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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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May 25, 2016 - 02:19pm PT
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Don't worry, the ST race relations docent will be along shortly to make you aware of the white privilege that clouds your judgement.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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May 25, 2016 - 03:47pm PT
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Were they Bernie supporters? Those people seem more inclined for violence than a militia taking over a bird refuge.
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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May 25, 2016 - 06:39pm PT
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“The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.”
― H.L. Mencken
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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May 25, 2016 - 07:06pm PT
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The irony captured in quoting Menken in apparent support of Bernie advocates' is not lost on me.
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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May 25, 2016 - 07:45pm PT
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"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." -- H. L. Mencken
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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May 26, 2016 - 06:25am PT
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The Bigot vs The Gadfly - live at Taco Bell! Moderated by John Miller! Live, hand-size comparison....mature audiences only!
Oops, he was just kidding.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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May 26, 2016 - 07:18am PT
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May, 2016: Wherein liberals pretend they are in an Aaron Sorkin television show instead of an actual election.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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May 26, 2016 - 07:40am PT
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kattz
climber
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May 26, 2016 - 07:55am PT
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Good thing dangerous nutcase Sanders is DONE....
there won't be a big stock crash, real estate crash and massive job losses after elections, not to mention banks going bankrupt and feds having to pay insurance on deposits.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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May 26, 2016 - 08:03am PT
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Unless Trump wins...
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kattz
climber
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May 26, 2016 - 08:05am PT
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-bernie-sanders-quit-trump-clinton-perspec-0526-jm-20160525-story.html
Bernie Sanders needs a friend. Sooner or later, all us old guys need one — a true pal to tell us that we had a good run but it's time to get off the stage.
It's clear that Sanders is living on an old man's ego. After a lifetime on the fringe of American politics, he suddenly finds himself leading a children's crusade, rapturously embraced by crowds of disciples young enough to be his grandchildren. "Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!" they chant, and the old man beams.
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Most of us oldsters have spouses who have put up with our foibles, have learned to tune out dinner-table rants, and who love us enough to tell us when we're making fools of ourselves. I don't know if Jane Sanders is this sort of wife. I hope so. At the moment, she is playing her public role as the candidate's adoring wife, but I hope she's delivering some home truths behind the bedroom door.
Sanders isn't going to win the nomination. That we know. Yet he vows to keep going to the convention and, possibly, beyond that. There's no political point to this. The only reason is the boost to his ego from the cheering crowds, the love of the game, the gratification of the last hurrah.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 26, 2016 - 08:28am PT
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Article intoday's LATimes about how 'real socialists' hate Bernie cause he's a fraud. LOL!
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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May 26, 2016 - 08:32am PT
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Sanders isn't going to win the nomination. That we know.
We don't know that....
[Click to View YouTube Video]
The Dems are wise to keep Bernie hanging on, just in case the unthinkable happens. What's their other fall-back position? Biden? Warren?
Warren could indeed be a credible last-minute substitute, but by then the Bernie folks would be ready to take up arms if in the Clinton-indictment scenario he wasn't the nominee.
My take is that Bernie has driven a big and deep enough stake into the ground that the party bosses are now looking to its positives rather than trying to convince him to drag it back out of the ground.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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May 26, 2016 - 08:33am PT
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So if I make a video in my living room and post it on YouTube am I a credible news source? Man this is a great time we live in. I'm gonna go make some ark on the moon videos.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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May 26, 2016 - 08:47am PT
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So if I make a video in my living room and post it on YouTube am I a credible news source?
Well, folks are quoting Op-Ed pieces published by MSM news sources that are owned by large multi-national conglomerates, and treating that as sound journalism. So I guess you can pick what you believe by others opinions--either grass-roots or MSM-owned.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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May 26, 2016 - 08:52am PT
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After all, in that scenario, it will be the end of even the fantasy of "justice for all" in this nation.
You've got to be kidding, right?
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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May 26, 2016 - 08:55am PT
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So if I make a video in my living room and post it on YouTube am I a credible news source?
I was basically agreeing with you, but you just aren't having it.
What's pathetic about your response is that there was less than a minute between when I posted and when you posted, which means that you commented on the video clip without even bothering to watch one single minute of it. Yeah! "Intellectual honesty" on full display.
In point of fact, H. A. Goodman is a widely-published and widely-viewed pundit, who has appeared repeatedly on major news sources, such as CNN, etc. He's as credible as anybody out there, and he's (you should love it) avowedly left-leaning.
So, don't bash on that which you know nothing about (and can't be bothered to learn about). It's honestly sad to me that I can't even TRY to engage with you on positive terms, because you simply disallow any context of intellectual honesty upon which we might find the slightest common ground.
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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May 26, 2016 - 09:00am PT
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You've got to be kidding, right?
Nope.
Even huge swaths of the left acknowledge that Clinton's recent behavior is criminal per se. The question literally comes down to what "other factors" will come into play in the determination of whether she's indicted or not.
And those "other factors" define the nature of the double-standard in play for people at her level compared to all the rest of us. Genuine justice doesn't contemplate "other factors." It compares behavior (and determinable motivations) against objective statutes. The closer to this ideal is the actual behavior of the JD, the closer to objective justice we are; the further, the further.
Clinton has played an increasingly flagrant "catch me if you can" game. The question in the minds of the majority of Americans is: "Is there any line she can cross that does 'catch' her?" If the answer turns out to be "no," then "justice" takes a huge hit in the minds of many, myself included.
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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May 26, 2016 - 09:27am PT
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So justice is only served if your preconceived result is obtained.
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