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Not holding down my end of this the last several years. Sending my thanks out to guys like Bunny who have stepped up in my place

Maybe it is akin to "military grade".

Instead of naming long shots sleeper picks they would be called roofied picks or Bill Cosby After School Specials.

I have heard it said that all prayers are answered, its just that sometimes the answer is "No!".

I just know that when LEO are told to effectuate an arrest outside of the courtroom they stand vigil at the public exit watching for the individual. They do not expect the individual to receive special, highly unusual dispensation from the judge to exit by the non-public exit into an area they are not vigilently monitoring. The Judge took exceptional action. She gave exceptional defference. She will have to explain her exception or it will be judged on its appearance. In the law there is a concept, Res Ipsa Locquitor meaning the thing speaks for itself. In this case I find that her actions speak for themselves. I see corruption, you suggest there may be another, noncorrupt reason, but you don't give it. Absent a rerasonable explanation other than what seems clear I will stick with my discription. Again, you are free to see it and describe it as you will. Oh, I do appreciate that you brought the source document to this discussion. I note that in my literally thousands of courtroom appearances in thousands upon thousands of court trials and many hundreds of jury trials I have seen judges use their Chambers exit or the Jury exit for defendants or witnesses only in extreme circumstances where the press is waiting to mob someone who has just been through the emotional wringer or when their physical safety may be threatened by witnesses, victims or impassioned members on an inflammed public mob. I have seen it less than a score of times. In every instance I agreed with the action. Here I do not. Oh, as you are a decent and respectful fellow I allow you the courtesy of the last word with me if you choose to exercise that option.

I define deliberate noncooperation with federal LEO and allowing him a headstart to potential escape as corruption for a judge. She ought to respect the system and the process and trust that the system will work for the individyual. You do not. That's fine with me. Not everyone has to see the word the same way as do I. Feel free to label her actions as you will. I just know with over 35 years experience in the legal system, the vast majority as a career prosecutor and a law clerk before that and a trainer at FLETC that I would describe her behavior as corrupt.

The only explanation which comes to my mind is either he has a physical ailment like HIV, Leukemia, or MS which the NFL found at the medicals and cannot disclose because of KIPPA, or the kid has a major criminal complaint pending which the league cannot announce due to liabilty concerns.

Too bad Paul Harvey is long dead because we need him to do his old, "and now you know the rest of the story" shtick. Something is going on here.Something the league knows but we do not, as of yet. I am amazed that whatever the story is has not yet leaked, but eventually it will. The berst part of this, to me, is it magnificently illustrates how laughable it is when ESPN touts one of their idiots as an "Insider". Were they insiders they would know what the entire league knows but we don't.

No, I do not think she was paid money to do so. That would be one type of corruption. I was referring to the corruption of indulging her political bias in contravention of her sworn duties. I was referring to her having different standards for her own behavior than she ought to, as a judge, for others. I was referring to her indulging her political passion as opposed to upholding her judicial duties. But no, I did not mean, and did not think I implied, that she had been paid. If that was what was conveyed by my post i guess I need to tighten down my writting.

He was that Furry over in the corner looking more like George the Animal Steele than some adorable woodland creature who was dry humping the barstool while trying to get the bartender to make him a wine spritzer.

I just know we cannot let California liberals get there first or getting a building permit for new construction to move into would be nearly impossible.

I think there is a place for a vehicle or two that do not load themselves down with needless expense. It did not hurt me to roll down my own windows on my first few cars and trucks. I got by just fine without a touch screen, back up cameras, car alarms, parking assist, seat warmers blue tooth and all the other crap which boosts the costs of cars to ridiculous levels. I sometimes wonder what it would cost to reproduce a Chevy Chevette or a Honda CVCC with the base features they had in the 70's but with today's tech as far as feul injection. Those things would get 50 mpg and be reasonable to insure and to repair. Imagine the diesal Rabbits of the 70's reproduced now. I bet those things would get 65mpg.

The corrupt judge has not been disappearerd, executed, or taken to a gulag without due process. She will be arraigned and tried before another judge, and given the right to appeals. This is not a serious and drastic move threatening the separation of powers, rather it is a serious and drastic move to protect the bench from the corruption of a judge who thinks she is a queen, who thinks she is above the law.

Yes, you have made it clear you are a man of principles. It is also clear that actually acting upon your principles is something you will not do. You will consider and then dismiss the idea of personal sacrifice.

Just more proof Tim is right. We protected the white and deported the brown.

I believe russian bears highest aspiration is to get out of the wild, get a tutu, and learn to roller skate. What tiger does not want to live in an enclosure in Nebraska? Also, I am pretty sure that all Lipizzaner stallions desire to run around in a circle under the big top while being ridden by toy poodles.

Sounds like the plot for Northern Exoposure.

You would like to direct the transfer of wealth from those who have produced it to those who have not. When I talk about fairness I talk about not being robbed for the benefit of the robber and the detriment of the robbee. You make the claim that robbery is good for the economy. I make the claim that it is bad, that allowing wealth to go to the non-productive and penalizing the productive leads to less production, less wealth. You then seem to want to butress your illogical position by saying that a special interest group likely to benefit from the transfer supports the robbery. I'm sure those realtors do, just as I am sure that gangs support crimes committed by their members. You are a fine example of a liberal arts educated progressive living in an echo chamber. You have had your beliefs reinforced so strongly you cannot see beyond them or even realize that there is a beyond. you claim to be well read and yet youdon't understand what you read. You remind me of the character Otto from A Fish Called Wanda. In arguing he is above animals in intelligence he boasts that he is because animals do not read the philosophy of Niechzte. Wanda points our that they might but that they simply do not understand it. I have found in life that those of subaverage intelligence don't percieve that they are. Some believe themselves to be quite intelligent . Sadly they lack the intelligence to even assess their own shortcomings.

Sounds as harmless as releasing rabbits in Australia. What could it hurt?

I remember at four I was in the milking barn with Granda. A cat started rubbing against the leg of the cow being milked. The cow stepped on the cat breaking its back up not killing the cat. Grandpa looked at me and said grab that shovel and take care of the cat. I gently scooped the cat onto the shovel to carry it to wherever we were going to take care of it. My Graandpa said no, grabbed the shovel tossing the cat to the floor and used the shovel to "take care of it" by decapitating the cat, scooping it back up, handing it to me, and telling me to toss it out back. I cried. I learned.

Damn, my homophobia, my revulsion to same sex physical contact keeps me from an otherwise rollicking good time. Do you think I could get away with exsing myself to the bathroom during gay make out time and just returning for the rest, or is this like AA where you don't get coffee and donuts if you don't soon particpate? Hi, I'm EG and I'm a homophobe. Hi EG!

You also cannot argue that the money would be spent, some in housing upgrades and renovations, some in the auto industry, some in arts and leisure. Your analysis stops prematurely becasue you are the one with the emotional issue.

It is amusing to us that you never follow through with a full analysis, stopping from addressing the obvious based upon your desire to pick winners, winners you support politically and philosophically while ignoring all others.

So you are reluctant to admit the obvious point by citing to the rare exception and not the rule. Let's look at it another way. You want that loan 'forgiveness" so that the young and privileged can purchase homes thereby spuring the economy. What you neglect to admit is that those privileged kids certainly get to spur the economy, but the money with which they are doing so is money transferred from others, others who would have invessted or spent equally spurring the economy. You pretend this is an increase in money supply and productivity. It is not. It is simply spending from a different group, a group that has not earned the right to spend and who has learned poor lessons in responsibility." have

Yet I am certain that those who sign leases with you agreeing to pay future amounts actually have to pay those amounts or suffer adverse consequences. I bet you do not forgive the amounts as it may be good for the economy. The very basis for you entering into agreements are the expectation that agreements will be honored. Once that is gone so too is the basis of our current economy.