[As the predictable was predicted, the world’s bad guys are having their last 'way' with our globally recognized weak and incompetent outgoing president. Brazenly taking our submersible was just the most recent case of incoming international insults. Few note that the Chinese didn’t even need to steal the ‘drone’, for stealing means to take something surreptitiously so as to deny the owner an opportunity to defend his property. Here the Chinese just took the damn thing in front of our eyes while giving us the finger with an ‘Up yours!’, knowing that we neither could nor would defend our property. These same moves are intended to also set up tests for President Trump in order to quickly reveal what kind of leader America has now elected. gjr]
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231 responses to “Sandbox – 17dec16”
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Paul, unless and until Nevada County actually votes in a majority (that’s 50% plus one or more) Democrat, you really can’t claim it’s Democratic country. 47% is short, especially when you consider the disparity with the state as a whole, in the neighborhood of 2/3rds DEM or Baghdad By The Bay that’s over 4/5ths.
In the meantime, there’s a big bunch of judgeships to be filled in Washington DC, not to mention one Justice, and Harry Reid was kind enough to leave the nuclear option in place that will keep the Dems unable to stop McConnell from going forward if he wants to.LikeLike
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Paul, County Supes… is their party identified on the ballot and in ballot information packets, or not?
Nevada City Fats used to be scrupulous about the non-partisan nature of our local “non-partisan” races. But that was before Hall showed up and he became a Blue Meanie rather than Mr. Purple.LikeLike
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Just repeating the concerns of the Conservative Cato Institute Besse. Do you ever read their reports?
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PE 449 ‘the Conservative Cato Institute’. Is there a new Cato, the only on I know is hard core libertarian, free drugs, open boarders and so on? Crappy spin attempt there PE. 😉
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Gregory
You are so hopelessly naive to think that there are not partisan interests in Supes elections. They even do endorsements for crying out loud.LikeLike
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Yeah Bessee. No point in thinking you’re a Libertarian. Quite the opposite. You believe in government funded flyovers to take pictures o our vegetable gardens to make sure we are not growing illegal Petunias. Quite the opposite of a Libertarian for sure.
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Watch out!! Paul is setting up for a topic change! He’s losing the argumen…discussion,
and now is rolling one up for pot talk.LikeLike
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Where you Paul when I had the goods (at least I believed so… Still somewhat do) on a gov. aircraft cutting holes in the sky above PV and elsewhere? That sucker was set up for cell phone surveillance. If you’re going to go “there”,, do it right.
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Gotta change topics Walt. Bessee is so pathetic. He doesn’t seem to believe in anything.
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An “oh shit” moment for the MJ crowd…. Uh,,, not as safe as advertised.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mysterious-illness-tied-to-marijuana-use-on-the-rise-in-states-with-legal-weed/
Outside of Colorado, when patients do end up in an emergency room, the diagnosis is often missed. Partly because doctors don’t know about CHS, and partly because patients don’t want to admit to using a substance that’s illegal.
Recreational marijuana measures pass in four states
CHS can lead to dehydration and kidney failure, but usually resolves within days of stopping drug use.LikeLike
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Speaking of PE again changing topics……. So how’s that new conservative Cato institute bs working for you PE? Did you sell your stocks off that story? 😉
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RIP Debbie Reynolds.
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Uhmmm,,, Paul…. Your statement,”Just repeating the concerns of the Conservative Cato Institute Besse.” has just been shot full of holes.
“Libertarianism, classical liberalism, and conservatism – The Cato Institute officially resists being labeled as part of the conservative movement …”
Even THEY say they ain’t Conservative. Yup,, you do need to change the subject. You sure weren’t any good on this last one.LikeLike
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God Bless you Debbie Reynolds.
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So what are the Trumplet’s going to do when he says sorry I didn’t mean that about NAFTA There’s no way he’s going to go against the economic reality that there are billions of dollars invested overseas by American companies In manufacturing because of the cheap labor Trumplet’s. I like that I think I coined the phrase
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False premise. Trump said clearly that NAFTA is to renegotiated because it is the worse trade deal in history. Renegotiate is the operative word. Weeks ago both the Prime Minister of Canada and President of Mexico have publicly expressed eagerness to redo NAFTA. False premise that Trump is going to drop out of NAFTA, thus the argument is to rejected.
“billions of dollars invested oversees” has nothing to do with the North American Free Trade Act. Mexico, US, and Mexico are not overseas, thus another false premise that must be rejected. Shit for brains.LikeLike
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Did you copyright that PE @ 804? Not to be mean but you are sounding like the Dark Lord of Liberal Lament there PE. You cant make this stuff up! 😉
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Free trade is fine as long as it is fair trade. Fair trade. The US is Mexico’s largest trading partner. Trump certainly got Mexico’s attention and they came running. Canada came running as well. Time to sit down and make it fair trade.
Trump got NATO’s attention as well. He called out the freeloaders. While the Pauls of the world were yelling “the sky is falling”, the ‘poor’ NATO countries suddenly paid their bar tab up and current. Too easy, and he isn’t even President yet. If you want to play, you are going to pay…..your fair share.
Trump called out Boeing for the outrageous costs of the new Air Force One. Suddenly the price drops. Best quote: “We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money.” Priceless.
The common theme is to call out those who are screwing us over. If we are being screwed, Trump will call them out. We want Mexico and Canada to make tons of money, but not make tons of money due to unfair agreements that screw us over. The Art of the Deal starts with getting their undivided attention. That is a good starting point.LikeLike
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At this escalating rate PE’s Trump derangement syndrome has already overtaken his worst bouts of Bush derangement syndrome. In 23 days PE may need the new beds in the emergency room for issues like this. Problem is they don’t dispense any ganja, just the dreaded pharmaceuticals. Our resident druid is in distress, can the growers hook him up with something to ease his affliction? 😉
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Paul is really boring! I guess we gave him the benefit of the doubt on his sincerity but I see he is not. Eight years he butt kissed Obama and he wants eight years to pick apart rump. What a guy.
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Rump- I like that Todd Do you mind if I use it ? Blind followers such as several on this blog can now be referred to as Rumpers. I knew something good was going to come of this
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Instant indecision there PE, Trumplets (copyright PE 2016?), Drumpf, Trumpers, now rump? Really? PE all that ducking the issues you bring up and thinking rump is somehow special makes you look kind of like a horses rump. 😉
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Rump is a good label. Much nicer than what we have been called for the last 8 years and particularly the last 6 months….by far. We are making real progress here, shit for brains.
Mr. Besee @ 9:19 PM.
The only guarantees in life are death, taxes, and Paul’s Trump Derangement Syndrome. He has already announced twice, thrice that he is going to have fun for the next two years. Yes, and I am having fun watching the monkey trying to hump the football. Somebody toss Paul another banana.
Poor tortured gentle soul, he is trapped here. He cannot get away. Impossible. He is our monkey to throw peanuts at and amuse ourselves on boring evenings. It’s Karma, man. The more you try to control things, the more you are controlled by them, i.e., us deplorables. He cannot escape. He is trapped by a law stronger than the Law of Gravity, a chain more unbreakable than any chain made on Earth. It’s Karma, man. What you sow is what you reap, lol. He is our own rump ranger now.
He is just another FUE. They are controlled by their obsessive need to control. Trapped in their own snare, ROFLMFUEO.
Ganja? Maybe, maybe not. I was going to recommend yoga, but judging by Hillary’s 30,000 e-mails about yoga and considering the wobbly shape she is in, perhaps yoga is not the best recommendation. Ganja can’t hurt when you reached a certain point. Can’t help either.
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Paul 5:03PM
I didn’t say some folks didn’t have partisan interests in the Supes, only that the Supes are literally a non-partisan office. You obviously seem to have a partisan interest in them, I don’t.
Pelline used to have a solid non partisan view of the Supes but that seems to have changed with his new focus (and yours) in defining Nevada County as a “Blue” county despite the nearly even split between GOP and DEM votes and a lack of a majority DEM vote even when there isn’t any GOP Presidential campaigning here as a cost cutting measure.
Remind me… how many Clinton signs were stolen in Nevada County? Any comparison to the numbers of Trump signs stolen or defaced? Just wondering.LikeLike
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Paul, your childish need to invent names for members of a political party you don’t like is unbecoming for any adult, let alone a non-profit community radio news director.
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Posted by: Gregory | 28 December 2016 at 11:27 PM
Nahhh! I think we give Paul a little latitude on “Pubber” and the other zings! It’s not like we don’t do it too……sure we’re better at at it but that’s not what’s important.
What is important is that after 8 years of playing defense for President Dunning-Kruger and his screwy and destructive political policies he finally gets to play offense for a while! That has to be an incredible relief!
Indulge him in this for a while……!LikeLike
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….yep….screwy and destructive…
Deported Immigrants Get Taxpayer-Funded Grants From Obama Administration
Going on offense must feel like a cool breeze to Paul as the Obama presidency spirals ever further into farce!
http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/28/deported-immigrants-get-taxpayer-funded-grants-from-obama-administration/LikeLike
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Gregory Don bill
How do you categorize liar liar pants on fire ? How about Obummer?LikeLike
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Oh great ….as long as you’re here did you have any plans to answer yesterdays question!?
Posted by: Paul Emery | 27 December 2016 at 07:58 PM
So when long time Senators and GOP loyalists such as Graham and McCain say 99 Senators believe there was Russian interference in our elections you don’t believe them
Why do you feel that they are to be believed on the issue at this point in time?Or are you in the “question asking” business only?
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@. 8:28am
Good morning Rump Ranger! TDS is like rust, it never sleeps.
Hey, Rump Ranger, it looks like we will have to take Obama’s announcement today with a lot of faith. Trust me and all that stuff. Report will be out in January. Hope none of our agents end up dead for Dem political expediency. Figure we will be treated to more”assumptions. That will really get the Rump Ranger on his high horse. Enjoy your TDS. Announcement coming soon!
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/312049-obama-under-pressure-to-prove-russian-interference-in-electionLikeLike
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To answer your question Fish I believe McCain and Graham and true American patriots with massive amounts of experience dealing with international intrigue. I don’t think they are capable of covering this up or branding it as insignificant.
Fish, what do you believe is their motive in this matter other than patriotism.LikeLike
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“It’s not like we don’t do it too…”
What you mean “we”, Kemosabe?
Paul, regarding liar liar etc, I avoid those, too but they are specific to a public person who deserves a measure of ridicule. “Pubbers” applies to all Republicans like Jap applies to all Japanese.LikeLike
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Running for cover under sniper fire on tarmack in the Balkins was a good one. One of hundreds. On the first day at State, all newbies are given a security briefing and training on the most important task State employees face, I.e. handling State communications. The SAP (Special Acess Program) is a biggie. It’s all about following protocol. There are established procedures in place for everything and anything, including when a embassy or consulate is under attack. But, no use beating a dead mule.
http://www.mediaite.com/election-2016/heres-all-40-times-hillary-clinton-told-the-fbi-she-couldnt-remember-something/
“Liar liar pants on fire” is the kindest description of her one could ever come up with. I prefer a fucking serial liar. Fucking c**t is more accurate.LikeLike
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 29 December 2016 at 09:47 AM
To answer your question Fish I believe McCain and Graham and true American patriots with massive amounts of experience dealing with international intrigue.
So based on their years of foreign policy experience you trust their judgement?LikeLike
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“So when long time Senators and GOP loyalists such as Graham and McCain say 99 Senators”
If there were 100 Senators who all believed that, there’d already be a Resolution passed.
Graham is the biggest publicity ummm, hound in the Senate.LikeLike
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So what Gregory’ are you questioning the patriotism of McCain and Graham? What motive would they have other than the good of the country?
Also as you know all intelligence agencies have stated that there has been meddling in our elections by Russia.
I’m sure Putin is not too worried. The Rumpers will come to the rescue. 37% of Republicans have a favorable or somewhat favorable view of Putin.
Gregory, you know I can’t prove this. Ask Graham or McCain to release their confidential information as to the matter.LikeLike
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 29 December 2016 at 12:11 PM
So due to their fervent patriotism and vast foreign policy experience we can trust them on matters like going to war in Iraq?LikeLike
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They were wrong on that one but I believe they acted out of Patriotism believing on the intelligence offered by the CIA that has since been shown to be wrong. Even Trump recognizes that to the extent he called Bush a liar and called for his impeachment. Hillary of course also went for it but not Obama.
Of course you’re gonna respond by saying that the CIA were wrong in that assessment what’s to say they might be wrong on this one. I’ll pre respond by saying:
“Fish, at last you agree the war in Iraq was wrong, something I never heard from you before”
Of course the might be wrong but their assessment has been convincing to 99 Senators according to McCain and Graham.LikeLike
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They were wrong on that one but I believe they acted out of Patriotism believing on the intelligence offered by the CIA that has since been shown to be wrong.
The same CIA making bold claims about Russian interference in the election?LikeLike
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This is Trump in ’08 talking about impeaching Bush. Based on the CNN transcript from Oct. 15, 2008
Trump: “I was surprised that she didn’t do more in terms of Bush and going after Bush. It was almost — it just seemed like she was going to really look to impeach Bush and get him out of office, which, personally, I think would have been a wonderful thing.”
Blitzer: “Impeaching him?”
Trump: “Absolutely, for the war, for the war.”
Blitzer: “Because of the conduct of the war.”
Trump: “Well, he lied. He got us into the war with lies. And, I mean, look at the trouble Bill Clinton got into with something that was totally unimportant. And they tried to impeach him, which was nonsense. And, yet, Bush got us into this horrible war with lies, by lying, by saying they had weapons of mass destruction, by saying all sorts of things that turned out not to be true.”
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/feb/16/our-principles-pac/anti-trump-ad-says-he-backed-impeaching-bush/LikeLike
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 29 December 2016 at 12:29 PM
So this is anger directed at …..Trump, the Republican party, Wolf Blitzer? What am I missing here?LikeLike
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I’m Just setting the record straight about what a confused person the Republicans have elected for President. Also the confusion of the Rumpers on this blog about the violation of our sovereignty by the Russians and how Trump took advantage of it when offered the opportunity. Also indications are that he will “payback” the gesture with a kinder and gentler approach to Putin. That of course is my speculation but time will tell.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 29 December 2016 at 12:44 PM
Well I guess the democrat party should have run someone who was less offensive to the electorate.LikeLike
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Fish
I agree with you on that Fish. The Dempcraps thought they could cram Hillary down the throats of the party supporters after rigging the primary and making it impossible for any opposition. Yes, the primary was rigged due to special pre-ordained delegates. On this I agree with Trump. In my view it would have been a walk in the park if Joe would have run for example. Probably true with Warren or Bernie. Just my speculation, no way to prove it. To their credit the Pubber Party had an open primary with 16 candidates. This is much to their credit and I applaud themLikeLike
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Never expected PE to be rumping with Graham and McCain. 😉
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Scenes 1234pm – Don’t know whether Adams is especially smart or just one of the growing group of laymen who are just now beginning to understand that any discussion of global warming is a complex multi-factor issue with a causal chain or sequence that requires a lot of corroborating data before we can conclude that we have preventable man-made global warming happening. The overwhelming fraction of people (and ALL progressives) can’t get their heads around that concept.
On RR and the SESF website I have explicated the process a number of times. Even some among our readership have pooh-poohed such an analysis as excessively complex(?!) for discussion and making public policy. Anyway, thanks for the link; Adams poses a necessary question about the reliability of climate models which any scientist worth his salt will admit are TOTALLY unreliable for a number of reasons of which ignorance of the underlying science(s) is just one.LikeLike
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Don
If either of them were to be elected President I would likely disagree with them on as majority of issues but I would never question their integrity, patriotism or character. What we have now is little more than a carnival barker with no integrity and an astounding lack of class. You can never believe a word he says.LikeLike
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