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No, the Democrats are off the hook because the... 289 Views / 23 Replies  
No, the Democrats are off the hook because the emails were tampered with, by Republicans. Do pay attention, and don't just pop in here periodically with your one line generalizations.

GOP Sources...
Posted by OldManMac, on May 17, 2013 at 01:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It's all tied to the current fears of Muslims,... 289 Views / 23 Replies  
It's all tied to the current fears of Muslims, aka terrorists. When I was a child, in the 1950s, it was the Communists of the Soviet Union, and a lot of innocent people were persecuted. I remember...
Posted by OldManMac, on May 15, 2013 at 10:38 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Too many react to news with their emotions;... 2,667 Views / 353 Replies  
Too many react to news with their emotions; rather than verifying statistics, they believe what they want to believe because it fits the narrative they've chosen. Child kidnappings are almost always...
Posted by OldManMac, on May 11, 2013 at 12:09 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Actually, it isn't getting worse. What's "getting... 2,667 Views / 353 Replies  
Actually, it isn't getting worse. What's "getting worse" is the instant availability of news to go viral, and the resultant emotional impact it has on people who want to grab the low hanging fruit to...
Posted by OldManMac, on May 11, 2013 at 10:07 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Crimes against seven year old kids consist... 2,667 Views / 353 Replies  
Crimes against seven year old kids consist primarily of being abducted - by their own family members! Next! Stop bringing up fallacious arguments; you wouldn't look so uninformed.
Posted by OldManMac, on May 5, 2013 at 09:48 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Actually not true; law enforcement personnel... 2,667 Views / 353 Replies  
Actually not true; law enforcement personnel numbers across America have steadily declined for at least a decade, and still are. It isn't up to the police to protect me. They only respond after the...
Posted by OldManMac, on Apr 29, 2013 at 07:11 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Where did you get that information? ... 1,086 Views / 92 Replies  
Where did you get that information?




Where did you get that information?
Posted by OldManMac, on Apr 21, 2013 at 07:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge
He most certainly should have been!... 1,086 Views / 92 Replies  
He most certainly should have been! Unfortunately, it is becoming more common to be construed as guilty before innocent. Claiming the public safety exemption is bullshit!
Posted by OldManMac, on Apr 20, 2013 at 11:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Too late! 967 Views / 9 Replies  
That's another year and a half! They don't get! The iPad, on which this would usable, is already on it's third anniversary, and now they expect people to wait even longer? I don't think so! Why...
Posted by OldManMac, on Apr 10, 2013 at 06:55 PM, in Tech News
Pretty good source her, and the state apologizes,... 1,330 Views / 146 Replies  
Pretty good source her, and the state apologizes, but the church? Don't hold your breath.

Irish Women Emerge From Shadows Of 'National Shame' : NPR...
Posted by OldManMac, on Feb 24, 2013 at 04:49 PM, in Political/War Lounge
More shit may have hit the fan. If even partially... 1,330 Views / 146 Replies  
More shit may have hit the fan. If even partially true, it shows the depths of depravity and hypocrisy of the Catholic Church.

La Repubblica reports existence of underground gay network at...
Posted by OldManMac, on Feb 22, 2013 at 08:17 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I'd like to see that, but I'm not holding my... 1,330 Views / 146 Replies  
I'd like to see that, but I'm not holding my breath. The higher ups in the Catholic Church are old men, who are hardened in their ways, and who believe that they're right, and the rest of the world,...
Posted by OldManMac, on Feb 11, 2013 at 10:00 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I have a good friend who's a Republican die hard,... 291 Views / 16 Replies  
I have a good friend who's a Republican die hard, and he honestly doesn't see what's happening in his own party. He's hanging on to his beliefs, and sees that the demographics of the country are...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 25, 2013 at 07:10 AM, in Political/War Lounge
It's a pity that you choose to ignore salient... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
It's a pity that you choose to ignore salient facts, such as the fact that 80 million Americans own 300 million guns, yet the incidents, and rate, of violent crime continues to decline annually,...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 19, 2013 at 09:16 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Wow! Just Wow! At least you got that... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
Wow! Just Wow!



At least you got that right.
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 17, 2013 at 07:44 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Your reasoning is obviously not reasoning to... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
Your reasoning is obviously not reasoning to those of us who own and use weapons responsibly. Making analogies with every other country on earth is a ridiculous effort. The United States has a...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 16, 2013 at 06:48 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I don't know how you came up with those numbers,... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
I don't know how you came up with those numbers, but they're fantastically overblown! In fact, there were about 31,000 handgun fatalities, and 17,000 of those were suicides. That's less than one...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 13, 2013 at 03:24 PM, in Political/War Lounge
In Michigan it is, as it should be everywhere. ... 5,457 Views / 574 Replies  
In Michigan it is, as it should be everywhere.




Amen!



Amen again!
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 6, 2013 at 10:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Thank you! I'd about given up on coming here, and... 1,208 Views / 67 Replies  
Thank you! I'd about given up on coming here, and when I saw the message a few days ago about the forums being down for maintenance, I dared hope. Sometimes change isn't good.
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 6, 2013 at 09:56 PM, in Feedback
At first glance, it sounds crazy, but the... 613 Views / 16 Replies  
At first glance, it sounds crazy, but the physical/online store are a completely different entity than the iTunes store. Any company as large as Apple has different business units that aren't...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 6, 2013 at 08:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I didn't think so, and I wasn't all wound up... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
I didn't think so, and I wasn't all wound up answering it. It was what I see as a perfectly logical response. I don't get emotional over guns; I use facts.





Apparently it is a stretch, and...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 6, 2013 at 07:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No, it's not possible. An Apple gift card can... 613 Views / 16 Replies  
No, it's not possible. An Apple gift card can only be used in the online store, or a physical Apple Store. The iTunes gift cards can only be used to buy from the iTunes, App, or iBook stores.
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 6, 2013 at 04:09 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Why do some people need/want fast cars, which... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
Why do some people need/want fast cars, which kill people in the hands of inexperienced drivers? The reality is, I don't need to explain, or justify, my wants and needs to you. It is legal for me to...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 3, 2013 at 06:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Seing as how 80 million Americans own around 300... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
Seing as how 80 million Americans own around 300 million guns, I'm not sure I'd trust a poll that shows that number. I think there is going to be a lot of bluster in the coming weeks about more gun...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 2, 2013 at 04:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I do, and I'm against it. Regulating magazine... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
I do, and I'm against it. Regulating magazine capacity is just another one of those feel-good measures, that isn't going to change anything. I could just as easily have 4 ten round magazines, and do...
Posted by OldManMac, on Jan 2, 2013 at 04:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The assault weapons ban that is going to be... 3,230 Views / 322 Replies  
The assault weapons ban that is going to be tossed around shortly is just a feel good measure, so that people will think their representatives are doing something. All guns are assault weapons, but...
Posted by OldManMac, on Dec 20, 2012 at 06:19 PM, in Political/War Lounge
OAW, you say you haven't extrapolated anything,... 9,653 Views / 907 Replies  
OAW, you say you haven't extrapolated anything, but then you go ahead and extrapolate again.



There is no such thing as a guarantee in life, and some fool could kill you with a hammer (it...
Posted by OldManMac, on Nov 30, 2012 at 05:06 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You take one example and extrapolate it out to an... 9,653 Views / 907 Replies  
You take one example and extrapolate it out to an entire population, as if anecdote equates to reality. It does not. The vast majority of us who carry regularly are law abiding citizens who don't go...
Posted by OldManMac, on Nov 29, 2012 at 03:33 AM, in Political/War Lounge
It's not a valid example, but you're entitled to... 9,653 Views / 907 Replies  
It's not a valid example, but you're entitled to your opinion.
Posted by OldManMac, on Nov 28, 2012 at 03:14 PM, in Political/War Lounge
In the environment I grew up in, it was... 1,550 Views / 202 Replies  
In the environment I grew up in, it was considered in poor taste, and tacky, to brag about one's possessions, especially to people one didn't really know. It was thought that doing so would show that...
Posted by OldManMac, on Nov 23, 2012 at 12:59 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Very impressive; I may have to give some respect... 2,770 Views / 381 Replies  
Very impressive; I may have to give some respect back to you.

You can add to that list;

Most of Romney's voters were white.
Most of the voters have never lived through as serious a recession...
Posted by OldManMac, on Nov 7, 2012 at 12:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It's a mandate from everybody except old white... 2,770 Views / 381 Replies  
It's a mandate from everybody except old white people.
Posted by OldManMac, on Nov 7, 2012 at 12:23 PM, in Political/War Lounge
As far as his market being high end and educated,... 1,659 Views / 91 Replies  
As far as his market being high end and educated, that's a guess on your part. I would say it's more middle income old white males, based on my experience of actually talking to a fair number of his...
Posted by OldManMac, on Oct 2, 2012 at 04:16 AM, in MacNN Lounge
:lol::lol: 1,056 Views / 64 Replies  
:lol::lol:
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 25, 2012 at 06:54 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm not sure, as this new format really blows! I... 858 Views / 78 Replies  
I'm not sure, as this new format really blows! I can see myself coming here less and less.
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 20, 2012 at 03:46 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Of course there isn't any evidence of that; he... 9,653 Views / 907 Replies  
Of course there isn't any evidence of that; he killed an innocent teen.
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 19, 2012 at 09:26 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Nothing happened to it, except the American... 211 Views / 32 Replies  
Nothing happened to it, except the American people want sound bytes instead of what you call real news. We live in a much faster paced world, and the media, at least the ones who are profitable (and...
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 18, 2012 at 08:20 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I'd say the more appropriate word would be... 708 Views / 94 Replies  
I'd say the more appropriate word would be incomprehensible.

The sad thing is that the folks he was addressing probably didn't realizing he was calling them stupid!
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 15, 2012 at 04:49 PM, in Political/War Lounge
90 out of 96 235 Views / 25 Replies  
90 out of 96
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 15, 2012 at 11:06 AM, in Political/War Lounge
That's what it was when we came from Germany, in... 235 Views / 25 Replies  
That's what it was when we came from Germany, in 1953. My parents took the test in 1958, and were awarded citizenship, and the three of us who were born in Germany became Naturalized Citizens...
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 15, 2012 at 10:30 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Don't bring facts into this; they only seem to... 2,376 Views / 205 Replies  
Don't bring facts into this; they only seem to confuse him.

Romney is actually working to re-elect Obama.
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Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 15, 2012 at 09:51 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: Don't bring up facts here, you'll confuse him. 212 Views / 19 Replies  
Don't bring up facts here, you'll confuse him.
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 5, 2012 at 04:48 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: I'm sure I'll be upgrading. I've been upgrade... 1,482 Views / 126 Replies  
I'm sure I'll be upgrading. I've been upgrade eligible since March, having an iPhone 4.
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 5, 2012 at 09:02 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Works intermittently for me. I have 18000+ songs... 536 Views / 15 Replies  
Works intermittently for me. I have 18000+ songs in my library, and there are certain albums that show up in my library, on my iPhone and iPad, that it just won't play. Very frustrating.
Posted by OldManMac, on Sep 5, 2012 at 05:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge
What a wonderful slap in the face........... 152 Views / 7 Replies  
to Romney!

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/former-gov-charlie-crist-heres-why-im-backing-barack-obama/1247631

Even some Republicans are getting sick of the Romney lies and deceit!...
Posted by OldManMac, on Aug 26, 2012 at 07:09 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You must live in another country if you haven't... 717 Views / 70 Replies  
You must live in another country if you haven't had a gun shoved in your face at least once a week. With 80 million gun owners here, it happens to me every day! :lol:
Posted by OldManMac, on Aug 16, 2012 at 07:18 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Which goes back to my point. My safety is my... 717 Views / 70 Replies  
Which goes back to my point. My safety is my responsibility, not that of someone who is far away and who arrives after the fact.



I would prefer that as well, but that's never happened in the...
Posted by OldManMac, on Aug 16, 2012 at 06:47 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Don't bring facts into this; it makes people... 717 Views / 70 Replies  
Don't bring facts into this; it makes people actually have to think about their replies, instead of using emotional rhetoric.
Posted by OldManMac, on Aug 16, 2012 at 05:37 AM, in Political/War Lounge
http://www.gallup.com/poll/20098/gun-ownership-use... 717 Views / 70 Replies  
http://www.gallup.com/poll/20098/gun-ownership-use-america.aspx

I might be a little off, but 1 in 3 Americans is still in the high tens of millions.
...
Posted by OldManMac, on Aug 16, 2012 at 05:35 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Therein lies a huge part of the problem. You deem... 717 Views / 70 Replies  
Therein lies a huge part of the problem. You deem yourself superior, and dismiss anyone else who may own a weapon as untrustworthy. That's pretty smug, and show how little you know about the facts of...
Posted by OldManMac, on Aug 15, 2012 at 04:48 PM, in Political/War Lounge
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