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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Sept 29, 2018 14:15:03 GMT -5
I was sure it had something to do with quidditch. That probably happens a lot when you’re a hairy potter.
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Post by brucemacneill on Sept 29, 2018 16:02:39 GMT -5
As we were driving to the cities today I mentioned to my wife that tomorrow is the UCI Worlds professional bicycle road race in Switzerland . She is NOT a bike racing fan. In the late 80's the worlds were in Colorado Springs and the road course was at the Air Force Academy. We went and stayed with a physician friend in the Springs. She went out to the Academy with me but after a while got bored and went back to the car and worked crossword puzzles. I watched the whole six hr race and remember everything. It was a big deal for me. When I mentioned it today she had no recollection that it ever happened. She didn't remember a single thing, even staying at my friend's house. Our adult kids frequently bring up events that were a huge deal for them that we have no recollection of. For Kav and his buddy it was a blip on the radar,soon forgotten among many. For Ford a life changing experience. If he admitted to the possibility it could have happened and apologised if it did, and admitted he was less than candid about his HS and college drinking habits he just might salvage his nomination. Oh what a tangled web we weave. Not even the possibility that she might be wrong, huh?
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Post by dradtke on Sept 29, 2018 17:13:07 GMT -5
You'd have to go back to Johnson to find a Democratic nominee who was rejected. Not so, Republican nominees. Could be, of course, that Democratic presidents, believing that bi-partisan approval of Supreme Court justices is important, ignore their left wing and nominate moderate centrist judges who will - and consequently do - win bi-partisan support and are not rejected. Pre-compromising, if you will. Republicans, meanwhile, try to nominate judges who will tip the court in their favor, and sometimes going too far to the right and are consequently called on it. This is, of course, ridiculous worthless speculation, because I realize I am constitutionally unable to comprehend or understand how things actually are in the real world, and my liberal bias has eternally blinded me to the truth that that I will never know. There is no point to this post. There can't be.
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Post by brucemacneill on Sept 29, 2018 17:19:13 GMT -5
Glad you've recognized the error of you ways. Of course, since you admit to being liberal, you could be lying. Perhaps we should have the FBI investigate. Meanwhile we'll just leak stuff about your early sex life to the media and hope they destroy your life and livelihood along with that of your family and friends. Sorry but this is war, just ask Schumer.
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Post by james on Sept 29, 2018 17:24:49 GMT -5
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Post by brucemacneill on Sept 29, 2018 17:45:28 GMT -5
The link just gives me a blank screen but after looking up currentaffairsorg. I couldn't care less anyway.
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Post by epaul on Sept 29, 2018 17:51:36 GMT -5
We covered Dave's early sex life in a thread last year. It was a short thread. And sadly, he is safely approvable for everything but the Papacy. (just missed on that one)
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Post by jdd2 on Sept 29, 2018 17:51:46 GMT -5
The link works fine. K's self presentation was repellent. He seems temperamentally unsuited to being a judge, let alone a supreme.
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Kavanaugh
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Post by aquaduct on Sept 29, 2018 17:56:25 GMT -5
You'd have to go back to Johnson to find a Democratic nominee who was rejected. Not so, Republican nominees. Could be, of course, that Democratic presidents, believing that bi-partisan approval of Supreme Court justices is important, ignore their left wing and nominate moderate centrist judges who will - and consequently do - win bi-partisan support and are not rejected. Pre-compromising, if you will. Republicans, meanwhile, try to nominate judges who will tip the court in their favor, and sometimes going too far to the right and are consequently called on it. This is, of course, ridiculous worthless speculation, because I realize I am constitutionally unable to comprehend or understand how things actually are in the real world, and my liberal bias has eternally blinded me to the truth that that I will never know. There is no point to this post. There can't be. Yeah, Democrats are all f'ing saints. Spare me.
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Post by millring on Sept 29, 2018 18:06:48 GMT -5
You'd have to go back to Johnson to find a Democratic nominee who was rejected. Not so, Republican nominees. Could be, of course, that Democratic presidents, believing that bi-partisan approval of Supreme Court justices is important, ignore their left wing and nominate moderate centrist judges who will - and consequently do - win bi-partisan support and are not rejected. Pre-compromising, if you will. Republicans, meanwhile, try to nominate judges who will tip the court in their favor, and sometimes going too far to the right and are consequently called on it. This is, of course, ridiculous worthless speculation, because I realize I am constitutionally unable to comprehend or understand how things actually are in the real world, and my liberal bias has eternally blinded me to the truth that that I will never know. There is no point to this post. There can't be. No, it can't be. It observable. Every justice who has been appointed by Democrats has been predictable in their voting pattern -- all left, some extreme. Meanwhile, every "moderate" justice was appointed by Republicans. That's not even arguable.
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Post by millring on Oct 1, 2018 6:21:26 GMT -5
This morning a University professor posted that image and comment to his facebook page. This is a really smart guy. If some kid asked me where he should go to university to study ceramics I wouldn't even hesitate. It would be to this professor's school. But it's clear that Sasse's remarks are self-inclusive and referring to the actions of the senate. In fact, the Babylon Bee segment that is "shared" in Sasse's tweet doesn't refer to Dr Ford, Judge Kavanaugh, or even that particular hearing. We are doomed. The more distance I gain from the hearing the more my opinion is swinging toward thinking that the Republican senator's outrage was in being outsmarted. Feinstein's office was just canny and played a great game of chess. No matter how much one might want to point out that Ford was the pawn, the reality is that the Democrats won by outsmarting the Republicans. They made the Repubicans look stupid for having trusted 6 previous FBI background checks.
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Post by theevan on Oct 1, 2018 8:15:58 GMT -5
I read the replies to one of Christine's friends who posted something positive about Cavanaugh on Facebook. Though I should be well past shock, I was truly shocked by the replies. Our Republic has jumped the shark and we are speeding headlong into tyranny.
We have made up unsupported public shaming finger pointing, and the bystanders have all picked up stones which they are ready to hurl. Soon, enemies of the state will find their own families picking up those stones, children killing their own parents and so on.
Alexis de tocqueville observed the tyrant doesn't care if he is not loved as long as the people do not love one another. Divide and conquer.
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Post by Marshall on Oct 1, 2018 8:19:59 GMT -5
(and if there is to be a Republican challenge to Trump, I hope Jeff Flake from Az is the one leading it. "The Last Temptation of Jeff Flake."
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Post by dradtke on Oct 1, 2018 8:33:38 GMT -5
We covered Dave's early sex life in a thread last year. It was a short thread. And sadly, he is safely approvable for everything but the Papacy. (just missed on that one) I think it was the Lutheran part that killed it.
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Post by Cornflake on Oct 1, 2018 9:52:45 GMT -5
"Alexis de tocqueville observed the tyrant doesn't care if he is not loved as long as the people do not love one another. Divide and conquer."
Vladimir Putin would agree with that. I'm sure he's very happy about all this.
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Post by millring on Oct 1, 2018 9:57:28 GMT -5
Relationships can survive anything but contempt. Oops. Too late.
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Oct 1, 2018 10:15:54 GMT -5
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Post by majorminor on Oct 1, 2018 10:25:56 GMT -5
So are we thinking the 1 week pause is just for show and he gets confirmed or is this the pause that let's the shitstorm continue to build to intolerable levels and he gets cut loose?
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Post by james on Oct 1, 2018 10:32:57 GMT -5
A University Professor said something mistaken on Facebook. Mistakes happen.
A poll found that a majority of Republicans say Kavanaugh should become a Justice even if he is a liar and he did commit sexual assault(s). SMH.
Edited - removed a link to Sasse's twitter feed.
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Post by aquaduct on Oct 1, 2018 10:35:28 GMT -5
A University Professor said something mistaken on Facebook. Mistakes happen. Sasse's retweet did not give rise to a lot of positivity on Twitter either. A poll found that a majority of Republicans say Kavanaugh should become a Justice even if he is a liar and he did commit sexual assault(s). SMH. Which is becoming increasingly apparent that he isn't and he didn't.
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