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Bills fans know better than to waste beer. Apparently, Pats fans want to hang on to their dildos....
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These tattoos were originally designed to denote a love of fashion, but apparently, the demand has gone way up and the meaning has changed dramatically, since Kavanagh's confirmation:
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Book: UFOs by Leslie Kean - NY Times Bestseller
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I was struck by this caption under the video and photos: I'm having trouble imagining an alien civilization that is capable of interstellar travel, using "rocket motor" propulsion.... -
...and touching women inappropriately....
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Speaking of "fake news", I just listened to Trump make the claim that Kavanagh was "proven innocent"...
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He must be....only a Jedi mind trick could have convinced the Dotard that he'd make a good AG... ....of course those only work on weak minds....
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Jeff Sessions?
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I'm sure the resident CC deniers will chime in with the usual objections to the 97%, or CO2 angles, but for those of us who understand that anthroprogenic Climate Change is a fact, the probable election of Bolsonaro is even more alarming when one considers this: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/07/world/climate-change-new-ipcc-report-wxc/index.html?no-st=1539026895
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Unfortunately, I agree. I don't see how someone as uninspiring as Haddad turns around a 15 point deficit in just a few weeks.
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Maybe to some, but I think the majority just feel as I do, that Kavanagh was unfit. You certainly didn't see this level of opposition when Gorsuch was appointed, but I'm pretty sure Liberals weren't particularly happy about it. As far as the "lying" goes, I respect your opinion, but personally I am sure enough that he was lying to maintain that coupled with his outburst and response to several questions from Democratic Senators, he doesn't belong on the Supreme Court.
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Not sure how many people watched Last Week Tonight with John Oliver last night, but Brazil looks poised to elect their own version of Donald Trump and if such a thing is possible, he might be even worse: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45780176 The difference between the US and Brazil, is that Brazil really was a disaster under the previous administration(s) and the backlash by voters is somewhat understandable, especially considering the involvement of government officials in Operation Car Wash, which investigators call "10 times worse than Watergate". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35810578 Bolsonaro is truly a terrible candidate and has the potential to cause a lot of damage, both at home and abroad, but, much like what happened in the US in 2016, his main opposition doesn't inspire much confidence. (or much of anything, really) Here's hoping that Brazilians come to their senses and realize that a mediocre candidate is preferable to a crazy one, no matter how "great" he promises to make them.
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You didn't see much of it when Neil Gorsuch was appointed either, even though everyone knows that the appointment was stolen from Merrick Garland by Mitch McConnell. (Who actually called the blocking of said appointment "one of his proudest moments") What you call "whining" from the "enraged left" is in large part, genuine concern about a guy who lied to the committee about his past and advanced a partisan conspiracy theory as an explanation for the challenge to his appointment. He them doubled down on his lies, claiming that his outburst was "emotional", even though it was clearly scripted. It's this lack of candor and poor temperament that caused 2400 Law professors to sign a petition urging the Senate to reject Kavanagh and it was also why former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said the same.
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When the season started, who'd have thought that Montreal would be the only Canadian team in the playoffs?
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Probably too little, too late, but we can take some solace in ending TFC's playoff hopes...
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I can't speak fro anyone else, but for me, the fact that he lied to the committee and engaged in a ridiculous conspiracy theory were my reasons for wanting him gone. I believe Ford, but the charge was never going to be proven, even if the FBI really did have free reign. They might have found enough corroborating testimony to swing some votes, which would have been great, but from what I saw, it shouldn't have been necessary. Watching that grandstanding outburst, it was clear to anyone who isn't an idiot that Kavanagh was performing for an audience of one. The fact that he wrote the op-ed "apologizing" for his "emotional outburst", is yet another lie. It was scripted (and probably rehearsed) and directed at Donald Trump. One can only surmise that the aim was to let Trump know that he'll always have an ally on the Supreme Court and to me, that, coupled with the ease in which he lies about his intentions and opinions, is all we should need to conclude that Brett Kavanagh is unfit to sit on the highest court in the land. I have no doubt that a different nominee would be just as, if not more Conservative than BK, but I still believe it would be much preferable to having a Trump yes-man with a lifetime appointment. It's a sad day for Jurisprudence and a sad day for Americans who actually care about more than just overturning Roe v Wade.
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Opinion piece, (and CNN to boot) but it pretty much mirrors my thoughts on this so-called "investigation": https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/opinions/kavanaugh-fbi-probe-cover-up-opinion-ghitis/index.html
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People have known about Gerrymandering and how the Electoral College works for a long time. If they really wanted to keep Trump out of the WH, they would have showed up to vote: https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/11/politics/popular-vote-turnout-2016/index.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voter-turnout-2016-elections
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I don't. They knew what they were doing when they voted that clown into the oval office. They have only themselves to blame. Ignorance is excusable, but willful ignorance is not.
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Pretty much my thoughts as well. I think there's a decent chance that Manchin will vote yes. Polls in WV show the majority of the population supports Kavanagh and Manchin is up for re-election, so I think me might defect. However, unlike certain CDC posters, I'm not declaring it a fait accompli and I'm certainly not making the ridiculous claim that somehow Chuck Schumer and Diane Feinstein are somehow responsible, if Manchin chooses to vote with the wishes of his constituents, rather than along party lines. The guy has really disappointed me is Jeff Flake. I thought he might have been honestly moved by the protests against Kavanagh, but the fact that he's satisfied with this sham of an investigation tells me he was just going through the motions to give the impression that he actually cares about whether BK is fit for the Supreme Court.
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AFAIK, it was a vote on whether to end the debate and move the actual vote forward. Any speculation about how certain undecided Senators will vote on confirmation is just that, speculation.
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I don't see it anywhere on their website. Maybe you could post a link?
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Where are you getting this? Not even Faux news is reporting on it.... The one thing I found when searching for evidence to back up your claim was Heidi Heitkamp saying she'll vote "no".
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My kind of protest: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/politics/protesters-kavanaugh-mcconnell/index.html Protesters supply the beer and Mitch supplies the Coke?
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It wasn't helmet to helmet, but it has happened: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Stingley Jack Tatum was one of the meanest linebackers ever....