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two more GOP senators up for reelection, Ayotte and RoJo, are losing support for obstructing Scalia's replacement -- (link) - sweet baboo Feb 24, 08:39
I've got the new "Like" functionality in Facebook. - Mop Feb 24, 08:27 7
- Brought to you by Pixar's Inside Out -- nm - LMS Feb 24, 08:36
- I opened FB today, saw it, got confused, curled into a fetal position, and closed FB -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 08:33 2
  - "There is no emoticon for what I'm feeling!" -- nm* - ML Feb 24, 08:34
  - That is the right thing to do. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:33
- what's the over/under on the first murder caused by someone using the "Angry" icon? 24 hours? -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:28
- The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. -- nm - ML Feb 24, 08:28 1
  - Do you smell it in the air? -- (edited) - Spawn Feb 24, 08:29
new from Mattel: Interim CEO Barbie -- (link) - sweet baboo Feb 24, 08:24
Sure, you all laugh at Stallone's career, but when Trump is president, who are you gonna bring in to guarantee justice and order? - Beryllium Feb 24, 08:24 10
- Ted Nugget is on it, he'll have those trains loaded full of mezzikins and throw in some Jews too -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 13:41
- The Rock, g-d it. -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 08:37
- Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho -- nm - decline Feb 24, 08:36 1
  - *finger to nose* -- nm - Negabaronic Middle-Aged Forehead Feb 24, 08:36
- Chuck Norris -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 08:33 2
  - Secretary of Defense -- nm - The Donald Feb 24, 08:34 1
    - I would laugh if part of me didn't believe this to be in the realm of possibility -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 08:35
- Raylan Givens -- nm - LMS Feb 24, 08:26
- I much prefer Dr McCoy's Dredd...by a wide margin -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:25
- Corbin Dallas -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 08:25
Horro Movie crossover: The Ring vs. The Grudge trailer -- (link) - Remlik Feb 24, 08:23
NASCAR: Stewart-Haas Racing switching from Chevy to Ford for 2017. Roush-Yates to build the engines. -- (link) - budice Feb 24, 08:23
for Pippy: Kaep's a Niner -- (link) - decline Feb 24, 08:22 1
- I am SO HAPPY!!! thanks thanks thanks! - Epiphany Feb 24, 08:25
"Guys, I’m getting a little worried about Gods of Egypt’s commitment to historical accuracy." -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:18 2
- Moar CGI -- nm - budice Feb 24, 08:21
- *snort* -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 08:20
I align with Sander philosophically so I realize that can skew my view, but Strongbad, I'll take your B2 bait. - ty97 Feb 24, 08:17 19
- I disagree with this interpretation of Sander's message... - Mel Profit Feb 24, 08:39
- I'm going to disagree with your assertion. The primary appeal of the Sanders candidacy is that the 1% have stolen the American dream and he's going to - spamlet Feb 24, 08:37 2
  - The key distinction between "scapegoats" is that Trump has nothing while there's evidence for Sanders. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 24, 08:40 1
    - It's unfair to say that Trump has nothing. There's plenty of evidence that free trade, immigration, technology,etc materially impact the lives of - Roger More Feb 24, 08:45
- Ok. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 08:30
- Right - znufrii Feb 24, 08:23 2
  - Harlan county is heavily republican and consistently vote against the federal subsidies some 70-80% of them depend on to survive -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 13:45
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  - "...If you like Democrats." -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request Feb 24, 08:39
- I'm more interested in SB's take on how the inclusive party of Reagan become the crass, xenophobic party of Trump and Cruz -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 08:22 8
  - smh -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 08:25
  - *chuckle* -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 24, 08:24
  - Ronald "Welfare Queen" Reagan? -- nm - sweet baboo Feb 24, 08:23 5
    - It's a quote from the article. And obviously Reagan didn't include everyone, but the article focusses on his pragmatism and willingness to compromise - Roger More Feb 24, 08:27 1
      - Right, it was about political inclusion, not about social issues. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 08:28
    - "AIDS? Aw, that's just a gay disease." -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 08:26 2
      - the GOP became this party in 1968 when Nixon decided to use the Civil Rights laws to go after butthurt white voters with the party's southern strategy - sweet baboo Feb 24, 08:28 1
        
        And when Clinton defanged them by "triangulation" - znufrii Feb 24, 08:30
"It's hard to measure what's behind the left nipple and between the ears." -- Bears coach John Fox - ML Feb 24, 08:13 1
- Batman? -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:15
Limitless ratings, the worst yet. Muppets, Agent Carter and Grinder tied their lowest. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:10 5
- shit. Limitless was great last night -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:10 4
  - The way the ratings have dropped... enjoy it while you can. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:13
  - Its hit and miss with episodes - sometimes its TOO quirky - Epiphany Feb 24, 08:11 2
    - I applaud the show's creativity - its different and enjoyable - Epiphany Feb 24, 08:17 1
      - perpetual dog! -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:19
"I dislike The Revenant intensely — it's a beautifully shot Road Runner movie, in the sense that Leonardo DiCaprio keeps falling down and getting up," -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 24, 08:03 24
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  - Rocky is an icon. - Spawn Feb 24, 08:19
  - Two of the most famous movie characters ever created? -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:18 13
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      - but was his performance good? I've only heard great things about him in Creed. So why shouldn't he get nominated? -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:23 7
        
        Why should he win over Rylance, Ruffalo, etc? -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 08:28 4
        
        beats me, haven't seen any of them. I'm more interested in why he shouldn't win just because the character's name is Rocky -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:30 3
        
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        fuck you - 'Rhinestone' was brilliant. - Diva Feb 24, 08:50
        
        and Copland -- nm - LMS Feb 24, 08:37
        
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        Have you not realized that the Academy is doomed to go down the same road as the GOP? -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:28
    - Four, if you count John Spartan and Judge Dredd - Beryllium Feb 24, 08:21
    - *laughs* -- nm - Harrison Ford Feb 24, 08:20 2
      - yes, he has two as well. -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:20 1
        
        Two *bigger* ones. But other than him, Stallone may be tops. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:23
  - Right, I'm not generally bothered by career awards but that one makes zero sense. -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 08:18 4
    - did you see Creed? -- nm - Remlik Feb 24, 08:22 3
      - He was good, but if that's the best supporting role of the year...it's not good. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 24, 08:24 2
        
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        it's either him or Ford who was terrific. -- nm - Remlik Feb 24, 08:27
- Yeah, good talk on B2 about it. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:04 2
  - Ugh, sorry. Usually I get the repeat link warning but there was a slight variation in the URL. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 08:05 1
    - No worries, just wanted you to look back and see what we all said! -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:06
A friend who was firmly in Bernie's camp watched last night's town hall and came away very impressed by Hillary. - TWuG Feb 24, 07:56 59
- There is a segment of the Republicans that will not show up for Trump (and may even vote the other way). The wild card is that he is drawing people - pmb Feb 24, 08:04 9
  - The primary curiosity after next Tuesday is how the Republican establishment handles their loss. - David Feb 24, 08:07 7
    - They won't. They figure they will ultimately work with him. He's more on their side than not. Though if he were to win and continue to be - pmb Feb 24, 08:09 6
      - and that's will be glorious to watch...the GOP establishment thinking he's more a R than a T. - Mel Profit Feb 24, 08:42
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      - His planned parenthood stance will be tough for some of the hard right to take. -- nm - Remlik Feb 24, 08:21 1
        
        That would matter in the primary if it were going to matter, not the general. - ty97 Feb 24, 08:38
      - I suspect there's a lot of soul searching going on right now. - David Feb 24, 08:21 1
        
        I doubt it. - Mel Profit Feb 24, 08:45
  - That's where I think waiting on the supreme court only hurts the GOP. They are only magnifying the stakes of November -- nm - volnelk Feb 24, 08:06
- Considering how impossible it seemed for Trump to win the nomination, I refuse to take anything for granted. -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 07:58 48
  - Why did Trump winning seem impossible? It only seemed unlikely because many of us wanted to believe the GOP still had the ability to act rationally. - TWuG Feb 24, 08:03 19
    - Becuase we've been raised in a world where politics has a natural order of rules. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 08:17
    - when was the last time you thought the GOP acted rationally? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 08:04 10
      - The first Bush was a rational, pragmatic leader. Idisagreed with his policies in many ways, but he wasn't a "my way or fuck you" Republican. -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 08:08
      - In all honesty it was before Obama became the democratic nominee. Before that I disagreed with them on most points, but it wasn't irrational. The - pmb Feb 24, 08:07 7
        
        So Newt Gingrich, shutting the Govt down, was rational? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 08:33
        
        The writing has been on the wall in bright yellow highlight since 2008. The GOP lost its friggin mind when a Black man won the Oval Office. -- (edited) - Diva Feb 24, 08:25 5
        
        Yup. -- nm - pmb Feb 24, 08:57
        
        Precisely. -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 08:29
        
        *nods* "We all knew that electing our first African-American president would change things. We just didn't realize how." - mara Feb 24, 08:29
        
        Testify. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 24, 08:27
        
        (and wait till a a woman wins next time) -- nm - Beaker Feb 24, 08:26
      - Trap! -- nm - David Feb 24, 08:05
    - Some of us had faith in reality holding together. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:03 6
      - Have you not paid any attention to the Republican party in the last 8 years? Opposition for opposition's sake. Taking us to the brink of default. - TWuG Feb 24, 08:06 5
        
        Going out of their way to hurt the country is one thing, but to hurt themselves? -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:07 4
        
        They lost control of the monster they created. -- nm - pmb Feb 24, 08:13 2
        
        They allowed Fox News and talk radio to become the primary influencer of their base. -- nm - mara Feb 24, 08:31 1
        
        I agree with this. I know it changed my rational peeps into something I didn't recognize -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 08:37
        
        If the leadership still had control, sure. But the fruits of their "fear everything" doctrine has come home to bite them in the ass. - TWuG Feb 24, 08:10
  - There's a chasm between appealing to nutters and appealing to the masses. - David Feb 24, 08:01 26
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      - He's putting on a show, and it's fun to the frustrated. - David Feb 24, 08:17 1
        
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    - I don't think it's likely, but let's say it's even 20% given the economy is shaky and Hillary is not a good candidate - Will Hunting Feb 24, 08:08
    - he's so dead in the general that he leads Hillary head-to-head in Ohio right now - ML Feb 24, 08:08 18
      - This particular lefty thinks we are now well positioned to duplicate 2008. - David Feb 24, 08:15 10
        
        Very well could be. But if we're wrong...that guy is in charge. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 08:19
        
        Do we think turn outs for Dems will pick back up in the general? - Spawn Feb 24, 08:18 2
        
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        That is my thought/hope, as well. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:24
        
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        I expect the people currently refusing to hit Trump to spend their money downticket instead. - David Feb 24, 08:18 4
        
        This group is doing another million against him in... IIRC Oklahaoma and another state. -- (link) - Spawn Feb 24, 08:22 3
        
        Sure but that's chump change. Politico, which leans right no matter what they say, has chronicled the fear of billionaires to attack Trump. - David Feb 24, 08:25 2
        
        Oh, agreed. Just thinking that if they can demonstarte success again, maybe the sky opens up and it rains. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:28 1
        
        I feel like there's some sort of honor code among billionaires about this. - David Feb 24, 08:29
      - of course we've covered before that head-to-head polling at this point is meaningless -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 08:10 6
        
        Of course. But let's not have this nonsense that he's DOA. -- nm - ML Feb 24, 08:11 5
        
        I think higher of the voting public than that. -- nm - David Feb 24, 08:17 2
        
        Why? -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 08:19 1
        
        2012 and especially 2008. - David Feb 24, 08:22
        
        Yep - we don't even know what he's going to say after (presuming) he wins the primary. -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 08:15
        
        He's certainly not (as I said upthread). I'm terrified and horrified he has a path to winning. - ty97 Feb 24, 08:13
    - But he's a builder, David. He builds things. Like bridges. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 08:02 2
      - And walls that he gets other people to pay for. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 08:03 1
        
        To keep the voters in. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 08:03
  - and it's looking easy for him. -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 08:00
Black Phillip says you're wicked. -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 07:56 2
- Saw that last night, it was fun -- nm - con_carne Feb 24, 08:27
- baa baa baa .... -- nm - call me Ishmael Feb 24, 08:03
So, I am an uncle again. Stormageddon was born at 4am, during the storm (of course). - Spawn Feb 24, 07:56 13
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Feb 24, 08:22
- Congrats! -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 08:02
- Nice! -- nm - David Feb 24, 08:01
- Awesome! Babies are great -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 08:00 3
  - Logan *loves* babies. Amy *loooooves* babies. - Spawn Feb 24, 08:03 2
    - quick question - budice Feb 24, 08:04 1
      - We both did, but decided not to. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 08:04
- Congrats! -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 08:00
- Cheers! Logan lights a cigar. -- nm - budice Feb 24, 07:58
- Congrats! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 07:58
- Congrats! -- nm - TWuG Feb 24, 07:57
- yonh!! -- nm - Diva Feb 24, 07:57 1
  - He arrived a bit overdue. My niece is flying in from Australia this weekend and where she was expecting the baby to have been home a couple weeks, the - Spawn Feb 24, 07:59

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