The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink. - T. S. Eliot

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 13, 2019:

Sounds like the man really enjoyed his work.

Elizabeth Warren Just Fired a Warning Shot at ICE and Border Patrol - VICE News

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 11, 2019:

Whoever wins the Presidency, assuming it is a Democrat, will have a very busy DoJ.

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mcgeo52 comments on Jul 11, 2019:

If I were one of them not only would I testify, but I would ask for an opening statement. In that statement I would state that William Barr had attempted to block my testimony in direct violation of 18 USC 1505, and should be held criminally accountable for such action.

You never know where there'll be a spill!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 11, 2019:

"Clean up at gate 5."

Today 2 of our members are challenging me for definining Leftists as a non-hate group.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 11, 2019:

Invited to leave? I can think of at least one troll who should be banned.

(warning: satire ahead!) British Ambassador to US accused of being a dangerously shrewd judge of ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 10, 2019:

Wish i could use my Louisville slugger on the real tRump, but this will have to do.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

Trump piñatas are available locally. There have been a few times I have been tempted.

Will Iran be attacked the day Mueller testifies?

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

Ask Vlad.

I am not sure the authenticity of these documents.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

Not only are the court documents absolutely legit (I pulled them up on PACER), but there is also a copy of a page of Epstein's black book that lists 16 different ways to contact Trump. I think it's safe to say they knew each other well.

Trump Administration Officials Scrubbed Climate Change from Press Releases The dire predictions ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

And that report is based on the consensus, meaning the far more conservative estimates. There is a very solid case that the damage mentioned in the report could occur as early as mid-century, not at the end of the century. I live in Long Beach California, and love it here, but I have serious doubts that I will be staying here for more than about a decade. I was riding my bike on the beach bike path last Saturday and realizing just what 10' or 20' rise in sea level will mean. It's not a pretty picture.

What kitty thinks when you are five minutes late feeding.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

You obviously have a kinder cat than most of the ones I know.

We HAVE to change this!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

So far, I have restrained myself to civil discourse, writing to my elected representatives, and protest in the streets. I have always been something of a pacifist. I applied for conscientious objector status when I turned 18 in 1970. I am currently being forced to re-evaluate my values.

Metz, France today :) An artist put this in the river on July 4th and called it, "Everything's ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 9, 2019:

And how a lot of Americans see him, too.

Trump says US 'will no longer deal with' UK Ambassador after leaked memos Marc Rod Published 3 ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

He is well liked and highly thought of by many of us in the US. But then Donnie has always been good at projection.

Old but still true.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

The Huntington Library in Pasadena has a collection of 18th and 19th century British editorial cartoons that the occasionally display. It's remarkable how well some of those have held up.

Photo of team's Border Patrol costumes at golf tournament sparks outcry

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

"We did not intend to cause any harm or to be insensitive in any way." We are just completely clueless.

Toddler slips from grandfather's arms, falls to her death from 11th floor of Royal Caribbean's ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

Just such a sad thing.

Electoral College Should Be Abolished So Republican Party is Forced to 'Grow or Die,' Says Ex-Romney...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

There is legislation that has been passed in a number of states that will commit their electors to the candidate who wins the national popular vote. This doesn't require a Constitutional amendment since the states have the right to instruct their electors. Once enough states pass this the Electoral College will be irrelevant. It looks like it will happen in time for the 2024 election. That's a lot faster than amending the Constitution.

Here is a test.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 8, 2019:

I would slow down to minimize damage to the car and maximize damage to whatever is in the pothole.

And without asking anyone for a single point...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

But if you want to help with the next 149,977, feel free.

If you are a firefly fan, proceed with caution. The meme tried to kill me with laughter.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

That is Gen. George Washington USAF (Ret.) to you.,

Be honorable

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

One of the first lessons in judo is how to fall and roll. Not quite the same thing as karate obviously.

We can make a difference.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

But when you have culture based on the fear spewed by Fox News [sic] and right wing talk radio, you are too afraid of anyone different to learn anything from them.

I'm looking for songs which have a saxophone line. Do you know some interesting ones?

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

Almost anything with Springsteen and the E Street Band. https://youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA

And those are his friends!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

"A fucking idiot" - Rupert Murdoch

The meme haul from July 4th keeps coming in...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

Funny stuff.

Refugee from Krypton

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

I'd love to see ICE put him in a cage.

Justin Amash says Republicans thanking him privately for his stance.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

With the arrest of Epstein, and Mueller's testimony this week, Amash may not feel quite so lonely by the end of the week. And you can bet that tRump's anal sphincter is getting an Olympic level workout right now.

Just when you thought he was out of the news back he comes to give up all those scumbags from both ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

Time to replenish the popcorn supply. It's about to get real interesting, boys and girls.

[theguardian.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 7, 2019:

Well worth reading, just not right before bedtime.

When you don't need to be told that there are plenty of fish in the sea

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

My cousin and his kids love to fish. His wife refers to Bass Pro as their candy store.

@DharmaBum50 and I hosted a fantastic Smash the State party on July 4th.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Good job, guys.

From the Department of Irony and Hypocrisy: [youtube.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Miss Obama? Hell, it's reached the point I'm missing W.

I'm two-armed Def Leppard drummer old. How old are you?

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Old enough to remember when the Russians launched Sputnik, the first man made satellite.

Progressives accuse establishment of "stealing" NYC D.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Recount starts Tuesday, and each of the 2,300 ballots not counted will be individually challenged. There is only a 20 vote difference as of now.

This one is a groaner - but it's a good one.... enjoy!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

Must you punish us like this?

Now you really can buy a Trump Pinata! [amazon.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

No problem finding them in Southern California. Even Orange County, home of the John Birch Society, went solid blue in the 2018 Congressional election.

Jesus Supped....

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

Not much. 'Sup wid you?

Not Going to Fucking White House!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

And neither is the rest of the team! They are choosing to visit AOC instead!

"While recapping great military victories, President Trump stumbled, failing to read the ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

The part about the airports was only one of the four monumentally stupid things in that sentence.

A Christian practicing what he preaches.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

But the "administration" won't let the churches take people because the for profit camps are making too much money off of holding people.

OM.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

Everybody loses it over the airports, but there are three other glaringly stupid things in that sentence.

Why would a man write to me for another guy? A scam?

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

I would be wary, but I have written one lady on a dating site on behalf of a friend. He could not contact her directly because he was two years over the age limit she set. All i did was send her a brief note explaining the situation and asking her to please check his profile (link provided, of course). She ended up contacting him and they became friends. On the other hand, if he doesn't have a profile, I'd probably recommend exactly what you did.

So apparently 45 said that the the airforce (correction) won the Revolutionary War?

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

I’m having to deal with a Trump supporter on Quora.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 5, 2019:

You can quote me on this: It takes a special kind of stupid to make four glaringly idiotic mistakes in just one sentence, especially when that sentence is part of a major address being televised to the nation and the world. In his July 4th speech Trump said: '“Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do and at Ft. McHenry under the rocket’s red glare had nothing but victory.” 1) Our Army manned the air??? Prima facie stupidity of the first order. 2) It rammed the ramparts??? Ramparts are manned, not rammed. 3) It took over airports??? In 1776??? 4) There was no Ft. McHenty until 24 years later in 1800. There was no battle at Ft. McHenry until the war of 1812. Yep. That is a very special kind of stupid. It takes a very special kind of person to be proud of supporting that type of stupid. --- End of quotable part --- Copy and paste this everywhere you see this idiot on Quora.

I often wondered about air support during the revolution. [rawstory.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

And people wonder why Rupert Murdoch called Trump a f@@@ing idiot?

Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor dies in Poland at 85

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Sounds like a great woman. Condolences to her family and friends.

Caught in the Middle Photos of children show the cost of conflict and unrest [cnn.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Sad. Terribly, terribly sad. It's bad enough when adults are hurt. These are innocent children.

I meant to post this yesterday, so I am just like him!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

I resemble this remark.

From the book SUM by neuroscientist David Eagleman.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Daunting prospect.

Trump campaign uses foreign stock models to portray supporters in ads: report [thehill.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Make America Fake Again!!! Trump 2020!!! Not.

Following the visit of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the camps in El Paso and Clint, do ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Her visits and the reports of the 9,500 Border Patrol Agents now under investigation for sexism, racism and general lack of compassion are a fairly convincing argument.

Here's Clay Jones

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Too true to be funny.

I love a parade, especially when it honors a lying, traitorous, self agrandizing, low life bottom ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

NRA meltdown has Trump campaign sweating Republicans worry that the NRA and two other groups that...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Un-fucking-believable!! All to stroke Trump's ego!! Park Service diverts $2.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 4, 2019:

One mention of anything that can be constryed as campaigning and the bill for the entire event goes to the Trump campaign and the RNC. If they don't pay it, charge the offenders with violating the Hatch Act.

Just think about it...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

It could be the best $92 million this country ever spent.

I found the music for Trump's 4th of July political rally. [youtube.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Here's for the parade: http://popokihouse.com/tracks/Misc/The%20Donald%20Trump%20Club%20March%20by%20Popoki%20House.mp3

The feeling is mutual!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 2, 2019:

If Trump is reelected, the Canadian border is reachable by most!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 2, 2019:

It's a two to three day drive from here. Mexico is less than half a day. My friend's sailboat in the harbor is less than 15 minutes by bicycle.

South Africa does not have a land problem !!!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 2, 2019:

What I see is not a land issue or a population issue. What I see is a race issue.

Want a potion?

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 2, 2019:

There is something almost familiar about that cat.

‘Pete is a fraud’: South Bend activists and former city officials demand Buttigieg resignation

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

I have had serious reservations about him since he first appeared on the national scene. I still don't know who is behind him, but I know that if he even gets the Vice Presidency they will own him.

US envoy smashes wall dug under Palestinian homes in E.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

I remember when the US was seen as the honest broker in the Mid-East peace talks.

An Incomplete List of Companies Working with ICE

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

How much of that has actually been spent on what it was contracted for (e.g., food and medical)? How many of those contracts were no bid?

‘It was horrific’: Body falls from plane into a GARDEN in south London — RT World News

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

"While their investigation is ongoing, police said the death is not being treated as suspicious." Yeah, falling from a plane like that is pretty obviously the cause of death.

The cartoonist got fired for this. You all can guess who should be fired. :-(

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

He is saying he wasn't fired for this. But the group who had canceled his contract had not published any of his other anti-Trump cartoons, either.

Top Biden Fundraiser Jumps Ship - The Daily Caller

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

How many other of Joe's supporters will also bail?

How do you respond when somebody you have never met in person and only exchanged a sentence or two ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

Any time I hear someone telling me, or anyone else, how honest they are, a line from Hamlet comes to mind: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

Las Vegas letting drivers pay parking tickets with school supplies donation

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

It's a great idea, but with the way the parking ticket racket is structured in California it would be difficult to implement it. The cities (including Long Beach, where I live) depend far too much on parking ticket revenue, and the school district has a completely separate budget. Any cost savings to the school district would not accrue to the city.

The traitor in chief and his master.

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

https://youtu.be/9NVQ2aeVmXE

Classic Trek

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

Light reading.

Exactly how I feel!

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

Subtle but effective.

Activists get permit to fly 'Baby Trump' blimp over July 4 'Salute to Trump' celebration | TheHill

mcgeo52 comments on Jul 1, 2019:

That and a USS John McCain T-shirt seem like an appropriate way to celebrate the 4th if you are in the area.

Americans have been voting for the “lesser evil” for too long.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 30, 2019:

Compare Bernie's platform to Eisenhower's 1956 platform. Bernie is slightly to the right of Eisenhower.

Call me crazy but I think Putin and Xi are behind that stunt.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 30, 2019:

Another chance for him to hang with his people, the dictators.

Summer Romance?

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 30, 2019:

It's photo op time, boys and girls.

Veteran organizations to hand out USS McCain shirts during Trump’s Fourth of July celebration

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 30, 2019:

These people know how to troll.

Maybe you are a coconut person...

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 29, 2019:

If they haven't already... Mmmm! Pizza topping!

Just might be worth it!

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 29, 2019:

More original than "Another One Bites The Dust."

Yet one more fucking holiday ruined by tRump.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 29, 2019:

About that parade:

This is a reply I read on FB. It's about gay flag vs. rebel. Who agrees with this?

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 29, 2019:

The other flag for losers is the Nazi flag.

I use this meme a lot, but it helps me find a way to mentally vent my anger and frustration with the...

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 29, 2019:

Be careful what you wish for. Trump is great at martial arts. He will tell you so himself. He's even been on WWE. Bring it, you orange asshole.

I agree with Pres Carter.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 28, 2019:

The last legitimately elected Republican President was Eisenhower.

If accounts on Twitter were forced to have truly descriptive names and avatars....

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 28, 2019:

More like Twitler.

Ohio de-funds Planned Parenthood.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 27, 2019:

Starting a comment about anyone who defunds Planned Parenthood with "These fools" is redundant.

Just saying

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 27, 2019:

So this is making America great again?

In the words of the prophets Bill and Ted.... EXCELLENT..." [twitter.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 27, 2019:

To me this sounds like a clearcut case of exercising First Amendment rights.

DEMOCRATIC DEBATE Just a placeholder for discussion: I felt Warren was short-changed on ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 27, 2019:

Everyone was shortchanged on time. This was NOT a debate. A dog and pony show, maybe, but not a debate.

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

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 26, 2019:

True. Says a lot about the current "administration."

Gotta start somewhere

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 26, 2019:

Not exactly a great strategy.

"Not my type" he said.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 25, 2019:

Not his type. Right. Do you believe him or your own lying eyes?

While climate-change denier Mike Pence was getting schooled by Jake Tapper, here's the essential ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 25, 2019:

America is the ONLY first world country where over a third of the people believe this.

Words of wisdom from probably the smartest guy I know.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 25, 2019:

While Trump has us all distracted with what he is doing to the children, what is he doing to the adults????

AG Bill Barr killed 7 Robert Mueller investigations — 10 days after he submitted his report ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 25, 2019:

John Mitchell spent 19 months in federal prison for far less than this. Barr needs to spend the rest of his sorry life in federal prison, and NOT Club Fed.

Why republicans love dumb presidents.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 25, 2019:

Susan Collins had a very bad day today Ever since Susan Collins cast the...

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 25, 2019:

She has got to go.

Yale psychiatrist explains why Trump’s aborted Iran attack is a ‘mental health issue’: He ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 24, 2019:

I actually got through on a call to (progressive talk radio host) Thom Hartmann last Friday and said that I think there is a serious probability that Trump suffers from at least some degree of fetal alcohol syndrome. Thom sounded a little surprised by the suggestion, but then said that he and his wife had fostered a child with FAS and the symptoms definitely matched Trump's behavior.

Trump Joke of the Day 2 A guy is stuck in a huge traffic jam.

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 24, 2019:

I'd volunteer to donate half the gas in my tank.

The strongest argument against Capitalism comes from the fact that American unfunded liabilities ...

mcgeo52 comments on Jun 24, 2019:

@Morpheal, you are obviously uniformed, or misinformed, on two points: 1) Entitlements. https://youtu.be/ihUoRD4pYzI 2) Bernie Sanders. He has given a detailed plan of how to pay for paying off the student loans by taxing the gambling on Wall St.