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[pchang]

Republicans have apparently resurrected the ghost of MLK.

[Uncle Sparky]

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/01...s-into-flames/

Bible on which U.S. senators swear impartiality for Trump’s impeachment trial bursts into flames

[pchang]

I think of it more as extortion than bribery.

[Uncle Sparky]

Trump's trial (such as it is) should start soon. Let us hope he and his merry band get what they deserve! I know the deep south states love Trump, so maybe they can have him?

[BeBMan]

I’m a mild Republican, if they want out of the family business, let them. Give them a nice severance package and be done with it.

It seems they got Megxit done and took back control.

[Dauphin]

I see Trump is looking into making bribery great again, by making it no longer illegal.

[pchang]

I agree with all but the severance package. They should get nothing.

[Dauphin]

Dauphin, did you finally move to Canada? Are you part of the Royal advance team?

L’Etat, c’est moi.

The whole nonsense in the British press is dripping with irony and hypocrisy.

Many of the same commentators demeaning Meghan and accusing her of manipulating Harry were responsible for I) his mother being killed and Ii) hacking his phone and making private voicemails public record for no good reason. They rip into her as selfish for wanting a personal life, whilst giving Prince Andrew a pass for being an all but indicted paedophile. They complain about the cost they are to the state but then demand half a million pounds be spent on making Big Ben bong for Brexit.

I’m a mild Republican, if they want out of the family business, let them. Give them a nice severance package and be done with it.

[Uncle Sparky]

I suggested sending them to Grise Fiord, a community of about 120 mostly Inuit in the high arctic. It is the northernmost community in Canada, accessible only by plane, and only for a few months per year. It takes at least 3 connecting flights, and over 24 hours to reach there from 'southern' Canada. There are no bars or hotels or restaurants. The average temperature (year round) is -14 C. If photographers want to camp out on their doorstep in Grise Fiord, they would become paparazzicles...

[rah]

Yeah, coming to America will help them avoid the paparazzi.
Maybe they should move to Hollywood. They'll be safe there.

[Uncle Sparky]

Dauphin, did you finally move to Canada? Are you part of the Royal advance team?

[BeBMan]

They may have to bring back Robin Hood.....nod:

[Uncle Sparky]

But the real victims of the Harry/ Meghan saga are the poor people of Sussex... He is their Duke. Whomst shall lead them when the Duke of Kent stages an incursion into their territory?

[giblets]

And they can avoid the paparazzi!

Won't stop them.

[Uncle Sparky]

Prince Harry and his family want to quit the Royals, and possibly move to North America!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/01/13/queen-elizabeth-meets-harry-will-charles-sussex-roles/4449333002/

I think Canada should give Harry and Meghan a rent-free official residence in Grise Fiord, our northern most hamlet. What better way to assert sovereignty over the high arctic than with a sovereign? And they can avoid the paparazzi!