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War is hell and should be, but there are worse things.
vanity | June 13, 2013 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 06/13/2013 1:34:58 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

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To: cripplecreek

Is this available at Red Box?


41 posted on 06/13/2013 3:09:36 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier who has survived 24 months of Combat deployment.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The news this evening about chem weapons means that O is going to put us into Syria. That means that all the scandals will go away and we are all supposed to jump on the O bandwagon.

Wag-the-dog...and the ruling class GOP will go for it hook, line and sinker.


42 posted on 06/13/2013 3:10:36 PM PDT by dforest (I have now entered the Twilight Zone.)
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To: SoldierDad

I don’t know about Red Box but you can get the 4 hours I watched here for $11.

http://www.colonybay.net/w/index.php/movie-theater/

Its apparently an ongoing project with more to be added later.


43 posted on 06/13/2013 3:17:02 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Jim Robinson

OOrah!


44 posted on 06/13/2013 3:18:25 PM PDT by Mad Dawg (In te, Domine, speravi: non confundar in aeternum.)
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To: Jim Robinson
Yep. If there's any comfort in it, it's that we won't have to start or declare anything. The proggies and the radicals are saving us the trouble. They want this war, they're spoiling for a fight.

If it has to come I'm glad it will be coming while I can still sight a rifle. I don't think there will be many spectators. BTT

45 posted on 06/13/2013 3:26:13 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Mad Dawg

Is it time yet? Do I need to climb up to the attic, dust off the old footlocker and pull out the kabar and 782 gear? Semper Fi.


46 posted on 06/13/2013 3:40:41 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: Jim Robinson
Great post!!

Totally agree!!

47 posted on 06/13/2013 3:41:21 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Life is a bitch. If it was easy, we would call it a slut)
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To: Jim Robinson
JimRob: Defintion NOUN: A guy from Fresno who has done more to advance conservatism and free speech than anyone in history.
48 posted on 06/13/2013 3:50:31 PM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: Jim Robinson

I totally agree, but all that I hear from people are complaints about what is wrong in this country and I follow the news of one scandal after another.

I like many others already know what’s wrong and just sitting there whining about it does no good. I’m waiting to hear SOLUTIONS. And I’m waiting for people to take a real interest in acting on those solutions, whatever they might be. However, we have tried the usual solutions to no avail.

The soap box is useless because you will be outspent, demonized and the apathetic populous won’t listen.

The ballot box is rigged, election after election.

The jury box is expensive and the courts are filled with liberal judges. No “justice for all” there.

Sadly, but realistically, the fourth box is all that’s left.


49 posted on 06/13/2013 4:15:58 PM PDT by Outland (Ping me when the revolution starts. Anything less won't fix this mess.)
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To: dforest

“The news this evening about chem weapons means that O is going to put us into Syria.”

No, the latest is he said he was sending more “aid” to the rebels since chem weapons were used, meaning more guns, ammo, etc., not our men. He doesn’t want our men anywhere but in the U.S. Probably so he can use them against us.


50 posted on 06/13/2013 4:21:42 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: Jim Robinson
Sounds like you're channeling John Stuart Mill today, JR:

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."

~ "The Contest in America," Fraser’s Magazine (February 1862); later published in Dissertations and Discussions (1868), vol.1 p. 26

51 posted on 06/13/2013 4:29:04 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Jim Robinson

You sound a lot like this guy. GOD bless you Jim!

LLS

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“Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.”

“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”

“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”

“The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.”

“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”

“Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”

“The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”

“It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.”

“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.”

“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.”

“We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it’s surest support.”

“The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.”

“Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.”

George Washington


52 posted on 06/13/2013 5:40:17 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Dead Corpse

War is Hell, but combat is a mother-f***er.....vietnam vet


53 posted on 06/13/2013 7:20:19 PM PDT by Bravo six (Bravo six)
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To: cripplecreek

Some of my Mom’s(Dad’s)ancestors came from New Hampshire a long time ago! I don’t know how long they were there, since the family seemed to get there from Massachusetts, originally! I’m wondering if my Grandpa’s relatives were involved in that? Ok,now I’m curious! :-0


54 posted on 06/13/2013 8:23:39 PM PDT by dsutah
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To: SoldierDad

Have you or anyone else heard of, or seen a book titled: “Desperate Sons” by Les Standiford? It’s really good in that it tells a story about Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the secret bands of radicals who led the colonies to war. It also tells of the situations of the Stamp Act, and other acts that made the people rebel. It talks about specific incidents where officials who were supposed to carry out the Stamp Act or tax were targeted by angry people who “went after them”, when they found out they were hired! It looks like a good read so far, anyway, if somebody wants to look it up! I got it on Barnes and Noble because one of my kids gave me a Nook Color for Christmas, along with a gift certificate! So I bought it for my “Nook”!


55 posted on 06/13/2013 8:35:19 PM PDT by dsutah
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To: dsutah

I’ve not heard of this book until now. I will be adding it to my list. Thank you.


56 posted on 06/13/2013 8:45:24 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud dad of an Army Soldier who has survived 24 months of Combat deployment.)
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To: Jim Robinson

We were left a Second Amendment for a reason and it wasn’t to go duck-hunting.Were they alive today the Founders would be wondering by Heaven above why we hadn’t taken up arms. They would have.


57 posted on 06/13/2013 11:00:18 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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To: Outland

Re. my post #57.


58 posted on 06/13/2013 11:02:00 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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