Rant of the week

Ace of Spades is a daily read of mine, and man can that guy throw down an awesome rant! Language warning, by the way.

A Royal ass chewing

I would love for Mr. Hannan to come here and roll some heads. I have yet to hear any politician say something like this to Obama, but it needs to be said.


Like fresh air!

(H/T Patrick)

Economic hater

This is one of the best rants I've heard so far this year. A taste:

"Now you want to call me greedy? Are you fucking kidding me? After you fucked this place up? You want to tell me that capitalism failed? What capitalism? You've socialized/centralized almost half of the GDP. Now, you want to use me and the paycheck I've earned year after year to deflect attention from the basic fact that you have been shoving debt on people who couldn't hope to find within themselves the character to take responsibility for repaying it? They get a pass and I get... what... a sharp stick in the eye?" - Austrian

Oouch!

(H/T to Tam)

On the liberal love affair with Che

I don't understand the love affair either. Greg Gutfield of The Daily Gut has a piece in Fox News this morning that should start your day out with a chuckle. A taste:

"According The Washington Times, after a screening of the film, Benicio granted an interview to the film press — who are usually a mass of celebrity ass-kissers wrapped in a cocoon of anti-Americanism."

Just like fresh air.

Read the whole thing.

Yeah, I hate Hollywood too

A scathing rant at Big Hollywood on the Hollywood elites, how they suck, and why it's shame on them for calling for unity in America NOW!!

I couldn't agree more.

[H/T Ace]

Political gnashing of teeth

At this point I am merely a spectator in the political world, but as we get closer to election day it brings out the best in some people, like this rant by Ragin' Dave over at 4RWWS:

"Have the Republicans been much better than the commies? Nope. That's why I'm not a republican. I turned THAT particular card into confetti years ago, and mailed it back to the RNC letting them know that when they decided to return to their conservative roots, they'll get me back as a member. Hasn't happened yet, and I don't know if it'll happen at all. But electing Barak Obama would be the national equivalent of suck-starting a shotgun."

That's funny, right there!

Yet another great editorial in the FLS

This one about the surge in Iraq.

All of this makes moveon.org's denunciation of "General Betray-us" and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's declaration of defeat ("This war is lost") garishly wrong. Even now, alas, most national Democrats could file a claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act: They are physically unable, it seems, to pronounce the words "The Surge worked."

Ouch!

Check out the comments if you're interested in a good smackdown.

A good fisking

This fisking of a NOLA news article over at Fighting For Liberty is a borderline rant that got me laughing several times. Best line:

"You sound like Dr. Evil … “Five Hundred BILLION AK-47s!!!”

That's too funny!

Excellent rant

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Michael Bane's rant

On the subject of short barreled rifles and shotguns, suppressors, and the like. A good read.

The elusive one-shot-stop myth

Over at Monster Hunter Nation, Larry Correia blasts the Marshall & Sanow "One Shot Stop Statistics."

Go over there and read it, and try to get to the end without blowing soda through your nose.

Jimmy sucks

Really. I don't have much time today so I'll direct you over to The Liberty Zone for some good ol' Jimmy Carter bashing.

What was really meant by "Keep and Bear Arms"

Via David at The War on Guns comes this excellent piece by Mr. Tim Case that outlines what it takes to really be prepared. Go read it.

Something noted in the article is how the components to reload ammunition can be traded if not needed. I completely agree, and also consider this a reason for owning an array of firearms. Not only does it give you a better chance of having a weapon that will chamber various ammunition that is readily available, it also gives you a durable good to trade for other items.

My Grandmother was a German immigrant that survived the fall of Berlin during WWII. Undoubtedly she kept many of the horrors that she endured to herself, but one of the things that she did speak of was that currency became useless overnight.

She described it as wheelbarrows full of cash pushed by starving citizens to the marketplace, only to be exchanged for a few scraps of meat or turned away altogether.

In order to survive she would trade various durable goods like a gold or jewelry for eggs and bread. Some of the bread would be traded for bacon or milk. I'm sure there were tools and supplies that were also valuable for trade, and firearms were probably on the top of the list.

So if you think that your American Express will save you if the SHTF, think again. A quality rifle can feed and protect your family for decades, but as Mr. Case pointed out, only if you keep it fed with ammunition and maintain proficiency.

Great Rants

Do yourself a favor and go over to Larry Correia's place and check out his latest H&K rant. If you don't know who he is then check out the original H&K rant that has made him pretty famous.

Update: Here is a newer H&K rant! They just don't stop!

Yeah, what he said

Via The liberty Zone comes this piece which expresses exactly how I feel. Read it. Ian Coburn hit the nail on the head.