Not personally. But a lot of my friends IRL are directly impacted, and work is getting a little jittery.

Just one example: My son's saxophone teacher is in a military marching band. He had some sort of temporary mission shift and scheduled a needed foot surgery during that window because it would allow him to recuperate before the marching had to start up again. And looks like his surgery is being cancelled because of the shutdown. So it's going to completely screw up his planning for the year and may force him to drop out of the marching band because he's got a messed up foot. There's a lot that's unknown, and it may all work out, but I've heard half a dozen similar stories from people I know. A lot of people with ties to the Federal government here. At least I'm getting a seat on the subway.

(Separate story, but I never mentioned that my neighbor across the street works on the 4th floor of the Navy Yard building where the shootings happened. He's fine, but it's been hard for him.)

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Both of those.

That one I went for looking for but could only find the tweet. I was walking along the corridor in the history dept today and one of the professor's doors had that as a poster :p

If Americans were allowed to go unsupervised into Yosemite, it would be filled with trash in less than a week.

Don't worry Spex, the wildfire would take care of the trash. ;)

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Each of those 'people' should have been dry-fucked in the ass upon the completion of each of those statements.

And then asked if they wish to redefine the word rape, again.

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That's a funny line but it gives the sense that some Republicans would prefer a strongman to an elected President.

It's been 10 years. Time for America to start another war.

It's looking like we may not start the next one.

How you got there from what I posted is a mystery...Is that Stranahan guy some kind of spotlit Republican or something?

Stranahan used to write for Breitbart Texas, but more importantly his quip isn't very original. It mirrors comments all over the teaparty and Republican right websites, how Obama's a pussy, Russians have no fear of or respect for Obama, if Cheney was in charge the Russians wouldn't have dared, and most stupid, we ought to go over there and kick some Russian butt.:rolleyes:

Okey dokey. I don't know what went on in Breitbart, Texas. I actively avoid all things politics, as well as televised news.

Honest to God, I just post this shit for the humor, I don't know left from right, conservative from liberal. And, worse, I don't care.

I know funny.

Gotta say, the only times I've seen the Crimea situation reported in terms of Putin 'humiliating' Obama, or the USA looking weak, were the Fox News clips I saw on the Daily Show.

The rest of the world really isn't looking at it in those terms.

Yeah, that's my point. :D

Grav, what you posted is not a problem, at least for myself. I figured you posted it without political intent. I was answering your question about Griff's post.

I'd hate to see another witch hunt like Merc suffered, where every post is fine tooth combed for possible political intent.

It hardly required a fine tooth comb with Merc. He had strong political views which informed much of what he posted. Nothing wrong with that - I have strong political views that inform much of what I post.

@ Grav: I don't think of you as particularly political. More of an anti-establishment type.

and funny it is. I shoulda taken my comment elsewhere.

No, no, the comment was perfectly fine, as was Bruce's. I was only expressing my willful ignorance of politics.

I wasn't taking exception to your, or Bruce's, comment. I'm sorry if I came across that way.

Carry on, gents.

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Gents? GENTS?!

Now you're just trying to pick a fight!

But you do know up from down.

Let them find a secret political message in that one.

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I've said for a long time now, you should be able to vote against a candidate, just as you can vote for a candidate.

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What you're not surprised congress has dropped to a 7% confidence?
I am, I thought they had a great confidence game going down there.

For a couple hundred years the Trilateral Commission, or the Skull&Bones, or the Bohemian Grove, or whoever's running the show, have nurtured the idea that the everyday schmuck controls the government. That congress has to keep their collective noses clean and do what the people want, or they're out on their ass... which would be cushioned by a heavily padded pension.

But then the congress members discovered the secret shortcut. Why bother trying to please millions of voters and their stoolie newspapers, when you can please a couple doners and skate. :smack:

Are you saying Stewie loves Hilary so much that he'd catch a bullet for her?

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Only looks small cuz her vagina is big as a hat.

Filthy whore.

Good one Spexx. Sounds like the discussion forum on any, and I mean ANY, CNN article.

Journalist: And the fluffy kitten was soon saved by the fireman, so the kind old lady gave 78,000 dollars to the Fire Department Fund.
Comment: It's Obama's fault
Comment: BENGHAZI
Comment: Hillary is a man
Comment: If it weren't for Obama that kitten would have never been in a tree.
Comment: What tree? No one said anything about a tree. It's just the Obama administration, with the help of the liberal media, trying to cover up the fact that there are storm drains which kittens fall into EVERY SINGLE DAY. Where's the outrage?
Comment: I'm a 'tard
Comment: FLAGGED

You get the picture.

We never see microscopes in single's bars.

Yes, I do.:thumb: