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What do you expect on Wednesday?

Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.
- 5 (45.5%)
A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.
- 5 (45.5%)
A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.
- 0 (0%)
More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.
- 0 (0%)
A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.
- 1 (9.1%)
More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.
- 0 (0%)
DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.
- 0 (0%)
Huge disruption to the day.
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM


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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #10590 on: March 01, 2019, 10:31:25 PM »

Final thoughts on the Amazon divorce from NYC.


AOC and the  socialists get to crow about keeping their neighborhoods poor.

NYC taxpayers don't have to pay Jeff Bezos exorbitant sums to do business in their state.( never mind the investment return was potentially 8 times greater)

And Amazon, having learned its lesson about dealing with socialists, might benefit as well if, instead of seeking special handouts, it seeks in the future to create jobs in low-tax states with right-to-work protections and a friendly-but-fair business climate for everyone.

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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #10591 on: March 01, 2019, 10:37:53 PM »

News Item


The job market doesn’t get much better than this. The U.S. economy has added jobs for 100 consecutive months. Unemployment recently touched its lowest level in 49 years. Workers are so scarce that, in many parts of the country, low-skill jobs are being handed out to pretty much anyone willing to take them—and high-skilled workers are in even shorter supply.

All sorts of people who have previously had trouble landing a job are now finding work. Racial minorities, those with less education and people working in the lowest-paying jobs are getting bigger pay raises and, in many cases, experiencing the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded for their groups. They are joining manufacturing workers, women in their prime working years, Americans with disabilities and those with criminal records, among others, in finding improved job prospects after years of disappointment.


Yes, just as he promised.

Hail to the Chief!
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #10592 on: March 01, 2019, 11:04:06 PM »

You know how much shit Red’s economic puffery is by how quickly Bambi rubbed his snout in it.

No one likes republican job killing governance. There’s not enough lipstick to pretty up that pig.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #10593 on: March 01, 2019, 11:24:27 PM »

Yep.Why would I argue with anybody who takes his cues from that great intellect Jonah F'ing Goldberg?
Probably because you don’t have an argument to make.

That answer would make sense if Yank had asked "Why wouldn't I argue with..."

But as ever, you pay little attention to what anybody says in here who does not agree with you.

And there is no point in arguing with you because

a) You said nothing to be argued with about Biden - he's running for president at least for the time being.

b) You badmouthed people by calling them "liberal fascists," while completely ignoring what the word "fascist" means, as usual.

c) You don't actually engage in either debate or argument - you sometimes (rarely) support your own position and almost never provide real rebuttals to others.

d) You continue to fail to discuss the failure of this administration or the GOP members of Congress to take care of the children this administration has mistreated and has permitted to be lost and/or abused.

e) You ignore, again and again, efforts by the GOP to disenfranchise voters by flawed method, by racism, by throwing away their absentee ballots, by purging voter rolls, or a variety of other scummy methods.

In other words, DimBulbWard, you were, are, and remain an amoral hypocrite who lies, denies, and obfuscates, rather than engaging in sincere discussion.
You may want to direct that tirade to YankGuy. He is the one who runs away from " sincere discussion.
10 years and you have never engaged in a sincere discussion in this forum.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #10594 on: March 01, 2019, 11:58:39 PM »

Yep.Why would I argue with anybody who takes his cues from that great intellect Jonah F'ing Goldberg?
Probably because you don’t have an argument to make.

That answer would make sense if Yank had asked "Why wouldn't I argue with..."

But as ever, you pay little attention to what anybody says in here who does not agree with you.

And there is no point in arguing with you because

a) You said nothing to be argued with about Biden - he's running for president at least for the time being.

b) You badmouthed people by calling them "liberal fascists," while completely ignoring what the word "fascist" means, as usual.

c) You don't actually engage in either debate or argument - you sometimes (rarely) support your own position and almost never provide real rebuttals to others.

d) You continue to fail to discuss the failure of this administration or the GOP members of Congress to take care of the children this administration has mistreated and has permitted to be lost and/or abused.

e) You ignore, again and again, efforts by the GOP to disenfranchise voters by flawed method, by racism, by throwing away their absentee ballots, by purging voter rolls, or a variety of other scummy methods.

In other words, DimBulbWard, you were, are, and remain an amoral hypocrite who lies, denies, and obfuscates, rather than engaging in sincere discussion.
You may want to direct that tirade to YankGuy. He is the one who runs away from " sincere discussion.
10 years and you have never engaged in a sincere discussion in this forum.
Well. That’s because you can’t debate beyond labeling people as racists or deplorables.
It is a liberal fascist trait that defines democrats these days.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #10595 on: March 02, 2019, 12:32:17 AM »

Yep.Why would I argue with anybody who takes his cues from that great intellect Jonah F'ing Goldberg?
Probably because you don’t have an argument to make.

That answer would make sense if Yank had asked "Why wouldn't I argue with..."

But as ever, you pay little attention to what anybody says in here who does not agree with you.

And there is no point in arguing with you because

a) You said nothing to be argued with about Biden - he's running for president at least for the time being.

b) You badmouthed people by calling them "liberal fascists," while completely ignoring what the word "fascist" means, as usual.

c) You don't actually engage in either debate or argument - you sometimes (rarely) support your own position and almost never provide real rebuttals to others.

d) You continue to fail to discuss the failure of this administration or the GOP members of Congress to take care of the children this administration has mistreated and has permitted to be lost and/or abused.

e) You ignore, again and again, efforts by the GOP to disenfranchise voters by flawed method, by racism, by throwing away their absentee ballots, by purging voter rolls, or a variety of other scummy methods.

In other words, DimBulbWard, you were, are, and remain an amoral hypocrite who lies, denies, and obfuscates, rather than engaging in sincere discussion.
You may want to direct that tirade to YankGuy. He is the one who runs away from " sincere discussion.
10 years and you have never engaged in a sincere discussion in this forum.
Well. That’s because you can’t debate beyond labeling people as racists or deplorables.
It is a liberal fascist trait that defines democrats these days.

Topic: Trump administration's intentional failure to track where they sent children.

Topic: Texas GOP's effort to expunge 95,000 voters from their rolls in a "ham-handed" effort, to quote the judge.

Topic: North Carolina GOP's intentional racist gerrymandering that the courts stopped twice.

Topic: North Carolina GOP candidate's hiring of a person known to him to dispose of absentee ballots.

Topic: Michael Cohen's testimony about Trump.

Topic: Jared Kushner's security clearance.

All of those have been raised, DimBulbWard.

You have ducked, dodged, and evaded each of those topics.

You have not discussed climate change, beyond the most superficial levels, let along the administration's efforts to deny the science - not the issue of how to respond to it, but their inability to accept the science. Or the GOP Congressional members' refusals to approach the topic, either.

But you amoral hypocrite, you want to point the finger at somebody else for refusing to engage in meaningful discussion?!

What was it that Kiiid objected to?

Oh, right - you are full of shit!
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« Reply #10596 on: March 02, 2019, 12:33:28 AM »

p.s. Pick any of those topics, Ward, and I will discuss it with you and I will not call you a name or insult you, so long as you respond to evidence rather than denying its existence.

Or pick another topic and do the same.

See me not holding my breath.
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Re: Trump Administration
« Reply #10597 on: March 02, 2019, 01:07:35 AM »

https://www.thequint.com/neon/gender/pakistani-women-say-no-to-war-between-india-pakistan

Pakistani women say no to war and ask Indian women to do the same.

Hey, we could discuss this one, Ward! It's not even about the GOP or the United States.
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« Reply #10598 on: March 02, 2019, 01:38:34 AM »

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=25246&_ga=2.155965307.1155024814.1551483866-1330001117.1513022500#.XHnD8TGJ3zY.facebook

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In light of the many costs generated by child poverty for the United States, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides evidence-based policy and program packages that could cut the child poverty rate by as much as 50 percent while at the same time increasing employment and earnings among adults living in low-income families.

 “Capable and healthy adults are the foundation of any well-functioning society, but because millions of American children are in families living below the poverty line, this future is not as secure as it could be,” said Greg Duncan, chair of the committee that wrote the report and distinguished professor of education at the University of California, Irvine. “Evidence suggests a lack of economic resources compromises children’s ability to grow and achieve in adulthood, hurting them and the broader society.”

Here, Ward - we could discuss this report on ways to cut child poverty in half and save money in the process.

Game for that discussion?!
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« Reply #10599 on: March 02, 2019, 01:50:20 AM »

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/03/01/ilhan-omar-tied-9-11-attack-poster-west-virginia-capitol/3033450002/

It was GOP Day in the West Virginia state capital building.

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An image of the poster that caused the confrontation was shared on social media by Democratic Del. Mike Pushkin. It shows an image of the World Trade Center just after terrorists hit the second tower with a civilian airliner.

"'Never forget' – you said ... " reads the caption above the image of the burning towers.

"I am the proof – you have forgotten" reads the next caption below an image of Omar, who is Muslim.
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The display was put up just outside the House of Delegates chamber as part of the West Virginia Republican Party's inaugural WVGOP Day called "Republicans Take the Rotunda!"

Democrats who were outraged by the display got into a disagreement with the House sergeant at arms, Anne Lieberman, reported West Virginia MetroNews. Lieberman responded by saying "All Muslims are terrorists," according to Democratic Del. Michael Angelucci. Lieberman submitted a letter of resignation on Friday.

We could talk about this, perhaps, Ward. The GOP did not say that the poster was wrong, but when pushed said that the legislature rejects all forms of hate.
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« Reply #10600 on: March 02, 2019, 02:04:46 AM »

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/1/18244776/trump-news-michael-cohen-benjamin-netanyahu

Having a shitty right-wing party in your political ecosystem doesn’t mean that your democracy will be destroyed as long as the shitty right-wing party is opposed and defeated. It is every loyal American’s duty to find a republican and kick him in the nuts.
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« Reply #10601 on: March 02, 2019, 02:34:39 AM »

Yep.Why would I argue with anybody who takes his cues from that great intellect Jonah F'ing Goldberg?
Probably because you don’t have an argument to make.

That answer would make sense if Yank had asked "Why wouldn't I argue with..."

But as ever, you pay little attention to what anybody says in here who does not agree with you.

And there is no point in arguing with you because

a) You said nothing to be argued with about Biden - he's running for president at least for the time being.

b) You badmouthed people by calling them "liberal fascists," while completely ignoring what the word "fascist" means, as usual.

c) You don't actually engage in either debate or argument - you sometimes (rarely) support your own position and almost never provide real rebuttals to others.

d) You continue to fail to discuss the failure of this administration or the GOP members of Congress to take care of the children this administration has mistreated and has permitted to be lost and/or abused.

e) You ignore, again and again, efforts by the GOP to disenfranchise voters by flawed method, by racism, by throwing away their absentee ballots, by purging voter rolls, or a variety of other scummy methods.

In other words, DimBulbWard, you were, are, and remain an amoral hypocrite who lies, denies, and obfuscates, rather than engaging in sincere discussion.
You may want to direct that tirade to YankGuy. He is the one who runs away from " sincere discussion.
As I said earlier, there's little worth in discussing anything with somebody who thinks that a cute phrase from intellectual powerhouse Jonah Goldberg provides a good starting point for such a discussion. But, as always, there are a million forums with people just like you. I suggest you go and post at one of them
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« Reply #10603 on: March 02, 2019, 07:22:45 AM »

Yep.Why would I argue with anybody who takes his cues from that great intellect Jonah F'ing Goldberg?
Probably because you don’t have an argument to make.

That answer would make sense if Yank had asked "Why wouldn't I argue with..."

But as ever, you pay little attention to what anybody says in here who does not agree with you.

And there is no point in arguing with you because

a) You said nothing to be argued with about Biden - he's running for president at least for the time being.

b) You badmouthed people by calling them "liberal fascists," while completely ignoring what the word "fascist" means, as usual.

c) You don't actually engage in either debate or argument - you sometimes (rarely) support your own position and almost never provide real rebuttals to others.

d) You continue to fail to discuss the failure of this administration or the GOP members of Congress to take care of the children this administration has mistreated and has permitted to be lost and/or abused.

e) You ignore, again and again, efforts by the GOP to disenfranchise voters by flawed method, by racism, by throwing away their absentee ballots, by purging voter rolls, or a variety of other scummy methods.

In other words, DimBulbWard, you were, are, and remain an amoral hypocrite who lies, denies, and obfuscates, rather than engaging in sincere discussion.
You may want to direct that tirade to YankGuy. He is the one who runs away from " sincere discussion.
10 years and you have never engaged in a sincere discussion in this forum.
Well. That’s because you can’t debate beyond labeling people as racists or deplorables.
It is a liberal fascist trait that defines democrats these days.
Perhaps you should.wodk on your reading skills.
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« Reply #10604 on: March 02, 2019, 09:31:27 AM »

https://penarthnews.wordpress.com/2018/09/11/in-the-dark-the-first-2000-tons-of-pollution-is-dumped-off-penarth/

This is pretty much what I hope small town papers in the US can be, if they don't get bought up by chain-media corporations.  For a sleepy Welsh town, this is alert journalism.  Thanks for posting this "rarebit."
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