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I had to refresh my memory, but his story is apparently as follows: Started as a D, switched to an R; As Comptroller, he ratf*cked Erie county with his budget antics in the early 2000s, and quit in anticipation of losing a reelection bid; He ran for governor in 2018 and tapped out early, before he was shown the curb; He attempted to start his own political party, the Fusion GPS party, but had to quit that deal when he fell about 1,000 signatures short on a 3,000 signature requirement; Decided to run for State Senate, then decided he wasn't going to be marketable and tapped out as well; I don't see any word of any criminal charges being filed, but other than that his resume suggests he would be awesome as a pivotal player in NYS politics. Oh, and btw, he referred to his bid as a 'kamikaze mission', which in context, is a pretty dumb ---perhaps indicative of why he failed to garner support he needed to be successful.

I think BillSy wants to include the number after the decimal point in his three digit swing.

This is why trust in the media is so low, Frenkle. These videos make the rounds...one time it's a liberal slant, the next time it's Foxy Roxy. The point, of course, is as the thread suggests: The American Media should not be trusted. I might tweak that a little bit, and say "The mainstream media outlets in the country should not be trusted implicitly.', but that's drilling down deeper than we need to go here. Glad to have you on the team, soldier.

Lindsey G says "...Politics..." and seems not at all fazed by the latest breaking news. I'm sure the others will follow suit. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3547213-graham-plans-to-challenge-subpoena-this-is-all-politics/

What’s the magic of the Saturday only plan? Good recap of the past week with an eye on what’s to come next? I’m not judging, just wondering. I keep thinking I’ll get a subscription and never get around to it.

Here they go and put it right in their band name, trying to be completely transparent and this is the response they get. Batavia Girl 1977: What do you guys like to do when you’re not playing? GL: We’re playboys, we like to score chicks. BG 1977: No, seriously, do you like to talk about your feelings? GL: We feel like we want to score chicks. We’re playboys. BG 1977: But isn’t there more to life, settling down, sunsets and love? GL: Probably, but for now, it’s pretty much about the chicks. I respect the hell out of the bravery it took to be so honest.

It was, and has been, your declaration that a crime was clearly committed that caught my eye here. I still am uncertain why a prosecutor would have any concerns about a conviction if it was so painfully obvious for all the world to see. On the other hand, in a legitimate criminal investigation you’re obviously correct. I guess it’s up to each individual to consider the legitimacy of each of these investigations. It’s funny that you mention not missing when the king is targeted. While that may have been true, or may be true for the Washington insider crowd, the reality is it doesn’t apply in this case. The dem Russia play reveals all you need is a good story and a hostile crowd of spectators to kill the king piece by piece by piece. We’ll see, I guess.

If he’s on tape breaking the law, why would any additional testimony be required for success?

Next up: Eisenhower! Biden’s hands were tied by Ike in the summer of 19ought59! Don’t blame Biden for the Ike Hike!

I didn’t tag you on that note, it was meant to be confidential!

The first one is cartoonish and makes me look like Wile E Coyote. The second one is ostentatious and I have a fear of heights. 🫥

Reached out to my cousin and friends in Chicago/burbs to ensure they were ok, thankfully so far all are ok. Hope that applies to everyone here as well. I appreciated the avatar suggestions last week and can’t recall if we addressed that later on. It’s just that I’m a loooooooooooooone wolf, and you can’t cage a loooooooooooone wolf. Sure, I just scheduled a visit with a local ENT specialist for some hearing issues, and yes, I didn’t want to work today because I spent 2 days partying (level 3 out of 10) with the family this weekend, but still, I’m a loooooooooone wolf at heart. 🐺

You’re caught up in a classic “Tiberian Loop”, whereby poster A yells “It’s all you people!”, and poster B (in this case, you) responds rationally to engage in debate. Poster A, generally a simple fellow, responds “Jan 6”, “you hate the country” or “Move to Russia”. Tiberian Loop…it’s a thing.

The criticism ship has kind since sailed. The job of the opposition is to hammer inconsistencies, point out flaws (real or imagined), and paint the committee members as untruthful and unreliable political hacks. None of this is new, either.

Maybe, but the information, disinformation, speculation by media, pundits and talking heads is most definitely a part of it. Calls for transparency are not new or unique to this hearing.

It’s always darkest before the dawn. Steady, Captain.

I couldn’t agree more with you on this issue. I don’t know that R v Wade guaranteed access to abortion in the time/place of a child’s guardian’s choosing, but that’s a topic for another day. In this scenario, would you advocate for full, unrestricted access for abortion thoroughout the entire pregnancy? Or does the viability of the child come into this discussion somewhere along the line as you mentioned the other day. Also, when does childhood end and adulthood begin in this scenario in your opinion? ps: Thank goodness for those perpetually happy democrats who love and trust all.

I don't know what 'manspreading' means, but let's not lose track of how this played out and why it went the way it did. I responded casually to another poster on a subject. You entered the chat with a rather presumptuous demand that I "reply with a published/peer-reviewed post-July 1988 scientific research paper...". I could have replied with a haughty "Nah", but that's not the way I choose to communicate. As for the pandering, rambling "Let's make the old guy uncomfortable by accusing him of mansplaining, devaluing the role of women in this and any other society, and menstruation", please, spare me. If responding to your post and offering perspective-be it that of a flat earther from your perspective or not---leads you to conclude that I am attempting to woo you with my worldly knowledge, that's on you, not me. I am completely capable of putting a sentence together that includes a request for you to join me on my climate journey. As I recall, I've indicated multiple times, on multiple subjects, that I value your input and consider your perspective. I'm not sure what your beef is with Kendall Jenner, but since you've lumped me in with the knuckledraggers already, all I can say is "Cat Fight!". I acknowledge choosing my words carefully with the 'trust' comment, and yes, I thought it was kind of funny. Fortunately, I'd think, your laptop is made from hand-woven hemp and leaves of lilac and would do precious little damage to the mud covering on your quonset hut yurt had you actually thrown it. Then again, you probably throw like a girl and hit the environmentally-approved designer labradoodle 15 feet away from the target. I am now at 50% MMGW, down from 60%, because after your response, I'm near certain you're in on "it". Additionally, when I left the house today, I removed the empty water bottles from my recyclable bin and tossed them out the car window along the road side just to be defiant. I have considered this option, but thank you for shining your light into my darkness. Ah, this is interesting--the schoolyard taunt supersized to include certain catchphrases and buzzwords designed to....excuse me..:::yaaaaawnnn:::..shock and fluster. The challenge for you here is that as every good citizen knows, at some point in one's life, you're probably going to encounter someone who deploys this tactic. It's impossible to control who might have a momentary lapse in judgement, or be suffering from some sudden onset psychosis, or just be overwrought emotionally at any given point in time. So, your observations notwithstanding, the only issue for me is how I deal with it. I see two options: Option 1: Conflict resolution strategy suggests that when confronted with this level of emotional and hyper-aggressive outburst, the best course of action is to keep your eyes on crazy, de-escalate the rhetoric, speak in a calm voice and remove oneself from the sphere of nuttiness. Option 2: Meet the problem head on, consider the relative worth of that which you have shared with me, and respond that perhaps instead of lashing out, you might look inward at the toxic, almost patriarchal level of animosity in your heart. It's hard to psychoanalyze the behavior from afar, Delete Kay, but if this particular episode occurs more than occasionally, I'd suggest it meets the criteria of Intermittent Explosive Disorder. I've included a link from the Mayo Clinic for consideration: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/intermittent-explosive-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20373921 Checking the symptoms, I had you at 0 prior to this exchange. I now have you at 5. Look at this, not one p-with-an-exclamation-mark-nes reference in this entire paragraph. Thanks for the history lesson on Karl Marx, and clarifying why Comrade was part of your screen name. While you were furiously studying to study, I was probably in English class. Well, actually, I was probably 42 years old propping myself on the bones of the working class, but in context, I was in English class. There, I learned that when a question is posed as "....do you think plants suffer from being harvested for consumption..." it's an over-simplification to limit your analysis to the traditional concept of 'pain'. Be that as it may, I'm not the only one thinking about such things, Kay. Some of your Vegan pals rationalize it as follows (though admittedly they dumbed it down as well): https://www.peta.org/features/do-plants-feel-pain/ Let's just jump to Comrade Kay's reply to my reply: YOU &%$ing &*^%wit FAT %$@ PEN!S FARMER!!! THE ONLY &^%$ING THING BETTER THAN THE %$#@ING EPA IS BINGE-WATCHING THE %$#@ING VAG!NA MONOLAUGES ON A CARBON %$#@ING NEUTRAL TELEVISION! MOTHER EARF ETC ETC %$#@ING ETC!! The Viz is off the table. I limit my exposure to this sort of nonsense to never, if possible. ***Oh, on the plus side, in the imaginary HR scenario I laid out the other day, I want you to know that after your reply, I would withdraw my imaginary complaint. The thought of having my F250 (17 miles per gallon, less when I leave it running with the AC on while grabbing a pack of smokes from the 7-11) set aflame makes me sad.

Kemp has lost his marbles. “No one” is responding, disputing or replying?

Thanks for clarifying.

This is an interesting angle. A woman with an absolute right to choose has to get a doctor’s approval?

“Epicurus? No, I haven’t seen him.” -God

What a great segment by MK. Fair criticism of Trump’s actions, with a devastating takedown of the dem dog n pony show.

It could be a complete coincidence that Biden is at the helm when Putin chose this massive invasion. That it happened on the watch of a political lifer, whose tendencies are well-studied, well-known and well-established cannot be discounted. That Biden is on record as wanting to destroy the fossil fuel industry, and is out marketing the Putin Price Hike while seizing on the opportunity to pimp electric vehicles is a consideration as well. Is the invasion of Ukraine really a bad thing for his agenda? Frankly, when considering his threat to withhold badly needed aid to Ukraine as VP if the government did not bend to his will immediately makes you wonder how concerned he really is about the people in Ukraine at least as it impacts his agenda. This issue will tied to him like a stone, as it should be, and as he would do to his opponent.

Ugh, enough with the legacy politicians. Cheney will be incredibly popular with the Dems until she’s no longer necessary, at which point a story will break that she had farm-style relations with some old guy who’s kids she babysat when she was 15. Then again maybe she can be part of the über-unifying Liz/Hunter ticket with Chelsea Clinton as Sec State, Jenna Bush as press secretary with Sasha and Malika as jr Senators from Massachusetts.