Was the entire presidential campaign-ending Gary Hart scandal really just a set-up by the George H.W. Bush campaign?

Probably .... before H.W. was president, he was Director of the C.I.A., whose tradecraft included "honey traps".

Politics is war without the bloodshed ... and all is fair in love and war.

To give you an example of how much power he had ... pull out a one-dollar bill and look at it.

He had Barbara Bush's picture put on the one-dollar bill.

On 11/24/2018 at 10:45 AM, admin said:

United States: As of 2018, it is legal to eat dog meat in 43 states. The only states outlawing its consumption are California, Georgia, Hawaii, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. It is, however, illegal in all states for slaughterhouses to handle dogs, and for stores to sell the meat

In Northwest Cincinnati, Ohio there is a Chinese Restaurant next to a Veterinary Hospital.

Brrrrrrrr .....

To quote Sean Connery as James Bond in the movie "Goldfinger":

" ..... Never was a man more misunderstood! ..... "

I understand this, as with my size and appearance, and to avoid being misunderstood by curious neighbors ... I cannot dig holes in my back yard at night, in the rain, with a flashlight.

1 hour ago, JOHN BUTLER said:

Quote : " I find vulgarity offensive ... because it means , generally, I am in a conversation with a stupid person, not because I am personally offended by the vulgarity. "..   That seems a narrow minded judgemental attitude.  

It is an adult's job to judge EVERYTHING.

That's why we work hard to become adults .... to develop those skills.

Those bad at judging EVERYTHING, often have very short lifetimes, full of drama and hardship, filled with bad, destructive "friends".

37 minutes ago, JOHN BUTLER said:

This is going round in circles and getting boring. And it is totally off topic. 

This is why witch hunts based on humor rumors is so very important for local entertainment.

Some people that want and have  the job of being our masters, guides, instructors, teachers, judges  ... and policemen ... are highly competent, and have the very best of intentions ... but if none of that is true ... they STILL intend to be our masters, guides, instructors and teachers, judges ... and policemen.

There is a difference between Rambo .... and Bambi.

"sin gas"in Spanish means "without carbonation" ... but I only know about 80 words in Spanish, so I am only extrapolating.

I have a great deal of tolerance with people in general, but vulgarity should be limited to those who cannot think well enough to express themselves without it.  Thinking  correctly is hard work, and many are lazy.

I cannot imagine the Apostle Paul ministering to a bunch of sailors at a seaport dock, using the same language as he would use from a podium at the Sanhedrin ... there is a time and a place for EVERYTHING.

In mortal hand to hand combat, verbal expressions have somewhat more "energy" than reading poetry during a picnic.

I find vulgarity offensive ... because it means , generally, I am in a conversation with a stupid person, not because I am personally offended by the vulgarity.

But getting back to the "Dog" theme ... dogs DO have a sense of Justice and fairness. I have five dogs who wait patiently to be hand fed treats, because they know they will all be fed the same amount... and when I discipline them, their hurt feelings are only momentary.

When I get angry I can scare paint off of walls, but when I change my tone of voice, they run to me to be petted and consoled.

.... but to be safe, I do not tell them how much life insurance I have.

Revenge, and Justice are twin brothers.

That's why I only eat pancakes ... those Belgian Waffles take FOREVER to put the syrup in each little square.

I remember the parable of the Grasshopper, and the Ant.

The Ant worked all summer, tirelessly, storing up food .... and the Grasshopper just played music on his violin.

Just before the first snow of winter, the Grasshopper got a concert in Miami Beach, and someone stepped on the Ant.

I remember when  we was young
Me and Colin had so much fun
Holding cameras and doin’ videos
Saw a Great Argus Pheasant Mating Dance with birds on their toes
But the biggest surprise I ever got
Was seein’ a thing called the Crocodile Chomp
While the other  birds were dancing  ‘round the Clock
We were recordin’ the stompin’ of  the Crocodile Chompin’

Whoa!

Crocodile apologies to Colin Browne, and Elton John.

Whew:

I just finished watching all the "Dubtown" videos on YouTube ....

SOMEBODY has a LOT of money to spend on the production of these things !

Some were funny, some absurd ..... all were painful to watch.

The Truth will make you free .... but reality is more painful than fantasy.

10 minutes ago, TheWorldNewsOrg said:

Have you found anything more?

I understand the peanut butter got mixed in with chocolate and broccoli and seal blubber, and the Eskimos have a new taste sensation.

2 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:

“Don’t tell me that idiot wrote yet another post!” my co-writer said to me.

Don't be so hard on yourself TTH ....

You should show your dog some of MY posts.

       *coff*

There are many women who never realized they had been raped .... until the check bounced!

On 2/19/2018 at 11:03 AM, TheWorldNewsOrg said:

Billionaire Bill Gates says he should pay “significantly higher” taxes

This is cartoon silly.

Bill Gates can pay all the taxes he "should" pay simply by making out a check to the United States Treasury for any amount he wants, or not claiming  any legitimate deductions that his Empire certainly is entitled to.

The United States Treasury DOES accept voluntary donations from various people and organizations, and I seriously doubt the IRS would complain if he overpaid by not claiming deductions. It is NOT a requirement to claim deductions.

They will not send armed Treasury Agents to your house to arrest you for over-paying.

I seriously doubt that two organizations  almost NOBODY has ever heard of giving him the State Fair "Best in Show" blue ribbon in reality counts as "International Support.".

It would be like me here in the United States ...  and Frederico in Argentina, who works on a pig farm,  approving of The Librarian, and labeling him as a "Super Swell Guy" also counting as "International Support"

How does that translate to the REAL world ... where "the rubber meets the road"?

It doesn't.

You still need the price of a cup of coffee ... to buy a cup of coffee.

24 minutes ago, TrueTomHarley said:

"Now TrueTom, knowing that the one part was made up of atheists but the other of malcontents, cried out in the WorldNewsMediaForum: “Men, brothers, I am a believer, a son of believers. Over the hope of the existence of God I am being judged.” Because he said this, a dissension arose between the malcontents and the atheists, and the assembly was split. For the atheists say that there is neither resurrection nor angel nor God, but the malcontents accept them all.  So a great uproar broke out, and some of the scribes of the party of the malcontents, though not John Butler, rose and began arguing fiercely, saying: “We find nothing wrong in this man, but if a spirit or an angel spoke to him—.” 

Such is the way it is, down at the wine-dark sea, topsails and mainsails, wah de do DAH!

All these things can be ameliorated and mitigated by generous infusions of LOTS of beer.

Drink a six-pack of beer and your kidneys will re-discover themselves.

2 minutes ago, JW Insider said:

I heard a little about the Canada fiasco only on this forum, and it seemed so ridiculous that I assumed it was a couple of mentally imbalanced JWs, and that most of the story was inexplicable because it was from their perspective. Have to admit that I never read the newspaper accounts. Seemed like a waste. I was surprised that someone put so much "professional" effort into this video -- over something that was probably (similarly) ignored by most.

This is why, in the history of the world, the majority has ALWAYS been wrong.

... I am currently making  from an old "Mr Coffee" coffee maker a 1.21 Gigawatt power supply for my DeLorean.

IT was a very accurate parody of what apparently really happened in Canada recently

8 minutes ago, TrueTomHarley said:

I would get it checked if I were you. About 3850 very strange and nonsensical posts have come out of it.

That's what happens when a talk radio station is broadcasting in English, and you only comprehend Japanese, and think the sound a camera makes is "CRICK".