msommer
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Good thing the South seceded then, so Teump no longer has to worry about Southerners among his voters.....
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The Trump Years- Every day something more shocking than the last! (12 Viewers)
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rockaction
Footballguy
I'm not trying to be snide; I'm just missing your humor on this one. Over my head or something.
msommer
Footballguy
Dude, the orange one has to speak for all so not an excuse he may be from the north where meaning of and use of the term lynching may be less severe, than in say, South Carolina (from where Lindsay Graham hails)
rockaction
Footballguy
Oh, I see. Well that doesn't leave much room for colloquial language, then. Rather formal, maybe even presidential tones and a narrow vocabulary are required is I guess what you're saying. I'm willing to give differing regions and differing cultures their native tongue, but other's mileage may vary on that.
Secession seems like an odd leap to make that point somehow, though. But regardless. I'll let it rest.
IvanKaramazov
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Same here. When I hear the term "lynching" or "lynch mob," the first mental image that pops into my head is something like this. Obviously I understand intellectually that lynching was a major part of racial terrorism throughout the south (and not exactly alien to the north), but it's always going to be an old west thing first for me.
rockaction
Footballguy
Yeah, when I think of "lynch mobs," it's usually of the academic shouting down variety. It's a total metaphor. Of course, if one asks where that metaphor comes from, then it's likely not prudent to use the words at all. I'm just saying it's like water off a duck's ### to me.
timschochet
Footballguy
Didn’t Jerry Falwell come from Lynchburg, VA? I always found that to be an unfortunate name for a town.
rockaction
Footballguy
There's a pre-made alcohol beverage called Lynchburg Lemonade. It comes in bottles. Falwell, well, I have no idea what he comes in.
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sho nuff
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msommer
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rockaction
Footballguy
That's what I actually sort of thought. That a distillery was there somehow. Probably too busy drinking it back then to be reading where it came from, I guess.
sho nuff
Footballguy
Henry Ford
Footballguy
Down here everyone has seen someone’s family pictures from going to a lynching. You don’t tie a noose in Louisiana without meaning it that way these days.
joffer
Footballguy
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Yes, where he is from and the home of Liberty University that he founded. Also the place of pollardsvision's restaurant, so not all bad.
The Commish
Footballguy
This is me as well...in my experience, the more "religious" one professes to be, the less Christ-like they are. Religion surplants relationship...spot on Kal El 
timschochet
Footballguy
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Rasmussen is showing an approval rating of 44%, which ties his lowest rating since February. FiveThirtyEight is showing a drop to 40.9%, which is a 2 point drop from his recent semi-high, but it's not lower than it was during the shutdown.
It remains to be seen if the drop will be permanent. Trump's approval rating tends to ebb and flow but it never stays in one place.
Looks like Trump was on to something - this is his lawyer in court today:
Judge: If Trump shot someone on 5th Ave., "local authorities couldn’t investigate? They couldn’t do anything about it? ...”
Trump lawyer: "No."
Judge: "Nothing could be done?...”
Trump lawyer: “That is correct. That is correct.”
Judge: If Trump shot someone on 5th Ave., "local authorities couldn’t investigate? They couldn’t do anything about it? ...”
Trump lawyer: "No."
Judge: "Nothing could be done?...”
Trump lawyer: “That is correct. That is correct.”
Zow
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Jesus challenged the religious traditions of the day on the regular. They absolutely hated His guts. I can't help but wonder what He would do if He was teaching today.
It was named after John Lynch, who started a ferry service in the area to cross the river.
shader
Footballguy
I think that anyone with eyes can see that most people who claim to be Christians don’t practice the teachings they claim to believe.
Hawkeye21
Footballguy
That's been my experience with a lot of people. I see it constantly in a small, Catholic, Iowa town.
Amused to Death
Footballguy
I've posted this before but seems relevant here.
Our then pre-teen daughter wanted to start attending church with some family members of mine. We practically live across the street from from the church and my wife and I supported it. She became active with the youth group and even wanted to be confirmed. She attended confirmation classes and attended Sunday service most weeks. After her confirmation, the church got a new minister and a lot of the regulars didn't like him. Our daughter stopped going and when we asked why, she said she heard people saying a lot of mean things about the new minister and, in her mind, many people didn't act very "christian". By this time she was 14 and had determined on her own that a lot of Christians just pretend and don't live it.
cosjobs
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Sheriff Bart
Footballguy
Anybody else watching the Zuckerberg hearing? Most representatives are concerned about Libra being used for nefarious purposes. Others have shown concern about FB taking money for ads that to promote untruths.
So it was a real eye opener that Andy Barr, Kentucky, biggest concern is the violation of first amendment rights and the ability for Trump to advertise on FB. (I don't remember the exact quote but he did refer to Trump by name.) You know, the same POTUS that has called the media the enemy of people hundreds of times. He's concerned about FB rejecting misleading ads on the premise of free speech.
So it was a real eye opener that Andy Barr, Kentucky, biggest concern is the violation of first amendment rights and the ability for Trump to advertise on FB. (I don't remember the exact quote but he did refer to Trump by name.) You know, the same POTUS that has called the media the enemy of people hundreds of times. He's concerned about FB rejecting misleading ads on the premise of free speech.
cosjobs
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To be fair, if ads had to be truthful, they'd have to start the entire campaign from scratchAnybody else watching the Zuckerberg hearing? Most representatives are concerned about Libra being used for nefarious purposes. Others have shown concern about FB taking money for ads that to promote untruths.
So it was a real eye opener that Andy Barr, Kentucky, biggest concern is the violation of first amendment rights and the ability for Trump to advertise on FB. (I don't remember the exact quote but he did refer to Trump by name.) You know, the same POTUS that has called the media the enemy of people hundreds of times. He's concerned about FB rejecting misleading ads on the premise of free speech.
That’s my Rep...Anybody else watching the Zuckerberg hearing? Most representatives are concerned about Libra being used for nefarious purposes. Others have shown concern about FB taking money for ads that to promote untruths.
So it was a real eye opener that Andy Barr, Kentucky, biggest concern is the violation of first amendment rights and the ability for Trump to advertise on FB. (I don't remember the exact quote but he did refer to Trump by name.) You know, the same POTUS that has called the media the enemy of people hundreds of times. He's concerned about FB rejecting misleading ads on the premise of free speech.
yeah me
Henry Ford
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The Commish
Footballguy
msommer
Footballguy
Nah, they'd probably disappear him and plant child porn on his computersI suspect there'd be a group trying to hang him on the cross yet again
The Commish
Footballguy
msommer
Footballguy
I don't share your optimismI'm not sure that demographic has the smarts to pull something like this off
ClownCausedChaos2
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- Political supporters break the law and storm hearings
- Trump refers to members of his own party as "human scum"
- Trump's lawyer claims that Trump is above the law
- Trump lifts sanctions on Turkey after a week.
That's today.
- Trump refers to members of his own party as "human scum"
- Trump's lawyer claims that Trump is above the law
- Trump lifts sanctions on Turkey after a week.
That's today.
msommer
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OrtonToOlsen
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msommer
Footballguy
Sake good order bolded is not the traditional pardoning of the turkey at thanksgiving (in case someone isn't paying attention)
AAABatteries
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AAABatteries
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Amused to Death
Footballguy
Why does the media always say mean things about Trump? Where's the good press?? So much bias.
apalmer
Footballguy
Fox News version:
- Unfair Democrat secret meeting exposed and disrupted by Patriotic Republicans
- President recognizes that Judas Republicans deserve waterfront homes
- President's lawyers educate liberal judges regarding the unfettered extent of executive privilege
- US will no longer waste time or money enforcing sanctions on Turkey
Better?
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ClownCausedChaos2
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apalmer
Footballguy
Well, he's in Pittsburgh today "ending the war on American energy", so we'll see.
Zow
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