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ztejas

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  1. 11 minutes ago, hpslugga said:

    We also contributed quite a bit to the threat. So yeah it's easy to, for example, get all huffy about Soviet submarines in Cuba, but does that happen without Jupiter missiles in Turkey? Point being, any Russian schmuck could say the exact same sentence that you began with and he'd be every bit as correct as you are. But the way you put it out there (and I'm sure the Russian schmuck would too) makes it seem as if the US (or in the schmuck's case, the USSR) was some sort of victim in the Cold War. We (they) weren't. 

    I mean I just said it was threatened - but yes it takes two to tango. 

  2. 8 hours ago, FondrenRoad said:

    The real problem with our "national security" is that we've only really been insecure one time since 1812 and that is when we were fighting ourselves.  We don't really know what national security actually means.  We think its awesome to pay an exorbitant amount for a fighter jet. And it looks cool when its bombing overmatched warlords who still use 70s era Soviet weapons.  Meanwhile China and Russia probably already know how to take down our F-35.  That's why Israel wants their own variant which they won't share with us.

    Yeah. National Security in 2020 is basically how secure is your data. Add a handful of aircraft carriers, some intelligence, some black ops capability - what else do you really need? Nuclear deterrent doesn't even scare anyone anymore. All those ICBMs will rust away under a tarp before anyone fires them.

  3. 1 hour ago, BurntEyes said:

    I've not read the entire thread but Mexican cartels don't tend to hit people in their home wearing FedEx garb. They snatch them up and take em somewhere to complete the "job" in cartel style.

    Exactly. Throw some asada on the grill, invite the cousins over. Put the Spurs game on. Make a night of it.

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  4. 3 minutes ago, Paper_jam said:

    Thinking about Hale-Bopp reminded me of something else--back then, I went up on Mount Bonnell to see it, and even though it's still in the city, just getting above the predominant city lights helped. So if you live near there and don't want to drive far out into the country, that might be an option that's better than the average back yard. But that was 20+ years ago.

     

     

    Unfortunately it's closed right now. And unlike some other parks I would guess they have a cop there or at least someone doing rounds.

  5. 50 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

    Reading Havertz to Chelsea is almost a done deal. Think only the teams with oligarch owners will be able to spend big this summer but it’s a great time to do so considering depressed prices and FFP dead. 

    Chelsea is also up $125m on the year - only paying one transfer fee for Kovacic. They are only a season removed from a massive spending window, however. 

  6. 13 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    And, let's be clear -- Federal judges have HUNDREDS of cases on their dockets.  You can find something politically juicy for most any of them, particularly in NY or DC.  It's the nature of the biz.  But, the folks most likely to try to kill a judge remain drug cases, cases involving deeply personal disputes/vendettas, that sort of thing.

    I'll wait and see what shakes out here.  But if the DOJ half-asses the investigation, that will tell us something all by itself.

    Yeah it could be any number of things. I would think it would be most likely connected to a sentence she already handed out. A week seems a tight timeframe for DB actors to go ahead and kill her family. You figure they would be able to bribe her or lawyer up or threaten her without resorting to shooting her house up.

  7. 19 minutes ago, Steel Shank said:

    Steel Shank: You're not just telling us what we want to hear?

    CDC: No sir. No way.

    Steel Shank: Because we just want to know the truth.

    CDC: Well I guess I am telling you what you want to hear.

    Steel Shank: Boy, didn't we just tell you not to do that?

    CDC: Yes sir.

    Steel Shank: OK then

    Our coaching hires do have a hint of recidivism.

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  8. 3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Is there an "AMERICA!  FUCK YEAH!" thread?  Cuz that's the only other proper home for it.

    Oh I figured you were going for shit my kid says. Seemed like a money post for that one.

  9. 4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

    I don’t see Rahm fucking this up. Congrats on being the new #1 

     

    There's so much golf to play on the toughest course iteration so far this year. 6 shot lead is huge but a couple of bird/bog swings and it will get interesting.

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