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Forum: Off-topic 04-30-2022, 09:56 AM
Replies: 9,811
Views: 559,045
Posted By d-ray657
I suppose this is a good a thread as any to make...

I suppose this is a good a thread as any to make a musical recommendation. I have been listening to John Moreland, a singer/songwriter out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. This guy's packaging is deceiving. ...
Forum: Politics 01-18-2021, 12:28 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,958
Posted By d-ray657
I am wondering why anyone would think it is God's...

I am wondering why anyone would think it is God's will that a man like Trump should have enormous power.
Forum: Politics 01-14-2021, 09:41 PM
Replies: 233
Views: 11,757
Posted By d-ray657
This article...

This article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/14/dc-police-capitol-riot/?arc404=true) describes anything but a well behaved crowd. Are you going to insist that it is fake news?
Forum: Politics 01-13-2021, 08:03 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,500
Posted By d-ray657
So do your friends and family see Trump as an...

So do your friends and family see Trump as an aberration and not representative of rational Americans?
Forum: Politics 01-12-2021, 11:02 AM
Replies: 233
Views: 11,757
Posted By d-ray657
I don't see any self-policing going on here. ...

I don't see any self-policing going on here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1pIkbPvI8s

It is sad that so many people are operating under what Trump's former press secretary called alternative...
Forum: Politics 01-12-2021, 08:55 AM
Replies: 233
Views: 11,757
Posted By d-ray657
I don't have photographic evidence to show the...

I don't have photographic evidence to show the podium from which the presiding officer of the House leads that body is not within the ropes
, but logic would dictate that it is not within the reach...
Forum: Politics 01-12-2021, 12:52 AM
Replies: 233
Views: 11,757
Posted By d-ray657
I wonder if this guy found the podium within the...

I wonder if this guy found the podium within the ropes.

https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/167/a1e/a114c0ddc2653985fb98474c8197844804-GettyImages-1294933353.rhorizontal.w700.jpg

I think this is...
Forum: Politics 01-10-2021, 01:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 771
Posted By d-ray657
An Apology

It’s hard to believe that I started participating this site more than 11 years ago. During that time, I became a moderator. Then I bailed. I’m sorry that I bailed and left the other moderators with...
Forum: Off-topic 12-22-2020, 09:38 PM
Replies: 9,811
Views: 559,045
Posted By d-ray657
Big Joe Turner and Count Basie - The Bosses

Big Joe Turner and Count Basie - The Bosses
Forum: Politics 12-21-2020, 10:27 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 9,987
Posted By d-ray657
The logic seems to go: if enough people believe...

The logic seems to go: if enough people believe it, it must be true. But just because millions of people don't believe that 153 + 153 equals 306, that doesn't change the certainty of the...
Forum: Politics 12-21-2020, 02:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,696
Posted By d-ray657
Just wondering, Mr. Johnson, have you yet...

Just wondering, Mr. Johnson, have you yet contributed to the fund that is financing all of the litigation challenging the results?
Forum: Politics 12-21-2020, 02:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,696
Posted By d-ray657
Contact reality.

Contact reality.
Forum: Current events 12-19-2020, 12:23 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 37,091
Posted By d-ray657
It is difficult to think of a less believable...

It is difficult to think of a less believable character here, in the White House, yes, but not here.
Forum: Politics 12-18-2020, 07:10 AM
Replies: 502
Views: 38,348
Posted By d-ray657
From Michael Gerson (former Bush speechwriter) in...

From Michael Gerson (former Bush speechwriter) in the Washington Post, describing Trump's coup attempt:

"Trump combines the ambitions of a despot with the strategic planning and operational...
Forum: Off-topic 12-18-2020, 06:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 787
Posted By d-ray657
That's a good goal. We expect to have ten times...

That's a good goal. We expect to have ten times as many people at a reunion than at Thanksgiving. But, we are kind of low on the seniority list for hosting everyone for Thanksgiving.
Forum: Politics 12-17-2020, 09:25 AM
Replies: 324
Views: 15,472
Posted By d-ray657
I'm fine with disbarred. Foisting a fraud on the...

I'm fine with disbarred. Foisting a fraud on the courts violates the ethical rules in every state.

Not so fine with the imprisonment. I will leave the authoritarian tool kit to the Trump party.
Forum: Off-topic 12-16-2020, 11:24 PM
Replies: 9,811
Views: 559,045
Posted By d-ray657
One of my favorite thrift store finds.^^^^ ...

One of my favorite thrift store finds.^^^^

And, here is a guy I had not heard of until I learned he was opening for Tedeschi Trucks (the last concert I saw before covid). He can sure write a...
Forum: Off-topic 12-16-2020, 11:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 787
Posted By d-ray657
What Kind of Post-Covid Bash Will You Have?

My family has started a conversation about a family reunion in the summer of 2022. Colorado is the front-runner for location. Anybody else itching for a big bash.

I hope that other celebrations...
Forum: Off-topic 11-15-2020, 12:44 AM
Replies: 9,811
Views: 559,045
Posted By d-ray657
Still fighting the good fight. It's hard...

Still fighting the good fight. It's hard sometimes, but I love it. You doin OK?

Also been listening to some Esparanza Spalding.
Forum: Current events 11-14-2020, 01:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,205
Posted By d-ray657
Let me clarify. if one is quoting a statement,...

Let me clarify. if one is quoting a statement, quotation marks are appropriate. You suggested that the use of quotation marks was, in essence, dishonest, and an expression of hate. You could not...
Forum: Off-topic 11-12-2020, 04:50 PM
Replies: 9,811
Views: 559,045
Posted By d-ray657
Grateful Dead - Without a Net

Grateful Dead - Without a Net
Forum: Current events 11-12-2020, 02:41 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 12,891
Posted By d-ray657
Norms, AKA precedents, are pretty dad gummed...

Norms, AKA precedents, are pretty dad gummed important in the law, particularly for the highest ranking lawyer in the country.
Forum: Current events 11-12-2020, 01:50 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,205
Posted By d-ray657
Identifying an account as "highly biased" is most...

Identifying an account as "highly biased" is most certainly questioning the credibility of the one reporting the incident. (A police officer accused of bias could lose his or her job.)The event...
Forum: Current events 11-10-2020, 09:59 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 37,091
Posted By d-ray657
I am heartened to see a high percentage of...

I am heartened to see a high percentage of mask-wearing from younger people. That is a sign of that generation (or those generations) showing concern for the larger community. As I understand it,...
Forum: Current events 11-10-2020, 09:52 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,205
Posted By d-ray657
I understand that there have been posts here that...

I understand that there have been posts here that tend to diminish the credibility of posters on both sides. In my experience, I have not seen anything to question the credibility of BlueStreak. I...
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