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I really want to be positive, and as the season gets closer it gets a little easier to drink the kool-aid. But that said, I still think "best case" is 8-4. I think the Huskers lose to Oregon, Wisc, Ohio State, and Iowa. And I wouldn't be surprised to see a loss to either NW or Indiana, if not both. I'm going to write of my pessimism as a subconscious "defense mechanism" to save you guys the trouble...

^^^I thought you were actually responding to him and read your post without reading Huskerlaw84's first (for obvious reasons). Only after reading ALL of your version, huKSer, I thought to myself, "wow, what did 84 write to get that response?". So I started to read his.... Huskerlaw84, please take that as anecdotal evidence that people don't necessarily disregard your posts because of the content.

Couldn't agree more. I'm one of those previously registered Democrats that was anxious to switch my affiliation to Republican for the Nebraska primary. The only reason I did was so I could at least tell my kids I voted AGAINST him. I will now get the chance to do it twice Sadly, since I'm in Nebraska it will more than likely be nothing more than I protest vote...

Do you think we should stop allowing people to go to the beach until all sharks are destroyed? Do you think we should stop letting your sisters go to the bar if men are present (since almost all assaults are by men)?

Who gives a rip what it's called. It's senseless radicalized violence from a group of people that have a group inside of it that has, in fact, become radicalized. I'm so sick of the defense of the muslim community and giving them refuge here in our country. I understand that there are MANY MANY more muslim's that are not radicalized but like we just saw in France. It just takes 1 person with the radical views of violence and without a gun. He used a vehicle for God sake. Plowing over people. Damn I'm so mad at this. We've seen this year the Orlando shooting, the Paris Shooting, the Nice incident, and who is responsible? It's people of terror, and they are all from middle eastern descent. No, Ameer Abdullah isn't going to go shooting up some place or start running people over, but HOW DOES THIS STUFF STOP?! How does this stop? Sorry to tell you, but it never will. It just changes forms. The world has evil in it and it will until the end. All we can do is try to minimize it, that requires thoughtful and intelligent conversation to come up with ideas. Micah Johnson wasn't from the Middle East. Adam Lanza wasn't from the Middle East. Almost all of the murders that are happening right now are not being committed by Middle Easterners. I know you are referencing attacks from ISIS, but the OP wasn't focusing solely on those attacks. She was speaking of mass violence in general.

I know enough to realize that the interpretation of Sharia Law exists on a spectrum from Liberal - Moderate - Radical. Just like any other religion. edited to include "liberal" into the spectrum. I didn't want to give the idea that "moderate" Muslims were the "far left" of the religion.

Question for you. Do you believe sharia law should be allowed under the 1st Amendment? I believe all religions should be able to practice according to their traditions as long as it within the frameworks of the law.

I'm not talking about the 1st Amendment, but at least you tried. I'm more concerned about the Fourth and Ninth Amendment, although I'm sure the First Amendment would come into play as the Government would have to make a formal policy against one religion to enact policies regarding that religion. The Fourth Amendment requires probable cause before "search and seizures". Will these "background checks" be conducted voluntarily? The Ninth Amendment basically allows us to use common sense to know when people's rights are being infringed upon because of "who they are". Muslims would be subject to laws because of "who they are" not "what they have done".

Huskerfan2000, You obviously have a bone to pick with NM, so let me ask (as I support 2nd Amendment rights). How is Gingrich's proposal Constitutional?

Great, great guy. #BOTHSIDES Funny, you want to deeper gun laws, even banning them, to stop the deaths but yet you have no problem letting these people into this country without being checked out? lol, gotta love this mindset. Think about this for a minute.. further restrict law abiding citizens, but give free access for those who have potential to kill massive groups of Americans... Anyone has the potential to massive groups of Americans. That's not exclusive to Muslims. So do we have to test everyone? For a country so averse to government surveillance, a lot of us sure don't seem to mind if it's done to the scary brown people... What other groups are killing people like Muslims? none!! EDIT: haha, no you're are just for limiting Americans rights.. http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2015/06/23/nationwide-poll-of-us-muslims-shows-thousands-support-shariah-jihad/ I highly doubt 600 Muslims represent the population of American Muslims. The fact that the authors don't give their methodology casts further doubt on their claims as well. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/12/massive_worldwide_support_for_sharia_law_among_global_muslim_community.html I pulled this from the article you are referencing: "A significant minority (21%) of Muslim Americans say there is a great deal (6%) or a fair amount (15%) of support for extremism in the Muslim American community. That is far below the proportion of the general public that sees at least a fair amount of support for extremism among U.S. Muslims (40%). And while about a quarter of the public (24%) thinks that Muslim support for extremism is increasing, just 4% of Muslims agree." So, lets digest that. People weren't asked if "they support extremism", they were asked if they "believed a support of extremism existed". Muslim Americans, just like non-Muslim Americans, agree that there is potential for extremism, even though it is the minority of both groups. So how about instead of alienating a large group of people, we actually bring them into the fight. Just a hunch, I'm guessing borderline radicals would be better deterred by a fellow Muslim than a non-Muslim telling them they don't belong here. My uneducated opinion.

So, you are saying you realize that poll revealing that a minority of 600 Muslims agree with religious beliefs that may pose a threat is fear mongering?

Great, great guy. #BOTHSIDES Funny, you want to deeper gun laws, even banning them, to stop the deaths but yet you have no problem letting these people into this country without being checked out? lol, gotta love this mindset. Think about this for a minute.. further restrict law abiding citizens, but give free access for those who have potential to kill massive groups of Americans... Anyone has the potential to massive groups of Americans. That's not exclusive to Muslims. So do we have to test everyone? For a country so averse to government surveillance, a lot of us sure don't seem to mind if it's done to the scary brown people... What other groups are killing people like Muslims? none!! EDIT: haha, no your are just for limiting Americans rights.. http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2015/06/23/nationwide-poll-of-us-muslims-shows-thousands-support-shariah-jihad/ Newt Gingrich embraces notions that pose a threat to the United States Constitutional form of government.... That said, since we are talking about Muslims throughout the world. Let me mention again, as others have, that ISIS has killed far more Muslims than any other group of people. The Iraqi forces, Syrian forces, Syrian rebels, and most other groups fighting against ISIS are also made up of a far majority of Muslims. ISIS is a radical Islamic group, everyone knows that. That is not doubted by ANYONE, no matter how hard Trump tries to sell that idea. But, the world is at a crossroad. We, as in the world, can either bunker down and wage ware on Islam and let this thing get really, really ugly. Or we can all recognize that ISIS, although self-identified as Muslim, does not begin to share the same ideology as almost all other Muslims. If we act strategically and carefully, to bring in the overwhelmingly majority of peaceful Muslims, who would be more than happy to help make the world a safer place, we can limit the recruitment of future attackers. Please understand, I have no problem whatsoever of using military forces against ISIS, which is already happening. I have no problem checking the background of refugees, which is already happening. I have no problem with people turning in suspicious behavior, which is already happening (although, to a fault in several instances. I believe the government should look at the Internet industry and with the help of its leaders try to minimize, if not eliminate, ISIS' propaganda.

Great, great guy. #BOTHSIDES Funny, you want to deeper gun laws, even banning them, to stop the deaths but yet you have no problem letting these people into this country without being checked out? lol, gotta love this mindset. Think about this for a minute.. further restrict law abiding citizens, but give free access for those who have potential to kill massive groups of Americans... What? We're letting "these people" into our country without checking them? That's ridiculous!!! There is no way that can be true, can it???! What is wrong with us!!!!! edit: After looking long and hard (like 15 whole seconds) I found this link. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/11/20/infographic-screening-process-refugee-entry-united-states. Reminds me of the old slogan, "POP, POP, FIZZ, FIZZ, oh what a relief it is!"

Landlord, how can you honestly say this with a straight-face while knowing about the plight of the white-Christian in America today....? Which brings up a thought. A lot of the people I see on my FB feed minimizing BLM and saying they just need to "work harder", "pull their pants up, literally' and "quit feeding off the system" are the same folks that post articles and videos about how their Christian rights are being taken away, and the government is out to get them. Maybe what we are seeing here is white Christians "think" they are being persecuted, but also realize that honestly it isn't that bad. So, black people, or LGBT, or Muslims who claim oppression must not really have it that bad either. Just an idea...

This is a very basic difference I see between Trump and Clinton in a world where the Middle East (whether it be ISIS, Al Queada, Taliban, etc.)is driving the conversation.... One seems (at least on the surface) to be objective and may have a plan to take a stance on global terrorism going forward. The other, seems to think the the problem can be taken care of at the expense of the 1st Amendment and war crimes. just me...

Wait, of course this is the case today. Yes, it's a little less overt and a little less big of an issue than the 1960s; after all, those victories do not count for nothing. The same analogy is true for the 1960s versus the 1860s. For example: you and I will never have a problem with police; we grew up with the idea that they were there to help. Much of that is thanks to the fact that we did not grow up black in America. Our parents will never have to tell us to take extra precautions, or we'll get killed by policemen. And we've never lived with the knowledge that if we are killed by a policeman, we live in a country that will largely shrug and applaud when the officer is almost certainly exonerated. We would never have trouble apartment hunting. Etc, etc, etc. If there's one thing that should have been brought to the fore in this election cycle, it's that racism is extraordinarily alive and well. A conservative writer for a site I can't remember put it well when he described it as the inevitable "negative externalities" of feeling like you're living under occupation, and not as an equal part of the community. The weight of indifference is powerful and crushing. The response to that is a protest movement. I'm sorry, this is the B.S. I'm talking about, follow commands and you'll be fine. You aren't going to get killed just because you're black, that's an excuse and a weak one at that IMO. I'm not scared of black people, I'm not nervous around black people, and I'm not easily intimidated by anyone. I get tired of some people immediately making the excuse that I'm talking to them because they're a certain race. No, I'm not, I'm talking to you because you're apparently acting like an idiot and/or breaking the law and someone called and don't think you corner the market on being stupid with your jaded views of how you think I'm perceiving things. It's a disease that affects every race so you don't get to be selfish with it, but it does provide job security as it will always exist. I'd also say in 15 years of doing this, I've fought with WAY more white people than I have any other race and that includes my stint in corrections. I've pointed my weapon at several people of all races, but more largely white people, you have a gun I tend to pay a little more attention to you, don't be stupid and I won't respond with mine, it's a pretty simple process, follow it and we'll get along fine, that doesn't mean you won't end up in jail for something. Break the law and that's what happens, don't and you won't..........most of the time, yes there are ****heads that will abuse their authority, screw those guys, just because you can do something doesn't always mean you should do something. We have a stupid problem in this country and a lack of responsibility problem in this country. Everyone wants to blame someone else for their problems and wants someone else to fix it. Have the drive to fix it yourself and have the perspective to see how you got yourself into a certain situation and figure out how to get out of it. Quit using your race or your situation to make excuses as to why you can't do something. Because there are plenty of people out there of all races that have brought themselves out of the pit of hell to do the things they wanted to do and to have a good life because of it. I've got respect for those people, I don't have respect for people who hold their hands out while pointing the finger blaming someone else for their situation. And before you think you know my situation and try to judge, just stop, because you don't, I could've VERY easily went down the wrong road and almost did. I'll play. It was a game at parties at college and high school of running from police when the party was busted (because my Dad used to tell me stories about when he "got a ride home"). The highest "crime" we were running from was M.I.P. If a black man runs from a possible "driving under suspended license"; there is historical precedence that he has been shot and killed (this is the story young black men hear a lot of the time). I think both are misdemeanors, not sure.

How justified is it to associate law enforcement with police brutality? The association exists whether we like it or not. We can pretend Islam has no association with Islamic terrorism, but that's intellectually dishonest. I don't agree with the analogy -- though I also wouldn't agree with "too many cops are bad people." I think that misses that issue entirely. Somewhat similar to the roots of religious discrimination, it's an association that deserves pushback. I also disagree that intellectual dishonesty is on this side of the argument. Any and all people and religions are prone to radical violence. We don't deal with Catholic or Buddhist terrorism here; as a consequence those phobias are not issues. The heavily Muslim Middle East, on the other hand, is a place that has been particularly ravaged by war and instability. The West is complicit and intertwined, in a way that reaches back at least decades and is ongoing. The West can't have the kind of history it has there and then blame inherent qualities of the region's dominant religion for the hate engendered back at us. That would be intellectual dishonesty. The middle east was ravaged by war and instability for thousands of years before the west showed up.They are going to find a reason to fight because that is all they know how to do. Calling radical Islam what it is, separates it from the 99% good Muslims in the religion. It isn't a phobia, and even if it was, if we had better homeland security then we wouldn't have any reason to have a phobia. People don't trust our government to keep us safe anymore and you can't blame them for thinking that way.Well, that and create modern math and science... Your bolded is literally the definition of a racist statement. Just as an FYI. By the way, Islam isn't "thousands of years" old and leaving aside the fact that the west showed up early and a good portion of fighting in the region was imported in the form of western crusades. Actually, I learned yesterday that it really is. Practicing Muslims believe "Islam", or peaceful submission to God, existed long before the heavens and earth were created. However, the teachings of Mohammad are only about 1400 years old. Yay me for applied learning!!!

I really don't have much to add at the moment, but thought this would be a decent place to share. I spent the afternoon at the Islamic Center of Omaha with a group from my church and other people from the Omaha area. The second Saturday of each month they put on what I would call "Islam 101" presentation, and on the fourth Saturday a presentation of what Islam says about issues. For example, Islam and terrorism. These are open houses and everyone is invited. It was a very informative afternoon, the Q&A was awesome. We talked about everything from the "proper" way to drink water to ISIS. As long as a question was asked with curiosity and respect it was thoughtfully and thoroughly answered. I went in to learn more about the historical relationship between Islam and Christianity but came away with so much more. I would highly recommend this if any of you are in the Omaha area and interested in the topic, from any perspective. They did a great job and were nothing but gracious to us "infidels"

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Can you prove this is true? Can you prove it's not? The "Proving Non-Existence" fallacy. That's swell. Sorry, didn't have time to respond and go hunt down proof, and still don't. Gonna have to pass on that one, and you all can do your own due diligence to learn this yourself. It was apparently the first time you've heard it, so at least now it's out there. Donald Trump killed six hookers with his bare hands. I'm going to have to pass on giving proof. You can do your own due diligence to learn this yourself. This may be the first time you're hearing of it, but at least it's out there. self delete

I don't disagree with anything you've said here except the elites are treated differently. The low level employees have been treated the same, and apparently so have civilians such as server administrators. It is a systemic problem with a currently almost unenforceable law to prevent it. It probably won't change anything but there were at least a few members of the committee yesterday asking Comey what type of wording needs to be used in the laws to make them prosecutable in future cases. Unfortunately, it's to late to hold the people you mentioned accountable, at least by criminal punishment. But "some" of the committee members did seem generally interested in changing the practices of all government, Congress included, to make sure information is more secure and at the same time doesn't tie up government and make it move slower than it already does. Even the chair of the committee yesterday, Chaffetz, lists his personal email on his business card (he doesn't do that unless it is easier to access). It's been mentioned a lot in this thread. Our government needs a different system to store and share information.

I don't condone Hillary's email practice, so please don't confuse this with defending those practices. But people keep saying she deserves to be in jail for what she did. Anyone else would be in prison, etc. Why are you people saying this? I watched a lot of the hearings today (about 3 hours more than I had planned to) and Comey repeatedly said the reason he didn't recommend charges is because their is ONE case in the last 100 years and the Constitutionality of the law is questionable. He also said there will be no recommendations for prosecuting anyone else involved in the emails. The three classified emails that were found started with low-level employees at the State Dept and they worked their way up to Clinton. The other people, the everyday people, are being held to the exact same standard Clinton is. And before someone chimes in, "yeah but she's running for President!", that was the main reason Comey made the decision he did. He didn't want to treat her differently than any other person and be accused of "celebrity hunting". Anyway, back to the "dumpster fire" of 2016...

Johnson needs to be on the debate stage. If anything, it might be beneficial in forcing Trump and Hillary to focus on "real" issues for some of it. Without him, I think the debates are more about e-mails, walls, and radicals vs. "Islamic" radicals. It would be nice if the candidates talked about education, infrastructure plans, healthcare costs, and budgets. Maybe next time....

All Star of David "overreaction" aside. Am I the only one that wrinkled my nose at the bolded? I mean, when the Trump campaign thinks of "corrupt" they think, "hey! Sheriff badge!!!"? I'm starting to agree with many: "delete your account"

The quality is "good enough" for us to buy it, and "cheap enough" for them to make it overseas. To Moiraine regarding cheap furniture. If you were to compare IKEA furniture made by a foriegn country or the U.S. the foreign would more than likely be cheaper. Both would be crap, but one would be cheaper; I think that's the point CM is trying to make. He's not saying any country is better, but at the same time no country is worse. It comes down to expenses, and currently it is cheaper to make a lot of things in foreign countries. However, as those companies face higher costs (shipping, wages, etc) manufacturing will return to the USA if it is more cost effective. edit: I got it all figured out over a couple of beers at the grill. Make oil so damn expensive companies won't be able to ship across the ocean. Fossil fuel companies will make bank, and won't fight so hard against renewable energy at home. Everyone is happy!!!