• Upstate brainwashees

    From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to All on Fri Sep 20 11:59:18 2024
    I was listening to a local radio talk show, and a guy was trashing Trump because of something that Trump's sister said about him. She called him a "psycho," so this caller thinks that's a good reason not to vote for Trump.

    It's dumb to trash someone based on what they heard other people say. Do lefties have any legitimate reason to trash Trump? Trump is precisely what is best for the USA right now, and the media is the problem because they know
    how to manipulate dumb people.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Aaron Thomas on Fri Sep 20 20:33:44 2024
    I was listening to a local radio talk show, and a guy was trashing Trump because of something that Trump's sister said about him. She called him a "psycho," so this caller thinks that's a good reason not to vote for Trump.

    That's the least of it.

    It's dumb to trash someone based on what they heard other people say. Do lefties have any legitimate reason to trash Trump? Trump is precisely what is best for the USA right now, and the media is the problem because they know how to manipulate dumb people.

    How about the Classified documents?

    The Donald claimed there was an "illegal", "unconstitutional" and "un-American" raid on Mar-A-Lago. Of course it was a court authorized search that returned a trove of boxes containing highly sensitive state secrets.

    I could go on but I think you get the idea?

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALAN IANSON on Sat Sep 21 10:11:00 2024
    How about the Classified documents?

    The Donald claimed there was an "illegal", "unconstitutional" and "un-American"
    raid on Mar-A-Lago. Of course it was a court authorized search that returned a >trove of boxes containing highly sensitive state secrets.

    I could go on but I think you get the idea?

    Why haven't they been able to prosecute him on this one?


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  • From IB Joe@1:342/201 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Sep 21 09:21:18 2024
    On 20 Sep 2024, Aaron Thomas said the following...


    I was listening to a local radio talk show, and a guy was trashing Trump because of something that Trump's sister said about him. She called him a "psycho," so this caller thinks that's a good reason not to vote for Trump.

    It's dumb to trash someone based on what they heard other people say. Do lefties have any legitimate reason to trash Trump? Trump is precisely
    what is best for the USA right now, and the media is the problem because they know how to manipulate dumb people.


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    I'm not sure how I could have shortened that link down...

    A rally goer tells a story about Fred Trump from the 70's

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Alan Ianson on Sat Sep 21 15:43:30 2024
    It's dumb to trash someone based on what they heard other people say. Do lefties have any legitimate reason to trash Trump? Trump is precisely wh best for the USA right now, and the media is the problem because they kn how to manipulate dumb people.

    How about the Classified documents?

    The Donald claimed there was an "illegal", "unconstitutional" and "un-American" raid on Mar-A-Lago. Of course it was a court authorized search that returned a trove of boxes containing highly sensitive state secrets.

    I could go on but I think you get the idea?

    No, I'm sorry, but I don't get the idea. What do classified documents have to do with this?

    You're doing the same thing that the caller to the radio show did;
    accuse somebody of something based on what other people say. Also, the media has reported that the classified documents case against Trump has been dismissed (which makes this conversation even more unintelligent.)

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to IB Joe on Sat Sep 21 15:51:12 2024
    <iframe src="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/113168249318761203/embed" class="truthsocial-embed truthsocial-video" style="max-width: 100%; border: 0" width="600"
    allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><script src="https://truthsocia

    https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/113168249318761203/
    ^^ I got it. That was a really nice story about Fred Trump, president Trump's father.

    The guy in the video said:
    "Fred Trump paid the tuition for private school for the man in the video plus his 2 brothers, right after their father died. He did it because he was a generous man and like the guy said "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

    I believe the guy. There's no reason to make it up. Lefties need to watch that video.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Sep 21 16:06:44 2024
    I could go on but I think you get the idea?

    No, I'm sorry, but I don't get the idea. What do classified documents have to do with this?

    You asked why "lefties" would trash talk Trump. That's why "lefties" and others might trash talk Trump.

    You're doing the same thing that the caller to the radio show did;
    accuse somebody of something based on what other people say.

    I didn't accuse anyone. It was a grand Jury that saw the evidence and recommended charges.

    Also, the media has reported that the classified documents case against
    Trump has been dismissed (which makes this conversation even more unintelligent.)

    Yes, Aileen dismissed the case but the justice department did not.

    Aileen is over now, the case is not.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Alan Ianson on Sat Sep 21 21:29:02 2024
    I could go on but I think you get the idea?

    No, I'm sorry, but I don't get the idea. What do classified documents ha do with this?

    You asked why "lefties" would trash talk Trump. That's why "lefties" and others might trash talk Trump.

    But his classfied docs case was dismissed, and the Russia collusion was debunked, and he never trash-talked soldiers because it's been debunked by witnesses and there's no video or audio evidence of it. So what else you got?

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Sep 21 22:17:14 2024
    You asked why "lefties" would trash talk Trump. That's why "lefties" and
    others might trash talk Trump.

    But his classfied docs case was dismissed,

    Yes. Aileen dismissed it on the doubious grounds Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed. Jack Smith has appealed that silly ruling and the case will be back up and running once the 11th circuit has dealt with it.

    and the Russia collusion was debunked,

    Russian collution was never debunked and as you know the russians are still interfering.

    and he never trash-talked soldiers because it's been debunked by witnesses and there's no video or audio evidence of it.

    I never brought that up but I'm glad you are thinking about it.

    So what else you got?

    The Jan 6 case, and more.

    Trump really didn't do anything for America generally. A tax cut for the rich, yeah he did that and plans to do more of that but nothing for regular folks.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Sun Sep 22 09:27:14 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

    No, I'm sorry, but I don't get the idea. What do classified documents
    have to do with this?

    You're doing the same thing that the caller to the radio show did;
    accuse somebody of something based on what other people say.

    Standard tactic of the Ignorant Elitists.

    "It's bad enough that so many people believe things without any evidence. What is worse is that some people have no conception of evidence and regard facts as just someone else's opinion." -- Thomas Sowell

    Also, the
    media has reported that the classified documents case against Trump has been dismissed (which makes this conversation even more unintelligent.)

    Don't use facts and logic with Alan. He can't handle them and it just triggers him.


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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Alan Ianson on Sun Sep 22 10:02:34 2024
    How about the Classified documents?

    The Donald claimed there was an "illegal", "unconstitutional" and "un-American" raid on Mar-A-Lago. Of course it was a court authorized search that returned a trove of boxes containing highly sensitive state secrets.

    You don't follow "current events" - like at all do you?
    Apparently not, these findings were more then two months ago.

    Perhaps the anger, and or the determination to "Get Trump" at any cost, for shadows or blurs what should be the commonsense of the importance of time... Speaking to this at this point, w/something that has transpired 2 months ago? you look? like (are) a dam fool.

    From NBC NEWS
    07/15/2024 10:03 AM
    https://tinyurl.com/3fn6dm45

    The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents trial in Florida dismissed the case against the former president Monday on the grounds that the appointment of and funding for special counsel Jack Smith were illegal.

    Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith as special counsel in November 2022, tasking him with overseeing the federal investigations into Trump's handling and retention of classified documents after he left office, as well as his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

    Trump's lawyers argued in court papers filed in February that the appointments clause of the Constitution does not permit the Attorney General to appoint, without Senate confirmation, a private citizen and like-minded political ally to wield the proprietorial power of the United States. As such, Jack Smith
    lacks the authority to prosecutorial this action.

    I could go on but I think you get the idea?
    Don't embarrass yourself, more than you already have.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALAN IANSON on Sun Sep 22 09:19:00 2024
    and the Russia collusion was debunked,

    Russian collution was never debunked and as you know the russians are still interfering.

    Russian collusion with the Trump campaign was debunked. Russian
    interferance, and the interferance of other outsiders, social media
    companies, etc., has *not* been debunked. Not only has it not been
    debunked but, after four years of Biden, it doesn't seem to be any better.

    Interesting considering Putin, and now the Iranians, have either endorsed
    or attempted to assist the Harris campaign.

    So what else you got?

    The Jan 6 case, and more.

    Trump really didn't do anything for America generally. A tax cut for the rich,
    yeah he did that and plans to do more of that but nothing for regular folks.

    Most of us "regular folks" who have jobs and actually try to be productive
    did much better during his term, pre-COVID, than we had before or since.

    Now, for those *not* trying to be productive, or those who couldn't stand listening to him so much that it affected them mentally, I cannot say.


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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Aaron Thomas on Sun Sep 22 11:18:27 2024
    You're doing the same thing that the caller to the radio show did;
    accuse somebody of something based on what other people say. Also, the media has reported that the classified documents case against Trump has been dismissed (which makes this conversation even more unintelligent.)

    Precisely Correct

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Gregory Deyss on Sun Sep 22 23:25:04 2024
    How about the Classified documents?

    The Donald claimed there was an "illegal", "unconstitutional" and
    "un-American" raid on Mar-A-Lago. Of course it was a court authorized
    search that returned a trove of boxes containing highly sensitive state
    secrets.

    You don't follow "current events" - like at all do you?
    Apparently not, these findings were more then two months ago.

    Indeed, none of this is new.

    Perhaps the anger, and or the determination to "Get Trump" at any cost, for shadows or blurs what should be the commonsense of the importance of time... Speaking to this at this point, w/something that has transpired 2 months ago? you look? like (are) a dam fool.

    We'll see this trial move forward.

    From NBC NEWS
    07/15/2024 10:03 AM
    https://tinyurl.com/3fn6dm45

    The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents trial in Florida dismissed the case against the former president Monday on the grounds that the appointment of and funding for special counsel Jack Smith were illegal.

    I understand Aileen dismissed the case. I do.

    Aileen is over now, the case is not.

    Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith as special counsel in Novembe
    2022, tasking him with overseeing the federal investigations into Trump's
    handling and retention of classified documents after he left office, as well a
    his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

    Trump's lawyers argued in court papers filed in February that the appointments
    clause of the Constitution does not permit the Attorney General to appoint, without Senate confirmation, a private citizen and like-minded political ally to wield the proprietorial power of the United States. As such, Jack Smith lacks the authority to prosecutorial this action.

    The DOJ has been appointing special counsel for years decades or more. There is nothing wrong that.

    Biden had a special counsel for example.

    I could go on but I think you get the idea?
    Don't embarrass yourself, more than you already have.

    I am not embarrased in any way.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Mike Powell on Sun Sep 22 23:31:30 2024
    and the Russia collusion was debunked,

    Russian collution was never debunked and as you know the russians are still >> interfering.

    Russian collusion with the Trump campaign was debunked.

    Not at all. Nothing was proved or trying to be proved.

    Mueller said Trump could be charged with obstruction but he was a sitting president and never was.

    Interesting considering Putin, and now the Iranians, have either endorsed
    or attempted to assist the Harris campaign.

    Wrong. You believe the russian propaganda.

    So what else you got?

    The Jan 6 case, and more.

    Trump really didn't do anything for America generally. A tax cut for the
    rich,
    yeah he did that and plans to do more of that but nothing for regular folks.

    Most of us "regular folks" who have jobs and actually try to be productive did much better during his term, pre-COVID, than we had before or since.

    In what way? I don't know how you are doing, but I know the American economy is stronger now that when Trump was in office.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Alan Ianson on Mon Sep 23 07:10:39 2024
    Trump's lawyers argued in court papers filed in February that the appoint
    clause of the Constitution does not permit the Attorney General to appoin
    without Senate confirmation, a private citizen and like-minded political
    to wield the proprietorial power of the United States. As such, Jack Smit
    lacks the authority to prosecutorial this action.

    The DOJ has been appointing special counsel for years decades or more. There is nothing wrong that.


    Biden had a special counsel for example.
    From Slate.com
    Three Ways That Jack Smith Could Resurrect the Classified Documents Case https://tinyurl.com/5n8e2asp
    Really only one way.. as the other 2 ways are dead ends.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Alan Ianson on Mon Sep 23 07:13:58 2024
    Trump really didn't do anything for America generally. A tax cut for th
    rich,
    yeah he did that and plans to do more of that but nothing for regular fo

    I think you need a refresher of the Trump Accomplishments.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALAN IANSON on Mon Sep 23 09:06:00 2024
    and the Russia collusion was debunked,

    Russian collution was never debunked and as you know the russians are still
    interfering.

    Russian collusion with the Trump campaign was debunked.

    Not at all. Nothing was proved or trying to be proved.

    It was. Links have been provided. Just because you never accepted that "collusion" was debunked doesn't make it not so.

    Interesting considering Putin, and now the Iranians, have either endorsed or attempted to assist the Harris campaign.

    Wrong. You believe the russian propaganda.

    Putin did come out and say he hopes she wins. The Iranians did hack the
    Trump campaign servers and tried to share the information with Biden/Harris.

    Nothing false there, unless you are trying to divine their motiviations,
    which I am not and did not.

    In what way? I don't know how you are doing, but I know the American economy i
    stronger now that when Trump was in office.

    Stronger than when he was in office, pre-COVID, no.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to GREGORY DEYSS on Mon Sep 23 09:20:00 2024
    I could go on but I think you get the idea?
    Don't embarrass yourself, more than you already have.

    You know he will see that as a challenge and accept it, right?


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Gregory Deyss on Mon Sep 23 23:01:17 2024
    Hello Gregory,

    Trump really didn't do anything for America generally. A tax cut
    for th
    rich,
    yeah he did that and plans to do more of that but nothing for
    regular fo

    I think you need a refresher of the Trump Accomplishments.

    I'll just cut to the chase -

    https://www.cfr.org/article/donald-trumps-costly-legacy


    There you go. All said and done.

    IOW, your orange god was an abject failure.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Alan Ianson on Mon Sep 23 19:43:38 2024
    Some Need a re-fresher

    Disclaimer: Post includes 3 yrs of the Presidency of Mr. Trump's time in office. The Following was written three years into the Presidency of Donald John Trump.
    Dude has been in office for 3 years.... what has he done? Other than dodging the darts of the media and Pelosi have thrown?
    Plus two previous assassination attempts!

    Btw...
    Anyone? Want to Provide a List of the Biden / Harris accomplishments?
    It would be a short list, if you don't think so, It's time to PUSU...
    I don't want to hear about what Harris will do, when she and Biden had 1342 days as of this post to accomplish anything.
    Perhaps in the next post we can go over ALL that Biden the buffoon got wrong. Including letting a Chinese Balloon traverse the United States of America. That was a gas...

    Now on the show boys and girls...

    (001) * Trump recently signed 3 bills to benefit Native people. One gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs, and the third gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana.

    (002) * Trump finalized the creation of Space Force as our 6th Military branch.

    (003) * Trump signed a law to make cruelty to animals a federal felony so that animal abusers face tougher consequences.

    (004) * Violent crime has fallen every year he's been in office after rising during the 2 years before he was elected.

    (005) * Trump signed a bill making CBD and Hemp legal.

    (006) * Trump's EPA gave $100 million to fix the water infrastructure problem in Flint, Michigan.

    (007) * Under Trump's leadership, in 2018 the U.S. surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world's largest producer of crude oil.

    (008) * Trump signed a law ending the gag orders on Pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving information.

    (009) * Trump signed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), which includes the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking.

    (010) * Trump signed a bill to require airports to provide spaces for breastfeeding Moms.

    (011) * The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in November 2019, which outpaces a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country's highest-paid workers.

    (012) * Low-wage workers are benefiting from higher minimum wages and from corporations that are increasing entry-level pay.

    (013) * Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land.

    (014) * Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean.

    (015) * He signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada so that prescription prices would go down.

    (016) * Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can comparison shop and know how much less providers charge insurance companies.

    (017) * When signing that bill, he said no American should be blindsided by bills for medical services they never agreed to in advance.

    (018) * Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept.

    (019) * In the eight years prior to President Trump's inauguration, prescription drug prices increased by an average of 3.6% per year. Under Trump, drug prices have seen year-over-year declines in nine of the last ten months, with a 1.1% drop as of the most recent month.

    (020) * He created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans.

    (021) * VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far.

    (022) * Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life.

    (023) * Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, In 2020, most federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 3.1% the largest raise in more than 10 years.

    (024) * Trump signed into law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for millions of federal workers.

    (025) * Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drugs for free to 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years.

    (026) * All-time record sales during the 2019 holidays.

    (027) * Trump signed an order allowing small businesses to group together when buying insurance to get a better price.

    (028) * President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans.

    (029) * In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill that enacted reforms that make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society.

    (030) * The First Step Act's reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes.

    (031) * The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in the sentencing of non-violent crimes.

    (032) * Over 90% of those benefitting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans.

    (033) * The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime.

    (034) * Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%.

    (035) * Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs.

    (036) * New single-family home sales are up 31.6% in October 2019 compared to just one year ago.

    (037) * Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

    (038) * Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments.

    (039) * The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment.

    (040) * Poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data.

    (041) * President Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water, Conservation Fund.

    (042) * Trump's USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water infrastructure.

    (043) * Consumer confidence & small business confidence is at an all-time high.

    (044) * More than 7 million jobs were created since the election.

    (045) * More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history.

    (046) * More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs were created since his election.

    (047) * Trump appointed 5 openly gay ambassadors.

    (048) * Trump ordered Ric Grenell, his openly gay ambassador to Germany, to lead a global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality across the globe.

    (049) * Through Trump's Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% in ACTeam districts.

    (050) * In 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled an organization that was the internet's leading source of prostitution-related advertisements resulting in sex trafficking.

    (051) * Trump's OMB published new anti-trafficking guidance for government procurement officials to more effectively combat human trafficking.

    (052) * Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking.

    (053) * Trump's Department of Health and Human Services provided funding to support the National Human Trafficking Hotline to identify perpetrators and give victims the help they need.

    (054) * The hotline identified 16,862 potential human trafficking cases.

    (055) * Trump's DOJ provided grants to organizations that support human trafficking victims serving nearly 9,000 cases from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018.

    (056) * The Department of Homeland Security has hired more victim assistance specialists, helping victims get resources and support.

    (057) * President Trump has called on Congress to pass school choice legislation so that no child is trapped in a failing school because of his or her zip code.

    (058) * The President signed funding legislation in September 2018 that increased funding for school choice by $42 million.

    (059) * The tax cuts signed into law by President Trump promote school choice by allowing families to use 529 college savings plans for elementary and secondary education.

    (060) * Under his leadership, ISIS has lost most of its territory and been largely dismantled.

    (061) * ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was killed.

    (062) * Signed the first Perkins CTE reauthorization since 2006, authorizing more than $1 billion for states each year to fund vocational and career education programs.

    (063) * Executive order expanding apprenticeship opportunities for students and workers.

    (064) * Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting the U.S. government from discriminating against Christians or punishing expressions of faith.

    (065) * Signed an executive order that allows the government to withhold money from college campuses deemed to be anti-Semitic and that fail to combat anti-Semitism.

    (066) * President Trump ordered a halt to U.S. tax money going to international organizations that fund or perform abortions.

    (067) * Trump imposed sanctions on the socialists in Venezuela who have killed their citizens.

    (068) * Finalized new trade agreement with South Korea.

    (069) * Made a deal with the European Union to increase U.S. energy exports to Europe.

    (070) * Withdrew the U.S. from the job-killing TPP deal.

    (071) * Secured $250 billion in new trade and investment deals in China and $12 billion in Vietnam.

    (072) * Okay'd up to $12 billion in aid for farmers affected by unfair trade retaliation.

    (073) * Has had over a dozen US hostages freed, including those Obama could not get freed.

    (074) * Trump signed the Music Modernization Act, the biggest change to copyright law in decades.

    (075) * Trump secured Billions that will fund the building of a wall at our southern border.

    (076) * The Trump Administration is promoting second chance hiring to give former inmates the opportunity to live crime-free lives and find meaningful employment.

    (077) * Trump's DOJ and the Board of Prisons launched a new
    "Ready to Work Initiative" to help connect employers directly with former prisoners.

    (078) * President Trump's historic tax cut legislation included new Opportunity Zone Incentives to promote investment in low-income communities across the country.

    (079) * 8,764 communities across the country have been designated as Opportunity Zones.

    (080) * Opportunity Zones are expected to spur $100 billion in long-term private capital investment in economically distressed communities across the country.

    (081) * Trump directed the Education Secretary to end Common Core.

    (082) * Trump signed the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund into law.

    (083) * Trump signed measure funding prevention programs for Veteran suicide.

    (084) * Companies have brought back over a TRILLION dollars from overseas because of the TCJA bill that Trump signed.

    (085) * Manufacturing jobs are growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 yrs

    (086) * Stock Market has reached record highs.

    (087) * Median household income has hit the highest level ever recorded.

    (088) * African American unemployment is at an all-time low.

    (089) * Hispanic-American unemployment is at an all-time low.

    (090) * Asian-American unemployment is at an all-time low.

    (091) * Women's unemployment rate is at a 65-year low.

    (092) * Youth unemployment is at a 50-year low.

    (093) * We have the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded.

    (094) * The Pledge to America' Workers has resulted in employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans.

    (095) * 95 percent of U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the future the highest ever.

    (096) * As a result of the Republican tax bill, small businesses will have the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years.

    (097) * Record number of regulations eliminated that hurt small businesses.

    (098) * Signed welfare reform requiring able-bodied adults who donΓÇÖt have children to work or look for work if theyΓÇÖre on welfare.

    (099) * Under Trump, the FDA approved more affordable generic drugs than ever before in history.

    (100) * Reformed Medicare program to stop hospitals from overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs saving seniors 100's of millions.

    (101) * Signed Right-To-Try legislation allowing terminally ill patients to try an experimental treatment that wasnΓÇÖt allowed before.

    (102) * Secured $6 billion in new funding to fight the opioid epidemic.

    (103) * Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act, expanded VA telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care.

    (104) * U.S. oil production recently reached an all-time high so we are less dependent on oil from the Middle East.

    (105) * The U.S. is a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957.

    (106) * NATO allies increased their defense spending because of his pressure campaign.

    (107) * Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris Climate Accord in 2017 and that same year the U.S. still led the world by having the largest reduction in carbon emissions.

    (108) * Has his circuit court judge nominees being confirmed faster than any other new administration.

    (109) * Had his Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh confirmed.

    (110) * Moved U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

    (111) * Agreed to a new trade deal with Mexico & Canada that will increase jobs here and $$$ coming in.

    (112) * Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U. to increase U.S. exports.

    (113) * Imposed tariffs on China in response to China's forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically abusive trade practices, has agreed to a Part One trade deal with China.

    (114) * Signed legislation to improve the National Suicide Hotline.

    (115) * Signed the most comprehensive childhood cancer legislation ever into law, which will advance childhood cancer research and improve treatments.

    (116) * The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by Trump doubled the maximum amount of the child tax credit available to parents and lifted the income limits so more people could claim it.

    (117) * It also created a new tax credit for other dependents.

    (118) * In 2018, President Trump signed into law a $2.4 billion funding increase for the Child Care and Development Fund, providing a total of $8.1 billion to States to fund childcare for low-income families.

    (119) * The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) signed into law by Trump provides a tax credit equal to 20-35% of childcare expenses, $3,000 per child & $6,000 per family + Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow you to set aside up to $5,000 in pre-tax $ to use for childcare.

    (120) * In 2019 President Donald Trump signed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) into law which allocates $1.8 billion in
    funding over the next five years to help people with autism spectrum disorder and to help their families.

    (121) * In 2019 President Trump signed into law two funding packages providing nearly $19 million in new funding for Lupus specific research and education programs, as well an additional $41.7 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the most Lupus funding EVER.

    (122) * Another upcoming accomplishment to add: In the next week or two Trump will be signing the first major anti-robocall law in decades called the TRACED Act (Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence.) Once it's the law, the TRACED Act will extend the period the FCC has to catch & punish those who intentionally break telemarketing restrictions. The bill also requires voice service providers to develop a framework to verify calls are legitimate before they reach your phone.

    (123) * US stock market continually hits record highs.

    (BONUS)
    *Trump did all of this while fighting flagrant abuse and impeachment charges. Fake court cases brought forth by ONLY DEMOCRATS at the State as well as at
    the Federal Level.
    The Fake News media has been right there with the play by play.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Gregory Deyss on Mon Sep 23 22:14:18 2024
    Three Ways That Jack Smith Could Resurrect the Classified Documents Case

    There is more than one way in most cases. Jack Smith has made his appeal and now it's in the hands of the 11th circuit.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Gregory Deyss on Mon Sep 23 22:16:00 2024
    I think you need a refresher of the Trump Accomplishments.

    He made America hate again. He and JD Vance lie about immigrants eating peoples pets.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 23 22:20:48 2024
    Not at all. Nothing was proved or trying to be proved.

    It was. Links have been provided. Just because you never accepted that "collusion" was debunked doesn't make it not so.

    Your links and assurtions don't debunk anything.

    Wrong. You believe the russian propaganda.

    Putin did come out and say he hopes she wins.

    Putin is as believable as DJT.

    The Iranians did hack the Trump campaign servers and tried to share the information with Biden/Harris.

    Biden/Harris had no interest.

    In what way? I don't know how you are doing, but I know the American economy >> is stronger now that when Trump was in office.

    Stronger than when he was in office, pre-COVID, no.

    Yes, I am talking pre-covid. Look at the data.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Gregory Deyss on Mon Sep 23 22:23:08 2024
    Some Need a re-fresher

    Give us something useful.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 23 22:57:16 2024
    stronger now that when Trump was in office.

    Stronger than when he was in office, pre-COVID, no.

    It is much stronger now. Here's a comparison written in March.

    https://tinyurl.com/3hbx9cfj

    Cost of living is another thing. Monthly bills, rent, groceries, gas and the like.

    There are many such comparisons. I'd look for something a little fresher and outside the right wing bubble.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Alan Ianson on Tue Sep 24 01:59:14 2024
    You asked why "lefties" would trash talk Trump. That's why "lefties" an >> others might trash talk Trump.

    But his classfied docs case was dismissed,

    Yes. Aileen dismissed it on the doubious grounds Jack Smith was
    unlawfully appointed. Jack Smith has appealed that silly ruling and the case will be back up and running once the 11th circuit has dealt with it.

    Thanks, you already answered my question by confirming that lefties parrot the jargon that they hear on TV.

    and the Russia collusion was debunked,

    Russian collution was never debunked and as you know the russians are still interfering.

    I understand. It depends on your definition of "debunked." Some would argue that it's when 2 bunk beds are separated.

    So what else you got?

    The Jan 6 case, and more.

    Trump really didn't do anything for America generally. A tax cut for the rich, yeah he did that and plans to do more of that but nothing for regular folks.

    I don't know what Trump did to deserve blame for the January 6 Vandalism. I don't think he's the one who sh!t on Nancy's desk and I don't think he is the one who broke a window either.

    If you feel like Trump did nothing for regular folks, then it probably depends on your definitions of "regular" and "folks."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Tue Sep 24 02:13:38 2024
    You're doing the same thing that the caller to the radio show did; accuse somebody of something based on what other people say.

    Standard tactic of the Ignorant Elitists.

    "It's bad enough that so many people believe things without any
    evidence. What is worse is that some people have no conception of evidence and regard facts as just someone else's opinion." -- Thomas Sowell

    Nobody knows Alan better than Thomas Sowell. (I'm starting to wonder if Alan went to SUNY Cornell.)

    Also, the
    media has reported that the classified documents case against Trump h been dismissed (which makes this conversation even more unintelligent

    Don't use facts and logic with Alan. He can't handle them and it just triggers him.

    I forgot, I was supposed to use websites and narratives.

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  • From Björn Felten@2:203/2 to Alan Ianson on Tue Sep 24 12:58:11 2024
    Alan Ianson -> Gregory Deyss skrev 2024-09-24 07:16:
    I think you need a refresher of the Trump Accomplishments.

    He made America hate again. He and JD Vance lie about immigrants eating peoples pets.

    Stupid is as stupid does. He obvioulsy didn't think before he opened his mouth. As usual

    In Florida there are 540,000 legal (as in "can vote") Haitian living now. That alone is more than Biden lost by in 2020. Add to that all Jewish and Polish people, plus all the women, and it might be, that even Florida is a lost state.



    Millions and millions of illegals are invading our country.

    Countries all over the world are emptying their jails and mental institutions and sending them here.

    They are not sending us their finest. We are getting gang members, we're getting some very tough people, some of the worst.

    They are bringing drugs. They are bringing crime. They are rapists.

    They are raping our women and killing our people. They will destroy all of the Americas.

    We must close the borders and stop them now. Make America Great Again!

    -- Native Americans, 1712



    --

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Gregory Deyss on Tue Sep 24 07:28:44 2024
    Gregory Deyss wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

    I think you need a refresher of the Trump Accomplishments.

    It won't make a difference. He'll just ignore them.

    "... and what makes them [Lefties] tremendously dangerous is that facts that contradict what they believe are simply ignored or evaded." -- Thomas Sowell


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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Sep 24 07:28:44 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

    I don't know what Trump did to deserve blame for the January 6
    Vandalism. I don't think he's the one who sh!t on Nancy's desk and I
    don't think he is the one who broke a window either.

    Those were FBI/CIA agents.

    If you feel like Trump did nothing for regular folks, then it probably depends on your definitions of "regular" and "folks."

    Remember that Alan imagines himself in the Elite category. He thinks that by supporting the Elitists that he will be welcomed into their ranks. He doesn't realize that they are playing him.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Tue Sep 24 08:22:16 2024
    If you feel like Trump did nothing for regular folks, then it probabl depends on your definitions of "regular" and "folks."

    Remember that Alan imagines himself in the Elite category. He thinks
    that by supporting the Elitists that he will be welcomed into their
    ranks. He doesn't realize that they are playing him.

    This applies to most leftists. They never tell us what they gain from electing Democrats, and because of that, we have every right to draw our own conclusions.

    Coincidentally, I've come to the same conclusion as you. These pee-ons have nothing else to gain other than the "respect" of the elites, but in reality, they don't actually respect them at all. They're just using them as tools.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALAN IANSON on Tue Sep 24 09:49:00 2024
    Wrong. You believe the russian propaganda.

    Putin did come out and say he hopes she wins.

    Putin is as believable as DJT.

    If DJT were to say that he supports Putin, I am 100% sure that you would believe him, despite him being (un)believable.

    The Iranians did hack the Trump campaign servers and tried to share the information with Biden/Harris.

    Biden/Harris had no interest.

    That wasn't the point. Fact of the matter is Iran wanted to help
    Biden/Harris vs. Trump, which is an indication of who they would like to
    win the election -- the point of the conversation.

    In what way? I don't know how you are doing, but I know the American econom
    is stronger now that when Trump was in office.

    Stronger than when he was in office, pre-COVID, no.

    Yes, I am talking pre-covid. Look at the data.

    There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALAN IANSON on Tue Sep 24 08:33:00 2024
    Stronger than when he was in office, pre-COVID, no.

    It is much stronger now. Here's a comparison written in March.

    https://tinyurl.com/3hbx9cfj

    Cost of living is another thing. Monthly bills, rent, groceries, gas and the like.

    Cost of living is what affects everyday people and, for most of them, is
    their biggest interaction with "the economy."


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALAN IANSON on Tue Sep 24 08:45:00 2024
    I think you need a refresher of the Trump Accomplishments.

    He made America hate again.

    The fault in this logic is believing the divide between Americans started
    with Trump. It actually started before he even decided to run for
    President.

    Now, if you were to postulate that he took advantage of that divide for his
    own political purposes then, yes, he sure did. So did the Biden campaign in 2020. I suspect the winning 2024 campaign will also do so.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Tue Sep 24 09:51:00 2024
    I don't know what Trump did to deserve blame for the January 6 Vandalism. I don't think he's the one who sh!t on Nancy's desk and I don't think he is the one who broke a window either.

    The loser in an election does not normally throw a rally for his now disgruntled supporters in DC on Electoral Vote Day. The fact that he
    requested that police security be beefed up that day shows that he knew
    things might get out of hand.

    Did he know that they would ignore his requests to be "peaceful" and cause
    the level of damage they did? That is unknown but, IMHO, an individual as smart as Trump (and his most ardent supporters) claim he is should have known better.


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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Sep 24 11:38:52 2024
    Russian collution was never debunked and as you know the russians are
    still interfering.

    I understand. It depends on your definition of "debunked." Some would argue that it's when 2 bunk beds are separated.

    I suppose if you find this conversation too difficult we could talk about bunk beds being separated.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Mike Powell on Tue Sep 24 11:41:52 2024
    Yes, I am talking pre-covid. Look at the data.

    There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.

    Facts and statistics (good ones) don't lie.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Mike Powell on Tue Sep 24 11:43:56 2024
    He made America hate again.

    The fault in this logic is believing the divide between Americans started with Trump. It actually started before he even decided to run for
    President.

    He's taken it to a whole new level.

    The lies around Hatians eating dogs/cats/pets is just the latest example.

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Mike Powell on Tue Sep 24 14:56:17 2024
    The loser in an election does not normally throw a rally for his now disgruntled supporters in DC on Electoral Vote Day. The fact that he requested that police security be beefed up that day shows that he knew things might get out of hand.

    Did he know that they would ignore his requests to be "peaceful" and
    cause the level of damage they did? That is unknown but, IMHO, an individual as smart as Trump (and his most ardent supporters) claim he
    is should have known better.

    This whole bit drives me bat-crap crazy.

    He was still the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. If he wanted beefed up security, he would have ordered it, and there would have been National Guard as far as the eye could see.

    Playing the "poor little ol' me asked for policeymens" card is bonkers, and I can't for the life of me figure out why he wasn't pummeled over the head with that.

    RS

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Alan Ianson on Tue Sep 24 15:07:19 2024
    He made America hate again.

    The fault in this logic is believing the divide between Americans starte with Trump. It actually started before he even decided to run for President.

    He's taken it to a whole new level.

    I have to agree here. Asterisk.

    The shift in culture has gone to the point of allowing giant F-bomb FJB flags to be flown on the back of pick-up trucks, and that somehow not really being considered offensive.

    He's leveraging and popularizing that hate, for sure. I won't go so far as to say he's the source, but he's certainly been a catalyst for a surge in vitriol and an unwillingness to have open-minded civil discourse.

    When I was in my 30s, I took a few courses at a local community college. On occasion, I (as a then hardcore Libertarian) would sit for some incredible discussions with a liberal sociology professor and a conservative technology instructor over lunch. And somehow we easily managed to maintain positive interpersonal relationships.

    Interactions like that now seem to have gone the way of the Woolly Mammoth.

    RS

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Tue Sep 24 13:44:12 2024
    The loser in an election does not normally throw a rally for his now disgruntled supporters in DC on Electoral Vote Day. The fact that he requested that police security be beefed up that day shows that he knew things might get out of hand.

    Did he know that they would ignore his requests to be "peaceful" and
    cause the level of damage they did? That is unknown but, IMHO, an individual as smart as Trump (and his most ardent supporters) claim he
    is should have known better.

    But based on all the info that's been released to the media, I don't think there's any proof that Trump is responsible for what happened.

    It's ridiculous for leftists to cling to that event when someone asks them why they don't like Trump. They can't pin it on him, and they can't honestly say that they were personally affected by it.

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  • From Gregory Deyss@1:267/150 to Ron L. on Tue Sep 24 17:39:52 2024
    On 24 Sep 2024, Ron L. said the following...

    Gregory Deyss wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

    I think you need a refresher of the Trump Accomplishments.

    It won't make a difference. He'll just ignore them.
    Yup I kinda knew he would, but I offered an opportunity to post a list of the Biden / Harris accomplishments, and this is not my first time making a request for such a list. I continue to wait.
    Can we just be unburdened from her? I need to remind myself of patience.
    She will be forgotten soon enough.

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Randall Schad on Tue Sep 24 22:42:42 2024
    He's taken it to a whole new level.

    I have to agree here. Asterisk.

    The shift in culture has gone to the point of allowing giant F-bomb FJB flags to be flown on the back of pick-up trucks, and that somehow not really being considered offensive.

    He's leveraging and popularizing that hate, for sure. I won't go so far as to say he's the source, but he's certainly been a catalyst for a surge in vitriol and an unwillingness to have open-minded civil discourse.

    It seems to be just name calling now.

    Crooked Hillary, Crooked Joe, Sleepy Joe, Meatball Ron, Birdbrain, Comrade Kamala, Laffin' Kamala, Kamabla.

    It's childish, but all the rage in MAGA world.

    When I was in my 30s, I took a few courses at a local community college. On occasion, I (as a then hardcore Libertarian) would sit for some incredible discussions with a liberal sociology professor and a conservative technology instructor over lunch. And somehow we easily managed to maintain positive interpersonal relationships.

    We have always had our own leanings but we could have a fact based discussion.

    Interactions like that now seem to have gone the way of the Woolly Mammoth.

    I think it's fine/normal that different folks have a different view than I do and that doesn't make them an enemy but that's hard to do with the MAGA crowd.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wed Sep 25 09:45:00 2024
    Remember that Alan imagines himself in the Elite category. He thinks that by supporting the Elitists that he will be welcomed into their ranks. He doesn't realize that they are playing him.

    This applies to most leftists. They never tell us what they gain from electing
    Democrats, and because of that, we have every right to draw our own conclusions.

    Free stuff, a safety net that can be used as a hammock, a false sense that there is someone looking out for them -- the nanny-state, etc.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALAN IANSON on Wed Sep 25 10:42:00 2024
    The fault in this logic is believing the divide between Americans started with Trump. It actually started before he even decided to run for President.

    He's taken it to a whole new level.

    The lies around Hatians eating dogs/cats/pets is just the latest example.

    Dale and I had a conversation once, when that Chinese "weather balloon" was transitioning the USA, about whether or not a lie is a lie if it is based on bad info received from others.

    We concluded that, in this instance, the person who believes it to be true
    is not lying, they are merely misinformed.

    At the time Trump brought up pet eating in the debate, there was footage (shared here!) of townspeople complaining about these very things, including
    a couple who claimed to have witnessed these issues. These claims have since either been debunked or claimed to be "uncomfirmable" by authorities.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RANDALL SCHAD on Wed Sep 25 10:02:00 2024
    The loser in an election does not normally throw a rally for his now disgruntled supporters in DC on Electoral Vote Day. The fact that he requested that police security be beefed up that day shows that he knew things might get out of hand.

    Did he know that they would ignore his requests to be "peaceful" and cause the level of damage they did? That is unknown but, IMHO, an individual as smart as Trump (and his most ardent supporters) claim he is should have known better.

    This whole bit drives me bat-crap crazy.

    He was still the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. If he wanted beefed u
    security, he would have ordered it, and there would have been National Guard a
    far as the eye could see.

    Playing the "poor little ol' me asked for policeymens" card is bonkers, and I can't for the life of me figure out why he wasn't pummeled over the head with that.

    Initially, it didn't bother me as much. But as time has past and as he continues to deny any responsibility at all for the events of that day...
    well it drives me bat-crap crazy also.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wed Sep 25 10:44:00 2024
    The loser in an election does not normally throw a rally for his now disgruntled supporters in DC on Electoral Vote Day. The fact that he requested that police security be beefed up that day shows that he knew things might get out of hand.

    Did he know that they would ignore his requests to be "peaceful" and cause the level of damage they did? That is unknown but, IMHO, an individual as smart as Trump (and his most ardent supporters) claim he is should have known better.

    But based on all the info that's been released to the media, I don't think there's any proof that Trump is responsible for what happened.

    Again:

    The loser in an election does not normally throw a rally for his now disgruntled supporters in DC on Electoral Vote Day. The fact that he requested that police security be beefed up that day shows that he knew things might get out of hand.

    Has there been any info released to the media that he didn't really have a rally or speak to a group of people on Electoral Vote Day, Jan 6? Nope!

    Has there been any info released to the media, or that has come out of
    Trump's own mouth, that denies that he requested extra police security that day? Not that I've seen!

    Has there been any info released to the media that shows that holding a
    rally in DC on Electoral Vote Day is a regular practice after a
    Presidential election loss? Nope!

    No rally in DC = no reason for a big group of disgruntled supporters to be collected together in DC = no ignoring calls to be "Peaceful" and storming the Capitol.

    That math checks.

    If he hadn't been dumb enough to hold a rally for his disgruntled
    supporters, and there had still been a storming of the Capitol, there'd be
    no culpability here. The media and D's might try to pin it on him, but
    there'd be no logical way for it to stick. As is, he hosted a large
    gathering, that he still brags about the size of to this day, and chaos
    was the result.

    It's ridiculous for leftists to cling to that event when someone asks them why
    they don't like Trump. They can't pin it on him, and they can't honestly say that they were personally affected by it.

    Had the mob been successful, they could have been affected by it. As is,
    few would want to think that a large mob of people -- MAGAs, Antifas,
    whoever -- could storm the Capitol, breaking all sorts of laws in the
    process, and violate the Constitution by installing someone as the leader of the country. The fact that they could have come anywhere near close -- even though it was someone I voted for -- is disturbing.


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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Mike Powell on Wed Sep 25 14:34:58 2024
    He's taken it to a whole new level.

    The lies around Hatians eating dogs/cats/pets is just the latest example.

    Dale and I had a conversation once, when that Chinese "weather balloon" was transitioning the USA, about whether or not a lie is a lie if it is based on bad info received from others.

    We concluded that, in this instance, the person who believes it to be true
    is not lying, they are merely misinformed.

    That is true. A person can be misinformded and then spread that disinformation.

    This story is a lie on the face of it.

    Trump is still talking about this at his rallies. He says these people will be deported when he gets elected.

    The Hatian immingants in Springfield are there leagally. Springfield had jobs that needed to be filled so they invited the Hatians there to fill those jobs and they did.

    Now schools and businesses in springfield have been closed because of bomb threats.

    At the time Trump brought up pet eating in the debate, there was footage (shared here!) of townspeople complaining about these very things, including a couple who claimed to have witnessed these issues. These claims have since either been debunked or claimed to be "uncomfirmable" by authorities.

    That doesn't explain the continuing saga that DJT keeps talking about.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Wed Sep 25 21:09:38 2024
    No rally in DC = no reason for a big group of disgruntled supporters to
    be collected together in DC = no ignoring calls to be "Peaceful" and storming the Capitol.

    That math checks.

    Trump could have handled things differently, and if he had done things differently, it's possible that the riot would have never happened..

    But under that logic, nobody should do anything because all the things that people do have consequences.

    If he hadn't been dumb enough to hold a rally for his disgruntled supporters, and there had still been a storming of the Capitol, there'd
    be no culpability here. The media and D's might try to pin it on him,
    but there'd be no logical way for it to stick. As is, he hosted a large gathering, that he still brags about the size of to this day, and chaos was the result.

    A "loser's rally" isn't necessarily a bad idea. I get more annoyed by candidates who walk away quietly. Trump is still my leader and that won't change until a capable person takes his place.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ALAN IANSON on Thu Sep 26 09:10:00 2024
    We concluded that, in this instance, the person who believes it to be true is not lying, they are merely misinformed.

    That is true. A person can be misinformded and then spread that disinformation

    This story is a lie on the face of it.

    That was not known at the time. It was not really fact checked much until after it was mentioned at the debate.

    Trump is still talking about this at his rallies. He says these people will be
    deported when he gets elected.

    *If* that is the case, then he is lying now... or he needs to fire whoever keeps giving him the information.

    The Hatian immingants in Springfield are there leagally. Springfield had jobs that needed to be filled so they invited the Hatians there to fill those jobs and they did.

    They are there legally in the sense that they were granted Temporary
    Protective Status. Protected from what, aside from deportation for not initially arriving legally, I am not sure. Not sure who granted that
    status, either, although Kamala Harris did brag about being responsible
    during an interview.

    As for "Springfield invited them," I linked a story here from back when
    they started arriving. The Mayor stated that the city had nothing to do
    with them being relocated there so, no, the city did not "invite" them. I
    have also linked a more-recent article where, while stating the animal consuption issue was false, the Mayor stated they are having several
    issues related to the influx of uninvited Haitians and local resources
    being insufficient for said influx.

    Now schools and businesses in springfield have been closed because of bomb threats.

    That is not actually unique to Springfield. There has been a steady wave
    of such threats throughout this area of the country (Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio -- and possibly other states) since before the debate. Really, since school started. Kentucky has been arresting some people for making the
    recent threats in this state. The perps are usually students at the school
    in question.

    I suspect the Springfield-area threats are making the national news because they've been in the spotlight, but they are not unique to that area and are
    not all related to the recent "Haitian" press they've received.

    That doesn't explain the continuing saga that DJT keeps talking about.

    I have not seen him bring up pet eating in more recent public engagements,
    but it could be that my local press is ignoring it. Maybe Aaron, who has recently attended a rally, can confirm. I will take your word for it,
    though.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Thu Sep 26 09:57:00 2024
    No rally in DC = no reason for a big group of disgruntled supporters to be collected together in DC = no ignoring calls to be "Peaceful" and storming the Capitol.

    That math checks.

    Trump could have handled things differently, and if he had done things differently, it's possible that the riot would have never happened..

    But under that logic, nobody should do anything because all the things that people do have consequences.

    Not really. My point is there are certain times and places where you
    should reconsider doing/not doing things, especially if you have a large following (celebrity, politician, whoever).

    If he hadn't been dumb enough to hold a rally for his disgruntled supporters, and there had still been a storming of the Capitol, there'd be no culpability here. The media and D's might try to pin it on him, but there'd be no logical way for it to stick. As is, he hosted a large gathering, that he still brags about the size of to this day, and chaos was the result.

    A "loser's rally" isn't necessarily a bad idea. I get more annoyed by candidates who walk away quietly.

    Getting a bunch of disgruntled people together is most certainly a bad idea
    and a recipe for disaster. He should have seen trouble coming and, seeing
    as how he asked for a larger law enforcement presence, apparently he did
    see the issue with holding such a rally.

    Trump is still my leader and that won't
    change until a capable person takes his place.

    "Capable" is a key word. Many question whether or not Trump is. We've
    seen what he did with his previous tenure. If someone liked it, they
    probably want more. If they didn't, they probably still don't see him as capable.

    Maybe I am just missing it but it seems like, this time, he is pointing out
    a lot of what is broken but not really giving us any idea about his plans
    to fix it. "You liked me before" isn't really good enough now that the
    many of the issues facing us have changed. I would feel more confident of
    his capability if he'd start addressing potential solutions to issues more
    and less time simply pointing them out. I feel this way about the
    Republicans in general lately.

    If pointing issues out makes you capable, there are a lot of people who'd qualify, including even some on FIDO! :O

    Going back to "capable," Harris hit me as the incapable type until very recently. I am not sure how they've done it, but they coached her well to
    keep a straight face and not resort to cackling during the debate. I was actually surprised at how different she seemed, but the past 4 years still leave me with plenty of questions regarding her capability.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Thu Sep 26 14:32:38 2024
    That doesn't explain the continuing saga that DJT keeps talking about.

    I have not seen him bring up pet eating in more recent public
    engagements, but it could be that my local press is ignoring it. Maybe Aaron, who has recently attended a rally, can confirm. I will take your word for it, though.

    Nobody said anything about it at the Trump rally in Indiana PA on Monday. We have much bigger concerns than pet-eating.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Thu Sep 26 15:01:04 2024
    A "loser's rally" isn't necessarily a bad idea. I get more annoyed by candidates who walk away quietly.

    Getting a bunch of disgruntled people together is most certainly a bad idea and a recipe for disaster. He should have seen trouble coming and, seeing as how he asked for a larger law enforcement presence, apparently he did see the issue with holding such a rally.

    I understand, but protesting is all we can do when we face court injustice. If I was there, and I'm glad I wasn't, I would have been happy to protest for Trump, but I would have stayed outside and wouldn't enter a building that I wasn't invited to.

    If you go to a bank with a friend and your friend decides to rob the bank
    while you're there, how guilty are you?

    Maybe I am just missing it but it seems like, this time, he is pointing out a lot of what is broken but not really giving us any idea about his plans to fix it. "You liked me before" isn't really good enough now
    that the many of the issues facing us have changed. I would feel more confident of his capability if he'd start addressing potential solutions to issues more and less time simply pointing them out. I feel this way about the Republicans in general lately.

    I realize that we have a long to-do list for a great leader, but the media has a lot of people stirred up about the border. Trump has been somewhat clear about how he wants to handle that. He hasn't been clear about how he will "cut your utility bills in half." I believe what he's saying, but I can't expect certain moderates to just take his word for it the same way I do.

    Going back to "capable," Harris hit me as the incapable type until very recently. I am not sure how they've done it, but they coached her well
    to keep a straight face and not resort to cackling during the debate. I was actually surprised at how different she seemed, but the past 4 years still leave me with plenty of questions regarding her capability.

    These are good observations, and I see it this way also. She can act smart suddenly, but what's smart about the past 4 years?

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Fri Sep 27 08:30:00 2024
    If you go to a bank with a friend and your friend decides to rob the bank while you're there, how guilty are you?

    Did I drive him there, and did I drive him away afterwards? Was I coerced?
    Did I have any prior knowledge of his plans or reasons to suspect what he
    was up to?

    This is really apples and oranges, though, unless I invited him to go,
    giving him a speech on the way suggesting that maybe the bank stole something from him that he needed to go and "peacefully" take back.

    That is a more apples to apples comparison and, yes, if I did it that way then I share at least some of the guilt for whatever happens next.

    I realize that we have a long to-do list for a great leader, but the media has
    a lot of people stirred up about the border. Trump has been somewhat clear about how he wants to handle that. He hasn't been clear about how he will "cut
    your utility bills in half." I believe what he's saying, but I can't expect certain moderates to just take his word for it the same way I do.

    He has been clear about the border. Most other issues, as you have
    noticed, he has not been so. I don't think you can take a politician's
    word when it comes to promises like cutting a utility bill in half. They
    need to give us an idea about how they plan to do it.

    Going back to "capable," Harris hit me as the incapable type until very recently. I am not sure how they've done it, but they coached her well to keep a straight face and not resort to cackling during the debate. I was actually surprised at how different she seemed, but the past 4 years still leave me with plenty of questions regarding her capability.

    These are good observations, and I see it this way also. She can act smart suddenly, but what's smart about the past 4 years?

    I agree about the past four years. I also am very much aware that she has served up plenty of word salad over those four years. However, some news outlets (FOX News in particular) continue to "point out" more recent alleged salads where, for the most part, she is making sense *despite* the horrible video editing done by whoever it is trying to prove she makes no sense.

    Now I don't agree with what she is saying but, just as we might tell a "never-Trumper," just because I don't agree with what is said doesn't make it "word salad" or "crazy talk."


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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Fri Sep 27 13:14:37 2024
    Going back to "capable," Harris hit me as the incapable type until ve recently. I am not sure how they've done it, but they coached her we to keep a straight face and not resort to cackling during the debate. was actually surprised at how different she seemed, but the past 4 ye still leave me with plenty of questions regarding her capability.

    These are good observations, and I see it this way also. She can act
    smart suddenly, but what's smart about the past 4 years?

    This angle confuses me. I can't think of a time since I've been voting where people tried so hard to make believe the VP was the incumbent. These are two very different offices with very different roles. (This ignores the fact that the President shouldn't be the one in charge of super-all-policy-and-power- everything in the first place, and I wish we could collectively get this office off THAT pedestal...)

    I didn't hear anyone talking about Pence or Biden or Cheney or Gore or whomever in anywhere near the same realm of imaginary control as they have Harris.

    Again, she's not my favorite person for the role, just making an observation on the political tactic (which seems to have taken quite the solid hold).

    RS

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Fri Sep 27 11:50:50 2024
    If you go to a bank with a friend and your friend decides to rob the ban while you're there, how guilty are you?

    Did I drive him there, and did I drive him away afterwards? Was I coerced? Did I have any prior knowledge of his plans or reasons to
    suspect what he was up to?

    Not at all. Trump speaks to crowds of 10,000+ supporters all the time, day after day, and he NEVER had any trouble like the January 6 troublemakers. He's told millions of people to "fight fight fight" and there hasn't been any fights at any Trump rallies.

    He has been clear about the border. Most other issues, as you have noticed, he has not been so. I don't think you can take a politician's word when it comes to promises like cutting a utility bill in half. They need to give us an idea about how they plan to do it.

    He's also been clear about abortion in that he was president when abortions were put under control of the states. Clearly he wants to let the states decide, although he's worried about what that means for late term abortions.

    I agree about the past four years. I also am very much aware that she
    has served up plenty of word salad over those four years. However, some news outlets (FOX News in particular) continue to "point out" more
    recent alleged salads where, for the most part, she is making sense *despite* the horrible video editing done by whoever it is trying to
    prove she makes no sense.

    I'll take your word for it that Kamala made sense one day, but that was a day like no other. Lies can be coherent, but they can never truly "make sense."

    Now I don't agree with what she is saying but, just as we might tell a "never-Trumper," just because I don't agree with what is said doesn't
    make it "word salad" or "crazy talk."

    Until Kamala starts telling us why her administration let in more than 20 million migrants without visas, everything she says is technically the definition of "world salad."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Randall Schad on Fri Sep 27 14:25:46 2024
    These are good observations, and I see it this way also. She can act smart suddenly, but what's smart about the past 4 years?

    This angle confuses me. I can't think of a time since I've been voting where people tried so hard to make believe the VP was the incumbent.

    Just being part of the administration that did so much harm makes people blame her for it all.

    If Mike Pence was running for president, you wouldn't see liberals forgiving him for his involvement with Trump.

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Fri Sep 27 21:50:56 2024
    On 27 Sep 2024, Aaron Thomas said the following...

    These are good observations, and I see it this way also. She can smart suddenly, but what's smart about the past 4 years?

    This angle confuses me. I can't think of a time since I've been votin where people tried so hard to make believe the VP was the incumbent.

    Just being part of the administration that did so much harm makes people blame her for it all.

    That's not what I hear, though. I hear "she should have done all the things already that she's promising to do now."

    It's just an odd take.

    RS

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Randall Schad on Sat Sep 28 04:51:20 2024
    Just being part of the administration that did so much harm makes peo blame her for it all.

    That's not what I hear, though. I hear "she should have done all the things already that she's promising to do now."

    That's what Trump said about her. I'm just saying that she's guilty by association.

    There are answers to certain questions that can be inferred:

    Q: Why did Joe let in more than 20 million migrants without visas?
    A: Because it will create more house seats that only Democrats can fill.

    Q: Is Kamala a Democrat, like Joe?
    A: Yes.

    Q: Does Trump control congress?
    A: No.

    Q: If Trump IS controlling congress, what are Democrats doing about it?
    A: Nothing.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sat Sep 28 09:19:00 2024
    Not at all. Trump speaks to crowds of 10,000+ supporters all the time, day after day, and he NEVER had any trouble like the January 6 troublemakers. He's
    told millions of people to "fight fight fight" and there hasn't been any fight
    at any Trump rallies.

    None of his other rallies were down the street from where the Electoral
    Votes were being counted, either, and I doubt he suggests at any other
    rallies that the crowd should march down to somewhere else after he is done.

    He has been clear about the border. Most other issues, as you have noticed, he has not been so. I don't think you can take a politician's word when it comes to promises like cutting a utility bill in half. They
    need to give us an idea about how they plan to do it.

    He's also been clear about abortion in that he was president when abortions were put under control of the states. Clearly he wants to let the states decide, although he's worried about what that means for late term abortions.

    That is an issue that has already been decided. I want to hear more about
    some of the plans for what sound like potential pie-in-the-sky promises.

    Kamala is making some of those, too. The "$25,000 for first time home
    buyers" apparently has some fine print where "first time" means "first generation." So if your parents or grandparents owned a home in the US you won't qualify.

    I agree about the past four years. I also am very much aware that she has served up plenty of word salad over those four years. However, some news outlets (FOX News in particular) continue to "point out" more recent alleged salads where, for the most part, she is making sense *despite* the horrible video editing done by whoever it is trying to prove she makes no sense.

    I'll take your word for it that Kamala made sense one day, but that was a day like no other. Lies can be coherent, but they can never truly "make sense."

    It isn't just one day. Her debate performance was not all word salad,
    either. Like I said before, she seemed like a different person there.

    Now I don't agree with what she is saying but, just as we might tell a "never-Trumper," just because I don't agree with what is said doesn't make it "word salad" or "crazy talk."

    Until Kamala starts telling us why her administration let in more than 20 million migrants without visas, everything she says is technically the definition of "world salad."

    No, it really isn't. That was the point I am trying to make. If you are "listening" to her and not listening because you've already decided she
    isn't for you, that doesn't make what she is saying "word salad" any more
    than when a never-Trumper "listens" to Trump and says he is babbling.

    "Word salad" is when someone is speaking incoherently or throwing out a
    bunch of unrelated buzz phrases. Coherently saying something you just don't like doesn't not equal "word salad."


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RANDALL SCHAD on Sat Sep 28 10:31:00 2024
    These are good observations, and I see it this way also. She can act smart suddenly, but what's smart about the past 4 years?

    This angle confuses me. I can't think of a time since I've been voting where people tried so hard to make believe the VP was the incumbent. These are two very different offices with very different roles.

    Agreed.

    (This ignores the fact that
    the President shouldn't be the one in charge of super-all-policy-and-power- everything in the first place, and I wish we could collectively get this offic
    off THAT pedestal...)

    And agreed!

    I didn't hear anyone talking about Pence or Biden or Cheney or Gore or whomeve
    in anywhere near the same realm of imaginary control as they have Harris.

    Well, part of the issue here is that you have candidates who try to take
    more credit for things that their President did than others. If a VP who
    is now a candidate isn't trying to take credit for things that the administration did while they were VP, then people probably wouldn't
    talk about it as much.

    I do remember a lot of non-supporters blaming Cheney for things that
    happened while Bush was President, and IIRC Gore also tried taking credit
    for some things that happened while Clinton was President.

    Harris has most certainly been trying to take credit for things she thinks
    are good, while distancing herself from things she thinks have not turned
    out good, that resulted from Biden's Presidency.

    We also have a very unusual circumstance here where:

    (1) a sitting President ran for, and won, the presumtive nomination only to be stripped of it after the party (and their donors) decided he was no longer competent enough to run, and

    (2) we now have his VP (who is the new candidate) showing up at places and events where you would normally expect to be seeing the President.

    Just about any time the second half of that takes place you will usually
    see something from either the press, or the White House social media
    accounts, that intentionally gives the appearance that she is now running
    the show and should get credit for whatever the result is.

    Again, she's not my favorite person for the role, just making an observation o
    the political tactic (which seems to have taken quite the solid hold).

    If you accept credit, even if it is something you didn't really accomplish yourself, you open yourself up for blame, too.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RANDALL SCHAD on Sat Sep 28 10:14:00 2024
    That's not what I hear, though. I hear "she should have done all the things already that she's promising to do now."

    It's just an odd take.

    With some of the promises, I think there is a perception (and maybe a misconception) that she has, in past, spoken out as VP in support of the
    policy that caused the issue that she is now promising to fix.

    When it comes to immigration policy in particular, Biden rather publicly gave her a task regarding the border, and the common perception is that she didn't do a good job there.

    Going back to my previous post, I think her campaign is trying to sell her
    as being in on some of the key decisions of the current administration,
    whether she was or not. While supporters might buy that and think it is good, it is opening her up to some criticism for those decisions (and others, and some non-decisions) that the opposition didn't agree with.

    Again, IIRC, I do believe that the Gore campaign also did so. Hillary
    Clinton, in the original release of her memoirs, also took credit for
    some things that happened while she was SoS for the Obama administration. Later, when those things started not working, those sections of later
    releases were removed and her campaign tried to deflect any responsibility
    for the failures.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sat Sep 28 10:16:00 2024
    Q: Does Trump control congress?
    A: No.

    He has sure excercised a lot of control over Johnson and other MAGA members
    on certain issues. Don't vote the way I want you to and suffer the consequences of being labeled a RINO and being hounded by my most ardent supporters.


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Sep 28 18:05:31 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    This angle confuses me. I can't think of a time since I've been voting
    where people tried so hard to make believe the VP was the incumbent.

    Just being part of the administration that did so much harm makes people blame her for it all.

    The JFK administration ended when JFK got his head blown off.
    The LBJ administration began when JFK got his head blown off.

    The RMN administration ended when RMN resigned from office in disgrace.
    The Ford administration began when RMN resigned from office in disgrace.

    The Biden administration will remain until the end of his term.
    The Harris administration will begin with the start of her term.

    If Mike Pence was running for president, you wouldn't see liberals forgiving
    him for his involvement with Trump.

    Mike Pence ran for president in this election cycle.
    He never made it to the first primary or caucus.

    As such, liberals are excused for not having had time to forgive
    him for all his mistakes.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Sat Sep 28 11:14:16 2024
    None of his other rallies were down the street from where the Electoral Votes were being counted, either, and I doubt he suggests at any other rallies that the crowd should march down to somewhere else after he is done.

    Being chosen by God puts pressure on a guy. :)

    That is an issue that has already been decided. I want to hear more
    about some of the plans for what sound like potential pie-in-the-sky promises.

    I don't think Trump needs many of those, it's just good vs evil and save the country vs trash the country. But Trump has mentioned no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on social security.

    Kamala is making some of those, too. The "$25,000 for first time home buyers" apparently has some fine print where "first time" means "first generation." So if your parents or grandparents owned a home in the US you won't qualify.

    I haven't heard about it but that's very snakey behavior. People who rent awful apartments will walk right into that trap.

    I'll take your word for it that Kamala made sense one day, but that was like no other. Lies can be coherent, but they can never truly "make sens

    It isn't just one day. Her debate performance was not all word salad, either. Like I said before, she seemed like a different person there.

    Ahead of the debate, Kamala was being coached by the attorney for Google (in the USA vs Google case, which is a crime in iteself.) He must have sat down with her and explained things, and advised what she can and can't say, and she did it right. She will need get with that guy every time she speaks in public from now on.

    When Trump improperly referenced West Virginia (when he meant to say Virginia) that was an opportunity for Harris to correct him and look smart, but she was too dumb to even do that.

    Which part of the debate did she make sense on?

    Until Kamala starts telling us why her administration let in more than 2 million migrants without visas, everything she says is technically the definition of "world salad."

    No, it really isn't. That was the point I am trying to make. If you are "listening" to her and not listening because you've already decided she isn't for you, that doesn't make what she is saying "word salad" any more than when a never-Trumper "listens" to Trump and says he is babbling.

    You're right.

    "Word salad" is when someone is speaking incoherently or throwing out a bunch of unrelated buzz phrases. Coherently saying something you just don't like doesn't not equal "word salad."

    It's just that the things she talks about, that I heard, are extremely unimportant because I'm fixated on the border issue. Maybe that's how the
    leftists felt in 2020; they were fixated on covid-19, and it looked to them like Trump did it and he was refusing to fix it. Unless Trump would say "I fixed covid," the leftists didn't want to hear what he had to say.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Sat Sep 28 18:55:50 2024
    Q: Does Trump control congress?
    A: No.

    He has sure excercised a lot of control over Johnson and other MAGA members on certain issues. Don't vote the way I want you to and suffer the consequences of being labeled a RINO and being hounded by my most ardent supporters.

    Did you see proof of Trump making those demands? I have not.

    I'm a MAGA guy, but I don't need Trump to tell me that the border bill was no good. I would have sent an angry letter to my rep had he voted for that bill.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Lee Lofaso on Sat Sep 28 19:11:10 2024
    If Mike Pence was running for president, you wouldn't see liberals forgiving
    him for his involvement with Trump.

    Mike Pence ran for president in this election cycle.
    He never made it to the first primary or caucus.

    As such, liberals are excused for not having had time to forgive
    him for all his mistakes.

    Liberals actually started to like him when he began trashing Trump. And I know that you guys would like having Pence for president because the world elite is also down with Pence. Anything but Trump, because Trump refuses bribes.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sun Sep 29 10:17:00 2024
    None of his other rallies were down the street from where the Electoral Votes were being counted, either, and I doubt he suggests at any other rallies that the crowd should march down to somewhere else after he is done.

    Being chosen by God puts pressure on a guy. :)

    I do not believe he, or Kamala, are "chosen by God." Beliefs like that
    when it comes to someone in politics will get you in a lot of trouble.

    That is an issue that has already been decided. I want to hear more about some of the plans for what sound like potential pie-in-the-sky promises.

    I don't think Trump needs many of those, it's just good vs evil and save the country vs trash the country. But Trump has mentioned no tax on tips, no tax o
    overtime, and no tax on social security.

    You brought up cutting power bills in half. That sounds pretty pie in the
    sky that, I am guessing, could become true for some. I don't think he can promise that to everyone and have it work out, though, without a really
    good plan.

    I am on the fence about taxing OT. I think that should depend on how much money you make overall. I have worked places where people are not making
    much and are working their tails off. I have also worked places where
    people are making plenty but are intentionally pissing about during their alloted 40 hours so they winding up earning OT (and causing others who don't want it to get some, too). They should be taxed as they are now.

    I suspect that all of these things he is suggesting regarding "no tax on"
    will not really pan out the way people think, though. The President won't
    have any control over what states do, and I am sure most of them will
    continue taxing whatever they are taxing now.

    Kamala is making some of those, too. The "$25,000 for first time home >MP> buyers" apparently has some fine print where "first time" means "first >MP> generation." So if your parents or grandparents owned a home in the US >MP> you won't qualify.

    I haven't heard about it but that's very snakey behavior. People who rent awful
    apartments will walk right into that trap.

    It will buy some votes I am sure.

    When Trump improperly referenced West Virginia (when he meant to say Virginia)
    that was an opportunity for Harris to correct him and look smart, but she was too dumb to even do that.

    She probably knew what he was saying, regardless of which state, has been debunked and that only die-hard never-gonna-vote-Harris people would
    believe it.

    Which part of the debate did she make sense on?

    Most of it. She wasn't word-salading for the most part. Now, she
    completely ignored some questions for sure, but she was coherent.

    "Word salad" is when someone is speaking incoherently or throwing out a bunch of unrelated buzz phrases. Coherently saying something you just don't like doesn't not equal "word salad."

    It's just that the things she talks about, that I heard, are extremely unimportant because I'm fixated on the border issue. Maybe that's how the leftists felt in 2020; they were fixated on covid-19, and it looked to them like Trump did it and he was refusing to fix it. Unless Trump would say "I fixed covid," the leftists didn't want to hear what he had to say.

    Back when the Republicans chose to vote against giving the President the
    power to close the border, weren't you one of the ones that said the border "wasn't important"?


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Sun Sep 29 10:52:00 2024
    Q: Does Trump control congress?
    A: No.

    He has sure excercised a lot of control over Johnson and other MAGA members on certain issues. Don't vote the way I want you to and suffer the consequences of being labeled a RINO and being hounded by my most ardent supporters.

    Did you see proof of Trump making those demands? I have not.

    Yes, it was all over the press. I have linked below one of many a google search found.

    I'm a MAGA guy, but I don't need Trump to tell me that the border bill was no good. I would have sent an angry letter to my rep had he voted for that bill.

    It is better than what we have. Funny how the same people who complain
    about executive orders one minute are the same ones saying "he can already
    do that (with an executive order)" the next.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/23/senate-democrats-immigr ation-border-bill

    "Republicans, who have repeatedly demanded Democrats act on the border, abandoned the compromise proposal at the behest of Donald Trump who saw it was a political 'gift' for Biden's re-election chances.

    "In February, after months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators had unveiled an immigration compromise. [...] The legislation, which would have made major changes to immigration law and received endorsements from the National Border Patrol Council and the US Chamber of Commerce, initially appeared to have the support to pass. But then Trump denounced the plan as
    weak and demanded his allies in the Senate abandon it. They quickly followed his lead.

    "When it came to the floor, the measure failed in a 50-49 vote, far short of the 60 ayes needed to move forward. All but four Republicans opposed it. They were joined by a group of liberal and Latino Democrats who argued that the approach was too punitive and failed to include relief for immigrants who have lived and worked in the US for years."

    Please note that the Democrats who opposed it did so because the approach was "too punitive" -- in other words, *too strict*. Please also note that this February bill had the endorsement of the border patrol council.

    The article goes on to talk about the weaker bill, which came later (maybe
    in May?) and which was also killed by Republicans. That one may have been rightfully killed but also would not have been necessary if they'd done their damn jobs to being with, kept their promise, and voted for the stricter February bill.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Sun Sep 29 15:20:52 2024
    I do not believe he, or Kamala, are "chosen by God." Beliefs like that when it comes to someone in politics will get you in a lot of trouble.

    Relying on a candidate being chosen by God would be a mistake, because we've got to do a lot more than just chant slogans.

    Praying for Trump's victory is the way to go. I do it every day, sometimes twice a day.

    You brought up cutting power bills in half. That sounds pretty pie in
    the sky that, I am guessing, could become true for some. I don't think
    he can promise that to everyone and have it work out, though, without a really good plan.

    Has your bill gone up drastically since Biden became president? I've been watching mine climb, and I just paid a very ridiculous bill of $267 for August, which is more than double what it was last year. I used to only get bills this high in the winter, and only in the coldest months like January and February.

    While watching the bill get higher and higher, the whole time I've wondered "Do Democrats allow utility companies to rip us off?" Because it sure seems like it.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Sun Sep 29 15:37:30 2024
    I accidentally saved my message too quickly... there's more to this conversation:

    I am on the fence about taxing OT. I think that should depend on how
    much money you make overall. I have worked places where people are not making much and are working their tails off. I have also worked places where people are making plenty but are intentionally pissing about
    during their alloted 40 hours so they winding up earning OT (and causing others who don't want it to get some, too). They should be taxed as
    they are now.

    It's kind of a gimmick, but not necessarily a bad one. And definitely not a gimmick that causes division.

    I suspect that all of these things he is suggesting regarding "no tax on" will not really pan out the way people think, though. The President
    won't have any control over what states do, and I am sure most of them will continue taxing whatever they are taxing now.

    He's got to be talking just about Federal income tax. That will be a bigger amount than the state tax anyway (in most states at least.) So having that extra income not subject to Federal income tax sounds like something we could all probably live with.

    When Trump improperly referenced West Virginia (when he meant to say Virginia)
    that was an opportunity for Harris to correct him and look smart, but sh too dumb to even do that.

    She probably knew what he was saying, regardless of which state, has been debunked and that only die-hard never-gonna-vote-Harris people would

    Right - she probably knew that he was referring to Virginia, but I think she would have looked (kinda) smart if she corrected him on that. Then she could have went on to correct him for inaccurately describing the abortion law itself, but she failed. She doesn't actually know that facts any better than Trump does.

    Stuff like that is why I don't get what anyone means when they say "Kamala did good."

    Most of it. She wasn't word-salading for the most part. Now, she completely ignored some questions for sure, but she was coherent.

    That's more like it. She evaded questions. ("Is the USA better now than it was 4 years ago?") But how can you call that "coherent?" Because she evaded the questions in a coherent way?

    It's just that the things she talks about, that I heard, are extremely unimportant because I'm fixated on the border issue. Maybe that's how th leftists felt in 2020; they were fixated on covid-19, and it looked to t like Trump did it and he was refusing to fix it. Unless Trump would say fixed covid," the leftists didn't want to hear what he had to say.

    Back when the Republicans chose to vote against giving the President the power to close the border, weren't you one of the ones that said the border "wasn't important"?

    I might have said "closing the border is less important than deporting the 20 million+ illegal immigrants."

    Plus, that legislation didn't give the power to the president to close the border; it gave him/her the power to close it ONLY IF: The # of crossings reaches X (a number in the thousands.)

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Sep 30 00:06:52 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    If Mike Pence was running for president, you wouldn't see liberals
    forgiving
    him for his involvement with Trump.

    Mike Pence ran for president in this election cycle.
    He never made it to the first primary or caucus.

    As such, liberals are excused for not having had time to forgive
    him for all his mistakes.

    Liberals actually started to like him when he began trashing Trump.

    It all started with the fly. Live and on camera, President Obama
    showed the world what to do when a fly lands on your arm. Use your
    hand on your other arm and swat it. One swat and that fly was dead.

    With Pence it was an entirely different matter. We all watched
    the debate, when a fly landed on top of Pence's head. The fly was
    the star of the show, dancing around for all to see. And what did
    Pence do? He just stood there. Staring at the camera. Without a
    single thought in his head as to what to do.

    And I know that you guys would like having Pence for president because the world elite is also down with Pence.

    Even after having been shown by Obama as to what to do when a fly
    lands on your person, Pence still did not have a clue. Imagine what
    would happen if he ordered a bowl of soup and found there was a fly
    swimming in it. He would have eaten it, thinking it was part of the
    meal.

    Anything but Trump, because Trump refuses bribes.

    He is a convicted felon due to his bad business practices.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Sun Sep 29 16:10:28 2024
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/23/senate-democrats-i ation-border-bill

    I'm sorry, but even after reading this article, I still don't see any proof that Trump had anything to do with the bill being killed.

    "At the behest of Trump.." <- That doesn't mean anything to me. Is there any video evidence? The article doesn't say "Trump was in the room" or "Trump gave a big thumbs-down to house members."

    It is better than what we have. Funny how the same people who complain about executive orders one minute are the same ones saying "he can
    already do that (with an executive order)" the next.

    Yea, all we can expect and hope for is for Trump to get elected so he can protect us from illegal immigrants for 4 more years. The senate doesn't want the mess cleaned up - just look at what's in that bill. That bill was going to legitimize thousands of illegal crossings per day, which would make things difficult for a president who wants to "deport all illegals."

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Lee Lofaso on Sun Sep 29 16:47:32 2024
    It all started with the fly. Live and on camera, President Obama
    showed the world what to do when a fly lands on your arm. Use your
    hand on your other arm and swat it. One swat and that fly was dead.

    With Pence it was an entirely different matter. We all watched
    the debate, when a fly landed on top of Pence's head. The fly was
    the star of the show, dancing around for all to see. And what did
    Pence do? He just stood there. Staring at the camera. Without a
    single thought in his head as to what to do.

    Obama made a pact with the devil, but that doesn't mean that he's a reptilian.

    Pence is a reptilian. He can't overreact to a fly on his face because that will scare the prey away.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Sep 30 07:40:09 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    While watching the bill get higher and higher, the whole time I've wondered "Do Democrats allow utility companies to rip us off?" Because
    it sure seems like it.

    That reminds of how ignorant some people can be about economics.

    Background: the condo that I live in has the fees for the water in the monthly assocition fee.

    Our city had a large factory that needed clean water. It made more than it needed and, so, let the city buy the extra water. But that factory is gone and the city had to create its own water treatment facility.

    So, one year, the water fee went up a great deal. When the announcement was made (and it was made a few months BEFORE the fee went up), we were told that the city was charging us more and the association was passing on those increases to us. They even included the calculations to show how each unit went up, announcement from the city, etc.

    It was amazing how many people were mad at the association because someone else raised the cost of water.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Ron L. on Mon Sep 30 06:38:56 2024
    So, one year, the water fee went up a great deal. When the announcement was made (and it was made a few months BEFORE the fee went up), we were told that the city was charging us more and the association was passing
    on those increases to us. They even included the calculations to show
    how each unit went up, announcement from the city, etc.

    It was amazing how many people were mad at the association because
    someone else raised the cost of water.

    The president gets more blame than they deserve, probably. However, what causes electric bills to double in price? If it's because of oil prices, then that's the president's fault. If it's because of labor disputes, then that's the president's fault too. We need our president to act like our manager, and our stuff is not being managed well.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Mon Sep 30 10:43:00 2024
    I do not believe he, or Kamala, are "chosen by God." Beliefs like that when it comes to someone in politics will get you in a lot of trouble.

    Relying on a candidate being chosen by God would be a mistake, because we've got to do a lot more than just chant slogans.

    Agreed.

    Praying for Trump's victory is the way to go. I do it every day, sometimes twice a day.

    A good thing about this country is that we are free to pray about
    whatever we want to whichever God(s) we want.

    You brought up cutting power bills in half. That sounds pretty pie in the sky that, I am guessing, could become true for some. I don't think he can promise that to everyone and have it work out, though, without a really good plan.

    Has your bill gone up drastically since Biden became president? I've been watching mine climb, and I just paid a very ridiculous bill of $267 for August
    which is more than double what it was last year. I used to only get bills this
    high in the winter, and only in the coldest months like January and February.

    I thought it had, but I was recently shreding some older documents and
    realized it has been about 50% higher for longer than I thought. Still
    since Biden took office, though.

    While watching the bill get higher and higher, the whole time I've wondered "D
    Democrats allow utility companies to rip us off?" Because it sure seems like it.

    No, but they do other things that make the cost of electricity for the companies higher. Also, some of the big companies (who sell to the smaller ones like we have here) probably are donating to one side or the other.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Mon Sep 30 09:47:00 2024
    I am on the fence about taxing OT. I think that should depend on how much money you make overall. I have worked places where people are not making much and are working their tails off. I have also worked places where people are making plenty but are intentionally pissing about during their alloted 40 hours so they winding up earning OT (and causing others who don't want it to get some, too). They should be taxed as they are now.

    It's kind of a gimmick, but not necessarily a bad one. And definitely not a gimmick that causes division.

    Like I said, people who are making below a certain amount shouldn't have
    their OT taxed. People above that amount maybe should. I don't want to be working OT so they can pay off their lake house or big boat.

    I suspect that all of these things he is suggesting regarding "no tax on"
    will not really pan out the way people think, though. The President won't have any control over what states do, and I am sure most of them will continue taxing whatever they are taxing now.

    He's got to be talking just about Federal income tax. That will be a bigger amount than the state tax anyway (in most states at least.) So having that extra income not subject to Federal income tax sounds like something we could all probably live with.

    Agreed. I hope the people he is promising that to realize that, though.
    Some will take it litterally, which is what I was getting at.

    She probably knew what he was saying, regardless of which state, has been
    debunked and that only die-hard never-gonna-vote-Harris people would

    Right - she probably knew that he was referring to Virginia, but I think she would have looked (kinda) smart if she corrected him on that. Then she could have went on to correct him for inaccurately describing the abortion law itself, but she failed. She doesn't actually know that facts any better than Trump does.

    Well, in that case, I can't remember now but avoiding the correction in
    order to stay on topic (which I doubt happened!) would not have been a bad thing.

    Stuff like that is why I don't get what anyone means when they say "Kamala did
    good."

    She did a heck of a lot better than most people thought she would, so she
    did "good" compared to what was expected. People who don't like Trump
    probably noticed that she did a decent job of triggering him a bit, getting
    him to go off topic and on rants... something he didn't do during the Biden debate where, IMHO, he had a much better performance.

    She got him off on tangents where he ranted about already-debunked or now-debunked situations at least twice, which played well to her supporters.

    The fact that she did better than Biden probably made a lot of her
    supporters think she did "good."

    Most of it. She wasn't word-salading for the most part. Now, she completely ignored some questions for sure, but she was coherent.

    That's more like it. She evaded questions. ("Is the USA better now than it was
    4 years ago?") But how can you call that "coherent?" Because she evaded the questions in a coherent way?

    She spoke coherently, which was more than I expected from her. Performance wise, I think she did "good" because she exceeded my expectations regarding coherent speech. Content wise, I don't really think she did "good" because
    I don't agree with her.

    A Kamala/Democrat/left-leaning supporter would disagree with me on the
    second point and say she did "good" because they either agree with her, or
    just cannot stand Trump.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Mon Sep 30 10:47:00 2024
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/23/senate-democrats-
    ation-border-bill

    I'm sorry, but even after reading this article, I still don't see any proof that Trump had anything to do with the bill being killed.

    "At the behest of Trump.." <- That doesn't mean anything to me. Is there any video evidence? The article doesn't say "Trump was in the room" or "Trump gave
    a big thumbs-down to house members."

    Him bad mouthing and suggesting the GOP vote against the bill was all over
    the news. It is not my fault if you don't watch it.

    It is better than what we have. Funny how the same people who complain about executive orders one minute are the same ones saying "he can already do that (with an executive order)" the next.

    Yea, all we can expect and hope for is for Trump to get elected so he can protect us from illegal immigrants for 4 more years. The senate doesn't want the mess cleaned up - just look at what's in that bill. That bill was going to
    legitimize thousands of illegal crossings per day, which would make things difficult for a president who wants to "deport all illegals."

    It didn't legitimize illegal crossings. It allowed for a cap on crossings
    at legal border crossings. The bill would have been a lot better than what we have now and didn't do anything to stop Republicans from passing something
    even more strict once Trump got into office.

    Seeing how liberal Democrats voted against it because it was "too strict"
    tells me it was not a bad bill.

    Since February, when the bill was killed, every single illegal that has got into the country is equally on the heads of Trump, Johnson, and all of their cronnies as is is on the head of Biden. It stopped being the "Biden border crisis" at that point.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Mon Sep 30 10:14:00 2024
    The president gets more blame than they deserve, probably. However, what cause
    electric bills to double in price? If it's because of oil prices, then that's the president's fault.

    It is only the President's fault if his/her policies caused the price to go
    up.

    If it's because of labor disputes, then that's the
    president's fault too.

    No in most cases it is not.

    We need our president to act like our manager, and our
    stuff is not being managed well.

    The office of President has certain responsibilities. We don't need a President who oversteps their bounds and starts getting involved in things
    that others are responsible for.

    What your are suggesting should happen is what big government liberals want.


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Sep 30 20:20:27 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    I do not believe he, or Kamala, are "chosen by God."

    Obama is The Chosen One.

    Beliefs like that when it comes to someone in politics MP>will get you in
    a lot of trouble.

    It worked for Obama. He even won the Nobel Peace Prize.
    Before taking office. If that doesn't tell you something,
    I do not know what does.

    Relying on a candidate being chosen by God would be a mistake, because we've
    got to do a lot more than just chant slogans.

    Hope and Change. Together. What does it spell? Freedom.

    Praying for Trump's victory is the way to go.

    Hillary Cllinton beat him by over 3 million votes in 2016.
    Joe Biden beat him by over 7 million votes in 2020.
    Kamala Harris will clock him by an even greater score in 2024.

    I do it every day, sometimes twice a day.

    All the prayers in the world will come to naught as the
    American people have the last and final say.

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 30 14:15:44 2024
    While watching the bill get higher and higher, the whole time I've wonde "D
    Democrats allow utility companies to rip us off?" Because it sure seems it.

    No, but they do other things that make the cost of electricity for the companies higher. Also, some of the big companies (who sell to the smaller ones like we have here) probably are donating to one side or the other.

    That was also part of my fear, that the extra money was being used against
    me. Apparently my fears aren't as irrational as I thought.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 30 14:26:06 2024
    She got him off on tangents where he ranted about already-debunked or now-debunked situations at least twice, which played well to her supporters.

    I don't remember Trump repeating debunked claims, but debunking is a word that means a lot of different things to lots of different people. For example, my friend Alan thinks that debunking means reading typed words on websites. Do you remember when nobody ever used the word "debunk?" It was like 9 years ago.

    The fact that she did better than Biden probably made a lot of her supporters think she did "good."

    That's probably true. They are told what to believe, and the media has been telling everyone that she did good.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 30 14:57:46 2024
    I'm sorry, but even after reading this article, I still don't see any pr that Trump had anything to do with the bill being killed.

    "At the behest of Trump.." <- That doesn't mean anything to me. Is there video evidence? The article doesn't say "Trump was in the room" or "Trum gave
    a big thumbs-down to house members."

    Him bad mouthing and suggesting the GOP vote against the bill was all
    over the news. It is not my fault if you don't watch it.

    The news isn't a communications device for the president and congress. I don't believe that Trump forced his opinion on anybody. And if he did, then there would have to be more to that story, like what violent thing did he threaten to do to Mike Johnson if the legislation had passed? "You better listen to me boy." lol

    It didn't legitimize illegal crossings. It allowed for a cap on
    crossings at legal border crossings. The bill would have been a lot better than what we have now and didn't do anything to stop Republicans from passing something even more strict once Trump got into office.

    The way I remember reading it was "a cap on ILLEGAL border crossings."

    Why would we cap the legal crossings? That would not make sense, and would not be productive.

    Seeing how liberal Democrats voted against it because it was "too strict" tells me it was not a bad bill.

    Not bad for us but bad for them, and that's ultimately bad for us too because we need a few of their votes.

    Since February, when the bill was killed, every single illegal that has got into the country is equally on the heads of Trump, Johnson, and all
    of their cronnies as is is on the head of Biden. It stopped being the "Biden border crisis" at that point.

    I just don't see the Trump pressure.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 30 15:02:30 2024
    The president gets more blame than they deserve, probably. However, what cause
    electric bills to double in price? If it's because of oil prices, then t the president's fault.

    It is only the President's fault if his/her policies caused the price to go up.

    What about us needing a president who will be our rock?

    If it's because of labor disputes, then that's the
    president's fault too.

    No in most cases it is not.

    He or she needs to be on top of those things instead of taking a beach vacation. They need to solve problems before they become problems - that's effective management.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Lee Lofaso on Mon Sep 30 15:04:56 2024
    I do it every day, sometimes twice a day.

    All the prayers in the world will come to naught as the
    American people have the last and final say.

    Maybe some people need 4 more years of destruction. Maybe the Democrats are doing that good of a job hiding everything from them.

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Sep 30 17:45:47 2024
    On 28 Sep 2024, Aaron Thomas said the following...

    That's not what I hear, though. I hear "she should have done all the things already that she's promising to do now."

    That's what Trump said about her. I'm just saying that she's guilty by association.

    There are answers to certain questions that can be inferred:

    Q: Why did Joe let in more than 20 million migrants without visas?
    A: Because it will create more house seats that only Democrats can fill.

    I still don't know where that 20 million number comes from. It certainly isn't an accurate representation of the immigrant population. The total immigrant population (all nationalities, including illegals) is somewhere around 47-48 million, and it was 45 million under Trump. That's a net gain of 3 million people over 4 years.

    I did see a Pew research number somewhere that said the total illegal population was something like 11 million. That did not happen in 4 years.

    The immigration/fentanyl/criminal/rapist/insanity issue as a whole is complete rubbish. I can't believe there are people with the ability to think critically that get roped into making it an issue of primary concern.

    Q: Is Kamala a Democrat, like Joe?
    A: Yes.

    Do you also have two arms and two legs, just like Joe?

    Certainly that's a source of unending consternation.

    Q: Does Trump control congress?
    A: No.

    Interestingly enough, he did have enough pull to get congress to vote down an immigration bill that both sides liked, seemingly because he needed the immigration platform for his campaign. So maybe that's not as true as we'd like.

    Q: If Trump IS controlling congress, what are Democrats doing about it? A: Nothing.

    On THIS point, I'm in 100% agreement. Democrats have done embarrassingly little to solve much of anything in quite a while.

    Again, not defending Harris. I'm saying on a lot of this stuff, there's nothing to defend. The primary role of the VP is not to pass legislation. It's all just diversionary garbage.

    RS

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Mike Powell on Mon Sep 30 18:03:13 2024
    I do remember a lot of non-supporters blaming Cheney for things that happened while Bush was President, and IIRC Gore also tried taking credit for some things that happened while Clinton was President.

    To a far lesser degree, I agree. I think my original statement (or intent, at least) was to say that I've never seen it this pronounced.

    Harris has most certainly been trying to take credit for things she
    thinks are good, while distancing herself from things she thinks have
    not turned out good, that resulted from Biden's Presidency.

    I admittedly have not been paying very close attention to her campaign, so I don't recall what those wins are that she's sharing credit for. (That's also partly because I don't think the administration really had any big wins in the first place.)

    (2) we now have his VP (who is the new candidate) showing up at places and events where you would normally expect to be seeing the President.

    That's fair. And I believe it was Aaron who made a "guilt by association" claim that, if using more of this foundation, would have scored with me.

    If you accept credit, even if it is something you didn't really accomplish yourself, you open yourself up for blame, too.

    Very fair assessment. After this conversation, I'll definitely be paying more attention to things like that.

    RS

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Sep 30 18:27:27 2024
    Has your bill gone up drastically since Biden became president? I've been watching mine climb, and I just paid a very ridiculous bill of $267 for August, which is more than double what it was last year. I used to only get bills this high in the winter, and only in the coldest months like January and February.

    While watching the bill get higher and higher, the whole time I've wondered "Do Democrats allow utility companies to rip us off?" Because
    it sure seems like it.

    I mean, you could live in Ohio, where the Republican controlled government was in cahoots with First Energy. Our bills have more than tripled. We went from $0.042/kWh to $0.149 in less than a year. We're 100% electric here, so a $400 bill has become the average in the hot AND cold months.

    Part of this is inflation as well, which is an issue that infuriates me to no end to hear being tossed at the feet of the current administration. Quantitative Easing was Trump's big play in 2019 and 2020.

    The result was pumping out something along the lines of a 40% increase of paper money in circulation. That, combined with the already escalating GLOBAL inflation issue, means that Trump and the Fed should be holding the bag on the current inflation issue. That this isn't a major point of discussion is disgusting.

    They've just done an incredibly amazing job of passing the buck.

    Not really sorry about the pun. :)

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Mon Sep 30 18:41:26 2024
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/23/senate-democr ation-border-bill

    I'm sorry, but even after reading this article, I still don't see any proof that Trump had anything to do with the bill being killed.

    "At the behest of Trump.." <- That doesn't mean anything to me. Is there any video evidence? The article doesn't say "Trump was in the room" or "Trump gave a big thumbs-down to house members."

    Trump, at the time, was very vocal about taking credit for the bill failing. I do recall reading an article then where it named specific people and phone calls made, but my Google-fu is weak today.

    He's got quotes as far back as January saying he would fight the bill all
    the way, and no bill was better than a bad bill.

    Perhaps he didn't have full control over the MAGA congress, but to say that he had no influence is disingenuous.

    RS

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Randall Schad on Mon Sep 30 19:38:08 2024
    Q: Why did Joe let in more than 20 million migrants without visas?
    A: Because it will create more house seats that only Democrats can fi

    I still don't know where that 20 million number comes from. It certainly isn't an accurate representation of the immigrant population. The total immigrant population (all nationalities, including illegals) is
    somewhere around 47-48 million, and it was 45 million under Trump.
    That's a net gain of 3 million people over 4 years.

    I'm talking about undocumented migrants; people without background checks. Not "immigrants." I don't know where the numbers come from either, but they are often reported by the media and they range from 7 to 20 million, while Trump has suggested that Biden may have let in closer to 40 million undocumented migrants.

    Also, this isn't about an "immigrant population," this is about the number of foreigners who entered the USA without a visa while Biden was president.

    I did see a Pew research number somewhere that said the total illegal population was something like 11 million. That did not happen in 4 years.

    I appreciate that but listen to yourself: illegal population? That is ridiculous. Think about it: 1) there hasn't been a census count since years before Biden opened the border 2) even if we did a census count yesterday, how many people are going to report it on paper that they are illegal immigrants? 3) there's no way to accurately measure the number of illegal immigrants.

    Q: Is Kamala a Democrat, like Joe?
    A: Yes.

    Do you also have two arms and two legs, just like Joe?

    Certainly that's a source of unending consternation.

    This means: Joe wants the border open, he has the same handlers as Kamala, so therefore Kamala wants the border open too.

    Q: Does Trump control congress?
    A: No.

    Interestingly enough, he did have enough pull to get congress to vote
    down an immigration bill that both sides liked, seemingly because he needed the immigration platform for his campaign. So maybe that's not as true as we'd like.

    Mike tried to make that same argument but I guess I'll have to say this: it's been debunked. Ex presidents don't control anything. Trump doesn't control congress. He doesn't have "pull." If ex presidents controlled congress, which they don't, then what would the purpose of having a congress be?

    Q: If Trump IS controlling congress, what are Democrats doing about i A: Nothing.

    On THIS point, I'm in 100% agreement. Democrats have done embarrassingly little to solve much of anything in quite a while.

    It's not just Democrats, there are no useful Republicans either. Not in congress at least.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Oct 1 07:27:18 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    The president gets more blame than they deserve, probably. However,
    what causes electric bills to double in price? If it's because of oil prices, then that's the president's fault. If it's because of labor disputes, then that's the president's fault too. We need our president
    to act like our manager, and our stuff is not being managed well.

    That's because it's not being managed in our favor - as the President should. It's being managed in favor of the Elitists and their stupid ideas about how economies work.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Randall Schad on Tue Oct 1 06:23:42 2024
    "At the behest of Trump.." <- That doesn't mean anything to me. Is th any video evidence? The article doesn't say "Trump was in the room" o "Trump gave a big thumbs-down to house members."

    Trump, at the time, was very vocal about taking credit for the bill failing. I do recall reading an article then where it named specific people and phone calls made, but my Google-fu is weak today.

    Did the article say what was said in the phone calls?

    Which congress members allowed Trump to control their votes?

    What would have happened to them if they didn't follow Trump's orders?

    Were they going to vote in favor of the bill if it weren't for Trump?

    What did their constituents have to say about the bill?

    It's hard to remember all that stuff, but it's easier to remember a narrative about Trump killing the bill as a campaign strategy. (Trying to help you!)

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Tue Oct 1 09:48:00 2024
    While watching the bill get higher and higher, the whole time I've wond
    "D
    Democrats allow utility companies to rip us off?" Because it sure seems
    it.

    No, but they do other things that make the cost of electricity for the companies higher. Also, some of the big companies (who sell to the smaller ones like we have here) probably are donating to one side or the other.

    That was also part of my fear, that the extra money was being used against me. Apparently my fears aren't as irrational as I thought.

    Note that I said "probably" as I have no proof. There is a big gas and electric company on the West Coast that gets in trouble a lot but then
    seems to wiggle out of it, and it is a common belief that they are doing so
    by above-or-under-the-table donations.

    If a company is really smart, they probably "butter both sides of the
    bread" and donate to both parties.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Tue Oct 1 09:52:00 2024
    She got him off on tangents where he ranted about already-debunked or now-debunked situations at least twice, which played well to her supporters.

    I don't remember Trump repeating debunked claims, but debunking is a word that
    means a lot of different things to lots of different people. For example, my friend Alan thinks that debunking means reading typed words on websites. Do yo
    remember when nobody ever used the word "debunk?" It was like 9 years ago.

    They didn't use that word as often, but it still got used some. IMHO, it
    gets used a lot now because so many people get fake news from social media sites.

    Trump mentioned that Virginia was pushing for infanticide, which was
    already debunked, and repeatedly brought up the Springfield pet-eating
    claim, which has since been debunked.

    The Virginia claim the GOP likely knows is false but they keep bringing it up because it plays well to their audience. The Springfield claim, which initially appeared to have eye-witnesses, is probably something his team
    should have researched better before the debate (assuming they even knew he planned to bring it up!).

    The fact that she did better than Biden probably made a lot of her supporters think she did "good."

    That's probably true. They are told what to believe, and the media has been telling everyone that she did good.

    That is part of it, but I am sure her supporters heard stuff they liked,
    too.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Tue Oct 1 11:36:00 2024
    Him bad mouthing and suggesting the GOP vote against the bill was all over the news. It is not my fault if you don't watch it.

    The news isn't a communications device for the president and congress. I don't
    believe that Trump forced his opinion on anybody. And if he did, then there would have to be more to that story, like what violent thing did he threaten t
    do to Mike Johnson if the legislation had passed? "You better listen to me boy." lol

    When you have supporters like Trump does, you don't have to mention
    violence. All you have to do is label Johnson a RINO for leading a vote
    for something you don't like, and then let your supporters figure out what to do about it.

    The more liberal posters here used to claim this or that word or phrase was
    a "dog whistle." While I disagreed with most of what they said, and
    disagreed that only Trump uses them, the term "RINO" is most definately one.

    It didn't legitimize illegal crossings. It allowed for a cap on crossings at legal border crossings. The bill would have been a lot better than what we have now and didn't do anything to stop Republicans from passing something even more strict once Trump got into office.

    The way I remember reading it was "a cap on ILLEGAL border crossings."

    How do you cap illegal crossings when they don't even seem to know how,
    where, or how many are crossing?

    Seeing how liberal Democrats voted against it because it was "too strict"
    tells me it was not a bad bill.

    Not bad for us but bad for them, and that's ultimately bad for us too because we need a few of their votes.

    I suspect these are the more leftist Democrats who would never vote with Republicans.

    OTOH, If you are worried about needing Democrat votes, it might be
    a *really good* idea to keep your promise and vote with them on an
    *bipartisan* immigration bill that you said you would.

    Since February, when the bill was killed, every single illegal that has got into the country is equally on the heads of Trump, Johnson, and all of their cronnies as is is on the head of Biden. It stopped being the "Biden border crisis" at that point.

    I just don't see the Trump pressure.

    They promised to vote for it. Trump got on social media and said it
    was a bad bill and they should not do it. They got scared and didn't vote for it.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Tue Oct 1 10:09:00 2024
    The president gets more blame than they deserve, probably. However, wha
    cause
    electric bills to double in price? If it's because of oil prices, then the president's fault.

    It is only the President's fault if his/her policies caused the price to go up.

    What about us needing a president who will be our rock?

    But isn't God your rock? Isn't needing a President to be your rock some
    form of idolitry?

    If it's because of labor disputes, then that's the
    president's fault too.

    No in most cases it is not.

    He or she needs to be on top of those things instead of taking a beach vacation. They need to solve problems before they become problems - that's effective management.

    I agree that is not a good look, but we live in a free market economy where
    the government should normally keep their noses out of things. We don't
    live in a Communist or Nazi dictatorship where the business and union
    leaders get replaced, or executed, at the will of the government when those leaders do something our leader doesn't like.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RANDALL SCHAD on Tue Oct 1 11:38:00 2024
    I do remember a lot of non-supporters blaming Cheney for things that happened while Bush was President, and IIRC Gore also tried taking credit
    for some things that happened while Clinton was President.

    To a far lesser degree, I agree. I think my original statement (or intent, at least) was to say that I've never seen it this pronounced.

    I would agree to that. I don't remember if it was quite this pronounced
    when Gore ran, but I don't think it was as there were some things (like
    Bill's daliances) that Gore wanted to distance himself from.

    Harris has most certainly been trying to take credit for things she thinks are good, while distancing herself from things she thinks have not turned out good, that resulted from Biden's Presidency.

    I admittedly have not been paying very close attention to her campaign, so I don't recall what those wins are that she's sharing credit for. (That's also partly because I don't think the administration really had any big wins in the
    first place.)

    I don't believe they've had too many, either.

    If you accept credit, even if it is something you didn't really accomplish yourself, you open yourself up for blame, too.

    Very fair assessment. After this conversation, I'll definitely be paying more attention to things like that.

    I do agree that some things are probably being blamed on her that she had nothing to do with (like claims that she has made decisions to get us involved with Ukraine), but I also believe she/her supporters are taking/giving
    credit for things that she also had little or nothing to do with.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RANDALL SCHAD on Tue Oct 1 10:58:00 2024
    Q: Does Trump control congress?
    A: No.

    Interestingly enough, he did have enough pull to get congress to vote down an immigration bill that both sides liked, seemingly because he needed the immigration platform for his campaign. So maybe that's not as true as we'd like.

    Something easily verifiable and yet will be denied by the ardent supporters.

    Q: If Trump IS controlling congress, what are Democrats doing about it? A: Nothing.

    On THIS point, I'm in 100% agreement. Democrats have done embarrassingly littl
    to solve much of anything in quite a while.

    +1.

    Again, not defending Harris. I'm saying on a lot of this stuff, there's nothin
    to defend. The primary role of the VP is not to pass legislation.

    One place where the VP does have responsibility and that could be used
    against them is in instances where they cast the Senate tie-breaker vote. I
    am not aware of what, if any, bills that VP Harris has voted on.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RANDALL SCHAD on Tue Oct 1 11:00:00 2024
    Part of this is inflation as well, which is an issue that infuriates me to no end to hear being tossed at the feet of the current administration. Quantitative Easing was Trump's big play in 2019 and 2020.

    The result was pumping out something along the lines of a 40% increase of pape
    money in circulation. That, combined with the already escalating GLOBAL inflation issue, means that Trump and the Fed should be holding the bag on the
    current inflation issue. That this isn't a major point of discussion is disgusting.

    My understanding is that the current administration did continue printing money, when they could have reversed the policy, so they are not innocent in this.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Tue Oct 1 11:41:00 2024
    Interestingly enough, he did have enough pull to get congress to vote down an immigration bill that both sides liked, seemingly because he needed the immigration platform for his campaign. So maybe that's not as true as we'd like.

    Mike tried to make that same argument but I guess I'll have to say this: it's been debunked.

    No it hasn't. I have provided links to where he persuaded Congressional Republicans to change their minds and kill the bill. I have seen no
    links where a *legit*, non-social-media-talking-head, news source has provided information that he did not do so.

    Not only that, but Trump *himself* repeatedly took credit for getting the
    bill killed. If you are correct and he had nothing to do with it, then he
    is a liar!

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-takes-credit-at-rally-for-killing-
    bipartisan-border-crackdown-bill-then-rails-about-border/ar-BB1hmzN0

    "A pleased Donald Trump at a Las Vega campaign rally Saturday took credit for arm-twisting behind the scenes to convince Republicans to kill the bipartisan federal bill to crack down on border security.

    "[...] It's a tactic that has sparked harsh criticism, even from Republicans.

    "Trump provided no reason for opposing the 'monstrosity' of a bill in his Nevada speech.

    "'I'll fight it all the way ... please blame it on me'"

    Trump Brags He Delivered the Death Knell to Bipartisan Bill https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-brags-he-delivered-the-death-knell
    -to-bipartisan-bill-it-s-dead/ar-BB1i3NhV

    Trump brags about efforts to stymie border talks: "Please blame it on me" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/27/trump-border-biden/

    GOP senators seethe as Trump blows up delicate immigration compromise https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/25/politics/gop-senators-angry-trump-immigration- deal/index.html

    "In recent weeks, Trump has been lobbying Republicans both in private conversations and in public statements on social media to oppose the border compromise being delicately hashed out in the Senate..."

    Ex presidents don't control anything. Trump doesn't control
    congress. He doesn't have "pull." If ex presidents controlled congress, which they don't, then what would the purpose of having a congress be?

    He should not have, correct, but he does. All he has to do to ruin most Republican's future election chances, or worse, is to label them as "RINO" and his followers will take care of the rest.

    Aside from *maybe* Obama, I have never witnessed a former President, or
    anyone who is running for President, attempt to interfere with the current government like Trump has.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Tue Oct 1 11:34:52 2024
    That was also part of my fear, that the extra money was being used again me. Apparently my fears aren't as irrational as I thought.

    Note that I said "probably" as I have no proof. There is a big gas and electric company on the West Coast that gets in trouble a lot but then seems to wiggle out of it, and it is a common belief that they are doing so by above-or-under-the-table donations.

    If a company is really smart, they probably "butter both sides of the bread" and donate to both parties.

    Good point. Yes, it sounds like a smart idea.

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Oct 1 14:40:40 2024
    I'm talking about undocumented migrants; people without background
    checks. Not "immigrants." I don't know where the numbers come from
    either, but they are often reported by the media and they range from 7
    to 20 million, while Trump has suggested that Biden may have let in
    closer to 40 million undocumented migrants.

    That begs the question, then: if nobody can provide valid data, how can we attribute anything to anyone? Either we're back to just making things up (which isn't above anyone, especially lately), or someone, somewhere, is gathering data and extrapolating numbers based on a combination of historical context, statistical processes, and a light dusting of conjecture.

    Also, this isn't about an "immigrant population," this is about the
    number of foreigners who entered the USA without a visa while Biden was president.

    "Illegal immigrants" equals "undocumented migrants." We used to call them "illegal aliens." Same people, different name.

    I appreciate that but listen to yourself: illegal population? That is ridiculous. Think about it: 1) there hasn't been a census count since years before Biden opened the border 2) even if we did a census count yesterday, how many people are going to report it on paper that they are illegal immigrants? 3) there's no way to accurately measure the number
    of illegal immigrants.

    Okay, I'm listening to myself. My self says that there is a valid, rough approximation of the entire population of the country, including people who aren't here legally. My self also says that political statements that include numbers meant to incite fear and anger are grossly inaccurate.

    The latest DHS report that I could quickly pull up lists "unauthorized immigrant population" (which, again, are the people we're both talking about) from 2018 to 2022.

    That report also lists an approximate number of 11 million in 2022, with an annual entry estimate of just over 2 million. They do list the methodology for coming to those figures if you're interested.

    My SyncTerm paste function isn't working (running the latest RC version), so I can't paste the direct link, but the report is available on the dhs.gov website.

    All that aside, if, by your statement, we can't accurately measure it, how can anyone blame the current administration for not improving it?

    This means: Joe wants the border open, he has the same handlers as
    Kamala, so therefore Kamala wants the border open too.

    Q: Does Trump control congress?
    A: No.

    Interestingly enough, he did have enough pull to get congress to vote down an immigration bill that both sides liked, seemingly because he needed the immigration platform for his campaign. So maybe that's not true as we'd like.

    Mike tried to make that same argument but I guess I'll have to say this: it's been debunked. Ex presidents don't control anything. Trump doesn't control congress. He doesn't have "pull." If ex presidents controlled congress, which they don't, then what would the purpose of having a congress be?

    I did address this in another post. At some point I would really like to find the article that quoted someone as receiving a phone call from Trump where he "asked" the congressman to shoot down the bill.

    Q: If Trump IS controlling congress, what are Democrats doing ab A: Nothing.

    On THIS point, I'm in 100% agreement. Democrats have done embarrassin little to solve much of anything in quite a while.

    It's not just Democrats, there are no useful Republicans either. Not in congress at least.

    This actually sparked a thought... If I set aside a little time later this week, I might pour a glass or two of scotch and see if I can compile a short list of passed legislation that actually solved a problem anyone cares about.

    I'm certain that's going to be a short list. :)

    RS

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Oct 1 20:47:46 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    I do it every day, sometimes twice a day.

    All the prayers in the world will come to naught as the
    American people have the last and final say.

    Maybe some people need 4 more years of destruction. Maybe the Democrats are
    doing that good of a job hiding everything from them.

    Are you willing to die for Trump? One person in Butler, Pennsylvania
    did. And I am *not* talking about the bonafide nutcase who took out a
    piece of Trump's ear.

    When Trump went down from the assassin's bullets on July 13, 2024,
    he kept asking about his shoes. Why? Because his shoes had suddenly
    come off his feet. And he did not know why.

    And then one of the Secret Service agents came to his rescue,
    reminding him who he was and his reasons as to why he was there.

    You see, this was a renewal of Moses being called at the Burning
    Bush on Mt. Sinai, in Exodus 3:5. I'll let you and Björn read the
    passage so y'all will know what I am talking about. Anyway, this
    is when Moses goes down before the Lord, and the Lord says, "Take
    off your shoes, for the place you are on is holy ground."

    IOW, prophetic voices are saying that God made that place in
    Butler PA into holy ground for the purposes of His holy work.

    Now who is that poor soul who lost his life on Trump's account?
    And who are the kids he left behind? And also his wife who is now
    a widow?

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Oct 1 14:56:28 2024
    On 01 Oct 2024, Aaron Thomas said the following...

    It's hard to remember all that stuff, but it's easier to remember a narrative about Trump killing the bill as a campaign strategy. (Trying
    to help you!)

    I'm not convinced your primary motivation is in being helpful. :)

    The core of the issue on my side is that I don't think immigration is a problem in the first place. Not for Obama, nor for Trump, nor for Biden. It's a completely fabricated issue, and I didn't place much importance on committing the specifics of that to memory.

    Here's my direct question to you: if I go to the trouble of locating the article (which I'm quite sure I read), and it says that Trump asked any congressional member directly to kill the bill, will you then concede that Trump holds some influential control over congress?

    My interpretation of your prior statements leads me to think the answer to that question is "no," which tells me I should spend my time doing something more enjoyable than scouring the internet for an article I really don't care about.

    RS

    PS: I care less about narratives. Especially the immigration one in the first place.

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Mike Powell on Tue Oct 1 15:06:35 2024
    Again, not defending Harris. I'm saying on a lot of this stuff, there's nothing to defend. The primary role of the VP is not to pass legislation.

    One place where the VP does have responsibility and that could be used against them is in instances where they cast the Senate tie-breaker
    vote. I am not aware of what, if any, bills that VP Harris has voted on.

    Wife and I were just discussing this bit a couple days ago. Neither of us could think of anything she cast the tie-breaker vote on. (She's an ardent Democrat, so if there were something, I'm certain she'd be pounding her chest with it.) :)

    RS

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Mike Powell on Tue Oct 1 15:21:04 2024
    Part of this is inflation as well, which is an issue that infuriates me end to hear being tossed at the feet of the current administration. Quantitative Easing was Trump's big play in 2019 and 2020.

    The result was pumping out something along the lines of a 40% increase o pape
    money in circulation. That, combined with the already escalating GLOBAL inflation issue, means that Trump and the Fed should be holding the bag the
    current inflation issue. That this isn't a major point of discussion is disgusting.

    My understanding is that the current administration did continue printing money, when they could have reversed the policy, so they are not
    innocent in this.

    The current administration's print order was primarily for the bank bailout, which might even be worse from a policy standpoint.

    RS

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Tue Oct 1 13:35:14 2024
    Trump mentioned that Virginia was pushing for infanticide, which was already debunked, and repeatedly brought up the Springfield pet-eating claim, which has since been debunked.

    How is it debunked? Didn't they agree that they were not going to
    perform lifesaving treatment on abortion survivors, but that they would keep
    it comfortable until it died? Technically that's not infanticide,
    but it's still neglect, abuse, and homicide. And if that's what Trump is talking about, then I agree with him.

    Trump mentioned that Virginia was pushing for infanticide, which was already debunked, and repeatedly brought up the Springfield pet-eating claim, which has since been debunked.

    Debunked how? There were also reports of migrants killing livestock back in 2021 when Biden first ripped the border open. This doesn't mean that all the
    migrants are doing it, but it could mean that it's happened before.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Randall Schad on Tue Oct 1 13:45:12 2024
    That begs the question, then: if nobody can provide valid data, how can
    we attribute anything to anyone? Either we're back to just making things up (which isn't above anyone, especially lately), or someone, somewhere, is gathering data and extrapolating numbers based on a combination of historical context, statistical processes, and a light dusting of conjecture.

    We can't take anyone's word for it that there are illegals lurking around, but just look at the clear evidence. For example, police recently arrested an illegal in my county who was wanted for 29 murders in Peru. I can't confirm that he really is an illegal immigrant, I can't confirm that he killed anybody in Peru, but the fact that a story about an illegal immigrant fugitive being found in my county ALMOST serves as proof that we really do have some illegals roaming around, and it ALMOST serves as proof that some of them are foreign fugitives.

    Okay, I'm listening to myself. My self says that there is a valid, rough approximation of the entire population of the country, including people who aren't here legally. My self also says that political statements
    that include numbers meant to incite fear and anger are grossly inaccurate.

    I don't trust anyone's statistics or their news reports. I just lean one way or another when I start to see correlations.

    And you're right about the media lying.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Randall Schad on Tue Oct 1 13:53:52 2024
    I accidentally saved the message but there was more to the conversation:

    The latest DHS report that I could quickly pull up lists "unauthorized immigrant population" (which, again, are the people we're both talking about) from 2018 to 2022.

    That report also lists an approximate number of 11 million in 2022, with an annual entry estimate of just over 2 million. They do list the methodology for coming to those figures if you're interested.

    What's more important is how to deport them all.

    All that aside, if, by your statement, we can't accurately measure it,
    how can anyone blame the current administration for not improving it?

    There's correlating news stories, arrest records, and Biden border order reversals that prove with 99% certainty that there's an unprecedented border invasion in progress. If Trump was keeping them out, then the order reversals is what's bringing them in.

    I did address this in another post. At some point I would really like to find the article that quoted someone as receiving a phone call from
    Trump where he "asked" the congressman to shoot down the bill.

    An article can't prove what's being alleged. Unless it has text message death threats from Trump to the house GOP.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Lee Lofaso on Tue Oct 1 14:03:30 2024
    Are you willing to die for Trump? One person in Butler, Pennsylvania
    did. And I am *not* talking about the bonafide nutcase who took out a piece of Trump's ear.

    He didn't die for Trump. He died because of Democrat rhetoric.

    You see, this was a renewal of Moses being called at the Burning
    Bush on Mt. Sinai, in Exodus 3:5. I'll let you and Björn read the
    passage so y'all will know what I am talking about. Anyway, this
    is when Moses goes down before the Lord, and the Lord says, "Take
    off your shoes, for the place you are on is holy ground."

    I'm glad you agree with me about Trump being chosen by God.

    Now who is that poor soul who lost his life on Trump's account?
    And who are the kids he left behind? And also his wife who is now
    a widow?

    If Democrats weren't such a big, big, big failure, then the shooting victim wouldn't have been at the Trump rally. Nobody would care who who's president.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Randall Schad on Tue Oct 1 14:29:20 2024
    The core of the issue on my side is that I don't think immigration is a problem in the first place. Not for Obama, nor for Trump, nor for Biden. It's a completely fabricated issue, and I didn't place much importance
    on committing the specifics of that to memory.

    Here's my direct question to you: if I go to the trouble of locating the article (which I'm quite sure I read), and it says that Trump asked any congressional member directly to kill the bill, will you then concede
    that Trump holds some influential control over congress?

    Articles can't prove anything, other than the fact that the article exists. I need to see Trump doing it in the act, on videotape, or on audio recording, or email or fax or text message.

    My interpretation of your prior statements leads me to think the answer
    to that question is "no," which tells me I should spend my time doing something more enjoyable than scouring the internet for an article I really don't care about.

    Articles are a waste of time. BTW: Are you related to any Schads in New York State? I am close friends with several members of the Schad family from the Binghamton area.

    PS: I care less about narratives. Especially the immigration one in the first place.

    We're all being fed narratives, and they're tricking some of us into conflating narratives with facts.

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Oct 1 19:45:47 2024
    On 01 Oct 2024, Aaron Thomas said the following...

    That begs the question, then: if nobody can provide valid data, how c we attribute anything to anyone? Either we're back to just making thi
    [...]
    historical context, statistical processes, and a light dusting of conjecture.

    We can't take anyone's word for it that there are illegals lurking
    around, but just look at the clear evidence. For example, police
    recently arrested an illegal in my county who was wanted for 29 murders
    in Peru. I can't confirm that he really is an illegal immigrant, I can't confirm that he killed anybody in Peru, but the fact that a story about
    an illegal immigrant fugitive being found in my county ALMOST serves as proof that we really do have some illegals roaming around, and it ALMOST serves as proof that some of them are foreign fugitives.

    I don't trust anyone's statistics or their news reports. I just lean one way or another when I start to see correlations.

    I can't tell at this point if you're being sardonic or serious, and I'd rather not have to spend energy working that out.

    RS

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  • From Randall Schad@1:226/44 to Aaron Thomas on Tue Oct 1 19:55:13 2024
    What's more important is how to deport them all.

    If Trump had built the fantastic wall he promised when he was Grand Poobah, you wouldn't have to worry about deportation now.

    It's his manufactured crisis to begin with.

    Either we are big, bad, strong, amazing Americans who can use our #1 World's Greatest Dad-Country T-shirt powers to take care of these pesky illegals, or we're super weak, helpless, defenseless babies who are so scared of the incredibly dangerous, murderous stranger-folk that we have to declare it a national emergency and have Mr. Government Man protect us.

    The messaging is ridiculous.

    RS

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  • From Dr. What@1:342/201 to Aaron Thomas on Wed Oct 2 05:16:48 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Randall Schad <=-

    It's hard to remember all that stuff, but it's easier to remember a narrative about Trump killing the bill as a campaign strategy. (Trying
    to help you!)

    And one of the big fallacies that the Ignorant Elitists here have is a belief that we are just as much mindless drones as they are.

    They cannot understand the concept of thinking for yourself - mostly because they are completely unable to do it.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Randall Schad on Wed Oct 2 05:26:42 2024
    That begs the question, then: if nobody can provide valid data, we attribute anything to anyone? Either we're back to just makin
    [...]
    historical context, statistical processes, and a light dusting o conjecture.

    We can't take anyone's word for it that there are illegals lurking around, but just look at the clear evidence. For example, police recently arrested an illegal in my county who was wanted for 29 murde in Peru. I can't confirm that he really is an illegal immigrant, I ca confirm that he killed anybody in Peru, but the fact that a story abo an illegal immigrant fugitive being found in my county ALMOST serves proof that we really do have some illegals roaming around, and it ALM serves as proof that some of them are foreign fugitives.

    I don't trust anyone's statistics or their news reports. I just lean way or another when I start to see correlations.

    I can't tell at this point if you're being sardonic or serious, and I'd rather not have to spend energy working that out.

    I'm being serious. Not everyone trusts the media. It's a big mistake.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to RANDALL SCHAD on Wed Oct 2 08:21:00 2024
    My understanding is that the current administration did continue printing money, when they could have reversed the policy, so they are not
    innocent in this.

    The current administration's print order was primarily for the bank bailout, which might even be worse from a policy standpoint.

    Agreed. In the long run, printing lots of money (for whatever reason) is
    part of the recipe for inflation. Print too much and you can even cause runaway inflation.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wed Oct 2 08:32:00 2024
    Trump mentioned that Virginia was pushing for infanticide, which was already debunked, and repeatedly brought up the Springfield pet-eating claim, which has since been debunked.

    How is it debunked? Didn't they agree that they were not going to
    perform lifesaving treatment on abortion survivors, but that they would keep it comfortable until it died? Technically that's not infanticide,
    but it's still neglect, abuse, and homicide. And if that's what Trump is talking about, then I agree with him.

    No, he was talking about babies who are not born viable there. That *could* include abortion survivors but, as they were not talking about allowing abortions up until birth and with infanticide being illegal, that is not
    what was being discussed there.

    To put it another way, if it was an abortion attempt, why would they need
    to consult with the parent(s) to determine what to do next when they already know the parent(s) want to have the pregnancy terminated?

    I asked this before but, if a birth is not viable (i.e. the kid will not
    live no matter what you do), I am not sure what people who are supposedly
    all about babies get so upset about wanting to keep a dying infant
    comfortable.

    Trump mentioned that Virginia was pushing for infanticide, which was already debunked, and repeatedly brought up the Springfield pet-eating claim, which has since been debunked.

    Debunked how? There were also reports of migrants killing livestock back in 2021 when Biden first ripped the border open. This doesn't mean that all the migrants are doing it, but it could mean that it's happened before.

    Springfield authorities, including their mayor and law enforcement, have
    stated that there is no evidence of pet-eating in Springfield. I posted a
    link here about it where the mayor pointed out other *REAL* problems they
    were having with strained resources... schools, police, housing, traffic violations.

    The alleged examples used in Internet memes... the cat eater who is
    actually a US citizen who doesn't live in Springfield, and the goose killer which also didn't happen in Springfield... have been debunked by local newspapers. I posted such a link to an article from the Canton newspaper
    that said straight up the person who killed the cat was a known citizen
    with mental issues, and the incident happened in their town, not
    Springfield.

    Now, the migrants killing livestock on the border has been reported before,
    but that is *NOT* the claim that Trump made during the debate. He
    repeatedly mentioned Springfield, Ohio, and the Haitians.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Wed Oct 2 08:36:00 2024
    I did address this in another post. At some point I would really like to find the article that quoted someone as receiving a phone call from Trump where he "asked" the congressman to shoot down the bill.

    An article can't prove what's being alleged. Unless it has text message death threats from Trump to the house GOP.

    When Trump brags about being responsbile at a rally, that is proof enough
    for me. Certainly, our rock who is chosen by God wouldn't lie to us!


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Wed Oct 2 09:52:20 2024
    How is it debunked? Didn't they agree that they were not going to perform lifesaving treatment on abortion survivors, but that they would it comfortable until it died? Technically that's not infanticide,
    but it's still neglect, abuse, and homicide. And if that's what Trump is talking about, then I agree with him.

    No, he was talking about babies who are not born viable there. That

    Babies that are not viable are babies that are not expected to survive, so they're not going to provide lifesaving treatment to them. To me, that's homicide. That's not what they were discussing, but I'm glad it was brought

    Trump might have stretched the truth by calling it "infanticide" when in reality it's just "homicide."

    I asked this before but, if a birth is not viable (i.e. the kid will not live no matter what you do), I am not sure what people who are supposedly all about babies get so upset about wanting to keep a dying infant comfortable.

    We want more to be done to help the infant instead of just giving up. When a patient or their family feels that the doctor at one hospital isn't trying hard enough to save their loved one, many people seek a 2nd opinion and/or a transfer to a different hospital. Also, if the abortion method performed was the cause of the live birth of a non viable fetus, then that method of abortion needs to be banned.

    The alleged examples used in Internet memes... the cat eater who is actually a US citizen who doesn't live in Springfield, and the goose killer which also didn't happen in Springfield... have been debunked by local newspapers. I posted such a link to an article from the Canton newspaper that said straight up the person who killed the cat was a
    known citizen with mental issues, and the incident happened in their
    town, not Springfield.

    Trump might have chose a bad example to relate to dealing with migrants, but like you said, there are a lot of other migrant-related issues that can be tackled by bringing back Trump's border policies.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Wed Oct 2 09:56:26 2024
    An article can't prove what's being alleged. Unless it has text message threats from Trump to the house GOP.

    When Trump brags about being responsbile at a rally, that is proof enough for me. Certainly, our rock who is chosen by God wouldn't lie to us!

    Oh! I didn't know it was at a Trump rally. But Trump is allowed to talk to members of congress. Where is the proof that Trump demanded congress members to vote nay on the bill? Did he threaten them with violence or did he threaten to ruin their career?

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Thu Oct 3 07:30:15 2024
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    Oh! I didn't know it was at a Trump rally. But Trump is allowed to talk
    to members of congress. Where is the proof that Trump demanded congress members to vote nay on the bill? Did he threaten them with violence or
    did he threaten to ruin their career?

    That's what the Democrats do.

    But this whole "it's Trump's fault!" is just another page from the Elitist Playbook: All our failures are someone else's fault.


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Thu Oct 3 16:56:23 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    [..]

    That report also lists an approximate number of 11 million in 2022,
    with an annual entry estimate of just over 2 million. They do list
    the methodology for coming to those figures if you're interested.

    What's more important is how to deport them all.

    Oh goodie! We get to be just like Nazi Germany in the good ol' days!
    Sure, FDR rounded up Japanese and Japanese Americans during WWII, but
    we can do better! Deport them all! From wherever they come from! Not
    just from Japan, but also from Mexico! And China! And Iran! And North
    Korea! And from Canada! And from every creek and cranny they try to
    hide themselves! Deportation camps for everybody! And if we make a
    few mistakes along the way, so what? Those who get deported do not
    belong here anyyway ...

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Thu Oct 3 16:56:30 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    Are you willing to die for Trump? One person in Butler, Pennsylvania
    did. And I am *not* talking about the bonafide nutcase who took out a
    piece of Trump's ear.

    He didn't die for Trump.

    Yes, he did. Trump said it himself, calling it "Divine intervention."

    He died because of Democrat rhetoric.

    The term "Divine Intervention" means somebody had to die for Trump.
    Had nobody been stricken dead, Trump would no longer be with us.
    So a good man had to die, leaving behind a wife and two daughters,
    for you to get your jollies watching an orange clown on stage.

    You see, this was a renewal of Moses being called at the Burning
    Bush on Mt. Sinai, in Exodus 3:5. I'll let you and Björn read the
    passage so y'all will know what I am talking about. Anyway, this
    is when Moses goes down before the Lord, and the Lord says, "Take
    off your shoes, for the place you are on is holy ground."

    I'm glad you agree with me about Trump being chosen by God.

    And then God showed him what a fool he was to believe a burning
    bush could talk. I'll let you read the rest of the story so as not
    to spoil all your fun.

    Now who is that poor soul who lost his life on Trump's account?
    And who are the kids he left behind? And also his wife who is now
    a widow?

    If Democrats weren't such a big, big, big failure, then the shooting victim
    wouldn't have been at the Trump rally.

    Earth calling Aaron. Earth calling Aaron. Trump did not blame
    Democrats or Republicans or even Reptilians for what happenened.
    He called it "Divine Intervention" - thus making God a killer.

    Nobody would care who who's president.

    God is a cold-blooded killer, so you gotta believe. Or else.
    Is that the Trump mantra?

    Good thing his Holy Zapper does not work on me ...

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Thu Oct 3 09:46:00 2024
    Babies that are not viable are babies that are not expected to survive, so they're not going to provide lifesaving treatment to them. To me, that's homicide. That's not what they were discussing, but I'm glad it was brought

    That is not what he said.

    We want more to be done to help the infant instead of just giving up. When a patient or their family feels that the doctor at one hospital isn't trying har
    enough to save their loved one, many people seek a 2nd opinion and/or a transfer to a different hospital. Also, if the abortion method performed was the cause of the live birth of a non viable fetus, then that method of abortio
    needs to be banned.

    Which is why they discuss it with the parents before doing anything.

    Do you think taking a dying adult off life support is also murder, because
    that is what this is, just with a baby instead of an adult.

    I tire of this discussion as it is obvious it is going to either continue down the same path of no matter what evidence is provided, or get resolved only to pop back up the next time Trump or Vance or some other MAGA mouthpiece re-presents it as something that really happened.

    The alleged examples used in Internet memes... the cat eater who is actually a US citizen who doesn't live in Springfield, and the goose killer which also didn't happen in Springfield... have been debunked by local newspapers. I posted such a link to an article from the Canton newspaper that said straight up the person who killed the cat was a known citizen with mental issues, and the incident happened in their town, not Springfield.

    Trump might have chose a bad example to relate to dealing with migrants, but like you said, there are a lot of other migrant-related issues that can be tackled by bringing back Trump's border policies.

    Yes.


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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Thu Oct 3 09:51:00 2024
    An article can't prove what's being alleged. Unless it has text message
    threats from Trump to the house GOP.

    When Trump brags about being responsbile at a rally, that is proof enough
    for me. Certainly, our rock who is chosen by God wouldn't lie to us!

    Oh! I didn't know it was at a Trump rally. But Trump is allowed to talk to members of congress. Where is the proof that Trump demanded congress members t
    vote nay on the bill? Did he threaten them with violence or did he threaten to
    ruin their career?

    Trump bragged at a rally that he was the one responsible for killing the
    bill. I posted links to that the other day.

    Still sounds like you are calling Trump a liar.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Lee Lofaso on Thu Oct 3 10:00:30 2024
    He didn't die for Trump.

    Yes, he did. Trump said it himself, calling it "Divine intervention."

    It's not Trump's choice to make.

    The term "Divine Intervention" means somebody had to die for Trump.
    Had nobody been stricken dead, Trump would no longer be with us.
    So a good man had to die, leaving behind a wife and two daughters,
    for you to get your jollies watching an orange clown on stage.

    Is this going to stop you from going to concerts?

    Earth calling Aaron. Earth calling Aaron. Trump did not blame
    Democrats or Republicans or even Reptilians for what happenened.
    He called it "Divine Intervention" - thus making God a killer.

    I get what you're saying now. Trump says God saved him, but under that logic, God didn't save the other man. However, that other man is a hero who saved
    his family and Trump, and he's also a hero for attending Trump rallies.

    God is a cold-blooded killer, so you gotta believe. Or else.
    Is that the Trump mantra?

    But I don't think you understand that the awaken don't adhere strictly to anyone's guidelines. We love Trump, but we'll disagree with him on certain things.

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Thu Oct 3 10:30:10 2024
    Do you think taking a dying adult off life support is also murder,
    because that is what this is, just with a baby instead of an adult.

    I tire of this discussion as it is obvious it is going to either
    continue down the same path of no matter what evidence is provided, or
    get resolved only to pop back up the next time Trump or Vance or some other MAGA mouthpiece re-presents it as something that really happened.

    Same here, but for different reasons. Everyone might as well just keep their abortion to themselves ;)

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Thu Oct 3 10:43:30 2024
    When Trump brags about being responsbile at a rally, that is proof enough
    for me. Certainly, our rock who is chosen by God wouldn't lie to u

    Oh! I didn't know it was at a Trump rally. But Trump is allowed to talk members of congress. Where is the proof that Trump demanded congress mem t
    vote nay on the bill? Did he threaten them with violence or did he threa to
    ruin their career?

    Trump bragged at a rally that he was the one responsible for killing the bill. I posted links to that the other day.

    Still sounds like you are calling Trump a liar.

    He can take the credit for it all he wants, but it's the house members who made a mistake if they chose allegiance to Trump over their constituents.

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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Aaron Thomas on Sat Oct 5 00:02:48 2024
    Hello Aaron,

    He didn't die for Trump.

    Yes, he did. Trump said it himself, calling it "Divine LL>intervention."

    It's not Trump's choice to make.

    Trump said it. His words, not mine. He asked for it, he got it.

    The term "Divine Intervention" means somebody had to die for Trump.
    Had nobody been stricken dead, Trump would no longer be with us.
    So a good man had to die, leaving behind a wife and two daughters,
    for you to get your jollies watching an orange clown on stage.

    Is this going to stop you from going to concerts?

    Nobody deserves a bullet to the head. But that is what happened
    to one poor soul who attended a Trump concert in Butler, PA.

    Earth calling Aaron. Earth calling Aaron. Trump did not blame
    Democrats or Republicans or even Reptilians for what happenened.
    He called it "Divine Intervention" - thus making God a killer.

    I get what you're saying now. Trump says God saved him, but under that logic, God didn't save the other man. However, that other man is a hero who
    saved
    his family and Trump, and he's also a hero for attending Trump rallies.

    God killed an innocent person because Trump asked him to.
    Is that the kind of God you want to worship? A cold-blooded
    murderer? That is almost as bad as worshipping the Devil
    himself.

    God is a cold-blooded killer, so you gotta believe. Or else.
    Is that the Trump mantra?

    But I don't think you understand that the awaken don't adhere strictly to anyone's guidelines.

    A God that has no guidelines as to what to believe? My, my.
    That's a new one. Tell me, please, what exactly does Trump believe
    in? A God that let's you do whatever you want? With no concept of
    good or wrong?

    This Anything_Goes God. Where can I find Him/Her/It? Does such
    a God even exist? Please tell ...

    We love Trump, but we'll disagree with him on certain things.

    Trump is your Anything_Goes God? Oh, my ...

    For Life,
    Lee

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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Lee Lofaso on Fri Oct 4 20:01:58 2024
    But I don't think you understand that the awaken don't adhere strictl anyone's guidelines.

    A God that has no guidelines as to what to believe? My, my.
    That's a new one. Tell me, please, what exactly does Trump believe
    in? A God that let's you do whatever you want? With no concept of
    good or wrong?

    I'm not God, I'm just a fan. And I don't know what Trump's spiritual beliefs are because that's an unhealthy curiosity. You should pay less attention to celebrities because they try to push us away from God and we can't let that happen.

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