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It's about time that this is addressed:
Congress OKs Gun Industry Lawsuit ShieldI have always thought that this was one of the more insane ideas to come to light when the notion of 'gun control' was talked about.WASHINGTON - Congress gave the gun lobby its top legislative priority Thursday, passing a bill protecting the firearms industry from massive crime-victim lawsuits. President Bush said he will sign it.
"Our laws should punish criminals who use guns to commit crimes, not law-abiding manufacturers of lawful products," Bush said in a statement.
The House voted 283-144 to send the bill to the president after supporters, led by the National Rifle Association, proclaimed it vital to protect the industry from being bankrupted by huge jury awards. Opponents, waging a tough battle against growing public support for the legislation, called it proof of the gun lobby's power over the Republican-controlled Congress.
This was something that needed to be dealt with because it's just plain ludicris to go after the manufacturers for what results in the use of their product. Instead of simply draining the makers of money, the people using those weapons should be dealt with instead.
Seriously - would you go after the maker of a blender that was used to mix a margarita that was consumed by someone who subsequently decided to cave in someone's skull with a hammer? No, you'd go after the numbskull directly - there's no difference here. You wouldn't go after the maker of the hammer either.
And the House passed a bill that would also stop insane lawsuits agaisnt fastfood resturants because people get fat from eating that crap. As my kid would say: Doi!!
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Moral people would go after the murderous numbskull. Amoral people would go after the hammer maker, because that's where the money is. (cf. Sutton's Law)
|| Posted by Francis W. Porretto, October 21, 2005 12:34 PM ||People are always looking to make a quick buck.
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October 20, 2005
Air Show Photos II
C-2A Greyhound
F-15 Eagle
AH-1 Cobra Gunship
F-5N Adversary
AV-8B Harrier VSTOL aircraft
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Ah, well, you know my fondness for the Harrier. Thanks for the photo.
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October 19, 2005
Meme Tag
I got 'tagged' by Miller's Time for a meme (sounds like 'dream'....still don't like that phrase) on the top seven people who shouldn't publish or speak publicly.
Here's my list (in no particular order):
- Howard Dean
- SWWNBN (aka Cindy Sheehan)
- Michael Moore
- Arianna Huffington
- Any or all of the retards from Air America
- Any Hollywood star that doesn't have a Master's or a Ph.D in Foreign Relations
- Any musicians that also don't have a Master's or a Ph.D in Foreign Relations
And to be a good sport, I'll be tagging the following blogs:Trackback Information for Meme Tag
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Good Stuff... What does SWWNBN mean?
|| Posted by Miller's Time, October 19, 2005 12:05 PM ||It is short for She Who Will Not Be Named - it's a spoof on how people in the Harry Potter books refer to 'Lord Voldemort' as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named....
|| Posted by Mad Mikey, October 20, 2005 09:00 AM ||You allright in my book big fella, thanks for the link. ;)
I'll try and run over a camel for ya!
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October 17, 2005
Charles 'F-Bomb' Rocket Suicide
I missed this one:
I remember watching that episode of 'Saturday Night Live' when he dropped the f-bomb - I figured it was so late at night that no one (besides me) would have noticed. Of course, they canned him.The one thing that kind of boggles me is that if the police ruled his death a 'suicide', is it really possible for someone to cut their own throat?
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That's exactly what I was wondering. Seems implausible to me.
|| Posted by Cait, October 17, 2005 02:13 PM ||WHAT DID BUSH KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT!!!!?!!111!1ONEoneone
|| Posted by Yogimus, October 17, 2005 06:31 PM ||I remember seeing him drop the F-bomb live too back in 1981.
I was 13 years old and I couldn't believe what I had heard, I had fallen asleep on the show because it was so atrocious-I woke up just as he did it so I didn't think I heard it right, but the next day one of my friends called and asked if I had seen it.
I always wondered what happened to him, then in the early 1990's I saw him in an episode of thirtysomething, he was an actor in a commercial directed by one of the main characters (Elliot to be exact) Elliot of course was showing his inexperience on the set and Rocket's character put him in his place.
I didn't see him again until I saw "It's Pat" on cable-oddly enough he appeared in a Saturday Night Live vehichle like that.
|| Posted by Shari, October 19, 2005 09:45 AM ||The next time I heard of him was now when he committed suicide. Cutting his own throat? I wonder about that too.
Either something is being covered up (why I don't know) or he meant business and really wanted out.
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Air Show Photos I
B-52 Stratofortress
B-1 Lancer
Business end of A-10 Thunderbolt II
C-5A Galaxy Transport
F/A-18C Hornet
(w/ 'digital' camoflage paint scheme)
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Very nice!
|| Posted by Tetzman, October 17, 2005 10:46 AM ||Can't remember the year, but my ex-shipmate Rog, my clb & I went to the airshow here at Andrews. Couldn't have been that memorable, they had the T-Birds, not the Blue Angels.
Anyways, I'm shootin' pictures with my Canon Rebel and we wander over to the hanger where they have a Stealth Fighter on display. I'm trying to take some pictures of the aircraft, but my camera just isn't working right; like it's focusing on infinity.
I thought maybe there isn't enough light in the hanger. I aim at one of the guards standing right next to the plane. Focus is fine. Aim it back at the plane, no focus. Guard, focus. Plane, no focus.
Took me a few times.
D'oh!
|| Posted by Rob@L&R, October 17, 2005 12:33 PM ||LOL, Rob. At least we know the billions of dollars in stealth technology worked. So, which plane was your favorite, Mikey? The photo doesn't give an accurate gauge of how gigantic the B-52s are. It takes seeing one up close and personal to realize how huge they are. And watching one take off is weird, because the wings are so long and heavy they bounce, or flap a bit. Scary. I've always loved the Warthog. It's a no-nonsense work plane.
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October 16, 2005
Miramar Air Show Photos
Just returned from the 2005 Miramar Air Show and downloaded the photos I took onto my computer.
I'll have to geek around with some of them cause I was shooting with a 2.0 megapixel camera and some of the shots leave a little to be desired.
More later...
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So how was the show (as if I didn't know)? What was the best part? Looking forward to seeing the pics.
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