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VIDEO: Bad headlines need a good holiday
Francis Scott Key hoists the first American flag in New York (artistic depiction, not an actual picture)
We were gonna pay for financial reform
with a tax on the banks, who created the storm.
Instead, the money will come from -- I swear --
the bailout fund. 'Cause that seems fair.
The recovery is tiring.
Nobody's hiring.
Something wrong with Toyota's wiring.
Let's see . . .
World Cup . . . the Americans lose.
I'm trying to find some positive news.
Oh, the oil spill's fixed! . . . Nah, I'm just teasin' --
It's spewing like hell and it's hurricane season.
Uh, Supreme Court squashes the handgun ban?
I guess that's good, for a firearm fan.
You know what, these headlines are leaving me flat
It's a three-day weekend, let's focus on that.
Have fun with your sparklers and Francis Scott Key,
and I'll see you at marketplace.org.
KUOW"s loss of Bill Radke is the nation's gain. Always good work Bill! To Mr. Rigby and anyone else who is paying attention. I assume you are implying that the government caused the financial meltdown. Conservatives would love to believe this since it fits their world view but it is far from the truth. Economics is a social science not a physical science but the conservative supply side economic (laissez faire) world view is blind to the foibles of the market and factors that do not fit their ideology.
@Brett Logan: Or it's good for a fan of the Constitution.
Not so fast on the trigger there, cowboy. The constitution technically says you have the right to bear arms in a "well regulated militia".
The second amendment was written in 1791, when our nation was still young. Back then, we needed willing, able bodied citizens on call to defend the country at a moment's notice. Having your flintlock rifle handy was imperative.
We now have PERMANENT regulated militias in the form of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and National Guard. So, unless you're an active or reserve member of one of these forces, you technically don't qualify as a member a 'well regulated militia' and probably shouldn't be toting around a pistol.
