Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Apparently that's all you have is your Identity politics. 

You're kidding right?  I've been reading James' stuff for nearly 20 years and he always impresses with his well-articulated insights.  Sure James has drifted to the left over time, but that makes his commentary on a wide range of topics even more valuable to me.  Open up Richard, try to understand and learn from other folk's points of view, even if you disagree with them!

Jim  

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I noticed that Jim Brown will never respond, because he would have to agree that she's a complete radical who completely ignored the laws in Sentencing those Pedophiles and child porn predators who came before her court.

Sorry, I missed this the first time around.  I find it boring to read everything that is posted here nowadays.  

I posted my opinion of KBJ's qualifications (extremely highly qualified) when she was nominated.   My understanding is that she has imposed sentences lower than the guidelines in some child porn cases.  This is not surprising for a liberal.  This is not surprising for any judge.  The guidelines are not mandatory, they are advisory:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/federal_sentencing_guidelines#:~:text=The%20Guidelines%20are%20not%20mandatory,determining%20a%20criminal%20defendant's%20sentence.

Sentencing is very context sensitive.  It requires a great deal of thought and insight to be just.  Since we know nothing of the context of the child porn criminals KBJ sentenced, it is impossible to determine if we agree or disagree with her sentence.  Likely enough, both you and I would be harsher judges when it comes to sentencing.  That does not make her a radical, unless one has an incredibly self-centered world view of course.

Interestingly, according to some research I found persuasive, 2/3 of all sentences handed down in child porn cases are below the guidelines.  This would include sentences handed down by liberals and conservatives alike.  https://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2022/03/contextualizing-judge-jacksons-mainstream-sentencing-record-in-federal-child-porn-cases.html

So, there is no way that this factoid about sentencing paints KBJ as a radical.  Sure, she is a liberal, a highly qualified liberal, but certainly not a radical.

Jim

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I'll just have to ask back to you, you're kidding right? 

James has never been right of center or even center and he's never "drifted".

You've said that nonsense before and it was a joke then as it is now. 

You've just never been perceptive enough to notice him and his politics, probably because you're not very much right of center yourself on most issues. 

James has always been a leftist, he'll always be a leftist, and you'll always be asserting the nonsense that he's in the center. 

Because you're too blind to see what's right in front of you, that's on you, not me.

After all, you're the one who voted for Joe Biden saying "if Biden gets in, things won't be any different than they are under Trump".

Tell me, do you still want to assert that nonsense here?  Are things "the same" today as they were under Trump?

Sorry, but if you want to continue wearing your blinders about what the left is all about, that's fine with me.

It doesn't put one more nickel in my pocket.  

James and I argued pretty much the same things regarding (and often in support of) Bush on Astromart back in the '04-'09 timeframe.  There were some red-hot liberals on the forum then, and maybe they pushed James and I in the same direction. 

Also, I am sure that I have drifted slightly to the right since then.  As you note however, I am still very liberal on some issues.  Take my word for it though, once upon a time, James was either a right moderate, or such a slightly left moderate on political issues as to be indistinguishable from me.  He is still a moderate righty on many issues. 

James and I disagree on more stuff now than we did a decade and a half ago, I suppose.  Maybe not.   In any case, his opinion is always well articulated and worth considering, whether I agree or not.   

Originally Posted by James Lacey

 And unlike you, all my account is available for examination.

This is not technically true James.  You let your account lapse for a very long time.  Old-timers like me, Rod, Greg, and Jim M. can easily verify that you were here in the early 2000's however, using a series of cool anthropomorphic monkey faces as your avatars.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I'll just have to ask back to you, you're kidding right? 

James has never been right of center or even center and he's never "drifted".

You've said that nonsense before and it was a joke then as it is now. 

You've just never been perceptive enough to notice him and his politics, probably because you're not very much right of center yourself on most issues. 

James has always been a leftist, he'll always be a leftist, and you'll always be asserting the nonsense that he's in the center. 

Obviously, I'll never convince you of anything, but some others might find the post captured below interesting.  This is from 2005.  I was replying to "Ray" (maybe Ray Medved?)  At one point, Ray said, "Oh wait I can hear the conservatives now..."  I replied, "You must be talking about me and Patrick, maybe James Lacey or Jim Babcock?"

You have met Patrick, he still shows up now and again.  He is still a conservative, although you would probably consider him a RINO like me.  Jim Babcock was the real deal.  You are shadow of that man when it comes to talking the conservative talk and walking the conservative walk.  Jim was retired army and at the time a big-shot defense contractor.  Some time ago he was grievously injured by an IED in Iraq and later suffered a stroke.  I suppose he has passed now.  I miss him, you could always reason with him even though he was grounded way to the right.  Sorry for this crass metaphor, but as far as hard-line conservatives go, you aren't worthy to lick the sweat off Jim Babcock's balls.  But I digress.

You will see that in March of 2005, I included James Lacey on the list of conservatives posting here.  According to the rules of evidence, this is a "contemporaneous recollection recorded," and therefore might qualify as a hearsay exception because it likely enough to be true.  This is good evidence that James Lacey was at least moderately conservative in 2005.

Jim  

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

Jim, I don't remember Babcock being always respectful of the other side. But I also have it in my head that you were more respectful of the other side. It was so many years ago, though, I could be wrong on both memories.

Hi Mel,   

I've tried to be respectful of everyone on this forum for almost 20 years.  I think I have succeeded more or less, with one exception.  I'm often quite rude to Richard.  

If you were replying to Jim M., I think he is respectful to almost everyone almost always, but with the same exception to the rule as me.  

Jim

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Jim Brown said:  "but as far as hard-line conservatives go, you aren't worthy to lick the sweat off Jim Babcock's balls". 

Good line, if I do say so myself.  

Jim

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

These days, I find it funny just how damned hard you work here to try and convince others here that this person or that person is the personality type that you say  they are, or to posit their political leanings to prove that their political beliefs are what you say they are?

I nominate this as the least self-aware thing that has ever been posted by anyone anywhere!

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Why would anyone respond to any of his posts? 

Good question.  I can only speak for myself, but sometimes it is amusing or therapeutic to beat down on Richard.  (Oops, there goes my ego again).  Usually when I am in a crummy mood.  Is it like kicking the proverbial dog?  I guess so, and that is unbecoming.   Engagement with Richard often leads to a lengthy period of avoiding the forum in my experience.  I'm certainly not ready to abandon the place entirely, and I think you feel the same way.  Too many good guys here to let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch.  Jim  

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

And that didn't single out food which is up more than that figure of 8.5%.

The PPI is at 11.2% over 12 months.

That's the HIGHEST ever recorded, EVER.

But not to worry, a regular RINO Here keeps telling us there is no difference in a Presidency run by Trump and Republicans and a Presidency run by Biden and the Radical Democrats he's appointed to every agency. 

Which of course why this RINO voted for Biden and the Democrats.  

https://www.investopedia.com/producer-prices-up-in-march-5225761

I see that I am living in your head.  Plenty of spare room in here.