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  1. I reject your notion that we rejected Claude's offer of a respectful framework for discussion. I reject his hit and run interjections that serve no purpose than to inform a group he seems uninterested in having discussion with, thoughtful or otherwise, on the basis that we just don't "get it" and should just "carry on." It comes off as condescending bullschit. I rest my case. On what grounds?
  2. I disagree that it's unreasonable given the opinions of the intelligence community at the time. Were people like Lindsey Graham and others who were against the deal also anti-Arab bigots? It all boiled down to the question of who would be controlling major ports in this country. Long time ally or not, it made sense to many who voted against on that basis. Just another in a seemingly endless string of examples of the GOP seeking to disenfranchise people it can't win over with ideas. Simple and sad fact is that the more people who vote, the less likely they are to hold onto their seats of power.
  3. 1st bold: we look more and more like a banana republic in this regard every day. 2nd bold: must be that white privilege we hear so much about. I can't agree more with your comment about voting and trying to deny voting. Spot on there. Regarding fascism, Steve Schmidt, a GOP conservative I have a world of respect for, says something in a promo for MSNBC that is profound; "Fascism didn't rise in the 1930s because it was strong. It rose because democracy was weak." Truer words were never spoken.
  4. I'm confused. Do you post this to let us know how smart you and Haidt are or to let us all know how stupid we are? Yes, we will all carry on with our ingrained human natures while you and the Haidts of the world deign to stay above the fray. Wouldn't want you guys to go slumming with us mere, lowly evolved mortals.
  5. Coming back from high ankle sprains are most often complicated by trying to come back too soon. It's bad enough that the injury will more than likely linger the entire season and Eichel will be at less than 100% as it is. Rushing him back would be the worst thing they can do. The assumption is Jack cares. Why wouldn't it be? I mean other than your own impatience with his injury?
  6. The Wrong Brother : The Matt Ellis of Brothers
  7. She, along with other senators and prominent conservatives btw, opposed the deal based on advice from the intelligence community. Not unreasonable given the post 9/11 fervor in this country. To say she was against it because she is bigoted against Arabs is a stretch.
  8. So, the big FBI story that broke last week was based on an alt right Steve Bannon Breitbart book? Breitbart? This is where the FBI gets it's investigative sources? Sounds like a few agents in the NYC field office with close ties to Bannon and Guliani decided to run with that in an attempt to undermine the election. They need to think about alternative career choices if Trump loses because Rudy won't be the bureau's director afterall and won't be able to protect them. I can understand that Russia would seek to undermine our process in the hopes of getting their puppet elected, but it's quite another to have the highest law enforcement agency in the land openly engaging in such corrupt practices and it should outrage any honest citizen that cares about our process. UN-PHUCKING BELIEVABLE. Not to mention shameful. I give Brett Baer credit for apologizing. Has the WSJ found the integrity to do the same? Once again, the wingnuts label someone a criminal and then have a challenge finding a crime they committed. Maybe they can dust off Linda Tripp, wire her up, and try to get a Clinton insider to say something. Hey, it worked last time. But seriously and thankfully we are still a nation of laws and honest people still believe in that basic tenet. On a side note and just when I thought he couldn't top himself in the stupidity department, Trump declares if Clinton gets elected, she will bring 650,000,000 immigrants into the country. Yeah, you read that right; six-hundred and fifty million. The worse part is, that there are those in his constituency that would actually believe that.
  9. I honestly don't think I've ever heard of that. Bush league indeed. Is there a mercy rule in hockey?
  10. Exactly. And I hope the collective intelligence of our fan base understands this when Eichel is struggling in his first games back.
  11. Well, there's that, hopefully. But as I've said, I'm expecting Jack to need a few weeks to get re-acclimated. We would all do well to remember that, too. I'm weary of high-ankle sprains and I think Jack is the type of simmering competitor who's already sick of hearing how good all these young players are and can't wait to become part of the conversation again and I worry he's not gonna give that injury the respect it deserves.
  12. I miss Eichel's zone entries. IIRC, he ranked pretty high in that regard last season.
  13. ^This. At the game last night, my brother in law was wondering why I was calling him "sun dial" and I explained that's what they use to record Franson's skating times.
  14. Given the state of job burrowing over the years, no, I don't think it's because they have "inside" information and simply "know" more. Even if that WERE the case, they would be remiss in letting that information out in the fashion they did. Hatch Act, anyone? The FBI has a stink on it now because of its overt ideological leanings. The highest law enforcement agency in the land needs to be above partisan politics. Simple as that.
  15. Yep. And that's reflected in the tone of their campaigns the last several days. There are no more undecideds and haven't been for a while now. This is where Clinton's ground game just isn't equal to Obama's. She needed David Axelrod to do for her in Ohio what he did for Obama.
  16. We are a nation of laws, are we not? You toss out the idea that it's simply pro-Clinton bias that prevents one from accepting the allegations as true. I can turn that around and say "conservative sources and republicans" can't put their anti-Clinton bias aside and accept ANY constitutionally guaranteed presumption of innocence until proven otherwise, IN A COURT OF LAW. Thankfully, simple hatred of a person isn't enough to "lock her up." You think this country is in a bad place now? Imagine when we start locking people up "just because". Sorry, I respect the Constitution too much for that mentality to prevail.
  17. Again, it's a detriment to the community for your insight to be held back. Not sure what I've done to ruffle your feathers and convince you to not participate, but it wasn't intentional, whatever it was. Welcome to Trumplandia. http://thehill.com/regulation/304225-agent-fbi-is-trumplandia
  18. That was full-blown, knockout, drag out, politics. I'm currently re-reading a couple of my favorite biographies of the founders and it never ceases to amaze me. Imagine if social electronic media had been around back in that day. The romanticized version we hold of them wouldn't exist.
  19. I've never disagreed that it isn't over, so I don't agree that I haven't been listening. Indeed, I've appreciated your unique insights into the cyber aspects of the entire case. I will ask though, who hasn't been willing to publicly talk about what comes next? It's all that's been on the news for months now. The GOP and their media shills certainly aren't shy about their conjecture.
  20. Thanks for the clarification. Much appreciated.
  21. She'd be in some pretty good company. As to the reason people choose to go through this, who knows. It may very well be as simple as they care. But I gotta believe that many of the best and brightest and most qualified to govern wouldn't want to bother. It's a shame that modern politics eliminates that talent pool right off the bat, too.
  22. There is nothing to pardon her for. She has not been charged with any crime, let alone found guilty of one. Wingnut hype to the contrary simply doesn't make it true. Contrary to the FauxNews report that Brett Baier was forced to walk back lest they risk looking more like the GOP shills that they are and destroying what little credibility they have left as a news organization, the FBI did not "re-open" any investigations, let alone begin to prepare indictments. Contrary to the blatant lies Trump just gives in his stump speech, there are no newly discovered 635,000 Clinton emails for the FBI to sift through. The GOP doesn't govern; it only obstructs those that do. Let their subversive threats of investigations and indictments and impeachments continue on. It's all they have in the absence of any progressive ideas for this country.
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