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    oh gosh, I am so distressed. Did anyone read the manifesto supposedly written by Dorner, the cop who has vowed to take vengeance till he gets his name back? This is paraphrased obviously. I'm sure he has a legitimate complaint but to take it out by taking lives I don't agree with. But the most distressing thing of all is that his manifesto has been hijacked and twisted into something entirely different to support gun control and support weapons bans, quoting Feinstein and everything. If you read this manifesto about half way down, the entire tenor changes, the words change, the sentence structure changes . . . and the message changes to this:

    " If you had a well regulated AWB, this would not happen. The time is now to reinstitute a ban that will save lives. Why does any sportsman need a 30 round magazine for hunting? Why does anyone need a suppressor? Why does anyone need a AR15 rifle? This is the same small arms weapons system utilized in eradicating Al Qaeda, Taliban, and every enemy combatant since the Vietnam war. Don’t give me that crap that its not a select fire or full auto rifle like the DoD uses. That’s bull**** because troops who carry the M-4/M-16 weapon system for combat ops outside the wire rarely utilize the select fire function when in contact with enemy combatants. The use of select fire probably isn’t even 1% in combat. So in essence, the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle is the same as the M-4/M-16. These do not need to be purchased as easily as walking to your local Walmart or striking the enter key on your keyboard to "add to cart". All the firearms utilized in my activities are registered to me and were legally purchased at gun stores and private party transfers. All concealable weapons (pistols) were also legally register in my name at police stations or FFL's. Unfortunately, are you aware that I obtained class III weapons (suppressors) without a background check thru NICS or DROS completely LEGALLY several times? I was able to use a trust account that I created on quicken will maker and a $10 notary charge at a mailbox etc. to obtain them legally. Granted, I am not a felon, nor have a DV misdemeanor conviction or active TRO against me on a NCIC file. I can buy any firearm I want, but should I be able to purchase these class III weapons (SBR's, and suppressors) without a background check and just a $10 notary signature on a quicken will maker program? The answer is NO. I'm not even a resident of the state i purchased them in. Lock n Load just wanted money so they allow you to purchase class III weapons with just a notarized trust, military ID. Shame on you, Lock n Load. NFA and ATF need new laws and policies that do not allow loopholes such as this. In the end, I hope that you will realize that the small arms I utilize should not be accessed with the ease that I obtained them. Who in there right mind needs a f------ silencer!!! who needs a freaking SBR AR15? No one. No more Virginia Tech, Columbine HS, Wisconsin temple, Aurora theatre, Portland malls, Tucson rally, Newtown Sandy Hook. Whether by executive order or thru a bi-partisan congress an assault weapons ban needs to be re-instituted. Period!!!

    Mia Farrow said it best. "Gun control is no longer debatable, it's not a conversation, its a moral mandate."

    Sen. Feinstein, you are doing the right thing in leading the re-institution of a national AWB. Never again should any public official state that their prayers and thoughts are with the family. That has become cliche' and meaningless. Its time for action. Let this be your legacy that you bestow to America. Do not be swayed by obstacles, antagaonist, and naysayers. Remember the innocent children at Austin, Kent, Stockton, Fullerton, San Diego, Iowa City, Jonesboro, Columbine, Nickel Mines, Blacksburg, Springfield, Red Lake, Chardon, Aurora, and Newtown. Make sure this never happens again!!!"

    I had to stop reading at this point because I was about to throw up.
    I believe this is the link to the original manifesto before it was hijacked.

    http://www.jimstonefreelance.com/police.pdf

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    Make of this what you will:



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    Haha......


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    speaking of smart dogs:


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    will I ever forget those beavers and butts now?



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    Stories now staring to come in about the Pope resigning to avoid
    getting arrested, hardly surprising.

    Although I would suspect he would be 'safer" staying put, so many abuse cases,
    so many people wanting justice, i cant see him being alive for much
    longer without the protection he has now.

    The Universe is cleaning up, is all i can say.
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    Hey Donk, I really love that album. There is a really interesting story behind these unpublished songs of Woody Guthrie. "According to Bob Dylan's autobiography, Chronicles, Woody Guthrie offered his unpublished songs to Dylan, but Dylan was unable to enter the house to obtain them as Arlo Guthrie would not let him in." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid_Avenue

    Who knows, Dylan's path might have been altered had he been able to arrange and publish the Guthrie's material in his early career.

    My favorite two tracks of the album are:






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    Cool we have some Billy Bragg fans in the house.

    Used to listen to levi stubs tears, over and over and over.
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    Yea, right on Astrid. To me, the most captivating thing a performer can do is stand alone on a stage with a guitar and sing. Beauty in simplicity. Not too many can do that. That's what first attracted me to Bob Dylan. The Live '66 concert in London is still one of my favorite albums. He played one set alone and acoustic and the crowd went crazy. The next set Dylan and the Band plugged up and rocked out hard, and the crowd shared their disgust and disappointment. I love this track of Like A Rolling Stone. No video of it on Youtube (it's documented in the Pennebaker film Don't Look Back), but here's the opening of the song where someone in the audience calls him Judas, and Dylan responds, "I don't believe you. You're a liar!" Then he takes a step back, still audible, says to the Band, "Play ****ing LOUD!"

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    doing a dancing dervish, you should try it, it gets rid of any fear and uncertainty, clears the mind and balances the emotions, plus it makes you sweat



    are you peaking in buddy?

    cool tunes playdo
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    okay, last one before I drop
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    I lied



    huffin and puffin now
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    We have a reputation to keep up

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    Had a good laugh over that one, Astrid - priceless.

    Nite, nite, all.
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    OK universe, what now, you have to be Fing kidding me.

    I AM NOT MOVING HOUSE AGAIN.

    HEAR ME???
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    The state of New York might be the next victim of fracking.
    So a group of artists, led by Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Susan Sarandon
    have put together this video to raise consciousness about water contamination
    caused by these gas companies' raping of the earth.

    http://www.nextworldtv.com/videos/an...-fracking.html

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    Carmody, I was thinking of you as I was eating my raspberry scone this morning. Actually I was thinking of beavers and butt cheeks too. How very strange.

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    Quote Posted by spiritwind (here)
    Carmody, I was thinking of you as I was eating my raspberry scone this morning. Actually I was thinking of beavers and butt cheeks too. How very strange.
    ... and so it flows ...

    *that* reminded me of "Beavis and Butthead" ...

    ... of course I have always been a little strange that way ...



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