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Commentary - Sierra Times.com An Internet Publication For Real Americans Home >> Editorials >> Commentary   Are You a Gunowning Democrat? by Sheriff Mike - 05.08.01 I have a question for all the gun owners and people who believe in America and the Constitution who are registered Democrats. The question is, why would you remain a member of the party that is attempting to take your rights away? Now let me explain... I just got my Tag Poll from the National Rifle Association. This Tag Poll has the anti-gun bills that are being introduced in Congress and the pro-gun ...

Probably no subject generates more lies and deliberate distortions of the facts than gun control. It's easy to understand once you comprehend that the motivation is to disarm the common citizens of the United States. The talk may be about crime or safety or children, but the goal is to disarm the common citizens. Thomas Jefferson explained that desire when he said people always fall into one of two categories no matter what the age or what they call themselves. There are those who trust and cherish the people and those who hate and fear the people. It is the ...

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Salon.com expects de-listing notice By Leticia Williams, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 5:41 PM ET April 30, 2001 WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Salon.com said it expects to get a de-listing notification from Nasdaq in June because the company hasn't been able to maintain compliance with National Market Maintenance Standards. The Internet magazine said it was offering no prediction about the result of an appeal, should an appeal be made, according to a filing Monday with the SEC. The company also said it was looking into options that might lead to the sale or other disposition of the CreationWare technology unit, which may ...

Life in a small town You know you're from a small town if: 1. You can name everyone you graduated with. 2. You know what 4-H is. 3. You ever went to a party that was held about 20miles down a deserted dirt road. 4. You used to drag "main". 5. You said the 'F' word and your parents knewwithin an hour. 6. You schedule parties around the schedule ofdifferent police officers since you know which oneswould bust you. 7. You ever went or thought about goingcow-tipping. 8. School gets canceled for a sports team going toState. 9. You could ...

      WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA--The mainstream acceptance of gays and lesbians, a hard-won civil-rights victory gained through decades of struggle against prejudice and discrimination, was set back at least 50 years Saturday in the wake of the annual Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade.   Above: Participants in Saturday's Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade, which helped change straight people's tolerant attitudes toward gays.       "I'd always thought gays were regular people, just like you and me, and that the stereotype of homosexuals as hedonistic, sex-crazed deviants was just a destructive myth," said mother of four Hannah Jarrett, ...

From the April 2001 issue of GUNS Magazine Pry My Snub-Nose Out Of My Cold Dead Hand In the time of high-tech guns, many wise shooters still cleave to the revolver as a base-line home-defense weapon. If you’ve chosen a revolver to protect the safety of your family, there are some sub-sets to the selection process. Size, for example. The conventional wisdom used to be that a “snub-nose .38” was good for concealed carry, and a 4" or 6" revolver was better for home defense. The theory was that the larger gun would be easier to shoot fast and ...

Roger Moore Tips The Next James Bond While James Bond casting directing Debbie McWilliams believes that Russell Crowe would be the perfect replacement for current 007 Pierce Brosnan (she's really going out on a limb with that choice, eh?), one-time ladykiller and spy-slayer Roger Moore has his own opinions. And they're as quirky as the seven-time Bond star. The 73-year-old actor tells Popcorn that he'd like to see Cuba Gooding Jr installed as the next 007, claiming it's about time there was a black James Bond. Gooding Jr won a best supporting actor for his work alongside Tom Cruise ...

Roger Moore Tips The Next James Bond While James Bond casting directing Debbie McWilliams believes that Russell Crowe would be the perfect replacement for current 007 Pierce Brosnan (she's really going out on a limb with that choice, eh?), one-time ladykiller and spy-slayer Roger Moore has his own opinions. And they're as quirky as the seven-time Bond star. The 73-year-old actor tells Popcorn that he'd like to see Cuba Gooding Jr installed as the next 007, claiming it's about time there was a black James Bond. Gooding Jr won a best supporting actor for his work alongside Tom Cruise ...

Vick me up Falcons set tone for future with blockbuster deal Click here for more on this storyPosted: Friday April 20, 2001 6:23 PMUpdated: Friday April 20, 2001 6:51 PM   The Falcons began talks for the No.1 pick after it was apparent that San Diego and Michael Vick reached a stalemate. Scott Halleran/Allsport By Don Banks, Sports Illustrated When the Atlanta Falcons pulled the trigger Friday on the deal that will land them quarterback Michael Vick with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, Falcons general manager Harold Richardson couldn't help but think back to another pre-draft blockbuster ...

Just heard on the radio. Judge rules enough evidence to try Skakel as adult.

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Bush’s ‘Grown-Ups’ Need a Mature Foreign Policy by Joe Conason Ever since the inauguration of George W. Bush, mainstream commentators have been telling us that the "grown-ups" are again running American foreign policy. Although this implicit rebuke to his predecessor clearly didn’t refer to the new President himself, it served to stroke sources and calm the citizenry. Then came the April Fool’s spy-plane fiasco, which exposed the emptiness of such reassuring phrases. It is suddenly clear that the "grown-ups" have no coherent China policy and, indeed, hardly any coherent foreign policy at all. After talking tough for a few days, ...

 Wednesday, April 11Kaufman retires to pursue ministryAssociated PressOAKLAND, Calif. -- The Raiders might not have been surprised by the news, but halfback Napoleon Kaufman announced his retirement Wednesday so that he can devote his life to his ministry. Kaufman An ordained minister, Kaufman has contemplated retirement the past two seasons. He was scheduled to make $2.5 million this year in what was the final year of his contract. In a brief statement released by his agent, Cameron Foster, Kaufman ended his six-year career with the Raiders, who drafted him out of Washington in 1995 with the 18th overall pick. ...

LESSON ONE LESSON ONE Your first consideration is reality. We have to accept the concept we must prevent being in a situation requiring self-defense. That sounds simple, but about 85% or more of self-defense cases involve someone we know. Someone we work with, family member, neighbors, friend, spouse, etc. It is seldom a gang-banger, stranger type of person. We sometimes fear the unknowns out there more than those around us. Tempers can flare over matters such as money, property lines, emotions and more. Those areas are ripe for a disaster. When a self-defense case shows up and it falls ...

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Rush was taliking about doing a study of the "Average Freeper" in his opening monolouge.

      LURAY, VA--Seeking to foster a spirit of unity and teamwork between Democrats and Republicans under the new Bush Administration, members of Congress attended a trust-building retreat in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park this past weekend.   Above: Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) leads Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO) on a blindfolded walk through the woods.       "For years, Congress has been sharply divided along party lines, with Democrats and Republicans teaming up against one another to further partisan goals," President Bush said. "But this weekend, the congressmen came to ...

On 12 Jan, Ms Cindy Williams wrote a piece for the Washington Times denouncing the pay raise(s) coming service members' way this year -citing that the stated 13% wage gap was bogus. A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her article below. He ought to get a bonus for this! Ms. Williams: I just had the pleasure of reading your column of 12 Jan 00, "Our GIs earn enough," and I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering where this vaunted overpayment is going, because as far as I can tell, it disappears every month between DFAS (The ...