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No Excuses: Guns and Faith

Susan Quinn By Susan Quinn
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Retired consultant, avid biography reader and meditator
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We’ve arrived! My husband and I have taken a road trip, and the first part of our agenda is attending the Couples for Liberty five-day workshop at Hillsdale College—lessons on shooting guns and on understanding the Constitution. We originally signed up for the workshop in May, but we had court dates assigned for the same time and we had to be there. But we found out there were two slots open for Hillsdale’s September workshop. They let us make the switch, and we were delighted–

–until a few weeks ago I realized that Yom Kippur fell during the same week. (I thought I also had a conflict with Rosh Hashanah, but there wasn’t a scheduling problem.)

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Police Lives Matter. So Does My Life.

Kevin Creighton By Kevin Creighton
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I've led the marketing for a number of companies in the firearms world, and I'm an active competitor in USPSA, IDPA and 3 Gun. I have hundreds of hours of training from some of the top names in the business like Bob Vogel, Rob Leatham, Gabe Suarez, Massad Ayoob and a bunch of other people. I don't hunt much, but I'm learning. I've written articles on the new realities of gun ownership for American Hunter, Shooting Illustrated, BearingArms.com, the Personal Defense Network, Downrange TV and on … [more]
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Matthew Walter suggests in The Week that the only proper response to the (very) questionable killing of Botham Jean by an off-duty Dallas police officer is to disarm the cops.

I think we should consider the possibility of a return to a style of policing in which officers do not, under ordinary circumstances, carry guns or wear black body armor. Bandying weapons around is not the best way to promote respect for the law.

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On Carrying a Gun in Israel

Yehoshua Ben-Eliyahu By Yehoshua Ben-Eliyahu
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I was born in the USA and now make my home in Israel, upon which the future of the world depends.
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Yes, it’s about self-defense but, then again, it’s also about love. Carrying a gun in Israel, that is.

In Israel, at least for me, carrying a gun, besides allowing an immediate response to potential terrorist acts, is an expression of love for those around me, my extended Jewish family. And when you love those around you, you not only want to protect them in every possible way but you want them to feel protected, too.

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Corruption Crackdown, 9th Circus on Guns, Vote Dem to Fix GOP?

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Hosted by Greg Corombos
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David French of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America applaud the West Virginia legislature for impeaching four of the state’s five state supreme court justices for gross mismanagement of taxpayer dollars. They also roll their eyes as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a California law requiring any guns subsequently purchased in the state must include features that don’t actually exist. And they unload on “conservatives” from Michael Gerson to Steve Schmidt, who contend that conservatives need to vote for Democrats because supposedly the only way to save the Republican Party is to burn it to the ground.

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Ep. 186: Illegal Printer

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Hosted by Michael Stopa, Todd Feinburg

Welcome to the Harvard Lunch Club Political Podcast for August 1, 2018 it is number 186!!! and we call it the “Illegal Printer” edition of the show. We are your 3D printed hosts – totally within the law – radio guy Todd Feinburg and A.I. guy Mike Stopa here, as every week, to read between the lines, dive into the text and explain to you the fine print of the events (some political, some not) of the day.

This week we give a brief account of California burning to the ground which, if you live here like I do, is pretty unfunny. And then we launch into our two topics. This week, we consider the Harvard-Harris poll, recently released, showing that the primary issue of concern to 38% of the electorate heading toward the 2018 midterms is illegal immigration. 51% of conservatives place it at number 1. 36% of swing voters do.

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The real Red Sparrow

Nohaaj By Nohaaj
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Those dastardly Russians. Sending beautiful young spies to infiltrate our political base to promote the NRA… What a diabolical plot! I see why the left would be outraged. How dare the Russians send agents over to our country to promote gun ownership. Blasphemy. Scandal, DANGER! This hits all the sacred cow buttons for the left. […]
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INTUIT is so Woke It’s Abusing Customers it Doesn’t Like.

Ontheleftcoast By Ontheleftcoast
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From The Truth About Guns: Intuit QuickBooks has apparently had quite the busy month of May – and it isn’t over yet. We first heard about their poor treatment of Gunsite Academy, but it turns out they were simultaneously doling out similar treatment to Flint River Armory and Lone Wolf Distributors. More
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Stop the school shootings. Time for a Ban!

David Carroll By David Carroll
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Practicing law since 1976 including public interest litigation.
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Beginning with Columbine High School in Colorado, there have been all too many school shootings and related violence either by students or former students. Most of the shooters failed to survive the experience to explain why they did what they did. But with the latest shooting in Santa Fe, TX, we understand that the kid was unhappy […]
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Ep. 176: The Lib on Lib Podcast

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Hosted by Michael Stopa, Todd Feinburg

Welcome to the Harvard Lunch Club Political podcast number 176 (gads!) it’s the Lib on Lib edition of the show with you Conservative on Conservative hosts Todd Feinburg, radio guy, and Mike Stopa, nano-artificial-intelligencist. Welcome. Yes, welcome!

This week we discuss the lovely noises and gnashing of teeth that ensues when liberals face off against other liberals. In a couple of elections in the northeast (Massachusetts and Connecticut to be exact) two Black/Latino/gay politicians and labor organizers are squaring off against the white Democrat establishment in the state. These two challengers – Ayanna Pressley against sitting congressman Mike Capuano and Eva Bermudez Simmerman against Susan Bysiewicz for CT lieutenant governor – have decided to just wander off – Wander Off! – the Democrat plantation, *They* say that the Democrats are not doing enough for Blacks and Latinos! *They* say that Blacks and Latinos owe no special allegiance to the Democrat Party.

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Media Malpractice: Good Guy with a Gun, ‘Animal’ Lies, Ignoring Hamas Admissions

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America take aim at three examples of egregious media bias. They start with the heroism of Dixon High School (Ill.) school resource officer Mark Dallas, who saved countless lives in a would-be school shooting this week, yet the media glossed over the story since there was no body count and they have little interest in highlighting the effectiveness of a resource officer willing to engage the shooter. They also slam the press for selectively quoting President Trump to make it seem he was referring to immigrants as “animals” when he was responding specifically to comment about the vicious Latin American gang MS-13. And they throw up their hands as Hamas admits most of the people killed along the Israeli border were armed Hamas members and not random civilians and the media show no interest in reporting it.

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Nashville Nightmare, James Shaw’s Heroism, Corker’s Pathetic Endorsement

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Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America recoil at the horror of four people killed in a Tennessee mass shooting, but the shock turns to anger at the news that authorities took away the shooter’s guns last year, left them with his dad under orders to keep the guns locked up, but the dad gave the weapons back to the shooter. At the same time, they marvel at the heroism of James Shaw, Jr., who attacked and disarmed the shooter without any weapons of his own. And they discuss Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker’s “endorsement” of Marsha Blackburn in the race to replace him – in what might be the most pathetic endorsement we’ve ever seen.

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Guns = Cigarettes

Morituri Te By Morituri Te
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I don’t think the left believes they can repeal the second amendment, or even significantly strengthen gun laws. I think they have adopted the model of the anti-tobacco movement: Taking a legal product and making it so socially disapproved that anyone who uses it is considered outside the pale of acceptability. That worked really well […]
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Medical consultation?

Chuckles By Chuckles
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Well for me this was a first. This morning I took the wife for her initial visit to a neurosurgeon, his hair was just beginning to gray. He has a good reputation, is part of the Vanderbilt system, and his medical questions and the way he conducted the exam I appreciated. His plans for follow-up and […]
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Steven Spielberg’s Guns

TomCo9 By TomCo9
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I was never what you'd call liberal (in either the social or fiscal sense) but certainly things changed once I discovered The One. That was, of course, Thomas Sowell. If Friedman was the greatest economist of the 20th century then Sowell is the greatest economist/philosopher hybrid. I work in the restaurant industry currently but also review movies at my blog web-site Tommy's Film Affair. If anyone cares they can view it here: http://tomconinereviews.blogspot.com The reviews are, purposefully, … [more]
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Anyone here see Ready Player One yet? I wound up seeing it twice in as many days but due more to scheduling SNAFU’s than anything else. Spoilers follow so if you want to see it skip the rest of this. More
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Pence Hammers Heitkamp, Heidi’s Lame Abortion & Guns Parallel, Wolff vs. Truth

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Alexandra DeSanctis of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America cheer Vice President Pence for going to North Dakota and hammering Sen. Heidi Heitkamp for her liberal votes on health care, taxes, abortion, energy and more – in a sign the Republicans are getting on message early in the states with the best pickup opportunities. They also take aim at Heitkamp’s attempt to look strong on the second amendment after the senator makes a pathetic attempt to liken passion for gun rights similar to passion for abortion rights. And they slam “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff, who is now admitting he is an observer rather than a journalist and says his job “has nothing to do with the truth.”

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Civics Lesson

JosePluma By JosePluma
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Ex Army Officer, retired cop, emergency room nurse. Trouble always seems nearby for some reason.
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Before we start the lesson, I want to recognize those of you who took part in the March for Our Lives on Saturday. I think a discussion of how to address the problems brought up by the march will help you understand the unit we are covering today. Let’s start out by brainstorming some solutions to […]
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School walkout field report

Richard O'Shea By Richard O'Shea
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Father of two, grandfather of three (so far). Small business owner, organist and choir director.
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The sainted Mrs. O’Shea teaches middle school in a suburban/rural area. I asked her how today’s protest was: Art teacher thought it was great, “such a teachable moment” – “How meaningful this was.” More
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