Discussing politics and religion

[Mark Brown]

I agree that it takes both sides to find a common denominator, and go forward from there. I just feel fortunate that I have less time on earth, but feel sorry for my grandkids.

Its literally insane, but if we really look back, it is kind of the way it has always been. The problem now is not so much that they are all idiots who disagree with each other and mope on about it, it is that we all get to see it in real time. Then there is the sensationalization that garners media attention and social media cred so everyone is just running to the ends of the earth. There are still a lot of good politicians and government types, but no one knows who they are because they keep their mouths shut and do their jobs.

I mean hell, it isn't like there was a civil war because everyone was buddies.

 

[havasu]

True that.
Speaking of the Civil War, I have relatives that fought on both sides, including a general for the North. Then again, I hear many had relatives who fought against each other.

 

[Floorist]

My home town was neutral, and the north still burned it to the ground.

 

[MikeAntonetti]

Just history. Why are Democrats so afraid of history? Maybe because they were the party of slavery?

my have things changed. Democrats have done many things for the blue collar worker. And FDR as well. The word Afraid , sorry, the word is almost meaningless to me. I’m worried that nothing scares me.

 

[Mark Brown]

I am always blown away with how much Civil War commemoration there is in the United States. I understand people are proud of their ancestors and what have you, and their past but man, why would you ever want to give such a place of pride to something that literally tore a country in two?
Clearly, I do not understand something and I do mean no offence, it just really is something that surprises me. I don't even like to remember fights I had with the wife, mostly because she wins.

 

[Floorist]

my have things changed. Democrats have done many things for the blue collar worker. And FDR as well. The word Afraid , sorry, the word is almost meaningless to me. I’m worried that nothing scares me.

The Democratic party has ruined generations of black people. Because of all the free stuff, many have never learned to work. The Democratic party of today is nothing like the one 60 years ago. It has steadily become more socialist and anti-rights.

 

[Floorist]

I was a Democrat when I was younger. The party started to turn with LBJ and then got a lot worse under Clinton and Obama. The fact that the Democrats wasted 50,000 lives in Vietnam, started the turn for me.

 

[havasu]

As I've believed all along, some of the statues represented a bad time in our country. Leaving them up allows us to explain to our children and grandchildren what exactly happened, why it happened, and to make sure it never happens again. To destroy all is akin to just burning every history book, which seems to be the direction the liberals want to go. Makes no sense to an old guy like me.

 

[Floorist]

As I've believed all along, some of the statues represented a bad time in our country. Leaving them up allows us to explain to our children and grandchildren what exactly happened, why it happened, and to make sure it never happens again. To destroy all is akin to just burning every history book, which seems to be the direction the liberals want to go. Makes no sense to an old guy like me.

We blasted the Taliban for the same thing.

 

[MSLI]

Hey ! Sounds like we need a break from politics + religion. Hit the re-set button and go have some fun with the grand kids, then share something funny. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to have at it again, probably not me, but maybe ....... I bet you we can’t go 3 days with a re-direct, lighten the mood, good stories ? ......I’ll start, this past weekend a 4 year old girl came to visit with her mom and I got to play pretend Grandpa. We played “ I Spy”. Went on a hay ride ( brother was going tooo fast on the four wheeler) and I won her a stuffed animal from one of those ‘ Claw ‘ catching games. .....ok your turn, commence operation redirect !

 

[Floorist]

I have 12 grandkids and 3 great grandkids, but when my daughter was babysitting a 4 year old, she started calling me old papa. So I made her a child's rocking chair in my shop for Christmas.

 

[Mark Brown]

I love you Mike. I hope you know.
You always had a heart buddy

 

[MikeAntonetti]

Man I forgot that was you (MSLI) Mike, thought it was a rep. You need to post more often, I can’t remember what I had for dinner yesterday, or should my wife make it more memorable.

I don’t know, couple minutes has passed, not feelin it, starting to shake.

 

[C.J.]

I always leave early for my jobs and fart around somewhere for a few. That way I’m never late for my 8 o’clock door knock. So today I’m eatin my McDonald’s and started counting all the old people cruisin around in golf carts. Saw 9 of em in a half hour and not all of em were golfing.

 

[DarisMulkin]

Just think CJ in a few short years that may be you cruising in a golf cart.

 

[C.J.]

Just think CJ in a few short years that may be you cruising in a golf cart.

I’m puttin my beaded seat cover in it, that’s fer sher.

 

[highup]

So you’re watching the hearing on capital hill and you condone the actions of the citizens against the Capital police? Just curious how you defend those actions.

The Democrats had turned it into theater. They're trying to make this look worse than 9/11.
They have data on the people that walked in and protested and they have the information on the people that got violent. The protesters did not bring guns so this was obvious enough an attempt to overthrow the government.
What is hearing should be about is why the capital police were totally absent at the Capitol that day. They were one by the FBI the CIA and the New York Police Department that there could be issues happening that day......
.....and how did they prepare for the possible violence that they were warned about well in advance?

 

[highup]

If the Democrats get their way, it will soon be illegal to disagree with them.

It already is on Facebook and YouTube isn't it?

 

[havasu]

The capitol police are an embarrassment. Their entire career was holding doors open. They have crowds one day, and they are traumatized for life? *******, all of them. I've been shot at, broke limbs, pulled burning bodies from cars, watched babies take their last breath, investigated the deaths of friends, been to enough police officer funerals for a lifetime, but one little rumble, they shoot an innocent unarmed veteran and they are traumatized forever.. Total rehursed BS.
:RANT OVER:

 

[highup]

This isn't Fox News it's NBC.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1253646If anyone with a brain headed the capital police oh wait that's Pelosi right..... There would have been a lot of people in place, in case all of the chatter on the internet that the FBI knew about came to fruition.
Here we are at the Capitol on one of the most important days in our history and the capital police just kick back at the picnic table and gave most of it's employees the day off. "Naw, we got this"