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2nd hand info from a Secret Service vet of 10+ years...the Secret Service detail are calling the D.C. cops firing the shots "Takleberrys"...gun happy character from Police Academy movie. He said the CCTV showed she didn't "ram" the barrier by the White House, but at best bumped i...

From this side of the pond it looks like another example of excessive force being used in a situation where clearly no public person or institution was at risk. A mother of a 18 month old child was killed without any justification but the current police paranoia. I'm sure American citizens will fee...

Sorry Pepe, T with Cheese would have been appropriate, but they didn't chose it. Let's just say it will include a word that rhymes with "thimble." I'm starting to think those damn TLAMs were our worst military invention...a weapon that served a specific purpose (take out deep targets, espe...

Impeach???? For what...so those liberty-lovng Repubs can swoop in and do...the...same...thing? The proposal, funding approval and authorities for the hardware, personnel and work spaces would have to originate at least 5-years before some of these programs (PRISM, data centers, specific parsing pro...

I've been reading a bunch of small and first time authors with Kindle Prime lending library. Some pretty good o decent (zombie books like 900 Miles and Apocalypse Z: the beginning of the end, a sci-fi "Doom Star Series", John Ringo's funny but biased "Live Free or Die," another s...

"Lost credibility"? hah, this is face saving, these are outlaws and criminals. Time to impeach. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/ny-times-editorial-board-obama-administration-lost-credibility_n_3398666.html With Glenn Greenwald's bombshell scoop in The Guardian that the NSA collec...

Demon of Undoing wrote:Orwell was an optimist.

That ranks up there with "if the terrorist hate us for our freedoms, they must love us by now" for gallows humor at this sorry stage.

I hadn't thought about the citywide lockdown, but we never heard more than "this guy is dangerous." It seems like a procedure that could potentially be abused in the future. Though it also seems to have worked, and many people don't mind surrendering rights for security. The lockdown and ...

Without universal healthcare, this is what happens: a legal maze of requirements and exceptions designed to deny coverage. BTW, isn't this the guy who tried to capitalize on his role in the Bin Laden assassination by authoring a book without the Pentagon's approval? Different guy. This guy was the ...

http://www.usnews.com/pubdbimages/image/43867/EC_130208_summers_OP315x201.jpg I had a fun argument with a "civil servant" GS-14 in the Pentagon last week about this issue. He's a typical 30-year career beltway employee who thinks he's better and smarter than the hicks beyond I-495 and he ...

Tea Party or Conservative...only one who has said anything that makes sense in this is Senator R. Paul. They should vote enmass "present" on every and all bills that the President demands. They should take the official position that it will allow Americans to see the effects of his policie...

Held one of these today at the local shop. Feels good (only ~6.5 lbs), versatile, decent round (.308)...I've been back and forth between a .270, 30-06, .308 and 7mm Rem Mag for a bigger thump gun that can handle any game in the lower-48, plentiful ammo, and not scare a 110 lb woman with recoil if sh...

4 words describe the illusion of our system...

Good Cop/Bad Cop

Romney/Republicans just played their parts as required.

http://s16.postimage.org/wni8v3lhh/homeless_japan.jpg [Homless dwellings along the Sumida river, Tokyo] http://s7.postimage.org/8bmm9ajaj/015.jpg [Zero Yen House] I don't recall any large scale riots by them. There have been a series of protests in Kamagaski, Osaka . Also it's worth mentioning that...

Good for you Mr. P; makes the decision easier. My gun guru at work has me thinking about a 7mm option for the med-long range gun. I saw a nice Remington 700 7mm for half what I'd pay for a different caliber AR upper.

I do think we will see the end of peaceful transitions of power in our lifetimes, and it will start when the dollar is displaced as the world's reserve currency. I think the big revelation this election is that the political parties do not truly represent voters but rather function as private compa...

Juggernaut Nihilism wrote:
That'll teach me to fly off at the mouth with a simplistic narrative when a cincinnatus monster is lurking.

No worries. You were right on the overall bottom line, just had the wrong dynamic duo

(besides, being married to a vocal Italiana for 14 years, I have a soft spot for Italy)

Hey you guys, if Romney got elected, dissent would become patriotic again! Hmmmmmmm..... This is the best reason to hope for Romney over Obama, IMO. Nothing changes either way, but at least people protest when we aid and abet the assassination of a head of state to make sure Italy and France's oil ...

In general, the beauty of American (and Western) governance has been the peaceful transition of power after elections. For about twenty years it seems more and more like the partisans are pulling apart to the point that at some point, you have to wonder...will we see in our lifetimes the end of tha...

In general, the beauty of American (and Western) governance has been the peaceful transition of power after elections. For about twenty years it seems more and more like the partisans are pulling apart to the point that at some point, you have to wonder...will we see in our lifetimes the end of that...

Hey you guys, if Romney got elected, dissent would become patriotic again! Hmmmmmmm..... This is the best reason to hope for Romney over Obama, IMO. Nothing changes either way, but at least people protest when we aid and abet the assassination of a head of state to make sure Italy and France's oil ...

Mr. P, I don't get to the range enough to feel confident beyond 1000 yds, and I doubt I can get away with dropping $6K for my desired AWSM plus a good scope. To get in the 2500s for accurate shots...no way. I'll stick with being a decent guy to have on an M4 with the M203 and save $1200 for an ACOG ...

yes I am thinking of buying one. Have been for some time. Orpheus M said someday soon Hispanic gangs would roam the countryside liquidating Conservative households, so I have plans for machine gun nests and need some machine guns for them. Suppressive fire and whatnot. Trying to decide between 223 ...

Cinc, hail mary question here, have you shot an M249 SAW? Am thinking of the 308 version (Mk 48?), but of course shooting both for comparison is virtually impossible for me, was wondering if you have any input. Am curious about recoil management. Never shot one, or even been with a fire team that h...

http://www.defensereview.com/chiappa-rhino-6-shot-357-magnum-revolver-for-concealed-carry-ccw-applications/ Weird looking gun, but I held the 60DS at a shop and it feels good. Nice weight, and both the single action and double action are smooth. I used to own a S&W Highway Patrolman .357—with a...