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Forum: USA Politics 2nd October 2020, 08:47 PM
Replies: 2,522
Views: 105,777
Posted By Polaris
A point I heard made today I think is very...

A point I heard made today I think is very important to keep in mind. Sorry in advance if anybody else made it, but I'm not going to read another 9 pages for it.

He's more than a man now, he's...
Forum: USA Politics 1st October 2020, 11:03 PM
Replies: 2,522
Views: 105,777
Posted By Polaris
100 years into the future, a history teacher will...

100 years into the future, a history teacher will say to her class, "And 2020 was the year both candidates for President caught coronavirus and died with a month left before the election...

This...
Forum: USA Politics 1st October 2020, 10:54 PM
Replies: 2,522
Views: 105,777
Posted By Polaris
I've said for some time that I wish judges could...

I've said for some time that I wish judges could sentence white collar crooks to enforced homelessness, so that'd be my pie-in-the-sky wish in this case.

But since he's gonna be in quarantine for...
Forum: USA Politics 1st October 2020, 10:42 PM
Replies: 2,522
Views: 105,777
Posted By Polaris
I don't. I want him to lose in a landslide and...

I don't. I want him to lose in a landslide and have to face the entire world seeing what a failure he is and laughing at him. And then I want him to go to prison, along with his crotch-goblins Eric,...
Forum: USA Politics 28th September 2020, 09:08 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 23,280
Posted By Polaris
This might have something to do with it: ...

This might have something to do with it:

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/497332-former-lindsey-graham-donor-says-support-stopped-when-he-didnt-defend-mccain

One of Graham's long-time...
Forum: USA Politics 25th September 2020, 11:18 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 5,164
Posted By Polaris
Now is that "vingardium levi-OH-sa"? Or...

Now is that "vingardium levi-OH-sa"? Or "vingardium levios-AH"?
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2020, 01:08 PM
Replies: 219
Views: 11,227
Posted By Polaris
While that would be nice, the weaponization of...

While that would be nice, the weaponization of social media makes it near impossible to tone things down. There's no shortage of paranoid rural folks who are convinced that Antifa and BLM are going...
Forum: USA Politics 31st August 2020, 12:45 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,425
Posted By Polaris
The people who say this also cheer when...

The people who say this also cheer when protestors are run over by vehicles.
Forum: USA Politics 28th August 2020, 01:53 PM
Replies: 3,581
Views: 171,073
Posted By Polaris
The way I see it, we have a Sophie's choice...

The way I see it, we have a Sophie's choice between a cold, tasteless bowl of oatmeal with dirt in it, and a second bowl of literal feces. I'll hold my nose and vote for Biden. Trump is possibly the...
Forum: USA Politics 27th August 2020, 04:09 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,816
Posted By Polaris
I'm of the school of thought that this is the...

I'm of the school of thought that this is the page the Lincoln Project is on. They know that 4 more years of Trump would be the death rattle of the GOP. That's why they're infecting the DNC as much...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th August 2020, 02:33 PM
Replies: 2,529
Views: 132,126
Posted By Polaris
I've been calling them "cosplay commandos" to...

I've been calling them "cosplay commandos" to keep them separate from kids in parks yelling, "Lightning bolt!"
Forum: USA Politics 29th April 2020, 10:30 PM
Replies: 3,237
Views: 162,950
Posted By Polaris
There isn't even a carrot anymore. Just a stick...

There isn't even a carrot anymore. Just a stick and a bigger stick.
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3,167
Views: 160,235
Posted By Polaris
I moved from Dallas to Seattle last August, and...

I moved from Dallas to Seattle last August, and when this first popped up in Washington I chalked it up to more of my terrible luck that I would relocate into ground zero for a pandemic as far as the...
Forum: USA Politics 19th April 2020, 02:27 AM
Replies: 3,167
Views: 160,235
Posted By Polaris
It's like saying, "Meh, this parachute has slowed...

It's like saying, "Meh, this parachute has slowed my fall enough, I'll go ahead and release it early."
Forum: USA Politics 12th April 2020, 03:46 AM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,989
Posted By Polaris
This is hardly the first time he's used this...

This is hardly the first time he's used this expression or something like it. What does he have against dogs, anyway?
Forum: USA Politics 9th April 2020, 11:16 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 54,501
Posted By Polaris
Feeling is apparently mutual. The Biden crowd has...

Feeling is apparently mutual. The Biden crowd has made no effort to court the Bernie supporters, beyond browbeating and (IMHO) empty promises.

I'll hold my nose and vote for the DNC's stooge, but...
Forum: USA Politics 9th April 2020, 11:03 PM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,989
Posted By Polaris
TL: DGAF.

TL: DGAF.
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2020, 11:57 PM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,989
Posted By Polaris
Do you make enough money per hour that you can...

Do you make enough money per hour that you can fart the sum needed to buy a dozen replacement TVs? Then yeah, the government will pay for your TV. "Congress" is the program you're looking for.
Forum: USA Politics 7th April 2020, 11:51 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 54,501
Posted By Polaris
Don't let SCOTUS off the hook here either.

Don't let SCOTUS off the hook here either.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd April 2020, 10:59 PM
Replies: 2,727
Views: 381,959
Posted By Polaris
Racist just scratches the surface. This is the...

Racist just scratches the surface. This is the same crater of whale **** that did this:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/10/13/lou-dobbs-doxxes-trump-accuser

He revealed the personal...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd April 2020, 12:51 AM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,989
Posted By Polaris
I wonder what the interest rates are on those. ...

I wonder what the interest rates are on those.

The whole "stimulus" is just another giveaway to the corporations and super-rich. Anything else is an afterthought at best, and most of that will...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 31st March 2020, 09:41 PM
Replies: 1,340
Views: 233,990
Posted By Polaris
Been on a huge crash-course on Russian history,...

Been on a huge crash-course on Russian history, lore and culture since last year for a project of my own. Just finished Laura Englestei's Russia In Flames:
...
Forum: USA Politics 30th March 2020, 10:55 PM
Replies: 1,024
Views: 74,467
Posted By Polaris
The pastor of one of them was arrested for...

The pastor of one of them was arrested for refusing to comply with orders against large gatherings:
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th March 2020, 03:39 AM
Replies: 2,119
Views: 118,249
Posted By Polaris
Howdy neighbor! Trying QFC's pick-up* on Monday,...

Howdy neighbor! Trying QFC's pick-up* on Monday, never done that before, let alone delivery.

I ventured into the nearest Safeway today and was able to nab a 4-pack of store brand cheap TP. They...
Forum: USA Politics 29th March 2020, 01:58 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 6,229
Posted By Polaris
I've happened across some posts in the Book of...

I've happened across some posts in the Book of Face from someone I've known since grade school, talking about hearing "not my president" from "leftists".

Only time I've ever heard that phrase was...
Forum: USA Politics 28th March 2020, 05:22 PM
Replies: 3,366
Views: 164,989
Posted By Polaris
I wouldn't put it past Il Douche to quarantine...

I wouldn't put it past Il Douche to quarantine everything blue that he possibly can and deny as much assistance as possible just to kill off as many people who'll vote against him in December as...
Forum: USA Politics 28th March 2020, 04:46 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 6,229
Posted By Polaris
Still think it's worth pissing off the libtards,...

Still think it's worth pissing off the libtards, you MAGA ****s?

He should be tried and hanged for treason.
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2020, 08:21 PM
Replies: 1,024
Views: 74,467
Posted By Polaris
Site was especially laggy for me. At any...

Site was especially laggy for me.

At any rate, for those unable/unwilling to read the link, it's because Spain was neutral during WW1 so it could print news about the flu that belligerent nations...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th March 2020, 08:11 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,633
Posted By Polaris
I'm certain they exist everywhere, but it's kind...

I'm certain they exist everywhere, but it's kind of baked into the culture here. FWIW none of the ones in the videos I saw were armed.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th March 2020, 03:45 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,633
Posted By Polaris
I have a friend in Italy who's been keeping me...

I have a friend in Italy who's been keeping me posted nearly daily since well before they shut anything down. When they started with Milan and the surrounding area I said, to paraphrase, "That won't...
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2020, 01:12 AM
Replies: 1,024
Views: 74,467
Posted By Polaris
The couple people I see on FB that I know are...

The couple people I see on FB that I know are Trump supporters are talking about, without a trace of irony, how it's so bad that China screwed up the preparations, lied about it, and allowed it to...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd March 2020, 11:21 PM
Replies: 3,773
Views: 157,647
Posted By Polaris
Joe Hiden'!

Joe Hiden'!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th March 2019, 11:14 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,301
Posted By Polaris
What about IAmTheScum?

What about IAmTheScum?
Forum: USA Politics 9th March 2019, 07:55 PM
Replies: 3,641
Views: 169,624
Posted By Polaris
John Oliver once referred to it as the EKG of a...

John Oliver once referred to it as the EKG of a hamster on meth.
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2019, 07:19 PM
Replies: 3,641
Views: 169,624
Posted By Polaris
Well, we can assume she has a superhuman...

Well, we can assume she has a superhuman suppression of the gag reflex.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd March 2019, 06:20 PM
Replies: 4,225
Views: 187,609
Posted By Polaris
Seems obvious what his thought process was based...

Seems obvious what his thought process was based on what he said at the time. He figured (because he's dumber than a bag of hammers) that Republicans would be happy because the investigation would go...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd March 2019, 11:46 AM
Replies: 1,094
Views: 38,317
Posted By Polaris
Doesn't mean he's wrong.

Doesn't mean he's wrong.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 1st March 2019, 10:42 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 8,062
Posted By Polaris
17 out of...20. For the American test. Not sure...

17 out of...20. For the American test. Not sure how I got that extra question, since everybody else kept posting x/19.

Blew it on the 3 colonies, year the Constitution was drafted, and the...
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2019, 10:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,354
Posted By Polaris
If you're unfamiliar with this Porterfeld...

If you're unfamiliar with this Porterfeld jackass, he looks like early Elmer Fudd.
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2019, 10:45 AM
Replies: 1,094
Views: 38,317
Posted By Polaris
That and every one of them only got coffee and he...

That and every one of them only got coffee and he really never met them more than once.
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2019, 10:12 PM
Replies: 1,094
Views: 38,317
Posted By Polaris
Judge: "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole...

Judge: "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?"

TBD: (Leaping and screaming) "lol! Rule of so! Hooo boy!"
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2019, 11:12 PM
Replies: 1,094
Views: 38,317
Posted By Polaris
Oh they already are. That's why they already set...

Oh they already are. That's why they already set to pounce on the slightest flaw - even if they have to make it up out of whole cloth.
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2019, 08:52 PM
Replies: 1,094
Views: 38,317
Posted By Polaris
Proving that even a liar can slip up and tell the...

Proving that even a liar can slip up and tell the truth from time to time, despite their best efforts.
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2019, 08:27 PM
Replies: 1,094
Views: 38,317
Posted By Polaris
It's not just him. Look no further than how the...

It's not just him. Look no further than how the Green New Deal is dismissed based on the single, retracted line about paying those unwilling to work, in no less than a Trump tweet, weeks later.
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2019, 03:36 PM
Replies: 3,641
Views: 169,624
Posted By Polaris
Couple of nitpicks: The AK was a postwar...

Couple of nitpicks:

The AK was a postwar invention. It was based on a similar weapon used during the war, but that predecessor was German.

The Katyusha was a rocket, not a missile. Rockets are...
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2019, 12:24 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 4,257
Posted By Polaris
Don't they have actual work to do? You hear these...

Don't they have actual work to do? You hear these bags of **** complain that they have to spend so much time on getting reelected, and they waste it on this stupidity? (I suppose a case could be made...
Forum: USA Politics 24th February 2019, 09:29 PM
Replies: 1,361
Views: 62,700
Posted By Polaris
Just the irony of a farmer complaining that other...

Just the irony of a farmer complaining that other people want to be paid to do nothing...

And after highlighting a part of the GND that calls for guaranteed jobs with a living wage - last time I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th February 2019, 09:14 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 11,342
Posted By Polaris
The same thing that we childless, white...

The same thing that we childless, white non-European diabetics did.

Long as I'm getting painted with the broad brush, I hope Tucker Carlson's house burns down.

ETA: WTF is a "bugman"?
Forum: USA Politics 24th February 2019, 02:48 PM
Replies: 1,361
Views: 62,700
Posted By Polaris
Considering the part of my post which he's...

Considering the part of my post which he's quoting, it's especially ironic.
Forum: USA Politics 24th February 2019, 01:18 PM
Replies: 1,361
Views: 62,700
Posted By Polaris
This is not a part of the GND.

This is not a part of the GND.
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