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Re: I do not support the proposed new baiting regulations.

To add to my previous post baiting encourages unnatural behavior from wild animals. They are attracted to and can come to rely on a food source that does not occur naturally. It affects their movements as well. Deer hunting may as well become a contest on who can pile the most corn and “deer-caine” in the center of their property. Is that what we want to teach or young sportsmen? Unnatural movement, mortality and behavior are not good for any animal nor is it good for those who wish to enjoy harvesting the resource in anything resembling a natural setting. I have hunted on clubs that bait and always tell my buddy that I don’t want to take a deer that way and want to avoid the practice. Corn is not put out around the places I plan to hunt. Besides much of the corn piled on the ground is gobbled up by a bunch of animals that you can’t be, or shouldn’t be, shooting anyway such as immature deer and yearlings, does on days not designated as doe days, and other non-deer species. The practice affects much more than that big trophy deer that you just got to brag about.

To pro-baiters: get your arse out in the woods (or on the water), learn something about the resource (fish, fowl, mammal) you intend to harvest, spend time in the woods (or on the water), enjoy the experience and be thankful to the big man upstairs for the harvest. Don’t want to do that, then you don’t deserve a hunting license or the privilege of harvesting the resource. Period.

Never thought that I would live to see the day when the “I deserve it all, I want it all right this minute, don’t care about nothing else but myself and my ego” attitude would permeate the world of the outdoorsmen so. What a shame.
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As evidenced by the sole resident of our community who showed up to support baiting in Edgefield, this practice is for slob hunters who care about only themselves, ignoring the good of our wildlife as a whole.  The measure passed the sub-committee, even with biologist like Joe Hamilton (founder QDMA) and Dr. James Earl Kennamer (NWTF) warning of the disease issues that will arise from baiting on such small land holdings. Still,the measure was allowed to move forward.  I wonder if these individuals who voted for baiting would ignore advice from their personal physicians?  Probably so.............

A special thanks to Joe Hamilton, Dr. Kennamer, Tom Hughes, Charles Kemp, John Peddigrew and others from our community who made the trip to Columbia to speak out against baiting.
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According to the IRS, the cheapest Obamacare plan for a family will cost $20,000 a year. That is for the bronze plan, the lowest coverage plan on the tier. So, since this is just a lower coverage plan, basically there will be additional cost out of pocket with this bronze plan. This cost would be for a family of four. If one does not pay this , they will pay a $2400 penalty. So, now that we have "free" healthcare this is the actual cost. Wouldn't it have been better to be uncovered and save the $2400 to use toward health costs? Maybe someone else can explain the math to me. Oh gee, the election is over and it is too late to really know what it going on. I bet there will be lots of new surprises to come.  Enough said.
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[Mr. Editor] your opinion on hunting deer over bait is totally incorrect. Hunting over bait has been done statewide for many years! Corn is not the only bait used. Millions of dollars are poured into the States economy (especially Edgefield and surrounding counties) through the development of hunting plots, which is not natural. Many hunting clubs exist throughout the state that have thousand of acres of food plots throughout the forest in order to draw the game into a specific hunting area and set up stands over these plots to harvest many different types of game from deer to doves and turkeys just to mention a few. Why do you think that the deer population has exploded over the past twenty years and hunters come from all over the south east to Hunt in South Carolina. Baited areas (food plots) have been established to help our wildlife survive and flourish. Hundreds of millions of dollars are put into our economy through this practice. So if the government wants to either allow baiting, first they should define what is bait and then pass a law that states whether you would be able to hunt in natural or unnatural feeding areas. If the hunters had not created the unnatural feeding areas then the game population would be far less than what it is today and many species probably would not even be in the area now if not for these practices. Because of drought, timber harvest and the encroachment of man into their natural habitat  it has become necessary to create unnatural feeding areas through out the state.

Lets do some research and report on the how much money is brought into South Carolina's economy with and without these hunting practices and then decide if we want to ban any type of baiting and I would be willing every tax payer would want to keep things as they are and not have to subsidize  the government with higher taxes!!!
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We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in. ~Will Rogers
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If you go to the link below and read the white paper, you will understand why we do not need baiting anywhere.

http://dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/deer/pdf/baitinglaws.pdf
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How far will the liberals go to destroy America? CBS runs a segment on throwing out the constitution.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/01/27/CBS-Runs-Segment-Calle-Lets-Give-Up-On-The-Constitution

Editor's note: I noticed the comment that if Obama really isn't a "natural born citizen" he said "so what?". If the rule of law does not bind us, it will destroy us.
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Gee,  new glitch in the healthcare law, the "affordability act", that will exclude some families from getting insurance. If a person cannot afford to pay for insurance offered by their employer, they are are not eligible for the government subsidy to pay for private insurance.  So that leaves them uninsured. Wow, with employers now required to cover employees how many do you think that will impact? They say at least 500,000 children alone will not be covered. I would imagine it will be a lot more than that. So, the ER becomes their medical care again and we all get to keep paying for them. Oh, and so much for "free" healthcare. I guess that is still only available through medicaid and that is a great program for those of us who work. Not.

They are saying as this monster is getting implemented more "glitches" are being discovered. Who would have guessed? I think most of the conservatives knew that from the get go. Anything managed by the government has a lot of glitches and issues. Look at the great job they have done with social security and medicare.

I just keep my hope that most states do not set up exchanges. That is our last hope to keep this thing from totally taking over.
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As you probably know by now s91 passed the Senate with a 22-15 vote. 14 of those 22 votes were low state votes, who don't even have a dog in the fight.  It also passed House sub-committee yesterday with a 3-1 vote and is headed to full house committee. The one nay vote was the only true upstate vote cast.
 I am against s91 and it will change the face of upstate hunting forever. One of the main supporters of the bill pushing hard to pass this quickly is our Congressman down the road in the merriwether district.
If you are an Upstate hunter that is opposed to the shooting of deer on bait he/she better wake up and contact your Congressman and the members on the house committee ASAP. This bill has been placed on the fast track by its supporters and will most probably become law if it passes House full committee. It is moving fast and will become quickly if it is not defeated or stalled.
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If baiting deer is cool, time to start baiting up the dove fields.
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To the person talking about getting mopeds/mini bikes off the roads and classifying people who ride them the way you are is wrong. You don't know everyone's circumstance and shouldn't be so quick to judge. They do have to have a "moped" license to operate these vehicles and as a responsible driver you should just be a little more patient, slow down and be more considerate.  Not everyone's situation is the same. It takes people from all walks of life to make up this world we live in, if it were you on the moped/mini bike or a family member your opinion may be different. If anything should be done in the name of SAFTEY bicycle riders especially the riders on sweet water rd. should not be allowed, that is certainly an accident waiting to happen and could be prevented. So keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the rd. and look out for your fellow drivers. Peace
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“We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.” ~Thomas Jefferson
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Here is a little discussion about sandwiches that is worth hearing:
Click here

Editor's note: Very well said.
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Re: Deer hunting over bait
Never has been any followup to the Jan 23rd article on this subject. What were the results? Many citizens of this county are interested in the outcome.

Editor's note: The bill passed the Senate and now heads to the House for approval. It could meet some resistance there.. Still no word on where Gov. Haley stands on the bill.
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If you have not heard this, it is fascinating. FDR made a proposal for a second Bill of Rights which included a right to a job, a home, healthcare etc. It is worth looking at as our President has referred to it. Wouldn't that be interesting if all of a sudden there is an addition to our real Bill of Rights? I have talked about what we have a right to versus what we expect and how I think this country really is confused about what "rights" we have. 

This proposal and the reference to it by Obama gives me a chill. I feel there is a misconception out there promoting this idea that healthcare, success etc is a "right". So far, that is not the case. The only "rights" we have are the ones spelled out in the Bill of Rights. If our leaders can change the Constitution in any way, then these other rights will be true. Something to ponder. With the lack of concern by progressives for the Constitution it probably doesn't matter-they do what they want and don't care if it is legal or not. We all sit by and let it happen.

The attack on FOX news and Rush Limbaugh is also fascinating. Since when is good dialog and debate a bad thing? Since when is disagreeing with someone just that nasty old "gridlock"? Isn't that why we have a balance of power? Sounds like the only way this President will be happy is to shut down anyone who disagrees or dares to point out the reality of what is going on. This coming from the President who was suppose to bring the country together. I guess the only way to bring it together is to make sure there are no other ideas or opinions out there other than his.

Please think about who is in control in the country and who wants total control of this country. Isn't is obvious? If not, how does one explain all of these things? I don't want to hear the hype... I want to know when it became wrong to have other ideas, opinions, good debate on issues, etc. How brainwashed are  the people in this country? We are not all deaf and dumb.
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Republicans and Conservatives should step back and let Obama do whatever he wants with the Immigration bill.  The blacks, as stupid as they are, most of them, you know the LIV4O crowd, voted the (removed) punk in so deys could gets what deys want, ebby little handout (disguised reparations).  Well, ya voted for him, now reap the consequenses.  The black community "thinks" they are discriminated against now and always playsin da race card all the time, wait until they become the minority minority.  I think its great!  Shut the race baiters up, once and for all.  No more Bibbs, no more Dorn, no more Jesse Jackson, no more Al Sharpton.  Their vote's won't mean squat!  Yes, finally.  We need to start looking for Hispanic candidates for school board and county council positions and get rid of the thugs that have constantly denied their own race of real representation.  Let's see, African American unemployment 20-25%.  When the Hispanics become the majority it'll be 50%.  Gotta love it!  You reap what you sow, and they sure have sowed the race baiting seeds for decades.  Now, whatcha gonna do?  Oh, that's right, the Hispanics will become racists too.  You see, everyone that likes to work to get ahead instead of waiting for a handout is a racist.  Hey Bibbs, Dorn, and your beloved NAACP - nlnn
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Thank you to Mr. Anderson for his decision to let school out early! The safety of our children supersedes anyone's opinion on this decision! It is always best to err on the side of caution! And great job to MES teachers for handling the situation and keeping the kids calm! A special kudos to Ms. Gibbs!
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Please explain why SC allows unlicensed drivers and mopeds/minibikes on our roads? These drivers aren't required to have an operator's license. If you lose your SC driver's license you should be off the road as a driver. Period. They aren't insured, tagged and registered so I guess they don't pay yearly property taxes either. They are a distraction to other drivers since they weave so much.  It seems like they can't go as fast as cars and trucks and are surely invisible to tractor trailers. They are a real hazard at night too, since the head lights aren't strong and the tail lights are practically nonexistent. I pay my yearly property taxes on my vehicles, state registration, have a driver's license, and insurance. So I also pay my fair share for road maintenance and for law enforcement on our roads/highways. We need to get laws passed to either regulate these drivers & vehicles or get them off the roads.  They certainly don't belong on truck routes or roads where the speed limit is 35 mph or over.
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THIS IS DIRECTLY FROM THE OPEN SENATE FLOOR!   WHAT DO WE REALLY PAY FOR?
Interesting four minute speech. I do not care what your political bias is, this is a disgrace. Watch this.
No wonder this country is in such a big mess. Our law makers have no idea what they are voting AND APPARENTLY DO NOT CARE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGDZOW-brA
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The original NY gun law proposed.  Thank God some one had some sense.

This is the original proposed gun law.  Listen to this one, you won’t believe it.
 
Play this clip! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gb5pE4gVPY
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So, now King Obama says football must be fundamentally transformed. We will now be able to watch without a guilty conscience, he says. It will be safer, he says. His sons would not play, he says. Football will be better with "Hope and Change", He says. Bow to the Dear Leader.
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First of all I would like to express my sympathy for the loss of "Popcorn". It is so hard to lose a good friend and a good person. He will be missed.

I think the difference in our world today is based on the words appreciation and expectation. I have no problem helping folks in need. I know they appreciate it and need it. I do have a problem just throwing money at folks who expect it. I don't owe them anything. I worked hard, sacrificed, watched the sacrifice of my parents and grandparents and learned that responsibility is important in life. I don't expect free healthcare, or free lunch or free cell phones. I do have the rights guaranteed to me in the Bill of Rights. I do have a right to the pursuit of happiness. Supporting all these free loading does not make me happy. There should be things in place to help those that really need it, but this attitude of "I expect it and I deserve it" is out of control. Where are the freedoms and rights of the working people and the "givers" in this country? Who is really in control here, folks?

I gotta love the poster, "white liberal". They have no idea of who is in control. Maybe they are part of the "expecters". If not, then they are being dooped by having to support all these folks that could be taking care of themselves. They will be paying more for healthcare, more in taxes, more in daily living. If they don't see that, than heaven help them. Good grief!!! They think they have all these rights promised by the Democrats. So, do they? What exactly are they seeing on a daily basis that makes their life better? I would really like to know. Maybe they appreciate all the government interference in their life but I don't.
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I just wanted to say that i agree with mr. editor's comment about Popcorn. He was a standup guy. I was shocked they were good friends and wonder if that's really true.

Editor's note: It is true. I actually encouraged "Popcorn" to run for the Edgefield County Council because he had a great mind on county politics. He always refused.
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re:You're being rather hard on him, as I also attended one of his presentations, and it was the best of the day for me.  As he pointed out, we do have to make certain types of students able to relate to us in order to make them willing to learn from us.

I am not the original poster and I didn't sit in on his presentation as I refuse to sit through that.  It would be nice for him to demonstrate this daily with our faculty if he believes that.  He expects us to relate to him but refuses to invest in us.   With his lack of relating to us, we have learned a lot about him.  I guess it does work.
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RE: Imagine this situation.  You sell a home..the people living in the home owe me over $30,000 in back payments.

I appreciate your comment, but I will do you one better, be careful what lawyer you use in this town.
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"It appears to me that the surrender to the State by parents of the right to control the education of their own children, is the most wonderful as well as the most astounding enigma to be found in the history of the human race. ...~Zach Montgomery
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Border Security - do not shy away from this video, please.
Powerful Video you should see produced by the NRA (National Rifle Association), but you need to be aware of this as a citizen of the U.S.A.
 
For those of you who may not know, Sheriff Larry Dever, white cowboy hat and blue/white checkered shirt is the long time sheriff of Cochise County . Sierra Vista , where I live, is the largest town in Cochise County . Cochise County is huge and borders Sonora , Mexico . The bald-headed guy is the Sheriff of Pima County. Tucson , AZ , is in Pima County .

This video doesn't say so, but Hwy 8, going from I-10 north of Tucson, thru Gila Bend and on to CA has a sign warning drivers not to stop or pick up hitchhikers because so many are illegals who have illegally come across the border from Mexico. They can be Mexican or of any other foreign country.
Powerful!! And absolutely factual!
 
http://videos.allinnra.com/share
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Editor's post: I lost a good friend this weekend, "Popcorn", as everyone knew him. He was very involved in local politics in the black community, often times to their chagrin. He did not believe in playing the "race card" or voting Democrat or for a black person just because they were black or a Democrat.

He voted for the best person for the job.

I spent countless hours engaging him in conversation about matters across the county and local politics for a decade, rarely did we disagree. He was a free thinker and for that I admired him greatly. I will miss him and our weekly, sometimes near daily, chats.

He taught me a great deal about the inner workings of the local Democrat party and the political machine they hold in the county. For that I am grateful.

May God give his family comfort in his passing.

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Hey, White Liberal, This is the real reason Obama won the last election.
 
Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone, free Internet, cash for his clunker, food stamps, section 8 housing, free contraceptives, Medicaid, ninety-nine weeks of unemployment, free medicine and he will vote Democrat the rest of his life, . . . . even after he be dead.
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Re: "everyone can do without a cell phone. "

NO WAY MAN...........The President says they need phones to call and make doctor appointments. This is because they are poor and can not afford a home phone. It is also not their fault they are poor and can not work it is ours for putting people into office who wouls allow such measures to be put into the  Health Care Bill. I don't blame them they are just taking advantage of the situation. If you feel so bad give the IRS back your tax refund, if you get one?
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To the person who was commiting about knowing all of the pinheads that I know also.  They are people I do support.  As support in my tax money.  I did not think my money was to support all your friends bad habits and laziness, along with killing unborn babies and protect the people who abuse children.  Your
reasoning is so far to the left with the rest of the sorry whackos who take our money it is sad.  The people you know are the reason this country is bankrupt.  The true nuts of the far left.  So I hope that your useless way of thinking will know how to plant your food for your family because when the great ones
give-away all of our hard earned money, and your great president runs out of our money better figure out how to feed your family. Your lack of any common sense, and lack of knowledge of past history shows you would not know how to plant a tomato.  Which means when the working mans money runs out you can go and live with the thugs in prison because they will still have food and computers.  I do belive if your brain was fuel you would not have enough to drive around a bb.  You cannot fix stupid.  So stay with the rest of the whackos like holywood and D.C. who continue to lead this once proud country into a third power that was once a respected country.  You my friend are a professer of stupid!!   I when I do calm down from your kinds of thinking I actually feel sorry for your sorry butts!!
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RE: Imagine this situation.  You sell a home….the people living in the home owe me over $30,000 in back payments.

You just learned the hard way why it’s not smart to do the financing yourself.  That’s the purpose of banks.
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I couldn't agree more with the editor's [column on Monday]. He hit the nail on the head. If gun bans are so effective, then why is the highest crime rates in places that have gun bans. Why do mass shootings happen where there are the "gun free zones". Hello!!! Guess why.......... that's where the lunitics go to do mass shootings! NOBODY HAS A GUN!!

Only a Demoncrat thinks taking guns from "the people" will stop criminals from having guns! Idiots, you are all stupid idiots! Lock and load my friends. It's just gonna get worse.
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Re:  ...And some of his statements he said about his teachers during the presentation were unprofessional and disrespectful.

You're being rather hard on him, as I also attended one of his presentations, and it was the best of the day for me.  As he pointed out, we do have to make certain types of students able to relate to us in order to make them willing to learn from us.

I am curious as to what he said about his teachers.  He did not discuss them in the session I attended.  Would you, the writer of the previous post, be willing to elaborate?
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I got a good laugh after reading the post by the "white liberal" and I want to thank them for pointing some things out. I want to thank them for demonstrating how well the left uses accusations to make their points. Maybe they forget that a lot of us grew up saying "sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will never hurt us". This person better get good with sticks and stones in order to protect themselves in case they face an intruder or their family is threatened. Those pesky criminals out there will probably not turn in their weapons and opt to use sticks and stones themselves. Doesn't sound like a fair fight to me.  Good thing our government isn't trying to limit our second amendment rights. Oh, wait...they are. 

Control is an interesting word. I guess it depends on how well the truth is hidden from folks on whether they recognize that they are being controlled or not. Again, the example of the poor frog again. He is just sitting in the water and coming to a slow boil. That poor frog never sees the truth of what is happening to him. I doubt if he knew someone was going to control his destiny that he would ever have allowed himself to be in that pot. I guess he didn't know the true motives of the one in control.

As far as abortion goes, who controls the destiny of the baby? The woman may have control of her own body, but does that give her the right to have control over the life of that baby? That kind of life and death control is pretty serious stuff.  There is one life that has no control in that situation-that of the unborn child. If someone kills a pregnant woman and her unborn child in a car accident, the person is held responsible for two lives. Is an unborn child only a person if the mother wants to allow it to be born? If a woman doesn't want the child then it is OK to kill that baby and it doesn't matter? Can someone explain that logic to me? Again, that kind of control over the life and death of another person is pretty mind boggling if one honestly thinks about it. 

I thought we were guaranteed the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Seems like all three of those are being threatened by the desire of others to control them. We owe it to ourselves and our country to think it through.

Editor's note: According to Democrats, liberals, and ObamaCare; being pregnant is a "medical condition", not "being with child".
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I, the White Conservative, have thoroughly despised the recent hate-filled drivel of the White Liberal in Wandering Minds. You arrogant jerk of the left have brought hate and intolerance to a new low. You're not any better at sniveling, hating, and whining than Obama. Pathetic!

There is a REASON we lost to Obama by FIVE MILLION VOTES. Some people WORK for a living, the others VOTE for a living. Do you honestly think you will ever win another Presidential election? When will you stop making war on the great workers of America? Many groups have identified the Republicans as their enemy, because the Republicans; if given half a chance, would make them work for a living, would balance the federal budget and would stop liberals from committing mass killings and putting bullets through their victims’ brains (the last SIX mass killings in the US were committed by LIBERALS including registered democrats and Obama campaign workers!). Rather blunt, but true. Yep, rather true.

I know African-Americans, Gays, Women of child-bearing age, Immigrants (legal and illegal), Medicaid recipients....etc believe that we are the enemy because we demand accountability. Their friends believe we are the enemy because we demand that laws be enforced. Heck, even their enemies believe we are the enemy because they see a free lunch. Unfortunately, there were FIVE MILLION fewer of us than there are of you voting last time. I wouldn’t count on that again.

Group hug time...Stop trying to run peoples' lives. Is it a liberal view to tell Americans what to do with their guns? Sounds rather intrusive to me. You dummies will only drive gun ownership to the criminals. It won't stop ...Only law abiding citizens will die without one. Besides, gun ownership has been constitutional law for 235 years now...The Supreme Court will not reverse it and you will not get 37 states to approve a constitutional amendment. Give it up, dummies! Ain't gonna happen!

Do I really need to go through all these issues...Better stop, your eyes have rolled back and you probably have your hand in someone else’s pocket by now...

Now go count your dead, aborted babies and have a good cry...
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"If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare, and are the sole and supreme judges of the general welfare, they may take the care of religion into their own hands; they may appoint teachers in every State, county and parish and pay them out of their public treasury; they may take into their own hands the education of children, establishing in like manner schools throughout the Union; they may assume the provision of the poor; they may undertake the regulation of all roads other than post-roads; in short, every thing, from the highest object of state legislation down to the most minute object of police, would be thrown under the power of Congress. ... Were the power of Congress to be established in the latitude contended for, it would subvert the very foundations, and transmute the very nature of the limited Government established by the people of America." --James Madison
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Father of 6-Year-Old Sandy Hook Victim In Tears: ‘The Problem Is Not Gun Laws’
Link here

Editor's note: You won't see that on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC or any other liberal "news" outlet. It does not fit the liberal media template set by Obama.
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This past Monday, after 45 years of marriage, my wife has passed away in her sleep. I would like to thank the following people whose help and support were indespensible. To Hospice of South Carolina. Never have I met more wonderful people in my life. They came in, cleaned her, put fresh clothes on her and got her ready for transport. To Betty Bland for her compassion and being a  very detaled person. My wife was to be cremated and she said she didn't think she would have her ready in time for the funeral which was Thursday, but she did. She got the death certificates in two days which normally take a week,  and her ashes came back in time for the funeral. I just wanted to say, "Thank you, Betty." And finally to the probate office and Judge Peeler and Debra Griffin who both went out of their way to help speed up the process.
We are truly blessed here in Edgefield County to have people like this. There is no way I could ever thank you for all you have done.
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Re: What is it about the air around STH and JET? Schilit, Durham, Lopez, and the triangle at [removed]. THEY'RE IN OUR SCHOOLS!!!!

You are worried about those that have done something physically wrong......an act with physical consequences?  What about the ones that have done damage to our children from incompetence.  Take the principal at JET.  You are more concerned with Durham than him?  Really?  I had his session on Friday at the instructional fair.  Him and that AP of his have no clue about education or presentation skills.  None.  The superintendent said he would do something about that school.  We are patiently waiting.  I know a lot of parents who have had conferences with him.  Nothing has changed at that school that was promised.  I am thankful that my child doesn't attend anymore.  As far as Friday, I guess we should be glad he at least showed up.  And some of his statements he said about his teachers during the presentation were unprofessional and disrespectful.
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I, the White Liberal, have thoroughly enjoyed the recent spate of Republican sniveling in Wandering Minds.  You running dogs of the right have brought sniveling to a new low.  You're not any better at sniveling, whining, and yapping at Obama than you ever were.  Pathetic!
 
There is a REASON you lost to Obama by FIVE MILLION VOTES.  Do you honestly think you will ever win another Presidential election.  When will you stop making war on the great unwashed 47% ?  Many groups have identified the Republicans as their enemy, because the Republicans; if given half a chance, would put a bullet through their brains.  Rather blunt, but true.  Yep, rather true.
 
I know African-Americans, Gays, Women of child-bearing age, Immigrants (legal and illegal), Medicaid recipients....etc know that you are the enemy.  Their friends know you are the enemy.  Heck, even their enemies know you are the enemy.  Fortunately, there are FIVE MILLION fewer of you than there are of us.
 
Group hug time...Stop trying to run peoples' lives.  Is it a conservative to tell a woman what to do with her own body?  Sounds rather intrusive to me.  You dummies will only drive abortion into the back alleys.  It won't stop...Only women will die trying to get one.  Besides, abortion has been the law for 40 years now...The Supreme Court will not reverse it and you will not get 37 states to approve a constitutional amendment.  Give it up, dummies!  Ain't gonna happen!
 
Do I really need to go through all these issues...Better stop, you eyes have rolled back and you are probably slobbering by now...
 
Now go count your bullets and have a good cry...

Editor's note: Have you looked at who controls the "People's" House? That would be Republicans. If the 17th amendment was repealed, the Republicans would be in control of the Senate as well, as our Founding Fathers outlined in the Constitution. That would place "government" back into the hands of the states and the people. Doing so would brerak the constant "gridlock" of Congress. The people and the state would be in control, not Washington DC.
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Re: Why is it that none of the disturbed and evil men, who steal guns, then go and kill movie-goers and children in school, has ever been identified as a conservative NRA member?
 
Could you please cite the source of your post?  I'm not a Dem, but I am also not one who accepts information such as this without verifying its accuracy.

Editor's note: Isn't that trying to prove a negitive? Not speaking for the poster, but if you have an article where a NRA member was responsible for a mass shooting I would be more than happy to place that in the Headlines. It would certainly be national news.
web posted January 28, 2013

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To preserve our blessed land we must look to God... It is time to realize that we need God more than He needs us... We also have His promise that we could take to heart with regard to our country, that "If my people, which are called by my name shall humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

Let us, young and old, join together, as did the First Continental Congress, in the first step, in humble heartfelt prayer. Let us do so for the love of God and His great goodness, in search of His guidance and the grace of repentance, in seeking His blessings, His peace, and the resting of His kind and holy hands on ourselves, our nation, our friends in the defense of freedom, and all mankind, now and always.

The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America... Our country is in need of and ready for a spiritual renewal. Today, we utter no prayer more fervently than the ancient prayer for peace on Earth.

If I had a prayer for you today, among those that have all been uttered, it is that one we're so familiar with: "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace...." And God bless you all. ~Ronald Reagan
web posted January 28, 2013

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I recommend this page : Nobel Peace Prize Nominee: Obama Asks Military Leaders If They Will "Fire On US Citizens";. You can read it on : http://www.infowars.com/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-obama-asks-military-leaders-if-they-will-fire-on-us-citizens/
web posted January 28, 2013

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I have never voted for Sheriff Dobey because he was a Democrat but after the story on his stance on the 2nd amendment he has my vote from now on. Thank you Sheriff Dobey!
web posted January 26, 2013

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Former Edgefield County School superintendent Crenshaw is suing the county for discrimination. The county should sue sister Crenshaw for hiring over sexed employees into our school system. There are still stories being told about the former STHS principal and now we read about another employee teaching horizonal folk dancing to one of his students. Nice going Brother Bibbs, Sister Sallie and the Jackson sisters. You four morons hired Sister Crenshaw... and Bro Bibbs specially hired Sister Clankscales. Look at the mess we ended up with and are still cleaning up. I suggest Super Anderson take a good look at the
credentials and experience levels of those teachers hired by Sister Crenshaw and her goat Clankscales. I bet many of these employees are problem employees and have no clue what they are to do, but do it anyway. How many more horizonal folk dancing teachers do we have left inside our classrooms?
web posted January 26, 2013

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What is it about the air around STH and JET? Schilit, Durham, Lopez, and the triangle at [removed]. THEY'RE IN OUR SCHOOLS!!!!

Editor's note: I think it is a big jump to lump in others with Mr. Lopez's alleged actions. There is no relative connections that can be made or drawn.
web posted January 26, 2013

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Why is it that none of the disturbed and evil men, who steal guns, then go and kill movie-goers and children in school, has ever been identified as a conservative NRA member?

·       Ft Hood ~~ Registered Democrat ~ Muslim

·       Columbine ~~~ Too young to vote; both families were registered Democrats and progressive liberals

·       Virginia Tech ~~~ Wrote hate mail to President Bush and to his staff ~ Registered Democrat

·       Colorado Theater ~~~ Registered Democrat; staff worker on the Obama campaign; Occupy Wall Street participant; progressive liberal

·       Connecticut School Shooter --- Registered Democrat; hated Christians

Common thread is that all of these shooters were progressive liberal Democrats."

INTERESTING, isn't it? Maybe we should outlaw Democrats!
web posted January 26, 2013

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In case you are wondering, this will explain the last election for you.
We have people who WORK for a living and we have people who VOTE for a living.
Understand now??
web posted January 26, 2013

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Why did [a store] allow the Obamaphone distribution at their business [parking lot]? I think that says something about their business! Time to turn our backs on those that do not support our values!
If they were forced to do this, then that is a different story...they should stand up to the government with taxpayers behind them.
web posted January 26, 2013

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I do not support the proposed new baiting regulations. I believe it is just a further reflection of our shallow culture and our lack of appreciation for the resources that still manage to exist. And what are we teaching future hunters? Some of the newer hunting programs love to show young men killing deer next to automatic feeders, music playing as if it were a rock video. The legislature has started a boulder rolling down the hill that they will never be able to stop. As wildlife habitat continues to shrink and our waters become more polluted we do not need to expedite the extermination process. You may think there are plenty of fish, fowl and game now, but what opportunities will exist for our future generations? Check out the history books and see what species of wildlife that were documented and existed here in the Carolinas at the beginning of the arrival of Europeans. I have heard many say that there are deer everywhere and more than there have ever been. The truth is we humans are everywhere and deer only rebounded to existing populations after almost being exterminated previously. I have hunted and fished in South Carolina my whole life. I believe there is more to the hunting experience beside dropping a deer over a pile of corn. There is more to a fishing trip besides a freezer bag full of filets while the other 80% of the fish gets wasted. A true conscientious hunter does not need to pile corn on the ground to put deer meat on the table. A deer killer, maybe so. I am sure the almighty dollar is driving the new regulations just as it drives most things, and baiting will be legal here in the piedmont. I sincerely hope our young and future outdoorsmen are taught to appreciate and prefer the alternative to baiting.

Editor's note: I actually agree as a former deer hunter. I think the law should have gone the other way and banned it across the state. I do think there should be exceptions to the law. I know of people who were charged for baiting deer when all they were doing was taking pictures of them in their back yard. Homeowners will often pile corn a distance away from their gardens to keep the deer out and that can result in a baiting charge. 
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"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America 's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better." ~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
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"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." ~John Stewart Mill
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I am very proud to be a citizen of edgefield [County] today. I am proud of our sheriff and those LEO who stand with him. This seems to be a rapid growing movement all across this country. That being said please read the article link below. It states that this imposter in chief is trying to secretly abolish all authority our local sheriffs have around this great nation.

https://www.examiner.com/article/effort-to-abolish-local-sheriffs-a-stealth-federal-power-grab

Editor's note: I believe that Edgefield County is one of, if not the most, well armed counties in the state when it comes to the number of guns compared to the population. I think the county has the Sheriff's back. 
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No wonder this country is in such a big mess. Our law makers have no idea what they are voting on.
 
How the Senate Really Works. Unbelievable! I don't care what your party is! Every American should see this video.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svGDZOW-brA
 
Rand Paul is a "voice in the wilderness" there in the Senate under the dictatorship of Harry Reid.
web posted January 26, 2013

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Thank you Sheriff [Dobey] for supporting the Constitution and especially the 2d Ammendment. We will support you if the feds try any gun grabbing in our county. You will not be arrested by the Feds without some blood coming from them. American Sheriffs across the country have taken the oath to protect their citizens from any over zealous feds working on behalf of this fake president and your voice to protect this oath is what the legal gun owners in Edgefield county need to know. Edgefield County is known for its many hunting areas and for being the home to the National Wild Turkey Federation, where hunting is a way of life. For those big obama supporters, you have elected a known Communist for another four years. Nice going Dems.  Read Karl Marx or Cloward & Piven, or Saul Alinsky, books obama and his fellow travelers subscribe to. Within these books are the blueprints to destroy a country and enslave the people. Confiscating firearms from citizens is one of many steps to render the people defenseless against a tyranical government.
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You know the old story about boiling a frog? You start him out in cold water and gradually heat the water. He never knows what hits him because it all happens so slowly and subtly. Well, hello America. We are all frogs sitting in almost boiling water, and most people don't know it or feel it. What better way to take America down-just do it so they don't really notice it until it is way too late. Get them so focused on themselves that they don't see what is going on around them. Lie to them enough that they begin to believe it. 

I fear we are at boiling or awfully close. Shouldn't we be smarter than some dumb frog? I guess we aren't.
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Do you think [Sheriff Dobey's] statement in The Headlines will appease the objectors to what I wrote in earlier about the 2nd. Amendment and Sheriff Dobey's stand on the 2nd. Amendment, or they just trying to find fault with him in general?

Editor's note: I think it is a mix of both.
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[RE] Deer hunting over bait.
Like DNR gives a [removed] about the law on baiting. Have you ever been to a private dove shoot by the big wigs?
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Okay, what was being given away free at [a store] today?

Editor's note: "Obamaphones"
web posted January 25, 2013

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Re: In South Carolina, a Sheriff is the highest ranking Constitutional law enforcement officer in the county.

The Coroner is actually the highest ranking constitutional law enforcement officer in the county.  He is the only one above the Sheriff.

Editor's note: The Sheriff is the highest ranking law enforcement officer in the county he or she is elected to protect. It is true that only the Coroner can arrest the Sheriff. Not the state, not the Federal government, FBI, SLED, or anyone else.
web posted January 25, 2013

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What is this with all of the people lined up out at Fairway getting free cell phones?    This country $16 trillion in debt,  and they are giving out cell phones!  That is not something that we much have,  everyone can do without a cell phone.

Editor's note: It's only "fair" since you have a cell phone that they too have a "right" to a cell phone... at your expense.It is not enough that you house them, feed them, pay their power and child care plus medical bills. If you disagree you are a greedy rich Republican.
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RE: "The bill was not sponsored by Sen. Massey, he just gave his opinions on the bill for our interview."

He should have said, "I don't have an opinion on this, I am working on more important issues."

We as Americans are sick and tired of these type of politicians and so called representatives of the people.  Everyone goes around and says, "Oh, he's so nice."; Oh, he's such a gentleman."; "Oh, he's such a good negotiator." Sickening.  If we are to survive as a country, we need LEADERS - NOT GLAD HANDERS!  Shane Massey is so nice.  John McCain is so moderate.  Lindsey Graham is such a gentleman.  Mitt Romney is a nice guy.  The litmus test should be, would any one of these "gentleman" be willing to pick up a rifle and protect this nation from tyranny like our forefathers?  I doubt it!  Even McCain, who really is nothing but a sell-out, and self-adoring "war-hero".  He's no (darned) war hero.  He's a traitor, and I would bet he sold his buddies out behind the walls of his cell when he was a P.O.W.  Hell, look how he sells out his country on a daily basis.  It's all a show from McCain and Graham, has anyone been held accountable for Benghazi?  Nope.  It's nothing but theater!

We need people that will represent us all the time, not just around election time, right Shane, McCain, Graham?  We need people that realize we are fighting a very corrupt and corrosive enemy, unless of course they already know this, they just want to remain one of the politic-elite.

Remember this my friends and countryman - you all may think this to be too harsh and not gentlemanly, but there was also this thinking prior to our own revolution for freedom.  Only a very small percentage of the population was willing to, and did, die for this country, the rest didn't want to get involved, they were the Loyalists.

[Removed] Our system of governance is fine, its the people implementing it that need to be cleansed.

Start at the ballot box, if you can find an honest one.
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“When all government, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated.” ~Thomas Jefferson
web posted January 25, 2013

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This is an eye opener!

PowerLineBlog recently held a competition for $100,000 for whomever could most effectively and creatively dramatize the significance of the federal debt crisis.  Several entries have gotten a lot of attention, but the one that has gone most viral so far is The Doorbell. If you haven't yet seen it, you may watch it here. It's only 59 seconds long:

http://www.ntrc.info/doorbell.html

Editor's note: That's powerful.Really hits home for working Americans.
web posted January 25, 2013

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"Who Am I"?  You might be surprised at the answer.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/rrjU-HBkmLE?feature=player_detailpage
web posted January 25, 2013

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I have a question for the "Democrats" out there. Do you really know for sure that your beliefs are aligned with the progressives? Are you really sure what their agenda is and where they want this country to go? It is worth looking into. The progressives of today are not the Democrats of yesterday. We need to be sure our values are honored by the people we support. Maybe as Americans we need to stop and think about what personal values we actually hold. The lines are pretty blurry these days.

It is a little hard to know what the real agenda is for some of these folks, but again, look at the actions. Words have gotten a lot of places into trouble. Look at Germany, Cuba etc. We may need to do some hard homework on what happened in some of these places. They didn't fall over night and they had leaders who got the people all excited about the promises they made. Where did they end up?

We all just need to wake up and be alert to what is really going on around us. Again, what are the results of the policies of these folks. Words are persuading but the actions are what matter.
web posted January 24, 2013

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I went to PlannedParenthood to see if they could help me plan for being a parent, turns out they don't do that.
web posted January 24, 2013

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Ref...Edgefield Sheriff supports 2dAmmendment
So What? This fake president, currently holding America hostage, also says he supports the 2d
Ammendment. So What? The question not answered is...Will You, Sheriff, confisicate weapons from local citizens
or allow the feds to confisicate weapons...as ordered by this fake president? Or will you do as other
sheriffs across America and protect your citizens from Obama's Brown Shirt Nazis disarming Americans?
Any true American Patriot knows the 2d Ammendment is to protect citizens from a dictatorship. Wake up people...this
Communist president is working hard to disarm America. Why? This is what the Communist agenda
promotes. Disarm the people and they have no way of protecting their Constitutional Rights. "Free men & women
own guns.....slaves don't.

Editor's note: I would ask you to read this report published Thursday.
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RE: "Deer Hunting over Bait Set to Pass Senate-COLUMBIA – A Senate Bill, S91, received second reading on the floor of the South Carolina Senate on Tuesday and is expected to pass a third reading on Wednesday that would allow hunting over bait legal statewide, Sen. Shane Massey " and "...It will show a clear distinction between Republican RINO's and true conservative Republicans. Just in time for 2014 elections."

There are numerous other issues we could address that are much more important, and Shane Massey goes after this?  Remember this on election day, him and that punk Flimsey Grahamnesty need to go.  The only time you hear Flimsey open his mouth is about things like Benghazi.  He uses it for a few weeks, them let's it go.  Why don't either one of these take the lead like others in other states and put forth legislation to get rid of State Income taxes and raise the State Sales tax by  2 percentage points, that way everyone pays their fair share.  Why don't they put forth legislation that mandates every legal/law abiding citizen own a firearm?  Why don't they put forth legislation that imposes term limits for all office holders in the State? etc.
 
Remember these RINOs on election day, they need to go.  Our country needs an over haul and this is the best place to start!

Editor's note: The bill was not sposored by Sen. Massey, he just gave his opinions on the bill for our interview.
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Re: The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. ~Maximilien Robespierre
As I read your comment by Maximilien Robespierre, all I could think of was this picture of the sheep blindly following Obama. Without the intelligence to read between the lines,
people do not realize just how much they are actually being fooled. Most people think, "Oh those government issues don't have to do with me."
Well when their paychecks are smaller, the cost of health insurance goes up, and more rights that we have as Americans are taken away, I guess people will finally realize that they drank the Obama Kool-aid. They will realize it too late.
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The link says it all.  Be warned citizens.
 
http://www.infowars.com/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-obama-asks-military-leaders-if-they-will-fire-on-us-citizens/
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I worry that as Conservatives we will try so hard to not be like them, we will polite and nice our way right out of a country.

Editor's note: I believe that with the hard leftist agenda by Obama to grow government and steal rights will not affect conservatives. It will show a clear distinction between Republican RINO's and true conservative Republicans. Just in time for 2014 elections. I also believe that this hard left agenda will place every red state Democrat Senator in jeopardy for the same election cycle.
web posted January 23, 2013

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I have a queston for gun dealering democrat Sam Crouch. Did you vote for Obama and his gun hating agenda? If you did, then you ARE part of the problem. Nuff said!
web posted January 23, 2013

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I talked to Sheriff Dobey today in Edgefield about the comments posted on Wandering Minds about him not supporting the 2nd. Amendment and following the President's direction. He said he has always supported the 2nd. Amendment and to tell everyone he said this and will continue to support the 2nd. Amendment.
I know the Editor had said this was the case and I have known Adel Dobey for many years and I also know that this statement about supporting the 2nd. Amendment by the Sheriff is true.

Editor's note: I would not have said it if it were not true, but thanks for confirming the fact.
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It would be interesting to see a crime map put out of locations of crimes in Edgefield County.

Editor's note: I have received countless requests for such a map, and many within the last few weeks. To undertake such a project would be very costly and time consuming and would be useless in the end. The Edgefield County Sheriff's Office alone reports between 500 and 600 calls a month, not just phone calls, but actual deputy - citizen contact. Not all of those are criminal complaints, but you can see how the dots would start to obscure the current situation.

Edgefield Daily tries to spotlight areas that are being targeted for burglary and violent crimes in any given timeframe. We keep at least three weeks of the most recent reporting on our Headlines page for that reason.
web posted January 23, 2013

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To the average American who does not follow much in politics, policy etc. what they heard yesterday may have sounded OK. I am not sure there is much discernment in many minds these days.  Words, words, words and hype, hype, hype. The President says he wants this country to come together. Really? There is more divide in this country than ever before in my lifetime. Whether it is racial divide, financial divide, religious divide... the list goes on. There is a true attempt to demonize certain segments of our country. The problem I have is when I look at a political map of the country, it is overwhelmingly red not blue. The pockets of control in our elections are part of the problem. The Republicans didn't lose because Romney was a Mormon, the Republicans lost because the power pockets and the two coasts of this country are liberal. The media, as much as Conservatives yap about them, are liberal and the majority of Americans live their lives and listen to bits and pieces of the news that comes out of these liberal outlets. Unfortunately, they believe the words and the hype. They don't take the time to look at the actions of the people that speak these words and put on the hype.  There is no accountability. Many of us just live our lives basically asleep and uninformed as to what is going on.

There are various reasons the Republicans lost this last election. We have a culture that wants to be taken care of and they feel they have a right to be taken care of by their government. Hard working Americans are paying the price. How do we change the self centered attitudes of many folks? Once they get the help, it is hard to take it away. Look at Greece. Healthcare is not a right, welfare is not a right, etc. etc. Most of us of the older generation grew up thinking we needed a job to take care of ourselves and our families. We did that. Now we are paying for everyone else who wants to be taken care of .  The problem is, will there be enough left over for us to take care of ourselves?

One thing we do have is our Bill or Rights. We need to focus on what are really our rights and not the ones we have been brainwashed to think are a "right". We do have a right to bear arms. That is the big issue now. I support that but I don't support someone's "right" to healthcare, or welfare or whatever. No one has a "right" to anyone else's success or finances. Those things are not in the Bill of Rights, at least they weren't in there before this President took over.
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I want to know why you would allow Mr. Crouch's name to be used in public if you don't allow business names to be mentioned. Your rules.

Editor's note: Mr. Crouch is the Vice-chair of the Edgefield County Democrat Party and a past Chairman. He is a public figure for that reason and for being Chairman of the County Transportation Committee.
web posted January 23, 2013

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As a resident of Johnston, I was sad to read of someone who is afraid to come to our town.  I am not originally from Johnston but have lived here for a good many years now.  I know there are parts of town one may be uncomfortable passing through but the majority of Johnston is a very peaceful place to shop, attend church, and stroll about.  There are probably more areas in Edgefield I would be unsure of walking about than here in Johnston.  No small town is perfect and current economic conditions do not help the matter. There are many lovely shops to browse, i.e. 2 furniture stores, antique/flea markets, boutiques, a very nice jewelry store, several eating establishments, a pharmacy, florists, discount stores, a grocery store, a library (my favorite),etc.  Neighbors are very friendly and help each other when needed.  I have lived in large city suburbs and small rural towns throughout the US.  None were perfect and some I would never want to visit again.
Johnston isn't perfect but its my favorite hometown for now. 
web posted January 23, 2013

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The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. ~Maximilien Robespierre

Editor's note: That would explain the last election.
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potheads& drunks & blacks  Who throw trash on my land  My land is close to eastview road   The ower said his people did not do it  But the trash is there   I know you dont care  but you will here it any
way
web posted January 23, 2013

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Editor's post: NBC's Chuck Todd on the inauguration: Obama Speech About Moving Country Toward Liberalism
 
"I think you heard in the inaugural address today in the way that President Obama believes Ronald Reagan mainstreamed the conservative movement in the 1980s, that one of the things he wants his presidency to do is to basically mainstream the liberal progressive movement in the same way, so if the country is, say, center or center right, you can have this argument that when he leaves that he has mainstreamed it and moved the country more center left. And I think you heard that.

It was a robust defense of a lot of progressive ideals in a way, and, yes, you heard pragmatic pieces to the speech saying, you know, we're not going to get everything we want, things like that, we do need to learn to compromise. It was pretty clear that he was defending government and defending progressivism in a way that you didn't always hear on the campaign trail, frankly."

...And the media could not be happier. Of course, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, are now admitting thier bias and Newsweek is calling Obama's second term the "Second Coming". Welcome to Obama's America, brought to you by your main stream media outlets.
web posted January 22, 2013

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Sometimes I just have to chuckle at the logic of some folks. Not that mine is great, for sure, but sometimes you have to think about the whole picture of an issue. To say you are for freedom, personal rights etc. etc. is great. However, when someone that has other opinions about things, say a local businessman, all of a sudden he is attacked for having freedom of thought and personal rights. Seriously?? I think we have to be careful not to think that the only people who have a right to freedoms and personal thought are those we agree with. Free enterprise is what has made this country what it was. A small business owner is the core of this country and its' success. Let's be careful not to hurt those that are trying to keep small businesses alive. Let's be sure we are staying true to our own core beliefs and not doing the same thing the Progressives are doing. They attack those that think differently because they are threatened by different thought. Their attacks come out of a fear of the other side's beliefs.  They attack because they don't have real answers or solutions that will work.

This country is founded on the freedom to think and believe as we choose. If you don't want to do business with someone, that is fine, but don't attack them. Don't make a small business owner the enemy. For goodness sakes, Republicans and Conservatives stand for small business, free enterprise etc. Think about what this last election was all about.  We have to be careful not to be hypocrites.

Sometimes the fog gets so thick we can't see where we are going. Our country is in a terrible fog right now. Let's just hope we can focus on what the real issues are and not get sucked into a lot of angry reactions. Our freedom is at stake. All Americans' freedom is at stake. Let's make sure we are protecting everyone's freedom and not just those we agree with.
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I read that John club License has been  Suspended, the club was put on notice months ago. and  given another chance. but no,said the Thugs, In my opinion, The Town had to take some kind of action.      before some one get kill there. now in conversations with other Citizens. we all are concern,   if any one were charge with the fighting and shooting of the Incident, if it was stated correctly,  the last Incident where shooting were involve no one was charge or arrested. It is sad that some one had to loose their business and lively hood do to some peoples wanting to be violent and destroy others and their well being. Is it Drugs and Thugs, or is it Gangs going in Sane. The citizens would like to know what is going on with the follow up of the ones creating the problems in the communities and the town, If no one is held accountable for the  Incident, the problems  will only get worse and spread to others streets and communities.
web posted January 22, 2013

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Chapped butt? Yep. Local yokel? I don't know about that. Envious? Not in a million years. Now that I have been scolded, I will step back into the designated free speech zone with the rest of the lemmings and bend over for The Agenda. Not!
web posted January 22, 2013

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RE: JOHNSTON – In light of the recent fights and a shooting incident that left bullets entering an elderly woman's home,

I don't go to Johnston unless I absolutely have to go. I don’t feel safe. So if you care about the town you might think hard about where the town is heading. Every time a shooting or robbery is reported in the news it reinforces the feelings of it being a dangerous town.
web posted January 22, 2013

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Re: Editor's post
"Hot tub is fixed. Wife is happy. All is well..."

And now we know why your wife is "happily married". You say "yes dear" all the time.
web posted January 22, 2013

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Maybe I am not up to current affairs with Illegals. I have pictures of an illegal driving an automobile that does not belong to him and when I questioned calling ICE on this individual, I was informed that they have a three strike rule before anything will be done. So they can drive without a license,  after stealing the vehicle and taking it to someone else’s house anf yet he was at work again today. I made one statement (provoked in kind) and had a wonderful night trying to sleep with a GI problem that I thought was going to burn a hole in the sheet. White people just run and hide b/c I see from my previous posting that NO ONE gives a [darn].
web posted January 22, 2013

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Before my 15 min. of fame are gone, I have a few more comments. 1) I appreciate the kind remarks and defence of yesterdays writers, those who know me and those who don't. 2) I collected over 50 signatures for William Smith and Davis Parkman to get back on the ballott to run against candidates I signed up! This Filing fiasco had nothing to do with Democrats and Republicans, it was about free and open elections. 3) The fanatic party dogma of my critic, and apparently the editor , is exactly why Washington, and our country, are in the mess we are in today. P.S. I readily admit that the fanatic partisan dogma is on BOTH sides!
web posted January 22, 2013

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Ref..Sheriff supporting 2d Ammendment
How many black U.S Sheriffs have publicly stated they Will Not support This fake president's attempt
to urinate on the Constitution's 2d Ammendment? Answer...None. I doubt the Edgefield Sheriff will go against Obama and I bet this Sheriff will not support America's Oath Keepers, who are multiplying daily
throughout our country dedicated to defending the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.
If Obama were to issue an order to confiscate all firearms from American households, you can be sure this Sheriff would be at your front door. I hope I am wrong with my comments, but am waiting with others to know whether Sheriff Doeby supports the Obama Communist Party or whether he is an Oath Keeper.

Editor's note: Knowing Sheriff Dobey personally - I know he supports the 2nd Amendment.
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Obama didn;'t win because he was a socialist, he won because Romney was a Morman and Christians didn't vote. We're not asleep.
web posted January 22, 2013

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I was completely unaware of this event that took place in Athens, TN in 1946.  I did not know an armed revolt on American soil by WWII veterans ever took place during our lifetime.  A very sobering video to say the least.
Now the second amendment should be a little clearer to everyone.
This movie lasts less than four minutes and is well worth the time.
 
http://voxvocispublicus.homestead.com/Battle-of-Athens.html
 
http://constitution.org/mil/tn/batathen.htm

Editor's note: This has been listed a number of times recently.
web posted January 22, 2013

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NEWS FLASH!!
A public school teacher was arrested today at John F.  Kennedy International airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.  At a morning press conference, Attorney General Eric Holder said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement.

He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

'Al-Gebra is a problem for us', the Attorney General said.  'They derive solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values.' They use secret code names like "X" and "Y" and refer to themselves as "unknowns" but we have determined that they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country.  As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Obama said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes." White House aides and major news sources told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by the President.  It is believed that another Nobel Prize will follow...
web posted January 22, 2013

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Editor's post: Hot tub is fixed. Wife is happy. All is well...
web posted January 21, 2013

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Over the past few year, I have purchased numerous firearms frm Sam at his hardware store. I have always been given a fair price and friendly service. I know Sam is a lifelong hunter. His Dad was a key component of the NWTFcoming to Edgefield and received their highest honor before he passed. I consider myself to be a Liberterian. Sam, like many Democrats on various levels do not support all of the President's proposals on Gun Control (Now refered to as Gun Violence Control). Just because Sam is a Democrat, does not mean he supports all of the President's proposals. Let's give Sam a litle slack on this despite him being a member of the local Democratic party.   

Most of us in South Carolina do not support bans on "assault weapons" and high capicity magazines. We have too much common sense. And many of the Sheriffs in South Carolina have publicly said they do not support such bans. Instead, they support more money for thementaly ill and stiffer penalities for those felons who have guns. But I wonder what our Edgefield County Sheriff's position is? Will he make a publicstatement as his counterparts have done? If so, I think he knows the position he must state if another term is what he desires. And will he have his Department enforce federal laws on this issue against the citizens' will? Time to speak up Sheriff just as others in your position have done.
web posted January 21, 2013

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I have been thinking about a certain Democrat in Edgefield who, from his stated beliefs, does not really sound like the Democrat (Progressive) of today. It reminded me of Susana Martinez, the Republican Governor of New Mexico. She was a lifelong Democrat but after meeting and talking issues with some Republicans, she and her husband got in the car and she said to her husband, "Damn, we are Republicans". In this day of politics, we need to be sure we know who we are supporting and what agenda we are supporting. We cannot rely on the old labels we have grown up with. As a lifelong Republican, I am seriously watching the way the leadership in my party is behaving. I am not sure I will continue as a Republican if they don't stand up for the conservative issues I believe in. Right now, "Independent" may be a better label for me. I just want to be sure my beliefs are aligned with those I vote for and support. I think the only honest way we can deal with the politics of our times is to be true to ourselves and our beliefs. It matters. It really does, because things have changed.
web posted January 21, 2013

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Over the years I have given a great deal of thought about what I believe in as far as politics, social issues, etc are concerned.  I have come to the conclusion that  I am an independent that leans  conservative / libertarian.  So in a nutshell I believe in less government and freedom! I vote Republican the majority of the time not because I agree 100% with the Republican platform, but that I agree with the Republican position on most issues.  I have occasionally voted for the Democrat from time to time especially in state and local elections because they were the  better choice. Any person who votes straight party is a fool especially when it comes to local politics! Being a person who has Libertarian views  I believe in the right to own a gun and to defend my family and home against harm. I believe in personal and economic liberty! If you are not familiar with the Libertarian platform you may want to go to the Libertarian party website to read what they are about. I desire to live my life in peace and freedom. I believe that the protection of individual rights is the purpose of government.

So less government and stay the hell out of my personal life and business are my core beliefs! I believe that Ronald Reagan a Republican was the greatest President in the history of the United States and that Jim Hodges a Democrat was the best Governor of SC in the last 50 years. Now that you know what I'm about, so you don't think I'm a dreaded liberal,  I think its a shame that the gentleman who operates the store on the Edgefield Square has been targeted by some local  yokel who obviously has a chapped behind because the gentleman is active in the Democrat party! I do not know the store owner personally but I do know that he and his family have been good and productive citizens of Edgefield for many years. Obviously the store owner believes in the Second Amendment to the Constitution and sells firearms in his business. Good grief I don't believe in everything the Republican party stands for and I doubt he believes in everything the Democrat party stands for! You know it should not surprise anyone that someone has chosen to bash the store owner, because Edgefield has a history of this type behavior.

This person does have the right to choose who he does business with, but to target someone in the manner that he has is wrong. It is the typical mindset of many an Edgefield man, bash your neighbor and drive to Aiken/Augusta to spend your money, because God forbid that one of your neighbors makes a dollar! It must be a miserable life to envy someone else to the point that you would attack them in the way that you have. So shut up, and if you choose go buy your guns in Aiken, but don't tell me where to buy mine! As a matter of fact I'll spend my money in the store on the Square just because of you.

A note to the Editor,  I do enjoy Edgefield Daily. Your news is great on your main page and I get a good laugh every morning reading Wandering Minds. That's some brutal but funny stuff! Keep up the good work!

Editor's note: Thank you for reading.
web posted January 21, 2013

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Marcus Tullius Cicero regarding the danger of internal subversion. In a speech to the Roman Senate, as recorded by Sallust, Cicero said:
"A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious.But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly against the city. But the traitor moves among those within the gates freely, his sly whispers rustling through all alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears no traitor; he speaks in the accents familiar to his victim, and he wears their face and their garments and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation; he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city; he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared. The traitor is the plague."
web posted January 21, 2013

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Editor, you are right on about the reason for strong work force with real strong America Loving American citizens of all nationalities.  Today you cannot get enough up for a drill.  This all started from my generation from the 60s. Some thought it was cool to be high, rebellious, or hate our law and order.  They had stupid written all over their face.  Now it has spread like a bad disease.  Make fun of God till they need him, but follow someone who hears what they want to hear. {As in liberal media and hollywood}  As I have noted before people must have been asleep during history then, and now they don't teach it.  This
country, at least 50% of them are a disgrace to what our fore-fathers did to make it great.  All the changes that were brought in after WWll  by our gov. leaders were suppose to help temporally never were balanced out when this country got on it's feet.  Instead it went out of control years later.  Now it is just a good ole boy lets get it while we can.  Bunch of Yuppies, without a clue.  Youppies use your keyboards to search the true history and quit trying to see and be like Hollywood dumb a___s!!   The free ride has run out!!  Youppies can't even plant a tomato!!
web posted January 21, 2013

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I'm with this guy and we should spread this message around to all in our address books.
 
http://teapartyorg.ning.com/video/video/show?id=4301673:Video:1247468&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_video
web posted January 21, 2013

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This may be required now. Watch this video to the end.
 
http://voxvocispublicus.homestead.com/Battle-of-Athens.html
web posted January 21, 2013

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RE: "Opinion: Writer Supports Fair Tax Solution"

There are two in depth (in explanation) books written by Neil Boortz and Congressman Linderman that explains the Fair Tax.  The first book explains it well, the second was written to debunk a lot of the rumors and falsehoods the Democrats and some Republicans were spreading to say it was a bad idea.

Funny, after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact (Soviet Empire) most of those countries to include Russia, went to the Fair Tax System and they are always in the black.  See, not only do communist learn from their mistakes, but they learn from ours as well.
web posted January 19, 2013

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I am not curious about his beliefs. The fact that he is vice-chairman of the Democrat party is evidence enough of what he believes. The Democrat party of today is the party of Obamaphones, and massive debt. There is also abortion, up to and including partial birth. You are aware of what that is, I presume. He is vice-chairman. TODAY. They deliberately left God out of their party platform until word got out. Then they put Him back in. There is no shame greater. He is the vice-chairman of that party. TODAY. Trust me, it is not just a few bad apples spoiling this bunch, they are rotten all the way through. I have found that if I dislike or disagree with something, I try not to associate or be associated with it. I am certainly not vice-chairman of it. Now that the Democrats are trying to disarm America, I wonder where the vice-chairman's loyalty lies. Will he turn over the list of guns and ammunition bought over the years to Obama's goon squads? I wonder. After all he is vice-chairman of the Democrat party. TODAY. Do you really want to talk about FDR and his alphabet soup list of federal programs. We are stuck to this day with the overreaching federal government that he created. A lot of which were created via executive order. Where have we seen that? It was and is the blueprint for government overreach and dependence that is now seemingly uncontrollable. The Democrats are actively desecrating our beloved country. Guess who is vice-chairman of that very same party? That's right, TODAY.
web posted January 19, 2013

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I'm glad you responded as well, Mr. Editor. I suppose you thought I would use Jimmy Carter(Undoubtedly the worst president I've seen in my lifetime) and Bill Clinton(Who was so slick, that after the Lewinski scandal, the American people AND his wife were ok with it) as exhibits. I never said they were great, but they were a far cry from the Democrats of today.

Roosevelt was dying during his last term...enough said. The American people spoke for Truman in The Great Upset of 1948, against Thomas Dewey, despite all the corruption during his presidency. How many presidents since then have not been involved in some sort of corruption?
 
The fact is, our country DID come out of the Depression during the Roosevelt/Truman years.

Editor's note: Because of WWll, not anything they did.
web posted January 19, 2013

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The  below video guaranteed to work.  Guaranteed by the U.S. Justice department, TSO, FBI,  Homeland security AND Obama !!!!!.

Don't you feel a lot better now?
CLICK BELOW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhgzcioPet8&feature=youtu.be

Editor's note: Let me know how that works out in reality.
web posted January 19, 2013

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I am not a conspiracy nut, but seems to have some credibility.  Long but a must watch.
 
The Sandy Hook Shooting - Fully Exposed - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx9GxXYKx_8&bpctr=1358526754&bpctr=1358565546&bpctr=1358565550&bpctr=1358565554&bpctr=1358565560
web posted January 19, 2013

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I'd like to know where the EB&T bank is. Seems to me they're giving away debit cards. Everytime I go to the store, the person in front of me and the person in back of me is buying something with it. Must be a nice "bank" with plenty of money. Somebody tell me how I can be a member. I'm probably not eligible.
web posted January 18, 2013

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Re: Wyatt Earp, The "Mare" of Johnston is too busy right now to do anything,you see, it is tax time, and to him making the big bucks doing returns is much more fulfilling than running a town. I too agree, it's time for a change, but when election time rolls around, he will be reelected. We have our own Norman Dorn, just a little whiter!!
web posted January 18, 2013

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Re: This is in response to the original post dated 15 Jan, 2013 regarding the hardware store.

If you're so curious about his political beliefs, why not go in and ask him yourself? Perhaps he stands firm to the beliefs of the real Democrats of old and not what a few bad apples of today have labeled the Democratic party in the eyes of the far right. Franklin Roosevelt was the only president in history to be elected for more than two terms,(I Wonder why?) and he, along with Truman led our nation out of the Great Depression, so they must have been doing something right. Did you ever think that if our recent Republican candidates weren't equally as pathetic in their own way that a Republican might be in the White House instead of Obama?
By the way, I'm not a Democrat or Republican because BOTH of my eyes are open.

Editor's note: Roosevelt was a farce for his last term. Germany struck again because of the weakness of America after the economy was turned over to the newly created Federal Reserve (1913 - I think there was another World War about that time too). If it had not been for WW2, the recovery from the depression would have taken years longer.

Truman's administration was riddled with corruption and extended into the Korean War. These are your exhibits of great Democrats? Every problem we have now can be traced back to Roosevelt.
web posted January 18, 2013

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Image this situation. You sell a home to family who are black. Full contracts by my attorney that would protect me if they failed to make their payments. They stopped making payments (2) yes I said (2) years ago. Before the amount could exceed magistrate capability I paid they fees and followed through with the paperwork, official service on the party and was denied having my case heard. I went to General sessions with the case and the Judge refused to make a decision. Instead he sent it to Lexington County to the Master in equity who took me off the docket without cause. I am fighting to get it in court in Lexington now. The p