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Is this guy for real? when asked about the Don't as don't tell debate he said :
"I think the military should be telling us what they want done with that. At this point, I haven't heard anything other than a politician wanting it to be changed," Hoffman said. "I think it should stay as is

Ah doug, did you listen to the congressional hearing when it was brought up by the Military that it was time to do away with that policy?

This guy is a clown. If this is the best the Republicans can come up with, then that is really sad..

I don't get it either. I had a heated discussion with a relative recently who was complaining about the cuts to the various parks around the North Country. As I explained to her, no one wants to see such drastic measures, but plain and simple, we're broke and we all need to wake up to the fact that sacrifice on the part of everyone is simple reality.

What I find really disheartening it that the leaders of the various agencies, hospitals, school districts, local and country governments, unions, etc. seem to be burying their heads in the sand or doing the usual "march to Albany" routine to fight for their funding. Are they clueless to the reality of the situation? Instead of the same old games, all these parties need to work together and find solutions to cutting their budgets.

If I'm right, and I have been before, you will see the Unions begin a push unlike anything ever seen before. The Democrats and many Republicans owe the Unions big time and no mere deficit is enough to cancel the debt.

This should be interesting.

I believe one of the quotes from her dad (who isn't named Palin, Anon 7:21) said they did have to pay for it as non-Canadians. So they only went there for emergencies.

Anon 8:46, they didn't like in Anchorage. They lived in Skagway, which is closest to Whitehorse, YT.

"At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never! All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." Abraham Lincoln, Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois (January 27, 1838)

What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts

"David Sommerstein said...

"In my post, I basically pose the exact same scenario as you do - this is what lefties were saying/fearing about the Bush Administration."

Yes,except the left screamed "fascism" when the Bush admin was going after FOREIGN TERRORISTS, while the Obama administration has PUBLICLY STATED THAT U.S. VETS & CONSERVATIVES are "terrorists".

"Certainly you can make your case without name-calling."

You mean as opposed to your lead SLANDERING of the Oathkeepers?

" The twist is that Oathkeepers are largely active-duty members of the military who are preparing to disobey their Commander-in-Chief."

You know, for a "journalist" sucking on the taxpayer funded teat of NPR, maybe you should learn how to do ACCURATE OWN RESEARCH.

The only oath I've taken is to protect and defend The Constitution.
Nothing but death can release me from my obligation and I wouldn't have it any other way!

In my opinion every proud legal US citizen white,black,red and mixes should join the oathkeepers! I don't fear their retoric I applaud them. Common sense and history says we should fear a government that fears us. After all they are supposed to be of us. I have never cared much for politics but you have to admit something is going wrong with the USA. The riots in greece on tv may be happening right here very soon. We are not above bankruptcy. What will our govt do? What will the people do? It's a sure thing our taxes are going up pushing many on the edge off. This may be the breaking point between government and the people. I can tell you myself being a small business owner dealing with the public people are pissed! And nothing is wrong with being prepared for what may come. I am going to join the oathkeepers right now!

and the immaturity is equally spread on both the right and the left of the political spectrum.

Brian,
I don't know why the TB boom is any more irrelevant than any other economic factor that makes a community grow and develop. But why not go back to 1980 or '70 or '60? The farther back you go, the higher the percentage decline in village population, because it is a long-term trend that has far outlasted any effects of the TB era. By picking a shorter period, you make the decline seem less. The subtext here is that environmentalists have for decades been trying to convince Adirondackers, despite the evidence of their own senses, despite the thousands of people who have moved elsewhere for the greater opportunities, that the economy in the Adirondacks is actually strong, that opportunities abound, that the young people aren't really leaving in droves, and that there are lots of jobs beside the government jobs. That you have to cite the regional hospital as your brightest point in the local economy speaks volumes. In Glens Falls, too, the regional hospital is the largest employer. But we also have industry of various sorts, that pay well. That doesn't exist in Saranac Lake, or anywhere in the Adirondacks. The APA may not be the main reason for the lack of good middle-class jobs in the Adirondacks. But the environmentalists nevertheless always feel the compulsion to argue against the reality of stagnant communities, declining populations and chronic unemployment and under-employment because they don't want that reality blamed on the existing strict environmental controls. I think the reason for the chronic semi-depression in the region is its physical isolation and harsh weather. I recognize the reality of lack of opportunity and development but I don't think it's the fault of the APA, any more than I think the APA has prevented from happening a whole lot of ugly development that would have taken place without it (another favorite argument of environmentalists, and one Keith McKeever made to me a few weeks ago). As for ad hominen, I thought you were and are engaging in boosterism, which, again, I don't think is bad. I do it all the time. But it's hard for me to believe that someone who has traveled around a bit, as I think you have, is going to make the argument, flat out, that Saranac Lake is a growing, thriving place, a place that young people looking for economic opportunity would seek out.

So where does this leave the two law enforcement officers at Fort Hood who shot Maj Hasan?

A soldier cries ALLAH AKABAR, or LONG LIVE THE OATH KEEPERS - and opens fire on a group of US citizens (hint: this includes military members!!) -

You are an MP active duty, and you draw down, and you supervisor who just arrived on the scene tells you "don't shoot him/her..."

what would you do.

There is no black and white answer. Each circumstance requires a different response.

You can't just state "we won't obey"

And Officer are commissioned by the President - and as such swear/affirm unwavering loyalty to the position:
I (insert name), having been appointed a (insert rank) in the U.S. Army under the conditions indicated in this document, do accept such appointment and do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God.

That means you follow orders unless blatantly illegal, unlawful, unethical, or immoral.

It takes tremendous hubris for Hoffman to call himself a conservative when he got his start and big pay checks off the backs of the tax payers when he was the driving force behind the debt, and cost over runs ,left over from the 1980 Winter Olympics. Government bailouts looked real good to him then. He has even claimed to be "proud" of his work then.
Only in America could a guy with a track record like that show up years later and claim to care, or have a clue, about debt and spending more than you have.
Too funny, if it were not true..Ah! but it is. You could look it up..

Totally agree with Anon 8:20. Why, in a marketplace of ideas, does my name matter? I write the most milquetoast comments, comment very occasionally, and would not comment at all if I had to leave my name. It may be lazy, but I like to give my two cents worth, without defending it to the death, without pouring time and energy into it. I don't have time for checking the Inbox more than once a day, so can't do a back and forth on whether my beliefs, or comments, make me an enlightended citizen or a drooling knuckle dragger. Sterotypes be gone- focus on the words, and paws off my identity.

Have any of you ever known someone - a family member or close friend - who suffers from paranoia or delusions?

At the risk of dismissing his views (or, in my opinion, the very real danger that individuals like the one in this story pose), this poor guy is almost text book. I am surprised the author didn't pursue this further, but I suspect she too was trying to avoid dismissing the more important point of her story.

He has all of his conspiracies covered. From birther, to truther, to thinking the CIA is listening in on him, and tracking his email (but note, facebook is ok - which of course makes no sense. this is another classic symptom. delusions are often rationalized and selective, rarely complete and air tight), to substance abuse problems - which unfortunately is so often present in an individual with these problems - to black unmarked cars tailing him...

I feel for this guy on so many levels. Living with these types of thoughts is not easy and can be extremely consuming and disruptive. I've unfortunately seen it up close.

Wait. Why is it necessary to have an ID attached to an idea? An argument made in anonymity forces the reader to wrestle with the idea, and the citations, and not the person (or avatar) who's doing the arguing.
The salient anonymous comment speaks more effectively, in many cases, than one with a phony name attached. Because the reader can only evaluate content, and not a perceived character.

If I recall correctly that's what the two "rocket scientists" in the article were talking about- if things go bad they'd leave (setting themselves up for arrest knowingly) rather than open fire on American citizens or herd "rebels" into camps. Not something I would think someone would do on a whim.

Tell me, do you think what is being said here is rather similar to what might have been said back in 1774/75/76? Lets hope we never have to let history judge who was the patriot and who was the criminal.

Yes I think good men may at some point have to say that, I agree with you on that.

I just think that if you really feel that we are close to that point right now, close enough that there is a need to form a group now to be ready to not follow orders, then you should not join the military or draw any government check. We have that option right now we can act on our convictions and one way of doing that is not being on the payroll of this government which may be corrupted beyond repair. Lets get real, civil war is serious business, not something to play around with.

So now is the time to leave, not when you are faced with the situation.

Where his " primary" residence is will have no effect on the outcome of the next election. It did not stop anybody for voting for him or for the R or D last November.
The Dede voters were making a statement too in that last election. They are not Independents, and they will not vote for Hoffman. Period.
He is no longer "the soup de jour, " the " wind of change," that ship has sailed.

I agree.

I think you should not allow anon comments, at least have people sign in under a specific screen name.

"Not only is TI here to stay. But I think a case could be made for attracting more small and startup biotech to the region."

Another low impact economic development idea... but these don't seem to get a lot of traction around here. I am trying to understand why.

Mervel, I think the bigger question is just how much interpretation do we need to use with the Constitution? Much of the Constitution is plainly written and it's only when "interpretations" get into the mix that there are problems. For instance- Throughout the Constitution and Bill of Rights the phrase "...the people..." means the whole of the population, except (according to many)in the 2nd Amendment where "...the people..." is suddenly supposed to mean the National Guard or Regular Army or "the Militia". It doesn't take a lawyer or Supreme Court Justice to question interpretations like that.

Extra Constitutional powers have been a problem since day one of the country. Any serious student of American history and the Constitution and Bill of Rights can expound at length on the various problems the Founders had in coming to agreement on the wording of the documents. The famous "...life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..." was originally "life liberty and property" but the slavery issue was in play even then and the very wise men that wrote those words changed it to avoid giving the pro slave states a footing for a guarantee of human ownership. The chose the words carefully and interpretation should have it's limits. That is the problem we come to today, where we have Justices referring to foreign law to base their decisions on, activist judges who "interpret" laws to say what they wish it to say, when myths like the "separation of church and state" are so ingrained in modern society that trying to explain the idea isn't in the Constitution or BoR is fruitless. Tell people where the phrase came from and it does no good. We've "interpreted" a prohibition against a State sponsored religion to mean religion can have no place in a public building or on public grounds and even the words "In God we trust" are now in question.

I could go on for hours. No need. Suffice it to say that many people feel, rightly in my opinion, that we've corrupted and twisted the Constitution and Bill of Rights to a point where good men may have to say, "No, I won't do that." A troubling thought, and one I pray we never see come to pass.

Bret4207:
You first!
Lily

It is one thing to change residence. Too bad Doug can't go back in time and change his decision to run last year - after pledging he would not run if he was not selected to be the Republican candidate. He is a candidate with no experience who has already lost his credibility.

Right so we have a bunch of times when this group if it followed its own bylaws should have revolted.

The constitution is interpreted by the Courts with the Supreme Court being the final interpreter, not random groups of people who have their own take and THAT is the system we live under.