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Biden Administration / Re: Biden Administration

« on: Today at 08:16:10 AM »

Bill Maher recognizes the Emperors clothing

T o me it says Biden knows he is losing because otherwise he would not have agreed to a debate. Only the loser wants to debate.

Trump wanted to debate too, and had been speaking about it for months. So what conclusion would you draw from that?

The challenger always wants to debate the incumbent.

So an incumbent agreeing to a debate knows he is losing? Like...

Trump in 2020.
Obama in 2012.
Bush in 2004
Clinton in 1996.
Bush in 1992
Reagan in 1984

Or, and hear me out on this, Presidential debates have become an expected and ingrained part of the process to the extent that not debating, as the incumbent, is seen as a sign of weakness and fear. And you and Maher are a couple of intellectually dishonest hacks who just made that conclusion up for this case. And had Biden not agreed, you would be deriding him as not doing so because he is not mentally fit for the job. You intellectually dishonest PROVEN LIAR.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: Today at 08:08:08 AM »

Sounds great, Tony.

I on the other hand am cruising the kitchen looking for something to eat, but the cupboards are almost bare...10 days to go until next payment [the dog has plenty of food]. :-)    ...had to get the car fixed this pension fn.
Luckily there's a new jar of Vegemite in the pantry. 
Can't go to the food bank..."what is this amount here debited to your bank account reading "Foxtel"?  "You shouldn't be having all that internet, movies, sport in HD etc instead of buying food"!  They would have a good point.
No worries, I'll just skip a bill payment of some sort...team bambu will survive. YouTube videos have taught me how to live on less.

Bringing two cars into the retirement village would've been ideal, ...one needs fixing, you drive the other one.
but, nowhere to park it but on the driveway...with the other one in the garage.
Defeats the purpose of drive up, depress the remote, garage door opens, drive car in and close door...don't get wet when it rains and don't ever have to get out of car to open garage door.

Wise us made sure there was a "govt transportation bus stop at gate "...good service, 'old people' can travel on the bus cheaply.

I will pray for you Bambu, I will pray for God to bless you. And I had the same thing happen, I had an unplanned emergency take my savings away, I had to pay $110 for a ride home from a Colonoscopy, they found and removed 10 pre-cancerous polyps, they saved my life, I need to go back next year and get another colonoscopy as it was so bad, but they saved my life. Anyhow, the ride home took all of my money, and so I lived on oranges, and pasta. I can get oranges for 4 for $1, and the pasta is $1.50, so we have cheap food at the store.

And I ride the bus, I gave up my car, I cannot afford a car anymore with the cost of the car, plus gasoline, and insurance, etc, I sold my car and I ride the bus. If I was rich, I would buy the electric Volkswagen Bus, if my movie and my poetry book are successful then I will buy a VW Bus. ( I also gave up smoking cigarettes, they are $10 per pack now, plus they are very unhealthy. I would rather spend the money on food and clothes, etc. ) I also like to walk, like they do in Europe, I walk to the store to buy dinner, etc, I walk through the park to the Mexican Market, it is such a beautiful walk through the park, and our city motto is City of Kindness, and everyone is kind. And I am healthy from walking everyday and from carrying my groceries, etc.

I have lots to be grateful for, sitting here in a beautiful apartment with a nice cup of coffee, with perfect weather outside, and I am optimistic about the future. I want a wife and a family, and I want to produce movies and television shows and I want to publish my poetry book, etc. But, meanwhile, I have a nice apartment and food to eat, so I am grateful. I have an attitude of gratitude.

If you live on rice, then you need beans to make up the other half of the needed nutrients, people who live on rice need to eat beans to go with the rice. The Mexicans always have beans with their rice. And they eat the prickly pear cactus with scrambled eggs, with salsa, and tortillas. The Mexicans can feed a whole house full of people on a minimum wage job.

I have not tried Vegemite yet, but I have lived on Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. I hope God blesses you with food. And that is good that the dog is well taken care of.

It will get better here when they start filming more movies and television shows here, now that Newsom has lowered taxes for producers.

Salute,

Tony V.

Oh, I didn't mean to have you concerned for my welfare. No way I would intentionally do that.
I should be the one concerned for you...and am.
Yes, cars are expensive, you're better off without one if you can ride the bus and walk.
Pack of 30 Winfield Blue cigarettes in Australia is $57.99 Aust.

Mrs bambu had a colonoscopy recently...all good. She had one 3 years ago, yes, pre-cancerous polyps removed.
Me? I always meant to have one, and also do a bowel cancer kit test and send the sample away...just never got around to it.

After age 74 it is written that there is an increased risk of 'tearing/bleeding' inside.
I'm closer to 80 than 75...so I've decided to let nature take its course. Whatever kills me kills me.
Prostate cancer, bowel cancer, stomach cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, brain cancer, heart attack, the list of possibles is very long. 10 people in my retirement village have passed away recently.
Here one day, gone the next.
I was shocked.
Mrs bambu said to me "It's a retirement village, full of 'old people'"!!!

You do not need a colonoscopy. Just have your picture taken.

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Biden Administration / Re: Biden Administration

« on: May 19, 2024, 11:15:24 AM »

Bill Maher recognizes the Emperors clothing

T o me it says Biden knows he is losing because otherwise he would not have agreed to a debate. Only the loser wants to debate.

Trump wanted to debate too, and had been speaking about it for months. So what conclusion would you draw from that?

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Movies / Re: Movies

« on: May 17, 2024, 04:37:13 PM »

Though I do like the scene where Jude Law joins the Basterds in a tavern and gives away their identity by...

Fuck me. Again.

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Movies / Re: Movies

« on: May 17, 2024, 04:29:05 PM »

Wasting time on YouTube yesterday, I watched the opening scene from Inglourius Basterds again, and was again struck with how nearly perfect the scene was. The writing, the acting, the reveal of the hiding family, the build up of tension, the homage to The Searchers near the end - except while Ethan Edwards turns his back on the civilized world to live forever as an outsider, Shoshanna runs from it in fucking terror. All first rate. And then Landa pulls out that ridiculous pipe and I am reminded that this great scene is appended to a fucking revenge fantasy cartoon. The scene deserves a movie that takes it seriously, not some hipster film buff jacking off. It is a great scene, jarring sudden comic relief inserted when the movie should keep building tension aside, but FUCK THAT MOVIE.

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Biden Administration / Re: Biden Administration

« on: May 17, 2024, 04:22:14 PM »

So what is worse? That Justice Alito, who has routinely given the middle finger to the idea the SCOTUS judges should avoid even the appearance of bias, flew his flag upside down in support of Trump's claim the election was stolen at the same time he was advocating that the court take up election cases or that, having been caught out, he threw his wife under the bus?

LOL.
You copy that from a DNC news release.

No response on the merits I see. Because it is indefensible.

LOL!

No response on the merits I see. Because it is indefensible.

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Biden Administration / Re: Biden Administration

« on: May 17, 2024, 03:41:36 PM »

So what is worse? That Justice Alito, who has routinely given the middle finger to the idea the SCOTUS judges should avoid even the appearance of bias, flew his flag upside down in support of Trump's claim the election was stolen at the same time he was advocating that the court take up election cases or that, having been caught out, he threw his wife under the bus?

LOL.
You copy that from a DNC news release.

No response on the merits I see. Because it is indefensible.

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Biden Administration / Re: Biden Administration

« on: May 17, 2024, 03:04:25 PM »

So what is worse? That Justice Alito, who has routinely given the middle finger to the idea the SCOTUS judges should avoid even the appearance of bias, flew his flag upside down in support of Trump's claim the election was stolen at the same time he was advocating that the court take up election cases or that, having been caught out, he threw his wife under the bus?

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 17, 2024, 02:50:23 PM »

Going back in time to strangle Gavrillo Princip in his crib. Which is more workable than yours.

A laughable redirection of the argument.

Only if you want to ignore history and the historical context of what is happening in Israel and Palestine. Which is convenient for you.

Hardly. Your selective use of historical facts cannot make the Arabs the good guys, if you will.
The partition of Palestine was a political decision by world leaders after World War Two.
The Arabs have bitterly disagreed but by choosing violence to protest have made Israel into a world power out of its  need to survive.
Now as more Arab nations seek more peaceful solutions comes Hamas, with no allies, save Iran.
Their tactics have guaranteed the deaths of its own citizens, many of which are deliberately used as targets  so as to engender world sympathy.
Hamas is evil. Arabs shun it. Israel, as it has done for 75 years, will  do what it needs to survive.

I am not arguing anyone is a good guy. Not after 76 years of eye for eye.

A complete distortion of history.  Israel has always been willing to coexist with people who agree not to live in peace.

Yes, provided they leave like you advocate and let Israel control all of Palestine from the river to the sea, just like Ben Gurion envisioned.

I don

Your gay apparel?

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Biden Administration / Re: Biden Administration

« on: May 17, 2024, 02:49:41 PM »

He is fat and his name is Albert. And I first called him that after the Bodega affair.
As did many others.

Alvin.  Not Albert. 

Funny how quick you are to loftily lament name-calling by other  members here and yet so proud of yourself when you do it.

And your point is what?

That you are quick to loftily lament name-calling by other  members here and yet so proud of yourself when you do it. Because you do not really object to the name calling you just find it convenient to raise when you are cornered.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 17, 2024, 02:06:52 PM »

Going back in time to strangle Gavrillo Princip in his crib. Which is more workable than yours.

A laughable redirection of the argument.

Only if you want to ignore history and the historical context of what is happening in Israel and Palestine. Which is convenient for you.

Hardly. Your selective use of historical facts cannot make the Arabs the good guys, if you will.
The partition of Palestine was a political decision by world leaders after World War Two.
The Arabs have bitterly disagreed but by choosing violence to protest have made Israel into a world power out of its  need to survive.
Now as more Arab nations seek more peaceful solutions comes Hamas, with no allies, save Iran.
Their tactics have guaranteed the deaths of its own citizens, many of which are deliberately used as targets  so as to engender world sympathy.
Hamas is evil. Arabs shun it. Israel, as it has done for 75 years, will  do what it needs to survive.

I am not arguing anyone is a good guy. Not after 76 years of eye for eye.

A complete distortion of history.  Israel has always been willing to coexist with people who agree not to live in peace.

Yes, provided they leave like you advocate and let Israel control all of Palestine from the river to the sea, just like Ben Gurion envisioned.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 17, 2024, 12:33:18 PM »

Going back in time to strangle Gavrillo Princip in his crib. Which is more workable than yours.

A laughable redirection of the argument.

Only if you want to ignore history and the historical context of what is happening in Israel and Palestine. Which is convenient for you.

Hardly. Your selective use of historical facts cannot make the Arabs the good guys, if you will.
The partition of Palestine was a political decision by world leaders after World War Two.
The Arabs have bitterly disagreed but by choosing violence to protest have made Israel into a world power out of its  need to survive.
Now as more Arab nations seek more peaceful solutions comes Hamas, with no allies, save Iran.
Their tactics have guaranteed the deaths of its own citizens, many of which are deliberately used as targets  so as to engender world sympathy.
Hamas is evil. Arabs shun it. Israel, as it has done for 75 years, will  do what it needs to survive.

I am not arguing anyone is a good guy. Not after 76 years of eye for eye. I am saying the UN ignoring the right to self-determination for the Palestinians has created an untenable situation.  And Israelis are about as far from blameless as the Palestinians are.

And my sympathies are with the Palestinians, not Hamas. I just do not think that removing them from the playing field would result in a just solution,  but rather one where the just grievances of the Palestinians continue to be ignored. Those grievances will rise again, and violently, if they continue to be ignored. If people are not heard in a political way, they find another way. It is what happens to a dream deferred.

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Biden Administration / Re: Biden Administration

« on: May 17, 2024, 11:08:35 AM »

With 18 per cent inflation, tossing favors Willynilly to his voting base, a foreign policy worse than Obama, he better hope Fat Albert delivers a guilty verdict in New York or Biden will be a one timer. 

Not content with just voting for Trump, Red is now parroting Trump's "brutal" insults.

Bragg wore the meme long before Trump used it.
And it is hardly a racial epithet.
The original Fat Albert was a Bill Cosby created cartoon character that was very popular with his friends, one of whom was called Dumb Donald.imagine that.
But your post is typical of you. You stand for nothing so nothing you say is believable.
So you complete your garbage with lies .
That way you can ignore facts which are inconvenient for you.

Yeah, it is an insult you unveiled here the day after Trump unveiled it in a speech in New Jersey. That is a fact you ignore because it is inconvenient for you.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 17, 2024, 11:04:20 AM »

November 29, 1947: The UN General Assembly passes UN Resolution 181, which calls for the partition of Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state.

November 30, 1947: Palestinian Arabs ambush a bus carrying Jewish passengers near Lod (Lydda), an attack often cited as the start of the civil war in Palestine.

December 2, 1947: The Arab Higher Committee, the leading organizer of the Palestinian Arab nationalist movement in Jerusalem, announces a three-day strike against the partition plan. Riots break out in the city, and violence between Arabs and Jews escalates.

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Well there you go.
Simple really.
If only...
Oh well, they didn't, so the wars began.

If only what? They had agreed to having the UN take their and and divide it up in clear violation of the UN"s stated principle of self-determination and which dispossessed their people of their lands and homes? Palestinians were 60% of the population and owned 90% of the land, and were being forced from half of it. Of COURSE they fucking objected. So would you. And despite the 76 years sine the partition, you would still be pissed about it to this day.

And about Israel's acceptance of the mandate?

"I see in the realization of this plan practically the decisive stage in the beginning of fl redemption and the most wonderful lever for the gradual conquest of all of Palestine.

- David Ben Gurion.

That was in reference to an earlier plan of partition (from the League of Nations, in a Resolution that referred to the 90% of the population of Palestine as the "existing non-Jewish population" which shows that disregarding the humanity of Palestinians did not begin with bigots and haters like you) but the Palestinians fully knew that Zionist leadership wanted a Jewish state that encompassed all of Palestine, "from the river to the sea" as some would phrase it.

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Biden Administration / Re: News in General

« on: May 17, 2024, 10:41:02 AM »

Going back in time to strangle Gavrillo Princip in his crib. Which is more workable than yours.

A laughable redirection of the argument.

Only if you want to ignore history and the historical context of what is happening in Israel and Palestine. Which is convenient for you.