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		<title>By: Michale</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 12:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And KICK continues to play the game... :D

Even JL has had the sense to back out and quit playing.. :D</description>
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<p>Even JL has had the sense to back out and quit playing.. :D</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219562</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 08:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michale
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&lt;i&gt;Considering how many comments you made about me, am I REALLY the &quot;only one&quot; playing the game??? &lt;/i&gt;

Yes, definitely. Identifying your game (as CW and many others have done so perfectly) and &quot;playing&quot; it are two entirely separate and wholly different things. Anyone pointing out your game makes them no more a &quot;player&quot; than a judge identifying an unconstitutional Executive Order means they&#039;re the POTUS. Try to keep up. 

&lt;i&gt;The FACTS say, frak no... :D &lt;/i&gt;

The facts would like to thank you for continuing to provide the proof of your intent. 

&lt;i&gt;You&#039;ve been PWNed... :D &lt;/i&gt;

You&#039;ve been yellow carded. Thank you for proving the reason CW was justified to call it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michale<br />
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<p><i>Considering how many comments you made about me, am I REALLY the "only one" playing the game??? </i></p>
<p>Yes, definitely. Identifying your game (as CW and many others have done so perfectly) and "playing" it are two entirely separate and wholly different things. Anyone pointing out your game makes them no more a "player" than a judge identifying an unconstitutional Executive Order means they're the POTUS. Try to keep up. </p>
<p><i>The FACTS say, frak no... :D </i></p>
<p>The facts would like to thank you for continuing to provide the proof of your intent. </p>
<p><i>You've been PWNed... :D </i></p>
<p>You've been yellow carded. Thank you for proving the reason CW was justified to call it.</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 00:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kick,

&lt;I&gt;, you&#039;re the only one playing that game.&lt;/I&gt;

Considering how many comments you made about me, am I REALLY the &quot;only one&quot; playing the game???

The FACTS say, frak no...  :D

You&#039;ve been PWNed... :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kick,</p>
<p><i>, you're the only one playing that game.</i></p>
<p>Considering how many comments you made about me, am I REALLY the "only one" playing the game???</p>
<p>The FACTS say, frak no...  :D</p>
<p>You've been PWNed... :D</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 00:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michale
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&lt;i&gt;OK.... Let&#039;s do a little analysis... :D &lt;/i&gt;

It seems apropos since your standard operational game here contains very &quot;little analysis.&quot; 

&lt;i&gt;20 comments, not including this one... &lt;/i&gt;

Well, why not include this one since it&#039;s a totally off-topic unnecessarily lengthy trolling total waste of bandwidth? Rhetorical question.

&lt;i&gt;One more comment of mine is a personal note to CW... &lt;/i&gt;

So you&#039;re now excluding not one but two?

Well, I&#039;ve got some really bad news for you and your pathetic trolling disguised as a &quot;little analysis.&quot; 

Our comments too are basically personal notes to CW, and therefore...

&lt;b&gt;Congratulations, troll&lt;/b&gt;; you&#039;ve been hoisted by your own petard! Your reading comprehension issues and inability to connect simple dots rears its ugly head again and blows your own pathetic argument totally to hell. 

&lt;i&gt;So, this proves beyond ANY shadow of a doubt two facts..&lt;/i&gt;

Opinions aren&#039;t facts. Also, based on the comments that he and we posted, we&#039;re obviously taking CW at his word that he hasn&#039;t yet read that day... the one wherein a grown-ass man could not stop himself from being a needy toxic troll and pathetic attention-seeking jerk.

&lt;i&gt;But it&#039;s surprising that JL has joined that little group.. &lt;/i&gt;

In case you missed it when CW questioned us, that group is definitely &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; little, and like CW said, you&#039;re the only one playing that game. Time to get a clue.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michale<br />
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<p><i>OK.... Let's do a little analysis... :D </i></p>
<p>It seems apropos since your standard operational game here contains very "little analysis." </p>
<p><i>20 comments, not including this one... </i></p>
<p>Well, why not include this one since it's a totally off-topic unnecessarily lengthy trolling total waste of bandwidth? Rhetorical question.</p>
<p><i>One more comment of mine is a personal note to CW... </i></p>
<p>So you're now excluding not one but two?</p>
<p>Well, I've got some really bad news for you and your pathetic trolling disguised as a "little analysis." </p>
<p>Our comments too are basically personal notes to CW, and therefore...</p>
<p><b>Congratulations, troll</b>; you've been hoisted by your own petard! Your reading comprehension issues and inability to connect simple dots rears its ugly head again and blows your own pathetic argument totally to hell. </p>
<p><i>So, this proves beyond ANY shadow of a doubt two facts..</i></p>
<p>Opinions aren't facts. Also, based on the comments that he and we posted, we're obviously taking CW at his word that he hasn't yet read that day... the one wherein a grown-ass man could not stop himself from being a needy toxic troll and pathetic attention-seeking jerk.</p>
<p><i>But it's surprising that JL has joined that little group.. </i></p>
<p>In case you missed it when CW questioned us, that group is definitely <b>not</b> little, and like CW said, you're the only one playing that game. Time to get a clue.</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219553</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 23:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OK....  Let&#039;s do a little analysis...  :D

20 comments, not including this one...

Of those comments, &lt;B&gt;SIX&lt;/B&gt; are actually ON TOPIC, IE actually addresses the commentary...

TWO of those are mine...

One more comment of mine is a personal note to CW...

That leaves &lt;B&gt;THIRTEEN COMMENTS&lt;/B&gt; that are completely off topic (a transgression ya&#039;all CONSTANTLY and HYSTERICALLY whine and cry about) and ALL of them have to do with a SINGLE subject..

Yours truly...

What&#039;s amazing about these FACTS is that these comments  come even AFTER CW has stated that I am &quot;staying here&quot;...

Well, he first called me a little shithead and THEN he said I was staying here..  :D 

So, this proves beyond ANY shadow of a doubt two facts..

1.  I was absolutely dead on ballz accurate (Industry Term) when I said that *I* am not the problem here..

2. Ya&#039;all have an INORDINANT amount of empty space in your heads, of which I am living completely rent free...

And, considering that JL is included in that &quot;YA&#039;ALL&quot;, it is very surprising..

JFC?? Kick?? Caddy???

We all knew I lived rent free in a LOT of their head space..

But it&#039;s surprising that JL has joined that little group..

Anyways, I just thought that was VERY hilarious..  :D

It&#039;s my 3-day off weekend, so I am sure we&#039;ll (or, to be more accurateYA&#039;ALL..) will talk more (much MUCH &lt;B&gt;MUCH&lt;/B&gt; more) about this in the days to come..

:eyeroll:

G&#039;night ya&#039;all.. Gonna finish up Season Six of KOBRA KAI tonight..

The fact that they brought MR MIYAGI back!!!   

PHENOMENAL!!!!!

Ni ni, my fellow Weigantians...  :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK....  Let's do a little analysis...  :D</p>
<p>20 comments, not including this one...</p>
<p>Of those comments, <b>SIX</b> are actually ON TOPIC, IE actually addresses the commentary...</p>
<p>TWO of those are mine...</p>
<p>One more comment of mine is a personal note to CW...</p>
<p>That leaves <b>THIRTEEN COMMENTS</b> that are completely off topic (a transgression ya'all CONSTANTLY and HYSTERICALLY whine and cry about) and ALL of them have to do with a SINGLE subject..</p>
<p>Yours truly...</p>
<p>What's amazing about these FACTS is that these comments  come even AFTER CW has stated that I am "staying here"...</p>
<p>Well, he first called me a little shithead and THEN he said I was staying here..  :D </p>
<p>So, this proves beyond ANY shadow of a doubt two facts..</p>
<p>1.  I was absolutely dead on ballz accurate (Industry Term) when I said that *I* am not the problem here..</p>
<p>2. Ya'all have an INORDINANT amount of empty space in your heads, of which I am living completely rent free...</p>
<p>And, considering that JL is included in that "YA'ALL", it is very surprising..</p>
<p>JFC?? Kick?? Caddy???</p>
<p>We all knew I lived rent free in a LOT of their head space..</p>
<p>But it's surprising that JL has joined that little group..</p>
<p>Anyways, I just thought that was VERY hilarious..  :D</p>
<p>It's my 3-day off weekend, so I am sure we'll (or, to be more accurateYA'ALL..) will talk more (much MUCH <b>MUCH</b> more) about this in the days to come..</p>
<p>:eyeroll:</p>
<p>G'night ya'all.. Gonna finish up Season Six of KOBRA KAI tonight..</p>
<p>The fact that they brought MR MIYAGI back!!!   </p>
<p>PHENOMENAL!!!!!</p>
<p>Ni ni, my fellow Weigantians...  :D</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 22:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>John From Censornati
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&lt;i&gt;I referred to goode trickle as &quot;he&quot;. Is that correct? Does anyone know? &lt;/i&gt;

Yes, sir, definitely correct. We discussed many things over the years like combat boots, routine background checks (PITA), and where he was stationed: 

&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9IzvoxjLo&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;USNS Comfort Arrives in New York City, March 30th, 2020&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John From Censornati<br />
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<p><i>I referred to goode trickle as "he". Is that correct? Does anyone know? </i></p>
<p>Yes, sir, definitely correct. We discussed many things over the years like combat boots, routine background checks (PITA), and where he was stationed: </p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW9IzvoxjLo" rel="nofollow">USNS Comfort Arrives in New York City, March 30th, 2020</a></p>
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		<title>By: John From Censornati</title>
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		<dc:creator>John From Censornati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 21:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I referred to goode trickle as &quot;he&quot;. Is that correct? Does anyone know?</description>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 20:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>nypoet22
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&lt;blockquote&gt;* shock
* denial
* anger
* bargaining
* depression
* testing
* acceptance &lt;/blockquote&gt;

What about &quot;withdrawal&quot;? Did somebody remove it? ;)</description>
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<blockquote><p>* shock<br />
* denial<br />
* anger<br />
* bargaining<br />
* depression<br />
* testing<br />
* acceptance </p></blockquote>
<p>What about "withdrawal"? Did somebody remove it? ;)</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
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		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 20:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I suspect CW is further along than some of us might think.

&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/grieving-process&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The 7 stages of grief&lt;/a&gt;

JL</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I suspect CW is further along than some of us might think.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/grieving-process" rel="nofollow">The 7 stages of grief</a></p>
<p>JL</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 20:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MtnCaddy
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&lt;i&gt;There are very few “FPCs” dragging an older conversation into the current one. &lt;/i&gt;

Wait, what!? That spamming and double posting is actually part of the troll&#039;s modus operandi... the cherry-picking comments &quot;&lt;b&gt;f&lt;/b&gt;rom &lt;b&gt;p&lt;/b&gt;rior &lt;b&gt;c&lt;/b&gt;ommentary&quot; (&lt;b&gt;f&lt;/b&gt;&#039;n &lt;b&gt;p&lt;/b&gt;etty &lt;b&gt;c&lt;/b&gt;rap as defined by the commenter who&#039;d had enough of it [and we haven&#039;t seen since], goode trickle) and dragging it forward in order to continue hurling insults and the repetitive rote routine. 

&lt;i&gt;Mostly I see Weigantia simply adding to the older conversation’s thread. Michale being a troll is way more important. &lt;/i&gt;

It has definitely gotten better recently no doubt due to admonishments, but when the needy troll &quot;deems that it is time for a sharp elbow or a just outright punch,&quot; it&#039;s often (but not exclusively) delivered using posts &quot;FPC&quot; being dragged needlessly into another commentary, all part and parcel of his modus operandi, the neediness to be noticed and making sure his &quot;f&#039;n petty crap&quot; is seen. 

In other words, which I believe was the point of the comment, the trolling and the &quot;polluting additional columns with conversations from previous days&quot; are demonstrably part of the issue and definitely &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; mutually exclusive.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MtnCaddy<br />
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<p><i>There are very few “FPCs” dragging an older conversation into the current one. </i></p>
<p>Wait, what!? That spamming and double posting is actually part of the troll's modus operandi... the cherry-picking comments "<b>f</b>rom <b>p</b>rior <b>c</b>ommentary" (<b>f</b>'n <b>p</b>etty <b>c</b>rap as defined by the commenter who'd had enough of it [and we haven't seen since], goode trickle) and dragging it forward in order to continue hurling insults and the repetitive rote routine. </p>
<p><i>Mostly I see Weigantia simply adding to the older conversation’s thread. Michale being a troll is way more important. </i></p>
<p>It has definitely gotten better recently no doubt due to admonishments, but when the needy troll "deems that it is time for a sharp elbow or a just outright punch," it's often (but not exclusively) delivered using posts "FPC" being dragged needlessly into another commentary, all part and parcel of his modus operandi, the neediness to be noticed and making sure his "f'n petty crap" is seen. </p>
<p>In other words, which I believe was the point of the comment, the trolling and the "polluting additional columns with conversations from previous days" are demonstrably part of the issue and definitely <b>not</b> mutually exclusive.</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
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		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 20:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i&#039;m at the testing stage.</description>
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		<title>By: John From Censornati</title>
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		<dc:creator>John From Censornati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 19:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[9] MtnCaddy, 

I recall during the troll&#039;s lurk times reading numerous posts from you asking &quot;where is the troll?&quot; and wishing for its return. What took you so long to get to where you are now?

CW is still in one of the middle stages of loss/grief.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[9] MtnCaddy, </p>
<p>I recall during the troll's lurk times reading numerous posts from you asking "where is the troll?" and wishing for its return. What took you so long to get to where you are now?</p>
<p>CW is still in one of the middle stages of loss/grief.</p>
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		<title>By: MtnCaddy</title>
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		<dc:creator>MtnCaddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>nypoet22 
10









&lt;i&gt; one other thing gt got right was about the need to stop polluting additional columns with conversations from previous days.&lt;/i&gt;









There are very few “FPCs” dragging an older conversation into the current one. Mostly I see Weigantia simply adding to the older conversation’s thread. Michale being a troll is way more important.</description>
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<p><i> one other thing gt got right was about the need to stop polluting additional columns with conversations from previous days.</i></p>
<p>There are very few “FPCs” dragging an older conversation into the current one. Mostly I see Weigantia simply adding to the older conversation’s thread. Michale being a troll is way more important.</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
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		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>being as it was three years ago, someone should call gt back to offer an updated opinion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>being as it was three years ago, someone should call gt back to offer an updated opinion.</p>
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		<title>By: John From Censornati</title>
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		<dc:creator>John From Censornati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>goode trickle did an excellent summation, but it wasn&#039;t comprehensive. gt had clearly had enough of the smoking crater comment section and was moving on. He left out the part of the cycle we&#039;re currently experiencing.

Troll posts cat pics. CW&#039;s denial starts to kick in and he is daunted by the sheer volume of troll vomit and watches TV rather than review. Troll pretends to behave while it waits to see if CW ever gets back to reviewing its jerktroll behavior. TDS chatbot troll laughs at and mocks CW.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>goode trickle did an excellent summation, but it wasn't comprehensive. gt had clearly had enough of the smoking crater comment section and was moving on. He left out the part of the cycle we're currently experiencing.</p>
<p>Troll posts cat pics. CW's denial starts to kick in and he is daunted by the sheer volume of troll vomit and watches TV rather than review. Troll pretends to behave while it waits to see if CW ever gets back to reviewing its jerktroll behavior. TDS chatbot troll laughs at and mocks CW.</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
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		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>one other thing gt got right was about the need to stop polluting additional columns with conversations from previous days.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>one other thing gt got right was about the need to stop polluting additional columns with conversations from previous days.</p>
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		<title>By: MtnCaddy</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219538</link>
		<dc:creator>MtnCaddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 17:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good trickle forgot &lt;i&gt;and time after time Chris does nothing.</description>
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		<title>By: John From Censornati</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219536</link>
		<dc:creator>John From Censornati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 15:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;CW comes and cracks down, Mike breaks out his AHD victim card of &quot; oh, it not me, it&#039;s everyone else, Mike pouts and goes into lurk mode. Comments section becomes quiet, CW loses interest, time passes, JL and LIZ comment about how they (but, pretty much everyone else does not)&quot;miss&quot; Mike and his oh, so FACT filled wall to wall spleen venting. Mike posts some test comments, JL and LIZ welcome Mike back with open arms. Mike starts his usual slow roll to 50 or 60 copy and pastes from his rage feed between the hours of 2 to 6 am, then declares break time. God forbid anyone who disagrees with him and calls out the fact that OPINION pieces are not fact ( facts are things rooted in truth, FACTS are crap M copies and pastes, silence gives assent, another bullshit mike &quot;rule&quot;), Mike then deems that it is time for a sharp elbow or a just outright punch and when someone punches back, Mike inevitably escalates. Shit escalates, JL and LIZ go tut,tut, much pearl clutching and hand wringing later the comments section is a smoking crater. CW comes back and the &quot;virtuous&quot; cycle starts again.&lt;/i&gt; - good trickle 10/23/22</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>CW comes and cracks down, Mike breaks out his AHD victim card of " oh, it not me, it's everyone else, Mike pouts and goes into lurk mode. Comments section becomes quiet, CW loses interest, time passes, JL and LIZ comment about how they (but, pretty much everyone else does not)"miss" Mike and his oh, so FACT filled wall to wall spleen venting. Mike posts some test comments, JL and LIZ welcome Mike back with open arms. Mike starts his usual slow roll to 50 or 60 copy and pastes from his rage feed between the hours of 2 to 6 am, then declares break time. God forbid anyone who disagrees with him and calls out the fact that OPINION pieces are not fact ( facts are things rooted in truth, FACTS are crap M copies and pastes, silence gives assent, another bullshit mike "rule"), Mike then deems that it is time for a sharp elbow or a just outright punch and when someone punches back, Mike inevitably escalates. Shit escalates, JL and LIZ go tut,tut, much pearl clutching and hand wringing later the comments section is a smoking crater. CW comes back and the "virtuous" cycle starts again.</i> - good trickle 10/23/22</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219535</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 06:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;And because I am in a good mood I am going to ignore the fact that you quoted (ugh!) Tom Cruise as Reacher. &lt;/I&gt;

Fair enough...

The only thing ya hate more than Tom Cruise&#039;s JACK REACHER is Sly Stallone&#039;s JUDGE DREDD...  :D

&lt;I&gt;The TV show&#039;s so much better...&lt;/I&gt;

Most definitely.. Faithfully follows the novel..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>And because I am in a good mood I am going to ignore the fact that you quoted (ugh!) Tom Cruise as Reacher. </i></p>
<p>Fair enough...</p>
<p>The only thing ya hate more than Tom Cruise's JACK REACHER is Sly Stallone's JUDGE DREDD...  :D</p>
<p><i>The TV show's so much better...</i></p>
<p>Most definitely.. Faithfully follows the novel..</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219533</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 06:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>With the UTMOST respect and sincerity, the idea that Texas could turn Democrat Blue is highly impossible given current political trends and the state’s controlled border.

Texas has remained a Republican stronghold, with Donald Trump winning 52% of the vote in 2024, per the Texas Secretary of State. 

The state’s electoral map favors Republicans, as rural and suburban voters consistently back GOP candidates, evidenced by Ted Cruz’s 53% victory in the 2024 Senate race (Texas Politics Project). 

Border security, a top issue for 64% of Republican primary voters (UT/Texas Politics Project, 2024), is now robust, with illegal immigrant criminal crossings dropping 95% to 7,180 in March 2025 under Trump’s policies, per CBP data. 

&lt;B&gt;NINETY FIVE PERCENT!!!&lt;/B&gt;

No more illegal Democrats to turn Texas blue..

This reduces the influx of undocumented immigrants, whom Democrats falsely assume would vote blue and ignores that voting requires citizenship and legal status, as enforced by Texas’ strict voter ID laws (Texas Election Code §63.0101). 

The clincher is that Democrats have only 29% favorability in Texas, per a 2025 NBC poll, and their disconnect on issues like immigration (69% view them as out of touch, Washington Post) make a blue shift completely impossible. 

Texas’ conservative values and electoral structure virtually guarantees Republican dominance for at least the rest of my life..

There ya go..  A completely factual comment delivered in a completely sincere and respectful manner, complete with cites..  Who could ask for anything more!!!  :D

The new Michale has arrived..  Hope ya&#039;all all enjoy him as much as he enjoys being here... :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the UTMOST respect and sincerity, the idea that Texas could turn Democrat Blue is highly impossible given current political trends and the state’s controlled border.</p>
<p>Texas has remained a Republican stronghold, with Donald Trump winning 52% of the vote in 2024, per the Texas Secretary of State. </p>
<p>The state’s electoral map favors Republicans, as rural and suburban voters consistently back GOP candidates, evidenced by Ted Cruz’s 53% victory in the 2024 Senate race (Texas Politics Project). </p>
<p>Border security, a top issue for 64% of Republican primary voters (UT/Texas Politics Project, 2024), is now robust, with illegal immigrant criminal crossings dropping 95% to 7,180 in March 2025 under Trump’s policies, per CBP data. </p>
<p><b>NINETY FIVE PERCENT!!!</b></p>
<p>No more illegal Democrats to turn Texas blue..</p>
<p>This reduces the influx of undocumented immigrants, whom Democrats falsely assume would vote blue and ignores that voting requires citizenship and legal status, as enforced by Texas’ strict voter ID laws (Texas Election Code §63.0101). </p>
<p>The clincher is that Democrats have only 29% favorability in Texas, per a 2025 NBC poll, and their disconnect on issues like immigration (69% view them as out of touch, Washington Post) make a blue shift completely impossible. </p>
<p>Texas’ conservative values and electoral structure virtually guarantees Republican dominance for at least the rest of my life..</p>
<p>There ya go..  A completely factual comment delivered in a completely sincere and respectful manner, complete with cites..  Who could ask for anything more!!!  :D</p>
<p>The new Michale has arrived..  Hope ya'all all enjoy him as much as he enjoys being here... :D</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219532</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 06:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ya&#039;all have been talking about Texas turning blue for quite a while now..

Now that &lt;B&gt;PRESIDENT&lt;/B&gt; Trump has succeeded where Biden/Harris failed and actually got total control of the border, where are all these new Democrat voters going to come from???

&lt;B&gt;&quot;The sky!!!???&quot;&lt;/B&gt;
-Bill Murray

:D

There is as much chance of Texas going blue as there is California going red..

But I understand.. Ya&#039;all need something to hope for...

Far be it from me to dissuade ya&#039;all from your impossible dream..

Have at it..  :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ya'all have been talking about Texas turning blue for quite a while now..</p>
<p>Now that <b>PRESIDENT</b> Trump has succeeded where Biden/Harris failed and actually got total control of the border, where are all these new Democrat voters going to come from???</p>
<p><b>"The sky!!!???"</b><br />
-Bill Murray</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>There is as much chance of Texas going blue as there is California going red..</p>
<p>But I understand.. Ya'all need something to hope for...</p>
<p>Far be it from me to dissuade ya'all from your impossible dream..</p>
<p>Have at it..  :D</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219529</link>
		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 02:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I forgot a link to the episode:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8i9ds2</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I forgot a link to the episode:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8i9ds2" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8i9ds2</a></p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219528</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 01:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;... I would caution any Democrat who gets too ensorcelled by this dream to go ask Beto O&#039;Rourke how it all turned out for him. &lt;/i&gt;

I actually have asked Beto O&#039;Rourke how it all turned out for him... not in those exact words, of course, and he has no regrets. I also asked him if he&#039;d rule out another run for the Senate, and he had no response. So he&#039;s saying there&#039;s a chance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>... I would caution any Democrat who gets too ensorcelled by this dream to go ask Beto O'Rourke how it all turned out for him. </i></p>
<p>I actually have asked Beto O'Rourke how it all turned out for him... not in those exact words, of course, and he has no regrets. I also asked him if he'd rule out another run for the Senate, and he had no response. So he's saying there's a chance.</p>
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		<title>By: John M from Ct.</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219523</link>
		<dc:creator>John M from Ct.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 00:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Right. This is a lot of fun, raking the weedpatch of Texas Republican politics to see what roadkill and toxic fungus might found there. 

But then comes the fatal and true sentence near the end:

&quot;Texas, for all the Democratic dreaming that has happened over the past two decades, is still pretty solidly red.&quot;

Got that? &quot;Solidly red&quot;. And so, to retain credibility, you pull back and almost say, that was all just punditry BS, folks. It ain&#039;t going to happen, as much as Democrats would like to dream about it.

And the close is perfect, because I was trying to remember his name throughout my entire read of this piece. Who was that guy? He was supposed to be God&#039;s Gift to the Democrats Who Want to Flip Texas Blue. Talented, charismatic, able to win his own very liberal district in an insufferably conservative state. And then he just ... disappeared. Who was that guy?

Thanks, Chris, for filling in for my fading memory:

Beto O&#039;Rourke</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right. This is a lot of fun, raking the weedpatch of Texas Republican politics to see what roadkill and toxic fungus might found there. </p>
<p>But then comes the fatal and true sentence near the end:</p>
<p>"Texas, for all the Democratic dreaming that has happened over the past two decades, is still pretty solidly red."</p>
<p>Got that? "Solidly red". And so, to retain credibility, you pull back and almost say, that was all just punditry BS, folks. It ain't going to happen, as much as Democrats would like to dream about it.</p>
<p>And the close is perfect, because I was trying to remember his name throughout my entire read of this piece. Who was that guy? He was supposed to be God's Gift to the Democrats Who Want to Flip Texas Blue. Talented, charismatic, able to win his own very liberal district in an insufferably conservative state. And then he just ... disappeared. Who was that guy?</p>
<p>Thanks, Chris, for filling in for my fading memory:</p>
<p>Beto O'Rourke</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/05/14/to-dream-the-impossible-dream/#comment-219522</link>
		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 23:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it&#039;s nice to have a dream. 
&lt;blockquote&gt;
He was critically injured. Dr. King fell into a coma. The world waited for news of his fate. There were no riots. Time passed. King faded into memory. There was no national holiday. Then, on October 27, 2000, 32 years after he was shot, Martin Luther King, Jr. came back. King amazed the world when on November 2, seven days after awaking from a 30-year coma, he showed up to vote in the 2000 Presidential Election, he was turned away due to voting irregularities. People took to the streets to celebrate the return of their King. 
-the boondocks&lt;/blockquote&gt;

one of the best animated television episodes ever.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it's nice to have a dream. </p>
<blockquote><p>
He was critically injured. Dr. King fell into a coma. The world waited for news of his fate. There were no riots. Time passed. King faded into memory. There was no national holiday. Then, on October 27, 2000, 32 years after he was shot, Martin Luther King, Jr. came back. King amazed the world when on November 2, seven days after awaking from a 30-year coma, he showed up to vote in the 2000 Presidential Election, he was turned away due to voting irregularities. People took to the streets to celebrate the return of their King.<br />
-the boondocks</p></blockquote>
<p>one of the best animated television episodes ever.</p>
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