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Interesting.  It appears that over a majority of Americans support the snooping.    http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/most-americans-support-nsa-tracking-phone-records-prioritize-investigations-over-privacy/2013/06/10/51e721d6-d204-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html   I give up, sheesh.

Sounds almost like the city of Smyrna needs some of the torch and pitchfork crowd.

I find it interesting how some, who profess to be conservative, actually support government snooping.  Some of the Fox News righties are in full agreement with what is happening.  I guess if you really listen to them for a while, you can come to the conclusion that they are not conservative at all.  They are just hawkish socialists.  Perhaps that is just typical of the northeast Republican crowd.

Granted, this has been going on for quite some time, but it is now back in the news.    I have asked several people their thoughts on this topic, and I have gotten mixed responses.  Some argue that if one terrorist was stopped it was worth it, and they have nothing to hide.  Others have stated that it is none of the government's business what they are doing or who they are talking to.   Any comments on the matter?

Super nice man.  Congrats.

  The Cranberries.

  I will second that.  I hate everything from Culture Club.   Other songs I hate are Kajagoogoo's "Too Shy" and Toni Basil's "Mickey."  Thankfully you don't hear them anymore unless you search for them.

I have often been amazed at how fast they can pitch.  I couldn't hit off them to save my life.

  Sheesh, you certainly are the most argumentative person I have ran across.  I didn't say that I agreed or disagreed with Paul's statement.  I was just pointing out that your statement about Paul was misleading.  It provided no context on Paul's statement.   If you would like to know my stance, I actually disagree with Paul on that specific issue. 

  That is only partially correct.  Paul was talking about his non-interventionist stance when confronted with the question as to whether he would have committed us to war to save the Jews.  His answer was that he would not.  Your statement is misleading.

Happy Birthday.  I will be there with ya in a little over a year.

  No, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and yes, it is revved up like a deuce.  I had to look it up one day because it does sound like wrapped up like a douche.  I dislike this song too.

While I was at the gym yesterday, a song came over the sound system that made me start thinking violent thoughts.  That is how bad I hate it.  It is Far East Movement's "Like a G6."  When I first heard the song a while back, I thought they were saying "like a cheese stick."    Thankfully, I was just about done with my workout, so I didn't miss much when I just walked out of the gym when the song came on.

I have no idea what the spots are, but I wouldn't worry about them.   My ZT0300 has some slight discoloration for hard use, and it is not a blem.  They all are really nice knives, but they aren't really collector grade.  I would just use the heck out of the knife.

If you play golf, there are some pretty nice courses in the area.  I went there a couple of years ago, and I really enjoyed my stay.

I finally made it to the range today to break in my new Gen4 G19 that I have had for 6 months.  I didn't have any problems with mine today.  I will keep this thread in mind going foward and see if anything ever comes of my G19.

Here is the Medford Praetorian Ti a friend of mine picked up. The knife is an absolute beast. The blade thickness is 0.260". I wouldn't mind having one of these for myself, but they are a little pricey.

I received my new knife today. Some of you Special Forces guys may have earned this knife, which is known as the Yarborough. excerpt taken from http://news.soc.mil/releases/News Archive/2010/March/100328-02.html The knife I have is the civilian version, known as the Green Beret. I already had the 5.5 inch Green Beret, so when I ran across this 7 inch model at a fantastic price, I had to have it. Chris Reeve makes some of the finest production knives available, and this knife is no exception. For those interested in a moderately priced fixed blade that will pretty much last you a lifetime and withstand hard use, I would highly recommend one of these. (edit) - I just noticed that Chris Reeve Knives won the 2013 Blade Show Manufacturing Quality Award. That is 11 in a row and 13 out of the last 14 years. I think that says a lot about their knives.

The same friend that picked up my tomahawk for me bought one of those pens.  They are nice, but as bad as I am with pens, I would lose it in about 1 hour.

I saw that in the other thread.  I really like that.

Here is what I had a friend pick up for me, a RMJ Tactical Feather Kestrel. The weight 1.175 lbs, and it is totally badass. In the right hands, which are not mine, it is one serious best not **** with me tools. Everyone that has handled it is amazed at how light it is. The same friend picked up a Medford Praetorian Ti. That is one huge knife. I will post some pics of it later.

That is a great price.

  I believe I am intelligent enough to discern the difference.  It is one of the reasons why I pretty much stay out of religious discussions.  On matters of faith, I have pretty much taken the stance that if people leave me alone, then I will leave them alone.

I started this thread for everyone to post their goodies they got from the Blade Show.  Unfortunately, I will have to post mine tomorrow since I have yet to receive it.  After seeing Steve's thread on RMJ Tactical, I had to have one.  It will be my SHTF tool as well as taking it backpacking/camping.  I almost got a Berserker as well, but I thought better of it.

  Robert, the internet is rife with what I am talking about.  In regards to TGO, there is clearly animosity towards Christians by certain individuals.  If you can't deduce it from the posts being made (not just in this thread), then I cannot help you because you will never see it.