KevinG
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. .
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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?
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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).
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Could it be a crack in the dam?
Well his other idea is arming teachers so prolly not.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Typical Cub fan - always has to have the biggest....
Seriousily though - what's your thoughts on Darvis (KevinG). I haven't been following it all too much - but it doesn't look like the Cubs were ever really interested in re-signing Arrieta.
Also a 6 year contract for a pitcher seems a bit crazy.
I for one I am extreme happy that the Cubs signed Darvish. They needed to get a big time arm to compete with the fire power that Brewers got (BTW, how awesome does the NL Central look this year? Looking forward to some great games.) I love Arrieta, but he did seem to be down a step from his Cy Young year (but still great). Darvish is on the same level, but I think the same level as 2017 Jake not 2015 Jake. It is my understanding as the Cubs were close to signing Darvish they offered Jake the exact same offer. He declined. He either thought he was worth a lot more money, or did not want to stay with the Cubs. There is a new pitching coach, so that might be a thing. For what it is worth, Darvish, seems to be really excited to be a Cub. He seems to really like the front office, and coaching staff (or at least that is what his press conference indicated, but of course is he gonna say he hates everyone, prolly not).
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So I've been thinking about this: the immigration debate by every indication is coming down to a kind of Sophie's choice for democrats. Will they accept a wall in exchange for DACA?
Every time this trade has come up in the news cognitive dissonance has made me stop thinking about it. Maybe there's some other way for it to go down, but that might just be it. Obviously the moral answer is yes, but it's a tough pill to swallow. It would be such an expensive, ignorant, and disgusting symbol to his perception of success.
This is a no trainer, the Dems should trade DACA for a wall. The wall will take years to build, sure there will be some BS ground breaking after the bill is signed, but a massive project like that would take a long ass time. By the time there is a new president, they will be able to stop it.
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Cubs are singing this Wilco classic today.
https://www.mlbdailydish.com/2018/2/10/16999526/cubs-sign-yu-darvish
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Feel free to correct me on this, living in the middle of nowhere I only go to a handful of concerts a year, but is $70 that ridiculous? I feel like most concerts I've been to in the past few years have been in that ballpark.
Well the Eagles Ballroom is a shithole.
Other bands in area
TMBG @ Pabst $29.50
Jason Isbell @ Riverside $42.50
Bon Iver @ Bradley Center $42.50
And if memory serves I paid like $50 for Wilco and similar for Ryan Adams when they came through awhile back. I generally feel $50 to $60 is my max.
I guess $72.50 seems steep for such a horrible venue.
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Personally I enjoy watching him bring his studio efforts to life onstage. Seen him Solo & a few times with The Raconteurs, dam I miss them.
Never seeing him live (and I would love to) do you think it is worth nearly $100 bucks (72.50 plus fees)?
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New tourdates announced this morning. I'm in for Vancouver and probably Seattle.
I saw that he was come to The Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, but at $72.50 per ticket before fees? Jesus, not gonna be able to swing that one.
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Good song. I continue to be exactly 1/2 as interested in Jack Black as I am in The White Stripes.
That is too bad, because his solo stuff is twice as good as the White Stripes.
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I believe this little obstacle called "The First Amendment" will defeat Trump's gambit. He can sue for defamation, but he can't prevent the publication of the book.
I am no law talking dude, but I think Bannon signed a Non Disclosure Agreement. Which could complicate things. But Trump threatens to sue people like he drinks diet coke. So I am not sure what if anything this means.
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So the tax plan passed. No one seemed to mind that it favors the rich...
It was the politicians who seemed not to care, the tax plan was pretty unpopular by most Americans.
Politics 2018
in Tongue-Tied Lightning
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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.