So, we mentioned a little earlier today that an Illinois elementary school had a sheriff's deputy assigned to guard it after a parent "complained children weren't reciting the Pledge of Allegiance correctly," right? So, please join us in doing a bad Paul Harvey imitation as Wonkette presents
President of the "McGroarty Consulting Group" - Dude finally found a fellow employee he could get along with. Himself.
He listed on his experience his term as President of his HOA. I'm sure he made the lives of the other owners a living Hell - telling them their grass was an inch too long, etc.
I did get a kick out of the yearbook photo he used on his LinkedIn page.
He places such faith in the daily pledge of allegiance. (When you think about it, making school children pledge their allegiance is pretty fascist all by itself.) I recited that pledge about 10,000 times. I'm pretty sure that's not what made me love this country. It's more that in my lifetime we went from legal segregation to a black President. That in my lifetime we went from prison for homosexuals to legalizing same-sex marriage. And that in my son's lifetime we could put a Muslim on the Supreme Court. (I also expect the Republican Party to collapse and re-emerge as The Constitution Party, which Wonkette will call the Constipation Party.)
Jesus, that's child abuse. At least they coulda let you read \"The Fountainhead,\" where Howard Roark rapes away Dominique's frigidity, which, as Todd Akin or Phil Gingry will tell you, happens all the time.
Seems to me like there are, shall we say, bigger obstacles to this plan than just buying the land from Detroit. Like this whole "commonwealth" idea. I mean, it's one thing for some looney in Nevada(?) to declare himself a micro-nation. It's less work for the government to ignore him than it would be to do something about it. 35,000 tax evaders would be a much richer target.
Also, 982 acres. That&#039;s about one and a half square miles. You can certainly <i>house</i> 35K people in such an area, but it doesn&#039;t leave much room for rest of the free-market utopia.
The only real-world analogy I can think of is Monaco, which is even smaller. But (1) it&#039;s in Monaco, and (2) it already has its tax-exempt status due to historical reasons (and as soon as the Grimaldi line dies out, it reverts to France, which is gonna come as a shock to some folks).
But really, I think they&#039;re inspired by an old Niven/Pournelle SF, <i>Oath of Fealty</i>. Techno-libertarianism at its best.
Gazuntite?
Or just the first one you know about...
President of the &quot;McGroarty Consulting Group&quot; - Dude finally found a fellow employee he could get along with. Himself.
He listed on his experience his term as President of his HOA. I&#039;m sure he made the lives of the other owners a living Hell - telling them their grass was an inch too long, etc.
I did get a kick out of the yearbook photo he used on his LinkedIn page.
Inbreeding? It won&#039;t take more than a couple of generations..
He places such faith in the daily pledge of allegiance. (When you think about it, making school children pledge their allegiance is pretty fascist all by itself.) I recited that pledge about 10,000 times. I&#039;m pretty sure that&#039;s not what made me love this country. It&#039;s more that in my lifetime we went from legal segregation to a black President. That in my lifetime we went from prison for homosexuals to legalizing same-sex marriage. And that in my son&#039;s lifetime we could put a Muslim on the Supreme Court. (I also expect the Republican Party to collapse and re-emerge as The Constitution Party, which Wonkette will call the Constipation Party.)
Jesus, that&#39;s child abuse. At least they coulda let you read \"The Fountainhead,\" where Howard Roark rapes away Dominique&#39;s frigidity, which, as Todd Akin or Phil Gingry will tell you, happens all the time.
No, it&#039;s some Canadian safety and standards organizations. Which is totally relevant to amateur theatre business.
no worries doc i wouldn&#039;t go there if you paid me.
oh wait, i probably would go there for cash.
Interesting. He gives details of his work history up to 2009, then left job at Skillsoft, then... nothing. Obviously has lots of time on his hands.
Nice. An NSERC grant! My science-y friend was thrilled to get one of those.
Somehow, this technology says &quot;sniper&quot;, rather than &quot;hunting&quot;, to me.
Seems to me like there are, shall we say, bigger obstacles to this plan than just buying the land from Detroit. Like this whole &quot;commonwealth&quot; idea. I mean, it&#039;s one thing for some looney in Nevada(?) to declare himself a micro-nation. It&#039;s less work for the government to ignore him than it would be to do something about it. 35,000 tax evaders would be a much richer target.
Also, 982 acres. That&#039;s about one and a half square miles. You can certainly <i>house</i> 35K people in such an area, but it doesn&#039;t leave much room for rest of the free-market utopia.
The only real-world analogy I can think of is Monaco, which is even smaller. But (1) it&#039;s in Monaco, and (2) it already has its tax-exempt status due to historical reasons (and as soon as the Grimaldi line dies out, it reverts to France, which is gonna come as a shock to some folks).
But really, I think they&#039;re inspired by an old Niven/Pournelle SF, <i>Oath of Fealty</i>. Techno-libertarianism at its best.
Funny how facts always leak out.
Has anybody figured out yet when and how he bled for the Country?
I really want to know more about his &quot;military time&quot;.
If his kids are still in kindergarten, maybe not. Kids don&#039;t remember a lot of specifics about other kids at that age. Unless he keeps it up.
Damn straight. And it has a fucking gold fringe.