The Soapbox

I see that despite DeSantis untiring efforts to lead the country -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 12:37PM

California, where only the sheep must wear masks -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 12:57PM

LOL to all your bullshit. ** -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 12:58PM

Also California, where they'd rather let communities burn... -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 1:20PM

See above for my response. ** -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 1:20PM

Mask up toddlers - but let's not force celebrities to mess up their makeup -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 1:23PM

Celebs are different. ** -- ResistHoo 09/21/2021 1:27PM

You’re just a dumb selfish asshole ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 1:25PM

Jeez, dude. I think you're simply an idiot. No need to prove it -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 1:25PM

Weirdly, cases seem to spike in the same places at the same time vs. 2020 -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 1:32PM

See my above response. Thanks though for additional proof. ** -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 1:34PM

He really really really hates wearing masks. ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 1:44PM

Yeah. And seems to need his daily tantrum here. Fact is though, -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 1:47PM

Has Heels Up given any updates on her progress at the border lately? -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 12:19PM

Unfortunately our border patrol is still filled with awful people -- WahooMatt05 09/21/2021 12:52PM

You might want to look into that “whip” story a little more carefully… -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 1:26PM

The Christian way.....if thats what you are all about ** -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 2:08PM

Who's doing that? ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2021 1:40PM

Considering why the vast majority of them are trying to get in, I would -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:32PM

Be more specific. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 1:33PM

Not like this… -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:41PM

As I said to WahooMatt, you should dig a little more into this story... -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 1:46PM

And what is that obvious reason? I am not an expert on law enforcement -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 2:24PM

The obvious reason is that you support illegal immigration. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 4:17PM

LOL! Is that what the voices in your head tell you? I do not. -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 4:22PM

I also support legal immigration. You support illegal immigration... -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 4:27PM

As with many things, what you think you know is actually quite wrong. -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 4:37PM

Look, Sixer, I'm not going to... -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 5:06PM

You lost me at “Fact” 1. The Biden admin does not support illegal -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 5:19PM

Why do they need to be aggressive? -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 2:13PM

Is there a passive way to repel an invasion? ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 2:56PM

There is a humane way........ -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 3:16PM

I support law and order. If Americans go overseas and violate the law,... -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 4:23PM

Facilitate? Is that what flying them back to Haiti is called? Geez. ** -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 4:41PM

Tell us more about this Haitian invasion of the U.S. ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2021 2:57PM

I’m talking about mass illegal immigration… -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 3:05PM

Maybe you should look into the "whip" story a little more carefully ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2021 3:58PM

LOL. Good luck with this one. ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 4:19PM

I questioned -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 3:21PM

And I asked if there were any passive means of preventing... -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 4:16PM

Our border patrol agents should be like this. -- ResistHoo 09/21/2021 1:06PM

Why won't they just flee for their lives in an orderly fashion? ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2021 1:02PM

Saw that. Those bastards look like they're having fun. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:54PM

Why didn't they just make a U-turn and go to the next crossing? ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:16PM

Are you asking me or is there a Haitian refugee on this board? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 1:18PM

Woooooooosh? Do those horseback riders have a URL?! ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:20PM

She's delegated the anti-refugee lies to other members of the admin -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2021 12:51PM

You don't strengthen your argument with the "Heels Up" bullshit, so -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 12:49PM

You have a point. Thank goodness that never happened with a bovine press -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 1:11PM

You concern for high moral character in our leaders is as predictably -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:29PM

I think hooda/resist is perfect evidence of the saying, "When someone shows -- VAGentleman05 09/21/2021 12:57PM

Maybe it was all a plot to trick you into calling her a whore again. ** -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 12:48PM

She was assigned addressing the root cause of the illegal immigration issue -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 12:42PM

And how's that going? All we see are the end results. ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 12:44PM

All you see is what you want to. Truth isn’t a criterion, nor is context. ** -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:08PM

In fairness, solutions to the root causes, if there are any, are going to -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:49PM

I don’t know how she’s doing. I do think Seattle’s question below is an in -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 12:45PM

Legit question. It seems really weird that Haitians from all over South -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:37PM

I wonder how many of our alleged rugged individualists could have done -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 12:38PM

I'm reading a great book right now, Lost City of the Monkey God, which -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:43PM

I expect you have, but if not read up on T Roosevelt's travels in S America ** -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 1:07PM

I don't know much about that actually. Any specific book to recommend? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 1:09PM

Why do these people pretend that we are all pretending with them?… -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 12:36PM

Ability isn't the problem. Willingness is. ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 12:40PM

I mean Harris specifically, as no one in the entire admin… -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 1:31PM

Willingness to do....what? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:50PM

It’s the old ”they want immigrants to turn them into D voters so they -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:10PM

The same ones who want to cut foreign aid I suppose? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 1:12PM

Without a doubt. See Kazanski, Tom. ** -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 1:15PM

Really? And what is the end game oh wise one? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:38PM

Duh, replacement! don't you watch Tucker? sheesh. -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 12:40PM

You're right. Nothing disproves a replacement theory more than... -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/21/2021 1:37PM

I see you, LA! ** -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:41PM

Exactly ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 12:44PM

OK. I haven't read Camp of the Saints yet either. ;) ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:43PM

She would just start laughing ** -- HokieDan95 09/21/2021 12:26PM

Has she been to Europe? ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 12:27PM

TX restaurant owner kicks out couple wearing masks -- TomGlansAski 09/21/2021 12:04PM

Sounds like a potential ADA issue under Federal law -- 757 09/21/2021 4:45PM

How is it not against the constitution to ban masks???? -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 2:04PM

Actually illegal to wear masks in public in Virginia -- 79 Wahoo 09/21/2021 2:47PM

They should make an exception for MTG. She’d look best in a burqa. -- TomGlansAski 09/21/2021 5:11PM

VA still has weird laws on the books ;) -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 4:43PM

There are a number of exceptions to include for medical reasons ** -- 757 09/21/2021 4:38PM

Interesting. the Wapo with a little Covid baiting and I'll withhold my -- Capital City Hoo 09/21/2021 1:05PM

The restaurant is just looking out for the child -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 1:13PM

No they are not looking out for the kid..... -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 2:05PM

The parents should be thankful they were kicked out. The longer they stayed -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 2:25PM

I think the parents knew the risks and were willing to go out wearing masks -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 2:34PM

Perhaps they should show as much concern about their baby's health as... -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 2:58PM

Maybe the masks will help them from getting covid -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 3:14PM

And maybe Santa Claus will be coming down the chimney in 3 months ** -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 3:22PM

Does at my house...... ** -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 5:19PM

They can't be that concerned if they're eating out at a restaurant ** -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 12:59PM

They're lucky they have you to tell them what they think** -- TomGlansAski 09/21/2021 1:53PM

I would have left the food on the table and walked out. F'ing Texas. ** -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 12:16PM

I would have paid, talked to the manager about what an asshole he is, and -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:34PM

I would taken off the mask, orderd $1000 worth of food -- Zhoo 09/21/2021 2:06PM

Presidential anti corruption measures in congress. I wonder how far any of -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 12:02PM

Here’s why we don’t stop talking about Trump here - link -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 11:59AM

Step one: pass the Electoral Count Act -- WahooMatt05 09/21/2021 12:48PM

If the GOP had a majority in the House it would have happened without a -- Seattle .Hoo 09/21/2021 12:56PM

Keep up the good work brave warrior ** -- HokieDan95 09/21/2021 12:16PM

You get triggered every time. Without fail and never longer -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 12:25PM

Wow. off your meds buddy? ** -- HokieDan95 09/21/2021 12:41PM

None needed here. Did your kneejerk meds fail again? -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 12:53PM

I definitely could use a stronger dose of 'anti-kneejerk' to calm me down ** -- HokieDan95 09/21/2021 1:01PM

538 has a model for the VA governor’s race. McAuliffe leads 47 to 44 and -- Wahoos6 09/21/2021 11:57AM

Have to think the McAuliffe campaign is nervous that it's so close. ** -- VAGentleman05 09/21/2021 1:00PM

No doubt. TMac really polarizes -- Newt 09/21/2021 1:46PM

Those numbers aren't going to move barring something major. -- Guy Incognito 09/21/2021 4:40PM

Perhaps a stupid question: why doesn't Mexico require passports and visas -- Hoogle.com 09/21/2021 09:50AM

Many citizens of developed countries and others ... -- Blah 09/21/2021 11:20AM

But you still need a passport. And it's only 90 days without needing a visa ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 11:52AM

You need a passport for Mexico too except their exemption is for 180 days. ** -- Blah 09/21/2021 12:00PM

Interesting. Is that for anyone traveling from all Shengen countries? Or -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 12:06PM

For Americans yes. I believe it's 180 days for most of Europe as well. -- Blah 09/21/2021 12:12PM

Italy, for sure, assume EU ** -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 12:18PM

But Mexico requires passports, right? ** -- Hoogle.com 09/21/2021 11:41AM

Yes. ** -- Blah 09/21/2021 11:43AM

BTW, the US does not require visas from 39 countries as of now. -- Blah 09/21/2021 11:32AM

Is it a matter of laws or a matter of enforcement? -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 11:14AM

I tried to drive through Mexico one time when I was a youngster… -- hokie in cville 09/21/2021 10:14AM

They were speaking English. You took too many 'shrooms!! ** -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 11:43AM

I've been there man, er, I mean, I've seen it on tv. ** -- HAZER 09/21/2021 12:04PM

I used to drive a Los Pollos Hermanos truck from Juarez to Albuquerque -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 12:12PM

Yep. Last time I thought I had landed square in a Pentacostal camp meeting -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 12:07PM

LOL! It can be a religious experience. -- HAZER 09/21/2021 12:10PM

Maybe they don't see foreigners as the end of the world? ** -- Beerman 09/21/2021 10:07AM

Craft this, artisan that... now it's concierge physicians. Seriously? Why -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 09:44AM

Speaking for myself.... because my company pays for it, and because -- BocaHoo91 09/21/2021 12:09PM

Absolutely. A couple grand for that level of service seems reasonable to me ** -- VAGentleman05 09/21/2021 1:04PM

First, not a new concept - probably predates most artisan beer out there -- fishhoo 09/21/2021 10:10AM

But then we wouldn't be resenting the rich. How would Liz get her voters?! ** -- ResistHoo 09/21/2021 10:27AM

The one time I went to a primary care physician with what turned out to be -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 10:25AM

Fancy doctors know the REAL medicine -- Beerman 09/21/2021 10:05AM

I know a MD who started doing this because she was terrible at her job… -- hokie in cville 09/21/2021 10:09AM

But IS it the best of something? My Hopkins docs are not "concierge" docs -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 10:09AM

I don't think they're better doctors. Just more available. ** -- BocaHoo91 09/21/2021 12:36PM

No idea. Sort of like with public schools... -- Beerman 09/21/2021 10:12AM

I'd frame it a little differently with a public school analogy-some public -- fishhoo 09/21/2021 10:27AM

‘cuz you got more money than needs ** -- WaxHoo 09/21/2021 09:49AM

On a happy note, I’m going to see Clapton in Fla on Sunday night. -- MBHoo 09/21/2021 08:02AM

Set list is a bit on the lite side. -- Chuck Taylor 09/21/2021 11:12AM

Yeah he’s kind of been Clapton light for a couple of decades anyway. -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 11:19AM

Have fun and I hope you don’t get COVID. A lot of people there -- DTsBicep 09/21/2021 09:04AM

We've gone to several shows of late and flown again finally. -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 09:23AM

Very close friend of SO was vaccinated and just passed away. We are trying -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 10:55AM

Cabins near Sky Lodge? When are you planning to be down here? -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 11:04AM

Found a place at Big Meadows. Going Oct 2 weekend. Early for colors but -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 11:10AM

It will be early for peak. That said, some of the sugar maples on our -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 11:13AM

Nice! Maybe we'll get some. We'll take the day to drive from there to -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 11:20AM

You know he’s an anti-vaxxer, yes?** -- WaxHoo 09/21/2021 08:31AM

He wasn't an anti-vaxxer until he had an awful reaction, right? ** -- BFKDHokies 09/21/2021 10:37AM

Not that I know of. I think he was anti-lockdown though. He and -- JMHoo 09/21/2021 11:30AM

The thing about that reaction is that for yrs before Clapton has complained -- HooAskedYou 09/21/2021 11:08AM

He’s said something to that effect ** -- WaxHoo 09/21/2021 10:44AM

Plus, I heard he's old. ** -- ResistHoo 09/21/2021 09:45AM

Hit on George Harrison's wife with a song ** -- HokieDan95 09/21/2021 10:02AM

An entire album, and he got her, for a while ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 11:20AM

And white! ** -- Mad Bowl Hoo 09/21/2021 10:01AM

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! -- ResistHoo 09/21/2021 10:24AM

LOL! And he's no Tony, Toni, Tone! ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 08:44AM

I’m boycotting them until they bring back Tonee? -- WahooMatt05 09/21/2021 10:13AM

Oh yes, I wouldn’t be going in that environment if I didn’t have -- MBHoo 09/21/2021 08:38AM

He had declared he wouldn't play in venues that prescribed vax's or -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 08:53AM

Congrats. I looked rather longingly at tickets for the Duluth show -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 08:18AM

Will do, love to here about the Rockies fishing trip, trout? ** -- MBHoo 09/21/2021 08:35AM

Yes. We flew to Denver, centered in Loveland for a few nights, fished -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 08:51AM

Cool, so in the three fly rig you are using a dry fly as the indicator for -- MBHoo 09/21/2021 08:57AM

Yes. We were told to use a big hopper fly (well doped) as an indicator. -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 09:12AM

It sounds amazing, good luck -- MBHoo 09/21/2021 10:20AM

Rikers is a disaster -- WahooMatt05 09/21/2021 07:57AM

NYC not far behind -- GoochlandHoo 09/21/2021 08:48AM

Lol. Have you ever been to NYC. ** -- HooAskedYou 09/21/2021 11:10AM

LPlenty of times. Seen it at its worst (early 1980s)... -- GoochlandHoo 09/21/2021 1:13PM

Plenty of times. Seen it at its worst (early 1980s)... -- GoochlandHoo 09/21/2021 1:13PM

Hmmm. I travel to nyc quite a bit these days and -- BocaHoo91 09/21/2021 09:44AM

They have a pretty bad waste management problem and parts of the city can -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 12:52PM

Yeah, she came in at penn station, so I suspect that was her... -- GoochlandHoo 09/21/2021 12:50PM

I was there in late July. It was fine. Every Fox "News" viewer in my life -- Kent Hoo Fan 09/21/2021 11:29AM

Yeah, I was going to post that maybe Goochland's daughter was paying -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 09:46AM

And it has been for years. Utterly shameful** -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 08:10AM

Kevin McCarthy Makes False Claims on Trump Admin's Spending -- Hoo TV 09/21/2021 12:04AM

That's the lie you and Now This had a problem with in that clip? Wow. But -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 08:53AM

Why is it a lie? They plan to raise taxes at the upper levels and raise the -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 11:43AM

He just thinks McCarthy's lie is not that big of deal lie (despite it being -- Hoo TV 09/21/2021 2:21PM

Republicans never ever pay for any of their new programs. -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 08:23AM

Wait and see. It'll trickle down eventually. Uh-huh, down your leg. ** -- Hoo TV 09/21/2021 08:33AM

McCarthy doesn’t deserve to hold public office, much less a leadership -- TomGlansAski 09/21/2021 07:16AM

Laughable. We added almost $8 trillion -- BocaHoo91 09/21/2021 06:46AM

I got a similar lie in an email from Congressman Ben Cline. -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 08:35AM

I wonder how many Project Veritas and some nurse in Phoenix -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 11:31PM

Fauci flip flop update. -- JMHoo 09/20/2021 9:53PM

Thank Allah, Trump stuck to his science that this would disappear -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 12:14PM

What point do you believe you’re trying to make? That we should all take -- SixerHoo 09/21/2021 09:01AM

I'd suspect JM is on the fence re horse dewormer for Covid as -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 10:46AM

What!!? As the virus spread and more research was done, he changed his mind -- Mad Bowl Hoo 09/21/2021 07:13AM

Did he change his mind on gain of function too? -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 07:19AM

Many of these flip flops involve no -- JMHoo 09/21/2021 11:35AM

This? From late August when he said that the administration is -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 12:01PM

Yeah I don’t think that’s a quote. What he has been saying is that based -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 11:46AM

Fauci's measured approach helped sane Americans see just how -- Shenhoo 09/21/2021 12:05PM

It’s all part of the deep state conspiracy to -- BocaHoo91 09/21/2021 06:34AM

More willful ignorance on your part. You’re really pathetic ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 06:09AM

What you guys have done to besmirch a public servant who has given -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 11:35PM

Decades of service to big pharma and Chairman Xi. ** -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 07:06AM

Really, you should try to lay off the Zero Hedge and 4chan, kid. ** -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 07:56AM

Who knew a boomer could be so naive ** -- jpmHoo 09/21/2021 08:03AM

You’re one of those people who thinks he knows things just because he was f -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 11:23AM

What is your goal for being here? -- DTsBicep 09/21/2021 09:05AM

You’d have to ask a boomer about that, kid. I’m in my 40s. ** -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 08:12AM

Double down….. always double down ** -- Plano Hoo 09/21/2021 07:52AM

We're rapidily approach the time where Lord Fauci discovers.... -- jpmHoo 09/20/2021 10:35PM

LOL. You and JM seem pretty interested in what he has to say. ** -- VAGentleman05 09/21/2021 07:19AM

Actually thankfully most people are much much smarter than you and JM -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 06:13AM

He’ll retire before the GOP takes back the Congress in 2022. -- JMHoo 09/20/2021 11:15PM

Congress can’t subpoena retired people? -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 07:33AM

He can claim executive privilege and tell the house to fuck off. Not that I -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 08:01AM

I bet your ancestors burned witches. ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 06:13AM

You say that proudly. What made you such a Trump acolyte? Seriously, I've -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 04:56AM

At some point, he’ll tire of dealing with morons in the QOP -- TomGlansAski 09/21/2021 12:42AM

LOL. No surprise JMQoo is friendly with the anti vaxxer. Spike that ball! ** -- Blah 09/21/2021 12:36AM

He’s in his 80s. Way to go out on a limb. ** -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 11:30PM

And jpm will come up with a nefarious -- BocaHoo91 09/21/2021 06:53AM

LOL. Do you want another apology Mr. Spike That Ball? -- Blah 09/20/2021 10:01PM

Let's not forget the Old Man doubled down on Feb. 2021 ... -- Blah 09/20/2021 10:20PM

How does it feel still playing the role of butt boy for a dangerous lowlife -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 10:01PM

Minds aren’t changed here, but more importantly this board brings out the -- CharlestonSC 09/20/2021 8:21PM

This will still be here (probably) when you decide to rejoin. I know no -- JohnHoo2 09/21/2021 5:11PM

Well, the worst in you is better than the worst in most of us. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/21/2021 08:24AM

While I hate to see the back of CSC... -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2021 09:20AM

Yeah, it a tough place. We are ALL pretty entrenched. But it is -- MBHoo 09/21/2021 07:52AM

Sorry you’re leaving. You seem like one of the good guys. ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 10:59PM

First, I wish you the best, and I totally get where you’re coming from wrt -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 9:37PM

I’ve done that from time to time and I think it’s a good idea -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 9:15PM

You must be a really good guy then, because I’ve rarely even seen you get -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 9:15PM

Assholes like you are exactly why this board brings out the worst in people -- Hoos Operator 09/21/2021 12:12AM

As long as you recognize yours as well. As I have to recognize mine. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/21/2021 08:21AM

Bring it biotch! I ain't skeered! -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 09:26AM

I never feel very good about those moments, but I’m sure I will continue to -- hoolstoptheheels 09/21/2021 10:16AM

Honestly, I find it pretty hard to respect a hardcore Trump supporter. -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 11:53AM

I hear you, and I don’t mean to sound like I’m judging you or anyone else. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/21/2021 12:17PM

Oh, I take no offense either way but I see the whole “movement” as a bunch -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 12:44PM

Well, this colloquy should certainly change Charleston’s mind. ** -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 07:35AM

So true ** -- MBHoo 09/21/2021 07:54AM

You need to consider the fact that RQ has worked tirelessly.... -- Northbomb 09/21/2021 07:33AM

You don’t even post over here unless you’re using an alias. ** -- hooshouse 09/21/2021 1:16PM

Always makes me chuckle to see a bunch of scared old men who worship the -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 08:10AM

Take a look in the mirror you miserable old fuck. ** -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 07:02AM

Dude... -- southdenverhoo 09/21/2021 1:34PM

Maybe it makes me kind of a meanie, but if some little twerp like HO Cakes -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 2:02PM

No, it’s dumb ass POS’s like you that provoke -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 06:15AM

^^^ RWMF screeching at the man in the mirror ** -- WaxHoo 09/21/2021 01:06AM

Don’t go anywhere. No matter what you post here somebody’s going to -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:26PM

McConnell says Republicans won't support increase in debt limit -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 4:44PM

I thought spending bill (ie the budget) was passable by reconciliation, -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 8:19PM

Thought I read in the Post the debt ceiling could be done through -- FxHoo 09/20/2021 10:28PM

Yeah, suspension of the debt ceiling vs. raising the ceiling by X ** -- Hoo TV 09/21/2021 12:43AM

I will give Mitch credit for one thing... he clearly doesn't give one -- Capital City Hoo 09/20/2021 8:17PM

Mitch is not some maverick, it’s just that the people who tell him -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 10:11PM

I wouldn’t say he’s a coffee boy. He is a ruthless partisan who keeps his -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 10:49PM

How about cutting the 3.5t spending bill down to 1t??** -- Lupos 09/20/2021 7:38PM

$3.5T over TEN years ** -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 7:48PM

1t over 10 years ** -- Lupos 09/20/2021 7:59PM

I don’t entirely disagree with you. It’s the right general idea. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/21/2021 09:05AM

Does that pay for what we need to invest? Please tell us what you would spe -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:12PM

Balz, can we be all that specific about what’s in it? -- hoolstoptheheels 09/21/2021 09:12AM

Agree, which also makes it hard to arbitrarily dismiss ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 11:12AM

Call it an austerity program to get us under control. ** -- Lupos 09/20/2021 9:15PM

And if people suffer, bridges crumble, we fall further behind other -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 06:19AM

We either tighten up or we default. ** -- Lupos 09/21/2021 06:23AM

Do you know what the term “fiat currency” means? -- WahooRQ 09/21/2021 07:58AM

We’re not going to default on anything unless the country falls apart ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 06:29AM

And defaulting on our debt would be devastating for our economy. Of course, -- Hoo TV 09/21/2021 08:30AM

We spend money we don't have. That can't last forever. ** -- Lupos 09/21/2021 06:31AM

You’re assuming a level of intelligence heretofore unseen in Lupos’ posts ** -- FTJ Mackey 09/20/2021 9:08PM

No ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 7:45PM

Or zero -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 7:45PM

How ‘bout rescinding Trump’s tax cuts ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 7:46PM

$1.9T contribution to the deficit over 10 years ** -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 7:49PM

Why let people keep the money they earn -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 7:47PM

We don’t need law enforcement. Anarchy is underrated ** -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 9:59PM

Casino takes a rake, for overhead. Think of it as -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 9:09PM

How does one calculate a deficit? Is it one variable or two? -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 9:04PM

It seems pretty simple but tommy is extremely simple. Better dumb it down ** -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 9:19PM

Wow you have no clue ** -- DTsBicep 09/20/2021 8:58PM

Math. For some people it just doesn’t add up ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:15PM

^^^ Simpleton ^^^ ** -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 7:59PM

Wait until 2026 when his paltry tax cut evaporates, but the as much as 18% -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 8:14PM

Nonsense ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 7:49PM

Republicans refuse to pay our bills. This game again? ** -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 6:54PM

It’s thuh principul that’s at steak heer!! ** -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 7:18PM

National debt all incurred after 1/20/2021 -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 7:02PM

He's been saying this for weeks, if not months. Not his problem (now). -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 5:19PM

Boo hoo you poor little snowflakes -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 4:56PM

Your new name is Ivan Ackerman -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:55PM

Good pull ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:14PM

It gets old telling you that you have no idea what you’re talking about but -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 5:52PM

LOL. Why don't you educate yourself, you turd? Look at HooTV's post above -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 5:34PM

LOL. this post shows you have no understanding of this topic -- Capital City Hoo 09/20/2021 5:26PM

OOOOHH OOOOH Mr. Kotter, I know, I know. Does his name rhyme with Blinton? ** -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:32PM

Certainly doesn't rhyme with dump, which is appropriate given what that guy -- Capital City Hoo 09/20/2021 5:42PM

Raising the debt ceiling is about paying the bills already incurred. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 5:14PM

Isn't this asking for a suspension of that limit until Dec '22? Thus not -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 5:20PM

We are hitting the debt limit in weeks and even without any infrastructure -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 7:01PM

So why not pass the bill for a trillion increase? Even 1.5 or 2 if that's -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 7:46PM

Because that's playing right into Mitch's hands, per my post below. -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 8:04PM

That’s actually a short period historically — a little over one fiscal year -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 6:20PM

Post was clear. Chuck and Nancy want no limit and just a blanket approval -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 6:31PM

Mitch has been a deficit hawk ever since January 20 ** -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:20PM

No argument and no Mitch fan, but how does that address my point? ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 5:22PM

No Mitch fan…that seems new, probably just a coincidence -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:10PM

Whatever you have to tell yourself, Jackie. Feel free to find a single post -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 9:08PM

Yes I am sure it’s a coincidence ** -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 06:20AM

That doesn't even make sense, Jackie. But whatever you have to tell yoursel ** -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 08:40AM

Because it shows neither party has any interest in controlling the debt -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:25PM

I was plenty critical of the GOP's spending the last 4 yrs. It's the only -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 5:36PM

You weren’t critical of their tax cuts, which affect the second component -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 6:24PM

He was critical of nothing Trump and the Republicans did during those four -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:13PM

Again, its hard to take your concerns over the debt when you -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:45PM

No, the tax bill was a lefty lie they keep lying about to this day. Revenue -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 5:58PM

Tax revenues may have been slightly up - because the taxable base was up -- 00 Hoo 09/20/2021 8:38PM

That's speculation. And speculation doesn't add one single penny to the -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 9:14PM

No, it's not speculation. It's basic math. -- 00 Hoo 09/20/2021 9:37PM

It is speculation. Your baseless assumption that the growth would've -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 10:23PM

Nope, yours is "alternate" math just like "alternate facts" are lies. -- 00 Hoo 09/20/2021 10:37PM

You’re doing a good job but you’re just the latest person to try to educate -- 111Balz 09/21/2021 06:26AM

Your assuming the same tax base is the speculation. And it's irrelevant, -- Hoodafan 09/21/2021 12:13AM

Key word being basic. Not exactly hard to grasp for anyone who is even -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 9:51PM

The 2018 tax revenue shortfall was 7.6% lower than the CBO's (link) -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 9:00PM

Some time ago I saw an analysis that broke down estimated revenue by source -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 04:28AM

Please stop with that bullshit. Revenue was cut, the deficit went up ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:11PM

Liar ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 9:09PM

Here’s a hint: we have been running a deficit for about 20 years. So even -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 6:29PM

No argument there, nor for Mitch deserving a share of the blame. That's not -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 6:32PM

They are doing what needs to be done given where we are. It’s called -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 6:37PM

It's a stupid comment, because the time frame isn't the point, which i -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 7:43PM

No, moron, the timeframe is relevant. -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 7:55PM

The last time they did this was September 2019 and they kicked it down the -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 11:11PM

Giving people back the money they earn is never a boondoggle -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 5:57PM

So cut taxes to zero. That’ll fix everything ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 7:49PM

100% deficit spending ** -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 9:13PM

Right, Tom. Our military, police, teachers, and road repair folks -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 6:35PM

OK, Ivan ** -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:57PM

And what parts of trump spending were comprised of democrat boondoggles and -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 5:16PM

Nice partisan irrelevant question. What a Trumpie does -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 7:06PM

Umm, supporting an increase in the debt limit IS owning it. Perhaps your -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 5:02PM

Damn those librulz for running up the debt in the last 4 years. -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 4:59PM

What do you think were the most expensive items -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 5:06PM

That’s funny. I was just curious if YOU know. Do you? -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 5:21PM

Tom wants the government's hands off his Social Security and Medicare!!! ** -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 5:38PM

So, your logic is that the huge bump in the deficit during Trump's reign -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:20PM

Of course it was most of fiction spending come from -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 6:17PM

Correct. Dems are big Bradbury and Asimov fans. ** -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 7:31PM

I think he means the space lasers. They aren’t cheap ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:40PM

WTF is fiction spending? ** -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 6:31PM

Please let me know all the bills the Dems jammed through over Trump's -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 6:30PM

Tax cuts and defense spending are all your "side" with almost no help from -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 5:14PM

There are two ways to have a deficit, one from spending too much money -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:11PM

Wrong the only way to have a deficit is by spending -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 5:12PM

Goddam you're stupid. That's like saying the only way to accumulate -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 5:17PM

Or a military, a Federal judiciary, etc. -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 5:16PM

His point is at the top of his head. ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 5:22PM

He’s bitter about how disappointing his life has been and he can only affor -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 8:18PM

As if we needed more evidence that the GOP isn't interested in governing. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 4:50PM

The last thing we need is another example of that ** -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 5:06PM

Fuck that traitor to hell and back. What a disgusting piece of shit ** -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 4:49PM

Nicely put. ** -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 5:04PM

Poli-tainment. The money’s already spent. ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 4:46PM

Yep. It's faux discipline just aimed at scoring political points. -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 4:49PM

Glenn Greenwald: Media Will NEVER ADMIT Russiagate Lies -- HokieDan95 09/20/2021 4:39PM

Never admit? They still push the same lies to this day. ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 5:14PM

To suggest you can discern truth from lies is truly mirthful. Me chuckles. ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 5:25PM

You should read the Mueller report. ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 4:56PM

WV Governor wants you to get vaccinated for Baby Dog -- 79 Wahoo 09/20/2021 4:29PM

He seems like a good guy ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 7:52PM

I like it ** -- WahooMatt05 09/20/2021 4:32PM

WaPo debunks myth that 1/6 arrestees and detainees are persecuted patriots. -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 3:25PM

No one with half a brain would think that they are. ** -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 4:15PM

See Lupos ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 4:39PM

True. Unfortunately we have several here with far less than half of one. ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 4:16PM

France is probably too mad at us right now to let us use Devil's Island? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 4:31PM

No problem. Gitmo is lovely in September. ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 4:33PM

It just doesn't have that cachet though. Where's the romance? ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 4:37PM

The devil if I know. ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 5:27PM

So 70 are still in correctional detention and some are in solitary -- Lupos 09/20/2021 3:35PM

Lock 'em up! Protects them from me. -- aint2Hokie4me 09/20/2021 4:47PM

It's probably because our federal prosecutors have almost no experience in -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 4:19PM

The primary instigators are roaming free. Some of them in Congress. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 4:16PM

Naturally you fail to comprehend the part about the detention rates being -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 4:03PM

Please don't be so nice -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 3:57PM

Yep ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 3:40PM

Agreed. Rikers should be closed. Let them free until trial -- WahooMatt05 09/20/2021 3:38PM

Spot the feds at the Justice for J6 rally. -- JMHoo 09/20/2021 2:46PM

They look like the “image” of the alt-right to me. Richard Spencer-esque -- HooAskedYou 09/20/2021 3:39PM

The ones not wearing Camp Auschwitz tee shirts? ** -- Chuck Taylor 09/20/2021 3:30PM

Pretty funny if that’s who/where they really are. ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 3:29PM

Not one of them owns a concert t-shirt or a polo or something else? -- HAZER 09/20/2021 3:25PM

They need more field ops from say WVa type of schools to blend in with th -- Zhoo 09/20/2021 6:16PM

Well I mean, they do look like the whitest of white guys so maybe it works. -- HAZER 09/21/2021 08:55AM

I got this (link) -- JMHoo 09/20/2021 3:27PM

I like the cuffed shorts, too. Please don't tell me they are in style. ** -- HAZER 09/20/2021 3:29PM

Straight outta Quantico ** -- JMHoo 09/20/2021 3:39PM

Straight outta 1991. ** -- HAZER 09/20/2021 4:18PM

Whose side are you on? Its not a trick question ** -- Plano Hoo 09/20/2021 3:12PM

The rally for the insurrectionists? ** -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 2:58PM

Were they there only people there?** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 2:53PM

Fed gala -- JMHoo 09/20/2021 2:51PM

Australia starting to look like scenes from Braveheart. -- JMHoo 09/20/2021 2:22PM

Braveheart? Really? ** -- HoodatB 09/20/2021 3:22PM

Watch the clip. She clearly screams out "Freedom" as they pull her -- Late 80s Hokie 09/20/2021 3:49PM

Actually, Braveheart looks a whole lot like -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 3:20PM

Did you perhaps mean Mad Max? ** -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 2:24PM

Those two differing takes on this event -- is this Braveheart or Mad Max... -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/20/2021 2:49PM

WTF? Scottish period drama vs contemporary dystopic drama. I think JM -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 3:15PM

Sure, to JM and LAH it's Braveheart -- Beerman 09/20/2021 3:49PM

It would be a sign of weak beta-ness for JMQ or any of his fellow Panzees -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 3:38PM

Let’s just be grateful that Bill Clinton isn’t still in office able to… -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/20/2021 3:26PM

LOL, yeah, as if King Orange I would have failed to exercise prima nocte! -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 4:31PM

No way he’d understand the Latin. He doesn’t even speak competent English. ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 4:37PM

I think he'd understand the concept, something tells me... ** -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 4:42PM

You see a fit, competent leader in Trump. Sane people see a pos ** -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 2:59PM

I see a poster so rekt by Trump that he brings him up… -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/20/2021 3:53PM

Incredible that you can post this a mere 27 minutes after injecting Bill -- 81_Hokie 09/21/2021 05:01AM

Still a pos though ** -- HoodatB 09/20/2021 5:44PM

Rekt? You into tween textspeak these days? ** -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 4:18PM

LAHoo is pretty au courant wit da preferred nomenclature! ** -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 4:33PM

Wants to be seen as one of the cool kids but here he’s just seen as one of -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 4:34PM

Oh, good. I'm sane!! ** -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 3:12PM

There are exceptions ** -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 4:14PM

No I just think he got his Mel Gibson movies confused ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 2:56PM

The Year of Living Dangerously? ** -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2021 2:59PM

That's an excellent movie. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 4:11PM

Report: Afghan suicide bomber was in CIA jail until we left Bagram. -- JMHoo 09/20/2021 2:12PM

More Biden accomplishments -- TomKazanski 09/20/2021 7:48PM

No doubt the 5000 prisoners released in Trump's -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 4:52PM

^^^ more irrelevant whining. Must be a day ending in y ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 2:33PM

School shooting in Newport News at Heritage High School -- HptHokie 09/20/2021 1:29PM

It is insane that we can’t put a stop to it. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 1:52PM

Stopping them would be impossible, but would be good to make them -- BocaHoo91 09/20/2021 1:31PM

The North Koreans will take care of the feral hogs when they invade ** -- Beerman 09/20/2021 1:33PM

We got a feral hog reference before a thoughts and prayers comment ** -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2021 2:23PM

Being Godless Communists, the NKs care not for your thoughts and prayers -- Beerman 09/20/2021 3:02PM

I always wondered about what good the thoughs and prayers do. I mean, if -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 2:49PM

That's not what they're for -- Beerman 09/20/2021 3:56PM

Anthony Jeselnik.... -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 5:14PM

But that's included in my question if God allows or guides the shooting -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 4:02PM

It's that old destiny v. free will thing. If the course of your life is -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 5:12PM

Even more than about your choices... if God has a plan that includes, say, -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 6:53PM

Feral hogs are more relevant ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 2:34PM

Weisselberg attorney: more indictments likely on the way -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 1:07PM

The walls are closing in! in all seriousness, as much as I'd love for -- Capital City Hoo 09/20/2021 2:52PM

I must be the only one who wants him to be their 2024 candidate... -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 3:18PM

I just want the guy gone. Our country is a better place without him -- Capital City Hoo 09/20/2021 3:29PM

Probably just other employees with the same kind of deals, and of course -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 2:23PM

Stupid enough? Certainly, but that doesn't mean they did. ** -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 2:53PM

Tipping point, beginning of the end ** -- HokieDan95 09/20/2021 1:16PM

I'll take that as an indicator that you believe Trump should get away with -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 2:18PM

I'm just laughing at the fucking stupidity of obsessing over the guy -- HokieDan95 09/20/2021 2:27PM

They desperately want to keep TDS alive and in the fore front because they -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 2:33PM

Yeah, it was tempting for me to vote R last time with that compelling -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 4:27PM

The president can do anything he wants. Just put it on the Peterman -- Brown Water 09/20/2021 2:24PM

Dominos about to fall! ** -- Los Angeles Hoo 09/20/2021 1:34PM

Drip, drip, drip!!!! ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 2:15PM

Surely this time it must be real, right? Not like all those other times? ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 1:09PM

Actually it probably is like the other times close Trump associates landed -- VAGentleman05 09/20/2021 1:33PM

Yup, just add more to the list... -- 00 Hoo 09/20/2021 2:34PM

Do you really think these pathetic losers care? They see it as a plus, in -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 4:17PM

It's oddly amusing to see these guys constantly gloat about their guy -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 2:05PM

Bill Clinton is a Boy Scout next to trump & that's saying something ** -- graycalhoo 09/20/2021 3:34PM

Standard reply from you, Trump gobbler ** -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 1:15PM

Biden to ease travel restrictions and only require a vaccine for those -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 1:04PM

Is that what the order says? Can you link to it? ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 1:42PM

The order easing the travel restrictions? No, I don't think it says we'll -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 1:47PM

So you lied. You just made that part up ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 1:52PM

No, not at all Jackie. We don't require it. Again, google is your friend. ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 1:54PM

We should require anyone seeking asylum to be vaccinated or -- BocaHoo91 09/20/2021 1:26PM

Agree ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 2:57PM

Anyone remember the whole Deep State hooha? Anyone? Anyone? -- Chuck Taylor 09/20/2021 12:34PM

Barr is the shits. An awful Trump personal defense attorney with this -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 12:39PM

Who sent the signal to the Haitians to go to the border? -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 11:26AM

Probably an anti-(brown/black)-immigrant group spreading the lie that our -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 11:59AM

Alabama is trying again to rewrite their constitution -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 09:49AM

Text version -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 12:18PM

What the f? How is that language still there? ** -- HoodatB 09/20/2021 11:47AM

Because it takes effort to replace a constitution! ** -- Faz d. Hoo 09/20/2021 1:08PM

And the motivation -- 757 09/20/2021 2:44PM

How about a word for word replace of the existing constitution with -- BocaHoo91 09/20/2021 1:30PM

And if it took zero effort Alabama would not have done it. They still -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 1:12PM

After watching The Univ. of Alabama play the Univ. of Florida on Saturday -- 757 09/20/2021 11:30AM

You mean the students not on the field wearing a helmet? ** -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 1:15PM

It's kinda like those confederate monuments. A reminder that history never -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 11:13AM

Yea, Whites are the majority. Who else will do? ** -- Hoogle.com 09/20/2021 11:18AM

The fans in the right field bleachers are feeling that whiff. ** -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 11:23AM

I don't have a NYT subscription but deep red Alabama recognizes and kowtows -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 10:30AM

What? Do you want to rewrite Alabama's glorious history? ** -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 10:18AM

I mean, who did not foresee our daughters marrying those -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 10:23AM

"See the old folks tied in white ropes......" ** -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 10:09AM

They will have all gone to glory (that's dead for you heathens) before it -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2021 10:06AM

LOL! ** -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 10:09AM

I only know of Old Glory and -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 10:29AM

I did see this meme the other day -- WahooMatt05 09/20/2021 11:04AM

I thought Tuck played that with perfect snark. ** -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 10:58AM

South being the South - it will never change -- HptHokie 09/20/2021 09:57AM

Tollybon Navy Seals -- jackethoo 09/20/2021 08:39AM

Sadly, if you told me that was the Arizona fraudit crew getting some R&R on -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 08:58AM

Funny. I wonder how many learned to swim. ** -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 08:55AM

Gotta love that top picture. ** -- MBHoo 09/20/2021 08:42AM

I don’t think I’ve seen a thread here about the recent dust up with France. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 08:37AM

Wut dust up?!?!? Joey's got us respected in the world again. ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 11:31AM

Maybe and maybe not. I think the French would likely have been pissed off -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 11:19AM

I think the deal was a smart move. I think leaving France in -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 2:03PM

Pretty much agree but you say France is being more "middle path" with China -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 12:14PM

I'm old enough to remember being told Trump would shit on our allies and -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 09:43AM

That's different. ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 11:31AM

Do you mean by arbitrarily pulling out of the Paris accord, the Iran nuclea -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 11:18AM

Oh and throw in his Afghanistan exit deal with the Taliban -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 11:22AM

Is "exit deal" new fangled nomenclature for unconditional surrender now? ** -- Shenhoo 09/20/2021 12:50PM

Yes, because that’s what his actions suggested -- WahooMatt05 09/20/2021 10:16AM

If he’d had 4 more years, I believe the dangers of that were high. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 09:51AM

Getting NATO to pay more has been a D talking point for a long time and -- HokieDan95 09/20/2021 12:13PM

No, that’s not what I said, and it is certainly not bullshit that he -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 12:25PM

So Trump got our allies to pay more of their "fair share" for NATO, while -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 10:18AM

That's also different. ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 11:32AM

Simplistic AF. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 11:21AM

You’re an idiot. ** -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 10:52AM

Well, thanks for that expression of over the top partisanship. Although -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 10:35AM

They were always going to pay more. Stop. ** -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 10:34AM

They were? Then why hadn't they been? ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 10:46AM

They were waiting for Orange Asswipe to be gone so they could get him. ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 11:33AM

I don’t remember the particulars, and this is what you Trumpers do, but -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 10:51AM

This should help you: -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 10:59AM

In 2014 they agreed to a 2 percent increase by 2024. ** -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 11:02AM

Which they weren't making strides at, and even cutting. And knew folks like -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 11:09AM

You’re correct. There’s no other way to spin something you’ve -- SixerHoo 09/20/2021 11:51AM

Stop. You are parroting nonsense** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 11:13AM

Whatever you have to tell yourself, Jackie. ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 11:18AM

Ah, the typical retort of last resort when you finally realize -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 11:20AM

When you post your usual childish attack lies, that's the reply you merit. -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 11:36AM

Nope, only when you have nothing else you can think of to say and you won’t -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 1:40PM

Whatever you have to tell yourself, Jackie. ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 1:41PM

There’s that last resort retort again, for the same reason -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 1:44PM

8 year olds tend to be more thoughtful and mature than that dumb bag of -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 1:50PM

So now he’s going to use it even more frequently, kind of like he tried to -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 1:56PM

LOL! Liar. The extent of your "contribution" was -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 2:09PM

It is nonsense. You believe what Trump tells you to believe ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 2:29PM

Whatever you have to tell yourself, Jackie. ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 2:34PM

It's not so much a "see through him" as it is just seeing he's a moron. -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 2:02PM

Whatever you have to tell yourself, Jackie. ** -- Hoodafan 09/20/2021 1:47PM

You were so wrong in 2014 on the Corner. LOL at you! Burn! ** -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 11:24AM

Demanding more spending while undermining the alliance - that’s the problem ** -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 10:36AM

And I thought it was to their own defense? I may be confusing -- hooshouse 09/20/2021 10:35AM

Someone still in grade school could be old enough to recall that. ; ) ** -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 09:51AM

I agree we should avoid unnecessarily antagonizing them. But what would you -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 08:52AM

I have not heard exactly why France was even excluded from the deal. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 09:00AM

Seems the Aussies regarded the French technology to be inferior ** -- WaxHoo 09/20/2021 10:43AM

Sounds like Aus decided to go with nuclear instead of diesel, which is a -- JohnHoo2 09/20/2021 11:33AM

They did. Politico says 12 - 18 months of issues, and in April AUS didn't -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 12:10PM

Boneheaded of us? If they had a deal with AUS shouldn't AUS be the ones to -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 09:17AM

No, I totally disagree. This isn’t just about notice on a cancelled deal. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 09:46AM

That France recalled their ambassadors just says that they are upset, it -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 10:16AM

IMO, you stand alone among foreign policy observers in thinking -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 10:25AM

I see articles saying that France is upset. I don't see anybody really -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 10:51AM

Maybe you’d have been this magnanimous with something similar -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 11:17AM

I still find it a little odd that France seems to caught in complete -- JohnHoo2 09/20/2021 11:39AM

Agree with both points. As I asked HSTH elsewhere, imagine we had been the -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 1:10PM

Point is about blindsiding them with a major agreement -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 1:47PM

And you still naven't answered: -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 2:09PM

I don’t even see the relevance. How does this have anything -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 2:36PM

Because it's EXACTLY analogous! You think WE are at fault for not telling -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 2:46PM

It is exactly not analogous, no matter how loudly you shout with all caps. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 2:54PM

You know the French have opted out of some China control alliances recently -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 3:25PM

I feel like this if France's history... weren't they providing nuke or -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 3:48PM

My impression is not that they needed to be brought in. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 3:33PM

Bottom line is, they (partly as a result of their own actions and inaction -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 4:27PM

In the end, that may be a fair analysis SDH. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 5:06PM

Seriously? Do you think we told France or anybody else that they couldn't -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 3:06PM

I seriously think the French didn’t know about it until -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 3:32PM

The artilcle you linked focuses on French reaction. It even implies that it -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 11:31AM

The Pacific trilateral pact between the UK, US, and Australia is -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 12:31PM

The "focus" is where the media and commentariat wants it to be, for their -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 1:37PM

Well, I don’t doubt that the ramifications politically will ultimately not -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 1:42PM

I haven't look much beyond the headlines. But seems to be a bit of odd move -- JohnHoo2 09/20/2021 08:44AM

France’s Aussie contract was plagued with cost overruns and timeline pushes ** -- Newt 09/20/2021 09:31AM

Upsetting China is the idea. This is purely about countering -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 08:54AM

Bad communications, the root to bad marriages and bad global diplomacy and. -- GoochlandHoo 09/20/2021 12:35PM

^^ This is it -- exaclty ^^ ** -- Skeets 09/20/2021 10:54AM

I totally agree. It’s an unforced error on a gimme into an empty court. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 12:40PM

Master stroke by Joey. Off balanced China & NoKo (did you know they were -- Lazarus 09/20/2021 08:48AM

This is the opposite of a master stroke. It’s an alliance that everybody -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 09:04AM

WSJ has an editorial bias towards making this seem an order of magnitude -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 10:55AM

Well, I can’t claim any expertise that any other poster here -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 12:35PM

I can'r speak to what FP talking heads you've seen, but isn't it part of -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 12:47PM

In 230 years, France has never recalled their ambassador. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 1:09PM

I still don't understand how it could have been avoided, given Australia's -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 1:24PM

I’ve yet to see anyone in the FP space who doesn’t think it -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 1:36PM

Yeah, I disagree with that for the reasons 81_Hokie has elaborated upon. -- southdenverhoo 09/20/2021 1:38PM

Fair enough - agree to disagree on this one to an extent. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 1:50PM

Higher debt ceiling please. More spending!! ** -- DTsBicep 09/20/2021 08:28AM

"How do you go bankrupt? Gradually, then suddenly." - Hemingway ** -- HoodatB 09/20/2021 09:26AM

Yeah well, this is the wrong end of the process to develop buyer’s remorse. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 08:42AM

Thank you. I'm not sure why people don't realize that default is a bad -- Seattle .Hoo 09/20/2021 11:24AM

Especially given that the national debt increased by $4.2T in 2020 alone -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 10:12AM

Technically sure but nothing else is working. It’s spend spend spend -- DTsBicep 09/20/2021 09:25AM

We did this dance once before, and all we got was a debt downgrade. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/20/2021 10:00AM

Exactly - well said. ** -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 08:53AM

The markets are doing great this morning. ** -- Lupos 09/20/2021 08:30AM

A depressing article on the state of public schools in poor rural counties -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 07:59AM

N/M** -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 09:44AM

More people in Alabama died than were born last year. Perfectly normal. At -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 07:00AM

Joey must have the death count down elsewhere - Laz hasn't been posting. ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 08:37AM

Why are there so many unexplained deaths? -- DTsBicep 09/20/2021 08:40AM

Are there more unexplained deaths than you have unexplained posts?!? ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 11:28AM

Well at least you are consistent -- DTsBicep 09/20/2021 10:04PM

Wouldn't chips in Bill Gate's vaccine send a message when a person dies? ** -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 09:56AM

Bill Gates' master plan is working out perfectly! -- BFKDHokies 09/20/2021 07:43AM

That's pretty crazy. I think the national average in a normal year is -- BocaHoo91 09/20/2021 07:26AM

I'm telling you, it's the space lasers. They vaporize people and leave -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 07:41AM

Not just any space lasers though, but Jewish space lasers. ** -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 09:30AM

Seek refuge in a synagogue. They don’t seem to aim at those. ** -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 08:58AM

Why do they hate evangelicals? ** -- 81_Hokie 09/20/2021 09:08AM

Sounds like they need some immigration to buck up the population! ** -- Late 80s Hokie 09/20/2021 07:10AM

Haitians should blend in, and probably increase the average IQ, too ** -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 09:32AM

Not just 'Bama...but maybe all over the country (link) -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2021 08:11AM

Joey's fixing that!!! ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 07:21AM

Former mobster Michael Franzese: We hated R's, The D's were easy to corrupt -- HokieDan95 09/19/2021 3:44PM

A guy who went to prison in 1985? LOL. ** -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 09:14AM

I almost made it 30 seconds ** -- Plano Hoo 09/19/2021 3:52PM

Dan’s motto ** -- hokie in cville 09/19/2021 7:55PM

It's Dan. I didn't even open his post to see where the link went ** -- 81_Hokie 09/19/2021 4:45PM

Yes gotta maintain that cult bubble. D gud!!!! R and Orange man bad!!** -- HokieDan95 09/19/2021 4:06PM

There is literally no one you wont quote favorably as long as that person -- Plano Hoo 09/19/2021 5:28PM

Facts don't care about your stupid Trump obsession. -- HokieDan95 09/19/2021 10:29PM

You sound even dumber when you throw temper tantrum’s ** -- 111Balz 09/20/2021 07:12AM

Only the best people ** -- LonghornHokie 09/19/2021 5:51PM

Do you source your opinions from criminals, Dan? ** -- TomGlansAski 09/19/2021 4:50PM

Opinion? He stated it as fact ** -- HokieDan95 09/19/2021 6:09PM

You need to understand what the word means dude ** -- HoodatB 09/20/2021 12:35PM

So you believe the mob elected kennedy? Killed Kennedy? -- Zhoo 09/19/2021 8:44PM

I'm not trying to forward any type of conspiracy concerning JFK's -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2021 06:23AM

The point was do you believe them -- Zhoo 09/20/2021 06:46AM

Can't listen/watch now...but I would imagine there are cases where -- Tuckahokie 09/20/2021 08:17AM

So you believe the mob thrived in the NY city area during the 20th century -- HokieDan95 09/19/2021 10:01PM

I dont believe the mob only thrived in areas where the D party was dominant -- Zhoo 09/19/2021 10:28PM

That’s like “Hearsay? But I heard him say it!” ** -- southdenverhoo 09/19/2021 8:31PM

Allow me to rephrase…do you source your “facts” from criminals? ** -- TomGlansAski 09/19/2021 6:54PM

You saying everything former mob guys say is a lie? How is it so hard to -- HokieDan95 09/19/2021 10:11PM

I'm saying he's of questionable character and may well have hidden -- TomGlansAski 09/20/2021 12:46AM

Well see that’s one of your problems, you literally don’t know the -- 111Balz 09/19/2021 6:42PM

I'm starting to think Dan is a parody account. Nobody can be this dumb. ** -- VAGentleman05 09/19/2021 7:02PM

Sadly… ** -- 111Balz 09/19/2021 7:06PM

Chefs kiss…. Just perfect ** -- Plano Hoo 09/19/2021 6:15PM

I mean, he *is* a pretty big fan of Donald Trump. ** -- VAGentleman05 09/19/2021 5:05PM

He pretty much believes anything that fits his worldview without question. -- BocaHoo91 09/19/2021 5:10PM

Pretty much describes most people posting on the soapbox. ** -- Northbomb 09/19/2021 9:12PM

Oh good. Add a little "both sides" to this productive conversation. ** -- VAGentleman05 09/19/2021 10:44PM

Just think of it as like alternative facts ** -- Hoo TV 09/20/2021 06:43AM

Looks like Kristi "Mary Kay" Noem could have an uphill battle -- TomGlansAski 09/19/2021 11:07AM

Poor Buffalo Barbie. She needs to have another superspreader event. -- HowieT3 09/19/2021 11:29AM

Crazy eyes... Michele Bachmann eyes -- Hoo TV 09/19/2021 2:08PM

Kristi Noem crazy eyes -- Hoo TV 09/19/2021 2:15PM

Or this one -- TomGlansAski 09/19/2021 5:19PM

It's different when we have a crush on them!!! ** -- ResistHoo 09/19/2021 2:43PM

Take her. She’s all yours. You deserve each other. LOL! ** -- WaxHoo 09/19/2021 3:50PM

To be fair, no way in hell that ineffectual little hobbit could handle her. ** -- WahooRQ 09/20/2021 09:17AM

Buh this is the dumb assed game we play when they post about AOC. ** -- ResistHoo 09/19/2021 3:53PM

What was the count with him? 29 posts? That's different. ** -- HoodatB 09/20/2021 12:34PM

Your next coherent post will be your first. ** -- ResistHoo 09/20/2021 12:48PM

You play. I have better things to do ** -- WaxHoo 09/19/2021 3:57PM

Obviously the Soapbox is the best thing you have to do, Whacks. ** -- ResistHoo 09/19/2021 4:06PM

No ** -- WaxHoo 09/19/2021 10:10PM

This is the type of election democrats ultimately want in the U.S.. -- Lupos 09/19/2021 10:05AM

I have come to hate the word, "Patriot" -- NJHoo 09/20/2021 09:58AM

See if your doctor can switch you to methadone ** -- Plano Hoo 09/19/2021 1:20PM

Over 50% of QOPers claim the last election was "stolen" and their..... -- Chuck Taylor 09/19/2021 12:56PM

Anything Russia can do, QOPers can do better ** -- Hoo TV 09/19/2021 2:17PM

As opposed to the proud history of the Democrats who lose elections and -- CharlestonSC 09/19/2021 1:17PM

Even with his brother in control of Florida it wasn't enough to steal the -- Hooooooooooooooo 09/20/2021 12:52PM

Yeah, who could ever forget the great Gore Insurrection of 2000? AYFKM? ** -- VAGentleman05 09/19/2021 1:26PM

1 million percent one side is worse ** -- CharlestonSC 09/19/2021 1:52PM

That’s true. Rs were claiming fraud in the CA recall -- SixerHoo 09/19/2021 2:05PM

You have got to be kidding me. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 09/19/2021 1:24PM

Your way of thinking is as terrible as their poor excuse for "pizza" was.** -- HowieT3 09/19/2021 10:59AM

That's a lie and you know it!!! -- ResistHoo 09/19/2021 10:25AM

We’re already there ** -- MasterRusty 09/19/2021 10:17AM

Not quite. But you’re trying. If the story Lupos linked were a show -- hoolstoptheheels 09/19/2021 10:58AM

(In my best Judge Chamberlain voice)… -- Stimp 09/19/2021 12:43PM

That is literally the opposite of what Democrats have been trying to do to -- 111Balz 09/19/2021 10:09AM

Always either projection or confession... always ** -- Hoo TV 09/19/2021 10:55AM

Rusty and Lupos aren’t the sharpest knives in the drawer ** -- TomGlansAski 09/19/2021 10:49AM

Really? You think dems are all about low turnout elections? ** -- hoolstoptheheels 09/19/2021 10:09AM

The "I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I" approach to politics has peaked -- CMUHoo 09/19/2021 10:23AM

Seriously. Literally the opposite of Lupos’s claim is true. -- hoolstoptheheels 09/19/2021 10:44AM

Thank you. It can’t be said enough. ** -- hooshouse 09/19/2021 9:39PM

Exactly. I’m not a puppet, you’re the puppet ** -- 111Balz 09/19/2021 10:41AM

Ballot stuffing and tabulator tampering ** -- MasterRusty 09/19/2021 10:18AM

As interesting as it is to watch Trumpistan self-gaslight, -- hoolstoptheheels 09/19/2021 10:41AM

None of which has happened. You live in a fantasy world ** -- 111Balz 09/19/2021 10:21AM

You misspelled “Republicans,” Loopy. This is what you traitors want. ** -- WaxHoo 09/19/2021 10:07AM

Still believing the Russian Collusion Vonspiracy Theories, and promoting th -- MasterRusty 09/19/2021 10:21AM

“Squawk! Russian Collusion. Squawk!” -- hoolstoptheheels 09/19/2021 11:04AM

You need a psychiatrist. ** -- 111Balz 09/19/2021 10:22AM

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