"[W]hereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole
body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike,
especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from
this, that all promiscuously must go into actual service on
every occasion. The mind that aims at a select militia, must be
influenced by a truly anti-republican principle; and when we see
many men disposed to practice upon it, whenever they can prevail,
no wonder true republicans are for carefully guarding against it."

-- Federal Farmer (Antifederalist Letter, No.18, 25 January 177

And, as always, those that study history can be assured of what the Founders really meant in the 2ND Amendment, and it isn't what the Brady bunch would have you believe.

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An 80-year old man goes for a physical. All of his tests come back
with normal results. The doctor says, 'Chuck, everything looks great!
How are you doing mentally and emotionally? Are you at peace with God?'

Chuck replies, 'God and I are tight. He knows I have poor eyesight, so
he's fixed it so when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the
bathroom, POOF! the light goes on. When I'm done, POOF! the light
goes off.'

' WOW, that's incredible,' the doctor says.

A little later in the day, the doctor calls Chuck's wife.

'Ethel,' he says, 'George is doing fine! But, I had to call you as I
am in awe of his relationship with God. Is it true that when he gets
up during the night, POOF! the light goes on in the bathroom and when
he's done POOF! the light goes off?'

'Oh, my God!' Ethel exclaims, 'He's pissing in the refrigerator again!'

H/T to da Catfish

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Simply put, I consider OBAMA to be a POST-TURTLE.

If you're unfamiliar with what that means; it's an old farmers term:
When your driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle'.

'You know he didn't get up there by himself, he doesn't belong up there, and he doesn't know what to do while he's up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put him up there to begin with'.

If that doesn't describe Obama, I don't know what does.

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"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms, disarm only those
who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws
make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants;
they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an
unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
Thomas Jefferson

Another interesting quote on gun controll:

"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized
nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our
police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the
future!" --Adolf Hitler,1935

Think of these the next time you listen to the Brady crowd and other GFW's of their ilk..Which way are they trying to lead us, into secure freedom or freedom from security?

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Nicholas Provenzo writes at World of Reason:
"A parent has a moral obligation to provide for his or her children until these children are equipped to provide for themselves. Because a person afflicted with Down syndrome is only capable of being marginally productive (if at all) and requires constant care and supervision, unless a parent enjoys the wealth to provide for the lifetime of assistance that their child will require, they are essentially stranding the cost of their child's life upon others."

I have known quite a few parents of "special needs" children, NONE of them wealthy by any objective standard, and I have yet to see any of them taking any undue assistance to help care for those children.

I am glad to see this type of blather out in the open however, as it does raise some good points of discussion...by following Mr. Provenzo's standards, taken to their logical conclusions; we should do away with all social aid, because, after all; those with mental disabilities, or on welfare,Medicaid for poor children,Social Security, SS Disability ( YIKES, THAT includes ME!!), or on any number of other programs are "undue burdens on the social body" and ergo should be (at least in the case of the unborn) aborted. I suppose I should look for the nearest euthanasia center and turn myself in? And of course, since in Mr. Provenzo's view, I made a "profoundly selfish choice" by having children, and since I'll no longer be around to care for them (having done the socially responsible thing and terminating myself); they'll need to be given the old heave-ho too, all in the interest of the avoiding any needless cost to society, of course.

"After all, the choice to have a child is a profoundly selfish choice; that is, a choice that is an expression of the parent's personal desire to create new life."

Too bad Mr. Provenzo's mother was so damned selfish, or we wouldn't have to try to comprehend such idiocy as he spouts.

I consider myself a small "l" Libertarian with Fiscal Conservative leanings; I do NOT believe in unlimited welfare just because a certain segment of the population at large is too damned lazy to get off their collectivist asses and provide for themselves, but I do believe that there is a certain social responsibility for the less fortunate, I just believe that it should be the provenance of mostly private charities and religious groups, with very little done by Government. For purposes of full disclosure, I myself depend on the largess of the Public Teat in the form of SSD...and I admit it is somewhat hypocritical of me to accept such aid and rail against the unfairness of it at the same time, and I accept that accusation of that hypocrisy as being all too true.
At the same time, the state of my physical condition precludes me from doing anything else. Should the Government aid end tomorrow; it would be a disaster for me personally, yet I would still hail it as a step forward for the Country at large.

Mr. Provenzo cares not one whit for the public good, he is only concerned with sustaining the selfishness of the pro-abortion crowd. Make no mistake, it is NOT 'pro-choice' - it's 'pro-abortion', as is more than proven by Mr. Provenzo's linking of the termination of Downs Syndrome babies to abortion of any fetus in general, at the whim of the mother.

It's interesting that the pro-abortion crowd is constantly claiming that social conservatives are always trying to 'force their morality' on them, yet it seems that they are in fact the ones trying to force their 'morality' on the body politic.

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If you really want to see where Barrack (never say my middle name Hussein) Obama stands on the issues, go here for his Position Statement for as clear a statement(s) as he has ever made.

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau:

9,374 people are having sex right now,

2,130 are kissing.

234 are getting head, and

1 lonely f**ker is reading this.

You hang in there, Sunshine !!!

Thank you for reading HERE !

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"Wherever politics tries to be redemptive, it is promising too much. Where it wishes to do the work of God, it becomes not divine, but demonic."–-Pope Benedict XVI(then Cardinal Ratzinger)

See, Barry/Biden? Even the POPE doesn't agree with you.

The old joke applies:
A Republican sees a homeless man on the street and reaches into his pocket to give him some money.

A Democrat sees a homeless man on the street and, contemplating the manÂ’s conditionÂ….. reaches into the RepublicanÂ’s pocket and gives the man some money.

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Want to know one reason I despise Barrack (don't ever mention my middle name Hussein) Obama?

He's a liar and doesn't even have the smarts to be able to cover it up, Recently he's been running an attack add accusing McVain of being in the pocket of lobbyists...can you say 'Projection'?

Go to Hennessy's View and lets just see who's deeper in the Lobbyist's pocket.

Add to that Barry's refusal to vote for the Born Alive Act, showing him to TRULY BE "The most liberal Senator in Congress", and I truly cannot fathom ANYONE voting for Obama (Marxist/Socialist, IL).

Thanks for the heads up, GUY.

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I'm still withholding final judgement on THIS, but IF it proves to be true that Obama tried to interfere with U.S. military policy in Iraq, I would hope that, not only would his Presidential bid be a moot point, but that he would be facing a long stretch in the Federal Grey Bar Hotel in Leavenworth.
The Logan Act makes it quite clear as to what private citizens, including Senators and Congresscritters can and CAN'T do overseas, and if the Taheri's statements are true, it's clear that Teh One far overstepped the bounds of legality. Even if he didn't step far enough over the line to constitute a crime, his obvious placement of his candidacy above both the best interests of the Country and the safety of her soldiers engaged in a war should put to rest any consideration of his being qualified to be POTUS...

UPDATE:

But Obama's national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi said Taheri's article bore "as much resemblance to the truth as a McCain campaign commercial."

In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a "Strategic Framework Agreement" governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, she said.
In other words, Taheri says Po-ta-to and Barry says Po-Taa-to, but it's still the same root vegetable.

There you have court admissible evidence that GHO did INDEED interfere with the foreign policy of the U.S. in a time of war, and that he did so merely for his own political views.

My wish would be to request that he be charged under the Logan Act as soon as possible. My advice to Barry would be to cop a plea in exchange for a lesser term, and don't drop the soap in the showers.

Thanks to Hot Air for the links, and continuing coverage

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I got the following unattributed quote from my ex-BiL...any married man can attest to it's wisdom.

"Whatever you give a woman, she's going to multiply. If you give her a house, she'll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her."

So - if you give her crap, you will receive more shit than any one human being can handle"

Thanks Wayne !

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Care to repeat that "Lipstick on a pig" remark, Barry?

C'mon Dims, LET"S JUST COMPARE EXPERIENCE, WHY DON"T WE?...and hey, just WHY are you comparing our Veep choice with YOUR POTUS choice ?!?

Sarah the Riveter AND she rides a Harley ?!?

I hope I'm not being overconfident, but I hope that Sarah has some reading to do:

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Go to ABC's Match-O-Matic and see which candidate matches the closest to your own views. It really is fun.

My score? I matched John McVain 100%...I don't know whether I should be pleased that I didn't agree in anything with the Marxist or angry that McVain is so good at impersonating a conservative....

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These are just some of the tunes that remind me of my teens....

Layla, whats NOT to like?

Tales of Topographic oceans by Yes..helped me through a lot of lonely nights when I was stationed in Germany.

I can remember one year when I was on a church youth group retreat when we played this for three solid days straight...still the best drum solo ever!

Lesser known, but my fovorite Iron Butterfly tune. What can I say? I was a weird teen. This one is for you, Beth*.

Last, but not least, Blood Sweat and Tears brings it ON. I've been known to sing Hi-De-Ho (VERY badly) without even knowing I was doing it.

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"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson

You just might to remember this quote the next time that ANY candidate promises you "guaranteed health care", access to totally "free" education, or any other social program that promises something to you seemingly without a direct price tag to you.

Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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Seems that the U.S. isn't the only place with it's share of moon-bats, in this story out of Surrey, the U.K., a soldier was refused service in a hotel simply because he was a soldier.

Corporal Tomos Stringer, wounded in a convoy ambush in Afghanistan, was in Surrey to participate in a fallen comrade's' funeral when he was refused a room on the basis of his being a member of the Armed Services at the Metro Hotel in Woking, Surrey.

Guess Kipling was right when he wrote :

"For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!"

Hope all the Brit Vets and Active Duty don't let this pass without comment; I also hope it to be a given that we here are grateful for the service of ALL the troops engaged in the WoT, no matter what their country of origin. People like Cpl. Stringer are much better than some of the people they defend deserve.

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I've made all too few posts on the Obamination and his cult of personality that has managed to hijack what was once a great political institution...He could have managed to get as far as he has only with the far left fringe elements of that institution taking control. THAT fact is a clear indicator of just how far we have sunk as a society; that the FAR FAR fringe is even given the time of day, much less control, over a major Party.

I got the following from a friend in my 2ND Amendment group, and it displays just how totally insane this situation is.

You couldn't get...

You couldn't get a job at McDonald's and become district manager after 143 days of experience.

You couldn't become chief of surgery after 143 days of experience of being a surgeon.

You couldn't get a job as a teacher and be the superintendent after 143 days of experience.

You couldn't join the military and become a colonel after a 143 days of experience.

You couldn't get a job as a reporter and become the nightly news anchor after 143 days of experience.

You couldn't get a job as Director of Nursing after 143 days experience as an RN

BUT......

From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator.
To the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the Senate.
That's how many days the Senate was actually in session and working.
After 143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be Commander In Chief, Leader of the Free World...... ....143 days.

We all have to start somewhere.
The senate is a good start, but after 143 days, that's all it is - a start.

AND, strangely, a large sector of the American public is okay with this and campaigning for him.
We wouldn't accept this in our own line of work, yet some are okay with this for the President of the United States of America?
Come on folks, we are not voting for the next American Idol !!!!!

Pull your head out of wherever you're sticking it and wake up!!!!

H/T to Chris

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Some people might think that a candidates character should matter in an election...truth being one measure of said character, but in looking at the Obamination, that is NOT EXACTLY debated honestly in the MSM is it?

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Newt Gingrich SLAUGHTERS the MSM/Lib meme that Gov. Palin hasn't the experience to be VP. The look on Ron Allen's face said it all; you KNOW that HAD to hurt! LMAO

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