Dickies 9,540 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, adonis said: Free market death panels. If you're old and poor, the free market will get together and decide whether you live or die. iPhone 8: Now with death panels! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 15 minutes ago, squistion said: And occasionally we have had some white nationalists on this forum (which could be inferred from their beliefs) and none of them were from the south IIRC. For example, SIDA lives here in Southern California (Santa Monica?) and was always talking about his white pride, white culture and nationalism (although, to be fair, he never actually labeled himself a white nationalist and denied that he was one). He also belonged to some fringe alt-right group that he refused to give the name of because at some rally they held they were attacked by "Democrats, leftists and minorities" and there was supposedly news footage out there he said would allow people here to identify him. Anyway, you point is well taken that racism/nationalism are everywhere in this country, including The Corn Belt. Let's not pretend that racism exists only in just the south - and while there are degrees and many shades of grey, let's also not ignore the significant racism among Liberals and certain communities that align with the left... some have learned the decorum to talk the talk better, but beneath is just as much fear of their daughter hooking up with a black guy, hate toward Arab and Muslim populations and other discriminatory thoughts and behaviours. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
adonis 9,879 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Koya said: Really? Seems a number of folks agree with me. More importantly some, like @adonis, have replied in a legitimate and thoughtful manner. Which, in turn, made me think inwardly about my approach. He has earned that respect. The smiley faced crew? Couldn't much care as they have done anything but earn respect. Those like Adonis do make me think about my faults as how I could be a more impactful and positive force on this board and elsewhere. That, unlike the smiley faced crew, is something we should all appreciate. I think about how much I've learned on this board from people willing to take the time with me to talk me out of some strongly held incorrect views. I'll likely never meet any of them, but it was only through their attempts to explain to me, someone who actually cares about truth, about why I was wrong. I think as a society we've moved more into a position of sharing conclusions with each other without the ability/desire/effort to share discussions about how we got to those conclusions, and additionally, be open to the idea that we may be wrong about our own approaches. It's nothing new really, to society or to even think this, but more and more I see folks just sharing conclusions rather than being willing to do the more deep work of sharing how they arrived at those conclusions, and being willing to have their own thoughts challenged and give the challenges a reasonable hearing. Truth, to me, is paramount...and I like to think that at our best, we can approach dialogue with other people as something like the scientific method...where you enter a conversation with a belief/position (hypothesis), you lay out your reasons for believing it (procedure), and then you get a result from someone else who analyzes what you say and provides their own feedback (results). Then you survey the results, determine whether any improvements can be made to your original hypothesis, and in the end, ideally you come away with a better set of beliefs (conclusions). I like lobbing grenades from time to time, making jokes, insulting folks...but I do try, when i see someone else is legitimately willing to have a conversation, to do so...in doing so, either I may be able to help them improve their thinking, or they in turn help me improve mine. It's somewhat more difficult to constantly have your views shown to be wrong, but it's much better that than continuing to believe false things. So i try to hang around people smarter than me...and on this forum, there's enough of a mix where that's pretty easy. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 19 minutes ago, Ramblin Wreck said: We're all on the edge of our seats waiting for your next over the top, ridiculous, non-sensical post telling everyone else what they think for them. Never told anyone, including you, what to think. Never told anyone "why" they voted for someone. I have and will mention how each reflects upon you and others. And I will point out clear commonalities that can be surmised by people's comments and actions on here and can be deducted by who/what issues they support. Neither of those are telling you nor anyone else why they voted as they did (though we can certainly make some educated guesses) nor is it telling you what you think. You do a pretty solid job of that yourself. Example, calling someone out for supporting a misogynistic ####### who is a fraud and as part of his platform utilized racist and nationalist language while following a clear fascist playbook (like, literally) is not telling you "how" to think. It IS pointing out a truism, but that's all. Maybe by calling out the obvious, some people feel less uncomfortable diverting from the underlying substance of the discussion by claiming I'm "telling them" how to think... but I'm not. Think what you wish, just be prepared to be embarrassed* by me pointing out what is being said. *emarassed for ME of course. Just to clarify. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 31,086 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Where do we post about general government incompetence? West Virginia is considering a bill to end all mine safety enforcement. http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20170314/bill-would-eliminate-most-wv-coal-mine-safety-enforcement 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, adonis said: I think about how much I've learned on this board from people willing to take the time with me to talk me out of some strongly held incorrect views. I'll likely never meet any of them, but it was only through their attempts to explain to me, someone who actually cares about truth, about why I was wrong. I think as a society we've moved more into a position of sharing conclusions with each other without the ability/desire/effort to share discussions about how we got to those conclusions, and additionally, be open to the idea that we may be wrong about our own approaches. It's nothing new really, to society or to even think this, but more and more I see folks just sharing conclusions rather than being willing to do the more deep work of sharing how they arrived at those conclusions, and being willing to have their own thoughts challenged and give the challenges a reasonable hearing. Truth, to me, is paramount...and I like to think that at our best, we can approach dialogue with other people as something like the scientific method...where you enter a conversation with a belief/position (hypothesis), you lay out your reasons for believing it (procedure), and then you get a result from someone else who analyzes what you say and provides their own feedback (results). Then you survey the results, determine whether any improvements can be made to your original hypothesis, and in the end, ideally you come away with a better set of beliefs (conclusions). I like lobbing grenades from time to time, making jokes, insulting folks...but I do try, when i see someone else is legitimately willing to have a conversation, to do so...in doing so, either I may be able to help them improve their thinking, or they in turn help me improve mine. It's somewhat more difficult to constantly have your views shown to be wrong, but it's much better that than continuing to believe false things. So i try to hang around people smarter than me...and on this forum, there's enough of a mix where that's pretty easy. All of this is appreciated. If you are ever in Dallas and I'm not going to a strip club with @rockaction and @Joe T I'll buy drinks. If I AM going to a strip club with these mutha####as, join us all the more... but you can buy drinks. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Bring The Stink 15 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 hours ago, timschochet said: And you know Saints, from now on whenever somebody makes the bogus charge that racism and white nationalism is generally a southern thing, bringing up Steve King from Iowa should make them shut up. Or just watch the tenacity and aggression of the Chicago crowds when MLK marched there. Can someone remind me again why white people were so angry? Seriously...watch the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRKApBzO9C0 Link to post Share on other sites
3C's 3,827 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Trump complains about all the leaks in DC. It's interesting that there have been no leaks to help validate his "wiretapping" claim. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
3C's 3,827 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 TrumpRyancare drops premiums 10% by 2026. Is that like a super Labor Day "sale" after they were jacked up 20%? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rockaction 26,388 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, Koya said: All of this is appreciated. If you are ever in Dallas and I'm not going to a strip club with @rockaction and @Joe T I'll buy drinks. If I AM going to a strip club with these mutha####as, join us all the more... but you can buy drinks. I kind of like this idea, though I'm not sure how I'll be in Dallas. Had a great friend who lived in Dallas, BTW. That was years ago, though. Anyway, best of luck with what you're doing. Link to post Share on other sites
SaintsInDome2006 47,491 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 9 minutes ago, 3C's said: Trump complains about all the leaks in DC. It's interesting that there have been no leaks to help validate his "wiretapping" claim. This is like a Punch`n`Judy show. - IIRC yesterday Spicer claimed Trump wasn't claiming he was tapp-ed. Then Hannity claimed that it was the media's fault that Trump claimed that. Now they have prove there was a tapp after all? Ok, bs `til proved otherwise, which is the general rule. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
3C's 3,827 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 minute ago, SaintsInDome2006 said: This is like a Punch`n`Judy show. - IIRC yesterday Spicer claimed Trump wasn't claiming he was tapp-ed. Then Hannity claimed that it was the media's fault that Trump claimed that. Now they have prove there was a tapp after all? Ok, bs `til proved otherwise, which is the general rule. Apparently the "proof" now will be that the Russian was surveilled inside Trump tower which equals Obama "tapping" his (Trump) phones inside Trump tower. Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, rockaction said: I kind of like this idea, though I'm not sure how I'll be in Dallas. Had a great friend who lived in Dallas, BTW. That was years ago, though. Anyway, best of luck with what you're doing. Lol. Or, to borrow an idiom - i meant @RokNRole but come on down - DRINKS AND STRIPPERS FOR EVERYONE. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 13 minutes ago, 3C's said: TrumpRyancare drops premiums 10% by 2026. Is that like a super Labor Day "sale" after they were jacked up 20%? More like super Labor Day sale in 30 years. When you've already died from lack of preventative care. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RokNRole 1,901 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just now, Koya said: Lol. Or, to borrow an idiom - i meant @RokNRole but come on down - DRINKS AND STRIPPERS FOR EVERYONE. And handies 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just now, RokNRole said: And handies Btw, typing this from RDU! Heading back now. Link to post Share on other sites
RokNRole 1,901 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just now, Koya said: Btw, typing this from RDU! Heading back now. Royal Dong University? Link to post Share on other sites
GoBirds 10,397 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, RokNRole said: Royal Dong University? Getting his masters and maxing out lab hours. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, GoBirds said: Getting his masters and maxing out lab hours. In these parts I may as well be alt-right. At least the Durham-Chapel Hill area. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyLayne 11,166 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 hours ago, SoBeDad said: I'd like to know how things like this work in countries with universal coverage, such as the UK, Canada, Spain and Australia. I'll take a stab at this. Back when the ACA was going through 15 months of hearings, PBS asked economist Paul Solman that question: Paul Solman: The simple answer is that health care is far less expensive everywhere else in the world. One reason often given is the enormous cost of administering a private competitive system like ours. Think of all the people just at insurance companies, trying to figure out what you’re eligible for (and how to save the companies money). Then think of all the people working in hospitals, trying to figure out how to get more money out of the people working at insurance companies. In addition, there’s the ever-higher price of technology, including pharmaceuticals. We pay top dollar for drugs in America and the government doesn’t use its enormous buying power to force down prices, as other countries do. Plus, unlike most countries the world over, we allow direct advertising to consumers in the US. It all adds up. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, BobbyLayne said: I'll take a stab at this. Back when the ACA was going through 15 months of hearings, PBS asked economist Paul Solman that question: Health care is an issue that absolutely strikes at my libertarian spirit. Everything tells me less government, more private competitiveness. until I realize that the motives of the private sector are simple at utter odds with the purpose of health care (the ideal situation is to see a doc as least often as possible and need the least meds and services... which is antithetical to business 101). as I mentioned before, I began to realize that we would be more free as individuals by releasing ourselves from the negative impact of free market forces rather than allowing ourselves to be subordinate to those forces. Would rather harness the benefits of the market to provide better solutions with more effecient and customer oriented delivery of services and let the overall cost structure and business model be managed in a manner that lowers costs overall while delivering better care, overall. Far more equitable and, IMO, provides for more personal freedom. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
packersfan 12,494 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 30 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said: This is like a Punch`n`Judy show. - IIRC yesterday Spicer claimed Trump wasn't claiming he was tapp-ed. Then Hannity claimed that it was the media's fault that Trump claimed that. Now they have prove there was a tapp after all? Ok, bs `til proved otherwise, which is the general rule. I feel sorry for the poor history teachers 20-30 years from now who are going to have to try and explain to children what in the giant F was going on in our country at this time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
packersfan 12,494 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just now, Bucky86 said: Oh #### Link to post Share on other sites
da_budman 290 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 18 hours ago, Reg Lllama of Brixton said: When I think about forever, I get upset. Like the Land O’Lakes butter has that Indian girl, sitting, holding a box. And it has a picture of her on it, holding a box. With a picture of her on it, holding a box. Have you ever noticed that? -Sally Draper In southern Ohio, just north of Cincinnati I beheld a vision, next to the expressway. Was a 60 foot Jesus, with his hands in the air looks like he’s carved out of butter, just like at the state fair - Heywood Banks. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rodg12 2,437 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Bucky86 said: Maddow has Trump's tax returns? Indeed. Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Constant Sorrow 5,884 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Bucky86 said: Rachel Maddow MSNBCVerified account @maddow Follow More BREAKING: We've got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET. MSNBC. (Seriously). This could be interesting. Nice find! Link to post Share on other sites
packersfan 12,494 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Bucky86 said: Maddow has Trump's tax returns? Damn. Maddow has been crazy good lately. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SameSongNDance 7,014 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites
mrip541 986 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Breitbart's top headline is that full repeal of Obamacare would insure more people than Ryancare. It's doa. Link to post Share on other sites
MaxThreshold 4,107 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, Bucky86 said: Rachel Maddow MSNBCVerified account @maddow Follow More BREAKING: We've got Trump tax returns. Tonight, 9pm ET. MSNBC. (Seriously). I'd like to know how that's legally possible. Can't wait for the fair and even keeled breakdown of this. Link to post Share on other sites
packersfan 12,494 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Don't let us down Rachel. If there's nothing there don't hype this. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MaxThreshold 4,107 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, packersfan said: Damn. Maddow has been crazy good lately. Wait...people still watch him? Link to post Share on other sites
Koya 12,083 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 DUUUUDE... Maddow irks the crap out of me, but she's been efforting like no one else. Its not like her to pimp something without follow through, is it? I mean, old taxes, incomplete taxes... no way this is the "real" thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Ilov80s 31,086 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Why Maddow of all people? Now I have to watch her dumb show. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SameSongNDance 7,014 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 minute ago, packersfan said: Don't let us down Rachel. If there's nothing there don't hype this. She's meticulous, there's no way she's ####### around. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
BigSteelThrill 5,359 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Rachel Maddow Wins Weekly Cable News Ratings Race Rachel Maddow Tops Cable News as Ratings Thrive Maddow Beats Tucker Carlson Friday, Tops Cable News in 25-54 Demo for the Week https://www.google.com/search?q=Maddow+ratings&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Edited March 14, 2017 by BigSteelThrill Link to post Share on other sites
packersfan 12,494 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, MaxThreshold said: Wait...people still watch him? I've been tuning in to her more lately since her reporting on Trump has been stellar. Can't watch tonight so I'll be following this thread and Twitter for updates. Link to post Share on other sites
packersfan 12,494 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just now, SameSongNDance said: She's meticulous, there's no way she's ####### around. Agreed. Can't believe she'd promote this if there wasn't something there of interest. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderlips 5,395 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 minute ago, BigSteelThrill said: Rachel Maddow Wins Weekly Cable News Ratings Race Rachel Maddow Tops Cable News as Ratings Thrive Maddow Beats Tucker Carlson Friday, Tops Cable News in 25-54 Demo for the Week https://www.google.com/search?q=Maddow+ratings&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Carlson is lame. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SameSongNDance 7,014 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, MaxThreshold said: Wait...people still watch him? Yeah, her ratings have skyrocketed lately. I'm pretty sure she's beating out Fox. Link to post Share on other sites
TobiasFunke 29,547 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, packersfan said: Don't let us down Rachel. If there's nothing there don't hype this. I'd be very surprised if there's anything more than just some mild embarrassment in there. It's a federal income tax. Doesn't show lots of things and nothing it shows can be that incriminating. wake me when the pee tape comes out. That's gonna be hilarious. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SameSongNDance 7,014 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just now, TobiasFunke said: I'd be very surprised if there's anything more than just some mild embarrassment in there. It's a federal income tax. Doesn't show lots of things and nothing it shows can be that incriminating. wake me when the pee tape comes out. That's gonna be hilarious. I don't think there is a pee tape. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Lange as your Bartender 2,669 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, packersfan said: Agreed. Can't believe she'd promote this if there wasn't something there of interest. At the same time though, if there was something really meaty in whatever they have, you'd think they'd cut into live programming rather than tease it for 90 minutes and risk getting scooped. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shader 7,905 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, packersfan said: Don't let us down Rachel. If there's nothing there don't hype this. Huh? There's nothing to hype. Either she has his tax returns or she doesn't. Link to post Share on other sites
shader 7,905 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, packersfan said: Agreed. Can't believe she'd promote this if there wasn't something there of interest. Because it would be news either way? If his tax returns are squeaky clean, that's huge news....right? Link to post Share on other sites
TobiasFunke 29,547 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, SameSongNDance said: I don't think there is a pee tape. You hush your mouth 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shader 7,905 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) I just want to see how rich he is. (Or if he's not nearly as rich as he projects). There aren't going to be nefarious links to Russia on his federal tax return. Edited March 15, 2017 by shader Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Constant Sorrow 5,884 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 IMO, outside of the tax return itself, one must consider DJT's response. Perhaps he should not have stored his tax return in his microwave? 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Dinsy Ejotuz 13,329 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Whether there's anything big in there or not in legal terms, there's almost certainly stuff in there that opens him up to political attack. And probably embarrasses him. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
timschochet 35,037 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, MaxThreshold said: I'd like to know how that's legally possible. Can't wait for the fair and even keeled breakdown of this. You seem upset. Given the fact that you have stated often your detestation of Donald Trump (you have referred to him as a POS and the devil) shouldn't this please you? Link to post Share on other sites
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