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gentleguy1020 38 Reviews 630 reads
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1 / 18
Hpygolky 233 Reviews 22 reads
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2 / 18

While their constitutes suffer, they rather debate Dr Seuss, Mr. Potato Head and whatever else they could to distract from their shortcomings.

macdaddy1944 51 Reviews 13 reads
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3 / 18

The GOP is all about getting the rich richer and holding power..It is plain to see they could care less about helping the average American survive..

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 13 reads
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4 / 18

out of tens of thousands.  That's a real scandal in the making.  LOL

impposter 49 Reviews 23 reads
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5 / 18

There are around 1400 US cities with a population of 30,000 or more. I don't know the Dem - Rep distribution of those 1400. Smaller cities do not have the same problems as bigger cities and their mayors are less noticed.  I will guess that larger cities are probably have more Dem mayors than Rep mayors -- just a guess; please post stats if you find them.
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The top 100 US cities by population are governed by 25 Rep Mayors, 64  Dem Mayors, and 11 Indy or "unknown affiliation" Mayors.  
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The "32 Rep Mayors" support came from the the US Conference of Mayors which does not represent EVERY mayor in EVERY city, just large (30,000+) cities.  "... About 425 mayors submitted a letter to Congress through the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Among them are at least 32 Republican mayors from cities ranging from Carmel, Ind.; to Arlington, Texas; to Mesa, Ariz.; and more."  
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"... “Local governments will be relied upon to lead the long-term economic recovery our nation so desperately needs, even as, with few exceptions, cities have been largely left without direct federal assistance,” the letter read. “The lack of adequate support has resulted in budget cuts, service reductions, and job losses. Sadly, nearly one million local government jobs have already been lost during the pandemic. Our essential workers deserve federal relief like any other sector.” ..."
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http://www.usmayors.org/
"Mayors Are Calling for Direct Fiscal Assistance"
"Over 400 bipartisan mayors are calling on Congress to act on direct fiscal assistance for cities by supporting President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan which supports city budgets decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic."

Posted By: coeur-de-lion
Re: Wow, 32 mayors . . . . .
out of tens of thousands.  That's a real scandal in the making.  LOL

Rackhunter 17 reads
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6 / 18
Rackhunter 24 reads
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11 / 18
gentleguy1020 38 Reviews 16 reads
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Rackhunter 31 reads
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13 / 18

when you lick Laffy's balls clean, how does your momma taste?

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 22 reads
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14 / 18

You said there were only 25 GOP mayors of big cities, but 32 of them supported Biden.  How stupid does that sound?  Then you want to leave out cities of less than 30,000 people to further bolster the significance of an insignificant number.  Maybe we should further filter the numbers by saying "only mayors from blue states", or "only mayors under 40", or however else you want to skew the number.  Laffy's ball-washer made an unqualified statement that 32 GOP mayors supported Biden's plan.   I said so what?  That's nothing.  Even you are having a hard time supporting that as more than a drop in the bucket.  Grasp at straws much?  

 
And the reason mayors are asking for direct fiscal assistance is because they know they can't trust Dem governors to filter any of the billions they are getting down to the local level.  They will squander it at the state level.

impposter 49 Reviews 32 reads
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15 / 18

So reading is not your long suit?

Posted By: coeur-de-lion
Re: So math is not your long suit? . . . .
You said there were only 25 GOP mayors of big cities, but 32 of them supported Biden.  How stupid does that sound?
That is NOT what I said. By deliberately misquoting what I wrote, you make yourself sound stupid.
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I wrote: "The top 100 US cities by population are governed by 25 Rep Mayors, 64  Dem Mayors, and 11 Indy or "unknown affiliation" Mayors." [~25% Republican]
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Conference of Mayors: 1400 cities with 30,000+ populations (which includes the 100 most populous cities).  Breakdown by party affiliations? Not reported. 1000 Dems, 400 Reps? 1300, 100? 700, 700? Doesn't matter.  
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Letter from Conference of [1400] Mayors: 425 signatories. 32 Republicans + 393 Dems (+/- indies or not known). [~8% Republican signers.  Would there have been more but for fear of being primaried by Trumpists? Would it have been 10%? 20%? More?]

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 29 reads
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16 / 18

about one-third of ALL mayors at the conference supported Biden by putting their names on the letter?  That means two thirds did not trust Biden enough to sign on.   So 8% of the signers were Republicans.  That must be because Joe is the "great uniter."  Bwahahahahaha

impposter 49 Reviews 37 reads
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17 / 18

You misquoted me either deliberately or stupidly. Which was it?
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The Conference of Mayors is the NAME of the organization; they weren't having a conference in D.C. with 1400 members in attendance and focused on an agenda. I have no idea how the letter was circulated or promoted or how "signing" took place. Nor do I know the historical record of participation by membership (1400 mayors) in previous letter writing campaigns. Is ~425 sigs typical? Above average? Below average?  
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You recently participated in a thread on logical fallacies on the K-Girl board. http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/k-girl-113/how-to-have-more-fun-discussions-24528 You should know how badly you screwed up your straw man argument here:
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Non-participation in the letter-signing does NOT mean that, "two thirds did not trust Biden enough to sign on." You can't assume any proposition B because of the negation of proposition A. Given propositions (statements) A and B, "If not A, then B." is NOT, by logic, a truthful statement. "If the letter was not endorsed, it must have been because of the color of the stationary." "If they didn't sign in support of Biden, it must be that they love Trump more."  Etc..  
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A separate letter, circulated and promoted by Biden opponents, could gather sigs in support of your (alleged) position B (they don't trust Biden). I have read ZERO accounts or stories about ANY Mayor who said, "I didn't sign the letter because I don't trust Biden." or similar. None. Zero. Zilch.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_trial_of_Donald_Trump
"The House passed the article of impeachment on January 13, 2021, by a 232–197 vote. All 222 Democrats voted to impeach, joined by 10 Republicans (including House Republican Conference chairwoman Liz Cheney). Four Republicans did not vote, and the other 197 Republicans voted no." 10 out of 211, a piddling 4.7% of Reps voted YES to impeach Trump a second time: a small but politically and historically significant percentage.  
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"Trump was acquitted by the Senate on February 13, 2021, with 57 senators voting in favor of conviction and 43 voting against. ***Seven Republican senators joined the entire Democratic caucus in voting for conviction:*** ... Despite the verdict being for acquittal, the result was the most bipartisan impeachment conviction vote to date." Only 7 of 50 Republican Senators (14%) voted to convict Trump: a small but politically and historically significant percentage.  
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The bipartisan support of mayors for passage of the aid bill was significant and important even if you are not personally impressed by the percentages.

Posted By: coeur-de-lion
Re: So now you are admitting that only . . . .
about one-third of ALL mayors at the conference supported Biden by putting their names on the letter?  That means two thirds did not trust Biden enough to sign on.   So 8% of the signers were Republicans.  That must be because Joe is the "great uniter."  Bwahahahahaha

Hpygolky 233 Reviews 45 reads
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