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2016 Postmortem

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Damned tootin Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #1
Man catnhatnh Dec 2015 #2
I am undecided between Sanders and HRC. HOWEVER Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #26
Right back at you. NowSam Dec 2015 #52
Nicely played! Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #60
Thank you. NowSam Dec 2015 #62
Hard to believe treestar Dec 2015 #3
Actually, Bernie did nothing. MineralMan Dec 2015 #8
+1 Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #28
Bernie's staffers then treestar Dec 2015 #30
And now, we're reducing rape to accessing data via a long term data breach by someone else. merrily Dec 2015 #4
Nope. We're likening theft of date to rape. MineralMan Dec 2015 #5
A distinction without a difference. Mega false comparison. Epic Fail. Disgusting. merrily Dec 2015 #7
It is called a simile or metaphor treestar Dec 2015 #31
See you all in court. PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #6
The court case is moot. MineralMan Dec 2015 #11
Not moot, unless dismissed. There were other claims, like damage to reputation. merrily Dec 2015 #14
Yah, OK, then... MineralMan Dec 2015 #18
Either take that advice or continue exposing how little you know about law. Up to you, really. merrily Dec 2015 #20
You are not in my shoes, though, are you? MineralMan Dec 2015 #24
No, I'm not, thank whatever gods that be. Good backpedal, though. I'll give you that! Except... merrily Dec 2015 #27
LOL treestar Dec 2015 #33
There are a lot worse cases of that treestar Dec 2015 #32
Word salad? merrily Dec 2015 #34
I am ashamed to say that I, myself, had impure thoughts about the data. randome Dec 2015 #9
Confession is good for the soul. MineralMan Dec 2015 #13
The exact argument some are making. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #10
What an offensive comparison. n/t demmiblue Dec 2015 #12
I know, right? It's been pointed out to him, too, he tried to defend it. Should have self-deleted. merrily Dec 2015 #16
Trust you to liken this to rape. Sickening. cali Dec 2015 #15
+1 merrily Dec 2015 #17
I laughed at the child/loaded gun comparison because it was so ridiculous, but this... demmiblue Dec 2015 #21
It's called a metaphor treestar Dec 2015 #36
Then vilify the victim for the weakness. seabeyond Dec 2015 #19
Look at seabeyond, the feminist, joining in the odious comparison. My, my, my. merrily Dec 2015 #22
As a feminist, you might ask yourself why a man would stay quiet while his people vilify the victm. seabeyond Dec 2015 #23
As a feminist, I object to trivializing rape this way. Why are you joining in that? merrily Dec 2015 #35
No one is trivializing rape People are trivializin theft and victim blaming. Vilifying the victim. seabeyond Dec 2015 #39
bullshit. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #57
Uh hu. seabeyond Dec 2015 #58
whatever sea. you bore me. your way or the highway. I take the road less travelled. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #59
O.k. seabeyond Dec 2015 #61
Yes. My point, exactly. MineralMan Dec 2015 #25
"Clearly I am comparing only victim blaming in this post." Gotta find a way to shift blame though, seabeyond Dec 2015 #29
And you chose to trivialize rape to condemn alleged victim blaming. merrily Dec 2015 #37
yep. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #40
He hasn't even apologized? Rose Siding Dec 2015 #42
Not as far as I know. I don't think he's made any statement. MineralMan Dec 2015 #44
I find this analogy to be gross. Wrong and gross. Honestly, I thought better of you than this. n/t Hiraeth Dec 2015 #38
A disturbing, but apt analogy. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #41
Victim blaming is what it is. MineralMan Dec 2015 #45
bullshit. rape vs. this. wrong. so fucking wrong. This OP makes me sick. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #47
I heard it had a standard deviation, and a wide variance ... JoePhilly Dec 2015 #43
oh my. you went there! Hiraeth Dec 2015 #46
I've taken a lot of statistics over the years ... JoePhilly Dec 2015 #48
The macabre laughter and gallows humor albeit this is a serious subject and I have put the OP on Hiraeth Dec 2015 #49
In all seriousness ... JoePhilly Dec 2015 #51
Having worked in the medical field for some time now, part of that in an ER ... I get it. - Hiraeth Dec 2015 #53
Silly is my specialty!!! JoePhilly Dec 2015 #54
rape culture is real.... mineralman wtf. nt retrowire Dec 2015 #50
I was WAITING JackInGreen Dec 2015 #55
A fucking rape joke?? "Oh she was asking for it"?? Fearless Dec 2015 #56
That defense is the best that they have Gothmog Dec 2015 #63
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