Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Oh really??  You never said Trump engaged in price controls??  Is that right?  LOL!!! 

James stated:   "price controls like this.."

Price controls, "LIKE THIS"?   

That's pretty self explanatory for most who understand the English language.  

So then explain what your "words" mean?  

Whose price controls James?   Were you speaking about someone else's "price controls"?  If so, whose price controls where you speaking about, Joe Biden's?

Perhaps you accused Donald Trump of instituting price controls?   Or was it someone else you were talking about?

Now I have to say I've seen some weaseling and squirming out of one's assertions by those like yourself, but this takes the cake!   LOL  

You just proved that like all leftist Democrats, you don't have the balls to own your words.

Nothing like a leftist Democrat to try and weasel their way out of their lies.  

Tap Dance and spin like a top much James?   

Excellent, a classic “Davis Double Down”.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

It's always funny when Davis, the instigator of 99.9% of the conflict on this forum, paints himself as the victim. It never occurs to him that he has any responsibility for how we treat him. I fully admit I called him plenty of names. Some out of frustration with his toxic nitpicking, but I'm sorry, anyone who routinely uses "Like a little girl," insults is by definition a sexist and misogynist, and that I will not apologize for.

Of course there is no need to apologize James.   Richard’s misogyny is super well documented in his own posts.   Sadly, misogyny and a major dick persona are why Richard is a lifelong crank-bachelor, although he denies these obvious facts.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Is this the best you've got little boy?  

Leftists who have pretended in the past to be conservative Repubs, sure do get upset when they are exposed as the pussy liberals they've been their entire lives now don't they?  

How's your stock portfolio doing these days after you took your advice from the communist here who claimed that the end of the world was coming when Donald Trump was elected?  

I know you think he's some sort of genius when compared to your ability to play the market, but he's pretty much been proven wrong for the last 8 or 9 years, or did you miss all of his failures to predict?

Then again compared to you I'm sure he does appear to be Einstein reincarnated.  

Not a taunt, just an observation.   An obvious observation too.    Way to prove James’ point by the way (again).   “Liberal pussy”.  The smart women I know would not find that sort of misogyny attractive.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

If the women around you are on the same IQ level as you, then they aren't very smart at all.  

The women I hang with are all smart and savvy professionals.   Even so, I reckon women of any education or class don’t think much of a dude who posts misogyny like “liberal pussy” on a hobby forum.   Your experience might be different.   I’d love to hear about the women you know who think calling men “liberal pussies” is ok, if you want to share.

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Hanging out in my backyard, mowing the grass, and occasionally looking up to see vintage war birds heading for fly overs of Memorial Day parades. Saw a couple of fighters, but too far away to ID, but did see a B17 that was much closer.

Nice day here, a bit too cool, but at least the Sun is out. Going to my SIL's on the lake for dinner and might even get my scope out of mothballs when I get home to see if all the drives, the go to computer, and tracking still works. With my shoulder injury and all of my "world traveling" I haven't had it out since last summer. I'd go to a darker location, but don't want to go to a remote site until I do the check out.

On a personal note, tomorrow is also one year since my wife passed away. I'm doing well, but have been dreading this weekend all year. So many memories of her this time of year as we got married on Memorial Day in 1983. Our 42nd anniversary would have been on the 30th. 

Cheers you all and God bless everyone and especially the soldiers who gave their lives so we could be free.

Great post Jim, may your memories always bring warmth.  I am glad you are doing well.

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

I shall actually be visiting the USA tomorrow - Niagara Falls, specifically.  I'm lunching with a very good old friend who will be in Buffalo, NY for a few days.  We first met in Mongolia in 2008 on a  eclipse tour.   She is an American ex-pat who has lived for over 30 years in Bangkok Thailand working as an Opal buyer for many prestigious international jewelry firms.  Now she is retired and is studying to be a sommelier.  Doesn't let the grass grow, this lady... We always try to get together when she is near Toronto.

So I will raise a glass to the fallen as we do here on November 11.

Jim may you be cushioned by your family on this difficult  anniversary.  

Dave

Sounds like a fascinating woman.   Curious, does she dig men who weave the phrase “liberal pussies” into casual conversation?

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Haha. Thanks for proving my point by again shifting the blame and failing to take responsibility for your actions.

Your “C” above is the correct answer of course.   I enjoy mocking Rich because it is so very funny!   It is so easy I sometimes feel guilty, but seriously who can resist?   Also his retorts are predictable and funny, though not funny in the way Rich seems to intend!

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred."

"The justices left in place lower court decisions allowing the transfer of the Tonto National Forest land, known as Oak Flat, to Resolution Copper, which plans to mine what it says is the second-largest known copper deposit in the world."

"The Trump administration has said it will push to complete the transfer."

"Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in dissent that it was a “grievous mistake” not to take up the appeal."


“Recognizing Oak Flat’s significance, the government has long protected both the land and the Apaches’ access to it,” Gorsuch wrote, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas. “No more. Now, the government and a mining conglomerate want to turn Oak Flat into a massive hole in the ground.”

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-arizona-oak-flat-copper-mining-apache-64bb0d7c2bbf544f707ce3a421b67209

Comment: SCOTUS drops everything it's doing to hear virtually anything the Trump administration drags before it, post haste, but this doesn't even get the time of day...Disgusting!

Traveling, so did not read link, but it looks like you agree with Justice Thomas!  😳

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Hmm, nobody thinks it's odd that SCOTUS, as one of its purported considerations for determination of a case for a hearing is a split ruling from an appeals court at the federal level, somehow ignores a nearly evenly split appeals court in this case but seems to always decide to hear a case from the Trump administration that may, at the most, have one dissenting appeals court justice and usually a Trump appointee at that?

Hmm, Gorsuch and Thomas think it is very odd.   We should all read the opinion!  I personally agree wholeheartedly with the dissent.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-291_5i26.pdf

Where the hell were the Court’s liberals?   I guess religious freedom is unimportant to them?

We must also take notice that Rod and Clarence Thomas are marching in lockstep, linked arm to arm, in support of religious freedom.   Awesome!

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"We must also take notice that Rod and Clarence Thomas are marching in lockstep,..."

Well, let's not get carried away here Jim!

That said, there's really no way to know what Thomas is thinking here since he's his same generally uncommunicative self with the actual written consent coming from Gorsuch who seems to have a history of backing Indian sovereignty in these sorts of issues. While one could argue Thomas simply concurs with whatever Gorsuch wrote in his dissent, I doubt it and I suspect Thomas has the same sort of weirdly dissociated thinking that has characterized his single contrarian opinions that we have seen in a number of SCOTUS decisions. 

It's also interesting that Alito recused himself from this case-- not sure why- but, as we know, there were other politically charged cases wherein he seemingly had a obvious conflict of interest and did not.

Alito appropriately recused himself because he owns stock in the copper mining company that will benefit most from this mine.  Sotomayor should take note.

I mentioned up above "Where the hell are the liberals"?  One certainly can wonder why Ketanji Brown, Sotomayor, and Kagan are effectively siding with the government against the Apache tribe?  Seems like a very illiberal thing to do, especially after one reads Gorsuch's impassioned dissent.  (It is relatively short and very compelling, everyone who is slightly interested should read it, https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-291_5i26.pdf ).  The government is basically authoring the destruction of the Western Apache nation's entire religious way of life. 

I am in favor of mining, and we need lots of copper, but the government has not shown that this particular new mine is necessary for national security or some other extremely high purpose.  Make no mistake, this mine will destroy a site as holy and central to the Western Apache Tribe as Jerusalem, the Vatican, or Mecca might be to others who practice mainstream religions.  This is not a private property rights case.  The federal government (we the people) own the land.  One could say we stole it from the Apache Tribe fair and square, long ago.

If Ketanji Brown, Sotomayor, and Kagan had joined with Gorsuch and Thomas, Cert would have been granted, whether Alito abstained or not.  So why are these supposed liberals letting the government destroy the Western Apache Tribe's most sacred site on Earth?

I have a theory.   The liberals voted against the right of the Colorado baker to refuse to bake a cake for a gay marriage because of his sincerely held religious beliefs.  If they voted to support the religious rights of the Apache Tribe now, they would be open to charges of inconsistency and hypocrisy.   This is a real shame.  In both cases they are supporting the government against the religious rights of the little guy, and I would call that extremely illiberal.

I've been wondering why Gorsuch wrote such an impassioned dissent.  And Rod, yes Thomas has joined in it without comment, but that means he endorses every word.  It is possible, but rare, for a decision denying certiorari to be re-heard and changed.  My guess is that Gorsuch is trying to tee up a successful re-hearing on certiorari for his colleagues.  I hope he succeeds.  Jim