Cabinet picks

[Weyoun]

The last five responses or so have been pretty stupid and painful to read. Not mrkelley, obv, who seems to try, in vain, to stay above all this horseshit.

Is someone making you read? Perhaps you need a 'sub-lounge,' if you will, where you can pontificate for your little friends. Make it private, so you won't be bothered by the womenfolk, and others with whom you disagree. At least that way, some of the abject stupidity will be contained.

It will take a lot of work. I’d have to make it completely substance, free, avoiding a serious discussion in favor of lengthy discussions about spelling. It would be a black hole of stupid. I don’t think I could live up to your impossibly low standards.

[flockofseagulls104]

The last five responses or so have been pretty stupid and painful to read. Not mrkelley, obv, who seems to try, in vain, to stay above all this horseshit.

Is someone making you read? Perhaps you need a 'sub-lounge,' if you will, where you can pontificate for your little friends. Make it private, so you won't be bothered by the womenfolk, and others with whom you disagree. At least that way, some of the abject stupidity will be contained.

It will take a lot of work. I’d have to make it completely substance, free, avoiding a serious discussion in favor of lengthy discussions about spelling. It would be a black hole of stupid. I don’t think I could live up to your impossibly low standards.

I'm sure if you ask booby he will be glad to make one for you. It can be exactly how you describe. No serious discussion, no problem with spelling errors and a black hole of stupidity. It will be entirely your own. I doubt anyone who you have problems with will go there to bother you.

[Beebs52]

Well there's also the random ass into a convo statement...

[tlynn78]

Well there's also the random ass into a convo statement...

Indeed. There's plenty of assitude to go around.

[flockofseagulls104]

Are vaccinations especially Marxist?

The government requiring the injection of an experimental, untested serum into our bodies kinda is. Especially after they possibly - probably - funded the gain of function research that produced the virus. It is a hope that once we get the marxists out of the swamp by holding some of them fully accountable, FINALLY for their crimes, we will find out what the truth is.

Would you say the measles vaccine is described that way? I don’t fully understand the cuckoo reaction to the Covid vaccine, but I understand why some people would be cautious. Of course, my experience is tempered by firsthand evidence that those who were not vaccinated got way more sick.

However, we have decades of research toward the incredible safety profile of the MMR vaccine, the polio vaccine, and so on.

What RFK proposes would be unethical. You cannot do a massive double blind trial with half a population being unvaccinated violating all sorts of medical ethical standards, just like you cannot do a double blind trial to see if you need a parachute to jump out of a plane.

More to the point, since we have decades of evidence showing that these vaccines work well without side effects, there’s no reason to get rid of them.

And since the Covid vaccine is essentially optional at this point, I don’t really see what your complaint is about the current vaccination regimen. Unless there’s another pandemic, which is certainly possible with RFK gutting the CDC.

The other thing that amuses me about your Marxist slur is that RFK is proposing all sorts of new regulation of food. I will admit that one thing that intrigues me about him is that he’s interested in our food supply. To be clear, he’s not saying anything that doctors and public health professionals haven’t said either, so the idea that he’s anti-establishment is incorrect. He is probably anti-Monsanto as a better descriptor.

He’s possibly wrong about some stuff, but the ironic thing is that he is certainly proposing much more regulation in this field. For example, telling McDonald’s that they cannot use tallow fat seems awfully big government.

So, you think that government regulation is a good thing. Glad to see we are on the same page!

You know as well as I do that the measles vaccine and the covid jab are two completely different things.

As for what RFK is GOING to do, we will have to see, won't we? I don't trust any report on what he is GOING to do any more than I trust any report on what Trump is GOING to do. Not from the same people who call him Hitler and say he is going to be a dictator. RFK used to be one of yours. He shares most of your delusions. I would doubt he's going to make very many new regulations, though. Trump doesn't like over-regulation, based on his first term. I don't think he would hesitate in firing RFK if he went overboard. Perhaps, if you want to rely on predictions, you should hire the Prection boys. They are looking for work.

[Spock]

Howard Lutnick is nominee for Commerce Secretary.

[Weyoun]

The government requiring the injection of an experimental, untested serum into our bodies kinda is. Especially after they possibly - probably - funded the gain of function research that produced the virus. It is a hope that once we get the marxists out of the swamp by holding some of them fully accountable, FINALLY for their crimes, we will find out what the truth is.

Would you say the measles vaccine is described that way? I don’t fully understand the cuckoo reaction to the Covid vaccine, but I understand why some people would be cautious. Of course, my experience is tempered by firsthand evidence that those who were not vaccinated got way more sick.

However, we have decades of research toward the incredible safety profile of the MMR vaccine, the polio vaccine, and so on.

What RFK proposes would be unethical. You cannot do a massive double blind trial with half a population being unvaccinated violating all sorts of medical ethical standards, just like you cannot do a double blind trial to see if you need a parachute to jump out of a plane.

More to the point, since we have decades of evidence showing that these vaccines work well without side effects, there’s no reason to get rid of them.

And since the Covid vaccine is essentially optional at this point, I don’t really see what your complaint is about the current vaccination regimen. Unless there’s another pandemic, which is certainly possible with RFK gutting the CDC.

The other thing that amuses me about your Marxist slur is that RFK is proposing all sorts of new regulation of food. I will admit that one thing that intrigues me about him is that he’s interested in our food supply. To be clear, he’s not saying anything that doctors and public health professionals haven’t said either, so the idea that he’s anti-establishment is incorrect. He is probably anti-Monsanto as a better descriptor.

He’s possibly wrong about some stuff, but the ironic thing is that he is certainly proposing much more regulation in this field. For example, telling McDonald’s that they cannot use tallow fat seems awfully big government.

So, you think that government regulation is a good thing. Glad to see we are on the same page!

You know as well as I do that the measles vaccine and the covid jab are two completely different things.

As for what RFK is GOING to do, we will have to see, won't we? I don't trust any report on what he is GOING to do any more than I trust any report on what Trump is GOING to do. Not from the same people who call him Hitler and say he is going to be a dictator. RFK used to be one of yours. He shares most of your delusions. I would doubt he's going to make very many new regulations, though. Trump doesn't like over-regulation, based on his first term. I don't think he would hesitate in firing RFK if he went overboard. Perhaps, if you want to rely on predictions, you should hire the Prection boys. They are looking for work.

Again, a reminder for you (dumbass) - I voted Republican up until 2016, and would have gladly voted for Haley. I draw the line at racist, wannabe dictators who are mentally ill - hardly a high bar.

And we weren't talking about just the Covid jab, but vaccines in general, all of which RFK opposes. So when talking about RFK, you have to respond to that record, and not just give your uninformed opinion of the Trump-directed (and very successful!) Covid jab.

And if we can't use RFK's record to assess him - why is he being nominated? Is it a big coincidence that this anti-vax nut just happened to be nominated for this post, as opposed to Secretary of Commerce?

How do you function daily, by the way? You don't seem well ordered.

[Beebs52]

Weyoun, dumbass, etc, is there a reason you couch your responses to those with whom you disagree so rudely?

[Spock]

Weyoun, dumbass, etc, is there a reason you couch your responses to those with whom you disagree so rudely?

Well, as I see it and have said many times before-since he was a small child everyone in his life has repeatedly told him how smart he is. He is just so much smarter than us that those who disagree with him are not worthy of a polite response and because he is so much smarter than everybody else they only deserve rudeness unless they tell him how smart he is.

He can't handle and understand people who are not dazzled and intimidated by his immense intellect.

[tlynn78]

Would you say the measles vaccine is described that way? I don’t fully understand the cuckoo reaction to the Covid vaccine, but I understand why some people would be cautious. Of course, my experience is tempered by firsthand evidence that those who were not vaccinated got way more sick.

However, we have decades of research toward the incredible safety profile of the MMR vaccine, the polio vaccine, and so on.

What RFK proposes would be unethical. You cannot do a massive double blind trial with half a population being unvaccinated violating all sorts of medical ethical standards, just like you cannot do a double blind trial to see if you need a parachute to jump out of a plane.

More to the point, since we have decades of evidence showing that these vaccines work well without side effects, there’s no reason to get rid of them.

And since the Covid vaccine is essentially optional at this point, I don’t really see what your complaint is about the current vaccination regimen. Unless there’s another pandemic, which is certainly possible with RFK gutting the CDC.

The other thing that amuses me about your Marxist slur is that RFK is proposing all sorts of new regulation of food. I will admit that one thing that intrigues me about him is that he’s interested in our food supply. To be clear, he’s not saying anything that doctors and public health professionals haven’t said either, so the idea that he’s anti-establishment is incorrect. He is probably anti-Monsanto as a better descriptor.

He’s possibly wrong about some stuff, but the ironic thing is that he is certainly proposing much more regulation in this field. For example, telling McDonald’s that they cannot use tallow fat seems awfully big government.

So, you think that government regulation is a good thing. Glad to see we are on the same page!

You know as well as I do that the measles vaccine and the covid jab are two completely different things.

As for what RFK is GOING to do, we will have to see, won't we? I don't trust any report on what he is GOING to do any more than I trust any report on what Trump is GOING to do. Not from the same people who call him Hitler and say he is going to be a dictator. RFK used to be one of yours. He shares most of your delusions. I would doubt he's going to make very many new regulations, though. Trump doesn't like over-regulation, based on his first term. I don't think he would hesitate in firing RFK if he went overboard. Perhaps, if you want to rely on predictions, you should hire the Prection boys. They are looking for work.

Again, a reminder for you (dumbass) - I voted Republican up until 2016, and would have gladly voted for Haley. I draw the line at racist, wannabe dictators who are mentally ill - hardly a high bar.

And we weren't talking about just the Covid jab, but vaccines in general, all of which RFK opposes. So when talking about RFK, you have to respond to that record, and not just give your uninformed opinion of the Trump-directed (and very successful!) Covid jab.

And if we can't use RFK's record to assess him - why is he being nominated? Is it a big coincidence that this anti-vax nut just happened to be nominated for this post, as opposed to Secretary of Commerce?

How do you function daily, by the way? You don't seem well ordered.

C'mon, man. You surely know by now that whenever some bizarre idea makes its way through the muck in the doc's brain, it becomes uncontrovertable fact.

[earendel]

Howard Lutnick is nominee for Commerce Secretary.

He was considered for Treasury secretary but there was another candidate (whose name escapes me) who had strong support. Naming Lutnick to Commerce will clear up that deadlock, but whether the other guy gets the nod or someone else remains to be seen.

[Beebs52]

"He can't handle and understand people who are not dazzled and intimidated by his immense intellect."

Not much dazzles me nowadays. I'm a geezer. I expect some brainpower that isn't rotted by sad worn deflated politics.

[Spock]

The last five responses or so have been pretty stupid and painful to read. Not mrkelley, obv, who seems to try, in vain, to stay above all this horseshit.

ROFLMAO

Yeah, calling people fascist is such a mark of rhetorical genius.

[Weyoun]

The last five responses or so have been pretty stupid and painful to read. Not mrkelley, obv, who seems to try, in vain, to stay above all this horseshit.

ROFLMAO

Yeah, calling people fascist is such a mark of rhetorical genius.

I posted a lengthy discussion about vaccinations, that of course was completely dismissed, for the usual nitpicks and critiques of spelling.

You, to your credit, occasionally post a legitimate response. The others are not serious people.

[Weyoun]

Weyoun, dumbass, etc, is there a reason you couch your responses to those with whom you disagree so rudely?

Because you suck?

It is easy for me get away with it, because you never show evidence of an original thought.

Do you see how earendel and mrkelley post complete thoughts, organized by paragraphs? Perhaps if you tried that, I might take your fascist lunacy more seriously as a credible position, and we could have a debate. Predictably, this thread has devolved into the same three twits exchanging insults directed toward me, instead of responding to any concerns about Trump’s terrible appointments.

[Weyoun]

Weyoun, dumbass, etc, is there a reason you couch your responses to those with whom you disagree so rudely?

Well, as I see it and have said many times before-since he was a small child everyone in his life has repeatedly told him how smart he is. He is just so much smarter than us that those who disagree with him are not worthy of a polite response and because he is so much smarter than everybody else they only deserve rudeness unless they tell him how smart he is.

He can't handle and understand people who are not dazzled and intimidated by his immense intellect.

But the above assumes I take your opinions seriously, and that I am desperate for your approval.

I will never get your approval, and I know that you are beyond hope.

Since you are a fascist that would tear our Constitution to shreds because you’re nervous about minorities being successful, and because you want to “own the libs” - I figure I might as well get in a punch or two.

The lot of you have being bullies on the other board FOR YEARS, so your constant bitching is hilarious.

REMEMBER - you thought my child should DIE because he got the Covid vaccine. Anything I say is a drop in the bucket compared to that.

[Weyoun]

Back to the subject - Dr Oz to run Medicare.

He veered into alternative medicine years ago, but he’s going to be a disaster because he wants old people to pay more out of pocket - and the government to provide less reimbursement in general - for elder care. That probably will not do wonders for an already cash-strapped medical system, but it will benefit private insurers who stand to profit from a “Medicare Advantage” type approach.

[Spock]

Weyoun, dumbass, etc, is there a reason you couch your responses to those with whom you disagree so rudely?

Well, as I see it and have said many times before-since he was a small child everyone in his life has repeatedly told him how smart he is. He is just so much smarter than us that those who disagree with him are not worthy of a polite response and because he is so much smarter than everybody else they only deserve rudeness unless they tell him how smart he is.

He can't handle and understand people who are not dazzled and intimidated by his immense intellect.

But the above assumes I take your opinions seriously, and that I am desperate for your approval.

I will never get your approval, and I know that you are beyond hope.

Since you are a fascist that would tear our Constitution to shreds because you’re nervous about minorities being successful, and because you want to “own the libs” - I figure I might as well get in a punch or two.

The lot of you have being bullies on the other board FOR YEARS, so your constant bitching is hilarious.

REMEMBER - you thought my child should DIE because he got the Covid vaccine. Anything I say is a drop in the bucket compared to that.

You want to see Bullies on the Bored. You weren't active here then-but go back and see what SSS and the Bobs did to me when I tried to start serious discussions on the origin of Covid. That was true bullying. You will notice that I had to start many, many threads because of the Bullying that kept polluting the threads.

My feelings are not hurt when a communist calls me a fascist. In fact, I regard it as a badge of honor as it must mean I am over the target.

On the kid thing-Suck it up, buttercup. You and I have hated each other since you came back to the Bored-my emotions got the best of me that day-I learned from that and I try to reflect on anything I respond to you about.

In another post-you said you voted Republican until 2016. I can understand hating Trump-but I don't get what is essentially the complete repudiation of everything you stood for prior to that.

[Weyoun]

Well, as I see it and have said many times before-since he was a small child everyone in his life has repeatedly told him how smart he is. He is just so much smarter than us that those who disagree with him are not worthy of a polite response and because he is so much smarter than everybody else they only deserve rudeness unless they tell him how smart he is.

He can't handle and understand people who are not dazzled and intimidated by his immense intellect.

But the above assumes I take your opinions seriously, and that I am desperate for your approval.

I will never get your approval, and I know that you are beyond hope.

Since you are a fascist that would tear our Constitution to shreds because you’re nervous about minorities being successful, and because you want to “own the libs” - I figure I might as well get in a punch or two.

The lot of you have being bullies on the other board FOR YEARS, so your constant bitching is hilarious.

REMEMBER - you thought my child should DIE because he got the Covid vaccine. Anything I say is a drop in the bucket compared to that.

You want to see Bullies on the Bored. You weren't active here then-but go back and see what SSS and the Bobs did to me when I tried to start serious discussions on the origin of Covid. That was true bullying. You will notice that I had to start many, many threads because of the Bullying that kept polluting the threads.

My feelings are not hurt when a communist calls me a fascist. In fact, I regard it as a badge of honor as it must mean I am over the target.

On the kid thing-Suck it up, buttercup. You and I have hated each other since you came back to the Bored-my emotions got the best of me that day-I learned from that and I try to reflect on anything I respond to you about.

In another post-you said you voted Republican until 2016. I can understand hating Trump-but I don't get what is essentially the complete repudiation of everything you stood for prior to that.

Very easy. I am not crazy.

I thought Harris was a terrible candidate. I disagree with quite a few of her positions, but she also doesn’t have the experience and I don’t think she’s a very serious person.

She’s also not a kleptocrat who constantly undermines our democracy and makes everything a giant media circus. She doesn’t appoint her idiot friends to important jobs. She doesn’t cozy up to dictators, compromising our national security.

It doesn’t help that the Republican party has gotten to be so lunatic about other issues, such as denying global warming, failing to pursue any kind of broad-based energy policy, getting so extreme on abortion that IVF is considered potentially illegal, and making zero effort to bring guns under better control. Among multiple other problems. Most concerning, I think the drift of the party is such that they want to completely undermine any role of government in society today, because they have some sort of mistaken sense that anything the government does is inherently theft. That will of course make the rich and powerful, who already have all the resources they need, already even more powerful.

In other words, they want self-inflicted chaos. Sorry, I can’t have that.

[flockofseagulls104]

That will of course make the rich and powerful, who already have all the resources they need, already even more powerful.

So why do most of them support and fund the swamp?

[Weyoun]

That will of course make the rich and powerful, who already have all the resources they need, already even more powerful.

So why do most of them support and fund the swamp?

I would say it was about a 65-35 split among billionaires, Harris-Trump. Many wrote an open letter saying that they were worried, in short, about economic growth if an insane narcissist took over. I don't blame them. Some, like Musk, have positioned themselves well to make a lot of money - are you comfortable with a billionaire "draining the swamp" if he stands to gain financially from it? It certainly seems like the wealthy backing Trump are more plainly going to immediately and directly benefit from his win, so I can't really support the idea that the rich and powerful aren't about to do very, very well.

[flockofseagulls104]

are you comfortable with a billionaire "draining the swamp" if he stands to gain financially from it?

You have no sense of perspective. Please explain to me how Trump (or Musk) are benefitting financially or are likely to benefit from what they are doing?

According to this obviously biased site, Trump lost 700 million during his first term. He probably has lost a lot more of his personal wealth since then. He could have just sat this one out and enjoyed his life. Amazing how both Trump and Musk were heroes of the left and the media until they openly opposed the left. Do you think either of them really need more wealth at the expense of all the shit that's being thrown at them?

Trump was the darling of Hollywood and the left. If he got into politics because of his ego or something, wouldn't he just sit back and pursue non-controversial issues the popular culture of the day wanted him to do? And sit back in the glory, instead of championing issues that a major portion of the (indoctinated) population strongly disagrees with and thus gain the hatred of those who bathe themselves in the guise of being tolerant.

The same with Elon Musk.

My intuition is that they actually believe in the issues they have taken on. And judging from the results of the past election, (which the margin of victory is probably even greater than reported), a large majority of the citizen population believes in those issues, too. Including an increasing percentage of 'people of color'. (Since you are obsessed by race.)

So why don't you just sit back and see what happens for the next 4 years, like we have for the past 4 years. And stop throwing epithets at people you don't know, unless they direct them at you first. And any criticisms you have, base them in facts, not in blind hatred or what you're told by the swamp-controlled media conglomerate. Do some independent research. That means acknowledge and try to understand opposing viewpoints.And once opposing viewpoints are presented to you, retain them in your memory when you further respond. Don't just ignore them.

Just some friendly advice.

[Weyoun]

Trump lost a bunch of money because he’s actually a terrible businessman who makes bad calculations. As I pointed out before, if he just took his dad’s inheritance and placed it in the stock market, he would’ve been three times as wealthy if not more. He’s the guy who bankrupt a casino.

He’s only afloat because goobers like you keep giving him money.

And Musk has tons of government contracts. Of course he would stand the benefit.

How naive you are.

[flockofseagulls104]

Well, Gaetz has withdrawn. IMO it is the holdover RINOs that did him in.
DeSantis has the option of appointing him Senator.

I am pulling for Harmeet Dhillon now.