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Spin Zone / Re: Soak The Rich
« on: March 23, 2016, 08:10:03 PM »
I love Stuart Varney.
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Spin Zone / Re: Question for the Cruz supporters.
« on: March 23, 2016, 07:41:18 PM »Fortunately, your lens for examining the Constitution is your own, and not anyone else's, especially anyone who might count like a federal appellate judge. The SCOTUS just unanimously upheld the right to self-defense of a woman who was arrested for carrying a Taser to protect herself. Had they used your lens exclusively, I am sure that the 2nd Amendment would limit our protection to carrying flintlocks. Your view is entirely unworkable, but everyone is entitled to live in their own fantasy world as long as they don't hurt anyone else.
I haven't taken a survey of states that have codified much of common law, but California is one, represented about 12% of the country's population. Not that it would matter, as the Constitution bars using the instruments of state from enforcing the common law as well, when it runs contrary to the Constitution.
No, an Originalist would not limit "arms" to flintlocks. That makes you sound more like a lame anti-gun activist than a lawyer.
On the other hand, four liberal justices would have voted that the right of THE PEOPLE to keep and bear arms is not an individual right, so perhaps you're just in good liberal activist company.
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Spin Zone / Re: Fuckin' Special Snowflakes
« on: March 23, 2016, 07:34:17 PM »
What I don't understand is this:
1). Are there any men left in this world? And
2). Are there any adults left in the university systems anymore?
1). Are there any men left in this world? And
2). Are there any adults left in the university systems anymore?
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Spin Zone / With Brussels Under Attack, Obama Does...
« on: March 22, 2016, 12:50:26 PM »
the Wave with Raul Castro.
http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2016/03/22/brussels-attack-obama-wave-raul-castro/
I've got nothin'.
http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2016/03/22/brussels-attack-obama-wave-raul-castro/
I've got nothin'.
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Spin Zone / NFL Eliminates Chop Block
« on: March 22, 2016, 12:17:21 PM »
And in other news, the National Flag Football League eliminated the ability of defensive players to violently rip the lace flags off of the offensive players' belts. 
The feminization of football continues ...
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000646551/article/nfl-eliminates-all-chop-style-blocks-for-2016-season
The feminization of football continues ...
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000646551/article/nfl-eliminates-all-chop-style-blocks-for-2016-season
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Spin Zone / Re: Obama in Cuba
« on: March 22, 2016, 08:08:24 AM »It sounds like you're saying we would give Cuba so much money that they would start giving money to Venzuela and other countries? I hope that's not what you're saying.
But again, I suspect they won't have a dictator more than just another couple of years.
Well, I am concerned about that. What do you think Iran is doing with their $150 billion. Making plow shares and alleviating poverty?
But I am also concerned with increased trade with Cuba. Trade generates capital. Where will that capital go? To "the people"? Not a chance. It will go to the regime. And what will they do with it?
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Spin Zone / Re: Obama Welcomes Castro's Criticism of America: 'I Personally Would Not Disagree'
« on: March 22, 2016, 07:12:10 AM »It shouldn't come as any surprise that Barack Obama would pose in front of a mural of a communist, mass murdering, terrorist, and talk about agreeing with Castro's hatred of America.
You mean the staged photo op in front of the giant Che Guevara wasn't an accident?
Obama has found his nirvana. He should stay in Havana.
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Spin Zone / Re: Question for the Cruz supporters.
« on: March 21, 2016, 08:56:09 PM »There is no such thing as a constitutional ideologue. Cruz certainly is not one. Scalia wasn't either. Nobody grows up being taught right from wrong based on just the Constitution.Scalia had "reactionary views"? Such as?
Scalia used original intent as the handiest way to support his reactionary views. I actually think that the court needed that input, even though Scalia was hewing true to his Italian Catholic upbringing. That is why we don't just have just one justice. I like that we have liberals on the court too. As long as they all are very, very loath to override previous precedents and make their decisions as narrow as possible.
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Spin Zone / Re: Soros board member chairs firm running online balloting in Utah
« on: March 21, 2016, 01:50:42 PM »
I wonder if they hired Brian Pagliano - you know, Hilary's IT technician that received immunity - to make sure that this is a secure voting process.
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Spin Zone / Re: The problem with liberals.
« on: March 19, 2016, 11:19:24 AM »Oh brilliant!! So, she'll just drop the kid off at the free daycare center and go and take her ignorant ass that barely can make a proper sentence, with no skills whatsoever over to all the local employers that will no doubt be thrilled to have her join their working team.Then you know what? Life is going to suck. At least until such time as they learn this thing called a "work ethic" is something that is needed to exist in this world.
How many ignorant, single moms with poor work habits have you hired? I personally avoid them. Even McDonalds has standards.
But until people stop coddling and making excuses for such people, nothing will change, and the cycle continues.
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Spin Zone / Re: Question for the Cruz supporters.
« on: March 19, 2016, 07:16:50 AM »The saddest thing about the circular firing squad that is the republican party, is the unavoidable urge to attack anyone that might rock the boat. When every RINO in town, not to mention Mitch McConnell AND John Boehner hate you, you have truly earned my support.
It is pathetic, isn't it? McConnell and Boehner are greater enemies to the Conservative movement than the entire Democrat party, as evidenced by their treatment of Cruz, their fight against Tea Party candidates who dared challenge GOP establishment incumbents, and their inability to advance conservative causes out of fear that they can't pander enough to make people like them.
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Spin Zone / Re: The problem with liberals.
« on: March 18, 2016, 07:56:39 AM »Being born poor is not a life choice.
Being addicted to government handouts, and refusing to work for less than the government freebies, is a life choice.
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Spin Zone / Re: Question for the Cruz supporters.
« on: March 18, 2016, 07:43:51 AM »Tell me something that Cruz has accomplished that might make me respect him, or make me think that he can improve anything in any way.
Has he ever been in charge of anything that was a success? Has he accomplished anything positive?
You guys speak of Trump's "angry white" supporters. Who is any whiter or angrier than Cruz supporters?
Yeah, he talks a good game. He had good grades in college. But what besides the scripted words that come out of his mouth make him any better than Obama?
I'm, willing to listen in case you can show me something I don't know about him.
It's pretty easy to find, but I'll give you a few off the top of my head:
Cruz clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist. In legal circles, that's some rarified air right there.
Cruz has authored 70 USSC briefs, presented 43 oral arguments, including 9 before the USSC while Solicitor General of the state of Texas. He won 5 and lost 4 of those cases.
He authored the amicus brief in District of Columbia v Heller that was signed by 31 state Attorneys General.
In the Senate, Cruz actually kept his promises to his constituents and pushed back against the "Surrender Caucus" led by McConnell, who promptly gave Obama everything they wanted. He called out McConnell for lying to him by hiding the reauthorization in another bill, and tried to hold other Senators to their conservative promises.
To date he has authored 25 bills, including prohibiting the use of drones to kill US citizens, a bill to permit states to require proof of citizenship for registering to vote, etc.
He was also in private law practice for a number of years.
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Spin Zone / Re: "With friends like this, who needs enemies?"
« on: March 18, 2016, 07:12:43 AM »
The shock here is that ANYONE thinks that what Lindsay Grahamnesty has to say is worth noting.
The guy was the epitome of the "go along to get along" crowd.
The guy was the epitome of the "go along to get along" crowd.
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Spin Zone / Re: Interesting Opinion Piece
« on: March 17, 2016, 12:04:05 PM »How about answering the question instead of just a small piece (the only piece that agrees with you, BTW)
December 1979/January 1980
Reagan- 33% Carter-62%
February/March 1980
Reagan- 33% Carter-58%
April/May 1980
Reagan- 32% Carter-40%
June/July 1980
Reagan- 37% Carter-32%
August/September 1980
Reagan- 45% Carter-39%
October/November 1980
Reagan- 47% Carter-44%
ACTUAL RESULTS Reagan- 51% Carter-41%
Move ahead to 1988:
In the early months George HW Bush was trailing Michael Dukakis in April through August by as much as 5 to 16 points behind. It was only in September that GHW Bush took the polling lead to eventually win.
1992:
Clinton was trailing Bush by 19 points in March, 15 points in April and 6 to 10 points in May. In June he was still behind Bush by as much as 10 points. It wasn't until July that Clinton took the lead and eventually won.
2000:
George W Bush and Al Gore actually traded spots back and forth with various polls showing GWB ahead and Al Gore ahead. In the October and November polls GWB enjoyed a lead of 6 to 10 points over Gore in the majority of polls. The polls just before the election showed GWB at 14 points over Al Gore, and the Actual Election result was a 48%/48% split.
So go ahead and hang your hat on the polls right now, March 2016. Historical data has proven that poll wrong time and time again at this time frame.
Spin away.
Well, except for 2012, when they were SPOT on.