RIP Herman Cain of Godfathers Pizza

bootlegger10

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

bootlegger10

How is it in poor taste to post someone’s 2 week old comments after they die?   I may have missed it but not sure that I saw anyone say good riddance or they were glad he is dead.  Just posted the guy’s own quotes.  

Also, this guy contracted the virus and put at risk who knows how many people after he caught it.  But we on this forum are the devil apparently.  

Spiritual_Chaos

Let me guess --

-- In This Thread People with questionable opinions themselves, believe one should not say anything bad about this shithead Cain-guy and his shitty opinions because he has just died.

bootlegger10

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Let me guess --

-- In This Thread People with questionable opinions themselves, believe one should not say anything bad about this shithead Cain-guy and his shitty opinions because he has just died.

Now this post I do disagree with.  There is a difference between posting someone’s tweets to show that this virus isn’t a hoax, and another to go down into the mud.

hedonist

Say whatever the fuck you want, people.  I threw in my two cents, so what?  Others did too, so what?  Goes with the territory here...most everywhere else too.

My goodness, everyone is so damn quick to fight and pout and point fingers.  Doesn't anyone get sick of it?

And SC, don't take the easy way out and snarkily guess.  Read for yourself and draw your own informed conclusions.  Should it pan out, gold star for you!

brianlux

bootlegger10 said:

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that although I obviously am more aligned with Democrat's views than I am with Republicans, I'm also kind of tired of the generalizing.  Let's face it, much as we might not want to admit it, there are Democrats who are so full of shit, they don't even know when there mouths are full of it.  And there are some Republicans who see a much better path than the one Trump is leading their party down.  Check this out:

https://lincolnproject.us/

I'm more and more disappointed with all this generalizing.  Dems, Reps, Progressives, Conservatives.  I thinks it's time to drop the label and let us become critical thinking individuals who can think for ourselves instead have always having to be on some "team", and work to do  what makes sense-  if for no other reason that than to avoid a civil war which no one will likely win.  Unless you want to see "all the dead  bodies piled up in mounds".

nicknyr15

brianlux said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that although I obviously am more aligned with Democrat's views than I am with Republicans, I'm also kind of tired of the generalizing.  Let's face it, much as we might not want to admit it, there are Democrats who are so full of shit, they don't even know when there mouths are full of it.  And there are some Republicans who see a much better path than the one Trump is leading their party down.  Check this out:

https://lincolnproject.us/

I'm more and more disappointed with all this generalizing.  Dems, Reps, Progressives, Conservatives.  I thinks it's time to drop the label and let us become critical thinking individuals who can think for ourselves instead have always having to be on some "team", and work to do  what makes sense-  if for no other reason that than to avoid a civil war which no one will likely win.  Unless you want to see "all the dead  bodies piled up in mounds".

Great post. Again. 

Merkin Baller

brianlux said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that although I obviously am more aligned with Democrat's views than I am with Republicans, I'm also kind of tired of the generalizing.  Let's face it, much as we might not want to admit it, there are Democrats who are so full of shit, they don't even know when there mouths are full of it.  And there are some Republicans who see a much better path than the one Trump is leading their party down.  Check this out:

https://lincolnproject.us/

I'm more and more disappointed with all this generalizing.  Dems, Reps, Progressives, Conservatives.  I thinks it's time to drop the label and let us become critical thinking individuals who can think for ourselves instead have always having to be on some "team", and work to do  what makes sense-  if for no other reason that than to avoid a civil war which no one will likely win.  Unless you want to see "all the dead  bodies piled up in mounds".

Registered independent here, and I don’t disagree with what you’re saying, but for what it’s worth, the dead bodies are already piling up. 

brianlux

Merkin Baller said:

brianlux said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that although I obviously am more aligned with Democrat's views than I am with Republicans, I'm also kind of tired of the generalizing.  Let's face it, much as we might not want to admit it, there are Democrats who are so full of shit, they don't even know when there mouths are full of it.  And there are some Republicans who see a much better path than the one Trump is leading their party down.  Check this out:

https://lincolnproject.us/

I'm more and more disappointed with all this generalizing.  Dems, Reps, Progressives, Conservatives.  I thinks it's time to drop the label and let us become critical thinking individuals who can think for ourselves instead have always having to be on some "team", and work to do  what makes sense-  if for no other reason that than to avoid a civil war which no one will likely win.  Unless you want to see "all the dead  bodies piled up in mounds".

Registered independent here, and I don’t disagree with what you’re saying, but for what it’s worth, the dead bodies are already piling up. 

Yeah, that's true.  I had Lou Reed playing in my head.

Spiritual_Chaos

hedonist said:

And SC, don't take the easy way out and snarkily guess.  Read for yourself and draw your own informed conclusions.  Should it pan out, gold star for you!

bootlegger10

brianlux said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that although I obviously am more aligned with Democrat's views than I am with Republicans, I'm also kind of tired of the generalizing.  Let's face it, much as we might not want to admit it, there are Democrats who are so full of shit, they don't even know when there mouths are full of it.  And there are some Republicans who see a much better path than the one Trump is leading their party down.  Check this out:

https://lincolnproject.us/

I'm more and more disappointed with all this generalizing.  Dems, Reps, Progressives, Conservatives.  I thinks it's time to drop the label and let us become critical thinking individuals who can think for ourselves instead have always having to be on some "team", and work to do  what makes sense-  if for no other reason that than to avoid a civil war which no one will likely win.  Unless you want to see "all the dead  bodies piled up in mounds".

I don’t disagree with anything here.  I think we  need to be able to have honest conversations and be respectful.  We also have to have some thick skin though knowing we are not always going to agree. 

hedonist

bootlegger10 said:

brianlux said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that although I obviously am more aligned with Democrat's views than I am with Republicans, I'm also kind of tired of the generalizing.  Let's face it, much as we might not want to admit it, there are Democrats who are so full of shit, they don't even know when there mouths are full of it.  And there are some Republicans who see a much better path than the one Trump is leading their party down.  Check this out:

https://lincolnproject.us/

I'm more and more disappointed with all this generalizing.  Dems, Reps, Progressives, Conservatives.  I thinks it's time to drop the label and let us become critical thinking individuals who can think for ourselves instead have always having to be on some "team", and work to do  what makes sense-  if for no other reason that than to avoid a civil war which no one will likely win.  Unless you want to see "all the dead  bodies piled up in mounds".

I don’t disagree with anything here.  I think we  need to be able to have honest conversations and be respectful.  We also have to have some thick skin though knowing we are not always going to agree. 

Sometimes the method of disagreement is the problem, not the difference of opinions themselves. 

(I am not a rhinoceros but have learned to let many comments roll off me and away )

brianlux

bootlegger10 said:

brianlux said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that although I obviously am more aligned with Democrat's views than I am with Republicans, I'm also kind of tired of the generalizing.  Let's face it, much as we might not want to admit it, there are Democrats who are so full of shit, they don't even know when there mouths are full of it.  And there are some Republicans who see a much better path than the one Trump is leading their party down.  Check this out:

https://lincolnproject.us/

I'm more and more disappointed with all this generalizing.  Dems, Reps, Progressives, Conservatives.  I thinks it's time to drop the label and let us become critical thinking individuals who can think for ourselves instead have always having to be on some "team", and work to do  what makes sense-  if for no other reason that than to avoid a civil war which no one will likely win.  Unless you want to see "all the dead  bodies piled up in mounds".

I don’t disagree with anything here.  I think we  need to be able to have honest conversations and be respectful.  We also have to have some thick skin though knowing we are not always going to agree. 

Good points, bootlegger.  I think being respectful is the hardest part because so many of the issues we talk about are flash points and many of us (me included) can be quick to respond.  I'm trying to slow down my reactions and find ways to express myself that are honest, yet not inflammatory.  I'm very concerned that a lot of dialog anymore is doing little more than driving wedges as we dig in our heels.  That doesn't mean we have to say, "OK, I'll allow for some racism, just not too much," or "OK, we could let the planet warm 10 more degrees, just not 20," or "Alright, I can accept people carrying assault rifles in public, just not bazookas".   Unless we're talking to someone who is blatantly racist or hateful or wantonly  destructive or harmful, I think we can stand strong in what we believe without simply dismissing other viewpoints outright and being insulting in our response to them. 

gimmesometruth27

i will never forgive cain for things he said about hillary during the campaign.

i am not reveling in his death. i just don't care.

with his prior medical history he should have known better to not go to that rally without a mask.

gimmesometruth27

it is like when a guy jumps into the bear enclosure at the zoo and gets attacked by the bear and dies. at some point it is that person's own fault for putting themselves into that situation.

Lerxst1992

brianlux said:

bootlegger10 said:

This is nothing new folks.  A school is shot up but some punk and the Republicans say it is too soon to talk about gun control.  Someone dies from COVID two weeks after flaunting the fact that the virus was a hoax and it is somehow in poor taste to re-post those tweets.  

Republicans want to keep their heads buried in the sand until something else hits the news to distract people.  They can’t admit that they are on the wrong side of history on this (they know it), so they just attack the reality of the situation (just like Trump would do). 

  

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that although I obviously am more aligned with Democrat's views than I am with Republicans, I'm also kind of tired of the generalizing.  Let's face it, much as we might not want to admit it, there are Democrats who are so full of shit, they don't even know when there mouths are full of it.  And there are some Republicans who see a much better path than the one Trump is leading their party down.  Check this out:

https://lincolnproject.us/

I'm more and more disappointed with all this generalizing.  Dems, Reps, Progressives, Conservatives.  I thinks it's time to drop the label and let us become critical thinking individuals who can think for ourselves instead have always having to be on some "team", and work to do  what makes sense-  if for no other reason that than to avoid a civil war which no one will likely win.  Unless you want to see "all the dead  bodies piled up in mounds".

We agree often bri but on this one I need to respectfully disagree.

one “group of people” decided to turn a public health crisis into politics. And Mr Cain decided to take a very public stand against science and health.

Had this been an issue that affects only him I’d understand the call for his privacy. But Mr Cain took an aggressive position against known safety measures. This is even worse than him entering a lions cage or skydiving without a parachute, his actions directly affect all of us, and that is far worse.

Since he is a role model and others can look at him at the rally and think, “ see Herm Cain says it’s ok to be in large public gatherings without a mask“ his actions were dangerous and careless not only to himself but to anyone familiar with his actions. 

People are getting fed up with a “certain group of people” putting their own enjoyment ahead of our collective safety. I am not familiar with any way to fight back unless it be thru political discourse.

gimmesometruth27

do they have a flat tax in heaven? asking for a friend.

brianlux

gimmesometruth27 said:

do they have a flat tax in heaven? asking for a friend.

I don't know, but if there's one in hell I'll let you know. 

cincybearcat

gimmesometruth27 said:

do they have a flat tax in heaven? asking for a friend.

You have no friends going to heaven.  Just stop.

Halifax2TheMax

brianlux said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

do they have a flat tax in heaven? asking for a friend.

I don't know, but if there's one in hell I'll let you know. 

It’s the 6-6-6 plan.