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I still contend that the amount of gun violence in a society with 0 guns is 0, thus lower than any amount of gun violence in a society with guns. Some people try and change their fate, instead of just accepting it. Maybe it will never happen, maybe its a complete fantasy, but Im not going to accept that gun violence is a part of human society and that it cant be put back in the box. I just dont accept that premise.

Historically speaking Mulsims have been more respectful to Jerusalem and its holy sites than other religions. They may want to kill every Jew, but they generally respect the Jewish tradition due to the fact that they both share the same founder, Abraham, and according to Islam they are the descendants of Ishmael, who was the first son of Abraham and the half brother of Isaac.

Based on sentence structure they would be Muslims.

Considering the 3rd most holy site in the Muslim religion is located in Jerusalem I sincerely doubt they are going to blow it up. Tel Aviv, sure, Jerusalem, not likely. Even back in the olden days people like Saladim respected it. Historically speaking, it was the Babylonians and Romans who did the most destruction (see first and second temple respectively).

His wife is working... So hes just Mr. Mom see cartoon strip.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 28, 2013 -> 12:28 PM) Well, then it's not very applicable. Also, the final frame is clearly a father killing himself and his daughter by careening down a mountain in a radio flyer (if it's supposed to be real life). He clearly loves Calvin and Hobbes.

Then they should be careful, although I often doubt these websites even have legal counsel to determine whether something is infringing or okay.

I generally go double RB, but if a guy like Brees/Rodgers is available at the end of the first round its hard to argue picking them over the 10th best rb. In the Soxtalk league I basically went against my normal strategy and took all rb fliers (and unfortunately on the day of the draft Pead was listed as the starter so that didnt help, probably should have taken both, oh well.) and paired it with solid qb and wrs. Scarcity matters, but you dont want to reach to deep.

Steve, You need to be a little careful with that charity stuff. Id hate to see you get a letter from the IL Attorney general. Make sure that its clear that the people buying will receive 0 tax write off.

lol You really do need a Dear Wite column

Sometimes when I read your posts I think you need an opinion column where you can give other tips on being a man. Something like: "If you are trying to bring a girl home from a bar, but you think you drank to much. You should throw up at the bar not at your place. Because if you throw up at home and she hears it your chances of scoring have dramatically reduced."

Why cant a girl just ever want to talk and have a nice time?

Its not that hard to guess at what China/Russia are doing. They want to be counter-balances to the United States. Thus they take positions against the United States, even if there is not a direct benefit as there are potential indirect benefits. And you cant really guess at civilian death tolls and what would have happened without intervention. Intervention generally comes at a time when the war is escalating, therefore it makes sense that casualties are going to be higher. What it does not (and what no one can do) is show how many people would have died if there was no intervention.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 12:58 PM) Imagine if politicians did their job. I bet money that it would be raining money and problems albeit not every would be solved at a greater rate. Eh politicians are people. People have the profound ability to want to argue instead of finding common ground. IE It seems that people dont like patriot act/drone strikes. Yet instead of going "Hey we both think this is bad, lets stop it", they instead fight about which side is worse.

id vote candidate A. And talking about candidates isnt that fun because every candidate will be the greatest champion of freedom who will solve every problem and make it rain money. There is no unified vision so its basically just going to be status quo until things get worse

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 12:02 PM) My philosophy in general is if (1) it doesn't violate someone's right as dictated by the Constitution or (2) doesn't violate someone's property rights there doesn't need to be a law about it. I've been pretty clear on this, I dont think the state should be in charge of almost anything. You're the one who needs your beloved government/deity hybrid to validate your beliefs by legislating your political stance into a universal reality for everyone. Eh you dont know me. Im a utilitarian, I believe that you should be allowed to do whatever you want so long as you dont infringe on someone else's right to do what they want. Im supremely anti-govt, and I dont even care about (1) because the constitution was created by men hundreds of years ago. I dont need the govt to legislate any of my stances. I dont care if you dont want to have an abortion, Im not asking the govt to force you to get one. I dont care if you want to get married to a gay man or straight woman, Im not asking the govt to get involved. See how my beliefs are in-line with my anti-govt stance. And on most issues, its just picking the tallest midget, I dont trust Democrats or Republicans when it comes to general govt power. Most of them could care less about me or freedom, they just want to make money.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 11:57 AM) Lol, you are so full of it. There are two sides to every coin. You talk about freedom in an absolute sense and yet you're perfectly fine defining "life" as you see fit and allowing abortions. You're fine taking the freedom of gun owners away. There are all sorts of freedoms you would take away from people based on X belief of yours and conservatives are no different. At the end of the day the line drawn in the sand between acceptable and not acceptable is arbitrary. To pretend like one side chooses that line based on the right things while the other does not is a joke. Jenks. Ive never said people cant own guns. Ive said multiple times that it should be up to each state to determine what their gun policy is. If Texas wants to allow rocket launchers, go for it. Abortion. Im sorry but I cant protect something that is not alive. It would require completely changing science and law, which seems unreasonable. As soon as something is "born" it is alive and it has rights. Until then, it should not. It may be cold, it may be harsh, but it is fair. But unlike the people fighting gay marriage, I am willing to agree to an alternative that would give the potential life protection, if it could be done in a way that does not infringe on the the person who is alive and has rights. If science can find a way that instead of an abortion the fetus is saved, Id have no problem with that. But as of now, that option is not available. In comparison, the option of allowing gay people the right to marry, is very much available. It in no way hurts anyone else. Its like arguing that Christians getting married hurts Jews. It just doesnt. So there is legitimately no argument against gay marriage except for bigotry. And to compare a legitimate argument like gun rights and abortion to gay marriage, just shows that you dont really care about freedom, you just care about yourself. Ive been pro-life, but it just does not make sense to give rights to an non-living entity. Its to speculative and does not reflect the actual state of the issue, which is prior to a X days/weeks/months, its not a live and therefore should not be protected by the law.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 11:48 AM) Yep, and we'll never have a black president either. GMAB. Yeah because bringing up history and facts has no place in a scholarly debate. lol You know because historically women got the right to vote before black men... lol 15 still comes before 19

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Aug 26, 2013 -> 11:34 AM) How free are we when the same people who publicly support gay marriage also tap our phones, monitor our every move and very blatantly justify their right to kill us from the sky without due process? Because if you want to look for threats to our freedom that's what they really are. A wild out of control government that has nothing but contempt for its people and is slowly eroding our rights to install a universal policy of total control and unflinching brutality. You dont see the writing on the wall? The direction this s*** is headed? You'd have to be either stupid or delusional not to. They are trying to take all of freedom away from us while trying to cover it up by saying that since they support gay marriage they cant possibly against freedom. No I see the direction this country is heading. You just cant see that your side is very willing to hand over those rights. The Patriot Act was signed in 2001... Perhaps it would be wise to take a historical look at what party Jim Sensenbrenner belongs too. Gay marriage has nothing to do with it. This was started a long time ago by fear mongers. IMMIGRANTS BAD TERRORISTS BAD NEED MORE LAWS AND GOVT POWER TO STOP BAD Those are the facts, you can either accept them and perhaps try and fix the issue, or you can keep ragging on gay rights which has nothing to do with govt taking our freedoms away. But this isnt about "true freedom" its about "select freedom", in that if you are a good white god follower, you deserve to be free, if you are anything else, you dont deserve the same rights. Its the same old tired argument. But weve won before, we won in the Revolutionary War, we won in the Civil War, we won in World War II and we will win again. Its just a question of how high the cost will be before the bigots relent.

Bush let 9/11 happen on his watch and he was re-elected. Most people cant remember 3 years ago. Of all the reasons Hillary wont be president, Benghazi probably doesnt even register. Im pretty sure #1 reason is: Hillary is a woman and there is X percentage of the population who wont vote for a women. Thus for Hillary to win shell have to do X percentage better than a normal candidate.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Aug 23, 2013 -> 06:33 PM) With this philosophy there could not be an America left to get married in, but you'd be OK with that because if there were at least gays would be allowed to get married in it. You're being tricked, bro. They run off with trillions of dollars every year from right under our noses because they've got us caring about issues like abortion (which is going absolutely nowhere if you haven't noticed) and gay marriage. Im not being tricked. Freedom comes first, freedom comes first, freedom comes first. Id rather burn it all to the ground then compromise on freedom. Because if we are not free, this country is meaningless, the money is meaningless. What good is it to be rich if we arent free? The answer is, no good. So if this is a game of chicken, I guarantee you that I will take it further. And in that respect, its time for the Republican party to realize that they are going down the path of the Confederacy. You can only fight the tide of freedom and equality for so long. Ive been saying this for years, but if they want to be the party of "limited govt" perhaps it would be a fine time to realize that "limited govt" applies to religious ideals.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 19, 2013 -> 01:45 PM) Been digging Wild Belle's Isles album, nice rock and reggae mix. I saw them live at Lolla and they were pretty good. They are from the Chicagoland area. (edit) And the Lupe thing was okay. Not that amazing. Hes not on Kendrick's level right now, Good Kid MAAD City is unbelievable. I doubt All City Chess Team really wants to battle rap against Black Hippy.

Imo its pretty straight foward Rice, Martin, Kaepernick QB/RB is going to be thin as hell with that many keepers. You can always grab another QB if the price is right. I think NE rbs are extremely risky and Rice/Martin are both clear starters. Im a big Dez fan, but he also scares me. You can maybe get him with your first even if you are bottom half or a comparable wr. Cant say the same for rbs.

A shot. Id say Christie, Rubio, etc fall into that category.

Hillary has a great chance to run and be elected President. But trying to predict who her opponent will be or how well they could do, is a fools errand. Im pretty sure in 2004/5 no one was saying "Obama is going to be a major player in the 08 election". 3-4 years in politics is a long long time.