I don't think we need to insinuate "fear" when we have actual pictures, videos, and accounts from Ferguson of what is going on right now in America when police have this equipment and feel the slightest bit threatened. By protesters in their backyards.

I really don't think there is an epidemic of military-grade weapons being fired at police officers that would require they have the equipment to counter that.

Today's LEO considers the citizens of the United States as enemies.

Well if you don't spend your budget, your budget gets reduced next year. That's how we've been operating for far too long.

"Hey, quick question, Mo'Ne....you know in five years we're going to try to suppress your vote, right?"

are you telling me that as your dad or your boss

And you've missed the entire point, which is funny, considering you're throwing the word "idiot" around so much. He is wealthy because he is good AND because of the very environment that you describe. He has had no problem profiting greatly from that environment, and to now pretend like he has moral qualms is…

Sweetie, I play poker for a living.

I used to be a professional gambler. And the thing people outside of that world don't understand is that in order to succeed, you have to separate your emotions from your luck. You can't let a bad beat devastate you, you can only draw satisfaction from having made the right bet. And the flip side of that is that you…

Ironically, some of my best nights dealing involve 2 players all-in for a decent amount of money, and the loser saying "that deserves at least X dollars more of a tip!" And the winner happily complies.

I deal poker on the Strip, and have dealt the WSOP twice (a televised final table both years). For those who aren't hip to the Vegas scene, or poker in any invested sense - those of us who get it know two fundamental rules:

Lousie or GTFO.

The other guy is one of the most winning poker players of all time and probably has a net worth ~$50M.

I dunno; I'm partial to Louise, myself. Oh, who am I kidding. All of the Belcher children are delightful (and Linda is the best TV mom!).

I love Louise.

Well said. I played online poker in the good old days to put myself through college, and yeah it could be stressful as hell and yeah sometimes I didn't want to play poker 25-30 hours this week, but you know, no one is making you do it man. You're probably a smart guy - if you want to do something else, do something…

He was bitching about poker before getting to the final table, so at least he was a consistent whiner.

Holy shit. Is this not the town with the richy-rich golf course that didn't want women and blacks in the door?

The transcript of the cop talking to her makes me SEETHE with rage. Fuck you, buddy.

"since their home had been broken into and there's no TV. Sounds like there's some other crime going on in North Augusta that the police should look into."