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Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
Let's take a look at some unbiased calculations: ...
Yeah, but common sense sez that we are being overrun by worthless people on our southern border - an' that's a fact! All your studies and things is propagander from the govermint because Obama is out to ruin this country an' hates real Americans! Agenda 21! Lookit what happened to Cliven Bundy, who is a honest, hardworkin' real American, a maker an' not a taker - there taken his land to give to the illegal worthless trash comin' here because they don't like there own country that they already ruined. Obama asked 'em to come here to vote, voter fraud! mad


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Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
Let's take a look at some unbiased calculations: ...
Yeah, but common sense sez that we are being overrun by worthless people on our southern border - an' that's a fact! All your studies and things is propagander from the govermint because Obama is out to ruin this country an' hates real Americans! Agenda 21! Lookit what happened to Cliven Bundy, who is a honest, hardworkin' real American, a maker an' not a taker - there taken his land to give to the illegal worthless trash comin' here because they don't like there own country that they already ruined. Obama asked 'em to come here to vote, voter fraud! mad
Am I at Greta's? gobsmacked , Hmm


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The border wars continue on Fox News as the network repeatedly portrays the immigration issue in partisan terms and likens the influx of immigrants to an "invasion" or a conspiracy by President Obama to mint new Democratic voters.


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Originally Posted by Ma_Republican
My blood pressure cannot take posting as often as I used to.
I think, my friend, that you would find the world less stressful if you would not react emotionally to issues, but take a more cerebral approach. Physiological Politics: Stress and Dominance Responses to Political News
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Opposition party members who report feeling fearful during the video were more likely to have increased in cortisol. Republicans scoring low on the Hostility measure were more likely to have higher cortisol levels when watching Fox News. This is counter to prior research (Moons, Eisenberger & Taylor, 2010) and its meaning is unclear. Finally, Republicans scoring low on Surprise were also more likely to have higher cortisol levels when watching Fox News. Scoring low on the Surprise PANAS-X subscale could indicate being familiar with the type of media being watched. These viewers may be inoculated to the effects of ideological media.
(Emphasis added) Moreover, facts are much less stress-inducing than misinformation. (The Fox News "Effect": A Few References)


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Militia group heading to Texas border

Absolutely no one could have seen this coming. What could possibly go wrong? coffee


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Originally Posted by california rick
Militia group heading to Texas border

Absolutely no one could have seen this coming. What could possibly go wrong? coffee

The people are in buses, and most are women and children. What is there to guard against? I'm thinking that it is time to shut these in-denial cowboys up in jail. rolleyes


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Originally Posted by Scoutgal
The people are in buses, and most are women and children. What is there to guard against? I'm thinking that it is time to shut these in-denial cowboys up in jail. rolleyes
I should have perhaps started a new thread. These are two different issues, but related, ergo I posted the militia thingy on this thread.

The woman and children on buses is after they have been rounded-up by border patrol and have been processed.

The militia thingy is before, or as they cross the border, much before being rounded-up by border patrol and processed.

Sorry for the confusion.


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Ah, I see. They want to try the Militia Men deal, but with guns this time?


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Originally Posted by Scoutgal
Ah, I see. They want to try the Militia Men deal, but with guns this time?
Who knows. The Wingnuts think they were "successful" with the Bundy stand-off so they're pushing the envelop. They won't be happy until there's a new Ruby-ridge.


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What happens when the Malicia Packers points at the invading Mexicans and says, "Show us your badges!!", and the Mexicans says back, "Badges? We don't need no steenking badges!"


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