Dammit I love this story.

Kudos to you, Mr. McNally. You rescued your little girl from a monster and rid the planet of a depraved sexual predator in one motion. Here’s hoping you don’t lose one second of thinking about the scumbag you were forced to put down…

(And on a side note: Imagine being the next poor bastard who wants to date this girl knowing that her father killed a man with his bare hands rather than let harm befall her…)

Made of awesome.

We, Will, We, Will Barack You Obama: “I’ve got a bracelet, too!!!!11!!”

Dude. If you’re going to wear the bracelet of a dead soldier, remember his farking name. He sounded like Porky Pig … “Abedyeabedyeabedyea that’s all folks!”

Epic. Fail.

McCain: “I’m suspending my campaign, the economy is in danger!”

Obama: “Call me if you need me, I’ll be in Florida signing autographs.”

McCain: “We should all have a meeting … two days before the debate!”

Obama: “Can’t pat your head and rub your tummy, you wrinkly old prune? Send me an email if you decide to debate, OH! SNAP! You can’t. Haw haw.”

Bush: “Get to Washington.”

… and with that, Barack The Casbah Obama gets pwned. How? Have you seen this guy without a teleprompter?

Look, I’m no fan of John McCain, but I think what happened here is really advantageous for him. First, the debate is on foreign policy. His strong suit, not so much for Mr. Tea-Sipper-With-World-Leaders-Community-Organizer.

The drama around the suspended campaign and the question of whether the debate would go on - much like the lead-up to Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican Convention - has fueled the desire to see this debate. McCain - by doing the whole “campaign suspension” thing, has virtually guaranteed that more people will watch a foreign-policy debate between these two candidates.

Second, Obama’s focus hasn’t been on debate preparation for the past few days for a topic that I believe most people agree to be his weakest. Barack Like An Egyptian Obama was yanked to Washington by McCain, cutting into his prep time for the debate. McCain guaranteed a bigger audience for the foreign policy debate, and once again Barack And Roll All Night Obama had the rug of positive polling numbers yanked out from under him as he was upstaged. Where has he been the last few days? All you’ve heard was that he was at a table with everyone else - all anyone is talking about is McCain. Barney Frank is complaining MIGHTILY about this whole “McCain charging in” thing and the how the deal was torpedoed - which by the way is what a clear majority of Americans are looking for - NOT to hand 700 Billion to some guy to give it to a bunch of people that are noted screw-ups.

I don’t know about you, but when I hear Democrats complaining about things not going their way, it’s sweet, sweet music to my ears.

Is McCain a camera-mugging grandstander? Absolutely. Was all of this intentional (ie: cutting preparation short, stealing the spotlight, ratcheting up the drama and viewership for his strongest debate topic)? I don’t know. If it were Bush, I’d say hell no, just a combination of stupidity and luck, but McCain got Palin right, so I’m willing to fork over a teeny portion of Benefit-of-the-Doubt. I think it’s a case of some political planning, and unintended but largely positive consequences.

We’ll see after tonight, that’s for sure. If Obama comes off looking like a socialist dweeb (as if he hasn’t already), McCain wins the week big.

And on the thought of debates, why can’t we have a single debate dedicated to the topic of constitutionality. I’d love to hear these candidates answers on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Amendments.

Thanks Fannie.

Smith & Wesson has eliminated about 80 jobs at a Rochester plant that makes hunting rifles.
The firearms maker cited the U.S. economic downturn when making the announcement on Thursday.

Where to begin with this crap.

Officials in Pennsylvania have revoked a woman’s concealed-weapons permit because other parents complained that she was carrying her loaded handgun at her daughter’s soccer games. Meleanie Hain said she’s fighting the revocation by the Lebanon County sheriff.

Revoked a conceal permit because she was open carrying in a part of the country where it’s legal to open carry. What I’m wondering is if she was in a “gun free zone” near a local school or some such thing, but I wouldn’t bet on that.

Hain lost the permit and got a warning from local soccer officials after a game on Sept. 11.

How about, “Go stick that goal post up your ass” as a suitable response.

Sheriff Michael DeLeo says openly carrying a weapon to a youth soccer match shows a lack of judgment.

I’m sure Sheriff thinks open carrying anywhere shows a lack of judgment. To me, it shows perfectly clear judgment. Your child is there, and you are responsible for the protection of yourself and your family. She’s not hurting anybody other than some people having their delicate sensibilities offended.

Hain tells the Lebanon Daily News she’s always openly carried a firearm without any problems in the past.

Oh, that doesn’t matter to these people. They’ve got great imaginations.

And her lawyer — Robert Magee — says that while Pennsylvania requires a permit for a concealed firearm, it doesn’t require a license to carry one openly except in Philadelphia.

They should promptly re-issue her license and that Sheriff should be fined.

… the following statements can be heard at the dinner table:

1) “We don’t throw rocks while eating dinner.”

2) “That’s not where your food goes.”

3) “Please eat like a human.”

4) “Put the panda down and finish your food.”

Too much going on! Fall is here … Winter is coming … If I don’t prepare now, I am doomed!

See you in about a week.

September 11th pisses me off, for many obvious reasons. Because of those that deny or question what happened (ie: those who have no grip on reality). Because of those who committed the act, because of those who don’t care either way, because of those who puff out their chests and say, “Serves you right.”

Beyond that, however, this day is one of renewal for me. Renewal of pride in my country, love of my country, and my determination and dedication to personal liberty and the freedom of myself and my family. Nobody can take that pride away. No assault or aggression can remove my love of my home country, and no measure of man - no matter their size, strength, numbers or ideology - can take away my determination to defend my personal liberty.

So no long posts about what happened. No pictures of people jumping from the towers. No recordings of American’s last words on a 911 call before those buildings came crashing down. You can get that stuff anywhere and everywhere. One post from me today, and this is it.

Today I’m reminded of American pride, and all I want to do is enjoy some simple things like this: