KevinG

Wow, it's been weeks since anyone has posted here, clearly not for lack of news, so I'm assuming it's outrage exhaustion.

 

But good lord, the no-knock raid by the Feds on Trump's lawyer MIchael Cohn is a SPECTACULAR piece of political theater. I can almost guarantee (along with Manafort) it will be staged in a film one day.

This raid will result in the firing of Mueller (among others). Shit is gonna get real interesting.

Bumping this thread up so we can finally kill the 2017 MLB Thread once and for all.  Unless Lammy resurrects it again.  

 

so, Rizzo is out until 4/16 (or later).  Funny I don't seem too worried.  

Why is everyone posting in the 2017 thread? No more living in the past

It's not 2017?

Season 2 of Legion premiered last night. Prolly the weirdest/best shows on TV right now.

Go figure - Shields gives up 4 runs in the 1st...

 

Go White Sox!

But when you score 14 with 6 HR you can give up 4 in the first.

 

On the Cubs note (even through they beat the AAA Marlins), should I be worried about Lester and the circus that is Kyle Schwarber in left?

With opening day a few days away, it is time for wild predictions here are mine.

 

AL East

Yankees

Boston

Tampa Bay

Toronto

Baltimore

 

AL Central 

Cleveland

Minnesota

Detroit

White Sox

KC

 

AL West

Astros

Angels

Seattle

Texas

Oakland

 

NL East

Washington 

Mets

Phillies

Atlanta 

Miami

 

NL Central

Cubs

Brewers

St. Louis

Reds

Pirates

 

NL West

Dogers

Colorado

Arizona

Giants

Padres

 

AL Wildcard

Twins over Boston

 

NL Wilcard

Colorado over Brewers

 

AL Division Series

Yankees over Twins in 4

Astros over Cleveland in 5

 

NL Division Series

Cubs over Colorado in 4

Washington over Dodgers in 4

 

AL Championship Series

Yankees over Astros in 7

 

NL Championship Series 

Cubs over Washington in 6

 

World Series

Cubs over Yankees in 7

Yeah I'm still not sure how I feel about it. Doesn't feel like much of a songwriter's album. But, at this stage of his career I guess I'd rather he do music that not everyone is into than making an album of songs slightly worse than his last record. There's some fun music on it, but also a few too many spoken word passages.

First time through, the album is a mess. All his other albums seemed to have a musical narrative thread. This just seems like he is just throwing stuff out there just cause.

I am guessing Sessions would have been on the chopping block, if he didn't fire McGabe.

 

Of course, I think Sessions won't last the month, either.

 

As goes Sessions goes Mueller.  As this point I hope the Mueller investigation brings something big soon.  It does not seem that the GOP leadership has any intent of doing anything except protecting their guy.       

Nice win in PA for the Democrats, if it holds. The district voted solidly for Trump last election.

 

It is a positive even if the Dem loses.  a 20 point swing is pretty huge.  

Space Force

Fired first thing Tuesday morning.

 

Nope, nothing to see here... no Russian influence on Trump at all...

 

For a group that constantly says that there is no Russian influence on the Trump Administration and the GOP the following seem very peculiar

1) Refusal to sign Russian Sanctions for meddling in the 2016

     a. Or just the straight up acknowledgement that Russia did meddle, even though the security community overwhelmingly says it happened

2) Refusal to mention Russia as culpable in the death of the Russian / British Double Agent

     a. I guess as I am writing this, Trump did say it was Russia, but I am not sure if he is just repeating the last thing he heard

3) The firing of Rex Tillerson, who has been critical of Russia in the spy death and has been critical of Russia in general

 

This of course is all circumstantial, but hell, sure does look fishy to me.  

Rex Tillerson out as Sec of State.  No worries about our foreign polciy or anything, especially when POTUS is gonna meet with 'lil Rocketman. 

 

I see nothing bad going on here.  

 

The machine gun, and it's relative scarcity, seems symbolic to me of how as a country we draw lines and aren't by nature an anything goes, elemental-gun-country.

 

Bump Stocks  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCx1rgxXVKA

Yeah - my wife told me about the hunting angle, last night --- I  should have stated, I didn't realize that one had to be 21 for a handgun -- I always figured it was 18 across the board.

 

I have no problem with an 18 year old being able to buy a rifle, handgun, etc.  If you are allowed to vote in this country and serve in the military you should have all of the rights given to every citizen.   None of this 18-20 grey area of semi citizenry (looking at you stupid drinking laws).    

 

What I have a problem with is anyone being able to buy a military style assault weapon.  

Why would you feel sympathy for someone who willingly takes and keeps a job? Nobody is forcing her to be Trump's mouthpiece.

 

Oh completely agree.  Like I said an evil woman, but Mick Jagger begged you to have some sympathy for the the Devil.  

 

I just imagine her sitting at her desk, watching the President and then screaming out loud, "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!" Slumping back in her chair and quietly sobbing.   So maybe it is not sympathy, maybe it laughing at her self induced plight.  .  

I love this from the root.  

 

https://www.theroot.com/watch-sarah-suckabee-sanders-explain-what-the-preside-1823336474

 

Sanders is an evil woman, but I feel the slightest sympathy for her.  Just having to wake up every day and try to explain the dumbass things our President says.  

 

 

Another thing that is lost in all of this garbage is the lead up to his claim he would have run into the school.  He talked about seeing some deputies train and then basically said they were not up to doing the job.  This is a man and a party who built much of his political brand on being on the side of the police and law enforcement.  So just after this tragedy, he has said the FBI failed because they were focused on Russia (untrue) and that the deputies are not up to the job of protecting the citizens of the US. 

 

How can any person in law enforcement support this guy?  

So Trump says that an armed teacher "would have shot to hell" the shooter, but calls the armed guard that they did have there a coward for taking cover and doing nothing... 

 

Our president is a fucking moron.  

 

The call for more guns have never been and never will be about safety.  It is about selling guns.  Plus the sheer cost of arming or "fortifying" schools would be outrageous (though if it were to happen through it probably would be spun as an increase to school spending). 

Could it be a crack in the dam?

Well his other idea is arming teachers so prolly not.

Hey look the President is trying to stop Bump Stocks

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/politics/donald-trump-bump-stocks/index.html

 

So we good with doing the absolute bare minimum?  I wonder what the NRA crowd thinks.  Is it something, yes, is it enough, no.    

Honestly, I don't miss Hixter when it comes to gun control debate. He refused to ever acknowledge there was a problem and parroted the typical responses.

 

 

Me as well, I found his thoughts on guns a mere regurgitation of NRA talking points.  One of the most laughable things he ever said was something about bullet proof chalkboards that could be pulled down and used as a shield.  It baffles my mind that would be considered a solution.  

 

I love the NRA types who claim that arming teachers is the solution.  This of course does not do anything to solve or confront the issue of school shootings.  But what is most laughable is that we struggle to actually fund schools to buy pens and pencils and now we want to buy the teachers $500 guns?  Or is this gonna come out of teachers pockets as well?  This just points out the sheer idiocy of the NRA's stance on guns. 

A handful of kids get sick after eating laundry detergent and politicians rush to make laws to prevent this travesty.

 

Hundreds of kids are murdered because of gun violence and they are all like ‍" thoughts and prayers"

 

This is what NRA gets you.

Well at least John Smith is trying to get things right.

As long as we have that we are all good.

 

I don't mean to be cynical or belittle anyone, but I am just so sick of this shit. Honestly these mass shootings have become like a TV show, and each news outlet trying to scoop the other and just sensationalizing things. But not enough for anyone to do anything. It is maddening. I used to get outraged now I am just depressed and resigned to the fact this will happen again and again until I die. Fuck

This may or may not be true. Right now there’s one source who does not quite get the shooters name right. In the long run he may be a white supremicist, but the sourcing is sketchy right now.

Tell me again how real media tries to get things right?

Lucien Weintrich/gateway pundit, were trying to score quick political points rather than actually doing some reporting.

You could say that about 95% of the media that is out there. Journalism is dead.

Another deadly mass shooting at a high school. Almost not worth even mentioning since nothing will change. Just the price of freedom, amirite?

This country has normalized gun violence and mass shootings, by white people. Our nation will sit back and cry and do nothing. But if an immigrant accidentally shoots someone we gotta kick them all out and build a fucking wall.

 

Oh for all you thoughts and prayers people out there. Shove your prayers up your ass.

 

These deaths are the responsibility of the NRA and the spineless politicians.