Polite Politics

[Andie]

4 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Shockingly, fully 50% of Americans have below median intelligence.

I guess it’s a great way to control a growing population, but my parents took no prisoners.   
Grades were sacred cows in my house, as were scholarships.  

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Nobody got  the joke, sigh.

[roadtonowhere08]

7 minutes ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Nobody got  the joke, sigh.

[Rubus Leucodermis]

2 hours ago, roadtonowhere08 said:

Sadly, I never was aware of his brilliance until after he had passed. Some of his routines are spot-on. As in the Middle Ages when fools were the only ones with the privilege to disrespect the monarch, comics today can get away with saying certain truths that would otherwise get one socially sanctioned.

[Chewbacca Defense]

7 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Nobody got  the joke, sigh.

I got it...granted there was a "wait....whaaaat" moment as my brain is pretty fried from a rather exhausting day.

[Chewbacca Defense]

7 hours ago, Andie said:

Man, if you think that’s a bummer, look at our fearless next generation.   
Not much better than cannon fodder.   
Texas knows better…talk about not rising to the occasion!  My parents took no prisoners to our studies   
A&B’s only allowed.  

My mom pushed the "all A's" thing, which was pretty tough with my un-diagnosed learning disability.  I pretty much knew I had it and went to my mom to try to get help, but she said I was just lazy.  I managed to get into the "gifted" program in high school, and my teacher in the program tried to get me on the right track but I had already given up.  At one point she she told me that while she could not tell me my IQ score, she said it was pretty incredible.  I feel bad, in hindsight she was really invested in trying to help me succeed, and I didn't care.

I ended up failing a core class senior year and graduated a "C" student with a "basic" high school diploma (most of the class got a "college prep" diploma).  I showed up for my SAT hung over and I think I barely cracked 1000.  It took me until the age of 47 to get my college degree.  I finally got a proper diagnosis on the learning disability at the age of 30.

For our kids, we told them to do their best, and if a C was their best, and they sought help from the school and asked us for help, then we would be perfectly happy with that.  One kid didn't do so well that philosophy, but the other did have that scenario and "had the receipts":  He asked us for help, kept in communication with us about his struggles, and when the final grade came in, there really wasn't any discussion or drama about it.  I think he was harder on himself about it than we were. 

[Iceresistance]

Get busted Henry Cuellar, Texas Representative, and His Wife Indicted on Bribery Charges - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

[Andie]

Well, they’re channeling the Force. 

Actor, Mark Hamel stepped onto the White House podium to put forth how impressed he is with the president and his job.  
Yeah, I guess that’ll cinch the election.   
 

 

[Iceresistance]

I should have put this in the Middle Eastern conflict, but this is against George Washington

Fact Check: A George Washington Statue at GWU Was Allegedly Defaced by Pro-Palestinian Protesters. Here's the Evidence (msn.com) 

[Deweydog]

On 5/3/2024 at 2:42 PM, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Shockingly, fully 50% of Americans have below median intelligence.

What about the other 75%?

[roadtonowhere08]

9 hours ago, Iceresistance said:

I should have put this in the Middle Eastern conflict, but this is against George Washington

Fact Check: A George Washington Statue at GWU Was Allegedly Defaced by Pro-Palestinian Protesters. Here's the Evidence (msn.com) 

Oh my God!  A few stickers and some clothes! 

Much worse than this:

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Interesting how MSNBC just obsesses over lawfare attacks on our former and future president. Meanwhile Americans are understanding what is at play here, with 57% of Americans now stating they understand the fact Democrats are weaponizing our injustice system against a political foe they know they cannot defeat in a fair fight. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

8 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Interesting how MSNBC just obsesses over lawfare attacks on our former and future president. Meanwhile Americans are understanding what is at play here, with 57% of Americans now stating they understand the fact Democrats are weaponizing our injustice system against a political foe they know they cannot defeat in a fair fight. 

It sounded better in the original German.

[Andie]

Who’s paying for this?  
This isn’t some grass roots uprising.  

[Andie]

Numbers on Chinese are increasing.  It’s so difficult to leave the Rep. of China.  
interesting surge according to the Border Control   

In the first six months of fiscal year 2024, there have been more than 24,200 apprehensions, the data shows.

What gives?  This is a small army if it doubles in fiscal year 2024. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

10 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

It sounded better in the original German.

This doesn't even make sense in the current context. Right now we have Democrats screaming for the death of Jews. 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

This tweet aged amazingly well as Hispanics continue to flee the racist antisemitic elitists in the Democrat party. 

 

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Growing up in America I would have never guessed we would have a Democrat president waging open war on working middle class Americans. Here is a little infographic for y'all. No wonder my deck is falling apart with no hope of repair. Regular folks don't have $25,000 to throw down on a luxury. 

[SnarkyGoblin]

@SilverFallsAndrewyou wouldn't be that lonely over in Europe afterall.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/world/europe/europe-far-right.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p00.3M1N.VIx8YA9atacv&smid=url-share

[SilverFallsAndrew]

16 minutes ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

@SilverFallsAndrewyou wouldn't be that lonely over in Europe afterall.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/world/europe/europe-far-right.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p00.3M1N.VIx8YA9atacv&smid=url-share

It’s almost as if they recognize the survival of the West is at stake. 

[SnarkyGoblin]

5 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Growing up in America I would have never guessed we would have a Democrat president waging open war on working middle class Americans. Here is a little infographic for y'all. No wonder my deck is falling apart with no hope of repair. Regular folks don't have $25,000 to throw down on a luxury. 

What's funny here is that you think Biden has control of inflation lumber prices, let alone in 4 months of being president.  Go back to econ 101.

[Iceresistance]

8 minutes ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

What's funny here is that you think Biden has control of inflation lumber prices, let alone in 4 months of being president.  Go back to econ 101.

Well, he encouraged mass spending and even promoted it.

Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Proposes New Social Programs and Higher Taxes - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 minute ago, Iceresistance said:

Well, he encouraged mass spending and even promoted it.

Biden’s $6.8 Trillion Budget Proposes New Social Programs and Higher Taxes - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Inflation is still elevated 3 years later. 

[snow_wizard]

On 5/3/2024 at 2:33 PM, Andie said:

Man, if you think that’s a bummer, look at our fearless next generation.   
Not much better than cannon fodder.   
Texas knows better…talk about not rising to the occasion!  My parents took no prisoners to our studies   
A&B’s only allowed.  

Hard to believe the people in MN are stupid enough to elect the likes of Ilhan Omar though.  She is a straight up lunatic.

[snow_wizard]

8 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Growing up in America I would have never guessed we would have a Democrat president waging open war on working middle class Americans. Here is a little infographic for y'all. No wonder my deck is falling apart with no hope of repair. Regular folks don't have $25,000 to throw down on a luxury. 

Pithy indeed!

[snow_wizard]

On 5/1/2024 at 8:26 AM, SilverFallsAndrew said:

He was stymied by the left. He has a more efficient plan this time. They will all go home. 

In some ways I think it's best Trump lost in 2020.  It has given him time to fine tune a very effective game plan.  I think we also needed things to get bad enough to finally wake people up.

[SnarkyGoblin]

2 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Inflation is still elevated 3 years later. 

Yes that's how cyclical economies work.  A huge money supply (close to zero % interest rates) causes inflation.  That's where it all starts. 

God knows where our inflation would be if Trump controlled the federal interest rate, like he apparently wants.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

33 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

Hard to believe the people in MN are stupid enough to elect the likes of Ilhan Omar though.  She is a straight up lunatic.

Well her district does have a Partisan lean of D+30. So essentially it's filled with the kinds of people who want to give the worst ideas from a failed state (Somali) a try. We're talking about a woman who would have probably been the victim of horrific cultural practices if she had not immigrated to America, yet she hates us anyways. 

 

18 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

In some ways I think it's best Trump lost in 2020.  It has given him time to fine tune a very effective game plan.  I think we also needed things to get bad enough to finally wake people up.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I still can't believe what a wild year that was. Between the riots and the weird pandemic stuff... I think he was pretty caught off guard by it all. I don't think he will hesitate to send the military into Portland or Seattle this time around. 

[SnarkyGoblin]

Nice to see Noem implode her own political career since apparently infidelity was not enough.

Sucks for the dog and goat, though.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

1 hour ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Nice to see Noem implode her own political career since apparently infidelity was not enough.

Sucks for the dog and goat, though.

I’ve never liked people like her. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to put a dog down, but because it’s annoying is not one of them. I’ve had dogs that were intolerable, or seem untrainable. You rehome them, with someone who is an expert in that breed. I had a Border Collie that was completely insane once and would constantly knock over my disabled brother. I just found someone who was really into Border Collies and gave it to them, I’m sure it had a great life. Noem could have easily rehomed the Wirehair. I don’t care about the infidelity. It’s nothing Nikki Haley didn’t do. 

[Rubus Leucodermis]

9 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Yes that's how cyclical economies work.  A huge money supply (close to zero % interest rates) causes inflation.  That's where it all starts. 

God knows where our inflation would be if Trump controlled the federal interest rate, like he apparently wants.

There was such a severe downturn during the onset of the pandemic that there was a very real risk of a full on depression. 5% inflation is a small price to pay for avoiding that. Central banks knew this which is why they goosed the economy hard.

[Iceresistance]

2 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Nice to see Noem implode her own political career since apparently infidelity was not enough.

Sucks for the dog and goat, though.

When I saw it, I knew it was just a matter of time before her political career was finished

[Rubus Leucodermis]

Another day, another contempt charge, another fine that’s pocket change for a rich guy. Judge says jail the next time. We all should know what’s coming next.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

11 hours ago, Rubus Leucodermis said:

Another day, another contempt charge, another fine that’s pocket change for a rich guy. Judge says jail the next time. We all should know what’s coming next.

Trump knows if he’s jailed by this fraud he becomes a political prisoner. 

[Chewbacca Defense]

3 hours ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Trump knows if he’s jailed by this fraud he becomes gets to pretend he is a political prisoner. 

Fixed that for you

[SilverFallsAndrew]

9 hours ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Fixed that for you

Doesn’t matter what you think, 57% of Americans believe the Biden administration has weaponized the judiciary against a political opponent…

[Anti Marine Layer]

People who are unable to see how the Democrats have destroyed this once great country starting in 2008 have been blinded by the devil.

[Iceresistance]

I was expecting this to happen, does it speed up the process?
TikTok sues federal government over potential US ban (msn.com)

[SnarkyGoblin]

50 minutes ago, Anti Marine Layer said:

People who are unable to see how the Democrats have destroyed this once great country starting in 2008 have been blinded by the devil.

Must have been that black president.

[Anti Marine Layer]

4 hours ago, SnarkyGoblin said:

Must have been that black president.

The current white president is worse than him.