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    Posted: August/07/2007 at 09:40

Hi Guys/Gals -

 

Would anyone feel comfortable stating their opinions on the best candidate for the upcoming presidential race?

 

I have been researching in my spare time and am not in LOVE w/ any of them yet.

 

Any information would be appreciated.  I don't see any standout candidates that would earn my vote - MAYBE

Fred Thompson - he seems to be the least politician-like out of the bunch.  Anyone know his stance on gun-control and

conservation?

 

I look forward to replies.

 

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From what I have seen so far, none of the viable candidates in the race is worth voting for.

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WHO IS BARACK OBAMA?

Democratic primary presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black Muslim from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white atheist from Wichita, Kansas.

Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii.

When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father Returned to Kenya.

His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a radical Muslim From Indonesia.

When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia.

Obama attended a Muslim school in Jakarta.

He also spent two years in a Catholic school.

Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim.

He Is quick to point out that, "He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholic school."

Obama's political handlers are attempting to make it appear that Obama's introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence was temporary at best.

In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya Soon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over His son's education.

Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, introduced his stepson to Islam.

Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the radical teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world.

Since it is politically expedient to be a Christian when seeking Major public office in the United States, Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background.

Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential candidacy.


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yeah, no kiddin.

 

does anyone know about Fred Thompson's stance on gun control and conservation?

 

i haven't been able to find much.

 

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i think this should show where he stainds.I know his saying is ( keep your powder dry)

One of the things that have got to be going through a lot of peoples' minds now is how one man with two handguns, that he had to reload time and time again, could go from classroom to classroom on the Virginia Tech campus without being stopped. Much of the answer can be found in policies put in place by the university itself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia, like 39 other states, allows citizens with training and legal permits to carry concealed weapons. That means that Virginians regularly sit in movie theaters and eat in restaurants among armed citizens. They walk, joke, and rub shoulders everyday with people who responsibly carry firearms — and are far safer than they would be in San Francisco, Oakland, Detroit, Chicago, New York City, or Washington, D.C., where the permits are difficult or impossible to obtain.

The statistics are clear. Communi

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On gun control — Thompson opposes gun control, praising a recent federal appeals decision overturning a long-standing handgun ban in Washington, D.C.: "The court basically said the Constitution means what it says, and I agree with that."

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voting record:

Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
Voted NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses. (Nov 1999)
Voted YES on spending international development funds on drug control. (Jul 1996)
Voted NO on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes. (Jun 2002)
Voted NO on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
Voted NO on expanding hate crimes to include sexual orientation. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
Voted NO on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit flag burning. (Dec 1995)
Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)

Gun Owners of America ratings — "He has no need to convince voters that he has changed his ways and now sees the light, because he has been fairly consistent throughout his career."

Here is the bottom line, folks — we in the gun culture do NOT have a second choice! Fred Thompson is our candidate; let's get him elected!

 

http://www.cafepress.com/ftd_103.142404367

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOo75K7hrMo

 

 

 





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thanks for the info guys -

 

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Originally posted by Bigdaddy0381 Bigdaddy0381 wrote:

WHO IS BARACK OBAMA?

Democratic primary presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black Muslim from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white atheist from Wichita, Kansas.

Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii.

When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father Returned to Kenya.

His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a radical Muslim From Indonesia.

When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia.

Obama attended a Muslim school in Jakarta.

He also spent two years in a Catholic school.

Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim.

He Is quick to point out that, "He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholic school."

 

You need get it right.  Your statments are half truths and inaccurate.  May I suggest that you get Obama's book like I have. 

 

1) Obama's bio-dad was smart, but a jerk in Africa.  He got some old ladies to help him write letters to colleges in the US.  He had a wife and kids in Africa.  He then abadoned them and went to UH.  When school was over at UH.  He ABANDONED that wife and Barack and went to Harvard Law.  Where he repeated the cycle, abandoning that wife and daughter after law schools was finished going back to Africa where he was a minor offical for a while.  He fell from grace from the power that be and strugled to survive.   While his name was muslim he did not practice the faith and was fond of whiskey.

 

2) Obama's step father was good to Barack. He was not a "radical muslem", but a Maoist Commie with a muslem background.  Having been in America he survived a poltical reducation camp, rather than death upon his recall to his country.  Several member of his family were killed by the government for thier communist ties.  He played it cool and grew the family business.  Barack did go to a madrasa.  He did not fit in well. There was a language barrier.  He was too weak and was picked on.  His mom seeing what was happening, home schooled him in English and the American civil rights movement at the same time. 

 

3) His mom seeing the problem, got him away from his step father and back to the states.  His grandmother leveraged her contacts with the bank and got him into the best of the local schools.

 

4) While attending the Unitarian Univeralist church growing up in Hawaii,  Barack Obama professed no faith until after being a political organiser in Chicago.  He stated that his name was muslim, but he did not have any religous affliation then. 

 

5) He is proud of his family who is Muslim, in particuare his brother with stoped drinking to be a Muslem.

 

6) If some one could cite me some background on his Christain belief that would be great. I know that he did not get serious until living in Chicago dealing with some powerful ministers there.  The thing you have to remember is that if he even says he is Christian, that is an afront to the Muslems.  It is not just heresy, but apostasy and thus worthy of death.

 

 

I do not agree with him on any issues I know of, but do like to get facts straight.     

 



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IS Fred in the race?

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Fred Thompson is my candidate, IF indeed he's running.  Have problems in one way or another with most of the rest.  Duncan Hunter sounds like he supports my values, but I don't think he stands any chance of being elected.  Things can change between now and then though.
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guys i dont wanna sound like a pesimistic type but i am pretty sure that this country aint gonna elect nobody in the rep party for pres. hurts my feelings a lot but i think its going to happen so what you do in that case is choose the lesser of two evils.
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Fred or Hunter are the only two I would consider.  If neither of them gets the nomination, for the first time since turning 18, I won't vote.

 

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i think that duncan from what i read on him is the purest of pro gun candidates running, he hunts he owns guns he is opposed to all regs on firearms new ones and old ones, supports the firearms manuf. so they cant get sued over stupid sh*t, hes the complete real deal i think he had the highest marks the nra could give.
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Fred Thompson 08. I hope he enters the race soon and when he does we all need to make it priority that he will ne our next president. Go to imwithfred.com to read more about him. The rumor is now he is going to announce he is in the hunt Labor Day Weekend.
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An item of interest along these lines

 

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYI7JXGqd0o&mode=related& amp;search

 

 

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I really like Fred Thompson and hope he decides to run.....If not then we have to decide an alternative that would be the best choice..............But! I will say this. If this country elects Hillary Clinton, we are all in trouble!!!!.................Folks! This is what todays modern liberal democratic party stands for! But, you will never hear them say these things!............Higher taxes!.. When you raise taxes, it hurts the economy as a whole. Lower tax rates INCREASE the revenue to the treasury! Works everytime it`s tried, including JFK`s tax cuts in the early 60`s! Reagan`s tax cuts in the 80`s! The Bush tax cuts of today! When you raise taxes on upper income people, the little guy gets hurt because upper income people employ the little guys. I have never gotten a job from a poor person! Have any of you?? So, if you want to pay higher taxes for more govt. social programs that don`t work, then vote for Hillary!!............Remember that BAFOON,,,JIMMY CARTER?? ......If you want more socialism, nationalizing health care and taking away people`s choices for their own health care, then vote for Hillary!!......................If you want to redistribute the wealth via more socialism, then vote for Hillary!!.....................If you want a leader who along with her party, will show appeasement and weakness in the eyes of our terrorists enemies, then vote for Hillary!!..................If you want a party that is much weaker on national security, vote for Hillary and the dems!.............If you wish for your right to own firearms be jeapordized, then vote for Hillary!!   Or Obama, assumming he`s nominated. No difference in the liberal belief system!!
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And for the Democrats that thought they had everything

 

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