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  1. 1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

    I honestly thought he was going to pick a fight for a few seconds.  That video is the last gasp of a man trying to stay relevant. 

    And Jones is aging rapidly.  

    Yeah, Jones has gotten pretty good at being an annoying ass and enticing people to start shit with him and cause drama.  And he really loves the shoulder pat.

     

  2. 16 hours ago, Huckleberry said:
    On 8/28/2018 at 4:13 PM, SpiralOut said:
    Yes, because posting on this board is the same as speaking to millions of people on a nationally broadcast radio show.  /facepalm
    I get you're a nut who takes this shuper sheriously and all, but I saw some reports he was a Trump basher, I specifically avoided blaming the attack on that, and I made sure not to state with certitude what I'd seen online was fact.  I didn't know I was being held to the journalistic standards of the NYT, but I don't really think I was out of line.
    So, in short, clutch your pearls harder, Shirley.
     

    Don't worry, we all know you would have hurried over here to post the rumor you'd heard just as quickly if it was that the shooter was a big Trump supporter. Right everyone?

    Actually, yeah.  I don't give a fuck about idiots on the left or right.  Except wishing I could shoot them all into the Sun and be done with them.

    A lot of posters on this board included.

  3. On 8/28/2018 at 5:14 PM, RPM said:

    You forgot about Skyler. She knew a lot about Saul and presumably turned State's witness to stay out of jail. 

    When did she meet Jimmy in his Saul persona?  Maybe when Walt was buying the car wash and Jimmy wanted him to take the laser tag place? 

    Might be time for a BB rewatch.

  4. 3 hours ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

    At some point, Fox News will have to turn on Trump, it’s inevitable.  It’s not going to be soon but it will happen.  Fox News isn’t going down with the Trumptanic.  They’re going to need to rebuild their brand along with the GOP.  If anyone on the right is in it for the long haul, it’s Fox News.

    Of course Hannity will probably have to go the way of Glenn Beck and I’m not sure what they will do with Tucker but the Network will move on, it always does. 

    Trump is cash cow for them and they will also profit off of his demise when the time is right. The viewers will also go along with it because they always have.

    The mob is fickle. 

    So in thread after thread you've been telling us that the Trump voters are a bunch of mindless, drooling, racist, sexist, assholes who don't give a flying fuck about the country and will defend Trump to the death.  They'd all become honorary Russians if they could.  Right?

    Now you want us to believe that when their propaganda machine "turns" on Trump (which it will never fucking do) they'll go right along with it?  They'll all of a sudden throw Trump to the curb and back the (in their minds) RINO fucks who Trump lambasted through his entire campaign run while they cheered him on?  All because FOX news tells them to? 

    And as others have mentioned, ain't nobody at FOX right now except maybe Neil Cavuto is going to be able to credibly shit on Trump when the time comes.  You'd have to clean house and we all know how well the old, racist, sexist, mouth breathers respond to change and new faces when they're telling them shit they don't want to hear.

    And of course this all assumes Trump is in bad enough shape that Murdock would think he absolutely fucking had to turn his network's coat.  Mueller is taking his sweet time and Teflon Don is still doing his bull in a china shop routine.  The "Blue Wave" in November is more wishful thinking.  Dems will pick up seats, but it won't be enough.  And if the Republicans aren't all tossed out of Congress, Trump ain't getting impeached.  Then we're back into campaign season where guys like Murdock cream their pants over the ratings Trump's rallies, quips about his opponents, etc. bring in.  Trump is going to get billions more free air time the next campaign cycle.  And the Republicans have no one that can legitimately run against him at this point for Murdock to back.  Low-energy Jeb?  Lyin' Ted Cruz?  Tiny Marco?  And Coordinator is out of his mind if he actually thinks Murdock and FOX News are backing a Democrat.  They're going to ride Trump until he's either out of office or dead. 

     

     

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  5. Good.  The problem with police is that they aren't ever held accountable when they fuck up/do horrid shit.  Most of them do a pretty good job, but when they completely step over the line (like when they executed that poor motherfucker in Arizona in that hotel hallway while playing Simon Sez with him) they're hardly ever held accountable.  That just encourages other officers to shoot first at the slightest provocation (or perceived provocation; or nothing at all).  Also, the populace sees those cops get away with murder and they trust the police less.  Which leads to more bad interactions with the police.  Which leads to more dead people that didn't need to die.

    I almost got riddled full of holes over a missing front license plate on the highway outside Merkel fucking Texas of all places.  Cops asked me why I didn't have a license plate.  Told them someone backed into me and it fell off.  They said do you have it?  I, a perfectly respectable and polite and boring looking white dude, reach into the backseat to grab it and both of the numbnuts who were on each side of my vehicle went for their guns.  The lady cop (who I got told was new on the job) actually drew her fucking gun.  I can only imagine how it would have gone down if it had been the middle of the night instead of noon and if I'd been black instead of white.  Almost shot over a missing license plate.  /csb

    I understand shit can pop off in an instant, but these cops need to learn how read a situation and have a plan before going to the gun.  And they need to do a better job weeding out the jumpy/crazy/racist motherfuckers who have no business wearing a badge.

     

  6. 5 minutes ago, oSuJeff97 said:

    But all of those people you mentioned (Walt, Jesse, Fring, Mike, etc.) did know that he was involved and it's not inconceivable that (in his mind) they told others who they interacted with who he was and so word could get back to the cartel or any other number of threats about who he was and how he was connected.

    He can't know for sure that every single person in the world connected to Southwestern U.S. meth trade who knew him is either dead or gone. So he pretty much has to always look over his shoulder.

    I totally get looking over your shoulder, but from the few scenes we've gotten up in Nebraska, he's cracking the fuck up. 

    Might be I'm just reading too much into it and it's just the show writer's way of showing that he's not happy, stressed, etc.

  7. 16 hours ago, Goo Punch said:

    that was easily the best episode of the season. mike ehrmantraut is one of the great all time tv characters. jonathan banks has a fucking presence.

    "You wanted me to talk.  I talked."

    Thinking about it, I guess I've forgotten some stuff from BB, but I don't really understand why Jimmy is so freaked out at his Nebraskan Cinnabon hideout.  Dude is passing out from panic attacks he's so worried.  But he's kinda in the clear, ain't he?

    Who knew he was Walt's lawyer and hip deep in the meth trade?  Walt?  Dead.  Jesse?  In the wind (though I suppose Jimmy doesn't know this).  Fring?  Dead.  Mike?  Dead.  All the Cartel guys?  Dead.

    Only people I can think of are his fat secretary lady who don't take no shit, the second-story crew who he put Walt in touch with, Bill Burr, and Huell who, to this day, is still waiting in that apartment.  And the authorities aren't on to any of those people or have any reason to suspect they were involved with Walt's shenanigans. 

    So maybe there's something to be revealed in BCS that will give him a reason for being so freaked out?  Possibly the Kim-Nebraska connection?

     

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  8. 1 hour ago, Foosters said:

    Yeah good thing. Just like how Rush on his show said "It appears that the shooter was an active part of the Trump resistance." No harm. No accusations. Just asking questions.

    Yes, because posting on this board is the same as speaking to millions of people on a nationally broadcast radio show.  /facepalm

    I get you're a nut who takes this shuper sheriously and all, but I saw some reports he was a Trump basher, I specifically avoided blaming the attack on that, and I made sure not to state with certitude what I'd seen online was fact.  I didn't know I was being held to the journalistic standards of the NYT, but I don't really think I was out of line.

    So, in short, clutch your pearls harder, Shirley.

     

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  9. 6 hours ago, Bullneck said:

    So we should do nothing to stop mass shootings with assault rifles?  

    What rock have you been living under? 

    The government has implemented a horde of gun laws, many specifically regarding "assault rifles."  Which, in the grand scheme of things, is rather pointless considering it doesn't stop people from shooting places up and focuses on the ultra minor number of attacks with rifles when there is an ocean of attacks with handguns.

    You seem like a smart guy, Bull.  You even refer to yourself in the third person in your posts, a sure sign of a "stable genius."  So tell us, buddy, exactly what law or laws is going to stop mass shootings? 

  10. 1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    Ok, I understand background checks, I understand mag caps. I still don’t understand the assault rifle thing. If it’s ammunition related, address the ammunition. But to me, an AR-15 with a 15 round mag and a glock with a 15 round mag are the same thing, if they’re shooting the same ammo.  Maybe assault rifles are easier to mod into full auto?  The pistol is the one that’s easy to conceal. 

    Assault rifles are the low-hanging fruit that's easy to go after because they look scary and like stuff the military carries.

    The overwhelming majority of shootings aren't mass shootings.  The overwhelming majority of people get shot with handguns, not rifles of any kind.

     

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  11. My problem right now is losing too much weight too fast.  Fasting + Keto rips the pounds off of you.  And it's easy.  When you aren't ever hungry, what's fasting?  It's a breeze.  I could easily go like Mr. Drummond and just hardly ever eat.  

    I'm down over 100 pounds since the start of the year.  Except now I've switched to eating more calories and weight lifting in a serious attempt to stall my weight loss.  Started noticing some loose skin and I absolutely do not want to end up as a human trash bag that flaps in the wind. 

     

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  12. 49 minutes ago, Stella Link said:

    So, where is the NCAA in all of this?  

    Pfffffffft.  You think those guys have time to worry about some lady getting smacked around?  They're busy making sure these kids who are risking life and limb never make a dime while universities, coaches, the media, etc. rake in billions of dollars.  Just think of how unethical that would be!  /s

     

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  13. From the man himself.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/the-us-must-engage-with-russia/567646/

    The U.S. Must Engage With Russia

    Real dialogue is necessary for nuclear-arms reduction.

    Rand Paul
    Aug 15, 2018
     

    On my recent trip to Russia, I spent an hour with Mikhail Gorbachev. I told him that in the West we are grateful that he and President Ronald Reagan defied Cold War orthodoxy to significantly reduce our countries’ nuclear arms. And I asked him whether there was a moment in his life when he’d realized that he might shape history.

    He paused a moment and then recounted how as a young man, he had watched a film on the devastation that would occur with nuclear war. He and the other young officials in the room looked at each other in shock as the film concluded.
     
    Gorbachev recalled the scene: “Even though I am not a believer, I responded, ‘Oh my God!’” From that moment, Gorbachev said, he decided to use every opportunity that came his way to prevent a nuclear holocaust.

    Gorbachev’s youthful concern about nuclear disaster became apparent when he assumed leadership of the Soviet Union. In a speech he gave to senior personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in May 1986, Gorbachev said, “Peace is the value above anything. In the nuclear-cum-space era a world war is the absolute evil. It cannot be won...”

    I asked Gorbachev about meeting Reagan for the first time. He said that their first meeting was affable but inconclusive. Press reports from the Reagan camp revealed that Reagan thought Gorbachev was just an old-school Bolshevik. Gorbachev remembered his response when his aides asked whether Reagan was just a hard-line anti-communist. Gorbachev chuckled and said, “No, he is a dinosaur!”

    But both men persisted. Despite the Cold War atmosphere, rampant mistrust, and fearmongering on both sides, the leaders engaged each other. Ultimately, multiple agreements were hammered out, including the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and the START treaty. Over a four-year period, the former eliminated nearly 2,700 missiles.
     
    Over the years, though, agreements with Russia to reduce nuclear arms have not followed a straight path of success. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, George W. Bush announced his intention to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Russian President Vladimir Putin responded by announcing that the INF Treaty might no longer be in Russia’s interests. Russia had ratified START II in 2000 but pulled out of the treaty after the U.S. withdrew from the ABM Treaty.

    Most recently, New START took effect in 2011. In addition to placing a cap of 1,550 on deployed strategic nuclear warheads, a nearly three-quarters drop from START, New START also cut in half the allowable number of strategic nuclear-delivery vehicles, such as missile launchers and heavy bombers.

    New START expires in 2021. If either side allows it to simply sunset, it will be the first time in several decades that a nuclear-arms-reduction treaty between the U.S. and Russia lapses.

    As our hour was coming to an end, I asked Gorbachev whether he had any words of wisdom to improve our current dialogue. “Bring the conversation back to nuclear-arms reductions,” he said. “Encourage both sides to restart talk of renewing the START and INF treaties.”

     

    That echoed his public call last year:

    If the INF treaty could be saved, it would be a powerful signal for the whole world that the biggest nuclear powers understand their responsibility and take their obligations seriously.

    Gorbachev argued then, as he did in our meeting, for a summit between President Donald Trump and Putin to discuss nuclear-arms control.

    In my meetings with the Foreign Affairs Committees in Russia’s upper house, the Federation Council, and lower house, the State Duma, legislators also expressed an interest in holding formal talks to renew New START and continue the INF Treaty. I have invited members of both Foreign Affairs Committees to Congress this fall to continue these discussions. It is my hope that Democrats who have previously been supportive of nuclear-arms reductions will join in these meetings.

    On the long flight home from Russia, as I was reading Eric Metaxas’s book Martin Luther, I realized that great challenges to orthodoxy are rare, but necessary at times to right great wrongs or prevent great tragedy. I, for one, am thankful that Reagan and Gorbachev defied orthodoxy to cut stockpiles of nuclear weapons and reduce the tension between our countries. I hope thoughtful minds will prevail in our current standoff with Russia, and embrace the dialogue necessary to further reduce the potential for the terrible, world-altering catastrophe that a war between nuclear powers could bring.

    The day after my meeting with Gorbachev, I visited Bunker 42, built by Stalin to survive a direct nuclear hit on Moscow. Each day, 600 people secretly descended about 180 feet below the streets of Moscow to a bunker protected by 10-foot-thick concrete. In the bunker, I watched a video recounting the nuclear-arms race, which culminated in Russia exploding a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb aboveground that destroyed everything within more than a dozen miles, with effects that could be felt and seen for hundreds of miles more. Likewise, in America, we built an elaborate bunker deep in the mountain adjacent to the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia. Today, thanks to Reagan and Gorbachev—two leaders brave enough to engage in dialogue—these bunkers are decommissioned and open to tourists.

    My goal in visiting both government and opposition leaders in Russia is to promote dialogue. My hope on my return to Congress is that I will find bipartisan support for improved dialogue and continued progress on reducing nuclear arms.

     

    That dadgum Rand!  Using nuclear disarmament as a cover for secretly doing Putin's bidding!  In the words of Hugo:  TRAITOR!

     

     

     

     

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