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11-20-2014 , 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by glenrice1
It is pretty clear you don't follow Republican politics at all, which is fine.

But Rand Paul has already said he is against any type of poker prohibition. He is in the complete opposite wing of the Republican Party from Adelson on most issues. http://hotair.com/archives/2014/03/3...the-primaries/
Money, and the desire to be president, makes strange bedfellows.
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11-20-2014 , 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by glenrice1
It is pretty clear you don't follow Republican politics at all, which is fine.

But Rand Paul has already said he is against any type of poker prohibition. He is in the complete opposite wing of the Republican Party from Adelson on most issues. http://hotair.com/archives/2014/03/3...the-primaries/
It seems Doc follows politics pretty well IMO.
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11-23-2014 , 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by schlucky1
Wow, this is infuriating! I'm glad it seems to have been ineffective thus far, as there will be no hearing on Adelson's bill. Still, totally f'd up!
More opposition to RAWA http://www.bluff.com/news/grover-nor...st-rawa-62454/
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11-23-2014 , 06:17 PM
If you want iPoker it's simple.. don't vote republican!
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11-23-2014 , 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ReelingYouIn
If you want iPoker it's simple.. don't vote republican!
Right, because there are so many Democrats offering to take up the issue for us. Can you name one Democrat in Congress who openly supports ipoker, and/or who has offered to introduce a bill?
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11-24-2014 , 01:15 AM
Harry Reid?
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11-24-2014 , 01:16 AM
those tea party guys are not really against this, they are just against Adelson. They are afraid of back door deals with him and Reid and what that means for things like budget. They basically want to hold Obama over the fire and the mainstream crony republicans get in the way.
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11-24-2014 , 01:44 AM
grover norquist being against adelson here is a pretty big deal imo
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11-24-2014 , 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by TimRed
Harry Reid?
He's not on our side. He makes excuses, he doesn't introduce a bill. He shines on the casino industry to maintain their support, but he didn't move on internet poker when he could have, and now it's too late (for him to be of any help).

Try again
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11-24-2014 , 09:36 AM
Blanche Lincoln got herself a spot on FOX news with Huckabee.

"Senator Lincoln discusses Internet gambling with Mike Huckabee"



The URL link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP29YH-1pQQ

Also, nice touch, "All Comments

Comments are disabled for this video."
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11-24-2014 , 11:19 AM
How does senator lincoln spew all this bull**** through her mouth with a straight face. This makes me question everything i hear in politics even more and i will take it all with a grain of salt.
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11-24-2014 , 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by daveh07
How does senator lincoln spew all this bull**** through her mouth with a straight face. This makes me question everything i hear in politics even more and i will take it all with a grain of salt.
First time I was disappointed by Huckabee. That he would let this woman spew nonsense, agree with her, and not have anyone represent the other side of the argument, was quite disappointing. He's usually a reasonable man.
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11-24-2014 , 12:46 PM
Couldn't she technically be sued for lying like that? She said that there's no way to geolocate people playing on the sites. That's factually false. I know no one will take the time to go after these clowns but it sure would be funny to see them slammed with lawsuits over all the lies their telling.
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11-24-2014 , 04:08 PM
It's even more gross to think that some of them aren't even getting paid to say this, they are just really stupid and got convinced by somebody it is correct.
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11-24-2014 , 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by curtinsea
First time I was disappointed by Huckabee. That he would let this woman spew nonsense, agree with her, and not have anyone represent the other side of the argument, was quite disappointing. He's usually a reasonable man.
Sounds like writing to Huckabee could be a good action plan. Let him know the segment was disappointing in that it was so one filled with falsehoods and no one from the pro side appearing.
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11-24-2014 , 07:12 PM
Here is a link to the show's Facebook page. If you make comments, please keep it civil -- the name-calling really makes us look bad.

https://www.facebook.com/HuckabeeShow
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11-24-2014 , 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by curtinsea
First time I was disappointed by Huckabee. He's usually a reasonable man.
LOL. You're funny.
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11-24-2014 , 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DrMickHead
Couldn't she technically be sued for lying like that?
If lying on TV were illegal than everyone on Fox "News" would be in jail.
Remember "Death panels"?
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11-24-2014 , 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Doc T River
Sounds like writing to Huckabee could be a good action plan. Let him know the segment was disappointing in that it was so one filled with falsehoods and no one from the pro side appearing.
I'm working on such a letter now
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11-24-2014 , 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by kdub72
Here is a link to the show's Facebook page. If you make comments, please keep it civil -- the name-calling really makes us look bad.

https://www.facebook.com/HuckabeeShow
Thanks for the link kdub. Commented.
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11-24-2014 , 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Sighsalot
grover norquist being against adelson here is a pretty big deal imo
This is a huge deal.

The question becomes, which Republican nominee does Sheldon bestow his blessing on? In 2014 he basically bankrolled Rick Santorum to torpedo Newt's campaign. Sheldon has more **** you money then he needs.

The craziest part is he was basically broke and underwater during the financial crisis. Amazing what Macau did to poker as a whole.
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11-24-2014 , 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jasbral
This is a huge deal.

The question becomes, which Republican nominee does Sheldon bestow his blessing on? In 2014 he basically bankrolled Rick Santorum to torpedo Newt's campaign. Sheldon has more **** you money then he needs.
Really? Adelson single-handedly funded Gingrich's campaign to the tune of more than $20 million. Adelson opposed Santorum.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB100...23583032248366

According to Forbes, Adelson is one of the top ten richest Americans, worth over $21 billion.
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11-25-2014 , 09:51 AM
A few years ago when he was running for the Republican Party nomination for President, Huckabee wrote a book, A Simple Government. I bought it but never finished it. As I said in the NVG thread about the Huckabee segment, I am going to go back to it to see if there is anything in it that can be used to counter the support he is showing the anti-poker forces now.
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11-25-2014 , 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Asterix811
Really? Adelson single-handedly funded Gingrich's campaign to the tune of more than $20 million. Adelson opposed Santorum.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB100...23583032248366

According to Forbes, Adelson is one of the top ten richest Americans, worth over $21 billion.
Sorry. You're right. Point still stands though
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11-25-2014 , 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Asterix811
If lying on TV were illegal than everyone on Fox "News" would be in jail.
Remember "Death panels"?
These comments are so ignorant. Foxnews is no worse, and probably better than CNN and god awful MSNBC. Now, let's get back to fighting our common enemy.
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