The American Politics Thread

Snicolette wrote: Very outdated and have been for years.  Anyone around here ever read (or seen) A Boy and His Dog?  The GOP has always reminded me of the parade in the story (and film).  Both a bit controversial....but I do love Harlan Ellison. That McConnell is just such a smug jerk.

I don't often check this thread, but I loved the film A Boy and His Dog. I should read more Harlan Ellison (he had issues with the film).

Are you really arguing semantics?  

npjnpj wrote: I don’t know that I agree here. Smart and intelligent are too different things, in fact intelligent people are often not very smart in the common sense of the word. And how are senators who have served in office for a decade or more not experienced pros?

You are using words that you don't even understand. Check the definition:

smart
/smärt/Submit
adjective
1.
INFORMAL
having or showing a quick-witted intelligence.
"if he was that smart he would never have been tricked"
synonyms:     clever, bright, intelligent, sharp, sharp-witted, quick-witted, nimble-witted, shrewd, astute, acute, apt, able; More

^ Read the definition again, intelligent and smart mean the same thing, you are misusing these words when you try to make them into words that are different from each other.


Edited by Easy Money - January 24 2019 at 07:15

And it's all kicked off for Roger Stone! Arrested for obstruction.

https://news.sky.com/story/roger-stone-trump-ally-charged-with-witness-tampering-11617158

really touching piece on Politco today..   my shrink was the first to mention PTG to me and I really think there is something to it and really helped me out of the black hole I had fallen into.  Obviously there is no better example of it than Biden.  

^ I sort of thought you might.  

I definitely will... and fwiw.. I'm damn glad you found your way here. I"ve really enjoyed the cyber chats and perhaps when I finally make my triumphant return to Oregon (haven't been back since '85) and with Raff in tow as she has always wanted to visit the left coast.. perhaps we could meet up.  David is and has long been a cyber soul mate and someone who I will get a chance to finally meet in the flesh.. especially now that he offered to buy the food and drinks the first night hahaha.  Of course I'll get the 2nd night. Though if you make it.. you might get tagged for the 3rd night... I don't know about David.. but I can put it away like no ones business.

Well....would you look at that...Roger Stone hauled into court. Yet another arrest in Trumputin's Kremlin Kriminal Klub.

So many arrests. So many indictments. So many guilty pleas.

This is the sixth Trump associate directly linked to the 2016 presidential election who has been arrested and/or indicted. One would think something illegal is going on.