The Frankish Reich

The Jets haven't fired him ... yet.

It's kind of like Black Lives Matter. What nonracist can disagree with the sentiment behind the name? But then there's the reality of the grifters and political hacks who co-opted the name for their self-serving purposes.

And here I was thinking that was EJ Manuel. Knowing the charmed life Nate Hackett has lived, I fully expect he'll get yet another life.

I think you're right. I think that a lot of gay/trans material gets a pass because it is considered under the rubric of making kids feel like they're not alone, even if it crosses the line into what is definitely age-inappropriate. I have no problem with parents (moms, if you will) getting involved and trying to influence what school libraries have on the shelves, or at least making sure that those materials are age appropriate. But as for this specific group - Moms for Liberty - yes, I believe at least at the start it was a classic astro-turf (not grassroots) group, and that it's primary purpose is to publicize liberal overreach (and as such, to try to swing those all-important suburban moms toward Republicans) rather than to improve true education for kids.

It wasn't the trade. It was the contract extension. That's what really crippled the Broncos. Until Deshaun. Records are made to be broken!

Challenge to do what? I am saying that there is an underlying belief here, and that without that belief many of these comments make zero sense. 10% of home schoolers: incredibly devoted parents who have the intellectual ability and discipline to provide a top-notch education to their children. 90% of home schoolers: the opposite. That's why some standards are necessary, but the home school lawyer-zealots fight ANY standard tooth and nail.

Every man hates what he has to deny.

Nate Silver is right.

Then why does everyone recite the mantra "gay porn" like @Westside just did?

I had access (not through, umm, official channels) only to straight pr0n. Which, I assume, is why I am straight. Which brings me to my question: underlying all the storm and fury about exposing kids to "gay pr0n" isn't there a fear that your kids are going to be turned gay? Assuming you are straight, do you really believe that you could be gay today if you found a stash of gay pr0n in your brother's closet?

Yes, that too. So let's add that to the question - "other than demonstrated medical reasons or well-established religious exemptions."

What people forget is that this is a so-called "impeachment inquiry." Not an "embarrassing influence peddling inquiry."

Moms For Liberty is the classic astro-turf group, created by a bunch of Republican activists masquerading as regular old "concerned moms." That is why Bridget Ziegler's role and personal life is - and will always be - relevant. It exposed the organization for what it really is. Phony. A lot of you fell for it hook, line, and sinker. The cure for being embarrassed doesn't start with biting again.

Good luck with that one. https://torontosun.com/news/world/schools-out-board-boots-threeway-sex-loving-moms-for-liberty-co-founder "Moms for Liberty" will never live this down. Prediction: they'll change their name.

Right, and let's start with this!

It would have been a lot more enjoyable to watch that Florida "Throuple" woman interviewed.

It has for me. This is why I couldn't get into the Coach Prime Colorado Buffaloes. I've understood for a long, long time that there's money under the table for top athletic recruits. But I was kind of able to segment my mind to think of these kids as still somehow representative of the University of Colorado student body, etc. With NIL payments and open transfers, that suspension of disbelief ended. Coach Prime's son driving a Rolls Royce. A flood of transfers coming in a maybe staying for one year, basically one semester of classes, a lot of which are athlete-specific. This is what happened to me with college basketball and the "one-and-dones." Throwing on a school's jersey for one year, getting a C average in one semester of classes, and then walking away? In what way am I rooting for "Duke" or "North Carolina?" These kids are so obviously ringers that I can no longer buy in to the connection to the school. Why not just watch the NBA. Which is what I now do.

Rape by (thankfully) short fingers.

https://www.salon.com/2024/03/04/he-looks-lost-alarm-after-mind-blanks-out-repeatedly-during-speech/ check out the 1:01 mark of the Morning Joe montage.

So is there anyone here who DISAGREES with the following proposition: "Immunization against measles should be required for all children unless that child's parents can show a well-established religious basis (not merely personal belief) for an exemption."

True, but you are mixing up a couple things. The International Court of Justice (the old so-called "World Court") is not subject to a U.S. (or other country's) veto in its decision-making. The U.S. has been found to be in violation of international law before, and Israel may be now. That's separate (but related) to the question of enforcement of such an order. And here you're correct. But that doesn't make an ICJ decision meaningless, which is why the accused countries actually defend themselves before that court.

In other words, the "clorox thing" is not like the others.

Same speech included some garbled attempt to say something about Saudi Arabia, coming out like someone having a TIA.

I had to look it up too. Good one! Can't see the old mushroom tip without a mirror. Can't wait for that testimony in the Stormy trial.

A good question: how do we evaluate a presidential appointee? - is he/she a good soldier in trying to advance the President's agenda? If so, then Mayorkas is the ideal company man. He's not out there on a limb trying to execute his own policy initiatives. The Biden agenda has been to avoid using things like detention to "punish" illegal immigrants, and that is exactly what Mayorkas has done. - is he/she a creative problem solver when faced with new problems? Here, Mayorkas is a total failure. He (along with the White House) seemed to have no understanding that lenient treatment of illegal immigrants creates a feedback loop that encourages more illegal immigration. This should have been obvious from the start, and if not then, well certainly by the post-COVID wave. We'd like our appointees to be more than just yes men. A yes man is what he is. For that, he gets an F grade. So my grades on the key appointees, with these two factors in mind? First, the big ones: AG, State, Treasury, Defense: - Garland: B-. Plus: eliminated the utter chaos of the Trump Admin (Acting Actings, etc.). Minus: showed a lack of political skill in handling sensitive prosecutions. - Blinken: B. Plus: superb old-fashioned diplomatic work in bringing the EU/NATO together in support of Ukraine, including pulling in NATO agnostics like Sweden. Minus: continued to advance some iffy Israel/Middle East policies. In hindsight, the Trump Admin's "Abraham Accords" caused more harm than good, disrupting a delicate balance. Biden and Trump continued on that route, which has generally been considered to be a key motivating factor for the horrible Hamas attacks and ensuing war. A strategic reevaluation was in order; it never happened. - Yellen: B. Yes, went along with the ill-advised final Biden stimulus. But not surprisingly, after that, she worked well with the Fed's efforts to rein in inflation and restore some sense of normality to monetary policy. If we continue on the soft landing path, she will deserve a good measure of credit. - Austin: B. Again, fine work on keeping the western world together on Russia/Ukraine. Obviously his failure to disclose his health issues call into question whether he remains the right man for the job. Others have, as usual, been on the sidelines. There's really nothing much to say about them other than they've largely avoided scandal, which isn't nothing ...