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Re: 2016 Election
" his punishment will not be what it once would have been. "
Trump speaking about the captured bomber - so is he suggesting bringing back hanging,drawing and quartering? To be broadcast live on the Trump TV channel of course to get the highest ratings |
Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by Philk
(Post 12056526)
and ironically if you do Google "Gordon Barlow Cayman" and click the images tab there's a pic of Putin :lol:
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Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by robin1234
(Post 12056604)
I got MLK, Gordon Brown and Hillary Clinton, but no Putin.
I got an old white guy, a black guy who is not MLK, Clinton was there, a couple dogs, Kevin Spacey, Gordon Ramsey, misc random photos, but no Putin. |
Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
(Post 12056402)
In Gordon's defense I'm pretty sure he's a real person. There is nothing to be gained from such petty name calling.
I mean he's wrong on pretty much everything but that does not deserve name calling.
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 12056414)
Have you ever considered becoming a member of MI5 or perhaps a federal agent or something similar? :rolleyes:
That's got to be one of the daftest things I've read on here. Perhaps you would like to PM me their names. Gordon may be a "polite" poster but he has consistently, and with great frequency, went out of his way to drive BE traffic away from this forum and onto these dodgy websites. Some which actually are pro-Russian propaganda sites --- as has been pointed out before. Others seem to just be hack-job conspiracy sites. Most of us have a rudimentary understanding of how web traffic works. The more clicks - the more ad money for a site. We also know that when somebody clicks one of Barlow's links, the website linked can see from where the new viewers are originating --- in this case, British Expats. We all post links now and then, and maybe Gordon isn't breaking any BE rules, but I don't think it's out of line for other posters to question his strange behavior. |
Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 12057052)
We all post links now and then, and maybe Gordon isn't breaking any BE rules, but I don't think it's out of line for other posters to question his strange behavior.
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Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 12057052)
Gordon may be a "polite" poster but he has consistently, and with great frequency, went out of his way to drive BE traffic away from this forum and onto these dodgy websites. Some which actually are pro-Russian propaganda sites --- as has been pointed out before. Others seem to just be hack-job conspiracy sites.
Most of us have a rudimentary understanding of how web traffic works. The more clicks - the more ad money for a site. We also know that when somebody clicks one of Barlow's links, the website linked can see from where the new viewers are originating --- in this case, British Expats. We all post links now and then, and maybe Gordon isn't breaking any BE rules, but I don't think it's out of line for other posters to question his strange behavior.
Originally Posted by Giantaxe
(Post 12057078)
I don't think his behaviour is that strange... link dumping's purpose is as you explain, which is why many sites (not BE) prohibit it. Worse, it adds nothing to the discourse on BE; how many times has "Gordon Barlow" entered into debate about his "claims"? Next to none, I believe.
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Re: 2016 Election
Skittles photo as used in the tweet by Donald Turd Jr was taken by a refugee
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Re: 2016 Election
The continuing story about Trump's foundation is fascinating. If you don't follow David Fahrenthold (@fahrenthold) you should.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...dc7_story.html I think it is odd how a supposed billionaire needs to raid his foundation for a mere quarter million in legal fees. Unless he is flat broke? |
Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
(Post 12057167)
I think it is odd how a supposed billionaire needs to raid his foundation for a mere quarter million in legal fees. Unless he is flat broke? |
Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by MidAtlantic
(Post 12057198)
It's not difficult to be asset rich and cash poor in the property business
Even so, it does not change the fact that using the foundation's money for personal things is illegal. |
Re: 2016 Election
The apparent origin of the skittles meme is quite interesting.
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/20/...-at-nuremberg/ The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. |
Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
(Post 12057205)
The apparent origin of the skittles meme is quite interesting.
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/20/...-at-nuremberg/ The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. |
Re: 2016 Election
I'm okay with not eating any Syrian refugees.
The tweet has a very different tone if you replace "Syrian refugee" with "gun owner". Not that i am disparaging gun owners here, just pointing out that dismissing everyone due to isolated examples works with people you like as much as those you fear. Anyway, more people have died from eating Skittles in the US than from terrorist attacks by refugees. |
Re: 2016 Election
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
(Post 12057205)
The apparent origin of the skittles meme is quite interesting.
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/20/...-at-nuremberg/ The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. |
Re: 2016 Election
A short article from The Economist about how retweets from "Russia Today" - the government-funded Russian site that Gordon Barlow frequently links to from here - are made by a more limited set of people than is the case for the BBC and NY Times:
http://cdn.static-economist.com/site...0_EUC504_0.png Tweetaganda | The Economist |
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