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  1. I enjoy every single beer on there even though I really love IPA's (be an overcomer....where I have heard that before???) and stouts (not sure about fighting bears.....of any kind).
  2. LOL at the cloud comments. Congrat's on the awesome working environment.....I'm jealous.
  3. That lady had to have been scared out of her mind and clearly the only solution was to shoot her fucking dead. Way to go po-po motherfuckers.
  4. I think the NFC East has the honor of being the most sucky division in the NFL so far. As for the Browns, something has definitely changed and I say it's a good one.
  5. http://www.creators.com/print/conservative/thomas-sowell/who-shut-down-the-government.html Even when it comes to something as basic, and apparently as simple and straightforward, as the question of who shut down the federal government, there are diametrically opposite answers, depending on whether you talk to Democrats or to Republicans. There is really nothing complicated about the facts. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted all the money required to keep all government activities going — except for ObamaCare. This is not a matter of opinion. You can check the Congressional Record. As for the House of Representatives' right to grant or withhold money, that is not a matter of opinion either. You can check the Constitution of the United States. All spending bills must originate in the House of Representatives, which means that Congressmen there have a right to decide whether or not they want to spend money on a particular government activity. Whether ObamaCare is good, bad or indifferent is a matter of opinion. But it is a matter of fact that members of the House of Representatives have a right to make spending decisions based on their opinion. ObamaCare is indeed "the law of the land," as its supporters keep saying, and the Supreme Court has upheld its Constitutionality. But the whole point of having a division of powers within the federal government is that each branch can decide independently what it wants to do or not do, regardless of what the other branches do, when exercising the powers specifically granted to that branch by the Constitution. The hundreds of thousands of government workers who have been laid off are not idle because the House of Representatives did not vote enough money to pay their salaries or the other expenses of their agencies — unless they are in an agency that would administer ObamaCare. Since we cannot read minds, we cannot say who — if anybody — "wants to shut down the government." But we do know who had the option to keep the government running and chose not to. The money voted by the House of Representatives covered everything that the government does, except for ObamaCare. The Senate chose not to vote to authorize that money to be spent, because it did not include money for ObamaCare. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that he wants a "clean" bill from the House of Representatives, and some in the media keep repeating the word "clean" like a mantra. But what is unclean about not giving Harry Reid everything he wants? If Senator Reid and President Obama refuse to accept the money required to run the government, because it leaves out the money they want to run ObamaCare, that is their right. But that is also their responsibility. You cannot blame other people for not giving you everything you want. And it is a fraud to blame them when you refuse to use the money they did vote, even when it is ample to pay for everything else in the government. When Barack Obama keeps claiming that it is some new outrage for those who control the money to try to change government policy by granting or withholding money, that is simply a bald-faced lie. You can check the history of other examples of "legislation by appropriation" as it used to be called. Whether legislation by appropriation is a good idea or a bad idea is a matter of opinion. But whether it is both legal and not unprecedented is a matter of fact. Perhaps the biggest of the big lies is that the government will not be able to pay what it owes on the national debt, creating a danger of default. Tax money keeps coming into the Treasury during the shutdown, and it vastly exceeds the interest that has to be paid on the national debt. Even if the debt ceiling is not lifted, that only means that government is not allowed to run up new debt. But that does not mean that it is unable to pay the interest on existing debt. None of this is rocket science. But unless the Republicans get their side of the story out — and articulation has never been their strong suit — the lies will win. More important, the whole country will lose. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is http://www.tsowell.com. To find out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at http://www.creators.com.
  6. What, lots and lots of boobies and booties ain't good enough compensation for ya?
  7. I don't think this can be true - Drudge hasn't posted a snarky and sarcastic link (yet) for it.
  8. No one has been taken "hostage" over the fiscal budget debate, debt ceiling, or your beloved socialist program called 0bamacare, Cheech. Hell, the shutdown is more like a slimdown if you look at it objectively and since it has happened 17 times since 1976 nothing catastrophic has happened to our economy. In fact, back in '96 our economy hit a boom during the silence from DC but unfortunately, we're not in a position to benefit likewise this time around. As for your twisted view of the government's role in our lives along with the 0bama administration, I honestly don't believe that you can be helped to see his clear as fucking day socialist bent and subsequent agenda being forced on the American people as he shipwrecks the Constitution, manipulates the law, plays favorites, and attacks his enemies like a schoolyard bully. And you're supposed to be one of the smart one's here. Pffft.
  9. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/10/shut_down_the_government.html Shut Down the Government Anthony Lentini Shut it down. Shut the government down. Send all the "non-essential" bureaucrats packing. Cut them from the payroll immediately. Then, start lopping the "essential" ones. Do away with all those worthless government programs we keep hearing about, such as the National Park Service's video production praising Islam's contributions to women's rights (like honor killings and genital mutilation). Shut down all government propaganda aimed at increasing Americans' tolerance for the least tolerant of religions. Lay off all the IRS personnel who betrayed the American people and perverted their charge by intimidating, investigating, auditing and bullying citizens exercising their Constitutionally guaranteed rights. Shut down the criminally compromised IRS. Shut down the EPA, along with all the other federal agencies that have formed their own paramilitary enforcement tactical units. Shut down the NSA that has been spying on ordinary Americans and lying about it. Shut down all appropriations for domestic use of drones. Shut down the State Department that has been so thoroughly incompetent in providing embassy security. Shut down any funding or weapons support for the Syrian rebels led by al Qaeda operatives. Shut down all foreign aid. Shut down the taxpayer-subsidized barbershops and cafeterias on Capitol Hill. Shut down free parking garages for federal employees and reserved free parking for Members of Congress at Washington-area airports. Shut down all the special perks our senators and representatives enjoy, including immunity to traffic and parking violations and their own ObamaCare-exempt premium healthcare benefits. Shut down all the agencies that are dumping more and more coercive, strangling, costly regulations on businesses large and small. Shut down all the inexplicable, incomprehensible taxes levied on telephone and utility bills. Go through the entire government, line item by line item, shutting down anything that is not working, has outlived its usefulness, is cost-ineffective, or makes no sense. Don't have a budget (like the U.S. Senate)? Make one. It's required by law. Shut down the White House Communications Office so we don't have to listen to Jay Carney lie every day. And while all this is shutting down, shut down ObamaCare. It won't work, is too expensive and intrusive, and we don't want it. Shut down all the rampant spending that has led us to the brinksmanship we're getting so tired of with each continuing resolution to fund a government that is bloated, out of control and ruled over by self-interested, feather-bedding establishment politicians from both parties. Spending will be curtailed. From real-world experience, we'd realize how many government workers and programs are thoroughly worthless drains on our wallets and threats to our individual liberty. Shut it all down. The sun will still rise in the morning and maybe, just maybe, there will be an outbreak of sanity in the United States of America. Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/10/shut_down_the_government.html#ixzz2gUS7cEjF Follow us: @AmericanThinker on Twitter | AmericanThinker on Facebook
  10. Wait, another douchy Duc rider? The more the merrier!
  11. That was sarcasm and no, this isn't the fault of the American people by default. This is the fault of a corrupt Federal government that - with a few exceptions - do not listen to the will of the People.
  12. Did some mod's to my 590A1 yesterday with a quad rail, F&R BUIS, shell holder, and adjustable stock w/ cheek rest:
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    590A1

    From the album: Misc.

    Mossberg 590A1 with Black Aces Tactical Rail, UTG BUIS F&R, side shell holder, and ATI adjustable stock w/ adjustable cheek rest.
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    AK

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    M+M 10 7.62
  15. Man, I really do envy y'all that have land....any land....to go hunt on. Heck, I just pulled out a bow I bought three years ago but never bothered to learn how to use....it seems the itch has returned after not hunting since the mid-90's with my dad.
  16. That makes two of us.....and it'll be back to N. Idaho in the area of CDA some day.
  17. He's a fucktard for saying it and thinking way too highly of himself....maybe some public humiliation will set him straight going forward. Or maybe not. As for football as a sport, I love it. Haters are gonna hate.
  18. Nah, some of the coolest people live there (lived there twice in the past 10 years)....the coolest nine people, that is.
  19. I didn't check - forgot - to see if it'll fit a Ram but this sounds like a good idea. I'm graciously backing out.
  20. Back when I was kid, all of us boys in the neighborhood played war almost daily. And yeah, we fucking pointed them at each other AND through fake grenades while assaulting each other's position. Granted by 13 we were into girls and playing war was something we didn't do anymore for several years but WGAF - boys should be allowed to be boys. I can only imagine the way the libtard's would have reacted back then, too, like Bad mentioned. Regardless, it is a sickening testimony about how being politically correct, completely inept at the administration level, and the constant pussification of America has flipped everything on its head.
  21. I "found" mine from past contacts at a previous employer which goes back to the networking aspect. If you've built a solid reputation amongst your peers and supervisors it'll go a long ways to opening up doors for you. With the previous employer, they did make me pay for leaving, though, which IMO was juvenile on their part - substantial pay cut - but they failed to realize that money isn't my motivator. For me, the only site that has produced results has been LinkedIn and of course, head hunters/recruiters looking to fill a position in my field.
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