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[I’m interested in how our liberal readers contort themselves to overlook the disastrous first year of the Biden administration – mostly by regurgitating their ongoing TDS affliction.  Never mind 'this is now', keep your eye on 'that was then'.  The recent AP/NORC poll puts the whole thing into a perspective that should be of interest to our liberal poll watchers.  gjr]

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  1. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Scenes.
    I have noticed calling a place a “hellhole” does not get you banned from polite society (community standards) as quickly as does the noun (or adjective) “shitho$&.” Trump ruint the apt description. Right after or before the 2020 elections, I heard a clip of Barrack Obama spending his normal 20 minutes non-answering a question posed to him. Always a great way to run out the clock, as was his MO. Anyway, he uttered the phrase, “But, I digress..” and it ruint it for me forever. I tried a couple of times since to end my ramblings off point with, “But I digress,” but I it rang like a brass bell…different. Ruint it for me.
    ———
    35,000 population would be a nice(r) smaller town fell. When my younger sis and her husband packed up and sold the empty nest old ranch house surrounded by condos and new developments, they moved to the Olympic Peninsula….with the rain forest in their back yard. From arid land to a friggin rain forest. They live 13 miles from the nearest convenient store, lol. I asked her how she has adjusted, as she said fine…pause…”fine but no place is perfect. It’s good. “
    What happened was a neighbor who owns the parcel adjoining their backyard cut down all the trees (forest) along the property line. It’s the neighbor’s right of course, but the backyard forest (my sis and her husband did not cut down any trees except a couple along the front as they became a hazard along their road. So, their back yard is still a forest, but now they can see their neighbors lights and a part of another road they never saw before. Go figure. ‘Newbie’ moves to the backyard of the Olympic Rain Forest and first thing he does is clear out the trees. There is/was a house entering Cascade Shores who did the same thing. A resident nearby asked a good question. “Why move to the forest if the first thing you do is get rid of the trees? Like 95% of the trees. It was known as “that house”, my the locals, lol.
    “It’s good. Fine. No place is perfect.”

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  2. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    But I digress…

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  3. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    “I note that my linked AP/NORC poll in the intro remarks is of no interest to our liberal readers. They see only what they want to see.”
    Posted by: George Rebane | 22 January 2022 at 10:19 AM
    Well, let’s look at source of the crickets.
    “Asked on Wednesday at a wide-ranging news conference about his flagging popularity, Biden responded, “I don’t believe the polls.””
    Neither do several commentators on the Union site and, as pointed out, ‘they walk among us.’ Maybe they feel that we walk among them.

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  4. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    been watching this former Never Trumper lately. He has neverhad the face or voice for radio, but he makes common sense.
    Biden needs an A-hole. we all do. More humility would help…and help us all.
    https://fb.watch/aI7hPamCJP/

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    scenes

    ‘they walk among us.’
    My own bet is that frottage with the Ann Coulter doll will tend to draw your mind away from the subject at hand.
    The 420th Organized Group of Folks are a curious breed.
    Aside from OrangeManHate their philosophy seems difficult to express, but they know it when they see it.

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  6. Walt Avatar

    Good news for GEN. Emery of the the Nevada City 420TH.
    He just said he and his merry “Men in tights” welcome Trump running.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/22/survey-donald-trump-leads-joe-biden-in-2024-head-to-head-matchup/
    “Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 rematch, a McLaughlin & Associates survey released this week found.”

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  7. Walt Avatar

    No wonder Emery NEVER speaks ill of a fellow LIB. They are a vindictive bunch. You would think if one did, Fellow Leftists in hoods would pay you a visit in the dead of night.
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-democratic-party-censures-kyrsten-sinema-for-protecting-filibuster
    “The Arizona Democratic Party Saturday formally censured Sen. Krysten Sinema, D-Ariz., for refusing to roll back the Senate filibuster in order to pass major voting rights reforms. ”
    Thou shat not think for thy self and act accordingly.
    You WILL tow the party line, and vote as your told.

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  8. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Please keep doing what you are doing because it will make our job easier this year! –
    Democrats double down on eliminating filibuster, court packing on Roe v. Wade anniversary
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-rally-around-roe-anniversary
    😉

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  9. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Walt 12:56 PM
    “No wonder Emery NEVER speaks ill of a fellow LIB.”
    Perhaps you missed my screed about Newsom and that piece of shit AB5 that he signed. Also I didn’t vote for Hillary or Obama 2nd time. Biden will not run again so whatever you respond with concerning him is a moot point.
    When was the last time you didn’t vote for a Republican For oGovernor, President or Governor?

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  10. Walt Avatar

    You need new material Emery.
    Voting for “O” just once was like being just a little pregnant from having sex just once.
    That’s far from speaking out when they have done so much WRONG.
    Hillary? She got off the hook for “gross carelessness”, with her illegal server. Just a kind excuse for “gross negligence”
    One is a chargeable crime, one is not, yet mean the same damned thing.
    YOU try getting out of a criminal charge like that.
    Nope,, don’t ever recalling what you state..
    How bout a link to that? your good at demanding those,, so now you can produce one.

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  11. Walt Avatar

    LOVE IT!!!! Granny bags a criminal!
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-grandmother-tricks-scammer-captured-on-video
    “A Long Island, New York grandmother is being hailed for setting up and helping capture a suspected scammer in a trap that was all caught on video.
    The 73-year-old former 911 dispatcher Jean Ebbert received an odd call this week from a man claiming to be her grandson who was in jail for DUI and needed $8,000, Ebbert told Fox & Friends on Saturday.
    Ebbert says she knew that she didn’t have a grandson who was old enough to drive and knew it was a scam but decided to keep playing along anyway despite her family members telling her to hang up.
    “My son was like ‘hang up ma’ and I’m thinking you’re 40 years old I’m 73 and you’re telling me to hang up?” Ebbert said. “And I didn’t hang up. I usually hang up.”
    Ebbert eventually spoke to another man on the phone who claimed to be her grandson’s lawyer and asked to come to the house to collect the bail money. Jean told the man to come to the house to pick up the money but also called the police to wait for the man when he arrived.
    When the man showed up at Jean’s house, she handed him an empty envelope full of paper towels before officers swarmed him in an exchange that was captured on her Ring doorbell camera.”

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  12. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    WAlt
    I just showed you two times I didn’t vote for a Democrat in a recent Presidential election. You can add two votes for third party candidates rather than rather than Clinton the Punk. Your turn Walt. CAn you list a few times you didn’t vote Republican for a major eection?

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  13. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    The russian plans are coming into focus –
    Russia’s purported plan to install pro-Kremlin leadership in Ukraine ‘deeply concerning,’ White House says
    White House National Security Spokesperson Emily Horne said the plot is ‘deeply concerning’
    https://www.foxnews.com/world/russias-purported-plan-to-install-pro-kremlin-leadership-in-ukraine-deeply-concerning-white-house-says
    😉

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  14. Walt Avatar

    Links Emery, LINKS!!! Too tough to ask for?
    Where is your disdain for the attempted coup of Trump?
    The fake pee pee papers they knew were fake from day one?
    Where is your outrage of that steaming pile of Schiff and his non existent collusion evidence? The millions spent trying to remove a duly elected President?
    Remember Emery? Trump was an illegitimate President according to your Libbys.
    Hillary? You were just whining the other day about “lock her up”.
    Now just why in hell would I not vote for a Repub? You LIBrats have nothing to offer except taxes and hardship.
    So you voted for a loser or two. BFD. You voted for whatshisshits just because he was pro dope. How did that work out for ya’????

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  15. Walt Avatar

    Some wiggle music for our poll dancer.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/22/poll-donald-trump-sees-40-point-lead-in-hypothetical-gop-primary/

    Former President Donald Trump continues to lead the field of potential Republican presidential candidates in a hypothetical GOP primary, a McLaughlin & Associates survey released this week found.”

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  16. Walt Avatar

    So Emery,, I see you passed on the dead voter facts.
    Is it your contention the dead have a right to vote?

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  17. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Walt 4:24—Huh??? Where did that come from?
    I’ve said it over and over. OI Doubt that Trump will get the nomination. There are three years to go. I hope he does however. the biggest political loser in modern history wants to make a comeback-what a joke and what a gift to the Dems. Right now Trump is just doing his best to keep out of the slam. Lots of fun to watch

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  18. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    I was aware of the Crazytown language rules in parts of the programming community, but I did like these:
    https://www.diversity.pitt.edu/diverse-populations/lgbtqia-resources/resource-gender-inclusive-language.
    Taken from the document, example proper usage of pronouns:
    “Ze taught zirself to play the guitar.”
    Hey Paul, did ze teach zirself to play the guitar? Or did ze use a teacherperson?

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  19. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    I was aware of the Crazytown language rules in parts of the programming community, but I did like these:
    https://www.diversity.pitt.edu/diverse-populations/lgbtqia-resources/resource-gender-inclusive-language.
    Taken from the document, example proper usage of pronouns:
    “Ze taught zirself to play the guitar.”
    Hey Paul, did ze teach zirself to play the guitar? Or did ze use a teacherperson?

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  20. Walt Avatar

    That’s Emery, dodge the important questions.
    Getting cheated ain’t losing Embot. Just ask the women swimmers who got “beat*” by dudes claiming to be women.
    I keep showing you proof of fraud in the election. Yet you still think Trump lost..
    You really think that the dotard Biden could muster more votes than your boy “O”? And all while hiding in his basement?
    Biden drew more flies (the fresh dead have a way of doing that) than constituants when he actually came out of his crypt into the light of day.

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  21. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    Paul ‘Scoops’ Emery: “I’ve said it over and over.”
    roflmao. I’ll say.

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  22. Walt Avatar

    Scenes,, LOL!! You should have seen the look on my employer’s face when I told him I learned to operate equipment via Youtube. (just yanking his chain of course)
    This is where Emery took lessons.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DUeU3PbYjo
    Hee Haw star Roy Clark Guitar Book Commercial 1981

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  23. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    Walt, maybe Chet Atkins taught Roy Clark that sticker-on-the-neck trick.
    Sneaky guys, these guitar players.

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  24. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    lol. I watched but a few moments of the screed and it warmed the cockels of me heart
    https://fb.watch/aItqQtYY0x/

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  25. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    When Masks Become A Religious Talisman
    “Even their most ardent defenders demanding endless mask mandates have conceded their ineffectiveness in an effort to demand stricter protocols with tighter masks that wrinkle the face. Within a year of the pandemic’s inception, cloth masks in public became no different than the passive progressivism embedded in gender pronoun bios: pointless in reality, but central to their users’ identity.
    No small part of the population was addicted to signaling their moral superiority even preceding the pandemic.”
    https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/21/when-masks-become-a-religious-talisman/

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  26. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Yo Paul. Having a bad week?
    I feel your pain. Solution: toss a few back on me. Get good and drunk and go out and kick something. This is your Uncle Joe’s advice to YOU and the 420 Brigade at moments like this.
    “My advice to everyone out there who’s frustrated, sad, angry, pissed off, feel those emotions, go to a kickboxing class, have a margarita, do whatever you need to do this weekend, and then wake up on Monday morning; we gotta keep fighting.” Psaki said.
    ———
    https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1484653358690492418?
    Booze and violence is a solution, but me thinks it causes more problems than what it is worth.
    Soldier on Paul. Bottoms up.

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  27. Walt Avatar

    Jeeezzzzz. Give Emery the links to what he really don’t want to see (voter fraud) and he claps up tighter than a steer’s butt in fly season.
    So as long as the dead are on the voter rolls. it’s OK for someone to help with that. Especially if it was to be rid of orange man. It was worth trashing the economy. It was well worth 4.90 a gallon gas. Putin about to take over the Ukraine.
    Yup,, just have to screw over an allie if it meant getting rid of Trump. (Sorry,, sacrifices just had to be made)
    Yup,, Emery will drink to that.

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  28. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Brother Paul. Before you get too hammered, got a quick question for ya. Ok, two quickies.
    “I just showed you two times I didn’t vote for a Democrat in a recent Presidential election”
    1) What do you call a recent election, Paul?
    2) Does 2020 count as recent?

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  29. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Best political ad of the year.
    Team Ron DeSantis Launches ‘Freedom Over Fauci Flip Flops’
    https://www.oann.com/team-ron-desantis-launches-freedom-over-fauci-flip-flops/

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    scenes

    “When Masks Become A Religious Talisman”
    I have to laugh every time I think about masks.
    Talk about a relatively easy thing to measure, not hard to ramp up production of if you apply some real money (assuming there isn’t a hard-to-find precursor in their supply chain).
    It just shows how effing incompetent the government is. Really, you are on your own in this world. Just assume it from the get-go and no one will be disappointed.
    Two choices.
    1. Masks were never particularly useful. Government either continuously lied or simply can’t find it’s ass with both hands.
    2. Masks are useful. Ramp up production of those that are, give them away, really stamp down on fakes (them Chinese just love them their fakes, especially when it’s a safety issue). After two years, I’m not seeing evidence of this.
    Maybe they are still working on vision statements, diversity declarations, and action plans.

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  31. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Bill
    You are making a fool out of yourself for branding me as a drinker. Anyone who knows me up here knows that’s not true-What gave you that idea? Probably because you have nothing else to say which gives me credibility. I must be doing something right. Thanks Bill helping to reveal what an idiot you are.

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    Paul Emery: “You are making a fool out of yourself for branding me as a drinker.”
    Paul Emery: “I’ve said it over and over.”
    Perhaps it is insulting, but you can see the confusion. Anyone who has posted (probably) a thousand or so anti-Trump, basically contentless posts is likely to either be a drunk or mentally ill.
    It’s the kind of thing you see quite a lot on Twitter. There’s always the angry single-topic people that post over and over saying basically the same thing.
    Maybe you could give us some insight on your condition. There’s no point in insulting a person who simply can’t help their behavior. Whether it’s OCD, substance abuse, or Tourette’s, we’re here for you man.

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  33. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Brother Paul.
    Nothing wrong with being a drinker. Sitting one a patio with good friends having a glass of wine watching the sun go down over the ocean…it’s what people of all stripes do. Works great as a social lubricant, taking the rubber band out of the ponytail, let’s the hair down so to speak, kicking the shoes off back, reclining back and relaxing.
    I just thought that you were drinking by your comments on a Saturday night. Saturday night in the ole town.
    Yes, I am an idiot. Now that we got pass that……….
    ———
    “Brother Paul. Before you get too hammered, got a quick question for ya. Ok, two quickies.
    “I just showed you two times I didn’t vote for a Democrat in a recent Presidential election”
    1) What do you call a recent election, Paul?
    2) Does 2020 count as recent?
    Well, it appears to this idiot that you got too busy non-drinking to answer the question. Had no idea you bedtime was 7:30 pm.
    Looking back, you have told us 100x you did not vote for Obama in 2012 nor Hillary Rodman Clinton in 2016. Looking ahead, you said Biden will not run again so 2024 is a moot point.
    So, I am not asking who you voted for in 2016 (past’ nor whom your choice will be it be 2024 (future).
    What I am asking you is do you consider 2020 a recent election, and if so, did you irejoined the Big Tent for President in 2020 after your eight year absence.
    Do you choose Biden as your choice for President in Nov, 2020, a mere 14 months ago? If not, you have gone 12 years since your vow to never vote for a major party candidate again.
    Aspirin and tomato juice works good for such lovely mornings.

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  34. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Bill
    I would vote for you or Walt for President before I’d vote for Trump. Last night I had a wonderful time watching the Niners beat Green Bay. Recent election Bill-30 years

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  35. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Paul. Glad you had a great time watching the American football.
    Still I have not worded my question properly. Did you vote for Biden in 2020? Forget November as we have early voting. Did you, Brother Paul, vote for Biden in 2020 for President of the US?

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    “I would vote for you or Walt for President before I’d vote for Trump”
    More importantly, do you see this ‘Trump’ in the room with you right now?

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    Not a bad op-ed, and I can’t say that I find much to disagree with, sitting here at home in my recliner.
    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/01/21/tucker_carlson_if_putin_had_a_sense_of_humor_hed_paint_all_his_tanks_to_say_no_person_is_illegal.html
    there’s a transcript. Easier to read than to listen I always say.

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  38. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Scenes @ 9:50 am
    Tucker did a good overview. What I was lazily following earlier is: Hunter, in 2016, representing a Chinese client, bought out a cobalt mining company from a Arizona company whose mines are in Africa. Colbalt is kind of important for all those batteries needed to fundamentally transform…. Somehow, that got through the US government after review……in 2016. China is buying up all the strategic materials to own the whole enchilada of our green energy future. I will look into that later.
    On a more happy note, I did not see one Road Warrior RV while driving down Coyote Street Tuesday. Then I realized I was driving down E Broad, lol. No wonder I couldn’t think of a business along Coyote right above town. Didn’t see no RV park cause I wasn’t on Coyote St, lol.
    Yes, I am an idiot. The problem must have come to a resolution cause ‘it’ ain’t making the Police Blotter no more. “Then one day for no particular reason everybody stopped talking about it.” —Forrest Gump Impersonater.
    As for our RV Park, I envision this as the theme song on speakers greeting visitors at the office.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPfGL0tDP30
    Outside beckons.

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  39. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Sure Did Bill. Did you vote for Trump?

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  40. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Damn straight there Paul. Not once, but twice. Yes, yes, yes. Well, my fellow Happy Wanderer Squanderer, I did indeed. And I voted for Carter the first time. There was no 2nd time. Been out of the BIG TENT for quite awhile, but the Dem junk mail followed me around for 3-4 years after.
    Hey, get this. On a newsfeed page of mine, this Robert Riech speech/farewell address to all his students at Cal popped up and starting playing. Then another RR speech at some forum. To think he was our former labor Secretary under Bubba. Anyway, I think you libs are messing with my news.
    Inflation today is not what it was like back then at it’s peak with the Misery Index. Even the local banks were paying 10% for long term CDs. 14% on a home loan…with POINTS! That killed the Peanut Farmer…..along with scenes across the nationals TVs of the downed helicopters in the desert on the secret hostage rescue mission. A dark spot for sure. Thank you Jimmy for your service. Don’t forget to pick up a gold watch out the door.

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  41. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Opps. I forgot we all got hit hard at the pumps. Odd day, even day, Middle East Embargo.
    No worries. Inflation will lower its trajectory down some this year inflation riding about 4% by November. All eyes are on Joe Biden from every corner of the world right now with this Russian thang playing out. Want to talk about J6 or voting rights instead? How about a nice game of Tic-Tac-Toe?
    Later. My wildflower patch needs some admiring. Full bloom right now and calls me out. Later, my fellow nature lover. That’s what we used to call the nudies in the woods. “Why hello there fellow nature lovers. Just passing through…Holy Smokes!…er…just passing through.”

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  42. Walt Avatar

    So Emery,, which loser right out of the box will you vote for again? What made you think Johnson stood a dogs chance in a Chinese kitchen of coming out alive?
    When Emery drinks is Irish whiskey. It has to be the real cheap crap since he voted for the price of everything to go up.
    It’s not like you didn’t get warned.
    Paying four times what the price of that bottle when Trump was here is well worth it. Orange man GONE.(for now)
    What ya’ pay’n fur Paddy’s these days Emery?

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  43. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Don’t know Walt. I’ve been nursing a bottle of Woodford Scotch for three months given as a Birthday Present. Still over half left. Don’t drink much Walt. Kinda weird you’re so concerned about my personal life. Don’t know what that has to do with the purpose of this blog.

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  44. Walt Avatar

    So then what’s your excuse for voting stupid?

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  45. Walt Avatar

    More election “irregularities” Emery.
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/wisconsin-elections-investigator-gableman-files-suit-jail-democratic-green-bay-madison-mayors-sit-deposition/
    Biden said “It’s all about who counts the votes”… Namey,, LIBS.

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