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[Orangeslice13]

I’ll take Ron Paul but I’ll settle for Justin Amash lol

What kills me is every time I think there’s someone who might be “the guy” he or she gives up and goes home.
Justin Amash was someone I thought could be different. And it turns out he was. He went home instead of selling out.

 

[Orangeslice13]

And I’m still disappointed that the “I’m not your pal , Dude” joke was missed.

The appropriate response should have been “I’m not your Dude, Guy”

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

It’s really not.
It’s not ok to think someone is worse than the rest because they don’t smile and insult people.

If he was so much worse then he wouldn’t have won the popular vote. It’s not like the world didn’t already have 4 years of him to have an idea what he might be about.
No the mob is stupid and this country is getting what it deserves. And……..it hasn’t learned a damn thing from the last couple of decades. Just look at who the front runners are for the next election.
I could say “at least it won’t be an 80 year old this time “ but that’s of very little comfort looking at what’s coming.

Ok. A little bit of a mutual understanding but still, it's much more about than just smiling and not insulting people. We will just stand in disagreement on that front

 

[Ritzwatch]

And I’m still disappointed that the “I’m not your pal , Dude” joke was missed.

The appropriate response should have been “I’m not your Dude, Guy”

Agreed. That was the real friction point I detected.

Clear miss by the purported GOAT.

May his shame endure until his next opportunity.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

The “bitter clingers” comment was not Obama’s most inclusive moment.

He said that preemptively, right?


You bring up one instance of Obama preemptively articulating a fact about a segment of citizens and expect that to hold up against hundreds of examples from Trump. It's not quite the same as Trump telling a reporter they are stupid for asking him an appropriate yet difficult question. Wow. Obama obviously shouldn't have made that statement, but it pales exponentially to the things Trump has said. It would take all day to list his triggered, hypersensitive comments. Add in the hundreds of self congratulatory proclamations and you have a national joke who has embarrassed this country

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Agreed. That was the real friction point I detected.

Clear miss by the purported GOAT.

May his shame endure until his next opportunity.

I have never claimed to be the GOAT. It's clearly Bernard King. You should be ashamed for not understanding that. How the F would I know he was kidding. If he had simply dropped some sort of laughing emoji, it would have been understood. I can't see his facial or body language when making that comment. Even more critical, I can't hear his voice. Unlike a lot of poster's claims in here, I don't know his thoughts

 

[Ritzwatch]

He said that preemptively, right?


You bring up one instance of Obama preemptively articulating a fact about a segment of citizens and expect that to hold up against hundreds of examples from Trump. It's not quite the same as Trump telling a reporter they are stupid for asking him an appropriate yet difficult question. Wow. Obama obviously shouldn't have made that statement, but it pales exponentially to the things Trump has said. It would take all day to list his triggered, hypersensitive comments. Add in the hundreds of self congratulatory proclamations and you have a national joke who has embarrassed this country

Go back and read your question. Read my response. Question/response.

You should have ended your post after “citizens.” Everything after that is arguing against points I never made. Except of course, the “Obama obviously shouldn’t have made that statement. - which he shouldn’t, I agree. You have left that in n your reply as well, since it reinforces my point.

You got that, pal?

 

[NorthDallas40]

I have never claimed to be the GOAT. It's clearly Bernard King. You should be ashamed for not understanding that. How the F would I know he was kidding. If he had simply dropped some sort of laughing emoji, it would have been understood. I can't see his facial or body language when making that comment. Even more critical, I can't hear his voice. Unlike a lot of poster's claims in here, I don't know his thoughts

They’re both ribbing you. It was a South Park reference BTW

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

And I’m still disappointed that the “I’m not your pal , Dude” joke was missed.

The appropriate response should have been “I’m not your Dude, Guy”

You're right. Our history should have kicked in, but it didn't. I was unsure how my unnecessary "dumbed downed" comment was taken

 

[Ritzwatch]

I have never claimed to be the GOAT. It's clearly Bernard King. You should be ashamed for not understanding that. How the F would I know he was kidding. If he had simply dropped some sort of laughing emoji, it would have been understood. I can't see his facial or body language when making that comment. Even more critical, I can't hear his voice. Unlike a lot of poster's claims in here, I don't know his thoughts

Whoa, my man, slow down.

You are taking this way too seriously. I was just joking around as well, hoping to have an opportunity to give you a “layup” reference in a later post, which I did, above.

I will step aside now, I was just engaging in what I thought was good natured banter while watching Smokeshow do her thing for the Lady Vols. I meant no offense. I apologize if my comment came across as serious, and I hope you have a good evening.

 

[Orangeslice13]

You're right. Our history should have kicked in, but it didn't. I was unsure how my unnecessary "dumbed downed" comment was taken

Meh. I don’t usually worry too much about what people say to me. My father was a senior construction engineer who built nuclear power plants and I would bring him the wrong tools when he was working at home.

You learn quickly how to not take things personally

 

[Smokey123]

What kills me is every time I think there’s someone who might be “the guy” he or she gives up and goes home.
Justin Amash was someone I thought could be different. And it turns out he was. He went home instead of selling out.

You either join the machine or go home and get out of politics

 

[Smokey123]

Meh. I don’t usually worry too much about what people say to me. My father was a senior construction engineer who built nuclear power plants and I would bring him the wrong tools when he was working at home.

You learn quickly how to not take things personally

Are those power plants code for space lasers?

 

[Ritzwatch]

Are those power plants code for space lasers?

Like you don’t already know.

 

[Smokey123]

Like you don’t already know.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Go back and read your question. Read my response. Question/response.

You should have ended your post after “citizens.” Everything after that is arguing against points I never made. Except of course, the “Obama obviously shouldn’t have made that statement. - which he shouldn’t, I agree. You have left that in n your reply as well, since it reinforces my point.

You got that, pal?

They’re both ribbing you. It was a South Park reference BTW

Unfortunately for me in this instance, I have never watched South Park.

I have intended to watch it because I read Les Claypool's music is featured on it. Big fan of Claypool. I guess I am scraping the bottom on this one. I apologize for my ignorance

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Meh. I don’t usually worry too much about what people say to me. My father was a senior construction engineer who built nuclear power plants and I would bring him the wrong tools when he was working at home.

You learn quickly how to not take things personally

Yep

 

[Ritzwatch]

You learn quickly how to not take things personally

That was probably a very valuable lesson for you to learn to put in to practice, you jackass.

 

[Orangeslice13]

That was probably a very valuable lesson for you to learn to put in to practice, you jackass.

You don’t want to know how he taught me to swim.

 

[Ritzwatch]

You don’t want to know how he taught me to swim.

I always figured you floated.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

You don’t want to know how he taught me to swim.

I am almost certain the retired Army Sargent who taught my group utilized some of the same methods. I was 6.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I always figured you floated.

Or else

 

[Vol423]

And I’m still disappointed that the “I’m not your pal , Dude” joke was missed.

The appropriate response should have been “I’m not your Dude, Guy”

 

[Carl Pickens]

Recognizing and continually pointing out that trump is simply a horrendously despicable human and POTUS is not being obsessed; but the failure to do those things is being complicit and/or (willfully?) ignorant.

Having double secret protests at work and pissing your pants daily during his first term qualifies

 

[Carl Pickens]

Meh. I don’t usually worry too much about what people say to me. My father was a senior construction engineer who built nuclear power plants and I would bring him the wrong tools when he was working at home.

You learn quickly how to not take things personally

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