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2008-11-16 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by anonymous5089 2008-11-16 08:33|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 The guy does have an impressive record.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-11-16 08:52|| 2008-11-16 08:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Some of the phrasing sounds iffy "class war" stuff, but other stuff such as a tax rebellion i agree with.

America is founded on rebelling against tax.

Time to water the tree of liberty with the blood of tax extorter's.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-11-16 11:05|| 2008-11-16 11:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Put me on the mailing list.

Posted by Hellfish 2008-11-16 11:21|| 2008-11-16 11:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Very iffy for some of it.

"Tent cities are already sprouting up around the country and were going to see many more."

Where are all these tent cities around the country?

I think this might be suffering from hyperbole because you can't get attention with screaming disaster. His previous predictions were reasonably correct only because they could be realistic and still sound hyperbolic when compared to everyone else.

Now that most people are crying doom, he really has to go over the top.

Posted by AlanC 2008-11-16 11:33|| 2008-11-16 11:33|| Front Page Top

#5 We shouldn't even be here right now, Y2K killed us already.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-16 13:11|| 2008-11-16 13:11|| Front Page Top

#6 And bird flu.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-16 13:11|| 2008-11-16 13:11|| Front Page Top

#7 And terrorist attacks.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-16 13:12|| 2008-11-16 13:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Okee dokee, between this guy, the Mayan calendar prediction and Obama's sure to be higher tax rates, I think I'm gonna slack off for the next few years.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2008-11-16 13:20|| 2008-11-16 13:20|| Front Page Top

#9 I've been contemplating buying some Earth Boxes (because the soil on my property is thin and poor, and because I'm too busy to do an in-ground garden the right way) and stashing some non-hybrid seeds. Just as an insurance policy.

If I really bought into the panic, I'd be setting up an indoor area to grow veggies over the winter. Maybe hydroponic. But that would entail moving a bunch of stuff around in the house and Mr. Lotp is already highly skeptical about a recent ammo purchase. He was mollified to see that they were just a couple hundred rounds of practice stuff ... but then, I've been away from the range for a while and I need practice.

BTW, I've been trying for 3 months to buy a 20 ga tactical shotgun. The decent ones cannot be found for love nor money right now and no word on whether they'll ever be available. Dunno if we'll have a real depression or revolution but clearly a bunch of somebodies are hedging their bets.

Posted by lotp 2008-11-16 14:32|| 2008-11-16 14:32|| Front Page Top

#10 If you have a P.C. the best hedge will be to buy a UPS (un-interuptable Power Supply) as power will get more iffy with brown and black outs.

I'd recommend them to anyone anyway, but their a must buy if you think power quality will fall.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-11-16 15:18|| 2008-11-16 15:18|| Front Page Top

#11 We've been procrastinating on getting a backup power system for our home, which is in the exurbs. I think it's time to start calling around for quotes.

BTW - if any Rantburgers picked up a 20 ga Reminton 870, 18" barrel, folding tactical stock and is willing to see it go to another good home, leave a note in the O Club. I promise it will see practice at the range and be put to good use. (We live too close for my comfort to a small city that was ruined by race riots in the 60s and is mostly drug/gang -ridden public housing now.)

Posted by lotp 2008-11-16 15:22|| 2008-11-16 15:22|| Front Page Top

#12 The author has watched our situation unfold in Zim, South Africa, and most recently the UK. The parallels are indeed striking, as many on the Burg have previously noted. I hope and pray he is wrong.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-16 15:50|| 2008-11-16 15:50|| Front Page Top

#13 (We live too close for my comfort to a small city that was ruined by race riots in the 60s and is mostly drug/gang -ridden public housing now.)

We used to refer to this as a "target rich environement." I'd have to drive 25 miles to appreciate such a delightful experience.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-16 15:55|| 2008-11-16 15:55|| Front Page Top

#14 I guess I won't have a need for my hoard of incandescent light bulbs. I shoulda invested in canned tuna.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-11-16 16:41|| 2008-11-16 16:41|| Front Page Top

#15 And when the grid fails for an extended period of time, what do you use to fuel the generator? If we don't have Reddy Kilowatt hustling down the line, the diesel won't be delivered either. Ethanol from the still behind the garage?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-11-16 16:53|| 2008-11-16 16:53|| Front Page Top

#16 biodiesel from composted leftists

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-11-16 17:06|| 2008-11-16 17:06|| Front Page Top

#17 LOL Frank. I was leaning towards gasoline or LP generators. Hadn't considered diesel .....

Well, I confess that I'm not likely to be energy or food independent here, NS. So if it comes to that we're in trouble. But in the meanwhile it would be nice to have our well pump work during short term power outages. And the electrically-powered doohickey that keeps our oil-burning furnace going too. Gets cold around here in winter. We've lost power for over 24 hrs due to ice storms more than once in the last few years.

We've had the money set aside for a backup power generator for a while now ... I've just not made it a priority to start the process of selecting a contractor and getting it installed / connected to our house panel.

Posted by lotp 2008-11-16 17:56|| 2008-11-16 17:56|| Front Page Top

#18 What I've been really been coveting of late is to plant several fruit trees and blueberry bushes. I had the catalogs all marked up in August but this was not the year for me to make sure half a dozen small trees were properly planted, watered in and mulched for the winter.

There are some delicious cherry varieties for which semi-dwarfed stock is now available .... mmmmm. And apples, but we've got apple orchards all around our area. Have my eye on two varieties of pears, tho, and maybe I can coax apricots to grow here if I coddle them through the winter ....

Homemade apricot preserves -- yummmmm.

Posted by lotp 2008-11-16 18:00|| 2008-11-16 18:00|| Front Page Top

#19 There's a persimmon tree down the road that is loaded. MMMMMMMM.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-11-16 19:58|| 2008-11-16 19:58|| Front Page Top

#20 If you have enough guns & ammo, you can get all the Soylent Green you can eat. That & a copy of "How to Serve Man" is all you need to live well.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-11-16 19:58|| 2008-11-16 19:58|| Front Page Top

#21 Nothing beats homemade persimmon pudding. Well, almost nothing.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-16 20:06|| 2008-11-16 20:06|| Front Page Top

#22 well, my grandma's persimmon cookies rule

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-11-16 20:48|| 2008-11-16 20:48|| Front Page Top

#23 Great multipurpose cherry - North Star, and on dwarf rootstock.

Posted by no mo uro 2008-11-16 21:13|| 2008-11-16 21:13|| Front Page Top

#24 Yes, that was one of the varieties I had in mind.

Posted by lotp 2008-11-16 21:14|| 2008-11-16 21:14|| Front Page Top

#25 LOPT, you need to go to Gunbroker.com , just go to the menu firearms-shotguns and type 'tactical' into the search. I just pulled up about 135 of all different configurations. I've sold several items in the past and bought a few. It's a reputable site with a secure payment service. Highly recommended.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-16 22:00|| 2008-11-16 22:00|| Front Page Top

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