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Small hands, small... - RL - 1/24/2017 11:47:42 PM
- This whole issue would have faded away if he hadn't just kept on bringing it up. - hank - 1/25/2017 12:54:39 AM

Well this doesn't scream 'desperate, dangerous, crippling insecurity' does it? - RL - 1/23/2017 11:59:19 PM
- I was in CIA headquarters at Langely for a job interview in the late 1970s. - hank - 1/24/2017 1:56:43 AM

Trump, LITERALLY, takes the cake... - RL - 1/22/2017 5:44:51 PM
- Impeachment proceedings to begin immediately..... n/t - RobVG - 1/22/2017 9:18:02 PM
  - For a CAKE?! Don't be silly Rob... - RL - 1/22/2017 9:56:21 PM
    - Or maybe when his tax returns get leaked.... - RL - 1/22/2017 10:20:32 PM

News flash, Protesters offered money to violently protest inauguration... - RL - 1/20/2017 11:31:09 PM

Did you catch Trump's campaign rally today? - Robert - 1/20/2017 11:21:38 PM

Trump claims crowd from Obama inauguration as his own... - RL - 1/20/2017 8:56:24 PM
- Inauspicious Inauguration - RL - 1/20/2017 9:02:18 PM
  - Pyongyang, DC - Robert - 1/20/2017 11:18:29 PM
  - The Hollow Men - RL - 1/20/2017 9:16:44 PM
    - And so it begins... - RL - 1/20/2017 9:21:47 PM

“It’s Like Alex Jones Is The President” - RL - 1/20/2017 6:00:01 AM
- Alex Jones On Trump Inauguration Speech: “The Message We Heard In This Speech Has Been My Message For Over A Decade” - RL - 1/20/2017 9:19:40 PM

Heroes - RL - 1/18/2017 3:20:02 AM
- It's like an answer from a four year old - mcfly - 1/18/2017 12:42:42 PM
  - Grammatically correct. - hank - 1/19/2017 1:32:07 PM
  - Well, we already know about his "streaming". - hank - 1/18/2017 2:07:39 PM

Whaaaaaat? - hank - 1/17/2017 11:21:42 PM
- The really interesting part: - podrock - 1/17/2017 11:46:06 PM
- Agreed... - RL - 1/17/2017 11:28:57 PM
  - What does he have to gain? - hank - 1/18/2017 1:32:22 AM
    - Could be... - podrock - 1/18/2017 2:46:11 AM
      - Maybe he's afraid of Trumpium. - hank - 1/18/2017 2:58:35 AM
        
        hmmmm - podrock - 1/18/2017 3:08:55 AM
        
        Republicans do love to conduct their own personal foreign policy. - hank - 1/18/2017 3:39:44 AM
        
        Who could forget... - podrock - 1/18/2017 4:30:50 AM
        
        To be fair to President Reagan... - hank - 1/18/2017 2:06:53 PM
        
        addendum - hank - 1/18/2017 4:03:04 AM

The real threat to democracy - RobVG - 1/17/2017 4:05:58 PM
- A lot of true patriots will be showing up... - RL - 1/17/2017 10:16:07 PM
- How Republics End - mcfly - 1/17/2017 9:13:10 PM
- "Wrong" we're saying the same thing about YOU people hank. n/t - RobVG - 1/17/2017 5:12:39 PM
  - The Conservative movement. - ER - 1/17/2017 6:29:26 PM
- Thanks, Obama. - hank - 1/17/2017 5:02:03 PM
- And I quote: - podrock - 1/17/2017 4:55:53 PM
  - There's stormy weather ahead if Russia reveals whatever they have on Trump - RobVG - 1/17/2017 7:27:56 PM
    - Actually, I don't think Putin has any real dirt on Trump. - hank - 1/17/2017 9:02:59 PM
    - And a traitorous move on the part of those that voted for him... - RL - 1/17/2017 7:44:11 PM
      - The dems are looking more like the SA every day. n/t - RobVG - 1/17/2017 8:16:00 PM
        
        Is anyone else here able to fathom this level of cognitive dissonance? - RL - 1/17/2017 9:06:04 PM
        
        No, it's beyond understanding, and certainly beyond reason - mcfly - 1/17/2017 9:27:18 PM
        
        A little harsh don't ya think? - RobVG - 1/17/2017 9:52:34 PM
        
        About sanctuary cities... - hank - 1/17/2017 11:38:30 PM
        
        He didn't address them, he simply lied about them... - RL - 1/17/2017 10:27:28 PM
        
        For conservatives, - hank - 1/17/2017 11:40:58 PM
        
        I think you just captured about 90% of what's happening in American politics right now - mcfly - 1/17/2017 11:46:23 PM
        
        I think Conservatives - hank - 1/18/2017 12:04:30 AM
        
        The wink and the grin - mcfly - 1/17/2017 11:20:33 PM
        
        Remember, the SA were betrayed by Hitler. - hank - 1/17/2017 9:04:18 PM
  - The man's a hoot. - hank - 1/17/2017 7:25:12 PM
  - Oh snap! - RobVG - 1/17/2017 5:10:45 PM

This has been the ugliest transition since Bruce Jenner.... - RL - 1/15/2017 2:49:41 AM
- Loved the Krugman piece - mcfly - 1/16/2017 6:22:23 AM
  - Its about money, but mostly, its about power. - hank - 1/16/2017 1:15:07 PM
- This guy Thiel is some piece of work. - hank - 1/16/2017 2:34:27 AM
  - Yeah, sort of like what you would expect if TB and Ayn Rand had a love child... - RL - 1/17/2017 4:02:08 AM
- The view from overseas - RL - 1/15/2017 10:50:04 PM
  - More .... - RL - 1/16/2017 2:44:55 AM
    - more... for the traitors among us - RL - 1/16/2017 3:03:26 AM
      - and more... - RL - 1/16/2017 4:53:20 PM
- A reply just vanished? - RL - 1/15/2017 9:37:20 PM
  - That was me. - hank - 1/15/2017 11:17:04 PM
    - I read it. So should others. - podrock - 1/15/2017 11:23:20 PM
      - Why not? They inflicted Trump on us. - hank - 1/16/2017 12:40:55 AM
- SPQ USA! USA! - hank - 1/15/2017 3:54:25 AM
  - Restored - podrock - 1/16/2017 12:48:21 AM

I just finished watching the President's farewell address. - hank - 1/11/2017 3:05:36 AM
- What Hank said - mcfly - 1/13/2017 12:05:43 AM
- Yeah, I will miss the dignity too... - RL - 1/11/2017 10:47:03 PM

America, Urine trouble now... - RL - 1/11/2017 11:07:31 PM
- Another embarrassing video from his stay at the same hotel... - RL - 1/12/2017 12:03:53 AM
  - He did promise that he would do a lot worse than water-boarding... - RL - 1/12/2017 1:36:54 AM
    - Actually, I think Trump's the victim of an elaborate smear campaign. - hank - 1/12/2017 2:52:44 AM
    - I don't know... he IS a big fan of 'trickle down'.... - RL - 1/12/2017 2:15:32 AM

Don't say you weren't warned... - RL - 1/12/2017 1:58:16 AM

Very interesting. - johannes - 1/10/2017 3:55:00 AM

"Republicans trust Putin more than the Democrats" - mcfly - 1/7/2017 4:04:20 PM
- Hankanalysis. - hank - 1/7/2017 5:59:48 PM
  - As always, insightful and lucid - mcfly - 1/7/2017 8:00:07 PM
    - The GOP never forgave the Left for taking Nixon down. - hank - 1/7/2017 8:50:13 PM

The journey of Julian Assange - mcfly - 1/4/2017 10:43:18 PM
- As i remeber it he was the darling of the left, untill he revealed the corruption in the democratic party - RobVG - 1/5/2017 1:49:12 AM
  - No darling of mine... - RL - 1/5/2017 10:11:16 PM
  - What brought that on? - mcfly - 1/5/2017 2:10:31 AM
    - it was counter to your first line n/t - RobVG - 1/5/2017 2:48:29 AM
      - It's Republicans who are saying that, not me. - mcfly - 1/5/2017 4:43:13 AM
        
        Forget it, McFly. - hank - 1/7/2017 12:44:59 AM
        
        I'm still waiting for him to shoot someone on Fifth Ave - mcfly - 1/7/2017 5:03:02 PM

Liar in Chief - mcfly - 1/3/2017 6:19:08 PM
- This again? Really? - RobVG - 1/4/2017 3:59:38 AM
  - OK, let's assume for the sake of argument you're right. - hank - 1/4/2017 3:08:18 PM
- False Equivalence - hank - 1/3/2017 7:05:02 PM

Holy Shits! - RL - 1/3/2017 2:15:20 AM
- The Rev is hot! - hank - 1/3/2017 2:29:29 PM
- Her website... - RL - 1/3/2017 2:30:07 AM

Haven't you heard--Russian hackers are the new American patriots - mcfly - 12/31/2016 11:31:02 AM
- Latest from the Washington Post: - TB - 1/3/2017 4:19:58 AM
- No one seems to have brought up the obvious. - hank - 1/2/2017 7:36:19 PM
  - What is REALLY funny... - RL - 1/2/2017 9:15:37 PM
- Additional info: This wasn't the first time - RL - 1/2/2017 5:47:11 AM
  - Nobody thinks it was the first time - SteveS - 1/2/2017 2:47:35 PM
    - WHERE was the false info in what mcfly posted? - RL - 1/2/2017 4:57:19 PM
- Russian Hacking and Conservative psychology and motivation. - hank - 1/2/2017 2:08:43 AM
- Rep. Franks: If Russia hacked, it was a public service - RL - 12/31/2016 11:34:52 PM
- Story quickly falls apart after investigation finds claims to be inaccurate - SteveS - 12/31/2016 7:35:03 PM
  - ...And HOW was the story 'spreading fear'? - RL - 12/31/2016 11:04:34 PM
    - Spreading fear - SteveS - 1/2/2017 3:03:45 PM
      - AGAIN, what in mcfly's link was fear mongering, or false? - RL - 1/2/2017 4:58:26 PM
  - You get your news from 'infowars'? - RL - 12/31/2016 9:18:00 PM
    - No, the information came from the Burlington Free Press. - TB - 1/1/2017 6:42:16 PM
      - Ha - SteveS - 1/2/2017 2:35:54 PM
        
        The Burlington Free Press article backs up the info in mcfly's link... - RL - 1/2/2017 5:14:33 PM
      - The Burlington Free Press article... - RL - 1/1/2017 7:55:45 PM
        
        I don't do "takes." I do facts. - TB - 1/1/2017 9:26:38 PM
        
        You just don't do them well... - RL - 1/1/2017 11:20:52 PM
        
        Just for completeness, did you read the second link? Nobody else did. - TB - 1/2/2017 12:40:26 AM
        
        I read it more carefully than you read either... - RL - 1/2/2017 1:20:03 AM
        
        The subject, if you've forgotten... - TB - 1/2/2017 2:21:24 AM
        
        No... you seemed to have neglected to read the link that started the thread - RL - 1/2/2017 2:35:40 AM
        
        Of course I read the CNN link. And you know it. - TB - 1/2/2017 4:06:20 AM
        
        So what you are saying is... - RL - 1/2/2017 4:10:26 AM
        
        Like I said, not much else. - TB - 1/2/2017 4:12:03 AM
        
        “Ummmm, then why don’t you STOP hitting your head with a hammer now?” - RL - 1/2/2017 4:31:19 AM
        
        See above. - TB - 1/3/2017 4:21:43 AM
        
        Hank summed it up nicely above... - RL - 1/2/2017 2:54:07 AM
        
        Your use of the word "probably..." - mcfly - 1/1/2017 11:01:50 PM
        
        "Don't you think, TB?" - mcfly - 1/1/2017 9:12:53 PM
        
        LOL - ER - 1/1/2017 8:55:17 PM
        
        You just underlined my point. - TB - 1/1/2017 9:31:16 PM
        
        Underline this. - ER - 1/1/2017 9:42:19 PM
        
        Didn't read that one either, did you. - TB - 1/1/2017 10:38:13 PM
        
        No, I did not. - ER - 1/1/2017 11:18:19 PM
      - There WAS no message - RL - 1/1/2017 6:52:34 PM
        
        And while Trump pals around with Alex Jones... - RL - 1/1/2017 7:11:33 PM
    - I think this marks a turning point for the 'Zone - mcfly - 1/1/2017 4:15:30 AM
      - I think SteveS just forgot to use the sarcasm font. - hank - 1/1/2017 4:47:09 AM
        
        No, I think you both have been hoodwinked - SteveS - 1/2/2017 3:17:52 PM
    - Since we are now considering infowars a credible news source in the Trump era.... Apparently Carrie Fisher was murdered... - RL - 12/31/2016 10:11:49 PM
      - Trump is apparently also quite fond of The National Inquirer - mcfly - 1/1/2017 5:18:44 PM
        
        The fondness is mutual... - RL - 1/1/2017 7:13:33 PM
- I plan to enjoy my tax cut. - hank - 12/31/2016 3:44:33 PM
  - It may be too late to prevent bad things happening... But that doesn't mean we have to ensure far, far worse happens. - RL - 12/31/2016 10:30:35 PM

This is the way the world ends... This is the way the world ends... This is the way the world ends - RL - 12/23/2016 4:36:23 AM
- “Let it be an arms race,We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all.” - RL - 12/23/2016 9:38:50 PM
- Wellllllllll, look at it this way.... - hank - 12/23/2016 1:45:58 PM
  - Its not one or the other - RL - 12/23/2016 9:27:47 PM

So you voted for Trump because you wanted to 'drain the swamp'? - RL - 12/21/2016 11:58:01 PM
- And at the bottom of the swamp... - Robert - 12/22/2016 8:21:43 PM

Trump is trolling the nation... - RL - 12/20/2016 12:56:24 AM
- New national security advisor meets with not-so-neo-Nazis - RL - 12/21/2016 3:10:19 AM

Unpresidented time in history... - RL - 12/17/2016 7:03:50 PM
- "We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back - let them keep it!"-Your next Commander in Chief - RL - 12/18/2016 5:49:05 AM
- Not that it will make a difference... - RL - 12/17/2016 7:15:08 PM
  - #NotMyPresident - Robert - 12/17/2016 11:12:03 PM
- Remember how we were saying Trump supporters were violent terrible people? - RL - 12/17/2016 7:10:42 PM

Guerrilla archiving the undata - hank - 12/13/2016 11:23:35 PM

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