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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Hermit in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Lord Liaden in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    The Other Side Is Not As Extreme As You Think
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from TrickstaPriest in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Bazza in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Cygnia in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Yes, she did say that the person that she believed was being groomed by the Republicans for a third party run was a "favorite of the Russians".  That is not the same as saying that person was being groomed by the Russians.  That is saying the person being groomed by the Republicans, also happens to be a favorite of the Russians.
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Joe Walsh in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Yes, she did say that the person that she believed was being groomed by the Republicans for a third party run was a "favorite of the Russians".  That is not the same as saying that person was being groomed by the Russians.  That is saying the person being groomed by the Republicans, also happens to be a favorite of the Russians.
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Matt the Bruins in Batwoman   
    If that audience score is accurate, then Batwoman's ratings will totally tank and it won't come back after winter break.  OTH, if the low audience score is just the work of sad boys deliberating trying to tank the show because it is about a lesbian superhero, then the ratings will likely stay decent by CW standards and the show will carry on.  Time will tell. 
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    Ranxerox reacted to Lord Liaden in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Damn. During the War of 1812 Canada still belonged to England. I bet Trump will use that as a pretext to start building a wall in Michigan so we have to take Detroit.
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cancer in In other news...   
    Or a thing from a post-apocalyptic campaign: tracked heavy equipment of some sort, piloted by a mutant feline with poison fangs.
     
     
    Hmm, want the light-bulb idea emoticon again.
     
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Armory in Batwoman   
    If that audience score is accurate, then Batwoman's ratings will totally tank and it won't come back after winter break.  OTH, if the low audience score is just the work of sad boys deliberating trying to tank the show because it is about a lesbian superhero, then the ratings will likely stay decent by CW standards and the show will carry on.  Time will tell. 
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Lord Liaden in Batwoman   
    If that audience score is accurate, then Batwoman's ratings will totally tank and it won't come back after winter break.  OTH, if the low audience score is just the work of sad boys deliberating trying to tank the show because it is about a lesbian superhero, then the ratings will likely stay decent by CW standards and the show will carry on.  Time will tell. 
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Pattern Ghost in Batwoman   
    If that audience score is accurate, then Batwoman's ratings will totally tank and it won't come back after winter break.  OTH, if the low audience score is just the work of sad boys deliberating trying to tank the show because it is about a lesbian superhero, then the ratings will likely stay decent by CW standards and the show will carry on.  Time will tell. 
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from slikmar in Batwoman   
    If that audience score is accurate, then Batwoman's ratings will totally tank and it won't come back after winter break.  OTH, if the low audience score is just the work of sad boys deliberating trying to tank the show because it is about a lesbian superhero, then the ratings will likely stay decent by CW standards and the show will carry on.  Time will tell. 
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    Ranxerox reacted to death tribble in In other news...   
    Sandy Hook parent awarded $450,000 for defamation
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50074652
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from ScottishFox in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    Walking away from allies and leaving them to be slaughtered ... is just incredibly messed up.
     
    Looking outward to the world and at times taking up international burdens has increased US strength and made the world a better and safer place.  I know it doesn't seem  that way when you watch news, but the last 70 years have been some of the most peaceful years the world has ever seen.  Unfortunately, peace is not considered very news worthy.  When a dictator looks at a vulnerable neighboring country and decides not to invade out concerns over how the US or NATO might react, this generates no headlines.  Yet, we know by looking at the numbers that countries invading their neighbors plummeted during the American Century.  This has created an international environment where both the US and the world have flourished.
     
    If America First becomes our doctrine going forward and not just an aberration of the Trump administration,  mark my words, the US and world as a whole will suffer as a result of our inaction.
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    Ranxerox reacted to zslane in Batwoman   
    I'm going to withhold judgment until after I've seen a few more episodes. I mean, until she's got the red hair flowing from the cowl and the red bat logo on the chest, she's not yet really Batwoman in my view.
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    Ranxerox reacted to Doc Democracy in Batwoman   
    Absolutely.  Obviously being in a superheroic world, there is leeway to introduce fantastical elements.
     
    I think the Gothic backdrop provides for something that visually lifts it out of typical police procedural, the superhero world allows for elements of colour in contrast to that Gothic world.  It would need a responsible attitude to villains like Joker. If you make Joker casually homicidal then you raise stakes about killing him, if you use him as a challenge to Batman's ingenuity then you have puzzles with high stakes IF Batman cannot deliver.  In Dark Knight Batman fails to stop either of the explosions set up by the Joker.  In this series he should find a way for noone to die and possibly prevent both explosions.
     
    I want my superheroes to start being not only heroic, but superheroic. 
     
    Doc
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Twilight in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    I am not so sure.  They are doing a lot of recasting right now, and Leto's Joker was not well received.  I think they could easily bring someone new into the role.  Though, ultimately I get the impression that Margo Robbie is calling the shots on BOP and the Joker will likely be played by whoever she wants in the role.  Maybe they will get Keira Knightley, I hear she has range.*
     
     
     
    * - just j/k, it is a Deadpool reference
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Matt the Bruins in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    As a long time, comic book reading fan of Harley Quinn,  I totally recognize the character in the trailer.  The "J-man" is a drug that she occasionally relapses into, but in most of her comics, she is her own sociopathic gal.  Also, in the comics, she is no stranger to female empowerment storylines.  They were a big part of Gotham Sirens and certainly have been common in the Jimmy Palmiotti/Amanda Connor run.
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from zslane in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    I am not so sure.  They are doing a lot of recasting right now, and Leto's Joker was not well received.  I think they could easily bring someone new into the role.  Though, ultimately I get the impression that Margo Robbie is calling the shots on BOP and the Joker will likely be played by whoever she wants in the role.  Maybe they will get Keira Knightley, I hear she has range.*
     
     
     
    * - just j/k, it is a Deadpool reference
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Duke Bushido in In other news...   
    Also, policemen of color seem to be a bit more vulnerable to successful prosecution than their white colleagues. 
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    Ranxerox reacted to Cygnia in In other news...   
    She didn't have a clean record
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Old Man in In other news...   
    Also, policemen of color seem to be a bit more vulnerable to successful prosecution than their white colleagues. 
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Twilight in DC Movies- if at first you don't succeed...   
    As a long time, comic book reading fan of Harley Quinn,  I totally recognize the character in the trailer.  The "J-man" is a drug that she occasionally relapses into, but in most of her comics, she is her own sociopathic gal.  Also, in the comics, she is no stranger to female empowerment storylines.  They were a big part of Gotham Sirens and certainly have been common in the Jimmy Palmiotti/Amanda Connor run.
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    Ranxerox got a reaction from Cygnia in In other news...   
    Also, policemen of color seem to be a bit more vulnerable to successful prosecution than their white colleagues. 
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