The Real timschochet

I don’t believe that affirmative action/DEI is racism. I also don’t believe that opposing affirmative action/DEI is racism. Both are legitimate points of view.

I voted for the Chardonnay guy because I like Chardonnay

Stupid. They’re not here for these benefits and they won’t leave if they don’t get them. But if you remove Medicaid in particular you run the risk of spreading diseases like tuberculosis. Administering a TB shot costs the taxpayer around $25. A developed case of TB cost around $3000 to treat or more. Stupid. You guys are just not going to accomplish what you think you are. At the end of Trump’s term in 4 years there will be more undocumented immigrants in this country than there are now. Because the cause is not being addressed.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62991144/new-fusion-reactor-sphere/ I figure we’re about 20-30 years away from this making a difference in our lives. If President Trump wants to make a serious investment in might be sooner (and it would make him, IMO, one of our greatest and most important Presidents, despite everything else and no matter what my personal opinion is of him.) If humanity conquers nuclear fusion, there is not a single problem we face now that won’t be solved.

No you really don’t get it. You think I am calling conservatives stupid. I’m not. Most conservatives are pretty bright people. I’m calling YOU stupid.

I’ve noticed a pattern with you: whether it’s me, or Maddow or Olbermann- you tend to dislike anyone who’s smarter than you are. Sadly that doesn’t leave you too many options to like, does it?

Leaving in the morning!

No it’s more like you’re trying to weasel INTO it. You’re the ones using word games not him.

The minute they used the phrase “removing wokeness” they lost all credibility. I’m grateful to their service but what a bunch of clowns. Anyone who seriously believes “wokeness” is an actual threat to the readiness of our military is an idiot, or a bigot, or both.

Well actually… you know how I threw in that word “most” ?

It may be stupid and pathetic but I expect it to work. Right now there is every reason to expect that on Hegseth, Gabbard and Kennedy the Republican Senators will bend the knee to Trump. I will be pleasantly surprised if I am wrong about this.

See and I don’t find most of you guys insufferable. You’re just people I disagree with politically on most issues. But you all seem like pretty good dudes (with a couple of exceptions.) Everyone have a merry Christmas.

To be fair to jon, there is at least one US Senator (Rand Paul) who is making this crazy claim as well.

Absolutely correct. But not enough people made this argument during the Hunter Biden laptop controversy. I did; did you?

At least 5 people in here try to pin it on trans and you say nothing. Yeah you really care about people making up stuff.

And if it’s not do we have a serious problem with heterosexual shooters? Just stop.

Yeah I’ve heard her plenty. She’s a dimwit. The title of your thread is true. Trump was terrified of Pelosi, Hillary, Harris. All of them ran rings around him. Too bad that so many voters are sexist.

And as for you Jon once again I think you’re totally totally wrong but no ill will intended. I’m leaving for Europe so I won’t be posting very much (maybe the next few days but that’s it for the rest of the year.) So have a good holiday and know that if my Steelers don’t make it all the way (possible but doubtful) I really am rooting for the Lions. Been way too long for them.

Well I do believe that and I don’t see any real difference between what I wrote and my description of it. But of course I feel terrible for the Duke victims. I don’t know why you would think otherwise. And no I never wrote that those enraged by this story are racist and sexist; I wrote that racists and sexists will use this story for their own purposes. Which is IMO true and totally different. I honestly believe your anger towards me is misplaced here. Obviously we disagree on certain aspects of this situation, as we appear to do on many subjects, but no ill will is intended. If anything I share your rage against this woman although our reasons may differ a little.

I don’t think we can. But- your side won the election. Essentially Trump was elected for two reasons: to control the border and undocumented immigration, and to lower prices. Let’s see if he can do these two things.

Good luck with this. But even if you somehow accomplished it all you still wouldn’t stop it. You might want to study the 60 year history of the war on drugs.

1. Most of the cases you named I haven’t heard of, which doesn’t exactly make them prominent. More like anecdotes. 2. Your new 50% claim of ALL cases comes from a source I’ve never heard of and which I have to question based on previous studies we have seen on this subject. 4. Your last link of 8% seems to contradict your earlier claims. I don’t know what further to tell you. If you truly believe that half of all cases, or even prominent cases, are falsely charged, I think you’re standing on some treacherous ground.

I think what she did is unforgivable.

I never moved any goalposts. I wrote that part of the reason that what this woman did was terrible, beyond the damage she did to the Duke players, is that less women will be believed now and it may make some of these women more scared to come forward. You responded by calling me a POS and Jon responded with the absurd claim that over 50% of prominent rape accusations are false. You responded further by claiming that I hate the Duke players and this forms the motivation for my arguments. Your comments are hostile and rather mystifying to me. I believe that most women tell the truth in these situations including prominent ones.

I believed Ford (and still do) because I found her testimony before Congress believable. Not because I “believe all women”. Certainly not to save Roe; that’s just stupid. If Kavanaugh had been rejected Trump would have simply named another conservative justice. There were and are plenty to choose from. I continue to reject your claim that over 50% of prominent rape and sexual abuse claims are false. I reject @TimHauck’s guess that it’s 30%. How many false claims can you even name besides the one we’re discussing? Go ahead, name a few. I honestly can’t think of any but maybe I’m missing a couple.,Maybe Kobe Bryant and maybe Ben Roesthlisberger but we’ll never know for sure. Mike Tyson I believe was probably false but again I can’t be sure because the victim never retracted her claim. This Duke Lacrosse lady is the only one ever to retract that I can think of.