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Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:23 pm
by css75
JohnStOnge wrote:css75 wrote:
Not true, JSO posts are just so long and convoluted I just don’t bother with them.
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That one wasn't convoluted at all. Very direct. And mostly pictures.
The guy is an atrocity. Having him as President humiliates the United States. It makes us the laughing stock of the planet.
A 2 term atrocity. The only thing worse would be one of those lib Dolts.
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Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:19 pm
by AZGrizFan
JohnStOnge wrote:css75 wrote:
Not true, JSO posts are just so long and convoluted I just don’t bother with them.
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That one wasn't convoluted at all. Very direct. And mostly pictures.
The guy is an atrocity. Having him as President humiliates the United States. It makes us the laughing stock of the planet.
But he’s appointing great justices at all levels, so there’s that.
Oh, and the economy.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:20 pm
by AZGrizFan
JohnStOnge wrote:css75 wrote:
Not true, JSO posts are just so long and convoluted I just don’t bother with them.
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That one wasn't convoluted at all. Very direct. And mostly pictures.
The guy is an atrocity. Having him as President humiliates the United States. It makes us the laughing stock of the planet.
I think it’s hilarious that this Alabama thing bothers you so. Are you just jealous he didn’t include Louisiana?
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:55 pm
by JohnStOnge
Now we have evidence of something that I was concerned about early on. It's the risk that Trump will pressure scientific agencies to distort analysis in order to support his positions. Here it is:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/politics ... index.html
Now, let's revisit Trump's tweet:
Now let's look at NHC's tropical storm force wind speed probabilities forecast as of the time when Trump tweeted that:
It shows a 5 to 10 percent chance that TROPICAL STORM FORCE winds might impact the southeastern corner of Alabama. So 90 to 95% chance the State won't be impacted at all and if it is it'll be tropical storm force winds in a small portion in the Southeast corner.
Now let's look at the HURRICANE force wind speed probabilities forecast as fo the time Trump tweeted that:
Obviously nowhere near Alabama.
This is bad. We now have what appears to be "smoking gun" evidence of Trump corrupting scientific agencies. There is no way what Trump tweeted was accurate. There was no indication at all that Alabama would be hit hard. But now we have NOAA issuing a "rebuke" of one of its local offices that said so at the time.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 4:59 pm
by JohnStOnge
You would seriously spend 15 bucks to buy that?
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:31 pm
by css75
I think he wants a MAGA hat instead.
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Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:41 pm
by HI54UNI
JohnStOnge wrote:
You would seriously spend 15 bucks to buy that?
For you, yes. But you would have to post pictures of you using it in daily life. Plus I would consider it a donation to Trump's re-election in your honor.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:14 pm
by CID1990
“It’s as if South Park planned this whole thing out.”
https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/20 ... -location/
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Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:48 pm
by Skjellyfetti
A Mississippi event hall has come under fire after an employee cited “our Christian race” and “our Christian belief” as reasons why it refused to allow a wedding for an interracial couple.
LaKambria Welch told Deep South Voice magazine on Sunday that she drove to Boone’s Camp Event Hall in Booneville after the venue told her brother via Facebook that he wouldn’t be allowed to hold his upcoming nuptials there “because of [the company’s] beliefs.”
Welch said she wanted to hear firsthand why her brother — who is black and is engaged to a white woman — had been rebuffed by the venue. Welch said she was horrified when a company employee explained.
In a video filmed by Welch and posted on Facebook, a woman identified as someone who worked at the event hall said the venue did not allow LGBTQ or interracial couples to host weddings there.
“First of all, we don’t do gay weddings or mixed race, because of our Christian race — I mean, our Christian belief,” the woman is heard telling Welch in the clip.
“Okay, we’re Christians as well,” Welch responds. “So what in the Bible tells you that ...”
The woman interrupts: “Well, I don’t want to argue my faith. We just don’t participate. We choose not to.”
The video quickly went viral. Amid the ensuing backlash, Boone’s Camp Event Hall deleted its Facebook page before reinstating it on Sunday, Newsweek reported.
The owner of the venue then posted an apology on Facebook, explaining they had met with their pastor and discovered no Bible passage forbidding interracial marriage.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/mississi ... soc_trk=fb
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:27 pm
by JohnStOnge
HI54UNI wrote:JohnStOnge wrote:
You would seriously spend 15 bucks to buy that?
For you, yes. But you would have to post pictures of you using it in daily life. Plus I would consider it a donation to Trump's re-election in your honor.
How about you send me 15 bucks then I'll buy it. Promise.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:49 pm
by UNI88
JohnStOnge wrote:HI54UNI wrote:
For you, yes. But you would have to post pictures of you using it in daily life. Plus I would consider it a donation to Trump's re-election in your honor.
How about you send me 15 bucks then I'll buy it. Promise.
You're as corrupt a confidence man as Trump is!
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:48 am
by Ibanez
Skjellyfetti wrote:A Mississippi event hall has come under fire after an employee cited “our Christian race” and “our Christian belief” as reasons why it refused to allow a wedding for an interracial couple.
LaKambria Welch told Deep South Voice magazine on Sunday that she drove to Boone’s Camp Event Hall in Booneville after the venue told her brother via Facebook that he wouldn’t be allowed to hold his upcoming nuptials there “because of [the company’s] beliefs.”
Welch said she wanted to hear firsthand why her brother — who is black and is engaged to a white woman — had been rebuffed by the venue. Welch said she was horrified when a company employee explained.
In a video filmed by Welch and posted on Facebook, a woman identified as someone who worked at the event hall said the venue did not allow LGBTQ or interracial couples to host weddings there.
“First of all, we don’t do gay weddings or mixed race, because of our Christian race — I mean, our Christian belief,” the woman is heard telling Welch in the clip.
“Okay, we’re Christians as well,” Welch responds. “So what in the Bible tells you that ...”
The woman interrupts: “Well, I don’t want to argue my faith. We just don’t participate. We choose not to.”
The video quickly went viral. Amid the ensuing backlash, Boone’s Camp Event Hall deleted its Facebook page before reinstating it on Sunday, Newsweek reported.
The owner of the venue then posted an apology on Facebook, explaining they had met with their pastor and discovered no Bible passage forbidding interracial marriage.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/mississi ... soc_trk=fb
Idiots...
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:05 pm
by JohnStOnge
There's a statement by McConnell in the story at
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mcconne ... d=65509755 that relates to a pet peeve of mine. It's this:
My members know the very simple fact that to make a law you have to have a presidential signature,
It's not a simple fact. It's not a fact. The fact is that Congress does NOT need a presidential signature to make a law. And people like McConnell ought to act like it.
If he doesn't like legislation fine. Say so. But don't act like Congress can't make law without Presidential concurrence because it can.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:51 pm
by AZGrizFan
JohnStOnge wrote:There's a statement by McConnell in the story at
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mcconne ... d=65509755 that relates to a pet peeve of mine. It's this:
My members know the very simple fact that to make a law you have to have a presidential signature,
It's not a simple fact. It's not a fact. The fact is that Congress does NOT need a presidential signature to make a law. And people like McConnell ought to act like it.
If he doesn't like legislation fine. Say so. But don't act like Congress can't make law without Presidential concurrence because it can.
Not without a veto override they can't.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:25 pm
by css75
AZGrizFan wrote:JohnStOnge wrote:There's a statement by McConnell in the story at
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mcconne ... d=65509755 that relates to a pet peeve of mine. It's this:
It's not a simple fact. It's not a fact. The fact is that Congress does NOT need a presidential signature to make a law. And people like McConnell ought to act like it.
If he doesn't like legislation fine. Say so. But don't act like Congress can't make law without Presidential concurrence because it can.
Not without a veto override they can't.
You are going over JSO’s head,he still needs to learn why the EC exists,
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Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:28 pm
by JohnStOnge
AZGrizFan wrote:JohnStOnge wrote:There's a statement by McConnell in the story at
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mcconne ... d=65509755 that relates to a pet peeve of mine. It's this:
It's not a simple fact. It's not a fact. The fact is that Congress does NOT need a presidential signature to make a law. And people like McConnell ought to act like it.
If he doesn't like legislation fine. Say so. But don't act like Congress can't make law without Presidential concurrence because it can.
Not without a veto override they can't.
Of course. But the statement "...to make a law you have to have a presidential signature" is false. If the Republicans don't want to do anything on "gun control" they should just say so. Don't say they need to have the President agree in order to do anything. There is nothing at all to stop them, if they wanted to, from working with the Democrats to identify things both sides could agree on and develop a 2/3 majority. Then they could go to the President and say "sign this or we will override your veto."
Don't flipping bold faced lie to the US population with that "...to make a law you have to have a presidential signature..." crap. Congress is the most powerful branch. It does not need Presidential concurrence.
Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:41 pm
by CID1990
JohnStOnge wrote:AZGrizFan wrote:
Not without a veto override they can't.
Of course. But the statement "...to make a law you have to have a presidential signature" is false. If the Republicans don't want to do anything on "gun control" they should just say so. Don't say they need to have the President agree in order to do anything. There is nothing at all to stop them, if they wanted to, from working with the Democrats to identify things both sides could agree on and develop a 2/3 majority. Then they could go to the President and say "sign this or we will override your veto."
Don't flipping bold faced lie to the US population with that "...to make a law you have to have a presidential signature..." crap. Congress is the most powerful branch. It does not need Presidential concurrence.
Congress USED to be a powerful branch... before they abrogated all their power to the President because you can’t keep your cushy DC job with your constituents when you actually do your job
That’s why the executive has the unfettered ability to take us to war (see Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq I, Iraq II, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria), levy tariffs, and tell executive brach agencies to ignore those all powerful laws that your all powerful Congress passes (see DACA for starters)
Congresscritters don’t want to go back to Peoria and defend the above ^^^^^ so they just let the Prez do it
Congress is the WEAKEST branch because they willingly made themselves so -
paycheck over country
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Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:20 am
by SeattleGriz
I think I will eat at my local chik fil a today.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:53 am
by css75
The tolerance crowd at its best today.
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Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:46 pm
by JohnStOnge
So Trump says that the idea that he is willing to negotiate with Iran with no preconditions is "fake news." See
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/artic ... udi-strike.
Trump tweets that "The Fake News is saying that I am willing to meet with Iran, 'No Conditions.' That is an incorrect statement."
That article has Administration officials saying the opposite. But there is more. Trump told Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" that there were no preconditions. See
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... s-n1020386.
The guy is not credible. Please, please you people who are conservatives who support this guy: Come to your senses.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:46 am
by Ivytalk
Hey, Klam, your boy Snowden, that super-patriot, has asked Macron for asylum in France. Mon Dieu!
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:03 am
by 89Hen
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... e-new-deal
Virginia coach Tony Bennett declined to take a raise while extending his contract by another year.
The Cavaliers announced the extension Monday, saying Bennett asked for the money to be used to pay his staff more and for improvements to both his program as well as other Virginia teams.
"[My wife] Laurel and I are in a great spot, and in the past I've had increases in my contract," Bennett said in the news release. "We just feel a great peace about where we're at, all that's taken place, and how we feel about this athletic department and this community and this school. I love being at UVA.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:53 am
by UNI88
89Hen wrote:https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... e-new-deal
Virginia coach Tony Bennett declined to take a raise while extending his contract by another year.
The Cavaliers announced the extension Monday, saying Bennett asked for the money to be used to pay his staff more and for improvements to both his program as well as other Virginia teams.
"[My wife] Laurel and I are in a great spot, and in the past I've had increases in my contract," Bennett said in the news release. "We just feel a great peace about where we're at, all that's taken place, and how we feel about this athletic department and this community and this school. I love being at UVA.
Class move.
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:13 am
by HI54UNI
89Hen wrote:https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... e-new-deal
Virginia coach Tony Bennett declined to take a raise while extending his contract by another year.
The Cavaliers announced the extension Monday, saying Bennett asked for the money to be used to pay his staff more and for improvements to both his program as well as other Virginia teams.
"[My wife] Laurel and I are in a great spot, and in the past I've had increases in my contract," Bennett said in the news release. "We just feel a great peace about where we're at, all that's taken place, and how we feel about this athletic department and this community and this school. I love being at UVA.
Nice!
Re: Miscellaneous news items that don't warrant their own thread
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:25 am
by Ibanez
89Hen wrote:https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... e-new-deal
Virginia coach Tony Bennett declined to take a raise while extending his contract by another year.
The Cavaliers announced the extension Monday, saying Bennett asked for the money to be used to pay his staff more and for improvements to both his program as well as other Virginia teams.
"[My wife] Laurel and I are in a great spot, and in the past I've had increases in my contract," Bennett said in the news release. "We just feel a great peace about where we're at, all that's taken place, and how we feel about this athletic department and this community and this school. I love being at UVA.
Classy move by Bennett.
