If you're someone who's utterly fascinated with Napoleon Dynamite, be sure to check out a pile of click and play clips of him. I'm sure some people will be amused for hours...

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1 *throws egg at Ogre*

Posted by: Harvey at May 31, 2006 05:51 PM (L7a63)

2 Gosh. Freakin' Idiot.

Posted by: Ogre at May 31, 2006 05:53 PM (/k+l4)

3 Gah! I did *not* like that movie!

Posted by: blake at May 31, 2006 05:57 PM (tSrj7)

4 Clearly you didn't watch it enough times...or so I'm told.

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by Ms.Underestimated

This is not just an idea anymoreÂ…itÂ’s a movement! The Fair Tax movement.

What else do you call an event about something as dull and boring as the U.S. Tax Code that draws almost 7,000 to a rally? About 4,500 people got inside the doors, which had to be closed due to the 50,000 square foot Gwinnett Convention Center being at capacity at SIX THIRTY P.M.! The rally didn’t start for another hour, yet another almost 3,000 had to be turned away. People drove from Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi, and all over the southeast. Hindsight being 20/20, I’ve heard some of them express disappointment over radio because they only heard the broadcast en route to the rally, and at 6:30 they weren’t even in Georgia yet. They knew they had to turn around and go home, but every single one said that next time, they’ll come a day or two in advance! Some who were turned away simply went to their cars and “tail-gated” with fellow Fair Taxers so they could all listen to the rally as WSB Radio broadcast it live.

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The Minority And Youth Unemployment Act of North Carolina has passed the House
, has already passed the Senate, and is extremely likely to be enacted into law this year. Why? Because the Democrats that run the North Carolina General Assembly are racist, I presume.

The supporters of this law are inaccurately calling it a minimum wage increase. The increase is almost a TWENTY percent increase, from $5.15 to $6.15 an hour. There are almost zero economists that agree this will do anything but reduce employment among those earning the minimum wage -- many of whom are minorities and youth. So the net result of this law will be to decrease the employment level of those people.

Fortunately, North Carolina's economy has been very strong with almost no unemployment, so the results of this will be hardly a blip on the screen -- unless you're an entry-level worker -- you will find jobs harder to find. McDonald's and Wal-Mart will either reduce employment numbers, creating poor service; or they will have to raise prices to pay for the increased expenses.

In addition, Luke Wake outlines some of the other effects of this horrible law -- making North Carolina even MORE attractive to illegal immigrants!

This just once again shows that the Democrat-controlled North Carolina Legislature is NOT interested in freedom or capitalism, only in government control of all production and industry in the state. That's the Democrat position, no matter how much they lie about it.

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This week's Guard the Borders blogburst was delayed. Monday everyone was celebrating Memorial Day and technical difficulties delayed it posting on Tuesday -- so here, without further delay, is this week's Guard the Borders blogburst:

by Heidi at Euphoric Reality

WHAT THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT SENATE BILL S. 2611

The new immigration bill (the most "sweeping reform in 50 years") S. 2611 is an amalgam of petty causes, illogical provisions, unstructured "solutions" with zero allowances for implementation, and self-contradictory language. Despite the mess, it was passed by self-righteous politicians who repeated the mantra "it's better than doing nothing." This from the same gaggle of do-nothings who outright rejected the House's law enforcement bill.

The Senate bill has our President's full support - this same bill is a derivative of one structured by Ted Kennedy and John McCain, and supported in full by the majority of Democrats. That alone ought to give one pause - President Bush, a Democrat?
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Wictory Wednesday: Mike McGavick for United States Senate for the State of Washington

Mike McGavick has been running an insurgent campaign against incumbent Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell. Bucking the trend against the GOP nationally, Mike has closed the gap between his Democratic competitor to within 5 percentage points in the last Rasmussen Reports poll. Last November, he was trailing by 15 percentage points. more...

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Well, that's not the actual headline of this report, but it's certainly more accurate. Since the state suddenly has a surplus, everyone and their brother wants more cash.

Keep in mind a "surplus" to the state means they collected more tax money than they expected. They took money from the citizens of the state and they are now deciding how to spend more of it, rather than giving it back to the citizens who need it a lot more than government does.

This one report focuses on the NC Commerce Department. A more accurate name for this department might be the Department of Bribes and Kickbacks. They're asking the NC General Assembly to take $30 million of those over-payments of taxes and give it to them -- so they can use it to bribe other businesses to locate and hire people in North Carolina.

Yes, this is government interference with the free market -- but the Democrats who control and run both the Department of Bribes and Kickbacks and the General Assembly aren't interested in the free market or freedom -- they're interested in spending money, however they can get it, and control of the subjects of the state.

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Quality Weenie continues the car war with a hamburger car. Of course this was in response to my grass car. In honor of Memorial Day, I'm forced to play the trump car, a 1955 Chevy American Flag car:

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1 Yep, this beauty definitely Trumps her car! Sorry Blog-sis.

Posted by: michele at May 31, 2006 11:51 AM (/k+l4)

2 Yay, I win!

Posted by: Ogre at May 31, 2006 11:52 AM (/k+l4)

3 Uncle, Uncle!

Posted by: Quality Weenie at May 31, 2006 11:44 PM (BksWB)

4 Don't make me post another....

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A few great carnivals to point out for this week:

Pet's Garden has an absolutely awesome Memorial Day Showcase Carnival. You simply must stop by and read that post. And in case you're not familiar with the Showcase Carnival, it's a place to find all the newest blogs in the world. Be sure to head on over and read at least one this week.

Also, one of my most favorite carnivals is the Tarheel Tavern. It's a carnival from and about North Carolina and North Carolina bloggers. This week's carnival is hosted by Poetic Acceptance, and Erin does a great job, as usual, spreading out to include those who forgot this week!

And another of the carnivals I really like is the Carnival of Liberty. This one highlights the causes of liberty and freedom in America. New World Man has this week's carnival up for your reading pleasure.

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I'm with doc Russia on this one:

Therefore, let it be known to all who may pass by here that Colonel Murtha, USMC is disavowed, and is brother too this Marine no more.

So be it, from this day forward, until the end of the Corps.

Found at Flight Pundit.

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There are now dozens and dozens of news reports about the "remembering" of Katrina victims on Memorial Day. Look, if you lost someone in the hurricane that was Katrina, I'm sorry -- but stop walking all over the memories of good Americans who gave their lives for this country and stop trying to make a moral equivalence between volunteering to die for an idea and living below sea level waiting for a disaster.

The good men who are to be honored on Memorial Day are honored because they sacrificed their lives for America. They, in most cases, volunteered their lives and their sacred honor to protect and defend the United States of America, the greatest country in the world. They willingly gave of their lives to ensure you and I would be able to live in relative freedom. They died to bring freedom to nearly 1 billion people around the world.

The victims of the hurricane lived below sea level, just waiting for a disaster to happen. People have known for decades that the city of New Orleans was a total disaster just waiting to happen. The people there were indeed victims -- they did nothing special for their death -- they were just in the wrong place.

I'm not saying to not remember those who died during a storm -- I'm just saying that you dishonor America's veterans when you honor them at the same time by trying to compare the two groups of people. One group were heroes and one were victims -- they're not the same thing.

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1 amen

Posted by: Kari at May 30, 2006 03:57 PM (TyB7E)

2 Thank you.

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3 "The good men who are to be honored on Memorial Day" Shouldn't that be "The good men and women" ? Please don't forget all the women who have sacraficed their lives for America too.

Posted by: Quality Weenie at May 30, 2006 06:06 PM (XG7jZ)

4 I use the term "men" in this case as in Humans -- all peoples. I absolutely despise "he/she," "Congresswoman" and other such bastardizations of the language. If I intend to leave out one sex, you'll know it.

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According to the Democrat-run North Carolina General Assembly, there's not enough money for education, there's not enough money for courts. There's not enough money for law enforcement, and we need toll booths to raise MORE money. There's not enough taxes to pay to build roads; and there's CERTAINLY not enough money to give back the overpayment of taxes.

But there's $28,000,000.000 to renovate an aquarium. That's what the legislature deems more important than giving you your tax money back.

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You idiots "honoring Katrina victims" and protestors at Arlington National Cemetary, you are morons. You are stupid, useless idiots who profane the memory of those who died for a great cause and an idea. You are ignorant, stupid fools who do not appreciate anything in your life. I would suggest that you be shot for being such ungrateful wretches, but that would be a waste of a bullet.

For soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who have given the ultimate sacrifice; there are those of us who do know:

For those who fight for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.

Those who have fought for freedom, and have lost it, know a sadness and sense a loss beyond bearing.

Freedom rings loudest for those denied Freedom.

And a couple more Memorial Day post links:
Cathouse Chat visits D.C.
Cao has a movie.

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Memorial Day is a special day in this country. It's the beginning of summer. It's when the pools open in the north. It is a day to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for this country -- giving those who disagree the freedom to do and say as they please.

Few people realize that today the American Flag is to be flown at half-staff to remember those who have gone before -- but at noon the flag is to be raised to it's full height to celebrate the victory of America over it's enemies over the years.

America -- it is the greatest country in the world -- just ask any of those who have put their life on the line for it, despite all the idiots from inside and outside the country who would claim otherwise.

Much more (and better) Memorial Day coverage around the sphere:
Always on Watch
Mustang (a video he sent)
GM (pre-Memorial Day)
GM (photographic Memorial Day)
JCrue at the Wide Awakes
TMH's Bacon Bits
Hard Astarboard
Jeremayakovka
Blackfive
Atlas Shrugs
Euphoric Reality -- with a song
Social Sense
Stop the ACLU has a pile of other links
Combs Spouts Off
The WrightWing
Cathouse Chat

Also today -- at 11:00am (local time) is the time for a national prayer for peace. At 3:00pm (local time) it is a national moment of remembrance. I shall be participating, and I hope you shall, too.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to make preparations for the raising of the flag to it's highest point.

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Well I'm off in the wilds to do some fishing and camping until Sunday or Monday. Have fun without me!

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The North Carolina Senate has approved an $18 MILLION budget for the state of North Carolina. Based on North Carolina figures, there's about 3.9 million workers in the state (and that's a very high estimate, assuming nearly all people aged 18-65 are employed).

That means each person has to pay about $4.75, on average, into the budget (and yes, I'm well aware that most pay much, much more, it's just to average it across the board for this example). However, with a population of 8.5 million, the state is paying out about $2.20 per person. Therefore, everyone who is working is paying for their "benefits" from the state AND an entire addition person.

Why is that? Why am I forced at gunpoint to pay for another person to exist? Forget the actual dollar amounts, that's not important -- what's significant is the percentages -- I am forced to pay for another person and that's wrong. Politicians always run based on how much they "bring home to the district" -- well the numerical average shows that people who work are paying over TWICE what they're getting. Want my vote? Run on a platform that says you'll stop using government force to take from me.

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Quality Weenie saw my pink ladybug car and raised me a pink bug mobile. I'm going to counter with the grassCarMobile:

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I found this guy at the Llama Shrine -- a place where you can find information about llamas and thoughtful stories that include morals like this one:

The moral of the story is, that if you are going to read a newspaper, at least hoover the carpet to stop your computer from trying to eat the cat.

How can you go on living without reading everything you can find on a site like that?

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Well folks, over there at the top of the left column, you'll find this week's "renter," Blog 4 Bloggers. It's a site that has a number of different posts that include tips about things to write on your blog -- not topics, but how to write them so that search engines and advertising might work. Take a peek, you might learn something new about how the algore-created internets work.

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I'm not sure this one really needs a caption...but feel free to add your own!

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1 My cat just swallowed a slinky

Posted by: Quality Weenie at May 26, 2006 05:18 PM (XG7jZ)

2 Genetics - this is what you get when you cross a cat with a weenie dog.

Posted by: Quality Weenie at May 26, 2006 05:20 PM (XG7jZ)

3 BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS!!!!!

Posted by: Trench at May 26, 2006 05:23 PM (VEZiY)

4 Kitty Pr0n!

Posted by: Ogre at May 26, 2006 05:58 PM (/k+l4)

5 Wish mom hadn't mated with that weinie dog. ;-)

Posted by: vw bug at May 26, 2006 06:08 PM (H32RX)

6 After some plastic surgery, Toonces was finally able to reach the gas pedal.

Posted by: Harvey at May 31, 2006 06:02 PM (L7a63)

7 Hehe. You sure that was plastic surgery?

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This weekend will be especially dangerous for drivers in North Carolina because the state police will be enforcing a few laws. Their crack training and abilities will allow them to suddenly enforce laws regarding littering and seat belts. This is big news this weekend because apparently these laws are not routinely enforced and the police have so much extra time on their hands that they decided to enforce some laws this weekend.

As of yet, there is no official word on how many other laws will be ignored by the police, as happens in the city of Charlotte. In case you're not aware of that situation, try this on for size:

Policeman is alerted to a crime in progress. Policeman reports said crime. CRIMINAL complains about being reported for committing a crime. Chief of Police apologizes to CRIMINAL and reprimands policeman for enforcing the law. Charlotte Chief has not said what other laws he has selected to ignore. Nope, there's no sign of the nation of laws that used to exist. We are now a nation of men, subject to the whims of annointed leaders who decide everything and anything.

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