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When you have to pretend to think that the only common usage of the word 'sick' in English is as a medical term in order to support your point, you may want to consider the wisdom of continuing with that point. What, you think he meant "sick" in a good way? 'Sick ride bruh, gnarly wave.' Come on. Tell me. What does it so obviously mean? The bastardization of the English language is not my fault. Failure to communicate clearly is not the fault of the audience. If he wanted to say he disagreed with or disapproved of OP's viewpoint, he should say so and share his judgment, rather than saying "sick". It's about as precise as kallend's "nutter" classification. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Actually I'd say it was dishonest or stupid. The only way it approaches "sick" is if they're so nuts they believe anything, but that is sick because it approaches a diagnosable mental illness, not sick because of assuming negative motives. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Yeah, so, you were saying? Is a a reading comprehension issue, or a failure to read? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

BearCats and MRAPs are made at different factories. I don't see even DHS ordering an Abrams. I doubt they'd go beyond a Bradley. They can get all their toys of war without an actual main battle tank. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

What you're missing is the fact that NOT spending for new tanks could cost jobs in Ohio at the factory that builds the tanks. The politicians won't let the federally funded factory close in their jurisdiction any more than they will let unnecessary military bases in their area close. It would cost some folks their jobs, hurting supprt area jobs, and it would piss off lots of "I want cuts but NIMBY". All of that adds up to a threat to their reelection campaign. Can't have that when we can just spend the plebes money, or put them more in debt. And yes, the people making drones are still getting theirs (just a little less). Boeing, GE, et al are not in any danger. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

For what it's worth, I meant to snip the part about having open warrants. I wanted to include her WTF news conferences and her brother in law's comments. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Army says no to more tanks, but Congress insists This is the kind of stuff that really makes me hate Washington. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

AP article focusing on Zubeidat Tsarnaeva (the mom) So she's been one of the America-hating nanothermite crowd for years, and she went full fundi about the same time Tamerlan did. Yeah, the sympathy for losing a son is right out the window, and any comments lashing out at posters critical of her are silly. She's made herself a public figure with the multiple press conferences, public comments, and interviews. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I'm not looking for another Iraq, trillions more spent, or more dead friends. OTOH, I'm not a fan of jihadis getting their hands on real NBC WMDs. This is the point where multinational agreement that something more than harsh letters but less than invasion is necessary toot sweet. Islamist Rebels Create Dilemma on Syria Policy Syria: Al-Qaeda's battle for control of Assad's chemical weapons plant I won't hold my breath. eta: links witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

This has been a terrible week for puns! Keep em coming. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

It'll never leave the state, and won't be connected to POTUS while he was in the state. Anything else? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

[devil's advocate] When does it become the prohibition on the act supporting the surrounding crimes? At what point is the prohibition counterproductive? [/da] The thing most folks miss is how many prostitutes are victims of human trafficking. This isn't some around the world, far away issue. Slavery is alive and well, even here in the USA. It just has nothing (or very, very little) to do with African Americans. I'll never forget the translations of interviews and interrogations after shutting down a "house of ill repute". This shit would shiver the spine and haunt the dreams of most folks if they ever had a freaking clue. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

If we all accept that he was assuming the worst about the mosque, you still need to justify your judgment of it being "sick". Plenty of people assume the worst about plenty of folks, and it doesn't get called sick, even when it is outside the realm of possibility (which this one is not, per NYPD). It would be sick on the part of the mosque if the assumption were true, I think we can all agree on that. Beyond that I'd need you to support your position. I'm not psychic, and I'm not going to discuss why I think you mean, just toget dismissed as creatin a strawman. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

An acute observation. Don't be obtuse. And now we've come full circle. Let's not go off on a tangent. I am diametrically opposed to that. We're running parallel trains of thought. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Dzhokhar was brought over when he was eight from what I can tell, not nine. Regardless, he got his citizenship 9/11/2012. You think maybe there was more of a history to him by then? Tamerlan came over at 15 or 16 depending on whether he entered the USA before or after his birthday. I'm sure there wasn't much on him then. Since then, he'd been arrested for domestic violence, thrown out of his own mosque on more than one occasions, was verbally abusive towards his wife, read and posted radical jihadist lit and videos, texted his mother that he was willing to die for Islam, and been tagged by Russia as a possible threat and associate of "bad guys". So of course he gets permanent resident status and his citizenship is "held up" but not denied. This is all hindsight, and I don't expect perfection from LEOs or ICE, but what DOES get someone deported these days? (if they get their initial visa that is) When do you admit thy we need to do better? When 19 jackwagons hijack planes and fly them into skyscrapers and military installations? (oops, been there, done that, too) witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Well, that's one way to convince folks they're not officers... witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I've never been to Reykjavik, but I've flown over it I think. Anyway, this is what I get for not bein clear. I don't think we need to run a top secret security clearance on every guest and tourist, even those from countries with less than stellar track records. I do think we need to do a hell of a lot more before providing permanent resident status or citizenship. I also think need to pull legal status for felons and violent misdemeanants. I absolutely think that any person arrested and taken to jail should be checked for legal status. I probably should've titled the thread something like "we really need to be more careful about who we let stay." witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Another one of their precursor names was Center to Prevent Handgun Violence. Insidiously seditious, eh? Actually, yes, it is. That is where they changed from being honest about their intentions to hiding behin a bullshit veneer of "it's about safety". That is one micron short of "it's for the children". Those are disgusting rhetorical devices. And then there is the lying: (1) The Brady Campaign contends that self-loading and select-fire weapons are virtually identical, since a semi-automatic rifle may be fired rapidly. Yes, they see no difference between semi automatic and full automatic, and actively work to confuse the public. (2)Additionally, the Campaign has in the past called for a ban of "plastic guns", after becoming concerned about the emergence of polymer-framed handguns by Austrian weapons manufacturer Glock Ges.m.b.H. OMG, plastic guns! They'll go through airport security! Please. The guns are more than 80% metal, including the slide, the barrel, and the springs and internal workings. Et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseam. Anything they can do to demonized guns or gun owners, they do. Anytime Rey can tell a lie to increase the chance of passing gun control, they lie (not safety measures, gun control; there is a big difference). witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

First the USA with the Tsarnaevs https://www.google.com/search?q=tsarnaev&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari Then the Canadians with the train bombers Canada minister wants deportation review after train plot arrests The Brits still having issues deporting criminals Home Office fury as drug dealer immigrant wins right to stay in UK So are we ready to take a long hard look at to whom we give visas and residency status? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Maybe not, if she's just as radical as her boys, or knew about their plans in advance. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130427/DA5U41103.html http://m.cbsnews.com/fullstory.rbml?catid=57581760&feed_id=null&videofeed=null witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Just to digress a sec, the fairly frequent use of that vaguely mocking term is going to be viewed as rhetorical chickenshit - a sort of thinly-veiled name-calling - by the large number of as-yet undecided moderates and fence-sitters. Bad form and counter-productive, and (IMO) beneath someone like yourself, who is blessed with intelligence and the ability to articulate well. Just a little coaching; and you don't even have to cover my slot. Can I call them Handgun Control, Inc? That was their first name after all, and a much more honest declaration if intent and purpose. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

It's not a loophole if it was specifically written to exemption citizens and only apply to businesses. If you want to change the law, go ahead. I disagree and will work to stop you. But don't lie about it, and don't mislead people. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

You mean like the people who came up with calling semi automatic small caliber rifles "assault weapons"? Or calling all magazines capable of holding over 20, 12, 10, 7 rounds "high capacity"? Or intentionally trying to confuse the public into thinking semiautomatic firearms are machine guns? Or trying to make the public think there is any time when a gun dealer doesn't have to conduct background checks? Or how CNN or that Florida news channel intentionally edited footage to lie to the public about what guns are and what they do? Or calling the law a loophole when it was intentionally written as an exemption. Or ... hell I'm to tired to give you more, but they're out there, and you get the idea. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

An acute observation. Don't be obtuse. And now we've come full circle. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

*sigh* Typical. Wha's so "sick" about Turtle's post? What assumption did he make? I missed it. Is that because you think it was just a joke or did you genuinely not see it? Did you "genuinely not see" this part of the article? I'm not saying it was taken and placed there for later, but even NYPD hasn't ruled it out as possible. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*