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To: puborectalis who wrote (720209)	6/9/2013 11:20:37 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1576901

more internet bullshit. more like 1 7/11 robber, 1 horse thief and one lying janitor

To: puborectalis who wrote (720209)	6/9/2013 12:32:33 PM
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You Won’t Believe What People Think is the Leading Cause of Poverty in America Well, I certainly didn’t believe it when I saw it. Given a list of eight factors to vote on, Americans chose “too much welfare” as the root cause of persistent poverty. 24% of respondents chose government welfare, over six times as many people chose “lack of government funding”. Via NBC News: Two decades after President Bill Clinton promised to “end welfare as we know it,” Americans blame government handouts for persistent poverty in the United States more than any other single factor, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday. Given a list of eight factors and asked to choose the one most responsible for the continuing problem of poverty, 24 percent of respondents in the poll chose “too much government welfare that prevents initiative.” Whether Americans are too dependent on government was a flashpoint of the presidential campaign last year, and shrinking government has been a focus of the Tea Party movement, which has risen since the election of President Barack Obama. The fact that overwhelming amounts of welfare lead to a lack of initiative is indisputable. So I have a question for you, America. Ahem… Why the *#@! did you vote for the guy who promised more welfare, and by extension more poverty? Do you not recall the conversation initiated by Newt Gingrich involving ‘paychecks versus food stamps’? No, Newt was pilloried for that tactic, chastised in the media for using racial tones, because in Liberal-land, only minorities are incapable of overcoming poverty. Congratulations, America. You’re officially all racist too. - See more at: menrec.com

To: puborectalis who wrote (720209)	6/9/2013 12:32:54 PM
From: Brumar89	4 Recommendations Recommended By FJB joseffy longnshort Tenchusatsu Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576901

You have siblings who pretend to be doctors on the internet too?

To: puborectalis who wrote (720209)	6/9/2013 12:33:48 PM
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Economic News From Big Brother, ‘The Recession Is Over!’ 1.9 Million Fewer Jobs Since ‘Recession Ended Back In 2009' Recession Officially Ended In 2009 — CNN Claims NY Times / CBS News Polls Soon To Reflect Obama Popularity At 99.9%!

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6/9/2013 12:54:52 PM

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11-Year-Old Suspended For Talking About Guns

There have been a rash of stories recently about kids getting suspended from school for bringing in toy guns, and even merely for making a drawing of a gun, but this story from WMAL sets some kind of a new record.

The father of a middle schooler in Calvert County, Md. says his 11-year-old son was suspended for 10 days for merely talking about guns on the bus ride home.

Bruce Henkelman of Huntingtown says his son, a sixth grader at Northern Middle School in Owings, was talking with friends about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre when the bus driver hauled him back to school to be questioned by the principal, Darrel Prioleau.

“The principal told me that with what happened at Sandy Hook if you say the word ‘gun’ in my school you are going to get suspended for 10 days,” Henkelman said in an interview with WMAL.com.

So what did the boy say? According to his father, he neither threatened nor bullied anyone.

“He said, I wish I had a gun to protect everyone. He wanted to defeat the bad guys. That’s the context of what he said,” Henkelman said. “He wanted to be the hero.”

The boy was questioned by the principal and a sheriff’s deputy, who also wanted to search the family home without a warrant, Henkelman said. “He started asking me questions about if I have firearms, and [the deputy said] he’s going to have to search my house. Search my house? I just wanted to know what happened.”

No search was performed, and the deputy left Henkelman’s home after the father answered questions in a four-page questionnaire issued by the Sheriff’s Office.

More details from GOPUSA.

By JDZ

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We now live in a society where those in charge cannot or will not use common sense to distinguish between things with real risk and things with microscopic probability. Meanwhile, when a real risk surfaces (e.g. the Russian government tips you off about a couple of Muslim radicals), it is ignored.

I’d be willing to wager if that kid was named Hasan instead of Henkelman, he’d have gotten a pass.

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