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The Frankish Reich

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  1. 25 minutes ago, pennstate10 said:

    Yup.  Good point.

     

    NIH institute and center directors (except NCI) are appointed by the HHS director following advice from a search committee.

     

    https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/tenure-nih-intramural-research-program/search-selection

     

    https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/personnel/policies-recruitment-processes/clarification-searches-scientific-director-clinical-director

     

    https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/the-law-is-clear

     

    Except when you're a member of the grifter class. 

    At least he's nominally qualified and apparently not an RFK fringe nut.

    That's what it's come down to for me. Could've been a lot worse. Not high praise ...

  2. On 10/14/2025 at 11:44 AM, JDHillFan said:

    Imagine the sort of person that gets their jollies from that. Billstime. Tiberius. 4th. Frankish probably. 

    Umm, no.

    It is (well, should be) beneath our political leaders to post stupid joke memes like this or like dumping feces on protesters.

    I get what Newsom is doing - trying to out-Trump Trump - but I don't like it.

     

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  3. 1 minute ago, Che Guevara said:

    Here's the entire Reagan speech, what point do you think Reagan was trying to make?  Pro Free Trade?  Pro Protectionism?  More nuanced?

     

     

    I read the transcript, and I find nothing wrong with Ontario's take on Reagan the Free Trader. It was one of his proudest accomplishments. There's nothing in Reagan's history of the occasional use of tariffs in particular sectors that would justify the rise of a nominally Republican Tarriff Man.

    By the way, a hissy fit like Trump's latest is now "masculine?"

  4. Beane has been so obsessed with getting that big receiver that he overreaches.

    Kelvin Benjamin: embarrassing bust.

    Gabe Davis: great value draft pick, faded fast

    Coleman: entering bust territory

     

    This can happen when you get into a mentality that's like "we're really good, all we need to do is to add a big #1 receiver and an excellent CB." You forget that we also desperately need run-stopping DTs, LBs, a speedburner at receiver ... enough things other than QB and lead RB that it still makes sense to take the best player available.

  5. 19 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

    Sounds like you don’t want to be thought of as the board‘s expert on all things homoerotic.

     

     

    No, I'm proud of that title. While the rest of you think muscled Trump AI memes and WWE/UFC support think he's captured the masculine crowd, I am here to point out the truth.

     

    As far as every man hates what he has to deny: another brilliant line from Mark Smith/The Fall (author of yesterday's Who Makes the Nazis). I wish I could take credit for it.

  6. 42 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

    You are the board’s expert on all things homoerotic. I defer to you. 

    Educate yourself. 

     

    Here's a good example of what I'm talking about - take a look at the images (NSFW) from Kabul reproduced in this article; an article found by simply googling. Some may be military vets serving as contractors at the time, but ... come on, it's obvious.

     

    https://thedisorderofthings.com/2012/11/01/fratriarchy-homoeroticism-and-military-culture/

  7. 1 minute ago, JDHillFan said:

    I like chicken but chicken sausage is not really my thing. Not judging anyone that feels differently. 

    Proves my point that a lot of the reason for the military being all squeamish about gay men is that a lot of the military rituals have homoerotic undertones. A real out gay guy ruins all the fun.

     

    (Have at it, JDHill!)

  8. 1 minute ago, SCBills said:


    He looks like he’ll get through this with polling showing him far ahead of Mills in the D Primary. 
     

    I get the allure.  The only chance Dems have of winning back any segment of men is by running these types of candidates who are very rough around the edges and appeal to the same populist viewpoint that has turned conservatism into MAGA. 
     

    That is the real reason Bernie, Pod Save America, Krystal Ball etc support him.   They need him to be able to win in order to usher in leadership that appeals to men.  If Platner is run out of the Maine race or Mills defeats him, it symbolically reaffirms the idea that the Democrat Party is that of MSNBC boomers, single women and black folks. 
     

    That coalition is dependent upon winning independents and latinos at a 60% clip, which hasn’t been trending that way lately.  
     

    It’s not really about Platner.  It’s about what he represents for the future of the party.   Especially with growing inroads from Islamist leaders pushing socialism within the party.  It’s a lot easy to soft launch socialism when it comes from a “working class” white dude.  

    Good point.

    He's kind of a Fetterman with a more checkered past. A phony blue collar guy who runs hard left, trying to get back to the days when union laborers were both Democrats and hardass manly men.

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  9. 27 minutes ago, SCBills said:

    Just a regular Joe!

     

     

    Yep, another "breath of fresh air" who is in reality a weirdo.

     

    Back in my harder libertarian days, I used to quote William F. Buckley's famous line:

     

    "I would rather be governed by the first 535 names in the Boston phone book than by the people in our Congress."

     

    I've learned my lesson the hard way. Think about these "political outsiders" who got some traction in state or national races: Ross Perot. Jesse Ventura. That trans-loving governor candidate in NC. This nutcase in Maine. In my Colorado I was ready to vote for a Republican Governor candidate back in 2010, running against Denver's insufferable Mayor (now Senator) John Hickenlooper. And the Republicans nominated this fool as the "outsider/insurgent candidate." The Republican Party in Colorado hasn't been the same since.

     

    Right now I can only think of one "outsider" in recent memory who has been up to the job: good old Arnie in California. Today's Trumpies complain about him, but he did as much as any Republican could to drag California kicking and screaming into semi-sanity.

     

    No more "outsiders" please. I want to know who you are and what you stand for.

     

    EDIT: on the local level, a couple outsiders who I think were really good mayors - Riordan (LA) and Bloomberg (NYC)

  10. 16 hours ago, B-Man said:

    Musk jumped onto the stage, started throwing his hands in the air, and then began to dance.

     

     After he finished dancing, Musk placed his hand to his heart and extended his arm out above his head with his palm facing down, making a straight-arm gesture.

     

    He then turned around and repeated the gesture to the audience behind him.

     

     He then said: "My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured" after he finished the gestures.

    Basically the old "but I'm autistic" defense.

     

     

     

  11. 5 minutes ago, Coffeesforclosers said:

     

    I'm starting to understand the utter inability to move past that game against KC on the part of some, usually folks that can't stop referencing it.

     

    It's this fantasy that if we'd won, we were absolutely, undeniably, 100% going to the SB.  Because we were going to stomp out the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals in the AFCG. THEN, we were going to beat Tom "I'm 33-3 Lifetime vs. Buffalo and have 6 Rings" Brady in the Big Dance.

     

    Dear Lord.

    Thank you for stomping all over my dreams.

    1 minute ago, uninja said:


    If we’d beaten Cincy in the AFCCG that year we’d have played the Rams, not the Brady led Bucs

    So you're saying there WAS a chance

  12. 6 minutes ago, ScotSHO said:

    How do you support minimum wage laws when you take this stance?  Immigrants won't drive up labor costs equally?  Or is that why you want them to remain "illegal", so you can pay them under the table?

    Well, for one I don't support minimum wage laws.

    I don't want illegal immigration, but I do want substantially more renewable work visas.

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  13. 4 hours ago, JFKjr said:

     

    Obviously we need more black Muslim immigrant women.

     

    Did she live in your neighborhood?

    Obviously we need immigrants who are willing to work hard at providing the services our families need.

    And this kind of nursing home/home care job is, unfortunately, one that we really can't seem to find native-born citizens to do.

    Yes, banning legal and illegal immigration will drive up wages, and maybe some native Americans will apply, and maybe some will do a good job for a much higher wage. And then we'll all pay a lot more for old age care.

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  14. I'm still a Tamara Walcott fan. No woman with a ***** will ever be able to steal my affections.

     

     

    2 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

    I am always open to improvement. Can you point them out?

    I have on several occasions explained the structure of a joke or laugh line to you.

  15. Just now, JDHillFan said:

    I think I owe you an apology. When you said “I am waiting for you first ever humorous response.” (let’s ignore the 4th&long-like grammatical error) was that an indication that your responses in this thread were supposed to be humorous? That got past me completely. That’s really more on you than me, but I apologize nonetheless. 

    Oh, I had a couple of zingers there. Too edgy for you. Yes, I get it.

    You are probably still chuckling over that AI Trump in a Crown dumping feces on the No Kings protesters? Now that was The Peoples' Humor.

  16. 15 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

    You are dipping into c-section territory. Just call me anus man and get on with it. 
     

    I have a daughter and granddaughter. I would rather they not have to go against men athletically or in the restroom. I just don’t have anything edgy to share on the topic. I’m obviously very angry. 

    You should set up a private XX powerlifting club for them.

  17. 1 minute ago, JDHillFan said:

    You’ve now spent a small part of your day taking up for men in their desire to compete against women in weightlifting. Apparently because the women can be seen as unattractive. I bet you never saw that coming. Carry on!

     

     

    I am waiting for you first ever humorous response.

    Since this is 100% off topic, why not have some fun, Mr. Scold?

  18. 7 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

    I don’t watch men’s powerlifting either. I also don’t watch college volleyball or high school track. Since most people don’t watch those things it’s apparently OK for men to dominate the women in those endeavors as well.
     

    It’s a simple matter of fairness. That you would brush that off in order to own the “right wing men” is good for you I guess. 
     

    is there anything about the actual ruling that you are a fan of?

    I am a big fan of this confirmed person with a v@gina. Can't get enough of her. My vision of feminine beauty.

    To you traditionalists: why don't we get rid of women's powerlifting? Didn't America become great the first time around when women didn't participate in things like this? You want to roll back the clock to 2015, but not to 1999?

     

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