Pariah Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: It's up there with, "No sh!t, Sherlock." I'll admit, I was really hoping that RDJ would say that to Benedict Cumberbatch at some point in Infinity War or Endgame. Rails and BoloOfEarth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 4 hours ago, Pariah said: I'll admit, I was really hoping that RDJ would say that to Benedict Cumberbatch at some point in Infinity War or Endgame. Or the reverse, which would also have been apropos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 True. I could really see it coming from Tony a lot more than from Stephen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Well, they're both the biggest arrogant sarcastic douches in the MCU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 9 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Well, they're both the biggest arrogant sarcastic douches in the MCU. I found it quite fitting that they took an instant dislike to each other TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Speaking of arrogant sarcastic douches, and trying to slide back onto topic , Donald Trump rather reminds me of Justin Hammer from Iron Man II. Hammer was a Tony Stark wannabe, trying to ape his success, his accomplishments, and his style. While at least as big a jerk as pre-Afghanistan Tony, Hammer lacks Stark's genius, wit and charisma, which let him mostly get away with his attitude. Donald Trump is also a wannabe. He pretends and proclaims himself to be a financial genius, a savvy politician and diplomat, a strong leader, someone who deserves to rub shoulders with and even lecture the world's elite. But it's all pretense, and not even convincing pretense. Although I do get the impression Trump has been doing it for so long, he's convinced himself that it's true. Probably one big reason he's so ultra-sensitive whenever someone calls him on his crap -- his self-image is fragile, because deep down he knows it's a con. DShomshak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Saw this linked on Facebook and thought I'd pass it along--an interesting little piece, and relevant since Ross Perot died today. He was 89. Condolences to his friends and family. The Ross Perot Myth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 As if we needed more proof, but it's blindingly obvious that 'Fake News' is Trumpspeak for 'didn't kiss my ass', as he's suddenly turned on Fox News for criticizing him. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 According to Trump, Elizabeth Warren is 1000/24ths Native American (or 'Pocahontas', to use his racist words). This makes her 42+ Native Americans. Our 'stable genius' of a president, folks. Doesn't even have a third-grader's knowledge of how fractions work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Alexander Acosta Out As Labor Secretary Over Cushy Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 If only publication of wrongdoing like that worked on his boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 If only it worked on his voters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost Was a Member of Secret Facebook Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 So, Trump has said that social media is more influential than the traditional news media. Am I the only one who interprets that as saying 'manipulating the populace is more effective than using facts?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishFox Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, CrosshairCollie said: So, Trump has said that social media is more influential than the traditional news media. Am I the only one who interprets that as saying 'manipulating the populace is more effective than using facts?' I believe Joe Rogan has a larger audience than any televised news show - by a lot. Factor in the cumulative totals of the countless smaller contributors and traditional news media probably isn't even 1/3rd of the total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 He had a press conference with conspiracy theorists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 He appointed conspiracy theorists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 I was trying to take a cup is half full approach without saying what in hell was in the cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 I think I saw that video. I know what was in the cup. It was more than half full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 The mainstream media, by and large, backed Hillary Clinton in 2016. Donald Trump ran his campaign on social media. Make of the results what you will. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Barack Obama ran his campaigns on social media to a large extent, too. But he targeted a very different audience. Or maybe the whole social media audience itself was different then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 This is true. The biggest difference is that President Obama ran his campaign on social media to supplement mainstream media, not to the exclusion of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Coming soon to the US, no doubt... Orbán deploys Christianity with a twist to tighten grip in Hungary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 The July 6, 2019 issue of The Economist had a feature article on "The Global Crisi in Conservatism." By which they mean the conservatism of gradualism tradition and social cohesion, not the deranged nationalism that seems to be pushing it aside. Might interest people as a reminder of what "conservative" once meant. Still, it also reminds me that while I appreciate cautious and gradual change, recognizing that people are not infinitely flexible; and I appreciate the need for multiple institutional channels instead of focusing exclusively on the State as a medium for getting things done; I cannot ever consider myself "a conservative." Too often even the mildest and most superficially reasonable, Edmund Burke-style conservatism seems to act as an apology or figleaf for established wealth, power, and irrational prejudice. The same arguments used for "Why we must not disrupt the Traditional Family" or "Why we must accept wealth disparities" have so much the same form as "Why we must preserve slavery" or "Why we must burn heretics." It's like a Mad-Lib where you just plug in different words for whatever institution you don't want to change. Dean Shomshak Pariah, CrosshairCollie, wcw43921 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 The "debate" over whether the President is racist is now starting to resemble the "debate" over whether manmade climate change is real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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