campy
1d ago
IOW, he completely ignored the "and why?" portion of the cue and got in anyway? Thanks, I had never heard that part of the story before.
campy
8d ago
What does historical precedent say about the case where I keep the president in a back room and you aren’t allowed to see him?
They call that the Woodrow Wilson administration.
campy
25d ago
I was in my 60s when I read the Potter books and I enjoyed them.
I probably won't ever read them again, though.
campy
2mo ago
The difference with Ford is that Ford succeeded (as Speaker of the House, not VP)
Ford was never Speaker (he had previously been the house minority leader) and he was indeed made VPOTUS after Spiro Agnew resigned.
campy
4mo ago
America has outperformed its economic peers in Europe and Asia over the last forty years despite this supposed "anchor".
Does anybody imagine that Europe and Asia are bastions of noble, honest public servants?
campy
4mo ago
All these people, and everyone who tolerates these people, are refusing to breed.
But they're recruiting like mad.
campy
5mo ago
I dislike white cars because they make me think of rolling laundry appliances.
campy
8mo ago
Yeah, when I hover over the "ugly" link the url says it's in New Jersey, but when I click it takes me to my own neighborhood. Which is several states away from the Garden State.
campy
8mo ago
I have a vague memory that long time ago I belonged to a forum that had a problem with members deleting (or editing) top-level posts after getting pushback in the comments.
They set up a system where every post got an immediate auto reply quoting the entire OP.
campy
8mo ago
ensure good elections with no corruption
Let's show we can do that north of the Rio Grande first.
campy
10mo ago
I don't really qualify as a Mottizen since I rarely post and have never effortposted, but I'm here reading every day and I'm a boomer.
campy
10mo ago
It's about as far from the stereotypical Grand Opera as you can get. It's in English, not Italian, the cast is all male. But in the end it's still an opera.
campy
10mo ago
Never read it myself, but Benjamin Britten's opera based on the book is worth a listen.
the ceremony is being moved to the White House.
So I presume Capt. Michael Byrd of the US Capitol Police will not be there, packing heat. A sensible precaution.
Yes, I could easily imagine a UK government tossing the complaining parent or customer into HM Prison after a (non-jury) trial.
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