Sunday, December 23, 2012

How To Convince a Socialist


You can view the video here also, or download it in mp3 audio format if you like.  You won't miss much listening without video.  He's really just standing there, the whole time, without any visual aids.

Okay, so I've been greatly troubled by the fact that I'm having difficulties talking about gun control with leftists.  I think their main argument is that the government needs to ban guns for the greater good.  I have tried using facts and logic to argue that gun control just doesn't work, but that really just doesn't work.  I believe that the universe may have delivered what I needed in the form of this lecture on video.

Perhaps instead, I appeal to the desire of the leftist for greater government control, and try to paint a picture where they are a victim of government control, for the greater good,
Far more people are killed and injured by car accidents, than with firearms.  Shouldn't the government have direct control over what you can drive, how many miles you can drive, how far from work you are allowed to live?  Can it mandate that you take a bus or a train because, statistically, they are safer modes of transportation, regardless of how much time you'll waste waiting for the train, or waiting for your shift after your train arrives where you are going?  Can the government decide that, for the greater good, it needs you to work in Kansas, and that your spouse is badly needed in Washington?  Can the government decide that the skills you have aren't right for a teaching job, and for the greater good, we need you to work in a factory that produces the wheels for train cars?  I don't want to be limited to what guns I own, or told that I can't own any.  Why shouldn't government be able to tell you where you can live, or what you do for a living, regardless of what you want?  Can you still be happy living under government control, where the greater good demands that you must make sacrifices?  Do you really not believe that humans, Americans, have free will and property rights, than government has more power over your life than you do, regardless of what you want?
There may be something to this. 

Sunday, December 16, 2012

All I Want For Christmas Is. . .


(From the Three Percenters FaceBook page)

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Kickass Christmas Music Mix

Some Favorites:
Greensleeves by The Rock Heroes - amazing guitar track

Silent Night/Holy Night Jam by Joe Satriani - The Satch is awesome.

A Mad Russian's Christmas (instrumental) and Christmas Cannon Rock by Trans Siberian Orchestra

Deck the Halls by Ted Nugent - Uncle Ted, 'nuff said?

Christmas Blues (Live) by John Popper and Eric Clapton - Popper is the big Blues Traveler guy

Back Door Santa by John Popper and B. B. King

Jingle Bell Rock by Thousand Foot Krutch

I Won't Be Home For Christmas by blink 182

All by The Vandals - Oi To The World, A Gun For Christmas, Thanx For Nothing, Christmas Time For My Penis, I Don't Believe In Santa Claus, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, and C-R-I-S-T-M-A-S

Oi To The World by No Doubt

The Twelve Pains of Christmas by Bob Rivers


Also very good:
Carol of the Bells by Al Di Meola

From The Brian Setzer Orchestra - Jingle Bells, You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, Angles We Have Heard On High, White Christmas, Let it Snow!  Let it Snow!  Let it Snow!, and Take a Break Guys

Christmas is Here by Buckcherry

Silent Night by Faster Pussycat

Auld Lang Syne by Girlschool - okay, so it's a New Year's Eve Song

Christmas is Here Again and Jingle Bells by Helix

Rockin' Round the Christmas Tree by Jaymes Reunion

Santa Claus is Back in Town by Jonny Lang

Run Rudolph Run by L.A. Guns

God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman and We Three Kings by Los Straighjackets - not as weird as you would think for guys that wear Mexican wrestler masks

O Come, O Come Emmanuel by Neal Schon

Making Christmas by Rise Against

All by The Rock Heroes - Winter Wonderland (with and without vocals), White Christmas (Instrumental), Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Instrumental), Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight), and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (With Vocals)

The Little Drummer Boy by Sean Kingston - to break the Rock monotony a bit

Jingle Bells by Skid Row

Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer by The Smithereens

Chrismas is the Time to Say I Love You by SR-71

Joy to the World - Steve Morse

I'll Be Home for Christmas - Twisted Sister and Lita Ford - !!

All by Weezer - We Wish You a Merry Christmas, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, The First Noel, and Hark!  The Herald Angels Sing

Merry Christmas Baby by Wyclef Jean and Stevie Wonder - Wyclef is a little annoying, but. . .

White Christmas by Zakk Wylde - Pretty sedate for Zakk.  Acoustic guitar.

Auld Lang Syne by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Redistribution


One funny.


One, not so funny.

Credit to MaddMedic for finding them first.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I HATE ELECTION DAY!!


How?  Again?  Seriously?  6 FRICKEN TRILLION DOLLARS IN 4 YEARS!!!

Monday, October 29, 2012

News Anchor Fail Compilation


In the words of Ricky Gervais, "Watch it.  It's funny."

Saturday, July 21, 2012

UC Riverside Black Graduation

I first heard of this maybe a week ago, but haven't had time to post.

University of California, Riverside once again had a seperate graduation ceremony for African American students.  The latest one was June 10, 2012.  According to the article, they have done this for several years.

Link to Black Graduation article on the UC Riverside website

I'm not sure that I'm really allowed to comment, but a seperate graduation ceremony seems like a step backwards for equality to me.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Romney Stuff? Trouble?

I saw a Romney bumper sticker on the way in to work today. I am pretty sure I have not seen any stickers or lawn signs up until that. Obama and Paul stuff, yes, but not Romney. I think we may be in trouble.