Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Adder

Who cares about a sex scandal alleging a consensual and committed relationship?

(And what is that weird website that's so focused on praising Red State's handling of it?)

Are you kidding? Who has two thumbs and cares about naked FFM pictures? This guy!

Eta: sorry, but that tat is a deal breaker, naked or otherwise.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Ahh, so ggg is selectively inviting?

Yup. We're renting a house in the country near where my sister is. Between us, we only have room for 20-25 people, and we're not inviting the racists.

I think this is the first holiday in about 3 years where we won't have to deal with them. Just a huge relief.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I’m seeing NO relatives for Thanksgiving this year. No racists, no people who want to talk about racists, no Rs, no Ds, no progressives, no conservatives, no Trump discussion... no fucking opinions at all.

What do I win?

Yeah, I'm advocating this approach for Christmas - just us and the kids. But I'm not going to win. I'm sure we'll have to deal with trumpers for Christmas.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Yeah, I'm advocating this approach for Christmas - just us and the kids. But I'm not going to win. I'm sure we'll have to deal with trumpers for Christmas.

I banned talk of politics. But you have to stay vigilant. It sneaks back into the conversation thru so many angles.

Thankfully, we’ve no Trumpers. Just angry old mainstream Republicans.

Last year a vicious fight erupted over who was the greatest classic rock vocalist. Swearing, personal insults, people being told to leave. Insane.

I also banned champagne before noon.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I banned talk of politics. But you have to stay vigilant. It sneaks back into the conversation thru so many angles.

Thankfully, we’ve no Trumpers. Just angry old mainstream Republicans.

Last year a vicious fight erupted over who was the greatest classic rock vocalist. Swearing, personal insults, people being told to leave. Insane.

I also banned champagne before noon.

Janis Joplin. No question.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Janis Joplin. No question.

Freddy Mercury.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Freddy Mercury.

Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye

[LessinSF]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Freddy Mercury.

Ozzy or Lemmy.

LessinTashkent, Uzbekistan

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

Ozzy or Lemmy.

LessinTashkent, Uzbekistan

Bryan Ferry.

[LessinSF]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Bryan Ferry.

Nanci Pelosi calling to protect the Trump whistleblower despite her prior position to prosecute Snowden. Pretty classic and she is of the age.

LessintheDubaiAirport

[Adder]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

Nanci Pelosi calling to protect the Trump whistleblower despite her prior position to prosecute Snowden. Pretty classic and she is of the age.

LessintheDubaiAirport

Wasn't aware that the Trump whistleblower stole a bunch of classified materials and gave them to reporters before fleeing to Russia.

Not sure I favor prosecuting Snowden, but there's a pretty big difference between what he did and making a report to IG (even if it was after consulting with House Intelligent Staffers about the right thing to do).

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

Nanci Pelosi calling to protect the Trump whistleblower despite her prior position to prosecute Snowden. Pretty classic and she is of the age.

LessintheDubaiAirport

There is an obvious difference, which is that the Trump whistleblower has followed legal channels and has not released information to anyone outside the government, so far as we know, unlike Snowden. Which is to say that Pelosi is calling to follow the law, controversial as that is in this day and age.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by LessinSF

Nanci Pelosi calling to protect the Trump whistleblower despite her prior position to prosecute Snowden. Pretty classic and she is of the age.

LessintheDubaiAirport

Umm, and what would the whistleblower be prosecuted for?

Yes, classic, Les. Classic.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Hmm. I fear Yglesias is right...

Matthew Yglesias: Impeachment Protests and Mass Resistance Are Needed to Beat Trump https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...rallies-trump: "Watergate is the ur-text for how Americans imagine the defeat of a sitting president, but it shouldn’t be how to think about the impeachment of Donald Trump.... A lawless government cannot be constrained by the institutions of the law alone. It is popular mass resistance that creates a crisis point and forces action. And if Democrats want to beat Trump’s stonewalling tactics in 2019, they should consider doing it again.... Defeating Nixon... meant winning a series of difficult elite insider games.... Building a consensus that compelled the president to resign was arduous, and the people who did it are rightly proud of their work. But none of this is relevant to contemporary politics, any more than the Senate’s unanimous passage of the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act has relevant lessons for contemporary climate politics. Today’s Congress is much more partisan and much more ideological, featuring many members who have no personal loyalty to Trump but who can nevertheless be expected to stand by him through thick and thin, thanks to broader partisan and policy objectives. In an extraordinary moment, you need to reach beyond ordinary politics.... The mechanisms through which protest works seem multifaceted, with some of the impact driven by direct personal participation, some driven by witnessing the protest themselves, and some driven by media coverage which serves to rebroadcast key elements of the protest message. The key to it all, however, is that bothering to show up to a march is a moderately costly investment of time and energy. When a bunch of people do that, it serves as a powerful signal to the rest of society that something extraordinary is happening.... The Constitution is in need of defending. And it would be extremely foolish to believe that Republican senators and Federalist Society judges are going to come riding out of the woods in order to do the job....

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Hmm. I fear Yglesias is right...

He may be right that hitting the streets is necessary, but your efforts, reading blogs all day then posting nonsense, that's important too! Thank you for your service.