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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Saturday, February 25, 2012
False Flags and Cheap Shots
I was having a good day. I was rocking out to Hilary Hahn's phenomenal recording of Ives' violin sonatas, until I got word that a profile had been established for me at this site.
That's odd. I've never heard of that site, and I found that "claiming" my profile would require a paid membership. Well, that's pretty dishonest and underhanded.
So, who are these people? They don't seem too keen on making friends. In fact, they spend a great sum of pixels lambasting other established gun bloggers, and they've trolled more than a few gun forums. A whois query shows that the ownership and hosting details are obfuscated, and the only contact information is a phone number out of Denmark. I can tell from the grammar on the site that there are no Danes running it.
Then someone found a bit of a serendipitous wrinkle in their WordPress code. Type in some garbage after the URL, and Smoke and Mirrors directs to the website of the Violence Policy Center.
We call those oopsies.
I was wondering where Josh Sugarmann was spending all that money he gets from the Joyce Foundation, since it's not as if his little group is very active in politics these days. I guess he's got to do something to keep busy, but this is just pathetic.
And frankly, it's encouraging to see that the opposition has to stoop to things like this.
That's odd. I've never heard of that site, and I found that "claiming" my profile would require a paid membership. Well, that's pretty dishonest and underhanded.
So, who are these people? They don't seem too keen on making friends. In fact, they spend a great sum of pixels lambasting other established gun bloggers, and they've trolled more than a few gun forums. A whois query shows that the ownership and hosting details are obfuscated, and the only contact information is a phone number out of Denmark. I can tell from the grammar on the site that there are no Danes running it.
Then someone found a bit of a serendipitous wrinkle in their WordPress code. Type in some garbage after the URL, and Smoke and Mirrors directs to the website of the Violence Policy Center.
We call those oopsies.
I was wondering where Josh Sugarmann was spending all that money he gets from the Joyce Foundation, since it's not as if his little group is very active in politics these days. I guess he's got to do something to keep busy, but this is just pathetic.
And frankly, it's encouraging to see that the opposition has to stoop to things like this.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
New President for the Brady Campaign
Since Paul Helmke stepped down last year, Dennis Henigan has been serving as active president. Today, the Brady Campaign announced that Daniel Gross would be taking the reins.
Gross was formerly the director of the Center to Prevent Youth Violence. I can't find much about their funding. They were previously known as PAX, who received a $200,000 grant from the Joyce Foundation in 2004, but the trail appears to stop there.
Given that the Brady Campaign's budget has fallen into the four-digit range, I'm curious as to whether this guy is bringing in further funding, as they can't be paying him much.
Or, it might just be a part-time gig for him to build his resume.
Gross was formerly the director of the Center to Prevent Youth Violence. I can't find much about their funding. They were previously known as PAX, who received a $200,000 grant from the Joyce Foundation in 2004, but the trail appears to stop there.
Given that the Brady Campaign's budget has fallen into the four-digit range, I'm curious as to whether this guy is bringing in further funding, as they can't be paying him much.
Or, it might just be a part-time gig for him to build his resume.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Fast and Furious: Another Round
Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Oversight Committee again today. As with his previous appearances, we were treated to a litany of evasions and excuses. Long story short: he doesn't know what's going on in his department, and he claims to have had no knowledge of any gunwalking operations prior to the death of Brian Terry.
It's been over a year since he promised an internal investigation, and he has yet to provide any explanation or any proof of action. Representative Labrador pointed out that Holder continues to show up for Congressional hearings unprepared, and that he seems oblivious to happenings at Justice. Representative Farenthold took it a step further, asking Holder, "knowing what you know, do you think you're qualified to lead the Department of Justice?"
Holder's response? "If you're going to ask me to resign (...) you've asked the wrong question."
I don't think we are.
It's been over a year since he promised an internal investigation, and he has yet to provide any explanation or any proof of action. Representative Labrador pointed out that Holder continues to show up for Congressional hearings unprepared, and that he seems oblivious to happenings at Justice. Representative Farenthold took it a step further, asking Holder, "knowing what you know, do you think you're qualified to lead the Department of Justice?"
Holder's response? "If you're going to ask me to resign (...) you've asked the wrong question."
I don't think we are.
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