RobertNashville

Perhaps is some of those who are so sad that their friends died were, insted, angry that there are gangs operating in their neighborhoods there woudl be less "gang related violence".

Obviously, you missed the point.

Pejorative comments like that makes reasonable discussion impossible.

Amen and amen.

For any of our TGO members who are into cars, cruise-ins, car shows (whether that involves bringing your cars and participating in the shows or just appreciating beautiful cars, trucks and motorcycles) here is an opportunity to do that and help the families our veterans. Much like Ronald McDonald House, the Fisher House program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Because members of the military and their families are stationed worldwide and must often travel great distances for specialized medical care, Fisher House Foundation donates "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury. WHAT: Crusie-in Car Show for the VA Fisher House - cruise in vehicles receive badges for a $10 donation. WHEN: Saturday, September 29th, 2012 - 8am-1pm(parking starts at 7am) BENEFITS: the Fisher House which just began construction for the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center WHERE: 567 S.Lowery St in Smyrna,TN (next to Bank of America in the old Kroger Store parking lot www.tennesseefisherhouse.org http://fisherhouse.org/ http://www.lohud.com...ts-Fisher-House

I don't see anything "funny" about these threads...we are talking about the future of the republic...regardless of where one stands on the issues I can hardly imagine a more serious subject to discus.

Oh yeah; we're in great shape aren't we. I guess $16trillion in debt with $1Trillion+ in annual deficits as far as any can see isn't a problem nor is monetizing our debt at the rate of $40 billion/month with no end.I guess nearly 4 year of over 8% unemployment and nearly 20% real unemployment is no big deal. I guess nearly 50% of the population paying no income tax while being supported by the other 50% is okay too as is government takeover of most of the domestic auto industry; spending $billions on failed "green energy"...killing the coal industry...refusing to allow domestic oil production...refusing to allow a pipeline from Canada through the U.S....socializing our health care system so that we'll be as bad and as broke as Europe...U.S Ambassadors killed and embassies around the world threatened while BHO sleeps and campaigns...I guess it's all no big deal. Surely, with all he's accomplished in four years knowing he would have to face reelection; we can be assured that things will only get better in a second term when he doesn't have to face reelection again and I just can't wait to see the Supreme Court nominations he'll make in his second term. Yeah...no big deal...no one election really matters.

We ALL understood the question; we all simply don't have the same opinion about the issue...TMF was simply being sarcastic at my expense - he and I have vastly different answers to the question but that's far as it goes.

70%? Hell, if he had paid 110% it wouldn't be enough for the Obamanuts and in fact, they would simply turn around and point and say how stupid he is for paying 110%.And I'm beginning to think that some folks on this board would be pointing fingers and saying the same thing as well!

So people shouldn't give money to charity, correct...I suppose then you are just fine with the government taking money from people under threat of prison so the government can decide who is "good enough" to get help??? Really? You know all that horses**t for a fact do you? You've got evidence to support your maligning a man you don't know? This stuff sounds like something I spread in my garden.

I'm not sure which is truly more "warm and fuzzy"...loading a 12ga magazine or that sound you get when you chamber a round in a 12ga pump. Nice way to spend some bonus money, though...that's for sure!

Just wait 'till the really expensive stuff kicks in!Unfortunately, and despite promises to the contrary, I don't have much hope that we'll be free of socialized healthcare even if Romney wins the election. The current Congress, with a significant influx of conservative members, has shown no ability to get rid of Obamacare or even defund some of it...just like they've shown no ability to actually cut spending. We need a President who won't stop needed changes (like Obama would)...we need a President who will push for changes...but unless there is some significant backbone grown by the time the new Congress is seated I don't see Obamacare going anywhere.

A pretty practical view. The "cost", financial and otherwise, of killing (or perhaps worse, wounding) a bad guy will almost certainly be substantial whether or not the shooting was legally justified and of course, especially substantial if the shooting is eventually ruled to not have been justified. Protecting my life is worth all of that that cost and then some; protecting my stuff...not so much. (I will say, anyone that comes after my hound or my cat will be have some very large caliber hell rain down on them - the "state" may consider them "property" but for me, they are family. )

Your feigned concern is unnecessary.I said nothing about it "coming from" the Republican party; I said the Republican party was the only realistic vehicle for change and absolutely so this election cycle.

No one here is pretending anything about Republicans...that whole claim is just a red hearing.What is true is that the Republican party is the only realistic vehicle for change because that sure isn't going to come from the Democratic Socialist party.

Yeah...he won't go for our guns just like yeah, he could never put us on socialized health care.Wen we are paying $8/gallon for gasoline (when it's available) and the food budget is twice what it is today, worrying about Obummer coming after our guns will be low on the list of top concerns. The "President" cannot control the economy but unending $trillion+ annual deficits on top of massive debt he's already given us and the unending monetizing of our debt and the President and the Fed can damn sure plunge us into total economic collapse. The only thing that would need to change right now, to completely tank our economy would be the rise of interest to their normal levels...if that one thing alone happened the government couldn't even afford to pay the interest on our debt much less fund all the programs people are not dependent on.

As usual, you demonstrate a talent for getting to the heart of the matter.

Whether anyone saw it coming or not, it indicates that the current supreme court is not averse to ignoring the Constitution and trampling on individual rights.I didn't say that being forced to buy insurance is "as bad" as declaring the 2A null and void but I am sure that BHO is perfectly willing to ignore any "right" that interferes with his plans.

In the post I was replying to, I was specifically replying to the statement of "people talking about Romney being just as bad are off base too"; "people" meaning people HERE on TGO who, in thread after thread, have been saying Romney is "as bad" as or no different than BHO (often followed with their claim that they are going to vote for Gary Johnson or Paul or some other third-party candidate or even not vote at all). Such folks are not (or certainly not likely to be) Democrats/BHO supporters - if they are, saying that the opposition candidate is "as bad" as their candidate would be a pretty strange thing to say.

Would that be the same SC that just upheld Obamacare and the law forcing people to buy a product whether they want it or not?Obama, with executive orders has already signed away the Constitution and existing laws numerous times.

Most of the people disparaging and marginalizing Romney are those who are angry that their candidate (mostly Paul supporters) didn't win the nomination.Badmouthing Romney is a defense mechanism.

For those of you concerned about Pawlenty's departure; can you name anything good he's done for Romney's campaign? If you can't then why should anyone care if he leaves? His departure may be the best thing that could happen to Romney's campaign.

I've never seen any evidence at all that they've ever given $ to "anti-gay organizations" so what difference does it make if they continue to not give them money in the future?This "promise" was a business decision to placate the assholes who were withholding business permits for some new restaurants.

While I wish he hadn't done it, Reagan's actual mistake in granting amnesty was believing Tip O'Neil/Congress when he was promised that with the amnesty would come true border control...it didn't happen and so we got (and are getting) millions more illegals.

I only carry full-sized; a G31, 21 or 20 and sometimes two of the three. Generally, I carry one in a crossbreed supertuck and, if carrying two, one off body.