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I do miss her on some level. Or as Kamala might say “Our hearts yearn for acceptance in the most acceptable sense, our souls stretch across the divide that represents the divide between us, and soap and water ain’t gonna clean anything without a whole lotta elbow grease and some white wine vinegar.” Happy Juneteenth to you as well!

I am a gentleman if nothing else, as many men of my era were encouraged to be. Some listened, some didn’t, so I don’t want to paint with a broad brush. On the other hand, too many compliments leave us precious little room for growth. One of the biggest issues for me in all this is that I have no idea what the real intel is on Iran, their nuclear aspirations and partnerships/alliances with enemies of Israel. On the other hand, the international watchdogs have said that they were up to no good, and that seems likely enough to me. Ceasefire, Hamas releasing all hostages, agreements all good. Regime change would likely be a positive, though who knows. Oh, I know it’s good Jack! Here’s the secret though—a little intermittent fasting goes a long way for me without the plant based diet. I’m a tad lazy on that, but was at a pretty decent weight a few months back. Sadly, muscle isn’t jamming up my bmi at this point, but maybe I ralky for the beach next month. 😉 cassette deck and mix tape. The good old days! I do like my m&ms. This is quite good, and you’re welcome for the inspiration playa.

You need to walk around a bit in the shoes of an American citizen before you pretend to judge. It's a national past time to blame the citizens of today for slights real and imagined from a few hundred years ago. I can most definitely consider the policy decisions of the past as they relate to the situation we face today. I get that you're not comfortable dealing with the reality of your country's apathy and indifference to people in need--and that is separate and apart from the issues here. However, it's still apathy and indifference. Tibsy is a closeted maga!

Bill, you preach a mighty fine sermon, yet, oh, the (in)humanity. The cool part about turning people away en masse is that they never get to the point where you have to weigh the moral argument that they are the wife of a member of the RCMP. Pretty slick positioning. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-turning-away-more-foreigners-approving-fewer-visas-border- crackdown-2024-09-03/ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-12-12/housing-crisis-economic-woes-and-trump-how-canada-turned-against-immigrants https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c780rj9nve0o

Little known fact...the original lyrics were quite different. JL was ahead of his time, and the concern was they wouldn't get much air play as people weren't sure exactly what a boomer was. Calmer heads prevailed I guess. Imagine there's no Boomers It's easy if you try No rage to deal with No one needs to cry Imagine all the people Excluding certain ones Ah--ha-ah-ah-ah You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one The boomers are anti-social And really not much fun

Please, Kay, refer to my original post. There’s no discussion to have—I acknowledged your very astute takedown of the boomer gen, and the transformation to love, respect and tolerance thereafter. I’m in the zone today and would appreciate the tolerance your generation is famous for—I’ve got my relaxation mix playing in the cassette deck. A little classical music, the obligatory 70s and 80s soft rock, a bit of alternative and finishing strong with some uplifting rap, M and M (I think that’s how he spells it) and later. Let’s let this be a bullying free zone. Congrats on the BMI, btw, I bet that’s the result of hard work, attention to fitness, and munching those plants. It should be a source of pride for you. I don’t pay a tremendous amount of attention to that, but could stand to shed a few pounds. I checked today—assuming the internet calculator is correct, I’m rocking a 24.8, just shy of fat boy city. Chubby side of average. Big boned+ (there’s crude joke in here for people of my generation, but likely not for the enlightened class). Long in the waist. Interestingly, though, after my recent physical, I used the “real age” calculator on my health insurance website and my levels suggest I’m 7 or 8 years younger than my actual age. Ok, it was 5 years but still, I’m not actually even a boomer, maybe! Oh, one small course correct—the lawn thing. We (all of us, obviously) typically become angry only when it’s “kids” on the lawn, not fully developed folks presumably not too too far off from middle age. Typically for the latter, it’s some version of physical/emotional impairment, substance abuse etc that leads them to violate the norms of civilized society—better to just contact local law enforcement and keep the peace. There is some tolerance here if the offender is smoking hot based on modern societal standards of course, but that happens rarely, I think.

I’m certainly the wrong person to ask. I would hope it’s bluster, but I have no idea. Let’s hope for the best.

Are you speaking of the congressional hearing or whatever the 911 thing is from Iran?

This was hard to watch, between the narrator producing in his basement, the odd lilt of Congressman Mouton’s speech, and the last guy from Cali going old-drunk-guy-at-little-league-shouting-at-umpire. These things are always theater but this one especially so. And really, the pretend outrage over classified material after the last few years?

Sounds like you have it figured out---it seems obvious the generations that followed the boomers figured out racism, sexism, xenophobia, and treating life at every level with kindness, decency and respect. Maybe not so great on arrogance, but everything else is buttoned up for reals.

It's tough to pull off "idiots", "financially raped", "foreign nation", "cucks" and "morons" in under 50 words and not sound completely unhinged. You darn near did it!

Be mindful that Comrade Kay may be looking for you, after study hall but before detention for smoking in the girls room. If she yells something about imperialism, it'll be on! (just messing with you & CKA--I get where you're coming from here and the best we can hope from the sidelines is less---less death, less fighting, less slaughter of innocents, less hatred, less ongoing conflict and less American involvement)>

RIP Kemp's Political Instincts 3/21/2023 - 3/22/2023 "..when the dust settles.."

That's not a guy Frank, that's Susan Collins, Fergie's paramour and l'amour de sa vie. It's probably the hair style that threw ya.

Me too Mupp.

Ok.

You’re correct, I wasn’t at the shootings either. It wasn’t a dodge, silly wabbit, I was commenting on the crazy nature of people who shoot and kill politicians when you, not me, introduced the 1/6 rioters. I thought maybe you got yourself turned around as you tend to do. I just wanted to be sure you knew what was what. In addition to you being confused about who was where and when, I answered your question. You probably missed that too. As for beating the **** out cops, yes, I agree that’s crazy…though I bet you’re pretty inconsistent on your care and concern for LEOs being targeted as most extremist liberals are. I’ve noted your comments on Trump pardoning Phil Spector, dead though he may be. Let’s keep an eye on that.

I wasn’t at the Capitol, Tibsy but think it’s moderately crazy to be at any of these events. However I would characterize stalking and assassinating political figures and health co CEOs as more crazy than most, if not all, of the J6 defendants. Or for that matter most of the protestors from the King Me rallies riots of yesterday. We’re 2 for 2 today. Agreed.

I agree with you, Frank. When we step back from these events just a bit, the common denominator is crazy. These people step well outside the standards of ‘normal’ behavior and do abhorrent things. The biggest challenge is post-analysis coverage. Each report on who/what they did or who they supported should start with a disclaimer: Just a quick note—this person is crazy, and when all is said and done, crazy drove them to murder. Crazy before. Crazy while committing the act. Crazy after.

You’re a teacher. Who wants someone stopping the action mid-banger, bringing out the white board and drawing diagrams and whatnot. It’s offputting, Orlando, and if you’re grading on a curve…. All allegedly, of course.

A couple thoughts here. First, tragic outcome for the family and our political system. I’ve been against the death penalty for a long time, but should this perpetrator end up shot dead in the street it would be ok with me. Second, most definitely time to NOT jump to conclusions. Could be a right wing scumbag looking to start something, could be a left wing scumbag like Mangione looking to appeal to people who support this sort of thing, and all sorts of misdirection is potentially in play. Third…the facts of the shooting are precisely the reason the dopey senators stunt from this past week was so foolish. These days, assuming anything about anyone is not very unwise.

@Joe Ferguson forever get this to Sen Kaine and his wife next time you see him at one of those “Keys in a Basket” party you bored rich folk like. Just a different perspective on speaking the truth.

I had heard rumors about one person doing something crazy in 2016, and remember thinking if it was true, it was probably @bringmedaheadofjoanjett. I’m glad this has been cleared up.

Too soon Padilla, too soon!