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Haha @ the underlined. I was jesting, to a degree. I did't figure you for someone who spends a lot of time listening to NPR (which is generally a good thing, unless you're actively studying the media itself). You, I, and everyone with a smidgen of objectivity and at least a low grade BS detector realizes the latter.

Just today? You must not listen to them much.

Where did he said anything about TA? Nowhere.... It's USAToday. A media outlet that shouldn't be taken any more seriously than the National Enquirer.

A killer Runaway Jim

Well, there's an article that flies in the face of one heck of a lot of human experience over the course of history, as well as other modern studies. It's been my experience that those who make it a point to advertise themselves as representing logic, reason, 'common sense', science, skepticism, critical thinking, etc usually represent quite the opposite. Mr Novella is certainly no exception. Also, 'Pew Research' is about as bad as it gets on the quality scale for research. If one considers truth and reality to be a standard of quality that is.

One commie's trash is a freedom lover's treasure? If you love government or suckle upon the 'globalist' male bovine excrement canal as a hobby then yes, Trump is far more ruinous than Obama. Maybe. Too much remains to be seen. About the only thing I give Trump credit for at this point is killing TPP and calling the 'press' out a couple of times (it has truly been entertaining watching them freak out). Both very good things.

Watching the entire thing is much more entertaining. Nothing WTF about it though.

What a horribly morbid thread.... With all due respect to the various folks who have past away, celebs are nothing special. People die every day, good people and bad people. The in recent times increased obsession with 'celebrity deaths' is a reflection of some of the worst aspects of modern society. I hope this threads dies sooner than later.

Having been to Wegmans' locations in suburban MD & NJ, I don't think point (B) is universal. Everybody's gotta eat. That may be true. After I wrote it I thought it was kinda redundant anyways, because A. And yea.. .everyone's gotta eat.

I live in the area where Wegmans was born and bred, and shop there myself fairly often. Wegmans has nothing to fear. Two major reasons: A) There's only one other grocery store in the same league, an it is not commonly found in the same areas Wegmans are. No one who shops there remotely regularly and enjoys good food is going to boycott it over politics. Wegmans could make an entire aisle Hillary or Trump themed and 98%+ of the people who shop there would still shop there because it's that good. And I say that as someone who would certainly lose some of their appetite at the sight of Hillary in my grocery aisle. Not saying there wouldn't be complaints, but people would still shop there. The alternatives just don't compare. B) It's fairly safe to say that the kind of consumer that they appeal to tend to vote red a lot more than they do blue. An aside: It's a pretty widely held consensus by people who have been to Wegmans that it is by far the best grocery store chain in the nation. I certainly can attest to it as it's the best I've been to in the nation. Whole Foods is the only chain I've been to that is even comparable and then only in their super large stores, everything else is way behind in quality (and Whole Foods only relatively recently began to compete in the same league as Wegmans).

No, I understand how it was useful in 2002-2003, just not in 1988 when it happened. That'd require some serious foresight in planning for a war there was no apparent reason to launch back then. I'm not totally clear on what you're suggesting. Are you saying that it didn't happen or that it did happen but Iraq wasn't the perpetrator? I'm saying what I said: Not one bit of evidence has ever emerged this is the case, and when people attempted to fact check those making this accusation once upon a time, they met a brick wall. There's never been any good evidence made public that Saddam did what he is alleged to have done. When people inquired for some back in the '90s and through the mid '00s they met a brick wall. While I personally haven't looked into this issue in ~10+ years at this point I doubt any new credible information has made the light of day. Good luck finding some if you go looking, you're very like to need it. What happened exactly? I don't know. At this point there's likely few honest people on the planet who do. I do know that the folks making the accusations have one helluva history of lying about all sorts of things, including Saddam and Iraq (as I previously mentioned two somewhat infamous examples).

Can't say I dig the cover, just not quite as soothing as Shakira's voice, but thumbs up to tundra horseman rocking out. That was entertaining.

Meh.. .Good riddance (maybe (because we don't know who we're getting next)). Here's a much more interesting Flynn:

Not one bit of evidence has ever emerged this is the case, and when people attempted to fact check those making this accusation once upon a time, they met a brick wall. 'tis more than likely a myth good sir. Even leaving the evidence thing aside, why would they make up something like this? In 1988, the US was still supporting Iraq against revolutionary Iran. For the same exact reason they made up 'weapons of mass destruction' and propped up Nayirah al-Ṣabaḥ to spout the lies she did. Gotta have a good casus belli to sell to the masses when you wanna invade and conquer. Making them up happens at least as often as it doesn't. History is replete with them, modern times seemingly even more so. It also helps to blame atrocities committed by one's own armies or that of one's allies upon the designated enemy. Which is very probably the case with the 'Halabja chemical attack'. Whoever was responsible (Iraq, Iran, or someone else), the allegations that Saddam did this didn't even occur until the late 90s in the western world, when the talking heads in the U.S./U.K. et al were constantly trying to drum up public support for a re-invasion of Iraq (even more than they try to drum up public support against Russia or Iran today).

Not one bit of evidence has ever emerged this is the case, and when people attempted to fact check those making this accusation once upon a time, they met a brick wall. 'tis more than likely a myth good sir. much like: 'Weapons of mass destruction!' and

Was there... Best show I'd seen since the '97 Went (any artist (and I used to work in the industry)). If you're a fan, I highly recommend seeing them if you can. They're on fire like they haven't been since the late 90s. If you're not a fan, find someone who is and have them take you to a show. You'll more than likely become one once you experience it.

Best song by a big hairy spider there ever was...

Best song about a big hairy spider there ever was:

you know he's talking to some serious mentally deficients. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYm-gW8yfA8

It's amazing how much better that picture looks now than it did at the time XP came out. The quality of displays has come a long long way. Best OS Background. Best OS startup sound. Best Microsoft OS all around. If I could have put more than 4GB on an XP rig I'd probably still be using it to this day. No doubt so would millions of others. Thank you for the picture. It's now my desktop background for the first time in a good 10+ years. Now I need to hunt down the XP sound suite.

Good sir. I'm pressed for time and haven't much to fully explain my thinking. Rest assured I could write a small volume as I actually do have experience working in the world of charities, as well have explored the options over the years.. What's best? Find yee someone in need and donate to them personally. All but the most closeted of us know such people. Donating to an organization oft contributes to waste, far more than one might think. If one must donate to an organization, find a local one, that has extremely little overhead. Usually one's local homeless shelter or goodwill suffices, but even these sometimes waste, especially if they are recipients of government monies. Large charities, especially national ones, definitely international ones are rot with corruption and waste. Let not their famous advertising sway you. Dollars given to them end up being pennies given to those in need. In short: Skip the middle men, give to those in need, not to someone else who isn't in need to give to those in need in your stead. Random tip regarding beggars: Always give a beggar food first. If the beggar is grateful, then consider giving them monies in addition if you wish. You will find that many a beggar will spit in your face if you offer food rather than money. The ones that do this do not deserve nor probably even need your money. There are many charlatans out there posing as beggars, some of which make a lucrative full time job of it (I've seen some drive away in BMWs). If your chosen beggar is truly needful, they will let you know with their gratefulness, often exuberantly. These are the ones most deserving of your kindness.

TLDR: It's fundamentally dishonest and evil. Note: Milo is easily the most qualified person on the planet to be Trump's Press Secretary. If only....