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It may be a little unfair to Bernie. He is not the monster MR was. But the antifa movement is more than a little communist in it's actions and philosophy and he is the spiritual leader of the movement whether he wills it or no. He's not exactly calling them out I can't help but notice. He's also hardly the first politician to be supported by a mob he has no control over. But it can't be denied he's feeding them a little bit: "To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency. To Forgive them is barbarity" Maximilian Robespierre. "There are no 'human' oppressors. Oppressors have lost their humanity" Bernie Sanders. Of course I have little concern about any kind of reign of terror here. ANTIFA is not popular and has little power other than as a mob no one seems inclined to do anything about. Plus we are armed and would ever put up with that s--t here. This is all just interesting discussion. Well, not for Andy Ngo.

ANTIFA (was any group ever more inappropriately named?) was having some protest, or counter-protest, or something, in Oregon. I think it was right wing nazis vs left wing nazis. Not even sure which is which anymore. Anyway they decided "What the hell, lets just beat the living hell out of this journalist, or whatever he is" https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/29/andy-ngo-beaten-up-by-antifa-activists-at-portland/ Barely was mentioned in the news this weekend I couldn't help but notice. So... on a related note, who do you guys think the new Robespierre will be? I mean the angry insurrectionists are certainly there. Not nationally popular like in 1792 Paris, but then again these angry people don't have near as much of a beef. I do know one man who seems willing to ride the tiger:

The third quarter begins today. Our projects are funded quarterly so it's going to be a busy week. Well... to too bad. The planning has been done for weeks. My projects are all levee reinforcement so I catch myself humming this all day long:

None of the above

When it comes to abusive and intrusive government it is hardly limited to leviathan-on-the-Potomac. In fact it is far more likely to come from state capitals, county seats, and city halls. Unfortunately they get away with far worse and far more because much of it goes unnoticed by the press. It's a far bigger story when it comes from DC because it affects everyone. And they tend to get away with less because of that. Small wonder they (the press) are the enemies of one side or the other (or none depending on where you stand). But the real villains go unnoticed because despite a heavier hand they have a shorter grasp.

You should be applauding the cops ktchong. You seem to want big and intrusive government. You seem to be in favor of the nanny state. This is what it looks like. This IS government. Armed thugs in uniform throwing their weight around. Dismissive or, worse, ignorant of the laws they are supposed to enforce they charge whomever they like with whatever they like. That is what you are asking for when you ask for more government. State cops, IRS agents, BATF agents, Homeland Security agents, more, more, more all of them get raises and promotions when people get arrested. And when no one is doing anything wrong, arrest them anyway and make something up. After all, as one Miami-Dade cop told me long ago, everyone is guilty of something. You want "social justice"? You want "economic justice"? You ask the "state" to provide these things and in the end you get men with guns and jobs that place them over you are apart from you. You can't have the dragon without the flame.

That's all got today

You'd spend the whole day reading your merchandise! You'd never get anything done!

Speaking of making fantasy promises how do you like this little gem: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/450800-bernie-sanders-says-he-would-move-to-rotate-supreme-court-justices-if

This man is an absolute and inexcusable f-----g fool! He goes to Miami and quotes Che Guevara to the relatives and friends of relatives of people Guevara literally tortured and murdered. https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/27/politics/bill-de-blasio-apologizes-che-miami/index.html Edit: Turns out he is not a fool. He is a goddamned liar. He took his honeymoon in Cuba and was an avid supporter of Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the '70's. It seems he would know who Guevara was and was already OK with torture and mass murder for a good cause (as he sees it). I guess he'll fit right in with the Bernie Sanders crowd after all https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/24/lhota-de-blasio-needs-to-explain-himself-over-cuba-honeymoon-sandinista-support/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/deblasio-nicaragua-warren-wilhelm/

When I first read that I thought YOU owned the store! I thought "wow when did that happen?"

LOL! I was JUST coming here to rant about that! And about her quip about protecting illegal immigrants in the military. She obviously does not know the first thing about the military or it's enlistment process. Suffice it to say there is nothing, NOTHING about you they do not know before you ever get to Boot Camp/Basic Training. I used to get more stressed about gun control. I don't anymore. I am much more stressed about 5th Amendment and Takings Clause abuses but even that got dealt with by the SCOTUS twice in the last term. In the case of Gun Control Heller and McDonald were pretty conclusive. But you know the final say in all of this really is ours. At the end of the day if some onerous gun restriction are passed I'd just disobey them. Thoreau is one of my heroes after all. Only I would not practice "civil" disobedience in the case of confiscation if it ever came to that. Since you are also a fan of Shakespeare: "Come thou no more for ransom my firearms, gentle herald. They shall have none, I swear, but these my joints, Which, if they have, as I will leave 'em them, Shall yield them little. Tell the constable President."

It was Opie & Anthony. Their narrative is to try and be funny. I got a chuckle out of it but maybe I'm just easily amused. Or I hold political figures in such contempt that I think they deserve to be mercilessly mocked and held in slight regard. Take your pick.

The trainwreck was in my PiP. They lost 7-5

Proof that the debate was so dull baseball was preferable! No just once. When talking about staying in Afghanistan.

LOL, I heard this on the radio just now. They put Gabard and Biden in different debates because they were afraid he'd walk over to her and sniff her hair or something weird.

Watched the Dem debate (with the Marlins game in PIP). My take? They all suck. Tulsi Gabard sucked less than the others. Still a goddamned Democrat though. The anti-liberty party. One of them anyway.

Oregon has 11266 enforceable laws in effect right now. Many are repetitive. some even contradict others. I'm sure they'll get along just fine until this so called "crisis" really just a bit of theater is over.

Sorry I've been away for a while. I was in Oregon helping some political prisoners escape tyranny! If you don't follow politics you might not know the name Duncan Hunter. He became prominent during the early 2000's and was a tea party darling IIRC. He was supposed to be a future President, conservative champion, etc. Well, baby look at you now! https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/politics/duncan-hunter-campaign/index.html Do you know what elections really are? It's where we find the most dishonest, underhanded, and selfish people our society can produce and then elevate to positions where those qualities REALLY help them cash in. We beg them to waste our hard earned money, take our freedom a bit at a a time, harass us with petty laws (which never seem to apply to them) and pick needless and pointless fights in foreign countries that we get to go fight in. And, to add insult to injury, when they actually do all these things they demand our applause... and get it. One of my favorite founders was Thomas Paine. He told us that even at it's best government is but a necessary evil. At it' worst an intolerable on. I am continually amazed at how much we will tolerate.

Reminds me of my first wife.