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338 responses to “Sandbox – 13sep21”
facebook is a paragon of virtue compared to viafoura, operator of theunion’s comment pages.
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Gregory the Onion now only allows posts they agree with.
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Here Emery,, your so concerned about money getting pissed away,
Do some good and explain the evil of their ways.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/13/the-hill-gun-control-lobby-spends-tens-of-millions-on-elections-and-still-loses/
“The Hill reacted to President Joe Biden’s decision to pull the nomination of David Chipman by pointing out that the gun control lobby spends “tens of millions” of dollars on elections and still loses.”
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Barry
Of course you are aware that the Repubs controlled the House and Senate in Trumps first two years and the Senate in his last two. You are insinuating that I am ignorant about the Constitution yet you blame the legislature for
Trumps 7 Trillion deficit. Can you explain that?
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Jimmy Carter spent years after his post presidency monitoring elections across the globe for election integrity. He and his blue ribbon commission concluded that mail in balloting was ripe with voter fraud and should not be used. Do not use mail-in voting to ensure the integrity of the ballots. The rates of fraud for mail in voting was double that of in-person voting and the potential of fraud was overwhelmingly higher than other types of voting. And Jimmy said he will never lie to us.
Around 2006, the nation’s then ‘Newspaper of Record’, aka the New York Times, ran a lengthy investigative piece decrying mail in voting for the same reasons President Carter stated; the high risk of voter fraud and unexceptional high fraud found in mail-in voter The former trusted bird cage liner was greatly opposed to mass mail in voting until they were for it, lol.
Nothing to see here people, move on. Trust us.
‘A NEW FORM OF VOTER FRAUD IN CALIFORNIA’r
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/09/a-new-form-of-voter-fraud-in-california.php
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I can explain it punch! According to the late Wm F Buckley, Democrats are socialists, and Republicans are reluctant socialists.
Trump had a choice of either signing the legislation with taxing and spending power attached, or not signing. If he chose to not sign, he’d be the donkey everyone was chasing to pin the tail onto. So he signed. He had no choice… and the biggest hit was keeping the economy afloat when the SARs2 hit… you were amazing demanding the economy be shut down, gleeful that it was happening in time to derail the Trump economy which was humming.
Dems are much better at hanging together for the big paycheck.It’s about the power.
Strange that Biden was a record winner of raw presidential votes, but Dems are down to a margin of 8 in the House and Zero in the Senate.
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Well how bout that? over 300 million sent to Afghanistan for “aid”. Any guesses where that money will really go?
Better keep track Emery.
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Bill. The voter fraud has already surfaced. Emery says it’s OK.
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Have to refersh Emery’s memory.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/13/watch-california-recall-polling-center-tells-some-republicans-they-already-voted/
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“Barry
Of course you are aware that the Repubs controlled the House and Senate in Trumps first two years and the Senate in his last two.”
I recall the government shutdown over the budget during those first two years. The longest shutdown in US history. It was all about Trump wanting 1.2 billion for the Wall. The lawsuits today from the wall building contractors will greatly exceed billions after Creepy Biden pulled the plug on construction. The resistance had their hair on fire about local federal employees starving to death and losing their homes after the first pay period.
I do recall the outcry from the Dems against Trump when Rand Paul blocked the budget because of the deficit spending. The Dem’s talking points spin was Trump was withholding heathcare benefits from the 9/11 first responders. The cry reached far above the heights of Everest.
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Punch,
You still can’t/won’t explain why you are so frightened that Gavin might lose.
What’s up with that……?
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Screw your freedoms, you smelly peasants. we need to protect the vaccinated from the unvaxed!
Not surprising in the least.
‘The Numbers Are In: Polling On Vaccine Mandate Very Bad News For Biden’
“The numbers are clear, the American people passionately oppose Biden’s vaccine mandate…”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-numbers-are-in-polling-on-vaccine-mandate-very-bad-news-for-biden
Well, the Biden COVID-19 distration speech from the Biden Afghanistan Withdraw Catastrophe did not work. Back to the racist card when all else fails. ‘Beware of White Liberal Supremacy’ the BLM protest sign read.
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PaulE – Your endless and faulty attribution of budgets and national debt to the Republican president in office at the time suggests to readers that you neither understand the make-up of the budget nor how its most recent version is cobbled together. Adding on to Gregory’s 1148am, you’d do yourself a favor if you let people know you understand what parts of the budget are set-in-stone entitlements, and what part of the remainder is made up of stuff necessary to maintain America as a sovereign nation-state with an acceptable quality of life. Your comments indicate that you believe the budget is always made up from scratch by a Republican president or a Republican congressional majority, and includes no legacy or mandatory discretional spending. Convince us otherwise, else you continue to sound like a junior high-schooler who flunked civics.
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OH LOOK!,, Queen Nan wants a Repub party that will be just like the Progressive party.
https://trendingpolitics.com/nancy-pelosi-the-country-needs-a-big-strong-republican-party-crugg/?utm_source=whatfinger
““I say to my Republican friends, take back your party. The country needs a big, strong Republican Party. And I say that as a leader in the Democratic Party,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi then went on to claim that the current Republican party is just an extreme right part full of “cult” personalities.
“Don’t have it be a cult of personality on the extreme, extreme, extreme right,” she said. “This isn’t about liberal or conservative, it’s about radical…uh…shall we say, they don’t believe in governance.”
Liberal extremists on Twitter were furious that Pelosi would say such a thing.
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“Pelosi says this every few months because she means it. She values ‘reasonable’ Republicans as a way to tamp down lefties in her caucus,” far-leftist Emma Vigeland, who previously worked with the Young Turks, tweeted. “Without a GOP to work with, who would pump the brakes on meaningful progress that might cut into profits or wealthy pockets… including hers?””
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So George then you don’t necessarily hold Obama responsible for the financial situation he inherited from Bush. Am I correct about that?
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George, Punch doesn’t think. He just punches.
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So, Punchy, you think the Democrat running for pres in 2008 shouldn’t be held responsible for the cost to the economy of it’s Sacred Cows, Fannie and Freddie, going down in flames and taking the home equity markets with them?
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Sorry, wrong ‘its’.
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The socialists running the schools are going crazy tearing down the country –
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/13/washington-school-banned-9-11-red-white-blue-tribute-as-racially-insensitive/
😉
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But Emery.. You haven’t said a word about Queen Nan’s spending bill.
Which Repub are you going to blame?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/democrats-capital-gains-tax-rate-reconciliation-bill
3.7 TRILLION Emery!!
This is the here and now. Deal with it.
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The contrast between the two camps is almost ridiculous.
‘Everyone Loves Trump’ vs ‘F Joe Biden’
https://www.facebook.com/114724460376717/posts/378412867341207/
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Hospital Chain Won’t Require Employees Who Had COVID-19 to Ge
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/hospital-chain-wont-require-employees-who-had-covid-19-to-get-vaccinated/
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Trump had the power of the Veto George. Why didn’t he use it on spending matters and the budget?
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Punch,
You still can’t/won’t explain why you are so frightened that Gavin might lose.
I mean….the fear was palpable…..what’s so special about Gavin Punch?
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SMFH. Poor Paul
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Creepy grampa joes team has to silence him a little too often to deny any longer –
“Can I ask you a question?” Biden asked.
“Of course,” Geissler responded.
“One of the things that I’ve been working on with some others is-” Biden said before being cut off mid-sentence.
This isn’t the first time the White House intervened in blocking Biden from being heard by the general public. Last month, the president’s audio feed was cut as he was about to respond to a reporter’s question on his administration’s military withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan.
In March, the White House cut the feed as Biden said he was “happy to take questions” while speaking to Democratic lawmakers at a virtual event.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-cuts-feed-biden-wildfires-briefing
😉
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Emery. I put this question to you PLENTY of times.
“Should Trump shut down gov.” Where the budget was concerned.
And YOU NEVER GAVE AN ANSWER,(for the reading and hearing impaired Emery)
Why never an answer Emery?
There is no line item VETO.
I’m pretty sure you didn’t get born with a set of balls. To cowardly to answer the simplest of questions.
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2nd try:
So, Punchy, you think the Democrat running for pres in 2008 shouldn’t be held responsible for the cost to the economy of it’s Sacred Cows, Fannie and Freddie, going down in flames and taking the home equity markets with them?
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GREGORY
If it was such a big problem why didn’t 8 years of Bush and the many years of Republican control of the legislature do something about it? Were they helpless? I mean I don’t even recall it being an issue. Show me some failed legislation that they proposed to wupport your contention.
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I was never frightened that Gavin might lose. I knew all along the Dems would wake up. The RR’s think Gavin will lose and the only way he wont is because of a rigged election. That will be the story for sure. We’ll find out tomorrow. One thing for sure is Cal Pubbers are pathetic that this Elder guy is the best they could do. No electable candidates would step forward.
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The “rigging” has already reared it’s Liberal head Emery.
Proof posted.
Funny you said the same crap about Trump. And look at the great things he accomplished. (Your denials are futile)
Why is it non politicians manage to get plenty accomplished Emery?
And you wonder why the masses want Trump back?
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And NO,,, we won’t “find out tomorrow” You miss the news it will take months to count the votes? (LIBS need all the time they can get to “fix” the ballots) Demands to count late ballots.. How “late” should work Emery? a week? Two weeks?
Rules and time limits never apply to LIBS.
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Emery’s favorite puppet got his jaw strings cut.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-cuts-feed-biden-wildfires-briefing
“The White House abruptly cut the feed of President Biden’s briefing on wildfires with federal and state officials. ”
“”Can I ask you a question?” Biden asked.
“Of course,” Geissler responded.
“One of the things that I’ve been working on with some others is-” Biden said before being cut off mid-sentence.”
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Punchy, it was a big problem and Barney Frank himself patted himself on the back for helping to put Fannie and Freddie on their feet… about a month before the crash.
Of course, Barney’s boyfriend was an exec of Fannie/Freddie.
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Frank even said the stock was a solid investment going forward. I remember not taking his advice.
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Posted by: Paul Emery | 13 September 2021 at 03:13 PM
Au contraire……when the poll numbers weren’t quite so favorable you were shrieking like a woman Punch. Just like you used to shriek about BAD ORANGE MAN.
He’ll almost certainly pull it out….but what if he hadn’t…..the state is solid blue, it’s not like it was going to change anything but you were still having a hissy.
#sad
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Emery trying to blame the banking loan fiasco on Repubs?🤣
“Home ownership is a right” Give welfare folks no background check loans “Gov. guaranteed loans” So anyone that could fog a mirror could get a ridicules loan they knew they could never pay back. ….LIB thinking…
Nice try Emery,, You LIBS OWN that mess.
And YOU LIBS didn’t learn your lesion. You clowns wanted to pull that same stunt not long ago.
Today, it’s the push to end rental payments. SCREW the landlord. “Housing is a right”.
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The exposure of Fannie and Freddie was after they loaded up with sub-prime loans that they sold diced up with solid loans into securities that were unsalable after the credit dafault swaps went south.
The push towards letting everyone into the rising real estate market even with exceedingly sucky credit was a gift of the Clinton Administration.
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Walt
Who was President when the crash happenned? If what you say is true than that’s proof as to what a bad President Bush was. You can also add the 20 year war in Afghanistan, the invasion of Iraq and 9/11 to his accomplishments. You pubbers sure know how to pick them.
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Omg. Paul. Read. A. Book.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-cra-debate-a-users-guide-2009-6
Carter and Democrat congress caused bubble burst.
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And this…
https://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/faults-community-reinvestment-act-cra-mortgage-defaults/
Government causes more problems than it solves. It doesn’t matter who is in the White House. You. Just. Don’t. Understand.
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Eskaton Village is an old folk’s home in the area… how many ballot harvesters, of all parties, have it as their farm?
Just wondering…
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You go Emery, Only blame Repub Presidents for everything. LIB Presidents you hold blameless.
You have no clue how the system works. This common ditch digger holds a PHD over you on the subject.
Hell You can’t even comprehend the subject of today.
Just what is your fascination of living in the past?
To distract from the daily LIB failures of Biden and cronies?
Exposed voter fraud, and you won’t dare touch it.
Biden loses the war and you yell “Squirrel!”
So come back to reality and tell how you LIBS will get back in power come next Nov.(That’s right,, you ain’t. Pelosi back to the loser’s lounge.)
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/republicans-socal-trouble-casting-recall-ballots-many-told-already-voted-even-though-not/
The fix is in
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Chalk up another LIE Emery. It’s a doozy.
“CLAIM: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday during a House hearing claimed that the Trump administration did not leave them a plan for withdrawing from Afghanistan.”
“VERDICT: False. Former Trump Pentagon Chief of Staff Kash Patel has said on the record in an op-ed that he handed over the administration’s withdrawal plan to the Biden transition team.”
“We handed our entire plan to the incoming Biden administration during the lengthy transition. The new team simply wasn’t interested.”
Can you say,, LYING BASTARDS?
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Barry
You’re going way back bringing up Carter.
So Bush and Reagan as our eight year Republican Presidents and years of a mostly Republican House and Senate were unable to stop it. Have you ever heard the term leadership Barry and did Bush and Reagan have it as as Presidents?
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Walt
Speaking of living in the past, Barry has gone all the way back to Carter.
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Government causes more problems than it solves. It doesn’t matter who is in the White House. You. Just. Don’t. Understand.
We are not partisan like you. Government is the problem. We are pro-people and anti-federal government. Period.
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Carter got us Reagan. “O” and Biden gave us Trump.
Biden and the Hyena will give us Trump back.
Biden and the Hyena have shown how fast Processives can fuck up a nation.
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“You have no clue how the system works. This common ditch digger holds a PHD over you on the subject.” Walt | 13 September 2021 at 04:18 PM
I have been meaning to make this point. Walt is a blue collar dude. Walt also reads books and takes time to educate himself on issues. Paul could learn a lot from Walt if he were willing to listen to Walt or read a book.
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