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baldguy

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78. The GOP, the NRA & their sugar daddies at ALEC are all joined at the hip.
Thu Apr 12, 2012, 09:23 PM
Apr 2012

They're fighting your pro-gun battles for you, and their goal is to destroy the Democratic Party.

You can ignore it all you want, pretend it's the opposite, tell lies to yourself, but you can't change the truth.

Let this sink in for a minute... [View all] MrScorpio Apr 2012 OP
"...and now my soldiers can search any colon any time." tk2kewl Apr 2012 #1
It's a new educational policy Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #47
OMG. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #2
Hail The Emperor,Augustus Bloombergus! Ken Burch Apr 2012 #3
LOL! Very clever. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #80
I was thinking of Serpico the other day bananas Apr 2012 #4
Spike Lee has said for a long time that the NYPD behaves like an occupying army nxylas Apr 2012 #5
Holy crap - he really said that??? Initech Apr 2012 #6
Yes he did, a little while back rustydog Apr 2012 #7
Now that you mention it MrScorpio I remember that quote BadGimp Apr 2012 #8
That's really kinda evil. nt greytdemocrat Apr 2012 #9
Why do we have to pay for his "own" army? donheld Apr 2012 #10
There's no draft to take flesh and blood in payment to the overlords, so we have to give them $$$. freshwest Apr 2012 #19
And this is a response to what threat, exactly? Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #11
It's not a response cbrer Apr 2012 #12
7th largest? really? tomp Apr 2012 #13
Yep... K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2012 #14
New York needs to hear this and get rid of this fucking tyrant. /nt think Apr 2012 #15
Was it any better or worse with Giuliani? Or Dinkins? Or Koch? Or Beame? baldguy Apr 2012 #16
Once upon a time there was a HUGE difference think Apr 2012 #17
Of course there is. baldguy Apr 2012 #21
I don't see any posts about gun control. I see a post about a mayor bragging think Apr 2012 #22
You just can't STAND that we're winning, can you? derby378 Apr 2012 #24
The "we" you're rooting for - and claim to be part of - isn't the Democratic Party. baldguy Apr 2012 #28
+1 Isn't it amazing the BS people will buy into? Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #29
Your revisionism regarding this "rational progressive" would be amusing if it wasn't so blatant: friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #50
Hypocrisy: Claiming to be a Democrat baldguy Apr 2012 #52
Hypocrisy *and* revisionism: Claiming a supporter of the Iraq war is a progressive friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #54
I've never claimed to be a defender of Bloomberg on every policy he supports. He's not a Democrat. baldguy Apr 2012 #57
*Ahem*..."I can't speak for GSC, but I'm certainly voting Obama in November." friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #67
Romney courts gun-rights group in presidential bid baldguy Apr 2012 #68
"My" NRA? Is your search function somehow broken? You seem to have missed this post of mine: friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #83
Denial isn't a river in Egypt derby378 Apr 2012 #55
The "we" you're rooting for is the NRA baldguy Apr 2012 #56
I'll be the judge of who I mean by "we," thankyewvarramuch derby378 Apr 2012 #58
Those who lie down with dogs wake up with fleas. baldguy Apr 2012 #59
I could just eat you up with a spoon derby378 Apr 2012 #60
It's taken you 4 days to reply to my post, and all you've got is lame one-liners. baldguy Apr 2012 #61
There's nothing TO refute in the first place derby378 Apr 2012 #62
As long as you support the NRA and it's goals you undermine the Democratic Party. baldguy Apr 2012 #64
Why do you keep mentioning the Ehhhnnnahhrrrrayyyyeeeee? derby378 Apr 2012 #66
The NRA are you peeps. baldguy Apr 2012 #69
I get it now, believe me... derby378 Apr 2012 #71
You're the one that claimed "we're winning". I only exposed just who your "we" is. baldguy Apr 2012 #72
When? (n/t) derby378 Apr 2012 #73
Being deliberately obtuse doesn't help your cause baldguy Apr 2012 #76
Talk about being obtuse... derby378 Apr 2012 #77
The GOP, the NRA & their sugar daddies at ALEC are all joined at the hip. baldguy Apr 2012 #78
There you go again... derby378 Apr 2012 #79
You can ignore it all you want, pretend it's the opposite, tell lies to yourself baldguy Apr 2012 #81
You're right, you can't change the truth: Bloomberg is a crypto-fascist, not a rational progressive. friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #84
Bloomberg doesn't pretend to be a Democrat. baldguy Apr 2012 #85
And what "truth" is this that you speak of? derby378 Apr 2012 #87
derby378, thank you for speaking out Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2012 #53
Consider The Company You Have To Keep To Be A Gun Militant "Winner" (n/t) Paladin Apr 2012 #74
You and I are stuck with each other, whether we like it or not derby378 Apr 2012 #75
Post removed Post removed Apr 2012 #82
Living in your own little fantasy world again, I see... derby378 Apr 2012 #86
Within 24 Hours Of Gabby Gifford's Shooting...... Paladin Apr 2012 #88
Seems like every conspiracy theorist is coming out to play Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #46
Well, he evidently can't fucking count. nt Dead_Parrot Apr 2012 #18
Tell me again--how did Bloomberg get elected as NYC mayor? Jamaal510 Apr 2012 #20
Okay, not a police state or a plutocracy Rex Apr 2012 #23
What nonsense TomClash Apr 2012 #25
Even if Bloomberg doesn't... MrScorpio Apr 2012 #26
Referring to the police as an army does give one pause lunatica Apr 2012 #27
How about a little context and less propaganda? Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #30
doesn't really matter. the NYPD is not HIS and it is not an ARMY tk2kewl Apr 2012 #31
I see, the context doesn't matter, just the flame. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #32
When it comes to using the possessive pronoun "my" to describe his relationship to the police... tk2kewl Apr 2012 #33
You can parse it any way you like Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #34
> 600,000 warrantless searches per year == not just semantics tk2kewl Apr 2012 #35
Enlighten me please Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #36
NYPD "stop and frisk" policy tk2kewl Apr 2012 #37
Not a good policy IMO Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #38
no doubt things are dramatically different since the 80s tk2kewl Apr 2012 #39
How does it make you feel Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author tk2kewl Apr 2012 #42
the random searches are bs tk2kewl Apr 2012 #43
So what do you suggest? Mandatory searches? Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #45
Bloomberg is just another arrogant businessman MicaelS Apr 2012 #48
But he's against guns in the hands of the rabble, and makes the trains run safely (and on time). friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #49
I guess you don't understand NYC politics Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #51
Combining this as advised by the Group Host --- thanks for the lock Krispos. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2012 #41
AKA Putting the fascism on full-blown display with no attempt to disguise it - n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #44
the police.... unkachuck Apr 2012 #63
What nerve. Zax2me Apr 2012 #65
And I'll bet they're better equipped than at least one of the top 6 WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #70
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