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Closer to Wally actually!

Robobama would bomb the **** out of Detroit. And then tell them with a straight face that the Republicans and George Bush did it! And the media would believe it! In all seriousness, I never saw Orwell's "doublethink" executed in real life so flawlessly as BHO and his admin have done it. For those who have not read 1984, doublethink it telling a lie, knowing that it is a lie, yet believing it with no logical conflict in your mind.

One thing I miss about being a one man design, implementation team, and Project Manager was not having to explain the reason for evey little engineering decision to someone who has only the vaguest of notions what I'm talking about. Case in point, my installation plans for my current project were rejected because I did not order, or allow room for ferrite rings between the DU and radio remotes. I tried explaining that those connections are using 900 nm optical cable. I figured that was answer enough. He (the PM) replied with a six thousand + word e-mail about the susceptibility of Cat5 cable to EM and other forms of interference, especially in an environment where a two way radio system is in use. I responded with just one sentence: "The ALU DAS that you ordered does not use CAT5 cables, read the BPP."

We made a Shipwreck Pizza tonight. It's regular pizza only you use white sauce instead of tomato, then add chopped peppers & fresh garlic & basil and mussels, shrimp & crab or lobster. I actually considered making a brick, wood fired pizza oven outside next to the porch tonight. I may actually do that one day.

They still make those? just kidding

I don't watch him. I find that unless it's sports I really don't want to watch TV anymore.

Never happen. Should not happen. He's been a bad president and a poor leader but impeachment is for removing a president who has actually broken laws. He's done some questionable things, looked to other way on some things that are arguably illegal (turning the IRS into the lefts own thought police for an example) but I didn't think Clinton should have been impeached and he actually did commit a crime (perjury) I certainly don't think BHO should be who hasn't. What I want for Barack Obama is for him to lose both houses of Congress this year (a good probability) which will neutralize the government. Congress will protect us from him, he'll protect us from them. Then I'd like to see him quietly run out the clock on his next two years, leave office, build a library, spend time with his family and make $1M a year on the lecture circuit and just go away.

Great news Enoch, hopefully Thursday is the day. As for how you have been spending the last few days, none of it was a waste of time.

Great post Kroney. Totally disagree with most of it but it was a great post. As for this one part, I'd love to agree to disagree and let's all go our separate ways but it seems too many of the folks who don't see the point of having them are not interested in simply not having them. They want to take everyone else's away too.

I just saw a nice write up on it in USA Today. Nice job Obsidian folks!

Yeah I think this is pretty close to the truth. My fiancée is a Registered Nurse and she had excellent grades in all her math, chemistry, etc classes during her undergrad work. If she had wanted to pursue a Engineering degree of any discipline she could have done so easily. In my entire time ay FAU there was only one woman in any of the engineering programs. People choose what they choose.

I can hardly fault you for that. ETW, MTW2 & HOMM3 still make up the bulk of my gaming time.

So, I finally visited their site and watched their video and looked at their pictures. It's pretty enough but the story sounds a lot like Oblivion, the world has been breached and demons are coming through. Yes, I'm certain that has been done before, to varying degrees of success. I saw nothing that will make me lift my self-imposed moratorium against buying games that suck. I think I'll hold on to my 60 bucks and wait and see what you guys think of it.

Like I said, this is a purely hypothetical discussion. I won't happen because there would be a fight. And there are a number of politicians, mainly on the left, who would love nothing more that to "kick in the doors and take them". If you'd like I can post a page full of quotes. But they are in a minority and while this whole thing is not outside the realm of possibility, it is virtually certain that it will never happen. This whole thread is loaded with sarcasm, hyperbole, is entertaining as hell, and most of all is just hypothetical. We do that kind of thing here, you know that.

Anyone else thinking of Poe's law reading this? http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=ORYVCML8xeE Internet forums and hyperbole are like peanut butter and jelly. But in all seriousness, if it ever did come to confiscation, yes I'd fight. I don't think I'd want to be around to witness what came next.

As far as fearing the government as a reason to own a gun, that is as good a reason as any I guess. I own them because (reasons in order of priority): 1) I enjoy shooting 2) I live in a rural area and if I had to call the police is would take them and hour to get here. So if something goes down I'm on my own 3) I enjoy hunting 4) Self defense while travelling 5) Animal menace at home. I had to make some adjustments in the local Coyote population last year because they were becoming too aggressive 6) I have several genuine antiques and collectors pieces that will never be fired again (but could be) 7) Because I can 9) Zombies... you never know 10) Fight against foreign invaders. (I'm watching you Canada) 11) To, hypothetically, fight back against the government someday if it ever becomes necessary.

Oh this is all a hypothetical discussion no doubt. And no I'm not in favor of legalizing military grade weapons for a lot of very good reasons. Although if I really wanted a .50 Cal machine gun, I can legally buy one if I were willing to go through the State & BATF licensing process. I would never do that because it's expensive and what the heck would do with such a thing since I don't expect to have to actually fight a revolution. However, a citizenry that is armed to the degree that we are is a pretty strong guarantee we won't have cause fight another one. And yes, if the US Military were to bring it's full strength to bear on any kind of insurrection it would be hopeless. But as Shady pointed out, we would not give them a stand up fight. I think an armed revolt against the government would be a lot more effective than you or Wals are willing credit. But like I said, possible is not probable or likely.

Wals, the entire strength of the US Army including Guard & Reserves is 1,105,301. The entire strength of the US Marine Corps is 235,000 Active & Reserve, the Navy has 432,731 Active and Reserve, the Air Force has 332,854, hell I'll even throw in the FBI at 35,902, the Secret Service 6,700, US Marshall Service 4,853. That is a total of 2,400,000 rounding up. In the US last year there were 33,439,301 individual hunting licenses sold. Those are resident licenses because some hunters will buy several out of state but only one resident. Almost every one of them owns at least one firearm and is proficient in it's use. And that is just hunters. That's not even counting legal gun owners who don't hunt. Now consider for the sake of argument that even a third of those are willing to fight (the same percentage as fought in our last revolution). At over 13 million armed fighters it would be the largest armed force in the history of the world. Even if it was not able to operate as a cohesive unit, a guerilla force of that size would wash this country in blood if the government ever turned against it's citizens. A possibility I FIRMLY believe is possible if not probable. As long as the citizens are armed it will be impossible. http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/LicenseInfo/HuntingLicCertHistory20042013.pdf

Which is why it must be done incrementally. "We don't want to take all your guns. We just want reasonable restrictions on magazine fed rifles" then it will be "We don't want to take all your guns. We just want reasonable restrictions on semi-auto handguns" then it will be "We don't want to take all your guns. We just want reasonable restrictions lever action rifles." then comes "We don't want to take all your guns. We just want reasonable restrictions on pistols" then "We don't want to take all your guns. We just want reasonable restrictions on shotguns" Next thing you know it's illegal to own a BB Gun. To quote George Washington, an armed man is a citizen, and unarmed one a subject.

You know I could post a dozen or so studies that prove violent video games leads to violent behavior. How is confiscating guns and different from video game control. Suppose enough politicians get it in their head that it will be for your own good to ensure you are not having your delicate little minds warped by the violent images in Fallout 3 then seizing and outlawing all the games they don't think you should have. Never mind the fact that 99.9% of the people never act any differently. After all, you should never let facts get in the way of a purely political goal.

This above argument.. "someone trying to take away something you legally own and has done nothing illegal with". Does this end with guns? I mean, most people find it pretty natural that we can't buy hand grenades or rocket launchers in Walmart. But according to this logic, we should be able to. No-one should be able to tell someone else what they can or can't legally own. Or is it just guns? Is it because of that paper all Americans seem to hold so dear? The line is arbitrary, before guns, after guns, after hand grenades. Hand grenades and other military grade munitions are already illegal and always have been. That is not the same as kicking in your door and seizing property you have always had and that was suddenly made illegal by legislative fiat.

Gun Control has become a back and white issue because it always was. It was just not marketed that way. The political forces that want it want it completely. Total disarmament. They are willing to accept it incrementally while continuously working towards their ultimate goal: no one has guns but them. You own Senator, Diane Feinstein has said as much. That is why I, and millions of people just like me, will not accept even the most "reasonable" restrictions because it will not end there. Each new law is only a step towards the next. The government is not dealing with us honestly. So you see, it really is black and white. This is one cause I will fight for. This is one thing I will take up arms to defend. And if they day comes when they do come for mine I will kill as many as I can and they can take them from my corpse. And I know for a fact there are hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of my fellow Americans that feel the same way. So again, to those who want it here, are you willing to break the country to get it?

Very sore and tired today. Looks like a good day for fishing.

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