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Because she called it "the Presidency" instead of saying "the Executive"? Meh... Gonna need something a little bigger to hang your hat on. Edit: Ah, found the reference, she refers to the three "chambers" of the government as the Presidency, House, and Senate. A bigger Meh but I don't really care much about her to begin with. Of note, she said chambers, not branches so is she wrong about how many chambers are in the legislature, how many branches there are or is she just using sloppy language to describe the three politically elected bodies of the federal government. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

That is correct and his background was remarkably similar except that his degree was from a lesser school than his. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Mainly because she's a woman. Not that that's the primary reason, but that's the easiest avenue for them to take. Note that Iago talked about her like one would talk to a dog. Such minimization and dehumanization will play a big part in the right's attacks on her. She'll be called a clueless girl, compared to a dog, told she can't handle it, told that she is "hysterical" when she disagrees etc. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) : “You look at this girl, Ocasio-Cortez or whatever she is . . ." I disagree, sort of. She's a lightweight. No degree other that an undergrad from a good school, no real professional chops, just some experience in education and political social justice issues. I do agree that Republicans are going after her because they think she represents all that is wrong with millennials and yes, they're playing up the points you cover. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Ah yes, Trump getting blackmailed by a porn star he had sex with is Obama's fault. Got it. Side note: I couldn't ask for a better outcome than her getting hosed by this whole ordeal. The other outcome I like is that there were barely any cars in the parking lot at the strip club near my office when she was here. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Blessed be the fruit. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

That scale is exactly the issue. As you've said, climate changes, but that rate is about 1 degrees per 1000 years. We're changing at a rate of 1 degree per 50 years and hopefully we can keep that to 1 degree per 100 years. Next we do know that our emissions and land use are largely the reason for it and this is proven not just by models but by experiments measuring energy exchange and reflection in various parts of the atmosphere. The only thing you have to hold on to is basic suspicion over why professionals say what they say. You see it as controlling your economy but you ignore the fact that denying these proven scientific truths for political purposes is also a way to control your economy as we go headlong into the inevitable economic burden causes by a climate changing faster than our species is able to adapt. Yes, mankind will likely come out the tail end of this but it's incredibly short sited and foolhardy to continue on a path that the concensus of expertise on the planet - the same people who brought us modern medicine, weather prediction, modern industry, modern war - say could lead to the largest threat to humanity we've ever seen. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

The GOP spent over $100 MILLION of taxpayer money trying to pin something, anything, on the Clintons, and all they got for it was a stained blue dress. I doubt any other family in history has been so thoroughly investigated with so little to show for it. Yeah, because anyone who actually knew anything ended up dead. "Yeah, because anyone who actually knew anything ended up dead." My eyes just rolled out of my head. I can't see. Luckily I know braille. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

John Solomon is a hack for hire. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Maybe if they elected someone to their highest office who claims it's a hoax then the glaciers would stop melting. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Nobody should spiral anywhere near or in the holding area or landing pattern. PERIOD. If you see it, say something about it preferably to the person but to the S&TA if you don't want to go to the person yourself. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I think that's one of those quotes that was debunked. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Or for being railroaded.... Rush, give me an honest answer as to what you'd say if those words came out of Obama's mouth. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Ron! Found your house! https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1f/0f/8e/1f0f8e957bd7c1781896a4dd50dda737.jpg "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'm sure we already know this but the US doesn't want to become a predominantly latin country. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Could explain all his denials. "There was NO COLLUSION with Russia! The only people I worked with were from the Kremlin." Trump ran this campaign to raise his clout for the benefit of his businesses so why would he have ever stopped doing it through a campaign he never intended to win. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'm still getting giggle from when Trump supporters where bragging about how occasionally his ratings were better than Obama - the guy they describe as the worst President ever. Hmmm, ratings only occasionally better than "the worst President ever", hmmmm..... "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Oh yeah! Well...um.....prove that a billion dollars affected the business plans then! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Ah...so the trick is being sorry just before you die, I'll try to remember that. So your logic is that you can trick God? Your logic is that God is so conceited that at the moment of death he goes "Gotcha! You're going to hell!" As if there's any reason that your version of the afterlife is more convincing than the the various beliefs that the other 67% of the world population follow? Exactly. 'Cos if I died and came face to face with god then I'd instantly believe. In which case me and god would be cool and nothing that happened when I was alive would matter either way, right? Take, for example, the tribesmen on that Indian Ocean island who killed the guy attempting to bring Christianity to them. They literally denied Christ but had no idea what they were doing. So, do they go to hell when they're presented for judgement? Does that even matter to God because if it didn't then human souls are empty shells that he has no problem flinging into the fire simply because of the where they arbitrarily were born. Now, I know Christians have a snappy comeback to this one so let's listen closely. It'll go something along the lines that people know of God instinctively because God puts that knowledge in the their minds and hearts. Never mind that despite this there has never been a Christian-Judeo group that spontaneously arose as a result of this imbued understanding of God's existence. Step two of the response is that God reveals himself at the moment of death and we'll just have to ignore the entirely unprovable and speculative roots of that claim. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I don't know, it seems that would that be more analogous to an atheist coming face to face with God after they've died. Ah...so the trick is being sorry just before you die, I'll try to remember that. So your logic is that you can trick God? Your logic is that God is so conceited that at the moment of death he goes "Gotcha! You're going to hell!" As if there's any reason that your version of the afterlife is more convincing than the the various beliefs that the other 67% of the world population follow? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Generally the Rules of Engagement are more strict for US military in war zones than for US LEO in your communities. Profound observation There's a Duffleblog humor piece about that, about how soldiers wish they had the freedoms against enemy combatants that US LEO's have against US citizens. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

So...is that reflected in Trump's report? Again....Trump's report. As in he has every chance to accurately report the findings.....in his report. And no, he's not the one putting pen to paper but we know he has access to a bit more data than you do regarding ways to contradict or dilute the material. So again.....Trump's Report. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I don't know, it seems that would that be more analogous to an atheist coming face to face with God after they've died. Ah...so the trick is being sorry just before you die, I'll try to remember that. Because for some reason the point of death is a cosmic barrier to whether someone should or shouldn't believe (and only believe) the Jesus version of the afterlife in the face of no reason that it's more laudable than any other religion, including no religion. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'm not sure where to start with the face palming but other examples of people at war or in conflict with others with basic ethnic and regional similarities: Nearly every war ever. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I think he could've gotten more bang for the buck by making it an issue that would be outstanding, depending on the outcome of the elections. Sending them early pissed off voters. I do still stand by the idea that this act of bravado and politics made enough of a show to send a message to those in the caravan that they wouldn't be able to enter the US as a mob. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I think if people were really interested in making sure someone knows where they are then they're individually responsible for setting up a buddy system with someone else. Everyone else knows the risk of landing out and being injured and can't expect the DZ to babysit their activities. As it is, people and DZ's are pretty good at spotting someone landing out and devote the necessary resources. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher