Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by James Brown

My vote, like many other people's vote, is a considered action taken after much deliberation.  Policies are a huge factor.  Demeanor, leadership capability, integrity, executive effectiveness, maturity, competence and other traits (that you consider to be "personality" ) are also big factors.  Who I think is best for the country at that point in time is a big factor.  The overall political climate is a big factor.   

It is your nature to oversimplify to the point of ridiculousness.  In your world, there are two kinds of voters:  Vapid personality voters like the D women you slander and intelligent issues voters, like you.   I have the sophistication to understand that the juvenile binary choices you parlay are not reflective of any reasonably mature voter and his or her voting process, and I consider myself to be a reasonably mature voter.

Obviously, I am wasting my time here with you.  But I had some time to waste today.  Now, please answer whether or not I voted for Trump in 2016 because of his charming personality?  You are the dude who pigeon-holes.  Pigeon hole me.

Jim

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

So good Dems have to be invested in the Russian hoax and the "insurrection."
Where is their common sense?

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

I'm saying they enthusiastically made their bet and rolled their dice on one draw of the cards and came up empty. And that's why the judge's ruling is referred to as a "key decision"...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Jim,
I've already posted a response to Mel regarding the Russia "hoax". I think you're asleep at the wheel and you need to wake the ----up on the insurrection. It's actually continuing to unfold before you but you don't recognize it. The fact is the Trump team is working diligently to subvert the electoral process on multiple levels. Bannon and his co-horts reportedly provide scripts to angry Republican parents to read at school board meetings to create imaginary and incendiary issues on mask mandates/vaccine mandates and or CRT, even if the school district doesn't teach the latter. The Trump team is pushing candidates for election boards who either were at the insurrection at the capitol or are active in pushing the big lie. One of 'em just got elected. Another is running for the governorship of Arizona. Another, who just stated he wouldn't have certified the votes in Georgia for the 2020 election is also now running for its governorship. If these people and others like them actually get elected to office, and Trump runs for office and loses again in 2024, then it's likely his supporters on the election boards or in the governorships, will not certify the vote based upon the big lie of election fraud.  If that happens, Democracy ends. Do you not get that?

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Jim,
What I'm trying to say is I believe Fox knowingly took its best shot at winning this by attempting to get the case dismissed. As you've noted, winning a dismissal decides the case. That said, I think they will lose on the actual merits of the case and they will lose big time. The variable here that I don't understand and apparently the one in which Fox can still cling to for some sort of mitigation of the claim is the one of a "well known entity". My quick google search doesn't show me much of anything but I'm guessing its akin to a company generally known to the public wherein one can make derogatory comments about it without repercussions. For example, one might say a certain automaker makes crappy cars but the company can't sue you for saying it. In the case of Dominion, I doubt that it's a well known entity, at least up until the time that right wing media attacked it with bogus claims of election fraud. I recall Tucker stating words to the effect that "we know nothing about Dominion" or "we know nothing about Dominion voting machines". If my guess about what constitutes a "well known entity" is correct, then I hope the Dominion lawyers use Tucker's words against Fox...

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

You know, not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things, but both of you are making this place unbearable to post and discuss politics. You would think amatuer astronomers would agree on more than they disagree, but obviously that's not the case and allegorically Rod and Rich are this country in a nutshell. I know I agree with Rod more often than not and should call him out more when he gets like this, but you guys on the right are just as guilty of this when it comes to Rich. I'm planning on selling some astronomy gear this spring and it's the only reason I reupped to Astromart. If this place could be a little cooler and less toxic it would be a bonus, but unfortunately I don't see that happening with the divisions as they currently are. The little name calling in the responses are juvenile and unbecoming. Not that anyone cares, what with only six or seven folks regularly posting here. What a dead little corner of the internet this has become. Too bad some of the others who used to post here weren't chased off or didn't want to put up with all of the BS here.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Pretty much, you included as well as part of the problem along with the rest of us.  

I just have one question, if it so unbearable, why do you come here? 

Perhaps they should do away with the Politics forum altogether, and that way there will be maybe 10 new postings per day, along ALL of the forums throughout A-Mart in total.  

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

I dont blame you, I would back away from the conversation were I you too.....

That said we pretty much agree on the NV thing.....I followed that stuff for a few months on CN and managed to get some time at the EP of 3 or 4 different NV setups over the last couple years. Decided it wasnt going to be my thing. I greatly prefer sticking with natural magnification...... 

Originally Posted by James Lacey

The left is not destroying the country. This uncompromising black-and-white way of thinking is juvenile and surprising for a 61-year-old man. Shortly after reaching adulthood, most of us realize that life and its myriad of choices and dilemmas have a million shades of grey. The left cares for the country and is well-meaning with heartfelt convictions similar to the right. I'm not talking about the lunatic fringe; both parties have their fair share of crazies, which is inevitable given our big-ten two-party system. I'm talking about the mainstream members of the parties. Any example you provide of leftists destroying our country, I can counter with a similar instance arguing that right-wingers are destroying our country. This tit-for-tat game of what-about-ism is pointless and has no logical end. Yet you never seem to tire of it.

And leftists do not hate the country merely because they recognize and want to change some of its faults. Don't conservatives also complain about the state of our country? Isn't that what you do all the time? In this very thread, no less? Does that mean you hate your country too? 

I know none of this will make a difference and that you will merely continue to rant-and-rave about how evil and depraved the left is and that only the right is virtuous and faithful. It's sad since the nuances, complexities, and subtleties of life and politics are what truly make it enjoyable and worth engaging.

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

I don't have any NV stuff, but have looked through some at the WSP. Pretty impressive what you can see, especially in the big fast dobs. I'd love to see what it'd do in my 14.5", I'm often disappointed when going back to it after hanging out at the 30"+ dobs.