CastlevaniaNut18

I liked The Grapes of Wrath, but it was kind of a slog while they were on the road. I look forward to reading East of Eden at some point. Folio Society has a beautiful copy I'd love to get my hands on at some point.

I finished Stalingrad last night. Still working on It Can't Happen here, but I also decided to read The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin' Dixie Outta the Dark, by Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester, and Drew Morgan. I like the guy's videos, so I'm interested in reading his book. I have a copy autographed by all of them.

I have little faith that Manchin, Tester, McCaskill are going to buckle down and vote "no" when they're fighting for their lives to keep their seats in Nov. 

2 minutes ago, marioandsonic said:

Well, that's what I was planning on doing.

At least vote. We can say we did something.

There will be plenty of sorrow at my house, though. 

I'm not being defeatist, I was legit asking a question. I know about all the protests and they're not going away soon, I just wasn't aware of what's been accomplished. 

And I never said Democrats should just sit back and wallow in sorrow, so I don't know why you're jumping on my case so hard. I'm doing my part by voting and donating to candidates. 

About the gun control issue, though, what have the protests really done? What major legislation has been enacted in regards to gun control?

I mean, to go back on what Komusha was saying earlier, would it be okay for the baker to serve all black people but refuse to bake a cake for a mixed race wedding?

I mean, I'll be honest here, I don't really care about wedding cakes. It's the bigger picture I'm concerned about.

28 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

 

It's not if I say so; it just is. I'm just glad this board wasn't in charge of being the opposition in the past year, because I'm pretty sure everybody who voted in Alabama, everybody who protested after Parkland, and everybody who protested in the reddest of districts during the health care debates last year were told the same thing. "Good luck with that."

 

 

Damn right, and our Republican Senate candidate, Rick Scott.

Look, I know you like to pat yourself on the back over the Alabama thing, but a fairly conservative Democrat just barely eeked out a victory over a credibly accused child molester there. And his term will end in 2020, when he'll likely face a much better Republican candidate. 

I vote. I call my senators. But I'm also well-aware of the fact that Tom Cotton isn't up for re-election anytime soon and his head is sitting comfortably up Trump's ass. 

The reality is, we're about to have a really, really conservative court for the next several decades and a lot of progress is going to get reversed. No Blue Wave in November is gonna change that right now.

Just now, SaysWho? said:

 

Better than posting on d1p and saying, "Well shit."

If you say so. 

I'm sure my far right senators will listen to me. So I really have no recourse.

Face it, we're stuck with a shitty court for decades. Goodbye Roe v Wade and who knows what else. 

9 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

 

I know. It's not like when Mitch decided to hold it off since he was leader.

 

However, I think the argument works in an election year. It'd be nice to get a retiring GOP Senator to vote no since McCain can't even show up, giving Republicans a 50-49 Senate currently. I have a feeling someone gets confirmed this year, but I'll do what I can via organized calls and public pressure with others who want this on hold. 

Good luck with that. 

They were denied a routine service based on who they were. If the state commission hadn't been so outwardly hostile to the bigot's religious beliefs, the case would have gone in favor of the couple. 

So, no, I disagree with your stance. 

1 minute ago, SaysWho? said:

Schumer, Warren, Durbin and Merkley have all called for this to happen after the election. They're pulling that card.

As I pointed out, though, that's all they can do. They have absolutely no leverage and Republicans don't give a flying shit about hypocrisy. 

Sure hope I don't need an abortion, especially now. My state will be one of the first to pass new laws totally banning it. 

The beginning was definitely slow. Probably why it took me so long to finish the game, because I couldn't force myself to play for extended periods at the beginning. 

Dems have zero leverage here. All they can do is call out Republican hypocrisy. 

Just now, Komusha said:

I serve black people but don’t support them marrying white people.

Gotta split those hairs.

I really can't describe how depressed I am about this. 

The restaurant serves conservatives. Even if they turned down other people in the Trump admin, it's still not the same. 

Well this fucking sucks. This will mean decades of a far right court. I shudder to think of the damage they'll do.

That is one ugly family. In more ways than one.

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Andrea never really was particularly good at shticks. 

Not at all.

This shtick is really lame.

Okay, I bought Rogue Legacy. Thought I had it, but turns out it was one of those PS+ "free games" I got but never got around to playing before I killed my sub. 

I mean, kill enemies and maybe solve some puzzles is the key element of any action game. I'm not sure why people expected any different. 

The game is great, despite some flaws. 

One of the few games I've played twice and it's one of my all time favorites. 

10 minutes ago, chakoo said:

You can always flee north. There is big demand for nurses up here. =)

 

I do badly with cold, or else I would have moved to New England by now.