“Has He Lost His Mind?” In a press conference at the White House today, President Barack Obama appeared with leading manufacturers in metal innovation to announce developments in the field. His announcement? “We’re building Iron Man.”
Trucks designed to withstand explosive blasts The Army is giving 13,000 Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Trucks, or MARPs, to police departments around the country, including departments in Wyoming, New York, and California, Bloomberg TV reports. Designed to withstand serious explosive blasts, the trucks weigh 20 tons and cost $500,000 apiece. In 2008, President Obama said that law…
Good Thing The Cop’s Aim Sucks COLUMBIA, S.C. – A police officer shot a 70-year-old man who was reaching for his walking stick, mistakenly believing he was grabbing a long rifle. Luckily the officer had poor aim and only hit the man once out of the several times he fired. York County deputy Terrence Knox…
Secularism & Christianity Working Together For Limited Government Not So Strange Bedfellows The big news in Washington this week was the story about the American Atheists being uninvited from doing outreach at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “American Atheists misrepresented itself about their willingness to engage in positive dialogue and work together to promote limited government,”…
You’re not doing fine Oklahoma, OK? MOORE, OK – What was supposed to be a pleasant trip to the movies ended a tragedy for an Oklahoma family. Police were called after the mother, Nair Rodriguez, slapped her daughter during an argument. As Mrs. Rodriguez left the theater, police violently confronted her husband, Luis Rodriguez, who…
Unlimited drink offers banned in NYC Follow TLR on Google+ In December, New York City’s bars toasted the 80th anniversary of the end of Prohibition. Yet Prohibition in New York City has yet to end. On Monday, the New York City Hospitality Alliance warned restaurants around the city that unlimited drink offers are against the…
“Rainin’ Fire in the Sky” Follow TLR on Google+ Annapolis Police Chief Pristoop appeared before the Maryland State Senate on Tuesday to testify about the dangers of decriminalizing marijuana. “The first day of legalization, that’s when Colorado experienced 37 deaths that day from overdose on marijuana,” said Pristoop. “I remember the first day it was…
Tragedy In Kansas City KANSAS CITY, MO – Cell phone video of a brutal brawl that ended in the death of a Kansas City firefighter was released recently. The video shows the firefighter, who was off duty and had just been married, getting into a confrontation with a cab driver and then escalating the conflict…
Recent trends indicate major shift in GOP Keith Farrell Last month, Liz Cheney quietly withdrew from Wyoming’s Senate race, marking what may be a turning point in Republican politics. The daughter of former Vice President and neoconservative figurehead Dick Cheney famously challenged Republican Senator Mike Enzi last summer to a primary contest. Cheney withdrew after…
How Not to Teach Gun Safety INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. A 36-year-old Michigan man decided to teach his girlfriend about gun safety by demonstrating to her that his three handguns are safe when not loaded. He chose to do so by putting the guns to his head and pulling the trigger. The third handgun was loaded….