The Russians Are Coming And Red Flag Waving

OK, Mueller validates his consumption of oxygen by backing our intelligence agencies and the conventional wisdom that yes, Russians tried to disrupt our political process. "Hey, dude, where's my collusion?" remains a Frequently Unanswered Question, but any day now. The Resistance is Keeping Hope Alive!

Back on the gun control debate, David French promotes the Gun Violence Restraining Order notion. I had pushed that in an earlier post where the WaPo described five states with what they called "red flag laws".

I should add that Jacob Sullum deplores this idea as an unacceptable encroachment on the right to self-defense:

One possibility touted by gun control advocates is a law like the one California enacted in 2014, which allows a police officer or an "immediate family member" to seek a "gun violence restraining order" that prohibits an individual from possessing firearms and authorizes police to seize any he currently owns. Such an order can initially be obtained without any notice or adversarial process, and it can be extended based on standards that invite abuse, especially since "immediate family members" include not just spouses, children, siblings, and parents but also domestic partners, current or former roommates, step-parents, parents-in-law, grandparents, step-grandparents, step-siblings, siblings-in-law, stepchildren, children-in-law, and grandchildren.

Well, there is the possibility for abuse and the possibility for saving lives. Since rights are not absolute and frequently end up being balanced against other rights why not, under our federal system, try it and see. Just for example, California has had the law on the books for two years - can Sullum dig up some horror stories of caprice and abuse? Can French find any evidence of Lives Saved?

And yes, I am sort of cheating - Connecticut passed a similar law in 1999 and some Duke scholars studied the impact recently. Interestingly, although the law was inspired by a ghastly workplace homicide in 1998 the application of the law has morphed towards suicide prevention. And do note that Adam Lanza of Newtown was NOT turned in by his mother, although she knew she had a troubled son. Then again, she was a gun enthusiast and the owner of the weapons he used (after killing her). In a different world she might have locked up her own guns, thrown away the key, then sought a protective order to prevent him from buying any weapons himself. Obviously, that didn't happen.

Comments

[Dave (in MA)]

They made me vote for Trump.

You'd have thought they'd make me vote for Bernie the Red Square honeymooner, but whatever.

[Janeprobably about 10 minutes after getting there]

So was Russia's goal to divide the nation to a point of no return? I wouldn't underestimate their success.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Dave (in MA),

Are those different models of that cooking appliance clarice is trying to get Old Lurker to buy?

[Captain Hate]

A member of the Horde gave a perfect description of Schiff: a fetus expanded to adult size. That the aforementioned maggot has so thoroughly beclowned himself as a bugfucking retard thrown in the deep end has been very satisfying side benefit of this fiasco.

[narcis o]

Perhaps, then again, this Russia is traditionalist outwardly sectarian it seeks to preserve culture, it will expand when kit needs to, but I dint think it wants an endless expeditionary force like in the war saw pact days.

[Captain Hate]

A very satisfying...

[Captain Hate]

Yes, when did Clarice get trapped in a pyramid scheme?

J/K, C; YMRF.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--I've been wondering why maryrose thinks she's in charge of what can and can't be said here.--

She's our

[Dave (in MA)]

Clarice is trying to get OL to buy Rooskie bots?

[daddy On iPad]

The Russians Are Coming And Red Flag Waving

Heck TM. i don't even have to change the dialogue at all

Pete Whittaker:
Ask them if they're Russians!

Walt Whittaker:
Peter, be quiet.

Lieutenant Rozanov:
Very clever little boy. Very, very clever, to see that my friend and I are foreigners here, but of course not Russian, naturally. What would the Russians be doing on United States of America island, with so many animosities and hatreds between these two countries? It is too funny an idea, is it not? No, we, we are of course... Norwegians. On a small training exercise for the Nyaato countries--

Alexei Kolchin:
NATO.

Lieutenant Rozanov:
NATO countries, of course, yes. Ah, to reach place of power motorboats it is necessary to make borrowings of automobile, for a short time only, sir.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Everyone Robert Mueller doesn't agree with is a Russian Bot.

[lurkersusie]

Mueller has how many working for him?

CBSNews

The FBI receives, by phone and email, more than 1,000 tips a day -- more than 360,000 a year; the bureau has only about two dozen employees to handle them, CBS News learned.

[Dave (in MA)]

Everybody to get from street

[clarice]

I'm waiting for Mueller's high powered team of geniuses to draft their extradition requests to Russia..Maybe get Weissman to serve them in Moscow.

[daddy On iPad]

Since Romney is aiming to replace Orrin Hatch, has he criticized Hatch's former Chief Of Staff Rob Porter for alledgedly beating his wife back when he worked for Orrin? Has Mitt taken Orrin to task for that? Why not?

[daddy On iPad]

Mueller looks pretty dumb imo and his leadership of the FBI was substandard.

From my perspective Mueller's "substandard" leadership at the FBI looks like ops normal.

[narcis o]

Yes hes been very basenghi on that point, considering he was in full Marcus antonius mode against judge Moore.

[Janet 🚬 - I wish my family had a poncho]

Screw Romney.

[mad jack]

well i just wrote a long screed to maryrose about my great disappointment with mitt but it was eaten by typepad and never even made willowed status. damn russian bots are everywhere.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I am amazed at the activity on Twitter tonight.

My guess is the Olympics ratings aren't going to be as high as NBC hoped.

[Captain Hate]

Speaking of Willowed

Way back, a long time ago in Internet time, the Utah GOP leader was complaining about Romney's announcement today about throwing his hat in the ring for the Senate job, which would have happened previously except for the Florida school shooting. What nobody is talking about is that it would have been a good idea for unifying figure and maximum conscience of the party Romney to have given the state party a heads up that this was going to happen. I'm sure the state party had their own ideas about how to replace Hatch, which may or may not have included WMR, and to be blindsided by an unexpected national announcement would have had me spitting nails and sending out some very critical tweets.

[Rocco]

"There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in the alleged unlawful activity."

Does that include Hillary?

[daddy On iPad]

I wonder if Putin is gleefully having his comrades combing thru that list of indictees to see if he can get a photogenic and talkative one to come over to the States and agree to a trial, in hopes of making this whole Keystone Cop's prosecution Team be seen as the total fools they are. I hope he sends one over who leaked dirt to Steele and Simpson, and who also was tied in to the Uranium 1 deal and met Mueller when he took Uranium samples to Russia for Hillary.

[Dave (in MA)]

Russian disguise used at grassrootski anti Trump marches.

[Captain Hate]

Speaking of Olympics ratings:

http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=373885

[narcis o]

The chief perpetrator, in this enterprise is i kid you not the Kremlin caterer, I guess they weaponizing blinis making corrosive stroganoff,

[JimNorCal]

How do they keep a straight face when claiming the Russian thing is pertinent?
Awesome how they're able to pretend they're serious.

In the meantime, Conn residents need to be careful! Some rich guys moved out of state and the gov't is coming up a bit short....
http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-online-sales-tax-20180214-story.html
Connecticut Hunting Down Online Shoppers Who Didn't Pay Sales Tax

The state Department of Revenue Services is combing through customer records from major online retailers to hunt down taxpayers who skipped out on the often-ignored use tax.
...
Connecticut taxpayers are supposed to pay the state a 6.35 percent tax on any purchases made out-of-state or online where no sales tax is paid, but the vast majority do not.
...
"Usually we don’t have the data, but in several cases companies have said … we’ll squeal on our customers and you can beat up on them,” Sullivan said. “The people who sold to them have ratted them out.”
...
Several taxpayers told The Courant they received letters from the Department of Revenue Services this week detailing information about purchases they made from Newegg, an online retailer of computer components and other electronics headquartered in California.

My advice? Sell any stock you own in the ratting-out company "NewEgg". They may find it difficult to garner repeat sales....

[maryrose]

Daddy:
Very funny!
TLG:
Post whatever you like it is no skin off my nose.
Iggy:You are becoming one of my favorites even though Clarice has called dibs already.

[Neo]

"... and authorizes police to seize any he currently owns."

Yeah. I've heard those stories of police in Los Angles seizing guns (for whatever reason) and then the go missing when the court orders them returned.

"... and authorizes police to impound any he currently owns."

[maryrose]

Captain:
People have known for months of Romney’s interest in The Senate seat of Orrin Hatch.

[Janet 🚬 - I wish my family had a poncho]

Who spent more money..the 13 Russian nogoodniks on FB & Twitter or Robert Creamer hiring thugs to incite violence at Trump events?

[jimmyk on iPhone]

This indictments of the Russians is just theater--no way they would have happened but for the agitation of Hillary and the Dems trying to excuse her horrific candidacy. It reminds me of the arrest of the guy who made the video they tried to blame for Benghazi. Are you kidding me? Some 3rd rate technical violation normally wouldn't register on the FBI radar screen. What a waste of resources, only heightened by the failure on the Fla shooter.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Captain Hate,

That warms the cockles of my NBC-hating heart.

I have despised that network since they got the Olympics away from ABCm bac when I didn't care about political coverage but DID care about the Olympics coverage.

They ruined it. ABC with Roone Artledge had the right mix of event coverage plus personal interest stories; NBC has never been able to get it right, and although Bob Costas has gone, they inflict us with people like Johnny Weir.

They make the coverage boring and treacly.

[maryrose]

Neo:
California really needs to secede.
They seize guns disobey ICE officers, say buzz off to the federal laws , flaunt the law wrt to illegal aliens.
In short they have become another Mexico.
Our government is not interested in fighting them so let them drift away into their own La La land.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

So, maryrose,

Are you saying California is the Mitt Romney of the states?

I mean, they don't agree with most of the policies, they continually criticize, and they really would be better off away from the rest of us.

Just teasing!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

When did Trump stop beating Porter's wives?

[narcis o]

Once a Russian stooge:

http://thegatewaypundit.com/2018/02/john-kerry-approved-visas-russian-operatives-enter-us-2014-interfere-election

[maryrose]

Jimmyk:
Absolutely correct.
American citizens are being killed while they fool around trying to oust President Trump

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://cbs4indy.com/2018/02/15/city-ends-vision-fleet-deal-plagued-with-problems/

This is actually a deal which our usually level-headed former mayor, Republican Greg Ballard, signed and which has turned out to be a complete money pit.

I assume he got pressured into signing onto this when the big eco-push was on and he was up for re-election. Bad deal, and a black mark against him, no matter how much I liked him otherwise.

[maryrose]

Romney away from the rest of us?
No I wouldn’t go that far.
Just remember,if he wins I will be insufferable.
Just kidding

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

maryrose,

If he wins I will be insufferable, because he will do exactly what I have predicted.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Romney's interested in Hatch's seat?
If only the LBGTQWERTYUIOP brigade had known in 2012 he might not be like one of those casino LOSERs today.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Geraldo has chosen the winning side!

Geraldo Rivera
‏Verified account @GeraldoRivera
6m6 minutes ago

When do ‘Collusionists’ apologize to @realDonaldTrump for a year of bullshit stories that were fabricated by wishful thinking & lazy reporting? It has been a disgraceful performance by a herd of like-minded elitists who wanted @POTUS to fail even though he’s their president too.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://thegatewaypundit.com/2018/02/john-kerry-approved-visas-russian-operatives-enter-us-2014-interfere-election/

[clarice]

A little history:http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/356630-fbi-watched-then-acted-as-russian-spy-moved-closer-to-hillary

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2018/02/15/US-Defense-Secretary-to-Al-Arabiya-Iran-is-behind-all-regional-crises.html

[Captain Hate]

Miss Marple,

NBC Sports has been a major clusterfuck for a long time. Except for Sunday Night Football, of which the last telecast was cancelled because of predicted terrible ratings, they have no coverage of any major US sport except a little of college football and the Stanley Cup.

[maryrose]

MM:
We shall see how it all plays out.
But I have bigger fish to fry in Ohio.Cordray is still defending his CFCB fiasco and I am going to help get the word out about what a two faced liar and conniver he is.Illegally trying to name his successor and avoiding any oversight.
He must be defeated pronto in his race for governor.

[clarice]

I have no doubt Romney will win in Utah,maryrose.

[maryrose]

Rippon trying to beat Chen in ice skating on now.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Vala Afshar
‏Verified account @ValaAfshar
2m2 minutes ago

The first expressions of people hearing sounds for the first time is a great reminder of how far we have advanced in science and technology.
Greg Hogben

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/964711557396684800

=============
This really is a wonderful short video filled with joy. Sometimes we forget how blessed we are to live in our current time.

[Captain Hate]

Jerry Rivers is on our side? Welp that's cool.

I see that dweeby little cocksucker, Colbert, is planning on doing another one of his hideous and bigoted imitations of the extremely attractive First Lady on his garbage show for the clapping seals. After eight years of being hectored by the MFM about how "gorgeous" a somewhat overweight and, at rare moments, pleasant Mooch was, my patience for such dumbfuckery is nil.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Captain Hate,

NBC Sports has always seemed ponderous and lacking in true heart. Bob Costas (may his name be cursed) was a perfect example of what was wrong with the franchise.

[narcis o]

Camelbert, you mean, it looks like the overhyped black panther film has only brought 25 million in preview screenings.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Captain Hate,

Colbert can go to hell. Melania has been a GREAT First Lady, and she is totally inoffensive. Colbert will only diminish himself.

What an ass!

[narcis o]

Yes its a little like when musket Morgan and omarossa square off, you don't want to be any where near their stingers.

[narcis o]

Tommy boy has to crash the party, hes really more like belushis killer bees:

https://babalublog.com/2018/02/16/after-being-told-he-was-not-welcomed-venezuelas-boorish-dictator-nicolas-maduro-threatens-to-crash-latin-american-summit/

[Janet 🚬 - I wish my family had a poncho]

via Instapundit - "DA TECH GUY: Reading the Mueller indictment. Where’s the beef?"

"Section 1 and section 24 notes that it’s against US law for “certain foreign nationals” to enter the US without a visa providing truthful and accurate information to the government. Apparently these laws don’t apply to dreamers and those who brought them."...

"section 41 talks about identity theft including social security numbers, again this could be a charge against the DACA kids."...

"Oh my God section 44 accuses them of using HASHTAGS ON TWITTER and section 45 says other people unknowingly retweeted some of their stuff"...

"Section 58 notes these guys started deleting emails to avoid investigations and did so as far back as 2014 and 2015. I wonder what Hillary might say about that? Maybe they were all about Yoga."...

"Section 85 completes the list, the illegality here is that they pretended to be americans and didn’t register as foreign agents while doing activities that if done by Americans would be completely legal? Does that mean that DACA folks and illegals who have held political rallies will be indicted next?"...

http://datechguyblog.com/2018/02/16/datechguy-reads-the-mueller-indictment-some-fun-facts-expect-updates/

[Enjoying Obama's economy?]

WARNING DUDA POST*******WARNING DUDA POST*****

At least Trump's no raping.

That's progress.

[jim nj]

Daddy,

Here's a story on the changes at Google Image Search:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/internet-rages-after-google-removes-view-image-button-bowing-to-getty/

[narcis o]

His jimbo lets call you to the stand again, so see who fed that bowl of mullarkey

https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/02/donald-trump-traitor/

And normal desmond steps in it again,

[Enjoying Obama's economy?]

WARNING DUDA POST*****WARNING DUDA POST******

"So was Russia's goal to divide the nation to a point of no return"

That was their initial goal but once they got piss boy elected they saw a whole new game. "Golden showers" could weaken America's standing in the world,hobble NATO, do away with sanctions on Russia...basically suck Russia off and give it everything it wants.

Mission accomplished.

See in 2019 when we rape you with Congressional oversight for 2 years.....uhm....unless Mueller indicts the President first and he goes to jail where actual...uhm.....anyway.

We'll take either one.

[narcis o]

Remember last week was a scenario so silly they would have left it out of spy, with the hackers giving the company a wedgies, now gornisch.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Jerry Rivers is on our side? Welp that's cool.--

I can't imagine what he could do to stifle my loathing.
Just posting that retina shredding selfie sans his togs is enough for a one way trip to the post hurricane San Juan slums.

[narcis o]

Yes you know duda your antics aren't that funny after the FBI fubared the poach this week, don't even get Mr started on my former bergs idiot sheriff, who had 39 calls yet they were surprised about what happened next.

[clarice]

Nytol

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Ignatz,

The reason I post Geraldo is not because I like him.

He is a bellwether of what is going to be the successful line.

He is a hanger-on, and since he thinks Trump will be successful, voila!

[jim nj]

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/02/16/study-thanks-to-fracking-we-dont-need-obamas-clean-power-plan-cpp-to-meet-paris-climate-target/

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I gave my son the address for this web site. I am hoping he will eventually participate.

[Jim Eagle]

Back home in The Hammock, thank God.

Just reviewed the thread and agree with all, even maryrose.

Now bed calls after a long day,

Narc, want to get together again while I am here? email me.

BTW, this all explodes in 2 weeks. My guess.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
3m3 minutes ago

Our entire Nation, w/one heavy heart, continues to pray for the victims & their families in Parkland, FL. To teachers, law enforcement, first responders & medical professionals who responded so bravely in the face of danger: We THANK YOU for your courage! https://instagram.com/p/BfSO1z6gpaB/

[Account Deleted]

This is a pearl of wisdom and deep reflection:

"Our government is not interested in fighting them so let them drift away into their own La La land.

Posted by: maryrose |"

You, dear woman, continue to demonstrate to me anyway that you do not know shite from shinola.

Yes it's a troubled place. But there are many fine people on both sides of the "aisle" who are not in Sacramento trying to do something about the stranglehold of regulatory commissions and the flow of cartel money corrupting everything from health laws, safe food, and clean water.

We have a fight on our hands here. WE, the people, have a fight on our hands here.

So spare this Californian this insistence that Washington should *WANT* to fight US. We'll take care of the dickheads out here who live off federal largesse---because the squeeze has been put on.

Maybe you'd like to volunteer for a neighborhood watch coordinator position in Fresno where you can watch for gang activity in supposedly "safe" neighborhoods. Maybe take a bullet in Oakland while you are watching tv in your living room like the hardworking people who grew up in those homes *AND ARE NOT LEAVING.*

I won't stand for that kind of drivel. There is a national dis-ease and it affects every single damned state in this country and it has affected this country since its founding---- THE NATIONAL TREASURY.

Only now it isn't enough for the Treasury to be looted we have to watch TRILLIONS flow into the hands of murderers and thieves all over the world.

I don't find anything in your opinion of California or Californians of value, merit or intelligence, maryrose.

Kevlar Kid

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
3m3 minutes ago

Our entire Nation, w/one heavy heart, continues to pray for the victims & their families in Parkland, FL. To teachers, law enforcement, first responders & medical professionals who responded so bravely in the face of danger: We THANK YOU for your courage! https://instagram.com/p/BfSO1z6gpaB/

[JimNorCal]

AP and other pro-Dem media groups report that FL shooter belonged to a white supremacist group. It was a hoax perpetrated by the group's leader.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/02/white-supremacist-mass-murderer-oops-never-mind.php
From the comments:
"Pro tip: If somebody tells you a guy named Cruz is a member of a white supremacist group be very skeptical"

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Trump-Admin-Announces-Largest-Oil-And-Gas-Lease-Sale-In-US-History.html

[daddy]

Tammi Bruce, on a weekend FOX show, when asked by Trish Regan if Christopher Wray should resign as FBI head, replies "Absolutely."

[Another Bob]

I am amazed at the activity on Twitter tonight.

There are morons on twitter who think this the dam burst moment, that Mueller is starting the great rollout that culminates with the indictment of Trump. Read one moron that said "talked with three lawyers today and thay all agree Trump is teetering on treason charges". She promptly blocked me when I informed her she was insane.

(Yeah, I could have stopped after my first five words...)

[Enjoying Obama's economy? You're welcome!]

WARNING DUDA POST*****WARNING DUDA POST*****

"Yes you know duda your antics aren't that funny after the FBI fubared the poach this week, don't even get Mr started on my former bergs idiot sheriff, who had 39 calls yet they were surprised about what happened next"

We can review in detail everyone dropped the ball on Parkland-including cheto dust rolling back an Obama-era protection that prevented the mentally ill from buying AR-15's.

Because, as you know, if there's one segment of society that need fully automatic weapons with 100 mag rounds......it's paranoid schizophrenics.

[Account Deleted]

"Geraldo has chosen the winning side!"

Jerry Rivers smells a Pulitzer. But he's such a stumblebum he'll merely ignite the powder keg upon which the Mule Tool has perched his chair.

I personally do not believe that newly minted journalists are going to go along with the rank stupidity a la today's crack showing charade.

Fate is not on the side of the Deep State. This school shooting is not part of some Divine Plan or anything like that---- but it sure shootin' ripped the cover off the FBI softball, didn't it.

This is far from over and Mueller has run afoul of a larger percentage of the public as a result. People understand that the government has been rotten --- at least since LBJ's time. Something smells like cheese mold.

This nonsense gets more pungent by the day.

BTW, did the Bath House Rat ever visit anybody besides The Side of Beef in Jersey after "Sandy" or whatever her name was? What a sacrifice.

Look at POTUS and FLOTUS in those pictures----> they look very tired after what has probably been a night on the phones talking to families.

I want the Rat to either spend the rest of his days in GITMO or hung from his pencil neck until dead.

And I don't give one whit about the historical imagery conjured by the image of his bush squatting lazy ass swinging from a rope.

Collusion my rear end: The Rat sold out his country and it is all going to come out. Then the Nation has a choice to make about "THAT" president.

Kevlar Kid channeling his inner GUS sans CAPS

[narcis o]

Yes its like belliq wee digging in the wrong place for the arc. Because he had the wrong headpiece, interesting just as Indy was supposedly based on hiram bingham, belloq was also based on a real person.

[daddy]

Bad deal, and a black mark against him, no matter how much I liked him otherwise.

Ughh. Sad to see that Miss M, since I like Ballard too and was pulling for him.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Kevlar Kid,

A masterful presentation, and I couldn't agree more!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Ignatz,

The reason I post Geraldo is not because I like him.--

MM,
Since it is a well established fact there is not a single person in the world not named Geraldo Rivera who does like him, I was fairly certain that was not your motive. :)

[jim nj]

https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/hybrid-warfare-dangerous/

Wretchard on that US airstrike on Russian mercenaries in Syria. Interesting.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

daddy,

If he decided to run again, I would support him, but with less enthusiasm.

I don't know whether he got hornswoggled, or whether he made a conscious decision to use that group in order to look good for the eco-warriors, but either way it was a bad decision.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Ughh. Sad to see that Miss M, since I like Ballard too and was pulling for him.--

What's this in reference to?

[narcis o]

The contractiki, as they are known, well lets us say they are the mote selective lot, Russian could have chosen.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Ignatz,

Ballard was the former Republican mayor, 2 terms, in Indianapolis. He was a retired Marine officer. He did a great job in most things.

We now have a dem mayor who is all talk, no cattle.

This deal with the electric cars was probably foisted on him, but it makes me less inclined to think he is smart.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Time for me to head to bed.

Nytol!!

[GUS]

Kev!!! You have mail.

[GUS]

Good night lovely Miss M. You are in my prayers.
I think you know that.

[jim nj]

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/mercenaries-killed-in-syria-were-part-of-russian-backed-hybrid-force/

More on the Russians killed in Syria.

[Dave (in MA)]

From the previous thread re: the Floyd the Barber demeanor, I thought Rosie had a bit of an Olan Soule thing going on.

[Ed]

Buckeye. Thanks for the link to Little Lies. That's what I need for the rehab. Just a hopefully brief note on what this hearing rehab involves...a while back I met a fellow who makes his own violin strings. In our conversation I revealed I could no longer play the harmonica because of the implant & recovery problems, musical notes didn't process right, etc. He played a simple pure middle C, then followed that with a high C.
I had to say, "Sorry, Steve. They both sounded identical to me!"

An insidious (to me) feature of all this is that progress made is easily lost without constant and intensive continuation of the rehab listening. It takes energy that I just don't have (due to age & diabetes, etc). So my audiologist and I aren't getting along as well as we did at first. Thanks again. Ed

[GUS]

Jim nj, these RUSSIANS??? Were they attempting to HACK the SYRIAN elections???? INTERFERING???
Or some other made up diversion term???

BTW. My great grandfather, WHOM I am, and my son is also named after, died in WWI. Oct 23, 1918.....THINK ABOUT THAT DATE. Wounded in EGYPT, died and was buried in Mother EFFing......DAMASCUS SYRIA, in a BRITISH WAR GRAVES CEMETERY. Since OFUKWAD, decided to NOT LEAD from in FRONT, because he is a COMMIE and A COWARD, Syria descended into CHAOS. My Great Grandfathers' grave is NO DOUBT obliterated along with many OTHER British War heroes.

[JimNorCal]

http://teriobrien.com/dangerousthinkers-donsuber/

Don Surber interviewed. The lady, Teri O'Brien, has interviewed a bunch of interesting people like VDH and Sharyl Atkisson and others for those interested in podcasts and the like.

[GUS]

Ed. I hope you regain your pitch, hearing and abilIty to JOYFULLY discern all of the nuances of music, tone, etc.
I was once found and judged to have PERFECT PITCH.
Not "relative perfect pitch", but to the exact diagnosis to a millionth plus or minus. I had always known that my BODY, not just the workings of my ears, but my BODY, my MIND and my EARS and AUDIOLOGY could discern EXACT PITCH relative to scientific and mathematical wave lengths. E.G. 440 cyles per second....THE A, that I personally consider the PERFECT NOTE. My lovely bride was tested. She is a MUSIC/MUSIC EDUCATION/and MUSICAL PERFORMANCE University graduate. She is more technical than me in "theory". Her results were QUITE GOOD. "Relative perfect pitch", her audiological test at the U-OF-CHICAGO, had her replication of a note, off by 13 one millionths.
I've played in a rock band for over 30 years, and I am the lead singer and the ONLY guitar player.
We play loud. Henry can attest to that.
My hearing, is not what it used to be, but then again, I wear glasses too!!!!
I wish you all of the best ED. Keep me and my ears in your prayers too.....PLEASE!!

[Stephanie Nene Not your normal Grandma]

According to the local news - who actually reported the indictments accurately what a surprise - under Mueller, the tip reporting was centralized in DC and the process is screwed up with very few people dedicated to handling the tips, and they have been stovepiped from the top down. That was the explanation given by a retired Atlanta FBI agent. He said the whole thing is FUBAR. Worked great then Mueller fucked it up.

Another thing for which to thank that ass.

[GUS]

Steph, I love you dear, you don't mince words.
MUELLER is OBVIOUSLY a SWAMP creature. We are constantly told that MUELLER, COMEY, GEITHNER, JACK LEW or other GOVERNMENT self important PETER PRINCIPLE, HACK, multiple pensioned, white toga FREAKS.....are BEYOND REPROACH, they are UNIVERSALLY respected and the cream of the crop.
CREAM OF THE CRAP is more apt.
When the SWAMP tells me that SOMEONE SMELLS LIKE DAISIES.....I ask.... HOW THE FUCK WOULD SOMEONE like YOU, who EXISTS in the CESSPOOL, recognize YOUR OWN STENCH???

[Another Bob]

Another late Friday news dump: AP finally admits the "Cruz is a white supremacist" was a lie.

SMH