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Post by Bevo on Apr 22, 2023 15:25:49 GMT
But since it was Trump that lost, its ok the system is screwed up. All the anti-trumpers can breathe a sigh of relief. I watched a 30 minute video the other day that was NOTHING BUT liberals, from every liberal news outlet, and politicians from every liberal state complaining about the "vulnerabilities" of electronic voting machines and how EASY they are to hack. Of course, these videos came from 2016, when THEIR side lost. Murdoch didn't settle because he was going to lose. No way Dominion was going to win a defamation case against Fox. He settled because, going through with the trial would be highly disruptive to his business and damage the brand of his stars. It was extortion, at the highest level. There was NO WAY to "win" for Rupert.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 22, 2023 15:17:23 GMT
Very cool! May 1? I just made it in under the wire. I thought ya'll were going in June.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 22, 2023 15:16:29 GMT
Today is BONUS day.... So, we made our donation. Safe travels on this MOST ambitious ride. I saw it come through - thanks so much, we're now over $80k raised! We head to San Diego on Thursday and start the ride May 1. We also welcomed grandson #3 yesterday - Oliver Maxwell arrived at 5 am yesterday on his grandparent's 38th wedding anniversary. Today is grandson #1's birthday, hard to believe Hank is 2! AWESOME news! We're waiting on #3. To be born around Halloween. Sex is still unknown. We have hope for a boy?? ;-)
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Post by Bevo on Apr 21, 2023 14:34:17 GMT
Don't worry... I still have money in the budget your LLS rides! :-) Thank you! Today is BONUS day.... So, we made our donation. Safe travels on this MOST ambitious ride.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 21, 2023 13:26:23 GMT
, I just go fishing and hope for another 10 years of quality life. That's a good plan. I hope to try some of it myself in about 70 days.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 20, 2023 17:18:56 GMT
I thinks womens ratings being up had little to do with the top seeds advancing. There was a very unique player on a 2 seeded team that drew you to the game. The range Kaitlen Clark had was simply amazing as she took out the top seed. If it would have been South Carolina and LSU in the finals I am pretty sure I am not tuning in. Unfortunately in the final game the Zebras put there signature all over that game with the fouls that were called. I’ll have to take your word for it. I didn’t watch a single minute.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 20, 2023 15:50:38 GMT
Bottom line - background checks could impact weaponry sales. That's the NRA's motivation, just as telling the truth could impact TV ratings for FNC prime time. Integrity/greed problem. Over and out. I think there are a LOT of things we could rather easily do, as a society, to improve our overall experience. Sadly, our current political structure doesn't allow most of it to even be discussed, much less implemented. I guess, we're just destined to muddle through, as we always have.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 19, 2023 21:10:11 GMT
Oh Bevo...c'mon blaming liberals for the gun glut and gun mass slaughters ?? The gun manufacturers certainly oppose serious background checks as it could impact gun sales and its puppet lobby, the NRA, supports that now even scaring the masses of marginally intelligent gun lovers that background checks will eventually lead to gun confiscation. The helpful NRA has changed from those wholesome times. It's now an evil component of the gun glut/ gun violence culture we're stuck with, IMO. Anyway, glad we both agree that serious universal background checks are essential. There are probably a number of things we could agree on Hen. But, if you won't even admit that the glorification of the gun culture in our media and pop culture are PART of this problem? Then, we can't even start. NOT ENFORCING EXISTING LAWS is also a big part of the problem.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 19, 2023 16:46:44 GMT
You want to blame the NRA, who pushes for training and responsible gun ownership, but have nothing to say about the gun culture glorified in all pop culture ? How many movies feature bad guys and heroes shooting it out, with every kind of gun imaginable… usually in the streets.
Rap music routinely glorifies the gun culture.
And liberals oppose enforcement of existing gun laws that would put violent violators in prison. It’s hard to get excited about NEW laws, when we don’t enforce the ones we have.
I think, we need to hire Amazon to do background checks. They seem capable of keeping and checking records.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 19, 2023 0:49:21 GMT
Gunfire - the #1 cause of death of children in the USA. Now cpa, a personal hypothetical......if if one of your own children or grandchildren had his/her brains splattered all over a school classroom, church, store , concert, or anywhere by some angry kid who got deranged from some gun violence/hate social media sites and casually went out and bought an AR15 and 300 rounds of ammo ..no questions asked. Would you still post on NationalChamps that we don't have a gun problem ? We've had about 140 mass shootings already and it's still April and relative small % are attributed to urban Blacks and Browns, which, commonly known, murder each other all the time. Are mass slaughters with semi-automatic military style weaponry (so very easily obtained) absolutely 'no problem' ? There is a culture problem, Hen. No denying it. We've always had guns. Always. We haven't always had this level of violent insanity.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 17, 2023 16:32:15 GMT
Man... it's going to be EXPENSIVE to watch NFL Sunday ticket this year. They might have finally driven me away. I've had Sunday Ticket EVERY year since it's been available. WAY back in the day, I was able to get it for FREE on my 10' movable satellite dish. Then, I had to start paying $129 a year.. then, $149, then $179, then $249. Last year, it was right at $300 for Sunday ticket and the Red Zone channel. And for this, I don't get ANY pre-season games, and I have to go to the NFL channel, or Amazon to watch a bunch of games. So, less...for more. Now, Google has purchased the NFL rights to show exclusively on YouTubeTV. So, to get Sunday Ticket, I have to subscribe to YouTubeTV for $73 a month, duplicating channels that I already get from DirectTV... AND pay $289, if I order before June 6. Or, I have to pay $389 dollars and sign up for some "Prime Channel" service through Google, so... they can track EVERYTHING I watch, on any channel. I think this is a bridge too far. They are finally killing the goose.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 15, 2023 18:06:14 GMT
No, I don't think so. If the majority of the population is still in the East, the power would still be there yes. This
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Post by Bevo on Apr 14, 2023 17:40:26 GMT
If the PAC XII disappeared, would anyone outside of California notice?
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Post by Bevo on Apr 14, 2023 1:37:52 GMT
Many of the mass shooters were law abiding people. The human brain can be fragile. The unchecked easy access to deadly weaponry can turn a bad day at the office into impulsive rage = tragedy. No reason for our citizenry to have this stuff. Japan, with its clean subways, doesn't have a glut of guns. Why? No other industrializes nation does. It's a global embarrassment Switzerland has lots of guns... and they don't have the kind of violence we do. Gun violence, among whites, in our country... is not significantly different from other countries. We have an inner-city, urban culture problem. These mass events, like Louisville, get tons of press. But, they are relatively rare... with not many people involved. It's the day to day, night to night, drug-related murders than run up our numbers.
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Post by Bevo on Apr 14, 2023 1:06:06 GMT
No reason for our citizenry to have this stuff you mean, except for the fact that "bad guys" have access to lots of this stuff and the cops CANNOT protect you. Oh, and that pesky constitutional right thing... I'm happy to have discussions about a new amendment. I'm not down with passing laws to overturn a constitutionally guaranteed right.
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