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QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 22, 2009 -> 01:45 PM) Speaking of that country here's an article from today I read that sort of touches the tip of the iceberg about Iranian people. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/01/22/iran....ople/index.html I've read some articles like that before, about the youth of Iran. They seem to be on the brink of having a sorta of youth revolution.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 22, 2009 -> 11:44 AM) Nobody knows for sure but scholars seem to assume that it'd be a stable, mature, secular, pro-Western democracy. There's still a pretty substantial amount of pro-Western sentiment in the country, too. We probably never would've done that but the Brits were pretty pissed that Iran nationalized their oil industry which meant they were losing a bunch of money, so they needed to get us on board. The only way for them to do that was to play the "Commie" card to get Eisenhower to agree to the whole deal. That was a case of us not looking more than 5 years into the future. Is it just me or did we do alot of stupid things in the name of stoping communism.

I wonder what Iran would look like today if Operation Ajax had never happened and Mohammed Mosaddeq remained in power.

Southpaw should go with Obama everytime he visits another country.

I know some people can go a little overboard, but I like that people are excited about a President. People seem to be getting more involved and paying more attention.

I think he got out of the car because it was gonna take 7 hours to get to the White House.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 03:03 PM) I still get anxious when he's out in the open like this. I was just thinking that. Can't they get him one of those pope bubbles.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 02:35 PM) Every major news agency has a camera FIXED on the presidential limo. It would take an attacker 2 seconds to figure out which limo heis in... what's the point of the decoy? Maybe they are fixed on the decoy.

That limo can take a gas attack. I think it can also fly and they are not telling us.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 11:43 AM) I thought you guys might appreciate this pic I threw together... That is awesome. Did you ever notice that Southpaw often does very sexual dances behind home plate. Its kinda scary.

So what happens now? Does Obama have to go into the office today or does he get the rest of the day off.

If I were John Williams I'd bust into some Star Wars right now. That would bring down the house.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 10:55 AM) So if GWB died right now would Biden be president for a few minutes? I believe it would go straight to Yo-Yo Ma.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 10:52 AM) What are you watching? I have the cnn.com feed. I'm watching MSNBC via Huffington Post. It seems to right on time.

If I had to give a speech in front of that many people I would s*** myself. Twice.

The sea of people just seems endless.

Chirs Matthews was talking about what Chris Dodd was wearing. I thought that was rather useless. I'd be willing to bet not many people are intrested in Chris Dodd's fashion sense.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 11:10 PM) I smell 4th place Didn't we hear the same thing last year?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 04:33 PM) But it isn't 'everyone', concealed carry is hard to get. And they don't go all Rambo like that. In fact, has never happened with a legit concealed cary permit holder. As long as there is tough process. I just don't want anyone who feels like it, doing it.

I'm not sure about the whole everyone carrying a gun at all times thing. We may stop a few mass shootings, but we will also see more grocery clerks killed or "Hey you rear ended me, I'm pissed off and now I shot you". That kinda stuff.

How the hell did The Stooges not make the rock n roll hall of fame. I know its a joke, but come on. That goes for the MC5 as well. Those two bands can't get in but Madonna can.

Its only a matter of time before we are invaded. Hollywood has been trying to prepare us for years.

I hate rough toliet paper. It can really ruin your day.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 09:24 AM) Yes, sort of. Citizens can own fully-automatic weapons, but there's a lot of red tape and I think they had to be manufactured prior to 1984 (or maybe 1986?). There are also AK-47 "look-alike" semi-automatic rifles. These (and US military look-alikes) are usually the "assault rifles" you hear about on the news and in the bans. Functionally, these are little different than a regular hunting rifle and just about anyone can own one (subject to local firearms restrictions, felony convictions, etc.) Oh absolutely some people do -- it gets borderline creepy. But is the gun nut all that different from the Coca-Cola or sports memorabilia collector? There not that much diffferent. I like collecting things and I could see guns be a fun thing to collect. One of my best friends is a gun "nut". I totally trust him with guns. I just mentioned the Ak-47 because it seems to have a lot symbolism attached to it.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 08:49 AM) Empty argument. I did a few research articles on this in college. Looking at other first world countries like the US, there is a consistent theme where the removal of guns does not stop violence, and in fact often it increases. There are also plenty of single-country examples (i.e. Switzerland) where a well-armed public keeps crime rates lower. And in the US, communities that have high rates of gun ownership tend to have lower crime levels than those with lower rates of ownership. Its really very simple. When you restrict guns via laws in the US, you only end up taking guns out of the hands legal and law-abiding gun owners, who overwhelmingly are not the problem. The criminals, by nature, don't care about those laws and get the guns anyway. I was just messing around with the whole AK-47 thing. Are AK-47's legal in this country? I'm in favor of having guns. I just think that at times people become obsessed with them.