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That's sad to hear. Pcom's first offices were in the suite that Ms. Parsons had on the corner over George Pennebaker's store. May she rest in peace. pubby

The reason the topic hasn't been split is because I've been too busy to split it. Nice Green, you're right ... when the SO has a press release we get it. We get press releases from Hiram as well. The city of Dallas doesn't have anyone sending out releases and only on rare occasion does the county proper. And as far as a stand-off attitude the city has with the AJC ... there is reason to sense there is friction between Pcom and the local governments well. It is natural for any outlet that does news at all. (and we used to do a lot better but hey, I'm 64 years old now.) I thi

I think that is actually for those whose predilection is for spreading the war, radicalizing millions more people for the other side and making the war perpetual. You folks already tried that and we found ourselves in an expensive war that set records for US conflicts in terms of cost and time. Fact is, I think the American public is not in for extended conflict and would prefer a strategy that results in victory; not a strategy that is designed primarily for predictable profits for decades. pubby

Dogs. I know you want to vote TP off the island with the same visceral hatred your character had toward the fat kid in the book "Lord of the Flies." You might watch it - pubby

And people don't take pictures of their food and post that on their timeline on facebook? What you're railing against dogs, is exactly what you as a conservative have been seeking to promote for the last four decades - the pre-eminent rights of the individual in society. That is the rhetoric but your comments above show a great deal of disrespect for the individual rights of your fellow citizens in a very Rolling Stones kind of way. (And he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke, the same cigarette as me, I can't get no ... satisfaction.) The use of the Mayberry bunch as mods, quit

No. You said that. I said that when you cut the contributions by 30-40-50 percent because of what someone does say, they tend to react. Some will scream, rant and rave more but others will tend to shut up for fear you'll whack their funding again. But you ought to know that. pubby

topic closed. pubby

It takes money to do those things. Hasn't the Republican congress cut UN contributions more than they have food stamps? You do know that actions like that not only speak louder than words, but often prevent words from being uttered. pubby

On the topic of ISIS, Jon Stewart finally pegged what is going on and frankly, explained it. I'll show the clip below but here is the short version. Obama suffers from MSNBC-itis which is a disease that assumes you can counter emotion with a well-reasoned response based on fact. What FOX is providing ... and good old Donald Trump, in an interview on FOX said it when he said we need to go hard and go deep in our response to ISIS. That led to Stewarts' epiphany which was based on the idea that criticisms of Obama's policy is not based on his policies which really are, point for

I wish I felt that, NJ ... and I'm doubting it from dogs. To answer dogs why no long diatribe ... I'm working on several other things. I wills simply say that I am aware of no other paulding site that provides anything approximating an independent audience count which I've had for years and years. If you can show otherwise, please do let me know. Assertions based on private data when public data is available and suppression of public data as well is where I come up with BS. I will say that being public about this has made me a target. pubby

It is really funny when someone who thinks he knows what he is talking about spews utter BS. pubby

Satellite: I got a call that the story was going to be laid out. I was given a date and time. I said I'd probably be late it was a bit early for me. I knew the PTP was invited because of the stories. I didn't know if anyone else was. In my mind that is a press conference which is also a meeting. There is not a special engraving or secret handshake that makes one one thing or another. It is trucking semantics anyway. I thought I was clear, Mike Jones invited me by phone at roughly 4 p.m. on Wednesday after I finished the production of my interview with Nigel about NASCAR. I like

I think in all honesty, you should add a few other one-liners to reflect more recent developments. To wit: Mr. Jones was accused of abusing the power of his office by a private citizen. He resigned his job within 48 hours of this alleged abuse becoming public. Mr. Jones set up a meeting with his accusers and pubby to refute the reason offered. The accusers didn't attend the meeting but pubby did. Pubby is left sorting out what was disclosed at the meeting (a counter narrative). The accusers then accused pubby of being in collusion with Mr. Jones. Stradial and Satellite suggest pubby

I'm not suggesting it; I'm just saying that seems at least as plausible as some of the actions of LEO/FBI in fighting terror here. You might read: The Terror Factory if you're not familiar with some of the concocted stories that have found their way to court with the alleged perpetrators locked up behind bars. I didn't advocate that as policy; I just suggested that it is an option - indeed it is more of an option in foreign affairs than it is in criminal justice here. Factually, zorro, if such an event were to happen without our engineering it, it would likely be the type of event tha

I don't remember you having a ponytail Stradial ... and you'll note I didn't suggest the source had an enormous belly either (or even a smart wife.) pubby

Stradial: All I can say is that I'm sure the characterization of the event as a collusion of me and Mike Jones was a fiction invented by someone who claims to have a pony tail and be patriotic, among other things. Since the main thrust of the meeting to was to present evidence that suggests that fiction was at the center of some of the 'stories' surrounding the resignation, I find myself saying 'hummmmm' ... That said, I'm nobody's patsy or fool. It is messy and it is deep and I kind of wish it hadn't lapped up on my shore pubby

And spending two trillion like last time is practical? pubby

it is pretty deep. pubby

So, I'll say it again ... or you just too dense to understand that diplomacy is the highest art in lying ... I've made a few suggestions in the past including a suicide mission that engages some 'true believers' who are allowed to buy a nuke that is rigged to go off using a secret trigger we control. As the ISIS cretins take it back to lets say Syria, as they prepare to ship it to whereever, we pull the trigger. Because we are 'thinking out of the box' the nuke is Pakistani (or Russian) made and has all the earmarks of a bomb made there (isotopes, etc.) . As the device's s

No I didn't call this press conference. I called what happened a press conference for lack of a better name but even in the original post I enclosed "press conference" in quotes What it definitely wasn't, at least from my point of view, was a collaboration. Let me give you a time line at least as I understand it. First, sometime earlier in the week I understand that Mike Jones talked with Vernon Collette and Tony Crowe to arrange for Candi Goldman to come in for a meeting. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS. All I had done is call the Friday before asking for additional information on

I can see I left you guys speechless. pubby

I've made a few suggestions in the past including a suicide mission that engages some 'true believers' who are allowed to buy a nuke that is rigged to go off using a secret trigger we control. As the ISIS cretins take it back to lets say Syria, as they prepare to ship it to whereever, we pull the trigger. Because we are 'thinking out of the box' the nuke is Pakistani (or Russian) made and has all the earmarks of a bomb made there (isotopes, etc.) . As the device's secret trigger is vaporized, there is no proof. Rather we take out a bunch of them and blame them and shame them for their

I don't think that Brian got the 'joke' ... Busch was suspended indefinitely for a domestic violence incident last November. It just didn't seem to fit in the topic about Nigel Lane - 7 year old NASCAR Fan. pubby

Stradial You can call BS all you want, it doesn't change the facts. One of the facts ... I took notes in a specialized "REporter's Notebook" aka: Carnet De Journaliste. It is an accepted tool of the trade and, call me old school, electronic recording is not a requirement. Hell, reporters are prohibited cameras or audio recorders in the chambers of the US Supreme Court - to this day. (Ever wonder why artist sketches are used to illustrate arguments on national TV?) The SCOTUS, beginning in 2010, did begin making audio recordings they capture available to the public (read press)

if I was going to do that, stradial, it would have been up tonight. Sloppy is easy. I actually prefer to video events like this but that was one of the ground rules. I brought the camera because I had hoped that after the formal meeting I might get a short interview. I've done reporting for print - did that for some 20+ years so it wasn't, in my mind a deal killer. That Candi, in her article slamming me, "ASS-u-me D" that was the fact jack. I am a bit put off but also a bit pumped by the idea that they insisted I not be there when they were setting it up the meeting. I mean I