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Loved the ending.. and oh yeah, why on earth would you run in a straight line? I have not read the books, but this is turning into Game of Queens.
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How come the Tootsie Pop Owl doesn't have diabetes?
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So I have been thinking about causes that led to the rise of ISIS/ISIL now for some time. I throw this out there for consideration and discussion. My belief is that when Obama drew his red line in the sand about Syria and then did not back up his words, he signaled to ISIS/ISIL that he wasn't to be taken seriously. Sure he is raining down bombs on them and sure he is taking the fight to them through a drone/special forces war, but I suspect on some level that was to be expected by them. I certainly notice the great uptick in worldwide violence in the last few years, some which may be directly related to the notion that the US wasn't going to do anything different (meaning US Army/Marines on the ground in Syria and Northern Iraq). While I don't agree with John McCain's assertion for Obama being at fault, I suspect what he was attempting to imply is that this set of policy decisions by his administration on how to directly confront the ISIS/ISIL threat led to their expansion worldwide. In just a short amount of time now we have ISIS/ISIL issues in Africa, Europe and the US. That progression is alarming and has happened on his watch. No matter what your politics are and your political leanings/rationalizations are for why it is happening/happened, the reality is it did happen and is happening. I am not sure any President could really do anything different, but I don't know for sure either. All I do know for certain is that the next President will start in the hot seat, again.
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This would be a blemish on GMTM if that/this happens.
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Jupiter Orbit Insertion (JOI) July 4th, 2016
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NEWS: The #Canes acquire Teuvo Teravainen and Bryan Bickell from Chicago in exchange for a 2016 second-round draft pick and a 2017 third-round draft pick.
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Sums it up right.. Only thing better would be for him to be dragging a number 16..
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https://www.facebook.com/ezraklein/videos/10154000566913410/ Sobering...
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See John Oliver's latest show on "Financial Advisor". You should seek out a fiduciary.
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My gut tells me that if the story becomes that this was really a confused man and not a terrorist, it will be excused away and we will allow it to process out the way we did Sandy Hook.
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Wholly crap.. I had no idea.. That is a pretty telling rate of escalation. 2015. ey, yi yi
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My issue with the current policy regarding ISIS is it is Afghanistan all over again. History has repeatedly shown that air campaigns can and do weaken an opponent, but anything short of occupation allows the opponent to come back. All Obama is doing is kicking the can to Hillary. Should he do more? My gut tells me no, my conscience tells me yes. Wow 11, we used the same analogy of kicking the can
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9 people were killed in 2014 by things falling out of the sky. That is 9 more than 2008 as far as my research has uncovered. http://www.oddee.com/item_99118.aspx
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I think this is one of the great paradoxes of the Obama presidency. When a military objective is/was defensible, he acted. He should get credit for that, but doesn't. His overture to Muslims early in his presidency has to be viewed as completely repudiated. The Middle East crumbled on his watch like it did on Carters', Reagans', Clintons' and GWBs. He was as effective at managing the area as his predecessors. He inherited a bag of pooh and is leaving behind a bag of crap.
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but Winter is coming...
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For once, I thought the show did something intelligent with all the setup. I like how Arya ended things with her assassin.
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I really wish I knew what the answer was to violence in American cities. It will be interesting to see how Yuk and Yikes handle it starting tomorrow.
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And if they don't, then you have unintended leakage..
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Yep Let the fight begin for Yuk verses Yikes.. Pick your poison, but remember your pick is still poison. Sip slowly. I think she should have her husband do it... That way, all you folks that pine for Bill again can have him back in the White doing things.... for the country... @*@*@*@*@*@*@@*@*@*@@*@*@* So there were 303 Democratic voters in North Dakota primary Sanders 253 Clinton 101 Uncommitted 40 That's hilarious
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I didn't think the whole Arya scene was done right. She gets attacked by an expert assassin and lives. Really?
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I prefer,, hey Norm what's shaking? All four cheeks and a couple of chins
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Jamri Lattimore... come on down... you are the next contestant to play LB for the Bills
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I find there are just too many story lines to follow. I get confused on some of these lines, especially if they skip a week or two.
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