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BD66 comments on Jul 11, 2019:

ICE is targeting people who are here ILLEGALLY. The people being targeted are breaking our immigration laws. Trump is now enforcing some of our immigration laws. That is one of the duties of the President and the Executive Branch. He is not being a Nazi, he is simply no longer being derelict in ...

BD66 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 Here is a breakdown by country of the people who are in the US illegally: 1. Mexico 5,450,000 2. El Salvador 725,000 3. Guatemala 575,000 4. India 475,000 5. Honduras 425,000 6. China 325,000 7. Dominican Republic 210,000 8. Philippines 140,000 9. Brazil 130,000 9. Korea 130,000 If the overwhelming majority of people in the country come here illegally from Asia, and Latin America, and Trump is now finally enforcing our immigration laws, he will be deporting mostly people from Asia and Latin America. It doesn't mean he is racist, it means he is finally enforcing our immigration laws. And before you call me Racist. My first wife was Chinese-American (#6). Her parents immigrated to the USA LEGALLY. My second wife was Chinese (#6). She immigrated to the USA LEGALLY. My girlfriend is from the Philippines (number 8 on the list). She immigrated to the USA LEGALLY.

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BD66 comments on Jul 10, 2019:

The Nazi's killed 21,000,000 innocent million people? https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NAZIS.CHAP1.HTM Trump has killed how many innocent people? Maybe a couple dozen through drone strike errors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_from_U.S._drone_strikes So far your ...

BD66 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

@Barnie2years Trump has now been in office 2.5 years. Compare what Trump has done to what Hitler did in the same time span. I don't think there is any chance Liberals or Atheists will be hauled away to camps. I think it's quite likely that Trump too is an Atheist or an Agnostic. I would say of the last 4 Presidents, GWB is the only one who likely believed the BS. in the Bible. Clinton, Obama, and Trump were/are most likely pretending to be religious to secure votes. You can choose to not spend your life in a hysterical state constantly being spun up by climate change and anti-Trump propaganda. https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1933-1938

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BD66 comments on Jul 10, 2019:

The Nazi's killed 21,000,000 innocent million people? https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NAZIS.CHAP1.HTM Trump has killed how many innocent people? Maybe a couple dozen through drone strike errors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_from_U.S._drone_strikes So far your ...

BD66 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

@LenHazell53 When it comes to Trump conspiracy theories on this site, it's very difficult to pick out the small bits of humor mixed in with the large doses of hysteria.

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BD66 comments on Jul 10, 2019:

The Nazi's killed 21,000,000 innocent million people? https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NAZIS.CHAP1.HTM Trump has killed how many innocent people? Maybe a couple dozen through drone strike errors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_from_U.S._drone_strikes So far your ...

BD66 replies on Jul 11, 2019:

@LenHazell53 Hitler set fire to the Reichstag and kicked the opposing party out of office in his first 4 weeks. These analogies are nuts.

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BD66 comments on Jul 10, 2019:

The Nazi's killed 21,000,000 innocent million people? https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NAZIS.CHAP1.HTM Trump has killed how many innocent people? Maybe a couple dozen through drone strike errors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_from_U.S._drone_strikes So far your ...

BD66 replies on Jul 10, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 Has he set fire to the US Capital Building yet and thrown all the Democrats out of their Congressional Seats? Hitler did that 4 weeks after being elected. If he is on a Nazi, path it's a darn slow one. The day after the fire, at Hitler's request, President Hindenburg signed the Reichstag Fire Decree into law by using Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution. The Reichstag Fire Decree suspended most civil liberties in Germany, including habeas corpus, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right of free association and public assembly, the secrecy of the post and telephone.[11] These rights were not reinstated during Nazi reign. The decree was used by the Nazis to ban publications not considered "friendly" to the Nazi cause. Despite the fact that Marinus van der Lubbe claimed to have acted alone in the Reichstag fire, Hitler, after having obtained his emergency powers, announced that it was the start of a Communist plot to take over Germany. Nazi newspapers blared this "news".[11] This sent the Germans into a panic and isolated the Communists further among the civilians; additionally, thousands of Communists were imprisoned in the days following the fire (including leaders of the Communist Party of Germany) on the charge that the Party was preparing to stage a putsch. Speaking to Rudolph Diels about Communists during the Reichstag fire, Hitler said "These sub-humans do not understand how the people stand at our side. In their mouse-holes, out of which they now want to come, of course they hear nothing of the cheering of the masses."[12] With Communist electoral participation also suppressed (the Communists previously polled 17% of the vote), the Nazis were able to increase their share of the vote in the 5 March 1933, Reichstag elections from 33% to 44%.[13] This gave the Nazis and their allies, the German National People's Party (who won 8% of the vote), a majority of 52% in the Reichstag. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire

Iran is a threat because . . . .

BD66 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

Iran is a theocracy that sponsors terrorism and is developing nuclear weapons. I would think atheists would be opposed to theocracies. I would think atheists would be opposed to terrorism. I would think atheists would be opposed to nuclear weapons. Come on, put your common sense above your ...

BD66 replies on Jul 10, 2019:

@AlPastor The stock market is near an all-time high. Unemployment is lower than it has been since the 1960's. ISIS is under control. Relationships with North Korea have greatly improved. No new wars or military engagements have been started. Manufacturing jobs are coming back to the USA. We have improved our trade agreements with all of our major trading partners. Trump puts pressure on foreign countries, and he wins time after time after time. Stop watching the propaganda on Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC, and look at the results.

Iran is a threat because . . . .

BD66 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

Iran is a theocracy that sponsors terrorism and is developing nuclear weapons. I would think atheists would be opposed to theocracies. I would think atheists would be opposed to terrorism. I would think atheists would be opposed to nuclear weapons. Come on, put your common sense above your ...

BD66 replies on Jul 10, 2019:

@AlPastor I voted for Gary Johnson, but Trump has done a better job than I expected him too. The Trump Derangement Syndrome is out of control on agnostic.com

Grass on Country Roads: This is an new topic that has come up over the summer, and I'd like to ...

RonWilliam53 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

I live in a farm area. The County mows the shoulders on the road side of the ditch. The only time I've seen farmers mowing is when they want lawn-like grass in front of their homes. In 66 years of mostly rural/small town living I've never heard of anybody having an accident because of the length ...

BD66 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

That's news to me. Here in IL, it's the farmer's responsibility. I think it works better in your state, because if the township/county/state screws up and throws wet grass on the road and that takes out a motorcycle driver, it's a dispute between the motorcycle driver and the township/county/state. The farmers can go about their business and not worry about motorcycle riders riding down the roads adjacent to their farms.

I mean really...

BD66 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

Another good question. If God knows every bad thing you do, why the need to confess to a priest?

BD66 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

My girlfriend is Catholic, so when I took her to the University of Illinois for a visit, she asked me to take her into the very large Catholic church on campus. It was the first time I ever stepped foot in the building. At the time, a priest was there taking confessions from college students. I thought that must be frustrating as hell living a celibate life, and hearing one attractive college student after another talking about their sexual exploits.

US Women Soccer vs.

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jul 9, 2019:

The men's team isn't bad. It is often top 10 in the world. By world standards it isn't great, or good enough to win the gold events. Soccer has historically not been a US sport, so to speak. Elite male athletes in the states make more money elsewhere like football (number 12 sport in the world). ...

BD66 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

I agree 100%

Grass on Country Roads: This is an new topic that has come up over the summer, and I'd like to ...

Varn comments on Jul 9, 2019:

Sounds like you’ve already answered it ... and are merely challenging someone to disagree :S In my state, it’s illegal to allow ‘grass clippings’ to land on a public road. And, the state will mow alongside the roads, so there’s no need for a farmer or a homeowner to do it. It won’t be...

BD66 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

Actually, I think Virginia probably has the best solution. If it's a county road or a state road, the county or the state should maintain the roadside. That way if the motorcycle driver gets hurt by grass clippings from the road, it's a dispute between the motorcycle driver and the county or state. Farmers can go about their business of farming and not worry about being sued or arrested because motorcycle drivers were being reckless on the road next to the ground where they farm. We can't seem to get much right here in Illinois.

US Women Soccer vs.

Allamanda comments on Jul 9, 2019:

i've no idea of the facts but could it be that football (soccer) is a game more suited to the normal human physique - which is why it's played by small people, children, women etc. also? Whereas American Football, most countries just don't have people that size and shape apart from say Tonga! And it...

BD66 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

@Allamanda Brain Damage is a concern in soccer too: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-heading-a-soccer-ball-cause-brain-damage/

US Women Soccer vs.

Allamanda comments on Jul 9, 2019:

i've no idea of the facts but could it be that football (soccer) is a game more suited to the normal human physique - which is why it's played by small people, children, women etc. also? Whereas American Football, most countries just don't have people that size and shape apart from say Tonga! And it...

BD66 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

@Allamanda That could definitely help US Mens Soccer in the long run.

My son's an engineer 😉

BD66 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

You are darned right. You can thank Robert McNamara too who made car safety the #1 priority when he was CEO of Ford.

BD66 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

@GEGR Shows people can make both good and bad decisions doesn't it?

US Women Soccer vs.

Allamanda comments on Jul 9, 2019:

i've no idea of the facts but could it be that football (soccer) is a game more suited to the normal human physique - which is why it's played by small people, children, women etc. also? Whereas American Football, most countries just don't have people that size and shape apart from say Tonga! And it...

BD66 replies on Jul 9, 2019:

If you look at American football, the freakishly good athletes are usually the running backs, wide receivers, and defensive backs. They usually range in height from about 5'9" to about 6'3", which is almost exactly the height range you see on the US Mens soccer team. If those freakishly good athletes who are playing in the NFL had gone down the soccer path, it's likely the USA would field very strong Mens soccer teams.

Shiny, Captain.

BD66 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

Trump is 73 years old. "Seaport" came out "Airport" You will do the same thing when you are 73 too. It's not like he talked about "visiting 57 states" when he was 47 years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmP0yYBOc5w

BD66 replies on Jul 8, 2019:

@SiouxcitySue Did you know how many states were in the United States when you were 47? I sure did.

Shiny, Captain.

BD66 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

Trump is 73 years old. "Seaport" came out "Airport" You will do the same thing when you are 73 too. It's not like he talked about "visiting 57 states" when he was 47 years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmP0yYBOc5w

BD66 replies on Jul 7, 2019:

@Stilltrying1964 Free thinkers are only allowed certain thoughts?

There are people apparently genuinely upset that a black actress has been selected to play a ...

NoPlanetB comments on Jul 5, 2019:

Oh FFS! These GDP are so fucking childish.

BD66 replies on Jul 5, 2019:

Gross Domestic Product??

These guys are so sensitive and emotional, which is ironic because they project that on liberals all...

BD66 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

The most scary thing about Ocasio-Cortez is she is the tip of the iceberg. Universities are turning out lefty idiots like her by the millions.

BD66 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

Socialism isn't what people want, but guys like you call it that to demonize anything different. >> Socialism is exactly what most Democrats want (77% in the latest poll): https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/2020-poll-77-dems-back-socialism-but-most-voters-dont There's good money in prolonging the problem that you thrive in and perpetuate. By the way, we'd rather have this: >> If you are referring to Denmark, Denmark is a capitalist country with a generous safety net. If it were a Socialist country, the government of Denmark would own all the corporations, and it would be impossible for me to invest in Denmark. The Scandinavian countries are always held up as a gleaming example of Socialism, but they are not Socialist countries: Here is the Denmark ETF: EDEN Here is the Swedish ETF: EWD Here is the Norway ETF: NORW Here is the Finland ETF: EFNL If the Scandinavian countries were Socialist, it would be impossible for me to invest there. The other thing that is often ignored is that those are homogeneous societies, and the Scandinavians in Scandinavia don't do as well as the Scandinavians in the USA. When the Scandinavians in the USA do better than other demographic groups in the USA, the lefties attribute it to "racism" or "white privilege" When the Scandinavians in Scandinavia do better than people living in other parts of the world, the lefties attribute that to the "success of Socialism" when they aren't even Socialist countries. I certainly think we could learn something from those countries. It would be great if we could stop spending $600,000,000 per year on our military. If we did that, there would be plenty more money to subsidize health care and education.

These guys are so sensitive and emotional, which is ironic because they project that on liberals all...

BD66 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

The most scary thing about Ocasio-Cortez is she is the tip of the iceberg. Universities are turning out lefty idiots like her by the millions.

BD66 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@dokala Will watch later, I'm working right now. BTW, I've been investing in Denmark for years. It's the most business friendly country in Europe. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2014/12/17/u-s-slides-again-as-denmark-tops-forbes-best-countries-for-business/#303a92686024

These guys are so sensitive and emotional, which is ironic because they project that on liberals all...

BD66 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

The most scary thing about Ocasio-Cortez is she is the tip of the iceberg. Universities are turning out lefty idiots like her by the millions.

BD66 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@dokala @BD66 with all those degrees one would hope you'd know more about the world, but electrical engineering doesn't translate well outside of hard sciences. Kind of like Ben Carson being clueless about everything outside of neurosurgery. >> I worked as a electrical engineer for 14 years, then I quit, formed and investment management company and launched a hedge fund, so I'm doing fine. Essentially you said your generation had it harder for education eligibility, but that's an overly biased opinion. >> I made no such statement. I stated that the course of education I chose to pursue was extremely difficult, and that AOC would have almost zero chance to be admitted, and even less chance of making it through that course of study. The average SAT score for students admitted into the program today is about 1500. Can you back that up with data? This generation already has it harder with costs, which you didn't have to deal with (you had to cover a pittance). >> You are correct, and what's worse is that for the high tuition that students are paying, many are just receiving leftist brainwashing, and they are learning very few marketable skills. Also, the bubba network helped more people in the 80s than they do now (outside of 1%ers). Competition is much more fierce these days than then, especially with foreign students taking up slots. >> You are correct with respect to undergraduate programs, but even in the late 1980, the foreign competition was intense for graduate admission and graduate studies. There is something called the PhD qualifying exam you have to pass in order to enter the PhD program. I was one of 36 students that took the exam. The results were: First: The #1 student from the top technical university in Turkey Second: Me Third: The #1 student from National Taiwan University, who later went on to be the architect of Microsoft's Bing search engine. So I'm very familiar with foreign competition. Acceptance rates were higher during your time, but you're special somehow. He'll, I had it harder than you in the 90s. Of course, as a self righteous Boomer, you'll never believe that. [businessinsider.com] > I'm no boomer, I'm part of GenX. The baby boom ended in 64, I was born in 66. GenX and millennials are more productive than your generation because of technology and the ubiquitous adoption and use of it, but you'll rant you are different or better somehow and apply Olympic level mental gymnastics to arrive at that spectacularly misguided conclusion. Your comment about colleges being liberal centers of excellence is not new and was said of your generation. > Colleges and universities have always been slanted to the left, but the problem has gotten much worse, so if you couple stronger leftist indoctrination to higher costs,...

Big parade today

BD66 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

The same could be said about most military parades.

BD66 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@Rudy1962

These guys are so sensitive and emotional, which is ironic because they project that on liberals all...

BD66 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

The most scary thing about Ocasio-Cortez is she is the tip of the iceberg. Universities are turning out lefty idiots like her by the millions.

BD66 replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@dokala I have B.S, M.S, and PhD. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, which at the time was the #4 ranked program in the world. There is no way a half-wit like AOC would even have been admitted into the undergraduate program I entered in 1984. Half of those admitted can't make it to the upper level electrical engineering programs, and those that fail out usually transfer into something like Economics and find they can breeze through the Economics program with very little effort. I have taught classes in microelectronic circuits to engineering students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and I was admitted to Harvard Business School in 1996. So I believe my academic background stacks up quite well with that of the cute little half-wit AOC. The major problem going on at universities in the USA is millions of little half-wits like AOC get admitted, and they are brainwashed by leftist professors. The graduate deeply in debt full of all kinds of radical ideas that don't work in the real world. Our federal government is literally spending trillions of dollars producing millions of people like AOC with no marketable skills, crushing debt, and a belief that some form of socialism or collectivism will solve all of our problems.

Disney Heir Abigail Disney Calls For Tax On The Wealthy : NPR

Jolanta comments on Jun 29, 2019:

She is not the only one, there are others. Warren Buffett thinks the rich should be taxed more for instance.

BD66 replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@Jolanta I agree Buffet has said this, but Buffet has structured his own finances so Uncle Sam gets almost nothing from him. In a typical year, Buffet's net worth will go up by about 8 or 9 billion dollars, and Uncle same gets less than 1/1000th of that (6.8M in 2015 for instance), and when Buffet passes away, the overwhelming majority of his net worth is going to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, so Buffet will pay no inheritance taxes. He believes "The Rich" should pay more in taxes, just not him. That's why he's the world's biggest hypocrite.

Disney Heir Abigail Disney Calls For Tax On The Wealthy : NPR

Jolanta comments on Jun 29, 2019:

She is not the only one, there are others. Warren Buffett thinks the rich should be taxed more for instance.

BD66 replies on Jun 30, 2019:

Warren Buffet is the biggest hypocrite on the face of the earth. He has structured his finances so the government will get almost none of his $87,500,000,000 net worth. https://www.barrons.com/articles/warren-buffetts-nifty-tax-loophole-1428726092

I'm not a Biden fan, but if I were his campaign manager I would put him in a coma until next ...

rogueflyer comments on Jun 30, 2019:

He always has. If I remember right even Obama made mention of it during his administration.

BD66 replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@JeffMesser What city would you subject to being governed by Biden?

The Oregon State senators are truly falling on their swords over nothing burgers.

BD66 comments on Jun 28, 2019:

They did their jobs. Leaving the state got the Democrats to actually read their insane bill, realize the long-term impact of that crazy legislation, listen to what the voters were telling them, and stop supporting passing the bill. The 11 Republicans are heroes.

BD66 replies on Jun 29, 2019:

@balance_point I didn't kill any animals with my bare hands or shoot any animals. I visited Yellowstone Bear World: https://yellowstonebearworld.com/

President Donald Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on Solar Panels | Time

NoPlanetB comments on Jun 25, 2019:

I agree it's outrageous but why are they made overseas? Why not right here? The US could use the jobs.

BD66 replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@NoPlanetB, @Paul4747 You have to set policy based on how humans behave, not how humans in your view should behave. In reality, it's a WalMart world out there. The WalMart stores are huge. People go there to get the cheapest groceries, toys, supplies, and household appliances. The parking lots are full. The organic grocery stores full of free-range chickens and their eggs, grass-fed beef, etc. go out of business because the majority of people won't pay 3X or 4X more than they pay for the food they get at WalMart. The same thing holds for solar panels. People have finite resources, and they want to do the best they can providing for themselves and their families with the resources they have, so there will always be a "race to the bottom". From a net utility to humans perspective, that's a very good thing, because the majority of Americans have access to milk for $1.28 per gallon, eggs for $1 per dozen. HDTVs for $200, and laptop computers for ~$250.

President Donald Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on Solar Panels | Time

NoPlanetB comments on Jun 25, 2019:

I agree it's outrageous but why are they made overseas? Why not right here? The US could use the jobs.

BD66 replies on Jun 25, 2019:

@NoPlanetB If it costs $500 to manufacture a solar panel in China, and $1000 to manufacture a solar panel in the USA, people will buy the $500 solar panels from China, and the US manufacturers will get no revenue and go out of business.

President Donald Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on Solar Panels | Time

NoPlanetB comments on Jun 25, 2019:

I agree it's outrageous but why are they made overseas? Why not right here? The US could use the jobs.

BD66 replies on Jun 25, 2019:

Solar panels are huge semiconductor devices. Manufacturing Semiconductors involves huge amounts of extremely toxic substances. Phosphorus and Arsenic for example. It's so expensive to comply with the environmental regulations here in the USA, that it's impossible for US manufacturers to compete with foreign manufacturers.

A lot has changed in 20 years.

KKGator comments on Jun 24, 2019:

How about, instead of constantly falling back on "what about Bill Clinton?", we focus on the piece of shit in front of us? You know, since he's the problem NOW!! Do y'all think you could fucking manage THAT???

BD66 replies on Jun 24, 2019:

@KKGator How has Trump violated the Constitution? How has Trump profited from his position?

A lot has changed in 20 years.

KKGator comments on Jun 24, 2019:

How about, instead of constantly falling back on "what about Bill Clinton?", we focus on the piece of shit in front of us? You know, since he's the problem NOW!! Do y'all think you could fucking manage THAT???

BD66 replies on Jun 24, 2019:

@KKGator Clinton committed perjury with 100% certainty. What crimes has Trump committed?

A lot has changed in 20 years.

BD66 comments on Jun 24, 2019:

Here is a full list of women who claimed Bill Clinton sexually assaulted them. Remember, Clinton was impeached for perjury, not for the alleged assults: Plus, go back to 1998, every time the heat would go up on Clinton for his sexual encounters with Lewinsky in the Oval office, his perjury, etc....

BD66 replies on Jun 24, 2019:

@Kynlei Clinton was a sleazebag, but once the Republicans took Congress in '95, he made reasonably good decisions, and the country prospered. Trump is a sleazebag, but he has made reasonably good decisions as POTUS, and the country has prospered. Clinton didn't deserve to be removed from office. Trump doesn't deserve to be removed from office.

A lot has changed in 20 years.

BD66 comments on Jun 24, 2019:

Here is a full list of women who claimed Bill Clinton sexually assaulted them. Remember, Clinton was impeached for perjury, not for the alleged assults: Plus, go back to 1998, every time the heat would go up on Clinton for his sexual encounters with Lewinsky in the Oval office, his perjury, etc....

BD66 replies on Jun 24, 2019:

@joeymf86 If I just posted the link, those of you suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome would not have clicked on it. Posting all the text from the article makes it clear the extent of the allegations against Bill Clinton and makes it more clear how ridiculous the original post was.

A lot has changed in 20 years.

KKGator comments on Jun 24, 2019:

How about, instead of constantly falling back on "what about Bill Clinton?", we focus on the piece of shit in front of us? You know, since he's the problem NOW!! Do y'all think you could fucking manage THAT???

BD66 replies on Jun 24, 2019:

@KKGator Lying under oath about receiving a blow job from an intern in the Oval office is what he was impeached for. The original post states "impeached over a blow job" If he had not committed perjury (a felony), he would have never been impeached.

A lot has changed in 20 years.

KKGator comments on Jun 24, 2019:

How about, instead of constantly falling back on "what about Bill Clinton?", we focus on the piece of shit in front of us? You know, since he's the problem NOW!! Do y'all think you could fucking manage THAT???

BD66 replies on Jun 24, 2019:

I was not "falling back on Bill Clinton" The original post refers to Bill Clinton (Impeaching a POTUS over a blow job). I was responding to the original post pointing out that it was grossly distorted. Bill Clinton had multiple allegations of sexual assault before he was elected. We can say with almost 100% certainty Bill Clinton had sexual relations with an intern in the Oval Office. We can say with almost 100% certainty Bill Clinton committed perjury. That's what Bill Clinton was impeached over.

A hugely blaring difference between Capitalism and Socialism that Americans seem to miss (and very ...

BD66 comments on Jun 17, 2019:

How do you tie capitalism together with expensive education? I would say you can blame the defense budget, the war on drugs, the Marshall Plan etc. on the fact that the cost of education is higher here than in many countries. When you devote all of those resources to overseas objectives, you ...

BD66 replies on Jun 19, 2019:

@Spinliesel After WWII, the United States had the majority of the world's industrial production capability, and the majority of the world's investment capital. During that time, if you wanted something manufactured, it pretty much had to be manufactured in the USA. We made up only about 5% of the world's population. What the Marshall plan did was to take money away from US individuals and US companies, and gave it to foreign countries so they could compete with us economically. We were penalizing production in the USA and subsidizing production in foreign countries. As a result, foreign companies started to compete with us on a more equal footing. By the early 1970's you could see VW beetles and toyota civics all over the road. You could also see Sony personal electronics. This impact was felt very quickly by the US working man. They could no longer go on strike and get any concessions from management. The Caterpillar strike of 1978 pretty much wiped out all power of organized labor in Central IL in the year 1978. The final nail in the coffin was "Winning" the Cold War. When investment capital could reach the countries behind the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain, that increased the global pool of free-market labor by a factor of 5. That was the end of organized labor in the USA, and unskilled workers here have been suffering ever since. So if you want to place blame what turned the USA from "Working Man's Paradise" to just another country for the working man, the two primary culprits are the Marshall Plan and the trillions we spent "winning" the Cold war. If we had spent those trillions on our own industry and in subsidizing the educations of our workers, we would have a much stronger economy, and we wouldn't be $22,000,000,000,000 in debt.

He does want a parade

BD66 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Trump is too old to cheat on Melania the way JFK cheated on Jackie O, otherwise he probably would.

BD66 replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@thinktwice Kennedy was a very sick man when he was elected President in 1960. The "Vibrant Young President" was a hoax: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/1992/10/06/jfks-addisons-disease/aceb473c-a5dc-4199-9453-d3fcd3b18312/?utm_term=.9e44776fb2ef

He does want a parade

BD66 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Trump is too old to cheat on Melania the way JFK cheated on Jackie O, otherwise he probably would.

BD66 replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@thinktwice Kennedy never lived to be 73, otherwise we would have different perception of his looks. Same thing with my late wife who passed away at 36.

He does want a parade

BD66 comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Trump is too old to cheat on Melania the way JFK cheated on Jackie O, otherwise he probably would.

BD66 replies on Jun 18, 2019:

@thinktwice He is too old to have Fiddle and Faddle like JFK did.

More Americans have died, this year, because of guns than there were Americans killed on D-Day.

BestWithoutGods comments on Jun 7, 2019:

We need to repeal the Second Amendment. It's purpose is no longer necessary. We have standing armies, and do not need citizen militias. Once the Second Amendment is repealed, we should allow guns only for the police and the military.

BD66 replies on Jun 7, 2019:

You are 100% correct. Either repeal the 2nd Amendment, or stop infringing on the 2nd Amendment.

The punk ass bitch orange-face draft-dodger womanizer racist crotch-grabbing douchebag Trump thinks ...

BD66 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Why wasn't everyone so concerned with; draft-dodging womanizing crotch-grabbing when Bill Clinton was in the White House?

BD66 replies on Jun 6, 2019:

@confidentrealm You have a very short memory: Juanita Broaddrick Main article: Juanita Broaddrick § Allegations against Bill Clinton In a 1999 episode of Dateline NBC, former Bill Clinton volunteer Juanita Broaddrick alleged that, in the late 1970s, Clinton raped her in her hotel room. According to Broaddrick, she agreed to meet with Clinton for coffee in the lobby of her hotel, but Clinton asked if they could go to her room to avoid a crowd of reporters; she agreed. Once Clinton had isolated her in her hotel room, Broaddrick states that he raped her. Broaddrick stated Clinton injured her lip by biting it during the assault.[10][11] In 1999, Clinton denied Broaddrick's allegations through his lawyer. Supporters of Clinton have questioned her account by noting that, when Broaddrick testified about her alleged encounter with Clinton under oath, she denied having been raped by him. In her NBC interview alleging rape, Broaddrick stated that she had only denied being raped under oath to protect her privacy. Supporters of Clinton have also noted that she continued to support him, and appear at public events on his behalf, weeks after the alleged rape, and that Broaddrick stated that she couldn't remember the day or month the alleged incident occurred.[12] Broaddrick has stated that in 1978 she revealed the alleged assault to five intimates, and that they advised her not to cause trouble for herself by going public. Leslie Millwee In October of 2016, Leslie Millwee accused Bill Clinton of sexually assaulting her three times in 1980. Millwee was then an employee at a now-defunct Arkansas based television station, and Clinton was then governor of Arkansas. Millwee told Breitbart News that on each of the three occasions, Clinton came up behind her and fondled her breasts, and on the second occasion, he rubbed his crotch against her and came to orgasm.[13] Paula Jones Main article: Paula Jones § Jones v. Clinton According to Paula Jones' account, on May 8, 1991, she was escorted to Clinton's hotel room in Little Rock, Arkansas,[14] where he propositioned and exposed himself to her. She claimed she kept quiet about the incident until 1994, when a David Brock story in the American Spectator magazine printed an account. In 1994, Jones filed a federal lawsuit against Clinton, alleging sexual harassment. In the discovery stage of the suit, Jones' lawyers had the opportunity to question Clinton under oath about his sexual history; in the course of this testimony, Clinton denied having had a sexual affair with Monica Lewinsky, a denial that, after his affair with Lewinsky was subsequently exposed, eventually led to his impeachment for perjury and obstruction of justice.[15] Several witnesses disputed Jones' account, including her sister and brother-in-law. ...

New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050 - ...

BD66 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Complete, total, utter nonsense. How many times do these predictions have to be wrong before you stop believing them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XyTbPwhlw

BD66 replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@Robecology Go back and think about all the religious cults that say "Jesus will return", they all line up waiting for Jesus to return at a given date and at a given time, and Jesus doesn't return, then their leaders just set a new date and time for Jesus to come back. That's exactly what is going on with "clean energy jobs". Windmills have been around for 2000+ years. Einstein got a Nobel prize for explaining the photovoltaic effect more than 100 years ago. Windmills and solar cells are not "New and exciting", they are old and noncompetitive. Clean energy companies received $44 billion in subsidies in 2009, that ramped down to $24 billion in 2011. Then as Republicans took back the house and a small bit of sanity returned to the US budgeting process, those numbers have decreased, and most of the clean energy companies that had somewhat viable business plans when they were getting massive subsidies, have either folded or gone into hibernation waiting until Democrats take back both the Executive and Legislative branches, and all the mad money starts flowing again. I had heard the total amount of green energy subsidies was $90 billion from 2009 through 2012. That was supposed to create a "Green Energy Revolution" with lots of new "Green Energy Jobs". Where is the revolution? Where are the jobs? It's just like the religious cults. There was supposed to be a "Green Energy Revolution" in 2009, $90,000,000,000 was thrown into subsidizing it. No revolution. But here you are 10 years later believing that if we just throw another $90,000,000,000 at the problem all of a sudden windmills (2000 year old technology) and solar cells (100+ year old technology) will somehow become competitive with nuclear and fossil fuels.

New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050 - ...

BD66 comments on Jun 5, 2019:

Complete, total, utter nonsense. How many times do these predictions have to be wrong before you stop believing them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XyTbPwhlw

BD66 replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@Robecology Do you know how many billions of dollars in subsidies Elon Musk has received because his companies battle "climate change"? It was $4,900,000,000 back in 2015. Of course he wants to take action, because more action means more money for him and his companies. As long as the government money keeps rolling in, he doesn't have to compete with other car companies that actually deliver products: https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/21/how-government-policies-and-taxpayer-money-have-helped-musk-and-tesla.html

Team Biden? Yikes! [youtu.be]

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Joe graduated in the bottom 1/3th of his class at the University of Delaware.

BD66 replies on Jun 5, 2019:

@Athena If you are that confident, put your money on it. You can make 15:1 if you are right. https://www.sportsbook.ag/sbk/sportsbook4/politics-betting/2020-us-president.sbk

Team Biden? Yikes! [youtu.be]

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Joe graduated in the bottom 1/3th of his class at the University of Delaware.

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@gsiamne Maybe it will come down to Biden vs. Warren. Plagiarism vs identity fraud.

True American asshole.

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Do you believe that is an impeachable offense? I'd say the lack of an American flag on his lapel pin is about 1% as embarrassing at this:

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@dokala Look where this started. People are spun up because Trump didn't have a US flag lapel pin. He's not bowing to the son of a man responsible for 30,000,000 plus deaths.

True American asshole.

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Do you believe that is an impeachable offense? I'd say the lack of an American flag on his lapel pin is about 1% as embarrassing at this:

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@dokala Let's start with the three countries that started WWII: Germany: A nation in the midst of Hitler hero-worship USSR: A nation scared to death of Joseph Stalin Japan: A nation in the midst of worshiping the Japanese Emperor as both the head of state and a living god. Next Let's look at Civilian deaths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties Estimates of total deaths are are 70 to 85 million. (this is likely low) Look at China, Japan, Dutch East Indies, Korea, Malaya, Singapore, New Guinea, Phillippines, Portuguese Timor, South Pacific Mandate, Thailand, and a good portion of the United States: The Japanese Emperor and the people who used the worship of the Japanese Emperor to seize and maintain power are responsible for about about 30 million of those deaths. That government, that head of state, and that religion are the single biggest killer in the history of the world. They likely caused the death of more people than Stalin, Hitler, or Mao. If you look at worst, most destructive religion/political state on the face of the earth today, it is ISIS. I looked for estimates of the number of people killed by ISIS, and it appears to be about 20,000 people. So Japan and the Shinto religion killed approximately 1500 times more people in the 1930's and 1940's than ISIS has in the past 10 years. It was likely the single most murderous country/religion ever on the face of the earth. And the head of both the country and the religion was the Japanese emperor. The emperor embodied not only the head of state. He was also the head of their religion, and their national symbol. The best analogy I could make would be if the son of Hitler were still around, standing in front of a nazi swastika flag, holding the nazi staff with an iron eagle, then the US president would give that person a deep bow as a sign of respect. Would you approve of that?

True American asshole.

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Do you believe that is an impeachable offense? I'd say the lack of an American flag on his lapel pin is about 1% as embarrassing at this:

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@dokala It's a matter of scale. I'm about to start a 3 hour meeting. When I'm done, time permitting, it's time for a history lesson.

True American asshole.

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Do you believe that is an impeachable offense? I'd say the lack of an American flag on his lapel pin is about 1% as embarrassing at this:

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@dokala I challenge you to find another US politician (other than Obama) who has ever bowed to the Japanese emperor.

True American asshole.

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Do you believe that is an impeachable offense? I'd say the lack of an American flag on his lapel pin is about 1% as embarrassing at this:

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez Let me help you out. Japanese Emperor worship led to the death of 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 people. When we defeated the Japanese in WWII, the first and foremost priority was to convince the Japanese that the emperor was just a man, and a very small unimpressive man at that. Here's the first photograph of a US dignitary next to the Japanese emperor. All other photos of US leaders with the Japanese emperor were like that until that damned fool Obama went over there and bowed to him (way more than 45 degrees).

True American asshole.

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Do you believe that is an impeachable offense? I'd say the lack of an American flag on his lapel pin is about 1% as embarrassing at this:

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez Here you go. No other President has ever done this:

True American asshole.

BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Do you believe that is an impeachable offense? I'd say the lack of an American flag on his lapel pin is about 1% as embarrassing at this:

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez It's Obama protocol. Want to see him bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia too?

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BD66 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Don't get upset about anything Paul Krugman says. He's wrong almost 100% of the time.

BD66 replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 I'm not saying to ignore all criticisms. I'm saying to ignore Paul Krugman. Just google "Paul Krugman wrong" Here's just one sample:

This a copy from an email from a friend.

BD66 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Murder Rates are expected to decline another 7.6% in 2018 (Trump's second year) relative to 2017 (Trump's first year), and those rates are already significantly lower than in 2016 (Obama's last year). https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/crime-murder-2018

BD66 replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@CarolinaGirl60 The reliable sources I can find all show murder rates went down significantly in Trump's first 2 years in office. They have been going down at a steady rate for the past 200 years, but people have been deceived by the media and other propaganda sources into believing that the world is actually more dangerous and either: 1. It's necessary to give up our 2nd Amendment rights. 2. It's the fault of Donald Trump.

This a copy from an email from a friend.

BD66 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Murder Rates are expected to decline another 7.6% in 2018 (Trump's second year) relative to 2017 (Trump's first year), and those rates are already significantly lower than in 2016 (Obama's last year). https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/crime-murder-2018

BD66 replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@CarolinaGirl60 So it's Trumps fault that mass murder rates are up (source please), but not Trump's fault that the overall murder rates (mass murder rates and non-mass murder rates) are going down? Here is the source that overall murder rates are going down: https://www.brennancenter.org/press-release/early-year-end-data-show-crime-and-murder-rates-declining-nations-largest-cities

This a copy from an email from a friend.

BD66 comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Murder Rates are expected to decline another 7.6% in 2018 (Trump's second year) relative to 2017 (Trump's first year), and those rates are already significantly lower than in 2016 (Obama's last year). https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/crime-murder-2018

BD66 replies on Jun 3, 2019:

@Beowulfsfriend I don't trust those statistics. I do trust the FBI statistics which state murder rates went down from 5.4 per 100,000 in 2016 to 5.3 per 100,000. All indications are that the murder rates went down below 5.0 per 100,000 in 2018. So, if you want to credit Trump for a significant decline in murder rates, be my guest, but I believe it's too early to draw that conclusion.

Robert Heinlein: Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human.

powder comments on May 30, 2019:

I put it to you many mathematicians are unable to prepare a decent meal or garden. If so, not a very useful human either.

BD66 replies on Jun 2, 2019:

Powder, you have a very good point. My late wife's father was a theoretical physicist at the University of Illinois. Stephen Wolfram, a famous young mathematician and physicist joined their department, and he decided to host a party. Everyone showed up, but Wolfram was not there. He arrived about 1/2 hour late with a bag full of groceries and said "Somebody else is going to have to fix this stuff because I don't know how to cook"

A Trump 2020 supporter at or Community Recreation Center has added stickers to his car that equate ...

BD66 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

Subsidized gym memberships are a long way from any of these three definitions of socialism: Definition of socialism 1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods 2a :...

BD66 replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose Simplest way to find out whether a country is Socialist, go to Google and type "(name of country" ETF". If you get no results, that country is likely Socialist. If you do get results, that means the corporations of that country are owned by private individuals, and you can buy a share of the corporations in that country.

I have noticed quite a few men here have been flirting carelessly with me, I'm not here for a ...

BD66 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

The most surefire way to solve that problem would be to take down the photos of your pretty face and replace it with this one.

BD66 replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@LeighShelton I suspect you are joking. I doesn't work that way in Google chrome.

The Big Bang Theory - just watched a show on the Science Channel "Did the Big Bang Really Happen?

BD66 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

The red shift is a very simple concept. Radiation from stars moving towards us appears to have a higher frequency, so they shift to the blue (higher frequencies). Radiation from stars moving away from us appear to have a lower frequency, so they shift to the red. Astronomers have found that the ...

BD66 replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@gater How do you explain the fact that galaxies close to us are moving away from us at fast rates and galaxies that are farther away from us are moving away at faster rates?

I have noticed quite a few men here have been flirting carelessly with me, I'm not here for a ...

BD66 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

The most surefire way to solve that problem would be to take down the photos of your pretty face and replace it with this one.

BD66 replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@CarolinaGirl60 I'm not being sarcastic at all. Carla_Jones has a very pretty face. She has set up an account at a web site that was originally designed as a dating web site, posted 2 pictures of her pretty face, and now she is complaining that men are flirting with her. Until the site is re-configured to no longer function as a dating web site, there are two ways to solve the problem. 1. Replace the photos of her pretty face with something else. 2. Load the photos of her pretty face into Widows Paint. Add the following text "I am not interested in flirting or dating", save the photos, then upload the photos into her agnostic.com profile.

I have noticed quite a few men here have been flirting carelessly with me, I'm not here for a ...

BD66 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

The most surefire way to solve that problem would be to take down the photos of your pretty face and replace it with this one.

BD66 replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@LeighShelton I think it's a problem with how the site is set up. I'm going to describe how I believe your average male would respond. 1. Look at a post by Carla_Jones. 2. Think "Wow, what a pretty face" 3. Click the Carla_Jones hyperlink. 4. Click the photo of Carla_Jones and see another pretty picture. 5. Click the prominent "Message" icon in the upper right corner and start flirting. Very few men will go to the trouble of clicking "Details 36", read through the 36 details, and see the third detail that she is "Not interested in dating"

I have noticed quite a few men here have been flirting carelessly with me, I'm not here for a ...

BD66 comments on Jun 1, 2019:

The most surefire way to solve that problem would be to take down the photos of your pretty face and replace it with this one.

BD66 replies on Jun 1, 2019:

@Amisja This site was originally intended to be an Atheist dating site. When I hit "Browse/Members", it pops up women who live close to me, no men. I've never gone on a single date with someone I have met from this site, but I believe many people have. If Carla wants to be 100% certain no men flirt with her, the best way to do that is to take down the attractive pictures or post "I'm not interested in dating or flirting" on each picture, otherwise men will see her pretty face and want to date or flirt with her.

Robert Heinlein: Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human.

BD66 comments on May 30, 2019:

What's your threshold? Do you have to understand differential equations? complex analysis? distribution theory? detection and estimation theory? log likelihood ratios? maximum likelihood decoders? Bayes' theorem? Z-transforms and discrete time systems? Laplace transforms and continuous time ...

BD66 replies on May 31, 2019:

@Geoffrey51 Most of the math I described above is necessary to transfer data to and from your cell phone at very high speeds. It would take a long long time to explain all of it, so Google is a better source of information.

Here's an example of how to put yourself in an extremely weak bargaining position.

thinktwice comments on May 31, 2019:

the bigger story is that Kim killed more people...and trump calls him his friend and buddy...you are the company you keep...and he likes tyrants...omg...this is horrible...

BD66 replies on May 31, 2019:

It's part of the job:

Antivaxxers have a new belief.

BD66 comments on May 30, 2019:

Now let's talk about oxygen's counterpart, carbon dioxide.

BD66 replies on May 30, 2019:

@thinktwice Lots of content there so I will have to respond in-line: You said: I have great respect for people who continue to learn and explore various subjects...the amount of information is hard to sift through...I am finding the same thing in my pet project, nutrition. Common sense is needed to keep a cool head these days.I am mostly confused by the lack of respect that people seem to have for experts in their fields.. My response: If you are focused on nutrition, that's a perfect example of the incompetence of government sponsored research. If you look at the US population in the 1950's, we were a thin healthy group of people, then the US Government (through nutritionists at the USDA) started promoting the "food pyramid" with grains at the bottom. They then implemented agricultural policies that encouraged farmers to grow huge amounts of low-nutrition corn, and corn sweetener started getting added to everything. Today, (60 years later) we have an epidemic of diabetes and obesity. This can be directly linked to the incompetence of the government scientists of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. You said: .I know some are off base, but when the numbers are overwhelming and cover all fields from marine biology to volcanic studies and come from all over the world, how do you reconcile that? Are all of them wrong at the same time? And what would be their motivation...all of them can't be conspirators to send out incorrect findings... My response: There is a big difference between "climate scientists" and other scientists such as astronomers, physicists, and even people like me who completed doctorates in science related fields like engineering. All those other sciences and technologies have been around for hundreds of years. To get a doctorate in those fields, you had to do well as an undergraduate, get accepted into a graduate program, do well academically in the graduate program, pass a qualifying exam, pass a preliminary exam, complete your thesis research, write a thesis, and do you final thesis defense. There were professors every step of the way who had been through the process themselves. They monitoring your progress, offering suggestions, and screened out many unqualified candidates. Climate science literally sprung up out of nowhere, and the US Government and other foreign governments started throwing large amounts of money at it. There were no established experts in the field, just lots of people chasing government grant money. Anyone who said "Yes, the earth is warming gradually. Yes humans are contributing to it, but it's a minor problem that requires no intervention" would get no grant money. Anyone who would come up with a doomsday scenario would get the attention of the government bureaucrats handing out the money, so ...

Antivaxxers have a new belief.

BD66 comments on May 30, 2019:

Now let's talk about oxygen's counterpart, carbon dioxide.

BD66 replies on May 30, 2019:

@Logician Check out my late wife's first book: https://www.amazon.com/Thread-Silkworm-Iris-Chang/dp/0465006787

Antivaxxers have a new belief.

BD66 comments on May 30, 2019:

Now let's talk about oxygen's counterpart, carbon dioxide.

BD66 replies on May 30, 2019:

@thinktwice I straddled the fence between physics and electrical engineering for several years, then I chose electrical engineering. I completed my PhD in Electrical Engineering in 1993. I worked as a sonar systems engineer, communications engineer, and RF systems engineer for 18 years. I have 35 patents.

Antivaxxers have a new belief.

BD66 comments on May 30, 2019:

Now let's talk about oxygen's counterpart, carbon dioxide.

BD66 replies on May 30, 2019:

@Logician I was listening to Neal De Grasse Tyson's "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry", and he was talking about one of Einstein's theories that the Universe was fundamentally unstable and there was a constant "fudge factor" that kept everything in balance. Einstein himself knew the theory was flawed. It's a perfect analogy for the carbon dioxide hysteria. Over the past 600 million years, the Earth's carbon dioxide levels have ranged from 200ppm to 7000ppm, and life flourished at all those different levels. It's completely irrational to believe that there is some narrow range of CO2 levels (say 280 to 380ppm) where humans can survive, and if we go outside of that range everybody will perish. What's sad is the people on this site who don't buy the Jesus/Lucifer bullshit somehow believe the CO2 bullshit.

Antivaxxers have a new belief.

BD66 comments on May 30, 2019:

Now let's talk about oxygen's counterpart, carbon dioxide.

BD66 replies on May 30, 2019:

@thinktwice The species of the Earth evolved rapidly during those 53 million years. No warm Cambrian period, no humans.

Antivaxxers have a new belief.

BD66 comments on May 30, 2019:

Now let's talk about oxygen's counterpart, carbon dioxide.

BD66 replies on May 30, 2019:

@thinktwice Do you know the earth was (on average) 15-20 degrees C warmer than it is today during the Cambrian period, and the Cambrian period lasted for 53 million years.

Antivaxxers have a new belief.

BD66 comments on May 30, 2019:

Now let's talk about oxygen's counterpart, carbon dioxide.

BD66 replies on May 30, 2019:

@thinktwice You know that CO2 levels are close to 400ppm, and they were over 2000ppm for hundreds of millions of years don't you?

Perfect advice for many people on this site:

seattlepanda comments on May 29, 2019:

Fake. I know her. She would never say this...

BD66 replies on May 29, 2019:

Nothing gets by you.

Man allegedly hiding drugs in backside accidentally shoots himself in testicles

AnneWimsey comments on May 27, 2019:

Darwin Award nominee!

BD66 replies on May 27, 2019:

My thoughts exactly.

Donald Trump's emperor-has-no-clothes moment is here

BD66 comments on May 9, 2019:

Trump invested heavily in Atlantic City Casinos. Casinos on Indian Reservations sprung up all around the USA. There was no need for gamblers to go to the Atlantic City Casinos any more. Many of the Atlantic City casinos went broke. In business, you win some and you lose some. Trump has won ...

BD66 replies on May 10, 2019:

@Krowmagnum That's were he lost most of the billion dollars between 1985 and 1994.

Donald Trump's emperor-has-no-clothes moment is here

BD66 comments on May 9, 2019:

Trump invested heavily in Atlantic City Casinos. Casinos on Indian Reservations sprung up all around the USA. There was no need for gamblers to go to the Atlantic City Casinos any more. Many of the Atlantic City casinos went broke. In business, you win some and you lose some. Trump has won ...

BD66 replies on May 10, 2019:

@Krowmagnum The decade Trump had >$1B in losses was 1985 through 1994. What do statistics on Atlantic City casinos in 2014 have to do with that?

Donald Trump's emperor-has-no-clothes moment is here

BD66 comments on May 9, 2019:

Trump invested heavily in Atlantic City Casinos. Casinos on Indian Reservations sprung up all around the USA. There was no need for gamblers to go to the Atlantic City Casinos any more. Many of the Atlantic City casinos went broke. In business, you win some and you lose some. Trump has won ...

BD66 replies on May 9, 2019:

@Krowmagnum You know they are talking about the period from 1985 to 1991 with the Real Estate bust, and the rise in Indian Reservation gambling and riverboat gambling don't you?

Donald Trump's emperor-has-no-clothes moment is here

BD66 comments on May 9, 2019:

Trump invested heavily in Atlantic City Casinos. Casinos on Indian Reservations sprung up all around the USA. There was no need for gamblers to go to the Atlantic City Casinos any more. Many of the Atlantic City casinos went broke. In business, you win some and you lose some. Trump has won ...

BD66 replies on May 9, 2019:

@dokala I have heard that argument before, but I wonder if it takes into account his two divorces.

Everything you need to know about lLndsey Graham....

BD66 comments on May 2, 2019:

I think Republicans hate Lindsey Graham more than Democrats do.

BD66 replies on May 3, 2019:

@thinktwice 31,183,841 people voted in the Republican Primaries. Lindsey Graham got 5,666 votes. He saw he was so unpopular with Republican voters that he withdrew before the Iowa caucuses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries

Living in the shadow of a real president

BD66 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

We agnostics and atheists should all be thankful to a higher power that the voters put a Republican House in place in early 2011 before Obama could do any more damage than Obamacare.

BD66 replies on Apr 30, 2019:

@Rob1948 The ACA was passed without a single Republican vote. It's a complete disaster, and the Democrats are 100% responsible.

Living in the shadow of a real president

BD66 comments on Apr 29, 2019:

We agnostics and atheists should all be thankful to a higher power that the voters put a Republican House in place in early 2011 before Obama could do any more damage than Obamacare.

BD66 replies on Apr 29, 2019:

@freeofgod Race has noting to do with it. It's opposition to horrible ideas. Obama and Bernie Sanders have the same agenda. They want to lead us down the path that ends in a collectivist hellhole. These pictures pretty much say it all:

On impeachment, Warren just stole the show from her dodging Democratic rivals

BD66 comments on Apr 20, 2019:

They need to make an example out of Warren and prosecute her for the fraud she perpetrated to get her career started. That's much worse than what the wealthy parents did to get their children into moderately elite universities.

BD66 replies on Apr 20, 2019:

@Cutiebeauty Look around you. The stock market is at near all-time highs. Unemployment is at a 50 year low. Trump's tough stance on trade with other countries is paying off. We're pulling out of Syria and Afganistan. Sure Trump is a goofy guy, but he's doing much better than I expected him to as President.

We need a new amendment to the U.

BD66 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

Terrible idea. I put more trust in our elected representatives in the House and the Senate than in 5 Supreme Court justices. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing.

BD66 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

@wordywalt You need to turn off MSNBC, CNN, or whatever form of propaganda has you all spun up, and get out and live your life.

We need a new amendment to the U.

BD66 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

Terrible idea. I put more trust in our elected representatives in the House and the Senate than in 5 Supreme Court justices. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing.

BD66 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

@wordywalt You can't change the constitution just to get rid of a politician you do not like. That would lead to anarchy.

We need a new amendment to the U.

BD66 comments on Apr 19, 2019:

Terrible idea. I put more trust in our elected representatives in the House and the Senate than in 5 Supreme Court justices. The Founding Fathers knew what they were doing.

BD66 replies on Apr 19, 2019:

@wordywalt Your reasoning is terrible. Jefferson, Franklin, and many other founding fathers had IQs close to 200. They put the proper protections in place. Your solution would be a very dangerous one. I trust their intellect more than yours.

A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

BD66 comments on Apr 17, 2019:

The scary thing is our universities are turning out leftist, feminist, environmentalist loons like her by the millions, and those people are now voting.

BD66 replies on Apr 17, 2019:

@demifeministgal I have a better example of being screwed by environmentalists. Rubber has been the preferred insulation for electric wires for over 100 years. Sometime in 2011 or 2012, some idiot greenhead at Honda got the idea that it would be a good idea to get rid of the rubber insulation on the wires in Honda cars and replace that with soy-based insulators. I had no idea of this incredibly stupid decision, but I did buy a 2014 Honda CR-V late in 2013. Well guess what? Rodents love the soy-based insulation! So far rodents have chewed through the soy-based insulation in my car's wiring twice, and it has cost me more than $2000 to get the car repaired!

Cancer and heart dieses, tripled deaths since 1900s.

BD66 comments on Apr 12, 2019:

That's because in 1900, most people died from some form of bacterial infection. Cancer and Heart Disease are "old people diseases". You have to die of something. The life expectancy for someone born in 1900 was 47 years. The life expectancy for someone born today is 77 years for men and 81 years ...

BD66 replies on Apr 17, 2019:

@Castlepaloma Keep this up. You'll have me to level 8 soon :-).

A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

BD66 comments on Apr 17, 2019:

The scary thing is our universities are turning out leftist, feminist, environmentalist loons like her by the millions, and those people are now voting.

BD66 replies on Apr 17, 2019:

@demifeministgal Damage done by leftists: Obamacare: I was paying $500/month before Obamacare. 4 years into Obamacare my premiums were going to be $1866/month, but I created a partnership so I could get group insurance and get out of the Obamacare nightmare: Damage done be feminists: Family Law courts. My son and I are living through a nightmare where feminists dominate family law courtrooms. My wife has been the suspect in 8 different police reports. She has been arrested twice and convicted once. We had three different policemen testify at hearings about her violent attacks on me. My son has testified to the local police multiple times that my crazy wife has choked him, threatened to cut his throat, hit him multiple times, knocked his glasses off, tortured him in a variety of ways. He has been denied the opportunity to testify against her in court, and the feminists in the family law court system gave her custody of my son. My own family's family law nightmare has played out millions of times in courtrooms across the USA. Damage done by environmentalists: Energy-efficient dishwashers that do not clean dishes. Energy-efficient light bulbs that create irritating florescent light. And they are just getting started with the Green New Deal. Let's hope they never become the majority.

I'm not a Constitutional historian, but I get the feeling that the Constitution and our Republic ...

BD66 comments on Apr 10, 2019:

The GOP is not the party trying to nullify the 2nd amendment, stifle free speech on college campuses, and get rid of the electoral college.

BD66 replies on Apr 10, 2019:

@t1nick You ignore the text "Shall not be infringed" You equate conservatives speakers on college campuses to "hate speech" The electoral college was a compromise between the populous states and the less populous states in order to get the constitution ratified. and you claim to be worried about the GOP's attack on our Constitution. Your hypocrisy is mind-boggling.

Trump admin to issue an additional 30K temporary work visas

nogod comments on Apr 7, 2019:

it would be sooo fucking cool if there were ZERO takers

BD66 replies on Apr 7, 2019:

@SeaGreenEyez I'm sure you will find plenty of takers.

How do you feel about the recent "sexual or unwanted touching" accusations against former ...

BD66 comments on Apr 4, 2019:

Joe is a creepy old dude. He likes to swim naked in front of female secret service agents: https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2014/08/01/biden-swims-naked-upsetting-female-secret-service-agents-book-claims

BD66 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@mzbehavin If Trump did that, you would be all spun up over it.

Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.

BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity. Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off. Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast. Good luck powering all of that with windmills....

BD66 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@Dyl1983 Your profile says you enjoy weed. I'm afraid you might be enjoying too much of it.

Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.

BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity. Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off. Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast. Good luck powering all of that with windmills....

BD66 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@Dyl1983 Look at the definition in the Merriam Webster Dictionary: Definition of windmill (Entry 1 of 2) 1a : a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft especially : a wind-driven water pump or electric generator So a windmill may generate electricity, it may pump water, or it may grind grain. This is equivalent to my saying "That is a dog" Some windmills generate electricity. Those windmills can be called wind turbines or wind energy converters. Some dogs are huskies, beagles, and German shepherds. This is equivalent to you saying "That is not a dog, it is a German shepherd"

Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.

BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity. Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off. Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast. Good luck powering all of that with windmills....

BD66 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@Dyl1983 I had expected intelligent discussions on this board, but it has been a great disappointment: Definition of windmill (Entry 1 of 2) 1a : a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft especially : a wind-driven water pump or electric generator https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windmill

Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.

BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity. Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off. Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast. Good luck powering all of that with windmills....

BD66 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@Dyl1983 Wind mills turn wind energy into rotational energy. Wind turbines are a subset of wind mills that turn that rotational energy into electrical energy. It's similar to my saying "Watch out that dog will bite you" and you would respond with "That's not a dog, that's a German Shepherd!"

Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.

BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity. Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off. Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast. Good luck powering all of that with windmills....

BD66 replies on Apr 4, 2019:

@Dyl1983 You fools want to rely on technology that is 2000 years old to generate electricity, and you are laughing at me? A wind turbine is a specific type of windmill used to generate electricity. Here's a reference from wikipedia: By the 1930s, windmills were widely used to generate electricity on farms in the United States where distribution systems had not yet been installed, built by companies such as Jacobs Wind, Wincharger, Miller Airlite, Universal Aeroelectric, Paris-Dunn, Airline, and Winpower. The Dunlite Corporation produced turbines for similar locations in Australia.[citation needed] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill

Competed yesterday in a bench press only powerlifting meet.

BD66 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Good for you! My brother was a very serious power lifter. He could bench 450, squat 750, and deadlift 750. He qualified for the "World's strongest man" in the 110 kg and under class. I was always into basketball, but I have a very large son, 12 years old, 5'8"and 180 pounds. I started ...

BD66 replies on Apr 3, 2019:

@PolyComrade My knees already hurt and I don't squat or deadlift.

Trump says wind power won't work because "it only blows sometimes.

BD66 comments on Apr 2, 2019:

Trump has identified one of the major downsides to wind power for electricity. Electricity is at peak demand in July and August when it's 100 degrees with not any breeze to cool you off. Everyone is running their air conditioners full blast. Good luck powering all of that with windmills....

BD66 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@AnneWimsey How many batteries will it take to store enough energy to keep all the air conditioners in LA going on a day with no wind?

The Dirty Secret Washington hides . . . Slavery in Libya

BD66 comments on Apr 1, 2019:

Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs have been using African slaves for thousands of years. It's not the fault of the USA or of capitalism. It's the fault of the Northern African and Middle Eastern Arabs.

BD66 replies on Apr 2, 2019:

@Moravian You were talking about a commercialized prison system. I showed you evidence that 91.6% of US prisoners were in government run prisons and only 8.4% were in "commercialized" prisons. Back to my earlier questions: 1. Why such hatred for the USA? 2. Have you always hated the USA? 3. How did you develop the hatred? 4. Why the hatred of capitalism? 5. Have you spent much time in non-capitalist countries to see how other types of economies work? 6. Have you considered living in a non-capitalist country? If so, which one?