the Polo Grounds

links & such - Jay, 2010-10-14, 17:19

OT - Looks like Assange is getting handed over - hobbs, 2018-07-21, 11:22
- I suspect that there are some on the far left - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-21, 13:06
  - In response to ned I was bagging on Greenwald - hobbs, 2018-07-21, 13:23
    - I dont know much about Greenwald - Mark, 2018-07-21, 16:16
- The possible ability to prosecute Assange is only part of it - Mark, 2018-07-21, 11:58

Hey Georgia folks, looks like a fun GOP runoff for governor - Jack, 2018-07-20, 11:28
- I do not know what you are talking about? - Grantland, 2018-07-20, 13:10
  - What TV show was that from? - Greg, 2018-07-20, 13:17
    - It really does look like satire but it is real. * - Grantland, 2018-07-20, 13:26
- It is pretty embarrassing. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-20, 12:52
  - A son, maybe? - Jack, 2018-07-21, 05:47
    - I IM'ed you on Facebook. * - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-21, 06:30
      - Yep, replied; your past student is indeed his brother - Jack, 2018-07-21, 10:06
- Welcome to politics in the Trump South - irishvol, 2018-07-20, 12:31
  - I think it was TN - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-20, 13:00

Let me know if you want my Learned League referral. - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-20, 20:41
- I have one too - irishvol, 2018-07-21, 09:52
  - Can I get on the waiting list? * - Romulox, 2018-07-21, 10:01
- Please. * - PMan, 2018-07-20, 21:26

OT(rump): Someone Fucking Pinch Me - Grantland, 2018-07-19, 13:25
- Breaking News - Per NY Times: Feds have tape(s) made by - hobbs, 2018-07-20, 09:13
  - Why did this leak now? - nedhead, 2018-07-21, 00:42
    - It's definitely not an accident - Mark, 2018-07-21, 08:47
  - Some pretty interest privilege implications, though, eh? - JRT, 2018-07-20, 16:51
    - There’s also a hedge on whether he’s giving legal advice or - Brendan, 2018-07-20, 18:35
  - These fuckin' people - KGB, 2018-07-20, 09:23
  - You guys - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-20, 09:14
    - A real life Henry Winkler * - HumanRobot, 2018-07-20, 16:00
    - Pretty soon Trump will say he's never even met the guy * - Jack, 2018-07-20, 09:57
      - Take it with a grain of salt - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-20, 10:01
- Inside the WH, Trump’s advisers were in an uproar over - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 18:16
  - "Coats has gone rogue". How about that Trump has gone rogue * - Jack, 2018-07-20, 07:38
- So Trump continues to help serve Russia over the USA - Mark, 2018-07-19, 13:55
  - An unpopular "question" from me for the Board: - Grantland, 2018-07-20, 07:40
    - My theory is it's a confluence of things. - domer.mq, 2018-07-20, 08:14
      - I might change my handle to ChaosMonkey * - Brendan, 2018-07-20, 14:46
      - This might be a better reply. - domer.mq, 2018-07-20, 08:30
        said I was going to hang up but I can't. - Grantland, 2018-07-20, 08:54
        
        That intro is pretty hilarious. * - Grantland, 2018-07-20, 08:35
- Uh, his own DNI didn't know about this until just now. - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 13:53
  - We've all been there, right? - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-20, 06:47
  - "Hey Ma, we're having a sleepover". - KGB, 2018-07-19, 15:58
    - Forgiveness? - Pat, 2018-07-19, 18:49
- He should invite Kim too and just have an Axis of Assholes - Chris, 2018-07-19, 13:35
  - Nice! * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-19, 13:45

Some days you need a feel-good football story. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-21, 05:53

OT: FBI had an interesting tweet thread today ... - Mark, 2018-07-20, 20:24

I don't listen anymore but Sean the Cablinasian returned - Chris, 2018-07-20, 13:58
- He did. And it was awesome. - KA123, 2018-07-20, 16:37
  - Did you ever ask Rome about 'Mojo the Playground legend'? - hobbs, 2018-07-20, 18:51
  - Did you guys know ahead of time? * - Chris, 2018-07-20, 17:53

FU: Bryan, you doing the TPG EPL fantasy league this year? * - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-20, 08:39
- Yeah. I'll set it up before the season starts. * - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-20, 12:52

I know there is one posted below but is there a The Athletic - Chris, 2018-07-20, 10:24
- Thanks. Just signed up. - Greg, 2018-07-20, 11:11

OT: Putin ... Frontline's "Putin Files" unedited interviews - Mark, 2018-07-19, 15:29
- John Brennan - Mark, 2018-07-20, 11:03
- Surprised Kasparov wasn't interviewed * - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 16:38

OT - This Op-Ed should be mandatory reading - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 10:37
- Can we take citizenship away from the former slaves, too? - KGB, 2018-07-19, 12:30
  - Don't give them any ideas - Brendan, 2018-07-20, 05:55
- I don't get this - Brendan, 2018-07-19, 11:11
  - A couple better essays: - PMan, 2018-07-19, 11:45
- That man is an idiot, and I don't know .... - Puck52, 2018-07-19, 10:59
  - Both sides * - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 11:21
- F * - Mark, 2018-07-19, 10:45
- How is the 14th Amendment unclear? - CK08, 2018-07-19, 10:43

When TPG goes on Jeopardy - Pat, 2018-07-19, 14:00
- Jay wanted The Polo Grounds, he got The Polo Grounds - Mike (bart), 2018-07-19, 17:06
- I spent almost 6 hours today listening to local shows - Chris, 2018-07-19, 16:45
  - I think 75% of my local news is Hokie related - HCE, 2018-07-19, 19:06
  - Was Addazio dudin' it up? - Greg, 2018-07-19, 16:50

I think the US IC is pretty sick of Trump's BS... - domer.mq, 2018-07-18, 21:50
- So Bob Mueller just submitted some Manafort evidence - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 09:11
  - This looks bad, and could very well be - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-19, 12:00
    - we've got a lot of jail cells - HumanRobot, 2018-07-19, 12:43
    - Would you say it's a swamp that should be drained? * - Mike (Embrey), 2018-07-19, 12:15
      - Heh * - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-19, 12:19
  - does this end like Midnight on the Orient Express? * - HumanRobot, 2018-07-19, 09:57
    - Someone needs to kill Putin first. * - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 10:01
  - Whoa - Brendan, 2018-07-19, 09:42
    - Someone find the guy who... - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 10:42
      - The weird part is that the guy who said it was a mistake to - Jack, 2018-07-19, 11:35
      - Well clearly - Mark, 2018-07-19, 10:47
      - I found him. - OGerry, 2018-07-19, 10:47
        Honestly... - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 10:49
        Robbie Mook is Boris Badenov * - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 10:55
    - This just further highlights to me how much Putin hates - Mark, 2018-07-19, 10:40
      - it doesn't have to be HRC-centric - Mike (bart), 2018-07-19, 10:50
        But I believe the general opinion is that's what it was - Mark, 2018-07-19, 11:10
    - Hillary's campaign was mainly filled with boring Americans - Pat, 2018-07-19, 10:36
      - Heh. Well played. * - Brendan, 2018-07-19, 11:01
    - Let us also not forget earlier this week - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 10:16
- What moron in Trump's circle - CK08, 2018-07-19, 07:45
  - Trump - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 08:27
    - This. * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-19, 10:14
    - Kim was right. I think he really is a dotard. * - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-19, 08:44
    - Every single word of this. * - KGB, 2018-07-19, 08:34
  - From Axios reporting, that would be Trump. * - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 08:20
- Meanwhile a new poll shows that GOP voters DGAF - hobbs, 2018-07-19, 07:16
  - 90% of Republicans approve of the job he's doing. - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-19, 08:41
    - Here's my prescription to assuage your fears - Jack, 2018-07-19, 11:11
      - I'm less worried about him getting reelected... - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-19, 11:15
        I think the problem is with the national level - Greg, 2018-07-19, 12:08
        
        I definitely agree on that - Jack, 2018-07-19, 11:30
        
        That's why this fall's elections are huge - CK08, 2018-07-19, 11:20
        Our GOP legislature has been an absolute disaster. - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-19, 11:51
        Interesting - Greg, 2018-07-19, 12:08
        It is - CK08, 2018-07-19, 13:02
        Right. - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-19, 13:03
        They also make the out-party corrupt and lazy - CK08, 2018-07-19, 13:19
        
        State legislatures, too * - Jack, 2018-07-19, 11:35
        Might need to have Governors first - CK08, 2018-07-19, 11:40
    - 90% of Republicans is 25% of the population... - CK08, 2018-07-19, 09:33
      - What was that number 3-4 years ago? - Grantland, 2018-07-19, 13:39
      - Exactly, and his numbers are horrible with independents - Jack, 2018-07-19, 11:06
      - Still, that's way too many registered voters - OGerry, 2018-07-19, 10:01
  - But overall 58% disapprove - CK08, 2018-07-19, 07:43
  - I'd like to see data... - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 07:20
    - I asked the same q above after u * - Grantland, 2018-07-19, 13:40
    - I agree. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-19, 07:59
      - Gallup shows GOP membership fairly steady BUT - CK08, 2018-07-19, 08:12
        Is that who was polled or how the poll was weighted? - Jack, 2018-07-19, 12:38
        That's their poll of party affiliation. - CK08, 2018-07-19, 13:02
        Yeah, that doesn't square with other polls I've seen - Jack, 2018-07-19, 14:02
- If they're writing up a "top secret source" close to Putin - Mike (bart), 2018-07-19, 05:59
  - I've been thinking a lot about that. - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 06:34
    - Could pick one of these? - nedhead, 2018-07-19, 06:47
      - That dead likelihood is really upsetting too. - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 06:54
        I wouldn't trust Don Jr. to order a pizza. - nedhead, 2018-07-19, 07:23
- The aide is using his narcissism as a cover - IrishGuard, 2018-07-19, 05:55
- I feel like this is the end game. The craziness has to stop. * - nedhead, 2018-07-18, 23:20
  - I'd like to believe that, but I'm not sure. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-19, 08:12
    - If Scott Walker met Maria Butina, that suggests - CK08, 2018-07-19, 09:36
      - I know that she also met with a rep from Mich. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-19, 13:44
      - This is highly likely - Mark, 2018-07-19, 10:21
        My favorite one - CK08, 2018-07-19, 10:39
      - I agree. * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-19, 10:17
    - I keep coming back to this SNL skit - Jamie, 2018-07-19, 09:16
      - That's great! Depressing but great. * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-19, 10:23

OT: odds-n-sods - KGB, 2018-07-18, 08:50
- Great interview. Can’t wait on FM doc. FU! - River, 2018-07-19, 13:15
- great thread - Jay, 2018-07-18, 14:08
  - Bad Plus! - KGB, 2018-07-18, 17:37
    - Saw them 10+ years ago at SF's Symphony Hall... #pureawesome * - Mark, 2018-07-19, 10:51
    - video I took - Jay, 2018-07-19, 00:48
  - *Twitter: @dog_feelings Read it. - Greg, 2018-07-18, 16:40
  - Watched Hannah Gadsby’s special “Nannette” last night.... - bk, 2018-07-18, 16:34
- I did read the book before the movie was released - Jack, 2018-07-18, 13:30
- I'm still wary of the Freddie Mercury biopic - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-18, 09:31
  - SBC would have been great, but yeah, the band did have to - Jack, 2018-07-18, 13:12
    - Entire band still together? Queen? - hobbs, 2018-07-18, 17:15
      - Brian May, astronomer! - nedhead, 2018-07-18, 17:24
  - I don't see anything in the trailer - KGB, 2018-07-18, 09:55
    - That's a double negative, by the way - BPH, 2018-07-18, 10:16
      - I was told there would be no grammar * - KGB, 2018-07-18, 11:01
  - The movie is of course misnamed - Mike (bart), 2018-07-18, 09:39
    - Well this opens up several possibilities - MattG, 2018-07-18, 10:53
      - this is an awesome post - Mike (bart), 2018-07-18, 11:26
        "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" * - KGB, 2018-07-18, 11:32
- is Jaws the most paradoxical genre film ever? - Mike (bart), 2018-07-18, 09:29
  - you should love Jaws - Jay, 2018-07-18, 14:03
    - It is my favorite movie! - Mike (bart), 2018-07-18, 14:09
      - it's one of those movies - Jay, 2018-07-18, 14:19
        The sad fact of the matter - DEM, 2018-07-18, 15:53
  - I guess by your post you do not think Sharknado 1, 2, 3, 4 - Grantland, 2018-07-18, 09:45
    - Heh, my friend was in Sharknado 3. * - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2018-07-18, 12:50
  - Don't worry, THE MEG is coming out later this summer - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-18, 09:32
    - What a disappointment. - Romulox, 2018-07-18, 10:49
      - How bad is that book? - Mike (bart), 2018-07-18, 11:26
        Was at a very good restaurant in your neck of the woods - DEM, 2018-07-18, 12:11
        My wife and I actually went there opening night - Mike (bart), 2018-07-18, 13:13
        Only tangentially - DEM, 2018-07-18, 13:28
        I mean, I wouldn't want to live there - Mike (bart), 2018-07-18, 13:34
        
        Meg eats a T-Rex in chapter 1 - Romulox, 2018-07-18, 12:02
        ot: re - san francisco - Mike (bart), 2018-07-18, 13:17
        Have you seen this ... - Mark, 2018-07-19, 11:00

So, acc. to Larry Fedora - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-18, 10:28
- Fun fact: UNC's Dean of Arts and Sciences - HCE, 2018-07-19, 10:19
  - Yes, the irony is thick here, as is Fedora's cranium. - hlewis, 2018-07-19, 11:39
- Nothing but respect for my president * - NDTerp, 2018-07-19, 10:09
- Well, if he was even on the short list before, he ain't now * - Jack, 2018-07-18, 13:02
- Bless his heart. - KGB, 2018-07-18, 11:24
  - Can I be - Busco21, 2018-07-18, 12:06
    - hell yea * - KGB, 2018-07-18, 12:35
  - Now there's your sitcom. * - Chris, 2018-07-18, 11:29
- It should be embarrassing for a university - HCE, 2018-07-18, 10:57
- He might get left in Charlotte. - Chris, 2018-07-18, 10:54
  - Speaking of Charlotte (FU) - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-18, 11:04
    - Unfortunately, I have to miss. - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-19, 08:42
    - Can't make it, but I hope Alisson will be there - HCE, 2018-07-18, 12:34
      - Yep. Sounds like Fekir is still a possibility as well. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-18, 12:55
        Agreed. A bit more depth in the back would be great - HCE, 2018-07-18, 13:08
    - I just came back from Charlotte last night. - Chris, 2018-07-18, 11:29
      - Thanks. * - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-18, 11:48

Netflix: If you're considering watching "How it Ends"... - Jamie, 2018-07-18, 09:30
- Anyone else watch Nailed It? - Samari, 2018-07-18, 21:30
  - Watched the first last night - irishvol, 2018-07-19, 11:21
  - It’s genuinely incredible - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-19, 07:13
    - I love Jaques getting more and more exasperated every ep * - Samari, 2018-07-19, 10:43
- Really enjoyed “Godless” on Netflix - Bill, 2018-07-18, 17:49
  - That was a great show. Evil Jeff Daniels is superb * - Jack, 2018-07-19, 07:16
- OTOH, I can't recommend this show enough - hobbs, 2018-07-18, 16:13
- Note to self: Remove from My List - Jack, 2018-07-18, 13:05
- I had a friend and his son talk about watching it Fri night. - Chris, 2018-07-18, 11:03
- Also Netflix - Why didn't any of you tell me... - MattG, 2018-07-18, 11:00
  - It's always about guys named "Barry", isn't it? * - Jack, 2018-07-18, 13:03
  - For those that have Hulu: Watch Letterkenny - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-18, 11:58
  - Halt and Catch Fire was criminally under-recognized. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-18, 11:39
    - We're just getting started. - MattG, 2018-07-18, 11:41
      - Absolutely on Joe. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-18, 14:40
  - More Netflix: it's time for Arrested Development to die - HCE, 2018-07-18, 11:08
    - Sadly, yes. - MattG, 2018-07-18, 11:16
  - I'm just catching up on Glow. Don't look at me for recs. * - Chris, 2018-07-18, 11:04

OT - So much for CalExit - hobbs, 2018-07-18, 16:31
- On a scale of Crackpot Fantasy to This Could Happen - Jeff (BGS), 2018-07-18, 18:44
  - What's left of crackpot fantasy? - BPH, 2018-07-18, 19:55
    - Saw a poll on Calexit 2/3 months back - hobbs, 2018-07-18, 20:19
      - Even if it had 100% support in the state - DEM, 2018-07-19, 05:44
        I'm not so sure about that ... - Mark, 2018-07-19, 10:30
        Need to differentiate CalExit and Cal3 - Captain Robb, 2018-07-19, 11:06
        Thanks for the clarification * - Mark, 2018-07-19, 11:18

So the nub of it re: election interference would seem to be - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 06:35
- Gov't's argument to keep Butina locked up is... something. - domer.mq, 2018-07-18, 08:43
  - Sounds like Junior may be in some hot water. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-18, 09:28
    - A fun Don Jr/Trump family fact - hobbs, 2018-07-18, 11:43
  - Look, I don't mean to disparage - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-18, 09:04
    - She's Elizabeth Jennings. It's nuts. - CK08, 2018-07-19, 10:50
    - I wonder how many more Marias there are... - domer.mq, 2018-07-18, 09:16
      - I would bet my salary on that - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-18, 09:54
- By the way, did anyone happen to watch the Hannity - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:52
  - And Tucker Carlson - Jack, 2018-07-18, 07:57
    - This Russian agent they just arrested... - domer.mq, 2018-07-18, 08:11
- should I come back? * - Jay, 2018-07-17, 13:42
  - So we got to let you know, should you stay or should you go? - Jack, 2018-07-17, 14:05
    - roadies don't mind * - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 14:06
  - stay. * - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:52
  - Non * - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-17, 13:49
    - I got within 30’ of Macron at the Bastille day parade - Jay, 2018-07-17, 14:02
      - he seemed excited - Pat, 2018-07-17, 22:44
      - In 2002 we got within 30 feet of Jacques Chirac - PasadenaDomer, 2018-07-17, 16:13
      - Ha! * - Slainte Joe, 2018-07-17, 15:12
      - Did you ask him, "Ca va, Manu?" * - Brendan, 2018-07-17, 14:06
      - were you at W/C parade? * - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 14:05
        didn’t make it, but watched on TV - Jay, 2018-07-17, 14:08
        You are in Paris though, correct? I bet that place is - Grantland, 2018-07-18, 06:34
- old friend Sherm posted this.. MAGA thanks Putin - HumanRobot, 2018-07-17, 13:40
  - I've recently had a couple "conversations" with people - oviedoirish, 2018-07-18, 04:59
- Would/Wouldn't - hobbs, 2018-07-17, 12:22
  - Yeah but you should have fucking said - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:33
    - I keep waking up... - Greg, 2018-07-17, 13:51
      - old but good - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:57
        PA + OH based candidates? Make it so * - HumanRobot, 2018-07-17, 13:59
      - as someone who does predictions - HumanRobot, 2018-07-17, 13:53
        You would have won w/r/t me - Greg, 2018-07-17, 13:55
      - that would be fine by me. * - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:53
  - While I'm loathe to agree with anything that doofus says... - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-17, 12:23
- This article should be mandatory reading ... - Mark, 2018-07-17, 09:51
  - Yes it should. * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-17, 11:22
- The idea that a pee tape exists seems so quaint. * - nedhead, 2018-07-17, 06:38
  - No kidding. * - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2018-07-17, 08:59
- Given the almost total negative reaction - hobbs, 2018-07-16, 16:34
  - Predict the approval rating change. - Mike (Max), 2018-07-16, 18:20
    - When there's a cult of personality - Jack, 2018-07-17, 08:14
      - There are two things with that crowd, IMO - Brendan, 2018-07-18, 06:47
      - How much is cult of personality - Mike (Max), 2018-07-18, 06:29
      - Sadly yes, but hey, I live in Florida. :-) * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-18, 05:03
        Oops, I misread your question. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-18, 05:03
    - Been watching the generic ballot polls... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 19:47
- Meta: For Greg - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 13:13
  - 3 - Greg, 2018-07-16, 13:19
    - Thoughts and prayers - Mark, 2018-07-16, 13:30
- Related Topic: Ruh-Roh NRA - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 11:57
  - She sure got around - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-17, 06:15
    - Sidebar: David Clarke is one of the biggest goobers ever - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-17, 07:53
      - It's gotta be the flair. * - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-17, 07:58
  - Watergate - PasadenaDomer, 2018-07-16, 15:31
  - Sounds like Borat - Jack, 2018-07-16, 15:11
    - Speaking of, this is amazing: - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 15:14
      - Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor - Jack, 2018-07-16, 17:11
      - "He died doing what I love". * - KGB, 2018-07-16, 16:04
        FIRE!!! * - Larz, 2018-07-16, 20:24
  - Hm. - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 13:28
    - OH LORD I HOPE... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 13:35
    - Me, right now - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 13:32
  - This seems... MASSIVE. - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 12:34
    - Did anyone watch this season of "Homeland"? - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-16, 14:39
      - Agreed. - nedhead, 2018-07-17, 17:15
    - Yeah, posted a snippet that is just damning down below - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:36
      - NRA, CPAC, National Prayer Breakfast... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 14:15
        She's like the town bike - Brendan, 2018-07-17, 10:30
      - It certainly explains why so many GOPers want to - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:43
        I've been a bit skeptical of how much - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:51
        I think a charitable read for rank and file GOP - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 13:15
        Friday's indictment specifically called out a GOP candidate - MattG, 2018-07-16, 13:40
        
        right, co-opting is really the only thing that makes sense - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 13:34
        On "uniform spinelessness" - Greg, 2018-07-16, 13:36
        All I see are a bunch of cheap words and worthless chatter. * - KGB, 2018-07-16, 18:22
        As opposed to what the Democrats were doing? - Greg, 2018-07-17, 08:24
        "What is normally done" is irrelevant - HCE, 2018-07-17, 09:09
        
        The Democrats don't have a majority anywhere right now. - KGB, 2018-07-17, 08:49
        With McCain out, there's only 50 Republicans - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-17, 08:58
        I read something last week saying that the Senate Dems - BillyGoat, 2018-07-17, 10:37
        
        Yup. They're offering up their "thoughts and prayers". * - Bill, 2018-07-17, 08:15
        
        you're right, that's perhaps unfair - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 13:42
        Although those members - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 13:45
        
        And then there's this: - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 13:04
        Butina was mentioned in Fire & Fury - hobbs, 2018-07-16, 13:20
        Here was the video... - Domer99, 2018-07-17, 07:37
        
        Correction - The incident wasn't in Fire & Fury - hobbs, 2018-07-16, 16:12
        
        That's just... I mean... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 13:13
  - I like that it's referred to as [GUN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION] - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 12:20
    - How poetic if the smoking gun comes via the NRA * - Jamie, 2018-07-16, 14:25
      - It’s especially funny since Oliver North is running the NRA * - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 15:28
  - The official alluded to is Torshin. * - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:03
    - It should also be noted this is NSD prosecution, not Mueller * - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:11
    - Yup. I'm going through the indictment right now - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:04
      - 2013 - that year keeps coming up in the Trump-Russia nexus. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:24
        Clearly ... - Mark, 2018-07-16, 13:48
        Trump's trip to Moscow - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 14:13
        
        Francis was named Pope - Greg, 2018-07-16, 12:29
        Anchor Man 2 was released - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:34
      - I just don't get it... - BillyGoat, 2018-07-16, 12:11
        It is what cultists do. * - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 12:16
- Unreal. Putin brought up Browder and Magnitsky. - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 09:06
  - Also unreal - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 12:10
  - Does any of this really matter? - Larz, 2018-07-16, 10:54
    - We're headed to a normal out-party backlash this fall - CK08, 2018-07-16, 14:40
    - Not really, because it misses the primary motivator. - MattG, 2018-07-16, 12:56
    - At some point it will have to matter. Thing is, - Grantland, 2018-07-16, 11:12
      - One thing on the economy that I would like a true - Grantland, 2018-07-16, 12:05
      - Agreed on the economy - Larz, 2018-07-16, 11:37
        I meant my response to myself to be to you - sorry. * - Grantland, 2018-07-16, 12:05
        
        The economy didn't help the Dems at all. - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 11:47
        Bernie put HRC in a box on that one. - Bingo, 2018-07-16, 13:33
        
        "The economy" has become an insufficient measure - KGB, 2018-07-16, 12:11
        
        Or... - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 11:54
    - Likely true. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-16, 11:11
      - 80,000 votes in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin - CK08, 2018-07-16, 14:38
        Oh, not saying it can't happen. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2018-07-16, 14:41
    - Except the trade war is starting to hurt farmers... - PMan, 2018-07-16, 11:09
  - He's compromised. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 09:57
    - No doubt. * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-16, 12:11
    - If you accept the fact he is compromised - PasadenaDomer, 2018-07-16, 10:39
  - There are simply no words to describe that presser - hobbs, 2018-07-16, 09:50
    - It feels like Scar is in charge * - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 10:08
      - At least Scar Regime gave us a baller musical number - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 10:52
  - That's bc the GOP is OK with it - Mark, 2018-07-16, 09:16
    - Hey, the Conservative Party was OK with Neville Chamberlain - Jack, 2018-07-16, 10:30
    - The only major R office holder not ok with Trump’s treason - JD in Portland, 2018-07-16, 10:21
      - It is very scary to me. - oviedoirish, 2018-07-16, 12:35
        Here's the thing that pisses me off ... - Mark, 2018-07-16, 13:59
    - How much of the GOP benefitted from Russian hackers? - HumanRobot, 2018-07-16, 10:11
      - Funny you mention that - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 12:34
      - It is the only explanation that makes sense. * - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2018-07-16, 10:17
    - Every one of them needs to be voted out of office. - KGB, 2018-07-16, 10:09
- The problem with your scale argument... - domer.mq, 2018-07-16, 08:39
  - I'm starting to wonder about this. * - nedhead, 2018-07-18, 06:24
  - well, I suppose whatever the risk - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 09:16
- If something happened to the election at that magnitude, - oviedoirish, 2018-07-16, 07:02
  - I mean, at that point - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 07:15
    - Good points. * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-16, 12:43
- I really am not a luddite in any way - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 06:52
  - On 2FA ... - Mark, 2018-07-16, 07:57
    - Absolutely - Chris (HCC), 2018-07-16, 08:19

Long Kelly interview with the Athletic - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 08:16
- good read - thanks for posting * - Jay, 2018-07-18, 03:13
- Two things I like: - Grantland, 2018-07-17, 13:26
- A very worthwhile read - JD in Portland, 2018-07-16, 12:08
  - It seemed to me that he explictly validated - OGerry, 2018-07-19, 10:07
  - Lots of interesting stuff about coaching the coaches - Mike (bart), 2018-07-16, 13:31
- Sampson heading to the Athletic - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-16, 08:43
  - Faux Pelini's biweekly Q&A alone almost makes it worth it - Jamie, 2018-07-16, 11:37
  - looks like they hired a bunch of beat writers - Pat, 2018-07-16, 09:33
  - FWIW, I'd recommend it. * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-07-16, 09:20

Happy Open Championship Day! - domer.mq, 2018-07-19, 06:59
- I love the Open Championship as well. - Grantland, 2018-07-19, 07:13

OT - NBA: San Antonio trades Kawhi to - hobbs, 2018-07-18, 11:16
- I think its meaningful - JRT, 2018-07-18, 15:51
- He was Second Team All-NBA last year * - Jim (fisherj08), 2018-07-18, 11:51
  - Clarification - The 'somebody I've never heard of before' - hobbs, 2018-07-18, 12:31
    - Former first-round pick from Utah - BPH, 2018-07-18, 19:56

Football Post: Nice things about ND - domer.mq, 2018-07-17, 10:56
- Good stuff, but Spencer praising the...grass? * - CK08, 2018-07-18, 08:28
  - I think he went to a game in 2006... - domer.mq, 2018-07-18, 08:31
    - IIRC, it was UCLA 2006 - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2018-07-18, 12:51
    - And the "tiny scoreboard". - KGB, 2018-07-18, 09:01
- Thx for sharing; some great stuff in there * - JD in Portland, 2018-07-17, 13:03
- That had some good stuff and humor. * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-17, 11:04

OT: And now this ... - Mark, 2018-07-17, 14:40
- The timing seems really suspicious. * - oviedoirish, 2018-07-18, 04:52
  - Exactly ... - Mark, 2018-07-18, 08:22
- Are the donations tax deductible? - Jeff (BGS), 2018-07-17, 17:54
  - Your question doesn't make any sense to me ... - Mark, 2018-07-17, 23:46
    - I'm probably wrong - Jeff (BGS), 2018-07-18, 05:53
      - How is this out of the tax code? - Mark, 2018-07-18, 06:10
        Isn't it a nondeductible donation to a untaxed entity? - Jeff (BGS), 2018-07-18, 10:31
        
        Slight nit: the annual exclusion is now $15,000 - Grantland, 2018-07-18, 06:29
        Thanks - Mark, 2018-07-18, 08:08
        No worries. It is indexed for inflation but can only go up - Grantland, 2018-07-18, 09:51

There has been a rash of recruits flipping from the UA to - BillyGoat, 2018-07-18, 08:42
- maybe related... - Greg, 2018-07-18, 09:54

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