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Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

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There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

How national TV teaches people how to dodge questions. by bowser November 11, 2011 4:10 pm

There are also stupid questions, irrelevant questions, loaded questions, and questions designed not to get information but to attack the ... by TB 2011-11-11 16:30:10
- Unless one remembers that Obama inherited a country on the very edge of financial collapse due to the irresponsibility of ... by bowser 2011-11-11 20:20:47
  - You do realize you're stuck in a loop, right? by TB 2011-11-11 22:11:19
    - Yes. One fruitless appeal for intellectual honesty after another after another. Bush didn't lie, Cheney didn't lie, ... by bowser 2011-11-12 01:03:54

Maybe MY funny bone is broken! by bowser November 10, 2011 4:58 pm

Hate to say it but I agree with you by RobVG 2011-11-10 17:34:26
- Of the four mentioned Gingrich might be a good potus. I am far from deciding at this point. Others of interest ... by FrankC 2011-11-10 23:23:40
  - I'll have to disagree, Frank. We saw enough of Gingrich when he was in Congress. We learned what ... by Eri 2011-11-13 13:16:32
    - I understand Eri, we have learned long ago that we don't change anyone's mind here and the most that we ... by FrankC 2011-11-13 17:36:58
      - Pennywise the Clown??? :) by Jody 2011-11-14 08:42:00
        
        I was thinking of the character that was a salesman (bibles I think) who became a presidential canidate. :) edit: Yeah, ... by FrankC 2011-11-14 14:07:23
- Remember, the people feeding you this stuff do not want a Republican to win in 2012. by TB 2011-11-10 19:27:53
  - Which one are you proudest of? Anyone who isn't "batshit" at the thought of any of these people ... by bowser 2011-11-10 21:13:42
    - The person holding the office now was a back-bench Senator who attained that office only because Axelrod kneecapped his opposition ... by TB 2011-11-11 09:32:45
      - The question was "Which one of these people are you proudest of?" Track, man, track. Focus. by bowser 2011-11-11 12:24:37
        
        It was a stupid question. by TB 2011-11-11 12:38:32
        
        And "What do you read?" is ambush journalism. Thought-provoking questions are labelled as "stupid", because the Party hasn't got ... by bowser 2011-11-11 13:22:53
        
        I explained why it was stupid. by TB 2011-11-11 14:01:16
        
        That should make it easier to answer, then, right? by bowser 2011-11-11 16:13:54
  - I didn't waste my breath on Bowser by RobVG 2011-11-10 20:45:26
    - You're still buying the false premise they're feeding you. by TB 2011-11-10 20:57:52
      - And you have your head in the sand by RobVG 2011-11-11 10:07:46
        
        I haven't watched the debates. by TB 2011-11-11 10:28:17
        
        And here's some perspective: by TB 2011-11-11 10:49:06
      - Or to put it more briefly: The "weak Republican field" is a lie the Democrats and media are selling you. ... by TB 2011-11-10 21:04:31
        
        Think you can get him to sign a contract pledging eternal fealty to any and all candidates approved by the ... by bowser 2011-11-10 21:34:38
        
        "Eternal fealty" to the State and its leaders is not a conservative virtue. It is a socialist one. by TB 2011-11-11 09:08:02
        
        Slate, not State. "I pledge allegiance to the Slate of the Party of the Tea, and the Banana Republic ... by bowser 2011-11-11 12:16:23

"He reached for my genitals" by RobVG November 8, 2011 9:48 am

He or his agents paid off two women. I'm going to assume he did something to warrant the pay-offs, ... by bowser 2011-11-08 17:46:21
- It's not necessarily the case that a payoff indicates guilt. by TB 2011-11-09 13:25:08
  - Of course not. But they don't pay for THESE things unless they want a coverup. If he hadn't ... by bowser 2011-11-09 23:11:33
- Yay! As much as I'm disappointed by Obama, I do NOT want a Republican asshole in there. You ... by Eri 2011-11-09 10:49:51
  - I predicted last spring... by TB 2011-11-09 13:17:49
    - If you'll notice, it's the Republicans who brought this up. And Clinton's, too. As far as "shitstorm" just ... by bowser 2011-11-09 14:46:10
      - Nobody knows who actually brought this up. by TB 2011-11-09 15:50:43
        
        Perry is widely attributed to have brought that matter up. And Karl Rove, Bush's brains, has an alleged $240 ... by bowser 2011-11-09 17:31:39
        
        I'm going by actual incidents, not money raised. by TB 2011-11-09 18:25:04
        
        42 Republican Senators SIGNED a paper to obstruct Obama. Lockstep, party liners reminiscent of Soviet or Nazi politicians were forced ... by bowser 2011-11-09 23:15:42
        
        Interesting. by TB 2011-11-10 09:56:09
        
        Yeah, but he just had sex with them. No pervert groping shit like Cain, trying to get some head ... by Eri 2011-11-09 18:40:24

"Rick Perry’s long faith journey culminates in presidential run" by bowser November 6, 2011 1:56 am

Guess who doesn't want to cut the budget the best place to start? by bowser November 4, 2011 11:10 pm

To his eternal shame, Obama tries a page from Bush-Cheney. by bowser November 4, 2011 10:35 pm

Media continues to try and pump air into "Occupy" movement by TB October 29, 2011 8:16 am

I don't see the "pump air". I see reporting. And I think it's a legitimate story. Meanwhile in Afghanistan ... by bowser 2011-10-29 09:14:07
- Hey thank you Bowser for pointing that out to Tom, as if it makes a difference... He still believes in the ... by Lindy 2011-10-29 20:17:38
  - Both of you missed or ignored Tom's point. Not surprising. Kept flogging your points across. ( And these guys complain ... by RobVG 2011-10-29 20:51:02
    - Help me understand his points then. Correct me if I'm wrong. By "pumping air" I thought he meant that the ... by bowser 2011-10-29 22:34:48
      - Bowser's right. I did, as they say in the old Perry Mason shows, "open the door." I've used ... by TB 2011-10-30 08:50:25
      - The way I understood it was, the media is inflating the story and keeping it aloft. I guess you did ... by RobVG 2011-10-29 22:57:01
        
        And I appreciate this heartfelt apology, even though the inclusion of the Afghan remarks were absolutely appropriate as noted by ... by bowser 2011-11-05 16:16:40

Why taxing the wealthy cannot make up for the costs of eliminating the middle class. by bowser October 28, 2011 8:50 pm

The middle class had something to do with their own demise. by RobVG 2011-10-29 10:01:16
- There is clearly a lot happening, and I believe it is inevitable. The never ending trade deficit is an ... by bowser 2011-10-29 15:46:37
  - How are most of those "other nations" doing right now? They've run out of people to loot for their "positive rights." ... by TB 2011-10-29 16:44:11
A dirigible made of depleted uranium is a concept. by TB 2011-10-28 21:39:17
- Only you could deny the loss of middle class jobs to overseas creates have-nots, costs the US economy in general, ... by bowser 2011-10-28 22:09:18
  - I don't deny things, I refute them. by TB 2011-10-29 07:58:27
    - I pointed out yesterday, I believe, how you and Cheney try to create a reality by simply claiming a reality. by bowser 2011-10-29 15:48:16

TB - at the bottom of the "Grasshopper thread". by bowser October 26, 2011 9:44 pm

And as I carefully explained, by TB 2011-10-27 09:12:46
- You did carefully explain, and explain well. You believe all public employees, workers, management, and politicians are hell-bent on ... by bowser 2011-10-27 10:52:12
  - I am well aware of the difference between the rank and file and union leadership and organizations. As for corruption, the ... by TB 2011-10-27 12:22:29
    - I give up. There is no way to have a reasonable discourse. Jimmy Hoffa got and deserves a ... by bowser 2011-10-27 13:20:08
      - "Reasonable discourse" is where information makes a difference. Hence the term "reason." You simply discarded almost all of my post. ... by TB 2011-10-27 14:32:18
        
        "Hell, just mention “Teamsters” to most people, and see what image comes to mind." by bowser 2011-10-27 17:05:59
        
        Especially in Chicago. by TB 2011-10-27 17:40:03
        
        Sometime let's discuss the importance of sticking to a topic, not changing the subject, not trying to compare apples with ... by bowser 2011-10-27 19:46:31
        
        Look, there were over 1,000 indictments of union leaders and administrative personnel (not the members) between 2001 and 2008. ... by TB 2011-10-27 20:08:47
        
        Start with Madoff and work backward. How many businessmen and women have been indicted? What was the ... by bowser 2011-10-27 23:53:02
        
        Sure. Start with Madoff, then go to Enron, and run down your list. You might note that you ... by TB 2011-10-28 07:06:16
        
        Meanwhile... In California by TB 2011-10-27 17:44:28
        
        And in Washington State... by RobVG 2011-10-27 18:23:37

Grasshopper by RobVG October 25, 2011 11:57 am

A comforting reality by FrankC 2011-10-25 13:28:31
What's your proposal for a person without the advantages of a traditional childhood, without role models, without support from home ... by bowser 2011-10-25 12:19:29
- Over $10 trillion has been spent on such people over the past 50 years. What's changed? by Lee 2011-10-26 10:25:33
- Give me some credit will you? by RobVG 2011-10-25 16:27:32
  - For God's sake, credit is what got us here. Easy credit, fast credit, credit cards, payday loans, liar's loans, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 17:10:41
    - Let's talk credit and living within our means. The government is about $14 trillion in the hole with annual $1 trillion ... by TB 2011-10-25 19:56:11
      - Who started two (2) wars, cut taxes, had huge banks and financial institutions fail, started the bailout of the wealthy, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 22:01:43
    - Pffft n/t by RobVG 2011-10-25 17:22:05
      - Sorry. Intended to be funny. An attempt at levity, with credit where credit is due for the story. I ... by bowser 2011-10-25 17:39:54
        
        Bowser take a pill by RobVG 2011-10-25 17:52:23
        
        I like *Bazinga" better... oh snap. by Jody 2011-10-25 19:24:03
        
        I'm a bit gun shy around some of you. by bowser 2011-10-25 18:31:09
        
        I've noticed you've been a little edgy since your return. by RobVG 2011-10-25 19:20:18
        
        There are obviously humorous posts or observations which a cadre of you folks have chosen to try to take in ... by bowser 2011-10-25 22:23:08
        
        And hairy balls at that. by RobVG 2011-10-26 08:22:37
        
        What was funny about that is that you ripped into me very hard and a couple of people read it ... by bowser 2011-10-26 23:56:39
        
        Duly noted. by RobVG 2011-10-27 12:15:16
        
        Heh...I hope it does...muhahaha..;) bad jody by Jody 2011-10-26 11:26:16
        
        Bare it :P n/t by RobVG 2011-10-26 14:34:32
- You keep telling people to "follow the money." by TB 2011-10-25 12:27:23
  - I asked what Conservatives expect people to do as the middle class is destroyed. As the rich get richer ... by bowser 2011-10-25 15:15:58
    - I am middle class. I am a fiscal Conservative. Weird. by Jody 2011-10-25 17:39:15
      - That, dear Jody, has been the genius of the propaganda efforts of the last 60 years. For instance, ... by bowser 2011-10-25 17:51:07
        
        "They can’t point out a Union pension abuse which is equal to the bonuses given failing bank presidents." Well, I can ... by TB 2011-10-25 20:26:53
        
        "I can do this all day. Ask around." What's the next one? Arf by bowser 2011-10-25 23:22:31
        
        That, my friend, is what is called an "unfunded liability", a management repeat management issue. The employers have promised ... by bowser 2011-10-25 21:50:22
        
        Try again yourself. by TB 2011-10-26 15:51:57
    - Your premise is wrong. by TB 2011-10-25 15:44:08
      - My premise is wrong? That the demise of the middle class at the hands of the wealthy in favor ... by bowser 2011-10-25 17:35:30
        
        Yes, wrong. And ER wouldn't help you out much because he couldn't wrap his head around it either. And I ... by TB 2011-10-25 20:02:24
        
        There is no global warming, either, TB. Iraq had WMDs. GWB didn't lie. The US didn't torture ... by bowser 2011-10-25 21:56:22

Can we.... by Jody October 24, 2011 8:09 am

Why is she gone? by TB 2011-10-24 08:24:19
- :) by Jody 2011-10-24 15:20:50

Frank, where I stand in an impossible situation. by bowser October 23, 2011 4:36 pm

LOL, bowser,for a guy who wants to be left alone,you sure make it hard. The reason you feel foolish old boy ... by FrankC 2011-10-23 21:18:05

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