Ultimately, isn't all welfare just corporate welfare?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Truth.

So I ended up jamming my finger so bad that it popped and the knuckle broke I have 11 stitches was ...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Sorry about the finger, but tell me again why big Pharma doesn't want marijuana legalized.

Beware of the lies

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I'm far more worried about lies from the government than from the media. Case in point: The listing of marijuana as Schedule 1 is based on the "fact" that it has no known medicinal value. And it is a given that anything Trump says is probably a lie.

A race against time ?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I thought Borowitz does satire.

Need some input please!! So, one of the instructors in my Instructional Technology grad program ...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Afraid I have to go with the wedding cake for a gay couple analogy here. Just concentrate on the content instead of the context.

Not being able to read this because your book's batteries died is a pretty hilarious first world ...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

I remember a Psychology textbook in college which was a series of articles. On was about the technological breakthrough that solved the problem you have brought up. It involved pigmentation on fibrous sheet. The truly advanced form of this wonderful technology had the sheets collected in the correct order and bound together. I took that class in Spring 1971.

Anyone else want Stormy to do a police sketch of the mushroom perp?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

What part of NO don't you understand?

Stupid mo-for throwing the Intel community to the wolves again to take heat off himself and is ...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

Never ever fuck with the IC.

Tale of 2 presidents.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

History Recording You Trump

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

This is a true test of American democracy. I'm still hopeful we will pass.

History Recording You Trump

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

This is a true test of American democracy. I'm still hopeful we will pass.

Oh I wish I had a brain!

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 18, 2018:

If he had a brain he wouldn't know what to do with it.

Join the circle gathering now.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

So, who is the real jerk?

Those rednecks done outfoxed themselves. :D

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Meanwhile...

Those rednecks done outfoxed themselves. :D

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

And don't forget the Harley boycott.

Dotard Donnie, almost started a nuclear war with DPRK on friggin' Twitter.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Rumor has it that, since Manafort flipped, tRump and his three oldest kids are shitting enough bricks to finish his wall.

I recently joined a couple of other free dating sites, and I am quite open about being atheist.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

Having had more than one relationship end because I refused to buy into her religious beliefs, I am with you on automatically ruling out anyone with religious tendencies, other than possibly Buddhist.

I was watching CNN.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

???

What holds you back from being 100% whole food plant based? No meat, no dairy.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 17, 2018:

No problem at all being vegetarian, but I like eggs and dairy too much to be 100% vegan.

Me posting Atheist memes on social media. Who else can relate?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

I only do things like that on days ending in "y".

Waiting for the sequel.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Book him.

Probably doesn't need instructions either

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Oh, it needed instructions alright. The poor programmer is probably locked away in a mental institution.

Manafort's cooperation agreement [axios.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

He may not look like the fat lady, but when he sings it's pretty much over for Pence and Trump.

The big lie...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

The second one is spot on. The mere existence of the DEA is an affront to the Bill of Rights.

That's the religious right for ya, bunch of hypocrites.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Just curious...

Any recovering Southern Baptists out there?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 16, 2018:

My father was at least 4th generation deacon in a Southern Baptist Church My mother was the State President of the WMU. My brother was ordained as a Southern Baptist Minister. I guess I qualify to answer the question. Once I realized what an absurd belief system it all is, I knew that I wasn't going to worry about hell. Actually it was the concept of hell that started unwinding the whole Baptist/Evangelical thing for me. After all, how could a loving God send someone to hell just for never having heard of Jesus?

Let's Do Something-Germany 1929

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Even Mike Godwin is calling some of tRump's supporters Nazi's. Yes, it's that bad.

How can you not think cigarettes are cool?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I watched my aunt die from lung cancer when I was 11. Nothing cool about it. Being a slave to the tobacco companies? Nothing cool about it. My reaction when I see someone smoking? "How stupid is that?"

Does anyone else get physically ill when you see his face?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I understand that these two are working to take him out.

The Robert Mueller Investigation has cost approximately $8.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

I've heard it has actually cost $20 million so far. That means Mueller has *only* netted $25 million for the tax payers. Compare that with the Republican Congress. ;-)

If he only knew before hand...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Better hope for a younger brother or sister that takes longer. Otherwise the kid is screwed

This is some of what the Orange Baboon was tweeting today.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Sad. Bigly sad.

Now that Manafort has flipped, we should expect this storm soon.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Bigliest. Wettest.

I just had a mind blowing conversation with my fundamental christian mother.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Wow!!! Glad to hear you were able to have this conversation with your mom. Sounds like a real breakthrough.

Great job by Dan Rather

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Yeah, why am I not surprised it's another of those homothings that tRump and his supporters can't stand. ;-)

Thanks everyone who rallied for me to level up!! Your awesome!

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Congrats!

This looks so good for lunch ?? [tasty.co]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

A local market/deli here in Long Beach makes a really good caprese sandwich. I've known the manager for a few years (I believe since before she started there). One day she was there and heard me order a caprese. She asked if I liked avocado? I told her I love avocado. She just looked at the young lady making my sandwich, grinned and exchanged nods with her. Yeah, avocado on a caprese sandwich is good stuff. The one thing they left off the recipe posted here is the balsamic glaze.

Don't let this become an emoji

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Do they call that the 6" emoji?

Intimidation

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I once took on Harvard when they had one of my T-shirt designs pulled off of CafePress. Details are at http://interestingtimes.info/2006q1/20060601.html. After I talked with their outside counsel it took them less than 24 hours to back down. I was talking with my friend who had assisted me with the legal research for the case and asked him why they had even bothered? He said, "They thought they were going to intimidate you." I asked, "What?" He was halfway through repeating his answer when he started laughing. That's not to say I have never been intimidated, just that it doesn't happen easily.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Reminds me of legendary ukulele player, Bill Tapia. I was fortunate enough to have a front row seat to see him play at his 101st birthday concert. He wasn't the guest artist. He was the show, for an hour and a half and still going strong. Playing a musical instrument has many benefits.

Chinese Colinisation [dailymaverick.co.za]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I remember being surprised at how much the Chinese were building in Uganda when I was there 14 years ago. It was obvious even then that they were not doing it as a charitable gesture.

I believe him

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Are you inferring that Putin is a bastard who has tRump licking his balls?

So what do you want on your tombstone? (Headstone or Pizza)

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Mushrooms and pineapple on my pizza.

Generic drugs

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

The generic name for Cialis is Tadalafil. Seriously. Google it.

So I bought an oil painting at a night market in Hong Kong for $25.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Nice painting. I had not had anything framed for a few years until earlier this year. I was shopping for a frame for piece I was entering in an exhibit. The price of frames has become completely outrageous. @Chalupacabe makes an excellent point about standard dimensions. Ikea sells some reasonably priced frames, but they are for European standard dimension (e.g., A5). My print was a US standard 11" x 17".

Congrats to @SukiSue for Level 8

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Good job, @SukiSue!

Please tell me this isn't really true, and if it is why it would be? [wfsb.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Isn't it bad enough we have an idiot in the white House doing his best to insult our neighbor to the south? Does the rest of the country have to join in? Taco Bell??? Really? Taco Bell is to Mexican food as the religious right is to thoughtful, principled, conservative Christians.

Please tell me this isn't really true, and if it is why it would be? [wfsb.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Isn't it bad enough we have an idiot in the white House doing his best to insult our neighbor to the south? Does the rest of the country have to join in? Taco Bell??? Really? Taco Bell is to Mexican food as the religious right is to thoughtful, principled, conservative Christians.

Listening to Trump's taped conversation with Woodward this morning from before the book was out - he...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Anything you said after "he really hasn't grasped the fact" was redundant.

Happiness depends on ourselves. Aristotle

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

It's an inside job.

Seems about right

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

You mean he is actually going to put America first for a change???

Follow-p on "Read this.....". [dailymaverick.co.za]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

At least some one in your country is accepting responsibility.

Wtf really invisible shield and like storm from the x-men just command it go the other way.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Sure thing, Pat.

And on the opposing side we have....

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

The stupid! It hurts!

Sounds about right.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Let's see how the red states that get hit by this hurricane react to tRump's response. On the other hand you can bet it won't be the same as his response to Maria hitting Puerto Rico.

This isn't 45 himself, but I still thought it was hilarious! :D [huffingtonpost.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 12, 2018:

This one's for you, Pat...

Yet again, someone has to explain to the genius Wharton School of Business grad fundamental economic...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Yeah...

Make America safe again. Impeach Trump

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I'd settle for a resignation.

17 years ago, to the very hour, America was attacked by an outside entity.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I have serious questions about it being an outside entity. Justice for those who died that day demands as complete an investigation as possible. https://geomccalip.bandcamp.com/track/tower-number-seven

YOu are confined only by the walls you build yourself

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I know that there is enough of it built to line him and hid "administration" up against when they are executed for treason.

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘‘tis better ...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Words of wisdom. Sounds like he spent some time hanging out with that Ben Franklin dude.

There are no alternative facts here and there is no way to spin it.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Even the wannabes...

There are no alternative facts here and there is no way to spin it.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

NY also has a state RICO Act, and every financial transaction tRump was involved in comes under their jurisdiction if it involved any foreign funds at all, since they all clear through the NY branch of the fed. If tRump doesn't cut a deal with the feds, the state of NY will take every penny that the Trump Organization has, including all real property, stocks and other investments, cash, everything. This is the main reason I am very confident that tRump will resign.

Stupid S.A.Whites ! [dailymaverick.co.za]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

@VAL3941, what is your take on the likelihood that this view will prevail?

If this were true...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

And I thought it was great that he had a Russian dissident as one of his pallbearers.

Active Measures 2018: [youtu.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

There is a lot more to this than what was shown in 1:50. A whole lot. And it will be coming out. Just one small point that came up here involved Ivana Trump, and the fact that she was involved with trump at the time he began to deal with the Russian mob. A friend on Facebook posted: "My father was born in Czechoslovakia, and, consequently, I was raised in the American Czech Underground fighting against the Soviet Mafia, who stole my Grandfather's property, and then killed him. I wonder if our journalists will get around to the fact that Trump's first wife, Soviet Czech born KGB operative, was the one who turned Trump and connected him to the KGB Soviet Mafia. Know that there is not, and has never been, a difference between the Soviets, the KGB, and the "Russian Mafia". These life long criminals should NOT be mistaken for the Russian people; who have been victims of such criminals for hundreds of years." Then there is the KGB operation that I posted an article about previously https://agnostic.com/post/165055/overall-we-rate-the-epoch-times-right-center-biased-and-high-for-factual-reporting-about-usa-news. It was set up to traffic in and use underage girls for kompromat. I find it almost impossible to believe that the Trump Modeling Agency was not tied to that operation. Oh, yeah. There is plenty more that will be coming out.

When I tweet back to tRump, I know he does not read them, but it makes me feel good:

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Brilliant response.

Cop copping out

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

"Just obey the law"? How many times have I gone to court to beat bogus traffic tickets? I've lost count, but it has been at least two dozen. And then there was the time I was arrested for exercising my First Amendment rights and handing out flyers on a public sidewalk. That one was so bogus that the City Prosecutor refused to take it to court and the city settled with me rather than go to court. And I'm an older white guy. I was 60 when they arrested me with the flyers. I have heard from friends of mine their horror stories bout driving while black, or riding a bicycle while black. There is nothing in the law requiring anyone to be white. Just sue the bastards when they violate your rights is more like it. BTW, in case you are wondering, the flyers were welcoming the TED Conference attendees to Long Beach and offering them discounts at local restaurants. Obviously hateful and seditious literature.

And the fun just never stops.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 10, 2018:

tRump cannot fire Pence. Getting rid of Pence is as bad as getting rid of tRump. The only possibilities are: • Impeachment • Resignation • Death

The young man is getting hungry, just like me !

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Why do I have a sudden urge to have tacos for lunch? It's not Tuesday.

You heathens eat pineapple on pizza?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 10, 2018:

No. It's us pagans that appreciate pineapple on our pizza. The heathens (i.e., those of the heath; the country bumpkins) have never had pineapple on their pizza. When they try it they tend to convert and join us.

I have really had it as of today.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Sorry, my man, but there are not enough condoms in the entire universe to make it so that I would ever want anyone to fuck tRump.

The 4th industrial revolution [dailymaverick.co.za]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Very good article. "The latter discourse assumes that everything within scientific rationality must be seen as beneficial to humankind. So Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and algorithms – concepts which are largely unintelligible to most citizens – must be seen as forces for progress." The interesting thing is that those of us who have the best grasp on the concepts of Big Data and AI are probably the most skeptical about its "benefits".

[motherjones.com] We’re an advanced species of monkey, why not be a kind monkey?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 9, 2018:

Carnivorism, a boon to cardiologists everywhere.

Paul Ryan warns that if Dems win, they’ll hold Trump accountable.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 9, 2018:

Paul Ryan's nose isn't brown. It's just a ***very*** deep shade of orange.

[nymag.com] WH considers 45 an idiot, but almost all smart Americans do.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 9, 2018:

To be honest, there is some debate as to whether or not tRump is an idiot.

Please phrase your best response to the first tile as a question.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 9, 2018:

How long a list do you want, Alex?

THE HIJACKING OF THE FLAG! I am not a flag waver.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 9, 2018:

https://youtu.be/XJjMHxP9Qag

Just do it already! I like the last one best.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 9, 2018:

The last one is down right scary. tRump is a bumbling idiot with no experience in government whose only agenda is self enrichment.. Pence on the other hand served in Congress and as Governor. He is no bumbling idiot and he has a very different agenda. As a Dominionist, his wet dream is "to hasten the return of Christ" by starting Armageddon. As bad as he is, I prefer tRump over Pence.

Another good one!

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 9, 2018:

This is the funniest thing I've seen all day. And it's 11:41 p.m.

Funny that he says they were his honest reactions.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

So much for the First Amendment.

Can all of the Americans on this site, regardless of your political leanings, agree that we want ...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

My take on this is that we need a truly educated and informed populace. We need to restore the fairness doctrine for starts.

[nyti.ms] I really should not read the paper.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Not read the paper? And miss comedy like this?

"In a world where the President of the United States will lie about what time it is while standing ...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

My Representative, Alan Lowenthal is fairly low profile, but a solid progressive. I called his office and mentioned the Slate article on this, then said that based on the information I think that the Dems should be filing Articles of Impeachment against Kavanaugh. They need to hold a press conference on Monday morning to announce that they are filing the Articles, and why. Get in Grassley and McConnell's faces about this. I got a very warm reception from the aide who took the message. I also got a very warm reception from the aide at Adam Schiff's office. The aide at Ted Lieu's office said she would pass the message along.

I'll see you....

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

There were times I wanted to moon that guy.

All my friends in the sciences went bonkers...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

I love it.

Really conflicted

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Decisions. Decisions.

Bill, Bill, Bill

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

She should have gotten a sponsorship from a dress designer, or at least a dry cleaner.

Maybe weird. Maybe funny

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

No. Just no.

Oh please do it

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

But the black and white stripes have got to go.

$25 million settlement finalized in Trump University lawsuit - CNNPolitics Apr 10, 2018 - (CNN) A...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 8, 2018:

Busted link.

I'm not sure why the music groups are hating on PMJ, but if we are talking about singers.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Love PMJ.

But...Talk about White Peeples that could sing?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Another one... https://youtu.be/PSxwqBJLU8A

4TH ESTATE The 4th estate. What is it?

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

The first thing we need to do once we get rid of tRump is reinstate the fairness doctrine, and enforce it. That will effectively put Faux News [sic] out of business.

Nicole Walace ( MSNBC) said if we're using lie detector tests to find the leak we should also ask ...

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

You are saying we should ask if they think? They work for tRump.

If you don't Sessions will.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

And don't forget...

WE'RE FUCKED The die is cast.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Having read the Slate article, I made a few phone calls. My Representative, Alan Lowenthal is fairly low profile, but a solid progressive. I called his office and mentioned this article, then said that based on the information I think that the Dems should be filing Articles of Impeachment against Kavanaugh. They need to hold a press conference on Monday morning to announce that they are filing the Articles, and why, and that they really need to get in McConnell's and Grassley's faces with this. I got a very warm reception from the aide who took the message. I also got a very warm reception from the aide at Adam Schiff's office. The aide at Ted Lieu's office said she would pass the message along.

WE'RE FUCKED The die is cast.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

I don't know if this will make a difference or not, but it looks like some Dem in the House needs to file Articles of Impeachment against Kavanaugh. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/judge-brett-kavanaugh-should-be-impeached-for-lying-during-his-confirmation-hearings.html

I didn't see the news until late, but Trump is a gift to comics, and that is not a good thing

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Considering the pictures I have seen of burning Nikes still on feet, maybe we should reconsider the request to Trojan ;-) .

A chickpea snack looks very easy to make. [tasty.co]

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 7, 2018:

Those look just too good.