All About Pocket Knives

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:37 pm That doesn’t mean anything. We have people around here who register Republican so they can vote for the weakest primary candidate so that is who the Democratic challenger will face in the general election in the fall. That happens a lot in strong Republican districts like I am in.

Gtrclktr-351 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 10:43 pm

Unk wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:29 pmMy President.

For now, he is my ex-president. He is, ostensibly, a candidate for election to the office. Only time will tell! If one embraces American citizenship, the person duly elected to the office of PotUS is, whether it is the candidate you supported and voted for or not, is "your president". Stating otherwise is tantamount to saying you have no confidence in, and do not support the governmental system instituted when "The Colonies" fought for and won independence from the English monarchy.

Unk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:25 am I can't fathom that any fair-minded person would condone the tactics that this administration has used against Trump - whether you agree with Trump's politics or not.

Gtrclktr-351 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:29 am

Unk wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:25 am I can't fathom that any fair-minded person would condone the tactics that this administration has used against Trump - whether you agree with Trump's politics or not.

I can’t believe “any fair minded person would condone the tactics” of either party for several years now. Issues have been replaced by personal attacks and character assassinations by duly elected officials who are supposed to be working for the people and not for the DNC/RNC. There have been questionable tactics on both sides.

I stated in another post that, in my opinion we need to focus on the things that should unite us (music, knife collecting, etc.) rather than buying into the schoolyard bullying that continues to widen the chasm in America. I try to maintain respect and to look at issues from both sides.

Regarding my response to your “My President” comment; there have been many Presidents that I neither supported, liked nor respected but they were duly elected and stood as President of the United States and thereby “my President”. I’m sorry, but I can’t wrap by head around referring to a duly elected POTUS as “not my President”. If I can’t respect the man, I strive to maintain respect for the office. I guess that is an obsolete idea.

TripleF wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 10:25 am Waaaaaaaaaay off topic.

djknife13 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:12 pm In case you need another conspiracy theory, I keep wondering why they only had a 200 yard surveillance perimeter for any major candidate for president and left a rooftop with a clear view of the candidate totally unsecured. Barney Fife wouldn't have made that seriously bad call. That isn't a mistake. That is helping to cause something bad to happen. People shoot deer with a common rifle not known for exceptional accuracy at that distance all the time. It that's the best we've got to protect our politicians or anyone for that matter we feel we need to protect, we are in really bad shape. Also, the security people didn't seem to have any trouble shooting the shooter. That should have told everyone they had let him way too close. This whole thing brings up all kinds of questions that need answers, and I doubt any real answers are coming. God help us all.____Dave

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 4:04 pm Like either candidate or not, my observation after seeing the events live and replayed repeatedly, is that most female Secret Service agents are too short in stature to be expected to effectively protect a tall man. Their place may be warranted to an assignment to protect another woman (of similar stature), a short male, or a child. But the shortcomings (no pun intended) of a woman of typical height being a body shield for a taller person became painfully obvious. Had there been another shooter, or a shooter better concealed, Trump was very vulnerable and susceptible to further attack because the female agents helping shield him barely came up to his armpits. Leaving his head fully exposed.

I’m also amazed and shocked by the footage showing the female agent making multiple failed attempts to re-holster her service weapon. Some will say she was under duress, making that excusable. I say the more you practice actions the more your muscle memory comes into play when under duress. At least that's what I have been taught.

Several other aspects of the footage astonish me as well, not the least of which is the Secret service failure to comprehend the concept of “higher ground”. And people in the crowd sighting the shooter, repeatedly saying so, and yet the Secret Service didn’t take action to neutralize the perp until it was too late.

Ken

MissouriGuerrilla wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2024 4:47 pm IF we do find out.

Sharpnshinyknives wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:53 am At least the head of the Secret Service resigned finally. Her testimony to Congress was pathetic. Her resignation is one step in the right direction.