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If you hadn’t noticed, we’d been getting a shitload of spam comments and no one really had time to go through and delete all of them–so we shut them down.
That said, I’ve decided to reopen comments–hoping for some feedback from you. So, provided we get legit comments instead of “Check out my website” crap, we’ll maintain the public forum.
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Another example of the government overreacting to a non-problem:
Authorities raided the offices of an Annapolis painting company this morning and detained 45 suspected illegal immigrants, who officials say were hired and housed by the company.
The raids, executed simultaneously at the offices of Annapolis Painting Services and 15 private homes owned by the company, were conducted by a force of 125 officials, including 75 federal immigration agents and 50 Anne Arundel County police officers.
The immigrants detained are being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at an unspecified location while their status is reviewed, said County Police Chief James Teare Sr. The owner of the painting company, Robert Bontempo Jr., could face federal felony charges, Teare said.
Wow. Giving hard-working people jobs and a place to live is now a felony in this country.
The painting company is a well-known and long-running business in Annapolis that had more than 100 employees, county police said. The homes raided this morning housed large groups of mostly men living in private, single-family houses owned by the company, police said.
At a news conference this morning across the street from the painting company’s offices, County Executive John R. Leopold (R) touted the raid as the most significant operation against illegal immigration during his administration.
“It’s unfair to those companies operating legally to be undercut by those who hire illegal immigrants,” said Leopold. “This sends a clear message that it’s not going to be tolerated in Anne Arundel County.”
Yes, because consumers who get their houses painted (presumably) more cheaply by immigrants is somehow unfair. Indeed, they should pay more because…because…well BECAUSE!!
But while we’re on the topic of unfair:
“[Leopold] has also cut county grants to nonprofit agencies that offered social services to Spanish-speaking county residents, both legal and illegal.”
Granted, I’m not for government subsidizing anything, but it doesn’t reek of anything but bigotry to cut funding to organizations because they utilize a foreign language in their services. God forbid that we would actually have bilingual people in this country that can deal with people from other cultures.
While I would grant you that being “undersold” by those circumventing the law is somewhat unfair, closing the market off to cheaper labor is less fair to more people (read home-owning consumers). Arbitrary and capricious standards for immigration are to blame–not the 45 people who were just incarcerated for working hard and contributing to the economy.
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Filed under: Behind Every Law..., The Homeland
Oh yeah, and I’m on facebook now.
Have a good weekend!
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Filed under: Afternoon Dance Party
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.
Thanks, Nino!
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Filed under: Profiles in Governance
One pro-marijuana group is calling on the government to allow marijuana in smoking lounges at airports across the country.
Yes, they are asking the federal government–OUR federal government–to allow pot smoking in airports. Uh huh.
The group says in a press release that the idea will address the growing number of in-flight problems involving drunk and disorderly passengers. Members claim marijuana is a better alternative to alcohol to help more fliers relax and deal with the anxiety of air travel.
Yes, in spite of the US government’s unconstitutional raids on legal, state-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensaries in California and other places, these dimwitted cheeba monkeys are asking the federal government to suddenly allow drug trafficking via Southwest Airlines.
Look, it isn’t that I don’t agree with them in principle, but this stunt doesn’t pass the laugh test. (Although I’m sure that in the clouded haze of their office, they thought it was the most brilliant idea ever duuude…well, until someone thought about ordering pizza.)
Stick to the basics, Beavis: lobby for local and/or state legislation–when the feds come in, challenge them in court. Or just do like everybody else does…smoke on the way to the airport.
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And statistics:
More than 90 percent of Americans — including one in five people who say they are atheists — believe in God or a universal power, and more than half pray at least once a day, according to results of a poll released today that takes an in-depth look at Americans’ religious beliefs.
I guess “or universal power” is a significant qualifier, but the teaser link to the story said “More than 90 percent of Americans — including one in five people who say they are atheists — believe in God.”
I was no math major, but honestly.
Regardless, all this adds up to a simple conclusion: people are stupid.
You’re not stupid because you believe in God–it could be a wholly separate reason–but if you’re a self-proclaimed atheist who believes in God, then yes, you’re a moron.
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The world of comedy is short one of its most influential figures today. George Carlin died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 71.
While he undoubtedly grew embittered as he aged, and many of his once-hilarious rants seemed to be simply angry, conspiracy-laden tirades in the past few years, it would be hard to overstate Carlin’s impact on the world of comedy. His influence could be seen in so many different performers: from the cutting wit of Chris Rock and the biting commentary of Lewis Black, to the half-baked observations of the late Mitch Hedberg, Carlin’s legacy has left an indelible mark among his fans and peers.
When I heard the news this morning, I thought to myself: “shit piss fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits.” (As you may imagine, the video is NSFW.)
R.I.P.
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Filed under: Freedom on Film, Pop! Goes the Culture
And no, we’re not referring to how long Papa Bear lasts in the sack, because A) that’s fucking gross and B) we doubt he’d last that long.
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Filed under: Freedom on Film
A science teacher in Ohio done lost his mind:
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) - A public school teacher preached his Christian beliefs despite complaints by other teachers and administrators and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students’ arms, according to a report by independent investigators. Mount Vernon Middle School teacher John Freshwater also taught creationism in his science class and was insubordinate in failing to remove a Bible and other religious materials from his classroom, the report said.
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“With the exception of the cross-burning episode … I believe John Freshwater is teaching the values of the parents in the Mount Vernon school district,” he told The Columbus Dispatch in a story published Friday.
Several students interviewed by investigators described Freshwater, who has been employed by the school district for 21 years, as a great guy.
CORRECTION: People in Ohio have gone batshit crazy. Jeebus lover or not, what could have been the thought process which led a man to burn his students–and then be defended as “a great guy”???
Other findings show that Freshwater taught that carbon dating was unreliable to argue against [sic] evolution.
I will assume that the AP writer goofed and meant to write “in favor of evolution” or “against Creationism,” because I can’t imagine that anyone–no matter how misguided and stupid as this guy is–would even contemplate using carbon dating to disprove evolution. Otherwise, he’s the worst teacher in the history of Jeebus Science–and that is saying something.
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