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Watch the other hand... - RL - 2/11/2017 1:51:54 AM

Judiciary vs an incompetent president - mcfly - 2/10/2017 5:32:00 AM
- Blaming courts that disagree with them is an old Conservative dodge. - hank - 2/10/2017 10:06:06 PM

This explains a great deal... - hank - 2/7/2017 11:24:51 PM

Compare and contrast - RL - 2/5/2017 12:53:35 AM

If you don't like the facts, change them! - RL - 2/3/2017 10:23:57 PM
- I see a pattern. - hank - 2/3/2017 10:36:59 PM

Let the looting begin... - RL - 2/1/2017 12:49:44 AM
- spam removed - podrock - 2/3/2017 8:40:13 PM
- Fishing with dynamite. - hank - 2/1/2017 3:00:24 AM

March for Science - podrock - 2/2/2017 3:14:25 PM
- Appreciate the mostly non-partisan post - RobVG - 2/3/2017 4:05:08 AM
  - It's not just scientists. - hank - 2/3/2017 1:54:43 PM
  - Reading can also be your friend... - RL - 2/3/2017 1:10:29 PM
  - Google is your friend - mcfly - 2/3/2017 8:08:58 AM
- Stereotypically speaking... - hank - 2/3/2017 3:32:15 AM
  - They'll be wearing baseball caps, backwards. - hank - 2/3/2017 2:02:09 PM

So, he has decided on a supreme court nominee.... - RL - 1/31/2017 11:12:58 PM
- Ecce Showman - hank - 1/31/2017 11:23:52 PM
  - Exactly - Robert - 2/1/2017 4:21:07 AM
    - Alt-Press - hank - 2/1/2017 2:25:09 PM

Courage - RL - 1/29/2017 5:12:32 PM
- More courage - RL - 1/29/2017 8:01:00 PM
- (did you pull the video link?) - RobVG - 1/29/2017 6:43:53 PM
  - Nope... the zone does that a lot whenever I embed video... - RL - 1/29/2017 6:48:15 PM
    - Much appreciated - RobVG - 1/29/2017 6:50:40 PM
- The only "Chaos" is being caused by leftist protesters. - RobVG - 1/29/2017 6:13:17 PM
  - And the ban is on countries whose citizens HAVEN'T been responsible for terrorist attacks here... - RL - 1/29/2017 8:24:55 PM
    - You think after 16 years and two presidents we should now be going after the Saudis? - RobVG - 1/30/2017 3:40:27 AM
      - But you think we should go against those NOT responsible for any terror attacKS in the US? - RL - 1/30/2017 6:18:24 PM
        
        The countries were chosen previously. - RobVG - 1/30/2017 8:07:35 PM
        
        More horseshit being shoveled to you by Trump.... - RL - 1/31/2017 12:08:36 AM
        
        Your a piece of work. - RobVG - 1/31/2017 12:16:54 AM
        
        RL's just trying to tell you the truth - mcfly - 1/31/2017 7:06:54 AM
        
        Truth? - RobVG - 1/31/2017 4:16:12 PM
        
        You were regurgitating the party line... - RL - 1/31/2017 11:06:10 PM
        
        *You're - RL - 1/31/2017 12:31:22 AM
        
        I am not normally a grammar-nazi... - RL - 1/31/2017 12:38:12 AM
        
        No worries - RobVG - 1/31/2017 4:12:43 PM
    - I don't think the trivial matter of legality is of concern to Donald T. Rump. - mcfly - 1/29/2017 11:21:46 PM
  - They were legal peaceful protests... - RL - 1/29/2017 8:05:40 PM
    - Really? - RobVG - 1/30/2017 3:37:47 AM
      - That establishes only that the police were not peaceful... - RL - 1/30/2017 5:27:55 PM
  - You didn't listen to what he said, did you? - RL - 1/29/2017 6:22:55 PM
    - I'm afraid you're right. n/t - RobVG - 1/29/2017 6:40:18 PM
    - I listened to him about as much as you "listen" to me. - RobVG - 1/29/2017 6:39:13 PM

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go - RL - 1/27/2017 3:11:55 AM
- What popped this up to the top? - RL - 1/31/2017 9:35:05 PM
  - Some spam, since removed. See "Community". - hank - 1/31/2017 10:14:55 PM
- This is really disturbing. - hank - 1/27/2017 5:12:13 AM

Ban countries that export terrorism... - RL - 1/31/2017 1:25:00 PM

Somebody has a great sense of humor... - RL - 1/31/2017 1:15:56 PM

One week and already destroying lives... - RL - 1/29/2017 2:20:07 AM
- Amateur Hour... - RL - 1/29/2017 5:37:47 AM
- If Trump were trying to immigrate, he might not make the cut - mcfly - 1/29/2017 3:20:34 AM
  - This is what I'm talkin' about... - mcfly - 1/31/2017 7:04:05 AM
- The courts have their say, for now... - RL - 1/29/2017 2:24:18 AM

Monday Night Massacre - RL - 1/31/2017 2:51:32 AM
- "This is amazing.' - hank - 1/31/2017 5:28:14 AM
- Just fired head of ICE - RL - 1/31/2017 3:39:13 AM
- Took Nixon four and a half years to reach this point - Robert - 1/31/2017 3:16:32 AM
  - I think we have put the argument of "What, exactly IS fascism?" firmly behind us... - RL - 1/31/2017 3:29:06 AM
  - This next week will be BAD... - RL - 1/31/2017 3:26:04 AM
    - At least he was able to kill an 8 year old girl... so he's obviously strong... - RL - 1/31/2017 4:10:38 AM

The Wall in terms so simple even Rob might understand it... - RL - 1/29/2017 5:52:47 PM
- Answer me this... - hank - 1/29/2017 6:53:53 PM
  - I've agreed with you on this before. - RobVG - 1/30/2017 4:07:29 AM
    - You are absolutely right. - hank - 1/30/2017 2:59:51 PM
  - And if we ban illegal immigrants, our first lady would be in trouble... - RL - 1/29/2017 7:57:14 PM
    - You posted something from fox news!? Ha, ha, hahahaha... n/t - RobVG - 1/30/2017 4:30:13 AM
      - RL must have forgotten that your new favorite source of "truth" is infowars - mcfly - 1/30/2017 6:08:10 AM
      - Intentionally, there were many other sources... - RL - 1/30/2017 4:39:27 AM
        
        She worked in NY. It's a sanctuary city.... - RobVG - 1/30/2017 4:51:28 AM
        
        'SANCTUARY CITIES' Doesn't mean what you think it does... - RL - 1/30/2017 12:57:41 PM
  - We posted similar thoughts at the same time... - RL - 1/29/2017 7:25:49 PM
- Gee, thanks. - RobVG - 1/29/2017 6:25:44 PM
  - Even if your math was correct (it isn't)... - RL - 1/29/2017 7:24:09 PM
  - No, the bosses who hire illegals cost us $100 billion dollars. - hank - 1/29/2017 7:00:04 PM

And now we have a constitutional crisis... - RL - 1/30/2017 4:44:33 AM

China: War with US "becoming a practical reality" - RL - 1/29/2017 8:59:14 PM
- On paper, - hank - 1/29/2017 10:17:19 PM
  - Nukes don't care how many ships you have... - RL - 1/29/2017 10:48:07 PM
    - I'm sure everybody trains for full scale war short of nukes... - hank - 1/29/2017 11:32:52 PM

More neo-nazis pour into Washington DC - RL - 1/28/2017 1:14:16 AM
- "The Washington Post". If Robert's rating system is fair, your index just dropped a point. n/t - RobVG - 1/28/2017 10:50:56 PM
  - Sorry, I couldn't find Big Joe's reporting on it... - RL - 1/29/2017 1:38:18 AM
- dew point - hank - 1/28/2017 2:00:45 AM
  - Well, a wonderful analogy anyway. n/t - RobVG - 1/28/2017 11:23:37 PM
    - And an accurate one... - RL - 1/29/2017 4:23:49 PM

And the future of america just got darker... - RL - 1/29/2017 5:41:29 AM
- Somebody ask Big Joe about this. - hank - 1/29/2017 1:26:38 PM
  - The mission of the NSC WAS protecting America's security.... - RL - 1/29/2017 4:16:19 PM

Unfortunately my - johannes - 1/28/2017 12:42:25 AM

"@&$%#, it's Saturday" - mcfly - 1/25/2017 7:38:47 AM
- It's 12:30am... - Robert - 1/27/2017 8:32:38 AM
  - Yeah, I've been getting into Seth, too. - hank - 1/27/2017 2:07:08 PM

30 seconds closer to midnight... and counting. - RL - 1/26/2017 11:08:37 PM
- Yep, wherever the world is heading, - hank - 1/27/2017 12:50:50 AM

Remember the false outrage over Hillary's private email server? - RL - 1/25/2017 11:56:50 PM

The march on DC dwarfed the inauguration attendance... - RL - 1/22/2017 1:54:25 AM
- To be fair to Mr Trump... - hank - 1/24/2017 1:54:16 AM
  - Pray indeed - mcfly - 1/24/2017 4:15:21 AM
    - I disagree. - hank - 1/24/2017 3:47:00 PM
      - But I don't *want* to live at a time that will be of particular interest to future historians - mcfly - 1/24/2017 10:03:41 PM
        
        "Future historians"? - RL - 1/25/2017 12:44:43 AM
        
        So you don't want to live in "interesting times"? - hank - 1/25/2017 12:28:51 AM
        
        The clip: - podrock - 1/25/2017 1:37:15 AM
  - Aaand we are back to another lie about why he lost the popular vote... - RL - 1/24/2017 4:03:47 AM
    - “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, eco… - RL - 1/24/2017 1:00:51 PM
    - Well, look at it this way, RL... - hank - 1/24/2017 6:19:36 AM
- Trump's Second Inauguration Attendance - hank - 1/23/2017 8:36:05 PM
  - You know... - TB - 1/25/2017 3:12:40 AM
    - You don't know. - hank - 1/25/2017 4:43:13 AM
    - The fact that Trump associates with, and is followed by actual neo-nazis helps his comparison... - RL - 1/25/2017 3:55:56 AM
  - Just as likely... - RL - 1/24/2017 12:52:53 AM
- Hillary's Inauguration Attendance - TB - 1/23/2017 6:46:24 PM
  - And how do you feel about that, TB...? - RL - 1/23/2017 11:09:07 PM
  - Is that what passes for wit now in conservative circles? - mcfly - 1/23/2017 10:15:52 PM
    - You were an American once, weren’t you tb? - RL - 1/23/2017 11:18:53 PM
- Best video of the crowd I have seen - RL - 1/23/2017 1:33:18 AM
  - I wonder what the Grabber in Chief thinks of that - mcfly - 1/23/2017 1:51:20 AM
    - He probably will claim they were his supporters that got to the inauguration late... - RL - 1/23/2017 2:05:41 AM
- 4 blocks away from the epicenter - RL - 1/22/2017 2:43:52 AM

Hungary, November 4th 1956... and today - RL - 1/25/2017 1:59:42 AM

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