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by MeDotOrg
Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Mar-A-Lago Legally Searched by FBI
Replies: 645
Views: 23999

Re: Mar-A-Lago Raided

Donald Trump is not the first person to run afoul of the Presidential Records Act. Let's take a trip back to 2005: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former National Security Adviser Sandy Berger was sentenced Thursday to community service and probation and fined $50,000 for illegally removing highly classified do...
by MeDotOrg
Tue Aug 09, 2022 2:45 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Mar-A-Lago Legally Searched by FBI
Replies: 645
Views: 23999

Re: Mar-A-Lago Raided

As far as I know, no one has seen the warrant that was approved by a Federal Judge, so characterizing this as politically motivated at this point is premature. This is unprecedented, but that does not necessarily mean unwarranted. We shall see what they are looking for, and we will see what they find.
by MeDotOrg
Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:08 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: When $45 million is a drop in the bucket: Alex Jones
Replies: 6
Views: 377

Re: When $45 million is a drop in the bucket: Alex Jones

I realize that 45 million is a serious chunk of change, and that a few more lawsuits could potentially bankrupt him. What I'm saying is that Alex Jones is just one voice among the myriad Snake Oil Salesmen of paranoia. The punitive damages look large until you realize how long it will be until Alex ...
by MeDotOrg
Sun Aug 07, 2022 2:25 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: When $45 million is a drop in the bucket: Alex Jones
Replies: 6
Views: 377

When $45 million is a drop in the bucket: Alex Jones

This week Alex Jones got hit with $4 million in compensatory damages and $45 million in punitive damages for defaming 2 of the victim's families in the Sandy Hook massacre. As the prosecution said, speech is free but lying is not. I have heard it said in this forum that people are getting stupider. ...
by MeDotOrg
Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:03 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Right Wing's new Darling in Hungarian "Nazi" Autocrat
Replies: 4
Views: 353

Re: Right Wing's new Darling in Hungarian "Nazi" Autocrat

There used to be a Hungarian guy (Ludwigm?) who used to post here. He was not a big fan of Orban. I wonder if he and Victor had a falling out.

Seriously, having a guy like Orban speak to a conservative caucus would be like having Hugo Chavez speak to a progressive caucus.
by MeDotOrg
Wed Aug 03, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Vin Scully, baseball and growing up
Replies: 2
Views: 237

Vin Scully, baseball and growing up

I grew up in Southern California. When the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, I was a Little Leaguer obsessed with baseball. I can still recite the lineup for the '59 Dodgers. Few games were televised then, so we listened to the games on radio. Vin Scully, who died to day at the age of 94, was considered...
by MeDotOrg
Wed Aug 03, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: God Creation
Replies: 190
Views: 7018

Re: God Creation

I think I should have the right to voluntarily opt out of the that system. Would it be within your moral code to kill me to keep me from opting out of that system? That sounds a lot like slavery doesn't it? It sure isn't freedom. Imagine you're a caveman who refuses to keep watch at night because y...
by MeDotOrg
Wed Aug 03, 2022 1:52 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Dogs
Replies: 9
Views: 402

Re: Dogs

My 2 favorite dog quotes:
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”
― Will Rogers
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx
by MeDotOrg
Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:55 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: God Creation
Replies: 190
Views: 7018

Re: God Creation

Instead of looking for a closed universe, consider this thought from Ken Kesey: The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer. They think they have, so ...
by MeDotOrg
Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:48 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: What If? 2020
Replies: 64
Views: 2580

Re: What If? 2020

Binger wrote:
Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:34 pm
Scores for Biden:
Ukraine: F- for being a complicit bucket carrying crony to a money-laundering crime syndicate.
In the money-laundering crime syndicate contest, Vladimir Putin wins in a walk.