Category Archives: Politics

Did He Think This Through?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Weerd Beard

This story got me scratching my head: For a while, having Julian Assange crash at the Ecuadorian embassy in London wasn’t that big of a nuisance. Sure, Assange was always there. But it wasn’t his fault — he would be … Continue reading →

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Water is Wet, and Trees are Made of Wood

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

And Rodney King died from “misadventure” Rodney King had been drinking and was on drugs when he plunged into a swimming pool and accidentally drowned in June, a coroner’s report released Thursday concluded….”It concludes our investigation,” he said. “Basically, our … Continue reading →

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STOP….SQUIRREL TIME!!!!

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Yep time for another SQUIRREL REPORT! We’ll be talking politics like Newsweek and Aikin. We’ll be talking about grown men wearing skirts to fight cancer. And our call in topics will be your views on those topics, whatever else we … Continue reading →

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Things I Don’t Get

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

“Non Of The Above Ballot Options”: A quirky Nevada law that Republicans feared could siphon votes from a disgruntled electorate and sway the outcome of close presidential and U.S. Senate races in the state was struck down Wednesday by a … Continue reading →

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Protect and Serve

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

And occasionally manhandle A veteran cop was fired and charged with criminal battery after officers reviewed a video of him slamming a woman into her car in Pensacola, Fla. “We have certain expectations of our police officers, and when I … Continue reading →

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Stupid Games, Stupid Prizes

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Compare this story with this one: The Secret Service on Tuesday arrested a Washington state man accused of making an email threat against President Barack Obama and brandishing a shotgun at officers who came to his door….The threat was sent … Continue reading →

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Thought Police

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

This is a lousy story! A former Marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation for posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook has received an outpouring of support from people who say authorities are trampling on his First Amendment rights. Brandon J. … Continue reading →

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Double Trifecta!

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Weerd Beard

How do you add trifectcas? Is it additive? That would make this post a sexfecta! Or is multiplicative? That would be a Nonecta! Either way they’re good! I’m really glad I took the extra time to swing by the Harvard … Continue reading →

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Great Video on the Drug War

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Well said. I will add that I’m 100% treating Marijuana as a medical drug, I just think it should be 100% legal for all who can legally buy cigarettes or alcohol. Also while legal cannabis will indeed be a tax … Continue reading →

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From The Belly of the Beast

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Weerd Beard

We’ve been talking about the Newsweek Cover for one of the topics for this Week’s Squirrel Report. Alan mentioned that he didn’t think Newsweek was still being sold in News Stands, so the cover was just showing up on conservative … Continue reading →

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