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If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. - Karl Popper -
If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
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Considering his only baseball post in the past year was bringing up a 3 year old thread to taunt Hornsby and he's never contributed a dime to our hatpass, perhaps?Comment
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The longshot pays off. I wonder if the GOP guardians of national security will start to chant "lock him up".
I also have to wonder if this was part of the reason Sally Yates was fired. Now the question becomes what did the President know and when did he know it?If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. - Karl PopperComment
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Speculation out of the WH is that this is exactly the reason that Yates was fired...this is indeed the gang that couldn't shoot straight. Also speculation as to whether Pence really knew what was going on and just lied about it, or was actually just lied to, and repeated the lie to the press. Again, either way doesn't look very good...
And i know that your tongue was firmly planted in your cheek when you were wondering about locking him up...the GOP sold their soul to the Trump administration, no chance they turn face this soon."Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
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1% of Trump 1st term in the books, and it has been smooth sailing. I dont see a great solution, Pence is uber conservative, as in turn back the clock decades. Trump is a shameless huckster and pathological liar. Can even the most loyal conservatives dispute that the guy lies at an absurd velocity, and has all the subtlety and nuance dealing with foreign leaders as Crazy Eddie selling tv's on the old commercials.Comment
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Sure, it was meant as more of a nod to the fact that Flynn actually led the chant of 'lock her up' at the GOP convention. It was strange watching a three-star general do so.
Now what do they do to replace him? As much as I like Petraeus, can they really appoint someone with that much baggage? A person actually convicted of mishandling classified information while involved in an extra-marital affair? Doesn't that just scream 'opportunity for Soviet infiltration'? In light of the Flynn fiasco, I have to think they will go in another direction.
On the other hand, I have enjoyed watching Stephen Miller receive his much-deserved negative reviews. One of the kindest descriptions I read referred to him as "that sweaty boy".If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. - Karl PopperComment
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I rather like "slenderman" for Miller, a nod to the Teen girl fictional character that is described like this in the Wiki:
But yeah, I agree with you that Patreaus isn't going to fly...a guy that got off of a felony charge by the skin of his teeth (and a good lawyer), isn't going to pass muster with either the public, or, I believe, the Senate. Especially since the charges were dealing with classified information.It is depicted as resembling a thin, unnaturally tall man with a blank and usually featureless face, wearing a black suit.
I don't honestly know where they go with this one...Colin Powell anyone?"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
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The Flynn resignation is a good example of the press being re-invigorated. Great reporting forced the administration to actually take action, because if the Washington Post hadn't reported that the Justice Department had told the Trump people several weeks ago about the contents of the call, it's unlikely, IMO, that anything would have been done."Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
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I wish people would stop using this srguement. Lots of loyal conservatives didn't and don't support him. yes, a higher percentage do, but many of us don't. Many in fact voted, with the taste of vomit i their mouths, for the liberal candidate or like me, wrote in someone who better represents their vision for the country.I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.
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By this, I assume you mean his ethnicity?
What is the evidence that supports this comment? I'm all in favor of calling Trump out on his shenanigans, lying, and thin-skinedness (if that's not yet a real word, it will be), etc. There's a lot there to call him out on, why is there a need to also create a racist narrative? Maybe I missed something that he said. And I'm not interested in the law suits from the 1970s as a basis for his racist-ness. I'm interested in things he might have said over the course of the campaign or since he began forming his cabinet. Sessions, got it! What else you got, because that's not enough and there is much to counter that narrative.
In any case, I don't think Colin Powell wants anything to do with this administration, even if they came begging. I suppose like any good soldier, he would do what he could for the nation, if he thought he would be allowed to do just that without interference or manipulation.I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph and there is purpose and worth to each and every life.
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