The Hofoid House of Absurd & Ignorant Posts VII

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

You know what my thoughts on Kate Steinle's murder are, seeing as TG closed the original thread? I say "no justice, no peace."

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

We might as well give NYC first responders a day since we still can't seem to give them the health and disability benefits they deserve

the govt is too busy giving terrorism suspects "constitutional rights" to give money to the NYC first responders

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

We might as well give NYC first responders a day since we still can't seem to give them the health and disability benefits they deserve

the govt is too busy giving terrorism suspects "constitutional rights" to give money to the NYC first responders

That comment really pissed me off, in a way that comments on Atlas rarely do.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

So Trump is Joe Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Vlad Lenin, Pol Pot, Adolf, and Benito (all left wing socialists. Yes fascism is a socialist form of government) but the actual left wingers arent? If youre gonna use that analaogy atleast do it with better examples like Pinochet, Reza Shah, or Marcos

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

You know what my thoughts on Kate Steinle's murder are, seeing as TG closed the original thread? I say "no justice, no peace."

Yes, and thankfully national Democrats are smart enough to avoid omegascarlet's name calling and call out this abomination for what it is.

You pretty clearly don't see immigrants as human in the way that you view "Americans".

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

These are probably the least severe at of all the sexual harassment claims we've seen. Asked her if she had a boyfriend? Put his hand on her thigh? Bad, creepy, but really not resignation worthy.

No Representative from this district has ever been re-elected.

Yeah, brand new swingy seats can do that. Anyway,  this is not resignation/step-down worthy

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

Like how the hell is he supposed to know it is unwanted.

Anyway I don't think he should resign unless there was serious unwanted physical contact (kind of hard to parse from this report but it sounds like not).

And no, this is not the least serious allegation. That would be the disgusting victim-blaming from both sides that caused Barton to resign. But this is nearly there.

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

It is if Kihuen's behavior was a repeat offense. In cases like these, the victim has almost always pleaded with their harasser to stop.

She said he asked her out on dates twice.

I mean come on, even if she said 'no and I'm never going out with you' I wouldn't call one additional request for a date harassment. He didn't stalk her, he didn't repeatedly undermine or belittle her, he didn't fire her or threaten her job.

You're presuming there's something here when there's no evidence of anything. Yes obviously if he did something beyond what's reported here that is harassment then he harasse her, but the facts of the case as stated are just clearly and obviously not.

Jesus the hot takes in this thread. It's like yall have never been to a bar or something

This is getting ridiculous the bar is so low these days for 'sexual harassment', next we will be calling on folks to resign over complimenting a chicks dress.

These f**kers are defending a 35 year old man repeatedly creeping on a 25 year old woman (even groping her) to the point where she quit her job as no big deal.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

These are probably the least severe at of all the sexual harassment claims we've seen. Asked her if she had a boyfriend? Put his hand on her thigh? Bad, creepy, but really not resignation worthy.

No Representative from this district has ever been re-elected.

Yeah, brand new swingy seats can do that. Anyway,  this is not resignation/step-down worthy

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

Like how the hell is he supposed to know it is unwanted.

Anyway I don't think he should resign unless there was serious unwanted physical contact (kind of hard to parse from this report but it sounds like not).

And no, this is not the least serious allegation. That would be the disgusting victim-blaming from both sides that caused Barton to resign. But this is nearly there.

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

It is if Kihuen's behavior was a repeat offense. In cases like these, the victim has almost always pleaded with their harasser to stop.

She said he asked her out on dates twice.

I mean come on, even if she said 'no and I'm never going out with you' I wouldn't call one additional request for a date harassment. He didn't stalk her, he didn't repeatedly undermine or belittle her, he didn't fire her or threaten her job.

You're presuming there's something here when there's no evidence of anything. Yes obviously if he did something beyond what's reported here that is harassment then he harasse her, but the facts of the case as stated are just clearly and obviously not.

Jesus the hot takes in this thread. It's like yall have never been to a bar or something

This is getting ridiculous the bar is so low these days for 'sexual harassment', next we will be calling on folks to resign over complimenting a chicks dress.

These f**kers are defending a 35 year old man repeatedly creeping on a 25 year old woman (even groping her) to the point where she quit her job as no big deal.

35/25 is an acceptable age difference even if just barely. 35/2=17.5+7 = 24.5

Of course the behavior in question is still creepy as hell and unacceptable.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

You know what my thoughts on Kate Steinle's murder are, seeing as TG closed the original thread? I say "no justice, no peace."

Yes, and thankfully national Democrats are smart enough to avoid omegascarlet's name calling and call out this abomination for what it is.

You pretty clearly don't see immigrants as human in the way that you view "Americans".

*illegals.

These are probably the least severe at of all the sexual harassment claims we've seen. Asked her if she had a boyfriend? Put his hand on her thigh? Bad, creepy, but really not resignation worthy.

No Representative from this district has ever been re-elected.

Yeah, brand new swingy seats can do that. Anyway,  this is not resignation/step-down worthy

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

Like how the hell is he supposed to know it is unwanted.

Anyway I don't think he should resign unless there was serious unwanted physical contact (kind of hard to parse from this report but it sounds like not).

And no, this is not the least serious allegation. That would be the disgusting victim-blaming from both sides that caused Barton to resign. But this is nearly there.

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

It is if Kihuen's behavior was a repeat offense. In cases like these, the victim has almost always pleaded with their harasser to stop.

She said he asked her out on dates twice.

I mean come on, even if she said 'no and I'm never going out with you' I wouldn't call one additional request for a date harassment. He didn't stalk her, he didn't repeatedly undermine or belittle her, he didn't fire her or threaten her job.

You're presuming there's something here when there's no evidence of anything. Yes obviously if he did something beyond what's reported here that is harassment then he harasse her, but the facts of the case as stated are just clearly and obviously not.

Jesus the hot takes in this thread. It's like yall have never been to a bar or something

This is getting ridiculous the bar is so low these days for 'sexual harassment', next we will be calling on folks to resign over complimenting a chicks dress.

These f**kers are defending a 35 year old man repeatedly creeping on a 25 year old woman (even groping her) to the point where she quit her job as no big deal.

Oh noez! A ten year age gap between two mature consenting adults! Next thing you know he'll be molesting infants!

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

You know what my thoughts on Kate Steinle's murder are, seeing as TG closed the original thread? I say "no justice, no peace."

Yes, and thankfully national Democrats are smart enough to avoid omegascarlet's name calling and call out this abomination for what it is.

You pretty clearly don't see immigrants as human in the way that you view "Americans".

*illegals.

These are probably the least severe at of all the sexual harassment claims we've seen. Asked her if she had a boyfriend? Put his hand on her thigh? Bad, creepy, but really not resignation worthy.

No Representative from this district has ever been re-elected.

Yeah, brand new swingy seats can do that. Anyway,  this is not resignation/step-down worthy

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

Like how the hell is he supposed to know it is unwanted.

Anyway I don't think he should resign unless there was serious unwanted physical contact (kind of hard to parse from this report but it sounds like not).

And no, this is not the least serious allegation. That would be the disgusting victim-blaming from both sides that caused Barton to resign. But this is nearly there.

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

It is if Kihuen's behavior was a repeat offense. In cases like these, the victim has almost always pleaded with their harasser to stop.

She said he asked her out on dates twice.

I mean come on, even if she said 'no and I'm never going out with you' I wouldn't call one additional request for a date harassment. He didn't stalk her, he didn't repeatedly undermine or belittle her, he didn't fire her or threaten her job.

You're presuming there's something here when there's no evidence of anything. Yes obviously if he did something beyond what's reported here that is harassment then he harasse her, but the facts of the case as stated are just clearly and obviously not.

Jesus the hot takes in this thread. It's like yall have never been to a bar or something

This is getting ridiculous the bar is so low these days for 'sexual harassment', next we will be calling on folks to resign over complimenting a chicks dress.

These f**kers are defending a 35 year old man repeatedly creeping on a 25 year old woman (even groping her) to the point where she quit her job as no big deal.

Oh noez! A ten year age gap between two mature consenting adults! Next thing you know he'll be molesting infants!

The bolded part is not accurate and that's the real issue with this case.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

You know what my thoughts on Kate Steinle's murder are, seeing as TG closed the original thread? I say "no justice, no peace."

Yes, and thankfully national Democrats are smart enough to avoid omegascarlet's name calling and call out this abomination for what it is.

You pretty clearly don't see immigrants as human in the way that you view "Americans".

*illegals.

These are probably the least severe at of all the sexual harassment claims we've seen. Asked her if she had a boyfriend? Put his hand on her thigh? Bad, creepy, but really not resignation worthy.

No Representative from this district has ever been re-elected.

Yeah, brand new swingy seats can do that. Anyway,  this is not resignation/step-down worthy

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

Like how the hell is he supposed to know it is unwanted.

Anyway I don't think he should resign unless there was serious unwanted physical contact (kind of hard to parse from this report but it sounds like not).

And no, this is not the least serious allegation. That would be the disgusting victim-blaming from both sides that caused Barton to resign. But this is nearly there.

Come on lol I mean hand on thigh is bad but asking a woman out on a date when it is 'unwanted' is harassment now? Seriously?

It is if Kihuen's behavior was a repeat offense. In cases like these, the victim has almost always pleaded with their harasser to stop.

She said he asked her out on dates twice.

I mean come on, even if she said 'no and I'm never going out with you' I wouldn't call one additional request for a date harassment. He didn't stalk her, he didn't repeatedly undermine or belittle her, he didn't fire her or threaten her job.

You're presuming there's something here when there's no evidence of anything. Yes obviously if he did something beyond what's reported here that is harassment then he harasse her, but the facts of the case as stated are just clearly and obviously not.

Jesus the hot takes in this thread. It's like yall have never been to a bar or something

This is getting ridiculous the bar is so low these days for 'sexual harassment', next we will be calling on folks to resign over complimenting a chicks dress.

These f**kers are defending a 35 year old man repeatedly creeping on a 25 year old woman (even groping her) to the point where she quit her job as no big deal.

Oh noez! A ten year age gap between two mature consenting adults! Next thing you know he'll be molesting infants!

The bolded part is not accurate and that's the real issue with this case.

How does one consent to being asked out? Either you are or you aren't. To my understanding that is basically the extent of the story (at least from what I've heard).

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

are they like Blink-182? skater music for posers who don't really skate?

Context required.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

"Dog whistles" are mostly a made-up term by the left to discredit conservative arguments.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Hmm... look, I know I'm supposed to be a good librul and have a good haw-haw at this sentiment.  I do think there is a lot of moral dissonance in play.  But let's imagine I'm a God-fearing Alabamian and actually, truly, honestly think that abortion is murder with all my heart.  It is killing babies.  That means that DOUG is a candidate who is publicly, unashamedly supporting laws that make it easier to commit murder.  I also know that pedophiles are bad, but given the choice between a pedophile and someone who supports murder, I might find it harder to pick one over the other, particularly because I can always convince myself that the pedophile is just an alleged pedophile and that somehow makes it better.

I mean, I believe that the morally correct attitude in this case is to (1) write someone in (but the Alabama Republican Party is not doing me any favors on this) or (2) don't vote.  But, if I put myself into a mindset where I genuinely believe that abortion is murder (which is hard, because, well, I don't)... well, things get weirder, at least.

Obviously, this doesn't excuse the Alabama Republican Party for not putting forward a write-in, nor does it imply that Trump actually doesn't believe the statement as communicated in the thread title (which he probably does, because Democrats don't say nice things about him).

AlabamaIndy is literally the only literate Alabama Republican though, so a write in is futile

Nick Saban.

Also, I agree with the double quoted sentiments here. If you truly belived abortion was murder, and therefore that pro-choice Democrats were allowing and encouraging mass murder, the view that pedophile > pro-choice candidate does make sense.

This sums up my view.  Even if Roy Moore had murdered 100 people, I would still prefer him to someone who would vote to murder 1 million people per year.  Essentially, there could be no scandal bad enough to make me even consider voting Democratic.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

Hmm... look, I know I'm supposed to be a good librul and have a good haw-haw at this sentiment.  I do think there is a lot of moral dissonance in play.  But let's imagine I'm a God-fearing Alabamian and actually, truly, honestly think that abortion is murder with all my heart.  It is killing babies.  That means that DOUG is a candidate who is publicly, unashamedly supporting laws that make it easier to commit murder.  I also know that pedophiles are bad, but given the choice between a pedophile and someone who supports murder, I might find it harder to pick one over the other, particularly because I can always convince myself that the pedophile is just an alleged pedophile and that somehow makes it better.

I mean, I believe that the morally correct attitude in this case is to (1) write someone in (but the Alabama Republican Party is not doing me any favors on this) or (2) don't vote.  But, if I put myself into a mindset where I genuinely believe that abortion is murder (which is hard, because, well, I don't)... well, things get weirder, at least.

Obviously, this doesn't excuse the Alabama Republican Party for not putting forward a write-in, nor does it imply that Trump actually doesn't believe the statement as communicated in the thread title (which he probably does, because Democrats don't say nice things about him).

AlabamaIndy is literally the only literate Alabama Republican though, so a write in is futile

Nick Saban.

Also, I agree with the double quoted sentiments here. If you truly belived abortion was murder, and therefore that pro-choice Democrats were allowing and encouraging mass murder, the view that pedophile > pro-choice candidate does make sense.

This sums up my view.  Even if Roy Moore had murdered 100 people, I would still prefer him to someone who would vote to murder 1 million people per year.  Essentially, there could be no scandal bad enough to make me even consider voting Democratic.

He doesn't call himself ExtremeConservative for nothing. sadly I think his view is shared by many, many Republicans.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Hopefully President Trump will disband the military and hand our nukes over to Russia before the neocons get back in. God knows they aren't finished with the Middle East yet.

[AtorBoltox]

Good.

When was the last time Americans got a tax cut ? Can't remember.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

If you go out and murder the richest person who lives in your town, and inspire one person to do the same, you will have done more to make the American economy work for everyone than any Republican in history and honestly most Democrats.

Yeah, I've been engaging with them like they're a sane person. They're very clearly not. Opebo/Evergreen 3.0.

[IceSpear]

Oh noez! A ten year age gap between two mature consenting adults! Next thing you know he'll be molesting infants!

No, he's not Roy Moore.

[IceSpear]

He doesn't call himself ExtremeConservative for nothing. sadly I think his view is shared by many, many Republicans.

ExtremeConservative and krazen are probably more moderate, sane, and cogent than the average Alabama Republican. If that doesn't scare you, nothing will.

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

He doesn't call himself ExtremeConservative for nothing. sadly I think his view is shared by many, many Republicans.

ExtremeConservative and krazen are probably more moderate, sane, and cogent than the average Alabama Republican. If that doesn't scare you, nothing will.

I don't see how that comment was absurd or ignorant, at all.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Good.

When was the last time Americans got a tax cut ? Can't remember.

Hard to believe that once upon a time Tender was one of the best posters around here.

[IceSpear]

He doesn't call himself ExtremeConservative for nothing. sadly I think his view is shared by many, many Republicans.

ExtremeConservative and krazen are probably more moderate, sane, and cogent than the average Alabama Republican. If that doesn't scare you, nothing will.

I don't see how that comment was absurd or ignorant, at all.

What post?

[America's Sweetheart ❤/𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖞 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖗]

ExtremeConservative and krazen are probably more moderate, sane, and cogent than the average Alabama Republican. If that doesn't scare you, nothing will.

I don't see how that comment was absurd or ignorant, at all.

What post?

He doesn't call himself ExtremeConservative for nothing. sadly I think his view is shared by many, many Republicans.

[IceSpear]

I wasn't saying it was absurd or ignorant, I was responding to the content of it.

[NOVA Green]

Hmm... look, I know I'm supposed to be a good librul and have a good haw-haw at this sentiment.  I do think there is a lot of moral dissonance in play.  But let's imagine I'm a God-fearing Alabamian and actually, truly, honestly think that abortion is murder with all my heart.  It is killing babies.  That means that DOUG is a candidate who is publicly, unashamedly supporting laws that make it easier to commit murder.  I also know that pedophiles are bad, but given the choice between a pedophile and someone who supports murder, I might find it harder to pick one over the other, particularly because I can always convince myself that the pedophile is just an alleged pedophile and that somehow makes it better.

I mean, I believe that the morally correct attitude in this case is to (1) write someone in (but the Alabama Republican Party is not doing me any favors on this) or (2) don't vote.  But, if I put myself into a mindset where I genuinely believe that abortion is murder (which is hard, because, well, I don't)... well, things get weirder, at least.

Obviously, this doesn't excuse the Alabama Republican Party for not putting forward a write-in, nor does it imply that Trump actually doesn't believe the statement as communicated in the thread title (which he probably does, because Democrats don't say nice things about him).

AlabamaIndy is literally the only literate Alabama Republican though, so a write in is futile

Nick Saban.

Also, I agree with the double quoted sentiments here. If you truly belived abortion was murder, and therefore that pro-choice Democrats were allowing and encouraging mass murder, the view that pedophile > pro-choice candidate does make sense.

This sums up my view.  Even if Roy Moore had murdered 100 people, I would still prefer him to someone who would vote to murder 1 million people per year.  Essentially, there could be no scandal bad enough to make me even consider voting Democratic.

He doesn't call himself ExtremeConservative for nothing. sadly I think his view is shared by many, many Republicans.

ExtremeConservative is not a bad guy at all and is as extremely sharp and astute poster about to graduate from an "Ivy League University"....

Although I hate to speak for anyone else, I read his post from the perspective of an individual who views Abortion as a primary reason to vote Republican, despite the horrible actions that Moore might have committed on this Earth...

I spent quite a bit of time in my late '20s and early '30s partying with a bunch of White Evangelicals in an off-campus house, where one of my best friends at the time lived....

On the fridge there were posters that reminded me of classic 1980s "shock punk" style where images of the Holocaust and Factory Farming were juxtaposed with text graphics in large and visual fonts that were essentially comparing and contrasting abortion, with the Genocide against European Jews and horrendous practices carried out by the Meat Industry in the United States.

So, ExtremeConservative reminds me in many ways of some that I used to roll with 15 years back....

That being said, the "White Vote" in 'Bama will consist of many who don't identify with the Evangelical Faith (Look to see massive swings in Cajun Country and places round Mobile), not to mention White Evangelicals that might not be able to vote for Jones, simply because he is a Democrat, but instead will sit out the election rather than vote Moore.

It will be interesting to see what happens in Northern 'Bama, where Al Gore as the last Southern Dem on the National ticket did extremely well, and I suspect Jones will perform even better not only in Huntsville Metro, but also within the rural and smaller cities and towns in this part of the State....

Not sure what part of 'Bama AlabamaIndy comes from, but his takes on the '17 US-SEN special election might be more interesting and accurate than ExtremeConservative, who has a pretty good handle on Tennessee politics, but not necessarily transferable insights into other parts of the Region.