Actual release @ The Weekly Standard
Saturday, February 2, 2013
‘Shad 101’
TARBORO — As you read this, thousands of Hickory shad and American shad, which we call white shad locally, are leaving the Atlantic Ocean entering the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, and heading up freshwater rivers to spawn. Fish that live in saltwater, but travel to and reproduce in freshwater are classified as anadromous. Striped bass, better known as rockfish, also follow this process several months after the shad.
This migration of spawning fish provides about 4-5 months of outstanding local fishing action in the Tar, Roanoke, and Neuse Rivers. We will probably hit about 2-3 weeks in March when I would put up our excellent local shad fishing against angling anywhere. It’s that good! If you like to catch fish, an eastern North Carolina coastal river is the place to be during hickory shad, white shad, and rockfish season.
More @ The Daily Southerner
Wounded Warrior Project: Anti-guns and religion
Via Carl
Two weeks ago that would have sounded crazy, but this week many
shooters are convinced that it’s true. Hundreds of hunts and shoots are
held as fundraisers for the WWP, and gun companies donate to WWP for its
projects. How could it be that this $185 million (2013 projected revenue) outfit could be anti-gun?
It started with a simple invitation — I wanted someone from the Wounded Warrior Project to join me for the Veteran’s Day episode of my national radio show, Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk. I had no idea it would turn into a national dustup which now has the gun rights community in a turmoil — so much so that people are burning their Wounded Warrior Project shirts.
As reported by Todd Starnes at Fox Radio, the pastor of Liberty
Baptist Church and Academy, Wallace Cooley, said that "they had already
paid a $100 registration fee to raise money for the Wounded Warrior
Project and were about to launch the campaign when they received an
email from the organization."
The church had planned on taking up a special offering on the last Sunday in February and students were collecting money from family and friends.
“We must decline the opportunity to be the beneficiary of your event due to our fundraising event criteria, which doesn’t allow community events to be religious in nature,” read an email from the WWP community events team. “Please note your registration fee will be refunded within the next 7-10 business days.”
Does the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) have a bias against guns and gun makers?
It started with a simple invitation — I wanted someone from the Wounded Warrior Project to join me for the Veteran’s Day episode of my national radio show, Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk. I had no idea it would turn into a national dustup which now has the gun rights community in a turmoil — so much so that people are burning their Wounded Warrior Project shirts.
More @ Ammoland
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Here's a story that will leave you scratching your head. A Christian
church and affiliated school in Florida held a fundraising drive to help
the Wounded Warrior Project. Children in the school were excited about
the task, but later were crushed when the funds were turned down,
because the organization is "religious in nature."
The church had planned on taking up a special offering on the last Sunday in February and students were collecting money from family and friends.
“We must decline the opportunity to be the beneficiary of your event due to our fundraising event criteria, which doesn’t allow community events to be religious in nature,” read an email from the WWP community events team. “Please note your registration fee will be refunded within the next 7-10 business days.”
More @ GOP USA
Shocking Numbers That Show The Media Is Lying To You About Unemployment In America
Via Don
Did you know that the percentage of the U.S. labor force that is employed has continually been falling since 2006 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics? Did you know that the increase in the number of Americans "not in the labor force" during Barack Obama's first four years in the White House was more than three times greater than the increase in the number of Americans "not in the labor force" during the entire decade of the 1980s? The mainstream media would have us believe that 157,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in January. Based on that news, the Dow broke the 14,000 barrier for the first time since October 2007. But if you actually look at the "non-seasonally adjusted" numbers, the number of Americans with a job actually decreased by 1,446,000 between December and January.
But nowhere in the mainstream media did you hear that the U.S. economy lost more than 1.4 million jobs between December and January. It is amazing the things that you can find out when you actually take the time to look at the hard numbers instead of just listening to the media spin.
Did you know that the percentage of the U.S. labor force that is employed has continually been falling since 2006 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics? Did you know that the increase in the number of Americans "not in the labor force" during Barack Obama's first four years in the White House was more than three times greater than the increase in the number of Americans "not in the labor force" during the entire decade of the 1980s? The mainstream media would have us believe that 157,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in January. Based on that news, the Dow broke the 14,000 barrier for the first time since October 2007. But if you actually look at the "non-seasonally adjusted" numbers, the number of Americans with a job actually decreased by 1,446,000 between December and January.
But nowhere in the mainstream media did you hear that the U.S. economy lost more than 1.4 million jobs between December and January. It is amazing the things that you can find out when you actually take the time to look at the hard numbers instead of just listening to the media spin.
More @ The Economic Collapse
Coroner: Ga. commissioner's death ruled a suicide although his hands were bound in front of him when police found his body
Via Don
A medical examiner has ruled that a Georgia county commissioner who drowned near a boat dock after suffering a gunshot to the head committed suicide, the county coroner said Friday.
Police found the body of 52-year-old Glynn County Commissioner Tom Sublett early on Dec. 11 in the water beside a docked boat on St. Simons Island. His wallet was in his back pocket and still contained his driver's license and credit cards. An empty gun holster and a magazine loaded with 9mm bullets were found in Sublett's car nearby, but no gun was recovered.
Glynn County Coroner Jimmy Durden said in a telephone interview that the manner of death according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Savannah is going to be suicide.
That conclusion is bound to prove contentious in the coastal community that was shocked by Sublett's death two weeks before Christmas. Authorities have spent nearly two months conducting a homicide investigation into Sublett's death while offering a reward of $70,000 raised from fellow officials, friends and other private donors.
A medical examiner has ruled that a Georgia county commissioner who drowned near a boat dock after suffering a gunshot to the head committed suicide, the county coroner said Friday.
Police found the body of 52-year-old Glynn County Commissioner Tom Sublett early on Dec. 11 in the water beside a docked boat on St. Simons Island. His wallet was in his back pocket and still contained his driver's license and credit cards. An empty gun holster and a magazine loaded with 9mm bullets were found in Sublett's car nearby, but no gun was recovered.
Glynn County Coroner Jimmy Durden said in a telephone interview that the manner of death according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Savannah is going to be suicide.
That conclusion is bound to prove contentious in the coastal community that was shocked by Sublett's death two weeks before Christmas. Authorities have spent nearly two months conducting a homicide investigation into Sublett's death while offering a reward of $70,000 raised from fellow officials, friends and other private donors.
More @ AJC
Stallone : You can't hunt with an assault weapon
He really said that!
Stallone supported the 1994 "Brady bill" that included a now-expired ban on assault weapons, and hopes that ban can be reinstated.
"I know people get (upset) and go, 'They're going to take away the assault weapon.' Who ... needs an assault weapon? Like really, unless you're carrying out an assault. ... You can't hunt with it. ... Who's going to attack your house, a (expletive) army?"
More idiocy @ ABC
Top 10 most conservative states
Via Billy
Alabama was the most conservative state in the union in 2012, with more
than half of state residents describing themselves as politically
conservative, according to a new survey released today by Gallup.
The
Princeton, N.J.-based polling firm found that 50.6 percent of
Alabamians identified their ideology as conservative, the highest among
all states. North Dakota and Wyoming tied for second at 48.6 percent,
followed by Mississippi (48.2) and Utah (48).
Residents
of the District of Columbia were by far the most likely to identify as
liberal (41%), followed by Massachusetts (31%), Oregon, and Vermont
(each at 29% liberal).
Gallup
compiled the rankings through telephone surveys conducted from January
through December of last year, tracking more than 211,000 adults in all
50 states.
While Alabama is reliably Republican, Gallup did find that there is not a perfect correlation between ideology and party.
More @ AL
Expulsion Reversed for Girl Who Brought Plastic Gun to School
Via Billy
A six-year-old girl expelled for bringing a clear plastic gun to class will be allowed to return to school.
Sumter County Schools Superintendent Dr. Randolph Bynum said Thursday afternoon that he would vacate a decision to remove Naomi McKinney from school.
Original Story: 6-Year-old girl expelled
McKinney had brought plastic gun to Alice Drive Elementary school earlier this month for show and tell. An Sumter Police Department incident report states the item is an Airsoft gun that shoots plastic pellets, but that the gun was not operational. In the report, it states there were visible BBs inside.
When she arrived at school, McKinney told the teacher what she had. The teacher then notified administrators, who then sent the child home.
She was expelled, and the decision was upheld by the superintendent and the school board.
Like her father stated "A pencil is more of a weapon than the toy gun she brought to school."
A six-year-old girl expelled for bringing a clear plastic gun to class will be allowed to return to school.
Sumter County Schools Superintendent Dr. Randolph Bynum said Thursday afternoon that he would vacate a decision to remove Naomi McKinney from school.
Original Story: 6-Year-old girl expelled
McKinney had brought plastic gun to Alice Drive Elementary school earlier this month for show and tell. An Sumter Police Department incident report states the item is an Airsoft gun that shoots plastic pellets, but that the gun was not operational. In the report, it states there were visible BBs inside.
When she arrived at school, McKinney told the teacher what she had. The teacher then notified administrators, who then sent the child home.
She was expelled, and the decision was upheld by the superintendent and the school board.
More @ WLTX
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