Judge Napolitano In the 5 Minute Speech That Probably Got Him Fired

Thanks to Eric Peters for finding my way to the original. The YouTube version was pulled.

And for a different take...

From Eric Peters: Why They Will Lose This Time
I'm not sure if he's just trying to be optimistic or what, but at least the sentiment is pleasant. For some.

There's a reason it's called the Idiot Box

I've always been a TV junkie. Sure, when I was younger, I found a balance (forced by parents, but accepted once outside) and it worked out in the end, but a standard punishment for me was no TV for a week or something.
My parents, when they weren't working, protected me from a lot of the nonsense on the tube. More concerned about violence than the occasional boob shot, my father even kicked us out of the living room when "The Deer Hunter" was on because he wanted to watch it and he didn't want us to.
Saturday morning cartoons were alright, which is funny because the amount of 'violence' in old Warner Brothers and the like cartoons is staggering. But it was fake and our parents explained this to us. But temper those with Bob Ross and his "happy little trees" and episodes of "David & Goliath", along with the vast amount of classical music used in the scores of Looney Toon cartoons and it tended to be alright.
Along with that, while we watched shows like "Emergency!", "The Dukes Of Hazzard", "Buck Rogers", or "Battlestar Galactica", our parents were around to watch those shows with us and tried to strike the right balance between letting us watch these and knowing when the violence or sexual innuendos are going too far.
As I got older, Dad controlled the TV at night. My sister and I used to get miffed and would try to argue with him to watch something, which was a 50/50 chance, but it seemed we lost more than we won and wound up watching the History Channel or Discovery. To a young teenager, this is as boring as whale snot. How I long for those days.

Now... network TV is absolute shit. There's one or two shows that actually have decent writing, along with acting, but everything else is just... blah. Watch "The Big Bang Theory" and be mindful of the laugh track. Yes, that's not a studio audience; it's a recording. But once you know it's fake, pay attention to the 'jokes' that precede it and you'll probably find that 9 out of 10 are stupid.
How many "Law & Order"'s did they go through? 3? "CSI"? Shit, they added a second "NCIS" and watching it is like "Eh... not worthless, but do you really need 2?"

Cable networks aren't that much better. I'll get to my gripe with 'reality' shows, but just the series on them... a few pearls in an ocean of shit. Even some that start good go to hell because they start taking on things that are 'happening'. Nothing takes me out of a TV show like real life problems that currently affect me.

The cable 'reality' show: This fucking steaming pile.... son of a bitch! Each of these should get 1 season to expose people to this aspect of other people lives or try something new and then leave it the fuck alone. The idea for these came from having no-talent writers and actors who do a better job sucking dick and snorting coke than acting. These have ALL turned into soap operas. Every last one of them. Even with themes that are interesting to 'the workin' man' (Deadliest Catch, Sons Of Guns), the directors and producers always turn it into a drama about this guy or that relationship or something totally outside the realm of the original focus. Fuck me, that show "Gunsmoke"? Try and tell me that they didn't dress up the daughter in half-shirts and short-shorts to get ratings. Dare you to. And every station has 10 of them, pushing out shows that actually teach things. I remember when The Learning Channel used to have medical procedure shows. Or the History Channel showed history. Now, both these entities have spun up secondary channels to show the things that they were originally setup to show. Just like MTV2 (initially).
MTV2 used to show the weird videos that the regular MTV viewers didn't like. The non-pop music. Then, as MTV started with the reality shows and game shows, they actually promoted that MTV2 was all about the music videos. Now, they're both piles of pig shit.

Speaking of "game shows": This includes shit like "Survivor", "American Idol", and so on. One and done would have kept them interesting. Now? Same as the rest of the 'reality' bullshit. It's all about the drama or absolute failures; the human animals obsession with seeing others in pain and misery. William Hung - he was such a big deal because he sucked so fucking bad. He was carted out for the public's amusement "Look at the freak, mommy!" Don't give me the "He was trying his hardest and that's what people wanted to see" excuse. People loved him because it made them laugh at his failure, taking the focus away from their miserable lives.

Going real long form here, so bear with me.

Commercials - Always the bane of watching TV, they have both gotten absurd and useless. The DVR have made them quasi-obsolete, but they also make it so you don't watch things 'when they happen.' Along with that, they add a holy fuckload of them so a normal show or movie now runs forever. A&E had "Braveheart" on the other night. This is a long movie, no doubt. Runtime is 177 minutes; so basically 3 hours. Broadcast time was 4 hours. A solid hour of commercials. FUCK YOU!!! With this they add so many commercials that the credits (which I know are pointless, but if you worked hard on the show or movie, you'd want some credit, yes?) now run past the screen in a flash or they play them in split screen with... MORE FUCKING COMMERCIALS! And sports... holy fuck in a bucket... I was trying to watch a college football game and they had so many fucking commercials that they missed one or two play every time they went to break. What the fuck?!?!

The Scrolling Ticker - Thanks to the cable news channels for this piece of fuck. It's everywhere and the word 'distracting' does not even begin to describe this monstrosity. A close relative to this sphincter clinger is the Logo. The station, the show, the next show, the movie playing next Wednesday at 3:32am... It's like playing hide & seek with the show/movie. "I see you... where'd you go? Oh, there you are! Nope, gone again!"

It's no wonder why internet streams like Hulu or Netflix are so popular, but even though you're paying for it, I will all but guarantee that they'll find a way to inject more commercials and bullshit into these services. Many people have given up on cable or satellite, get a receiver for over-the-air local channels (many paid for by us taxpayers - Once again, fucked by The State), and are streaming TV shows. With that, they'll find a way to force-feed you commercials and shitty shows, just watch and wait.

You could try and turn it all off and 'go outside', but with every single aspect of life becoming more and more regulated, the minute you step out your door, it's like you're risking arrest. Fucking pathetic what we've become, isn't it?

COME AND TAKE IT! Sure, why not.

Update at bottom: 1/27

What if they do?
This is something you see a lot now. The "COME AND TAKE IT" or "Molon Labe" shirts, flags, hats, etc... Sounds good. Sounds right. But what if they do?
When the TSA was put in place and the thyroid killers were installed in airports, people stomped and cried, "Everyone should opt out. We'll overload them and they'll have to listen to us." And for a while, some people did. Now? I travel regularly and while I'm only in that area for a short time, 99 times out of 100, I'm the only person standing off to the side, hands out, pants holding on, threatening to fall, while the equivalent of a mall security guard pats me down.
Bush and pals not only implemented some of the most heinous violations of Natural rights (only to be outdone by King Barry I with the NDAA), but they spent money like the drunken fucktards they are and setup the stage for Madame Plasticface and Prince Harry to keep on going. The Left cried and rallied and marched and what happened? What did they change? Nothing.
2010 - The year of the Tea Party, we're told. They're gonna win back Congress and stop this out of control government! Only got the House and, low and behold, still spending like whores with stolen credit cards AND, passed the NDAA, AND, allowed King Barry I to kill whomever he felt like with 'drone strikes'. But... there's the 2012 election. AH-HA!!!!
Mitt fucking Romney. What more needs to be said?
Right now, another liberty is threatened. Being that the spunkmonkey's in DC don't give two shits about the rest of us, it'll probably be crossed, new regs will be implemented and then what?
I predict that the majority who kick and scream and wear their shirts and hats will be Johnny Tyler, from the movie "Tombstone".

Not only does he get beat down after threatening action, but then when he goes to "resist", he's 'scared' of the men he's up against, backs down, lays down his weapon and walks away, tail tucked up nicely. And like Johnny, it's because they want to live another day. I get it. I completely understand. But then, don't puff your chest. Drop the bravado. Accept who you are inside and live that way.

As the years go on, more and more about the men once held to such a high regard comes out and the shine really comes off the apple. John F. Kennedy is remembered fondly for standing up to the Soviets. Cuban Missile Crisis. Yeah! He drew a line and dared them to cross it! They backed down! USA!USA!USA!USA! Well, recent stories have come out, particularly from a former lover of his, who says that Kennedy said during that time “I’d rather my children be red than dead.”
Now obviously, you have to give some latitude to trust as that could be true or false. She's the only one who claimed to hear it. But it shows the situation differently, doesn't it.

The human animals natural sense is to live. It prioritizes this above all else. This is why, when threatened, the natural instinct is to run. To stand and fight is unnatural. It's uncomfortable. Your whole purpose for being, Life, could be snuffed out. So it's understandable that people back down. But, how do you measure yourself after?
We look back at the War For Independence now and think of these men fondly. Well, some of us. But how long did the injustice go on before they acted? How many of them who signed that Declaration Of Independence did so reluctantly? 1/3 of the citizens were said to support the war. 1/3 wanted to remain loyal to the crown. And 1/3 didn't care either way. On top of this, it's said that only 3% of the population at the time actually fought for independence. What about us? Our culture is collapsing into shit, the concept of honor has long since died, and we can't even organize a simple tax revolt. What do We do when the King imposes another edict?

This isn't a "Call To Arms!" This is a Call To Truth. To stand in front of a mirror and ask yourself where you truly stand. No bravado. No slogans. No t-shirts. Martin Luther King, Jr. did. As Malcolm X did. Fighting for the same cause, but in different ways. Both killed for what they believed. How many hundreds or thousands of others said they did, but when faced with jail or death, they turned and saved themselves. Or like some others, they embraced the enemy. Sharpton. Jackson. How many million are dead because people like this embraced the eugenicists who decades before openly hoped to solve "the negro problem" with abortion.
Know where you stand and more importantly, who truly stands with you.

I don't know what the future holds. I've made bold claims on this blog and while I think they'll come to fruition, I obviously have no idea. But I at least know where I stand. My fear is, as I look around me, to friends and neighbors, I believe I stand alone. There's nothing I can do about that, but it's less than comforting.

Update:
And it looks like I'm not the only one having this thought lately. Posted this, went about my day, hit up some favorites this morning and it seems Eric Peters is having the exact same thoughts. He's a bit more eloquent in his writings, so I suggest reading his post. 

Market driven economy

Thanks to the assclowns in Washington... okay... around the country... the cost of anything having to do with guns has gone up dramatically. A mere 3 months ago, I could get a box of 50 .223 rounds for about $20. Now? I saw them recently going for as high as $35 for 20. AR based rifles, if you can find them, are at least $300 more than 3 months ago.
Because of this, the shouts of price gouging can be heard everywhere. "Those greedy fuckers are trying to rip me off!" says the sheep, who has no understanding of economics, yet believes what he's told by his 'masters'. We've been conditioned to think that when the price of a product goes up dramatically like now, it's because people are greedy. And I will concede there's definitely some of that, but the greater forces at work are the market responding to demand.

Unless you live in a hollow, removed from society, you've probably heard the phrase "supply & demand". See below:

When you have a high supply of a product, .22LR ammo, and the demand is low, you can get 500 rounds for $15 or so. Last summer, I bought two bricks totaling 1,000 rounds of it for about $35. I bought AR mags at about $15-20, depending on quality. I bought a Del-Ton AR for $700. Demand was low. But then, as November approached, the prices of these things began climbing. Why? Demand increased because it looked like King Barry I was going to be selected again. Nothing ridiculous, but more demand.
Why does this affect price? Greedy business person is just trying to rip me off!
Actually, you're to blame. I walk into a store and say "I want to buy that Pepsi for $.50." It's the only one. You want that Pepsi more than I do. You offer them $.60. I come back with $.65. You say $.70. I give up the fight. Does the store sell you the Pepsi for the original $.50 that the store was offering it at? No. You offered them $.70 so they'll take it. You affected the price of it because the supply was low and you felt that the Pepsi was worth $.70. I didn't, so I walked away. This allows the product to remain on the market, but then it's up to the consumers to determine what they value more; that product whose price is higher because of more demand or something else.
Now here's the funny thing. Unless affected by government (it's all affected by government, but...), these higher prices will open up the market for more competition because other people will see a benefit in offering their comparable products. This should increase supply and this should bring the price down. Demand could increase more because there's now more supply, so more people enter the market, but that should also increase the suppliers. While in theory, you can reach a level of market saturation, where the amount of suppliers can't increase anymore and demand doesn't recede, but the chances of that are small. External factors (like government) are usually to blame for that; why aren't more and more gun manufacturers coming to market, for example.

If the price is artificially kept low, whether by government or by the businesses themselves, there are a couple outcomes.
1) Limited supply - Because the price is lower, you'll buy a crap load of them when you don't need them, making them unavailable to others. During Hurricane Katrina, there were people buying shelf-loads of flashlights, multiple generators, 500 rolls of toilet paper. Why? Because the government implemented "price controls" to keep them lower than the market demanded, people bought more than they needed right now. AND, it kept new producers from entering the market or the current producers from adding to the market because they didn't see any value in it. There were people in surrounding states that had generators and supplies to sell. They didn't bring them to Mississippi or Louisiana because they were told "You have to sell them at the same price they were at before the hurricane." Why am I going to drive hundreds of miles out of my way to sell a product at the same price I bought it at? If I can't make a profit on it, fuck that.
2) Rationing - Again, by government or the business, they restrict your access to supply. Not by market, but by 'force'. "You can only buy 2 of those." "Limit 1 per customer." There's a gun shop nearby and they're my go-to shop for my gun purchases. Prices are usually low, stock is usually high, staff is knowledgeable and the owners are just good people. They have limited the ability of people to purchase products (limit 1 per customer) because they want to keep the price low. On their Facebook page, people are praising them for not 'price gouging' like the other stores in the area, but they've corrupted the market by denying your access to the product. The stock is still gone in minutes, it just means more people are going there for it. How many people ran out and bought AR's, AK's, pistols, ammo, etc... who generally didn't buy them before?

When the price goes up, a vendor who believes in the market will take the "extra" profit, reach back to their distributors and try to get more stock. Or they'll search for new distributors to find new sources for that product. They'll now have the money to go down those new avenues that may have been restricted to them before. After the first coronation of King Barry I, the prices of ammo shot up. But, within a couple months, the market became saturated because new manufacturers came to town, vendors now had access to overseas makers, and the price settled back down.
As long as the Corky's in Congress don't forget to wipe their asses and remember they're 'heads are on the chopping block', the market should settle back down, the availability of products will increase and the prices will drop.

Thanks to Wirecutter for getting my head thinking about this.

One more on the Coronation

By the way, one aspect of the speech annoyed me because of its factual ignorance. Okay. It was all ignorant. BUT... this one is a recent annoyance.

On a trip out to my mothers, I was reading Larry Elder's book "The Ten Things You Can't Say In America." It was the physical book, so when I was done, I left it around her house. She looked at the blurb and one of his points is the "glass ceiling", which supposedly keeps women down, doesn't exist and she had a problem with that. My mother is the consummate feminist, so it's no surprise that it pissed her off. King Barry I brought it up in his declaration, hence it jumped to the front of my thoughts.

Why is the glass ceiling bullshit? It doesn't work on an economic sense. Here's what I mean.

"Women are paid less than men for the same work!" If this were true, then why would a business hire anyone BUT women? If I could get the same amount of work done by women as done by men, but cheaper, holy shit... I'd kick all the guys out and have wall to wall women. I'd sell my products for less than anyone else, ALONG WITH, making a bigger profit. Plus I could probably get government kickbacks because I hired only women. I wouldn't, but I'm sure I could.
Pick the most chauvinistic asshole you know and ask him if he had verifiable proof that an all-female workforce was just as productive as men, but he could pay them less, would he do it and I'll guarantee he would.

By and large, the reason women are paid less is because they are less reliable for consistent work. Before the woman perusing this site get their panties in a twist, read. It's not a knock, it's an analysis of facts.
Women are usually the primary care givers for children. If a child is sick, out of school, not even in school yet, it is usually the woman who cares for them. Hence, out of work.
Speaking of kids... when they're on the way, she's gonna be out. How long is a personal preference, but she's not at work and not productive.
Women tend to have more medical issues or the ones they have affect them harder. Yes, as males, we're taught to fight through pain and discomfort, as stupid as it may be. I had a shop teacher missing most of a finger (who didn't, right?) and he said he lost it on a job. Cut it off, wrapped it tight and stopped the bleeding, went back to light work for the rest of the day and then got it taken care of at the hospital. Ladies? Not so much.
In the jobs that tend to draw in the big money, women generally aren't keen on those.

Now with all that, it's been found that the women who set aside all those typical aspects of women and "act like a man", they make more than the men in the same field.

If I could break down each hyperbolic statement he made yesterday, I would. However, I have a job to get to, so I'll let others break them down.

The Coronation

Did you watch?
Were you glued to your television to get a glimpse of The One.
When He spoke, did you quiver? Did you weep for joy? Did you cry out "Yes, yes we can!!!"
Did you gush to your friends during your Inaug... Coronation Party, about how beautiful Her Highness was?

Or were you like me and did the turd you left in the hopper leave you more emotional.

Collectivist hyperbole. I heard clips of the speech and holy fuck in a bucket was it full of shit. Over and over, the premise you get from it was "No one will get ahead alone. We won't allow it. It's only when directed by The State will The Herd succeed."

He's now unrestrained from the burden of reelection so there is nothing that will hold him back. He's already said it. And the Congress is basically the same one we've had for the last 2 years. The same one during which the debt shot past $16 trillion. The same one who KEPT FUCKING SPENDING MONEY THEY DON'T HAVE. People like head lice more than Congress. Yet, the sheep keep voting for their guy because "Well, he's at least trying. It's the other guy who's the problem."
No, you fuckwad, they're all worthless twats. I like Dr. Ron Paul. I voted for him in 2 primaries. But even with all his positives, when it came to Congress he was a cunt. When bills would come to the House, he would add thing to the bill that benefited his district in Texas. Pork. When the bill came for vote, he'd vote against it. The excuse was "Well, my district sent me to Congress to do things for them. So that's why I added that to the bill. But I voted against it because I don't believe in government spending on things that are unconstitutional." He was playing the odds. He had a better than 2-1 odds that the bill was going to be passed because it was loaded with enough pork for enough districts so even hacks would vote for it.

So, with all that laid out, do you really think there's anything that's going to stop King Barry I from pushing through the bullshit? Congress is already showing signs that it won't lay out anything that's too over the top on "gun control" because they actually have to fight for reelection, so do you think that'll stop Obama? He'll happily use the EPA, HHS, ATF, etc... to impose regulation, that people will take as the strength of law, that will attempt to restrict us even more and Congress will stomp and cry, but do abso-fucking-lutely nothing to stop them!!
The Messiah has finally come. Let us all bow down before him and kiss his feet.