Betcha There’s No Microwave Or Toaster
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First!
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Our UPS man don’t make sammiches.
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My new little niece, Wren.
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Scott Walker has a problem that angers both Liberals and Conservatives.
Possibly, he’s not the political genius everybody says he is.
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Sarah Palen accepts apology from Eric Erickson. I really think it’s time for Eric and Red State to just go away, not unlike many of the fake R’s that we have elected to positions of responsibility in our government.
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Yah.
There’s a lot of people who used to be Conservatives who aren’t Conservatives anymore because they point out that Trump is a loudmouth asshat who supports continued funding of Planned Parenthood, supports single payer healthcare, supports an assualt rifle ban, uses eminent domain to get rich, donates to Democrats, and gets phone calls from Bill Clinton.
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Morning, everyone.
1. Love the OC pic.
2. Tim: Heh.
3. I got a letter yesterday from Allstate, which manages our flood insurance policy. It informs me that Congress passed a bill last year, called Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act 2014.Apparently Congress has been messing with the flood insurance program every year (news to me), mainly by delaying higher premiums that might cause the peons to revolt. Sorta like the annual “Doc Fix” for Medicare. Then last year they came up with a sure-fire plan to spread the wealth around. Like all gubmint programs, “Affordability” means cheaper for some, more expensive for others. A house that you live in now has a $25 surtax, while a house you own but not your “principal residence” now has a $250 surtax. Evidently most voters only own one house, and they live in it.
You see how fair and affordable that is, don’t you?
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Seriously guys.
If all it takes to be a good candidate for President is criticizing Republicans, why not just vote for Hillary?
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#5 EG:
I missed the time we got to vote for journalists like Erickson. What election was that?
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Off to Florda, I see the weekend is set for arguing so I will attempt to stay away and enjoy. Unless I just can’t miss me some Squawkwiz(dom).
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A little red meat for the “political bar-b-que”.
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Shut up and take my money, you had me at Black Rifle.
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We are not a free people unless our malcontents can stand on the street corner and shout vile and repulsive thoughts. I’ve said this many times, but some just do not seem to grasp the concept – I’m not a Trump supporter, but he is most certainly free to say what he wishes when he wishes. I am free to listen to him or tune him out. Eric Erickson dis-invited Mr. Trump based on something Mr. Trump said, and Eric is certainly free to allow or disallow Trump to speak at his gathering. But, by doing so, Mr. Erickson exposed himself as the establishment Republican he now is – whether as a result of orders from up above (since he sold his company he now has bosses) or on his own volition. The point merely is, here is a guy who made his name by representing himself as a conservative, only to have seemed to “evolved” now that he reports to others. He’s now running around trying to make nice to all the people that he called names over the years, indicating that those who call him names are off balance (they probably are), and trying to play the victim card, but I just think that it is too late for him to rehabilitate his image.
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Well Sarge
I have had a few days to think about our discussion concerning the Army’s new policy of not training basics for immediate deployment to a theater of war. Yup by golly I think “the changes, which emphasize fitness and character building while thinning the skills to those most relevant to a non-war-going force“ is the way to go. Yes sir that is the way to go by gosh.
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We are not a free people unless our malcontents can stand on the street corner and shout vile and repulsive thoughts. I’ve said this many times, but some just do not seem to grasp the concept
Have “they” silenced the blithering idiot? Maybe we’re just seeing reruns ad nauseum every day on every channel, but for someone who you suggest is being repressed I sure see him a lot.
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Who am I saying is repressed? Trump could buy Red State or any other blog he wanted if that were the issue, or even any of the TV networks. When someone outs themselves as a hypocrite or a fool, I have a hard time feeling sorry for them when they try to play victim. Trump is just being Trump and he can take care of himself – it’s the Fox News and Eric Erickson types out there who are trying to get back into the good graces of the conservative types.
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Who am I saying is repressed?
Your words, EG:
We are not a free people unless our malcontents can stand on the street corner and shout vile and repulsive thoughts.
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When someone outs themselves as a hypocrite or a fool, I have a hard time feeling sorry for them when they try to play victim.
That’s all he’s been doing since he’s joined the race, whine about how everyone is being very mean to him.
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Actually, we are a free people as long as the Government isn’t trying to silence us.
We can try to silence each other all we want as long as the process does not involve physical or financial harm, violence or threats of violence.
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squawkbox says:
AUGUST 15, 2015 AT 11:21 AM
Well SargeI have had a few days to think about our discussion concerning the Army’s new policy of not training basics for immediate deployment to a theater of war. Yup by golly I think “the changes, which emphasize fitness and character building while thinning the skills to those most relevant to a non-war-going force“ is the way to go. Yes sir that is the way to go by gosh.
Well.
The article says nothing about Basic Training—which was the subject of the previous article.
I agree with all of the concerns expressed in this new article on this new subject of readiness and logistics, and I note that any problems that may have been caused by Basic Training would have been as a result of the previous method, not the one that has just been instituted. And that the changes to Basic Training may have come about because the Generals saw where they could make positive changes without appproval from the White House or funding from Congress.
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That’s all he’s been doing since he’s joined the race, whine about how everyone is being very mean to him.
Whining? Trump? I see it more as him calling out those that are engaging in the old demonize, shout down and distance themselves tactic. I see few of Trumps detractors actually debating his issues (few as they may be). Just a matter of perception i suppose.
It appears to me that the “R”s are afraid to engage the Donald. I think it is funny as hell that a whole passel of RINOs are accusing Trump of being a RINO.
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The only thing I consider as whing from Trump was his not so veiled threat to run 3rd party if the “R” hierarchy is not nicer to him. Looking back at the events leading up to that statement the statement in total looks like whining. But the rest? Not so much.
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It appears to me that the “R”s are afraid to engage the Donald.
I was speaking of him whining about the questions he was asked at the debate. “Wah! Megyn was very, very nasty to me!” He’s nothing more than a petulant little frat boy rich kid who’s not used to anybody standing up to him. All he’s got are playground insults. I’m not really interested in what the candidates say to and about each other. That’s all bluster and positioning.
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Power Line posts some good “pictures of the week” from time to time. This week’s posting is one of the better ones. I particularly enjoyed the one overheard at the Whole Foods market.
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I was speaking of him whining about the questions he was asked at the debate. “Wah! Megyn was very, very nasty to me!”
Wulp that is not really what I heard. Again I plead perception. Present company excluded, but I chuckle at a whole bunch of people I have history with that wanted a fighter for a candidate. Some brash, take no prisoners type of candidate that will get back in the media’s face. they want a candidate that can get the media attention cause the “R”/”conservative” message cannot get out. And now they got Trump sucking the wind out the room and they are crying their hearts out. The media is whining about Trump getting so much coverage.
I caught Jimmy Fallon’s “Thank you notes” section last night. He writes TY note to various folks for really inane stuff. So he wrote one to the media. Picture Fallon sitting at the desk writing a TY note with a picture of 8/10 media logos superimposed to his left.
Thank you, the media, for complaining about how much coverage Donald Trump gets from the media. If only there was something you in the media could do about that.
No one knows what to do about the Donald. I think it funny. I have never watched his show, but this is the best entertainment going. The crazy uncle has shown up to the party and folks cannot stand it.
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You may want to take a seat before opening your electricity bill.
Except for Super Dave.
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Some brash, take no prisoners type of candidate that will get back in the media’s face. they want a candidate that can get the media attention cause the “R”/”conservative” message cannot get out. And now they got Trump sucking the wind out the room and they are crying their hearts out. The media is whining about Trump getting so much coverage.
Still complaning about it, b/c there’s no “Conservative message” coming out of Trump’s pie hole and he’s doing just as much, and more, to keep a true Conservative message getting out than the Establishment ever did.
Likie I said, if all it took was complaining about Republican Leadership, I could vote for any Democrat.
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Likie I said, if all it took was complaining about Republican Leadership, I could vote for any Democrat.
And never know the difference.
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Had the BP oil spill been caused by the EPA the Ministers of Mainstream Regressive Propaganda never would’ve covered it.
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You may want to take a seat before opening your electricity bill.
Except for Super Dave.
Last light bills, here 2100 Sq Foot house, 4 1/2 ton, 23 SEER A/C, and we LIVE here, have the A/C on all the time, $96,….OK without balanced billing, it would have been $156, 1600 Sq Foot “Ranch House” (not to be confused with the 1200 Sq Foot Farm House), that has real good insulation, 5 year old, 3 1/2 ton 14 SEER, A/C, $154!!! A/C set on 80 all the time! That said; we didn’t opt out of the two REA lights that were already there and cost about $9 bucks a month each.
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Still complaning about it, b/c there’s no “Conservative message” coming out of Trump’s pie hole and he’s doing just as much, and more, to keep a true Conservative message getting out than the Establishment ever did.
Likie I said, if all it took was complaining about Republican Leadership, I could vote for any Democrat.
Blah blah blah. you mistake me for someone that gives a ****. I have already staked my position. The rest is just a circus as far as I am concerned. After the first of the year when the field really starts thinning out I will start watching what my candidate does. If he don’t make it? Oh well. I stay home.
But here is the main deal. There is not a single politician in the world that can right this sinking ship. We got 16 months of Obama left. I do not see this country surviving another year.
Been nice to know ya.
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Well coming back from the Del Boca Vista, Leper Colony, Phase II, AKA Sam’s Club, I noticed this strange liquid falling out of the sky, I vaguely remembered that the little stick on the steering column of the old pick-um-up turned on the wipers!!! We got about 1/8 inch of rain, YES we’ll take it!
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Reading up the thread, I’ll have to agree with old
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1280 sq ft – $175.00
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Some brash, take no prisoners type of candidate that will get back in the media’s face.
I don’t think that’s what they want, at least it’s not what I want. I want some brash, take no prisoners type of conservative candidate that will get back in the media’s and the Republican leadership’s face with a conservative message. Kinda like Cruz, come to think of it.
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2820 sq ft – $209.94
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HEADLINE: Scotland’s winter snow STILL hasn’t melted: Incredible network of tunnels and caves clings to mountains after the cold summer
When will the LTN’s stop being such horses butts and admit that they have no idea?
/not holding breath
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#26 Shannon
Just paid my electric bill last week and it was about $10 higher than last year same time. I use Trieagle Energy. -
Hmmm….
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Could… not… resist…
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Chez Harp: 3161 sf, 2 story, 5 tons upstairs, 4.5 tons downstairs, $191 for 1721 kWh. The house is about 40 yrs old, has about average attic insulation, and we did get spray-on radiant barrier in the attic long ago, plus had a ridge vent put on and more soffit vents added. The ACs were put in 2000 (ack! Y2K) and have regular checkups.
I’m sure I could be paying more for electricity if I didn’t shop for rates every 2 years.
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Our last bill was mid $250. Single pane builder grade aluminum windows 2 1/2 tons upstairs (not enough) and a new 3 1/2 downstairs that is great. House built in 87, moderate insulation. We are able to hang meat upstairs when it is bedtime :>)
correction: the downstairs unit is a 4ton
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The AmeriKan Judicial Branch.
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If you’re bored and you like Mike and the bots, this is good’n. Love that preacher.
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Well, the grand NFL queersperiment ends with a late night tweet quitting the CFL for “mental health reasons”.
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#47: Izzit possible that he finally realized that he simply is not good enough to play pro ball?
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Homophobe!!!
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Sam just sucks
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Our electricity is provided by a co-op. We don’t get to shop around.
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Not me–I like it straight or while drinking some wine.
What’s THC?
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February, by far, was our highest power usage month, 1646 kWh.
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It says here that THC is a Serbian HipHop band.
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As heard on the Weather Channel: “Only 25% of near Earth asteroids have been discovered.”
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As heard on the
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#56: Like, how would they know, I mean like, ya know dude?
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#59: :>)
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My daughter, Heartcrusher, is here with 4 of her best friends – her maid of honor and bridesmaids are here and they are in the kitchen making stuff. They are all happy and life is real good.
I am happy and life is real good.
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Have them listen to the greatest song ever sung.
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#54 Shannon
So you have electric heat as well? That was a main reason we replaced the central systems in this house after we bought it in 1995 — 20 yrs ago on Halloween. The electric heat was very crummy and we had to supplement with portable electric heaters in several rooms. Heck, I couldn’t take a bath in January w/o first warming up the bathroom with a portable heater.True, the house also has a fireplace but we have never even considered using it. Neither one of us grew up with a fireplace and we were afraid of it. But as part of the new central system, we got gas heat hooked up to the gas line in the attic. Now we can be as warm as we want to be in the winter, because the highest heating bill is typically only about half as high as the summer electric bills.
The previous owners did use the fireplace — possibly why they could stand the electric central heat — and there is still a log on the grate that they left there when they moved out. 🙂
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phil: They were talking about how this was a one time event; till death do they part, etc.
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if she was found to be eventually unhappy that she kill him
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El Gordo #5;
I just saw a similar article on Breitbart and posted it on Facebook. I decided to post it here too. I wrote:
I really like Sarah Palin:
“And just so you know going forward, a mama grizzly is always going to defend her cubs – especially from a Wolf.”
That’s simple brilliant.
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Squawk #31;
But here is the main deal. There is not a single politician in the world that can right this sinking ship. We got 16 months of Obama left. I do not see this country surviving another year.
The second sentence is spot on correct. The next sentence is partially correct in my view. Yes, having Obama as
dictatorPresident is bad for the country but not the source of why the country is going downhill. Single parenthood, entitlement mentality, apathy towards God, religion, changing the definition of family, etc. show that the root of our societal decay is individual morality, which, as stated in the second sentence, no politician can correct. There must be a very significant change in the hearts of the people and that would naturally filter up towards having good politicians to choose from. The people must turn to the source of our freedom which is God. There is no way we can expect to be a free nation and reject God. Electing good politicians, naturally, will result in god things for our country, but the decay will continue to grow and amplify the number of bad politicians who get into office.What’s required is individuals reaching out to individuals in charitable manner. I’ve concluded recently that there are many people who want to do good and will do good but they do not want to be burdened by doing good. In the end, people deny themselves and those around them of moments of charity. This can all start in our churches. How many people have we become familiar with in our church? How about a visit to at least some of them just to see how things are going and to offer help where we can? Very simple things like that can bring great changes. But, ironically, simple things like that are some of the most challenging things for us to do.
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On the political side, for his announcement speech to run for President of the united States, I was downright thrilled of Ted Cruz’s invoking how acceptance of Jesus Christ blessed his father (who was the one who accepted Christ) and sub sequentially him (Ted Cruz) and his entire family. The words Ted Cruz spoke stand as a living testimony to me that he truly understands the root source of American exceptionalism.
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Hamous #35;
Kinda like Cruz, come to think of it.
He is most definitely the best anti establishment Conservative in the field.
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Bonecrusher #50;
LOL. Thanks for clarifying that one. 🙂
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I definitely need a better a/c. I have a 2100 sq ft home built in 1980. There’s a mere 2.5 ton a/c unit cooling the house. The bill usually gets to be around $300 / mo. during the peek summer times of the year. 🙁
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When did Californians take over the local news? The name of the freeway is I-10, not “The 10”.
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78 Degrees out on the deck this morning, having my coffee and watching the girls on the pipe line right of way, nice.
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Our electricity is provided by a co-op. We don’t get to shop around.
Yup, we have the REA over in Alabama and the rates are higher once you go past a certain level.
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#63 mharper, Yup the only reason that I replaced my 31 1/2 year old A/C was the gas furnace was just about gone. We about froze to death the winter before.
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It’s my observation that electric co- ops do a great job with a non-union, smaller workforce and their rates are consistently in the middle of what is now the pack of power providers, e.g., I paid about .12 cents per kWh last month, mharper paid .11 cents.
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Hmmmm I think I heard something about Trump not having a conservative message. So lets take a small look at his history,
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BUT SQUAWK YOU ARE DEFENDING TRUMP
No I am not. I am simply looking beyond the television narrative created by the media.
6102 Zurc Det
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We are truly blessed in this country to only pay a little over $5/day for power and $10/1000g for water.
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Zurc Det.
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Saw another good Hillary sticker:
Life’s A Bitch – Don’t Vote For One
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Heh. Earlier this week I predicted Unca Joe will be the Dem nominee. I just read that Pmurt predicted the same thing this week.
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SHANNON IS SO FAR AHEAD OF THE CURVE
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Can you only imagine the disaster that would necessarily follow should Joe The D!p$#!t Biden get elected as POTUS?!?
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Daewoo- faster than a cow
This is a twofer. Great Korean car advertising followed by discussion of a couple interesting Korean guns.
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So lets take a small look at his history,
That’s a pretty schizophrenic read. It’s almost like he was laying the groundwork for a Republican presidential bid 😉
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He’s also lying about his record on Gun control, particularly an “Assualt Rifle” ban.
IOW, on a lot of stuff he was against it before he was for it.
Sounds like the same kind of talk I get from Establishment Republicans
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Stay out uh-duh seHsub Bej
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Email-gate is turning out to be exactly the same song, different verse of FBI file-gate during Slick Willie’s term. . .
HEADLINE: Number of Hillary Clinton’s emails flagged for classified data grows to 60 as review continues
HILLARY FOR PRISON 2016!
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Did you hear about the Obama voter at Whole Foods who insisted on reading the numbers on the bar code to the cashier because she didn’t want a laser touching her food?
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That’s a pretty schizophrenic read. It’s almost like he was laying the groundwork for a Republican presidential bid
Huh?
Funny I suppose guys like Breitbart can change but Trump can’t? I have read his books, written long before his presidential runs. While there are areas that he says he has changed in there many more that he has been consistently “conservative” on.
But here is my opinion. If by some chance Trump does win the nomination we are looking at another 4 years of democratic presidency. And it will be because “Republicans” will not vote for him. They will stay home in droves just like “conservatives” stayed home last time. Same scenario if by chance Cruz takes the nomination
Frankly I think the “R” party has screwed themselves they have left themselves in a NO WIN situation no matter who gets the nomination.
There is an outside possibility we are looking at a Sanders run unless the Dems can get someone in place like Kerry or Gore to replace Hillary. If someone steps up like Val Jarrett watch for Obama to just blast Hillary
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6102 Zurc Det
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Let me go on record saying that if Val Jarrett is the nominee I will excitedly vote for Jeb.
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Trey ‘all bark, no bite’ Gowdy needs to turn over his investigation to these two.
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Funny I suppose guys like Breitbart can change but Trump can’t?
Breitbart didn’t run for president. I have an innate distrust of anyone who changes their core beliefs shortly before they launch a presidential bid. RMoney comes to mind.
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But here is my opinion. If by some chance Trump does win the nomination we are looking at another 4 years of democratic presidency. And it will be because “Republicans” will not vote for him. They will stay home in droves just like “conservatives” stayed home last time. Same scenario if by chance Cruz takes the nomination
Conservatives won;t stay home if Cruz gets the nomination. I’m pretty sure about that.
And real Conservatives won’t vote for Trump because they know he’s not one. Republicans will come out for him the same way Democrats will come out for Hillary or Bernie.
To win you need a candidate that Conservatives and independents can agree on–Trump isn’t the guy.
I seem to remember a guy who used to tell us “In politics, past performance is a true indicator of future performance.”
I wonder what ever happened to that guy?
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Hunnerd!!!
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I seem to remember a guy who used to tell us “In politics, past performance is a true indicator of future performance.”
I wonder what ever happened to that guy?
You seem to think I am stumping for Trump. I am not.
If Trump was to become president he would be the antithesis of GWB in his style of governing. In fact I think in style he would put Obama to shame. Trump and I share one personality trait that would be real dangerous in the oval office. We are both head strong do as I say types without seeking the advice of very trustworthy people. Trumps evidence is when he went bankrupt. Guys like us do learn from our mistakes but those mistakes did not have to happen. Today we cannot afford someone in the oval office that does not have some very trust worthy advisors.Trump has identified problems, he knows what the problems are but I am not sure he has considered the courses of action and pitfalls along the way. That bothers me.
Zurc Det is my guy and he is a pariah in the “R”party.
BTW “independent” voter thing is a myth propagated by the “R & D”s and a small bunch of idiots that want to get their 5 minutes of fame in a newscast. It just sounds so cool to say “I’m an independent” like they are some unwashed unsullied voters who hold the fate of AmeriKuh in their hands. Even I do not fit the “independent voter” thing.
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Trump will do and say anything to reach his goal. And THAT bothers me. That also shows lack of principles that I want to see.
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I need some photoshop help.
A tie-dyed armband with this logo in a circle in the center.
Once you see the logo, you’ll get what ts about—–
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Sarge
find the arm band and email it to
waltsfuller AT gmail DOT com
and I will fix ya up.
Now this is my uber secret email address so do not be spreading it all over the place 🙂 .
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The time to determine the future direction of the R party is now. Forget about Hillary or any of the other nut jobs out there right now. We are always told that we wind up with such lousy candidates because we don’t pay attention to the primaries – well this year we have some options which are spread across the R spectrum, and we have the opportunity to make a decent choice which should suit our individual needs. Given that, let’s hope the primary process is brutal – a dirty pool slugfest that shakes the party to its core. Then and only then do we conservatives have the chance to remain closely aligned with the R’s. If we lose and the establishment remains in control, then it’s truly 3rd party time and dissolution of the R’s would be no problem. In the interim, let’s keep slugging it out, calling names, kicking asses, and whatever it takes to try to right the ship. We can worry about whatever left wing buffoon the D’s put up later. Build on the strengths at the local and state levels, replace limp wristed congresscritters, and keep up the fight. And, don’t forget, we are playing long ball – it’s taken the left 75 years to get to where they are today, so it’s time to turn that around and think about the longer term direction we want to go.
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I had an interesting ride on the toy train after church this morning. When I got on at the Central Station there was a HPD officer, a dude on a bicycle, and a dreadlocked dude. The cop got off at UHD. Then dreadlock gave bicycle dude some money and held his bike while bicycle dude rolled him two joints right out in the open.
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I don’t like the 6102 Zurc Det meme because it makes Cruz sound extraterrestrial and nutty, as Luap Nor did for a guy who really was a nut. One of my FB friends (who describes his politics as “Federalism”) has remarked that Ted Cruz looks like a Romulan. I of course countered with this poster, which does not look like a Romulan at all.
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Sarge is the official Jack Russell Terrier in charge of rooting out and destroying any comment that could possibly be construed in any realm as a positive for Pmurt.
Must be a frustrating existence.
Ruffruff
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There is a bridal shower going on at my house and I am needed for “stuff” but am not invited to participate (thankfully!).
I am suffering from estrogen overload.
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#101 Squawk
Zurc Det is my guy and he is a pariah in the “R”party.
The fact that he is a thorn in the side of the establishment R’s just adds to his appeal.
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Zurc Det is my guy and he is a pariah in the “R”party.
And we’ve elected Party pariahs before.
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squawkbox says:
AUGUST 16, 2015 AT 1:57 PM
Sargefind the arm band and email it to
waltsfuller AT gmail DOT com
and I will fix ya up.
Now this is my uber secret email address so do not be spreading it all over the place 🙂 .
Something with this theme but on somebody like this.
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Do you want it on the lass hanging onto the tree?
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Any kind of bunny hugging granola muncher will do
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Well, last night I finally got around to watching my recorded, PBS, Muscle Shoals documentary and I found it just dang neat, being from Alabama, it made me kinda’ proud. FWIW; I learned a lot that I didn’t know about the subject.
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#101 Squawk
Trumps evidence is when he went bankrupt. Guys like us do learn from our mistakes but those mistakes did not have to happen.
I just learned recently that Trump did not have any personal bankruptcies that were caused by bad judgement or mistakes. His bankruptcies occurred when he bought companies that were already cratered, and then took them through the legal process of various kinds of bankruptcy in order to restructure them.
I shared this FB post, and Sarge took me to task for it over there, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good information.
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…Trump…Sarge took me to task for it…
No, really?
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I just learned recently that Trump did not have any personal bankruptcies that were caused by bad judgement or mistakes. His bankruptcies occurred when he bought companies that were already cratered, and then took them through the legal process of various kinds of bankruptcy in order to restructure them.
So, IOW, the people he owed money to took the hit.
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I shared this FB post, and Sarge took me to task for it over there, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good information.
Other than the fact that the guy lies about Trump’s positions on Gun Control, its an OK piece.
For a hagiography—
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I had seen some of this already, but here’s the whole thing: Trump’s immigration plan as undoubtedly explained to him by Jeff Sessions. Note that End Birthright Citizenship is included!!!
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Do I need to add that Cruz is my #1 pick? But I’m afraid we can’t get him on the ballot, and a write-in just won’t get the job done.
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Sarge
Is that a tree hugger or one of the victims of one of your hiking excursions?Neither.
She got caught hanging a Trump for President in 2016 poster and was subsequently tied to a tree and left for Grizzly bait.
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Getting a light rain at Chez Harp.
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Getting a real, pounding rain at Chez Harp! Woo hoo!
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Raining here in Glorious Copperfield. Thank you ABBA.
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The shindig here was a rousing success, all except for Heartcrusher’s mother. The stupid, self centered jerk can’t seem to grasp that this is not about her. She is real close to being disinvited to her daughter’s wedding – by her daughter.
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For some reason, I’ve wanted a grilled cheese moon pie all weekend.
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Pretty close to a 142. I could start posting videos from third world talent competitions to get there. Ya’ll decide.
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Considering all the Serbian Hiphop and LSD I was exposed to in my younger years, it’s possible I am hallucinating, but it seems to me most people on the couch will be voting for Zurc in the Republican primary.
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As a PSA, ZZ Ward will be at the House of Blues on the 29th. Tickets are still available.
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0.5″ in the rain gauge, and it is still sprinkling. My grass looks so happy!
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When my wife broke her leg about four months ago I had a lot of time to kill. I found this book quite interesting.
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goats, I don’t have any special attachment to 142. Even if it is the combination of everybody’s darling #100 and my big thang.
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Just for interest, who else read Charlie Siringo in their teens.
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As a PSA, ZZ Ward will be at the House of Blues on the 29th. Tickets are still available.
If you can go, give her a kiss for me.
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140, I will be there and plan on finding a place to see her. Given any kiss I will tell her my name is Shannon, the elderly grey haired dude who seems have every middle aged rockette at his beck and call.
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Just for interest, who else read Charlie Siringo in their teens?
Somehow I missed that one.
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I don’t like the 6102 Zurc Det meme because it makes Cruz sound extraterrestrial
You mean to tell me he isn’t ?
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Spent all weekend helping my siblings move Dad from his house to a new apartment. I love my father, but he has some real issues – and those issues have negatively affected our relationships with him. I haven’t visited my Dad since he moved a couple into his home with him. My understanding is that they were living there rent free, and that they were supposed to help take care of him. Dad can’t drive anymore, so they took him shopping and to doctor appointments. None of us really liked or trusted the newcomers, and we avoided them. Especially since she had dogs that she let run loose, and I trusted those dogs about as much as i trusted them.
We were estate sale-ing Dad’s stuff that he wasn’t taking with him to the new place yesterday, packing and moving some of the items. Since I still shouldn’t be doing any heavy lifting, I took two loads to the new place. Sis picked up Dad about lunch time and took him to the new pad permanently; the rest of us were to close everything out without him. It would be easier that way. After Dad left, the two “caregivers” (more about that soon) then called their son to bring a trailer and they loaded up their stuff and bugged out to their own place. They didn’t have the guts to tell any of us that they had no intention of moving with Dad, as I had heard they were going to do. Talk about one ticked off group of kids. And then the husband had the nerve to try to bum cigarettes (demand is more like it) from my sisters while his stuff was being loaded. He was refused, which made him mad, which gave my sister a small sense of satisfaction.
I took Dad’s oxygen tanks to him and helped my sister do a few things before heading back to Dad’s to help finish up the sale. I was told that Dad got real wobbly when he heard the news that he had no caretakers. He’s used to having things done for him. Sis said he’s just going to have to make some adjustments – he’ll have to learn to clean up after himself for a change.
And cleaning up is something that he hasn’t done in a long time, nor has his “caretakers”. We wanted to lock up the house because we were afraid the “caretakers” were going to come back and take whatever they could lay hands on, and there was still stuff that we were planning on moving via trailer today. We were joking about where to hide a key for whomever arrived first today, and the response was “wherever there are cleaning supplies”. These people never cleaned a dang thing in that house. When I opened the bathroom door, I almost gagged on the yeast smell that darn near strangled me. There was a 3×3 foot area of tile missing in the shower, so if that shower ever got used, the water got back into the wall. The kitchen faucet/sink was sagging in the middle because the back wall had rotted out. When we couldn’t get the faucet to turn off all the way, I opened the cabinet door under the sink to reach the (broken) water supply valve. The impact of the mold in my face almost knocked me back on the floor. The counters were filthy and roach feces filled every shelf, drawer, and cabinet in the kitchen.
I’m glad Dad’s in a clean, safe environment. Elder Sis thinks he’ll be okay, but I have one sister who’s already said she’ll come by once a week to clean for him. (She quit cleaning when the “caretakers” arrived, because she wasn’t cleaning up after 3 people.) Dad will have her doing everything for him – because that’s how he’s been able to get by all these years. Even his own sister said he is the way he is because she’s babied him for so long.
I don’t know how much longer my father has to live. He’ll be living alone (though I have a strong suspicion that the seemingly nice but nosy neighbor across the way will be subsumed by my father’s neediness). I have two sisters within 15 miles, and one just a little further away, and they’ve all done take-care things for him in the past, so I guess that pattern will continue.
I cleaned Dad’s (nasty) large freezer today, and we reloaded his food hoard. There’s enough food in there to feed him for months, but I have a feeling that he’ll find a ride to the store to get more food that’s “on sale” soon. That, and cigarettes. He’ll be hoarding cigarettes, but at the rate that he smokes, I guess he’ll never get a good hoard on those built up.
I hope that he will turn over a new leaf and learn to take care of himself. He’s elderly, on oxygen, using a walker, but he’s far from incapable of taking care of himself. He’ll cook food without a problem, so he should be able to load a dishwasher, too. We’ve talked about nursing home options, but Dad’s vehemently against it.
It’s rough to see the decline, but I guess it’s all something we have to go through. How gracefully Dad adjusts to his new situation will reveal whether we’ve done the right thing by respecting his wishes to live independently.
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I do have to hand it to Hubby. He showed up two weekends in a row, paying our help to assist in moving my father. I spent all yesterday with Dad’s stuff, and came home to find that Hubby had washed all of the dishes.
Yep, he may drive me a little nuts, but Hubby’s okay.
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I don’t recall you ever mentioning your Dad , TT.
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