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Topic - Stay and take it... or move? And, where? - tinear 06:22:17 09/15/20 (131)

well... - Jim Pearce 13:16:41 09/15/20 (63)

Hey, you can always depend on Kayleigh Mac! nt - tinear 16:08:54 09/16/20 (0)

RE: well... - rivervalley817 13:59:45 09/15/20 (61)

Did somebody say "the NYT"? - Chris from Lafayette 18:16:14 09/15/20 (60)

RE: Did somebody say "the NYT"? - pictureguy 12:04:15 09/16/20 (14)

Thanks, pictureguy - I'm wondering however if the book isn't a bit dated by now? - Chris from Lafayette 13:44:44 09/16/20 (12)

RE: Thanks, pictureguy - I'm wondering however if the book isn't a bit dated by now? - pictureguy 17:30:59 09/16/20 (11)

OK - Thanks for the additional info! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 18:40:19 09/16/20 (10)

" Our current is an absolute asshole who, if he had an ounce of humanity, would be hailed as a great leader." - immatthewj 22:57:04 09/16/20 (9)

RE: " Our current is an absolute asshole who, if he had an ounce of humanity, would be hailed as a great leader." - tweaker456 17:11:17 09/17/20 (1)

RE: " Our current is an absolute asshole who, if he had an ounce of humanity, would be hailed as a great leader." - immatthewj 19:35:10 09/17/20 (0)

Huh? Did you mean to post someplace else? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:13:08 09/16/20 (6)

RE: Huh? Did you mean to post someplace else? [nt] - immatthewj 08:52:36 09/17/20 (4)

OK - well, that's a little further down in the thread (if you're having trouble) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:10:20 09/17/20 (3)

RE: OK - well, that's a little further down in the thread (if you're having trouble) [nt] ;-) - immatthewj 10:01:15 09/17/20 (2)

The thread (i.e., tinear's original "Stay and take it. . . " thread), not the sub-threads [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:42:17 09/17/20 (1)

RE: The thread (i.e., tinear's original "Stay and take it. . . " thread), not the sub-threads [nt] - immatthewj 10:43:28 09/17/20 (0)

RE: Huh? Did you mean to post someplace else? [nt] - pictureguy 23:45:27 09/16/20 (0)

Read that. Interesting book. nt - Rick W 12:09:19 09/16/20 (0)

Your obsession with NYT is past funny and into sad. - Rick W 08:48:13 09/16/20 (37)

I don't know for sure, Rick. . . - Chris from Lafayette 11:11:22 09/16/20 (36)

Lame attempt to point towards someone else. - Rick W 12:01:03 09/16/20 (35)

Did you say "point"? - Chris from Lafayette 14:20:29 09/16/20 (34)

I haven't trusted what military brass say since Vietnam. - Rick W 15:14:51 09/16/20 (33)

Rick - you're going back a couple of generations at least. . . - Chris from Lafayette 18:39:03 09/16/20 (31)

Tiresome. - Rick W 08:56:07 09/17/20 (29)

Yup - I'm a fan of Matt Taibbi's articles too - we can agree on that! - Chris from Lafayette 10:33:48 09/17/20 (25)

RE: Yup - I'm a fan of Matt Taibbi's articles too - we can agree on that! - Rick W 11:37:14 09/17/20 (16)

Writing And Speaking - Inmate51 14:30:38 09/17/20 (0)

Rick - SURELY you can't have misunderstood my post that badly - Chris from Lafayette 13:01:20 09/17/20 (13)

"And you DO know that Tucker used to work for MSNBC, right? " - Krav Maga 13:38:45 09/17/20 (10)

That was back in the days when CNN was more credible! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 13:48:27 09/17/20 (9)

RE: That was back in the days when CNN was more credible! ;-) - immatthewj 14:20:54 09/17/20 (8)

Wouldn't know - was never a fan - Chris from Lafayette 14:41:32 09/17/20 (7)

RE: Wouldn't know - was never a fan - immatthewj 14:56:01 09/17/20 (5)

Once again, I wouldn't know - I don't watch Shawna [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:46:53 09/17/20 (3)

It's unbelievable - immatthewj 16:48:24 09/17/20 (2)

Sometimes, the powers that be are more indulgent than at other times! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 20:18:52 09/17/20 (1)

RE: Sometimes, the powers that be are more indulgent than at other times! [nt] ;-) - rivervalley817 20:49:04 09/17/20 (0)

RE: Wouldn't know - was never a fan - immatthewj 15:49:52 09/17/20 (0)

RE: Wouldn't know - was never a fan - rivervalley817 14:45:55 09/17/20 (0)

C'mon, man yourself. - Rick W 13:33:54 09/17/20 (1)

Geez - what do you want? - I posted a screen shot of their Twitter account - Chris from Lafayette 13:46:33 09/17/20 (0)

**poof** - rivervalley817 11:42:25 09/17/20 (0)

RE: Yup - I'm a fan of Matt Taibbi's articles too - we can agree on that! - rivervalley817 10:44:31 09/17/20 (7)

Ah! Guilt by association? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 10:50:59 09/17/20 (6)

RE: Ah! Guilt by association? [nt] ;-) - rivervalley817 11:06:07 09/17/20 (5)

Questionableness by association? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 13:05:24 09/17/20 (4)

RE: Questionableness by association? [nt] ;-) - rivervalley817 14:29:13 09/17/20 (3)

As in, we report, you decide? (Or, in this case, you report, I decide?) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 14:45:14 09/17/20 (2)

RE: As in, we report, you decide? (Or, in this case, you report, I decide?) [nt] ;-) - rivervalley817 15:53:14 09/17/20 (1)

Indeed! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:48:08 09/17/20 (0)

No truer words were ever typed - immatthewj 09:00:55 09/17/20 (2)

RE: No truer words were ever typed - Inmate51 09:18:10 09/17/20 (1)

RE: No truer words were ever typed - immatthewj 09:25:36 09/17/20 (0)

RE: Rick - you're going back a couple of generations at least. . . - Inmate51 05:47:46 09/17/20 (0)

RE: I haven't trusted what military brass say since Vietnam. - rivervalley817 15:43:07 09/16/20 (0)

RE: Did somebody say "the NYT"? - Krav Maga 02:18:08 09/16/20 (0)

wow, another great 'between the lines post' nobody would recognize as political ... - bjh 19:25:23 09/15/20 (3)

Moi? I'm only talking about a newspaper! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 21:47:13 09/15/20 (2)

Now I think I know what Ailes you. nt - tinear 05:59:15 09/16/20 (1)

RE: Now I think I know what Ailes you. nt - Krav Maga 06:21:11 09/16/20 (0)

RE: Did somebody say "the NYT"? - rivervalley817 18:35:26 09/15/20 (0)

RE: Did somebody say "the NYT"? - rivervalley817 18:25:35 09/15/20 (0)

RE: rising seas - bean 09:17:46 09/15/20 (15)

RE: rising seas - rivervalley817 15:11:44 09/15/20 (2)

RE: rising seas - Tre' 16:05:07 09/15/20 (1)

RE: rising seas - rivervalley817 18:08:43 09/15/20 (0)

RE: Not his money, why should he care? - B. Scarpia 15:01:54 09/15/20 (7)

Of course it was His Money ! .............. - Cut-Throat 15:16:17 09/15/20 (6)

RE: He wrote a book? - B. Scarpia 15:30:42 09/15/20 (5)

... I kinda like that Harris woman. Women are more pragmatic than men and she seems to have that in Spades. - Krav Maga 02:30:17 09/16/20 (2)

Seems like she can't wait! - Chris from Lafayette 11:21:41 09/16/20 (1)

RE: Seems like she can't wait! - Inmate51 14:40:31 09/16/20 (0)

RE: He wrote a book? - The Dill 18:44:10 09/15/20 (0)

Quite a few ........... - Cut-Throat 15:38:06 09/15/20 (0)

For him personally, it's like renting ................... - Cut-Throat 12:16:17 09/15/20 (2)

RE: For him personally, it's like renting ................... - tweaker456 12:50:23 09/15/20 (1)

RE: For him personally, it's like renting ................... - Cut-Throat 13:26:25 09/15/20 (0)

Politician Investing - Inmate51 10:14:32 09/15/20 (0)

How about... - dark_dave56 07:03:07 09/15/20 (46)

If you read the article, it mentions that a major percentage of people living in the most threatened areas are - tinear 09:15:40 09/15/20 (25)

In most of these areas... - dark_dave56 10:25:59 09/15/20 (23)

RE: In most of these areas... - srdavis2000 12:45:10 09/15/20 (9)

When I was working for a large bank. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:23:03 09/15/20 (8)

yup... - Jim Pearce 21:10:33 09/15/20 (7)

I was laid off in 2000, - srdavis2000 05:41:35 09/16/20 (0)

But both examples--yours and CFL's support my point... - dark_dave56 05:20:03 09/16/20 (5)

not really... - Jim Pearce 08:14:36 09/16/20 (4)

White, male, tall, athletic, and smart?... - dark_dave56 09:01:26 09/16/20 (3)

Funny post, sad that you believe it. nt - Rick W 12:35:02 09/16/20 (2)

RE: Funny post, sad that you believe it. nt - Jim Pearce 16:29:01 09/16/20 (1)

In the US, assistance IS means-based, and worse-yet... - dark_dave56 04:36:24 09/17/20 (0)

I'm astonished at your often trumpeted successes, David, and a little - tinear 11:50:24 09/15/20 (11)

...very, very poor, migrating isn't an option taken under any circumstances besides actual homelessness. - Krav Maga 02:47:56 09/16/20 (0)

RE: I'm astonished at your often trumpeted successes, David, and a little - b.l.zeebub 02:09:43 09/16/20 (5)

Luck certainly is a factor... - dark_dave56 06:11:49 09/16/20 (1)

RE: Luck certainly is a factor... - RGA 01:43:42 09/18/20 (0)

RE: I'm astonished at your often trumpeted successes, David, and a little - double28 03:30:32 09/16/20 (2)

RE: I'm astonished at your often trumpeted successes, David, and a little - b.l.zeebub 05:38:07 09/16/20 (1)

RE: I'm astonished at your often trumpeted successes, David, and a little - double28 06:25:38 09/16/20 (0)

I'm waiting for your publication "Defending the Poor"... - dark_dave56 13:00:08 09/15/20 (2)

RE: I'm waiting for your publication "Defending the Poor"... - rivervalley817 13:52:08 09/15/20 (1)

RE: I'm waiting for your publication "Defending the Poor"... - B. Scarpia 04:08:50 09/16/20 (0)

tin - this is what I was talking about over on Classical - Chris from Lafayette 12:08:10 09/15/20 (0)

RE: In most of these areas... - rivervalley817 10:57:30 09/15/20 (0)

RE: If you read the article, it mentions that a major percentage of people living in the most threatened areas are - rivervalley817 10:18:37 09/15/20 (0)

Insurance. - ghost of olddude55 08:47:22 09/15/20 (12)

Remember this one just 3 years ago - rwiley 16:07:32 09/15/20 (0)

"Maybe we should stop bailing out homeowners."... - srdavis2000 12:24:05 09/15/20 (4)

Mea culpa. I should have phrased that better. - ghost of olddude55 12:50:39 09/15/20 (3)

I dont know about any of those areas. - srdavis2000 13:18:18 09/15/20 (2)

Too bad you're not rich and living in Malibu. - ghost of olddude55 05:50:55 09/16/20 (0)

RE: I dont know about any of those areas. - rivervalley817 13:39:55 09/15/20 (0)

RE: Insurance. - rivervalley817 11:16:55 09/15/20 (2)

Doesn't matter which. - ghost of olddude55 12:16:34 09/15/20 (1)

RE: Doesn't matter which. - rivervalley817 14:06:34 09/15/20 (0)

Exactly what author Mike Davis wrote about... - vacuous 11:00:48 09/15/20 (2)

I read Davis' essay. - ghost of olddude55 11:31:49 09/15/20 (1)

Insurance in risk prone areas is subsidized... And... Goats are the solution!! - vacuous 12:54:53 09/15/20 (0)

What Dave said! -nt - E-Stat 08:19:45 09/15/20 (0)

I think that water in the west... - srdavis2000 08:05:55 09/15/20 (5)

"Maybe water pipelines will one day be like oil pipelines criss crossing the country" - Chris from Lafayette 11:56:49 09/15/20 (0)

It's already a bigger deal than you might think... - dark_dave56 11:45:31 09/15/20 (3)

C'mon, dave, don't you want to make the deserts bloom? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:58:42 09/15/20 (2)

Some of the native cacti have beautiful blooms... - dark_dave56 13:21:21 09/15/20 (1)

I agree with you on your points, but I was thinking more of srdavis'. . . - Chris from Lafayette 14:39:13 09/15/20 (0)

I find it interesting. - G Squared 06:44:26 09/15/20 (0)

RE: "And, where?" - Ivan303 06:30:45 09/15/20 (1)

Some central states, i.e. E Kansas, MO, IA, NE; MI, MN... nt - tinear 09:12:22 09/15/20 (0)

RE: Stay and take it... or move? And, where? - JURB 06:28:24 09/15/20 (0)

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