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pureau79

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  1. Sometimes legal sources and sometimes illegal sources. Where the obtain them is not relevant. WHAT they DO with them is the difference...
  2. BillBill, most of what you are saying in this post is clear, concise and not disputable. However, on this one point I beg to differ. Mental health is not the problem. Yes. In this instance there was a mental health issue, but that is one among many issues. My belief and my opinion is that the rash of bad actors is relative to the MORAL decay of our society in that many are afflicted mentally. To be more clear, take for instance television and movies. In and of themselves they are not necessarily bad. Then couple the untold, nearly immeasurable hours of morally deficient garbage, which is piped into the minds of a generation of persons whose society teaches that moral absolutes are not relevant and the only thing that truly matters in the minefield of life is how that one felt at that moment. Remember, our youth have been programmed to believe they are worthy of praise when they have done nothing praiseworthy. You are significant in the fabric of life even if your place is that of a sponge... a parasite. This most recent shooter had in fact been long diagnosed with mental issues, but I am not comfortable with making education and mental health diagnoses the main focus. After certain (and more enlightened) ones have diagnosed all the sick people they will naturally progress to labeling all who disagree with them as mentally I'll and in need of a fix when what needs to happen is an awakening to the truth. The truth is we have been lazy with guiding our children and removing the bad actors from society... a return to 2nd Chronicals ch. 7 v 14 is the most obvious place to begin...
  3. I just had to respond here... To Reginald Denny an ordinary brick in the hands of an angry mob was most certainly an assault weapon. Firearms fall under the "Right of the people to keep (possess, maintain, store, etc., etc.) and to bear (have on one's person and within immediate deployment capability) arms (jack knives, sticks, pitchforks, ball bats, bricks, brick bats, steak knives, muskets, .45 ACP's, shotguns, AK47's and all manner of personal defense items) shall not be infringed portion of the Second Amendment. Weapons have evolved with the evil in men's hearts. I have long understood that criminals will not obey gun control laws. Only an idiot would deny that...
  4. The reason there are no examples of individuals beating this rap is that we have been coming at the matter as individuals... Not enough are willing to do the time or pay the fines. We're going to have to band together 'en masse' or they will continue to roll over the individuals likethe PLA wiped out protestors at Tiananmen Square.
  5. Regarding my post about US oil, the US Geological survey has done an outstanding job of cloaking the information and it will take some time to ferret out the facts again, but the information is there. Between the known West Texas Crude, Rocky Mountain Shale and the Bakken Range, the San Joaqin Basin and untold TRILLIONS of cubic feet of natural gas, the United States has enough proven hydrocarbon reserves to easily make the next one hundred years with relative ease while alternative sources of energy are developed. BTW, we do not have to be paying nearly 4 USD for a gallon of fuel to carry our commodities to market. We could reduce fuel prices by nearly half just by deregulating the O&G industry. We know how to recover oil and gas with clean and environmentally safe methods now and because I have spent most of my life in a peripheral industry I am convinced that most companies want to do environmentally responsible things. Yes. I want us to develop cleaner technologies than the internal combustion engine, but right now oil is what we have a great deal of, and we do not need the ME, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, the UAE or any other ME entity for our oil. The problem arises with bureaucrats twisting facts. When the USGS says recoverable oil they refer to wells that have been drilled and capped which can be tapped immediately, which is about 2% of what we know is there ready to be collected. Environmental whackos have lobbied to shut down hydrocarbon production and more than one politician has looked out for his/her own pocketbook and not ours. We've got our eyes on the right hand, but we'd better start watching the left hand because as with all magic acts something is going on where we are not looking.
  6. Brother, I absolutely do not wish to start a debate with you. I have read many of your posts and I respect most of what you have to say, but I am about undone with statements like the one quoted from your post. It is not entirely acurate. The fact is, Iraq is not as rich in resources as many wish to believe. The United States has more known recoverable oil than the entire Middle East so the oil argument is not as strong or persuasive as folks want to believe. Now, before anyone goes off on me about being a negative nellie, you should know that I am largely positive about the potential to make some cool Ben Franklins on Iraqi currency. Like many here at DV, I have a few thousand tied up in IQD and have no intention of bailing out. I'm in, all the way to sink or swim, but there has been so much misinformation and factually deficient information set forth through the years that I just have to speak up. The following is a cut and paste from the US Department of State: My link Economy Nominal GDP (2011 est.): $108.6 billion. Nominal GDP per capita (2011 est., PPP): $3,877. GDP real growth rate (2011 est.): 9.6%. Rate of inflation (2011 est.): 5.0%. Unemployment rate (2009 est.): 15.3%. Budget (2011 enacted): Revenues--$69.2 billion; expenditures--$82.6 billion. Public debt (Sept. 2011 est.): $53 billion to $79 billion. Natural resources: Oil, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur. Agriculture: Products--wheat, barley, rice, corn, chickpeas, beans, dates, cotton, sunflowers, cattle, sheep, and chickens. Industry: Types--petroleum, chemicals, textiles, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing. Trade: Exports (2011 est.)--$62.3 billion; export commodities--crude oil, crude materials excluding fuels, food and live animals. Export partners (2010)--U.S., India, South Korea, China. Imports (2011 est.)--$61.0 billion; import commodities--food, medicine, manufactured goods. Import partners (2009)--Turkey, U.S., China, and South Korea.
  7. Wouldn't it be so convenient for O to have a reason to declare marshall-law right before the election... I'm so ready to see O go. As a white American male, I'm proud we finally elected a black person to our highest office... just not THIS person. America needs a healing and I'm ready for it, but this guy has divided us more and set racial relations back quite a bit. He has not helped move the economy and for the first time in history an American president will leave office with fewer citizens working than when he took the office. Pathetic. I don't think Romney is the best candidate but I'm supporting him all the way. Go O go! Go O go!
  8. Your reply seems to indicate that you were feeling stung by my comment, but I assure you there was no sting intended. Your reply also indicates that we are not far apart in our opinions... Of course the GOI has thrown kinks in the CBI's plan. See? Get governments out of private businesses and the economy will, as you say, "liftoff".
  9. This is where people tend to miss the mark. Even in America people fail to understand that a currency's value is not based upon the strength or the stability of its government. A stable government will indeed be a beneficial aspect, but the strength of any nation's currency is a strong and vibrant economy. Strong free market economies occur without overbearing regulations and Iraq is another case in point example of this. Get the government out of the way and the wealth will, as Adam says, "Re-appear". See how America's wealth goes into hiding as the government intervenes and prevents the free flow of our economic life-cycle?
  10. I find them to be a good example of how absolute power corrupts absolutely... Another reason for checks and balances in government... Poor example. I've lived in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisianna and Texas. I've travelled to most of this nation for extended periods of work. The most extreme prejudice I have encountered is in the Northern portion of America. Yes, I'll concur that it exists in Georgia as every other state but it's not nearly as blatant as in several Northern states. I find the people of the South (white or black) to be generally well mannered and very polite.
  11. A liberal Christian... That is a case in point, text book example of an oxymoron. Define "liberal" for me as I am addled and feeble minded enough to think one cannot know the truth of salvation and agree with a liberal lifestyle. Don't get me wrong, I'm not judging you, but the concept does not fit the narrow gap between my ears... Narrow! Oh yes, I remember now... Jesus said the pathway to heaven is "straight" and "narrow". Don't be double minded. It leads to instability. I know. I'm going to hell for my betrayal of God's word and His Holy Spirit. I would that it were not true but it is. I was wreckless with my gift and will be judged for it. I knew the truth. You apparently do not really know that you know. Please. Draw very near to the savior and see what he reveals about liberal Christianity.
  12. Yeah... I hear you. Don't forget though: Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He changes not, and even he took up a lash of rope against the money-changers in the temple. The point is that there is an Ecclesiastical season to stand and fight. The namby pamby, limp wristed, lily-livered days of pie in the sky and Lord won't you please are about to come to a screaching halt. You cannot pray your way out of the days ahead because Divine Providence will be fulfilled. It is written that in the last days men's hearts will fail from fear. You can believe whatsoever you wish to, but at the rate of decline in rational leadership based on sound principal we Americans will soon speak either a Chinese dialect or a form of Arabic. You may choose the prayer closet and smiles but when some thug murders your loved ones you may consider an eye for an eye... The Eastern regions have been thoroughly canvassed by Christian Missionaries and prayers of the righteous but tribulation cometh. Be righteous in your heart, but don't forget that the great "I AM" is the same as when Joshua was commanded to destroy every man, woman and child and every beast of the field and to take NONE of the spoils. The Angel of Death will recognize the blood on your lentil, but tribulation and physical death comes to us all. Yeah... I hear you. Don't forget though: Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He changes not, and even he took up a lash of rope against the money-changers in the temple. The point is that there is an Ecclesiastical season to stand and fight. The namby pamby, limp wristed, lily-livered days of pie in the sky and Lord won't you please are about to come to a screaching halt. You cannot pray your way out of the days ahead because Divine Providence will be fulfilled. It is written that in the last days men's hearts will fail from fear. You can believe whatsoever you wish to, but at the rate of decline in rational leadership based on sound principal we Americans will soon speak either a Chinese dialect or a form of Arabic. You may choose the prayer closet and smiles but when some thug murders your loved ones you may consider an eye for an eye... The Eastern regions have been thoroughly canvassed by Christian Missionaries and prayers of the righteous but tribulation cometh. Be righteous in your heart, but don't forget that the great "I AM" is the same as when Joshua was commanded to destroy every man, woman and child and every beast of the field and to take NONE of the spoils. The Angel of Death will recognize the blood on your lentil, but tribulation and physical death comes to us all.
  13. NEGATIVE. It was no more Christianity than Islam. Religious zealots come from all religions and use the name of their religion to pursue their twisted agendas. Christianity did not pursue the crusades. It was religious leaders of the Roman-Catholic church who sent the faithful to do their bidding. Islam did not send Al Qaida to terrorize and murder. Again, it was zealots with a perverted understanding of their religion. Judaism did not kill Jeshua, it was a sect of Jews seeking to maintain control of their religion. They did not recognize the messiah as he stood before their very eyes because of blind ambition. I know, right???
  14. You just did. You just made the DHS watch list. Someone somewhere just labeled you an extremist...
  15. This really isn't about women's health. TexasGranny already supplied evidence that the provision is already covered under Title X. No. This is about the systematic dismantling of the Constitution. We have existing laws that cover most healthcare issues, but Obamacare roles out the tool chest of destruction on Constitutional law...
  16. Dad always said if you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas... Another old saying is "if the shoe fits, wear it." Conversely, if it doesn't fit one shouldn't put it on. I personally think the Fluke woman is a lib plant and Rush just happened to make a bad choice of names when he called her out on her motivation...
  17. TG your observations are spot on and cannot be contravened. Fabulous! Thank you for the commentary and supporting Title X information for those that do not understand that Obamacare is a direct assault on the liberties our forefathers gave all to secure in the birth of our nation. This is a very concise presentation and I cannot say enough to articulate how blessed I am to share your views.
  18. The pathetic thing is that many will complain about intrusive government mandates and unfettered regulatory over-reaches by unelected bureaucrats, yet when they've wrung their hands for a while they simply accept the circumstances and resign to the encroachments as their civic duty to obey the law of the land. It seems to me that American independence has become a dusty, old idea few wish to be troubled with. We stand at the very precipice of a change our society will be the worse for... Wake up America! Excellent perspective. Thank you.
  19. So... Do you intend to say that because black Americans suffered social injustice that white Americans don't have a legitimate claim to decry an equally unjust circumstance? Is it your contention that we should sit down and shut up because we're now getting what we deserve? Are you truly so shallow? Wrong is wrong. I have never personally hated another person because of race, but every time I see or hear of someone attempting to justify bad behavior by a terrible past it makes me wrestle with negative emotions because no matter what happened in the past to anyone it still very simply comes down to individual responsibility. One is not a product of circumstance, but one is a product of choice and an individual refusal to do the right thing because it is right.
  20. ...but the point is that race IS injected into every circumstance where the crime is perpetrated against a black American by a white American. It is also the case that any crime against a woman, a homosexual, a transgender, or some other politically correct group is dubbed a hate crime, but here you have a clear-cut case of a racially motivated act and the media sweeps it under other headlines. The teenagers responsible allegedly stated that the boy got what he deserved because he's white. We do not know if this is true but it would not have mattered to a media run amok if it had been white on black. This is the society we live in; one where a select groups crime is justified because of the past. To hell with that! Two wrongs don't make right and truth is truth... Wake up America, before it's too late.
  21. I mention the founding Father's out of the abundant love for the system of government they envisioned. I responded regarding the flag protocols from the perspective that the time honored tradition of honoring the blood of patriots must not be watered down. Whitney Houston made a wonderful contribution of music during my life. She was a very. Beautiful woman with a very beautiful gift, but we cannot bestow the honor of dignitary on everyone who makes a contribution.
  22. If the designated acceptable "ettiquette" is not adhered to, it becomes as fodder and is thereby rendered meaningless. As with all traditions it becomes perverted and saturates to the extent that everyone feels a legitimate service has been rendered and the next thing you know, hero dogs will be honored in this way. Then come the horses and all manner of beasts. The neighborhood butcher was a hero and must also be recognized. Let us not forget the bus drivers, taxi drivers and volunteer firefighters. The list goes on and on. This is the reason for laws, ordinances and ettiquette. There MUST be be guidelines for a free and civil society and we must voluntarily comply in order for such a noble idea to succeed. America is not perfect by a long shot but our Constitution and Bill Of Rights is the best of the best. Don't tread on Liberty or it will be your liberty in the end. Stand for freedom. Honor our founders idea of self governed society. Honor the ettiquette.
  23. I appreciate your sentiment but, if you please, I refer you to the post by JaxinJersey on proper flag ettiquette. It is sentimental to feel that way, but it is errant. The flag code is precisely in place to prevent trivializing our national symbol. I really hate to disagree with a home girl, but I respectfully do in these matters.
  24. Okay. Maybe I'll be first. I POINT THE FINGER! There. I've done it. Now, as I understand it, the possible reason you put this information out here is... A. You want for us all to be warned of unscrupulous banking practices at WARKA, or B. You want us to join you in the mass pointing of fingers. Hopefully option A. is the correct choice... I don't wish to be insulting, or condescending, but how was it productive for you to publicly imply that your family's welfare is at stake because of WARKA? It seems that you may have been a bit reckless if you tied the lion's share of your liquidity up in a foreign account that we have all viewed to be as speculative as the possibility of a huge return on the IQD. Maybe you need to look at what the other three fingers on the pointing hand are doing. Just sayin'... It seems obvious to me.
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