Leaderboard
Popular Content
Showing content with the highest reputation on 08/27/2012 in all areas
-
2 points
-
I dunno why you would not shoot it. I would not buy one but I'd have no issue with owning it and using it.2 points
-
It should be up to the congregation or religion/organization to decide what is allowed in their "church" (insert specific term as applies for "church"). The state should treat a "church" the same as any other business in most regards and leave it at that.2 points
-
I get the kids thing from my grandmother all the time. Being type I diabetic, I decided not to have children a long time ago(it's hereditary). I am over 40 with 2 step kids that have made my life trying enough(joking) so I don't feel the need to put my medical burdens on my children and or grandchildren. I usually reply to the kids thing with," I try every chance I get!!!" that usually shuts them up pretty quick. JTM Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk2 points
-
POSTED ON AUGUST 25, 2012 BY JOHN HINDERAKER IN BARACK OBAMA 2016, THE MOVIE This afternoon my wife, our 16-year-old daughter and I went to see Dinesh D’Souza’s 2016 at a nearby theater. I believe the film opened here yesterday; the crowd was about average for 5:00 on a Saturday afternoon. The movie is very good. It has several virtues, starting with the fact that it is only an hour and a half long. (These days there is no premise so slight, no theme so insubstantial, no plot so thin but what the film takes 2 1/2 hours or more to unroll.) 2016 is beautifully shot and edited, as you would expect from a film that is produced by the same guy, Gerald Molen, who produced such movies as Rain Man, Jurassic Park andSchindler’s List. It is actually entertaining, a quality not achieved by every documentary. My 16-year-old enjoyed it, so I think its appeal will be broad. Dinesh D’Souza, who appears frequently and is the principal narrator (Barack Obama is the other narrator) is a likable figure, and the similarities and contrasts he draws between himself and Obama are revealing and effective. It would be a great thing if many millions of people see 2016, as it would tell most people a great deal that they do not already know about our president. Here is the trailer: I have not read D’Souza’s book, The Roots of Obama’s Rage, on which 2016 is based, but I have heard Dinesh lecture on it twice. In a nutshell, his theory is that Obama’s world-view can best be understood by reading his memoir, Dreams From My Father, and taking it seriously. Barack Obama Jr., Dinesh argues, has assumed the anti-colonialist, anti-Western, anti-American, anti-free enterprise perspective of his father, which explains much of his otherwise-puzzling conduct as president. I think Dinesh is on to something here, and his premise helps explain, for example, why Obama returned Churchill’s bust, backs Argentina in the conflict over the Falklands, and tilts toward the Palestinians. My question about Dinesh’s theory is whether it explains the essence of Obama’s philosophy, or is more of a footnote, or, put another way, the icing on the cake. Without doubt, Obama’s rather tortured youth is an important part of his persona. His bigamist father, an “intellectual†who was in fact a repellent alcoholic poseur, abandoned his family when Barack Jr. was an infant, and Barack only saw him once thereafter. Further, Obama’s upbringing in Indonesia and Hawaii no doubt lends a certain exoticism to his thinking. But do we really need Barack Obama Sr. to account for his son’s hostility toward America and its traditional beliefs and values? I don’t think so. Obama came of age, over a period of decades, in an environment that can charitably be described as hard-left. His father and mother were both socialists or worse. His maternal grandfather selected a mentor for young Barry who was a long-time member of the Communist Party USA. The socialist New Party listed him as a member. His friend, colleague and fundraiser Bill Ayers is a terrorist who says he wishes he had set off more bombs. His college professor Edward Said was the leading intellectual voice of those who want Israel destroyed. His law school mentor Roberto Unger was too far left for Brazil’s socialist party, and was sent back to Harvard, where he declined all interviews lest he endanger Obama’s electoral prospects. The minister who converted him to Christianity was Jeremiah “Gad damn America†Wright. You can go on and on. My point is that the cornerstone belief of 20th and 21st century American leftism is that the United States is too rich and too powerful. This is not a perspective that is unique to Barack Obama; rather, it is common to essentially every modern American leftist. (I say this in part based on personal experience and observation.) To take just one of countless examples, Hillary Clinton marinated in the view that America needs to be cut down to size just as much as Obama did. That being the case, Obama’s efforts in office to weaken America are consistent not just with his father’s ideology, but with the entire culture of American leftism. That he is no outlier is demonstrated by the fact that essentially the entire Democratic Party has cheered everything he has done in office, from trying to socialize health care to apologizing overseas for the U.S. So in my view, Obama’s unique background and his tortured relationship with his absent father do help to explain some otherwise-puzzling actions, like returning Churchill’s bust. But they are not needed to account for the broader failure of his administration’s policies. Put another way, the oft-stated belief that Hillary Clinton would have been a materially better president is wrong. Of course, that doesn’t address the ultimate point of D’Souza’s movie: what will happen if we give Obama another four years? Obama’s urging Russia’s president to tell Vladimir Putin that in a second term he will have more “flexibilityâ€â€“flexibility to sell out American interests, apparently, or what was the point?–is chilling. It certainly could be that in a second term, Obama’s anti-colonialist (i.e., anti-you and me) impulses could be fully unleashed, in a way that would make his first term look successful by comparison. Let’s not take that chance! If you haven’t seen 2016, I am pretty sure you will enjoy it, and if your undecided friends haven’t seen it, they should.1 point
-
Seems here lately a lot of people stick their noses into my life without invitation. I'm always getting comments such as "I don't know how you live that far out in the sticks, hopefully one day you will be able to move closer to town." And "That doesn't sound like a very good job, why don't you go put in an application at XXX?" Here is the thing I'm pretty happy in most every aspect of my life. People make assumptions that I am forced to live "out in the sticks" while in reality that is what I have wanted since I was a small child. I work a job that I really do like and I don't think many people can say that. I'll never be rich but I make enough money to be pretty comfortable and I'm happy with it so I don't know why everyone else cares so much. And if I hear one more person tell me that motorcycles are dangerous and I shouldn't ride them I just might scream.1 point
-
1 point
-
Police need to be sent out every time a citizen sees something they don’t think is right. Carrying an ax down the street is legal, but if someone thinks you look suspicious doing it they will call the cops and the cops will go check it out. Stop for minute and imagine the kind of backlash there would be if a citizen called in a man with a gun and the dispatcher didn’t send someone and he opened fire on a bunch of people. It’s their job; it’s what they do. And if they handle it like this cop did there will be no problems.1 point
-
Out of curiosity, you know, in case I ever need a lawyer to hide $5 million in illicit cash for me. Where does the attorney-client privilege end in a case like Gomey showing up at the bank? Attorney dude has a bag of cash and a bunch of bank deposit boxes. There's nothing illegal about that. Abnormal, but not illegal. What leverage does the DEA have in a case like that to get the lawyer to talk, assuming the lawyer's not wetting his pants and squealing like this guy is. There's presumably no warrant involved to search the bank vault. Doesn't the lawyer have an expectation of privacy in the vault? Did the bank violate that?1 point
-
You've entered a bigger area than you may know. THis is the WHOLE country's problem. People cannot manage their own life for rooting around in someone else's. You got nosey politicians trying to play GLobocop instead of solving our own internal problems. YOu got busy body old battle axes gossiping about everyone's business and what sinners they are instead of dealing with their own crack whore daughter. Hippies got their nose in everyone's business when they should be taking a bath and dragging a razor over that disgusting mug of theirs. Neighbors telling neighbors how to raise their kids. THere's a sack full of aßß whoopin's that need dealing out in this country. Most of them are busybody related. Imagine how things would improve if we left the eastern desert to rot and focused on our own south western desert. Stop shooting people over oil or terrorist training camps and started killing drug lords.1 point
-
I did not own the one I sold, sold it for a guy I worked with. Found a happy buyer in short order too, No need to hold it around a tree, it is not going to blow up when it shoots.1 point
-
I'd cut the front sight off of it so you don't cut yourself slinging it into the nearest body of water1 point
-
1 point
-
Great video. I supported Dr. Paul in '08 and I still do. I won't tell anyone else what to do with their vote, but I find it amazing that people will insist to me that voting my conscience is a wasted vote.1 point
-
motorcycles are dangerous btw People mean well, just smile and say thanks.1 point
-
IIRC Jane did roll over when Walt tried to wake Jesse up. I agree if you are not current you ought to not read this thread, I did not watch it last night but you all can spoil all you want. I think either directly or indirectly we have seen Walt's meth kill 200 people, Some of those certainly would have met the same end even if Walt was not a cook.1 point
-
1 point
-
Ha, well it's funny because you feel they way until you have kids, then you find yourself crawling on your hands and knees helping build a Lego fort because it is just that awesome. I wanted a son, but never could relate to a kid his age until it was one of my own. Then it all comes natural. But, if you don't want kids in the first place then you shouldn't have them. The solution to the world's problems isn't more people, but if you want kids I can promise that you won't regret the decision.1 point
-
Nope. It's a vote for Ron, who will be president in 3...2...never.1 point
-
Hard to hit the bad guy when you're trying to run away, shooting one handed, sideways and almost behind your back I've seen gangbangers with better firing discipline.1 point
-
No, the state should leave church's alone... much more so than they leave businesses alone... I'm surprised nobody has tried to raise a 1st Amendment case against these anti-carry church laws. I can't imagine the laws surviving any serious court challenge.1 point
-
1 point
-
every election we get a GOP candidate that is weaker and weaker. Romney is a Democrat with an R after his name. Plain and simple. Look at his past political behavior and where he was a politician, NO THANKS!1 point
-
Ive never seen any data to suggest that agnostics and atheists are less law abiding than folks as a whole. - OS1 point
-
What about the Gun Shop Owner? The one who wants $625 for a Glock 17 or $1750 for a Colt 6920? The guy that will have a PMag marked for $26 and a TAPCO stock for $80? The same guy that will cry about losing money to the internet and how everything should be taxed because he isn't willing to come down to a reasonable price?1 point
-
Update as promised, seen 23 potentials today, no concealed carry firearms to report, but saw several serious weapons though. While on the lake, saw one boat with serious threats, those ladies were definitely packing heat, but no firearms, very little to imprint with. Earlier in the day, I did see one potential masculin female at the pawn shop, with a high and tight hair doo, had something on a chain, but pretty sure that was a wallet, and not a weapon. BTW she had no imprint whatsoever, the chain caught my attention. Her tag along had some imprints, slightly dangerous though. This was fun, thanks for the seed!1 point
-
I think I just heard the best rebuttal for the idiots wanting more gun control... When talking with a dumby about this stuff, I get so mad I can barely stand up... Anyways, one of my old buddies just said when he gets into a debate with someone about it, he just says "instead of banning guns, why don't they just outlaw murder instead?" That's a fantastic way to end the argument1 point
-
To be fair, they shot 9 bystanders. In all that Bloomberg approved training, you think they may have mentioned that bullets bounce off concrete?1 point
-
Some of the asses who run for office themselves need stay at home. there - fixed it for ya1 point
-
No one said otherwise, he will get the nomination. It reminds me of the elections behind the Iron Curtain. The repubs are twisting and distorting their own rules to make it look prettier - if they're willing to do this for image, what are they willing to do to get him in the WH? It's unnecessary, it's cheap, and it shows how desperate they are. It also shows how like the dems the repubs really are - do whatever it takes!1 point
-
We just bought a new Camry. I dunno her budget but it's worth a looksee. My opinion is biased though. I think Toyota builds the best vehicles [a working man's] money can buy. Far better than any of the domestic three turds have to offer. The wife's new car has free maintenance for 100K and a lifetime warranty on the engine and transmission.1 point
This leaderboard is set to Chicago/GMT-06:00