Hey DR clowns: Boo!!!!!

I'm going to bed.

I took a two minute break from making dinner. At the earliest i won't be back to this site until 11 or so.

And after dinner I'm headed to the bar for a couple. Of beers and drinks h two friends.

FFS I didn't "run away". I went to the grocery store store and now getting ready to prepare dinner. I have a life outside of this place.

" You just called a news outlet biased, not because they exposed inhumane abuses of Geneva-protected prisoners of war, but because they exposed the war crimes under a Republican Administration."

That's not at all what I said. I acknowledged it was an important story. What I pointed out that 39 front page stories about it is e excessive and laid out why I think they amplified it to that degree.

" According to which clinic?

#11 | POSTED BY ZED AT 2026-01-18 02:25 PM | REPLY"

Your posts consistently display delusions and paranoia. It's not healthy. You strike me as sokeine who lives decenty in their personal life. My guess is you are law abiding, a devoted husband and a courteous and helpful neighbor. These are all traits that I possess as well.

"Y ou are a nasty , nasty hypocrite.

But you like being abused here, don't you?

#5 | POSTED BY ZED AT 2026-01-18 02:12 PM | REPLY"

You are clinically insane and really need to see a therapist.

"A nd they're only paying back $1 million?!? Crime pays.

#2 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2026-01-18 01:47 PM | FLAG: "

I thought that was strange too.

#2. The left despises the 1st and 2nd amendments. I'd hardly classify that as believing in the Bill of Rights. The left also despises the restrictions the Constitution laces 9n the federal government when Democrats are in power.

On topic, the thread author points out yet another way the MSM (NYT in particular) report on stories. They are hyper critical of any perceived malfeasance on the right and treat malfeasance on the left with absolute kid gloves.

The thread author highlights the differences in coverage between the 2020 riots and J6.

NYT did produce an article highlighting the fraudulent Somali daycare centers in MN. I've only seen that one article, maybe they provided additional coverage and I missed it but I don't think that is the case. Abu Graihb was certainly a very newsworthy story. NYT? 39 front page articles about it. It made the Bush administration look bad so it was screamed from the rooftops every day for a month. That was roughly 20 years ago. They've grown ever more biased since then and it tracks with the continued decline in trust of the MSM.

What should the over/under be for lefties defending, deflecting and "but Trump" be?

I'm going with 5.

" And I will still say [being kind], putting saturated fats at the top of the food pyramid is less than optimum."

This DOESN'T do that. Are you trolling or do you not know how to read?

" How would you know, you just said you mostly ignore my comments"

I'll clarify that. I do peruse at least half of your comments. When I say I ignore you it's in the context of responding to your comments.

" Did I convince you of anything in #7?

#12 | POSTED BY SNOOFY AT 2026-01-17 04:53 AM | FLAG: "

No. I already agreed with what you said. I just really liked how you said it and not because I already agreed with it. It was a welcome break from your usual MO so I want d you to know that I recognized it.

" #7 | POSTED BY SNOOFY AT 2026-01-17 03:55 AM | FLAG: "

That was a good post. As I've observed tendencies on this site one thing jumps out at me - given how prolifically you post you may be the most ignored person on this site. I don't have anyone plonked and on the rare occasions I've plonked anybody it was rare and never lasted more than a few weeks. I see your posts. I quickly peruse them and mostly ignore them because that's what I felt was necessary.

It can be fun to troll sometimes. It can be fun to trade insults at times, ask JPW about that.

Things are best when serious people from differing viewpoints have serious discussions on serious issues. I deliberately used the word "serious" for a reason.

I come here, first and foremost, to make sure I'm diversifying my news and informational sources. To challenge my beliefs. To try and learn and understand ideas from an opposing perspective. Do I ---- around sometimes via trolling, personal insults and being adversarial? Duh! Of course I do. However, it's not the primary reason I come here.

If you really want to change hearts and minds, work for it. At one point in my life I opposed gay marriage. Then i got involved in a chat group about the subject and was put into a situation where I had to defend and justify my views on that subject. The people who I discussed the issue politely broke down the fallacies underlying my position that I hadn't considered. Today I am fully supportive of gay marriage and have been so for years, because caring lefties decided that going through the effort of laying out all of the better counter arguments that supported it was better than "You are a homophobic Nazi!!" The view I had was bested by superior arguments so I changed my view.

If your goal is to influence people to try and see things your way, much more of #7 and much less of everything else. My 2 cents.

I am actually in favor of cameras in public spaces for reasons OTHER than enforcing traffic law. Let the cops do that the same way they always have. Put the cameras out there and make it abundantly clear they are far public safety and are NEVER admissible as evidence in a traffic stop that didn't involve an accident. As it is, public spaces have become increasingly public due to smart phones.

" Speed cameras are legal in CT. Why do so few towns use them?

Let's talk about red light cameras. Some people run red lights are accelerate through yellows because they are in a hurry in certain circumstances or just feel entitled. Most people at least try to be responsible drivers, first and foremost because they don't want to get into an auto accident. I'm going to personalize this a bit - when I drive I take the necessary steps to be aware of my surroundings at all time and I I believe that is how most people drive. Sometimes it's safer to run a yellow even to the point of being in the niter section when the light turns red than it is to slam on the brakes to avoid running a yellow. That's a split second safety minded decision we've all made on countless occasions based upon situational awareness and common sense safety. When drivers know intersections have a camera the calculus changes. Now it's all about avoiding a ticket which not only costs initial out of pocket money for the fine, but also generally triggers an increase in insurance premiums. So, now drivers want to avoid that so if that light turns yellow at the worst possible moment drivers are incentivized to slam on the brakes even if it's safer to run the yellow.

I haven't travelled abroad much, but when I have I had to show my passport, I had to go through established ports of entry and had to leave when I was scheduled to leave. That is how a civilized world in this day and age does things.

Protein is at the list and good fats.

The last few times I had blood drawn it was always the same: My cholesterol levels are high but most of that is good cholesterol (like the fats you ingest from olive oil). My bad cholesterol level is always comfortably below the threshold where it becomes a concern.

" That's it, in a nutshell."

No, it really isn't. He didn't look at the guidelines and just made ----- up per usual. See posts #6 and #7.

" I Never Plonk anyone"

Danforth and I plonked each other for a few weeks during campaign season. I plonked LGH for a couple of weeks and decided this:

" I just think plonking is a ----- move"

So I unplanted him.

" Might very well explain this:

bellringer, 18 plonks
#24 | POSTED BY A_FRIEND AT 2026-01-16 08:15 PM | FLAG: "

You act like that means anything. 18 people have more plonks than LGH and of those 18, only one (effeteposer) isn't right of center.

" People generally don't "hate" those who are oblivious."

Twoothy sure he'll does. But I have made him cry a few times, so there is that. So does, Zed, but he's clinically insane.

Want a tissue, Twoothy?

" No one respects you loser

#14 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2026-01-16 07:34 PM | FLAG: "

People who aren't respected get ignored. I clearly do not get ignored. And I sure as ---- don't give a rat's ass if people on this site - especially you - hate me.

" I was asking a question of the trolling alias that posted the article.

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#9 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER AT 2026-01-16 07:25 PM | FLAG: "

Why do you think this subject is trolling.