Search found 926 matches

by Toonces
Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: First Clarence Thomas and now...
Replies: 249
Views: 62813

Re: First Clarence Thomas and now...

It is concerning if true, though it's a scenario unlikely to bring into question her prosecutorial decisions, and that's an important distinction, isn't it? If one would like to make a pitch to equate the two, by all means, make it. Which is more likely to influence a judgment? Gifts to the judge or...
by Toonces
Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: History Repeats Itself... Again
Replies: 187
Views: 649023

Re: History Repeats Itself... Again

I thought "If you don't like it, get a job elsewhere" was a conservative mantra.

Maybe it needs an asterisk.
by Toonces
Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Yet another B737 Max QC issue causes cabin depress
Replies: 36
Views: 88735

Re: Yet another B737 Max QC issue causes cabin depress

Yes, this is definitely a process issue - Boeing cares about profits over safety, and they do try to cover up safety issues. This is not a company that Engineers are in charge of. Just bean counters. That's nothing new though. Companies assess whether it's more cost-effective to fix an issue or to ...
by Toonces
Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Theory - Trump Immunity Case
Replies: 305
Views: 939712

Re: Theory - Trump Immunity Case

I believe that it is required that one be a citizen of the USA to become president. Therefore, by its very nature, he is a citizen of the USA and subject to its laws, which is as it should be.
by Toonces
Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:51 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Biden's Speech
Replies: 90
Views: 203206

Re: Biden's Speech

You may not say you're equating the two in so many words, but you're saying is that your actions will reflect that. Whether you like it or not, it may well come down to either Donald or Biden. If you're not voting for either, you're essentially saying " I'm comfortable with either man winning &...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Labor/Economics
Replies: 1130
Views: 668478

Re: Labor/Economics

I'd like to see the charts and graphs showing Biden's energy policies that lead to a worldwide increase in oil prices/gas prices. I get that there is some US-centricity about it, but do keep in mind that things happen OUTSIDE the USA that the USA has nothing to do with. Conversely, things happen in ...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: History Repeats Itself... Again
Replies: 187
Views: 649023

Re: History Repeats Itself... Again

I have no problem with unions. People have a right to join unions and they have a right to be left alone. The government shouldn’t take sides. Neither for or against unions. The government should be neutral. The government certainly chooses a side when it comes to business. They can advocate for bo...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The issue that will define the 2024 election
Replies: 359
Views: 159667

Re: The issue that will define the 2024 election

Is that issue that one candidate is running on being a dictator? I feel it's an important issue. Yes, he says he'd only be a dictator on day one but the question was relevant enough to be asked. The latter is the more important part of that sentence. The first part concerning, to be sure, but the la...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Yet another B737 Max QC issue causes cabin depress
Replies: 36
Views: 88735

Re: Yet another B737 Max QC issue causes cabin depress

Are the people sitting in that row going to sue?

I hope so.

I hate heights, but don't mind flying. Still, I'd imagine that it would be pretty traumatic to have the ok with plane flying canceled out so quickly by the fear of heights thing.
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP Snowflake Thread
Replies: 892
Views: 348741

Re: The GOP Snowflake Thread

You're not above the law Alexander. President of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus signed a new law Thursday that gives him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and prevents oppos...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: History Repeats Itself... Again
Replies: 187
Views: 649023

Re: History Repeats Itself... Again

Of course, unions are going to support the Democratic Party. Why would unions support a party that actively seeks their destruction?
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Labor/Economics
Replies: 1130
Views: 668478

Re: Labor/Economics

People are homeless for a myriad of reasons and it does a disservice to dismiss any of the reasons. There should be no reason for there to be unhoused people, regardless of the cause. And yes, some prefer to be homeless, though that isn't common and generally relates to one of the other reasons. Sti...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming
Replies: 1594
Views: 699457

Re: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming

You should look into the tactic of civil disobedience. Blocking streets is a big part of it. You disrupt peacefully. Everything Gandhi did was illegal. So you say he should have been imprisoned. Protests cause inconvenience. It's often how they work and sometimes the point. You don't get noticed if...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 Presidential Election
Replies: 612
Views: 549547

Re: 2024 Presidential Election

Bush was a horrible president. More than a quarter million innocent people were victims of bad decisions made by his administration. He rivals only Donald and Putin (but I repeat myself) in terms of being the worst president. I mean, sure, they were mostly non-white, but they still count as people. ...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:26 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Yet another B737 Max QC issue causes cabin depress
Replies: 36
Views: 88735

Re: Yet another B737 Max QC issue causes cabin depress

Now, I have glen muted because I don't particularly like the trolling attempts. Who does? Still, I get to read some of it because it's included in replies. So, what I did read is... Built at a union facility. followed by... So you are saying Mexicans aren't as smart as Americans and are lazy. Grante...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Biden's Speech
Replies: 90
Views: 203206

Re: Biden's Speech

Obama and Biden and Clinton all knew the dossier was opposition research and was un verified. Yet they hid all this from the FISA court and the public. I'm going to need to see a citation on that, that they actively did not meddle in any investigation, and that, somehow, the FBI was oblivious that ...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:22 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Biden's Speech
Replies: 90
Views: 203206

Re: Biden's Speech

JoeMemphis wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:18 am I think anytime a President uses government institutions as political weapons against their opponents, they are a danger to democracy. I think that happened in the Obama/Biden/Clinton administration as far as Russiagate is concerned.
What did Biden have to do with "Russiagate"?
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Biden's Speech
Replies: 90
Views: 203206

Re: Biden's Speech

I didn’t say they were equal or equally bad. Each is bad in his own way. Neither is good for this country. It sounds as if you advocate voting for the lesser of two evils. That’s still a bad choice. Doesn't it usually come down to the lesser of two evils? If that's how you view it, that's your choi...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Biden's Speech
Replies: 90
Views: 203206

Re: Biden's Speech

What would you suggest if you don’t think either man is fit for office? I view Donald as an actual danger. The guy who forgets things, is probably not as much of a danger. Even at that, I don't think Joe Biden has forgotten how magnets work. Only one poses an actual, real, threat to the country. If...
by Toonces
Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Biden's Speech
Replies: 90
Views: 203206

Re: Biden's Speech

It seems simple to me. If you're not going to vote for Joe Biden, you're OK with Donald winning, because you're not doing what you can, the very least you can, to ensure it doesn't happen. You just have to understand basic math to know this.
by Toonces
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Jeffrey Epstein contact names released by court. Here are key takeaways from the unsealed documents.
Replies: 30
Views: 30306

Re: Jeffrey Epstein contact names released by court. Here are key takeaways from the unsealed documents.

Investigate everyone on the list. Prosecute where necessary, regardless of who they are. If it's anyone I admired, supported, liked, etc, then make sure they are properly punished where applicable. I'm holding "my guys" to a higher standard because it is what I expect. Not that I admire or...
by Toonces
Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:48 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Republicans can be sued, but can you make them pay?
Replies: 93
Views: 14362

Re: Republicans can be sued, but can you make them pay?

Attempting to avoid paying a civil judgment is not a Constitutional right. I don't think it's even covered in the Constitution. However, Rudy keeps shooting himself in the foot, continuing to make accusations afterward. This shows any lack of acceptance of what he was adjudicated to have done. He wa...
by Toonces
Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Republicans can be sued, but can you make them pay?
Replies: 93
Views: 14362

Re: Republicans can be sued, but can you make them pay?

Really? So in order to appeal a verdict you cannot afford, you must put up the money you cannot afford? They should have sued him for trillions. I believe your right to appeal isn’t limited in that fashion. So I’m doubting your facts. GoU is correct. The idea behind an appeal bond is that an appeal...
by Toonces
Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 529
Views: 743597

Re: Its Technical

Google to pay $700 million and make tiny app store changes to settle with 50 states On December 11th, a jury decided that Google has an illegal monopoly with its Google Play app store, handing Epic Games a win. But Epic wasn’t the only one fighting an antitrust case. All 50 state attorneys general ...
by Toonces
Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:20 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 Presidential Election
Replies: 612
Views: 549547

Re: 2024 Presidential Election

Zowie Me thinks you a little biased. Pelosi did a pretty good job of keeping her party in line and on message. She’s noted for that. Last time I checked there were several candidates in the GOP primary running for President while the Democrats are doing everything in their power to limit or elimina...