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People push buttons, Mup, I may on occasion do it myself. 😇.

I can’t speak to national trends, but I don’t know one Trump supporter that regrets their decision, or would revisit a vote for Biden or Harris.

Oh great, now we have to deal with whether or not it’s aluminum or al-you-min-um. No thanks.

The democrat party shoulders the entire blame here. Absent an historically horrific debate, his supporters would have dutifully lined up behind him and cast a vote for him the first time. In fact, if he stayed in the race, the likely outcome was the same. Maybe the solution is to just accept that we’re often deceived, and not just feign outrage when our preferred candidate loses.

In the spirit of personhood and compromise, I think you’re correct here. @Wacka I follow your posts, it’s great to hear things are progressing and you are receiving excellent care. In the spirit of pretty much any non-creeper on the planet, what an odd thing to say.

This thread cracks me up because it proves one thing—all the complaints or outrage about “whataboutism” go out the door when the high-minded folks need a whataboutism. Comey knows the system, knows how to work the system, and knows what to say and what not to say. A far, far more insidious comment involved Chuck Schumer and “six ways from Sunday”.

I think the protocol would be to “get real” much, much sooner than this. One would hope the major media outlets would investigate, using their vaunted inside sources for the greater good, and not shoulder shrug now that they were duped….or that it was someone else’s fault. But, since we cannot trust political operatives to do the right thing, and the media is not trustworthy, we do what we can do—support the agenda that most closely aligns with your values.

With respect to the title of your post, I’m not sure his decline was worse than it seemed. He was making up words, struggling to stay on point and had trouble recalling details of his son’s death. This interview seems to follow the trajectory of what we saw the entire time.

Maybe I think I meant Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving where people get up early to get in line and buy all sorts of blue chippers at a discount! It’s crazy! Yes, I meant Black Monday. My bad there, but beyond that, it’s possible you’re correct and I’m wrong. I typically deal with what’s in front of me, and try not to worry too much beyond that. I’m not always successful, but that’s the goal.

I don't poke any hornets nest, and that loser wasn't a hornet, he's a murderous coward. Someone is always furious. Eric Rudolph was furious. James Kopp was furious. Ted Kaczynski was furious. They all had people who understood them, fed up with a broken system as they saw it. You understand where he's coming from, which is in the darkness along a street corner with a gun, ready to ambush a guy who was likely trying to figure out whether he should get the burrito or three taco special at the local Chipolte. That's a dark rabbit hole you're going down.

And I’m responding to your post specifically when you suggest people will get what they deserve. Based on the actions of extreme (and sadly formerly moderate liberals), what was deserved before a Chauvin pardon was an execution style murder in the street by a lunatic. I think that people who support Mangione and contribute to his wealth fund give less than a cr@p about habeus corpus. So I ask you…should Trump federally pardon Chauvin, what comes next? Will it be worse than the execution of Brian Thompson? Is that what you’re advocating for?

Except there were substantial concerns about the potential for market corrections in the 10% range all throughout 2024, as there typically are after substantial increases. So, in adding that to the mix, with fear and hysteria at a fever pitch, and players set to profit off turmoil, again, the resilience was impressive. I’m not that far off from retirement, but cooler heads typically prevail. WW2. Vietnam. Watergate. 2008. Black Friday. Historical trends. I acknowledge Trumps actions impacted the markets. To what degree and what that ultimately means cannot be measured in Fergie’s concerns about his pharmaceuticals over an 34 day period, or the a revisting of the Carter years. What happened post Carter? What was the appropriate course of action thereafter? Both rhetorical questions, of course.

“Bring it on” from the crowd that applauds and financially incentivizes a s-bag like Luigi Mangione. What next in your “deserve every single thing” Roundy? How do your people build on that one? Derek Chauvin should not be pardoned, imo, though it certainly seems like there are a lot of questions about what he was trained to do by the state. Those questions should be answered. That said, perp walking the hero of the extreme liberal left past Chauvin’s cell, down to max security, shutting the cell door for the duration of his life is appropriate.

I can understand how our friends on the left would get inspired by this clip of Biden calling out Trump. Still, you do have to wonder if they were a little uneasy when Biden dropped a tough guy line from a movie released in 1983. Certainly in retrospect, it seems quite likely Biden actually thought it was 1983, but really—-using a movie use from 40 years earlier? I’d bet none of the young people who helped elect Trump, who carried the day, would have any idea what that reference was all about. What a stooge.

The relative resilience of the market has been impressive. It’s not simply concern of tariffs or rising cost of good, its investor reaction and mood that must be considered. It’s actually pretty amazing to me the market has been relatively stable—we’ve had half the country or more panicking, predicting doom and gloom, and reaching out to embrace China in our dispute—-all because the major indexes dropped like a stone….to level we hadn’t seen in all of 30, 60, or 90 days. The thing is…30, 60, 90 days ago….I was pretty happy with where I was at as a long term investor. Ignoring the noise generated by those freaking out over short terms volatility helps.

And yet, the pigs lament.

Leo drama. 😀

Where do you think he was from the end of the Summer of BillSy until the sudden appearance of post-election Homey? I heard he was on the lam from 5-O.

I respectfully reject your apology, and no concession is necessary. A sincere apology comes without conditions. Here is an example, and to be clear, it's a fictional account of what might be an exchange between us: "I'm sorry I made fun of your haircut, Kay. It doesn't actually make you look like a mental patient." In your example, an exchange would be more like this: "I'm sorry I made fun of your haircut, Lehn. It's incredible of course, but I find myself quite distracted and unable to concentrate, so please consider wearing a hat." See the difference there? It's the old "Hat and the Haircut" paradigm, Kay. Let's just move forward, and I promise to consider the information shared in your posts for the nugget or two that might compel me to reconsider my view on the world.

The multiple evolving identities guy went with “Let’s be honest”. The commitment to pathological arrogance is impressive!

I can’t get past the fact that if condescension were intelligence as you have reimagined, it would be spelled differently. Or…would it? 🤫

I already told you what I think, and can’t think of any way to make it easier for you to understand. I feel like you’re going backwards here, Benjamin Button.

You’re very predictable regardless of your evolving screen names. You started the assumption game, lazy lad, and of course take issue when it’s returned upon you. Delightful. But on the bright side, we agree. Me, earlier today: You loved the outcome of the EJ Carroll civil case, but suddenly don’t like the outcome of the Babbitt civil case. You, now: No, that’s not it at all. I actually liked the outcome of the EJ Carroll civil case, I just don’t like the outcome of the Babbitt civil case. 🤦🏼‍♂️ One main difference of course—the Carroll case went to a jury, with the defendant willing to fight to the end. The DOJ case involves an acknowledgment a very high probability of an adverse outcome.

I don't know much about him, but saw that some people fire bombed his house. That'll rile you up a bit.

If the best she had to offer after a first encounter is a diatribe on all the reasons they think your politics suck, a bullet was most definitely dodged by @SCBills. I think the common refrain should be..ah, f it. Attractive is great, attractive can be fun but what a bore she likely is. I’m in the “just be you, but be a god version” of you camp. Put in the effort, respect the other person and see where it goes. You may not get as lucky as @The Frankish Reich, who, reading between the lines scored a threesome with ex and future wives, but you’ll be honest. @teef good to see you here and great post.