I Know That Guy

Just got to the America's Center and was greeted by this poster.






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What Controversy? Which Businesses?

I'm not sure what is the problem with the Fox affiliate in St. Louis, KVTI Fox News 2, but they seem intent on finding controversy where there seems to be none. Case in point is a story by KVTI's Kim Hudson that aired today saying that some businesses will be protesting the NRA Annual Meeting.





She does not name the businesses but it sure doesn't square with the story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which quotes many local businesses and service industry workers such as bartenders and cabbies as happy to have the business generated by the NRA Annual Meeting.

Go figure.

New Sign Seen On The St. Louis MetroLink

My brother-in-law Scott saw this sign when he boarded the MetroLink on his way to work this morning. He is a regular rider and says this is the first time he's ever seen the sign. As he said on Facebook, "Coincidence??". I think we all know the answer to that.

Rep. Ed Schieffer's bill, HB 1483, would get rid of signs like this...permanently.

I Can Suggest Someone For That Tenth Spot On The Most Wanted List

The FBI has taken most of a year to fill one of the openings in their Ten Most Wanted List. The openings came about due to the capture of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger and the death of Osama bin Laden. The ninth spot was just filled by Eric Justin Toth, a former private elementary school teacher from the District of Columbia, who is wanted on child porn charges.

NPR's Audie Cornish interviewed the Kevin Perkins, director of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division, about what it takes to make the Ten Most Wanted List.



Perkins says that there are two critical factors that must be present for a person to be placed on the list. First, they must be "a present threat to society." Second, it must be someone who, with the public's help, "we think we can capture in a relatively short period of time."

I think I can suggest a candidate for that tenth spot. This person has been implicated in an operation that involved the running of guns to narco-terrorists in Mexico. This has resulted in the death of an estimated 300 Mexican nationals and two Federal law enforcement officers.

This person is often seen in the vicinity of 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001.

Teams of investigators are actively seeking more information on his activities.

Here is a recent picture of this person.

Quick Thoughts On Santorum And Romney

Soon after the Santorum announcement that he was suspending his campaign for President yesterday, I happened to be listening to Rush Limbaugh on the radio. I'm not usually in a location where I can listen to Rush and this was rather rare for me.

Rush commented that with Santorum out of the race Romney could now start tacking towards the center. He said to listen to Romney's speeches starting now to see these indications. Rush's comment made a lot of sense and I checked Romney's campaign schedule for major appearances in the next few days. His next major appearance will be at - you guessed it - the NRA Annual Meeting and its "Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum".

I will be attending the Leadership Forum and will be looking for signs of this. I definitely plan to report on it for the blog. The old political scientist in me is actually chomping at the bit over it even though these events usually bore me to tears.

Little or no blogging for the rest of the day as we are about to hit the road for St. Louis.

If there is any special gun you want me to check out or booth to visit, just let me know in the comments. I do have an interview scheduled with Paul Barrett who is the author of Glock: The Rise of America's Gun. If you think of any questions you want asked, just let me know.

Reparations? Utter Nonsense From The UN

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has now weighed in on the Trayvon Martin cases and says reparations are due. Excuse me? Reparations? You have to wonder how an organization such as the UN was allowed to fall so low over the years.

Although local, state and federal inquiries have been underway for weeks, Pillay called for “an immediate investigation” into the shooting.

“Justice must be done for the victim,” she told a media briefing in Hastings, on the southern end of the Caribbean island [of Barbados]. “It’s not just this individual case, it calls into question the delivery of justice in all situations like this.”

“In this particular case it was the family itself, their distress that became known to the general public – once again people pressure that has drawn attention to this case. It shouldn’t be so,” Pillay continued. “The law should operate equally in respect of all violations. So, like every other situation such as this, we will be urging an investigation, and prosecution and trial – and of course reparation for the victims concerned.”

Pillay, a South African jurist, was appointed U.N. rights chief in 2008 and is based in Geneva, at the home of the U.N. Human Rights Council. She is a former judge at the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

According to her official bio she has masters and doctorate degrees from Harvard University in human rights and international law. I'm sure Harvard is very proud of her but one does have to wonder just exactly what she learned in Cambridge.

Free Guns!

Aaron at the Weapon-Blog has released his monthly updates of contests in which you can win free guns.

Just looking down the list, I see some custom 1911s, a SIG, a Glock 19, a Kahr PM-9, a couple of ARs, and the brand new Ruger 10/22 Take Down.

If you take advantage of any of these contests, please leave a note thanking Aaron for this service he provides.

"I'll Be Back Faster Than You Can Say Furious"

That has to be one of the best lines in the latest James O'Keefe "gotcha" video. In the video below, an actor goes into Eric Holder's voting precinct and is offered his ballot with no ID. Bear in mind that the actor is white and Attorney General Eric Holder is African-American.

I love seeing Holder being hoisted on his own petard.