Looks like the last one died of old age.
Plenty of news to talk about. Discuss amongst yourselves.
2018 NRA Annual Meetings
by lobo91 ( 141 Comments › )Filed under Crime, Donald Trump, Open thread, Politics, Second Amendment at May 6th, 2018 - 7:46 pm
Well, another one is in the books. The 147th iteration of the NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits went off without a hitch (and without the predicted appearance by Antifa or other protesters).
As usual, it was an amazing event. I always try to go when it’s in this part of the country, and have never been disappointed. 15 acres of the latest guns and gear, dozens of great speeches, and a chance to hang out with 80,000 like-minded patriots. What’s not to like?
I survived the crowds, flight delays and humidity (and the $6.00 hot dogs and $4.00 bottles of water) so you didn’t have to. Here are links to the major speeches:
Wayne LaPierre: 2018 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum
Chris W. Cox: 2018 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum Vice President Pence: 2018 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum President Trump: 2018 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum
Dana Loesch: 2018 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) Gov. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) Mark “Oz” Geist, Former Marine, Author of “13 Hours” Mark Robinson, Second Amendment Activist, Greensboro, NC. Diamond & Silk, Social Media Commentators Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union Charlie Kirk, Founder, Turning Point USA and Kyle Kashuv, Student, Parkland, FL
Derby Weekend 2018 Open
by coldwarrior ( 160 Comments › )Filed under Open thread, Sports at May 3rd, 2018 - 11:01 pm
Greetings from ‘Up North’!
Welcome to the Kentucky Derby 2018 Open Thread. This will mark the 37th year in a row that I have watched the race on tv. For the longest time, even in the military and living out of the country, I have never missed this race. I don’t care about horses, horse racing, or betting on horses. I have zero interest in all things equine. But this statistical anomaly has recently fascinated me. I havent’s missed this race since Jr High School because I have always quite randomly been in front of a TV that was showing the race live. This has occurred in Berlin, Kenya, Ireland and Israel and at home here in the States with no effort on my part.
For the longest time I never noticed this occurrence. Then it struck me. What are the odds of randomly and without effort being in front of a TV showing a once a year horse race every year for 37 years?
Of course, over the past decade or so I have made it a point to watch to keep the string going, and now this has become an event at my parent’s. Mom is a horse person. Yinz know how they are. This started by me bringing up my girls to G’Ma’s to wear great hats and watch the race. Well, has this little event grown.
Now, G’ma has more or less commandeered the local country bar up the road to host this event that now draws 50 or so friends and neighbors. It’s a great little joint with good food and they are long time friends with the owners and staff from well before the place re-opened under their care. G’Ma has fashioned the most elegant hats for the girls and Mrs Coldwarrior. These are really fancy and would do well at Churchill Downs. She has the special cups and ingredients for mint juleps ready to go and has schooled the bartender on the proper mixology for this icon. All women are to be in dresses and hats and all men are to be in proper attire with a hat as well to attend. This event has grown too big for their property, and that is saying something!
I will be wearing one of my Cubavera shits, linen pants, and a classic Sam Snead Porkpie hat procured at the Village Hat Shop in San Diego. I will be bringing a box of Drew Estates Liga Privada for cigars on the deck after the race.
More on the horses later! Enjoy this open!
Glorious MAYDAY Revolutionary Greetings!
by coldwarrior ( 102 Comments › )Filed under Open thread at May 1st, 2018 - 8:03 am
Socialism, like rust never sleeps.
The International Socialists on the Left and the Globalist Socialists on the ‘Right’ won’t ever quit.
We won this round; long is the struggle, hard the fight
With that I offer Revolutionary Greetings! 😉
