Forum: General Discussion
11-28-2008, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 525
Re: Federal Police?
I have a friend locally who is a federal marshall. Ditto on guarding the courts, managing access to the federal court houses, etc.
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-27-2008, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 450
Re: Myspace and other places.
Ditto. Computers has been a hobby for a while, and I have done a lot of computer cleanups for people who fail to realize that MySpace, FaceBook, and other such programs install monitoring software...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-26-2008, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,534
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Forum: General Discussion
11-26-2008, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 951
Re: Our last best hope
I have been in the U.S. workforce as a degreed professional working with people since 1980; first as a school teacher and later as a counselor/consultant. The last few years have been spent doing...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-25-2008, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 564
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Forum: General Discussion
11-25-2008, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 314
Re: Any more "24" watcher hanging out here?
Of course it's all bull -- it's cheap melodrama!
Like all such shows it is unrealistic in countless ways, but I find it infinitely more satisfying as entertainment than say, "prissing with the...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-24-2008, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 314
Any more "24" watcher hanging out here?
For me, the "Redemption" special last evening did not really bridge the gap between the last full season and how he got to Africa.
I wonder if the upcoming season will fill in the gaps?
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2008, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 952
Re: Stocking up on foods a good idea?
We are doing this very routine each week, with a goal of building up to three months supply in reserve. The stock will be rotated so it is used up before things start to go bad.
Someone commented...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-14-2008, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 830
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Forum: General Discussion
11-12-2008, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,199
Re: What would you do?
I may be wrong, but looking at the economic picture I think he will have his hands so full with economic issues and the resulting problems, and not to forget -- with domestic and international...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
11-12-2008, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 936
Re: .25 pistol question
I have a good friend locally who is a LEO, and years back he answered a fist-fight/gun call that resulted from a card game gone south between drug heads.
Druggie A thought Druggie B was cheating...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-11-2008, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,144
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Forum: General Discussion
11-10-2008, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,234
Re: So, what is the real reason for gun control?
Point taken. I think the F types' motives are very complex, but all the same out of touch with the sensible, fact oriented (reality based) way of dealing with life that typifies the T types.
The...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-10-2008, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,234
Re: So, what is the real reason for gun control?
IMO, armedandsafe hit on the core of the issue with his comments:
One of the psychometric instruments (MBTI) that I use in my work indicates that (approximately) 55% of the US population make...
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Forum: The Pre-Ban Forum
11-10-2008, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,903
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Forum: The Pre-Ban Forum
11-09-2008, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,903
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Forum: General Discussion
11-08-2008, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 976
Re: Panic buying or wise purchases
The media gave BHO a pass by ignoring or shifting focus from statements he has made that might have pierced the thinking of many who voted for him. They will get their due. A good indicator of what...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-08-2008, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 29,334
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-08-2008, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,004
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Forum: General Discussion
11-07-2008, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,000
Re: anybody else laid off?
I am basically on contract where I work, and my particular role is being cut back $$ wise by 1/2 come January 1.
So on the positive side of the deal I'll be half-time employed. On the negative...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-05-2008, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 656
Re: I feel like I have to say this
Part of the liberal delusion is that "it can't happen here." I recall that after Hurricane Katrina the media was dumbfounded. One talking head in particular kept saying, "We don't understand this...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-05-2008, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 656
Re: I feel like I have to say this
I will confess to normally taking a tongue in cheek, somewhat contrarian viewpoint – particularly when it comes to discussing politics in a venue such as the internet forum.
Whether it is face to...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-05-2008, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 367
Re: Keys to Obama's victory
Regarding #5, I think he fell into a pile of manure and came out smelling like a rose.
However, moving forward he will be forced to stand in the manure pile with the rest of the politicians. ...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-04-2008, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,004
Re: Liberal tactics
Thanks to all for the comments.
Since I'm into the muck of how the mind works, I'll note that the three stage process described is commonly known as cognitive dissonance. Technically, dissonance...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-04-2008, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,638
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-04-2008, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 448
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Forum: General Discussion
11-04-2008, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 501
Re: Did my patriotic duty
No guilt here.
If they had interviewed me, I would have simply said that I am conservative born and bred, and when I'm gone I'll be conservative dead.
What else needs to be said?
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-04-2008, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,004
Re: Liberal tactics
In my experience, liberals are basically irrational and completely comfortable with a fact free, touchy-feelie environment.
Their mode of mental functioning goes like this:
- I don't like the...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-01-2008, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 554
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Forum: General Discussion
10-31-2008, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 599
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Forum: General Discussion
10-30-2008, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 611
Re: on the ground? (political question)
If everybody here who says they find Obama truly scary will truly vote what they are saying, Alabama will stay red.
That is, except for our six counties in which there is already a fraud...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
10-28-2008, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,269
Re: Gun Permits
Seven day wait with two references required here before the permit is issued. At least one handgun must be listed on it, and it must be renewed annually.
The permit is issued by the county...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-28-2008, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 2,604
Re: How Often Do You Clean Your Gun?
:eek: What a bizarre and somewhat personal question: "How often do you clean your gun?"
But since you asked, "I clean it every day." Like, every time I shower.
The selection of poetic verse...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
10-27-2008, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 730
Re: Alaska's largest newspaper endorses Obama
I am fed up past description with the media, and I hope their fair-haired wonder child and his raving democratic and media psychopants are defeated in a landslide come 11/4.
Not a cliff hanger.
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
10-27-2008, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 730
Re: Alaska's largest newspaper endorses Obama
Fine by me. My thought was that it is not inexperience that weighs most heavily in my concerns about Obama, but I do see your point.
Put another way, my observation is that inexperienced leaders...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
10-27-2008, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 730
Re: Alaska's largest newspaper endorses Obama
It appears to me that they are playing both ends against the middle. "We affirm Sarah but think McCain is not the best choice."
This is the typical psychobabble BS and double talk that...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-27-2008, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,280
Re: Which NRA magazine?
After I thought on it a while I realized American Rifleman was the one I received previously. Then, the tally was running 2:1 in favor of AR so I went that way with it.
Thanks to all for the...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-26-2008, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 612
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Forum: General Discussion
10-26-2008, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 612
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Forum: General Discussion
10-26-2008, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 612
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
10-25-2008, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,080
Secure long-gun wall-mounting options?
Hopefully, I've posted this in the correct board. (If not, perhaps one of the mods will be kind enough to move it and point me in the proper direction).
My main question: Where to find a simple,...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-25-2008, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 15,924
Re: I'm afraid I bring sad news
I am relatively new here but can tell from what I see that many hours of thought and diligent labor have gone into this unique community. May he rest in peace.
With my prayers for his family and...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-25-2008, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,280
Which NRA magazine?
America's First Freedom http://www.nrahq.org/guardian.asp
American Hunter http://www.nrahq.org/hunter.asp
American Rifleman http://www.nrahq.org/rifleman.asp
I'm about to rejoin and can't...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-24-2008, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 888
Re: Riots on the streets?
Actually, the username came from my love of bicycling. When a bicyclist "bonks" he has basically hit the wall -- and sometimes, the ground. Between motorcycling and bicycling, I've hit the ground...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-24-2008, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 570
Re: Best all-around weaponry magazine?
Tranter, thanks.
My other reservation about a light is that it will destroy my night vision. My first choice would be night-vision goggles with no light, but a light may become the option I have...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-24-2008, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 888
Re: Riots on the streets?
Unfortunately, we have a segment of our society over here that seizes on any excuse to demonstrate their ignorance and total lack of judgment.
The historically and philosophically bankrupt and...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-24-2008, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 570
Re: Best all-around weaponry magazine?
Thanks. I actually picked up that one last evening at the local Books a Million.
I'll not subscribe to anything for a while. If nothing else, browsing the shelves will give me a good excuse to...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-23-2008, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 570
Best all-around weaponry magazine?
2nd post -- I found this place a while back and have lurked for months. Now, with the election just around the corner and (IMPO) the potential of massive social unrest, I am tidying up my home...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-22-2008, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 940
Re: PBS's Sarah Palin Poll
Put me down for "yes." She is at least as qualified as anyone else out there, and more qualified than most.
Let us hope the joe six-packs and suzie hockey-moms of America turn out to the polls...
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