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OH NO d_b Oct 2012 #1
what the fuck? awake Oct 2012 #2
Said 'ban' WHAT? elleng Oct 2012 #3
assault weapons cilla4progress Oct 2012 #4
Are those actual votes that might have gone his way before that? enough Oct 2012 #5
Yes... virginia mountainman Oct 2012 #7
Thanks for an interesting post, but you are certainly putting words in enough Oct 2012 #49
Ridiculous fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #62
Telling the truth isn't helping Romney. Clames Oct 2012 #67
YOUR TRUTH IS NOT BETTER THAN OBAMA'S WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #69
YOU DON'T DECIDE WHOSE TRUTH IS BETTER. Clames Oct 2012 #78
NO- THAT'S YOUR JOB fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #81
Again with the purity test? PavePusher Oct 2012 #101
We do attract the self-appointed zampolits, don't we? friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #173
"zampolits"?! At the risk (hell, utter certainty) of Godwining myself into oblivion... PavePusher Oct 2012 #177
Laughable. Clames Oct 2012 #109
Got It fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #111
You got nothing. Clames Oct 2012 #117
Worthless and Ineffective fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #122
You just can't get right can you. Clames Oct 2012 #131
Read Again fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #133
I got it right the first time. You on the other hand... Clames Oct 2012 #135
Again fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #164
There is a difference and it isn't a subtle one. Clames Oct 2012 #168
FLUFF fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #181
The president is using the AWB Jenoch Oct 2012 #175
Making a Point? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #180
Funniest damn post I've read on this forum in a long time derby378 Oct 2012 #285
no, because he didn't lie gejohnston Oct 2012 #79
GOT IT fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #84
I know more about guns than he does gejohnston Oct 2012 #94
Nonsense fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #99
so you are OK with gejohnston Oct 2012 #106
You Interpretation- Not Mine fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #108
this line gejohnston Oct 2012 #110
ILLEGAL GUN USE fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #112
I support defending yourself by what ever means possible gejohnston Oct 2012 #115
Good Grief fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #116
no, gejohnston Oct 2012 #118
Illegal Gun Use is Not a Victimless Crime fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #120
you obviously do not understand what the bill was about gejohnston Oct 2012 #140
Get A FREAKING License fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #141
read closer gejohnston Oct 2012 #144
Simply Not True fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #150
I took the time to look up the laws gejohnston Oct 2012 #151
Always the Same fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #154
I have read a few accounts of people who have gejohnston Oct 2012 #158
Who? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #160
Have you tried to register a gun in DC? Remmah2 Oct 2012 #236
No fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #239
Emily Miller described the issue quite well. The process took her quite some time. PavePusher Oct 2012 #267
The LOONY Tune CONSERVATIVE Washington Times Bankrupt Moony Owned Paper fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #269
None of which has anything to do with the cited articles. You are attempting to dodge. PavePusher Oct 2012 #270
Not even going to read fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #271
ever read "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu? gejohnston Oct 2012 #274
...or Orwell's "1984"? Does the phrase "Ignorance is Strength" ring a bell? friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #276
You must be Superman by now. n/t PavePusher Oct 2012 #283
That's why you have me fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #279
Now you're touting willful ignorance as if it was a virtue. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #275
Yawn fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #278
I prefer a 1911 style or a SIG220 as a CHL gun. oneshooter Oct 2012 #281
One 30-round mag in the well, two more within reasonable reach derby378 Oct 2012 #284
None fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #289
3 total, 7rds each. n/t oneshooter Oct 2012 #296
It WASN'T a mistake - it was a BIG FUCKING MISTAKE derby378 Oct 2012 #282
Feel Better? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #290
The First Amendment is a beautiful thing (n/t) derby378 Oct 2012 #298
Completely Agree fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #301
I did read the articles mentioned, and you haven't. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #288
Irrelevent to the articles I cited to. PavePusher Oct 2012 #286
May I please see your FREAKING First, Fourth, Thirteenth and Twenty-Fourth Amendment licences? PavePusher Oct 2012 #172
WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #183
Sigh.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #185
You aparently support people dying because they could not defend themselves. oneshooter Oct 2012 #126
Stupid fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #127
Self-defense which would be lawful except for the choice of tool.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #171
Bush could not reinstate a ban that was never presented to him by Congress. oneshooter Oct 2012 #123
Wink Wink fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #125
Are you saying that Congress DID present it to him? oneshooter Oct 2012 #155
No fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #157
Bush didn't let the AWB expire, Congress did. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #167
LOL fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #189
historical fact gejohnston Oct 2012 #190
Obviously, you don't like facts when they are inconvient to you. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #204
Which Didn't Happen .... fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #218
Yes, defeating the AWB renewal was one of many gun-rights victories. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #242
Actually He Has fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #245
he didn't write the platform gejohnston Oct 2012 #247
Good Grief fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #250
I said no such thing gejohnston Oct 2012 #252
Lip service isn't "pushing". GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #255
Hope You are Wrong fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #258
I doubt that he will want to spend the political capital for no gain. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #259
No Gain fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #261
Gun control is still a no gain. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #263
as for Guns fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #264
We will know in a few days. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #268
Are you claiming the President is omniscient and infallible? PavePusher Oct 2012 #169
Are You Saying You Support a President You Oppose? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #184
You keep trying to sell the idea that if we disagree with the President on one issue.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #186
NO fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #188
Funny, seems you forgot what the topic is given your last... Clames Oct 2012 #191
What? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #192
You can't answer a question with a question. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #237
I Can't? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #241
Here in MO glacierbay Oct 2012 #10
Support President's Policies or Take Else Where fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #194
you don't grasp the difference between gejohnston Oct 2012 #197
I find it a bit sad and ironic Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #202
Wrong Side? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #222
I didn't say I wasn't going to vote for him glacierbay Oct 2012 #203
Supporting Documentation? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #220
I live here glacierbay Oct 2012 #223
No fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #226
My opinion is much more valid than yours glacierbay Oct 2012 #229
GET OUT OF HIS FACE AND STOP CALLING HIM OUT. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #235
Assault weapons ban is bunk James48 Oct 2012 #6
I miss my 742's. ileus Oct 2012 #11
You make a dangerous assumption Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #13
That was a huge mistake glacierbay Oct 2012 #8
Probably won't help him win my end of VA. ileus Oct 2012 #9
Yep, but Mittens never said BAN...Obama did.... virginia mountainman Oct 2012 #12
Already did... ileus Oct 2012 #15
What did he say exactly? NT Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #14
I just googled polls on assault weapons and it safeinOhio Oct 2012 #16
I strongly disagree Travis_0004 Oct 2012 #17
Most every poll showed only safeinOhio Oct 2012 #22
unless there is an "assault weapon loophole" gejohnston Oct 2012 #28
Most people don't have a clue what the issue is really about slackmaster Oct 2012 #19
how many actually know what they are being asked about? gejohnston Oct 2012 #21
It doesn't matter that the majority supports a ban Ter Oct 2012 #134
This message was self-deleted by its author slackmaster Oct 2012 #18
This has already broke on THR and TFL Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #20
It's on damn near every gun board Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #30
The NRA already has the gun nuts all stirred up. ellisonz Oct 2012 #43
No cable here 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #23
Here it is. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #40
Ah so it wasn't misrepresented 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #42
For the last 4 years, the President has been very disciplined re: AWB up to that point aikoaiko Oct 2012 #24
"Yes, AWB reauthorization can tip an undecided voter." ellisonz Oct 2012 #60
Go back and read that link again. Clames Oct 2012 #70
GOT IT fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #72
Wrong. Clames Oct 2012 #80
Outside Brady fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #82
Not surprising. Clames Oct 2012 #114
Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #119
Didn't stutter. Clames Oct 2012 #138
Just like him/her to be clueless on the subject he/she is whining about rl6214 Oct 2012 #200
So, all politics is binary? PavePusher Oct 2012 #102
Dude ellisonz Oct 2012 #152
when it comes to Mitt gejohnston Oct 2012 #156
Those data are bad for your side, ellisonz. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #74
I agree but Berserker Oct 2012 #25
I find it interesting that neither candidate knows the difference between an automatic ... spin Oct 2012 #26
I've got to say I'm sorry but rl6214 Oct 2012 #27
It's all a lot of the RW folks are latching on to right now. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #29
... ellisonz Oct 2012 #59
He could have just said: "I'll enforce existing laws." But no. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #31
Well pointless1 Oct 2012 #32
His heart may be in the right place (wanting to reduce violence) but his head isn't if he thinks... eqfan592 Oct 2012 #33
I seriously doubt this will be a game changer Serve The Servants Oct 2012 #34
One suspects Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #35
Maybe, maybe not Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #37
You are right, Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #38
LOL fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #132
Mocking others for coming to the light? PavePusher Oct 2012 #174
Has He?????? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #182
Now you know that isn't the case, fight. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #207
Cool fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #211
One would be wrong. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #39
And on this Sherman A1 Oct 2012 #44
Bottom line, this isn’t going to hurt Obama except with swing voters. Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #36
After thinking about it more, I believe the more likely effect will be on the makeup of Congress slackmaster Oct 2012 #41
Show the polls that are coming out today showing Romney leading 51-45% rl6214 Oct 2012 #45
I don't understand your reply. Could you please re-phrase it to make it clear? slackmaster Oct 2012 #46
I think he meant Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #47
If that is the case, I would say... slackmaster Oct 2012 #48
I don't see where I was issueing orders, there is a question mark there rl6214 Oct 2012 #91
My original response was directed at your title. The body just seemed to be nonsense. slackmaster Oct 2012 #95
I agree with you about the polls rl6214 Oct 2012 #195
No problem. I was posting from my cell phone anyway. slackmaster Oct 2012 #210
NONSENSE fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #50
And this is based on your extensive knowledge of how gun owning swing voters think, right? DonP Oct 2012 #52
EITHER SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENT OR TAKE IT ELSEWHERE DURING THE ELECTION CYCLE fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #51
Do you see anyone supporting anyone else? gejohnston Oct 2012 #53
THREAD VIOLATES TOS fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #54
it is a prediction of what could happen gejohnston Oct 2012 #55
VIOLATION OF TOS fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #56
you missed the point gejohnston Oct 2012 #61
WTF? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #64
read the transcript gejohnston Oct 2012 #65
It Was A Simple Question fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #75
It was a mistake for Obama to say it gejohnston Oct 2012 #86
Speculation fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #92
his record as president can go either way gejohnston Oct 2012 #97
The Record Could Go Either Way? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #105
what he personally thinks and does in office gejohnston Oct 2012 #107
What did the jury say? ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #145
You Tell Me? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #148
I did not alert on it...but given your SHOUTING about TOS VIOLATIONS ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #166
The Solution to Bad Speech fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #193
As others have noted... ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #206
OK fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #213
Come On ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #221
Nothing about Guns fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #224
You're the one claiming TOS violations glacierbay Oct 2012 #228
Read Thread fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #230
Then alert on the OP if you are so sure. Clames Oct 2012 #170
No Need fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #179
Uh-huh. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #199
Alert, or fuck off. You're not the Zampolit of the Gungeon. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #176
Nice--- How about YOU...oh...Nevermind fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #178
Nice fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #187
I have very little tolerance for self-appointed political officers. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #201
Nonsense fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #219
So alert on it glacierbay Oct 2012 #205
No Need fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #215
Just as I thought glacierbay Oct 2012 #225
All talk fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #227
You're the one shouting TOS violations, TOS violations glacierbay Oct 2012 #231
And you keep returning to it while I have moved on fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #233
Oh please. Misrepresent much? AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #198
Someone's having a panic attack. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #217
PERHAPS THANKS TO YOUR ADVERSARIAL POSITION TO THAT OF OUR CANDIDATE fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #57
What is Romney's position on guns? gejohnston Oct 2012 #63
Do You Support the President's Position on Guns? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #76
Do you support the President's position on the 2A? gejohnston Oct 2012 #85
I SUPPORT ALL OF OBAMA's POSITIONS ON GUNS INCLUDING... fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #88
I thought it was only the positions on the list gejohnston Oct 2012 #96
Read the List fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #137
retired cops and politicians gejohnston Oct 2012 #142
OK fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #143
where required. gejohnston Oct 2012 #146
So ..no amnesty. fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #147
use is different than possession gejohnston Oct 2012 #149
How Many People Own Cars without a Driver's License? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #153
search me gejohnston Oct 2012 #159
Got It fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #161
collectors gejohnston Oct 2012 #162
LOL fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #163
some do gejohnston Oct 2012 #165
Reality check. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #238
NOT IN DC fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #240
Twisting the facts Remmah2 Oct 2012 #243
I don't. fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #244
since you are asking, you come up with the number gejohnston Oct 2012 #246
Ok fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #248
Florida gejohnston Oct 2012 #249
Florida fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #251
he pays for the insurance gejohnston Oct 2012 #253
OK fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #254
Only if you drive on public roads. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #256
I doubt Mitt drives gejohnston Oct 2012 #257
Wrong glacierbay Oct 2012 #266
Fred Loya Insurance will write a policy without a license. oneshooter Oct 2012 #262
State Still Requires fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #265
If he really supported that, why did he nominate two gun-grabbers to the SC? Ter Oct 2012 #136
Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #139
ANYONE SAYING THE PRESIDENT MADE A BIG MISTAKE SHOULD THINK HOW THEY ARE HELPING ROMNEY fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #58
If this is a TOS violation? holdencaufield Oct 2012 #66
HOGWASH fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #68
And yet ... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #71
Read Post Again fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #73
It's not about guns ... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #77
Good Grief- Korea? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #83
What is Mitt's position? gejohnston Oct 2012 #87
I Could Care Less fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #89
So -- your position is --- holdencaufield Oct 2012 #90
I Support the President 100% fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #93
supporting and agreeing are two different things gejohnston Oct 2012 #98
Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #103
I'm glad you support the President 100% holdencaufield Oct 2012 #100
Good Grief fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #104
Right now ... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #113
Anything About Guns fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #128
Blind faith? Remmah2 Oct 2012 #212
No fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #214
I disagree with his position on the AWB glacierbay Oct 2012 #232
Ok fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #234
You support the President's position on guns? jbgood1977 Oct 2012 #121
Sure fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #124
No -- I do not. holdencaufield Oct 2012 #129
No Need fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #130
This message was self-deleted by its author former-republican Oct 2012 #196
The only thing that saves the President is that Romney has the same opinion - and lied about it. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #208
He did a flip flop. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #209
Yup, and the President called him on it, too. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #216
Obama's statement is 100% Democratic Party Platform. It forces every Dem candidate to either jody Oct 2012 #260
And I am PROUD to reject this part of our party's platform derby378 Oct 2012 #272
derby378 & jody, well 2 is a start. Anyone else want to join us? nt jody Oct 2012 #273
Me. I'm proud to reject that part of the platform. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #277
Come raise your glass with us! derby378 Oct 2012 #280
You got friends. Count me in. n/t PavePusher Oct 2012 #287
I support everything in the platform EXCEPT those two items slackmaster Oct 2012 #293
Include me in. NT Simo 1939_1940 Oct 2012 #306
I SUPPORT OUR PLATFORM ON GUNS PROUDLY fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #291
Who cares if the VAST MAJORITY of elected party delegates do too? glacierbay Oct 2012 #292
Who Cares fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #294
So tell us glacierbay Oct 2012 #295
Give Me a Report and Let Me Know fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #297
Here you go. glacierbay Oct 2012 #299
Doesn't Change My Vote fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #300
the ban didn't do it gejohnston Oct 2012 #302
Glacierbay Said fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #303
That is a lie. Clames Oct 2012 #305
This message was self-deleted by its author glacierbay Oct 2012 #307
1.6%? Not really krispos42 Oct 2012 #308
So..... fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #309
pointless theater that distracts from real issues gejohnston Oct 2012 #310
Give Me a Break fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #311
It was certainly a big contributing factor glacierbay Oct 2012 #312
No fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #314
I will retract my statement saying that it was a lie glacierbay Oct 2012 #316
Fair Enough and Thanks fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #317
Absolutely part of it was the Health Care debacle glacierbay Oct 2012 #319
Will Do fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #322
No I haven't read either book glacierbay Oct 2012 #324
1 post deleted and 1 post edited. glacierbay Oct 2012 #320
Thank you again fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #321
That doesn't make any damn sense glacierbay Oct 2012 #313
Oh We Disagree on That fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #315
That's where we definitely disagree glacierbay Oct 2012 #318
Here's the problems. krispos42 Oct 2012 #326
"Evidentally, the VAST MAJORITY of elected party delegates do too." IMO they are just as woefully jody Oct 2012 #304
The Majority of the Party Leadership is Ignorant? fightthegoodfightnow Oct 2012 #323
I did not suggest, I asserted they are ignorant. Their public statements are so pathetic they border jody Oct 2012 #325
kick discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #327
Man o Man, I am amazed at how some can start foaming at the mouth! LOL BUMP..... virginia mountainman Oct 2012 #328
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