KRC

We live in a capitalist society. Of course, if the demand is there the gun manufacturers will make more guns. Simple supply vs demand that works in ANY industry, not just guns. The NRA has ALWAYS said that guns need to be used safely. They spend millions on gun safety courses targeted at a variety of individuals (kids, women, law enforcement, private citizens, etc). The reason why you do not hear more from the NRA is because the media purposely suppresses their views. They want to paint the NRA as an eeeeevil organization, so the less that people hear from their POV, the better.

I am not sure if I agree with the marketing aspect you mention, but I also do not have numbers to back up my claims. You will see guns glorified in movies and TV, but that is not the fault of the gun industry. That is the fault of the media.

Please elaborate. Are you referring to the "they want to steal your guns" and "people will continue to die if you don't support these gun control measures" stuff?

Go ahead and bore us.

He will not become a Republican. Neither will Hillary. Their views are too far left for the RNC, who is continuing to move right. His foreign policy is too limp-wristed for the Republicans, along with may other issues where he would butt heads with the RNC. If anything, he will turn Indy but I see him sticking to the Democratic Party.

No, you were correct. That was pretty quick. I know people expected a quick result, but I didn't think that anyone thought it would be this quick.

It depends on how the anger is focused. "Bush Bad," "Bush stole the election" and other crap will hurt the Dems. Anger towards the Swifties is good. You just have to keep it below the Dean level. The problem with the bitter angry liberal in the last election is that they seemed to be seething in hatred and they were just trying to swat at anything in hopes that something would stick with the electorate. They need to focus their attention on specific issues and <gasp> offer a solution. Criticism without solutions will doom any campaign. The Dems did not realize this in '04 and have yet to show any semblence of realizing it since. Don't get me started on the Republicans. Hell, they were the reason why I ran my campaign last year, so there is definitely no love towards them.

Any bells? No bells, no Pope.

As much as she denies it, there is no question that Hillary is positioning herself for a run. It will all depend on the reactions of the voters to her moves of late. No other Dem can compete with her during the primaries. Obama needs more grooming. By '08, you will probably see him make a move for a leadership position within Congress. Expect him to stay there for a term or two before putting his hat in the ring. People know the name, but they do not know much about him and his views. He has time.

Fighters are fine, but you need a message to go along with it. The Dems of late look like bitter, andgry people and it turns voters off. After the last election, all I heard the Dems say is that they lost because they were not angry and bitter enough and that the voters are stupid. They need to wise up in a hurry if they expect to have a chance in '06 and '08. They may benefit from another weak Republican candidate since the usual heir apparent in the VP candidate has already stated that he is not running. You will then get a fresh face which will make it easier to win. Again, the Dems need to right their ship in a hurry. Right now, they are flustered and have no direction. They are still the party of "we oppose anything the Republicans support." If they continue down this road, they will fail.

Clark was a dismal failure in the primaries. I do not see him running again. Obama needs more time, but he will be a VERY formitable candidate for the Dems. Richardson is a possibility. Reid seems to be positioning himself for a run. I also agree that primaries should be closer together. I think it should be one day for ALL primaries for the party. No one or couple of states should determine the nominee. I disagree with your assertion that Kerry was not in the position/did not want to attack Bush. The problem is that he was just opposing anything Bush was for, then when questioned on it and forced to give specifics his opinions were not much different from Bush. As you said, he tried to be all things for all people, which means that he had no message. In order to be an effective communicator, you need to start with a message. "Bush Bad, vote for me because I am not Bush" is not going to cut it.

Porn Star. Seriously, I am an electrical engineer who designs and tests labeling equipment for the pharmaceutical industry. I was previously working in the food industry, designing and testing snack food manufacturing equipment. The porn thing is just a side job.

So, whose fault is that? The politicians will pander to whatever issue is on the minds of the public. If people are talking about gay marriages, the politicians will pander to that crowd. If the people are talking about crime, then the politicians will pander to that crowd. Right now, the discussions among the Hot Pockets crowd is whatever the media tells them is the "issue of the day." The politicians latch on to that. If you want to talk about issues like terrorism, crime, jobs, etc, you need to make your voice heard and make the media focus on those topics. As mentioned in other threads, the media consists of whores. They will discuss whatever generates ratings, sales, etc.

Didn't you know? We are supposed to secure our borders, but do it without inconveniencing people.

What's that?

I would love to hear someone explain the reasoning behind this.

...but...but...but...they can't get their message out. But...but...but...FOX news...Rush Limbaugh...Sean Hannity...but...but...but...

It would also be a little more impressive if the list were not copied twice, along with some people being listed twice within the smaller list.

Carrots are the same way. They are just there, minding their own business until they are brutally taken from their homes, packaged and shipped to the stores. Who the hell is going to stand up for the defenseless carrot? Don't even get me started on the brutality that befalls lettuce. They way it is senselessly cut up into pieces for salads. It's a crime, I tell you. A CRIME!!!

At least chickens can fight back. They can peck with their beaks. What defenses do plants have? NONE!! Friggin vegans. They only eat things that can't fight back.

Great. Now I am in the mood for KFC. Now I know what I am doing for lunch. Question, though: do their biscuits contain negative karma as well?

Continued evidence that there really is not much difference between the Republicans and Democrats. The Dems were ripping the Republicans for allegedly using the Schaivo case to make political points. Now, we have the head of the DNC stating that they will be using the Schaivo case to make political points. LA Times Thingy I think this statement pretty much sums things up: Yup It is all the fault of the Republicans even though they also voted for it...and they wonder why they are losing ground to the Republicans.

I have an authentic from Reich's era. It has the NFL 75th anniversary patch and Bills 35th anniversary patch on it. I also have an authentic Frank Lewis from the era. Both of which I would love to get signed. I played golf with Frank Lewis, but I unfortunately did not have the jersey at the time.

The most arduous apportionment of the idiom is the initiation of the exercise of broaching a thesaurus, optate lexeme and add them adventitiously to sentences a fortiori, giving the chimera that one is sapient. Either that or just plagiarizing phrases from other sites in order to give the illusion that you are intelligent.

The problem is, that most languages have structure. His/hers does not.