Notre Dame The Open Forum

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Pete Hegseth...how ironic. Only merit based admitted to academies. Those in glass houses... [NT] [LINK] - Quest4twelve - 8:15pm 5/10/25 (1) [View All]
- Merit = what books they read. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:24pm 5/10/25
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Raise your hand if you embrace the rule of law. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:05pm 5/10/25 (2) [View All]
- They’re not gonna post. It’s a trick post to them. [NT] - jimbasil - 11:26pm 5/10/25
- Habeas corpus is a liberal conspiracy - Chris94 - 9:29pm 5/10/25
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Name a single US politician who is not now a lot wealthier than before elected - Curly1918 - 5:52pm 5/10/25 (1) [View All]
- Elon Musk. Oh wait, you said “elected politician.” [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:20pm 5/10/25
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Trump's suregeon general pick was because "Bobby thought she was fantastic" [NT] - Hibakusha - 5:46pm 5/10/25 (2) [View All]
- Meanwhile, our President plays dumb. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:07pm 5/10/25
  - Plays? No need to play. [NT] - Frank L - 10:53pm 5/10/25
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No real deal. Just an agreement to chat. “Not a legal binding agreement.” [LINK] - conorlarkin - 12:50pm 5/10/25 (6) [View All]
- Really? According to MAS real trade deals are going to be flooding in. You do know he reads a lot. [NT] - Frank L - 1:16pm 5/10/25
  - And no surprise that China only agreed to trade talks with Scott Bessent -- an actual adult. - conorlarkin - 2:07pm 5/10/25
    - Re: Scott Bessent... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 2:40pm 5/10/25
    - China is going to do what they do best: lie, cheat, steal [NT] - holybull101 - 2:18pm 5/10/25
      - And? - conorlarkin - 2:34pm 5/10/25
        ..…..they have much in common with our current dear leader just a lot smarter. [NT] - Frank L - 2:59pm 5/10/25
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Times Have Changed...........Hillary on treatment of Illegals [LINK] - lmcdonald - 11:50am 5/10/25 (9) [View All]
- As Jim demonstrates, it's not about the words or the principles behind them. - iairishcheeks - 4:13pm 5/10/25
  - Or as you demonstrate, it’s easier to make up shit than tell - jimbasil - 5:35pm 5/10/25
- It’s more like your ears heard something different. Could it be YOU didn’t pay attention? - jimbasil - 4:08pm 5/10/25
- To save Democracy from Hitler, they are fighting for the rights of dress wearing males to peep in - holybull101 - 2:10pm 5/10/25
  - Donald Trump is literally Hitler. [NT] - Frank L - 2:57pm 5/10/25
    - I cannot believe you are a lawyer. Comparing anyone to Hitler unless it's Stalin is just nuts. - THEISMANCARR - 3:17pm 5/10/25
      - You don’t believe J-Dumbo? [NT] - Frank L - 10:54pm 5/10/25
      - DNC scripture [NT] - holybull101 - 3:32pm 5/10/25
        11th commandment. He is literally Hitler. [NT] - Frank L - 10:52pm 5/10/25
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Kudos to Secretary Rubio - Chris94 - 9:30am 5/10/25 (8) [View All]
- Yes. Well done Mr. Secretary. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:12am 5/10/25
  - So you were wrong about him? [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 11:02am 5/10/25
    - No. I still believe his integrity is marginal at best. - conorlarkin - 11:15am 5/10/25
      - People say he has turned his back on his beliefs. I disagree. - Chris94 - 2:50pm 5/10/25
      - Link? [NT] - Hensou - 11:35am 5/10/25
        Rubio is a member of the Florida Bar. He knows better. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 12:42pm 5/10/25
        That is quite a side step! [NT] - Hensou - 2:35pm 5/10/25
- Great job Little Marco!!! [NT] - Domer From Hell - 10:03am 5/10/25
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We finally have a thinking person at the Department of the Interior. [LINK] - Cole - 6:43am 5/10/25 (7) [View All]
- It will be to no avail if we do not seriously curtail our spending… - Curly1918 - 8:19am 5/10/25
  - Agree. If we have triple assets to debt when all really counted, they will just give out more multi - BaronVonZemo - 10:59am 5/10/25
- A new accounting scheme to magically erase the deficit? [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:53am 5/10/25
  - we could just add a special tax on congressional stock trading to pay off the debt [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:02am 5/10/25
    - The Pelosi Tax. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:59am 5/10/25
- He’s a smart dude. can’t wait to see the libs lose it when some park lands - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:34am 5/10/25
  - More like effective forest management so we can make $ and not have massive fires. - Cole - 7:52am 5/10/25
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Horse racing fans. I have a question. - ELP - 12:30am 5/10/25 (1) [View All]
- I live in Saratoga Springs. - AlbanyIRISH - 7:32am 5/10/25
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Can we agree that it would be unacceptable to suspend habeas corpus? - Chris94 - 9:20pm 5/9/25 (2) [View All]
- Never mind that only Congress can suspend habeas corpus. - conorlarkin - 3:00am 5/10/25
- Yes! [NT] - jimbasil - 12:10am 5/10/25
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I enthusiastically voted for the values espoused by Pope Leo. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:20pm 5/9/25 (1) [View All]
- I also enthusiastically voted for competent public health. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:05pm 5/9/25
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Cichy, Montana, Haines, Unis. The four horsemen rode again. - Hibakusha - 6:22pm 5/9/25 (1) [View All]
- I remember Unis having to kick that EP twice to win the game. Good stuff Hibs. [NT] - Frank L - 7:37pm 5/9/25
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Of course they are “looking at” suspending the great writ. It’s what bush league tyrants do. [LINK] - Frank L - 5:52pm 5/9/25 (1) [View All]
- The Stasi will start locking up judges who “don’t do the right thing.” [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:19pm 5/9/25
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R.I.P. to the great David Souter. - jakers - 3:53pm 5/9/25 (2) [View All]
- Indeed. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 5:09pm 5/9/25
- A decent man unencumbered by fame and power. [NT] - Hensou - 4:03pm 5/9/25
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biased, liberal shows....does anyone but the looneys really watch them? [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:48pm 5/9/25 (8) [View All]
- Watching either side's "show" is masochism. - Curly1918 - 3:45pm 5/9/25
- FOX is still smarting from Jen Psaki's repeated beat-downs of Steve Doocy in the WH Press Room... - TyroneIrish - 2:54pm 5/9/25
  - Those 2 have nothing but respect for one another. - jakers - 3:36pm 5/9/25
    - Here's a sampling of WH Press Briefing interactions between Jen and Steve. To this observer's eyes - TyroneIrish - 6:00pm 5/9/25
      - Still waiting for your answer. - jakers - 7:36pm 5/9/25
        Hopefully he never answers such a stupid question [NT] - Death - 10:26pm 5/9/25
        He's just trolling to get a rise...comes with the territory for MAGAs...the odds of him having a - TyroneIrish - 11:48pm 5/9/25
    - In Steve's case he was working for a Media company that valued its stock price more than telling - TyroneIrish - 5:41pm 5/9/25
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Trump's Job Approval Rating now into the 30's...GOP legislators seeking re-election taking notice... [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:12pm 5/9/25 (22) [View All]
- Trump is failing miserably in his second term. - conorlarkin - 5:15pm 5/9/25
  - Ask MAS. It’s gonna be the golden age of deal after deal. Libs are just too dumb to see it. [NT] - Frank L - 5:32pm 5/9/25
- As always it will all come down to the status and prospects of the economy before the next election. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:43pm 5/9/25
- He’s trying to break his first term record of worst president in history [NT] [LINK] - Death - 2:20pm 5/9/25
- Victor Davis Hanson shatters that lie [LINK] - lmcdonald - 1:35pm 5/9/25
  - There is an idiot on here that thinks he’s smarter than VDH, bwahahaha [NT] - Frankx - 3:12pm 5/9/25
    - Correction, 2. [NT] - Frankx - 7:49pm 5/9/25
    - VDH teaches History…not Thermodynamics ;-) [NT] - TyroneIrish - 3:27pm 5/9/25
      - Not any more. And he taught ancient history. - Chris94 - 4:17pm 5/9/25
  - Even today's Conservative leaning Rasmussen Poll has Trump sliding downward... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 2:31pm 5/9/25
  - Polls are always chock full of lies when they show what you don't like - Chris94 - 2:07pm 5/9/25
    - He’s not running again. People knew this and voted for it. Drain the swamp. And yes…. - BaronVonZemo - 7:02pm 5/9/25
    - Yeah, like KH Winning last election. [NT] - Frankx - 3:44pm 5/9/25
    - Or what you do like. Like those showing Kamala Harris had an election lead. Stupid? [NT] - Hensou - 2:16pm 5/9/25
      - "Incorrect" is not the same as "fake" or "corrupt" - Chris94 - 2:43pm 5/9/25
        Using logic, professor, a “corrupt” or “fake” poll is “incorrect.” - Hensou - 4:40pm 5/9/25
        Yes but incorrect polls are not necessarily corrupt - Chris94 - 7:31pm 5/9/25
        Either way you saw what you liked and it wasn’t true. [NT] - Hensou - 12:04am 5/10/25
- Maybe firing 400 FAA employees wasn't the brightest move. [NT] - Chris94 - 1:32pm 5/9/25
  - DEI. Too many women and minorities . [NT] - Domer From Hell - 4:11pm 5/9/25
    - DOGE and Big Balls sure showed them, eh? [NT] - Frank L - 7:39pm 5/9/25
      - #winning!! [NT] - Domer From Hell - 10:15am 5/10/25
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A Pope in Muddy Boots... - TyroneIrish - 11:35am 5/9/25 (13) [View All]
- Still waiting for your answer. - jakers - 12:30pm 5/9/25
  - Good luck with that. His hypocrisy is limitless. [NT] - irish93 - 1:25pm 5/9/25
    - Care to try and back that claim up, '93? - TyroneIrish - 2:44pm 5/9/25
      - Start with self-assessment [NT] - irish93 - 2:50pm 5/9/25
        “Still waiting for your answer “ [NT] - TyroneIrish - 3:29pm 5/9/25
  - First you need to address the OP in a substantive manner, Jake...otherwise, you'll have to wait - TyroneIrish - 12:55pm 5/9/25
    - Still waiting. Tick-tock. - jakers - 3:30pm 5/9/25
      - Mark Twain:..."Never argue with a fool..onlookers may not be able to tell the difference"... - TyroneIrish - 6:12pm 5/9/25
        You can't answer because you know you've lost. Oops! [NT] - jakers - 7:28pm 5/9/25
        More on Pope Leo XIV... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 8:38pm 5/9/25
        Pope Leo isn't the topic. Answer the question. [NT] - jakers - 8:45pm 5/9/25
        Sorry Kiddo, you have to pass "GO" first and respond to the OP topic ;-)... - TyroneIrish - 12:25am 5/10/25
        Coward. Just admit you're wrong. [NT] - jakers - 9:43am 5/10/25
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So it begins...they always leave the "homosexual" identifier out of these things [NT] [LINK] - holybull101 - 10:59am 5/9/25 (3) [View All]
- Try again! [NT] - jimbasil - 11:31am 5/9/25
- Not sure how that matters. You're OK with heterosexual child abuse? [NT] - Chris94 - 11:26am 5/9/25
- As I predicted. - Hensou - 11:08am 5/9/25
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Looks like a cadre of MAGA’s not to happy over Leo’s election. There is hope for the world. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 10:57am 5/9/25 (4) [View All]
- Pope be Pope-ing. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:40am 5/9/25
  - Exactly. It should be and is his job to advocate for the folks on the margins. - Frank L - 5:42pm 5/9/25
- must be that global tds he caught [NT] - jimbasil - 11:32am 5/9/25
- Of course they are unhappy. They embrace cruelty. They reject human dignity. - conorlarkin - 11:23am 5/9/25
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As I listen to the pundits babble about the new Pope I wonder what is the purpose of religion? - Curly1918 - 9:45am 5/9/25 (29) [View All]
- Our new Pope chose the name Leo for a reason... - TyroneIrish - 11:49am 5/9/25
  - Leo XIII also cautioned against valuing an active apostolate more than a contemplative one. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:28pm 5/9/25
- You have the purpose right. Some will always seek to use it to control others, though. - NedoftheHill - 10:24am 5/9/25
  - Hmm, seems to me on his twitter page, he had no issues with taking on a variety of social issues. - Frank L - 3:47pm 5/9/25
    - Sorry I offended you by leaving you off the "religion to politically control others" list. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:40pm 5/9/25
      - You are offending the new pontiff not me. He has taken on all of these issues with Mango. - Frank L - 5:35pm 5/9/25
        I make no judgments on Leo. His papacy is his to shape. - NedoftheHill - 7:03pm 5/9/25
        Yes you have Ned. You voted for Trump. - conorlarkin - 7:33pm 5/9/25
        Even a papal conclave comes back to Trump for you, which is sad. - NedoftheHill - 2:07pm 5/10/25
  - Great post Ned. I thought this person summarized the papal election for catholics the best. - BaronVonZemo - 12:55pm 5/9/25
    - Would that Baron practiced what he posts... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 6:18pm 5/9/25
    - Right back at ya. Good post. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:00pm 5/9/25
  - An Open Forum is a place for Dialogue...it's not a Graffiti Wall. Again I invite you to engage - TyroneIrish - 12:01pm 5/9/25
  - Christ believed in religion. - Hensou - 10:36am 5/9/25
- Would be interesting to see - WoodstockIrish - 10:14am 5/9/25
  - I gave up on the Catholic Church long ago. Way too many things I witnessed that pushed me away. - TampaIrish - 10:28am 5/9/25
    - Judas' betrayal? Peter, the 1st pope, denying Christ 3 times? - NedoftheHill - 3:08pm 5/9/25
    - Witness everything. - Hensou - 11:03am 5/9/25
      - Yes, of course Good and Evil coexist but when the evil wears a black outfit with a white collar, - TampaIrish - 11:13am 5/9/25
        Satan has many disguises. Their actions were not Catholic. - Hensou - 11:22am 5/9/25
        And I don’t. I have met and dealt with many priests who are awesome. - TampaIrish - 11:51am 5/9/25
        The Church has made great strides in identifying cover-ups and preventing abuse. - Hensou - 12:23pm 5/9/25
        I'm not sure why public schools are being brought up here. I went 12 years of Catholic school and - TampaIrish - 12:59pm 5/9/25
        Public schools are a hotbed of sexual abuse. - Hensou - 1:20pm 5/9/25
- The Church will be here long after we have all died. - Hensou - 10:05am 5/9/25
- Control! [NT] - jimbasil - 9:47am 5/9/25
  - So the DNC must be your religion [NT] - holybull101 - 10:46am 5/9/25
    - Be careful, your MAGA might come through in your post as well as your - jimbasil - 11:35am 5/9/25
    - I think for many posters that is absolutely true. [NT] - Hensou - 10:49am 5/9/25
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The beat of tyranny goes on. trump fires the Librarian of Congress. A black female appointed by - jimbasil - 9:44am 5/9/25 (2) [View All]
- Black people are always unquaflified to MAGA. By definition. [NT] - Chris94 - 10:57am 5/9/25
  - They are always DEI hires unless far right extremists. There is that exception. [NT] - Frank L - 11:00am 5/9/25
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NIL, DC style. But, but Hunter Biden. [LINK] - jimbasil - 9:30am 5/9/25 (0) [View All]
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Afrikaners given top priority refugee status by the United States. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 4:28am 5/9/25 (25) [View All]
- Quite a bit of editorializing on your part, unsurprisingly. - jakers - 10:05am 5/9/25
  - Nope. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 10:09am 5/9/25
    - Ah, so you borrowed from the N.Y. times with your slant on it. Got it. [NT] - jakers - 10:28am 5/9/25
      - OK. How about the White House as a source? [LINK] - conorlarkin - 10:44am 5/9/25
        You're burying your premise. - jakers - 11:24am 5/9/25
        The premise is clearly stated in the subject line starting the thread. - conorlarkin - 1:53pm 5/9/25
        I didn't pretend a damn thing. - jakers - 3:41pm 5/9/25
        
        The immigrants in this case were vetted and did nothing illegal. Priority status is not illegal. - Hensou - 2:26pm 5/9/25
        This thread is about policy, not a question of law as to Trump's executive authority. - conorlarkin - 3:46pm 5/9/25
        Of course the issue is legality. If they did nothing illegal then what are you complaining about? - Hensou - 3:59pm 5/9/25
        
        They are specifically invited to come despite the EO. [NT] - Frank L - 11:07am 5/9/25
- So legal immigration was requested and granted, they didn’t jump the line &sneak in illegally? - BaronVonZemo - 8:46am 5/9/25
  - Acorn, DEI, trans, gay, woke, war on Christmas, war on Catholics, and more. You have fear wrapped up - jimbasil - 9:37am 5/9/25
    - You got it...the threads that link all MAGAs are Fear, Anger and Hatred...along with a complete - TyroneIrish - 12:42pm 5/9/25
    - TDS with no ability to even address the important point. Just hate. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:22am 5/9/25
      - I C, your war on fellow Americans is my tds! You’re so far up trump’s culo there’s no daylight. - jimbasil - 11:29am 5/9/25
    - Did BVZ steal your lunch money? - Hensou - 9:52am 5/9/25
  - How long did they wait? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:55am 5/9/25
- This is how Mango treats other refugees who look different. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 8:42am 5/9/25
  - Love how mother's of toddlers are up there with "getting the worst out first" Fuck this Gestapo [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:45am 5/9/25
    - ICE is a truly despicable agency especially under Homan. [NT] - Frank L - 8:48am 5/9/25
- All migrants are created the same! [NT] [LINK] - MAS - 8:05am 5/9/25
- In unrelated news, an Afrikaner has been advising Trump - Chris94 - 8:00am 5/9/25
- White people can't be refugees? Das racist. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:44am 5/9/25
  - Only white people per Trump’s refugee “policy.” [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 7:56am 5/9/25
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Catholics frantically google newly elected pope to see if he’s catholic [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 9:05pm 5/8/25 (9) [View All]
- The "Catholic Taliban" eagerly Googles 'The Babylon Bee' for an alternative to the reality they - TyroneIrish - 10:42pm 5/8/25
  - Guy who thinks Francis was pro-abortion also thinks he knows run-of-the-mill Catholics. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:19pm 5/8/25
    - Like Baron, you make stuff up...never said that. Also, Francis never said that fetal Personhood - TyroneIrish - 1:16am 5/9/25
- Google? Seems like everyone is automatically an expert on this guy they just heard of. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:23pm 5/8/25
  - This is all I needed to hear. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 9:48am 5/9/25
  - Not an expert, by I do know Pope Leo took 1 less day to be selected than Shedeur. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:41pm 5/8/25
    - Bwahahahaha [NT] - Frankx - 1:08am 5/9/25
    - Heh. Too true. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:22pm 5/8/25
    - Awesome! [NT] - Domer From Hell - 10:21pm 5/8/25
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Trump wants a tax hike on highest earners. It will will fascinating to watch Dems oppose it. [LINK] - MAS - 8:44pm 5/8/25 (12) [View All]
- Dems will be firebombing IRS buildings over this. - iairishcheeks - 7:56am 5/9/25
- How many people make over $2.5M? I guess enough to move the meter in some way? - LanceManion - 7:39am 5/9/25
  - CEOs, Professional Athletes, Hollywood and College Football Coaches. - iairishcheeks - 10:46am 5/9/25
    - All them unworthy bitches. Tax em. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:33am 5/9/25
      - Hunter Biden was formerly in this group but he didn't pay taxes at all, so.. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:31pm 5/9/25
- That is a pretty good list. Notice them not even trying to disagree. - NedoftheHill - 11:24pm 5/8/25
  - Good to know that Frank is finally getting right with his conscience. I accept his apology. [NT] - MAS - 11:45pm 5/8/25
- Remember Trump is literally Hitler. [NT] - Frank L - 9:43pm 5/8/25
  - Also no problem for the “crazy TDSers” either. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:56pm 5/8/25
- No problem for the “follow the science” guys who then ignore genetics. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:03pm 5/8/25
  - My body, my choice...sometimes! [NT] - MAS - 10:33pm 5/8/25
    - Under COVID, "Your body, my choice". [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:39pm 5/9/25
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Trump goes back to the Fox News lineup for another DC job - Quest4twelve - 7:33pm 5/8/25 (10) [View All]
- If true, that is awesome. I can't stand Judge Janine. Addition by subtraction for FoxNews. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:20pm 5/8/25
- Great, FOX TV runs the country. Murdock is full of joy. - jimbasil - 10:23pm 5/8/25
- Wait until you see the position he will have over to the Tuck. [NT] - MAS - 8:48pm 5/8/25
  - What a great idea as judges block Trump from axing bogus departments-appoint Hannity to lead it - BaronVonZemo - 9:16pm 5/8/25
- Loser wiped out of race vs Hillary. Later lost badly to Andy Cuomo. Not a Judge IRL. [NT] - ND521 - 8:01pm 5/8/25
- And an Election Denier. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:59pm 5/8/25
  - Only the finest people. She should be barred from federal court for conspiratorial lies about the - Frank L - 8:15pm 5/8/25
    - Better there than on TV, that's for sure. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:21pm 5/8/25
      - Only if you watch FNC, home of morons and weirdos although to be fair, their brethren on the left - Frank L - 5:40pm 5/9/25
    - Let’s see if Republican Senators pay homage or faithfully follow their oaths. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:24pm 5/8/25
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Just learned that Pope Leo was the celebrant at a mass at my son's high school 12 years ago [LINK] - holybull101 - 7:11pm 5/8/25 (2) [View All]
- Nice. New pope went to HS in West MI also [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 9:34pm 5/8/25
- Cool! [NT] - Hensou - 8:39pm 5/8/25
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It’s funny in a good way that the Church seems to get its groove right in these conclaves recently. - Frank L - 6:13pm 5/8/25 (6) [View All]
- Aren’t the Beatitudes just so fooking awesome. [NT] - Tenacious_P - 7:10pm 5/8/25
  - In a tenacious kind of way. [NT] - Frank L - 7:37pm 5/8/25
    - Southside Chicago baby! [NT] - Tenacious_P - 8:00pm 5/8/25
      - A poor little child is born in the ghetto. And his mother cries. [NT] - Frank L - 8:12pm 5/8/25
- Pope Frankie rigged the jury. Thank God. Fook the Catholic Taliban element. - conorlarkin - 6:23pm 5/8/25
  - Apparently Leo also has TDS given his multiple anti Mango and J-Dumbo tweets. His last tweet - Frank L - 10:27pm 5/8/25
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Pope Leo stands for everything Catholic Trump voters oppose: - conorlarkin - 4:33pm 5/8/25 (31) [View All]
- Like abortion? [NT] - Hensou - 12:46pm 5/9/25
- Were they going to going to elect a Mongolian Warlord? He's the Pope. All that goes with the job. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:43am 5/9/25
- Politicizing this Celebration is not in the Spirit of Notre Dame. - Hensou - 5:36pm 5/8/25
  - You don’t get to decide what is and what is not in the Spirit of Notre Dame. - Chris94 - 7:15pm 5/8/25
    - . [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:23pm 5/8/25
    - Hear Hear [NT] - Domer From Hell - 7:39pm 5/8/25
    - It’s pretty simple professor. - Hensou - 7:26pm 5/8/25
  - One cannot embrace Trumpism and Pope Leo’s beliefs together. Irreconcilable. - conorlarkin - 6:05pm 5/8/25
    - Your vague invectives prove my point. - Hensou - 7:02pm 5/8/25
- The fact that MAGA has a problem with him is a great indicator that he's the right man for the job [NT] - Death - 5:35pm 5/8/25
  - I like him. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:01pm 5/8/25
    - Cool story [NT] - Death - 6:45pm 5/8/25
      - I’m a cool guy. Kinda blows your claim up though . I’m out before you lock another thread. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:04pm 5/8/25
        Sure, dork [NT] - Death - 10:26pm 5/8/25
    - You like Trump …. which makes it irreconcilable to like Pope Leo. [NT] - conorlarkin - 6:07pm 5/8/25
  - He will be more conservative on gender and sexual issues than Francis. If anything though, he will - Frank L - 5:57pm 5/8/25
- According to the NY Post you are indeed correct. [LINK] - Frank L - 5:09pm 5/8/25
  - He’s also strongly on record as being against female ordination. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:52pm 5/8/25
  - God bless the pope. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:39pm 5/8/25
  - And finally, Pope Leo’s personal love of The Latin Mass is a hopeful sign that those - BaronVonZemo - 5:36pm 5/8/25
    - It’s the Word and the Works. Not Canon Law. - Tenacious_P - 9:02pm 5/8/25
  - His registered Republican record in Illinois is interesting as well - BaronVonZemo - 5:34pm 5/8/25
  - This is an interesting past quote from our new pope as well. - BaronVonZemo - 5:28pm 5/8/25
  - Jesus applauds! [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 5:27pm 5/8/25
  - This was interesting from College of Cardinals report on new pope: - BaronVonZemo - 5:25pm 5/8/25
    - That will get glossed over by some on here. [NT] - JarHead4ND - 5:39pm 5/8/25
      - No one should gloss over Leo’s concern for immigrants and the marginalized. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 8:09pm 5/8/25
      - They try to pretend Pope Leo is what he is not. He is a doctor of canon law as Benedict was…. - BaronVonZemo - 5:58pm 5/8/25
- Love & joy instead of rage and hate. [NT] - ND521 - 4:36pm 5/8/25
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In other news, our inept, idjit FBI Director appears for a budget meeting without a budget request. [LINK] - Frank L - 2:15pm 5/8/25 (3) [View All]
- He cannot justify the $500 million in cuts the FBI the Trump budget requests [NT] - Chris94 - 3:18pm 5/8/25
  - Almost the entire cabinet are just rank buffoons. [NT] - Frank L - 5:13pm 5/8/25
- He's too busy kicking down doors and arresting leaders of MS-13, don't you know? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 2:29pm 5/8/25
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St Michael Prayer. An homage to Leo XIII [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 2:05pm 5/8/25 (0) [View All]
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Remarkable moment for US Catholics, Pope Leo XIV! [NT] - ND521 - 1:17pm 5/8/25 (26) [View All]
- Born in US, but never served here. Citizen of Peru. - NedoftheHill - 2:46pm 5/8/25
  - Also untrue that he never served in the US. He was the Augustinian prefect for Chicago for some - Frank L - 4:14pm 5/8/25
  - Pope Leo XIV appears to be a good and intelligent man, who is known and respected by his fellow - TyroneIrish - 3:41pm 5/8/25
  - And the bile rises up. [NT] - ND521 - 2:53pm 5/8/25
    - He’s just in a snit cause the Holy Spirit does a better job at picking a leader than the US - Frank L - 3:03pm 5/8/25
      - Incorrect. Totally comfortable with this. The Church is fine. - NedoftheHill - 8:45pm 5/8/25
        Sure you are. Your post just oozed comfortability. You are a joke. [NT] - Frank L - 9:44pm 5/8/25
      - His Holiness Father Bob has got this. Weighty counterpoint to the bigotry and hate of some. [NT] - ND521 - 3:14pm 5/8/25
    - There is always one that has to show their a**. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 2:59pm 5/8/25
  - He’s a dual citizen, but don’t let the truth get in your way. [NT] - Frank L - 2:49pm 5/8/25
- Some media may re-hash previous sex abuse cover-up accusations against Prevost. [NT] - Hensou - 2:45pm 5/8/25
- Who would downvote this? Good news. [NT] - irish93 - 1:44pm 5/8/25
  - Villanova undergrad degree in Mathamatics. [NT] - Frank L - 2:20pm 5/8/25
- Who would have thunk it. Bravo Holy Spirit! [NT] - Frank L - 1:41pm 5/8/25
  - God wanted a shepherd from America … - conorlarkin - 1:54pm 5/8/25
    - He was also chosen to be a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023...very much concerned with the plight of - TyroneIrish - 2:26pm 5/8/25
      - 100%. I truly believed the Conclave factored in Trump. - conorlarkin - 2:46pm 5/8/25
        Link? [NT] - Hensou - 3:05pm 5/8/25
      - Just keep that porcine, bearded creep away from him. [NT] - Frank L - 2:38pm 5/8/25
    - It does help rehabilitate the image of the nation in the eyes of the world. Plus we have a new most - Frank L - 2:10pm 5/8/25
    - Or cure TDS! [NT] - Hensou - 2:08pm 5/8/25
      - You are so incredibly lame [NT] - Death - 2:23pm 5/8/25
- . [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:25pm 5/8/25
  - Re: Even fallen away... I am moved. - Curly1918 - 1:28pm 5/8/25
- Great News! [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:25pm 5/8/25
- USA! USA! USA! [NT] - conorlarkin - 1:19pm 5/8/25
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Just got “The Call”. It’s Prevost. USA! USA! USA! [NT] - Hensou - 1:12pm 5/8/25 (3) [View All]
- Chicago guy - he must be an ND fan - Nigel Tufnel - 1:39pm 5/8/25
  - Sadly no. A Villanova grad. [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 3:26pm 5/8/25
    - Good bet that a catholic kid from Chicago grew up an ND fan [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 7:55pm 5/8/25
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Casey Means nominated for Surgeon General...par for the course with DJT choices... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 12:57pm 5/8/25 (23) [View All]
- An "alternative medicine" moron. Great. [NT] - Chris94 - 1:19pm 5/8/25
  - And Biden’s was chosen cuz he was a transvestite. It’s sad that medicine became political - BaronVonZemo - 9:23pm 5/8/25
  - Why not, we have an FBI Director that appears at a Senate budget hearing without a budget request. - Frank L - 2:18pm 5/8/25
  - A promoter of "Functional Medicine"...often referred to by it's proper name..."Quackery"... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:31pm 5/8/25
    - If it’s hocus pocus BS, Iowa Cheeks embraces it. [NT] - Frank L - 5:26pm 5/8/25
    - It's obvious why you prefer people to be fatter, dumber and chronically ill - iairishcheeks - 1:40pm 5/8/25
      - Yes, that is the only alternative to pseudoscientific quackery. - Chris94 - 3:37pm 5/8/25
        Have you noticed the trends over the last 20 years? - iairishcheeks - 3:53pm 5/8/25
      - I prefer Medical Professionals who believe in "Evidence Based Medicine" and maintain their Medical - TyroneIrish - 1:50pm 5/8/25
        Functional medicine is evidence-based medicine. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 1:53pm 5/8/25
        The primary benefit of Functional Medicine is it's 'Profitability'...just ask Dr. Oz.. [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:39pm 5/8/25
        
        Show us a peer-reviewed study in the NEJM, JAMA, Lancet, Nature or Science Journals touting FM... - TyroneIrish - 2:21pm 5/8/25
        I did below. Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, etc all have depts of functional medicin [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:24pm 5/8/25
        From your link... - TyroneIrish - 2:49pm 5/8/25
        Show me a peer-reviewed scientific study that shows you're not a complete fucking loon. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 3:10pm 5/8/25
        Your Opinion piece is authored by the founder of FM...here is another perspective... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:35pm 5/8/25
        That's out of date. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:02pm 5/8/25
        Four years ago doesn’t make it “Antiquated”, Cheeks ;-)…care to comment on the Trojan Horse - TyroneIrish - 4:23pm 5/8/25
        NIH has done 6000 studies, luddite. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:48pm 5/8/25
- Excellent choice. Functional medicine is about finding and treating the root cause of disease. - iairishcheeks - 1:03pm 5/8/25
  - Figures a deep thinker like you is all for it. [NT] - Chris94 - 1:19pm 5/8/25
    - You're the definition of Dunning-Kruger effect. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 1:38pm 5/8/25
  - You certainly love to champion ineptitude - Death - 1:12pm 5/8/25
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White Smoke! [NT] - conorlarkin - 12:14pm 5/8/25 (2) [View All]
- Congratulations to all Catholics. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 12:32pm 5/8/25
- It's Stoops! [NT] - Hensou - 12:18pm 5/8/25
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Final scene for a new Planet of the Apes. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 11:16am 5/8/25 (5) [View All]
- Oh, boy..... [NT] - jakers - 12:02pm 5/8/25
  - He's channeling Animal House [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 12:15pm 5/8/25
    - I just wanted to be in a famous locked thread. [NT] - jakers - 12:22pm 5/8/25
      - Looks like we dodged a bullet because of The New Pope news. - Hensou - 5:48pm 5/8/25
      - Jump is any one with me. Really good chances that happens. [NT] - TampaIrish - 2:26pm 5/8/25
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But, but Hunter Biden. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 7:11am 5/8/25 (13) [View All]
- Trump has been a Cheat and a Fraud his entire adult life, and with his immense Malignant - TyroneIrish - 10:31am 5/8/25
- You can’t be this dumb. Well, you did vote for Joe & Kamala. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:20am 5/8/25
  - You thinks Orange pimping his pal Elon’s company for tariff relief is okay? [NT] - Frank L - 7:57am 5/8/25
    - They won’t believe it. Fake news! Lying judges! Conspiratorial lawyers! [NT] - Chris94 - 10:31am 5/8/25
    - Your lens on everything is two seconds and devoid of a shred of strategy. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:33am 5/8/25
      - My current lens is on the foremost Mango strategy of benefiting himself, his family, and cronies by - Frank L - 9:02am 5/8/25
        Your lens is clouded by your childish name calling and obsession with Trump - WoodstockIrish - 9:23am 5/8/25
        The queen of drive by posts is projecting again… - Domer From Hell - 9:58am 5/8/25
        As always I get a reaction from the biggest pr*ck on the board - WoodstockIrish - 10:28am 5/8/25
        At least it’s much more interesting than you crying about the SEC… - Domer From Hell - 10:35am 5/8/25
        Your schtick is so old and outdated and comes across like a - WoodstockIrish - 3:25pm 5/8/25
        Struck a nerve…mission accomplished… - Domer From Hell - 4:53pm 5/8/25
        Sigh - Mark - 5:26pm 5/8/25
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there is a liberal rule here somewhere, probably a couple. [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:06am 5/8/25 (8) [View All]
- I assume by that you think R reps don’t fly private. Wait, there’s got to be a dumb - jimbasil - 9:21am 5/8/25
  - Are there any R reps that hammer the public on climate change and then [LINK] - TampaIrish - 9:34am 5/8/25
    - A case of 'Dumb and Dumber'...Air Travel is essential and there are no H2 powered aircraft - TyroneIrish - 10:42am 5/8/25
      - Hilarious. Because there are no alternatives to his private jet, right??? [NT] - jakers - 12:03pm 5/8/25
        You misspelled "Practical"...this has nothing to do with Political Parties...it's a fact of life - TyroneIrish - 4:55pm 5/8/25
        Nice try.....you know quite well what I'm asking. Now answer. - jakers - 5:58pm 5/8/25
- You’re about the rules. It’s probably at least 3. I think he may have even threw out a [LINK] - TampaIrish - 8:13am 5/8/25
- Says a lot about a person who follows the “Twitter” of someone called clown [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:09am 5/8/25
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Tyre Nichols defendants are being sued by family for $550 million. [LINK] - Hensou - 6:59am 5/8/25 (2) [View All]
- Less demanding burden of proof. More expansive admissibility of evidence. [NT] - conorlarkin - 12:28pm 5/8/25
  - Sounds promising for the family. [NT] - Hensou - 5:46pm 5/8/25
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Deal #1 incoming [LINK] - MAS - 11:11pm 5/7/25 (12) [View All]
- Looking forward to the details. 150 billion in annual trade… - Domer From Hell - 10:03am 5/8/25
  - If they reduce their trade barriers it is a plus for the US. - PaND - 10:24am 5/8/25
  - I'm hoping its a domino effect. He has to start somewhere and get wins for other to fall in line. - TampaIrish - 10:16am 5/8/25
    - Right. Once China hears about this, they will panic! [NT] - Chris94 - 10:32am 5/8/25
      - You realize there are other countries that are in play, right? I'm sure your "sources" have told - TampaIrish - 10:38am 5/8/25
        A deal with India would be a big one. - PaND - 10:54am 5/8/25
        Agreed and hopefully that happens soon. It's all about getting wins now as others get in line - TampaIrish - 11:51am 5/8/25
    - The “big fish” is obviously China. If his trade policy reduces our trade deficit… - Domer From Hell - 10:25am 5/8/25
      - Without a doubt. Both leaders are puffing their chests out showing how tough they are - TampaIrish - 10:31am 5/8/25
- We’re saved! No more tariffs on…whatever the UK makes. [NT] - Chris94 - 8:08am 5/8/25
- I’m old enough to remember when Trump pimped USMCA [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:10am 5/8/25
- Kamala would have gotten a better one. - iairishcheeks - 11:28pm 5/7/25
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I gather the GOP controlled House will demand hearings, right? [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 7:27pm 5/7/25 (3) [View All]
- Comer! Comer! Feckin hypocrites. [NT] - Frank L - 10:09pm 5/7/25
- The U.S. should demand/take an equity stake for the money Musk got/weaseled from us. [NT] - ND521 - 8:05pm 5/7/25
  - Hunter Biden’s laptop. [NT] - Frank L - 10:10pm 5/7/25
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Tyre Nichols was murdered. A gross miscarriage of justice. [NT] - Hensou - 6:14pm 5/7/25 (9) [View All]
- Any possibility that the jury was better positioned than you to render their verdict? - conorlarkin - 7:12pm 5/7/25
  - You weren’t there either. Watch the video. I’m qualified to judge those kicks. - Hensou - 7:26pm 5/7/25
    - Shocker that you were not the State’s expert witness. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:28pm 5/7/25
      - I wasn’t there. Neither were you. Only one of us is an expert in self defense. - Hensou - 7:30pm 5/7/25
        Police use of force and self defense are two different buckets. - conorlarkin - 7:37pm 5/7/25
        They sure are, you complete fool. - Hensou - 7:45pm 5/7/25
        Your dishonorable surrender is noted. - conorlarkin - 7:49pm 5/7/25
        Your trite condescension won’t excuse that verdict. - Hensou - 2:01am 5/8/25
        Don't post stuff like this - Mark - 6:50am 5/8/25
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Crazy Mike Waltz's SIL getting screwed over now. No more Surgeon General position. - Quest4twelve - 6:14pm 5/7/25 (1) [View All]
- Waltz deserves being ousted as he push a war with Iran. - Eli - 8:17pm 5/7/25
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Speaking of un-American profligate turds meddling in stuff where they should stay silent. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 4:37pm 5/7/25 (11) [View All]
- Golly gee, guess only Orange can run down his successor. [NT] - Frank L - 6:01pm 5/7/25
  - Whatabout Frankie? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:15pm 5/7/25
- If he has dementia and is as senile as you all say, why would you care about his opinion? - Death - 6:00pm 5/7/25
  - Because they know he’s telling the truth. [NT] - Frank L - 6:02pm 5/7/25
- He doesn’t need to suggest, much of it is on video and or reported 1st hand. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:18pm 5/7/25
  - Hunter Biden’s laptop. [NT] - Frank L - 6:35pm 5/7/25
- Someone needs to unplug the teleprompter. [NT] - TampaIrish - 4:46pm 5/7/25
- There has never been a president, including Nixon, that the American people have been less - MAS - 4:41pm 5/7/25
  - Huh, David Frost made a killing interviewing Nixon after he left office. He was also well respected - Frank L - 5:50pm 5/7/25
  - Not Obama or Carter or Clinton? Must be you have issues. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:23pm 5/7/25
  - Joe opens his mouth and dust comes out. [NT] - Hensou - 4:46pm 5/7/25
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Shouldn't due process go both ways? Let's have trials for all potential refugees before admittance. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 1:32pm 5/7/25 (16) [View All]
- Heard they taught the 5th & 14th Amendments at scUM Law, Counselor. [NT] - ND521 - 8:23pm 5/7/25
  - Yes and also the relevant SCOTUS interpretations of the 5th Amendment. - Curly1918 - 9:03am 5/8/25
    - Correct, but free speech isn’t one of them. [NT] - Frank L - 9:05am 5/8/25
- You have a firm grasp on the issue, Curly [NT] - Chris94 - 4:27pm 5/7/25
- The Due Process Clause protects the individual from the Government. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 2:25pm 5/7/25
  - And such a proposal helps protect the people from disastrous government policy. - MAS - 4:38pm 5/7/25
    - One more time for the slow people: Due process protects individuals from the Government. - conorlarkin - 5:07pm 5/7/25
      - When I tell my Navy Seal congressman my idea, I will be sure to tell him that a guy in a vagina hat - MAS - 8:18pm 5/7/25
        Deep thinker you are. [NT] - Frank L - 10:15pm 5/7/25
        
        UNCLE [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:47pm 5/7/25
        The Man From U.N.C.L.E. [NT] - MAS - 9:09pm 5/7/25
      - The brain wattage isn’t there to understand that concept. [NT] - Frank L - 5:51pm 5/7/25
      - He's already on it [NT] - Chris94 - 5:16pm 5/7/25
- The smooth brains sure love Fox “News” - Death - 2:07pm 5/7/25
- Good faith question, hopefully will produce a good faith answer. Where is Trump admin lacking due - Quest4twelve - 1:58pm 5/7/25
- Another idiot leftist judge appointed by Biden. - PaND - 1:41pm 5/7/25
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Query on X: Is China instigating the India/Pakistan kerfuffle to curtail US/India trade relations? - Curly1918 - 12:30pm 5/7/25 (2) [View All]
- . [NT] - PaND - 1:40pm 5/7/25
- No [NT] - Chris94 - 1:04pm 5/7/25
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To all you attorneys here - “well within the presidential scope”!? Do you believe this to be true? [LINK] - jimbasil - 12:28pm 5/7/25 (36) [View All]
- Mango is a mob boss and is operating like one here. The cowardly firms are only slightly less worse. [NT] - Frank L - 2:30pm 5/7/25
  - It’s interesting, 34 felony convictions, oodles of evidence and information and lawfare by D’s is - jimbasil - 5:21pm 5/7/25
- "Politics is a blood sport." Aneurin Bevan - Curly1918 - 1:12pm 5/7/25
  - He is an actual gangster. What’s your answer to my question below to Manion? [NT] - Frank L - 2:31pm 5/7/25
  - Not what was asked. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:22pm 5/7/25
    - Rhetorical questions do not seek answers. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:27pm 5/7/25
      - Dumb [NT] - jimbasil - 1:31pm 5/7/25
- I’m sorry. I got 30 seconds in. Could that MFer speak any more slowly? [NT] - LanceManion - 12:55pm 5/7/25
  - Should the president be able to bar attorneys/law firms who have opposed him from appearing in - Frank L - 2:29pm 5/7/25
    - When they were part of the conspiracy to prevent a legitimate presidential candidate, yes. They can - LanceManion - 2:45pm 5/7/25
      - What conspiracy would that be and where is the charge and the conviction? [NT] - Frank L - 3:21pm 5/7/25
        Let me ask you, do Trump's actions extend to the CO attorneys who tried to get him off the ballot? [NT] - LanceManion - 3:25pm 5/7/25
        He committed sedition, he shouldn’t have been allowed to run - Death - 4:14pm 5/7/25
        Kinda my point about Colorado. No he didn't. And he let the Supreme Court take care of them. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:28pm 5/7/25
        Uhm yeah, and let the Courts and D boards take care of lawyers who are alleged to have been involved - Frank L - 5:54pm 5/7/25
        POTUS gotta protect the country. There are Democrat insurrectionists afoot. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:38pm 5/7/25
        Bwahahahaha. Protect the country! That’s a gas. [NT] - Frank L - 10:12pm 5/7/25
        
        Your denial is irrelevant. He organized and attempted a coup. - Death - 5:35pm 5/7/25
        You guys can rest easy. When the RIght stages a coup, they apparently don't bring any guns with them [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:19pm 5/7/25
        Just pipe bombs. [NT] - Frank L - 10:16pm 5/7/25
        
        Not worth it, he will just keep on arguing his warped point of view. - PaND - 3:50pm 5/7/25
        Fair. This is one of those agree to disagree things I guess. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:58pm 5/7/25
        
        I don’t know but it doesn’t matter. You are a lawyer, yes? - Frank L - 3:33pm 5/7/25
        . [NT] - Frank L - 3:40pm 5/7/25
      - Ah a conspiracy! We should have known. It's the Stonecutters! - Chris94 - 2:49pm 5/7/25
        I enjoy a good conspiracy, although in this case, it's a fact. Sadly for the firms, they failed. - LanceManion - 2:53pm 5/7/25
        It's bullshit. But it's part of your new faith, so there is no point in discussing it. [NT] - Chris94 - 3:55pm 5/7/25
  - CBS seems to forget about the lawfare used against Trump. - PaND - 1:24pm 5/7/25
    - Define lawfare. - how about in your words. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:16pm 5/7/25
      - If they cared about lawfare so much, why wouldn’t they condemn Trump for it - Death - 5:40pm 5/7/25
    - Therein lies the problem. These aren't just firms that supported innocent clients; they fomented - LanceManion - 2:46pm 5/7/25
  - Coward! [NT] - jimbasil - 1:00pm 5/7/25
    - Posting something from 60 Minutes is the same as the NYT or WaPo. No credibility. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:47pm 5/7/25
      - Like I said, coward. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:14pm 5/7/25
      - Yet, you would post something from FNC? - Frank L - 3:41pm 5/7/25
        Whatevs. He won. There are consequences. Three years 8 months left, thankfully. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:30pm 5/7/25
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Well worth watching on Netflix: - conorlarkin - 12:24pm 5/7/25 (0) [View All]
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But, but Hunter Biden. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 10:19am 5/7/25 (2) [View All]
- They can’t stand to hear about their own hypocrisy [NT] - Death - 2:22pm 5/7/25
- Keep the downvotes coming MAGA hypocrites who posted daily on Hunter Biden. [NT] - Frank L - 11:02am 5/7/25