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ringo
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Message 1545 of 4573 (825351)
12-13-2017 2:28 PM
Reply to: Message 1544 by NoNukes
12-13-2017 2:16 PM


Re: Trump's "glass half full"
NoNukes writes:
That's not a win by any stretch.
You underestimate Trump's ability to stretch (the truth). To him, everything is a win. He was right that Moore was not the best candidate. He was right again when it looked like Moore would win. And he was right for the third time when Moore didn't win.
If Trump is defeated in 2020, he'll use the Bart Simpson Defence: "I could have been re-elected but I didn't wanna."

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Message 1551 of 4573 (825386)
12-14-2017 12:16 PM
Reply to: Message 1550 by Phat
12-14-2017 12:01 PM


Re: Our President's Opposite
Phat writes:
Both Joe Biden and John McCain are class acts in my book. We need more leaders like them.
If it wasn't for evil, we wouldn't appreciate good?

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Message 1650 of 4573 (826702)
01-07-2018 3:10 PM
Reply to: Message 1642 by Phat
01-06-2018 2:38 PM


Re: Anything But Stable
Trump writes:
I went from VERY successful businessman to top T.V. Star ... to President of the United States (on my first try).
quote:
The Peter principle is a concept in management theory formulated by educator Laurence J. Peter and published in 1969. It states that the selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate's performance in their current role, rather than on abilities relevant to the intended role. Thus, employees only stop being promoted once they can no longer perform effectively, and "managers rise to the level of their incompetence". wiki
He should have quit while he was ahead.

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ringo
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Message 1881 of 4573 (828232)
02-14-2018 4:01 PM
Reply to: Message 1880 by Percy
02-14-2018 12:54 PM


Re: The 10 Worst Things Trump Has Done In His First Year
7.He is giving Miranda rights to captured terrorists.
Just out of curiosity, is that supposed to be a bad thing?

An honest discussion is more of a peer review than a pep rally. My toughest critics here are the people who agree with me. -- ringo

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ringo
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Message 1963 of 4573 (829012)
02-28-2018 2:34 PM
Reply to: Message 1960 by Taq
02-28-2018 12:10 PM


Re: Kushner’s Security Clearance Downgraded
Taq writes:
The scary part is that the Kush has been sitting in on the most sensitive briefings (e.g. the President's daily briefing) without that top clearance.
Security clearance is kind of a moot point when the President himself blabbers everything he knows on Twitter.

An honest discussion is more of a peer review than a pep rally. My toughest critics here are the people who agree with me. -- ringo

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ringo
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Message 2059 of 4573 (834549)
06-08-2018 11:55 AM
Reply to: Message 2052 by Percy
06-07-2018 2:58 PM


Re: Trump accuses Canada of trying to burn White house in 1812
Percy writes:
It's even possible Canadians served in the British unit that burned the White House, though who knows.
To be fair, we do like to take credit for it.

An honest discussion is more of a peer review than a pep rally. My toughest critics here are the people who agree with me. -- ringo

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ringo
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Message 2069 of 4573 (834804)
06-12-2018 1:00 PM
Reply to: Message 2068 by caffeine
06-12-2018 12:35 PM


Re: Trump accuses Canada of trying to burn White house in 1812
caffeine writes:
... how is it that Canada is slapping such enormous markups on imports from its NAFTA partners...?
The US has a gun lobby; we have a milk lobby.
Supply management in the dairy industry is designed to stabilize the supply of milk in Canada and ensure a fair price for the producers without direct subsidies. My impression is that the policy exists largely to appease Quebec.
By the way:
quote:
— U.S. dairy exports to Canada in 2016: US$631.6 million.
— Canadian dairy exports to the U.S. in 2016: $112.6 million. source
So, waa waa waa, poor babies.
caffeine writes:
In Europe we have a European Free Trade Area; within which there are almost no duties - that's kind of the point. Clearly NAFTA is not the same thing.
"Free trade Agreement" is an oxymoron. If you have to agree on what isn't free, it isn't free.

An honest discussion is more of a peer review than a pep rally. My toughest critics here are the people who agree with me. -- ringo

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ringo
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Message 2079 of 4573 (834844)
06-13-2018 4:31 PM
Reply to: Message 2078 by NoNukes
06-13-2018 4:13 PM


Re: Reassessing Trump
NoNukes writes:
It may well be that Trump simply stops coming. This time he arrived late, missed a bunch of stuff on purpose, and then left early.
When Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister of Canada, an acquaintance of mine complained that he was off on some international conference when he should have been here running the country. I said, "As far as I'm concerned, the farther away he is the better off the country is."
Ditto Trump. Let him stay in his playpen diddling his tweeter.

And our geese will blot out the sun.

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Message 2164 of 4573 (836396)
07-16-2018 12:09 PM
Reply to: Message 2158 by marc9000
07-15-2018 9:31 PM


Re: .50 Cal Jesus Kills for your Sins
marc9000 writes:
Do you mean he pretends to be a Christian and is really not, or do you mean he has something tricky up his sleeve, for a non-Christian act he plans to do in the future?
I'd rephrase that question as, "Is he a smart crook or an honest fool?" My policy is that if somebody wants to be seen as an honest fool, I take his word for it.
In Trump's case, I think he's every bit as honest a Christian as the Christians who support him.

And our geese will blot out the sun.

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ringo
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Message 2197 of 4573 (836563)
07-19-2018 11:52 AM
Reply to: Message 2196 by Phat
07-19-2018 8:55 AM


Re: But that is a trait that defines the Evangelical Fundamentalist
Phat writes:
My point is that you cannot generalize.
I think you can. Generally speaking, Americans are idiots or they wouldn't have elected Trump. There are certainly a lot of Americans who aren't idiots but there are enough to make the generalization kinda valid.

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ringo
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Message 2199 of 4573 (836579)
07-19-2018 1:09 PM
Reply to: Message 2198 by PaulK
07-19-2018 1:01 PM


Re: But that is a trait that defines the Evangelical Fundamentalist
PaulK writes:
Be fair Ringo. Clinton got more votes than Trump.
What about the people who didn't vote at all? If Clinton get a few more votes than Trump, she still didn't get a majority of the eligible voters.

And our geese will blot out the sun.

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ringo
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Message 2201 of 4573 (836584)
07-19-2018 4:36 PM
Reply to: Message 2200 by NoNukes
07-19-2018 4:12 PM


Re: But that is a trait that defines the Evangelical Fundamentalist
NoNukes writes:
Most voters did not vote for Trump.
More importantly, most didn't vote against him. The only thing we have to do for evil to prevail is nothing.

And our geese will blot out the sun.

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Message 2207 of 4573 (836612)
07-20-2018 1:43 PM
Reply to: Message 2187 by marc9000
07-18-2018 7:33 PM


Re: .50 Cal Jesus Kills for your Sikns
marc9000 writes:
A lot of what he does is a reaction to the unprecedented hate he has to deal with every day.
That's pretty childish.

And our geese will blot out the sun.

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ringo
Member (Idle past 412 days)
Posts: 20940
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Message 2210 of 4573 (836617)
07-20-2018 2:36 PM
Reply to: Message 2209 by Tanypteryx
07-20-2018 2:29 PM


Re: .50 Cal Jesus Kills for your Sikns
Tanypteryx writes:
Obama reacted with total class.
And still is. He could be scoring all kinds of points off of Trump's stupidity but that isn't the way a real President behaves.

And our geese will blot out the sun.

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ringo
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Message 2252 of 4573 (837004)
07-25-2018 1:57 PM
Reply to: Message 2251 by Faith
07-25-2018 1:40 PM


Re: .50 Cal Jesus Kills for your Sins
Faith writes:
He's doing what we want him to do, point out when the media are over the line.
Why would "we" want him to do that? Why wouldn't "we" want him to do what the President is supposed to do - e.g. stand up for our allies and get tough with our enemies?
Edited by ringo, : Fixed quote misattributed to Phat.

And our geese will blot out the sun.

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