Hallelujah! VoteVets Body Armor Ad Back on the Air.
Back in August, we all scratched our heads wondering why the stunningly effective ads from the 2006 cycle weren't on the air this year. That ad had helped take out top Republican targets like George...
View ArticleSpeaking of "cold chills" and "changing shoes"...
"The day that Senator Obama decided to cast a vote to not fund my son while he was serving sent a cold chill through my body, let me tell you,’’ Mrs. McCain said, in an introduction before Mr. McCain...
View ArticleVoteVets Cavalry Arrives in Georgia
First, we wondered why we weren't seeing the last remaining Republican Senators who voted against funding for decent body armor for the troops in Iraq getting kicked in the teeth for it.Then, we...
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Body armor: some people get rich, some people die (Part 1)
They bring all the bodies home through Dover.
View ArticleBody armor, part 2: BAE exports Corruption Too Big To Fail
Diarist's note: Back in 2006, when I first started following the body armor scandal, Armor Holdings was one of the biggest suppliers of armor to the military and had a potentially criminal relationship...
View Article"I'll be GRATEFUL when you give me something that keeps SWORDS from going...
U.S. Army to test female-specific body armorBody armor is a blessing and a curse for soldiers. Modern tactical armor has saved thousands of lives from bullets and bombs, but it can also be a major...
View ArticleWATCH: Remember The Victims, Reject the Violence
The bells rang for the lost: Charlotte Bacon, Olivia Engel, Ana Marquez-Greene, Dylan Hockley, Madeline Hsu, Catherine Hubbard, Jesse Lewis, James Mattioli, Emilie Parker, Jack Pinto, Noah Pozner,...
View ArticleConsider some comparative costs
in my last post I noted the cost of a Bushmaster AR-15, without rounds or magazines, was around $1700.I have also just checked prices on various models of Glock handguns, and found they range from $219...
View ArticleBody Armor For Kids - Real Protection Or False Sense of Security?
If you’ve been following the news lately, you may have become aware that some companies are now adding protective ballistic panels to backpacks and children’s clothing.
View ArticleWalking the Gun Walk At Sky Harbor Int'l Airport (i.e., another gun crazy day...
This is not a joke. Man brings his 12 year old son to the Phoenix Airport. Son is carrying a semiautomatic firearm. Dad was packing a rifle. Coming on the heels of the LAX shootout, some people...
View ArticleGenius? We were at WAR you bastards!
I joined DailyKos at the height of the Iraq War. I adopted the name Fury because for several years I was in a state of...well, fury, over that war. Over the fact that we invaded a country that had...
View ArticleAnother Walmart, another man with loaded weapons
this time in Springfield MO.You can read all the details, and see the relevant video, here.A young man drove into the parking lot, donned body armor over military fatigues and went into the store with...
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Should you wear body armor to a march for your life
There will be marches this Summer. Prior Summers have proven that everyone should be prepared before engaging in peaceful protest. Not everyone agrees, however.Apparently, the wearing of body armor...
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