Why Not to Vote Democrat

[iris lilies]

You posted this in why not to vote democrat.....

I did not make the circumcision analogy, OK? The word “circumcision” was not uttered by me until someone else first used it in an analogy to body mutilation of minors.

To. Be. Very. Clear: I do not think the societal issue of circumcision is one associated with, created by, or the exclusive province of the Democratic party.

[iris lilies]

This week Joe Biden declared he was going to be running for president. Again. 70% of Democrats according to an NBC poll are concerned about his advanced age. Gosh, ya think?

I need a really good T-shirt meme that expresses the idea “oh dear God, not again trump versus Biden.” if anyone sees one, let me know.

Or maybe I’ll just pull out my Reagan/Bush t-shirt and wear it in the countdown to the 2024 election.

[littlebittybobby]

Okay---You kids wanna yammer on about Big Guns, but nunnaya answered my quiz question about Ammo, over there. But yeah---which two are "assault rifle" rounds, and which was the baddest round in WW2 as well as the type that was fired at Dr King?

[bae]

Okay---You kids wanna yammer on about Big Guns, but nunnaya answered my quiz question about Ammo, over there. But yeah---which two are "assault rifle" rounds, and which was the baddest round in WW2 as well as the type that was fired at Dr King?

My Springfield Model 1873 Army rifle firing the 45-70 cartridge will go through 2.5” of seasoned oak planks, and about 6” into the wet sand backing behind the planks. At 2500 yards. The Army’s test report of the trials in 1879 contain the supporting data. Of course, that was with the low-pressure cartridge that the metallurgy of the time required. The same cartridge today can be loaded to a considerably higher level of power.

The 45-70 projectile is ~8x-10x the weight of the typical projectile fired by the evil AR-15, and will stop a charging grizzly bear (even if it is hiding behind a rhinoceros…), whereas the “high powered” projectile of the AR-15 is not legal to use for deer hunting in many states because it is considered to not be powerful enough for that purpose…

I use the 45-70 as my preferred utility cartridge, in a 1895-vintage lever action firearm. The rate of aimed fire is quite decent, the limiting factor is really your shoulder’s ability to not fall off.

[LDAHL]

This week Joe Biden declared he was going to be running for president. Again. 70% of Democrats according to an NBC poll are concerned about his advanced age. Gosh, ya think?

I need a really good T-shirt meme that expresses the idea “oh dear God, not again trump versus Biden.” if anyone sees one, let me know.

Or maybe I’ll just pull out my Reagan/Bush t-shirt and wear it in the countdown to the 2024 election.

He’s going to “Get this job done” and “Fight for the soul of America”. His basement must be well-stocked with platitudes. I think they should go with “Apres moi, Kamala”.

A Trump campaign would pretty much be a sort of bullying revenge tour, with no hope of beating even a nebbish like Biden. The man is electoral poison. That’s why the Democrats are trying so hard to make him look inevitable.

[Rogar]

I suppose there could be some relative thanks that it's not Hillary?

[iris lilies]

I suppose there could be some relative thanks that it's not Hillary?

Hillary is not as ancient as Joe Biden. I might prefer her over him, the Hillary before she got out of politics.

If Trump is the fricken candidate on the Republican side, I’m going to have to vote for one of these fricken Democrats, and y’all could’ve done a better job. There is speculation that Biden would’ve stepped down for 2024 had Kamala Harris not been such a complete loser.

Losers, maniacs, and old people. Let’s unplug the United States and plug it back in to see if that makes things work better in the election cycle.

[littlebittybobby]

My Springfield Model 1873 Army rifle firing the 45-70 cartridge will go through 2.5” of seasoned oak planks, and about 6” into the wet sand backing behind the planks. At 2500 yards. The Army’s test report of the trials in 1879 contain the supporting data. Of course, that was with the low-pressure cartridge that the metallurgy of the time required. The same cartridge today can be loaded to a considerably higher level of power.

The 45-70 projectile is ~8x-10x the weight of the typical projectile fired by the evil AR-15, and will stop a charging grizzly bear (even if it is hiding behind a rhinoceros…), whereas the “high powered” projectile of the AR-15 is not legal to use for deer hunting in many states because it is considered to not be powerful enough for that purpose…

I use the 45-70 as my preferred utility cartridge, in a 1895-vintage lever action firearm. The rate of aimed fire is quite decent, the limiting factor is really your shoulder’s ability to not fall off.

Okay---Rermember when the Media Buzzword was: "High-Power Rifle"? Yup. Awhilwe back, all the evildoers were possessed by a "high-powered rifle", which caused them to commit atrocious crimes. But---in the 1940's, there was a gradual shift toward auto and semi-auto carbines, even though long rifles with long cartridges still played a major role--especially for snipers. But yeah---here's the quiz photo, again. Which two cartridges fit "Assault rifles", and which fit "High Powered Rifles"? 2023-04-30 (3).jpg

[Rogar]

Big game hunting is popular around here. A few country friends do some rifle hunting and know places to go out of the way. My city hunting acquaintances mostly do muzzle loading or archery to say out of the way of the good old boys that come up from the south with their four wheelers during rifle season. I tried it with a long bow years ago, but it's just not in me.

[catherine]

Losers, maniacs, and old people. Let’s unplug the United States and plug it back in to see if that makes things work better in the election cycle.

I love the idea of a reset button. I was wondering what the conservatives here will do if it winds up being Trump/Biden. I agree that it's a bit of a dilemma. I was wondering if Biden would/could "fire" Harris as a VP and put someone more interesting in that spot, like Buttigieg, Whitmer, Klobuchar, or my pal Bernie (who of course would never be chosen as a VP under Biden).