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9-19-18, 4:22pm
Her accusations are a matter for a local jurisdiction or venue. The FBI can’t just cruise into any jurisdiction and declare they are the agency of...
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9-19-18, 4:11pm
Im not sure what pure free market capitalism has to do with free speech. Unless you are talking buying politicians votes with “lobbyist” money.
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9-19-18, 8:14am
I want the freedom to make my own choices and the wisdom to let others do the same. So long as nobody gets hurt.
Thats the canvass in which...
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9-19-18, 7:28am
I don’t often find female republicans in the wild but when I do they are dressed in obvious thrift store clothes and driving used BMWs.
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9-19-18, 7:27am
Yes that! And he smokes pot.
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9-18-18, 9:40pm
I think they are more likely to boycott Willie Nelson for stupid reasons.
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9-18-18, 7:08pm
Rose McGowan still might have something to say about Jeff. Remember Harvey Weinstein?
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9-18-18, 8:32am
An acquaintance in my little community passed away today at the age of 69. I’ve shared dinners with him and had some small talk but never really...
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9-18-18, 8:17am
Imagine the lives we’d have saved if 5500 years ago people would have realized that heavy things belong right where they are. But no! They had to...
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9-18-18, 8:05am
Trumps trade war with China may turn into a referendum on “socialist market economy” vs the “free market” economy. I’m not sure Americans are...
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9-18-18, 7:38am
What we are discussing is a technological substitute for a brain and patience.
This is a phone:
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9-18-18, 1:56am
In the night, when I cannot sleep, I wonder about it. When it is dark, dead silent and there seems to be nothing else awake. When the sky is clear...
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9-17-18, 8:54pm
There is a good reason why the results of a polygraph test are not admissible in court....don’t get me started on that magic box. The only thing...
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9-17-18, 8:50pm
I hold my wife’s hand when we walk. I’m sure we look like the perfect couple. Truth is ....she trips over the slightest imperfections in the...
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9-17-18, 8:46pm
My apologies. Some things are best unsaid.
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9-17-18, 3:58pm
I reject the confirmation process as a huge waste of the taxpayers dollars. It’s not like Trump doesn’t have a list a mile long of jurists who will...
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9-17-18, 8:55am
I was sitting around a fire ring with a group of friends and a few people I’d just met. We were trying to get to the bottom of a bottle of Evan...
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9-16-18, 7:49pm
I don’t have anything against smartphones. My wife has a nice iPhone 7 that is useful in many situations. I would not have a cellphone if it...
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9-16-18, 11:37am
I ordered a new turntable from the worlds most wealthy man’s website. About a week later a tattered sad looking cardboard box ended up on my porch. ...
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9-16-18, 11:26am
It would be a challenge for even a severe winter person like me to tough out the VT scenario Catherine is facing. I’d want a serious review of snow...
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9-16-18, 11:08am
This is why many of the rust belt states elected our current President. This also why I am torn. My community is full of friendly retirees,...
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9-16-18, 9:48am
I’m a lucky person. Damn lucky.
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9-16-18, 9:29am
I am not opposed to perhaps a tax friendly place like Tennessee which is far enough south to escape the evil winters but far enough north and inland...
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9-16-18, 9:22am
I think Catherine has really asked an important question. It leads me to wonder where the next female candidate for the Presidency will come from. ...
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9-16-18, 8:52am
Its not about sex. It’s about power.
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9-14-18, 12:14pm
I live in a low cost of living area. But there is a direct relationship between low cost of living and days without sunshine per year. Back in WWII...
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9-14-18, 12:07pm
Only one Supreme Court Justice has ever been impeached and he remained on the court anyway. I like Ruth. I just wish she would ask a question every...
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9-14-18, 8:31am
Im not a history expert. Not an expert in much, but I believe all this ghetto culture is in part something you can attribute to our past racism. I...
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9-14-18, 8:26am
Ive had some good times in a casino and some bad. But I have investigated and arrested and people have subsequently went to prison for long...
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9-14-18, 8:18am
I find it such a waste of time to be grandstanding in confirmation hearings. The Constitution doesn’t require such shows. It’s rather simple. The...
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9-14-18, 8:12am
I second your thoughts on Alan and LDAHL. I respect their ability to get their point across in a concise manner often with the kind of wit Mark...
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9-14-18, 8:06am
I grew up not far from Pittsburgh. You can read about what my childhood was like in a book by Paul Hertneky called “Rust Belt Boy: Stories of an...
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9-13-18, 4:43pm
What’s the military doing with their 892 Billion budget? Maybe they could deliver a few cases of water? If they got the time.
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9-12-18, 1:37am
Blazing Saddles
Groundhog Day
National Lampoons Vacation Series
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Godfather
Home Alone
The Green Mile
Dirty Harry
A...
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9-11-18, 1:36pm
Taking it one issue at a time.....millenials are expected to outnumber baby boomers by 2019....conveniently just before the 2020 elections. ...
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9-11-18, 8:25am
I think millenials will have something to say about the next Presidential Election. I know their history has been that they are very vocal about...
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9-11-18, 8:11am
I used Uber and found it to be reasonable and actually user friendly. Although some of the drivers spoke no English and some seemed to be rather...
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9-10-18, 9:28pm
I use a credit card for gas purchases, restaurants and groceries as well as paying for a few other regular bills. I accumulated over $500 in cash...
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9-10-18, 5:30pm
UL, credit card companies have fraud and security offices whose job is to minimize fraud and make sure their customers continue using credit. ...
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9-10-18, 11:12am
I suppose that makes more sense than replacing a King with a blowhard.
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9-10-18, 10:38am
Anecdotally, I just had dinner on the weekend at a bar in Ohio and was waited on by a girl who is a school teacher! She moonlights on the weekend...
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9-10-18, 10:21am
Well, that’s 1.06% more than both of us together got.
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9-10-18, 9:48am
Just keep in mind, the dog only cares about what he is going to eat and drink when you are gone. Well, he wants to go for a walk too. If you die...
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9-10-18, 9:45am
I’m kind of resurrecting this thread for one more mention. Did I miss it or did anyone mention Jill Stein? She’s got quite a resume. She has more...
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9-10-18, 9:09am
I guess it could depend on how you define “brink” or “near term”. At least for some. Some feel capitalism is sacrosanct or immune. I view it as...
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9-10-18, 8:21am
The nice weather has unfortunately slipped away. Replacing it is a blanket of grey sullen clouds which drop a constant drizzle of cold rain. It is...
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9-10-18, 4:38am
Here is a discussion which will resonate with a certain group regarding American Capitalism on the brink of Collapse. The viewpoint is from the...
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9-9-18, 9:39pm
What I’ve read here always seems to express a concern that the inequality is not the result of a merit based system. .thats different than saying...
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9-9-18, 9:23pm
Alan, I would respectfully state that people are merely reacting to one of the worst injustices that has occurred in regard to the proper...
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9-9-18, 10:38am
The basic underlying theory to replacing the welfare system as it is ....is that the current system discourages recipients from searching for a job. ...
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9-8-18, 10:56pm
Can we agree the current way we address poverty in the US ...through layered welfare programs.....isn’t working. You’ve got temporary assistance for...
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9-8-18, 7:41am
I believe that the Guaranteed National Income is actually the Achilles heel of the current version of capitalism. This is an idea that has been...
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9-8-18, 6:35am
I want to thank those who provided information and advice. No doubt, the trip was a success in part because of your kindness.
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9-8-18, 6:33am
One of best groups I know of in my area is Hospice. I have a lot of praise to heap on some of these compassionate people who facilitate a dignified...
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9-8-18, 6:24am
As I said, the reason it’s so hard to remove membership is financial. The only way I can assure that a representative from my church will visit me...
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9-8-18, 6:17am
With regard to welfare programs such as the EIC, good intentions don’t justify failed programs. The EIC incentivized having children for the sake of...
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9-8-18, 1:30am
It’s a girl I met in college, 40 years ago. When you are young you develop this personality that is a mix of influences and for me I hadn’t really...
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9-7-18, 3:43pm
I think some sort of guaranteed national income would be simpler and more transparent than the current mess we have with welfare. It would actually...
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9-7-18, 3:25pm
My understanding of a UBI is that everyone of a certain age or above gets the exact same amount. Doesn’t matter if you are a billionaire or homeless.
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9-7-18, 2:08pm
Take them to the local food pantry and have a Klondike instead.
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