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NSA phone surveillance program cost $100 million and yielded one major investigation: report ...

Novelty comments on Feb 26, 2020:

There was a tv show in reruns about a pow camp in wwii where the Germans are completely incompetent. In real life the US seems to fill the role the Germans did in the show. As a citizen it’s embarrassing. With all the conservative failures one wonders why anyone hands these idiots the ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 26, 2020:

When I look back on it today, Hogan's Heroes seems like a sitcom that would never get on the air, but it probably helped that back then, in the 1960s, America was way more hopeful and carefree, so the premise of the show was not that jarring...Back then America was the confident 600 lbs. gorilla in the world, instead of now being a fearful, belligerent empire in decline...

I miss church.

Marionville comments on Feb 24, 2020:

Join a choir and you’ll get the singing and the community...supposing you can actually sing of course! You won’t be restricted to singing hymns either, but a real variety of music. You can also volunteer at one of the local charities, I do at a food bank, but there are other charities where ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@Marionville Believe me, I have done the research in my area. Iowa is pretty backward and conservative culturally. The closest thing we have in my area to a choir singing what I like is a gay men's choir that, stereotypically, sings mostly showtunes, which I am not into.. A choir that sang Sixties tunes would be wonderful for me, but it ain't happening here and not likely to ever happen while I am alive.... There are choirs around the US like what you describe, just not in central Iowa. If I wanted to move hundreds of miles away to Chicago or Minneapolis, even, I am sure I could find something like that, but it's not worth it to me to relocate just to have a choir to sing in....Karaoke is my substitute, where I sing what I want to when I want to...On the on the other hand, with karaoke I have to put up with listening to the bad singers and all the country music, which I hate, that is sung by a good number of the singers at any given karaoke show...

I miss church.

Marionville comments on Feb 24, 2020:

Join a choir and you’ll get the singing and the community...supposing you can actually sing of course! You won’t be restricted to singing hymns either, but a real variety of music. You can also volunteer at one of the local charities, I do at a food bank, but there are other charities where ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 24, 2020:

I used to sing in choirs all during my school years and nowadays I get my singing fix at karaoke shows. Joining a choir might work for most, but I am very picky about what kinds of music I want to sing, the same as most of us are particular about what types of sermons or programs we would want to listen to. For me, joining a choir would have to be one that only performed pop or rock music, like in that movie Young At Heart, about the choir for senior citizens. Since that is never going to happen in Iowa, even in my local area of Des Moines, I am done with choirs. I have no desire to spend my time rehearsing and performing music that bores or does not interest me, while all the while having no say in the selection of music for the choir, which is how almost all of them operate anyway....

Watching Petey giving his lame excuse of a concession speech.

dalefvictor comments on Feb 22, 2020:

All the people who are running have their agenda. It is up to us to get through the shit and determine who will be the best. We will vote for that which sells us the best story. Let it be Bernie or Liz as I feel they are the only two who really care about the person in the US.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@Athena I'm surprised you aren't with NDP or the Greens, but I suppose those two parties are too minor to have any power in Canada.

WOW...So true!!!

Spudgun comments on Feb 24, 2020:

Actually, that's not true. Cats are smarter than dogs, and they are able to learn tricks, understand a considerable number of words (not only English, but other languages as well, same as dogs), and use deductive reasoning. I teach cats how to do High Fives, Sit, Spin, Jump through Hoops, High Tens,...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 24, 2020:

I'm not surprised to hear that. My guess is that most cats just don't give a shit and that's why they appear to be less intelligent and trainable than dogs. Cats would rather nap than learn tricks...

Bernie Could Win it All

RoboGraham comments on Feb 24, 2020:

At this point, if Bernie doesn't win the nomination, it will most likely be due to foul play on the part of the DNC.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@mordant I would like to see those changes you are predicting because we really need a major party in the US that is on the side of workers. You're right that Europe is so much more rational and lefty than the US. My guess is the reason for that is Europeans are better educated and more politically conscious than Americans, along with the fact that their media is more diverse and less of a corporate propaganda machine than we have here. Hence, they are harder to fool into voting against their own class interests.

Bernie Could Win it All

RoboGraham comments on Feb 24, 2020:

At this point, if Bernie doesn't win the nomination, it will most likely be due to foul play on the part of the DNC.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@RoboGraham Exactly. He was a moderate Repub pretending to be a Dem. As Bill Maher rightly said about Obama, he was W in blackface...

Bernie Could Win it All

RoboGraham comments on Feb 24, 2020:

At this point, if Bernie doesn't win the nomination, it will most likely be due to foul play on the part of the DNC.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 24, 2020:

@mordant Bernie is a repudiation of how lame Obama was as prez. Even when he had a supermajority in congress, Obama didn't even try to pass legislation on card check, which would have made it so much easier to join a union in workplaces, which tells you all you need to know about whether Obama was on the side of workers or instead was on the side of business and the rich. Bernie was actually thinking of running against Obama in 2012 in the primaries because of how much of a corporate sellout Obama was.

Bernie Could Win it All

mordant comments on Feb 24, 2020:

Sanders has greatly expanded the electorate by bringing first time and typically indifferent voters into the process with policies that excite them. These are the young, the minorities, the poor, LGBTQ, uninsured / underinsured, working class people who generally sit out elections and in fact often ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 24, 2020:

The reason why Sanders brings in these groups of people you mentioned, who usually don't vote, is because he speaks to people who have been ignored by the major parties and who have otherwise given up hope on the political process. Because these people have seen little difference between the two parties of the duopoly and that neither party would fight on their behalf for economic justice and against the power of the rich and corporations. Notice how none of the other Dem candidates will even mention poverty in America and even Bernie says little about it either. Shows how much the Dems have moved away from their historical role as the party that was on the side of the poor and working class. Nowadays the other Dems only mention the middle class, nobody else, in their speeches as far as economic classes. This began with Obama.

Should Billionaires be taxed at an extra high rate to even out our income discrepancy?

RoboGraham comments on Feb 23, 2020:

Relying on them to donate to charity out of the kindness of their hearts is inadequate. One does not become a billionaire by being generous and I doubt they bother to give to charities for reasons other than positive PR and the tax breaks that charitable donations provide. Many struggling ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 23, 2020:

As long as Americans have to pawn their dignity anytime they get catastrophically ill and hit up their friends and neighbors with begging for help thru fundraisers for their medical bills, there is something seriously wrong with our current system of depending on the rich to provide charity for others when and if they feel like it, instead of paying their fair share of taxes so we have an adequate safety net for all. Same thing with the lack of housing for the homeless. It is a shameful embarrassment for our country, but then again, most of the rich have neither shame or real patriotism. Their loyalty is only to money and their own class...

Looks like Bernie is crushing it so far in Nevada. Suck on that corporate Dems!

Cutiebeauty comments on Feb 23, 2020:

People are sick of trump and probably think Bernie was robbed last time..

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 23, 2020:

@RoboGraham We hope..

Watching Petey giving his lame excuse of a concession speech.

dalefvictor comments on Feb 22, 2020:

All the people who are running have their agenda. It is up to us to get through the shit and determine who will be the best. We will vote for that which sells us the best story. Let it be Bernie or Liz as I feel they are the only two who really care about the person in the US.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 23, 2020:

@Athena What happened to the Liberal Democratic Party? Maybe I was thinking of the New Democratic Party. Are they still around?

Watching Petey giving his lame excuse of a concession speech.

dalefvictor comments on Feb 22, 2020:

All the people who are running have their agenda. It is up to us to get through the shit and determine who will be the best. We will vote for that which sells us the best story. Let it be Bernie or Liz as I feel they are the only two who really care about the person in the US.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 23, 2020:

@Athena So is that LDP, or some other party?

Watching Petey giving his lame excuse of a concession speech.

dalefvictor comments on Feb 22, 2020:

All the people who are running have their agenda. It is up to us to get through the shit and determine who will be the best. We will vote for that which sells us the best story. Let it be Bernie or Liz as I feel they are the only two who really care about the person in the US.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 23, 2020:

@Athena Do you vote for the LDP in Canada? Just curious...

Who will win the next election . Trump or Sanders ?

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 23, 2020:

Whoa there.. It's a little bit early for that kind of predicting. Maybe later, if Bernie officially has the nomination. Right now it's too early to even know how much, if any, support Bernie would get from the Dem Party or see how much the media is going to go against him as a nominee. I will know a...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 23, 2020:

@Astonvilla1 Bloomberg himself has plenty of money to campaign all the way to the convention, regardless of how well he does, as well as enough ego to continue no matter how bad he might be losing. We will need at least a couple more months to see how it goes.

Looks like Bernie is crushing it so far in Nevada. Suck on that corporate Dems!

RoboGraham comments on Feb 22, 2020:

He did very well with people of color and women, so much for that "Bernie Bro" narrative.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 23, 2020:

@RoboGraham I think Bernie's two biggest strengths are that people can see he is authentic, unlike almost any other DC pol. Secondly, he can't be bought, which is also just about as unique. Bloomberg attacked him for having three homes and being a millionaire, but even that is not going to look hypocritical or corrupt compared to how all the other pols have records of having sold out in ways that are very extreme and clearly corrupt, like having been lobbyists or working for corporations.

Things NOT to put on your profile 3 times widow - WLTM guy into wild mushrooms - Object marriage...

itsmedammit comments on Feb 22, 2020:

But what if one is thrice widowed?!?! I have a friend who who lost two boyfriends to small airplane crashes.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 23, 2020:

Small plane crashes? Were they both lefty politicians? I thought those kind of crashes only happened to them..

Watching Petey giving his lame excuse of a concession speech.

dalefvictor comments on Feb 22, 2020:

All the people who are running have their agenda. It is up to us to get through the shit and determine who will be the best. We will vote for that which sells us the best story. Let it be Bernie or Liz as I feel they are the only two who really care about the person in the US.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 22, 2020:

I totally agree with that. The rest are way too corrupted and out of touch with the 99%.

Looks like Bernie is crushing it so far in Nevada. Suck on that corporate Dems!

RoboGraham comments on Feb 22, 2020:

He did very well with people of color and women, so much for that "Bernie Bro" narrative.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 22, 2020:

@RoboGraham I agree. Right now Trump is threatening that in a general election he would beat Bernie over the head with red-baiting him, but I don't think that would work either. It's kind of like what the establishment did with Nader, who, like Bernie, is a squeaky clean boy scout, that they have to label him as a kook, eccentric, or a commie, because they've got nothing else, esp. if his policies are popular with most Americans, which they are. The American people are progressive enough on policy to vote for Bernie, it's the media and party leadership that are not progressive at all on Bernie's issues. The people seem to be waking up to this on some level. I also want to comment on WallStreet Pete..... What an asshole.. He loses to Bernie by over 20 points and yet he spends the majority of his post-caucus speech bashing Bernie. This smarmy, arrogant, little twerp has no class whatsoever, and, after his debate performance acting like an ass towards Klobuchar, I think people will start to see that about him...

Looks like Bernie is crushing it so far in Nevada. Suck on that corporate Dems!

Novelty comments on Feb 22, 2020:

I'm still supporting Warren, I'm suspicious of post like this because Russian bots are pushing Bernie for some weird reason, but I'll be dance happy if either she or Bernie win.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 22, 2020:

@RoboGraham They can try, but I don't think it will stick or work, esp. with young people. The young are beyond caring about labels. They know they are up against a rigged economy and system, so they will support whoever is willing to fight for them, regardless of labels.

Looks like Bernie is crushing it so far in Nevada. Suck on that corporate Dems!

RoboGraham comments on Feb 22, 2020:

He did very well with people of color and women, so much for that "Bernie Bro" narrative.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 22, 2020:

Exactly! I am so fucking sick of that false narrative and phony charges of that to smear Bernie...

Looks like Bernie is crushing it so far in Nevada. Suck on that corporate Dems!

Novelty comments on Feb 22, 2020:

I'm still supporting Warren, I'm suspicious of post like this because Russian bots are pushing Bernie for some weird reason, but I'll be dance happy if either she or Bernie win.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 22, 2020:

I think the reports about the Russians are pushing Bernie is just propaganda from the DNC, the corporate media, and/or the Trump campaign because they want to smear Bernie with that combined with the label of him as a communist. I am optimistic that it will not work, because most people have become very suspicious about these kind of accusations ever since Hillary tried to blame her loss four years ago on Russian interference rather than her own faults and unpopularity for being corrupt and dishonest...

Dick Van Dyke Endorses Bernie Sanders for President - YouTube

AstralSmoke comments on Feb 22, 2020:

Wow, I didn't even know he was still alive.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 22, 2020:

Van Dyke has been kind of a mysterious figure in the entertainment world for a long time because of his problems with alcohol. His drinking has often caused him to disappear for long periods of time from appearing in public or working as an actor while he was either in rehab or on a bender...

UPDATED: cropped her face.

Lorajay comments on Feb 21, 2020:

I bet she's popular in your geographical area.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 21, 2020:

In Kansas she would be. They're pretty much all hicks and Bible-thumpers....

I’m afraid what’s going to happen is Bernie is going to go into the convention with a ...

glennlab comments on Feb 21, 2020:

We have not had enough primaries to even dent the delegate totals, 50 out of 2000 roughly, after March 3, we should have a clear leader. I have seen this same argument in every contested primary season, so keep your chin up, I believe we will prevail.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 21, 2020:

@Rudy1962 The old saying goes, " Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you (or in this case, Bernie)"...

I’m afraid what’s going to happen is Bernie is going to go into the convention with a ...

Athena comments on Feb 21, 2020:

https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-leads-all-10-national-polls-released-this-week-ahead-nevada-caucuses-1488141 Bernie has a lot of supporters who will march in the streets of Washington if he doesn't win this nomination. The Democrats had better be prepared to have the party eviscerated, in...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 21, 2020:

@Athena I hope you are right. We will see..

Here Are The Billionaires Funding The Democratic Presidential Candidates

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 21, 2020:

No surprises there. Bernie is the only one who can't be bought...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 21, 2020:

@1of5 Time for your block, troll. I've had enough of your attacks.

I’m afraid what’s going to happen is Bernie is going to go into the convention with a ...

Athena comments on Feb 21, 2020:

https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-leads-all-10-national-polls-released-this-week-ahead-nevada-caucuses-1488141 Bernie has a lot of supporters who will march in the streets of Washington if he doesn't win this nomination. The Democrats had better be prepared to have the party eviscerated, in...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 21, 2020:

The problem is, Athena, is that I truly believe the Dem leaders and establishment, who make up the superdelegates that will vote in the second ballot of a convention, would much rather lose again to Trump than let Bernie get the nomination. I also believe they are even willing to risk letting the party blow up rather than nominate Bernie.

If you think you are safe with these emerging 5G networks think again!!! Please take the time to ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 20, 2020:

Is this saying the microwave energy from cellphones is harmful to our bodies and/or brains?

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 20, 2020:

@of-the-mountain Just lazy I guess. I didn't bother to click on the link for the story because I rarely use cellphones and wasn't that interested in the story. If some story doesn't seem to apply much to me, I move on. I don't need your approval to do so..

Christian parents sue their school district to force it to out trans kids / LGBTQ Nation

NoPlanetB comments on Feb 20, 2020:

Oh hell no!!! Fuck that shit. Every student should stand up and claim they are transgendered.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 20, 2020:

" I am Spartacus"...

Has rump just thrown the election in November2020???

Paracosm comments on Feb 19, 2020:

I've seen a lot of news coverage and discussion about it. Unfortunately many trump supporters are calling it fake news or are blaming democrats somehow.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 20, 2020:

@1of5 You keep track of your own ego and I will do me. We're done here, unless you also want to be blocked...Interesting that RoboGraham says the same things here as me, but you don't attack him.

Has rump just thrown the election in November2020???

Paracosm comments on Feb 19, 2020:

I've seen a lot of news coverage and discussion about it. Unfortunately many trump supporters are calling it fake news or are blaming democrats somehow.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 20, 2020:

@1of5 I'll say whatever I want. Who are you to be the thought police?

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Buddha comments on Feb 18, 2020:

Well take any vote for Bernie... we sure don't need a biden or Bloomberg..

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 20, 2020:

@Athena At this point, I totally agree that Biden is toast, but for Bloomberg it's still too early to tell about his chances. I hope you are right about him too.

Tonight's Nevada debate seemed the most lively and interesting one so far.

Darthpug comments on Feb 20, 2020:

Whatever momentum that Bloomberg had is gone. He looked stiff, uninteresting, and unemotional. It will be interesting to see what the polls will be like now.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 20, 2020:

Not sure I agree about Bloomberg's performance, but I am very interested in how his next poll numbers look.

Has rump just thrown the election in November2020???

Paracosm comments on Feb 19, 2020:

I've seen a lot of news coverage and discussion about it. Unfortunately many trump supporters are calling it fake news or are blaming democrats somehow.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 20, 2020:

@1of5 The Dems are really more of a fake opposition party than a real one, esp. on issues like taxes, war, and the military.

Extreme left. Everybody should have healthcare.

TheInterlooper comments on Feb 19, 2020:

Yeah, leftists have never attacked Trump supporters with a cane sword, drove their car through a Republican voter tent, or attempted to fire bomb an ice detention center. The most extreme position they can take is wanting free healthcare.🙉🙈🙊

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 19, 2020:

@TheInterlooper I have. They do not use violence, to my knowledge.

Extreme left. Everybody should have healthcare.

TheInterlooper comments on Feb 19, 2020:

Yeah, leftists have never attacked Trump supporters with a cane sword, drove their car through a Republican voter tent, or attempted to fire bomb an ice detention center. The most extreme position they can take is wanting free healthcare.🙉🙈🙊

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 19, 2020:

Leftists haven't used violence for protest since the early 1980s.

While I have no interest in Bloomberg as a potential nominee, I'm glad he made it to the stage for ...

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 19, 2020:

I find it the height of irony that the DNC is so determined to stop Bernie that they are openly trying to force a Repub, who is not that different from Trump, on us as the nominee. It shows how unbelievably corrupt the party has become. I blame both the DNC and Bloomberg himself, as he is trying to ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 19, 2020:

@prometheus Oh, do I wish the US had publicly funded election campaigns with free TV air time and also a limit on the length of campaigns, but it will never happen here. So instead we have the legalized bribery of campaign contributions from the rich and corporations. That is the root of our political problems, we are a plutocracy, not a democracy...

Bloomberg-Clinton 2020

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 15, 2020:

That pairing would be a sure loss in the general. Too many people, including me, hate Hillary and would not vote for her. Bloomberg would never seriously consider her as a running mate.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 17, 2020:

@twshield Articles I have read online.

Bloomberg-Clinton 2020

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 15, 2020:

That pairing would be a sure loss in the general. Too many people, including me, hate Hillary and would not vote for her. Bloomberg would never seriously consider her as a running mate.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 17, 2020:

@twshield From what I have heard, both Bloomberg and Trump have been starting to buy off black leaders to help them get black votes. Trump has also been giving away money at events targeting black people. Reminds me of when union leaders are bought off by management or politicians that are actually working against the interests of the union rank and file.

Bloomberg-Clinton 2020

mordant comments on Feb 15, 2020:

A racist, misogynist plutocrat indistinguishable from Trump, paired with the candidate who lost to Trump last time? What could possibly go wrong? Hell ... Bloomberg was a Democrat, then a Republican, then an independent, now a Democrat again. He has no beliefs. He just joins the party that he ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 16, 2020:

@mordant You've got that right...

Bloomberg-Clinton 2020

mordant comments on Feb 15, 2020:

A racist, misogynist plutocrat indistinguishable from Trump, paired with the candidate who lost to Trump last time? What could possibly go wrong? Hell ... Bloomberg was a Democrat, then a Republican, then an independent, now a Democrat again. He has no beliefs. He just joins the party that he ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 15, 2020:

If the Dem leadership and establishment end up nominating a Repub to run against Trump, there will be no doubt that they would rather lose than have Bernie as prez.

Happy Valentine’s day

MichelleGar1 comments on Feb 14, 2020:

We Medicare about you too! ♥️

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 15, 2020:

Real men (or real women) don't take contributions from billionaires or sell out their souls to get elected....

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TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 14, 2020:

Sounds about right. It also explains everything about how the Dem leaders and establishment would rather lose again to Trump than let Bernie become prez. Because as long as Trump or some centrist Dem is prez, the establishment in both parties can go on with business as usual, enjoying their power ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 14, 2020:

@fishline79 Yes, you must not be paying attention or are naive about the system.

I discover more and more that in any group of people, there's a tendency for it to fragment.

KyleDavis comments on Feb 14, 2020:

My personal opinion of this is to mediate this we really need to prioritize a value of Equanimity in discourse. Identifying those values of common humanity. It is tough, but we are seeing more of it with the rise of things like Street epistemology, and other focus on conversations which allow ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 14, 2020:

@Omnedon Yes, I do think this. I have met very few Repub types who do not see those who seek equality and fairness as "losers" who should just shut up and be grateful for what they have as peasants.

I discover more and more that in any group of people, there's a tendency for it to fragment.

KyleDavis comments on Feb 14, 2020:

My personal opinion of this is to mediate this we really need to prioritize a value of Equanimity in discourse. Identifying those values of common humanity. It is tough, but we are seeing more of it with the rise of things like Street epistemology, and other focus on conversations which allow ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 14, 2020:

@OwlInASack Well said. You appear to be talking about Republican types, to whom decency, humanity, selflessness, and, esp. fairness, seem to be a joke. I have to avoid those people or not talk about anything meaningful that involves values, because they may as well be on a different planet from me.

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TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 13, 2020:

A great discussion of how much the corporate media these days is pure propaganda for the neoliberals and the ruling class, regardless of which corporate party they cheerlead for, as well as laying out how the whole stop Bernie movement works.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 13, 2020:

@MichaelSpinler Fox and MSNBC are two sides of the same neoliberal coin. Their only differences are in taking opposite sides in what are called the culture wars, in other words the stuff that identity politics breeds as distractions from issues that really matter like class warfare, climate change, taxation, endless war, the military budget, etc. BTW, I am a boomer, but fortunately I realized long ago that I was a socialist and that the corporate media was all bullshit as well as that corporate America and the rich were my real enemies, not foreign terrorists or immigrants...

“Study: 80% of Americans Believe Political Correctness Is a Problem” [google.

Omnedon comments on Feb 13, 2020:

Interesting. To pick just one phrase I noticed in the article... It referred to a "tell-it-like-it-is" candidate. The odd thing is that Trump is anything but. He lies with breathtaking frequency and lack of concern for the consequences. But I suppose within the strict context of PC, he may appeal to...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 13, 2020:

Of course Trump lies all the time, but a lot of angry working class whites voted for him because, unlike Hillary, he would at least validate and talk about their feelings of being left behind in the economy and ignored by the Dem party. If people have to choose between someone who ignores or dismisses their class resentment and someone who speaks to it, even if it's with lies, they will always choose the latter candidate, esp. if they are uninformed voters, which most Americans are...

Anyone else find that there are very few agnostics where you live?

Paul4747 comments on Feb 9, 2020:

There are plenty within 50 or 75 miles, but that seems a long way to ask anyone to drive for dating. Either to ask her to meet me, or me to meet her, or even meeting half way, if it were to be a regular thing. It's hard enough starting up a relationship, much less one where you only see each other ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 10, 2020:

Not in Iowa.Try more like 150 miles or more to even find a half dozen who are actual members that are still visiting the site often.

More About Pete ❧ Current Affairs

RoboGraham comments on Feb 8, 2020:

Without the media and the establishment propping him up, Pete would still be a nobody. Because they put him in the prominent position that he is now in and the fact that he has never worked to build any sort of movement of regular folks, he will be totally beholden to the powers that be and the ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 8, 2020:

That's why last night's debate was kind of a fitting symbol of the real battle, him against Bernie. Since Biden is now fading, the establishment and media need a new centrist hope to stop Bernie and for now it is Pete and Bloomberg. Warren is probably also fading and Klobuchar was never a heavyweight threat to Bernie. The fact that Pete was a military intelligence (and probably also a CIA spook) makes me opposed to him on general principle, plus his work as a corporate tool (McKinsey) makes him cozy with evil...

Trump supporters are predicting that he will win re-election.

Archeus_Lore comments on Feb 6, 2020:

Presidential elections do little to change anything, the military industrial complex still gets its money, still robs, plunders, foments coups, drones other countries with impunity. The poor get poorer and the rich get richer. No presidential election will change that.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 7, 2020:

Ironic, your lines are right out of one of my fav Leonard Cohen songs, Everbody Knows, from the 1980s.

Trump supporters are predicting that he will win re-election.

Bierbasstard comments on Feb 6, 2020:

Now your only mission is to get Democrats to vote regardless of who gets the nomination. Good luck!

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 7, 2020:

@Bierbasstard That may have been true for a small minority of them last time, but this time around I am confident that almost all of them, including me, will vote for the nominee. However, after seeing Hillary and Obama already make it clear they will not support Bernie as the nominee, no matter what, I have justifable reason to doubt that the centrists and their supporters will prove to be anything but lying hypocrites with all their talk about supporting the nominee this time. It's obvious that talk on their part about supporting the eventual nominee, no matter who, for the good of the party, etc., only applies if it it is not Bernie. They can't and shouldn't be able to have it both ways, ie, "shut up and support our choice for nominee, while all along we have no intention of supporting yours if they win the nomination.".

Trump supporters are predicting that he will win re-election.

Bierbasstard comments on Feb 6, 2020:

Now your only mission is to get Democrats to vote regardless of who gets the nomination. Good luck!

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 6, 2020:

That's the real problem. I have no doubt a united Dem Party could defeat Trump and probably would if the nominee was Bernie, if only because he could inspire a record turnout of people who normally don't vote, namely poor people who have been forgotten by both of the neoliberal corporate parties. But it's very clear that the Dem leaders and establishment would rather have another four years of Trump rather than Bernie or any other real progressive. So, like 2016, they will probably be able to rig it again and get the centrist, damaged, corrupt corporate candidate that they want, along with the same result as last time. They really mean, "we will only unite or support the nominee if it's the one WE want". At least the progressives are not hypocrites this time. I truly believe all or most of them will vote blue no matter what, even tho we will have been screwed by the Dems twice in a row...

See: factcheck.org/stateoftheunion

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 5, 2020:

With Trump the lies are so numerous and constant, that it's past the point of fact-checking, plus most people who like him on personality and support him do not and will not ever care or be swayed by whether he lies or not. I saw the same thing in the 80s with Reagan. They are fools and they cannot ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 5, 2020:

@bingst I agree with you on that. My evangelical sister and her hubby both support Trump even tho they have no illusions about his religious beliefs or personal morality being Christian. It's all about supporting anti-abortion laws and nominating judges who are anti-choice.

The Right has been emboldened.

sassygirl3869 comments on Feb 2, 2020:

Its going to get ugly -feel like we need real change. Never mind a moderate candidate! I am angry!!!!

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 3, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 It will only get worse. He will be fighting not only the rest of the party, but also the corporate media and even the Repubs running smear ads against him with PAC groups.Watch out in the rest of the debates for how the moderators will be working against him, like they already did in the Iowa debate on CNN. The bias against him was so obvious. Even in a general election debate, I promise that the moderators would favor Trump. Both parties and the media stand to lost if Bernie ends the corruption of big money in politics.

The Right has been emboldened.

sassygirl3869 comments on Feb 2, 2020:

Its going to get ugly -feel like we need real change. Never mind a moderate candidate! I am angry!!!!

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 3, 2020:

@sassygirl3869 My guess is he will win Iowa, NH, and Nevada, and then lose SC to Biden, but still do well there..I also predict the Klobuchar will drop out after either Iowa or NH if she does not finish in the top 3 in either state. She is putting all her money and effort into the first couple states.

In this world we are hearing of the evil of terrorism.

MichaelSpinler comments on Feb 3, 2020:

identity politics and religious ideas fuel this mostly.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 3, 2020:

@Storm1752 Of course they do, but it really doesn't concern me as I would never vote in the first place for a party that has always in my lifetime been the party of the rich. They practice identity politics by appealing to evangelicals and working class whites, who they are class enemies of, by appealing to the religion of the evangelicals, even tho they don't care about or share their religion, and to the working class whites, who get hooked on the appeals to their racism and resentment towards gays and liberal elite culture.

In this world we are hearing of the evil of terrorism.

MichaelSpinler comments on Feb 3, 2020:

identity politics and religious ideas fuel this mostly.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 3, 2020:

@Fred_Snerd Ain't that the truth.....

In this world we are hearing of the evil of terrorism.

MichaelSpinler comments on Feb 3, 2020:

identity politics and religious ideas fuel this mostly.

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 3, 2020:

Identity politics is a bullshit distraction used by centrist pols in the Dem party to substitute for the lack of class warfare on the part of the party against the rich and corporations. Unfortunately, most Dem voters fall for it and don't see how the Dems are not on their side economically or classwise, anymore than the Repubs....

The Right has been emboldened.

sassygirl3869 comments on Feb 2, 2020:

Its going to get ugly -feel like we need real change. Never mind a moderate candidate! I am angry!!!!

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 2, 2020:

That's why I feel the Dems need to nominate Bernie. Nominating a centrist who is only seeking incremental change will anger and alienate most voters, who want real change, causing them to either vote for Trump or stay home. Sticking with the safe or electable choice is what gave us Trump last time. Glad I'm retired and no longer have to put up with asshole bosses or co-workers who are religious and/or right wing..

How much longer will we have to endure minority rule in this country?

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 1, 2020:

Unfortunately, my money would be on fascist dictatorship, which is what we are already close to with Trump. Bernie would mean going the other way, at least for a while. The problem with electing another centrist, corporatist defender of the status quo like Obama, Hillary, Biden, Warren, etc., is ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 2, 2020:

@RoboGraham What if they nominate a centrist instead?

I understand the need and the intentions...but I draw the line at manipulation.

bleurowz comments on Jan 31, 2020:

The worst aspect I've read about this is when a group of guys will bet on who can get the ugliest woman to sleep with them. It's called "pigging" and it's disgusting. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/pigging-cruel-new-dating-trend-need-know/

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 2, 2020:

@bleurowz True. It goes both ways, yada yada yada.....

How much longer will we have to endure minority rule in this country?

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 1, 2020:

Unfortunately, my money would be on fascist dictatorship, which is what we are already close to with Trump. Bernie would mean going the other way, at least for a while. The problem with electing another centrist, corporatist defender of the status quo like Obama, Hillary, Biden, Warren, etc., is ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 2, 2020:

@RoboGraham They mean in the general election if Bernie isn't nominated....

How much longer will we have to endure minority rule in this country?

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 1, 2020:

Unfortunately, my money would be on fascist dictatorship, which is what we are already close to with Trump. Bernie would mean going the other way, at least for a while. The problem with electing another centrist, corporatist defender of the status quo like Obama, Hillary, Biden, Warren, etc., is ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 2, 2020:

@Ms_McSteven I will be voting blue in the general no matter what, but if the Dems screw Bernie again, I hope the party blows up for good and I will never vote blue again for a centrist corporatist prez candidate...

I understand the need and the intentions...but I draw the line at manipulation.

of-the-mountain comments on Jan 31, 2020:

The newest scam from the ladies: They state that they are quitting the site! They state that their sister, daughter, or BFF viewed your profile, they want to meet you they are not a member of the site or do not want to join. They leave the usual coded E-mail fo you to contact them!!! The ...

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 2, 2020:

I had a few approach me with that line, but I never bit.....

I understand the need and the intentions...but I draw the line at manipulation.

bleurowz comments on Jan 31, 2020:

The worst aspect I've read about this is when a group of guys will bet on who can get the ugliest woman to sleep with them. It's called "pigging" and it's disgusting. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/pigging-cruel-new-dating-trend-need-know/

TomMcGiverin replies on Feb 2, 2020:

There was an American movie a long time ago about this subject, only in the movie the contest was about which guy could bring the ugliest woman to a bar where the men and their "dates" would gather so they could judge who was the winner. The movie was called Dog Fight. Now, tell me ladies, how is this really that different than women sitting around a bar and comparing notes on who can get the most pathetic guy there to buy them a bunch of free drinks in hopes of getting lucky with that woman????

How much longer will we have to endure minority rule in this country?

TomMcGiverin comments on Feb 1, 2020:

Update: After years of trying from time to time to get on air as a caller to C-Span's Washington Journal, today I manged to get on air as a caller to C-Span during a program on the Iowa Caucuses. I got to speak uninterrupted for about two minutes and made most of the comments I have made on this ...