The Real timschochet

My fantasy opponent has Jonathan Taylor this week. I have barely any points up yet and I’m already down 50-0. Lol

If the driver had been Caucasian, would this thread be titled “White street racer”? Just curious.

New poll: 50% of the public blame Republicans for the shutdown, 42% blame Democrats: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/09/trump-approval-rating-falls-in-new-poll-democrats-2026-stock-rises/87181915007/ According to @jerryskids this is only because the MSM, under the control of the DNC, tells the public what to think. That’s one explanation I suppose. Another might be that the public is watching what is happening and making up their own minds based on what they’re seeing and experiencing.

This proposal has been offered by Lindsey Graham for several years. The main result is that it would allow insurance companies to jack up rates for pre-existing conditions.

My new 3 part solution to ending the shutdown: 1. The Nobel committee announces immediately that Trump will be the recipient of next year’s peace prize; it’s already been decided, and that it was a unanimous decision, first time ever. 2. The Washington Commanders announce that the new stadium will be named Trump stadium. 3. The SNAP program will be renamed the “Trump SNAP Program”. If we can get these all done the shutdown will be over in a matter of minutes.

They are using the mention of Argentina to avoid having to defend the real issue here: that Trump is purposefully withholding SNAP funds because he believes it will punish Democrats and force them to surrender on the shutdown.

I would like one of the many Trump supporters in this forum to offer a serious defense of what the administration is doing, right now, in real time, to hold back on sending SNAP payments. Not only are the optics terrible (perhaps the worst ever optics for a President in my lifetime) it seems morally wrong to withhold funds for this program so long as the money remains available. But go ahead please defend this if you can.

Other great Lightfoot tunes: Early Morning Rain Ribbon of Darkness Song for a Winters Night Canadian Railroad Trilogy Sundown

Thanks. But they don’t bother me. Hopefully some of these guys will get bored and go away eventually if I don’t respond to them here.

I think Indiana, Alabama, or Georgia could beat them. Thats about it though.

I love both. I think the Stones are slightly better but probably enjoy the Beatles a little more. So it’s a toss up.

Nuremberg was very good but not great. I feel like the courtroom scenes could have been more dramatic than they were. Overall I give the movie a B. Russell Crowe, however. , gave an Oscar worthy performance IMO.

Link to AOC’s quote?

The average life span for US males is 75 years. This means I have probably lived 80% of my life already. I can’t afford to waste one second of the remaining 20% on anything to do with Ewoks (and for that matter, Star Wars.)

Right. Thank you.

Actually I stand corrected: the song is from 1976; the boat sank in 1975.

That song is not only 50 years old; it’s 50 years long.

Still in the concepts of a plan stage.

Is this the level of your stand up? I dunno man.

Indiana is a team of destiny this year.

What you’re describing is true of his later work, not IMO his earlier classic stuff. Personally I divide King’s books into two eras- from 1974 to about 1995, in which almost everything he wrote, around 90% if it is worth reading. That ends for me around the time of The Green Mile. The second era, from 1996 to now, is hit or miss. There are a few standouts: 11/22/63, Under the Dome. I enjoyed, but did not love, The Institute and the Bill Hodges trilogy. But the rest is for me a lot of misses.

Damn. I haven’t really thought of this magazine since, I dunno, the early 80s when the movie came out? The concept was always more intriguing than the output for me.

Lol. No ego involved, thought it would be fun to discuss topics that interest me other than politics. If people aren’t interested they won’t post. Also I’m not looking to be part of any “solution” here. I enjoy all the political threads. Politics interest me. I don’t see a problem with them.

Not lying. Never heard of it until today.

Trump doesn’t have time to worry about the shutdown, he has other priorities: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46892115/trump-wants-commanders-stadium-named-him He is demanding that the new Washington Commanders stadium has his name on it.