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When considering vacation destinations, we always check Trivago reviews for locations the steam clean the $#@& off sidewalks weekly v monthly. It’s just way more classy. I visited SF 15-20 years ago. I have a buddy who grew up in the city, parents house overlooked the bay with Alcatraz in the distance. He always said it was one of the most beautiful cities in the world and I couldn’t argue. It’s unbelievable what people will allow from their elected leaders.

I got into an argument one day with a guy who was screaming about the insensitivity of people refusing to support the removal of Civil War monuments, how important it was to remember our history, and how tone deaf people could be about the sins of our past. I was confused, I was only upset that he parked his Toyota Camry in the handicapped space in front of the World War II memorial.

What a self-serving arrogant c#ckknocker Brokaw is. “I hope we all learned a lesson” followed by some self-serving bs about the Jewel family being paid off? The only lesson to be learned is that after he ruined RJs life, Brokaw went on to enjoy an embarrassment of riches while RJ was driven to an early grave.

This guy was a marketing genius. Positioned himself as an outsider, Insider to the max, richer than #@$& as a result, corrupt and generally a douchebag.

The creep factor of a Kevin Spacey is off the charts, 1 dead a coincidence, 2 dead odd but 3 dead including a royal is one of those things that make you go Hmmmmmm. I'm actually going off the grid even for typing his name. I suggest you do the same last you suddenly get tossed in front of a train (House or Cards S1/hot little journalist/presidential slam puppet meets her end).

I feel like Rip Van Winkle on some of this stuff. I’m around, I feel like I am up-to-date, and turns out people are targeting people struggling with disabilities, someone is threatening someone else with death, and Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday was Tom’s Huckleberry. I do recall the Dude as being anti-police, definitely wound tight on the Middle East and that he had issues with women.

Exactly.

Quaerite primum intelligendum est intelligendum.

exactly, plus all the fossil fuels used to 'travel' with no carbon credits purchased to offset.

damn it, beat me to it!

Millions of dollars at her disposal and it sounds like she recorded the audio on this gem. That voice is like an ice pick in the nads.

I found many travel parents to be borderline psychotic when it came to interacting with coaches, officials and parents. I wasn't always thrilled with the structure of the organization(s), either, as there often seemed to be more of a profit motive than I would like to see. Maybe soccer is different. Big picture, I think 'travel' clubs contribute to our global enviro issues and can be quit divisive in practice. I'd eliminate them totally.

Am I being punkd? Is that you Ashton Kuchner, over behind the potted plant?? I said 3 times Benghazi was political. Impeachment is political. My point was only that given what happened in Benghazi, there is not a political adversary that would not 'launch an investigation'. The cover up made it uglier than it was. It was an outright lie to the American people, manufactured and as I indicated earlier, imo, an effort to sew seeds of hatred against Libyans. But political, yes. Always. 100% of the time.

You asked what I thought and then punched me in the nose for answering? Come on Kirb, it's Christmas! I'm just a guy on a message board killing time!

I worry about a stop sign blowing off in high winds and slicing me in half as I sit behind the Toyota Camry in front of me--so I get the concern. However, for the Bills to make some noise in the playoffs, they need to continue playing defense at a high level, and get on a bit of a run on O. I don't think that McD is of the mind that taking time off leads to performance at a high level, nor does mailing in a game to a divisional opponent. It seems contrary to the type of intensity he likes to see. I do think we could see some guys off the field early, but for now, I'll trust the process but keep some extra diesel, rags and pitchforks in case we need to track down a certain Gingerbead man later.

Indeed--Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. What a year, any way you slice it!

As always I appreciate the civility extended as we disagree. I'm many things, naive is not one of them. It surprises me to hear you say it irked you that the Republican's "used it", while sort of glossing over the cover up. The cover up itself was political, why would anything else not be? It is interesting to me though, that in the eyes of Obama/Clinton supporters, a President excersizing his authority when considering extending foreign aid to a corrupt nation (that seems to be acknowledged by all, including current candidates Joe Biden) is impeachable, yet allowing the assassination of an ambassador and those their to protect him and concocting an elaborate cover up to impact the elections that falls apart in 14 days is just another day in Washington. As for my naivete regarding Rs ans Ds, here is what I have come to conclude. People like Obama, Clinton, Bush et al run in the same circles, form alliances and count on the collective innocence (or ignorance) of the voting public to not pick up on the scheme. It's the only thing that makes sense given the aftermath of election after election where horrible, horrible things are said about the other candidate, "Bush manufactures a war and young people die as a result) giving way to alliances after all is said and done. Mutually assured destruction and alliances of the heart are the reasons Obama wasn't impeached. Trump falls outside that circle of friends, and as pointed out many times here, poses a threat to that "thing of theirs".

I’m still trying to figure this out. Is Biden stuttering or reproducing one of the between 20-100 people he calls every week? For what it’s worth, he sounded like a malfunctioning geriatric cyborg in Schwarzenegger’s latest epic Terminator 23:A Wrinkle In Time.

Like most things in life, it’s more complicated than that, but one could argue that cutting a deal with your mortal enemy comes with risk. It seems not in dispute that a substantial, life-altering amount of money went in cash, which certainly inspires confidence in one’s leadership. It always amazed me that these proud nations of the world could pool the finest minds in the world and figure out the Iran Nuclear deal, but the only way for Barry to settle up with the Ayatollah was a cargo load of cash that disappears into the mist. My only question Is how much was skimmed off the top as it hands touched it, including Obama, Clinton, Biden and the rest.

Don't project Doc. I never said nor implied R good D bad. On the other hand, you're hanging your hat on the notion that Obama was a viewed as a presidential Care Bear or he would have been impeached, and that's nothing more than mythology. You can choose to believe it if it makes you feel good, but that does not make it fact. There are all sorts of mistakes made politically. Is it fair to suggest that if the Rs allowed the Obama/Clinton Benghazi coverup to go unchecked that perhaps Clinton becomes president? The death of an American ambassador on the presidential watch will always--100% of the time--result in investigations. When you factor in a bs storyline to explain why the US govt was caught with its pantsuit down, I'm not sure what you're thinking. I'm comfortable calling it political, because it is, but you cannot revise history to suit your needs.

Benghazi was a clusterf&*$ and there is not a political party ever that would not have launched an investigation. Obama and his team mishandled it badly, left an Ambassador to die and created a false narrative in the aftermath to influence voters by fanning the flames of hatred against Lybians. Had there been a functioning, independent press to call him out on it when it mattered, who know what might have happened to his likability. Impeachment inquiries were not launched because they were not launched. That’s the fact.

As a person who would be forced to stand before the wall, I reject Pippi Longstocking’s apology as shallow and manipulative.

I don’t know if WNY’s own Wolf Blitzer ever had any substantial moral fiber, but this q&a session with McCabe is disgraceful. He’s at the center of one of the biggest debacles in the history of the FBI, he was escorted from the premises and stripped of his pension, and is now dancing around the issue like an organ grinders monkey and Wolf is laying at his feet like a submissive. It’s even amazing that he accepted some BS new age “baked in” explanation...the FBI is brought to its knees because some flunky on the first floor made a typo on page 7? Salvage some pride Wolf. There had to be a time when you rolled out of bed to deliver the Courier Express, or walked down Delaware Avenue with the wind cutting through you like a knife, rubber boots with buckles broken and your sneakers getting wet, your feet freezing but you made it through. You’re basically a neutered house cat, 35 pounds of fat on a 15 pound frame playing in a sandbox full of your own #$@&. This douche could interview Epstein tomorrow and fail to ask him if he killed himself.

Bette(y) : Great in Yentle; Excellent on The View where she plays the half-crazy "comedienne" long past her prime; Made a tactical error posting with the decapitated head; Has not been relevant since 1983. Credit to her though--it's hard to portray yourself definitively as a nutcase in one tweet

Ah, I understand your thought process but that’s the same as saying dropped passes, poorly run routes and missed assignments don’t mean anything during a game. The sequence of plays changes, the sense of urgency changes, and momentum changes as well. When JP gets an Unsportsmanlike penalty after a late TD, the appearance is that the wheels are off the bus. Whether the team feels that way or not is debatable, but it sure appears that way. When the Bills are moving the ball and JA fights for his life to pick up 4th and 1, makes it and 15 is tacked on because of a lack of discipline occurs on the part of the Pats defense, the impact could be substantial. The fact that it wasn’t called when obvious also logically leads to a WTF moment for the player. was it the only factor? No. Did it mean anything at all—especially in light of the first game where arguably the pats targeted the head of JA on a scramble, yes, it means a lot.