Love that this image came up after entering "sanctimonious twatwaffle" in Dogpile search engine.

gearl comments on Aug 25, 2019:

Maybe if I could read the text.

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 26, 2019:

"Realizing just how many supporters Trump has is like turning on the kitchen light and revealing a massive cockroach infestation. I honestly didn't think there were that many of them and now I need to call the Orkin man before they take over and destroy my home."

As Long as Enemies of the State Keep Dying Before Trial, No One Should Trust the State - ...

Killtheskyfairy comments on Aug 25, 2019:

I felt the same way when Kenny Boy Lay died. Pretty fucking convenient!

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 25, 2019:

The timing was so fortuitous (for him) and he was so very connected that I honestly don't believe it is unreasonable to speculate that his death was faked and he was spirited away to live out his life in secluded luxury. This isn't "Elvis is alive!" stuff, but rather how the elite take care of their own.

Why Won't God Heal Amputees?

Joanne comments on Aug 16, 2019:

Well, your opening statement would hold if the god that exists is the god described in the Bible. But, there are problems with that because "the god" of the Bible is so contradictory--this is what caused me to conclude that this god not only does not exist--it cannot exist. There are too many of its...

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 16, 2019:

Very well stated. I would often tell believers when they'd share their particular mythology, that I may not have the ultimste truth, but that I can pretty much dismiss theirs on its illogic alone.

Jeffrey Epstein has committed suicide in his cell – reports — RT USA News

ToolGuy comments on Aug 10, 2019:

Let the conspiracy theories begin.

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

Cui bono?

CNN Caught Blocking Bernie Supporters From Camera w/Jordan Chariton - YouTube

rogueflyer comments on Aug 1, 2019:

So are you a "flat earther"? How about Apollo 11?

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 3, 2019:

@rogueflyer "According to a recent announcement from Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, The New York Fire Commission recently voted to open up a new investigation into the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center Buildings on September 11, 2001. Last month, on July 24, the Franklin Square and Munson Fire Districts unanimously voted to open a new investigation into the attacks, in response to “overwhelming evidence” that “pre-planted explosives . . . caused the destruction of the three World Trade Center buildings.” The resolution was drafted by Commissioner Christopher Gioia, and was supported by the families of numerous victims who showed up at the meeting to give their blessing on the matter." https://www.anonews.co/ny-fire-commissioners-demand-new-9-11-investigation/?fbclid=IwAR0Hp_fjSz9BCJwWhaNOOLsE2pkxfqFMkM9kXreDqMAsIZIinL6_EZiKqcQ

Free Fall — Part 1 by David Chandler

Seeker3CO comments on Aug 2, 2019:

Gotta say, the inside job stuff is still not holding up.

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 2, 2019:

So many anomalies. One of the most glaring ones is the Secret Service allowing Shrubya to continue reading My Pet Goat. It's a case of the dog that did not bark.

CNN Caught Blocking Bernie Supporters From Camera w/Jordan Chariton - YouTube

rogueflyer comments on Aug 1, 2019:

So are you a "flat earther"? How about Apollo 11?

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 2, 2019:

@rogueflyer Sorry, was trying to provide soures that supported my assertions. I don't feel they in any way fall into the category of flat earth or faked moon landings. YMMV.

CNN Caught Blocking Bernie Supporters From Camera w/Jordan Chariton - YouTube

rogueflyer comments on Aug 1, 2019:

So are you a "flat earther"? How about Apollo 11?

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 2, 2019:

More on the relentless MSM narrative tailored to fit their agenda. :-----: "Night one of the CNN debates saw almost twice as much time, with a whole eleven minutes by my count dedicated to questions of war and peace for the leadership of the most warlike nation on the planet. This discrepancy could very well be due to the fact that night two was the slot allotted to Gabbard, whose campaign largely revolves around the platform of ending US warmongering. CNN is a virulent establishment propaganda firm with an extensive history of promoting lies and brazen psyops in facilitation of US imperialism, so it would make sense that they would try to avoid a subject which would inevitably lead to unauthorized truth-telling on the matter." https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/propagandists-are-freaking-out-over-gabbards-destruction-of-harris-5d54e98f0431

Are atoms perpetual motion machines?

WilliamCharles comments on Jul 29, 2019:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6IeeshkVATY

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 2, 2019:

@BrianFinn This was the first one I ever saw and I really enjoyed it. She's quite good at tackling difficult concepts. Thx for the MinutePhysics rec.

CNN Caught Blocking Bernie Supporters From Camera w/Jordan Chariton - YouTube

rogueflyer comments on Aug 1, 2019:

So are you a "flat earther"? How about Apollo 11?

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 2, 2019:

And this - http://www.csi911.info/CSI911.html

CNN Caught Blocking Bernie Supporters From Camera w/Jordan Chariton - YouTube

rogueflyer comments on Aug 1, 2019:

So are you a "flat earther"? How about Apollo 11?

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 2, 2019:

Re: 9/11 and the WTC buildings - https://agnostic.com/discussion/358577/free-fall-part-1-by-david-chandler

CNN Caught Blocking Bernie Supporters From Camera w/Jordan Chariton - YouTube

rogueflyer comments on Aug 1, 2019:

So are you a "flat earther"? How about Apollo 11?

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 2, 2019:

@rogueflyer If security guards let one group of supporters in an area that is the background of their commercial break transition shots, but not Bernie's... and those same guards explain those instructions come from CNN... and Bernie signs are restricted to a smaller size when others are not... yeah, I call shenanigans. Bernie pointed out in the debate the ads being run for the health insurance industries. Do you not remember how Ed Schultz was instructed by the MSNBC CEO not to cover Bernie's announcement he was running in 2016? I compare it to embezzlers. They look to shave points, as it were, in every possible manner available to them. The MSM carries water for Establishment candidates. The owners of the controlling media giants have corporate agendas. They have shown time and again their willingness to stack the deck. Why wouldn't they work to maintain a status quo they're happy with, or work against those they fear might upset their apple cart?

CNN Caught Blocking Bernie Supporters From Camera w/Jordan Chariton - YouTube

rogueflyer comments on Aug 1, 2019:

So are you a "flat earther"? How about Apollo 11?

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 1, 2019:

Did you watch it? CNN went out of their way to kneecap Bernie supporters as confirmed by the security guards reporter Jordan Chariton spoke to. CNN let the reporter from The Daily Show into their Spin Room last night, but not Chariton who does Status Coup and used to report for TYT. The Earth is ovoid, I was at the 25th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landing banquet in Beverly Hills with Buzz Aldrin, the DNC rigged the 2016 primaries, and the collapse of all three WTC buildings defies basic physics. Your incredulity is not a substitute for an actual argument. You most likely do not have one.

CNN Caught Blocking Bernie Supporters From Camera w/Jordan Chariton - YouTube

Archeus_Lore comments on Aug 1, 2019:

I think the press is full of CIA agents. One of their most effective means of propaganda is simply not reporting news, or leaving it out . . . . this falls under that category, literally.

WilliamCharles replies on Aug 1, 2019:

The Mighty Wurlitzer plays on.

Are atoms perpetual motion machines?

powder comments on Jul 27, 2019:

Energy will remain in the form of matter or not. We can't assume we have identified all universal matter yet, probably lots of stuff smaller than atoms, protons and the like. I think physical matter is finite eg there will be a beginning and end. The "energy" gets recycled, grows and diminishes, ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 27, 2019:

Also, energy part of getting transformed/recycled might have a singularity/singularites part or from where would the initial one have arisen? Like the Hindu recurrences over unfathomable aeons.

Are atoms perpetual motion machines?

powder comments on Jul 27, 2019:

Energy will remain in the form of matter or not. We can't assume we have identified all universal matter yet, probably lots of stuff smaller than atoms, protons and the like. I think physical matter is finite eg there will be a beginning and end. The "energy" gets recycled, grows and diminishes, ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 27, 2019:

Great answer deserving contemplation. It's also possible it could be an ever-descending Mandelbrot pattern. The concept of reaching the bottom/end of the chain is an amazing thing itself.

Are atoms perpetual motion machines?

Buttercup comments on Jul 27, 2019:

Motion of electrons is a misnomer, they really aren't some tiny discrete objects circling a center of force. We can ignore that though because even if it were true it wouldn't matter. Planets are discrete objects circling a center of force. A body in motion stays in motion, you only change the ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 27, 2019:

But orbiting bodies also turn inward or outward over time depending on the nature the forces applied. The clock winds down. Are atoms immune these forces? Even with the "static" conception of the electron shell, at a magnified level it would have to be some sort of vibration, like that within crystaline structures. Basically that shit is just locked up tight daring the cosmos to do something about it. It declares it can wait forever for you to try. An astrophysicist's chasing dragons.

Liberals bashing leftists is a big problem

GEGR comments on Jul 20, 2019:

All this is coming from the fact that the extreme liberal left is an All or Nothing Group . If they do not get their way, then Fuck Everybody else . This Country is Scared to death of change, if we were not then we would have an Economy more like Norway or Sweden . The change will come But it is ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 27, 2019:

Centrism is political Ambien. The Establishment Dems got us to where we are now. Even now, they would rather lose with a centrist than win with a progressive.

Mueller Unravels! Cringe Worthy Testimony Exposes Russiagate Hoax! - YouTube

DenoPenno comments on Jul 26, 2019:

Jimmy Dore is a punk.

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 26, 2019:

I think he performs analysis missing from the MSM. He's got a pretty good track record for deconstructing BS in my view. Aaron Mate is spot on here as well, and is an award winning journalist. Dore regularly features people like him, Chris Hedges, Kyle Kulinski, Mike Figuerado... voices of integrity over MSM spin.

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

Mooolah comments on Jul 18, 2019:

Hamas is the problem.

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 18, 2019:

Chosanistan was committing their war crimes and apartheid long before Hamas entered the picture. Additionally, international law allows for an occupied people to resist with force.

How US Policy Created the Refugee Crisis in Central America – Citizen Truth

t1nick comments on Jul 15, 2019:

I sent a similar article to PaulMartin twp days ago: A Century of U.S. Intervention Created the Immigration Crisis https://medium.com/s/story/timeline-us-intervention-central-america-a9bea9ebc148

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 16, 2019:

Very informative.

The Curious World of Donald Trump’s Private Russian Connections - The American Interest

Jolanta comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Donald doesn't give a fig about anybody else or what they do as long as they can help him to make more money or acquire power.

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 6, 2019:

Hail Hydra! [sigh]

Jingoistic Military Fetishization Is as American as Bald Eagle McNuggets – Consortiumnews

jerry99 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

Give us a break -- it's less than half of us.

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 5, 2019:

True... but Silence = Assent.

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

think-beyond comments on Jun 30, 2019:

Isreal is doing itself in by these actions. They have lost their moral compass. All these wrongs do not make a right. Plus, I wish they would get out of our political arena here.

WilliamCharles replies on Jul 1, 2019:

@FrayedBear I do what I can to keep my own country from wreaking havoc in the affairs of others. How is this hypocritical?

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

MsDemeanour comments on Jun 30, 2019:

I absolutely refuse to watch another holocaust movie until the hypocrisy stops. What is happening to the Palestinians is pure genocide. Isn't there somewhere in the bible that says Jesus will return when the Jews are back in Israel? That would explain where the christian sympathies lie. I hate ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

I would love to see the horrors and injustices visited upon the Palestinians be portrayed in a similar manner as it is when it happens to Jews. If we can't recognize our shared humanity... we are truly lost.

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

think-beyond comments on Jun 30, 2019:

Isreal is doing itself in by these actions. They have lost their moral compass. All these wrongs do not make a right. Plus, I wish they would get out of our political arena here.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@think-beyond Thank you for your thoughtful responses, both to the original post, and the rude reply given to you. It is no surpise that he ran off once challenged. I value the interactions of all in here. Our agreement on issues is in no way required, but we can at least attempt to look at them from another's perspective. This person couldn't even manage that.

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 30, 2019:

It looks like @of-the-mountain cut and ran. That means any of our replies to him disappear as well when he deletes his own. This is the kind of cowardice we are dealing with. Chosanistan actually has an army of paid trolls. Sad to say, I think this person was just a useful idiot.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

He's even blocked his account from viewing (at least by me). All bark, and no bite, eh @of-the-mountain ?

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 30, 2019:

It looks like @of-the-mountain cut and ran. That means any of our replies to him disappear as well when he deletes his own. This is the kind of cowardice we are dealing with. Chosanistan actually has an army of paid trolls. Sad to say, I think this person was just a useful idiot.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

It is my experience this happens a lot here with Zio-bullies (he claimed to be a neutral party). As soon as their hateful and uninformed rhetoric gets exposed for what it is, they turn tail and run off. I forgot my own rule to add my replies as a comment in the main thread specifically, because they'll purposely eliminate the responses calling them out. Gutless. It's what I most admire about rationalism. The willingness to do battle, openly, in the arena of ideas. A good counterargument gets you to reassess your own views. Nonsense like this shows you that the facts are on your side.

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

of-the-mountain comments on Jun 30, 2019:

You can not have open dialogue with those whose only objective is to wipe you and your family off the face of the earth! Palestinians do not exist as a people, they are not a race or ethnic group, they are Arabs! They are Arabs, rejected by the very countries which spawned them! These Arabs...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@of-the-mountain Her house was knocked down because [reasons].

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

of-the-mountain comments on Jun 30, 2019:

You can not have open dialogue with those whose only objective is to wipe you and your family off the face of the earth! Palestinians do not exist as a people, they are not a race or ethnic group, they are Arabs! They are Arabs, rejected by the very countries which spawned them! These Arabs...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@of-the-mountain You ignore history as you condone apartheid, murder, occupation, and oppression.

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

of-the-mountain comments on Jun 30, 2019:

You can not have open dialogue with those whose only objective is to wipe you and your family off the face of the earth! Palestinians do not exist as a people, they are not a race or ethnic group, they are Arabs! They are Arabs, rejected by the very countries which spawned them! These Arabs...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@of-the-mountain You support an ethnic cleansing (aka "genocide"). Own it.

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

of-the-mountain comments on Jun 30, 2019:

You can not have open dialogue with those whose only objective is to wipe you and your family off the face of the earth! Palestinians do not exist as a people, they are not a race or ethnic group, they are Arabs! They are Arabs, rejected by the very countries which spawned them! These Arabs...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@of-the-mountain "MURDER as COVER for THEFT and OPPRESSION is NOT *self-defense* It's a war crime." ~ LanceThruster

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

think-beyond comments on Jun 30, 2019:

Isreal is doing itself in by these actions. They have lost their moral compass. All these wrongs do not make a right. Plus, I wish they would get out of our political arena here.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

@of-the-mountain You show the same lack of rational thought and decency as your typical hardcore Chosenite. Always the double standard. At least no state entity is commisioning snipers to shoot her through the kneecaps with banned expanding bullets. That would be a war crime. [Apparently you reconsidered your words that I responded to and deleted @of-the-mountain ]

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

motrubl4u comments on Jun 30, 2019:

To me all financial support for Isreal (which honestly their actions consistently line up with being a rogue state) should be ended. They want to commit genocide, they want to wage their little holy war, they can do it with no support from any other nation. It's not like they have to worry about ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

I think much of the oppression would cease if Chosanistan had to learn to murder on their own dime. And the Symington Amendment is ignored, though it prohibits any aid from going to a country that has nuclear weapons but is not a signatory to the NNPT. At this very moment on cable news, they are saber rattling against Iran as they talk of their nuclear program (which they are allowed to have as signers of the NNPT), while totally ignoring the undeniable reality of Israel's nuclear weapons. Rationalists, above all else, are supposed to deal with facts. To deny them while finger pointing at others shows how weak the Zionist position is. Apartheid and theocratic rule are untenable positions. Zionism as practiced is racism.

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

of-the-mountain comments on Jun 30, 2019:

You can not have open dialogue with those whose only objective is to wipe you and your family off the face of the earth! Palestinians do not exist as a people, they are not a race or ethnic group, they are Arabs! They are Arabs, rejected by the very countries which spawned them! These Arabs...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

"Palestine is a small and very poor country, about the size of your state of Vermont. Its Arab population is only about 1,200,000. Already we have had forced on us, against our will, some 600,000 Zionist Jews. We are threatened with many hundreds of thousands more. Our position is so simple and natural that we are amazed it should even be questioned. It is exactly the same position you in America take in regard to the unhappy European Jews. You are sorry for them, but you do not want them in your country. We do not want them in ours, either. Not because they are Jews, but because they are foreigners. We would not want hundreds of thousands of foreigners in our country, be they Englishmen or Norwegians or Brazilians or whatever. Think for a moment: In the last 25 years we have had one third of our entire population forced upon us. In America that would be the equivalent of 45,000,000 complete strangers admitted to your country, over your violent protest, since 1921. How would you have reacted to that? Because of our perfectly natural dislike of being overwhelmed in our own homeland, we are called blind nationalists and heartless anti-Semites. This charge would be ludicrous were it not so dangerous. No people on earth have been less "anti-Semitic" than the Arabs. The persecution of the Jews has been confined almost entirely to the Christian nations of the West. Jews, themselves, will admit that never since the Great Dispersion did Jews develop so freely and reach such importance as in Spain when it was an Arab possession. With very minor exceptions, Jews have lived for many centuries in the Middle East, in complete peace and friendliness with their Arab neighbours." http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/kabd_eng.html

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

of-the-mountain comments on Jun 30, 2019:

You can not have open dialogue with those whose only objective is to wipe you and your family off the face of the earth! Palestinians do not exist as a people, they are not a race or ethnic group, they are Arabs! They are Arabs, rejected by the very countries which spawned them! These Arabs...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 30, 2019:

Lots of hasbara in your comment which I'll address later. But for now...

Grieving the children of Palestine and the dream of Zionism | Jewish Journal

altschmerz comments on Jun 29, 2019:

Bikel says, "My father has been gone for many years now but he left me to be the guardian of his dream, a dream of a Zionism whose engine to fulfillment would be the socialism of the kibbutz movement." But I think socialist writer Tom Hall has a better grasp on it: "Zionism, which predated the ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 29, 2019:

Great reference. Thx.

The Second Democratic Debate Proved That Bernie Really Has Transformed the Party | The Nation

GuitarDoctor comments on Jun 28, 2019:

I disagree. Bernie was awful. He looked old and tired up there. It was horrible that NBC had Andrew Yang's mike of for the whole time except when they asked him a question, all of 2 minutes! Biden was scattered and defensive, Williamson sounded kooky, Harris was choked up with her stories and ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 28, 2019:

Agree with you about Yang, disagree regarding Bernie. I also bailed on the Kabuki theater early. The level of focus on the debates is a bit of an anachronism as far as I'm concerned, particularly with the circus atmosphere and network self promotion taking place.

Top 10 Reasons The Flintstones Is Set In The Distant Future and Not the Past - Toptenz.net

thinktwice comments on Jun 26, 2019:

Somebody had a bit too much time on their hands or had a high moment of "clarity"..ha ha ...it was a freakin' cartoon spoofing post war suburbanization...cleverly done with lots of digs against all sorts of current lifestyle and job choices, i.e. factory work, house wives, barbecues, etc....

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 26, 2019:

And I just now learned... beer. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fEZGaLlLfcY

Top 10 Reasons The Flintstones Is Set In The Distant Future and Not the Past - Toptenz.net

thinktwice comments on Jun 26, 2019:

Somebody had a bit too much time on their hands or had a high moment of "clarity"..ha ha ...it was a freakin' cartoon spoofing post war suburbanization...cleverly done with lots of digs against all sorts of current lifestyle and job choices, i.e. factory work, house wives, barbecues, etc....

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 26, 2019:

And the sold cigarettes no less. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvt8skgm2l8

If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 26, 2019:

"If they come for the innocent without stepping over your body, cursed be your religion and your life." - Philip Berrigan

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 26, 2019:

One of the best attribution corrections for a Vonnegut meme I used to share all the time. :-----: “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” http://www.domestiphobia.net/2012/11/15/lets-get-something-straight-i-do-mind/

If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 26, 2019:

"If they come for the innocent without stepping over your body, cursed be your religion and your life." - Philip Berrigan

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 26, 2019:

@Marionville I've tried to source it without any luck, but I remember seeing it years ago and have used it many times since. It's a great observation regardless, and I figure if it needs to be corrected, posting it online is the fastest way to accomplish that.

Opinion: Joe Biden Is The White Moderate Dr. King Warned Us About - Essence

1of5 comments on Jun 19, 2019:

While his embracing of those relationships is rather disgusting, that's how a democracy is supposed to work - all voices heard, and they *are* the opposition, not the enemy.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 19, 2019:

While valid on its face, the GOP is like the abusive partner. Blocking the Mereck Garland nomination is but one example. My feeling is that Joe's bipartisanship will consist of compromising as much as is needed to got the right on board. At that point, he might as well run as a Republican.

America's Dental Health Crisis: Modern Life Causes More Tooth Decay, and Care Is Increasingly ...

Ravenwolfcasey comments on Jun 18, 2019:

My poor mother last year had to have her tooth removed ( oral surgery) she is uninsured...cost her 1200.00 dollars...and her shitty rich family member's one of which is a millionaire...wouldn't help her out...she had to scrape the money together and couldn't pay her car payment that month...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 18, 2019:

That's awful on every level. All these stop gap measures in dealing with health care make me so damn angry. M4A

The War Hoax Redux - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

callmedubious comments on Jun 18, 2019:

there's no doubt that iran will be attacked. the MIC which the US economy depends on has an insatiable need for war.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 18, 2019:

Hope not. They were convinced they could bully Venezuela into submission and had to back off.

The War Hoax Redux - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

JanGarber comments on Jun 18, 2019:

Why in hell do Reptilians love war so much?

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 18, 2019:

Sadly, the Dems have a less than robust anti-war wing themselves.

Free Fall — Part 1 by David Chandler

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 10, 2019:

https://medium.com/@davidchandler_61838/free-fall-5efaea1ba1bd Free Fall — Part 2 by David Chandler "In the case of WTC 7 it is clear that there was enough destruction due to an external source of energy to clear the way for eight stories of free fall. The free falling building did not ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 18, 2019:

https://medium.com/@davidchandler_61838/free-fall-part-4-6986c23835d7 Free Fall — Part 4 by David Chandler "If the interior columns had buckled they would have pulled the floors down with them, This would have pulled inward on the exterior walls and we would see visible deformations on the surface. The girders could not pull away from the exterior walls, as the NIST Q&A piece claims, because there is no mechanism for the interior to decouple from the exterior walls. The girders directly tie the interior columns to the exterior walls. Note that NIST’s own computer models of the collapse all involved major deformations of the exterior walls, but no such large deformations were seen in the videos of the actual building even as the building was falling."

Did a Coverup of Who Caused Flint Michigan’s Contaminated Water Continue During Its ...

SeaGreenEyez comments on Jun 17, 2019:

Shameful.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 17, 2019:

Absolutely.

[motherjones.

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 17, 2019:

This covered the chemicals in the water cycle quite extensively (requires Adobe Flash). http://waterlife.nfb.ca/

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 17, 2019:

A simply stunning documentary. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterlife

I was always told that I'd "find religion" in times of crisis or chaos.

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 11, 2019:

"Things" are replaceable. You are not. Glad it was not much worse as you show a keen awareness of easily it could have been.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 16, 2019:

S/B "how" easily...

Seven Reasons To Be Highly Skeptical Of The Gulf Of Oman Incident – Caitlin Johnstone

t1nick comments on Jun 14, 2019:

Since the JFK assassination, then Watergate and Nixon, Americans have become increasing more cynical. IMO, with Trump we are witnessing the point of dimenishing returns. It now easier to trust the Iranian explanation that have faith in what Pompeo. Bolten, or Trump say. It truly is a sad time in ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 15, 2019:

There was a fvck of a lot to distrust Shrubya for re: 9/11, Reagan for Iran/Contra, George H.W. Bush for various cloak and dagger sh1t. The list is quite extensive and not all that recent.

The Most Popular Slang the Year You Were Born

bleurowz comments on Jun 12, 2019:

"Mickey Mouse," which meant goofing off at work.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 15, 2019:

The usage I'm familiar with is to jury rig something, or to fix in a careless or imprecise manner, i.e., a Mickey Mouse job.

Seven Reasons To Be Highly Skeptical Of The Gulf Of Oman Incident – Caitlin Johnstone

gearl comments on Jun 14, 2019:

I don't know anything about Caitlin Johnstone but what she says in this article is reasonable. I saw nothing to trigger alerts and from what I understand of the event, I agree with her.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 14, 2019:

She's been building on a pretty good track record for integrity and insight. She tackles issues (and detractors) head on.

America's Forgotten Mass Imprisonment of Women Believed to Be Sexually Immoral - HISTORY

Wildflower comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Hmmm. Interesting bit of history.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 13, 2019:

@mischl I was referring to losing Bill of Rights freedoms. There's nothing of your examples in there. The actions taken in the article were undeniably abuses.

America's Forgotten Mass Imprisonment of Women Believed to Be Sexually Immoral - HISTORY

Wildflower comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Hmmm. Interesting bit of history.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 13, 2019:

@Wildflower Good point.

America's Forgotten Mass Imprisonment of Women Believed to Be Sexually Immoral - HISTORY

Wildflower comments on Jun 13, 2019:

Hmmm. Interesting bit of history.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 13, 2019:

Land of the free, eh?

[yahoo.

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Go home, Joe. You're bought. Bernie2020

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 11, 2019:

@jerry99 Don't care how he responds. He'd get crushed by the Bernienator.

[yahoo.

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 11, 2019:

Go home, Joe. You're bought. Bernie2020

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 11, 2019:

I do. He would be a sea change both within the party and the nation as a whole. World too. He will win if the DNC does not try to kneecap him again. Establishment Dems have shown they'd rather lose with a centrist than win with a progressive. Another corporate tool would likely give Dolt 45 a 2nd term.

Free Fall — Part 1 by David Chandler

WilliamCharles comments on Jun 10, 2019:

https://medium.com/@davidchandler_61838/free-fall-5efaea1ba1bd Free Fall — Part 2 by David Chandler "In the case of WTC 7 it is clear that there was enough destruction due to an external source of energy to clear the way for eight stories of free fall. The free falling building did not ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 10, 2019:

https://medium.com/@davidchandler_61838/free-fall-part-3-58a87de4ecea Free Fall — Part 3 by David Chandler "At this point it is easy to see why many scientists, engineers, and architects see pre-planted explosives as the only plausible explanation of the forensic evidence, acknowledging that there is a very deep rabbit hole of logical consequences that follow. The official story is all about avoiding that rabbit hole, but any honest investigation would need to do justice to the forensic evidence. So let’s see how the official investigation handled the free fall question."

The Tragic, Forgotten History of Black Military Veterans | The New Yorker

cimoore34 comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Unfortunately this is very true. We haven't done enough to honor all equally. While I was in college in Sprinfield, MO from 2001 to 2004 a friend and Veterans Service Officer opened up an office dedicated to the memory of Myrl Billings a black soldier who in WWI had served with the 369th Infantry ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 9, 2019:

Thank you for sharing that remarkable story and your connection to it.

15 Rare Photos of Black Rosie the Riveters | Stuff Mom Never Told You

Moravian comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Great story and pics. Racism was certainly rife back then. Apparently many black GIs were billeted in southern England along with their white counterparts prior to D Day. Apparently there was little or no interaction between the black and white soldiers ( how did that work in the battlefield) but ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 9, 2019:

I found this an interesting read. :-----: From: http://worldwar2history.info/Army/Jim-Crow.html "In April 1944 Corp. Rupert Timmingham wrote Yank magazine. "Here is a question that each Negro soldier is asking," he began. "What is the Negro soldier fighting for? On whose team are we playing?" He recounted the difficulties he and eight other black soldiers had while traveling through the South -- "where Old Jim Crow rules" -- for a new assignment. "We could not purchase a cup of coffee," Timmingham noted. Finally the lunchroom manager at a Texas railroad depot said the black GIs could go on around back to the kitchen for a sandwich and coffee. As they did, "about two dozen German prisoners of war, with two American guards, came to the station. They entered the lunchroom, sat at the tables, had their meals served, talked, smoked, in fact had quite a swell time. I stood on the outside looking on, and I could not help but ask myself why are they treated better than we are? Why are we pushed around like cattle? If we are fighting for the same thing, if we are to die for our country, then why does the Government allow such things to go on? Some of the boys are saying that you will not print this letter. I'm saying that you will.""

15 Rare Photos of Black Rosie the Riveters | Stuff Mom Never Told You

Tomas comments on Jun 9, 2019:

Great pics... now with the talk equal pay, I’m curious if the hourly rates were different between black and white women vs men. Historically the wage gap has been atrocious, can only hope this will soon be a thing of the past. Go Bernie.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 9, 2019:

Go Bernie indeed. It will be nice to turn the corner and have Dolt 45 hit the bricks.

52nd Anniversary of Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty

Druvius comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Hell of a thing. I wonder if someday there will be documentation discovered shedding more light on it.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 8, 2019:

@LenHazell53 I've gotten that a lot in my critiques of Israel. Quoting anti-Zionist Jewish sources often has them dismissed as self-hating Jews. All my Facebook bans have been for factual criticism of Israel that gets flagged as hate speech. I made an online friendship with a Liberty survivor, Jim Ennes, who wrote the book "Assault on the Liberty." He spoke of the smears against him and the crew for wanting the truth to come out. From the USS Liberty webpage: http://www.gtr5.com/ "Anti-Semitism and the Anti-American Apologists The USS Liberty Memorial web site abhors the racist and extreme positions taken by antiSemitic, Holocaust denial, conspiracy theorist and other such groups which often seek to identify with us and to usurp our story as their own. We have no connection with and do not support or encourage support from any of these groups including National Alliance, National Vanguard, The New Order, National Socialists, The French Connection, Liberty Lobby, American Free Press, Republic Broadcasting, USS Liberty Radio Hour, Storm Front or other such groups. We wish harm to no one and encourage social justice and equality for everyone; we seek only accountability for the criminal acts perpetrated against us and can do that without help from hate-mongers. On the Israeli side, the group of pro-Israel, anti-American critics of our story, while small, persists in launching loud, vicious ad hominem attacks on anyone who attempts to discuss the deliberateness of the attack. These anti-American apologists refuse to discuss the facts of the case. Instead, they rely on propaganda and charge anyone who questions the Israeli position with being antiSemitic. For detailed and authoritative accounts of the power and influence of the pro-Israel lobby, please see The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy by Mearsheimer and Walt and The Pro-Israel Lobby by Edward Herman."

52nd Anniversary of Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty

Druvius comments on Jun 8, 2019:

Hell of a thing. I wonder if someday there will be documentation discovered shedding more light on it.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 8, 2019:

If only. The details that are known are pretty shameful. I find it telling that there is virtually no MSM coverage of the anniversary.

For all those who never got the chance to grow older on this day. [m.youtube.com]

sassygirl3869 comments on Jun 6, 2019:

Watching the pomp and circumstance on MSNBC this morning. Some sad stories. 75 years!

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 6, 2019:

A frightening and tragic reality so many faced. Seeing Trump as the US representative is most annoying. It cheapens the sacrifice that he is what we've ended up with. The coverage far too often seems to want to glorify militarism in other areas, instead of looking at the death and destruction as an incentive to find a different path.

Donald Trump Is The Most Honest US President Of All Time

MLinoge comments on Jun 4, 2019:

She makes some good points. Trump is the shit that drew all the flies into the open. Now we just wait and see if people choose to react responsibly or ignore it. "The most aggressive anti-Trumpists have no interest in real change," Which are who? Liberals? Mexicans? Women? It's hard to ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

I think she means so many of the centrists looking to rewind to previous admin and little more.

Jared Kushner - Palestinians Governing Themselves

zesty comments on Jun 4, 2019:

By all means Palestinians need adult supervision.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

They had a thriving society pre-partition.

Jared Kushner - Palestinians Governing Themselves

Beowulfsfriend comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Oldest argument. Used in South Africa. Used to free slaves throughout time. The right to vote of women, etc. Those in charge not willing to free others say: not ready. I'll say this, with some confidence, he sure isn't ready to be a fair negotiator.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

I really like your expanding on other applications of the tactic, and the rest of your assessment is spot on.

Donald Trump Is The Most Honest US President Of All Time

rogueflyer comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Not sure if you're just being sarcastic, but if his lips are moving he's lying. I've often wondered what people see in this unqualified, self centered, self serving dick. Quoting your post "But at least things got shaken up with a little honesty for a while. A little corrupt, blood-spattered, ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

@rogueflyer What she's saying is that corporatism in service of the elite has always been a bad thing, but this strips away the veneer it often had. At least that's my take. Obama got elected partially by his position against the Iraq war, but when in office went from 2 wars to 7.

Donald Trump Is The Most Honest US President Of All Time

Paracosm comments on Jun 4, 2019:

That's a stretch. Moving backwards isn't helpful.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

I think that's what her essay is arguing against.

Donald Trump Is The Most Honest US President Of All Time

Moravian comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Never heard of Caitlin Johnstone before but I like her style

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

She consistently pretty damn awesome. Was glad I found her too.

Donald Trump Is The Most Honest US President Of All Time

noworry28 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

He is a pathological liar. It's all spin from the far right. He cannot help himself. He lies all the time, even when there is taped evidence of what he said earlier, he said that he never said it. Liar. Liar. Liar.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

The author qualifies what is meant by her mention of his honesty. I found it most accurate.

Donald Trump Is The Most Honest US President Of All Time

rogueflyer comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Not sure if you're just being sarcastic, but if his lips are moving he's lying. I've often wondered what people see in this unqualified, self centered, self serving dick. Quoting your post "But at least things got shaken up with a little honesty for a while. A little corrupt, blood-spattered, ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

You need to read the link. The author makes her point quite clearly.

"Why should I fear death?

aahouck49 comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Nothing like the Greeks! Does it even matter? Stephen Hawking said we could be in the matrix, or not, it does not matter! How did those two meet?? This I know, if you do not study the Greeks then you will never understand this western world, never. Everything we do is from the Greeks! Now...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

I remember reading this awhile back. :-----: When Greece forgave Germany's debt Germany once benefited from other countries forgiving its debts and should have sympathy for calls to do the same for Greece today. https://www.smh.com.au/world/when-greece-forgave-germanys-debt-20150703-gi43a0.html

If Democrats Pull Their Punches, Donald Trump Will Knock Them Out | The Nation

LiterateHiker comments on Jun 4, 2019:

Stop your mean-spirited Democrat-bashing. This is 2019, not 1952. Go join a Republican website.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

Truman's insight would have been equally apt for 2016. I fear more Democratic middle way incrementalism might just give Trump a 2nd term. The time to cull the herd (24 candidates at present) is now. I feel many of the centrists could easily run as moderate Republicans. You do remember an Obama interview where he considered his positions in that mold, don't you? His 8 years left too many people behind, who were then desperate even for the promises from a charlatan the likes of Trump. He bailed out Wall Street instead of Main Street. The bankers who nearly tanked the economy came out of it unscathed (and unprosecuted). Biden's return to "normalcy" ignores those struggling. He even had the nerve to express zero empathy with his "Give me a break!" comment. I am sorry you feel that I'm some sort of enemy infiltrator. You couldn't be more mistaken. We were right about Hillary in 2016, and we see the same sort of shenanigans by Establishment Dems desperately seeking to cling to power. They've been legend at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Our future is too important for that to continue. :-----: "The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair." ~ H. L. Mencken

Noam Chomsky: In Most Of The World, Media Obsession With Trump-Russia Interference Story Is "A Joke"...

Jolanta comments on Jun 4, 2019:

In Australia people laugh at it.

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 4, 2019:

I know I'm embarrassed for my nation and its media.

Noam Chomsky: In Most Of The World, Media Obsession With Trump-Russia Interference Story Is "A Joke"...

Druvius comments on Jun 3, 2019:

Plenty of Americans think it's a joke too. As my old hippie friends say, when did we start trusting the FBI?

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 3, 2019:

There's certainly a lot of their history being glossed over. As you mentioned, so many of the alphabet agencies seem to be the darlings of some in the left as long as Trump is their target. Trump is without a doubt corrupt AF, but that is not a good enough reason to continue the endless saber rattling with a nuclear superpower.

"Why should I fear death?

Robecology comments on Jun 2, 2019:

My favorite discussion of death is by my favorite Scientist/Atheist, Richard Dawkins;

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 2, 2019:

@Robecology It's a quote from his book Galapagos.

"Why should I fear death?

Robecology comments on Jun 2, 2019:

My favorite discussion of death is by my favorite Scientist/Atheist, Richard Dawkins;

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 2, 2019:

"I didn't know then what a sperm was, and so wouldn't understand his answer for several years. "My boy," he said, "you are descended from a long line of determined, resourceful, microscopic tadpoles-- champions every one." ~ Kurt Vonnegut

National Lawyers Guild echoes smear campaign against Julian Assange | San Francisco Bay View

THHA comments on Jun 2, 2019:

It was Hillary's own fault she lost to Trump, no one else's. There is only one thing that I think that Assange did wrong . . . . he should have confronted them all, then and there, rather than hiding. They have no legal basis, but letting them stew on it for years has been a big mistake, because ...

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 2, 2019:

It is shameful the lack if media support for Asange. Talk about killing the messenger.

"Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them.

brentan comments on Jun 1, 2019:

It's a very good point. I wonder is it a modern phenomenon to abuse language to justify abusing people or was it always used?

WilliamCharles replies on Jun 1, 2019:

I feel there's been a long, storied history of pointing the finger at the "other" while ignoring one's own actions. The biblical, "mote in someone else's eye."

"The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion but rather by its ...

mcgeo52 comments on May 31, 2019:

You will have democracy,whether you want it or not!

WilliamCharles replies on May 31, 2019:

Of installed surrogates.

"We travel together, passengers on a little space ship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air ...

Robecology comments on May 30, 2019:

Stevenson was my Dad's choice over Ike. Ike ended up doing a good job...but Adlai was a good, down to earth candidate. I remember my dad's lapel pin representing Stevenson; it was a shoe with a hole in the center of the sole...

WilliamCharles replies on May 30, 2019:

@Robecology This R.B. Fuller quote is much in the same vein.

"We travel together, passengers on a little space ship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air ...

Robecology comments on May 30, 2019:

Stevenson was my Dad's choice over Ike. Ike ended up doing a good job...but Adlai was a good, down to earth candidate. I remember my dad's lapel pin representing Stevenson; it was a shoe with a hole in the center of the sole...

WilliamCharles replies on May 30, 2019:

@Robecology It was a bit of serendipity for me finding it because only days ago I was looking up a reference on Spaceship Earth and found it here. First time I saw it too. It was part of a speech he gave at the UN. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceship_Earth

Here are Evangelical Christianity’s 10 biggest gaslighting tactics

m16566 comments on May 29, 2019:

The best reasons I found to become a Christian. Suddenly I See the Light. April 30, 2018 Written by SUBMISSIVEWIFE I told myself I’d get one more post in for April, so here is a list of 10 reasons why I deserve a serious discipline session. I’ve been sick, but now that I’m better, ...

WilliamCharles replies on May 30, 2019:

I had read thst before. The adding of a subservient role by the woman as both a religious and sexual practice.

Here are Evangelical Christianity’s 10 biggest gaslighting tactics

KashFigueroa comments on May 29, 2019:

I was a product of Christian upbringing. Well, the public school system in Puerto Rico was no good and the only viable alternative was a private, Catholic school which provided with better education. I could only speak English in that school since the nuns were all American. They did created a ...

WilliamCharles replies on May 30, 2019:

I went to Catholic grammar school as well. Our teachers actually were somewhat supportive of freethought.

Here are Evangelical Christianity’s 10 biggest gaslighting tactics

Shouldbefishing comments on May 30, 2019:

"Gas Lighting" has become yet another overly used and abused term in our collective vernacular. Most people understand that it's a pejorative term, but outside of that, don't seem to understand what it means or how it's used. It's become just another catch all phrase, an attention ...

WilliamCharles replies on May 30, 2019:

@Shouldbefishing From my perspective, where the antagonism comes in is in simply rejecting their worldview. Quite often after offering their rationale for their particular belief, they act as if not swaying you is a flaw on your part. That's when the real crazy shit comes out. I have been told I believe but don't want to admit it so I can live without rules, or even that the devil has clouded my thinking. Thst last one really gets me because I tell them that these feel like my own thoughts. If I can't even count on that, I'm really screwed.

"We travel together, passengers on a little space ship, dependent on its vulnerable reserves of air ...

Robecology comments on May 30, 2019:

Stevenson was my Dad's choice over Ike. Ike ended up doing a good job...but Adlai was a good, down to earth candidate. I remember my dad's lapel pin representing Stevenson; it was a shoe with a hole in the center of the sole...

WilliamCharles replies on May 30, 2019:

Very cool. Thanks for sharing that memory of your dad. His quote is truly timeless, no?

Here are Evangelical Christianity’s 10 biggest gaslighting tactics

Shouldbefishing comments on May 30, 2019:

"Gas Lighting" has become yet another overly used and abused term in our collective vernacular. Most people understand that it's a pejorative term, but outside of that, don't seem to understand what it means or how it's used. It's become just another catch all phrase, an attention ...

WilliamCharles replies on May 30, 2019:

I think it applies in the overall gist just fine. To say you have the inside track on the true nature of existence based on revealed knowledge given by an omnipotent being means that every single element offered in defense if this absurd proposition is supposed to make sense, when a sane reaction is merely, "Sounds like bullshit to me." I like to say that if God wanted us to know of him, his message, and plan for us, he has failed miserably as no one is on the same page. Guess he should have seen that coming.

The Worst 2020 Election Interference Will Be Perfectly Legal

chalupacabre comments on May 29, 2019:

I remain convinced that it was the party, not voters, that determined the Democratic candidate in the last election and, to my knowledge, there are no indications that they learned from the experience. Expect more of the same in 2020.

WilliamCharles replies on May 29, 2019:

Hear, hear.

Memorial Day: Remember the Victims of American Bombs When You Remember the Soldiers Who Died for Our...

LucyLoohoo comments on May 27, 2019:

And you're right, of course! The history of human civilization is very literally written in blood! And for what benefit? Wars are always about TERRITORY/WOMEN/RELIGION. And that's it!

WilliamCharles replies on May 28, 2019:

As comic Colin Quinn once put it, "We didn't evolve from the tribe that starved to death waiting for their turn at the dinner table." We are Machiavellian right down to our DNA.

This Memorial Day, Let's Learn From Our Mistakes and End Illegal War

LucyLoohoo comments on May 27, 2019:

The entire history of humanity has been written in blood! We're a tribal species and it's led us to murder in disputes all over the world and throughout our time here. Think about the memorial statues you see...WARRIORS! My father died in military service to this country...sometimes I think ...

WilliamCharles replies on May 28, 2019:

As comic Colin Quinn once put it, "We didn't evolve from the tribe that starved to death waiting for their turn at the dinner table." We are Machiavellian right down to our DNA.

[m.youtube.com] Military Madness - Graham Nash

callmedubious comments on May 28, 2019:

what is the human spirit? maybe war is a natural occurence b/c the socio/psychopaths are in charge. maybe it's just the way we evolved.

WilliamCharles replies on May 28, 2019:

As comic Colin Quinn once put it, "We didn't evolve from the tribe that starved to death waiting for their turn at the dinner table." We are Machiavellian right down to our DNA.

"War is a racket.

Donna_I comments on May 27, 2019:

I hadn't heard of this gentleman before. An interesting viewpoint for a military man.

WilliamCharles replies on May 27, 2019:

Full text here - https://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html

A line just heard on C-SPAN (they're featuring a look at Milwaukee).

tinkercreek comments on May 26, 2019:

That's a bit interesting to me, as Polka is about the least-sexy form of music I can imagine!

WilliamCharles replies on May 26, 2019:

Not an instrumental, but a taste of the lighthearted nature of the genre. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m_tVkkoeVmc

A line just heard on C-SPAN (they're featuring a look at Milwaukee).

tinkercreek comments on May 26, 2019:

That's a bit interesting to me, as Polka is about the least-sexy form of music I can imagine!

WilliamCharles replies on May 26, 2019:

The segment also mentioned the negative association in popular youth culture the Lawernce Welk show gave it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wxxh454p2pY

A line just heard on C-SPAN (they're featuring a look at Milwaukee).

tinkercreek comments on May 26, 2019:

That's a bit interesting to me, as Polka is about the least-sexy form of music I can imagine!

WilliamCharles replies on May 26, 2019:

This couple look to be cutting quite a rug. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv2y-ai5K2Q

A line just heard on C-SPAN (they're featuring a look at Milwaukee).

tinkercreek comments on May 26, 2019:

That's a bit interesting to me, as Polka is about the least-sexy form of music I can imagine!

WilliamCharles replies on May 26, 2019:

It was explained that in an era with a chaste attitude brought from the old country, it allowed for a wholesome way to make actual physical contact with the opposite sex in a family atmosphere. The physical movements were also meant to get the blood flowing. Add a little alcohol and... there you go.

Senator Schumer’s “divine” mission to serve Israel – Redress Information & Analysis

t1nick comments on May 26, 2019:

We don't often agree, but I concur with your assessment here.

WilliamCharles replies on May 26, 2019:

I'd have to look back to see where our areas of disagreement were.

How much longer?

callmedubious comments on May 25, 2019:

how many ppl would have said the same thing about hillary. sociopaths, all.

WilliamCharles replies on May 26, 2019:

Sociopath, yes. Stupid, no.