leh-nerd skin-erd

It happens Tibsy. In a perfect world everyone is above board and willing to tell the story truthfully, but the world is imperfect. Would you rather the secrets stay in the darkness or she sheds some light on wrongdoers?

There's always the potential for disappointment or an outcome not befitting your worldview. We've seen it time and again---Russia collusion, Mueller, AG Wm Barr, Classified data Clinton, Classified data Trump, Classified data Biden, Jack Smith good/Jack Smith bad, Fanny Willis corrupt/Fanny Willis savior, Alvin Bragg and novel reinvention of laws and justice. Some people are happy, some sad but someone is always something. In this case---it's actually a net positive for the country if she has nothing to offer about the current President---that would be 100% consistent with what we know/have known for quite some time. At the end of the day, I'm going to ask you to stay tuned in, stay turned on, and keep your head on a swivel. The action may be fast, it may be furious--but stay engaged and keep your chin up.

Everyday it seems we're getting closer to the testimony. Should be pretty juicy, or not.

Just look at how you phrase all this, Andy1. "Corporate Republicans...cheap labor" and "Dems getting new voters". So...no cheap labor exploited by the Dems? No Corporate Dems? No well-healed dems working the system? "Trump exploited"? Illegal immigration has been a hot button issue for decades, and he less 'exploited' than came up with a plan to address a long simmering problem. If any politician in recent memory exploited anything, it was the Biden Free Pass crowd. That resonated with voters as we saw the typical lefty cities--long on demanding open borders and pointing to how great it was for everybody---roll up into a ball 15 minutes after they were asked to feed/shelter/house a couple bus loads of people looking for a better life. Unionization is one solution, but not the only one. Offer jobs/benefits at a reasonable rate, said rate to be determined by the ability to find workers to do the work. Liberals are going to have to pay more, probably, but consider the deep discount all these years with the exploitation of low wages for people flying under the radar.

It's ironic that the liberals who called for heads on a stick due to fabricated tales of Russian interference impacting our elections have now taken the position that democrats fabricating tales of Russian interference is irrelevant when it directly impacts the integrity of our elections. And, that they seem hyper-fixated on criminal wrongdoing by Epstein after having one of the most widely acknowledged predators on the planet (and Epstein pal WJC) stumping for their most recent candidate as the sun set on the me2 movement. Let's push forward on this criminal investigation and see where it takes us, for the greater good.

I disagree on Powell--if Trump is correct that the Fed should lower rates, the rates should be lowered. Powell digging in because his feelings are internally misaligned reveals he likely should not be the fed chairman to begin with, which is probably why he hasn't adjusted the rates.

This is true of course, all of it. When we consider the plight of the modern liberal, it's virtually always the same--someone else has to do the heavy lifting. Government has to compel them before they do more for the greater good. Someone else has to work the fields to make their lives easier. Someone else has shoulder the debt they incurred for higher education.

We'll miss you!

You really have to hand it to HRC--in spite of years of embarrassment at the hands of her husband, the deaths under mysterious circumstances of some friends and associates, vast right wing conspiracies, bimbo eruptions, the apparent spontaneous and occasional loss of the use of her arms and legs while on the campaign trail, the heartache that comes with being labelled as careless and reckless with national secrets by her friends, and everything else she dealt with, she always managed to position herself as an utterly unlikable and completely unsympathetic figure.

Hmm. Interesting...maybe we see some fireworks yet.

I'm absolutely ok with a criminal referral where appropriate, a plea deal if it makes sense, a vindication after all the evidence is heard and considered (though I worry about a DC jury being objective should it come to that), and/or jail time if the charges fit. As usual with these people, I don't believe that "no one is above the law" (quite the opposite in fact), but perhaps with a new sheriff in town we can get some of this nefarious conduct out in the daylight. @The Frankish Reich what say you?

Who needs Russians when you have liberal revolutionaries?

Good Lord, what drivel.

I think it’s exactly what we should be talking about. You and some of the other slumber bunnies got turned around on what’s legal and what’s not during the Obama years, waking up only when you didn’t like the target, apathetic when your guy was calling the shots. Interestingly, I gave it a chance to percolate a bit, assuming it was way-overblown political bs but standard political fare. As time went on it was pretty obvious in real time that it was BS, and that evolved into allegations of political surveillance and malfeasance, fisa manipulation on the part of Obama, Biden, Brennan et al. That happened, and I’m 100% in the corner of: Bringing criminal charges against anyone in the orbit of wrongdoing that can be pursued; For those beyond the long arm of the often alligator-armed justice system, publish every fact, innuendo or suspicion for public consumption, and proceed in civil court where possible; Where immunity is involved, tell the story regardless. While I think you’re being duped again looking for big names to be released with credible evidence of wrongdoing, at least I can understand how you get there. Y’all liberals are a complicated bunch.

Spoiler alert for those who haven't watched but may want to--don't read this! I watched most of it and thought it was pretty well done. Interesting deep dive into the guy, his relationships and song-writing process. With respect to the fine people comment, I think given his background and family history, anything remotely akin to positive commentary about certain groups will cause an immediate visceral reaction. He's a tortured soul in some respects---father was abusive and emotionally distant, he was devoted to his mother but she was apparently bi-polar, he reconnects with his father later in life, finds he has a brother he knows nothing about and who his father seems to care about, and fails to find any meaningful connection with his father before the father passes away. Working backwards...he's abandoned, his father was directly impacted and emotionally scarred by the rise of nazism, his grandparents were successful business owners in Nuremberg before fleeing the country only to have their factor used to create garments for concentration camps, and he visited the graves of family members killed during Hitler's reign of terror. Words matter, as does interpretation esp when deep emotion is involved. Besides, he don't care what we say, this is his life.

Every day, more of revealed about the Obama/Biden manipulation of American people with respect to Russia and beyond. That there was criminal activity is a foregone conclusion, and certainly at a minimum they ran a propaganda campaign for the ages. Of course they can accuse the Dems of wrongdoing, and they should.

That’s the point through, Ned—if it’s going to come out, it’s got to start somewhere so they deal. It’s the ugly part of the business. As far as scumbaggery goes, that’s the human condition. Crosses every barrier—religious, political, ethnic etc.

I get you here, but this is hardly unprecedented. Whitey Bolger. Sammy the Bull. Hendry Hill. Etc. You’ll recall, too, that DOJ /FBI was all about trying to flip associates and attempting to wear down individuals in the Russia/other in an effort to pursue Trump, something pretty standard in that arena. The question is…is it better to get the big fishes or settle for one smallerish fish.

Crazy glue, obviously.

Frank is 100% committed to being spectacularly wrong when he's wrong. He goes full jazz hands!

Also a board requirement, I think.

It’s not just that it will work, I think it’s a board requirement.

I think most sensible people that have a concern recognize a certain grift-like tendency with the liberals trying to “save the planet” by taxing people to death, while noting a complete disregard for personal practices that would actually contribute to the planet-saving objectives they preach for everyone else. Follow the money, Tibsy.

You should check the tax(es) on alcohol and compare it to the tax on Wonder Bread and Milk at Wegmans. If you pay extra for a concierge shoppers at either location, ask them for the downlow. I’m suggesting what you’re already doing. Beyond that, part of the argument deals with health care as a human right, and last I checked, there was not an Affordable Whiskey Boozin Alchy Act. You say you want and support X, but seem to actually favor X minus U. That’s what’s a bit ridiculous to me. Anyway. It was just an exercise, and everyone gets a seat at the table in a “Let’s Talk with Leh-nerd” sit down. Appreciate your feedback. You’re a good sport sometimes.

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