So, are The Donald and the Mrs. Watching TV Tonight? (Page 4)

Originally posted by Left Brain

Wife, twin 18 year old girls, mother-in-law (she won't leave), emale 12 year old dog......son (he won't come home).  I can't have nothing.

Originally posted by Oysterboy

Two dogs, two cats my wife and me, and the only other male is one of the cats and he's kinda an a**hole. So yeah, I feel ya Lefty, you just sorta keep your head down and try not to attract too much attention.

Dawg, my across the backyard neighbor has bees. I have about a 15 foot holly tree in my backyard that must have half his colony in it, shouldn't he give me some of the honey?

Originally posted by mdg2003



Roy Moore is relevant to the Stormy issue, how?

Find me a story updating the criminal prosecution of Roy Moore for pedophilia. Or is he already doing time for those offenses you're so sure exist. Prove your point Adz, don't just click off another bullet point that's incorrect and irrelevant to the current discussion. Again, this is a prime example of political douchbaggery that got Trump elected. This is why Donald Trump is your President now and for the next 6 years.
Hannity and Rachel? Same animal, different political parties. Rachel is just as nasty as hannity when it comes to politics. Maybe not as whiney, but definitely just as nasty. Why tell us you don't have cable so you haven't seen Rachel, yet you say you watch her on youtube?
Your final statement is pretty offensive. Calling Fox women anchorettes? Why do feel the need to diminish these brilliant women and the hard work they've put in to get where they are? Scared of intelligent women? Again, this is the kind of stuff that has brought Americans together behind Trump. He's your President right now because you're scared of intelligent beautiful women. I hope to heck you don't have the opportunity to raise women. You'll likely be demeaning towards them and their accomplishments.

Originally posted by Rogillio

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/03/denying-genetics-isnt-...

Interesting article on genetics and intelligence.....and liberalism.

I have always held that all people are not equal. We are all different and we all have different gifts and different shortcomings. I was always a back-of-the-pack athlete but math always came easy for me. I have two kids that are on opposite ends of the IQ bell curve. My wife is wicked smart and, don't let my wife see this but, I suspect my son got his brilliance primarily from her genes. She is of German decent and I think, as a 'race' or ethnicity, plays a big part of her intelligence.

Then too, there is a difference in intelligence and savvy/wisdom.

Originally posted by Left Brain

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

I knew we were gonna catch a fish on that one.

Damn.....now I gotta ask my wife what she got on her SAT 40 years ago. LOL

Originally posted by ChineseDemocracy



Cool article Rogillio. I agree with you that people are not "born equal" when it comes to intelligence. That said, there are so many different types of "intelligence." Book smarts, street smarts, compassionate smarts, etc. Also, it will forever be debatable just how much these various forms of intelligence are formed genetically, and how much are impacted both positively and negatively by environmental factors, the "nurture" if you will. Remember, the nurture component in humans is much more important than it is in other animals because it takes so long for us to become self-sustainable.

The take-home conclusion on race and intelligence in my opinion should be a cautionary one. While some groups will, on average, appear further to the right on the intelligence bell curve, there are members of every race and both sexes that appear on the far right side of the bell curve. Having a pre-conceived notion of one's intelligence based on race or sex is not a smart move.

Originally posted by ChineseDemocracy



Hmm, let's see....where to start. So much material, so little time...and don't worry, I forgive your personal attack...pretty low, but it's Easter. Turn the other cheek and all.
Scores of witnesses literally saw this guy (moore) trolling for minors. He was dating a 14 year old (amongst other sub-18 year old girls as a man in his early 30s). He wasn't allowed into his local YMCA because of his creepy pursuit of young girls. It was a well-known fact. Perhaps you are fine with that, great. He's probably free to baby-sit for ya, but I wouldn't advise it.

As for Maddow and Hannity, I don't regularly watch them because I don't have the fancy cable. Too much garbage for too much money. When it's relevant, I'll watch a clip of them on-line. Maddow makes sense, uses facts, and doesn't shout over people. Hannity is rude, Maddow's not.

If you believe the term anchorette is offensive, that's on you. I disagree. Faux News trots out eye candy better than any of the networks, always has. It's one of the main reasons they do quite well in the ratings, don't kid yourself.

..and scared of beautiful, intelligent women??? ...and that's why Donald Trump is president??? BWAHAHAHA! You crack me up. I've never dated (or married) a woman whose i.q. isn't above 130, or whose SAT scores weren't extremely high. And btw, how the heck did my preferences for selecting girlfriends or a wife affect the presidential race???

btw, watch out! I am raising a wonderful young lady as we speak. She's amazing. Very much like her mom. Very intelligent, strong, assertive...a natural born leader.

I hope ya'll had a fantastic Easter!

Originally posted by Oysterboy

Although I don't share a lot of those sentiments, I understand much of what you are saying Dawg. And after 8 years of Obama and a deluge of attacks on him from the right (yes, it comes from all sides now), you and a lot who think similarly were willing to vote for someone, as you so elegantly state, "gives you gas". The thing I think missing from your argument, is that it likely that HRC was amongst a handful of Democrats that Trump could have beaten in 2016. Maybe would not have made the difference in TX, and I'm not sure in FL either, but in WI, MI and PA, her lacklustre candidacy give the whole shooting match to DJT. Further, the fact that DJT just continues to pander to his base is not growing his constituency but making everyone hunker down with their own tribe. Something has to change this, I'm looking to the next Democratic candidate to do so as I see the GOP as Trump's party now. For better or worse.

Originally posted by Rogillio

..same reason why I voted for Roy Moore despite the sins of his youth some 40 years ago.

Originally posted by ChineseDemocracy



"Sins of his youth?" He was dating a 14 year old and local businesses had to be on the lookout for this guy...when he was in his 30s.

Sorry, there was a choice. What's done is done though.

Originally posted by mdg2003





Yeah, I worded that all wrong. What I meant was; The left has consistently diminished the success of Republican women by applying demeaning labels. Anchorette is demeaning. Go call Rachel Maddow an anchorette. Ten bucks has her kicking your a** and you tapping out of the rear naked choke hold. You see and call Fox women eye candy in tight skirts, again, labels that are meant to diminish their mental attributes by suggesting they got the job based on looks. Big no no. The left invented the "republican war on women." Yet they attack republican women with impunity. That is why Trump is your president.
The democrats have successfully diminished the successful black republicans using similar slimy techniques; the old Uncle Tom treatment is a fave. They didn't just stop there, they've used this to minimize the success of anyone that speaks against them. This is why Trump is your President.
Trump saw the frustration of the average American that votes republican. The left and the DNC has repeatedly stereotyped and lumped us into one basket. Hillary tied the bow on that basket by labeling it. Deplorables. I'm not a bad person, racist, homophobe, xenophobe; yet I've been labeled, stereotyped and called backwards for my beliefs and what's important to me. Hell, you mentioned Easter in your response like it means something to me. It doesn't. I'm not religious and I rarely go to church, yet I'm packed right in there with the evangelicals. Assumptions, labels and stereotypes to the point that people went out in droves and voted for a candidate that gives most of us gas. Trump scares me, but I love how he throws the BS flag each and every time. Still not getting it, the DNC labels this as trolling. He not trolling, he's calling BS when he sees it and we are living every second of it.

Originally posted by ChineseDemocracy


btw, how's that trade war with China working out for us? All this winning!!!!! So much winning!

Originally posted by Rogillio



Darn it! I have to agree with you Oyst! Had the dems run anyone except Hillary (or self avowed socialist Bernie) Trump probably would not have one. The Clinton coronation and sense of entitlement of Clinton drove people to the other side. I never understood how Hillary lived in Arkansas all her life then lived in DC for 8 years.....but then got elected Senator from NY. And then, when she lost to Obama, she still got the top slot of Sec of State as if intentionally building her resume to be POTUS. Had the DNC run Pocahontas or a moderate democrat they'd of beaten Trump in a landslide. I'm a far right republican and I was not happy with Trump as the GOP candidate. I would have preferred Newt. I think Newt is the Thomas Jefferson of our time. Clinton and Bernie were the worst candidates the DNC has put up in decades.

Once Trump was locked in as the GOP candidate, with Clinton on the other side, there was no choice for me.....same reason why I voted for Roy Moore despite the sins of his youth some 40 years ago.

So if the DNC had put up a moderate democrat without so much baggage would I have voted for him/her? No a frickin' chance! LOL But I think most independents would as well as many moderate republicans.

Originally posted by Rogillio



It's kinda like going to the dentist to have a cavity filled because the tooth is sore. The dentist starts drilling....you feel the shrill vibration going thru your head, you smell the burn or enamel as the high speed drill grinds a hole in your tooth and you clench your fists as the drill hits a nerve that is not quite numb. You are squirming in the chair.....and the someone asks "So, how's this dentist thing working out for ya?"

"The gap between Chinese goods imported to the United States and American goods exported to China rose to $375.2 billion last year, up from $347 billion the prior year, data released Tuesday morning by the Commerce Department showed."

$375 BILLION dollars of our nation's wealth went to China last year! It's time to go to the dentist and get this fixed once and for all!

Originally posted by ChineseDemocracy

Originally posted by Oysterboy

Although I don't share a lot of those sentiments, I understand much of what you are saying Dawg. And after 8 years of Obama and a deluge of attacks on him from the right (yes, it comes from all sides now), you and a lot who think similarly were willing to vote for someone, as you so elegantly state, "gives you gas". The thing I think missing from your argument, is that it likely that HRC was amongst a handful of Democrats that Trump could have beaten in 2016. Maybe would not have made the difference in TX, and I'm not sure in FL either, but in WI, MI and PA, her lacklustre candidacy give the whole shooting match to DJT. Further, the fact that DJT just continues to pander to his base is not growing his constituency but making everyone hunker down with their own tribe. Something has to change this, I'm looking to the next Democratic candidate to do so as I see the GOP as Trump's party now. For better or worse.

Originally posted by Oysterboy


Look around your house and figure out what you have that was made in the USA. My bet, not much.

Originally posted by Oysterboy I really am anxious to see who comes out of the Democratic primary mill. I am hoping for a thoughtful centrist and I think this is entirely plausible as Trump has completely ceded much of the middle of the road to others. I think that we will likely see something from the Warren/Sanders wing but I do not think we will see the huge thumb on the scale that HRC got from Wasserman-Schultze in 2016 and so I am looking forward to a full airing of ideas and potential solutions. One thing for sure, there will be no shortage of people who will throw their hat in the ring in 2020. Would also be nice to see Trump have a primary challenger to present more conventional GOP ideas (no, tariffs are NOT a mainstream GOP idea - and neither is that d@mn wall), but I'm less sure that will happen.