JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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WhiteHawk
Project much, numbskull?
You suggest that all gun deaths are bad, and refuse to accept any information to the contrary.
And you did what, exactly? The one time you looked for any evidence, it was only to back up your prejudice. After that, it was unsubstantiated claims and your hatred of Cheney.
My real-life experience tells me that I'm safer with a gun than without. The reason I'm still around to argue with hoplophobes like you is because I was wearing a gun when someone tried to mug me. You want to convince me I'm wrong, you're at a HUGE disadvantage before you even begin to type. You don't have real-life experiences, so you have the luxury of picking stastics that support your prejudice and ignoring those that prove you wrong. Some of us don't have that luxury. We're just glad we're still around to witness the ignorance of others. Who is we? As I pointed out earlier, me and approx. 2.5 million people - a year.
It was a joke, numbskull. Hello...? "Couldn't hit the broad side of a Republican" should've been your first clue.
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WhiteHawk
And then there's Ronald Wilson Reagan, who courageously made things happen. Some of us still have the courage to remember that.
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numbskull:
The "big picture". Right. Like your claim that states which tend to vote Republican lead the country in gun deaths. Your "big picture" was out of focus, ignoring details (aka facts) like who died. Not all gun deaths are bad things. Some gun deaths are actually good. As I said before, it all depends on who dies.
Actually, I think the difference is that you've never used one in self-defense.
Are you talking about the entire country this time, or just Republican-leaning states? Because you're jumping around too, so I want to keep track. And yes, gun crimes outnumber gun defenses, because more criminals use guns more often, while only a small minority of citizens carry guns. And if you're talking about the entire country, then you have to remember that several major cities don't allow citizens to carry or even own guns at all.
That there are more gun crimes than gun defenses does not invalidate the gun defenses. As I said in another thread, get rid of the threat, not the defense.
No, I never said that. You're just projecting your prejudice at me. I'm just saying that it is a valid and effective defense. You seem to think that the best (or only) solution is to remove that defense. Is that a fair assessment of your argument?
In my case, a man larger and stronger than me came up behind me and put a nylon strap around my neck. He had me at a disadvantage, until I dropped my grocery bags, pulled my handgun from the shoulder holster, poked it in his ribs. At that point, he could have assumed I was bluffing and kept choking me, which would have necessitated in me shooting him. Instead, he let go and ran off. Now I've taken a couple of martial arts classes and am not a weakling, but for me, in that situation, the most effective defense I had, the one with the best chance of success, was my handgun. The one defense so many "enlightened" liberals want to take from me. And not just me, but from women too.
I am not familiar with the weapons rules for certain areas of Army bases, but it seems Hasan was and exploited them to his advantage.
I see it, but I also see that America leads the world in gun defenses by private citizens, something you're trying to ignore completely. Why is that?
Again, you're projecting your prejudice to fill blanks where I haven't commented. I never absolved Cheney, I just supplied a fact (Whittington didn't announce himself, which isn't a "fringe rule", but a critical one) that you purposely ignored before. And it wasn't the White House that "blamed" Whittington for not announcing his return to the group (where is your link?), but Katharine Armstrong, the owner of the ranch, who noted that Whittington did not announce his return.
How charming. You can't defeat my arguments, so you try to demean me through insults. If I'm paranoid and convulted, then you should be having no trouble in defeating my arguments. Yet, you're struggling to seem anything other than prejudiced and myopic, with your selective memory and your attempts to vilify Cheney.
ProfJuanColePhd:
How ironic that those who keep John F. Kennedy on a pedestal of reverence now shun Joe Lieberman as an "extremist". Yet Lieberman is well to the Left of JFK politically, but he's not Left enough for today's Democrats. So how would they treat JFK if he were around today? Not well, and the irony is telling.
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numbskull:
"Exceedingly rare"? Between 2 and 2.5 millions a year is "exceedingly rare"? Fascinating. Since my real-life experience is not convincing enough for you, here is a link:
http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/stats.html
I can understand why you're doubtful. It's likely that you have never seen a gun in real life unless it was on a policeman's hip, and have only seen them on tv or in movies. It's too bad that your knowledge of firearms is so limited, but everybody grows up in different cultures.
Earlier, you posted:
"More gun deaths" does not equal more criminal homocide. Cities that vote Democrat and have guns bans, such as Chicago, have the highest violent crime rates in the country, according to the FBI. People can't defend themselves = more violent crime. People can defend themselves = more dead criminals. It's just common sense.
I am very certain that a news report on television reported that Mr. Whittington blamed himself for not annoucing his approach to the rear of the group, as is commonly expected. I do not have a link to that television report handy, so I guess I won't be able to convince anyone for who believe nothing exists outside of the internet. But it is quite well documented on the holy internet that Cheney was cleared in the accident.
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numbskull:
It all comes down to just who it is that gets shot. A rapist trying to commit another rape? You might consider them a victim of gun violence, but I do not.
I see that dry humor and sarcasm are lost on you.
And? Even his friend, the man who was accidentally shot, said it was his own fault, not Cheney's.
Me too. My bets are that the Columbine killers were too young to vote. Not that ACORN didn't try to register them in 2008...
Again, it comes down to who gets shot. People who live in areas where their 2nd amendment rights (also known as the basic human right to self-defense) are infringed cannot shoot their attackers and are left to be victims, whether the attacker has a gun, a knife, a nylon strap, or is just bigger.
Remember, I've used a gun in self-defense. Just because somebody ends up getting shot, doesn't mean it isn't a happy ending.
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Badsey:
Oh come on, they're not all as bad as Squeaky Fromme (who couldn't hit the broad side of a Republican), are they?
Actually, there may be some truth to your jest. Liberal/Leftist/"Progressive" hoplophobes routinely suggest that guns make people evil (where I counter that they're just a tool, like cars, capitalism, the internet, kitchen knives, rocks lying on the ground, etc., that can only be used per the intenions of the person using them). Maybe guns just make Liberals/Leftists/"Progressives" evil and they think guns affect everybody else the same way too.
yabits:
All in the name of liberal "diversity", I suspect.
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WhiteHawk
"neo-Nazi right-wing"?
http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/06/committee-confirms-comply-with-pelosi-care-or-go-to-jail/
As usual, the totalitarians are on the Left.
That's the sales pitch (or campaign promise, if you prefer). But America doesn't have a problem with the availability of health care, especially when it comes to children.
I have my own health insurance. Not provided by an employer, nor by the government. It's less than US$100/month. There's no need for government mandates or takeovers. It's not about care, it's about control. Always has been.
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WhiteHawk
There's something his WH replacement needs to learn: Don't take it personally. I remember when Bush was asked about the anti-war protestors in front of the White House. He replied that it was their right to protest and it was good they were exercising that right. Obama, by contrast, ignored the anti-tax protestors, even pretending he didn't know the protests were happening. Then he turns around and attacks FoxNews. People with such thin skin shouldn't seek out positions like President of the United States, no matter how strong their narcissism.
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WhiteHawk
And to think, all these years I've been doing it the hard way.
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WhiteHawk
usaexpat, that's certainly possible, since Boeing is based in Seattle.
And my apologies for overlooking your earlier post.
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WhiteHawk
Beelzebub:
The difference in how each side reacts to recessions and unemployment. One cuts taxes and eases restrictions, making it easier for the private sector to hire people and invest, which encourages recovery and growth; the other raises taxes and puts more demands on the private sector, making it more difficult for the private sector to hire people and invest, which inhibits recovery and growth.
By the way... Obama said we needed the porkulus spending plan to prevent unemployment from exceeding 8%, in spite of many estimates that such spending would only make unemployment worse and hinder the recovery process. Now unemployment is 10.2% and Obama/Gibbs is still trying to blame Bush.
How can anyone with a brain not connect congressional races to federal policies?!? People all over the country are tired of this runaway Democrat spending party, and want representatives who will put a stop to Pelosi and Reid's madness, or at least have a state government that will stand up to unconstitutional federal policies.
Sarge called it earlier. If it had been a Democrat sweep, Obama/Gibbs would have been crowing that it was a message of resounding approval from "the people" for the Obama administration and the Democrat's policies.
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WhiteHawk
It would probably do more than that. There was a guy in the Seattle area not long ago who -with the farmer's permission- put himself on the receiving end. And died from the experience.
There are times I wish I didn't read the news.
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WhiteHawk
usaexpat:
It wouldn't be the first time...
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WhiteHawk
Ah yes, those pesky NRA goons, going around causing people to use guns in crimes... /sarcasm
When are hoplophobes going to learn that people=trouble? I've used a gun in self-defense. Guns aren't trouble, they're not evil, and they don't cause people to commit crimes they wouldn't have committed anyway. Guns are tools. They're inamimate objects. They can only be used at the direction of the user. Just like cars, capitalism, kitchen knives, the internet, rocks lying around on the ground, etc., etc.
Obviously, you're not aware of the 70,000 times a year guns are used in self-defense in the U.S. alone. The vast majority of the time without being fired, just pointed (like in my case).
Which are you more afraid of, an "average joe", or a violent criminal? Or do you see the violent criminal as a victim?
Here's an idea: Get rid of the threat, not the defense.
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WhiteHawk
Why can't environmentalists in the U.S. look like her? Why do they all have to look like unwashed versions of Jeanine Garafalo or Lynne Stewart?
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WhiteHawk
Now that you mention it, those ARE some bleeping huge ears. Even the rabbit looks surprised by them.
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WhiteHawk
Sorry, but I'm still going to go up in the old 172 whenever I have the time and the weather is nice. No paper napkins or plastic cups, though, so you can relax. ;)
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WhiteHawk
Who could have predicted that Biden would be having to do damage control for Obama, instead of the other way around?
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WhiteHawk
Remember, Obama wanted this job.
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Foxie:
That's the idea. Although, just what Obama would do if not pleased, I don't know. Obviously it's not enough to have an effect on Russia or Iran...
Tennessee (and former governor) senator Lamar Alexander recently called out Obama in a speech on the senate floor. A Democrat senator followed him and warned "You don't want to go there". Again, meant as a threat.
When campagining, Obama talked of hope and change and rainbows and unicorns. But once in office, he and his "outfit" behave just like Chicago mafia. Only, as Russia and Iran have demonstrated, the Obama mob doesn't have any street cred. Maybe that's why they're focused on FoxNews instead of substantive issues?
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