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The Bar => Introductions & Subsequent Welcomes => Topic started by: TexasCop on January 22, 2011, 06:03:15 PM
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Hello fellow conservatives!!! :tongue:
Wow, that made me sound like a DU mole, didn't it? I assure you, I've been vetted by Chris. A little about me.....
I'm a 40-year-old lifelong Republican and 16-year veteran civilian police officer in the Dallas, Texas area. Prior to that I was a Military Policeman in the U.S. Army for 7 years. I'm a member of the Metrocrest Republican Club here in north Dallas and am a Founding Member of the George W. Bush Library, which I'm proud to say will be right here in Dallas!
I've spent a good portion of today reading threads here. I didn't know you existed until someone on DU posted a link. I've been a silent lurker on their site from back in the days when Protest Warrior was battling them. I've been going to Free Republic for several years, but the stories are a little to far out there at times to make me a consistent user. I notice a lot of Tea Party members here......no, I'm not a Tea Partier. I may share my reasons later.
I am a Master Mason and a Shriner, so shouts to all my brothers and fellow Nobles! :cheersmate:
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Welcome to Conservative Cave, TexasCop.
Please review the board rules (http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,8777.0.html) when you have a moment. Thanks! :)
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Welcome TC. Which part of the Metroplex if I may ask?
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Welcome to the cave! :cheersmate:
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Welcome TC!
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Howdy! You'll find lots of Texans here.
KC
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Hello fellow conservatives!!! :tongue:
Wow, that made me sound like a DU mole, didn't it? I assure you, I've been vetted by Chris. A little about me.....
I'm a 40-year-old lifelong Republican and 16-year veteran civilian police officer in the Dallas, Texas area. Prior to that I was a Military Policeman in the U.S. Army for 7 years. I'm a member of the Metrocrest Republican Club here in north Dallas and am a Founding Member of the George W. Bush Library, which I'm proud to say will be right here in Dallas!
I've spent a good portion of today reading threads here. I didn't know you existed until someone on DU posted a link. I've been a silent lurker on their site from back in the days when Protest Warrior was battling them. I've been going to Free Republic for several years, but the stories are a little to far out there at times to make me a consistent user. I notice a lot of Tea Party members here......no, I'm not a Tea Partier. I may share my reasons later.
I am a Master Mason and a Shriner, so shouts to all my brothers and fellow Nobles! :cheersmate:
Vetted by Chris? Is that a good thing?
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Vetted by Chris? Is that a good thing?
Vetted = checked to see if they're not spammers and have legitimate IP/email addresses. That's usually as far as it goes.
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Vetted = checked to see if they're not spammers and have legitimate IP/email addresses. That's usually as far as it goes.
I see. Texascop made it sound like it actually meant something.
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Welcome to the Cave, Texas Cop!!
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Welcome TexasCop.
I am Jessica. Enjoy the boards. :)
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Welcome, brother!
doc
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Welcome aboard, TC.
Thanks for your service, past and present!
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Welcome TC. Which part of the Metroplex if I may ask?
I live in The Colony. I don't want to say where I work. Don't want DU to harrass me.
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I see. Texascop made it sound like it actually meant something.
Yeah, but you fell for it. :yahoo:
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Welcome to the Thunderdome :)
Do you get free sodas from vending machines? ;)
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Welcome!!! Can I use your baton sometime? :hyper:
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ha, you know, I've carried one for all these years and have yet to whack anyone with it! Sad, huh?
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Yeah, but you fell for it. :yahoo:
Chuckle.... So I did.
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Welcome!!
Any chance you have a member in your RepClub, named Pam, a realtor, in her early 60's but looks like early 50's?
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I live in The Colony. I don't want to say where I work. Don't want DU to harrass me.
Hey neighbor, I'm just up the road in Denton.
I understand keeping your workplace out of everything. That's the kind of thing they would do.
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ha, you know, I've carried one for all these years and have yet to whack anyone with it! Sad, huh?
who said you use them to whack people? :naughty:
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Welcome!!
Any chance you have a member in your RepClub, named Pam, a realtor, in her early 60's but looks like early 50's?
Unfortunately, I'm a paper warrior with them. I joined for the newsletter to keep up on local activities. They have meetings on Wednesday nights and I do volunteer work every Wednesday night. :(
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Welcome TC!!! I lived in the Metroplex for 12 years and worked in Law Enforcement somewhere between Ft. Worth and Dallas and that's all I feel comfortable saying. :-)
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Welcome TC!!! I lived in the Metroplex for 12 years and worked in Law Enforcement somewhere between Ft. Worth and Dallas and that's all I feel comfortable saying. :-)
I feel ya. There's comfort in anonymity. Chris knows where I work. Been with the same department for 16 years. O-)
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Hi TexasCop. Welcome! :cheersmate: Bunnies are God's enemies!
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Welcome!
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Oh, I also forgot to mention that I volunteer 40 hours a month at a local domestic violence shelter. Mostly office and clerical stuff, but I also work as a youth group counselor with teens affected by violence. As you can imagine, I'm literally surrounded by liberals when I'm there, but they're not like the type you see on DU. They're very normal people who have their hearts in the right place, but tend to listen more to their emotions than their intelligence when it comes to politics. If I ever come across as left leaning, trust me, I'm not. I've just learned that we do need some social programs, but I also firmly believe that every social program needs an end game. Get what you need from the program and get out.
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Howdy from North of you. I'm up by Lake Texoma, where the Big D gets a lot of their water from.
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Howdy from North of you. I'm up by Lake Texoma, where the Big D gets a lot of their water from.
Hi, the wife and I drag our travel trailer up there quite often!
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Hi, the wife and I drag our travel trailer up there quite often!
Where do you go?? Eisenhower State Park or over to Oklahoma??
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The Oklahoma side.....less crowded. Is Eisenhower nice?
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The Oklahoma side.....less crowded. Is Eisenhower nice?
It's not too bad. About the same as the Oklahoma side. More than likely, you drive within 1/3rd of a mile of where I live since you go to the OK side. Used to party over there a LOT back in my teens. Now, "The Cut" is closed off. Bastard Government !!! (I live just off of SH 91, not far from the Denison Dam.)
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The Denison Dam, is that off 75? If so, I know the area. Big casino right there. Choctaw, I think?
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Oh No, I ain't in Okie-land. SH 91 (i forget which exit it is, maybe 72?) is what people take to go across into Oklahoma, mostly. At least for the Lake. Choctaw Casino is some 15-20 more mins from me.
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Oh No, I ain't in Okie-land. SH 91 (i forget which exit it is, maybe 73?) is what people take to go across into Oklahoma, mostly. At least for the Lake. Choctaw Casino is some 15-20 more mins from me.
Ahhhh. We always take 377 up through Whitesboro.
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I see. You should try coming over Denison way.
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I see. You should try coming over Denison way.
One of my facebook friends that I went to high school with lives in Denison.
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One of my facebook friends that I went to high school with lives in Denison.
Thundley, chances are that I don't know them.
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Hey TexasCop,
Welcome! I'm a fellow Texan living outside the promised land (currently in Chicago). Taught in Lewisville ISD from 91-96, and know The Colony very well. My parents are in the Waxahachie/Midlothian area.
Hope you enjoy the board :cheersmate:
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Hey TexasCop,
Welcome! I'm a fellow Texan living outside the promised land (currently in Chicago). Taught in Lewisville ISD from 91-96, and know The Colony very well. My parents are in the Waxahachie/Midlothian area.
Hope you enjoy the board :cheersmate:
Nice! My wife teaches in Little Elm ISD (for the past 14 years) and her sister is an English teacher at Marcus H.S. Small world. :)
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My trailertrash side of the family lives in Conroe/Splendora :cheersmate:
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Nice! My wife teaches in Little Elm ISD (for the past 14 years) and her sister is an English teacher at Marcus H.S. Small world. :)
Small? Well, here we go.... I lived in Lewisville between 89-92 and again in 00-03. (Shout out to chitownchica!) My SIL graduated from Marcus, taught in Lewisville before her kids were born, and my BF's sister lives in Little Elm, where all three of her kids go to school. So there. :-) It is a small world, and Eisenhower State Park is a cool place to camp.
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LOL, no way! My wife teaches at Chavez Elementary. :)
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LOL, no way! My wife teaches at Chavez Elementary. :)
Way! I know two children (actually more than that if you count their inlaws) that are enrolled there right now. No offense, but I loathe travelling to LE. BF's family has holidays up there, and it is sooooooooo far away. Takes almost an hour one way as we live in the Garland/Dallas area. :thatsright:
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We love LE, but getting in and out is tough. We actually live in The Colony, but the kids attend LE because the wife teaches there. I have kids at LEHS, Brent and Chavez.
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We love LE, but getting in and out is tough. We actually live in The Colony, but the kids attend LE because the wife teaches there. I have kids at LEHS, Brent and Chavez.
Now that is a small world! :cheersmate:
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Nice! My wife teaches in Little Elm ISD (for the past 14 years) and her sister is an English teacher at Marcus H.S. Small world. :)
Wow- really is a small world. We probably know some of the same people. Little Elm used to be tiny, but I think it has had a population explosion. Is that right?
I taught at Milliken middle school. Last I heard, the school was converted to a 9th grade center. I used to know quite a few teachers at Marcus. I left teaching in 96.
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My trailertrash side of the family lives in Conroe/Splendora :cheersmate:
I have cousins down in that area. There sure are a lot of Texas connections here :)
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Small? Well, here we go.... I lived in Lewisville between 89-92 and again in 00-03. (Shout out to chitownchica!) My SIL graduated from Marcus, taught in Lewisville before her kids were born, and my BF's sister lives in Little Elm, where all three of her kids go to school. So there. :-) It is a small world, and Eisenhower State Park is a cool place to camp.
Dang it Tots- we might have been neighbors :cheersmate: I know we've talked about the Arlington connection and how I worked on Six Flags Dr/Randol Mill a few years ago, but I don't think we've discussed Lewisville.
When did your SIL graduate? Most of my students went to Marcus. When I was there, the Highland Village/Shores area seemed like the countryside. Texas Hamburger Factory on 407 was our go-to for lunch. There was also a little Chinese restaurant and a Sonic close by. My teacher friends and I would get out of school, stop by Sonic for a vanilla coke, and then head to the dock of the YMCA day camp on the lake. Good times.
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Dang it Tots- we might have been neighbors :cheersmate: I know we've talked about the Arlington connection and how I worked on Six Flags Dr/Randol Mill a few years ago, but I don't think we've discussed Lewisville.
When did your SIL graduate? Most of my students went to Marcus. When I was there, the Highland Village/Shores area seemed like the countryside. Texas Hamburger Factory on 407 was our go-to for lunch. There was also a little Chinese restaurant and a Sonic close by. My teacher friends and I would get out of school, stop by Sonic for a vanilla coke, and then head to the dock of the YMCA day camp on the lake. Good times.
My SIL graduated in 89 or 90. I think 90. She grew up in Highland Village. I lived in the apartments, off of Corporate drive, before Vista Ridge existed. Matter of fact, we used to bike ride on all of those empty roads. I worked at a pet store, near the Albertsons on Main St and Garden Ridge, and hung out at Sneaky Petes. Was going to school up in Denton. Crazy huh?
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My SIL graduated in 89 or 90. I think 90. She grew up in Highland Village. I lived in the apartments, off of Corporate drive, before Vista Ridge existed. Matter of fact, we used to bike ride on all of those empty roads. I worked at a pet store, near the Albertsons on Main St and Garden Ridge, and hung out at Sneaky Petes. Was going to school up in Denton. Crazy huh?
Ah, so SIL graduated before I taught in the district.
I lived in apartments off Corporate at one point as well. I think that's a req for all new people - ha! There was a driving range right across the street. I can't remember the name of the apartment complex. Vista Ridge was there by that time, as well as a few restaurants. Nothing like today though. I did plenty of shopping at that Albertsons. I think there was a dollar theater in the same shopping center.
Maybe we crossed paths at one point. Definitely crazy!
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I used to ride my bike on 635. Of course it was under construction way back then and I didn't live too far from it in Garland.
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My wife knows EVERYBODY in LE. She can't go anywhere without former students mugging her. It was population 3,000 when she started working there and it's now 24,000, I believe. It's amazing the growth.
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My wife knows EVERYBODY in LE. She can't go anywhere without former students mugging her. It was population 3,000 when she started working there and it's now 24,000, I believe. It's amazing the growth.
It has been at least 7-8 years since I've even passed by on 35. I couldn't believe how much had changed. I probably wouldn't recognize it now.
Do you know Buddy Bonner? I think he's something in administration now. We used to teach together.
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She doesn't. Was he LISD or LEISD?
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LISD. I just looked him up. He's head of HR now. Taught social studies back in the day, and was hilarious. That guy cracked me up all the time.
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Ohhhh, I'll ask my sis in law next time I see her.
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Damn, there're a lot of people that live or have lived in this one small area. DFW is taking over the board.
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The northern suburbs of Dallas are extremely conservative areas. Most conservative voters fled the urban blight and corruption of Dallas for the freshly grown corrupt suburbs. ;)
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Damn, there're a lot of people that live or have lived in this one small area. DFW is taking over the board.
Woot Woot! DFDub in the house! :thatsright:
LOL.
And TC, not to mention the skyrocketing property taxes in the city. Oy Vey! I don't live north anymore, but I don't live in Dallas either.
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We should have a Lake Texoma gathering sometime this spring/ summer.
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We should have a Lake Texoma gathering sometime this spring/ summer.
I'd love to attend. Just let me know if/when and I'll fly home. I try to get back to DFW once a quarter or so.
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We should have a Lake Texoma gathering sometime this spring/ summer.
I missed Texas on my last trip to the States and have been looking for an excuse to go through there....
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Welcome to the Cave TexasCop. :cheersmate:
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I missed Texas on my last trip to the States and have been looking for an excuse to go through there....
The more the merrier :).
If Texoma doesn't work out, my parents have a place in Midlothian. Plenty of space to party, cookout, swim, etc. They would be happy to host us.
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The more the merrier :).
If Texoma doesn't work out, my parents have a place in Midlothian. Plenty of space to party, cookout, swim, etc. They would be happy to host us.
Brisket Nachos??? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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Brisket Nachos??? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Oh hell yeah! Thanks for the reminder.
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I do a pretty decent brisket in the smoker. Better than most of what I've found around here.
BTW, WTF is up with "BBQ gravy" ?!?!?!?!? :puke:
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I do a pretty decent brisket in the smoker. Better than most of what I've found around here.
BTW, WTF is up with "BBQ gravy" ?!?!?!?!? :puke:
Ooooh- I love it in the smoker. My parents don't have one, so don't hate on us :rotf: !!! Just kidding.
BBQ gravy? Heresy.
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Ooooh- I love it in the smoker. My parents don't have one, so don't hate on us :rotf: !!! Just kidding.
BBQ gravy? Heresy.
I won't hate on you too much for not having a smoker. Sometimes, they're just impractical to own. However, a decent grill is a MUST!!
Here's my grill: (not a very good pic, but you'll get the idea)
(http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/samsclub/0007874210913_A?$img_size_200x200$)
This is the same grill I was forced to leave up in MN when I left:
(http://www.gas-grill-review.com/images/members-mark-4-burner-gas-grill-6-years-old-21293003.jpg)
(I swiped the pic from the net, so I don't know who the man is)
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Both look great Thor. My parents' grill was a gift and is currently hooked up to an outdoor bar. They have plenty of room for a smoker, so maybe I can get my dad interested :).
I have a Weber S-320. I left my crappy one back in Dallas and bought this once I arrived in Chicago. I've been very pleased with it.
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I won't hate on you too much for not having a smoker. Sometimes, they're just impractical to own. However, a decent grill is a MUST!!
Here's my grill: (not a very good pic, but you'll get the idea)
(http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/samsclub/0007874210913_A?$img_size_200x200$)
This is the same grill I was forced to leave up in MN when I left:
(http://www.gas-grill-review.com/images/members-mark-4-burner-gas-grill-6-years-old-21293003.jpg)
(I swiped the pic from the net, so I don't know who the man is)
That grill looks like mine, we had to buy the rotisserie separate and I bent the darn thing when I put on a huge pork butt.
What the heck is BBQ Gravy ?
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Welcome aboard, TC.
Thanks for your service, past and present!
What Eupher said, and sorry I am late to the welcome wagon. I'd like to say it won't happen again, but I don't make promises I can't keep. :-)
BTW, was that you posting a nice ride in the Lounge the other day. If so, it's a beaut. :cheersmate:
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What Eupher said, and sorry I am late to the welcome wagon. I'd like to say it won't happen again, but I don't make promises I can't keep. :-)
BTW, was that you posting a nice ride in the Lounge the other day. If so, it's a beaut. :cheersmate:
Yup, thanks! I drove a POS for too many years!
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Hello fellow conservatives!!! :tongue:
Wow, that made me sound like a DU mole, didn't it? I assure you, I've been vetted by Chris. A little about me.....
I'm a 40-year-old lifelong Republican and 16-year veteran civilian police officer in the Dallas, Texas area. Prior to that I was a Military Policeman in the U.S. Army for 7 years. I'm a member of the Metrocrest Republican Club here in north Dallas and am a Founding Member of the George W. Bush Library, which I'm proud to say will be right here in Dallas!
I've spent a good portion of today reading threads here. I didn't know you existed until someone on DU posted a link. I've been a silent lurker on their site from back in the days when Protest Warrior was battling them. I've been going to Free Republic for several years, but the stories are a little to far out there at times to make me a consistent user. I notice a lot of Tea Party members here......no, I'm not a Tea Partier. I may share my reasons later.
I am a Master Mason and a Shriner, so shouts to all my brothers and fellow Nobles! :cheersmate:
I'd like to ask you some questions about the crimes of slander and defamation that have been committed against me in this tread here... please read http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,55381.0.html
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I'd like to ask you some questions about the crimes of slander and defamation that have been committed against me in this tread here... please read http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,55381.0.html
If you don't stop being an ass you can expect to have your posting privileges here suspended or revoked.
You may consider yourself warned.
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If you don't stop being an ass you can expect to have your posting privileges here suspended or revoked.
You may consider yourself warned.
Look again and you'll see that I wasn't the one being an ass. It was the ones who were slandering my good name... they were the ones being asses.
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Emma, you're referring to libel. Regardless, neither libel or slander are crimes. They are civil grievances. As a police officer I am trained solely in criminal laws. We are not trained in civil law because we have zero jurisdiction in civil matters. Sorry. :(
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Welcome my parent met in law enforcement. I guess that's what lead me on the right path my whole life. Being a conservative that is... It may have also gave me my stubborn fight till the end side also. My mom is a police officer in Baltimore and my dad was there when she joined but he's now IA in the DEA going on 8 years.
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Yeah, us cops try to raise our kids conservative. We see first hand the abuses of the social systems. I can't tell you how many times I have been into a HUD home where there are 50" plasma TVs on the walls and Escalades with $5k rims parked out front. Social assistance is a must in modern society, but it's used in our country as a handout rather than a hand-up. Ask any cop and he'll tell you the same thing....our system is abused. I have always been a conservative, but being a cop certainly solidified my beliefs.
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I'd also like to work in law enforcement but not as a police officer but as a police dog trainer.
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Welcome my parent met in law enforcement. I guess that's what lead me on the right path my whole life. Being a conservative that is... It may have also gave me my stubborn fight till the end side also. My mom is a police officer in Baltimore and my dad was there when she joined but he's now IA in the DEA going on 8 years.
just had to bring this over from the other board. Thank you Travis
Well, from this forum it would appear that our little newbie is being less than honest. It would appear that Starring Emma and Starring_Emma are one and the same and both are from Baltimore.
Shocking!
http://forums.mydigitalli...bers/109554-Starring_Emma
http://cellar.org/member.php?u=15882
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About Starring_Emma
Biography
I wear boys underwear. My bestfriend/stepsister Becca is Jewish and I'm Catholic.
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
My work is done here.
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Yeah, us cops try to raise our kids conservative. We see first hand the abuses of the social systems. I can't tell you how many times I have been into a HUD home where there are 50" plasma TVs on the walls and Escalades with $5k rims parked out front. Social assistance is a must in modern society, but it's used in our country as a handout rather than a hand-up. Ask any cop and he'll tell you the same thing....our system is abused. I have always been a conservative, but being a cop certainly solidified my beliefs.
Just don't step on any rugs just inside the front door or you could end up in the basment on on a bed of spikes.
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just had to bring this over from the other board. Thank you Travis
The trolling here never seems to end... Thank you GinaTroll, You can go away now!
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God it must suck being you when you get called out.
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God it must suck being you when you get called out.
As much as I loathe it, this post deserves an High 5 !!
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The trolling here never seems to end... Thank you GinaTroll, You can go away now!
(http://209.85.62.26/6026/144/emo/youwantapieceofme.gif)
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Nice sleuthing, GB. Hi-5.
And my apologies, Emma. It's actually a 100 post limit to get into the naked member's forum. Keep at it!
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Nice sleuthing, GB. Hi-5.
And my apologies, Emma. It's actually a 100 post limit to get into the naked member's forum. Keep at it!
naked troll forum that is, you will be alone