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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 05:54 PM) One of the life-sized versions of Curiosity will be marching in the inaugural parade. Thanks for the information Balta, I will make sure to watch for it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 11:49 AM) This s*** ends now. It ends with this post. It ends in this thread. You want to go back to the original post or topics, fine. That's fine Balta, a little more civility in the filibuster would be breath of fresh air. I am more than happy to lead by example.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 11:41 AM) Censor all who oppose. next step is to get a 'message' from Northside72 explaining that you have offended sensitive Balta and if you would please refrain from such posts 'for at least a little bit'.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 11:36 AM) No, because the only thing you ever want to do is be a troll. Childish name calling, a symptom of wussification

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 11:29 AM) I have a feeling it won't be much longer until this thread is closed. Why, because it offends you and you are entitled to never be offended on the internet now? You are simply proving the wussification theory.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Jan 19, 2013 -> 02:34 AM) I haven't visited the buster in years. I'm not planning on clicking on any other threads. However, I did want to post this here and see what the reacton(s) might be. I just posted this on Facebook, so some of you have or will see it there as well. Gun control leads to gun confiscation which leads to a gun free population. Liberals love that thought! But, there is one more part in this equation: A gun free population is a helpless, controlled population. It's the proverbial slippery slope. America used to be a nation that would take so much, but only so much before it collectively said "Hell No! This will not stand!" I don't know if that America still exists. We've been indoctrinated since youth by public education, morally corrupted by various forms of entertainment, spiritually supressed by the elimination of God from our public lives, and brainwashed by a complicit newsmedia. My generation has witnessed the slow and steady progression toward "The Wussification of America". Just this week, two little 6 year old boys were suspended from school for playing cops and robbers by simulating guns with their hands and yelling "Pow!". What happened to letting little boys actually be little boys? These kids are growing up without a gender identity, or a confused one at best. Boys are growing up not knowing who they are supposed to be. The messages they are receiving are suppressing their potential manhood. If a boy shows signs of not following the program, they pump them full of Ritalin or some other mind-messing drug and stick a label on them of 'troubled'. Women, you've been victimized by this grand scheme also. You are now in the work force because it takes two incomes to make any progress, but they are also collecting taxes from twice as many workers as they were just two generations ago. While you bring home the bacon, you send your kids to their indoctrination camps knows as school, come home from work tired and not quite as on top of things as you should be when it comes to what they are teaching your kids. Now, I know it's dad's responsibility too but we used to have at least one parent with their fingers on the pulse of their kids' lives at all times. We need to wake up before it's too damn late. a worthy post, i salute you YASNY. And yes, the country has undergone an extreme wussification.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 04:00 PM) Well at least we can all agree on one thing: If you have an online girlfriend for years that you've never met, you are a f***ing loser. yep

Something the political fact checkers determined to be the "lie of the year" turned out to be true. I am so surprised. http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/whoops...rue_696223.html

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 16, 2013 -> 10:16 AM) For example, a Strawberry is neither a fruit nor a vegetable interesting. i did not know that.

Still waiting for the Senate or Obama to put forth the gun ban... or anything to do with guns.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 01:20 PM) http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/...-nagin/1845617/ Well that's gotta be George W. Bush's fault... Yes, it definitely is.

This whole situation is absurd. ND should be ashamed and Te'o is a total fraud.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 17, 2013 -> 09:54 AM) You're not going to learn IT, skilled trades or engineering by working public service menial labor jobs. It can be done. I know this for a fact.

well, this thread isn't about financial news anymore. should we start a new one?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 01:37 PM) Or taxes... or follow gun control laws (looking at you david gregory)...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 01:37 PM) I see, so you're back into making insults. Joy. It worked so well after all those kids were shot, after all. i see you are still trying to exploit children being shot and killed. shameful. you're not even in the right thread

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 01:32 PM) If useful = defaulting on U.S. debt, then thank god they're useless. lol. like Democrats care about defaults. most of them have terrible credit ratings. they don't even want to pay back their student loans or mortgages.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 01:25 PM) Tennessee has licensing of weapon ownership? This is news to me. Balta, they took away his permit. everyone is safe.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 01:24 PM) With this one they should cave. they already have. the GOP is useless.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 01:06 PM) ignore the growing debt when their party was in power. don't worry. the GOP will increase the debt ceiling. they don't care about deficits, but they like to put on a show for their constituents. i'm sure a deal is already in the bag, the GOP just needs to wait to go along with it at the last minute so they can say 'look, we took it to the brink and tried our best'. The GOP is just a bunch of wimps who will cave-in on their supposed ideals at the drop of a hat.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 01:06 PM) it's much easier to rationalize a symbolic vote against raising the debt limit when you know it will overwhelmingly pass oh yes of course. so he is symbolically against high debt, but in reality is in favor of high debt.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 11:44 AM) I barely watched any of the playoffs this weekend for that reason. Lots of basketball this weekend. you missed some top notch games

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 11:35 AM) Pats with Gronk probably would have beaten the 49ers. Without Gronk I see the Niners winning a very close game. The Pats still have a great TE target with Hernandez.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 10:50 AM) how many times did you vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling while in the Senate? how dare you question Obama. HOW DARE YOU. it's different now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 08:11 AM) that's the appropriate response"? of course it is. have stringent weapon registration and no conceal weapons permits solves all crime problems. just ask the Democrat party. So TN solved the problem perfectly according to Democrat philosophy.