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Following are selected excerpts from a current Wall Street Journal news article. They have not been edited in any manner.
Boeing’s Enduring Puzzle: Why Certain Safety Features on 737 MAX Jets Were Turned Off
Plane maker Boeing Co. BA -0.53% didn’…
@Derf- Not to detract in any way from the excellent comments above, but as a bit of minor television history- in the early days of black and white tv (early 50's) there was a very large woman named Kate Smith who had a variety show of sorts... can't…
"The fat lady hasn't begun to sing."
@Derf- Do you know where that particular saying comes from? (Maybe I should ask "Are you old enough to know...") :)
"I'll always bat 1.000 vs a try hard like yourself."
This may come as something of a surprise since you obviously believe that the sun, moon, and planets revolve around you, but whatever you may think that you "bat" is totally unimportant and unint…
"It" presumably being whatever JoJo26 has personally decided "it" should be, because YOUR opinion is all that counts. Let's not confuse matters by allowing anyone else on the planet to have a different concept of what "it" might be.
@Ted likes to pretend that he doesn't understand that he can add comments to his original post without artificially bumping it. He can be really dense when it suits him to be so.
A real professional job there on that link, Ted. And you call yourself "The Linkster". If you're going to do something, then do it right.
And here's the link.
This may come as something of a surprise since you seem to believe that the sun, moon, and planets revolve around you, but whatever you may consider to be "credible" is totally unimportant and uninteresting to me, and also a fair number of others he…
Urban Dictionary: Noob
"Noob is one of those few words where the word itself is actually part of it's own definition since anyone who even uses the word "Noob" in a serious manner is a Noob himself."
Following are selected excerpts from a current NPR news article, edited for brevity.
Uncertainty: that's what Boeing says is in store for the company and its investors as it tries to get approval for its 737 Max to return to the air. Boeing said We…
A scenario that would be really interesting is if Trump is reelected but the Democrats retake the Senate in 2020. Without Mitch McConnell covering his ass Trump is dead meat. I've not seen any political commentary on this possibility, but it could t…
Following are lightly edited excerpts from the link posted above, without explanation or comment, by johnN.
(CNN) - Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that President Donald Trump would have been indicted in the Mueller investigation if not for a long-sta…
@johnN- I would remind you that posting MFO guidelines stipulate that bare links are not appropriate. A short (and hopefully articulate) comment is requested which either summarizes or outlines the reason for the link.
It would be appreciated if yo…
Fair and Balanced?
Here is a list of the articles and commentary currently appearing on the front page of the Washington Post. It's as if there's nothing else happening in the entire world that's worth reporting. In my opinion, by falling into his …
Yes, I subscribe to the Washington Post, and have read most of their reporting, commentary, and analysis. As mathematicians frequently say, "Correcting for "x", the result is "y"." In this case, correcting for the WP's obvious and undeniable bias, …
"The bar hasn't just been lowered - the bar has been destroyed."
Look, there's absolutely no question that Trump is a snake, a con-man, a compulsive liar, and that he has likely inflicted permanent damage on expectations of reasonable probity in th…
These guys prey on suckers and lemmings. Anyone can make outrageous claims but few can ever back them up by a long term real track record.
Please, let's leave Trump out of this!
"There are more holes in Donnie's stories than in a block of Swiss cheese."
Yes, that's beyond dispute. But are you claiming that Mr. Mueller is also a " major suckup"? Let's be real: Mueller would have nailed Trump in a bloody second if there was …
I'm certain that my opinion here will be less than universal, but here's what I think with respect to the AG's handling of the matter, at least up till this point.
• This is hardly the first time that an Attorney-General has had a good working rela…
Oh, come on. Surely Trump's Treasury Secretary would never have done anything like that.
< sarc > Keep calm, the country's in good hands! < /sarc >
(OK, Ted.. you were right. That comment certainly fits much better here.)
Following are selected excerpts from an article currently appearing in the Wall Street Journal, by reporters Kim Mackrael and Andy Pasztor. The quoted excerpts have been edited for brevity.
A rift between the U.S. and Canada is growing over how to …
@Ted: Yes, you're right. That comment is out of place in this particular thread. Apologies.
Add: Please see Ted's "Sears Sues Lampert, Steven Mnuchin, Claiming He Looted Assets And Drove it Into Bankruptcy" thread for a more fitting environment for…
