David Brooks: What if We're the Bad Guys, here?

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We’ll never replace you and Ganny!
You’re correct, that level of post-partisanship is probably beyond your reach. ;)


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UNI88 wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 11:43 am You two are making a solid run at replacing SG and SDH as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. Keep up the good work. In your current path you’ll be there soon.


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Translation: Back in the day corporations paid their fair share.
That’s the donk equivalent of conks saying back in the day people were willing to actually work for a living. :D


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UNI88 wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 1:01 pm
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Translation: Back in the day corporations paid their fair share.
That’s the donk equivalent of conks saying back in the day people were willing to actually work for a living. :D


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kalm wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 12:53 pm
UNI88 wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 11:43 am

You two are making a solid run at replacing SG and SDH as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. Keep up the good work. In your current path you’ll be there soon.


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We’ll never replace you and Ganny!
nope, thats like trying to replace Ruth and Gehrig....
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UNI88 wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 11:43 am
houndawg wrote:
:lol:

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You two are making a solid run at replacing SG and SDH as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. Keep up the good work. In your current path you’ll be there soon.


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Were you at the Slava Ukraini all hands meeting in Sacramento like SD and I were? Didn't think so.
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SeattleGriz wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 3:59 pm
UNI88 wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 11:43 am

You two are making a solid run at replacing SG and SDH as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. Keep up the good work. In your current path you’ll be there soon.


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Were you at the Slava Ukraini all hands meeting in Sacramento like SD and I were? Didn't think so.
Have you sent your report to Moscow yet, comrade Fluffski?
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houndawg wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:27 am
SeattleGriz wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 3:59 pm

Were you at the Slava Ukraini all hands meeting in Sacramento like SD and I were? Didn't think so.
Have you sent your report to Moscow yet, comrade Fluffski?
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houndawg wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote: Sun Aug 06, 2023 3:59 pm Were you at the Slava Ukraini all hands meeting in Sacramento like SD and I were? Didn't think so.
Have you sent your report to Moscow yet, comrade Fluffski?
Their handler is on his/her way to Moscow. Sanctions have taken a toll so budgets are tight. S/he had to walk to Alaska and is now kayaking across the Bering Strait.


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UNI88 wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 3:34 pm
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Have you sent your report to Moscow yet, comrade Fluffski?
Their handler is on his/her way to Moscow. Sanctions have taken a toll so budgets are tight. S/he had to walk to Alaska and is now kayaking across the Bering Strait.


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Kayaking ya say?

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kalm wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:38 pm
UNI88 wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 3:34 pm

Their handler is on his/her way to Moscow. Sanctions have taken a toll so budgets are tight. S/he had to walk to Alaska and is now kayaking across the Bering Strait.


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Kayaking ya say?

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houndawg wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 6:37 am
kalm wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:38 pm

Kayaking ya say?

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kalm wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:38 pm Kayaking ya say?

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kalm will give you some “pointers”.


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UNI88 wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:06 am
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houndawg wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 6:37 am
kalm wrote: Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:38 pm

Kayaking ya say?

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On your knees a lot?

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SeattleGriz wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 4:17 pm
houndawg wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 6:37 am

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On your knees a lot?

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knees? What knees?
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Going to repeat myself again, but there's a very strong populist undercurrent in the GOP base.

More Perfect Union reporter goes to Trump rally to try and find common ground with Trump supporters.
Spoiler: show
Country song "Rich Men North of Richmond" comes out of nowhere to be big success.
Spoiler: show
JD Vance scolds conservative commentator for common talking point of economic right.



Of course, Democrats put more energy into trying to make Fortune 500 board rooms more diverse than make life better for working class people and then think the only reason they're despised in rural and small-town America is because of a bunch of -isms.
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Pwns wrote: Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:28 pm Going to repeat myself again, but there's a very strong populist undercurrent in the GOP base.

More Perfect Union reporter goes to Trump rally to try and find common ground with Trump supporters.
Spoiler: show
Country song "Rich Men North of Richmond" comes out of nowhere to be big success.
Spoiler: show
JD Vance scolds conservative commentator for common talking point of economic right.



Of course, Democrats put more energy into trying to make Fortune 500 board rooms more diverse than make life better for working class people and then think the only reason they're despised in rural and small-town America is because of a bunch of -isms.
Vance? Whose campaign was basically funded by Peter Thiel?

:rofl:

But yes, neither establishment seems to care all that much about populism. Even if one is historically better at supporting populist issues like poverty, housing, wages…
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kalm wrote: Sun Aug 13, 2023 6:26 pm
Pwns wrote: Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:28 pm Going to repeat myself again, but there's a very strong populist undercurrent in the GOP base.

More Perfect Union reporter goes to Trump rally to try and find common ground with Trump supporters.
Spoiler: show
Country song "Rich Men North of Richmond" comes out of nowhere to be big success.
Spoiler: show
JD Vance scolds conservative commentator for common talking point of economic right.



Of course, Democrats put more energy into trying to make Fortune 500 board rooms more diverse than make life better for working class people and then think the only reason they're despised in rural and small-town America is because of a bunch of -isms.
Vance? Whose campaign was basically funded by Peter Thiel?

:rofl:

But yes, neither establishment seems to care all that much about populism. Even if one is historically better at supporting populist issues like poverty, housing, wages…
There's much they aren't wrong about at the rally - they just can't figure out that the person whispering in their ear while they're getting screwed is the same one thats screwing them.

C'mon Oliver, learn the F chord already :roll:
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