leh-nerd skin-erd

Using the link you responded to, if one gets the virus, recovers and as a result, develops immunity to it, why wouldn’t a study by the Cleveland Clinic be something an individual might want to consider? Why wouldn’t the CDC be interested in that data to help shape advice and guidance? It seems you’re advocating for acquiescence, which seems at odds with making an informed choice.

I don’t have an argument—there’s none to be had. I simply pointed out your support for Biden in spite of his well-documented issues. Your response in defense of Biden was “Trump”, then “Trump rape case”, then “Trump fighting to relinquish his DNA” and now something about my “help argument”.

“Choice” is key here.

I won’t do any research on your allegation that Trump is fighting to relinquish his DNA, mostly because this is gibberish. On the bright side, the gibberish in that paragraph was the high point intellectually for this post.

Annnnd the Billstime tap out right on time. Help me out here on your rape case, Perry Mason. I don’t know what you’re talking about, so bring me up to date.

I’m not sure what game you’re referring to. You’re an acknowledged, all-in Biden supporter perfectly comfortable with the sexual assault he has admitted to, ok with the violent sexual assault he’s accused of and that his own Vice President believes occurred, apparently because he was able to not actually rape any women. When asked about it, you get all jittery and start rambling on about Trump. It’s weird. He goes to some dark places for sure.

Or sexual assault up to rape if your boy is running, apparently.

100%.

Good stuff—Joe has to “rape” before you would exclude him from the WH. We know he abused women, of course, that ship sailed and you were perfectly fine with it. You made a value judgment when you voted for Biden—choosing to disregard his obvious peccadilloes—the ones generations before saw, considered and laughed him out of the several races he entered back prior to 2020. . You chose his racist rhetoric that dates back decades, his abhorrent record of legislation that targeted black citizens (not that they are black enough to be Biden black), and his very peculiar and assaultive means of—according to Biden—making people comfortable with him which includes dicey language, intimately close pelvis on pelvis contact, you chose his lifetime of pay for play and bringing his family along for the free ride. With respect to assault, you and those who voted like you chose to ignore his time as chief towel snapper with Sens Kennedy and the like and the very public accusation of serious sexual assault by a person who volunteered to work on his behalf. Your stand is admirable and noble only when considered and viewed under the weakest microscope imaginable. But maybe it’s fun to be selective with the moral outrage.

You don’t really make it clear at all, not at all. But, some folks have blinders on.

Oh yeah.

I thought it was a no carb dealio but I’m just choppin it up.

Ah, the kind and benevolent government where no one is victimizing someone else. I wasn't really asking about why this stain on your history occurred. I know the answer to that already---apathy, greed, cruelty, victimization, indifference, and secrecy. Those in whole or in part seem to be the common denominator across cultures and humanity. As for the investigation, whomever writes that chapter puts the stamp on it. Tragic however it plays out, but unfortunately not unique. I was speaking about modern day victimization. Given the sins of our collective past, I'd think there would be more interest into the myriad of scandals in schools across the country today. While each action involves an individual teacher, collectively it seems as systemic and certainly some folks are leaking through who are predators.

Indeed.

Your faith in this career politician who's greatest accomplishment is having some pretty good hair plugs is impressive. Biden is more likely to sneak up behind Putin, nibble his ear, and grind on him like a miniature schnauzer, all while saying "How you like a little steel in your spine, Leonid?".

This is an interesting and fair point. I was raised in and around the church, my first job was at the church behind our home and was blessed to have interacted with some awesome members of the clergy. The scandals that came to light later on were heartbreaking and caused many folks like me to re-examine commitments and teachings of the faith. So much good done for so many people, but so freaking much tragedy and deceit as well. Still, people are people and institutions institutional. Have you ever stopped to consider how many of our young people have been victimized by public/private school teachers today? The numbers are staggering when you look at it, and one must wonder how many nameless souls were impacted historically. That’s a human problem too—and no doubt Canada has the same issue. Still, I’ve seen no legitimate widespread investigation into why this happens, and that surprises me. It’s like no one wants to tackle the elephant in the room.

Do we know whether President Joe has approved gatherings of more than one person for the 4th of July yet? Last I heard he wasn’t sure he was going to let people gather, mingle, de-mask and barbecue. By people I mean the little people, not his family of course.

I’m center right, I thought he was a decent and honest man at the start, but started to get a little uneasy when he appeared at the baseball game, violated distancing protocols and mask discipline, and accused those who reported it of being mischievous. I became suspicious when, in any one of his many interviews, he passed on the opportunity to plead with Americans out protesting by the tens of thousands to stop, take a break, and consider the impact that their actions (noble or otherwise) would have on the people in their neighborhoods and families. It was all downhill from there. As for “he’s a scientist, a guy who lets the science tell him what to say.... followed by “but, he didn’t have much of a choice...”—-wow, that’s a stunning indictment of his character from someone who seems to be a supporter in general. Fauci is 80 years old, has been a public figure since the Reagan years, is very handsomely compensated, and is extremely wealthy. He was serving under a president at a time when the opposition had convinced tens of millions of citizens that he was an agent of Russia, failed to carry the day on that issue and deftly switched tactics to make tens of millions of citizens believe that the real crime was not cooperating fully with the investigation that went nowhere. All Fauci had to do tell the truth and not be the one g-d scumbag in this whole mess strategizing, angling or manipulating people who trusted him. He failed in that regard. I’d support a thorough investigation into his handling of the pandemic, what he said publicly v privately, potential perjury charges for lies that he may have told under oath, and a deep dive into his finances to see what he stood to gain by pushing the pandemic narrative. As for the reporter, her emails make her sound less than objective. Speaking only for myself, I start with the assumption that a national journalist like this has an agenda that may not coincide with my best interests, and go from there. In that regard, what she said or did is wholly irrelevant to me. To your point, I agree that being polite is a non factor.

I think when you take away the freedom for a publication and journalist to do say, due or alter whatever they want under the banner of free press, you generally will end up with only the truth being reported. How could that ever work?

You think dark things. That said, it’s apparent that if he did, but espoused political philosophies that aligned with yours, you would be first to volunteer for his campaign. Politics über alles.

Well what we heard with Biden is that he “owned” his bad behavior, thereby nullifying the abhorrent behavior to begin with. We also were treated to the guilty old guy syndrome where the theory is that Biden is perfectly normal, apparently it was the norm that men like Biden played Rand McNally and mapped out the terrain on any woman or child he wanted to, often in public. It’s the old “everyone did it” when in fact, everyone didn’t.

You’re getting turned around here BilsS. You wanted to be reminded of when Joe Biden said that women would let rich men grab them by the _______. The reality is...that some women certainly will allow that, encourage it, and seek out people willing to do it. Every rock n roll star knows it...every Hollywood star and so on. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it. At some point, Jill Biden PhD allowed it more’n likely. So, now you’re reminded. Tara Reade’s story went the way that most of these stories go historically when powerful men abuse their privilege. She was dismissed, targeted, shamed, and marginalized. There certainly must be some level of satisfaction for Tara Reade to know that in spite of the sell out later, at least Kamala Harris believed her and stated so publicly and emphatically. Why that wasn’t enough for main stream media outlets to dig further is tragic, but it changes nothing.

https://www.theunion.com/news/alexandra-tara-reade-discusses-her-sexual-assault-allegations-against-joe-biden/ Ask this lady. The VP believed her.

Frenx.

I think what JA is saying is that James Woods might one day play Nicholas Wade in a movie. Classic conflict of interest, ipso facto, bing bang boom. Oh, and back in the day, little known trivia—James Woods also auditioned for a main character in Rocky and made it to the final read. You guessed it—James Woods was damn near Apollo Screed.