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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 11, 2019 22:29:09 GMT -5
Have we all agreed to forget how Comey made an announcement a week before the election that pretty much f@cked Hillary and threw the election to Trump?
Can I get a show of hands?
OK, we are all agreed that didn’t happen and that, in fact, the FBI was out to get Trump.
I think I see a second.
Motion passes.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 11, 2019 16:18:46 GMT -5
So even Devin Nunes was in on the fix? Louie Gohmert, too? I knew they were going easy on these damn Deep State operatives.
No, and that's not what I said. You said their testimonies were not subject to charges of perjury. That is not accurate.
The defense that these were not fact witnesses is weakened by the fact that any and all fact witnesses have been blocked from testifying by Trump.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 11, 2019 15:56:40 GMT -5
Their testimonies are not open to charges of perjury. They were carefully tailored. They didn't give any damning facts. Everything that was "damning" was their opinion -- their interpretation of what it meant if the hearsay they were testifying was true. They didn't actually say anything that could be construed as perjury. They gave opinion. Beyond that, they were quite safe in the knowledge that there would be no governing authority who would ever bring about perjury charges if they were to have slipped up. They weren't in a court of law. They were testifying before congress. Beyond that, their testimonies were well rehearsed for months in advance. So even Devin Nunes was in on the fix? Louie Gohmert, too? I knew they were going easy on these damn Deep State operatives.
Somebody ought to tell Trump how easy it is to craft testimony that won't catch him in multiple lies.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 11, 2019 14:47:31 GMT -5
I don't need any "framing."
I watched soldiers, career diplomats and Trump appointees testify that Trump is attempting to ratfuck the 2020 election.
I can believe them or I can believe the giant toddler whose primary defense is to smear people who testified publicly under oath.
It's not remotely complicated.
As I recall, only one of those soldiers, career diplomats and Trump appointees had ever spoken to the President. The rest of them were making it up as they went along. But sure, we'll go with your apoplectic seizure. You can pretend that they were "making it up as they went along," but, if so, they will be subject to charges of perjury.
So would Trump if he had the stones to testify.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 11, 2019 14:16:05 GMT -5
No winners in this cartoon. The short attention span/sound bite epidemic in the public sector will insure that. Actually some winners. The career diplomats and State Department employees that testified offered a seldom seen look into the world of the dedicated civil servants that live below the radar. The steady folks that actually allow us to have a functioning democracy. To say I was impressed with their intelligence, integrity, and bearing is an understatement. You see the hearings as an Eastern. So does the National press (in fact, that's how they have been presenting it. But that is begging the question. The entire debate the rest of the country is still having is whether this is, in fact, a Western and not the Eastern the Democrats and their press is framing it to be. I don't need any "framing."
I watched soldiers, career diplomats and Trump appointees testify that Trump is attempting to ratfuck the 2020 election.
I can believe them or I can believe the giant toddler whose primary defense is to smear people who testified publicly under oath.
It's not remotely complicated.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 11, 2019 10:34:00 GMT -5
Trump just paid two million in damages that he was assessed by a NY judge, for misusing money in a charity Trump controlled. Basically, he stole from his own charity.
It's not in the articles, but it is worth remembering that Trump's abuses of power in the White House are part of a long pattern of low life behavior.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 11, 2019 8:39:40 GMT -5
Trump is a power mad criminal, but the judge thing is all McConnell Also a power mad criminal, he still ought to get the credit he earned. By the way, how's that emoluments thing working out for you? Still in the Constitution. Still being violated on an ongoing basis. Lavrov strutting around the White House like he owns it- because for now he sort of does- you enjoying that?
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 10, 2019 16:58:29 GMT -5
Russians are in the White House lying about interfering in our elections and being backed up by our Sec of State. If this were a movie script it would be tossed out as absurd.
How the Dems landed on only two articles is beyond me.
The best just goes on.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 10, 2019 15:29:42 GMT -5
Actually, McConnell figured out how to do it during the Obama Administration--he just didn't have the equipment needed to transform it from a barrier into a bulldozer. So to repeat, it's really all about Trump, isn't it. Trump is a power mad criminal, but the judge thing is all McConnell Also a power mad criminal, he still ought to get the credit he earned.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 10, 2019 14:35:02 GMT -5
I read a review of his new Richard Jewell movie today, and it made the point that in typical Eastwood fashion, he didn't lionize Jewell. He presented him as a flawed, complex character, just like the rest of us. Got me thinking back to other Eastwood directed movies, and I realized that that is a trademark of his. William Munny was a bad guy, but he was the good guy. Which gets me to wondering if that is part of the secret to Trump's success. Maybe that much is obvious...we are inundated with pols who present carefully polished public images...and Trump breaks the mold. Flamboyantly. His frequent braggadociousness is met with horror from those who think they are watching a Northern, yet enthusiastically embraced by those who are enjoying the Western. To extend the Eastwood metaphor, much of the success of Trump is due to the ability to beat his opposition at thier own game. Look at all he's accomplished. It isn't just that it's great, it's also that he's pushed it through the Administrative State gate keepers that never thought they could be outsmarted. And he hasn't waffled or wandered off message. Just look at how he's changed the courts. Including the Supremes. And then think about how much more damage he'll be able to do to the status quo in his next term. A gunfight against overwhelming odds and when the smoke clears, he's the only one standing. Smoking that same stub of a cigar. Trump wouldn't know the difference between Neil Gorsuch and Neil Young. He has done what he was told to do in this area. No more. No less.
Stephen Miller or some other assshat told him who would make the base happy. That was that.
Rubio, Cruz or any of the other GOP candidates from 2016 would have done exactly the same thing regarding the courts and would have picked exactly the same pre-approved Federalist Society judges at every level, and McConnell would have rammed them through the Senate.
Trump has done what he was told to do in this area. No more. No less.
Overwhelming odds? Please.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 5, 2019 22:44:28 GMT -5
As a guy who looks like the profile of pretty much every single POTUS, I wouldn't mind seeing something a little bit different one of these days. Holy smokes... I had no, and I mean NO idea, that you were that loaded. The average net worth of the soundhole just went through the roof... I check the box for white male. Income? You made me look that up. Historically, all the white dudes were not that rich. Interesting: www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/money-finance/the-wealth-of-u-s-presidents/
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 5, 2019 14:33:19 GMT -5
As a guy who looks like the profile of pretty much every single POTUS, I wouldn't mind seeing something a little bit different one of these days. That day was January 20, 2009. A great day, indeed.
But one time in 45?
The odds of this happening by chance boggle the mind.
I have enjoyed the full rights and priveleges of being a white dude for 65 years. It's all been pretty sweet for me.
But when I hear concerns or complaints of those who are not white dudes, it's not that hard to pull the camera back and see a large chunk of America whose seat at the table has not been nearly so choice.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 5, 2019 11:57:32 GMT -5
I saw an article today by someone who was complaining because people had flocked to someone who sat in the same territory of platform as her, Pete Buttigieg, and that they were supporting him because the US was not ready for a black woman as president. So, they won’t vote for a black woman because of race and sex, but they’ll go for a gay man..... I was thinking of writing a comment to her, but, you know, her head is so far up her ass I’m pretty sure it’s too dark to read. My guess is Americans will not end up voting for a gay man. Not because he is gay, but because being the mayor of a medium sized city doesn't prepare you to be POTUS.
So, for those keeping track at home, when we get to #46 the score will likely remain:
Caucasian males- 45
Males of Color- 1
Straight (near as we know) males: 46
Women- 0
I remember when Clinton said he wanted a Cabinet that "looked like America." That was 30 years ago and I thought it was a good idea.
As a guy who looks like the profile of pretty much every single POTUS, I wouldn't mind seeing something a little bit different one of these days.
I have read in magazine articles and have seen in polls that people who look like me and match my profile tend to see themselves as discriminated against. That one always makes me wonder WTF country these people live in.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Dec 2, 2019 10:59:24 GMT -5
We made reservations for Young Joni a month or so out. It was worth the wait, and worthy of planning ahead. The physical space is an interesting mix of industrial and cozy. The food is terrific. My understanding is that seats at the bar don't require reservations.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Nov 21, 2019 12:19:02 GMT -5
I have been feeling old since I recently learned that Wilford Brimley was only 50 when he starred in "Cocoon."
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Nov 15, 2019 8:53:25 GMT -5
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Nov 14, 2019 12:18:02 GMT -5
A few years ago I had a labral tear. It required surgery, and the injury made playing my Guild D44 difficult.
Dick Rees told me about a late 60's Wards Airline hanging on the wall at Hoffman's for 100 bucks. Nice condition, easy to play.
The injury healed and now I can play the Guild again.
But I keep the little red Airline out in a stand, and find myself playing it a lot.
When I run into Dick he always says he should have grabbed it for himself.
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Nov 12, 2019 16:30:08 GMT -5
Nice.
And he's playing one of those Fender acoustics with the pegs lined up on top, like an electric.
I wonder if "Stenle," had to loan him his strap and guitar?
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Nov 12, 2019 12:21:25 GMT -5
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Post by casualplayerpaul on Nov 11, 2019 16:38:07 GMT -5
Thanks everybody for the education and the stories. By the way, I complimented the player on the sound he was getting from that red axe. He told it was was for sale, and that he was really more of a Fender guy. How much? $2100. Fair enough, I think, but I don't even own an amp, and my wife seems to think I have enough guitars. PS- The band is called the New Feral Cats. Turns out they have a website and everything. The guitarist I liked is named Ross William Perry. Maybe other MN folks know of him? www.thenewferalcats.com/home Oh, yeah, Ross was kicking ass on guitar as a teenager! You know him? Cool.
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