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I didn’t say she couldn’t be trusted, you’re thinking of Comey and Obama. What always intrigues me about your posts is that you’ll take a losing point, for instance, HCs fundamental inability to properly manage e-mail and in particular, National Security documents. She was taken to the shed by Comey, was described as “extremely careless” with national security issues. The only reason he said that is because it was true. You then take that point and pretend it never happened. Why is that? She didn’t lose because of people like me. She lost because too many people like you realized her actions were indefensible. They get nervous when people who keep the secrets are “extremely careless” when doing so. My brother works for a software company that used to do govt work. He was all over that point, and what would necessarily follow were he to be reckless…careless… or God forbid, be described by the FBI as “extremely careless”. Prison time was a certainty. Of course, he wasn’t, because he’s not a numnut.

I’m not so sure. He’s arguing that it’s silly to suggest Hillary couldn’t be trusted…after Comey called her “extremely careless” and Obama suggested that she was careless with emails. Of course, Comey indicated there was potential criminality but oddly decided to declare that a prosecutor wouldn’t bring a case.

That’s weird. Did the London-based journalist not know that Florida is US-based?

I’m ashamed to admit it, but given the way everything played out I think they did it to ice the kicker!

The first time around, someone said something that someone did and someone reported on it. We lacked clarity and transparency. This time, suddenly in the aftermath of TB12s retirement, we have someone saying that someone did something and someone else reporting about what that someone said. We lack clarity and transparency. The missing ingredient in both stories is transparency and clarity.

The set list that day was fantastic, though I cannot recall if they did one of my favorites “However Mup I Booze” off Who by Numbers. That’s because on that day, I boozed early and often. 😎 Congrats on 40 years with your husband, that’s awesome! My wife and I will be married 37 in September, though come to think of it, I met her a month before the show and we had just started spending time together when The Who came to town. A good year indeed!

1982. Epic.

I think there was a typo—the guy’s name is Manny, Manny Reiswinner.

they a'howling about the front drafts they be lucky to get any back drafts

@Chef Jim BREAKING: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/02/07/anti-cancel-culture-rumble-offers-joe-rogan-100-million-to-leave-spotify/?sh=e50475566135 I cannot confirm at this time, but I'm hearing there are several streaming services who have reached out to the estates of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell offering ALL, not some but ALL, returnable bottles and cans up to .05c in return for the rights to stream songs written by said artists.

What color is the pantsuit again? Red? I've done some media training, I'm certain nothing quite like what a Comrade Kay has gone through, but I think pantsuits in general are tough to pull off. Not literally, probably, but figuratively. On the one hand, I like the notion of the humble pantsuit--it screams "everyman", or, maybe "everywoman" or if you please "everyperson". On the other, the whole plan here is to reach the viewer--to connect on some elemental level beyond the yap yap yap of the typical political ad. It can work, but it's risky. What has me worried here is the 'red'. When I think red, I'm thinking STOP sign, RED light, sirens, blood, RED LIGHT DISTRICTS, and the bloodshot eyes of your average teenager stoner. To quote Deniro "Are you a pothead Fokker?". No, red won't do here, CKA, unless maybe you're looking to open a brothel or trying to deep six @Irv from the get go. Let's revisit navy blue, perhaps a subtle purple.

So is Joe Biden, but people nobody is looking to censor the guy for spreading COVID misinformation! I'm not sure about the 'many' right wingers advocating a return to time when women could not vote, but to be clear: I stand with my friends @muppy and @ComradeKayAdams and their right to vote! Why? Because they are smart and women smell nice! @Irv please be sure to add "Let Women Keep Voting" to your PPP platform!

That is also the Motto of the Simple!

Well, for starters, I would gladly stand with you if the plan was for unfettered access to all presidential notes, discussions and orders across the board--no (or precious few) redactions, no executive privilege, no parsing of data through political committees or the party in power. Is that your plan, Kemp? As for not knowing what we don't know because it hasn't been released, well, Kemp, are you suggesting that you--individually--have had access to unrestricted notes and data from, oh I don't know, the long dead Russia investigation? Keep it simple--answer "Yes" or "No" is such access exists.m While you're arguing for unfettered access, you're using Hillary Clinton's actions and treatment as the lynchpin of your argument. The challenge in your argument is that the facts show exactly the opposite of unfettered and unrestricted access. Clinton and her legal team were allowed to review and delete any emails or correspondence of their choosing--somewhere in the range of 30,000+ as I recall. The second challenge, of course, was that Comey indicated that while laws may have been broken (and really, the truth is that laws were broken), he unilaterally decided that prosecutors would not take up the case--something he acknowledged the FBI typically doesn't do. On the other hand--oh seeker of truth, instead of sending out links that purport to report wrongdoing, just go ahead and send me the link to the website(s) that answer the questions about what Hillary Clinton said, and did, in toto: How can we know what's in the papers, beforehand? As to the latest dust up, again, I'm happy to stand with you should DJT be charged and convicted of a crime. I get the thrill it might give you to include mic drop moments accusing people of being "cowards", but those are just words that mean next to nothing in context. Here, I'll provide you context: All the wild a**ed investigations and accusations by politicians like Schiff, Pelosi, Schumer et all that Donald Trump is guilty of everything ranging from obstruction, tax dodging, money laundering, and on to treason and the slippery "collusion" narrative you likely gobbled down like and intern in the Clinton administration have lead to...not one criminal indictment of DJT. What say you, Kemp, am I correct in this analysis? Keep it simple--just answer Yes or No. It's one thing to suggesting another person might 'back cowards', but dude, you've been left standing out in the field titling at all those windmills long after the people who lead you there have moved on. Have some pride. I'll pencil you in for a follow up in three weeks.

Your perspective is skewed and of course, feeds into the narrative of those distrustful of marching in stride with govt and the cancellers. Congrats Tibs, you’ve joined the Moral Majority! With tobacco use, there was decades of evidence and ultimately, evidence revealed that the tobacco companies were aware of the addictive nature of the product and health hazards associated with usage. With COVID, the data associated with the virus is counted in months. In the meantime, we had often conflicting guidance, lockdowns for some but not for others, political bombs lobbed at the admin in place that has sowed confusion among the populace, we went from “no masks” to “double/triple masked” to studies showing the glorified Kleenex in strings did little to stop the spread, to a President who was going to bring COVID to its knees who took to his own knees just a few weeks back when he realized he could not….and suddenly there is a push to silence dissenting voices in any way or shape possible. If you’re comparing this to the evolution of the fight against tobacco companies—the reality is that the final chapters of the book have yet to be written. The tobacco lobby shaped the narrative for an awfully long time, paying and buying off politicians along the way— it remains to be seen if pharmaceutical companies are doing the same as we speak. To draw a parallel, we’re in a full blown opioid crisis in the country right now in what seemed to be an unholy alliance of politicians, pharmaceutical companies and the medical profession. Now is not the time for shutting down dialogue and conversation.

Well then OJ was framed. I WILL be heard.

It’s always difficult to know whether to side with the billionaire ruling class or the hundred-millionaire law firm that thinks “real change” starts with a check written for $10m+.

You seem Mupset about this---why? It seems to me that lots of folks are weighing in on the merits of the case based on the filing of the complaint. I'm not a lawyer, but I do know that the last place you may want to look for truth and an accurate accounting of the facts is in a summons and complaint. That's not to say that every single thing contained in the complaint is not 100% accurate, but 'racial overtone all over' it seems a stretch at this point, Mup. Have you seen the movie Grease, Muppy? I feel like we're at the point where the tough chick, Rizzo, is concerned she might be pregnant, tells her friend in the bathroom to keep in on the down-low, the friend spills the beans and by the time Riz gets back to the car, everyone knows and likely has an opinion on the situation. SPOILER ALERT: Don't read this next part if you haven't seen the movie or lived in a communist bloc country prior to the 1978 release of said film, up to, including and through this post. Rizzo wasn't pregnant, she wasn't pregnant at all. Easy? Perhaps. But let's not judge. I've lost track of how many people I have interviewed over the years, but it's more than 200 I would think. While I never had any formalized training on the psychology of interviewer/interviewee dynamics, I worked at one point for a large, well known company, and talent acquisition was a regular part of the job (we called it "hiring people"). I've been wondering about two specific things since the news broke: I've wondered how well BF would have performed in the most recent spate of interviews. It seems to me that if the allegations in his suit are true, he was carrying an awful lot of baggage around, and given the opportunity to open up and share heartache and pain, some folks do that in a big way. He was upset with the Broncos, upset with the Dolphins, upset with the Giants, upset at being asked to tank, his integrity impugned with offers of cash to lose--and on some level, he must have been at least moderately conflicted knowing he was offered cash to tank by the owner of the team, said nothing about it, and got the boot a short time later; This one is a stretch, admittedly, but part of the interview technique we used to use in the olden days involved putting people in stressful situations to see how they might react. While the Broncos have indicated that BF is not being truthful about their process, a part of me wonders if creating an uncomfortable situation might have been part of the plan to see how he handled it. When all is said and done, I'm disappointed. My own dopey fandom had me thinking Flores was a good coach, tough dude and that he likely would land on his feet rather quickly with another gig. I don't see the "he had two winning seasons" or "look how they finished!" arguments as obvious indicators he should be retained, but whatever, I'm just a fan. I do believe his journey has followed that of other hot coordinators who didn't deliver fast enough in a 'ya better be quick about it' league.

Jesus man, I just said I don't know what's in her heart! What I can tell you upon researching further, she claims to be Jewish, that her family was Jewish, and that her family name was "Goldberg" somewhere along the line. Turns out there is actually no record of any of that, but if it IS in her heart...

They got rich. In 1985, I slept a night on the street waiting in line to get Bruuuuuuuuce tickets for a show at the Meadowlands. It was fun, the show was great and we had a blast. During that show, he was talking about politics and the good ole USofA and I recall him saying something like..."Blind faith in your leaders can get you killed...", which elicited quite a response from the crowd. Of course, he went on to become a huge proponent of the democrat machine, a stumper of sorts, living on a mere $500,000,000 and partying/discussing climate change from time to time with Barrack, Michelle and Hanx. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/04/17/the-obamas-are-vacationing-with-bruce-springsteen-oprah-winfrey-and-tom-hanks/ I'm not sure what happened between the time young Bruce got started and old and rich Bruce took over--I'm betting part of it is tht he got real, real wealthy-- but turns out faith in rock stars can have some downside, too.

If she spoke much longer, Whoopie would have been back on air. I'm never ceased to be amazed by how absolutely soft these people are. They spend decades on air, speaking words written by others, with a team of associates ready to provide additional context or information through an earpiece as needed, and destroy lives along the way as Minka and her husband Eraserhead just acknowledged. One pal ends up in the sin bin for a minute and suddenly we're at a crisis and tipping point. Personally, I have no idea what's in Whoopie's heart, I can't trust Minka and Eraserhead to tell me, and nothing that has happened over the past few days have done anything to change that. I am not quite certain what a two week suspension does in this case, and I certainly don't think she did anything wrong here beyond digging in on a point she wasn't all that prepared to discuss.

Royal’s have a long history of cancelling the opposition in a very public setting. When you factor in the turbulence that the young prince has seen in his life over the past few years—he’s in the family, he’s out of the family, he’s in England, he’s out of England, the Queen mum loves him, the Queen mum is angry with him—-Rogan better be damn happy they aren’t across the pond. If Harry didn’t proclaim “Off with his head!”, Meghan surely might.

https://societyofrock.com/39-years-ago-neil-young-responds-to-skynyrds-tragedy-with-moving-tribute-to-ronnie-van-zant/ Neil Young: “I think “Sweet Home Alabama” is a great song. I’ve actually performed it live a couple of times myself. My own song “Alabama” richly deserved the shot Lynyrd Skynyrd gave me with their great record. I don’t like my words when I listen to it today.” I was a big fan of Neil Young when I first started listening to music. When we were kids, our two older cousins would come and spend summers with us and brought NY records with them. I always related his albums to those visits and my cousins, and when one passed away suddenly several years ago I found some comfort in revisiting Harvest and other work. Anyway, seems like upon reflection, Old Neil wasn’t a big fan of his all of his own words and music, though legions of fans likely connected directly through his work. This recent dust up, honestly, who really cares? He calls for a boycott, he’s got a call hundo-mill in the bank, and it seems highly unlikely mainstream artists will follow, or that Spotify will lose anything beyond some songs sung by a guy representing the Lipitor generation. That said, a NY station popped up out of nowhere on Sirius, I flipped it on, “HEY HEY, MY MY” was on, and I turned back time for a bit blasting the radio.

The blank smile as he looked around the room while chaos ensued is sad. There was a time when he would have been pawing a congressman’s wife or challenging a reporter to a push up contest.

Well, in fairness, we know that the Bills had a very high powered offense the last couple of years, a very highly ranked defense the last two years, played in an AFC championship game and Divisional round game in successive years and a fair amount of folks wanted to run the coordinators out of town as well. The experience is pretty consistent, really, like Fritos offering consistently crunchy and salty deliciousness bag to bag.