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The New Class by ER November 28, 2015 8:23 am

Star Trek TNG:The Inner Light. by Jody 2015-11-28 18:25:27
- Now you know where I go when I'm Up the Line. by ER 2015-11-28 18:40:02
boundaries and climate change by Robert 2015-11-28 13:34:20
- The apologists for unrestricted laissez-faire capitalism by ER 2015-11-28 14:23:43
  - Of which there are none on this board. I've pointed that out before. by TB 2015-11-28 19:01:16
    - Yeah, I know. You feel compelled to tell me every time. by ER 2015-11-28 19:29:29
Much food for thought. Thanks ER. by mcfly 2015-11-28 09:42:28

A possible silver lining to denying sanctuary to the refugees... by RL November 20, 2015 9:44 pm

Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions by RL 2015-11-21 09:00:18
Seriously? by TB 2015-11-21 09:00:10
- Why we should accept Syrian refugees by mcfly 2015-11-21 10:28:25
- "Our evil country has taken in more refugees in recent years...than every other nation combined." by Robert 2015-11-21 10:19:42
  - "Like!" (moved inside) by RL 2015-11-21 10:27:10
    - OMG by Robert 2015-11-21 20:37:31
      - Just an opinion by podrock 2015-11-23 05:35:52
      - Wasn't aware of any rule on that.. by RL 2015-11-22 00:03:00
        
        Apples and oranges thing by Robert 2015-11-22 09:23:43
    - LOL...that's some serious validation right there by mcfly 2015-11-21 10:30:30
- Also, I never said our country was evil... by RL 2015-11-21 10:04:03
  - Too bad they don't accept comments on that article. by TB 2015-11-21 13:36:25
    - And again... by RL 2015-11-22 00:00:34
      - Last comment on this. by TB 2015-11-22 11:27:28
        
        REFUGEES by RL 2015-11-22 13:43:20
        
        Yeah, Feinstein's Senate bill. I mentioned that Friday. It's a good idea. by TB 2015-11-22 13:53:28
        
        You didn't answer the question... by RL 2015-11-22 13:38:52
- I never said the syrian refugees are jews by RL 2015-11-21 09:05:24
  - Nobody said you did. by TB 2015-11-21 09:54:37
    - There you go again... by RL 2015-11-21 10:07:02
  - One argument in your favor... by RL 2015-11-21 09:14:47
    - This sums it up nicely... by RL 2015-11-21 09:26:08

Smiley was forced out of retirement, too. by ER November 22, 2015 7:15 am

As usual... by RL 2015-11-22 09:46:04
- Ditto by mcfly 2015-11-22 12:49:11

Yeah, this really brings back memories by RL November 18, 2015 5:47 pm

The only certain part of this. by bowser 2015-11-19 18:13:29
Nationalities of the Paris Murderers by RL 2015-11-18 18:34:10
- Do you have that big a problem with reinforcing the existing background check system? by TB 2015-11-18 19:59:33
  - The point was the refugees are being held responsible by RL 2015-11-18 20:10:12
    - At the time, it seemed to be a reasonable suspicion. by TB 2015-11-18 20:23:03
      - When it comes to the refugees, I side with Ted Cruz... by RL 2015-11-19 15:06:04
        
        Ref. Obama's 2011 position on shutting refugee programs down because of terrorists. by TB 2015-11-19 17:23:22
        
        Again... by RL 2015-11-19 17:32:49
        
        And this brings us to the heart of the matter... by RL 2015-11-19 17:09:17
        
        For Hillary to win the next election... by TB 2015-11-19 17:37:16
        
        Who destabilized the Middle East? Say again. by bowser 2015-11-19 18:25:28
        
        No TB this isn't all a plot to elect Hillary... by RL 2015-11-19 18:10:28
        
        But its tailor made for Trump... by RL 2015-11-19 19:24:34
        
        And Carson compares the refugees to Rabid Dogs... by RL 2015-11-19 19:27:58
        
        Tennessee GOP leader: Round up Syrian refugees, remove from state by RL 2015-11-19 19:30:29
        
        Rand Paul demands vote on blocking welfare for refugees by RL 2015-11-19 19:45:27
        
        Huckabee compares refugees to E. Coli by RL 2015-11-20 11:48:14
        
        In response to Mali Huckabee claims Obama will make americans memorize Koran by RL 2015-11-20 11:51:18
        
        The Koran's easier to memorize than the Bible anyway by mcfly 2015-11-21 10:36:43
        
        You can expect the quotes from the other GOP candidates to get worse... by RL 2015-11-19 19:34:38
        
        You missed Santorum by Tony 2015-11-20 05:31:27
        
        Yup... in my defense he is easy to miss by RL 2015-11-20 11:40:17
        
        Wow, total saturation! You win. by TB 2015-11-19 20:07:18
        
        Thank your candidates... by RL 2015-11-20 11:33:46
        
        Candidates by TB 2015-11-20 13:18:30
        
        You say this isn’t about electing the anointed Democrat, then follow it up with a huge pile of media attacks ... by RL 2015-11-20 14:28:59
        
        "Worst part of the voting bloc" by TB 2015-11-20 16:14:48
        
        Yes. by RL 2015-11-20 19:50:02
        
        You need to settle down. by TB 2015-11-21 10:56:34
        
        Raw politics by mcfly 2015-11-21 11:28:47
        
        Hostile to Islam? by TB 2015-11-21 12:02:45
        
        Ummm, TB... by mcfly 2015-11-21 12:45:34
      - Yeah, that passport by mcfly 2015-11-19 10:30:02
        
        There is only one reason to carry, or forge, a Syrian passport right now. Think about it. by TB 2015-11-19 10:56:41
        
        Yes: Trolling us. And it's working beautifully. by Robert 2015-11-19 12:54:11
        
        I wouldn't be surprised... by RL 2015-11-19 15:15:44
      - No, it was just politically expedient for some groups.... by RL 2015-11-19 08:15:12
        
        More useful idiocy... by TB 2015-11-19 11:02:46
        
        That is an EXCELLENT example, let's look at it together, shall we? by RL 2015-11-19 14:50:01
        
        Obama shut off the refugee flow because of terrorism. by TB 2015-11-19 17:00:55
        
        No discussion of the facts of the matter... by RL 2015-11-19 17:08:59

Really? (edited) by SDAI-Tech November 13, 2015 9:41 pm

oh dear gawd by mcfly 2015-11-19 07:37:39
Comments by podrock 2015-11-18 20:42:21
- I do a lot of editing. by TB 2015-11-18 21:12:24
  - My policy of post post-editing is based a lot on your practice by Robert 2015-11-19 18:21:49
  - Yup. by podrock 2015-11-18 22:16:09
    - PS by podrock 2015-11-18 22:34:14
LMAO@U Robert by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-17 21:22:05
- Bad cricket, Tech. NewSpeak, don't you think? by podrock 2015-11-18 21:00:22
The original showed him to be a vile excuse for a human being... by RL 2015-11-17 15:16:55
- Not sure how this was news for anyone by Tony 2015-11-18 14:50:38
- Well, RL...as I see it... Some Liberals just don't get satire.n/t by Jody 2015-11-17 17:53:31
  - Oh, I get it... by RL 2015-11-17 18:02:47
Yeah, techie... no one will notice your total rewriting of your original post... by RL 2015-11-17 14:34:47
- I did. by Robert 2015-11-17 14:57:06
I tend to agree with Michael Dill by johannes 2015-11-16 17:24:43
- Peace is a two way street. This is more of a dead end. by RobVG 2015-11-17 10:36:14
  - True, it takes understanding and compromise. by johannes 2015-11-17 16:06:34
You guys still engage this idiot? by Tony 2015-11-16 08:28:37
- Engagement is work. Snark is easy. by TB 2015-11-16 10:08:04
  - Engaging someone not even on same plane is a waste of time by Tony 2015-11-17 10:27:35
Can't resist. by bowser 2015-11-14 19:17:50
Really by podrock 2015-11-14 15:40:15
How nice that you two feel this has worked out so well... by RL 2015-11-14 08:19:22
- It has to be America's problem by mcfly 2015-11-15 09:16:11
  - And the last time we listened to those "alarm bells" and their call to war in Iraq... by RL 2015-11-15 10:22:43
    - "It created ISIS" by TB 2015-11-15 13:59:09
      - Nice try by RL 2015-11-15 16:02:00
        
        "Bush did it." by TB 2015-11-16 09:43:28
        
        Yes... by RL 2015-11-17 16:30:06
        
        Still wrong. But keep repeating it. by TB 2015-11-17 17:18:46
        
        The enemy of my enemy blah blah blah by mcfly 2015-11-18 11:25:24
        
        Not a lot of "regional leaders" left now. by TB 2015-11-18 16:13:55
        
        I did address that, you just don't want to hear by mcfly 2015-11-18 18:23:51
        
        I know what the Middle East looked like in January of 2009. by TB 2015-11-18 21:06:16
        
        Yeah, you're right... by mcfly 2015-11-18 21:44:15
        
        That last paragraph? by TB 2015-11-19 11:22:17
        
        Can hear the replies already by mcfly 2015-11-18 13:02:48
        
        Cripes, there is no limit to how far you will go... by RL 2015-11-17 17:53:07
        
        Ting. Ting. Ting. by TB 2015-11-17 19:48:39
        
        Al Qaeda in Iraq didn't exist until ~2004 by RL 2015-11-18 15:01:44
    - That is definitely one answer. by Jody 2015-11-15 10:24:58
  - LMAO! Well alrighty then. n/t by Jody 2015-11-15 10:12:01
    - I apologize mcfly. by Jody 2015-11-15 10:22:43
      - It's ok by mcfly 2015-11-15 14:14:28
        
        Be still my beating heart! by Jody 2015-11-15 15:48:45
        
        If you have less than nothing to say... by RL 2015-11-15 16:21:59
        
        I enjoy your company RL. by Jody 2015-11-15 17:49:13
        
        Well, in all honesty... by mcfly 2015-11-15 16:34:58
        
        I was uncomfortable saying that to you. by Jody 2015-11-15 17:55:00
        
        I wish I could say it was surprising by mcfly 2015-11-15 16:12:44
- Nobody is "celebrating." Those are alarm bells. by TB 2015-11-14 20:06:38
Well, all I know is my *Right Wing Nut Job Christian Conservative* brother warned of this happening. by Jody 2015-11-14 08:11:17
- So did Obama... by RL 2015-11-14 08:38:54
  - True. by Jody 2015-11-14 08:43:35
It's all good, Obama has contained them. by RobVG 2015-11-13 22:17:17
- It may be the most memorable line of his Presidency by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-14 01:19:33
- Seriously? by RL 2015-11-13 22:25:43
  - What's to analyze? by RobVG 2015-11-14 09:30:47
  - Anger at a heinous crime takes on many forms. We all deal with it differently. by Jody 2015-11-14 08:02:15
    - I guess we do... by mcfly 2015-11-14 12:58:18
      - You wasted those words if it was meant for me Mcfly.n/t by Jody 2015-11-14 16:51:28
      - Please note: by TB 2015-11-14 13:49:02
        
        Everyone in Europe is watching this video... by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-17 00:02:11
        
        Political hay by mcfly 2015-11-14 15:20:38

30 states calling for a ban on refugees from Syria. by Jody November 17, 2015 11:29 am

Ridiculous. by bowser 2015-11-17 22:22:28
- Amen Bowser, and well put by mcfly 2015-11-17 23:02:59
  - The hospital was a mistake, mcfly. Paris was a formal battle plan. by TB 2015-11-18 08:05:58
    - Bowser's still right by mcfly 2015-11-18 20:20:44
    - USAF had been given GPS info, told it was a hospital, it had Red Crosses. You are saying they are that stupid? by bowser 2015-11-18 18:03:23
      - Well, are they? by bowser 2015-11-18 18:19:25
        
        There are two alternatives. by TB 2015-11-18 19:28:50
        
        "Tragic mistake" has a distinctly hollow ring to it by mcfly 2015-11-18 20:05:27
"How in the world can you do background checks on Syrians in a timely matter?" Ask the NSA. by Robert 2015-11-17 17:08:31
- It would be nice if it were that easy. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-17 21:11:55
- Background checks... by RL 2015-11-17 18:09:27
  - So in theory... by TB 2015-11-17 20:28:32
I agree with this action. Of COURSE you do, because the people that make up your mind for you told you ... by RL 2015-11-17 15:01:13
- If you have less than nothing to say by Jody 2015-11-17 16:04:46
- Keep up the insults. by TB 2015-11-17 15:22:11
  - No insult by RL 2015-11-17 15:27:49
    - Read it again. by TB 2015-11-17 16:03:05
And so it begins by Robert 2015-11-17 11:57:39
- Appropriate tweet by RL 2015-11-17 15:12:16
- "Playing into the hands" by TB 2015-11-17 15:11:53
  - Sidebar 1 by RL 2015-11-18 18:09:46
    - More like-minded folks... by RL 2015-11-18 19:07:42
      - "Like-minded folks?" by TB 2015-11-18 19:42:45
        
        The TB doth protest too much.. by RL 2015-11-18 20:06:59
- I just realized!!! by Jody 2015-11-17 12:11:33
  - We both fear how we'll handle it by Robert 2015-11-17 17:27:44
    - Thank you Robert.n/t by Jody 2015-11-17 17:40:25
  - Another realization by Jody 2015-11-17 13:35:50
    - Gun control != gun ban by mcfly 2015-11-17 14:43:35
      - Point taken by Jody 2015-11-17 15:44:37

Converging Islam and Liberalism by SDAI-Tech November 16, 2015 1:34 pm

Fukushima by SDAI-Tech November 6, 2015 10:55 pm

Radiation is not "wreaking havoc on ecosystems." by TB 2015-11-07 09:08:27
- C'mon TB by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-07 13:44:56
  - You can pull their chain. Don't try to pull mine. :) by TB 2015-11-07 14:19:04
    - It's all perspective. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-07 22:28:56
      - One famous fish. by TB 2015-11-08 12:22:54
        
        Nuts doesn't begin to cover it. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-10 03:17:54
        
        You should see what's going on outside the shed. by TB 2015-11-10 08:53:48
        
        And then there's Smith College by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-14 02:08:14
        
        I saw that. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-10 23:22:54
    - Meh. Mildly amusing, but I think you guys can do better by mcfly 2015-11-07 15:58:01
      - Shoving facts in someone's face around here IS a Flame. by TB 2015-11-07 16:31:21
        
        Gotcha. In that case, RL's sure been posting lots of Flames lately! by mcfly 2015-11-07 16:37:06
A Triumph of Communism, Comrade! by Robert 2015-11-06 23:36:06
- True. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-07 02:06:42

What can a girl do against such reckless hate? by ER November 2, 2015 6:16 pm

"The queen has no clothes" by RobVG 2015-11-02 20:29:43
- "The video story was a lie" by ER 2015-11-02 22:39:51
  - Don't bother. by bowser 2015-11-04 22:27:38
  - A reponse by RobVG 2015-11-04 19:45:26
    - "You think the producers in the economy hate the workers." RobVG by bowser 2015-11-05 00:27:28
      - I didn't understand by RobVG 2015-11-05 08:12:09
        
        I'm proud of that one, Rob. by bowser 2015-11-05 14:17:29
        
        That was my exact take on it Rob. Granite boulders. by Jody 2015-11-05 11:51:44
        
        Sometimes you just have to let a straight line go right through the strike zone. by TB 2015-11-05 10:00:28
        
        That's OK, we expect that from you. by bowser 2015-11-05 14:19:47
      - "Producers vs workers" by ER 2015-11-05 05:25:57
        
        If I might step on this here... by TB 2015-11-05 07:33:27
        
        Its not the definitions I object to. by ER 2015-11-05 08:38:42
        
        You could always check out the movie trilogy by FrankC 2015-11-06 21:02:29
        
        The last word. by ER 2015-11-05 08:53:36
    - To be fair... by TB 2015-11-04 21:09:11
      - Thanks for pointing that out, Tom. by ER 2015-11-04 21:21:56
        
        What I remember by RobVG 2015-11-05 10:47:09
        
        Memory can be tricky by Robert 2015-11-05 10:55:06
        
        It was most assuredly ER. by Jody 2015-11-05 11:54:53
        
        I don't remember saying that, by ER 2015-11-05 12:04:39
        
        If you say so. n/t by RobVG 2015-11-05 11:10:21
    - I have never addressed T's wife's condition. by ER 2015-11-04 20:29:26
    - I agree Rob VG by Jody 2015-11-04 20:07:09
      - Get hammered by ER 2015-11-04 20:59:18
  - Living in your own reality. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-02 22:48:10
    - Maybe you and I aren't so far apart after all, comrade. by ER 2015-11-02 22:52:58
      - And there are no true shining knights in politics by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-02 23:27:58
        
        NOT a monolith!!!!! by ER 2015-11-03 04:48:11
        
        PS. Binary star planet scene? by ER 2015-11-03 06:39:38
        
        Oh goodie... by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-03 15:42:01
        
        I should have known that. by ER 2015-11-03 16:39:27
        
        2010 by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-05 22:16:06

Following the money. by bowser November 1, 2015 9:25 pm

Forget the paid morons by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-02 23:20:43
- Sorry...no. by TB 2015-11-03 10:02:14
  - True. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-05 02:24:29
Glad you asked. by TB 2015-11-02 08:39:40
- PS Thanks. I had no idea what it might cost to save the planet. by bowser 2015-11-05 14:22:15
- Integrity. by bowser 2015-11-03 00:41:39
  - You couldn't have cited a worst example. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-03 21:59:24
- My god! At least make it a challenge!! by RL 2015-11-02 16:46:52
  - Apologies, I wasn't clear. by TB 2015-11-02 23:02:25
    - Eww. Just realized how much time I killed on this. by TB 2015-11-02 23:20:27
      - Don't worry about it. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-02 23:46:00
        
        Gotta admit... by TB 2015-11-03 07:29:14
  - How does one scroll down this? by bowser 2015-11-02 19:52:40
    - Scroll down on the link TB posted by RL 2015-11-02 20:05:34
Alas, Babylon. by ER 2015-11-02 05:34:27
- Good to have you back by mcfly 2015-11-02 11:45:31
  - Its good to be back...and not a moment too soon. by ER 2015-11-02 12:57:37

The CNN hot air balloon by Robert October 28, 2015 4:19 pm

Beware the Murray Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect by TB 2015-10-31 11:28:27
That's just sad by mcfly 2015-10-28 18:27:42
- The sky is falling, the sky is falling!! by bowser 2015-10-31 08:56:11
- Oh the humanity! by Tony 2015-10-30 06:33:50
- Idnit? by Robert 2015-10-28 22:27:13

Fascism is the Dictatorship of the Middle Class by ER October 11, 2015 10:20 am

Truth by SDAI-Tech 2015-10-28 04:24:08
I give this thread four Sheds. by TB 2015-10-14 22:43:08
- "What a crock!" by Robert 2015-10-17 15:42:02
  - Spreadable Crock by mcfly 2015-10-17 18:28:32
    - Betcha can't say it 3 times real fast by Robert 2015-10-17 18:55:07
- I disagree by Robert 2015-10-15 18:03:55
  - Don't get him started by Tony 2015-10-20 08:06:45
    - off base a bit? by Robert 2015-10-21 14:29:24
      - My canard's bigger, but your's... by Tony 2015-10-23 07:07:56
- Don't tell me...Don't tell me... by ER 2015-10-15 06:07:54
  - This too shall pass by mcfly 2015-10-17 18:34:27
    - Adolescent aphorism. by ER 2015-10-17 19:19:03
  - Ted's Shed by podrock 2015-10-15 14:42:46
  - OMG! ER is Foghorn Leghorn! by Jody 2015-10-15 11:00:25
  - Might be a fourshedowing of the prodigal TB return? by Tony 2015-10-15 09:26:32
    - Four sheds, that's a bit intimidating by mcfly 2015-10-17 18:47:46
    - Those sheds are a real four-flusher. by ER 2015-10-15 10:58:27
This is more along the lines of what I think.... by Jody 2015-10-11 20:15:21
- Actually, that fits in pretty well with my analysis. by ER 2015-10-11 20:51:46
And when the middle class is eliminated? by bowser 2015-10-11 17:04:46
- Depends on the middle class by Robert 2015-10-11 21:20:15
- The middle class has always thought the world owed it a living. by ER 2015-10-11 18:15:05
  - Nonsense. by bowser 2015-10-11 22:35:28
    - Yes, the middle class has worked their little butts off. by ER 2015-10-12 06:08:37
Is it the inevitable outcome for democracy? by Robert 2015-10-11 16:57:24
- There is that gene. by bowser 2015-10-23 22:57:37
  - Much true by Robert 2015-10-27 10:55:17
- I'm not sure I fully accept Altemeyer's thesis. by ER 2015-10-12 10:47:15
  - Nor do I by Robert 2015-10-13 20:27:10
    - Point taken by ER 2015-10-14 05:27:31
      - Interesting, and supports the idea that capitalism is alienating by Robert 2015-10-14 14:22:59
        
        Who scrubs out the dumpsters in Galt's Gulch? by ER 2015-10-14 17:08:28
        
        Dagny invented a self-cleaning dumpster... by Robert 2015-10-14 20:05:37
  - You actually blew Altemeyer's thesis out the window, not to mention Robert's. Good work. by TB 2015-10-13 08:39:00
- That's a very discouraging question. by ER 2015-10-11 18:11:19

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