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Spin Zone / Re: Should we worry?
« on: January 12, 2016, 08:56:51 AM »
I won't be happy until I hear him say if you like your gun, you can keep your gun.
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Spin Zone / Re: Democratic Primaries Starting Soon, Too
« on: January 06, 2016, 11:00:27 AM »
It cannot be made any clearer: The discussion is here to be had, your opinion and input are valuable, but you can back out anytime if something offends you. A better approach would be to ignore, or just critically scan, the comments of the person who has offended you. There may still be something valuable in other things they have to say.
Look, I cannot tell you how often, even as a moderate, I have to ignore horrible generalizations and accusations. The liberal media is filled with them everywhere I look, and it is very hard to avoid. Even friends and family do it.
There is more intelligence and ability in the Republican presidential candidate lineup than in the astonishingly incompetent and unsuitable people the Democrats have put out there, but the media calls the Republican candidates a "clown car." Totally a falsehood, but just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the insult frenzy the left dumps on the right. In dumping on the right, they're also dumping on moderates who are trying to get an idea of where we want our country to go.
Dumpers, however, tend to get sidelined.
Look, I cannot tell you how often, even as a moderate, I have to ignore horrible generalizations and accusations. The liberal media is filled with them everywhere I look, and it is very hard to avoid. Even friends and family do it.
There is more intelligence and ability in the Republican presidential candidate lineup than in the astonishingly incompetent and unsuitable people the Democrats have put out there, but the media calls the Republican candidates a "clown car." Totally a falsehood, but just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the insult frenzy the left dumps on the right. In dumping on the right, they're also dumping on moderates who are trying to get an idea of where we want our country to go.
Dumpers, however, tend to get sidelined.
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Spin Zone / Re: French vs U.S. Response to Terrorism
« on: December 05, 2015, 12:43:26 PM »Then the response would be to select an administration next year that would support the people's desires and willingness to fight radical Islam.The President wants to be friends with everyone around the world, which clearly isn't working. I think the other part of it is that he wants to be able to end his term and say that he didn't have any terrorist attacks on U.S. soil during his time. That's why he would rather classify it as work place violence or under some other cause.I agree that the French response has been more visible and stronger. I also agree that we should have a better response. However, let's also not forget that when France passed their state of emergency they eroded a lot of citizen's rights. Part of the state of emergency powers allows the government to forbid mass gatherings, limit movements of people and increase the monitoring of people. We don't want to go down that road here. That's allowing the terrorists to win in my book.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/16/france-nationwide-state-of-emergency
I don't disagree, and that's a good point. We've seen that anarchy as recently as Hurricane Katrina, with gun confiscations in New Orleans.
But I think our unwillingness to fight radical Islam right here may be our existential downfall.
As a whole, I don't think it's the American people's unwillingness to fight radical Islam, I think it's that of a select few, those who are in or close to the current administration.
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Spin Zone / Re: Who do you think can defeat Hillary?
« on: November 18, 2015, 01:06:40 PM »
Not so fast! How do we know 7 is not FC, and how do we know this person claiming to be FC really is? I demand proof! 
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Spin Zone / Re: Islamic attacks in Paris - What Say You?
« on: November 14, 2015, 07:41:14 AM »
NASA has failed in its mission to make Muslims feel good about themselves.
The liberal War on Civilization has opened the doors wide for the invasion of the obsessed Islamics.
The liberal War on Civilization has opened the doors wide for the invasion of the obsessed Islamics.
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Spin Zone / Re: POTUS vs Constitution
« on: November 05, 2015, 10:54:27 PM »
Ah, impeachment. Remember when it actually meant something?
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Spin Zone / Re: We Invented Jesus Christ
« on: November 05, 2015, 10:48:54 PM »
Well, crap. I did say I was cursed with a gene that makes me want to see all sides of things. But I don't have time to be a Biblical scholar. So I'll just keep on trying to make sense of the world I see, and keep an eye on the other side of it. As I've said before, I had two experiences that sealed the deal for me when it came to believing we're in a guarded universe. So I feel obligated to believe, and for lack of a better term, I believe in God. It also seems right to be an honest, helpful, loving person. Like so many things, religion can be used for good or bad. Also, as an English major, I learned pretty quickly that one can defend pretty much any thesis. If someone wants to prove Jesus is a myth, it can be done. It just may not be true.
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Spin Zone / Re: Tonight is the Worst Run Debate I've Ever Seen
« on: October 30, 2015, 02:21:07 PM »I think the RNC is the root of the problem. They are getting further and further from getting down to the busines of what Republicans (and all people of this country) really want and need.At least the candidates called out the "moderators" for their antics.
Agreed. There has got to be another way to do this.
I heard on the radio this AM (haven't tried to confirm the story) that Carson's team was talking to Trump's team and a few others about taking these debates out of the RNC's hands and picking their own moderators and ground rules. That sounds like a good plan to me.
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Spin Zone / Re: Liberty lives!
« on: October 25, 2015, 05:28:58 PM »
The world was off axis for a while there, but back on now! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!