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 | re: Is Obama The Most Overly Scrutinized President In the Last 50 Years? - lsu13lsu on 5/16/13 at 12:10 pm
This type of scrutiny really began with W. The internet/information age picked up steam during his presidency. It is the new normal. No matter who we elect going forward. ...
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| re: For those who missed the Carter years... - lsu13lsu on 5/16/13 at 12:05 pm
Funny when a government says it will provide for all ends up providing for none. ...
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| re: Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania blocks vote on subsidized flood insurance for LA - lsu13lsu on 5/15/13 at 3:36 pm
[quote]and let the Mississippi go where it wants. No gov spending for spillways etc. Libertarians arise get gov out of diverting water business.[/quote]
Then maybe our coast wouldn't be destroyed and we would have less hurricane / flood damage to even worry about. ...
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| re: Knowing what you know now - yes or no - lsu13lsu on 5/15/13 at 3:19 pm
[quote]Was the presidential election in 2012 stolen?[/quote]
Absolutely. Can you imagine the things we will never hear about?
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| re: Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania blocks vote on subsidized flood insurance for LA - lsu13lsu on 5/15/13 at 3:17 pm
[quote]We aren't talking about people that live in the boonies just north of Grand Isle. Were talking about people that build their homes at/above base flood elevation, and now are no longer at base flood elevation because FEMA decided it needs more money. Homes built to the correct codes and standa...
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| re: Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania blocks vote on subsidized flood insurance for LA - lsu13lsu on 5/15/13 at 2:52 pm
[quote]If premiums get too damn high you are better off self insured.[/quote]
If you have a mortgage and FEMA manipulates their maps when they need more money then you cannot go "self insured". You are required to get the FEMA insurance. ...
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| re: Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania blocks vote on subsidized flood insurance for LA - lsu13lsu on 5/15/13 at 2:50 pm
[quote] I'm paying $450/yr for flood insurance on a house that is 14" above the 100 yr flood plain. (The corner of my section I built in didn't even go UNDER in 1927.) [/quote]
This is a hidden tax. FEMA keeps changing the flood map to increase the amount of "taxes". My house will never flood b...
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| re: Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania blocks vote on subsidized flood insurance for LA - lsu13lsu on 5/15/13 at 2:48 pm
[quote]Why should I have to pay taxes to help people who choose to live in flood prone areas?[/quote]
This. The government shouldn't be subsidizing food and water to people in the desert either. This entire system is doomed to fail. ...
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| re: Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania blocks vote on subsidized flood insurance for LA - lsu13lsu on 5/15/13 at 2:46 pm
[quote]They should move to an area that is less prone to flooding. Government should not be subsidizing flood insurance or home effiencies. [/quote]
This. Someone in Colorado or California shouldn't be paying for Louisiana's floods. We shouldn't be paying for their wildfires or the Midwest's to...
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| re: Good news for all who care about fiscal matters - lsu13lsu on 5/15/13 at 11:20 am
[quote]Also, by my calculations, a $650b/yr deficit means we'll pay off our ~$16T debt in approximately... just carry the one here... never years. [/quote]
:lol:...
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| re: Left alone, Man is sordid and self-interested. The State Man can Self-Actualize. - lsu13lsu on 5/14/13 at 11:33 am
Man is terrible. Group them together in the State and voila!...
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| re: When the IRS targeted liberals during the Bush presidency - lsu13lsu on 5/14/13 at 11:23 am
That is great perspective. Makes the Change mantra seem like even more b.s. and I thought that wasn't even possible. ...
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| re: Piling on: EPA waives info fees for friends, denies conservative groups - lsu13lsu on 5/14/13 at 11:20 am
Liberals will tell you that you are a kook if you buy in to Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand. This kind of stuff probably has her smiling that told ya so smile in her grave. ...
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Money Talk
| re: Are retirement funds going to eventually be Cyprus'ed? - lsu13lsu on 5/13/13 at 10:22 am
Do not take your funds out for rental property purposes. Look into a Self-Directed IRA. ...
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| re: Gallup: 58 Percent of Americans Oppose All or Most Abortions - lsu13lsu on 5/10/13 at 3:22 pm
This reminds me of "Most of Americans are for background checks / gun control"...
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| re: Fallen Seal Team 6 family members to speak out today. - lsu13lsu on 5/9/13 at 1:02 pm
[quote]I think that Helo crash was organzied by our government[/quote]
It was definitely organized by our government. It just wasn't a conspiracy. It was incompetence and military leaders trying too hard to look like they are more than they are. ...
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| re: Tax Rate forces Pacquiao to move fight - lsu13lsu on 5/7/13 at 6:20 pm
Good for him. Who can blame him? Not Al Gore or any other money and power hungry liberal.
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| re: Gun crime has plunged, but Americans think it's up, says study - lsu13lsu on 5/7/13 at 4:22 pm
People will still say we have a high murder rate compared to other countries. But, never look at which communities are causing it. They will continue to try and regulate the people who are not causing the gun crimes. ...
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| re: Libertarians unite - lsu13lsu on 5/7/13 at 2:34 pm
I voted for Gary Johnson in 2012. Will vote for Rand Paul if he is picked as the GOP candidate. If not then I will vote for the Gary Johnson equivalent.
:usa:...
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| re: Audit: Half of TOPS students lose awards - lsu13lsu on 5/7/13 at 10:17 am
TOPS should be a loan unless you finish college. ...
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| re: So Lets Talk about Red State Prosperity Vs. Blue State Demise - lsu13lsu on 5/7/13 at 10:00 am
[quote]All that article proves is that middle and lower income people are more greatly affected by liberal tax policies... Shocking.[/quote]
Liberal policies drive the costs of everything up. Hurts only the middle class. Poor people don't pay for anything anything. ...
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| re: DeMint, Heritage put Senate immigration bill price tag at $6.3T - lsu13lsu on 5/6/13 at 2:24 pm
[quote]Immigrants were hated back when our grandparents came but we came over anyway. [/quote]
Maybe we should have all laws back at the time when your grandparents came over. ...
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| re: Financial Aid: Middle Finger to Middle Class - lsu13lsu on 5/6/13 at 2:22 pm
[quote]It's not about being rich and poor, it's about the mentality that it's ok to take from the middle class for education and systematically exclude them at the same time. [/quote]
Not to mention that the government pumps so much free money into education it has made it unaffordable for many m...
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| re: Financial Aid: Middle Finger to Middle Class - lsu13lsu on 5/6/13 at 2:13 pm
[quote]yes, it's awful to not be poor[/quote]
Please. Being poor in America is awesome.
[link=(http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/07/what-is-poverty)]Poor in America[/link]
ETA: [link=(http://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/p/38164640/For-a-single-mom-making-29k-is-better-than-ma...
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| re: NRA Rally on Al Jazeera - lsu13lsu on 5/3/13 at 2:16 pm
[quote]Thats good. I bet the NRA less than 5% black. Do they keep such stats? I would the NRA couldn't cares less about black on black crime. [/quote]
Why should they care when the black communities only show of care is constantly blame everyone else for their problems?...
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| re: NRA Rally on Al Jazeera - lsu13lsu on 5/3/13 at 2:05 pm
[quote]Cruz is the mouthpiece of those gun enablers, the NRA[/quote]
NRA is ran by black people? Statistically speaking, that is who is killing each other with guns. ...
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| re: Clarence Thomas on Obama; agree or disagree? - lsu13lsu on 5/3/13 at 2:03 pm
[quote]But what I'm saying is that he isn't treated any different than any other conservative without the qualifiers. For example, I don't think he's treated any different than Antonin Scalia or Rick Santorum, both White Christian males.[/quote]
He should be given the same bullhorn all the other ...
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| re: Clarence Thomas on Obama; agree or disagree? - lsu13lsu on 5/3/13 at 1:59 pm
[quote]The same way Sarah Palin isn't a "real" woman to liberal organizations like NOW. Liberal agenda will trump race or gender everytime. [/quote]
We could go on for days about Liberal double standards.
Sarah Palin = dumb
Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Hank Johnson, Corrine Brown, Maxine Waters...
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| re: Get ready for reintroduction of gun bill in Senate - lsu13lsu on 5/2/13 at 1:19 pm
[quote]Why not? [/quote]
Because it will not solve your gun problems. Do you think the people driving violent crime statistics are following laws? This will only hurt law abiding citizens. It is a freedom grab.
[link=(http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/25-most-danger...
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| re: So, the end game for gay activist is to destroy marriage? - lsu13lsu on 5/2/13 at 8:14 am
The government institution of marriage should not exist. It is beyond ridiculous for this to even be an issue. Anyone who wants to enter a contract together should be able to do so.
Also, it is a well known fact that liberals always say one thing to get their foot in the door then wreck shop....
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