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All-In [42197]
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An "I told you so" that I hate to post
Jan 15, 2013, 6:39 PM
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Years ago on this board, I warned about giving the president unchecked authority to ###### up rights in the wake of a tragedy (Sept. 11). What followed was a flood of mockery, insults and Bush love.
Now, we see what happens. Obama has continued the Bush administration's practice of squandering civil liberties in the name of security. And, surprise surprise, using a national tragedy as an excuse to do it.
Y'all are smart folks, fellow Tigers. It's time everyone realizes that there isn't a GOP or Democratic Party, but rather just One Big Federal Government That Wants Citizens in Check. And the political football games it makes us play keeps us nice and divided the way they want it.
Hold on. It's going to be an even bumpier ride.
How was your last paycheck?
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All-TigerNet [13190]
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My last check was smaller!!!
Jan 15, 2013, 6:41 PM
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Stupid stimulus package that all the smart people said was stupid expired, and the payroll tax cut expired with it, taking away my Obama tax break, which I blame on Obama.
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All-In [42197]
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Of course.
Jan 15, 2013, 6:44 PM
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Bush administration snatched up civil liberties and privacy. Created Homeland Security to watch us. Doled out a few tax breaks to keep people placated. Those who spoke up were told to love America and stop questioning the government. We needed these sacrifices, after all.
Now that they got away with it, the Obama administration has a nice follow up with economic liberties and gun rights while continuing the Bush practices.
A beautiful one-two punch, and both sides played it perfectly together.
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CU Medallion [56106]
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You must really hate America.***
Jan 15, 2013, 6:47 PM
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All-In [42197]
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Never stopped!
Jan 15, 2013, 6:48 PM
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Love it or leave it! Support the President! Where's your American flag pin?
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Rock Defender [54]
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Re: Never stopped!
Jan 15, 2013, 7:12 PM
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All-TigerNet [14751]
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Glad to have you back, you going to light the lamp
Jan 15, 2013, 6:57 PM
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again on Fridays?
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All-In [42197]
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Not back...
Jan 15, 2013, 8:27 PM
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Just poking my head in to point out the obvious: Our government is taking us to the Sandusky showers.
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All-TigerNet [14751]
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You can flip it to though, the constant civil liberties
Jan 15, 2013, 7:02 PM
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noise, mainly surrounding protecting ENEMY COMBATANTS who weren't even citizens, "close Gitmo" (Still open), get out of wars (still fighting them), crowd now silent with the all of the things going on now, and even worse SOME OF THE EXACT SAME THINGS that were going on under Bush.
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Rock Defender [54]
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so, we can all agree then that libertarians are the most
Jan 15, 2013, 7:11 PM
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consistent agitators?
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All-TigerNet [14751]
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not the lunge brand of libertarian who is OK with
Jan 15, 2013, 7:44 PM
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gun control and silent during the entire Obamacare debate, the anti-thesis of Libertarianism.
The Paul's, yes. And for the RECORD I voted for Ron Paul in the Virginia Primary (but full disclosure, at that time I was for Gingrich and he wasn't on the Ballot in VA, it was ONLY Romney and Paul in VA)
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Rock Defender [54]
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who is a self-identified libertarian on t-net who fits
Jan 15, 2013, 7:53 PM
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that bill?
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All-TigerNet [14751]
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OMG there are so many on here, The Clone and SnuffyS to
Jan 15, 2013, 7:58 PM
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start with. More than that I have to think on it and or follow it for a week to remember the names.
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Ring of Honor [32958]
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I do not idenfiy as a libertarian, although I certainly
Jan 16, 2013, 1:14 PM
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lean that way on some issues. I vote that way in self defense.
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Ring of Honor [32958]
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Sorry, I should have read the rest of your tripe in this
Jan 16, 2013, 1:16 PM
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subthread. Just keep shoveling.
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All-In [28802]
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Rock Defender [54]
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well, like, that's just your opinion, man.***
Jan 16, 2013, 1:00 AM
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All-In [42197]
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All-In [42197]
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Correct, rather.
Jan 15, 2013, 8:31 PM
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Obama stealin' my Cs!
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110%er [7831]
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Re: An "I told you so" that I hate to post
Jan 15, 2013, 8:04 PM
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As I said in another post..... someone else said it don't know who.......
Do not give to your friend any power that may someday fall into the hands of your enemy.
The person who said this was a GOP person reluctant to give Bush those powers. And now, every president from here on out will continue that trend until congress changes it.
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All-In [42197]
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Will Congress?
Jan 15, 2013, 8:29 PM
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The executive branch has become so powerful over the past few decades (mostly by Congress's concession) that it may be too late to turn back.
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All-TigerNet [14090]
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Y'all are really clueless on how American Democracy...
Jan 16, 2013, 12:59 AM
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works. Most of you couldn't even pass a High School civics course. Sorry but conspiracy theories don't count a legitimate political talk. This sounds just like liberals who whined over D ickCheney's undisclosed location.
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Rock Defender [54]
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butthurtmuch?***
Jan 16, 2013, 1:00 AM
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All-TigerNet [14090]
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you seem to be the one butt hurt…..
Jan 16, 2013, 1:22 AM
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your republican party keeps on losing and keeps on losing touch with reality. The republican party will die with the baby boomer generation.
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All-TigerNet [10157]
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Re: you seem to be the one butt hurt…..
Jan 16, 2013, 8:33 AM
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As will all our values and integrity which helped us endure. If the republican party fails, so will you and your children. The greatness of our country will crumble. You can count on it!
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Rock Defender [54]
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The Republican party isn't doing much to "keep our country
Jan 16, 2013, 9:12 AM
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great".
They are equally complicit in the out of control spending.
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All-In [42197]
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Let's go through this again.
Jan 16, 2013, 9:40 AM
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Both parties are collaborating to strip Americans of their freedoms. You can't pull for a football team in this game because there's only one team playing.
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All-In [42197]
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Ring of Honor [32958]
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Catawhola? Good to see you, even if you're just
Jan 16, 2013, 6:57 AM
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passing through.
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All-TigerNet [10901]
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You were right, I was wrong.
Jan 16, 2013, 10:35 AM
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Back then I was a Bush-loving neoconservative moron. I have since seen the error in my ways. Thanks for trying back then.
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All-In [31908]
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psst......
Jan 17, 2013, 8:49 AM
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you're still a moron
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Orange Blooded [3389]
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I get what you're saying,
Jan 16, 2013, 11:33 AM
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as citizens, it's our responsibility to keep a keen eye on government overreach. But how are people any less "free" in America today, compared to previous generations? It seems we are richer and more mobile. We are living longer and better. These are not indicative of a free society in decline.
Regarding the specific freedom of our right to bear arms, we have more guns floating around today than ever before. They are relatively cheap & easy to come by. I doubt our forefathers had this kind of access:
For the record, I'm not defending the massive expansion of federal government that we have seen over the past few decades. I'm just saying that, regarding freedoms, we have never been more free to live the lives we want.
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All-TigerNet [10901]
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I think you're totally wrong. Having to take out a loan to
Jan 16, 2013, 11:47 AM
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do anything meaningful in your life, as a direct result of the income tax and the federal reserve system, is not a condition of freedom. You want to go to college, loan. You want to get a car, loan. You want to get a house, loan. You want to start a business, loan. Being indentured servants to banks is not freedom.
Without the income tax and the easy credit system created by the federal reserve which destroys the power of savings, you could buy a car with one year of savings on a $50,000 per year job. Right now, that $20,000 goes to taxes. The same is true of any other major decision in your life.
The federal government is exceedingly good at hiding its tyranny and executing a soft fascism. Just because we live on a friendly plantation doesn't mean we are free.
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Orange Blooded [3389]
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We do disagree.
Jan 16, 2013, 1:09 PM
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Not everyone from previous generations bought a new car, or got a 4-year college degree. The expectation that we MUST do these things is a perception of our culture, thanks to poor parenting, advertising, and (we do agree here) cheap credit.
In my opinion, the easy credit culture has more to do with deregulation and hyper-consolidation in the banking industry, in a movement away from community banks toward a disconnected investor model. This is where pushing paper became more important than making good loans.
As an example, when my parents were buying their first house the bank required a 20% down payment with evidence that the down payment wasn't a gift. Also, the bank my parents worked with to get the loan knew the property well, and had a stake in the community it served. Not so with mega-banks and paper-traders.
When my parents went to school, they chose the institutions they could afford. That included military college for my father, and a stint in armed services. He sent me to Clemson only after agreeing to how much I would need to earn while I was in college to pay my part of the bill.
That's what is missing from today's culture... restraint and reason. Blaming our societal ills on the federal government is just passing the buck.
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All-TigerNet [12066]
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The federal government is doing it'***
Jan 16, 2013, 1:15 PM
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All-TigerNet [12066]
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The federal government is doing it's part to eliminate the
Jan 16, 2013, 1:15 PM
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community banks you speak so highly of
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Orange Blooded [3389]
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"It's part" is true,
Jan 16, 2013, 1:40 PM
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which is why "too big to fail" is so frightening... government is left on the hook for disastrous effects of failure on Wall Street. There's clearly symbiosis, there.
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All-TigerNet [10901]
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You're looking at the symptoms as if they are the problem.
Jan 16, 2013, 1:31 PM
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I agree with you about megabanks and papertraders. Research the Fed from an Austrian Economics point of view. Tom Woods' book "Meltdown" is excellent.
Those things wouldn't be possible without the Fed and its monopoly on money.
Also I agree with you about responsibility. But I'm talking about responsible people. It is impossible in today's world to live a cash-only life, unless you get some help from a trust fund or from parents (and there's nothing wrong with that.) If you don't go to college, you can barely earn enough to pay for rent and groceries. Where are you going to work if you can't get there? You have to have at least an old beater of a car to get to and fro, and getting one of those even requires a loan for people with no marketable skills.
Capitalism is called capitalism because it is a system with little to no government where individuals accumulate capital and use it to purchase or invest. In other words, to save responsibly and plan for the future. Capitalism has been destroyed by this government.
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All-TigerNet [13265]
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See? You get mucho points coming back to the board***
Jan 17, 2013, 8:07 AM
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Anyone against the Patriot Act or assault weapons/large
Jan 18, 2013, 9:33 PM
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magazines being banned is on the nutty fringe.
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