The Big Ragu's Recent Activity

  1. The Big Ragu replied to the thread President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread.

    Tester is the worst of what our government has turned into, actually. He's the populist (who isn't even that charismatic, but how many...

    May 7, 2024 at 11:44 AM
  2. The Big Ragu replied to the thread The Economy.

    Rob Kaplan Rejoins Goldman Sachs as Vice Chairman and Member of the Management Committee That's Robert Kaplan, who used to be the...

    May 7, 2024 at 9:08 AM
  3. The Big Ragu replied to the thread President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread.

    That's the problem with this country in a nutshell, actually. Whoever is president should be superflous to your (or anyone's) livelihood.

    May 7, 2024 at 8:40 AM
  4. The Big Ragu replied to the thread President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread.

    If I have that kind of effect on your livelihood (let alone your life). ... you really need to get yourself a hobby.

    May 7, 2024 at 8:27 AM
  5. The Big Ragu replied to the thread President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread.

    You really need to find yourself a hobby.

    May 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM
  6. The Big Ragu replied to the thread 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs thread.

    Every country has one city that everybody makes fun of. In Canada, that city is Winnipeg. In Soviet Union, that city is Winnipeg. [IMG]

    May 7, 2024 at 6:00 AM
  7. The Big Ragu replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    It remains to be seen WHAT Hamas specifically is offering. There is nothing with any details of the proposal. And I have seen...

    May 6, 2024 at 3:30 PM
  8. The Big Ragu replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-humanitarian-aid-8659eae6e0a7362504f0aa4aa4be53e0 Yup. I'm a little...

    May 6, 2024 at 1:17 PM
  9. The Big Ragu replied to the thread 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs thread.

    I can't take credit for this observation, it might have been Larry Brooks (although I am not certain). Gerard Gallant didn't leave...

    May 6, 2024 at 11:27 AM
  10. The Big Ragu replied to the thread 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs thread.

    That power play is so damned good. The two no-look, behind the back passes, Kreider to Trocheck to Mika, that set that one up were...

    May 6, 2024 at 6:41 AM
  11. The Big Ragu replied to the thread 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs thread.

    NYR-Canes is going to be a really good series. The Washington Series felt like it was played in quicksand compared to how the Rangers...

    May 6, 2024 at 6:05 AM
  12. The Big Ragu replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    I can't get the link to work. ... But that Fareed Zakaria on CNN had two professors from Dartmouth on this morning, one is...

    May 5, 2024 at 1:58 PM
  13. The Big Ragu replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    I'm tired of the "academic freedom" polemics about this. Academic freedom can't exist in an overly controlled environment. It also...

    May 5, 2024 at 6:54 AM
  14. The Big Ragu replied to the thread President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread.

    He's also an expert on phrenology, astrology and using leeches to cure cancer.

    May 3, 2024 at 3:28 PM
  15. The Big Ragu replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    I thought that was actually Congressman Mike Collins in the overalls. Then when I realized it wans't, I was thinking that the fact that...

    May 3, 2024 at 1:02 PM
  16. The Big Ragu replied to the thread The Economy.

    https://www.profstonge.com/p/killing-the-golden-goose-millennials Rattling off the numbers, for Americans born in 1951 -- that's baby...

    May 3, 2024 at 12:19 PM
  17. The Big Ragu replied to the thread 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs thread.

    Same here. I used to HATE Kenny Albert. His voice and staccato and spitting into the microphone drove me up a wall. And I thought he...

    May 3, 2024 at 9:44 AM
  18. The Big Ragu replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    I'll take a very educated guess that whoever was involved, it had ZERO to do with them "rushing to defend Israel ," the way you said.

    May 3, 2024 at 9:29 AM
  19. The Big Ragu replied to the thread The Economy.

    Not even a good attempt at snark. ... He wasn't stealing from anyone, and certainly from the other "monopoly" players, so your post made...

    May 3, 2024 at 9:25 AM
  20. The Big Ragu replied to the thread President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread.

    I'll bet my life that he wasn't the one who actually paid for the pizza.

    May 3, 2024 at 9:13 AM
  21. The Big Ragu replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    This is what I remember seeing: You are being redirected...

    May 3, 2024 at 8:59 AM
  22. The Big Ragu replied to the thread Meanwhile on the International front.....

    Really? Do you have any examples of this? Not some isolated crockpot somewhere (you can find someone out there saying anything), but...

    May 3, 2024 at 8:49 AM
  23. The Big Ragu replied to the thread The Economy.

    Pioneer produces 350,000 barrels a day. Global demand for oil is more than 100 MILLION barrels a day. Whatever conversations he was...

    May 3, 2024 at 8:26 AM