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  :rofl:   Is that any way to treat your six year old daughter . . . ?

Employees: Obama donor in process of buying up and ‘destroying’ America’s top pro-gun media outlets   By Patrick Howley   Employees of Obama donor Leo Hindery Jr.’s media conglomerate Intermedia Partners, which now owns most of the top gun-culture media outlets in the country, believe that Hindery plans to gut and destroy all of them as part of a business plan that has already led to numerous layoffs and the virtual shuttering of prominent television production facilities in Minnesota and Montana.   Hindery, who was in consideration to be President Barack Obama’s secretary of commerce, is managing partner of Intermedia Partners. The New York-based media private equity fund owns Intermedia Outdoor Holdings,  which publishes 17 hunting, fishing, and shooting magazines, including Guns & Ammo, Handguns, Gun Dog, Rifle Shooter and Shooting Times.   InterMedia Outdoor Holdings purchased the pro-gun hunting and fishing network the Sportsman Channel in 2007, and is now in the process of acquiring the Outdoor Channel, pending the federal government’s approval of last month’s merger between InterMedia Outdoors and Outdoor Channel Holdings.   InterMedia employees believe that Hindery, a Huffington Post blogger who has contributed to numerous Democratic politicians including Andrew Cuomo and Elizabeth Warren, is in the process of consolidating all of America’s leading gun-culture media outlets and stripping them down to virtual destruction.   Prior to its acquisition by InterMedia, the media brand Petersen’s Hunting, the television arm of which is broadcast by the Sportsman Channel, was housed in a “beautiful” facility in Baxter, Minnesota, overlooking the Mississippi River. The facility had approximately 60 employees, a massive studio, at least nine editing bays and fully-wired machine rooms and was conducting about four studio shoots per year with a full production crew.   That facility now mostly consists of about 12 employees –“basic administrative types,” who “think every day they go into work is going to be their layoff day,” according to an InterMedia employee who spoke on condition of anonymity.   “They have people working out of rental strip malls doing all of their TV production,” the source said. Employees of the Baxter facility were offered the chance to move to Peoria, Illinois, which offers a tax credit to companies who “create” jobs in town, in order to keep their employment.   “That studio in Brainerd was a real staple in that community for years. We used to joke that it was the Microsoft of Brainerd County. Everyone was impressed if you worked there. You made money, you did well, you had this dream life. Then Leo Hindery Jr. bought it and just completely gutted it,” said the employee. “It’s sad. I know a lot of good people in Brainerd who lost their jobs and had their houses foreclosed on.”   Petersen’s Hunting now “has its entire TV production staff working out of call centers” in Peoria, according to the employee.   InterMedia also purchased a company called Barrett Productions in Missoula, Montana, which was previously a thriving and well-respected television production company. The Barrett facility is now “gutted.”   “There’s nothing there but one intern slash production assistant and one administrative type. All the production people are gone. It’s a shell,” according to the employee.   “Now that Hindery has the Outdoor Channel, he’s in a position to consolidate all of the major pro-Second Amendment media titles in this country, strip them down, and destroy them, like venture capitalists do sometimes,” the employee said.   Many Outdoor Channel producers are “scared ####less,” realizing that the careers they built are now in the hands of an Obama donor who is in the process of breaking apart pro-gun media companies.   New York-based InterMedia Outdoors CEO Jeff Paro sent a memo to staff February 4 describing the merger.   “It’s hard to believe it has been several months since the announcement of the IMO/SC and Outdoor Channel merger.  It probably seems like it is taking forever, but unfortunately, despite great progress, that is the nature the beast.  Since some time has passed, I just wanted to take a moment and provide you with a brief update of where we are to date and next steps for IMO over the next 4-6 weeks,” Paro wrote.   “Our registration for the new combined company was submitted to the SEC several weeks ago and we are hopeful that we will see final approvals soon.   There will then be a short period of review by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which is required for the cable nets and then the merger ultimately will be subject to a formal vote by the current Outdoor Channel Shareholders.  When all is said and done the new company, InterMedia Outdoor Holdings Inc. will be official.  While you never know, our expectations are that this process will get us to go by, or around March 1st,” Paro wrote.   “So with this time frame as a target the management teams from SC/IMO and OC have begun the process of evaluating and prioritizing our integration strategy at launch.  This process will accelerate over the coming weeks as many of our senior managers have already been recruited to participate on different integration teams.  Most of the areas under immediate consideration are on the TV side between SC and OC, but with that said we have several groups forming to evaluate plans for some exciting development opportunities in TV, Digital and Multimedia Sales and Marketing,” Paro wrote.   “Thank you to everyone for staying focused on your business during this time of change.  I know how easy it can be to get distracted so it is really appreciated.  More updates to come as we learn more over the next few weeks,” Paro added.   InterMedia employees are currently joking about who gets to take home the furniture from the Outdoor Channel’s offices.   Article printed from The Daily Caller: http://dailycaller.com URL to article: http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/28/obama-donor-in-process-of-buying-up-and-destroying-americas-top-pro-gun-media-outlets/

So, it's all over but the shouting? The Governor's gonna sign it, huh?

"It's a personal protection device."   Because it is.

Stand your ground says if you are where you have every right to be, and are engaged in lawful activity, you can stand your ground and use lethal force in defense of your life.   Was the victim in a place where he had every right to be?   Was the victim engaged in lawful activity?   It doesn't matter if the victim changed the ground he was standing on, as long as he was where he had every right to be and was engaged in lawful activity.   ****************************   Some states let you stand your ground on your own property and the stand your ground provision ends where your property ends. I don't think this is one of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleiwitz_incident

I find that when I think the very worst about our Federal Government, I'm seldom disappointed.   I occasionally find my very worst fears about our Federal Government are an underestimation.   It's more necessary for the Federal Government -- any government -- to demonstrate it's legitimacy to the citizens than for the citizens to assume legitimacy from the Federal Government.   And I'm writing as a retiree from that very same government.

Don't make excuses for DHS. They make enough excuses for themselves. The biggest excuse, the biggest lie, is: "Nothing to see here, move along, move along."   There is something to see here.   Take a few shots on the range at an "Obammunist" target and see if you get a visit from the Secret Service. Turnabout ought to be, but is not, fair play.

  There will be a trial, Court Martial or not, and the questions, which stand, will matter.

Another opportunity for a politician to show his quality. His quality is now, and forevermore:   "Un-Electable." 

  So is the 100 year old WWII Vintage Colt 1911 with "Government Property" on the slide.   The question remains, what was the condition of the property and the circumstances of it diversion? Were they fresh in the crate coming out of a locked storage area? Where they on some unit's Property Book? Were they found in a torn box behind the dumpster?   It will all matter at the Court Martial. It is a Commander's question, a Prosecution Question, and a Defense Question. It becomes part of the case and can lead to Mitigation and Extenuation.   The circumstances always matter, even in an Army that tries to look at everything in Black and White.

So, were these new in the wrapper magazines, or beat up nasty ready for DRMO magazines? Are they accountable items? When worn out, are they XB3 (disposable?) and who decides? Is this straight out theft of new stock -- or is it bad or sloppy disposition of worn-out stuff?   Just asking.

If you wait until he puts his hand in the window, it's burglary, and you can shoot him.

No. Ain't gonna happen. And don't ask again. Better yet, just shut up.

Sounds like he needs to jam a rape-whistle into his sphincter, blow the theme to "Law and Order" and see who shows up.

Have shot recurve in the past, and have one in the garage that wants my attention.   Have a compound bow all carefully cased and ready as well.   With continued firearm and ammunition shortages, it wouldn't hurt to dust them off and practice in case they're needed for two-legged animals.

As the old Chinese CURSE goes :"May you live in interesting times."   I suppose it also is a cure. For rampant Socialism/Marxism/Communism.

Glue the envelope to a brick, make 'em pay for the brick delivery.

From the article:   "More than 390,000 people have obtained handgun carry permits in Tennessee, or about 8 percent of the eligible population."   If true, this is about twice the rate as Texas.

I'm thinking this levity and flexibility of mind yields some sort of workplace benefit, like better software or fewer HR complaints.   In our high ceiling break-room we had a ping pong table and flew tiny RC helicopters in mortal combat. And we produced high quality still and video imagery under budget.

You weren't yelling at a LADY. You were yelling at a meddling b*tch. That's always all right.

Ok, the bill is "half a loaf." Take what we've (nearly) got.   We wanted more. We didn't get more.   There is another legislative season coming.   Go for the other half a loaf.   Step and repeat towards Constitutional Carry.   Bring a few friends along. Friends who vote. Friends who donate, or don't donate, to political figures.   Of course the game is rigged, but if you don't bet, you can't win. (Heinlein)

Uuggghhhh.   This thread tastes like glock vs 1911.   :puke:

David Petraeus was brought down after betrayal by vengeful CIA agents and his own bodyguards who made sure his affair was exposed, claims new book Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276139/David-Petraeus-CIA-directors-bodyguards-exposed-affair-Paula-Broadwell-claims-Benghazi-The-Definitive-Report.html#ixzz2KUzLTXca

Tenth Amendment Caucus?!!   Well, I'm glad they've got one. . . .