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276 responses to “Sandbox – 20jun23”
punchy 532p
Request Denied.
Have a nice day.
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”I always follow links if I request them scenes and they are not provided.”
Are you lying now or were you lying before when you insisted that you were, “far too busy to follow every link that you guys post”?
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re Paul’s demands for a link – First he says he won’t look at it, then he’ll claim it’s not a credible source, then he’ll claim the video is fake or doctored.
He’s still denying the Trump/Russian collusion story is a fabrication of the Dems and the corrupt FBI.
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So Gregory is now officially a liar when it comes to “Bison Bol” being ” let in and led around by orificers” as he contended. He has no substance to support his silly fantasy. He is for full pardons for the insurrectionists who invaded the Capitol to stop the election process and keep Trump in power. He surely is the biggest fake Libertarian on record and has no respect for the Constitution or the rule of law. What a phony.
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Paul – “So Gregory is now officially a liar…”
Well – glad it’s official. Will there be a ceremony?
“He has no substance to support his silly fantasy.”
Actually, there are official govt video recordings showing that Bison Guy was walking around peacefully with the Cap Police and that he even offered a “prayer” for them.
There is nothing showing him doing anything violent.
It’s available online for all intelligent adults. Too bad that excludes Paul.
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Well of course not…..
Guessing Kevin is desperately hoping to be Chuck Schumers bitch.
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Republican thought leaders MTG and LB calling each other little bitches on the house floor.
The Republican are now the party of George Santos.
MAGA
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Marco Rubio’s Senate intelligence committee stated that,
“Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat”
But censure Schiff.
https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-
international-news-elections-politics-campaigns-5e833a62e9492f6a66624b7920cc846a
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Durham is a complete loser who claims? he doesn’t read the news, watch TV and has no idea about thing that Trump might have said.
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re: Psul and Bison Boi.
You know how it goes.
psul: “”Did “Bison Bol” illegally enter the Capitol building on Jan 6? Yes or no.””
moi: provides link with exactly the footage everyone is talking about
psul: ” Don’t use that for an excuse for making things up that are not factual.” (after I provided a link showing exactly that)
psul: “Can you provide me with a link showing “Bison Bol” being ” let in and led around by orificers” as you contend? ” (after I provided a link showing exactly that)
psul: “So Gregory is now officially a liar when it comes to “Bison Bol” being ” let in and led around by orificers” as he contended.” (after I provided a link showing exactly that)
roflmao. Mr. Emery truly is The Great Punchholio. All TP beware.
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Serial Liar 6:36 – Hilarious!!
“Marco Rubio’s Senate intelligence committee stated that,
“Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat”
You moron – did you notice the date? Almost 3 years ago.
They were relying on info from what has now been proven to be a total lie.
Do try to keep up, old chum. Maybe cut back a bit on the Little Debbie feedbag?
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Posted by: Cereal Liar | 22 June 2023 at 06:38 AM
Durham is a complete loser who claims? he doesn’t read the news, watch TV and has no idea about thing that Trump might have said.
Again…..someone who weighs 500lbs has no business at all calling anyone else a loser.
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Republican thought leaders MTG and LB calling each other little bitches on the house floor.
The Republican are now the party of George Santos.
MAGA
Pretty much….if Santos had run as a progressive D none of his foibles and fabulism would be a problem……he would have just been a Democrat. Everyone would have just “understood” that.
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“Parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building” isn’t insurrection.
Looks like KVMR dropped Paul Emery just in time. Good move.
Anyone for pudding cups?
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Some local color on fresh coverage from the House floor:
“On Wednesday, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) went through a list of collusion claims made by House Democrats, and Durham rejected all of them… Kiley refused Schiff’s request to yield and asked Durham if Schiff’s collusion claims were supported by the Mueller report, and the special counsel replied, “I don’t believe so.””
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Gregory 10:16 – “…and the special counsel replied, “I don’t believe so.””
Doesn’t matter, Gregory – Serial Liar pointed out that Durham “…doesn’t watch TV”!!!!
There MUST be something wrong with him!
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On to The Union!
Today’s column by Tom Jerkin… up top, he states “Monday, March 27, she was found dead in front of her tent covered by a sleeping bag in bushes in Brunswick Basin. She had been dead for several days”.
A sad end to a homeless woman with a severe drinking problem. Sure led me to think the poor lady (dead at 55) was living in a tent, but at the end of the piece he wrote:
“Deputy Beauchamp examined Lisa Marie White’s motel room. “I located a letter on the bed that appeared to show remorse. I was unable to read the whole thing due to handwriting, but there was a part that stated ‘by the time you are reading this, I should be dead…’”
So, she had a tent and a motel room, and it may well have been a suicide.
Great writing there, Tom.
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Is breaking into the Capitol building by smashing windows and doors chanting “hang Pence” with the intention of disrupting the election process an insurrection Gregory?
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Paul 11:33 – No, it isn’t Paul. There was some violence and destruction of public property. The vast majority of protestors on Jan 6th did none of that. The sentences handed out for petty misdemeanors are way over the top and much too severe.
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Scott
If a group broke into and entered your house, for example. by smashing locked doors would it then be ok for others to enter your house after the initial break in through those smashed doors?
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Paul 12:11 – “…would it then be ok for others to enter your house after the initial break in…”
Gee, Paul – did I claim it was OK?
Let’s go back and read my 11:44….
Why – no, I didn’t.
Is there maybe some one else near you who can read and comprehend English?
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Then can we agree that those who did so on Jan 6 at the Capitol were justly indicted and convicted ?
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Is it a “petty misdemeanor” to do so in your opinion?
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” Then can we agree that those who did so on Jan 6 at the Capitol were justly indicted and convicted ?”
Dunno.
Could you give us a list of all the people, their crimes, their punishments, and the evidence?
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Scenes
Here’s the current list from the District of Columbia. You can link to the evidence for each case by going to case documents.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases
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Here’s an example
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/case-multi-defendant/file/1389221/download
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“Bison Boi” was convicted and sentenced to over four years in a “plea deal”.
The prosecutors withheld exculpatory information, including the video you haven’t bothered viewing.
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re: psul@1:37PM
lol. Did you read it? I’d fine him about $50 and send him home.
From the Chicago Sun Times (about the same guy):
“Springfield man on Senate floor during Capitol breach sentenced to 14 months”
Absolutely insane. Perfect example of lawfare. Thanks for the great example.
Speaking of which, is Matthew Coulter still in the hoosegow with the absurd bail amounts?
Just to be clear:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/case-multi-defendant/file/1389221/download
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/6/16/23763704/springfield-man-capitol-breach-january-6-sentenced-crime-thomas-b-adams
This is the world we live in now. Paul’s World.
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“The prosecutors withheld exculpatory information,”
Isn’t that something? That’s what happens when a Snake Cult takes over society.
Speaking of the Snake Cult, I did like this paragraph on a different matter:
https://www.city-journal.org/article/transgender-ideology-and-the-corruption-of-medicine
” One of the things I’ve been thinking about is what puberty blockers do to children. This medication is called a “gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist” and it comes in the form of monthly injections or an implant. And because it simulates the activity of this hormone, it shuts down the activity of the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is this almond-sized structure in your brain, it’s one of the most primal structures we have, and it controls all the other hormonal structures in your body—your sexual development, your emotions, your fight-or-flight response, everything. But it shouldn’t be described in such cold physiological terms because your hypothalamus is not just a hormone factory. It’s this system that allows you to stand in awe of the beauty of a sunset, or to hear the sounds of orchestral music and to stop whatever you’re doing and want to listen. And I always think that if someone were to ask me, Where is it that you would look for the divine spark in each individual? I would say that it would be somewhere “beneath the inner chamber,” which is the Greek derivation of the term hypothalamus. To shut down that system is to shut down what makes us human.”
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Warning to readers:
Just be aware that Gregory is a fake Libertarian that supports Trumps desire to pardon most if not all of those convicted of crimes during the Jan 6 2021 insurrection at the Capitol. Libertarians are supposed to defend the Constitution which Gregory refuses to do when a mob attacked the Capitol with the intent to disrupt the election process of Biden as our legally elected President.
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Sometimes the interwebz serves up some tasty phrases.
https://twitter.com/ZubyMusic/status/1671858442204585984
“The West is falling because people give too much credence to the opinions of losers, dorks, and degenerates.
Instead of laughing at them, you let them set national policy.”
“That’s what happens when ‘diversity, inclusion, and equity’ are put above competence and character.”
“Seriously. Look at the people setting the rules and boundaries on everything.
Tyranny of the weakest.”
“Tyranny of the weakest”.
That’s really good.
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Gregory
If “Bison Boi” accepted a plea deal then he admitted guilt so whats there to complain about after the fact?
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Posted by: psul Emery | 22 June 2023 at 02:26 PM
Libertarians are supposed to defend the Constitution which Gregory refuses to do when a mob attacked the Capitol with the intent to disrupt the election process of Biden as our legally elected President.
Warning to readers:
psul Emery is not qualified to comment on issues Libertarian as he is a progressive democrat and his claim of being a Green Libertarian™ is merely a ploy to cadge free drinks.
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punchy 228p
Prosecution didn’t give them all the information they had that showed the guy was innocent.
A bozo no-no for the prosecution.
punchy 226p
Really, punch? Really?
Miss working at KVMR much? Just why did they push you out the door?
If I see you in town, we will chat further. You may not enjoy it.
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One of those things you run into. Planned Parenthood in Canada doing God’s work with 9th graders.
“Planned Parenthood went to Lumsden High School (LHS) for a sexual health presentation “related to contraceptives, sexually transmitted infections, and consent,” according to an email allegedly sent to parents after the presentation.”
https://www.westernstandard.news/news/planned-parenthood-sex-cards-at-sask-school-sparks-parents-outrage/article_8e2a96d2-1114-11ee-8f70-d34a43e705fc.html?mibextid=Zxz2cZ
here’s the cards. The card for ‘A’ already appears to have been distributed to the local Democrats.
http://librarypdf.catie.ca/ATI-20000s/26124.pdf
lol. Maybe we could get some sets printed up. Perfect for raffles at the Drag Queen Story Hour.
Groomer Nation really is a thing.
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I always enjoy our conversations Gregory. Looking forward to it.
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Paul 12:42 – “Then can we agree that those who did so on Jan 6 at the Capitol were justly indicted and convicted ?”
‘Did so’ what?
Paul 12:43 – “Is it a “petty misdemeanor” to do so in your opinion?”
What is “it”?
Did some one stick a squirrel brain inside Paul’s cranium?
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Paul 2:28 – “…so whats there to complain about after the fact?”
I guess in your world, Paul – nothing.
Stalin would have loved Paul.
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Warning to readers:
Paul Emery is on a steep mental decline, much like his hero, Joe Xiden. He last attended school circa 1960 when he earned a high school diploma. He spent a couple years on active duty in the USAF unloading caskets from transport aircraft returning from Viet Nam.
Since then he sings for his suppers.
He hates losing arguments and lashes out when he feels like he’s lost a’gin. Which is most all the time.
Give him a pudding cup and call 911.
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Gregory
Can you give us a review ow the time you spent serving our country in the Military? I was in the AF reserves for 6 years recieving an honorable discharge in 1974.
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“ow the time I spent serving our country in the Military”
English. Do you speak it?
Also, it’s receiving, not recieving.
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scotto 251p
Stalin’s Beria wouldn’t have wasted any time on Paul. Just a bullet.
That’s what useful idiots got after outliving their usefulness.
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Okay I’ll repeat it just for you:
Gregory
Can you give us a review of the time you spent serving our country in the Military? I was in the AF reserves for 6 years receiving an honorable discharge in 1974.
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Paul 4:13 – I’ll repeat this just for you, Paul:
I asked you 2 questions at 2:44.
Why should Gregory answer your questions if you won’t answer any one’s questions?
And Gregory 3:54 – Yes, in the end Paul would be shot. But Stalin would have loved him in the meantime.
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I could but i won’t. Punch, you’re being too much of an asswipe.
Aww, hell, ok. I spent two years working at a Naval Weapons Station attached to Camp Pendleton watching over AIM-54 missiles being tested after returning from cruises. That’s the Phoenix missile that was carried by the F-14 for carrier defense.
It was a kick getting saluted by Marines on the way to work.
Now, fuck off.
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So you never served in the military Gregory. Just confirming that.
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The military is famed for killing people and breaking things. Which of those did you do?
The work I did for the US Navy might have saved a carrier from being sunk in the first hour of WW3 had it happened.
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Gregory
Of course you supported the invasion of Iraq, you’re on record as doing that from previous posts, but you leave the killing and dying to others. Typical for you being a phony Libertarian and all that. You are certainly no supporter of Ron Paul who wrote “Why We Fight” opposing the War in Iraq and other military adventures during the Bush administration.
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Posted by: psul Emery | 22 June 2023 at 06:04 PM
Second Warning ⚠️ to readers:
psul Emery is not qualified to comment on issues Libertarian as he is a progressive democrat and his claim of being a Green Libertarian™ is merely a ploy to cadge free drinks from empty headed fellow progressive rubes who visit your fair burgh.
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Paul – “…but you leave the killing and dying to others.”
Ooooh, Paul – you’re quite the HERO!
So – did you kill a lot of people while you were in the service?
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