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Democratic 2020 Presidential Primary Thread
Taro T replied to snafu's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The best parts are the comments accusing her of being an anti-Semite for calling Bernie cheap but totally neglecting that she said Bloomberg paid for all the meals in the restaurant on that date. How DARE she stereotype all Jews as being cheap. -
Everything Joe Biden--Gaffes, Miscues, Touching, Songs
Taro T replied to 3rdnlng's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
So, somehow between 1988 and today he morphed from a plagerizer into Bill Walsh? We invented the forward pass in San Francisco. -
Democratic 2020 Presidential Primary Thread
Taro T replied to snafu's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
And they conveniently neglect how the most recent country to swap from capitalism to socialism went to hell in under 20 years. If the system was so great, and failure was always due to poor implementation, shouldn't the country that had 80+ years worth of examples to look towards have gotten it right? Presuming of course, that there is an actual right way to switch from capitalism to authoritarianism. Why did Venezuela get it so wrong if there was a right way to do it? -
Romney was winning? What credible poll predicted that? He had momentum heading into the final week, but as soon as Sandy hit & he stopped campaigning for a couple of days, the result was set.
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Though Bernie might be the "benevolent" version of it, he IS communism. And whoever follows him won't be nearly as benevolent. And nobody considers him to be Hitler. His comparable would be Stalin (or maybe Trotsky).
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Not sure if it was the last time, but CBS called Florida for Gore before the panhandle was done voting. Always wondered if that suppressed or goosed the votes for W. Either way, the call was premature and incorrect.
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Democratic 2020 Presidential Primary Thread
Taro T replied to snafu's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Realized that. Thus the FTFY. (Which, possibly for the 1st time in the history of the internet wasn't meant in a sarcastic manner.) -
Democratic 2020 Presidential Primary Thread
Taro T replied to snafu's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
FTFY. -
What have the Democrats done in the past Four years
Taro T replied to B-Man's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Why do you want them to keep going after the way of the dodo? If they succeed in continuing on this path, 2 of the very likely outcomes of that are both bad: 1. Somehow the loons like AOC actually get power; or 2. Conservative POLITICIANS get the sort of majority that allows them to become serious grifters (assuming for the moment that they currently aren't) which isn't good for anybody but THEIR cronies. Would suppose there's also the possibility that a 3rd party fills the void where slightly left of center politicians had been, but until that happens we get 1 or 2. -
Democratic 2020 Presidential Primary Thread
Taro T replied to snafu's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
That part is clear. Still have no forking idea what he was trying to convey unless it was the painfully obvious statement on its face. Which seems to be a painfully silly thing to say. (Which seems par for this election's course.) -
Democratic 2020 Presidential Primary Thread
Taro T replied to snafu's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
WTF is that even supposed to mean? (Other that what appears to be obvious that it claims 45 like steak well done and Bloomberg likes it the way it should be prepared. In which case who give a ####? How does that possibly matter as a qualification to be the President?) -
Agreed. But at least a story alleging the Russians want Bernie Sanders to win makes sense. The guys pining about the breakup of the USSR might understandably want to commiserate over a bowl of borscht with the guy that went to Moscow for his honeymoon. Them WANTING 45 to win in 2020 doesn't make any sense when compared to his actual actions and policies relating to Russia.
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The Roger Stone Case
Taro T replied to Trump_is_Mentally_fit's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Not sure that 40 months isn't too long a stay in prison for lying to Congress but 2 months is IMHO definitely too short. Wondering if those cheering this sentence won't end up having some remorse about it should Durham's efforts ever actually start resulting in indictments. -
The Deep State War Heats Up :ph34r:
Taro T replied to Deranged Rhino's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
SMH. -
So, why wasn't Canada in the family picture? Was it because it's the bastard child of the next door neighbor's house keeper? Just asking for a friend.
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The Roger Stone Case
Taro T replied to Trump_is_Mentally_fit's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Wow. He thinks you're a Person Of Substance. That's nice. Though he probably should write it out long hand from now on, as by using the acronym people might think he views you the way most everybody else views him. -
What is better, no guns, or more guns?
Taro T replied to Security's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Thanks. It looked like a legit site. So truly feel bad for the kids getting "educated" by those dingbats. -
What is better, no guns, or more guns?
Taro T replied to Security's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
How the #### does that teacher manage to get out of bed each morning knowing that she's going to have to face 20 or so finger toting 5 year olds EVERY morning? (Well, except for weekends, and holidays, and vacations, and teach conference days, and the like.) Seriously, she has to face those mini-Nazis 180 times each year. She deserves a medal, or at least one of Bill Engvall's signs. The other parents that send their children to that school have to be wondering how in the hell they get their children out of that school if the administration is that obtuse. PLEASE tell us that was just some elaborate parody site and not a legitimate news story. SMH. -
Trump's Assault On Health Care
Taro T replied to Trump_is_Mentally_fit's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Pegula saying "trade him right ####ing now." (Now hang up.) (Oh.) -
Trump's Assault On Health Care
Taro T replied to Trump_is_Mentally_fit's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Am still firmly on the fence regarding Botterill. Expect they did him a huge disservice by not bringing in a Team President with a hockey background when he was hired. If they can him, unless they find a GM that also wants to build in that Chicago/Pittsburgh-ish mold, then they're set back a couple more years again. Though this time they've got some good pieces to build around (they had that when Botterill was hired as well, but all 3 of the big pieces Murray went out and obtained became personas non gratia and were traded/ released for pennies on the $ it took to bring them in) so hopefully the step back would be a small one. But, really don't want to take even a 1/2 step back 9 years into this "suffering." So, am willing to give him 1 more off-season, but if they are floundering around again come Thanksgiving, will join the pitchforks & torches contingent. Still believe (with no proof) that Botterill got forced into accepting a horrible return for O'Reilly. A legit return (or better yet, no trade, but that horse already left the barn) and then this team is in the playoffs this year with just an adequate goalie to pair with Ullmark. And, that belief that the trade was beyond his control to a large degree combined with their really only needing a couple of pieces to be in the mix is what says to me give him this off-season. (That, and an expectation he'll be back anyway, so why tilt at the windmill when there's nothing but frustration to be gained.) Of course, the flip side of the argument, that many take is: he should've somehow convinced Pegula the ROR return needed to ge better and somehow have forced him into paying the $7.5MM signing bonus that was due to get a reasonable return. And his unwillingness to sacrifice future assets to help NOW are disqualifying to letting him stay on. (Which after 9 years, is understandable from a fan perspective. There's been a lot of bad hockey through the years.)
