On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:

> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.

Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
stupid sh*t like that.

The latest is some general (probably retired) who says Ebola could
mutate and become an airborne virus. He has no medical background,
he's just another crackpot. Not saying that they could find somebody
with a degree in science to say that... look at the "scientists" who
agree that the earth is only 6000 years old and humans walked with
dinosaurs.


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Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On 18/10/2014 9:35 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>
>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>
> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
> stupid sh*t like that.
>
Another thing with which you should be concerned is the takeover of the
US armed forces brass by fundie christians.
Graham

On 2014-10-19 9:38 AM, graham wrote:
> On 18/10/2014 9:35 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>
>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>
>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>
> Another thing with which you should be concerned is the takeover of the
> US armed forces brass by fundie christians.
>

Franky, I find the use of mercenaries a little scary. Private security
companies like Blackwater are doing a lot of work for the government.
That is not unlike the situation in some trouble spots in the world
where the warlords have their own private armies.

On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 07:38:02 -0600, graham > wrote:

> On 18/10/2014 9:35 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
> >
> >> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
> >> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
> >> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
> >
> > Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
> > think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
> > Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
> > stupid sh*t like that.
> >
> Another thing with which you should be concerned is the takeover of the
> US armed forces brass by fundie christians.
> Graham

What makes you think they are separate factions?


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On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>
>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>
> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
> stupid sh*t like that.
>
Here we go (again) with the political crap. What the hell does any of
this have to do with Dave's Canadian Thanksgiving?! People really
should stop bleeding it into every *food related* thread on rfc. You
want to talk politics? Find another newsgroup. I'm sure there are
plenty out there.

Jill

jmcquown > wrote in
:

> Here we go (again) with the political crap. What the hell
> does any of this have to do with Dave's Canadian
> Thanksgiving?! People really should stop bleeding it into
> every *food related* thread on rfc. You want to talk
> politics? Find another newsgroup. I'm sure there are plenty
> out there.

Way to kill the spontaneity. People say move to another group,
but that never happens. And really, this is thread drift which
is a natural part of conversations at the table. This isn't a
lecture hall. It's a motley group of persons with varying
interests one of which happens to be food. Chill.

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Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown > wrote in
> :
>
>> Here we go (again) with the political crap. What the hell
>> does any of this have to do with Dave's Canadian
>> Thanksgiving?! People really should stop bleeding it into
>> every *food related* thread on rfc. You want to talk
>> politics? Find another newsgroup. I'm sure there are plenty
>> out there.
>
> Way to kill the spontaneity. People say move to another group,
> but that never happens. And really, this is thread drift which
> is a natural part of conversations at the table. This isn't a
> lecture hall. It's a motley group of persons with varying
> interests one of which happens to be food. Chill.

Yep.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

> Here we go (again) with the political crap. What the hell does any of
> this have to do with Dave's Canadian Thanksgiving?! People really should
> stop bleeding it into every *food related* thread on rfc. You want to
> talk politics? Find another newsgroup. I'm sure there are plenty out
> there.
>
> Jill

It's pretty easy to spot when a thread has drifted and to ignore it if
you're not interested. I do it all the time.

Cheri

On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>
>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>
>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>
> Here we go (again) with the political crap.

I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this group!
Graham

"graham" > wrote in message
...
> On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>>
>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>>
>> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
>
> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
> group!
> Graham

LOL, good point.

Cheri

On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 09:42:40 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "graham" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
> >>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
> >>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
> >>>
> >>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
> >>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
> >>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
> >>> stupid sh*t like that.
> >>>
> >> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
> >
> > I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
> > group!
> > Graham
>
> LOL, good point.
>
Yup. I've filtered out "cat", but that doesn't stop thread drift.


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graham > wrote in
:

>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I
>>> don't think government workers buy into it (unless they come
>>> from Rush Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the
>>> Right who perpetrate stupid sh*t like that.
>>>
>> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
>
> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap
> on this group!

De felinis excrementus qua politicus opinionis non disputantur.

--

Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

"graham" > wrote in message
...
> On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>>
>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>>
>> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
>
> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
> group!
> Graham

But cats eat food!

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "graham" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>>>
>>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>>>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>>>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>>>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>>>
>>> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
>>
>> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
>> group!
>> Graham
>
> But cats eat food!

What, and politicians don't?

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "graham" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>>>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>>>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>>>>
>>>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>>>>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>>>>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>>>>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>>>>
>>>> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
>>>
>>> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
>>> group!
>>> Graham
>>
>> But cats eat food!
>
> What, and politicians don't?

I don't know. I never had a politician. But I have had cats!

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "graham" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>>>>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>>>>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>>>>>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>>>>>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>>>>>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
>>>>
>>>> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
>>>> group!
>>>> Graham
>>>
>>> But cats eat food!
>>
>> What, and politicians don't?
>
> I don't know. I never had a politician. But I have had cats!

LOL

On 10/19/2014 12:36 PM, graham wrote:
> On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>>
>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>>
>> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
>
> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
> group!
> Graham
>
Most of those are marked OT and I can (as can you) certainly skip over
them. Arguing about international and Canadian vs. US politics on RFC
is stupid. Nothing is to be gained. Want to talk politics? Start a
new thread so I can easily skip over it rather than read a post in hops
of finding a mention of FOOD. This one started about a Canadian turkey
dinner. It rapidly devolved into who the hell knows what the ****
anyone is talking about.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/19/2014 12:36 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 19/10/2014 9:34 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>>>
>>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>>>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>>>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>>>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>>>
>>> Here we go (again) with the political crap.
>>
>> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
>> group!
>> Graham
>>
> Most of those are marked OT and I can (as can you) certainly skip over
> them. Arguing about international and Canadian vs. US politics on RFC is
> stupid. Nothing is to be gained. Want to talk politics? Start a new
> thread so I can easily skip over it rather than read a post in hops of
> finding a mention of FOOD. This one started about a Canadian turkey
> dinner. It rapidly devolved into who the hell knows what the **** anyone
> is talking about.
>
> Jill

It's called thread drift and it happens. I skipped over a huge chunk of
this thread. You can too!

On 10/19/2014 12:36 PM, graham wrote:
> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
> group!
> Graham

Easy enough to skip over just as the pictures of Sheldon's trees.
Somehow those posts don't turn into political discussions. Thread drift
is certainly to be expected. But there are certain players here who
*always* manage to turn it to politics rather than sticking to "we're
having roast turkey with bread stuffing". Go figure, it's got to be the
fault of someone the turkey can't be had with stuffing therefore it must
be the Republicans. Good lord. Enough already.

Jill

On 19/10/2014 6:15 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/19/2014 12:36 PM, graham wrote:
>> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
>> group!
>> Graham
>
> Easy enough to skip over just as the pictures of Sheldon's trees.
> Somehow those posts don't turn into political discussions. Thread drift
> is certainly to be expected. But there are certain players here who
> *always* manage to turn it to politics rather than sticking to "we're
> having roast turkey with bread stuffing". Go figure, it's got to be the
> fault of someone the turkey can't be had with stuffing therefore it must
> be the Republicans. Good lord. Enough already.
>
> Jill
As long as you blame it on the Repuglicans:-)
Graham

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/19/2014 12:36 PM, graham wrote:
>> I haven't seen you protesting about the interminable CAT crap on this
>> group!
>> Graham
>
> Easy enough to skip over just as the pictures of Sheldon's trees. Somehow
> those posts don't turn into political discussions. Thread drift is
> certainly to be expected. But there are certain players here who *always*
> manage to turn it to politics rather than sticking to "we're having roast
> turkey with bread stuffing". Go figure, it's got to be the fault of
> someone the turkey can't be had with stuffing therefore it must be the
> Republicans. Good lord. Enough already.
>
> Jill

Lord? Oh! So now it's a religious thread, is it? Well! I don't like
those, dammit!

"JohnJohn" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 11:34:59 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>On 10/18/2014 11:35 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 21:22:45 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a certain minimum percentage of assholes in any position of
>>>> authority. This extends to TSA today. Whenever I hear the word
>>>> "homeland", it reminds me of Nazi Germany.
>>>
>>> Agree that "homeland" sounds too much like "fatherland". I don't
>>> think government workers buy into it (unless they come from Rush
>>> Limbaugh country). It's the "wingers" on the Right who perpetrate
>>> stupid sh*t like that.
>>>
>>Here we go (again) with the political crap. What the hell does any of
>>this have to do with Dave's Canadian Thanksgiving?! People really
>>should stop bleeding it into every *food related* thread on rfc. You
>>want to talk politics? Find another newsgroup. I'm sure there are
>>plenty out there.
>
> I would have thought the Killfile Biddy would have her own ways of
> dealing with this problem, real or perceived.

In this case, perceived.