thegreatdebater

@thegreatdebater (7316)

United States • Age 50

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Would you support a Domestic Violence Act?

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 25 Apr 13

Nothing really complicated to this one. I'm just asking because there was that big mess over the Violence Against Women Act that a number of republicans voted against. There were several issues with the bill, but one thing that...

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thegreatdebater Taskr, I looked at all of your links, and I understand that in a small controlled test area you can get unique results. But, the "theory" in two of these links doesn't dismiss the fact that in the real world more often than not it is males attacking females,...

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Did I Read This Right, "Anti-gun Activists Want To Kill NRA Leaders"

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 25 Apr 13

I was taken back at the stupidity of the reasoning when I read the title of this article. http://www.examiner.com/article/anti-gun-activists-propose-shooting-nra-president-members-and-their-children Talk about wacko idiots...

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thegreatdebater Fat, this is called the Rob Portman theory: I think it is wrong until it happens to me!!

26 Apr 13

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Is Marco Rubio Right or Wrong On Immigration

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 24 Apr 13

I ask everyone to read the following before commenting on this...

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thegreatdebater I have read Rubio's reform, and I have yet to figure out what is the difference. I think that he realized that he wouldn't have a shot in 2016 if he didn't do something. Even if this doesn't work out, he can still go back to the Latino's and say he tried.

24 Apr 13

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Internet Sales Tax Bill

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 24 Apr 13

It seems that Congress is debating the issue of requiring Internet sales to be subject to the sales tax in the purchasers community. This would require the seller to collect the tax and forward it to the right authorities. It...

internet sales tax

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thegreatdebater Bob, I am sure that if you look at the people pushing this you will find that it is the US corporations. These corporations know that they can use our government to eliminate their competition, and they already have the representatives on the payroll so why...

24 Apr 13

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So Obama Is Upsetting Our Greatest Ally, England Again

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 16 Apr 13

Sending Winston Churchill's bust back to England isn't enough of an insult, Obama has done it again. Obama is not sending any US representatives to Margaret Thatcher's...

president obama upset england by not sending any o

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thegreatdebater I am sure that if he did send people there, you right wingers would attack him for spending tax payer dollars on a trip for a funeral. Personally I could careless if the leaders of other countries send people to funerals for our leaders. If this is the most...

16 Apr 13

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Time to Ban Exacto Knives?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 11 Apr 13

With the news of the knifings in Texas are we going to ban knives? Or are we going to deal with the real issue and that is the mentally ill people. President Obama promised us after the last shooting that this was going to be a...

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thegreatdebater Bob, can you explain to everyone how all of these criminals get these guns? If every gun is purchased legally, and they stay in the hands of those who purchased them, then how do we have a black market for guns? What is the crime for NOT reporting a weapon is...

12 Apr 13

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Four Simple Questions

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 9 Apr 13

4 Simple Questions: 1. Back in 1961 people of color were called 'Negroes.' So how can the Obama 'birth certificate' state he is "African-American" when the term wasn't even used at that time ? 2. The birth certificate that...

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thegreatdebater Should we expect anything else from you Deb. I am surprised there are not black helicopters, or aliens involved. Maybe next time you tell the story you can find away to insert them?

9 Apr 13

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Is Obama's Administration Screw Up With North Korea

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 5 Apr 13

Everyone is watching the political chess game in North Korea. This seems to happen that every springtime when North Korea is running out of food and supplies. The nations leader gets up and rallies his country against its enemies...

obama handling of north korea wrong

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thegreatdebater So let me get this straight: You are upset that the POTUS would not negotiate with a crazy communist midget, who can't feed his people, and tries to bully the world into feeding people so he can then kill or imprison them? Didn't we go to war with someone for...

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HIdden Tax Increases Already Implemented

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 26 Mar 13

Obama promised no taxes on the middle class. Apparently he lied big time. My friend, who has an ailing daughter, just submitted some flex account filings. He says, the flex account amount has decreased from $5000 to $2500. I...

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thegreatdebater I don't have a flex spending account, it isn't a tax increase on me. Your link states that most people don't put in the $5,000. I am sure this will hit many rich people who will take advantage of ANY loop hole that they can find. But, I am sure that this will...

26 Mar 13

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Surprise, Senate Passes a Budget After Four Years.

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 23 Mar 13

Harry, I knew you guys could do it. Only after the whole nation pretty much was on your back on how terrible of a job you guys have been doing, and only have the sequester kicks in because you guys have not done your job. A...

senate passes a budget

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thegreatdebater Think MyLot is happy, just so you will SHUT UP about it. No offense, but this is not like your family budget. They don't hold themselves to it, they find ways around it, and then they just leave out a TRILLION in spending as if it never happened. I understand...

25 Mar 13

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When news is "breaking", where do you turn?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 20 Mar 13

When you hear of an important news story what media do you turn to right away? Fox? MSNBC? The BBC? I am hoping for a wide range of sources in the answers so feel free to list more than one. By the way, why do you choose THAT...

walter cronkite

where are you now

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thegreatdebater Personally, I think the only real cable new network is CNN. I personally think that FOX and MSNBC should be forced to remove the term NEWS from what they call themselves. They are both nothing but partisan programing that doesn't even follow the majority of...

22 Mar 13

Do you think the tea party discredits libertarians?

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 17 Mar 13

Members of the tea party and fringe right often don't know what they are talking about, but publicly fancy themselves libertarians. Do you think that discredits real libertarians?

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thegreatdebater Lady, the problem that you have with the "Tea Party" is that by nature, they are not run by anyone. This makes it very difficult to denounce people who either criticize, or falsely associate themselves with the "Tea Part". But, if you have a leader, or...

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National Rifle Association is it good or bad ?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 19 Mar 13

We hear much about the NRA being opposed to gun control and not concerned about the safety of others. The NRA was founded after the Civil War to teach the youth to be more accurate shots. They taught gun safety, help preserve out...

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thegreatdebater That is an excellent question Bob, but the answer is difficult. As your links point out, the NRA was originally built to train people how to shoot. They are excellent at that to this day, and provide a lot of training, and advice on what to do, and not to do....

19 Mar 13

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Democrat National Committed to default on a $10 million loan

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 4 Mar 13

It seems that the party that does not like big money influencing the elections is willing to have a Corporation guarantee a loan, for $10 million dollars, and then the DNC defaults on the loan. The company can claim a business...

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thegreatdebater Bob, it would appear that you have more of an issue with the IRS than you do Democrats. Yes, Obama is a hypocrite for his participation in this, but find me a politician that isn't a hypocrite? If I knew nothing of corporate taxes I might have agreed with you....

7 Mar 13

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Do we have a Tax Revenue Problem or a Spending Problem?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 5 Mar 13

It seems that the Democrats are saying that we do not have a spending problem but a revenue problem and need to raise taxes. Republicans say we have a spending problem and need to cut spending. A report by the Congressional...

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thegreatdebater We have both. We are spending more not only in new spending but also paying interest on the spending that happened during the Bush years. But, you have lobbyist who protect all of the spending, so where do you cut? However, if you look at our income end you...

7 Mar 13

Have you ever had a job with no waste to cut?

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 3 Mar 13

Obama is pretending that sequester, which reduces the growth of government, will mean that critical personnel MUST be laid off, illegal aliens MUST be released from detention into Arizona (wonder who decided that was the right...

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thegreatdebater First off, cutting spending at a company is very different than cutting spending in a government. In a corporation you may find pet projects or departments that are funded differently. But, in our government the vast majority of the spending has a lobby...

6 Mar 13

Another Democrat lie. Maxine Water Says 170 Million will lose jobs on sequester

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 1 Mar 13

Hey Maxine, there is only 120-130 million people working in the USA. How can 170 million lose their jobs? I hate it when people are so out of touch like...

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thegreatdebater Sorry Fat, we all can't be perfect like you are. Humans do make mistakes. Does this mean you are not human?

2 Mar 13

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Here is your common sense in the gun control issue

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 23 Feb 13

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thegreatdebater That is so funny. I can't believe that you actually think they would do that. Their best customers are the people they are talking about restricting? I think this is the best thing they could do, and I think they should do this right away. One of the largest...

23 Feb 13

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Obama has no Respect for our Military

rodney850 @rodney850 (2145) • United States 17 Feb 13

Is it just me or has America been transported into the twilight zone? Seriously, how inherently wrong, on so many levels, is it when an American president, let alone a sitting one, publicly issues condolences to the family of a...

schmuck

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thegreatdebater Rodney, I agree that the president should have publicly addressed this incident, if only to show little we know about mental illness. With that being said, both died due to their own actions, and Mr. Kyle died because he made a very bad decision. Mr. Kyle's...

17 Feb 13

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Obama is lying that he cares for the middle class - heres the prove

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 13 Feb 13

I am tired of hearing how Obama and the left care so much for the middle class. This is a total lie. Prove. Everyone know Obama taught Alinsky's "Rules for Radical" classes while he lived in Chicago. On of the rules to take...

obama taught classes on destroying the middle clas

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thegreatdebater Fat, that is ironic, seeing how I am middle class, and when I did my taxes this year I made $4,000 more than last year. To go back to the BAD OL' BUSH YEARS, I am making $10,000 more per year under Obama. Where are you getting your numbers from? The GOP?

14 Feb 13

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