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Penigma
http://penigma.blogspot.com/
A mystery under a pseudonym; a blog dedicated to the rational discussion of politics and current events
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1870 )
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Mainstream Right Wing Nut Paranoia - Conservatism Has Been Hijacked by Crazy...
The fringe is in charge. The right wing, as a group, believes stuff like this totally photoshopped photo. This is satire, this is not real - but the out of... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Michele Bachmann: Sometimes She Feels Like a nut........No, Pretty Much ALL the...
Is Michele Bachmann a nut? Yes, because when people believe things which are grotesquely factually inaccurate and just generally this extremist and fringey, whe... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Word of the Day? No, Not POPSIE - Michele Bachmann's Big New Quit
Cross-posted from MNPP: ‘Battology’, a short word on Bachmann’s big new quit by Dog Gone on May 29, 2013 · I couldn’t miss seeing the dictionary. Read more
Posted on 29 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Bye Bye Bimbo! Liar to the Last, Good Riddance to the Terrible Minnesota...
This woman has been a joke, a travesty, a terrible embarrassment, a disgrace. She said last time that she wouldn't run again for Congress; she didn't win based... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Science is Wonderful, but What About the Quality of the Individual Human Touch i...
I love when Sci Fi anticipates 'real' science. Sure sounds a lot like the Star Trek 'replicator' technology from Star Trek classic through the movies, Next... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
We Had Another Train Collision todayA Bridge Not Far Enough; Trains Not New Or...
A train derailed today in Baltimore, causing an explosion and setting nearby buildings on fire; deaths and injuries are still unknown. Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
A Bridge Not Far Enough; Trains Not New Or Fast Enough
Cross-posted from MN Political Roundtable: A bridge not far enough; trains not new or fast enough Last week, we had not one, but two bridge failures; one in... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Rounding out the End of the Merry, Merry Month of May
May is a month for celebrating many things, including National Bike Month, National Military Appreciation Month and Military Spouse Month along with Memorial... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Happy Memorial Day from Penigma; Remember It Means Honoring Those Who Serve in...
Thank you to those who have served -- those in my family, my co-blogger and blog-founder, Pen, thank you to those I know in the service, past and present. Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Lack of Intelligent Thinking on the Right, Prevelence of Emotional Thinking on...
Drug users are a prohibited group of gun owners, and we know gun use impairs the necessary judgment for proper gun use. Therefore it makes sense to have drug... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Conservatives Are Irresponsible
Conservatives whinge on about accountability, but the reality is they never take responsibility for their failures to act appropriately to preserve the public... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Gun Money, Or Grandson? Special Interests and ALEC, Or Minnesota Citizens'...
Cross posted from MNPP: Mary Kiffmeyer’s family gun violence problem, and the Gun Industry money and influence in the MN Legislature by Dog Gone on May 24,... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Right Wing 'Tenther' Hypocrisy on Immigration and Marriage
Cross-posted from MN PP: Closely associated with right-wing-nuttery are the so-called ‘tenthers’, those who support an oddly unconstitutional view of the 10th... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Batshit Crazy Ladies of the Right
It's been a while since I wrote about the birther queen, Orly Taitz, or the equally nutso Michele Bachmann, our local equivalent of embarrassingly wacko. Orly... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
In the End, You Always Pay the Piper
Yesterday's events in Moore, Oklahoma are not the genesis of this post. It would be terribly insensitive to write about such happenings so soon after they... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
First Ad About Maryland's New Gun Laws from the Marylanders to Prevent Gun...
This is the first ad from the Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence Education Fund, focusing on the effectiveness of the fingerprint licensing provision in... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Gun Control Works
In 1934, The National Firearms Act was passed which was aimed at regulating machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, silencers, and other firearms used by... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
RED ALERT ~ Adam Kokesh Armed March on Washington SCAM
I have to admit some curiosity about what might be the motive for Adam Kokesh's March on Washington, DC. It seems he was once a War Protestor who managed to ge... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Obama 3; GOP 0
Obama's approval ratings went UP, from the Gallop poll on Monday to the Gallop poll on Saturday; his disapproval ratings went DOWN from Monday to Saturday. Read more
Posted on 19 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
You Have a Problem If Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Not a question, but a statement since the Constitution that some people claim to respect and all that says (Article VI): The Senators and Representatives... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY