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[quote name='6.8 AR' timestamp='1352233064' post='840239'] FOX News on the TV is about all I'll pay attention to, other than Drudge. There are too many places to choose from. [/quote] I have become somewhat addicted to flipping back and forth between Fox and MSNBC. If Romney wins, I'll probably watch a lot of MSNBC for a couple days, just gotta see the dejection of Sharpton, Matthews, Shultz, Maddow, etc. That would be a thrill up MY leg! - OS

I will log into TGO to see how many members are missing due to spontaneous cranial combustion.

[quote name='mikegideon' timestamp='1352259834' post='840664'] The country deserves what it gets. [/quote] I've always said that. You have to fight for the big issues. Side tracked again by gays, race and vaginas.

It's funny... I see a lot of moderating going on here, but no Moderators are doing it. Maybe let the Moderators do it?

Another reason election day should be a holiday so everyone is off to go vote and you have to stick your finger in ink that woud not wear off for 2-3 days

If you're Obama, you win no matter what happens in the polls. He'll be working the rubber chicken circuit, making bank, protected by the Secret Service on our dime, for the rest of his life. Honestly if I were him, I'd want to lose the election just so I could get started with that.

I haven't read this whole thread and I'm not gonna... but I had a neat idea. If Obama wins, I want to see a bunch of middle aged, over-weight, balding white guys looting the Quickie Stop on MLK Blvd. Kicking in the windows and stuffing the back seat of their bimmer with cases of frappuccino and Gardetto's. Some others gasping for breath on the verge of a heart attack about a block away because that's as far as they could carry the case of diet coke. That would f-ing ROCK! That is all. Carry on.

[quote name='Flatwoods Forge' timestamp='1352236155' post='840291'] Ill be turning in applications, still trying to find a job that isn't construction labor. Doesnt really matter who wins or loses this time, all we are doing is voting the lesser of two evils. [/quote] Remember you said that 10-20 years down the road after the BHO loaded Supreme Court has crimped your style. Not to mention all the lesser federal judge appointments that may affect it first. - OS

Obama is off to an early lead...though it is expected to diminish as republicans get off work!

I early voted. My wife received her US citizenship a few months ago and today was able to vote for the first time here in the US. She said that everyone clapped when she cast her ballot.

[color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] On a sunny day late in January 2013...[/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] An old man approached the White House from Across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, 'I would like to go in and meet with President 0bama.'[/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] The Marine looked at the man and said, 'Sir, Mr. 0bama is no longer president and no longer resides here. The old man said, 'Okay' and walked away.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, 'I would like to go in and meet with President 0bama.'[/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] The Marine again told the man, 'Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. 0bama is no longer president and no longer resides here.'[/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] The man thanked him and, again, just walked away. The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying 'I would like to go in and meet with President 0bama.'[/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, 'Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. 0bama. I've told you already that Mr. 0bama is no longer the president and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?'[/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] The old man looked at the Marine and said, 'Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it.'[/size][/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3] The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, 'Yes, Sir, see you tomorrow, Sir.'[/size][/font][/color]

For me, my day tomorrow will go as each day does...I'll go to work, earn some money, pay some bills, read some, watch some TV and play with my cat and my dog then go to bed and repeat the same thing on Thursday and on Friday. If Romney wins, as I expect he will, I'll be doing all this things with a renewed hope that this country may begin the slow, slow, process of stopping our headlong plunge over the financial and socialist cliff and start to turn back toward liberty and freedom and personal responsibility. If Obama wins then I truly believe that the country our founders gave us will be lost as we'll continue to spend trillions of dollars we don't have...leave Americans to die without help and without repercussions...punish achievers so that we can reward the inept and lazy...dole out "justice" at the whim of unscrupulous, morally bankrupt people...and call our friends enemies and our enemies, "friends"; all done, of course, in the name of "fairness" and "equality". At least at my age I can be pretty sure I won't be around long enough to see the worst of it.

It is discouraging to read, even on this forum, that so many are given to the notion that who is president makes so much difference. Granted, with BO it DOES make a difference, because he has no qualms about bypassing congress or the Constitution. But with most presidents it really doesn't, nor should it. What's more important is who we elect to the Senate and House. With enough Tea Party and Constitutionalist members, I believe Romney can be pulled to the right. BO can not, as he has demonstrated multiple times. Economically, Romney knows what the gov needs to do (get out of the way) to get businesses hiring. BO doesn't care. His goal is to bring the US down a few notches. And he has been successful. So when R wins today, I'll improve my outlook about the future. But I harbor no illusions that all is peachy. Tomorrow we are going to have to get started keeping him and our senators and representatives on a short leash and make sure they do what is in the best interest of the country and not in the best interest of their reelection or which cocktail parties they're invited to in DC. Will that happen? It never has in the past, but I really do think that BO has caused such a backlash that we are starting to see more and more paying attention. I just hope it lasts. From that perspective, I'm kind of glad that BO beat McCain in '08. With McCain, we'd still be plodding down the same road we've been on for 100 years. With BO stomping the gas pedal to the floor, it woke up many sleeping passengers. Will

[quote name='ThePunisher' timestamp='1352264655' post='840788'] Congratulations, and enjoy your JD. [/quote] Thanks, but I only made a prediction based upon Romney's actions and words. Obama is still a disappointment and the people still have work to do. I hope that we can do it without being ugly to one another. This country deserves better from our leaders and representatives.

[quote name='mikegideon' timestamp='1352262169' post='840737'] Y'all give it a rest. Obama won. Enjoy [/quote] Good point. Now, the GOP has got to examine itself. The demographics are going to continue to change and the GOP is going have to make women and minorities feel welcomed into the party. I'm not saying give up core beliefs or values. I'm saying make all Americans feel welcomed into the party, stop the gay bashing, hate only those who warrant hatred, and stay out of a woman's bloomers. ECONOMY, SECURITY AND EDUCATION will equal PROSPERITY!

We still have some hope, it's not... quite over yet. [size=2]I hate California.[/size]

The country deserves what it gets.

[quote name='G27ATT' timestamp='1352257821' post='840612'] I think they'd most likely communicate with dogs or wolves. Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk 2 [/quote] This sounds exactly like my sister in law.

You seem to have omitted the scantily clad models...

Awe man, all I got was a sticker!

[quote name='101' timestamp='1352225676' post='840119'] Paid my dues. Meaning myself and others like me have deposited a form of payment to their Country. We now have a special interest in what happens in this Country. The work never ends. The dues never expire. All citizens work is never done. [/quote] I have two honorable discharges, volunteered during Vietnam, and served my country as a Police Officer. If any of that matters. I can only speak for myself, but I was very well trained. Trained well enough to know that if I have a "gut feeling" something was wrong I acted on it. Disarming a person that you feel is a possible danger is for his safety also. It keeps you from having to kill him if he does something stupid, and it reduces his chances of shooting you while you are dealing with the ticket, accident, arrest, whatever. Bad people shoot cops on traffic stops and Police Officers will never (Hopefully) be required to wait until guns are pulled to act.

[quote name='kieefer' timestamp='1352220868' post='840063'] When BHO loses I'll also have a sigh of relief that our country hasn't gone down the tubes. IF he wins my cranium won't combust but I'll be depressively disappointed. After 4yrs of Romney IF he hasn't done what he said he was going to do, at least on the big issues, then I will vote him out too. Life goes on. The next fight will be in 2014 with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. I hope everyone will remember what we went through in 2008 when it comes for that time to vote.[/quote] Amen...anyone who things "it's over" if Romney wins would be a fool. Restoring and protecting our republic is a job that never ends nor is it a spectator sport - we can't let up on the pressure just because Obama gets replaced. Individual people CAN make a difference but ONLY if they engage themselves in the process.

One of the things I've noticed about some firearm enthusiasts is that some seem to have a chip on their shoulder when it comes to LEOs. We all know there are "bad cops" out there who will stomp all over our "rights" and/or who on on some kind of power trip but whether the LEO is right or wrong, the side of the road is NEVER the place for such things to be decided. Statements like "[i]Where in the Constitution does it say my rights can be trampled on so someone who knowingly accepted a dangerous job could feel all warm and fuzzy[/i]?" reflect an attitude that will, in my opinion, not serve one well long-term no matter how many times one has been pulled over with no problems...[b][i]yet[/i][/b].

[quote name='Seabeejason' timestamp='1352213195' post='839973']I have to fly to Chicago tomorrow afternoon. I told my boss I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to be sending me to Obama's back yard the day after he loses the election. Seriously, I'm not too happy about it. I won't have my side arm or even a damn pocket knife. Nope, not happy at all.........[/quote] I sidestepped a trip to Detroit this week. I can relate a little. Wear a scuba mask so you don't drown in Oprah's tears.

I will do the same thing I have done for many years and thats put my pants on one leg at a time.

Yeah, none of the above is a great choice. You've decided not to vote, but in a cool, edgy way. Gotcha.

Oh, I know who I am voting for. I am voting for Gary Johnson. It is no longer enough for me to vote against someone. I'm sick of pinching my nose to vote and then still being left with a bad taste in my mouth afterwards. Voting for the major parties is reminiscent of being a prison bitch. You don't want what either one wants to give you; all you get is a choice of which one is going to #### you. Either way you are left with a sore ass.

[quote name='LINKS2K' timestamp='1352178544' post='839884'] I don't think that Romney is evil. I just don't believe that he is anymore a man of his word than Obama. With that being said, none of it matters at this point in the game. The point of no return is less than 24 hours away.[/quote] I would say the point of no return passed decades ago. We're just riding this ship down to the bottom at this point. Speaking of ships, this showed up on my fb and I think it sums the situation up nicely. "Voting for Obama is like the Titanic backing up and hitting the iceberg a second time. Voting for Romney is like the Titanic backing up and hitting a different iceberg. "

He should have two terms. The one he has served and one in prison!

[quote name='RobertNashville' timestamp='1352264022' post='840779'] Yeah...because all the somebody elses got 1/4% of the vote, the Republicans are going to take notice and suddenly become the libertarian party the libertarian party wanted to be. I don't know what you are drinking but I'd like to have some; it must be really good stuff...all I've got here is JD. [/quote] No. Their demos are gonna die off. Has nothing to do with libs (tarians or tards).

[quote name='piercedan' timestamp='1352257037' post='840589'] I doubt he would speak English. [/quote] your right probably Spanish

[quote name='DaveTN' timestamp='1352249402' post='840464'] He answered the question “Do you have any weapons” with the statement “I do not consent to any searches”. That is not the answer of a normal citizen. To have someone answer like that and then the Officer see the gun; I wouldn’t have had a problem with it if the Officer put him on the pavement at gun point until his back-up arrived. The guy wanted a problem… he found it. Luckily no one had to die. [/quote] Explain how a citizen exercising his 4th amendment right is not normal. You seem to be suggesting that the LEO would have been justified in shooting him simply for not answering his question. How absurd. Is that the kind of cop you are?

Well, the good news: VA too close to even call a leader. The bad news: VA too close to even call a leader. - OS

I posted my picture on FB, I get 1 like from my aunt. I posted my wife with the Colt AR on Colt's page and she has over 1,000 likes, bunches of shares, etc. LOL Do I need tits to win likes on FB? LOLzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!! Click recent photos by others: http://www.facebook.com/#!/ColtFirearms

Definitely the outdoor propane model. When go to put the turkey in that hot oil, ease it in, slowly. That cannot be stressed enough.

[quote name='Lions Fan' timestamp='1352229516' post='840169']I talked to a friend in Michigan that said his polling place was currently shut down because there we people vandalizing and intimidating people that had Romney stickers on their cars. I did contact a family member in that same district and they said there was a warning put out about an hour after the polls opened, saying to take any political stickers off your car for safety reasons. Maybe the Obama supporters are scared that Romney might have a chance in what is normally a Blue State. Michigan has been Blue for 20 years so it would take a pretty major shift to change that.[/quote] Do they not shoot people in Michigan??? I mean, I see it going very differently down here if people were threatening people at the polls. Laws being what they are and all, I'm more than willing to use the proper amount of force to exercise my right to vote if the authorities aren't up for it.

[quote name='Nshort' timestamp='1352230680' post='840188'] I made some mistakes when i was younger. Thank you for any answers [/quote] Whatever that means ---- if you answered the questions on the application truthfully, it should be obvious if you will pass the check or not. The check really is just asking if you answered the 6 or 7 questions truthfully. Pretty cut and dried... buying it for yourself not to resell or for another, not an ex-con/felon, no restraining order against you, not a foreigner (though they can get a gun, there are other hoops to jump), no dishonorable discharge, whatever else it askes. All those should be a NO except the one that is worded backwards --again, it should be obvious what the answer they "want" is and if you provide the answer they "don't want" for any of those, its a no-go.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFARd8aKoSU&feature=youtu.be"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFARd8aKoSU&feature=youtu.be[/url] Remember, that regardless of who you plan to vote for today, American soldiers have bled and died to give you that privilege. Don't take it for granted. There are billions of people in this world who don't get to participate in a grand experiment like this one we call America. Get out there and make your voice heard!

[quote name='101' timestamp='1352223826' post='840101'] Six years in the Army. I have more than paid my dues. That is why I get so frustrated with people like you that justify trampling on citizens rights. [/quote]I wonder....how "much" do you have to pay before you've "paid your dues"? Is there a set point at which one can stop and then just sit back and leave the work of being a citizen to others?

[quote name='ochretoe' timestamp='1352220743' post='840060'] If my going home to my wife and kids is "warm and fuzzy" then I'll do what I have to do. And if that boils your blood your blood is pretty thin and probably should be boiled. Lots of crappy folks hide behind the constitution when they know they are wrong, and I don't mind that. But on your same line of thinking, where does it say in the constitution that you have to die just because you have a dangerous job. It would also be nice for the rest of us if we knew what you do for a living, since you are slamming my career. [/quote] Your statement is the perfect example of what I'm trying to portray. Thank you for proving my point. If you want to ensure you go home every night then get a new job. OR stop whining about the danger and better prepare your self for the unexpected. You (cops) have no right to piss all over my rights, ever. Follow the law like you should, stop being criminals yourselves and do the right, proper job you're suppose to and expected to. The gentleman with the post about the franklin and Brentwood encounter was another fine example of how cops trample our rights. They were told no to the search, they should have sent him on his way. But no, they had to push and push and found nothing. Now they have two guys, with trampled rights, pissed off and not liking cops. The chance of finding something to arrest someone for does not outway my rights as a citizen of this free Country. Let them go. If they are criminals, they will get caught soon enough.

[quote name='101' timestamp='1352218970' post='840041'] This is why our Country is heading down the path it is. Where in the Constitution does it say my rights can be trampled on so someone who knowingly accepted a dangerous job could feel all warm and fuzzy? Statements like that boil my blood. Cops need to respect the law and follow it, not "suspend" it for their safety. [/quote]Based on the above, I wouldn't be surprised if, some day, you have an unhappy traffic stop encounter with a LEO that we'll all read about here.

Paging OhShoot.

You know what. Those that are going to riot are going to do so whether their candidate wins or looses. They are just looking for a reason. Like those who riot to celebrate a win by their sports team. We will likely see riots regardless of the outcome. How widespread will be determined who wins. Dolomite

No Mark, I actually believe in the ideals of the Libertarian Party. Gary Johnson is the candidate who most closely aligns with my views, therefore I am voting FOR him, not against someone else. I vote my conscience, regardless of the ability of the candidate to win. Here's the thing, even if Johnson won this race in some alternate universe, it wouldn't change anything. The American people have lost the will to be independent. They do not have the intestinal fortitude to be able to stomach the harsh medicine this country needs to right itself and prevent collapse. New Rome is a tinderbox just needing the right spark, and my only wish is that I am around to see the carnage as it all burns to the ground.

[quote name='Batman' timestamp='1352174738' post='839831'] I'll be jumping for joy that O is on his way out! [/quote] Then? What are your expectations? Will you except crap from Romney simply because he is not the "Lying King"? The one thing that I respect about the TEA Party is that in a short amount of time they have put fear into politicians. Politicians should fear and respect the people that they work for. I hope that we are reaching a point where politicians can no longer expect to remain in office simply by telling the people what they want to hear. NO ACTION, NO JOB!

[quote name='LINKS2K' timestamp='1352161909' post='839667'] Yep, sometimes you need a real good spanking to straighten out your behavior. Our whipping is long over due. [/quote]0bama is the ticking time bomb. Re-election will give him the opportuniy to do whatever he likes, that will be the bomb going off. It will cause mass destruction. And we've already been taking a whipping for the past 4 years. If that wasn't enough to wake most people up, then may God help us!

[quote name='QuietDan' timestamp='1352163120' post='839680'] Actually, salvaging your one misbegotten vote is not worth more than 100 posts. Take your biased wiki-facts and check the context. What was the job loss in Massachusetts prior to Romney? What was the job loss after Romney? You don't know. It's pertinent. You didn't check. That makes you ignorant in the original meaning of ignorant. What's more, you are willfully ignorant. You were presented with facts. You ignored them. You know what your own mind is, additional facts to the contrary. It seems that your desire to be right over-rides your desire to understand. Do your homework. Pay attention. Otherwise, stick with your view in spite of being presented with evidence to the contrary by people who lived through the time and were actually there. Stick with your view. Live with it. Choke on it. You have now demonstrated that YOU ARE NOT WORTH correcting. You are a child and will apparently remain a child. Throw your vote away. Stomp your little foot in your rightness. Once upon a time, in a different century, they used to say "Don't trust anyone over thirty." One day soon, you will be over thirty, and you'll actually find out how ignorant and narrow your thinking is, and you won't pay any attention to yourself because you'll be over thirty. I've been in the military for well over three decades, longer than you've been alive apparently, and overseas a significant portion of my life in a combat zone "defending the country." And then, with other folks like me, we come home, and we come across silly little punks that make us think -- WHY DID WE BOTHER? We'd like to continue to "save the country" to the extent that we can, and little know-nothing, smart-ass punks stand up on their hind legs and spout self-righteous nonsense and refuse to be corrected. Fine. Throw your vote away. Vote for Obama for all we care. When we all sink into a Socialist, Marxist, Communist Hell-hole of ignorance, brutality and depravity, deal with it. We who defended your right to be a complete moron will probably be dead, either of old age or at some cross-roads barricade, and you can go through all the sweat and heartbreak and fight your own damn battles and learn the hard way, if you learn at all. [/quote] Thank you for your service.

[quote name='OhShoot' timestamp='1352149127' post='839508'] What a screwy poll. [/quote] I thought the same thing. That's why I didn't pick a option.

For Gun Owners = Probably Not For Gun Manufacturer/Dealers = Absolutely In the end, I hope Obummer gets re-elected, thus in essence, drowning the middle class, and causing the rich to become hermits. After 4 more terrible years, I pray a REAL conservative win's the nod and can captivate/change America's way of thinking, and move this country back to the power house we once were. If Romney get's elected now, he'll be a 1 term president who doesn't get much done. Because he won't get much done -- America's focus will be back to Democrats/Liberals come 2016. This is what I fear.

[quote name='sL1k' timestamp='1350959106' post='832290'] Spiders don't bother me so much if they are not poisonous. [/quote] There is no such thing as a poisonous spider in N America, you can eat all of them! Now there are several species that are venemous.