gowlerk

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  1. I have a customer up here in Canada who shipped his out in January and got it back sometime early this summer. That's all I know about it. I have no connection at all to any dealer. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  2. Are you all pissed off because your sacred anthem is being dissed? Well...that's exactly the reaction he wants. Go ahead give him all the attention he wants. I predict this will shortly become a thing and that more black people will be doing it. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  3. I'm curious why you feel this is wrong. Did you see this is a manual somewhere, or is it just something someone told you? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  4. I was just going to leave it alone and not say anything, but since Kallend brought it up, how do you reconcile this statement with your stance on gun control. I see the parallel. My way of justifying it in my mind is simple. Sex is sex, death is death. YMMV. I support the concept of legal prostitution, I can understand why you do not. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  5. I've been considering your position that legalization would lead to an increase in both the amount of prostitution and an increase in forced, or at least coerced prostitution. I've come to the conclusion that you are absolutely right on the first count, and possibly on the second as well. Logically the price of the service would go down, and that alone along with a lowering of the associated stigma, would increase both the supply and the demand. There are other issues, mainly the increase in safety for prostitutes and the right of people to make their own decisions about their morals that come into play as well. It's hard to make a case that two adults should not be able to enter into an agreement for this service. Your main argument against it is morality, your second is that if it is legal some other people may find it easier victimize innocents. This is holding one group of people from doing something harmless because of something a totally different set of people might do. Hardly fair. In the end we both agree that prostitution is morally dubious, but we disagree on what it's legal status should be. But one thing for sure is that the current prohibition is neither effective nor applied fairly. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  6. If you're the last group out on a long spot, that Stiletto will get you back when others are landing off. I love my Stiletto. I love mine too. What's the world coming to when a great canopy with a great glide angle is scorned for taking too long to descend? About the only thing PD has ever made that has been in production longer than the Stiletto is the PDR. Just open lower on your tandem video jumps! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  7. http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/About-AA/The-12-Steps-of-AA The AA program is not required, though. Mark I believe AA requires "belief in a higher power". If you can't accept god as a higher power then maybe you can accept the FAA as a substitute? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  8. This is misogyny. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  9. Are you kidding? I'm pretty sure that if the Clintons could be shown to be personally profiting from the charitable foundation they manage I would hear no end of it. The Clinton Foundation is a respected charity known for it's good works. Donald Trump is known as a self promoting greedy phony. But yes, inside dealing does go well beyond the republican party. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  10. You're right. There is no problem with insider business deals. At least not for Republicans. It's just normal for them. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  11. A political campaign is not a business. What your wife does with her gross receipts is her business. Not so much for what Trump does with money he gets from donors. It might be different if he was not leasing from himself..... Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  12. Liberal politics pretty much defines the message of Christ. The roots of the most liberal of organizations are usually found in a church of some sort. Neither your faith nor your mind is pure, but there is hope for you. You seem to be having a bad night tonight. I hope it's not that something bad has happened to you recently. Good night. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  13. That entire diatribe is so full of hatred and judgement it's hard to know where to start. Suffice it to say that selling sex is a nasty business, not my fantasy. And that the weakly enforced prohibition in current law is not helping women to escape if that is what they want. Once again, you assume that women are all under, or should be under, the control of men. And that only you and your kind riding in on your high horse can save them with your moral superiority. Every single woman I've ever met who has been a hooker has quit because she was too old to be successful any longer. They all miss the money and would go back if they could. They don't want or need you to rescue them. They want and need protection from bad tricks. That what legalization is about. I believe your attitudes toward woman's issues makes YOU a misogynist. A controlling paternalistic male misogynist. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  14. Enough of this. God gave man dominion over all the other animals. If She is fine with it, so am I. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  15. Wrong. You can go to jail for evading taxes, or failing to file, but not for failing to pay. That would be debtor's prison. Even Obama doesn't do that. And it is not a fine. It is a tax. The SC said so. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  16. Prison? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  17. I love my daughter very much. She is a very successful middle school teacher. Why do you think anyone's daughter makes a decision to become a prostitute based on it's legality? We are talking about legalization, not making it respectable. I'm not clear on this. Are you calling me a sick worthless individual? Just because I favour not making criminals out of prostitutes? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  18. Awww... don't let it bring you down. Hillary will soon ride to the rescue! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  19. That's a big part of what makes it dirty. Lots of people do bring part of it home to keep! The "service" that keeps on giving. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  20. The term"sex trade worker" has always made me choke. Can't we just call it what it is? I'm pretty conflicted on this one myself. Many, but not all hookers are victims. My gut tells me that hooking is not honest work, my brain tells me to try to be more understanding. But I just can't quite find a way to respect the act of selling such an intimate act for cash. On the other hand, prohibition has never been effective, and never will. So in the end I support legalization for the same reason as Bill. The safety of extremely vulnerable women. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  21. Discussion inspired by extreme drift in an unrelated thread. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  22. Way to try and pivot the thread toward your personal issues! Well played. As soon as the giraffes start consenting to being shot, trophy hunting can be discussed in the same way as legalized prostitution. Consent? The coercive nature of human trafficking is not consensual. The typical age of those entering prostitution is 12 years old - some are as young as 9. About 80% of prostitutes have been victims of rape - with some reports showing a large percentage of women being raped over 50 times per year. Prostitutes have a mortality rate that's 40 times higher than the national average. 75% of prostitutes attempt suicide - they account for 15% of completed suicides. A study found that 95% of prostitutes wanted to escape immediately. But hey, just legalize it - let's just ignore all that and focus on the devastating effects of the food chain. Shall we move on from the subject of hunting to your views on prostitution? Maybe you should start another thread. I'm not long on prostitution, but I doubt those statistics are accurate in any kind of common context. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  23. Democracies everywhere must stand together. In your country powerful people are actively seeking to influence policy by controlling who gets appointed to the SC. You are a couple votes away from overturning the progress recently made in social policy. If people like me want to be free, we must be vigilant. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  24. True on many levels. You are now reporting on a book using terms that are jargon. Only you know the meaning of this jargon because you are the only one reading the book. This is not an effective way to communicate, except to those who are familiar with the terms the author is using. This is nonsense in the truest sense of the word. Speak in clear terms that people can relate to if you want to get a message across. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
  25. I agree with this point. It's a non-issue. I do understand the context. I took your sentence as a complaint that the majority religion is not allowed to lead students in prayer. It's hard to read it in another way. I'm glad you favour separation of church and state. I hate the sin, but I love the sinner. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.