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I hunted with a single shot Thompson Center 25-06 for a few years and didn't have any problem, but it IS nice to have more rounds when pigs Come out.

Mr. BG has discovered that stripping is much more lucrative.

I saw my hairstylist on the news!

I would assume one would be more of a problem for you because you don't have to deal with the other. I don't know that many things "pale in comparison" to having a large percentage of our potential young, educated workforce incurring large amounts of debt in order to join that workforce.

There are plenty of moderates on the right. You just simply dismiss any republican who doesn't share your radically right beliefs as a "democrat in disguise".

You've made references to this belief before. You simply toe the party line and have no individual thoughts or opinions, merely doing and believing what your party tells you to do. That's fine, but to criticize someone for daring to form their own opinions and beliefs is asinine.

I don't agree with Obama on this, but I do have a problem with the outrageous costs of getting a college degree. For a good percentage of students, loans are the only option. Sure, there are cheap(er) options out there, but many employers look at where your degree was earned. It's near or more than $20K to attend most of the big colleges in Texas for one year, and it's becoming tougher to finish a degree in 4 years. So most of your educations are going to cost $100K to complete. That's a racket, but the only choice a kid has if he wants to work a job that requires a degree is to find a way to pay it. Some parents can afford $20K a year, and some kids get scholarships, but there are more kids than not that are expected to find a way to foot the bill.

Moderate is a good thing. Although any term describing someone who doesn't believe everything western journalism puts out is a bad word to some on this site. There are plenty of koolaid drinkers on both sides. I think it's funny that republicans and democrats think anyone who chooses not to drink their flavor on every issue is the one that's the sheep.

the night bite has been just about non-existent.  usually by now we've been catching them for several weeks.  this has sucked.

I have little sympathy for the kids. Personally, If I had someone come into my house, I would shoot them, but if a situation came up where they were leaving, I would NOT shoot them in the back. But who am I to tell someone who had been tormented by burglars what state of mind they should be in at that point. The fact remains if these criminals had not broken into her house they would not have been shot, and had she not shot them, they would've done the same thing to someone else (likely many more someone elses).

It's a tough balance. The answer is not ending all assistance programs, nor is it expanding them so that they become a career. I honestly believe the biggest hindrance right now for the GOP is the huge gap between their social beliefs and those of a large majority of younger voters. I know a lot of fiscally conservative people who can't get past the right's social stances. Also, younger voters who have liberal social stances and don't have grown up money problems are going to vote left until they start feeling the economic pinch as they get older.

The businesses will respond by either employing less people or raising prices. Companies that are barely making a profit will be shut or moved because they're now in the red. Minimum wage is minimum for a reason. There are still teachers and other professionals with 4-year degrees who don't make the $31K a year that burger flippers and cashiers will now make in Seattle. I honestly don't see this turning out well for the city and it's economy.

I honestly don't have a problem with staged gatherings, like the one at Gander Mountain, where it's clear it's a demonstration. I thought it was asinine when the guy carried an AR-15 into the mall. But he accomplished what he wanted. Kbmt even gave him some more free advertisement this week when they ran a story about him cutting up his NRA membership card. Truth be told, open carry is not a right granted by texas law. There are practical situations where one might need to open carry, such as walking down the road to a deer stand, in or out of a gun store or gun range, etc... And I'm afraid that some of these more ridiculous demonstrations are going to lead to laws being passed that hamper those of us that might need to occasionally carry a long gun in a more practical or necessary situation.

I'm a white guy who DID vote for Obama the first go-round, and DID NOT vote for him the second time. Clearly his race was not the reason I voted for him the first time, and the fact that I did vote for him once proves the fact that my not voting for him a second time had nothing to do with race as well. I butt heads with a lot of the conservatives on here quite frequently, but I'm in agreement with several of their criticisms of Obama. And while I still maintain Bush did a mediocre to poor job while in office, I don't feel like "look how bad Bush was" is a strong argument against those who argue for Obama. It's obvious that Obama gained more votes based solely on race than he lost. The people on here who have been accused of disagreeing with him based on race simply hold different ideologies. The same complaints they have against him they would've voiced against Clinton as well, or Hillary had she won. And while I don't always agree with many of their conservative beliefs, I've never mistaken Nash's or 77's or LumRaiderFan's or 5GallonBucket's or similar posters' comments against Obama as racism. It's simply disagreements with his policies and actions.

Amen.  When the NRA says you're taking it too far when it comes to gun rights, YOU'RE TAKING IT TOO FAR WITH YOUR GUN RIGHTS.

They're both important, and many times they cater to students with different interests. It's not fair to provide extracurriculars for one group of students and not the other.

while you're in east texas you should skip over to Lake O the Pines.

The whole "Uncle Tom" insult seems pretty offensive to me, but not nearly as offensive as to who i've seen it directed at.  i've heard it a lot in reference to those who have a problem with people milking the system for all it's worth.  I'm not sure why a tax payer, based simply on skin color, should find it acceptable for a person, REGARDLESS of skin color, to make bilking the government out of thousands of dollars a month a full-time job.  I see it in my line of work all the time.  We have parents come to school and try and convince us to sign papers stating we believe their child is ADHD.  In some cases, they may be, and it is simply a worried parent.  But oftentimes they just want them to be diagnosed so that they can collect a disability check on said child.  Yes, you heard right.  A 3-year-old diagnosed as hyperactive draws between $300-$400 a month disability.  Seeing as the government also pays for their medicine for the disorder, I'm having a hard time understanding exactly why that "help" is needed.  Is it because the "disability" keeps the 3-year-old child from becoming gainfully employed, perhaps?  Oh wait, they're 3.  When it comes to government assistance, there is PLENTY of fat that could be trimmed.

I don't consider it hypocritical for someone who took government assistance and used it to better his situation, become a successful person, etc., to have a problem with those who would take government assistance and use it as a career move.

I want you around, we have interesting debates (at least until you change the subject). You referred to me as the "self-appointed topic police", and I just wanted to point out that not only am I not self-appointed, but part of my duties as a mod on here is in fact to police topics.

that's the prevailing view on this site... many, many on here have directly or indirectly said as much.  not sure how me bringing that up is over the top.

We have a problem with the halftime show, because of the gays, but no problem with the racial slur for the team name.  And then claim the gays, and not our attitudes, are ruining the country.  Did i get that right?

As if you have never (repeatedly) called out "lefties using the lefty playbook".  That being said, the owner of the site, in his decision to make me a moderator, appointed me a part of the "topic police".  fortunately, i'm not strict about it, or you would have been banned years ago for breaking forum rules several times a week for not staying on topic.  personally, my main motivation in bringing these up is to keep debates going with you, because i enjoy them, only to so often see them thrown off in some random direction.    As to your question, which i really shouldn't even answer, the issues are wholly unrelated, and i personally think it's assinine when people take a "trivial" issue that some in the government are working on, throw out a separate issue that they feel is more important, and then make the assumption that the government either can't work on two issues at once, or infer that they're super busy on the simple issue and thus cant get around to the more important issue. 

    i just saw this... really? Coming from you this is either well-played sarcasm or(In Booming God Voice) THE MOST IRONIC SETX POST OF ALL TIME!

  I guess wrong turns right if it lasts long enough? This has been an issue before. Social media just gives issues like this more exposure and it's proponents more of a voice.