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Global News. "Pelosi Calls Mitch McConnell 'Rogue Leader' In the Senate." [youtu.be]
RobBlair comments on Dec 19, 2019:
What's dangerous about this play is that it only takes a small reveal to collapse Pelosi's house of cards. Of course anyone who isn't already insulated from truth and is still on the left is politically cynical.
This guy cuts right through the BS... [westernjournal.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 19, 2019:
Hard for me to believe that anyone who has any reasonable level of information hasn't recognized this as a sham (including every rep who voted). https://babylonbee.com/news/more-than-700-clowns-pen-letter-in-support-of-impeachment-trial
LOL.. setting him up for a landslide victory! [disrn.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 19, 2019:
The vote 'against' impeachment was bipartisan.
Blood on open borders Boston's hands- [ammoland.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 19, 2019:
Does anyone recognize that immigration communities shouldn't be subjected to criminals either? Can only imagine what malfeasance is being committed by our Soros funded Philadelphia DA. https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/06/27/larry-krasner-reforms-philadelphia/
France.
RobBlair comments on Dec 19, 2019:
What would an Anti-capitalist look like?
Can someone tell me what Trump is on about? [twitter.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 19, 2019:
Our gracious Federal Government has deigned to allow its subjects the ability to obtain plumbing fixtures and appliances for common use. However, because our benevolent leaders are just and good, they require through force of gun, that such privileges of modern technology be limited to only those that meet strict water and energy consumption requirements. https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=48f64e166fe3561666f871e521996e13&mc=true=se10.3.430_132=div8
Pamela Geller.
RobBlair comments on Dec 18, 2019:
I'll see you guys under the altar. https://thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=Last30
Impeachment Explained: What is impeachment?
RobBlair comments on Dec 18, 2019:
Babylon Bee - https://babylonbee.com/news/the-bee-explains-impeachment
Her husband was killed by her stalker, while gun laws left her defenseless- [bearingarms.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 18, 2019:
My first gun proposal - It shall be the responsibility of the authority declaring a gun free zone to secure the site from unauthorized people carrying guns. Any breach of this security shall: subject the authority to a minimum fine and any liability arising from their failure to protect the individuals in their care; rescind the gun free zone until further measures are taken to ensure the security of the individuals in their care.
Gen Z is more anti-Trump than millennials, polling shows
RobBlair comments on Dec 18, 2019:
Takes a few years after high school to get that brain going again - wisdom from age curves towards being conservative. https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/01/17/generation-z-looks-a-lot-like-millennials-on-key-social-and-political-issues/
[pjmedia.com] .....Democrats Already Preparing for a SECOND Impeachment of Trump
RobBlair comments on Dec 18, 2019:
Colluding with Russia, would you believe it? How about Ukraine? Double parked in a handicap zone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA-UPrK_x-k
Tory MP makes history as world's first openly gay Muslim to be elected
RobBlair comments on Dec 18, 2019:
The Ahmadiyya Muslims are not allowed to call themselves Muslims in many other Muslim nations.
America’s health care costs problem, explained in 4 charts - Vox
RobBlair comments on Dec 18, 2019:
I'd be in favor of requiring drug prices to match across international lines. If you sell the drug for $2,000 in the US then you must sell it for $2,000 to the other nations or have your drug penalized with a tariff equal to the difference. What currently happens is the drug companies cover their R and D for the drugs in the US market and then look to the international markets to just cover production costs. This even creates a gray market where people in the US can purchase their drugs from Canada for a cheaper cost. I also like the fixed cap on costs for medical insurance. Imagine that conversation "Aunt Edna has reached her medical cost cap for this year. Come back next year and we'll finish the operation."
Pennsylvania AG unilaterally redefines when a gun is a gun- [bearingarms.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 18, 2019:
Josh "Webster" Shapiro has graced us with his presence. I'm so glad he is there to interpret the law... wait which branch of government interprets the law?
[lawenforcementtoday.
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
2nd Amendment Sanctuary - Not quite the right wording. Constitutional County Defenders of Liberty
Breitbart: Teen caught with large bomb says he thought it was drugs [breitbart.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
Seems reasonable - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLDvtpSC_98
As a mental health nurse, people don't realise I'm more soldier than nurse | Public Leaders Network ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
I don't pay my wife anything, but she treats me well.
Folks.
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor is the reward for what he gave" - Calvin Coolidge
[youtu.be] Bad day at work.
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
Safety Factor = 1.01
Quillette.
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
"Men who sleep around are viewed as heroes or lovable rogues," - feckless, unfounded, and immature comes to mind. Sure we men have a strong desire to obtain sexual conquests, but we do well to not define ourselves by our short term desires alone. I believe the noble and most satisfying goal for most men is best imagined as a grandfather at a table set for a feast, next to his wife and surrounded by his children and grandchildren. A life of short term sexual encounters delays the time to establishing a marriage, damages the ability to commit, and communicates the desire to gain short term satisfaction over long term gains.
Here's your wake up call
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
"Would you like a second opinion?"
Where is the data?? [represent.us]
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
Worth a discussion - This is the proposal - https://anticorruptionact.org/whats-in-the-act/ This is a copy of my response from https://idw.community/group/Libertarian/post/64563/https-www-facebook-com-1087167058116488-posts-1445677385598785-vh-e-d-n-sfns-mo Stop political bribery - AKA make lobbying illegal - Totally against this. I want the ability to support the politicians that will forward my ideals End Secret Money - I like this. You give money or influence to a politician, it should be published so everyone knows who they are beholden to. [opensecrets.org] - I do use opensecrets.org to check on my reps before I vote. Candidates and large publishing companies (Facebook, Google, TV, etc...) should be held responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of this information. Fix Our Broken Elections - Gerrymandering is a non-issue, but it should be recognized as part of a political process. I don't care how often you call a committee independent or transparent, it won't be. The idea that people don't participate in the primaries has an obvious solution. I'm not in favor of automatic registration or automatic vote from home. I like the civic nature of the community coming together to vote. In any case, these issues can be decided on a state by state basis. An 18 year term limit is hard to disagree with. Government should not be involved in election funding. You like a candidate, you fund that candidate. Enforce the Rules - Super PACS that finance or oppose a candidate should somehow be disclosed on that candidate's financial sheet. Ex. If an anti-2nd amendment lobby is targeting a candidate that candidate and his opponents should have that shown on their opensecrets sheet. If documented as such, I don't care if they coordinate. Dinesh D'Souza was sentenced to 5 years in jail for campaign finance violation. I want the federal government's role in this restricted, not exacerbated. One thing to keep in mind, 100% of the News network time during elections is effectively someone's campaign being financed. Maybe the solution is to ditch the whole campaign finance garbage and go back to holding our candidates responsible for the promises they make when being elected?
Has Narendra Modi Finally Gone Too Far? | The New Yorker
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
"Since 1947, the Muslims of India have been distinguished by their widespread refusal to embrace radicalization." Fact Check - False https://www.brookings.edu/articles/terrorism-in-india-and-the-global-jihad/ "Christians and Hindus in India have always had cordial relationships. I believe the relationships are still very cordial. And it is not Hindus who persecute Christians. Let me be very categorical about that: it's a particular group of people who subscribe to an ideology called Hindutva. They are the ones, you know, persecuting not just Christians, but basically all minorities that are different from them. So that would be the Muslims. That would be the Christians. That would also be the Sikhs, in sporadic incidents. And that would also be the Communists, who actually subscribe to no religion at all. And that would also be the Dalits, you know, who are the Untouchables. So the Hindutva group, the people subscribing to this particular ideology, are really the ones I would say who are unleashing this wave of violence in India." "Hindutva is a political ideology. It's a fascist ideology. It believes in one nation, one culture, one people. And it borrows directly from Hitler and elevates Hitler as one of their heroes. They believe in the final solution. These were the forces that killed Mahatma Gandhi..." https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/may-web-only/india-modi-elections-bjp-christians-persecution.html I agree that Modi and the Indian population is heading in a dark direction, but I also would like to see less whitewashing of the radical elements of Islam. There is an obvious subset to Islam that moves people towards evil.
[pjmedia.
RobBlair comments on Dec 17, 2019:
"And in other News, Youtube is not a neutral company" - the linked protest video has been scrubbed by Youtube (AKA Google). Use the DuckDuckGo.com search engine for people who like to feed themselves.
It makes more sense everyday.
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
I think about 50% of us get this. The other third just don't do math.
The Associated Press acknowledges New Jersey gun laws don't stop bad guys- [bearingarms.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
If they make the law long enough it can stop a 50 cal Desert Eagle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSnnF9qRFnM
A Third of America’s Economy Is Concentrated in Just 31 Counties
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-income_counties_in_the_United_States 10 of the top 25 counties, ranked by per capita household income, serve the Washington DC metro area. I argue that per capita is more valid because it denotes wealth inequality whereas GDP will be strongly affected by dense population.
Hannity: Schumer says a Senate trial will be "very unfair" and "very partisan" [hannity.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
Yes, we should model it on the Kavanaugh debacle.
What Would the Bernie Presidency Really Look Like? - POLITICO
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
Location - The Union Hall Music - OK, but I'd have to see how someone else dances to it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U06jlgpMtQs Food - Bread, but there's a long line for it (which is a good thing!) Drink - Bourgeoisie Red - 1922 Drug - OPM (Other People's Money) Wait, is he against immigration now?
Someone should let Facci know that I'm about to ban him from this group.
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
Pragmatic Rationalism: The Anti-Ideology Ideology Group - is where Facci's original post came from. Fully appropriate to have religious discussions there. I'd hate to block and miss someone who disagrees with me. I treasure rational disagreements. But, for those who've blocked HighQ, he says he's sorry for being wrong so often (smile)
Politically speaking, there are two types of people; thinkers and feelers.
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
Joke - Mathematically speaking there are 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary and those who don't - carry on
Politically speaking, there are two types of people; thinkers and feelers.
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
https://idw.community/group/Libertarian/post/64563/https-www-facebook-com-1087167058116488-posts-1445677385598785-vh-e-d-n-sfns-mo - Previous post with link to video and previous comments
Is the war on Christmas over?
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
Yes, he promised we'd get tired of winning - https://www.crescentcityjewishnews.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/US-Pres.-Trump-at-the-Western-Wall-2.jpg
Pro-gun conservatives refuse to question President Trump even though he has openly supported ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement/agreement-between Article 16.2 - Nothing in this Agreement prevents a Party from applying measures to regulate the entry of natural persons of another Party into, or their temporary stay in, its territory, including those measures necessary to protect the integrity of, and to ensure the orderly movement of natural persons across, its borders, provided that those measures are not applied in a manner as to nullify or impair the benefits accruing to any Party under this Chapter. ... 4. No Party shall: (a) as a condition for temporary entry under paragraph 1, require prior approval procedures, petitions, labor certification tests or other procedures of similar effect; or (b) impose or maintain a numerical restriction relating to temporary entry under paragraph 1. 5. Notwithstanding paragraph 4, a Party may require a business person seeking temporary entry under this Section to obtain a visa or its equivalent prior to entry. Before imposing a visa requirement, the Party shall consult, on request, with a Party whose business persons would be affected with a view to avoiding the imposition of the requirement. With respect to an existing visa requirement, a Party shall consult, on request, with a Party whose business persons are subject to the requirement with a view to its removal. Hmmm... So the Fed maintains power of immigration except with regard to the temporary stay of "business" people. (There is a list of what is considered business people). So unaccountable government entity can - (e) adopt and update the Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct applicable to dispute settlement proceedings; and modify any Uniform Regulations agreed jointly by the Parties under Article 5.16 (Uniform Regulations), subject to completion of applicable legal procedures by each Party My head hurts. Would love to burn this thing. I think its right to be suspicious but I also suspect that your charges overstate the unaccountability concern. The threat to dispose of this agreement by congress will always be available except that our congress is comprised mostly of wood.
Candace Owens.
RobBlair comments on Dec 16, 2019:
The vote against impeachment will be bipartisan.
Hmmmm.....
RobBlair comments on Dec 15, 2019:
Remember when the left cared about civil liberties?
This is Piñatex® - Fabric made from pineapple leaf fibres
RobBlair comments on Dec 15, 2019:
$60 per yard vs $18 per yard for faux leather. Didn't see any physical properties to compare (stronger, lighter, abrasion resistant, etc...). Sounds interesting though.
Step Right Up & Place Your Bets! Wily is now accepting bets in IDW coins that Trump will win in ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 14, 2019:
How much did you lose with Borris (and want company)?
“Frankly, I Want a Trial” A Question of Legitimacy by Justin O Smith It makes me want to ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 14, 2019:
I like that - So shameful even the kangaroos are embarrassed
Ex-Breitbart editor says Stephen Miller is a white supremacist, and she was too - CNNPolitics
RobBlair comments on Dec 14, 2019:
Make me schlock through that garbage - - "McHugh said Miller would point her towards crimes committed by undocumented migrants, such as the killing of Kate Steinle in San Francisco, with the subtext that curbing immigration from certain countries would cut crime." - "McHugh asked Miller if he thought a natural disaster in Mexico could drive people to the US border. He replied: "100 percent," according to emails McHugh gave to the SPLC and then CNN." - "Miller responded with a link to an article on an extremist website that promotes the racist "great replacement" theory" Gee I guess we should take CNN and the SPLC's word that Miller a super bad guy. No need for us to see specifics, but thanks for waxing poetic about a journalist coming clean. Here's the extremist website that promotes the racist "great replacement" theory - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/opinion/stacey-abrams-georgia-governor-election-brian-kemp.html Oops, I meant this one - https://prospect.org/power/blue-tidal-wave-if-vote/ This one? https://www.businessinsider.com/america-non-white-majority-future-by-2045-2019-5 The wolf might be coming but your credibility is going away.
What could go wrong?
RobBlair comments on Dec 14, 2019:
I remember my cousin being a little upset about that strategy.
[youtu.
RobBlair comments on Dec 14, 2019:
Not just stupid. Anti-semitism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=F9aco6o5WBE=emb_title Interracial marriage is not OK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD6Qe0Uhhv8
GaMbLiNg ThReAd Now accepting bets in IDW coins that Trump will win in 2020.
RobBlair comments on Dec 14, 2019:
OK, 1,000 IDW coins that Trump will win against your 1,000 coins.
TownHall: Iraqi Protests, do not look away. [townhall.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 14, 2019:
I don't think it would be a problem if they decided to become the best, highly armed, peacekeeping, security force of Iraq. How do we get them weapons and ammo?
NRO: Democrats aren't interested in talking about Trump's crimes anymore [nationalreview.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 13, 2019:
Democrats have listed their two articles of impeachment - 'a' and 'the'
There's a difference between kvetching and contributing.
RobBlair comments on Dec 13, 2019:
Those damn engineers... TED talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROW9F-c0kIQ Rogan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J145vnEZX6w
Londons protest Anti BOJO clash with the Police [youtu.be]
RobBlair comments on Dec 13, 2019:
Not even a day for reflection. How many more seats do they want to lose?
OMG! He's really, you know who! Now he'll start tweeting! [babylonbee.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 13, 2019:
It's you know who - (don't say his name).
White privilege?
RobBlair comments on Dec 13, 2019:
Not years but decades and this one is not Trump. Telling kids that the color of their skin is the reason they will be kept down would be corrosive to anyone. The narrative needs to change. Society should come down hard on anyone who engages in violence regardless of race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO8a6yAE63c
WhatFinger: 24 important takeaways from AG Barr's recent interviews [videos.whatfinger.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 13, 2019:
Great interview. I also saw Glenn Beck's interview with Haley 26:00 "No matter who sits behind that desk, they are gonna get the same advice, they're gonna realize the president's hands are tied and they're gonna do exactly the same thing" - wow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP_3yrzNoKo I am both for longevity regarding foreign relationship decisions and for the will of the American people to be borne out. Not sure how to achieve that balance but I don't like where we are now.
Articles of impeachment: 1. Orange man bad. 2. My butt hurts.
RobBlair comments on Dec 13, 2019:
3. We are too tired of winning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daOH-pTd_nk
[facebook.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 13, 2019:
1. Stop political bribery - AKA make lobbying illegal - Totally against this. I want the ability to support the politicians that will forward my ideals 2. End Secret Money - I like this. You give money or influence to a politician, it should be published so everyone knows who they are beholden to. https://www.opensecrets.org/dark-money/ - I do use opensecrets.org to check on my reps before I vote. Candidates and large publishing companies (Facebook, Google, TV, etc...) should be held responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of this information. 3. Fix Our Broken Elections - Gerrymandering is a non-issue, but it should be recognized as part of a political process. I don't care how often you call a committee independent or transparent, it won't be. The idea that people don't participate in the primaries has an obvious solution. I'm not in favor of automatic registration or automatic vote from home. I like the civic nature of the community coming together to vote. In any case, these issues can be decided on a state by state basis. An 18 year term limit is hard to disagree with. Government should not be involved in election funding. You like a candidate, you fund that candidate. 4. Enforce the Rules - Super PACS that finance or oppose a candidate should somehow be disclosed on that candidate's financial sheet. Ex. If an anti-2nd amendment lobby is targeting a candidate that candidate and his opponents should have that shown on their opensecrets sheet. If documented as such, I don't care if they coordinate. Dinesh D'Souza was sentenced to 5 years in jail for campaign finance violation. I want the federal government's role in this restricted, not exacerbated. One thing to keep in mind, 100% of the News network time during elections is effectively someone's campaign being financed. Maybe the solution is to ditch the whole campaign finance garbage and go back to holding our candidates responsible for the promises they make when being elected?
This is why your kids are come home from school so messed up 2 hours of Utopian bullshit by those ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 12, 2019:
1:30 and its already lying to me - We need more conservative stories - GDP continues to grow and developing nations are developing - https://www.humanprogress.org/article.php?p=2286 I'm gonna stop watching at 5 minutes. Jeremy Rifkin - "a cleverly constructed tract of anti-intellectual propaganda masquerading as scholarship" - Thank you Stephen Jay Gould - https://medium.com/@sts_news/rifkins-erroneous-riffing-or-why-basing-plans-on-techno-prophecy-is-such-a-bad-idea-8b11c0f8ffad Vice Media can do better.
Meanwhile in the state of Virginia.
RobBlair comments on Dec 12, 2019:
https://assets.infowars.com/2019/12/091219banner.jpg Have sanctuary cities so that you can enforce tyranny against sanctuary counties
I can't dance either
RobBlair comments on Dec 12, 2019:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGI2d31M7Ns
Dastardly vote suppression
RobBlair comments on Dec 12, 2019:
Suggested corrections: - Require "US" Citizenship - Require "Valid" Identification - Arbitrary pronoun selection will never be valid - Must be alive "at time of voting"
[youtu.
RobBlair comments on Dec 12, 2019:
Capitalism - an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market - Merriam Webster definition Private ownership of property (capital), and the ability to voluntarily exchange property at a value freely determined by the parties represented. The value is often moderated by competition by other parties in a free market. - My definition Destruction and Theft of Native Land - Theft is not capitalism. The owners of the land were not compensated. Not Capitalism. Slavery - Effectively, the theft of a person's labor. Not capitalism. Colonization of Africa - See above two for aspects of colonization that are not capitalism. Investing in railroads, infrastructure, mining of resources, etc... can be aspects of capitalism, but I don't see an obvious detraction to those aspects. Maybe something regarding environmental concerns, but that is a bit far. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire - 146 workers died in a fire. These workers didn't volunteer their lives in a free exchange and I would reject the argument that the company wanted their lives. This was an accident. Now the second time... Not capitalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire Continuous Inequality (of outcome) - This is capitalism or at least an aspect of it. Inequality of outcome is only a negative if one holds to envy. Don't hold to envy
Italian Government Numbers Show 42% of Rapes are Carried Out by Migrants – Summit News
RobBlair comments on Dec 12, 2019:
So Sadiq Kahn is not that stupid, but it did give me a chuckle. "Adios America" similarly notes disparities regarding the existing population in the States vs the Hispanic immigrant population. Although a small minority, this new population is bringing in occurrences and acceptance to child rape and littering. https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2017/03/08/immigrant-privilege-drives-child-rape-epidemic-n2296222
Eight Marxist Claims That May Surprise You
RobBlair comments on Dec 12, 2019:
1. He recognized the success of capitalism (ie he opened his eyes) 2. Capitalism through trade (which he calls exploitation for some reason) will tie and change every country 3. Capitalism brings constant change that will, over time, dispose of distractions and reveal our true needs. (this is actually interesting so I'm probably not interpreting it right) 4. The middle class will disappear into the poor class (this is completely wrong) 5. He opposed vast collections of private property but suggests that there is some low threshold of ownership that may be appropriate (this of course is bupkis. There is no threshold that exists against enough demonstrated need. With time, the rich are lost and you, the peon, get labeled rich) 6. He called voluntary labor involuntary 7. He suggested that labor will be slaved to each laborer's skill set. The button presser will only be a button presser (dead wrong) 8. The Marxist movement requires revolution. This namby pamby bloodless negotiation stuff is rubbish (revisionist). - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revisionism_(Marxism)
What is the Alt-right?
RobBlair comments on Dec 12, 2019:
Context, author and audience specific definition that could mean "someone who differs from my political leaning" when delivered by a leftist, "A nationalist racist" (which is an oxymoron in the US) when heard by anyone to the left of Reagan, and anyone who gets attacked by Antifa.
What gives, you guys? Health insurance costs are up 20% this year.
RobBlair comments on Dec 11, 2019:
I'll be more satisfied once the Hospital price transparency rules take effect.
PopularScience: Feral Pigs are a serious problem. Hunting doesn't help much [popsci.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 11, 2019:
I understand they are delicious though.
UK.
RobBlair comments on Dec 11, 2019:
Wait, this is real? Ha! I thought this would be Babylon Bee, The Onion or Rochdale.
[rushlimbaugh.com] Interesting read ... Barr impresses me as a non partisan patriot ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 11, 2019:
6 ways to Sunday ( at 8:00 minutes) - https://youtu.be/c3p2zKPQSgI?t=475
Guard Freedom and Liberty Fiercely Or Lose It and Live As a Serf Embracing One's Cold Chains.
RobBlair comments on Dec 11, 2019:
We need to promote those who show courage. Those are the people we need when evil presents itself. Many Germans saw what was happening but chose the easy path. "Someone else will stand against this tyranny," they said to themselves. Of note, much of the rest of the world followed suit. I disagree with the criticism of Johnson. The President is the head of the executive. An executive who can't fire his staff is pointless.
[therightscoop.com] Barr, cutting the media like others fear to do ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 11, 2019:
Good to see that some real information is showing up on MSNBC. The shows I watch often just show the worst of them.
Yet another reason to homeschool any kids you have/may have.
RobBlair comments on Dec 11, 2019:
I was thinking Ice Cream too and then I read it. Spot on. What I've told my son - Step one, except in rare circumstances, voice your complaint to the bully and tell him to stop. Step two, involve someone with authority and voice your complaint in front of the bully. Avoid escalation - verbal response to verbal assault. Physical response is appropriate to a physical assault. (unless you're Buzz Aldrin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-FxgdQGLjw ) It shameful to know that adults don't even abide by this even to their neighbors.
Reading the Horowitz report, you almost have to feel a little sorry for the choice Comey faces.
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
I wonder how well plausible deniability will hold up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2U5qMdHMGY
StrategyPage: Cooperative Engagement Capabilities StrategyPage Air Defense: Cooperative ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
Reads like a David Weber novel.
StrategyPage: France and the struggle in Mali Mali: The Bloody Endurance Contest December 9,...
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
And attacks on a church on December 1 https://thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=Last30
CNS: Geraldo Rivera says the impeachment is an act of "constitutional vandalism " ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
Sure could use some more straight thinking liberals these days. Otherwise I'm gonna need a leftist translator.
Pennsylvania Democrat charged with stealing $500 k from mental health charity- ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
The charity is to "help people suffering from intellectual disabilities..." Seems legit.
“Moderates” are congratulating themselves on limiting the scope of the articles of impeachment, ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
The guys digging their fox hole in the middle of the battle field would do well to keep digging.
I stopped using plastic-containing teabags and have been using loose tea leaves, but I can't deny ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
Bigelow Earl Grey tea bags are made from wood fiber with a cotton string. Phew! Twinings EB may have plastic? Seems like paper to me. Each are wrapped in foil for freshness.
What are your gut feelings? Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil formal charges - BBC News
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
President Andrew Johnson (an anti-slave Democrat who replaced Lincoln - the first Republican president after his assassination) was mostly charged with impeachment by congress for firing his Secretary of War, which Congress had specifically passed legislation to prevent from happening. He narrowly avoided removal from office. Later, the Supreme Court affirmed the President's ability to remove cabinet members in keeping with the Constitution and invalidated congress's law. - worth a read - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson We get the congress we deserve and don't want.
Extinction Rebellion Just Before Election in UK. [youtu.be]
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
Could've made money selling the key to that bulldozer.
TheHill: good analysis of the IG report. [thehill.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
Unless someone in the FBI goes to jail for this, this is just a roadmap for the next guy.
No political bias?
RobBlair comments on Dec 10, 2019:
Machiavellian games by short sighted pander bears. Pelosi looks awful.
NAMIBIA VOWS TO GRAB FARMS FROM WHITE FARMERS. [kioo17journal.blogspot.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
Wasn't this an Aesops fable?
The IDW Community should be about holding civil discussions on a variety of topics that affect our ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
From laws on TV censorship, anti-sodomy, anti-pornography, our crappy blue light laws, etc... I remember a time when I was in favor of these things. I do find myself questioning what to expose my 6 year old to at times. But, as a general rule, I think exposure followed by discussion is better than shielding. Of course I want to shield him from porn. That is quite the addictive drug and if I can keep it from him until 12 or so, I will consider it a win. All in all, I'm satisfied that government is no longer the blunt object used on these cultural items. These things should be left to discussions over the heats and minds. I will, of course, disagree regarding abortion. One of government's functions is to protect life. Struggling through a porn addiction is way better than being snuffed out before even being given a name and a birthday. As a minimum, under our Federal system, it should not be a garbage judicial law from on high that dictates every states stance on this. It is appropriate to be fearful over the power we place in our idiots in DC. But, properly confined, those idiots serve a necessary purpose. The first purpose should be life.
Promises to be a great convention.
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
No way those guys support the abortionists. Besides, way too smart for the DNC.
America: Suffer Islam No More Let Muslims Hate America From Afar Islam has succeeded in training ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
Keep talking about it. What does the Quran actually say? Why is war so prevalent around predominantly Islamic nations? Where do we look to see Islam peacefully integrating with Western culture? US identity is around the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. How does that work when your faith teaches that some people should be executed, women require twice the witnesses to counter a man's false accusation, etc...
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RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
"Here's a story..."
Indulgences for Sale...
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
Sold Out
Politics.
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
All I gotta say is "What the Hell were you thinking?" - I think you got game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_E7pHISpQo
The Trump Cult There has been an outbreak of cult-watchers among Democrats, as they all parrot ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
Donald Trump is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life. ref "Manchurian Candidate"
Georgetown students need lesson in Constitution- [bearingarms.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
It has been suggested that Roberts has been swayed by public demonstrations in the past. The advantage for colleges with reputations like Georgetown is they can choose to grab the higher IQ students. What they do with the higher IQ students ... One of my favorite lines from a recent Ben Shapiro speech was criticizing Boston University's Department of Economics who had graduated Congresswoman AOC.
All government grows and gets worse over time.
RobBlair comments on Dec 9, 2019:
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Benjamin Franklin https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/benjamin_franklin_151597 Hanging separately is the logical conclusion of anarchy.
'Your right is someone's responsibility.
RobBlair comments on Dec 8, 2019:
As adults with free will, responsibility and authority should not be separated. In short, the "right" to health, is really a duty that societies may choose to shoulder. That duty would then require proper funding and support to survive. This kind of right, where a good or service is promised, is usually differentiated from other rights, that typically reduce the power of government or others to impose their will on another individual. The first is often referred to as "positive" rights vs the other as "negative" rights. Here's a humorous PJ O'Rourke article on negative/positive rights. https://americanconsequences.com/negative-rights-vs-positive-rights/ In all cases regarding positive rights/duties the following concerns should be addressed: 1. Why should the government be involved? Government is notoriously expensive, inefficient and authoritarian (they have guns and jails) compared to the free market. But, a free market for emergency services requires forethought on behalf of the hapless customer. Also, it is not acceptable, as a society, to allow people to die when a routine service can be provided to repair the person. 2. How is corruption mitigated? Accountability is required. Audits should be performed and people who are not doing a good job should be fired. 3. How do you keep politicians from using this program to buy more votes? If you love lobbyists then ignore this. 4. What penalty should be applied to those who abuse this system? 5. How do you allow for future advances in technology to navigate around this embedded government system?
Daily Wire Backstage.
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
So the democrats are all upset that there aren't any people of color running for president now that Kamala has dropped out (of course we're excluding Gabbard, Yang, Castro, Booker and 1/1024th of Warren). I thought, "Hey guys, orange is a color too!"
NYTimes: Go big in articles of impeachment.
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
Add this one to the list - Woah https://babylonbee.com/news/bombshell-report-reveals-trump-been-mooching-off-pences-netflix-account-this-whole-time
I found this one shared by my severely disabled friend. Would you sympathise with her sentiment?
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
Target of Bigotry/attacks - includes just about everyone. Just born babies I think still get a pass. Target of deportation - sure. Not being illegally in my country can be considered privilege. It's also, for most people, a choice. Being a legal immigrant exposed to deportation is usually limited to criminal behavior. Also, mostly a choice. Target of genocide - a violation to the right to life. Call it out and I'll be happy to join with you against it. "Its hard and exhausting to bring up issues of oppression" Bringing up generic issues of oppression is very easy. It's only when you start talking specifics when you lose peoples' votes. What's tiring is when people take a position based on faulty information and then pretend its the other peoples fault for not agreeing with the supposed oppression. Here's the rest of her post - "And when you read the critiques of the march from other progressive women who didn’t feel represented, don’t get defensive or discouraged. Activism needs critique. We need to ask ourselves where we were as Flint’s water has been poisoned, or where we were when Philando Castile was killed, or John Crawford or Eric Garner or Charleena Lyles. If the women who showed up at the march would show up when people of color are murdered, it would stop. Intersectionality means showing up even when the issues don’t affect us directly. Stay awake and stay active. We need you so much right now." https://motherwiselife.org/to-my-friends-who-are-sick-of-politics/ "Flint's water has been poisoned" - hard not to call this a complete lie. The source water for Flint is somewhat acidic and was typically treated until the local government decided to be cheapos and not treat it. Then the acidic water flowed from the street pipes into the house lines that had yet to be upgraded to copper or PVC from the original lead. The lead pipes "melted" into the houses water supply and contaminated it. Perhaps you can say the house owner or the house pipes "poisoned" Flint's water, but it didn't. At best, it just poisoned the house's water. Just looked at the Castile case yesterday. Pulled over on a traffic violation, announced to the officer that he had a gun, proceeded to go into his pockets while the officer yells at him to not reach for his gun. Officer sees his gun and shoots him. Very sad and yet the presumption of racism is unfounded. John Crawford - just looked it up. His actions seem indefensible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvgQ1AHYgTg Eric Garner - Refused to cooperate with arrest and dies due to complications due to an illegal choke hold and poor health. Also very sad and not evidence of racism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PAhUhnACo Charleena Lyles - Crazy woman attacks cops with ...
Pointed Satire about Kamala Harris.
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
Let's not forget that this is still primary season. It's not America that's being racist by not voting for Kamala, it's the Democrat Party.
"The fact that most people think that being selfish means harming one's fellow man, that pursuing ...
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
Said another way - "We are driven by self-interest, it’s necessary to survive. But we need wise self-interest that is generous and co-operative, taking others’ interests into account. Co-operation comes from friendship, friendship comes from trust, and trust comes from kind-heartedness. Once you have a genuine sense of concern for others, there’s no room for cheating, bullying or exploitation." - Dalai Lama and - "No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable." - Adam Smith and - "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." - William Shakespeare or similar - "Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The scientist seeking to advance the frontiers of his discipline, the missionary seeking to convert infidels to the true faith, the philanthropist seeking to bring comfort to the needy - all are pursuing their interests, as they see them, as they judge them by their own values." - Milton Friedman And in opposition to - "Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection." - Franklin D. Roosevelt https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/self-interest.html
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RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
"House Hears Testimony From Renowned, Unbiased Legal Scholar Hillga Clintonheimer" - https://babylonbee.com/news/house-hears-testimony-from-reliable-unbiased-impeachment-expert-hillga-clintonheimmer
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RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
What are we missing? No evidence provided. Just a platform for radical political operatives to vent their unbalanced delusions. Is this a strategy for impeachment or a distraction from other news?
"Frustrated with a lack of new laws coming from Congress, the administration is taking a new path to...
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
Project Guardian Statement - https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-announces-launch-project-guardian-nationwide-strategic-plan FBI screwed up with Parkland shooter - https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-the-shooting-in-parkland-florida Air Force neglected their duty to report the Sutherland Springs shooter to the "don't allow to buy guns" list - https://www.stripes.com/news/us/air-force-s-repeated-errors-let-sutherland-springs-shooter-buy-firearms-report-says-1.559597 A Strawman Purchase gone bad - https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/breaking/20121016_Suspect_in_Plymouth_officers_death_to_be_arraigned.html Need more info on what exactly will be done in "fusion centers."
Proposed credit card gun purchase bill could evolve into confiscator's dream- [ammoland.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
I would place credit card data under the presumption of privacy. As a matter of fact, this is considered Confidential Personal Information and should be redacted from public records. Government obtaining this information without warrant is unconstitutional (like phone call records). Perhaps Wexler could organize a list of elected officials to forward an anti-2nd amendment amendment. I'm sure we'd be happy to put their names on local billboards in their constituencies.
Citizen revolt: resist refugee resettlement dumps- [ammoland.com]
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
Wait? Charities are supposed to provide from their own resources. As for dumping immigrants, that's what sanctuary cities are for.
I Worked for Alex Jones. I Regret It. | The New York Times
RobBlair comments on Dec 6, 2019:
So now that you are working for the New York Times, a former newspaper, do you feel better about working for Alex Jones?