Phil1111

trump is the spark plug but republicans are the gasoline. With DeSantis and the others selling anti-wokism With so many poaching MAGA ideas its not likely to end tomorrow. Imagine the hate that will come out from the debates then the republican convention.

Makes me think of a big flood in a city that causes the sewers to back up. All the stench and filth starts flowing through the streets which nobody can avoid.

Agree. I have yet to read or hear a good explanation as why this change in thinking is now so acceptable. Obviously Robertson and his hate mongering messages have been delivered for quite a while. He has many competitors peddling the same messages. But the open acceptance of trump and DeSantis is mainstream well at least for republicans.

Perhaps. Possibly, but what's even worse. TV evangelist wishes for a facebook ‘vomit’ button for gay-kissing pictures Who also made these comments on Walt Disney's Gay Days"I would warn Orlando that you’re right in the way of some serious hurricanes, and I don’t think I’d be waving those flags in God’s face if I were you … It’ll bring about terrorist bombs; it’ll bring earthquakes, tornadoes, and possibly a meteor.”

Well that would be all the books written about trump and his clan of misfits over the last two decades.

On the same day that former president trump released his new e-mails to solicit money to pay for his lawyers. Former President Obama released his summer book reading list. "His list of books include Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty, By America,” Dennis Lehane’s “Small Mercies,” Jonathan Eig’s “King: A Life,” Ann Napolitano’s “Hello Beautiful,” S.A. Cosby’s “All the Sinners Bleed,” Eleanor Catton’s “Birnam Wood,” DK Nnuro’s “What Napolean Could Not Do,” David Grann’s “The Wager” and Tiffany Clarke Harrison’s “Blue Hour.” None of this was noted nor any attention paid to it because as every American knows. Republicans don't read books and some just can't read. In other presidential news trump's Truth Social SPAC has agreed to pay a $18 million dollar fine to the SEC to settle a fraud investigation. trump and fraud. Sounds like another money raising e-mail to his republican suckers...er...supporters and voters.

"The jury’s finding of sexual abuse therefore necessarily implies that it found that Mr. Trump forcibly penetrated her," and the damages are therefore not excessive, Kaplan wrote. Republicans and evangelicals are standing beside and giving money to a convicted rapist. I guess homicide on fifth avenue is the next benchmark for republicans. In the last two days the convicted rapist e-mailed “make a contribution to show that you will NEVER SURRENDER our country to tyranny as the Deep State thugs try to JAIL me for life.”

Agree. Its time for Ukraine to attack Russian ships anywhere in the Sea of Azov. This was a very substantial ammo depo. Perhaps the biggest such strike of the war. Secondary explosions over hours.The explosions were heard over 30 km away. Thousands of troops were at the base. Needless to say Putin was not informed of it. Storing huge quantities of ammo and training troops at the same location seems to be a Russian staple of operations.

...mmm...tempting. Is that an open contract or exclusive?

Oh hell, the MAGA mentality will go one further. Without penetration there is no sexual assault. Clarence Thomas is already verbally on top of it. Brett Kavanaugh is in favor of suffocating any opposition.

You like facts, I like facts. I like polls and statistics even more. Rich is not in any measure unique as a MAGA republican. Nothing new here as racism, White supremacy with a underbelly of wishful thinking that a few Black slaves living in their basements to supply free labor. Isn't something that twenty percent of them dream about. Along with a Ar-15 to keep those uppity Libs from interfering with their treatment of their property. Nearly 20% of Trump Fans Think Freeing the Slaves Was a Bad Idea "38 percent of them wish the South had won the Civil War. ..."Nearly 20 percent of Mr. Trump’s voters disagreed with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the Southern states during the Civil War...Mr. Trump’s popularity with white, working-class voters who are more likely than other Republicans to believe that whites are a supreme race and who long for the Confederacy may make him unpopular among leaders in his party. But it’s worth noting that he isn’t persuading voters to hold these beliefs. The beliefs were there — and have been for some time."

You should put this as a caption for all your posts. Sort of a sub rosa admission of Proud White Boys.

Professor! Surely you could have come up with something about the " Facts without insight." part. You know that all of your points of reference relating to the underlying conditions that give rise to the facts of the matter. i.e. the "insight" that gives rise to the facts. Will just be dismissed as more "leftist talking points".

Wrong Wrong again.... oh this is too tedious. All Wrong. How can anyone who claims to be educated in America be so wrong? Drugs? Too many terminal openings? Dropped as a baby by an uncaring babysitter? Thanks and I know that i don't have to say the same to you because of the unique wonderworld you live in.

3-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 1-year-old sister with unsecured gun, police in California say 50,000 American lives per year lost to gun violence at $9 million per life is $450 billion per year. So using billeisele's figures it would take only three months to pay for the program for the entire first year. I'd suggest a $100 million dollar bribe for each member of the USSC and its a done deal. "The following estimates have been applied to the value of life. The estimates are either for one year of additional life or for the statistical value of a single life. US lives. $50,000 per year of quality life (the "dialysis standard",[39] which had been a de facto international standard most private and government-run health insurance plans worldwide use to determine whether to cover a new medical procedure)[40] $129,000 per year of quality life (an update to the "dialysis standard")[41][40] $7.5 million (Federal Emergency Management Agency, Jul. 2020)[5] $9.1 million (Environmental Protection Agency, 2010)[42] $9.2 million (Department of Transportation, 2014)[43] $9.6 million (Department of Transportation, Aug. 2016)[44]"

El Dorado rum was it?

It will happen but may take decades to overcome the resistance of die hard gun owners. Decades to change the courts and the constitution. Until then the carnage will continue and the whole world will look upon the US with pity and disdain.

Agree. A public education program with advertising like tobacco use in other countries. A picture of an attractive Black, Brown, White child before the injury. Then pictures of disfigured faces, missing limbs, urostomy pouches attached to a child in a wheelchair, etc. Then the story of how gun violence brought this all about.

But then they would have nobody to hate!

trump will make all kinds of similar walkbacks after some time in the federal lockups. Oh! i forgot he has a bunch of fifth columnists on the bench.

Exactly the same remedy that Australia, the UK, Canada and other western countries have used. If you don't take the buyout you go to jail. Yes it will cost less than the cost of the current carnage. Yet still be in the hundreds of billions. In the long run be cost effective and cheaper than the current status quo. I also believe that every responsible, sane, tested person can still own guns.Including handguns and AR-15s. But the restrictions and background checks would be that of a current FFL from ATF.

What part of reducing the number of guns in the US by 30-50 million per year is hard to understand? You asked and I answered not once but twice as of now. With that solution there would be no guns in the US in about eight years. You really are disingenuous.

As I've said before as a pro gun liberal at least you're honest about your position on guns. Inflexible but honest. If the US government paid "fair" compensation would you be in favor? Given of course severe restrictions on new production and imports. So are you in favor of constitutional changes if they still allowed gun ownership but allowed real restrictions?

What part of that don't you understand? It has worked everywhere else in the world. But nibbling around the edges does nothing. Ten to fifteen million more guns every year. More states allowing open carry without permits. Are not going to solve any problems. Reducing the number of guns in the US by 30-50 million a year would.

So dollars and pennies have a trading value for those killed by gun violence. As everyone has suggested here and elsewhere. The number of guns together with the number of people who can and do posses them must be restricted, reduced. BIGUN is the only progun poster here who has suggested or endorsed restrictions that would make a difference. Both you and Brent play the game that nothing can or should be done. You do it with more finesse. But that makes you even more disingenuous.