en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/325720 Comments by Bryan Sloat http://www.joelevi.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/05/national-patriots-medal-and-the-nra-golden-eagles/#IDComment18748081 Joe, no homework was necessary, I received a nomination from the NRA too with a certificate similar to yours to receive the National Patriot's Medal of the NRA Golden Eagles. I was feeling pretty good until I read further and saw the caveat for the $200 per year. I'm already an Endowment member and I make contributions to the NRA-ILA and the NRA-PVF so it's no wonder I got this nomination. The next question for me is whether or not to upgrade from my Endowment status to Patron status before the 2009 Celebration of Values in Phoenix. Thanks for the reply though. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:53:08 +0000 http://www.joelevi.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/05/national-patriots-medal-and-the-nra-golden-eagles/#IDComment18748081 http://www.joelevi.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/05/national-patriots-medal-and-the-nra-golden-eagles/#IDComment18524161 Congratulations for being nominated, now the question remains have you sent them the $200.00 annual dues that goes along with being nominated. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:37:06 +0000 http://www.joelevi.com/blog/index.php/2009/03/05/national-patriots-medal-and-the-nra-golden-eagles/#IDComment18524161 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/10/send-a-note-to-your-senators-members-of-congress-by-posting-right-here/#IDComment16733288 Stop the spending now unless of course your goal is to force the DOW to drop below 250. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:36:33 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/10/send-a-note-to-your-senators-members-of-congress-by-posting-right-here/#IDComment16733288 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/05/book/#IDComment16430671 That is what I have Barron's Law Dictionary for, to look up legal terms! Sat, 7 Mar 2009 05:10:42 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/03/05/book/#IDComment16430671 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/economy-outrage/#IDComment15862734 No the money was borrowed recently, since Obama got into office and they continue to borrow more from China as they don't want to print any money, they know what printing money would do to the economy. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:19:26 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/economy-outrage/#IDComment15862734 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/economy-outrage/#IDComment15861754 Well until we pay them back their money we borrowed from them to get through this recession. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:32:55 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/economy-outrage/#IDComment15861754 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/economy-outrage/#IDComment15861668 Yes but it was borrowed from China! Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:31:06 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/economy-outrage/#IDComment15861668 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/agree-or-disagree/#IDComment15853047 Obama would not own them simply because they took money from the government, as we've heard in the news the government gets shares in the company in return for the money, thus we become share holders and are given a vote at the share holder meetings and nothing more unless of course we own 51% or more of the shares in their companies, then at that point we'd have control over how their company runs. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:21:58 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/agree-or-disagree/#IDComment15853047 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/agree-or-disagree/#IDComment15852947 The government would only own them if they have enough shares, in other words 51% of the shares in the company, that is what is called controlling shares, then we'd own them! We get shares in their companies when they take money from the government, should they become profitable enough again in the the future they can purchase those shares back from the government. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:18:23 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/26/agree-or-disagree/#IDComment15852947 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15840457 By the way, I am a Social Scientist by trade, all research is done in an unbiased manner, we do a sampling of the country by speaking to individuals from the ethnicity we wish to do research upon. Everyone is asked the same pool of questions. So my information comes from Blacks in my local community from all levels of income and education, it is not just from books in the classroom. I've written research papers based on the information I found through my research and the research of other Academians who have been peer reviewed by other credentialed Academians in the field. There is nothing here in my comments that is based solely on personal opinion, it all comes from documented research. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:35:23 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15840457 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15833487 Since there are limits to the length of comments posted here, I'm forced to complete my comment below here. You give poor examples of the strides Blacks have made, especially sports. As for Bill Cosby there is always an exception, however, I'm sure he's not being completely honest about what he went through during his lifetime, just look at how his son was murdered, someone saw him, a young Black male driving a Mercedes, he was racially profiled and murdered. Shame on you for thinking you know that the majority of Blacks in this country don't feel the way I've described. No they don't have the same opportunities, under the law maybe, but people will be themselves, they'll find a way around the laws. I'd bet you'd have a problem if your son or daughter decided to marry someone of the Black race. You're just another prejudiced White Bigot. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:36:15 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15833487 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15833464 I am Causcasian, I am the son of a mother of Ukrainian desent, her parents came to America in the 1890's by way of Ellis Island and a father of Pennsylvaina desent, NOT BLACK. Let me begin at the end of your reply. African's did not willingly come here, they were either sold to slave traders by their tribal chief or kidnapped. Once they arrived on our shores they were mostly kept in chains. How do I know what they've endured, first from all the history books I've read and from the living anscestors of slaves and too I know by talking first hand with Blacks in my own upstate New York community. What I took for granted being immediately seated in a restaurant was not the same for Blacks even in the 1990's and now. Yes there are laws preventing discrimination, however there are ways around it many employers know and practice. They struggle to gain entrance into universities. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:35:19 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15833464 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15821066 Welfare is not "reparations," reparations are when Blacks gain positions of authority over Caucasians to where they can be the "oppressor" over Whites. They will be satisfied when they can pay back Caucasians for all the hardship, they have had to endure since the days of slavery. They want Whites to know what it feels like to have to stand and wait to be seated while Blacks are seated ahead of them repeatedly. They want Whites to know what it feels like to be refused admission to the best Universities in the Nation, all the while Blacks get in effortlessly. They want Whites to know what it feels like to be refused a Prime Mortgage while Blacks given priority to receive them. They want the majority of Whites to know what it feels like to live in slums and get third best educations in the nation or be forced to sit in the back of the bus. That is what Reparations are all about, they want Whites to know what it feels like to feel less than equal, less than human as they've felt their entire lives. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:29:12 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15821066 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15817395 elsie, you should read a book called "Critical Race Theory" written by Richard Delgado...it is the basis at all liberal colleges to teach students that only members of a minority race can claim racism against them, there is no such thing by law as reverse racism. Even Hispanics who claim racism have to do it in the context of comparison to that of African Americans and how that race has had to endure oppression in this country since the days of Slavery. That is why you'll hear members of the NAACP ask President Obama to use "reparations for slavery when filling his cabinet or making any appointments. Blacks in this country to not want "equality" they want "reparations." Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:57:44 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15817395 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15817240 Any reference towards "whiteness" is a racist remark. In college I asked why there were all sorts of clubs and fraternities / sororities but none alluding to Caucasians, I was told that any reference towards "W" = "Whiteness" is racist. The Student Government requires all clubs, etc be open to all genders, all races, ages with no exclusions, the Gay Pride club had to be open to straights as well. To do otherwise threatens the diversity of the college. They often had a member of the Black Panthers give a lecture, I asked can we have some skin heads or the KKK and I was told not to bring it up again, that was racist and those of color would feel threatened. When I completed my degree I was told to go elsewhere to further my education. So Mike you would not get far with the "United Caucasian College Fund," the students of Boston University brought that up a few years back and it caused a big uproar nationwide. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:51:56 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/25/the-presidents-schedule/#IDComment15817240 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/18/how-about-giving-it-to-us-straight/#IDComment15461636 Elizabethmn, However, he had said during his campaign that he was going to build a stronger Military as part of his creating JOBS, thus we need more state of the art Aircraft, we need those Lockheed Martin helicopters be they for the White House or the Military. He didn't lie during his campaign, he was however very vague in the way he answered the questions presented to him during the campaign. Everyone just assumed he was in agreement with their way of thinking, he never said how he planned to save the autoworkers jobs or provide universal health care, he just chanted "Yes We Can" ("si se puede" ) in agreement with the Immigrant Rights Demostration where Serigne Diop, 40, led a group of Mexicans in the chant on their way to Grant Park in Chicago. The Latinos through National Council of La Raza, promised their support and gave him huge monetary donations to his campaign as they want equality in America, especially in the workplace. One of the first bills written and passed in 2009 delt with those concerns, it is called "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" or gender equality act. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:36:47 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/18/how-about-giving-it-to-us-straight/#IDComment15461636 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/18/how-about-giving-it-to-us-straight/#IDComment15461629 Elizabethmn don't worry, reinstating the draft is in the works as we speak. As for pulling the troops out of Iraq, yes he did say that, he never said he was going to bring them home, everyone just assumed that. After being inaugurated as President his advisers brought him up to speed on the war in Afghanistan (the Afghanistan Taliban supply illegal drugs to the U.S., it is one of our major suppliers as the sale of those drugs funds the Afghanistan war), thus President Obama decided to move the troops into Afghanistan as he did promise during his campaign to find Bin Laden and bring him to justice. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:36:34 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/18/how-about-giving-it-to-us-straight/#IDComment15461629 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/17/warning-facebook-is-forever/#IDComment15362436 That day is already here, if you have not taken the time to attempt to read even a portion of the stimulus bill HR1 that the President signed into law today, by all means do it. HR1 provides for the government to follow every citizen on the internet and tap your telephones & cellphones. The Health Information Technology section of the bill allows for anyone with internet access to see your entire families medical records. Heck, why do you think the government is doing this, to spy on you, it will help them to find out who is on anti-depressants even occassionally or who's been to an addictions rehab, or been seen by a social worker, in an Employee Assistance Program or a psychiatrist all to prevent you from owning a firearm of any type for any reason. It will adversely effect your ability to get a good rate on a future mortgage so banks will make more money from us, it will prevent us from obtaining certain types of insurance. Big Brother, Uncle Sam is spying on us and with the signing of HR1 today, they've authorized to do so. Those who voted Barack Obama into office can be proud of themselves for selling America out. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:40:48 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/17/warning-facebook-is-forever/#IDComment15362436 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/17/warning-facebook-is-forever/#IDComment15361687 there is software you can install on their computers that allows you to spy on all their activity as well as those text messages. Then you'd not need to spend so much time on facebook, myspace etc. Just inquire at your local Best Buy and they can direct you to the best monitoring software for you usage, there is also keylogging software too. Another option is to take you children's computers to an expert and have them make you the system administrator or anyone else you designate, a system administrator has access to such things as User Names & Passwords and so much more...that is why you never do anything on a company computer that you don't want your boss to know too. All carriers including cell phone carriers keep an archive of everything that is sent through their servers because of legal issues, they never know who is going to have their attorney subpeona those records for a court proceeding, many times spouses going through a divorce will have their attorney subpeona records to prove infidelity as well as other illegal activities. Anything that happens on the internet or over cellular airwaves is considered a admissable in a court of law. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:21:55 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/17/warning-facebook-is-forever/#IDComment15361687 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/17/warning-facebook-is-forever/#IDComment15360738 You are correct, deleting doesn't remove it, even reformating the hard drive doesn't completely remove it, one would have to reinstall the operating system and delete it and repeat the process several times in order to scramble completely any thing of importance on the hard drive so those forensic scientists would have nothing to find. Most are not that knowledgable nor do they want to invest that much time or lose what is already stored on their hard drive...re-installing all those programs takes time. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:10:58 +0000 http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/02/17/warning-facebook-is-forever/#IDComment15360738