When someone says something stupid this is NOT an invitation to educate, inform or change their minds.  Been prac ticingthis the last 2-3 years.  My stomach is in knots more often but getting along with others has improved.

This is a modified version of the old "never teach a pig to sing ..." thing.  Perhap's Kile's Rules need revised.

SALENA ZITO: These Harvard kids got the lesson of their life in the Heartland.

IT’S WHAT THEY DO: Left Coast Lawlessness. “Progressivism is wrecking cities in the Pacific Northwest.”

OF COURSE HE DOES:  Seattle Mayor Durkan Travels to Border to Protest: Ignores Own Backyard.

Activists Say Straws Should Be Banned Because They Are a 'Gateway Plastic'

LEFTISTS REALLY DO WAKE UP ASKING THEMSELVES, “WHAT CAN WE BAN TODAY?” “A proposal introduced Tuesday to ban employee cafeterias in future San Francisco office buildings represents more than an effort to boost the city’s restaurant scene, backers say.

THIS SEEMS UNWISE: Top Tennessee Dem Party official snubs ‘reaching out’ to Trump voters, calls them ‘idiots.’

A SMALL VICTORY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS: Assault weapons ban dies in Delaware Senate after months of fighting.

THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE PHENOMENAL BUT I SUSPECT THE ESTIMATE IS ON THE LOW SIDE: Report: Nearly 400 Million Civilian-Owned Guns in America: Civilians own 100 times as many guns as the military, 400 times as many as police.

BEN RHODES WAS RIGHT, THEY LITERALLY KNOW NOTHING: NBC News journo’s explanation of how a shotgun works sends heads CRASHING to desks (again).

Related: A shotgun does not produce a “wall of lead” that sweeps intruders off their feet without the need for aiming.

MUST HAVE BEEN HARD TO CHOOSE ONLY TEN:  Ten Dumbest Things I Heard About Guns At The United Nations.

Op-Ed Claims Every Gun Is An Assault Weapon.

I THINK THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON TRANSGENDER ISSUES AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: Black Support For Trump Is Rising Into The Danger Zone For Democrats.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CLUE? Wynton Marsalis: Rap Is More Damaging Than Confederate Statues. A friend of mine from the Bahamas says that youth culture there fell apart when MTV came in and brought rap/hip hop with it.

WE ALWAYS KNEW SHE WAS A FRAUD: Rachel Dolezal Charged With Welfare Fraud. “Investigators say she failed to report $84K.”

COLEMAN HUGHES: The Racism Treadmill.

CHANGE: Voters Think Young Blacks Doing Better Under Trump Than Obama. “Even black voters are nearly twice as likely (28%) to say young black Americans are better off now than they were in the closing year of Obama’s presidency (15%).”

Just uncovered this:  Is 23andMe's 'Root for Your Roots' World Cup Promotion Racist?

WELL, LEFTIES ARE JUST MOBBING ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS’ HOMES AND TALKING ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN OPPONENTS’ TV NETWORKS BY FORCE, NO BIG DEAL. Is The US Headed For A Soft Civil War? A Political Scientist’s Worries.

Too soon?  HMMMM: The Next American Revolution: #WalkAway.

I THOUGHT THE (SOCIAL) SCIENCE WAS SETTLED: How Social Science Might Be Misunderstanding Conservatives

To Democrats, the World Is Altgeld Gardens.

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) seems confused about what illegal immigrants did illegally (video).

“’I’m confused’ should be the Democrats’ midterm slogan.”

and the Spratacus of Weehauken doing the questioning .... how about some legal stuff:

HEH: Senate Democrats Demand Supreme Court Nominee Not Be Unduly Influenced By U.S. Constitution. It’s labeled as parody, but . . . .

We Hold These Truths…

TO BE FAIR, IT’S OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND HARD TO UNDERSTAND: Democrats Don’t Fear Brett Kavanaugh, They Fear The Constitution. “Originalists will preserve the constitutional order. And that’s a big problem for progressives.”

THIS IS FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT IT’S CIRCULATING AGAIN ON FACEBOOK FOR SOME REASON AND IT’S WORTH REPEATING: Enforcing The Law Is Inherently Violent.

related: Hilarious Straw Ban Memes Hit on the Dark Truth That All Laws Require Force

OBAMA DIDN’T KNOW HEALTHCARE COULD BE SO COMPLICATED.

As a wise woman warned in 2008, “My fellow citizens, the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.”

Naturally, she was pummeled into oblivion for such an observation.

CHANGE: Trump administration issues rule further watering down Obamacare.

WHEN PATIENTS AREN’T THE CLIENTS:  Canada’s government considers its doctors to be a cost source.

THIS SEEMS LIKE AN EXCELLENT IDEA: The Trump Administration Wants to Take the Mystery Out of How Much Hospitals Charge Patients.

MY GUESS IS, THIS IS A MOVE TOWARD NOT PAYING FOR IT: Prostate screening an individual decision for men over 55, panel says. “A panel of experts on Tuesday updated its prostate cancer screening guidelines, recommending the test should be an individual decision for men between age 55 and 69 and advising men older than 70 skip it altogether.”