations?
You could try the old, keep a gun on the top shelf, of the closet. It will be good for the first couple years. After that, Obama will no longer be president, the economy will be a lot better, and you will be able to afford a much nicer gun safe.
At storm: It has absolutely nothing to do with talk. The only way to talk yourself out of a ticket is if you can get the officer/deputy/trooper to have a good belly laugh. The downside, is of course, that if you say something that you think is funny, but he or she doesn’t, you will get the ticket.
Here are the traffic stop procedureis off the top of my head. I could seriously do a many lesson seminar about avoiding/beating traffic tickets. This is the most critical: Traffic Stop Procedure (sorry for the hijack, Frank — feel free to delete):
1) Remember that the traffic stop is very dangerous for law enforcement officials. Many are killed, either from fleeing felons or from drivers who hit them while they are out of their cruisers. When the officer hits the lights, his or her pulse, respiration, etc. climb. Your job above all else is to keep them calm. What I call keeping their BP down. Always put yourself in their shoes.
2) As soon as you see the lights behind you, slow down to a safe speed, not a crawl. This is especially true on a crowded highway.
3) This is critical: when the officer come up behind you, hit the dome light if it is night time. Then (day or night) give him a wave — not a wimpy “hello” wave, but a solid left to right single wave that lets him know that you have seen him and are now looking for a safe spot to pull over. Again, put yourself in the officer’s shoes (or boots if he’s a trooper). It’s night time. He has no idea who’s in the car or what’s going on. You’ve just hit your dome light and he can see in your vehicle. He can see that you’re not doing anything suspicious. Plus, he knows that you actually have some consideration for him.
4) If you’re on a crowded highway, use common sense when changing lanes to get to the right. Sometimes traffic will pack up tightly when an officer hits his lights. The officer then has to worry about getting hit as drivers get squirrelly.
5) I think the most important aspect of the stop is choosing a safe place to stop — not safe for you, but safe for the officer. Remember, he will need to stand outside your vehicle and possibly in the road or highway. This is bad.
You’ve given him the wave and slowed down to a safe speed. Now find a place where he will be protected during the stop. If on the highway, I look for a place that doesn’t have a guardrail, but does have a smooth verge beyond the shoulder. When I find that, I will pull over and get my vehicle on the grass as far as possible. If on a street, try to look for the safest place to pull over. A small parking lot can be good provided it has no escape which might cause the officer to suspect that you will run. You want a parking spot that allows the officer to completely box you in from behind.
6) The wait: It will be a few to many minutes before the officer approaches the car. During this time, roll down the window and then remain still, keeping both hands on the steering wheel. Do not reach to find your license/insurance/registration and do not unbuckle your belt. If there are others in the vehicle, instruct them to remain still. Never, ever get out of the vehicle unless instructed. Do not put your hands out the window on the door. This indicates a familiarity with stops.
I’ve never had to use these techniques while on my bike; however, I think I would shut the bike off and then sit with my hands behind my bike.
7) When the officer approaches your vehicle, remember that everything he says and asks is designed to elicit a statement of guilt. When he asks questions, such as do you know how fast you were going, try to give a respectful but non-specific answer, “Officer, I was watching the road and traffic. Can you tell me how fast I was going?”
8. When the officer asks for your license, etc., you will need to reach for them. As you do, let him know where you are reaching. For example, as I’m reaching, I say, “My license is in my wallet; the registration is in the glove box.”
9) Etiquette: When addressing the officer, understand the difference between an officer/deputy/trooper. This is a small matter of pride for them. Don’t “use” sir unless it is something that rolls off you’re tongue naturally — as is the case for service- and ex-servicemen and women. Don’t apologize. The officer is doing his job. Never, never argue with the officer. Do not ask for his badge number. If you do actually get the ticket, your job is to be as forgettable as possible because months down the way, you want him to have forgotten all the details if you get the ticket and choose to appear in court. If you make yourself a problem, the officer is likely to take the extra minutes to jot some notes on the back of his copy of the ticket.
10) Excuses. I’ve heard of excuses that have worked. I don’t think I’ve ever used one. Referring back to number 7, you want to slip out of the question always asked, “Do you have a reason for speeding?” I always answer no. Think about it. It’s the “when did you stop beating your wife” question. Anything other than “no” is an admission of guilt.
11) In my experience, the officer will always allow you to start off before him, when all is said and done. Do so in a safe manner. Then, at the next exit or place where you can pull off for a few minutes, do so. Take a piece of paper and write down every single solitary detail from the incident. Every detail: What cars were around you at the time and their relative positions, the terrain, where the officer was stationed, a little map that includes guardrails, fences, etc., etc., These notes will be invaluable if you choose to fight the ticket (a different lesson). At the time you get pulled over, you may not want to fight it, and that’s fine; however, you want to keep your options open, and a solid advantage in knowledge will help you immensely should you go that route.
These techniques alone have gotten me out of many tickets.
That’s just off the top of my head. I’m sure I could come up with more. As a follower of Aqua Buddha, I play for keeps.
I don’t think I have ever asked leading questions while conducting a normal stop, at least not intentionally. I may do so, if I suspect the person is a hippy and may have drugs in the car, then I ask the normal, “Is there anything in the car I need to know about?” If they respond with a long torrent about how marijuana should be legal, and transfats and SUVs made illegal, then I know that the answer is yes. It is now time to call the K-9 and ask if it is ok if I can search their car for anything that can hurt me, such as guns. Hippies hate guns, and have a supernatural fear of them. Now the hippy is thinking, “what if one of those magical guns lept into my glove box while I was not looking and is now waiting to shoot me in the face?” They will normally tell you to go ahead and check their car, to make sure non of those dangerous guns are secretly waiting in their car, waiting to shoot them in the face.
If they are hesitant, and start talking about their rights, I simply mention, “well sure, but you are saying that there are no guns in your car. I believe you. Actually, I believe that you believe that there are no guns in your car, but how do you know an assault weapon didn’t sneak under your back seat while you were not looking? I just want to check, because of all the reports of that happening lately, for your safety. I will safely remove any if found.” By this time, they usually agree to a search, forgetting about the baggie of marijuana, the handful of magic shrooms, and the bong hidden under their rolled up Chi t-shirt.
Frank –
I think that that’s actually Raul FROM Labrador. He’s an illegal immigrant from Canada.
I suggest just duct taping a loaded hand gun and/or shotgun under your bed. Anybody remember the scene in Training Day where Denzel has the shotgun bolted under the bed? Now that’s what I’m talking about!
“I believe that’s my first speeding ticket in… hurm… 15 years of driving.”
Are you trying to tell us you’re gay?
“Now that I have a kid, it’s obviously time to get a quick access gun safe for beside the bed. Recommendations?”
Shoebox. And keep an eye on the kid!
So Florida is now like crazy red. Must have been my influence while I lived there.
Don’t think so. More like me and the rest of the hard working people here who live and vote here.
Do get the safe described above and use it, although I agree with the exploding foods tutorial. I wouldn’t use the toys– they’re too expensive. A smiley face on a watermelon, tomatoes, cukes, overripe squash… good fun.
I was once pulled over traveling 95mph in a 55 zone. The officer said “Lady, you can’t drive this car that fast!” I just smiled. He warned me but didn’t ticket me. I think he was impressed that I got that speed out of a Ford Pinto Runabout. Heh. There have been other incidents, but only two tickets. As Burmashave says, just put yourself in the officer’s place and behave accordingly. The tickets were … well, I used to drive too fast. There’s a point at which even being respectful won’t help doubling the posted speed.
Which brings me to a story about my best friend and her 442. Really, a real 442 — beautiful, brand new, black. She got a ticket her first time out. She got out of it in court by bating her eyes and telling the judge that she just “wanted to see what it would do”. Shameful.
@Peeps – He’s going to have to come to CA first. May God have mercy on this vast wasteland of liberal insanity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To calm me down (and stop me from planning our mass exodus) my husband found a map that shows San Diego (where we live) voted mostly Republican. I think we’re the only coastal county in the entire state that did. I still say we need to move. We’re surrounded by crazy.
19 state legislatures flipped from Democrat to Republican control (that’s gotta be some kind of record) including Tennessee, and just in time to redraw the congressional district boundaries!
They’ve got a Gerrymander here in Memphis (9th district) they can untangle to start with.
My house candidate, Charlotte Bergmann (R), didn’t have a chance.
Steve Cohen (D), wouldn’t even debate her.
As he said after the primaries, “I don’t debate minor party candidates”.
An apt comment from one of Nancy Pelosi’s sock-puppets.
for your gun safe.
colt 45, shotgun, assault rifle, and a sniper rifle.
need to be ready for anything.