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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#46701: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:03:48 PM

The Washington Times does not appear to be fond of Biden the way it talks about him. How likely is it that Obama would use executive action on this issue anyway?

The response to that petition is about the only thing the White House could do. I'm glad they mentioned the value of the First Amendment over the Second.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46702: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:17:35 PM

Man behind ‘Deport Piers Morgan’ petition has meltdown on Piers Morgan’s show

"I'm here to tell you," Jones yelled, pointing his finger at the talk show host, "1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms!"

The 38-year-old Texan continued, "America was born on guns and whiskey. It's true we're a violent society. ... You're a foreigner. You're a redcoat. You're telling us what to do."

"You finished?" a visibly stunned Morgan asked Jones at one point.

Jones also accused Morgan of fleeing to the U.S. to evade questions about the U.K. phone hacking scandal. "You're a hatchet man of a New World Order," Jones said.

Meanwhile, Jones added, England is becoming a police state. “You have hordes of people burning down cities and beating old women’s brains out every day,” Jones stammered. "They arrest people in England if they defend themselves."

I just posted this in the British Politics Thread, but I thought I should post it here too.

BTW Bill Clinton named 'Father of the Year'

edited 9th Jan '13 8:29:32 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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DrTentacles Cephalopod Lothario from Land of the Deep Ones Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#46703: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:20:49 PM

Assuming these crazy conspiracy theories were true, what the hell do they think they can do against tanks, F22s, and predator drones?

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46704: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:27:38 PM

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The Taliban and the Mexican Cartals seem to be managing. Granted I don't know if a militia of rednecks is on par with either group.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee slammed the president and Democrats for their “war on women” campaign rhetoric — observing that Obama’s second term Cabinet is likely to include few women.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#46705: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:30:02 PM

Earlier this week, Bill Maeher sai he wouls donate $5 ,illion dollars to a charity if Donald Trump would send him a copy of his birth certificate. Trump did and now is demanding Maeher to pony up the money.

The article also shows Trumps birth certificate.

edited 9th Jan '13 6:32:24 PM by tclittle

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DevilTakeMe Coin Operator from Wild Wasteland Since: Jan, 2010
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#46706: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:33:21 PM

[up][up] Those are military questions, and for the most part, the answer might be "be effective." All that technology hasn't exactly been the automatic "I Win" button of the United States in Iran and Afghanistan. It still requires that "Boots on the Ground" bit.

Not that I think it will come to that, but there is a breaking point fast approaching, and there's a lot of people getting very mad about it.

@ Deviant: Biden's meeting with the NRA is tomorrow.

edited 9th Jan '13 6:37:23 PM by DevilTakeMe

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#46707: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:36:00 PM

[up][up] Why is almost anything Trump does with his free time On Topic to US Politics?

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46708: Jan 9th 2013 at 6:45:10 PM

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I actually have to give Trump props on that. I bet Maeher never even dreamed that Trump would call his bluff.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday

Virginia governor McDonell proposes eliminating state’s gas tax, hiking sales tax

Is this a good economic move?

The roster of top names slated to address the U.S. Conference of Mayors next week in Washington includes Vice President Joe Biden, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg - and legendary eighties rapper MC Hammer.

@Devil

Well I'm sure that meeting will go splendidly.

edited 9th Jan '13 7:11:42 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
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#46709: Jan 9th 2013 at 10:45:17 PM

Air pollution killed 4,460 over the past year in Tehran, Iran.

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#46710: Jan 9th 2013 at 10:49:20 PM

[up]That looks awful.

Are these because of the sanctions, though?

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#46711: Jan 9th 2013 at 10:52:07 PM

All I know is that our sanctions caused a massive medicine shortage.

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Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#46712: Jan 9th 2013 at 10:53:52 PM

I read that, but I'm not sure if it affected the pollution.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46713: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:09:40 PM

Wouldn't sanctions decrease pollution because of less economic activity?

I mean America's pollution rate dropped rapidly when we went into a recession.

Also this has nothing to do with US Politics. tongue

edited 9th Jan '13 11:10:44 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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#46714: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:12:15 PM

I do know that our sanctions on imports of refined gasoline have forced Iran to turn to low-quality alternatives.

Military contractors guilty of poisoning their soldiers now wants compensation.

edited 9th Jan '13 11:18:15 PM by Serocco

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46715: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:22:19 PM

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The Iranian government is denying that its low quality alternatives are the cause of the pollution.

Then again its the Iranian Government.

edited 9th Jan '13 11:33:29 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#46716: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:28:26 PM

US politics isn't directly related to air pollution in Tehran. At some point, Iran's got to be responsible for their own air. Not to mention that the sanctions happened in response to the actions of Iran's government.

KBR can go to hell though, if they expect for others to pay the price for their negligence. That doesn't even seem like negligence, actually, they outright lied about how harmful that chemical was. Jesus. Those weird endemnification contracts sound like the stupidest thing for the government to have signed right now.

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46717: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:30:44 PM

Friends, admirers celebrate Nixon's 100th Birthday

A Hundred Years of Tricky Dick.

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
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#46718: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:31:44 PM

Some history: KBR was once a subsidiary of Haliburton. Before becoming Vice President, Dick Cheney was the CEO of Haliburton.

During that poisoning period, 830 servicemen (from Indiana, South Carolina, West Virginia and Oregon) were affected by those toxic chemicals.

Since they're a subsidiary of an oil company, KBR claims to have used those chemicals to make sure that the pipes were not corroding so they could get the oil out easier.

edited 9th Jan '13 11:35:25 PM by Serocco

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
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#46719: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:35:51 PM

Cuomo: NY should raise minimum wage to $8.75 an hour

edited 9th Jan '13 11:45:18 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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#46720: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:39:51 PM

In short, they allowed their troops to get poisoned just so they could pump out more oil.

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Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#46721: Jan 9th 2013 at 11:54:01 PM

@Deviant: I think Biden's blowing smoke out his ass on "executive action" on gun bans, and if Obama does take executive actions, they'll actually be completely legal ones. A new gun ban would have to fall under the auspices of criminal law, which cannot be established by executive order AFAIK - any judge would laugh their ass off at any attempt to prosecute.

Now, if Obama wanted to devote serious FBI and DOJ heat to ensuring that any convicted felon found with a gun on him faced twenty years in the clink, that'd be legal. I also can't hear the right objecting to that (because I'm not listening to their objections :P).

edited 9th Jan '13 11:54:33 PM by Ramidel

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#46722: Jan 10th 2013 at 1:28:39 AM

You know, going back to the idea that "You'll just become conservative once you're older" that the Republicans seem to believe in, it isn't that our views will become more conservative, but instead that the views of the next generation are going to be even more liberal than ours. When we get to become senior citizens, we'll be the conservatives compared to the liberals who will wish for laws allowing marriage between natural humans and artificial humans or something like that.

edited 10th Jan '13 1:33:46 AM by GameGuruGG

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#46723: Jan 10th 2013 at 3:12:27 AM

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I have taken a solemn vow never to vote Republican or Conservative. I ain't becoming like them, even if I live to be 1000.

edited 10th Jan '13 3:12:54 AM by Achaemenid

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Serocco
#46724: Jan 10th 2013 at 3:27:35 AM

Texas State Rep. Lon Burman (D) introduced a resolution calling for a constitutional convention to overturn Citizens United.

This is in part due to the efforts of Wolf-PAC member and coordinator Todd Jagger, who took the initiative to talk to representatives about getting money out of politics.

edited 10th Jan '13 3:33:57 AM by Serocco

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#46725: Jan 10th 2013 at 3:58:16 AM

On the "increase sales tax, lower others" thing, from what I've understood in this thread it's clearly a move in favor of money hoarders, against people who actually spend most of their income.

And as was said here, those who hoard money are the rich, while the poor spend most of it on living (food, rent/housing loan, bills)

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