trump is serious!!!!!

[Lord Jim]

Though I would say that what was done there is definitely worse than swiping a sign off a lawn and should be punished more severely...

Apparently who ever did this was not a very skilled arsonist, but setting something on fire that's attached to a tree, (that obviously can also catch fire, as happened in this case) in a residential area with other trees also nearby, is a very reckless and dangerous thing to do.

I'd definitely go for some jail time here, (maybe three- six months, assuming this was a first offense) as well as a stiff fine and a lot of community service hours...

[Jarlaxle]

Arson in Massachusetts can get twenty years. Five years and 50 strokes of a cane should be fine.

[BoSoxGal]

Jarl, you're such a softie!

[RayThom]

... I'd definitely go for some jail time here, (maybe three- six months, assuming this was a first offense) as well as a stiff fine and a lot of community service hours...

... And worst of all, a face-to-face lecture on Constitutional rights from the big, Orange Creamsicle® himself.

[Lord Jim]

Trumpanzee reasoning:

[rubato]

Liz reports that there is one sign that will not be stolen. The dude that has the sign also has two good-sized Dobermans. (She didn't bother greasing that one.)

So they will be pissing on it. Good job! Even dogs know Trump is an idiot.


yrs,
rubato

[Jarlaxle]

Naah, it's on top of a 6' fence.

Use Dawn to get the grease off your hands.

[Econoline]

Trumpanzee reasoning:

[Burning Petard]

The Donald's campaign has lately been questioning the health of Ms Clinton. The Donald has posted a letter describing his health which would not pass muster for a middle school kid to participate in school sports. The Donald has also said he gets along fine with very little sleep.

I just finished a book called 'Grunt' by Mary Roach. It is about military research into various topics that are to make our troops more effective sometime in the future. The opening chapter is about clothing. One datum: the government specifications for uniform buttons is 22 pages long. Another: the current navy work uniform is in a blue camo pattern. "I asked a Navy commander about the rationale. He looked down at his trousers and sighed. 'That is so no one can see you if you fall overboard.'"

The penultimate chapter is about sleep, particularly on board submarines. There is lots of existing solid research on sleep deprivation. Roach goes into past history with such (trivia?) as General Jackson during the civil war was perhaps the most effective combat leader, but did very badly in several major battles where he tried to function for days without sleep.

Solid evidence that sleep deprivation has the same effect on physical, mental and emotional behavior as getting drunk. And like a drunk, after a while one 'gets used to it' and does not realize how badly they are performing.

Even though the Donald proudly abstains from ingesting ethanol, he could very well be perpetually 'drunk' on lack of sleep.

snailgate

[wesw]

thank you, joe guy.

you complete me....

I m done cryin' too, so you can put your liddle fiddle back in it s little case.....

(but really..., I appreciate your fairly kind words, even if they did include your famously dry and subtle humour and sarcasm....)

I get you , joe. you are awesome!!!!

I m sorry if your inviting me here, and me screwing the joint up, has caused you any grief....

...tho I doubt that it has because you seem comfortable enough in your own skin to not give a shit either way and I admire that.

wes

I still plan to drop by and screw with the natives, on occasion....

...tho I probably won t read much (lifes too short for nattering naybob s of negativism ), I ll just drop the occasional pearl of wisdom before the local swine.....

....wait, nevermind, somebody important recommended against that once..., I think...., oh well.....

we ll see..... the die has not yet been cast and the future is uncertain....

anyway, I m a fairly happy person these days and my life is pleasant (if painful), so , knowing that you will all be happy to hear that I am doing well , I ll leave it at that.

wes

[wesw]

ps- I just read an old BS gal post....

she call it "the Delmarva" as in "the ohio state university"

she is so cute and plugged into the vibes of my home....

I m sure that she is right how people around here feel and think....

what do I know, I m just a simple fisherman.....

[Joe Guy]

I'm glad you're doing okay, wesw. I don't think anybody blames me for you, unless they still think I am you - which I was long ago sorta.

Just guessing but I think everyone here would have no problem with you posting here as long as you stick to the subject and not stick it to the person.

I'm just here for fun and to learn something once in awhile and, of course, to impart my superior wisdom when I see the need for it. I think that's why most of us come here...

[BoSoxGal]

Not sure what you're on about? I spent a lot of time on the delmarva and sorry the autocorrect capitalized and I didn't catch it - I have multiple sclerosis, asshole.

[MajGenl.Meade]

I'm glad you're doing okay, wesw. I don't think anybody blames me for you

Sure about that, are you?

[Jarlaxle]

Liz reports that I no longer have any bearing grease in the garage. She offered to hit the Dodge dealer tomorrow for more. I told her that it's PN 5083149AA and they might have to order it...if so, please order two.

[Lord Jim]

Apparently The Donald has not curbed his tweetin' ways...

Donald Trump rips into 'Morning Joe' and calls Mika 'neurotic'

Donald Trump, presidential nominee, is taking a backseat to Donald Trump, media critic -- again.

On Monday morning he trained his Twitter fire at the MSNBC show "Morning Joe," formerly one of his favorite places to campaign.

Trump criticized "Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski in highly personal terms, calling her "off the wall, a neurotic and not very bright mess!"

He also implied that Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough have been secretly dating. He called them "two clowns."

The comments about Brzezinski were reminiscent of Trump's highly personal attacks against Fox host Megyn Kelly.

The co-hosts were in the middle of a three-hour live broadcast at the time and had been highly critical of Trump earlier in the morning.

Scarborough responded during a commercial break, stating that "Clinton is targeting key swing states today while Trump starts his day obsessed with cable news hosts while channeling Gawker."

He ended the tweet with one of Trump's favorite put-downs: "SAD!"

Trump evidently did not like what he heard on "Morning Joe" Monday morning. He said he "tried watching" the talk show but it was "unwatchable."

(Then he called into a competing morning show, "Fox & Friends," one hour later.)

Trump has taken similar jabs at "Morning Joe" before. But his personal references to Brzezinski and Scarborough are new.

Trump isn't the first person to wonder aloud if the co-hosts are more than friends.

Both Scarborough and Brzezinski recently divorced, and Page Six of the New York Post wrote about "romance chatter" in June.

But coming from the Twitter account of the GOP nominee, the comment raised eyebrows right away.

The tweet implied some form of retribution, because he said "some day, when things calm down, I'll tell the real story" of Scarborough and Brzezinski.

A number of political reporters pointed out that Trump's attacks came one day after new campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said that Trump does not hurl "personal insults."

Trump used to have a cordial, even cozy relationship with "Morning Joe." He called into the show regularly during the GOP primary season. At one point he called Scarborough and Brzezinski "supporters." Radio host Hugh Hewitt floated the possibility of Scarborough serving as Trump's running mate.

The Scarborough-Trump relationship became a source of discomfort inside NBC, CNNMoney reported in mid-February.

But the relationship soon turned sour. At the end of February Scarborough deemed Trump's failure to immediately disavow the support of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke "disqualifying."

Scarborough and Brzezinski stepped up their scrutiny of Trump throughout the spring and summer. Earlier this month, Scarborough urged the GOP to dump the candidate.

Seemingly in response, Trump jabbed "Morning Joe," calling out its "low ratings," even though the show's ratings have been relatively strong this year.

Trump also said "I don't watch anymore."

But since he tuned in on Monday, Scarborough responded to him on Twitter this way: "Thanks for watching!!! Morning Joe is enjoying it's best ratings ever thanks to obsessed fans like you! GLAD!!!"

Even before Monday's back-and-forth started, Trump insulted one of the regular commentators on "Morning Joe," ad executive Donny Deutsch, in a tweet on Sunday night.

Trump wrote: "I heard that @Morning_Joe was very nice on Friday but that little Donny D, a big failure in TV (& someone I helped), was nasty. Irrelevant!"

Deutsch responded on Monday morning: "Tune in this November to a Special Election Edition of @BiggestLoserNBC starring Little Donny T." He hashtagged it "must see TV."

http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/22/media/d ... -joe-mika/

[MajGenl.Meade]

[BoSoxGal]

[Scooter]

[Joe Guy]

I'm glad you're doing okay, wesw. I don't think anybody blames me for you

Sure about that, are you?

Not any more...