Posts Made By: James Lacey

February 3, 2018 01:41 AM Forum: Politics

"We are doing Putin's Job for Him"

Posted By James Lacey

https://nunes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=389015

Nunes a few years ago when there were calls to reform FISA after Snowden leaks:

That’s why it’s more important than ever that the U.S. maintain strong intelligence capabilities throughout the world. But for the last year, various groups have sought to curtail our intelligence activities based on selectively presented, maliciously leaked documents about anti-terror programs that are widely misunderstood and whose effects have been wildly exaggerated.

The House has now passed the USA Freedom Act, which will introduce new restrictions and safeguards for these programs. Because of the many layers of oversight that already exist, these reforms are largely unnecessary, but they should address all the concerns raised by press coverage of the Snowden leaks.

We cannot allow erroneous reports about our intelligence programs to force us back into a pre-9/11 intel posture. Similar to the situation today, in the decade leading up to the 9/11 attacks, concerns about civil liberties spawned problematic restrictions on intelligence gathering.

February 3, 2018 05:14 PM Forum: Politics

"We are doing Putin's Job for Him"

Posted By James Lacey

As I have said repeatedly, I also remain 100 percent confident in Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The contents of this memo do not - in any way - discredit his investigation.

Trey Gowdy (a.k.a. Mr. Benghazi and the guy who supposedly got Comey to admit HRC lied under oath to the FBI)
12:34 PM - Feb 2, 2018

This memo totally vindicates “Trump” in probe. But the Russian Witch Hunt goes on and on. Their [sic] was no Collusion and there was no Obstruction (the word now used because, after one year of looking endlessly and finding NOTHING, collusion is dead). This is an American disgrace!

Donald Trump
6:40 AM - 3 Feb 2018

February 8, 2018 03:21 PM Forum: Politics

Trump's Poll Numbers On The Rise...

Posted By James Lacey

Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting.

@realDonaldTrump
4:01 AM - 6 Feb 2017

Ignoring accurate polls and dismissing unpleasant data is not only a time-honored tradition in politics, some people like crazy Uncle Donald encourage it.

February 9, 2018 01:30 AM Forum: Politics

Market Takes Another Dive...

Posted By James Lacey

The market is clearly part of the deep-state and mad that Hillary lost the election! Big Mistake!

February 19, 2018 04:19 PM Forum: Politics

Bought Your Raffle Ticket Yet?

Posted By James Lacey

Rod Kaufman said:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/neosho-baseball-team-features-ar-15-raffle_us_5a8a02f2e4b00bc49f455f30

These types of raffles are quite common in Texas. I see them from time-to-time and just shake my head in disbelief. The last one I saw I believe was a rural volunteer Fire Department and EMS raffling one off.

Here's another one for the irony bucket:

NRA-ILA LEADERSHIP FORUM

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018

https://www.nraam.org/special-events/2018-events/nra-ila-leadership-forum/

2018 Scheduled speakers include Florida Governor Rick Scott.

February 23, 2018 04:34 PM Forum: Politics

And now for something completely different

Posted By James Lacey

Jim Brown said:
In this instance the described GVRO program might have made all the difference, because those close to the shooter were well aware of the threat.

The idea of GVROs is not new as you pointed out. They make sense and have a lot of support in law enforcement and elsewhere and in my humble opinion do not infringe on the rights of lawful gun owners. Besides, after this passes, then it's just one more tiny step to achieving the penultimate goal of repealing the 2nd amendment and confiscating all the guns! Muwhahaha! <-- evil leftist liberal laugh

February 24, 2018 04:34 PM Forum: Politics

Deputies Waited Outside

Posted By James Lacey

Mel Maki said:

CNN is reporting a total of four County Deputies were waiting outside behind their cars when Coral Springs Police showed up. Sheriff Israel forgot to mention that when he was dumping on the NRA. Were his policies different than other departments?

It is surprising since the killer just had a glorified .22 caliber rifle right? Those deputies had nothing to be afraid of, and I'm sure there was a teacher in the building somewhere who would have 'shot the hell' out of Kruz if only she had been armed with a handgun. Honestly, doesn't this kind of blow-up the narrative that we should be arming everyone to be safer?

I read that when Gabrielle Giffords was shot, bystanders were able to tackle and subdue the gunman as he tried to reload his handgun. He did not have a high-capacity weapon. Meanwhile, a nearby good-guy with a gun ran to the scene and almost shot one of the guys that had taken control of the real shooter's gun. The good-guy admitted afterward he was very lucky he did not shoot the man he confronted as the shooter. One other detail, the good-guy never actually had his weapon out of his coat pocket but was still pointing it at the other good Samaritan with the safety off. Why did he keep his gun in his pocket? He didn't want to be confused with the real shooter.


February 27, 2018 04:10 PM Forum: Politics

I feel so much better now.

Posted By James Lacey

Jim Moscheck said:

Without a gun. With bone spurs no less.

Come on Jim! Everyone knows bone spurs are deadly in the right hands!

March 1, 2018 04:57 PM Forum: Politics

Can we please talk about Trump?

Posted By James Lacey

Jim Moscheck said:
Any cool nicknames he'll pin on Putin?

Isn't it more likely he will praise Putin as a strong leader? The last time I checked, Trump is okay with overt threats of military force via nuclear retaliation, and of course, flamboyant displays of military power, for example, military parades of a by-gone era.

March 2, 2018 03:42 PM Forum: Politics

Trade War

Posted By James Lacey

Russ Carroll said:

I think his heart is in the right place, but he is very wrong about it and leading us to real trouble on a number of fronts.

The funny thing is, the economy is about the only good thing he has going for him, and he seems to be determined to sabotage it albeit arguably unwittingly.