The Virtual Record of My Opinionated Rantings

Since the Lindenwood network has blocked access to USAToday online, you'll have to take my word for the headline I thought I saw this morning regarding the war in Afghanistan. I was confused, since this seemed to be in a positive light. Over the last few years, any time I heard about Bush's War it was always in reference to his invasion of the Middle East.

As usual, Ace of Spades confirmed my suspicions. Uncle Jimbo also brought up a painful point about Born Again Americans that hurts my soul more than a little bit.

Unlike many of the Born Again Ass Clowns Americans who have just discovered they can love and respect their country for the first time in their adult lives, or at least for the last 8 years, I owned a flag and flew it when Clinton was President. I applaud the plethora of new flags I see around, but I think it represents a sad aspect of the patriotism of folks who only feel proud when their team is in power.

Posted by Tori Benden at 7:55 AM | 0 comments  

If you know me, you know that I love the Second Amendment even though I'm not a gun owner. I love the fact that the Founders promised to leave us the tools necessary to defend ourselves against threats, from an armed burgler threatening our family to an overbearing government threatening our freedom.

Reading Ace earlier brought to my attention a bill in Congress that, due to the Stimulus fiasco, I failed to notice.

Check out H.R.45!

U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) recently sponsored H.R. 45, also known as "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act." The bill is, at its core and as its name implies, a licensing and registration scheme.

The measure calls for all handgun owners to submit to the federal government an application that shall include, among many other things: a photo; an address; a thumbprint; a completed, written firearm safety test; private mental health records; and a fee. And those are only some of the requirements to be licensed! [emphasis mine]

The bill would further require the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, transfer, and owner's address in America. Moreover, the bill would make it illegal to own or possess a "qualifying firearm" -- defined as "any handgun; or any semiautomatic firearm that can accept any detachable ammunition feeding device…" [emphasis added] without one of the proposed licenses.

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H.R. 45 is essentially a reintroduction of H.R. 2666, which Rush introduced in 2007. H.R. 2666 contained much of the same language as H.R. 45, and was co-sponsored by several well-known anti-gun legislators--including Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. H.R. 45 currently has no co-sponsors.

Posted by Tori Benden at 10:54 AM | 1 comments  

Warning: The video you are about to view...

• is five minutes long.
• contains facts relating to technology.
• contains facts relating to the human race.
• may hurt your soul a little bit.

You have been warned.

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As a fan of professional wrestling, I get a lot of lip. People assume we're all the knuckle-dragging, white-trash, "Austin 3:16"-praising idiots they see on TV.

While I'm no genius in the area, and I try not to be an elitist, I know that it's fake. I enjoy watching two athletes execute potentially crippling moves without injuring one another. I appreciate good acting in a promo. I LOVE a good heel, like Chris Jericho.

That's why when I heard that Jericho "assaulted a female fan," I was moderately concerned. When I found out that the woman had been harassing him and her boyfriend had begun the physical altercation that led to Jericho punching her in the face, my only thought was that she should count herself lucky for not ending up in the hospital. The man trained in The Dungeon for goodness sake! You train with the Hart family and you have all the tools necessary to seriously eff someone up.

As a female who believes in chivalry and all that good stuff, I do not believe in hitting a lady. This woman, with her foul mouth and attempts to attack the Superstar while he was trying to drive off, is NOT a lady by any stretch of the imagination.

That's where I stand. Love it or hate it.

Posted by Tori Benden at 11:20 AM | 1 comments  
Labels: Stupid People, Wrestling

President Obama has moved to place the Census Bureau under the control of the White House, or more specifically, under the control of Rahm Emanuel.

Constitutionally, the Census Bureau is operated by the Commerce Department. This is in the hopes of no one political party gaining the undeniable power of the Gerrymander. Every ten years (read=In 2010) congressional districts are redrawn. Congressional districts decide things like representation in the electoral college. A district that would be, say, mostly Democrat, would be sure to pass liberal legislation or to elect someone with a 'D' next to their name. Go figure!

Placing the Census Bureau, which possesses the information used in this redistricting and which plays a large part in drawing the districts themselves, in the hands of a politician with a definite agenda on either side would be, in a word, stupid. Stupid and illegal. And underhanded. And...

Well, you get my point.

Posted by Tori Benden at 9:00 AM | 0 comments  
Labels: politics, The Constitution

Barack Obama is officially an ANIMAL HATER. Observe in this series of completely undoctored images I found on the internet.

Posted by Tori Benden at 9:13 AM | 0 comments  
Labels: funny, politics