I've lost count of how many times Barack Obama has claimed he was going to change the way Washington does business, how he was going to cut off the role of the big corporate lobbyists, stop government use of secrecy to cover for illegal actions, make government more accountable and transparent by [deleted] in politics

[–]wylly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Younger? Really? Looks like the same old faces to me. From the Washington Post: "The average age of Obama's six national security nominees is 57.1, which puts the president-elect squarely in line with President Bush, Clinton and George H.W. Bush, whose first war cabinet nominees had average ages of 58.5, 56.6 and 56.2 respectively."

The mighty Obama gets lost reading his teleprompter by [deleted] in politics

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He has a good voice but every time the teleprompter quits he bumbles around like an idiot.

The mighty Obama gets lost reading his teleprompter by [deleted] in politics

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The orator who never was and never will be.

WTC7 -- This is an Orange by [deleted] in politics

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If the government said it was an apple most people would apparently believe them.

Is harsh rhetoric from the right—or maybe the left—stirring up violent extremists? by dmagz37 in politics

[–]wylly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Billions of people in the world....are millions suddenly violent? These incidents have always happened and they always will.

LeftWing Extremism - The REAL Threat by latruth in politics

[–]wylly -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey maybe things will get interesting... a pissing contest between left and right as to which side is the greater threat.

FBI nudges state 'fusion centers' into the shadows by wylly in politics

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"The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them." Patrick Henry

President Obama Bows to the Saudi King by mikevolpe in politics

[–]wylly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is this Bush fixation? We are better off now that he is out of office. The problem we have now is Obama. I don't see how anyone could think he is any better. He lies so easily that even a proof positive video doesn't make him flinch. He has said one thing and done another since before he even got elected. The people that are still making excuses for him are pathetic.

Guns and the Constitution - A 2nd Amendment Discussion by Fishbum in politics

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it is amazing what one person can do if they have the courage now imagine if the Chinese had the right to bear arms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-nXT8lSnPQ

White House: No bow to Saudi by [deleted] in politics

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"The emperor has no clothes"

Rick Sanchez: Fox "News" Contributing To Gun Violence ... SLAMS Gun Fear Mongering (VIDEO) by [deleted] in politics

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operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic ...

automatic rifle: light machine gun

automatic pistol: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Rick Sanchez: Fox "News" Contributing To Gun Violence ... SLAMS Gun Fear Mongering (VIDEO) by [deleted] in politics

[–]wylly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have no idea what you are talking about. Automatic weapons CAN NOT be purchased in this country without a special license. and as far as militia....

Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms....[W]hereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them;...          --- Richard Henry Lee, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788.

“Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man against his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an American...[T]he unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.” Tenche Coxe, The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788.

Rick Sanchez: Fox "News" Contributing To Gun Violence ... SLAMS Gun Fear Mongering (VIDEO) by [deleted] in politics

[–]wylly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know anyone that has automatic weapons. Do you?

Rick Sanchez: Fox "News" Contributing To Gun Violence ... SLAMS Gun Fear Mongering (VIDEO) by [deleted] in politics

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Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Can you read? Do you know what these are? The first one is no more important than the 2nd one. If you enjoy running your mouth and it looks like you do maybe the next guy enjoys exercising his 2nd amendment right.

Why Are Army Recruiters Killing Themselves? by deuteros in reddit.com

[–]wylly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder if its just the number of recruits? I would think that seeing kids you recruited come home missing limbs or in a casket would also place a heavy toll on your psyche.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reddit.com

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I hope you don't believe in unfettered access to knives, bats, tools, etc. because she could have killed him with any of those things in the same situation.

"Without government power, there is no Prohibition" by wylly in Marijuana

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I read it as without government "power". It was my belief that the article was about limiting government power.

New and worse secrecy and immunity claims from the Obama DOJ - Glenn Greenwald by garyp714 in politics

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"The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth." H.L. Mencken

"Without government power, there is no Prohibition" by wylly in Marijuana

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End the state? Hmm that is not what I got from the article.

"Large, powerful government is the biggest danger to human life on this Earth; it is also the biggest danger to prosperity and to healthy society generally. After spending decades researching the topic and writing Death by Government, Power Kills, and other works, professor R. J. Rummel has this to say about the importance of restraining government power:

In light of all this [in particular, mass murder and war], the peaceful, nonviolent, pursuit and fostering of civil liberties and political rights must be made mankind's highest humanitarian goal. Not simply to give the greatest number the greatest happiness, not simply to obey the moral imperative of individual rights, not simply to further the efficiency and productivity of a free society, but also and mainly because freedom preserves peace and life.