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I had the Vanek Grandmaster Classic in my G34. A great trigger without question, but I was too scared to use it as an EDC with one in the chamber.

I do not understand for the life of me how comments made by some jackass in Jerkwater, Texas (pop. 2,114) can lead to the crusades, abortion bombings, and the dark ages. I completely understand expanding the argument to make a point, but come on. Seriously? As I stated earlier, I disagree with this man’s comments. Personally, I equate him with that Pastor Jones who wanted to have a Quran burning day. They are both a$$holes who are trying to capture their 15 minutes of fame by stoking passions of the populace on a hot-button issue. However, what bothers me more is the hypersensitivity and overkill of political correctness by those in the government, media, and in the general population. When someone comes along and gives a big f-you to all the p.c. nonsense and states how they truly feel I find it rather refreshing, even though I may disagree with what they are saying. While I may be oversimplifying this case, I would actually be thanking the guy if I was a socialist liberal, Obama supporter, non-Christian Arab, or Muslim. My comments to him may be like the following, “Sir. I would like to thank you for publically making your views regarding my political leanings, religion, and/or ethnicity known. I would have hated to give my hard earned money to an individual who secretly held such animosity towards me. While I respect your right to espouse your views publically, I will exercise my rights to fund your competitors.” There aren’t many things that speak as loud or are as powerful as the wallet.

Don't know if this is still available, but there is a ZT0350KW (satin finish like mine) for sale on Blade Forums. I know some have wanted one, so here is an opportunity for $100. At that price, it is a great deal. Zt 350kw

Taking what I wrote from my duplicated thread (sorry about that) on the topic While I do not share this man's bigotry, I must admit that I did give a "hell yeah" when I heard the ad primarily due to all of the political correct b.s. that we are inundated with on a daily basis. Every one of us has the God-given right to be a bigot, and for a business owner to metaphorically drop his shorts and let it all hang out for the world to see, well... I gotta respect that even if I disagree with his views. What does it matter whether he is licensed by the state to teach the course? Are there any stipulations in this license stating that he cannot discriminate on who he teaches? I wouldn't think so, but I don't really know. That is why I am asking the question. In this case, I think the private business aspect trumps any sort of governmental involvement, i.e. required to obtain a license from the state. His refusal to teach muslims, liberals, or non-Christians in no way reflects on the equality and freedom of religion stance of the state. Ultimately, if people are abhorred with his ad then they have the freedom to seek training and spend their money elsewhere. Free market in action.

I am currently halfway through George R.R. Martin's series A Song of Fire and Ice. HBO made a mini-series of the first novel, Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones (TV Series 2011) - IMDb I watched the entire series and loved it. Therefore, I decided to read the books since the books are usually better than the movies. Although fantasy isn't my normal cup of tea and the books are very long (avg. length ~1000 pages), they have been very enjoyable. Does anyone do the Kindle thing? I have to admit I am sort of old school in that I still prefer paper. Anybody else read, or is reading, anything worth mentioning?

Well, sheeeat. I ran a search before I started the thread, and didn't see it. Thanks for letting me know. Moderators, can you close this thread since it is a duplicate? Thanks.

I ran dskchk last night and every thing was fine. My computer seems to be back to normal now. My guess is this was some software error and/or a bad SATA connection ( I have had a few go bad on other motherboards). I will probably update this motherboard and the memory late next year. Thanks for the input folks, I appreciate it.

I ran across this as I was perusing the news. I thought it was pretty funny. Texas Gun Instructor Refuses to Teach Muslims How to Handle Firearms « CBS Houston http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=6KfYEQ48sPQ While I do not share this man's bigotry, I must admit that I did give a "hell yeah" when I heard the ad primarily due to all of the political correct b.s. that we are inundated with on a daily basis. Every one of us has the God-given right to be a bigot, and for a business owner to metaphorically drop his shorts and let it all hang out for the world to see, well... I gotta respect that even if I disagree with his views.

Sheriff: Time For Citizens To Arm Themselves - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RQD3Gbl9gRw While he states the obvious, it is refreshing to hear it from a local Sheriff considering all we ever hear is how more guns aren't the answer. They only lead to vigilantism.

You really shouldn't give politicians any ideas on new ways to tax us.

When I get through running my backup, I will check my hard drive. I wouldn't think that was the problem because I just installed two new drives about 2 months ago when I updated my both of my old video cards. When I mentioned "port," I was referring to one of SATA connections. I was hoping to get a few more years on this computer before I scrap it and build a new one. I am currently running: EVGA X58 3X SLI LGA 1366 i7 920 OC to 3.0 GHz 2 x 2TB HD 2 x GTX 570 1000 pws 12 GB DDR3 1600 Coolermaster V8 heatsink Antec 1200 case There are times when I really hate computers.

For the last couple of days my computer has been acting strange during boot up. When I got home this evening my computer would not boot into windows. I tried several things including trying to boot off the windows disk, but nothing was happening. Out of desperation, I switched ports on my master drive. That seemed to work initally. However, it was taking forever (~5 minutes) to load up Windows. Once I got into Windows, I thought I might have a virus even though I thought it was highly unlikely. My Avast program was turned off, and my computer would not allow me to turn it back on, nor would it allow me to go to the Avast website and download the program. I managed to get the program through another site. I removed the old program and installed the new program including the updates. The Avast program will not work at all. It will not scan anything. It's just crazy. I managed to get a copy of AVG. I installed it and ran a full scan. It found absolutely nothing. Malewarebytes didn't find anything as well. Everything seems back to normal, but this was a serious WTF? moment. Anybody have an ideas, outside of it being a PC, on what could have been going on? Thanks.

Perhaps this thread should be moved over to the Zombie section since it will not die. Between this thread and the fire fighters let the man's house burn down thread, it has been very informative as to the character (or the lack thereof) of many on this forum. It's really quite sad.

What are you going to do about disposing of toliet paper? Burn it? If you are like normal people, you could build up a large pile of used toliet paper rather quickly, unless you are like Sheryl Crow and others who only use one square at a time. I guess you could always rig up a poor man's bidet with a garden hose.

Nice gun. I got to fondle both of them this past weekend at Shooter's. I was very impressed with what Ruger has come out with. If I didn't have a 1911 on the way, I would have bought the regular model. I have no idea how they shoot, but based on fit, finish, and trigger, I think the Ruger is better than Kimber (former Kimber owner). Considering the cost of the two, Ruger is a much better value as well.

Very cool. I enjoyed reading your story on the Stearman. Thanks for sharing.

I don't mean to interrupt y'alls argument. I don't think anyone is going to have a hard time with that determination. I must congratulate you. You have managed to insult quite a few people on the forum with your crass remarks. Ron Paul voters are fools. Even worse, the ones who vote for him in the general election are thieves since they are "stealing meaningful votes away from the Republican nominee." The last one is so bad, I don't even know how to comment on it. Let me paint a nasty scenario for you which I pray does not happen. The public is totally disgusted with the government (both parties). The public is war weary, and they are tired of sending all of this money overseas in the form of foreign aid. The Tea Party, who gave Republicans control of the House, is ticked at Boehner and company for not making good on a lot of issues. The economy, unemployment, healthcare costs, and the housing industry still suck. Gas prices are very high, and food prices have been steadily increasing. What you have there is a ticking bomb waiting to explode, and when it does, there is a possibility that some voters will say to hell with both parties and vote independent or just stay home. Although I think it is unlikely Paul will run a third party candidacy (I hope I am correct), he does have the infrastructure, support, and money to do it. If that happens, he doesn't have enough voters to win, but he has enough to act as a spoiler, thus yielding four more years of Obama. It has happened before, when you were two. In my mind, this election is nothing more than stopping Obama and voting him out of office. That is my primary concern. Do I feel some candidates would be better than others? Of course I do. Nonetheless, ousting Obama is of the utmost concern, regardess of who gets the nomination. Insulting supporters of other candidates, and making off the wall statements is by no means a way to influence people in supporting your candidate, assuming he wins and their's loses. Spite, oftentimes, is a good motivator. Just something to think about. Okay, I'm done. Continue on with your debating.

Here is a pic of my new ZT0350KW. Uploaded with ImageShack.us This is the first time I have actually held a 350. It is very nice, but I still prefer the robustness and sturdier feel of the 300. Still, it is a great knife for the money. The bead blast finish I really like. It is too bad they won't do one for the 300 because I don't really like the tiger stripes on the 301 and 302.

Just what are you trying to say?

First off, there is no need for the snarky attitude. Reasonable people can have an intelligent discussion or debate without the sarcasm. That is one of the things that is wrong with the current political discourse. People have lost the skill of disagreeing without being disagreeable. In regards to who I currently support, there is no need to have a sneaking feeling. I have made it quite clear on numerous posts who I will support in the primaries. Yes, it is Congressman Paul. However, don't make the mistake, which a lot people do, thinking my support for Paul makes me a Ronulan who believes that Paul is the Second Advent of Christ; that is not the case. My support for Paul in the primaries is base entirely on principles of a limited government working within the confines of the constitution. If Paul does not win the primary, I will be supporting whoever the republican candidate will be. If Paul chooses to run third party, I will disregard my principles and still vote for the republican candidate (Cain included). You got so mad at my initial criticism of Cain's plan in my first paragraph (hence the sarcasm in your initial response) that you completely overlooked the last sentence of the first paragraph and the next paragraph in my post. Did you read the rest of my post? I laid out some legitimate criticisms of Cain's views, and I also provided some solutions that can be enacted almost immediately (as you asked about). My conclusions in regards to Mr. Cain were not formulated by reading some blog or listening to a commentator on tv or radio. Actually, most of the blogs and websites I read actually support Cain, and hate Ron Paul. I drew my conclusions about Mr. Cain by carefully (more than once) listening to what he said in the debates and in interviews. Back to my original point, we can have all the tax reform in the world, but it still is not going to solve the primary problems of spending and debt. The government has gotten too big and out of control, and the only way to "fix" it is by cutting it and then cutting some more. So far, there is only one candidate who is making that their number one priority (Gingrich has talked a little about it), and that is the reason I am voting for him in the primary. As a final thought, if someone criticizes your candidate, don't get so upset about it. If someone on the same side of the aisle as you gets you a little riled, how are you going to be if your candidate wins the nomination? The administration and the media are going to throw everything they have at whoever the nominee is. Due to Obama's vulnerability, I predict that this is going to be the nastiest election in our history.

I didn't know you posted this. I just ran across it on blade forums. I was about to post and ask if anyone was going to get one. I have one preordered through kershawguy.

Duplicated thread perhaps? http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/general-off-topic/63937-does-even-surprise-you.html

I find all of these changes to Cain's 9-9-9 plan quite telling. Initially his 9-9-9 plan was touted as being revenue neutral. Due to pandering to certain groups, the plan is being continually altered. We now have some people who will be on the 9-0-9 plan, and others in "empowerment zones" will be on the 3-3-3 plan, etc... If the original plan was revenue neutral, how could it possibly be now considering that some will being be paying lower rates than others? The simple answer is it can't. Once Washington realizes this, guess what, the rates will go up. However, the rates won't go up on those at the bottom because that isn't "fair" under Washington and the media's definition of fairness. Everyone on the 9-9-9 plan will have to pay more to compensate for those paying less. Eventually, the 9-9-9 plan will morph into a progressive tax structure like what we currently have, except we will now have a national sales tax to go along with it, which could be changed to a European-style VAT. I am 100% for tax reform. However, major tax restructuring should not even be in the debate; there is a far more pressing matter. Mr. Cain sells himself as a problem solver, and is always talking about working on the "right" problems. Considering Mr. Cain is making his 9-9-9 plan the crown jewel of his candidacy, I would say that he does not understand what this country's primary problem is. Spending, spending, spending! In all fairness to Cain, all of the other candidates outside of one, maybe two, do not understand that spending is the primary concern. A week or so ago I was watching Mr. Cain on Piers Morgan's show. I picked up on something that I had suspected for quite some time. Mr. Cain is a quasi big government corporatist. I use the term quasi because I don't think he is full blown. A lot of stuff he says I agree with, but some of it I am left just scratching my head thinking, "He is nuts." Congressman Paul is hated by a lot within the conservative establishment primarily due to his foreign policy views. I often hear how great Paul is on domestic/fiscal issues, but is a disaster and/or dangerous for foreign policy. Even Mark Levin, who hates Paul, thinks he has the right ideas on fiscal policy. Once Paul brought forth his economic plan, Rush Limbaugh stated that this was exactly what was needed. Well... during Cain's interview with Morgan, Cain stated that he respected Paul the least out of the candidates running. Why? Was it his foreign policy views? Nope. Cain stated that he respected Paul the least because of his fiscal policies. Cain claims that Paul would be a bad president because Paul advocates ending or eliminating government programs, i.e. cutting spending. Cain believes that a lot of government programs can be fixed instead of eliminated. The view that government can solve the problems if the right person is in office is a big government mentality. It is my contention that government cannot solve the problems we are facing. They will only make it worse. All we have to do is look at the current situation in Europe which was caused by big government run amok. I'm sorry Mr. Cain, but the only way to fix a lot of our problems is by cutting the size of government. I mentioned earlier that major tax restructuring should not even be in the debate. I feel that tax restructuring is not something that should be done quickly. This should be a long process to make absolutely sure that we are not creating something that is, or has the possibility of being, worse than what we currently have. However, we can do many things very quickly to spur our economy and create a more competitive environment. Repeal Obamacare, Dodd/Frank, Sarbanes/Oxley Extend (or preferably make permanent) the Bush tax cuts Lower the corporate tax rate Eliminate capital gains tax Eliminate the death tax Eliminate tax on personal savings The above is not an exhaustive list by any stretch of the imagination, but these are things that can be done extremely fast. Next, we could work on a bunch of other things such as tort reform, removing onerous regulations, entitlement reform, and most importantly, slash federal spending. Once we have a growing economy and have federal spending under control, then we can (and should) look at reforming our entire tax code. My harping on Cain is not meant to piss anyone off. There are many things he says that I agree with, and if he wins the nomination, I will vote for him (although I will hold my nose doing so) in the general election. Any of the candidates are better than Obama. However, I don't want to delude anyone, which a lot of people are doing, into believing that Cain is some grand conservative Washington outsider who has the answers. I'm sorry, he is not. Don't take my word for it or some a$$hole on a blog. Go back and listen very carefully to what he is saying. He is conservative on some issues, and on others he is equal to Romney in that they both believe in big government solutions. Ultimately Cain, like most of the other candidates, will not lead and turn this country in the right direction because they do not grasp that the fundamental problem(s) in this country were brought about an overly large federal government and spending.

Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai - World news - South and Central Asia - Afghanistan - msnbc.com It appears that Afghanistan would back Pakistan if war broke out between the US and Pakistan. Doesn't really surprise me, but sheesh. What a bunch of . If there was ever a good reason to pull out, this only adds to it.