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Funny how Obama's SCOTUS nomination isn't looking so bad. - bowser - 5/12/2016 6:30:38 AM
- Wait til Hillary's nominee is presented for approval to a Democratic Congress next year. - ER - 5/12/2016 12:12:45 PM

Trump's America - mcfly - 5/9/2016 6:45:47 PM
- My bad - mcfly - 5/10/2016 4:52:15 PM
- Funny how CNN didn't report the proximity to San Bernadino. n/t - RobVG - 5/10/2016 3:35:03 PM
  - It says a lot about you, and your motivations... - RL - 5/10/2016 4:35:50 PM
    - They were children. n/t - RobVG - 5/10/2016 5:19:29 PM
      - So what is YOUR excuse? - RL - 5/10/2016 5:35:12 PM
        
        So you think I'm a hater. You really need to refrain from your obsession with categorizing people. - RobVG - 5/10/2016 5:40:40 PM
        
        RL is a hater. He - bowser - 5/12/2016 5:54:11 AM
        
        "those people had it coming" - RL - 5/11/2016 9:10:49 PM
  - No doubt they're trying to cover up something. - ER - 5/10/2016 4:32:07 PM
    - It was a valid point.n/t - RobVG - 5/10/2016 5:21:25 PM
      - Valid about what? - ER - 5/10/2016 6:12:01 PM
        
        Well, - RobVG - 5/10/2016 6:40:44 PM
        
        That's a valid observation. - ER - 5/10/2016 7:41:54 PM
        
        Yeah I saw California and wondered if there was a connection. - RobVG - 5/10/2016 8:09:26 PM
- In Trump's defense... - ER - 5/9/2016 7:36:54 PM
  - Defining Hate - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2016 7:36:36 PM
    - Don't you think that pressure is being applied? - ER - 5/10/2016 8:15:17 PM
      - I might add - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2016 8:50:48 PM
        
        I don't necessarily disagree with you either, Buck - mcfly - 5/10/2016 11:09:44 PM
        
        And... - mcfly - 5/10/2016 11:16:04 PM
        
        We don't disagree here. - ER - 5/10/2016 9:04:43 PM
      - Saudi Arabia is a doomed "nation." We don't need them as much as you think - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2016 8:46:12 PM
        
        Its funny. - ER - 5/10/2016 9:08:38 PM
        
        They are good customers - podrock - 5/10/2016 11:48:52 PM
        
        Its not the producer or consumer who really wins big. - ER - 5/11/2016 11:51:38 AM
- I think you can blame IS for the hate. - RobVG - 5/9/2016 7:30:55 PM

Trump Selects a White Nationalist Leader as a Delegate in California - RL - 5/11/2016 10:37:49 PM

Jon Stewart, still the master - mcfly - 5/10/2016 4:38:52 PM
- thanks for the link - podrock - 5/11/2016 1:46:12 AM

Authorities said three protesters were arrested after they blocked a road in northwest Washington trying to keep Trump from speaking at a campaign rally. - RobVG - 5/9/2016 12:09:02 AM
- Since you care so much about free speech being silenced... - RL - 5/9/2016 2:35:17 PM
  - Again- the legal system was used. Not like your thugs. - RobVG - 5/10/2016 10:40:31 PM
    - Thugs... - RL - 5/10/2016 10:57:09 PM
- I am curious Rob... - RL - 5/9/2016 12:57:04 AM
  - Again, Rob... - RL - 5/9/2016 2:14:31 PM
  - This is a perfect example - RobVG - 5/9/2016 1:14:26 AM
    - You are right. There is no excuse for that behavior. Except in a fascist society. - bowser - 5/9/2016 3:55:22 AM
    - And would the seahawks coach offer to pay the legal bill of the violent offenders...? - RL - 5/9/2016 1:52:53 AM
      - You know, I think this whole hate thing is a lie. - RobVG - 5/9/2016 7:20:56 PM
        
        Yeah, you think a lot of things that are wrong... - RL - 5/10/2016 9:48:14 PM
      - Keep trying, loser. n/t - RobVG - 5/9/2016 2:01:43 AM
        
        Re: Keep trying, loser. n/t - mcfly - 5/9/2016 6:03:24 PM
        
        Wow, well you certainly refuted my points with that... - RL - 5/9/2016 3:30:44 AM

The last bastion of bigotry breached! - ER - 5/8/2016 8:55:56 PM
- The true last bastion of bigotry is with the "T" - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2016 7:49:53 PM
  - Everyone has the right to NOT associate with anyone. - ER - 5/10/2016 8:35:13 PM
    - Agree 100% - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2016 8:55:56 PM
- I completely missed that, thanks for posting - mcfly - 5/9/2016 1:48:57 AM

I did NOT see this coming, Trump picks a running mate... - RL - 5/7/2016 6:58:03 PM
- You'er a sick fuck. It's all clear now... n/t - RobVG - 5/8/2016 1:45:48 AM
  - So... what have we learned here, Rob? - RL - 5/8/2016 9:48:05 PM
  - C'mon Rob, even you've have to admit, Trump is an electromagnet for this kind of parody (n/t) - mcfly - 5/8/2016 2:19:26 PM
    - Did you think it was funny Paul? - RobVG - 5/8/2016 6:10:56 PM
      - Yes, I did think it was funny - mcfly - 5/8/2016 7:43:23 PM
      - Okay, so who else besides RL didn't see it that way. Be honest. n/t - RobVG - 5/8/2016 6:57:12 PM
      - SERIOUSLY?! THAT is what you read into it?! - RL - 5/8/2016 6:32:16 PM
        
        If I had posted THIS, then maybe you would have a point... - RL - 5/8/2016 6:40:09 PM
        
        Or this.... - RL - 5/8/2016 6:46:02 PM
        
        Or this... - RL - 5/8/2016 7:00:35 PM
        
        Or this.... - RL - 5/8/2016 7:45:35 PM
        
        ...And you call ME sick? - RL - 5/8/2016 7:05:13 PM
  - And if the story were true... - RL - 5/8/2016 2:23:14 AM

The GOP is Dead! Long Live the GOP! (as told in political cartoons) - Robert - 5/4/2016 7:23:26 PM
- Yes, but the question is "Is America next?" - RL - 5/4/2016 11:02:25 PM
  - But is Trump the real problem? - Robert - 5/6/2016 4:02:45 AM
    - What's wrong with "us". - RobVG - 5/8/2016 7:01:39 PM
      - Because one side is not insane - Robert - 5/8/2016 7:07:08 PM
        
        Do you hear yourself? Just a reminder, this used to be a discussion board n/t - RobVG - 5/8/2016 7:15:42 PM
    - You know my answer to this. But I'll bludgeon you with it again. - ER - 5/6/2016 12:20:18 PM
      - That didn't hurt at all - Robert - 5/7/2016 5:36:19 AM

If they could learn, it would be over. - bowser - 5/8/2016 5:01:27 AM

Trump Campaign Hires Ben Carson, Fox's Former Favorite Candidate, To Head VP Selection Committee - RL - 5/4/2016 11:11:46 PM
- Who was the head of GW Bush's VP Selection Committee? Wait, wait, don't tell me.... - Robert - 5/6/2016 1:21:46 AM
- I expect certain criteria will be rigorously applied... - mcfly - 5/5/2016 1:30:15 PM
- Pray for Palin. - bowser - 5/5/2016 2:14:01 AM
- Probably Kasich. n/t - RobVG - 5/5/2016 1:29:11 AM
  - Not sure I'd wish it upon him - mcfly - 5/5/2016 1:54:51 PM

Kasich drops out!!! GOP implodes. - bowser - 5/5/2016 2:11:24 AM

A viable alternative for republicans NOT completely insane... - RL - 5/5/2016 1:42:39 AM

Conservative Republicans starting to accept climate science... - RL - 4/30/2016 5:31:05 AM
- Now how 'bout evolution and/or a round Earth??!! The virgin birth and/or resurrection? - bowser - 5/1/2016 4:19:58 AM
  - I don't see Conservatives that much committed to religious or cultural issues. - ER - 5/1/2016 12:23:41 PM
- Have you been following Texas weather lately? - ER - 4/30/2016 12:41:25 PM

“That’s reminiscent of Nazi Germany. I mean that’s monstrous" - RL - 4/26/2016 1:08:17 AM
- What Trump said... - RobVG - 4/26/2016 4:09:01 PM
  - Not sure why you think that helps your position... - RL - 4/26/2016 9:47:17 PM
    - I'd say your delusional. At the very least, disingenuous.n/t - RobVG - 4/27/2016 2:29:42 AM
      - How on earth do you come to that conclusion - mcfly - 4/27/2016 6:36:02 PM
        
        Same mentality, different actions - RobVG - 4/29/2016 4:29:57 PM
        
        That was disappointing. - Robert - 4/29/2016 6:00:09 PM
        
        This is just "the beginning" - RobVG - 4/29/2016 6:49:15 PM
        
        You have had no problems with violence at Trump rallies until now... - RL - 4/29/2016 11:34:56 PM
        
        The 'mexicans are murderers' rhetoric the protesters were responding to... - RL - 4/29/2016 6:49:09 PM
        
        It's not even clear the article is related to the thread.... - RL - 4/29/2016 6:14:27 PM
        
        Queers are the new Jews. - ER - 4/29/2016 6:06:33 PM
        
        It is simple... - RL - 4/27/2016 10:18:11 PM
    - It is not the first time he has played games like that... - RL - 4/26/2016 11:40:40 PM

Interesting weather study. - johannes - 4/29/2016 10:16:24 PM

More on the Costa Mesa Trump rally- For RobVG - RL - 4/29/2016 5:48:33 PM
- Why is my YouTube clip repeatedly disappearing - RL - 4/29/2016 9:28:47 PM
- Psst! Hey, you guys - Robert - 4/29/2016 9:22:59 PM
- You have a good point there, but in this case, how does it relate to the immediate actions of the "protesters". - RobVG - 4/29/2016 6:43:32 PM
  - How does the protesters actions relate to anything in the previous thread... - RL - 4/29/2016 6:51:33 PM
    - If I did, since when has that been a crime... - RobVG - 4/29/2016 7:01:31 PM
      - When your only course of rebuttal is to repeatedly say "nuh-unh" and change the subject... - RL - 4/29/2016 7:15:01 PM

NSIDC data interruption - ER - 4/16/2016 1:16:04 PM
- Icesat 2 launches in 2017 - RL - 4/16/2016 5:42:42 PM
  - Unfortunately, this will not make up for the loss of F17. - ER - 4/29/2016 4:17:14 AM
  - I'm surprised the Republican Congress didn't stop the funding for it. - ER - 4/16/2016 7:56:53 PM

Like it or not! - bowser - 4/27/2016 4:45:40 PM

Florida man attempts to prove he is not an asshole... - RL - 4/9/2016 6:30:24 PM
- So have I, but haven't found a way. - bowser - 4/13/2016 1:57:47 AM
  - I've given up trying. - Robert - 4/14/2016 4:11:10 AM
    - Reality rears it's ugly head - bowser - 4/15/2016 5:17:12 PM
      - LOL... - mcfly - 4/17/2016 8:56:24 PM
        
        It was pretty cheeky. - ER - 4/18/2016 3:03:48 AM
        
        quite assinine really - SDG - 4/18/2016 6:43:01 PM
        
        Such vulgarity! You are starting to sound like... - RL - 4/21/2016 12:56:27 AM
        
        No, but it is a bum rap. - ER - 4/19/2016 9:35:07 PM
        
        (Called "spanking".) - bowser - 4/20/2016 1:15:06 AM
- She's nailed it - mcfly - 4/10/2016 6:36:32 AM
- "Forget about it,Jake. It's Florida." - Robert - 4/9/2016 6:48:46 PM

Wait... so the wealth WON'T be trickling down? - RL - 4/15/2016 8:50:06 PM
- THIS is why the GOP has been so nasty for the last seven and a half years. - ER - 4/15/2016 9:20:31 PM
  - No... - Robert - 4/15/2016 10:10:08 PM
    - So try to put a price on "family values". - bowser - 4/16/2016 3:45:29 AM

As expected, Trump implodes. - bowser - 4/8/2016 8:26:13 PM
- Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. - ER - 4/8/2016 11:14:48 PM
  - Trump won't go quietly... - RL - 4/8/2016 11:33:14 PM
    - "You've got yourself a nice little party here, Reince." - ER - 4/9/2016 2:09:33 AM
- But...if Trump goes down, who's going to make American grapes again?? - mcfly - 4/8/2016 9:32:39 PM

More April Fool - SteveS - 4/2/2016 12:28:55 AM
- Chill out, it was April Fools Day. You guys are the ones with hate, Obama was just fooling around, chumps - SteveS - 4/2/2016 1:17:13 PM
- George W Bush made the same gesture... - RL - 4/2/2016 5:21:10 AM
  - I think Dubya was trying for the Vulcan Salute, but couldn't quite pull it off. - ER - 4/2/2016 5:29:30 AM
- What can men do against such reckless hate? - ER - 4/2/2016 3:19:40 AM

Nope, Trump supporters aren't bigots... - RL - 3/29/2016 10:40:27 PM
- Certainly with all due respect, RL, - - - - bowser - 3/30/2016 1:47:05 AM
  - As soon as his supporters stop singing the refrain... I will put down the banjo - RL - 3/30/2016 3:06:29 AM
    - Cease fire, cease fire. - ER - 3/30/2016 1:05:36 PM

Brussels outrage. - bowser - 3/23/2016 12:13:54 AM
- I'm not sure but I think your position is rather unique. - RobVG - 3/23/2016 5:58:08 PM
  - scale, context, causality - Robert - 3/24/2016 2:55:11 AM
    - You're just playing the old Liberal game, Robert; - ER - 3/24/2016 2:06:16 PM
    - Thanks for that Robert n/t - RobVG - 3/24/2016 4:14:25 AM
  - I disagree with Bowser and Mcfly on this. We've argued the point before. - ER - 3/23/2016 6:36:48 PM
    - Agent Orange. - bowser - 3/23/2016 11:44:41 PM
      - BTW - Agent Orange was a WMD and chemical warfare, waged against civilians. - bowser - 3/25/2016 4:59:24 AM
        
        What should we do? - RobVG - 3/25/2016 6:27:31 PM
        
        Just cut the holier than thou moral outrage. - bowser - 3/26/2016 2:56:25 AM
    - What he said.... - RL - 3/23/2016 8:42:39 PM
      - See above. - bowser - 3/24/2016 1:38:43 AM
- Words of wisdom, Bowser. Thanks. - mcfly - 3/23/2016 2:19:05 PM

Votes - RobVG - 3/19/2016 2:48:53 PM
- More votes - RL - 3/19/2016 8:02:21 PM
- Who are you trying to convince? - Robert - 3/19/2016 7:40:15 PM
  - First off, to RL we don't "hate" Oboma. - RobVG - 3/21/2016 4:45:18 PM
    - I’ve said before I love the idea of a “wall” - RL - 3/25/2016 5:49:41 PM
  - More children's reading... - RL - 3/19/2016 8:29:48 PM
- I find it hard to believe that you are REALLY this obtuse... - RL - 3/19/2016 6:30:54 PM
  - We are not saying that he IS Hitler... - RL - 3/19/2016 6:45:32 PM
- You've got it! - ER - 3/19/2016 4:26:04 PM

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