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- Fri Mar 09, 2018 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 489056
Re: Random Politics
In some quarters "globalist" is a catch word for "Jew", like the Communists used to call Jews "cosmopolitans" before purging them
Re: Movies
86 of those 100.
Bogart was great
another was director Billy Wilder. He had a not often mentioned gem The Fortune Cookie with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. I loved Matthau. Wilder had some incredible films.
Bogart was great
another was director Billy Wilder. He had a not often mentioned gem The Fortune Cookie with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. I loved Matthau. Wilder had some incredible films.
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 113235
Re: The Mass Shootings Thread
congratulations. Love those kids.
Re: Movies
Crash did stink 30's: 1 (GWTW) 40's: 6 50's: 7 60's: 9 (never saw Tom Jones) 70's: 10 (all of them) 80's: 9 {never saw Rainman) 90's: 10 00's:10 10's: 7 (Shape of Water still to be seen) hard to pick a fave out of them, because my alltime favorite may be Dr Strangelove of the ones with the Oscar it ...
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
- Replies: 3501
- Views: 111705
Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
His outburst coincided with Jane Mayer's New Yorker article that everyone online seems to be raving about. Yeah, I am in the middle of that and hoo boy. I'll tell you what really sticks out to me: The fact that Grassley and Graham went after Steele in such a public and shitty way really should disp...
Re: Movies
I've not seen 7 of the winners since 1950 counting Shape of Water which I haven't seen yet
i think the worst one I saw was Dances with Wolves. Absolute snub to Goodfellas (i think they were the same year)
i think the worst one I saw was Dances with Wolves. Absolute snub to Goodfellas (i think they were the same year)
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:41 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
- Replies: 3501
- Views: 111705
Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Do even the most diehard Trump supporters believe this from President "heel spurs"rass wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:32 am Trump: I would have run into school during shooting even without a gun
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:35 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 489056
Re: Random Politics
Yeah, it's fair to say the jury's out on that and any kind of real effect might not be known until the midterms at the soonest. Even then, it could take a decade or a generation to fully play out. Not to change the subject, but similarly it feels like last week was a definite turning/pivot point fo...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 113235
Re: The Mass Shootings Thread
This post says it all
and i lose it every time i see the cartoon at the bottom
http://www.pajiba.com/politics/armed-te ... chools.php
and i lose it every time i see the cartoon at the bottom
http://www.pajiba.com/politics/armed-te ... chools.php
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:27 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 113235
Re: The Mass Shootings Thread
I think it is easier to get an AR-15 in Florida than it is to register to vote
School shootings-American exceptionalism? no one else does it like us
School shootings-American exceptionalism? no one else does it like us
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:51 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Fluuuuuuu
- Replies: 62
- Views: 2136
Re: The Fluuuuuuu
Daughter had it and was out of school for a solid week and a half. The issue with this one is that apparently a lot of folks coming out of it were getting pneumonia. I read that the flu doesn't kill you, it weakens your immune system so you come down with something else that kills you. 40 years ago...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:49 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 113235
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:10 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 113235
Re: The Mass Shootings Thread
Florida doesn't require a permit for purchase, registration of guns or a license to own.
Plus you vcan carry a rifle without a permit
but mental health guys ( Trump's message)
Plus you vcan carry a rifle without a permit
but mental health guys ( Trump's message)
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 113235
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:06 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Fluuuuuuu
- Replies: 62
- Views: 2136
Re: The Fluuuuuuu
even if you get influenza despite getting vaccinated, i think it may mitigate the illness. I have no proof and my belief may be unfounded, but getting vaccinated is important, especially for elderly (me) or those at risk
Re: Movies
Baby Driver was a cool movie. Very formulaic plot, but the use of music and some of the set pieces were great. Yeah it was formulaic but really solid characters that drove the movie. Hamm, Foxx, and Elgort just were really good characters (maybe not as much with Spacey). great entertainment. And Li...
Re: Podcasts
There is a new podcast up called "Trump, Inc" It is a good look at all the corruption around that asshole in the White House. Plus how crappily he runs his business
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 113235
Re: The Mass Shootings Thread
I read that they had armed guards there and they had an active shooter drill a few weeks ago. So much for more guns there stoppingn the shootings. I'm sure the response by the WH Press Sec'y will be "Now is not the time to discuss gun policy, we need to mourn the victims and of course our thoug...
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:56 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 489056
Re: Random Politics
You'd think of all people, Israelis would be leery of embracing right-wing fascist governments but guess Bibi is naive enough to think Trump's racist buddies won't come for the Jews next time. It is a lot more complicated than that. Obama was very unpopular in Israel. He was perceived as being not ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:02 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 489056
Re: Random Politics
Israeli police recommend indictment of Netanyahu on corruption charges Fuck I hate this slime ball. And sadly as a Jew, he is in some ways the public face of my tribe. In terms of integrity, he is a circumsized Jacob Zuma. Wonder why he and Trump get on so well? He later released a long Facebook me...
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:50 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
- Replies: 3501
- Views: 111705
Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
God almighty San Carlos, that is terrible. Very sorry to hear that. And Avram's comment reminded me that when my wife had surgery 8 years ago or so, she was given a prescription for Oxycontin. I got it filled for her, it was like 40 pills. She took a couple of doses and then threw them out. She did...
- Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:35 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Nature is Horrifying
- Replies: 370
- Views: 25747
Re: Nature is Horrifying
parasites are disgustingrass wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 6:39 pm She thought the weird sensation was a stray eyelash. It was eye worms.
- Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:34 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
- Replies: 3501
- Views: 111705
Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Many years ago when I was in private practice (Internam Medicine) drug reps came around pushing Fentanyl patches for chronic back pain. I couldn't believe it. Who in their right mind would propose highly addictive and powerful narcotics for chronic pain for a non fatal illness. It made a lot of sens...
- Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:21 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 489056
Re: Random Politics
I remember part of a road trip driving through PA. It was gorgeous. Trees everywhere. Pretty sure it was this very long toll road. Now that I think about it, it was the closest to what driving the autobahn in some parts of Germany was like. We drive from Reading to Pittsburgh about once a month to ...
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 489056
Re: Random Politics
Just when you think there's a moment of sanity when the PA State Supreme Court says that the gerrymandered districts violate the state constitution, a benefactor of said gerrymandering determined that they have the super majority enough to impeach those judges. Not only did the PA Court rule it unc...
- Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:35 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Ball of Confusion
- Replies: 594
- Views: 40155
Re: Ball of Confusion
Revising History In Eastern Europe At least the Germans faced up to the horrors of what they did in the middle of the last century. Countries like Poland, Lithuania and the Ukraine... I'll hold my tongue here. On Thursday, Poland's Senate pushed through a measure that would make it illegal to accus...
- Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:26 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Guilty Crushes
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2414
Re: Guilty Crushes
When I was a kid Jean Simmons in Spartacus. I would have sacrified one of my nuts to swim in that pond with her.
Phoebe Cates from Ridgemont High
Kate Hudson when she was in Almost Famous
Jessica Alba in Dark Angel
Jennifer Lawrence in anything
Phoebe Cates from Ridgemont High
Kate Hudson when she was in Almost Famous
Jessica Alba in Dark Angel
Jennifer Lawrence in anything
Re: Movies
So I set a loose goal of trying to see one movie a week in a theater, have only gotten to two this year and I'm figuring out why. There's a lot of dreck out there. Gonna go see Darkest Hour (which I legit do want to see) and hopefully there's something decent coming out next week because that's the...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:09 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
- Replies: 3501
- Views: 111705
Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
House intel has started an "investigation" into DOJ and Mueller after voting to make the GOP memo public Yeah, they're scared shitless Nouse Intel Committee under Hunes and Gowdy is a farce. I can't wait for the Dems to get control of the house so they can boot Nunes off every committee f...
Re: Movies
I liked Dunkirk a lot. Saw it in the theater 2x, and have the same noise/sound complaint. I had the same issues at the beginning of La La Land, and almost walked out. I saw Dunkirk in the theater. I loved it. I have liked Nolan's approach to time ever since i saw Memento and Following. The dialogue...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
- Replies: 3501
- Views: 111705
Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
The voting BS is even worse when you see that voter suppression is getiing worse in an effort to disenfranchise poor and minorities, the shit with gerrymandering and now the Alabam State Senate saying we will never have a democrat elected again by putting special elections fopr the US Senate in the...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
- Replies: 3501
- Views: 111705
Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
The voting BS is even worse when you see that voter suppression is getiing worse in an effort to disenfranchise poor and minorities, the shit with gerrymandering and now the Alabam State Senate saying we will never have a democrat elected again by putting special elections fopr the US Senate in thei...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Mass Shootings Thread
- Replies: 943
- Views: 113235
Re: The Mass Shootings Thread
11 school shootings this year so far; almost one every other day.
Obviously we need to arm the teachers. Obviously the answer is more guns. We should just ask the NRA (when they aren't busy funnelling money for Russia into the campaign.
Is there any other country like this?
Obviously we need to arm the teachers. Obviously the answer is more guns. We should just ask the NRA (when they aren't busy funnelling money for Russia into the campaign.
Is there any other country like this?
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Super Bowl LII thread - Eagles vs Pats II - Backup Boogaloo
- Replies: 220
- Views: 3500
Re: Super Bowl LII thread - Eagles vs Pats II - Backup Boogaloo
I guess I don't see all those fans because I wantch from the safety of my house :)
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:19 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 489056
Re: Random Politics
FiveThirtyEight podcast had a very good 6 part series on gerrymander over the past 2 months. It is worth listening to if you are interested. It dealt in depth with Wisconsin, NC, Arizona and California; 4 different types of districting
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:03 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Politics
- Replies: 9293
- Views: 489056
Re: Random Politics
You should look at a map of PA-06 (my district) just as bad Prior to 2010 my county (Berks) was in the same district with Schuylkill county. When they gerrymandered the state after 2010 Berks county was divided up and allocated to 4 districts (all majority R) when the previous district was D. They t...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:55 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Super Bowl LII thread - Eagles vs Pats II - Backup Boogaloo
- Replies: 220
- Views: 3500
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:55 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
- Replies: 3501
- Views: 111705
Re: The Indictment Thread (Trump Admin Meltdown Thread Part II)
Okay why is Stephen Miller involved in anything? The guy is a total loose cannon, no wonder there’s such a mess. Can’t believe that guy is even in the White House to begin with, nevermind in charge of negotiating something so important. You could swap out the name, and replace it with almost every ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:05 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: 2018 NFL Season
- Replies: 705
- Views: 23187
Re: 2018 NFL Season
fucking Patriots