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Jo's deal is he is that intelligent.

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Of course he can. You had an opinion about Jo and so did I. You want to limit my free speech?

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Well, part of you taking back your life is admitting to your drunkeness. That starts the healing process, you recognized the problem and you conquered your
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I applaud you for that. Seriously, no shit. You faced up to responsibility.
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But because the Repugs were in charge, those stodgy old farts, pulled the old "we're in charge and you can't do shit about it" card, especially that retarded old fuck Grassley. - SGG

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Well, part of you taking back your life is admitting to your drunkeness. That starts the healing process, you recognized the problem and you conquered your
demons.

I applaud you for that. Seriously, no shit. You faced up to responsibility.
You manned up.

With this scumbag Kavanaugh, he never has. All his life has been a lark, a romp through the woods to grandma's house. He never had to work for anything,
privilege has its rewards - or does it? Everything has been handed to him
including, and especially, the judgeship on the Federal level. Does he know the law? Who's to say for sure. Blackout drunks tend to miss whole chunks of
their waking life.

But let's look at this like Keeks and Siggy do. Let's say he was the angel he claims to be. Let's say he's completely innocent, of everything - no collusion. Then why not allow the FBI a full investigation? You know, to
clear his innocence. Because he was being handed this position on a silver platter. McConnell was not about to allow to be made a fool of (whoops, too late).

He said so. "We are plowing him through."

McConnell and company (I really don't think Trump had much to say on this matter, this was all McConnell) carefully orchestrated the FBI "investigation"
and limited the scope. Pure and simple. Then he and Trump "gaslight" everyone
not in agreement. They point a finger at the Dems and shout out "mob rule"
"conspiracy" "no corroboration" "witch hunt."

And while everyone is looking at what the "left hand" is doing, the "right hand" is busy "palming the deck." It's all slight of hand, smoke and mirrors.
Grassley orders that the hearing will be limited to Ford and Kavanaugh; he limits the questions to 5 minutes apiece; he has a female prosecutor ask the
questions instead of the "old white guys" (a shrewd move, but one that everyone sees as manipulative). With no one else testifying it reduces the chances that something or someone might slip through and open up a can of
worms. Then he (Grassley) quietly asks Ford's lawyers to submit to the
committee Ford's psychologist and the polygraph report. Again, why not
question the experts; the psychologist and the former FBI agent who conducted
the polygraph. Have them testify. An innocent man would.

Limitng the minutes of questioning, limits the exposure to Kavanaugh (Senator Kamala Harris had him sweating bullets as she slowly and methodically painted him into a corner during the initial hearing). He couldn't, or wouldn't, give a straight answer to anything other than his name. Not on anything - not Rule of Law or, as to the school yearbook, not the Devil's Triangle, not the 4 Fs, not Renate, nothing. This guy lied more than once to the committee, which means he lied to Congress...under oath. Then he rudely shot back a question
to Senator Klobuchar (one of the nicest senators on the circuit) about "blackout drinking." That's why I call him a SCUMBAG! (Plus he has the face
of a little rat sneaking around the house in the dark). He's a greasy little weasel. Even his wife was making agonizing faces during his testimony, as if to say: "he really didn't just say." She knew. Fucking liar!

But because the Repugs were in charge, those stodgy old farts, pulled the
old "we're in charge and you can't do shit about it" card, especially that
retarded old fuck Grassley. He's fucking 80, and senile. Hatch was complaining about the protesters. Another old fart scumbag (I really had no idea until these hearings that he was THAT bad). Stupid fuck forgets that this country
was built on protesters - they named a movement after them - Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the British.....

You know what happened after that, right? The British overreacted and soon after the American Revolution was born. So Hatch and the rest of those idiots have forgotten how "we" got here.

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Whereas, the Dems refer "Republicans" quite often. I think the Dems constant reference to party is generating a cringe reaction among people who aren't registered with any party, and those are exactly the people that the Dem party needs to win over. Because, obviously, the DNC already has its base sewn up.

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And in response, the Dems orchestrated a sham accusation, none of which was really designed to go anywhere except the November elections. - SIGNY

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I could be wrong (because I don't follow Twitter) but it seems to me that altho Trump frequently criticizes Democrats, he doesn't use the term "Democrats" or "Democratic" very often. - SIGNY

Right, he prefers infantile slurs.- GSTRING

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Whereas, the Dems refer "Republicans" quite often. I think the Dems constant reference to party is generating a cringe reaction among people who aren't registered with any party, and those are exactly the people that the Dem party needs to win over. Because, obviously, the DNC already has its base sewn up. - SIGNY

It's actually a great idea - they're running against... wait for it... Republicans. They are the target, they are the enemy to defeat.-GSTRING

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In other words, instead of trying to appeal to slivers of people ... Democrats, women, gays, blacks ... they should be crafting a message with the broadest possible appeal. - SIGNY

Yeah, I do follow Twitter, so I know more than you and I still haven't seen this "appeal to slivers" you mention - cites? Sounds like another republican tactic to me.

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Seriously, you think that old white male GOPers are the only possible war-mongers?

It seems to me that those who break the glass ceiling, no matter what color, sex, age, or political party, become enfolded in the warmongering bureaucracy that is the deep state and wind up doing its bidding, no matter what they promised on the campaign trail.

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I believe her!”

Really? Why should anyone believe her?

Senator Collins of Maine said she believed that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford experienced somethingtraumatic, just not at the hands of Mr. Kavanaugh. I believe Senator Collins said that to placate the #Metoo mob, not because she actually believed it. I believe Christine Blasey Ford was lying, through and through, in her injured little girl voice, like a bad imitation of Truman Capote.

I believe that the Christine Blasey Ford gambit was an extension of the sinister activities underway since early 2016 in the Department of Justice and the FBI to un-do the last presidential election, and that the real and truthful story about these seditious monkeyshines is going to blow wide open.

It turns out that the Deep State is a small world.

Did you know that the lawyer sitting next to Dr. Ford in the Senate hearings, one Michael Bromwich, is also an attorney for Andrew McCabe, the former FBI Deputy Director fired for lying to investigators from his own agency and currently singing to a grand jury?

What a coincidence. Out of all the lawyers in the most lawyer-infested corner of the USA, she just happened to hook up with him.

It’s a matter of record that Dr. Ford traveled to Rehobeth Beach Delaware on July 26, where her Best Friend Forever and former room-mate, Monica McLean, lives, and that she spent the next four days there before sending a letter July 30 to Senator Diane Feinstein that kicked off the “sexual assault” circus. Did you know that Monica McClean was a retired FBI special agent, and that she worked in the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York under Preet Bharara, who had earlier worked for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer?

Could Monica McLean have spent those four days in July helping Christine Blasey Ford compose her letter to Mrs. Feinstein? Did you know that Monica McClean’s lawyer, one David Laufman is a former DOJ top lawyer who assisted former FBI counter-intel chief Peter Strozk on both the Clinton and Russia investigations before resigning in February this year — in fact, he sat in on the notorious “unsworn” interview with Hillary in 2016. Wow! What a really small swamp Washington is!

Did you know that Ms. Leland Keyser, Dr. Ford’s previous BFF from back in the Holton Arms prep school, told the final round of FBI investigators in the Kavanaugh hearing last week — as reported by the The Wall Street Journal — that she “felt pressured” by Monica McLean and her representatives to change her story — that she knew nothing about the alleged sexual assault, or the alleged party where it allegedly happened, or that she ever knew Mr. Kavanaugh. I think that’s called suborning perjury.

None of this is trivial and the matter can’t possibly rest there. Too much of it has been unraveled by what remains of the news media. And meanwhile, of course, there is at least one grand jury listening to testimony from the whole cast-of-characters behind the botched Hillary investigation and Robert Mueller’s ever more dubious-looking Russian collusion inquiry: the aforementioned Strozk, Lisa Page, James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Bill Priestap, et. al. I have a feeling that these matters are now approaching critical mass with the parallel unraveling of the Christine Blasey Ford “story.”

The Democratic Party has its fingerprints all over this, as it does with the shenanigans over the Russia investigation. Not only do I not believe Dr. Ford’s story; I also don’t believe she acted on her own in this shady business. What’s happening with all these FBI and DOJ associated lawyers is an obvious circling of the wagons. They’ve generated too much animus in the process and they’re going to get nailed. These matters are far from over and a major battle is looming in the countdown to the midterm elections. In fact, op-ed writer Charles M. Blow sounded the trumpet Monday morning in his idiotic column titled: Liberals, This is War. Like I’ve been saying: Civil War Two.

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Well, part of you taking back your life is admitting to your drunkeness. That starts the healing process, you recognized the problem and you conquered your
demons.

I applaud you for that. Seriously, no shit. You faced up to responsibility.
You manned up.

With this scumbag Kavanaugh, he never has. All his life has been a lark, a romp through the woods to grandma's house. He never had to work for anything,
privilege has its rewards - or does it? Everything has been handed to him
including, and especially, the judgeship on the Federal level. Does he know the law? Who's to say for sure. Blackout drunks tend to miss whole chunks of
their waking life.

But let's look at this like Keeks and Siggy do. Let's say he was the angel he claims to be. Let's say he's completely innocent, of everything - no collusion. Then why not allow the FBI a full investigation? You know, to
clear his innocence. Because he was being handed this position on a silver platter. McConnell was not about to allow to be made a fool of (whoops, too late).

He said so. "We are plowing him through."

McConnell and company (I really don't think Trump had much to say on this matter, this was all McConnell) carefully orchestrated the FBI "investigation"
and limited the scope. Pure and simple. Then he and Trump "gaslight" everyone
not in agreement. They point a finger at the Dems and shout out "mob rule"
"conspiracy" "no corroboration" "witch hunt."

And while everyone is looking at what the "left hand" is doing, the "right hand" is busy "palming the deck." It's all slight of hand, smoke and mirrors.
Grassley orders that the hearing will be limited to Ford and Kavanaugh; he limits the questions to 5 minutes apiece; he has a female prosecutor ask the
questions instead of the "old white guys" (a shrewd move, but one that everyone sees as manipulative). With no one else testifying it reduces the chances that something or someone might slip through and open up a can of
worms. Then he (Grassley) quietly asks Ford's lawyers to submit to the
committee Ford's psychologist and the polygraph report. Again, why not
question the experts; the psychologist and the former FBI agent who conducted
the polygraph. Have them testify. An innocent man would.

Limitng the minutes of questioning, limits the exposure to Kavanaugh (Senator Kamala Harris had him sweating bullets as she slowly and methodically painted him into a corner during the initial hearing). He couldn't, or wouldn't, give a straight answer to anything other than his name. Not on anything - not Rule of Law or, as to the school yearbook, not the Devil's Triangle, not the 4 Fs, not Renate, nothing. This guy lied more than once to the committee, which means he lied to Congress...under oath. Then he rudely shot back a question
to Senator Klobuchar (one of the nicest senators on the circuit) about "blackout drinking." That's why I call him a SCUMBAG! (Plus he has the face
of a little rat sneaking around the house in the dark). He's a greasy little weasel. Even his wife was making agonizing faces during his testimony, as if to say: "he really didn't just say." She knew. Fucking liar!

But because the Repugs were in charge, those stodgy old farts, pulled the
old "we're in charge and you can't do shit about it" card, especially that
retarded old fuck Grassley. He's fucking 80, and senile. Hatch was complaining about the protesters. Another old fart scumbag (I really had no idea until these hearings that he was THAT bad). Stupid fuck forgets that this country
was built on protesters - they named a movement after them - Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the British.....

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You know what happened after that, right? The British overreacted and soon after the American Revolution was born. So Hatch and the rest of those idiots have forgotten how "we" got here.

SGG

"I'm going to fly like an Eagle, when my spirit is free."

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Yeah. Answering "we drank beer" is not an actual answer. I can vouch for that.

I'm not going to say that I never drank hard liquor. I know there was a time there where I had tried switching over because my beer intake was making me really fat. I didn't like it though, and I would get drunk far too quickly, so I don't think I did it very long.

Most of my drunken posts here back when I was drinking were anywhere from 5 beers in to about 40 beers in. I had a lot more free time than most people do though, so the tail end of my binge sessions could have been up to 36 hours after I started drinking.

I think that to most people specifying beer over hard liquor would mean that you're not a serious drinker. In some cases this is just not true.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Not sure if this got buried.

Why is it that Democrats and other Socialist/Communists/Liberals are outraged that a woman be allowed in the Senate Chamber? A Professional, a proven competent Prosecutor, not unless she is a Token, like Democrats view women and minorities? I did not see it, but heard excellent clips and summaries - was she too attractive for Democrats to be placated? Were all the fugly Democrap Senators jealous of her?

Why is it that Democrats hate women, while Conservatives openly and repeatedly give women a chance, support women, encourage women, give them a tough and demanding stage to display their talents and skills?

Well, of course, we already knew Democrats hate women. That's why they keep releasing Serial Rapists and pedophiles ASAP at every opportunity.
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Not sure if this got buried.

Why is it that Democrats and other Socialist/Communists/Liberals are outraged that a woman be allowed in the Senate Chamber? A Professional, a proven competent Prosecutor, not unless she is a Token, like Democrats view women and minorities? I did not see it, but heard excellent clips and summaries - was she too attractive for Democrats to be placated? Were all the fugly Democrap Senators jealous of her?

Why is it that Democrats hate women, while Conservatives openly and repeatedly give women a chance, support women, encourage women, give them a tough and demanding stage to display their talents and skills?

Well, of course, we already knew Democrats hate women. That's why they keep releasing Serial Rapists and pedophiles ASAP at every opportunity.
Plus supporting BJ Clinton for raping women in the White House.

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Hey Jewels,

Your response is both typical and hilarious; but you have the "gaslighting" thing down to a science.

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This is just a small sampling from the 'democratic' party platform.

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Why can't the democrats just get behind fair access to good opportunities for everyone? Or is fairness only for some, but not for others?

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The other thing missing are some very specific paths to get there, like, oh, getting out of 'free' trade agreements, increasing basic manufacturing, and so on.

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VICTIMS ONLY !
have we got a candyland of promises for YOU!
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This is just a small sampling from the 'democratic' party platform. - KIKI

You said it, just a sampling.

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It's easy to see how aligning themselves with that position is genuine and not political for Dems. The "less than," the "Races? Immigrants? Women? Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders? The disabled? The religious? The rural?" they are notoriously the worst group of citizens to get out and vote.

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Meanwhile, Trump Republicans have figured out Hate works wonders. They crank up the hate on those very groups and basically taunt anyone who is not a member (largely white males) and say, "are you going to let them have it better than you? Democrats don't care about you! We do! Look at us , we're your brothers!"

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Why can't the democrats just get behind fair access to good opportunities for everyone? Or is fairness only for some, but not for others- KIKI

Because they feel that these groups are the groups being treated most unfairly? - GSTRING

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The other thing missing are some very specific paths to get there, like, oh, getting out of 'free' trade agreements, increasing basic manufacturing, and so on.- KIKI

Can't speak to fair trade but increasing manufacturing is going to be tough as Jack explained - MONEY. Cost of production is so much cheaper overseas that you would have to increase tariffs and thereby CoGs and then uh-oh, profits drop. No party can untangle that but some can lie about it *cough* Republicans *cough.*

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VICTIMS ONLY !
have we got a candyland of promises for YOU!
deplorables need not apply - KIKI


Sorry Kiks, your complaints don't match your list. There's plenty here that effects everyone:

Raise Incomes and Restore Economic Security for the Middle Class

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Ending Systemic Racism
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Reforming our Criminal Justice System
Guaranteeing Civil Rights
Guaranteeing Women’s Rights
Guaranteeing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights
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Investing in Rural America
Ending Poverty and Investing in Communities Left Behind
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You seem to be struggling a bit... some of your replies are almost incoherent.

SIGGY: Not true. Obama didn't bail out "the people", he bailed out the banks. All you have to do is look at the wealth gap ... which accelerated under Obama's reign ... to realize that Dems may be better at FOOLING "the little people" but they don't represent them any better.
CC: You make no sense. Kiki just whined about it, and you have also stated that they're all about identity politics and then listed all of the little people groups they want to protect. You're contradicting yourself.- GSTRING

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SIGGY: Um ... that argues that it IS political for Dems.
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Now Republicans are kings at using hate and bigotry and wealth gap to motivate their base - with remarkable success- CC

SIGGY: The hate seems to be coming mostly from Dems. YOU talk about "enemies". I don't see equivalent talk from Repubs. Face it, Trump created a inclusive slogan:
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

The Dems need to come up with something just as good, or better.


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FAIRNESS and EQUALITY are two things that nobody can have "more" of. If someone has "more" equality, that's not equality, that's privilege. This is being framed ... by Democrats... as a form of "taking away" privilege from someone to give privilege to someone else. Why can't they stick to the basic message of fairness for everyone?- SIGNY

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SIGGY: Oh, so the Dems DON'T, or CAN'T, focus on "the little people" because they worry more about business profits?

CC: perhaps the laziest, flimsiest strawman I've ever heard.

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VICTIMS ONLY !
have we got a candyland of promises for YOU!
deplorables need not apply - KIKI


There's a more balanced, honest and complete list here:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/papers_pdf/117717.pdf - GSTRING

When I read the Dem's position, it's like mush, full of words like "helping" and "developing" and "promoting". Guaranteed ineffectualness.

How about ....

Reducing military spending.
Eliminating our foreign bases and "interventions".
Disentangling our military from historic alliances. (That's how little wars turn into world wars.)
Re-enacting Glass Steagall.
Breaking up monopolies.
Exiting "free trade" deals which turn our sovereign decisions over the corporate tribunals.
Ending illegal immigration.
Ending fractional reserve banking.
Creating a national bank.
Ensuring fairness of opportunity and meritocracy for everyone by (among other things) requiring "blinded" applications.
Imposing tariffs to promote re-industrialization.
Medicare for everyone.
Require free broadcast time for all candidates who reach a threshold of 5% support.

I can think of DOZENS of meaningful goals that the Dems could promise that would be better for (almost) everyone (except perhaps the very very wealthy) but the Dems would never do it because they have to keep at least one eye on their corporate and financial sponsors. Er, donors. - SIGNY

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FBI Director Wray Confirms That White House Limited Kavanaugh Probe
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/wray-confirms-that-white-house-limi
ted-kavanaugh-probe
I'm shocked! Shocked, I say!
An illegitimate investigation ordered by an illegitimate president of a nominee who perjured himself, repeatedly, on national television, but gets confirmed anyway.
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“I think I would say that our investigation here, our supplemental update to the previous background investigation, was limited in scope and that that is consistent with the standard process for such investigations going back quite a long ways,” he said.

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You said it, just a sampling. I'll leave it to anyone interested in what the whole thing says to visit your link rather than cut and paste everything here.

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Whatever - most of us - including you Kiki - know that platforms are easy, just writing. People can write anything.

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Yes, I would agree that in both the cliche of the Democrats and in their practice they care more about "the little people." It's easy to see how aligning themselves with that position is genuine and not political for Dems. The "less than," the "Races? Immigrants? Women? Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders? The disabled? The religious? The rural?" they are notoriously the worst group of citizens to get out and vote.

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4.4 million 2012 Obama voters stayed home in 2016 — more than a ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../4-4-million-2012-obama-voters-staye
d-home-in-20...
Opinion | The Missing Obama Millions - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/opinion/.../obama-trump-voters-demo
crats.html
Mar 10, 2018 - Trump voters who previously voted for Mr. Obama are the subject of intense ... 9 percent of Obama 2012 voters went for Mr. Trump in 2016, 7 percent — that's .... Obama campaigned for a overt crooked candidate who didn't ...
Registered Voters Who Stayed Home Probably Cost Clinton The ...
https://fivethirtyeight.com/.../registered-voters-who-stayed-home-prob
ably-cost-clinto...
Jan 5, 2017 - Registered voters who didn't vote on Election Day in November were more ... was not the enthusiasm for Clinton's candidacy as there was for Obama's in 2012. ... made up 48 percent of 2016 registered voters who didn't vote,

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Meanwhile, Trump Republicans have figured out Hate works wonders. They crank up the hate on those very groups and basically taunt anyone who is not a member (largely white males) and say, "are you going to let them have it better than you? Democrats don't care about you! We do! Look at us , we're your brothers!"
Kind of like you just did Kiki.

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Originally posted by GEEBERS:
Can't speak to fair trade but increasing manufacturing is going to be tough as Jack explained - MONEY. Cost of production is so much cheaper overseas that you would have to increase tariffs and thereby CoGs and then uh-oh, profits drop. No party can untangle that but some can lie about it *cough* Republicans *cough.*
Massive tax breaks for local manufacturers might be a start but do those ever get to the shop floor or mid level worker?

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
VICTIMS ONLY !
have we got a candyland of promises for YOU!
deplorables need not apply

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Originally posted by GEEBERS:
Sorry Kiks, your complaints don't match your list. There's plenty here that effects everyone

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Originally posted by 1kiki:
This is just a small sampling from the 'democratic' party platform.

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Originally posted by GEEBERS:
You said it, just a sampling. I'll leave it to anyone interested in what the whole thing says to visit your link rather than cut and paste everything here.

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Yes, wasn't it nice of me to provide a link? That way people can read the whole thing (not that YOU did, or you'd have something far more specific and relevant to say about it instead of insinuations that I unfairly edited it).

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Originally posted by GEEBERS:
The rest of what you posted was full of logic gaps and contradictions and I no longer have the interest or time or patience to unravel all that sh*t.

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The rest of what you posted was full of logic gaps and contradictions and I no longer have the interest or time or patience to unravel all that sh*t.- GSTRING

You no LONGER have an interest? You didn't refute or even address my original posts the first time around! How could you lose an interest you didn't have before?- KIKI

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And I gotta ask - why do you feel the need ti lie all the time? - KIKI

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methinks you altered your post since I last saw it.

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If I had, i would have corrected the typo.

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I don't think I've ever seen catholic used like that. And I'm Catholic.

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Catholic (large "C") here too. Born and raised, anyway. Mentally left the church when I was ten.

But usage of (small "c") catholic is legitimate, altho rare.

"He was catholic in his appreciation of movies."

I like unusual words.

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Are your comments regarding Justice Thomas your own, original? Or merely believed and copied from your linky?

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Oh, I remember reading that criticism of Thomas many many years ago ... a history of his votes and how closely they mirrored Scalia's, along with an analysis of his written opinions. In fact, at the time of that analysis, I believe he had written ZERO opinions; altho I could be wrong. Over the years, whenever a SC ruling came down, I never found any reason to change that opinion of Thomas. You never hear his opinions quoted, for example.

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Originally posted by 1kiki:

And I gotta ask - why do you feel the need ti lie all the time?

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Lying about lying is Kiki's super power.

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Are your comments regarding Justice Thomas your own, original? Or merely believed and copied from your linky?- JSF

Oh, I remember reading that criticism of Thomas many many years ago ... a history of his votes and how closely they mirrored Scalia's, along with an analysis of his written opinions. In fact, at the time of that analysis, I believe he had written ZERO opinions; altho I could be wrong. Over the years, whenever a SC ruling came down, I never found any reason to change that opinion of Thomas. You never hear his opinions quoted, for example. - SIGNY

Not sure how you could be more wrong.
Whenever I heard respected, successful, intelligent Law Professionals discussing Justice Thomas, it is always reflecting that he has the Greatest Opinions of the History of SCOTUS, the most stable and reasoned. I am sure you have found a lesser Standard to inform your bias. Pity.

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Justice Clarence Thomas asks questions in court, 1st time in 10 years (2106)

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Senate confirms slate of 16 Federal Judges, all hand-picked by Trump.


https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/senate-confirms-
new-federal-judges-but-not-st-louis-nominee/article_83bc8240-f28b-5c80-9bb5-66f0808c6aee.html


This Senate has approved 84 Judges for Trump, the most of any Senate in U.S. History.


Dems and other Socialists/Communists are losing like crazy.

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Originally posted by GEEBERS:
The rest of what you posted was full of logic gaps and contradictions and I no longer have the interest or time or patience to unravel all that sh*t.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Senate confirms slate of 16 Federal Judges, all hand-picked by Trump.


https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/senate-confirms-
new-federal-judges-but-not-st-louis-nominee/article_83bc8240-f28b-5c80-9bb5-66f0808c6aee.html


This Senate has approved 84 Judges for Trump, the most of any Senate in U.S. History.


Dems and other Socialists/Communists are losing like crazy.

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There needs to be balance.

This seems like a victory at face value, but it is actually the consequences of the extreme illiberal Left having so much prominence in the MSM and social media in the last decade.

The pendulum swings are getting wilder, and this will ultimately not end well.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Senate confirms slate of 16 Federal Judges, all hand-picked by Trump.


https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/senate-confirms-
new-federal-judges-but-not-st-louis-nominee/article_83bc8240-f28b-5c80-9bb5-66f0808c6aee.html


This Senate has approved 84 Judges for Trump, the most of any Senate in U.S. History.


Dems and other Socialists/Communists are losing like crazy.

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There needs to be balance.

This seems like a victory at face value, but it is actually the consequences of the extreme illiberal Left having so much prominence in the MSM and social media in the last decade.

The pendulum swings are getting wilder, and this will ultimately not end well.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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I'm sorry. I forgot to point out it was the Democrats in the Senate which grovelled to make a deal to approve these 16 Appointments. GoP was ready to continue, but Democrats just wanted to make a deal. That's alright, their voter base is so clueless they'll never know the Senators caved.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I was none too happy with Clarence Thomas either, and as it turned out he wound up being probably the worst Justice, a "Scalia me too" vote, who apparently never thought for himself but took Scalia's word for everything and hardly ever writes original opinions.

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Are your comments regarding Justice Thomas your own, original? Or merely believed and copied from your linky?

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Are your comments regarding Justice Thomas your own, original? Or merely believed and copied from your linky?- JSF

Oh, I remember reading that criticism of Thomas many many years ago ... a history of his votes and how closely they mirrored Scalia's, along with an analysis of his written opinions. In fact, at the time of that analysis, I believe he had written ZERO opinions; altho I could be wrong. Over the years, whenever a SC ruling came down, I never found any reason to change that opinion of Thomas. You never hear his opinions quoted, for example. - SIGNY

Not sure how you could be more wrong.
Whenever I heard respected, successful, intelligent Law Professionals discussing Justice Thomas, it is always reflecting that he has the Greatest Opinions of the History of SCOTUS, the most stable and reasoned. I am sure you have found a lesser Standard to inform your bias. Pity.

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Actually, I mis-remembered the statistic: Clarence Thomas (almost) never asks questions from the bench

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Justice Clarence Thomas asks questions in court, 1st time in 10 years (2106)

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I don't know about his written opinions. Maybe if you can post a link to a decent discussion of them it would help.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Senate confirms slate of 16 Federal Judges, all hand-picked by Trump.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/senate-confirms-
new-federal-judges-but-not-st-louis-nominee/article_83bc8240-f28b-5c80-9bb5-66f0808c6aee.html

This Senate has approved 84 Judges for Trump, the most of any Senate in U.S. History.

Dems and other Socialists/Communists are losing like crazy.

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There needs to be balance.

This seems like a victory at face value, but it is actually the consequences of the extreme illiberal Left having so much prominence in the MSM and social media in the last decade.

The pendulum swings are getting wilder, and this will ultimately not end well.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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I'm sorry. I forgot to point out it was the Democrats in the Senate which grovelled to make a deal to approve these 16 Appointments. GoP was ready to continue, but Democrats just wanted to make a deal. That's alright, their voter base is so clueless they'll never know the Senators caved.

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Why would they know? They weren't told anything about this by the likes of Maddow. All anybody has talked about was Kavanaugh. Meanwhile, as you said, the senate has approved more high level judges than any other administration in history and it hasn't even been 2 years yet.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by reaverfan:
The Repubs are in power, so they ram through reichwing fascist judges? Wow!

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
That's the name of the game there RF....they cheat to get in and they cheat to
control the Rule of Law, no matter how racist/counter human rights/anti-democratic/non-constitutional.

That is how it goes. Fascism anyone!


SGG

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The Repubs are in power!

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Senate confirms slate of 16 Federal Judges, all hand-picked by Trump.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/senate-confirms-
new-federal-judges-but-not-st-louis-nominee/article_83bc8240-f28b-5c80-9bb5-66f0808c6aee.html

This Senate has approved 84 Judges for Trump, the most of any Senate in U.S. History.

Dems and other Socialists/Communists are losing like crazy.

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There needs to be balance.

This seems like a victory at face value, but it is actually the consequences of the extreme illiberal Left having so much prominence in the MSM and social media in the last decade.

The pendulum swings are getting wilder, and this will ultimately not end well.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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I'm sorry. I forgot to point out it was the Democrats in the Senate which grovelled to make a deal to approve these 16 Appointments. GoP was ready to continue, but Democrats just wanted to make a deal. That's alright, their voter base is so clueless they'll never know the Senators caved.

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Why would they know? They weren't told anything about this by the likes of Maddow. All anybody has talked about was Kavanaugh. Meanwhile, as you said, the senate has approved more high level judges than any other administration in history and it hasn't even been 2 years yet.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
That's the name of the game there RF....they cheat to get in and they cheat to
control the Rule of Law, no matter how racist/counter human rights/anti-democratic/non-constitutional.

That is how it goes. Fascism anyone!


SGG

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Not much good at that reading thing, are we? That is called Illiteracy.

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Well, part of you taking back your life is admitting to your drunkeness. That starts the healing process, you recognized the problem and you conquered your
demons.

I applaud you for that. Seriously, no shit. You faced up to responsibility.
You manned up.

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Well, thanks.

At the end of the day, this is all that matters.

None of this political bullshit we post about really does. The 1%'ers are just going to keep doing whatever the hell they want to do and they don't give a damn about your or me. It doesn't really matter much who's "winning"... at the end of the day it's all the same.


I've made a lot of improvements in my life in the last few years. Just like I take full responsibility for all of my bad choices and the years I lost to my addictions, I take full responsibility for how well I'm doing now in comparison.

Take some time out of your days to improve yourself and to do something for the people you care about. When all is said and done, that's all that really matters. All of this political bullshit is completely out of our control.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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And in response, the Dems orchestrated a sham accusation, none of which was really designed to go anywhere except the November elections.

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Instead of heaving your heads blow off because Repubs play dirty politics, and so do the Dems, why not just stick with what would move this nation forward? I heard an interesting segment on NPR yesterday: It seems (according to the polls) that middle-of-the-roaders and no-party-affiliates are being completely turned off by hyper-partisanship.

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I could be wrong (because I don't follow Twitter) but it seems to me that altho Trump frequently criticizes Democrats, he doesn't use the term "Democrats" or "Democratic" very often.

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Whereas, the Dems refer "Republicans" quite often. I think the Dems constant reference to party is generating a cringe reaction among people who aren't registered with any party, and those are exactly the people that the Dem party needs to win over. Because, obviously, the DNC already has its base sewn up.

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In other words, instead of trying to appeal to slivers of people ... Democrats, women, gays, blacks ... they should be crafting a message with the broadest possible appeal.

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That was a well thought out response. So kudos for that.

As for me doing the right thing. I attempt to do just that on a daily basis

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Well, part of you taking back your life is admitting to your drunkeness. That starts the healing process, you recognized the problem and you conquered your
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I applaud you for that. Seriously, no shit. You faced up to responsibility.
You manned up.

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Well, thanks.

At the end of the day, this is all that matters.

None of this political bullshit we post about really does. The 1%'ers are just going to keep doing whatever the hell they want to do and they don't give a damn about your or me. It doesn't really matter much who's "winning"... at the end of the day it's all the same.


I've made a lot of improvements in my life in the last few years. Just like I take full responsibility for all of my bad choices and the years I lost to my addictions, I take full responsibility for how well I'm doing now in comparison.

Take some time out of your days to improve yourself and to do something for the people you care about. When all is said and done, that's all that really matters. All of this political bullshit is completely out of our control.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Really!? So you think this has been lacking in the Dems side of the street?

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Hmmmm, I tend to think that the RNC needs to address people other than a bunch of old white men

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desperately trying to hang onto a quickly fading past .... Now these farts will know what the Native Americans felt like when the white man kick them in the ass. Karma is a BITCH (and her skin color is...)

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Really!? So you think this has been lacking in the Dems side of the street?

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Yes, I think the Dems craft their message as one of vengeance for the victimized, when the formerly downtrodden rise up, and step on the faces of who they THINK are their former oppressors. And, SHINY, if you doubt me, just look at the rest of your post ...

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Hmmmm, I tend to think that the RNC needs to address people other than a bunch of old white men

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desperately trying to hang onto a quickly fading past .... Now these farts will know what the Native Americans felt like when the white man kick them in the ass. Karma is a BITCH (and her skin color is...)

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Oh yeah, THAT'LL bring Americans together!

SHINY, all you're doing is pitting people to fight over an ever-shrinking pie. Do you think it's "old white men" who made our economic pie shrink? Or, might it not be - GASP!- the oligarchy, which consists not only of old white men (Bill Clinton, GWB) but also old white women (Hillary), middle-aged black men (Obama), Jews, gays, young white men (Steve Jobs, who sent most of the Apple manufacturing jobs to China) and anyone else wealthy enough to have the power to make you poorer? If you're serious, you exemplify everything wrong with the Dems today.

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Why can't they craft a message like this?

America has lost good manufacturing jobs. This is not only an economic burden but a security risk. I vow to bring jobs back, and to withdraw from any free trade agreement which takes away our sovereign rights and puts them in some faraway secret court.

At the same time, we have spent trillions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives fighting other people's fights overseas. No more. Since World War II, other nations have risen up to claim their share of the economy; it's time that they claim their share of their own protection and that we claim our peace dividend.

We have the resources and the people willing to make this nation great again. Black or white, woman or man, gay or straight, I promise a meritocracy: That you will rise as high as your talent and hard work will take you. A future of meaningful work, as we rebuild our roads and bridges, restore our environment, heal and teach ourselves; harden our cyber infrastructure; and become again not only that shining city on a hill, but a resilient and durable nation - one that will thrive for as long as we can imagine.

Together, we will be ever-vigilant and strong but no longer carrying our weapons of war abroad. Instead, we will do what this great nation needs to do to truly rise up again: Heal, teach, build, restore, and dream, so that we can once again face our future with hope instead of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. We know what needs to be done, let's roll up our sleeves and get to work.

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