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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

July 22, 2021 09:15 PM Forum: Politics

Hunting

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer


You never fail to rise to the bait do you Rod? smile
You never fail to recognize reality do you Greg?...
https://sierrabrava.com/dove-shooting-world-record-toby-thomas

July 22, 2021 10:30 PM Forum: Politics

Hunting

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Brown

After some research, I see that my first off-the-cuff impression was off.  Mass dove shooting in Argentina is quite possibly necessary, environmentally beneficial and environmentally sustainable.  No less ethical than the alternative, which is wholesale poisoning.  This is not at all like "shooting a baboon just to see what it felt like to kill a stranger."

So, even though I would not participate and I doubt that this activity would be interesting to the hunters I know, I will withdraw my "sicko" characterization.  Jim

 
I have my doubts about its "necessity". These doves reportedly produce more eggs and therefore offspring than their counterparts elsewhere in the world. If that's the case, then nature intended it to be that way for good reasons other than becoming mass casualties for voracious "hunters". Surely there are other ways of protecting the crops of an indigenous rancher. A couple of trained dogs working the fields scaring off the birds and/or noise makers and the like could probably serve as deterrents. I suspect the only thing that hasn't forced these doves to near extinction at this point is the safety and distance from the relative few who travel there to kill them for the pure enjoyment of doing so and not because they want to protect the crops of the locals...

July 23, 2021 03:59 AM Forum: Politics

Hunting

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Steven Moore

Rod you should travel down there and tell them what they should do about all these doves and how to protect the crops if you are so worried about all this. I am sure they would be happy to hear from you!
Probably not any happier than the villagers whose "problem" elephant was killed but was really any elephant the trophy hunter happened upon and shot...

July 21, 2021 11:11 PM Forum: Politics

Hunting

Posted By Rod Kaufman

"They die hard, baboons. But not this one. A soft-nosed .357 blew his lungs out." Gill went on to say that he knew that he had no good reason for killing the animal. "I know perfectly well there is absolutely no excuse for this," he wrote. "I wanted to get a sense of what it might be like to kill someone, a stranger."

“He told me about a hunting trip he had been on in Argentina where he had shot thousands of birds in the space of a few days. ‘There was five of us, one of them was a lady, and we shot just under – in 4 days – we shot 13,000.’”

“The discovery of blood was uplifting.”

“It had a bloody great hole in it.”


"He also talks about going on a cull hunt of a female elephant that had been classed as a ‘problem’ animal by villagers. His hunting guide told him: ‘We just look for an elephant who fits the description because the people will be contented if something is being done.’ They then kill an elephant. ‘We had no idea whether it was or not (the problem elephant),’ Roberts admits, however.”

https://thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/564105-new-book-exposes-the-cruelty-and-conservation-lies-of-trophy-hunting

July 22, 2021 05:00 AM Forum: Politics

First The Senate Minority Leader, Now The House Minority Leader

Posted By Rod Kaufman

"GOP leader seeking to block real Jan. 6 investigation"
"Republican Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) on Wednesday blasted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), claiming that he is working to undermine an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol “at every opportunity.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/564180-cheney-gop-leader-seeking-to-block-real-jan-6-investigation

July 22, 2021 05:31 AM Forum: Politics

11

Posted By Rod Kaufman

"There's an old saying that goes something like this: You can judge a man by the company he keeps. Which spells trouble for Donald Trump."
11 associates to date indicted and/or plead/found guilty:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/21/politics/tom-barrack-trump-arrested/index.html

July 28, 2021 03:24 AM Forum: Politics

It's That Bad...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

She doesn't oversee or otherwise have anything to do with capitol hill security?

Actually Yes Nancy Pelosi IS in Charge.  She isn't the ONLY person, but YES it is her responsibility and she blew it before the Capitol Attack.

You wants facts.  CNN once again misled you.

The Speaker is responsible for all operational decisions made within the House.

Nancy Pelosi was told there might be big trouble coming to the Capitol.

Chief of Police Sund on Jan. 4 requested that Nancy Pelosi provide National Guard Security to the Capitol.  

Being in charge of ALL operational decisions in the US House of Reps, Nancy Pelosi DENIED his request for Nat. Gd presence.

His request required the approval of the Speaker of the House and SHE DENIED his request.  

She'll try to keep that question from coming up when they do their song and dance and try to cast blame everywhere aside from themselves, and you'll absorb the lies hook, line, and sinker.

The question about Pelosi's responsibility will NEVER be asked by the 2 RINOs (Pelosi Democrats) on the Commission, so she'll never take her obvious responsiblity.

Here are the Facts:

1. Police Chief Sund requested that National Guard be placed at the Capitol on the 4th of Jan.

2. Nancy Pelosi DENIED the request of the Police Chief.

Nancy Pelosi lied according to Chief Sund, whose resignation she requested.

She said he never contacted her.

Chief Sund refuted that in a letter directly sent to Pelosi who is a liar (like most leftist Democrats) that he did contact her 2 times on the 6th.

Here are the specific times:  At 5:36 PM and at 6:25PM.

That's pretty precise. 

FACT (from Letter to Pelosi):    Chief Sund requested the National Guard be activated ahead of the January 6th Joint Session of Congress, the response from the SAA, acting on your behalf, was that the “optics” of having the National Guard on-site were not good and the intelligence didn’t support the move. The request was not approved.

Chief Sund confirmed all those facts above.

End of story.   
Wrong, fact checked again by AP: https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-235651652542

July 28, 2021 07:52 AM Forum: Politics

It's That Bad...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

No, what I wrote was correct.  You've simply done your little link to an article that you most likely didn't read past the header,  and you can't debate anything because you're a total lightweight when it comes to knowing anything.

Here's a clue for you and the author of the article, who has no credibility, since she didn't address the fact that the SAA takes his orders from Pelosi.

The author is so stupid that she brought up McConnell. 

Here's a clue for you and her.  McConnell is in the Senate, not the House of the Reps.  

Not that I'd expect you to know that, but that's ok.  

This is the first sentence from the AP moron:   As Speaker of the House, Pelosi does not direct the National Guard.

Gee, really?  She doesn't??

What the hell does that have to do with anything.  it is Nancy Pelosi's House, not McConnell's House.  

FACT:  She was offered the National Guard by Trump.  Pelosi on Jan 4 was told that the National Guard could be there to assist.

FACT:  Nancy Pelosi DENIED the request to have them sent there on the 4th of Jan.

FACT:  Then at 5:36 PM on Jan. 6 during the riot, She gave in and said "Yes, please send in the Guard".

FACT:  Pelosi was the one who dropped the ball.  She was WARNED by more than a dozen people that things could go awry and she didn't Care.

Why?  Because Pelosi was HOPING that something big would occur so that she could blame Trump.

FACT:  Pelosi doesn't care about anything except power.

FACT:  Your Democrats are running a one sided JOKE of a hearing.

FACT:  This is the VERY 1st time in the history of this country that the Speaker threw out members of the committed chosen by the opposite Political Party.

Deal with all those facts.  wink
Nonsense! And it' the same nonsense you're parroting from the silliness of various Republicans who are attempting to deflect blame from Trump and his riotous insurrectionists.
From the fact check:
"The House Sergeant at Arms reports to Pelosi and the Senate Sergeant at Arms reported to McConnell, a Republican who was then Senate Majority Leader. There is no evidence that either directed the security officials not to call the guard beforehand, and Hammill said after the insurrection that Pelosi was never informed of such a request."

July 28, 2021 12:21 PM Forum: Politics

It's That Bad...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

There was no insurrection.  

You might want to look that up.  

Nobody has been charged with "insurrection", not one.   Why do you think that is?  C'mon, rub those 3 brain cells together!  You can figure out why.  wink

Anything else?  
You might expect that from a wingynut but those wanting to know the facts can, instead, read this: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/24/politics/capitol-sedition-charges-garland/index.html

July 28, 2021 11:51 PM Forum: Politics

It's That Bad...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Name one.
The one you claimed you "heard" that the Flynn audio was doctored...