Video: Vilma Leake’s Priorities

December 21, 2011

Democrat Commissioner Vilma Leake started the last County Commission meeting by addressing the truly important issue affecting Mecklenburg County residents.  If you thought she brought up the above-average unemployment, or opposed the decision by the DNC to ship in union workers and deny much needed convention business to local companies, or addressed the current tax [...]

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Height of Frivolity: Lawyers Suck Millions Out of iTunes Price Change

December 20, 2011

Yesterday, I received an email about the Johnson iTunes Settlement, a class-action lawsuit against Apple.  There’s so much wrong with this legalized extortion; it’s difficult to know where to begin. Unlike Hollywood and the big record companies, Apple has always hated DRM (Digital Rights Managament) software.  I don’t know their specific reasons, but I’d bet [...]

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Campus Weapons Get Double-Secret Probation

December 17, 2011

There’s a great scene in Animal House when Dean Wormer is conspiring to have Delta thrown off campus.  Greg Marmalard informs the Dean that Delta is already on probation.  ”They are?” asks Dean Wormer, and after considering this new information, he proceeds to place Delta on “double-secret probation.” Anti-gun advocates are a lot like Dean [...]

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Unlikely Allies: Occupy Richmond Stands Up for Richmond Tea Party

December 3, 2011

Shortly after invoicing the city of Richmond, VA for $8500, the amount the city charged the Richmond Tea Party for permits for their Tax Day rallies over the past three years, the Richmond Tea Party received an audit notice from the city’s Dept. of Finance.  The city claims the audit has nothing to do with [...]

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Brilliant: Richmond Tea Party Invoices City

November 9, 2011

According to a letter printed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond Tea Party Treasurer Corky Mann hand delivered an invoice for $8500 to city government.  In  the wake of the preferential treatment that has been granted to the “Occupy” protest in Richmond (which was finally evicted on October 28), the Richmond Tea Party wants a full [...]

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Your Streetlights are Watching

November 3, 2011

Via Tara Servatius at the Meck Deck: These creepy new Orwellian streetlights are straight out of 1984. They double as surveillance cameras and can spy on pedestrians, photograph and record their movements and conversations, direct advertisements and government messages at them, count crowd numbers for police and much more. They are operated as a two way [...]

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Forrester, Homosexuality, and NC Marriage Law

October 4, 2011

Senator James Forrester was recently maligned, in large part because he was the driving force behind legislation to put a marriage referendum on the North Carolina ballot in May.  The charge is that he “falsified his medical credentials;” the reality, he neglected and failed to update his public resume.  Forrester’s resume listed him as a [...]

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The Jig is Up for 3D Movies

September 30, 2011

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures recently announced they’ll stop footing the bill for 3D glasses used by theater-goers at their films.  The announcement has simultaneously confirmed my suspicions and blown the cover for movie theaters. On the one hand, I would never suggest anyone intervene on movie theater prices.  What theaters charge for a [...]

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Garofalo: Republicans Support Herman Cain Because He Hides Their Racism

September 29, 2011

You can’t win an argument with a conspiracy theorist because any contrary evidence is treated as a cover-up.  Example:  If you oppose Obama, it’s because you’re a racist.  But if you support Herman Cain, you’re a racist trying to hide your racism.  It couldn’t possibly be as simple as people who disagree with Obama’s policies [...]

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Cutting Through Android Hype

September 29, 2011

The International Business Times recently ran an article entitled “5 Reasons Why Android Phones Will Stand Tall Against iPhone 5.” The article doesn’t present any new theories, but it does aggregate many of the top anti-Apple talking points—talking points which generally crumble under further scrutiny. Hardware Choices: Some users prefer a big smartphone while others [...]

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