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Facebook is freakin’ weird

Scott — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:54:05 +0000

Ok. I don’t know what is up with Facebook but the “new” look is even more weird than before. I can never tell whether what I am looking at is accurate, old, or made up. I opened it up this morning and this is what I saw: Click on the graphic to display it full size in a new browser window. So to make sure I am seeing the “freshest” o [...]

Gun show loop hole and bovine testicles

Scott — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:26:27 +0000

I get so tired of people, mainly the Virginian-Pilot and other media outlets calling this the “gun show loop hole”. Its not a loop hole. The bill would have required prospective buyers to undergo an instant criminal background check before buying a firearm from a private seller at a gun show. -=SOURCE=- How can the General Assembly [...]

Environmentalists responsible for global warming

Scott — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:50:01 +0000

Ok. This stuff is really making my head hurt. Now some folks are saying that all the work to help replenish the ozone layer is contributing to “global warming”. OZONE HOLE’S HEALING MIGHT SWELL WARMING By Sindya N. Bhanoo The New York Times That the hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is slowly mending is considered a big victory for enviro [...]

Virginia PROMOTES Distracted Driving

Scott — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:33:55 +0000

This is kind of funny. But a letter to the Virginian Pilot from a Chesapeake citizen brings it into focus. The Commonwealth actually PROMOTES talking on your cell phone while driving. I’ve seen the signs. I’ve used the information they provide. Distracted driving Did you know the commonwealth of Virginia promotes using cell phones while [...]

Rats off a sinking ship?

Scott — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:35:15 +0000

In what appears to be a growing movement, the Democrats are finally seeing the results of their failed agendas and leaving before they get beat. I disagree with the author’ “unnerving” adjective. I think its quite fulfilling. Four top Democrats—including veteran Sens. Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgan—all prepared to pull the plug [...]

Westboro Baptist Church (Hate Mongers) Win Court Battle

Scott — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:59:04 +0000

As much as I can’t stand these excuses for humans, I have to agree with the decision. Anyone who reads their crap is sure to understand the message is just that… CRAP Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church, best known for their practice of protesting at funerals of soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan, won a major Court v [...]

What did he say?

Scott — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Ok. I have to agree. This is pure gibberish. The question before me is whether I support the Democratic candidate’s position in addressing these issues. I have not thus far in the progress of the campaign, and as aforesaid refrain from so doing. Douglas Wilder concerning his support for Creigh Deeds. -=SOURCE=- That made my head [...]

Complete embarrassment to the criminal justice system

Scott — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:13:00 +0000

Video: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8622270 Article: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/arizona-couple-suing-bathtime-photos-prompt-wal-mart/story?id=8624533 The Peoria, Ariz., couple had their home searched by police and worse, their children — then ages 18 months, 4 and 5 — were taken from them for more than month. Their na [...]

Another aggravation… Virginia State Inspections

Scott — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:26:33 +0000

Virginia has required yearly motor vehicle inspections for at least as long as I have lived here (nearly 30 years). And for that length of time, I have always despised them. When I first started driving in Florida, there were inspections there as well. The did away with them before I left there, so sometime after 1977 or so. [...]

Gun control…

Scott — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:12:00 +0000

Found this on Facebook yesterday. Thought is was an outstanding statement. Those of you how are anti-gun should show this to your mothers, daughters and wives and ask them what they think… Gun Control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is somehow morally superior to a woman exp [...]

Carelessnes or strategic incompetence?

Scott — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:16:30 +0000

Please note, that as of this evening, a CAPTCHA script has been added too the page. I should have grabbed a screen shot earlier before they installed it. It would appear that the Democrats have a security flaw in their website. The design person(s) were either careless and didn’t include any security system in the page or they planned [...]

Barbara Ciara may need to re-think her position (WTKR)

Scott — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:26:20 +0000

I’m neither a lawyer, or an expert. But… If Barbara Ciara would have laid her hands on me the way she did this guy, and stop them from leaving by standing in the door, I would charge her with 2 felonies. Assault on police and abduction. Brought the circumstances before a magistrate rather. I am not defending what this guy did by any me [...]

Thank you Hardee’s #2803 in Portsmouth

Scott — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:19:52 +0000

My recent letter to Hardee’s at 801 London Blvd in Portsmouth. The store is owned by Boddie-Noelle Enterprises. (Their website seems to be reacting rather slow as well.) Wow. This particular store has hit rock bottom and has started digging. I have visited this drive thru three times this summer and three times they have screwed [...]

Email Spam? NO WAY

Scott — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:38:23 +0000

So I am reading my email and I get a message from my System Administrator. Wow… I’m impressed that the Cox Cable System Administrator is taking the time to email me and let me know my INBOX has exceeded it’s limit. Well here is the email: E-mail UserYou mailbox has exceeded the storage limit set by your administ [...]

Two too dumb to be criminals

Scott — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:29:54 +0000

Sometimes one may feel sorry for criminals. And in this case I do. Not because of their upbringing. Or any of the normal reasons one might feel sorry for a kid gone bad. I feel sorry for them because they are obviously too stupid to even be good petty criminals. I know, harsh words. Too bad. Several years ago, I was on my way to lunch, an [...]

I set off some firestorms this week

Scott — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:18:13 +0000

Well, apparently I’ve set off a few firestorms this week with my comments about the death of Michael Jackson. On Facebook and Twitter, I have appeared to minimize his death, mainly in light of some other deaths that have occurred recently. Michael Jackson was an incredible performer. An artist in his particular field like no other. I migh [...]

I’m NO FAN of the ACLU… but…

Scott — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:04:13 +0000

There is some amount of satisfaction seeing this situation being litigated. The American Civil Liberties Union may have just earned itself a few more Republican admirers. Announcing a lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration for the “illegal” detention of the Campaign for Liberty’s treasurer in April at a St. Louis airport, [...]

Wow! Pilotonline doing something right!

Scott — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:09:52 +0000

I don’t get a chance to pat Pilotonline on the back too often but every now and then they do something right. Recently, they added some enhancements to the user experience by fortifying the comments sections on various articles. PilotOnline.com and HamptonRoads.com readers have yet another way to control comments they see on stories: You can [...]

PETA? Are you guys on crack?

Scott — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:31:29 +0000

Maybe someone (Norfolk PD???) needs to initiate an investigation at PETA Headquarters in Norfolk, Va. Because it is clear to me, that short of some sort of mental disorder, these folks must be smoking crack. Two stories in two days in the PilotOnline: Story One: PETA wishes Obama hadn’t swatted that fly during interview Norfolk-based grou [...]

Insanity in Portland Maine

Scott — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:03:18 +0000

Apparently, a student in Portland, Maine’s Bonny Eagle High School blew a kiss to his mother and was denied his diploma. PORTLAND, Maine – A Maine high school senior says he was denied his diploma because he bowed during graduation and blew a kiss to his mother. -=SOURCE=- This is almost as bad as the Virginia Beach school who wouldn [...]

Benefit for wounded Chesapeake Police Officer

Scott — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:55:11 +0000

I would love to see the Iron Shields of Virginia, L.E.M.C., Blue Knights, Believers’ Bikers, Patriot Guard Riders and any other biker group who values the sacrifice made by this hero show up and break some bread and help someone. This officer, along with Deputy Lokie Flythe of the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office jumped into a situatio [...]

United Socialist States of America – Fears realized

Scott — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:29:45 +0000

I can not be the only one who sees this. Is everyone else just sitting back and content to watch? Obama and his minions are trying to take the government and completely take over America. And it needs to stop. And no, I don’t feel like I’m exaggerating. When I was a kid, during the 60’s and early 70’s I had two recurring thoughts and [...]

Legislators want to control television now…

Scott — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:55:10 +0000

Ok. So that’s not really news. We’ve all heard about the “Fairness Doctrine”. But this is a little too much. New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a Republican, is calling on the CEO of CBS to fire David Letterman for crude comments he made about Sarah Palin and her daughter. -=SOURCE=- While I think Lett [...]

Letterman and Imus

Scott — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:25:16 +0000

Ok. I don’t understand this at all. Imus gets fired for his comments about Rutgers University women being nappy headed hoes. Tacky yes. Letterman on the other hand makes jokes about the rape of a 14 year old girl in Yankee Stadium and he gets… A CONTRACT EXTENSION? Come on now. H/T: Bearing Drift [...]

Palin Perfect Response

Scott — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:24:33 +0000

After the perverted Letterman joked about Governor Palin’s daughter being raped in Yankee Stadium and the subsequent outrage, he made a non-apology on his show and invited her to the show. Governor Palin’s response? Perfect: “The Palins have no intention of providing a rating’s boost for David Letterman by appearing on [...]