Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

James, Rod, Pete, or whoever cares to respond, what did you think about this video? As I was watching it, I actually felt a brief tinge of pity for some of these people; they seemed so disheartened and sad. Then I remembered that these people are actors; giving appearances of different emotions is what they are good at. Perhaps their sadness was just an act. I suspect that they are probably still in the "anger" phase of denying a symbolic death(reality).

Rod Kaufman said:

Can we all get on board and say enough of "fake news" before it gets out of hand?
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/middleeast/israel-pakistan-fake-news-nuclear/index.html

Rod, If you accept the fact that 95% of the so called "news" is just useless crap anyway, you won't get taken in believing lies. In the case of CNN, it's 99%.

David, He's not behaving like a typical politician and that is one of the reasons he was elected. I personally like the tweet. He's essentially saying F*** you to the Left.

Rod Kaufman said:

Well, they've convinced me! They've changed my feelings! I now know they have my best interests at heart!
http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/01/14/gun-silencer-law-introduced-blackwell-dnt.cnn

Rod, I had no idea that 'silencers' are as loud as they are. Having just heard them in movies, I thought that is what they sounded like. I really should have known better.

Rod Kaufman said:

In recent history:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/trump-administration-approval-inauguration/index.html
Gee, I wonder why...

Pretty simple Rod, these are the same people whose polls were predicting a glorious Clinton victory. CNN has no credibility.

Dave, I think part of the problem today is that the lines between news, opinion, and entertainment have become quite blurred. For example, I enjoy Rush Limbaugh because I like his analysis of the way the media covers matters and why they are presenting certain "facts". Do I automatically assume what he's saying is correct and go around spouting it like a parrot? No, but I find his perspective unique and worth considering as a possibility.

Many(most?) of the programs on Fox News are entertainment and opinion. For example, the O'Reilly program seems to be very popular and one can glean some useful information from this show and similar others, but a primary aspect of the program is entertainment(nothing wrong with that). Would I turn to Fox for coverage of something like a 911 event? Perhaps, but if I heard speculation and opinion interjected heavily into the story, I'd probably go elsewhere(C-Span, if they were covering it).

My recognition of media basis goes way back to the early '70s; for the most part a leftist agenda has been pushed in one form or another, quite successfully. I'm hoping that with the election of Trump, this is an indication of the leftist agenda having run its course. I anticipate hysteria on the Left, but as I have previously stated, I consider their ideology a cancer that needs to be eradicated.

Greg Shaffer said:

In a BIG thank you to the unsung hero of the day. The pilot who flew the Obama's collective asses OUT of Washington today.....

Along with a special mention for the driver of the truck that hauled their junk away from the Whitehouse also

Yes Greg, it's like I've just woken up from 8 years of a bad dream.

Rod Kaufman said:

And that's not counting DC or those in those rest of the world:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/one-million-marchers-outside-washington/index.html

Yes, and all for nothing. 8)

Rod Kaufman said:

Are worth a thousand words...
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/01/politics/womens-march-photos/

Just a bunch of f*****g idiots.

Carter, if you are really getting nice views through the 8", you might be a bit disappointed. I had a very nice Newtonian at one time and got rid of it because of its size. I have a very nice 100mm apo now on a Twilight II alt-azimuth and while it is much easier to move about, there is no comparison in the views. While the 115mm has a half inch more aperture than mine, I still think it would disappoint you a bit in comparison to your 8". You might actually be better off going with a high quality 6" Newtonian.