2016 Postmortem

pangaia

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5. Jesus, the woman is nuts...

Reply to HumanityExperiment (Original post)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:50 PM

Jun 2016

I am not even going to ask how much more of a two-faced Cassandra she could be.

"In another version, Cassandra consented to have sex with Apollo in exchange for the gift of prophecy, and then broke her promise. Her punishment was the curse of never being believed. This version of the myth is told by Cassandra in Aeschylus's Agamemnon: "Oh, but he struggled to win me, breathing ardent love for me....I consented to Loxias (Apollo) but broke my word....Ever since that fault I could persuade no one of anything."[2]"

Interpret the part about consenting to have sex with Apollo as figurative, rather than literal, of course and....

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Hillary the Hawk [View all] HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 OP

sounds about like what sanders would likely say. except he actually is spending $$ on all this nt msongs Jun 2016 #1

when did DEM take the war hawk position? HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #2

The neocons loved the speech. I think that says everything that needs to be said. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #3

agreed HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 Jun 2016 #7

agreed HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #8

Jesus, the woman is nuts... pangaia Jun 2016 #5

"Bring it on!" and "Smoke 'em out!" redux. All that's missing is the smirk. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #6

agreed HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #9

Here... one smirk or maybe two, coming up. John Poet Jun 2016 #10

Horrid to contemplate. I don't trust the New Democrats. eom PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #11

HRC supporters 'response'? HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #12

Keep this woman away from the White House. cpwm17 Jun 2016 #13

agreed HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #15

Here's my thought: She gets a boatload of money from the MIC and it shows in her speeches. Scuba Jun 2016 #14

agreed HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #16