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#3
http://reason.com/blog/2014/02/25/citing-joke-annapolis-police-chief-testi

QuoteTestifying against marijuana legalization before the Maryland legislature today, Annapolis Police Chief Michael Pristoop warned of the potentially lethal consequences. "The first day of legalization, that's when Colorado experienced 37 deaths that day from overdose on marijuana," Pristoop told the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. "I remember the first day it was decriminalized there were 37 deaths."

As Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery) quickly pointed out, what Pristoop actually remembered was a joke story at The Daily Currant...

Pristoop seemed taken aback that something he had seen in print might not be the literal truth. "If it was a misquote," he told Raskin, "then I'll stand behind the mistake. But I'm holding on to information I was provided."
#4
http://www.news4jax.com/news/tiny-town-known-as-speed-trap-may-disappear/-/475880/24565012/-/kup4e2/-/index.html

QuoteWith its former mayor in jail on drug charges and after most other city employees who walked out after a state audit found missing money and possibly criminal mismanagement, the city of Hampton may not be around much longer.

To anyone who ever got a speeding ticket while passing through the two miles of U.S. 301 within the Hampton city limits, this is welcome news.

With only 477 residents, the city has brought in as much as $200,000 annually from traffic citations.

Just to give you an idea of how shameless the town is, here is the town border from Google Maps

#7
http://www.timesdaily.com/opinion/columnists/mike_goens/article_48042cb4-5acf-11e3-b746-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=jqm#.Upv_T2dn7VE.facebook

http://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/article_f60b63d4-53fb-11e3-a22e-10604b9f6eda.html

QuoteCampbell painted the picture for UNA officials. Tuskegee's fans, he said, are overwhelmingly black and UNA's are overwhelmingly white. Allowing the two fan bases to sit together on the same side of the field would be risking danger, he said

Yeah.....
#8
http://www.news4jax.com/news/internet-cafe-reopens-pays-out-cash/-/475880/21230090/-/knm4yr/-/index.html

Just to remind everyone of the timeline

Florida sees an explosion of internet cafes.

Police raid one cafe chain because apparently gambling is evil if its for profit but ok for charity.

Florida legislature writes the most hamfisted bill since The Patriot Act turning the use of the internet into a felony, immediately put 15,000 people out of work, and could cause more business closings.

Some cafes reopen with a new coat of paint and just offer straight cash winnings.



#9
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2013/07/florida_may_have_accidentally.php

Remember how Florida swooped in to save the children from evil internet gambling? Well the Florida Legislature managed to outlaw the entire internet in the process.
#10
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So Maher rants that what the NSA did was unconstitutional, but then backtracks to give Obama credit, and then flips the issue to gun control. Fuck you.
#11
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/23/beck-forces-of-spiritual-darkness-at-cnn-plotted-blitzers-atheist-gaffe/

Quote"I think he was fed some information about the guest he had on beforehand — that's what producers do — given some questions that he should ask, etc., etc.," Beck explained. "Some producer, who is sympathetic to the atheist plight or just doesn't like Christians or whatever it is, thought it was important to point out that, in the middle of the heartland in American where most people are God fearing, there are atheists there too."

"It's important because it informs others what they are being taught about atheists from atheism and the bully pulpit and other sources of bias that is not a correct reflection of reality in plain view," he continued. "We are not fighting against flesh and bone, we are fighting the forces of spiritual darkness. And it doesn't matter what people's intent are, but I will tell you that, that was there for a reason."
#12
General Discussion / Ron Paul vs Ron Paul.com
February 08, 2013, 05:48:10 PM

So a guy who made his political career advocating against state intervention is now using state intervention when he can't get a website domain

http://www.ronpaul.com/2013-02-08/ron-paul-vs-ronpaul-com/
#13
General Discussion / Big Brother is alive and well
January 27, 2013, 05:50:55 PM
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#15
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/about_us/public_relations/press_room/press_releases/our_view_of_the_third_party_option_in_presidential_polling

QuoteWe respectfully disagree. It is true that voters are unhappy with the choice between President Obama and Mitt Romney. Half view it as nothing more than the choice between a lesser of two evils.

However, experience has shown us that asking about "Some Other Candidate" provides a more accurate view of the race than including third party candidates. Our current polling finds that about 4% to 6% of voters say that they will vote for someone other than Obama or Romney. When we ask them a follow-up question, less than half say they will stick with that third party choice.

Therefore, we have concluded that the most accurate measure of the Obama-Romney race is to leave Johnson's name out of the mix.
#16
http://grrm.livejournal.com/151914.html

I'm a big fan of the Song of Ice and Fire series and the Game of Thrones TV show, but Martin's views on copyright and fan fiction are kind of disturbing.

He essentially argues that fan fiction, even if it's just for fun, is illegal under copyright law and that he should be able to sue you for potential damages.
#17
If you follow college football at all, you know of all the crazy conference realignment that has been happening over the last two years. One such example was West Virginia jumping to from the Big East to the Big 12. My cousin is an alumni and has been following there situation pretty closely. Underneath all the talk about new revenue is a huge chunk of bogosity.

Like most state schools, WVU employs the accounting trick of charging off athletic infastructure, unkeep, equipment, and travel to the general college budget (the program still lost money last year, even when you count only direct costs such as scholarships, coaches' pay, and travel). The annual bill to the taxpayers for WVU sports, before the Big 12, was over $30M/year in cash value terms.

The other half of WVU's buyout was "borrowed" from the state treasury and the school's endowment.  Under terms that make repayment optional.  Bill to the taxpayers.

WVU has no real baseball park, and no softball program at all.  $22M in taxpayer built solutions are on the way.

Don't live in WV?  Don't worry, you can pay too.  Morgantown has a tiny airport.  Which is great because it gets a tiny number of tiny planes.   Fully adequate 359 days per year.  But unable to handle either the largest planes such as Texas or Oklahoma would charter to travel its team, or then large number of private jets and such the visiting high roller alumni would be flying.  So?  $16M in FAA funds diverted from real airports to build a longer runway and a private jet FBO.

Oh, and, $4M in direct appropriations (which WVU has always received) is joined by $6M for an "aviation study".   Football, like any legit team, flys charter.  But basketball would mix it up, driving (65 miles) to Pittsburgh and flying commercial.  Easy to do to a city based league.   Cannot do that in the Big 12.  So the state is buying and staffing a 30 seat Canadair.  Of course, its available for other things, if not being used for sports.  And, thus charged.  To the taxpayers.
#18
Background, Jacksonville is considering adding homosexuality to the city's anti-discrimination statues and this video is from the 5/22 city council meeting on the bill.

Ms. Daniels asked questions such as "Sexual Orientation. Could it be orientated to other types, like animals?" and "Is it true that in Egypt you can have sex with dead people?"

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#20
http://reason.com/blog/2012/04/06/wayne-root-former-libertarian-party-vice

If this doesn't get this goddamn carpetbagging Republican kicked out of the LP nothing will