ExiledInIllinois

See those #s trending up as we become more polarized? As a strong third candidate drops off? Anyway... It's Popular vs. EC. I wasn't talking less than 50%. That's a whole other beast. Has there been two winner take all elections in a row where the EC was on the other side of the popular vote? That means won popular, lost EC? EC decides. Trump tapped out his EC strategy. He needs to strengthen in IA, WI, MI, PA... OR MAKE in roads with other heavy working class areas. Just saying. The nation has been getting more purple out in red territory than it has been getting pink in blue territory in the last 90 years. Who? Has the report been released to you? Did you read it? Where can I find it in whole so I can read. Link?

Upside down = lose popular, win EC. Has there ever been two in a row?

I don't think Don is gaining voters... And he did win an upside down election in 2016... This ain't 2004 where Dubya righted the ship. Have there ever been two upside down elections in a row in American history?

Oh Tay! Mr. Pocket Protector. LoL...

LoL... I don't wear a tie and work in a cube. But close.

A conspiracy theorist telling another the "truth." I am a bit skeptical. Sorry... You can't blame me.

Don't worry Dude... Nobody is coming for your pistola. You can pack in peace.

You cut me to the quick. Ouch.

Translation by DRino: They never landed on the moon, but now I trust that they did. TrustTheProcess® Because it fits my narrative -Signed, Your Average Freelance Hollywood Screenwriter

You're 2 watt bulb... She killed herself over something about guns.

^^^Shares a birthday with the most awesomeness guy in the world. That fact alone takes him to "super cool" level in everything he does!!!

Trump doesn't have to be smart. The Russian have to be. We know how smart they are. Look... They (people) are screaming for another Brexit re-vote. The Russians gotta be working OT.

I dont think the anti-gun agenda needs any help from me. So many loose weapons out there floating around, it needs no help.

Maybe. But this is 2019. The machines hide things better. Years of practice.

Got better odds to die almost instantly pulling a trigger. Pulling a trigger tends to be irreversible. I would say +9/10 to the head = certain death. I say certain as the key word.

Elaborate. Myself? I generally agree with you... It's okay if we don't. It does matter. You don't see the extension from the first incident? We are armed to the teeth as a culture. It's ez-pz for people to get lax with their firearms because they are ubiquitous. If somebody takes your car, you know it... Right? If somebody pings your bank account, I hope you have text alerts. Of course faulty impulse controls are at the heart of the issue. Yet, I will contend a firearm suicide is on one of convenience & efficiency. Was it just laying there? I am not blaming the weapon. That's not saying one in distress won't find a way. But time is critical. Anything that slows things down, let's time play out is of utmost importance and allows help to intervene.

Of course.

Yeah... So what was quoted above is false? Glean the important, fundamental stuff. Ethics in Private Sector is vastly different from ethics in Public Sector. There in lies the issue. I get most people don't understand the two. They simply aren't the same. Doing something, anything as long as it's NOT against the law is vastly different to doing only what the law says you can do. Gotta admit... Those ethics are lost on this administration. What I quoted holds true. Knock the site. Yet, how would you change what I quoted?

Where should I start: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2018/06/04/451570/confronting-cost-trumps-corruption-american-families/ "...These actions, and many more, send a clear signal: In the Trump administration, corruption is not just accepted, it is encouraged. Trump has created a culture of corruption, where it’s expected that those with public power will wield it for private gain. And this culture has, in turn, attracted those who are themselves corrupt and seeking to profit from this opportunity. This culture of corruption has wide-ranging effects. When the interests of the politically connected are put first, it’s at the expense of people without the means to pay for lobbyists in Washington. When the interests of foreign governments are put first, it’s at the expense of America’s safety. And when the priorities of elected leaders are shaped only by those with money or power, then the needs of the American people remain unmet. A culture of corruption also weakens society as a whole. It leads to a perverse set of incentives, where those who are corrupt advance, while those who are honest are forced out of positions of power. It incentivizes incompetence among public officials because people are judged not by their ability to do their job, but rather on their ability to conceal or participate in unethical, and even illegal, behavior. Moreover, it weakens the societal trust that is the cornerstone of a robust economy and civil society...."

Exactly. It's a power move by people to avoid talking. "Too soon." Is a BS argument. Holy Moly... I could have come here and got pissed that she never thanked people for paying their respects and I would have been greated like Caesar returning from Gaul. Tough crowd. Simply put: Yes.

So we are all suppose to say sorry, RIP and move on? I qualitatively added that because people take the power move and want to slam people because they can't wrap their brain publically around the hard issues. Obviously... Somebody failed her here? Is that a fair assessment. She's under 21, who wasn't watching their weapon?

Same here brother! But, with us it was: We. No. The angle. Somebody failed her (again). Read Kevbeau's post.

It means if you have to ask you're attached. Let it go. Heck, don't get attached in the first place. TDS ODS Etc... We can play tit for tat forever. ^^^ See: ODS

No. Kevbeau explained it. Too much of this. It's selfish. Decorum is good. I stayed classy and respectful. I am not faulting the ones suffering. Just asking the tough questions.

If I were you. Enlightenment is non-attachment.