[A left-leaning friend, and no friend of Trump, cites the WaPo's latest dire prediction of a coming debt-crash, what with all these companies buying back their stock, returning money to shareholders, and paying additional compensation to their employees. Anyone else hunkering down? gjr]

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275 responses to “Sandbox – 11jun18”
I imagine Angela is hoping the lord calls her home naturally before Germany calculates the extant of the damage her policies are causing and the Germans give her the Mussolini treatment!
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/975166/Angela-Merkel-Germany-Bundestag-EU-migration-crisis-Kai-Whittaker
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She really is dense though. She thinks she did a good thing. Hell Caesar never conquered Germania and she let it happen in 20 years!
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Trump reveals his true intent-to become a dictator. From Fox news:
“Trump Wants Americans To Treat Him Just Like North Koreans Treat Kim Jong Un
President Trump just told Fox News he’s jealous of Kim Jong Un’s dictatorial power.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-wants-kim-jong-uns-power_us_5b23c868e4b0a830ecdf48cd
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re PaulE 434pm – Now I didn’t know what to make of Trump’s obviously tongue-in-cheek comment yesterday which I expected some leftist worthy here to hyperventilate on almost immediately when it first appeared on the news – nothing,…until now. Thanks Paul, for leaping into the breach and letting no TDS opportunity lay fallow.
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That only what they know about –
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/06/16/laredo-sector-agents-apprehend-more-bangladeshi-brazilian-migrants-near-border/
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LOL Paul, Trump blows smoke up your skirt and you took it as a marriage proposal. It’s going to be a long wait for that ring to show up.
A dictator is never going to be pro gun for the masses. Has that thought EVER crossed your mind?
When has a dictator worked to remove laws and restore freedoms?
Where was your gripe when “O” was actually acting as a dictator?
(I have a pen,,,)
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Here is one for the po’ ol’ pollhead –
Moreover, a further dig into the Monmouth numbers shows us that by a whopping 51-point margin, 71:20, Americans think the summit was a good idea. In addition, by a 33-point margin, they think that the summit made Trump look stronger on the world stage, not weaker.
We can note that Trump’s improving poll numbers are coming in spite of the familiar endless onslaught of negative press, and yet even on that score, the dark clouds might be parting—well, a little bit.
Yes, a few among the media elite are now seeing at least something praiseworthy in POTUS. On June 11, in advance of the Singapore summit, Jim VandeHei, a certified Beltway bigfoot, ventured that it was good that Trump was trying something new:
Even Democrats begrudgingly tell us North Korea would not be returning hostages and talking denuclearization absent Trump’s mad-man routine. The stilted, scripted, sclerotic ways of tradition are not always terribly effective tactics.
Some might call that grudging praise for Trump, and yet it’s still praise—and at the same time, it’s surely a sharp criticism of the pre-Trump policy status quo.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/16/dont-look-now-but-trump-is-winning-on-north-korea/
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fish reveals his true intent-to become an Olympic sprinter.
From Fox news:
“fish Wants Americans To Treat Him Just Like Jamaicans treat Usain Bolt
fish just told Fox News he’s jealous of Bolts incredible speed but isn’t letting his bad knees and the fact that he’s in his mid fifties get in the way of his conquering the world or track and field
Really Punch does it hurt to be that stupid?
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Pay for play baby! YOU GO MADOG!
A retired Pakistani Brigadier, Mehmood Shah, welcomed the drone killing.
“This attack shows that there is now an inclination in U.S policy toward Pakistan, which could further improve the security situation,” Shah told Pakistan’s Hum News TV.
In March, the United States offered a $5 million reward for information on Fazlullah.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pakistani-taliban-seek-fate-leader-u-strike-afghanistan-090813107.html
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Godspeed Matt “Guitar” Murphy!
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😦 @858
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@8:52 pm
Probably nothing to due with Trump withholding 1.3 billion from the Pakistani government.
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George
Would your reaction be the same if Hillary Clinton or Obama had uttered the same words?
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O as dictator Walt? Please document.
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Punchy 1025pm
It’s a matter of faith among the deplorable bitter clinger classes that the 2nd Coming of Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Chairman Mao, Pol Pot etc will be heralded by “gun control” measures. You gotta agree, Punchy, that it’s hard to think of a dictator that would start by making it hard for them to have a monopoly on firearms.
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When it came to actual dictatorial acts by Obama & Friends, I’d point to the abuse of his Executive Order powers… assuming the powers of the legislature and the judiciary using the power of the presidential pen and phone.
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Weaponizing the IRS, NSA, CIA and FBI against political opponents also counts.
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Overlooked last week was this 7-2 SCOTUS ruling.
….this case asked whether or not a state government may ban voters from wearing “Don’t Tread on Me” t-shirts at the polls. By a vote of 7-2, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment trumps the state law.
During the February 28 oral arguments, the lawyer representing Minnesota elections official Joe Mansky admitted that the state could even ban voters from wearing t-shirts that feature nothing else but the text of the Second Amendment. His reasoning? The amendment’s language “could be viewed as political.”
“How about the First Amendment?” asked Justice Samuel Alito, prompting laughter in the courtroom. The law’s fate was pretty much sealed at that point. Banning voters from wearing First Amendment t-shirts would certainly seem to qualify as an overly broad restriction on freedom of speech.
https://reason.com/blog/2018/06/14/scotus-rules-7-2-against-state-law-banni
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Trump wants to be a dictator? Paul Emery that was a T in C comment. And I too have said “make me a dictator” so I can get things done. All in jest. You liberals are sour pusses and have no humor.
You better get used to Trump for another 6.5 tears or so. He is doing a fine job.
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Posted by: Gregory | 16 June 2018 at 11:47 PM
When it came to actual dictatorial acts by Obama & Friends, I’d point to the abuse of his Executive Order powers… assuming the powers of the legislature and the judiciary using the power of the presidential pen and phone.
Indeed! Obama was lauded as a “Git her done” sort of guy by all the “right” people! I suspect that in his heart of hearts Punch felt this as well. I also wonder if Punch was troubled by the executive powers wielded by the last democratic president…..“…..stroke of the pen, law of the land” as explained by Clinton apologist Paul “I’ve got a forehead you could project a movie on” Begala. Again, even though we will be told repeatedly that he didn’t vote for that Clinton either I doubt the dictator question ever crossed his mind!
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Trump associate Roger Stone reveals new contact with Russian national during 2016 campaign
Although I wasn’t a Trump supporter during the campaign (INSERT DENIAL OF VOTING FOR TRUMP HERE) ironically I too met with a Russian national just this morning at Raleys over coffee. No MAGA hat thank god….that would have been a dead giveaway that…..let’s call him Peter…..was up to no good and certainly trying to influence…..err…..something! Perhaps Medicare (He showed me photos of his 89 year old mother)….or maybe farm policy (he was bragging, quite rightly about the beautiful purple garlic he grew in his garden).
Punchy you would be well within your rights as an upright and vigilant American to call the FBI immediately and report a subversive in your midst.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-associate-Roger-Stone-reveals-new-contact-13001555.php
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Oh, give Punchy a break. He has confessed here that he just don’t do scarism. It don’t come naturally to him, never has and probably never will. Difficult for him to wrap his head around it.
I assume your are trying to make a joke….I assume you are trying to be funny.
Translation: “I don’t get it, explain yourself. Help a brother out, I am dying here.”
Ok, let’s help a brother out: “You don’t understand sarcasm,” Trump said.
We must leave it to Providence to know why, , in his infinite wisdom, when passing out parts, he choose to make Progressives devoid a funny bone. Perhaps He wished to reveal to us His sense of humor. One of Life’s Great Mysteries for us to ponder and appreciate.
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Posted by: Bill Tozer | 17 June 2018 at 08:40 AM
Oh, give Punchy a break.
We do William, we do!
Punch has voluntarily decided to to carry the banner for progressivism …..err…..Green Libertarianism™ which is why we continue to heap opprobrium upon those narrow shoulders of his! He really brings it on himself!
Frankly I’m a little surprised that he persists, he isn’t changing any minds here and would likely find a warmer reception at the Buffet Molesters site!
PS: Again I note since her outburst in the courtroom we have seen far less of the notorious poster “jon smith”. Kudos to Mr. Juvinall for perceptively identifying her a few weeks ago!
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PaulE 1024pm – In that same context, absolutely. But what you left out was that had O or H said that, the lamestream would have picked it up as the penultimately humorous remark of the news cycle, and all the country’s progressives would have giggled in unison.
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I love it when the Christian bashing born again liberals turn into Bible Thumpers.
“The liberal activist then made the predicable accusations of racism as he added: “Part of it is, this is a reaction to eight years of a black man being in the White House. Part of this support for Trump is just straight-out reaction to that — racism.”
He continued: “There’s always a search for the next enemy that’s going to help the white evangelical racist church, raise money, fire up their people, make them angry, and now make them vote Republican.”
The liberal Christian activist then made a pitch for pro-Trump Christians to “repent” by voting against Trump in the future: “Are you trying to follow Jesus? And if you are, you have to repent of what you’ve done.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/06/16/schaeffer-slams-jesus-hating-white-christians-pimps-evil-trump
Oh, the Christians have always been the next enemy, duh. The Exploding Head acts like he has just discovered something new. Repent, save yourselves. Repent! The end is nigh. Repent and change your sinful ways. Repent and vote Democrat! Repent you haters, repent you heathens. Repent and vote for Nancy and Maxie and Keith Ellison and Frederica Wilson and Debbie Whatzername and Hillary and Chelsea and……
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