Politics And Current Events

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:34 pm

Yeah! Like the No-Fly List.

I'm considerably less honked up about not letting someone on an airplane than I am the arbitrary suspension of their fundamental rights.

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:37 pm

Shkreli, CEO Reviled for Drug Price Gouging, Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges
http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015- ... ies-fraud/

lolololololol

Glad someone shared this, it was the last thing I heard in the car before I got to work. Feels good to be able to openly laugh at this level of f**knuttery.

Postby **grunthy** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:47 pm

Putin on Trump:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/17/politics/ ... index.html

Postby **columbia** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:48 pm

They're both real men, so that makes sense.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:59 pm

Yeah! Like the No-Fly List.
I'm considerably less honked up about not letting someone on an airplane than I am the arbitrary suspension of their fundamental rights.

Now that the NFList is being championed as a proxy gun ban list I feel we're on the same page here.

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:04 pm

Yeah, I don't agree with using the No-Fly List as a criteria to prohibit gun sales. I'm okay with it triggering an extra layer of scrutiny on the purchase, like more than just a NICS check. And if that comes back clear, guess what.... you can fly again!

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:04 pm

They're both real men the same guy, so that makes sense.

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:14 pm

High school buddy just shared this on my Facebook....

Lawyer for Martin Shkreli Hikes Fees Five Thousand Per Cent

el oh el

Postby **Factorial** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:27 pm

Postby **Factorial** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:31 pm

Was he one of those "brilliant hedge fund managers"?

Postby **tifosi77** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:34 pm

I think 'former' is probably a better descriptor.

Postby **Gaucho** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:35 pm

Why was Kris Letang arrested?

Postby **NTP66** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:36 pm

Why was Kris Letang arrested?

That's honestly the first thing I thought when I saw that photo.

Postby **count2infinity** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:32 pm

Postby **Silentom** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:41 pm

That dude be straight creepin'.

Postby **ExPatriatePen** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:47 pm

Don't see how the Paradise DA can justify not bring charges against this cop.

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/15/offi ... e-charges/

Postby **NAN** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:50 pm

I think he was a terrorist.

Postby **NAN** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:51 pm

High school buddy just shared this on my Facebook....

Lawyer for Martin Shkreli Hikes Fees Five Thousand Per Cent

el oh el

Postby **Lelldorin** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:37 pm

Re: military spending and stuff

I used to believe that USA was the nice guys when I was younger and that the US army could always be trusted to wield all-powerful weapons.

Now I am a bit more cynical, but then I think of what would happen if USA did not have the biggest gun in the school yard.

Imagine if China or Russia had the best military capacity in the world and there was noone to deter them from doing bad things
Then other countries would have to step up, no?

Just quickly ripped off of Wiki... why are the lives of US soldiers, the money of US taxpayers, why is it that we are the worlds policeman?

Some of these efforts were considered multi-national, but the extent to which others (with maybe the exception of the British) step up and participate is laughable.

too long list to quote

Yeah, I agree. But right now many countries are taking a free ride behind the USA. With that said I am grateful that you have chosen to take that responsibility even though you get a lot of crap for it...

Our army/military is a joke except for a few fighter airplanes, imho.

Postby **Factorial** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:46 pm

With that said I am grateful that you have chosen to take that responsibility even though you get a lot of crap for it...

Don't expect a "you're welcome" from EPP.

Postby **ExPatriatePen** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:20 pm

With that said I am grateful that you have chosen to take that responsibility even though you get a lot of crap for it...
Don't expect a "you're welcome" from EPP.

Yeah... nothing personal to Lelldorin... but I'm not at all in favor of continuing in the same manner.

Postby **Factorial** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:29 pm

With that said I am grateful that you have chosen to take that responsibility even though you get a lot of crap for it...
Don't expect a "you're welcome" from EPP.
Yeah... nothing personal to Lelldorin... but I'm not at all in favor of continuing in the same manner.

I'm for scaling back the international intervention as well but probably not as much as you.

Postby **dodint** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:41 pm

Bring all the US military fighting equipment back home, close the borders, build a border wall by crushing the equipment into large blocks, put tanks on top of the wall, close all the embassies. Never deploy troops again.

Invest the difference in infrastructure.

Postby **columbia** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:42 pm

Damn up the Rio Grande with aircraft carriers?

Postby **dodint** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:20 pm

No, the Colorado River. It'll fill the Grand Canyon with water and solve the SouthWest's drought issues.

Maybe I *should* run for office, this stuff is genius.