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  1. 1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

    Wishful thinking.

    If Sela Ward was caught up in such a thing, @Brisketexan and I would be too busy to post for a good week or two.

    Dude.  We live in 2019 America.

    This is the only new fappening we'll get, and it's EXACTLY what we deserve:

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  2. 20 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

    Good message, Brisket.  It was a beautiful service, in large part because of all the people that were there and the message that their presence conveyed.  I know it meant a lot to the family, his parents were a bit overwhelmed by it all.  They are pretty committed to carrying on their sons advocacy for the "different" kids.  Good to see you there.

    It was good to see you, brother.  We love you and your family, and I just want to make damned sure we say that loudly, and often.

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  3. 2 minutes ago, formermav43 said:

    You went to law school and don’t recognize an allusion to McCulloch v. Maryland?

    More to the point, I think my response already addressed how that applies. Despite “da fuh” not being a terribly specific question.

    Dude.  On Surly, THIS is a specific question:

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  4. 3 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

    You are ignoring the rust chole reference. The reality is the fight against darkness never ever ends. That’s why you can’t just give up and throw in the towel. Because then it really is over. 

    Didn't see all of True Detective. I probably should, but the wife can't handle that sort of show.

    And yes, I agree -- absolutely always fight, never quit.  I'm a big fan of raging against the dying of the light and all that.  I think "defiance" is one of the greatest words in the language.  I"m just a realist.

    Hell, I'm old enough to remember when images like this were sent around on fax machine chain communications:

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    Fuck em.  Fuck em till the end.  I hope they fucking choke on all of the wealth and power they're shoveling down their gullets as fast as they can.  I just don't have any illusions about the power dynamic.

  5. Just now, Johnny Sack said:

    Furthermore, the court warned that taxing churches would be a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, which bars government interference in religious affairs. 

    That won't last.  See the recent history of "ecclesiastical abstention" -- the doctrine that says the gov't and courts won't get involved in inherently ecclesiastical disputes.*

    * Which has effectively been amended to state "unless the gov't thinks it's chosen wing of a faith might lose, in which case they'll totally step in and rule."

    There's literally books written on the subject, telling fundamentalists how to successfully litigate their church disputes (these days, all of those disputes are over the "God insists that we cast out the queers" variety).  And the courts just can't help but get involved to help their friends.

  6. 1 minute ago, JimmyJames said:

    If that were true the Germans would have won world war 2 and rust chole would have been killed by the yellow king. 

    We thought the Nazis lost WWII.  Turns out they just took a break.

    We thought the USSR lost the Cold War.  Turns out they NEVER took a break.

    We thought that racism was fading into the background here in the US.  Turns out it was just hiding so long as social convention said it should.

    They've all won.  You can't ever beat them.

  7. 1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

    They will flip long before that.

     

    What exactly is IN that glass you're drinking from?

    Oh, and I left out the "they'll cooperate on every level with a foreign power to launch relentless disinformation campaigns against the opposition, and they'll flat-out hack into and change votes in necessary precincts."  All pretense of a functioning democracy hasn't just been abandoned -- it's actively opposed.

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  8. 20 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

    No, because they are going to lose states like Texas, Georgia, Arizona, and Florida.

     

    5 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

    Oh yeah, I'm sure we can trust them not to steal elections in those states.

    Yeah....I'm pretty sure that they'll do something like set up a special "citizen screening test" for getting/renewing your voter registration.  It will be applied to anyone with a "funny-sounding" name, and will be around 3X as long and difficult as the SAT and only administered on every other first Monday of the month at a location with no parking and seating for 10.  Voter suppression is the name of the game, and they're going to go all-in on it.

    Those states aren't flipping for another 20 years.  And by then, it will be WAY too late for it to matter anymore.

    Face the truth: the GOP is on a mission to kill this country, and they're being quite successful.

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  9. 5 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

    hmm, I'm thinking Mr Strang hasn't actually read what the founders had to say about religion. God we are a fucking stupid, ignorant country.

    Remember, stupidity and wickedness always win in the end.  They have the numbers and the staying power.  It's great to fight the good fight, and occasionally, decency takes a lead, but it doesn't last.

  10. 2 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

    If god sent trump then he is definitely the old testament god and is trying to reset the earth. perhaps we should be building a new ark

    Last time, there was at least one decent human being and his family worth saving.

    I don't think we can clear that bar this time around.

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  11. 3 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:


    They are deplorable swine. My Swedish grandmother told me.


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    They DO have a thing for each other.  The Norwegians think the Swedes are country rubes who talk funny.  As for me, I can't really tell the difference.

  12. 15 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

    I have a feeling we're going to be hearing a lot about Hawley in the years to come.  If the GOP makes this turn, the democrat party is toast.  I doubt it will substantively come to pass, but even only a rhetorical turn could pretty much make dems a party only for minorities and urban white granola eaters. 

     

    Yeah....I wouldn't waste much time worrying about the GOP adopting that worldview.  Not even rhetorically.  There's nothing left of the party except Trumpism.  Oh, and Hawley's words are just that -- words.  Check out the rest of his words, and his voting record.  Another fundagelical fascist with a nice smile.

    I will now list all the Republicans that anyone should trust to care about the greater good:

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    ....

    Yep, that about covers it.

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  13. I have four sweet tickets for the game sitting on my bar (given to me)

    I had someone else call on Saturday to offer two more.

    I'm trying to figure out if we're even going to use the ones we have.  I have no desire to expend an ounce of time or energy in support of this team/program.  And I sure as shit don't want to watch us lose to Tech, which we will.  I don't care how sucky Tech is, y'all don't truly understand the depths to which this team has sunk.  They aren't in this anymore.  At all.

  14. 12 minutes ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

    as an adjunct prof in philosophy, i've been saying this for a few years now.

    Yep.  The mistaken take that "different perspective" must equal "different reality" (I oversimplify to make a point here) is fraught with that exact peril.  If truth is what anyone says it is, then those with the loudest voice/most power will decide what reality is.  And you will almost certainly really, really not like it.

    Objective truth and reality, even if not perfectly knowable, still have to be the foundation on which we build our systems and goals.

  15. 11 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

    It’s something that you will remember forever too. It’s horrible and a helpless feeling. Hate that y’all are going through it. Definitely let the people you love know daily and show them.

    Well, to be crystal clear -- the only thing about "me" here is my experience.  The people really going through it are those closest to him -- his wonderful, kind, and good parents, his family, and the friends and peers who loved him and thought so much of him.  

    I hope that my kids don't forget it.  That they don't forget the pain that's left behind.

    And I hope that everyone else there doesn't forget it.  All we are called to do -- I mean, it's like the only thing we're truly called to do -- is to love.  Kindness shown to a family member, a friend, even a stranger....it's our highest and maybe only purpose.  And we fight it all the time.  We indulge in our selfish world view, our "I can do it alone" myth, all of that crap.  We can't.  We need each other.  We need each other so much.  And to be able to fulfill that need is such a great, and usually easy thing to do.  

    Need some Austin wisdom on that?

    "You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other — our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies." -- SRV

    I'm redoubling my effort to be more deliberate about that.  Help the person in front of you at HEB unload their basket.  Pause and genuinely smile as the slower old lady with her cart moves beside you in the grocery aisle.  Wave a car into your lane.  Talk to a retail clerk by name.  And tell your friends that you love them.  I don't mean just words, I mean hug the guy next time you see him, tell him you love him, and how much he means to you.  Listen to your kids.  Make them talk to you.  And don't offer solutions right away -- just listen.  Ask them how their situation makes them feel.  Let them know you are there to love and support them, and ask them what they think you can do to help.  There's no magic recipe.  We likely won't get it right.  But we'll love them just the same.  And they will know it.  And maybe, hopefully, that's enough.

    It breaks my damned heart.   This world breaks my damned heart.

  16. 1 hour ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

    Rick Wilson blew his gasket on Twitter.

     

     

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    Bring the thunder.

    Quislings, sycophants, and traitors.  The lot of them.  In my retirement, I'm going to have to hydrate like hell, because there's gonna be a LOT of graves I have to piss on.*

     

    * I'll also need to eat some bad chili before I get to Kentucky, because I'm shitting ALL OVER McConnell's grave.

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  17. Spot.
    The.
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    On.
    It ain't just you Friendo.

    Agreed.

    What’s blown me away is the last couple of times I’ve been to Franklin, I see someone who I know waited in line for hours, reward themselves with...a sandwich. WTF?
  18.  

    I know, ledge and all that...but this is very big, and very bad.

    We have the secretary of the navy (who, while technically a civilian, in most cases - including this one - is also a retired military officer) saying in writing that he is being terminated for refusing to follow what he sees as an unlawful order.

    The chain of command is breaking, at the very top. This is fucking dangerous territory.
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  19. Vikings fought with my family against a wannabe high king. We lost, but our Viking friends killed his ass too.

    Plus after 1000 years, I think we can forego need for an apology.

    Anything that requires you to sit down and chat with Norwegians is a positive. Delightful people.
  20. It's kind of his MO.

    Seriously. If you’re any kind of negotiator, wouldn’t you love to negotiate against trump?

     

    I face opposing parties who are “trump-ish” on a regular basis (not NEARLY as absurd as him, but similar technique of loud bluster and clouds of dust...then when that’s over, they’ve got no backup plan). Advising clients opposing them is so damned easy: just wait them out. When they’re done yelling and threatening, you can do what you want.

     

    I’m no genius, by the way. I’m pretty sure the third undersecretary of foreign affairs of Jerkoffistan has the same thing figured out. Trump is the most easily played president we’ve ever had.

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  21. Damn. New Zion Church bbq in Huntsville closed. So many memories from back in the day. During college I worked at the liquor store next door and the pit masters would come over each day and grab a soda and a scratch ticket. He always smelled like delicious bbq which would cause me to go get a sammich there. They would do family style and let me tell you, 5-6 hungover college kids can put down some Q.

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    Goddamn. That makes me wanna cry. One of the last of its kind - old school, small town, served by and for the community. It’s a national treasure.
  22. I think its a mixture.  Prosperity gospel ratifies those who are prosperous and gives false hope (or something similar) to those who are less than prosperous.
    A superficially positive message holds a lot of appeal for a lot of different people.  One that implies or outright states that God wants you to be rich or that wealth is a sign of piousness, is just that much better.

    It really is amazing.

    God wants you to be rich. You being rich is a fulfillment of God’s plan for you. Therefore, anything in furtherance of God’s plan (you being stinking rich) is a-ok. In fact, anything that stands in the way of that plan (like laws, morality, decency) is evil, because hey, it opposes the divine plan.

    It provides the rationale for anything in the pursuit of wealth. It’s pure wickedness.
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