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by Ad Orientem
Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1230
Views: 590076

Re: YouTube Junkie

Television gameshow "What's My Line" from Sunday September 20, 1959. The guest panelist is Groucho Marx and he pretty much destroys the regulars and guests. I can't believe this got past the censors.

https://youtu.be/p6wxrLjJobM
by Ad Orientem
Sat Dec 12, 2020 2:21 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Reconciliation
Replies: 3
Views: 964

Re: Reconciliation

PS... thanks for the thoughtful post and welcome back.
by Ad Orientem
Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:45 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Worst movies you ever saw
Replies: 8
Views: 1350

Worst movies you ever saw

A companion thread to the favorite films discussion... My top three worst movies that I actually sat through til the end (in two cases because someone else paid for the ticket) are... 3. House (1986) with the incredibly appropriate theme song "Your no good." 2. Police Academy 3 (1986) The people I w...
by Ad Orientem
Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:28 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Done with politics and pretty much everything else
Replies: 8
Views: 1505

Re: Done with politics and pretty much everything else

I'm focusing on things I can and must do something about. That's a long list, so I likely won't be hanging around here until and unless I finish up with my list. I wish you all the best of luck, even the trolls. Goodbye. Our political differences notwithstanding, I wish you fair winds and following...
by Ad Orientem
Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Texas sues to have the state legislatures appoint the electors
Replies: 147
Views: 24118

Re: Texas sues to have the state legislatures appoint the electors

Another loony tune lawsuit thrown out of court. Almost every serious legal expert, no matter their politics, said this did not pass the laugh test.
by Ad Orientem
Fri Dec 11, 2020 3:34 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: China wants to defeat Taiwan by exhaustion
Replies: 12
Views: 1879

Re: China wants to defeat Taiwan by exhaustion

I read that yesterday. It is deeply disturbing. China has been getting away with murder I am not seeing much to deter them from further outrages.
by Ad Orientem
Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Oil Stocks in the post Covid world of EVs and environmentalism
Replies: 10
Views: 2972

Oil Stocks in the post Covid world of EVs and environmentalism

Good article here... https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dicey-economics-of-investing-in-oil-during-covid-19-11607682618?mod=hp_lead_pos7 (Subscription required) Not long ago I was taking a hard look at XOM mainly for their dividend which was around 10% thanks to the stock getting crushed by Covid. Ult...
by Ad Orientem
Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:18 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?
Replies: 64
Views: 13355

Re: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?

WASHINGTON — More than two dozen states filed motions with the Supreme Court on Thursday opposing Texas' bid to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden's wins in four battleground states, a long-shot legal move that Pennsylvania blasted as a "seditious abuse of the judicial process." https://www.nbcne...
by Ad Orientem
Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:46 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Favorite Movies - Your Short List
Replies: 130
Views: 41410

Re: Favorite Movies - Your Short List

The Lion in Winter
A Night to Remember
Saving Private Ryan
Casablanca
Schindler's List
by Ad Orientem
Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:32 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1230
Views: 590076

Re: YouTube Junkie

I've had days like this.

https://youtu.be/Q9AM9oWgEnQ
by Ad Orientem
Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:43 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?
Replies: 64
Views: 13355

Re: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?

One potential reason is that SCOTUS is opting instead to take on the new case filed by Texas, which includes PA and would thus be at least partially redundant with this case that they just denied. We'll find out soon enough, I guess. The Texas suit is being laughed at by legal experts from across t...
by Ad Orientem
Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:18 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?
Replies: 64
Views: 13355

Re: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?

US Supreme Court has denied a request to overturn Pennsylvania's election results. The SCOTUS decision consisted of a single sentence and was without dissent. The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied. -20A98 KELLY, MIKE, ET AL. V. PE...
by Ad Orientem
Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:56 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1230
Views: 590076

Re: YouTube Junkie

A ten part series covering the background of Pearl Harbor (79 years ago today) and a near minute by minute breakdown of the actual attack. I just finished it and it's top notch.

Part 1 https://youtu.be/Joh2BXPsrXs

FDR's famous war speech full and unedited... https://youtu.be/5eml6lxlmjY
by Ad Orientem
Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:00 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?
Replies: 64
Views: 13355

Re: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?

You have no idea how sad all this looks from across the pond... Senacaaa your PM looks like homeless guy with schizophrenia. I think i saw his cousin shuffling through the streets of st Petersburg Florida last weekend. Seriously i look at the covid craziness you guys are going through and i wonder ...
by Ad Orientem
Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?
Replies: 64
Views: 13355

Re: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?

SomeDude wrote:
Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:07 pm
Should the governors and legislators calling for recounts or audits or non cert of the votes be charged with sedition?
Yes.

Not since 1860 has there been such an overt attack on the legitimacy of the United States Government.
by Ad Orientem
Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?
Replies: 64
Views: 13355

Re: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?

Should all witnesses signing sworn statements under threat of perjury that they were witnesses to the fraud be charged also? Each case would need to examined on their individual merits. Some may simply have been mistaken in their beliefs Others however have been exposed as liars. And yes they shoul...
by Ad Orientem
Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:33 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?
Replies: 64
Views: 13355

Should Donald Trump Be Charged With Sedition?

IMO Donald Trump's campaign of lies and attempts to subvert the national election, and undermining the legitimacy of the incoming administration, even to the point of soliciting public officials to overthrow the election, have reached the point where I believe that on leaving office, he should be in...
by Ad Orientem
Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:16 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1230
Views: 590076

Re: YouTube Junkie

Something to look forward to when it's safe travel again.

https://youtu.be/lwYk7g6z7W8

I lived in Italy for two years back in the 1980s while in the Navy. They were among the happiest years of my life.
by Ad Orientem
Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is there still no evidence of massive fraud in Georgia?
Replies: 49
Views: 8112

Re: Is there still no evidence of massive fraud in Georgia?

Once again, Trumpist lies and manufactured "evidence"... * Video Doesn’t Show ‘Suitcases’ of Illegal Ballots in Georgia... https://www.factcheck.org/2020/12/video-doesnt-show-suitcases-of-illegal-ballots-in-georgia/ * Fact-checking claims about Fulton County's election | These 'suitcases' are actual...
by Ad Orientem
Wed Dec 02, 2020 6:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Poll: Have You Thought Of Leaving Forum Because Of Politics?
Replies: 52
Views: 11153

Re: Poll: Have You Thought Of Leaving Forum Because Of Politics?

I am glad that the political discussions have been sequestered (or quarantined?) in their own sub forum. The "other discussions" were getting carpet bombed by political threads and non political discussions were getting pushed off.
by Ad Orientem
Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump self pardon
Replies: 56
Views: 10878

Re: Trump self pardon

President Trump has discussed with advisers whether to grant pre-emptive pardons to his children, to his son-in-law and to his personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, and talked with Mr. Giuliani about pardoning him as recently as last week, according to two people briefed on the matter. Mr. Trump has...
by Ad Orientem
Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:52 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Election Fraud and path forward
Replies: 83
Views: 13278

Re: Election Fraud and path forward

flyingpylon wrote:
Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:49 pm
pmward wrote:
Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:12 pm
"Officials" do not ignore "evidence" when it is real and non-refutable. If they "ignored" the "evidence" it's because it was low quality BS.
What evidence do you have for this claim?

See my comment above.
by Ad Orientem
Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:34 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Election Fraud and path forward
Replies: 83
Views: 13278

Re: Election Fraud and path forward

Trump’s legal team’s response to Barr’s statement: With all due respect to the Attorney General, there hasn’t been any semblance of a Department of Justice investigation. We have gathered ample evidence of illegal voting in at least six states, which they have not examined. We have many witnesses s...
by Ad Orientem
Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:09 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Election Fraud and path forward
Replies: 83
Views: 13278

Re: Election Fraud and path forward

Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His comments in an interview with The Ass...
by Ad Orientem
Sun Nov 29, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Team Trump’s legal arguments veering into paranoid kook-land
Replies: 23
Views: 4020

Re: Team Trump’s legal arguments veering into paranoid kook-land

...If the president hoped Republicans across the country would fall in line behind his false and farcical claims that the election was somehow rigged on a mammoth scale by a nefarious multinational conspiracy, he was in for a surprise. Republicans in Washington may have indulged Mr. Trump’s fantast...