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Ocelot II

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5. Well, maybe he just means that you might not know *exactly* when something is going to happen,

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 09:48 AM

22 hrs ago

so "imminent" could mean in ten minutes, or an hour, or tomorrow. So if you can't time it exactly, describing some possible occurrence as imminent is just subjective. Right, Dan? Is that it?

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Dan Crenshaw says the word "IMMINENT" is "subjective" [View all] Miles Archer 22 hrs ago OP

Definition of "imminent": about to occur; threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending. sop 22 hrs ago #1

Well, maybe he just means that you might not know *exactly* when something is going to happen, Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #5

And "No" means "Yes", I suppose. Solly Mack 22 hrs ago #2

I suppose he's right in a way Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #3

Ok. yardwork 22 hrs ago #4

He needs a pair of those. Fuckwit. harumph 22 hrs ago #6

Yes, your honor. I shot him in self-defense. He was thinking about getting a gun and killing me. Walleye 22 hrs ago #7

I also killed his wife and one of his kids... Swede 20 hrs ago #12

So please explain why Chump tore up Obama's nuclear treaty with Iran FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #8

How Convenient ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #9

So is "now" I suppose. CanonRay 22 hrs ago #10

Sit down, Dan. Even the voters in your own district have heard enough of your bullshit. Midnight Writer 20 hrs ago #11

He's not wrong. It could mean an hour, a day, weeks, months. maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #13

Here's an idea, Dan: area51 18 hrs ago #14

What an ass. He KNOWS damn well that he's full of shit. Jbraybarten 16 hrs ago #15

No it isn't! MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #16