How's it going?

Did you know the size of the entire Universe is till unknown?

I think I did know that!

The universe is so crazy.

There are people who believe that the universe is actually virtual reality.

Did you know that (though it's impossible) if you folded paper 103 times, it would be as thick as the universe that we can observe?

I had no idea, it's crazy how much we have learn about the universe since the earliest models from ancient Greek and Indian philosophers

I agree!

We now know that there used to be so much plasma in the universe that the universe was actually opaque--light couldn't travel through it!

We also discovered stars that are cold enough to be touched by a human hand too!

What??

That's incredible!

I would love to experience that.

There are so many hidden gems in the universe.

There are theories that the universe actually exists in a black hole, and also that there is one cold spot in the universe where it might be a link to a parallel universe!

There's another theory that the Universe is just one giant superhologram, pretty scary

Right, that's what I meant earlier about virtual reality--I was confused.

But yes, that's a really terrifying thought!

It really puts everything into perspective.

Do you keep up with politics and current events at all?

At the very least, I'm guessing you know about the 2016 election and some of Trump's rhetoric.

Yea I think Trump has said a lot of cruel and misogynistic things

Agreed.

Who'd have thought that someone who said what he said on the Access Hollywood tape would still win the election?!

He's made fun of a disabled reporter, he's invalidated and disregarded the accomplishments of so many people in and out of this country...

I'm shocked.

Kids are being ripped from the arms of their parents and then Trump and his supporters call for unity.

What do you think of all of this?

It's appalling, and I'm tired  of hearing Trump complain about migrant caravans

I completely agree.

Trumpism is so popular with the right, and the majority of the right is conservative and religious, so I think he adopts those views just to appease and win the support of his supporters.

Yea, the Grand Ole party has fallen a long way since being the party of Lincoln

Yeah.

And there's so much flip-flopping now.

Did you know that Hillary Clinton used to be the president of the Young Republicans in college?

I read about that, it's a shame our politics have come down to the terms "red" and "blue"

I completely agree!

My political beliefs mostly fall in line with one particular party, but I think the other major party has some ideas that aren't necessarily bad and I would like to support in theory.

But it's basically impossible to support the other party's policies without endorsing their entire platform and defecting from your own party!

There should be more middle ground and more collaboration between parties (and including other, smaller parties)!

Yea, it's a shame there has only been a republican or democratic president since 1853

Yeah, quite a shame.

And the way the media (especially social media) works does not help things.

People are so polarized now and only read the news that fall in line with their beliefs.

Trump blames the media all the time but really they're just reflecting his own wrongdoings back at him.

Yea it is unfortunate that trumpism is now in the GOP mainstream and each side gets more polarized and extreme with an either or mentality

Now it's so commonplace for political candidates to personally attack their opponents based on their ethnic backgrounds or views on things like immigration.

One Republican ad attacked a black candidate by calling them a "big-city rapper".

It's terrible how things are developing this way!

Yea it's pretty bad right now.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hello.
What do you think of the universe?

Well, I think it's vast and that our human minds can't even begin to comprehend it.

I agree.

It's interesting and overwhelming to know this vast space that we know little of.

But before we knew nothing about the universe and we thought the Earth was at the centre of the universe.

So slowly, we are learning more and more.

Yes.

It's interesting to know too that there are stars that can actually be touched.

If only they were closer!

I would die to do that.

I must admit it can happen in the future, but not in our lifetime.

Apparently some people believe that there is only one electron in the universe.

I wonder how that works.

Probably thinking it is the beginning of the universe, you know, where it all started.

And there might be a region of space pulling galaxies outside of the universe that we know.

That's kind of scary.

Well that's what gravity does unfortunately.

I just imagine us being pulled like a rubber band!

Just like straight out of a movie.

Scary!

But if everything just goes through a natural selection process, it all boils down to cause and effect.

It's really interesting to know how it all started.

Exactly.

It's interesting to think that our universes go through the same type of natural selection.

I wonder what breakthroughs would be discovered soon.

Parallel universe perhaps?

Some people even think that the universe may be one big superhologram.

that sounds so deep, I cannot ecven comprehend it.

And here we are, just a little speck in the universe, worried about things like politics.

ahrg.

If only people would respect each other, there would be no need for political parties.

Since 1853 there has not been a president that wasn't either republican or democrat.

At least the presidents here do not sell records while in office.

Yes, I will have to check out the pop albums that the president of indonesia released, because that is too funny.


Hey there!

Are you a basketball fan?

I am Bulls fan and we stink!

We are probably as good as the Lakers though which is funny since they had such high expectations.

I'm a little bit of a fan.
I watch some of the Spurs games.
Have you heard of Tim Duncan?

Yes, I am a big Tim Duncan fan.

"The big fundamental"  He would never do something like Lebron did with "the decision."

The decision?

I'm not a follower of Lebron James all that much.

He basically televised his free agent decision back when he first left Cleveland.

He made a huge spectacle of it.

He did make 6 million for charity by doing it, but most people found it ridiculous.

Oh yeah!

I do know some about that.

I thought his leaving was wrong, a little disloyal.

Yes, totally disloyal.

He just grew up so differently though so maybe that is why.

Tickets to his high school games used to go for $100-$120.

Sounds like he is very used to being made a big deal of and spoiled in a way.

It's as if he's been money motivated from the start.

He is the highest paid celebrity right now actually.

Crazy that second behind him is Judge Judy!

That is crazy.

I never would have thought she was that high paid!

Lebron though, he is money motivated.

He rejected a ten million dollar offer from reebok when he was 18 because he figured he'd get more from nike.

Haha, he is a shrewd business man.

I will give him that.

He is no Jordan though and now we are going to have to watch him do the Space Jam sequel

I know what you mean about that.

I like Michael Jordan.

Have you heard that Lebron has a photographic memory?

I did not know that.

Maybe that helps how he processes defense so well!

Probably does.

He can remember exact in game scenarios and memorize moves in fighting games.

Going back to Jordan, did you know that Air Jordan's were once banned by the NBA?

No, why were they banned?
Seems odd to ban a pair of shoes.

I am not sure the reason, but Jordan wore them anyway because Nike was ok paying the fines each game!

I bet they were!

It was a great way to get some advertising!

Companies make profits but in all honesty not many players remain wealthy.

It's said that over 50% of players are broke within five years after retiring.

That is a very sad thing to here.

More people should have been like Iverson.

He is receiving 800k a year until age 55 then a 32 million dollar lump sum!

Definitely!
That is a brilliant contract to get!
What company agreed to give him that?

Reebok!
They must have been desperate!
It was great chatting with you today!
!

Maybe that's why they went low on lebron.

They were paying Iverson so much!

Great chatting with you too!

Have a good one!


Hi!

Did you hear Magic Johnson defending Lebron?

I guess there were accusations that LeBron was ignoring the calls his coach was making

In his defense he said LeBron just runs the play he prefers, which is basically ignoring the calls.. lol

And they're comparing to how he plays with the Lakers to how he played with the Cavaliers, and how you play depends on the team you play with

LeBron certainly is talented, but at times I think is ego gets in the way.

It doesn't help that many consider him the greatest player of all time.

It's hard to stay humble when you didn't have to play against Michael Jordan

Very true.

Jordan was a great player and leader.

Plus aside from that baseball stint, he didnt flip flop teams all the time.

A lot of people hated when LeBron started playing for Miami.

A member of Al-Qaeda called him a traitor for that move

I heard the same thing

His posters were also marked down to $17.41  as a historical reference to when Benedict Arnold was born

All that despite the fact people paid $100 to see him in HS.

The fact that his high school games cost so much to attend likely contributed to his rejection of Reebok's $10 million offer.

He was holding out for offers from Nike or Adidas

He ended up getting the deal though.
I think something for like 90 mil?

Which is nine times more less than a year later.

It is, sometimes it pays to wait things out.

DId you know that the next highest paid celeb, is juge Judy?

The fact that LeBron makes more as a celebrity than Judge Judy is one thing, but that they're the top two is actually surprising

It is.
She makes $123,000 per episode.
I chose the wrong career.

Maybe, but she's Judge Judy, and part of LeBron's success might be due to his photographic memory

That will hep when he plays in Space Jam 2 for memorizing those lines.

It also helps in basketball with various scenarios.

When he was growing up, it helped him beat his friends in fighting games because he could remember all their moves

That is true  Good chat!
Have a good day!


Hello, do you watch NBA?

I sometimes watch the NBA, usually around the playoffs.

What about you?

Yeah me too.
Do you like reggie miller?

I don't know him.
Who does he play for?

With Indiana Pacers.

He was super good but his sister was always better than him

His sister?

Wow, you don't often get to hear something like that

I guess, yeah the woman broke 8 records and scored 105 points

Oh boy.

She set the bar high for Reggie then.

I wonder if Reggie got any sponsorship deals like Allen Iverson.

Yeah I am not sure but Iverson got a lot from Rebook

When he turns 55, he gets enough money to buy part of a team.

That is true , $32 million is a lot of money

He could invest in an NBA team, or and NFL team, or start his own shoe company.

Like Jordan did and made so much money off of it, millions

He tried to come back, but I don't think it's ever a good idea.

Once you retire, stay out.

You can do endorsements to make cash.

Think of LeBron.

He'll do that.

Yeah LeBron always played it smart.

He once even raised $6 millionn for a charity

His generosity goes unmatched in the NBA.

Yes, he makes tons of dough, but he doesn't have to give it away.

I wish more athletes would do that.

I guess it's tough because they don't know what their earnings will be.

Yes that is true.

And he will also be in the sequel of space jam

I guess it was inevitable.

The next big hoops star will be in the next sequel, too.

Will Bill Murray be in there?

Maybe he will.

Did you know LeBron rejected a deal from Rebook for $10 million?

He was only a kid, but he already knew his potential value to the big brands.

Yeah he did and that is how he got $90 million deal from Nike.

Nice chat :)


Hi!
Do you enjoy the NBA?

Hey there, I do actually quite a bit.
How about you?

I follow other sports a bit more closely, but Ill watch a few games here and there.

Nice.
DO you know who Reggie Miller is?

Yes, he was an excellent player.

Always was in his sister's shadow in school though.

Yeah the woman was such a talent,she broke 8 national records and scored 105 once

That's pretty crazy, there are some games a single TEAM doesnt break that many points.

Exactly.
How about Iverson, do you like him?

He seems to be a smart business man on managing his endorsements, but I dont care much for him as a player.

Yeah he apparently signed a contract with Rebook for $800 000 a year until he is 55

And then he gets 32 Million as a lump sum.

Id just be happy with the 32 Million, heck id even take 800,000 once.

Yeah I know, the guy is set for life.
Are you a fan of the granny style shot?

That's the only way I'm scoring.
How bout you?

I like it too so I do not understand why players think it is funny and refuse to do it

But it is statistically proven to be better.

But I guess when you're making millions of dollars you can do whatever you want.

Good point.
Do you like Air Jordans as shoes?

They have never fit me quite right, no Nike shoes have really.

Michael was obviously a fan.

I heard that the NBA tried to ban them.

Yeah and yet the guy kept wearing them and Nike paid the fees.

Well, it is probably safe to say that they have made those fees back and then some., off those shoes alone.

I am sure of that too.

Did you know LeBron is going to be on the sequel of Space Jam?

I thought I heard something about that, I didnt think the first one did well enough to warrant a sequel, but I guess it did.

I guess so.

I am sure with LeBron in it is is going to be great.

Nice chatting with you


Are you a fan of basketball?

I like LeBron James, I think he's really good

I am not really that much of a fan of basketball, but everyone knows LeBron James.

Yeah, I don't know too much about basketball either, I just know LeBron is really good.

I actually used to play when I was younger, but I was pretty bad so I stopped playing.

Did you ever play when you were younger?

I played football in High school, never did play basketball because I found it to be a bit boring.

Nice!

I played mostly soccer in high school.

I never wanted to play professionally because I knew I wasn't good enough, but also because there's no money in that haha

There can be money in pro sports, but the vast majority of kids in school will never make it pro.

They accept a very very small percentage of people into pro sports.

The way it is now, if you are not born into the life by someone that is already famous in it, your likely hood of getting there is slim to none.

Exactly.

Have you heard of Reggie Miller?

Amazing player, but his older sister Cheryl was even better (at least compared to her teammates and opponents).

One time she scored 105 points in a game!

I have heard of Reggie Miller, but had never heard of his sister, but like I said I don't follow much basketball.

I hear the games going all the time on our local radio station and always change it right away.

I normally just listen to Spotify, I don't listen to radio almost ever anymore.

But even though radio has been around for so long, I wonder if it's on its way out what with all these new streaming platforms

I do not listen to very much regular radio any more either, I do think that radio is dying out, especially with things like spottily and Pandora, even youtube has youtube music now which in my opinion is all a lot better than regular radio.

Agreed!

I do hope these time-old institutions like the radio and the post office, etc.

stay alive.

Radio is so cool, even though I don't listen to it.

There's actually a website where you can listen to classic radio dramas for free.

I don't think the post office is gonna die anytime soon and I can see radio staying around at least for a while longer, but newspapers on the other hand are quickly dying out.

Our local paper was canceled like 2 years ago because they just didn't make money anymore, but to be fair they started selling the newspaper online in digital form.

I agree, I'm nervous for the newspaper industry.

But I don't think basketball will ever die out.

The NBA in some form has been around since the 40's, and basketball players are typically the highest paid workers in the country

Oh yeah pro sports are not going anywhere, as long as there are people that excel at certain things and people will watch them do it, there will be sports.

Yeah, at least in pro sports people have talent.

I can't watch these reality tv shows like the Kardashians, there's no talent involved in that.

Even Judge Judy is pushing it for me, she's a real judge but she's all show now.

And still she's the second-highest paid celebrity only after LeBron James...

Yeah reality tv is all really badly scripted and acted.

My mom likes all those music shows, like The voice and American Idol but i feel like a lot of stuff on those is even faked.

Agreed.

American Idol used to be one of my favorite shows when I was younger.

It used to be mainly about the singing, now it's about the frills and diversions.

Speaking of Judge Judy, did you know her bailiff pulls in more than a million a year.

He is one of the most wealthy bailiffs in the world.

That's absolutely crazy!

See, it's all about the show of it all and not about the actual job/talent.

A bailiff making more than a million a year just because he's being watched by America to do his job is unreal.

Yeah in America it is really about the people you know/your family knows.

You can be a talent less hack and as long as your family knows the right people it makes no difference, hence how we get people like the Kardashians.

I couldn't agree more.

Well, at least we have talent like LeBron James out in the world!


Do you consider yourself a basketball fan?

Not really.

But I do like to watch good game, I can learn a lot from it.

I rarely see any games, and only have a passing knowledge of what's going on.

I've been to a grand total of one games, but LeBron James was playing in it.

Yes, we all know LeBron James.

He is quite famous.

What do you think about him ignoring the play calls of Lakers Coach Luke Walton and him" running the plays  he prefers?"

Conflicted, he has a history of doing it, players should listen to their coaches, but on the other hand you feel like if anyone can it is him, being who he is.

Yes, that is true, indeed.

The Lakers stuff want to go about their situation in a different way, so that it would not be " Cleveland all over again."

What are your thoughts?

When the Lakers acquired LeBron they knew what they were getting, can't really complain when he does what he does.

The team was built for him

Yes, agree.

"LeBron needs his specialists around him- that is what makes the game successful."

I hear that line a lot when it comes down to LeBron  playing.

My in laws are from the Cleveland area, they go from extremes when it comes to him, one minutes burning jerseys, the next in love with him.

Lol...And what about Reggie Miller, NBA Hall of Famer, Do you remember he scored his career high 40 points, and later found out about her sister Cheryl`s 105 points?

Good for her, I'd imagine being in that family all she heard was how great he was doing.

It must have been good to get one up on him for once.

Yes.

Not only that , Cheryl managed to brake 8 national records that same day, not bad.

Certainly it was her day.

That granny style of free throws intrigues me.

It's proven to be better and players make more free throws by doing it, you'd think the success would overcome any stigma.

I thought winning was the number one goal.

This is how the game goes.

What comes to my mind is another NBA player Allen Iverson, who signed a lifetime endorsement contract with Reebok in 2001.

It was quite a bargain.

Allen was suppose to get $32,000,000 when he reaches age of 55.

That sounds like a lot of money, well it is a lot of money, but I'm sure what LeBron earns makes it look small.

He could turn down 10 million when he was 18.

Ok. Did not know that.

Hey, LeBron often considered as the best basketball player in the world and regarded by some as the greatest player of all time.

Not bad, but is subjective, to say the least.

He certainly got a resume that supports that subjective view, plenty of MVP's and scoring awards.

Yep.

And speaking about status.

Judge Judy makes $123,000 per episode, making her the highest paid celebrity only after LeBron James.

He made quite a legacy for himself already..

You could have asked me who was second and I don't think I would have ever guessed Judge Judy.

Yes I know, right?!

I think LeBron is on his way to Hollywood, though.

He has already signed with Warner Bros a new deal for a "space jam" sequel.

Hollywood hold on.

I'll keep an eye out for that one.
Have  a good day.


Hi, do you like to talk to a complete stranger about your political leanings?

Sure.
I do have an interest in politics.

Good.

I do too but I am a WASP so I am not big on confrontation so here goes!

Do you like the job our president is doing?

To be honest the answer is No!
!

Me either!!!!

I think this is going to go well...

I have chatted with a few people that have been pro-Trump and I just asked questions and did not opine.

I feel like our country is going in the wrong direction and I'm praying that the Democrats win the senate and the presidency in 2020.

I feel the same way, and that hurts to say because I am financially conservative.

Although I am socially liberal so who knows...

I do want him out.

I respect the office so much but these four years have been disappointing.

He is dividing the country right now.

I read somewhere that the Republicans have lost the popular vote in 6 out of the last 10 Presidential elections.

That makes me sad.
I just want a country that is united.

Me too.

I also read that the core support from the Republican Party comes from the South.

Yeah, I also wonder if that is why the party is related to racism?

I wonder that as well.

There is so much ignorance in this country.

Do you happen to know who were the top 3 wealthiest presidents in American history?

I know Trump is not one of them.

Do you think wealth is necessary for political power?

It was JFK, Washington and Jefferson.

I believe that wealth plays a major part in getting elected in this country.

Do you think it has to do with personal wealth or PAC wealth and support?

I think this a combination of both to be honest.

Did you know that 1805 the runner up became the vice president automatically here in America?

Can you imagine Hilary and Trump in the same white house!

Ha!

Ha Ha!!!!

I think Hilary and Trump will argue all the time in the white house.

I can see secret service having to get involved at times too.

It would definitely not be Obama/Biden!

I agree.

Ha Ha!!!

Did you know that the U.S. president's guest house is larger than the white house?

I had read that.
Nice chatting with you!


Hello, how do you feel about assault rifles?

A rifle is a rifle.

The term "assault" means nothing other than its superficial characteristics.

A bullet from an AR-15 will kill just as a bullet from a hunting rifle.

Agreed, however AR's are

I think it's funny that AR/M16s got their start shooting watermelons via Gen. LeMay...

My bad, I was about to say AR's are automatic.

Are regular hunting rifles?

I'm not familiar with them.

Just thinking AR's do a lot more damage much faster.

Yes.

All actions (e.g., pump, lever, semi-auto and bolt) are available.

You can also add all the accessories ARs have to hunting rifles (e.g., high capacity mags).

Hunting rifles can do the same damage.

The only difference is that ARs and AKs may be a little more rugged.

Ok, makes sense.

Even though it is legal to own an AR, I'm skeptical about just anyone being able to have one.

Maybe I'm close-minded.

The 2nd Amendment is about the citizenry being able to have the arms necessary to protect us from our own gov'ts tyranny.

I think it's an issue of optics.

The ARs and AKs just look bad.

Yeah, I guess it's a matter of perspective.

A lot of violent acts take place without the use of guns.

I was about to say that many terrorist have gone to cars and trucks in crowded streets.

In my opinion, bans only work on the law-abiding.

That is true indeed.

The issue with bans will probably never get settled.

So many opinions and so many people trying to look good for political reasons.

Speaking of pol's, I can't believe the pres of Indonesia has 3 pop albums.

Why not?

Funny!

Probably helped him keep his sanity during his time in office.

How about the president's guest house being larger than the White House?

That's surprising... Must entertain a lot.

Maybe even concerts like Linkin Park, a very hard working band with 324 concerts in 2001.

There must be some reason like that.

Did you know the wealthiest 3 presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson?

I guess the economy is too bad for any current presidents to fit that bill.

Yeah, I thought maybe Trump would be in there...

Speaking of presidents, Obama's Secret Service code name was "renegade"

That is pretty cool!
I like it.
I didn't realize he was an attorney.

Most pol's are... That's part of the problem with pol's being able to relating to working people.

I don't think Obama ever practiced.

He was a "community organizer"

Oh, ok. Hey do you know how it is that even if he was born in Kenya, he would still be eligible for the presidency?

That's surprising, then again, most of the founding fathers were born in the UK or Europe.

I don't think any were called "banana"

Probably not!

Zimbabwe citizens must be humorous folk or maybe he just liked bananas?

Yeah I wonder what the background on that is... Did you know that Pink Floyd had a concert in ancient Rome with no audience?

What a waste...

No doubt.

Unlike the Ramones who toured almost non stop for more than 20 years.

They must have been sedated :)  I would like to go to a concert in an ancient amphitheater like the one in Croatia...

If you ever get to, hopefully it's not like the creed concert that was so bad, 4 people in attendance sued them.

:) Nice chatting!

You too...

Bye!


Hello, do you follow politics?

I do.
Do you?

I do as well.

Did you know there hasn't been a president who wasn't a rep or dem since 1853?

I wonder who that was.

I guess I could google it... Republicans have won 24 of the last 40 elections!

That's pretty good.

I saw that every US president with a beard has been a republican.

I did not know that GOP stood for Grand Old Party!

Oh wow I had no idea!

The last time a republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was back in 1928.

It seems like the civil rights act of 1964 shifted politics in the south, with more southern states becoming more republican.

Interesting...I did not know that.

I didn't know the red and blue that represents each party wasn't established until 2000.

I feel like that has been around longer than 2000.

Right?

I would have thought it was from earlier than that.

Do you like voting?

I do.

There's something about going into that booth that makes me feel either powerful or patriotic.

I agree.

Did you know the Indian government sets up their polling booth in a forest full of lions?

Would you vote if you had to go into a forest filled with lions?

I may pass for the mid-terms...

Heck no lol.
I saw astronauts can vote from space.

And not all men in the UK had the right to vote until 1918.

Wow that's odd.

34% of the male black population in Alabama lost their right to vote.

Seems like a really high number?

Did you know the top 3 wealthiest presidents were JFK, Jefferson, and Washington?

I had no idea.

Did you know there is a garbage dump named Fred Durst in Austin TX?

Wow I had no idea.
Well, it was great chatting with you.
Take care!


The republican party is full with controversy

Is that right?
Why do you say that?

Because of all the Trumpsim and then the lack of support, then they supported him again and I guess there are many reasons

I don't understand.

The Trumpisms, you mean his divisive nature?

I wasn't aware that they have wavered on their support of him.

I'm not a very political person.

Yeah thats what I meant, I think people dont know how to vote, do you like Trump as president?

I really did not want Hillary as president, but I wish we had other options!

I don't think he's doing a bad job though.

What do you think?

I don't like him but I agree with you Hillary wasn't the best option either.

I just hope a better candidate runs on the next term

I hope so too.

I wish the republican party was like it was when it was originally founded.

Originally they were anti-slavery and pro-economic reform.

Now it seems like it's all mixed up!

A lot of things must change did you hear about that funny anecdote with Dumbo and former president Truman?

No, I never heard it.
What is the anecdote?

He refused being photographed on the Dumbo ride so he wouldnt be associated with Republicans

LOL, that's funny!

Did you know that Rio de Janeiro almost had a chimpanzee as a mayor?

Really?

that is so funny, how close was  the chimp to become mayor?

It got the third place, with 400,000 votes!

Wow, so he almost had it a bit more campaigning and the job was his

Yes, so close!!

Another fun fact...if all of Canada were a US state it would only have 50 electoral votes...that's fewer than California!

That doesnt sound like much, I think we have a weird system

I'm not sure how it works.

Does that mean that all of Canada has less of a population than California?

It might be, I actually have no idea about that, Canada is a big country so that doent make much sense

I agree, I am clueless to it all!

Did you know that Lincoln was the first president to be photographed?

No I didnt know that, I will have to look that in Google, I think im going to do that right now, its been a great chat by the way

Yes, good chat!

Have a good day...and enjoy your research!


There are a lot of Democratic candidates running for President - they want to be the head of state in the US

Yes, there is!
Do you like politics?

I definitely follow it a lot these days - especially with our current president.

I wonder if he knows President Banana of Zimbabwe?

lol That name is crazy!

Every president that has had a beard was a Republican!

For sure.

I guess Dems just prefer being clean-shaven.

I had never been aware that George Washington was loaded.

Yeah, I am pretty sure he owned alot of land!

Jefferson too.

I wonder why they made the guest house larger than the White House?

I don't know!

Its great the astronauts can vote while in space!

Yes - in India there was actually a voting booth in a forest filled with tigers!

That is pretty crazy.

Lions too!

I don't think I'd take the chance and do that!!

Too dangerous!

Wonder if they do that in Indonesia too - they did manage to elect a president who recorded 3 pop albums while in office!

Yes, I wouldn't think they would have the time, But if they sound good would be interesting!

It is important in a democracy to maximize who can vote.

It was crazy that all men in the UK did not even have the vote until 1918.

And even later for women!

I agree, It was a good idea in 1805 to change the idea that the runner up to president automatically became vice president!

I do not know - I think that a Trump/Hillary combo would have been absolutely hilarious!

I don't think it could survive!

Ha, ha, ha Since 1853 there hasn't been a president that wasn't a republican or democrat,

Yes we do need a good third party in this country.

People need some alternative to the Dems and the GOP

Very true.

Harry Truman road the Dumbo ride at Disneyland, but would let them photograph him.lol

Teddy Roosevelt formed the Bull moose party after being rejected by the Reps.

He did not win but some of his ideas did get elected.

Really, interesting.

I assumed they always used red and blue colors consistently, not since 2000!

Good chat!

Yes the colors are a new thing!


Hello my name is MIsty how are you?

Hi.

The last us president to speak a foreign language fluently was fdr.

that is very interesting I wasn't aware of that

I just learned that.
The US has had many presidents.

That is surprising!

I would have figured that many more presidents would have been

Me, too.
Woodrow Wilson had a PHD.

didn't know that either.

I once read that all presidents that had beards were republicans

Interesting.

John Wilkes Booth was photographed with Lincoln.

I believe I've heard that before.Truman refused to have his picture made on the Dumbo ride because he didn't want to have anything look as if he was connected with the republican party

How silly.

Speaking of animals, in 1988 a chimpanzee received 400.000 votes in a mayoral election in rio de janeiro, coming in third place.

that is hilarious!!!

not sure if it is true but I once read or heard that Mickey Mouse received more votes than several candidates in an election but I don't remember which it was

I heard that about Donald Duck.

I can totally see that I would probably vote for Donald Duck before Mickey

lol I always like Pluto.

Pluto was always a mystery to me because Goofy could talk and acted like a human and Pluto was just a dog... haha I think all characters might have something in common with presidental candidates

Yes.
I felt bad for Pluto.

really?

I always thought he had it made... he was carefree and didn't have any responsibilities Mickey took care of all his needs

That's a god way to look at it.
He didn't have to vote.

lol true but I consider the right to vote as a privilege and not so much a responsibility... but I can see where some platforms would make it more like a responsibility

True.

Hillary clinton was president of young republicans in college.

wow!

she definitely changed over the years, lol republican president to democratic candidate....can you believe that the republicans and democratic are the only parties that

She did.
It was nice speaking with you.


Hi, how are you?

It's interesting how Trump has such loyal supporters that they would wait in a lawn chair before an event where he will be attending.

Right?

I tell my friends all the time, there isnt

Trump supporters who once supported John McCain, stopped doing so before his death as they feel Trump's values are more in line with theirs.

Sorry, premature send... there isn't anything I would picket for or stand in line for.

I'm just not that passionate...

I understand that.

I am pretty passionate but I don't support Trump.

Some supporters believe that "Trump is brining Christian values back" and I truly don't understand that.

I agree with you.

I lean republican with social values but I think he is not presidential

Interestingly, when Hillary Clinton was in college, she was president of the Young Republicans.

Of course, the Republican platform was not what it is today.

yeah.

It seems like evrything is so weird now a days...

I do not recognize the country and Im not old...

I agree.

There seemed to be a big core shift in the Republican party in the 60s after the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The states became more divided regarding presidential politics between Northern and Southern states.

Very astute comment on your part.

I just get irritated with the bickering and inability to work accross the isle..

Yes, I hope that we will be able to work together in the near future, but I feel like it will be a while.

There hasn't been a non-republican or democrat president since 1853!

I find it interesting that the GOP was originally known as "classical liberalism' and were anti-slavery.

I remember learning that there was a switch between the two parties but do not remember much about it.

Does that sound familiar to you?

Yes, I have heard that as well.

It seems that in the 1930s, Republican supporters were at odd with the new economic stance and shifted to the Democratic Party.

Thanks for clarifying.

Every president with a beard was a republican!

Oh really?

I never knew that!

Another odd fact is that a chimpanzee once received 400,000 votes for mayor in Rio de Janeiro!

Funny, the US just voted one into office.

Ba-zinga!

Ha ha!

That chimpanzee in Rio didn't win unfortunately, but came in third place.

Nice chatting with you!


I think our government is failing us and it's primarily the President's fault.

I do not believe that.

I believe that the media is making it look that way.

My viewpoint comes directly from reading the tweets of the President.

He's not a shrewd leader and he says a lot of things that don't make sense.

I totally disagree with you and agree with him.

I don't look at Twitter.

And I am not going to believe anything said by a leftist no matter what article I read it in.

The President of the United Staes was elected by the people and deserves more respect than that.

I respect that but one day he says one thing and the next day its something entirely different.

I think we all do that.

He is constantly being accused of anything and everything by the press.

It would be hard to defend oneself don't you think?

He has been right on almost every level and he is still being accused of anything the press in this country feel like accusing him of on any given day.

Would you rather have Clinton in the White House?

Heck no!

I think she would've been at least as bad.

There is no reason to impeach Trump.
It can't be done.
He has done nothing wrong.

His loyalty from Fox seems to have waned this week.

I think FOX is another press that is only in it for money and will say whatever makes money for them.

I do not listen to mainstream American news.

I am a member of Codias.

I also use Gatestone and Breitbart.

Did you follow or listen to Rush too?

Not really.

Although I agree with some of his points.

I am a Conservative so I am very leary of listening to anyone that's on TV.

The rhetoric on tv is definitely spiking as of late.

I don't believe much objectivity exists anymore on the news channels

I think the Democrats would like to take our country in a Socialist direction, which scares me.

I am a Republican and it is difficult to make others understand Democrats' dislike of America- a dislike which is encouraged and funded by billionaires.

I can't believe all of the votes they got during the midterms.

It is disheartening.

I don't think people like Pelosi and Schumer have our best interests at heart.

I don't like it when he speaks ill of other well respected officials in the goverment, especially former military generals

I am pro military.

I think that we need a stronger military.

I dislike many of the Senators and House members.

Same here (military) and I would agree that many of the old guard House and Senate members aren't great

Look at Waters!

She's someone I definitely wouldn't vote for.

Agreed.
I don't like her attitude one bit!

Then there were all the 'officials' that were responsible for vote counting in Novemeber.

I'm concerned that there might have been cheating funded by outside sources.

I know; the coverage this year made it seem as though it was out of control and made me question the security and authenticity of our election processes

It is the GOPs fault for not stepping up and get rid of the bad apples.

But they seem to just let it go on.

Trump has a big job fighting the Democrats and trying to get his party to do the right thing.

They better fix things quick or the party may have a tough time in 2020.

That is what I am thinking.

We have a lot of work to do and it is a large country.

Merry Xmas!


Do you follow politics at all?

I actually do.

My Twitter is full of it, lol.

I thought Obama had a PHD, but I guess Wilson was the only president who has one.

Is it ever.

I also heard the last to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR.

I also thought Clinton spoke French.

Maybe that is Hillary?

I think we need to do away with the Electoral College, as there are too many presidents who have been elected...and lost the popular vote.

Some by as much as 10% I heard.
I agree, go with what the people want.

I agree.

I didn't know Ayn Rand was on Medicare and Social Security, with the way everyone on the right holds her up, I bet they don't know either.

I didnt know she was either, there is a lot of things the far right doesnt know, for example  what is good for them.

There is that.

Oddly, Nixon propsed a guaranteed minimu m income.

Sounds like he may have had more in common with the Dems.

Yeah, I think in the past people tended to be more in the middle and now there is a huge dividing line.

I hear the Republican VS Democrat baseball game has been going on since 1909.

I didn't know there was a thing, until the shooting a few years ago.

I must have missed the shooting too.

I think it would be an interesting thing to watch.

I think the Republicans are up by three games.

The Dems are getting some younger people in there, they will come back.

I would like to see AOC on the field, lol.

I didn't know JFK voted against the civil rights act.

AOC is pretty amazing, and I didnt know JFK voted that way either.

I would have always thought he would be for that.

Did you hear about Truman?

No, I didn't.

is he the one the chimpanzee almost beat for Mayor?

Lol, that is funny but no.

He wouldnt be photographed with Dumbo in 1957 because he didnt want to be associated with Republicans.

Honestly, that sounds like something trump would do.

I keep forgetting that Teddy Roosevelt's party, was The Bull Moose.

Fitting, since he basically had a zoo on the white house lawn.

Yeah, it does sound a bit Trumpish.

Teddy was a big conservationist, so much so he even banned chirstmas trees.

As an allergy sufferer, I'm in favor of that.

There have been 19 republican presidents.

I think it's time for a third party.

I agree with having a third party.

WIth the way the country is moving I am sure one might start to gain power soon.

We can only hope.

It was nice chatting with you, have a wonderful night.


Hello do you know much about the presidents?

Yeah here and there.

DO you know who the three wealthiest ones in the US are?

That would be Jefferson, Washington and JFK

Right.

Do you know what the president of Zimbabwe was called?

Yeah he was called President Banana.

Yes.

Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?

That is interesting.

THe president of Zimbabwe was a pop star

Yeah and the guy went to release 3 albums while in office

So cool , what a guy.
I wonder if he is any good though

Good point.

Do you know how the VP used to be elected

Yeah the runner up moved into that position, makes sense to me

Yeah, did you know there has either been a republican or a democrat since 1853?

Hmm interesting, and all the republican ones have had a beard

Oh did not know that, cool.

THe use of red and blue colors started only in 2000

Oh I thought that was always the case, interesting actually

Yeah.

When Truman visited disneyland he refused to get on the dumbo ride.

You know why?

Yeah because dumbos are associated with republicans and thus he refused

Yeah, he took it too far I think.

Did you know astronauts vote from space?

Yeah that is pretty cool.

In the UK not everyone had the right to vote 1918

Yeah some men were not allowed and I wonder if status had anything to go with that

Hm that is a good point actually, I wonder too.


I think it is interesting that the President is not just a term for the US.

Many other countries have Presidents too

Interesting I know Guatemala is one that does this.

I wonder what some other ones are.

Well, there are many countries that do.

However, some presidents are just more of a cerimonial position.

True, there are parliamentary republics like the UK I believe and then there are also dictatorships like in North Korea.

I think they refer to them as President but I am not sure.

Yes, in a lot of countries the term President is used for the dictator.

With the US system of government, one can still be President even though they lost the popular vote, it has happened 5 times already!

That is pretty crazy how the voting works in the US.

Apparently the greatest margin of losing was like 10%, that is a lot of people.

It really is.

Funny, up until 1805, the runner up in the election became the VP.

Can you imagine Clinton being the Vice for Trump?

That would be strange, earlier in her life she was president of Young Republicans in college.

How ironic.

And now she is on the other side.

And I believe Trump used to identify as Democrat as well

Makes sense, at some point the base shifted from the North, now a lot of Southern states are Republican, the Northeastern states have become more reliably Democrat.

And the Midwest is kind of a mix.

It might change with the new regime coming in.

Paul Ryan is out as the Republican leader soon.

Everything is backwards, Ayn Rand who was pretty famous as a republican used social security and medicare, which is usually opposed to an extent by Republicans which I think is kind of funny.

I think politicians should be a bit more laid back.

Heck, The Indonesia President released 3 pop records in office

Well Congress has an annual baseball game between the Democrats and Republicans.

Maybe they should televise it.

I know, except I recall the congressman getting shot a couple of years back at the game

Well people are people, 40% of people in Alabama still voted to ban interracial marriage in 2000 even though it can't be enforced.

Interesting.

Speaking of race, 34 percent of black men in Alabama have permanently lost their voting rights.

I don't think that matters, people are voting for chimpanzees, one almost won a mayoral race in Rio De Janiero getting like 400,000 votes.

That would be awesome.
Bananas for everyone.


Hi!
Are you a voter?

Yea, it's pretty crazy a chimpanzee got 400,000 votes in a mayoral election

Finally, a candidate I can get behind!

Citizens of Austin voted to have a dump named after Fred Durst.

Pretty funny, I never knew that Canada was a US state it would only have 50 electoral votes

Funny!

If there is such a thing as Canadian Astronauts, I wonder if they would be able to vote from space like the US astronauts do?

That would be pretty cool.

Did you know in 1957 JFK voted against the Civil Rights Act?

How times change!

34% of black males in Alabama have lost their right to vote.

What happened to "count every ballot?"

In 2000,  40 percent of voters voted to keep a ban on interracial marriage

Well, in Zimbabwe they elected someone they call, "President Banana"

That's pretty cool, did you know that Woodrow Wilson was the only President with a PhD?

Most politicians can also Pile if Higher and Deeper (PhD)... but can he sing?

The President of Indonesia released 3 pop albums while in office!

I doubt so, most US presidents don't even speak a foreign language fluently, the last to was FDR

Well, the top three wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

They could afford to buy a translator...

Yes but were any one of the 5 presidents to be elected by still losing the popular vote

I don't know, but until 1805, the loser in the presidential election automatically became VP, so that must have made things interesting!

That is pretty crazy, like John Wilkes Booth being in Lincoln's inauguration photo

I wonder if he stayed at the guest house while he was there?

It is bigger than the White House you know!

Lol, that would be pretty funny.

Did you know Hilary Clinton was the president of the young republicans in college?

That is probably because every President with a beard has been a republican.

She was keeping her options open.

I think Nixon was president during that time, he was the only president to propose a guaranteed minimum income

Yeah.

Before Trump, 1928 was the last time a republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


do you know much about presidents?

I know some stuff, like who the three wealthiest guys are so far, and you?

Nice, so who would that be on the top of the list?

That would be Jefferson, Washington and JFK

Yeah.

Did you know the first president of Zimbabwe was called Banana?

Yeah I wonder if that means something else in their language too though

Good point.

Did you know the white house is smaller than the guest house?

That is pretty cool.

Do you know how the runner up used to be elected?

Yes that was just the runner up moving into that position

Yes I guess both parties won in one way or another

Right?

The president of Indonesia is a pop star

Yes and released three albums.
Did you vote at the last election?

I sure did.
Did you know even astronauts vote?

Yes they vote from space, much cooler than we do here

I know.

In India the government set up a polling station for a guy who lived in the forest with tigers

WOw that is total dedication.

In the UK not all men were allowed to vote until 1918

I wonder what rules existed back then to prevent them from voting.

I wonder too.
IN Alabama most black man cannot vote

Yeah that is about one third of them, and that is permanent

Yeah.

Did you know republicans presidents have a bear

Yeah I wonder until when though because some have not had one


Hey!
Are you interested in politics?

I do follow a bit, right now everything political is so tense, especially with Trumps comments.

True.

A lot of changes for the last... how many?

3 years or so... Do you vote regularly?

I do, although just over half of Americans do.

Sad really.

Well, it's always this way in democracy.

Just countries like Soviet Union or North Korea could be examples of almost 100% of people, who vote.

It's difficult to believe in 2019 that just 100 years ago not all men in UK had a right to vote.

Crazy.

In 2000 40% of Alabama residents voted to keep an interracial marriage ban.

Interesting!

Btw, about Alabama...

I've read that 34% of black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.

I'm wondering what "permanently" means in this case?

Why?

How is it possible?

Any idea?

If you are a convicted felon you can't vote.

That is what I am guessing is the cause of that.

Ok, it could be.
I didn't think about it.
Anyway it sounds terrible.
34% is a lot.
Are you Republican?

Can't say that I am.
I tend to vote blue.

Did you know that using of "red" and "blue" colors only started in 2000?

Well, I'm not old enough to remember, but I was sure it was always like this.

The 2000 Election was the first I voted in.

So I remember it from then, but thought it was always that way.

Trump isn't in a list of Top 3 wealthiest Presidents in US history.

I didn't know that.

Interesting!

They must account for inflation, or the fact he might be misrepresenting his wealth.

It could be.

I'm wondering why the first President of Zimbabwe was called President banana.

Was he Ok with that name?

haha

I was shocked by that too.

His name was Cannan Banana.

So it wasn't like some of the names we have for politicians in America!

Really?

That's funny!

Did you know that the guest house of US President is larger than the White House?

I'm wondering where it is located.

Yeah.

I dont think I have even seen pictures of it.

Me too.

It's kind of mystery for me.

I'll google it after hit.

How difficult to vote for some people!!!

Astronauts vote from space and in India just one person vote in pooling station in a forest full of dangerous lions!

And yet they still manage, unlike about 30% of Americans who just dont make it to the polls.

True, it could be better.
It was nice to chat with you!
Have a good day!

You too!


Can you believe the first president of Zimbabwe was called "President Banana"?

That's pretty crazy

hahaha thats wierd.

1988 a chimpanzee received 400.000 votes in a mayoral election in rio de janeiro, coming in third place.

I mean, politicians, apes, there isn't much of a difference haha

haha true.The only us president to have a phd is woodrow wilson

Yeah, I think a bunch of them got honorary PHDs too, but he's the only one that earned it.

what is that Honorary Phd,  they just give that to you?

Yeah, it's pretty meaningless, just sort of a University's way to honor success and service

haIf all of canada was one state in the us, it would have 50 electoral votes , fewer than california.

Yeah, Canada isn't that big at all.

California is huge, it's got like 40 million people

Canada seems huge on the map though.

I guess the population is just more spread out.

Yeah, it's mostly along the US border, and it's actually smaller than depicted on most of the maps because of the Mercator projection.

In 2000 40 percent of alabamans voted to keep the state's unenforceable ban on interracial marriage

Also, 34% of their black male population have permanently lost the right to vote.

oh right I read that.
I wonder why though

I think most of it has to do with being a convicted felon, but I could be wrong

That makes sense.

5 presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote.

greatest margin 10%

Yeah, and in 6 out of the last 7 elections Republicans have lost the popular vote.

I think the only one that won it was Bush in 2004

Thats interesting.

Yeah, it's crazy to think that majority doesn't always win

I know right.
Like the previous election.

Yeah, I think Trump lost by a couple million votes, but that's what gerrymandering does to elections

Good talking to you,  have a good one.


Good Morning!
Have you been to any concerts lately?

No, in fact I don't quite remember my last concert.

Like the Ramone who probably don't remember their first concerts, they have been touring for 20 years.

Oh wow that's been awhile.
They've played over 2263 concerts.

I must be horrible for family life, but I don't think family life is in the value of the Ramones.

haha I'm sure it's not.

They could be as bad as Creed though and get sued for putting on a bad concert.

I don't think they would have continued touring if there were continually sued for putting bad shows.

I wonder how bad the concert was.

It must have been really bad.

Did you know that when Obama went to India, they removed all coconuts in the surrounding area.

Why would they do that ?

So one wouldn't fall on him I'm guessing haha.

That would be dangerous, I always have difficulties to open them when I buy them at the grocery store.

Yes I avoid them because of that difficulty.

Speaking of presidents, the three wealthiest presidents were JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

Which one surprises you the most ?
Me, it is Washington.

Me too, but I'm sure he was a businessman before being the General he was.

But, he could have lost a lot if thing did not go his way.

I think that makes him even more a hero.

I agree.

I wonder if he's the one that made the guest house bigger at the White House than the White House itself?

Did Washington build the white house ?

I think he helped design it maybe?

Yeah, probably, and must have a thought about a guest house, since there were not much hotels in Washington at the time.

Oh I agree, Did you know the president of Indonesia has realesed 3 pop albums?

This means that the first one was "good" enough to warrant the publication of 2 others.

That is surprising.

have a good day!


Hello.

Do you prefer either republican or democrats when voting?

Hello.

I would rather not answer that.

Are you comfortable answering such a question?

Well I'm still deciding.

Currently I am more republican of the two simply based on the party's ideals and side on hot issues, but I wouldn't say I am a fervant republican.

I often care more about the candidates than party, but the last elections candidates weren't favorable

Interesting.

So you favor the Republicans on issues, but don't care for most of the candidates?

Did you vote in the 2018 midterms?

I could not since I was out of the country at the time.

I wonder if we will ever get a president from an unaffiliated 3rd party who isn't republican or democrat?

We still haven't

I think it's unlikely.

There hasn't been one in over 100 years.

And the government is set up to be a two-party system.

Do you think having lots of viable parties would be better?

Not really, but as I said I care more about the candidate.

If memory serves, I think I learn that Roosevelt came remarkably close

I have an idea, I think billionaires shouldn't be allowed to run for president.

JFK was one of the wealthiest presidents, and he was only a millionaire.

What do you think?

Well this might be a digression, but according to plato, the most idealistic of rulers/presidents would be philosopher kinds who have the mental capacity, wisdom, and experience, but wouldn't have worldly affiliations or possessions to influence his judgement.

Not a digression at all!

I think big money is what has destroyed politicians today.

It is what's allowed all three branches of government to be Republicn right now.

I wonder if there should be safeguards against THAT!

I guess at the end of the day we are all human so any system we create is inherently flawed despite the best intentions.

In any case, both republicans and democrats have their history of pros and cons such as the republicans being initally founded by anti slave activists, economic modernizers, and etc

Yes, but things like gerrymandering have gotten out of hand.

The GOP seems to be willing to "bend the rules" on things like gerrymandering in order to stay in power.

Also, the Electoral College seems to me to be way out of date.

Don't you thnk we should abolish that?

From my current limited understanding I do support your point, but I think to have a solid view, I need to learn more in depth about the current situation to make a decision I won't regret

That's fair.

I do think in this current climate we have to educate ourselves as much as possible.

It's not impossible to change the Constitution, which would be required in order to get rid of the Electoral College.

Until 1805 the runner up in a presidential election automatically became vice president.

That was a good change, don t you think?

Well I know when people wrote the constitution, they knew that times would change, just not how it would so inherently the constitution is fixable, leading to amendments.

Also normally i think that traditions would be a good idea, but I personally would not want that both trump and hillary to be president and vp

Speaking of Trump, I didn't vote for him and never would.

I think he's destroying America.

Being as you lean GOP, do you  think he's doing a good job?

Although the republican party is holding the presidency of trump, I don't think as a president he is doing very well.

There are some good things that are an indirect consequence like his unpredictability, but that is a double edge sword for both US and other countries

I don't think we need a double edged sword in the White House.

I think we need someone who is solid, predictable and reasonable.

We would need respectable, solid, and predictable people to be running in the first place unlike the last election.

Sometimes votes don't seem to matter since people can become president even when losing in the popular vote

That's because of the Electoral Collge.

It allows the person with FEWER votes to win.

It's wrong.

I agree with the Democratic party, "stop the madness".

Time for some big changes, I think.

I personally understand why everyone gets a vote, but I feel all votes should be the same.

At the same time, who gets to decide whose vote should be valued more right?

It is a grey line

There is an important idea that it should be "one person one vote".

Why should any vote be valued more than any other?

It seems we agree on this, but I don't understand the idea that there's a 'grey line'.

Well I feel that all votes should be equal, but people should be required to do a certain degree of studying or have unbiased education.

It seems a bit unfair how the vote of a person who did the research is equal to someone who just randomly chose

Unfortunately that's not the American way.

Stay frosty, my friend!

In any case, it was fun to think in depth about politics.

Thank you for the wonderful chat.


Hey, have you heard about the AR-15?

I have, I dont know much about guns but it seems like its a popular gun.

It is quite a scary model

True.

All of the customization options make it even scarier.

That rifle should be banned or sold with hard to get permits

Well, there was a ban in 1994, but it expired in 2004.

It didn't do much good anyways.

I see, well I guess criminals will always find the way to get guns.

There was a military officer that wanted to order 80000 of them its a good thing the military already had M-14 in production

I only hope that they go ahead and stop manufacturing the military-style assault weapons.

Less weapons can only be good for the streets, its scary how the AR-15 can be bought by mostly anyone older than 18, you just have to have a clean record

Very true.

If it wasn't for civilians getting their hands on them, I think they could be useful for the military.

They could, it seems like they are easy to use, it can fire dozens of rounds per second although I think the military  issued version is different

It probably is.
It still most likely has a low recoil.

Yeah, I wonder if Barack Obama was in office when the AR-15 became popular in the states

I think it became popular before he became president.

I see, well maybe when he was a senator then back in 2005-2008

Possibly.

That was back before he got the codename Renegade.

I see.

I know this has nothing to do with the topic but I think Obama and Michelle make a great couple

They really do.

I bet she was so proud when he became the first African American president.

I bet she was, I bet they both were and their first date was to see Spike Lees show, do the right thing

Wow, I didn't that!

Yeah they also earned a lot of money together by 2010 they had a 1,728,096 fortune and pair like 453,770 in taxes!

Talk about a power couple!

I agree, I think they complement each other.


Hi there, Do you know much about world presidents?

I know alot about presidents actually, for instance the only president to have a PhD was Woodrow Wilson.

He was president in the early 20th century

That is amazing, good for him.

DO you know who the three wealthiest US presidents in its history have been so far?

I think I do.

one is probably Washington another is Jefferson, who is the third?

The third one is actually JFK.

I guess we have to consider inflation there too

Yes I think so.

I'm also shocked that Trump is not in the top three, and further I'm shocked that the last President to speak a foreign language fluently was FDR, that was a long time ago

That was a long time ago, I am surprised by that actually.

Did you know the president of Indonesia is also a pop star?

No I didn't know that!

What are some songs that he sang?

I'll look them up.

What are your thoughts on Guatemala by the way?

I am not sure of his songs as I have never heard them but the guy has already released three albums.

Not sure if they like him or they listen to them because he is the President.

Haha that's a good point.

did you know that Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be taken with a photograph on his inauguration?

And John Wilkes booth was actually in that picture with him?

That's so crazy

That is crazy indeed.

Do you know how the vice president used to be elected prior to 1805?

Wonder how that would work today.

Yeah that seems like it could be a problem today haha.

Did you know that only five presidents have been elected while losing the popular vote?

That's pretty nuts to me

To be honest I still do not get that very much but as well I guess this is how the system works.

On another topic, do you attend concerts much?

I do.

I do go to concerts from time to time.

I never saw a Lou Reed concert though.

Apparently him and his wife put on high-frequency concerts for dogs haha.

I wonder how they know if the dogs like the music

I would love to go to one of those.

I bet you they are better than that Creed concert that was so bad, people sued them.

That would be embarrassing LOL, do you like Abba by the way?

they turn down a billion dollars to do a, 100 concert tour.

That seems crazy, I know I would do taht

I wonder why they did that and yes, I actually like them quite a bit.

Maybe someone needed to offer them that ancient theater in Croatia to perform there.

Yeah I would check that out!

I would also check out a Foo Fighters concert, they did one so loud, that it showed up on seismic monitors back in New Zealand LOL

Wow, probably freaked them out at the station a bit.

And did you know the Ramones toured for 20 years and played a staggering number of concerts, 2263 of them

That is staggering!

Very impressive in my opinion, speaking of loud concerts though, Deep Purple broke a record back in 1972 for loudness, and three people actually were rendered unconscious, that's scary

That is scary and does not make for a very great concert going experience I would assume.

It was super nice chatting with you.

Have a great rest of the day :)


Hi.
Did you vote in the mid-term elections?

Yeah, I did it via mail though...how about you?

I was travelling, so I voted early.

It seems that as a general rule, the President's party loses seats during the midterm.

Were you surprised to the House of Representatives flip?

Yeah, I was surprised at first but like me, I see pro and cons for all sides of discussion.

Did you know astronauts can vote from outer space!

I did not know that.

I just thought they voted early, like me.

But, I guess with the many months stays on the International Space Station, voting early is out of the question and provisions had to be made to vote from space.

In an interesting bit of trivia, India sets up a voting booth in a lion-infested forest for one voter.

That has to be a high risk commute to go and vote!!

Wow, whomever he or she votes for should win!

Agreed.

With respect to the House flipping, do you see an upside?

I use to believe, in the days when compromise was achievable, that having the legislative and executive branches of government controlled by different parties was a good thing.

It slowed things down and they would have to work together on compromise.

Now, it seems compromise between the Dems and the Repubs is wishful thinking.

I really don't know.

I guess if it speeds things along, it is better.

After all if things dont work, well know faster lol.

My biggest concern is that if the legislative branch can't get its act together, that the President may issue a slew of executive orders.

Remember when President Obama said he had a pen and was not afraid to use it?

The problem with executive orders is they can be thrown out the window should the next President not like them.

And, Trump has done his fair share of that.

Yes, he needs to lighten up....maybe we can get president banana from zimbabwe to talk to him,

Perhaps...

I recently learned a little bit more about American history.

Did you know that until 1805, the runner-up in the presidential election would be the Vice President?

Can you visualize a President Trump working with a VP Clinton?

Haha, that's a good one.

You made my day.

They wouldn't even be able to agree to naming garbage dump's like the one after fred durst in Texas.

I visualize them having competing Twitter feeds!!!

Trump would be strategizing behind close doors with Mitch McConnell.

Clinton would be strategizing with Alexandria Ocasia-Cortez.

It would be a content news and social media battle!

Imagine if there was social media around when harry truman refused to be photographed at disneyland so that he would not be associated with republicans.

Social media would have been on fire with the left fringe praising him and the right fringe condemning him.

Do you think Trump will reshape the Republican Party.

Or, will the Republican Party be damaged by him?

After all, Barry Goldwater took a somewhat liberal Republican Party and began the conservative shift that was fulfilled with Reagan.

I personally cannot see Trump having a significant transformational effect on the Repubs.

It is really hard to say....personal fun fact, I worked for a company that provided Trump Tower's office supplies and he made an appearance before he was president and I thought he was such a nice guy!

That's a unique position to be in.

I have never seen Trump in person.

I recently read a bit of Presidential trivia that the 3 wealthiest Presidents were Kennedy, Washington,, and Jefferson.

I am starting to wonder if that is outdated.

After all, Trump is a billionaire.

Any thoughts?

Yes, you are right.

Before Trump it was actually George Washington who in todays times would be half a billionaire!

Good old inflation affecting the time value of money always makes those assessment a bit more complex.

In a way, I am glad Trump is an outsider.

I was a bit fed up of the political family dynasties.

Did you know that until Trump, their was always a Nixon or a Bush on a winning Republican presidential ticket?

Wow, that's incredible.

Looks like it will always be a republican or democrat for president.

There has not been a 3rd party President since 1853

I know, George Washington was dismayed when he saw the rise of political parties.

I too did wished they did not exist.

I want my Senators and Representatives to vote on what is best for my state and the nation, not what the Party dictates.

Too much rides on Party loyalty, like getting a seat on important committees.

I do hope the Red and Blue can come together and work for the good of the country.

Its been good talking with you.

Its Mardi Gras season down here in Louisiana and one of my children is in tonight's parade with her schools marching band.

Take care...

Oh wow....I was hesitant to talk politics on line but it was a pleasure to hear your views.

Have fun tonight!


Hello, do you want to chat about the President, Voting, or the Republicans?

Hey how is it going, I'm down for whatever.

Voting is pretty patriotic though, unlike the President.

Ok, voting it is.

Let's start with the basics.

Voting is a method for a group to make a decision or express an opinion, usually followed by discussions, debates or election campaigns.

For sure, did you vote the last election?

No, but I'm going to in the next one.

I have to register my new address and then I can vote.

What do you think of the voting laws?

Seems like the people in charge are not too willing to let everyone vote.

I haven't kept up on the current news about voting but I do know that astronauts vote from space.

Amazing!

The history of voting hasn't been great, not everyone had the right to vote until the 1960s.

It's pretty cool that astronauts still vote.

Yes, I  heard that too.

Not all men in the UK had the vote until 1918, either.

That's pretty interesting, better than India, they have a polling booth in a forest full of lions for one voter.

Texting is probably either at this point.

Wow, imagine that.

I just found out that 34% of the black male population in Alabama has permanently lost the right to vote.

That's strange, wonder why?

Systemic racism and laws I would imagine, what would you guess?

I don't really know.

But I thought it was strange that the citizens of Austin Tx voted to rename their garbage dump after Fred Durst.

I would have voted for that.

Can you think of any reasons why they can't vote in Alabama?

No, I don't follow a lot of news hype.

I thought it was funny, though, that the first president of Zimbabwe was called President Banana.

For sure, thought that was pretty funny too, apparently it was his name and not a nickname like I first thought ha.

I'm really surprised the guest house of the white house is bigger than the actual thing.

Well, apparently the old-time politicians got along better than they do today because up until 1805 in the US, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the Vice President.

For sure, that would be pretty cool to see.

It's so polarizing now it's unbearable to watch.

I wonder what those tweets would look like back in the early 1800s haha.

I agree,  Politics is a strange thing in this country.

Even back in 1957 President Harry Truman visited Disneyland and refused to be photographed on the Dumbo ride so he wouldn't be associated with Republicans.

Come on, now.

Lol, for sure.

That's pretty funny.

I wonder how different it'd look for Truman at Disneyland back then, probably was just like any other person there right?

Now the whole place would be shut down for whoever the president is.

Yes, good point, it's only gotten more out-of-control.

Another strange point is that every US president with a beard has been a Republican.

Well, nice chatting with you this evening.

Have a good one.


How's it going, did you know president is a common title for heads of states in most republics?

hi how are you?

yes, the title is widely used but it seems to have many meanings

Yea, in parliamentary republics presidents are usually a ceremonial title

Yeah, i dont attach much to the title.

president could be powerful, but might not.

might be elected, might not.

Yea, I wonder how the President Banana of Zimbabwe came to power

Zimbabwe?

I wonder too.

I bet the fix was in.

At least, after he got into power, i dont expect that the elections did much.

very frustrating.

The president of Indonesia probably fix the sales of the 3 pop albums he released while in office

I would love to become president and launch a pop career LOL does he make much money from these albums?

I wonder.

He must if he released 3 pop albums instead of one, he must be topping the charts in Indonesia

I bet that he is pretty good, but does it help if you're president?

Can you hire the best composers, musicians and producers?

Well if you're the type of president who is also a dictator you can

Would you get more votes with a good pop album?

Is that the way to get the support of the people?

Or should I release rap albums?

Whatever it takes to be wealthy like JFK, Washington, and Jefferson; the 3 wealthies US presidents

Yes, that is an ambitious goal, but one worthy of the greatest presidents.

I should try to do that.

so should Trump.

he could do duets with Kanye and makes some money.

Yea, the only prerequisites for being president is to be a republican or democrat, since that's the only party who held it since 1853

Yeah, the blue/red division is a real irritation.

hard for outsiders to get into the system.

Yea or for a Republican ticket not to feature a Nixon or Bush on it, hasn't happened since 1928

I would like to see that Guatemalan law in the US.

relatives of the president cannot run for the office.

That would be nice, it's not like they haven't changed those before, like in 1805 when vice presidents weren't automatically the runner up of the election

i figure that law was put in place for a reason, then they realized that it just couldnt work.

the VP position was a consolation prize, but had no power.

Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hey how are you, what do you think of the president

I think he is doing good, did you know that the U.S. President's guest house is larger than the White House?

He is?

That's interesting to hear.

I did not know that, I've never see the guest house

Yeah it is located in Washington DC.

as well.

Did you know that until 1805 the runner up was selected as the vice president?

I did not, how do you think Trump and Hillary would get along if they did that now?

Trump is a business man, but Hilary doesn't like him.

Did you know that the Republican party is named after republicanism which is a major ideology of the American Revolution?

You think Trump is a good businessman?

Seems like his track record showed he wasn't and probably not that rich unlike JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

Yeah those presidents were rich as well.

Did you know that the Indian goverment sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter?

I did, you think they'd switch to texting or something by now.

Do you think the Republicans of today would be the same anti-slavery activists from the 1800s?

Oh I did read that.

Did you know that  astronauts vote from space?

Do you think they would be the same though?

Did you mean the same votes from space?

No about the republicans of today being the anti-slavery activists of the 1800s that the party was founded on?

That is a good question.

I dont think they support slavery so in that aspect they are the same.

However the culture changes so do the people a little bit.

Do you think that the republicans beleive the same today as they did in the 1800's?

No, they're completely different parties.

Nothing about conservatives or Repubicans say anything about equal rights and what not, take a look at Charlottesville.

I don't think they'd have fought for the north, that's just me though.

I agree the culture changes and what was considered conservative before now is ultra conservative.

What do you mean by that?

The things that were going on in the 1950's as an example do not happen today.

Woman were expected to stay home at that time now they are in the workplace.

So as the culuture changes so do the people who become poilitians

To some extent, it definitely evolves.

Lots of people want to go back to the 1950s way of life, you hear people say it all the time.

I've never heard a person of color say that, it was pretty crappy for them.

I'd like to think the culture keeps shifting but at this point the division is pretty clear.

Oh well, as long as people are nice with each other it will go along way.

Yes the 1950's were not good for people of color, but I see their viewpoints on the other issue not that I agree with them.

What do you think about going back to the 1950's culture with the exception of racial discrimination?

It'd suck lol, nostalgia is such a powerful thing.

I love the internet, can research anything at any point in time about whatever.

Same with youtube and all that.

Plus, people were still getting polio back then lol.

Anyways, great chatting with you, I hope you have a great rest of the night.

Take care!


Hey how's it going?
I think voting is so important.
Astronauts even vote from space.

I agree.

I'm personally Republican.

I don't have a beard, but every US President with a beard has been a Republican.

Oh wow that is an interesting fact.

The grand old party is definitely Conservative!

For sure, but the use of the color red to represent Republicans didn't start until 2000.

YesThat is interesting I thought it was always a moniker for the parties.

I guess in the past the elephant used to be more representative of Republicans.

Especially since Truman didn't even want to be pictured with one.

I think I heard of that.
I believe that was way back in 1957.

Yes exactly.

Actually happened when Truman visited Disneyland and he didn't want to ride on the Dumbo ride.

Didn't want to be associated with the Republicans, but there hasn't been a President that was't a member of one of the two main parties since 1853.

Wow that is surprising they definitely have power.

The last time a Republican was elected president without a Nixon or Bush on the ticket was 1928.

I assume this doesn't account for the most recent election though.

Voting is so important though.

The Indian government once even set up a polling booth for one voter.

That is great to hear.
Just got a watch out for those lions!

I know really!

You can vote for everything nowadays.

I think some people in TX even voted what to name their garbage dump.

I think it's funny that they voted on Fred Durst!

I guess if you're from Austin, TX, you must like Fred Durst.

Or they hate him and that's why they wanted to name garbage after him LOL.

In any case I wonder if the rename actually happened?

Not sure.

That is a strange name though.

Almost as strange as the first president f Zimbabwe, President Banana

Yes exactly.

I wonder what the president of Indonesia has for his nickname?

Maybe pop king?

Possibly considering he released three pop albums while in office.

Yes I wonder how those albums were received in the country?

Oddly enough the US presidents guest house is larger than the White House.

It was nice talking with you this morning.

Hope you have a good day.

Same to you.

Bye!


Hi!
Do you follow politics?

Yes.
Vote, too.
You?

I try, sometimes it gets very negative.
I always vote, it is so important.

Agree.

Did you know that, in ancient Athens, a lottery was held to select officials.

Apparently, they were afraid that, otherwise, a "ruling family" would take over.

I can see how they could fear that.

Yes, me too.

Lots of ruling families throughout history!

Like our election system, mostly.

Not sure how we limit the negative stuff today, though...?

I dont know, first step take away all of their twitter accounts?

Great idea.

Eliminate the "talking heads"!

Wonder what, say, Washington or Jefferson would say?

They would likely be surprised in the direction the country has gone.

Some of how people choose to interpret things today

I'll bet.

Of course, money did help buy them power, and some of that $$$ came from slave ownership.

Ever think we're heading toward a one-party state?

No, I always think there will be that huge division.

There are so many polarizing topics.

What about the x-factor, the internet, and its power in the 21st century?

Good?

Bad?

The internet is a wonderful resource, it helps us out so much.

Information is so accessible.

True.

But misinformation is power-full, too.

Do you think the role of the president has changed in, say, the last 25 years?

I do.

I think in the past they have taken a bigger leadership roll.

I think now their power is somewhat limited.

Interesting.

Think in the past that many US presidents understood they headed only 1 branch of fed.

gov't.

Relied less on exec.

powers, mostly.

Could be wrong...

I think they lead their branch better, I feel now our president tries to control everything, but in actuality ends up controlling nothing well.

Well said.

Still glad about our electoral system.

In my state, it is well-run, w/lots of observers at the polls, when I worked them.

In the US, even our astronauts can vote from space!

I live in the state that always manages to mess things up, Florida.

Ah, yes, Florida!

Heard that, next door, in AL, about 34% of black male population has perm.

lost right to vote.

Felony arrests?

Incarceration, I wonder?

I am guessing Felonies.

Sad.

Some GOP officials want to restrict voting even further, I've heard.

That is crazy.

They likely want to take away votes from those who vote against them

Could be.

Odd, that the GOP was once a strong anti-slavery party...

It is odd.
Anyway, I must get going!
Have a great day!


Did you know the president of Indoensia has released 3 pop albums while in office?

That is pretty wild, it would be like Trump doing more Celebrity Apprentice shows.

I think that is a fabulous idea.
I hope he does it.

I mean, since he is not listed as one of the three wealthiest presidents, he could get his name on that list.

Yeah, I actually double checked that in my spare time, according to wikipedia Trump is actually the wealthiest ever.

Ha.

Gotta love outdated information.

I checked out the President Banana thing.

It turns out his name is Cannan Banana.

Hilarious, is it a joking nickname or something?

Nope, his legal name.

Oh, now that makes sense.
That's pretty freaking awesome.

It really is.
I thought it was a nickname.

Yeah, well it was good to know.

Did you know the Indian government sets up polling booths in a forest for 1 voter?

I heard that, plus astronauts vote from space.

And still voter turn out is around 62%

That's awesome.

I was just watching a special on the Challenger shuttle the other day.

That was such a tragedy.

I saw some conspiracy theory that it was all faked and they are all still alive working somewhere else.

Yeah, it wasn't.

I know, I have friends that were there that saw it live.

I was really young when it happened, but they made us watch it live in school because it had a teacher going up in it.

I didnt think it was fake, the theory was pretty out there claiming one of them took over his brother's life...

But someone put a lot of work into the crazy

Yeah, some people have crazy theories out there.

Especially when it comes to politics and the government

Yeah, did you know every president with a beard has been a republican?

I heard that, what an odd stat.
I wonder why?

I'm not sure, but nice chatting with you.


Hi there!

How cool is it that the three richest Presidents in history were Washington, Jefferson and JFK?

that is really odd, i take it that is adjusted for inflation?

those are two different time periods

I would have to agree for sure.

Otherwise it would likely include our current President.

speaking of that whole thing, hillary clinton was the president of the young republicans club in college

No way!

That is insane!!

Even more crazy, before the rule changed in 1805 in the US the runner up in the Presidential election became the VP.

I actually think that is sort of a good idea, as long as they are not too upset about losing i suppose

Oh, I think it was a great idea to change.

We need more relaxed rules though.

Ones more like Indonesia where the President has released 3 pop albums while in office.

that is hilarious, i wonder if they get a lot of play time on the radio over there!

Yes, I wonder.
It would be interesting to find out.

it sure would I can imagine if Trump put out a rap album or something similar haha

It is interesting that in the year 2000 consistent use of red and blue colors for Republicans and Democrats started consistently.

oh really?

that makes sense, i have seen those two colors my whole life, but I was very young then

Well, since 1853 there hasn't been a President that was not Republican or Democrat.

what party won the election before that, do you know?

I do not, but I would have to guess it would be an Independent, right?

I suppose so, it is crazy to think they have a chance to win, or did in the past, since we are so often a two party system

Yes I agree.

The Republican Party has also been given the name the Grand Old Party, or the GOP and originally subscribed to liberalism.

I had no idea that was what GOP stood for, you learn something new everyday, genuinely.

they should bring back the democrat vs republican baseball games

Oh, I didn't know they had those.That would be fun.

it was, they did it for awhile, the republicans are leading by 3 wins at the moment apparently

I'm good with that.

There has been such a rivalry between the parties that Truman visited Disneyland in 1957 and refused to get photographed on the Dumbo ride to not be associated with Republicans

that is hilarious, what an odd hill to die on.

but to each their own I suppose.

if he was that invested he would not be in disneyland.

But it has been nice chatting with you, have a great day!


hey did you know that the only presidents to sport beards have been republicans?

I did not, I was surprised to learn that the president's guest house is bigger than the White House.

ya that is screwy, what I didn't know too is that red and blue for dems adn republicans only started in the year 2000

I don't remember that, I thought it would have started a lot longer.

I think we should go back to the vice president being the one who lost the election, maybe then things would get done.

haha ya that would eb interesting!

before trump, the last president who didn't have a nixon or bush on the ticket was in the year 1928

Was that for the republicans?

I find it unreal that trump isn't one of the top three richest presidents.

ya I was shocked at that too, it must be adjusted for inflation if washington and jefferson were in the top 3

I didn't know that the Kennedy family was that wealthy.

I think that trump acted awful after John McCain's death

nope we've seen in politics that money doesn't buy class, reminds me of the president of zimbabwe, I don't know why he is called president banana.

That's hilarious.

I think we should call all of our presidents, Banana from now on.

Even the one from Indonesia, even though he is literally a rock star.

haha ya he made 3 pop albums, maybe kanye west will run for president and release an album haha

I hope not, lol.

If he does, he can go to Disney and announce his presidency from the Dumbo ride, since he's more of a democrat anyway.

haha that's true, what is cool is that astronauts vote from space, I never knew that

I think I may have, but wasn't sure.

I was too busy researching why felons have their voting rights taken away, and finding out that around 30% of black men in Alabama lost the right to vote.

ya that is not good, also surprising that before 1918 not all men in the uk had the right to vote

It's weird how so many things are so similar between our two countries.

I would have loved to have gone to a voting location in a forest that was full of lions, like in India.

Though, I have to question that, as I don't think there are lions in India.

thats a good point I don't remember hearing about lions there, do you like fred durst?

I guess Austin TX voted to rename their garbage dump after him haha

I do, and that still cracks me up when I think of it.

Maybe he should record with the Indonesian president.

haha that would be funny!

Apparently the Republican party was founded in 1854 and was founded by anti-slavery activists

Yes, it was, and Theodore Roosevelt formed the "Bull Moose" party.

Yes, and there was a surge in the conservative Party after Barry Goldwater in 1964 which contintued through the Reagan terms


Are you comfortable talking about politics?

Uhhhh more or less.

So what do you think about the current state of voting?

I think that it is awesome that astronauts can vote from space/

I feel that people should vote more in the usa.

Do you think there should be mandatory voting?

I 'd rather just talk about the history of voting and fun facts.

Oh okay.

Well a interesting fact, though not fun, is that 34% of the black population in alabama can't vote permanently

That is sad that they have permanently lost the right to vote.

I suspect it's due to the racism in our criminal justice system.

I agree.

Have you heard of the funny vote in austin texas?

What is the funny vote?

They voted to rename their garbage dump after fred durst.

I guess they really don't like fred durst?

I guess not.

Did you know that not all men in the UK had the vote until 1918?

I sure wonder why.

Well the indian government set up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter.

I guess votes matter that much there

Wow!
That shows that every vote counts.

Right?

After all it is an important decision to select the president

Very true.

Do you know the top three wealthiest presidents?

I know washington was quite affluent.
Not sure about the rest though

It is JFK, Washington, and Jefferson.

I didn't realize JFK was so wealthy.

In any case, thanks for the informative chat.


Hello,  do you like music or dance?

Its so crazy that ballet dancers go through about 4 pairs of shoes in about a week!

I like music!

I did not know stevie wonder was at the white house that much.

Oh really?
What did he do there?

Presidential medal of honor for one and then he played for parties and the Obamas.

Seems like a good gig.

Wow that is nice!

I read he tried to get the crowd to do sing a longs but it was a bust lol I guess no one wanted to sing a long!

Linkin park's "hybrid theory" is the best-selling album of the 21st century.

That was a great album so many great songs on it!

Do you like linkin park?

What's you favorite song?

I do like Linkin Park.

Hybrid theory was so good.

From front to back, a solid album.

I like "in the end".

Also liked the collaboration with Jay z.

Nice.

I think all the songs they did with Jay z were amazing!

My favorite LP song was Numb.

Nice!Despite being released over 40 years ago, the dark side of the moon was still one of the best-selling albums of 2014.

That is very impressive!
Who still buys it I wonder?
Like people who just lost their copy?
lol

HA!

I do not know if you know football, but that's like Tom Brady being in the top 5 in jersey sales.

He's been in the league for 17 years.

How can you not have a jersey by now?

Haha maybe you are waiting for that sale ...for 15 years for the price to go down.

surprise,  hes a very popular player,  its not going down.

ll

Tupac danced ballet in high school and ended up portraying the mouse king in a production of the nutcracker.

I hope there is a video of this somewhere,  that would be hilarious!

Right?

Babies spontaneously dance when they hear music, and smile more when they hit the beat

Awww it is so cute when babies dance!

I have seen it happen a lot!

Do you remember the dancing baby from Ally Mc Beal?

HAHA .
yeah thats quite the memory you have!

Cuz I loved that weird show!
lol

There is a website where you can listen to thousands of episodes of classic radio dramas for free

Nice!

i guess it you dont have audible that would be the way to go!

Its been fun chatting!

Have a good one!


How's it going, did you know audio cassettes albums began in the 1970s?

I didn't know that.
What about CDs, in the 80s?

I remember reading how expensive they were back then.

I prefer cds to the mp3 format that's been used since the early 2000s

What about the radio, do you listen to the radio?

Yea, it's pretty crazy how you're able to manipulate the amplitude of radio wave to listen to music on a radio

That it is.

Did you know there is a website where you can listen to classical radio dramas?

No, that's pretty cool.

I wonder if WWII soldiers were able to listen to radio dramas with their foxhole radios

They were, they could make radios out of razorblades and pencils.

I'd really like to listen to Jupiter's radio storms using an am radio, I wonder what frequency picks them up

I'm not sure, I wonder what it sounds like.

Probably a lot better than Canadian radio that by law requires 40% of the music played to be Canadian lol

Interesting, it must be not very good up there then to listen.

Well it's probably better than listening to the classical latin program 'Nuntii Latni' that is broadcasted in Finland

Yeah, that is for sure.
I don't speak latin, do you?

Nope.

I think I'd rather listen to the 100 year old identical twins who released a rap album in Japan

What did they rap about, do you know?

I have no idea, maybe gangsta rap since the twins released it in 1992

Did you know that babies dance when they hear music?

Yea, and babies also smile more when listening to music beats

Interesting, they can probably dance better than me.

LOL

Me too.
Well it was nice chatting with you


They say that even the ushers dance at a Stevie Wonder concert.

I heard that!
Awesome!
Do you have a favorite Album?

I think that Superstition is one of the classics of all time by anybody.

Good One!

Did you know Aerosmith made more money from guitar Hero than any album???

Crazy!

That is a shift in where the income comes from!

I would never have guessed it.

I love guitar.

I know, it's crazy.

They have had a ton of Albums too so it's mind boggling lol

I am one of those few people in the world who is a Christian.

I find it amazing that God created radio waves that can travel for light years in outer space.

I am a christian :) I know it's an amazing universe out there!

There is a radio station that translates solar activity into sound and you can listen to it and it's the suns Music!

Yes.

And then there are storms on Jupiter that transmit radio waves to earth!

Yes!

So amazing!

I think listening to the radio is so calming when I am driving!

I love music!

I like a wide variety of music styles.

Babies even dance when they hear music and they smile more too.

Yes, I think that is too sweet!

I like many genre's as well, always listening!

One of the most famous radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist.....can't explain that one lol!!

That would be hard to pull off on radio.

I am thankful that we have enough wealth on the planet to allow artists of all types to develop their skills for our sakes.

Exactly!

We are very fortunate to have such a vast entertainment sources.

I like watching people dance, that can be very exciting!

I was really entertained by "Lord of the Dance"  It was new to me when I saw it live here in Phoenix.

Now I can look on YouTube whenever I want.

I have not seen it, I will have to look it up!

Did you know that parrots dance perfectly in time with music?

We have a parrot and so entertaining!

My daughter had an African Gray.

They seem to be so smart.

Hers made a squeak that we could not identify until we heard it on a basketball game as the sneakers made the noise.

Hahaha!

That is adorable!

They are so smart.

I taught our parrot to sing, Another One Bites the Dust lol

Great!
What variety is yours?

I am not sure my daughter gave him to me lol

I hope you have a big cage.
I am going to go now.
Bye