KaskadskyjKozak

Who knows. Kind of a risky gambit, don't you think? Best way to lose is for the R's to pick a "safe bet" - like Romney was. Trump may go independent though - I can't see him getting the nomination at the convention. Then the D's win for sure. Please make sure it's not Bernie!

A good businessman sells what his customer wants to buy. Madness and insanity is more in line with Bernie IMO

Ummm, that was not the point. The point is Graham is a politician vying for his territory to mark. Everything a politician says is to increase his position at the expense of an adversary. The GOP is not happy about Trump - he's too much of a loose cannon and wild card and he does not give a fuck - as he has said repeatedly. Graham unloaded on Trump? BFD. Graham called him a bunch of names? Again, BFD. In one of the MANY rounds of Trump saying something non-PC and getting roasted in the public circus that is media and politics (I believe it was the bleeding comment), he actually said he EXPECTS his opponents to do and say exactly what they did, and in this case, Graham is doing and saying. This guy is no idiot - everything he says is calculated and his reaction to criticism is likewise premeditated.

Who's ass is he puckering up to kiss?

“At the end of the day, Barack Obama has turned out to be a completely incompetent commander-in-chief. He doesn't listen to sound military advice. Leaving Iraq too soon led to the rise of ISIL, and John Kerry, his secretary of state, is a completely delusional man,” -- Sen. Lindsey Graham

This is disturbing as hell. Nice find, Oly!

True to form you produce worthless blather.

I'm not sure I buy that argument, because we are talking about people not things (guns) but at least it's a reasonable counterpoint. Is anyone else saying this? About two orders of magnitude better than "Trump is Hitler".

Because they aren't in the US (or France) bombing us

my recollection was 50-something. Maybe this event served as model for the Red Wedding? I didn't check the chronology - the visa ban was a year later?? This is where it gets interesting. I think Trump is a smart fucker spinning the wheel to get elected. What he says now (during the primaries) and what he will say and what he will do ... I suspect these are very different things. We both know that he could never actually do what he is saying now, and I am sure he knows it too. You can't ban Muslims from coming into the country. How would you even screen for that - just ask the applicant if they are Muslim and trust terrorists to tell the truth? How would that policy/law hold up in the courts? How would he even make it happen with so much resistance from congress, the press... You've alluded to ISIS motives before and I have to reply this time. Back in the W/post 9/11 days a lot of (mostly right-wing) folks were saying "they hate us because of our freedoms and way of life" and other (mostly left-wing) folks were calling bullshit on that. We don't know why they do what they want or what their "battle plan" is. Honestly, I'd be surprised if it is much more than "kill as many infidels as you can, cause chaos". If we stop accepting immigrants or refuges they can take advantage of that in some way. If we keep taking them they can take advantage of that (infiltrate, seed cells). I don't think they care or plan for either way. They'll adjust as needed

I characterize it differently. Iran was in a revolution (just like Syria). What did they do? Stormed our embassy and took hostages. They were not a threat to the US (yet). There were no Iranian terrorist attacks on US or European targets (unlike today). As a precautionary measure we stopped accepted immigrants from Iran, would not extend visas - until we knew we were safe from attacks. There is nothing wrong with doing exactly the same thing here. As for Trump's rhetoric, well he's not as nuanced and smooth as W. Yes, can you believe that? What Trump should be saying is we are not accepting any immigrants or visas from countries [enumeration goes here]. Fill in that blank starting with Syria, Saudi Arabia (how many 9/11 terrorists were from there and this new attack in SoCal had ties to Saudi Arabia). Probably you throw in Pakistan and a few more countries. No need to specify religious persuasion just point of origin.

No, no loopholes in our immigration screening. Nothing to see here Move along!

1980 fuckwit. Guess reading comprehension is not your strong suit. Too much Russian sperm you've imbibed. So, it's great to hear you are a fascist - not that we ever doubted it Commies and fascists are two sides of the same coin. Congrats Assholekisser!

answer: no Hitler, eh? Assholekisser, where's your apology for Carter? Oh yeah, silence? You fascist fuck!

answer: no Hitler, eh?

^^

I was gone for four days and come back to the most ridiculous spew in a while. I mean, true, we always have assholekisser's idiocy. I guess you are right though - a dose of Trumpisms plus Chode-licker and Spray has taken a death spiral to new lows. Fuck I hope this rain doesn't wash too much snow in the mountains. Freshies!!

You are all fucking nuts.

Requiescat in pace.

makes sense - my ww2 vet grandpa was the most racist man regarding the damn dirty japs that i've ever met encouraging to see the follow on generations could chill the fuck out, no? hating us and doing something about it are two very different animals.

Regarding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (or the fire bombings of cities using conventional munitions) - how is it that Japanese don't hate us today, don't bomb us or have strong anti-American sentiment. It seems they never really did - not to say Japanese forgot the bombings or forgive them, but I think there is a profound difference between most countries and peoples and what we deal with in the Middle East.

Yep, and this is why I'm concerned about Syrian refuges. They've suffered and it's not like we had nothing to do with that suffering or losses they've experienced. Just because you then help someone doesn't mean there is not a lingering resentment (which could fester over time or skip a generation). Just look at the Tsarnaev family history. Immigrants always end up in a limbo between becoming American and keeping their sense of culture and home, and when home was a place with such destruction and suffering, that tie can be painful. At the very least these folks have will have psychological problems from their experience - like soldiers with PTSD - and that can erupt in the future.

Yes, it is looking that way. And I'm interested in knowing how they came about all the weapons they apparently have stockpiled - legally or illegally? Background check of any kind or no?

I agree that most (if not all) terrorists are deranged, but I think the term terrorist should simply be used for a certain class of organized actions by organizations with a political agenda. I don't think it's nitpicking - we really should be careful in the terms we throw around. Does it matter or should it matter? Yes. Terrorists are parts of organizations and those can be monitored, infiltered, and shut down or at least thwarted. Lone wolf deranged fuckers... well that's a bit tougher. But if we could somehow identify, track and stop those who are about to become unhinged, that would be a good thing.

And? Could just be a deranged person. There's not enough info/details yet.