zn wrote:

Mackeyser wrote:

I’m not sure if I’m supposed to just take a sabbatical until it’s okay to be critical or what because no one seems to want to hear it right now…

Well, if you want I can start a thread called “down on Fisher” dedicated to criticism, and everyone can have at it. ADDED by EDIT: I like the idea so I just went and did it: http://theramshuddle.com/topic/down-on-fisher-the-critics-thread/

As you probably know, I defend Fisher, and I like the Goff pick.

BUT this is the great self-expression board, and we tend to put in our own, often long, “my vote in the informal poll” type posts rather than argue board-war style, or censor.

There would be some here who agree with you, too.

So have at it?

I may just do that. I actually might have some time at the computer tomorrow and since those posts tend to get lengthy, probably better to save myself the anxiety.

Another development WR. Shows promise.

Just not feelin’ it. Not anti-Goff, but not drinking the Kool-Aid and not believing the hype.

I’ve got a critical take that I think is well founded and grounded, but I dunno that there’s anywhere for it…

I really can’t stomach the unbridled faith in Fisher…

I’m not sure if I’m supposed to just take a sabbatical until it’s okay to be critical or what because no one seems to want to hear it right now…

My mom turns out with acquainted with one of his relatives and my best friend and I have been huge fans of his since his first album.

Actually, he introduced me to Prince with that first album, Dirty Mind with him in that trench coat and bikini briefs (and nothing else) which I gave him NO END of grief about and I introduced him to RAP which he gave me NO END of grief about.

I ended up being a massive Prince fan and he ended up being a massive RAP fan.

He went to Prince’s club in LA and actually met Prince a few times. He’s putting together a compilation of his music right now and considering he went to school to be an audio engineer and has mad editing skills and a phenomenal ear, I’d wager this compilation will be better than anything that comes out from the studios…

You’re right about him being a genius… Eric Clapton had never really heard of him and tells the story of being strung out and wrung out and being taken to see Purple Rain. He was so amazed by Prince that he wrote one of his more famous songs immediately after he got back to his hotel just based on seeing that movie. Holy Mother, I think is the song….

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

If you want a revolution vote for Trump.Yes it will be awful but that is what it will take to cause a revolt.Trump is setting turnout records while every state Clinton wins turnout is way way down . Sanders wins when turnout is high, in MN we set a record for turnout and Sanders won by 20pts. The FBI investigation, the one Clinton calls a security review when of course the FBI doesn’t do “security reviews” is rumored to wrap in May so Sanders has got to stay in it at least until then. He’s got the money and is leading in 16 of 20 states left.

Doesn’t matter. 16 of 20? And?

Even if he wins those 16 of 20… which won’t happen now… thanx to the MSM basically acting as shills for Trump and Clinton because…why not, it’s a ratings fucking bonanza!

And Hillary is going to win CA and she’ll win NY or tie which means Bernie won’t make up any ground.

Even if Bernie won those 16 states, Bernie would have to DOMINATE and after her Super Tuesday sweep, the chances of that, short of being indicted, is NIL.

Which means unless Hillary is indicted and unless Trump gets screwed at the RNC, it’s going to be Clinton V. Trump: the Lesser of Two Evils

The classified stuff on the emails? ugh. Now they want to make Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell collateral damage in this witch hunt.

At issue is the practice of retroactive classification, which is an asinine practice. AT THE TIME an email was sent, the material wasn’t classified. There was no reason to believe it would ever BE classified. Much of the material is classified for trivial reasons that would NOT withstand a full review and the Republicans on the Committee know this as do BOTH former Republican Secretaries of State.

Had Secretary Clinton broken the law, I’d be first in line to insist she answer for it. I’m no fan. But these knuckleheads like Trey Goudy and Darrell Issa are constantly moving the goal posts in an effort to try to politically ensare Secretary Clinton.

As I saw on twitter recently, not releasing the transcripts is also asinine. The notion that those transcripts aren’t already out there is absurd, so if there’s something that can be used against her…. it’s waiting and will be used against her in the court of public opinion.

Isn’t GRob working with him?

He retweeted something from Bentley, but I dunno if he’s actually gone to his training facility.

I want to see it, but I generally only pay for “Big Screen” movies…at the movies. The rest I wait to see on FiOS on one of my movie channels.

That said, just saw Deadpool and holy crap was that a damn hoot. Super fun. Ryan Reynolds and the entire team just got it right on so many levels.

Dunno why this is controversial.

The justice of the peace relied on information from Scalia’s doctor and law enforcement on the scene.

So, unless we accept that Scalia’s doctor AND all of the Texas Law Enforcement were at the very least brought to cow… there can be no conspiracy. The mere act of no autopsy is not direct nor circumstantial evidence of a conspiracy nor indicative of any type of motive.

Basically, there is no “there” there.

COOL! John Oliver is back!!!

There would be too many obvious signs of suffocation if that happened.

Moreover, if the family had any issues, THEY could always order and independent autopsy. That has not been done.

So all of this conspiracy stuff flies in the face of what is likely a ton of forensic evidence that simply has not been presented to the public due to privacy reasons and in case an investigation were ever necessary.

How long, exactly, was Scalia supposed to live before his death was allowed to be natural? Is he only allowed to die at home, surrounded by Republicans and family with a Republican President in the White House in order to ensure that his death was natural?

I’m more willing than most to listen to alternative theories, but c’mon. Hell, when 9/11 happened, I held out and blasted the bogus government explanation about why the buildings collapsed and it wasn’t until the Purdue Univ. Engineering Dept put forth its findings that contradicted so much of the crap put out and actually explained so much of what happened, but also what people experienced that I got on board… because… evidence…science.

Scalia was a larger than life figure who didn’t exercise and someone who didn’t eat particularly healthy. He lived life FULLY… well, by many standards, even to those who disagreed mightily with him, but I bet if we could look at his internal organs, they’d be a damned disaster.

Let it go and remember Scalia for who he was to you.

Every death of a Republican isn’t a conspiracy.

I try to watch the Republican debates, but with only one TV and limited ability to relieve stress (one can only deep breathe so much before it’s actually hyperventilating), I just can’t do it anymore.

We know too much about how the words translate into action.

Unfortunately, that leaves me with the regurgitated aftermath… and it doesn’t take much imagination to realize that if the original wasn’t very appealing, that the regurgitated mess isn’t any more appealing.

That anyone can do it is fantastic. Thanks for the reportage. I take them like Camp Reports… valuable since I can’t be there…