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Apologies, I meant turned you from a prudish and judgmental school marm disgusted with a candidate accused of abhorrent behavior, corruption and racial insensitivity to vocal cheerleader for a candidate who’s abhorrent behavior, corruption and racial insensitivity has been documented on fil-um for the past 45 years. I don’t believe Biden was your first choice, my assumption was you wanted someone relatively pure, but “turned” to Joe because his victims weren’t people who look or vote like you. You know, disposables, throwaways—ah, deplorables. One last thought—you opined somewhere along the way that you thought Supreme CourtJustice Brett Kavanaugh was treated quite badly. Of course, the architect of the plan to destroy BK was elevated to VP status and likely president within 4 years if Biden wins. It’s hard to envision a time when unity and cœxïßt return to this great land when your people attempt to eviscerate the opposition. Oh—and the presumptive VP thought that Biden is a predator and assaulted TR, and worked to the detriment of people of color throughout his career in office. I think you’re a good dude, I’ve told you that, but man you’re complicated.

I remember a time when you when you rode that horse, Moral Indignation I think you called it, before you realized that it wasn’t at all for you. It didn’t take long for you to turn, Transpy, and it’s funny as hell. He’s pretty far gone, our boy Transpy. It happens when you’re perpetually taken in by the same grift every time, the infamous “someone said that someone told me that he heard someone say”.

I’ll skip the OpEds and handwringing over the likes of Vindmann who suffered no greater indignation than getting bounced to the curb, the fact that DJT spearheaded efforts for the American people that offered greater opportunity for employment and money in their pocket, and the fact that BO famously lead an assault on independent news organization Fox News, and the like. I’ll leave you with: https://nypost.com/2020/10/09/pelosi-pushes-25th-amendment-bill-to-evaluate-trumps-health/ This will be the third time (Russia, Impeachment, 25th) in four short years the tolerant and independent left showed their version of what a free electorate might look like. Pelosi’s maskless visit time a closed hair salon was a humorous incident revealing the abject hypocrisy of the overlords of the tolerant and benevolent left, but certainly a sign of things to come when you’re boy Biden rules the land.

You’ll get no argument from me that it was dumb for a 17 year old to put himself in the middle of a group of scumbags intent on destroying what other people have sacrificed, sweated and toiled to build. Of course, the local trained authorities aren’t much help when ordered to stand down, and besides, they can’t be trusted I’m told. On a scale of 1-10, trying to assist hard working people in the midst of a scene of total societal breakdown is an 8. The best course of action was to avoid the areas of peaceful arson and righteous looting. A 9 out of 10 would be assaulting with an intent to cause extreme harm to the kid with the rifle in the midst of the turmoil. A 10 out of 10 would be chasing the kid with the rifle down after he’s already engaged with one peaceful assaulter and then trying to beat him to death with a skateboard. As for folks who shout “escalation” long after the buildings have been set ablaze by the angry mob with what would seem to be the approval of the tolerant and benevolent liberal ruling political class, I’d say “Whatevs”.

Your analysis of the Rittenhouse saga seems at odds with the videos of the incident. It seems to me that the expectation you have is similar to others we’ve seen in this board,: which can be summarized as “Mayhem and a good old fashioned beating can be really peaceful if you acquiesce.”. As for Elizabeth Neumann, she seems on board with peaceful rioting, destruction of private property, rage in the streets and beating a fellow citizen about the head and body—apparently until the one being beaten pushes back as some people ultimately do. THEN, and apparently only then, should a call be issued for calm and order. Sounds like a tragic loss for the team.

I’m not a draftnik, don’t dig too deeply about who might be right or wrong, and hope that whomever is selected pans out as a good pick. My initial observation was that JA seemed like a good kid, earnest and sincere. I read about his football smarts, work ethic, time at Wyoming and the like. After decades of futility and a lifetime of more solidly average Bills teams (or worse) and of course the Levy years, I never expect too much. The part above in bold print was where things began to change for me. JA has been so frigging exciting to watch it’s been a blast. I sorta gave up on any hope of SB greatness in my lifetime, and just settled into watching the guy play football. Obviously, I hope for more but damn he’s fun to watch.

I personally credit Katie Couric for cementing my cynicism with respect to trust in the media. She was the headliner on a news story about Zimmerman/Trayvon, and deceptively cut and edited the 911 call Zimmerman made. The edit changed the context of the call, and was unnecessary unless the intent was to create a better version of the story.

Its awesome when you see the FBI doing the type of work most all of would agree is right and just. That’s what makes it so incredibly frustrating when it used as a third arm of the Democrat party.

I was referencing outdoor dining, but the point remains the same. The mantra about outdoor protests being safe was silly. 25,000 people do not suddenly materialize at the site of a protest. They ride busses, cars, trains and airplanes to arrive at the protest site. They eat, sleep, and **** somewhere. They stop at rest areas, McDonalds, but and train stations, convenience stores, hardware stores and so on. On the other hand,for someone like Niagara Bill, the reality is that the increasing death toll is directly tied to the protests.

You had tens of thousands of people in the streets in cities across the country, scattershot mask discipline and virtually no social distancing, in cities across the country. It went on night after night after night. The protests were met with encouragement and approval of democrat leadership across the country, and quite frankly by many republicans. Yet, in NY for example, churches, restaurants, bars, and hair salons with a max capacity of 25 were closed for an extended period of time under threat of criminal and civil penalties. When reopened, max capacity was limited to 25% occupancy. The story you are selling may be one you believe, but it is a work of fiction. On the other hand, maybe you believe the death toll would be under 25,000 absent the massive and sustained protests.

Awwwww snap you went there. (and corrected the record)

I feel like you took my comments out of context. I completely agree that I originally hunkered down to protect those I love. My comment, however, was about the continuation of the bunker mindset that Biden and others propose. Biden sells fear. Cuomo sells fear. I would not want either at the helm during a Pearl Harbor type event: "The only thing we have to feah...is that forces of the Imperial Japanese Ahmy will overrun the country, enslave our people, destroy our way of life and conditions will be quite quite brutal.". Two last thoughts...I think the quotation you shared is appropriate and very fitting. It's the very essence of what DJT spoke about the other night with respect to COVID. As for those too ignorant and the like, I disagree. We can debate the extent to which we may/may not care about that sort of thing, but certainly I care about infections and deaths for those that become infected. Stepping away from COVID, I 'care' about the death of Eddie Van Halen for a variety of reasons though death from lung cancer seemed directly linked to a lifetime of heavy smoking. Since he was aged 65, I am confident in stating he heard the same general message points about the dangers of smoking as I did though I'm a few years younger. Am I sitting in the dark wondering about the meaning of life? No, but kinda sad nonetheless.

You nailed it. With the declass today, DR was proven correct about Brennan, Clinton and Obama. He was minimum 2 years ahead on this, and now would be a good time for the nudniks who tossed bombs his way to man up and acknowledge same. It’s not going to happen, but it should.

So odd that he accused Trump of treason and knew all of this was going on. It's almost like he lied and wanted to take down a president.

I understand your point, and using the movie "The Matrix" as an example, there is comfort for some in just following the path of least resistance. With respect, the thought process that the left tried to steamroll the will of the right so let's just move forward with more left is one of the reasons why I've morphed into the mindset the world is 'us v them', It's the least 'fair' reason to vote for him that I can think of. We've seen the evolution of treatment of Bork (wrong white guy) to Thomas (wrong black guy) to Kavanaugh (wrong across the board because he's male) to ACB (wrong woman), and the mainstream approach of the left (Schumer--"The Intelligence ommunity will find six ways to Sunday to get you") and it's an ugly scenario. Add to that the record unemployment figures for people of color as a reason to vote out Trump, and we get back to progressives wanting to go back to the days when they could take minorities for granted.

I think he went to school with some of the soldiers.

My brother is a speech pathologist and works with special needs children. They can be violent, prone to outbursts, and very physical.

I can't say why people say they might vote for Biden, but I have some thoughts about psychological reasons why they are drawn to him. 1. Biden represents old world politics--where hard working democrats got up, went to work, came home and raised their families. Some were union workers, others perhaps felt disenfranchised by the elites, still others were the children of dems themselves. They didn't spend much time thinking about whether the ideals of the democrat party had a net positive impact on their lives, they didn't have much time to do so just making ends meet. 2. On the other hand, Biden after nearly 18,000 days in public life is purported to be the leader of the emerging progressive wing of the dem party. So, a man of the people spearheads the next great dem resurgence and things like BLM, #metoo and the like--important to the emotional side of the liberal mind, and all is well. 3. Biden bumped uglies with Barrack O, the standard bearer of the modern liberal point of view, so ipso facto Biden = Barrack = just good enough. 4. On a much deeper level, it's absolutely irrefutable that Biden has had issues putting forth any sort of cohesive messaging on his relationship with people of color, ranging from flat out stereotypical comments, to derogatory comments about black voters, the comments about Obama himself being articulate and clean (the first that could be described as such according to Joe) and what their individual choices reveal about who they really are, to his recent awkward commentary about black women stocking shelves. It seems fairly obvious to me that many liberal voters embrace the somewhat subtle racism that Biden brings to the table. It's not the typical liberal Biden supporter is outwardly racist, it's just that they seem to feel that while progress is great, the progress really needs to occur away from their neighborhood, away from their school district, away from them personally. 5. Biden represents the old ways and old days of American politics. He was knee deep in the good old boys network of Senators who ruled the halls, kicking ass, taking names, and as my friend @transplantbillsfan pointed out by way of a link to a pro-Biden article, fairly often cornering a comely young page, intern or staffer in the elevator for a quick game of "How much can I grab between floor 1 and 4?". That particular article mentioned Biden as one that wasn't such a threat, though came woefully short of pointing out he at a minimum he enabled behavior and did nothing to protect the women at risk. One might say he was part of the #hertoo movement, back before #metoo, when powerful men got to do pretty much anything they wanted with a woman and their friends (Biden in this case) gave them the wink and a nod in solidarity. I think there is some odd comfort that comes with the understanding that that sort of thing was commonplace, just the way things were, and a trade off to having Scranton Tough Guy and Malarkey king Biden carrying your water in Washington. 6. The tape revealing Biden bragging about shaking down the Ukrainians...I think on some level, progressives want progress but they want a strong bedrock foundation first. Seeing Scranton Tough Guy Joe talking about how he knocked heads certainly gives the appearance of strength and power, and it wasn't like he bullied Haiti. **Oh--one other thing. What's absolutely hysterical here is that many of the modern liberals are about to hop into their Prius, drive to the polling place and vote for exactly the type of politician their parents and grandparent flat out rejected as any semblance of a serious candidate for president on multiple occasions. I'm sure some of them are rolling over in their graves thinking "I worked and sweated my ass off to provide a better life for you and your children so you could vote for a guy we collectively new was a (*^*&%^$^#40 years ago??".

The dogma lives loudly within you. The cool part here is some of you are of the mind that he’s a faker faker belly acher, others that he’s so sick his recovery is where the phony lies. Good stuff.

Sounds conspiracy-minded and deep state-ish imo. I’m not sure if the “many” referenced wonder if the whole thing dating back to wet markets and Wuhan was a set up to provide DJT the opportunity for the deceptively edited (my words, not Sec 3) video and heli-flight to/from Walter Reed. B*tches be crazy.

And what exactly is THAT supposed to mean???

Fruit of the poisonous tree. FREE THE RHINO! LIBERA AL RINOCERONTE! FREI DAS RHINO! RHINOを解放する!

This broke my heart. I recall reading that post, and my dad used to call us “Ernie Warlick” all the time to bug us so the name stuck out to me. I’m sort of at a loss here in what to say next. “I’m sorry you went through that” doesn’t cut it, and as I think of my own Dad it’s just incomprehensible to me to think someone could do that to his child. I hope that your mother was extraordinary. The ability to overcome that sort of trauma is really something incredible. Understand that while he missed the boat in a big way, you should be damn proud of what you’ve accomplished.

He looks healthier than you figured though, huh.