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H2O Man

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39. Definitely!
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 01:05 PM
Jul 2025

Both Sheehan and Raskin bring the Constitution to life -- exactly as it should be. There is no higher praise.

We benefit from their ability to make truly complicated issues understandable. To give those devils their due, the people that conducted the extensive, far-reaching series of crimes known as Iran-Contra made it very difficult to follow. One could start down one path, and easily be distracted by glitter, and head off on an endless series of trajectories that were often loops. In a healthy, sane society, such people are honored.

It's just my opinion, but as far as UFOs go, I keep an open mind. I have family and friends who research the topic, and my impression has been that this, too, is a topic that has false leads and dead ends, at least in terms of anything reported by the government. When I was a kid, everyone in our neighborhood -- including every adult -- witnessed something flying over that appeared unworldly. It turned out that a lot of people in other states saw the same thing.

The following week, at the Catholic catechism I was forced to endure, kids were talking about the UFO. The sister said there was no such thing, and proved this by saying UFOs are not found in the bible. Now, I had listened to my older brothers for a week, so I was prepared. I asked her how the prophet Elijah left the earth? "On a flaming chariot," was her answer.

After a brief silence, she called my father. Within seconds, he would be throwing punches at me on the church lawn. This may be why I invested much more time perfecting the art of bobbing & weaving, both in the gym and ring, rather than studying UFOs. But at this point in life, I think the universe is alive and has some level of consciousness that humans are incapable of grasping.

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One Grass Root [View all] H2O Man Jul 2025 OP
Now I'm curious dweller Jul 2025 #1
A site report H2O Man Jul 2025 #6
Good catch ! dweller Jul 2025 #7
A must read OP malaise Jul 2025 #2
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2025 #8
What's your theory about Saoirse9 Jul 2025 #3
Right! H2O Man Jul 2025 #15
Excellent answer! Thanks. n/t Saoirse9 Jul 2025 #25
Dear Trustworthy Woodchuck: OneGrassRoot Jul 2025 #4
Why, of course! H2O Man Jul 2025 #17
please continue the OPs on this topic RockCreek Jul 2025 #53
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2025 #55
Agree! RockCreek Jul 2025 #57
dang nabbit AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #5
As Neil Young sang, H2O Man Jul 2025 #19
i smel a rat.! AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #33
Great OP. Reminds me of Sheehan's talks on the Midnight Soldiers. It's all a foggy Barrel Full of Monkeys to be sure n/t Cheezoholic Jul 2025 #9
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2025 #21
Absolutely. I've been following cases of his since the late 70's (Silkwood case). His work on the Iran Contra stuff was Cheezoholic Jul 2025 #32
Definitely! H2O Man Jul 2025 #39
Dagnabbit, your dismissal of the pee pee tapes ruined one of my favorite jokes: Martin Eden Jul 2025 #10
Wait! H2O Man Jul 2025 #22
Ridicule and laughter should be in the Democratic arsenal Martin Eden Jul 2025 #24
Exactly! H2O Man Jul 2025 #27
He probably wouldn't like this protest sign of mine Martin Eden Jul 2025 #29
That is great! H2O Man Jul 2025 #30
It got a lot of attention at the No Kings protest in downtown Chicago Martin Eden Jul 2025 #31
On the laughter front, completely unrelated, but pat_k Jul 2025 #36
Wow! H2O Man Jul 2025 #37
it's fast becoming a wedge in the republican party bigtree Jul 2025 #11
Rep. Jamie Raskin H2O Man Jul 2025 #16
everytime I listen to him I'm reminded of what got me interested in politics and law bigtree Jul 2025 #18
Excellent post Picaro Jul 2025 #12
Thanks! H2O Man Jul 2025 #41
Highly recommended democrank Jul 2025 #13
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2025 #42
Great post linking a lot of loose ends; and the tying of these loose ends together erronis Jul 2025 #14
I agree. H2O Man Jul 2025 #43
So, you can answer a question that keeps me up at night... malthaussen Jul 2025 #20
A classic question H2O Man Jul 2025 #44
I was actually taught that just because someone is bad one way... malthaussen Jul 2025 #49
It's impossible for me to read walls of text, but I tried Warpy Jul 2025 #23
I think that H2O Man Jul 2025 #45
Well, my own feeling was just that he was the wrong man for the job Warpy Jul 2025 #50
And I wouldn't H2O Man Jul 2025 #51
Phew! Some bedtime reading. Thank you! Bumbles Jul 2025 #26
The cure for insomnia H2O Man Jul 2025 #46
That is a whole lot of non-trivial info. Thanks. --- Kick. Rec. Bookmark. Hekate Jul 2025 #28
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2025 #47
lots of same day protests in other countries. RockCreek Jul 2025 #56
Right! H2O Man Jul 2025 #58
Thank you...and bookmarking. yellow dahlia Jul 2025 #34
Thank you! H2O Man Jul 2025 #52
The various ties are mind-boggling to me. pat_k Jul 2025 #35
Yes. H2O Man Jul 2025 #54
Morning kick. n/t OneGrassRoot Jul 2025 #38
Thank you so much for your well-informed post... AntiFascist Jul 2025 #40
Recommend! SalviaBlue Jul 2025 #48
Very interesting and informative. Srkdqltr Jul 2025 #59
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