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[Time to revisit the national education scene with the just published critique Common Core by Nicholas Tampio (review here), and also enjoy the comedy of โ€˜Doomsday Climate Scenarios Are a Jokeโ€™ by Oren Cass (more here).  Of course we can also re-circle the Trump and Stormy imbroglio a few more times.  gjr]

 

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242 responses to “Sandbox – 12mar18”

  1. Scenes Avatar
    Scenes

    Walt@8:43AM
    “She complained that illegal aliens are not adequately represented in state government, and described her appointment as a step towards correcting that alleged injustice.”
    lol. That is a beautiful thing. Sometimes I feel that California is like living in a Lewis Carroll book.
    Comin’ back atcha.
    http://www.guns.com/2018/03/14/bolt-action-rifle-ordered-turned-in-by-australian-officials-as-its-too-assaulty-video/

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  2. Walt Avatar

    Good catch Scenes… “looks” alone is all it takes these days.
    It’s just as stupid as our LIBS with their made up “gas operated receiver”.

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  3. Todd Juvinall Avatar
    Todd Juvinall

    So the media and the democrats think one win in a special election for Congress is the blueprint and a wave? I think it is four wins one loss so far. And this 650 vote margin in Penn18 could be changed through a recount. But mostly I saw a democrat go conservative to win the seat. When Lamb gets to the House what are the odds he will renounce his support for guns, anti-abortion and all those other Republican positions? I bet 100%.

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  4. George Boardman Avatar

    It looks like you boys are drinking the same Kool Aid as Trump–not his fault. The Democrats will continue to do well as long as Trump is convinced he’s not a big part of the problem.

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  5. Walt Avatar

    Those goes Boardman again,, speaking in rest home talk.
    ?????????

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  6. fish Avatar
    fish

    You always knew that despite their protestations to the contrary that this was where they were headed!

    VOX DROPS THE MASK:

    Weโ€™ll Have to Confiscate Guns To Reach Those Low โ€˜European Levels Of Violence.โ€™

    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/03/14/vox-well-have-to-confiscate-guns-to-reach-european-levels-of-violence-n2460864

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  7. Paul Emery Avatar

    So Todd, a loss in a district that Trump won by 20% is no big deal? Am I reading you right Todd?

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  8. Todd Juvinall Avatar
    Todd Juvinall

    All politics is local as your hero Tip O’Neil stated many times. The Unions went for Lamb and Saccone was a low energy candidate. So to me this is no big deal.

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  9. Bill Tozer Avatar

    Identity Politics insanity? Nah, politics trump race and gender.
    So why would progressives pillory a woman like Rachel Dolezal who insists biology doesnโ€™t matter and pillory a student like Lake Ingle who insists it does? Because some identity politics are โ€œmore equalโ€ than others. Identity politics that advance the progressive agenda are embraced, and those that threaten it are vilified.
    https://patriotpost.us/articles/54757-identity-politics-insanity

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  10. Paul Emery Avatar

    Todd
    So there’s no problem that midterms usually are losers for the party in power and the polls are dismal for the repubs compared to previous midterms where they were strong.
    Comparisons are here
    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/2018_generic_congressional_vote-6185.html

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  11. Walt Avatar

    Look at it another way Paul,, those Lefties DIDN’T want Hillary.
    They voted Trump. Funny thing.. Lamb pretty much ran as a Repub.
    You DO understand that,,, right Paul?

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  12. Paul Emery Avatar

    Yes, I understand that the Dems won. Do you understand that the Repubs lost Walt?

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  13. OBEE WONTON Avatar
    OBEE WONTON

    Walt,,, give it up!!! ”’The AR-15 is the equivalent of the adult maleโ€™s Barbie”’
    Gas operated uppers would include the receiver,,,yes,,,no???
    https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/dept/ar-15/ar-15-uppers/gas-operated-uppers?currentpage=2
    http://www.wideopenspaces.com/ar-15-gas-vs-piston-system/

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  14. Scenes Avatar
    Scenes

    re: Fish@10:51AM
    The interesting thing now (and for a while now) will be watching the Europeans amp up their police state in order to deal with the magic of diversity. It won’t be just anti-knife (or spoon in the case of the UK) laws, but truly awesome anti-free speech enforcement, surveillance, and just a general control of the population. The Swedish, of course, are the miner’s canary here with their vibrant imported rape culture, but the interesting thing will be the response. Rather than reducing 3rd world mass immigration, you’ll see moar and more top-down controls of an increasingly ill-behaved population.

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  15. Scenes Avatar
    Scenes

    re: Walt@11:54AM
    It’s probably easiest to just admit that Paul’s party won the race and get on with life. The guy ran as a sort of Republican-lite, the Republican candidate wasn’t as good, midterms usually equal a pull away from the sitting President. It only matters in that party discipline means that that Lamb dude will vote harder Left than he ran as a candidate. It’s all good.
    When you fight with the Pauls of the world you both get dirty, but Paul likes it.

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  16. Paul Emery Avatar

    I think Walt is capable of speaking for himself Scenes but then again perhaps he’s not.

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  17. fish Avatar
    fish

    Gas operated uppers would include the receiver,,,yes,,,no???
    YoU aReNโ€™t TaLkInG aBoUt YoUr DeNtUrEs AgAiN aRe YoU dUGSkI!!!???!!!???!!!???

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  18. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Paul Emery | 15 March 2018 at 12:35 PM
    Thereโ€™s that magical Punch-E brand reading comprehension again!
    You do realize that our erudite โ€œScenes from the Apocalypseโ€ was addressing Walt not speaking for him!

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  19. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Scenes | 15 March 2018 at 12:24 PM
    Sigh…
    The birthplace of our flavor of free expression……now a PC shithole …..with all the attendant social and political controls firmly in place!
    RIP Great Britain ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง!

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  20. Todd Juvinall Avatar
    Todd Juvinall

    Paul Emery | 15 March 2018 at 11:22 AM
    I think only twice did midterms not switch parties or losses and one was Bush 2002. So if this midterm does cause losses for the R’s it would be standard operating procedure and no big deal. Is that what you are admitting Paul Emery?

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  21. OBEE WONTON Avatar
    OBEE WONTON

    Fish!!! Kudos on your CREATIVE WRITING skills!!!

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  22. fish Avatar
    fish

    THANKS, OBAMA:

    The Justice Department under Barack Obama directed the FBI to drop more than 500,000 names of fugitives with outstanding arrest warrants from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

    Howโ€™s that democrat controlled gun control working out for you……?
    https://pjmedia.com/blog/liveblogevent/thursdays-hot-mic-49/entry-226267/

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  23. fish Avatar
    fish

    I withdraw my 1:16 pm comment!

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  24. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Well you finally got it Todd. Congratulations.

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  25. Todd Juvinall Avatar
    Todd Juvinall

    Got what?

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  26. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Somehow I bet it will be very quickly. The prince is spot on calling the ayatollah a modern Hitler.
    https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/03/saudi-arabia-leader-states-they-would-get-a-nuclear-bomb-if-iran-completes-one.html
    ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  27. OBEE WONTON Avatar
    OBEE WONTON

    OH NO!!! Now McMaster is OUT!!!
    You cannot make this stuff up!!!
    What a hoot!!!

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  28. Scenes Avatar
    Scenes

    re: Mr. WONTON@8:22PM
    Excellent. I hear that John Bolton is available. What would you think of that?

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  29. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    More fakenews @ 453- The Trump organization has been providing document to Muller for some time now. Well its starting to look like the po’ ol’ fakenewewsman has a competitor. Relax, he has years to go to catch up! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  30. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University Law School professor, said it’s strange that top FBI official Andrew McCabe appears to be “worried more about pensions than prison.”
    Fox News has learned that the FBIโ€™s Office of Professional Responsibility made the recommendation to terminate McCabe. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing that recommendation and if he approves it by Friday at 5 p.m. EDT, McCabe would not receive his pension benefits.
    http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/03/15/jonathan-turley-strange-andrew-mccabe-worried-more-about-pensions-prison
    ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  31. Scenes Avatar
    Scenes

    a teensy reading assignment for Mr. WONTON, just so he actually knows a little bit about the situation.
    http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/07/mcmasters-problem-isnt-trump-its-mattis-and-kelly/

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  32. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Aw shucks scenes, why go and inject truth into the conversation @ 853?? It confuses the trolls. Give him a 4th star and give him say NATO. He is a tanker and great tactician as well as a good historian. Those qualities are sorely needed in NATO right now. His 64 easting cred and books will make the EU snowflakes listen as the ascendant Bear is clawing at the door. A door that was partially opened by team 0 laying out the red carpet and acting as door man for vlad. (play open mike with Medvedev moment)
    ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  33. OBEE WONTON Avatar
    OBEE WONTON

    OH MY!!! Some a-hole in Trumpski’s inner circle threatened po ‘ lil Stormy Daniels with physical violence to keep her quiet??? Breathlessly anticipating the 60 MINUTES interview!!!

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  34. OBEE WONTON Avatar
    OBEE WONTON

    CAN IT REALLY BE TRUE??? Mini Donny’s wife is leaving him??? Say it ain’t so!!! Melania next??? Like rats leaving a sinking ship…

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  35. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: OBEE WONTON | 16 March 2018 at 07:45 AM
    DoUgSkI ReAdY fOr a NeW pAIR of DePeNdS?

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  36. Scenes Avatar
    Scenes

    Apropos of nothing, I rather liked this video. I’m considering what he has to say.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NanumqpBDtA

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  37. OBEE WONTON Avatar
    OBEE WONTON

    GO FISH!!!

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  38. OBEE WONTON Avatar
    OBEE WONTON

    po’ ol’ lyin’ donny,,,not you donnie,,,just cannot help himself!!!
    2500 lies or misstatements and counting,,,what a hoot!!!
    https://ijr.com/ijr-blue/2018/03/1076060-trump-trade-claims-canada-trudeau/
    look fosh,,, no caps!!!

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  39. George Rebane Avatar

    “… 2500 lies or misstatements and counting …” The critical reader will recall that the same dataset can form the basis for many sets of information, not only in their combination, but more importantly in their interpretation (of the underlying processes that generated the data). To call someone for lying or misstating without citing a substantive reason why two information sets are disparate is usually the product of ignorance or a cynical agenda.
    Today the lamestream and their local echo chambers are executing (suffering from?) the Trump Derangement Syndrome, dedicated to upending his administration, so that everything disagreeable to them that the president says is labeled a lie, and so publicized.

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