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313 responses to “Sandbox – 22sep20”

  1. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Sorry George. You did not write that but it was from the link you provided which imply that you support the opinion since you used it to reinforce your opinion.

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  2. Todd Juvinall Avatar

    Trump is surging and this looks to me like a wipeout of the left at all levels.

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  3. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Huh Todd? surging-really. Can you provide some links?

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  4. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Why should he @ 1025, you dont read anything other than the talking points for lefties.

    Now they are coming for your flag –
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/22/portland-protesters-threaten-burn-home-down-displaying-american-flag/
    😉

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  5. George Rebane Avatar

    PaulE 1001am – From the 16sep20 Sandbox: “Critics allege mainstream polls over-sample Democrats and focus on registered voters versus likely voters, skewing the results.” Although it’s another one of your logical bridges too far, I’ll accede that indeed I do agree that critics are making such allegations. And I also agree that if mainstream polls are conducted as alleged, then their results will be skewed. But exactly what “opinion” of mine does this citation “reinforce”, since I didn’t offer an opinion? Are you thinking clearly?

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  6. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Re: BLM, LBJ, Dem run shitholes, and Radioactive Psycho Bitches from Hell.
    Noticed that BLM has removed from its site the goal of destroying the nuclear family. That goal of destroying the nuclear family does not sit well with me. The family is the foundation of society and community. It’s the same goal that all the Marxists have professed for over a century. Khmer Rouge, The Cultural Revolution, the Russian Civil War, Lenin, Engles, Hitler Youth, East Germany. They have a new family for us to be part of. We are all orphans now.
    Mr. Scenes has touched on the topic of the men in dresses being the most obsessed and ruthless when it comes to PC violations. Way worse than dropping the N word. J. K. Rowling’s books like the Harry Potter series have been removed from bookstores to provide a safe place for trans customers. And not for her writings as a feminist, but for her thoughts about biology. Born female stuff.
    Makes sense that the co-founder of BLM spends so much time on lesbian and lesbian-trans issues and the heterosexual family structure is something that is an affront to her. Solution: replace family with the larger community which includes lesbians and transgenders and enlighten betters to nurture and teach us.
    Yep, destroying the nuclear family is the by-product of LBJ’s Great Society. I believe it was Thomas Sowell who remarked when watching footage of a mob of black youths and black (mostly males) young adults looting, rioting, destroying stuff, and running amok on the streets, ‘The first that came to my mind is this a picture of fatherless black men.’…paraphrase. He used a different word than picture. Anyway, BLM took down that part after much criticism, but their beliefs remain steadfast, website or no website.
    Radical lesbian trannies want to take over the world. Praise them or die. Take a stand, Y-T. You are either 100% all-in for us, or you are our enemy.

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  7. George Rebane Avatar

    Well said Mr Tozer.

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  8. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Paul and anyone:
    Has anyone ever explained how the best and brightest polling outfits got it so wrong in 2016? I heard a lot of excuses and such, techniques used and such, but the only good explanation (in an objective manner) that makes perfect sense to me is that people lied to the pollsters….and pollsters are strangers. Like taking that survey of women and asking them if they have a firearm in the house. Of course the fine ladies would say, “No”.
    What would you, as an educated women in your early thirties, perhaps a single mother with a violent ex in the same town, or just the living single in an apartment that has been burglarized recently if a stranger called you and asked if you had a firearm in the house? I would say between 200-300 and zero. Thank you for calling, no speak Ingles.
    Why did the pollster get it wrong in 2016? Did they fix their errors by 2018? Not asking why Hillary lost, but how did they get it wrong and Trump’s internal polling nailed down Michigan and PA. Ohio was a no brainer, IMHO. So was Florida as the panhandle put the nail in that coffin.

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  9. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    Bill
    The pollsters did not get the total vote count wrong. They picked Hillary by 3 and she ended up with 2%. What they did get wrong was the total electoral votes which of course was won by Trump. Bloating due to California and New York and a couple others accounts for possibly 3% which distorts the national average.
    Currently Biden is up by 6.5 in total vote averages and 4.1 in tossup averages which do not including bloating. That puts him in pretty good shape at this time.

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  10. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Sweet. About time.
    ‘Florida Governor Proposes Law That Protects Drivers Fleeing Mobs’
    A portion of the proposal reads, “Driver is NOT liable for injury or death caused if fleeing for safety from a mob.
    https://bongino.com/florida-governor-proposes-law-that-protects-drivers-fleeing-mobs

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  11. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Buying votes? –
    Bloomberg pours $16M into Florida race to pay restitution for former felons to vote
    Another cash infusion to the tune of $16 million is pouring into Florida from billionaire Mike Bloomberg, who pledges to pay the court fines and fees of nearly 32,000 Black and Hispanic convicted felons who have been hindered from voting.
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bloomberg-pours-16m-into-florida-race-to-pay-restitution-for-former-felons-to-vote
    😉

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  12. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    Nah
    Just helping those in need

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  13. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    That’s a headwind for creepy grampa joe –
    Union leaders are trying to drag their members into Joe Biden’s column amid strong union support for President Donald Trump’s pro-worker policies, according to Politico.
    Under the headline, “Rank-and-file union members snub Biden for Trump,”
    https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/09/22/politico-union-members-snub-biden-for-trump/
    😉

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  14. Walt Avatar

    It’s about time Emery start stating what he supports, and stop
    trying to imply what others support. Give it a try Emery.
    Your crickets have been stating your positions a lot better than you have.

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  15. Scott O Avatar

    Paul 1:54 – “Nah
    Just helping those in need”
    Paul, you might just start to appear intelligent if you would actually read the whole article. Just ‘helping those in need?’ Total BS again from from KVMR news-idiot. From the article:
    ““We know to win Florida we will need to persuade, motivate and add new votes to the Biden column,” according to a Bloomberg memo, the Washington Post reported. “This means we need to explore all avenues for finding the needed votes when so many votes are already determined.”
    Hey folks – remember when the lefties all just ranted and raved about the ‘rich’ buying votes and how much they were against it?
    Like all the supposed deeply held beliefs by the left – total BS.
    That’s one reason Paul won’t come out of his closet to try to stand for anything. He knows within a few months he’d have to eat crow for suddenly forgetting all about his ‘deeply held’ belief.
    One thing I will give Paul credit for in being consistent – he can be counted on for always having a supply of rocks to throw.

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  16. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    Scott
    So what? Is there something illegal? As far as I can tell no one is telling them how to vote.

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  17. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    Here are the official RCP numbers-2016 showing the polling – final votes comparison.
    Final Results — — 48.2 46.1 Clinton +2.1
    RCP Average 11/1 – 11/7 46.8 43.6 Clinton +3.2

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  18. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    In 2016 at this date Clinton had a 1.6 lead in RCP’s averages
    In 2020 at the same date Biden has a 6.6 lead.
    these are both 45 days before the election and show Biden with a 5 point greater lead compared to Clinton on the same date 45 years before the election
    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/trump-vs-biden-national-polls-2020-vs-2016/

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  19. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    sp. 45 days before the election

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  20. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    Barry
    Here is Trump supporting violence against reporters. He really is a thug. This shows the character of the guy you support for President. Barry
    “President Donald Trump on Tuesday glorified violence against reporters during a re-election campaign rally in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
    “They were grabbing them left and right,” Trump said. “Sometimes they’d grab — they grabbed one guy, ‘I’m a reporter, I’m a reporter.’ Get out of here. They threw him aside like he was a little bag of popcorn.”
    “I mean, honestly, when you watch the crap we’ve all had to take so long, we you see that it’s actually — you don’t want to do that — but when it, it’s actually a beautiful sight,” Trump insisted.
    Defend democracy.
    “It’s a beautiful sight,” he repeated.”
    https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/its-a-beautiful-sight-trump-glories-violence-against-reporters-at-pennsylvania-maga-rally/

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  21. Scott O Avatar

    Paul 6:24 – “So what?”
    I forgot I’m dealing with a complete moron.
    You claimed that he was just helping those in need while the article clearly shows he is expecting to buy votes for the Dems.
    I never said anything about illegality.
    That is just a subtrifuge from you to attempt to deflect the fact that you were full of BS about Bloomberg.
    “As far as I can tell no one is telling them how to vote.”
    This, from a man who complains about Trump being dishonest.
    Better go back to your polls, Paul. It looks like thinking is a bit beyond your personal ability.

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  22. Scott O Avatar

    Paul – “Here is Trump supporting violence against reporters.”
    No Paul, he isn’t.
    Good Lord – who dropped you on your head when you were just born?
    Or has the TDS just destroyed what’s left of your drug-addled brain?

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  23. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    Scott
    So you don’t consider this violence? Direct Trump quote:
    “They were grabbing them left and right,” Trump said. “Sometimes they’d grab — they grabbed one guy, ‘I’m a reporter, I’m a reporter.’ Get out of here. They threw him aside like he was a little bag of popcorn.”

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  24. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    I interrupt this program to bring you Daily Quotes, a meme maybe, and proof that great minds think alike when it comes to the BLM.
    Quotes:
    Political futures: “The judicial nomination dramatically expands the aperture of the 2020 election. Instead of Trump the raging Twitter personality versus the Joe Biden who has been around forever, you have a larger choice between the Republican Party, which is doing its duty, and the Democratic Party, which is threatening to alter the constitutional order.” —Michael Brendan Doughterty
    Observations: “The left is disenchanted with our country, and especially its governing institutions, which it believes are shot through with racism and deeply undemocratic. Democrats have gone from assuming a few years ago that they have a permanent majority to assuming that they can’t possibly win under such a rigged system.” —Rich Lowry
    Upright: “Let’s stop pretending like Dems’ threats to pack the court is only in retaliation to Republicans confirming a nominee. If [Republicans] don’t confirm, Dems will still pack the court.” —Allie Beth Stuckey
    For the record: “The week after President Jimmy Carter lost his 1980 re-election bid, he announced the judicial nomination of a close ally of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Ted Kennedy. The nomination sailed through the Senate, which confirmed the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge 80-10 less than a month later, six weeks before Inauguration Day. That nominee, Stephen Breyer, now sits on the Supreme Court. … Another bit of history: In 1980, [Joe] Biden voted to confirm Judge Breyer.” —David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman
    Hyper hypocrisy: “If Republicans go forward and reverse the precedent they set in 2016, the Senate will never, ever be the same. It will be changed forever.” —Senator Chris Murphy
    Demo-gogues: “By all rights, by every modicum of decency and honor, Leader McConnell and the Republican Senate majority have no right to fill it, no right. … I worry for the future of this chamber if the Republican majority proceeds down this dangerous path. If a Senate majority over the course of six years steals two Supreme Court seats using completely contradictory rationales, how could we expect to trust the other side again? If, when push comes to shove, when the stakes are the highest, the other side will double-cross their own standards when it’s politically advantageous, tell me how this would not spell the end of this supposedly great deliberative body, because I don’t see how.” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
    And last… “Yes, we should probably turn over the appointment of a Supreme Court justice, whose job it is to uphold the Constitution, to a group of people threatening to pack the court, impeach for pure politics, and add states willy-nilly. Can’t see the downside.” —Ben Shapiro
    —————-
    meme: https://patriot.imgix.net/3e31eeece9e996ad97810806064cd58dc55d95e4da3f34bb16052377d42dde7e.jpg?
    —————-—
    Now the article which supports my argument against the organizational hierarchy of that vomit inducting America hating group, BLM. I posted my thoughts on the Psycho Bitches from Hell at 11:27 am….before I just found this article. Yes indeed, I am shamelessly touting my own horn. Great minds do think alike.
    ‘BLM Erases Its Own History‘
    “Though BLM has yet to explain the change, we suspect the reason is a substantial drop in public approval for BLM. As it turns out, “disrupting” the family and touting Marxism while burning down American cities doesn’t poll well in suburbia.
    As commentator Matt Walsh observes, “Considering that it is precisely the ‘disruption’ of the nuclear family in the black community that has contributed so heavily to the socioeconomic problems that plague it, BLM’s affirmation and promotion of this self-destructive trend is especially grotesque and dangerous.” Indeed, as our own Mark Alexander argued, most of the rioters — white and black — are fatherless youth.
    Nothing disrupts the traditional family like the Rainbow Mafia, and much of what was scrubbed from BLM’s website dealt with its efforts to advance that agenda. It repeatedly touted support for “queer and trans folks” and decried “cisgender privilege” and the “heteronormative” structure of Western society.“
    https://patriotpost.us/articles/73628-blm-erases-its-own-history-2020-09-22?
    —————
    Bonus; another meme, yawn…
    https://patriot.imgix.net/954b4c1e4c2ccc149615f8d2687811de428c9fadbbc5690ba8289fa87a00c9c5.jpg?

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  25. Walt Avatar

    Ahhh.. “Raw story” .. Piss poor reporting even fake news refuses to report… But not Emery.

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  26. Scott O Avatar

    Paul 7:56 – “So you don’t consider this violence?”
    Once again we see the miss-direct, the subterfuge.
    First off – I repeat. I’m dealing with a complete moron.
    Let’s step through this.
    Paul claims 6:46: “Here is Trump supporting violence against reporters.”
    Then I write: “No Paul, he isn’t.”
    Paul then comes back with: see above.
    There are several areas of fact in Paul’s contention of “Trump supporting violence against reporters”.
    First of all – is Trump supporting the general notion of everyone committing acts of violence against anyone who is a reporter?
    No. Trump is speaking of a specific incident.
    Are reporters allowed to do anything they want during a riot?
    Nope. They have only limited immunity.
    Are there people during the recent riots who claim to be ‘the press’ and are not? Yep. Proven fact.
    Did I ever, at any time, claim that there wasn’t anything that can be considered ‘violence’ that was done by any of the officers at this particular riot? No.
    Paul reads a headline in some lefty site and gets all het up.
    Paul – you are suffering from TDS.
    Get help.

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  27. Barry Pruett Avatar
    Barry Pruett

    Paul. Are you talking about the democrat reporter who used to work for Al Jazeera that got shot with a rubber bullet?

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  28. Scott O Avatar

    BT 8:32 – “I interrupt this program…”
    Well, how dare you – Paul and I are having a sporting good time while he stumbles over his own toger and I gently correct his vision of reality.

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  29. Walt Avatar

    Well, Emery has identified himself as an anti cop “news guy”.
    You get into the line of fire, you get what’s coming.
    Stupid should hurt.

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  30. Scott O Avatar

    Barry 9:36 – “Paul. Are you talking about the democrat reporter who used to work for Al Jazeera that got shot with a rubber bullet?”
    Paul is simply regurgitating a headline from a left-wing web site.
    He has yet to explain any detail of the incident.
    I seriously doubt he has any idea of what actually transpired.

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  31. Walt Avatar

    The story is legit, I will give Emery that much.
    But don’t look for any sympathy from me.(Emery)
    “The Press” hasn’t been all that less brutal on the cops.
    Your “press” has been pretty much pro thug. Side with thugs get treated like thugs.

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  32. Barry Pruett Avatar
    Barry Pruett

    As the election gets closer, you will see polls tighten because the pollsters gave a reputation. ABC/WaPo has trump leading in Arizona and Florida (bigly).

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  33. D Avatar

    Nothing to see here. Biden meddled, Trump meddled. Impeach Hunter? Oh, right, Biden is a private citizen.
    “A pair of Senate Republican committee chairmen released a report Wednesday arguing that Hunter Biden’s board position with a Ukrainian energy company was “awkward,” “problematic” and interfered with “efficient execution of policy” for the Obama administration, but failed to demonstrate that it changed the administration’s policy toward Ukraine.”

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  34. Barry Pruett Avatar
    Barry Pruett

    But Hunter got rich cashing in on his influence…

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  35. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    Just one of those odd things.
    “Book: Obama DOJ threatened to prosecute FBI agent if he told anyone about Clinton emails on Weiner laptop. BTW, DOJ is still protecting Clinton.”
    https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1306976172459388929

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  36. Scott O Avatar

    Duh 7:29 – Thanks for clarifying the left’s new standards re bribes from foreign companies. Hunter did exactly what for the Ukrainian company? Ah – that’s right – Hunter’s daddy just happened to demand that the Ukrainian govt stop investigating the company. And Biden bragged about it. Just a total coincidence.
    Certainly is ‘awkward’ and ‘problematic’.
    Golly – how embarrassing.

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  37. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    “Duh 7:29 – Thanks for clarifying the left’s new standards re bribes from foreign companies. Hunter did exactly what for the Ukrainian company? Ah – that’s right ”
    ..and no doubt Papa Biden never ever made a teensy little phone call to help out the fruit of his loins.
    I don’t know if I liked Joey Fingers better as the Senior Senator from VISA or in his new superhero role as Dementia Man. They both had a lot to recommend.
    https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/FINAL%20DRAFT_CLEAN%20COPY%20%282%29.pdf
    Of course Democratic voters really don’t care much. As long as Tammany Hall hands out goodies to the grasping little hands, everything is fine.

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  38. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    “Woman had a TDS meltdown over a MAGA street corner rally then proceeded to hit the vehicle in front of her while police were behind her”
    https://twitter.com/RedWingGrips/status/1308444868595912705

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  39. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    Yeah D the report was a dud for the Republicans. what a waste of time and money.
    Republican Inquiry Finds No Evidence of Wrongdoing by Biden
    The report delivered on Wednesday appeared to be little more than a rehashing of unproven allegations that echoed a Russian disinformation campaign.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/us/politics/biden-inquiry-republicans-johnson.html

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  40. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    Barry writes:
    “But Hunter got rich cashing in on his influence…”
    Just good old fashioned nepotism Barry. Nothing unusual about that.

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  41. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    re: Paul Emery@10:00AM
    Did you read the report? No. Is the NYT partisan? Yes. Did you read the NYT article? No (it’s paywalled). Do you simply scan Drudge for headlines that make you tingle inside? Yes.
    Glad we cleared that up.
    It doesn’t matter anyway. The few swing voters will move based on arson by the Left and by the potential for changes in abortion law by the Right. Secondary issues might be Biden’s gun restrictions or Trump making it harder to sneak your abuela into the country.
    In the meantime:
    “President Trump signed an executive order expanding a ban on government agencies receiving sensitivity training involving critical race theory to federal contractors.”
    https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/trump-expands-ban-on-critical-race-theory-to-federal-contractors/
    Twitter Orange Man does what needs doing.

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  42. L Avatar
    L

    Scott @ 7:23 PM- That’s not what happened. Actually, unable to tell the difference, the doctor simply spanked the wrong end with the results you see.

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  43. paul emery Avatar
    paul emery

    No significant movement yet L toward Trump. Looks grim for your guy. Can you explain that? Latest polls show Biden leading in. virtually all tossup states. Remember Trump needs to virtually win them all or flip a blue or two to win the election.
    Here’s today’s electoral college map based on consensus polling numbers.
    https://www.270towin.com/maps/biden-trump-polling-map

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  44. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Still sticking with the losers @270towin? LOL
    More bad news for the TDS set to ignore –
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-with-the-edge-over-biden-in-arizona-florida-and-georgia-battlegrounds-polls
    😉

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  45. Scott O Avatar

    Paul – “Just good old fashioned nepotism…”
    No, Paul – that isn’t nepotism. Biden didn’t hire his own son. A company in the Ukraine handed Hunter a pile of cash in order to buy influence from his father. And it worked. Biden bragged openly that he was able to stop the investigation of the company.
    Don’t worry – I’m sure once Biden is POTUS, Hunter will have no trouble rustling up piles of dough all on his own with his world-famous paintings.

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  46. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The problem is minorities do not support defund but support more cops in their neighborhood. –
    https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2020/09/23/kamala-harris-it-is-outdated-wrongheaded-view-more-police-only-way-make-communities-safer/
    😉

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  47. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Is she hiding in the basement with creepy grampa joe. They have a lot to be insecure about. –
    Kamala Harris criticized for lack of press availability: ‘What are they afraid of?’
    ‘It’s bad for our system of governance… and has a foul stench of insecurity,’ a reporter said
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/kamala-harris-press-availability
    😉

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