Mike Mcdee

This is where empathy kicks in. Because of my daughter's disease, I know a lot of people in the pediatric organ transplanted community. These kids can't get the vaccine 1) because it's not approved for that age group yet, 2) they typically can't get vaccinated if they are still on anti-rejection medication. Sometimes that medication is for life. They rely on herd immunity. They rely on the rest of us who are eligible to get vaccinated. There really isn't anything for them to figure out. They need our help. And I was always under the impression that the masks were to prevent a carrier from spreading. Like how surgeons use masks while operating. To not breath directly onto an open wound.

One piece of advice I was told at an early age. Never fight a guy with cauliflower ear. Like even if you out weigh them. They enjoy inflicting pain and know how to do it.

Not to go all nerdy "Game of Thrones" on you, but it reminds me a statement about "Littlefinger" that was taken from Sun Tzu. "He would see this country burn if he could be king of the ashes."-Varys "An evil enemy will burn his own nation to the ground...to rule over the ashes."-Sun Tzu

Same reasons we rubber neck a car crash.

It was never a love fest...but you knew that.

Lucky.

Good, because we have lots of sports to play this weekend outdoors. Mods feel free to ban/move this post of mine as it is off topic. Now, back to the humor.

This reminds me of why it's smart for AOC not to debate MTG. "Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." -Mark Twain

I've seen the ad that Ricketts has put out from the parents who lost a child from Marijuana Psychosis. It's heart breaking to know that they lost a child for any reason. The flip side is how many parents struggle every day with a child who could be helped by the medial components to medicinal marijuana. Does the anecdotal story out weigh the empirical evidence showing the overall good?

It's not that I want Neo-Cons back in charge. I don't want to get into endless budget breaking wars. The issue is she is being ousted for not being loyal to a figure head, not conservative ideals. And that's the danger in it all.

It's not, but you knew that. Looting/rioting are different from protests to police actions against segments of the populations. Just like I know that there were people on Jan. 6th just there to attend a rally and others there to try and prevent the peaceful transfer of power as require by our constitution.

You are right. I missed the primary in the quote. I thought he said she had a tough opponent, meaning the general. I'll read and bold more carefully in the future.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democrat-running-against-qanon-supporting-republican-georgia-drops-out-race-n1239922 The one you posted was from the primary runoff. So basically unopposed in the general.

Didn't she win unopposed? Her opponent moved out of state and thus was disqualified from running.

So I've been watching it online and it looks like only the first 4 episodes have been released. Not sure if the rest are elsewhere, but what is out now has been really informative about the origins of Q, 4chan, 8chan, and now 8kun. It feels like what I have suspected all along; just a long troll job. A ruse to push the boundaries of what is considered legal speech to the detriment of our country.

Sure, sweet cheeks.

I wonder why he could pull up the quote so quickly. It's almost like they had sent up a Flair in his memory.

Should be about now. I think S&B said 8:10.

I watched this segment on The Hill. At about the 6:00 minute mark they discuss what Trump has turned a populist movement/ideology into. Saagar warns that she has become an accurately representative representative. Meaning what she believes, many other people in the GOP base believe. Whether it's being a Sandy Hook truther, 9/11 truther, or a Stoneman Douglas truther, she is a believer in these being false flag events. At about 10:35 mark he makes the statement that "She, by far more than anyone else in the caucus, represents the future of the party."

Just a heads up, I'm not a liberal. Fiscal conservative and social moderate would be where I land. And I think Trump did more than just act irresponsibly and make ridiculous claims. He attempted to put words into action with his calls to election officials. "Just find the votes. You can say there was a miscalculation". He invited his followers to Washington D.C. to hear him talk about his 2024 run? Nope, he and his surrogates just pointed that crowd in the direction of the Capitol Building. He told them he was coming with them.

So are you absolving Trump of any and all culpability in the statements made and attempted actions after November 3rd in his attempts to find ways to stay in power? Absolving him of his false claims of wide spread of election fraud on the American people? I don't want a rebuttal that includes any what-aboutisms or false equivalencies. And as for the bolded: I love the fact that in our great country we have the freedom to speak freely, even if that speech is offensive. Even if that speech is classified as "Hate Speech", the government can't stop you from speaking it. But all speech is not free of consequence. You say Trump did all this to set himself up for a 2024 run. I think one of the consequences will be loosing all but those on the far right of the spectrum. I think even @Archy1221 has stated as much.

I think in this case the relief they were seeking was to stop violations of the emoluments clause. Since he is no longer in office, the relief they are seeking is moot. At least that is what I understand from the ruling.

I'm not talking any conspiracy theory that he kneecapped Capitol Police. It seems they weren't prepared for what was coming their way. The rally for Trump was about a mile away. If they believed that is where it would stay, and that is how they staffed/armored up, it was an underestimation as to what that crowd was capable of. I am just wondering here what Trump knew, when did he know it, and what did he do with that information. From all accounts, Trump had been trying anything he could to stay in power; pressuring election officials, filing lawsuits without evidence or merit, and sometimes without standing, spreading lies and falsehoods about how the election was ran and how he was going to overturn it. Trump has been lying to people since before the election. He set the narrative in case he lost. After the election he continued to breath life into this story about how this election was stolen not only from him, but from the American people. If it had truly been stolen, I believe the American people have a right for a call to action. The problem is people who supported and voted for Trump held election positions of authority were duty bound to tell the truth and report the actual facts. Secretaries of State, election commissioners, and Trump appointed judges at all levels spoke this truth. His last ditch effort was to stop the ceremonial counting of the votes from the Electoral College. He said in advance to come to DC, "It's going to be wild". That rally was a culmination. For as much as we talk about gun safety and education because guns aren't really the problem, we should have a discussion about power. Power and influence need to be held and wielded with respect. And those who are incapable of that proper respect should be barred from ever holding it.

For a while now, I have wondered if any of the warnings of what was being discussed online/between groups about the attempted coup was brought up in intelligence briefings to the president while he was in office. For the past 2 1/2 months, I've seen posts on social media from people I know talking about "They just don't know what's coming" "The day of reckoning is upon us". This wasn't a novel idea for those that showed up on 1/6 and the president didn't help stomp out these theories and discussions. He for months whittled away peoples trust in our election process and thus our democracy. In fact, surrogates of his met the night before with people who came to Washington to participate in this insurrection. The day of, the president told them to go to the Capitol. This brings me to my main point of those that argue Trump couldn't be guilty of inciting a riot because the riot was already being planned. If he knew and instigated it further, he bears culpability and should be convicted. Thus preventing him from ever holding public office again. (The old adage of: What did he know? When did he know it? What did he do with that knowledge?)