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Forum: USA Politics 10th May 2021, 10:08 AM
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Posted By bruto
Don't forget the flag pin requirement too,...

Don't forget the flag pin requirement too, though. Gotta remember to put on your flag pin!
Forum: USA Politics 6th May 2021, 10:42 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Yes, it certainly is troubling. Their heirs are,...

Yes, it certainly is troubling. Their heirs are, but the apologists for systemic racism would have it that they're not racists if they couch their language in neutral sounding words, and are careful...
Forum: USA Politics 4th May 2021, 02:18 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
My favorite bumper-sticker version of this is...

My favorite bumper-sticker version of this is "Pay for Schools Today or Prisons Tomorrow."
Forum: USA Politics 29th April 2021, 09:19 AM
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Posted By bruto
Yeah, heroin is a pain killer too.

Yeah, heroin is a pain killer too.
Forum: USA Politics 28th April 2021, 08:15 PM
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Posted By bruto
My recollection is that flavored cigarettes were...

My recollection is that flavored cigarettes were already banned. Menthol got a pass which many consider to have been a mistake.

There's a difference between banning the sale and criminalizing the...
Forum: USA Politics 28th April 2021, 01:54 PM
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Posted By bruto
Those right wingers deserve a good shellacking!

Those right wingers deserve a good shellacking!
Forum: USA Politics 28th April 2021, 01:53 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
If you grew up in the Northeast, you'll...

If you grew up in the Northeast, you'll understand when I say "It's the Gene-seeeeecret!"
Forum: USA Politics 27th April 2021, 06:25 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Geez, all you freedom hating liberal commies,...

Geez, all you freedom hating liberal commies, next thing you know we won't even be allowed to bag fresh beer with our Uzis.
Forum: USA Politics 12th April 2021, 03:14 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Did you find an alternate source? Basically,...

Did you find an alternate source?

Basically, he points out that there's a big difference between deficit and debt, and that some people's predictions of the disaster that would occur if debt went...
Forum: USA Politics 9th April 2021, 06:03 AM
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Posted By bruto
The governor of Vermont is a "Biden Republican,"...

The governor of Vermont is a "Biden Republican," it seems. He made his opposition to T**** clear early on, but was noncommittal about how he'd vote, but I believe he said finally that he'd gone for...
Forum: USA Politics 5th April 2021, 07:20 PM
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Posted By bruto
I suppose it all comes down to how where you...

I suppose it all comes down to how where you place the boundaries of stupidity.

A person drives a car with great skill and precision. Is he smart or stupid? I would contend that if he drives it...
Forum: USA Politics 5th April 2021, 04:04 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Point taken, but others have done very well, and...

Point taken, but others have done very well, and it may be that luck and circumstance, along with bigger ego, make more difference than intelligence. Traditionally conservatives don't like what they...
Forum: USA Politics 4th April 2021, 02:04 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
But I think the difference between the...

But I think the difference between the ultra-right and libertarians is that the right wingers only want government to leave their values alone. They are more than happy to have lots of police to...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd April 2021, 08:15 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I hope they have plenty of that BRAIN DRUGŪ left.

I hope they have plenty of that BRAIN DRUGŪ left.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd April 2021, 12:12 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I'm sure Boebert feels it's unfair to compare...

I'm sure Boebert feels it's unfair to compare Biden's infrastructure plan to Trump's. That's water over the bridge, after all.
Forum: USA Politics 1st April 2021, 03:36 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
There are, I think, people who would happily...

There are, I think, people who would happily suggest all those things should be cut. Or, at least Bobbed!
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2021, 01:07 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I wonder sometimes about the "stupid" issue. I...

I wonder sometimes about the "stupid" issue. I think there can be a distinction made between cleverness and intelligence, as there is between skill and art. You have to be some sort of astute - at...
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2021, 01:50 PM
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Posted By bruto
That would be silly, of course, but it's sillier...

That would be silly, of course, but it's sillier than that, because the first time and the next time were, it seems, the same time. Only in the minds of the disciples of a stable genius can a person...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 05:45 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
CAroline, I'm still wondering how you managed to...

CAroline, I'm still wondering how you managed to get so fast from asserting that Biden's performance was not only poor but shameful and embarrassing, to saying that it was not poor, shameful and...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 01:04 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
A moment ago you were using your vaunted...

A moment ago you were using your vaunted ignorance of what was actually done to complain that it was done badly. Now you're shifting and saying it was done well, but because of a mysterious "brain...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 12:11 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
That was presumably headed "Biden steps in...

That was presumably headed "Biden steps in it."
Forum: USA Politics 22nd March 2021, 04:10 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
That would be very nice indeed. I look forward to...

That would be very nice indeed. I look forward to it.
Forum: USA Politics 19th March 2021, 03:37 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I suppose it should not be an entire surprise...

I suppose it should not be an entire surprise even if he did stumble. He's not young. I don't pick up my feet or balance as well as I used to either, but that's not by itself a sign of anything but...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2021, 10:30 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
That would be my hope. I think that even if one...

That would be my hope. I think that even if one disapproves heartily of the process that brings that suppression about, it would be wise for advocates of the disenfranchised to put a hard effort...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2021, 08:45 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Harris might have a little advantage, because her...

Harris might have a little advantage, because her rise to public notice has been a little quicker, and the Republicans have not had so much time to launch a defamation industry as they did with...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2021, 09:07 PM
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Posted By bruto
I'm torn, because I agree that we need someone...

I'm torn, because I agree that we need someone who can win. But at the same time the idea that we must run a half-republican president in order to get anywhere at all kind of ruffles my feathers,...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2021, 08:29 AM
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Posted By bruto
My own guess is that he won't run again owing to...

My own guess is that he won't run again owing to age, and that Harris is being groomed as the successor, her current position close to incumbency. But who knows?
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2021, 06:46 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Long post snipped here, but, though I wish Joe...

Long post snipped here, but, though I wish Joe well, and hope he has a peaceful and successful term, I would not be very upset if we ended up with President Kamala Harris.
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2021, 03:19 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I also forget names all the time, and did much of...

I also forget names all the time, and did much of the time long before I got old and before I broke my skull. I would suggest that the occasional lapse, especially when one is speaking in public,...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2021, 04:28 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Or, if one were to learn from experience, one...

Or, if one were to learn from experience, one might replace the above by "just heard some opinion from an unspecified senator to an unspecified radio host on an unspecified station, which everyone...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2021, 04:25 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Post edited to simulate the effect of learning...

Post edited to simulate the effect of learning from experience.
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2021, 11:45 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Are those the same proxies for observation that...

Are those the same proxies for observation that you relied on for your inauguration information?

I know you must feel beleaguered here, but really I think you need to address a failing which...
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2021, 06:24 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
So are you judging this in the same way you judge...

So are you judging this in the same way you judge the inauguration?
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2021, 03:20 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
You didn't see it but of course you can tell us...

You didn't see it but of course you can tell us all about it. So what else is new, eh? Nothing like a skeptical viewpoint: I trust nothing but what I already believe.

And of course the way...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2021, 07:36 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I was under the impression that Operation...

I was under the impression that Operation Warpspeed involved a bit more than just not interfering, but included a fair amount of actual money given to developers of vaccines, and a relaxing of some...
Forum: USA Politics 19th February 2021, 03:26 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
It is if you are realistic about your ability to...

It is if you are realistic about your ability to pay it back.

I'm reminded of a discussion we had in a town political board not too long ago, in which the argument was whether or not the town...
Forum: USA Politics 11th February 2021, 08:16 PM
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Posted By bruto
Continuing the derail, your location info sounds...

Continuing the derail, your location info sounds a little like my town. It is kind of spread out and has a little village not visible from the highway, and a few years ago some clever town fathers...
Forum: USA Politics 25th January 2021, 02:13 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
In the new age of redefinition, not letting the...

In the new age of redefinition, not letting the losers win is inherently divisive.
Forum: USA Politics 25th January 2021, 11:34 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I'm sure the good, devout and well read...

I'm sure the good, devout and well read Christian critics of Biden's watch understand that, just as with expensive ointment, they, like their ever-frumentacious leader, would have sold it and given...
Forum: USA Politics 25th January 2021, 08:38 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
And was the reporter interested enough in reality...

And was the reporter interested enough in reality and truth actually to ask those people what Biden had done that's divisive? I bet not. It's more of a story to teach the controversy than it is to...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd January 2021, 07:51 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I would suggest that if the division and anger of...

I would suggest that if the division and anger of the voters in question led them to attempt to overthrow the government on the basis of nothing, then the time has expired for them to argue that we...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 08:11 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Maybe because the first time the most popular...

Maybe because the first time the most popular elected President in history won, his opponent attacked with storms of lies and and promoted a murderously violent attempt to overthrow the election? I...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 04:13 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Apart, perhaps, for embezzlement and other...

Apart, perhaps, for embezzlement and other peculations, prosecuting a crime is always a waste of taxpayer dollars if you presume that the taxpayers in question and their successors will never pay any...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 03:02 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
Meaningful tit for tat would be to say "If you...

Meaningful tit for tat would be to say "If you impeach my guy for his crimes, I'll impeach yours for his." It is not, as some seem to think, "If you impeach my guy for his crimes, I'll impeach yours...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 10:03 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I realize you believe that impeaching a president...

I realize you believe that impeaching a president for encouraging foreign interference in an election and for fomenting a treasonous revolt is "a political weapon," but even so, impeaching a newly...
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 06:53 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
He seems to be carrying on the grand tradition of...

He seems to be carrying on the grand tradition of his cherished leader, in which the only explanation for his wrongness is the refuge of stupidity.
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 02:39 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
If that does ever happen, then it will be an...

If that does ever happen, then it will be an added argument that the pipeline is unnecessary, won't it?
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 09:15 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
My presumption is that the people carrying...

My presumption is that the people carrying sightless rifles do so mainly to display their machismo, but also that, if they do start shooting, they do not care what or whom they hit. We are talking,...
Forum: USA Politics 19th January 2021, 08:26 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I'm sure Fox will be right on top of that, noting...

I'm sure Fox will be right on top of that, noting that Sleepy Joe has no visible plan to bolster the American way.
Forum: USA Politics 19th January 2021, 08:23 AM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,132
Posted By bruto
I saw this as well in person, and ammunition...

I saw this as well in person, and ammunition sales during the Obama presidency were through the roof. I think some people are probably will continue to fear that Obama will manage to reach out of...
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