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You sound like a conspiracy theory guy. People afraid of themselves. Trump made business deals. Boring and a tad kooky. You can lock the whole thing down right now: Tell me how he conspired to pull it all off so deliciously and exquisitely that they just...couldn’t...get..him (after 4 years, tens of millions of dollars, selective media leaks, anonymous sourcing that went nowhere and KGB-esque powers. Put it to bed right now. Surely there are charges pending for Trump conspiring with Russia filed somewhere, yes? This is pure dimwittery my friend.

What a fascinating take. The old “Trump worked with PUTIN, subverted the totally fair, open and honest (in 2020) election process and did so in such a deft and clandestine way as to hide it from a group of 14 highly skilled investigators with unlimited resources and unfettered investigator power...” yet the toxic fantasy exists within the Trump crowd? Your new name is Tibsy Newman.

Classic Transpy. The nation’s independently interdependent weathermen just inadvertently heard, reported and confirmed something that never actually occurred and suggested it came to then anonymously. “I CHECKED GUYS—THEY SAID THEY JUST MISUNDERHEARD WHAT DIDN’T HAPPEN. THEY SEEM NICE THOUGH!”

Sounds potentially like trouble in the boudoir. Though with the young kids and sexting these days who knows. It’s no-ones business.

I was going to with Ray Donovan but not everyone has Showtime. Everyone has seen a Matt Damon movie, or at least his appearance on Will and Grace. Disclaimer: I have have not seen the movie where he bought a zoo. That seemed far-fetched to me. That’s all I was saying. I just used more words.

WEO...I think if you are naive enough to think that a professional sports team has never employed fixers to establish relationships with shady lawyers to concoct stories about high profile football players in a very public contract dispute suggesting sexual misconduct with a comely masseuse in an effort to destroy the player, his reputation, trade value and availability at game time, well I’m guessing you’ve never seen a Matt Damon movie. Know this: Life imitates art. Not always, but sometimes. Consider. Oh, and masseuse...it’s hard to spell.

Unfortunately, they don’t suck at it, they’re extremely adept at it. They know with reasonable certainty that a falsely reported story has very little fallout, and that the best way to shape the narrative is the “anonymous source”. Another poster on the board would often scoff at the mere suggestion that anonymous sourcing could be problematic, citing cases just like this: “Multiple sources reported the same thing (thus it’s gotta be true....right??)”. It happened with Russia, Ukraine, the election and the fact is people don’t care of they’re manipulated by the press so long as they get what they need. It was always funny to hear them complain about Trump lies, while getting fed bull#### from iron clad sources like the WaPo, and celebrating the election of honest Joe Biden.

It’s difficult for me to determine intent as I am not you. Here I thought you were intending to be prickish for no reason after being civil previously. So, your question is “Do you think anyone can give you an exact date on when this can end and we would return to normal?”?

Your first question was aggressive and condescending, and asked me a closed ended question about my intellect. I addressed that as I saw fit, and that you perceived it as a dodge reveals you might not understand what a dodge actually entails. Your second attempt was a closed ended question about the timing of presidential proclamations of a return to normalcy. So, while some of the words are similar, the questions are different. I simply wondered why the question changed.

I addressed the question you posed previously, and am comfortable with my response. The question you posed here is different. Why is that?

Interesting data, I’m not sure I buy it but I’ll consider it. It’s possible that my point of view is skewed by things I’ve read previously and conversations I’ve had with people I know. I also get the flu vaccine every year, and have for the last ten. I was concerned early on as you apparently were, that this particular vaccine was rushed into production. I plan to get it, my wife signed up as she’s slightly older than me. My plan was simply to wait until higher risk people get vaccinated first. As for Fauci, everyone has an opinion. I think he’s been weak, misleading and I don’t trust him. He’ll be ok in spite of my feelings. Best of luck to you. I’m smart enough to know that when someone inserts themself into a conversation, and loads up with a statement designed to be confrontational and insulting, it typically means that individual is dealing with some internal/external conflict secondary to the interaction. It could be the offending individual fashions himself a crusader of sorts, could be he’s having trouble at work or home, could be he strained his neck reading online polls, could be he’s tired of being cooped up during the time of COVID. Heck, it could be—and I’m just flipping biscuits here—could be that gosh darn Daylight Savings Time has him all turned about and grumpy as heck. They say that’s a thing. Hard to say, but in the end it’s irrelevant to me. On the subject referenced, I think the economy is opening regardless of what Biden says when he can string the words together to make sense. I think I complied with governmental mandates and suggestions and as time progressed, have seen enough hypocrisy and stupidity to last a decade or more, so I’ll weigh it out and strike a course that makes sense for me. If hiding in the basement with the lights off until a mid-September presidential update works for others, I can respect that.

Your concerns about my moral compass notwithstanding, why did you feel the need to misrepresent Trump “admitting and acknowledging” inappropriate touching? Why lie just to have to adjust your argument in the very next post? It would not have had the sizzle your fabricated claim that Trump himself acknowledged wrongdoing, but it would have been simple to suggest you believe the 26. Was it for the point on my Scoreboard? I was just joking about that, there’s not really an actual scoreboard. Though, if there was, it’d still be Biden 1, Trump 0.

When women “let him”, by definition, it’s neither unwanted nor inappropriate. Boorish to brag about, distasteful to discuss, sure, but it happens every day. But maybe you know best what women should allow or not.

Did you question that? Rhetorical question.

Not indefinite, just until President Biden tells you what you can and cannot do. Sit tight until July-ish. Plus or minus. More or less.

Yup.

Is it me or are celebs getting fuglier in general.

I repeat, I don’t know anything about the cause of his death. I was commenting on his prowess as a fighter. That is all. ...though on the trust issue, my neighbor had a long bout with rectal cancer, recovered and was doing well. A year or so ago she started having severe intestinal issues, uncontrollable diarrhea, pain etc. She was told the problem was caused by scar tissue and problems with radiation and chemo. She fought bravely, deteriorated and ended up in hospice. 3 days before she died, she tested positive for COVID. One wonders what her death certificate says. I have no qualms with people questioning the narrative.

On this we can agree!

Damn shame about Marvelous Marvin. I don’t know anything about the cause of his death but that dude was a warrior.

How did you come to the conclusion that white male Rs are skeptical (I’m assuming by that we mean “won’t get it”)? I’ve read quite a few reports that cynicism regarding vaccines runs quite high in the black community in general. I’ve become highly skeptical of the information that Das Fauci shares, and know many people of various political ideology that are cautious of the vaccine due to the speed it was developed. However, the general consensus in my admittedly small circle is that they will get vaccinated. Holla.

I appreciate your candor in spite of your comfort with Biden’s checked past. I don’t use the Scoreboard method because it oversimplifies complex issues, but if I did, it would be Biden acknowledged inappropriate touching/groping +1, Trump zed. As for Biden...don’t forget the immortal words of Stevie Nicks.., “the landslide brings you down...YEAH...the landslide brings you down...”

10-4. It’s certainly possible.

Based on...?

In spite of our differences, I appreciate your willingness to hash all this out. It’s one of the reasons I come here, though there seem to be more insults thrown them dialogue exchanged of late. I’m glad to hear how you really feel about Biden (I already got your Trump vibe from prior posts), I’m just not clear on why it had to be drawn out of you. If I’m reading you correctly, your calculation to vote for Joe went like this: 1. The guy is a likely a sexual predator, but his politics make him electable so I can live with it; 2. Harris is progressive, but unelectable for any number of reasons, but I want her for VP; 3. Harris thinks Biden is a predator, assaults women and told the world as much, and I believe her; 4. Harris morphed from Joe’s a predator to Joe’s a predator who wants me as VP; 5. Voting for a predator in hopes he’ll tap out/expire is worth it because I get what I want— a progressive who understands that some victims must be sacrificed or used as political fodder; 6. Anyone but Trump. That’s fascinating to me, but as I said a few posts ago, we just needed to establish your price point. I don’t think Trump is a sexual assaulter, but I do think he really, really enjoys having sex with women. I think he’s a big target. He’s very wealthy, he’s a braggart and part of his brand involved the rich playboy image. Yet, for decades he was a friend to all until he ran for president as a Republican and suddenly the knives came out. I hadn’t planned on voting for him, but establishment politics rules the land and I think that’s a very bad thing. Too many Biden’s, McConnells etc gaining power, holding power and splitting the profits. Finally, if I thought Trump a Russian puppet, serial abuser, and overall bad guy I would have abstained at the ballot box. But, we make our choices. As for Harris, it wasn’t my litmus test— it’s yours— and hers, Biden’s, Cuomo et al. She did her level best to destroy Kavanaugh for political gain, that was enough for me. I think she’s a classic politician in the traditional vein— she’ll say or do anything to get elected and flip the script when it suits her.