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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 11, 2019 23:49:48 GMT -5
You spend a lot of time commenting on other people discussions. Kinda creepy actually. You mean 25 minutes in the past three months? Boo. But zounds! I've caught you trying to silence me using the "liberal control tactic of foisting extreme emotions on nonliberals when they voice an opinion". Why can't a political discussion just be a political discussion? Nothing to do with feelings or control tactics or sour grapes, but simply a conflict of ideas? In this case, the merits vs. the hazards of YMAM's preoccupation with speculating on the Mueller inquiry.
I rest my case here, but if and when Value Buy comes back, do him the service of regarding him as a concerned human being--a dissenting opinion--and not a creepy, controlling(, misogynistic, racist, ... I forget what else you alluded to) conservative bent on suppressing your opinion. I'm 55% certain he's a decent guy. You do that consistently, Virgil. "Why are you talking about Khashoggi, when people are dying in Yemen?" "Why are you discussing the Humboldt tragedy, when other people die in car accidents every day?" You don't call that trying to silence people? "I don't like your discussion. THIS is what you should be talking about!"
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Post by dondub on Feb 12, 2019 0:02:07 GMT -5
liberal control tactic of foisting extreme emotions on nonliberals when they voice an opinion".
Conservative control tactic attempting to use bullshit to quell liberal opinions.
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 12, 2019 9:09:18 GMT -5
I think what is totally disgraceful is someone like trump as our president. I never thought this country could become so devoid of reason and intelligence to "elect" such as he. So yes there is disgrace, not toward the office, but to the man that is despoiling it. And each day when you think it can't get any worse it does. I guess we will see how low he will sink our great country, I'm also sure it is by design. the degree to which we feel shame over this is the degree of our redemption.
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 12, 2019 9:13:58 GMT -5
I mean, it's a political message board consisting of a majority of US citizen - what the fuck else are we going to talk about?? honestly what were you expecting? You're just mad we're gloating. We're gloating gloaters. and what is more, what else is there to do? the GOP is still largely running the clown car. we can either laugh or cry, and laughing seems much more healthy to me. it at least assumes that the GOP will go off a cliff before they take our country there (I am not sure that is even a safe assumption, but it is a hopeful one).
when Trump won, there was not a Republican here who did not rub our face in his big fat ass. now that we are returning the favor, it is pretty audacious of y'all to bitch about it. really.
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Feb 12, 2019 9:52:55 GMT -5
I mean, it's a political message board consisting of a majority of US citizen - what the fuck else are we going to talk about?? honestly what were you expecting? You're just mad we're gloating. We're gloating gloaters. and what is more, what else is there to do? the GOP is still largely running the clown car. we can either laugh or cry, and laughing seems much more healthy to me. it at least assumes that the GOP will go off a cliff before they take our country there (I am not sure that is even a safe assumption, but it is a hopeful one).
when Trump won, there was not a Republican here who did not rub our face in his big fat ass. now that we are returning the favor, it is pretty audacious of y'all to bitch about it. really.
This has me chuckling audibly on the train. Funny and true!
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Post by OldCoyote on Feb 12, 2019 11:16:30 GMT -5
Seems to me this was after months of the Hillary Fan club that was so sure of Hillary's Coronation,, it never ever occurred to them that Trump would be elected, Don't believe me,, go to you Tube watch almost any video of election night,,, Yessss, any time I want to get a really good laugh,, all I need to do is watch a couple of those videos!!!
Liberal coverage is really entertaining,,,
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Post by tallguy on Feb 12, 2019 11:26:28 GMT -5
And conservative governing is entertaining too, though not in a good way.
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Post by swamp on Feb 12, 2019 11:32:04 GMT -5
Once again, she lost. I didn't expect it, I was shocked, but I'm over it. Can we please stop talking about her? I don't understand why it's even relevant anymore. It's been over 2 years.
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Post by OldCoyote on Feb 12, 2019 11:46:11 GMT -5
Interesting note, I see where NBC pulled all stops in a effort to use fake news to control the damage caused by the Senate announcement!! Holy cow if there is no collusion, that means that you spent month of frothing at the mouth for nothing... Hey this maybe as good as watching the election night videos.. Yeaaaa, she did lose did she! OK here is the deal, if there is NO collusion, I will stop bringing Hillary,,
you all stop bringing up every time Trump farts,,, Deal,, No Deal?? Oh boy,, I already know the answer.
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Post by tallguy on Feb 12, 2019 12:10:01 GMT -5
Once again, she lost. I didn't expect it, I was shocked, but I'm over it. Can we please stop talking about her? I don't understand why it's even relevant anymore. It's been over 2 years. Because it relieves them from trying to defend their own side, what else?
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 12, 2019 13:37:23 GMT -5
"Why are you talking about Khashoggi, when people are dying in Yemen?" "Why are you discussing the Humboldt tragedy, when other people die in car accidents every day?" You don't call that trying to silence people? "I don't like your discussion. THIS is what you should be talking about!" "You lack perspective. Badly."Fixed. ...and a completely different issue. It's heartening to see you give such weight to what I consider (non-)newsworthy. A mere word of criticism from my keyboard evokes terms like "control", "suppression", "silencing". I feel like Sartre. You've grown all too accustomed to your echo chamber, my friends. I went over my posts in this thread again to be sure I hadn't overlooked something, and the conclusion is sound: what you're decrying as "suppression" and "silencing" is nothing more than a mundane, run-of-the mill appeal to reason. "What are you accomplishing here vs. what do you think you're accomplishing here," "have you considered...", thanks for your consideration, take it or leave it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go confer with the giant Trump statue in my basement on how to spin collusion charges into gold.
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Post by imawino on Feb 12, 2019 13:54:15 GMT -5
You spend a lot of time commenting on other people discussions. Kinda creepy actually. You mean 25 minutes in the past three months? Boo. But zounds! I've caught you trying to silence me using the "liberal control tactic of foisting extreme emotions on nonliberals when they voice an opinion". Why can't a political discussion just be a political discussion? Nothing to do with feelings or control tactics or sour grapes, but simply a conflict of ideas? In this case, the merits vs. the hazards of YMAM's preoccupation with speculating on the Mueller inquiry.
I rest my case here, but if and when Value Buy comes back, do him the service of regarding him as a concerned human being--a dissenting opinion--and not a creepy, controlling(, misogynistic, racist, ... I forget what else you alluded to) conservative bent on suppressing your opinion. I'm 55% certain he's a decent guy. What are the specific things you and VB are concerned about? What terrible thing will come of YMAM people speculating about the Mueller inquiry? You keep expressing "concern" and "worry' for people if something huge doesn't come out of the Mueller investigation. Specifically, earlier in the thread you espouse to know " perfectly well what will happen to two years of pent-up malevolence if Mr. Mueller fails to deliver Pres. Trump's head on a pike." If you explain your grave concerns for specific board members health and wellbeing I am certain we can assuage them and you can cease endlessly wringing your hands with worry for the crazy board liberals.
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Post by dondub on Feb 12, 2019 13:54:25 GMT -5
Spend a long time there if you would.
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Post by Value Buy on Feb 12, 2019 14:24:56 GMT -5
This just in! Senate says they cannot find any smoking gun, dagger or collusion by Trump with Russia. Mueller should be making a similar announcement very soon.
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Post by Value Buy on Feb 12, 2019 14:36:26 GMT -5
Who says the two aren't related? Corruption, political polarization, loss of faith in political institutions, disrespect (and outright hatred) of leaders, dehumanization, loss of decency and decorum... all symptoms of civilizational collapse.
Those things have been around since.....forever. Civilization has yet to collapse. Civilization comes in many forms. We have localized civilizations, such as western civilization in Europe and the Americas. We have Chinese, Russian, Mid East civilization, and to a lesser extent Afirican civilization. Worldwide civilization does not collapse. Localized ones do. Ancient Greece Egypt Roman China/Japan (two separate ones) Middle East back to Mesopotania days, etc. It is quite possible western civilization could eventuall collapse, as well as any other localized civilization. Worldwide civilization only comes into happening in a nuclear war, or such as a huge comet hitting Earth directly wiping us out after multiple centuries of nuclear winter
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Post by Value Buy on Feb 12, 2019 14:51:27 GMT -5
You spend a lot of time commenting on other people discussions. Kinda creepy actually. You mean 25 minutes in the past three months? Boo. But zounds! I've caught you trying to silence me using the "liberal control tactic of foisting extreme emotions on nonliberals when they voice an opinion". Why can't a political discussion just be a political discussion? Nothing to do with feelings or control tactics or sour grapes, but simply a conflict of ideas? In this case, the merits vs. the hazards of YMAM's preoccupation with speculating on the Mueller inquiry.
I rest my case here, but if and when Value Buy comes back, do him the service of regarding him as a concerned human being--a dissenting opinion--and not a creepy, controlling(, misogynistic, racist, ... I forget what else you alluded to) conservative bent on suppressing your opinion. I'm 55% certain he's a decent guy. Bolded part. Sorry. that ship has sailed long ago. Several posters have publicly labeled me a racist the last few years. I do not see that changing. If the mods allow it to be posted it will continue to happen. And yes, I consider myself a nice, decent guy. I truly believe I will be praised, as well as other conservatives when the Mueller probe comes out and findsTrump and his sons free of collusion. I have no doubt every liberal poster here who have demonzed Trump and the few conservative posters for three years will fall over each other trying to be the first to apoigize for their ill placed and illogical attacks. I imagine you too, will be heaped with praise and apoligies!
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Post by happyhoix on Feb 12, 2019 15:34:00 GMT -5
You mean 25 minutes in the past three months? Boo. But zounds! I've caught you trying to silence me using the "liberal control tactic of foisting extreme emotions on nonliberals when they voice an opinion". Why can't a political discussion just be a political discussion? Nothing to do with feelings or control tactics or sour grapes, but simply a conflict of ideas? In this case, the merits vs. the hazards of YMAM's preoccupation with speculating on the Mueller inquiry.
I rest my case here, but if and when Value Buy comes back, do him the service of regarding him as a concerned human being--a dissenting opinion--and not a creepy, controlling(, misogynistic, racist, ... I forget what else you alluded to) conservative bent on suppressing your opinion. I'm 55% certain he's a decent guy. what a fail of a post here. I guess nice try? There is basically no defense of trump and all the trump stalwarts are looking dumber by the day. I keep an excel sheet on posters estimated IQ scores, and I subtract 1 point for every month they posture out a good ole rendition of I know it's a disappointment what a clown car charade this administration turned out to be that people are fired and indicted regularly, but come on now. Still calling it nothing? Hillarious! I just love the ongoing support of trump, honestly it keeps me rolling in the aisles on the bus and train home. But your transparent tactic of circumventing an existing conversation to get all judgy-existential about why we are we talking about it. Oh my! Yeah- we're enjoying it, duh! I mean, it's a political message board consisting of a majority of US citizen - what the fuck else are we going to talk about?? honestly what were you expecting? You're just mad we're gloating. We're gloating gloaters. We are gloating. We're enjoying ourselves....... I hate to be that asshole that points his finger and says he told you so, but we fucking told you so.
Everyone who ever did any research at all on Trump's business told you so.
There was zero chance Trump could emerge from the cocoon of the election as a glorious presidential butterfly - he's a dung beetle, he'll always be a dung beetle, and we told you so.
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Post by steff on Feb 12, 2019 15:35:52 GMT -5
The Senate investigation is not Mueller's investigation and is not the SDNY investigation. Hold off on that GOP party for awhile.
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Post by swamp on Feb 12, 2019 15:40:00 GMT -5
"Why are you talking about Khashoggi, when people are dying in Yemen?" "Why are you discussing the Humboldt tragedy, when other people die in car accidents every day?" You don't call that trying to silence people? "I don't like your discussion. THIS is what you should be talking about!" "You lack perspective. Badly."Fixed. ...and a completely different issue. It's heartening to see you give such weight to what I consider (non-)newsworthy. A mere word of criticism from my keyboard evokes terms like "control", "suppression", "silencing". I feel like Sartre. You've grown all too accustomed to your echo chamber, my friends. I went over my posts in this thread again to be sure I hadn't overlooked something, and the conclusion is sound: what you're decrying as "suppression" and "silencing" is nothing more than a mundane, run-of-the mill appeal to reason. "What are you accomplishing here vs. what do you think you're accomplishing here," "have you considered...", thanks for your consideration, take it or leave it. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go confer with the giant Trump statue in my basement on how to spin collusion charges into gold. a speed freak chain smoker who lives with a nutbag?
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Post by hurley1980 on Feb 12, 2019 15:40:40 GMT -5
You mean 25 minutes in the past three months? Boo. But zounds! I've caught you trying to silence me using the "liberal control tactic of foisting extreme emotions on nonliberals when they voice an opinion". Why can't a political discussion just be a political discussion? Nothing to do with feelings or control tactics or sour grapes, but simply a conflict of ideas? In this case, the merits vs. the hazards of YMAM's preoccupation with speculating on the Mueller inquiry.
I rest my case here, but if and when Value Buy comes back, do him the service of regarding him as a concerned human being--a dissenting opinion--and not a creepy, controlling(, misogynistic, racist, ... I forget what else you alluded to) conservative bent on suppressing your opinion. I'm 55% certain he's a decent guy. Bolded part. Sorry. that ship has sailed long ago. Several posters have publicly labeled me a racist the last few years. I do not see that changing. If the mods allow it to be posted it will continue to happen. And yes, I consider myself a nice, decent guy. I truly believe I will be praised, as well as other conservatives when the Mueller probe comes out and findsTrump and his sons free of collusion. I have no doubt every liberal poster here who have demonzed Trump and the few conservative posters for three years will fall over each other trying to be the first to apoigize for their ill placed and illogical attacks. I imagine you too, will be heaped with praise and apoligies! First of all, we have nothing to apologize for. And I will admit you were right, that there was no direct collusion with Trump, but that doesn't make all of the other shit Mueller has found just suddenly go away. Trump and his administration are still dirty little liars and corrupt mobsters. Trump and sons will just have been cleared of colluding with Russia. Nothing else is going to go away!
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Post by imawino on Feb 12, 2019 15:43:41 GMT -5
You mean 25 minutes in the past three months? Boo. But zounds! I've caught you trying to silence me using the "liberal control tactic of foisting extreme emotions on nonliberals when they voice an opinion". Why can't a political discussion just be a political discussion? Nothing to do with feelings or control tactics or sour grapes, but simply a conflict of ideas? In this case, the merits vs. the hazards of YMAM's preoccupation with speculating on the Mueller inquiry.
I rest my case here, but if and when Value Buy comes back, do him the service of regarding him as a concerned human being--a dissenting opinion--and not a creepy, controlling(, misogynistic, racist, ... I forget what else you alluded to) conservative bent on suppressing your opinion. I'm 55% certain he's a decent guy. Bolded part. Sorry. that ship has sailed long ago. Several posters have publicly labeled me a racist the last few years. I do not see that changing. If the mods allow it to be posted it will continue to happen. And yes, I consider myself a nice, decent guy. I truly believe I will be praised, as well as other conservatives when the Mueller probe comes out and findsTrump and his sons free of collusion. I have no doubt every liberal poster here who have demonzed Trump and the few conservative posters for three years will fall over each other trying to be the first to apoigize for their ill placed and illogical attacks. I imagine you too, will be heaped with praise and apoligies! Really? You feel you should be "heaped with praise and apologies" if a sitting president is not found guilty of one particular offense? Because that will suddenly mean that he is a great president in every way? I don't recall you heaping gobs of praise on every Dem on the simple basis of Obama not being convicted of colluding with Russia - not to mention not even accused of it in the first place.
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Post by swamp on Feb 12, 2019 15:44:16 GMT -5
The Senate investigation is not Mueller's investigation and is not the SDNY investigation. Hold off on that GOP party for awhile. Surprise, the republican controlled senate who says "how high?" when Trump says jump found no collusion. How about we let the neutral prosecutor who also happens to be a republican with a reputation for integrity make that decision? And virgil, don't worry, I won't off myself, fall to my knees wailing, or gnash my teeth if Mueller fails to find anything. I'll just take solace in the convictions he has obtained and continue on with my life.
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Post by hurley1980 on Feb 12, 2019 15:54:31 GMT -5
Bolded part. Sorry. that ship has sailed long ago. Several posters have publicly labeled me a racist the last few years. I do not see that changing. If the mods allow it to be posted it will continue to happen. And yes, I consider myself a nice, decent guy. I truly believe I will be praised, as well as other conservatives when the Mueller probe comes out and findsTrump and his sons free of collusion. I have no doubt every liberal poster here who have demonzed Trump and the few conservative posters for three years will fall over each other trying to be the first to apoigize for their ill placed and illogical attacks. I imagine you too, will be heaped with praise and apoligies! Really? You feel you should be "heaped with praise and apologies" if a sitting president is not found guilty of one particular offense? Because that will suddenly mean that he is a great president in every way? I don't recall you heaping gobs of praise on every Dem on the simple basis of Obama not being convicted of colluding with Russia - not to mention not even accused of it in the first place. We DEMAND heaps of praise and apologies for the now debunked birther conspiracy!!!!!
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Post by happyhoix on Feb 12, 2019 15:54:58 GMT -5
This just in! Senate says they cannot find any smoking gun, dagger or collusion by Trump with Russia. Mueller should be making a similar announcement very soon. Well, actually, this does not fully vindicate Trump.
Although I know Trump would love everyone to believe that it does.
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Post by weltschmerz on Feb 12, 2019 16:49:09 GMT -5
Really? You feel you should be "heaped with praise and apologies" if a sitting president is not found guilty of one particular offense? Because that will suddenly mean that he is a great president in every way? I don't recall you heaping gobs of praise on every Dem on the simple basis of Obama not being convicted of colluding with Russia - not to mention not even accused of it in the first place. We DEMAND heaps of praise and apologies for the now debunked birther conspiracy!!!!! We also DEMAND heaps of praise and apologies for the now debunked claim that North Korea is no longer a threat. We called it, while the Cons were busily buying commemorative coins showing the love affair of Trump and the dictator. On Monday, scientists at Stanford University released a new report which estimates that North Korea has increased its arsenal of nuclear weapons from The top US commander on the Korean Peninsula told Senate lawmakers. Tuesday that "despite a reduction" in tensions with North Korea, there has been "little to no verifiable change" in the country's military capabilities since President Donald Trump's first summit with Kim Jong Un last summer, from 30 to 37 since last year. www.cnn.com/2019/02/12/politics/us-pacific-command-senate-hearing-north-korea/index.html
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Post by dondub on Feb 12, 2019 17:44:18 GMT -5
VB,
You are a decent guy just misguided about Trump. In case you have failed to notice there have been scads of indictments and convictions of the cesspool known as Trump Inc. so far during the Mueller investigation. Try to stop pretending there haven't been.
Please be patient about Mueller and stop jumping the gun. Just think what we will all call you if he goes down in flames.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 12, 2019 18:54:34 GMT -5
You mean 25 minutes in the past three months? Boo. But zounds! I've caught you trying to silence me using the "liberal control tactic of foisting extreme emotions on nonliberals when they voice an opinion". Why can't a political discussion just be a political discussion? Nothing to do with feelings or control tactics or sour grapes, but simply a conflict of ideas? In this case, the merits vs. the hazards of YMAM's preoccupation with speculating on the Mueller inquiry.
I rest my case here, but if and when Value Buy comes back, do him the service of regarding him as a concerned human being--a dissenting opinion--and not a creepy, controlling(, misogynistic, racist, ... I forget what else you alluded to) conservative bent on suppressing your opinion. I'm 55% certain he's a decent guy. Bolded part. Sorry. that ship has sailed long ago. Several posters have publicly labeled me a racist the last few years. I do not see that changing. If the mods allow it to be posted it will continue to happen. And yes, I consider myself a nice, decent guy. I truly believe I will be praised, as well as other conservatives when the Mueller probe comes out and findsTrump and his sons free of collusion. I have no doubt every liberal poster here who have demonzed Trump and the few conservative posters for three years will fall over each other trying to be the first to apoigize for their ill placed and illogical attacks. I imagine you too, will be heaped with praise and apoligies! I want to state again clearly for the record: From the very first (March 2017) thru today, my position on the Mueller inquiry has never included any of the following: (i) collusion certainly never occurred, (ii) the inquiry is unnecessary and should be shut down, (iii) the inquiry is unlikely to turn up evidence of wrongdoing, (iv) ...but Hillary Clinton... .
It has included, and continues to include: (i) the odds of finding evidence definitively proving collusion (i.e. treason) to the degree needed to impeach Pres. Trump are marginal (note: marginal, not nonexistent), (ii) the inquiry--at heart a legal fishing expedition--will turn up evidence of lesser offenses by the web of people surrounding Pres. Trump and his campaign staff, in part because of Washington corruption, in part because of Pres. Trump's dishonest character, and in part because the pool comprises hundreds of people and the statistical chances of them all being squeaky clean are nil, (iii) the media and various actors in the US government have ulterior motives for stirring up fear of Russia, none of them good; regardless of what comes out of the inquiry, Americans need to be careful they aren't marched into the new McCarthyism and Cold War 2.0.
This isn't hedging my bets, backtracking, sour grapes, ... whatever you want to call it. This has consistently been my position since March 2017, and I have my entire post record to prove it.
What are the specific things you and VB are concerned about? What terrible thing will come of YMAM people speculating about the Mueller inquiry? You keep expressing "concern" and "worry' for people if something huge doesn't come out of the Mueller investigation. Try this. The reason I bothered commenting in this thread in the first place:
I don't watch American TV or follow American news day by day. This is one of the reasons I come here. I browse through the MRT list looking for thread topics of interest, gleaning the US headline news of the day. Too many times to count, I've seen "Mueller is about to put the whammy on Trump!" threads, jumped in like a fool expecting to read about the smoking gun, and getting smacked in the face with more pie-in-the-sky speculation. Over the months, I learned to not take the thread titles seriously, then to not take the threads' conclusions seriously, and more recently to not even bother reading the threads. If and when the inquiry actually returns with evidence of collusion, I'll have the damndest time believing it, because one can only hear "Wolf! Wolf!" so many times and pay it any heed. If it's happened to me, I guarantee you it's happening to others. This is my concern. My appeal to reason. If you don't find it reasonable, you can disregard it without fear of being "suppressed" or "silenced", cross my heart.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 12, 2019 18:55:51 GMT -5
Please be patient about Mueller and stop jumping the gun. A- men!
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Post by happyhoix on Feb 12, 2019 19:15:05 GMT -5
Bolded part. Sorry. that ship has sailed long ago. Several posters have publicly labeled me a racist the last few years. I do not see that changing. If the mods allow it to be posted it will continue to happen. And yes, I consider myself a nice, decent guy. I truly believe I will be praised, as well as other conservatives when the Mueller probe comes out and findsTrump and his sons free of collusion. I have no doubt every liberal poster here who have demonzed Trump and the few conservative posters for three years will fall over each other trying to be the first to apoigize for their ill placed and illogical attacks. I imagine you too, will be heaped with praise and apoligies! I want to state again clearly for the record: From the very first (March 2017) thru today, my position on the Mueller inquiry has never included any of the following: (i) collusion certainly never occurred, (ii) the inquiry is unnecessary and should be shut down, (iii) the inquiry is unlikely to turn up evidence of wrongdoing, (iv) ...but Hillary Clinton... .
It has included, and continues to include: (i) the odds of finding evidence definitively proving collusion (i.e. treason) to the degree needed to impeach Pres. Trump are marginal (note: marginal, not nonexistent), (ii) the inquiry--at heart a legal fishing expedition--will turn up evidence of lesser offenses by the web of people surrounding Pres. Trump and his campaign staff, in part because of Washington corruption, in part because of Pres. Trump's dishonest character, and in part because the pool comprises hundreds of people and the statistical chances of them all being squeaky clean are nil, (iii) the media and various actors in the US government have ulterior motives for stirring up fear of Russia, none of them good; regardless of what comes out of the inquiry, Americans need to be careful they aren't marched into the new McCarthyism and Cold War 2.0.
This isn't hedging my bets, backtracking, sour grapes, ... whatever you want to call it. This has consistently been my position since March 2017, and I have my entire post record to prove it.
What are the specific things you and VB are concerned about? What terrible thing will come of YMAM people speculating about the Mueller inquiry? You keep expressing "concern" and "worry' for people if something huge doesn't come out of the Mueller investigation. Try this. The reason I bothered commenting in this thread in the first place:
I don't watch American TV or follow American news day by day. This is one of the reasons I come here. I browse through the MRT list looking for thread topics of interest, gleaning the US headline news of the day. Too many times to count, I've seen "Mueller is about to put the whammy on Trump!" threads, jumped in like a fool expecting to read about the smoking gun, and getting smacked in the face with more pie-in-the-sky speculation. Over the months, I learned to not take the thread titles seriously, then to not take the threads' conclusions seriously, and more recently to not even bother reading the threads. If and when the inquiry actually returns with evidence of collusion, I'll have the damndest time believing it, because one can only hear "Wolf! Wolf!" so many times and pay it any heed. If it's happened to me, I guarantee you it's happening to others. This is my concern. My appeal to reason. If you don't find it reasonable, you can disregard it without fear of being "suppressed" or "silenced", cross my heart. I've had the same experience you've had, with all the threads predicting dems being frog marched to the street and shot, or Clinton being incarcerated, or Clinton dying within two weeks of (insert disease here), or people predicting enormous red waves. After a while, you just stop reading them, because the assertions are based on nothing concrete. The same kind of flim flummery Trump spouts, as if saying something makes it so.
I'm not sure why those kinds of statements from the liberal side bother you, while you ignore the same kind of statements from the far right posters.
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Rukh O'Rorke
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Feb 12, 2019 19:35:56 GMT -5
The Senate investigation is not Mueller's investigation and is not the SDNY investigation. Hold off on that GOP party for awhile. Surprise, the republican controlled senate who says "how high?" when Trump says jump found no collusion. How about we let the neutral prosecutor who also happens to be a republican with a reputation for integrity make that decision? And virgil, don't worry, I won't off myself, fall to my knees wailing, or gnash my teeth if Mueller fails to find anything. I'll just take solace in the convictions he has obtained and continue on with my life. And me and Dj will still be gloating!
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