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its a direct quote. that is why we put in quotation marks. ... you aren't even trying. HA! Good Fun!

is it so hard to wait a couple more months before abandoning social distancing and common sense pandemic practices? if we had collectively been more conscientious back in march o' last year, we wouldn't have anywhere near +550k deaths. a handful o' months o' rigorous social distancing, and then a few more o' less stringent but still advisable practices, would likely see an end o' the US problems, but we can't seem to stop punching our selves in the face. HA! Good Fun!

in the US, the President is not supposed to be "running the show" regardless o' dp's conspiracy theories spawned from zerohedge or his own tortured imagination. the examples o' recent chief executives, as well as understandable misconceptions o' folks not familiar with the US federal system o' government, leads to foundational errors and am here to offer guidance where and when needed. ... am recognizing is doubtful dp thanks us for the corrections. edit: When the Capitol Riot Came Home: A small New Hampshire town has been upended since January 6. "I quoted him in a short article published by this magazine on January 6 saying that the break-in “was not going to solve a thing, and then to see the police get treated the way they were treated, it’s ridiculous.” Standing nearby, listening in on our little interview, was a woman in a Carhartt jacket whose voice made her sound like a human ashtray. She croaked that she did enjoy watching the break-in, to which Ellis cracked: “That’s because you’re from Massachusetts!” I asked Ellis if he regretted his decision to come to D.C. that day, pointing out that what was happening in the background was surely an act of domestic terrorism. He said he didn’t have any regrets, because “there’s a lot of Trump supporters that are awesome people, like me.” He wasn’t trying to be cute — it was clear that he wanted to stick up for Trump supporters writ large without being tarred as a rioter." am admitting we were kinda surprised at the extreme reactions to ellis, and then the equal extreme reactions to those who tweeted or commented. am not sure if is a social media thing or just 2021, but all too often it feels like many wanna be irate and/or indignant even when those same persons lament the loss o' more sober days. not every hill is one worth dying, regardless o' exclamations 'bout principle to justify the extremism. HA! Good Fun!

have never paid attention to notgorgon's entertainment preferences, so "not crap," is gonna shift a bit depending on what you believe to be crap or good. question: what is the best adam sandler movie? answers from boardies could be genuine and complete different. some persons will insist there has been no good adam sandler movies. some will mention happy gilmore or similar fare... perhaps the wedding singer gets a few votes? am admitting we thought both punch drunk love and uncut gems were good movies with excellent performances by adam sandler. ... we will note we recent saw kiss kiss, bang bang again and am always surprised by how much we like that movie. inexplicably reminds us o' marlowe (1969). HA! Good Fun!

exact proving our point about deflection and lying. your help is appreciated. HA! Good Fun!

this is just... stoopid. if trump challenged biden to a debate to prove he were innocent o' impending tax or business crimes o' which he is being accused, we would all recognize the naked ackjassery o' the suggestion. nevertheless, somehow putin is doing the svengali bit and a few o' you folks is buying the act. a debate don't somehow prove you is innocent o' anything, but putin, 'cause he is putin, wants to deflect and distract. am not disappointed in putin, but is curious anybody would fall for such utter transparent bs. putin would show up to a debate and lie. duh. what is the freaking point o' such a debate if is being presented as some kinda refutation o' the "killer" accusation? meanwhile putin would make up more fantastical bs such as the russians were selling during the 2020 election and far too many o' you jokers would get distracted... just as you did during the election. never underestimate a mark's capacity to be duped. HA! Good Fun!

@ShadySands sorcs are better at just about everything in owlcat's games. on the downside, even at lower levels there is a handful o' critter specific spells such as natural rhythm and greater magic fang we wish were on the sorc spell list... but probable wouldn't take anyway 'cause o' the conservation o' spell slots necessary for sorcs. barkskin is also nice for the druid who wants to tank up their leopard or just better defend their dog. am also gonna admit that with a 10 int, a human druid has an abundance o' skill points. can even take pickpocket background and need never worry 'bout having to take camellia with you just 'cause she has trickery and stealth. even so, chances are sorcs is still gonna be better. having to take three levels o' hunter means any other multi options is nixed, but even so, am betting sorcs end up being the more potent choice once combats start. am likely to go druid for our first serious test as posed to limited randomn world map encounters after hiring a merc. speaking of hiring mercs... does anybody know where hilor is in drezen? he is the pathfinder society guy from whom you get your mercenary recruits. have never bothered playing past drezen, so has never been an issue, but we took a quick spin 'round the city and didn't see him. HA! Good Fun!

am just gonna observe how trickster mythic path clear has the best spell list. as silly as they sound, a few o' 'em are highly efficacious. HA! Good Fun!

ginsburg was in her late 70s and were a cancer survivor... multiple bouts o' cancer. obama broaching the subject o' retirement was hardly terrible, and in retrospect am hopeful ginsburg had enough self awareness to realize her arrogance (all supreme court justices is arrogant, so am hardly doing the unthinkable and singling out the recently deceased) resulted in mitch mconnell and trump being able to cement a conservative majority. seriously, if you survive cancer diagnosis multiple times and make it to late 70s, every day is a gift, but you gotta know you have already cheated death to make it so far. gd is listening to his the talky radio again and believing that biden is looking for a way to add "radical" liberals to the Court. doubtful. biden has a fractured democrat party with no clear ideology. has gd been paying any attention whatsoever to recent senate votes? replacements, when and if they become available, is not gonna be from far end o' the spectrum, though as we has noted more than once, the liberal-conservative bit don't work so well for most Justices. also, am suspecting given how effective kagan has been at lobbying fellow members o' the Court in recent decisions, she may have some input and is doubtful she would recommend radical. oh, and if all the weird sources gd absorbs today is selling him and other independents on the threat o' the radical liberal agenda, imagine how loud will be such apocalyptic warnings when the midterms roll around as they inevitably do. no matter who biden might nominate there will be alt-right and far right wingnuts claiming such persons is radical... 'cause they made same stoopid accusations 'bout biden o' all people. biden is unlikely to provide republicans with any extra talking points. am suspecting that at least until after the midterms, genuine radical appointments for the Court is unlikely. breyer is 82. is somehow insensitive to point out that while breyer might survive the biden administration, he is unlikely to be mental or physical fit to maintain his role on the Court for the next administration? if not asking breyer now, then when? and for those persons who suggest that folks such as breyer and ginsburg have earned the right to decide when they is gonna retire am gonna point out we ain't talking 'bout a greeter at the local walmart. these are retirement choices which may affect hundred o' millions for many decades into the future. is not as if biden can force breyer to retire, but it would be f'ing irresponsible not to have the conversation if breyer is too obtuse to bring up the subject himself. HA! Good Fun! ps for perspective, am recalling merrick garland being described as radical by a few alt-right pundits, which in light o' garland's voluminous history o' opinions were a patent ridiculous accusation. 'course judge garland's position on second amendment issues mighta seemed radical to gd, but otherwise...

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not that we have a vote in the matter, but am gonna suggest the answer to your question is obvious: packs o' cybernetic enhanced robodogs. sometimes you need a crazy solution to combat a crazy problem. HA! Good Fun! ps don't blame us when the robodogs inevitable slip their programing leashes. can always blame on the engineers if things go awry.

not bothering to read your link, but even w/o doing so we are able to conclude with certainty you is humorous wrong. when other folks has linked the ills of the republican party and the rise o' the q influence as some kinda white trend, is Gromnir who noted how in spite o' trump campaign lawsuits targeting urban areas with higher concentrations o' democrat and minority voters, he outperformed hillary clinton from 2016 almost everywheres save states where there were automatic registration... which is another point which keeps falling on deaf ears. the correlation fails o' trying to find a flaw in white americans which explains the current problems o' the republican party would be amusing save for fact some o' these same folk complain, justifiable so we might add, when some dirtbag suggests a minority group is predisposed to crime, cause just look at the statistics. is not just white and working class who support trump, but white and working class is effective the target o' the messaging coming from trump. again, we didn't bother with your link, but is Gromnir who keeps saying that 30% o' republicans is having a stranglehold on the party as a whole. those fringe elements were mocked and ridiculed for decades by washington republicans, but the republican party is aware they will lose near every election if that 30% choses to revolt. the trump base is white and working class, but it is indeed disappointing how moderate republicans instead o' trying to purge the party o' the more violent and extreme fringe elements has decided they cannot afford to anger or even disappoint those lunatics. on january 6, after the insurrection, lindsey graham said he were done with trump. on january 9... no doubt lindsey thought the insurrection would break trumpism. the sc senator's january 6 speech condemning the efforts o' trump and his followers to overturn the election (efforts which lindsey participated in willingly btw) were no doubt mr. graham's attempt to get ahead o' the anticipated tsunami o' loyalists abandoning the trump cause. ... sadly, is not just white and working class who support trump. democrats better not ignore the multiple percentage point gains made by trump in 2020 amongst black males and latinos in the south and southwest. crazy and angry is not a racial quality. should be abundant clear how a few % points will make or break a campaign in the 2020s. HA! Good Fun! ps is amusing 'cause months before the election vol actual posted an insightful yahoo news article 'bout the biden campaign's mistakes in florida. vol didn't bother to read anything but the article title, so he complete misunderstood, but the article were addressing biden campaign folk complaining about how little were being done in south florida to motivate voters. to be fair, the perceived incompetence were in part due to the limitations imposed by covid-19 and biden's efforts to use social distanced outreach as posed to boots on the ground and the traditional knocking on doors. nevertheless, numerous biden campaign people saw way ahead o' time that florida were gonna be a problem and weren't gonna be 'cause o' white and working class.

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gd accusations o' "credible and highly suspicious" carry zero weight (burisma) but yeah, clinton were a d-bag. however, most o' the stuff 'bout clinton while in office were rumor and innuendo. am also thinking the democrats following the hart stuff felt like they had made a mistake in not defending the former presidential candidate, but is tough to say with any kinda certainty. more to the point, we specific said it ain't ez to predict democrat or republican defense o' the seeming indefensible. we can list just as many republican defenses and sacrifices over the past five or so decades. were not a democrat thing to defend and a republican quality to cashier. point out single examples is not gonna help gd if we can post a half dozen contradictory. weren't some kinda party trend, on either side o' the aisle. HA! Good Fun!

gd comments is particular funny given the schnook du jour is cuomo, the democrat governor o' ny. (pause to let people reflect) nothing? am suspecting a few folks may need have to google elliot spitzer. might wanna also google recent nj governors (democrat) as well? and has gd already forgot anthony weiner? keep in mind Gromnir is old enough to be recalling gary hart. is not always easy to predict when democrats and republicans will dig in to defend one o' their own. perhaps democrats woulda' rallied around franken if not for trump and his numerous sex scandals. with the me too movement in full swing and democrats trying to show they were not hypocrites, franken had zero chance to remain in office. if story broke a few years earlier, who knows if results would be different. HA! Good Fun!

we were in university and law school during the years you mention, so is not a shock apartheid were a big deal for the people we most often interacted. on the negative side, am thinking all too often sa apartheid were (still is) used by americans as a contrast. in the eyes o' too many, apartheid were real racism and a whole lotta americans felt better about themselves by condemning the evils o' apartheid while kinda ignoring the continuing systemic racism in this country. am thinking many americans don't realize just how long overt discriminatory lending practices existed in the US (well into the 70s), and is not as if the resulting income disparity which such practices contributed to sudden evaporated. fix the income disparity issue in the US is hard and is less overt than apartheid, so many o' our fellow university students raged 'bout apartheid and felt a whole lot better 'bout ignoring the race problems here in the US. HA! Good Fun!

lots o' bugs, just few game breakers. HA! Good Fun!

as you can see, is not a fact. if you rank two dozen spots behind sierra leone, chances are you is doing something very wrong. georgians might be top ten in furry love for all we know, and that "fun fact" would be as incongruous. 'course as we know from your posting history, comrade is strongk with facts. *shrug* you tripped over your punchline and wanna blame Gromnir? knock yourself out. @BruceVC given your additional info, am thinking we would be more likely to vote for the bar patrons than most current members o' Congress. a willingness to be educated 'bout stuff they is ignorant is a quality in short supply in US legislators. ... admitted, chances are we woulda' screwed up the educational opportunity. ask the bar goers if they know 'bout history o' sa apartheid… if not, jog their memory with the lethal weapon movie. (not going for depth) kinda baby step 'em to the recognition it woulda' been hard to pull off such a long history o' apartheid without at least a few white people, yes? am sure bruce handled better. HA! Good Fun!

chances are we would not have supported electing the vegas bar patrons bewildered by your whiteness to Congress. ... 'course am having no idea what is the correlation 'tween being a resident o' one o' the "safest" nations on earth and knowledge o' US pacific territories, so perhaps is Gromnir who got lost in translation with the current turn o' the thread. HA! Good Fun!

Congresswoman who thought Guam not part of US will get island cookies "I'm a regular, normal person. And I wanted to take my regular – normal person, normal, everyday American values, which is: We love our country. We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America – not for what, China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam – whatever, wherever," said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Feb. 27 at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which headlined former President Donald Trump. ... "Congresswoman Greene is a new member, and we will be paying a visit to her and delivering delicious Chamorro Chip Cookies as part of our ongoing outreach to new members to introduce them to our wonderful island of Guam," said Del. Michael San Nicolas. He also referred to using "cookie diplomacy" in Congress during his annual address to the Legislature last year. From the governor's office, director of communications Krystal Paco-San Agustin said: "We would be more than happy to send Representative Greene's office a copy of 'Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam.' " HA! Good Fun!

am doubting it is many politicians or pundits. antifa, in spite o' being a bunch o' bumbling incompetents who think the first amendment only applies to speakers with whom they agree, put themselves on tv by doing stoopid stuff time and again. if you are william barr and donald trump and you wanna install US troops in the streets o' portland to restore law and order, well then, antifa becomes an excuse to legitimize the previously illegitimate. if the trump base storms the capitol, intent o' overturning the results o' a democratic election, then the conservative pundits need come up with an alternative narrative which the base will embrace 'cause we all know god fearing law and order trumpers wouldn't be involved in such reprehensible behaviour. antifa is real, but the antifa that politicians and pundits use to scare the base into believing the impossible is a crafted boogeyman only remote related to reality. is done purposeful and knowing. a few o' the hardcore q folks in Congress may believe such silliness, but for cruz and hawley, antifa is just a minor prop in their fear based morality play. similar... biden said the opposite o' defund the police. biden' solution were to offer more money to police departments which embraced alternative resolution approaches and counseling and other such stuff. nevertheless, trump made a campaign ad to scare old people. reality don't matter and the politicians and pundits selling the nightmares know exact what they are doing. recent cpac didn't have much discussion on policy proposals. were plenty o' talk o' cancel culture ruining america, and biden trying to turn the US into a socialist hellspot. couldn't learn much 'bout specific conservative job initiatives, but calvin coolidge nativism were repeated often at cpac 2021. the hardcore trumpers who posted in this thread before the election used images o' the coming apocalypse to describe why they were choosing trump instead o' biden, and have otherwise ordinary people buying into such fearmongering don't happen natural and organic. has been years o' effort selling fear by the alt-right radio and fox news pundits and such salesmanship were successful. the guy selling snake oil knows his product is 90% lies and 10% alcohol. so, not many. HA! Good Fun!

attack individuals peaceful exercising first amendment rights is not gonna win many converts here in the US of A. manage to make proud boys victims is a dubious accomplishment. do again and again and again is borderline insane. a frontline manned by amateurs and idiots is worth 'bout as much to the cause as a bucket o' warm spit on a hot august afternoon. morons. bunch o' idiots armed with ideology and too much free time. stacey abrams and others should be the model for the antifa nutters. if liberals would actually vote, they would win every national election by a landslide and the country would become increasing inhospitable to proud boys. freaking vote and get others to vote. a dozen proud boys in sacramento or seattle spewing hate in front o' a national monument or fed building is not gonna cause the downfall o' western democracy. antifa stoopid generates a whole lotta bad press which discourages moderate conservatives and liberals from advocating for liberal politicians who is accused o' supporting antifa... even if those politicians specific state they is against violence. HA! Good Fun! ps oh, and is utter repugnant to condone violence as a means for quieting a message with which you do not agree. we didn't state such 'cause it should be axiomatic. nevertheless, am beginning to realize the obvious is less so in 2021.

GOP Sen. Tim Scott says 'woke supremacy is as bad as white supremacy' joy reid's comments were shameful in our estimation... but then tim scott had to go and do the double-down nonsense. "The number of arrests, for example, of racially motivated violent extremists who are what you would categorize as white supremacists, last year was almost triple the number it was in my first year as director," Wray said. The FBI director said that January 6 was not an "isolated event" and "the problem of domestic terrorism has been metastasizing across the country for a long time now and it is not going is a way any time soon." am admitted particular disappointed 'cause we agree there has been increasing radicalization o' the far left leading to idiots like antifa believing violence is warranted to prevent those they disagree with from protesting. am not sure we would call such increasing dangerous foolhardiness "woke supremacy," but am agreeing it is not a good trend. so we complete disagree with joy reid and we were sympathetic to what tim scott were kinda/sorta trying to say, but then then the senator from south carolina had to indulge false equivalency and channel all that white grievance which is motivating a disturbing significant % o' republican voters, purposeful abandoning the moral high ground in an attempt to exploit the smoldering indignation o' the trump base. the conservative media outlets is so far in agreement that tim scott were 100% correct. story coulda' been so much different. ten years ago and someone like joy reid says something similar and am convinced story woulda' been different. no way tim scott responds same in 2011. and if 2011 tim scot were to say same, most republicans would be at least mild uncomfortable with the statement and conservative pundits would be trying to finesse mr. scott's statement to be something... different. HA! Good Fun! ps we might be more worried 'bout antifa if they weren't consistent being outsmarted by the proud boys. is hardly coincidence the proud boys hold protests in liberal bastions and make announcements meant to inflame antifa adherents. the proud boys show up to these protests in body armour and carrying knives and guns, and when the stick wielding antifa folks show up and attack, the proud boys get to claim self defense as they stab (or worse) multiple counter protesters. add insult to injury, literal, the stabbed and hospitalized antifa folks is the individuals being arrested 'cause they attacked proud boy protesters while the proud boys go to a local bar and laugh 'bout how stoopid is all those college educated antifa dweebs. so how many times does this happen before antifa realizes maybe their tactics is needing refinement/change? if you is losing the chess match with the proud boys, how much o' a threat can you possible be?