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Deuce, Had to nitpick, didn't ya? Can't I have my moment of picking on the Republicans that have a holier-than-thou attitude about what great sports they are, only because they won the last major election? They claimed all sorts of things about how Democrats don't respect the election process, etc., etc., only to do the exact same thing when the tables flip.
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It is just the Democrats that are sore losers when their candidate loses, right, Vinny? Only "Liberal Lefties" would blame it on voting irregularities. http://www.nbc4.com/news/2613413/detail.html?treets=dc&tid=2652827877813&tml=dc_12pm&tmi=dc_12pm_7743_10500111052003&ts=H
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Where it counts, Remster, you are the little people.
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[sarcasm] But think about how much of that is going to trickle back through the economy! The big corporations providing services will get a huge amount of that, as will the defense contractors. The CEOs will snare multi-million dollar bonuses for the company's performance, leaving only a pittance to the shareholders. The CEOs will spend lots of money on their mistresses and maids, which will help the economy when they go buy jewelry and such. And think of how much Kimberly Clarke stock will go up with all the Kleenex the families of the soldiers are buying! Come on, man, this war is great for the economy! Can't you see that wars are good for the rich, and when the rich are happy, they make sure some scraps get passed on to the little people also, making their sad lives a little brighter? [/sarcasm] I'm with you, FliegendeWolf. It is messed up.
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Absolutely true. The moral of the story? Don't be that someone.
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Ouch!
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No, no no! Credit cards are great, due to human nature. You just have to be one of the people that takes advantage of them, instead of the reverse. It is all about the averages. The average person carries a large balance. The average person barely pays more than the monthly minimum. The average person pays a lot of money in interest and fees. Because of those averages, the credit card companies can afford to give perks, percentages back, air miles, etc. to all of their cardholders. Just make sure you are one of the few people that takes their money instead of paying their fees.
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If the movie hasn't been released or aired, how do you know exactly what it contains? I'm not defending it, but wondering how you are attacking it sight unseen.
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Vinny, Next time, warn me before you say things like that. I spewed tea all over my monitor and had a seizure at the same time. Use NSFD or something. Jesus!
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So far, I have yet to see even one, thus bringing into question whether the people are even reasonable.
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[sarcasm] Gun-Owner Rant Do you know how many people died in accidents with buckets... No, no, never mind the buckets! Do you know how many people died of old age last year? Millions! So why don't you go ahead and ban old age. It makes as much sense as banning guns that only kill thousands of people every year! [/sarcasm]
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That is a load of crap. How many of those skydiving-related fatalties were whuffos that inadvertently got killed by skydivers in the process of burning in? None. I could give a shit about how many gun owners inadvertently kill themselves through stupidity. Compare the innocent victims:participants ratio for skydiving fatalities to accidental gun fatalities. 0:35 to ?:778 I'd bet that question mark is well over 600 non-owners killed. And I can guarantee it is non-zero.
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No. They are often spelled out. The problem is that nearly anything is seen by the fanatics as a slippery slope towards a ban, whether it is or not. Thus, the very people whose interests would be most served by the changes are least likely to accept them. The end result is that they look more and more like a fringe group, gradually alienating themselves from the wide middleground that would be happy with better laws that served the public interest without outright ownership bans.
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I'm saying that big bullies with lots of power and a willingness to use it, combined with poor judgement and insufficient mental ability are a bad combination.
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Some dinosaurs had backbones, weighed several tons, yet had brains the size of peas.
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Turn off the lights in the classroom. Give your talk. Turn on the light and then pass out chocolate milk.
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Evidently, somebody needs to. There are two choices: 1) You fail to comprehend the consequences of gun ownership in America. 2) You don't care about the consequences. If neither of those were true, you wouldn't trivialize victims and ignore the mountain of evidence that shows massive problems with our current stance and laws relating to gun ownership. I'm not saying they should be banned, but you are unwilling to even entertain sensible measures to curb the rampant and senseless death widespread irresponsible ownership brings.
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> I'd zip-tie it first.
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About two posts up, for example. Repeatedly in every firearms debate you enter on the forum. Every time you talk about how a few accidental deaths are insignificant compared to the "rights" of gun owners, or the "huge" numbers of times firearms are used for self defense. Come on, Mike. At least you can own up to your stance on the issue.
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That is absolutely correct. But Mike has already established to his satisfaction that the lives of innocent people (including children) are irrelevant, and that more guns, rather than less, are the answer. I'm not sure about the logic, but that seems to be the situation.
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Happythoughts, I have no problem with harsh penalties against criminals. Never have. I agree that if you are law abiding, they shouldn't worry you at all. I'd even extend them further. Say, some changes to the 10-20-life law: Instead of: The 10-20-life law is basically this, 10 years for committing a crime with a gun. 20 for shooting someone, life for killing them. Make it: 10 years for committing a crime with a gun, or having your gun used in a crime. 20 for shooting someone, or having your gun used to shoot someone Life for killing them (maybe 20 years if your gun is used to kill someone). That would give a serious incentive to gun owners to be resonposible for their firearms, while not in any way infringing on their ability to own them.
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Why should Bill or I assume any differently? The track record of Americans with firearms is abysmal. Why should we suddenly get the notion that with even more firearms, the trend of violent crime with firearms will spontaneously reverse and drop? It hasn't worked so far.
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Mike, From your own source: and [sarcasm] It sure is a good thing that firearms are used responsibly for personal defense. [/sarcasm]
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And nothing new about the infamous JATO car, the parting of the Red Sea, the Loch Ness Monster, Elvis being alive, or any other myths either. Give it up.
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For a minute, I thought you asked, "How do we fix Remi?" I'm praying that got done a long time ago. The alternatives make me shudder.