The Next President is...

[slc]

I'm skeptical.  I see an inordinate number of kids these days answering this question: 

"what do you want to be when you grow up" 

"a Youtuber"

Sad how in my generation the response would have been

"an astronaut, doctor, fighter pilot, an army man"

Indicative of anything?  The hell if I know, but an indicator of the kind of kids we're raising?  Hmmm

[ClearedHot]

23 minutes ago, slc said:

I'm skeptical.  I see an inordinate number of kids these days answering this question: 

"what do you want to be when you grow up" 

"a Youtuber"

Sad how in my generation the response would have been

"an astronaut, doctor, fighter pilot, an army man"

Indicative of anything?  The hell if I know, but an indicator of the kind of kids we're raising?  Hmmm

Achievers are still out there.

My kid is a junior in high school and wants to be a fighter pilot (god help me).  I've taken his circle of friends camping a bunch and I always ask what they want to do when they grow up, through the years they have remained constant once they got off the NASCAR driver football player track.  Two want to be military officers (one of those a military doctor), one a computer programmer (making games), one can already weld like a pro and he wants to be a heavy equipment operator, the last one wants to design rockets for SpaceX.  Three play football and the others run cross country. 

Here is the really surprising part to me, my son is all AP and honors with a 4.43 GPA but there are 41 kids with higher GPA's above him out of 650+ in his year group.  Have any of you looked at how hard it is to get into some Universities these days?  Average GPA at some of the big Florida schools: U of Florida - 4.41, Florida State University - 4.07, UCF - 4.05, U of Miami 3.6 (unweighted). 

There are achievers in the next generation, don't believe the hype.

[uhhello]

2 hours ago, slc said:

I'm skeptical.  I see an inordinate number of kids these days answering this question: 

"what do you want to be when you grow up" 

"a Youtuber"

Sad how in my generation the response would have been

"an astronaut, doctor, fighter pilot, an army man"

Indicative of anything?  The hell if I know, but an indicator of the kind of kids we're raising?  Hmmm

Youtuber is the current Artist.  The difference is now days these artists can make ALOT of money if they are good at it.  Nothing has changed. 

[Guest nsplayr]

6 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

There are achievers in the next generation, don't believe the hype.

Agreed. Between just my two kids one wants to be a clinical psychologist and the other wants to be Cookie Monster, so I think the future is bright.

The future shrink is in middle school and is well on the way to achieving her dreams, while the Cookie Monster one is only 14 months old, so she's got time to trim her sails into something a bit less glamorous and wildly successful. 😆 

Edited August 28, 2023 by nsplayr

[tac airlifter]

54 minutes ago, nsplayr said:

... while the Cookie Monster one is only 14 months old, so she's got time to trim her sails into something a bit less glamorous and wildly successful. 😆 

Honestly the world would be a better place with more cookie monsters; don't kill that dream.

[Biff_T]

3 hours ago, tac airlifter said:

Honestly the world would be a better place with more cookie monsters; don't kill that dream.

Its the Fucking Catalina Wine Mixer!!!

[FourFans]

12 hours ago, slc said:

"what do you want to be when you grow up" 

"a Youtuber"

I've only met a couple kids like this.  In every case the parents are completely disengaged.  This is why I laugh when older generations hate on younger generations, as if they had no hand at all in how those kids turned out.

We don't have a lazy kid problem.  We have a lazy parent problem.

I'm with the rest of you gents.  A kid in high school, and one in middle school.  They both have their plans pretty well wired.  It's awesome to see.

Edited August 29, 2023 by FourFans

[uhhello]

30 minutes ago, FourFans said:

I've only met a couple kids like this.  In every case the parents are completely disengaged.  This is why I laugh when older generations hate on younger generations, as if they had no hand at all in how those kids turned out.

We don't have a lazy kid problem.  We have a lazy parent problem.

I'm with the rest of you gents.  A kid in high school, and one in middle school.  They both have their plans pretty well wired.  It's awesome to see.

It's almost as if instantaneous connection with the world amplifies what has been around for eons 

[Lord Ratner]

1 hour ago, FourFans said:

We don't have a lazy kid problem.  We have a lazy parent problem.

Yup. 

Every Boomer: "Your generation is used to getting a participation trophy for everything!"

Me: "And who exactly bought those participation trophies? Was it the 8 year olds, or their boomer parents?"

Boomers: ..........

[Guest nsplayr]

"Stop being a fucking dinosaur and get a job" is both all-time good and also all-time bad life advice. Freaking love that movie.

Ok so it's decided, I'll tell my baby girl to keep being Cookie Monster as long as she wants ❤️

Edited August 29, 2023 by nsplayr

[ClearedHot]

So lets get back to the complete douche nozzle occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. 

The National Archives which went to great lengths punish the Orange man sat on a FOIA request for 14 months since admitting they have nearly 5400 emails then Vice President sent using multiple pseudonym accounts (Robin Ware, Robert L. Peters and JRB Ware), on government servers.  14 months after acknowledging they have the emails they have yet to produce a single email in violation of federal law.

 

[dream big]

5 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

So lets get back to the complete douche nozzle occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. 

The National Archives which went to great lengths punish the Orange man sat on a FOIA request for 14 months since admitting they have nearly 5400 emails then Vice President sent using multiple pseudonym accounts (Robin Ware, Robert L. Peters and JRB Ware), on government servers.  14 months after acknowledging they have the emails they have yet to produce a single email in violation of federal law.

 

Hahah nothing to see here, there is no hope for equitable justice between the two sides of the spectrum. Best we can hope for is someone not named Trump humiliate him during the general election. 

[ClearedHot]

15 hours ago, dream big said:

Hahah nothing to see here, there is no hope for equitable justice between the two sides of the spectrum. Best we can hope for is someone not named Trump humiliate him during the general election. 

The silence of the lambs...

[ClearedHot]

A steady drip drip drip...

America First Legal sued the National Archives and discovered there are more than 1,000 emails with Joe Biden’s office during his time as vice president and Hunter Biden's Investment firm.  Hundreds remain hidden because of executive privilege asserted by the White House.

As a reminder, executive privileged is employed when “Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and his advisors, or between such advisors.”

But Biden never discussed business with his Hunter?...

[Biff_T]

5 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

A steady drip drip drip...

America First Legal sued the National Archives and discovered there are more than 1,000 emails with Joe Biden’s office during his time as vice president and Hunter Biden's Investment firm.  Hundreds remain hidden because of executive privilege asserted by the White House.

As a reminder, executive privileged is employed when “Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and his advisors, or between such advisors.”

But Biden never discussed business with his Hunter?...

He’s an old slime ball mixed with a terd that needs to be flushed or die.  Lol. Whichever occurs first.     There wasn’t even this much criminal evidence during the John Gotti trial and he went away.   WTF America?  He’s even worse than the Gambino crime family but he lacks one thing they had, honor among thieves.   He has none.  

[ClearedHot]

The absolute LUNACY of the DNC base in this country. 

Hillary Clinton calls for 'formal deprogramming' of Trump 'cult' members

“At some point maybe there needs to be a formal deprogramming of the cult members,” she said. “Something needs to happen."

[HeloDude]

1 hour ago, ClearedHot said:

The absolute LUNACY of the DNC base in this country. 

Hillary Clinton calls for 'formal deprogramming' of Trump 'cult' members

“At some point maybe there needs to be a formal deprogramming of the cult members,” she said. “Something needs to happen."

Welcome to the left’s version of “saving democracy”.  This why democracy is horrible…it’s literally the equivalent of two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner.

[arg]

Welcome to the left’s version of “saving democracy”.  This why democracy is horrible…it’s literally the equivalent of two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner.

Democrats will try to demosplain why you’re wrong


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[lloyd christmas]

6 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

The absolute LUNACY of the DNC base in this country. 

Hillary Clinton calls for 'formal deprogramming' of Trump 'cult' members

“At some point maybe there needs to be a formal deprogramming of the cult members,” she said. “Something needs to happen."

This is actually pretty scary rhetoric and an evil way of thinking.  She’s talking about forcing people to change their views and opinions.  

[VigilanteNav]

Musing about "formal deprogramming" still doesn't quite hit the bar set by a certain former Prez musing about hanging a 4 star General, right?  Now, she might be onto something concerning a few Karens out there.  Start at 3:27 and let me know if you think she just needs a few prozacs and she'll go right back to being a concerned, conservative, (R) voting, and productive citizen. If you have some extra time, the YMCA rendition is quite entertaining as well.       

 

[ClearedHot]

4 hours ago, VigilanteNav said:

Musing about "formal deprogramming" still doesn't quite hit the bar set by a certain former Prez musing about hanging a 4 star General, right?  Now, she might be onto something concerning a few Karens out there.  Start at 3:27 and let me know if you think she just needs a few prozacs and she'll go right back to being a concerned, conservative, (R) voting, and productive citizen. If you have some extra time, the YMCA rendition is quite entertaining as well.      

Pivot back to Trump?

There may be a few MAGA hardliners here but most of the conservatives on here are moderates who have repeatedly said we don't like or want Trump.  Sadly, it looks as if we are going to have him as the GOP nominee.

Begrudgingly I hear a few DNC folks admit Biden is mentally deficient but rarely does your side admit the far left DNC is just as bad as the Proud Boys...and your mainstream leaders like the Clintons are drifting ever closer to Communism. 

I will however give Bill some props for coming out last week admitting the border is in crisis and now magically Biden wants to build a wall.  Those props are limited because he did it for political reasons, trying to save Biden, rather than stop the invasion at our border.

[Biff_T]

15 hours ago, lloyd christmas said:

This is actually pretty scary rhetoric and an evil way of thinking.  She’s talking about forcing people to change their views and opinions.  

We need to concentrate all of the people we don't agree with into some sort of camp. We can also re-educate these people.  Which party is she from?  The NAZI party?  Lol.    Keep your guns.  Shit.  Go buy more and stock up on ammo.  Fucking clown show. 

[Lord Ratner]

I have no love for Hillary Clinton, but listening to that quote in the actual interview with full context, it did not sound like she was actually suggesting it some sort of deprogramming regimen.

 

She was expressing exasperation at a phenomenon that she does not understand, and does not know how to counter. That doesn't mean I believe in anything she's arguing, or even that I don't think they would use totalitarian means to get their way, but I'm also not doing to take what was clearly an off the cuff jesting remark as some sort of policy suggestion.

[ClearedHot]

12 minutes ago, Lord Ratner said:

I have no love for Hillary Clinton, but listening to that quote in the actual interview with full context, it did not sound like she was actually suggesting it some sort of deprogramming regimen.

 

She was expressing exasperation at a phenomenon that she does not understand, and does not know how to counter. That doesn't mean I believe in anything she's arguing, or even that I don't think they would use totalitarian means to get their way, but I'm also not doing to take what was clearly an off the cuff jesting remark as some sort of policy suggestion.

I hear what you are saying but her "off the cuff jesting" typically has a basis in truth:

“What? Like with a cloth or something?” she asked, then laughed. “I don’t know how it works digitally at all.”

"We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business."

When referencing Snapchat - "I love it. I love it. Those messages disappear all by themselves."

White House’s hacking by Russian forces would not have happened "had they been using my server."  

"What difference, at this point, does it make?"

 

[Lord Ratner]

56 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:

I hear what you are saying but her "off the cuff jesting" typically has a basis in truth:

“What? Like with a cloth or something?” she asked, then laughed. “I don’t know how it works digitally at all.”

"We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business."

When referencing Snapchat - "I love it. I love it. Those messages disappear all by themselves."

White House’s hacking by Russian forces would not have happened "had they been using my server."  

"What difference, at this point, does it make?"

 

I agree with all that. I just think it's more likely that she was implying that all of the Trump supporters are mindless robotic cultists, rather than she actually thinks deprogramming is some sort of solution we should pursue.

 

Just more of the basket of deplorables nonsense.