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  • After Gerald Ford left the White House in 1977, intimates said that the former President privately justified his pardon of Richard Nixon by carrying in his wallet a portion of the text of the Burdick decision that suggested that a pardon carries an …
    in Headlines Comment by Rufus June 2018
  • @fenomas said: On the bright side, considering a self-pardon was one of the very last things Nixon did before resigning. Unless I'm missing something, Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon.
    in Headlines Comment by Rufus June 2018
  • https://jalopnik.com/nissans-star-wars-commercial-for-its-semi-autonomous-dr-1826492050
  • It reminds me of the opening of the Batman movie (I think, The Dark Night) that opens with Batman beating down some bad-guys in a parking garage. Everything is going, as expected, and then something happens and the tables are turned. Then, the real …
    in Headlines Comment by Rufus June 2018
  • @Bill said: artsy shots Nice!
  • https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/politics/donald-trump-pardons/index.html
    in Reality TV Comment by Rufus June 2018
  • @fenomas said: The presidency is unrecognizable. It's really weird to wonder what future history books will say about it (if such there be). "He took care of his friends and said, 'f%@k you' to his critics": https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31…
    in Reality TV Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • Don't look now... The President has gone off the rails: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/politics/martha-stewart-rod-blagojevich-trump-pardons/index.html Well... more off the rails than typical.
    in Reality TV Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • Get ready folks! Operation "Trade War" is a go: http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/31/news/economy/united-states-steel-aluminum-tariffs/index.html
    in Reality TV Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • https://jalopnik.com/the-incredible-story-of-how-total-strangers-are-helping-1826408595
    in Good Articles Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • @Clme said: But how else will I text while changing lanes and yelling at the kid in the back? FWIW: Driving with your phone (or any other electronic device) in your hand will cost you $450.00 and three points, in Ontario. When it was o…
  • Nissan has been running the following commercial lately; cross promoting the latest Star Wars movie and the Nissan Rogue: I get more angry and disappointed with this piece of crap every time I see it... Seriously... If you need an electronic …
  • @fenomas said: That said, you can't deny that Canadians wear their flag pretty obsessively At least Canadians abroad, anyway. (And with good reason, granted...) That's a deliberate choice, and a well known travel tip. In Canada, you h…
    in Americans Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • Isn't a failure to show a sufficient amount of nationalism cause for condemnation in America? I'd always believed that was a thing... The number of "flag-wavers" is always a point of amusement, whenever I travel in the US.
    in Americans Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • How One Recalled SUV Destroyed $45 Million In Cars, Burned A Massive Ship, And Sparked A Legal Battle Between Ford And BMW
  • Japanese Rail Operator Says Sorry For 'Inexcusable' Departure 25 Seconds Early Outrageous! Fen... your adopted country is going to shit.
    in Headlines Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • @Bill said: I didn't say you shouldn't try. I questioned the probability of it working. A good size fraction of the country never masters the three Rs. I then retract only my second point.
    in Good Articles Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • It's a pretty pessimistic view to assert that the youth of California are incapable of learning... and pretty defeatist to assert that it's not worth educating someone, because they probably won't learn anything...
    in Good Articles Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • I suppose, everyone needs a hobby... :-\
  • When I turned on the news this morning... it was wall-to-wall stupid... Seriously... It was a Parade of idiots. There's this stupidity, which is almost as stupid as this preposterous story. To top it all off, there was this family, who thought…
  • Just in case you were having a good day... Here's some Trump cabinet news to bring you back down: Elaine Chao Is a Stealth American Nightmare
    in Reality TV Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • Deputy shoots groundhog blocking traffic in Carroll County
  • I keep everything... I lost a bunch of stuff in a ransom-ware attack last year, but (surprisingly) I still have a few things.
  • @LonMabonJovi said: There are a couple ... Jeff Dunham, Dom Irera, some say Bill Burr but I don't think he gives a shit. There is Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy as well...
  • Mysterious car dangling from Toronto bridge over Don Valley puzzles police
    in Headlines Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • Only Trump can work up a serious case of moral outrage over leaked information, that could have only been leaked by his own legal team: Trump slams 'disgraceful' leak of Mueller questions.
    in Reality TV Comment by Rufus May 2018
  • On occasion, I browse around Google street-view, in famous places... Something to do... Just to see what it's like. This morning, it was Monaco. Nowhere in the world is there a denser population of wealth and privilege. Whilst touring around, …
  • I haven't seen the entire roast, but I caught the tail-end on CNN... I don't think the smokey eye joke, that the media keeps replaying, wasn't the most shocking or nasty thing she said... I believe the folks making such a big stink about it are simp…