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this view is representative of many of the same individuals who blindly fell sway to the propaganda of the mainstream media and pulled the lever for Obama and dems down the line in '08. then with the introduction of the stimulus they became concerned, as the appearance of special interest crony kickbacks laced & laden throughout the pork laden stimulus spending became evident this segment of the voter base became Alarmed. as the proliferation of conflict in the middle east continued and the authoritarian state grew larger and more forcefully attempted to eradicate people's individual liberties the last vestiges of their illusory hope became eviscerated completely. some few have come around to a more conservative viewpoint but many instead have scurried away to the pigeonholes of apathy and discontent. they've unplugged altogether or have just passing interests in organizations deriding any entrenched establishment regulation and have instead quietly with little ardor endorse the likes of gary johnsons, jill steins, virgil goode, & *sigh* roseanne barr, simply seeking an alternative to those in power.this accounts for, in my opinion, many of the voters that failed to vote for O on round 2, nor were they willing to go with Romney who they viewed as a plutocrat. every president since reagan has been a graduate of yale or harvard and it's taken it's toll on people's confidence in the entire 'system' and the perceived ethics, honesty & integrity of those seeking office. we need some breakout action in '16 that's powerful, direct and principle based not just espoused.
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a better source? as in some right leaning partisan conservative think tank protege?
my point of the post is that this comes from WITHIN their ranks. it's a divisive plurality growing within the left wing about the growing influence of special interests, oligarchial financiers that sends their liberal hearts just a flutter. he points out that their entire paradigm of conviction has been manipulated and they've been played as marionettes by the plutocrats they profess to despise.
try overlooking his aspersions about the republicans, bush, koch brothers, tea partiers, heritage foundation, etc.. etc..
I began by saying he was a progressive activist & author, it should be self evident he would bandy about these common assaults upon the right so go in with that expectation and try to see what the broader point about the progressive maestros.
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Like Arakhne lurking within a dark cave system sensing the disturbances upon the silk threads spread throughout..... Progressive author & activist John Stauber was an absolute dahhling of the progressive/liberal left for his blistering derision of the Republicans & Bush during the Iraq war. Shall he retain his crown of adoration or will he now having fulfilled their needs quietly be consumed as a male latrodectus in the frenzy of sexual cannibalism under the avalanche of the well heeled leftwing astroturfed blogosphere as any who cast aspersions upon The Movement are wont to have happen to them?
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/03/15/the-progressive-movement-is-a-pr-front-for-rich-democrats/"For almost a decade now the funders of the Progressive Movement, the rich Democrats of the Democracy Alliance and their cliques, networks and organizations, have employed and funded political hacks, fundraisers, pollsters, organizers and PR flacks. Over the past ten years they have dumped more and more money into the big feeding trough shared by the major players of the Progressive movement. The overall goal and result has always been to bring withering rhetorical fire and PR attacks upon the Republican Right, while creating a tremendous fear of the Right to increase the vote for Democrats. This has become Job #1 for the Progressive Movement. No one quite remembers Job #2."
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Sorry man. Animated GIF avatars are the second-most annoying things on the Web. The first being web pages that immediately start playing music when they load.
^^ I might put the ones that autoload videos ads off on the side really loud 1st. I've been on some auto forums where every other avatar is a flashing gif & half the signatures are bright red 48pt font flashing gif. It becomes so distracting to reading threads. I know there are some funny ones but it would probably just spiral out of control & look so cluttered.
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This thread should just be deleted and knowledge of its existence disavowed.
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A lot of people have assumed over the years that I am some variety of LEO so your mileage may vary
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Holsters seem about like wallets, some like bifold(owb?),trifold(iwb?),the long bifold on a chain that don't bend cash(shoulder rig?). Some like the cardholder boxes with just a money clip on one side(pocket carry). There's no right way & everyone does it differently to suit them. I carry a trifold wallet but 85% an owb holster, a cheap fobus speeddraw, just bout due to shell out for a new one. Except when I was driving 200miles a day for work, then I was usin a shoulder rig. I carry in the crossbreed supertuck for church, my pastor knows I carry but we get a lot of visitors. CB supertuck for events the wife talks me into. With my owb I generally wear untucked button downs, polos & tshirts. When I'm out and about I tend to cover with the shirt which prints heavily. About 50% of the time I'm out and about I just open carry.
I understand advantages of cc & oc that's why I do both. Most people never even take note of oc though.
For the last year I've felt more & more like it is not the time to squirrel away and hide it from the populace. Too many things encroach on my comfort from people I disagree with so..
I don't care
I'm legal
I will tell you real quick what is Your business
I don't care
I'm legal
I haven't had any mwag calls
I haven't been asked to leave or cover it
1 in 20 appears to notice
1 in 40 says something polite or inquisitive
1 in 400 knows now what is their business
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+1 to glasses, +1 to hat as well. Be mindful of shirt collars too. I had a hot .40 cartridge pop out and land on my polo shirt collar against the side of my neck. Stung good and quick did the harlem shake to get it out, fortunately my shirt was untucked but what was the worst was the comments I got at work for a week & a half about that big hickey on my neck. I can tell you from them squinty eyed looks the women were giving me sometimes the truth won't set you free.
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Another forum I'm on deletes 'goodbye' threads. Citing the fact that well no one really cares and it's useless bandwidth usage.
Now I understand.
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Some East TN/Knoxville resources via Christi Wigle of Knoxville's Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking - http://www.ccaht.org/CCAHTvid.html
I can tell you that resources are thin, woefully under-funded and under-staffed. Trafficking is a huge problem in this area.
Thanks!
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I'm sorry to hear that.
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Trust in Gold Not Bernanke as U.S. States Promote Bullion
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our affordable housing
You talking bout manufactured houses??
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In some cases boys & girls as young as 4 or 5 are being used and they will work them for years. It also affects many women in their late teens even until their mid twenties.
Years ago these people would have to travel to southeast asia or parts of africa for this depravity but it has spread to the states, yes. Even to Tennessee.
This is the TBI report on it: http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/documents/finaltnhumansextraffickingstudycolorrev2.pdf
"They were arrested for trafficking girls as young as twelve across the U.S., including Tennessee (Martinez, 2010). In July 2010, a man in East Tennessee was arrested for having trafficked over four hundred women (Stambaugh, 2010)."
"Seventy-eight counties representing 85% of the total counties in the state reported at least one case of human sex trafficking in the last 24 months"
"Minors: The following four counties reported more than 100 cases a) Shelby, b-) Davidson, c) Coffee, and d) Knox."
"Adults: The following eight counties reported more than 100 cases a) Shelby, b-) Madison, c) Lawrence, d) Davidson, e) Coffee, f) Franklin, g) Hamilton, and h) Knox. "
Some recent news articles about the growing epidemic in Nashville & TN:
http://www.wkrn.com/story/16524292/study-sheds-light-on-sex-trafficking-in-nashville
http://www.wsmv.com/story/17142085/extensive-sex-trafficking-ring-tied-closely-to-nashville
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/may/28/nashville-police-clergy-team-fight-sex-trafficking/
http://www.examiner.com/article/sex-trafficking-davidson-county
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Sevier Heights Baptist Church is doing a seminar on human trafficking soon. I will see if I can find the day and time and post it for all the Knoxville members that would like to attend.
Thanks,
I think it's important for gun owners to have a heightened awareness because trafficking is directly responsible for the proliferation of drugs and illegal guns in our communities.
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Couple of recent articles touching on the issue:
The Next Real Estate Bubble: FarmlandFarmers have been taking on mounting debt, creating an unsustainable increase in land prices and risking a crash that would ripple through our economy. Could the next real estate crash be in farmland?
Farmland prices: Is the bubble about to burst?
The favorable mix of both cash and credit has provided fuel to drive up land values across the Midwest, stoking fears of a bubble ready to burst.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/03/24/farm-land-prices-bubble/2013451/
This article is one of the most in depth complete with graphs/sources etc:
A bubble to remember -- and anticipate?
http://www.aei.org/outlook/economics/financial-services/a-bubble-to-remember-and-anticipate/
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It's a worldwide problem and while awareness has increased, especially domestically, so has the industry's grasp expanded as well. In these economically unstable times more people are becoming involved in trafficking both as victims & victimizers. As well as a growing number of accomplices looking for easy money. Trafficking occurs every day across this state in Memphis, Clarksville, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville & even in the smaller towns surrounding. Whether it's street pimps just keeping them high or the gangs/cartels trucking them on the interstates along with the guns & drugs. We are a hub of the southeast. Please take a few minutes and read about some of the facts & figures involved. Your knowledge could help save someone from this abuse. If you feel compelled to act you can contact SharedHope, Love146, Children of the Night, SCTNow or Any of these organizations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organizations_opposing_human_trafficking
As always before donating to any charity please take time to research and review their policies and structure to ensure your donation is making the most valuable impact it possibly can.http://www.justfacts.com/sexuality.aspP.S. Anyone not familiar with the JustFacts website, they have a very good page regarding guns as well:
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I have heard some homeschoolers being told by the state that they cannot homeschool their kids. Still will tax you though for public schools. If the government would just let me pick and choose what services my tax dollars go to. I for one don't have children yet, but I am being forced to pay taxes to the public schools( yes, my hard earned tax dollars are sending your kids to school). And yet when it comes down to the rankings in the world, we aren't even in the top ten.
Public schools aren't like they used to be. Now all it seems is they want you to obey the state, have no free-thinking skills and believe anyone who thinks differently than the "brainwashed by the government" thinking is a conspiracy therorist or crazy.
I'm all for the parents to be able to choose who teaches their children. The state should keep it's nose out of it period. But the state is only interested in producing more "wage slaves".
They're working on the homeschoolers too now. New placement standards and equivalencies will mandate that they implement Common Core guidelines in testing for SATs/ACTs. It's on every front. There are few remaining bastions of freedom, liberty or critical thought.
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I need about 50acres in wyoming
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This from a society once legendary for their longswords
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Apparently neither of these man-beast looking females have been to Chicago. If we're gonna start making gun violence a race issue, well, let's make it a race issue.
Why because no decent, self-respecting, white guy would be seen with the likes of either of you? Silly leftist 'femi-natzi' hags! Hate what you cannot have? All races have insane people, especially liberals! Keep passing the kool-aid!
The only drink permitted in big gulp nyc
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Have you taken a minute today to acknowledge your white privilege and how it has provided you opportunities your pigmentally challenged brethren don't get to enjoy?
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http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/03/15/the-progressive-movement-is-a-pr-front-for-rich-democrats/
http://www.justfacts.com/sexuality.asp
The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights
in 2A Legislation and Politics
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great article, thank you