Will be around lightly.

Posted by: Ace at 08:58 AM | Comments (253)
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Just a silly link from Drudge but kind of funny.

Amateur NC ghost hunter looking for 'ghost train' hit and killed by real train

STATESVILLE, NC (WBTV) - A man who was with about a dozen people who were looking for a legendary "ghost train" in Iredell County was hit by a locomotive and killed early Friday morning.

The incident happened on a train trestle at 2:45 a.m. near the 900 block of Buffalo Shoals Road.

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"During the investigation, witnesses told deputies they were at the site in hopes of seeing a 'ghost train'," the Iredell County sheriff's office said in a press release.

The sheriff said the incident coincided with the anniversary of a train wreck that occurred at the same location in 1891.

Redmond said there were "12 people who were amateur ghost hunters caught on the trestle when the train rounded the bend" early Friday morning.

Moral? Get your head out of the clouds, Sparky, and look around, you dumbass.

Posted by: Ace at 07:59 AM | Comments (74)
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Here.

Sarah Palin speaking now.

[via Andy]

Update: commenters are live bloggin this in the comments, which is cool.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at 06:47 AM | Comments (658)
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”This is my ONT! There are many like it but this one is mine!”

Happy Ferretday! So yeah, there will be ferrets below the fold. Whether you like it or not. And you will like it. Why? A brief word from Gunnery Sgt. Hartman:

Strong, yet cuddly words indeed. Stuff n' things below the fold.

more...

Posted by: Genghis at 04:45 PM | Comments (961)
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via Instapundit:

Like many other single-issue advocacy organizations, the NRA avoids "putting all their eggs in one basket" by sometimes endorsing the Democrat with a slightly better record on Second Amendment issues despite the fact that the Democratic Party as a whole is somewhere to the Left of Norway and Sweden on firearms issues. Harry Reid has long enjoyed the endorsement of the NRA, but this year? Not so much.

Old & Busted: Harry Reid as an advocate for your Second Amendment rights.
The New Hotness: That Tea Party Chick who sometimes says dumb stuff, but can probably be counted on to give you the benefit of the doubt on personal freedom issues.

I know that Harry Reid's whiter than a bowl of rice in a blizzard, but somehow I just can't shake the thought that there's racism involved here somehow.

Posted by: Russ from Winterset at 03:51 PM | Comments (230)
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Anybody else watching this show Haven on SyFy? I think they're on like episode 5 or something. It's fairly entertaining. Based on a Steven King short story or something. And now we know why Slublog is so weird.

Anyway, it's on Fridays at 10pm.

What I'm dancin' to on the way home is below the fold. more...

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 02:35 PM | Comments (305)
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It's amazing which laws the states must obey and which laws have a little more... give in them.

I have written previously here at PJM that all waiver requests should be denied. Unfortunately, if you are an overseas servicemember from Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington, the protections in the MOVE Act aren’t going to apply to you this year. And if you are from one of the states who still aren’t in compliance with MOVE — like Colorado, Wisconsin, or Alaska — don’t be surprised if you get scant help from Attorney General Eric Holder.

Waivers can be granted from MOVE only if states find a way to make sure the votes of servicemembers are still counted.

Washington, despite having plenty of time after an August 17 primary to get the job done, received a waiver today. Washington was unwilling to change their schedule of ballot preparation to allow for 45 days mailing time. Though modern printing technology makes the Washington waiver unnecessary, it was granted.

Delaware election director Elaine Manlove says the state can get ballots out in time — but applied for a waiver “just in case.” Delaware’s waiver was motivated by caution, but caution isn’t a basis for the granting of a waiver. The law says “undue hardship.” However, waiver granted.

Rhode Island shared Delaware’s risk aversion: Spokesman Chris Barnett says they asked for a waiver in case they had a recount in the primary. A hypothetical “undue hardship.” Waiver granted.

Since MOVE passed last October, Massachusetts did nothing to adjust their late September 14 primary to comply. (This was the same state that introduced and passed legislation in mere days so that Senator Paul Kirk could be sworn in to vote for ObamaCare. The legislature previously stripped Republican Mitt Romney of the power to appoint replacements and required a special election.) ItÂ’s a shame soldiers arenÂ’t as important as Senator KirkÂ’s vote was. Waiver granted.

New York sought a waiver. No surprise there: seven years after the passage of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, New York still wasnÂ’t in compliance. Waiver granted.

Thanks to Slublog.

Posted by: Ace at 12:35 PM | Comments (208)
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Ah yes.

Why not.

Will Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson make a back door move to ban lead bullets the day before the November 2 elections?

Several environmentalist groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) are petitioning the EPA to ban lead bullets and shot (as well as lead sinkers for fishing) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Although EPA is barred by statute from controlling ammunition, CBD is seeking to work farther back along the manufacturing chain and have EPA ban the use of lead in bullets and shot because non-lead alternatives are available. But here's the catch: the alternatives to lead bullets are more expensive. A ban on the sale of lead ammunition would force hunters and sport shooters to buy non-lead ammunition that is often double the cost of traditional lead ammunition. A box of deer hunting bullets in a popular caliber could be upwards of $55.

Of course most rounds are shot at ranges, where the lead is recovered and thus never even comes in contact with the environment. People shoot in the woods, of course -- that's the point -- but they're not sitting there blasting off 100 rounds at a deer.

But by all means, let's continue end-runs around the Constitution and direct violations of the law, all the while accumulating power in the hands of people never elected by anyone. That's the way to go.

Posted by: Ace at 11:37 AM | Comments (368)
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Ah yes.

Why not.

Will Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson make a back door move to ban lead bullets the day before the November 2 elections?

Several environmentalist groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) are petitioning the EPA to ban lead bullets and shot (as well as lead sinkers for fishing) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Although EPA is barred by statute from controlling ammunition, CBD is seeking to work farther back along the manufacturing chain and have EPA ban the use of lead in bullets and shot because non-lead alternatives are available. But here's the catch: the alternatives to lead bullets are more expensive. A ban on the sale of lead ammunition would force hunters and sport shooters to buy non-lead ammunition that is often double the cost of traditional lead ammunition. A box of deer hunting bullets in a popular caliber could be upwards of $55.

Of course most rounds are shot at ranges, where the lead is recovered and thus never even comes in contact with the environment. People shoot in the woods, of course -- that's the point -- but they're not sitting there blasting off 100 rounds at a deer.

But by all means, let's continue end-runs around the Constitution and direct violations of the law, all the while accumulating power in the hands of people never elected by anyone. That's the way to go.

Posted by: Ace at 11:37 AM | Comments (28)
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I'm just gonna go right ahead and get my double-posting out of the way. I can't seem to avoid double-posting, so here's Gabe's story on the new hotness Democratic strategy (You're racist)on the Cole bomber.

Now I've already mentioned Drew's post and already posed Dave's so I... think I've got it all out of the way? Maybe?

Nah, I'll probably just repost a Purple Avenger story next.

Posted by: Ace at 11:30 AM | Comments (35)
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