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  • BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » Why your particular slant seems to be designed to discredit the racial aspect of this story I leave for others to discern. Because I don't like it when people post questionable news stories with anonymous witnes…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 July 2018
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » I kinda thought there might be more to this story than originally reported. Here's another angle: https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/maga-hat-wearing-kids-attacked-viral-video-wanted-engage-ethnic-cleansing…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 July 2018
  • One of the victims was novelist Carl Hiaasen's brother.
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • chrisisall wrote: » Escalus5 wrote: » I asked @chrisisall to do the same in the hopes of starting a discussion, and because I'm genuinely interested in where he stands. So what happened? He chose to ignore me, either because he's too afraid to…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • CommanderRoss wrote: » As I've stated in my post above, don't confuse activists (whom usually are a loud- but small group) and the ideas of one of the two-parties in your system. Voting agianst democrats because of these activists is as useful as …
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • jobo wrote: » It is you who are using a common deflection tactic, exaggerating and lying in order to make your point. Like Trump in his propaganda speeches you make it sound like until now anyone could get into the US as they please, with no laws …
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Nothing? Nada? Zip? Color me not surprised.
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • chrisisall wrote: » The question, Mr. NOT-holier-than-thou, is what constitutes asylum. According to heir Trump, NOTHING. Because they INFEST us. Like the Jews in Nazi Germany. Language COUNTS, sir. More deflection. I have to ask, where …
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » Holding children prisoner to force changes in others' behavior -- their parents', Democrats in Congress, whoever -- is just flat out evil, and anyone who defends the practice is abetting that evil. Sooner or later, we…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • 4EverBonded wrote: » ~ Is the WWII Japanese internment a fair comparison? In my opinion, yes. Although even there the children were not separated from their family members. You neglected to point out the people interned in those camps wer…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • royale65 wrote: » PropertyOfALady wrote: » I didn't know where to ask, but is anyone else reading his Live and Let Die diary? I'm digging every word. So great. Is it still in print? It's back in print.
  • FoxRox wrote: » I’m not looking to debate about capitalism and the dangers of prioritizing money over everything else. It’s obvious that greed can contribute to moral decay, but that really isn’t the point of what I wanted to get at at all. You wa…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • 4EverBonded wrote: » People of color are being targeted throughout the U.S. and that has risen during Trump's time in office; he encourages fear, racism, and isolationism. I do not think that can be disputed at this point. So, no, it is not a ri…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Gerard wrote: » I wonder : will Cuban refugees and exiles be next ? No. Stop being ridiculous.
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Creasy47 wrote: » You are correct, though that's a rather minor part of the whole point I was making, which is that he will flip-flop and change his mind on factual information for no reason whatsoever. You can't claim something is real, then ques…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Creasy47 wrote: » Like how Trump initially admitted it was him in the Access Hollywood tape, then a month later was shouting about how it's fake and the supporters believed him. Even though we can agree that Trump's a liar and frequently co…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Fair enough. I agree.
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • chrisisall wrote: » Escalus5 wrote: » The more radical and vocal leftists on social media are calling for open borders -- Excuse me? Can you provide a link to this? Not saying you can't- I'd just like to see this for myself. Search…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • 4EverBonded wrote: » Getting back to a functioning, compassionate govt that respects our Constitution and Bill of Rights will be great and we can argue fine points to pass new laws, etc. I yearn for that. But at the moment we are in a more danger…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • 4EverBonded wrote: » Trump is forcing the separation of children from parents in situations far beyond what it was intended and it is NOT in law the way he keeps spouting. All of Congress know that. It will take the American citizens, each of us…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Getafix wrote: » I wasn't aiming it any one in particular! Good to know, thanks!
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Getafix wrote: » I think this only deserves more yawning frankly. I mean the US locking up kids in cages... boring! move on. nothing to see here. Since I'm sensing this comment was directed at me, allow for an explanation. My post …
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • You're welcome to spin it any way you like, jobo. I've already yawned and moved on.
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Revelator wrote: » And then McClory wasted the rest of his life announcing cockamamie future projects (Warhead starring Timothy Dalton, coming to theaters in 1999!) One of these days someone should ask Dalton about Warhead 2000. I wonder if…
  • Probably my favorite badass Dalton moment is in LTK, when he sees Sharkey's dead body. Enraged, he turns to Lupe and says, "You'd better find yourself a new lover." And you absolutely believe he's going to kill Sanchez and anyone who works for the b…
  • Speaking of which, has anyone noticed that McClory's and Whittingham's names are not on the recent Thomas & Mercer edition of the novel? Wonder what that's all about.
  • boldfinger wrote: » Taken a huge sum of money from Fleming and left the franchise alone, acknowledging that I´m neither a film producer nor a mob boss powerful enough to take up a fight against Eon. And not exercised your right to produce a…
  • jobo wrote: » "The fact of the matter"?? The fact is that the full extent of the collusion is for the moment in time known to the investigators only. Only when the results are made official will we know the facts of the matter! And do you se…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: » The main fallacy here is the belief that more people voted for Trump than for Hillary. Not true. She had about 3 million more votes than he did. It was the Electoral College that gave the presidency to Trump, just a…
    in CLOSED Comment by Escalus5 June 2018
  • Benny wrote: » I sincerely hope not. McClory was only ever in it for the money. He had not real interest in Bond, only what he could get out of it. Sending Fleming to an early grave and being a thorn in EON's side for decades. You act like…