I thought the top story was Spicer saying they will crackdown at the Federal level more on rec marijuana? I mean, it's only funding schools, creating jobs, and paying for roads in Colorado... No big deal.
On Feb 24, 2017 5:39 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > Something is wrong when the top news story today is Spicey banning some > major news outlets from his WH press conference. Not that it isn’t > disturbing, but … > > > > Hello, does anybody care about the story that North Korea is believed to > have carried out an assassination in a Malaysian airport using VX? And it > is believed they purposely did it in a way to demonstrate to the world and > especially the U.S. their capability and willingness to use the banned > chemical weapon? Oh, and to piss off their only two friends in the world, > Malaysia and China. > > > > Kim Jong Un is probably wondering, what do I have to do to make the front > page? I launched a ballistic missile toward Japan while Trump was meeting > with the PM of Japan. Then I had my half brother assassinated in public in > a foreign airport using 2-part (battlefield weaponized) VX nerve agent. > And all the Americans care about is speeches at CPAC and who was disinvited > to Spicey’s press conference. And whether Dippin Dots are the ice cream of > the future. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Forrest Christian > (List Account) > *Sent:* Friday, February 24, 2017 5:19 PM > *To:* af <af@afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > You've hit on a lot of my frustration with the R's and D's. > > > > Add to that the fact that they have convinced the american public that the > only viable option is either an 'R' or a 'D' and you pretty much sum it up. > > > > For the record, I didn't vote for either a 'R' or a 'D' the last election. > I hoped to be part of the solution where we consider other alternatives > as well. > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > There was an episode of the Star Trek TV series titled “Let That Be Your > Last Battlefield” about two warring aliens that appeared identical except > one was black on one side and white on the other, while the other was the > reverse. The difference was all important to the aliens, but the > Enterprise crew could hardly tell them apart. > > > > I think of that when people immediately identify someone as left or right, > Democrat or Republican, Shia or Sunni. As if their faces were painted a > certain way so you can immediately tell. And once you know their political > party or religious sect, that’s all you need to know. TV is that way, if > they are interviewing someone, the most important thing is to have a > graphic that tells you if they are a D or R. It’s like a sporting event, > you need to know what team someone is on, and then can cheer or boo > accordingly. > > > > Our political parties take themselves way too seriously, they seem to > believe people are born either D or R and that party owns them. The > parties don’t seem capable of running capable candidates for office and > governing well in order to earn votes. But when they eek out an election > victory, they proclaim it a landslide and believe they have a mandate. > Rather than accept that voters hated the other guys a little more. This > time. > > > > It’s kind of ironic with Trump and Putin in the news, neither of whom > really care about ideology, it’s all about power and personality. Yet we > still want it to be a story about left vs right, my party vs your party. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com > *Sent:* Friday, February 24, 2017 9:51 AM > > > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > Yeahbut they are democrats so they are leftists so they are inherently > truthful and trustyworthy... > > > > *From:* Adam Moffett > > *Sent:* Friday, February 24, 2017 7:45 AM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > The statements come from representatives of the "Sweden Democrats" party. > Skim the wikipedia article about who they are. > > > > Some choice quotes: > > "The party had its roots in Swedish fascism[15] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_Democrats#cite_note-r1089-15> and > was a part of the white supremacy > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_supremacy> movement;[16] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_Democrats#cite_note-telegraphboots-16> > " > > "The Sweden Democrats, however, remain isolated in the Riksdag because > the other parties are staunchly maintaining a policy of refusing > cooperation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordon_sanitaire#In_politics> with > them.[25] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_Democrats#cite_note-25>" > > "The Sweden Democrats believe that the current Swedish immigration > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Sweden> and integration > policies have been a failure. They oppose integration because they believe > that integration involves "meeting in the middle" and do not think that the > indigenous > Swedish people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedes> should have to bear > the burden " > > > > The section on ideologies is interesting too. They might as well have > "Make Sweden Great Again" hats. > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> > > To: af@afmug.com > > Sent: 2/23/2017 4:15:29 PM > > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > My only point is, Trump made one of his typical off-the-cuff/out his ass > utterances, he was excoriated by the left press. > > Now it seems there was something of substance behind his comment. > > > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 23, 2017 2:12 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > Sweden has accepted something like 25 times as many refugees per capita > than the U.S. And they have been mostly men who can’t find work. Whereas > the U.S. accepts mostly women and children, who have been heavily screened, > and there are usually communities willing to help them integrate. I’m not > sure why we are wanting to point fingers at Sweden and make some political > issue of this. > > > > Why not instead look for a model of how to do this right? By all > accounts, Canada is very good at this, with families virtually adopting > refugees and helping them resettle and integrate into Canadian society. > > > > Just be happy we get some choice unlike Europe which doesn’t have the > Atlantic ocean between them and disasters like Syria. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Thursday, February 23, 2017 2:48 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > One for Jaime: > > http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/23/sweden- > democrats-trump-was-right.html > > > > *From:* Chuck McCown > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:42 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > Oh, and I had a business partner for 30 years that was trans.... yes I > have known trans people.... > > > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:33 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > Once you know someone who is transgender, it turns out not to be like that > at all. There are exceptions to everything, but if the first thing that > comes to your mind is identifying as a girl to shower with the girls, then > probably you don’t have any friends or relatives that are transgender. > Well, that is unlikely, more likely you just don’t know they are trans. > > > > And school kids unfortunately take the brunt of this. Anywhere else, are > there really going to be bathroom police checking birth certificates? > There’s a creepy thought. > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:52 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT trolling > > > > Bored. > > If this was mid 1970s and if I discovered that the president said I could > shower with the girls at school it I “identified as a girl”, I sure as hell > would have identified as a girl.... > > > > I have not heard a single commentator address this issue. Boys will be > boys. What do the lgbtqrstuv folks have as an answer to this situation? > > > > They don’t seem to be interested in protecting the rights of my > granddaughter to not have the boy’s football team in there after volleyball > practice. > > > > > > -- > > *Forrest Christian* *CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* > > Tel: 406-449-3345 <(406)%20449-3345> | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, > Helena, MT 59602 > > forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com > > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> > <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> > >