Month: September 2012

“Eyes and ears people.”

  I would much rather write articles here encouraging you to go to the range as often as possible than tell you what gun to buy or how to shoot. So we need to make the “going to the range” exercise as simple and comfortable as possible. Once you get into a routine with your range visits, it is often difficult to change them, even when you are obviously doing something silly, and I’m as guilty as the next person. One of the first things you buy after getting your first firearm is eye and ear protection. Or maybe you...

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Young Republicans in America? More than advertised.

  Recently, MSNBC interviewed a college Republican who was offended by their comment on Young Republicans in the United States. The student was asked why he thought there were more Young Democrats than young Republicans. A recent poll showed that about half of graduating seniors consider themselves Republican. By the end of college, 65 percent consider themselves Democrat. The Liberal media comes across as if there are no Young Republicans in the United States, although many of high school seniors and college freshman support the Republican agenda. By the time the majority of students graduate from college, they are...

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ConservativeLA Radio 9/14/12

  Howdy, Tribbles! Michael Patrick Tracy here, AKA ConservativeLA (my Twitter handle). After hearing His Hughness give an on-air shout-out to Tribble News, I thought I’d ride Tami’s perky coattails and start posting set lists for ConservativeLA Radio here, going forward. What is ConservativeLA Radio? Why thank you for asking! Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson was kind enough to ask me awhile back if I wanted to do a bit of music programming on Duane FM in the Hughniverse. We settled on a two-hour show, once a week, on Friday nights (7:00 Pacific, 10:00 Eastern). Hijinks ensued. Speaking of Generalissimo, the...

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The Conservative-Libertarian Showdown

  Last week, I read an article written by Michelle Fields, who used to be with the Daily Caller. She is a libertarian, for those who are unfamiliar, and like most libertarians, she makes the case that social conservatism will die when the older generation dies. Now, as a social conservative who actually thinks that we should try to find common ground with libertarians, this commentary makes my blood boil. After reflecting on the myriad of reasons why my blood boils at this premise, I realize my strongest objection is that libertarians are trying to hijack the Republican Party...

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Healthcare Reform as Written by Laymen

  In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Obamacare, I was talking with a friend online and we were discussing said healthcare bill. One of the most frustrating things about this entire debate is how the 2,700-page bill has been obscured by lawyers who have complicated something that should be straightforward. The fact is, politicians have purposefully convoluted the issue so they can come in with their big-government heavy-handedness to take it all over. In the process of our conversation, a real healthcare reform law was conceptualized. I asked my friend if she would send me the...

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