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[A continuing miss to Fox and other conservative outlets for not bringing up and highlighting daily ‘the border is secure’ lies of the anti-American Biden administration and presidency.  No president in our history has purposely or otherwise done so much damage to our republic as has this functional idiot in the White House.  gjr]

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238 responses to “Sandbox – 19dec22”

  1. Puffin Avatar
    Puffin

    But we already knew this,
    “Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin called former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany “a liar and an opportunist” in her interview with the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021.
    Farah Griffin’s scathing view of McEnany, her former colleague, was included in a batch of interview transcripts released by the House panel on Thursday. In the interview, Farah Griffin criticized McEnany for helping perpetuate the notion that the 2020 election was stolen.”
    “I am a Christian woman, so I will say this. Kayleigh is a liar and an opportunist,” Farah Griffin said in her April interview with the committee. “She’s a smart woman. She’s a Harvard law grad. She knew we lost the election, but she made a calculation that she wanted to have a certain life post-Trump that required staying in his good graces.”

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  2. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    COVID Only Accelerated the Blue State Exodus
    https://jewishworldreview.com/michael/barone123022.php3

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  3. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    Yearly roundup.
    “2022 sure was a cold shower. The long emergency I talk so much about finally got up to cruising speed, with the ectoplasmic “Joe Biden” revving our country into economic, political, and cultural collapse — a hat-trick of calamity — and he did it more swiftly and directly than any emperor managed in late-day Rome, with policies and actions 180-degrees contra to America’s public interest — cheered on by a thinking class that had obviously lost it consensual mind.”
    https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/forecast-2023-get-out-of-the-way-if-you-cant-lend-a-hand/

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  4. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    re: Puffin’@9:07AM
    I’ll take ‘two ex-White House staffers bitching about each other from a couple of years ago for $100 Alex’.

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  5. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    scenes @ 9:31 am. Cold shower for ’23 as well. Read every word. That Uranium One story was always mega bigger and deeper than meets the eye.
    Odd. This old clip showed up in my feed last night. Gorka, Bongino, sounds like Puff Daddy’s list. Slog a few minutes through Dan. We haven’t moved much. Ukraine
    https://fb.watch/hKH4woMqAA/

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  6. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    RIP Barbara Wawa.M
    https://youtu.be/oE-shhNl9aQ

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  7. Donald j. Bessee jr Avatar
    Donald j. Bessee jr

    Indeed, BT however her legacy is the VIEW just sayin.
    😉

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  8. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Does anyone know what was happening on Hwy 49 east of Coyote Street yesterday from about 4:45PM?
    The 49 was blocked off… we were coming home from a trip to Reno visiting family. Traffic was at a standstill. I turned around to get home via Grass Valley, but have not seen a thing in any of the local news media.

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  9. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    ummm that should have read “West of Coyote Street”… I came to a halt as I came to turn westbound from Highway 20.
    There was no snowing even at Donner Pass but it was pissing (a Brit slang term for heavy rain).

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  10. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Negative to Gregory. Did not find a thing for yesterday @ 4:30 to 5:30ish. Nothing close, except single car spin out just past Brunswick off-ramp northbound on 49/20. Not a peep.
    —————
    ‘The Year in whoppers: The White House’s border bull, Pelosi’s name game and more’
    https://nypost.com/2022/12/29/the-year-in-whoppers-the-white-houses-border-bull-pelosis-name-game-and-more/

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  11. George Rebane Avatar

    BillT 257pm – Thank you for this pick up. Now we invite PaulE and his compatriots to post a similar list that matches the material impact of these Democrat lies. They should study what real lies look like in source(s), lives impacted, repetition, … . For years their propagandizing of the ‘tens of thousands’ of so-called Trump lies is just pale bullshit in comparison.

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  12. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    George
    Lets start with the 70% or so of Republicans that still persist in believing that the Presidential election was stolen by the Democrats. George, please list a few facts that would sustain that conclusion.

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  13. Donald j. Bessee jr Avatar
    Donald j. Bessee jr

    Polling showed 15% of folks who voted for creepy grampa joe would not have if they had known about the crackheads laptop contents. An effort led by the FBI and all those lying sacks of shit former intel folks who signed the russian collusion letter and the laptop was disinfo letter. Then there were the zuck bucks.
    😉

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  14. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    What polling are you referring to Don?

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  15. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Punchy, you’ll have to wait until the Dems don’t control the House… just another three days to the GOP having a say in the Congress, able to issue subpoenas.

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  16. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    You mean these, ya gotta stop leading with your chin! LOL
    FLASHBACK: 16% of Biden voters would have voted differently if Hunter Biden laptop story was not suppressed by media, big tech
    https://thepostmillennial.com/flashback-16-of-biden-voters
    https://www.westernjournal.com/poll-17-biden-voters-abandoned-knew-stories-media-censored/
    Poll: Media Suppression of Hunter Biden Laptop Story Helped Make Joe Biden President
    https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2022/03/poll-media-suppression-of-hunter-biden-laptop-story-made-joe-biden-president/
    79% say ‘truthful’ coverage of Hunter Biden’s laptop would have changed 2020 election
    https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/2020-election-outcome-would-differ-with-hunter-biden-laptop-coverage-poll/
    https://nypost.com/2022/03/25/two-thirds-of-americans-say-hunter-biden-laptop-important-story-poll/
    😉

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  17. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Gregory
    Subpoenas for what? Are you saying that if you are subpoenaed you are guilty of something? Exactly what crimes are you saying were committed?
    Gregory, do you agree with the 70% of Republicans that the election was stolen and Trump should be our President?

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  18. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    Just to clarify your argument Don you seem to say the issue is not the validity of the votes cast but the information people had before they voted that would have changed.
    Do you believe that the votes themselves were not valid?

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  19. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Funny how often his reading skills fail the ponytail of ignorance in the face of pesky facts @457. ROFLOL
    😉

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  20. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    What “facts” are you referring to Don? Selected poll numbers? (4:57) Don once again do you believe the election numbers that showed Biden winning the election were false and that Trump is our rightful President?

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  21. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Yo Paul. Shouldn’t you be listening to Achilles Wheels right now. They are getting down on Canned Heat first fav song. On the road again. Get down. Thank you KVMR. Safe to listen to again. First time I heard that band. A local treasure. They do a good New Riders of the Purple Sage song too. Too scared to go out tonight Punch? It’s News Years. Happy White Privilege New Years to you, Paul.
    Ok, so you have one thing to toss around. Dr. Rebane asked….er….invited you to present a list. List usually means more than one item. A list. Homework!
    Cops Fled Six Major Democrat-Led Cities In Droves In 2022. Here’s Why
    https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/30/cops-fled-new-york-san-diego-pittsburgh-seattle-chicago-san-francisco/

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  22. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Punchy, I’ve been clear about the elections all along… they weren’t stolen, they were sold.
    McCarthy may be the new Speaker in 3 days, give him time

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  23. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    I guess I better let Punchy know that the Jan 6 Committee withdrew its subpoena to Trump. Old news. Separation of powers thang.

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  24. George Rebane Avatar

    PaulE 353pm – Paul, you completely miss the point on the share of distinct material lies told by the leaderships of both political parties. It’s remarkable how you cannot shift focus from your TDS ‘stolen election’ diatribes.
    That the 2020 election was highly irregular is beyond reasonable dispute – the published evidence of that fact overwhelms. The only dispute remains over how much these irregularities affected the election’s outcome.

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  25. Scott O Avatar

    Have fun trying to have an intelligent conversation with Paul. You might as well show a card trick to a rock. And I’m insulting rocks.
    Watching the fireworks and light show at the Reunion Tower in Dallas on the tube with an adult drink in hand with loved ones in da house!
    Supposed to be almost 80 tomorrow. Then thunderstorms moving in on Monday.
    2023 is nigh and it promises to be fun if you call financial chaos and political shit shows “fun”.
    You voted for this America – enjoy!
    Happy New Year Y’all!

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  26. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Return Your Nobel: Top 4 Worst Paul Krugman Economic Hot Takes of 2022
    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2022/12/30/return-your-nobel-top-4-worst-paul-krugman-economic-hot
    ———————————
    WORST OF 2022: The Joy of Hate Award for Joy Reid Rants
    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2022/12/30/worst-2022-joy-hate-award-joy-reid-rants
    —————————-
    Adieu to 2022: Here Are the Ten Most-Read NewsBusters Blogs of the Year
    https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2022/12/31/adieu-2022-here-are-ten-most-read-newsbusters-blogs-year
    Too many bonuses to list. 🙂

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  27. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    After Seeing Trump’s Tax Returns, I Would Like To Hire His Accountant So That I, Too, Can Pay As Little In Taxes As Possible
    “After nearly half of a decade, Congressional Democrats finally released former President Donald J. Trump’s tax returns and you won’t believe what happened next!
    Of course, nothing happened. Like any article that says, “you won’t believe what happened next!” what occurs next is the most obvious sequence of events of all time.
    The tax returns showed that the billionaire real-estate mogul turned reality TV star, turned president, turned Deep State public enemy number one, has done nothing illegal, but he does use the American tax code to his advantage.”
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/after-seeing-trumps-tax-returns-i-would-like-to-hire-his-accountant-so-that-i-too-can-pay-as-little-in-taxes-as-possible
    —————
    Dick and Roberts and Jonsey and Cooked
    ‘Rigged the COVID debate’: How federally enticed censorship undermined science during pandemic
    Aggressive policing of controversial content stifled scientific debate during pandemic’s worst months, experts say.
    https://justthenews.com/nation/technology/rigged-covid-debate-how-federally-enticed-censorship-undermined-science-during

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  28. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Ain’t it even midnight.
    Alert. Don’t do down the hill. Levee failure warning. Whoa Nelly, the dam is busting. 🙂
    https://www.localconditions.com/weather-yuba-city-california/95991/alerts.php
    Happy New Year to all.

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  29. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Whoa Nelly, the dam is busting. Stay on high ground ain’t even midnight.
    https://www.localconditions.com/weather-yuba-city-california/95991/alerts.php

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  30. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Ok, no link. Third time is a charm. Alert. Stay on high ground, no going to Buttonwillow. Whoa Nelly, the dam is busting.
    * Flash Flood Warning for… A Levee Failure on the Cosumnes River along Levees near Wilton rd. and bridge in… East Central Sacramento County in central California…
    * Until 915 PM PST Sunday.
    * At 913 PM PST, county dispatch reported the Levees near Wilton rd. and bridge on the Cosumnes River Near Wilton are in a state of imminent failure causing flash flooding of immediately surrounding areas.
    HAZARD…Life threatening flash flooding from a levee failure.
    SOURCE…County Officials.
    IMPACT…Life threatening flash flooding of areas near the levee break.
    * Wilton, Wilton Road
    This includes the following streams and drainages… Cosumnes River.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
    If you are in low lying areas along the Levees near Wilton rd. and bridge you should move to higher ground immediately.
    Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
    Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
    Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
    FLASH FLOOD…OBSERVED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT…CONSIDERABL

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  31. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    “Have fun trying to have an intelligent conversation with Paul.”
    Well, it’s his blog after all. He’s certainly in the driver’s seat.
    When you are (a) determined to be an asshole and (b) have a single topic, it’s up to everyone else to respond or not. Luckily, he has everyone’s number and keeps the crazy flowing.
    If I were GeorgeR, I’d put up a ‘Trump’ topic and scooch any Trump posts to that area, at least until the man became pertinent again, if ever. It’s the right thing to do from an editor’s standpoint. If you’ve got the internet version of a crazy street person stopping by your business every day, it’s probably best to give them a special place to wax eloquent or you drive out the customers.

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  32. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    While eating breakfast, I was considering the Paul Phenomena in the aggregate.
    To some extent, I think, the internet drives this but there’s also a veering of what catches the public eye.
    Now that news (and jobs like ‘News Director’) are opened up to anyone who wants to call themselves that, the old ways of long news apprenticeships are thrown by the wayside. What seems to sell now is a combination of being an edgelord (purposefully argumentative) and, more importantly, a concentration on people rather than mass behavior or ideas generally. Basically a souped-up gossip columnist. Is this due to easier distribution? A more feminine fascination with individuals rather than dry ideas? A slow burn of anxiety-dominant mental illness? I couldn’t say.
    Twitter, as something of the future (and present) of news is an interesting eye-opener. It mostly consists of several thousand of these ‘News Directors’ expressing a 240 character opinion on something, usually about a person, which is then responded to by thousands and thousands of low-value responses. Often, they have nothing to do with the topic but are merely the meanest thing that person can think of at that moment. A lot of it makes Paul’s Trump-stalking seem absolutely normal.
    It could simply be that very few people do things of value anymore. What is left is a kind of opinion Tourette’s that spills out when it just becomes too much.

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  33. Gregory Avatar
    Gregory

    Ahh, the Paul Phenomenon.
    It’s pure cancel culture. Are you now, or were you ever, an Election Denier?
    And Cancel Culture is postmodern-post-rational Marxism version 4, after the Marx-Engels/Lenin/Stalin/Mao versions
    Not that Punchy sees that… he’s just punching what he thinks is a soft spot.

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  34. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    ” he’s just punching what he thinks is a soft spot”
    Not much of one, although he strikes me as a person who thinks in personalities. It’s like a historian who explains everything in terms of prominent generals..or like this mindless business of somehow connecting business cycles to the party of the President. The town gossip attempts to understand the world.
    Bummer that search is so bad on typepad, I’d put together a ‘best of’ Paul page where he says essentially the same thing one or two thousand times. Bad manners combined with OCD is a terrifying thing.

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  35. fish Avatar
    fish

    Who is “Paul”?

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