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07-07-2020, 02:08 PM
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Trump Paid College Admissions
Holy Christ,
He was Lori Laughlin before Full House.
He paid for somebody to take his SAT’s.
Once again, if you got money in Murica, then you get a big boat, and college, I guess.
Fat bastards. I wish my family had disposable income like this.
Whelp, you got money in America, and I guess you’re upper class!
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07-07-2020, 02:12 PM
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Nothing new, been that way since the Roman Empire, And before.
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07-07-2020, 03:09 PM
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He’ll always be the tacky barking carnival clown from Queens.
Daddy got him into college and out of war and bankruptcy 6X.
Now he’s bankrupting us.
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07-07-2020, 04:35 PM
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He’ll always be the tacky barking carnival clown from Queens.
Daddy got him into college and out of war and bankruptcy 6X.
Now he’s bankrupting us.
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Congress has the power of the purse, not the President. |
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07-07-2020, 04:55 PM
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Congress has nothing to do with where the economy is right now.
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07-07-2020, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Congress has nothing to do with where the economy is right now.
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It has the major responsibility to do with it. Are you saying Congress is shirking its responsibility? |
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07-07-2020, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by detbuch
It has the major responsibility to do with it. Are you saying Congress is shirking its responsibility?
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Trumps handling of this health crisis even to now insisting schools reopen, is trashing the economy, congress has zip to do with it; other than try to legislate help to so many Americans, businesses and entire sections of our economy being devastated. Don’t blue font me, I already know your opinion, I don’t agree or care to debate. |
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07-07-2020, 05:15 PM
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Finished at the top of his class!
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07-07-2020, 05:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Trumps handling of this health crisis even to now insisting schools reopen, is trashing the economy, congress has zip to do with it; other than try to legislate help to so many Americans, businesses and entire sections of our economy being devastated. Don’t blue font me, I already know your opinion, I don’t agree or care to debate.
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i have three young kids. i wouldn’t want schools
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much longer. they are losing out on the childhood they deserve. if older teachers with co morbidities need to retire, then they need to retire because they can’t do what the job now is. Kids need to go to school pretty soon.
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07-07-2020, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulS
Finished at the top of his class!
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07-07-2020, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
i have three young kids. i wouldn’t want schools
closed
much longer. they are losing out on the childhood they deserve. if older teachers with co morbidities need to retire, then they need to retire because they can’t do what the job now is. Kids need to go to school pretty soon.
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Not arguing that kids are loosing out and I realize its he not just the educational loss, but the social aspect as well. Trump saying open without a comprehensive plan and well thought out safety and funding to make that happen are two different things. |
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07-07-2020, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Not arguing that kids are loosing out and I realize its he not just the educational loss, but the social aspect as well. Trump saying open without a comprehensive plan and well thought out safety and funding to make that happen are two different things.
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We have a republic, not a democracy. The federal government does not have a significant, if any, constitutional role in a comprehensive plan for education of our children. The President has even less than that. It is up to the states when to open the schools. And it is up to the states to fund it. |
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07-07-2020, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Trumps handling of this health crisis even to now insisting schools reopen, is trashing the economy, congress has zip to do with it;
This makes no sense. The states are handling the health crisis. The states are handling the opening of the schools.
And Congress is the ultimate authority on the political handling of the economy.
Don’t blue font me, I already know your opinion, I don’t agree or care to debate.
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Then why are you debating? |
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07-07-2020, 06:53 PM
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I’m not debating I’m pushing your buttons and you always respond.
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07-07-2020, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
I’m not debating I’m pushing your buttons and you always respond.
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Strange . . you tell me not to respond ("Don’t blue font me, I already know your opinion, I don’t agree or care to debate"), but you push my buttons to make me respond.  |
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07-07-2020, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by detbuch
Congress has the power of the purse, not the President.
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Odd that you then approve of his using unconstitutional emergency executive orders to build three miles of wall.
But you’ll rationalize that, somehow
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07-07-2020, 09:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim in CT
i have three young kids. i wouldn’t want schools
closed
much longer. they are losing out on the childhood they deserve. if older teachers with co morbidities need to retire, then they need to retire because they can’t do what the job now is. Kids need to go to school pretty soon.
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It’s going to take a lot more for Donald Trump & Betsy Devos to convince me they are pro-education than ordering people back to school during a pandemic.
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Frasier: Niles, I’ve just had the most marvelous idea for a website! People will post their opinions, cheeky bon mots, and insights, and others will reply in kind!
Niles: You have met “people”, haven’t you?
Lets Go Darwin
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07-07-2020, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete F.
Odd that you then approve of his using unconstitutional emergency executive orders to build three miles of wall.
But you’ll rationalize that, somehow
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The SCOTUS did not say they were unconsitutional. |
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07-07-2020, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete F.
It’s going to take a lot more for Donald Trump & Betsy Devos to convince me they are pro-education than ordering people back to school during a pandemic.
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I would be overjoyed if the federal Department of Education was abolished. The Constitution left education to the people and the states. What do you mean by "pro-education"? Are Trump and Devos anti-education? That's silly. But we shouldn't even be talking about their pro or anti education. That should strictly be a state and local issue. |
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07-08-2020, 05:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by detbuch
We have a republic, not a democracy. The federal government does not have a significant, if any, constitutional role in a comprehensive plan for education of our children. The President has even less than that. It is up to the states when to open the schools. And it is up to the states to fund it.
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What are you saying that potus doesn’t understand he can’t force the children back to class, or are you confirming the messaging from the top is dangerous and irresponsible? |
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07-08-2020, 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
What are you saying that potus doesn’t understand he can’t force the children back to class, or are you confirming the messaging from the top is dangerous and irresponsible?
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Wait for the threat to withhold federal funding for states who are concerned about opening.
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Nice, Trump made it 90 minutes after this post.
Just to make sure everyone is clear here, Trump is using your kids as pawns in his reelection campaign.
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07-08-2020, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
What are you saying that potus doesn’t understand he can’t force the children back to class, or are you confirming the messaging from the top is dangerous and irresponsible?
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I'm not saying either. Are you asking for a debate, or for me to just shut up after you push my buttons so I will respond? |
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07-08-2020, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
Wait for the threat to withhold federal funding for states who are concerned about opening.
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There should be no federal funds for education. And the federal government should quit taxing the bejesus out of everyone in the states in order to pay for the scads of programs the fed has no constitutional mandate to create.
Then the states would have enough of a not already overtaxed base to be able to tax their own citizens for the things those citizens want. |
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07-08-2020, 10:02 AM
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Nothing new, been that way since the Roman Empire, And before.
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Wish we had benefactors like that, Kev.
Once again proving my theory; money will get you anything in this country.
It’s gross.
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07-08-2020, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by detbuch
I would be overjoyed if the federal Department of Education was abolished. The Constitution left education to the people and the states. What do you mean by "pro-education"? Are Trump and Devos anti-education? That's silly. But we shouldn't even be talking about their pro or anti education. That should strictly be a state and local issue.
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Sounds great. Let’s start be defunding DeVos.
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07-08-2020, 10:11 AM
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Wish we had benefactors like that, Kev.
Once again proving my theory; money will get you anything in this country.
It’s gross.
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Money will get you anything in any country, not just here.
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-08-2020, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by spence
Wait for the threat to withhold federal funding for states who are concerned about opening.
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Nice, Trump made it 90 minutes after this post.
Just to make sure everyone is clear here, Trump is using your kids as pawns in his reelection campaign.
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Clap yourself on the back Nostradamus.
I'll give you another hard (using that word for all the pricks on this site) one. Will we have sun at some point this week? |
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07-08-2020, 10:15 AM
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Wish we had benefactors like that, Kev.
Once again proving my theory; money will get you anything in this country.
It’s gross.
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Sounds like money would get you. |
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07-08-2020, 10:16 AM
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Sounds great. Let’s start be defunding DeVos.
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Great, we agree the Dept. of Education should be abolished. |
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07-08-2020, 12:06 PM
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I'm not saying either. Are you asking for a debate, or for me to just shut up after you push my buttons so I will respond?
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You like golf, just look at it this way, I tee it up so you can do what you do best pontificate. |
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