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Well, this does simplify things. "And bear" is now either illegal (Open Carry) or an arbitrary privilege (CCW).
There are suits a-plenty in re CCW. Is there anyone out there who agrees (and is capable of filing) a suit to restore Open Carry? The Raisuli
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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...tory?track=rss
"This finally puts an end to the dangerous and intimidating practice of carrying openly displayed guns in public," said Brian Malte, director of state legislation for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "California families will now be able to take their families to the park or out to eat without the worry of getting shot by some untrained, unscreened, self-appointed vigilante." ...Wow... Just, wow... |
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On a relative scale, I think that the recent registration bill (which Brown signed) is a bigger threat in the long term than any ban on openly carrying a non-functional firearm. However, this bill is still a assault on gun ownership in California. A small assault perhaps, but it demonstrates that California and its Governor will still smackdown uppity gun rights activists.
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Anyone surprised that Moonbeam isn't on our side? We can only hope SCOTUS will remind California that it's still in the United States.
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I hope the CG'ers who voted for Brown in the 1st place are happy now (yea, you know who you are...and so do I)
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me! Some people will never learn...
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Perhaps the perfect opportunity to go after LOADED open carry, if not Vermont/Constitutional carry, as the Constitutional Standard...
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He forgot to mention how you might be shot by the "Untrained, unscreened, self-appointed lunatic on a shooting spree", however. |
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I guess there is something to be said about "flaunting" open carry over the last few years. We were able to openly carry firearms fine for decades with little or no intervention from the LEO community. Once people thought it would be a good idea to get together at Starbucks and such we lost the right.
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![]() "Better"???? Is it really better to have your rights infringed by forcing you to submit to fees and regulations telling you whether or not you have the right to protect yourself in public???
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I stand corrected. I should have included the word "loaded" in my post. The Raisuli
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I am no fan of Moonbeam, but I think Meg would have signed it even sooner. She's a textbook RINO/control freak.
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If that is the case... We truly have some fu***ng moronic people among us. That man is a true disgrace to all that is good and riotous about this country. Moonbeam is truly the ANTI-AMERICAN!! |
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Fist step is to remove your right to due process and then take away your guns, CHECKMATE
SBX211 Retro Active Immunity given to California judges for openly taking bribes. Judges are employees of the state they receive their pay and benefits from the state. The Los Angeles Superior court judges are currently receiving an additional $57.688,00 from the county of Los Angeles. there is no bigger user of the court than L.A. County.(A party to the case and has a financial interest in most cases in the courts) Those payments were found to be unconstitutional / illegal in Sturgeon vs L.A. County. after that decision the judges paid a lobbyist to pass SBX211 ( RETRO ACTIVE IMMUNITY ) SBX211 does not restore due process SBX211 violates Article 1 section 9 SBX211 violates the 14th amendment (no equal protections) SBX211 violate checks and balances between legislative and Judicial powers Judges do not disclose the county payments at the onset of any trial where the county is either a party to the case or has a financial interest. (Judges violate Judicial codes of ethics) Judges refuse to recuse themselves when requested under CCP170 Judges find themselves unbiased and then file an order striking statement. In the year of 2010 alone $57,688.00 per year per judge X 460 judges = $26,709.544.00 paid to judges from L.A. County from tax payer money to only have the judges rule against the tax payer in favor of L.A. County or the County's interest. THE BRIBES WORK. HISTORY OF RETRO ACTIVE IMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES 1. given for unconstitutional use of torture 2. given for illegal merger of banks (we can see the effects of that now) 3. given to telecom company for illegal wire taps. (Fisa bill that led to the patriot act) 4. SBX211 given to Judges for taking bribes. SBX211 is evidence of conspiracy of the California legislative branch of government to cover up the multiple felony's committed by the Judicial branch of government. By an act of Legislation, California's judicial branch has admitted to be corrupt. SECTION FROM SBX211 This bill would provide that no governmental entity, or officer or employee of a governmental entity, shall incur any liability or be subject to prosecution or disciplinary action because of benefits provided to a judge under the official action of a governmental entity prior to the effective date of this bill on the ground that those benefits were not authorized under law. |
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Well... lets see. A man walks in and kills eight using a hand gun and wearing a bullet proof vest. These gun laws sure do work.
on this count: Criminal - 8 Law abiding citizen - 0 Last edited by saint7; 10-12-2011 at 7:10 PM.. |
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Is he 100% in tune with the NRA? Nope. Is he 100% in tune with the Brady camp or Democrats? Nope. Politics are complicated. So is Jerry Brown. One battle at a time.
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![]() Don't be so completely sure that you already know all there is to know. Open your eyes and ears and mind.
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26350 mirrors 12031 in the places where loaded carry is prohibited. So inside incorporated city limits and areas of unincorporated territory where discharge is prohibited is a no go.
Generally, the new law doesnt effect any rural areas...
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The moronic people were the ones who voted for Meg Whitman with a democratically-controlled senate. When California falls flat on it's face due to democratic BS, do you really want a Republican in office they can blame? Moonbeam was the lesser of two evils.
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Thank you, to all you Liberals who voted for Moonbeam. And you thought he was pro 2nd. How's it working for you now?? Arte you kidding?? Please, don't vote anymore, we can't afford you.. Get informed first..
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I'm glad to see that I am not the only one who still refers to him as Moonbeam, but to be proper that should be Govenor Moonbeam. I will admit that I voted for him, granted he is not pro-gun, but he is not a hard core antigunner like eMeg. I believe e-Meg, if she were govenor, would have signed all of the anti gun rights bills, and may have vetoed the the licensing bill...
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Besides not voting, is there anything else you'd like me to stop doing? Maybe I should stop doing gun-rights stuff? I have no doubt that you'll step in to pick up the slack, woncha? ![]() All things considered - I'm pretty satisfied with my vote. I look forward to your informed response as to why I shouldn't be.
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Sadly, you guys are part of the problem! It will only get worse and you'll have no one to blame but yourselves.. remember, the road to hell is paved with DemocRATS!
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go ahead, prove me wrong. kudos for your NRA Life Membership, but what have you actually done, besides a bunch of partisan whining?
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Statements posted here are the sole opinions of the author and not those of CGN, CGF, CRPA, or any other institution or agency unless otherwise noted. Last edited by goober; 10-13-2011 at 3:10 PM.. |
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Do you have anything of substance to add, other than your strict far right party line philosophy?
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I think Brown is the same old Brown at the core, just a wiser and craftier politician than before. And yes, I am older than 40 years and old enough to remember what he did for California back in the day...
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So, please correct me if I'm wrong. But reading AB144, it seems to only impact open carry (unloaded) which would be in an incorporated area. I see nothing that references open carry (loaded) in unincorporated areas? Personally, this seems like it will cause more issues as the public will be making "man with a gun" calls in situations where open carry is still perfectly legal. I don't recall the bill, but Arnie vetoed an open carry(loaded) ban within the last year or so. While it will suck to be the one falsely charged, this will probably end up providing more legal opportunities for the team.
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BTW, I served my country so people can continue to be as stupid as they wish and do what they do. How bout you?
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I will do this in two parts due to it's length. This is a Commencement speech for those entering the REAL WORLD. I'm sure many here can benefit from this!
"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31 God Bless America long but well worth it. I Wish everyone could read this before the 2012 elections. It just makes so much common sense, which is a subject not taught in the universities but hopefully is being taught at home. The Cold, Cold Wind of Reality. Neal Boortz is a Texan, a lawyer, a Texas Aggie (Texas A&M), and now a nationally syndicated talk show host from Atlanta. His commencement address to the graduates of a recentTexas A&M class is far different from what either the students or the faculty expected. His views are thought provoking. "I am honored by the invitation to address you on this august occasion. It's about time. Be warned, however, that I am not here to impress you; you'll have enough smoke blown up your bloomers today. And you can bet your tassels I'm not here to impress the faculty and administration. You may not like much of what I have to say, and that's fine. You will remember it though. Especially after about 10 years out there in the real world. This, it goes without saying, does not apply to those of you who will seek your careers and your fortunes as government employees. This gowned gaggle behind me is your faculty. You've heard the old saying that those who can - do. Those who can't - teach. That sounds deliciously insensitive. But there is often raw truth in insensitivity, just as you often find feel-good falsehoods and lies in compassion. Say good-bye to your faculty because now you are getting ready to go out there and do. These folks behind me are going to stay right here and teach. By the way, just because you are leaving this place with a diploma doesn't mean the learning is over. When an FAA flight examiner handed me my private pilot's license many years ago, he said, Here, this is your ticket to learn.' The same can be said for your diploma. Believe me, the learning has just begun. Now, I realize that most of you consider yourselves Liberals. In fact, you are probably very proud of your liberal views. You care so much. You feel so much. You want to help so much. After all, you're a compassionate and caring person, aren't you now? Well, isn't that just so extraordinarily special. Now, at this age, is as good a time as any to be a liberal; as good a time as any to know absolutely everything. You have plenty of time, starting tomorrow, for the truth to set in. Over the next few years, as you begin to feel the cold breath of reality down your neck, things are going to start changing pretty fast... Including your own assessment of just how much you really know. So here are the first assignments for your initial class in reality: Pay attention to the news, read newspapers, and listen to the words and phrases that proud Liberals use to promote their causes. Then, compare the words of the left to the words and phrases you hear from those evil, heartless, greedy conservatives. From the Left you will hear "I feel." From the Right you will hear "I think." From the Liberals you will hear references to groups -- The Blacks, the Poor, The Rich, The Disadvantaged, The Less Fortunate. From the Right you will hear references to individuals. On the Left you hear talk of group rights; on the Right, individual rights. That about sums it up, really: Liberals feel. Liberals care. They are pack animals whose identity is tied up in group dynamics. Conservatives think -- and, setting aside the theocracy crowd, their identity is centered on the individual. Liberals feel that their favored groups have enforceable rights to the property and services of productive individuals. Conservatives, I among them I might add, think that individuals have the right to protect their lives and their property from the plunder of the masses. In college you developed a group mentality, but if you look closely at your diplomas you will see that they have your individual names on them. Not the name of your school mascot, or of your fraternity or sorority, but your name. Your group identity is going away. Your recognition and appreciation of your individual identity starts now. If, by the time you reach the age of 30, you do not consider yourself to be a conservative, rush right back here as quickly as you can and apply for a faculty position. These people will welcome you with open arms. They will welcome you, that is, so long as you haven't developed an individual identity. Once again you will have to be willing to sign on to the group mentality you embraced during the past four years. Something is going to happen soon that is going to really open your eyes. You're going to actually get a full time job! You're also going to get a lifelong work partner. This partner isn't going to help you do your job. This partner is just going to sit back and wait for payday. This partner doesn't want to share in your effort, but in your earnings. Your new lifelong partner is actually an agent; an agent representing a strange and diverse group of people; an agent for every teenager with an illegitimate child; an agent for a research scientist who wanted to make some cash answering the age-old question of why monkeys grind their teeth. An agent for some poor demented hippie who considers herself to be a meaningful and talented artist, but who just can't manage to sell any of her artwork on the open market. Your new partner is an agent for every person with limited, if any, job skills, but who wanted a job at City Hall. An agent for tin-horn dictators in fancy military uniforms grasping for American foreign aid. An agent for multi-million dollar companies who want someone else to pay for their overseas advertising. An agent for everybody who wants to use the unimaginable power of this agent's for their personal enrichment and benefit. That agent is our wonderful, caring, compassionate, oppressive government. Believe me, you will be awed by the unimaginable power this agent has. Power that you do not have. A power that no individual has, or will have. This agent has the legal power to use force, deadly force to accomplish its goals. You have no choice here. Your new friend is just going to walk up to you, introduce itself rather gruffly, hand you a few forms to fill out, and move right on in. Say hello to your own personal one ton gorilla. It will sleep anywhere it wants to. Now, let me tell you, this agent is not cheap. As you become successful it will seize about 40% of everything you earn. And no, I'm sorry, there just isn't any way you can fire this agent of plunder, and you can't decrease its share of your income. That power rests with him, not you. So, here I am saying negative things to you about government. Well, be clear on this: It is not wrong to distrust government. It is not wrong to fear government. In certain cases it is not even wrong to despise government for government is inherently evil. Yes, a necessary evil, but dangerous nonetheless, somewhat like a drug. Just as a drug that in the proper dosage can save your life, an overdose of government can be fatal. Now let's address a few things that have been crammed into your minds at this university. There are some ideas you need to expunge as soon as possible. These ideas may work well in academic environment, but they fail miserably out there in the real world. First is that favorite buzz word of the media and academia: Diversity! You have been taught that the real value of any group of people - be it a social group, an employee group, a management group, whatever - is based on diversity. This is a favored liberal ideal because diversity is based not on an individuals abilities or character, but on a person's identity and status as a member of a group. Yes, it's that liberal group identity thing again. Within the great diversity movement group identification - be it racial, gender based, or some other minority status - means more than the individuals integrity, character or other qualifications. Brace yourself. You are about to move from this academic atmosphere where diversity rules, to a workplace and a culture where individual achievement and excellence actually count. No matter what your professors have taught you over the last four years, you are about to learn that diversity is absolutely no replacement for excellence, ability, and individual hard work. From this day on every single time you hear the word "diversity" you can rest assured that there is someone close by who is determined to rob you of every vestige of individuality you possess. We also need to address this thing you seem to have about "rights." We have witnessed an obscene explosion of so-called "rights" in the last few decades, usually emanating from college campuses. You know the mantra: You have the right to a job. The right to a place to live. The right to a living wage. The right to health care. The right to an education. You probably even have your own pet right - the right to a Beemer for instance, or the right to have someone else provide for that child you plan on downloading in a year or so. Forget it. Forget those rights! I'll tell you what your rights are. You have a right to live free, and to the results of 60% -75% of your labor. I'll also tell you have no right to any portion of the life or labor of another.
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You may, for instance, think that you have a right to health care. After all, President Obama said so, didn't he? But you cannot receive health-care unless some doctor or health practitioner surrenders some of his time - his life - to you. He may be willing to do this for compensation, but that's his choice. You have no "right" to his time or property. You have no right to his or any other person's life or to any portion thereof.
You may also think you have some "right" to a job; a job with a living wage, whatever that is. Do you mean to tell me that you have a right to force your services on another person, and then the right to demand that this person compensate you with their money? Sorry, forget it. I am sure you would scream if some urban outdoors men (that would be "homeless person" for those of you who don't want to give these less fortunate people a romantic and adventurous title) came to you and demanded his job and your money. The people who have been telling you about all the rights you have are simply exercising one of theirs - the right to be imbeciles. Their being imbeciles didn't cost anyone else either property or time. It's their right, and they exercise it brilliantly. By the way, did you catch my use of the phrase "less fortunate" a bit ago when I was talking about the urban outdoors men? That phrase is a favorite of the Left. Think about it, and you'll understand why. To imply that one person is homeless, destitute, dirty, drunk, spaced out on drugs, unemployable, and generally miserable because he is "less fortunate" is to imply that a successful person - one with a job, a home and a future - is in that position because he or she was "fortunate." The dictionary says that fortunate means "having derived good from an unexpected place." There is nothing unexpected about deriving good from hard work. There is also nothing unexpected about deriving misery from choosing drugs, alcohol, and the street. If the Liberal Left can create the common perception that success and failure are simple matters of "fortune" or "luck," then it is easy to promote and justify their various income redistribution schemes. After all, we are just evening out the odds a little bit. This "success equals luck" idea the liberals like to push is seen everywhere. Former Democratic presidential candidate Richard Gephardt refers to high-achievers as "people who have won life's lottery." He wants you to believe they are making the big bucks because they are lucky. It's not luck, my friends. It's choice. One of the greatest lessons I ever learned was in a book by Og Mandino, entitled, "The Greatest Secret in the World." The lesson? Very simple: "Use wisely your power of choice." That bum sitting on a heating grate, smelling like a wharf rat? He's there by choice. He is there because of the sum total of the choices he has made in his life. This truism is absolutely the hardest thing for some people to accept, especially those who consider themselves to be victims of something or other - victims of discrimination, bad luck, the system, capitalism, whatever. After all, nobody really wants to accept the blame for his or her position in life. Not when it is so much easier to point and say, "Look! He did this to me!" than it is to look into a mirror and say, "You S. O. B.! You did this to me!" The key to accepting responsibility for your life is to accept the fact that your choices, every one of them, are leading you inexorably to either success or failure, however you define those terms. Some of the choices are obvious: Whether or not to stay in school Whether or not to get pregnant. Whether or not to hit the bottle. Whether or not to keep this job you hate until you get another better-paying job. Whether or not to save some of your money, or saddle yourself with huge payments for that new car. Some of the choices are seemingly insignificant: Whom to go to the movies with. Whose car to ride home in. Whether to watch the tube tonight, or read a book on investing. But, and you can be sure of this, each choice counts. Each choice is a building block - some large, some small. But each one is a part of the structure of your life. If you make the right choices, or if you make more right choices than wrong ones, something absolutely terrible may happen to you. Something unthinkable. You, my friend, could become one of the hated, the evil, the ugly, the feared, the filthy, the successful, the rich. The rich basically serve two purposes in this country. First, they provide the investments, the investment capital, and the brains for the formation of new businesses. Businesses that hire people. Businesses that send millions of paychecks home each week to the un-rich. Second, the rich are a wonderful object of ridicule, distrust, and hatred. Few things are more valuable to a politician than the envy most Americans feel for the evil rich. Envy is a powerful emotion. Even more powerful than the emotional minefield that surrounded Bill Clinton when he reviewed his last batch of White House interns. Politicians use envy to get votes and power. And they keep that power by promising the envious that the envied will be punished: "The rich will pay their fair share of taxes if I have anything to do with it." The truth is that the top 10% of income earners in this country pays almost 50% of all income taxes collected. I shudder to think what these job producers would be paying if our tax system were any more "fair." You have heard, no doubt, that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Interestingly enough, our government's own numbers show that many of the poor actually get richer, and that quite a few of the rich actually get poorer. But for the rich who do actually get richer, and the poor who remain poor .. there's an explanation -- a reason. The rich, you see, keep doing the things that make them rich; while the poor keep doing the things that make them poor. Speaking of the poor, during your adult life you are going to hear an endless string of politicians bemoaning the plight of the poor. So, you need to know that under our government's definition of "poor" you can have a $5 million net worth, a $300,000 home and a new $90,000 Mercedes, all completely paid for. You can also have a maid, cook, and valet, and a million in your checking account, and you can still be officially defined by our government as "living in poverty." Now there's something you haven't seen on the evening news. How does the government pull this one off? Very simple, really. To determine whether or not some poor soul is "living in poverty," the government measures one thing -- just one thing. Income. It doesn't matter one bit how much you have, how much you own, how many cars you drive or how big they are, whether or not your pool is heated, whether you winter in Aspen and spend the summers in the Bahamas, or how much is in your savings account. It only matters how much income you claim in that particular year. This means that if you take a one-year leave of absence from your high-paying job and decide to live off the money in your savings and checking accounts while you write the next great American novel, the government says you are living in poverty." This isn't exactly what you had in mind when you heard these gloomy statistics, is it? Do you need more convincing? Try this. The government's own statistics show that people who are said to be "living in poverty" spend more than $1.50 for each dollar of income they claim. Something is a bit fishy here. Just remember all this the next time Charles Gibson tells you about some hideous new poverty statistics. Why has the government concocted this phony poverty scam? Because the government needs an excuse to grow and to expand its social welfare programs, which translates into an expansion of its power. If the government can convince you, in all your compassion, that the number of "poor" is increasing, it will have all the excuse it needs to sway an electorate suffering from the advanced stages of Obsessive-Compulsive Compassion Disorder. I'm about to be stoned by the faculty here. They've already changed their minds about that honorary degree I was going to get. That's OK, though. I still have my PhD. in Insensitivity from the Neal Boortz Institute for Insensitivity Training. I learned that, in short, sensitivity sucks. It's a trap. Think about it - the truth knows no sensitivity. Life can be insensitive. Wallow too much in sensitivity and you'll be unable to deal with life, or the truth, so get over it. Now, before the dean has me shackled and hauled off, I have a few random thoughts. * You need to register to vote, unless you are on welfare. If you are living off the efforts of others, please do us the favor of sitting down and shutting up until you are on your own again. * When you do vote, your votes for the House and the Senate are more important than your vote for President. The House controls the purse strings, so concentrate your awareness there. * Liars cannot be trusted, even when the liar is the President of the country. If someone can't deal honestly with you, send them packing. * Don't bow to the temptation to use the government as an instrument of plunder. If it is wrong for you to take money from someone else who earned it -- to take their money by force for your own needs -- then it is certainly just as wrong for you to demand that the government step forward and do this dirty work for you. * Don't look in other people's pockets. You have no business there. What they earn is theirs. What you earn is yours. Keep it that way. Nobody owes you anything, except to respect your privacy and your rights, and leave you the hell alone. * Speaking of earning, the revered 40-hour workweek is for losers. Forty hours should be considered the minimum, not the maximum. You don't see highly successful people clocking out of the office every afternoon at five. The losers are the ones caught up in that afternoon rush hour. The winners drive home in the dark. * Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection. * Finally (and aren't you glad to hear that word), as Og Mandino wrote, "1. Proclaim your rarity. Each of you is a rare and unique human being. 2. Use wisely your power of choice. 3. Go the extra mile, drive home in the dark. Oh, and put off buying a television set as long as you can. Now, if you have any idea at all what's good for you, you will get out of here and never come back. Class dismissed"
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you're right, i don't. which is why i said "i'm willing to bet..."
and "prove me wrong"... but rather than some indication of how you are helping our cause rather than harming it with your partisan negativity (and btw mindlessly labeling everyone that disagrees with you as a "Liberal" isn't too conducive to real communication) you post a long rant of a "commencement speech" that never even happened. boortz wrote that screed in 1997 in protest of never having been invited to give one. it has never actually been recited at a commencement. so while i'm not arguing pro or con regarding the things he wrote, i think it's pretty pathetic that you don't even know the true source of something you posted in what appears to be an attempt to enlighten those here who "can benefit from it". lol gotta love it when folks get their information secondhand (perhaps in a forwarded email?) and don't bother to verify it...
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