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leveymg

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9. Men with guns never make me feel better, or that we're more free. Just the opposite.

Reply to graham4anything (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 07:47 AM

Apr 2013

One of the better things about coming to America after travel in other parts of the world was that US airports didn't used to have machine gun toting police, like you saw at Orley as early as the 1960s, or machine gun toting soldiers on street corners, as has always been the case in much of Latin America. Now, the periphery has become the center, with a vengence. It tells me that we've slipped into just another scared Colonial power.

No, a show of force in our own country doesn't make me feel better.

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OMFG Joe Scum is equating this with 9/11 [View all] malaise Apr 2013 OP

no CNN coverage? or BBC? or Bloomberg? DrDan Apr 2013 #1

I wonder if the curent administration offers up their people for interviews.. SoCalDem Apr 2013 #2

You know, Malaise madokie Apr 2013 #3

Well, evidently enough people watch him and keep his numbers up, so why would he do anything djean111 Apr 2013 #4

Leaving politics out of things-I am a New Yorker, 9-11 scared me, and bankrupted America graham4anything Apr 2013 #5

Men with guns never make me feel better, or that we're more free. Just the opposite. leveymg Apr 2013 #9

Your opinion is how I feel about private people likeZimmerman terrorizing unarmed people graham4anything Apr 2013 #11

Wow, I could not disagree more..... Logical Apr 2013 #15

9-11 will never happen again graham4anything Apr 2013 #20

BUllshit, no one stopped the bombing that happened yesterday.... Logical Apr 2013 #21

There were warrantless wiretaps 60 years ago, 50,40,30,20 graham4anything Apr 2013 #22

But you can be he won't equate treestar Apr 2013 #6

Joe who? 99Forever Apr 2013 #7

Someone should send him a note dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #8

So, from now on opposing Obama equates hating America? DetlefK Apr 2013 #10

what??? spanone Apr 2013 #12

Already forgot the drill? "They attacked us!" "With us or against us!" "Patriotism!" DetlefK Apr 2013 #13

I guess we'll have to go out and start two ruinous wars right away! Walk away Apr 2013 #14

He's got to pilot a plane onto a carrier that is loaded with sailors who have been deprived of leave MADem Apr 2013 #19

we'll remind him of that bigtree Apr 2013 #16

Hey Joe, let us know when a Presidential Daily Briefing turns up PA Democrat Apr 2013 #17

Excellent point! n/t arthritisR_US Apr 2013 #24

We have had people on here doing that...... bowens43 Apr 2013 #18

I initially tuned to msnbc this morning when I turned on the teevee. City Lights Apr 2013 #23

Why would he compare it to 9/11 and not Oklahoma City which was devasting, but much smaller in scope bushisanidiot Apr 2013 #25

Both comparisons are valid marshall Apr 2013 #26

Give or take three orders of magnitude... N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #27

Yeah, BUSH was in charge ON 9/11, too! librechik Apr 2013 #28