10 February 2013 - Granite Grok

February 10, 2013

Iran’s New Stealth Fighter – So Stealthy It’s As If It Doesn’t Even Exist

Iran announced that it had entered the Stealth Fighter club with the introduction of the Quaher 313.  But after reviewing the pictures provided by the Iranian Government and FARS news agency the Fighter Jet enthusiasts agree with King Arthur’s trusty steed,  ‘It’s only a model.’ From John Reed at Foriegn Policy Magazine (Free Subscription Required): …

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We Play Both Kinds of Stupid Here…Global and Warming.

I was once at a wedding reception waaaayyyyy up in Maine.  My then “girlfriend”–not quite yet my current wife of 18 years–went up and asked the DJ what kind of music he had.  His answer–I kid you not–was “Both.  We have country and western.” While the following clip has neither kinds of music, it does …

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Notable Quote – Gary Robbins

One reason for this situation is that “We the People,” who are supposed to monitor our government, are 300 million individuals, each evolved to be able to digest only a tiny fraction of the knowledge necessary to keep such a huge society working. In the free market, when each of us sticks to our own …

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California leads the way again!

If you support further restrictions on keeping and carrying guns, you’re in for a treat. If you think gun control laws make you safe, developments in California will make you want to move there. If any of these proposed laws pass, you really will want to move. Read on….

‘If it’s illegal for us, don’t sell it to police!’

An interesting concept….. H/T Instapundit Full abstracted post here from Grass Roots North Carolina (GRNC) ‘GRNC Alert 2-9-2013: LaRue Tactical Takes a Stand for Second Amendment Rights! The Second Amendment has always had fair-weather friends. LaRue Tactical, manufacturers of firearms and firearm accessories, is one company that will never be accused of being our fair-weather …

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More on the dreaded Sequester Numbers – Department of Defense (aka-Big Obama screw-up)

Is this the equivalent of threatening local police, firemen, and teachers? I showed the overall impact of what the Sequester will have on our current Federal budget here.  As you see, the answer is almost negligible.  Today on Fox was a snippet of Secretary of Defense Leon Pannetta testifying to Congress on what the Sequester …

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Apparently, what was not good for the goose IS good for the gander

Obama’s political promises all come with expiration dates – every.single.one.of.them.  It seems that his political taunts do as well – at least those that can help him if he conveniently forgets that he used them against his enemies earlier.  Like when being a non-profit was BAAAD for Americans for Prosperity and but now good for …

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Do Not Give Up Your Guns – Do Not Extinguish The Last Light In The World

That admonition comes, not from a right-wing extremist, but from Stanislav Mishin a Russian blogger who also writes for Pravda! He tells us the story of the heavily armed citizenry under the Tsar, and how enemies, both foreign and domestic, were easily repelled, or murderously driven out by the peasants, who jealously guarded their lands …

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