Zombies, Healthcare and Other Crazy News This Week

Good Saturday Morning!

Well, the coroner’s report is in this week on the man, individual, errr…zombie who ate the face off of another man in Florida at the end of last month.  The only drug in his system was …….marijuana.   If you will recall my post from May 27; Zombie Attack in Florida, much speculation was made concerning the probability that the person was on “bath salts”, a drug which causes the body temperature to spike and psychotic behaviors.  Now that we know it was not bath salts we are left with several pressing questions;

1. Will marijuana cause this behavior?
2. Is this individual really a zombie after all?
3. Where is this zombie now?
4. How many more zombies has he created?
5. Why is his victim still in the hospital after all this time?
6. Is his victim being treated for injuries or being quarantined to try to stop the spread of the zombie virus?

And probably the most pressing question today;

1. How is the government able to hide this vast conspiracy against the American people?

I am sure there are logical explanations for all of the above questions; But in the crazy-world-turned-upside-down that we live in this week, why look for logical answers?  It is Saturday, I need a short break in all the news before I head out the door to work and I thought I would add my thoughts to some of these stories.

June 14, 2012 – Flag Day

Today Is Flag Day!  I encourage you to fly the American Stars and Strips today.

John Adams -Written June 28, 1813 in a letter to Thomas Jefferson

The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God.”  

Patrick Henry
Ratifier of the U.S. Constitution

“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.”

Regular Joe

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Some Extra Rainy Day Thoughts

With all of the poling that takes place in America it is easy to fall into wanting to be in the majority or to believe that what the majority believes will carry the day.   Neither of these assumptions is true.  Being true to what you believe is far more important than being in the majority.  A firm faith in the God of the Bible will always carry the day in the end.  We as Christians know how the story ends, (or we should if we are in the Word).

Samuel Adams
A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.

It does not take a majority to prevail … but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men.

Regular Joe

Heroes Should Be Remembered

Good Morning Joes and Janes;

I don’t have a devotional per se today but just some random thoughts on Memorial Day.  I have heard and read several “Happy Memorial Day” greetings.  That somehow doesn’t work that well for me.  Memorial Day is remembering those who died fighting to keep this country free and I for one feel more reflective, sad, grateful, humble, or a half-dozen other words and feelings but ‘happy’ is not very far up the list.

A bit of history;

Major General John A. Logan

A Brief History of Memorial Day: On May 5, 1868, Major General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic (an organization made up of Union Veterans) set aside May 30th as Decoration Day to commemorate fallen soldiers by adorning their graves with flowers. General Logan’s order declared: “We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance….Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and fond mourners. Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.”

By the end of the 19th century, the observance of May 30th as a day to honor the Civil War dead had become a widespread practice across the nation, but after World War I, the tribute was expanded to include all American military men and women who had died in any war. Memorial Day has been acknowledged as a national holiday since 1971, when an Act of Congress established its observance on the last Monday in May.

In 2000, Congress passed the “The National Moment of Remembrance Act,” asking all Americans to pause at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence in remembrance of all those who have died in military service to America.

(taken from Wall Builders Historical Writings)  Read more here:

With no personal experience but much reading, I don’t believe that people die for their country. They often go to war for their country, to protect freedom and family and livelihood, but they usually die to save a buddy, a member of their unit or in protecting the military unit.  But that does not make them any less a hero!  They willing went into such a situation that they knew could cost them their lives.

The Blaze ran a story that I think is typical of the direction much of  the Liberals and leftists in this country would like to take us: MSNBC Panel on Chris Hayes‘ Show Debate Using the Word ’Hero’ To Describe Fallen Soldiers Memorial Day Weekend   Video   TheBlaze.com

Zombie Attack in Florida

Zombies Invade San Francisco! (Photo credit: Scott Beale)

My post Zombie Apocalypse continues to be one of the top three all time viewed posts on my site.  Not wanting to argue with success and finding the following news story on The Blaze yesterday I could not resist revisiting the Zombie topic in an unabashed use of real news twisted into another send up to Zombies and including gratuitous violence.

Miami Police Shoot and kill Naked Man ‘Eating’ Face of Another Man

• Posted on May 27, 2012 at 12:17pm by Madeleine Morgenstern

Miami police shot and killed a naked man on Saturday whom witnesses said was eating the face of another man, the Miami Herald reported:

According to police sources, a road ranger saw a naked man chewing on another man’s face and shouted on his loud speaker for him to back away. Meanwhile, a woman also saw the incident and flagged down a police officer who was in the area.

The officer, who has not been identified, approached and, seeing what was happening, also ordered the naked man to back away. When he continued the assault, the officer shot him, police sources said. The attacker failed to stop after being shot, forcing the officer to continue firing. Witnesses said they heard at least a half dozen shots.

Read the rest of the story here

Video available here

In the vein of thought that the moon landing was ‘faked’; what makes us think that the news media and police really want us to know what really happened?  Sure, blame it on cocaine!   The Herald printed that investigators believed it might be; “cocaine psychosis” — a “drug-induced craze that bakes the body internally and often leads the affected to strip naked and try to cool off.”  Yah, right,  I’ve seen the Zombie movies!  You and I know what is really going on here.

In Madeleine Morgenstern‘s story she quotes; Larry Vega said he witnessed the attack, writing to Local 10, “I stopped a City of Miami police officer and informed him that a homeless man was killing another person by biting and ripping his face to death.”

Vega also said, “The police officer confronted the aggressor, and he was like a rabid dog and confronted the officer. Then the officer shot the person four times.”

Note to police; every Zombie hunter knows only a brain destroying head shot will stop a Zombie.  Maybe Homeland Security needs to start Zombie Terrorist training program!

Then according to the reports they take the victim, in critical condition, to the hospital for treatment.  Probably no isolation ward, no guards so when he wakes up he starts eating others!  If you are  in a Miami hospital ….. RUN!

Catching up on the New Zombie Nation rag

On a somewhat related thought; I was at the store the other day and my wife was looking at clothes.  No… I was in the magazine section!  I ran across a new magazine in the rack….had to buy it….Zombie Nation premiere issue.  You should be able to find it at the news stand in the gun section.  My wife says I’ve had my head buried in it since I got it.  Ignore the picture she took.

If you are into Zombies definitely spend the $8.99 (U.S and Canada)  There are some good articles on firearms and accessories and I had no idea so many serious manufacturers were jumping on the Zombie train with specialized products.  I had no idea EOTECH had a new site out with a bio-hazard  reticle.  Several of the articles are definitely translatable to home defence and then there are some tongue in cheek pages on Zombie attacks.

Given the problems in Miami it should be required reading for the Miami Police Department!

The centerfold is a tear out Zombie Nation Target Poster that I thought would look really great on the office wall….my lovely wife had a different opinion, but then I don’t think she believes in Zombies either.  I am thinking about putting it in the garage so I can scare the daylights out of myself if I go out there in the middle of the night.

Watch your back!

Regular Joe

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