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Irv Crankstein.

Teddy Musolini near as I can tell. Your talk is traitorous.

Nice post. Here’s the deal, with few exceptions, it’s not “owners” v “players”, it’s haves and haves less. Patrick Mahommes likely cares less about the overall compensation to players as a whole than he does what he makes. Jerry Jones holds the same philosophy as it relates to Terry and Kim Pegula or Patrick Mahommes, and I’m sure Travis Kelce doesn’t spend much time worrying about how much Dawson Knox will make in future contracts. Every party necessarily looks out for themselves. They’ll work it out—but let’s focus on the real problem: those mysterious black suited Spider-Man-refs who&$@@ over the Bills of Buffalo!

One more point, certainly understood by most on this board. It's easy for people to rage against a "system", but by system, I actually mean "people". Hatred, division, and aggression against those who do not kneel at Greta's infamous wall must, by extension, be marginalized, beaten into submission or worse. Sanders needs his people to rage against people, and just moves the goalposts as necessary. Btw the jamoke who pointed out snopes review of the Sanders 52% tax plan missed the pointing about Sanders banging those at 250,000k + at 40% or higher. Sure, it makes perfect sense to become successful, invest in yourself and you dreams to earn $300k and work until April 23 for the feds skim before you're free of that debt, at which time you can consider the obligation to your state govt for another 30 days or so and by maybe mid-June start putting something aside for yourself.

Incandescent blather from that poster.

He doesn’t have to say anymore than he’s already said, and he’s said a lot. There is no need to step back, to take a breath, take a view from 30,000 feet or to get out if the weeds. The part about this demagogue yapping about “chaos and hatred in America” is priceless. His entire campaign is based on hatred and rage against a system, ironically a system which has brought him incredible personal power and financial prosperity.

I've flown hundreds of times and it has never occurred to me that someone would be Tommy DiSimone in Goodfellas enraged that I pressed a button and slid the seat back. I’ve never thought twice about the person in front of me sliding his/her seat back and to be completely honest, I don’t actually see where it changes much of my space if any. I’m not 6’+ tall, and sometimes feel bad for folks who have to squeeze in these seats, but unless they’re entering into Downward Dog I don’t really see it as an issue. By nature I’m pretty courteous, so I’d never slam a seat back to &$#@ up someone’s laptop, but I just don’t see it. I like to fly, and while it has its challenges I’m perpetually amazed and grateful to live in a time I can start the day in the cold northeast and end up in Sunny Fla by lunchtime, all for under a couple hundred bucks.

Jesus, that's weak. And I say that knowing he may challenge me to a push up contest. I'll risk it.

In theory, Koko for Cocoa Puffs, is the jury supposed to avoid media/TV etc? (I'm referring of course to the writ of Habeas Corpus vis a vis Notice of Appeal and Declaratory Injunctions. Per se and to wit.)

These....features...would they be appealing to a middle aged 1-3 time per week gym guy who often struggles to get both feet in the TRX handles for the plank push ups he does 0-2 times per week? I mean, by features, you're not talking Adam Apples here are you?

I have to say here that while Weinstein is a dirtbag of Hollywoodian proportions, no one involved in this walks out with their hands clean. The defense team marketed the $$$$ out of this trial, the prosecution did the same, the victims have to balance accusations and what appears to be consenual activity, the seedy underbelly of the casting couch phenomenon is an issue, now you have a member of the jury reading and reviewing books dealing with predatory behavior. What a cluster$#!$. I don't think he walks simply because, well, he sure looks the part of a predator, but I would not be surprised in the least if he did.

In the children's fairy tale Hansel und Greta (Thunberg), that would indeed be considered a bread crumb.

You'll be fine TBF. You're just a guy trying to figure it all out, and it can be upsetting. Someone always thinks this way, recognizes the lies that are new and unprecedented, howls at the moon about fake boogeymen, and type in capital letters to make a point. My hope for you is someday, upon reflection, you can find it in your heart to be more accepting of the choices of others, to seek inclusion, and recognize that your limitations are yours alone. Whatever else you do, if you are indeed a teacher, be fair. In history class, teach that the Trump phenomenon shook the establishment to the corpse. In math, teach the kids that 4 + 4 = 8.

Thank you. You seem quite bright. You will have a role in my administration, be acknowledged as brilliant early, terminated and escorted off premises as a malcontent, all within 30 days.

I have quietly been gathering support to demand you resign from your position as lead counselor on PPP. I plan on assuming the role at some future point, I just have to figure out how to pay for lawyer school, apply, get accepted and pass a bar. So far, I have well over 3 people who have signed my letter.

This made me laugh actually, though I don't think that is the case with Bob. I try and take everyone at their word, at least, those I haven't written off as silly hearts or worse. I don't understand him on this one, it just seems incredibly obvious that he's applying two different standards to two political investigations. I could understand him accusing me of doing the same thing, but while the Russia narrative seemed really far-fetched to me, I did listen early on to what was being said with a reasonable, but very skeptical open-mind. The simple analysis-- I could never square "TRUMP = RUSSIAN" with a gang of prosecutors with unlimited power allowing him to destroy the country while they trudged along like the keystone cops. I'd have thought they would bust him out of office in 15 minutes if they had the goods on him, as was alleged by a guy like John Brennan. We all have our blind spots, I suppose.

I don't think you're foolish, but this is just the way I work things out. Your style, if I may be so bold, is to ask perpetually open-ended questions, with more questions to follow and an "we just need to know more". That line of questioning can be taken to infinity, is the framework of the democrats assault on the Trump presidency, and it's political muckraking 101. Even now, you're stubborn in your willingness to wither on the vine of Trump/Russia in spite of the numerous problems with the narrative. I absolutely agree that there is a "downside to the President or AG using their power to direct our law enforcement agencies to investigate and essentially attempt to punish any of their personal or political enemies". I just don't know why you support it when used against Trump, and why you feel it's not worth investigating a guy canned for lying.

You might as state you are not going to rehash Pee Wee Herman's failure to exonerate. That was not the role Mueller was selected to play. I remain steadfast----and reading between the lines believe that you completely concur----of the 7,800,000,000 people on the planet, not one was exonerated in the Mueller report. You. Me. Everyone. No one in this circus of hilarity ever implied Trump=sainthood, nor is that a job requirement, nor is it relevant here. While I think it's obvious the investigation and subsequent accusations of Russian puppetry were unfounded, I get that you felt it was worth impacting the votes of 60+ million Americans by necessarily hamstringing the administration in pursuit of a narrative that would evolve as those running it saw fit. Had Mueller proven the case as you saw it, you rightly could have claimed vindication and I would have acknowledged you were correct and I was wrong. That said, I am at a complete loss as to why you would be suddenly squeamish that an investigation would be launched into Messrs McCabe et al, especially in light of McCabe's discharge from the bureau for being less than candid and forthcoming. It's like you think it's all political (suddenly), but shouldn't the 60m+ centrists who support the president be reassured that the hierarchy of the FBI is squeaky clean? If, say Andy McCabe is clean, isn't it worth knocking on a few doors, rooting through the hefty garbage bags, checking over the personal bank accounts of his immediate family to follow the money trail ? Seems like a small price to pay, and certainly having been on the other side of it when he thumped a few skulls, he'd understand why it's important for prosecutors with unlimited resources to be thorough. Not for him, of course, but the people who see his actions as proof that he's dirty? He relied on what many consider to be Russian disinformation, isn't it fair to assume he did so willingly? Maybe he's even be exonerated? Just some of the things I wonder.

That sounds harder because of all the extra words but sure Mr. Fancypants Constitution Guy. ?

What warning? Where is the potential for harm here? You have emphatically stated that more information is better, at one point lobbying for a reconsideration of the rules of Senate investigations into impeachment so that all facts can be known? Witnesses, Bob, what about people with a story to tell? Why would anyone be concerned about 'punishment' if they have nothing to hide? I'd think they would want AG Barr to look into every aspect of their collective life, professional and personal, with an eye toward their total vindication and exoneration? I'd think these noble and trusted public servants would run to embrace this like a Kardashian to a rap artist. I think we both agree that so long as the investigation is handled fairly, there is no downside for anyone.

Uh boy. Time? Ok, I'll try. Um...in reading the Myth List, I'm immediately skeptical when the author of the story has a 400 page, 200,000 word document to draw on and feels the need to knit together a narrative. Why Bob? Serious question, why wouldn't the author just type the following: See Page 211, Paragraph 3, Subparagraph A for Mueller's evidence of collusion against Donal J. Trump; and See Page 391, Paragraph 4, Subparagraph J for Mueller's evidence of obstruction of justice against Donald J. Trump Shouldn't that be easy to do? He/She could even hyperlink it, like you did for me, so I can see what Joe Schmoe thinks I should think about the Mueller report. Why all the gymnastics in light of the fact that Trump walked away scottso freezo from the 4 year investigation? As for "exoneration" Bob in Michigan aka Bob in Libchigan aka Bob who swims in Lake Libchigan...there are an estimated 7,800,000,000 people on the planet today. Of the 7,800,000,000, how many have been officially and ceremoniously been exonerated as outlined in the Mueller Report? Feel free to round up, or round down as you see fit. And, how dare you use Jim Croce to try and tug at my heart strings after I already did it to you.

@Bob in Mich... would this count as even-handed and the reasonable investigation you would support?

Well, you had me on LIsa Page’s handling of Strzok’s nuggets up until I remembered you left out the counter-intelligence op with phony dossiers, CIA Directors accusing the Prez of treason, the $40,000,000 dumpster dive into the president, the sodomization of the FISA court, and the unscrupulous actions of the director of the FBI and how it all lead to one big donut hole of nothingness. As you know, I’m all for us all a’setting under the tent, cooking s’mores and singing Jim Croce songs when your guy is in office. We can extrapolate the $&#@ out things then!

The point was simply that if you feel empathy (and anger) for the kids rotting in prison, it does not preclude you from feeling empathy and anger for a guy similarly targeted for destruction even though you don’t like him. On the other hand, just remember there are people out there’ stating emphatically “I’m supposed to feel sorry for THE KIDS ROTTING IN PRISON?”. Sometimes those that rage against the machine are really comfortable raging with it. It’s one of the reasons the machine becomes the machine.

With due respect, this guy is a numbnut. The beauty of the dance of internet numbnuts is they can pretend to be someone they are not, or in fact, represent exactly who they are. I think in this case, he’s managed to do both.