Mike Mcdee
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Can we just agree that there are people on both sides that have been $h!tty? One group started this whole thing off and that gave rise to Donald Trump as a political figure. It wasn't Republicans, Democrats, Liberals or conservatives. There was a group whose business model was built around fearmongering. They whipped up this position we are in, stood back admired their creation, then questioned why they are being pushed back against.
"An eye for and eye leaves the whole world blind." -Ghandi biographer Fischer.
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7 minutes ago, HuskerNation1 said:
Hey I have voiced my concerns with Trumps tweets and responded when I dont agree with he guy. There are many things he has said I dont always agree with. But again...please share with me when Democratic Senators have been shot at, attacked at their homes or chased out of restaurants while eating with their families.
I'm pretty sure that Gabby Giffords was shot at and hit with real live bullets from a deranged right winger. She lived. There were 6 other people that didn't, including a child. Again, I don't really blame the GOP for this guys action.
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Just now, HuskerNation1 said:
BRB....You are trying to blame Trump for the actions of others in the ten factual examples I provided. You have already shared how much you hate Trump, but I think that is clouding your judgment here. We are seeing GOP members of Congress....not Democratic members of Congress....being targeted over and over. We have the former Dem Presidential nominee just this week stating it was ok to not be civil, and the former Atty General for the last Dem President stating to kick Republicans.
Again, this is out of context. I don't think either side is behaving in a way I'd want my children to emulate. I hate "what-aboutism" and "but he started it", but this did get particularly nasty when Donald Trump started acting this way and was then reinforced by cheering crowds.
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I want to start by saying that these tactics are irresponsible in some cases and reprehensible in others.
32 minutes ago, HuskerNation1 said:One thing that should concern all Americans is the growing anger from the Left that is promoting or resorting to violence since Trump was elected. I fully understand Trump used fiery rhetoric at rallies in 2016 and condemn those too, but the trend since Trumps election against Republicans is prevalent and downright scary.
1. June 14 2017-A Progressive maniac opens fire at a GOP baseball practice which could have killed all Republican members there had the Capitol Police not been present, including my local Congressman who is a family friend. This is one of the reprehensible examples. Person with a mental illness snaps and opens fire. I think this is more of a mental health issue than a party line attack. You can't start blaming the entire party for a lone wolf, or party's would be held responsible for other things done in their name by the mentally unstable.
2. November 4, 2017-A neighbor who sympathizes with the left assaulted Rand Paul breaking his ribs among other injuries he suffered. This guy's an a$$hole. An unintelligent human who had nothing left in his argument against Paul and resorted to his baser more primal instincts.
3. June 2018-Democrat Maxine Waters calls on Liberals to not allow Republicans to eat or sleep and stated "If you see anybody from the Cabinet in a restsurant, dept store, or gas station, get out and create a crowd and push back on them and tell them they are not welcome anymore, anywhere." I'm okay with having debate with members of government, but there is a time and place. Walters just seems to be stoking a fire here and asking for an issue to come up. Rhetoric like this needs to be tempered. Be passionate but reasonable.
4. June 2018-Sarah Sanders told to leave restaurant where she and family were enjoying a meal. This one I think goes back to the business' right to refuse service to whom ever they want. Just like the Colorado baker. For religious reasons, declined to bake a gay wedding cake. Maybe Sanders behaved in a way that went against the business owners belief system. Their choice to deal with the consequences of denying service.
5. July 2018-Cory Booker delivers speech encouraging crowd to "Get up in the face" of Congress officials they dont agree with. See 3. Time and place and try to be patient if the person you are speaking to is ignoring you.
6. Mitch McConell chased out of restaurant by angry left mob. Again, see 3.
7. GOP House Candidate Rudy Peters attacked by man with switchblade by man screaming "Fu*k Trump." See 1.
8. Ted Cruz and wife chased out of restaurant by angry left mob. See 3
9. October 2018-Hillary Clinton promotes the lack of civility on the Left and states that civility can start again onky if the Dems take control. In other words its ok for Progressives to continue to be uncivil if they are not in power. I'll start by saying Clinton and her husband seemed shady for a while. Didn't vote for her. She thought she was going to be the next president, partly because the person she was running against seemed to be an uncivil, brash, New York business man. She saw that opponent tap into a deep anger in a portion of our populous that had never been explored before. Usually the person acting more civil would win out. They seem more reasoned, more thoughtful. She lost and doesn't see a reason to maintain that same decorum if it's going to cost you a job. I don't want any of our leaders acting the way I've witnessing. I don't think it's good to drum up that kind of movement because an individual can have angry thoughts. That same person will usually understand that to behave in such a way and act on their angrier impulses would be frowned upon by society. Put that person in a group who all have been lathered up in anger, and there is a strength in numbers mentality. It makes it worse if those doing the lathering are leaders. Both sides need to stop "energizing" their bases in these ways.
10. October 2018-Former Obama Atty General states that, "when the opposition goes low, we kick them." This was taken from an interview from CNN. There was more to the quote. Basically stating "turning the other cheek" isn't going to work anymore. "When I say we kick them, I don't mean we do anything inappropriate, we don't do anything illegal, but we have to be tough and we have to fight," he said later.
This is just a short list and does not include the over the top tactics we have seen from some comedians and members of Hollywood as well as in recent weeks in DC with the Kavanugh hearings. We have also seen Antifa and other left wing radical groups use their tactics to shut down free speech by Conservative voices like Ben Shapiro and others. I am fully supportive of peaceful protests in our nation but it appears that key voices in the left are pushing for intimidation and confrontation instead of peaceful protests. I am in full agreement with Rand Paul that somebody is going to get seriously injured or killed if this trend continues....and he is speaking from experience.
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1 minute ago, StPaulHusker said:
Being reported on Twitter that he is transferring to Oregon St
Dude must love ice cream.
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14 hours ago, Clifford Franklin said:
OK President Big Boy.
If anyone is good with meme creation, I've got an idea for one.
It's a 2 cell meme. Cell 1 is Nicki Haley on Fox n Friends w caption "They were saying Booo-urns". Cell two is just the South Park pic of them yelling "Simpson's did it".
NM.
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25 minutes ago, ADS said:
So if this is correct, does the White House get to pick his replacement with the understanding that the special council and his investigation will be ended?
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Just now, Mavric said:
Is it just me, or is he "Throwing the Bones" in his commitment photo?
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26 minutes ago, Mavric said:
Is he "Throwing the Bones" in his Pitt photo?
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3 minutes ago, BIG ERN said:
Are we sure we will schedule a game on December 1st against a lousy opponent to squander the 'sellout streak'? A cold game in Lincoln against an FCS team doesn't have the feel for a sellout, especially during a season where wins are going to be hard to come by. Even if that game is Akron, I don't see that stadium being full.
Since they aren't refunding the money to ticket holders, I'm thinking the game would already be "soldout". They would just be reissuing the tickets.
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15 minutes ago, Mavric said:
Damon Benning said this morning that Bell has been playing hurt throughout fall camp. You could tell on some of his runs where he had open field. HCSF stated those need to be 6 points instead of first downs.
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Just now, Clifford Franklin said:
Here's a better look at 44 cranking on Martinez's leg. If I'm Frost I give Colorado's coach a call in no uncertain terms and tell him this kid shouldn't be pulling crap like this. It's dirty AF.
This was the one I saw Saturday night that made me think it wasn't just our fans complaining like Chad May. There's a throwback reference.
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1 hour ago, Ric Flair said:
Not at all. You're apparently unfamiliar with context. I've asked...repeatedly now...for one mainstream news source who predicted Trump would win or suggested that a Trump win was likely. No one can find me one because there simply isn't one...which is precisely my point.
Asking someone to research and become informed about something for himself is one thing. That can be accomplished with a simple Google search. Asking someone to provide even a sliver of evidence of something...when it doesn't exist...is another thing entirely. Google away...you won't find anything...because I'm right.
Not a particularly good one...
What information should we use when trying to make a prediction on election results? That's the heart of this. Most if not all media sources use polling. Most if not all polling showed Trump would not win. You are asking to be shown where a media source went against their own polling information and interjected their own opinion. I recognize that journalists do have biases, but reputable ones attempt to keep said biases to a minimum. I think what you are asking for doesn't exist, which is why you are asking for it.
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18 hours ago, Ric Flair said:
Surrender noted.
Now wait a minute. Are you saying if someone is instructing their opponent in a debate to do their own "Googling", that they are essentially conceding or surrendering their side of the argument?
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4 minutes ago, Moiraine said:
I'd be worried too about getting the "D!@k sniffles". CDC did just come out and state that STD's are at an all time high.
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1 hour ago, knapplc said:
Not really. I suppose it depends on their internal policies and how they exercise those policies in actual practice, but as a social commentary, I don't think consensual sex is a big deal.
That's not to say I think it's a good idea to dip your nib in the company inkwell.
Now I'm not saying I know what happened to said staffer that slept with Smith, but if they were removed from their position and later terminated, that could be an issue. I have no problem with the sex, but if University policy dictates removal from position or termination for inappropriate sexual relationships between staff members of differing authority, then both should have been disciplined equally. It's been awhile since my days in Advanced HR Management and Collective Bargaining. Hope my memory is still intact. I heard memory loss is going around.
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I know it's a beaten and dead topic, but the came on my spotify feed and enjoyed the thought of this as entrance music.
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2 hours ago, Gage County said:
I just heard this song and it screamed tunnel walk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1ezgx688Qs
♫♩♬ I'm talkin bout the good times
♫♩♬ blahblah blah blah blah...
Nothing against those guys, but that song doesn't make me want to Kool-Aid man a wall.
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So now it's not just Zach's mom coming to defend him. Courtney's mom is now saying this has been some elaborate plot against Meyer and Smith. W the actual F?!?
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Under the I180 bridge is always fun. Just north of the blur party area.
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2 hours ago, Fru said:
I lol'd at the golden shower bit. Cohen is killing it with this show. He had to though. Now that it's aired, there is no way people will fall for his characters again. A writer on the show has stated that it just keeps getting crazier deeper into the season.
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22 minutes ago, TGHusker said:
Problem is (for him if your theory it true) that "everybody's doing it' isn't a valid legal option/defense. I see a real possibility of him getting sucked into the vortex of his own undoing.
Oh, I specifically didn't say it was a well thought out plan. I think it's an uneducated and short sighted thought process. "What-aboutism" isn't a legal tactic taught in most law schools.
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Just now, TGHusker said:
More to the above. It is almost like Trump is taunting Mueller to legally demand an interview. I think Trump thinks he can set the record right if he speaks out but he is his own worse enemy.
Part of me thinks he might be bringing up the opposition research angle to play into the Steele dossier. If he thinks the only reason there were FISA warrants and a special council investigation appointment is from that foreign document, he may try to say both sides were using foreign aid. He may be trying to create a false equivalency of the two things. One is state sponsored. The other was actual opposition research originally paid for by the GOP during the primaries and was handed over to DOJ and then the Dems. He may try to say that his oppo research yielded nothing while the Dems was a book of lies. Point being, everybody's doing it. I don't know if this is his plan all along, but I could see him trying to play this angle.
The Angry Violent Left
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Posted · Edited by Mike Mcdee
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One thing I thought of when throwing out labels of right and left. @BigRedBuster is a right leaning poster. You are to his right and he your left. It's an over generalization to label everyone left of your belief system as the angry violent left. There are extremes on both sides. I'm sure as someone who leans hard right @HuskerNation1, there are those on your side that lean harder and are more radicalized. I personally don't ask you to account for their actions. I'm personally a centrist and can't boil all of my stances into one party.
Found this article today which seemed fairly on topic.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/smack-talk-politicians-trade-charges-whos-being-uncivil-042351028--election.html
Both sides have stoked these fires. Though he may not have been the one to invent these tactics, Trump sure embraces their use.