birdog1960
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I would politely ask you to check again.
The "Cruz sides with protesters", was a narrative quickly picked up by the media/left and by the Trump campaign
Here is what he said, as violence broke out, and Mr Trump's rally was canceled all together.
Now, the responsibility for that lies with protesters who took violence into their own hands.”
That’s true and it was important to say it. The next thing Cruz said was also exactly right:
n any campaign responsibility starts at the top. Any candidate who is responsible for the culture of the campaign. And when you have a campaign that disrespects the voters, when you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, when you have a campaign that is facing allegations of physical violence against members of the press, you create an environment that only encourages this sort of nasty discourse.
That is not an indictment of Donald Trump for what lawless protesters did in Chicago. It is an indictment of Trump for encouraging rogue behavior, which inevitably begets more rogue behavior and perversely enables thugs to portray their thuggery as justifiable retaliation.Conservatives are champions of vigorous debate within the bounds of civil discourse. As conservative commentators who have been threatened, shouted down, censored, banned from speaking, and full-time demagogued will tell you, the point is not just to get one’s message across; it is the principle that the message is entitled to be heard even if it is unpopular.That is why we do not stoop to thug tactics or urge that the Left — with its legacy of laundering one-time terrorists into “social justice” activists — deserves an eye-for-an-eye. The law of the jungle is not the rule of law that we advocate. Civil society has to be civil society.well said....and yet to the anarchists here, trump is a phenomenon borne of Obama's presidency. nope, it's borne from misplaced anger from those mostly disenfranchised ex middle class folks whose financial lives trump would mostly make even worse. the only candidates that would likely help these folks stop their downward spiral would be the last candidates these people would generally support. but reasoning is generally not the strong suit of this group. they do anger very well, however.
this is the natural consequence of a republican party drawn further and further right over many years by dangerous, self promoting zealots.
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Cool thanks for stopping by and conveniently ignoring the problem.
the problem is that the inmates have actually come to believe they can run the asylum. I don't think any reasonable person can ignore that fact. as i said, there is a precedent and it didn't go very well until reasonably sane people regained control.
Are you sure it's historical precedent?
yes.: 2. Convention or custom arising from long practice: The president followed historical precedent in forming the Cabinet
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No one said trump is a unifier.
Lets talk about the clearly documented recent examples of the militant far left
yes. I keep reading about near riots at Bernie events.
Labs are obnoxious. Can't STAND them.
why am I not surprised?
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Obama is the most divisive president of my lifetime.
The militant progressives/commies keep getting bolder in their ptotests and riots.
right. trump is not divisive at all. he's a unifier! much of the civilized world is anxious about his chances. there's historical precedent for that.
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remember the good ole days when a candidate calling someone "meccaca" on the campaign trail caused him to lose? in Virginia.. I miss those days. they weren't too long ago. America has literally gone to the dogs and they're not nice, pretty, well behaved labs and retrievers. they're viscous and undisciplined pit bulls that are too easily riled up..
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he kicked her butt. he's pandering to no one. this debate convinced me that he is acting as a gadfly just as socrates described. he's illuminating the hypocrisy of pretty much every other candidate while speaking the truth capably. he's a very intelligent man. i don't think anyone can honestly dispute that. bravo bernie!
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I work with a husband, wife, and daughter team of podiatrists who are Jewish. One day a few weeks ago we were doing a case together One of them was cauterizing a blood vessel and there was the smell of burning flesh, and the husband said "this is what it must have smelled like back in Germany." I shook my head and said "What did you say? Really, Bruce!"
sounds eerily familiar: http://screencrush.com/snl-and-jacob-the-bar-mitzvah-boy-explain-the-story-of-passover/
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trump or sanders? this is what the current rcp numbers look like: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_sanders-5565.html
how bout the ppp numbers? i'm guessing 4 or 5 to 1 trump. but lets see.
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so far we've unwiingly
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And doctors aren't?
nope. but that appears to be a concession to my point.
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If someone cannot take the ups and downs (tech bubble for example) of long term investing they shouldn't be doing it alone without someone to tell them that is what it's all about.
Kind of like the first time I dropped acid and there was not an experienced person to tell me "hey, what's happening is normal. Enjoy the ride"
I bet that's the first time someone equated investing to an acid trip. Or maybe not.........
yeah. i'm thinking that's not a ringing endorsement for your investment services. i always thought most of the big players in your field are cokeheads.
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And in 30 years of talking about the rich screwing us what's he done about it? From what I've seen not a goddamn thing. Not much of a leader if that's the case.
ever seen mr smith goes to washington? it's about principles. berrnie's' got em. but he can't change things alone. being prez would give him the bully pulpit to shine a spotlight on all the graft. he's straight talking and not just pretending to be by being a jerk.
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very nice article in bloomberg business. in essence:
Bernie Sanders is more an idea than a person. An idea does not need to comb its hair. An idea can get away with skipping the task that occupies so much of most politicians’ time—phoning the rich to ask for money—by instead writing fundraising letters, which contain words that make people with money anxious, like “oligarchy.” An idea can give speeches filled with so many statistics and numbers that they’re really just white papers with hand gestures. Bernie Sanders is not a leader so much as a messenger. And his message can fit on a Post-it note: The rich are screwing you.
yes, they are.
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“Social networks can facilitate relationships and promote the good of society, but they can also lead to further polarization and division between individuals and groups,” Francis writes. “The digital world is a public square, a meeting-place where we can either encourage or demean one another, engage in a meaningful discussion or unfair attacks…Access to digital networks entails a responsibility for our neighbor whom we do not see but who is nonetheless real and has a dignity which must be respected.”
remind me of this pope Francis quote whenever i engage one of you in internet battle. time to turn a new leaf.
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wow. there really are other nutbags that believe this drivel outside of ppp. one of em writes for American conservative. too bad that scotus disagrees.
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just wondering where the basis for legality of seccesion originates and is based on. it seems many supreme court justices believe otherwise: that secession is illegal and unconstitutional.
"Another argument against secession centers on the language of Article I, Section 10, which declares that “No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation….” To proponents of this position, Article I, Section 10 unequivocally shows that the states which formed the Confederate States of America were in clear violation of the Constitution, thus invalidating their government and the individual acts of secession which led to it. Abraham Lincoln indirectly defended this position"
full link here: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-secession-legal/
perhaps one of the self appointed constitutional scholars here woulsd like a shot at debating Scalia's viewpoint on this?
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it was lincoln's fault. the northerners shouldn't have elected him. they should have bowed to the traitors in the south that had no choice but to revolt as lee put it. the rest of the quote you cited is simply a lie proven by history. but that's what traitors do.
you all are kooks. you are so far removed from conventional thought that if you we're to be correct on these ideas, you would be considered geniuses. unfortunately, you are not correct and thus should be judged village idiots. the amazing thing is that such radical departure from conventional thought is shared by so many on a single blog. or might that queer agreement be easily explained?
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Sad. I thought you were one of the good ones. Enjoy supporting racist monuments.
yes, because the sincerity and heartfelt depth of your question was so convincing...
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We can do both. Yes or no, pal.
sorry. i don't respond to demands from those to whom i feel no obligation or concern. make your demands to someone that you feel might, sport.
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You think we should take down his monument, then?
i think it's less urgent than the monuments being discussed. prioritize.
Amazing, the discussions you can have when the asshats are away.
you mean when you talk to yourself?
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Dude, they were racists. How can we sit here and debate if we should honor his heritage? I mean, he's arguably the most obvious and well known example of a racist in our nation's history.
This is really sad coming from you, birddog.
umm, i've decided. i don't find him honorable at all. on the other hand, he wasn't a traitor. so there's that.
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What about Jefferson and the crew? Should we take down their monuments?
jefferson's immoral acts have been appropriately and widely publicized recently. people can decide for themselves about the honor of his heritage. a major difference between him and the confederates being discussed here is that he didn't fight a war against his own country over slavery. perhaps fortunately for him, that wasn't a choice he had to make.
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i lived in louisiana during integration. do you remember integration in western new york? anywhere in former union states? me neither.
Chaos In Chicago!
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different argument. Bernie is not telling gigot or maddow to stfu. he's not inciting violence. he's not offering legal fees for supporters punching protestors. and he's not going to win his party's nomination. trump is doing or is going to do all of these things. oh, and Bernie is speaking truth or at the very least what he truly believes to be the truth. trump is certainly not.
by appealing repeatedly to the lowest common denominator and the most base instincts and emotions, the right wing talking heads have slowly and systematically enabled him. now they're upset. wah!!!....