[While I'm much in favor of opening up the economy sooner than later, I can't understand the Trump/Cuomo pissing match now going on (here). The President is all wet in asserting that it is only he who gets "to call the shots" on opening up the country. The country was not 'closed' on the basis of some federal imperative, and so it does not stand that it awaits the President's removal of such a non-existent imperative. In the meanwhile, the governors are in charge of lawful public intercourse in their states. As usual, Trump is burning up political capital better put to use elsewhere, and the lamestream is eating it up. gjr]
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373 responses to “Sandbox – 14apr20”
lol. A million important things going on in the world, local ‘newsman’ fixates on a tiff between Drudge and Trump that’s been going on for months.
Jeez Louise, don’t you have some trailer house to go home to and vacuum? At least clear some brush.
It’s all just the Web Of A Million Lies. The news aggregators simply sweep up the clickbait of the day, about all they’re good for is that sometimes you can go three or four articles upstream to an original source.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 19 April 2020 at 09:41 AM
Trump is a liar.
….and you’re a whiny nitwit……yet the nation manages to stagger on.
Enjoy the 2nd term!
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Scenes
I’m fixating on the fact that our President is a liar and chumps like you and the other Circle of Jerks believe everything he says. He laughs at you and others like you every time he lies and you go for it.
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Depression not recession?
Well Trump is following in Bush’s tracks about watching the economy fall into chaos during their administration. Here’s what the chief economist of the IMF has to say about the situation:
“The magnitude and speed of collapse in activity that has followed is unlike anything experienced in our lifetimes,” this is after Trump has allowed what may be 4 Trillion dollars to our deficit in just this year. Probably it will be 7 by the end of his term which will be the end of this year. IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath wrote.
“It took three and a half years, from August of 1929 to March of 1933, to go from robust full employment to the depths of the Great Depression. It looks like we’re going to get there in less than three and a half months,” said Lawrence White, an economics professor at New York University. “The speed of the descent is unprecedented.”
The unpredictable epidemiological trajectory of the coronavirus leaves a wide array of outcomes still in the cards. Economists think this could herald a sea change in how Americans spend, save and invest their money — changes that will reverberate potentially decades into the future.”
This llnk is worth reading.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/are-we-headed-recession-or-depression-what-s-difference-n1186481
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sorry. Read this verson. bad formating
Depression not recession?
Well Trump is following in Bush’s tracks about watching the economy fall into chaos during their administration. This is after Trump has allowed what may be 4 Trillion dollars to our deficit in just this year. Probably it will be 7 by the end of his term which will be the end of this year. Here’s what the chief economist of the IMF has to say about the situation:
“The magnitude and speed of collapse in activity that has followed is unlike anything experienced in our lifetimes,” this is after Trump has allowed what may be 4 Trillion dollars to our deficit in just this year. Probably it will be 7 by the end of his term which will be the end of this year. IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath wrote.
“It took three and a half years, from August of 1929 to March of 1933, to go from robust full employment to the depths of the Great Depression. It looks like we’re going to get there in less than three and a half months,” said Lawrence White, an economics professor at New York University. “The speed of the descent is unprecedented.”
The unpredictable epidemiological trajectory of the coronavirus leaves a wide array of outcomes still in the cards. Economists think this could herald a sea change in how Americans spend, save and invest their money — changes that will reverberate potentially decades into the future.”
This llnk is worth reading.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/are-we-headed-recession-or-depression-what-s-difference-n1186481
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Depression not recession?
Poor, poor Punch….the only thing that was going to derail the Tangerine Tornado’s re-election hopes was if the economy cratered…..and it has! Alas…. it has done so in a way in which to give Trump deniability and the perfect boogieman to which blame can be transferred! Plus the dirt dumb democrats giving Trump Oodles of Press Conference fodder to make them look stupid and obstructionist! Finally Team Evil has nominated the greatest gaffe factory the world has ever seen….a man less lifelike than his representation at Madame Tussauds, wholly in the pocket of the bankers with a pre-existing #metoo problem!
Like I said…..enjoy the 2nd….maybe 3rd term(s)!
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Since the buzzard of Broad St. want’s to fixate on lies,,
how bout that big as LIE known as impeachment evidence?
All the lIES told to the FICA courts by the FBI?
Two and a half years of LIES by LIBs to the American people?
Ya, Emery,, let’s go there.
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Paul 9:41 – Still no proof, Paul. Being wrong and lying are two different things.
How many times have you been wrong?
Are those lies?
Oops!
And what about Biden’s lies?
Are you keeping track of them?
You promised to vote for him, remember.
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Posted by: Walt | 19 April 2020 at 11:05 AM
Absolutely none of that matters Walt……because reasons!
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“Well, let me just correct you and say the checks have not gone out yet, because we’re hoping that more people, as I said, will go to IRS.gov,” Mnuchin replied. “It’s much safer to send out direct deposits.” – Mnuchin
Much safer Walt * Much safer Walt *Much safer Walt
Voting would be the same Walt
Much safer Walt * Much safer Walt * Much safer Walt
https://www.thedailybeast.com/your-stimulus-check-isnt-in-the-mail-says-steve-mnuchin?source=email&via=mobile
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Posted by: Mary Wanna | 19 April 2020 at 11:08 AM
Sorry “Mary” you’re going to have to cheat the Old Fashioned Democrat Way……Ward Heelers!
See Obama may still have a role to play!
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It’s one person coming in from China. We have it totally under control – Trump
I remember when investigations were demanded into the Benghazi cluster f*** and Hillary was blamed because she did nothing or not enough quick enough. Sound familiar???
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Paul 10:34 – “…and the other Circle of Jerks believe everything he says.”
Now Paul – that’s a lie right there.
Are you keeping track of your lies along with all the other people in the world that lie?
That’s the problem with sin-sniffers. It usually turns out they are just a bunch of frightened old hypocrites.
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Mary Waaaaah! 11:12 – “I remember when investigations were demanded into the Benghazi cluster f*** and Hillary was blamed because she did nothing or not enough quick enough.”
Wrong again, idiot.
Investigations were in order because she (and Obama) did nothing and then lied through their teeth about what happened.
The ‘optics’ weren’t good for O’s re-election, so a few unimportant little people were written off.
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Posted by: Mary Wanna | 19 April 2020 at 11:12 AM
Excellent “Mary” you’ve managed to compare Apples to Unicycles! What’s your next Stupid Pet Trick going to be?
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Fish: I got your ward heeler right here
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746800630/north-carolina-gop-operative-faces-new-felony-charges-that-allege-ballot-fraud
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Scott o: are you dense? You are trying to lie to everyone that Trump hasn’t lied?
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oh sage encrusted fish are you saying that that is not a valid comparison? please explain.
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Gosh oh golly gee the WHO was feeding Trump real time info. Care to come up with some more b******* excuses for your boy?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/americans-at-world-health-organization-transmitted-real-time-information-about-coronavirus-to-trump-administration/2020/04/19/951c77fa-818c-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html
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Posted by: Mary Wanna | 19 April 2020 at 11:22 AM
Fish: I got your ward heeler right here.
Well you can’t expect some idiot North Carolinian GOPer to get it right the first time! The democrats have thousands of hours of practical experience buying off the urban underclass…alkys, druggies, welfare slatterns….you know….Rank and File Democrats!
Maybe Obama could put together a workshop….Community Organizing for Idiots”!
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Posted by: Mary Wanna | 19 April 2020 at 11:25 AM
…..oh “Mary”…..you are the very definition of helpless.
(I begged you…..don’t make me feel sorry for you!)
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I guess you boys can stop whining now about Congress not passing the PPP bill. Don’t really understand why Republicans want to defend the post office and didn’t want to help hospitals or provide any money for testing but at least the Democrats got the hospitals some money and some money for testing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/04/19/trump-coronavirus-democrats-small-business/
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De-fund the hospitals
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De-fund the post office, jeezus
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Scott writes:
“Being wrong and lying are two different things.”
Are you saying Trump statement about Drudge was an innocent mistake?
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Poor “mary” no check yet? I got mine. Guess you didn’t file your taxes like a good TROLL. Looks like you ran out of dope already. No money to hit up the pot shop?
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So Emery is more than fine with LIB liars. As long as they lie to try and take down Trump. Then there is your Queen of the DAMNED lying about Trump claiming the kung flu was a hoax.
A little liar favoritism Emery?
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punchy 1141am
“”Being wrong and lying are two different things.”
Are you saying Trump statement about Drudge was an innocent mistake?”
No, Scott pretty clearly stated “Being wrong and lying are two different things”. They are.
In general, every time you write “Are you saying” you are trying to put words in someone’s mouth. Why, Paul?
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 19 April 2020 at 11:41 AM
Are you saying Trump statement about Drudge was an innocent mistake?
What are you trying to say Punch……
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Veteran strategist and former Republican Steve Schmidt nails it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_e7QPuNaZo&feature=push-fr&attr_tag=Lp1jDcyi-3gwSnx0%3A6
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Posted by: Mary Wanna | 19 April 2020 at 12:43 PM
…..yawn.….
I’m sorry “Mary”…..what was “Steve Schmidt Former Republican Strategist” saying……?
Hey….I like that….kinda rolls right off the tongue! Like “Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute…..yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqEHtZHlsf0
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Paul 11:41 – You’ve come to the end of your rope, Paul. You stated that Trump lied. It’s up to you to prove that Trump deliberately tried to mislead with a statement he knew at the time to be false. Stop trying to put this on what I think.
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Trumpers showcasing their knowledge, racism, and homophobia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzDhm808oU4
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Mary Waaaah! 11:24 – “Scott o: are you dense? You are trying to lie to everyone that Trump hasn’t lied?”
Mary has reduced her end of the argument to nothing but name-calling.
Try facts, reason and evidence, Mary – you’d be amazed how effective it is.
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Mary 12:55 – Ah – change the subject. Running away from your losing argument?
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Oh any given Sunday……
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Glad you got your check, Walt. Just in time for auto insurance and cigars for me. AndI I heard the distant sound of gunfight at the Range in the am yesterday, just as the good Doc said would happen.
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I don’t know about the rest of you, but on this any given Sunday, I would like a Druid citing the Book of Matthew to an self-described atheist, complete with constructing a straw man and asking anyone…anyone out there….to defend it. Big smile. But, that’s just me.
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” I would like a Druid citing the Book of Matthew to an self-described atheist, complete with constructing a straw man and asking anyone…anyone out there….to defend it.”
but he makes such clever, clever bon mots. The crack newsroom high-fives each other by racking up some points against the Nazis. The Druid, who has no concept what real Druids thought or did (to be fair, it’s not well documented), sits back and clasps his little Hobbit belly with the thought of a job well done.
In the meantime, the Book of Urantia sez:
“Thus does the Eternal Son exercise absolute spiritual sovereignty. He literally holds all spirit realities and all spiritualized values, as it were, in the hollow of his hand. The control of universal spiritual gravity is universal spiritual sovereignty.”
gotta watch that spiritual sovereignty stuff.
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Scott: Investigations are in order because Trump did nothing and then lied through their teeth about what happened.
We have one person coming in from China. Totally under control.
BS and lies. Admit it Scott.
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Mary Waaaah! 1:32 – “…because Trump did nothing…”
Yeah, OK Mary – have fun in your own twisted brain.
Here’s reality –
https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/19/neither-biden-nor-sanders-would-have-saved-american-lives-with-travel-bans-like-trump-did/
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Scott
I believe Trump intentionally lied Scott, you don’t. Can we agree on that?
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Scott
Here’s a direct quote from Trump, Was he lying or just ignorant when he made it?
Feb 26
“And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.”
— Donald Trump
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‘WHO Enlists Hollywood To Beg For Support, Solidarity Amid Coronavirus Controversy’
(More like support and solitary with China, aka, quid pro quo….something our clueless Leftistas are well versed in)
“But not everyone was left enthralled by the all-star lineup. The New York Post labeled the concert “lousy” and “insufferable,” and credited the spectacle with achieving “the impossible: it made us feel even worse about our already miserable circumstances.”……….
——-Gotta love this line:
“We are all in this together. Trust in science and know that the world is working hard on a vaccine and treatments…”. ROFLMAO. The libbies been working 24/7 trashing, sliming, discrediting the mere suggestion or mention that HLC might be an effective treatment in our unilateral fight again the Kung Flu. They would rather eat their children than find a solution that might make Trump look good. The have a death wish for others.
“Later in the week, other nations joined President Trump’s call to assess the WHO, suggesting that the United States is not alone in being concerned that Chinese influence has overtaken the United Nations-sanctioned body. Taiwan, the nation targeted directly by the WHO, says the body ignored repeated warnings from its leadership and refused to acknowledge Taiwan’s successful coronavirus containment methods, lumping the island nation in with the rest of mainland China.“
https://www.dailywire.com/news/who-enlists-hollywood-to-beg-for-support-solidarity-amid-coronavirus-controversy
Now, come on everybody and sent those Coronavirus Relief checks off to the WHO. Be a team player and be nice to one another, especially the WHO
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 19 April 2020 at 01:51 PM
I believe Trump intentionally lied Scott, you don’t. Can we agree on that?
Hey…..Matlock’s back in town…..and desperately searching for consensus.
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Honestly I don’t know how he’s managed to stay away over the past 4 years……
“It’s apparently a Senate rite of passage that you’re not officially sworn in until Delaware Joe has felt up one female member of your immediate family.”
Whither Punchy’s choice!
https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1251896736248926208
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The interwebz never forget. You can see the evolution of thinking pretty clearly
Fauci on Feb 17: “Top disease official: Risk of coronavirus in USA is ‘minuscule’; skip mask and wash hands”
Fauci on Feb 28: “overall clinical consequences of Covid-19 may ultimately be more akin to those of a severe seasonal influenza”
Fauci on Feb 29: “no need to change lifestyle yet”
Fauci on Mar 10: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said at a press briefing Tuesday that while the risk of contracting the coronavirus for the average American remains “relatively low,” the U.S. must realize that “as a nation we can’t be doing the kinds of things we could do a few months ago.”
Fauci on Mar 11: “NIH official suggests large gatherings should be canceled due to coronavirus outbreak”
Fauci on Mar 22: “One of the things that we did very early and very aggressively, the president, you know, had put the travel restriction coming from- from China to the United States and most recently from Europe to the United States, because Europe is really the new China. ”
Fauci on Mar 25: “I know we’ll be successful in putting this down now, but we really need to be prepared for another cycle,”
Fauci on Apr 3: “(Fauci) is now saying that he “doesn’t understand” why every state isn’t under a stay-at-home order”
Truth is, this whole deal blindsided everybody, but that won’t keep the Blue Mob from using it as a tool in the 2020 elections. They’ll climb up a mound of bodies to get that throne.
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Blue Mob politicians
WAIT! IT’S NOT A PROBLEM!
https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/chinese-lunar-new-year-1.41650522
WAIT! IT’S A PROBLEM!
https://www.thedailybeast.com/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-blasts-trumps-coronavirus-response-he-wont-lift-a-finger-to-help-his-hometown
Geez, you’d think that Trump could whistle up 10k ventilators in a few weeks.
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Paul 1:51 – Nope.
I have no idea if Trump lied about it and I don’t give a rat’s ass because it has no bearing on my or anyone else’s life.
You assert that Trump lied about Drudges ratings without proof that he did because you are suffering from TDS.
We can certainly agree on that.
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Paul 1:55 – Here’s a direct quote from Paul Emery:
“I’m fixating on the fact that our President is a liar and chumps like you and the other Circle of Jerks believe everything he says.”
Now, was Paul lying or just ignorant when he wrote it?
Hmmmmm?
We can play this game all day long.
You have no proof that scenes or anyone else that posts here believes ‘everything’ Trump says.
In fact, we have indicated to the contrary on many occasions.
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re scenes 4:50 – The various mayors and govs that trash Trump are acting like a bunch of idiot teenagers.
“Gee – why did you let us do what we wanted to?”
they whine.
“You should have made us behave better!”
Of course, if Trump had closed down Mardi Gras or Chinese New Year celebrations or had federal troops close off the beaches at spring break, the same Trump haters would have hit the roof and been screaming about that.
He can’t please these 24/7 haters and he shouldn’t try.
Even Gavin has openly said that Trump was cooperating and providing everything he had asked for.
So much for ‘Trump did nothing’.
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Yes, ScottO 530pm, Paul was lying his ass off. It’s his way of scoring points with cheap shots.
Regarding a bigot who was formerly the mayor of Auburn, it appears he was probably sitting in the left seat of the Turbo Stationair he bought in December when it made what is generally called a “smoking hole” after takeoff.
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2020/04/cessna-tu206g-turbo-stationair-ii.html
Evidence of his pilot certificate is not available on the FAA server at the moment; if he didn’t have one at the time of the flight, that might point to the “passenger” being a certified flight instructor.
A Democrat, it’s unclear under which exception to the stay at home orders the flight was taken under, although it could just be the standard “entitled Democrat holding elective office” clause.
PS… while I don’t generally speak ill of pilots so soon after they’ve gone, this one is worth making an exception for. I’ll walk it back if necessary upon further information becoming public.
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