en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/347940 Comments by Joseph B. http://letstalkpolitics.org/opinions/conservative-bloggers/385-what-did-sen-john-ensign-really-say-about-gun-control-and-health-care.html#IDComment39626776 Why thank you for the compliment. :D Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:38:59 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/opinions/conservative-bloggers/385-what-did-sen-john-ensign-really-say-about-gun-control-and-health-care.html#IDComment39626776 http://letstalkpolitics.org/opinions/conservative-bloggers/385-what-did-sen-john-ensign-really-say-about-gun-control-and-health-care.html#IDComment39485330 Regulations to track bullets for CSI and prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands seems reasonable. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:57:39 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/opinions/conservative-bloggers/385-what-did-sen-john-ensign-really-say-about-gun-control-and-health-care.html#IDComment39485330 http://letstalkpolitics.org/opinions/conservative-bloggers/385-what-did-sen-john-ensign-really-say-about-gun-control-and-health-care.html#IDComment39139827 Dare I say this, but I agree with part of your dissent. I agree that gun deaths are not a major cause in the problems of the healthcare system. It is true that people do die from gunshot's but most people in this country don't die from a bullet to the chest or head. Fixing gun control laws won't significantly impact the helthcare system unless every time someone looked at someone else the wrong way they would get shot. Humorous scenario, but highly unlikely. As for this statement: The Senator in no way favors banning gun ownership. Senator Ensign apparently knows that guns are the only option that we have against a repressive government should our fundamental rights of liberty be further violated by the liberal radical socialists. Just my opinion. Resorting to violence is not the answer in our society the way it is. The government is already in control and no one questions it enough to start an armed revolution. Plus, citizens with guns won't matter when fighting the government because the government has tanks, ships, fighter jets, bombs, nukes, etc. Anyway, right wing fantasies like that won't come true, at least not in this lifetime. You talk about radical socialists imposing on people's fundamental rights. You have the definition completely wrong. Socialism is a political and economic ideology that is about distributing justice fairly to a population. This ensures that everyone starts off in life equally with no advantages over anyone else. Read John Rawls and some Marx. If you think they are evil socialists it is because their reputation was ruined by the Soviet Union. The concepts Rawls and Marx talk about are supposed to be applied to an industrialized society like the US. The Soviet Union was agriculturally based. They wanted to skip industrialization and go to a society that is socialist without that industrial background. As you can see, they failed and in the process, gave socialism a bad name. If you look at what it tries to achieve, it still preserves people's fundamental rights. Lets start a formal debate topic on this either on the forums or in another blog post. Anyway, there are also radical conservatives like yourself (and I don't mean it in a derogatory way) . A Libertarian fights for individual freedom without the interference with a government. Without a strong body to enforce laws so people don't do whatever they want, chaos will be everywhere. It is wishful thinking to assume that everyone will be good to one another. That works until someone is not. The only way to have such a society, it would need a very strong level of control preventing people from doing as they please. This will require a dictatorship. It is a limited government just as you want. The executive branch is very small. It is one or two people. If human nature was such that everyone got along and did what is right to others, then in fact, government would not be needed OR government is used as a vehicle to do good things for a large number of people (which is what I want government used for). Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:23:05 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/opinions/conservative-bloggers/385-what-did-sen-john-ensign-really-say-about-gun-control-and-health-care.html#IDComment39139827 http://letstalkpolitics.org/us-politics/the-news-media/375-fox-ad-enrages-news-networks.html#IDComment38899433 How could you say there was no coverage of the event by other news networks? I was watching it on CNN. Also, why do you think Fox is better than everyone else? Why is it always when there is a Democratic president, the right hates him and vice versa? The man hasn't been in office for a year, yet you call him inept. Would you say the same for a Libertarian president? What do you not like about President Obama? What do you not like about the news networks that are not Fox? Is your dislike for them because they do not believe the same things as you or do you have actual reasons for disliking them? Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:46:22 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/us-politics/the-news-media/375-fox-ad-enrages-news-networks.html#IDComment38899433 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/obama-calls-kanye-west-a-jackass/#IDComment34510730 I saw it too. Leno was like, "How would your dead mother think of your behavior?" Kanye: ...................*tear*........................ Leno: WANNA SING? Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:51:30 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/obama-calls-kanye-west-a-jackass/#IDComment34510730 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33847569 It takes a real leader to admit his or her mistakes. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:42:16 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33847569 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33847260 Well said!! "Salute the rank, not the person." Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:36:33 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33847260 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33846719 PLEASE KEEP DEBATE CIVIL! Thank you. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:25:53 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33846719 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33845906 Why do people think that being rebellious is a sign of patriotism? Please give me a real answer and not all of this "democrats are commies and republicans are good wholesome creatures" crap. Explain your beliefs LOGICALLY! Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:10:21 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33845906 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33845663 You idiot! Democrats are not communists. And first of all, if you look at the political spectrum which you clearly know NOTHING about, the extreme right leans to a dictatorship while the extreme left leads to a communist ruler. None of those extremes hold any elected office in this country. I still don't understand why people think that the president is a liar but a house member is not. This is clearly about who is in which party. The democrats will not be ousted in 2012 because there is a silent majority of people who hate what the republicans have done to the country these past 8 years with their polices. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:05:40 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33845663 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33844531 How could he speak the truth when the President said that the healthcare bill would NOT cover illegal immigrants. According to your logic, if a Republican calls a Democrat a liar, it is the truth but when a Democrat does the same, it is a lie. You too are also poorly mislead. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:42:19 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33844531 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33843984 Wow, you are very mislead and poorly informed. Please read a newspaper. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:32:34 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33843984 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33843418 Leave his family out of this. It is not their fault for his stupid comment. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:22:19 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33843418 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33842023 For those of you who think he should apologize for his outright rudeness, you are absolutely right! What he did was offensive and juvenile. His political career is over. PS: I am looking for liberal and conservative blog writers, please contact me if interested using the contact form. Thanks. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:53:34 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/rep-sc-joe-wilson-yells-at-obama-you-lie/#IDComment33842023 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/how-to-support-iranians-fight-for-true-democracy/#IDComment24948918 North Korea has shown the world they can potentially have nukes. Their recent statements and actions have angered even their closest allies, Russia and China. I agree with you that they are a joke. But they got the world's attention and are only embarrassing themselves. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:46:39 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/how-to-support-iranians-fight-for-true-democracy/#IDComment24948918 http://letstalkpolitics.org/forum_news/discussion-protests-iran-protests/#IDComment24947699 I was watching many of the news reports and saw some of the videos. The violence there is terrible. People are protesting and guards with guns and police batons are beating them up. Of course blatant lawbreakers should be arrested but when unarmed citizens fight for what is right only to be beaten, then we have a serious problem. I wish your family lots of luck and support during this hard time. ~Mr. Politics Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:25:11 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/forum_news/discussion-protests-iran-protests/#IDComment24947699 http://letstalkpolitics.org/forum_news/discussion-protests-iran-protests/#IDComment24946177 Fortunately the US is not in the business of attacking its own people so there is no need for citizens to protect themselves from the government since the US government is not an enemy of the people. At least, not in this administration. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:08:22 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/forum_news/discussion-protests-iran-protests/#IDComment24946177 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/how-to-support-iranians-fight-for-true-democracy/#IDComment24946091 I haven't heard anything, but I sure hope the US and the UN keep to their agreement and inspect North Korean ships. NK is more likely to hit Japan than Hawaii. In the end, the North Koreans are digging their own grave while staying on this course. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:06:29 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/current-events/how-to-support-iranians-fight-for-true-democracy/#IDComment24946091 http://letstalkpolitics.org/forum_news/discussion-protests-iran-protests/#IDComment24943679 I get such a kick out of that picture. lol Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:26:57 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/forum_news/discussion-protests-iran-protests/#IDComment24943679 http://letstalkpolitics.org/about/#IDComment18818170 These "hidden agendas" aren't hidden anymore if you know about it. I never heard such a thing and I think it is preposterous to think that there will be global enslavement. These are just foolish conspiracy theories some nut job thought up. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:12:49 +0000 http://letstalkpolitics.org/about/#IDComment18818170