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01-23-2019, 02:54 PM
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Who said this about the government
“What we did learn is this — it’s a hostage that’s worth ransoming,”
Hint he’s a politician
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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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01-23-2019, 03:53 PM
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He's probably done more damage to our democracy than most others in my lifetime, aside from maybe Newt.
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01-23-2019, 03:55 PM
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Mitch?
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01-23-2019, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by spence
He's probably done more damage to our democracy than most others in my lifetime, aside from maybe Newt.
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In what way, exactly? We had free elections recently where the opposition party made big gains in the house, and huge gains in state governorships. Would a dictator let that happen?
Newt? Yes, my God he and Bill Clinton teamed up to achieve the last budget surplus, oh my God the horror.
If you listed the politicians in order of who did the most damage, at what rank would you get to the first democrat? 10,000?
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01-23-2019, 04:10 PM
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Ledge Runner Baits
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Yes and Mitch should go out and talk to the pour government workers about to loose their homes, the credit ratings, forced into other jobs and the extended family and friends suffering. The sad irony is that this is all about security, yet our ports of entries can’t possibly be safer. So impactful for so many in a negative way, all over a campaign buzz word Trump was given to insure he would remember to talk about illegal immigration and now it’s about ego and winning the boastful campaign promise to build a wall.
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01-23-2019, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
all over a campaign buzz word
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Tell that to the widow and 5-month old child that officer Singh left behind for Christs sake. His death means nothing more than a campaign buzz word, there simply can't be any benefit to responding to the events that led to his death.
NO BANK is going to foreclose on the home of a federal worker who isn't getting paid. That will happen zero times, because that bank would lose all its customers the next day, and they would deserve to do so.
These people will be suffering, no doubt - bills piling up, credit card debt increasing, etc. In fact, when they get back pay, they should be compensated for credit card interest accrued from the shutdown, I'd be happy to pay for that.
The state of CT is offering taxpayer-guaranteed, interest-free loans to federal workers. The taxpayers will pay for whoever defaults. All states should do this. |
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01-23-2019, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
Tell that to the widow and 5-month old child that officer Singh left behind for Christs sake. His death means nothing more than a campaign buzz word, there simply can't be any benefit to responding to the events that led to his death.
NO BANK is going to foreclose on the home of a federal worker who isn't getting paid. That will happen zero times, because that bank would lose all its customers the next day, and they would deserve to do so.
These people will be suffering, no doubt - bills piling up, credit card debt increasing, etc. In fact, when they get back pay, they should be compensated for credit card interest accrued from the shutdown, I'd be happy to pay for that.
The state of CT is offering taxpayer-guaranteed, interest-free loans to federal workers. The taxpayers will pay for whoever defaults. All states should do this.
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Quoting tragedies which represent a very small fraction of similar offenses by us born citizens regardless of color, doesn’t change my level of disgust over a campaign buzz word.
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01-23-2019, 05:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Quoting tragedies which represent a very small fraction of similar offenses by us born citizens regardless of color, doesn’t change my level of disgust over a campaign buzz word.
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most people don’t commit murder, we still pass laws against it.
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01-23-2019, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
most people don’t commit murder, we still pass laws against it.
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Well, those murder laws apply to people here illegally as well.
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01-23-2019, 05:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Quoting tragedies which represent a very small fraction of similar offenses by us born citizens regardless of color, doesn’t change my level of disgust over a campaign buzz word.
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how about the violence against people trying to cross? that’s not rare, and a wall would help
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01-23-2019, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
how about the violence against people trying to cross? that’s not rare, and a wall would help
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Likely would just make crossers more dependent on organized crime to get through.
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01-23-2019, 05:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Quoting tragedies which represent a very small fraction of similar offenses by us born citizens regardless of color, doesn’t change my level of disgust over a campaign buzz word.
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more will get killed by illegals, than will lose homes because of the shutdown. so when it suits you, you’re in favor of basing policy decisions on rare extremes.
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01-23-2019, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
more will get killed by illegals, than will lose homes because of the shutdown. so when it suits you, you’re in favor of basing policy decisions on rare extremes.
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You totally just made this up. Earlier today Trump said his wall would cut crime in the US in half. Beyond being a rediculous thing to said he clearly likes to just make things up also.
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01-23-2019, 07:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim in CT
more will get killed by illegals, than will lose homes because of the shutdown. so when it suits you, you’re in favor of basing policy decisions on rare extremes.
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They’ve missed one paycheck
One. Paycheck
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01-23-2019, 04:34 PM
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What a chit stain.
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01-23-2019, 08:03 PM
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McConnell blocks bill to reopen most of government For the 4th time
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01-23-2019, 08:07 PM
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People are losing businesses, homes and more
Just like when you add one job in industry, more jobs are created in support, food, clothing, day care, all the things we need and want everyday.
When people don’t have money or think they might not they change their spending and that is a significant hit to the economy.
This also doesn’t take into account the contract workers, low grade workers that are employed by government contractors.
The list goes far beyond just Federal employees
This is only happening because Trump will not accept less than a total win and the anti immigrant factions in his White House won’t give up anything.
He has no idea how to negotiate
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01-23-2019, 08:48 PM
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Thanks for exposing that information PeteF.
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01-23-2019, 09:21 PM
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The media had them at Soup kitchens and selling off there appliances to make ends meet.....before they even missed that first check. It was rediculous
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01-24-2019, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
The media had them at Soup kitchens and selling off there appliances to make ends meet.....before they even missed that first check. It was rediculous
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yes the media is exaggerating what’s going to happen to them, as they exaggerated the role of the students at the lincoln memorial. Anything to make the party sympathetic to liberalism, appear to be brutally victimized by the conservatives. Every story is presented through that lens.
Spence still thinks that this Samdman kid was some kind of aggressor. He stood there and didn’t move a muscle, despite having a weirdo come up
to him ( sandman did not approach phillips, as phillips originally said), chanting three inches from his face.
there’s no talking to these people. their fictitious narrative trumps video evidence.
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01-23-2019, 09:41 PM
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Keep believing
This won’t be forgotten
Trump will kill the Republican Party
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01-24-2019, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Pete F.
Keep believing
This won’t be forgotten
Trump will kill the Republican Party
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if the democrats nominate an extreme liberal ( Gillibrand, Warren, Sanders), Trump could win re election. I don’t see how he’d beat Biden, but i don’t see how Biden could get the nomination. the party is way to the left of where it was in 2008. Biden’s best hopenwould
be if 7 or
more liberal freaks run, and they all split the liberal vote, and he ends up with more than anyone else.
do the superdelegates still play the same role in the democratic primary? if so, it will be interesting to see who they back.
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01-24-2019, 12:33 AM
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Then there will be two dead parties and we can start over.
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01-24-2019, 06:33 AM
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Then there will be two dead parties and we can start over.
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A "Do Over" would be outstanding |
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01-24-2019, 07:16 AM
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It will be fascinating to watch the disarray.
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01-24-2019, 09:22 AM
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It will be fascinating to watch the disarray.
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Well if you like disarray then you must be loving this White House.
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01-24-2019, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Got Stripers
Well if you like disarray then you must be loving this White House.
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Entertaining to say the least.
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PRO CHOICE REPUBLICAN
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01-24-2019, 10:09 AM
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Well if you like disarray then you must be loving this White House.
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I can't stand the disarray/disfunction in the WH or the same w/the Congress. It is an embarrasment to all Americans and not what we voted them all to do. |
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01-24-2019, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by PaulS
I can't stand the disarray/disfunction in the WH or the same w/the Congress. It is an embarrasment to all Americans and not what we voted them all to do.
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its pathetic and dysfunctional, both sides.
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01-24-2019, 10:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulS
I can't stand the disarray/disfunction in the WH or the same w/the Congress. It is an embarrasment to all Americans and not what we voted them all to do.
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
its pathetic and dysfunctional, both sides.
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