leh-nerd skin-erd

Yes, agreed.

Sadly I think this type of rational explanation falls on deaf ears when dealing with the tin foil hat crowd. As we see here, the rush to defend their sacred cows guilty of wrongdoing is THE most important thing. No doubt, high profile individuals and corporations get special privilege and deals (See Spitzer, Elliot, Obama/solyndra, Biden/Ukraine) Money and power buys access. Questions that might be asked of you or I aren’t quite as important in those situations. That’s not new, not Trump-specific, and crosses party lines. Still, if the door to prosecution is opened, might as well get on with it across the board. Letitia James is a powerful woman, she can handle herself. Color me shocked that you’re shocked that someone pointed out….inconsistencies…..in your selective outrage.

Good lad, you’re getting there. If the people charged within enforcing the law break it consistently, why would you be surprised that people don’t trust their motives? Or, that others recognize that opportunities exist within the system to exploit it?

Spitzer. Schneiderman. Cuomo. Now potentially James. Completely acceptable for the left.

The settlement reflected concerns that the shooting on an unarmed female might have been unjustified on some level. Joe Biden himself was on record as suggesting less lethal shots be attempted by law enforcement to avoid just that sort of thing. A leg shot, I think he suggested. Perhaps an attempt to hit a foot bone. I can’t recall exactly what he said, but he was something! I mean I get it, I’ve wondered aloud about the political nature of some of these civil cases but they often represent a roll of the dice. Plus, we don’t know what the government was really worried about that might have come out in a civil suit. Ultimately, AB was a victim of her own ignorance like many before. Micheal Brown comes to mind. What the 🤬she was doing crawling through that barrier in that situation is well beyond me.

But you aspired to be the voice of reason, Frank. Partnering with preachy gun nuts is at odds with that. Btw, the questions of AB being treated humanely is perhaps at odds with the full narrative. Upon review, the DOJ (aka US Government) settled a wrongful death claim on behalf of AB's family for $5,000,000.

“Circular reliability. It’s like straight line reliability that gets bendy.” -TFR

Damn walls close ssssssssssssssloooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwlllly ain’t it?

Fascinating stuff and on-brand for democrats and liberals. WJC, a known predator who preyed on young women, was the hero to the left. His wife and chief enabler who victim shamed was chosen by democrats and liberals at their preferred choice to run the country. When she failed, they chose Joe Biden, a career nitwit with his own issues with inappropriately touching women, a charge he copped to. He was also credibly accused of violent sexual assault, something he did not cop to. When JB was running, his opponent Kamala Harris acknowledged that she believes the women who accused JB of inappropriate touching of females in his orbit. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris was lead on the attempt to eviscerate Brett Kavanaugh over unsubstantiated and frankly silly charges of sexual misconduct from his high school days, yet later agreed to partner with JB in his White House run. So, she targeted a guy who denied wrongdoing with unsubstantiated charges while partnering with a guy who acknowledged inappropriate behavior. Then, she when chosen to succeed the guy who copped to inappropriate touching, she asked the original predator to campaign on her behalf. Wild ride these Dems take, and their base eats it up.

Yes, apparently according to the author of the article I shared. Geez Kay, first seek to understand, then to be understood. I keep thinking you'll stop.look.listen and you keep rushing in. Yes to the bolded. Yes to encouraging technological advances to making the environment safer for all inhabitants including the plants you devour like a fashionably trim T Rex with your baby arms and svelte physique. No to climate scams, praying at the altar of false prophets looking to cash in on Big Climate Hysteria. Ah, my version of "super commendable" behavior is nice, but to in order to earn the coveted seat at the Climate Change Moral Authority Crawfish Boil and Dinner Dance (this year's festivities held at a somewhat eco-friendly nearly carbon neutral boutique hotel and spa on the beach in St. Kitts), more better different is really what's needed. Kay's way. Pass, Kay. No thank you, Kay. Beyond the audacity and hubris of the request, my time will be devoted to the planning and construction of a new home in a nice community in the suh---suh--suh---well, it rhymes with Buburbs, Kay. On the bright side, I wish you well in your city of choice. I do love the idea of reforesting, and kudos to you for getting your hands dirty as I have done so many times before (apparently well before the Adams family welcomed a little beret-wearing baby Kay into their home). Until this very moment, you struck me as more of an inside cat. Odd. Still.

Hmmm. Ok. That says it all, somewhat.

You are, but I know the reference 🤔

He seemed precisely like a wild-eyed fanatic when he casting aspersions.

@Roundybout be like "Hey Boo..."

Rumor is Biden had an exclusive arrangement with UHaul to handle all his moves, and availed himself of the Extra Hands program offered for a few bucks more per move. He saved the taxpayer hundreds, though the occasional slippage of a massive trove of documents at his home, in his garage, his office, and unsecured warehouses was to be expected. It made him more approachable, even kindly maybe.

I’m not sure how I feel about this in particular, which seems pretty consistent with how most voters view political decisions. I wasn’t crazy when Obama interceded with GM to the detriment of bondholders, but certainly would have hated to see GM implode for many reasons. I wasn’t crazy about some of the rules and guidelines under TARP and W Bush, though understood that government chooses winners and losers at various times. I wasn’t crazy about the NYS government inserting itself in the landlord/tenant arrangement during COVID. I always felt Trump having a rally on 1/6 was a bad idea, I saw that as a time to move forward though I thought Biden was a bad choice to run the country (or have a driver license for that matter). I wasn’t a fan of stop the steal, but saw it as a natural and predictable byproduct of Dems and the Russia issue. Sometimes you hold your nose. An example for liberals might be Biden’s possession of classified/top secret documents over his career as a senator/vp/president. For context, most liberals were outraged over Trump’s handling of such material—-both possessing and his hesitancy to return material. As it turned out, a short time later they were faced with the reality that it was a pretty mainstream deal. Biden had all sorts of documents scattered and unsecured in a number of places….and those outraged by Trump became very comfortable with Biden because that’s what people do. I believe you called it special rules for electeds, which always sounded a lot like morphing the rules to fit the candidate.

I play chess at a level most human beings cannot even comprehend. You'll be stronger for it, I assure you.

I don’t know. My heart is a deep ocean, I guess.

I have to add to my list (that includes “Not an attorney” with the dopey bowl haircut, wired frame glasses that tuck behind the ears, and handlebar mustache with the smell of Aqua Velva seemingly all about): I have never had a security clearance. Interesting use of this phrase though….”fair game”. So on a national level, with the fate of free and fair elections on the line….it seems like fair game is pretty sh*tty standard and bottom of the barrel ethically. Anyone can start a rumor, of course, and in the case of thus absurd Russia matter, all the media seems to need is a whisper of the whiff of a rumor, coupled with a disfavored candidate to run a film flam racket on the electorate. I’m more and more convinced the Russians are not really the problem we’re up against. I recall seeing somewhere along the line that Obama/Brennan knew the Clinton campaign had their fingerprints all over the Steele propaganda. I guess I always knew that just about most anything was on the table to accuse the opponent of, I just really thought that the red scare type stuff was off the table after McCarthyism. How beneficial would it have been had Obama/ Brennan declared the relationship between Clinton/Steele in the aftermath of Trump’s election? So much anger and mistrust was created by that unholy alliance. But, it is what it is. Fair game now includes just about anything. Sad. Jesus, JD, are you older than Frank and @B-Man? It’s like a geezer fest up in this mutha.

Well la-dee-dah, after telling your grandchildren that your old pal Leh-nerd was a climate Neanderthal, you can tell them you were committed to the cause except when aspects of modern life were unavoidable, at which time you were down with the petro. Glad to hear your granola munchers figured that emissions thing out with the planes. The author of the article seemed to think that whole dealio was quite tricky. You had me at intrinsic value, Kay. I’m all ok here and besides, I’ve invested in Waste Management so a clean America is a great America! I’m never quite sure about offsetting pollutable behavior by buying/planting $&*t on an individual level, Kay. That always strikes me as a cheesey way to pollute, especially for wealth folk like you. Plant the tree. Eliminate the carbon creating activity. No need to fuss about certain aspects and such. The End. I’ve had two dogs during my adult life, and have planted 10+ trees and probably hundreds of plants and shrubs (you probably call it dinner). I think it’s time to acknowledge I’m on the right track here. Maybe some of my plantin covers some of your pollutin, huh Kay? That’s somethin! I’m nor everyone’s cup of tea, but I do all right. I’m a people person. No to vegan for now, but stay tuned. I don’t hate the idea completely. And yes, Politics, Polls and Pundits. Not Politics….Polls…Pundits and those with a dismemberment fetish. 🙄

Yet another example of authoritarian overreach, supported truly, fully, deeply by many, if not most, supporters of the Democrat party. The idea was a full-on assault to break him, emotionally, physically and financially. I really thought it might work—in spite of his ability to thrive under such circumstances, they were hitting him from all angles and he was 70something years old. Instead, he told them to kiss his @##, kept rolling and became President again. It’s a fascinating story.

I saw the Comrade in another thread carrying a virtual hatchet and menacing posters. It wasn’t as extreme as a guy in a 2020 Silverado yelling “Get A Life!” at a retired Physician Assistant from a mid-sized suburban dermatologist office at a rally against fascism, but still….chilling. Best watch your back for a bit.

You’re asking me to make sense of government decisions, I can’t tell you why some companies are chosen as winners and others as losers. Does the govt buy shares in every struggling company? I’d bet not.

I’ve been on the same track for a long time on this issue, and it’s that enough sensible and fair-minded people arrived at this conclusion without Kash Patel ever having to say this. It’s one of the reasons Trump returned to the White House. That’s not a legal opinion, not saying the Dems couldn’t work the system to give the illusion it made sense, clearly a lot of people supported that version of authoritarianism. It’s a common sense argument—distrust in government and government officials isn’t a partisan issue, it mostly depends on who is in office v the political leanings of the observer. Folks like ChiGoose talk about special rules for electeds, S3 talks about disregarding Barr’s review of Das Mueller’s boondoggle….and after a while, people smell a rat and react.

The security guard is awesome though, agitating without really saying all that much.