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  1. 1 hour ago, pyrohornIII said:

    I don't think it's the Russians he needs to worry about upsetting his apple cart, it will be something started by Estonians, Georgians, Ukranians or any other country he decides to overthrow using his active measures method.   And he keeps wanting to retake more and more of the old territory.  The "Active Measures" documentary lines out a lot of this. 

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11106195/Putin-privately-threatened-to-invade-Poland-Romania-and-the-Baltic-states.html

     

     

    1 hour ago, pyrohornIII said:

    "If I wanted, in two days I could have Russian troops not only in Kiev, but also in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warsaw and Bucharest," Mr Putin allegedly told President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine, reported Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German newspaper.

    If true, this would be the first time that Mr Putin has threatened to invade Nato or EU members. Any threat to send Russian troops into the capitals of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Romania would cause grave alarm among Western leaders.

    The thing is, put NATO aside for a moment - I do not think Russia of 2018 could retake Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and Romania.   Maybe one at a time, but by the time they got one or two, the rest would be dug in and ready.

    Sure, Putin could put troops into those countries, but given his troubles with Ukraine (which has sucked up plenty of Russian hardware), and their troubles with keeping Muslim separatists/extremists down in some of the outer areas, and things like having to have a tugboat following their sole aircraft carrier around in case it breaks down again, I haven't seen them do a lot on the logistics front to make me think they could hold even three of those countries. 

     

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  2. 3 hours ago, Chuckie Finster said:


    There have to be tens of other conservative judges that these guys could pass through without controversy. Starting to wonder why THIS dude is so important.

    Trump gets a name or idea stuck in his head, he’s not going to let it go, and he will double down if people tell him to let it go. 

  3. 2 hours ago, bolverk said:

    These debates are going to be some "must see tv." When do we find out what channels they're going to be on?

    I expect it’ll be on PBS, YouTube, and one or more local stations.  

  4. 2 hours ago, Message Board User said:

    Cruz is enough of a smarmy backstabber that I could see him trying to primary Cornyn.

    I would love to see this.  Cornyn would utterly destroy him.  And Cruz would pretty much destroy any future career in politics or lobbying that he dreams of.  

    If Cruz loses to Beto, I think his political career is over anyways.  He’ll go to some law firm.  Too many Republicans will be furious with him, both for losing, and for wasting a lot of money that was needed elsewhere.  His touch will be toxic.  

  5. 29 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

    Who cried when old Yeller died ?

    Scared me so much, I had to go out back and shoot our dog.   I dread the day I have to make my son watch Old Yeller and then tell him to go shoot our dog, but it’s one of the few rites of passage to manhood left in our society today. 

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  6. 25 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

    What it means is Cruz realizes he could lose, so he’s willing to debate even on dates that don’t coincide with high school football games for two reasons. (1) he looks like a puss if he doesn’t agree to it and (2) the guy who is potentially behind always wants more debates. Right now Cruz and Beto are basically even as far as we know, but the republicans nationally calling in the cavalry means they may know something more than we know, and they may believe Cruz is actually behind. 

    On the one hand, I could see Trump wanting to hit up Texas to raise money for 2020.  And Trump does not forget people who have snubbed him in the past.

    On the other hand, I don't see Cruz swallowing what little pride he has left, and inviting Trump in unless it's dire.

    And for Trump to so readily agree makes me think Trump is worried Cruz could lose as well, which would be very bad for Trump.

  7. 6 hours ago, Don Johnson said:

    I honestly assumed the drone pilot backstory was a just a plot device to explain why he decided to go rouge and shoot the bad guy, thus letting the wife escape.

    Seems like Clancy always had some sort of side story going on in the books.

    I think the drone story is either there for the second season, or something happened late in the shooting/editing, and something was removed.

    But then again, they drop these all at once, so it's not like they are shooting and releasing and get halfway through the season and have a problem shooting in the last episode or two and have to drop a subplot.

    The guys running the show were involved with Lost.  Been a while since I saw it, but I think Lost had a storyline or two that was never resolved....

  8. 5 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

    Finished all of the Sherlock episodes last night. Holy shot, I think that’s the best television series I’ve ever seen. Cast was great and the writing was fantastic.

     

    Are there any more BBC series that in need to check out?

    Detectorists

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  9. Holy shit, he can't stop going there.  He not only has to tell the world how much of a snowflake he is, but how much of a moron he is as well.

    I hope he books his Trump 2020 fundraiser at Pyle Field.  Put the aggy faithful out there for everybody to see.

  10. 2 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

    Don't take Ted's bait and highlight the grandstanding cunt he is by offering actual ideas.

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    I wonder if it would bug Cruz, if Ted was attacking/trying to bait him, and he just ignored him and focused on presenting his ideas.  People like Cruz who are proud of their debate skills get pissed when they are ignored in a debate.

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  11. 2 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

    yeah I hope Beto finds the right tone for the debates when dealing with Cruz.  Not completely sure what that is.

    Don't go negative, give thoughtful answers when Ted attacks.  Let Ted look like his playbook only has one play.

  12. 5 minutes ago, Vito Andolini said:

    Trump asked for the “biggest stadium,” and it’s been suggested Kroger/Kyle Field satisfies that notion. 

    Wouldn’t aggyland be the ideal location for a slobbering sycophantic rally of the dotard and Ted?

    Only if they play Sandstorm.  And if Listeater makes an appearance.

  13. 10 minutes ago, Doc Reeves said:

    Man Arrested for Faking Down Syndrome and Hiring Caretakers to Bathe Him and Change His Diapers

    If the article had said "manservant" instead of "caretakers" then I could believe it was somebody from Surly.

    Also, no mention of him pouring sand in the eyes of his manservant caretaker for doing shoddy work.

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