srobert

The neoliberal establishment didn’t “steal” the primary from the progressives. They outnumbered us once they coalesced around a single candidate. And their leadership (Obamas, Clintons, Pelosi, Schumer, and their media machines CNN, MSNBC etc.) were smart enough to encourage that unification early enough to head off what could have developed into…[Read more]

I attempted to have a discussion with my wife about how I think her emotions are being manipulated by the news media. She watches CNN pretty regularly. Their reporting on the Ukraine issue, with the emphasis on human suffering which they often ignore in other conflicts, seems to me to be designed to manufacture consent for another military…[Read more]

I’m one of the lucky who for a few years has earned above the cap. Not by much, but the last couple paychecks of the last few years they suddenly were only withholding the Medicare portion and not the full SS amount. First time it happened I thought I must be getting a Christmas bonus. Why is my paycheck suddenly bigger? It’s made me aware of it.…[Read more]

I typed the contents of her letter and erred on “Steal”. CCM spelled it correctly. She can spell. I guess that’s supposed to be reason enough for me to vote for her.

My reaction follows after the blockquote. Here’s the verbatim text of another letter I just got out of my mailbox from Catherine Cortez Masto, dated January 20, 2022.

Dear Mr. Robertson,

He wanted him, he got him.

<b>Now Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate is leading me by 4 points in Nevada’s toss-up Senate race.</b>

That’s why I need you to…

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I appreciate that, and the responses here, because I posted the same at my blog on The Smirking Chimp, where the response implies that I’m foolish not to recognize that Trump must be defeated at all costs.

I’ve seen some doctors speak of an inverse relationship between severity and transmissibility, and of less severe variants displacing the more severe ones. They seem to think it that, as variants develop, they will more likely be less severe and more transmissible than the other way around. Variants like omicron, or subsequent variants, that are…[Read more]

Once extradited, Assange’s last chance would be with an American jury. I imagine some in our MIC will consider jury tampering as a patriotic duty. Anyone voting not guilty might find themselves, or their loved ones, facing an extraordinary rendition to God knows where.

Rumor is that CNN is in talks with Jimmy Dore as a replacement for Cuomo.

“costly promotional campaigns they currently employ, with sales reps calling older people’s phones day and night ”

At 400 or 500 rupees per day, (~$6.50 per day) those sales reps calling you might not be so costly to insurance companies as you think.

“Jim Bowie Jim Bowie, he battled for rights with a powerful hand. His blade was tempered and so was he, indestructible steel was he. Jim Bowie Jim Bowie Jim Bowie, he was a fighter, a fearless and mighty adventurin’ man”

I guess one of the inalienable rights he was fighting for was the right to own people.

There was an estimate that herd immunity might kick in when about 70% of the population was vaccinated. We’re only about half way there.  I would think that number, and the number of active cases, would be the determining factors on whether it was safe to unmask and disregard social distancing. Some people only wear the masks because it’s…[Read more]

… after the primaries last year.  Maybe it’s time for me to re-join the party, you know, for the sake of unity :-D.

“Lately, I have spent a lot of time chatting with a group that includes a number of republicans, democrats, a few socialists, libertarians and so on.”

Just curious, was this a local Mensa meeting? Cause that sounds exactly like meetings they use to have here.

The U.S. can always bomb Iraq without any consequences (at least not to the important people). Doesn’t matter what the problem is or where it originated. Just bomb Iraq.

P.S. Iraq, just in case this doesn’t translate well, it involves sarcasm.

I was one of them.