[I'm thinking of inviting readers to compete picking the date on which the post-Biden president will be sworn in. Readers can express it as a date certain or a distribution (say, a Gaussian or a MAB) on the calendar. Selecting a date certain (i.e. 20 January 2025) makes sense only if you believe that Biden will serve out a full term, otherwise … . Maybe I'll even make a donation to the winner's favorite tax-deductible organization. Thoughts? gjr]

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187 responses to “Sandbox -24nov20”
Walt.
HP is moving it’s headquarters to the new computer manufacturing facilities in Texas and leaving the plants in CA. Man, if Wells Fargo or any of the Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Frisco or LA moved out of state, boy that would mean a lot of lost revenue for the state and put the hurts on the cities. Mucho bucks. You don’t need to move it all out of state. Carl Jr’s moved its headquarters out and left the burger joints here. The corporate taxes go to their new home, all in all. Same with HP. Do you want to pay CA tax or Texas tax? Do your employees want to move also and buy a house with a yard and no sales taxes?
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Hear the news Lefties? the vaccine for the Kung Flu is about to be distributed.. Now since Trump got it going, and was/is the champion of it,, ya’ going to refuse to get it? OR are you going to wait till Herr Gavin’s hand picked experts say it’s OK? I won’t be surprised if that panel consists of someone from CARB, SEIU, or a board member from Berkeley.( but not one health expert)
You clowns sure didn’t hate Trump that much,, you took his tax cuts and kept the money. A true LIB would have demanded the old tax rate, just to spite Trump.
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Yo Walt, check this out. I could have saved the reader my ramblings if I saw this first. Timing is everything. You go girl!
‘Press Sec McEnany SLAYS Hypocrite Dems, Makes Media Watch Video on Loop’
https://rumble.com/vbjn9n-press-sec-mcenany-slays-hypocrite-dems-makes-media-watch-video-on-loop.html?mref=22lbp&mc=56yab
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Trump drops the hammer
https://fb.watch/27KawkLq3E
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The commisars dont have to follow the same rules as those pesky little people –
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/austin-mayor-says-stay-home-while-in-cabo
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Good find Bill. Ya’ gotta love it when they get their noses
rubbed in it.
Did you get caught up in our local traffic jam? All because someone had a death wish. A crapcan of a car into a logging truck?
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Back to the good old days?
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/12/02/indian-oil-minister-we-hope-buy-oil-iran-venezuela-joe-biden/
We all know China wants to take over Taiwan. China knows Biden will let them. Biden and Son are good friends with the Chicoms.
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Socialist dem in MAGA clothing –
While Wood made his comments purportedly as a self-described supporter of Trump, while donning a red “Make America Great Again” ball cap, the real story here is that Wood is by no means a Republican and there is no record in Georgia of him ever voting for President Trump—in 2016 or in 2020—in the Republican primaries. While Wood did vote in the 2020 and 2016 general elections in Georgia—there are no records in Georgia of him pulling a GOP primary ballot in 2016 or 2020, the two years President Trump was on the ticket.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/02/records-lin-wood-decades-voted-donated-democrats-including-barack-obama-david-perdues-2014-opponent/
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They already know about you wood and you are not a friend of the prez or R’s just because the msm are in on the lie –
“Where is Kelly Loeffler here? Where is David Perdue?” said Wood, who unsuccessfully sued Georgia seeking to stop the presidential election’s certification. “He ought to be standing right here.”
“Do not be fooled twice,” he added. “This is Georgia. We ain’t dumb. We’re not going to vote on Jan. 5 on another machine made by China. You’re not going to fool Georgians again. If Kelly Loeffler wants your vote, if David Perdue wants your vote, they’ve got to earn it.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/they-have-not-earned-your-vote-trump-allies-urge-georgia-republicans-to-sit-out-senate-runoffs/ar-BB1bzHn2?ocid=msedgntp
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Regarding Walter Williams, I’ve been aware of him since he and Thomas Sowell appeared as commenters (on Uncle Miltie’s side) on the ground breaking “Free To Choose” series by Milton and Rose Friedman.
For awhile, WW (of the Clan With A Tan) was the #1 stand in for Rush Limbaugh in his radio show… and was better than Limbaugh. In my opinion.
I will miss him.
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In the category of “trump ain’t no crook LOL”. Ivanka Trumpler was deposed today by the DC Attorney General regarding a million dollars in overcharges that was spent by the trumpler Inauguration committee at a trumpler hotel. The committee’s own event planner — Stephanie Winston Wolkoff — advised against the transaction, telling the committee and the Trump family that the charges were at least twice the market rate but the committee chose the hotel anyway.
goombah goombah goombah goombah goombah goombah goombah
The fun is only just beginning…
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Let them eat drive thru –
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/la-supervisor-who-visited-restaurant-after-voting-on-outdoor-dining-ban-says-her-being-caught-is-a-non-story#&_intcmp=hp1r_3,hp1r
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RX Cross. What kind of RX are you taking tonight? That is the same story that you or someone posted here at least 3-4 times in 2017…all about the Presidential Inauguration, but last time it was about Melania, not Ivanka. It was about how foreigners (evil foreigners like all foreigners are), especially that foreigner First Lady that took Wookiee’s job and threw the Obamas out of public housing.
Yes, the investigations are real. You are not really Robert Cross, are you? Aha! You be RX Cross, relative of Mary. Do you know Joe Koyotee…er….Joe Peyote? I know Joe Koyoyotee!
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Speaking of foreigners, a great brief walk down memory land hand in hand with Punchy’s doll. Good read. Actually, very good read, IMHO.
“Gee, Why Can’t Trump Accept Defeat Like the Democrats?“
Democrats concluded that Reagan had committed treason in order to steal the election.
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/75017-gee-why-cant-trump-accept-defeat-like-the-democrats-2020-11-19
“And that, kids, is how you concede a presidential election with grace and dignity.“. We remember.
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You expect to get something for a billion five plus all those no pay back credit cards the biden family got. Now they enable the rise of the chi com dragon –
WestExec Advisors, a Washington, D.C. consulting firm, has reportedly scrubbed its work with China from its website as its history receives more scrutiny in the lead-up to Joe Biden’s presidency.
Several of Biden’s cabinet picks have worked for the firm, including its co-founder, Anthony Blinken, who is the nominee for secretary of state, and a former WestExec principal, Avril Haines, who is the nominee for director of national intelligence
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/consulting-firm-biden-cabinet-scrubs-china-website
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So glad Barry Pruett is not our election commissar. He obviously would have thrown the election to Trump, even in Rainbowland.
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What you guys don’t get is that on Jan 20th President Trump becomes Mr. Trump. At that point there will be no more executive privilege, no more AG Barr, and no more Mitch McConnell to protect him, no more malarky about the ‘deep state’ out to get trump.. It will simply be law enforcement personnel going after mobster, just like they went after Al Capone and John Gotti.
the fun is just beginning!
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Oh Barron D @ 7:54 pm.
You, my rotund fellow, are sounding like the Pillsbury Dough Boy of the Foothills in the Sierra. Remember when Barry (?) called the Sierras ‘the Sierras’ instead of the Sierra? The unpardonable sin. What a hoot, tee tee tee. Podunk! Well, the s is silent at the end of Sierras, like real silent for those without OCD and other disorders.
Why such bitterness directed at Barry? It is because he dared, dared I say, to run against the candidate that Pig Wiggly donated $500 to to get his man elected? Is it Wally? The man with a tan won, which should have been the end of the story with normal people. Opps, Barry was running for something, not against something. It’s all how you look at it. It’s not personal…for those without OCD and inflated ego. Inflated like a Macy’s Christmas Day Parade big a Bibendum—the adorably puffy white mascot of the Michelin Man, Bib for short.
Remember that time that His Assholiness declared called for the defeat of the local Duane S and cheered the Lib boycott of the bicycle shop because the community asset Duane took a donation by someone associated with the Tea Party! Another Unpardonable Sin. Gee, the Tour of Nevada City annual Father’s Day race put Nevada City on the map long before the they had bus rides to the Yuba. Or the greenie film festival. And DS did it all for fun and for free. And what have you done for the community? I reckon eating at every restaurant around does support the community.
D, I liked you better when you were hanging out at Tahoe with the boat captain feeling no pain, those feet cooling in the water, and sipping on a perfect ice tea. Life was good then, no?
I have no bitterness in my heart for Barry, nor has he ever given us a reason to have such awful negative feelingSS. . Drop the rock and free yourself! Don’t be the Little D, be the Big D. Search you heart and rebuke those poisoned thoughts that have held you back. Rise above the devils within and become the Big D, not the little D. Good God, free yourself, man. You are dividing our community!
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Rx @ 8:01- You are quite literally deranged; I’ve never encountered such an intense hatred of decency and civilization in my entire life. I’m profoundly sorry for your soul.
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@8:47 pm
“What you guys don’t get is that on Jan 20th President Trump becomes Mr. Trump….”
Oh RX one. You are as bad as Punchy when it comes to projecting and assuming and connecting dots.
What in the heck makes you think we just don’t get it? Hmmm. It’s a given for years now. 20 gazillion lawsuits for sexual harassment and probably rumors of rape and peeing on a Moscow bed the Obama’s slept on. Another 50 lawsuits about Trump’s taxes, campaign violations (civil court), and probably something filed against Trump and his family from every Dem State AG from New England to Hawaii. It’s been baked into the cake for 4 years now.
RX Crosstops, tell us….er…..me something new for once. Please. I beg of you. Just once is all I ask. I knew that Trump would be impeached for something before he was ever sworn it in 2017. Everybody knew cause that’s what your news sources were clamoring for, demanding, and creating the echo chamber to have it happen. Impeachment was baked into the cake at least two years prior to whenever he got impeached. Maybe 3 years.
I did not know the details in November 2016 of what exactly the Impeachment grounds would be, but everybody knew it was coming. The details and evidence was not necessary. The timelines and dates were not necessary. I figured it would be over some Russian Collusion Delusion or any one of a number of excuses. He has to go!
I love the pending case working its way through the system (formerly 1 of 3 such cases) about Trump shredding our Constitution by the violating the emoluments clause!! It still makes me laugh. The suit is being brought by a quite upset DC restauranteur because all the foreign diplomats flying in the Capital are dining at the Trump International Hotel, Washington and at not his establishment. He is losing money. It’s not like it used to be before Trump. Trump is enriching himself by taking money from foreigners each and every time when they wine and dine in style, just 5 minutes from the White House at the Hotel. Violation! Throw Trump in the Black Hole of Calcutta and let him eat rats. Wonder what that restauranteur thinks of the C-19 lockdowns, roflmao.
Spare me.
Again, my Moral Better, exactly why do you think “you guys don’t get it”? We get it load and clear. Not because of anything Trump has yet to be proven he done did, but solely because “we guys” know beyond a reasonable doubt how evil you and yours truly are.
Thou shall not bear false witness does not apply to the Lefties.
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Yes, I know. My @9:35 pm should have been directed @ 8:01 pm, not at @8:47 pm (moi). Mea Culpa once again. I assume you will forgive me….but then again, never assume.
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“Such a great point!“. Love ❤️ and kisses💋
‘Kook Conspiracy Zone on CNN: Trump Trading Giuliani Pardon for Silence?’
“If you’ve got an unproven, wacky conspiracy theory you would like to float, try CNN. Chances are, the “journalists” there will take it. So long as it targets a Republican, of course.
On today’s New Day, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig floated the possibility that President Trump might be making a deal with Giuliani to grant him a pardon in return for Rudy’s silence on Trump’s ostensible misdeeds. Honig, of course, offered no evidence in support of his slimy suggestion.
CNN’s Laura Jarrett [daughter of Obama aide Valerie] suggested that the fact that Giuliani might be requesting a pardon is evidence of consciousness of guilt. No—it’s evidence that Rudy might understandably be concerned about possible retribution from a Biden administration. But the others loved Laura’s suggestion. Co-host John Berman gave it a “ding, ding, ding!”, and guest co-host Erica Hill enthused: “such a great point!”
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2020/12/02/kook-conspiracy-zone-cnn-trump-trading-giuliani-pardon-silence
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‘Nets Push Trump Family Pardon Speculation, Ignored Obama Helping Terrorist’
“ For two evenings now, all three of the broadcast networks have peddled unsubstantiated claims from anonymous sources claiming President Trump talking about issuing pardons to himself and his adult children. Both ABC and CBS made sure to make comparisons to President Richard Nixon, with the former straight-up lying about the source of the speculation and claiming it came from the President himself.
Meanwhile, none of these networks cared when President Obama commuted the sentence of unrepentant, Puerto Rican terrorist Oscar Lopez-Rivera. They also praised the commutation of Chelsea Manning, who leaked sensitive U.S. intelligence that ended up in the hands of Osama bin Laden.
Suggestions that the President was looking to pardon his adult children and himself stemmed from a Tuesday New York Times report. In the first paragraph, the paper admits the claims came from “two people briefed on the matter,” which was code for ‘anonymous sources.’
But on ABC’s World News Tonight Wednesday, chief White House correspondent Jon Karl lied to viewers and claimed Trump was the source of the reporting:
“The President also suggested he’s concerned he may be prosecuted after leaving office. Just as his allies are talking about preemptive pardons for members of the Trump family and even Trump himself. It’s unclear if he could pardon himself, but in the past, he has said he has the power to do it.“
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2020/12/02/nets-push-trump-family-pardon-speculation-ignored-obama
Why does that sound so eerily familiar? Oh, silly me. The Kook Squad comprising of RX Crosstops and Duhiarehhia already posted those Krazy talking points here.
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Thats going to leave a mark on inner city kids and beyond –
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is reportedly on President-elect Joe Biden’s short-list of candidates to become the next education secretary.
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/finance/news/heres-what-bidens-possible-education-secretary-pick-plans-to-do-173505627.html
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Like we did not know –
CNN boss, political director spiked Hunter Biden controversy, audiotapes reveal: ‘We’re not going with’ story
Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe vowed he will release ‘raw recordings’ of the over 50 conference calls every day until Christmas.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-jeff-zucker-david-chalian-hunter-biden-project-veritas
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Bill, pursuant to your rambling posts, TL;DR.
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Why did Kayleigh MacEnany’s parent’s roofing company, an essential service, receive over $16k per employee of PPP funds?
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Trump and the First Family of Grifters made sure they got their handouts,
“More than 25 PPP loans were given to one of these businesses owned either by the Trump Organisation or Kushner Companies, NBC News reports.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-jared-kushner-ppp-loan-coronavirus-b1765356.html
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This Trumpist exemplifies the Trumpist mentality,
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1334334819866644483?s=09
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I know we’re all caught up in the excitement of Duh’s damning reports of the Trump families’ perfectly legal business affairs, but I thought this article on the future of AI controlled cities was interesting:
https://news.trust.org/item/20201203131328-4n7on/
Since the Chinese will get the first cities, you know all the reports will be glowing.
“Once the light has filled the room, an AI virtual housekeeper named Titan selects your breakfast, matches your outfit with the weather, and presents a full schedule of your day.”
Sounds like hell on earth to me. The left laps this crap up like free beer. You can have it.
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Doug. No more wake and bake. 😂
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“State Rep. Aaron Miller, R-Sturgis, who wasn’t on the oversight committee, blasted Giuliani’s closing comments, in which the former New York City mayor called on lawmakers to overturn the results.
“I’m happy to thoughtfully listen to evidence and claims and that was what today was supposed to be about, but Mr. Giuliani’s final statement waded into the realm of insanity,” Miller said. “He made wild and broad partisan insults for several minutes that had nothing to do with the election, and it was frankly unacceptable, shameful, and pathetic and distracts from any evidence that we might hear. I’m utterly embarrassed.”
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/02/giuliani-michigan-republicans-election-fraud-allegations/3788198001/
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The Trump Delusion Syndrome has eclipsed the Covid numbers.
Biden Derangement Syndrome is coming on strong.
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That colostomy bag is mighty full this morning. Better do something about that D-.
Detroit has no interest in “fixing” the “fix”.
Claiming a person has been previously “discredited”,, yet NEVER being in front of a judge or testifying before.
Yup,, that’s how Proggys do it.
Now it’s time to get Biden’s banking records.
It won’t be hard to make the corruption charges stick.
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Did I call it or what? L.A. cancels Christmas.
Yup, all that mask wear’n has stemmed the flu.” But the EXPERTS SAID SO!!” So let’s destroy the economy anyway.
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Dammit Keach, as long as you’re going to smear brain feces all over the dawn of a new day, could you at least pick something worthy of note? The breathless reporting of the Trump friends and associates taking out perfectly legal LOANS sounds like jealousy on your part.
Then, foolishly hoping you aren’t completely useless, I took your click bait at 7:46, but instead of hearing Rudi’s rude rant, we’re treated to a bunch of still photos…
Seriously, what is wrong with you?
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Naaaa,,, NO VOTER FRAUD!!
“The group, The New Georgia Project, was founded by former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to help register new voters. Ultimately, the 2014 investigation found no wrongdoing by the group, but did cite 14 people for forging 53 voter applications. All those cited were working as independent contractors, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
On Wednesday, Raffensperger announced an investigation into several progressive organizations he alleged “sought to register ineligible, out-of-state, or deceased voters” for the Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. Among those named are Vote Forward, The New Georgia Project, Operation Voter Registration GA and America Votes.
GEORGIA GROUP FOUNDED BY STACEY ABRAMS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR SEEKING OUT-OF-STATE, DEAD VOTERS
“I have issued clear warnings several times to groups and individuals working to undermine the integrity of elections in Georgia through false and fraudulent registrations,” said Raffensperger in a statement. “The security of Georgia’s elections is of the utmost importance. We have received specific evidence that these groups have solicited voter registrations from ineligible individuals who have passed away or live out of state. I will investigate these claims thoroughly and take action against anyone attempting to undermine our elections.””
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-election-investigation-groups-what-we-know
The South may not rise again,,, but their dead sure will.(On every election day)
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The thinking of a stupid LIB.
Just what makes you think, the cost of those tax hikes won’t get passed on to you?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/biden-indicates-he-supports-raising-corporate-tax-rate-to-bush-era-high
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