When I wrote that quip comparing even-numbered amendments to even-numbered Star Trek movies, I just had a strong feeling I had a winner, especially since everybody I know says the even-numbered Star Trek movies are better than the odd-numbered ones (FWIW, I actually like Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock better than Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan, but I prefer Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home over both of them!), so when Mike pointed out that Rep. Massie probably likes the even-numbered constitutional amendments, I put two even numbers together and came out with another even number, which, as we all know, is something Thomas Massie likes.
This is pretty unfortunate. For all of Massie's other nonsense, he has actually been quite good in defending the 4th Amendment rights of the American public against surveillance. Perhaps he only believes in the even-numbered Amendments?
Maybe Massie likes his Amendments like he likes his Star Trek movies.
For editor's choice on the insightful side, we start out with a reply from John Roddy to someone continuing to harp on the nonexistent publisher-platform dichotomy:
[Ed: Bolding mine]
We all know who it is. I'm glad Mr. Beadon left his name out, because if you say his name five times in the mirror, he will then appear and you can't kick him out because you're a publisher and not a platform.
At this point people like Hawley really should just drop the dogwhistles entirely
The dogwhistles have been dropped long ago at the beginning of the Trump campaign, and for Hawley he didn't use dogwhistles when he fomented insurrection.
Average Income is tricky as well. I mean, there's this anecdote about how there are a dozen poor people in a bar, but in walks Jeff Bezos, then Average Income increases dramatically.
Other than that, why is "I don't have a concert ticket because I can't afford the money" worse than "I don't have a concert ticket because I don't have the time to camp out for three days to buy one"?
Thanks to these bots, I camped out and the bots still made snagging tickets impossible because I couldn't get the chance to get one. Like I said in a different thread, I don't know if a legislative solution is possible, but when buying scalped tickets is the only option, you know it's a major problem.
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The Kids Are Alright
Bingo. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
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Re: Ron Wyden
It’s shit like this that made me write in his name for President 9 years ago.
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Re: 2 + 2 = 4
Had 2 plus 2 been equal to 5, you probably wouldn't have said "Simpsons Did It!!!" but "Orwell Did It!!!"
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I WON! I WON! I WON!
When I wrote that quip comparing even-numbered amendments to even-numbered Star Trek movies, I just had a strong feeling I had a winner, especially since everybody I know says the even-numbered Star Trek movies are better than the odd-numbered ones (FWIW, I actually like Star Trek 3: The Search for Spock better than Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan, but I prefer Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home over both of them!), so when Mike pointed out that Rep. Massie probably likes the even-numbered constitutional amendments, I put two even numbers together and came out with another even number, which, as we all know, is something Thomas Massie likes.
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Re: Re:
You're still here? I thought you were shot by a cannon into the sun!
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Re:
To wit, the Wall Street Journal Editorial page, which has been doing so since its inception.
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His MAGA base will eat it up
Yes. His MAGA base will eat up his frame-the-journalists angle he's taken. Why? Because his MAGA base:
*sigh*. My dad was from Missouri, but I think people like Parsons is why he left in the first place.
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Re: Judge Dredd
But do you love Robert Fripps?
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Re: Re: Re:
Wasn’t he also banned from Gab or Parler?
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Massie and amendments
Maybe Massie likes his Amendments like he likes his Star Trek movies.
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Re:
So "Don't have a cow" should be taken literally, I presume?
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Re: HONEYPOT ALERT
I'm Devin Nunes' Cow and so's my wife!
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Re: The unnamed "someone"
[Ed: Bolding mine]
We all know who it is. I'm glad Mr. Beadon left his name out, because if you say his name five times in the mirror, he will then appear and you can't kick him out because you're a publisher and not a platform.
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Re: 'That would be smart and honest, but not personally gainful.
A Republican admitting they made a mistake is rarer than a unicorn.
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Re: Re: Re:
The dogwhistles have been dropped long ago at the beginning of the Trump campaign, and for Hawley he didn't use dogwhistles when he fomented insurrection.
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Re: re: "may" simply is not sufficient
FTFY
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Re: Real Costs
Average Income is tricky as well. I mean, there's this anecdote about how there are a dozen poor people in a bar, but in walks Jeff Bezos, then Average Income increases dramatically.
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Thanks to these bots, I camped out and the bots still made snagging tickets impossible because I couldn't get the chance to get one. Like I said in a different thread, I don't know if a legislative solution is possible, but when buying scalped tickets is the only option, you know it's a major problem.
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Re: Re: Re: Self-censorship
I was speaking for myself hypothetically.
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Re:
Hence why I compared him to Martin Prince and Bart Simpson using the same campaign line:
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