The blanket bailout sought by Biden amounted to nothing more than an attempt at buying votes. It was a disgusting proposal, frankly. Biden is certainly busy buying votes this year using debt forgiveness. In total, the Biden administration has authorized the cancellation of $153 billion in student l...

Matt wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:05 pm

There is nothing worth going to ohio for ever.

Your loss. The gathering I went to was about 20 people big and we all agreed that it was SOOO worth it. They're already looking at booking a hotel in Alaska in 2034 when the next full eclipse hits our continent.

anyone that says 99 or 98% is "just as good" is full of crap. the magic happens at 100% Agreed 100 percent (no pun intended). Only caveat I would add is that the 10 seconds or so before (and afte) totality is a unique experience in and of itself as you can still see pretty good until then when the ...

My view from just south of Lima, Ohio. Other than some very thin whispy clouds, it was basically clear. It was a surreal experience. The light a few minutes before totality has a very eerie look - the only way I can describe it is like one of those car headlights that has a blueish hue but shining f...

No doubt in my mind Biden was on something before that speech. Remember, that was shortly after what I had called his worst day politically ever where the single biggest question people had was whether Biden was a feeble old man with a bad memory.

The only good news for the Wings is that the Flyers are collapsing and so the third spot in the Metropolitan division is back up for grabs. 83 Flyers 83 Islanders 82 Capitals 82 Red Wings 81 Penguins 5 teams within 2 points of each other fighting for 2 playoff spots with Detroit the only team inelig...

You and bmw hear what you want to hear. But to those of us who use brain matter, it was as plain as day. You have to grasp how beemers mind works. It's all literal and black & white with him. He doesn't have the capability to understand nuance. If Trump didn't literally say the words, "Storm the Ca...

So you are completely absolving him of any culpability on the assumption that these people did this on their own with no influence from his words or actions? If nothing he said could be reasonably interpreted as suggesting that people break in violently, then I fail to see where culpability attaches.

I'm not going to get into whether Trump's speech contained "dog whistles." Because that goes back to exactly what Honeyman said that started this tangent - that people hear what they want to hear. What I will say though is that the dog whistle argument completely falls apart when the specific langua...

It was the parts about “they are going to take your country away or destroy your country and we can’t let them do that”. There was something to that effect in his speech. I can only assume you're referring to where he said "Because you'll never take back our country with weakness." The entirety of ...

Matt wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:23 pm

It goes deeper than that. Trump could rape or murder a loved one and they'd create a justification. It's a seriously deranged disorder.

You have the aforementioned disorder when it comes to defending the behavior of anyone and everyone associated with the University of Michigan.

You and bmw hear what you want to hear. You mean how people like you listen to Trump say "I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard" but what you hear is "Now is the time for everyone here to march over to the...

As for people being held accountable for "what they did" you are tilting at windmills. The Vast Majority of the world has moved on to things that are far more important than some list of people you feel deserve some sort of punishment for what they did. But let's make sure we hold Trump responsible...

km1125 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:26 am

There was no extortion on the Raffensperger call. Where was the actual threat? Where was the actual words to say (essentially) "fabricate the votes I need"?? Where was the "or else"??

That's like asking what were the actual words Trump used to incite an insurrection.