leh-nerd skin-erd

I was valedictorian of my 4th grade class though, and this is why it hurts. Still amazing to me how all these people are tied together one way or another.

Well this is awkward. ?

what an incestuous little world these people live in. I'm surprised kirsten would have forgotten signing a non-disclosure agreement, but that's probably pretty common when your dad worked for a sex cult for 4 months for $25k per and received a $100k settlement from them.

You've had a good run, Grandpappy.

But in fairness to Bob and his argument, IF the issue with Hillary WAS that she was denied clearance, and IF Barrack HAD overridden the decision and HAD lawfully excersized his authority to do so, THE TWO SCENARIOS WOULD HAVE BEEN SIMILAR! Assuming, of course, that Bob was as outraged by the actions of the Obama admin as he was by the Russian scoundrel puppet Trump.

Interestingly, Hillary Clinton was granted clearance along the way and was revealed to be an extremely careless guardian of our national secrets. Reckless, and negligent according to her supporters, worthy of criminal referral according to some insiders. Perhaps the challenge there was the system, and the folks that suggest the system that allowed folks like these whistleblowers too much power. Complacency is one of the natural consequences of unfettered power. If only there was a process to override the system...

::grabs marbles, returns to tastefully decorated townhome in Ann Arbor:

Both involve people?

The problem is you're comparing Welches Grape Jelly to Nutella and have convinced yourself they are similar because they both spread easy on Freihofers 7 Grain bread. I don't know that your theory that their differences reveal their similarities, but if it works for you, who am I to argue? Just to clarify, I don't laugh at any of this stuff. If the Trump admin broke the law, let's hash that out. But making up reasons to be more disagreeable just because you don't like the prez is silly.

I prefer Slender Lenster, I find "skinny" offensive. I have no issue with this exposure because it has nothing in common with the Hillary misdeed except we can use the word "clearance" when describing both scenarios. Can we agree that this is sorta a sad case to whistleblow on? Somebody did something within the scope of their authority, someone else got their feelings hurt, and wanted validation of their feelings?

You attempted to make a point by manufacturing faux outrage about criminality while acknowledging the lack thereof one post later...and everyone else lacks objectivity? Bob...Bobby...Bobby Da Mich...Bobbaloo... come on. Be serious.

That's mostly because you're applying critical thinking skills.

I'd start with Mueller, the guy who was the guy until he wasn't the guy.

The seriousness of the allegation alone requires us to look into this further!

As long as there are people on the planet, and no "Instant Integrity" poll, there will be corruption, elites, the common man, and injustice. I believe virtually everything that Row said, though I generally stay away from labeling people trying to figure out how to get through the world. I've read your comments on the media and my only suggestion would be to temper your thoughts and consider the big picture. The fact that some of the media is complicit in the coup is relevant, of course, but acknowledging the strides we've made in our collective ability to point it out for consideration is a major step forward. 10-15 years ago, a guy like DR, Task, or you had very few places to go to vent and discuss things that you considered important. I mean Ham Radio sets were pretty cool but you could only reach so many people. The answer to freedom is more freedom. You're living the byproduct now with the Trump presidency. I'm thrilled to live in a time that allows for access to information however covered in sludge and slime it might be. Yet, the struggle continues. Temper your baser instincts. Put your anger and frustration to good use. I can't say I've ever been where you are now, philosophically, but I've driven through the neighborhood, metaphorically.

The guy made millions as a senator gaming the system, would say or do pretty much anything to pursue is agenda, and sounds like this fall finally broke him. God bless theraband and glass doors.

I tried to start a boycott against the movies "Beaches" and the non-Gaga "A Star is Born". Turns out the Blockbuster in our town closed at some point and has been replaced with a Chipolte. I guess someone beat me to it. I just got a culturally misappropriated burrito bowl instead.

This shows my growth as a human. If he ran, won and implemented a platform o supported, I'd be thrilled and would let bygones be bygones. This also shows my pettiness as a human. I'd love to say it would then give me joy to stick it to the libs who idolize him, but I got a jump start on that when the MAGA hat/Trump buddy story broke. I know a couple guys who are both crazy libs and Brady uber fans, I acknowledged him as one of the greatest neocon QBs of all time. I acknowledged Kraft as a successful conservative owner. I inquired as to whether or not they were conflicted given that through the support they lend to Kraft & Brady, they actually helped get Trump elected and are global warming deniers. Good stuff.

It a reflection of our times that the guy who pretends to be Captain America on the big screen could despise someone for living their own American political truth in real life. Personally I hope Brady runs for office as a conservative when he retires, wins and breaks the heart of the liberal branch of Pats nation. It's really all I have left.

Those aren't suds Mr. Jolly, keep your hands where people can see em.

Awesome and totally unexpected.

No, it's not all that important in context. Since the days I was instructed to hide under a desk in the event of a missle strike, I've assumed that enemies at home and abroad are looking to hurt the country. The FBI could have released a press report stating "there are Russians trying to screw with our election" and every thinking person in America would have responded "Duh". Using my approach, we would have saved likely $40 m, been done in 20 minutes and not told the 60m+ fine Americans who voted for real hope $ real change that their votes were largely irrelevant & secondary to the desires of Obama, Clinton, Comey & his crew. If anything, this incident is a stain on certain elements of our intelligence community, because not only did the Russsians actually interfere with relative ease, it took 2+ years on noodldicking around to find out that those who thought there was evidence of a conspiracy at he highest levels of our government were either lying through their teeth, or were woefully incompetent. And, to close the loop from my childhood, while history tells us you are wise to be suspicious of those in power, I never would have thought the upper echelon of the DOJ and FBI could be this dirty. That's my bad.

But--he did it all while fabricating conspiracy theories that lead his minions to believe that there is some sort of organized "cabal" out to get Trump. I think the mueller report proves this was all just a giant misunderstanding and a series of unfortunate events. I mean what world superpower with the ability to hit our enemies on the left testicle with a missle fired from a drone 17 miles overhead wouldn't launch a multi-year kaziilion dollar prosecutorial reign of terror after a guy had a meeting with a Russian ballerina in the banquet room at local IHOP? It's the next logical step. DR got lucky on this, obviously. ?

I think Alec Baldwin is unstable, a guy that is a drink, a cross word, or a missed med away from assaulting someone and doing them significant harm. So, that may color my opinion, but that music playing in the background has a definite 'soundtrack-from-The Exorcist' vibe to me. Creepy, and pretty funny in light of, well, you know.

The thing about the onside kick is that it's a play that can be used at any time, by either team during a game. The rule here is 4th q specific, one time only and while obviously potentially exciting, there is a downside. "Let 'em play.". "Good no call." "Wow, a lot of contact there.". It seems to me the NFL struggles with consistency on passing plays to begin with, and who what why they call form game to game. At a critical moment in the game, with the onside kick the judgement call is removed (mostly) and clarity is provided to the fan. If the improved onside kick rule results in less than a 10% conversion rate, that is the way the gods of football intended it to be.