Dr Winston O'Boogie

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On Feb 15, 2019:

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "What's outraging you today?" at 12:42 pm
  • posted by QuakerOats

     

    You’re never going to hear them because they don’t fit the media narrative.

    How can you honestly say this in the current day-in-age?  If this guy turns out to have lied, it will be made readily available.  Will CNN, MSNBC or the NYT run it?  Maybe not.  But the dozens of sites that align with your political beliefs will wallpaper themselves with it.  You act as though we live in 1984 with one channel.  The only people who are victims of your media conspiracy are people who read sites that you disagree with.  They'd likely say the same about you.  

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "Do you and your partner share political beliefs?" at 12:37 pm

  • My wife and I are pretty similar.  I would call us middle of the road to slightly left.  Except for one sister, the rest of my entire family is hardcore, Fox News, angry, Trump backing, slightly conspiratorial conservative.  I'm an exception I think in part because I don't live near any of them and they all live close to one another - I think that's a big factor.  

     

    I don't remember my parents being hardcore political when I was growing up.  In the last 10-15 years, though, they are way right.  When I go home to visit, Fox News is almost always on and almost any conversation can veer into pro-conservative, anti-liberal.  

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "Impressed by the Trump administration part II" at 12:31 pm
  • posted by QuakerOats

     

     

    Obviously.  Except we always get the same old shit – locked in on entitlements and very little discretionary blah blah blah …….I would love to lead the turnaround team in DC; we could knock out hundreds of billions without batting an eyelash; their heads would be spinning.  They have NO CLUE what it takes to be responsible.  And they still want your healthcare; your energy; your retirement. Sickening.

    Sounds like you are making a case for running for office.  

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "Progressives, part 3..." at 10:36 am

  • Certainly Amazon's right to put it's businesses where it feels wanted.  I'm not sure how they didn't see this coming when they picked this location though.  

    I think Amazon will be just fine and grow anyway.  I also think that NYC, as the financial center of the the world, will be okay as well.  

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "Disgusted by the Trump administration part II" at 10:17 am
  • posted by O-Trap

    Me:
    "Executive orders are highly problematic, because they remove the checks and balances of the branches of government."

    Supporters of Obama using executive order to push the ACA:
    "But this is good, and the executive order will just keep those bad Republicans from stopping a good thing."

    Me:
    "But the reason we HAVE the checks-and-balances system is to prevent that ability from being abused. The executive order is for declaring federal holidays, calling for the flags at half mast, or for imminent crises."

    Supporters of Obama using executive order to push the ACA:
    "This IS a crisis. People are dying in the streets because they don't have health insurance. It will help people. And you can keep the same plan and doctor, if you want to. It'll be fine. We just have to never have a bad president."

    *ACA raises my healthcare costs, worsens the coverage, and changes the network, and Trump uses exact same power to build the wall

    Me:
    "Damnit, you dumb motherfuckers."

    It's all so simple and so clear.  Thank God there is a wise person such as you who can fight the good fight and fend off this mob of liberals you seem to be engaged with.  

On Feb 12, 2019:

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "Progressives, part 3..." at 08:52 am
  • posted by CenterBHSFan

    So, it's been a little while since I was on Facebook. Looked there this morning and discovered one of my cousins having a breakdown of sorts. 

     Why do you all love trump? If your child walked in your house and said to your wife your stupid and then you asked them where they heard that and they said my President Trump what would you say and or do???

     The only votes trump is getting is the ones that drank that trump koolaid and no matter what will defend him which is called a cult but we wont get into that at this time... #Screwtrump

    He's said things like this before but not quite so vehemently. I have to laugh because I can't imagine willingly taking things that far, it just doesn't seem real. Not sure what Trump did to set him off this time but I think that Trump finally broke him. This is family, friends and co-workers he is posting this to hah!

    My question is: Why would anybody let Trump be the gatekeeper over how they react to the point where you are willing to cut ties with family? There are many people in our family who voted for Obama and even though I couldn't stand Obama I would never cut ties with those people because of it. 
    It's simply amazing to me how quickly things have devolved.

    I think your cousin fits the definition of "polititard".  Anyone who allows their happiness to be dictated by political goings-on is destined for unhappiness.  Sorry for your family though.  I have a couple of extended family relatives like this (pro Trump and anti Trump).  They let the political winds consume and control them.  They seem miserable.  There is not a topic out there that they cannot bring back to either their hatred for Trump (in one's case) or their  hatred for the "liberals" (in another's case)..  I mean that quite literally.  

     

    "You going anywhere for spring break?"

    "No, I can't afford to.  As with the federal workers Trump threw out on the streets, I'm living paycheck-to-paycheck.  Since Trump and his partners have given corporations free reign over our society, decent wages for working people are a thing of the past.  I can't afford a family trip like once was the norm before successive Republican administrations destroyed the middle class."

    or 

    "That was a boring Super Bowl."
    "That's because football has been watered down for 'safety' reasons.  Liberal values have so invaded our society, that any form of aggressiveness has been eliminated.  Soon they'll be no more sports in Obama and Pelosi's 'United States of San Francisco'.

On Feb 10, 2019:

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "What's outraging you today?" at 09:46 am
  • posted by geeblock

    The people at med vets in Columbus were amazing. I can’t imagine having to do a job like that everyday. Everyone in there was so nice and empathetic. 

    To a dog lover, it is heartbreaking to say goodbye. In time it will get better. When the time is right, you will want another little guy. My favorite dog ever died in 2007. I felt the same way you do. Eventually we brought a new little fella into our lives and I’m so glad we did. The pain of losing them is true. But you’ll want to fill that dog hole someday. Take care. 

On Feb 7, 2019:

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "The Religious Transition To Secularism" at 05:32 pm

  • I think there is something to what you say.  I think humans have a longing to connect with something greater than themselves.  Religion is an obvious answer.  But so are football teams,. rock bands, Apple computers, hometowns, political leanings, and for Cliff Clavinn the United States Postal Service.  

    Historically, religions had a monopoly on this because people simply did not know or understand a lot of what they saw or experienced.  As that has changed, religion is now only one place to go for answers.  I am not comparing the value of what someone receives at church versus an environmental rally - that's an individual question.  But both of those two examples provide people an explanation for uncertainty and a community of like-minded to belong to and feel safe with.  Both of these satisfy that urge to connect with a higher power.  

    So I guess what I'm saying is that as more people have more access to more information (not necessarily accurate information), there will be more options to fulfill this basic human desire.  

     

    I had never heard of horseshoe theory until I read your post.  I happen to agree with that.  But instead of a horseshoe, I see it as more of a complete circle and that, taken to it's logical conclusion, the entities become the same thing.  Regardless, it's a valid concept in my opinion.

     

    Great topic.  

On Feb 5, 2019:

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "What's outraging you today?" at 03:03 pm
  • posted by QuakerOats

     

     

    Way to diss on Stacy Abrams …….you a racist?

    I wasn't even aware she had the honor of delivering the response until you mentioned her name.  And no, I'm not a racist.   While there is no way to measure it, I am fairly certain that no one has ever been influenced or convinced by a "response" after of SOTU ever.  I see that streak staying alive in 2019.  

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "What's outraging you today?" at 01:02 pm
  • posted by ptown_trojans_1

    Today, all the talk of the state of the union. 

    The thing is an over bloated pomp and circumstance that needs to die.

    I usually just read the text after the hour plus long speech and save myself over 45 minutes. 

    I wish Presidents would go old school and deliver the address in writing and save us all time. 

    I agree with you.  I don't watch these either.  The last one I watched it's entirety was Bush jr after 9/11.  The clapping on one side while the other sits morose is the stupidest thing ever.  It's our Congress' opportunity to pretend their chamber is lively like the UK parlimant.  But it is not and non of them are those types of players.  Instead they look like jackasses.   The whole thing has really turned into the "look who is clapping" show.  I don 't want to hear Trump's BS, I have no interested the democratic "response", I don't want to see the right wing or left wing extremists make faces, I don't want to see the Supreme Court judges forced to sit there and try not to look like they'd like to be anywhere else.  In modern times, we are now also treated to the close ups of the "special guests" sitting up in the balconey that are used to further reinforce the care and concern of the sitting president.  

     

    An obnoxious crap show that does absolutely nothing to help anything.  Was it good back the days before modern communication when there were not ways for the average citizen to get a current assessment on the country from the president easily?  Sure.  Those days are long, long gone.  

On Feb 4, 2019:

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "NFL Playoff Thread" at 10:15 am

  • It wasn't a particularly exciting game.  But I will say a huge reason the Rams offense went  nowhere was the great NE defensive play.  Their secondary was outstanding.  You've got to respect that aspect of it.

     

    I bet the Rams punter is tired this morning.  

On Feb 1, 2019:

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "2020 Presidential Election thread" at 03:31 pm

  • "Going pharma bro" is the best thing I've heard today.

     

    It wouldn't break my heart if Pharma Bro were currently experiencing the the Zed / Marcellas Wallace treatment.  "Bring out the Gimp."

     

     

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "What's outraging you today?" at 09:01 am
  • posted by CenterBHSFan

    Conspiracy theory: The actor who was allegedly beat up by two MAGA wearing bigots.The police/investigators can't find anything to support his story. I actually think he was roughed up by somebody. But probably not by who he is claiming did it. Triple threat conspiracy: fetish gone wrong!

    I agree that his story sounds fishy.  It's way too neat and tidy.  MAGA white thugs roaming the streets at 2 am looking for homosexual blacks to beat up and threaten with lynching?  

On Jan 31, 2019:

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "Progressives, part 3..." at 04:49 pm
  • posted by queencitybuckeye

    I'll side with the business owner's right to deny service to anyone for any reason he sees fit.

    It's a tricky one though.  Cake or a restaurant meal is not a very important purchase.  But what about a scenario where there was something more critical that needed to be purchased, maybe something not easily found elsewhere, and the owner refused to sell because he/she found something objectionable about the customer?

  • Dr Winston O'Boogie replied to "Progressives, part 3..." at 04:31 pm
  • posted by QuakerOats

     

     

    Agreed.  But had an owner banned the shirt below the media and leftists would have gone nuts until they shut the place down. The left simply can’t handle alternative thought.

     

     

    If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, you seem to be there.  We all get that you think the mainstream media (whatever that is) is biased to the left and has been for awhile.  So do you really see any point to continually showing outrage for every new story that comes along and reemphasizes your opinion?

    On top of that, I bet there are a bazillion conservative-leaning news sites I could visit right now with stories about this topic that will have opinions that perfectly align with yours.  If the New York Times was the only news outlet available, I would understand your point.  Today, anyone can get their news from anyplace that espouses an agreeable viewpoint.  So this Media conspiracy seems like a huge stretch.