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An example of the right politicizing something that had no political content, and even worse, an ...
CourtJester comments on Sep 24, 2022:
After Texas and California have been without electricity because of their reliance on ‘sustainable energy’ that doesn’t work during ice storms and cloudy days; I’d says he’s onto something.
273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2022:
I don`t know enough about California's problems but Texas was due to bad management (being kind with that) and corrupt govt.
Firstly the State decided it was going to be self-sufficient in electricity and disconnected itself from the national grid. This provided the states' energy suppliers with a monopoly. Secondly, they relaxed the regulations in regard to weatherproofing their equipment. Making the necessary upgrades to gas pipelines and wind turbines to ensure they could handle extreme cold was now simply "advisory". As a result, the one in a hundred-year storm hit Texas. (Note how many of these are happening. Just like the scientists said they would). They were not able to buy juice in from other states (California had a surplus at the time) and Texas suppliers were also able to hike the price up to extortionate levels. You guys go on about corruption and the deep state. Look into how much those same energy suppliers made in campaign contributions to the likes of Abbot and Cruz. And whilst you are doing so, bear in mind that wind turbines operate in such inhospitable areas as Antarctica. Blaming them is like blaming a Prius for not handling winter roads when you didn't buy snow tires or chains.
This is a classic example of how the division and polarization of American politics are used as distractions. Whenever someone fucks up all they have to do is say "Look a squirrel" and you guys fall for it.
The USA is about the only industrialised nation where the climate crisis is a party political issue. Even my own Conservative govt is committed to the UK being carbon neutral by 2030. We are not alone in this, the GOP is. Renewables vs fossil fuels are not mutually exclusive. Although the future belongs to the former, we are not there yet and we have a long way to go. In the meantime, every kWh produced by renewables is one less that you don't have to pull out of the ground. Don't worry, it's not going anywhere. It will still be there for future generations to use wisely.
CourtJester comments on Sep 24, 2022:
After Texas and California have been without electricity because of their reliance on ‘sustainable energy’ that doesn’t work during ice storms and cloudy days; I’d says he’s onto something.
273kelvin replies on Sep 25, 2022:
I don`t know enough about California's problems but Texas was due to bad management (being kind with that) and corrupt govt.
Firstly the State decided it was going to be self-sufficient in electricity and disconnected itself from the national grid. This provided the states' energy suppliers with a monopoly. Secondly, they relaxed the regulations in regard to weatherproofing their equipment. Making the necessary upgrades to gas pipelines and wind turbines to ensure they could handle extreme cold was now simply "advisory". As a result, the one in a hundred-year storm hit Texas. (Note how many of these are happening. Just like the scientists said they would). They were not able to buy juice in from other states (California had a surplus at the time) and Texas suppliers were also able to hike the price up to extortionate levels. You guys go on about corruption and the deep state. Look into how much those same energy suppliers made in campaign contributions to the likes of Abbot and Cruz. And whilst you are doing so, bear in mind that wind turbines operate in such inhospitable areas as Antarctica. Blaming them is like blaming a Prius for not handling winter roads when you didn't buy snow tires or chains.
This is a classic example of how the division and polarization of American politics are used as distractions. Whenever someone fucks up all they have to do is say "Look a squirrel" and you guys fall for it.
The USA is about the only industrialised nation where the climate crisis is a party political issue. Even my own Conservative govt is committed to the UK being carbon neutral by 2030. We are not alone in this, the GOP is. Renewables vs fossil fuels are not mutually exclusive. Although the future belongs to the former, we are not there yet and we have a long way to go. In the meantime, every kWh produced by renewables is one less that you don't have to pull out of the ground. Don't worry, it's not going anywhere. It will still be there for future generations to use wisely.
So this Trump supporter says I'm a moron for supporting Joe Biden.
Trajan61 comments on Sep 22, 2022:
The Trump supporter you refer to is me and I only called you a moron after you called me one for supporting Trump. It appears you have swallowed the liberal main stream media bullshit hook line and sinker as you apparently believe the crap they put out. People like you are the ones who are a threat ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 24, 2022:
@Trajan61 Define "sense"? Is it;
a, A reasoned argument, responding to questions and criticisms with answers and counters using verified facts (links provided)?
Or
b, Only accepting information within the Trump narrative, ie. All unfavourable news is fake. All investigations of him are "witch hunts". Any testimony against him is false, regardless of whom or under oath. And any argument can be countered with Hunter Biden?
Trajan61 comments on Sep 22, 2022:
The Trump supporter you refer to is me and I only called you a moron after you called me one for supporting Trump. It appears you have swallowed the liberal main stream media bullshit hook line and sinker as you apparently believe the crap they put out. People like you are the ones who are a threat ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 24, 2022:
@Trajan61 Define "sense"? Is it;
a, A reasoned argument, responding to questions and criticisms with answers and counters using verified facts (links provided)?
Or
b, Only accepting information within the Trump narrative, ie. All unfavourable news is fake. All investigations of him are "witch hunts". Any testimony against him is false, regardless of whom or under oath. And any argument can be countered with Hunter Biden?
Someone saved my life tonight - Elton John
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273kelvin comments on Sep 22, 2022:
I heard this was written about Long John Baldry (the guy he played the piano for and from whom he took part of his name). Elton was all set to marry this girl and give up music when Baldry took him out and got him drunk. Eventually pointing out what a huge mistake he was about to make and how he ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 23, 2022:
@LenHazell53 https://youtu.be/Dpa_V649KSE
273kelvin comments on Sep 22, 2022:
I heard this was written about Long John Baldry (the guy he played the piano for and from whom he took part of his name). Elton was all set to marry this girl and give up music when Baldry took him out and got him drunk. Eventually pointing out what a huge mistake he was about to make and how he ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 23, 2022:
@LenHazell53 https://youtu.be/Dpa_V649KSE
With Q, reason is MIA; with MAGA, GOP is DOA.
Trajan61 comments on Sep 20, 2022:
I disagree. MAGA is what makes the GOP strong.
273kelvin replies on Sep 22, 2022:
Okay, if you are right then the Reps and all of Trumps' endorsements will sweep the board in the midterms, right? If you are wrong then they will do badly despite the usual bias towards the opposition midterm. So if the latter happens will you admit you are wrong or will you cry "fix" like a spoilt brat?
Trajan61 comments on Sep 20, 2022:
I disagree. MAGA is what makes the GOP strong.
273kelvin replies on Sep 22, 2022:
Okay, if you are right then the Reps and all of Trumps' endorsements will sweep the board in the midterms, right? If you are wrong then they will do badly despite the usual bias towards the opposition midterm. So if the latter happens will you admit you are wrong or will you cry "fix" like a spoilt brat?
So this Trump supporter says I'm a moron for supporting Joe Biden.
Trajan61 comments on Sep 22, 2022:
The Trump supporter you refer to is me and I only called you a moron after you called me one for supporting Trump. It appears you have swallowed the liberal main stream media bullshit hook line and sinker as you apparently believe the crap they put out. People like you are the ones who are a threat ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 22, 2022:
When it comes to blind adherence to the narrative, the prize has to go to followers of the "orange Jesus" (a term coined by Republicans). I have never heard so much "la la la I'm not listening" than from you guys. Even on a secular site such as this, Trumpians will not push back against attempts to make America a theocracy. If Trump shouts "Lock her up" because Hillary's emails were insecure, you all chant with him. Yet thousands of classified documents stored in a golf resort basement are fine. You all cheer when he says something like "Only mob bosses and guilty people plead the 5th". Yet Trump does it over 400 times and that's suddenly different.
Every time he or his endorsed candidate loses an election "It was rigged". Every time witnesses swear on oath about his wrongdoing, judges rule against him or officials refused to do his unlawful bidding "they were bought". Every investigation is "The worst witch-hunt ever" (well since the last one and before the next). And you guys swallow it, balls and all.
Now before you reply with some whataboutism line like "The Dems are the same. No sorry but you are wrong. Biden has not had a free ride and neither have leading Dems. Look how quickly Cuomo fell from grace and compare that with Matt Gates.
I can understand how you might have liked Trumps' style and/or policies but should not give the man cart blanch to shoot someone in Times Square.
If I am wrong? Tell me one thing Trump has in your opinion done wrong, just one, I double dare you.
Ps. If you are tempted with a whataboutism reply, please refrain. Imagine if you are arguing with a Catholic online and you bring up priests involved with child abuse and the church's cover-up? Then the Catholic posts a link to an atheist gym teacher who also was a paedo. It won't make the priest or the church less guilty. In fact, it just weakens their case further.
Trajan61 comments on Sep 22, 2022:
The Trump supporter you refer to is me and I only called you a moron after you called me one for supporting Trump. It appears you have swallowed the liberal main stream media bullshit hook line and sinker as you apparently believe the crap they put out. People like you are the ones who are a threat ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 22, 2022:
When it comes to blind adherence to the narrative, the prize has to go to followers of the "orange Jesus" (a term coined by Republicans). I have never heard so much "la la la I'm not listening" than from you guys. Even on a secular site such as this, Trumpians will not push back against attempts to make America a theocracy. If Trump shouts "Lock her up" because Hillary's emails were insecure, you all chant with him. Yet thousands of classified documents stored in a golf resort basement are fine. You all cheer when he says something like "Only mob bosses and guilty people plead the 5th". Yet Trump does it over 400 times and that's suddenly different.
Every time he or his endorsed candidate loses an election "It was rigged". Every time witnesses swear on oath about his wrongdoing, judges rule against him or officials refused to do his unlawful bidding "they were bought". Every investigation is "The worst witch-hunt ever" (well since the last one and before the next). And you guys swallow it, balls and all.
Now before you reply with some whataboutism line like "The Dems are the same. No sorry but you are wrong. Biden has not had a free ride and neither have leading Dems. Look how quickly Cuomo fell from grace and compare that with Matt Gates.
I can understand how you might have liked Trumps' style and/or policies but should not give the man cart blanch to shoot someone in Times Square.
If I am wrong? Tell me one thing Trump has in your opinion done wrong, just one, I double dare you.
Ps. If you are tempted with a whataboutism reply, please refrain. Imagine if you are arguing with a Catholic online and you bring up priests involved with child abuse and the church's cover-up? Then the Catholic posts a link to an atheist gym teacher who also was a paedo. It won't make the priest or the church less guilty. In fact, it just weakens their case further.
For those of you out there who value your individual rights and have a sense of justice, the ...
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 21, 2022:
@Alienbeing I just Googled it and 1am is the closing time. So much for the land of the free? You can be trusted with an AR 15 but not to buy a 6-pack of Bud or a bottle of JD after 1am. Even in the 24/7 city of LV or NY which never sleeps. I bet you could buy ammo somewhere though?
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 21, 2022:
@Alienbeing I just Googled it and 1am is the closing time. So much for the land of the free? You can be trusted with an AR 15 but not to buy a 6-pack of Bud or a bottle of JD after 1am. Even in the 24/7 city of LV or NY which never sleeps. I bet you could buy ammo somewhere though?
With Q, reason is MIA; with MAGA, GOP is DOA.
Trajan61 comments on Sep 20, 2022:
I disagree. MAGA is what makes the GOP strong.
273kelvin replies on Sep 21, 2022:
Trump endorcements... Can't win a primary without, can't win a general with.
Trajan61 comments on Sep 20, 2022:
I disagree. MAGA is what makes the GOP strong.
273kelvin replies on Sep 21, 2022:
Trump endorcements... Can't win a primary without, can't win a general with.
For those of you out there who value your individual rights and have a sense of justice, the ...
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 20, 2022:
@Alienbeing Us brits must drink a bit more than North Carolinians or maybe I just live in the city. We generally have one all-night store per neighbourhood.
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 20, 2022:
@Alienbeing Us brits must drink a bit more than North Carolinians or maybe I just live in the city. We generally have one all-night store per neighbourhood.
For those of you out there who value your individual rights and have a sense of justice, the ...
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 20, 2022:
@Alienbeing, @SpikeTalon Okay "mass shootings" are defined as 4 or more people being shot. As of 4th August 2022, in the US there have been 472 this year, around 5 a day. I would not call that uncommon. Obviously, violent crime does not disappear altogether when guns aren't part of the picture. I could get mugged on the way to the liquor store, maybe stabbed but I'm unlikely to be stabbed by accident. Yes, there can be mass stabbings but not 5 a day.
My point was, that being shot for us is like medical bills. Something that is a non-issue
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 20, 2022:
@Alienbeing, @SpikeTalon Okay "mass shootings" are defined as 4 or more people being shot. As of 4th August 2022, in the US there have been 472 this year, around 5 a day. I would not call that uncommon. Obviously, violent crime does not disappear altogether when guns aren't part of the picture. I could get mugged on the way to the liquor store, maybe stabbed but I'm unlikely to be stabbed by accident. Yes, there can be mass stabbings but not 5 a day.
My point was, that being shot for us is like medical bills. Something that is a non-issue
For those of you out there who value your individual rights and have a sense of justice, the ...
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 20, 2022:
@Alienbeing Free to walk to the liqueur store at 3 am or not is pretty basic.
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 20, 2022:
@Alienbeing Free to walk to the liqueur store at 3 am or not is pretty basic.
For those of you out there who value your individual rights and have a sense of justice, the ...
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 19, 2022:
@SpikeTalon Sorry if my comment was a little off kilter but thought I was replying to a different post. (it was late at night).
My point is for you to imagine a world where being shot was not an option or at least such a small chance as to compare with lottery wins or lightning strikes. I recently had this discussion with a gun owner on Zoom. Due to the time difference, it was around 3 am UK time. He maintained that he was freer than I because he could carry a gun. I said that I at that moment could walk to my local all-night liquor store (in not a great neighbourhood) at not worry about being shot. Who is the freest?
It is not just yourself I feel sorry for. I also feel sorry for the cops who have to deal with an armed and often intoxicated population. I feel sorry for kids who worry about being shot at their school. For the grieving parents that who lost their children. And for the ER staff who have to patch up the victims of gun violence on a daily basis.
I am not some liberal snowflake social worker. I worked in construction most of my life. And I can tell you truthfully that at least 4 times in my life I've been in a kick-off where, had a gun been around it would have been used.
Look at it another way; This is paraphrasing what the mayor of NY recently said "We had upwards of 300,000 people in Times Square not long ago. If just 5% of them were armed? It would only take one argument to get out of hand (this is NY)... a gun was drawn and then other people would draw theirs. Unfortunately, not everyone is as well trained or as sober as my officers and does not always hit their intended target. Can you imagine trying to police that situation?"
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 19, 2022:
@SpikeTalon Sorry if my comment was a little off kilter but thought I was replying to a different post. (it was late at night).
My point is for you to imagine a world where being shot was not an option or at least such a small chance as to compare with lottery wins or lightning strikes. I recently had this discussion with a gun owner on Zoom. Due to the time difference, it was around 3 am UK time. He maintained that he was freer than I because he could carry a gun. I said that I at that moment could walk to my local all-night liquor store (in not a great neighbourhood) at not worry about being shot. Who is the freest?
It is not just yourself I feel sorry for. I also feel sorry for the cops who have to deal with an armed and often intoxicated population. I feel sorry for kids who worry about being shot at their school. For the grieving parents that who lost their children. And for the ER staff who have to patch up the victims of gun violence on a daily basis.
I am not some liberal snowflake social worker. I worked in construction most of my life. And I can tell you truthfully that at least 4 times in my life I've been in a kick-off where, had a gun been around it would have been used.
Look at it another way; This is paraphrasing what the mayor of NY recently said "We had upwards of 300,000 people in Times Square not long ago. If just 5% of them were armed? It would only take one argument to get out of hand (this is NY)... a gun was drawn and then other people would draw theirs. Unfortunately, not everyone is as well trained or as sober as my officers and does not always hit their intended target. Can you imagine trying to police that situation?"
For those of you out there who value your individual rights and have a sense of justice, the ...
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2022:
@Alienbeing What point? the fact that the US has more people in jail than any other nation and that they are vastly disproportionally black or brown? No, because the invisibility program using "somebody else's problem" is at work here. Mather is white and rich so poor non-white problems do not exist in his world. He is on record for saying that he doesn't care about abortions because he's male. No, what constantly gets his goat his when he made to feel slightly uncomfortable. An unarmed black guy gets dragged out of his car by racist cops and a 10-year-old girl is forced to carry her rapist's child?... not his problem and not the problem of his all-white boomer audience. So this huge platform he has is just used to highlight non-issues and petty peeves
273kelvin comments on Sep 18, 2022:
I feel sorry for you. I cannot imagine a land where simply buying groceries requires you to be prepared to take a life.
273kelvin replies on Sep 18, 2022:
@Alienbeing What point? the fact that the US has more people in jail than any other nation and that they are vastly disproportionally black or brown? No, because the invisibility program using "somebody else's problem" is at work here. Mather is white and rich so poor non-white problems do not exist in his world. He is on record for saying that he doesn't care about abortions because he's male. No, what constantly gets his goat his when he made to feel slightly uncomfortable. An unarmed black guy gets dragged out of his car by racist cops and a 10-year-old girl is forced to carry her rapist's child?... not his problem and not the problem of his all-white boomer audience. So this huge platform he has is just used to highlight non-issues and petty peeves
Breath!...It's almost over.
CourtJester comments on Sep 5, 2022:
They’ve been trying for six years. Liberals always fail.
273kelvin replies on Sep 6, 2022:
Oh, not that he didn't do it then, just that the Libs haven`t nailed him yet? mmm.
Oh, and btw 2020, Sleepy Joe whooped his ass and Trumps' botty is still stinging.
CourtJester comments on Sep 5, 2022:
They’ve been trying for six years. Liberals always fail.
273kelvin replies on Sep 6, 2022:
Oh, not that he didn't do it then, just that the Libs haven`t nailed him yet? mmm.
Oh, and btw 2020, Sleepy Joe whooped his ass and Trumps' botty is still stinging.
Military spending in the US is insanely out of control.
Garban comments on Aug 21, 2022:
A little more than 10% of the total federal budget is spent on military.
273kelvin replies on Aug 22, 2022:
Whichever way you approach it. America has the two largest airforces in the world (the USAF and the USNAF). You guys must feel so threatened by Canada and Mexico.
Btw. do you really think the military stays within budget? its all debt
Garban comments on Aug 21, 2022:
A little more than 10% of the total federal budget is spent on military.
273kelvin replies on Aug 22, 2022:
Whichever way you approach it. America has the two largest airforces in the world (the USAF and the USNAF). You guys must feel so threatened by Canada and Mexico.
Btw. do you really think the military stays within budget? its all debt
Term limits
Garban comments on Jul 27, 2022:
12 years would be ideal in my opinion. I would negotiate to 20 as a test and revisit the issue in 8 to 10 years. I consider this a non partisan issue that could benefit all voters, only having a *negative* effect on politicians and lobbyists.😉
273kelvin replies on Jul 27, 2022:
Yeah, we normal consumers have to deal with built-in obsolescence. Why do lobbyists get to buy something that lasts indefinitely?
Garban comments on Jul 27, 2022:
12 years would be ideal in my opinion. I would negotiate to 20 as a test and revisit the issue in 8 to 10 years. I consider this a non partisan issue that could benefit all voters, only having a *negative* effect on politicians and lobbyists.😉
273kelvin replies on Jul 27, 2022:
Yeah, we normal consumers have to deal with built-in obsolescence. Why do lobbyists get to buy something that lasts indefinitely?
Republicans increasingly viewed by Americans as the party of violence
CourtJester comments on Jul 22, 2022:
Yeah…. I’m not buying that
273kelvin replies on Jul 22, 2022:
@CourtJester But Trump tried to burn down your constitution and succeeded in burning any respect you ever had!
CourtJester comments on Jul 22, 2022:
Yeah…. I’m not buying that
273kelvin replies on Jul 22, 2022:
@CourtJester But Trump tried to burn down your constitution and succeeded in burning any respect you ever had!
Republicans increasingly viewed by Americans as the party of violence
CourtJester comments on Jul 22, 2022:
Yeah…. I’m not buying that
273kelvin replies on Jul 22, 2022:
@CourtJester "A great service". If by that you showed the rest of the world that America is a place where some dumbass 17-year-old can own an AR-15 and get away with murder because he is white. Then sure, if that really is the country you want and want the world to see you as...?
You know I speak as an observer? So look at it from another angle. America has done some morally dubious stuff overseas for a long time. Promoting coups in other countries, invading places with not a lot of moral justification, etc. But at the core was this idea that the US of A was the good guy. The guy on the side of justice and liberty for all helping to promote democracy throughout the globe. Now you are starting to look like all those shit=hole banana republics run by Dell Monte or Mobile and about to have a revolution.
CourtJester comments on Jul 22, 2022:
Yeah…. I’m not buying that
273kelvin replies on Jul 22, 2022:
@CourtJester "A great service". If by that you showed the rest of the world that America is a place where some dumbass 17-year-old can own an AR-15 and get away with murder because he is white. Then sure, if that really is the country you want and want the world to see you as...?
You know I speak as an observer? So look at it from another angle. America has done some morally dubious stuff overseas for a long time. Promoting coups in other countries, invading places with not a lot of moral justification, etc. But at the core was this idea that the US of A was the good guy. The guy on the side of justice and liberty for all helping to promote democracy throughout the globe. Now you are starting to look like all those shit=hole banana republics run by Dell Monte or Mobile and about to have a revolution.
Republicans increasingly viewed by Americans as the party of violence
CourtJester comments on Jul 22, 2022:
Yeah…. I’m not buying that
273kelvin replies on Jul 22, 2022:
Okay, but seeing as you view Newsmax as a reliable source. I do have a bridge in NY to sell you.
CourtJester comments on Jul 22, 2022:
Yeah…. I’m not buying that
273kelvin replies on Jul 22, 2022:
Okay, but seeing as you view Newsmax as a reliable source. I do have a bridge in NY to sell you.
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 18, 2022:
@CourtJester I'll swap you, mine is £1.88 per ltr = $8.00 US gallon
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 18, 2022:
@CourtJester I'll swap you, mine is £1.88 per ltr = $8.00 US gallon
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2022:
@CourtJester Ha Ha ha do actually read what you write man?
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2022:
@CourtJester Ha Ha ha do actually read what you write man?
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2022:
@CourtJester Okay, you want corroboration from other sources?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-saudi-arabia
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-11/how-did-jared-kushner-get-2-billion-from-the-saudis
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/03/house-oversight-investigating-2b-saudi-investment-in-jared-kushners-firm.html
https://www.thebulwark.com/jared-kushners-scandalous-saudi-2-billion/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-panel-probing-saudi-arabias-investment-kushners-firm-2022-06-02/
Meanwhile, Newsmax called Jan 6th "A day of outrage" but before that, it was Antifa in MAGA hats, then FBI plants.
All because Italian satellites hacked Dominion voting machines, oh no it was Australian no sorry it was China. Oops no Venezuela. There is a part of me that is impressed by how you can keep up with the current bs. It must be like waiting for the rapture.
Ps. Just like Newsmax you are not to be taken seriously. Rolling Stone did not come into existence till 1967
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2022:
@CourtJester Okay, you want corroboration from other sources?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-saudi-arabia
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-11/how-did-jared-kushner-get-2-billion-from-the-saudis
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/03/house-oversight-investigating-2b-saudi-investment-in-jared-kushners-firm.html
https://www.thebulwark.com/jared-kushners-scandalous-saudi-2-billion/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-panel-probing-saudi-arabias-investment-kushners-firm-2022-06-02/
Meanwhile, Newsmax called Jan 6th "A day of outrage" but before that, it was Antifa in MAGA hats, then FBI plants.
All because Italian satellites hacked Dominion voting machines, oh no it was Australian no sorry it was China. Oops no Venezuela. There is a part of me that is impressed by how you can keep up with the current bs. It must be like waiting for the rapture.
Ps. Just like Newsmax you are not to be taken seriously. Rolling Stone did not come into existence till 1967
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2022:
@CourtJester Well it's Newsmax so a large pinch of salt is required but even so if you want to go CONSTANTLY down the whataboutism road. How does that crime stack up against Jarad's 2 billion dollars for his father-in-law looking the other way regarding torture and murder? Bearing in mind, this is from the same country that produced Bin Laden.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jared-kushner-saudi-arabia-investment-mohammad-bin-salman-1335649/
Ps, The link also debunks your Newsmax story but then again I would not trust Newsmax the get the date correct. (Newsmax only recognises 364 days in a year coz Jan 6th didn't happen)
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 17, 2022:
@CourtJester Well it's Newsmax so a large pinch of salt is required but even so if you want to go CONSTANTLY down the whataboutism road. How does that crime stack up against Jarad's 2 billion dollars for his father-in-law looking the other way regarding torture and murder? Bearing in mind, this is from the same country that produced Bin Laden.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jared-kushner-saudi-arabia-investment-mohammad-bin-salman-1335649/
Ps, The link also debunks your Newsmax story but then again I would not trust Newsmax the get the date correct. (Newsmax only recognises 364 days in a year coz Jan 6th didn't happen)
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Okay whatever you say about Biden and corruption, I will acquiesce and say "okay". but that is whataboutism. The thing about whataboutism is that implicitly implies that it is okay to rob, steal or do anything you want if the opposite side does the same/similar or worse. Like it was okay for the US to invade Iraq and steal their oil, and kill hundreds of thousands coz the British empire did...or vice versa. Okay, more extreme Hitler vs Stalin
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Okay whatever you say about Biden and corruption, I will acquiesce and say "okay". but that is whataboutism. The thing about whataboutism is that implicitly implies that it is okay to rob, steal or do anything you want if the opposite side does the same/similar or worse. Like it was okay for the US to invade Iraq and steal their oil, and kill hundreds of thousands coz the British empire did...or vice versa. Okay, more extreme Hitler vs Stalin
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester I ain't saying that Biden&co isn't corrupt. Your whole f@cking system is corrupt. What I am saying is that Trump was hugely and blatantly corrupt. Often to the detriment of the US
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester I ain't saying that Biden&co isn't corrupt. Your whole f@cking system is corrupt. What I am saying is that Trump was hugely and blatantly corrupt. Often to the detriment of the US
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Here is you, answering questions...
Q, What did you think of the FBI stating there was Russian interference in the 2016 election?
A, Hunter Biden's laptop.
Q, How about the Muller investigation and all the Trump staff convicted?
A, Hunter Biden's laptop.
Q, What about the quid-pro-quo phone call to the Ukrainian threatening to withhold aid. You know, the one that got Trump impeached the 1st time?
A, Hunter Biden's laptop.
Q, if Bidon is responsible for high gas prices in the US? How come my petrol in the UK is so expensive?
A, Hunter Bidens laptop
Q, What IS the GOP policy on climate change?
A, Hunter Bidens laptop
Q, What was Trumps' great healthcare policy that was always only 2-weeks away But was a huge book of blank pages?
A, Hunter Bidens laptop
Steve Bannon and the "Build the wall" scam?
Hunter Biden's laptop.
Gen Flynn taking the 5th?
Hunter Biden's laptop.
Jan 6th?
Hunter Bidens laptop
Attempted coup?
Hunter Biden's laptop.
All the Republicans calling out Trump as a crook?
Hunter Biden's laptop.
And a traitor
Hunter Bidens laptop
Don't go on Jeopardy
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Here is you, answering questions...
Q, What did you think of the FBI stating there was Russian interference in the 2016 election?
A, Hunter Biden's laptop.
Q, How about the Muller investigation and all the Trump staff convicted?
A, Hunter Biden's laptop.
Q, What about the quid-pro-quo phone call to the Ukrainian threatening to withhold aid. You know, the one that got Trump impeached the 1st time?
A, Hunter Biden's laptop.
Q, if Bidon is responsible for high gas prices in the US? How come my petrol in the UK is so expensive?
A, Hunter Bidens laptop
Q, What IS the GOP policy on climate change?
A, Hunter Bidens laptop
Q, What was Trumps' great healthcare policy that was always only 2-weeks away But was a huge book of blank pages?
A, Hunter Bidens laptop
Steve Bannon and the "Build the wall" scam?
Hunter Biden's laptop.
Gen Flynn taking the 5th?
Hunter Biden's laptop.
Jan 6th?
Hunter Bidens laptop
Attempted coup?
Hunter Biden's laptop.
All the Republicans calling out Trump as a crook?
Hunter Biden's laptop.
And a traitor
Hunter Bidens laptop
Don't go on Jeopardy
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester No he didn't pay but YOU had to pay for all of his security and staff and their staff and their security @ $440+ per person per night. Nice little earner if you can get it. Then you have all the aforementioned lobbyists.
I knew you would bring up Hunter. So have you looked into the HALF A BILLION DOLLARS Jarad got from the Saudis after his father-in-law looked the other way when they tortured and murdered a US-protected journalist?... Yeah I think not
Btw may I remind you that Hunter was NOT and NEVER HAS BEEN in office. So it matters not if he sold his ass in Gorky Park or sold anything else for however much. Unlike Jarad who WAS in office. Also, a few million here and there is chump-change compared to HALF A BILLION
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester No he didn't pay but YOU had to pay for all of his security and staff and their staff and their security @ $440+ per person per night. Nice little earner if you can get it. Then you have all the aforementioned lobbyists.
I knew you would bring up Hunter. So have you looked into the HALF A BILLION DOLLARS Jarad got from the Saudis after his father-in-law looked the other way when they tortured and murdered a US-protected journalist?... Yeah I think not
Btw may I remind you that Hunter was NOT and NEVER HAS BEEN in office. So it matters not if he sold his ass in Gorky Park or sold anything else for however much. Unlike Jarad who WAS in office. Also, a few million here and there is chump-change compared to HALF A BILLION
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Okay you probably look at me as some kind of lefty socialist and you may be right. But it is not just the left who are saying that Trump is unfit for office. Here is a piece from the right-wing Washington Examiner (not the Post) that explains how bad it would be for the Republican party and the country to have him back in office.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-proven-unfit-for-power-again
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Okay you probably look at me as some kind of lefty socialist and you may be right. But it is not just the left who are saying that Trump is unfit for office. Here is a piece from the right-wing Washington Examiner (not the Post) that explains how bad it would be for the Republican party and the country to have him back in office.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trump-proven-unfit-for-power-again
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Okay I would like to tell you but you would have to pay to be part of the conversation. If I were the POTUS, would that be corrupt?
Weeks after President Trump swore he’d have no involvement with his businesses as president, he decided to pay one a visit, travelling to Mar-a-Lago for the first weekend in February 2017. The ambassadors of Switzerland, Hungary, Afghanistan, Italy, Denmark, Peru, Colombia, and Sweden had the same idea that weekend.
That first visit was a harbinger of what would become near-constant practice over the next four years, where foreign officials, special interest groups, and others would gain access to the president and his administration through payments to businesses he still profited from in the office.
After campaigning on the promise that he wouldn’t have time to leave the White House or play golf, President Trump visited his properties 547 times while in office, paying 145 visits to Mar-a-Lago, 328 visits to his golf courses, and 33 visits to the Trump hotel in Washington. He often brought other senior government officials along, sending a message to his administration and those who would like to curry favour with it that his properties are open to their business.
I could go on and I know it looks like small beer but when you add up all the foreign dignitaries, special interest groups and govt officials that HAD to stay at of his hotels, that's a lot of beans.
So what did they get...
National Confectioners Association
In 2017, just months after the National Confectioners Association held an event at Doral, the FDA Commissioner proposed delaying a rule that would require stricter labelling standards for candy makers.
Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute
Researchers at CREW discovered that the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute paid over $700,000 for an event at Trump’s Doral resort according to the group’s tax return. This coincided with an increase in lobbying spending on the White House. Shortly after the event Trump announced support for an Obama-era environmental regulation that the group had lobbied in support of.
Community Financial Services Association of America
The Community Financial Services Association of America, which represents payday lenders across the country, held their annual convention at Trump National Doral in 2018 and 2019. One month prior to their 2019 event, the Trump Administration proposed rescinding an Obama-era regulation that they had been fighting for years to stop. The rule was officially revoked the following year.
Then there were the political groups
Political committees also spent huge amounts of money on candidates, elected officials, and donors seeking to get into the good graces of Trump and his allies. The president’s ...
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Okay I would like to tell you but you would have to pay to be part of the conversation. If I were the POTUS, would that be corrupt?
Weeks after President Trump swore he’d have no involvement with his businesses as president, he decided to pay one a visit, travelling to Mar-a-Lago for the first weekend in February 2017. The ambassadors of Switzerland, Hungary, Afghanistan, Italy, Denmark, Peru, Colombia, and Sweden had the same idea that weekend.
That first visit was a harbinger of what would become near-constant practice over the next four years, where foreign officials, special interest groups, and others would gain access to the president and his administration through payments to businesses he still profited from in the office.
After campaigning on the promise that he wouldn’t have time to leave the White House or play golf, President Trump visited his properties 547 times while in office, paying 145 visits to Mar-a-Lago, 328 visits to his golf courses, and 33 visits to the Trump hotel in Washington. He often brought other senior government officials along, sending a message to his administration and those who would like to curry favour with it that his properties are open to their business.
I could go on and I know it looks like small beer but when you add up all the foreign dignitaries, special interest groups and govt officials that HAD to stay at of his hotels, that's a lot of beans.
So what did they get...
National Confectioners Association
In 2017, just months after the National Confectioners Association held an event at Doral, the FDA Commissioner proposed delaying a rule that would require stricter labelling standards for candy makers.
Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute
Researchers at CREW discovered that the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute paid over $700,000 for an event at Trump’s Doral resort according to the group’s tax return. This coincided with an increase in lobbying spending on the White House. Shortly after the event Trump announced support for an Obama-era environmental regulation that the group had lobbied in support of.
Community Financial Services Association of America
The Community Financial Services Association of America, which represents payday lenders across the country, held their annual convention at Trump National Doral in 2018 and 2019. One month prior to their 2019 event, the Trump Administration proposed rescinding an Obama-era regulation that they had been fighting for years to stop. The rule was officially revoked the following year.
Then there were the political groups
Political committees also spent huge amounts of money on candidates, elected officials, and donors seeking to get into the good graces of Trump and his allies. The president’s ...
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Of course Biden reversed so many of Trump's orders. The Trump administration was the most corrupt since Harding. Okay, your whole system is corrupt but Trump took the piss. How anybody can still support that bunch of traitorous cowards is beyond belief. They spout "blue lives matter" and then deny extra funding or recognition to the same capital police officers that stood at the gates and saved THEIR lives.
Why does half of America only have 364 days in a year? Because Jan 6th never happened.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Of course Biden reversed so many of Trump's orders. The Trump administration was the most corrupt since Harding. Okay, your whole system is corrupt but Trump took the piss. How anybody can still support that bunch of traitorous cowards is beyond belief. They spout "blue lives matter" and then deny extra funding or recognition to the same capital police officers that stood at the gates and saved THEIR lives.
Why does half of America only have 364 days in a year? Because Jan 6th never happened.
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Name one restriction on production. By that I mean post a link to an actual restriction, not some GOP propaganda.
Biden halted new licences for future drilling on federal land. The key word there is "future". The oil industry already had thousands of unused licences and even then he reversed his decision.
Can you please explain the GOP's policy on reducing America's CO2 emissions? Because all I can see is "La la la, I'm not listening, fake news, it's not real" Meanwhile the US is suffering drought, forest fires and extreme weather on an unprecedented scale. Which (surprise, surprise) is exactly in line with the climate model all those pesky scientists predicted.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 16, 2022:
@CourtJester Name one restriction on production. By that I mean post a link to an actual restriction, not some GOP propaganda.
Biden halted new licences for future drilling on federal land. The key word there is "future". The oil industry already had thousands of unused licences and even then he reversed his decision.
Can you please explain the GOP's policy on reducing America's CO2 emissions? Because all I can see is "La la la, I'm not listening, fake news, it's not real" Meanwhile the US is suffering drought, forest fires and extreme weather on an unprecedented scale. Which (surprise, surprise) is exactly in line with the climate model all those pesky scientists predicted.
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 14, 2022:
@CourtJester You got a bit of wall which Trump had to syphon off funding from the defence budget for. Congress didn't want it coz there was no money in it for the donors.
Yeah, petrol (gas) is at record prices all over the world. The price at my pump is £1,88 per ltr which works out at $8.00 per US gallon (maybe more as the £ has risen since we got rid of OUR lying scumbag).
So tell me who should I blame, Boris or Biden?
Economics 101 the law of supply and demand. When things are in high demand or harder to get, the price goes up. When things are easier to get or demand is low the price falls. During the pandemic, people stayed at home so low demand = low price. Now people can go out and there are sanctions against one of the largest oil and gas-producing countries so prices rise. Do I really have to explain capitalism to an American FFS?
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 14, 2022:
@CourtJester You got a bit of wall which Trump had to syphon off funding from the defence budget for. Congress didn't want it coz there was no money in it for the donors.
Yeah, petrol (gas) is at record prices all over the world. The price at my pump is £1,88 per ltr which works out at $8.00 per US gallon (maybe more as the £ has risen since we got rid of OUR lying scumbag).
So tell me who should I blame, Boris or Biden?
Economics 101 the law of supply and demand. When things are in high demand or harder to get, the price goes up. When things are easier to get or demand is low the price falls. During the pandemic, people stayed at home so low demand = low price. Now people can go out and there are sanctions against one of the largest oil and gas-producing countries so prices rise. Do I really have to explain capitalism to an American FFS?
Two sides of the pond
Matias comments on Jul 14, 2022:
it was not moral considerations that led to Boris' expulsion, but pure power politics. It became clear to the Tories that they would lose the next election with Johnson. If he were still popular with the electorate, he could lie as much as he wanted, they would let him get away with anything.
273kelvin replies on Jul 14, 2022:
Mostly correct, they were not guaranteed to lose but Boris is the only factor that could lose it for them
Matias comments on Jul 14, 2022:
it was not moral considerations that led to Boris' expulsion, but pure power politics. It became clear to the Tories that they would lose the next election with Johnson. If he were still popular with the electorate, he could lie as much as he wanted, they would let him get away with anything.
273kelvin replies on Jul 14, 2022:
Mostly correct, they were not guaranteed to lose but Boris is the only factor that could lose it for them
Two sides of the pond
TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 13, 2022:
Maybe it's because the British have a parlimentary system for their federal government, maybe not, but it does appear that their Conservative Party, which is their counterpart to our Repub Party, does appear to have a majority that are sane and honest enough to stand up to their leader, unlike our ...
273kelvin replies on Jul 13, 2022:
Oh, we had plenty of Torys that publically backed Boris to the end. Yes, a parliamentary system allows for more decent but sorry tbh the US system is awful. It has been a disaster nearly everywhere it's been exported to. Add to that, the big money donors (which the system via SOCUS allowed) and about 20 people pick who you get to vote for on either side.
TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 13, 2022:
Maybe it's because the British have a parlimentary system for their federal government, maybe not, but it does appear that their Conservative Party, which is their counterpart to our Repub Party, does appear to have a majority that are sane and honest enough to stand up to their leader, unlike our ...
273kelvin replies on Jul 13, 2022:
Oh, we had plenty of Torys that publically backed Boris to the end. Yes, a parliamentary system allows for more decent but sorry tbh the US system is awful. It has been a disaster nearly everywhere it's been exported to. Add to that, the big money donors (which the system via SOCUS allowed) and about 20 people pick who you get to vote for on either side.
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 13, 2022:
@CourtJester You don't get subsidies because you're not rich enough to buy a senator. The only things that pass are those that will benefit the corporate donors. You did not get the wall for the same reasons. Even though I disagreed with the idea (and what was built was pretty ineffectual), it did have a mandate, as did the green new deal and build back better but they got squashed too.
Don't you think it might be about time the American people stopped all the silly factionalism between Reps and Dems and focused on all the corporate millions pumped into your elections? Whilst that still exists, you will never get what you want. Maybe you might wonder why the US really needs to have the 2 largest airforces in the world. Are Mexico and Canada such a threat?
Ps. Quoting the gas price from the middle of a pandemic is a bit lame.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 13, 2022:
@CourtJester You don't get subsidies because you're not rich enough to buy a senator. The only things that pass are those that will benefit the corporate donors. You did not get the wall for the same reasons. Even though I disagreed with the idea (and what was built was pretty ineffectual), it did have a mandate, as did the green new deal and build back better but they got squashed too.
Don't you think it might be about time the American people stopped all the silly factionalism between Reps and Dems and focused on all the corporate millions pumped into your elections? Whilst that still exists, you will never get what you want. Maybe you might wonder why the US really needs to have the 2 largest airforces in the world. Are Mexico and Canada such a threat?
Ps. Quoting the gas price from the middle of a pandemic is a bit lame.
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 13, 2022:
@Trajan61 But if you look at China and their one child per family policy. It was the REDUCTION of their population that led to industrialisation etc.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 13, 2022:
@Trajan61 But if you look at China and their one child per family policy. It was the REDUCTION of their population that led to industrialisation etc.
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2022:
Soooo, you would like it better if he did Nothing? WTF are you trying to say??????
273kelvin replies on Jul 12, 2022:
@yvilletom Allow abortion clinics to open on federal land. Threaten to increase the size of the supreme court. End the filibuster and pass a bill that makes the right to an abortion a federal statute.
But shoot, he won't do any of these things, even to guarantee voting rights. You have to give the GOP one thing. If they wanted these things? They would fight dirty to get them.
AnneWimsey comments on Jul 10, 2022:
Soooo, you would like it better if he did Nothing? WTF are you trying to say??????
273kelvin replies on Jul 12, 2022:
@yvilletom Allow abortion clinics to open on federal land. Threaten to increase the size of the supreme court. End the filibuster and pass a bill that makes the right to an abortion a federal statute.
But shoot, he won't do any of these things, even to guarantee voting rights. You have to give the GOP one thing. If they wanted these things? They would fight dirty to get them.
More disappointed by Biden all the time.
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 12, 2022:
So you got your wall then?...and did Mexico pay for it?
CourtJester comments on Jul 10, 2022:
I love that democrats are stating their disapproval of Biden’s slack jawed, booger eating, idiot capabilities.
273kelvin replies on Jul 12, 2022:
So you got your wall then?...and did Mexico pay for it?
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 12, 2022:
@Trajan61 Well let us read your link. The first half backs up your theory but only anecdotally It ends with;
" At the national level, there is a clear relationship between income and per capita CO2 emissions, with average emissions for people living in industrialized countries and key oil producing nations topping the charts [10]. High-consuming lifestyles and production practices in the highest income countries result in much higher emissions rates than in middle and low-income countries, where the majority of the world’s population lives [11].
For example, the United States represents just over 4% of the global population but accounts for 17% of the world’s energy use [3, 12]. Per person carbon emissions are among the highest in the world. People living in the United States, Australia, and Canada, have carbon footprints close to 200 times larger than people in some of the poorest and fastest-growing countries in sub-Saharan Africa—such as Chad, Niger, and the Central African Republic [10]. In the middle of the spectrum are the middle-income economies, home to 75% of the world’s population [13]. In these places, industrialization will increase standards of living and consumption patterns over the coming decades [14]. Without changes to how economies tend to grow, carbon emissions will rise."
You can see that there is a big difference between million people living near subsistence and the same amount with an SUV, AC, dishwasher, fridge/freezer etc.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 12, 2022:
@Trajan61 Well let us read your link. The first half backs up your theory but only anecdotally It ends with;
" At the national level, there is a clear relationship between income and per capita CO2 emissions, with average emissions for people living in industrialized countries and key oil producing nations topping the charts [10]. High-consuming lifestyles and production practices in the highest income countries result in much higher emissions rates than in middle and low-income countries, where the majority of the world’s population lives [11].
For example, the United States represents just over 4% of the global population but accounts for 17% of the world’s energy use [3, 12]. Per person carbon emissions are among the highest in the world. People living in the United States, Australia, and Canada, have carbon footprints close to 200 times larger than people in some of the poorest and fastest-growing countries in sub-Saharan Africa—such as Chad, Niger, and the Central African Republic [10]. In the middle of the spectrum are the middle-income economies, home to 75% of the world’s population [13]. In these places, industrialization will increase standards of living and consumption patterns over the coming decades [14]. Without changes to how economies tend to grow, carbon emissions will rise."
You can see that there is a big difference between million people living near subsistence and the same amount with an SUV, AC, dishwasher, fridge/freezer etc.
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 11, 2022:
@Trajan61 Firstly it is a myth that high populations have a higher carbon footprint and pollute more. Just look at China, the reason it is so industrialised and such a large polluter is down to its reduction in population.
Secondly, if x number of people migrate to the US or any other country, then the world's carbon footprint stays roughly the same* (give or take their travel and higher standard of living). Do you think that Mexicans raking your lawn or cleaning your pool has a similar effect as the US govt subsidising coal?
*Kinda l like if the North Pole melts, it would not raise the sea level at all because it's floating ice.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 11, 2022:
@Trajan61 Firstly it is a myth that high populations have a higher carbon footprint and pollute more. Just look at China, the reason it is so industrialised and such a large polluter is down to its reduction in population.
Secondly, if x number of people migrate to the US or any other country, then the world's carbon footprint stays roughly the same* (give or take their travel and higher standard of living). Do you think that Mexicans raking your lawn or cleaning your pool has a similar effect as the US govt subsidising coal?
*Kinda l like if the North Pole melts, it would not raise the sea level at all because it's floating ice.
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 11, 2022:
@Trajan61 Oh sorry I forgot about the coal power stations that immigrants carry in their knapsacks. Can you again please explain how migrants have significantly increased the US carbon footprint? And the funny thing is that Biden hasn't changed Trump's rules at all except in regard to children. Then he hasn`t done very much at all period. You guys call him socialist and progressive and we can't stop laughing at the idea. Oh, do we wish that he had one iota of the left-wing ideology you claim he has? The fact is Biden is (and has been for 50 years), a corporate Democrat, that's why the Dems choose him to run. If they had pitched Bernie you would have a point but they didn't. His only claim to the job is that he is not Trump. Whilst that was good enough to beat Trump by about 8 million votes. it was a very low bar.
If he runs, Biden will lose the next election. Not because he is progressive or left. because he isn't Not because the republicans have better policies, because they have no policies ("we own the libs" is not a policy). It will be because he promised a whole lot of good stuff that people wanted, then wimped out on.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 11, 2022:
@Trajan61 Oh sorry I forgot about the coal power stations that immigrants carry in their knapsacks. Can you again please explain how migrants have significantly increased the US carbon footprint? And the funny thing is that Biden hasn't changed Trump's rules at all except in regard to children. Then he hasn`t done very much at all period. You guys call him socialist and progressive and we can't stop laughing at the idea. Oh, do we wish that he had one iota of the left-wing ideology you claim he has? The fact is Biden is (and has been for 50 years), a corporate Democrat, that's why the Dems choose him to run. If they had pitched Bernie you would have a point but they didn't. His only claim to the job is that he is not Trump. Whilst that was good enough to beat Trump by about 8 million votes. it was a very low bar.
If he runs, Biden will lose the next election. Not because he is progressive or left. because he isn't Not because the republicans have better policies, because they have no policies ("we own the libs" is not a policy). It will be because he promised a whole lot of good stuff that people wanted, then wimped out on.
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2022:
@Trajan61 As a rationalist doesn`t it give any pause to call people that agree with 95% of the world's scientists "nuts"?
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2022:
@Trajan61 As a rationalist doesn`t it give any pause to call people that agree with 95% of the world's scientists "nuts"?
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2022:
@Trajan61 Biden couldn`t declare war on crabgrass in his yard. If "war" means acknowledging (along with 95% of scientists) that global warming is real, it is already affecting the US and maybe the government should do something? Then it was a Biden "war" ie. "We are going to do something, Oh oops sorry we cant"
What's the difference between a Republican and a Democrat?
A Democrat is like your nice aunt that promises to take you to Disneyland but never does.
A Republican is like your grumpy uncle who tells you there's no money to go to Disneyland and then you discover they went by themselves.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 9, 2022:
@Trajan61 Biden couldn`t declare war on crabgrass in his yard. If "war" means acknowledging (along with 95% of scientists) that global warming is real, it is already affecting the US and maybe the government should do something? Then it was a Biden "war" ie. "We are going to do something, Oh oops sorry we cant"
What's the difference between a Republican and a Democrat?
A Democrat is like your nice aunt that promises to take you to Disneyland but never does.
A Republican is like your grumpy uncle who tells you there's no money to go to Disneyland and then you discover they went by themselves.
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 8, 2022:
@Trajan61 The 9.9% was petrol prices, not fertilizer and even that might be out of date by now.
So you really think that had Trump not lost in 2020 you would not have had inflation? America would stand alone as immune from all the market forces that affected the rest of the world. All the free taxpayers' money Trump pumped into big corporations and 0% interest rates since 2008 had no inflationary effect at all? I get that you respect Trump and rate him highly but he is not divine.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 8, 2022:
@Trajan61 The 9.9% was petrol prices, not fertilizer and even that might be out of date by now.
So you really think that had Trump not lost in 2020 you would not have had inflation? America would stand alone as immune from all the market forces that affected the rest of the world. All the free taxpayers' money Trump pumped into big corporations and 0% interest rates since 2008 had no inflationary effect at all? I get that you respect Trump and rate him highly but he is not divine.
Bojos obit
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TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 7, 2022:
This Boris Johnson sounds an awful lot like Trump. Maybe our two countries could have traded leaders a while back, in some sort of international asshole exchange program, like we do with high school students..
273kelvin replies on Jul 7, 2022:
Maybe we can find a volcano god that we can both appease by their sacrifice?
TomMcGiverin comments on Jul 7, 2022:
This Boris Johnson sounds an awful lot like Trump. Maybe our two countries could have traded leaders a while back, in some sort of international asshole exchange program, like we do with high school students..
273kelvin replies on Jul 7, 2022:
Maybe we can find a volcano god that we can both appease by their sacrifice?
Bojos obit
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FvckY0u comments on Jul 7, 2022:
I would be very pleased to hear this gentleman's humorous report on politics in the USA. Well said from our friend across the pond.
273kelvin replies on Jul 7, 2022:
https://youtu.be/cyEtLS-9KxU
FvckY0u comments on Jul 7, 2022:
I would be very pleased to hear this gentleman's humorous report on politics in the USA. Well said from our friend across the pond.
273kelvin replies on Jul 7, 2022:
https://youtu.be/cyEtLS-9KxU
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Mcflewster comments on Jul 7, 2022:
Is a 22 Committee decision part of the constitution? . What Constitution? We will never know because I do not think it is part of the plan now, Boris could say he was forced out by "Events , Dear Boy"
273kelvin replies on Jul 7, 2022:
The 1922 committee is a caucus of Conservative backbench MPs. It represents the views of the Conservative Parliamentary Party. So not part of the country's constitution, just the Tory party.
Mcflewster comments on Jul 7, 2022:
Is a 22 Committee decision part of the constitution? . What Constitution? We will never know because I do not think it is part of the plan now, Boris could say he was forced out by "Events , Dear Boy"
273kelvin replies on Jul 7, 2022:
The 1922 committee is a caucus of Conservative backbench MPs. It represents the views of the Conservative Parliamentary Party. So not part of the country's constitution, just the Tory party.
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2022:
@Trajan61 You mean the 9.9% increase as opposed to the 14.6% here in the UK?
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2022:
@Trajan61 You mean the 9.9% increase as opposed to the 14.6% here in the UK?
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2022:
@Trajan61 I do hope that you read contracts a little more critically than you read the news. From my understanding. Biden had not stopped drilling on federal land, in fact, the oil companies had 20.000 unused leases already for federal land and not one of them was blocked. What he had done is to stop issuing NEW leases for drilling on federal land. That was as of April 2022. Then he did a partial u-turn and started issuing leases but with increased royalties for the taxpayer.* Even so, can you please explain to this idiot why future leases that might take years to come on stream would have such a significant impact on current prices? Could it be that the oil companies are making a bundle by price gouging and the whole federal lease thing is a distraction?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-resume-oil-gas-drilling-public-land-despite-biden-campaign-pledge-2022-04-15/
Ps, it will not matter if the Dems are voted out. They will simply claim the election was rigged, lose every court case, stage a coup and get Kamala Harris to pick Biden for a 2nd term. No of course they won't because that would be treason, wouldn`t it?
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2022:
@Trajan61 I do hope that you read contracts a little more critically than you read the news. From my understanding. Biden had not stopped drilling on federal land, in fact, the oil companies had 20.000 unused leases already for federal land and not one of them was blocked. What he had done is to stop issuing NEW leases for drilling on federal land. That was as of April 2022. Then he did a partial u-turn and started issuing leases but with increased royalties for the taxpayer.* Even so, can you please explain to this idiot why future leases that might take years to come on stream would have such a significant impact on current prices? Could it be that the oil companies are making a bundle by price gouging and the whole federal lease thing is a distraction?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-resume-oil-gas-drilling-public-land-despite-biden-campaign-pledge-2022-04-15/
Ps, it will not matter if the Dems are voted out. They will simply claim the election was rigged, lose every court case, stage a coup and get Kamala Harris to pick Biden for a 2nd term. No of course they won't because that would be treason, wouldn`t it?
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2022:
@Trajan61 High fuel prices in the US are due to Biden and the school shootings are due to a lack of prayer in schools, yeah right? There is a reason that we are on this site. It is because we prefer to base our views on logic and reason, not on blind obedience and superstition. You know that fuel prices are high all over the world but you blindly adhere to the gospel according to the Republican party.
Here is a list of gas price increases country by country. The USA is quite high at 9.9% but not as high as Canada or the UK at 16.4 and 14.6% respectively. True, parts of the EU are seeing prices actually fall but that might be a tail-off from early hikes or govt intervention (let's hope that trend hits both our shores soon). However, I can see nothing in this list that "definitively" backs up your claim. The graph at the top shows an average of 22% increase as opposed to the USA's 9.9% However, this does back up my assertion that had Trump not lost, then you would still have high gas and food prices but it would be Antifas fault.
https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/benchmark/
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 5, 2022:
@Trajan61 High fuel prices in the US are due to Biden and the school shootings are due to a lack of prayer in schools, yeah right? There is a reason that we are on this site. It is because we prefer to base our views on logic and reason, not on blind obedience and superstition. You know that fuel prices are high all over the world but you blindly adhere to the gospel according to the Republican party.
Here is a list of gas price increases country by country. The USA is quite high at 9.9% but not as high as Canada or the UK at 16.4 and 14.6% respectively. True, parts of the EU are seeing prices actually fall but that might be a tail-off from early hikes or govt intervention (let's hope that trend hits both our shores soon). However, I can see nothing in this list that "definitively" backs up your claim. The graph at the top shows an average of 22% increase as opposed to the USA's 9.9% However, this does back up my assertion that had Trump not lost, then you would still have high gas and food prices but it would be Antifas fault.
https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/benchmark/
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2022:
@Trajan61 You say"definitely" so confidently yet fuel prices are high all over the world.
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 4, 2022:
@Trajan61 You say"definitely" so confidently yet fuel prices are high all over the world.
Last year, Biden said that the build back better plan and policies were working because our July 4th...
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 3, 2022:
Petrol is £1.89 per ltr. That is around $8.50 per US gallon. Tell me please who should I blame, Biden or Boris?
Trajan61 comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Biden’s war on American energy is the main culprit for the high fuel and inflation cost.
273kelvin replies on Jul 3, 2022:
Petrol is £1.89 per ltr. That is around $8.50 per US gallon. Tell me please who should I blame, Biden or Boris?
If the conservatives on the Court won't let the EPA regulate greenhouse gases, and Republicans in ...
CourtJester comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Global warming is nothing more than a liberal tax and controls scheme.
Obama (a man that made only a few hundred thousand dollars a year) just purchased a $12,000,000 mansion on the ocean at Martha’s Vineyard and still talks about rising sea levels. I’m calling Bull Shit.
273kelvin replies on Jul 2, 2022:
Let me put it in a language you can understand.
https://youtu.be/Z174MnstL0o
CourtJester comments on Jul 2, 2022:
Global warming is nothing more than a liberal tax and controls scheme.
Obama (a man that made only a few hundred thousand dollars a year) just purchased a $12,000,000 mansion on the ocean at Martha’s Vineyard and still talks about rising sea levels. I’m calling Bull Shit.
273kelvin replies on Jul 2, 2022:
Let me put it in a language you can understand.
https://youtu.be/Z174MnstL0o
True story
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jul 1, 2022:
@NostraDumbass I'm kinda enjoying it. Throwing factual medicine balls at the guy and he's the fat kid in dodgeball pretending they don't hurt. Yeah, just wait till more Republicans turn their back on the loser. DeSantis is already picking up most of the donors.
Also, his blind devotion is so funny. He reminds me of a Liverpool football (soccer) fan I heard in a pub. This is just after their top player Luis Suárez had bit a guy's ear during a game."He was just being playful...It was only a little bite" lol
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jul 1, 2022:
@NostraDumbass I'm kinda enjoying it. Throwing factual medicine balls at the guy and he's the fat kid in dodgeball pretending they don't hurt. Yeah, just wait till more Republicans turn their back on the loser. DeSantis is already picking up most of the donors.
Also, his blind devotion is so funny. He reminds me of a Liverpool football (soccer) fan I heard in a pub. This is just after their top player Luis Suárez had bit a guy's ear during a game."He was just being playful...It was only a little bite" lol
True story
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jul 1, 2022:
@CourtJester Neither has Hunter and he unlike Jarad has never held office. It is quite a thing to arrest a former president for any crime. The political ramifications would/will be huge. If you look at South Africa where this has happened and all the subsequent riots. And the guy is as bent as a $3 note. The people can see all the cars and mansions he bought with govt money. Yet there are people like you who will back him whatever. So brace yourself man because that shit will hit your fan very soon.
Run this through your head. You walk into your local bank and say to the teller (we will call her Wendy). "Wendy, I just need you to find me an extra $11,780 in my account. Now I can make good things happen for you if you do but there will be bad things that will happen to you if you don't...COME ON WENDY, I JUST NEED $11,000 FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! GIVE ME A BREAK!" How long before they called security and if you persisted, arrested you for attempted robbery?
That is just one instance of him trying to destroy your democracy, not mine but YOUR country, And if you cannot condemn such behaviour then I'm sorry but you are as big a traitor as he is.
Now I know that you will not address this at all but simply say "La la la, I'm not listening" then put up another Hunter meme. So let's look at Trumps' minions. Bear in mind what Trump himself said 6 years ago “The mob takes the Fifth Amendment...If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” To date 30 of Trumps' people have pled the 5th. Including Gen Flynn, who could not even say if he believed in the peaceful transfer of power! Then we have Ivanka and Guliani, who have most certainly obtained pardons otherwise they too would have pled the 5th. Not to mention all the Trumpers who asked for pardons.
Let us look at Steve Bannon former CEO of Trumps' 2016 presidential campaign and a prime mover in the Jan 6th coup attempt. He gets kicked out after threatening govt officials on Twitter. Then he along with others (who have been convicted) grift millions of dollars in a scam called "We build the wall". They suckered idiots like you to send them money which they spent on cars, yachts and houses. Trump pardoned him before he could go to trial. So okay maybe he felt bad for the guy and didn't want his friend to do time. But would you have him back in the oval office? Why? The guy literally stole millions from people like you and "That's okay, help me overturn the democratic process"
When will you wake up and smell the coffee? The people testifying to the Jan 6th committee are not Dems, Libs or never Trumpers. They are once firmly loyal aids. People that believed in Trump just as fervently as you do and worked for him. The only difference is that they were not willing to betray America.
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jul 1, 2022:
@CourtJester Neither has Hunter and he unlike Jarad has never held office. It is quite a thing to arrest a former president for any crime. The political ramifications would/will be huge. If you look at South Africa where this has happened and all the subsequent riots. And the guy is as bent as a $3 note. The people can see all the cars and mansions he bought with govt money. Yet there are people like you who will back him whatever. So brace yourself man because that shit will hit your fan very soon.
Run this through your head. You walk into your local bank and say to the teller (we will call her Wendy). "Wendy, I just need you to find me an extra $11,780 in my account. Now I can make good things happen for you if you do but there will be bad things that will happen to you if you don't...COME ON WENDY, I JUST NEED $11,000 FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! GIVE ME A BREAK!" How long before they called security and if you persisted, arrested you for attempted robbery?
That is just one instance of him trying to destroy your democracy, not mine but YOUR country, And if you cannot condemn such behaviour then I'm sorry but you are as big a traitor as he is.
Now I know that you will not address this at all but simply say "La la la, I'm not listening" then put up another Hunter meme. So let's look at Trumps' minions. Bear in mind what Trump himself said 6 years ago “The mob takes the Fifth Amendment...If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” To date 30 of Trumps' people have pled the 5th. Including Gen Flynn, who could not even say if he believed in the peaceful transfer of power! Then we have Ivanka and Guliani, who have most certainly obtained pardons otherwise they too would have pled the 5th. Not to mention all the Trumpers who asked for pardons.
Let us look at Steve Bannon former CEO of Trumps' 2016 presidential campaign and a prime mover in the Jan 6th coup attempt. He gets kicked out after threatening govt officials on Twitter. Then he along with others (who have been convicted) grift millions of dollars in a scam called "We build the wall". They suckered idiots like you to send them money which they spent on cars, yachts and houses. Trump pardoned him before he could go to trial. So okay maybe he felt bad for the guy and didn't want his friend to do time. But would you have him back in the oval office? Why? The guy literally stole millions from people like you and "That's okay, help me overturn the democratic process"
When will you wake up and smell the coffee? The people testifying to the Jan 6th committee are not Dems, Libs or never Trumpers. They are once firmly loyal aids. People that believed in Trump just as fervently as you do and worked for him. The only difference is that they were not willing to betray America.
True story
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2022:
@CourtJester Again with the whataboutism.
Okay, abuse of family connections in govt. So with Trump being guilty of trying to overthrow your democracy, you want to talk about Hunter Biden and the money he foreign govts. Fine, I concede he looks bent. He got the gig in Ukraine because of his dad, no question. Did they get their money's worth? we don't know yet.
So with such concern in these matters, you will be equally shocked by other allegations no matter which side of the political divide it's on, correct?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html
Investigate this with the same zeal and get back to me.
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 30, 2022:
@CourtJester Again with the whataboutism.
Okay, abuse of family connections in govt. So with Trump being guilty of trying to overthrow your democracy, you want to talk about Hunter Biden and the money he foreign govts. Fine, I concede he looks bent. He got the gig in Ukraine because of his dad, no question. Did they get their money's worth? we don't know yet.
So with such concern in these matters, you will be equally shocked by other allegations no matter which side of the political divide it's on, correct?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/jared-kushner-saudi-investment-fund.html
Investigate this with the same zeal and get back to me.
True story
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2022:
@CourtJester So that's a big NO on any actual instances of Trump blocking "pay to play" then?
Cheap gas in a pandemic when everyone is staying at home. Wow who would have thought?* (it was 2/3 the price we have now in the UK at that time) I'm still waiting for you to tell me should I blame Boris or Biden for $8.50+ per US gallon for my petrol.
Fyi, things like "Trump puts forward new bill to limit big corp political contributions" or "Trumps new plan to force members to reveal their vested interests before voting or speaking". If they had been the headlines during his term? Then he would have had my support, in spite of my personal distaste for the man. But they did not happen. They were not even like his great healthcare plan that was only ever just 2 weeks away. Dont get me wrong, I can see the attraction of big talk saying "drain the swamp". But the reality was that historians now view his administration as the most corrupt since Harding. Your drianed swamp was a real as his wall.
Ps. Whataboutism is not an instance of Trump doing f-all.
*Isn't supply and demand economics 101?
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 29, 2022:
@CourtJester So that's a big NO on any actual instances of Trump blocking "pay to play" then?
Cheap gas in a pandemic when everyone is staying at home. Wow who would have thought?* (it was 2/3 the price we have now in the UK at that time) I'm still waiting for you to tell me should I blame Boris or Biden for $8.50+ per US gallon for my petrol.
Fyi, things like "Trump puts forward new bill to limit big corp political contributions" or "Trumps new plan to force members to reveal their vested interests before voting or speaking". If they had been the headlines during his term? Then he would have had my support, in spite of my personal distaste for the man. But they did not happen. They were not even like his great healthcare plan that was only ever just 2 weeks away. Dont get me wrong, I can see the attraction of big talk saying "drain the swamp". But the reality was that historians now view his administration as the most corrupt since Harding. Your drianed swamp was a real as his wall.
Ps. Whataboutism is not an instance of Trump doing f-all.
*Isn't supply and demand economics 101?
True story
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 28, 2022:
@CourtJester Can you please give me any examples of him bucking the "Pay to play system"? I mean I heard an awful lot of talk about it but no actual instances. I did hear a big oil exec being put in charge of the EPA, his kids in the cabinet, nobody getting to see him if they didn't stay at Trump Tower, wanting to host the G8 at his hotel and ambassadors being appointed after donating $1,000,000 to his inauguration etc. But hey I'm open-minded, give me some examples.
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 28, 2022:
@CourtJester Can you please give me any examples of him bucking the "Pay to play system"? I mean I heard an awful lot of talk about it but no actual instances. I did hear a big oil exec being put in charge of the EPA, his kids in the cabinet, nobody getting to see him if they didn't stay at Trump Tower, wanting to host the G8 at his hotel and ambassadors being appointed after donating $1,000,000 to his inauguration etc. But hey I'm open-minded, give me some examples.
Anyone else get caught making a song reference that went completely over the youngsters' heads
Normanbites comments on Jun 28, 2022:
"Sixteen tons and what do you get?"
"... and that's what you get, for making woopie..."
"Hey Mr Custer, I don't want to go!..."
"Things you are liable to read in the Bible, ain't necessarily so."
Yep I have that problem a lot ... AND there's movie quotes, but that's worthy of another ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 28, 2022:
They might get 16 tons because of this
https://youtu.be/CPW3YikDwEM
Normanbites comments on Jun 28, 2022:
"Sixteen tons and what do you get?"
"... and that's what you get, for making woopie..."
"Hey Mr Custer, I don't want to go!..."
"Things you are liable to read in the Bible, ain't necessarily so."
Yep I have that problem a lot ... AND there's movie quotes, but that's worthy of another ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 28, 2022:
They might get 16 tons because of this
https://youtu.be/CPW3YikDwEM
True story
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 28, 2022:
@CourtJester Unvaccinated idiots that Trump did nothing to persuade. On the contrary, he promoted division over the subject of simple health precautions. Have you forgotten the WH party that infected dozens? He himself got the jab and kept it quiet for 6 weeks. Or did I miss that broadcast he made promoting the vaccine? He sure had plenty to say on "We woz robbed (send me money)". As I said, it is not the libs he shafts, it's you guys.
That is not just inept, it is sabotage. One might wonder if some other hand (cough Putin) was at work? Don`t forget that Benedict Arnold was a trusted hero of the revolution up to that point.
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 28, 2022:
@CourtJester Unvaccinated idiots that Trump did nothing to persuade. On the contrary, he promoted division over the subject of simple health precautions. Have you forgotten the WH party that infected dozens? He himself got the jab and kept it quiet for 6 weeks. Or did I miss that broadcast he made promoting the vaccine? He sure had plenty to say on "We woz robbed (send me money)". As I said, it is not the libs he shafts, it's you guys.
That is not just inept, it is sabotage. One might wonder if some other hand (cough Putin) was at work? Don`t forget that Benedict Arnold was a trusted hero of the revolution up to that point.
Any comments from the conservatives on this site in regards to the recent court rulings?
CourtJester comments on Jun 26, 2022:
The right to protect one’s self is clearly written into the Constitution of the United States so it is protected on the federal level.
Abortion is not listed anywhere within the Constitution so it’s left of to individual states to decide on for themselves.
That’s how the founding fathers ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2022:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Notice that the 2nd amendment uses the term "well regulated" it is the only time the founding fathers used the word "regulated" in the whole constitution.
Note also there is nothing about personal protection, keeping the govt in check or open carry. Do you think it was legal to walk around Boston with a loaded musket in 1798? think again.
CourtJester comments on Jun 26, 2022:
The right to protect one’s self is clearly written into the Constitution of the United States so it is protected on the federal level.
Abortion is not listed anywhere within the Constitution so it’s left of to individual states to decide on for themselves.
That’s how the founding fathers ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2022:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Notice that the 2nd amendment uses the term "well regulated" it is the only time the founding fathers used the word "regulated" in the whole constitution.
Note also there is nothing about personal protection, keeping the govt in check or open carry. Do you think it was legal to walk around Boston with a loaded musket in 1798? think again.
He didn't think that one through. :)
CourtJester comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Not nearly as bad as what the liberals did the day Trump took office though.
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2022:
@CourtJester It is also hard to dispute the audio of Trump trying to solicit 11780 non-existent votes. Try that at your local bank and see what happens. Plus the fake electoral college votes that were sent to Washington. Not to mention all the damming testimony from Republican aids of him trying to subvert the DOJ, National Guard, DHS etc. for treasonous reasons. Your level of credulity makes me wonder if you are secretly religious.
CourtJester comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Not nearly as bad as what the liberals did the day Trump took office though.
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2022:
@CourtJester It is also hard to dispute the audio of Trump trying to solicit 11780 non-existent votes. Try that at your local bank and see what happens. Plus the fake electoral college votes that were sent to Washington. Not to mention all the damming testimony from Republican aids of him trying to subvert the DOJ, National Guard, DHS etc. for treasonous reasons. Your level of credulity makes me wonder if you are secretly religious.
He didn't think that one through. :)
CourtJester comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Not nearly as bad as what the liberals did the day Trump took office though.
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2022:
@CourtJester How dare you call those "Beautiful people" and "True patriots" "unarmed idiots"? Have not heard the words of your glorious leader?
CourtJester comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Not nearly as bad as what the liberals did the day Trump took office though.
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2022:
@CourtJester How dare you call those "Beautiful people" and "True patriots" "unarmed idiots"? Have not heard the words of your glorious leader?
True story
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2022:
@CourtJester An opinion backed by the $25,000,000 he had to pay back for his Trump University grift. But don`t worry, he still has the $250,000,000 he grifted from "Stop the steal".
When are you guys gonna wake up and smell the coffee? He ain't grifting the libs. It's you, dumb shmucks, that he and his pardoned friends like Banion milk
NostraDumbass comments on Jun 26, 2022:
Comrade Trumpov is not, nor has ever been, a businessman. He is a grifter, a swindler, a liar and a fraud who did little more than soil the Oval Office with his vulgar presence while humiliating himself and America on the world stage every time he opened his mouth. Compared to him Nixon was a ...
273kelvin replies on Jun 27, 2022:
@CourtJester An opinion backed by the $25,000,000 he had to pay back for his Trump University grift. But don`t worry, he still has the $250,000,000 he grifted from "Stop the steal".
When are you guys gonna wake up and smell the coffee? He ain't grifting the libs. It's you, dumb shmucks, that he and his pardoned friends like Banion milk
Trust the expertise of the betting world, they are not interested in parties or politics, only in ...
Mcflewster comments on Jun 24, 2022:
Betting world IS interested in money but it gets MORE money the more mistakes punters make than getting the winning horse, so it is in their interests to promote misleading ideas . What an atmosphere in which to promote the truth !
273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2022:
@Mcflewster It is a mathematical phenomenon that the collective is far more likely to be accurate than the individual, no matter how expert. eg. They did an experiment where several experts were asked to guess the weight of cattle. Then they asked the crowd to submit their guesses. The average guess of the crowd was far closer to the correct answer.
Mcflewster comments on Jun 24, 2022:
Betting world IS interested in money but it gets MORE money the more mistakes punters make than getting the winning horse, so it is in their interests to promote misleading ideas . What an atmosphere in which to promote the truth !
273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2022:
@Mcflewster It is a mathematical phenomenon that the collective is far more likely to be accurate than the individual, no matter how expert. eg. They did an experiment where several experts were asked to guess the weight of cattle. Then they asked the crowd to submit their guesses. The average guess of the crowd was far closer to the correct answer.
Trust the expertise of the betting world, they are not interested in parties or politics, only in ...
Mcflewster comments on Jun 24, 2022:
Betting world IS interested in money but it gets MORE money the more mistakes punters make than getting the winning horse, so it is in their interests to promote misleading ideas . What an atmosphere in which to promote the truth !
273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2022:
@Mcflewster I would probably agree with most of your moral sentiments about betting. However, the internet has changed betting the same as it has so many other things. In the old days, the bookie chalked up his prices based mainly on the weight of money for each outcome but was sometimes influenced by inside information. Nowadays, any punter (outside of the US) can bet the exact odds down to 4 decimal places, on any event happening or not happening, depending on the amount of money bet on each outcome. The "bookie" is just an internet server that facilitates that transaction, much like the stock or commodities market. It takes a very small % as a fee (0.1% if memory serves). So for example, if you have an either-or event like Biden wins or loses and the betting opinion was completely even? For a $10 winning bet, you would get back $19,98. $10 stake - 1c betting fee. = $9.99 + $9.99 won. The machine has no bias, either way, it simply determines the odds based on money pro/con.
Now if you are wondering how they make money on such small percentages? That is 0.1% on every transaction. Eg. let us suppose you are a shrewd political gambler? In 2018 Biden's odds were 33/1 so you bet $10 on him to win. Now by the end of 2019, his odds have shortened to 4/1 so you decide to hedge your bets and place $200 on him to lose. Now as it stands you will win $330 -$200 = $130 or $50 - $10 = $40. So at the very least, you're $40 up. The system will allow you to take that $40 equity immediately without waiting for the outcome. Meanwhile, it has taken 0.1% of your initial $10 + the $330 + your $200 + $50. So that is 1c + 33c + 20c + 5c = 49c. Still not a lot but multiply that by the hundreds of thousands and it works out as a large sum with no inside information or bias required.
I hope I have explained this without too much complication.
Mcflewster comments on Jun 24, 2022:
Betting world IS interested in money but it gets MORE money the more mistakes punters make than getting the winning horse, so it is in their interests to promote misleading ideas . What an atmosphere in which to promote the truth !
273kelvin replies on Jun 26, 2022:
@Mcflewster I would probably agree with most of your moral sentiments about betting. However, the internet has changed betting the same as it has so many other things. In the old days, the bookie chalked up his prices based mainly on the weight of money for each outcome but was sometimes influenced by inside information. Nowadays, any punter (outside of the US) can bet the exact odds down to 4 decimal places, on any event happening or not happening, depending on the amount of money bet on each outcome. The "bookie" is just an internet server that facilitates that transaction, much like the stock or commodities market. It takes a very small % as a fee (0.1% if memory serves). So for example, if you have an either-or event like Biden wins or loses and the betting opinion was completely even? For a $10 winning bet, you would get back $19,98. $10 stake - 1c betting fee. = $9.99 + $9.99 won. The machine has no bias, either way, it simply determines the odds based on money pro/con.
Now if you are wondering how they make money on such small percentages? That is 0.1% on every transaction. Eg. let us suppose you are a shrewd political gambler? In 2018 Biden's odds were 33/1 so you bet $10 on him to win. Now by the end of 2019, his odds have shortened to 4/1 so you decide to hedge your bets and place $200 on him to lose. Now as it stands you will win $330 -$200 = $130 or $50 - $10 = $40. So at the very least, you're $40 up. The system will allow you to take that $40 equity immediately without waiting for the outcome. Meanwhile, it has taken 0.1% of your initial $10 + the $330 + your $200 + $50. So that is 1c + 33c + 20c + 5c = 49c. Still not a lot but multiply that by the hundreds of thousands and it works out as a large sum with no inside information or bias required.
I hope I have explained this without too much complication.
Trust the expertise of the betting world, they are not interested in parties or politics, only in ...
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2022:
The betting world was not privy to Trump's coup plans which came very close to working, and were only stopped by a handful of people who happened to act out of character (Corrupt, but not willing to be corrupt for DJT).
273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2022:
Some bookies did not pay out on the 2020 election until Jan 6th 2021
racocn8 comments on Jun 24, 2022:
The betting world was not privy to Trump's coup plans which came very close to working, and were only stopped by a handful of people who happened to act out of character (Corrupt, but not willing to be corrupt for DJT).
273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2022:
Some bookies did not pay out on the 2020 election until Jan 6th 2021
Trust the expertise of the betting world, they are not interested in parties or politics, only in ...
Mcflewster comments on Jun 24, 2022:
Betting world IS interested in money but it gets MORE money the more mistakes punters make than getting the winning horse, so it is in their interests to promote misleading ideas . What an atmosphere in which to promote the truth !
273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2022:
I followed the odds for the 2020 election. At the end of 2019 Trump was around 8/13. By the summer of 2020 9/2 only coming in to 9/4 by October.
The betting world is a market just like stocks or commodities. It is regulated by market forces. If 10,000,000 people bet $10 on X and only 1,000,000 bets $10 on Y. Then the odds on X is 1/10 against 10/1 on Y. The great fallacy that many gamblers fall into is to think they are betting against the house, they are not. If you make a bet on a horse race, the bookie will make their money regardless of who wins. Odds are shaved to give the house a percentage no matter the outcome. So in reality you are not competing against the bookie, you are competing against everyone else who bets on that race.
Mcflewster comments on Jun 24, 2022:
Betting world IS interested in money but it gets MORE money the more mistakes punters make than getting the winning horse, so it is in their interests to promote misleading ideas . What an atmosphere in which to promote the truth !
273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2022:
I followed the odds for the 2020 election. At the end of 2019 Trump was around 8/13. By the summer of 2020 9/2 only coming in to 9/4 by October.
The betting world is a market just like stocks or commodities. It is regulated by market forces. If 10,000,000 people bet $10 on X and only 1,000,000 bets $10 on Y. Then the odds on X is 1/10 against 10/1 on Y. The great fallacy that many gamblers fall into is to think they are betting against the house, they are not. If you make a bet on a horse race, the bookie will make their money regardless of who wins. Odds are shaved to give the house a percentage no matter the outcome. So in reality you are not competing against the bookie, you are competing against everyone else who bets on that race.
I love gas stations in the south.
Heart warming.
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2022:
@CourtJester Your silence speaks volumes
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 25, 2022:
@CourtJester Your silence speaks volumes
I love gas stations in the south.
Heart warming.
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 24, 2022:
@CourtJester So you tell the Taliban you are leaving and expect them to be good little boys and not get ready to take over the country, okay.
So you have your wall then? No of course not. Why because there was no money in it for big corp. Unlike the tax cuts that passed like prunes and all bran. The same goes for build-back better and the green new deal.
Whilst we are talking about weak arguments. Can you please explain how the Dems (who I agree are pretty incompetent) managed to pull off the heist of the century ie the 2020 election and leave no proof? Meanwhile, Trump collects $250,000,000 in donations from idiots like yourself towards "Stop the steal" yet loses 63 to 1. (Even the NY Jets are not that bad.) Here is a thought. Maybe he did not spend it on lawyers but syphoned it off into his own PAC? (yeah he did that).
Again whilst on weak arguments, I just called Trump a traitor and the best you can come up with is anti-Biden memes? Really, the ex-POTUS is being accused of a capital offence and that's your best defence?
PS. Still waiting for who I should blame for my high gas prices answer? And how do you feel about Karmala calling 2024 if she loses? I mean she is VP so it is legit, right?
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 24, 2022:
@CourtJester So you tell the Taliban you are leaving and expect them to be good little boys and not get ready to take over the country, okay.
So you have your wall then? No of course not. Why because there was no money in it for big corp. Unlike the tax cuts that passed like prunes and all bran. The same goes for build-back better and the green new deal.
Whilst we are talking about weak arguments. Can you please explain how the Dems (who I agree are pretty incompetent) managed to pull off the heist of the century ie the 2020 election and leave no proof? Meanwhile, Trump collects $250,000,000 in donations from idiots like yourself towards "Stop the steal" yet loses 63 to 1. (Even the NY Jets are not that bad.) Here is a thought. Maybe he did not spend it on lawyers but syphoned it off into his own PAC? (yeah he did that).
Again whilst on weak arguments, I just called Trump a traitor and the best you can come up with is anti-Biden memes? Really, the ex-POTUS is being accused of a capital offence and that's your best defence?
PS. Still waiting for who I should blame for my high gas prices answer? And how do you feel about Karmala calling 2024 if she loses? I mean she is VP so it is legit, right?
I love gas stations in the south.
Heart warming.
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 24, 2022:
@CourtJester Oh and can you please update me on how the wall is holding up. Is Mexico still paying for it?
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 24, 2022:
@CourtJester Oh and can you please update me on how the wall is holding up. Is Mexico still paying for it?
I love gas stations in the south.
Heart warming.
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 24, 2022:
@CourtJester Delusional - characterized by or holding idiosyncratic beliefs or impressions that are contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
KInda very close to how Bill Barr described Trump as "Detached from reality". So 90% of people that worked for him say he is a self-absorbed idiot who doesn't give a shit if there I nothing in it for him. (the other 10% still work for him, need his endorsement or have been sprung from jail by him). 90% of the damning testimony at the Jan 6th hearings were Republicans. But wait you have Beobert and Green on your side lol
Who negotiated the withdrawal with the Taliban at Camp David and set the date? mmm Oh, it was Trump.
Petrol at my local pump is £1.85 per ltr. That is around $8.50 per US gallon. Who should I blame Biden or Boris, please advise?
Trump used to call himself a Democrat but then he would have to believe in democracy. Which is about how much he believes in God, ie. not at all. I wonder how much you would enjoy Karmala Harris just calling the next election for Biden if he loses?
Now I am not a fan of Biden. Your whole system is corrupt and in the pay of big corp. But Trump was inept (how many US citizens died of COVID under his watch compared to other western nations?). and corrupt up to and including treason. Follow the evidence, not your preconceived notions.
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 24, 2022:
@CourtJester Delusional - characterized by or holding idiosyncratic beliefs or impressions that are contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
KInda very close to how Bill Barr described Trump as "Detached from reality". So 90% of people that worked for him say he is a self-absorbed idiot who doesn't give a shit if there I nothing in it for him. (the other 10% still work for him, need his endorsement or have been sprung from jail by him). 90% of the damning testimony at the Jan 6th hearings were Republicans. But wait you have Beobert and Green on your side lol
Who negotiated the withdrawal with the Taliban at Camp David and set the date? mmm Oh, it was Trump.
Petrol at my local pump is £1.85 per ltr. That is around $8.50 per US gallon. Who should I blame Biden or Boris, please advise?
Trump used to call himself a Democrat but then he would have to believe in democracy. Which is about how much he believes in God, ie. not at all. I wonder how much you would enjoy Karmala Harris just calling the next election for Biden if he loses?
Now I am not a fan of Biden. Your whole system is corrupt and in the pay of big corp. But Trump was inept (how many US citizens died of COVID under his watch compared to other western nations?). and corrupt up to and including treason. Follow the evidence, not your preconceived notions.
I love gas stations in the south.
Heart warming.
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2022:
@CourtJester He really could shoot someone in Times Square and you would still vote for him. Ffs how much more proof do you need that he is a traitor?
10 U.S. Code § 894 - Art. 94. Mutiny or sedition;
a - (3)fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.
Trump watched and played pocket billiards for 4 1/2 hours while capital police were being attacked. It was up to Pence to eventually overstep his authority and call in the National guard. Does that sound like "taking all reasonable means"?
FvckY0u comments on Jun 17, 2022:
If you took away all the haters in this country we'd likely be the least populated country in the world. So unfortunate that people freely express their ignorance and hate yet offer no solutions other than "ignorance is bliss, be ignorant."
273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2022:
@CourtJester He really could shoot someone in Times Square and you would still vote for him. Ffs how much more proof do you need that he is a traitor?
10 U.S. Code § 894 - Art. 94. Mutiny or sedition;
a - (3)fails to do his utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in his presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform his superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which he knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.
Trump watched and played pocket billiards for 4 1/2 hours while capital police were being attacked. It was up to Pence to eventually overstep his authority and call in the National guard. Does that sound like "taking all reasonable means"?
Dems denied Hunter Biden's laptop even existed, and claimed it was Russian propaganda.
CourtJester comments on Jun 21, 2022:
The funniest part is the liberals that won’t even look at the facts.
I’m still waiting to see Epstein’s client list.
273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2022:
@Tejas " Epstein, great guy. Loves to party. likes them young though" Donald J Trump
CourtJester comments on Jun 21, 2022:
The funniest part is the liberals that won’t even look at the facts.
I’m still waiting to see Epstein’s client list.
273kelvin replies on Jun 23, 2022:
@Tejas " Epstein, great guy. Loves to party. likes them young though" Donald J Trump
Lots of folks who realized that religion was a tall tale, go on to parrot what they hear from the ...
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 30, 2022:
Assuming all of that is true, how exactly is Russia still not the aggressor rolling into the country and bombing the fuck out of them exactly?
273kelvin replies on Apr 9, 2022:
@Archeus_Lore "George Soros is heavily invested in Ukraine . . . . to the tune of about one billion dollars."
Okay, I get that Soros ticks an awful lot of boxes for you guys. He is a Jewish financier, not part of the corporate mainstream, has a dislike/worked against authoritarian regimes (so that automatically puts him on the Trump/Murdock/Putin hit list. Oh and did I mention he was Jewish? Oh yeah, sorry).
But here is the thing, he is 94-years old now, don't you think it's about time you let him dribble his oatmeal down his chin in peace? The rest of us are getting embarrassed for you.
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 30, 2022:
Assuming all of that is true, how exactly is Russia still not the aggressor rolling into the country and bombing the fuck out of them exactly?
273kelvin replies on Apr 9, 2022:
@Archeus_Lore "George Soros is heavily invested in Ukraine . . . . to the tune of about one billion dollars."
Okay, I get that Soros ticks an awful lot of boxes for you guys. He is a Jewish financier, not part of the corporate mainstream, has a dislike/worked against authoritarian regimes (so that automatically puts him on the Trump/Murdock/Putin hit list. Oh and did I mention he was Jewish? Oh yeah, sorry).
But here is the thing, he is 94-years old now, don't you think it's about time you let him dribble his oatmeal down his chin in peace? The rest of us are getting embarrassed for you.
What if?
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 31, 2022:
@FrayedBear Well, I just got Pravda by simply googling it. Could you say the same about a Russian looking for the BBC?
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/04/bbc-website-blocked-in-russia-as-shortwave-radio-brought-back-to-cover-ukraine-war#:~:text=Access%20to%20BBC%20websites%20has,access%20news%20during%20the%20invasion.
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 31, 2022:
@FrayedBear Well, I just got Pravda by simply googling it. Could you say the same about a Russian looking for the BBC?
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/04/bbc-website-blocked-in-russia-as-shortwave-radio-brought-back-to-cover-ukraine-war#:~:text=Access%20to%20BBC%20websites%20has,access%20news%20during%20the%20invasion.
Lots of folks who realized that religion was a tall tale, go on to parrot what they hear from the ...
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 30, 2022:
Assuming all of that is true, how exactly is Russia still not the aggressor rolling into the country and bombing the fuck out of them exactly?
273kelvin replies on Mar 31, 2022:
@Krish55 "Sounds like N. Korea" according to sources from whom? If that source is Russia? then a huge amount of salt is required before you digest it. Bear in mind Russia is not too far from N. Korea itself. All opposition is suppressed, jailed, exiled and/or killed.*
As atheist/agnostic members, we value the idea of peer revue over dogma. Flawed as western media is, there is still counter analysis and a free exchange of opinions, if not on CNN/Fox etc. then at least on the internet. When you remove all those checks on misinformation, then the output has to be suspect.
*No wonder Trump loves both countries' leaders so much.
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 30, 2022:
Assuming all of that is true, how exactly is Russia still not the aggressor rolling into the country and bombing the fuck out of them exactly?
273kelvin replies on Mar 31, 2022:
@Krish55 "Sounds like N. Korea" according to sources from whom? If that source is Russia? then a huge amount of salt is required before you digest it. Bear in mind Russia is not too far from N. Korea itself. All opposition is suppressed, jailed, exiled and/or killed.*
As atheist/agnostic members, we value the idea of peer revue over dogma. Flawed as western media is, there is still counter analysis and a free exchange of opinions, if not on CNN/Fox etc. then at least on the internet. When you remove all those checks on misinformation, then the output has to be suspect.
*No wonder Trump loves both countries' leaders so much.
Lots of folks who realized that religion was a tall tale, go on to parrot what they hear from the ...
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 30, 2022:
Assuming all of that is true, how exactly is Russia still not the aggressor rolling into the country and bombing the fuck out of them exactly?
273kelvin replies on Mar 30, 2022:
@Krish55 I'm not saying Ukraine is blameless but if you're talking 2014? Are we saying that a 328 -0 parliamentary vote to oust Yanukovych and a subsequent election was a coup/war against Russia?
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 30, 2022:
Assuming all of that is true, how exactly is Russia still not the aggressor rolling into the country and bombing the fuck out of them exactly?
273kelvin replies on Mar 30, 2022:
@Krish55 I'm not saying Ukraine is blameless but if you're talking 2014? Are we saying that a 328 -0 parliamentary vote to oust Yanukovych and a subsequent election was a coup/war against Russia?
What if?
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 30, 2022:
@FrayedBear What really amazes me is people like yourself that rightly called bullshit on G. W. and Blair, (as did I). Now behave like a MAGA Q nut who has just stepped off the banana boat when it comes to Putin. Just because one side lies, does not automatically make the other side any more trustworthy. It is not like a logic puzzle.
As for censorship, you can spout your RT bollocks till your fingers bleed and guess what? Nobody is coming to arrest you, Can you hand on heart say the same about Russia?
We are talking about a country with NO effective opposition voices. Every one of them has been jailed or exiled. (You can see why Trump is a fan.) Maybe I'm wrong, maybe it is just a huge coincidence that they all were found guilty of corruption?
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 30, 2022:
@FrayedBear What really amazes me is people like yourself that rightly called bullshit on G. W. and Blair, (as did I). Now behave like a MAGA Q nut who has just stepped off the banana boat when it comes to Putin. Just because one side lies, does not automatically make the other side any more trustworthy. It is not like a logic puzzle.
As for censorship, you can spout your RT bollocks till your fingers bleed and guess what? Nobody is coming to arrest you, Can you hand on heart say the same about Russia?
We are talking about a country with NO effective opposition voices. Every one of them has been jailed or exiled. (You can see why Trump is a fan.) Maybe I'm wrong, maybe it is just a huge coincidence that they all were found guilty of corruption?
What if?
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 28, 2022:
@FrayedBear Just because it has been the excuse for American and the west invasions does not make it right. In fact, if any good may come from this it might make us examine those decisions. Imperialism is imperialism, period.
"Seemingly" (information source RT = [don't mention the war] Putin). Not exactly kosha.
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 28, 2022:
@FrayedBear Just because it has been the excuse for American and the west invasions does not make it right. In fact, if any good may come from this it might make us examine those decisions. Imperialism is imperialism, period.
"Seemingly" (information source RT = [don't mention the war] Putin). Not exactly kosha.
What if?
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 25, 2022:
@FrayedBear So you are saying that if your ex-wife was armed then she couldn't date the guy next door? Otherwise, you would have the right to take over the guy's house?
As for Jan 6th, it was an internal conflict. Some of the participants have been punished, more have yet to be. But it is a matter for the US to deal with. It would not justify Canada or Mexico invading (assuming they could), any more than France could when Spain had its parliament attacked in the 70s.
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 25, 2022:
@FrayedBear So you are saying that if your ex-wife was armed then she couldn't date the guy next door? Otherwise, you would have the right to take over the guy's house?
As for Jan 6th, it was an internal conflict. Some of the participants have been punished, more have yet to be. But it is a matter for the US to deal with. It would not justify Canada or Mexico invading (assuming they could), any more than France could when Spain had its parliament attacked in the 70s.
I am pretty chill about most things, but if you bring the cleaner Fabuloso into my house you are ...
273kelvin comments on Mar 24, 2022:
Sea monsters, (not after what happened last time)
273kelvin replies on Mar 24, 2022:
@glennlab They look tough but can't handle their drink.
273kelvin comments on Mar 24, 2022:
Sea monsters, (not after what happened last time)
273kelvin replies on Mar 24, 2022:
@glennlab They look tough but can't handle their drink.
What if?
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 24, 2022:
@FrayedBear Are you happy to be calling it "a Russian incursion"? Not a "special peacekeeping operation" or any other mild euphemism that is allowed under RT rules a la Putin's "Don`t mention the war. Penalty 19 years Jail" bs?
I hear a lot crap about Ukraine joining NATO and its change of leadership in 2014. Not one of its proponents can answer this; "Does your ex have the absolute right to date whoever the fuck they want?" If the answer is "yes" then Ukraine has the right to join NATO, EU, or the Klingon empire if they want. Anything else is blatant imperialism.
ChestRockfield comments on Mar 23, 2022:
I don't understand what you're trying to say or how it relates to Ukraine...
273kelvin replies on Mar 24, 2022:
@FrayedBear Are you happy to be calling it "a Russian incursion"? Not a "special peacekeeping operation" or any other mild euphemism that is allowed under RT rules a la Putin's "Don`t mention the war. Penalty 19 years Jail" bs?
I hear a lot crap about Ukraine joining NATO and its change of leadership in 2014. Not one of its proponents can answer this; "Does your ex have the absolute right to date whoever the fuck they want?" If the answer is "yes" then Ukraine has the right to join NATO, EU, or the Klingon empire if they want. Anything else is blatant imperialism.
How to Give Your Cat a Pill
By Bob Story
Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left...
Organist1 comments on Mar 13, 2022:
Easier: Just get a dog.
273kelvin replies on Mar 14, 2022:
@Triphid There was a great cartoon I saw once that had a man filling the bath for the dog and reaching for the shampoo. The dog is saying "If it's all the same to you, can I have one that's been tested on animals?"
Organist1 comments on Mar 13, 2022:
Easier: Just get a dog.
273kelvin replies on Mar 14, 2022:
@Triphid There was a great cartoon I saw once that had a man filling the bath for the dog and reaching for the shampoo. The dog is saying "If it's all the same to you, can I have one that's been tested on animals?"
Someone on here recently proclaimed that America, unlike Russia, does not censor people or prevent ...
Alienbeing comments on Mar 8, 2022:
@FrayedBear once again proves he has no clue.
ATTENTION Frayedbear. The US Constitution guarantees political free speech. However according to your post, it was YouTube that blocked the post in question. YouTube is NOT the US Government. Since YouTube is an independent corporation it can do as ...
273kelvin replies on Mar 8, 2022:
@FrayedBear Walk into any Liverpool shop and try and buy "The Sun" newspaper. More often than not you will be pointed toward the sign that says; ` No Sun. No excuses". We are not just talking small newsagents here but big the chains as well, Asda (Wallmart), W. H. Smith, Tescos` all of them in the Merseyside area and beyond. This has been a response to a ground-up community campaign that simply said "Go fuck yourself, Murdock!".
So what is the difference?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster_and_The_Sun#Merseyside_boycott
Alienbeing comments on Mar 8, 2022:
@FrayedBear once again proves he has no clue.
ATTENTION Frayedbear. The US Constitution guarantees political free speech. However according to your post, it was YouTube that blocked the post in question. YouTube is NOT the US Government. Since YouTube is an independent corporation it can do as ...
273kelvin replies on Mar 8, 2022:
@FrayedBear Walk into any Liverpool shop and try and buy "The Sun" newspaper. More often than not you will be pointed toward the sign that says; ` No Sun. No excuses". We are not just talking small newsagents here but big the chains as well, Asda (Wallmart), W. H. Smith, Tescos` all of them in the Merseyside area and beyond. This has been a response to a ground-up community campaign that simply said "Go fuck yourself, Murdock!".
So what is the difference?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster_and_The_Sun#Merseyside_boycott
Celebrating another day of greed and superficialness, this day could be replaced with another ...
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2022:
Many years ago (when I actually had a lady) I was waiting in line at the local Chinese takeaway. The line was long due to it being the 14th Feb and guys like me were out to buy a treat. In the line was some old guy bemoaning all of us idiots "Daft buggers" I think was the term he used. I did agree ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2022:
@Cast1es Daft; - Adjective - Meaning foolish, ridiculous, preposterous.
Bugger; - Noun; - Term of abuse usually toward men. For some reason milder than the "F" word even if its origin is anal sex.
"Daft bugger" is a quite mild form of abuse that it would be difficult to take too much offence at. Something one might apply to oneself if you put your sweater on the wrong way round. On a 1-10 scale if "Stupid SOB" is a 6. Then "Daft bugger" is a 2.
273kelvin comments on Feb 14, 2022:
Many years ago (when I actually had a lady) I was waiting in line at the local Chinese takeaway. The line was long due to it being the 14th Feb and guys like me were out to buy a treat. In the line was some old guy bemoaning all of us idiots "Daft buggers" I think was the term he used. I did agree ...
273kelvin replies on Feb 15, 2022:
@Cast1es Daft; - Adjective - Meaning foolish, ridiculous, preposterous.
Bugger; - Noun; - Term of abuse usually toward men. For some reason milder than the "F" word even if its origin is anal sex.
"Daft bugger" is a quite mild form of abuse that it would be difficult to take too much offence at. Something one might apply to oneself if you put your sweater on the wrong way round. On a 1-10 scale if "Stupid SOB" is a 6. Then "Daft bugger" is a 2.
This could be something those billionaires flying in space could possibly market.
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 10, 2022:
The thirty mile high club?
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@LenHazell53 Mangetout Lenny mangetout
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 10, 2022:
The thirty mile high club?
273kelvin replies on Feb 12, 2022:
@LenHazell53 Mangetout Lenny mangetout
This could be something those billionaires flying in space could possibly market.
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 10, 2022:
The thirty mile high club?
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2022:
@Triphid Tango being the operative word here. I can imagine any uncoordinated moves ending with both parties crashing into bulkhead (even if they were up against it in the first place). It would have to be a dance. Even then, at least one of the two (or more) would have to anchor themselves somehow.
Or so I would imagine. Not that I thought about it much...
LenHazell53 comments on Feb 10, 2022:
The thirty mile high club?
273kelvin replies on Feb 11, 2022:
@Triphid Tango being the operative word here. I can imagine any uncoordinated moves ending with both parties crashing into bulkhead (even if they were up against it in the first place). It would have to be a dance. Even then, at least one of the two (or more) would have to anchor themselves somehow.
Or so I would imagine. Not that I thought about it much...
This came up in a zoom meeting.
Davekp comments on Nov 25, 2021:
Very nice. Shades of “The Cremation of Sam McGee”.
273kelvin replies on Nov 26, 2021:
In that, it is Kiplingesque, like Robert Service, Yes
Davekp comments on Nov 25, 2021:
Very nice. Shades of “The Cremation of Sam McGee”.
273kelvin replies on Nov 26, 2021:
In that, it is Kiplingesque, like Robert Service, Yes
This is what we got
St-Sinner comments on Nov 10, 2021:
Ha.. ha.. That's a good one but not as much the la la land dream of 5.3 Trillion had once. It became 3.5 Trillion and after one year of squabbling it is a puny 1.3 Trillion that Republicans had proposed in September 2020. It came in a full circle but just all shrank like a prune.
273kelvin replies on Nov 11, 2021:
5.3 trillion sounds like a lot (and it is) but guess what? China is spending 5 times that right now, not in China but in Africa
St-Sinner comments on Nov 10, 2021:
Ha.. ha.. That's a good one but not as much the la la land dream of 5.3 Trillion had once. It became 3.5 Trillion and after one year of squabbling it is a puny 1.3 Trillion that Republicans had proposed in September 2020. It came in a full circle but just all shrank like a prune.
273kelvin replies on Nov 11, 2021:
5.3 trillion sounds like a lot (and it is) but guess what? China is spending 5 times that right now, not in China but in Africa
This was in mixed TED talks, she makes a lot of sense. [youtu.be]
BD66 comments on Oct 14, 2021:
This is crazy and dangerous. When countries go down the path she proposes, it leads to a sovereign debt default and hyperinflation. We are already starting to see the inflation today. If we listen to lunatics like her, they will lead us over the cliff and we will experience what other countries ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 16, 2021:
What do you mean by "when"? The USA started going down this path decades ago. America has been on an economic war footing since 1945. Combined with a consumer footing too (unlike the USSR and we all saw how that turned out for them).
I will give you an example; The new US fighter jet is costing 1.4 trillion dollars to develop and that's just a fraction of defence spending.
BD66 comments on Oct 14, 2021:
This is crazy and dangerous. When countries go down the path she proposes, it leads to a sovereign debt default and hyperinflation. We are already starting to see the inflation today. If we listen to lunatics like her, they will lead us over the cliff and we will experience what other countries ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 16, 2021:
What do you mean by "when"? The USA started going down this path decades ago. America has been on an economic war footing since 1945. Combined with a consumer footing too (unlike the USSR and we all saw how that turned out for them).
I will give you an example; The new US fighter jet is costing 1.4 trillion dollars to develop and that's just a fraction of defence spending.
“extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” [medium.com]
St-Sinner comments on Oct 15, 2021:
I got 404.
That was Carl Sagan's quote I think. Here are some more examples of super extraordinary claims from Hindu shit. I think the reason for all was none other than ignorant and miracle seeking people. A simple advice was not enough.
I have seen rural people in doctor's office in India ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 16, 2021:
Not just simple rural people. I once went to the doc with gastro problems. He advised me to fast for a few days. When I got back my (then) father-in-law complained, exclaiming in astonished tones; "Didn't he give you anything? That's rubbish, the only thing you go to the doctor is to get a prescription" I tried to tell him that you actually go for medical advice that often involves drugs but he would have none of it.
St-Sinner comments on Oct 15, 2021:
I got 404.
That was Carl Sagan's quote I think. Here are some more examples of super extraordinary claims from Hindu shit. I think the reason for all was none other than ignorant and miracle seeking people. A simple advice was not enough.
I have seen rural people in doctor's office in India ...
273kelvin replies on Oct 16, 2021:
Not just simple rural people. I once went to the doc with gastro problems. He advised me to fast for a few days. When I got back my (then) father-in-law complained, exclaiming in astonished tones; "Didn't he give you anything? That's rubbish, the only thing you go to the doctor is to get a prescription" I tried to tell him that you actually go for medical advice that often involves drugs but he would have none of it.
John Otway - Beware of the flowers
I've just watched "Otway the movie (rock-n--rolls greatest ...
Marionville comments on Oct 13, 2021:
Interesting…can’t say the lyrics grab me in any way…I can think of scores of songs I’d rate way higher than this one. I will however look out for the movie which I think I will find to my taste.
273kelvin replies on Oct 13, 2021:
@Marionville He is a hoot. I've seen him twice live and there's lots of humour/energy. Check out his version of "I will survive" sung like Bob Dylan
Marionville comments on Oct 13, 2021:
Interesting…can’t say the lyrics grab me in any way…I can think of scores of songs I’d rate way higher than this one. I will however look out for the movie which I think I will find to my taste.
273kelvin replies on Oct 13, 2021:
@Marionville He is a hoot. I've seen him twice live and there's lots of humour/energy. Check out his version of "I will survive" sung like Bob Dylan
John Otway - Beware of the flowers
I've just watched "Otway the movie (rock-n--rolls greatest ...
Marionville comments on Oct 13, 2021:
Interesting…can’t say the lyrics grab me in any way…I can think of scores of songs I’d rate way higher than this one. I will however look out for the movie which I think I will find to my taste.
273kelvin replies on Oct 13, 2021:
If you watch the movie you'll see why it happened. The thing is that Otway has a small but very loyal fanbase. They bombarded the BBC with votes for this a bit like "Boaty McBoatface". Later on, they gave him a top ten hit for his 50th birthday with "Bunson Burner". A campaign that later inspired "Rage against the machine" x-mas number 1. In return, he had 900 of his fans packed into Abbey Road studios to do backing vocals on "House of the rising sun" (all of them named on the credits). Unfortunately, his world tour idea of hiring an Airbus and filling it with fans at £3,000 each, did not get off the ground.
Marionville comments on Oct 13, 2021:
Interesting…can’t say the lyrics grab me in any way…I can think of scores of songs I’d rate way higher than this one. I will however look out for the movie which I think I will find to my taste.
273kelvin replies on Oct 13, 2021:
If you watch the movie you'll see why it happened. The thing is that Otway has a small but very loyal fanbase. They bombarded the BBC with votes for this a bit like "Boaty McBoatface". Later on, they gave him a top ten hit for his 50th birthday with "Bunson Burner". A campaign that later inspired "Rage against the machine" x-mas number 1. In return, he had 900 of his fans packed into Abbey Road studios to do backing vocals on "House of the rising sun" (all of them named on the credits). Unfortunately, his world tour idea of hiring an Airbus and filling it with fans at £3,000 each, did not get off the ground.
A while back there was a BBC comedy called "Black Adder", staring Royan Atkinson of Mr Bean fame.
Killtheskyfairy comments on Oct 10, 2021:
Loved Black Adder!
273kelvin replies on Oct 10, 2021:
My ginger friend was an extra in one of the time machine Black Adder specials. The scene required Adder to be pursued by 200 red-headed Scotsman up a hill. As it was a particularly hot and sunshiny day in August. The production company laid on an industrial-sized tub of factor 40 sunblock. As my friend dived in and communally slapped on the cream with all the other guys. He never had felt so akin to his "race".
Killtheskyfairy comments on Oct 10, 2021:
Loved Black Adder!
273kelvin replies on Oct 10, 2021:
My ginger friend was an extra in one of the time machine Black Adder specials. The scene required Adder to be pursued by 200 red-headed Scotsman up a hill. As it was a particularly hot and sunshiny day in August. The production company laid on an industrial-sized tub of factor 40 sunblock. As my friend dived in and communally slapped on the cream with all the other guys. He never had felt so akin to his "race".
Rich Hall
[youtu.be]
JGal comments on Oct 8, 2021:
Fascinating history. Well presented. Thanks for posting!
273kelvin replies on Oct 8, 2021:
You should check out some of his other BBC documentaries. They include Texas, the cold war, road movies and westerns amongst other subjects.
JGal comments on Oct 8, 2021:
Fascinating history. Well presented. Thanks for posting!
273kelvin replies on Oct 8, 2021:
You should check out some of his other BBC documentaries. They include Texas, the cold war, road movies and westerns amongst other subjects.
The republicans have gone too far
273kelvin comments on Sep 16, 2021:
Col Vinnman who as we know is no fan of tRump also condemned Milley in so much as he should now resign. Milley, of course, acted on his conscience and probably for the best but he DID usurp the chain of command, not to mention the separation of the executive and military. The fact that he felt the ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2021:
@glennlab That might be the letter of it and some military politics included but the perception is that he usurped the authority of the C-in-C. For whatever good reasons, he cannot now remain in command for much longer. I predict a resignation within months
273kelvin comments on Sep 16, 2021:
Col Vinnman who as we know is no fan of tRump also condemned Milley in so much as he should now resign. Milley, of course, acted on his conscience and probably for the best but he DID usurp the chain of command, not to mention the separation of the executive and military. The fact that he felt the ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2021:
@glennlab That might be the letter of it and some military politics included but the perception is that he usurped the authority of the C-in-C. For whatever good reasons, he cannot now remain in command for much longer. I predict a resignation within months
The republicans have gone too far
273kelvin comments on Sep 16, 2021:
Col Vinnman who as we know is no fan of tRump also condemned Milley in so much as he should now resign. Milley, of course, acted on his conscience and probably for the best but he DID usurp the chain of command, not to mention the separation of the executive and military. The fact that he felt the ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2021:
@glennlab I am no expert on the US command chain but I trust that Vinnman is and not only that but he has no dog in the fight either.
273kelvin comments on Sep 16, 2021:
Col Vinnman who as we know is no fan of tRump also condemned Milley in so much as he should now resign. Milley, of course, acted on his conscience and probably for the best but he DID usurp the chain of command, not to mention the separation of the executive and military. The fact that he felt the ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2021:
@glennlab I am no expert on the US command chain but I trust that Vinnman is and not only that but he has no dog in the fight either.
The republicans have gone too far
273kelvin comments on Sep 16, 2021:
Col Vinnman who as we know is no fan of tRump also condemned Milley in so much as he should now resign. Milley, of course, acted on his conscience and probably for the best but he DID usurp the chain of command, not to mention the separation of the executive and military. The fact that he felt the ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2021:
@glennlab So Milley did alter the "normal" chain of command? Not only that but he also contacted a foreign force to assure them they were in no danger of attack. All of which is the prerogative of the executive.
273kelvin comments on Sep 16, 2021:
Col Vinnman who as we know is no fan of tRump also condemned Milley in so much as he should now resign. Milley, of course, acted on his conscience and probably for the best but he DID usurp the chain of command, not to mention the separation of the executive and military. The fact that he felt the ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 16, 2021:
@glennlab So Milley did alter the "normal" chain of command? Not only that but he also contacted a foreign force to assure them they were in no danger of attack. All of which is the prerogative of the executive.
Is it the season for it?
St-Sinner comments on Sep 13, 2021:
I loved the movie and saw it after the "The Poseidon Adventure."
I remember a funny event in 1979 in India. A famous Bollywood movie producer did a press conference to announce there will be a Bollywood version of "Towering Inferno" and it will cast all top actors and actresses in Bollywood and ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2021:
Hindi version of "Burn baby burn"??
St-Sinner comments on Sep 13, 2021:
I loved the movie and saw it after the "The Poseidon Adventure."
I remember a funny event in 1979 in India. A famous Bollywood movie producer did a press conference to announce there will be a Bollywood version of "Towering Inferno" and it will cast all top actors and actresses in Bollywood and ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2021:
Hindi version of "Burn baby burn"??
Something to keep in mind that is unsettling about the vaccines. [yalemedicine.org]
FearlessFly comments on Sep 14, 2021:
"about 12.6 cases per million second doses administered"
fyi, that is 1.26 x 10 -5th, or in other words .0000126 !
"In a recent study of over 19,000 athletes who underwent COVID testing, 3,018 had COVID, and of these, just 0.7% had cardiac involvement.”
WHICH one of these outcomes is ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2021:
"Athletes"? Okay, can I assume from our profiles that we are all out of that degree of fitness? Given that, can we also agree that athletes are more than just sportsmen/women? A very large amount of their income is derived from sponsorship because like it or not they are role models. Otherwise, they would not get that many big bucks for telling you what bits of overpriced plastic to put on your feet. So along with "Stay in school and stay out of trouble", is it too much to ask for them to join in with the best medical advice to the general population?
FearlessFly comments on Sep 14, 2021:
"about 12.6 cases per million second doses administered"
fyi, that is 1.26 x 10 -5th, or in other words .0000126 !
"In a recent study of over 19,000 athletes who underwent COVID testing, 3,018 had COVID, and of these, just 0.7% had cardiac involvement.”
WHICH one of these outcomes is ...
273kelvin replies on Sep 15, 2021:
"Athletes"? Okay, can I assume from our profiles that we are all out of that degree of fitness? Given that, can we also agree that athletes are more than just sportsmen/women? A very large amount of their income is derived from sponsorship because like it or not they are role models. Otherwise, they would not get that many big bucks for telling you what bits of overpriced plastic to put on your feet. So along with "Stay in school and stay out of trouble", is it too much to ask for them to join in with the best medical advice to the general population?
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