Comments on: Podcast Episode 12: Celebrity Deaths, Romantic Comedies, and a Political Rant or Two http://afistfulofreviews.com/2008/07/10/podcast-episode-12-celebrity-deaths-romantic-comedies-and-a-political-rant-or-two/ We waste our money so you don't have to. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:28:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: TV's Mr. Neil http://afistfulofreviews.com/2008/07/10/podcast-episode-12-celebrity-deaths-romantic-comedies-and-a-political-rant-or-two/#comment-575 TV's Mr. Neil Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:59:59 +0000 http://afistfulofreviews.com/2008/07/10/podcast-episode-12-celebrity-deaths-romantic-comedies-and-a-political-rant-or-two/#comment-575 Good political rant! You know what I hate about two-party politics? The fact that both sides have agendas, and neither side wants to admit it. On the right side, you have the religious, fear-mongering, anti-science idiots, like our own president, who want to fight gay rights, destroy our nation's science curriculum (more than it already has been!), and sign law after law that panders to the church. But then on the left, you have people who think they're going to clean up America by BANNING everything! Cigarettes, violent video games, and guns. And the gun thing really pisses me off, because the argument is that we can't trust people to not kill each other. The seem to think that the only ones who should have the guns are the cops. Are the cops not also people?! Are they not susceptible to the same vices as the rest of us? And since when does banning anything actually stop distribution? All it does is create a black market. Just like alcohol. Just like drugs. All prohibition does is to take business away from otherwise law-abiding business owners and put it squarely in the hands of criminals! But you can't get through to people! As dangerous as guns and drugs are, I'd much rather people be able to buy these things in public areas where they're at least reasonably safe, as opposed to having to buy them from some maniac on the street. The Democrat party would be okay in my book if they'd just get rid of the fascism. Good political rant! You know what I hate about two-party politics? The fact that both sides have agendas, and neither side wants to admit it. On the right side, you have the religious, fear-mongering, anti-science idiots, like our own president, who want to fight gay rights, destroy our nation’s science curriculum (more than it already has been!), and sign law after law that panders to the church. But then on the left, you have people who think they’re going to clean up America by BANNING everything! Cigarettes, violent video games, and guns.

And the gun thing really pisses me off, because the argument is that we can’t trust people to not kill each other. The seem to think that the only ones who should have the guns are the cops. Are the cops not also people?! Are they not susceptible to the same vices as the rest of us?

And since when does banning anything actually stop distribution? All it does is create a black market. Just like alcohol. Just like drugs. All prohibition does is to take business away from otherwise law-abiding business owners and put it squarely in the hands of criminals!

But you can’t get through to people! As dangerous as guns and drugs are, I’d much rather people be able to buy these things in public areas where they’re at least reasonably safe, as opposed to having to buy them from some maniac on the street.

The Democrat party would be okay in my book if they’d just get rid of the fascism.

]]> By: el swordo http://afistfulofreviews.com/2008/07/10/podcast-episode-12-celebrity-deaths-romantic-comedies-and-a-political-rant-or-two/#comment-576 el swordo Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:29:56 +0000 http://afistfulofreviews.com/2008/07/10/podcast-episode-12-celebrity-deaths-romantic-comedies-and-a-political-rant-or-two/#comment-576 i genuinely enjoyed this episode gave me something to do in Indiana on a sunday i genuinely enjoyed this episode gave me something to do in Indiana on a sunday

]]> By: hossrex http://afistfulofreviews.com/2008/07/10/podcast-episode-12-celebrity-deaths-romantic-comedies-and-a-political-rant-or-two/#comment-616 hossrex Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:06:20 +0000 http://afistfulofreviews.com/2008/07/10/podcast-episode-12-celebrity-deaths-romantic-comedies-and-a-political-rant-or-two/#comment-616 yes... this is the same hossrex from the Ben Heck comments... I've been starved for podcasts (because I hate podcasts, but I got in the habit of listening to Ben's), so I started listening to yours... I'm starting the final (12th) podcast... and thats it? Come on! I hope you don't think no one was listening. Dale is great, and Jones is... JONES! Everyone loves Jones! He's that buddy you hang out with on friday night, and talk about shit with! I relate more to Ben, and Dale... but Jones is that friend that I've had since 9th grade... even if that guy has been five different people. MORE PODCAST! JONES! YOU ROCK! (for the record, my Jones is currently an awesome guy named Razo. Its bizarre how similar you guys are. He even says "good times". Seriously) yes… this is the same hossrex from the Ben Heck comments… I’ve been starved for podcasts (because I hate podcasts, but I got in the habit of listening to Ben’s), so I started listening to yours…

I’m starting the final (12th) podcast… and thats it?

Come on!

I hope you don’t think no one was listening. Dale is great, and Jones is… JONES! Everyone loves Jones! He’s that buddy you hang out with on friday night, and talk about shit with! I relate more to Ben, and Dale… but Jones is that friend that I’ve had since 9th grade… even if that guy has been five different people.

MORE PODCAST!

JONES! YOU ROCK!

(for the record, my Jones is currently an awesome guy named Razo. Its bizarre how similar you guys are. He even says “good times”. Seriously)

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