Politics and Religion

Talk about not having a platform...
bond007 31 Reviews 698 reads
posted
1 / 30

So, since some folks in here feel that Biden is doing a shitty job, what would you do to solve the following issues:

1.  High Gas Prices - RIght now, OPEC doesn't want to drop the price or drill more.  Our oil companies don't want to drill or drop prices for a variety of reasons including profit, costs, refinnery availability, employee availability.  So, what to do to make the above happen?

2.  Inflation - how do u fix overnight?  That seems to be the request from everyone.  Given the fact that the FED is a big part of controlling inflation, what do u want them to do?

3.  Ukraine - How do u get this terrible war stopped?

Believe me, if the R's get to power in the house and senate, thats the stuff they are going to be asked.  Nobody is going to give a shit about Hunter Biden's laptop.

impposter 49 Reviews 68 reads
posted
2 / 30

The Qs you ask are of immediate importance, of course. People were asked the same sort of Qs about other issues not too long ago.  
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4. What would you do about health care? Reps say REPEAL the ACA!! Trump's health plan to REPLACE the ACA will be ready in two weeks ... NOT!
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5. What would you do about our crumbling infrastructure? Trump's infrastructure plan will be ready in two weeks ... NOT!
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6. What would you do about an imminent pandemic that high ranking health officials and numerous advisors have warned you will likely be very, very, serious. Trump's plan was to eliminate the pandemic response team left over from the previous administration and then do nothing but hope that it will go away, like a miracle, in the spring.

Posted By: bond007

So, since some folks in here feel that Biden is doing a shitty job, what would you do to solve the following issues:  
   
 1.  High Gas Prices - RIght now, OPEC doesn't want to drop the price or drill more.  Our oil companies don't want to drill or drop prices for a variety of reasons including profit, costs, refinnery availability, employee availability.  So, what to do to make the above happen?  
   
 2.  Inflation - how do u fix overnight?  That seems to be the request from everyone.  Given the fact that the FED is a big part of controlling inflation, what do u want them to do?  
   
 3.  Ukraine - How do u get this terrible war stopped?  
   
 Believe me, if the R's get to power in the house and senate, thats the stuff they are going to be asked.  Nobody is going to give a shit about Hunter Biden's laptop.

inicky46 61 Reviews 50 reads
posted
3 / 30

Ukraine is a key strategic situation for us because it's the point of contact against a rogue nation that threatens the entire world. It's a key issue for NATO, which is one of the most successful strategic alliances we've got.  The Ukrainians need and deserve our support because they are performing a key mission for us: exposing Russian military power for the mostly hollow shell it is and grinding it down so it can't threaten other of our allies. If Putin had succeeded he would have been emboldened to strike at Poland and the Baltic States. And since they are in NATO it would have dragged us directly into a war. Now we can avoid that simply by giving Ukraine the weapons it needs to smash the Russkies. It's a great deal for us.
Not only that, the war is an object lesson to China not to strike at Taiwan. You guys blamed Biden for being weak abroad and now that he's being strong you blame him for that. Thus you are partisan hacks.
PS: "the entire point of war was" NOT "to protect the womenfolk." You are a patriarchal dunce and, as usual, misunderstand history.

bdaboom 199 Reviews 42 reads
posted
4 / 30

Let local banks give loans ? Just how delusional are you ? We all know the chances of black kids getting those loans are slim to none but let's talk about your deserving white folks from lets say Alabama.  Think that 500 credit score the parents have is gonna get them in ?  
Just how long has it been since you dealt with a bank ?
The days of walking in a bank and talking to the person who can say yes or no to you getting a loan are long gone (in most places).

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 34 reads
posted
5 / 30

and what to ignore, are you taking over for Laffy on the "But, but, but what about Trump?" responses?  You ignored the OP and highjacked the thread with your own OP, so you could get in the gratuitous Trump-bashing like Laffy always did.  

inicky46 61 Reviews 47 reads
posted
6 / 30

First of all, he's pretty much said he's going to run for Prez again so he's a legitimate target.
Not to mention many of our problems go back to blunders he made as recently as two years ago.
Please don't be such a snowflake every time someone mentions his name.

followme 59 reads
posted
7 / 30

1 – Rescind all bidens EO’s regarding energy. Gas prices started going up within a few weeks after he signed those EO’s.  

 
2- see number 1, it is a good start. You cannot fix overnight what took biden over a year to fuck up.

 
 3- Give Ukrain all the weapons (no nuclear chemical biological) they need to defeat putin, and get it all there faster.

 
Believe me, people can give a shit about more than one thing at a time to include all the above and cunter biben’s laptop too.

 

2022 = 28

impposter 49 Reviews 58 reads
posted
8 / 30

To make it MORE clear for you, my point was that PAST PERFORMANCE of Reps under Trump IS an indicator of future performance and even CURRENT performance.
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E.g., Reps are against gun control (another timely issue) and call for better mental health services BUT THEY REFUSE TO FUND expanded mental health and social services. Instead of restoring the assault weapons restrictions, they call for "hardening" schools but they do not fund it. Since they won't fund hardening anything (other than their resistance to any sort of solution to the gun violence problems), they will likely expand their "hardening the schools" solution to hardening houses of worship and then hardening shopping malls and big box stores and then hardening concert venues and then hardening night clubs and then hardening street fairs and then hardening ... it won't matter because they won't fund any hardening of any thing.

Posted By: coeur-de-lion
Re: Just so I'm clear on what to read . . . .  
and what to ignore, are you taking over for Laffy on the "But, but, but what about Trump?" responses?  You ignored the OP and highjacked the thread with your own OP, so you could get in the gratuitous Trump-bashing like Laffy always did.  

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 52 reads
posted
9 / 30

take over for Laffy and turn every topic into, " . . . . but what about Trump."  I just asked if that's his plan and I will put him on ignore the way I did Laffy.  If an OP seeks to compare Trump to Biden on any issue, then I agree, he should unload all of his anti-Trump vitriol, but if the OP topic is something else, and he wants to change it to Trump,  then he is no better than Laffy, and I will ignore him.  He should have started a new thread about Trump, and those that want to post on it can.  

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 41 reads
posted
10 / 30

Republicans are not in control of Congress.   They cannot fund anything they want to do about anything, so it's premature to start bashing them about not doing anything until after they regain control of Congress in the midterms.  THEN is they don't fix things, you can blame them, unless, of course, Joe vetos whatever they pass, then you have to blame Joe, right?

bond007 31 Reviews 62 reads
posted
11 / 30

Anything the R's try to pass has to survive the filibuster.  IMHO, if it survives that, then Biden will sign it.  Until be bill is passed by Congress, u can't blame Joe for anything.

impposter 49 Reviews 42 reads
posted
12 / 30

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-republicans-tout-infrastructure-funding-voted/story?id=82429064
House Republicans tout infrastructure funding they voted against
Democrats have been quick to criticize it as "voting no and taking the dough."
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"In November, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., was one of 205 House Republicans to vote against the bipartisan, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, calling it irresponsible and the "Green New Deal in disguise."  On Friday, he took to Twitter to tout funding from the bill he voted against -- highlighting a $70 million expansion of the Port of Virginia in Norfolk -- one of the busiest and deepest ports in the United States. ..."  
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And that is typical. A lot of legislation is being blocked (e.g., Voting Rights) due to the hyperpolarization of our system. Would anyone argue that Trumpism is one the major factors? Anything with "Obama" on it must be repealed!!! Anything with "Biden" on it must be blocked!!!  
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Also, Reps are free to propose legislative measures but they have no plans to propose. Health Care "in two weeks" = nothing. Mental health / social services to back up their call for it as a way to deal with gun violence = nothing. And on and on.
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If some Reps support a measure, a bill, a regulation, a law, an appointment and Dems support it, too, it should be approved and enacted without having to fear being primaried in the next election cycle. Government is no longer bipartisan, it is dystopian.

Posted By: coeur-de-lion
Re: In case you didn't notice, . . . .
Republicans are not in control of Congress.   They cannot fund anything they want to do about anything, so it's premature to start bashing them about not doing anything until after they regain control of Congress in the midterms.  THEN is they don't fix things, you can blame them, unless, of course, Joe vetos whatever they pass, then you have to blame Joe, right?

impposter 49 Reviews 48 reads
posted
13 / 30

I didn't want to Edit and send my post into a long delay for Moderation. More from the article I cited in the post, above:

Posted By: impposter

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-republicans-tout-infrastructure-funding-voted/story?id=82429064  
 House Republicans tout infrastructure funding they voted against  
 Democrats have been quick to criticize it as "voting no and taking the dough."
"... In November, Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., was one of 205 House Republicans to vote against the bipartisan, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, calling it irresponsible and the "Green New Deal in disguise." On Friday, he took to Twitter to tout funding from the bill he voted against -- highlighting a $70 million expansion of the Port of Virginia in Norfolk -- one of the busiest and deepest ports in the United States.
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"Wittman is the latest member of a growing group of Republicans celebrating new initiatives they originally opposed on the floor.

Shortly after voting against the measure last fall, Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., celebrated its hundreds of millions in funding for a stalled highway project in Birmingham.

Last week, Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, touted new funding for a flood control project from the package, which she opposed last year, decrying it at the time as a "so-called infrastructure bill."

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, a freshman lawmaker who also voted against the infrastructure bill, celebrating new "game-changing" funding to upgrade locks along the Upper Mississippi River. ..."
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"A spokesperson for Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the No. 2 House Republican who touted a $1 billion investment in flood protection and hurricane repairs in his home state funded by the package he opposed, told ABC News that the GOP whip has "consistently supported these flood protection projects" and approved earlier legislation to pave the way for them. ..."

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 36 reads
posted
14 / 30

another election in 2024 for the GOP get two thirds of the Senate.  The Dem's don't have a platform, and it looks like they won't have one for 2024 either.  They just keep doubling down on hurting average American.  One person, one vote will solve the problem.

inicky46 61 Reviews 39 reads
posted
15 / 30

The Trump Republicans didn't bother to adopt a platform for the 2020 election.
Then, when they failed to win, they tried to steal it.

impposter 49 Reviews 44 reads
posted
16 / 30

Posted By: coeur-de-lion
One person, one vote will solve the problem.
Many people agree with you about that!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin
2000 George W. Bush 47.87% Gore 52.2% MORE VOTES FOR GORE (51 M to 50.4 M)  
2004 George W. Bush 50.7% Kerry 48.3% more votes for Bush (62 M to 60 M)
2008 Barack Obama 52.93% John McCain 47.1%
2012 Barack Obama    51.06% Mitt Romney 48.9%
2016 Donald Trump 46.09% Clinton 53.91% MORE VOTES FOR CLINTON (65 M to 62 M)
2020 Joe Biden 51.31% Donald Trump 48.7% more votes for Biden (81 M to 74 M)

inicky46 61 Reviews 46 reads
posted
17 / 30

They desperately need the Electoral College to have a hope of taking the White House. Of course, they also need massive election fraud. But they are gearing up for that.

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 45 reads
posted
18 / 30

prevents states like New York and California from unilaterally controlling election outcome for a whole nation of 50 states by shear force of numbers.  Republicans are against election fraud, like drop boxes, lack of ID, etc.  Georgia had more blacks turn out for this recent primary WITH their ID's than turned out for the 2020 election when no ID was required. The new law in GA works, and all of the naysayers about voter suppression have been debunked.    

impposter 49 Reviews 63 reads
posted
19 / 30

Posted By: coeur-de-lion
Republicans are against election fraud, like drop boxes, lack of ID, etc.
There was NO ELECTION FRAUD due to any of those reasons. The only proven cases of election fraud that made the news were REPUBLICANS voting for their dead wives or parents, registering at addresses that were not their actual homes, etc.. Even Barr while still AG said THERE WAS NO ELECTION FRAUD.

inicky46 61 Reviews 41 reads
posted
20 / 30

First you say, "one man, one vote." Then you add, except when it applies to New York and CA.
Neat trick.

bond007 31 Reviews 45 reads
posted
21 / 30

You're living in fantasy land if u think thats going to happen.  2/3, come on!!!!

bond007 31 Reviews 38 reads
posted
22 / 30

The Electoral College is archaic.  This BS of New York and CA controlling the outcome of an election is BS.  Elections should be decided by a vote.  Period.  If someone doesn't get the votes, thats their fault.  Nobody else.  If u can't win on total vote, why the hell should you be elected

bond007 31 Reviews 35 reads
posted
23 / 30

I am upset that someone like Trump can win an election with less of the popular vote than the person he beats.  To me, that just doesn't seem right.  I don't care if thats Hillary or anyone else.

inicky46 61 Reviews 48 reads
posted
24 / 30

Trouble is that after his first few sentences he goes completely off the rails as usual.
1) "Why would states like Idaho and Iowa stay in the Union?" Um...lemme see...maybe because we had a civil war over that and the right of secession doesn't exist. And if those two states tried to secede, how do you think that would go for them?
2) Democrats loyalty only to power has existed for "over 250 years?" Really? Since before 1772? That's really neat math since the party was actually founded in 1828. But, hey, why let screaming hyperbole get in the way of the facts. Or as well call it here, "normal Willy."
Oh, and what evidence do you have that Dems' loyalty is only to power? None. Not to mention that Trump and his band of seditionists ONLY care about power.

inicky46 61 Reviews 38 reads
posted
25 / 30

I accept your surrender.
As for point 1) you make a HUGE flat assertion and offer ZERO proof it's true. So you are either deluded or lying. Based on your history, lying is most probable. You also utterly FAIL to support your claim that states would leave the Union, ignoring the fact that the Civil War settled that issue forever.
Could you be any more deceitful and demented?ll

coeur-de-lion 400 Reviews 59 reads
posted
28 / 30

whose business is to provide services to illegal migrants.  Their claim of Trump's wall failure is because it did not reach the stated operational goal of allowing zero illegal entries into the US.  Do you think that's because it was not yet finished? DHS's own internal reports said the wall was highly effective ON THE PART THAT WAS COMPLETED.  It's disingenuous for them to say it's a failure when only about a third was completed.  Not surprisingly, the hoards of illegals coming in now are not coming through the areas that have the walls, they are coming where there is no wall.  That pretty much tells the story.  

insideinfo 67 Reviews 40 reads
posted
29 / 30

"Feminist scram dancing".......

That is hilarious!!!  LOLOLOL

I was prepared to read some of the usual junk from Laffy or Inicky (blaming Trump and conservative for their toenail fungus or ingrown ass hairs)..... but this post definitely made my day today  !

impposter 49 Reviews 68 reads
posted
30 / 30

Provide a link to your sources. Most (~400 miles) of "the wall" was the reconstruction of EXISTING wall. Less than 80 miles of "new wall" was constructed. But yes, old wall in urban areas that had deteriorated over time is now less porous and performing better than it was before the repairs / reconstruction.  Most experts still agree that it makes no sense to build a Trumpian wall in desolate areas where other methods are more economical and effective.

Posted By: coeur-de-lion
Re: Ahem, your link is to an org . . . .
whose business is to provide services to illegal migrants.  Their claim of Trump's wall failure is because it did not reach the stated operational goal of allowing zero illegal entries into the US.  Do you think that's because it was not yet finished? DHS's own internal reports said the wall was highly effective ON THE PART THAT WAS COMPLETED.  It's disingenuous for them to say it's a failure when only about a third was completed.  Not surprisingly, the hoards of illegals coming in now are not coming through the areas that have the walls, they are coming where there is no wall.  That pretty much tells the story.  

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