[A reader sent me a link that reminds us that the contention that a large fraction of Democrat voters are developmentally challenged is actually a fundamental truth that the Democratic leadership and liberal elites jealously believe in and fight/oppose public policies that will expose its fallacy. Yes, it is the Dem leadership and elites who believe that their constituents are simply too dumb to figure out how to get voter IDs (more here). gjr]
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239 responses to “Sandbox – 3aug18”
Good line seen elsewhere!
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Honestly the democrats have to be less smart than Republicans. Our kids go to private schools and speak English.
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Winning!
The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics says a record 155,965,000 people were employed in July, the 11th record-breaker since President Trump took office 19 months ago.
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/155965000-employed-june-11th-record-setter-under-trump
😉
PS Its the economy stupid!
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It’s all about me……me, me, me….!
Jim Acosta is making Geraldo Rivera look reserved and dignified (something that modern physics thought impossible).
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/02/cnns-april-ryan-jim-acostas-life-was-in-jeopardy-at-trump-rally/
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Hey dugski……a new chapeau! Thought it would be a nice addition to your expansive wardrobe!
https://www.neonrevolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/explorer_2018-08-02_22-19-43.png
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,,,fishbreathe,,,that would be for your ilk,,,the deep state conspiracy believers,,,
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Wow
Trump and RR favorite Sheriff Arpaio is trailing Dem Senate candidate Sinema by 18 in Arizona primary. Blue Wave coming your way
Krysten Sinema 54, Joe Arpaio 36
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
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Posted by: ’’’M’’’ | 03 August 2018 at 09:28 AM
C’mon dugski……It’ll match your MAGA hat nicely!
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,,,if the Dems don’t think the hoipoloi are smart enough to get voter ID cards why don’t the Reps step up and help them???
After all,,,trumpski has done so much for black employment that they probably want to vote for him,,,but they are too stupid to figure out how to go about it!!!!
UNHINGED!!! Coming soon to a Kindle near you!!!
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 03 August 2018 at 09:28 AM
Thought you weren’t a democrat Punch…..and yet here you are with the first non Viagra caused stiffie you’ve had all year about an election in a state in which you don’t reside!
Makes me wonder…..are you lying now or were you lying then about your political leanings?
No need to answer…..we know….”you didn’t vote for Obama the second time”!
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Sinema is polling up four over McXally in Arizona. That will be the matchup. Joe is too old at 86 and that is all the reason for his numbers.
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Sacramento Bee page 1B top right. The liberals loons of Del Paso Heights in Sac are dissing the Pastor of their church for being in a meeting with Trump on jobs and other issues. Of course they interview some punk ass man that has probably never created one job and let him rant against the Pastor. This is why there is a divide when one man cannot even meet with another without liberals going beserk.
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re M 932am – Would it not be incumbent on those who accuse their own for being stupid to explain themselves and why they think and act that way?
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Not a Democrat Fish didn’t vote for Obama the second time”
Just reporting the numbers for your reading pleasure.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 03 August 2018 at 10:15 AM
….we know….”you didn’t vote for Obama the second time”!
If only you had mentioned this……
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Fish
Thanks for repeating “you didn’t vote for Obama the second time”
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George,,,give it up,,,you have no idea how anyone would vote if they could get a vote ID card.
,,,don’t forget there are plenty of room temperature IQ Republicans out there in the bayou.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 03 August 2018 at 10:30 AM
Thanks for repeating “you didn’t vote for Obama the second time”
Good to know what the hiring standards are at that radio station at which you “work”.
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Posted by: ”’M”’ | 03 August 2018 at 10:42 AM
”’M”’AGA
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Prediction: Probably the most covered race in 2018 will be the Georgia Governor’s Race.
The hype has not started yet, but the media, led by the NYT, will create the impression of a real horse race going on and how important the down to the wire race is to the future of mankind. The media always tries to create a horse races by extensive coverage of select contents, then shift focus and tone to the candidate they really preferred from the start.
She has already made the cover of Time. A novice, Black woman, middle age spread, gap in her teeth, a genuine real down to earth person with a powerful personal story.
“People tend to remember the first time they heard Stacey Abrams speak, and it’s easy to see why. On a Friday afternoon in May, the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia is at a union hall in Augusta, telling a story about her father, a college-educated black man who was relegated by his race to working at a shipyard in southern Mississippi in the 1970s. The family had one car, so Robert Abrams would sometimes hitchhike home in the middle of the night. When he didn’t come home one time, the rest of the family set out to pick him up and found him half-frozen by the side of the road, having given his coat to a homeless man. They asked why he, a poor man on a lonely road at night, would do such a thing. And Robert said, “Because I knew you were coming for me.”
You can hear scattered sniffles in the union hall as his daughter pauses. Then she roars: “I am coming for you, Georgia! Help me get there!”
——Powerful stuff. At a local union hall, no less.
“I see somebody who campaigns authentically, has character and integrity, is resilient and graceful, and who is able to take the long view and ignore a lot of noise.” —Valerie Jarrett.
http://time.com/5349541/stacey-abrams-georgia/
The fight for heart off the middle of America. Complete opposite of Ocasio-Cortez.
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So it starts –
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/03/janus-ruling-fallout-washington-state-employees-sue-to-escape-union.html
😉
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“I see somebody who campaigns authentically, has character and integrity, is resilient and graceful, and who is able to take the long view and ignore a lot of noise.” —Valerie Jarrett.
She wants to win……she should not run but sprint in any direction away from Valarie Jarrett.
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M 1042am – Your thinker continues to be on the blink. Nowhere have I or anyone else (here and elsewhere) claimed knowing how an ID card holder would vote. All we claim is that such IDs would cut down voter fraud. It is people like you who promote unqualified universal suffrage and open borders, and oppose any documentation of franchised voters in America. And yes, inevitably there are some room temp Repubs out there. But here’s the difference that your intellect cannot grasp – the Right does not promote programs to destroy their families and opportunities to work and build businesses.
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Swamper Manifort not doing well
Manafort trial day 4: The high-flying consultant’s financial double life
‘They never told us about any income deposited in foreign accounts,’ Manafort’s accountant told jurors.
Here’s his defensice tactic
“Manafort’s defense team, which is fighting off bank- and tax-fraud charges, has suggested that false statements on his tax returns were understandable oversights by a busy man. ”
Nice work if you can get it.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/03/paul-manafort-trial-2018-761300
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Fish….yep, and she is anti-gun. Who else would Time run to to get an opinion? Straight to their leader, with a not so subtle veiled comparison to Obama. 🙂
And she is not a novice as such as I wrote. She is a state legislature. Novice to national attention. Point is my prediction is of all the races lining up for 2018, this one will get the most national media frenzy attention. I could be wrong…
Jim Accost Acosta:
As Mollie Hemingway astutely put it, “Donald Trump did not create distrust of the media, distrust of the media helped create Donald Trump.”
And another interesting addition, Research Intelligencer polling indicates that the top three most trusted TV news brands are BBC at 90%, Fox News at 87% and PBS at 86%.
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Posted by: George Rebane | 03 August 2018 at 11:19 AM
Be gentle George……Dougs mind is beset by so many things, so many problems….. we should excuse him for the dubious logic routinely employed during his visits here.
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PaulE 1121am – You’ve never shared with us the logic underpinning your calling “Manifort”(sic) a “swamper” – care to enlighten us?
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Mainofort is facing 305 years in prison for an offense that usually gets 3-5 years. And he is in solitary confinement. Glad to see Paul Emery supporting the tactics of the East German Stasi and the KGB. I had no idea you support them. WOW!
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Sure George
Manifort is accused for being an unregistered agent of a foreign country. Here’s details of the charges agaisnt him and Gates, who has flipped. If this isn’t swampy what is.
“Prosecutors allege that Manafort and Gates worked as unregistered agents of the government of Ukraine and the Party of Regions, a pro-Russian political party led by Victor Yanukovych. While serving as president of the former Soviet republic from 2010 to 2014, Yanukovych was closely aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The indictment says that up to $75 million flowed through overseas accounts controlled by the two Americans. Manafort is alleged to have laundered more than $18 million he used to buy property and goods in the United States. Gates is alleged to have transferred more than $3 million to accounts he controlled.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-guide-to-all-of-the-charges-against-manafort-and-gates
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Todd
He is in solitary for his own protection and was placed there for bail violations. Your beef is with the Judge and his lawyers not me.
Todd
Are you saying 3-5 years is typical for the crimes he’s accused of? We have local bank fraud convictions that have longer sentences than that.
“Indictments includes 16 counts related to false individual income tax returns, seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts. five counts of bank fraud conspiracy and four counts of bank fraud. ”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-guide-to-all-of-the-charges-against-manafort-and-gates
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PaulE 1139am – The ‘swamp’ and hence “swampy” has been reserved for the nefarious goings on of the federal government, especially in the DC area, as characterized by the operations of it various bureaus and agencies. Your (and the Left’s) expanding that definition to cover anyone you don’t like that has had a relationship with a Republican before they entered government appears to be yet another unfounded expression of your TDS. For people wanting to participate in a reasoned debate, language matters.
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OK – I’ll have to warn you guys again about dissing Paul for voting for Obama. Paul only voted for Obama once when Obama said he was against gay marriage and illegal immigration.
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George
Would slime work for describing Manifort? I didn’t realize that the Republicans had a franchise on variations of use of the word swamp when describing the residence of political scum.
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His own protection? Just like the Robinson journalist in England arrested for doing reporting on men accused of raping 100 little kids was placed in “protective custody” for his own protection. Where is your story for him Paul Emery? Anyway the prosecutor is no better than Stasi and his tactics are supported by you so that makes you a commie sympathizer.
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Regarding Manifort. I thought you were a “innocent until proven guilty” guy Paul Emery. You are really no v=better than a Stasi agent.
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PaulE 1203pm – It appears that indicted means guilty as charged; OK. ‘Slime’ is a ubiquotous attribute not connected with place, time, or function, therefore a much more accurate label for your opinion of “Manifort”(sic) – he spells it Manafort, but what the hell, we know who you mean.
Republicans have no franchise on the meanings of any word (unlike the Dems on, say, racist); but those of us who read the nation’s media learned early what the specific meaning of ‘swamp’ was in the public forum. Apparently you missed that part of the national dialogue.
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The Manafort case is shaping up to be one big tax evasion case. The other case in another court about failing to register as a forgein agent (as was his partner Tony in Ukraine ) is a nothingburger. Usually, the Justice Department sends someone a letter encouraging them to get on the stick and register. “Come on guys, you forgot to fill out the paperwork, please don’t drag your feet any longer.” More akin to an out of compliance letter…a friendly reminder notice.
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/11/3/16596484/fara-foreign-agents-registration-manafort-enforcement-scandal
Don’t get me wrong. Tax evasion is not something to be swept under the carpet. Manafort, if convicted for tax fraud, finds no favor with me. The bank fraud is the ole Liars Loan thang, lying on loan forms. It’s what they nailed the Pakistani guy to stole the Democrat Congressional Caucus Committee’s server, complete with all the files from 40 House D members. Got him on lying on loan apps, but I digress.
Most folks have no sympathy for tax cheats. The biggest tax cheat in American history was on Marc Rich. He was represented by Hillary Rodman’s brother who was able to secure a pardon from President Bill Clinton after arranging a 10 million gift to the Clinton Library via Marc’s ex-wife. That pissed off a bunch of folks and even had the Lefties saying that ain’t right. That just seemed so wrong at the time, yet was in the
Resident’s purview.
They busted Leona “The Queen Of Mean” Helmsley for writing off work down on her house and writing off a gold gilded bra, lol. She was sentenced to 16 years but only did 19 months and given house arrest. Of course, her “We don’t pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes,” garnered her little sympathy. Or was that
None of that qualifies as The Swamp, per se. While the Swamp does not have to include only our entrenched bureaucrats (lobbyists, elected politicians, and crony capitalism comes to mind), whatever Manafort did years prior to the 2016 Campaign is not the Swamp, IMHO.
Hmm. Maybe that writing off the gold bra was somebody else. They caught many. Willie Nelson, Sen. Tom Daschle, Jesse Jackson Jr, Pete Rose, Wesley Snipes. Average time on gets for tax evasion/fraud is about 2 years or less…..
I care more that Manafort gets a fair trial with his civil liberties not trampled upon more than anything else. Whether he is good, bad, or ugly, his civil liberities must not be violated. That is my bottom line.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/08/01/dershowitz_manaforts_crime_is_being_associated_with_donald_trump_trial_is_about_getting_him_to_sing.html
Oh, “conspiracy” is a prosecutorial catch all to open the door to other charges and probes. It’s what they are holding the red headed Russian spy on.
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Thats right Todd. By the way were you supporters of the “lock her up” chant popular in the election in reference to Hillary?
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WOW! The Mexican Economics Minister just announced that Mexico and the US have made a breakthrough deal that will roll out next week! Projects signing before the end of the month. FOX Business news flash!
How does it feel for the US to keep winning haters?
😉
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Oh shit he told the truth!
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/03/sen-mark-warner-strays-from-dem-talking-point-says-foreign-interference-didnt-favor-any-party/
😉
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,,,Omarosa says trumpksi showed signs of mental decline during an interview,,,he must not have had his Ambrosia delivery yet
https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2017/aug/21/ambrosia-the-startup-harvesting-the-blood-of-the-young
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Lock her up. I remember when the Bernie fans were chanting that. Stole it from the Trumpamanics. I still chant “ lock her up” until my new chant “CNN sucks, CNN sucks” took over my mind. Fun times bro. I always felt that the Bernie Bros and the Trumpster’s had things in common. Both against the Establishment and considered outsiders. Hillary declared she was “an outsider, too!”, because she is a female. She still don’t get it. Never did, never will. Lock her up!
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000006022415/sessions-laughs-as-crowd-chants-lock-her-up.html
bernie rally chants lock her up lock her up youtube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ev-KJljE28
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I didn’t know George that “swamp” was a partisan word and only used to described Democrats or Liberals. Of course they are the only ones that would do those kinds of things (swampy activities or swamp dwelling) according to you. Thanks for clarifying that to me.
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This is funny:
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/02/illegal-alien-gang-member-fires-gun-on-sidewalk-claims-2nd-amendment-rights/
This is sad.. He is just trying to provide a better life for his family.
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/02/illegal-alien-convict-accused-of-sex-abuse-bankrupts-county-with-1m-taxpayer-funded-medical-bills/?__twitter_impression=true
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Paul Emery | 03 August 2018 at 12:38 PM
Thanks for admitting that you are a Stasi kind of guy. And I never used the “lock her up”.
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Todd
Add that to the list of things you’re called me. Lets see: Communist, Nazi, Pervert, Marxist, Fascist, Racist, Atheist, on and on and on.
If you can think of any others add them to the list.
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George
One of my favorite movies of all time is Swamp Thing. I didn’t know the Swamp Thing was a Democrat-Liberal. Thanks for educating me.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084745/
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Some of you may have also enjoyed Dinesh D’Souza’s intelligent books, lectures and movies. I’m looking forward to seeing his latest….”Death of a Nation” in which he examines fascism and white supremacy and exposes hidden history and truths.
This documentary draws parallels between the dramatic fracturing of the nation over Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the presidency of Donald Trump. Not since 1860 have the Democrats so fanatically refused to accept the result of a free election. That year, their target was Lincoln. They smeared him. They went to war to defeat him. In the end, they assassinated him. Now the target of the Democrats is President Trump and his supporters. The Left calls them racists, white supremacists and fascists. These charges are used to justify driving Trump from office and discrediting the right ‘by any means necessary.’ But which is the party of the slave plantation? Which is the party that invented white supremacy? Which is the party that praised fascist dictators and shaped their genocidal policies and was in turn praised by them? Moreover, which is the party of racism today? Is fascism now institutionally embodied on the right or on the left? Through stunning historical recreations and a searching examination of fascism and white supremacy, Death of a Nation cuts through progressive big lies to expose hidden history and explosive truths. Lincoln united his party and saved America from the Democrats for the first time. Can Trump–and we–come together and save America for the second time?
https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/death-of-a-nation-57464
Movie trailer
http://youtu.be/UXPhLXuJ90I
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PaulE 207pm – Now be careful Paul.
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@ 2:05 pm
“Todd
Add that to the list of things you’re called me. Lets see: Communist, Nazi, Pervert, Marxist, Fascist, Racist, Atheist, on and on and on.
If you can think of any others add them to the list.
Posted by: Paul Emery | 03 August 2018 at 02:05 PM”
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Hmmm. That sounds familiar. Where have I heard that before?
“So according to Todd I am a bi polar fascist, communist, Nazi, pervert, socialist, senile, traitor, liar, anarchist……
what did I miss Todd?
Posted by: Paul Emery | 27 November 2017 at 07:34 PM”
Punchy is a senile communist. Bi-polar? Nah. It’s called TAD. Oh, one of his favorite movies of all time is Invasion of the Child Snatchers.
I
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