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By Dave Hitt on Jun 27, 2008 in Big Brother, Politics | 4 Comments
The party who wants to tell you how to live every facet of your life (as opposed to the other party who wants to tell you how to live every other facet of your life) has published their guidelines for catering at the national convention. Fried food is prohibited. No fried anything. They’re promoting healthy […]
By Dave Hitt on Apr 8, 2008 in Big Brother, Police State, Politics, Ridiculous | 0 Comments
If you want to go fishing in any of the Great Lakes, be sure to have your passport. And to fax in all your ID info to customs an hour before you leave. And then visit customs afterward to have your photographs taken, along with a sliver of your dignity. These are new rules to […]
By Dave Hitt on Mar 26, 2008 in Big Brother, Nanny Nation, Yeah - That'll Work | 1 Comment
A high school project in New Jersey asked teens to design public policy. They designed one that requires Big Brother to punish kids for making incorrect decisions, proving that government schools are doing a fine job of raising the next generation of sheep. The new bill would fine kids caught possessing tobacco or smoking in […]
By Dave Hitt on Mar 8, 2008 in Amusing, Big Brother | 0 Comments
Playmoble has introduced a new toy that will help kids experience the Big Brother state we’re living in – The Playmoble Security Check Point. Lots of smart ass commentary springs to mind, but I’ve been beaten to the punch by the reviewers at Amazon.
By Dave Hitt on Feb 14, 2008 in Big Brother, Politics | 2 Comments
I’m on too many mailing lists and get too many newsletters. I just skim most of them. One of the few that I always read all the way through are the Downsize DC mailings. They’re always well written and informative, and often maddening because of the information they contain. This one was so good I […]
By Dave Hitt on Feb 13, 2008 in Big Brother, Politics | 0 Comments
The senate has just removed more rights from American citizens, and as an extra bonus have provided immunity to the telecoms who broke the law and violated our rights at the request of King George.From the NYT article: Democratic opponents, led by Senators Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, argued that […]
By Dave Hitt on Feb 3, 2008 in Big Brother, Nanny Nation | 1 Comment
New Mexico legislator Gail Chasey, evidently attempting to prove she can be as dim-witted as any Mississippi legislator, has teamed up with the Sierra Club to propose a tax on TVs and Video games. The money would be used to fight childhood obesity and improve education. If the people behind this proposal were educated in […]