All Aloha needs to do is honestly say, “Yes Sir, Officer, I cold-cocked the son of a bitch,” and they’d let him go.LOL! You're getting old but I wouldn't bet on the other guy yet!
I've been mad enough to throat punch one poster so I put him on ignore and he's been there for years. I don't want to meet him because I'm afraid I'd be arrested for pounding him. Maybe I'd have you pound him for me. Since you're an old white guy the cops might let you off easy!
Republican Georgia election official calls on Trump and GOP to stop inciting violence
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One: they should understand sarcasm.
problem is, the legalized corruption is as bad or worse, even far worse, for the country and the vast majority of the citizenry, far more prevalent, and much tougher to stop for obvious reasons.
that said, what did i say that you deem just my opinion?
Bill Clinton supported and signed NAFTA, and deregulated the banks literally insuring the 2008 financial meltdown, and in turn leading to the ever growing collapse of the dollar.
as big of a total scum of an individual and leader as Trump is, Bill left a high bar as a terrible prez.
that said, covid made for a bad leader to be a total disaster, which perhaps works in Bill's favor in not being the worst of the terrible.
that said, GW Bush lied his ass off to take us into a permanent state of war, (for which he should still be in prison), and destabilized the middle east. (and did little to nothing positive to offset the horrible he did).
and Reagan killed the working and middle class for the last 40 yrs and still counting, just so the rich could get much richer.
Obama on the other hand, was merely a massive disappointment who totally frittered away his chance.
that said, as beyond bad as Trump has been, he still has a long way to go to be anywhere near as bad as Reagan, Clinton, or GW.
i guess the reason Obama is thought of as well as he is, or papa Bush, is due to their being compared against total and complete sht since 1980.
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That was a nice attempt but bush led us to the recession. Clinton was an adulterer but that is about it.
Obama didn't get much done because as soon as the GOP took the senate, they said no to anything he wanted.
But I was not talking about disagreeing with policy. I am talking about corrupt, vile behavior.
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Explain exactly how Bush caused the recession. No one else making that claim here has been able to explain it.
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It’s pretty much impossible to have reasonable discussion here when 1/2 the board’s response is “but Trump!”
Live look at 1/2 the board’s thoughts, substituting Trump for 9/11:
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You are the drunk 24 year old at the sausage fest trying to impress people with your marginal understanding of economics. And instead you continue to make an ass of yourself at the sausage fest.
Everybody older than 25 understands that Clinton’s tenure of deregulation set the stage. I don’t think it was malevolent - as the real blame lies on the greed of this particular finance sector, but Bush just followed Clinton’s coat tails.
25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis - TIME
President Clinton's tenure was characterized by economic prosperity and financial deregulation, which in many ways set the stage for the excesses of recent years. Among his biggest strokes of...
lol. “Everybody”? From your link:You are the drunk 24 year old at the sausage fest trying to impress people with your marginal understanding of economics. And instead you continue to make an ass of yourself at the sausage fest.
Everybody older than 25 understands that Clinton’s tenure of deregulation set the stage. I don’t think it was malevolent - as the real blame lies on the greed of this particular finance sector, but Bush just followed Clinton’s coat tails.
.25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis - TIME
President Clinton's tenure was characterized by economic prosperity and financial deregulation, which in many ways set the stage for the excesses of recent years. Among his biggest strokes of...content.time.com
It is the subject of heated political and scholarly debate whether any of these moves are to blame for our troubles, but they certainly played a role in creating a permissive lending environment.
Hickory, 3-1. Own goalathon.
Ya know, I think everybody here has graduated from junior high school . . . it's why Mc's popularity lists were lame.
Equating ad hominem attacks with own goals seems a fitting banality, especially considering DeRanger has been (feebly) attempting to gaslight Sglowrider, Hickory and me lately.
Those rankings were arguably his most valuable contribution to this board.
Some percentage of those 70 million are racist. I would make no claim as to what that percentage is. We could probably come up with another category that looks at people who upon hearing of George Floyd’s death were quick to comment, “I don’t think he was a good guy”. Or “They would be better off protesting crime rates in their communities”. Or may favorite “he probably had it coming”. I’m not certain you would call those people racist but they appear to somewhat indifferent. That indifference would allow someone to vote for a candidate that had the appearance of being racist. With that said there are many other factors in play.
True. However Trump did succeed in flipping all those racist Democrats you’ve always talked about.
Voting for a racist wasn’t a deal breaker for the mostly republican Trump voters. While not all 100% of them are racist, and while they don’t go around promoting racism, their candidate being racist was something they were obviously willing to compromise on.
It’s not the only thing they compromised on. They compromised on character, values, you name it, anything other than lower taxes, de regulation, and the like.
And even Clinton had coattails to ride on. Deregulation was simply part of the neoliberal wave that took over both parties in earnest post-Carter. Hell, if you really want to blame someone, blame Milton Friedman.You are the drunk 24 year old at the sausage fest trying to impress people with your marginal understanding of economics. And instead you continue to make an ass of yourself at the sausage fest.
Everybody older than 25 understands that Clinton’s tenure of deregulation set the stage. I don’t think it was malevolent - as the real blame lies on the greed of this particular finance sector, but Bush just followed Clinton’s coat tails.
.25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis - TIME
President Clinton's tenure was characterized by economic prosperity and financial deregulation, which in many ways set the stage for the excesses of recent years. Among his biggest strokes of...
Post-Carter? I thought it was Carter was the one who deregulated trucking and the airlines . . . and beer (at Billy's suggestion?).And even Clinton had coattails to ride on. Deregulation was simply part of the neoliberal wave that took over both parties in earnest post-Carter. Hell, if you really want to blame someone, blame Milton Friedman.
I didn't mean to give Carter specifically a pass. It just seems like 1980 was really the turning point for when both parties took a giant leap toward market capitalism. But I'm no economist, so if someone wants to correct me and say it's more like 1976, I'm fine with that!
I think he is referring to him saying politicians shouldn't be allowed to make money based on their celebrity. The whole point of capitalism is for people to be able to make money.
Celebrities make money on their celebrity all the time
One could easily argue that capitalism is based on celebrity. Nowadays. What’s the difference between some well-advertised brand name and some generic form of the same thing? The celebrity of expensive advertising.I think he is referring to him saying politicians shouldn't be allowed to make money based on their celebrity. The whole point of capitalism is for people to be able to make money.
Celebrities make money on their celebrity all the time
You listed those first two traits like they actually had those to compromise on.
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Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.
Term limits are an absolute necessity.
Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.www.newyorker.com
Term limits are an absolute necessity.
Really shameful that she ran for re-election at her age for a 6 year term.
They had to lead Thad Cochran all the way to the senate floor and place his hand in the up or down position and tell him not to move or talk.Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.
Term limits are an absolute necessity.
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Same as Thurmond. These people are all leeches and aren’t leaders. Leaders are self aware and step away when they’re not effective anymore.
In a lot of instances they are leeches for the good ole boy network in their respective states.
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Looking at the process of how some of these folks get re-elected is crazy. Some are not even involved in the process
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I think I’ll do my 5 miler. Breathing is a subset of that.
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Was rough today. Barely sub 44 minutes. Hard time catching my breath in the cold.
And having two Christmas ales last night didn’t help.
OK, I'll bite . . . how cold was it?
I used to run down by the Chattahoochee in the mornings, and during winter it would often be in the 25-30 degree range. Drawing a breath in the cold wasn't a problem . . . and neither were the knees back then, but the knees sure are a problem now! But then, I'm old . . . .
You will get a bunch of support for this idea if you present it fairly (apologies to all Testudines).Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.
Term limits are an absolute necessity.
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A bit north of 30. Usually the cold doesn’t bother me so it must be the damn beers.
