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The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition
Socialism inevitably leads to police states.
Socialism inevitably leads to death. And that is what is coming to Hong Kong. I can game out lots of scenarios that lead to a relaxation of Chinese control over Hong Kong, but they are long shots. The smart money is betting the over on number of deaths, and the under on the whole "Protesters Win!" Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong university
About 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university Tuesday, unsure what to do next as food supplies dwindled and a police siege of the campus entered its third day. Police played a waiting game after 10 days of some of the most intense protests the city has seen in more than five months of often violent unrest. The government has stood firm, rejecting most of the protesters’ demands, even as they shut down major roads and trains during rush hour every day last week, turned several university campuses into fortresses and blocked a major road tunnel, which remained shut Tuesday. In Beijing, the National People’s Congress criticized the high court in Hong Kong for striking down a ban on wearing face masks at the protests. China has taken a tough line on the protests and said that restoring order is the city’s highest priority.Ah yes...restoring order. Sounds like hooliganism or usurious Jews or teaching reading to girls is running rampant. See, it's all the same, all over the world and all through history. When government is powerful it violates the natural rights of its citizens. That is immutable. So any time some liberal virtue-signalling asshat wants to know why we need guns, point at Hong Kong. The only reason the ChiComs haven't rolled the tanks is because Hong Kong is visible to the world. So they have to tread lightly or even LeBron James might say something unflattering about the largest and most pervasive police state in history. They will start the killing soon, if they haven't already. And whatever you might see or read in the media, it is worse on the ground. The Chinese government cannot lose this battle, or the same thing will eventually happen in hundreds of cities across China. And that will mean death and destruction that will rival the cultural revolution or Pol Pot. We are indeed living in interesting times.
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Posted by: FrodoB,
hobbits don't wear socks at November 19, 2019 11:00 AM (754s8)
Posted by: Linn Ridge at November 19, 2019 11:00 AM (ECrgQ)
Posted by: Heirloominati at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (DwZvw)
Posted by: mindful webworker - click nic at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (5RITs)
Posted by: FrodoB,
hobbits don't wear socks at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (754s8)
Posted by: Linn Ridge at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (ECrgQ)
Posted by: henry at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (JMDly)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Soothsayer at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (iqRBJ)
Posted by: mindful webworker - click nic at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (5RITs)
Posted by: zeera BMGG - Books Make Great Gifts! at November 19, 2019 11:02 AM (X+a7J)
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:02 AM (X/Pw5)
Police played a waiting game after 10 days of some of the most intense protests the city has seen in more than five months of often violent unrest.
That's what happens when you give up your guns.
Sadly, I don't think HK ever had any.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:03 AM (XkxK0)
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:03 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 19, 2019 11:03 AM (O7MnT)
Posted by: henry at November 19, 2019 11:03 AM (JMDly)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at November 19, 2019 11:03 AM (kw5n8)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
I need more Spam.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:04 AM (XkxK0)
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:04 AM (bDqIh)
If the people you control think you'll never kill them, you don't control them.
And China is all about control.
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:04 AM (UnA8+)
* buy more ammo *
Posted by: Heirloominati at November 19, 2019 11:04 AM (DwZvw)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 19, 2019 11:04 AM (yRAFu)
you might see or read in the media, it is worse on the ground.
Pretty sure this.
And yet US university students admire the Chi-coms.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:04 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Roland THTG at November 19, 2019 11:05 AM (88+cf)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserios at November 19, 2019 11:05 AM (pw+jk)
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Absol-freaking-lutley. This is why, even if you grant every other pro-big-government premise (that there are economies of scale, that government is highly efficient, that planning is effective, etc.), you *still* shouldn't do it because they will absolutely *will* enslave or kill you. It is an iron law of big, central government.
Subsidiarity helps prevent this;
Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. Political decisions should be taken at a local level if possible, rather than by a central authority.
Yes, this leads to some redundancy, variance, inefficiency, overlap, complexity, etc. It also, however, mediates the ability (if not the tendency) of government to enslave and murder the populace.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:05 AM (I2dne)
you might see or read in the media, it is worse on the ground.
Pretty sure this.
And yet US university students admire the Chi-coms.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:04 AM (ptqGC)
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Well, they also admire Maduro, Chavez, Che, and Castro.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:05 AM (q80AH)
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I pick up Future Leader from college this weekend so its good to have a can of Spam in the pantry. Spam is good food.
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 19, 2019 11:05 AM (yRAFu)
Lawanda Page and Jimmy Page..oh wait there aren't any pictures today
Hahaha. For a moment, you did have me thinking I'd missed them and need to back up to the post!
Posted by: mindful webworker - click nic at November 19, 2019 11:06 AM (5RITs)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:06 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: mindful webworker - click nic at November 19, 2019 11:01 AM (5RITs)
Makes too much sense....try harder.
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:06 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:06 AM (ptqGC)
If the people you control think you'll never kill them, you don't control them.
And China is all about control.
Posted by: Allie
Power flows from the barrel of a gun.
Posted by: Mao Tse-tung
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:06 AM (XkxK0)
And someone has to get a stranglehold on "The Inter-Agency"
It seems like it's not working to advance the priorities of the President or his administration.
Posted by: Huxley's Eyeglass Emporium at November 19, 2019 11:06 AM (h/bx2)
Death to Trump.
Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at November 19, 2019 11:07 AM (pw+jk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 19, 2019 11:07 AM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:07 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:06 AM (ptqGC)
The entire family mustelidae rejects the comparison to Vindman.
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (UnA8+)
It would be a shame if there was ever a public forum where this could be clearly displayed to the American people.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (BWXZD)
Posted by: Roland THTG at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (88+cf)
It would be a shame if there was ever a public forum where this could be clearly displayed to the American people.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (ZLI7S)
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"Working on undoing that, boss."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: College student who called Vietnam vets baby killers at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (10bW0)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (Uu+Jp)
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So fat that your momma goes, "Whoa..."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Captain Hate at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (y7DUB)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (ZLI7S)
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I heard he sprained his back trying to save the last doughnut.
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (yRAFu)
How fat is Vindman?
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (Uu+Jp)
Ahem. That's Lt. Col. Vindman. He's already demanded Nunes call him that. Not kidding.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (ptqGC)
IK,R? A few comments were almost coherent lately. I've posted my concerns that the random phrase repeating program for that account may actually be learning AI. Scary.
Posted by: mindful webworker - click nic at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (5RITs)
Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at November 19, 2019 11:10 AM (pw+jk)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (Uu+Jp)
His blood type is "Land O'Lakes".
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:10 AM (UnA8+)
Posted by: N.L. Urker. I will urk until I can't urk anymore. at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (Uu+Jp)
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So fat that your momma goes, "Whoa..."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019
*
*
Someone here came up with the Seinfeldian comparison:
"So fat that when he walks on the beach, whales swim up and sing, 'We Are Family'!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 19, 2019 11:10 AM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: pep at November 19, 2019 11:10 AM (T6t7i)
That, and then selling off the body parts. This is the stuff of dystopian novels:
@ECCulper
New Horrors: China Harvesting Muslim Organs In Concentration Camps
The main customers of live Uighur Muslim organs r wealthy Saudi transplant recipients, with China grotesquely marketing these illegally removed body parts as "Halal Organs"
https://preview.tinyurl.com/susdz9o
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:10 AM (bDqIh)
Wouldn't let that putz sack my groceries
Posted by: REDACTED at November 19, 2019 11:11 AM (rpxSz)
He should have pushed back on Schiff and said he wasn't trying to out the whistleblower just elicit pertinent info from the witness.
However, the point is made. Vindman is the guy who told Ciarmarella.
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:11 AM (9VeU0)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:09 AM (Kpl3J)
That's called subsidiarity. The decenralization, not the killing license.
Posted by: Someguy at November 19, 2019 11:11 AM (O+iVW)
1) "Why do you care so much about this?"
2) "If you react to this, you're being just like the Leftists."
3) "Speaking as a Conservative..."
4) "This is not the hill to die on."
5) "My purchases don't have any effect."
To those who disagree, ok, fine, I get where you're coming from. I used to be there myself about 10-15 years ago. I just don't believe the world is that way anymore, and I've seen too much of this kind of boiling the frog strategy to remain unperturbed by what I totally agree should be insignificant stories and business decisions. But the Left always starts small, takes things over, and forces everyone else to march to their tune and pay (at least indirectly) to subsidize their goals.
See the following, and also look at twitter's Woke Capital: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/12/they-have-the-jobs
Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at November 19, 2019 11:11 AM (Hi8cV)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
________________
That's mighty optimistic of you!
Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at November 19, 2019 11:11 AM (k4dH2)
Posted by: Guzalot at November 19, 2019 11:11 AM (prSvo)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:12 AM (ptqGC)
And the United States rewarded China for it.. as we will again.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at November 19, 2019 11:12 AM (so+oy)
Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at November 19, 2019 11:12 AM (pw+jk)
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 19, 2019 11:12 AM (Xvo1a)
Wonder why they would ask that...hmmm? Head scratcher.
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:12 AM (cF8AT)
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The beauty of Odin's day is everyone gets to kill whomever they want as long as they use a viking ax.
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 19, 2019 11:12 AM (yRAFu)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 19, 2019 11:12 AM (BWXZD)
Hey Rickl?
Tell us what's on your Make a Wish list.
You never know, there might be a Lurker or three, or a Moron or Five, or an 'Ette or more...
Odds are even at least, that you'll get to punch a ticket or three on that list.
I'm going to sleep now, Horde.
Would one or some of you overnighters please make sure that this thought carries over to the EMT or J.J.'s post in the a.m.?
Don't want this to be just words.
Let's make it happen for Rickl, if however possible.
You IN, horde?
Please tell me you're in.
It is the Moron Way.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: notsothoreau at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (JKNZq)
Posted by: josephistan at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (7HtZB)
forget about comedy Vindy cause timing is everything
Posted by: REDACTED at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (rpxSz)
@ECCulper
New Horrors: China Harvesting Muslim Organs In Concentration Camps
The main customers of live Uighur Muslim organs r wealthy Saudi transplant recipients, with China grotesquely marketing these illegally removed body parts as "Halal Organs"
https://preview.tinyurl.com/susdz9o
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:10 AM (bDqIh)
The most adamant Communist I used to know, one of the very first things he was got passionate about was Involuntary Organ Harvesting. He wanted anybody over 35 (except the "important people") to be taken away at the pleasure of the government, executed, and their organs harvested.
And this was 5+ years ago.
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (UnA8+)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Chinese Body Parts at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (88+cf)
6m
Vindman was insubordinate, ignored chain of command, leaked, and lied to Congress about not knowing who the whistleblower is, when he clearly knows because he was the whistleblower's primary source.
He deserves to be court-martialied under the UCMJ.
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: JT at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:05 AM (q80AH)
The only one of those shitbags with a pulse is worshipped by Sid Blumenthal's retarded pinworm son and Code Stink's Medea "show me the" Benjamin. Excellent character references imo.
Posted by: Captain Hate at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (y7DUB)
Posted by: CSMBigBird at November 19, 2019 11:14 AM (IZX0U)
The Chinese are a people of peace.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 19, 2019 11:12 AM (BWXZD)
Peace is easy, once everybody else is dead.
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:14 AM (UnA8+)
Yes, because if there's one thing you can count on, it's Trump kowtowing to the Chinese, LOL!
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:14 AM (bDqIh)
The Chinese are a people of peace.
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Hey, that's what I was gonna say! Great minds and all that!
Posted by: George W. Bush at November 19, 2019 11:14 AM (k4dH2)
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:15 AM (cF8AT)
That's what happens when you give up your guns.
Sadly, I don't think HK ever had any.
Posted by: rickb223
They were under British rule. The Brits don't like it's people to be armed.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 19, 2019 11:15 AM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at November 19, 2019 11:15 AM (Vgz5H)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:15 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 19, 2019 11:15 AM (Xvo1a)
HK's a different place, very different. Most of China resents and envies it, as spoiled kids, does not admire it in a way to emulate it or be inspired.
And with that, away.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (QDnY+)
Spoiler alert: IT'S NOT HIM
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (jUVms)
13m
There will always be moments when you disagree with your commander, but I got news for you. That doesn't matter
As an officer in the @USArmy, you issue lawful commands as if they were yours. You own them even if you disagree
You don't subvert the chain of command like Vindman did
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: Puddin Head
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An armed population are citizens, a disarmed population are subjects. It was ever thus.
Posted by: Guzalot at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (prSvo)
Thanks Jane! We are soooo happy!
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:15 AM (cF8AT)
What a wonderful early Christmas gift! Prayers DO work!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (UnA8+)
How old is he now?
Posted by: cornbred at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (8SQ0L)
Apocryphal as it may be, I like it even better when it's part of the group of Three Chinese Curses attributed to English Author Ernest Bramah:
1) may you live in interesting time
2) may you come to the attention of those in authority
3) may you find what you are looking for
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 19, 2019 11:15 AM (Xvo1a)
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Objection: Terry Malloy had a sense of honor and ultimately did the right thing.
There is no indication that Vindman will do the right thing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (q80AH)
he was got passionate about was Involuntary Organ Harvesting. He wanted
anybody over 35 (except the "important people") to be taken away at the
pleasure of the government, executed, and their organs harvested.
And this was 5+ years ago.
Yiiiiiikes, that is f'd up!
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: JT at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (arJlL)
>>Wonder why they would ask that...hmmm? Head scratcher.
The former governor of the Odessa, one of the most powerful in Ukraine, was also the former President of Georgia.
He was recruited for the job by Obama administration after the 2014 Ukrainian coup.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:17 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: squirrelly dan at November 19, 2019 11:17 AM (PoHZ6)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 19, 2019 11:17 AM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:17 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
.........
And their police are ready to kill anybody who breaks the peace!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at November 19, 2019 11:17 AM (so+oy)
Ahem. That's Lt. Col. Vindman. He's already demanded Nunes call him that.
Lt. Colonel Tubby !
Posted by: JT at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (arJlL)
might be a major after this
Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 19, 2019 11:18 AM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:18 AM (ptqGC)
There is no indication that Vindman will do the right thing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (q80AH)
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Yep, he would have already done the Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson (actor J.T. Walsh) thing from "A Few Good Men."
Posted by: ShainS -- Trump/Conan the Hero Dog 2020: Two Barbarians for the Price of One!!! at November 19, 2019 11:18 AM (WqPYg)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (ptqGC)
Sure is and sure do!
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:18 AM (cF8AT)
If that's the case, why do the Chinese have the entire country under video surveillance and millions in detention camps?
Posted by: pep at November 19, 2019 11:19 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: JT at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (arJlL)
might be a major after this
Posted by: phoenixgirl
I'm hoping for Pfc !
Posted by: JT at November 19, 2019 11:19 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:19 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Percy Kilbride at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (Fxgkp)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:19 AM (ptqGC)
+++++++++++
FIFY
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (I2dne)
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (Xqo6t)
Vindman attempting a funneh about Rudy, "I only know him as America's finest mayor." Giggle.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:18 AM (ptqGC)
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"Gentlemen. You can't joke in here. This is the Clown House!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Trump/Conan the Hero Dog 2020: Two Barbarians for the Price of One!!! at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (WqPYg)
And this was 5+ years ago.
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:13 AM (UnA8+)
Was he an Important Person? Have you heard from him recently?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (BWXZD)
Posted by: cornbred at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (8SQ0L)
He'd be around 30-31, now.
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (UnA8+)
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (Xqo6t)
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Apparently it's a shit show full of officious, lying weasels.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (I2dne)
Posted by: The Official Dem and Media Narrative at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (AMIL/)
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:17 AM (BqBId)
Thank you!
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:21 AM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (Xqo6t)
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"While Democrats are failing to make a terribly compelling case or even address the core issues, Republicans support Trump. So, both sides are really to blame here. I'm going to implicitly support the Democrats, though, because my conservative principles demand it."
-Jonah Goldberg
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:21 AM (q80AH)
But didn't have any idea that Hunter Biden was on a board of Ukraine's largest energy company?
Sure.
Posted by: jwest at November 19, 2019 11:21 AM (U6f/q)
Posted by: Insomniac at November 19, 2019 11:21 AM (NWiLs)
Posted by: REDACTED at November 19, 2019 11:22 AM (rpxSz)
Put as long as we have double-dealing Sta-Puft Marshmallow Men in Army LTC dress uniforms standing guard on our ramparts, that will never happen here!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Vattle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 19, 2019 11:22 AM (pNxlR)
But didn't have any idea that Hunter Biden was on a board of Ukraine's largest energy company?
Sure.
Posted by: jwest at November 19, 2019 11:21 AM (U6f/q)
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This one is nice, because there's only one reasonable conclusion regardless of which is true:
- He didn't know. In this case, he is incompetent and should be fired.
- He is lying about knowing. In this case, he is corrupt and should be fired.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:22 AM (I2dne)
If rickl needs or wants anything, all he has to do is ask.
Posted by: Soothsayer at November 19, 2019 11:22 AM (iqRBJ)
LT. COL. Vindman said he could use a break.
Probably to clean out his underwear.
Posted by: Jane D'oh
I didn't see much in the way of smoking guns or perfidy, other than the obvious fact that Vindman leaked to Ciarramella. What did you see?
Again, Castor's questioning seemed almost random. Perhaps he's establishing a fact pattern for the subsequent committee members, and I'm too dumb to see it. I hope so.
Posted by: pep at November 19, 2019 11:22 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (BWXZD)
He thought he was.
He seemed to think that the Communist Revolution would be led by, and turn into a Ruling Class of, nearly exclusively IT people.
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:22 AM (UnA8+)
Hong Kong is their main link to foreign capital markets.
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at November 19, 2019 11:23 AM (XzVUd)
Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at November 19, 2019 11:11 AM (Hi8cV)
Yes, the jobs fight in academia and other leftist bastions is over. No point lamenting it, time to focus on the next stage - destroying all of the systems which they have captured. And specifically, the modern University system in general must be bankrupted and taken apart. It's continued existence is dagger aimed straight at our future.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:23 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (Xqo6t)
Bombshell after bombshell.
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:23 AM (X/Pw5)
Has anyone asked Vindman if he understands who makes policy for the US?
Spoiler alert: IT'S NOT HIM
Posted by: Seems Legit at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (jUVms)
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"He's a penumbra! He's an emanation! He's a penumbra. He's an emanation. He's a penumbra AND an emanation!" -- Random Hawaiian Federal Judge
Posted by: ShainS -- Trump/Conan the Hero Dog 2020: Two Barbarians for the Price of One!!! at November 19, 2019 11:23 AM (WqPYg)
Not just the progs, but the cucks, too. See National Review/Bulwark types now demanding Michelle Malkin be deplatformed/silenced.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:23 AM (bDqIh)
If the Brits hadn't been complete fucking pussies by that point in 1997, they could have stuffed that city full of old-school Special Operations Executive style caches and been prepared for this day.
Posted by: Colonel Kurtz at November 19, 2019 11:24 AM (rGgyS)
Posted by: atilla the thrilla at November 19, 2019 11:24 AM (w7KSn)
Thats cool. I feel the same about them. I am also far better equipped for the job.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at November 19, 2019 11:24 AM (Vgz5H)
the fucking virgina senate strikes first.
Senate Bill 16 for next year bans ownership of assault firearms. and any magazine larger than 10 rounds.
just ownership. and there's a lot of other crap in there too.
fuck the fucking commies. i hope the whole statehouse burns down with them in it.
Patrick henry is rolling in his grave...
give me liberty my ass.
Posted by: SturmToddler at November 19, 2019 11:24 AM (8D42x)
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:24 AM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:22 AM (UnA8+)
++++++++++++
Ah. A technocrat. Technocrats are a kissin' cousin of communists. They also, of course, fail to understand that once they get their way they revert to a pre-medieval system where whoever can lift the heaviest pig gets all the marbles and slaughters his opponents.
IT guys are rarely going to be the best pig lifters.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:24 AM (I2dne)
Nunes would be wise to remind Mr Vindman he is under no such obligation and that in our constitutional system he is not just subservient to civilian authority, but he is also there as an employee.
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 19, 2019 11:24 AM (F73W5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-ZcsymQ2fQ
It's largely economic warfare.
Posted by: Off the reservation at November 19, 2019 11:24 AM (XzVUd)
How old is he now?
Posted by: cornbred at November 19, 2019 11:16 AM (8SQ0L)
If there is any justice in the world, he himself was tapped and his organs redistributed, for "fairness".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Vattle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 19, 2019 11:25 AM (pNxlR)
What China should do is whatever it takes to keep that cash cow afloat. What China will do is murder that fucker, just like the Dildo said.
See the difference ? Never assume the Dems will do what you perceive as "smart", or and other adversary for that matter. Your enemy sees the world differently - which is most likely why they're your enemy to begin with. Think accordingly.
Posted by: Lurking Libertarian at November 19, 2019 11:26 AM (Cb1p+)
Posted by: Max Power at November 19, 2019 11:26 AM (QCc6B)
Posted by: ShainS -- Trump/Conan the Hero Dog 2020: Two Barbarians for the Price of One!!! at November 19, 2019 11:23 AM (WqPYg)
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"You got your penumbra in my emanation!"
Posted by: No One of Consequence at November 19, 2019 11:26 AM (oD09m)
Posted by: Max Power at November 19, 2019 11:26 AM (QCc6B)
++++++++++++
Why? WHAT DID YOU HEAR?
Posted by: Justin Verlander at November 19, 2019 11:26 AM (I2dne)
Posted by: squirrelly dan at November 19, 2019 11:26 AM (PoHZ6)
Posted by: Allie at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (UnA8+)
Heh. T'would be fun to post a "Countdown to Involuntary Organ Harvesting" clock on his FB.
Posted by: cornbred at November 19, 2019 11:27 AM (8SQ0L)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:27 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Max Power at November 19, 2019 11:27 AM (QCc6B)
was only designed to damage Trump
will go on for months to come
then a floor vote, which fails and all the dims go home happy
Posted by: REDACTED at November 19, 2019 11:27 AM (rpxSz)
Whenever something like this pops up, remember to ask this one question: What have we NOT been told? Sometimes the omissions say more than the actual content.
Not saying this isn't disappointing, but I am saying that in an environment where information is incomplete at best and frequently distorted at worst, it might be better to reserve judgement on some things.
Posted by: Brother Cavil
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at November 19, 2019 11:27 AM (Rvlwi)
Part of the blame falls squarely on SCOTUS. They have dawdled and demurred on the Second Amendment while states are stealing away our rights.
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 19, 2019 11:28 AM (F73W5)
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 19, 2019 11:28 AM (Xqo6t)
He asked did you know that VP Biden had done anything wrong or outside of US policy.
The Republican side did not come back and hammer that question. They should have asked about Biden and Shokon. I hope they do in the 5 minute round, but, yeah, stupid party. Williams will answer she wasn't there. But Vindman has held his position for 4 years. He was.
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:28 AM (9VeU0)
Apocryphal as it may be, I like it even better when it's part of the group of Three Chinese Curses attributed to English Author Ernest Bramah:
1) may you live in interesting time
2) may you come to the attention of those in authority
3) may you find what you are looking for
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019
*
*
Tom, your No. 2 is even scarier than No. 1.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 19, 2019 11:28 AM (Ejm1K)
Willowed:
One thing about the impeachment farce that bothers me is how stupid and unnecessary it is.
I expected Team DS to pick up the ball from Mueller and run interminable, open-ended investigations in House committees until about September or October, and then censure the President at least once or possibly multiple times running up to election day.
You know - the smart play.
This is a stupid fucking mess. An own goal. It'll almost certainly end well before the election day, without a conviction.
It's doubtful it will bring down the President come election day.
And it'll piss off a lot of voters and expose a lot of Dem Congressmen to vulnerability come election day.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 19, 2019 11:28 AM (AzW6q)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:29 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:29 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 19, 2019 11:29 AM (ALaia)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:30 AM (ptqGC)
LT. COL. Vindman said he could use a break.
Probably to clean out his underwear.
Posted by: Jane D'oh
I didn't see much in the way of smoking guns or perfidy, other than the obvious fact that Vindman leaked to Ciarramella. What did you see?
Again, Castor's questioning seemed almost random. Perhaps he's establishing a fact pattern for the subsequent committee members, and I'm too dumb to see it. I hope so.
Posted by: pep at November 19, 2019 11:22 AM (T6t7i)
MSNBC talking clowns are calling Vindman a "...devastating witness. He looks the part and talks the part of a dedicated and decorated Army officer. He saw something wrong and he phoned it in to his superiors and went on with his job. And all of that will go down well with the public."
That's it? From MSNBC?
Posted by: Gref at November 19, 2019 11:30 AM (AMIL/)
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 19, 2019 11:28 AM (F73W5)
The very concept of Incorporation is bullshit. That SCOTUS picks and chooses which amendments to include is doubly so.
The Anti-Federalists warned of this.
Posted by: Lurking Libertarian at November 19, 2019 11:30 AM (Cb1p+)
You arrogant bastard, you've killed us!
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:29 AM (ZLI7S)
+++++++++
Not gonna happen. Even if all of our wildest dreams come true and the Feds have to built a new prison to hold all the wrongdoers, those two are still getting re-elected. Nancy may lose the gavel but she'll still be engaging in back-room skullduggery and Schiff will keep machinating like there's no tomorrow.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:30 AM (I2dne)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 19, 2019 11:30 AM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 19, 2019 11:20 AM (Xqo6t)
Bombshell after bombshell.
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:23 AM (X/Pw5)
Srsly...the only thing that got my attention, is when Schiff stopped a line of questioning, of Vindman, that could possibly reveal the identity of the "whistle blower", that both have stated that they do not know.
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:31 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:29 AM (BqBId)
I heard that. Bret Baier probably thinks the doorman at his hotel is "highly decorated."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:31 AM (ptqGC)
Chris Wallace is expressing his Deep Thoughts.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:30 AM (ptqGC)
did he fall asleep from boring himself to death?
Posted by: phoenixgirl at November 19, 2019 11:31 AM (0O7c5)
And it'll piss off a lot of voters and expose a lot of Dem Congressmen to vulnerability come election day.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 19, 2019 11:28 AM (AzW6q)
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Nancy has little to no control over her caucus. The money men on the left really want impeachment. They are strategizing based on what they see on Twitter.
Obama's reign left the Democratic Party with a vacuum of power. He didn't maintain control because he never had much direct control. The DNC got hobbled in 2016 because of its fealty to Hillary Clinton.
And, Democrats did a lot of illegal things leading up to 2016 (I predict it will come out eventually that Obama's spying of American citizens began in 2009). So, they have to distract.
It's a perfect storm of illegality, directionlessness, and stupidity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:32 AM (q80AH)
They see this as a political hit job or a huge waste of time.
Vindman doesn't change that.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 19, 2019 11:32 AM (ALaia)
R's need to ask Vindman "did you speak to anyone in Intel community? If so, how many?"
Posted by: Serious Cat
They did. He spoke to one. Schiff wouldn't let him be named.
Posted by: pep at November 19, 2019 11:32 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:29 AM (BqBId)
++++++++++
Is he? It could be true. If it is, which decorations does he have? Meaningful or not? Not all decorations are the result of momentous or valiant action. Many are, of course, but certainly not all.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:32 AM (I2dne)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (KP5rU)
imo we have to use economic sanctions as we have, but move our trade toward allies that will pull their own weight in defense (as well as move manufacturing back to America). China is on the opposite side of us in that department, so Hong Kong must die ... maybe we can save "Taiwan" and weaken the China hold on other regions where they have crept into power (Australia, Africa, ?).
Posted by: illiniwek at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (Cus5s)
"How will you improve diversity at our school?" That's a question often asked in faculty job interviews today.
"I'd frog march each and every one of you out to (insert name of a prominent and well known location on campus), issue aluminum bats to fifty of so of the students nearby, and have them beat your worthless asses until you resign your position. I'd advertise it as "Clean Out The Dead Wood Day'.
Does that satisfy you ... dead wood?"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Vattle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (pNxlR)
Astounding.
And yet, the FOX panel is playing this down.
Posted by: JoeF. at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (CqE5x)
It's doubtful it will bring down the President come election day.
And it'll piss off a lot of voters and expose a lot of Dem Congressmen to vulnerability come election day.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
The vote is to be held on December 12th. When it goes down in flames, it'll be forgotten by Christmas.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (XkxK0)
FIFY
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (F73W5)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (ptqGC)
Astounding.
And yet, the FOX panel is playing this down.
Posted by: JoeF. at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (CqE5x)
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Well, it is literally impossible to question the motives and loyalty of a man in uniform.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (Vgz5H)
I meant she killed the Democrats for 2020.
I'm not sure some of you realize how badly this is going for the left and what the repercussions will be. These are the best "fact" witnesses Schiff has. This afternoon we are going to hear from Vindman's boss and I expect to hear all about the concerns about his judgement.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Brother Cavil
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at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (Rvlwi)
Had to be before Obama.++++
Frankfort School of Critical Theory took root in the seed bed of McKinley Progressiveism. It's taken decades but it's bearing bumper crops, now.
Posted by: Old Dude at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (LGXGf)
This exact moment is when we know the impeachment hearings are a farce:
Schiff, Vindman: We do not know the identity of the whistleblower
GOP: So how will you know if we name him?
Schiff, Vindman: STOP ASKING QUESTIONS! HE'S A GREAT GUY. IT HURTS HIS FEELINGS
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: illiniwek at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (Cus5s)
I'm throwing money at my screen - yet I still can't seem to get your newsletter.
Posted by: Lurking Libertarian at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (Cb1p+)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (ZLI7S)
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Why would Schiff allow him to testify at all?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:35 AM (cF8AT)
Posted by: IrishEi at November 19, 2019 11:35 AM (sGotD)
That's exactly right!
Posted by: Benedict Arnold at November 19, 2019 11:35 AM (w7KSn)
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB16
Note well:
It is unlawful for any person to import, sell, transfer, manufacture, purchase, possess, or transport an assault firearm. A violation of this section shall be is punishable as a Class 6 felony.
A Class 6 felony is punishable by 1 -5 years in prison.
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:35 AM (9VeU0)
I'm not sure some of you realize how badly this is going for the left and what the repercussions will be. These are the best "fact" witnesses Schiff has. This afternoon we are going to hear from Vindman's boss and I expect to hear all about the concerns about his judgement.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (ZLI7S)
+++++++++++++
We'll see. I don't think 2020 is a shoe-in or a death sentence for *anyone* right now. People have short memories and this will be over by Christmas, giving them plenty of time for damage control and memory-holing.
2020 should be a slam-dunk, but it ain't. I'm worried about 2020. Not terrified, not despondent, but worried.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:36 AM (I2dne)
That was pretty awesome on Nunes' part. He's a lot better at this than I expected. I'm waiting for Jordan and Radcliffe, though. It'll be an abattoir.
Posted by: pep at November 19, 2019 11:36 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:36 AM (I2dne)
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If you need help lighting your hair on fire, I can direct you to the correct departments who should be able to help you.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:36 AM (q80AH)
In a week or two we will set up our Christmas tree. It, too, will be "highly decorated".
Interesting how the left is now so deferential, almost reverential, toward folks in military uniforms, is it not?
Just the "right" folks, of course.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Vattle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (pNxlR)
Cause he's dumb as hell and as I've been saying for weeks this was a setup. Just not in the way Schiff or the left thought it was going to be.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (ZLI7S)
"Well, it is literally impossible to question the motives and loyalty of a man in uniform."
That's exactly right!
Posted by: Benedict Arnold at November 19, 2019 11:35 AM (w7KSn)
This!
--- Maj. Hassan
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: IrishEi at November 19, 2019 11:35 AM (sGotD)
******
Can you clean up Explosive Diarrhea?? asking for Schitt
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:36 AM (q80AH)
++++++++++
No fire. Not even any smoke. I think 2020 is more than winnable. But I don't think that the Dems actually *can* completely turf themselves regardless of what they do. Too many people are carrying too much water for them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (I2dne)
This is a bit OT, but it's looking like Stacy Abrams is gonna be the
guaranteed Veep candidate for whoever the Dems nominate next year. I've
thought that was going to happen for a long time now, Abrams just made
it public, says she's ready and waiting.
If they actually do that, it's proof positive that they've already given up on 2020. I don't believe it.
Posted by: pep at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (T6t7i)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (xfb67)
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Hillary, right?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:38 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Whomever wins the dem nod, best line up a food taster toot sweet.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:38 AM (XkxK0)
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:38 AM (9VeU0)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Whomever wins the dem nod, best line up a food taster toot sweet.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:38 AM (XkxK0)
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Because...Abrams will eat everything?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:38 AM (q80AH)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Vattle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 19, 2019 11:39 AM (pNxlR)
GOP: So how will you know if we name him?
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They only asked that TODAY?
Hell's bells...that was the first question out of my mouth when Schitt pulled his 'you may not name the whistleblower and I don't know who he is anyway.'
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:39 AM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:32 AM (I2dne)
Not counting the real war fighters, most of that Chest Candy is just end of tour medals indicating you did your job and did not fuck up to badly.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 19, 2019 11:39 AM (cEsBM)
Posted by: Soothsayer at November 19, 2019 11:39 AM (iqRBJ)
That's it? From MSNBC?
Posted by: Gref at November 19, 2019 11:30 AM (AMIL/)
It's very telling - they think he's great because to them, he Looks Good. It's the magic Crease in the Trousers all over again; it astounds me just how petty and superficial the leftists are. And yet here they go proving it, unwittingly, over and over again.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:39 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 19, 2019 11:37 AM (xfb67)
+++++++++++
It'd be temporary. They refuse to confirm Pence's VP appointment, go and impeach him, senate removes, then Nancy become President.
This is hugely unlikely, bordering on fanciful but it is the only outcome I can come up with that would rationalize what they're doing.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:39 AM (I2dne)
Even though the Senate will nuke this shit from space they will still say he was impeached.
And lots of Dems will be left scratching their heads as to why Trump is still in office and re-elected.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 19, 2019 11:40 AM (ALaia)
guaranteed Veep candidate for whoever the Dems nominate next year.
Like Beto, she keeps failing upward.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (bDqIh)
The vote is to be held on December 12th. When it goes down in flames, it'll be forgotten by Christmas.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:33 AM (XkxK0)
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If it, goes down in flames, you're right.
But I think there's a probability it gets voted out to the Senate, since this caucus is at the mercy of its most outlandish Leftist elements.
And if it goes to trial, the American people will not forget a failed impeachment of a President by election day.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (AzW6q)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Because if the dem candidate wins, they won't last as long as Epstein.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (XkxK0)
Posted by: dingbat at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (Qkbqn)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at November 19, 2019 11:40 AM (ALaia)
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And just all of the red district Democratic Representatives will go back to their districts and explain how sending them to Congress led to impeachment even though they explicitly promised their constituents that they wouldn't help advance impeachment.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (q80AH)
Killed, perhaps not, at least not completely.
No, they'll cut off the pieces they don't need, and anchor the bird to the nest to encourage the others, because there isn't any other way.
Socialism is our friend, and Coexist, and all that, you see?
Posted by: DamnedYankee at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (O8SrN)
When you refuse to answer a House member's question during testimony that is grounds for CONTEMPT UNLESS you take the Fifth.
But shiff arbitrarily changed the rules for this farcical inquisition.
Posted by: Soothsayer at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (iqRBJ)
guaranteed Veep candidate for whoever the Dems nominate next year. I've
thought that was going to happen for a long time now, Abrams just made
it public, says she's ready and waiting.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Whomever wins the dem nod, best line up a food taster toot sweet.
Posted by: rickb223
Buttigieg/Abrahms. The twink and the tank.
Posted by: Brother Cavil
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at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (Rvlwi)
If anyone has it I would appreciate it if you could post it.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (ZLI7S)
She's furious because the GA Sec. of State is cleaning out the voter rolls of anyone who hasn't voted in several years.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (Kpl3J)
impeach him, senate removes, then Nancy become President.
This is hugely unlikely, bordering on fanciful but it is the only
outcome I can come up with that would rationalize what they're doing.- - - -
Yes, the MSM is already openly gaming how this could happen.The masks really are off.
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:39 AM (I2dne)
Indulge your fantasies, PI Mannix.
Posted by: Trust jeff Sessions at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (U7k5w)
Posted by: dingbat at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM (Qkbqn)
+++++++++++++
I'll assume his purple heart is legitimate and justified. I will not, however, treat his purple heart as a license to commit to treason and enable a coup d'etat.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (I2dne)
Posted by: BluesFish at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (WQZ1O)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:34 AM (ZLI7S)
This^
Vindman's superior has already said in public that Vindman was denied trips to Ukraine etc. because of his insubordination . Said he didn't trust him with information.
He's going to shred this clowns reputation. However, those of us in the real world are wondering why he still is working in government if he is that much of a problem.
Posted by: Jen the original at November 19, 2019 11:43 AM (v2Axo)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:43 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 19, 2019 11:43 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:43 AM (9VeU0)
******'
FBI investigating possibility of 'criminal enterprise' in Jeffrey Epstein death, prisons chief admits | Fox News
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:44 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:44 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:44 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:44 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: lizabth at November 19, 2019 11:44 AM (L3Rsz)
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If Vindy is "highly decorated" then I'm Audie
Murphey! I was amazed at how lack luster his rack is given the wars
we've been in during his tenure. Oh. Yes. Purple Heart. Zigged when he
should have zagged.
Posted by: dingbat at November 19, 2019 11:41 AM
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"Shell" fragments, like me?
Posted by: Frank Burns at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (pMGkg)
____________________
In other news, Sun rose this morning right on schedule.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:36 AM (q80AH)
++++++++++
No fire. Not even any smoke. I think 2020 is more than winnable. But I don't think that the Dems actually *can* completely turf themselves regardless of what they do. Too many people are carrying too much water for them.
Posted by: Joe Mannix
If you are not concerned, you haven't been paying attention to ballot harvesting.
2020 will be epic for cheating.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (XkxK0)
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:44 AM (BqBId)
Oh, the FBI is on it!
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (9VeU0)
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: John Kerry at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: BluesFish at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (WQZ1O)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE JORDAN PLAYED BASKETBALL!
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (7HtZB)
Inch High Private Eye Bret Baier Just called Vindman "Highly Decorated"
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:29 AM (BqBId)
++++++++++
Is he? It could be true. If it is, which decorations does he have? Meaningful or not? Not all decorations are the result of momentous or valiant action. Many are, of course, but certainly not all.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:32 AM (I2dne)
He has a single Purple Heart, which is something I'd consider on the list of awards for a proper definition of "highly decorated", so that's fair. Of course, there are tens of thousands of PHs held by military members, so it's not as if it's unique. Ranger Tab and CIB, which are notable, but not especially rare.
Everything else in his fruit salad is a bunch of "Did Not Step On His Dick Too Badly At This Duty Station" awards.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (kw0bd)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 19, 2019 11:46 AM (cEsBM)
Is it just me or is the stink of entitlement just a little too strong around this ghettopotamus?
Posted by: cornbred at November 19, 2019 11:46 AM (8SQ0L)
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (7HtZB)
And baseball you lunkhead!
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:46 AM (9VeU0)
Doesn't say anything about banning rope and lampposts ...
Posted by: Adriane the Italian History Critic ... at November 19, 2019 11:46 AM (LPnfS)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:47 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: RKae at November 19, 2019 11:47 AM (pirX8)
Posted by: Venkman at November 19, 2019 11:47 AM (yL25O)
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That's the story of her entire insufferable existence.
Fat pig bitch.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at November 19, 2019 11:47 AM (vg8iE)
Doesn't say anything about banning rope and lampposts ...
Posted by: Adriane the Italian History Critic ... at November 19, 2019 11:46 AM (LPnfS)
I am serious this bill moves forward I am putting my house up for sale.
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:47 AM (9VeU0)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:48 AM (ptqGC)
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Given they're all into infanticide - legitimate, straight-up infanticide - this will breeze through.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at November 19, 2019 11:48 AM (vg8iE)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 19, 2019 11:48 AM (KP5rU)
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That's the story of her entire insufferable existence.
Fat pig bitch.
That's savage to refer to Vindy that way.
Posted by: dingbat at November 19, 2019 11:48 AM (Qkbqn)
manufacture, purchase, possess, or transport an assault firearm. A
violation of this section shall be is punishable as a Class 6 felony.
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How do they define an "assault firearm". That has to be in the law somewhere otherwise its a blanket ban on all guns.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (CQ3Qb)
Posted by: Sharkman at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (BF9rg)
But they don't know who the whistle blower is?
Have I got this right?
Posted by: Tami at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Mariedeantoinette at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (QP5Tn)
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:44 AM (BqBId)
Oh, the FBI is on it!
Posted by: blaster
Steiner is bringing the sealed indictments!
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (XkxK0)
I suspect this all ends with a government infiltration that lead to a shot or a death, followed by a bloodbath and a great number of disappeared.
Posted by: Downcast at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (55376)
Posted by: pep at November 19, 2019 11:36 AM (T6t7i)
I give Nunes a lot of credit. The guy is not a lawyer, he's a former dairy farmer who has a master's degree in agriculture. But he can slice and dice through the BS( since he easily recognizes it and has previously shoveled tons of it) and gets answers. And he's relentless, he's an excellent example to old guard Republicans of what you can get done if you "persist".
Posted by: Jen the original at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (v2Axo)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (I2dne)
****
In my 20 years if you'd be awarded the Purple Heart, as officers it was quietly recommended to not wear it except for official photos. Wearing it was for the enlisted.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (LCzNi)
Posted by: Venkman at November 19, 2019 11:47 AM (yL25O)
They need a separate chair for my dick. I had the nerve to say "fuck you" to the chain of command, run my mouth to Ciaramella and wear my uniform to this hearing. I may be a stupid dick, but I'm a big one.
Posted by: Lt. Colonel Flounder at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (U7k5w)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (XkxK0)
*******
wow That was really new & inventive
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 19, 2019 11:50 AM (BqBId)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (XkxK0)
We have thousands, IIRC
Posted by: Trust jeff Sessions at November 19, 2019 11:50 AM (U7k5w)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 19, 2019 11:51 AM (xfb67)
as officers it was quietly recommended to not wear it except for
official photos.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (LCzNi)
Honor is in short supply in Washington DC.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 19, 2019 11:51 AM (wYseH)
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans
There is no such thing as an "assault firearm " codified in law or understood weaponry.
There IS an assault rifle, which, codified by federal law, is highly regulated and almost impossible to get.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:51 AM (XkxK0)
Is it just me or is the stink of entitlement just a little too strong around this ghettopotamus?
Posted by: cornbred at November 19, 2019 11:46 AM (8SQ0L)
I hope the Democrats DO pick Tank Abrams for VP.
She is every white voter's nightmare DMV scenario.....
Posted by: JoeF. at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (CqE5x)
John McCain, the default (R) choice for P
both being the least valuable sacrifice candidates.
Posted by: Alice McD at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (E+yET)
Posted by: Boswell at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (32YRo)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Jen the original at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (v2Axo)
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM (CQ3Qb)
Well of course they do.
1. A semi-automatic center-fire rifle that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material with a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 10 rounds;
2. A semi-automatic center-fire rifle that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine and has one of the following characteristics: (i) a folding or telescoping stock; (ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the rifle; (iii) a thumbhole stock; (iv) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand; (v) a bayonet mount; (vi) a grenade launcher; (vii) a flare launcher; (viii) a silencer; (ix) a flash suppressor; (x) a muzzle brake; (xi) a muzzle compensator; (xii) a threaded barrel capable of accepting (a) a silencer, (b) a flash suppressor, (c) a muzzle brake, or (d) a muzzle compensator; or (xiii) any characteristic of like kind as enumerated in clauses (i) through (xii);
3. A semi-automatic center-fire pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material with a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 10 rounds;
4. A semi-automatic center-fire pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine and has one of the following characteristics: (i) a folding or telescoping stock; (ii) a thumbhole stock; (iii) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand; (iv) the capacity to accept a magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip; (v) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the pistol with the non-trigger hand without being burned; (vi) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; (vii) a threaded barrel capable of accepting (a) a silencer, (b) a flash suppressor, (c) a barrel extender, or (d) a forward handgrip; or (viii) any characteristic of like kind as enumerated in clauses (i) through (vii);
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (9VeU0)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (KP5rU)
On American Idol way back when Paula Abdul would say a contestant looked good if their actual singing was terrible, rather than actually talk about the singing. This is the same thing.
Posted by: Ian S. at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:47 AM (9VeU0)
Good on you. A man has to be willing to vote with his feet. I wish you the best of luck.
Posted by: Lurking Libertarian at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (zWYuS)
And now it's being pointed out that Vindman has a Combat Infantry badge and a Purple Heart.
He's very, very proud of himself.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: REDACTED at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (rpxSz)
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at November 19, 2019 11:45 AM (7HtZB)
And baseball you lunkhead!
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:46 AM (9VeU0)
Then how come ghetto basketball players buy his shoes???
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 19, 2019 11:51 AM (wYseH)
***
Sigh.
Mores the pity.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (LCzNi)
Posted by: IrishEi at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (sGotD)
(an actual comment I read)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 19, 2019 11:08 AM (BWXZD)
It's inhumane to put children in cages! Dumpsters are much less drafty (and more profitable).
Posted by: Planned Parenthood at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (/sgva)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: Lt. Colonel Flounder at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (U7k5w)
There IS an assault rifle, which, codified by federal law, is highly regulated and almost impossible to get.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 19, 2019 11:51 AM (XkxK0)
There will be in Virginia if this bill is made into law.
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (9VeU0)
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I am serious this bill moves forward I am putting my house up for sale.
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:47 AM
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I suppose it's possible they'll push it, but I would think they'd be wary of endangering their new majorities.
Posted by: irright at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (pMGkg)
Atheist societies only care if you kill, if you kill the wrong people.
100 starving people means nothing when your society chucks babies in the river.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (D2sB2)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at November 19, 2019 11:03 AM (kw5n
Page 3 girls?
Posted by: SturmToddler at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (8D42x)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (ptqGC)
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Bit his lip on All-You-Can-Eat crab leg day at the mess hall.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (vg8iE)
I thought I recognized him from somewhere.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
Can't wait for Nunes to pull a Neidermier and call LtC Flounder a "nauseating pile of blubber"
Posted by: Boswell at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (32YRo)
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (ZLI7S)
Like an 1861 Springfield .58 caliber rifled musket.
Used in numerous military assaults in a war that caused an estimated 618,000 deaths.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (O8SrN)
Posted by: irright at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (pMGkg)
Really?
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (9VeU0)
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (KP5rU)
...
None of them really have style though.
Posted by: Ghadaffi at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (yL25O)
Vindman: "I call myself never partisan."
Smug ass.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (ptqGC)
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So, founding member of the Coffee Party, huh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (q80AH)
I'll assume his purple heart is legitimate and justified. I will not,
however, treat his purple heart as a license to commit to treason and
enable a coup d'etat.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 19, 2019 11:42 AM (I2dne)
****
In my 20 years if you'd be awarded the Purple Heart, as officers it
was quietly recommended to not wear it except for official photos.
Wearing it was for the enlisted.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 19, 2019 11:49 AM
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I would not begin to assume anything of vindman. remember, john "I was shot three times in Vietnam" kerry had three purple hearts that his crew said he did not deserve.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (JUOKG)
Posted by: IrishEi at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (sGotD)
Then when Schiff bangs the gavel, everyone knows he's the liar.
Posted by: JoeF. at November 19, 2019 11:55 AM (CqE5x)
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Do you, I say, do you have a newsletter I can subscribe to?
Posted by: Ralph Northam at November 19, 2019 11:55 AM (vg8iE)
Socialism inevitably leads to police states.
Socialism inevitably leads to death.
The same is true of democracy.
Posted by: Gregory Quartano at November 19, 2019 11:55 AM (XFFWZ)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 19, 2019 11:52 AM (KP5rU)
Actually Hitler legitametly earned his Iron Cross.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 19, 2019 11:55 AM (cEsBM)
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (9VeU0)
If you mean our socialist castrati in the USA and western world; they dont care.
They couldn't care less about the people in HK fighting for freedom. The Sjws dont even know what is happening in HK because they dont want to know. It might cause their weak psyche to question their indoctrination if they were to look search read about the happenings in HK and elsewhere. They will just follow the partys dogma. Unquestioning servitude. They are sheep.
Posted by: Mariedeantoinette at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (QP5Tn)
Posted by: Broseidon - New Work Computer, Same Work Ethic at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (oZ6kz)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 19, 2019 11:55 AM (cEsBM)
Saving a Jewish officer! Irony is really ironic.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (O8SrN)
Like an 1861 Springfield .58 caliber rifled musket.
Used in numerous military assaults in a war that caused an estimated 618,000 deaths.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM
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Plus Union Soldiers were offered the opportunity to buy the assault weapon they just used to win the War for the princely sum of $1.25 upon their discharge after the War.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (JUOKG)
@ECCulper
New Horrors: China Harvesting Muslim Organs In Concentration Camps
The main customers of live Uighur Muslim organs r wealthy Saudi transplant recipients, with China grotesquely marketing these illegally removed body parts as "Halal Organs"
https://preview.tinyurl.com/susdz9o
Posted by: Lizzy at November 19, 2019 11:10 AM (bDqIh)
in a very sink and perverse way, that's pretty funny. halal...
Posted by: SturmToddler at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (8D42x)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (ptqGC)
Can't wait for Nunes to pull a Neidermier and call LtC Flounder a "nauseating pile of blubber"
IS THAT A PLEDGE PIN? ON YOUR UNIFORM?
Posted by: Neidermier at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (hx3Q8)
Climate change? We do need to act within twelve years, and it isn't regarding climate change! We need to get all these idiots out and find people who are actually interest in public service, not just enriching themselves or their relatives/friends.
Posted by: Concerned People's Front, Unbanned Chapter at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (vGJY7)
....
There could even be a connection.
Posted by: God at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (yL25O)
Apparently OIG Horowitz just released a report on the FBI's Management of Confidential Human Sources Validation Processes.
Unfortunately I can't get tinyurl to make a link I can post.
Posted by: Sharkman at November 19, 2019 11:57 AM (BF9rg)
What was his injury? Come on, tell us!
Posted by: IrishEi at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (sGotD)
Typewriter accident.
Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at November 19, 2019 11:57 AM (CQ3Qb)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 19, 2019 11:57 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: BluesFish at November 19, 2019 11:57 AM (WQZ1O)
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (JUOKG)
Ah c'mon...he got a grain of rice in his ass!
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:57 AM (X/Pw5)
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There are a number of qualities that make for a good troop, from E-1 to O-10. One of them is loyalty. Not blind, unthinking, robotic loyalty, but a commitment to chain-of-command, and respect for the decisions of Superiors, whether you disagree with them or not.
In the absence of that, the system will quickly break down. Imagine an organization composed of Bradley Mannings and Bowe Bergdahls.
Vindman is now a Manning. However decent an officer he may have been, and whatever his service record, he is now Manning.
Were he appearing before the committee in his civies, as he ought to be, the media would be paying no attention at all. He fully understands that, and I know damn well that the Schiff Show knows it.
Shameful.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 19, 2019 11:57 AM (xSo9G)
Posted by: Roland THTG at November 19, 2019 11:58 AM (88+cf)
Assault weapons - used by the military.
Like an 1861 Springfield .58 caliber rifled musket.
Used in numerous military assaults in a war that caused an estimated 618,000 deaths.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (O8SrN)
What about the 1911? Hell the military uses a variant of the Remington 870 shotgun. Will those be illegal too?
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 19, 2019 11:58 AM (N39Ws)
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I suppose it's possible they'll push it, but I would think they'd be wary of endangering their new majorities.
Posted by: irright at November 19, 2019 11:53 AM (pMGkg)
Really?
Posted by: blaster at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM
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Yeah. But you're there, I'm not. I'd take you impression over mine.
Posted by: irright at November 19, 2019 11:58 AM (pMGkg)
>>Unfortunately I can't get tinyurl to make a link I can post.
https://tinyurl.com/tmhgtod
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 11:58 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (JUOKG)
****
He is a complete fraud. He threw his medals over the White House fence because he knew they were worthless. When you can fix one "wound" with a bandaid, and you have to write up the award paperwork yourself for another one, you're a fraud.
Posted by: Diogenes at November 19, 2019 11:59 AM (LCzNi)
Thank you for making me laugh. I was taking this way too seriously.
Posted by: Concerned People's Front, Unbanned Chapter at November 19, 2019 11:59 AM (vGJY7)
This! That set off bells for me especially when accompanied by Vindmans smirk. So proud of himself that a corrupt foreign government offered him a job not once but three times. May he and all his cronies rot in hell.
Posted by: Mariedeantoinette at November 19, 2019 12:00 PM (QP5Tn)
Slight correction, he threw someone else's medals over the fence.
He kept his.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 19, 2019 12:00 PM (ZLI7S)
>>
Definition of assault weapon this links to only mentions shotgun/street sweeper, or am I misreading?
Posted by: FrodoB,
hobbits don't wear socks at November 19, 2019 12:00 PM (754s8)
Ah c'mon...he got a grain of rice in his ass!
Posted by: BignJames at November 19, 2019 11:57 AM (X/Pw5)\Just like Audie Murphy, Murphy got hit in the lower anatomy too, course he didn't get that by blowing up a oncoming sack of aggressively advancing German rice.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at November 19, 2019 12:01 PM (O8SrN)
Posted by: Mariedeantoinette at November 19, 2019 12:00 PM (QP5Tn)
When this Vindman turned it down, they handed the money to Leonid.
Posted by: CN at November 19, 2019 12:01 PM (U7k5w)
Posted by: Mr. Scott
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Kerry was the inspiration for the Purple Heart band aid.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 19, 2019 12:01 PM (CDGwz)
I thought I recognized him from somewhere.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
Can't wait for Nunes to pull a Neidermier and call LtC Flounder a "nauseating pile of blubber"
Posted by: Boswell at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (32YRo)
IS THAT A PLEDGE PIN ON YOUR UNIFORM????!!!!!!
Posted by: Archer at November 19, 2019 12:02 PM (gmo/4)
....
There could even be a connection.
Posted by: God
They eat aborted children in fucking soup. It's worse than you thought.
Posted by: Sharkman at November 19, 2019 12:02 PM (BF9rg)
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at November 19, 2019 12:03 PM (H8QX8)
Posted by: FrodoB at November 19, 2019 12:00 PM (754s
Anything more than a 10 round mag - my SR9 and PC are out. Anything with a telescoping stock - that means adjustable. Anything with a threaded barrel - my 597 just got DQ'd. Flash suppressor or compensator - there goes my Mini-14 and M1A, as well as most any AR I've ever seen.
Good thing I don't live in Virginia. I'd be down to my .357, 870, and 700.
Posted by: Lurking Libertarian at November 19, 2019 12:10 PM (zWYuS)
Posted by: Boswell at November 19, 2019 11:54 AM (32YRo)
IS THAT A PLEDGE PIN ON YOUR UNIFORM????!!!!!!
Posted by: Archer
Zombie Dean Wormer weighs in on LTC Vindaloo:
https://tinyurl.com/Fat-Drunk-Stupid-Vindman
Posted by: Sharkman at November 19, 2019 12:12 PM (fp3O8)
Posted by: Sharkman at November 19, 2019 12:14 PM (fp3O8)
Posted by: SturmToddler at November 19, 2019 11:56 AM (8D42x)
Nice sense of humor. Laugh your way through this:
https://tinyurl.com/shvj2d8
It's the source for the twatter link. Pretty comprehensive and well-documented elsewhere.
Posted by: Off the reservation at November 19, 2019 12:28 PM (XzVUd)
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