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If it walks like a fascist, and tweets like a fascist... - RL - 2/28/2016 11:41:19 PM

"Real Americans shouldn't be voting for Cubans" - ER - 2/28/2016 10:24:51 PM

Trump and the first amendment... - RL - 2/28/2016 6:10:14 AM
- IN that same speech... - ER - 2/28/2016 5:01:23 PM

And Trump continues to show how low he can go.... - RL - 2/20/2016 5:58:27 AM
- It's all part of the alternative history - ER - 2/20/2016 6:24:44 PM

Brilliant PR move - RL - 2/20/2016 4:06:50 AM

SCOTUS SCROTUS - ER - 2/14/2016 7:35:26 AM
- The Last Word - ER - 2/14/2016 4:00:52 PM

Where are you guys going to put your solar arrays? - RobVG - 2/13/2016 4:01:55 AM
- Plenty of room... - RL - 2/13/2016 5:12:00 AM
  - Bird killers - RobVG - 2/13/2016 9:20:02 PM
  - Looks just like the Ceres plant... - mcfly - 2/13/2016 5:53:29 AM

Malheur update - SDG - 2/11/2016 6:28:46 PM
- I really am a hypocrite. - bowser - 2/12/2016 11:46:49 PM
  - Off the top of my head, - ER - 2/13/2016 2:01:37 AM
- Fishing with Dynamite - ER - 2/11/2016 10:02:11 PM
  - It's simple, really. - bowser - 2/12/2016 12:05:46 AM
- its over - SDG - 2/11/2016 7:02:20 PM
  - I listened to some of the live stream - Robert - 2/11/2016 7:26:12 PM
    - I've been there... - SDG - 2/11/2016 10:42:08 PM
      - The last time I was there - - - - bowser - 2/12/2016 12:25:29 AM

The GOP debate was... odd - RL - 2/7/2016 5:54:56 PM
- Now compare with the Sanders-Clinton debate... - ER - 2/7/2016 7:17:39 PM
  - The comparison is stark... - RL - 2/8/2016 12:08:14 AM
    - Think of it as an exercise in comparative historiography. - ER - 2/8/2016 2:52:52 AM
      - And right on cue- anti-semitism - RL - 2/9/2016 2:42:30 AM
        
        Maybe a smidge off topic? - RobVG - 2/9/2016 3:20:38 AM
        
        But that's exactly who appears to have taken over the GOP - mcfly - 2/9/2016 8:09:37 AM
        
        First of all... - RobVG - 2/10/2016 3:44:55 AM
        
        wow... - RL - 2/11/2016 1:59:59 AM
        
        Hey man, nice shot... - RobVG - 2/11/2016 3:19:02 AM
        
        You should be flattered - Robert - 2/11/2016 7:33:25 PM
        
        Gentle? - RL - 2/11/2016 7:57:28 PM
        
        LOLOLOL*snort*LOLOL - mcfly - 2/11/2016 8:49:02 PM
        
        You are right, its not like Nugent has been embraces by the GOP candidates, right? - RL - 2/9/2016 3:25:57 AM
        
        Well It's about time they back off a little bit isn't it. n/t - RobVG - 2/9/2016 3:44:10 AM

Exorcising your freedom of speech... - RL - 2/9/2016 1:27:10 AM
- That's funny. They sound like your version of run of the mill republicans. n/t - RobVG - 2/9/2016 3:07:31 AM
  - The difference being, of course... - RL - 2/9/2016 3:12:33 AM

Danger: Returning chickens inbound - Robert - 1/27/2016 7:17:56 PM
- So Iowa GOP went with the second worst of of 12 evils... - RL - 2/3/2016 12:33:49 AM
  - Fewer evils - Robert - 2/3/2016 6:09:43 AM
- Outstanding! - bowser - 1/30/2016 10:59:35 PM

On the National News tonight... - ER - 1/26/2016 11:50:31 PM
- screen capture - podrock - 1/27/2016 3:59:51 AM
  - Thanks for posting that. I was afraid no one would believe me. - ER - 1/27/2016 4:40:28 AM
    - y - podrock - 1/27/2016 5:08:12 AM
      - No doubt what you guys are saying is true. - RobVG - 1/27/2016 4:57:45 PM
        
        It looks as if 8 out of 9 city councilors are black. - bowser - 1/27/2016 10:34:03 PM
        
        The governor pre-empted, bypassed and shortciuted the city's entire political structure. - ER - 1/27/2016 11:21:59 PM
        
        From what I've read - podrock - 1/27/2016 6:44:25 PM
        
        what I've been reading - podrock - 1/28/2016 4:31:25 AM
        
        Some good news. - RobVG - 1/28/2016 3:47:42 AM
        
        It's not a big deal if it is Other People's Children - RL - 1/28/2016 4:38:29 AM
        
        I didn't dismiss it. - RobVG - 1/28/2016 5:05:42 AM
        
        Rob... - TB - 1/28/2016 6:28:09 PM
        
        It's called "spin", TB. - ER - 1/28/2016 7:52:31 PM
        
        But none of it was wrong, was it? - TB - 1/28/2016 8:44:59 PM
        
        Your're changing the subject---again. - ER - 1/28/2016 9:41:12 PM
        
        It's called "spin", Rob. - ER - 1/28/2016 6:10:15 AM
        
        It's part of the story. - RobVG - 1/29/2016 4:04:10 PM
        
        Yes, we've learned to do better. - podrock - 1/28/2016 4:13:44 AM
        
        What we've witnessed here is the substitution of management for humanity. - ER - 1/28/2016 5:03:40 AM
        
        Of course its not deliberate. - ER - 1/27/2016 6:19:48 PM
        
        So it's a racist thing? - SteveS - 1/28/2016 9:11:45 PM
        
        I've got a thing for Rachel. - ER - 1/28/2016 10:16:18 PM
      - And adding insult to injury. - ER - 1/27/2016 2:11:24 PM
  - Sounds like an NRA function. - bowser - 1/27/2016 4:29:28 AM
- Milton Bradley needs to come out with that board game stat. - SDG - 1/27/2016 12:59:39 AM

Flint's water is not a partisan issue. - ER - 1/28/2016 2:36:36 PM
- nor is making mistakes, or ignorance. - podrock - 1/29/2016 2:38:00 AM
  - I can't help but think it's a problem with the electorate. - bowser - 1/29/2016 3:35:50 AM
    - Whaddaya expect? The electorate are takers, not makers. - ER - 1/29/2016 3:50:06 AM
      - Seriously, I think that poorer, less educated voters have no idea as to how government works. - bowser - 1/29/2016 6:44:00 AM
        
        Its not likely you're going to take much of an interest in government... - ER - 1/29/2016 2:34:14 PM
  - This happened over a year ago, and Flint citizens were already complaining about water quality. - ER - 1/29/2016 3:17:20 AM

Occupation of Malheur refuge ended by force, one dead. - bowser - 1/27/2016 4:58:25 AM
- It's not over yet. - ER - 1/27/2016 2:02:26 PM
  - It's over. Decapitated, no real leaders left. - bowser - 1/29/2016 6:46:44 AM
  - Finally! A good guy with a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun... - RL - 1/28/2016 1:20:27 AM

Planned Parenthood Abortion video scam backfires. - ER - 1/26/2016 2:01:26 AM
- Fox news is losing its mind... - RL - 1/28/2016 1:40:09 AM
- I am sure Carly apologize for her lies in the debate.... - RL - 1/26/2016 3:31:41 AM
  - Ayn Rand was an atheist, and she was pro-choice. - ER - 1/26/2016 1:53:55 PM

A weird news night: Trump to boycott the next GOP debate - Robert - 1/27/2016 6:52:32 AM

"we don't appeal to young people, we don't appeal to millennials, we don't appeal to young women, we don't appeal to minorities. We appeal to only cranky old white guys like me." - RL - 1/25/2016 9:43:59 PM
- The best of times, the worst of times. - ER - 1/25/2016 11:42:31 PM

Citoyen Bloomberg - ER - 1/24/2016 12:52:38 AM

"I suppose Old Man Trump knows Just how much Racial Hate he stirred up"- old bad blood - RL - 1/22/2016 12:14:46 AM
- And just think, - ER - 1/22/2016 12:37:07 AM

I toad ya! - Jody - 1/20/2016 1:40:15 AM
- There is no First Amendment in Germany. - ER - 1/20/2016 1:21:58 PM
  - Speech vs Privacy - SDG - 1/20/2016 5:45:24 PM
    - BTW...Great post SDG. I really appreciate it. - Jody - 1/21/2016 7:21:41 PM
    - Thanks for that. - ER - 1/20/2016 6:41:47 PM
      - You are absolutely right ER - Jody - 1/20/2016 6:51:25 PM
        
        If you get your opinions from Breitbart, you are going to be embarrassed... - RL - 1/21/2016 4:35:15 AM
        
        I have my own opinions - Jody - 1/21/2016 4:14:53 PM
        
        Jody - SDG - 1/20/2016 7:35:12 PM
        
        Apparently SDG - Jody - 1/21/2016 2:00:02 AM
        
        Paul Krugman got a Nobel in economics. - ER - 1/21/2016 6:34:16 AM
        
        Point taken. - Jody - 1/21/2016 4:08:11 PM
        
        Believe me, If you're looking for approval, this really isn't the place ;) - RobVG - 1/21/2016 4:20:31 AM
        
        Remember, Jody... - TB - 1/20/2016 7:08:00 PM
        
        Rush seems to do OK. Pat Robertson, too. Palin. - bowser - 1/21/2016 5:12:30 AM
        
        So you believe liberals shouldn’t be paid big bucks for writing about economic inequality in a society? - ER - 1/20/2016 11:49:34 PM
        
        lol, did you read what you wrote? - RobVG - 1/21/2016 4:23:41 AM
        
        I don't understand what you mean. - ER - 1/21/2016 6:21:49 AM
        
        Sorry about that - RobVG - 1/21/2016 4:20:08 PM
        
        They're playing "thick" again. - TB - 1/21/2016 6:33:12 PM
        
        Or maybe you're not playing? - Robert - 1/21/2016 6:47:05 PM
        
        I have great respect for honest businessmen. - ER - 1/21/2016 5:14:16 PM
        
        I don't think anyone objects to capitalism. And the US isn't capitalist.. - bowser - 1/21/2016 5:17:18 AM

It just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans... - RL - 1/21/2016 5:20:28 AM
- A businessman friend of mine, a large contributor to the Republicans - - - bowser - 1/21/2016 5:34:29 AM

Palin endorses Trump - ER - 1/19/2016 10:37:02 PM
- And what happened. - bowser - 1/20/2016 4:01:06 AM
  - So help me God,, Palin says it's Obama's fault. - bowser - 1/20/2016 9:18:43 PM
    - So much for personal responsibility... - RL - 1/21/2016 1:26:44 AM
    - Its only a matter of time - ER - 1/21/2016 12:35:02 AM
      - I'm already working on the t-shirts - SDG - 1/21/2016 12:54:55 AM
- Palin's 26 y/o son arrested. Still lives with parents. - bowser - 1/20/2016 3:24:35 AM
  - Trailer trash. - ER - 1/20/2016 4:09:46 AM

Wrong to "make the connection"? - RobVG - 1/7/2016 6:26:37 PM
- Anyone connect this with American torture, rapes and killings in Afghanistan, Iraq? - bowser - 1/15/2016 4:34:13 AM
- Well, conservatives are saying "I told you so" - RobVG - 1/11/2016 7:43:13 PM
  - So are the Liberals. - ER - 1/13/2016 6:40:52 AM
    - That might be a bit of a stretch - RobVG - 1/19/2016 4:43:09 PM
      - Speaking of swimming pools - SteveS - 1/20/2016 2:45:10 PM
      - Dan Ackroyd and Steve Martin - ER - 1/19/2016 6:05:15 PM
- Lots of dots to connect - SteveS - 1/9/2016 5:16:57 PM
  - Hmm, no replies in opposition. n/t - RobVG - 1/10/2016 12:17:49 AM
    - I'm not sure what you're looking for here... - mcfly - 1/10/2016 3:41:26 AM
      - It's not political and it's not outrage. - RobVG - 1/10/2016 7:50:00 PM
        
        You know what my opinion means? - mcfly - 1/11/2016 6:40:46 PM
        
        You may think your opinion doesn't matter but I still want to hear it. n/t - RobVG - 1/11/2016 7:44:12 PM
        
        My apologies, Rob - mcfly - 1/11/2016 8:52:11 PM
      - Acknowledgement would be nice - SteveS - 1/10/2016 2:33:08 PM
        
        You've bitten down hard on the propagandist's bait. - mcfly - 1/11/2016 6:15:00 AM
        
        The second link is a copy of the Wikipedia article on that subject. - TB - 1/11/2016 5:08:06 PM
        
        How many times are Americans going to march down this road? - mcfly - 1/11/2016 6:07:29 PM
        
        Ackknowwledgement and education is needed for starters - SteveS - 1/12/2016 1:57:04 PM
        
        Re: Ackknowwledgement and education is needed for starters - TB - 1/12/2016 6:19:07 PM
        
        Well well - Jody - 1/12/2016 6:32:18 PM
        
        Yes. I said it. n/t - Jody - 1/12/2016 7:08:26 PM
        
        That is so true Steve - Jody - 1/12/2016 5:48:01 PM
        
        Re: How many times are Americans going to march down this road? - TB - 1/11/2016 6:52:42 PM
        
        For now - mcfly - 1/11/2016 7:33:50 PM
        
        Thirteen year intervals - mcfly - 1/11/2016 6:17:50 PM
        
        Excellent post Steve. - Jody - 1/10/2016 5:17:46 PM
        
        There's more to this than meets the eye... - ER - 1/10/2016 6:33:48 PM
        
        May not be a reliable source. - TB - 1/10/2016 10:23:49 PM
        
        Refugees are always a problem. - ER - 1/11/2016 12:21:01 AM
  - Well Katy bar the doors. - Jody - 1/9/2016 7:12:03 PM
- The numbers don't add up to an immigration crisis - mcfly - 1/7/2016 11:06:20 PM
  - The elephant in the room - RobVG - 1/8/2016 12:39:25 AM
    - Make that an elephant and a half - mcfly - 1/8/2016 5:36:49 AM
      - As far as the numbers, it wasn't an unreasonable way to look at it. n/t - RobVG - 1/8/2016 4:03:23 PM
- I don't get it. - ER - 1/7/2016 8:50:21 PM
  - Why do you do that ER? - Jody - 1/8/2016 3:47:07 AM
    - Because its more charitable than telling you what I really think. - ER - 1/8/2016 4:32:22 AM
      - You need to get over yourself. - Jody - 1/8/2016 4:21:33 PM
    - It masks his superiority complex :) - RobVG - 1/8/2016 4:08:01 AM
      - In a way, you're right. - ER - 1/8/2016 4:48:18 AM
        
        Of course I'm right ;) - RobVG - 1/8/2016 4:16:46 PM
        
        The Zone does not set government policy. - ER - 1/8/2016 5:08:31 PM
        
        Re: The Zone does not set government policy. - RobVG - 1/9/2016 3:28:41 AM
        
        I know what you mean by "pummeled". - ER - 1/9/2016 1:53:52 PM
        
        No worries, we're all assholes occasionally. - RobVG - 1/9/2016 4:59:59 PM
        
        The trouble with winning all the time is that you quickly forget how to fight. - ER - 1/9/2016 5:25:22 PM
        
        Okay, okay... n/t - RobVG - 1/9/2016 5:53:03 PM
        
        I am not out to convince anyone a thing... - Jody - 1/8/2016 9:53:59 PM
        
        I guess I just want to be heard. - Jody - 1/8/2016 9:55:11 PM
        
        Hah! I thought the same thing Rob! - Jody - 1/8/2016 5:03:11 PM

Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech" - Robert - 1/18/2016 7:51:33 PM
- I wonderif it's possible - - - - bowser - 1/18/2016 11:41:36 PM
  - Creative Commons License - SDG - 1/18/2016 11:48:35 PM
    - Exactly - Robert - 1/19/2016 1:44:45 AM
- Copyrighting the speech is actually an example of three core Conservative concepts. - ER - 1/18/2016 10:47:25 PM
  - To be fair... - Robert - 1/19/2016 1:51:10 AM
    - When I was growing up - ER - 1/19/2016 3:49:40 AM
- LOVE IT! n/t - Jody - 1/18/2016 10:19:23 PM
  - More background... - TB - 1/18/2016 11:15:26 PM
- Now that post I actually liked. How the hell can you copyright a news event? - TB - 1/18/2016 8:44:53 PM

Can debate moderators PLEASE... - RL - 1/18/2016 2:47:13 AM

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