Great Satan, Inc.

So you’ve slept off the Slurpee hangovers, given some high-fives, and perhaps done some gloating on Facebook or Twitter.  Now what?

I think Arizona talk radio station KFYI’s Mike Broomhead said it best.  NOW IS WHEN THE WORK BEGINS.

It’s feet to the fire time, folks.  The politicians (on both sides) got elected because they promised us the moon and stars, cuter puppies and a major decrease in spending and government intrusion.  They made these promises to get our votes, and while I would bet the farm they don’t expect us to hold them to it, we have to keep the pressure on.

We need to remind incumbent and newly elected politicians alike that the “work” they did to convince us to vote for them was merely a prelude to what we expect them to do for us on a daily basis.  I’m sure your boss expects you to do the work you’ve been asked to do,  so why should we expect anything less of our politicians?

The voters, TEA Party candidates, and newly elected Republicans ALL have to prove that they aren’t doing business as usual. They need to show us that they are not the same as the “bums” we just threw out.

Note to politicians:  we’ll be watching you.  If you show us that you’re all talk and no action, y’all are outta there in 2012.

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Democrats in Tucson are suffering Tourettes like symptoms as they watch the returns for the Ruth McClung (R) vs. Raul (please boycott my state) Grijalva (D) race for the House.  The Dems can’t believe that a sincere rocket scientist who cares about her fellow citizens could be within 700 votes of Raul. 

Raul might have done better if he represented the people of Arizona, rather than advocating economic damage to the citizens of Arizona.

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Coming to you live from the basement a special location inside the KFYI studios, we will be live blogging 2010 election results as they come in this evening.

The early news coming so far indicates that Democrats across the country are being redistributed into the private workforce.

7:45 Update – The sandwiches are great.  They’ve given us brownies to distract the anxious political junkies.  We’ve heard that vote counting is underway and early number will be available soon.

7:50 ExJon of ExurbanLeague has received one vote as a write-in candidate for Arizona State Mine Inspector.  There’s a lot of optimism in the basement conference room that he will pull into the lead soon.

8:37 Results are coming in slowly.  Currently Prop 109 Right to Hunt is a No vote by 13%.   Schwiekert (R) is up by 11% over Harry Mitchell (incumbent Dem Representative). 

9:08  – With 18.49 percent of the vote in, the gap on Prop 203 is narrowing.  The NO’s currently have it at just under 51 percent, but the YES votes are up to 49 percent.

This one might end up being a late-night nail biter.  Or a 2 AM Taco Bell run, depending on what side you’re on.

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Almost immediately after they were put up, the City of Phoenix has stripped down 50 “Guns Save Lives” illuminated bus-stop signs that had been placed at around the the Phoenix area. These signs were put up by TrainMeAZ, and were placed in conjunction with the “Guns Save Lives” billboards that began appearing around town just a couple of weeks ago.

AZ Central reports

Phoenix Public Transit Department spokeswoman Marie Chapple said the city’s policy doesn’t allow public-service announcements.

They also note that officials from the City of Phoenix took a look at the signs after receiving a “comment” about them.

Train Me, Arizona is an LLC, not a non-profit corporation. Their mission is to see everyone in Arizona who owns and/or uses firearms to be well trained and safe. Their website offers links to training, gun stores and both publicly and privately owned shooting ranges.

Like Alan Korwin, we are outraged that bureaucrats who despise the second amendment, have no trouble rejecting the first amendment too.

Update 10/22/2010 – Please take a moment to respectfully express your opposition to the removal of the Guns Save Lives signs by emailing or calling Phoenix City Council members. They need to know that this arbitrary act is inexcusable in a free society.

PHOENIX CITY COUNCIL:
Thelda Williams — council.district.1@phoenix.gov 602-262-7444
Peggy Neely — council.district.2@phoenix.gov        602-262-7445
Bill Gates — council.district.3@phoenix.gov               602-262-7441
Tom Simplot — council.district.4@phoenix.gov        602-262-7447
Claude Mattox — council.district.5@phoenix.gov    602-262-7446
Sal DiCiccio — council.district.6@phoenix.gov          602-262-7491
Michael Nowakowski — council.district.7@phoenix.gov 602-262-7492
Michael Johnson — council.district.8@phoenix.gov 602-262-7493

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They’re Real, and They’re Spectacular:

Congratulations to the The TrainMeAZ campaign, who has put up the first of a series of billboards as part of their campaign to get the word out about how every gun owner in Arizona can ensure they are well trained and safe when handling a firearm.

A billboard just like the one above has been placed on the south side of Interstate 17, at the Peoria exit in Phoenix, and it’s estimated 135,000 people will see it every day.

You can take look at the other billboard designs that should be popping up around town at TrainMeAz.com. While you’re there, don’t forget to check out their list of shooting ranges and training opportunities in Arizona.

h/t to Alan Korwin for updating us with billboard information, via his Page 9 monthly email newsletter.

UPDATE 10/20/2010 – Mr. Korwin has additional information about the campaign, as well as additional billboard photos on his blog.

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New Hoppe’s No. 9 Air Freshener. For the one or two days a week we don’t already smell like Hoppe’s.

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A couple of days ago, I wrote a snarky post about the casting call for Season 2 of Top Shot . It seems that the folks at Pilgrim Films, the casting company for Top Shots, have been dropping their press release on the comments section of several gun bloggers websites (Stuff From Hsoi’s blog, Say Uncle and In Jennifer’s Head), and as you can see at the bottom of the original post, we were also paid a visit.

Since Mr. Aboud from Pilgrim Films was kind enough to leave a personalized comment on our site, I decided to reach out to him to thank him, as well as provide him with some of my own comments about Top Shot. Mr. Aboud promptly respond to my email, and I’d like to share it with you, along with my original email to him:

Hello Mr. Aboud,

Thank you very much for taking the time to comment on our blog at https://www.greatsataninc.com/top-shot-2-casting-call/13/ this afternoon. It appears that my post was taken with the grain of salt that was intended, and I appreciate your professional response. Despite what it may look like, Top Shot is one of a select few shows I make time to watch each week. I do enjoy the shooting aspects of the show and I wish there were even more challenges for the contestants.

The entire shooting community was excited about the prospect of positive national coverage of the shooting sports. The show appears to be shifting to emphasize personality conflicts and strife, which is a shame, as I believe this is the best crop of shooters you will be able to attract if the trend continues.

As a 2nd Amendment advocate, I am concerned that the personality conflict aspect of the show will only perpetuate media driven caricatures of shooters as volatile and dangerous people. This negative image will harm the shooting sports and the shooting community. If interpersonal conflict is the driving force of the show, then I fear that you will only attract marginal shooters from the ugly fringe of possible contestants. I understand that drama is an important and necessary part of a successful reality show, but I question the focus of that drama.

Shooting is a dramatic sport in its own right. Biting personality conflicts and “crises” have already become a distraction from what has made Top Shot uniquely interesting and exciting. Some of the current contestants are outstanding shooters who would probably elicit strong emotional responses if pushed to shoot well beyond their abilities. Shows like “The Deadliest Catch” and “Dirty Jobs” have continued to reign because of the organic nature of the drama, and I believe Top Shot would do well to capture some of that essence, rather than become “Rock of Love” with Firearms.

That being said, I hope my opinion does not disqualify me from being considered as a contestant in the future. After all, I’ve got the big opinions and personality part covered. ; )

Sincerely,
MzVRWC

Mr. Aboud’s response:

By all means, (MzVRWC), apply this season! The one thing we’ve maintained about this show from the very beginning is that it’s a “reality competition” show. Top Shot probably wouldn’t have the exposure and popularity that it does if we didn’t focus on the personalities as well as the skill. Folks looking for coverage of speed shooting and multi-gun matches can find them on the web. But we think this format has broad appeal. These people are real shooters with some real skill, and these are their real personalities. There will always be critics who think your average gun enthusiast is too “stoic” for television, and there will always be critics who think that anything beyond the stoic professionalism of the average shooting competitor has no place in a shooting competition. I’d like to think Top Shot strives to strike a solid balance in order to educate, entertain and put a human face on the community.

Enjoy the show and best of luck!

FYI, I expect fair royalties when and if Rock of Love: Floozies with Firearms goes on air.

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