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359 responses to “Sandbox – 12sep19”
Can you refresh us as to your real name fish?
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 17 September 2019 at 02:07 PM
You should ask the president Punchy! After all, he is of course referring to the RR contributor who goes by the name fish.
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So fish is a confirmed troll who won’t reveal his true name. No problem with that but don’t complain if others do the same.
This is from Paul Emery, Nevada County resident.
What is y our real name fish and where do you live?
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“The Defense Department is no longer moving forward with three border barrier projects in California and Arizona, according to a court filing Monday”
No problem with the wall. Mexico is going to pay for it. That was a Trump promise and Trump NEVER lies.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/16/defense-department-border-wall-projects-1499466
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We all know his name as does your pal Pelline. And he is not a troll like you.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 17 September 2019 at 03:40 PM
Now Punchy…..my name can be found by chatting up any number of your local progressive brethren. You need to put forth a little effort. I can’t in good conscience let you continue to ask others to do your homework for you.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 17 September 2019 at 03:40 PM
Who is complaining Punch?
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DAMN EMERY!!! Fish’s name has been no secret.
It’s been the control question to test your memory..
Well,, we have the answer. Dementia has taken hold.
turn in your car keys and driver’s licence.
Don’t you remember giving me crap about my questioning Fish about the possibility of being one of my relatives? (same name as a few of my kin.)
Now don’t forget where you are….
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What a circus on Capitol Hill. That impeachment “inquiry” tuned into a joke.
Not one Proggy here dared to bring it up.
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So whats the problem with using your real name for all the other readers who weren’t around when you supposedly posted it on this blog?
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Your right Emery, ask the likes of your TROLL pals.
Those fictitious names are Proggy prosthetic testicals.
We like Fish just the way he is.
You have been here plenty of times when Fish’s name was for all to see. You have no one but yourself to blame for not knowing.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 17 September 2019 at 05:12 PM
I didn’t post it! The other menopausal woman who obsesses over names discovered it…..in just a hair under two years. Still….he did put forth the effort….so hat tip!
Why don’t you just ask jeffty?
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Laugh-a-minute with the left. Zucky will police his own self – thank you very much.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/17/facebook-details-plans-for-new-oversight-board.html
Money quote: “Facebook released new governing documents for an independent oversight board that can overturn decisions by the company itself.”
Independent of what?
It’s clear that Facebook will set up and pay for the committee.
Say – why not have Standard Oil set up an ‘independent’ committee to watch over its pollution issues? That way, we won’t need an EPA to pay for.
I know my friends and I in our neighborhood would be glad to set up a ‘court’ to take care of all the legal issues we might have.
Now where’s Judge Roy Bean when you need him?
And I’m sure it will be super duper ‘diverse’.
Moderate left all the way to bat-shit crazy left.
Nothing the left hates worse than a free market.
It always ends up with way too much democracy going on. And those stupid proles don’t understand how to be democratic properly like they’re supposed to.
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Well you guys should feel comforted that Trumps wall is going to be built and Mexico is going to pay for it because Trump promised he would and he never lies. Can you remind me what Trumps fabulous health care plan is that he promised he would reveal in mid July? It seems I missed it being announced. thanks in advance.
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Emery.. You just have to elect him to see it.
And judging by the socialist front runners,(and one with memory problems worse than yours) Trump is in four another 4.
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Walt
What is your source of information Walt that convinces you that Trump will be re-elected?
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Trump is winning. Americans like that. And why don’t you ask for the real names of your other lefty troll pals?
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I feel good about Trump’s chances. Last time he had the gift of Hillary. This time he has the Clown Car of Crazies. And everything they stand for is a killer for the Leftinistas’s chances.
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Now that’s a good one Emery!! My source? Uh,,, have you paid any attention to just who’s the top three of the wannabes?
Apparently not.
I think Bill nailed it Emery,, your trying to use bagpipes as a bong.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 17 September 2019 at 05:56 PM
Oh well Punchy……politicians lie……get used to it. I won’t rehash the lies told by progressive presidents…..I don’t want you to have to run in circles with your fingers in your ears again.
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Bill, Walt
If Trump is doing so well how do you explain his dismal showing in the polls and his losing to Biden by over 11 points in consensus polls and by 12 in the latest Fox Poll?
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Fish writes:
“politicians lie……get used to it.”
So you agree with me that Trump is a liar. At least we agree with that.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 17 September 2019 at 07:45 PM
Interesting….you go through these periods where you crave consensus. Unmet emotional needs…..maybe a girlfriend…..or a robotic companion?
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Just trying to find things we agree on fish. We agree that Trump is a liar for example.
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Punchy
You sound exactly like those people on TV the night before the election in 2016. Remember telling me “Trump has no chance of winning”? You sound like that guy as well. Think Trump is doing better than Obama at this point in 2011. What, me worry? Take a chill pill 💊. Let it all hang out. Groovy. It’s all good.
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Yet a 50% approval.. Funny how you fail to notice that Emery.
Yaa,, that info is a real buzzkill for Emery…
Tell Emery,, what kind of nut job is still giving “Alzheimer’s”
Biden a vote? Like I said. His memory is worse than yours.
We are still waiting for him to release his medical records like he promised. He forget about that?
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Poor Paul – he promised to vote for anyone the Dems nominated and he now realizes he’ll have to vote for some one less intelligent and less honest than Trump.
I haven’t read anything from Paul praising anyone from the Dem party.
Maybe one of them can raise the unemployment level of non-whites? Is that what Paul is hoping for?
Or maybe increase food stamp participation?
What is it Paul is for?
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 17 September 2019 at 08:07 PM
We agree that politicians lie…unless you’re still deluding yourself that progressive democrats don’t.
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Hey Emery. If the DNC, or ANY LIB wants to hire ya’ for a gig,, better demand payment up front. LIBS are broke.
“DNC fundraising has lagged behind the RNC this year. The Democrats raised just $7.7 million in July while the RNC brought in $20.8 million, according to FEC filings. The DNC, meanwhile, closed out July with a little over $9 million in cash, filings showed”
Now the RNC and Trump on the other hand,,,,
The Trump campaign and RNC have pulled in a combined $210 million since the start of 2019, FEC records showed. That’s more than all the current Democrats seeking to replace Trump raised combined during that period.
” The Republican National Committee (RNC) is expected to announce this week that it raised a record-setting $23.5 million in August and had $53.8 million cash on hand as of the end of that month”
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Walt
Trump only has a 50% approval in one poll. He’s down by over 9 in the RCP consensus poll (see link) How do you explain him being down by over 10 to Biden in the Fox polls?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html
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But Emery!!! It’s your “goto” POLL!!!!!
The only one that counts is at the ballot box.
HEY!! But keep pushing the negative polling. It will work out in our favor… Think about that.
Thanks in advance.
The FORK kills more than guns.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9949134/jane-moore-obesity-mass-shootings/
“Just last month, 53 Americans died in mass shootings…while 40,000 died from obesity”
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Walt @ 9:18 am
Remember hat link this morning about all the eco-kids stressing out over the end of the world due to climate change and developing severe anxiety disorders? Well, their parents should have listened to the UN Climate Change Chief. He says to the parents to take a chill pill, relax, roll in the sack and make babies.
“Climate change may well be a problem, but the chief of the United Nations’ agency on climate says it won’t destroy the world – and shouldn’t stop young people from having children. Alarmist rhetoric from “doomsters and extremists” that babies will destroy the planet “resembles religious extremism” and “will only add to [young women’s] burden” by “provoking anxiety,” he said……
“Man-made climate change, Taalas says, “is not going to be the end of the world. The world is just becoming more challenging. In parts of the globe living conditions are becoming worse, but people have survived in harsh conditions.”
“The real threat today, he says, is from misguided environmental extremism, which demands the world make radical changes to their economic – and personal – lives or become complicit in genocide.
“While climate skepticism has become less of an issue, now we are being challenged from the other side,” Taalas says. “They are doomsters and extremists; they make threats.”
“As an example of extreme proposals, Taalas says they “demand zero [carbon] emissions by 2025.”
“And their faith rivals that of the most convinced religious zealot, Talaas tells Finland’s financial newspaper Talouselämä (which translates to “economic life”) on September 6. (While much of the article is behind a paywall, English translations have crept into the U.S. media.)
“The IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] reports have been read in a similar way to the Bible: you try to find certain pieces or sections from which you try to justify your extreme views. This resembles religious extremism,” Taalas says.
This polarized environment negatively impacts young people’s mental health – especially for women who want to have children.
“The atmosphere created by the media has been provoking anxiety. The latest idea is that children are a negative thing. I am worried for young mothers, who are already under much pressure. This will only add to their burden.”
https://acton.org/publications/transatlantic/2019/09/13/un-climate-chief-stop-worrying-and-have-babies
Meanwhile, Canadian young folks are taking it to heart.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/climate-change-canadian-youth-no-children-pledge-strike-1.5285083
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Paul 6:32 – “What is your source of information Walt that convinces you that Trump will be re-elected?”
Personally, I can’t say I feel ‘confident’ that Trump will win re-election, but the brightest sign that he will prevail is any of the Dem debates.
What I’m curious about is what Paul sees in the Dem clown car that has promise for a better America?
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Scott
In my view Trump is mentally ill and a danger to our country and the planet. I’ll repeat it again I would vote for you, Todd or Walt if any of you you were running against Trump. Since the R’s won’t clean house and protect our country the Dems seem to be the only viable option.
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Gotta try harder Emery,, Trump has been doing GREAT!!! He’s only a danger to you and yours, and Liberalism.
You need to find a better brand of dope to smoke.
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Thank you Beto!
Arizona Gun Store Runs ‘Beto Special’ For AR-15s, Sells Out In 4 Hours
https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/16/arizona-gun-store-runs-beto-special-ar-15s-out-4-hours/
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Bill. My Son-in-law bought one. It has Beto’s face and “F*ck YES I’m going to take your guns” laser engraved on it.
Yes Emery, be afraid, be VERY afraid. Trump lurks around every corner.. He’s even here in CA.!!! You have yet to burst into flames…
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Just sayin’ its not just the guns it your porterhouses too. NO WAY JOSE! –
JANE MOORE Just last month, 53 Americans died in mass shootings…while 40,000 died from obesity
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9949134/jane-moore-obesity-mass-shootings/
😉
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To this day Emery, you have yet to so one ounce of proof of that “harm” you claim Trump has done.
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Scott @ 8:28 pm
“Personally, I can’t say I feel ‘confident’ that Trump will win re-election, but the brightest sign that he will prevail is any of the Dem debates.”
Agreed. I think it will be a squeaker, but I don’t see anyone in the debates that will get the world on fire. Oh, Punchy will keep saying Bad Organce Man Crazy, threat to our democracy, our country, and the whole world for the next 13 plus months. He is in the Anybody But Trump camp so issues need not matter. It’s his right to think anything he chooses. Anybody But Trump no matter the means, even if those means are a real and present dangerous threat to our democracy. 🙂
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Walt. Your son-n-law is a sharp cookie to get a Beto Special. Kudos.
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Punchy 820pm
To date, how many ads attacking Biden have been run by the Trump 2020 campaign? Oh, that’s right, Biden hasn’t even won one primary yet.
This will be one hellova campaign season.
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Biden is starring in his own “anti Biden” ads at every campaign stop. The Proggy Press is running out of excuses to prop Biden up. But have at it Let Biden be the one to go up against Trump.
Now that will be fun to watch.
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Paul 8:42 – Pull a string in Paul’s neck and he spouts the same exact line for hours.
“I’ll repeat it again I would vote for you…’
Bull Puckie!
That is another BS line from Nevada County’s leading liar. I’m not running on the Dem ticket, Paul. I quite remember you being incensed that the person you would vote for had to be a Dem ticket. Now you’ve changed your tune. How many other little ‘adjustments’ will you be making?
And yes Paul, you’ve said that – over and over.
Trump is a threat.
Just what is the threat?
Our lowered CO2 emissions?
Lower food stamp usage?
Highest non-white employment ever? EVER!
Maybe that’s it! Too many darkies working for your comfort Paul? Is that your problem? Not enough wars to suit you?
Paul has nothing positive to say about any of the good folks he’s promised to vote for.
Nothing.
Just a parrot on a roost – “Squawk – Trump bad!”
Why?
“Squawk – Trump bad!”
Go on, Paul – let’s hear your praise for the Dem candidate you’re be voting for.
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Where is Emery go? He has simple question to answer.
Curfew at the home for old hippies?
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IF you don’t see it Walt I Can’s help you.
All for now
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Here’s an example Walt. As a Conservative I thought you believe in states rights. thats a far cry from what Trump advocates. Here’s an example
“The Trump administration on Wednesday will revoke California’s power to enforce more stringent limits on vehicle carbon pollution than the federal government, sparking a battle with the state that has led a revolt against the EPA’s rollbacks of dozens of environmental regulations.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/17/epa-california-obama-waiver-1500336
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No one cans help the pony tail of ignorance with the asking the same questions over and over and over as if anyone cares. Stomping feet and holding your breath is not a strategy.
😉
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Is Schiff your Brother Emery? Only HE could see Trump’s collusion, and plenty of evidence. To this day he (like you) have yet to produce it.
It’s not for me “to see”. It’s for YOU to show it. Obviously you can’t.
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Calif. must obey the supremacy clause Emery.
Ca. thinks it has the right to set fuel standards for the nation. Just like you bud, the VERY pretty Gavin said.
” California does, so goes the nation”.. The days of Sacramento thinking it’s D.C. are over.
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And “State’s rights” still has to honor the Constitution Emery.
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