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Demon, thanks for your perspective on this. I agree no matter what outcome, no one wins. A 17-year old, whether he reacted in his own "fight or flight" mode as he realized this stocky Hispanic dude was following him, or reacted with our Culturally-inspired "tough guy" mode to Z....

Demon, thanks for your perspective on this. I agree no matter what outcome, no one wins. A 17-year old, whether he reacted in his own "fight or flight" mode as he realized this stocky Hispanic dude was following him, or reacted with our Culturally-inspired "tough guy" mode to Z.....

Well...as my role in politics is creating strategic alliances, I am more interested in the story level and where different groups of people are breaking in their movement. So for me it's not about whether or not *I* personally think that the R party is out to destroy women, it's that a lot of R wom...

Cincinnatus Part of the problem is that BC is provided for many medical conditions such as endometriosis. By banning BC, it can doom a woman to crippling pain. That was a big part of the argument for anyone who was actually reading what women were complaining about. It wasn't just about controlling...

Aside from this specific bill and my disgust with changing a good bill that's gone multiple years with high votes to renew in what appears an obvious partisan ploy, I would want specifics. Are the GOP bad because of opposition to abortion? Availability of women's health clinics? Are they excluded f...

In terms of "free" birth control meds from the last argument, I disagree with the GOP position that the issue is about religious freedom. I honestly don't think any employer or taxpayer should foot the bill because someone wants to f-ck and demands someone else pay so they can do so witho...

In terms of "free" birth control meds from the last argument, I disagree with the GOP position that the issue is about religious freedom. I honestly don't think any employer or taxpayer should foot the bill because someone wants to f-ck and demands someone else pay so they can do so witho...

So, to maintain civility, I'll add to that refocus by saying I find it odd that you, who would mock Spengler for the flawed premise that demographics can't change, have decided that in this case, demographics is destiny. I'll say further, that there is certainly a full-court press to gin up a "...

Because I was talking about Republican women voting for it versus men. Why are you so hung up on homosexuals and won't talk about the gender divide in the vote? I didn't make a value judgment on the bill, I just pointed out that there is a gender divide in the Republican party. ). But do you have a...

Enki, Only on page 2 and 3 of this thread was there any mention on your part about the "Violence Against Women Act" having some association with gay men. Why is that? Why did you not mention it in the initial post? Did you not know the particulars of this year's bill compared to last year'...

There is a marketing aspect to the naming such bills, I presume. While this is a marginally relevant question to scoring points in the game of Republicrat vs Demopublican, http://s15.postimage.org/4tfziyvln/spy_vs_spy.jpg I'm curious as to what content in this "Violence against Women" bil...

Full Choke 20 gauge (Non Semi Automatic) they semi's jam when you need them the most. Don't saw it off because it will put too big a hole in the wall (Personal Experience). A 45 is too damn big to carry around all day and the holsters selections are between leather kink and military kink. Prefer a ...

There is a marketing aspect to the naming such bills, I presume. While this is a marginally relevant question to scoring points in the game of Republicrat vs Demopublican, http://s15.postimage.org/4tfziyvln/spy_vs_spy.jpg I'm curious as to what content in this "Violence against Women" bil...

1. But what is the connection to the Zimmerman shooting (which Hoosier suggested)? 2. No "hate crime" was charged in that case either. 3. And ignoring the hate crimes issue, what is your basis for saying that there won't be a charge at all? 4. Is there a spate of black-in-white crimes in ...

1. But what is the connection to the Zimmerman shooting (which Hoosier suggested)? 2. No "hate crime" was charged in that case either. 3. And ignoring the hate crimes issue, what is your basis for saying that there won't be a charge at all? 4. Is there a spate of black-in-white crimes in ...

Not sure if it's that there are more of these in the wake of the Florida shooting What would you say the evidence is either way. No worries Hoosiernorm. No doubt Eric Holder will exhaust all possible resources to determine if it was a hate crime ad be vigorous in prosecuting if warranted. If this i...

Not sure if it's that there are more of these in the wake of the Florida shooting What would you say the evidence is either way. No worries Hoosiernorm. No doubt Eric Holder will exhaust all possible resources to determine if it was a hate crime ad be vigorous in prosecuting if warranted. If this i...

No worries Hoosiernorm. No doubt Eric Holder will exhaust all possible resources to determine if it was a hate crime ad be vigorous in prosecuting if warranted.

Demon To prove that it was self-defense then Zimmerman needs to prove that he didn't start the fight. In the U.S. legal system, it is the job of the prosecution to "prove" their case. The defense has the easier burden (in all trials, not just this one). This is true in all legal systems d...

Enki wrote:Demon To prove that it was self-defense then Zimmerman needs to prove that he didn't start the fight.

In the U.S. legal system, it is the job of the prosecution to "prove" their case. The defense has the easier burden (in all trials, not just this one).

Demon of Undoing wrote:Just everybody understand that all parties involved could have been well within their legal rights. We could have a tragedy with no bad guy.

Blasphemer!!!!

I will say that our nation would be better, not worse, if more men took enough of an interest in their community to keep a neighborhood watch like Zimmerman, even if he was amateurish and in over his head. Fair enough, but they ought to be qualified. Any dude with a gun won't do. When the civil tra...

. . He went all mallninja and killed someone and we have other people who secretly wish they were mallninjas defending him. Ummmmmmmmm . . . speaking of Christianity, what does "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" mean? You waaaaaaaaaay outta line there . . . . nasty, ...

Thanks Gents. Just making sure my bias wasn't leading me astray. But seriously, why do over-unders cost in the thousands? And that's just the guns I see at the shop (Remington, Benelli, Beretta). Online, there are evidently competition over-unders that begin around $5K. My guess is this is where the...

Philisophy of individual choices to spend their cash on a debatable utility...

Remington or Mossberg for a pump shotgun? I'm leanin' Remington 870.

And why do over-under shotguns cost so damn much?????