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- Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:18 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Not enough Whisky for this Tango Foxtrot
- Replies: 1429
- Views: 390848
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:20 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Escaping the Echo Chamber
- Replies: 1166
- Views: 389750
Re: Escaping the Echo Chamber
women who believe that simply because they exist, they are "valuable" despite being b**hy & horrifying :pccrash: :burned: Oh, this is really interesting, because -- when I read that, I ask myself, is this really wrong? Oh, certainly the way he means it, it's wrong. I would not trust h...
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:24 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Trump's America
- Replies: 2727
- Views: 844210
Re: Trump's America
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/will-the-electoral-college-doom-the-democrats-again/ There is really no truth to the idea that the electoral college will consistently favor Republicans. I'm not especially wild about that approach, as if it is just a few states that adopt that rule while the re...
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:12 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Cultural Appropriation
- Replies: 321
- Views: 182574
Re: Cultural Appropriation
This is only my opinion based on very few facts, but also an understanding of how hurting people sometimes act. I think what he did was see all the ways in which black people are hurt by racism in this society. He saw the way people like him are treated, no matter if they’re TV stars or 14 yr old c...
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:02 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Escaping the Echo Chamber
- Replies: 1166
- Views: 389750
Re: Escaping the Echo Chamber
Regarding this strange list, my first thought was where did this come from , and I found a story ( among many ) about it, and here it is: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6743667/Man-SLAMMED-list-tips-beautiful-woman.html This is not news, of course, in any meaningful sense, but then again...
- Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:11 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Misconduct and bad behavior by elected officials
- Replies: 44
- Views: 34867
Re: Racist and misogynistic Democrats in Virginia?
I can't say. But I don't think I can express how repellent and awful I find this whole story. There is something deeply cynical about the whole thing. I am convinced that things like this would be a lot harder to get away with without such deeply partisan politics. It's hard to toss odious people li...
- Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:02 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Misconduct and bad behavior by elected officials
- Replies: 44
- Views: 34867
Re: Racist and misogynistic Democrats in Virginia?
Fox News has one, which I guess is sort of surprising.
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- Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:00 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Misconduct and bad behavior by elected officials
- Replies: 44
- Views: 34867
Re: Racist and misogynistic Democrats in Virginia?
This Virginia stuff is big national news and yet this right here -- https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/justice-delayed/nJmIsk5XIHQ8LePmBRLPQI/ -- is not. This is so much worse and corrupt than anything going on in Virginia. Not that the Virginia stuff is unimportant, or that the...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:36 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: AOC and the GND
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32794
Re: AOC and the GND
I think it is worthwhile to pull out and look at the really big picture here. What is the goal? To severely reduce or eliminate global carbon emissions over some period of time on the order of 15 to 30 years. Can the United States do this by itself? No. The US is responsible for about a sixth of glo...
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:49 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: AOC and the GND
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32794
Re: AOC and the GND
Thanks for starting this thread, Faramond; it well-worth discussing. You may be surprised that I largely agree with you. Certainly the Green New Deal has no chance of becoming law even in the most optimistic of scenarios from the Democrats point of view, and much of its goals are pure moonshine (th...
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:44 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: AOC and the GND
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32794
Re: AOC and the GND
I disagree with the idea that this GND or the candidates' endorsement of it indicate that AOC has acquired a certain power in the Democratic party. I have the impression she is a self-appointed troublemaker, and relishes the role of poking at the status quo. As perhaps the most radical member of Co...
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:35 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: AOC and the GND
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32794
Re: AOC and the GND
Is this thread about AOC, the political response to AOC, or about the GND? I hope it's more about the latter as that conversation sounds more interesting to me. (I assume the text you are quoting is coming from AOC’s specific proposal?) Yes, the italicized text comes from the proposed resolution. T...
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:31 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: AOC and the GND
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32794
Re: AOC and the GND
Did that story just pop up? I guess I understand that post better now. Look, one can have an argument about when the label "socialist" should apply. Some people would call raising the top marginal rate to 70% socialist, and that would probably be a real stretch, especially if it only appli...
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:10 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: AOC and the GND
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32794
Re: AOC and the GND
There are obviously different flavors of socialism. But a *ten-year national mobilization* certainly sounds like one of the flavors to me. What are you mobilizing if not the entire US economy? Putting it to some degree or another under government control. AOC is a self-described Democratic Socialist...
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 6:34 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: AOC and the GND
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32794
AOC and the GND
Candidates for president Warren, Booker, Harris, Gillibrand and Sanders ( if he indeed runs ) have all endorsed the resolution text of the Green New Deal sponsored by Ed Markey and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Why would they do this, when the GND is likely to become a liability in the general election?...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:39 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Not enough Whisky for this Tango Foxtrot
- Replies: 1429
- Views: 390848
Re: Not enough Whisky for this Tango Foxtrot
So you walked into the WTF thread and expected what, exactly? I'm still giggling over the NY Post headline: "Bezos Exposes Pecker". It's just multiple levels of perfect. I expect posters on this board to not credit insane conspiracy theories, no matter the thread. I hope to see thoughtful...
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 9:24 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Not enough Whisky for this Tango Foxtrot
- Replies: 1429
- Views: 390848
Re: Not enough Whisky for this Tango Foxtrot
It's pizzagate level garbage is what it is. Most of what I see in this thread is propaganda and salacious rumors with no supporting evidence.
- Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:36 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Not enough Whisky for this Tango Foxtrot
- Replies: 1429
- Views: 390848
Re: Not enough Whisky for this Tango Foxtrot
Imagine there is a criminal trial. Someone edits together a video of the prosecutor asking yes/no questions that taken together form a narrative that makes it seem like the defendant sure is guilty. ( Let's hope the video editor doesn't add terrible and distracting music to the video. ) This video i...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:00 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: The Kavanaugh controversy
- Replies: 395
- Views: 161378
Re: The Kavanaugh controversy
But to say that there is no evidence in support of Dr. Blasey Ford's accusation is simply untrue, and itself is a partisan act. I look at the facts, including the unreliability of memory and the lack of any witnesses. You spin and grasp at whatever you can to avert, in your own words, a "disas...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:54 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: The Kavanaugh controversy
- Replies: 395
- Views: 161378
Re: The Kavanaugh controversy
This to me is the most remarkable (and disturbing) part of the whole situation to me. The junk science Republicans used to undermine Ford and help save Kavanaugh The only junk here is the contents of this partisan article pretending to be scientific analysis. There are many studies that have shown ...