The Soapbox

Very relieved that the abortion law in Virginia appears safe for at least -- Rumble 11/08/2023 11:41AM

Moving a cutoff to 15 wks like most civilized countries is "anti-abortion"? -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 12:42PM

Why dont you propoose to move other things to -- Zhoo 11/08/2023 1:59PM

Because it’s freedom and limited government that made US the most -- SysHoo 11/08/2023 2:21PM

Lol what kind of jingoistic bullshit is that - freedom and limited govt lol -- vwahoov 11/08/2023 6:09PM

I think what “limited” means is in the eye of the beholder. And freedom’s -- 111Balz 11/09/2023 09:27AM

I think you're discounting a lot of US policy in the 20th century. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 2:30PM

So why woud you propose what europe does with abortion -- Zhoo 11/08/2023 2:28PM

Well invoking Europe for me is more like -- SysHoo 11/08/2023 2:31PM

I have no problem to envoke Europe for -- Zhoo 11/08/2023 4:07PM

Well, mostly because nobody believes that a Youngkin and a republican -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 1:30PM

Right. GQPs would accept 15 wks, then immediately come back for less.** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 1:38PM

Like Florida? ** -- Zhoo 11/08/2023 2:00PM

Yes. -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 2:05PM

I'll agree to their abortion policies if you'll agree to their social -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 1:21PM

Yep, but that's a comparison the GOP has no interest in making. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:31PM

Oops meant for your "Virtually every European country" post below. ** -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 1:24PM

Can you name all these “most civilized countries” ? ** -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 12:43PM

Virtually every European country. ** -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 12:46PM

Huh? -- ryno hoo 11/08/2023 12:54PM

Ok I will go down the list -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 12:50PM

It's been posted here many times. I have to run to an appointment, so -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 1:18PM

My point is those are cut-off dates which are -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 1:37PM

What is the difference between a “ban” after -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 1:58PM

I bet a good chunk of MAGA would allow abortions -- Zhoo 11/08/2023 4:09PM

There are other aspects -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 2:05PM

Citation? I’m seeing 12-14 weeks -- SysHoo 11/08/2023 12:55PM

So those are different things, right? ** -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 1:33PM

The exceptions or extenuating circumstances aren’t identical -- SysHoo 11/08/2023 1:49PM

Expect to see an effort at a constitutional amendment. -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 12:27PM

Hmm, very good way to keep this issue, a winning one for Democrats, at the -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 12:30PM

Is a 15 week ban really anti abortion? That’s in line -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 12:21PM

Which European countries have that? ** -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 12:44PM

All of them except UK, Sweden and Netherlands -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 12:48PM

I think you are confusing a ban with different cutoff dates ** -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 12:51PM

You can’t have an abortion after those cutoff dates -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 1:27PM

The position isn't based on any principled or fact-driven viewpoint, nor is -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 12:42PM

Isn’t THAT the give and take? The pro lifers -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 12:47PM

I'm not sure I agree with your logic there -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 1:01PM

How about this logic. -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 1:24PM

To be clear, I'm speaking of this purely as a political matter -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 1:27PM

No, it isn't. And it was rejected. If GOP really wants a compromise, they -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 12:51PM

That’s fine. Thankfully it’s not really an -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 1:32PM

As you yourself have noted many times on here, Boca, nobody does elective -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:38PM

Which is why I don’t think such a ban, or lack of a ban -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 1:44PM

And yet politically, such "compromises" aren't working for the GOP. Rather -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:58PM

When it rolls back the current law, yes it is. -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 12:33PM

If you can have an abortion now at 15 weeks and 1 day -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 12:31PM

He’s radically right wing. Call him what he actually is. ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 12:14PM

But he wore a vest and smiled and didn't yell! ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 1:16PM

I would not characterize him as a radical. I think only members of the -- Rumble 11/08/2023 12:34PM

Or dishonest FOS Trolls, like the one you're replying to. ** -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 12:44PM

Can you name anyone in GQP leadership Hoo you consider radical? -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 12:36PM

Ha! Nice attempt at deflection. ** -- Rumble 11/08/2023 12:40PM

So, crickets? ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 2:05PM

No. -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 12:42PM

What's moderate about him? How does he distinguish himself policy-wise -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 12:08PM

Then name 3-5 moderate Republicans. -- Rumble 11/08/2023 12:37PM

Well Boca, hool, and RML for three. Liz Cheney, Romney, there’s more -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 1:27PM

I don't think my inability to do so proves the point you appear to -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 1:09PM

I think perhaps you should define "moderate." Because most members of the -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:00PM

Thank you. I agree, particularly about Christie, Cheyney and Romney. -- Rumble 11/08/2023 1:10PM

John McCain would be another. A moderate and a patriot. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:13PM

I would also add John Kasich to the list though he is no longer in elected -- Rumble 11/08/2023 1:35PM

That's legit, though McCain is dead and we're talking about him. ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:39PM

Yes McCain absolutely was a "moderate Republican" as is Christie. -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 1:18PM

I think you may be correct as to identifying one major cause. Another is -- Rumble 11/08/2023 1:26PM

In fairness, I think that shit started with Newt Gingrich. Trump is an -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:44PM

I can give you one from my state; Dan Newhouse. He trounced his MAGA -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:25PM

These folks think current Biden is a "moderate". That tells you their scale ** -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 12:45PM

So do lots of people who give it any actual thought. ** -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 1:52PM

Wait. What? I think Biden is a moderate too. ** -- Rumble 11/08/2023 12:59PM

He's an interesting case -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 1:07PM

The best way to make enemies on this board is to be a moderate. You get it -- Rumble 11/08/2023 1:03PM

He is. Hooda is on a roll. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:01PM

Yep, distinction without a difference if there ever was one. -- Chuck Taylor 11/08/2023 12:34PM

He's openly, vehemently anti-abortion and anti-LGBT ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 12:19PM

Plus we can pick up some abortion tourism $$$ from further south ** -- Tuckahokie 11/08/2023 12:03PM

I guess that 15-week "compromise" isn't so popular after all? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 12:14PM

15 weeks was a bit too soon...but certainly reasonable compared to -- Tuckahokie 11/08/2023 12:55PM

Reasonable compared to the old Confederacy. Low bar, man. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 1:01PM

I think in Virginia, the electorate just doesn't trust the GOP on this -- WahooKid 11/08/2023 12:28PM

I agree. I also think 15 weeks is completely arbitrary and ignores grey -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 12:48PM

It’s the world your party created. Embrace it. ** -- TomGlansAski 11/08/2023 12:04PM

What is “it”? ** -- Tuckahokie 11/08/2023 12:07PM

A world where we have a patchwork of laws on abortion and people need to -- TomGlansAski 11/08/2023 2:44PM

Batshit crazy ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 12:12PM

I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 11:57AM

What exactly makes him “moderate”? -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 11:55AM

Mike Johnson is a pauper? -- NJHoo 11/08/2023 11:29AM

The reporting rules are if you have below a certain amount in the account -- HokieJamie 11/08/2023 11:40AM

The rule seems to be below (per google) -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 12:21PM

And? ** -- ryno hoo 11/08/2023 11:36AM

How do you explain that? Seems like he is hiding something unless -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 11:40AM

The idea that someone not being a multi-millionaire -- ryno hoo 11/08/2023 12:03PM

Huh? -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 12:46PM

The idea that someone in congress is not -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 12:26PM

He must give it all to the poor ** -- 757 11/08/2023 11:34AM

His wife, most likely. ** -- hooshouse 11/08/2023 12:15PM

Wonder if he gets paid his Congressional salary and his Liberty U teaching -- NJHoo 11/08/2023 11:37AM

Move along, nothing to see here ** -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 11:31AM

The upkeep of handmaids is considerable! ** -- TomGlansAski 11/08/2023 11:47AM

That's been his story since he was first elected to Congress in 2016 -- NJHoo 11/08/2023 11:36AM

Mattresses and piggy banks ** -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 11:42AM

"Something is off here..." Losers gonna loser. Maybe we need -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:22AM

These people are so dumb. And dangerous. The founding fathers never could -- vwahoov 11/08/2023 11:53AM

Maybe 10 years ago the majority of Republicans hadn’t yet lost their minds. ** -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 11:53AM

Then it must be so ; -- ) ** -- NJHoo 11/08/2023 11:53AM

Could you imagine if more and more GOPers adopt the DT mindset? -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 11:42AM

It works pretty well with the QOP electorate ** -- NJHoo 11/08/2023 12:00PM

Too focused on conservatism (R-Bullshit Culture War)? -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:17AM

He has a soft spot in his heart for losers ** -- TomGlansAski 11/08/2023 11:56AM

The abortion statement was reasonable ** -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 11:45AM

Be kind to Beltway media types. They're grieving ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 11:42AM

Deuce-between-the-ears Bigelow? ** -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 11:24AM

Well, mark him up as clinically insane. ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 11:22AM

There can't be many rats left to drown on the good ship USS Bootsie. ** -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:23AM

Bigelow sounds like yet another deep-thinker. ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 11:20AM

Well, he's certainly right about the six week ban, which starts -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:28AM

He's just now figuring that out? No. The guy is a front-runner. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 11:37AM

Oh, I agree. Having clout with Losers like Bootsie just doesn't -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:42AM

Rick Santorum says the quiet part out loud.. -- Hoo Fighter 11/08/2023 10:32AM

Elections are rigged, voters aren't smart enough, zero introspection. MAGA. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 11:23AM

Santorum knows something about secret sauce... ** -- SchmHoo 11/08/2023 11:09AM

Sorry for duplicating post below ** -- Hoo Fighter 11/08/2023 10:33AM

OK -- Serious Question -- Skeets 11/08/2023 10:25AM

Sometimes stars are used as examples because it’s impossible to go after -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 11:28AM

This is the only case. ** -- ryno hoo 11/08/2023 10:46AM

In the history of US jurisprudence -- this is the ONLY case? -- Skeets 11/08/2023 11:00AM

Yes. ** -- ryno hoo 11/08/2023 11:18AM

ryno makes Burch look like a flaming liberal ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 11:13AM

Ryno makes Harry Dunn look like Albert Einstein. ** -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:18AM

Ryno makes LA Hoothat look like a serious poster ** -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 11:25AM

Ryno hoo is the Michael Jordan of message board posting. ** -- ryno hoo 11/08/2023 11:35AM

Maybe the crying Jordan meme. ** -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 11:38AM

No ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:54AM

You answered your own question; “most all folks …” ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:35AM

Comps are typically valuations on similar assets and are used as a gauge of -- TomGlansAski 11/08/2023 10:33AM

I think you missed my point -- it is only an analogy here. -- Skeets 11/08/2023 10:55AM

Not completely sure, but I think the state's interest is in -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 11:12AM

Former United States Senator Upset About People Voting(link) -- hooshouse 11/08/2023 10:09AM

Why dont we want pure democracy as opposed to Illusision of democracy? ** -- Zhoo 11/08/2023 2:03PM

Time for the Dem-controlled VA General Assembly to put and amendment on the -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 11:24AM

All these young people voting!! It sucks. ** -- HoodatB 11/08/2023 11:08AM

Brilliant -- 757 11/08/2023 10:47AM

The Christian wing of the GOP wants to impose their religious -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 11:08AM

And to make this happen they have chosen the greatest Christian of all time -- 757 11/08/2023 11:30AM

Two-part response. -- HowieT3 11/08/2023 12:15PM

And, Part 2 -- HowieT3 11/08/2023 12:16PM

The Arteth of the Dealeth ** -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 11:33AM

Sharteth of the Dealeth ** -- TomGlansAski 11/08/2023 12:02PM

Christian Taliban ** -- FfxStationHokie 11/08/2023 11:19AM

And to get really technical, the Old Testament -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 11:10AM

No -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:54AM

What a frothy mixture that guy is ** -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 10:34AM

Saw something about that earlier. -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 10:30AM

“Very sexy things”. Interesting way to say… -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 10:18AM

I see the empty vest has declared a state of emergency for Virginia -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 09:52AM

I'm assuming declaring a state of emergency is just a way to get Fed $$$ -- WahooKid 11/08/2023 10:59AM

I'd guess it frees up FEMA to help those being evacuated. -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:06AM

He should have declared a state of emergency for the existence of democrats -- ryno hoo 11/08/2023 10:45AM

Always projecting... ** -- Faz d. Hoo 11/08/2023 3:50PM

That’s what the god-emperor has in mind. Anyone Hoo doubts that is a fool. -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:56AM

NC just did the same for their mountain wildfires ** -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 10:43AM

How bad are the fires? ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:37AM

The Quaker Run fire is really hot. It has jumped containment lines. -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:08AM

From what i read it had recently jumped the containment area -- HokieJamie 11/08/2023 10:32AM

I don't know. One of them is nearby, partly in Shenandoah National Park... -- Cav113 11/08/2023 10:21AM

I think I don’t completely understand the benefits from declaring a state -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 10:54AM

***** -- Cav113 11/08/2023 10:28AM

Where are you? -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 10:23AM

Rappahannock County, north of Madison Co. (Quaker Run).... -- Cav113 11/08/2023 10:30AM

Conditions could hardly be worse. Warm, dry, plenty of -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 10:51AM

I'm not a vest fan, but I'm not going to push this issue. -- Faz d. Hoo 11/08/2023 10:11AM

I dunno. I think the action creates access to federal help, and -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 10:01AM

That makes sense. Thanks to you and other responders. ** -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 10:47AM

Related, the USDA has recognized the drought's impact here -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 10:57AM

I can vouch for the drought. Did a 2 night backpack trip in early October -- WahooKid 11/08/2023 11:08AM

One of life's enduring mysteries to me is how streams like -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:10AM

Yeah, it’s been crazy dry. I have a lot of hardwood trees in my -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 10:59AM

Yep. We have a very nice large red oak shade tree over our patio. -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 11:04AM

Hilarious that the black kid, Don wanted executed is now on the NYC -- Lazarus 11/08/2023 09:52AM

Or, as Don would say, "See, you should have fried the youngin' when -- Shenhoo 11/08/2023 10:02AM

🤌🏿👨🏿‍🍳💋 ** -- SchmHoo 11/08/2023 09:54AM

Non political post -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 09:11AM

Must be a cold water yacht. Serious shrinkage at work -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 12:21PM

Rooting for property destruction seems weird to me -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 10:05AM

Weird theory. They like propellers, and get pissed at sail boats for not -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 09:30AM

Maybe they hate all boats and are choosing to attack the weaker ones -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 09:36AM

Paybacks …** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 09:28AM

Politico tallies the winners and losers from the 2023 off year elections. -- Chuck Taylor 11/08/2023 07:27AM

Virginians vote resoundingly for post birth abortion ** -- 81_Hokie 11/08/2023 09:12AM

Any parent will tell you, abortions should be legal through the teenage yrs ** -- Lazarus 11/08/2023 09:33AM

If I had to raise the youthful version of myself I think I’d have attempted -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 10:06AM

Amen, thank God my kids never did the things I did. And they specialized -- Lazarus 11/08/2023 11:29AM

Lol! GOP messaging is truly meant for the stupid. Post birth abortions. -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 09:19AM

You missed a golden opportunity to add pill to your link title ** -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 08:58AM

RVA casino, backed by Mayor Stoney, destroyed again -- jackethoo 11/08/2023 06:30AM

Interesting. The voters don’t seem to want it. -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 08:22AM

I used to be a big proponent of casinos being allowed everywhere but -- wahoo138 11/08/2023 08:30AM

That's any casino outside a resort destination -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 11:45AM

Hundred dollar minimums in….Ptown? -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 10:32AM

$100 minimums? That could get expensive fast. -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 10:14AM

My home town. ** -- Hokieesith 11/08/2023 09:28AM

Go Hoos** -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 08:50AM

Yeah, table minimums are huge. I haven’t been to the DC casino -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 08:50AM

Yeah, I’m not much of a gambler, but I could understand -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 10:24AM

As an avid craps player, $50 minimums are an abomination -- wahoo138 11/08/2023 09:44AM

Lets do a little math -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 09:18AM

True -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 09:24AM

Interestingly, the odds for the casino are the worst if you have to bet -- CharlestonSC 11/08/2023 09:03AM

They are high-fiving at Rosie's ** -- Tuckahokie 11/08/2023 08:16AM

His gov candidacy is DOA. ** -- 06 Hoo 11/08/2023 06:47AM

Dems will need to draft someone like Spanberger -- CMUHoo 11/08/2023 07:07AM

She'd be an interesting candidate for the Dems (hasn't been in the muck -- GoochlandHoo 11/08/2023 07:32AM

Speaking of marijuana, Dems winning the House and Senate helps that in VA -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 08:55AM

Agree....I didn't care for all that BS. -- GoochlandHoo 11/08/2023 09:49AM

I heard she was waiting for yesterday’s election before officially running -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 07:18AM

Yes, rumor is she is running. Would be a great candidate ** -- 06 Hoo 11/08/2023 07:14AM

Draft her? She’s already telling people she’s running. ** -- JMHoo 11/08/2023 07:09AM

Didn't say it would be a hard sell -- CMUHoo 11/08/2023 07:10AM

My assumption is she’s setting up a Senate run for when one of them retires -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 07:27AM

How long before we hear stolen elections? -- HiwasseeHoo 11/08/2023 06:29AM

Is it heresy to believe 2000 and 2016 were stolen? or just 2020? ** -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 08:56AM

You won't find hardly any politicians claiming 2000 and 2016 -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 09:01AM

DumbDan is incapable of processing that distinction.** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:39AM

Save your breath, danny is a lost cause ** -- FfxStationHokie 11/08/2023 10:18AM

Despite her concession Hillary said 2016 was stolen -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 09:04AM

Yeah, so did Gore. He made clear that he thought the courts decided his -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 11:54AM

"Despite her concession" -- a minor detail? -- DanTheFan 11/08/2023 10:04AM

Ok she practiced ceremonial decorum. Why shoud the OP be pissed at 2 -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 10:17AM

Because they are following the lead of national leaders who tried -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 12:11PM

For me it's about logic and ideas not how it ties back to somebody that is -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 12:39PM

Ok, I’d have an easier time with that if there were any cogent “ideas” -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 1:39PM

Maybe because real patriots are fed up to here with assholes like you -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 11:21AM

Maybe because this big lie has divided the country beyond recognition? -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 10:50AM

Yeah -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 09:55AM

I don’t remember hillary being on the ballot in 2020 or holding “rallies” -- Hooooooooooooooo 11/08/2023 09:21AM

Get back to us when she incites an attack on the US Congress and then -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 09:14AM

... and follow up questions. 1) do you think 2020 was stolen and 2) -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 09:13AM

What I am seeing is the political wing that made 'election denial' into... -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 09:31AM

You should answer his questions ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 11:45AM

You’re really doubling down on dumb with this issue. -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 09:49AM

Assuming the 2 guys the Hiawasse talked to at the polls had no -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 10:00AM

Oh, is that the bar for being a MAGA dumbass clown now? -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 10:31AM

You are terrible at reading comprehension ** -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 10:36AM

Maybe you’re terrible at English composition because I responded directly -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 11:10AM

Not him, Dan. He gave you a very clear answer. You just don’t like it. ** -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 10:55AM

I said they were insane for saying that. As individuals I'm not pissed at -- HiwasseeHoo 11/08/2023 10:14AM

Are the people that believe 2016 was stolen insane?** -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 10:20AM

Or self serving. ** -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 10:57AM

Well, there is evidence of Russian tampering. There’s no evidence supportin -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 10:58AM

Dan suspends all logic and reason in his desperation to -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 11:22AM

Yes. ** -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 10:37AM

Yes! And, Hoos the legitimately elected POTUS?** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:42AM

After the 2016 election? You tell me. ** -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 10:44AM

NC. I’ve never said or insinuated otherwise. Now, you do 2020.** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:45AM

Asked and answered when I paid off my bet with SDH well before Jan 6. ** -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 10:46AM

Tell us here, HooDUH. You can do it. ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:47AM

The cognitively impaired Puppet-in-Chief. ** -- Hoodafan 11/08/2023 10:59AM

Damn. You’re acting almost reasonable here today. Refreshing. ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 11:16AM

Hillary conceded the election. Trump incited a riot and coup -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 09:35AM

I have already acknowledged that hrc conceded and yet said it was stolen -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 09:38AM

This proposition, like you, is a blowout loser. Just stop. ** -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:16AM

Couple of points. 1) Hillary was wrong that it was stolen. -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 09:11AM

The question remains why should people be pissed at those that think... -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 09:20AM

The number of people who think the 2016 election was stolen is -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 11:28AM

Dan, focus on the 2020 election. -- Chuck Taylor 11/08/2023 10:29AM

The answer is that 2016 was different. ** -- ResistHoo 11/08/2023 10:07AM

Yes -- WaxHoo 11/08/2023 10:12AM

And that question has been answered for you many times Dan. You just won’t -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 09:46AM

Your repeated attempts at a false equivalency are just sad -- HptHokie 11/08/2023 09:29AM

Maybe a coup attempt? Hillary didn't incite one, and we don't -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 09:24AM

Why does someone who thought 2020 was stolen have to be a supporter of the -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 09:36AM

Attack, Dan. Not a riot. An organized premeditated attack -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 09:49AM

You are being deliberately dense. My last post on this thread, -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 09:40AM

I am deliberately sticking to a question you have no answer for ** -- HokieDan95 11/08/2023 09:44AM

You’re sticking to a question there’s no apparent basis for. -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 11:35AM

Well, because it’s a stupid question and a deflection rolled into one ** -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 09:50AM

Wait and see if Mason comes back to beat Diggs on the Peninsula. It will be -- stubbyhoo 11/08/2023 08:19AM

Shame people still drinking the Koolaid ** -- FfxStationHokie 11/08/2023 08:06AM

If that doesn't happen this cycle, it would show some level of improvement. ** -- GoochlandHoo 11/08/2023 07:37AM

Would be nice to see fatigue on that. Maybe voters are tired of -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 08:53AM

I’ll take ‘Stories I just made up for $100, Alex’ ** -- Mad Bowl Hoo 11/08/2023 07:27AM

^^^ Well into his second pitcher of Kool Aid^^^ ** -- TomGlansAski 11/08/2023 08:33AM

If you mean ‘2020 election was stolen and Trump should be President again’ -- Mad Bowl Hoo 11/08/2023 08:43AM

That would’ve been my impression before your post above. But with so many -- TomGlansAski 11/08/2023 08:52AM

I love being wrong sometimes. The feeing I had -- graycalhoo 11/08/2023 05:50AM

Yeah, this, Beshear, the Ohio results are a very solid counterpoint to -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 07:48AM

I note that Grandpa Spamalot and Moron Tabernacle Cryers are very absent ** -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 07:04AM

^^^70 year-old man calling someone “Grampa Spamalot”^^^ ** -- JMHoo 11/08/2023 07:17AM

You may be of similar age, but Balz does’t come across as a dementia -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 08:18AM

I think the emphasis is on the 2nd word in that -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 07:36AM

Well I am 69 and a grandpa but you knew exactly who I was talking about ** -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 07:19AM

Afterall, he did virtually raise his hand when called. -- Chuck Taylor 11/08/2023 07:34AM

Brace yourself for 24x7 Hunter. -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 07:13AM

Young kin did solve the CRT crisis in just one -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 06:30AM

I think he honestly felt 15 weeks was a reasonable compromise on abortion. -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 07:36AM

Any time limit proposal is an arbitrary number -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 09:55AM

What makes 17 years and 364 days different -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 11:51AM

I assume you are talking about reaching adulthood -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 12:35PM

That or age of consent -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 12:43PM

The American public obviously disagrees with you on arbitrary abortion bans -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 12:57PM

I think he believed that enough people would be willing to compromise -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 08:50AM

I think most people feel that elective abortions beyond 15 weeks are pretty -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 07:54AM

Let's not start introducing facts now, or what actually happens -- Capital City Hoo 11/08/2023 08:48AM

So you agree with Youngkin. If there’s no medical issue -- JMHoo 11/08/2023 08:41AM

People don’t trust republicans on this issue. They don’t believe them -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 08:52AM

Agreed. And they shouldn't trust the GOP politicians. Not on this issue. ** -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 08:55AM

I agree with him conceptually. The devil is in the details. But yes, if -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 08:49AM

Well, one of the problems with his proposal is that 15 weeks is pretty -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 08:56AM

15 weeks is even later than I think is reasonable for elective abortions. -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 09:55AM

I don’t disagree with you, and I also don’t think that many truly abortions -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 11:50AM

I'm not so sure Virginians don't agree with him, I think the big problem is -- GoochlandHoo 11/08/2023 07:40AM

^this. Nobody trusts the Evangelicals to stop telling people how they -- Capital City Hoo 11/08/2023 08:50AM

Yes to your last sentence. women, or at least the ones I know and have -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 09:11AM

Sounds like you associate with a lot of baby murdering heels up sluts! ** -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 09:48AM

I think the message was “keep your government hands off my vagina.” ** -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 08:32AM

It's actually, well, libertarian, as much as that word is misused ** -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 09:08AM

I think it's 100% this. And if we know anything about Youngkin, it's that -- VAGentleman05 11/08/2023 08:31AM

They may think its a reasonable time within which to make the -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 08:03AM

This is my view exactly. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 08:29AM

He really did just nip that right in the bud overnight, didn’t he? ** -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 07:19AM

Too early to take off the vest -- jackethoo 11/08/2023 06:41AM

Really glad to see Michael Feggans won district 97 -- wahoo138 11/08/2023 03:46AM

C’mon man. You voted against Buford’s mom? ** -- 757 11/08/2023 06:55AM

I'm going to miss all of the TV ads about mother -- HoosWillWin 11/08/2023 06:46AM

I’m sure that but for the negative ads you would have been for Greenhalgh 🤦 -- JMHoo 11/08/2023 06:45AM

I often vote for local Republicans -- wahoo138 11/08/2023 06:56AM

Hey! JM’s a patriot! -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 08:28AM

My feelings exactly ** -- 81_Hokie 11/08/2023 07:04AM

Virginia has spoken - we say NO to the christo-fascist agenda. ** -- vwahoov 11/08/2023 03:08AM

It’s a good day to be a Virginian. ** -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 09:05AM

*** -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 09:05AM

So much for that 15 week abortion ban being reasonable -- WahooMatt05 11/08/2023 06:06AM

Goddammit! It's not a ban. It's just a limitation ** -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 08:09AM

The GOP picked up a Senate seat and lost two House seats, right? -- JMHoo 11/08/2023 07:07AM

I have to say, as a committed anti-Trumpie with concerns about his return -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 08:02AM

If Trump had any decency, he would bow out, realizing -- Hokieesith 11/08/2023 09:30AM

I hope you’re right in that assessment, but I think Joe’s a weak enough -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 10:02AM

Or you could argue Youngkin benefited from running against -- WanderingHoo 11/08/2023 07:58AM

You lost the house and Dems retained the senate. Spin that all you want -- 111Balz 11/08/2023 07:38AM

I’m not sure. I’d certainly compromise, although I’d support more than -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 08:14AM

It was a clear rejection of Youngkin's agenda. -- Chuck Taylor 11/08/2023 08:01AM

Gallup: Most Americans would vote for a 15 week abortion ban (link) -- JMHoo 11/08/2023 08:00AM

There are polls and then there are elections. -- Chuck Taylor 11/08/2023 08:09AM

Make no mistake, that is what they'll run on in 2024 congressional -- southdenverhoo 11/08/2023 08:23AM

Could really be an inmate running the asylum moment. -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 08:38AM

No, I don’t want a national ban. Just repudiating Balz’s usual uninformed -- JMHoo 11/08/2023 08:23AM

Just keep stamping your feet and yelling “all is well,” idiot, ** -- WahooRQ 11/08/2023 08:40AM

Then why did you all elect a speaker who wants a national ban and believes -- HooAskedYou 11/08/2023 08:35AM

Yep. One of the best examples of polling not reflecting actual votes. -- hoolstoptheheels 11/08/2023 08:05AM

At the same time, their extremist house leader who believes the earth is -- HooAskedYou 11/08/2023 06:15AM

😂🤣😂🤣 suck it, losers! ** -- WahooRQ 11/07/2023 11:49PM

Drinks on me Duke football weekend!! ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 11:40PM

Wasserman calls VA House of Delegates for Dems! Complete repudiation of -- HooAskedYou 11/07/2023 11:24PM

Yay!** -- WaxHoo 11/07/2023 11:29PM

Very shocked. ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 11:24PM

It’s amazing how quiet the board’s MAGA contingent is tonight -- Hoodeac 11/07/2023 11:16PM

‘Twas but a flesh wound. Regrouping now for the 2024 “red wave” offensive ** -- Hoo TV 11/08/2023 07:11AM

LOL ** -- Skeets 11/08/2023 10:18AM

Wasserman’s Virginia tweet -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 10:24PM

In the house, Dems need only 5 of remaining 15 seats -- TomGlansAski 11/07/2023 10:56PM

Pretty good leads in 5 of them. Many with 95% in. I'll be shocked if -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 11:07PM

Done deal. ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 11:41PM

Graycalhoo can now feel better:) ** -- FxHoo 11/07/2023 10:44PM

So glad I was so very wrong! ** -- graycalhoo 11/08/2023 05:16AM

I respect Mr. Wasserman, but SD22 seems to close to call. ** -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 10:35PM

Rouse won a special election 2 years ago where his vote came in late -- FxHoo 11/07/2023 10:51PM

Excellent call! Rouse is up by 10% with over 95% of the vote in. -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 11:04PM

Sweet...plus that may help our 757 recruiting!!! ** -- Tuckahokie 11/08/2023 05:45AM

Mason has 2400 earlies left per vpap ** -- FxHoo 11/07/2023 11:21PM

Race is called for Rouse now. Dems maintain control of the Senate. ** -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 11:28PM

Good stuff. Hoping that is correct. ** -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 10:57PM

The Virginia Beach race still looks close per NYT. ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 10:34PM

Seems like most people like having the option to abort and weed ** -- Capital City Hoo 11/07/2023 9:57PM

More weed use equals less abortions needed ** -- Tuckahokie 11/08/2023 08:07AM

A friend with weed is a friend indeed. ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 10:13PM

No. A friend in need is a friend indeed. -- hoolstoptheheels 11/07/2023 10:15PM

Susana Gibson within 24 votes with one precinct left. -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 9:19PM

Owen w/ a 178 vote lead. -- 221 Dabney 11/08/2023 12:02AM

Owen's lead grows to 608, 97% counted. ** -- 221 Dabney 11/08/2023 12:05AM

Owen by 966, w/ 99% counted, & I'm off to bed. -- 221 Dabney 11/08/2023 12:09AM

Whoops, they just changed the % to 95! - but votes remained the same. -- 221 Dabney 11/08/2023 12:11AM

Gibson's lead now 286. ** -- 221 Dabney 11/07/2023 11:41PM

Now a 172 vote lead - 90% in.** -- 221 Dabney 11/07/2023 11:52PM

A different link - Washington Post ... -- 221 Dabney 11/07/2023 11:45PM

She now leads by 890. ** -- 221 Dabney 11/07/2023 11:09PM

Where do you find the raw numbers? ** -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 11:13PM

Someone referenced vpap ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 11:16PM

Redo -- 221 Dabney 11/07/2023 11:15PM

Fingers crossed she either wins or loses by 69 ** -- tchoo 11/07/2023 9:58PM

Bonus! ** -- GoochlandHoo 11/08/2023 05:04AM

Gibson now w/ the 24 vote lead. ** -- 221 Dabney 11/07/2023 9:55PM

She now takes the lead by 24 votes on vpap still with 12k early😀 ** -- FxHoo 11/07/2023 9:55PM

Springfield came in and she won it by 48 votes -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 9:57PM

So you are saying, she came on late and pulled it out in the end? ** -- 757 11/07/2023 10:06PM

LOL. He’s saying she’s currently on top, in the driver’s seat** -- TomGlansAski 11/07/2023 10:57PM

Just curious. Where r u seeing that. According to VPAP, it says there are -- FxHoo 11/07/2023 9:32PM

Interesting. -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 9:37PM

Wasserman says he has seen enough in the Senate. -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 9:37PM

Yes! ** -- WaxHoo 11/07/2023 9:39PM

That’ll do it. Link for those without Twitter?** -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 9:38PM

For better or worse, my pragmatic take on tonight -- SysHoo 11/07/2023 9:13PM

Really. And what about the Democrats "message" do you not find compelling? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/07/2023 9:50PM

Democrats message is too focused on victim narrative -- SysHoo 11/07/2023 10:31PM

Really? Republicans and their imaginary victimhood have become synonymous. -- SixerHoo 11/08/2023 05:23AM

The GOP took the whiny victim mantle from the Dems over the last 6 years. ** -- BocaHoo91 11/07/2023 10:59PM

You think that's their message? I don't. The Ds are crappy at messaging, -- Seattle .Hoo 11/07/2023 10:56PM

Well if the dems wanted to do right by African Americans -- SysHoo 11/07/2023 11:11PM

Fatherless homes are because of government dependency? C'mon man. -- Seattle .Hoo 11/08/2023 02:37AM

Not sure your response addresses his point -- GoochlandHoo 11/08/2023 10:06AM

Very good thoughts, agree ** -- SysHoo 11/08/2023 3:27PM

Nixon/Reagan's drug war also resulted in quite a few fatherless children. ** -- vwahoov 11/08/2023 03:03AM

Nobody plays victim like GQPs ** -- WaxHoo 11/07/2023 10:47PM

GOP plays the victim card just as well. ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 10:41PM

Defend democracy. Defend democracy. And -- WaxHoo 11/07/2023 9:37PM

I wish that sold as well as I think it should. ** -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 9:42PM

Crazy how few understand and/or don’t -- HoosWillWin 11/07/2023 9:54PM

Just a bunch of boring social studies crap. Air hand jobs is where it's at ** -- Hoo TV 11/07/2023 10:07PM

Yeah -- WaxHoo 11/07/2023 9:48PM

No. ** -- ryno hoo 11/07/2023 9:30PM

I've got to admit I was torn between a couple of them, but this fits best. -- HowieT3 11/07/2023 10:26PM

Well… protect abortion rights, gay rights, trans -- HoosWillWin 11/07/2023 9:25PM

You don’t think preserving democracy is a compelling message? -- hooshouse 11/07/2023 9:23PM

I can agree with destructive capacity based gun laws -- SysHoo 11/07/2023 10:51PM

2/3 of GOP congressmen and women voted to baselessly throw out -- BocaHoo91 11/07/2023 11:13PM

Im skeptical it could happen -- SysHoo 11/07/2023 11:55PM

Pushback from whom? 70% of GOP voters think the -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 06:29AM

That poll is one thing. If he actually got further along people would -- SysHoo 11/08/2023 08:01AM

I don't think there was real danger THIS time, other than the fact that -- BocaHoo91 11/08/2023 08:08AM

Delete. I misread your post. :(** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/07/2023 11:01PM

Honestly, no -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 9:46PM

Unfortunately, yes ** -- Hoo TV 11/07/2023 10:09PM

You beat me, and I forgot the entire anti Putin -- HoosWillWin 11/07/2023 9:26PM

Richmond casino loses again ** -- HokieJamie 11/07/2023 9:10PM

I'm sure it will be on the ballot again in a year ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 11/08/2023 11:46AM

Loses by a larger margin than the first try...and that's good ** -- Tuckahokie 11/07/2023 9:20PM

Wrong response.** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 9:17PM

I'm good with that. ** -- DanTheFan 11/07/2023 9:16PM

Blind Willie McTell saw that coming ** -- Mad Bowl Hoo 11/07/2023 9:16PM

Sabato: CLEARANCE SALE: all 'Youngkin for President 2024' merchandise. -- DanTheFan 11/07/2023 9:07PM

Not a VA resident but does this mean he is predicting Dems hold at least -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 9:21PM

All the competetive races in Richmond are going Democrat -- WahooKid 11/07/2023 9:35PM

Candidates that youngkin did ads for are losing even worse ** -- HokieJamie 11/07/2023 10:23PM

Need to completely neuter The Vest ** -- Hoo TV 11/07/2023 9:50PM

It has to mean that, yeah. Again....in his view. -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 9:26PM

If Dems hold their current leads it would mean they get a 51-49 margin in -- Hoo TV 11/07/2023 9:34PM

See below:) ** -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 9:35PM

I was counting. Now 22-18 Dems in Senate ** -- Hoo TV 11/07/2023 9:38PM

Yeah. I think 17 are called, and in 4 Dems have a good working margin. ** -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 9:40PM

Two of those races look real close. ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 9:52PM

It looks like the Dems have 20 (19 called) with 2 other races that could go -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 10:23PM

Yeah, but Dems are ahead in 6 of the remain seats. Need to get just 4 of -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 9:55PM

Would love to see it, but too early. ** -- HoosWillWin 11/07/2023 9:29PM

Wow. Hope it sticks. ** -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 9:27PM

And in the Senate, (21 to control), the NY Times has called 14 seats for -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 9:31PM

For example, (51 to control), the NY Times has called 37 seats for the Dems -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 9:29PM

The projected outcome in the Ohio vote on abortion rights tells me that -- NJHoo 11/07/2023 9:06PM

Fuck Klanny and his anti-abortion screeds -- Hoodeac 11/07/2023 10:07PM

Absolutely! ** -- Hoo TV 11/07/2023 9:13PM

And every year as long as the GOP is hellbent on banning abortions ** -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 9:08PM

Kentuckyelection called for Andy Beshear ** -- NJHoo 11/07/2023 8:45PM

And MSNBC just called Ohio’s abortion measure. Voters want to protect it ** -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 9:06PM

Seems like most American prefer personal liberty and democracy vs theocracy -- Chuck Taylor 11/07/2023 9:10PM

Ain’t gonna let no A-rab soundin’ democrat take away muh gunz and Jesus! -- TomGlansAski 11/07/2023 9:06PM

Dem in a landslide over Trump candidate in bright red Kentucky -- wahoo138 11/07/2023 9:02PM

Popularity matters. He is a good governor. All -- walkthecorner 11/07/2023 9:36PM

Cameron was winning. And then they kept counting.... ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/07/2023 8:50PM

Terribly unfair, isn't it. ** -- NJHoo 11/07/2023 8:52PM

Only one other person has been treated so unfairly. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/07/2023 8:53PM

The level of that unfairness keeps me awake at night ** -- NJHoo 11/07/2023 8:57PM

Beshear wins in KY ** -- WaxHoo 11/07/2023 8:45PM

Another Va. Dem acting like a Dem (link) -- JMHoo 11/07/2023 8:24PM

Meanwhile, this was posted today -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 8:35PM

Republicans keep winning polls but losing elections ** -- wahoo138 11/07/2023 8:15PM

Cori Bush (link) -- JMHoo 11/07/2023 8:13PM

Jihad Spice says hold my beer (link) -- JMHoo 11/07/2023 8:15PM

These assholes have no right to govern me. ** -- ryno hoo 11/07/2023 8:28PM

Somebody knows the democrats are having a big night. -- hooshouse 11/07/2023 8:15PM

Dems are primarying a few squad goons last I heard … seems the chickens -- CharlestonSC 11/07/2023 8:32PM

Tlaib has really ruined herself with a lot of the -- hooshouse 11/07/2023 8:42PM

I have no idea what the election results will be, but you should know -- JMHoo 11/07/2023 8:19PM

Which outlet is first to explain why a Beshear win is bad news for Biden?** -- wahoo138 11/07/2023 8:06PM

Here ya go rinny, massive fraud in Mississippi. Ran out of ballots, -- Lazarus 11/07/2023 8:02PM

I'll bet that a lot of "those people" account for running out of ballots ** -- NJHoo 11/07/2023 8:35PM

As I dropped off my last batch of Hondurans and Venezuelans at the polls -- hooshouse 11/07/2023 7:29PM

Can imagine how bad I'm feeling tonight, being allergic to bamboo??! ** -- Shenhoo 11/07/2023 10:46PM

You too? -- Chuck Taylor 11/07/2023 9:07PM

I’m EXHAUSTED!! What a day though. I hope we harvested enough -- wahoo138 11/07/2023 7:44PM

Good. This will be critical to Dem control of the Tacoma Parks Department! ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/07/2023 7:56PM

I made sure to get extra ballots while I was at the polls -- WahooMatt05 11/07/2023 7:32PM

Was just looking at X. There are already MAGAs over there saying that -- Seattle .Hoo 11/07/2023 7:40PM

Those claims will become their "truths," without any supporting evidencee. ** -- NJHoo 11/07/2023 8:31PM

.** -- wahoo138 11/07/2023 7:46PM

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