Craytonic

[sarcasm]I am sure storming Normandy and what followed was of no help at all; France, the rest of Europe, and N. Africa would have been better off without the US.[/sarcasm] To say the US wasn't helpful in WWII is just a tad ungrateful. At a minimum every axis soldier a US soldier shot or captured was one less for the Europeans to deal with, and every bullet an American took was one a European would not have too. And then the guns we shipped over, the aid we sent, and the german subs we sank... give me a break.

I just want everyone to mind their own god damn business, the US included and leave myself and my individual rights the hell alone!

p.s. last time I checked governments everywhere were established to serve their citizens and to respond to their needs (and votes). Do they teach civics differently on that side of the pond?

Influenced, not decided. Since half the founders read The Republic I geuss we should pay our dues to the Greeks as well. I am well aware of the founding period; and the number of times the US has saved France. Since we are giving history lessons, have you ever read our first president's farewell address? Go see what he said about "foreign influence." Perhaps not so new of a fear after all, is it?

Oh you can say what you want and sure maybe we can learn from each other. But there is a difference in saying "gee guys we do it like this and it works really well" and "YOU HAVE TO BAN GUNS YOU IDIOTS!" I hear much more of the latter than the former here. Such a "better than thou" attitude it is slightly disgusting. It is when people start commanding like that you get a "[censored] you" response, because in the end you can't tell someone how to run their country so be nice with the suggestions or people quickly get resentful. But in the end only citizens get to vote so ultimately, they are the only ones that matter. For instance when a US politician does polls to help decide on a policy decision I really doubt the poll Paris or London - and with good reason. They are polling domestically instead.

I believe he means towards american domestic policy, not in general. And in that respect he is correct - if you live somewhere else and don't like something in the US be thankful you live where you do! There is probably someone here that feels the same way about where you live. They call it domestic policy for a reason. Each country gets to write it, and based on a number of factors each country probably needs a unique set of domestic laws. Things that work out great here may not work so well in your country, and vice versa. The sense of self-righteousness on here is somewhat disturbing - some of you need to consider becomming TV preachers ("my bills!"). If someone says something about Iraq capt_cope gets to shoot them.

or vermont cheddar.

I have to laugh just a little at those who think there will be any major changes in US gun laws. Even more so at those who are not even US residents. I think the planet is big enough for different systems and laws.

I am sure they will have nice big signs they carry around that say "please shoot me! I am carrying an illegal gun." right.

No worries 111h is probably my favorite rep. If you decide to go with that one wait a week or two because some new & more accurate movements have surfaced.

Yeah it is that bent piece of metal.

Wow ken that really sucks; it would be nice if they would let you do a once-a-month transfer or some sort of cheaper bank wire.

Don't get me started on the ivory tower; the quickest way to make a college professor hate you is not to be black - it is to tell him you read Richard Weaver, Russle Kirk, and think maybe those greeks like Aristotle were on to something we can still learn from.

Myself and those I "hang with" and work with just want the person who will do the job best; I don't particularly care if that person is purple with pink purple dots. The guy I share my appt with is Korean; several of my good friends are Indian. I eat most of the flavors at Ben & Jerry's. I am no model for diversity in action but I don't think I am the bottom rung on the ladder either. I think I associate with some relatively highly educated people (and my idiot bros I hang out with for beers ) and I have never heard any such argument advanced. Maybe I'm not at a high enough level to see it but I don't think it is there. If it is true that the most highly educated people (therefore those who have been subjected to the most forced diversity in college & grad school) are the most biggoted, that means the entire system of affirmative action is a sham that has exacerbated and polarized the problem - the exact opposite of its intended effect. I have heard professors upset with a few students who they felt were not performing up to standards and they thought "did not belong" at a very good university, but it was because they were failing exams and perhaps didn't have the grades to get in to begin with and not a matter of race. I really to be told linear algebra and other advanced math classes are not color blind. ps. are you talking about chicago?

Med school is the classic example; give me a smart doctor over a diverse doctor any day. It is a huge negative for minority practitioners who get in on their own merits; their business is damaged because affirmative action creates an assumption that they were accepted not because of skill, but the color of their skin. True of any specialization - I had a black friend in college that got into Harvard Law with a 163 LSAT (not a good score and his GPA was not that great). Poor Thomasng on this board scored a PERFECT 180 and didn't get in. Sure perhaps there are other factors but I call bull$hit

To add to that, wo-mart's is more "swiss" of a movement as far as the parts in it go than Trusty/Andrew's.

I believe the 111h has the CDG bridges (wave pattern) while the 111g has "PANERAI PANERAI" engraged on the bridges. Swan neck is the little bent piece of metal on the back of the movement where the regulator is.... hope that helps you find it somewhat.

not working for me all day.

Let me tip my hat to a great post; that line almost made me [censored] myself. Those and quail are fast little buggers.

OT: cornerstone I love the jet-mid pic...

I prefer Isam Unveiled; the print is easier on my eyes.

wow, serious $$ collection.

Don Imus is that you?!?!?!? I read on the internet that insensitive, disparaging, racist comments about black people are step one in ending violence and hatred. Never can trust that internet though, crazy thing.

I had wondered off, my father saw snake and the danger, no time to run to get me, but time to shoot the snake with little threat to me. What do you suggest, a father let his son get bitten? I was 6 or 8 at the time; I really doubt I would have survived the bite given our remote location. Not to be an ass, but I fail to see a better alternative? Not to get all "country" but guns are generally a great way to kill a rattlesnake. Much [censored]ing safer than getting within striking distance.

Very well put. My life was literally saved when I was a very young child by my father's sharp aim with a pistol on a rattlesnake that was about to bite me. My grandmother used a shotgun to stop a burglar in his tracks and was able to contact the police after he broke into her house and threatened her. I can't help but agree.