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Mid-Morning Art Thread [Kris]
Nicholas II Of Russia
Ilya Repin Ilya Repin started his career as a cartographer in military school. He then studied art under various icon painters. After a few fits and starts, he finally entered the Imperial Academy in St. Petersburg where his work began to focus on social issues and The Struggle. His political views would ebb and flow over the years, but he eventually took a job as a professor in the Imperial Academy in the early 1890s and seemed to have a friendly relationship with the upper classes. This work was painted on the occasion of Nicholas II’s coronation as Czar of All the Russias after the sudden death of his father. Every source I’ve read says that Nicholas was totally unprepared for rule and that everyone in the imperial circles knew it, including Nicholas himself and both his parents. The new Czar accepted it as a divine calling however, as his destiny and duty. It would be a disaster. The painting is life size, about 8x5. The Czar is front and center, in the vast space of his new throne room. He isn’t in his coronation robes or crown, however, he’s in military dress uniform. The mood is relaxed. Nicholas is young. He is smiling and his eyes look friendly and joyful. His arms are folded gently in front of him, not on his hips like Holbein’s famous portrait of Henry VIII. He also doesn’t project superiority like the portrait of Louis XIV. Except for the throne in the background, it looks like a portrait of a young gentleman officer in any given army. The size of the work denotes importance but Nicholas stares the viewer straight in the eye. He isn’t looking down at us nor ignoring us all together. If one didn’t know the rest of the story, he looks like a decent man, and in his private life, he was. It is the setting of the portrait that is important here. The space surrounding him is vast. He stands in the very center of the room and the hazy background creates a sense of space. This room is so large that the walls faze into the distance. This room announces the imperial majesty of this person, and, for me, it symbolizes the massiveness of his empire. It is also a metaphor for the scale of the job ahead of him. The room and the job dwarf him. Light shines in the windows behind him, perhaps symbolizing the bright new day ahead for Russia with its new, young emperor. But the windows are shaded, creating bright streaks across the floor that lead to the throne, not the figure. The throne is in the distant left, slightly faded and blurred. Even out of focus, it still dominates the scene. It looms in the background. The responsibilities of the imperial office overwhelmed Nicholas, and though he tried to manage it, he did not have the skills needed to rule nor did he develop them as time went on. Imperial artists get to know their patrons pretty well and their art can be very perceptive. An excellent example is Goya’s group portrait of the Spanish royal family. I believe Repin wanted Nicholas look amiable and hopeful, but some details seem apprehensive. Nicholas was a weak-willed reactionary who listened to the wrong people and made the same mistakes over and over and over. The consequences destroyed his family and his country.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at October 23, 2019 09:33 AM (Vy7tf)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at October 23, 2019 09:33 AM (59ep1)
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Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 09:33 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Don L at October 23, 2019 09:35 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: dingbat at October 23, 2019 09:36 AM (MXaJk)
Posted by: BignJames at October 23, 2019 09:37 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at October 23, 2019 09:37 AM (59ep1)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 23, 2019 09:37 AM (iuFgi)
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at October 23, 2019 09:38 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: Fox2! at October 23, 2019 09:38 AM (MwFQu)
Not to worry. I've got this.
Posted by: Rasputin at October 23, 2019 09:38 AM (ZLI7S)
not a surprise he looks like Prince Harry, they're both in Victoria's lineage.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 09:39 AM (V2Yro)
Listening to the wrong people and making the same mistakes over and over and over is now characteristic of our strong-willed elite.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 23, 2019 09:39 AM (7rVsF)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 23, 2019 09:37 AM (iuFgi)
That was my thought as well.
Of course Nicholas and George V of England shared a close resemblance.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Transition from a Fugue to Enlightenment With an SJW Kit from the Outrage Outlet! at October 23, 2019 09:39 AM (hLRSq)
Posted by: Archer at October 23, 2019 09:39 AM (gmo/4)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at October 23, 2019 09:40 AM (ClOmq)
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 09:40 AM (OyyDO)
Kaiser Wilhelm, too.
Of course they were all cousins by about twenty different ways. They were essentially clones at that point.
Those boys could've swapped any organ with no trouble whatsoever.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (Russian Asset) at October 23, 2019 09:41 AM (Do2h6)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 09:41 AM (G546f)
His insight and appreciation for art goes far beyond my "this one's pretty cool."
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at October 23, 2019 09:41 AM (aktsl)
Nicholas II and George V looked like identical twins.
The habit of Russian tsars marrying German princesses made Nicholas II less a Russian than Liz Warren is an Indian.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 23, 2019 09:41 AM (7rVsF)
Posted by: BignJames at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM (Pzzpr)
Hard to criticize him too much, his plan actually worked right up til 1914, long after he was dead. And he would say that without his guidance, the Europeans finally did what he was always worried they were going to do.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM (V2Yro)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 09:41 AM (G546f)
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He looks like a nice boy.
Not really someone who has the iron will to rule a nation like Russia.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM (q80AH)
The prospect of being broken on the wheel does tend to motivate the servants.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (Russian Asset) at October 23, 2019 09:43 AM (Do2h6)
Posted by: Nearsighted Cyclops at October 23, 2019 09:43 AM (B06Zw)
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM
Whoever decorated that room had enough of a gilt complex.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 09:43 AM (ejd/p)
Reminds me of "This is photoshopped, I have shopped many photos and I can tell from the pixels."
Posted by: BourbonChicken at October 23, 2019 09:44 AM (LxTcq)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 09:44 AM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 09:44 AM (y7DUB)
Posted by: BignJames at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM (X/Pw5)
Mayor Petes Husband
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at October 23, 2019 09:44 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at October 23, 2019 09:45 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Skeksis at October 23, 2019 09:45 AM (LxTcq)
Posted by: grammie winger at October 23, 2019 09:45 AM (lwiT4)
Also second, third, fourth, and fifth cousins. By multiple lines in every case.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (Russian Asset) at October 23, 2019 09:45 AM (Do2h6)
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 09:45 AM (OyyDO)
Posted by: Roy at October 23, 2019 09:46 AM (Gvpa/)
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 09:44 AM (y7DUB)
The Germans helped too.
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 09:46 AM (OyyDO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger
that reminds me - how long has Putin been in power now?
He's pretty much one of Russia's great Tsars by now, yeah?
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 09:47 AM (G546f)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 09:47 AM (BLD7q)
In that case, I'll take the nickel tour of the art museum with Kris rather than Mr. Brown's Dildo.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at October 23, 2019 09:47 AM (aktsl)
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 09:47 AM (Pzzpr)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 23, 2019 09:47 AM (YslsA)
I expect Nicholas II was trying to avoid similar end, and failed as well.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 23, 2019 09:47 AM (fqM2k)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, still auditioning new socks at October 23, 2019 09:48 AM (P83tS)
For the Tsar? Of course. May the Lord bless and keep the Tsar....far away from us.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 09:48 AM (ejd/p)
Weren't they first cousins?
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Yes, and when Nicholas and Kaiser Wilhelm, also first cousins, communicated they did so in their common language, English.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at October 23, 2019 09:48 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 23, 2019 09:49 AM (ptqGC)
I find the way the young Czar stands out, almost pops out, from the background riveting. The effect in a large work must have been powerful.
Too bad Nicholas made so many mistakes that led to his family and national downfall. He looks like a nice guy.
Posted by: JTB at October 23, 2019 09:49 AM (bmdz3)
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 09:49 AM (yRAFu)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 23, 2019 09:49 AM (XMX6K)
Czar means Caesar
The Muscovite 3rd Rome was all about it. Interestingly, their adoption of Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Cyrillic alphabet plus a habit of eschewing classical writings for the Russian vernacular cut them off from the West and removed a common lexicon, the educated westerner being educated in the the language, stories and philosophy of Greece and Rome. Post Mongol, they were less a 3rd Rome than a 2nd Byzantium losing a lot of Rome in the translation through Asia Minor.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 09:49 AM (nRWPy)
Thank you to all of you for your good wishes yesterday.
I have applied for a position as a technical advisor to a local law firm. After a couple of conversations, they wanted me to provide a writing sample. Yesterday morning they sent me a chemical scheme and asked me to return to them within two hours an executive summary outlining the reactions and process described and how to do it.
I got their answer to them with 15 minutes to spare. They said they liked what I'd written and that they wanted to have me in for an on-site talk on Friday. So, progress.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 23, 2019 09:50 AM (7rVsF)
Posted by: grammie winger at October 23, 2019 09:51 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 09:51 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 09:51 AM (G546f)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at October 23, 2019 09:51 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: scottst at October 23, 2019 09:51 AM (vbIjJ)
Posted by: JTB at October 23, 2019 09:52 AM (bmdz3)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 09:52 AM (BLD7q)
Posted by: mindful webworker - thoughtfully, while sucking on camel's-hair paintbrush at October 23, 2019 09:52 AM (RnSBy)
Thanks for the update. That's good news. Will keep you in prayer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2019 09:52 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 09:53 AM (BqBId)
Sounds like Washington today.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at October 23, 2019 09:53 AM (FTlwv)
Too late for Report
Too early for the Rant
Too Rooskie for the Art
Posted by: mindful webworker - thoughtfully, while sucking on camel's-hair paintbrush at October 23, 2019 09:52 AM
Is ok...on time for vodka. Na zdarovye!
Posted by: Boris at October 23, 2019 09:54 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (Russian Asset) at October 23, 2019 09:54 AM (Do2h6)
And plainly, without Lenin, Hitler would never have risen to power. Seeing the charnel house of revutionary Russia, German burghers knew what was in store for them if the German Communist Party seized power. With the Weimar government hanging by a thread, many--enough--concluded that only one man was hard enough to stop them.
Posted by: Skeptic at October 23, 2019 09:54 AM (hkFXT)
Posted by: SteveOReno, I proudly self-identify as a Moron at October 23, 2019 09:54 AM (+qbBa)
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 09:54 AM (OyyDO)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at October 23, 2019 09:55 AM (LxTcq)
Posted by: exdem13 at October 23, 2019 09:55 AM (W+kMI)
Posted by: grammie winger at October 23, 2019 09:55 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: BignJames at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM
There are bulls who don't?
Posted by: The Rampart at October 23, 2019 09:55 AM (kXK2e)
What's odd is that communism is feudalism, just with a different "Lord" the state. The progressives, commies, and socialists work diligently on returning society to feudalism. All the elites think they'll be the liege lord. The media has already swore their troth.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 09:56 AM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Bullwinkle at October 23, 2019 09:56 AM (FTlwv)
https://bit.ly/2MGEr7c
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at October 23, 2019 09:56 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 23, 2019 09:57 AM (kXK2e)
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Russian, Republican - when you've had enough Valu-Rite, they all sound the same.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 09:58 AM (BLD7q)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger
that reminds me - how long has Putin been in power now?
He's pretty much one of Russia's great Tsars by now, yeah?
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As tsars go, Putin isn't one of the greats, but he's a bit above average.
Posted by: exdem13 at October 23, 2019 09:58 AM (W+kMI)
Posted by: BignJames
Same people who carry around the house.
Wife asked me why I carried a gun in the house.
I told her "Decepticons". She laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed. I shot the toaster.
Good times. Good times.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2019 09:58 AM (ftdxp)
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 09:58 AM (9YKBM)
Hillary's a helluva gaslighter.
Mostly because she has so much gas.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 23, 2019 09:59 AM (XMX6K)
Posted by: Winston a dreg of society at October 23, 2019 09:59 AM (Tt761)
Nick with a boner before his job as Concierge at the St.Petes Hilton.
he recommends the huge flagons of Wodka @ Putins on the Ritz.
Posted by: saf at October 23, 2019 09:59 AM (5IHGB)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 23, 2019 09:57 AM (kXK2e)
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Perhaps he doesn't yet need to take a dump.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 09:59 AM (BLD7q)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 23, 2019 10:00 AM (ptqGC)
although Lenin was really the outcome of fuckups, ruthless ambition and dumb luck.
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 09:44 AM (y7DUB)
Don't forget the Germans sabotaging the Russian war effort by locking Lenin in a train car and sending him through German territory to finally cross the border in Finland.
Of course, it worked perfectly. Within a year, Lenin pulled the Russians out of the war.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 23, 2019 10:00 AM (veoSD)
Posted by: Roland THTG at October 23, 2019 10:00 AM (88+cf)
What's odd is that communism is feudalism, just with a different "Lord" the state. The progressives, commies, and socialists work diligently on returning society to feudalism. All the elites think they'll be the liege lord. The media has already swore their troth.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 09:56 AM (nRWPy)
Feudalism is pretty decentralized. An absolute monarchy might be a better analog(single head, state administered through vast bureaucracy).
Posted by: Someguy at October 23, 2019 10:00 AM (6GjnW)
Posted by: exdem13 at October 23, 2019 10:00 AM (W+kMI)
Big success on the Turkey/Syria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended. Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured. I will be making a statement at 11:00 A.M. from the White House. Thank you!
@realdonaldtrump
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 10:00 AM (Pzzpr)
The Czar would have been the head of the Church like a Caesar or a Byzantine Emperor. Or hell, even an English monarch post Henry VIII. The Muscovite Emperors moved the Metropolitan (eastern pope, sorta) to Moscow to solidify power there. Red Square, aka the Kremlin was part fortress, part pentagon, part Vatican.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 10:00 AM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Aud at October 23, 2019 10:01 AM (uBywd)
So he's reaching 20 years.
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 10:01 AM (G546f)
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Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank Stepping Down | Baltimore, MD Patch
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Trump Curse??
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 10:01 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 23, 2019 10:01 AM (ptqGC)
Christ when are the NYT faithful going to get tired of being lied to.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at October 23, 2019 10:01 AM (LxTcq)
Posted by: BignJames
Same people who carry around the house.
Wife asked me why I carried a gun in the house.
I told her "Decepticons". She laughed, I laughed, the toaster laughed. I shot the toaster.
Good times. Good times.
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This brightened up my morning. Thanks!
Posted by: exdem13 at October 23, 2019 10:02 AM (W+kMI)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2019 10:02 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 09:46 AM (OyyDO)
Yes, those assholes with that sealed train were too clever by half. Merkel level rocket surgery.
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 10:02 AM (y7DUB)
Posted by: The Barrel at October 23, 2019 10:02 AM (1XNk8)
Posted by: WeBoned! at October 23, 2019 10:03 AM (1s2j5)
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 10:03 AM (Pzzpr)
Posted by: G marks the spot at October 23, 2019 10:03 AM (Fmkqn)
Revolution is an ugly thing, close up.
Think of that hatred the bolsheviks had for the royals, and compare that hatred to that the left has for PDT, and his citizen supporters, today.
Posted by: Les Kinetic at October 23, 2019 10:03 AM (4ZE6o)
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'Fake News' Donald Trump Denies Considering Kellyanne Conway as Chief of Staff | Breitbart
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 10:04 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 23, 2019 10:04 AM (XMX6K)
https://bit.ly/2MGEr7c
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at October 23, 2019 09:56 AM
AYFKM?! Do these people not know about this thing called audio recording? Been around for a while.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:05 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 23, 2019 09:49 AM (XMX6K)
Partially the style of the time, partially to show he was an adult, and partially due to the prevalence of hemophilia in the royal families if Europe.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 23, 2019 10:05 AM (fqM2k)
His cousin could have saved him but blood was not thicker than tea.
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 10:05 AM (9YKBM)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 09:56 AM (nRWPy)
"the state" is just the people that run it - Dear Leader, his ministers, the bureaucracy, the media, and the military leadership are the new orders of nobility.
Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est at October 23, 2019 10:05 AM (J+mig)
What's odd is that communism is feudalism, just with a different "Lord" the state. The progressives, commies, and socialists work diligently on returning society to feudalism. All the elites think they'll be the liege lord. The media has already swore their troth.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 09:56 AM (nRWPy)
Feudalism is pretty decentralized. An absolute monarchy might be a better analog(single head, state administered through vast bureaucracy).
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Communism is the Roman Empire before they stopped pretending about the degree of despotism. Big man in charge, rubber-stamp legislature, secret police, army does its job and is the regular police, BS about a "republic" to keep the plebs happy, the citizens/Party members have it good, and the Emperor's favorite bureaucrats are living it up.
Posted by: exdem13 at October 23, 2019 10:05 AM (W+kMI)
Posted by: Pierre Delicto, Olympic Flouncer at October 23, 2019 10:06 AM (Ndje9)
monarchy might be a better analog(single head, state administered
through vast bureaucracy).
Posted by: Someguy at October 23, 2019 10:00 AM (6GjnW)
Feudalism was the answer to a failure of monarchy post Charlemagne, however, I don't doubt that the Russian aristocrats were landed and acted as feudal lords under the Czar. The current oligarchs have replaced them culturally. The only real way to run vast no-technology, no commuication farms in the steppe would have been via a local lord. The czar was hardly managing those except via decree. The Russians were about as advanced as the "dark" ages and haven't come that far since.
Speaking of oligarchs, Fuckerberg is in front of congress pretending to not be an oligarch and tool of China today.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 10:06 AM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 10:06 AM (y7DUB)
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:06 AM (yRAFu)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:05 AM (ejd/p)
That's our Felonia. Tone deaf, crazy, drunk and stupid.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 23, 2019 10:06 AM (1XNk8)
I would recommend the movie Nicholas and Alexandra 1971. It was well done from what I remember. It shows Nicholas as a decent man but completely in over his head as czar. It has Tom Baker playing Rasputin.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:07 AM (kw5n8)
Where's the Whistleblower?
@DrPaulGosar
There is no whistleblower. There is a leaker who illegally released information. Calling a traitor a "whistleblower" does not make it so.
Posted by: Rasputin at October 23, 2019 10:07 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: dingbat at October 23, 2019 10:07 AM (MXaJk)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:07 AM (ZLI7S)
Think of that hatred the bolsheviks had for the royals, and compare that hatred to that the left has for PDT, and his citizen supporters, today.
Posted by: Les Kinetic
Biggest difference between then and now?
We're armed.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (JWzxO)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (nRWPy)
Posted by: BignJames at October 23, 2019 09:42 AM
Aggies.
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 10:06 AM (y7DUB)
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Marbles wear spurs? Who knew?
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (BLD7q)
Posted by: exdem13 at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (W+kMI)
Posted by: Wendy at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (bpemY)
Ilya Repin
Repin had a cousin of the same first name who joined an international spy organization
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (kw5n8)
Posted by: AoS Aristocracy at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (FTlwv)
Posted by: Boneless Pork Rectum (R-Utah) at October 23, 2019 10:09 AM (LISuA)
Posted by: Mishdog at October 23, 2019 10:09 AM (jkmtt)
Posted by: WeBoned! at October 23, 2019 10:03 AM (1s2j5)
He's built like a cyborg although that groin pull last season was an early sign that there's a lot of mileage on that body.
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 10:09 AM (y7DUB)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 23, 2019 10:09 AM (IOquy)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 23, 2019 10:09 AM (1XNk8)
Posted by: t-bird at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (CE5C/)
Posted by: andycanuck at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (Dh1wo)
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (0Oclf)
Posted by: REDACTED at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (rpxSz)
I would recommend the movie Nicholas and Alexandra 1971. It was well done from what I remember. It shows Nicholas as a decent man but completely in over his head as czar. It has Tom Baker playing Rasputin.
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It's an excellent film, and TCM runs it every now and then. It's a nice docudrama about the period; watched it in history class many years ago.
Posted by: exdem13 at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (W+kMI)
Biggest difference between then and now?
We're armed.
Posted by: rickb223
Bigly. I read there is at least 3 trillion rounds of ammo in civilian hands.
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (Pzzpr)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 23, 2019 10:12 AM (1XNk8)
I would recommend the movie Nicholas and Alexandra 1971. It was well done from what I remember. It shows Nicholas as a decent man but completely in over his head as czar. It has Tom Baker playing Rasputin.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:07 AM (kw5n
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In my queue for about 3 years now. Should get it in...a brisk 12 months or so.
I'm quite looking forward to it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:12 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:12 AM (yRAFu)
Posted by: IrishEi at October 23, 2019 10:12 AM (sGotD)
Posted by: rickb223
Bigly. I read there is at least 3 trillion rounds of ammo in civilian hands.
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (Pzzpr)
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Don't worry, Beto will send the police and get it all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:13 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:12 AM (yRAFu)
It's a Goodfellas quote. When Tommy shot Spider.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at October 23, 2019 10:13 AM (1XNk8)
Posted by: t-bird at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (CE5C/
He was King George's first cousin. Their mothers were sisters IIRC.
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 10:13 AM (9YKBM)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2019 10:13 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 10:14 AM (G546f)
For $15 a month it's well worth it.
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:14 AM (FiUMj)
And GO NATS!
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama-Butcher at October 23, 2019 10:14 AM (ANcSt)
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Over his head describes Lincoln, Kennedy, and Obama. Likely Carter, too. Don't show up without a plan cuz you will become a Ping Pong Ball.
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:14 AM (yRAFu)
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (0Oclf)
Shooting was easier.
Posted by: The Bolsheviks at October 23, 2019 10:15 AM (wYseH)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:15 AM (FiUMj)
Posted by: klaftern at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (RuIsu)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:15 AM (FiUMj)
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Pre-revolutionary Czarist Russia is fascinating.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (q80AH)
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Well, you are a brain damaged blithering idiot so you've got that going for you.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2019 10:13 AM (WI7YS)
You misunderstand, that is precisely what makes her a threat.
Posted by: Someguy at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (6GjnW)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (G546f)
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Speaking to Russians and Ukrainians they all agree that Russia/Ukraine are a blend of Europeans and Asians. Best to understand that it follows Asiatic norms and then swings wildly to European norms and then back again. Its Bi-Polar.
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (yRAFu)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (G546f)
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I remember when Netflix was just DVDs through the mail and the idea of streaming content was crazy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:17 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (G546f)
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Yeah, I remember when Netflix used to deliver DVDs in the mail. And I had to walk uphill 3 miles in the snow to the mailbox!! And we liked it damn it!!
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:17 AM (FiUMj)
For $15 a month it's well worth it.
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:14 AM (FiUMj)
I thought Fractured was dumb. El Camino was alright, though it was a bit jarring to see how much weight Todd put on by the time they shot the movie.
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 10:17 AM (NWiLs)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 10:17 AM (G546f)
1971. It was well done from what I remember. It shows Nicholas as a
decent man but completely in over his head as czar. It has Tom Baker
playing Rasputin.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:07 AM (kw5n
The part of Russia was played by Brian Dennehy.
Posted by: Roland THTG at October 23, 2019 10:17 AM (88+cf)
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 10:17 AM (NWiLs)
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My mom went El Camino crazy leading up to the release, and she has mentioned Todd's weight gain at least three times to me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Les Kinetic
Biggest difference between then and now?
We're armed.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (JWzxO)
And Trump isn't a weakling.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (d6Ksn)
His stats will continue for a few more years, but his championship days are over. All he has left of significance is his retirement tour.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (Aacrg)
Posted by: simplemind at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (FhWeP)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:15 AM (FiUMj)
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Hope it's better than the "Peter the Great" miniseries back in the 80s. They managed to take one of the world's dynamic personalities and turned his life into a slogathon.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (BLD7q)
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 10:17 AM (G546f)
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We few. We happy few.
I'll stay with it to the bitter end.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (q80AH)
Biggest difference between then and now?
We're armed.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2019 10:08 AM (JWzxO)
Russia had the largest percentage of gun ownership in Europe. Followed by Germany and Austro-Hungary
Posted by: Kindltot at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (fqM2k)
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"Who let this fishwife into the palace?"
- Catharine after meeting Hilary Clinton
Posted by: exdem13 at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (W+kMI)
https://tinyurl.com/y5x69uap
Things get very interesting at the 2:00 minute mark.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (q80AH)
Heh. Yeah, he got pudgy.
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (NWiLs)
.Posted by: Jonah Kyle at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (SH7Tr)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (FiUMj)
I still like DVDs in the same manner I prefer books to e-books. Though I don't want books sent to me through the mail and then sending them back.
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (9YKBM)
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (q80AH)
DVDs are still higher quality than streaming, especially the sound.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (wYseH)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (q80AH)
Heh. Yeah, he got pudgy.
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (NWiLs)
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"Couldn't they have called Jesse Plemons like two months before the shoot and told him to lay off the Cheetos?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (FiUMj)
http://bit.ly/2ofofR4
*******
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank Stepping Down | Baltimore, MD Patch
*******
Trump Curse??
CEO of Nike stepping down as well.
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (Pzzpr)
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 10:10 AM (0Oclf)
Me too, but I don't have a wall big enough.
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (OyyDO)
Posted by: Jonah Kyle at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (SH7Tr)
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Don't watch commercial TV.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (BLD7q)
started. All the muhRussia talk got Hollywood interested in the
subject, I guess.
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:15 AM (FiUMj)
Started watching that last night.They seemed to be rather foppish.
Posted by: Roland THTG at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (88+cf)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM (fqM2k)
That's why they had revolutions within their revolutions.
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (9YKBM)
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The Amazon Business Model?
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (yRAFu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:18 AM (q80AH)
DVDs are still higher quality than streaming, especially the sound.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (wYseH)
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Not really true.
You can get 4K streamed now. I get it in my house.
DVD is 480p vs the 2080p of 4K.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (q80AH)
He's pretty much one of Russia's great Tsars by now, yeah?
Posted by: vmom happy to have read a good book! at October 23, 2019 09:47 AM (G546f)
Yes, I think that qualifies. Stalin is easy to picture as the 2nd coming of Ivan, but Putin is not nearly so powerful, or so terrible. Not quite a Peter the Great, either, since his country is getting weaker and weaker while he runs it, not stronger.
Also, he's making the great error that all strongmen make - no realistic plans for an orderly succession. Ask Cromwell and Tito how that goes.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Jonah Goldbrick at October 23, 2019 10:22 AM (LISuA)
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The Amazon Business Model?
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (yRAFu)
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Losing The Office and Friends is going to f them in the b.
That's why they're paying so much for Seinfeld.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:22 AM (q80AH)
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Because the plan was already in place to Impeach Trump for obstruction of justice.
Their deep state allies had assured them that they would block Trump from releasing the complaint or the transcript though lies about threats to national security, etc.
Trick Trump into waiting for their "sanitizer" process, manipulating his loyalty to country, so that he takes the blame for their delay while they promise and promise it'll be scrubbed by next week for sure.
And the only "transcript" we were ever to be allowed was Scheiff's fiction.
On that, they fan the flames into a bonfire.
Note how quickly they got the Senate to vote to"demand" Trump release the complaint?
This was all supposed to be voted out of the House by now so it could die in the Senate just before Thanksgiving at exactly 52 votes
The Dems get their political club, the GOPe get a permanently weakened Trump--win, win for uniparty.
So now they've gone from:
Quid pro quo
To
Obstruction of justice
To
Abuse of power
Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at October 23, 2019 10:23 AM (cXp0V)
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Obozo Shit Midas curse.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at October 23, 2019 10:23 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 10:23 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama-Butcher at October 23, 2019 10:23 AM (ANcSt)
Posted by: Milo Mindbender at October 23, 2019 10:24 AM (Bf3hj)
Quid pro quo
To
Obstruction of justice
To
Abuse of power
Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at October 23, 2019 10:23 AM (cXp0V)
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And he said pussy!!!!!
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:24 AM (FiUMj)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:24 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Chris W at October 23, 2019 10:24 AM (TlL+m)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama-Butcher at October 23, 2019 10:23 AM (ANcSt)
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Yeah, they're not replacing as many discs as they could.
I supplement it with trips to the "library". I torrent some stuff I can't get there. Everything in my Saved Queue.
Studios don't care about torrents of 40 year old movies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:24 AM (q80AH)
So Russian collusion is all forgotten now and a Ukrainian phone call is all the rage. Are they going to dust off Mewler to waste another 2 years on a BS investigation?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:24 AM (mpeBU)
That was really hard to pull off before modern communications, although certainly some tried.
More commonly, the typical Roman/Chinese/English/French noble ran his estate to suit himself, without paying a whole lot of attention to the opinions of the nominal king/emperor.
Wise king/emperors went along with this.
As long as a reasonable amount of tax money kept coming in, they didn't try to micromanage the provinces.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia (Russian Asset) at October 23, 2019 10:25 AM (Do2h6)
bunch of Republican reps who aren't on the committee have entered the
hearing.
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Hopefully carrying bats and canes.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 23, 2019 10:25 AM (LISuA)
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 23, 2019 10:20 AM (RD7QR)
I think I read that. Was it really long and thick, with minute detail? And pretty recent?
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 10:25 AM (OyyDO)
God, I hate communists.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at October 23, 2019 10:25 AM (dzQ13)
Also, he's making the great error that all strongmen make - no realistic plans for an orderly succession. Ask Cromwell and Tito how that goes.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (Kpl3J)
Russia has not really moved past being a raw resource exporter, and has western birth rates. There's only so much that can be done as far as that goes, though certainly he has not modernized their economy. It's doing a pretty good job of preventing China from taking over its old satellites and looks like its in the process of absorbing some in eastern Europe. Agreed regarding the succession.
Posted by: Someguy at October 23, 2019 10:25 AM (6GjnW)
1h
Big success on the Turkey/Syria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended. Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured. I will be making a statement at 11:00 A.M. from the White House. Thank you!
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 10:25 AM (BqBId)
Wait. What?
Posted by: Alexander III of Macedon at October 23, 2019 10:25 AM (ykYG2)
Posted by: zombie jeff davis at October 23, 2019 10:26 AM (H5knJ)
bunch of Republican reps who aren't on the committee have entered the
hearing.
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Hopefully carrying bats and canes.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 23, 2019 10:25 AM (LISuA)
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Cucks.
Should have miniguns.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:26 AM (q80AH)
Listen for the name Eric Ciaramella.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:27 AM (ZLI7S)
https://tinyurl.com/y5x69uap
Things get very interesting at the 2:00 minute mark.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:19 AM
So, the person running the corrupt finances in Puerto Rico was previously granted Ukranian citizenship to run their corrupt finances? WTH?
Posted by: Bert G at October 23, 2019 10:27 AM (tOP4K)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:27 AM (FiUMj)
You can get 4K streamed now. I get it in my house.
DVD is 480p vs the 2080p of 4K.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (q80AH)
Compare them....flip back and forth...I'll bet you will see a difference.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 10:27 AM (wYseH)
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM
The sudden switch from "Me love you long time!" to "You been heah foh howah! You go now!!" can be disconcerting.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 23, 2019 10:27 AM (kXK2e)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 23, 2019 10:28 AM (2I33r)
And set up shop at the top of four seasons
Posted by: Milo Mindbender at October 23, 2019 10:28 AM (Bf3hj)
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Great he knows something. Will he **DO** something? No. We've seen this movie 100 times before.
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:28 AM (FiUMj)
You can get 4K streamed now. I get it in my house.
DVD is 480p vs the 2080p of 4K.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:21 AM (q80AH)
Compare them....flip back and forth...I'll bet you will see a difference.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 10:27 AM (wYseH)
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I have. It's huge.
Streaming is far superior.
Now, when comparing UHD vs 4K streaming, UHD will win out, but you have to be inches from the screen to tell the difference.
I mean, assuming we're talking about watching things on a modern TV.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:28 AM (q80AH)
Well that part is interesting. Far more interesting is Gohemert talking about Poroshenko dispatching people to meet with US government officials including members of Obama's NSC such as Eric Ciaramella during the 2016 election.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:29 AM (ZLI7S)
And it's not the Dem's numbers went down, it's that Trumps numbers went significantly higher.
You keep pushing impeachment Dems!
Posted by: WisRich at October 23, 2019 10:29 AM (G0vdT)
Quid pro quo
To
Obstruction of justice
To
Abuse of power
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And notice the projection - fascinating *spock eyebrow*
I'm rubber, your glue, whatever you say about me bounces off and sticks to you!
Posted by: Donnie Two Scoops Tweets at October 23, 2019 10:29 AM (8SVnP)
Posted by: eleven at October 23, 2019 10:29 AM (tH5fk)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:28 AM (FiUMj)
***********
& we have heard you express this opinion 1,000 times
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 10:30 AM (BqBId)
So, the person running the corrupt finances in Puerto Rico was previously granted Ukranian citizenship to run their corrupt finances? WTH?
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There is nothing to see here, go on about your business. Watch baseball, or comment on the Kardashians.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:31 AM (8SVnP)
Posted by: eleven at October 23, 2019 10:31 AM (tH5fk)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:28 AM (FiUMj)
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& we have heard you express this opinion 1,000 times
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 10:30 AM (BqBId)
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And I've been right 1000 times. Don't you get tired of being played like this? #TwoWeeks, Tick Tok....give me a fucking break. Foo; me once, shame on you, fool me 1000 times, shame on me.
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:32 AM (FiUMj)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 10:32 AM (krYGQ)
Poroshenko dispatching people to meet with US government officials
including members of Obama's NSC such as Eric Ciaramella during the 2016
election.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:29 AM
And Grijalva was obviously trying to keep that from being mentioned.
Posted by: Bert G at October 23, 2019 10:32 AM (tOP4K)
Wise king/emperors went along with this.
The rise of the Western nation-state can be seen in the history of the attempts of the various Kings (English, French, Spanish) to consolidate power and subdue their respective aristocracies. As this process was successful, it led to the rise of large, centralized governments that served themselves before they serve the nation.
It was an inevitable process because of the constancy of War. Every time there was a war against a foreign enemy, the King could raise a large army to fight that war, and simultaneously use it to dispose of any less powerful rivals inside his own country. Of all the European monarchies, the English monarchy was the one that never went all the way to seizing absolute control of everything. But Oliver Cromwell made up for that oversight.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:32 AM (Kpl3J)
Does anyone have any experience with indoor plate-type digital antennas and/or rooftop mounted digital antennas as a replacement for an old analog antenna?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:32 AM (ejd/p)
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Dan Carlin in his "Hardcore History" podcast has some thoughts about Nicholas II in the run-up to WWI. If you travel, spend long hours in the car, or love history, his stuff is great. He has like 12 hours on WWI. His take on the USS Indianapolis tragedy is amazing.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at October 23, 2019 10:32 AM (bWBdM)
Uh huh. And if Gohmert knows, Trump knows.
I am more and more convinced that Trump is running an op of his own.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:33 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Huck Follywood, a low grade social fever at October 23, 2019 10:33 AM (LISuA)
Poroshenko dispatching people to meet with US government officials
including members of Obama's NSC such as Eric Ciaramella during the 2016
election.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:29 AM
And Grijalva was obviously trying to keep that from being mentioned.
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This is NOT interesting. Go watch a movie or something. Google Search Celebrity Boobs.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (bDume)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (QugKX)
Posted by: Buzzion at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (GQznZ)
Lake and Palmer have Trump in a landslide.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (mpeBU)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:28 AM (q80AH)
I have the finest Trinitron CRT!
Seriously, I have done it with movies and I prefer BluRay. I get a good signal (400MB) so that isn't the issue, and I have a 4k TV.
Although, to be fair, I haven't done it in awhile, and they are constantly improving the quality of the signal, so...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (wYseH)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:32 AM (ejd/p)
--
We've got a flat one in our camper that works great, and a pole-mounted one on the house that works really well. It all depends on where you are in relation to the signal, of course.
I think there are $40 DVR boxes that allow you to record to hard drives, too.
I know there's a good website where you enter your location and it will give you a pretty accurate response on which channels you can expect to receive. I'll see if I can track it down.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 10:35 AM (krYGQ)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 23, 2019 10:35 AM (YslsA)
Posted by: overit at October 23, 2019 10:35 AM (sI15f)
(I'm aware that such goats made trivial (imo) attempts at reform before the deluge, but that's like aspirin tablets instead of chemo.)
Posted by: mnw at October 23, 2019 10:35 AM (Cssks)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (QugKX)
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He still makes good points while washing over others.
"Yeah, we don't know the impact of climate change or have any real proof of the sources, but denialism is dumb."
-A bit of cognitive dissonance
"An increase in temperature is an increase in temperature, not capitalism."
-Obvious, but decent point
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:35 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Communists at October 23, 2019 10:35 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 23, 2019 10:36 AM (5aX2M)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:28 AM (q80AH)
I have the finest Trinitron CRT!
Seriously, I have done it with movies and I prefer BluRay. I get a good signal (400MB) so that isn't the issue, and I have a 4k TV.
Although, to be fair, I haven't done it in awhile, and they are constantly improving the quality of the signal, so...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (wYseH)
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Oh, you mean Blu-ray.
That's not DVD.
Yeah, comparing local HD video vs. streamed HD video and the local HD video is going to win out most of the time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:36 AM (q80AH)
Lake and Palmer have Trump in a landslide.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (mpeBU)
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I'm guessing they would consider him a Lucky Man.
Posted by: WisRich at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (G0vdT)
I think there are $40 DVR boxes that allow you to record to hard drives, too.
I know there's a good website where you enter your location and it will give you a pretty accurate response on which channels you can expect to receive. I'll see if I can track it down.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 10:35 AM
Thanks! I want to replace the RMBS Mom's old antenna. She doesn't want cable. And I'd like to get one for myself since I mostly only watch over the air TV when I watch at all. I can't see paying for cable for that if I can get good reception with a digital antenna.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: mnw at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (Cssks)
Lake and Palmer have Trump in a landslide.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (mpeBU)
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I'm guessing they would consider him a Lucky Man.
Posted by: WisRich at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (G0vdT)
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O Lucky Man!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRz_3pok1Og
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (q80AH)
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Speaking to Russians and Ukrainians they all agree that Russia/Ukraine are a blend of Europeans and Asians. Best to understand that it follows Asiatic norms and then swings wildly to European norms and then back again. Its Bi-Polar.
Posted by: Puddin Head at October 23, 2019 10:16 AM (yRAFu)
They never really got over the Tatar Yoke. Pipes argues that it basically defined their idea of what a proper political life looks like.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (RD7QR)
Come on, Lurking Lurker. Ace will get around to modernizing the blog after he's got his shelves done.
Posted by: andycanuck at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (Dh1wo)
https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 10:38 AM (krYGQ)
Artists kind of dialed that part in.
Posted by: overit
People with high ceilings have big.....
light fixtures.
Posted by: eleven at October 23, 2019 10:38 AM (tH5fk)
Scratches
Looks around.
Dang. Haven't I seen pictures of Putin in that same room?
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 23, 2019 10:38 AM (axyOa)
Thanks!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:39 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 10:34 AM (QugKX)
WUWT will post pieces from that school of thought from time to time; it's an interesting insight into that side of the issue. Right now, the enviro-left is splitting into two main factions - the majority are all with Greta Thornburg, "WE WILL ALL DIE IN 12 YEARS UNLESS CAPITALISM IS ABOLISHED NOW!!!" and a distinct minority who are saying "you know we believe in all this global warming stuff, but going at it the way Greta wants to go at it is nuts, and is gonna destroy our entire movement."
so the article comes from that school of enviro-leftism. Of course the response from the Greta devotees is "YOU'RE A WITCH TOO! BURN THE WITCH!!! BUUURRRNNN!!!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:39 AM (Kpl3J)
so the article comes from that school of enviro-leftism. Of course the response from the Greta devotees is "YOU'RE A WITCH TOO! BURN THE WITCH!!! BUUURRRNNN!!!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:39 AM (Kpl3J)
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Where do we mail the matches?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:40 AM (q80AH)
The rise of the Western nation-state can be seen in the history of the attempts of the various Kings (English, French, Spanish) to consolidate power and subdue their respective aristocracies. As this process was successful, it led to the rise of large, centralized governments that served themselves before they serve the nation.
It was an inevitable process because of the constancy of War. Every time there was a war against a foreign enemy, the King could raise a large army to fight that war, and simultaneously use it to dispose of any less powerful rivals inside his own country. Of all the European monarchies, the English monarchy was the one that never went all the way to seizing absolute control of everything. But Oliver Cromwell made up for that oversight.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:32 AM (Kpl3J)
The rise of absolutism typically depended on eliminating the upper aristocracy(large dukes and such) by enlisting the help of the lower aristocracy(who become bureaucrats and officers of the state), as well as weakening or controlling the clergy. Typically this latter effort involved conflict with the Catholic Church, but Spain found a way around it via the Inquisition(an Inquisition is subordinate to the secular monarch).
Posted by: Someguy at October 23, 2019 10:40 AM (6GjnW)
If he's willing to consider that giant nuclear explosion in the sky as THE source, I'm on board. Bringing human activity into the equation is a pre Galilean act of hubris and self hatred.
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 10:40 AM (y7DUB)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 23, 2019 10:36 AM (5aX2M)
Far better. Someone lost in the mix was Alexander Kerensky who was head of the government after the czar stepped down. He seemed to try a balancing act of keeping Russia in the war while trying to set up a new government until the commies decided they would take over and start the slaughter
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 10:41 AM (mpeBU)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 23, 2019 09:50 AM (7rVsF)
Way to go, Hadrian! And if, by chance they don't hire you for, reasons, maybe they could be persuaded to give you a letter of reference?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 10:41 AM (QugKX)
antenna. She doesn't want cable. And I'd like to get one for myself
since I mostly only watch over the air TV when I watch at all. I can't
see paying for cable for that if I can get good reception with a digital
antenna.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (ejd/p)
Your location will determine the size/placement of your digital antenna. Honestly there's probably not much difference between the fancy digital antennas and the old one you have up.
AntennaWeb is a great resource. Plug in the ZIP code or even granular address and it'll show you what stations are available and their direction.
https://www.antennaweb.org/
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at October 23, 2019 10:41 AM (CQ3Qb)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at October 23, 2019 10:41 AM (KUaJL)
so the article comes from that school of enviro-leftism. Of course the response from the Greta devotees is "YOU'RE A WITCH TOO! BURN THE WITCH!!! BUUURRRNNN!!!"
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The fundamental utility of godless leftism is that it ultimately devolves into bloody purges, eventually leading to a totalitarian regime easily controlled by someone like me.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:42 AM (Jrus2)
May as well get used to it.
Posted by: Atilla the Hun, waits and watches at October 23, 2019 10:42 AM (w7KSn)
bunch of Republican reps who aren't on the committee have entered the
hearing.
You mean that they came in without an engraved invitation?! How gauche!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2019 10:42 AM (WI7YS)
so the article comes from that school of enviro-leftism. Of course the response from the Greta devotees is "YOU'RE A WITCH TOO! BURN THE WITCH!!! BUUURRRNNN!!!"
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The fundamental utility of godless leftism is that it ultimately devolves into bloody purges, eventually leading to a totalitarian regime easily controlled by someone like me.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:42 AM (Jrus2)
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Hey, sometimes the job calls for a Corsican.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:43 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 23, 2019 09:37 AM (iuFgi)
That was my thought as well.
Of course Nicholas and George V of England shared a close resemblance
I think the Euro royals are all related to some degree.
Posted by: Jim H at October 23, 2019 10:43 AM (SUd6i)
Posted by: overit at October 23, 2019 10:43 AM (sI15f)
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 10:43 AM (0Oclf)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (ejd/p)
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That's sort of where we were. We had an older one that I rigged up for the house, but when it's time to replace it I'm going to go with the King brand. I know a couple of people who have them and they swear by them. I think there are omni and unidirectional models, and (assuming it works in your application) you can save a few bucks if you don't buy the mounting attachment and just put it on top of a piece of conduit.
FWIW, those cheap flat ones work great for what they are. If you're close enough to the signals I wouldn't doubt if one of those on the wall would do a fine job. Might be worth a try before spending $100.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 10:44 AM (krYGQ)
Things are heating up at Schiff's phony impeachment hearings. A whole
bunch of Republican reps who aren't on the committee have entered the
hearing.
Did they arrive carrying Louisville Sluggers?
Posted by: Galil at October 23, 2019 10:44 AM (Pzzpr)
Posted by: Jim H
And are an object lesson in the perils of inbreeding.
Posted by: pep at October 23, 2019 10:44 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Colin at October 23, 2019 10:44 AM (LsXVs)
That's not DVD.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:36 AM (q80AH)
I was being lazy. But a fair comparison would be the latest technology for both formats.
And completely OT, but there is a huge difference in quality between my local baseball broadcast (The Yankees on their own network), and most national broadcasts. I wonder whether The Yankees invested in better cameras?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 10:44 AM (wYseH)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 23, 2019 10:45 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 10:40 AM (y7DUB)
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That part right there.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 10:45 AM (krYGQ)
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at October 23, 2019 10:45 AM (JFO2v)
That's not DVD.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:36 AM (q80AH)
I was being lazy. But a fair comparison would be the latest technology for both formats.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 10:44 AM (wYseH)
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Yeah, I was confused.
"A DVD image versus almost any HD image? Is this man crazy?"
But I get your point.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:45 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:42 AM (Jrus2)
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Hey, sometimes the job calls for a Corsican.
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The sinews of war are money.
The Corsican needed financing.
I'm in a service oriented business really.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:45 AM (2Aduk)
https://tinyurl.com/y5x69uap
Her monthly salary is now $52,000?! Those are some slushy funds. Not bad for a girl from Chicago
Posted by: t-bird at October 23, 2019 10:46 AM (DCYln)
Posted by: Captain Hate at October 23, 2019 10:40 AM
There's a rumor that Hubristic Self-Hater is substitute-COBing for Misanthropic Humanitarian on the ONT tonight.
Posted by: Bert G at October 23, 2019 10:46 AM (tOP4K)
Of course Nicholas and George V of England shared a close resemblance
I think the Euro royals are all related to some degree.
Posted by: Jim H at October 23, 2019 10:43 AM (SUd6i)
I believe the Czarina, Alexandra, was a grand daughter of Victoria. In WWI, virtually all of the rulers of the major factions on both sides of the war (excepting the US) were grandchildren of Victoria.
Blame the Saxe Coburgs.
Posted by: Moki at October 23, 2019 10:46 AM (mFoNl)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 10:46 AM (Uu+Jp)
NYT poll of 6 swing states; -MI WI PA NC FL AZ
Impeach and remove
No 53
Yes 43
Did I mention this was the NYT?
Posted by: Ha at October 23, 2019 10:46 AM (keBn8)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:47 AM (FiUMj)
NYT poll of 6 swing states; -MI WI PA NC FL AZ
Impeach and remove
No 53
Yes 43
Did I mention this was the NYT?
Posted by: Ha at October 23, 2019 10:46 AM (keBn
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And people wonder why there hasn't been a floor vote on impeachment.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:47 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 23, 2019 10:47 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 10:47 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: WisRich at October 23, 2019 10:37 AM (G0vdT)
But When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmill Of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine!
[hic - burp]
Posted by: clutch cargo at October 23, 2019 10:48 AM (Z1ykJ)
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Its almost as if someone had kompromat on him.
How droll. I laugh at my own little joke.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:48 AM (Jrus2)
Posted by: Moki at October 23, 2019 10:48 AM (mFoNl)
It was as good or better than any store-bought ones I've tried but my area has something like 40 digital channels available so your mileage may vary.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at October 23, 2019 10:48 AM (CQ3Qb)
NYT poll of 6 swing states; -MI WI PA NC FL AZ
Impeach and remove
No 53
Yes 43
Did I mention this was the NYT?
Posted by: Ha
Whoopsie daisies.
Posted by: eleven at October 23, 2019 10:48 AM (tH5fk)
Well that and the small fact that no crime has yet been identified.
In the meantime it sure is generous of all these deep state actors to self-identify. Will make stopping the leaks that much easier.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:48 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
So a justified shoot?
Posted by: eleven at October 23, 2019 10:49 AM (tH5fk)
Posted by: notsothoreau at October 23, 2019 10:50 AM (Lqy/e)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker - Not In My Purview at October 23, 2019 10:50 AM (FiUMj)
daughter of Victoria. In WWI, virtually all of the rulers of the major
factions on both sides of the war (excepting the US) were grandchildren
of Victoria.
Blame the Saxe Coburgs.
Posted by: Moki at October 23, 2019 10:46 AM (mFoNl)
I visited Coburg Germany a few years back.It is pristine, having been off limits for Allied bombing because the King of England had cousins there, or some such nonsense.
No cousins in Dresden, I take it.
Posted by: Roland THTG at October 23, 2019 10:50 AM (88+cf)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:51 AM (BLD7q)
I know, tradition and all that, but come on guys, you know marketing, work on some better names!
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:51 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:51 AM (BLD7q)
Ask Rosario Dawson.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:52 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 10:52 AM (0Oclf)
I know, tradition and all that, but come on guys, you know marketing, work on some better names!
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:51 AM (Kpl3J)
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Ha ha ha ha ha.
Posted by: Shibboleths at October 23, 2019 10:53 AM (BLD7q)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:51 AM (BLD7q)
The diversity of the ecosystem living in it.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at October 23, 2019 10:53 AM (CQ3Qb)
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Hipster beards will make sure to tell you they are licensed yoga instructors within the first 30 minutes of meeting you.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 10:53 AM (krYGQ)
https://bit.ly/2qFBLhJ
She and Schiff travel to Jordan to try to get the King's support, he sides with Trump.
Posted by: t-bird at October 23, 2019 10:53 AM (nIvDu)
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 10:52 AM (0Oclf)
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While this is true, they want a legalistic reason to throw into article one of the impeachment articles for political cover.
Otherwise, they'd just bring up Al Greene's articles that are nothing but "Trump is racist" and vote on those.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:54 AM (q80AH)
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There, there. All will be righted soon enough. I will be unleashing a new round of salacious lies from inside the beltway drones beholden to me. In time, the public will come to believe that Trump is a mad man, a grifter, a phoney, a self dealing crook and they will be happy to be rid of him.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:55 AM (p5IZo)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 23, 2019 09:37 AM (iuFgi)
That was my thought as well.
Of course Nicholas and George V of England shared a close resemblance
I think the Euro royals are all related to some degree.
Posted by: Jim H at October 23, 2019 10:43 AM (SUd6i)
Useful charts on YouTube. He has a bunch of the European royalty. I thought he even had a video showing am how they are all descendants of Charlemagne but I can't find that. But yeah if you go there he runs through a lot of the royal family trees and there is tons of branches reconnecting down the line.
Posted by: Buzzion at October 23, 2019 10:55 AM (GQznZ)
None. Because I am well aware of what impeachment is and what it isn't.
There is no way in hell that Trump is getting removed from office over politics. Doesn't matter how many times you say it. You will not get 20 Senators to vote to remove Trump because Orange Man Bad.
The entire reason this is happening is because the left is terrified of what Durham and Barr are doing. People here might think nothing is happening. The left clearly does not.
There is no there there in this fake impeachment inquiry.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:56 AM (ZLI7S)
I've felt in my bones since I was a kid (yeah, I was that weird kid whose nose was constantly stuck in books) that there was no way the Romanovs were worse than the Communists.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at October 23, 2019 10:56 AM (dzQ13)
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at October 23, 2019 10:56 AM (CQ3Qb)
How does one distinguish a hipster beard from regular beards?
Posted by: Captain Obvious
It rests beneath a man bun or pork pie hat. Possibly a Jamaican knit cap.
Posted by: pep at October 23, 2019 10:56 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 10:56 AM (9YKBM)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 10:57 AM (nRWPy)
https://tinyurl.com/y6h3re5d
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 23, 2019 10:57 AM (XMX6K)
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 23, 2019 10:47 AM (RD7QR)
I had to go look up which one I read. It was either the Pipes one or the Fitzgerald one. I think it was the Pipes one I read just because that one is almost 1000 pages and the one I read was very long and very detailed. Read it at work during my lunch breaks. Took me months to get through it. Worth it, tho.
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 10:57 AM (OyyDO)
Posted by: Buzzion at October 23, 2019 10:55 AM (GQznZ)
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All of us who have Western European ancestors are descendants of Charlemagne. We're just not folks who can actually prove it.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (BLD7q)
There is no way in hell that Trump is getting removed from office over politics. Doesn't matter how many times you say it. You will not get 20 Senators to vote to remove Trump because Orange Man Bad.
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Dear Jack
If trump's approval drops into the twenties I will easily get the votes in the senate for impeachment. You see, they all hate trump but fear the voters. If the voters leave Trump, then he is doomed. In fact, only 7 GOP senators were willing to go on the record and rule out impeachment - Breitbart. Yes. I have nothing on them. Give it time.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (bDume)
By Lenin? There's your irony.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (XMX6K)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (BLD7q)
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According to my half-assed Ancestry.com sleuthing, I'm a direct descendant of Saxon kings.
So, it's like 100% sure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:51 AM (BLD7q)
The irony.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 23, 2019 10:59 AM (RD7QR)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 10:47 AM (xfb67)
Especially on the women.
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 10:59 AM (OyyDO)
You will, however, get one Senator. A Senator of noble Mormon birth. A man above the people. A man born to lead. By the beard of Brigham Young, a Romney !!! Mitt Romney !!!
Posted by: Mitt Romney, Tanned, Rested, and Ready at October 23, 2019 10:59 AM (s1IGC)
Posted by: Ha at October 23, 2019 11:00 AM (keBn8)
Posted by: Buzzion at October 23, 2019 10:55 AM (GQznZ)
In the 19th century a number of European countries had a German or a family originally German or married to a German on the throne. Even newly minted countries like Greece and Romania got a German as their first king.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 11:00 AM (mpeBU)
You will, however, get one Senator. A Senator of noble Mormon birth. A man above the people. A man born to lead. By the beard of Brigham Young, a Romney !!! Mitt Romney !!!
Posted by: Mitt Romney, Tanned, Rested, and Ready at October 23, 2019 10:59 AM (s1IGC)
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Romney's a coward. He'll talk big, but if the vote actually came up he'd weasel his way to a vote against conviction.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 11:00 AM (q80AH)
All of us who have Western European ancestors are descendants of Charlemagne. We're just not folks who can actually prove it.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (BLD7q)
One of his videos I can find does have that.
"Is everyone a descendant of royalty?"
https://youtu.be/15Uce4fG4R0
Posted by: Buzzion at October 23, 2019 11:00 AM (GQznZ)
If monkeys start flying out of your ass then monkeys will be flying out of your ass.
Trump has solid support from the Republican base, over 90%. His approval isn't going into the 20s so proposing stupid scenarios to pretend Trump is in trouble is just stupid.
PS Impeachment is not removal.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 11:01 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Mitt Romney, Tanned, Rested, and Ready at October 23, 2019 10:59 AM (s1IGC)
You are truly the greatest, strongest and bravest Senator we've ever had, Mitt!!!
Posted by: Pierre Delecto at October 23, 2019 11:01 AM (tVQUs)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (BLD7q)
I can actually trace mine to one of his counts, "Carlos the Crooked." Prob share that one with Hillary Clinton.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 11:01 AM (nRWPy)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019 11:00 AM (mpeBU)
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It's the reason why Prince Philip is related to the royal family of Greece.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 11:01 AM (BLD7q)
Remember how even Ted Cruz spoke out against Trump's tariffs on Hecho en Mexico?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 11:01 AM (krYGQ)
..
Huh
I'm a descendant of Bezos.
Just emailed him asking for 25%.
Posted by: Ha at October 23, 2019 11:02 AM (keBn8)
*******
& I trust PDT & you trust the voices in your head & the FISA Report & Declass haven't happened yet or haven't you noticed
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 11:02 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:51 AM (BLD7q)
Because right below the hipster beard someone is wearing a rainbow scarf?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 23, 2019 11:02 AM (WI7YS)
and
"There is no there there in this fake impeachment inquiry"
Both true statements. Now tell me when reality has ever intruded on Dems,' plans to destroy conservatives.
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 11:02 AM (0Oclf)
A buncha years ago today
The revolution took Nick away
And shot Anastasia dead
And the other family in the head
So, may I introduce to you
This singin', playin' ghostly crew
Czar Nicholas Lonely Spectral Band!
Posted by: Czar Nicholas Lonely Spectral Band at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (kauXV)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 11:01 AM (nRWPy)
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Lucky you.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (BLD7q)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (q80AH)
Lord Ashley Cooper for me....well, he's an uncle. His brother George is the xggrand father...George Cooper.
Posted by: BignJames at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (NWiLs)
I associate the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack more with The Two Towers' first trailer than with Requiem for a Dream.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 10:51 AM (Kpl3J)
It's pronounced "Sukkot" in Hebrew.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (wYseH)
over 90%. His approval isn't going into the 20s so proposing stupid
scenarios to pretend Trump is in trouble is just stupid.
PS Impeachment is not removal.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 11:01 AM (ZLI7S)
You're going to be surprised how many Senate Republicans just want to go back to the easy old pre-Trump scam they've been playing for 30 years.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (CQ3Qb)
Posted by: Kris at October 23, 2019 09:54 AM (OyyDO)
The Tsar was always the "Little Father", the secular head of the Russian Orthodox Church, just as the Patriarch of Moscow was the religious head of the Russian Empire. In extremis, even Stalin assumed the role of Little Father, and rewarded the Patriarch by suppressing the Russian Catholic Church. And turning most of its property over to the
Posted by: Fox2! at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (MwFQu)
If monkeys start flying out of your ass then monkeys will be flying out of your ass.
Trump has solid support from the Republican base, over 90%. His approval isn't going into the 20s so proposing stupid scenarios to pretend Trump is in trouble is just stupid.
PS Impeachment is not removal.
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My liars will establish that Trump is insane, a drug addict, a Russian Agent, starting a war in the middle east, an incest enthusiast, a tax cheat, and a cannibal. Of course his popularity will fall into the twenties! It must. I will have my way.
Also, when the senate convicts with Romney as the deciding vote, and Trump is removed, I will gift you with a jaunty beret!
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (FhWeP)
Please stop tormenting each other. Don't make me pull this car over!!
Posted by: Mom at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (q80AH)
Lord Ashley Cooper for me....well, he's an uncle. His brother George is the xggrand father...George Cooper.
Posted by: BignJames at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (X/Pw5)
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One I'm actually convinced is real is John Middleton Vining, the first appointed senator from Maryland.
https://tinyurl.com/yyq73mvn
He's a first cousin ten times removed. Which is kinda neat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (q80AH)
"Yeah, we don't know the impact of climate change or have any real proof of the sources, but denialism is dumb."
-A bit of cognitive dissonance
"An increase in temperature is an increase in temperature, not capitalism."
-Obvious, but decent point
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:35 AM (q80AH)
What we really don't is if the climate is changing at all, outside of its normal historical variability. And far, far too many of the so-called temperature "increases" are based upon not just flawed, but massaged data. Hockey stick, anyone?
If you have to resort to scientific fraud to advance your theory, perhaps your theory is wrong.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (QugKX)
What does that have to do with anything? This entire Ukraine hoax has even less legs that Russia collusion.
How did that work out?
Stop pretending Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff run the world. The can use the media to create narratives but they can't change reality.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (ZLI7S)
So that leaves Liz Warren out?
Posted by: dingbat at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (MXaJk)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Fox2! at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (MwFQu)
Posted by: Mitt Romney, Tanned, Rested, and Ready at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (s1IGC)
Guess who just wished her happy birthday?
Paul Ryan.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (ptqGC)
That guy just would not go down.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (1ISKN)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (BLD7q)
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According to my half-assed Ancestry.com sleuthing, I'm a direct descendant of Saxon kings.
So, it's like 100% sure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (q80AH)
I've seen an eye-opening study of genetic data in long term populations, and the conclusion was that after about 1,000 years, all of the descendants of a particular population will have a roughly equal genetic contribution from the starting population, because of intermarriage, etc. It explains why 25% of the population of Northern Asia has genetic markers attributable to Genghis Khan.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Mom at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (WI7YS)
My advice is kick DeploraBot out of the car. Preferably while driving in excess of 90 mph.
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (NWiLs)
That guy just would not go down.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (1ISKN)
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$5 says that's the climax of the new movie The King's Man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pbLPOrTSsI&t=2s
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: pep at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM
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She *was* a mail-order bride. For certain values of "mail-order".
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (BLD7q)
Posted by: overit at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (sI15f)
Guess who just wished her happy birthday?
Paul Ryan.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (ptqGC)
I might tweet her a happy birthday as well.
Posted by: Pierre Delecto at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (tVQUs)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (QugKX)
It's just their truth.
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 11:07 AM (NWiLs)
a couple of days before the election, Quimpeeazz had Cankles up by 3 in NC
a week before the election, Quimpeeazz had Cankles up by 2 in FL
and on and on
see a pattern
Posted by: REDACTED at October 23, 2019 11:07 AM (rpxSz)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 11:07 AM (Uu+Jp)
Guess who just wished her happy birthday?
Paul Ryan.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (ptqGC)
I might tweet her a happy birthday as well.
Posted by: Pierre Delecto
I would sing her happy birthday but only in the key of motorboat
Posted by: Rick in SK at October 23, 2019 11:07 AM (FZYNt)
Posted by: REDACTED at October 23, 2019 11:07 AM (rpxSz)
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The hell? You high already? We've been altering reality for the last 30 years at least baby.
What you think you see, is what you think.
Posted by: Nancy and the News Media at October 23, 2019 11:08 AM (2Aduk)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
You just stop with the crazy talk!
Posted by: pep at October 23, 2019 11:08 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: eleven at October 23, 2019 11:09 AM (tH5fk)
Posted by: REDACTED at October 23, 2019 11:09 AM (rpxSz)
347 According to my half-assed Ancestry.com sleuthing, I'm a direct descendant of Saxon kings.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (q80AH)
Lord Ashley Cooper for me....well, he's an uncle. His brother George is the xggrand father...George Cooper.
Posted by: BignJames at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (X/Pw5)
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One I'm actually convinced is real is John Middleton Vining, the first appointed senator from Maryland.
https://tinyurl.com/yyq73mvn
He's a first cousin ten times removed. Which is kinda neat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (q80AH)
My half-assed Ancestry search shows I'm a descendant of Thomas Norton - Rackmaster General from 1580s. A Calvin fanatic, he became known for using torture devices such as the rack, on Catholics.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 23, 2019 11:10 AM (N39Ws)
Lover of the Russian queen,
There was a cat that really was down
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 11:07 AM
Word.
Posted by: Boney M. at October 23, 2019 11:10 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: Mrs. JTB at October 23, 2019 11:10 AM (bmdz3)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 23, 2019 11:10 AM (YslsA)
362 Meggie Mac is celebrating her birthday on The View.
Was there more candles or cakes ?
AFAF
Posted by: REDACTED at October 23, 2019 11:09 AM (rpxSz)
The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be.................
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 23, 2019 11:10 AM (N39Ws)
The author makes some good points but manages to blame it all on conservatives in the end anyway.
One of the comments is essentially blaming conservatives because it's so important that whatever the marxists do can't matter, no excuse! And how many times have we heard that? "All my solutions will make it worse but if you don't agree and get on board and actually fix things, then it's all your fault."
Posted by: Synova at October 23, 2019 11:10 AM (BD/yx)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (QugKX)
It's just their truth.
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 11:07 AM (NWiLs)
and it can be incredibly profitable, such as pretending there's an "ozone hole" that is going to grow across the entire world and kill everyone unless we give DuPont corp a way to outlaw freon, since their patent has run out, and mandate new materials that give them 4 times their previous profit margins.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 23, 2019 11:11 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 11:11 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada
Chicks dig huns.
Posted by: eleven at October 23, 2019 11:11 AM (tH5fk)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 11:11 AM (1ISKN)
She was nice.
Posted by: Atilla the Hun at October 23, 2019 11:11 AM (w7KSn)
I reject that the founders, having gone through what they went through, and created what they created, would be all, let your freak flag fly with regards to impeachment.
You need to specify real crimes, not we think this guys a dick so we are going to get rid of him.
That simply won't fly.
People get caught up on the words high crime, and cast their gaze to heaven and say, what did they mean, what did they mean.
They meant you need to have committed an actual serious crime and not some ticky tack shit.
I mean jay walkings a statutory crime, right, could you impeach a President for jay walking?
According to some, sure.
But that would be patently ridiculous and absurd.
Posted by: Kreplach at October 23, 2019 11:11 AM (Hw1l8)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (QugKX)
It's just their truth.
Posted by: Insomniac at October 23, 2019 11:07 AM (NWiLs)
and it can be incredibly profitable, such as pretending there's an "ozone hole" that is going to grow across the entire world and kill everyone unless we give DuPont corp a way to outlaw freon, since their patent has run out, and mandate new materials that give them 4 times their previous profit margins.
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I'm beginning to think this internet thing was a bad idea.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 11:12 AM (qryLr)
Or maybe Lancelot. Lady Gwenivere was such a slut i can't be sure. I'm a direct descendant of King Arthur .
Or maybe Lancelot. Lady Guinevere was such a slut i can't be sure.
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 11:12 AM (9YKBM)
Lake and Palmer have Trump in a landslide.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 23, 2019
*
*
What does Emerson say?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at October 23, 2019 11:12 AM (ClOmq)
Because they are already communist.
Got that from Peoples Cube.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 11:12 AM (1ISKN)
Or maybe Lancelot. Lady Gwenivere was such a slut i can't be sure. I'm a direct descendant of King Arthur .
Or maybe Lancelot. Lady Guinevere was such a slut i can't be sure.
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 11:12 AM (9YKBM)
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Is there an echo in here?
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 11:13 AM (BLD7q)
I have much respect for your opinions and knowledge. It's a tribute to your communication skills that I felt comfortable questioning your impeachment theory. It wasn't a whack at you and I could've phrased my response better.
What I'm trying to say is from where I sit, we're good.
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 11:14 AM (0Oclf)
Forget 16.
Quinnipiac told us Senator Nelson and Governor Gillum are coming.
They are a leftwing university outfit.
Posted by: Ha at October 23, 2019 11:14 AM (keBn8)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 23, 2019 11:05 AM (ptqGC)
If Meggie Mac married Paul Ryan she could be Meggie Ryan.
Posted by: Caliban at October 23, 2019 11:14 AM (qEujL)
Posted by: overit at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (sI15f)
The entire female population of my mother's side of the family are/were martyrs.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at October 23, 2019 11:14 AM (NMAzL)
Posted by: Mayor Pete at October 23, 2019 11:14 AM (0CeRG)
I've visited Ludwigsburg, were my grandparents came from but outside that, I have no interest
Posted by: REDACTED at October 23, 2019 11:14 AM (rpxSz)
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Yes. Relax all is well. Remain calm. Nothing could go wrong for your Trump. Nothing.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 11:14 AM (bDume)
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 11:15 AM (9YKBM)
Posted by: light at October 23, 2019 11:15 AM (WX+x0)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 11:15 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 11:16 AM (1ISKN)
From my perch as well. Disagree with me anytime you like. I have a minority view on a lot of things so it comes with the territory.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 11:16 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: light at October 23, 2019 11:15 AM (WX+x0)
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Will they ever get around to actually passing articles of impeachment?
Like, ever?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 11:16 AM (q80AH)
I love that the Dems' freakout about "lynching" has boomeranged around to hit Biden on his own comments from 1998.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2019 11:16 AM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at October 23, 2019 11:16 AM (cXp0V)
********
Thank you, That is soooo nice
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 11:17 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 10:58 AM (BLD7q)
I'm descended from some Celtic bog dweller.
Posted by: Roland THTG at October 23, 2019 11:17 AM (88+cf)
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TBH Despite the enormous amounts of money I've spent on life extension, I'm not going to live forever. My window on seeing the destruction of the US in my lifetime is closing. So, yes. Its balls out.
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 11:17 AM (p5IZo)
I love that the Dems' freakout about "lynching" has boomeranged around to hit Biden on his own comments from 1998.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 23, 2019 11:16 AM (ZGrMX)
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A competent Biden campaign would have said this:
"You people are stupid for harping on this bit of language. Now, I'm going to talk about issues that matter to voters."
Instead, his campaign is apparently being run by people who think Twitter is the real world.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Facehugger at October 23, 2019 11:17 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at October 23, 2019 11:15 AM (Uu+Jp)
Of course not. Schiff is a pug man.
Posted by: joncelli, because somebody had to at October 23, 2019 11:18 AM (RD7QR)
Well, that's kind of the point of all this, so it's no surprise.
Posted by: t-bird at October 23, 2019 11:18 AM (g0Lfb)
That's how I found out I'm Irish.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 11:16 AM (1ISKN)
That's kinda what I'm thinking
My mom was 100% German also
so the odds of something bad turning up is pretty high
Posted by: REDACTED at October 23, 2019 11:18 AM (rpxSz)
--
Hey, remember that time I carried a chain out to threaten that unarmed black man who got uppity with me?"
- Joe Biden
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 11:18 AM (krYGQ)
If you have to resort to scientific fraud to advance your theory, perhaps your theory is wrong.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 23, 2019 11:04 AM (QugKX)
Plus the dig at the oil industry and their pet scientists (though I can't recall now if the guy actually said "pet") but it seems to me that petroleum geology is where ALL the expertise on paleo-climate is employed.
Posted by: Synova at October 23, 2019 11:18 AM (BD/yx)
I love that the Dems' freakout about "lynching" has boomeranged around to hit Biden on his own comments from 1998.
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See also, schlonged.
Posted by: Trump communications team at October 23, 2019 11:18 AM (7iwVa)
Posted by: George Soros at October 23, 2019 11:17 AM (p5IZo)
The thought of your old man balls makes me shudder, George.
Posted by: Surfperch at October 23, 2019 11:19 AM (tVQUs)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 23, 2019 10:48 AM (ZLI7S)
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Hah! Good point.
This thing has really picked up speed. Hopefully we'll see the IG report shortly, but I understand the Big Kahuna won't drop until the Spring at the earliest. I'm fine with that, but I don't want a million delays a la the IG report because November 2020 is just around the corner. I want them wearing orange, or at least hair shirts, by August '20 at the latest.
Posted by: IrishEi at October 23, 2019 11:19 AM (sGotD)
1h
Based on what @VP Pence said in Ankara last week, @realDonaldTrump tweet this morning would seem to indicate that the conditions have been met to declare a permanent cease-fire in Northern Syria and lift U.S. sanctions against Turkey.
Posted by: nasty little shitbag at October 23, 2019 11:19 AM (BqBId)
this is hogwash
Posted by: Bob Michel at October 23, 2019 11:20 AM (rpxSz)
Posted by: creeper at October 23, 2019 11:20 AM (0Oclf)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 23, 2019 11:20 AM (1ISKN)
Posted by: RoyalOil, Viceroy Canadian Territories
Excess Canadian bacon? That's why.
Posted by: t-bird at October 23, 2019 11:20 AM (CE5C/)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - why don't Democrats speak ebonics to appeal to black voters? at October 23, 2019 11:21 AM (krYGQ)
this is hogwash
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God knows I'm prepared to go on TV and loudly proclaim Trump's innocence (just don't ask me to start an investigation into anything)
Posted by: Lindsey G. at October 23, 2019 11:21 AM (bDume)
Posted by: Pierre de Delecto at October 23, 2019 11:21 AM (q1Pj5)
Posted by: IrishEi at October 23, 2019 11:22 AM (sGotD)
The problem is that the Supremes stuck their foot in it.
Andrew Johnson was being impeached by the House, for firing someone in his administration that Congress had passed a law that he could not fire.
It went to Court, and the Supremes said it was not their place to define what a high crime or misdemeanor was, ie that what Crime was a high crime, was up to the House and Senate.
But they wrote it poorly, and Congress had taken that to mean that impeachment is a purely political process.
Note, Johnson had 11 charges against him, ONE of which was breaking that laws. He went to trial in the Senate, and over a period of a couple of weeks was tried on 3 of those counts. All three missed convicting him by one vote, so the Senate then decided to just skip the rest.
So, I agree that the Constitution says it must be a crime of some type, but the Supremes and Congress decided a clearly written phrase, means nothing.
How this will play out in the Modern Court, will be interesting.
Posted by: Don Q. at October 23, 2019 11:22 AM (NgKpN)
I love that the Dems' freakout about "lynching" has boomeranged around to hit Biden on his own comments from 1998.
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See also, schlonged.
Posted by: Trump communications team
Well, when you are the party of lynchers...
Posted by: rickb223 at October 23, 2019 11:23 AM (JWzxO)
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at October 23, 2019 11:23 AM (17+9D)
Like the early pic of OJ and Bruce Jenner together and someone predicting one would become a murderer and the other a post op transgender.
Posted by: Easy Andy at October 23, 2019 11:24 AM (9YKBM)
Posted by: Joe Biden at October 23, 2019 11:24 AM (IttZ7)
My Viking forefathers sailed down a kicked the port-frog's asses and settled in Normandy (North-man-dy).
Then sailed over to England as part of Bishop Odo's crew (and is part of the Bayeux tapestry) where they kicked assorted Saxons and Angles asses, and became very minor royalty.
We actually have a real coat of arms. Not a cool one though. 3 little birds. (though it probably inspired Bob Marley
).
On my Mom's side, we had a lieutenant under Wellington's command, who fought at Waterloo.
And, this is kinda cool, we have his portrait that was painted at that time.
Then many years passed, and it was all horse-thieves and gamblers after that.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2019 11:25 AM (kauXV)
Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2019 11:26 AM (kauXV)
Preindustrial living conditions, here we come.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 23, 2019 11:26 AM (YslsA)
Posted by: Pierre Delecto at October 23, 2019 11:31 AM (4Eo4+)
Posted by: Captain Obvious at October 23, 2019 11:03 AM (BLD7q)
I'm from the not insane evil branch, or at least the not insane one.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 11:35 AM (nRWPy)
Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2019 11:25 AM (kauXV)
What I noticed in mine was that there would be some fairly well-off guy with a will, then his son would be ok, then his kid would be a "laborer," then his kid ok, then a well off guy with a good will, then the process repeats. It's like the old I fight so my son can trade so that his son can paint or some such. Then the "painter" really just worked the fields because they'd blown the family fortune and lost at poker, whores, and moonshine.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at October 23, 2019 11:40 AM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada
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Not surprisingly, this could be a problem in some jurisdictions:
"Some areas of California, such as the San Joaquin Valley, prohibit new homes from being constructed with a wood burning fireplace. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District passed Rule 4901 in 2003 stating that only gas burning fireplaces can be built into new homes."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 23, 2019 11:50 AM (OiC69)
Yeah. Human nature is what it is no matter the time period.
Who'da thunk it?
Posted by: naturalfake at October 23, 2019 11:55 AM (XCfh1)
God***mit! I have a woodpecker knocking holes in my wood trim. Dude, there are no tasty grubs in there.
Posted by: pep at October 23, 2019 11:06 AM (T6t7i)
.To plant something you have to dig a hole first. The grubs will show up soon enough.
Posted by: Beelzebubba at October 23, 2019 11:57 AM (17+9D)
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