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"Michael Warner" wrote in message
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On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:46:02 GMT, Dave Head wrote:


Someone once said that religion is the opiate of the masses. In the US,
it seems to be guns. Thank God I don't live there.

Thank god you don't either, we have enough like you.

In article ,
Dave Head writes:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:20:44 GMT, bill wrote:

Jean H. wrote:
Most of the GMOs that I have read about are modified to withstand a
particular plant disease or to survive long periods without water, or
something like that. There is a need or some foods might not be
available at all.

hum, indeed a lot of them are made resistent to pesticides (not to the
insects!)... the first one in my mind is the Round Up Ready corn by
Monsanto..

Bush is the biggest enemy of research right now, since that fool
thinks stem cell research is immoral. Good thing that after November
he will be a real "Lame duck". Worst president in my lifetime, except
maybe Truman.
Bill Baka

agreed! ... isnt' he the biggest enemy of almost everything?

He seems to be even this countries worst enemy. I don't know how he
could have gotten re-elected, much less by such a big margin, after 4
years of screwing up, unless the Republicans are either
A. Totally stupid.
B. The party is so corrupt that they fixed the election.

I am just not believing that Kerry lost so badly since everyone I know
voted for him. How did the coward win over the guy who actually served?

Bill Baka

Its easy to understand... at the time, the Dems were still into collecting up
all the guns, and in spite of how that is not a popular issue with you and your
friends, in a whole lot of the rest of the country, people cherish their 2nd
amemdment rights, and in fact all their rights. While California, New York,
and a lof of the coastal states would like to forget the 2nd amendment, the
rest of the country, those vast seas of red states, believe that without our
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
guns, the liberals would do just as they please, and negate even more of the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
bill of right.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yeah, what good is it to live in a country where you can't
shoot the people (or government) with whom you disagree?


Now, I understand that the Dems have given up on the idea of collecting up all
the guns. Maybe they'll actually get somewhere in the polls this time. But, in
any close election, the NRA will kill you if you are not pro-gun
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On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:16:02 +0930, Michael Warner wrote:

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:46:02 GMT, Dave Head wrote:

True and not true. Its both. My particular pet amendment is the 2nd. You
pick one and vote on that. I don't care.

The Republicans must just /love/ voters like you.

Why the Republicans? I vote for the best candidate in terms of their
demonstrated support of the 2nd amendment. Right now, I'm told that Howard
Dean is rated by the NRA as an A+ candidate. Sooo... if it were a contest
between him and GWB right now, I'd vote for Howard Dean, 'cuz GWB just isn't
that good on the 2nd amendment.

DPH

As long as you're allowed
to keep your popgun (no, they're not scared of it - they have much bigger
ones), you don't mind them systematically stripping you of all your other
rights.

Once you're in indefinite detention with no lawyer and no trial, because
your cranky neighbour dobbed you in as a terrorist to someone in Homeland
Security with a quota to fill, your precious 2nd Amendment won't do you
much good at all.

Someone once said that religion is the opiate of the masses. In the US,
it seems to be guns. Thank God I don't live there.

Dave Head wrote:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:20:44 GMT, bill wrote:

Jean H. wrote:
Most of the GMOs that I have read about are modified to withstand a
particular plant disease or to survive long periods without water, or
something like that. There is a need or some foods might not be
available at all.
hum, indeed a lot of them are made resistent to pesticides (not to the
insects!)... the first one in my mind is the Round Up Ready corn by
Monsanto..

Bush is the biggest enemy of research right now, since that fool
thinks stem cell research is immoral. Good thing that after November
he will be a real "Lame duck". Worst president in my lifetime, except
maybe Truman.
Bill Baka
agreed! ... isnt' he the biggest enemy of almost everything?
He seems to be even this countries worst enemy. I don't know how he
could have gotten re-elected, much less by such a big margin, after 4
years of screwing up, unless the Republicans are either
A. Totally stupid.
B. The party is so corrupt that they fixed the election.

I am just not believing that Kerry lost so badly since everyone I know
voted for him. How did the coward win over the guy who actually served?

Bill Baka

Its easy to understand... at the time, the Dems were still into collecting up
all the guns, and in spite of how that is not a popular issue with you and your
friends, in a whole lot of the rest of the country, people cherish their 2nd
amemdment rights, and in fact all their rights. While California, New York,
and a lof of the coastal states would like to forget the 2nd amendment, the
rest of the country, those vast seas of red states, believe that without our
guns, the liberals would do just as they please, and negate even more of the
bill of right.

Now, I understand that the Dems have given up on the idea of collecting up all
the guns. Maybe they'll actually get somewhere in the polls this time. But, in
any close election, the NRA will kill you if you are not pro-gun (notice that
doesn't mean simply not anti-gun, but actually _for_ 2nd amendment rights). It
doesn't matter to the NRA whether you're Dem or Rep, you get an endorsement
from them if you support gun right. Then I vote for that person. And several
million other NRA members do the same. And that's how they win the election.

Dave Head

I agree with you on the gun thing since I have a purchased legally and
now illegal semi-automatic and if they think I am just going to walk in
and give them my gun they are nuts. Anybody who demands MY gun is likely
to be looking down the barrel. I'm with you and the NRA on the gun
thing, but just like the stupid abortion arguments, I can't base an
election on only one issue. I'm pro-choice and pro-gun but anti Bush and
most of the current administration. If we had some 'better' Republicans
to choose from I would vote for them. I am voting for Arnold for a
second term as California's governor, both because I like him and
because his Democrat opponent looks kind of sleazy. On the rest it is a
split ticket, basically voting for the younger blood and the least
stupid as I have mentioned before. Voting a straight ticket to me is the
dumbest thing a voter can do, by not checking out each candidate. Like
the Democrats, for instance, sometimes you get a Kennedy, and sometimes
you get a Gore and a Kerry. Sometimes the Republicans get a Nixon.
It's all a game of chance, but I do think there should be an age limit
of about 75 for anybody. We have Senators and Congressmen who can barely
remember where they work, yet they keep getting elected.
And there should definitely be a minimum I.Q. standard for anyone who
wants to be president, about 120 to cull the chaff.
Bill Baka

Dave Head wrote:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:02:59 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:

In article ,
Dave Head wrote:

Its easy to understand... at the time, the Dems were still into
collecting up all the guns, and in spite of how that is not a popular
issue with you and your friends,
Which is a crock of ****. You're just telling a lie here.

Not by a long shot. They were never openly pursuing that, because to say it
even they knew was poison. So, they held that view, and worked toward that
goal, but were damn transparent to the rest of us.

For instance, what is gun registration good for? Not tracking guns. Its good
for knowing where the guns are, and then declaring them to be illegal and
expecting people to turn them in. Happened in California with the assault
weapon ban out there (the people, BTW, mostly didn't turn them in - there's
hundreds of thousands of now-illegal "assault" weapons in California society.)

Heh, tell me about it. Mine stays put. I might need it some day.

What else is gun registration good for? If you get 'em all registered, then
you institute a tax on gun ownership, and just keep raising it and raising it
until only the wealthly and elite have the wherewithall to keep guns. That's
what the liberal elite is aiming at.

Nts not a crock, its the truth. The liberal Dems were just smart enough not to
say it. Their supporters said it at times, and the occasional politician said
it - it was one of the California Dems, in fact, that said, "If it were up to
me, if I had the power, I'd say, "Turn 'em all in, Mr. and Mrs America" ".

The liberal Dems _were_ most assuredly working toward an eventual confiscation
of _all_ the American citizens guns. That's a fact.

in a whole lot of the rest of the country, people cherish their 2nd
amemdment rights, and in fact all their rights. While California,
New York, and a lof of the coastal states would like to forget the
2nd amendment, the rest of the country, those vast seas of red
states, believe that without our guns, the liberals would do just as
they please, and negate even more of the bill of right.
LOL. What crack you been smoking, dude? It's the Republicans that are
tossing your rights into the trash, not the Democrats.

True and not true. Its both. My particular pet amendment is the 2nd. You
pick one and vote on that. I don't care. The SOB's have to be stopped when
they F with the constitution and specifically its bill of rights.

Bush would like to mess with the constitution, not on guns, but other
things, so why not bitch about 'junk' amendments? Ever since 9/11 I have
found excessive police presence. When I turned 55 I went to the local
Social Security office just to see if I was eligible for anything, since
I have paid a ton of income tax and SS tax, and I was met at the door by
a retired cop with a metal detector wand. I said "What the F..k is
this?" and he said he was hired after 9/11 to prevent a possible
terrorist occurrence in the office. A Social Security office?
Get real, there are 3 employees and no money and there were 4 gray
haired people all over 70 just sitting there. Bush is getting ridiculous
with the over policing of the country. As people on r.b.misc know, I was
detained just for riding my bicycle on a public road too close to an Air
Force base and looking suspicious. I am a totally white third generation
American and no way do I look the least bit arabic, yet I was held until
a county sheriff could come and load me and my bike for a quick ride
back home. Bush may not be anti-gun but he sure as hell wants to take
our freedoms away. I am more worried about being hassled by the Homeland
Security people than being killed by a terrorist these days.
Bill Baka

The Republicans
are outstandingly good liars, though, I'll give them credit for that.

Not a patch on gun-grabbing liberal democrats, tho.

As the old saying goes, all political parties die at last from
swallowing their own lies. It's currently the Republicans' turn.

Republican party is not going to die. For that to happen, there would have to
be a credible replacement around somewhere. There isn't. Going to vote for
libertarians? Didn't think so. Nothing else appears to be standing around as
a viable replacement.

Jean H. wrote:
Where did they come up with 272 nations? The last I heard it was 201
or something like that. When I was in grade school I think it was only
about 104 or something close. Is somebody minting new countries?
Bill Baka

1) a nation is not a country... think of the First Nations, Quebecers etc.
2) There are many more coutries than that, most of them are not
recognized... the weirdest country being this offshore oil platform
close to britain!

Jean
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http://geography.about.com/cs/countr...wcountries.htm
New Countries of the World
From Matt Rosenberg,
Your Guide to Geography.

Jan 2 2006
The 30 New Countries Created Since 1990
Since 1990, thirty new countries have been created. The dissolution of
the USSR and Yugoslavia in the early 1990s caused the creation of most
of the newly independent states.
You probably know about many of these changes but a few of these new
countries seemed to slip by almost unnoticed. This comprehensive listing
will update you about the countries which have formed since 1990.

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Fifteen new countries became independent with the dissolution of the
USSR in 1991. Three of these countries declared and were granted
independence a few months preceding the fall of the Soviet Union but the
remaining twelve did not become independent until the Soviet Union fell
completely on December 26, 1991.

I was under the impression, apparently wrong, that those counted as
countries, but under the umbrella of the USSR.


Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia (September 1991)
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (September 1991)
Lithuania (September 1991)
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s into five independent countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 29, 1992
Croatia, June 25, 1991
Macedonia (officially The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
declared independence on September 8, 1991 but wasn't recognized by the
United Nations until 1993 and the United States and Russia in February
of 1994
Serbia and Montenegro, (also known as the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia), April 17, 1992
Slovenia, June 25, 1991

These were the ones I knew about due to all the press coverage of them
warring on each other. They got rid of the USSR and went right into
"Ethnic cleansing" mode. Some people are never happy.

Other New Countries

Nine other countries became independent through a variety of causes.


March 21, 1990 - Namibia became independent of South Africa

May 22, 1990 - North and South Yemen merged to form a unified Yemen

October 3, 1990 - East Germany and West Germany merged to form a unified
Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain

September 17, 1991 - The Marshall Islands was part of the Trust
Territory of Pacific Islands (administered by the United States) and
gained independence as a former colony

September 17, 1991 - Micronesia, previously known as the Caroline
Islands, became independent from the United States

January 1, 1993 - The Czech Republic and Slovakia became independent
nations when Czechoslovakia dissolved

May 25, 1993 - Eritrea was a part of Ethiopia but seceded and gained
independence

October 1, 1994 - Palau was part of the Trust Territory of Pacific
Islands (administered by the United States) and gained independence as a
former colony

May 20, 2002 - East Timor declared independence from Portugal in 1975
but became independent of Indonesia in 2002

Most of these I have heard about but never really added them all up. One
or two of the minor ones per year can slip by without being noticed.
Most are insignificant anyway, and since I am not a politician, not in
my interest to be on top of them all, but it is an interesting trend
that everyone, even a two bit island, wants to be a country.
Bill Baka

Lorenzo L. Love wrote:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:07:54 -0700, bill wrote:

Lorenzo L. Love wrote:
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:12:15 -0700, george conklin
wrote:


"Lorenzo L. Love" wrote in message
newsp.tg8lacqipheghf@ibm22761843607...

What is it about "gradually increasing fertility rates" that you do
not
understand?

What YOU do not understand is that the future growth of
populations is
measured by the Total Fertility Rates, or TFRs. These are
calculated by the
census for nations and they say that 63 nations are no longer
reproducing
themselves. I suggest you check out the population pyramid projections
which the census makes available, both for the USA and most other
nations of
the world. Stop simply guessing.


No guessing needed. The U.S. has a population growth rate of +0.91%.
Australia +0.85%, France +0.35%, United Kingdom +0.28%, Italy +0.04%,
Japan +0.02%. This info is from the wild and crazy guys at the C.I.A.
By the way, the C.I.A. says there are 272 nations which much mean
there are 209 nations are reproducing themselves. And then some as
the world population growth rate is +1.14% with a birth rate of 20.05
births/1,000 population and a death rate of 8.67 deaths/1,000
population. Whole lot of reproducing going on. The counties that have
negative growth rates are for the most part either tiny or not
something anyone would inspire to. Like Russia which has a population
growth rate of -0.37% but also an infant mortality two and half times
that of the U.S. and a life expectancy ten years less. Is Russia your
ideal for the future of the world?
Lorenzo L. Love
http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove
"...democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot
survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put
more and more people into the world, the value of life not only
declines, it disappears. It doesn't matter if someone dies. The more
people there are, the less one individual matters."
Isaac Asimov
Where did they come up with 272 nations? The last I heard it was 201
or something like that. When I was in grade school I think it was only
about 104 or something close. Is somebody minting new countries?
Bill Baka

Since you missed it, I'll repeat "the C.I.A. says there are 272
nations". That was as of 5 October, 2006. There may be more by now.

I didn't miss it, that was why I posted to ask. "The C.I.A. says" may
just be all I want to know.
Bill Baka

Lorenzo L. Love
http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove

"We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a
life-style that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable
resources without regard for the future of our children and people all
around the world."
Margaret Mead

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:22:09 GMT, bill wrote:

Dave Head wrote:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:02:59 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:

In article ,
Dave Head wrote:

Its easy to understand... at the time, the Dems were still into
collecting up all the guns, and in spite of how that is not a popular
issue with you and your friends,
Which is a crock of ****. You're just telling a lie here.

Not by a long shot. They were never openly pursuing that, because to say it
even they knew was poison. So, they held that view, and worked toward that
goal, but were damn transparent to the rest of us.

For instance, what is gun registration good for? Not tracking guns. Its good
for knowing where the guns are, and then declaring them to be illegal and
expecting people to turn them in. Happened in California with the assault
weapon ban out there (the people, BTW, mostly didn't turn them in - there's
hundreds of thousands of now-illegal "assault" weapons in California society.)

Heh, tell me about it. Mine stays put. I might need it some day.

Yeppir, that's the spirit.

What else is gun registration good for? If you get 'em all registered, then
you institute a tax on gun ownership, and just keep raising it and raising it
until only the wealthly and elite have the wherewithall to keep guns. That's
what the liberal elite is aiming at.

Nts not a crock, its the truth. The liberal Dems were just smart enough not to
say it. Their supporters said it at times, and the occasional politician said
it - it was one of the California Dems, in fact, that said, "If it were up to
me, if I had the power, I'd say, "Turn 'em all in, Mr. and Mrs America" ".

The liberal Dems _were_ most assuredly working toward an eventual confiscation
of _all_ the American citizens guns. That's a fact.

in a whole lot of the rest of the country, people cherish their 2nd
amemdment rights, and in fact all their rights. While California,
New York, and a lof of the coastal states would like to forget the
2nd amendment, the rest of the country, those vast seas of red
states, believe that without our guns, the liberals would do just as
they please, and negate even more of the bill of right.
LOL. What crack you been smoking, dude? It's the Republicans that are
tossing your rights into the trash, not the Democrats.

True and not true. Its both. My particular pet amendment is the 2nd. You
pick one and vote on that. I don't care. The SOB's have to be stopped when
they F with the constitution and specifically its bill of rights.

Bush would like to mess with the constitution, not on guns, but other
things, so why not bitch about 'junk' amendments? Ever since 9/11 I have
found excessive police presence. When I turned 55 I went to the local
Social Security office just to see if I was eligible for anything, since
I have paid a ton of income tax and SS tax, and I was met at the door by
a retired cop with a metal detector wand. I said "What the F..k is
this?" and he said he was hired after 9/11 to prevent a possible
terrorist occurrence in the office. A Social Security office?
Get real, there are 3 employees and no money and there were 4 gray
haired people all over 70 just sitting there. Bush is getting ridiculous
with the over policing of the country. As people on r.b.misc know, I was
detained just for riding my bicycle on a public road too close to an Air
Force base and looking suspicious. I am a totally white third generation
American and no way do I look the least bit arabic, yet I was held until
a county sheriff could come and load me and my bike for a quick ride
back home. Bush may not be anti-gun but he sure as hell wants to take
our freedoms away. I am more worried about being hassled by the Homeland
Security people than being killed by a terrorist these days.
Bill Baka

And if more people went forth armed, there wouldn't be such a need for the
hired armed people. Its weird - so many people are against personal carrying
of handguns, but hire some schmuck for minimum wage, give him clothes that are
all 1 color and shiny black shoes, and then he's good to go for standing in
school hallways with a gun. He's probably not half as qualified to deal with
an armed intruder as the teachers would be if they had guns on them.

The teachers should all have the _right_ to carry, with a minimum of
regulations - must have personal carry permit, must have the required training
for having a personal carry permit, and, while at school, absolutely must
_wear_ the gun - no sticking it in a briefcase, no putting it in a purse,
nowhere except somewhere on the body - and NO revealing its presence to
_anyone_. NO ONE should know who is carrying - not the principal, not the
other teachers, and sure as hell not the kids. The only time anyone finds out
is when they have a sudden sucking chest wound.

I imagine the 3 70-yr-old ladies might have requested the guard 'cuz they felt
fairly "naked" and alone. They really only needed some friends - Mr. Smith and
Mr. Wesson, or maybe Sam Colt.

Dave Head


The Republicans
are outstandingly good liars, though, I'll give them credit for that.

Not a patch on gun-grabbing liberal democrats, tho.

As the old saying goes, all political parties die at last from
swallowing their own lies. It's currently the Republicans' turn.

Republican party is not going to die. For that to happen, there would have to
be a credible replacement around somewhere. There isn't. Going to vote for
libertarians? Didn't think so. Nothing else appears to be standing around as
a viable replacement.

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:21:11 -0700, (Tom Keats) wrote:

In article ,
Dave Head writes:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:20:44 GMT, bill wrote:

Jean H. wrote:
Most of the GMOs that I have read about are modified to withstand a
particular plant disease or to survive long periods without water, or
something like that. There is a need or some foods might not be
available at all.

hum, indeed a lot of them are made resistent to pesticides (not to the
insects!)... the first one in my mind is the Round Up Ready corn by
Monsanto..

Bush is the biggest enemy of research right now, since that fool
thinks stem cell research is immoral. Good thing that after November
he will be a real "Lame duck". Worst president in my lifetime, except
maybe Truman.
Bill Baka

agreed! ... isnt' he the biggest enemy of almost everything?

He seems to be even this countries worst enemy. I don't know how he
could have gotten re-elected, much less by such a big margin, after 4
years of screwing up, unless the Republicans are either
A. Totally stupid.
B. The party is so corrupt that they fixed the election.

I am just not believing that Kerry lost so badly since everyone I know
voted for him. How did the coward win over the guy who actually served?

Bill Baka

Its easy to understand... at the time, the Dems were still into collecting up
all the guns, and in spite of how that is not a popular issue with you and your
friends, in a whole lot of the rest of the country, people cherish their 2nd
amemdment rights, and in fact all their rights. While California, New York,
and a lof of the coastal states would like to forget the 2nd amendment, the
rest of the country, those vast seas of red states, believe that without our
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
guns, the liberals would do just as they please, and negate even more of the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
bill of right.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yeah, what good is it to live in a country where you can't
shoot the people (or government) with whom you disagree?

Disagreement is one thing, abridging constitutional rights is something else
entirely. I'd only shoot the latter group.

DPH

Now, I understand that the Dems have given up on the idea of collecting up all
the guns. Maybe they'll actually get somewhere in the polls this time. But, in
any close election, the NRA will kill you if you are not pro-gun
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^

Soylent Green[tm] is People!

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:07:54 GMT, bill wrote:

Dave Head wrote:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:20:44 GMT, bill wrote:

Jean H. wrote:
Most of the GMOs that I have read about are modified to withstand a
particular plant disease or to survive long periods without water, or
something like that. There is a need or some foods might not be
available at all.
hum, indeed a lot of them are made resistent to pesticides (not to the
insects!)... the first one in my mind is the Round Up Ready corn by
Monsanto..

Bush is the biggest enemy of research right now, since that fool
thinks stem cell research is immoral. Good thing that after November
he will be a real "Lame duck". Worst president in my lifetime, except
maybe Truman.
Bill Baka
agreed! ... isnt' he the biggest enemy of almost everything?
He seems to be even this countries worst enemy. I don't know how he
could have gotten re-elected, much less by such a big margin, after 4
years of screwing up, unless the Republicans are either
A. Totally stupid.
B. The party is so corrupt that they fixed the election.

I am just not believing that Kerry lost so badly since everyone I know
voted for him. How did the coward win over the guy who actually served?

Bill Baka

Its easy to understand... at the time, the Dems were still into collecting up
all the guns, and in spite of how that is not a popular issue with you and your
friends, in a whole lot of the rest of the country, people cherish their 2nd
amemdment rights, and in fact all their rights. While California, New York,
and a lof of the coastal states would like to forget the 2nd amendment, the
rest of the country, those vast seas of red states, believe that without our
guns, the liberals would do just as they please, and negate even more of the
bill of right.

Now, I understand that the Dems have given up on the idea of collecting up all
the guns. Maybe they'll actually get somewhere in the polls this time. But, in
any close election, the NRA will kill you if you are not pro-gun (notice that
doesn't mean simply not anti-gun, but actually _for_ 2nd amendment rights). It
doesn't matter to the NRA whether you're Dem or Rep, you get an endorsement
from them if you support gun right. Then I vote for that person. And several
million other NRA members do the same. And that's how they win the election.

Dave Head

I agree with you on the gun thing since I have a purchased legally and
now illegal semi-automatic and if they think I am just going to walk in
and give them my gun they are nuts. Anybody who demands MY gun is likely
to be looking down the barrel.

Yeah, they want my deer rifle, they're going to get it 220 grains at a time,
very fast. They want my shotgun, they're going to get it 1 1/4 oz at a time,
also very fast.

I'm with you and the NRA on the gun
thing, but just like the stupid abortion arguments, I can't base an
election on only one issue.

I can. I figure there's enough other people like you that balance things in
order to make up for my tunnel vision. My tunnel vision, combined with other's
like-targeted tunnel vision helps protect my gun right. Others, if they're of
a mind to, can tunnel-vision on some other issue. If they can muster 4 million
members in any one organization, like the NRA did, maybe they'll get what they
want, too.

I'm pro-choice and pro-gun but anti Bush and
most of the current administration. If we had some 'better' Republicans
to choose from I would vote for them. I am voting for Arnold for a
second term as California's governor, both because I like him and
because his Democrat opponent looks kind of sleazy. On the rest it is a
split ticket, basically voting for the younger blood and the least
stupid as I have mentioned before. Voting a straight ticket to me is the
dumbest thing a voter can do, by not checking out each candidate. Like
the Democrats, for instance, sometimes you get a Kennedy, and sometimes
you get a Gore and a Kerry. Sometimes the Republicans get a Nixon.
It's all a game of chance, but I do think there should be an age limit
of about 75 for anybody. We have Senators and Congressmen who can barely
remember where they work, yet they keep getting elected.
And there should definitely be a minimum I.Q. standard for anyone who
wants to be president, about 120 to cull the chaff.
Bill Baka

I wouldn't be for an age limit, and an IQ limit I figure could be abused,
faked, or otherwise subverted. I once went to a Mensa meeting and won the
scrabble tournament, but it was time limited, and I don't think that it was
really a great way to determine much. I've never actually taken the Mensa
test, probably never will, but IQ ain't everything, I think.

Dave Head