Mikeb302000

LATEST ARTICLES ( 6869 )

• Classic Post: The Second Amendment is as Statist as You Can Get.

  The Americans inherited the concept of Civic republicanism from seventeenth century English "Commonwealthmen". This concept was a primary ideological value... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2012 DEBATE

• The Stink of Right Wing Corruption in the Fast and Furious Scandal

  I'm tired of hearing the whining and complaining and the unsupported blaming from the right that they dont get fair coverage in the media. The Nut Gingrich... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2012 DEBATE

• Conspiracy to Defraud?

  I think that copyright matters, and is important. Creators ought to be legally able to give their work away freely, as so many do for the betterment of... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2012 DEBATE

• WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FAST & FURIOUS? Turns out It Was Lax Gun Laws Promoted b...

  The right wing engages in the most ridiculous of conspiracy theories. The latest one has blown up in the face of the right wing like a whole keg of gun powder... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2012 DEBATE

• Swat Down, and I Don't Mean Mosquitoes

  Remember a recent post about being allowed to shoot law enforcement (as well as firemen, etc.) for things like entering the wrong house? That was, I believe, th... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 DEBATE

• CQC 3 Gun Retention

  Isn't the gun loon mythology that the "goblin" starts to cower once the gun is pulled? Unfortunately, that isn't the case in the "real world". Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 DEBATE

• Another Law Abiding Gun Owner?

  

  This comes from the Animal Welfare site:Under Gunfire, Rescuers Save Dog from Backyard of Evil by Laura SimpsonJune 27, 201211:20 pm Written by Ashley Owen... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 DEBATE

• You Don't Know What a Fact IS :Anonymous, Unknown

  In the wee small hours I came across a comment from someone identifying themselves as 'Unknown'. Like our ban on 'Anonymous' commenters, this was more of the... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 DEBATE

• Ft. Bragg Shooting

  More gun violence; one more person who sincerely believes the gun culture myth that shooting people is an acceptable solution. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 DEBATE

• Life and Art

  Was it wishful thinking? How long before the right wing nut conspiracy theory crazies try to portray this as some sort of one world order, or the illuminati,... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 DEBATE

• Rules of Constitutional Construction

  Just a simple list, but something people need to be aware of before they start coming up with nonsense. It was found hereWithin these methods, we can, by study... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2012 DEBATE

• The Anti-Social Network

  

  BBC Three ran a show back in April about Radio 5 presenter Richard Bacon called The Anti-Social Network. He saw a website two years before the programme called... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2012 DEBATE, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Chuck Norris, Numbnuts

  Is this the right forum to gripe about the boy scouts policy? And how much credibility should we give to a guy who doesn't believe in evolution? Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 DEBATE

• Major Surprise: The NRA Lies About 'Fast and Furious'

  From Forbes (not exactly a pinko media outlet): The Truth about Fast and Furious: Indeed , a six-month Fortune investigation reveals that the public case... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 DEBATE

• The Bagpipe as an Instrument of War?

  

  Or, you are charged with possession of an illegal weapon and the weapon in question is a Great Highland Bagpipe. The prosecution is based upon a statute... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 DEBATE

• You’re in Court and the Judge is a Large Marsupial

  

  Why because you have been charged with a crime. Let's make this fun, you were charged with possession of a controlled substance: Motor Oil. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 DEBATE

• Why Use My Dog's Name for a Blog?

  It started out as a joke when Harriet Miers was proposed to be a supreme court justice, someone said my dog had been to court more than she had. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 DEBATE

• This Needs to Be Reposted

  

  If you saw a blind, three legged, 29 year old horse win the derby… you’d say the race was fixed. On the other hand, I’m rather amazed at the people who are... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2012 DEBATE

• Ooops! is Different Than Bang!

  I thought this was a bit of a faux controversy, as there was never at any time an attempt to make a political statement about Dubya. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2012 DEBATE

• Telling on Tell

  

  William Tell, aka Wilhelm Tell, aka Guillaume Tell, aka Guglielmo Tell, aka Guglielm Tell: which name used depends on which national ethnicity one is in... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2012 DEBATE