Musings, Ramblings and Other Assorted Rubbish

I am tired of all the politically correct tap dancing people are doing over this whole Liar story..  It seems one can not say how things are anymore with out some pantywaist crying foul. I miss the days when people could speak plainly and without fear of offending the idiots. 

While preparing for my first message today I ran across an article titled "Cowboy Churches See Big Growth".  I thought this was going to be an article about the Western Heritage movement and how it is changing the lives of many that would never darken the door of traditional church.  Sadly I was wrong.  Instead to actually looking at the plethora of positive change produced by this movement the author ridicules the most important parts of the Cowboy Church's' method of proselytizing. A quote from the page:

Here is an email that I received some time back If you are in a hurry at least read the "A Little Gun History" section.

A little long, but well worth the time to read and learn... This just about says it all.  Now I wont have to explain my guns and the use of them... PEOPLE ASK  WHY?    Why I Carry a Gun   My old grandpa said to me son,' there comes a time in every man's  life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and  usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin'. I  don't carry a gun to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being killed. I  don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this  world can be a scary place. I  don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because there are  real threats in the world. I don't carry a gun because I'm evil. I carry a gun  because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world. I don't carry a gun because I hate the government. I  carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government. I don't carry a gun because I'm angry. I carry a gun  so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for  failing to be prepared. I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone. I  carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not  on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon. I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy. I carry a  gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a  cowboy. I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man. I  carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the  ones they love. I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate. I carry  a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am  inadequate. I don't carry a gun because I love it. I carry a gun  because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to  me. Police Protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect  themselves. Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just  investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to  clean up the mess. Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'. ....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)  ********************************************** A LITTLE GUN HISTORY   In 1929, the  Soviet Union   established gun control.  From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.     ------------------------------   In 1911,  Turkey   established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.     ------------------------------   Germany   established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.     ------------------------------   China   established gun control in 1935. >From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated     ------------------------------   Guatemala   established gun control in 1964. >From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.     ---- ------------- -------------   Uganda   established gun control in 1970. >From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.     ------------------------------   Cambodia   established gun control in 1956. >From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.     -----------------------------   Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.     ------------------------------   It has now been 12 months since gun owners in  Australia   were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own Government, a program costing  Australia   taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in:   List of 7 items:   Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent.   Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent.   Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!   In the state of  Victoria   alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns!   While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed.   There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort, and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.   You won't see this data on the  US   evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.   Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.   Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!   The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.   With guns, we are 'citizens'.  Without them, we are 'subjects'.   During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade  America   because they knew most Americans were ARMED!   If you value your freedom, please spread this anti-gun control message to all of your friends.      The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.   SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!   SWITZERLAND   'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.   SWITZERLAND   HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!! IT'S A NO BRAINER! DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.     I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment!

       

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While reading through some of my top-of-the-morning news sites I ran across a disturbing article that describes one of the latest fights in the House.. I know, I know, big news right?  However, this one unnerved me a bit.  It describes the lengths to which the Democratic party will go to in order to stop Republican points of view from being heard by their constituents. 

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

-Thomas Jefferson 

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.  

 -Thomas Jefferson 

Today sucked… A lot of things went wrong that should have been easy, but that’s ok, it ended well.  I was reintroduced to the joys of mowing my yard with a push mower. It may sound strange to say something like this, but hear me out:

As a kid, the mindless tedium of mowing gave me the chance to ponder the really big questions of life… Like ‘I wonder if what’s her and I will get together” or going over the newest additions to the play book from Coach.  I had time on my hands and a restless mind; which I used for good… Usually. 

Today, my mind is still restless but my questions are a bit more serious.  While walking behind that mower I began to think about some of the news stories that I’ve read, like the Department of Homeland Security painting what seems to be any dissention against the current administration as “rightwing extremist activity” or state governments finding it necessary to reaffirm their sovereignty in accordance with the 10^th Amendment of the US Constitution. I mean, what is going on with our MY country? Has it come to the point where you’re either Liberal or Conservative, Democrat or Republican with no room for being an American? 

I choose to be an American first and a party member later! I choose to live my life and conform my civic philosophies to those of the Founding Fathers, men who knew and believed in words like sacrifice, honor, courage, and patriotism. I choose to cling to my guns AND my religion and dare anyone to try to take them away!  Finally, I choose to stand up and be counted as one who still thinks Freedom and Liberty are things worth fighting for.

I guess the burning question I had running around in my head was this:

Are you man enough to live in the United States as envisioned by the Founding Fathers? 

Think about that before you answer.  There are several things that go along with it.  Are willing to stand up to your party ideologies when they are morally wrong – or go contrary to the Constitution? Are you willing to take responsibility for your own actions? Are you willing to rely on yourself and, God willing, your church for help? In short, could you take every political and social entitlement belief you have and find where the Constitution grants them? Then, if they are not in there, could you throw them out or revise them to bring them inline with the Constitution? Can you resist the compulsion to negate one civil liberty to protect other ones? Can you truthfully tell me that you would vigorously defend the right to free speech for someone whose beliefs are repugnant to you?

Folks we are at a cross road of American History. We stand on the brink of destruction by a government that is not fiscally responsible, or morally representative of our core values, and is out of compliance with what was written all those years ago.

Think about what we are doing to our country! We need to elect people that are strict Constitutionalist and fiscally responsible. Do not vote for someone just because you share a party affiliation. Vote for those that follow the rule of law and will make the tough choices to up hold our sovereignty in the face of opposition from abroad. Vote for those that will let the military fight the wars and give our fallen and wounded soldiers the respect they deserve. But most importantly vote for those who would never see our nation as arrogant or intolerant.  

I’m @dkirkland and I AM a true American! 

Here is an email that I received from a friend of mine:

Very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the House. 

This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009.

We just learned yesterday about this on the Peter Boyles radio program. 

Even gun shop owners didn't know about this because it is flying under the radar.

To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You will get all the information.

Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:

•It is registered

•You are fingerprinted

•You supply a current Driver's License

•You supply your Social Security #

•You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing

•Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.

•There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18. 

They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.

If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this. It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this. Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family - pass this along.

Peter Boyles is on this and having guests. Listen to him on KHOW 630 a.m. in the morning. He suggests the best way to fight this is to tell all your friends about it and "spring into action". Also he suggests we all join a pro-gun group like the Colorado Rifle Association, hunting associations, gun clubs and especially the NRA.

This is just a "termite" approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal is accomplished before anyone realizes it.

This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not.

If you take my gun, only the criminal will have one to use against me. HR 45 only makes me/us less safe. After working with convicts for 26 years I know this bill, if passed, would make them happy and in less danger from their victims.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.45:

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45

Please... copy and send this out to EVERYONE in the USA ...

 
Respectfully,
twitter @dkirkland

 OK, so I spent a couple hours fiddling with a project that should have taken a few minutes.  The kid got a PSP for for Christmas and wanted to put some music on it.  No problem... Export her iTunes Playlist and use a script to copy the files...hmmm if was only that easy.  I have a batch file that will read a txt file and use it as an input for something else that works great, but I did not realize that the (whatever.txt) line had to be different for xcopy. Also, the txt file contained "fullpath\2\whatever.ext" one on each line and in quotes.  Here is what I finially had to do to get it to work:

FOR /f "tokens=*" %%X IN ('type fullpath\2\whaterver.txt') DO (XCOPY %%X dest\ /y)