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In an update to Briley’s arrest, Here’s a video of it. Not pretty.

Us bloggers talking bad about him. No wonder he introduced a law that would have required bloggers to remove statements that were alleged to be defamatory a bit back.

Update: Well, I’m not a fan of the guy but I do share his taste in whiskey.

The Hot Momma Revolution, indeed:

Miscreant. That’s the new word I learned this weekend. I learned it from the instructor who taught the defensive handgun course Hubs and I took, among many other things.

Some of those other things are food blister, traffic finger and Dunlap’s disease.

From the pic, it looks like two women were signed up. Excellent. And, well, you just gotta accessorize that Glock.

Rustmeister has a look at the ATF data for Tennessee and notes something surprising. Seems our most dangerous city has the fewest gun traces. Odd.

with a Remington.

What with my trying to export our gun culture and all that.

Where is the middle ground on gun issues? I’m not sure but I do know that it is not where anti-gun groups, politicians, and editorial boards tell me it is.

I suppose they’ll sue sword manufacturers next?

Ain’t that the truth: If you post something without comment, people will assume you approve.

Fear the internet activism.

Biofuels, championed for reducing energy reliance, boosting farm revenues and helping fight climate change, may in fact hurt the environment and push up food prices, a study suggested on Tuesday.

You mean we should eat the corn instead of putting it in the gas tank? Who knew?

Congrats to Brittney on her new gig.

I guess I’m obligated to do one. So here goes. No disaster porn here. But I do like reader blackfork’s suggestion that I set up a fake security checkpoint in my front yard and confiscate tiny bottles of liquids and toenail clippers from my neighbors. You know, in a show of solidarity for security theater.

A look at 9-11 posts past. I suppose I’m still too damn cynical.

As you were.

There’s this stuff that looks to be water coming from the sky. I dunno what it is.

Via GLN, he was on the Board for the Joyce Foundation. You know, those folks who pay for this rubbish.

• Great show, not-so-great venue. Standing room only, which wouldn’t have been so bad except it was packed, and you had a lot of pushy people who were constantly going back-and-forth.
• When you’ve been taking muscle relaxers, Maker’s Mark is not your friend. Even if you stop taking them fully six hours before you start the Maker’s Mark.
• Maker’s Mark + residual muscle relaxers = portions of night blacked out.
• Deciding to do an impromptu photo shoot with random hot chicks whom you found in the hotel lobby will not go over well with your wife, particularly not when she’s standing right there. Even if you remember absolutely none of it. Especially when she can pull out the camera and show you the pictures to prove it. (Odds are, she will then make you delete the photos.)
• You know you’re drunk when: you can barely even hold yourself up over the bathtub to get sick. (Somebody kept moving the damn thing!)
• Creative use of iPod #37: Blocking out the sound of your husband getting violently ill in the bathroom of your hotel room.
• Girsch’s Law of Hungover Travel: If you’re hung over on a day when you have to fly, you will get a turbulent flight
• An airplane lavatory is not a pleasant place to get ill. Rumor has it.
• It’s good to be back home, and no longer hung over!

Pretty good sign for us pro-gun folks that the Senate voted 81-10 to prevent any funding to foreign organizations that infringe upon the Second Amendment rights of lawful American citizens. That would be the United Nations, in case you wanted to know.

TN State Rep. Rob Briley was arrested for DUI after rear-ending a car and leaving the scene. During his arrest, he allegedly finished his drink at gunpoint. On Monday, he was arrested again for vandalism for kicking the window of a patrol car and causing $1,500 worth of damage. Under the influence, Mr. Briley reacted violently. And stupidly.

As a chairman of the Judiciary committee, Briley blocked various pro-gun bills, including opposing a bill to allow concealed carry permit holders to carry their weapons where alcohol is served so long as they weren’t drinking. No wonder he can’t trust you to be armed in the same room where there may be alcohol, look what it does to him.

Briley is also the guy who put the poison pill in the park carry bill.

Looks like Briley may be facing felony charges over this ordeal. If that happens, he could lose his spot on the committee, if not his seat. Wouldn’t break my heart.

Of course, it’s all that evil alcohol’s fault so he must get to rehab and purge those demons from his system. Again.

Thanks to Blake for the pointer.

Update: The Rep points out that Briley refused a breathalyzer and blood test. I think you lose your license in TN for that.

All you need to know about the latest publicity stunt:

Despite no evidence of legal wrongdoing, the Rev. Jesse Jackson wants a Lake Barrington gun plant shut down.

’nuff said.

So, how can you tell when the Hsu puns go too far? When someone uses the prase shit-hsu (what? it’s a dog?). Or maybe hsu-wage. Or hsu-eey.

So hsu-thing.

Don’t like it? Hsu me.

CCW numbers up in Florida.

The attorney’s blog reports they have filed a conditional cross-petition. I don’t know what that means but it appears as though the standing issue may be addressed again.

Congrats.

To The Doc’s blog.

A video to piss you off this morning.

Some time today between 5:00 to 6:30 PM Knox County Commission will convene in a special session for the results of the travel audit of Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale and his staff. This is one of the most serious and potentially criminal audits the Mayor and his staff face.

It will be covered on Community Television of Knoxville.

Last week on the hour long WBIR special “Knox County Files” Knox County Law Director John Owings said he would file an ouster suit if criminal activities were disclosed in any of the five audits being performed on Knox County government. You can watch that hour long special here.

Things have changed a great deal in the past few months. Paul Pinkston opened the kimono with his questions of P-card abuse and theft. WBIR unleashed Kay Watson for some of the most impressive investigative journalism seen in a very long time in Knox County. Private citizen Lewis Cosby made sure he was heard in last months Knox County Commission meeting. His audit of Knox County government brought over 100 questions that have yet to be answered.
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Ya know, Tennessee’s unconstitutional drug tax stamp is not as cool looking as Texas’ unconstitutional drug tax stamp.

Update: B-Ho notes:

The Bredesen admininstration appears intent on continuing to collect the tax, despite two court rulings that it is unconstitutional, as a Department of Revenue spokesman says the department will continue to collect the tax while pursuing further legal appeals.

One nitpick is I think it’s been ruled that three times now. The more important issue is that the state is disregarding a ruling. If they can’t respect the law, why should Tennesseans?

Heh.

The local newspaper is suing county. As such, they obviously think their coverage of it might not be objective. So, they got the following bloggers to cover it: Rich, Russ McBee, and David Oatney.

Pretty cool, if you ask me.

Seems some tribesmen shot a whale with a 50 caliber. Cue sensationalizing in the media. But, wait, apparently that’s how people hunt whales these days:

Recently, this technique has been replaced with the use of a .50 caliber rifle (as mandated by the International Whaling Commission) which is used following the harpoon strike to ensure a more efficient kill.