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Obama did not direct that the flags be flown at half staff for Thatcher. It was one of yet many poor decisions made by his administration. Great Britain has been one of our stauchest allies for all of the Twentieth Century, and we probably didn't have any greater relations with the Brits than what we experienced between Reagan and Thatcher. The fact that he failed to attend her funeral or honor her in any way has not gone unnoticed by many of my friends in the UK. How Mandela rates this distinction while Thatcher did not escapes me. It was a conscience decision on the part of the Obama Administration to recognize one and not the other, but for what reasons I cannot fathom...

OK, time to add some levity to this thread...

OK, it was Buddy Spike; but I was trying to help you out as your side isn't doing too well... And you should have mentioned the Iron Lady, but I guess since you probably weren't even born yet you have no memory of her awesomeness!

Masshole's point about Thatcher and the fact that the flag wasn't being flown at half staff to recognize Pearl Harbor are probably the two more disgusting points about this discussion. I am no fan of Mandela's and I don't think his passing warrants the US flag being flown at half staff only because other more deserving individuals didn't get that honor. It was a clear political move by our President and I know that is a cue for Vertigo and nsplayr to join the conversation in 3, 2, 1...

Picked up a FEG AMD-65 this morning from a gun shop up near Waco. It was a six-hour round trip but it was well worth it! That's just a Russian sling I threw on it as I hate not having one on my rifles, I don't have the correct one for an AMD so that'll give me something to look for at the next gun show! Once I've got one on it, into the Gulf of Mexico she goes! Cheers! M2

Her parents must be so proud... 79-Year-Old Charles Manson Getting Married To 25-Year-Old Named 'Star,' According To Her

Saw this on the AK Files, it's a new site started as a hobby by a couple of programmers who are paying for the servers/hosting/etc. entirely out of their own pocket. There is not a single ad or even a donate button on the site, they're providing it as a free tool for other gun enthusiasts... https://www.gunwatcher.com/ Cheers! M2

Discuss.

Seriously, WTF? What John Lennon, Bob Marley & Kurt Cobain Would Look Like Today

I can't login from work either, and it's not just BODN but several firearm forums as well...

Oh shit!

I'll have to check into that, I wonder what proof they need to match a price...

Stopped by Randolph's gun counter this morning, it's nice to see another BX with firearms but honestly I have yet to see any decent prices at any of them. The Springfield Range Officer they had is about a hundred bucks more than what I've seen everywhere else, an a magazine for a Sig Mosquito was fifty bucks. No thanks! I also stopped by the Liberty Gun Show at the Live Oak Civic Center and can tell you it's not worth the time either. It's about 300 tables and over half are accessories or non-firearms-related items. Plenty of knives if you're interested, but not as many actual guns. If you're in the SA area the best gun show is the Premier Original San Antonio Gun Show at the Freeman Expo Hall next to the AT&T Center. The only problem is it's only every other month or so, but there's about a 1000 tables so it's definitely worth going to! We've also got the SAXET Gun Show the first weekend of every month over at the SA Event Center (Marbach and 410) which has about 800 tables. It's not quite as good as Premier, but we still go on a regular basis. Cheers! M2

I think Rainman's been spotted...

OK, not a firearm but made by a firearm company. I've been in the market for an inexpensive "tactical tomahawk," and after some reserach, I went with the S&W Extraction & Evasion Tomahawk... The reviews on Amazon for it were convincing, a few think it is a bit heavy but I actually like that; plus it has a full tang which I prefer. It's about ten bucks cheaper on Amazon than Academy, but once i had it in hand I decided I didn't want to wait. I also had something else to buy and a gift card so it was an easy decision and a good one, I think. Cheers! M2

Having read all three (and planning to re-read all of them again), I have no doubts whatsoever about his telling the truth. His are some of the best insights into the SF world that I have ever read...

In honor of Veteran's Day, Chester Wong has gotten Amazon to offer his outstanding series Yellow Green Beret free for the Kindle for the two days... Yellow Green Beret: Volume 1 Yellow Green Beret: Volume 2 Yellow Green Beret: Volume 3 Highly recommended! Cheers! M2

Fat Leonard strikes again!

True or not, my favorite response so far...

Oktoberfest may be over, but this thread should never die...

Well, if you change your mind and decide to sell it instead, you know who to call...