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We've been very, very hands off on the Soapbox but frankly this forum has lost its meaning for us. The goal was to provide a place where members could have a good old rant about stuff that affects their daily programming lives. It's become a place to bait and troll.

The anger, the pointless ribbing of other members, the general darkness here is not making me proud of what we've built. There needs to be a change or we will just walk away and close the doors on this forum.

So:

1. No personal attacks. I can't even believe I need to write that one out on CodeProject.

2. No trolling. No deliberating picking something you know will upset others just for entertainment.

3. No hate talk, racism, sexism, anything that's just outright unpleasant. We're not asking you to be angels, but we are saying you need to apply basic decency to your discussions.

4. Threads that seem designed to inflame pointlessly will get locked.

5. We're the final judge. There's no debating if we kick you off the forum or off the site. We are very lenient so you know we don't do that on a whim, so if you're off you're off. We won't be giving you the pleasure of a public fight about it.

cheers
Chris Maunder

modified 7-Feb-18 22:55pm.

Do vegans swallow? $Shucks | :-\$

V.

After a mouthful of tube steak you mean? I expect so. Smile | :)

..logic dictates that it is not a vegan then Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

It looks like the house of representatives will be a very busy place once they get seated:

Democratic hit list: At least 85 Trump investigation targets

https://www.axios.com/2018-midterm-elections-house-democrats-investigations-6bcfabb1-f1b2-49ce-8014-3e9b0c30db6c.html

How are they going to finish all that in the remaining two years?

As Adam Schiff said, they will have to prioritize. It was helpful of the Republicans to draw up a list of targets themselves. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Before the oath, Trump has managed to surpass 2nd term Nixon for paranoia, 2nd term Reagan for corruption & 2nd term Bush for incompetence.--R. Schooley
Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
The president fired the FBI director to obstruct a federal investigation into possible collusion with a foreign power to fix an election. - Jesse Berne

Nothing is going to happen to Trump. He will win re-election in 2020, and all liberals will bathe in their own tears.

I, of course, will laugh my ass off at them all the while.

Whatever happens in 2020, the next two years will be quite entertaining!

Before the oath, Trump has managed to surpass 2nd term Nixon for paranoia, 2nd term Reagan for corruption & 2nd term Bush for incompetence.--R. Schooley
Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
The president fired the FBI director to obstruct a federal investigation into possible collusion with a foreign power to fix an election. - Jesse Berne

As if!
Trump is obviously so corrupt and evil that the Democracts will have no problem finding someone who will easily beat him.

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

― Christopher Hitchens

Are you serious? Trump, corrupt?

Well, what is really funny about that is, they actually think their leaders are not corrupt. Laugh | :laugh:

Quite, Trump hasnt been a politician long enough to be that corrupt!

What did the Clinton's rake in? Not to mention our slime ball Blair (who since leaving office has claimed, get this, a million quid on expenses, from our government, without submitting one, single, f***ing receipt!

GuyThiebaut wrote:
will have no problem finding someone who will easily beat him.

They tried that once.

So, who would you suggest?

Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.

Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

According to the official CNN ranking of democrats 2020, top contender is Joe "Beat you up in the school yard" Biden, runner up Elizabeth Pocahontas Warren.

Smile | :)

Neither of those fools can beat Trump.

Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.

Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

I don't generally make predictions, but I can say with a high degree of confidence that Joe Biden will not be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020. In addition to Elizabeth Warren, I think some of the likely contenders might be Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Sherrod Brown and maybe even Beto O'Rourke.

Before the oath, Trump has managed to surpass 2nd term Nixon for paranoia, 2nd term Reagan for corruption & 2nd term Bush for incompetence.--R. Schooley
Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
The president fired the FBI director to obstruct a federal investigation into possible collusion with a foreign power to fix an election. - Jesse Berne

Kirsten Gillibrand is a clone of Hillary Clinton. Literally. You saw how that worked out last time. The rest are totally unknown nobodies. Although from all of them she seems the most intelligent one.

Urban Cricket wrote:
Kirsten Gillibrand is a clone of Hillary Clinton.

I can't even guess at what you mean by that.

Urban Cricket wrote:
The rest are totally unknown nobodies.

Unknown to whom? Each has had plenty of media coverage.

Before the oath, Trump has managed to surpass 2nd term Nixon for paranoia, 2nd term Reagan for corruption & 2nd term Bush for incompetence.--R. Schooley
Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
The president fired the FBI director to obstruct a federal investigation into possible collusion with a foreign power to fix an election. - Jesse Berne

I mean this:
Hillary Clinton takes the 2016 DNC stage, thanks Bernie Sanders - YouTube

Watch Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s full speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention - YouTube

I don't have time to listen to a 30 minute speech by Clinton, but I did listen to Gillibrand for 5 minutes. Family medical leave, healthcare for children, equal pay of equal work. These are standard Democratic positions and not unique to either Clinton or Gillibrand. How does this make her a Hilary clone?

Before the oath, Trump has managed to surpass 2nd term Nixon for paranoia, 2nd term Reagan for corruption & 2nd term Bush for incompetence.--R. Schooley
Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
The president fired the FBI director to obstruct a federal investigation into possible collusion with a foreign power to fix an election. - Jesse Berne

The last election wasn't about rational arguments. It was about personalities imho. Kirsten Gillibrand looks like Hillary, talks like Hillary and walks like Hillary.
She is a very intelligent woman, but I'm afraid of four more Trump years.

Urban Cricket wrote:
The last election wasn't about rational arguments.

That's true.

Urban Cricket wrote:
It was about personalities imho.

I disagree. Misogyny played a big part - something Gillibrand would have to deal with - but even more important than that was a quarter century of Clinton bashing that Gillibrand wouldn't have to deal with.

Before the oath, Trump has managed to surpass 2nd term Nixon for paranoia, 2nd term Reagan for corruption & 2nd term Bush for incompetence.--R. Schooley
Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
The president fired the FBI director to obstruct a federal investigation into possible collusion with a foreign power to fix an election. - Jesse Berne

Majerus wrote:
healthcare for children, equal pay of equal work.

I guess you are going to vote Republican now? Laugh | :laugh:

Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.

Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.

I had to look up Beto O'Rourke was beaten by Ted Cruz? How is he supposed to beat Trump if even a slimy bastard like Ted Cruz can defeat him?

He came within 1.5 points of defeating an incumbent senator in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to a state-wide office in 24 years. Could he defeat Il Douche? Who knows. But as a native son, he might be able to get Texas' 36 electoral votes for the first time in 44 years.

Before the oath, Trump has managed to surpass 2nd term Nixon for paranoia, 2nd term Reagan for corruption & 2nd term Bush for incompetence.--R. Schooley
Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
The president fired the FBI director to obstruct a federal investigation into possible collusion with a foreign power to fix an election. - Jesse Berne