The Frankish Reich

He just posted exactly the same thing. Now he posts it again, copy/pasting from the embedded tweet. My point was that it was a stupid waste of time that has more to do with JD Vance running to be Trump's VP than with anything else. Which he doesn't refute. Such is the nature of the discourse with a fool. Oh, and don't forget:

3.4% YOY now. The Fed decided some time ago, based on really nothing, that it would target 2 percent. Inflation rates during some notable boom times: Reagan years: 1983: 3.8 1984 (the famous landslide Reagan win): 3.9 Clinton years: 1994: 2.7 1995: 2.5 1996 (Clinton easily reelected): 3.3

There's nothing like running for Vice President in America. It'll make you brag about shooting your puppy. It'll make you kowtow to a creep you once thought was utterly unqualified. It'll make you propose waste of time legislation that won't get anywhere other than on one of your press releases.

I'll give YOU till the end of the month to recognize the difference between respecting people regardless of sex/gender and endorsing absolutely every decision of people who are not in your situation.

When you say rights are from God, you obviously are referring to the Judeo-Christian(-Muslim) god. And so that god gave Americans (and only Americans?) certain rights such as the right to a jury trial in a civil matter? The right against the quartering of soldiers in time of peace? The god whose son schooled us as follows: You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. Doesn't sound like a god who wants you to shoot 'em rather than handing over your shirt.

a/k/a everyone with a 401k

Well, this may explain the intense bitterness and hatred of America

It's a god-given right! God didn't say anything about giving you the right to self-defense unless you've recently smoked crack. Maybe that was in one of those apocryphal books excluded from the standard Bible.

tl;dr The economy is doing great!

Right. Accept the win, move on. But of course that's not what they want to do. They are scared that their "But Hunter!" distraction will go away as a campaign issue.

"God-given right" is what I referred to.

Which would, indeed, be the definition of "corroborated." We learned something this morning. You're welcome.

Corroborated? 🙄

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With all due respect: you have no idea what you're talking about. The security clearance/background check process is intensive. The form itself asks you to disclose things that most people consider completely private. You have to allow them to access your tax records, you have to disclose any illegal drug use in the last 7 years (it used to be in your lifetime), you have to disclose any treatment/therapy for psychological/mental health. And of course for IC jobs, you may need to take a polygraph (junk science in my opinion, but it's still there). Yes, if there is information that you were involved or even present at some kind of major disruption/riot, BLM or January 6 or whatever, you should expect to be questioned intensively about that. In short: You have no idea what you're talking about.

Some very strong pro-Trump arguments here, neatly summarized by Matt Yglesias:

Is it shocking that someone who (according to the interviewer's notes shown in this thread) "planned" to attend a riot is questioned about his intentions? You're asking for a security clearance. You are not entitled to it. I've had them. They ask you a lot of questions about perfectly legal activity that may nonetheless render you unsuitable for handling classified information.

I won't even ask ...

P for Perv

smut, pure smut I say. Glorifying lesbianism as a lifestyle choice. https://nypost.com/2016/07/30/melania-trump-like-youve-never-seen-her-before/

It wasn't this month, and it was about Greenwald showing no apparent appreciation for the people and the party that actually made his marriage a legal one. It is obvious to me that he is so obsessed with the Edward Snowden thing that he's lost his judgement.

Hey, all our other special status days honor the good, the bad, and the ugly alike.

Seems ultra reliable. Big if true!

Hey, you can wear whatever you want! Or don't want.

And in my jurisdiction, driving with expired tags. Or no plates at all. And shoplifting from Target. And smoking fentanyl in plain view. And playing Fast and Furious by racing down my street at 2:00 a.m. And porch pirating packages. "File an online police report"