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Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 09:38 AM
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GOP Senate Hopeful thinks people should be implanted with ID chips...
So he can keep track of all of us, I guess. Yikes! This guy is a whackjob! In 2005 he was on the board for a chip company.

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/may/22/michael-mc-auliff/huffington-post-reporter-says-possible-gop-senate-/
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jp11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 09:44 AM
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1. If you read the whole thing he only ever said it was for medical purposes and not
that people should be forced to have them put in.
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rrneck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 09:46 AM
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4. Ah. OK. But I still enjoyed the snark. :) nt
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 09:57 AM
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5. Ok but that won't stop the fundies from getting up in arms about this.
Mark of the beast and all that....
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iwishiwas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 11:23 AM
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13. Club for Growth ran an ad against Tommy this week. Tommy is not extreem
enough for them.
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Proud Liberal Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 10:20 AM
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9. Sure
However, unless we program the chips ourselves, who knows what else they might stick on there and/or what somebody else could do with it. The possibilities for such technology seem kind of chilling IMHO.
:tinfoilhat:
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LiberalLoner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 10:31 AM
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11. I would be in line to get one of those chips, to be honest. I am allergic to
morphine and codeine and I hate wearing those medic-alert bracelets because I just don't like having anything moving around on my wrist. I just don't like wearing bracelets, they bug me. So a chip would be pretty useful in my case. I mean, you never know, any of us could get into a bad car accident and be unconscious and if we have any allergies to common medications given in emergency situations (like morphine) we could end up with anaphylactic shock. So I could see this chip having some useful (and non-malevolent) applications.
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rrneck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 09:44 AM
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2. I know just where he can implant that idea. nt
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 09:46 AM
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3. I'm OK with that if he goes first..
And *I* get to implant the chip in him.. :evilgrin:
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Le Taz Hot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 09:58 AM
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6. You first, Sparky.
Ya just gotta love those "get the gummit out of my life" GOPers, don't ya'?
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 10:03 AM
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7. That's a great idea. How do I support this guy?
You can implant chips just like you do to dogs and cats. :tinfoilhat:
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obxhead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 10:16 AM
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8. And I think they should be paid the median income of the
lower 60% of the US population. Include the homeless and unemployed in that calculation.

I don't see either one happening though.
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Johonny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 10:29 AM
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10. chips are nothing, it's the salsa I object to!
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jorno67 Donating Member (906 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 10:32 AM
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12. well that's "smaller government", isn't it?
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