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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

What they've done to you is even worse.

You absolute fucking moron.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

You're a fucking idiot. More than one thing can be true at once, you fucking moron.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I also had a handful of interactions with her as a student reporter back in the early 90s. She was always very gracious and engaging, but in my experience that's kind of true of all politicians by definition.

The one thing that always stood out to me is the way she handled the dual assassination of mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk. I was just a little kid at the time, and the way she stepped up and took control of the situation filled me with admiration and confidence.

Maybe that was the high-point of her political career, I don't know.

That said, you couldn't be a Northern Californian at that time and not appreciate her leadership, no matter what else you may have disagreed with her about.

I say all of the above while not touching the obvious fact that she stayed in office far too long.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh good, a pompous, nonsensical, deeply condescending, deliberately inflammatory, provincial and unhelpful comment! That's just what we need, said no one, ever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Bullshit. There are vast areas of the western US and Alaska where this simply is not economically possible or even desirable. The same is true for huge parts of Canada and Australia and other countries that have very remote and thinly settled regions. Even when I lived in Ireland, which is tiny and relatively densely populated, there were rural communities that only had bus service once or twice a day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The prefix "Mc" or "Mac" is Celtic anyway, not Germanic, so you failed in that sense too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

You mean my kids?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago (4 children)

My cat's name is Nancy Reagan. She's almost lived up to it. And no, she doesn't like you either and if you try to pet her you'll get what you deserve.

Some cats have official titles. I had another cat whose title was "Chief Inspector." He was known to do home invasions and conduct snap inspections of my neighbors houses. He had more friends in the neighborhood than me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Just imagine if they'd given the command of the British Antarctic expedition to Shackleton instead of Scott. I still think Amundsen would've beaten the Brits to the pole, but I very much doubt Shackleton would've gotten himself and his men killed.

There's some evidence that he was passed over for the command for political reasons having to do with him being Irish.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

It was a warning. Frum is and always has been a staunch never-Trumper. He's still a conservative, but he was never on board with Trump and to his credit has been pretty vocal in his opposition.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

More often than not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The guy is surrounded by a team composed of some of the most elite, highly-trained and experienced security experts on the planet. I don't think he has much to worry about. His security detail will be composed of tier 1 operators; the elite of the elite.

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