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friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
111. IRS audits of your political enemies? How very Nixonian.
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 06:23 PM
Nov 2012

"It's not about guns with gun control advocates, it's about control"

What's sad is... LP2K12 Nov 2012 #1
Just so you and your father know, President Obama also said this: Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #2
notice: He said Criminals NOT PreCriminals are whatever is the term some Anti-2Aers have been using. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #5
And don't forget those pesky hidden criminals. glacierbay Nov 2012 #14
Obama understands the Constitution and well knows that Pro-2Aers voted for him. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #3
Barak Obama, Oct 16, 2012. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #4
let him see. he will be looking for a long time. betcha. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #8
That's irrelevant to this point. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #9
ah, throw the poor guy a bone. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #12
Yep glacierbay Nov 2012 #15
He had to toss a bone to a vocal gun controllers hack89 Nov 2012 #45
The impact I could see is on import firearms/ammo. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #6
He could go on BillO's show AlGoreRhythms Nov 2012 #7
Obama didn't say that Renew Deal Nov 2012 #10
True: It was an administration official. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #13
This ought to really piss of the Brady org. glacierbay Nov 2012 #11
A constitutional right on what basis? To go to war with your government? Loudly Nov 2012 #16
Awwwww glacierbay Nov 2012 #17
Well said, gb friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #74
Based on, ya know, the constitution. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #18
What hooey. Loudly Nov 2012 #21
You can quit beating that horse Shares. glacierbay Nov 2012 #22
Yup, pretty much. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #23
What? Why do you hate the First Amendment? And the Twenty-Fourth? n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #69
+1000000 glacierbay Nov 2012 #24
Hey there Shares... ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #19
I shall refer to our Declaration of Rights Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #33
Very good. This can't be repeated often enough. Loudly Nov 2012 #34
Uh... You may want to read that again, friend. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #35
No fair citing facts to Shares United, now known as Loudly ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #37
Yes that's it exactly. You want the option of staging armed rebellion against the United States. Loudly Nov 2012 #38
You want to play? Let's play. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #41
Paragraph by paragraph rebuttal. Loudly Nov 2012 #44
"Why the theoretical concern about your government rounding people up?" PavePusher Nov 2012 #70
And an appropriate response. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #89
Much more diplomatic than my response.... PavePusher Nov 2012 #93
Pretty silly talk from you Shares ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #43
Only basis? No. Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #36
Wrong. It is a right. And here is a liberal who agreed with that: Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #50
Some hurt feelings in his thread former-republican Nov 2012 #20
Oh, my GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! VPStoltz Nov 2012 #25
And if I find that guns make me happy? Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #26
Funny how the controllers become more and more glacierbay Nov 2012 #28
Your right to happiness is not unconditional. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #49
"2a absolutism" - Dishonesty in semantic redefinition isn't helping your cause. beevul Nov 2012 #57
I don't think I've ever gotten a serious answer Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #58
I've already provided the evidence down thread. You can exhale. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #60
You provided nothing, and called it evidence. beevul Nov 2012 #67
The gun control false consensus is falling apart, and they're not taking it well at all... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #75
Indeed, happiness is not guaranteed 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #134
What part of what he posted do you not understand? glacierbay Nov 2012 #27
What kind of rights do you think the Bill of Rights refers to? nt hack89 Nov 2012 #51
"in the bible"? PavePusher Nov 2012 #71
Constitutional right? Yes... bowens43 Nov 2012 #29
Sorry dude glacierbay Nov 2012 #31
Uh, well, you're wrong. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #32
Explain how your semantic construct works, using basic rules of grammar. I bet you can't. n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #72
Could you list the other collective rights guaranteed in the constitution? 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #135
It could be gun owner suppression like voter suppression. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #30
... ellisonz Nov 2012 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #40
your examples are all examples of weapons that cannot be 'borne'. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #47
"I've never seen that." Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #48
Logically, if you could post a link to where any "responsible person has ever seriously argued that AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #52
Here you go. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #55
"it's not clear whether he was being serious or not. " Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #59
That's because your 'evidence' is bullshit. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #65
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #66
As said above, Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #42
Wrong! RKBA is one of our unalienable/inalienable rights and as SCOTUS said jody Nov 2012 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #56
That is What the Party Platform Says Along with an AWB fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #61
Since you want a AWB, what "assault weapons" would you ban? And why? oneshooter Nov 2012 #62
The Ones the Really Smart People Want to Ban fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #63
those are already banned or simply not sold gejohnston Nov 2012 #64
So you have no idea what you are supporting? oneshooter Nov 2012 #68
Nah fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #73
Well then, we'll just have to keep doing what we've been doing all along- friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #76
Right fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #80
Erm... About that. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2012 #90
Not Even Close fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #101
you are missing a couple of things gejohnston Nov 2012 #104
I quoted the Entire Text in Entirety and Support 100% as is. fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #107
who cares? gejohnston Nov 2012 #121
Other than the Use Of Guns Results in Murder and Crime fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #122
so why does USVI, gejohnston Nov 2012 #123
I Make No Claim to Know fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #125
only that it has nothing to do with laxer gun laws gejohnston Nov 2012 #127
You seem to forget what the *leader* of the Democratic Party said friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #100
See Post 101 fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #102
You didn't 'say' anything, you simply parroted the platform. friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #110
And Once Again fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #113
So you willingly admit that you support laws that you know nothing about. oneshooter Nov 2012 #120
Right fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #124
why do I bother? "and keep the guns in the house." Period. End of discussion. graham4anything Nov 2012 #77
I don't know why you bother, either. Union Scribe Nov 2012 #78
Bloomberg backed Obama. He is a LIBERAL democrat from Mass in case you didn't know graham4anything Nov 2012 #79
You give us permission to have a gun glacierbay Nov 2012 #82
"Your (supposed) right to a gun stops when you take it outside." PavePusher Nov 2012 #94
Bloomberg is a right wing knob. Union Scribe Nov 2012 #169
I see our little RW authoritarian is back glacierbay Nov 2012 #81
someday our prince will come...and MMMM is that Prince. graham4anything Nov 2012 #83
Are you talking about Blooming Idiot? glacierbay Nov 2012 #84
guess you aren't an Obama fan. I would think you would appreciate he gave him his endorsement graham4anything Nov 2012 #85
You're a funny person glacierbay Nov 2012 #86
I expect no less from the multi-million dollar suits of the #1 lobby superPac in the world-the NRA graham4anything Nov 2012 #87
Another RW position glacierbay Nov 2012 #88
I bide my time,but Mayor Mike is the Equalizer...btw, guns are rightwing. graham4anything Nov 2012 #133
"btw, guns are rightwing."? Now you claim to follow a sect of animism? PavePusher Nov 2012 #137
you left out "in the street". (of course, because you guys have no answer for it) graham4anything Nov 2012 #139
"get rid of ALL guns from the street, and you get rid of gun violence 100%." PavePusher Nov 2012 #144
I wouldn't expect you to understand as you don't want change.You want 1850s wild west. graham4anything Nov 2012 #146
Mikey will be history soon enough...and it will be good riddance to repuke trash ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #140
He is a young man with billions to give away. His mother lived to be 102 graham4anything Nov 2012 #142
much of it to keep Brown in the Senate. gejohnston Nov 2012 #143
What, he won't live to be a zillion? Or is he worth a zillion? ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #148
the NRA is the 1%. 98.7% of America is NOT a member of the NRA. graham4anything Nov 2012 #149
How many are the Brady bunch, now? Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #150
I do not care about the Brady bill-it is fundamentally flawed and can never work graham4anything Nov 2012 #151
Brady Campaign, not the bill. Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #152
nobody ever heard of it. As the Pet Shop Boys sang (c)Sondheim "Somewhere" graham4anything Nov 2012 #154
Your hero worship of a classic 1%er is both amazing and telling ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #162
Isn't it? glacierbay Nov 2012 #164
BTW glacierbay Nov 2012 #163
So far, s/he's never answered any question. PavePusher Nov 2012 #165
Yep glacierbay Nov 2012 #167
after a week or so with no lights not once did I feel I needed a gun...as Alan Jackson said in graham4anything Nov 2012 #168
How very fucking "Dick Cheney" of you DonP Nov 2012 #91
He's already on record glacierbay Nov 2012 #92
Which begs the question: PavePusher Nov 2012 #97
Beats the hell out of me. glacierbay Nov 2012 #99
He- Like You - Is Entitled to His Opinion fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #129
Sure, he's entitled to his own opinion glacierbay Nov 2012 #161
IRS audits of your political enemies? How very Nixonian. friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #111
"THERE IS NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO OWNING BULLETS" PavePusher Nov 2012 #95
no, they are not. Arms are not legs. graham4anything Nov 2012 #132
The only conclusion I can draw from your "rebutal"... is that freebasing is bad for you. Good luck. PavePusher Nov 2012 #136
"...get rid of ALL guns outside the home....." slackmaster Nov 2012 #96
... and Bloomies bodyguards of course DonP Nov 2012 #98
It's all Bizarro, all the time, with this one. PavePusher Nov 2012 #138
And That Is Bad? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #108
Were you *entirely* sure about the government during the Nixon, Reagan, and Bush II years? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2012 #112
History fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #114
You're the only one here talking about "seeking to overthrow our Constitutional government" slackmaster Nov 2012 #171
No fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #172
I can't tell whether you are being deliberately obtuse here, so I'll just explain my position again slackmaster Nov 2012 #174
You Clarified Your Position fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #176
More fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #126
My issue is the the security of the state, which includes the capacity for effective self-defense slackmaster Nov 2012 #170
Ok fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #173
The state isn't secure unless every community, neighborhood, family, and individual are also secure slackmaster Nov 2012 #175
Ok fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #177
Until a Supreme Court with a different make up upaloopa Nov 2012 #103
so you are saying all judges are politicians in robes gejohnston Nov 2012 #105
Is that what he said? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #109
Not gonna happen glacierbay Nov 2012 #106
Ever hear of Citizens United? It over turned upaloopa Nov 2012 #115
Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce gejohnston Nov 2012 #118
Hhhm fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #117
there is a difference gejohnston Nov 2012 #119
Based on a Compelling State Interest fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #128
but compelling state interest has to be demostrated gejohnston Nov 2012 #130
Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #131
defending yourself is legal gejohnston Nov 2012 #141
No One Is 'Defending' Themselves in a Duel fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #145
there are no duels in the street, that was the point gejohnston Nov 2012 #147
Thankfully, the president made no reference to guns. Starboard Tack Nov 2012 #116
President Obama: Making fatuous statements is a Constitutional Right. MrModerate Nov 2012 #153
I am a gun owning liberal democrat beachbumbob Nov 2012 #155
And the rate of homicides committed with "assault weapons" Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #156
its the premise that assault weapoons are being sold. beachbumbob Nov 2012 #157
Automobiles, fax machines, televisions, Glaug-Eldare Nov 2012 #158
Why did you not post your comment in a manner known to those writers? PavePusher Nov 2012 #160
They are quite popular in lawful game hunting. PavePusher Nov 2012 #159
Precise definitions matter on this topic ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #166
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