BrakeBlog

Local photography, National rants, Zero navel-gazing allowed… Blogging from Hopkinsville, KY

Month: August 2009

  • Ed ‘Doc’ Pepping

    Northern Alliance Radio is gearing up for the autumn festival in Minnesota. In preparation, Mitch Berg did a segment interviewing two veteran’s groups that will be there. Why is this a local story? Well, the prize visitor that Mr. Berg interviewed was Ed ‘Doc’ Pepping who is a WWII veteran having enlisted soon after the…

  • Ten for Tark

    Hugh Hewitt decided it was time to single out Senator Harry Reid because he is the Senate Majority Leader. Senator Reid’s re-election is in jeopardy. Hugh believes if the nation puts enough pressure on Senator Reid we can turn him from Obama’s agenda. It’s a three step process that Mr. Hewitt is asking everyone to…

  • Worthless Carbon Credits

    From the WKDZ website, they are promoting the Blue Heron in the station’s “Business Spotlight” section. The Blue Heron is a local business in Cadiz that sells organic and “green” products. Even though we are blue, we are a shade of green. We are the only Co2 offset company in this region. Part of your…

  • Climate Blasphemer Among Us

    The climate blasphemers continue multiplying. I reported on blasphemy popping up in Minnesota earlier but at the time The One’s Ministry of Truth had not been erected yet. Here again there is a man named David Powell that continues spreading the rumor that the Sun controls our weather more than humans do. CHRISTIAN COUNTY WEATHER…

  • Oak Grove’s Dumbest Criminals

    Stories of stupid criminals is a favorite theme of mine. So this story of a robbery in Oak Grove brought me  a smile. FT. CAMPBELL SOLDIER CHARGED WITH ROBBERY OF ADULT TOY BUSINESS […]TOOK THE REGISTER AND FLED FROM THE SCENE. POLICE SAY AFTER A SHORT SEARCH OF THE AREA USING A K-9 UNIT, THE SOLDIER…

  • Religion of Peace

    I saw this video via Jihad Watch. I watched it and thought it brought a human face to Muslim honor killings. The Islamic religion calls for muslims to kill anyone who dares convert away from Islam. Most often family members will murder their own to satisfy this requirement. The force of Rifqa’s emotions in the…

  • The President is a…

    I like this image, the presence of a ready made word blank makes it easy fodder for word association. The image comes from a sign in Glencoe, Kentucky by a gun shop owner. The President is an… angry individual. The President is… sorry he is an American. The President is… the Bestower of Knowledge. The…