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Raising the Stakes on Online Poker
Townhall.com ^
| 17 August 2009
| George F. Will
Posted on 08/17/2009 4:12:53 PM PDT by BluesDuke
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Now, there's an expression if you get tired of repeating "nanny government." "Mother-hen government." I like that, too.
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posted on
08/17/2009 4:12:54 PM PDT
by
BluesDuke
To: BluesDuke
Don’t worry if they lose everything Obama will bail them out.
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posted on
08/17/2009 4:14:30 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: BluesDuke
Ironic how Democrats share the same traits as Puritans. They want to get rid of everything fun.
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posted on
08/17/2009 4:20:03 PM PDT
by
Niuhuru
(The internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
To: Niuhuru
The vote occurred when the R's were in Charge. Nannies are on both sides. It was one of the several reasons that, people didn't show up to support the statist in Nov.
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posted on
08/17/2009 4:24:28 PM PDT
by
BGHater
(Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
To: BluesDuke
I agree with Ronald Reagan about gambling.
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posted on
08/17/2009 4:25:02 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(Romney (guns)"instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people")
To: BluesDuke
You know that if beltway conservative Will is against this, then it’s that bad.
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posted on
08/17/2009 4:34:34 PM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
("It (Gov't) can't make you happier, healthier, wealthier, and wise" - Sarah Palin 07/26)
To: Niuhuru
In defense of the Puritans, they wanted purity of worship.
They were enthusiastic in their feasts, drank alcohol, smoked, and judging from the average number of children, cheerfully engaged in a lot of marital activities. They went to war, shot and carried arms, and generally behaved like Republicans.
I don’t think they were democrats.
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:16:58 PM PDT
by
Marie2
(The second mouse gets the cheese.)
To: ansel12
What did RR say about gambling?
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:17:17 PM PDT
by
Marie2
(The second mouse gets the cheese.)
To: Marie2
Reagan
“I cannot go along with the libertarian philosophy that says that all of the sin laws can be ruled out as simply trying to protect us from ourselves. You can take the case of the father who gambles his money away and thus leaves his family dependent on the rest of us. You can take surrounding areasthe necessity for protection against dishonest gamblingwhich requires added government duties and obligations”
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:22:46 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(Romney (guns)"instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people")
To: ansel12
Reagan was wrong on that one. He should have said that the state is not responsible for those people. If you mentally or physically can’t work or your disabled then we’ll help you. If you can’t take care of your kids, take them away or just feed the kids and then establish a permanent bill for child support, just like divorced parents. Freedom is more important than the government stopping stupidity.
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:26:47 PM PDT
by
nufsed
(Release the birth certificate, passport, and school records.)
To: nufsed
I personally think that he was right and I share his view on the issue.
There is a reason why conservative voters are primarily social conservatives and the anti social conservative voters are primarily liberal voters.
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:34:01 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(Romney (guns)"instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people")
To: ansel12
There is a twisted reason why some people want to government to stop others from sinning. And to protect them from being stupid. It’s called government control and imposing your beliefs on others. Real conservatives don’t agree with that.
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:36:44 PM PDT
by
nufsed
(Release the birth certificate, passport, and school records.)
To: ansel12
I guess I disagree with the great man. Most people who "gamble" are like me. I sometimes play in $10 poker games that last two hours. And I go to the race track and bet $5 or $10 on some of the races while I'm there. At home I bet $1 or $2 on three to five horses on the days when I pay attention. It's fun for me. My airfare to Kentucky for my spring and fall trips to Keeneland is double the total amount I bet on these trips. (I do sometimes come away with a profit, and lose a fraction of my total bets other times.) That some people are unable to control themselves isn't my problem any more than that some people will drink too much. Freedom isn't always pretty, but it is almost always the way to go.
ML/NJ
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:36:57 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: nufsed
The conservative voters disgree with you.
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:41:07 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(Romney (guns)"instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people")
To: ansel12
Inside the house, put down the cards. We're from the government and I'm here to protect you. Good stuff.
I guess your group of "conservatives" is losing. There's gambling everywhere you go.
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posted on
08/17/2009 5:49:46 PM PDT
by
nufsed
(Release the birth certificate, passport, and school records.)
To: nufsed
Yes conservatives are losing, your side has won victory after victory in modern America, especially since the 1960s.
The left has “liberated” America from the restraints of it’s first 170 years.
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posted on
08/17/2009 6:00:54 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(Romney (guns)"instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people")
To: ansel12
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posted on
08/17/2009 6:07:03 PM PDT
by
nufsed
(Release the birth certificate, passport, and school records.)
To: BluesDuke
I’m of mixed emotions on this one. Yes, I think it’s none of the government’s business, no, I despise “gambling” with a passion.
I’ll admit, I was young and stupid and deserved to lose, but still ...
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posted on
08/17/2009 6:13:46 PM PDT
by
altair
(Writing as someone whose ex-wife spent all of our savings on Pachinko)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
poker is a game of skill. i play every day
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posted on
08/17/2009 7:29:11 PM PDT
by
remaxagnt
(`)
To: nufsed
Real conservatives dont agree with that. No they don't, but unfortunately that doesn't stop some on this thread from pushing moral conservative statism.
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posted on
08/17/2009 9:12:23 PM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
("It (Gov't) can't make you happier, healthier, wealthier, and wise" - Sarah Palin 07/26)
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