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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 41 minutes ago

Re: Another American Bites the Dust

which of course is probably meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

The NSA intercepts and records almost all telephone conversations anyway... even if most of them are never listened too by a human analyst.

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 42 minutes ago

Re: Another American Bites the Dust

Does that mean Bush-Cheney were RIGHT to waive certain legal rights for Americans who they deem to be an immediate threat?

You forgot the part about "being outside of the reach of American law enforcement"

I don't [more]

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wzambon replied to the Musings board. 55 minutes ago

Re: Van Halen eat your heart out

And if we felt adventurous- we'd learn something by the Ventures.

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wzambon replied to the Musings board. 58 minutes ago

Re: Van Halen eat your heart out

Louie Louie, Gloria, House of the Rising Sun, and Secret Agent Man.. I remember.

Did you notice the bored look on that girl's face? Like she was ripping off those riffs without even thinking about them?

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 2 hours ago

Re: Another American Bites the Dust

Do Americans deserve due-process before getting killed by america's government? Yes or no?

If they have taken up arms against America, present an immediate threat, and are beyond the reach of American law enforcement- yes.

As [more]

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 2 hours ago

Re: Chris Hayes loses almost all the viewers ...

So it's just those oldsters who fought in Korea and Vietnam. Meanwhile Chris Hayes entertains a number of people equivalent to the US invading force in Grenada.

Believe it or not, I don't even know who Chris Hayes is.. so I guess your [more]

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 3 hours ago

Re: Chris Hayes loses almost all the viewers ...

(insert joke disparaging older viewers who watch fox news ... You know, those greatest generationers)

Nope...

The youngest of the "greatest generationers" would be about 86 now.

Most of the older FOX [more]

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 4 hours ago

Re: Stevens in Benghazi to do what!!??

What you seem to miss is that Clinton had Stevens to do a job that the CIA refused because it was too risky.

If this is true,

I didn't miss it. And I agree..."if this is true"

There's the rub, and [more]

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 4 hours ago

Re: Stevens in Benghazi to do what!!??

I had heard that Stevens was in Benghazi to secure certain munitions that fell in the hands of extremists. This was due to the provision of arms to groups attempting to overthrow Qadafi.

It's not unreasonable to assume that some of those [more]

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 4 hours ago

Re: Islamist Terrorists Behead British Soldier

So you agree, Islam has nothing to do with this?

Islam as practiced by a billion people.. no.. it has nothing to do with it.

Islam as practiced by a few million Wahabbists and taken to the nth degree on steroids by a bunch of [more]

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 4 hours ago

Re: Islamist Terrorists Behead British Soldier

I thought "Islamist" somehow relates Islam to this thing.

JediG

You were correct the first time- some people hijack religion for their own ends.

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 4 hours ago

Re: Islamist Terrorists Behead British Soldier

Anyway, Islam had nothing to do with this. Some people just hijack religions for their own ends.

Which is why I specified "Islamist" rather than "Islamic"

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wzambon posted to the Political Asylum board. 6:34 PM

Islamist Terrorists Behead British Soldier

... in London, yards from an army barracks.

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wzambon replied to the Musings board. 5:47 PM

Re: Van Halen eat your heart out

At this age most kids are learning Louie Louie.

No. No.

That was our generation, Willy.

Ten years later, they were starting out on Stairway to Heaven.

Not sure what the comparable thing would be today.

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wzambon replied to the Musings board. 5:46 PM

Re: Van Halen eat your heart out

No denying the talent there, Willy. Wow!

Not my particular musical preference, but looking at the second video posted there, as well as the first, I can see that she came by her musical education honestly.

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 2:05 PM

Re: IRS hid internal report from Congress

Make it a flat tax that is unchangeable.

That would take a constitutional amendment. You ok with that?

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 1:45 PM

Re: IRS hid internal report from Congress

Progressives created the system we now have thru big government initiatives that has made all this possible.

Again, thank you progressives!

Again, I repeat:

With powerful interests lobbying Congress, each [more]

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wzambon replied to the Mining and Metals board. 1:34 PM

Re: Forced Sellers

If I was a major player, I would see the GLD as a major way to purchase physical gold without significan premium.

And of course, if there were a few more like me, redeeming GLD shares in 100,000 share lots for the physical stuff.... one [more]

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 1:11 PM

Re: IRS hid internal report from Congress

Thank you to all progressives out there;-)

Current loopholes are the creations of the various lobbies that have bought and paid for them.

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wzambon replied to the Political Asylum board. 12:51 PM

Re: IRS hid internal report from Congress

With powerful interests lobbying Congress, each interest with its own army of accountants and lawyers, and bags of money to throw at congresscritters....

It wouldn't be long before the most pristine, fair, no-loopholes tax code.... would [more]