Phil1111

Its called splitting the vote. Bannon,trump will have a set of candidates and the republicans will have another set. Which will split the republican vote and the dems will win. or If the republicans don't give the trump-kindergarten clan the boot. The party will loose on its record.

Those two judges sound like trump material. Judge Roy Moore out of the United States Senate. He is a notorious political figure from the most extreme corner of the religious right, who was twice removed from the Alabama Supreme Court for refusing to enforce the rule of law. First it was for refusing to remove a 10 Commandments monument from the courthouse and then it was for ordering the state to refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Moore is a vocal birther who believes that sharia law is being enacted in states around the nation and claimed that Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota should not be allowed to serve in Congress because he is a Muslim. Not only did he refuse to honor the Supreme Court's order legalizing gay marriage, he thinks homosexual conduct should be outlawed. He has said that the 9/11 attacks and the Newtown mass shooting occurred because God was upset that we "legitimize sodomy” and “legitimize abortion.” https://www.salon.com/2017/09/29/roy-moores-victory-and-the-republican-feedback-loop-of-crazy/ Women Vote Trump, the largest female-run PAC to support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, announced their endorsement of Judge Roy Moore for U.S. Senate on Friday, describing him as the “only candidate” who will stand up to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Judge Roy Moore is a principled and courageous conservative with strong grassroots support throughout the state of Alabama and we are proud to endorse him for Senate,” said Women Vote Trump co-founder Amy Kremer in a statement. “At a time when Mitch McConnell and the DC swamp have been obstructionists to the President’s agenda, this election is about who is going to stand up to Mitch McConnell,” the statement continued. “There is only one candidate who will do that, Judge Roy Moore.” http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/22/women-for-trump-pac-endorses-judge-roy-moore-in-alabama-race/ Because a human life with a full genetic endowment comes into existence at the moment of conception, the self-evident truth that “all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights” encompasses the moment of conception. Legal recognition of the unborn as members of the human family derives ultimately from the laws of nature and of nature’s God, Who created human life in His image and protected it with the commandment: “Thou shalt not kill.” Therefore, the interpretation of the word “child” in Alabama’s chemical-endangerment statute, § 26-15- 3.2, Ala. Code 1975, to include all human beings from the moment of conception is fully consistent with these first principles regarding life and law. As this quote illustrates, Moore is a leader in the “Personhood Movement,” which holds that from the moment of conception a zygote enjoys the full protections of the Equal Protection Clause http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/09/lets-talk-about-roy-moores-extremism-on-abortion.html Coming soon to America via the trump revolution. Women's rights suspended.

As Christopher Hitchens pointed out, the problem with religious fundamentalism is the fundamentals. The more strictly one adheres to Jainist fundamentals, the more peaceful one becomes - to the point of sweeping one's path to avoid needlessly killing insects. The more strictly one adheres to Muslim fundamentals, the more violent one becomes. The tenets of Islam mandate barbaric levels of violence and depraved behavior (read the book). The closer a nation adheres to these principles, the more abhorrent are its laws. Mind you, the Hebrew Scriptures were used as a basis by Muhammad (may he rot in hell), and the 'old time religion' espoused therein was rather ghastly in its own right. A phobia is an irrational fear at the terror level. Rational awareness of very real dangers does not qualify. For anyone interested in a more accurate view of Islam: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/themes/beliefs.html

I'm just looking at its coverage of world affairs US and Euro politics. Whenever it talks about the Queen, your PM, etc. its off to another channel!

Its a fact that clothing, hairstyles, skin color, etc. result in "profiling" in the human mind. Just as tone of speech, use/misuse of language do. Then you learn that you can't judge a book by its cover: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-marino-architect-on-living-and-dressing-out-of-the-box/ Which of course is the danger for LE.

I absolutely agree. I think McCain and Lindsay Graham are the best in the senate and I agree with most of their views. On foreign policy they typically have views that make democrats look like high school students. But they actually leave Washington. Travel the world to see what the locals and US department of state personnel on the ground in the foreign country have to say.

IMO there is generally a liberal bias in the news. CNN for sure anti-trump, with a moderate left bias. BBC just slightly left of center, but generally the most objective for tv coverage. Website has less monotering and thus slightly more left of center. FOX, so far out right that its not even funny.They really don't bring in objective guests to deal with economics,finance, foreign politics. Although they bring in democrats to interview. Media bias is a fact of life. They are typically reflective of the market they serve. For most in the world its the pro government bias. The magazine with the least, but slightly left bias is Economist. The best place to start looking for news is: http://www.worldpress.org/gateway.htm Anyone who gets news from sole sources without shopping for a disparate view will never understand those from a different culture.

I will give you credit and acknowledgement for that.

In northern Canada its Stihl and Husqvarna. http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=48153.0 Chainsaws, helping deforest the planet since 1930!

Some see this as a xenophobia reaction to any one who is not white, Catholic and French-speaking with a Québécois accent. I no longer count because of my less-than-perfect accent. ^^^^^ This, somewhat! Just Quebec politicians pandering to their base.There is a reason why Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has not made a issue of this. Other than a short comment that he disagreed with it. The SC of Canada will strike it down. There is a reason why protestors are wearing ski masks, full coverage hoods on Quebec buses, in the streets, etc. This is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Nobody in Quebec is using the niqab to rob banks or flim-flam identity issues.

I agree with everything you've said except for the last sentence. I understand the frustration of thought where you would think that they are F***king stupid. IMO a fixation of thought and thinking whereby a combination of blaming the victim. A lack of understanding of the dependent nature of the brain. Under the effects of drug dependency, depression and other physical, socioeconomic factors. Leads to the ideology whereby these programs are viewed as supporting and encouraging a dependent mind, a dependent person. Be it needle exchange, or a anti-addiction program. A combination of counseling, support services needs to be in place. To be ready to move addicts off dependency, off the street and into working life. Stories have been told before from the point of view of the cops,the judges, who deal with these people, the drug support nurses working these needle exchanges. It saves tens of thousands of dollars a year between health care, prison time,etc. to get these people off dependent chemicals and the streets. I seem to recall a story where ER expenses alone exceed the cost of a cheap apartment for a homeless person on a annual basis. https://www.forbes.com/2006/08/25/us-homeless-aid-cx_np_0828oxford.html "U.S. adults with both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder indicates that only 9.1 percent of those adults received both types of care over the past year, and 52.5 percent received neither mental health care nor substance use treatment. .. 3.3 percent of the adult U.S. population, or some 7.7 million individuals, suffers from both a mental health and substance use disorder. https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2017/10/study-highlights-unmet-treatment-needs-among-adults-mental-health-substance-use-disorders

True about Clinton, not about Obama, but you're certainly right about the right vr left. .....er ..... for some MEN, regardless of whether they are political or not. A skirt is to be chased and regardless of the repulsion on the part of the victim. Taken advantage of. Corporations like FOX, show a lack of understanding that media has a overall moral duty in its corporate life.

O’Reilly Settled $32 Million Sexual Harassment Claim Month Before Signing Fox News Contract According to a new report by the New York Times, a month prior to O’Reilly signing a new contract extension with Fox News that would pay him $25 million annually for four years, he reached a $32 million agreement with a network analyst to settle sexual harassment allegations. And it appears the network was aware of that deal when O’Reilly signed his contract. Per this latest piece, Fox News apparently tried to contain this story and stand by O’Reilly despite this coming to a head just months after Roger Ailes was pushed out as chief of the network over his long history of sexual harassment and misconduct. https://www.mediaite.com/online/oreilly-settled-32-million-sexual-harassment-claim-month-before-signing-fox-news-contract/

John Kelly has become a field commander in Trump’s culture war The chief of staff divides America into those who “serve” in uniform — at home and abroad — and those who should shut up. https://www.vox.com/2017/10/20/16507594/john-kelly-beliefs-few-good-men It seems as if fake news, corrodes, perverts and sucks in everyone. Including those with previously pristine reputations.

An Indiana county just halted a lifesaving needle exchange program, citing the Bible “People will absolutely die as a result.” That’s how Chris Abert of the Indiana Recovery Alliance described the consequences of an Indiana county’s decision to stop a needle exchange program, which provides clean syringes to drug users in an effort to stop the spread of infectious blood-borne diseases like HIV and hepatitis... Lawrence County commissioners’ reasoning: morals — and the Bible https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/20/16507902/indiana-lawrence-county-needle-exchange Perhaps the bible should be banned?

Oh, are you psychiatrist? When did you get that degree? Last time you were a counsellor. A councilor is in the psychiatric field.

OH!..great... Psychologists march through NY to call for Trump's removal http://thehill.com/homenews/news/355490-psychologists-march-through-ny-to-call-for-trumps-removal "Trump’s underlying fear that he is worthless and weak by how intensely he resists and retaliated against any criticism,” and "He has no empathy." As you are undoubtedly aware those are the same psychological characteristics of many mass murders.

The debate among republicans about when to cut trump loose may come before the Russia investigation is complete. So far Mitchell McConnell like most politicians is keeping his cards close to the chest. He stood next to trump this week while trump blathered on on what GREAT friends they were and how GREAT they were getting along. All the while keeping quiet about when payback for trump would begin http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/23/politics/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-feud/index.html Trump is no help in getting legislation passed and has consistently blamed everyone but himself. This is a good summation on McConnell from CNN: -" McConnell begins by absorbing 90% of the political pressure himself. He plots a pathway that shoulders almost all of the political danger and allows his members to work things through without suffocating from critics.. -He inherently knows where he has room to maneuver and where he doesn't. He keeps a close watch on his fellow Senators and makes observances about what they need... -He is loyal and possesses a long memory. That works both ways obviously." http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/politics/mcconnell-health-care/index.html

Good point. I suppose I would prefer someone with a rapid fire poodle shooter in a hotel than, say, a millionaire with a pilot's license flying one of his airplanes laden with extra fuel into said concert. That or applying a little knowledge of chemistry that he luckily did not appear to have. Given the tally effected by malevolent assholes using aircraft compared to firearms, he picked the route that would do less damage but get more attention. Denying him access to firearms could well have increased the carnage. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather he choked on a chicken bone before he got to that point. Nevertheless, it is the miscreant more than the means chosen to be evil that should be the focus. I agree. Thankfully the MO of Tim McVeigh has not been repeated. There were reports to the effect that there was 10-20 lbs of tannerite in the Vegas shooters car on the Vegas strip. This shooter clearly had the financial wherewithal to put together a large weapon that he could have parked next to the crowd. tannerite is a version of what McVeigh used and has about the same detonation velocity.

The problems with incidents like this one is similar to another recent post in these two shooting threads. The one where another college student(male) was the shooter in a homicide. If guns are not available the anger that drives a dispute may get settled by a fistfight or at worst a stabbing. Guns are very effective weapons.When someone is angry and loses control of their emotions.

When my son called someone a liar, I called him on it. I pointed out that someone is not lying if they state something that is wrong but believe it is true. They are lying only if they know what they say is false at the time. Trump has the innate characteristic of saying whatever crosses his mind. To him the whole true vs. false thing is an incomprehensible abstraction, and crediting him with the ability to distinguish fact from fantasy is completely unfair. There is nothing to suggest that he has that capacity. You should apologize. You touch on something there. trump lying is such an everyday event that the entanglement of facts with this grieving mother. Has created a distasteful dialog that should be put to rest so to speak. Wendy is right. PR relief efforts are a "10" according to trump. They should move to that more current lie.

I think you mean 10 mm. Yes, 10 cm would be a whole lot of protection. Something overprotective soccer moms might like.

Like many others he uses professional speech writers. Unlike trump who likes to go "off script".

I dunno about $1000. I'm in the process of building a 4'x4' cnc plasma table for cutting metal. The steppers and controllers are about $1500. The website referenced CNC zone with the" New Machine Build- 16' x 5.5' Fabric Cutter/Plotter". Is very good with lots of threads and many helpful members.

I have four ski helmets and there are no standards. A carbon racing one, is a single layer of carbon with a fabric liner. Two others are poly-carbonate with a thin polystyrene foam liner, some protection. One is unknown plastic with a soft foam/fabric liner. IMO you need a layer of compressible Styrofoam to absorb impacts.Most cycling helmets are built this way with protection starting at 10 cm of compressible Styrofoam. i.e. the hard white stuff that you can push your finger in if you push really hard.They are designed to deform permanently to absorb impacts with the helmet. A hard shell will prevent perforation of the head/skull to the limits of the strength of the shell. But do not necessary absorb impacts that would cause concussions. The testing of motorcycle helmets include perforation and absorption of impact due to perforation of the shell. Plus a energy absorbing liner. Testing standards for these include ECE, DOT and Snell. Having said that I really like the carbon one. Its stupid light. Like 540 grams.