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phylny

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86. Maybe.

Sun Mar 27, 2016, 01:58 PM

Mar 2016

I live in a very red, rural county in Virginia, and the school system does teach evolution, not "Jesus did." Plenty of scientists, engineers, and professionals among the students who studied and wanted an education.

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Pic Of The Moment: Why Won't The GOP Allow Guns At The Republican National Convention? [View all] EarlG Mar 2016 OP

Irony, sweet sweet irony. Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #1

What About Sharia Law? billhicks76 Mar 2016 #55

One problem SHRED Mar 2016 #2

But alls it takes is ONE good guy with a gun to stop one good guy withou --- something like that.. Hoppy Mar 2016 #31

SIGNED IT!!! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #3

I love your sig line gifs of Bernie. geardaddy Mar 2016 #21

Metaphores for the ease with which Bernie will dispatch Dr.Umpf. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #28

Ha! Dr. Umpf. geardaddy Mar 2016 #35

Cmon wingers stand up for your rights. Bring all the weapons you need and have a party.... zebonaut Mar 2016 #4

And NO fair using Medicare or Obamacare for the resultant medical bills, either!!! n/t dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #90

Hypocrites. liberalnarb Mar 2016 #5

Clearly delegates need to arm themselves for those riots Trump promised. onehandle Mar 2016 #6

OMG! EXCELLENT! dchill Mar 2016 #7

Dodge City (in fact most cities in those days) didn't allow weapons to be carried groundloop Mar 2016 #14

I signed it. crim son Mar 2016 #8

I signed it yesterday. SamKnause Mar 2016 #9

I think they should require everyone to conceal their guns. Is that person reaching for a LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #10

Oh, give em all guns at the door Cyrano Mar 2016 #11

It Would Look Like A Bar scottie55 Mar 2016 #54

You are evil - those of you who signed this petition!! Laf.La.Dem. Mar 2016 #12

Could you imagine someone popping the cork on a bottle of yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #13

OMG, totally geardaddy Mar 2016 #22

Imagine someone yells, "Fire," and no one can respond due to confusion. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #53

Ha! geardaddy Mar 2016 #64

I think it's a great idea for them but dana_b Mar 2016 #15

Well, if they all had guns, Mr.Bill Mar 2016 #48

I just signed Kaleva Mar 2016 #16

Quicken Loans Arena hosts the quick and the dead Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #17

I share your loathing... 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #45

I don't understand the goal. Yesterday it said it needed 800 to reach 10,000. valerief Mar 2016 #18

That's how the petitions work. Bad Dog Mar 2016 #24

I see. Thanks. I actually looked to see if having a goal meant anything and couldn't valerief Mar 2016 #36

When we had the petition to Ban Trump from the UK there was an initial goal of 10,000 Bad Dog Mar 2016 #41

At this point, I will be surprised if the GOP convention doesn't turn into violent mayhem. tclambert Mar 2016 #19

What could go wrong? liberal N proud Mar 2016 #20

Only time in my entire life I have been pro open-carry. lark Mar 2016 #23

Xtra large capacity clips for everyone! Assaut rifles!, bring one, bring all! OverBurn Mar 2016 #39

I was going to say that but was afraid of getting alerted on. lark Mar 2016 #43

So true! Love it! C Moon Mar 2016 #25

Please, please, please, please nichomachus Mar 2016 #26

A convention of "well-regulated militia"? Marcuse Mar 2016 #27

Yes! Let Darwinism have its way with these shitstains! SunSeeker Mar 2016 #29

Are you serious? Iliyah Mar 2016 #30

They might have to use their Second Sanity Claws Mar 2016 #32

GOPers are full of it. Iliyah Mar 2016 #34

And I hope they have an open bar too! world wide wally Mar 2016 #33

Open Convention means Open Carry, right? Quasimodem Mar 2016 #37

Signed the petition, in honor of Caroline Previdi, "a lover of freedom" -- klook Mar 2016 #38

It is outrageous they won't allow guns there! Helen Borg Mar 2016 #40

16 signatures short of 15,000 Kaleva Mar 2016 #42

WTF mrmule Mar 2016 #44

GOP Rules State: Ccarmona Mar 2016 #46

You have to pronounce it DOOOOOOOOO-ELLL, too!!! MADem Mar 2016 #47

Zell really did lose his marbles mdbl Mar 2016 #61

That whole exchange reminds me of some conversations on DU, lately! LOL! nt MADem Mar 2016 #63

All problems will be solved within the party. Here is a delegate. keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #49

yo can we stop scapegoating poor white ppl nt redruddyred Mar 2016 #65

Isn't he doing that all by himself? keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #68

it's hard because i am firmly ingrained in this culture redruddyred Mar 2016 #69

"excuses" and "idiots" keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #70

can we agree that at least he is the victim of an inadequate public ed system redruddyred Mar 2016 #72

It's quite possible that he didn't take advantage of an adequate phylny Mar 2016 #77

Much better. keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #78

unless he lives in new england redruddyred Mar 2016 #85

Maybe. phylny Mar 2016 #86

glad to hear TexAss Bored of Education hasn't ruined everything redruddyred Mar 2016 #87

Oh I think at least 2 fully automatic weapons per person should be required. KentuckyWoman Mar 2016 #50

I signed it. NT Jerry442 Mar 2016 #51

kick MariaThinks Mar 2016 #52

I can picture celebratory gunfire.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #56

K&R! stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #57

This is brilliant! The guns are for their own safety! IronLionZion Mar 2016 #58

Guns & Felons Waitsman Mar 2016 #59

it would be one thing if the cops were any good at getting the right people redruddyred Mar 2016 #66

It's actually up to the Secret Service to decide... CompanyFirstSergeant Mar 2016 #60

For much of the convention the candidates are not present at all truebluegreen Mar 2016 #82

The real cleverness is how the GOP gets such a great excuse for their hypocrisy. keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #92

It's important that people live to their beliefs. Hypocrisy is not good. So, I signed it! FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #62

i've been sending this one to all my friends redruddyred Mar 2016 #67

They don't need guns at the convention. It's not like they're gonna be in a church. Bucky Mar 2016 #71

Never been to a tea party meeting, I see... jmowreader Mar 2016 #91

This message was self-deleted by its author Bozvotros Mar 2016 #73

More than 22000 Nut Jobs Want to Allow Guns at Repug Convention: Esquire Bozvotros Mar 2016 #74

Exactly. Mike Niendorff Mar 2016 #75

I have no problem when guns are banned at an event as long as ... spin Mar 2016 #76

Drug testing could be part of the law polynomial Mar 2016 #79

The arena is a private venue that doesnt allow weapons. End of story. 7962 Mar 2016 #80

Wizard-level trolling. truebluegreen Mar 2016 #81

There's a flaw in their thinking. Turbineguy Mar 2016 #83

They are hypocrites and cowards Time for change Mar 2016 #84

this petition is catching fire! redruddyred Mar 2016 #88

In all the years of the RNC, this will be epic. It'll be the OK Corral . SummerSnow Mar 2016 #89