Joe Bauer Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Ron Ecker said: Elvis Presley's manager 13 hours ago, Ron Ecker said: So many entertainers are gifted performers but dumb as rocks in so many other areas. I liked Elvis. He sounded kind hearted, generous, loyal to friends, easy to be with, down to Earth. But no matter if he wasn't the class valedictorian. You can't teach innate public performance magnetizm. No intellectual skills needed. Sad to think too many drugs and 2:am fried in butter peanut butter and banana sandwiches did Elvis in at such a young age. Edited December 12, 2020 by Joe Bauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ness Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Douglas Caddy said: Democrat wants to use Civil War law about traitors to ban 126 Republicans from being seated in Congress https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/democrat-wants-to-use-civil-war-law-about-traitors-to-ban-126-republicans-from-being-seated-in-congress/ An excellent idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Bob Ness said: An excellent idea. Thanks for the belly laugh! Now I'm going to read the article. Edited December 12, 2020 by Ron Bulman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 50 minutes ago, Bob Ness said: Hahaha that was close! 9-0 F right off thank you! No standing. Was this all a ploy by Paxton to get a pardon from the Prez as I've read alluded to elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Ron Ecker said: . I remember reading that early on Elvis, who had serious acting aspirations, could have had the Tony Curtis role opposite Sidney Poitier as escaped convicts in "The Defiant Ones," but Parker felt that Elvis's fans wouldn't like to see him chained to a black man. Elvis could have been Robert Mitchum's little brother in Thunder Road, but the Colonel didn't want him playing supporting roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ness Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 44 minutes ago, Ron Bulman said: Was this all a ploy by Paxton to get a pardon from the Prez as I've read alluded to elsewhere? Yes. It never had a chance based on facts. Even the Texas Solicitor General never signed onto it (or would let his Deputies) and he's the one who has to represent the state in front of SCOTUS. My hope is any Congressperson who signed onto it will have to appear in front of the Judiciary Committee before being seated in the next Congress. There must be a penalty paid for seditious actions like this and Republicans will continue doing this sort of thing if there isn't. The fact is they don't believe anyone should be included in our democracy unless they conform to their view of who is deserving according to their beliefs. Blacks/browns are out. Libruls no way. Gay people - only if they don't say anything about it and have cash. On and on. It's the foul end of the party that perpetuates this stuff just like when women and blacks or people who didn't own property weren't allowed to vote. Republicans own that now. It's all in the subtext of their message (Obama's from Kenya ya know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 There's a silver lining for Trump in his Supreme Court defeat. He now knows who all the Republicans are on the hill who didn't sign on to the lawsuit, so he can proceed to crucify them on Twitter. Ah, the sweet taste of revenge! Some solace for his final days in office, and of course he will continue to pound in the nails thereafter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Douglas Caddy said: Democrat wants to use Civil War law about traitors to ban 126 Republicans from being seated in Congress https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/democrat-wants-to-use-civil-war-law-about-traitors-to-ban-126-republicans-from-being-seated-in-congress/ I guess instigation of insurrection, is sedition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Thomas Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Douglas Caddy said: Democrat wants to use Civil War law about traitors to ban 126 Republicans from being seated in Congress https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/democrat-wants-to-use-civil-war-law-about-traitors-to-ban-126-republicans-from-being-seated-in-congress/ If nothing else, those legislators from Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia who joined this lawsuit should be not be seated, as they tried to nullify their own elections. Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Gallaway Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 They're going to go unpunished. Which is a big mistake for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Gallaway Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) On 12/10/2020 at 8:36 PM, James DiEugenio said: Does anyone need any more evidence that this will be Obama Part 2? I mean Vilsack aka Mr Monsanto, and Rice, let us bomb Libya for kicks and see what happens? Time to move to Costa RIca? Do they have good internet there? Cliff said;Can’t give Obama credit for anything. Ever. Biden opposed the Libya operation, or so he said during the ‘16 campaign. That's true Cliff, I remember when I got here, you'd hear nothing but negatives about the Obama imperial MIC aspirations, and never a word about George Bush starting 2 massive long term wars where the second, Bush's invasion of Iraq is the most far reaching world horrifying event of the last 50 years! It was a little like what Trump supporters would say, in that Obama was a hallmark change where the country took a major evil turn for the worse! Jim definitely marches to a different drummer! What, not enough excitement for you Jim.? After the President tries to overturn the Constitution and the duly elected government? And, after 4 years under an aspiring fascist autocrat but hardly noticing it. Jim now wants to leave the U.S. in disgust for Costa Rica at the unbearable spectacle of a Joe Biden Presidency???? Is this just a scheme, Jim?, to meet some Trump supporters who could no longer stomach living the U.S. after Biden "stole" the election? heh heh Ok, Ive been to Costa Rica many times, its beautiful, you can find some nice mini climates. Yes you can find good internet. But there are lots of foreigners down there for many decades, so it's not cheap. You pay for it being more civilized. A lot more for gas, energy expensive, some items from at home very expensive. The moral of the story: If Liberals don't pass each others litmus test, they will eat their own! Whereas Republicans could slavishly devote themselves to someone they may have no real respect for and hate! Edited December 12, 2020 by Kirk Gallaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ness Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Kirk Gallaway said: They're going to go unpunished. Which is a big mistake for the future. Most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ness Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Jeff Carter said: There have been legendary rip-offs in the rock and roll world: Dylan’s contract with Albert Grossman is one. Rolling Stones with Allan Klein (which Keith Richards referred wryly as “the price of an education”). Creedence Clearwater. Leonard Cohen licensed his work and believed he had a lasting nest egg to retire to Mt Baldy with, only to discover his manager lost/stole the whole thing and he had to go out on tour for three years when in his seventies. Even the punk rock world was prone to bitter recrimination from record contracts - and this over thousands, not millions, of dollars. Dylan’s long time manager has done an outstanding job representing his client, keeping him in the public eye, and shoring up his legacy. The Bootleg Series alone has resulted in 15 multi-disc collections since the early ‘90s, most of which is excellent and not redundant. Last week they released an extremely limited edition of 3 CDs of previously unavailable studio outtakes from 1970 - which renews the performance copyright for that material and was specifically labelled “Copyright Collection”. Dylan will be one of those artists - like, say, Billie Holliday or Miles Davis - who will retain a public profile and sell records for a very very long time, so it’s to his credit that his business affairs have been run so well. Let's not forget Hendrix. I believe Paul Allen paid for the law suits that returned the rights to Jimmy's estate and for thanks they refused to let Allen name the Seattle museum after him. Something like that anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 In 1990 Willie Nelson's assets were seized by the IRS because he owed them more than $16 million due to a tax shelter that was illegal. He was eventually able to pay off the debt (negotiated down to $6 million) by the auction of his assets and his release of "The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Thomas Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Steve Thomas said: If nothing else, those legislators from Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia who joined this lawsuit should be not be seated, as they tried to nullify their own elections. Steve Thomas These legislators swore oaths to protect and serve their citizens. They just tried to take away those very citizens' right to vote. They don't deserve to serve in Congress and should be denied the right to take a seat. Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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