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From bad to worse by RL November 24, 2015 7:04 am

(I deleted your duplicate post) by podrock 2015-11-24 07:20:26

The friend of my friend is my enemy. by ER November 22, 2015 11:01 am

OK ER, here’s my take (you fill in the blanks): by JEKing 2015-11-22 21:49:43
- You've got the major outlines right. by ER 2015-11-23 06:03:38
  - @ER’s I think you overestimate the ability of human personality and intellect to direct history by JEKing 2015-11-23 12:50:53
    - The currents of history... by ER 2015-11-23 13:52:11
- Also, by podrock 2015-11-23 05:40:41
Important questions by mcfly 2015-11-22 12:41:50
- They seem to be trying to precipitate a Muslims-vs-the-world apocalypse. by ER 2015-11-22 14:19:28
  - From The Atlantic, an interesting read: by podrock 2015-11-23 05:26:26
    - Yes, I must confess it. by ER 2015-11-23 05:45:44
      - A short update by podrock 2015-11-23 06:15:22
        
        So this actually is a "war of civilizations." by TB 2015-11-23 09:32:47
        
        Yes. I have (ahem) evolved on that. by ER 2015-11-23 10:51:46

This may be the apocalypse, sooner rather than later. by bowser November 19, 2015 6:42 pm

Its not all doom and gloom... by RL 2015-11-20 21:09:08
- Some good news there by mcfly 2015-11-21 11:06:06
I've read about this a few times by mcfly 2015-11-20 20:02:16

More than anyone probably wants to see and know about the attacks in Paris. by TB November 15, 2015 12:31 pm

Thanks for the link. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-16 13:59:45
Can't get your post to open, TB. by bowser 2015-11-15 23:58:16
- Hmm. Works okay on my machine. by TB 2015-11-16 09:58:59
  - Got it. My machine is acting up. by bowser 2015-11-16 14:26:55

Beirut, Also the Site of Deadly Attacks, Feels Forgotten by mcfly November 15, 2015 1:29 pm

How do you feel about this?n/t. by Jody 2015-11-16 09:06:20

Some numbers by RL November 10, 2015 8:24 pm

You can pretty much eyeball the regression lines in all of those by mcfly 2015-11-10 21:20:12
- If you care more about corporations than people... by RL 2015-11-11 06:44:19
  - Facts and data are easy. Actually thinking about them is harder. by TB 2015-11-11 07:56:19
    - This isn't just a recitation of facts, it's the beginning of analysis by mcfly 2015-11-11 15:36:42
    - Oh do tell... by RL 2015-11-11 08:14:00
      - Don't need "sources." by TB 2015-11-11 09:15:03
        
        But you're making assumptions of your own by mcfly 2015-11-11 15:30:05
        
        RL jammed a boatload of causation into it. Just saying. by TB 2015-11-13 15:41:43
        
        You inferred by mcfly 2015-11-14 07:58:05

Where to watch tonight's Republican Debate? by Robert November 10, 2015 4:21 pm

Channel 617 here by RL 2015-11-10 17:57:16
- Trump opens with 'america sucks, we cant compete' by RL 2015-11-10 18:07:12
  - Carson upped his Ambien dosage again... by RL 2015-11-10 18:08:11
    - Rubio: Raising minimum wage will lead to robot takeover... by RL 2015-11-10 18:11:21
      - Kasich- I will make America like Ohio... by RL 2015-11-10 18:16:00
        
        Kasich just slipped on Cruz's slime trail... hitting his head on the podium. by RL 2015-11-10 18:16:58

The Presidential election is exactly one year away. by ER November 3, 2015 8:19 pm

I have saved up 2 full months of vacation time... by RL 2015-11-04 15:59:58
Never mind next year. How about the election yesterday? (n/t) by TB 2015-11-04 10:18:16
- It's over. by ER 2015-11-04 11:17:00
  - Heh. by TB 2015-11-04 13:37:26
    - That's mighty white of them. by ER 2015-11-04 15:17:06
      - First African American elected to statewide office in Kentucky. by TB 2015-11-04 18:37:05
        
        Hey, we may even elect our 2nd black President in 2016. by ER 2015-11-04 19:07:03
        
        That would be 2024 by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-05 01:53:19
        
        As always, techie... by RL 2015-11-06 13:15:48
        
        I'm not always right. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-07 18:49:42
        
        It's always the quiet ones by mcfly 2015-11-04 19:37:50
        
        I tend to agree with that. by ER 2015-11-04 20:05:13
        
        The intellectual level of the GOP... by RL 2015-11-05 15:30:02
        
        Dr Carson might just be the perfect negotiator in talks with Iran. by ER 2015-11-05 16:17:29
        
        Well Carson flamed out faster than expected... by RL 2015-11-06 11:17:48
        
        Check your Politico link again. by TB 2015-11-06 13:52:54
        
        Yes some text has been changed, but... by RL 2015-11-06 15:04:39
        
        So, I guess you'll be voting for "Sir Edmund" Hillary. by TB 2015-11-06 13:26:31
        
        Its a little early to say, isn't it? by RL 2015-11-06 13:57:18
        
        At least we have more than one. by TB 2015-11-06 17:09:19
        
        Hard to get excited about Hillary by BuckGalaxy 2015-11-08 15:19:03
        
        The quantity matters little by RL 2015-11-07 14:56:35
        
        You keep screaming about mindless rage. :) by TB 2015-11-07 17:12:29
        
        Sorry, that one's misleading too. by TB 2015-11-06 14:08:14
        
        I edited it prior to your reply... by RL 2015-11-06 14:14:31
        
        For the confused by RL 2015-11-06 14:27:11
        
        Good catch. by TB 2015-11-06 14:37:43
        
        Wow... by TB 2015-11-06 14:57:15
        
        Heh. by TB 2015-11-06 14:43:42

Murdoch buys National Geographic for $725 M by RL November 5, 2015 7:17 pm

I'm certainly no fan of Murdoch. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-05 22:20:53
So who pocketed three quarters of a billion dollars? by TB 2015-11-05 19:44:13
- Probably one of those noble, wealthy job creators I keep hearing about... by RL 2015-11-05 19:52:42
  - Think about it a minute. A non-profit organization is now very rich. by TB 2015-11-06 09:45:00
    - And Rupert has a controlling interest... that was the point... by RL 2015-11-06 14:18:15
Congratulations by Robert 2015-11-05 19:34:51

Rubio: socialism != communism by mcfly November 5, 2015 4:48 pm

I'm not surprised. by ER 2015-11-05 17:31:14

Where to watch tonight's Republican debate? by Robert October 28, 2015 12:32 pm

Chart 4 IS table 3 by RL 2015-10-30 21:08:20
- Ah it looks like you wisely deleted your post ... by RL 2015-10-30 21:09:31
  - That wasn't the intention by RobVG 2015-11-01 11:51:12
  - Getting a bit cocky, aren't we? by TB 2015-10-31 11:02:58
    - Cocky...? by RL 2015-11-01 08:24:37
      - Go review a few months of this board. by TB 2015-11-01 12:56:47
    - Looks like we're all back for the next year of marathon election coverage by BuckGalaxy 2015-11-01 00:23:05
      - Hah! Not me. I've got work to do. by TB 2015-11-01 07:30:38
        
        Buckle up, kiddies by Robert 2015-11-01 08:17:44
        
        Funny you should ask. by TB 2015-11-01 13:22:26
        
        wow by Robert 2015-11-01 17:29:34
        
        How does that support your claim? by RL 2015-11-01 16:38:10
        
        You don't have to yell. I'm right here. by TB 2015-11-01 19:45:16
        
        Ok, lets recap... by RL 2015-11-02 15:16:48
        
        The NASA study does not say that AGW is false. by TB 2015-11-03 12:49:39
        
        Keep dancing... by RL 2015-11-03 16:41:30
        
        Don't burn yourself out, RL by mcfly 2015-11-04 08:43:26
        
        I have dealt with folks paid to misinform... by RL 2015-11-04 16:06:59
        
        Not dancing. by TB 2015-11-03 19:13:32
        
        So the actual science doesn't matter to you... by RL 2015-11-04 15:18:21
        
        And the rest doesn't matter to you. by TB 2015-11-04 19:36:21
        
        The science- not the politics that has been manufactured- is all that matters by RL 2015-11-05 14:51:56
        
        By the way... by RL 2015-11-03 18:32:24
        
        3) Most everyone is clueless by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-03 00:18:22
        
        You can't have it both ways, Techie, your agenda is showing. by ER 2015-11-03 05:45:49
        
        Climate Change by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-03 17:39:11
        
        wow... by RL 2015-11-03 18:28:35
        
        Be my guest. by SDAI-Tech 2015-11-03 18:48:27
        
        There's a keeper...nice! by mcfly 2015-11-01 17:31:06
        
        Where's ER when you need him....n/t by RobVG 2015-11-01 12:08:17
        
        Working class hero. by hank 2015-11-01 13:36:27
        
        There you go, RL. A fresh example, made to order. by TB 2015-11-01 13:52:00
        
        I didn't order THAT... by RL 2015-11-01 17:02:44
        
        Believe me, that's been on the menu for a long time now. by TB 2015-11-01 19:46:27
    - "The Democrats are running a crook and a communist this year." by bowser 2015-10-31 23:11:29
You've heard of youtube, right? by SDAI-Tech 2015-10-29 04:10:35
- Please tell me more! by Robert 2015-10-29 12:05:26
  - Well... by SDAI-Tech 2015-10-29 22:04:06
    - Ewwww! You let your computer touch that thing? by Robert 2015-10-30 09:39:46
      - I watched it live with no problems. by SDAI-Tech 2015-10-30 15:53:50
        
        As far as you know by Robert 2015-10-30 20:05:17
        
        Life always leads to death by SDAI-Tech 2015-10-30 21:50:41
        
        Perusing Past Problematic Prognostications by RL 2015-10-31 09:07:03
        
        Just to refresh your memories, Romney lost... by RL 2015-10-31 09:13:52
        
        Best to stretch out the journey as much as you can, then by Robert 2015-10-30 22:53:19
        
        If you want to use SDAI-tech's credit card to buy a CNBC subscription... by RL 2015-10-30 20:37:50
        
        Let's make a donation to Bernie. A large one, just to be ironic. by Robert 2015-10-30 22:48:25
        
        Use it for something better than that! by SDAI-Tech 2015-10-30 21:54:08
Still shaking my head. by RobVG 2015-10-28 23:27:14
- I watched it... by RL 2015-10-29 15:27:59
  - "WHY aren’t we doing THAT?!" by BuckGalaxy 2015-11-01 19:07:46
  - Well resoned n/t by RobVG 2015-10-29 16:47:30
- High what? by Robert 2015-10-29 12:14:16
  - Would like to change witch hunt to "shooting gallery by RobVG 2015-10-29 16:49:58
  - Think what you wish, it was till a horrible forum and not the fault of the candidates. n/t by RobVG 2015-10-29 16:45:20
    - The panel by RL 2015-10-30 15:29:14
      - minutiae n/t by RobVG 2015-10-30 18:20:14
        
        REALLY?! by RL 2015-10-30 18:36:50
        
        I might have to break down and get a Twitter account. by RobVG 2015-10-30 19:18:29
        
        You would be just as wrong on twitter- maybe more brief, but still wrong... by RL 2015-10-30 20:22:53
    - But the evening did have a clear winner by mcfly 2015-10-30 14:04:50
      - Um, RNC pulled the NBC debate this evening. No beans to count. n/t by RobVG 2015-10-30 18:14:19
        
        Say, isn't Telemundo owned by NBC? by Robert 2015-10-30 20:15:17
        
        Can you imagine... by RL 2015-10-30 20:42:47
        
        I think you've achieved a level of paranoia adequate to our times by Robert 2015-10-30 22:46:07
        
        Doesn't address the matter at hand by mcfly 2015-10-30 19:11:36
    - Hey, why can't we edit title lines hmmmm? by RobVG 2015-10-29 16:53:49
      - Title lines by TB 2015-10-30 09:55:41
      - Isn't that funny... by RL 2015-10-29 17:52:24
- One more witch hunt, more or less... by mcfly 2015-10-29 11:07:42
I never took the "liberal media bias" seriously- untill tonight. n/t by RobVG 2015-10-28 23:17:45
- Reasons for that. by bowser 2015-10-30 17:44:07
- But the network wasn't motivated by "liberal media bias" by mcfly 2015-10-30 14:27:57
Report from Boulder... by podrock 2015-10-28 21:02:24
I don't think it matters much WHERE you watch it... by RL 2015-10-28 15:07:45
- [snort] But I did get this screen capture of the idle stream by Robert 2015-10-28 15:26:06
  - Dang that's purdy... by mcfly 2015-10-28 18:43:02
Wait for it by Robert 2015-10-28 14:59:37
Ticket price by Robert 2015-10-28 14:54:25
- About the same as a pro football game. by bowser 2015-10-28 19:24:00

Middle-Aged White Americans Are Dying of Despair by ER November 4, 2015 4:26 pm

It's the Obamacare Death Panels at work... by RL 2015-11-04 16:34:12
- They are dying of a broken heart. by ER 2015-11-04 16:53:05
  - Sold down the river, yes...but... by mcfly 2015-11-04 20:19:46
    - America has always been generous by ER 2015-11-04 22:16:29

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